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Clinton County • 2019
Active Learning is Fun
Building a More Active Community
Citizens in Clinton County suffer from alarmingly high rates of
child and adult obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Since 2015,
Clinton County Extension has capitalized on resources and technical
assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC). Funding from the CDC resulted in the installation of a 10
station fit trail at the local park as well as an outdoor water
fountain, safety fencing, early childhood playground equipment, and
enhancements to the baseball and softball fields. A connector path
was developed to support the joint use agreement between the middle
school and park. Disc golf, gaga ball pits, and climbing caves were
installed throughout the school district. An outdoor playground was
developed for children to provide additional youth physical
activity options at the Twin Lakes Family Wellness Center while
parents were working out and attending exercise programs.
Educational programs have been offered to increases awareness of
the new equipment and opportunities. Over $150,000 in additional
federal and state funding was secured for additional work and
planning related to improved health and community change.
For More Information, Please Contact us at: Clinton County
Extension Office • (606) 387-5404 • https://clinton.ca.uky.edu
2601 Business Hwy 127 North, Albany, KY 42602
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Farm Safety Day
The Clinton County Cooperative Extension
service partnered with the local Farm Bureau
Board of Directors and the FFA Chapter to
host a Farm Safety Day at Bluegrass
Stockyards of Albany. The Farm Safety Day
consisted of the roll-over tractor simulator
and grain bin rescue demonstration from the
Kentucky Department of Agriculture,
chainsaw safety demonstration from the
Kentucky Department of Forestry, Clinton
County 4-H ATV safety demonstration, Home
and Consumer Safety lesson from the UK
Nutrition Education Program , and a livestock
handling safety demonstration provided by
the Kentucky Beef Network.
273 fifth and sixth grade students had the opportunity to visit
each station during the morning safety session. FFA students
assisted at each station, presenting information on safe practices
around livestock, tractors, ATV’s, and grain bins. The afternoon
session was open to the public to visit each demonstration area.
Participants surveyed said they valued the opportunity to see the
demonstrations first hand. They felt more aware of safety measures
well as knowing what to do in situations such as a grain bin
entrapment.
Pumpkin Walk
Simple physical activity for families that doesn’t feel like
strenuous exercise can be the starting place for the development of
healthier lifestyle choices. The Clinton County Extension Office
organized a Pumpkin Walk to create an awareness of physical
activity opportunities available in the community and to encourage
families to get outside and get moving. The event encouraged
families to participate in activities at four adjacent community
agencies while walking from one agency to another. Families were
able to bounce on inflatables and access the new playground and
swimming pool at the Wellness Center as they completed their
loop.
Families participated in simple fun activities together as they
visited community resource booths. 518 individuals including
participated in the inaugural event. Parents appreciated the idea
of walking and talking together and learning ways to incorporate
physical activity at home. A parent commented “We need to do stuff
like this. Getting out and walking and doing stuff together as a
family. It’s good for us and the kids. I haven’t been to anything
like this before and hope you all plan more”.
Tailgating Safety & Fun
The Clinton County 4-H Adventure Club provided a safe tail
gating opportunity for Clinton County students before the Bulldogs
home football games this season. The Adventure Club leader provided
games like football throws, frisbee toss and corn hole bag toss.
The club offered free food as well. 165 youth and adults to
participated in these safe
Family Fun at the Pumpkin Walk
KDA Tractor Roll-over Simulation
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alternative positive youth development opportunities.
By initiating this activity, members of the 4-H Adventure Club
displayed school spirit, modeled leadership and responsibility,
engaged the community, and recruited new members to the Adventure
Club.
Beef Farm Field Day
The Clinton County Extension Service partnered with the Twin
Lakes Cattle Association to hold a Beef Farm Field Day in July
2018. Clinton County is home to around 10,000 head of beef cattle
making cow/calf production a vital part of the Ag economy. Beef
producers rely on grazing multiple forages to supply nutrition to
the cows and calves. Tall fescue is the predominant forage for beef
cattle, however growth will slow and the grass will go dormant in
the heat of the summer. Producers are continually searching for a
forage to fill the summer slump of fescue, summer annual forages
such as sudan-grass, sorghum/sudan or millet are generally used for
this purpose. Recently some improved varieties of large crabgrass
has shown some promise to fill the summer gap left by tall fescue.
Large Crabgrass is a summer annual grass, but when allowed to go to
seed in the fall can be managed as a perennial. A demonstration on
two different large crabgrass varieties was conducted on the farm
where the field day was held. Clinton County Extension Ag Agent
Colby Guffey, summer intern Kayla Shelton and cooperating producer
Steve Peddicord, sowed the two varieties of crabgrass in
mid-May.
Samples were taken from each variety and analyzed for quality.
The results were presented at the field day in July by Extension
summer intern Kayla Shelton. Producers were also able to see the
accumulated summer growth of the crabgrass compared to the dormant
tall fescue. Other topics and demonstrations during the field day
were, high tensile fence options and spring water pipe and tank
installation for cattle water. About 75 cattle producers from the
area attended the field day.
Community Baby Shower The Clinton County Cooperative Extension
Service sponsored a Community Baby Shower for 63 pregnant women and
parents of infants up to age three months in partnership with the
Clinton County Community Early Childhood Council. The goal of the
Community Baby Shower was to provide information to families on
child health and developmental needs as well as connecting families
to appropriate services. Participants visited resource booths and
participated in educational sessions led by various community
partners on topics such as Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma & Safe
Sleep, Car Seat Safety, and Basic CPR.
Participants noted they intended to implement practices such as
proper placement of car seat clip over chest; not putting anything
in the crib/bassinet with their baby; and using identification tags
to put on car seat. As parents become more aware of how they can
help their children grow in every way “from the start”, a higher
number of children will be school ready by age five.
Tailgating gets you moving!
Beef Farm Field Day Education Session
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4-H Summer Camp
Many local parents would say that when it comes to providing
your child with a life-changing experience, there’s nothing quite
like 4-H Camp. Camp provides the complete 4-H experience coupled
with the fun and wonder of camping. 4-H Camp is always an important
part of summer for many children in Clinton County. Our county has
a rich history at camp and summer 2018 was a record year with 112
youth and adults participating. That’s more than double the
expectation for a county our size. To say we like to camp is an
understatement!
Campers indicated that they enjoyed making new friends and
trying things that they have never done before like canoeing and
ziplining. The life skills, team work, friendships, and personal
responsibility gained at camp are often hard to measure on a scale.
Campers are excited to return home and share their experiences with
others and as a result our numbers keep growing each year.
“I appreciate the opportunity to be a Teen Leader at Lake
Cumberland 4-H
Camp. The responsibility was more than I could have ever
imagined. The bond that I created with the campers
was awesome. I've grown so much as a leader and I appreciate
the
opportunity to give back to my county. I love 4-H!
Molly, Teen Leader
211 Number of producers who incorporated using best practices
recommended by Extension
209 Number of Extension empowered individuals engaged in
existing coalitions or organizations to address a significant
community issue
669 Number of youth who apply the skills learned in 4-H and in
other activities at home, school, or in the community
97 Number of producers utilizing UK diagnostic service for weed
ID and control
1041 Number of people who demonstrated spending time in physical
activity
731 Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy
foods
676 Number of youth who indicate they can take responsibility
for their actions
3618 Number of people reporting improved lifestyles through a
focus on proper nutrition, disease and injury reduction and
comprehensive health maintenance
33 Number of producers adopting one or more best management
practices for optimum forage establishment for pasture or hay
111 Number of youth who participated in summer residential
camps
94 Number of those who gained knowledge related to financial
management
Extension At a Glance
4-H Summer Camp