______________________________ Sincerely,

Misty Wilmoth LaRue County Extension Agent For 4-H Youth Development Education mwilmoth@uky.edu

Coopera ve Extension Service LaRue County PO Box 210, 807 Old Elizabethtown Rd. Hodgenville KY 42748‐0210 (270) 358‐3401 Fax: (270) 358‐9418 larue.ca.uky.edu

NEWSLETTER

PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST

Monday, October 17th

3:30 p.m.

At the Extension Office

Contest open to Cloverbuds and

4-H aged youth 9-18 years old.

Winners selected from age groups.

OCTOBER 13 Dog Club 6:30 p.m. 14 Issues Conference Registra on Deadline 15 Rabbit Club ‐ Nelson Co. Show 17 4‐H Councils 101 Training Cloverbuds 3:30‐4:45 p.m. Pumpkin Decora ng Contest Record Book Deadline 19 Li le Caesar’s Orders Due Poultry Club 3:30‐5:00 p.m. 22 Dog Club 2:00 p.m. at 100 Carter Bros. Rd. 24 Beginner’s Sewing Classes 3:30‐5:00 p.m. 26 Explorer’s Arts & Crafts 3:30 p.m.

F O R E S T R Y F I E L D D A Y

Jacob Hunter, Benjamin Lope, Tommy Wilmoth, Abby Sallee, Rachel Lope, Baines

Turner, Stauge Jones and Lincoln Miller par cipated in the State 4‐H Forestry Field

Day at Mammoth Cave in September. Compe on areas included tree iden fica on,

tree measurement and compass and pacing.

At le , Benjamin Lope placed 1st in Senior Tree Measurement.

TEEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

The Teen Leadership

Academy program held

their orienta on at Camp

Loucon for the 2016‐17

program year. LaRue

County par cipants are

Kalli Flanders, Alexis

Grimes, Holden Madriaga

Bailey Rogers, Clay Rogers

and Tara Warren.

STATE COMMUNICATIONS

LaRue County brought home State Champion awards in

3 of the 11 categories of the State Communica ons

Contest.

Candyce Counts was selected as the Kentucky 4‐H

Wri en Communica on Contest Champion in Senior

Songwri ng and Senior Monologue.

Madison Wilmoth was selected as Champion in Junior

PSA.

Congratula ons to both.

The College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is an Equal Opportunity Organiza on with respect to educa on and employment and authoriza on to provide research, educa on informa on and other services only to individuals and ins tu ons that func on without regard to economic or social status and will not dis‐criminate on the bases of race, color, ethnic origin, creed, religion, poli cal belief, sex, sexual orienta on, gender iden ty, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, gene c informa on, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. Inquiries regarding compliance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educa onal Amendments, Sec on 504 of the Rehabilita on Act and other related ma er should be directed to Equal Opportunity Office, Col‐lege of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky, Room S‐105, Agriculture Science Building, North Lexington, Kentucky 40546.

C O U N T R Y H A M A U C T I O N

Thanks to all of the buyers! Kalli Flanders ‐

Flanders Farms

Gabe For er ‐

Ma For er

Sage Garris ‐

Southern States

Jamie Grimes ‐

Farm Credit Services

Alexis Grimes ‐

Brian Wood

Kelsey Hornback ‐

Ryan Bivens

(Fresh Start Farms)

Amaris Lane ‐

Robbie Ward

(Ward Brothers Mowing

& Tree Service)

Mason Lane ‐

Alex LaRue

(LaRue Insurance)

Lincoln Miller ‐

Robbie Ward

(Ward Brothers Mowing

& Tree Service)

Kaleb Miller ‐

Mar n Meadow Farms

Andrew Reding ‐

Mike Melloan

Abigail Sallee ‐

Southern States

Camrin Williams ‐

Larry Williams

Madison Wilmoth ‐

Larry & Linda Wilmoth

Tommy Wilmoth ‐

Danny & Phyllis Gentry

Brandon Reed won the bid for the County Grand Champion Ham sold by

Brayden McCandless.

Benjamin Lope sold his County Reserve

Champion Ham to Dewey McCarol of

Southern States.

The second annual 4‐H Country Ham Auc on took place during Lincoln Days on Saturday, October 1st. Seventeen of the nineteen 4‐H age par cipants decided to sell one of their two project hams. Sellers included: Abby Sallee, Andrew Reding, Jamie Grimes, Alexis Grimes, Benjamin Lope, Kalli Flanders, Tommy Wilmoth, Madison Wilmoth, Brayden McCandless, Lincoln Miller, Camrin Williams, Kelsey Hornback, Gabe For er, Amaris Lane, Sage Garris and not pictured, Mason Lane and Kaleb Miller. In total $3435.00 was raised. Eighty percent of the sale price will go to the individual seller and twenty percent will go back to ham project to pay for supplies for next year. Special thanks to Bobby Dobson for auc oneering the event and to Farm Bureau Federa on for dona ng $500 towards par cipant fees for the 2017 program.

The 4‐H Record Book Deadline is Monday, October 17th

All 4‐H members are encouraged to complete record forms on their 4‐H projects. If you need the record book forms, they are available at the Extension Office. Books are available for all project areas. All record book par cipants and winners will be recognized at the Annual 4‐H Awards Banquet, to be held on Monday, December 5th. Record book par cipants from last year also get to a end the annual Achievement Trip for comple ng their 4‐H Record Book.

ATTENTION 6TH GRADERS AND UP:

Start now on your State 4‐H Achievement Applica on. They will be due around November 1st.

Once you start your applica on, you simply add to it each year. Please contact 4‐H Agent, Misty Wilmoth with any ques ons!

4‐Hers that turned in record books and/or awards points forms for 2015‐16 a ended the 4‐H Achievement Trip to Frankfort in September. Pictured: (front row) Cyrus Bivens, Daniel Allen, Jamie Grimes, Augusta Gardner, Samuel Lope, Rachel Lope, (middle row) Stauge Jones, Tara Warren, Tommy Wilmoth, Hunter Sams, Colton Thompson, Kalli Flanders, Alexis Grimes, Kelsey Hornback, Emily Sallee, (back row) State Representa ve Terry Mills, Misty Wilmoth, Kenzi Dickinson, Evan Grubbs, Ashlen Grubbs, Brayden McCandless, Misty Bivens, Maureen Denham, Trudy Gardner, Stephen Lope, Benjamin Lope, James Jones, Abby Sallee, Gary Gardner and Sarah Lope. The group toured the Capitol, Rebecca Ruth Candy Factory and visited the grave site of Daniel Boone.

A C H I E V E M E N T T R I P

4 - H R E C O R D B O O K S

Avery Bivens Olivia Miller Nolan McCandless Cole Peace

The Cloverbud program welcomed new par cipants for the 2016‐17 program year at September’s mee ng.

They began working on the cloverbud record books and enjoyed other ac vi es and snacks. The cloverbud

program is open to youth ages 5 to 8 years old or K‐3rd grades. The next mee ng will be held on Monday,

October 17th at 3:30 p.m. at the Extension Office. This mee ng will also include the 4‐H Pumpkin Decora ng

Contest.

The 4‐H Teen Club is open to 4‐H youth in

7th—12th grades. Club members made taco

salads during their last mee ng. Pictured le

to right: Ashlyn Toher, Madison Wilmoth,

Candyce Counts and Holden Madriaga. The

club mee ngs are typically held on the last

Friday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

Orders are due by October 19th and

delivery will be on Friday, October 28th

just in me for Halloween!!

Or order online at pizzakit.com and use

Fundraiser ID 323288.

Li le Caesar’s

Pizza Kits are now

available for purchase

from 4‐H Teen Club

members.

BEGINNERS SEWING CLASS

Sign up today! Spots are limited.

Call 270‐358‐3401.

Bring your own sewing machine if you have one.

This class is for new sewers and beginner’s from last Spring.

Dates: Mondays ‐October 24th & 31st, November 7th & 14th

3:30‐5:00 p.m. at the Extension Office

Intermediate & Senior Sewing

Sign up today!

Call 270‐358‐3401.

Bring your own sewing

machine if you have one.

Dates: Saturdays‐November 5th & 19th and December 3rd

9:30 a.m.—Noon

at the Extension Office

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Don’t forget!

4‐H Record Books

are due by

October 17th!