4-H Project Day is prelude to Blaine County Fair

4-H members from clubs around Blaine County converged on the fairgrounds in Chinook last Friday for the annual 4-H Project Day. A parent at the event said Project Day is to introduce 4-H members to a variety of projects they might eventually pursue with 4-H. There were several classes, a showmanship clinic and, in the afternoon, lots of cleaning and tidying up before the fair that runs July 13-17 this year.

While some 4-H members were in a class to learn about food handling safety, other members and several high school Future Farmers of America students were out doing repairs and cleaning. The...