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4-H Senior Profile: Makaila Etchart

• How long have you been involved in 4-H? Eight years. • What is your favorite 4-H activity? My favorite 4-H activity is preparing my lambs for fair. I enjoy shearing and preparing them for my showmanship and market class.

Meeker contributes $1,000 to powwow

MEEKER I The board of trustees agreed to sponsor the Smoking River Pow Wow this year at the “gold” level of $1,000. The powwow committee had requested a $2,000 donation at the last meeting.

Loose Ends: Rounding up strays

A few yee-haws would have come in handy. Following the herd—critter or human—no matter how small, has never been a habit of mine. So when I walked out of church on Sunday and faced a local family’s 4-H project on the loose, I almost turned tail myself.

Meeker locals

Good luck and good times to all the fair participants this week! Happy birthday today to Kay Bivens, Sherry Matthews, Patty Wyatt and Susan Knezovich; Katie Coufas and Patti Hoke, July 31;