Todd County

P.O. Box 97

Elkton, KY 42220-0097

(270) 265-5659

Fax: (270) 265-3534

www.ca.uky.edu/ces

lmccuist@uky.edu

November 2014 The 4-H Poinsettia Sales are in full swing during the month of

November. All 4-H school club members should have received

poinsettia order forms in October. If you need another order

form, stop by the 4-H office to pick one up. Great prizes are avail-

able this year...any youth selling 5 or more will receive a pair of

4-H sunglasses. Any youth selling 10 or more poinsettias will re-

ceive a 4-H back sack. Any youth selling 20 or more will receive a

4-H t-shirt as well as the 4-H back sack and shades. The top 3

sellers in the county will receive cash prizes of $75, $50 and $25

for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place. Please do your best at selling these holi-

day flowers to your teachers, family, friends, local churches and

businesses as the profits go toward sending you to 4-H camp,

buying awards and trophies for your hard work, funding teen

leadership trips, supplying educational materials for club work

and much more. Plan to pick up poinsettias to deliver to your

buyers on Thursday, November 20th from the Court-

house/Extension meeting room in Elkton anytime after 11 a.m.

All forms and fees are due by Friday, November 14th to the

FRYSC in your school or to the 4-H Extension Office located in the

Courthouse.

If you are interested in

showing beef steers this

spring, the Clarksville Ar-

ea 4-H Better Beef Steer

Show and Sale is a great

opportunity. The manda-

tory weigh-in for the show

will be held on Saturday,

December 6, 2014 at

the Clarksville Arena

from 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Each 4-H’er may enter a

total of two calves, (3

steers can be weighed).

The minimum weight for

show is 1000 lbs. Appli-

cations are available

from the 4-H office. Call

the 4-H office for more

information. You must

provide your own trans-

portation and cattle to

participate in this pro-

gram.

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

4-H Ski Trip

4-H Craft Clubs

4-H Horse Club

4-H Cooking Club

4-H Shooting Sports

Teen News

4 - H S t e e r S h o w

C l a r k s v i l l e , T N A r e a S h o w

Poinsettia Sale Guidelines...

All youth enrolled in Todd

County 4-H should try to sell at

least 3-5 poinsettias.

Money should be collected

when the sale is made.

Get your money and forms in to

the 4-H office by Friday, Nov.

14th . (or your Family/Youth

Resource Center)

Poinsettias sell for $9.00 each

Poinsettias must be picked up

from the 4-H office on Thursday,

Nov. 20th and delivered.

4-H Teens between 8th

through 12th grades are

invited to get involved in

the 4-H Teen events this

season. **********

The Teen Council will meet

on Thursday, November

5th at the Extension of-

fice/room from 3:15 - 4

p.m. 4-H Ski trip forms

and poinsettia order forms

will be available at the

meeting. The first down

payment of $60.00 will

be due on Dec. 12th.

The 4-H Leadership

“Ski” retreat is set for

Feb. 5—7, 2015. Don’t

forget, if you want to go

on the trip, you must sell

at least 3 poinsettias,

volunteer at a 4-H club

meeting or activity and attend a 4-H Teen Coun-

cil meeting by January. The remainder of the

fees ($65.00) will be due by Jan. 23rd.

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Read the

newsletter for

opportunities

to get more

involved in 4-H

and become

eligible for the

4-H Leadership

(ski) retreat!

Bring a $10 gift to ex-

change marked

boy/girl and a snack.

Come on out for a fun

afternoon! If you are

interested in getting

involved, watch for the

March “Kick Off”

meeting date!

4-H Shooting Sports will

gear up for a new year in

March of 2015, but for

current members, there

is still a fun shoot this

winter season…

Dec. 7th - Annual

Polar Bear Shoot from

1:00 –4 p.m.

adults, but the club will pay for

its members. Call the 4-H office

by Nov. 7th to sign up. The club

is planning to ride in the Guthrie

and Trenton Christmas Parade

on Saturday, Dec. 6th at 10

a.m. and 3 p.m. respectively.

Mark your calendar now and

plan to join the fun! Come on

out and learn more about hors-

es at our next meeting. Bring a

friend and have a blast!

Attention all horse lovers and

riders...the 4-H Horse Club has

a fun outing planned for Satur-

day, November 22nd in

Murfreesboro, Tn. The Pat

Parelli Horsemanship Clinic is

an all day event and 4-H horse

club members are invited!

The cost to attend is $25 for

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With the holiday season fast approaching,

the towns of Todd County are gearing up for

their parades. Here’s the list of parades for

Elkton, Trenton and Guthrie….

Dec. 6—Trenton @ 3 p.m.

Dec. 6—Guthrie @ 10 a.m.

Dec. 13—Elkton @ 6 p.m.

Come on our and support Todd County!

assist with the 4-H clubs and this will

count toward the ski trip.

Schedule:

North Todd—Mon. Nov. 24th

(until 4:15 p.m.)

South Todd—Fri. Dec. 5th

(ERF—until 2:15 p.m. )

Supplies are provided to all youth

through a KYASAP grant!

3rd - 5th grader at each school!

are learning basic

cooking skills and infor-

mation about MY Plate

and proper nutrition.

Teens are welcome to

come to help in the

kitchen and through

out the meeting! Hope

to see you there!

The 4-H Cooking Club is

set for Friday, Nov. 7th at

Petrie Church. The club is

almost full, so if you want

to join, you must call or

e-mail first to see if there

is still space available. The

club meeting will begin at

2 p.m. Parent pick up is

3:30 p.m. Club members

Check out the Todd County 4-H Website at

www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/4h.Click on the

Kentucky Extension Offices link and go to the Todd

County news link. Plus—Todd County 4-H is on

Facebook so check us out and “Like” us!

Lee Ann McCuiston

County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development

A f t e r S c h o o l 4 - H C l u b s

4 - H C o o k i n g C l u b

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Join the fun at November’s 4-H

After School Craft Club Meet-

ings! November & early De-

cember will feature Holiday

crafts at both North and South

Todd Schools. Be sure to sign

up with the Family Resource

Center one week before your

club meeting date and bring a

note from home to stay after

school. Teens are needed to

Important 4-H Dates to Remember

Nov. 4 Election Day—No School!

Nov. 5 4-H Teen Council—3:15—4 pm.

Nov. 6 4-H Horse Club @TCMS—4:30—6 pm.

Nov. 6 4-H Fitness Club (@ 21st Century)

Nov. 7 4-H Cooking All Stars Club @ Petrie

Nov. 10 Curriculum Day—No School!

Nov. 13 4-H Fitness Club (@ 21st Century)

Nov. 14 Poinsettia orders & money due!

Nov. 20 Poinsettia pick up & deliver day!

Nov. 20 4-H Fitness Club (@ 21st Century)

Nov. 20 4-H Teen Activity—Poinsettia Delivery—3-5 p.m.

Nov. 20 Issues Conference - Jabez,KY

Nov. 22 Pat Parelli - Future of Horsemanship Tour—4-H Horse Club (Murfreesboro)

Nov. 24 North Todd 4-H Craft Club—3-4:15 pm.

Nov. 27 Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov.29 It’s Black Friday - No school!

Dec. 5 South Todd 4-H Craft Club—pick up 2:15 p.m.