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4-H Newsletter September 2025

Dates to Remember: 

September 4: 4-H Kick-off Night, 4:30-6 pm

September 13-14: KY 4-H State Shoot

September 22: Homeschool Club, 5 pm

September 23: Homeschool Skills Lab, 9:30 am*

September 24: Team Challenge Camp

September 30: Homeschool Skills Lab, 9:30 am*

October 1: Cloverbud Cooking, 4 pm*

October 2: Horticulture Club, 5:30 pm

October 16: Livestock Club, 6 pm

October 27: Homeschool Club, 5 pm

*must rsvp to attend

New Program Year

September is the beginning of the 2025- 2026 program year for 4-H! Enrollment forms are now available at our office and online at: daviess.ca.uky.edu/4h-enrollment. All Daviess County youth are welcome to join 4-H anytime! 4-H is for youth ages 9-18. 4-H Cloverbuds is for youth ages 5-8. Youth and adults must complete a new form every year. Please see the graphic to know your 4-H age.

Helping Hands Club

Keep an eye out for more information regarding the 4-H Helping Hands Club for ages 12 and up. We will be sewing quilts for kids at St. Joseph Peace Mission. Currently, the plan is to meet for about 4 hours on some soon-to-be scheduled days when there is no school. If you would like more information, please contact Stacey Potts at (270) 685-8480 or stacey.potts@uky.edu

County Fair

Please see the PDF version for information

Ready, Set, Grow!

Join Horticulture Club and learn the art and science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers! This fun hands-on club will be led by Horticulture Agent, Annette Heisdorffer and Extension Assistant for All Programs, Cheryl Burks-McCarthy. Any 4-H member ages 9-18 is welcome to join! We will meet the first Thursday of every month (except for January) from 5:30-6:30 pm at the Daviess County Extension Office. If you are interested or have any questions, please call the office at (270) 685-8480 or email: annette.heisdorffer@uky.edu or cheryl.burks-mccarthy@uky.edu

Shooting Sports

The Kentucky 4-H State Shooting Competition will take place on Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14. Good luck to the following as they compete in the shoots!

Marksmen: Jaxten Boarman, Lillian Connor, Grant Connor, Alli Dewig, Taylor Dewig, Evie Dewig, Gavin Edgell, Mackenzie Rogers, William Westerfield, and Russell Westerfield

Crushers: William Basham, Landon Burden, AddieMae Canary, Grant Connor, Kaden Coons, Garrett Faith, Easton Fuqua, Masson Hammonds, Chris Palmer, Chris Rhoades, Peyton Welborn, Russell Westerfield, and Emily Wimsatt

Special thanks to all of our coaches who worked with them this spring/summer: Clinton and Tori Connor, James Edgell, Matt Edgell, Anita and Steve Fuqua, Phillip Palmer, Billy and Jacklyn Rogers and Teen Coaches— Lillian Connor and Evan Fuqua

4-H Fair Project Series

Each month we will hold a class focused on a different county fair project. This series will be offered twice a month. Sign-ups will begin the month prior to each event. Space is limited! Must be at least 7 years old (as of January 1, 2026). See flyer for more details.

NRESci Teen Ambassador

Congratulations to Fiona Rykwalder on being named a 4-H Natural Resources and Environmental Science (NRESci) Teen Ambassador!

Team Challenge Camp

Daviess County 4-H needs a 4-member team. Must be 6th-7th grade. Join the Daviess County team and compete against middle school students from Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Ohio, Webster, and Union Counties in a series of challenges across 4-H camp. Be the first team to finish to bring home bragging rights and the traveling trophy! The event will be held on September 24th at the West KY 4-H Camp. We will be outside all day moving around 4-H camp. Transportation, lunch, and school note will be provided. We will leave the Extension Office at 7:30 a.m. and arrive back about 3:00 p.m. Contact the Daviess County Extension Office to sign up.

Statement of Non-Discrimination

The Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is an Equal Opportunity Organization with respect to education and employment and authorization to provide research, education information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function without regard to economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Reasonable accommodation of disability may be available with prior notice. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Inquiries regarding compliance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and other related matter should be directed to Equal Opportunity Office, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky, Room S-105, Agriculture Science Building, North Lexington, Kentucky 40546, the UK Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, 13 Main Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0032 or US Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410.

State Fair

Please see PDF version for State Fair competitors 

Farmers’ Market Salsa

Ingredients:

• 5 medium tomatoes, chopped

• 1 jalapeño, chopped

• 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced

• ½ medium red onion, peeled and cut into ¼-inch pieces

• 1 (75 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed

• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ¼ teaspoon pepper

• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped

Directions:

1. Wash hands with soap and water.

2. In a medium bowl, mix all ingredients.

3. Serve or store salsa in refrigerator for up to three days in a covered

plastic or glass container.

Nutrition facts per serving: 15 calories; 0g total fat; 0g saturated fat; 0g trans fat; 0mg cholesterol; 55mg sodium; 3g carbohydrate; 1g fiber; 1g sugar; 1g protein; 0% Daily Value of vitamin D; 0% Daily Value of calcium; 0% Daily Value of iron; 2% Daily Value of potassium

See PDF version of the newsletter for flyers about:

4-H Kick-Off Night

Homeschool Skills Lab Series

4-H Fair Project Series