2/16/17– Spring County Extension Council 5:30 pm Ex-

tension Office

2/20/17– Lego League– SLES afterschool

2/20/17– Area Teen Council Princeton Research Center

6:00pm

2/21/17– NLES Ms. Doyle’s 4-H Club 1:40 pm

2/24/17– LCMS 4-H Club 1:16 pm

2/27/17– Lego League– SLES afterschool

2/28/17– 4-H Middle School Mammoth Cave Tour

3/6/17– Lego League SLES afterschool

3/9/17-3/11/17 4-H Middle School Teen Leadership

Summit– Jabez, KY

3/11/17– WKCTC Robotics Challenge Extreme

3/12/17– Daylight Savings Time Begins– Spring Forward

3/14/17– NLES Hardin’s 4-H Club 11:35 pm-12:35 pm

3/14/17– NLES Harris’ 4-H Club 1:15 pm-2:15 pm

3/15/17– SLES 4-H Clubs

3/16/17– Teen Leadership Academy– Fort Campbell,

KY Tour

3/17/17– St. Patrick’s Day

3/21/17– NLES Ms. Doyle’s 4-H Explorers 1:40 pm

3/24/17– Truth & Consequences at LCHS 8:00 am-12:30

am

3/31/17– Wellness Day

January– March 2017 1/9/17- SLES Tech Wizards 3pm-6pm

1/9/17– 4-H Council Meeting 6:30 pm

1/10/17– Rough Riders 4-H Horse Club– 5:30 pm

at the Extension Office

1/12/17– State 4-H Achievement Interviews

1/13/17– Animal Science Club– 4:30 pm at the

Extension Office

1/17/17– NLES Ms. Hardin’s 4-H Club 11:35-

12:35

1/17/17– NLES Ms. Harris’ 4-H Club 1:15-2:15

1/18/17– SLES 4-H 4th– 5th grade

1/23/17– TECH Wizards Graduation Dinner 6pm

-8pm

1/24/17-4-H Horse Judging at Murray State Uni-

versity

1/25/17– NLES Ms. Doyle’s 4-H Explorers

1:40pm

1/27/17– LCMS 4-H Club 1:16 pm

1/28/17– Winter 4-H Teen Trip Pool Party &

Dance at Murray 4pm-9pm

In February– 4-H Capitol Experience

2/2/17– Teen Leadership Academy– Lyon County

Tour all day

2/11/17– CHOPPED Cooking 11am-1pm– Ex-

tension Office

2/6/17– Lego League– SLES afterschool

2/13/17– Lego League– SLES afterschool

2/14/17– NLES Hardin’s 4-H Club– 11:35-12:35

pm

2/14/17– NLES Harris’ 4--H Club-1:15 -2:15 pm

2/14/17– Rough Riders 4-H Horse Club– 5:30 pm

Extension Office

2/15/17– SLES 4-H Clubs

Winter/Spring Calendar

School Clubs!

Congratulations to NLES & Ms. Doyle’s

3rd grade 4-H Explorers! They collected

the most food in the Fill the Trolley Food

Drive for Helping Hands! Green Turtle Bay

picked up and delivered 2,687 lbs of food!

The Village Market donated a Pizza Party

to Ms. Doyle’s Class. Ms. Hardin’s class

built a time capsule. Ms. Harris’ class is

already gearing up for Speeches and

Demonstrations! At SLES, the clubs have

been working on Leadership skills and

club goals. They learned about the bene-

fits of fruits for the body.

After School Clubs!

Tech Wizards will be closing out the year

on January 23rd. We will be “rebooting”

with a Lego Robotics Club during after-

school activities at SLES and at NLES.

Schedule will be released. Kyle Zimmer-

man and Austin Skinner work on program-

ming their robot at the State Robotics

Challenge.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to goes to

Brooklyn Rupke for selling

the most poinsettias! She

won the 4-H Summer Camp

Scholarship!

Our Trash Sculpture winners

are Sheena Cook, Braiden

Jackson, Jasmine Jackson,

Lucas Taylor, Cheyenne Tur-

ney, Josie Taylor, Joshua

Ross, Jaycen Harris, Alex

Dugan, Marshall Ross, Tori

Walker, Danielle

Starizewski, Callie Smith,

Darcie Rittenberry, Kaytlin

Ray, Tanner Hickson. Addi-

son Ringstaff and Andrew

Alan!

Our Piggy Bank design con-

test winner was Marshall

Ross and his bank will be

showcased at the State

Capitol Rotunda to repre-

sent the Pennyrile Area!

What is 4-H?

4-H School Clubs

Afterschool Clubs

Congratulations!

Specialty Clubs

Teen Summit

4-H Summer Camp

Winter Teen Trip

“Livingston County 4-H Clubs”

Check it out

Dominique Wood

CEA for 4-H Youth Development

Livingston County, KY

803 US 60 East

Smithland, KY 42081

A big “THANK

YOU!” to everyone

that sold or bought a

4-H Poinsettia! We

were able to raise

Winter 2016/Spring 2017

Livingston County 4-H Newsletter

Happy New Year!

Bring on 2017! 4-H has exciting projects

and activities for the next half of the year!

We have activities planned for all youth!

Check out the newsletter to see what 4-H

has in store for you!

What is 4-H?

4-H is a group of young peo-

ple learning leadership, citi-

zenship and life skills. 4-H is

the youth part of the Cooper-

ative Extension Service, which is part of

the University of Kentucky College of Agri-

culture. In 4-H, youth learn through a vari-

ety of projects, events, and activities.

4-H has been helping youth and adults

learn, grow and work together in Ken-

tucky for over 100 years.

For more information about our local 4-H

programs, check out our “Livingston Coun-

ty 4-H Clubs” Facebook page or goto our

website at:

https://livingston.ca.uky.edu/content/4-

h-youth-development

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Special Interest Clubs

Livingston County has several special interest clubs that meet during the year!

Rough Riders 4-H Horse Club meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm at the

Extension Office. You do not need to own a horse to be a member. The club learns

about horse breeds, anatomy, equine health, horse tack and much more. They com-

pete in horse judging and horse knowledge bowl. Horse camp offers summer fun for

you and your horse. Jan 10, Jan– D7 Horse Contests at Murray, Feb 14, Mar 4, Apr 11,

May 9

Animal Science Club meets the 2nd Friday of each month at 4:30 pm at the Extension

Office. Amanda Brasher teaches about all types of livestock in a fun and interactive

way. If you like animals, this is the club for you! Join us on Jan 13, Feb 10, Mar 10, Apr

14, May 12, Jun 9, July 14, Aug 11, Sep 8!

CHOPPED Cooking Club– this club will meet February 11th, April 8th and June 24th at

the Extension Office from 11am-1pm. Learn different cooking techniques, have fun

with friends and learn about different foods. Another adult volunteer is needed in or-

der to meet more often.

Lego Robotics Club– This Club will start meeting in March as an afterschool activity

at North and South Livingston Elementary. Space is limited. Please call the office to

join this club.

Archery Club– Coach Wesley Shuecraft is offering 4-H Archery with the afterschool

program. Be sure to get registered with Coach Wesley to be able to compete in 4-H Ar-

chery. In April, he will begin meeting at the Fairgrounds. Call the office to receive a

meeting notice.

Trap Club (shotgun & clays) – Coach Oneal will be meeting for the new 4-H year very

soon. Call the office to be place on the mailing list so you will know about all the

meetings coming up.

Sewing Club– Call if interested in joining the sewing club

Craft Club– Call if interested in joining the crafters club

Congratulations to Jada

Cosby for receiving her

4-H Silver Achievement

Award, Hallie Repovich

for receiving her Bronze

Achievement Award

and Paris Carter for re-

ceiving her Clover Level

1 Achievement Award!

These youth had to

track and record all

their 4-H activities

throughout the year to

be eligible to apply and

earn their awards!

4-H Summer Camp

June 6-9, 2017

Cost: $185

Deposit of $50 required to re-

serve a spot

Financial assistance available if

requested.

10% discount if deposit is re-

ceived before April 15th.

Easy payment plan offered.

Additional 10% discount of-

fered if you recruit a friend to

come to camp!

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D7 Teen Trip Winter Teen Extrava-

ganza January 28th, 4pm-9pm at

the Murray –Calloway Wellness

Center. Cost: $12. Transportation

available but limited. Call 270-

928-2168 to register. Please reg-

ister before Jan 19th.

4-H Teen Summit is a state lead-

ership retreat in March 9-11,

2017 at the KY 4-H Leadership

Center at Lake Cumberland. Just

for Middle School! Transportation

is provided. Space is limited. For

more information about 4-H Teen

Summit contact Ms. Dominique

at 928-2168.

Reach for the Summit of your

Leadership!

State 4-H Teen Conference is a

High School Leadership Retreat

held at the University of Kentucky

Campus in Lexington, KY! We are

schedule to goto State Teen Con-

ference June 12-15, 2017!