2016-2017 Shawnee County 4-H Clubs

To join 4-H, first you must choose a club to belong to.

Find out more information about the 4-H Clubs in Shawnee County by calling one of the leaders below.

Club Leaders & e-mails / Phone / Meeting Place & Time
Ad Astra
Paul & Jodi Swanson

/ 357-5249 / Shawnee County Extension Meeting Room, 1740 SW Western Ave, Topeka,Ks. 66604
2nd Fridays, 1:00pm
Auburn
Jim & Lisa Garrison

Kyle & Sherri Scheideman
/ 256-2435
836-2460 / Auburn Elementary School
251 W 8th, Auburn
2nd Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Deer Trail
Angie Essman

Bryan Boutz
/ 207-5562
246-6432 / Extension Meeting Room
1740 SW Western Ave.
Topeka Ks 66604
3rd Monday, 7:00p.m.
Dover
Lori Durkes
/ 256-6450 / Dover Community Center
5928 SW Douglas Rd
3rd Sunday, 5:00 p.m.
Grove
Annie Bahner
/ 207-7308 / Grove Township Hall
6939 NW Tibbs Rd
3rd Sunday, 3:00 p.m.
Indian Creek
Jenny & Jay VanLeeuwen
/ 783-4304 / Sunrise Optimist Club Building
720 NW 50th, Topeka
3rd Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Riverside
Monica Quast

Shirley Schulz

Karla Reed
/ 249-2649
640-0346
817-6804 / Berryton Elementary School
2921 SE 69th, Berryton
2nd Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Club Leaders & e-mails / Phone / Meeting Place & Time
Rossville Rustlers
Lynette Hudson

Jenny Schaefer
/ 224-5400
221-2989 / Citizen Potawatomi Community Bldg.
806 Nishnabe Trail
Rossville, Ks 66533
3rd Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Shawnee Riders
Kathleen Ramonda

Amy Shonka

Melissa Tillery
/ 215-5385
286-7225
554-2301 / Farm Bureau Bldg. (West)
3801 SW Wanamaker Rd., Topeka, Ks 66614
3rd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
Shunga Valley
Visitor & New Family Coordinator
Darrin & Michele Harrison

Barbara Coultis

Lara Goodwin
/ 554-4936
272-1957
783-8419 / Countryside United Methodist Church
3221 SW Burlingame Rd Topeka
2nd Monday, 6:45 p.m.
Silver Lake
Bernice Ruby

Chris Ortega

Darlene Alexander
/ 582-4439
220-9579
286-2128 / First Baptist Church
301 ½ Railroad Ave.,
Silver Lake
2nd Sunday, 3:00 p.m.
Tecumseh Troopers
Rita Halderman

Heather Rake
/ 286-1796
249-2712 / Tecumseh Methodist Church
334 SE Tecumseh Rd, Tecumseh
2nd Sunday, 7:00 p.m.

Project Groups

After joining a 4-H Club you will need to select projects to take. Many clubs have project leaders of their own, but the following projects have a county wide group that meets on a regular basis.

Clothing - -
Buymanship & Construction
Angie & Tamara McConnell / 213-2353 / / Meetings tbd . Location and projects to be determined.
Crochet/Knitting - -
Gina & Brenna Koch
Group Knitting--
Candis Meerpohl / 256-6936
806-9792
232-0062 /

/ Please e-mail or call for monthly meeting time and place
Sports Fishing
Brett Fox / 233-3051 / / Starting in Jan 2017 on the first Thursday and Third Tuesdays
Dog - - Paw Prints
Rick Miller / 862-3910 / / Meetings happen throughout the year, please watch the Chatterbox for specific dates and times.
Paw Prints Dog Club meets for their business meeting on the 4th Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the EMR (except December)
4-H Exchange - -
Karen Perkuhn
Leroy Russell
/ 271-1560
232-0062 /
/ 1st Thursday, of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Shawnee County Farm Bureau
Electric - -
Matt Mannell / 246-1650 / / Email Questions
Entomology—
Bryan Boutz / 246-6432 / / Email Questions
Geology - -
Will & Pat Gilliland / 286-0905 / / Washburn University - Stoffer Hall~ Rm 118
January - June
(third Tuesday of the month)
Goat - -
Deanna Furman / 633-9912 / / Email Questions
Home Environment
Lisa Pfannenstiel-Garrison / 220-7177
(evenings/weekends) / / Email Questions
Horse Club - -
Chris Waldy / 851-8316
256-6125 / / Extension Office Meeting Room (EMR)
4th Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Livestock Committee - -
Larry Wehner / 771-2579 / / Extension Office Conference Room
2nd Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.(November - March),
7:30 p.m. (April - October)
Photography - -
Kathleen Ramonda / 215-5385
862-2010 / / Extension Office Meeting Room (EMR)
(Times and dates to be announced)
Poultry - -
Donna Braden / 286-8627 / / Email questions
Rabbit - - Bunny Bunch
Stephanie Magill
/ 861-7473 / / Extension Office Meeting Room (EMR)
1st Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Shooting Sports - -
John Payne
Dan Patton / 836-3391
478-3574 /
/ Extension Office Meeting Room (EMR)
3rd Thursday, 7:00 p.m. November-June