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Lauderdale County Extension Office
Meet the Staff & Directions
Office Hours: 8:00-5:00
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Hubert R. Armstrong
County Extension Coordinator
802 Veterans Drive
Florence, AL 35630
Phone: (256) 766-6223
Fax: (256) 718-2049
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Lauderdale County Lamb Show
Pictured above: (L to R) Sam Lawson, Brooks 6th; Cannon Cornelius, LCHS 6th, and Gary Birdwell, LCHS 6th
Nine youth participated in the Twenty-First Annual Lauderdale Count y Lamb Show on Saturday, September 12th, 2009. The judge for the show was Mr. Brandon Mitchell.
In the Costume Contest, the judges look for creativity and originality in the costumes that the youth and the lambs are wearing. There are two age divisions in the Costume Contest, 9 years and younger and 10 years and older. In the 9 years and younger category, 1st place went to Taylor Lawson, 2nd place Casen Cornelius, 3rd place Connell Cornelius, and 4th place Chase Lawson. In the 10 years and older category, 1st place went to Emily Birdwell, 2nd place Sam Lawson, and 3rd place Gary Birdwell.
In Showmanship, 4-H’ers are judged on how well they have trained their animals, how they interact with the judge, and on their lamb knowledge. There are four age divisions that the youth are divided into. Class 1: Both entries were awarded 1st place. They were Chase Lawson and Connell Cornelius. Class 2: 1st Casen Cornelius; 2nd Taylor Lawson; Class 3: 1st Cannon Cornelius, 2nd Sam Lawson, 3rd Gary Birdwell; Class 4: 1st Emily Birdwell; 2nd Caid Cornelius.
The Market Lamb Competition is divided into classes by the lamb’s weight. There are winners in two divisions: Lightweight and Heavyweight, who then compete for the Grand and Reserve Grand Championship. This year’s Market Lamb Lightweight Grand was shown by Caid Cornelius and the Market Lamb Reserve Champion was shown by Casen Cornelius. The Market Lamb Heavyweight Grand Champion was Caid Cornelius, and the Reserve Grand Champion went to Cannon Cornelius.
The Overall Market Grand Champion Lamb and Overall Market Reserve Champion was shown by Caid Cornelius.
The Lauderdale County Lamb Club is a Special Interest club of Lauderdale County 4-H and is open to youth ages 5 – 19 in Lauderdale County. For more information, contact the Lauderdale County Extension Office at (256) 766-6223.
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Lauderdale County Goat Show
Ten youth from the Lauderdale County Goat Club showcased their goat projects at the Eighth Annual County Goat Show, Saturday, September 12th. Competitions included Showmanship, Market Goat, and Breeding Doe Divisions. The judge for the show was Mr. Brandon Mitchell.
In the Showmanship Competition, 4-H’ers are judged on how well they have trained their animals, how they interact with the judge, and on their goat knowledge. There are four classes based on the competitor’s age. Class 1: 1st, McKayla Stewart; 1st, Lincoln Glover. Class 2: 1st, Leah Michael; 2nd, Charlie Glover. Class 3: 1st, Lauren Michael; 2nd, Aaron Cornelius. Class 4: 1st, Hannah Putnam, 2nd, Savannah Glover; 3rd, Taylor Cornelius; 4th Tydus Stewart.
The Market Goat Competition is divided into classes by the goat’s weight. There are winners in three divisions: Lightweight, Middleweight and Heavyweight, who then compete for the Grand and Reserve Grand Championship. This year’s Market Goat Grand Champion and Market Reserve Grand Champion was shown by Aaron Cornelius.
In the Breeding Doe Competition’s Commercial Class, Taylor Cornelius placed as Grand Champion, with Lauren Michael placing as Reserve Champion.
The Breeding Doe Competition also has a full-blood Boer Doe Class. Grand Champion in this event was Aaron Cornelius, with Hannah Putnam, named Reserve Champion.
The Lauderdale County Goat Club is a Special Interest club of Lauderdale County 4-H and is open to youth ages 5 – 19 in Lauderdale County. For more information, contact the Lauderdale County Extension Office at (256) 766-6223.
Back row: (L-R) Tydus Stewart, Central 9th; Savannah Glover, Rogers 9th; Lauren Michael, Rogers 6th; Taylor Cornelius, LCHS 10th; Madison Stewart; Leah Michael, Rogers 4th; Aaron Cornelius, LCHS 7th; Charlie Glover , Rogers 5th; Hannah Putnam, Wilson 9th; Brandon Mitchell (Judge)
Front row: (L-R) Makayla Stewart; Lincoln Glover, Rogers 1st.
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Managing in Tough Times
 Money is often on the minds of most Americans. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association’s 2007 Stress in America survey, money and work are two of the top sources of stress for almost 75 percent of Americans. Add to the mix headlines declaring a looming economic recession, and many begin to fear how they can handle any further financial crunch.
Learning positive money management techniques can help you and your family adapt to tough economic times. Visit eXtension for access to fact sheets covering such topics as managing stress, stretching grocery dollars, and keeping a roof overhead.
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About Lauderdale County
Lauderdale County was created by an act of an Alabama Territorial Legislature, February 6, 1818, and named for Col. James Lauderdale, of Tennessee who served with General John Coffee and Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812. He was killed in an attack on the British below New Orleans in 1814.
This territory was originally claimed by both the Chickasaws and the Cherokee Indians. The state of Georgia, in 1785, created the county of Houston comprising all land in Alabama north of the Tennessee River. Eighty Tennesseans settled at Muscle Shoals, elected a representative to Georgia's Legislature and then disbanded within two weeks time because of the war-like attitude of the Chickasaws.
Lauderdale County was one of the first counties settled by white people in this state, the immigrants coming from Virginia, the Carolinas and Tennessee. The region around Muscle Shoals was highly attractive to immigrants. Five weeks after the creation of Lauderdale County a group of men from Huntsville organized what they called 'The Cypress Land Company' and purchased 5,515 acres of land with the Tennessee River as the southern border. The county contains 708 square miles with 100 miles of waterfront on the Tennessee River as its southern boundary. James Madison, Andrew Jackson, John Coffee, James Jackson, John McKinley, Thomas Bibb and General John Brahm were the more famous of the stockholders, and this constituted Lauderdale County's first 'land boom'. The company advertised in a paper published at Florence in 1818 that, "at the lower end of Muscle Shoals there must, in the natural course of things, spring up one of the largest commercial towns in the interior of the southwestern section of the union."
It was under President Franklin Roosevelt's plan for harnessing the water power of the Tennessee River that made the Muscle Shoals area an industrial prospect.
Florence, the county seat, was laid out in 1816; General Andrew Jackson and ex-president James Madison were among those who owned lots in Florence. A young Italian engineer surveyed the purchased land and laid out a city which he named Florence after his own native city, thus Florence is known as the 'Renaissance'.
Major agricultural commodities are forages, beef, cotton, soybeans, corn and wheat. Other crops include sod, fruits and vegetables. Major industries are Sara Lee Foods, American Wholesale Books, ABCO Office Furniture, and Essex Electrical. Florence is the home of the University of North Alabama.
There are ten full-time and three part-time employees in the Lauderdale Extension Office. About 60 volunteers help with various Extension programs in the county. More than 1,000 youth are involved in 4-H. Other active county programs include Master Gardener, Master Cattle, Radon Awareness, Money Management, Grandparent’s Program, nutritional programs and agriculture. |
