From Food Security to Hats and Mindfulness, Blaine County Extension Shares Recent Activities

Montana State University Extension Agents serve local needs with a mission focused on improving the lives of Montana citizens. In that spirit, Blaine County Agents, Trent Noel and Juli Snedigar responded to a need for hats by purchasing a Sentro, hand crank knitting machine. Since that purchase, more than 200 hats have been knitted and donated to local schools for children who either forget to bring a hat or who are without the resources to purchase one to wear outdoors at recess.

According to Noel and Snedigar, the knitting happens during 4-H meetings, during Extension gatherings, or when idl...