Marketing, Promotion, and Advertising
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Alabama Cooperative Extension System 2008 Annual Report
Dr. Jay Gogue, President of Auburn University visits Franklin County
Left to Right: Senator Roger Bedford, County Extension Coordinator Katernia Cole, President Dr. Jay Gogue
4-H Cooking School
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Extension Auditorium
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Fee:$5.00(includes lunch)
Participants do not have to be a member of 4-H to take the class.
To pre-register call 256-332-8880
Caregiver Program
Thursday, (July 9th) and Thursday, (July 16th)
Northwest Shoals Community College(Phil Campbell Campus)
8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Come Learn about: Aging & communication with Seniors, Time & Stress management, Personal Care, Nutrition & Food Safety, Home Maintenance, Respite Care, Health Monitoring
Pre-register by calling the Franklin County Extension office at 256-332-8880
MEET......CONSTANCE BONDS
Constance is part of the Summer Youth Program. She will be working as an intern in our office for approximately eight weeks. We welcome Constance to our Extension organization!
ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Angelis Casillas is the first participant to take the hands-on training Rosetta Stone course.
Rosetta Stone is a language software program that uses a combination of images, texts and sounds with levels increasing as the student progresses. The "English is a Second Language"(ESL) course is offered Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. If anyone is interested in taking ESL, please contact our office at 256-332-8880.
Watermelon Food Fest
Thursday, August 13, 2009
8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Cash prizes will be awarded in each of the categories: Beverages, Appetizers, Salads, Entrees, Salsas, Desserts, Pickles and Relish.
Winners will be announced during the opening ceremony of the 2009 Franklin County Watermelon festival at 6:00 p.m.
Franklin County Native
Dr. Luther Noble Duncan
(1875-1947)
- President of Alabama Polytechnic Institute(API) now known as Auburn University (1935-1947).
- Instrumental in establishing the (boys) Corn Club throughout the state which would be later known as 4-H.
Duncan Hall-Headquarters of Alabama Cooperative Extension System(ACES)
Duncan Hall located on the campus of Auburn University is named after Dr. Luther Duncan. Limestone from Franklin County was the selected material to construct the building.
About Franklin County
The Alabama Territorial Legislature created Franklin County in 1814, naming the area after Benjamin Franklin. Originally, the county seat was at Russellville. In 1849, it moved to Frankfort until 1879, when it was moved to Belgreen. A courthouse fire in 1890 probably accounted for the relocation to the current county seat of Russellville in 1891.
The rural county's population of 31,288 is five percent black and 90 percent white. Most people over age 25 have completed high school. The county is home to eight elementary schools, two middle schools, five high schools, a technical school and one two-year college.
Tourist attractions in the county include Dismals and Bear Creek lakes. Franklin County's chief agricultural products are cotton, soybeans and corn. The largest industries in the area are poultry processing and durable goods manufacturing.
The Extension office employs four people full time and one person part time. Extension programs also include educational programs for poultry farmers and programs to raise awareness about breast cancer and radon. The 4-H program involves 850 youth.
