Countryside Crusaders 4-H

04/10/2026

We would love to have our Cloverbud friends from across the River Valley District join us for some fun in Clay Center in the Clay County Event Center on Sunday, May 31st at 2:00 for the River Valley District Cloverbud Day Camp!

The Ambassadors are working hard on the stations and look forward to meeting all the Cloverbuds!

Please reach out if you have any questions!

03/30/2026

01/09/2026

River Valley Beef Project Members, please SAVE THE DATE!!

See the dates below for our 2026 Market Beef Weigh-Ins.

Saturday March 7th:
Clay County 9-11 a.m. At the Clay Veterinary Clinic.
Washington County 9-10:30 a.m. At the Animal Health Center

Sunday, March 15th:
Cloud County 5:30-7 p.m. At the Cloud County Fairgrounds
Republic County 2-4 p.m. At Belleville 81 Livestock

If you cannot make the Weigh-In date for your Home County you can go to a Weigh-In in a different county. We just ask that you contact your local Extension Office know so we know you are going to a different county for Weigh-in.

12/17/2025

It's Day Two of 4 Days of 4-H! ❤️🍀❄️

Today we ask all of our 4-H members to incorporate the holidays into one of their 4-H Projects!

The 4-H Staff joined in on the festivities by making gingerbread houses! This incorporated the holidays into our Interior Design? Foods and Nutrition? Visual Arts? project! We're not sure, we'll let you decide!

Did you bake Christmas Cookies this year? Read a festive story? Or even make a Holiday Craft? Show off your creativity in the comments below!

12/16/2025

It's 4 Days of 4-H! 🍀❤️❄️

Day one asks our 4-H friends to set a goal in their project area that they would like to reach by spring! ✅

Drop a comment below, send us an email, or even drop by the office to showcase your holiday spirit today!

If you need help setting a goal, check in the comments below for some helpful tips!⬇️⬇️

Make sure to add this goal to your Project Record! 📒

We can't wait to see your creativity and festivity tomorrow!

10/26/2025

We are starting out the new 4-H year using our Hands for larger service. Our club project is Horticulture this year so we started our service project helping a local mission home with some yard work.

10/09/2025

Clay County 4-H has 5 Organizational Clubs that members can join for their 4-H experience. Clay County also has a Project Club called the Clay County 4-H Shooting Sports Club.

With 5 clubs and a project club, youth in Clay County are sure to find a club that fits them and their families and provide them with a memorable 4-H Experience.

Clay County also has a Cloverbuds Program for youth who are 5 and 6 years old.

Please Call the Clay County Extension Office at 785-632-5335 for assistance with selecting a club.

06/24/2025

Clay County 4-H'ers, today is a big day for Fair Deadlines.

The following items are all due today.

Fair Entry will close this evening at 11:59 p.m.

The Favorite Foods Show Qualtrics will close this evening at 11:59 p.m. 4-H 'ers must be in the Foods Project to participate in this event. Please enter in both Fair Entry and in the Qualtrics.

Stall Request Forms are due today

Cloverbud Fair Pre-Entry Forms are due today.

Please reach out to the Extension Office if you have any questions.

Fair Week will be here before we know it!

06/20/2025

Attn Members:

04/05/2025

Don't Forget you only have two more chances to get all of your practice shoots in to be able to shoot you Fair Shoot! This Sunday is a chance before the first Fair Shoot on Sunday, April 27th.
Hope to see you there!🍀

01/13/2025

Are you interested in learning more about our government and how laws are made?
Come join us at the Capitol in Topeka next month as we attend CIA - Citizenship in Action with 4-Hers from across the state of Kansas!

Registration is due January 24th.
Spots are limited!! Register ASAP so you don't miss this opportunity!

More information and a link to register are available at the link below:
https://www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/conferences-events/citizenship-in-action/index.html

01/13/2025

HEADS UP Countryside Crusaders!!

**Meeting UPDATED!**

Due to temps, snow, activities… we have opted to make the 4H meeting a Zoom meeting tonight.

Please click on this link to join!

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