Meadowlark 4-H Club

08/11/2026

Meeting CHANGE Reminder:
With school starting this week, we have moved our August meeting to Wednesday ,Aug 19th. It will be at the Grillot home. We will have a pot luck dinner to celebrate the end result of the 4-H year. Foods members— bring your fair recipes for a recipe exchange (if it’s not a family secret!)

08/05/2026

Don’t forget to thank the people that made the fair a success for you!!
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Our friends in Johnson County 4-H shared this sentiment, and it goes for Douglas County too!

Did you receive a special award, trophy or prize at the Fair? Did a buyer support you at the Project or Livestock Auction? Please take a moment to write the sponsor a thank-you note. Hand-written notes are not out of style. A heartfelt thank-you lets sponsors know their generosity is valued and helps build the lasting relationships that make future sponsorships possible.
I will add that if you had a mentor, club or project leader, parent or superintendent that contributed to your successes at the Douglas County Fair also drop them a card!

08/02/2026

Congratulations Meadowlarks!!! Here are your award winners from today’s ceremony
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Lorelei : visual arts and place setting
Mari: a way with waste
Charles: cut flower and horticulture
Miles: horticulture and crops
Lydia, Desmond and Scout: foods
Mady: livestock judging and rabbit judging
Lydia: FCS judging and horticulture judging
Lydia also won the Hayley Wempe mentoring award
Meaa and Lydia also received college scholarships from 4h foundation

I didn’t get all the pictures but here are a few. Thanks to everyone who attended!

07/29/2026

For anyone interested in watching, they are live streaming all the livestock shows on the fares page. What a great opportunity for those that can’t be here to see it live https://www.facebook.com/share/19DGSYJhiZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Cruise on out to the Douglas County Free Fair for fun and entertainment for all ages in Lawrence, Ka

07/29/2026

Don’t forget the youth trivia competition today at 2:30 PM in Dreher. You can bring non-4-H friends to join a team. There are cash prizes for the top three winning teams.

07/15/2026

Douglas County Fair's has a new event - Inclusion Showmanship!
This program provides youth with differing abilities the opportunity to participate in livestock showmanship at the fair in a supported and fun event.

For more information:
Carter Watson (913-417-3537) or Cindy Allen (913-961-5793).

07/02/2026

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At most county fairs, 4-H members participate in consultation judging. The 4-H member sits with a judge and tells them all about their project. The judge will ask questions about the project, how it was created, where they got the inspiration or how they learned something. For younger 4-H members, this one-on-one conversation is their start to public speaking - talking with a judge and explaining a process.

06/26/2026

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Introducing our "Did you know?" series, where we will post County Fair judging information for both 4-H divisions and Open Class divisions. As always, each county fair differs slightly from the next. Be sure to check with your local extension staff and fair board support staff for county fair rules and regulations.