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Kettunen Center to close permanently July 1
After nearly 60 years of welcoming the Michigan 4-H community for place-based experiential learning, Kettunen Center in Tustin, Mich. will close permanently on July 1, ...
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4-H Children’s Gardens Summer Programs Canceled; Butterfly School offered online
By Norm Lownds, Curator, Michigan 4-H Children's Garden Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, we have canceled all programs through September 1. We are following ...
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Michigan 4-H’ers pledge their hands to larger service in a time of need
Across the state, county and globe, the novel coronavirus, the virus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19, has upended everyday life in nearly every way ...
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New youth joins foundation board of trustees
Alger County 4-H member Kennedy DeFrancesco, of Munising, was elected to the Michigan 4-H Foundation board of trustees at its January board meeting. Michigan 4-H ...
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Glassen Foundation establishes 4-H shooting sports endowment
The Hal and Jean Glassen Foundation made a $100,000 gift to establish a new 4-H endowed fund with the Michigan 4-H Foundation to support the ...
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New sidewalk provides safe passageway to 4-H Children’s Gardens
This past summer, the parking lot adjacent to the Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens underwent construction to install a new safe passage sidewalk. This new sidewalk ...
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Kettunen Center hosts 29th 4-H Creative Arts Celebration
For nearly 60 years, Michigan 4-H’ers and volunteers have explored their inner creativity and learned new talents at 4-H’s skill-building workshops at Kettunen Center. The ...
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Meet Michigan 4-H: Brady Gibson
Brady Gibson is a 12-year-old member of the 4-H Fulton Lucky Clovers in Kalamazoo County. In his second year of 4-H, he is involved in ...
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Alpena 4-H Tech Changemakers
In northeastern Michigan, the fight against microplastics in the Great Lakes is being championed by the Alpena 4-H Tech Changemakers. In this era of beach ...
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MSU Distinguished Academic Staff honoree credits Michigan 4-H for igniting his successful career
On Feb. 4 Brandon Schroeder, an MSU Extension fisheries and coastal communities senior educator, was honored with the Distinguished Academic Staff Award at MSU. One ...