Green Valley 4-H Club meets at fairgrounds

Members were reminded the Trash Bash and the Livestock Jamboree are April 18

Student with poster on fire safety in a classroom.

Keeland Mattern, safety officer, displays his poster about fire safety.

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Published March 5, 2026 - 7:53 a.m.

The Green Valley 4-H Club met March 1 at the Harrison County Fairgrounds Commercial Building for its monthly meeting.

Officers gave monthly reports. Window display ideas were presented, and club members voted for one to be displayed in the Deersville General Store window the week of March 15.

Members were reminded the Trash Bash and the Livestock Jamboree are April 18.

The meeting concluded with games and snacks.

The next meeting will be held April 12 at 5 p.m. at the commercial buildin

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