Sibley County 4-H Job Interview Contest

Twenty-two 4-H’ers were interviewing for jobs this past week when they went through a mock job interview On Monday, January 23 at the Sibley County Service Center job applicants filled out an application or resume and were interviewed by age category for a job they were interested in Jobs they could pick were from the 4-H Fair Valley Employment Opportunities

Jobs included Admissions, Food Services, Landscaper, Mechanic/Carpenter

Performing Artists, Petting Zoo and Public Relations Judges for the evening were Alison Eibs, Klea Rettmann and John Glisczinski

All contestants did a great job

Results are as follows: Senior Division 1st place went to Rachael Dose, AC; 2nd – Taylor Schafer, BWS and 3rd

Abby Willegal BWS Also participating were Nicole Anderson, WW and Mitchell Olson, BWS

Intermediate participants were: 1st – Kelly Willegal, BWS; 2nd – Nora Doehling, AC; and 3rd

Aiden Kerber, WW Also participating were Grant Dose, AC; Alexander Kerber, WW; Russel Kerber, WW; Lydia Prahl,

Grants Help Bring Ag Literacy to Minnesota Classrooms

St Paul, MN: The Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC) Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2023 Agricultural Literacy Grants, which are designed to support agriculture and food systems education efforts from kindergarten to high school across the state A total of 17 projects received grants of up to $500 each to help educators provide students the opportunity to experience agriculture in a cross-curricular manner Topics that will be explored through this year’s projects include locally grown foods, agricultural careers, community gardens, and more MAITC is a partnership between the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the MAITC Foundation that seeks to increase agricultural literacy through K-12 education