Children enjoy Mini 4-H Day
Wanda English Burnett - Editor

Nearly 70 Mini-4-H'ers converged on the Ripley County Fairgrounds Park on Saturday, July 10, and enjoyed events from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

Those who qualify to participate in the program designed to introduce them to 4-H, have completed either kindergarten, first or second grade.

Several 4-H clubs were represented as fifteen Junior 4-H Leaders helped with the event, which was headed by Adult Leader Mindy Koehne, who is a long-time 4-H member.

Koehne explained that the children worked on projects on Saturday that they can display at the 4-H Fair, which is scheduled for the last week of July. They were also given the option of working on a project independently and bringing it to the fair. "It's just a way to have them participate and become used to the process," she noted.

Children moved from station to station on Saturday, making pictures of sheep and cows with bean art, making projects with foam art, playing games such as twister or circle, and learning about germs by looking at their hands through a machine showing what your hands look like before and after washing. They were also given a tour of the Fairgrounds Park.

Refreshments were served, compliments of McDonalds.

The day went well according to Koehne, who noted that each child received a T-shirt and certificate at the end. She was quick to say she couldn't possibly have done it by herself. "I want to thank Pat Spurlock, Julie Dudley, Chelsea Dwenger, and Karen Osborne for their help," she concluded.