Lakedell 4‑H Beef Club starts the year with calf tour and community supper

The Lakedell 4‑H Beef Club held its annual calf tour and a roast beef supper fundraiser, and members are preparing for a mini-show ahead of the year-end show and sale on April 25.

The Lakedell 4‑H Beef Club opened the year with several community and club events. Members toured farms during the annual calf tour on a frosty January day and reviewed their beef projects. Families then hosted the club's roast beef supper as the primary fundraiser and provided desserts for a raffle and auction. The club also held public speaking events where members presented prepared and impromptu speeches and received feedback from judges. Recent events: - Annual calf tour: members visited multiple farms to view and discuss beef projects. - Roast beef supper fundraiser: families staffed the kitchen and members contributed baked goods for a dessert raffle and auction, with community attendance reported. - Public speaking: members delivered prepared and impromptu speeches and received judging feedback; some members will move on to district public speaking at the end of the month. - Preparing for shows: members are working on grooming and showmanship ahead of a mini-show and the year-end show and sale scheduled for April 25 at the Lakedell Agricultural Society. Summary: The club combined hands-on livestock work, fundraising, and skill-building in the season's early events. Members will continue preparing animals and competing in upcoming mini-show activities, with district public speaking and the year-end show and sale on the calendar.