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THAT'S A WRAP!
Thank you to all that participated, families that supported, volunteers that helped and sponsors that donated to make the 2023 Big Sky Country State Fair a HUGE success! We had over 325 youth exhibitors participate this year in approximately 40 different projects. The Indoor Projects building was the most full we've seen it the last few years and the Market Livestock Auction brought in over 1 MILLION DOLLARS for the 3rd year in a row! We are so proud of our 4-H members and thankful to have such a supportive community.
General Fair Sponsors:
- Big Sky Country State Fair & Fairgrounds Staff (Set Up, Facilities, Labor)
- AgWest Farm Credit (Livestock Show Tent)
- First Security Bank (Livestock Barns, Market Buckles, Sale Staff)
- Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply (Show Ring)
- Daniel's Gourmet Meats & Sausages (Buyer's BBQ)
- Swan Land Company (Small Animal Tent)
- BBG Contractors (Small Animal Tent)
- Opportunity Bank (Presenting Sponsor for the 2023 Fair)
- KBOZ 1090 AM, Desert Mountain Broadcasting, KSKY 106.9 and KBZK 7 News (Media Coverage)
4-H Fair Rosette Sponsors ($1000+):
- Rocky Mountain Supply (Round Robin Competition)
- NorthWestern Energy
- Kenyon Noble
- Edison Electrical Contractors, Inc.
- Summit Dental
- Lehrkind's
- Park Electric Cooperative Inc.
- Bank of the Rockies
- Signs & Designs Unlimited
4-H Fair Blue Ribbon Sponors ($500 - $999):
- Stockman Bank
- Yellowstone Orthodontics
- Rising Sun Auto Repair
- Gallatin Cattlewomen
- Cottonwood Veterinary Hospital
4-H Fair Clover Donor Sponors ($250 - $499):
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Be sure to THANK your supporters!
It takes many Buyers, 4-H Volunteers, Judges, Extension Staff, and Fairgrounds Staff to pull a large week-long event like Fair off. Please remember to thank those who have helped and supported you this year!
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Congratulations to our 2023 Round Robin competitors and champions!
Showmanship skills and knowledge are put to the test as the the top two Junior showmen and top two Senior showmen in each species battle it out in a master showmanship competition. The 36 participants exhibit all 8 species in fast-paced rotations and the top 5 in each division are recognized below.
Senior Grand Champion: Deanna Yung
Senior Reserve Champion: Lane Smart
Senior 3rd Place: Madelyn Beals
Senior 4th Place: Josephine Stewart
Senior 5th Place: Case Kruse
Junior Grand Champion: Kallie Mitchell
Junior Reserve Champion: Abi Burrows
Junior 3rd Place: Aspen Smart
Junior 4th Place: Griffin Jensen
Junior 5th Place: Tucker Smith
More photos on our Facebook page here:
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Congratulations to our 2023 Bob Brownell Memorial 4-H Herdsmanship Award recipients!
This award is presented to members that keep excellent appearance, condition and cleanliness of the stalls and barns and are courteous and polite to fellow 4-H and FFA members, adults and fair visitors. Recipients are nominated by leaders in each of the species barns.
Overall 2023 Herdsman - Dakota Woodring
Beef Junior - Makinzey Milesnick
Beef Senior - Mason Taylor
Dairy Goat Junior - Kallie Mitchell
Dairy Goat Senior - Moriah Colton
Horse - Lynn Catterlin
Market Goat Junior - Brailey Brownell
Market Goat Senior - Corban Lewellen
Poultry - Abi Burrows
Sheep - Acie Kelley and Tadley Kelley
Swine Novice - Kade Holzworth
Swine Junior - Colt Taylor
Swine Senior- Kaitlyn Pavlik
Rabbit Junior - Cooper Nab (not pictured)
Rabbit Senior - Kylie Brownell
Rabbit Senior - Luke Phillips (not pictured)
More photos on our Facebook page here:
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Congratulations to our 28 Gallatin County 4-H Class of 2023 Graduating Senior members!
On the last day of the 2023 Fair, we recognized and celebrated their hard work, dedication and contributions to our 4-H program during their time as youth members. We wish them all the best in their futures as 4-H Alumni!
Pictured from left to right: Angus Stewart, Aspen Evenson, Case Kruse, Cadence Brown, Cora Baeth, Abigail Barr, Erin Revenaugh, Kaitlyn Pavlik, Gracie Ward, Andi Douma, Madelynn Beals, Sydney Revenaugh, Anna Steele, Holly Vranish, Deanna Yung and CJ Oostema.
Not pictured: Archer Wold, Bernadette Matthews, Carey Hansen, Carol Maxcy, Jepson Randall, Johnny Wanders, Kaitlyn Scott, Misa Smetana, Nathan Winkler, Skylar Brewer, Paige Hildebrandt, William Nash
More photos on our Facebook page here:
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Indoor Projects 2023
We had GREAT participation in 4-H Indoor Projects this year at the Big Sky Country State Fair! Check out the album linked below of our youth members with their amazing creations - Cloverbuds, posters, leatherwork, baked goods, decorated cakes, knitting/crochet, photography and so much MORE!! The Indoor Building is also home to our 4-H Promotional Booth, Club Displays, our graduating senior displays, and 4-H scholarship recipient highlight. The Indoor Silent Auction was a hit and approximately 15 projects were auctioned off to support Indoor members.
More photos on our Facebook page here:
Sharable Google Photos Album of Indoor Projects:
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2023 Montana 4-H State Congress Recap!
Gallatin 4-H was well represented at the 2023 Montana 4-H Congress earlier in July. Such a fun week of learning, networking and becoming better leaders for our community! We had 11 teen members attend, 7 compete in State Contests and 2 qualify for National 4-H Congress in November. Some of our 4-H Beef members even made an appearance with their steers to help with the Livestock Judging contest.
Public Speaking Contest:
1st Place - Grace Simser (earns a trip to Nationals)
3rd Place - Erin Revenaugh
Demonstration/Illustrated Talk Contest:
2nd Place - Kaitlyn Scott
Video Contest:
2nd Place - Bonnie Radke (earns a trip to Nationals)
Madi Ashburn participated in the State Stir-Ups Cooking contest, Sydney Revenaugh also competed in Public Speaking and Hayes Holland represented us in Horse Judging.
More photos on our Facebook page here:
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
End-of-Year 4-H Awards Celebration for Volunteers and Youth!
We are in our final months of wrapping up the 2022-2023 4-H year and want to invite families to celebrate the closing of the 4-H year at the Youth and Volunteer Awards Celebration on SUNDAY, October 1st at the Bozeman Grantree Inn.
An RSVP will be required as we get closer to the event as the food will be catered. Keep an eye out for more communications coming your way! |
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Nominate A Volunteer: 4-H Volunteers are so important each year to hold meetings, organize events, pass on their talent and knowledge, work behind the scenes, make time for helping youth and families in 4-H, and so much more. If you have worked with a volunteer or noticed what they did to make 4-H better, please take a moment to nominate them here: https://forms.gle/BBLrEP581vHY9MYG9
Nominate a Friend of 4-H: We are grateful for many organizations, businesses, and even community members to make 4-H successful each year (not only at fair). If you have worked with someone this past year and would like to nominate them for recognition at awards night- please complete the electronic nomination here: https://forms.gle/JuRPFKkEdqzyujrZA
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LOOKING AHEAD:
JULY 30 - AUGUST 2 4-H "Medieval" Summer Camp
AUGUST 9-13 Bozeman Stampede
AUGUST 19 Manhattan Potato Festival & Parade
AUGUST 23 Newsletter Blurbs Due
See other August Committee, Club and Project updates in sections below.
SEPTEMBER 4 Labor Day - OFFICE CLOSED
SEPTEMBER 7 Nominated Record Books & Achievement Journals DUE
OCTOBER 1 End-of-Year Awards Celebration
The 4-H Year at a Glance - Full 2022-2023 4-H Yearly Calendar HERE
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ULC (Unlimited Leaders Council)
ULC meets the first Tuesday of every month, with our next meeting on
September 5th at 6pm at the Extension Office. There will be no meeting in August.
The committee met back on July 5th before heading full speed ahead into Fair. Final details on 4-H Camp, Awards Night dates and Fair Concessions were discussed. The ULC Committee would like to thank each of the adult managers that stepped up to help in the 4-H Cafe at the Fair!! ULC is hoping to partner with the Gallatin Sheriff's Office to host a mental health workshop later this fall. We are looking to the community for partnerships to host a CPR class for our volunteers and youth this fall/winter. Stay tuned for more details on nominations, project awards and achievement journals for Awards Night!
Current Committee: Shelly McPhee, Aaron Pruitt, Kelly Pavlik, Patrick Marble, Toni Berger, Tamara Knappenberger, Stephanie Lively, Monika Johnson, Jessie Sheperd and Molly Yurdana. Youth Members: Kaitlyn Scott, Erica Hastings and Nicole Berger. |
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MARKET LIVESTOCK COMMITTEE
Our next meeting will be our Fair Wrap-Up meeting (date and time TBD) at the Extension Office.
Keep an eye out for our post-Fair publication, the TAB, in the Bozeman Chronicle on 08/12 and in the Belgrade News on 08/17.
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GALLATIN 4-H FOUNDATION, INC.
The next Gallatin 4-H Foundation meeting will be held August 24th at the Extension Office @ 6pm. This committee fundraises for higher education scholarships and new clubs and projects.
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Dag Nabids Club
Contact leaders for meeting dates, times and locations.
Questions, please call or text:
Belinda Nash 406-570-5585 or
Monika Johnson 406-579-3211
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DLE Club
Developing Leadership Excellence is one of the Teen Leadership projects and clubs for Gallatin County. This project and club is open to members 13 and up.
We are planning the Family Fun Night event! Let me know if you have questions or if you would like to help out!
If you have any questions, please contact Shelly McPhee - ksmcphee0315@gmail.com (email),
gallatindle@gmail.com (email), or 406-595-4774 (text).
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Gallatin Gallopers Club
Contact leader for meeting dates, times and locations.
Our club is based on the Horseless Horse project, but anyone interested in horses is welcome to join.
If you have questions, contact Cynthia Brewer at 406-539-3806 or cynthiab610@gmail.com.
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Hyalite Hawks Club
Contact leader for meeting dates, times and locations.
For any questions, please contact
Jen Wold: jenmariewold@hotmail.com
406-209-7408
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Gateway Challengers Club
Meetings take place the second Monday of each month at the Gallatin Gateway Community Center from 6:30- 8:00 p.m.
There will be no regular meetings in July or August, enjoy the rest of your summer, and see some of you at the fair! Our next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, September 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Gateway Community Center.
For any questions, please contact
Jessica Black
theblacksmail@gmail.com
406-539-0940
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Belgrade Pioneers Club
Meetings take place on the first Thursday of each month at 6:00pm at WB Ranch in Belgrade.
The Belgrade Pioneers next meeting will be Thursday, August 3rd at the water park in Belgrade.
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Pass Creek Club
Meetings take place on the first Sunday of each month at 4:00pm at Springhill Church.
For any questions, please contact Cassie Smieja: smiejahay@latmt.com
406-539-3833
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Saddle Mountain Club
Contact leader for meeting dates, times and locations.
For any questions, please contact
Jess Woodring:
reininginmt05@gmail.com
406-580-6707
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Shining Mountaineers Club
Meetings take place on the first Monday of each month from 6:00-8:00pm at the River Rock Nazarene Church.
The Shining Mountaineers' is taking August off to relax and enjoy the last few weeks of summer. Our next meeting will be September 11, at the River Rock Church of the Nazarene at 6 pm.
For any questions, please contact leader Patrick Marble at 406-570-5897
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Dry Creek Teens Club
This club is designed for members ages 12 & older as of Oct. 1st.
Meetings take place on the first Monday of each month at 6:30pm at the Bridge Church in Manhattan.
If you have questions, please contact Kelly Pavlik 406-600-1016 or via email kelly.pavlik@barnard-inc.com
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Gallatin Valley Livestock Club
Contact leader for meeting dates, times and locations.
For any questions, please contact Jen Scott: gr8jenscott@gmail.com
503-830-5211
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Manhattan Clever Clovers Club
This club is for members ages 8-11 as of Oct. 1st. We do not specialize in any projects but introduce the members to record keeping, demonstrations/ public speaking, parliamentary procedure and pick fun topics to learn about each month.
Meetings take place on the second Monday of each month at 6:30pm at the Bridge Church in Manhattan.
If you have questions, please contact Kelly Pavlik 406-600-1016 or via email kelly.pavlik@barnard-inc.com
If your member is 7th grade and older and they’ve been in 4-H previously, we encourage them to join the Dry Creek 4-H Club but please inquire if you are unsure what would be best for your member.
We are also seeking an Adult Volunteer to serve as a co-leader to help organize/carry out for this upcoming 4-H year.
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Manhattan Livestock Club
Contact leader for meeting dates, times and locations.
For any questions, please contact Melanie Duffin: rmduffin3@gmail.com
406-209-1978
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Clarkston Mustangs Club
Contact leader for meeting dates, times and locations.
For any questions, please contact Cassandra Mitchell:
cassyjh@hotmail.com
406-223-0146
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Willow Creek Wranglers Club
Meetings take place on the second Monday or Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm at Three Forks School.
For any questions, please contact Katy Hansen at 570-9996 or Sam Cavin at 599-8288.
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Member At Large
New to 4-H? Not sure what club fits your style? Register for your projects under
“Member at Large” when completing your 4-H Enrollment Clubs page on ZSuite.
Participating in a specific 4-H club is not a requirement to participate in 4-H projects, but clubs provide members a great opportunity to get more involved with their communities, leaders, and group activities.
We encourage members to join one of our clubs listed above!
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2022-2023 4-H Projects
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AMBASSADORS
Are you 13 years old or older? Do you want to help younger members in the County? Do you like to plan and put on events and attend retreats? Do you want to be a Gallatin County Ambassador for the 2022 - 2023 4-H year?
If you have any questions, please contact Shelly McPhee at ksmcphee0315@gmail.com or 406.595.4774.
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BAKING AT MSU
Great job with your exhibits in the Indoor Building at Fair!
If you have any questions, please contact Shelly McPhee - ksmcphee0315@gmail.com (email) or 406-595-4774 (text).
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BEEF
Thank you all for a great fair everyone! We will see you next year!!!
Beef Committee:
Annabel Morgan 406-580-9003
Seth Halverson 406-209-1178
Melanie Duffin 406-209-1978
Craig DeBoer |
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CAKE DECORATING
Great job with your exhibits in the Indoor Building at Fair!
Ginny Francis, Project Leader
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CAMP COUNSELORS
The 2023 4-H Summer Camp will be held July 30th (Campers)/July 29th (Counselors) - August 2nd, 2023, at the Yellowstone Youth Alliance!
For more information and questions, contact Shelly McPhee - ksmcphee0315@gmail.com (email), gallatincamp@gmail.com (email), or 406-595-4774 (text).
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CLOVERBUDS (AGES 5-7)
Great job with your exhibits in the Indoor Building at Fair!
The Cloverbud program is designed for youth ages 5-7 (age as of Oct. 1) and strives to develop age-appropriate skills and abilities by giving these young members the opportunity to explore various topics and activities in 4-H before becoming a regular youth member.
If you have questions please email Erin Neil at ehagmeier@gmail.com.
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COOKING AT MSU
It was a great year of cooking with everyone! Have a great summer!!
Call, text, or email Stephanie Lively with any questions.
406-600-7935
livelysteph76@gmail.com
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DAIRY COW
Great job at Fair! We will see you next year!
- Project leaders Shawna Oostema (406) 580-7819 or Cassie Smieja (406) 539-3833.
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DOG (OBEDIENCE & AGILITY)
We had a great Dog Show this year! The 2023 Gallatin 4-H Fair Dog Show participants brought their cute pups into the Indoor building for a quick photo-op before the Obedience and Agility show during Fair week. Look at those smiles!
More photos on our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/GallatinCounty4H
Dog Obedience:
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
Shawnna Taylor 406-599-0869
shawnna0869@gmail.com
Dog Agility:
If you have any questions or concerns, please give me a call at 406.388.4789 or email at facility@montanamurraykennels.com.
Thank you!
- Jen Osler
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GOAT - MARKET
Great job at Fair! We will see you next year!
Gena Johnson (406) 599-5920
Aimee Henry (406) 548-1031
Amy Brownell (406) 209-2720
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GOAT - DAIRY
Great job at Fair! We will see you next year!
Questions? Contact a member of the Dairy Goat Committee:
Leah' Macdonald 406-220-3556
Gena Johnson 406-599-5920
Cassy Mitchell 406-223-0146
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HORSE PROJECTS
The Horse Committee would like to thank all those who helped make fair a success! Congratulations to all those members who participated.
High Point Awards
- Addie Kate Pumphrey- High Point Jumping Level 2
- Aspen Smart-Grand Champion Junior Horse Showman, 3rd Place Round Robin Junior Showman, Overall High Point Colt To Maturity 4/Green Horse 3, High Point English Intermediate, Reserve High Point Dressage Level 4, Reserve High Point Jumping Level 4
- Charlotte Steele- High Point WRH Level 2
- Clara Sherard- High Point Western Junior
- Cora Baeth-Reserve High Point English Senior, Reserve High Point WRH Level 3
- Dakota Woodring-Reserve Champion Senior Horse Showman, Overall High Point Colt To Maturity 2/Green Horse 1, Overall High Point Colt To Maturity 3/Green Horse 2, Overall Reserve High Point Colt to Maturity 5/Green Horse 4, Reserve High Point Western Senior
- Dylanne Free-High Point Jumping Level 3, Reserve High Point Colt to Maturity 1
- Ellen Dee- High Point Dressage Level 2
- Emma Baeth- Reserve Champion Junior Horse Showman, High Point Western Intermediate, Reserve High Point English Intermediate, High Point WRH Level 3
- Eliza Hershey-High Point Western Level 1, High Point English Level 1, High Point Dressage Level 1, High Point Jumping Level 1
- Hailey Reed-Reserve High Point Dressage Level 2, Reserve High Point Jumping Level 2, High Point WRH Level 1
- Holly Vranish-Overall Reserve High Point Colt to Maturity 3/Green Horse 2
- Josephine Casto-Reserve High Point WRH Level 1
- Kryka Shockley-High Point Colt To Maturity 1
- Lane Smart-Grand Champion Senior Horse Showman, Overall High Point Colt To Maturity 5/Green Horse 4, High Point Western Senior, High Point English Senior, High Point Dressage Level 4, High Point Jumping Level 4, Reserve High Point WRH Level 4, Reserve Grand Champion Round Robin Senior Showman
- Lynn Catterlin-Reserve High Point Colt to Maturity 2
- Makenze Woodring-Reserve High Point Western Intermediate, Reserve High Point WRH Level 2
- Mariam Jones-Reserve High Point Western Level 1
- Will Baeth- High Point WRH Level 4
Upcoming Events:
Montana State 4-H Horse Show
The State 4-H Horse Show will be September 22nd-September 24th at Cottonwood Equine Center, Joliet, MT. It is a horse show for all 4-H Horse members in Montana to showcase their horses in showmanship, bareback, horsemanship, equitation, trail, western, english, and more. Youth, ages 9-19 years old, may enter and compete based on the qualifying guidelines of their county. Members must compete at state with the same horse they showed at the county level at fair.
More information on the Montana State 4-H Horse Show and rules can be found here.
Montana 4-H Working Ranch Horse Finals
The WRH finals will be September 8th-September 10th in Vaugh, MT. Saturday's competition is open to any 4-H youth enrolled in the 4-H Working Ranch Horse project (Levels 1-4). There is no requirement that youth compete at a county level or qualifying show to participate in WRHF. The 4-H youth is required to be enrolled in the same county level as the level entered in at WRHF and be in good standing as a 4-H member. One horse must be used for all classes within the level. Horse must be an approved project horse for the current 4-H year. The events will include roping, sorting cattle, riding patterns, reining, cow work, trail and ranch riding.
More information on the Montana 4-H WRH Finals and rules can be found here.
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HORSE - GALLATIN TWISTERS
Call Jessie Sheperd for more information!
Jessie Sheperd- Twister Coach 352-304-1648 jlsheperd@gmail.com
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KNITTING/CROCHET
Great job with your exhibits in the Indoor Building at Fair!
- Jeanette and Phyllis
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LEADERSHIP (Teens)
This project and club is open to members 13 and up. Developing Leadership Excellence is one of the Teen Leadership projects and clubs for Gallatin County.
If you have any questions, please contact Shelly McPhee at ksmcphee@charter.net or 406-595-4774.
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LEATHERWORKING
Great job with your exhibits in the Indoor Building at Fair!
Questions? Contact leader Merrita Marble at marble@bresnan.net or 406-388-2055
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Great job with your exhibits in the Indoor Building at Fair!
Call Kris with Questions: 406-539-3760. Make sure to add kmbrewcrew@gmail.com to your safe-list to recieve the email updates. |
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RABBIT
Great job at Fair! We will see you next year! Please reach out with any questions you may have.
Cody 406-209-4183
Amy 406-209-2720
Monica 406-399-1866
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SEWING
Great job with your exhibits in the Indoor Building at Fair!
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SWINE
Great job at Fair! We will see you next year!
Parents and Members can sign up for our Swine Remind text group for project-related correspondence https://www.remind.com/join/fh2693
If you have additional email addresses you want on this distribution list, please send a quick note to gallatinswineproject@gmail.com to ensure it's on the list. If you received this email, you're on our list for the remainder of the project.
Don’t forget to sign up for our Swine Project Parent & Member Remind text group for project-related correspondence https://www.remind.com/join/fh2693. They're short and sweet messages/reminders but you must opt-in, we will not add you and can choose to opt-out at a later date if needed.
Thank you,
-Swine Committee
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VET SCIENCE
Questions? Reach out to Monika Johnson 406-579-3211
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WEED SCIENCE
Great job with your exhibits in the Indoor Building at Fair!
The Weed Science project is designed to teach members a basic understanding of invasive plants, causes of their invasion, economic and environmental impact of weeds, weed identification, and rangeland monitoring.
Questions? Contact Kevin McPhee at kevin.mcphee@montana.edu
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Join our BAND app group: Gallatin County 4-H
Never miss important updates from the Gallatin County 4-H Office!
Download the BAND app today and search "Gallatin County 4-H" subscribe to join our group. Meetings, fundraisers and deadlines can all be found here!
You must opt-in, we will not add you and can choose to opt-out at a later date if needed.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Montana State University and the Montana State University Extension prohibit discrimination in all of their programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital and family status. Issued in furtherance of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cody Stone, Director of Extension, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717.
To request disability accommodation or to inform us of special needs, please contact the Extension Office at 406-582-3280 five (5) working days before the event.
Molly Yurdana
Gallatin County MSU Extension
4-H Youth Development Agent
(406) 582-3284 | molly.yurdana@montana.edu | https://www.montana.edu/extension/gallatin/ back to top
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