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County 4-H record booksT

he deadline for county 4-H record books is July 1.

Junior score-sheets are due with county record books and senior (Roundup) score-sheets may be updated at that time for the participation award. A county record book is a form to record all activi-ties related to 4-H project ar-

eas that a member participat-ed in, learned from, leadership conducted and citizenship re-lated activities, awards won, non 4-H experiences, a 4-H story and a section on photos. Records are not limited to 4-H activities only, but anything related to a 4-H project area. For example, a member may enter horticulture exhibits at the county fair, but they may

have a home garden they work on. That information can be put in the county record book.

The county record book is a report for this past school year from July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016. The county record book is available in a Microsoft Word format or you may fill the form out by hand. Our of-

fice also has a county record book for clover-buds (ages 5-8) that is designed to be family friendly. All members that complete a county record book will receive a free invita-tion to the 4-H awards ban-quet scheduled for October 29. Members ages 9-19 will be eli-gible for up to two project medals with each county re-cord book. Clover-buds will re-ceive a participation certificate. All members ages 9-13 as of Jan. 1, 2016 are also eligible for the Outstanding Junior 4-H Member award. The top two county record books in this age group will be selected as the winners and will be an-nounced at the awards ban-quet in October.

All members ages 9-19 com-pleting a record book will also be invited to participate in the 4-H Best All Around Contest based around the county fair.

This contest has three catego-ries-junior (ages 9-11), Inter-mediate (ages 12-14) and Se-nior (ages 15+) as of Jan. 1, 2015. The contest includes an essay that is now due by July 1 with county record books, placing of member’s Top 10 entries at the county fair, and participants will answer one 4-H related question in front of the audience on the last night of the county fair during the county fair awards cere-mony. The top three partici-pants in each age division will win: 1st place-$100, 2nd place-$50 and 3rd place-$25. A new contest with Best All Around is the Best of the Best which is conducted in coordi-nation with the Best All Around Contest during the county fair, this contest is for current age division winners of the Best All Around Con-test. The Best of the Best will

have all 4-H age groups be-sides clover-buds competing against each other. The contest is done just like Best All Around it is just for current age division winners. For more information contact our office. The record book pro-gram truly is a family activity and the students do need the assistance of their parents.

For more information about this and other 4-H activities please give us a call at the of-fice at 423-4120 or email me at greg.owen@okstate.edu.

OSU EXTENSION NEWS

Greg OwenOSU EXTENSION

SUMMER PROGRAMS are back at Grand Avenue Community Center. On the first three days of the programs this season the community center welcomed 83 kids. The center had volunteers who came to help with fun educational projects. From left to right are Merlene Miller, Deloures Smith, Shanna Langley and Marthine Flowers.

Community Center kicks off programs MHS grad does medical

externship at OSUCOMKaitlin Sauser, a 2010 gradu-

ate of McAlester High School, completed a local externship recently, shortly after her first year of medical school at Okla-homa State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

The two-week medical expe-rience took place at Southeast Family Practice with Dr. Carol Gambrill.

“During my time at the clin-ic I witnessed the crucial role rural physicians have in caring for the people of our commu-nity,” Sauser said.

Along with observing the physicians during their work week, she was able to be in-volved in community service through the Mercy Clinic.

“The time I spent learning from Dr. Gambrill and the other physicians reaffirmed the reasons I am working to-ward being a physician in ru-

ral Oklahoma,” she said. The mission of OSU-COM is

to provide physicians who will improve healthcare in rural Oklahoma. The externship ex-perience is designed to provide a glimpse into what it is like to practice in a rural clinic. She spent time observing primary care providers in family prac-

tice as well as the OB/GYN clinic.

“I am thankful to have had this opportunity that gave me early hands-on experience with patients in my home-town,” she said. “The physi-cians, nurses, and clinic staff provided me with a great amount of information and teaching during my time with them.”

Kaitlin completed her under-graduate degree at the Univer-sity of Oklahoma ,earning a bachelor’s degree in Microbiol-ogy before starting medical school. For the remainder of the summer she will be serv-ing at a free clinic in Tulsa and learning from doctors at the In His Image residency program. Once she completes her medi-cal education she hopes to practice in Oklahoma and serve in a small community.

Kaitlin Sauser