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December 2024 Edition
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4-H December
UPCOMING EVENTS
December 5: 4-H Horticulture Club at 5:30 p.m.
December 9: Area Teen Event at 4:30 p.m. (RSVP by December 5)
December 12: Rabbit Club at 6:00 p.m.
December 16: 4-H Cloverbud Club at 6:00 p.m.
December 25 - January 1: Extension Office closed for the holidays
All meetings are held at the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service Office unless otherwise noted.
PIGGY BANK CONTEST
Once again it is time for the Annual Piggy Bank Design Contest! This contest is open to all programming areas and is designed to promote savings information. Eligible participants include all Kentucky students in grades K-12. Contest entries are due to the Daviess County Extension Office December 18, 2024. For more details, please see the attached flier.
CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Please note that the Daviess County Extension Office will be closed for the holidays December 25-January 1. We will reopen on January 2 at 8:00 a.m.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
If Daviess County Public Schools are canceled due to inclement weather, then all 4-H events/meetings are canceled. Club leaders will decide if meetings will be rescheduled. We will post any cancellations on the Daviess County 4-H Facebook page. You may also call us at 270-685-8480 to check.
W5 AREA TEEN MEETING
Breckenridge, Daviess, Hancock, McLean, and Ohio Counties
Come hang out with 4-H teens from surrounding counties.
Who: 8th grade and up
When: December 9 at 4:30 pm
Where: Daviess County Extension Office
RSVP by December 5: 270-685-8480
FEEDER CALF
The Daviess County 4-H/FFA Feeder Calf project presented year-end awards Tuesday, November 12 during the Daviess County Cattlemen’s Annual meeting. Results are as follows:
Overall Winner: Andrew Aud
Senior Heifer Division: Easton Fuqua
Senior Steer Division: Easton Fuqua
Junior Steer Division: Andrew Aud
All participants who completed the project by turning in a record book received a
premium check.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION CONTEST
The Kentucky 4-H Written Communications Contest is an opportunity for young writers to showcase their talents and develop and build upon essential life skills.
The Daviess County deadline for submission is December 10. Categories include songwriting, poetry, press release and public service, and monologue. A new category this year is Infographic. Examples are available on our website.
The packet including the contest rules, categories, resources, example cover page, and statement of authenticity can be found on our website at https://daviess.ca.uky.edu/sites/daviess.ca.uky.edu/files/COM_Written_Communication_Contest_Packet.pdf.
2024 ISSUES CONFERENCE
Three Daviess County teens attended 4-H Issues Conference at Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park November 14-16.
The teens worked with an action group of their choice to define a problem within a fictional community and come up with their solution. They developed an action plan and budget. Action group presentations were made before the entire conference and a panel of judges, who critiqued the plans and then granted awards from a fictional budget.
The keynote speaker for the weekend was Cumberland County Judge Executive, Luke King, who is the 2nd youngest County Judge Executive in Kentucky. They also learned more about county government, public speaking, and the process for planning and implementing community projects.
