Learning By Doing Motto Guides Athens County 4-Hers
4-Hers in Athens County follow the motto learning by doing across 62 clubs with 776 members. Projects span 17 areas from photography to veterinary science, with county camp at Tar Hollow and a county fair offering ribbons and potential Ohio State Fair representation. Don Van Nostran, the county agent, invites everyone to join and provides a contact at the Extension Office.
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Athens County
Kay Dauphin
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Tar Hollow
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Plymale
4-H Youth Reflections on Athens County Club
A Plains Ohio 4 H member describes six years with The Plains Jones 4 H Club. They meet weekly in members homes during summer, work on sewing and cooking projects to display at the Athens County fair, and enjoy recreation and social events. The writer became a Junior Leader at fourteen, aiding camps and collaborating with the Junior Fair Board, and helped at two locations with underprivileged children.
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Plains Jones
Tar Hollow Camp
Athens County Fair
Athens County
Why Stay In 4 H
Debbie Mansfield explains why remaining in 4 H offers diverse activities such as biking to Dow Lake picnics hikes swimming horseback riding and community projects plus the August county and state fairs. She notes project awards permit modeling for parents free fair passes sewing clubs and leadership roles with guidance from advisors.
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Dow Lake
Athens County
4-H Advisors Really Qualify For 5-H
County agent says 4-H advisers wear five leadership hats and many volunteers support a large program. In nine Jackson area counties over 1,200 adults served 9,100 members in 560 clubs during 1972, providing leadership and citizenship skills through organized clubs and projects.
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Kay Dauphin
Robert Plymale
Plymale
Jackson
4-H Camp Day Offers Fun Learning and Nature Adventures
Read about 4-H Camp activities in 1973 highlighting daily outdoor exploration, crafts, nature hikes around the lake, animal encounters, and skill classes led by instructors. The piece urges forming cabins and joining as advisers to expand 4-H, with messages on friendship, caring, and citizen building.
4 H Letters Have Meaning 4 H Words From Nancy Lawrence
4 H letters spell FUN OUR UNENDING REALIZATION and HEALTH HEAD HEART HANDS. The article explains what each letter stands for and how it guides members and advisors in club, community, and national service.
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Nancy Lawrence
Twins Like 4-H Work by Ruth and Rachel Coen
Ruth and Rachel Coen celebrate four years in 4-H describing activities such as swimming skating picnics hikes floats nature cooking sewing and other projects. They praise the program for fun learning and preparation for the fair.
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Ruth Coen
4-H
Rachel Coen
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