Haywood County 4-Her's Compete at National Dairy Judging Competition

Three of the four youth representing North Carolina at the National Dairy Competition in Louisville, Kentucky are from Haywood County. The three Haywood County 4-Her’s awarded a seat at the national competition include: Jessica Kinghorn, Michala Muse, and Noah Henson. The North Carolina Team placed third in the Ayrshire breed, fourth in the Brown Swiss breed, thirteenth in the Guernsey breed, fifteenth in the Holstein breed, and seventeenth in the Jersey breed. In the reasons placing, the North Carolina 4-H Team placed fourteenth and overall the team placed 11th in the nation. Noah Henson received the seventh highest overall score in the nation.
The 2009 North Carolina State Dairy Competition determined the top 30 youth eligible in North Carolina to compete for four spots to advance to the National Dairy judging Competition. The North Carolina Dairy Judging Competition includes a series of six competitions throughout the spring and summer. From these six competitions four spots are awarded to youth from across the state to advance to the national competition.
“I think they learned a great deal about the scope of competition and themselves, made a lot of new friends, and gained an awareness of dairy agribusiness,” said assistant coach Tony McGaha. Haywood County competitors were also trained by Iredell Extension Director, Ken Vaughn, and WNC All Stars 4-H Club leader Stephanie Parkins. To make the trip possible, the team was sponsored by the North Carolina Dairy Youth Foundation, Haywood County Farm Bureau, and Haywood County Sheriff, Bob Suttles.

Christmas Wreath Workshop

December 4 from 1pm to 3pm
Youth ages 12-18 are invited to participate in holiday wreath workshop from 1 to 3pm on Saturday December 4, with instruction from Haywood County Master Gardeners. Limit - 6 youth for workshop and the cost is $15 which includes all materials. Please call Erin at the Extension Office to reserve your space 456-3575.

4-H Awards Night

Thursday, November 4 from 6pm to 8:30pm Volunteer Leaders, youth leaders, and 4-Her’s will be recognized for their hard work and dedication at the Annual Awards Banquet.
To help combat hunger in youth across North Carolina, 4-H has designed a Hunger to Help Imitative. In order to help folks here in Haywood County 4-Her’s can bring 2 canned items to donate to the Manna Food Bank Collection Drive at Activity night.

Please RSVP by calling Erin at 456-3575 by October 29. Haywood County Cooperative Extension will provide a meat entree. Please bring a pot luck dish of your choice.

Bullseye Shooting Sports Club Won 50 State Medals

The Haywood County 4-H Bullseye Shooting Sports club brought home fifty state medals at the 2010 North Carolina State 4-H Shooting Sports Tournament, held at the Millstone 4-H Camp Center in Ellerbe, North Carolina. Haywood County had three junior teams and two senior teams compete this year and starting preparing for the competition back in January.

Of these fifty medals received by Haywood County 4-Hers, 9 of these medals were best overall in state tournament categories. These awards are judged competitively and comparatively by individuals competing in each class including: archery, air rifle, air pistol, black powder, and recurve archery. In the senior division, Same Hayes received first place in state for recurve archery and second place for air pistol. Rebecca Warren received third in state for black powder. Rachel Warren received third place for air rifle. Dillon Sarka took home first place for air pistol. In the junior division, Holly Warren received first place for air rifle. Logan Smathers received second place for air rifle and recurve archery, as well as third place for black powder.

Congratulations Bullseye Shooting Sports Club 4-Hers!!!

Thanksgiving Day Luminary Workshop

October 21 from 3:30 to 4:30pm
For the Thanksgiving Season, 4-Hers will sketch out tin punch patters on tin cans and learn how to tin punch. There is a limit of 12 youth, ages 8 to 14 years old for the workshop and cost of $2 includes materials. Workshop will be held at Extension office from 3:30 to 4:30pm on Thursday, October 21. Please call Erin to reserve your space at 456-3575.

Christmas Wreath Making Workshop

December 4 from 1pm to 3pm
Youth ages 12-18 are invited to participate in holiday wreath workshop from 1 to 3pm on Saturday December 4, with instruction from Haywood County Master Gardeners. Limit - 6 youth for workshop and the cost is $15 which includes all materials. Please call Erin at the Extension Office to reserve your space 456-3575.

4-H Family Picnic and Balsam Range Concert

***Event canceled due to weather.***

An event for the whole family - picnic and Balsam Range Concert. The 4-H picnic will be this Friday, August 13 at 5pm at the Pavilion beside the town pool in Sylva. The Balsam Range Concert will begin at 7pm at Bridge Park, behind Main Street from 7 to 9pm. Please pack a family picnic and bring lawn chairs or a blanket to watch the concert. Transportation is on your own. Hope to see you there!

Issues Facing Hayood County Youth

Please click on the heading Issues Facing Haywood County Youth to take a survey to help us identify issues facing Haywood County Youth. Results from this survey will be used in a report to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners and to help North Carolina Cooperative Extension plan programs for youth in Haywood County.

Time for the Haywood County Fair

August 23 from 10am to 6pm
Enter your crafts, photography, sewing items, baked goods, canned items, fresh produce, livestock, dairy, quilts, needlework and much more. Entries are due Tuesday, August 23 at the Haywood County Fair Grounds. You may drop off and register your items from 10am to 6pm.

Adult volunteers needed to help with registration on August 23.

Farm to Fork Day Camp

August 3-5 from 8:30 to 3pm
(Special interest sessions from 3 to 5pm)

4-Hers will go through the entire process of Farm to Fork in a variety of hands-on activities. Campers will visit farm tours to learn about production and propagation techniques, then tour local farmers markets to learn about marketing, and make freezer jam to learn about value-added production and the basics of food preservation.
The day camp run from 8:30am until 3pm and will take place at the Test Farm across the street from the Haywood County Cooperative Extension office. The cost of the three day camp is $35 dollars per youth (ages 6-11). An extended special interest workshop will run from 3pm to 5pm for an additional cost of $10.

Participants will need to bring a packed lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday. 4-H will provide lunch on Thursday, snacks daily, and transportation to farm sites. Note no sandals on farm tours Tuesday and Wednesday. Sandals will be fine for the pool on Thursday. Please bring swiming clothes and beach towel for the pool on Thursday. 4-H dress code prohibits two-piece bathing suits. The pool will however permit you to wear a t-shirt over a two-piece bathing suit.

Maximum of 30 youth please call the Extension office at 456-3575 to sign up.

Plan Now for 2010 NC 4-H Congress July 19-22

We just wanted to share a few details regarding 4-H Congress 2010 with you.

Dates: The dates for Congress this year are July 19-22, 2010.

Location : We will be staying in the following dorms on NC State's campus : Bowen, Carroll and Metcalf

Cost: Full time (Monday-Thursday) registration will be $250. This year we will offer one part time option. Youth can have the option of spending Monday night only for $125. Congress fees have not increased for this year, but also are not decreasing even with the reduction of one night for full time. Costs for Congress events have increased and we are trying to provide youth with an even higher quality event for their money.

Deadlines: Due to the deadline with University Housing we will not be able to offer a late registration option this year. All Haywood County youth registrations must be submitted no later than Wednesday, June 30, at 5PM.

We hope you are looking forward to another great 4-H Congress this summer! If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email (828-456-3575, bill_skelton@ncsu.edu).

Shuford Scholarship for 4-H and FFA

Each year a scholarship is awarded in the name of Charles Shuford, a former Haywood County Extension 4-H Agent. Mr. Shuford worked for many years here in Haywood County changing the lives of local youth. It is time again to share information on this scholarship with High School Seniors to apply for this opportunity.

For application materials and information go to the North Carolina Community Foundation website (http://www.nccommunityfoundation.org/section/scholarships1) where you can "search scholarships" by county (Haywood, of course) and the Charles Shuford Scholarship should come right to the top of the list. The published deadline is February 28 though we will accept them through the first week of March (March 5).

Preference is given to those active in 4-H and FFA