Home > Our Offices > Parishes > Vernon Parish > News > Local Elementary Students Learn Where Milk Comes From [Image: Lillie milking a cow] A dairy cow visited Faith Training Christian Academy to give elementary students a chance to learn about how milk and butter are produced. Vernon 4-H Teen Leaders Donate Toys to CASA Program [Image: toys for CASA program] Vernon Parish 4-H Teen Leaders collected and donated games and toys to foster children in the Vernon Parish CASA program for Christmas. Vernon Parish 4-H Teen Leaders Participate in Backpack Project [Image: 4H Teen Leaders] 4-H Teen Leaders and volunteers from around Vernon Parish gathered on Thursday, December 15, 2011, to fill backpacks with "kid friendly" food items for needy students. Vernon 4-H Member Addresses Group at Camp [Image: Peyton Arthur at Grant Walker] Peyton Arthur, a freshman at Hornbeck High School, shared his thoughts and experiences at 4-H Camp as AT&T presented a $25,000 check to help fund a new multi-purpose building at Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center.  more articles... Bull Roping Event Held During Vernon Parish Fair [Image: Big Dog Bull Roping Contestants] The 11th Annual 4-H Big Dog Bull Roping was held during the Vernon Parish Forestry Festival and Fair on Oct. 6 and 8, 2011. Teams of two girls and two boys from local 4-H clubs competed in preliminary rounds on Thursday, October 6 and the final round was held on Saturday, October 8. Vernon 4-H Teen Leaders Participate in Retreat [Image: Teens decorate a water jug to collect donations] Vernon Parish 4-H Teen Leders recently participated in the Central Region 4-H Junior Leader Retreat held in the State Evacuation Center located next to ouisiana State University at Alexandria. Vernon Parish 4-H Teen Leaders Donate $600 to Ronald McDonald House [Image: Vernon Teen Leaders and volunteers deliver tabs for Ronald McDonald House] Vernon Parish 4-H Teen Leaders delivered more than 800,000 aluminum tabs which brought more than $600.00 to Ronald McDonald House in Monroe, La. 2011 Vernon Parish Fair Catalog [Image: 2011 Fair Catalog] This catalog includes information about categories for fair exhibits, entry and release dates and fair premiums for the 2011 Vernon Parish Fair. Vernon 4-H Members Attend LOST Camp [Image: Lost CAMP photo 1] 7th and 8th grade 4-H members from across Vernon Parish attended LOST Camp during the first week of August. Vernon Goes to 4-H Camp [Image: 4-H members take water samples] Fifty 4th - 6th graders from across Vernon Parish attended summer 4-H camp along with over 500 campers, teen counselors and adults from six other parishes across the state.