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4‑H, Cooperative Extension and Fair Board Say County Fair Will Proceed; Delegates Ask for Follow‑up

2832747 · April 1, 2025
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After emails causing confusion about 4‑H participation at the Belknap County Fair, Cooperative Extension and fair-board representatives told the delegation 4‑H would participate and youth could qualify for regional shows; delegates asked to place follow‑up 4‑H business on a future agenda for clarification.

Several delegation members raised constituent complaints after an email said the Cooperative Extension’s 4‑H program “would not be able to participate” in the Belknap County Fair. Cooperative Extension and fair‑board representatives told the delegation there was confusion in initial communications but that the fair and 4‑H participation would proceed.

Amy Lower, interim director of Cooperative Extension, said that after the delegation’s budget reduction the extension reallocated part of a 4‑H educator’s salary onto a…

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