Multi-County Activity Day is an event where 4-H members have the opportunity for hands-on learning. The youth work on exhibits they can take to their county fair, achievement days and ultimately, the North Dakota State Fair.

This year there were 23 activities for the 178 youth to choose from. Topics included: air rifle, archery, cloverbuds, crochet rag rug, cross wall hanging, easy dishtowel apron, finger crochet scarf, handmade jewelry, horse rope halter tying, large animal vital signs and wound care, mason jar lid ornaments, perler bead art, pigeons, quilling, rabbits, rope making, straw mania roller coaster, sweetening science, tie-dye T-shirts, and four different woodworking projects – birdhouse, boot jack, coat rack and tool caddy.

County presenters were from:

Bottineau: Sara Clemens

Submitted Photo 4-H members work on making rope the old-fashioned way at Multi-County Activity Day.

Burke: Dan and Kathy Folske

McHenry: LeAnn Cargo, Kendra Metcalfe and Rachel Wald

McLean: Alora and Carrie Woodruff

Mountrail: Jana and Jim Hennessy, Tiffaney and Tyrel Theisen, and Lynnette Vachal

Renville: Courtney Arnason, Faye Beck, Brad Gilbertson, Merrie Green, Krysten Magnuson, Christa Scott and LoAyne Voight

Submitted Photo Youth practice rabbit showmanship skills during Multi-County Activity Day.

Ward: Holly Arnold, Ellen Bjelland, Kerrianne Boetcher, Paige Brummund, Laurel Grams, Isabel Engelhard, Nicole Kaylor, Bryan, Kaden and Layne Korgel, Laura Morelli, Dustin and Karter Myers, Jim Potts, Nathan Sutton, Janaan Tyler and Sheldon Whitcher

Williams: Rebecca Schug

4-H members from these counties participated in Multi-County Activity Day: Ward (51), McHenry (44), Renville (32), Bottineau (24), Mountrail (12), Williams (12), and McLean (3) Counties.

A drawing for 25 Multi-County Activity Day Registration Fee Scholarships of $20 each was sponsored by SRT Communications were awarded prior to lunch. Recipients were youth from Ward (11), McHenry (6), Renville (4), Williams (2), Bottineau (1), and Mountrail (1).

Submitted Photo A Cloverbud is mixing her “protein ball” during the Cloverbud session at Multi-County Activity Day.