Local Youth Celebrate National 4-H Week
Locally and across the nation, youth celebrated National 4-H Week Oct. 3 – 9. The organization is one of the largest for youth in Texas, with over a million members statewide and more than 120 in Glasscock County.
Local 4-H members ranging from kindergarten to high school seniors, observed the event by “Painting the Town.” Senior members, grades 9 – 12, repainted the poles that hold the 4-H welcome signs on each side of Garden City. Intermediate members, sixth grade through junior high, joined forces and decorated the town with green and white streamers. Junior 4-H members, grades 3 – 5, participated in a poster contest judged by county judge Wilburn Bednar, with the 14 entries displayed at the school. Contest winners were Brylie Schaefer 1st place, Jessi Jones 2nd place, and Lexie Schaefer 3rd place.
A national 4-H web site is available at www.4husa.org. In addition, one can learn more about the Texas program by logging on to http://texas4-htamu.edu, and the local program at http://glasscock-tx.tamu.edu/.