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Solute to 4-H
Members
bring home
the blue
In 1984 Forsyth County Junior and
Senior 4-H members brought home 11
first place ribbons from District Pro
ject Achievement competition.
All had won at the county level last
December. Senior high 4-H’ers who
won at DPA competed for state hon
ors this August in Atlanta.
First place DPA winners and then
projects were: Christy Bell, general
performing arts; Ben Bagwell, fruit
and vegetable production; Gene Gar
rett, food conservation and safety;
Mark Kirby, swine; Scott Kirby,
poultry; Tonia Odum, communica
tions; Rebecca Parks, instrumental
performing arts; Laurie Pirkle, Can
ning; Chris Roden, safety; Kerensa
Shoemake, sport and outdoor recre
ation; Devin Wright, plants, soil and
fertilizers.
Second place finishers were: Eric
Roden, wildlife; Ginger Russell, gen
eral performing arts; Nancee
Thomas, health. Third place winners
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OCTOBER 7-13,1 984
the following merchants:
Mark Heard
Fuel Co.
Nflf- 19 North QA7 11777
umming, Ga. 00/'iJwv
Farmers
Mutual
Exchange
Spot Road • Cumming, Ga.
887-2245
Holtzclaw
Bros.
Holtzclaw Dr.
off of Holtzclaw Rd.
Cumming, Ga.
887-6281
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were: Brian Bagwell, fruits, vegeta
bles and nuts; Brian Phillips, sport
Cash
Poultry
Farm
Old Riley Rd. qO7 7 A >lO
Cumming, Ga. 00/'JUtO
Charles
Turner
& Son
Route 2
Cumming, Ga. 887-3072
Ducktown
66
Hwy. 20 007 OCQO
Cumming, Ga. 00/"#Doa
First place winners at District Project Achievement
and outdoor recreation. Other partici
pants were: Laura Pugh, public
speaking; Dede Thomas, health; and
Amy Warbington, breads.
Georgia Farmers
Livestock Comm.
Hwy. 20 • Cumming, Ga.
887-2391
Gilleland
and Son
Heardsville
Cumming, Ga. 887-3471
Granny's
Greenhouse
Hwy. 20
West on
Cumming, Ga. 887-5700
Great American
Auction Co.
Tony Reed
Cumming, Ga. 889-0816
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS—SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1984-
Cloverleaf members
fare well in contests
This year a number of Cloverleaf 4-
H’ers competed in District Project
Achievement at the Rock Eagle 4-H
Center near Eatonton, and brought
home six first-place ribbons from the
competition.
The six local fifth and sixth grade
students to place first in the district
competition included Heather John
son, canning; Julie Garner, fruits,
vegetables and nuts; Jennifer Da
vies, public speaking; Kim Shoe
make, archery; John Paul Watson,
lamb and meat goats; and Darron
Wright, forestry.
In addition, the Forsyth County 4-H
Club was presented the Award of
Excellence for its programs and par
ticipation in activities.
Other Cloverleaf 4-H’ers participat
ing in DPA, and their project place
ments, included: Kim Shoemake,
third, communications; Amy Castle
berry, second, beef; Curtis
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Just because school was over didn’t mean that 4-H activities had
ended. Four-H’ers had the opportunity to attend a large number of
fun and educational 4-H events. One of these events was a 3-D Art
Class instructed by Jim deSana (shown above). Ten Forsyth County
4-H Club members spent two days In August learning about 3-D art.
The 4-H’ers, from fifth to ninth grade age, designed replicas of
Poole’s Mill Bridge, complete with galvanized roof and trees and
shrubs.
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What you see in the background of this photo looks like a store, or
maybe a post office, or possibly a welcome center. But, it’s none of
the above, it’s a barn. The reason it doesn’t look like a barn is
because it belongs to country singing star Kenny Rogers, whose
property was the site of his annual 4-H Horse Auction. A total of ISO
Forsyth County 4-H’ers attended the event. The 4-H’ers had the
opportunity to buy outstanding horses at only a fraction ofir value.
Why 4-H is so important
Kids today with all of the pressures
of the world against them need posi
tive activities and values!
That’s why 4-H is so important.
Four-H shows our kids a better way to
live and how to become caring, confi
dent and responsible members of the
community.
Values like hard work, self-respect,
concern for others, leadership, re
sponsibility and determination to be
the best you can be are values that 4-
4-H Camp is fun-filled days
One of the highlights of every Clo
verleaf 4-H’ers year is a week at 4-H
Camp.
In August of this year, nearly 75
Forsyth County 4-H’ers spent five
fun-filled days at 4-H Camp Rock
Eagle near Eatonton.
Camp Rock Eagle, which is cele
brating its 30th year of camping, is
the largest youth camp in the nation.
Brookshire, horses; Trent Odum,
third, general recreation; Richard
Thomas, second, woodworking; and
Terry Smith, second, wildlife.
Seven other Cloverleafs also pre
sented projects, including: Milena
Parks, performing arts, general;
Tara Wood, wildlife; Kelly Stand
ridge, horses; Shanna Dunbar, hu
man development; Angel Bennett,
between-meal snacks; David Layton,
shooting sports; and Cory McPher
son, poultry. The Forsyth County
Rifle Team, composed of Senior 4-
H’ers Amy Warbington, Eric Roden,
Ben Bagwell and Bobby Brookshire,
placed second in its district competi
tion. Senior member Kerensa Shoe
make and Junior member Chris
Roden participated in the DPA ar
chery competition, and Shoemake
advanced to the state competition in
August with her second-place finish.
Summer 4-H fun
This is a barn?
H has stood for since it began in 4917
and values that have stayed with the
more than 40 million adults who were
once 4-H members.
America and 4-H have changed an
awful lot since 1917. But today, more
than ever, kids need the sense of
direction and purpose that 4-H gives
them.
Please join with us as we celebrate
National 4-H Week.
The 4-H’ers had the opportunity to
pick from a large number of classes
ranging from canoeing to biking.
They also found time to take advan
tage of Rock Eagle’s two swimming
pools, putt-putt course, softball fields
and a 50-acre lake.
If you are in the fifth through eighth
grades and would like to attend camp
next year, contact the Forsyth
County Extension Service at 887-2418.
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