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McDowell County 4-H

County Administration

Building, Room 226

60 East Court Street

Marion, NC 28752

Phone: 828-652-8104

Fax: 828-652-8104

http://mcdowell.ces.ncsu.edu/

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June 2014 Issue North Carolina Cooperative Extension

MCDOWELL

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Distributed in furtherance of the acts of

Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914.

North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T State University

commit themselves to positive action to

secure equal opportunity regardless of

race, color, creed, national origin,

religion, sex, age, veteran status or

disability. In addition, the two Univer-

sities welcome all persons without

regard to sexual orientation. North Carolina State University, North Caro-

lina A&T State University, U.S. De-

partment of Agriculture, and local

governments cooperating.

DISTRICT PROJECT RECORD BOOK WINNERS ANNOUNCED Congratulations to McDowell 4-Hers’ on their hard work.

District winners were as follows:

ALYSSA SMITH AND JAMIE SCHUNKE BRING HOME GOLD AND SILVER

SAVE THE DATE

End of Summer

Picnic, Awards,

& Enrollment August 21

Lake James State Park

Paddy’s Creek

More details

Soon!!!!

Alyssa and Jamie competed at 4-H District Activity Day in

Haywood county on May 3rd. Both will move on to state

competition at 4-H Congress in June.

McDowell 4-H Young Guns Competed at the Annual NC Wildlife Hunters Education Tournament on March 15th

Gold — Ellie Fuller, Mia Pace, and Zoe Tomczak Silver — Sarah Bell, Katelen Browning, and Madison Harris Bronze — Zoe Tomczak, Alexis McKinney, Mia Pace, and Ellie Fuller

Competing in the Portfolio contest (formerly cumulative record) Alyssa Smith received Gold at the district level and Silver at the state level

Teams competed in archery, hunter skills, shotgun and rifle.

Representing McDowell County on the senior team were:

Jamie Schunke, Zachary Jaynes, Micah Sisk, Garret McPeters, and James

Bryan

Representing McDowell County on the junior team were:

Branson Peek, Candace Hollifield, Andrew Riggs, Bekah Bryan, Logan

Willis, Joe Swann, Sarah McPeters, and Drew Bryan.

Congratulations to Branson Peek for receiving a plaque and an invitation to

the state competition for receiving the top junior scores overall.

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West District Horse Show Results 16 members of the 4-H Ride-It Club competed at the West District 4-H Horse show on May 4th.

Competing were: Lexie McKinney, Alyssa Smith, Sarah Bell, Tesla Anderson, Maisie Harris,

Shelby Bennett, Lucas Oliver, Shaunna Norman, Katelen Owens, and Selah Pace.

Winning Grand Champion Awards were:

Saddle Seat—Shelby Bennett Short Stirrup—Emma Gurley Sr. Hunter—Maisie Harris

Sr. Pony Hunter—Tesla Anderson Jr. Non-Trotting—Maranda Schill Sr. Non-Trotting—Alyssa Smith

Little Britches—Madison Harris

Receiving Reserve Champion Honors were: Jr. Pony Hunter—Lauren Church Jr. Non-Trotting—Lucas Oliver

These youth will compete at the State 4-H Horse Show in Raleigh in July.

4-H Explorers meet the first Saturday of the month. If you have any questions about the club, please call Molly at 442-3007.

4-H Explorers Club REPORT

In March, the club met to plan their year.

At the May meeting members hiked the “Holly Discovery Trail” at Lake James State Park,

Paddy’s Creek. The trail was an interactive trail which is great for both kids and adults. We also

spent some time on the Paddy’s Creek trail before the thunder sent us back to the van. We had a

great day exploring. We had 3 new members join and 1 member in training. Welcome to 4-H!

McDowell 4-H Livestock Judging Team Wins Honors at the WNC Spring Fling

78 youth from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee participated in this year’s event.

Congratulations to Molly Anderson for receiving top honors in the junior division. Hannah Ellis

received third in this year’s event and Haylee Laws received twelfth. This is the forth year in a

row that a McDowell County youth has placed at the top in this event.

This was the first contest of the year for the team and they are off to a great start. They will com-

pete in several other contest leading up to the NC State Livestock Judging Contest in Raleigh on

July 15.

If you are interested in joining the team or to learn more about the program

please call Greg Anderson at 828-652-7874

McDowell County Center 60 E. Court Street Marion, North Carolina 28752

Compiled and edited by:

Chad Ray

Extension Agent

4-H Youth Development

Administrative support provided by: Jane McDaniel

Calendar of Events 6/20-6/24 4-H Congress

7/6-7/11 4-H Camp

7/10-7/13 4-H State Horse Show

7/14-7/16 4-H Electric Congress

7/21-7/23 4-H City Pass

8/2 4-H Centennial Celebration

8/2 Livestock Show

8/21 End of Summer Picnic

For accommodations for persons with disabilities, contact the McDowell County Center

at 828-652-8104, no later than 10 business days before the event.