gillford golden gophers

4-H club makes birthday kits for food shelf clients

Apr 8, 2026

The Gillford Golden Gophers 4-H club recently held a meeting to make birthday kits for the food shelf, according to club reporter Roger Mellgren. The club meets the second Sunday of each month at 1 p.m. in Zumbro Falls for those that might be interested in joining.

4-Hers clean ditches, fly homemade kites

Apr 23, 2025

Gillford Golden Gophers 4-H Club (above) did their annual road ditch cleanup on Sunday, April 13, followed by homemade kite flying. Below, the Richardson girls all made different kinds of homemade kites. From left are Charleigh, Maggie and Annde Richardson. At right is Annde Richardson getting her...

4-H club decorates Zumbro Falls sign for fall, elects new officers

Oct 23, 2024

Wabasha County Gilford Golden Gopher 4-club gathered to decorate the fall sign in Zumbro Falls. They also elected new officers. 4-H is a youth development program designed to promote hands-on learning and community involvement. If you have interest in learning more, follow the Gilford Golden...

Wabasha County Fair 4-H Blue Ribbon Auction raises $98,900

Aug 21, 2024

Local 4-H and FFA members participated in a blue ribbon auction at Wabasha County Fair last month. The number of Wabasha County Fair 4-H exhibitors has grown from 108 in 2021 to 178 in 2024, and entries have grown from 474 to 1,006 during that period, according to Extension Educator Carissa...

4-H club cleans ditch, plays kickball

Apr 3, 2024

The Gillford Golden Gophers 4-H club recently held their March meeting where they did road ditch clean up on 2 miles of County Road 17 followed by a game of kickball.

Gillford Golden Gophers have Halloween party meeting

Oct 25, 2023

The Gillford Golden Gophers 4-H club held their Halloween party meeting earlier this month. They carved pumpkins, elected officers, had a costume contest (below), and decorated the Zumbro Falls city sign (above).

Busy agenda for Gillford Golden Gophers

Oct 20, 2022

The Gillford Golden Gophers 4-H club celebrated National 4-H week and held a Halloween themed meeting with a costume contest and pumpkin carving (below). After the festivities the club decorated the Zumbro Falls city sign for fall (above). Wabasha County 4-H is having a Halloween Bash at the county...

Gillford Golden Gophers do road ditch clean-up

Sep 21, 2022

The Gillford Golden Gophers 4-H club had their first meeting this school year. The club did road ditch clean-up in rural Zumbro Falls and also elected officers. Anyone interested in joining Wabasha County 4-H can call 651-565-5168.

Local 4-H dairy judges place first at state fair

Sep 7, 2022

Four Gillford Golden Gophers 4-H Club members won first place in the Intermediate Dairy Judging competition at the Minnesota State Fair. From left are team members Emily Mellgren, Blake Siewert, Lillian Schumacher, Ashley Mellgren, and Coach Kayla Sexton. More 4-H dairy judging coverage can be...

Gillford Golden Gophers tour fire department

Dec 8, 2021

The Gillford Golden Gophers 4-H club recently toured the Zumbro Falls Fire Department after their meeting. Nate Richardson and Scott Kennedy were the tour guides.