Youth take part in 4-H Multi-County Project Exploration Day
Submitted Photo Hydro-dipping a tumbler are volunteer Leah Volochenko and Ward County 4-H member Faith Carpenter.
Brenden VoVilla, with volunteer Tyrel Thiesen, works with a saw during a woodworking session.
Submitted Photo Lani Volochenko, as a scarecrow for Halloween, makes a rope basket. The event was held the day before Halloween and participants were encouraged to wear costumes.
Submitted Photo Hydro-dipping a tumbler are volunteer Leah Volochenko and Ward County 4-H member Faith Carpenter.
Brenden VoVilla, with volunteer Tyrel Thiesen, works with a saw during a woodworking session.
Submitted Photo Lani Volochenko, as a scarecrow for Halloween, makes a rope basket. The event was held the day before Halloween and participants were encouraged to wear costumes.
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The annual 4-H Multi-County Project Exploration Day, previously known as Activity Day, was recently held at the North Dakota State Fair Center in Minot.
At this event 4-H members have the opportunity for hands-on learning. The projects youth work on may be used as exhibits they can bring to their county fair, 4-H Achievement Days, and ultimately, the North Dakota State Fair.
There were 23 activities for the 4-H members to choose from: air rifle, archery, bee and pollination houses, how to pin insects, bristlebots, Cloverbuds (ages five to seven), finger knitting, farm safety, loopy yarn cowls/scarfs, macrame keychains, marshmallow guns, photography basics, advanced photography, smart phone photography, rabbits, rope baskets, scrapbooks, card making, hydro-dipped tumblers, wood-burned owls, and four different sessions of woodworking.
County presenters and volunteers were from:
Fort Berthold – Rebecca Hager
McHenry – Rachel Takala, Natasha Volochenko, and Rachel Wald
McKenzie – Devan Leo
McLean – Sue Winter
Mountrail – Kari Cook, Jana and Jim Hennessy, Tiffaney and Tyrel Thiesen, Kim Vachal, and Lynnette Vachal
Renville – Shelby Abernathy, Ann Cantone, Bethany Gates, and Christa Scott
Ward – Ellen Bjelland, Emily Burkett, Cory Hansen, Brandon and Kristi Hauge, Bryan Korgel, Alyssa and Zach Korgel, Dustin and Karter Myers, Shirrell Ott, Jordan Pherson, Jim Potts, Hannah Remington, Nathan Sutton, Dusty and Jessie Whillock, Sheldon Whitcher, and Tim Zeltinger
Williams – Kelly Leo
The 169 4-H members participated from: Ward (57), Renville (27), McHenry (25), Mountrail (18), Williams (14), and McLean (10), Mercer (8), Fort Berthold (4), Bottineau (3), McKenzie (2), and Pierce (1) counties.
SRT Communications sponsored a drawing for $20 registration fee scholarships. Scholarships were awarded to 25 recipients: Ward (8), Mercer (5), Williams (4), Mountrail (3), McHenry (2), McLean (2), and Renville (1) counties.