Oconee County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday moved to recognize one of the county's educational youth programs by proclaiming the week of Oct.2 through Oct.8 National 4-H week.
The county's 4-H program educates and exposes children from elementary school to high school to the field of agricultural science. 4-H Participants may conduct research projects, raise livestock and develop additional life and leadership skills at competitions and conferences.
The proclamation, which was signed by each commissioner, was presented to the president of the 4-H club shortly after several members were recognized for their recent work and achievement at the State Congress 4-H Competition held in July.
Members Allison Barnes, Savanna Lockman, Bennett Guthrie, Kayla Bannister and Heidi Shroeder all came in first place for their individual projects, and will advance to the 4-H's National competition in October. Members Anna Kelley, Austin Daniel, Cole Daniel and Garrett Hibbs, were also recognized for winning the Dairy Quiz Bowl event at the state competition.
βWe urge all our citizens to observe this important event and give it the attention to which it is so rightly entitled,β Commission Chairman Melvin Davis said after issuing the proclamation.
During National 4-H Week, hundreds of thousands of youth from all around the nation will complete a single, innovative experiment on 4-H National Youth Science Day, held on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The 2011 National Science Experiment, "Wired for Wind", will introduce young people to the possibilities of using wind energy. Students may design and build model wind turbines, explain how their communities can harness wind power, and determine the best location for a wind farm in their communities by studying wind data maps and calculating wind power.
Firefighters place first in competition
Commissioners also recognized the county's competitive firefighting rescue team, who placed first in a statewide competition.
The competition included tasks that required firefighters to fill a barrel of water using an old-fashioned bucket brigade, maneuver a barrel with a stream of water to hit a cone at the end of a course, and complete a busted hose test that required participants to replace a broken hose.
Other business
In setting their agenda for the upcoming Oct. 11 meeting, commissioners discussed:
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