2019 Riley County 4-H STEM Club Meetings Resume

Interested in challenging yourself? Come check out the Riley County 4-H STEM Club. All STEM sessions will take place at Pottorf Hall in Cico Park. Each session is FREE, but requires participants to register online at www.riley.ksu.edu prior to attending. This is a wonderful opportunity for 4-Hers to invite non-4 Hers to get involved in […]

Influence a Life (become a camp counselor)

 Do you have what it takes to become a camp counselor? Camp counselors are the backbone of the summer camping experience and must be willing to take on the challenge of working with a co-counselor to get 8 youth to and from different activity locations. If this sounds like you, please apply to become a […]

4-H Camp

Riley County is extremely excited to announce camp dates for 2019. ‘Purple Power Pack’ will camp from Saturday, June 8 – Tuesday, June 11, with counselor training Friday, June 7. Summer camp at Rock Springs offers youth 2nd through 7th grade (coming out of) a unique camping experience filled with endless fun and engaging activities. […]

Local and State Scholarships Available

 State and local scholarships are now available at https://www.riley.k-state.edu/4-h/forms-resources/scholarships/index.html  All state and local scholarships need to be turned in to the Riley County Extension office by 5 pm on Friday, February 1. If you have questions about filling out the applications, please do not hesitate to call John or Brandy at the Riley County Extension office […]

Riley County 4-H Exchange 2019

Happy New Year to all of our 4-Hers and parents, As many of you know, in 2018 Riley County 4-Hers started working towards an exchange trip, ultimately journeying to Wyoming, Montana, and South Dakota last June.  Currently the group is working with 4-H leaders from Pennsylvania to host a delegation of their 4-Hers in Manhattan […]

NE Area 4-H Leadership Event (NELE) Information

Come see what leadership is like Sky High! 4-H members ages 12-18 are invited to the NE Area 4-H Leadership Event (NELE), Saturday, January 19, 2019, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Heritage Hall at Rock Spring 4-H Center! The $30 registration includes lunch, snack and a t-shirt. Youth delegates can sign up for multiple […]

Gavel Games sign up

Anyone interested in participating in gavel games can sign up to participate on this form. Members who signed up at the December meeting do not need to sign up again. Gavel games is an event that allows 4-H members to demonstrate parliamentary procedure during a mock meeting.  Teams are grouped according to age/experience of members […]

Shooting sports enrollment deadline

A reminder if your 4-Her is interested in participating in Shooting Sports (Archery, Shotgun, Muzzle loading, and/or Small Bore Pistol/Rifle) the deadline to enroll in those project is January 1. Please sign into your 4-H Online account to enroll in those projects. Questions about Shooting Sports, please contact Susan Schanks (Shooting Sports Coordinator) 785-313-7213 or […]

Cico Shamrocks December 2018 Newsletter

Meeting Information Pre-Meeting Activity: Special Party Committee, 6:30 PM Meeting Time: 7 p.m., December 20, 2018 Meeting Location: Pottorf Hall Roll Call: TBA Project Talks: Eden, Cade, and Isaac Westfahl Host Families: Tross During recreation, we will have a gift exchange, so if you would like to participate, please bring a small gift that is […]

Trips and Awards Nominations 

We still need (2) Nominations for new 2018-2019 Trips and Award Committee members. Please fill out the form below if interested and turn in to John or Brandy prior to our January 7 4-H Council meeting.  Qualifications: Any adult (leader , par ents’ advisor y committee member , or par ent) with thr ee year […]