To Make the Best Better
The 2025 Bernalillo County 4-H Fair is a wrap. And while the ribbons have been handed out, the livestock hauled away, and the arts, crafts, and baked goods taken home, I want to take a moment to thank some pretty important folks who don’t get ribbons. Behind every polished showmanship round, every small animal competition, each hoofed showcase, and every blue-ribbon battle, there’s a quiet army of people making sure it all happens. They aren’t doing it for the glory (which is good, because the behind-the-scenes glory at a county fair mostly consists of sweat, dust, heat exhaustion, and the occasional swiftly eaten boxed meal). They’re doing it for the kids. They’re the volunteers. The moms and dads who’ve been corralling cloverbuds all year long. The county-wide committee members who somehow find time—between day jobs, actual jobs, farm chores, and life—to keep shooting sports running, plan poultry clinics, and host home ec workshops. The judges who spend hours in the exhibit hall, sma...
