VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Barnes County 4-H Award and Leadership Recognition banquet was held on Sunday, November 17th at the Eagles Club. The Barnes County 4-H Leader’s Council awarded Bill Pouka as our 2024 “Friend of 4-H.” The “Friend of 4-H” award recognizes a person or organization whose leadership, actions, and support have contributed to the improvement and promotion of the Barnes County 4-H Youth Development Program.
4-H was founded on the belief that when kids are empowered to pursue their passions and chart their own course, their unique skills grow and take shape, helping them to become true leaders in their lives, careers, and communities. In Barnes County, sixty 4-H youth and 21 enrolled volunteers from the community are involved in 4‑H. For more information about joining 4-H, contact the NDSU Extension office in Barnes County at 845-8528.
2024 Sponsors: AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Dacotah Bank, Bank Forward, VC Eagles Club, Robert and Linda Olauson, Paulson and Olauson Families, Anderson and Share the Fun 4-H Clubs, and the Durward and Phyllis Otterness Family.
Cloverbud graduates: Cloverbuds is a special 4-H program for youth ages 5-7. The following graduated from Cloverbuds to become a regular 4-H member who are ages 8 – 18.
L to R Sapphire Fuller, Ella Legge
2024 Consumer Decision Making Contest -Participants: Anna and Leah Gregerson, Brody and Victory Bopp, Allison Bryn, Alyssa and Chesney Thomsen (NO PHOTO of group)
CDM Senior 1st Place Award Winner: Chesney Thomsen
CDM Junior 1st Place Award Winner: Victory Bopp (NO PHOTO)
First Year 4-Her Award Henry Peterson
Beginner Year 4-H award- (age 9) Trinity Ryan
Intermediate 4-H award- (Ages 10-11) Gilman Peterson
Advanced 4-H Award- (Ages 12-13) Theresa Peterson
Jr. 4-H Award- (Ages 14-15) Marisa Hoffarth
Sr. 4-H Award(Ages 16-19) Allison Bryn
Family and Consumer Science Award
Grand Champion: Hannah Satrom (NO PHOTO)
Reserve Champion: Kahloe Fisher
4-H Ambassadors: Allison Bryn, Chesney Thomsen, Alyssa Thomson
ND Pork Producers Award: Clorissa Nelson (NO PHOTO)
Farnquist/Otterness Leadership Award Alyssa Thomsen
Jeremy Orn Barnes County 4-H Graduate Award Allison Bryn, Alyssa Thomsen
Luke Schroeder, Clorissa Nelson, Hannah Satrom, Aksel Satrom (NO PHOTOS of these 4)
Healthy Club Award- Valley Friends and North Valley Friend of 4-H
Bill Pouka
TX Calnan and Mary Laycock Award
Better Livestock Club Theresa Peterson, Marisa Hoffarth
