Cherokee County 4-H...               Making The Best Better! What is 4-H?   What we Believe   Club Leader Resources   4-H Council Representatives   4-H Club Officers   4-H Members   4-H Programs   Become a 4-H Volunteer   ~ 4-H Clubs ~ ATV Club   Cloverbuds   Community Clubs   Horse Club   In-school Clubs   Shooting Sports Club    Special Interest Clubs    Sportfishing Club    Types of 4-H Clubs   4-H Pledge   I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living for my club, my community, my country, and my world.   * * * Links * * *   Northeast AL 4-H   Alabama 4-H   National 4-H   4-H USA   AL 4-H Center   Southern Region Collegiate 4-H     Cherokee Co. 4-H Newsletters: Summer 2007 Winter 2007 Fall 2006 Summer 2006   Spring 2006                                  4-H Canoeing Workshop a Huge Success!   The Cherokee County 4-H Program held a free 4-H Canoeing Workshop at the Terrapin Outdoor Center on Friday, July 13, 2007.  The workshop hosted 20 Cherokee County 4-H members (ages 9 to 14) and 20 parents/guardians of these youth.  Workshop sessions were taught by Joan Alexander, Gerald Benefield, Don Coley, Fred Couch, Linda Gunoe, and Bryan Matthews all experienced canoeing/kayaking instructors who volunteered their time to make this workshop a success.  The participants learned the importance of water safety: how to resuce someone caught in a current, how to walk through a body of water while caught in a swift current, how to float over a log if caught in a swift current, and how to paddle and maneuver a kayak and canoe.  After the morning sessions and lunch, the participants began a four-hour canoe trip down Terrapin Creek.  The workshop was a huge success and after many requests, the Cherokee County 4-H Program hopes to officer the workshop again next year. .       4-H State Honey Bee Essay Contest January, 2008 Cherokee County 4-H Woodworking Contest January 31, 2008 Cherokee County 4-H Participates in Arbor Day Poster Contest February, 2008 Cheorkee County 4-H Electric Celebration Contest February 29, 2008 Alabama 4-H Summer Camp Counselor/Counselor in Training (CIT) application deadline. February, 2008 4-H Day at the US Space and Rocket Center March, 2008  4-H State Dairy Poster Contest March, 2008 Alabama Junior Livestock Expo March, 2008 Ann Barr Honorary 4-H Club Scholorship to Auburn University Application Deadline is March 1, 2008. Cherokee County 4-H eXtreme Birdhouse Contest March 28, 2008 Cherokee County 4-H Record Books Due April 1, 2008 Cherokee County 4-H Rookie of the Year Award Application Due April 1, 2008 Cherokee County 4-H'er of the Year Award Application Due April 1, 2008 Cherokee County 4-H Club of the Year Award Application Due April 1, 2008 Cherokee County 4-H Round-up April 5, 2008 Northeast Alabama 4-H Regional Congress May 17, 2008 Bonnie Plant Farm Giant Cabbage Growing Contest Deadline: May 1, 2008 4-H State Congress June, 2008 4-H Citizenship Washington Focus June, 2008 4-H Summer Camp June, 2008 4-H Astrotrek July, 2008 Cherokee County 4-H Canoeing Workshop July, 2008 Alabama Cooperative Youth Conference July, 2008  Event dates, times and locations are subject to change without notice.  Call the Cherokee County Extension Office to confirm event.    Cherokee County 4-H Contact Person:   Karen Y. Howell, Agent Assistant I 4-H and Youth Development Cherokee County Office Alabama Cooperative Extension System 1526 Chesnut Bypass Centre AL 35960 (256) 927-3250 howelky@auburn.edu