By Richard Bammer

The cool January air carried the smell of freshly made chili, not too far from Blake Boban’s exhibit about the Polish breed of chicken and Alexis Taliaferro’s exhibit about dog communication.

Between the chili and the exhibits, there was much more to tell about the annual Solano County 4-H Project Skills Day and Chili Cook-off Saturday at C.A. Jacobs Intermediate School in Dixon.

Probably the single most important thing was the nature of 4-H itself in 2015, said Valerie Williams, development representative for youth organization in the county.

via 4-H youths impress with projects, cooking, poise, confidence.