Lego Challenge 4-H Project

Want to test your Lego Building Skills? Join us each Monday beginning July 10th in Downtown Wabeno! Registration is REQUIRED to make sure we have enough Legos 🙂

No need to fear! Your Digital Navigator is here!

Forest County and the NDIA Grant In September, Forest County was awarded a grant in partnership with the National Digital Inclusion Alliance along with 17 other organizations across the county to improve digital equity in their communities. The goal of this grant is to provide the community with a Digital Navigator to assist primarily with getting […]

Argonne SPARKS club announcement

Exciting news for Forest County 4-H! This year’s Youth Expo will be held the morning of Argonne Days at the Argonne Town Hall! Forest County Youth interested in participating in the Youth Expo with an animal and/or poster exhibit are invited to attend Spark Club meetings held the 2nd Thursday of each month at the […]

All About Gardens

Cloverbud gardening project at Crandon School Garden Youth ages five to seven are invited to participate in “All About Gardens” a six-week gardening project with 4-H leaders Melanie Wagoner and Master Gardener Jill Krueger.  The six-week series will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6-7 p.m. at the Crandon School garden.  The first session will […]

This Spring Think Healthy Greens

Submitted by: Terri Kolb, UW-Extension FoodWIse Administrator Vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leafy vegetables such as lettuce, spinach, cabbage, kale, and bok choy, provide nutrients that help protect you from heart disease, stroke, and some cancers. But leafy greens, like other vegetables and fruits, are sometimes contaminated with […]

2023 Sunflower Growing Contest

Join Forest County 4-H for our 2nd Annual Sunflower Growing Competition! This contest is free and open to all youth in Forest County ages 5-19. Forest County 4-H will mail a packet of five sunflower seeds and growing instructions for each registered youth beginning by May 25th. Seeds should be planted between June 1st and […]

Bee Hive Exploration : Summer Series

The Forest County Clean and Green club is offering an introduction to beekeeping workshop series offered by high school students Isak Drangsveit and Bryce Marshall and local community member Jill Krueger.  The series is designed for beginning beekeepers and individuals who are already beekeepers who may want to join a community of beekeepers. The workshops […]

Getting started with Technology

Submitted by Steven Watson, Forest County Digital Navigator Learning new things can be daunting at times, especially when it comes to technology. There’s so many bells & whistles tacked on to every new device it’s hard to know what it’s all for! Where do you even begin? It all starts with overcoming any initial fears […]

County Government Day 2023  

submitted by Michelle Gobert, Positive Youth Development Educator April is National County Government Month On March 21, 2023, the Forest County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution put forth by Chairperson Cindy Gretzinger proclaiming April 2023 as National County Government month.  Each year since 1991 the National Association of Counties has encouraged counties across […]

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