Local University of Illinois Extension and 4-H leaders happy to see in-person activities return, including county fairs. Jenny Garner serves as unit leader for the Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Unit. She says the Henry County Fair was great last month and she’s looking forward to a good week at the Mercer County Fair.
4-H events kick off Monday at the Mercer County Fair with the Mercer County 4-H General Project Show. 4-H members will meet with experts in their project areas and discuss what they have learned over the course of the year. Members get to choose from over 150 project areas, ranging from civic engagement and computer science, vet science and visual arts, to weather and woodworking. Following the morning of judging, the public can view the 4-H general projects between 1 and 2 p.m. in the Merchant’s Building.