Community Comes Together to Renovate 4-H Indoor Exhibit Building

Published: 2022
By Juli Thurston

The Sanders County 4-H Indoor Exhibit Building on the county fairgrounds had been in dire need of renovation for years. The project finally came to fruition and was completed in 2022 just in time for upgrades to be shown off at the Sanders County Fair. The Sanders County 4-H Council applied for and was awarded grants to complete the project from the Montana 4-H Foundation, Northwestern Energy, Blackfoot Communications, and the Montana Department of Agriculture. Local Studs Building Supply also donated a portion of the wood siding. Volunteers, community members, and 4-H youth members all came together to remove old siding, pull thousands of staples, remove water stains from windows, paint, sand, build shelf platforms, and put up new pine wood wall décor. Youth members learned construction skills and how the community can come together to make a difference. Now on to our next project of staining the floor!