Every year, youth work hard to show off their efforts at the county fair. Inthis episode, Joe sits down with some of the youth at the North Idaho State Fairin Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. We listen to youth talking about their experience atfair, and the things they’ve learned.

We bring on some entrepreneurial youth who report all of the activities of“Ignite by 4-H”. Vincent and Vada give us a few daily recaps, and Cynthia helpswith some of the post-conference interviews.

Announcing the new STEM On the Street and STEMbassadors from Kootenai County.Serving all of the Northern District, Joe talks to a few of the youth who areparticipating in the Digital Media Team. These youth are working behind thescenes to stream new and exciting 4-H content to the world.

“We’re All Stars”

That was the theme for the 2025 edition of the State Teen Association Convention.Now that it’s in the books, take a listen to this brief snapshot of the youth whoparticipated in this year’s conference.

The venerable Chloe Rowland joins Joe to discuss what she’s been up to since retiring from office as the 2022-2023 Idaho State 4-H Teen President. She shares her experience as a lead facilitator at the National 4-H Conference.

Joe invades a meeting with the Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) group inNez Perce county. We sit down to listen to several of the youth delegates andleaders who are participating in the CWF program. Youth and adults will betraveling to Washington D.C. later this year to explore monuments, visit withlegislators, and learn about American history and government.

We thought this one would forever be lost to the folds of time, or at least thatwe might really need to reconsider ever giving Joe any control over our audiostorage. As it turns out, this wasn’t as lost as we thought!

In this brief episode, we hear from the five Idaho 4-H State Teen Officers. Whythey considered running for office, what they’re excited about in this new year,and more!

The 2025 KYG is off and running. As this episode is released, things arewrapping up for the conference. The Judicial branch is working on wrapping uptheir cases, the Legislators are hearing final deliberations, and the reportersare frantically trying to edit their extra to present all the KYG City findings!

Listen in as we hear some of the fun across the conference!

A bit of a mess… Joe forgot to get scheduling done. Whoops! An interview with some of the ladies serving the AmeriCorps program while visiting the CL2NI 4-H camp in Sanders, Idaho.

Joe gets some help while Jeremy is on a much-needed vacation from some 4-H members, but somehow “FAIR SEASON” takes precedence over all other “What’s Happening” events? Who’s producing this show, anyway?

Jeremy sits down with Tami Goetz, the Northern District 4-H educator, and state shooting sports director to discuss her background with 4-H, shooting sports, and new opportunities for the project.

Trivia
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Episode Articles and Websites

• 4-H History Preservation Songs
• 4-H Western Heritage Shooting Sports

Special Guests

• Tami Goetz: Regional Extension Educator — 4-H Youth Development   [Website]