Wayne County 4-H News

In January 2019, the Wayne County Extension Office delivered winter cards to the residents at the Wayne Nursing Home. 4-H members made over 70 cards in December as a community service project, in an effort to deliver some good cheer in January.

Wayne County 4-H members competed in the West Virginia 4-H Air Rifle Competition in Morgantown on January 26, 2019. Chase Smith and Andrew Kelly made the top four out of 20 competitors and will represent the county and state at the National 4-H Shooting Sports competition in Nebraska this June. Chase Smith placed first in the state competition and also set a new state record with a score of 521. Other placings include: Andrew Kelley in 2nd place with a score of 517; Alex Hall in 6th place with a score of 474; Breanna Crockett in 7th place with a score of 473; and Kelton Creed in 12th place with a score of 450. Ayden Copley placed 6th out of 10 competitors in the Junior Division with a score of 393.

Coaches and competitors include (l-r): Tim Smith (Coach), Andrew Kelley, Chase Smith, Bruce Crockett (Coach), Ayden Copley, Kelton Creed, Breanna Crockett, and Alex Hall. The 4-H Shooting Sports program has a long-standing tradition in Wayne County. It started back 2005 and has featured many successes for youth and coaches over the years. To learn more about this and other programs with the Wayne County 4-H Program, please contact the WVU Extension in Wayne County at 304-272-6839.

This spring, Wayne County will be looking to secure Mentors and Community Coordinators for its five Energy Express sites during the summer of 2019. Energy Express is a nationally-recognized literacy and nutrition program. Community Coordinators and mentors either recruit, train or supervise volunteers to assist Energy Express children during reading, writing, art, drama and non-competitive recreational activities. The selection process begins March 1. Apply online.

Call the Wayne County office at 304-272-6839 if you have any questions.

Wayne County will have five Energy Express sites for the summer of 2019. The sites will include: Ceredo-Kenova, Buffalo Elementary, Crum PreK-8, East Lynn Elementary, and Fort Gay PreK-8.

The 4-H Ambassadors stand with a quilt block that was completed in the last month. This quilt block will join the Wayne County 4-H Heritage Quilt Trail. The teens present include (l-r): Chase Smith, Zara Harold, Sarah Ferry, Brenna Barnett, Kelton Creed, and Cameron Cade, missing Conner Hall.

The 4-H Ambassadors held their monthly meeting on January 15, 2019. They worked on a promotional video for the 2019 National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA) that will be held at The Greenbrier November 3-7 to help showcase a few of the great things about Wayne County, WV. They are among teens across the state, creating unique videos about their county while promoting the 2019 conference.

Members of the 4-H Ambassadors (Erin Ferry and Conner Hall) met with the Wayne County Commissioners to learn more recycling efforts in the county, given their interest to help expand these efforts. The 4-H Ambassadors are a group of teens engaged in community service efforts. To learn more, please contact the Wayne County office at 304-272-6839.

The WVU Extension Service Wayne County Office started the 8-week long computer science program on January 4 at Lavalette Elementary with the 4th and 5th grade classes. Through this program, youth will learn basic computer science principles in a hands-on and engaging way. To learn more about this program, please contact our office at 304-272-6839.

The Wayne County Regional Qualifier was held January 5. Results will be known at a later in January once targets are scored. Many thanks to all our coaches for their dedication and commitment over the past several months of weekly practices.

The youth who competed include: Addy Smith, Aubrey Dillon, Ayden Copley, Matthew Crockett, Duke Parsley, Breanna Crockett, Okey Napier, Alex Hall, Kelton Creed, Andrew Kelley, and Chase Smith.

Two Horse Shows have been announced for 2019. The dates include:

Open Horse Show: July 27, Registration at 8:30 a.m., show at 10 a.m.