August 5, 2016
Board of
Commissioners
Henry County 4-H Shines at State Congress
Regular Meetings August 16 at 6:30 PM September 6 at 9:00 AM Meetings held at: Administration Building Community Room 140 Henry Parkway McDonough, GA 30253 Regular Commission meetings air daily on Henry TV Channel 180 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, at 9 a.m. & 7 p.m. Henry County 4-H was well represented at the 2016 State Congress. Pictured (l. to r.) Suzanne Palmertree, Piper Brown and Camilla Stegall.
Congratulations to Henry County 4-H members Suzanne Palmertree, Camilla Stegall and Piper Brown. The three young women represented the community at the 74th Annual 4-H State Congress. They competed in the following categories respectively: 1) Science of Engineering & Mechanics; 2) Performing Arts – Other Instrumental; and 3) Dairy Foods. Henry County 4-H is excited to announce that Suzanne placed third in the Science of Engineering and Mechanics with her speech on different types of bridge construction; Camilla placed third in Performing Arts – Other Instrumental with her performance of the theme song from Pirates of the Caribbean; and Piper placed first in the Dairy Foods category, which also earned her the title of Master 4-H’er, which is a life-long designation. Another highlight of the week was the recognition of 4-H member Mayah Waltower. Earlier this year she applied for the 4-H Achievement Scholarships, and Continued on page 3
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