CALHOUN YOUTH CELEBRATE NATIONAL 4-H WEEK OCT. 3-9

(10/04/2010)

October 3-9 is National 4-H Week, and Calhoun County is celebrating by having 4-H members wear their camp shirts on Monday, October. 4th, displaying posters promoting 4-H around the community, having a window display at the main branch of Calhoun Banks during the week and the fall sports 4-H kickoff Bon Fire on October 9th beginning at 7:00 p.m.

We invite those students involved in fall sports (varsity, junior varsity or peewee) as well as the general public to come out and wearing your Red Devil Red or White and support our local athletes and celebrate with 4-H.

In Calhoun County, more than 70 members and 20 volunteers are involved in 4-H.

You can join the 4-H community today. To learn how to become a 4-H member or volunteer leader in Calhoun County, contact Curtis Garretson, Extension Agent, at West Virginia University Cooperative Extension, Calhoun County at 304-354-6332 or email curtis.garretson@mail.wvu.edu

4-H is a community where more than 6.5 million young people learn leadership, citizenship and life skills. Learn more about the 4-H adventure at calhoun.ext.wvu.edu

Calhoun County 4-H Clubs, listed by name, leader and assistant, location of meeting and meeting date and time:

Arnoldsburg Eagles; Crystal Brenneman 304-655-7647, Cheri White; Arnoldsburg Community Building; 1st Monday at 6:30.

Grantsville Guppies; Sandy McCumbers 304-354-6433; Calhoun Co. Bank; 1st Thursday at 4:00.

Big Bend Boulders; Shane Steigleder 304-354-6005; Brooksville Baptist ChurchFamily Life Center; 2nd Tuesday at 6:30.

Mt. Zion Cardinals; David Weaver 304-354-6217, Kevin Cunningham; Mt. Zion United Methodist Church; 2nd Monday at 6:30.

Pleasant Hill Corn Poppers; Jacob McCumbers 304-354-6433, JJ Bremar; Pleasant Hill School; 2nd Tuesday at 3:30.

Silver Spurs Horse Club; Lisa Page 304-655-8020, Tracy Cottrell; Upper West Fork Community Park; 2nd Monday at 6:30.

Southern Calhoun Cougars; Kelli Zwoll 304-655-8093, Shelley Goad; Upper West Fork Community Park; 3rd Monday at 6:30.

Teen Leaders; Kelley Houchin 304-655-7421; Calhoun Middle-High School; Lunch Break (listen to announcements)