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Benefit Dinner at The Diner Sunday, December 2, 2012 the Buffalo Diner will be the place of a Benefit (Fundraiser) Dinner, 12 noon – 4 PM. The cost is $10.00 per person. Choice of beef or chicken, two vegetables, salad, roll, dessert and drink. Eat in or carry out. All proceeds will go to Megan Mobley Medical Expense Relief Account, established at People’s Federal Credit Union, Eleanor, WV.
2012 Pesticide Recertification Class Rescheduled The 2012 Pesticide Recertification Class will be held on Monday, December 3rd at 7:00 PM (prompt) at the Old Winfield Courthouse (3389 Winfield Road). This year’s topics will include: a) Fruit diseases, b) Using pesticides on livestock, c) Using GPS with a sprayer , d) Weed control updates, e) Rinsing pesticide containers, f ) Scouting for insects and diseases, and g) Storing pesticides. In order to maintain a current private pesticide applicator’s license, you must have 10 hours of approved educational classes every three years. If you have any questions, contact Chuck SEE PESTICIDE ON PAGE 4
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Mountaineers defeat Herd in Clay Center Art Competition CHARLESTON - The fans have voted, and the final score is in. Members of the WVU art faculty have defeated their counterparts from Marshall in the “Gallery Divided” art exhibit at the Clay Center. Though not on the winning team, Marshall artist Miyuki Akai Cook ran away with the exhibit MVP award. It was a close match-up as the Mountaineers and Thundering Herd battled for bragging rights in the first-time exhibit, which included paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs and even video. Visitors voted for their favorite team and artist from August through November, and the Mountaineer team of Dylan Collins, Alison Helm, Erika Osbourne, Michael Sherwin and Nijun Zhang came out with the win. Marshall fibers professor Miyuki Akai Cook took home the MVP award in a landslide victory. Cook had three pieces on display, which were made from everyday
Pictured is MVP artist Miyuki Akai Cook in front of “Fly Away,” a piece she created specifically for this exhibit. objects like coffee filters, paper, Styrofoam and thread. The fan fa-
vorite seemed to be her “Fly Away,” a piece created specifi-
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Seeking participants for the Putnam County 4-H Special Lambs Project The Putnam County 4-H Special Lambs project is seeking participants for 2013. The Special Lamb Project for Putnam County pairs youth with disabilities with a 4-H’er experienced in raising livestock. Together, this pair shares the duty of feeding and caring for a lamb, and showing it and selling it at the Putnam County Fair in July. Each member of the team receives part of the proceeds from the sale of the lamb. This program is unique in that it offers realistic experiences to youth with disabilities, with the goal of developing their physical
and mental potentials. For the non-disabled 4-H member, this program will establish a greater understanding of persons with disabilities and establish a friendship bond that will last for a lifetime. Determination of participation in the program will be based on age, physical or mental limitations and will be dependent on the ability to perform certain tasks and handle situations such as showing lambs and taking part in the livestock auction. Minimum and maximum ages will follow the guidelines for 4-H (9-21). Both
participants are expected to commit to basic care of the lamb, and participants with special needs are expected to work with their lamb at least once a week. The lamb will be housed at the non-disabled participant’s house, or whichever partner has the best capacity and facilities to care for the lamb. Lambs and necessary items for care will be provided at no cost to participants. Opportunities to attend Putnam County 4-H Camp are also available. If you are interested in participating in this program, please call the Putnam County 4-H Of-
fice at 586-0217. The registration deadline is Friday, February 15, 2013. Programs and activities offered by West Virginia University Extension Service are available to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, disability,religion, age, veteran status, political beliefs, sexual orientation, national origin, and marital or family status. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Director, Cooperative Extension Service, West Virginia University.
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