MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — The Ridge Runners 4-H club met July 8 at the home of adviser Annette Clark. Members’ activity records were scored during the meeting. Members attending 4-H camp were recognized, and members discussed the upcoming fair. Livestock may start arriving the evening of July 26 and animals must be in place by noon [...]
COLLINS, Ohio — During the week of June 23-27, the Western Reserve FFA held its annual Safety Town. Children were taught about farm safety and farm machinery, gun safety and police awareness, how to behave on the school bus, fire safety, and how to approach a dog safely. Special thanks to those who assisted the [...]
CARROLLTON, Ohio — The Kangaroo Krew 4-H club met June 27 with 11 members present. The club discussed project judging, animal sales and the upcoming county fair. Members took a test to prepare for judging and review what has been learned this year. Members also made decorations for the club’s fair booth. The next meeting [...]
BARNESVILLE, Ohio — The Barnesville Progressive Home Helpers 4-H club held its regular meeting June 14 at the Main Street United Methodist Church in Barnesville. Kortney Temple gave the Treasurer’s report and Mary Moore gave the News Reporter’s reports. Belmont County Teen Camp will be Aug. 2-3. The club discussed progress on its project work. [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Seven members of the Zane Trace FFA chapter recently attended the first session of summer FFA camp at Camp Muskingum June 9-13. During their stay, they had the chance to try new sports such as archery, motor boating, kayaking, rock climbing and water polo. The members also developed leadership skills by organizing [...]
BURTON, Ohio — The Breeders & Feeders met May 18 at the Patterson Center in Burton. The club started with a business meeting and went over new and old business. Ryan Ivans, the safety chairman, gave a presentation on bike safety. After the business meeting, members completed the quality assurance. Matt Peterson, the assistant adviser, [...]
BROOKFIELD, Ohio — The Brookfield 4-H Friends recently met to discuss fair preparations. The fair runs July 7-13 and all members must have their animals in place by 4 p.m. July 7. The fair clean-up day is July 28. Project interview judging is at 5:30 p.m. June 25. * * * ELLSWORTH, Ohio — At [...]
ALLIANCE, Ohio — The Marlington FFA held its monthly meeting at the horticulture building. Items on the agenda included: volunteering at the humane society; organizing the fair booth; and the upcoming benefit square dance at 8:30 p.m. June 28 at the Nimishillen Grange. It is a benefit for Akron Children’s Hospital. There will be snacks, [...]
LISBON, Ohio — Jill Zehentbauer, daughter of Neil and LouAnn Zehentbauer of Hanoverton, Ohio, has been named the recipient of this year’s Bank-sponsored 4-H/FFA Junior Fair Exhibitor Scholarship the first semester of the 2008-2009 school year. Zehentbauer is enrolled at Akron University, majoring in radiology. Her junior fair participation has focused in the area of [...]
ANDOVER, Ohio — The Pymatuning Valley FFA chapter took May 20 to teach kindergartners and first graders where their food comes from with a program called Food For America. The children got to learn how they get fish, bacon, cereal, chicken, milk and hamburgers. At the end of the day, the children got a bag [...]
