4 Generations of 4-H

Janelle Atyeo
Feb 1, 2019
Feb 1, 2019 Updated Feb 1, 2019

Sclotterbeck family — Bailey and Becky Schlotterbeck, standing, Karla Orthuas and Avis Schafer-DeBerg are four generations all serving as leaders of the Country Ramblers 4-H Club in Florence, S.D.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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For many 4-H families, being involved in a club becomes a tradition. Parents get the next generation involved because it’s what they did as a kid.

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4-H 1988 — The newly formed Country Ramblers 4-H Club members stand by a sign they made to display in Florence, S.D. in this 1988 photo. It was repainted a couple times until it blew down in a storm a couple years ago.
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4-H Blankets — The Country Ramblers 4-H Club displays two blankets they made for a family who lost their house in a fire. Pictured is Riley Hennen, left, Jacey Orthaus, Carlee Mushitz, Brylie Schlotterbeck, Callie Flemming, Jayda Orthaus, Bailey Schlotterbeck and Jaxon Orthaus.
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4-H helpers — Country Rambers 4-H member pitch in at the Human Society in Watertown, S.D. Here, Jaxon Orthaus, shelter manager Donna Rapinchuk and Grace Thill wash dishes.
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4-H assisted living — The Country Ramblers 4-H Club partnered with the Watertown Volunteer Center in 2012 to do a community service project. They cleaned and did yard work, picked up junk, planted and weeded at an assisted living center in Watertown, S.D.
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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.