Take time to be thankful

Come join us for our annual Gingerbread Creation Competition!

The competition is a service project and helps the Senior Services of Stokes County. Some of the houses will go to the Senior Services, while others will be auctioned. Inviet as many people as possible to our event.

Registration date: November 27

Competition date: December 3

Where: Extension Office (Community Service Bldg.) Danbury

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Important Dates

November 7           Centennial Bash @ Kirby Creek Equine
November 19          Project Book class
November 21-22    State 4-H Council Conference

November 27          Gngerbread deadline

Happy Birthday November 4-H'ers!

Erin Barile, Tanner Birkholz, Cody Boeglin, Katie Cromer,

Adelaide Elliott, John Fischer, Antoinette

France, Garcia Guadalupe, Mycheal Hubbard-

Holden, Andy Knepp, Denae Kohler, Savannah

Langeberg, Tijuana Linster, Rachel Martin,

Abigail McBride, Tony McGee, Christina

McHone, Emma Petree, Angel Porter, Anna Russell,

Ashley Simms, Robert Sinon, Amy Stiltner,

Hamilton Taylor, Nicole Thompson, Leah Walsh

Celebrate Stokes County’s 4-H Centennial Bash

When:     Saturday, November 7, 2009

Where:   Kirby Creek Equine, 1049 Pilot Knob Lane, Pinnacle, NC 27043



Time:      Celebration begins at 11:00 (Walk-a-thon registration 9:00 Walk begins at 10)


Cost:       $1 per person

                                Food- Fellowship-Fun

Live Auction 12:00-1:00 p.m. Items include: Framed print of historic Nancy Reynolds, Dan River Print, Gift cards from various vendors, Chardonnay from Stokes County’s Germanton Winery, $100 gift basket from Clinique, $50 gift card from East Coast Wings, and much more!!! Musical performance by: Katelyn Marks at 2:00 p.m. Other events: Inflatable games, sweet-potato cook-off, mule wagon rides, face-painting, youth games, etc…. Come out for a day filled with fun!!!!

Upcoming Events

Date:     October 24, 2009

Event:    Health and Wellness Event

Where:   King Medical Center

Upcoming Events

Advisory Meeting                    October 14 4:00pm at Extension Office


Ambassador Portfolios Due     October 15 Due to Terri October 12

Archery program                     October 17 Camp Sertoma 2-4pm (limit 12 kids)

Health & Wellness Day            October 24 King Medical Center

Look Who is Celebrating a Birthday!!

Faith Lester, Lorena Albee, Ben Bowen, Kennedy Brown, Knox
Browning, Elizabeth Byers, Luke Childress, Carlie Davis,
Killian Davis, Morgan Frisbee, Melody Gibson, Christian
Gossett, Scotti Hooker, Shelby Hubbard, Dylan King,
Jacob Kline, Alek Knight, Destiny Lankford, Andrea Lester,
Julie Linville, Karena Loggins, Heather Marshall,
Hannah McBride, Marcus McKinney, Madison Meadows,
Madeline Mitchell, Miranda Nickelston, Emily Pace, Taylor
Richardson, Raymond Roberts, Montana Rose, Sara
Russell, Emily Smith, Lauren Stone, Eli Thomas, Seth
Tucker, Kayleigh Weavil, Jackson Willard,

and Haleigh Yontz

Attention Teens: Council Conference Nov. 21-22

Are you interested in meeting other teens from across North Carolina? Do enjoy leadership workshops and other fun activities? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Council Conference is for you! Call or email Terri Bost. I hope to see you there!

Cost is $140/teen or $80/Sat only!
Date: Nov 21-22
Place: Raleigh, NC
Registration due October 30!

Bull's-Eye

Take Aim!

Are you interested in learning archery, and practicing your skills with a bow and arrow? If your answer is yes, come to the 4-H archery workshop.

October 17, 2009

2:00 p.m.

Camp Sertoma

This workshop will be hands-on. You will be taught by certified archery instructors! Come and learn about the shooting sports program and get involved in something new!

For more information, contact Terri
at 593-8179 or terri_bost@ncsu.edu.

National 4-H Week

October 5-10, 2009

Show Your Support:





October 5 Chick-Fil-A is hosting a 4-H Spirit Night 5-8 p.m.


October 6 Wear 4-H Green Day!! A great way to show your 4-H pride.


October 7 McAlister's Deli is hosting a 4-H Community Night


October 8 Domino's Pizza (King Location) A percentage of sales is donated to 4-H


October 9 7:00 p.m. Movie Night at the Extension Office WOW!!!


Bring your friends ! (Introduce them to 4-H) Bring blankets/pillows (Get Comfy)


Drinks and Popcorn are provided :-) Yum!

summer activities

Summer in Stokes County is getting underway. Registration started May 1 and ends on May 30! There is not much time left, so don't forget to sign up for the programs which are being offered this year! You can access the summer brochure and registration card online at http://stokes.ces.ncsu.edu/files/library/85/2009%20Summerfun%20Brochure.pdf and http://stokes.ces.ncsu.edu/files/library/85/2009registrationcard.pdf

Here are some of the things happening this year:

• goat camp
• horse camp
• lamb camp
• biotech camp (solve a crime)
• Congress
• Cardmaking/stamping
• Art
• 100 years and more (many different activities to celebrate the past)
• Emerald Pointe
• SciWorks overnight trip
• Zoo Snooze
• Automotive program.
• FIRE!
• Girls' Night Out
• and much much more!!!!

Don't hesitate!!! Sign up and get ready for a great summer!

Teen Retreat is coming up!!!!! It is an awesome event where teens go to hang out, do workshops, dance, elect district officers, etc This year we're having a scavenger hunt and staying in a hotel. The dates are March 20-21, & the deadline to sign up is February 20th. The age limit is 13+. Hope to see you all there!!!!

Stokes County 4-H pretty much rocks my socks like a fox that mocks an ox in a box that locks carried by jocks.