Stokes County 4-H wants to thank the following people who are rotating off the Advisory Council:

Betsy Mitchell, Ronda Durham, Gladys Jones, and Greg Collins


 You’ve all been a great support to the 4-H program, and we appreciate it!

April 1- Farmer’s Appreciation Dinner

April 8– Leaders/County Council meeting

April 14-Advisory Council meeting

April 15-Ambassador Portfolio due

April 19– Chef Don’s Teach N Taste (register by March 29)

May 3– Registration opens for Summer activities!

Happy Birthday- March Babies

• 
• Taylor Burnett
•  Hope Cooper
• Jesse Cooper
• Haley Copenhaver
• Garrett Covington
• Harley Craig
• Quinn Cullen
• Thalia Durling
• Kendra Folger
• Allison Hartman
• Amber Hawkins
• Shannon Hill
• Lily Knepp
• Madelyn McKinney       
• Haylee Nowlin
• Ashley Philyaw
• Alisha Price                                           
• Jessica Smith
• Meredith Smith
• Stone Snider
• Emma Stanbery
• Josie Stanbery
• Gabe Tedder
• Shannon Webb
•  Amanda Wilson
• Emily Wilson.

March 4– Nutrition Fair

March 5-6: North Central Teen Retreat

April 1– Leaders/County Council meeting

April 14-Advisory Council meeting

April 15-Ambassador Portfolio due

Upcoming Event- Nutrition Fair March 4

Nutrition Fair will be held at Calvary Church in King on Main Street. Entries can be brought at 5:30, however, judging will not begin until 6:00 p.m. All information can be found at www.stokes.ces.ncsu.edu . Note: You must turn in your information to Terri Bost by February 26.

Happy Birthday February 4-H'ers

Melanie Avent, Melissa Avent, Christopher Bowman, Cheyenne Burdette, Ozzy Cedillos, Keylan Coe,



Odessa Daniels, Hollie Dow, James Etheridge, Laren Evans, Sarah Fatz, D’Andrea France, Taylor Hill,


Nate Hundley, Grace Jernigan, Hannah King, Christian Marshall, Samantha Marshall, Alaina Mathis,


Ryker Moorefield, Denise Moses, Jaclyn Pack, Roger Phillips, Abigail Quesenberry, Lowell Shotton,


Taylor Shouse, Katie Simmons, Kelsie Singleton, Bailey Taylor, Bailey Thomas, Abigail Tuttle,


Kathleen Albee, Diane Blakemore, Carson Bollman, Adam Brown, Amy Christie, Candace Elliott,


Cody Elliott, Fisher Elliott, Casey Goolsby, Nickolas Harvey, Miranda Hundley, Karly Johnson,


Caitlin Langeberg, Christiana Marsh, Emily Marshall, Tabitha Marshall, Clarice Matthews,


Cole Newsome, Travis Nickelston, Carolyn Ross, Jeffrey Sedlacek, Cathy Smith, Kaitlyn Stone,


Matthew Strader, Gary Wilkins Jr., William Wright, and Emily Young

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

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!