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Interested in helping create the 2019 Gordon County 4-H Fair Booth for the Northwest Georgia Regional Fair? Come to the first fair booth planning meeting at the 4-H office on Tuesday, August 20 from 5-7 p.m.
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Six Flags White Water is sponsoring 4-H Days in the month of June and July. 4-H’ers and guests can visit the White Water park any operating day in June & July for just $31.00 per person (children two years and younger are free). This is a savings of over $19.00 per person! Plus $1.50 from…
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Six Flags is sponsoring 4-H Days from July 1 – September 2. Tickets are valid until December 29, 2019. 4-H’ers and guests can visit the Six Flags park any operating day for just $35.99 plus tax per person (children two years and younger are free). This is a savings of over $28.00 per person! Plus…
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Two students from Gordon County 4-H were selected for an exciting opportunity this summer to tour agriculture across the state of Georgia in an urban-rural exchange program. The program consisted of 24 youth on two 3-day trips, the first in June to south Georgia and the second in July to Atlanta. The two 4-H’ers representing…
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Weekend in the Classic City, scheduled for September 27 through 29, 2019 and hosted by Georgia Collegiate 4-H Club, provides high school youth (9th-12th grade) the opportunity to learn more about higher education and life as a college student. The event, held on the University of Georgia’s campus, offers youth to explore: • College search…
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It’s time for the 26th Unity Run! The Unity Run is a 5K Run/Walk that begins at Gordon Central High School at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. The 1K Kids Run begins at 5:00 pm beside the Gordon Central High School baseball field. Details about the race can be found by clicking the…
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The Georgia 4-H Food Showcase is composed of 4 different contests. 4-H’ers may compete in 1 of the 3 morning contests consisting of Egg Preparation Demonstration (Junior and Senior 4-H’ers), Chicken Barbecue Contest (Senior 4-H’ers) or Turkey Barbecue Contest (Senior 4-H’ers). 4-H’ers may also participate as county Junior and Senior teams in the Georgia 4-H…
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As all of our students are now back in school and we are gearing up for a great new year in 4-H, I wanted to take a minute to look back on our 2018-2019 program year at the amazing accomplishments of our youth and volunteers. As you can see in the images above, Gordon County…
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Clovers and Co. Show Production Crew applications are now available and must be received by the state office on or before Wednesday, July 17, 2019!! Each member will learn about: Lighting systems, stage layout and creating light program for a show. Sound system, components, cabling, setup, troubleshooting Staging, general resources – for all those miscellaneous…
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2019 Small Ruminant Evening Workshop Sheep and goat producers can increase their knowledge on how to better care for their herds. “We have a full evening of topics to cover,” said Greg Bowman, Gordon County Extension ANR Agent. Speakers from Fort Valley State University and University of Georgia Extension will be on hand to share…
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