shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com February 24, 2015 • Page 3 4-H Program Welcomes New Face To The Team By Jordynne Hart jordynne.hart@yankton.net Clay, Union and Yankton counties are welcoming a new face to the 4-H program. Lauren Hollenbeck recently accepted the position of South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension 4-H youth program advisor for the three counties. This native from Welcome, Minnesota, says she is ready to empower youth to reach their full potential. Hollenbeck was heavily involved with 4-H and FFA when she was younger. “Looking back, I credit a lot of where I am today to the experiences I had when I was in 4-H,” she said. “I did everything in 4-H. I showed animals and did a lot of projects.” Hollenbeck said especially loved showing goats and the quilt that she made with her grandma every year. “We grew up having pets and I had fun showing the goats,” she said. “I also really liked showing my quilt that I made. I was the kind of girl that went to her grandma’s at least once a week.” After graduation, Hollenbeck continued her education at SDSU in Brookings. “I have a bachelor degree in animal science and a bachelor of art degree in Spanish,” she said. “Getting my animal science degree seemed to be the next closest thing to becoming a veterinarian.” After Hollenbeck graduated from SDSU, she and her husband moved to Arkansas where she got a job at the headquarters of Tyson Foods while her husband was getting his masters degree. “I worked in research development,” she said. “I was working in value-added meal solutions.” Though she liked her job and the warm weather in Arkansas, Hollenbeck said that she was homesick for the Midwest. “It was hard being 10 hours away from your family, especially since we are so close,” she said. “It is not something you can just come home quick for the weekend to go to an event.” Hollenbeck said everything fell into place after landing a job as the new youth program advisor while her husband works at Beef Products Inc. “Lauren has a lot of responsibility because she has the three counties where she oversees what is going on in each one,” said Stephanie Siebrandt, 4-H youth development coordinator. “Here in Yankton County, she will have a big role in all of our main events. She will have many of her own programs, such as youth activities and after-school programs, and help me with mine as well.” With Hollenbeck as a new addition, Siebrandt said Yankton County has a huge advantage compared to the other counties because they will have twice of what the other counties get. “We have the advantage here because we can work together and use both sources to make programs bigger and better than we could with just one of us,” she said. “It is going to be easier to have another body — another person who knows what is going on. She will really help answering people’s questions and really run the show. When we go to the state fair, it will be nice having another person there representing Yankton County and help Kelly Hertz/ P&D Lauren Hollenbeck (right) recently accepted the position of SDSU Extension 4-H youth program advisor. Hollenbeck will work with youth development advisor Stephanie Siebrandt (left) to help improve the Yankton County 4-H program. our 4-Hers.” Hollenbeck said she is looking forward to the state fair in Huron this summer and hopes to get more kids in the area involved with 4-H. “I think 4-H gives kids a lot more opportunities to experience things they might not have been able to at school or at home,” she said. “4-H provides a lot of experiences for the youth. I did stuff at the county level that I would have not been able to alone or at home.” Siebrandt said that Hollenbeck is a great addition to the 4-H team. “We are really excited to have Lauren,” she said. “We can’t wait to see how she will show her strengths here in Yankton County to complement what we already have going on.” Waterproof Boots/Shoes Over 20 Styles To Choose From And On Sale! Keep those toes dry! Boston 3rd • Yankton • to Boots Shoes 665-9092 312 W. FREE Socks With Boots! 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