4-H Club News

Douglas County 4-H has teamed up with Lawrence artist Stan Herd to celebrate the 100th year of Kansas 4-H. They will be creating an earthen work made of flowers, plants, mulch and recycled pop cans at Pendleton’s Country Market, 1446 East 1850 Road, during their Dragonfly Festival this weekend.

Hayrack rides will be available to take visitors to the earthen work site. The festival will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

The festival also will feature other artists’ nature works. Kansas University professor David Vertacnik also will be displaying some of his sculptures that use agricultural tools.

4-H members will have a free arts and crafts area for children. Today, Deena Amont, Lawrence High School art teacher, will demonstrate how to make art out of clay.

4-H entomology project members will talk about dragonflies and other beneficial insects. Besides displaying their vast collections of Kansas insects, entomology project members also will lead “bug hunts.”

Music during the festival will be provided by Allen McFarland, Maria Anthony, and Megan Hurt, Darryl Lea, Michael Paul and members of the American Music Academy. Musicians will play from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Concessions, including ice cream from Kansas State University’s Call Hall, will be available.

¢ Katie Krysztof, vice president of Palmyra 4-H Club, led the club’s June 1 meeting at Ives Chapel Church in Baldwin.

Members answered roll call by doing five jumping jacks. Members of Four Leaf Clover 4-H Club were guests. Caleb Horne announced that he would attend Citizenship Washington Focus.

Members were reminded that Douglas County Free Fair entry forms were due June 30. Members signed up to work at concession booths during the fair. The club tour will be July 24.

Chloe Gaylord, Christian Gaylord and Caleb Gaylord gave a presentation on household product recycling. Erin Jensen did a demonstration on applying theatrical makeup on Katie Krysztof. Jennifer Goff and Jaimie Goff led the group in a race game called Marshmallow Mouth.

The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church.