Rebecca Craven Places Eighth in Fashion Show

Congratulations to Rebecca Craven for placing eighth in the annual fashion show held at 4-H Congress in Raleigh in July!

She modeled a beautiful blouse and slacks ensemble. Her sewing skills were fashioned by years of work in the Randolph County 4-H program.

Randolph 4-H’ers Honored at Annual 4-H Congress

Two Randolph County 4-H’ers received one of the highest honors a North Carolina
4-H’er can achieve during the annual 4-H Congress.

Congress is the high point of the 4-H year, bringing young people from across the state to the North Carolina State University campus and Raleigh for a week of activity. This year’s Congress was July 21-25.

Rebecca Craven, 18, daughter of Greg and Cynthia Craven of Asheboro, and Terri Lane Frazier, 16, daughter of Craig and Kirsten Frazier of Sophia, were inducted into the 4-H Honor Club. New Honor Club members were tapped during a candlelight ceremony Monday night, July 21. Membership in the Honor Club is based on service to the 4-H program, leadership, moral standards, 4-H activities and project achievement. Less than one-half of 1 percent of North Carolina 4-H’ers are selected for membership each year. Members must be at least 16 years old and have a minimum of three years
4-H experience.

Both Rebecca and Terri are members of the Happy Heifers 4-H Dairy Club. Rebecca, who is homeschooled, has been active in the 4-H program for 12 years, while Terri, a
10th grader at Randleman High School, has been active in 4-H for 10 years.

Approximately 800 4-H’ers, volunteer leaders and North Carolina Cooperative Extension agents attended 4-H Congress.

The 4-H program is the youth education program of North Carolina Cooperative Extension, based at North Carolina State and North Carolina A&T State universities. More than 204,000 young people between the ages of 5 and 19 participate in North Carolina 4-H activities each year with the help of 19,000 adult and youth volunteers.

Gail and Heather Allred attend annual Electric Congress Program

Heather Allred and her mother, Gail Allred attended the annual 4-H Electric Congress July 14-16 at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Two hundred 4 H’ers, adult leaders and Cooperative Extension agents from 60 counties attended the three day event. Since 1947, Progress Energy, Duke Energy and Dominion North Carolina Power have sponsored the annual congress to emphasize energy conservation and safe electricity use. The 4-H electric energy program is one of the most popular activities among Tar Heel 4-H’ers. The 4-H program is conducted by North Carolina Cooperative Extension at North Carolina State and North Carolina A&T State universities. More than 204,000 young people between the ages of 5 and 19 participate in North Carolina 4-H activities each year with the help of 19,000 adult and youth volunteers. Pictured from left are

Martha Thompson, Progress Energy western region community relations manager, Heather Allred, Gail Allred and Robert Sipes, vice president, Western North Carolina region.

Randolph County 4-H’er wins award at State Electric Congress

A Randolph County 4-H club member was among the top winners at the recent 61st annual 4-H State Electric Congress, held July 14-16 at the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Heather Allred, 14, daughter of Larry and Gail Allred of Ramseur, was awarded first place for Progress Energy’s service territory during ceremonies July 14 at Congress. She received a flat screen TV.

The state’s three electric power companies annually recognize top 4-H’ers for electric energy project achievements.

Two hundred 4 H’ers, adult leaders and Cooperative Extension agents from 60 counties and power company representatives attended the three day event. 4-H’ers win the expenses paid trip to 4-H Electric Congress based on their 4 H electric project achievements. Since 1947, Progress Energy, Duke Energy and Dominion North Carolina Power have sponsored the annual congress to emphasize energy conservation and safe electricity use.

The 4-H program is conducted by North Carolina Cooperative Extension at North Carolina State and North Carolina A&T State universities. More than 204,000 young people between the ages of 5 and 19 participate in North Carolina 4-H activities each year with the help of 19,000 adult and youth volunteers.

4-H Summer Adventure Programs in Archdale

4-H Classes to be held in Archdale at the Archdale United Methodist Church 11543 N. Main St., Archdale next week include:

CROSS STITCH FOR BEGINNERS
When: July 22-23
Time: 9 am - Noon
Ages: 10 & up
Cost: $5.00
Instructor: Brenda Eurillo
Location: Archdale UMC
Class size: 8
Description: Learn the basics of counted cross stitch by
making two simple stitched designs!

INDIAN LORE & WEAPONS DAY
Date: Thursday, July 24
Time: 9 am - 2 pm
Ages: 8 & up
Cost: $3.00
Chaperone: Brenda Eurillo
Location: Archdale UMC
Class size: 8
Description: Try your skills at shooting a bow & arrow.
Explore simple tools from Native Americans. Bring lunch &
a drink.

SHOOTING SPORTS
Date: Friday, July 25
Time: 8:15 am - 4:45 pm
Ages: 11 & up
Cost: $15.00
Instructor: Millstone Camp staff
Location: Meet @ Archdale UMC
Class size: 10
Description: Join us for a day of shooting fun and adventure
at Millstone Camp. This day long event will offer instruction
from certified camp staff on firearm safety, rifelry, archery,
and shotguns. Campers will also enjoy a canoe ride
Bring a lunch & drink wear close toed shoes, No Sandals!

To register for these courses, please register with Dawn Cheek, 4-H Office Assistant at 318-6000

4-H Ecology Class

Sign up now for two days of fun and learning about ECOLOGY at our 4-H Ecology Class to be held on Thursday, July 31 and Friday, August 1. The class will be held at the Archdale United Methodist Church, 11543 N. Main St., Archdale.

The class will be held from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM each day. The ecology class is designed for youth 11 - 14 years of age.

The class is just $15 and will include information on food chains, owl pellets, and insect identification. Youth will get a chance to study nature, conduct science experiments, learn about habitats and explore a stream. Participants should wear old clothes and shoes that can get wet. NO FLIP FLOPS! Participants should bring a sack lunch & a drink.

Carolyn Langley, Randolph County Extension Director will teach this summer adventure class.

To register call Dawn Cheek, 4-H Office Assistant at 318-6000.

Seating is limited so register today.

Hunter Safety Education Program Offered

Each year, Randolph County 4-H cooperates with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to sponsor a Hunter Safety Education Course. The hunter education course instills in students the knowledge and skill to be a responsible and safe hunter. This class will be held August 11, 13, 18 and 20.

Tom Wassack is the instructor who does a great job of helping participants learn the importance of safety in the outdoor setting. Cost for the instruction is just $2.00 and you must be 12 years or older to attend. The class will be held at North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Randolph County Center, 112 West Walker Avenue in Asheboro. We are located in the lower level of the Sandhills Mental Health Center across from Asheboro High School.

During the safety education course, you will learn information about hunter responsibility; wildlife conservation and management, first aid, specialty hunting and tree stand safety. In addition the following topics will be covered: firearms and ammunition, gun care and cleaning, handguns and proper handling, vision and color, ten commandments of gun safety, archery safety, game identification, fundamentals of shooting, hunter ethics, hunting in North Carolina and hunter - landowner relationships.

To register for the class call our 4-H office. Our telephone number in Asheboro is 318-6000, in Liberty/Greensboro is 218-4000 and in Trinity/Archdale is 819-3000.

4-H Sci-Fi Camp A HIT!

12 youth have been participating in the 4-H Sci-Fi Camp in Randolph County. Instructor, Susan Garkalns has been designing experiments with different fabrics and fibers. In addition, youth took a field trip to Hickory Mountain Weavery and learned about the many looms used to create fabrics and textiles.

Youth are dying fabrics using koolaid, cabbage and spinach. Youth have learned to warp a loom and have begun the task of WEAVING! Everyone would tell you that they have learned a lot of patience this week.

The pictures show scraping a pineapple leaf to extract a fiber and warping a loom by hand.

State 4-H Horse Show Swap Shop

Do you like to look at horse tack? Well this swap shop might be for you!

Once again a swap shop (consignment booth) will be available at the State 4-H Horse Show. A 10% consignment fee for sold items will be donated to the NC 4-H Horse Program to support national team travel. All 4-H members, parents, instructors, etc. are encouraged to go through and collect any items they may want to sell and make some money as well as support the program, at the same time. The forms can also be found at the Extension Horse Husbandry website
(http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/horse/hhmain.html) under state show handouts.