By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
National 4-H Week is just around the corner, and the Barton County Commission approved a proclamation identifying the week of Oct. 3 - Oct. 9 and encouraging all citizens to recognize 4-H for the impact it makes by empowering youth with skills they need to lead for a lifetime.
Michelle Beran, 4-H Youth Development
agent for the Cottonwood Extension District, said 4-H members have recently adapted their
programs because of COVID-19.
"We worked with the Barton County Fair Association this summer to hold a great fair," said Beran. "While it looked a little different, 4-H members were active in a wide range of projects."
The annual 4-H barbecue will be held Oct. 10 at the old 4-H
ground on S. US 281 Highway with dine-in and carry-out options.
"Many people think you have to have livestock to be in 4-H, but I'm happy to remind them we have projects from reading to rockets," said Beran.
The proclamation stated 4-H is America's largest youth development organization, having supported almost six million youth across the country.