By Charlene Wirtz From Kamsack to Guernsey and north, including Humboldt, Prince Albert, Melfort and Tisdale, the 4-H North East public speaking competition was held at the Kelvington High School on April 8. Distinguished judges for the event included Candice Patrick, Amber Guenther, Elaine Comfort, Alveena Oryszczyn, Sherry Anderson, Michelle Marquette, Kam Kiland, June Draude, […]
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Local 4-H club donates $1000 to STARS
On Dec. 30 the Kelvington 4-H Beef Club travelled to Saskatoon to tour STARS. A personal tour was given by Rod and Carole Gantefour. Rod is the executive director and Carole is the stewardship coordinator for Saskatchewan STARS. The Gantefours are formerly from the Kelvington area. The club saw both helicopters and met the staff on duty. […]
Rain drives 4-H livestock show and sale indoors
The Wadena and District Livestock and 4-H Association sponsored its 51st Annual 4-H Show and Sale on June 21 at the D+L Livestock Centre in Wadena. The weather wasn’t on our side so the show and sale was held indoors. With 16 members participating, there were 20 animals shown in classes that ranged from grooming and […]
4-H delegate visits Charlottetown
Cameron Choquette recently attended the national conference in Charlottetown, P.E.I., where he learned about governance, parliamentary procedures, citizenship and politics. Tristan Garnet, 16, Abby Murphy, 16, Cameron Choquette, 17, and Paulina Chicchia, 18, represented their district clubs at the 4-H Canadian Citizenship Conference that took place in Charlottetown. Choquette spent April 11-17 “having a blast” […]
Kelvington 4-H Grain Club invites new members
The Kelvington 4-H Grain club was formed at the beginning of the year by Nevin Morrow and Clint Sutter. We have nine members and would like to invite others to join. We hope to go on field trips to a canola-crushing plant and a machinery manufacturer this year. Each member is responsible for farming their […]