Reading Time: < 1 minute Alyssa Henderson from Bashaw is the 2017 4-H Alberta Premier’s Award recipient. Henderson is a member of the Central Lacombe 4-H Beef Club, and was chosen from among the province’s top 4-H members to receive this award during the 60th annual 4-H Selections program at Olds College. She will represent 4-H Alberta at various regional 4-H […] Read more
Bashaw 4-H’er named Premier’s Award recipient
Share your family’s 4-H stories
Deadline for submissions is March 31
Reading Time: < 1 minute There’s still time to share your family’s 4-H story. The 4-H Heritage Families initiative is an opportunity for families with a strong 4-H history to talk about their involvement with 4-H, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in the province this year. 4-H Alberta is collecting stories and photos of multi-generational families that will be […] Read more
A one-day wonder — 4-H creates a ‘town’ to celebrate centennial
Reading Time: 3 minutes It will be the shortest-lived ‘town’ in Alberta history — but there’ll be a lot happening in Cloverville during the few hours of its existence. Cloverville, which will come into being the morning of Jan. 7 and last until into the evening, is how 4-H Alberta’s Southern Region plans to mark the centennial of the […] Read more
For 4-H Alberta, the past 100 years have flown by
Reading Time: 3 minutes When W.J. Elliott arrived in Alberta to become the first president of Olds College, he quickly decided he needed to enlist supporters for his bid to modernize agriculture in the province. So he started Alberta’s first 4-H club — the Olds Junior Pig Club. “He had noticed that there were some poor livestock genetics in […] Read more
A great idea takes flight in Alberta
Reading Time: 3 minutes The following is a report from Logan and Megan Andrews of the South Slope 4-H Beef Club in Newell County on their experiences with last year’s 4-H pheasant project. Logan, 15, has just completed his seventh year in the club and has done market steer and heifer projects in addition to the pheasant project. Megan, […] Read more
A young man’s journey and how 4-H changed his life
Reading Time: 4 minutes As a 4-H leader there are times when you wonder if it is really worth it. It can be a little overwhelming. There is a ton of paperwork, the need to be beyond organized and at times you feel like you need to be in two places at once… and sometimes you really do need […] Read more
4-H Alberta needs your help for 2017 centennial event
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s a big celebration and 4-H Alberta is looking for help. The Western Regional Leaders’ Forum will be held in Edmonton on March 16-17, 2017, as part of 4-H Alberta’s centennial celebrations. “While this conference may seem a long ways away, it really isn’t,” said Fadeke Adegbuyi, 4-H communications and marketing assistant with Alberta Agriculture […] Read more
4-H Alberta seeking regional summer assistants
Reading Time: < 1 minute 4-H Alberta is accepting applications for three regional summer assistant positions. Summer assistants provide co-ordination, planning and administrative support for multiple projects and initiatives, including summer programs and livestock shows. Successful candidates will be detail oriented, work well with others, and willing to do some travel throughout the province. One year of post-secondary education and […] Read more
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