Horse Workshops Offered

Horse Educational Series Announced
North Carolina Cooperative Extension and Davie County Large Animal Hospital are co-sponsoring a series of educational programs starting in February. The programs will be as follows:

February 21:
Pasture Management and Poisonous Plants – Phil Rucker
Nutrition – Dr. Tim Potter
Water Issues – Amy Thomas
Plant Toxicity, Laminitis, Grass Founder and Metabolic Syndrome – Dr. Jim Meeker

March 21:
Fencing – Phil Rucker
First Aid – Dr. Jim Meeker
Turn Out Management – Dr. Tim Potter

April 25:
Evaluation of Conformation, Form to Function – Dr. Tim Potter
Lameness Issues Related to Conformation – Dr. Tim Meeker
Shoeing – Joel Hunt

Dates for the fall are September 19, October 24 and November 21, topics and speakers to be determined.

For more information, call us here at the Cooperative Extension Office, 318-6000

4-H Honors Night is scheduled

Mark Friday night, February 27 on your calendar and plan to join us for the annual HONORS NIGHT Celebration to be held at First Presbyterian Church in Asheboro. A spaghetti dinner will be served beginning at 6:30 followed by our awards program!

The theme for our 2009 Honors Night Celebration is: Randolph County 4-H CAN DO! With our CAN DO attitude we will collect CANS of FOOD for Christians United Outreach Food Pantry! 4-H club members and their families are asked to bring cans of food to be donated! If you would like to get this collection started, you may drop your cans of food off at our office now!

We will also celebrate the 100th anniversary of 4-H in North Carolina with a birthday cake celebration! We have ordered 4-H Centennial t-shirts and they have arrived. If you would like to purchase a 4-H t-shirt, they are $8 each and we have them here at the Extension Office. In addition, we will sell the shirts at our Honors Night program too!

All club members and their families are invited to participate, however reservation must be made by calling 318-6000 and letting us know how many from your family will join us!

2009 NC 4-H Performing Arts Troupe

In recognition of the North Carolina 4-H Centennial, we are pleased to announce that in 2009 4-H’ers and leaders from across the state will have the opportunity to be involved in a new version of the 4-H Performing Arts Troupe.

Current 4-H members ages 12-18 will have the opportunity to audition for the 30-40 performing roles in the Troupe.

4-H’ers who are more interested in the technical components of the show can apply to work with our technical staff in the areas of costumes, props, set, lighting and sound.

Visit this website for the application form.

Costs: There will be a $300 participant fee for all 4-H aged performers and technical students to cover the cost of the rehearsal weekend in May and the weekend rehearsals before Congress. There will be no participant fee for adult leaders. All performers, technical students and adult volunteers must register for Congress which requires an additional registration fee to cover room and meals for the Congress week.

For more information, contact Barb Dunn Swanson at NC Cooperative Extension, Randolph County Center, 318-6000.

4-H Centennial T-Shirts Are Here

Dear Randolph County 4-H members,

We have received our shipment of Randolph County 4-H Centennial green t-shirts. We ordered shirts in the following sizes:

Youth - SMALL, MEDIUM and LARGE

Adult - SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, XLARGE, XXLARGE

The cost of each shirt is just $8. We will have them for sale at our 4-H Honors Night Celebration on Friday - February 27 at First Presbyterian Church.

You can also stop by our office and purchase a t-shirt. We are located at 112 W. Walker Ave. Asheboro.

If you have other questions, don't hesitate to contact us at 318-6000.

Junior 4-H Camp

Randolph County 4-H will take 6 boys and 6 girls to 4-H camp June 21 - 26 at Camp Swannanoa near Asheville NC.

While at camp youth will participate in archery, swimming, hiking, arts and crafts, zip line, cook-out and develop an appreciation of the great outdoors!

Cost to attend this outdoor adventure is just $300. This fee includes all meals, lodging program supplies and transportation to and from camp. What a bargain!

If you are interested in attending, a $50 non-refundable deposit is due into our office by January 15. The balance of the bill will be due in late May.

Here is the camp application form

Return the application and deposit to NC Cooperative Extension, Randolph County Center 112 W. Walker Street Asheboro, NC 27203

For additional questions about camp, please call our office at 318-6000.

NC 4-H Centennial Stamp

I have been telling you about the 4-H Centennial that North Carolina is celebrating in 2009. Well, the next item that is available is the NC 4-H Centennial Stamp.

If you are interested in ordering some stamps the form is attached!

We are all gearing up to celebrate the centennial. These stamps will be a real 4-H keepsake!

4-H Horse Bowl Contest Scheduled

The North Central District 4-H Horse Bowl Contest will be held at the Guilford County Extension office on February 14, 2009 with registration starting at 9am and contest starting at 10am. Preregistration is required!

All entry forms must be postmarked by January 23. There will be a $10 cost per team to enter in the contest.

Check out the entry form here!