Auburn, October 17, 2003---Dr. Evelyn Ford Crayton has been selected as Extension assistant director for family and community programs. (More...)

Change Your Clocks and Batteries on Saturday Night

Auburn, Oct. 24, 2003---Most areas of the United States will gain an hour Sunday, Oct. 26, when daylight savings times ends.  The Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends that consumers make good use of the hour by not only pushing back the time on all of their clocks but also changing the batteries in smoke alarms and testing the alarms to ensure they work properly. (More...)

Flu  Season is Here

Auburn, Oct. 17, 2003---Flu season runs from October through May. However, the peak season is December to March.  (More...)

St. Clair County 4-H’er is Tops in Nation

Auburn, Oct. 13, 2003 --- When 10-year-old Locke St. John packed his bags for a baseball tournament recently, several items might have surprised his teammates.  He tucked a half dozen back issues of Hereford World magazine between T-shirts and his uniforms.  In addition to his love of baseball, the St. Clair County 4-H member loves his Hereford show heifers.

“Taking care of my heifers is hard work,” Locke said.  “Every day I have to feed them and rinse or wash them.  I had to teach them to walk on a halter, and now I work with them on setting up in the show ring.”  (More...)

4-H Celebrates National 4-H Week Oct. 5-11

AUBURN, Oct. 3, 2003—October 5 through 11 is National 4-H Week, and 4-H’ers throughout the nation will celebrate 4-H youth development.

“The Power of YOUth” is the theme for 2003.  National 4-H Week recognizes the nearly 7 million youth and 600,000 volunteers committed to learning, growing and working together as catalysts for positive change in their community, their nation and their world.  (More...)

Five Tuskegee High School Seniors Set Conference “Abuzz”

Auburn, Oct. 1, 2003 --- Five Booker T. Washington High School seniors from Tuskegee representing Alabama through the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences were among the hot topics of discussion at the National Urban Forestry Conference in San Antonio recently.  (More...)

October Is Children’s Health Month

September 30, 2003 --- October is Children’s Health Month, a time to reflect on how all of us can provide safer, healthier homes for our children.

“Whether you’re a parent, grandparent or a childcare provider, it’s important to know about the most common health risks to children and what you can do to protect them from these risks,” said Laura Booth, Alabama Cooperative Extension System Extension associate for environmental programs.  (More...)

Junior Master Gardener Program Training Offered in October and November 

September 29, 2003---The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is offering two Junior Master Gardener training workshops for teachers, Master Gardeners, 4-H volunteers and Extension Agents. The first workshop will be Oct. 29 at the C. Beaty Hanna Horticulture and Environmental Center in Birmingham and the second one will be Nov. 4 at the South Alabama Electric Cooperative in Troy. (More...)