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Goodhue County extension reports 971 youth in 4‑H, strong fair participation
Summary
Extension educators told the Committee of the Whole that Goodhue County’s 4‑H program served 971 youth in the 2023–24 programming year, reached about 11% of eligible youth, and sent the largest county livestock delegation to the Minnesota State Fair.
Ali Kleckner, an extension educator, and Amanda Gephart, extension educator for 4‑H, told the Goodhue County Committee of the Whole that the county’s 4‑H Youth Development Program served 971 youth in the 2023–24 programming year and that about 77% of enrolled members participated in the county fair.
The presentation, given during a Committee of the Whole meeting at the extension office, emphasized youth participation, volunteer support and partnerships. “We are reaching just over 11% of the total eligible population in Goodhue County,” Kleckner said, referring to youth ages 5 to 19.
The report said county fair participation remains high: 530 youth exhibitors took part at last summer’s fair and roughly three‑quarters of enrolled youth…
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