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State 4-H Leader Tapped for National Hall of Fame
A. Lois Redman, a former Kansas state 4-H specialist, who chose to focus her career on creating opportunities for youth and the adult volunteers who serve them, has been selected as a member of the National 4-H Hall of Fame, Class of 2009.
11/13/2009

K-State 4-H specialist Deryl Waldren...

K-State 4-H specialist Deryl Waldren promotes the use of "The Big Black Bag" as a youth development tool to be used at 4-H events and activities.

11/8/2009

Helping Celebrate Military Family Month
Every day, you may encounter a member of a Kansas military family. This person could be a member of your church, a student in your school, or your neighbor.
11/5/2009

K-State's Ann Domsch and Elaine Johannes...

K-State's Ann Domsch and Elaine Johannes tell about the Awareness to Action program, which is encouraging civic groups to develop local support programs for children in military families.

11/1/2009

National 4-H Hall of Fame inductee Lois Redmon...

In this week's Kansas 4-H segment, K-State's Pam van Horn is joined by former K-State 4-H specialist Lois Redmon, who was just inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame.

10/25/2009

K-State 4-H specialist Beth Hinshaw...

K-State 4-H specialist Beth Hinshaw talks about the new 4-H project year now under way, and some guidelines to project selection for current and new 4-Hers.

10/18/2009

Kansas Profile - Now That's Rural - Schaake Pumpkin Patch
What did you grow for 4-H? 4-H members grow and create all kinds of things as projects these days. This week, we meet a 4-H family that started out growing pumpkins, and ended up growing a remarkable family business.
10/14/2009

K-State 4-H specialist Jim Adams...

K-State 4-H specialist Jim Adams looks ahead to the Kansas 4-H dog project conference coming up in a few weeks.

10/11/2009

New Program Creating Opportunities for Kansas' Children
MANHATTAN, Kan. – This October, Kansas 4-H is introducing 4-H Cloverbuds, a new educational program for children ages 5 and 6.
10/8/2009

K-State 4-H specialist Gary Gerhard...

K-State 4-H specialist Gary Gerhard reports on National Youth Science Day taking place this week, and the opportunity for all youth to participate in the "Biofuels Blast" experiment aligned with that event.

10/4/2009

4-H Sponsoring National Science Experiment - Kansas' Teachers, Students Invited to Participate
MANHATTAN, Kan. – As Kansas State University researchers continue to explore biofuels as renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and a potential source of revenue for Kansas' economy, students in the state also will soon have the opportunity to learn about – and simulate the production of a biofuel.
9/30/2009

K-State 4-H specialist Pam van Horn...

K-State 4-H specialist Pam van Horn reports that the 4-H Cloverbuds program will be officially launched in Kansas later this week...and explains what that program is.

9/27/2009

K-State 4-H specialist Deryl Waldren...

K-State 4-H specialist Deryl Waldren announces many opportunites for older 4-Hers to take part in international 4-H exchange programs in 2010, and how to apply for those experiences.

9/20/2009

K-State 4-H specialist Jim Adams...

K-State 4-H specialist Jim Adams previews a couple of 4-H shooting sports matches coming up in October.

9/13/2009

4-H youth development specialist Rod Buchele...

Kansas 4-H youth and volunteer development specialist Rod Buchele previews the upcoming 4-H Youth Leadership and Volunteer Forum scheduled for November.

8/30/2009