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09/02/2026

⚽💚 We’re SO close to having every team sponsored! 💚⚽

Kalkaska 4-H Youth Soccer is looking for ONE MORE Jersey Sponsor for our soccer kids!

👕 Jersey Sponsorship – $200
Your sponsorship includes a field-side sign and your business name on the team’s jerseys!

Your support helps us keep soccer affordable for local families, maintain our fields, and continue growing our program. We’d love to have every team take the field with a community sponsor behind them! 🍀⚽

Interested in being our final jersey sponsor? Contact Jessi:
📧 [email protected]
📞 231-258-3320

Please share and help us find our last sponsor! 💚

08/31/2026

The 4-H Online system will be down today from 6:00PM ET until Thursday, September 3, at MIDNIGHT ET (Wednesday night into Thursday) for system maintenance.

Families, clubs and 4-H staff will not have access to anything in 4-H Online until 9/3. Thank you for understanding!

08/27/2026

⚽ We still have a few spots left for Fall Soccer! 🍀

We have openings in our U6 (ages 4–5) and U8 (ages 6–8) divisions!

Interested in joining us? Stop by the soccer fields this Sunday at 3:00 PM during our Parents & Kids Meeting to pick up a registration form and get signed up.

⚽ Come meet the coaches, get season information, and get ready for a fun fall of soccer!

See you Sunday! 💚⚽🍀

08/25/2026

This is your reminder that this is the LAST WEEK to register for Fall Soccer! ⚽🍂

Registration is open through August 31 or until teams are full — whichever comes first! If your child is planning to play this fall, be sure to get them registered soon to secure their spot. Stop in our office to grab an enrollment form!

Fall Soccer Details:
• ⚽ Practices begin the week of September 8
• 📅 Games begin Sunday, September 20
• ⏰ Games are held Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM
• 🥅 Practices are one day per week, based on the coach’s schedule
• 👟 Ages 4–12 (Must be 5 by Jan 1 2027)

We’re looking forward to another fun fall soccer season! ⚽🍁

08/25/2026

🎓 $1,000 Scholarship Opportunity! 🎓
The Michigan Association of Fairs & Exhibitions (MAFE) is offering up to six $1,000 scholarships this year, including the Neil Kentner Memorial Scholarship!

This opportunity is open to high school seniors and students currently enrolled in post-secondary education.

🍀 Who can apply?
Applicants must have been involved with a MAFE member fair, festival, or associate business for the past 3 years. Involvement can include:
• Exhibiting
• Volunteering
• Working

💰 Scholarships may be used toward any education-related expenses.

📅 Application Deadline: November 2, 2026 at midnight
Applications must be received through Jotform by the deadline.
https://form.jotform.com/262104166115143

🏆 Scholarship recipients will be announced at the Annual MAFE Convention and will receive 3 complimentary banquet tickets.
If you’re a 4-H member who has spent the last few years exhibiting, volunteering, or working at the fair, be sure to check out this opportunity and apply!

📧 Questions? Contact the MAFE office at [email protected] or 517-314-7544.

Please click the link to complete this form.

08/20/2026

Interested in Raising Broiler Chickens? Boost your poultry knowledge with Broiler University, a new MSU Extension webinar series designed to help participants build confidence and skills in broiler production.
Topics include:
✅ Housing ✅ Nutrition ✅ Flock Health ✅ Marketing Strategies
📅 Format: Fall Webinar Series
💲 Cost: $40
Every other Wednesday beginning Sept. 2 through Oct. 28
This is a great opportunity for 4-H youth, volunteers, and poultry enthusiasts to strengthen their poultry production knowledge and support local 4-H poultry programming.
🔗 Register today: https://events.anr.msu.edu/broileru/

08/19/2026

There's still time to register for our Fall Instructor Workshop September 26th and 27th at Huron Pointe Sportsmen's Association in Lenox! Become certified in a new discipline or for the first time. 4-H members ages 14 and up can also attend to become Shooting Sports Teen Leaders. Registration closes September 7th! Visit the link below for registration and full details:

https://events.anr.msu.edu/2026FallWorkshop/

Questions? Email [email protected]

08/18/2026

Come see us at the Blazer Bash! 🍀

See you at the annual Blazer Bash!

08/17/2026

⚽️ FALL SOCCER REGISTRATION IS OPEN! ⚽️

📅 Registration: August 17–31
💲 Cost: $25 per player
👟 Ages: 4–12 (youth must be 5 by January 1, 2027)
🥅 One Day A Week Practice begging Sept 1
⚽️ Sunday Games beginning Sept 20-Oct 25

Registration will be in person at our office inside the Kaliseum. Payment can be made by cash or check only.

🕗 Office Hours: Monday–Thursday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM

Whether your child is returning for another season or trying soccer for the first time, we’d love to have them join us! ⚽️

🍀 No experience necessary — come learn, play, and have fun with 4-H! If you are interested in coaching, please send us a message at [email protected] or call (231)258-3320.