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St. Clair County Extension Office
Meet the Staff & Directions
Office Hours: 8:00-12:00; 12:30-4:30
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Lee Ann Clark
County Extension Coordinator
1815 Cogswell Avenue, #103
Pell City, AL 35125
Phone: (205) 338-9416
Fax: (205) 338-9417
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Parenting Savers University (PSU) This is a program geared toward building family strengths. It features interactive parenting programming that addresses and provides resource information on various parenting issues. Come join other parents/guardians in learning as well as lending your experiences at PSU. Free take-home publications packets will be available for registered attendees. Topics to be covered include: Parent-Child Connection; Couple Relationship; Discipline/Difficult Behaviors; Communication; Family Strength Building; Stress Management/Conflict Resolution; Step-Families/Parenting After Divorce-Dual-Household Parenting. Classes will be held Thursdays, February 18th, 25th and March 4th from 6-7 p.m at Moody High School. Click here to download a registration form. For more information, please contact Regional Extension Agent, Synithia Williams.
Organic Gardening Workshop Is it possible to garden organically in the South? An organic gardening workshop will be held Friday, March 5th from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Jefferson State Community College in Pell City. Cost is $5 per person. This workshop will discuss the challenges and techniques successful organic farmers and gardeners have used. Some of these techniques are ones your great grandfather used as new as the latest high tech gadget the kids are using today. Deadline to register is Wednesday, February 24th, 2010. Click here to download a registration form. For more information, please contact Regional Extension Agent, Tony Glover.
Food Preservation Workshop Come and learn the most up-to-date recommendations for preserving fresh foods and great taste in your home. The methods demonstrated continue our tradition of teaching USDA-recommended practices for food safety as well as high quality finished products. The workshop will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at the St. Clair County Extension office auditorium from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. AND 6 p.m.-8 p.m. The cost is FREE but you must pre-register to attend. Click here to download a registration form. Registration deadline is April 28, 2010. For more information, please contact Regional Extension Agent, Angela Treadaway.
Rain Gardening Workshop Come learn about gardening with a purpose in this introductory class on rain gardening. Rain gardens are ecologically designed gardens for drought, deluge and everything in between. They are perfect for Alabama weather. The workshop will be held on Friday, May 14th from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Jefferson State Community College in Pell City. Cost is $5 per person. Deadline to register is Wednesday, May 5, 2010. Click here to download a registration form. For more information, please contact Regional Extension Agent, Tony Glover.
ServSafe: Serving Food Safely Certification Course The St. Clair County Extensionoffice will offer two Serv Safe Certification courses. The first will be held on March 9th & 16th and the second one will be on May 20th & 27th. Course hours are from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Jefferson State Community College in Pell City. Registration must be made at least one week prior to the scheduled date. Click here to download a registration form. Cost is $110 per person. For more information, please contact Regional Extension Agent Angela Treadaway.
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 Home Garden Website
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System offers practical problem-solving for the home, lawn and garden through the Home Garden website. Extension professionals strive to improve the enjoyment and safety of home property, while ensuring the safety of Alabama's environment. Click here to visit the website. Happy Gardening!
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 Outdoor Classroom Photo Gallery & Learning Opportunities
Coosa Valley and Eden Elementary schools continue to make additions to their Outdoor Classrooms. Click here to see a photo gallery of their progress. If you would like more information on how your school can start an Outdoor Classroom, please contact Tonya Tomlin, 4-H Agent Assistant at (205) 338-9416.
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About St. Clair County
St. Clair County was created in November of 1818 by the Alabama Territorial Legislature. It was named for General Arthur St. Clair who came to America from Scotland as an ensign in the British Navy. The county seat was incorporated and given the name Ashville, to honor John Ash. In 1836, a portion of St. Clair County was divided to establish Cherokee and DeKalb counties. After the Civil War in 1866, a northeast section of the county was used to create Etowah County.
Current population is 78,054 with 90 percent white, 8 percent black, and 2 percent hispanic and other. The county has twenty-five educational outlets which include eleven elementary schools, seven middle schools, seven high schools, and one community college.
Beef cattle, hay, tomatoes, poultry and sod are major agricultural crops. Major industries include Avondale Mills and Chandler Mountain tomato fields.
The county has two courthouses, two interstate highways, two hydroelectric dams, and two large recreation lakes that draw tourists to the area. Other tourist attractions include the John Looney Pioneer House Museum, Horsepens 40 Historic Outdoor Nature Park, Homestead Hollow Country Fair & Arts Festival, White's Mountain Bluegrass Festival, and Alabama International Dragway.
The St. Clair County office houses Synithia Williams, Regional Extension Agent; Tonya Tomlin, 4-H Agent Assistant; Annie Tyree, Administrative Assistant and Lee Ann Clark, County Extension Coordinator.
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