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Dale and Sara Stuby, of Centreville, have been honored with the prestigious Michigan 4 H Citation Award.

Shiawassee County 4-H volunteer Cheryl Barton has been honored with a prestigious Michigan 4-H Salute to Excellence Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award.

Outstanding Michigan 4-H volunteers are recognized with Salute to Excellence Awards for their dedication to county and state 4-H programs.

Four new individuals were elected to terms on the Michigan 4-H Foundation board.

Twenty-five years ago, the Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens opened as a place for children to learn about plants and science while satisfying their innate wonder and curiosity.

As an Ingham County 4-H alumna and former Calhoun County 4-H staff person, Lana Dart knew the impact that 4-H can have on young people’s lives. She made it her tradition to give to the Michigan 4-H Foundation each year since 1989.

Three outstanding 4-H leaders were honored with 2017 Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) 4-H Excellence in Agriculture Awards Jan. 19 at MFB’s Voice of Agriculture conference in Grand Rapids.

Leelanau County 4-H volunteer Eleanor Miller, of Cedar, believes so strongly in 4-H that she created an endowment to provide support for future generations of 4-H’ers in her county.

Although the Kettunen Center is commonly used to host teen and adult leader workshops and conferences, more workshops are being organized that engage a younger crowd. The Michigan 4-H Winterfest event is one of the most influential of this type.

The Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens has received several distributions from the estate of Owen G. Barr, of Grand Ledge.