Cooperative Extension Service Grayson County 123 Commerce Drive Leitchfield, KY 42754 (270) 259-3492 Fax: (270) 259-0291

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4-H Summer Camp

WHEN: May 30– June 2, 2017 COST: $100 INFO: youth aged 9-14 are eligible to attend 4-H Camp at

West KY in Dawson Springs

REGISTRATION: Registration available NOW!

You see correctly!! This year we are able to offer camp at the

REMARKABLE price of $100! Deposit is $50. HURRY TO SIGN

UP!! PARTIAL scholarships will still be available.

Teen Conference– SAVE THE DATE!! June 12-15, 2017 University of Kentucky Campus

8th grade graduates through High School Seniors

It’s that time of year again!

Time to renew FARM license plates.

Motorists who renew their farm

vehicle license plates (“ag tags”) may

make a donation of up to $10 to be

divided equally among Kentucky 4-H,

Kentucky FFA, and Kentucky Proud.

Grayson County has wonderful

supporters of this program, please let’s

keep it up! The funds we

receive go directly toward

4-H Camp scholarships and

Senior Scholarships.

Boots & Spurs Meetings are scheduled for March 14 & 28 at 6 pm in the

Large meeting room of the Extension Office.

Kindra Ewing Jones Grayson County Extension Agent for

4-H Youth Development

Photography Club The next meeting will be March 30 at 4:30 PM. Paloma Falcon is the leader for this group.

The club will be working on ‘photographing people’ during the March meeting.

Sewing Club Meetings will be March 3, 10, 24 & 31 at 3:30. Barbara Stiles is the leader for this group.

Teen Club Teen Club is open to ALL middle and high school age youth!

The club will meet on March 6 & 20 at 3:15 PM. Future meeting dates are Apr. 17, and May 1 & 22. The club will be selling concessions at the MG Plant Fair on May 6.

Cloverbuds This group is for 5-8 year olds. Next meeting will be March 13 at 3:30.

“Wild at Art” Club March 16 meeting will be at 4:00 in the Large Meeting Room of the Extension Office.

The leader for this club is Stacey Andrews.

Shooting Sports Shorter days provide less daylight– Shooting Sports will not meet during the winter months.

Meetings will resume in the Spring around Spring Break time when the days get longer! For more information about shooting sports contact the Extension Office at 259-3492.

The Cooperative Extension Service prohibits discrimination in its programs and employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. To file a complaint of discrimination, contact Jim Lawson, UK College of Agriculture, 859-257-3879; Terry Allen or Patty Bender, UK Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, 859

-257-8927; or the USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W Whitten Bldg., 14th & Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 (202-720-5964).

Senior Art Club (14-18 years old) Next meeting is March 21 at 5:00 in the Large Meeting Room. PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE!

NEW! Livestock Club Next meeting will be March 7 at 7:00 in the Large Meeting room of the Extension Office.

James and LaVaun Janney are our new certified leaders for this club!

Brylee Hester

Cameron Jones

Hunter Bergeron

Justin Jones

County Talk Meet– Save the Date

Tuesday, April 11

at 5:00 Rules and more

information on next page.

Outdoor Survival Day Camp Tuesday, April 4; 9:00-3:00

Extension Farm for Education & Research (Quarry Rd, off Hwy 62; before ‘Y’)

Basic first aid; knot tying; how to build a fire; plant

and tree ID; and MORE!

Call 259-3492 to sign up by March 24. Cost $5

Ages preferred are 12+ (younger will be considered if program is not full–

NOT younger than age 10)

Babysitting Clinic Thursday, June 8; 9:00-1:00 (tentative time)

Large Meeting Room

Babysitting basics; learning to care for children

and skills needed to babysit,

whether for a sibling or another child.

Youth ages 12+

Call 259-3492 to sign up!

Important Information Regarding Speeches & Demonstrations

Consider competing in the county level speech and demonstration contest. The 4-H

Council will be giving prize money to put toward a 4-H event (i.e.– 4-H Camp, Horse

Events, Shooting Sports Events, Teen Conference, etc.)

There will be prizes for the following:

Overall winners for Junior & Senior Speeches and

Junior & Senior Demonstrations:

1st Place- $75

2nd Place- $50

3rd Place- $25

County Speeches & Demonstrations

County Date: April 11, 2017;

Located at Grayson County Extension Office, Time 5:00 p.m.

Winners move to Area level to be held on May 4

Please stop at the Extension Office for Complete Rules

This contest teaches youth the parts of a good speech or demonstration, how to write the text, effective delivery techniques and gives lots of opportunities to practice in front of others.

Speech Categories (by age):

Juniors- 9, 10, 11, 12, 13: The 4-Her may have assistance in writing and

preparation based on age level. Speeches must be 3 to 5 minutes long.

Seniors– 14, 15, 16, 17, 18: Because this is an educational learning experience,

the Senior 4-Her is expected to choose a topic, research and write their own speech. A

participant may have help with practicing the speech. Speeches must be between 5 to 7

minutes long.

NO VISUAL AIDS FOR SPEECHES (COSTUMES ARE CONSIDERED VISUAL

AIDS). NO DRAMATIC READINGS, DRAMATIC

MONOLOGUES, OR RECITATION OF POEMS.

Demonstrations: Junior/Senior age categories same as speeches

but broken into category (I.e.– foods, wood working, etc)

Time limit for project demonstrations will be 5-15 minutes. (INCLUDING BREADS)

At the SENIOR LEVEL, the 4-H’er is expected to demonstrate original

work– choosing a topic, researching it and writing their own speech or

demonstration. The internet may be used as a reference source but NOT

as a source for a non-original speech or demonstration.

CALL TO SIGN UP BY APRIL 5!!!

Diabetes Support Group meets every 3rd Thursday at 1:00 in the Small Meeting Room of the Extension Office

Evening Homemakers will meet the 4th Monday’s of each month at the Extension

Office at 5:00. March 27 is next meeting; lesson topic– Essential Oils 101. The lesson is free and

open to all people interested, but will need to RSVP by March 20.

IF you want to make a roller bottle of oils to take home, there is a $5 fee.

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