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THE BRANDON SUN • WINTER FAIR • MARCH 2025
Pails in hand, Ryder Muir and Lilli Kulbacki clamber over a gate obstacle during the Provincial Ex of Manitoba youth Obstacle Course at the 2024 Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)
NJOYABLE EDUCATION
T he Royal Manitoba Winter Fair has a barn-load of excitement to offer visiting families. It’s a place where kids can find answers to plenty of questions and get stuck-in with hands-on agriculture-themed ac- tivities. And where better to start than with 4-H? 4-H is an international youth and volunteer organization for ages 6 to 25 years, providing members oppor- tunities to pursue an interest of their choice. Manitoba 4-H has always been a “don’t miss” part of the winter fair, and this year is no exception with
they can feel the calf inside waiting to be born, and guess what position it is in. (See the whiteboard at the booth for the veterinarian’s visiting sched- ule. 4-H is located in the Flynn Are- na, next to the Ag Action Stage on the way into the Royal Farmyard area.) As always, 4-H will have a crafting/ colouring area at their booth and a special craft offered on 4-H Day, Tuesday, April 1, sponsored by Co- Ops of Westman, to celebrate the fu- ture of agriculture with the achieve- ments of 4-H youth. Kellie McCallum says agriculture is at the heart of 4-H. And it doesn’t matter whether members grow up on a farm or are just discovering their passion for all the things agriculture has to offer.
them bringing back a bovine favour- ite. “We once again will have Clover in the booth. She is our birthing demon- stration cow and receives an abun- dance of curious fairgoers wanting to learn about how a calf is born,” says Kellie McCallum, business develop- ment and marketing coordinator at Manitoba 4-H Council (4h.mb.ca) . Clover is a demonstration model Hereford cow who is ready to deliver her calf named ‘”Leaf.” This will be their third year at the fair. Clover is also a great photo-op! A veterinarian will visit the 4-H booth daily to share information and show how the calf is delivered. When the veterinarian is not there, fairgoers can still approach Clover and see if
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