Locals attend 4-H conference

Colorado Leadership Conference has been a favorite to many 4-H youths in Phillips County for years. Typically, members that are sixth through ninth graders pile into a van and travel to Glenwood Springs for a three-day conference.

Seven counties in the northeast corner of the state make up District 1, and all came together to attend the event as a district rather than as a state to accommodate state health guidelines. The conference was held in Yuma on Saturday, Nov. 7. Nine Phillips County 4-H members attended the event.

The Colorado state 4-H officer team was posed with many challenges when planning the event this year, and through diligent efforts, they were able to still host the event in person. Brooklyn Plumb, a 4-H member in Phillips County, serves as the president of District 1 and as a member of the state officer team, so she was a part of the planning committee that designed the event.

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