Youth for the Quality Care of Animals Training
Who: All Dickinson County 4-H/FFA members showing market livestock at the Central Kansas Free Fair and all youth exhibiting livestock at the Kansas State Fair and Kansas Junior Livestock Show
How: Online or in-person on Wednesday, April 15, 6:30 PM at the Abilene Office
Registration: Fill out the form at https://bit.ly/YQCAREGISTRATION to receive a coupon code and instructions on how to register online (required for both in-person and online training)
Wild Bill Showdown - spring sheep, swine, & meat goat show
When: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Where: Central Kansas Free Fair Grounds - 619 N Rogers, Abilene
Rock Springs Ranch 4-H Camp
Registration is open for all sessions of 4-H camp at Rock Springs Ranch! The Dickinson County 4-H Foundation is committed to making camp financially accessible for all of our 4-Hers.
Thanks to financial gifts from friends and supporters of the Dickinson County 4-H Foundation, the first 45 Dickinson County 4-Hers attending overnight, specialty, or mini-camp at Rock Springs Ranch will receive $300 toward their camp registration fee! Apply now at https://bit.ly/4-hcampscholarshipapp.
The Dickinson County 4-H Foundation believes in the Rock Springs Ranch camp experience and are also providing a $200 scholarship for a limited number of non-4Hers to attend camp. If you have non-4-H friends that would enjoy camp as much as you do, they may apply now at https://bit.ly/non4-hercampscholarshipapp. Note: applicants must reside in Dickinson County.
Fully paid scholarships to attend Leaders in Training (LIT) sessions are available for those going into 10th or 11th grade and Counselor in Training (CIT) sessions for will-be high school seniors. Check out more information today at https://www.rockspringsranch4hcamp.org/sessions-rates/.
Learn more about camp at Rock Springs Ranch at https://www.rockspringsranch4hcamp.org/.
Chisholm Trail District 4-H Club Officer Training
When: Monday, October 27, 7:00 PM (registration at 6:45 PM)
Where: Emmanuel Church (1300 N. Vine St, Abilene)
Who: Senior and Junior Officers elected for the new program year
Unable to attend in-person? Complete the Officer Training Scavenger Hunt Worksheet and submit to chisholmtrail@listserv.ksu.edu