By Marj Frew

Local 4-H youth, Katie McDonnell and Mayson Mansfield, represented Bennett County at Citizen Washington Focus, a week-long citizenship program for 4-H youth, from June 14 to 21, in Washington, D.C.

“It was interesting to see how much alike people are, and also how different some things are,” observed McDonnell. The Pair joined other representatives from South Dakota for a bus trip to…

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The Measuring Contest at the Bennett County Fair was sponsored by the South Dakota Wheat Commission.

It was a fun activity for the Cloverbuds and Beginners to do at the fair.

They chose a list of ingredients to measure and then they had to pick the correct utensils to use.

Thirty-four kids participated in the event which was organized by Kari O’Neill.

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