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The Jericho Homemaker Club received
the 2016 Henry County Extension Homemaker Club of the Year Award.
Pictured L to R: Area Treasurer Irene Smith, Wanda Roberts, County President
Saundra Smith, Linda Noel, Carol Bryner, Marcia Reider and Area
Environmental Chair Marian Call.
Steve Moore, retired Ag Agent shared a
presentation on his retirement trip to Hawaii
at the 78th Annual Extension Homemaker Meeting held this past week at the
County Extension office.
Celebrating The History of
Extension in Henry County
The United
States celebrates 100 years of the Extension Service in 2014. One
Hundred years have passed since the Smith-Lever Act, responsible for the
creation of Extension Service. In Henry County Extension and 4-H
started in 1925 serving thousands of citizens ever since.
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The
“Better Farming Special”
In 1912 an
eight car Extension Demonstration train pulled out of Lexington.
One car was dedicated to Domestic Science.
Over 29 days it covered 2,453 miles, made 108 stops and reached
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4H Agent Cathy Toole displays the
4H Apron made by Rose Barmore in 1935 at the Celebrating Extension
Memories program held this past Sunday at Twin Oaks Assisted Living.
The apron was an amazing piece of stitchery with French seams and
handmade buttonholes and will be used as a learning tool at the
current 4H sewing classes being taught.
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Over 100 past, present and future
Extension Volunteers enjoyed reminiscing over the many 4H Scrapbooks
and memorabilia displayed at the Celebrating Extension Memories
Program. The purpose of the program was to recognize the many
faithful Extension Leaders who have made a proud history for
Extension in Henry County. The first Extension Agent in Henry County
was Carl Malone who started in 1925 thanks to forward thinking of
J.C. Helburn the President of the Eminence Chamber of Commerce who
talked the Chamber and our local banks into providing the funding to
get Extension started. The Henry County Local provided Carl with
office space and a desk and the rest is history!
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Attending the Celebrating
Extension Memories program were Jerri Cockrel (Home Ec Agent
1973-1985), Maryellen Garrison (Home Ec Agent 1986-present),
Steve Moore (Extension Agent 1974-present), Alice Thompson
(Extension Secretary 1978-1988), Katie Sue Yount (Extension
Agent 1964-1972), Jim Prewitt (Ag Agent 1967-1983), Cathy
Toole (4H Agent 1997 to present). Not pictured but present
is Sheila Atchison (Extension Secretary 1973-1978), also not
pictured is past Secretary Annmarie Ivers (Extension
Secretary 1988 to 2011). This group represents 172 years
of Service to the Cooperative Extension Service!
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CELEBRATING OUR VETERANS
Jim Prewitt, retired
Extension Agent, went the first week of July on the WWII Honor
Flight to Washington D.C. with his son Chuck Prewitt.
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Izzy and Jim with Bob Dole |
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Clowning around with the gang. |
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