Jason and Carrie Odenbach family, Stutsman County, 136 years of 4-H participation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nAny family whose years as 4-H members, leaders and\/or volunteers add up to 100 or more is eligible to be named a North Dakota 4-H Century Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The North Dakota 4-H Foundation\u2019s 4-H Hall of Fame award recognizes an individual for their outstanding leadership and commitment to 4-H on a local, county, regional and state level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aakre retired as the 4-H youth development specialist last year. He joined NDSU Extension in Stutsman County as an assistant agent in 1983 and joined the state staff in 1987. Prior to that, he was a vocational agriculture teacher at Lisbon High School and Jamestown High school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nominator Karla Meikle succeeded Aakre as state 4-H activities coordinator and was once a 4-H\u2019er working with him in Stutsman County. She said Aakre is especially known and appreciated for his work at fairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEven then (in Stutsman County), it was difficult to pin him down and ask a question, as he was everywhere on the fairgrounds, meeting new families, working with youth and ensuring a smooth-running 4-H Achievement Days,\u201d Meikle said. \u201cI know this, as I was one of those 4-H members he assisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDean has taught many youth about agriculture and worked with many crops, range and livestock contests,\u201d Meikle said. \u201cThe North Dakota State Fair 4-H program would not have happened for the last 30-plus years without Dean\u2019s hand in ensuring all youth were taken care of and able to highlight their 4-H exhibits. He had a great rapport with everyone he came in contact with at the fair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meikle said Aakre also shared his knowledge of parliamentary procedure and other topics, and he was always organized, patient and even-tempered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The North Dakota 4-H Foundation honored one Hall of Fame inductee and five North Dakota 4-H Century Families recently. Dean Aakre, former NDSU Extension 4-H youth development specialist, is inducted into the North Dakota 4-H Hall of Fame. (NDSU photo) The Dennis and Linda Goltz family is recognized as a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":271305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-271304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-csicelebrations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=271304"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":271313,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271304\/revisions\/271313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/271305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=271304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=271304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=271304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n![<\/a>The Jason and Carrie Odenbach family is recognized as a North Dakota 4-H Century Family. Pictured are (from left): Carrie and Jason Odenbach and Deb Clarys, North Dakota 4-H Foundation chair. (NDSU photo)<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe North Dakota 4-H Foundation recognized its 4-H Hall of Fame inductee and five North Dakota 4-H Century Families during its Awards and Donor Recognition Luncheon in Bismarck March 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re glad to recognize these 2022 honorees after a December blizzard postponed this recognition,\u201d said Deb Clarys, North Dakota 4-H Foundation chair from Center, North Dakota. \u201cThese honorees represent the best of long-term service to North Dakota 4-H.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nDean Aakre, recently retired North Dakota 4-H activities coordinator, was inducted into the North Dakota 4-H Hall of Fame. The five 4-H Century Families honored were:<\/p>\n\n\n\nDwight and Christina Dockter family, Stutsman County, 115 years of 4-H participation<\/li>Dennis and Linda Goltz family, Sargent and Traill counties, 145 years of 4-H participation<\/li>Ervin and Ruthann Helmuth family, Pierce County, 169 years of 4-H participation<\/li>Jason and Peggy Leiseth family, McKenzie County, 131 years of 4-H participation<\/li>Jason and Carrie Odenbach family, Stutsman County, 136 years of 4-H participation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nAny family whose years as 4-H members, leaders and\/or volunteers add up to 100 or more is eligible to be named a North Dakota 4-H Century Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe North Dakota 4-H Foundation\u2019s 4-H Hall of Fame award recognizes an individual for their outstanding leadership and commitment to 4-H on a local, county, regional and state level.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAakre retired as the 4-H youth development specialist last year. He joined NDSU Extension in Stutsman County as an assistant agent in 1983 and joined the state staff in 1987. Prior to that, he was a vocational agriculture teacher at Lisbon High School and Jamestown High school.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNominator Karla Meikle succeeded Aakre as state 4-H activities coordinator and was once a 4-H\u2019er working with him in Stutsman County. She said Aakre is especially known and appreciated for his work at fairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cEven then (in Stutsman County), it was difficult to pin him down and ask a question, as he was everywhere on the fairgrounds, meeting new families, working with youth and ensuring a smooth-running 4-H Achievement Days,\u201d Meikle said. \u201cI know this, as I was one of those 4-H members he assisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cDean has taught many youth about agriculture and worked with many crops, range and livestock contests,\u201d Meikle said. \u201cThe North Dakota State Fair 4-H program would not have happened for the last 30-plus years without Dean\u2019s hand in ensuring all youth were taken care of and able to highlight their 4-H exhibits. He had a great rapport with everyone he came in contact with at the fair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nMeikle said Aakre also shared his knowledge of parliamentary procedure and other topics, and he was always organized, patient and even-tempered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The North Dakota 4-H Foundation honored one Hall of Fame inductee and five North Dakota 4-H Century Families recently. Dean Aakre, former NDSU Extension 4-H youth development specialist, is inducted into the North Dakota 4-H Hall of Fame. 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