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Alexander County 4-H
Newsletter
                                              November 2023
Project Record Books

It's time to start getting your 4-H Project Record Books completed!!!

What is a 4-H Project Record Book?
A 4-H project record book is a compilation of all of a 
4-Her's work in a given year regarding a specific topic.

Who does a 4-H Project Record Book?
All 4-Her's are welcome and encouraged to do this!!! The age divisions for competition are    5-7, 8-10,11-12,13-15, and 16-18.

Project books are required to go to some events like the annual Electric Congress.
If you are working on your project book and have questions you can reach out to DJ via phone 828-632-3125 or email dj_salyer@ncsu.edu



Congrats to Alexander County
4-H'er, Dylyn Davis, for getting 6th Place at State Level in the 2023 Dr. Kim Ingold Photography Contest!

Alexander County 4-H held a 4-H Mystery Trip on October 23, 2023.  The group traveled to the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro to learn about wildlife and explore the park.  

We had an awesome time and saw a lot of cool animals!!
Alexander 4-H Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Below are the results from this year's competition:
1st place- Lucas Hardin
2nd place- Eden Mayberry
3rd place- Mattie Spainhour

Winners will can pick up their prize at the Cooperative Extension office starting today!!

To view all entries please visit our Facebook page.
Alexander 4-H held the Apple Peeling Contest at the Taylorsville Apple Festival on October 21, 2023.  A special thanks to Shockers 4-H Club for coming and assisting with the contest.  There were several competitors and the longest peel was 67"!!

Below are the final results:

  • Derald Ward won the men's division with 67"
  • Daisy G won the women's division with 35"
  • Hunter Sherman won the youth division with 12"

All of the winners were given a gift certificate for a bag of apples of their choosing from Deal Orchards.
Alexander County 4-H Clubs

Now is a great time to get involved with 4-H Clubs in Alexander County.  Below is a list of our active clubs at this time.  If you are looking for a club and need more information please contact the 4-H Office at 828-632-3125.
Alexander County Livestock 4-H Club-meets 1st Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Location:  Alexander County Service Center

The Livestock Club met the first Monday in October at the NC Cooperative Extension-Alexander County Center. Grace Iversen talked about tractor pulling and showed her father’s pulling tractor. We plan to go to a dairy farm in November. The time and date will be sent out at a later time. The Taylorsville House asked if anyone is interested to donate candy and fall flowers if possible.
 
Alexander County 4-H Garden Club-meets 1st Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m.  Location:  Alexander County Service Center

The 4H Garden Club met this past month to learn about how the beautiful fall colors appear in leaves! Did you know that most of those fall colors are actually in the leaves year round? It turns out that once the dominant color (green- chlorophyll) is done producing sugars or food for the trees, it breaks down, fading to show the pretty yellows and oranges! Unlike the other colors that always exist in the leaf, red is actually produced as the green color of chlorophyll breaks down.  The kids also used a variety of fall colored leaves to make their own “natural stained glass” to hang on their windows!!
 
Southern Grace 4-H Club-meets 3rd Thursday of each month at 5:00 p.m.  Location:  Alexander County Service Center (They are not accepting new members at this time.)

The Southern Grace 4-H Club was not able to meet in October.  
 
Shockers 4-H Electric Club-meets 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Location:  Alexander County Service Center

The Shockers Club met in October and completed a soldering project to construct a continuity tester.  Members assisted with the Apple Peeling Contest at the Taylorsville Apple Festival.  The club is also collecting items for the dialysis clinic in Taylorsville and will be collecting items until the week of Thanksgiving.  Please drop off items at the NC Cooperative Extension-Alexander County Center.  Our next meeting will be November 21.
 
Whisk it Up 4-H Cooking Club-meets 4th Thursday of each month at 4:00 p.m. Location:  Alexander County Service Center
Whisk it up club, in collaboration with the Taylorsville Apple Festival, decorated apples for the Kids Decorated Apple Contest. We had a total of 9 entries and two of our 4-H youth had their apples placed! Huge congratulations to Makayla Dillion and Sydney Holcomb for winning 2nd and 3rd place. Check out all the decorated apples.

ALL 4-H members and volunteers MUST be enrolled in 4-H Online to participate in any programs or clubs that are provided by Alexander County 4-H.

If you have any questions regarding enrollment or need help with enrollment please contact DJ Salyer at 828-632-3125.  Again, no child or volunteer can participate in 4-H events without being enrolled.
National Days in November:

  • November 2nd -  National Deviled Egg Day
  • November  8th - National STEM Day
  • November 11th - Veterans Day (Alexander County offices will be closed Nov. 10)
  • November 23rd -  Thanksgiving Day (Alexander County offices will be closed November 23 & 24)

Alexander County 4-H Programming
is sponsored by Alexander County United Way
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NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension.

Extension's 4-H program is the largest youth development organization in North Carolina. We help over 247,000 young people grow into active, contributing citizens each year.


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