Cottonwood Connections January 2022 | Page 5

4-H Horse Panorama 2022

Horse Panorama will move back to Rock Springs January 28-30.  Registration is due January 9.  

For those who would like to submit photography, logo design, add layout, poster, Power Point, or model horse online (and not bring it to Rock Springs) entries will be accepted through January 23.

For all the event details and registration information, visit:  https://www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/conferences-events/horse/horse-panorama.html

Best Wishes to Susan

Today, I’m sitting down to write my last newsletter as the Cottonwood District 4-H Agent.  I will retire in early January 2022. 

It has been a great pleasure to work with families across Northwest Kansas over the past 18+ years.  Working in one county for all of these years, I’ve gotten to watch 4-H members become proud parents of 4-H members.  Continuing an important learning tradition that spans several generations!

Watching 4-H’ers grow through their 4-H experience to become involved leaders in their career fields and in the community is the most rewarding thing about this work.  In Extension, we are asked to evaluate the programs that we carry out on a yearly basis.  So many times, in 4-H work, we don’t see the “fruits of our labor” for many years.  I was blessed to be in one place long enough to get to witness the impact of 4-H work in the lives of those who are truly engaged in the 4-H program. 

Last Spring, as my father passed away, my family began on a journey to honor his memory.  We have purchased a greenhouse facility for our farm in Eastern Nebraska.  I will be moving back to the farm to help lay the foundation for this greenhouse business.  It’s an exciting time, for sure!  

I will certainly miss working with many of you who I’ve built lasting relationships.   Thank you for the opportunity to get to know you and your family.  I have been truly blessed!

Wishing you all the best as you move the important work of Extension and 4-H forward in the local communities!

Susan S.