4-H September 2022

4-H September 2022

4-H September 2022

September 2022 Edition

4-H Youth Development
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If you are interested in any of the following 4-H Clubs or activities, please call the Russell Co. Extension Office to get your name on the interest list. The phone number is 270-866-4477.  Some clubs will begin in the fall while others will start in the winter or spring.  Most 4-H meetings occur on Tuesday evenings after 4:00pm and last approximately 1 hour.

Cooking Club — call to register by 9/30/22 
Country Ham curing — call to register by 9/30/22 
Art Classes — call to register by 9/30/22 
Bee and Bug Club — call to register by 9/30/22 
Photography Club — call to register by 9/30/22 
Horse Club — come to meeting on 9/20/22 at 5:00pm at Russell Co. Extension Office 

If you are leaving a message, please tell youth’s name, address, school/grade, and parent contact phone number. 

Shooting Sports does not take enrollment for new members until later in the year.  They usually have an in-person sign-up day in November.  Watch newsletters for this date. 

 

Kentucky 4-H Communications Day 
July 2022 at University of Kentucky 
Elizabeth Hoskins — champion of Sr. Foods 
Kate Daffron — champion of Sr. Performing Arts 
Sadie Grace Shearer — blue ribbon in Jr. Family and Consumer Science 
Gunnar Coe & Aaron McGowan — blue rib-bon in Jr. Team Demonstration 
Sidney Dykes — red ribbon in Jr. Health 

GREAT JOB!

 

Camp Corner

4-H Camp was held June 21-24, 2022.  We had a lot of FUN!!!!!  Will you be making plans to go to 4-H summer camp in 2023?  Start saving your money now!

 

Kentucky State Fair

The new 4-H year is off to a great start! Russell County had 20 youth that entered exhibits at the 4-H Cloverville section of the Kentucky State Fair.  Look for the Kentucky State Fair results in the October newsletter.

 

4-H Shooting Sports

4-H Shooting Sports will take new members in early November. Watch for the date in the October 4-H  newsletter.  Good luck to the 4-H Shooting Sports team that will compete in the State 4-H Shooting Sports competition on Saturday, September 10, 2022! 

 

Kentucky 4-H Country Ham

Congratulations for completing the 4-H Country Ham project at the Kentucky State Fair!
Jace Anderson — blue ribbon 
Dalton Foley — blue ribbon 
Sidney Galicia — red ribbon 

 

4-H Lawnmower Driving

Dalton Foley competed in the 4-H Lawnmower Driving Contest at the Kentucky State Fair on Monday, August 22. He received a red ribbon!

 

Communications and Expressive Art

September — Holiday Card Design Contest

October — Piggy Bank Design Contest

November — Poetry Contest 

December — Candid Photo Contest 

January—Written Communications & Expressive Art Contests 

March— Speech & Demonstrations Contest

May  — 4-H Showcase of Stars 

 

Distributed by 
Christy A. Martin 
Russell Co. Extension Agent for 4-H YD 
Website:  http://russell.ca.uky.edu 

 

Russell County Fair Floral Hall 4-H Grand Champions

4-H Photography - Dalton Foley

4-H Entomology - Gunnar Coe

4-H Arts - Abby Fox

4-H Sewing - Elizabeth Hoskins