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| [Image: clover]2009-2010 Green Gazette Newsletter Find all of your 2009-2010 Washington Parish 4-H newsletters here! |
| [Image: fpods]Florida Parishes Outdoor Skills Program Click here to find out more information about the Florida Parishes Outdoor Skills Program! |
| [Image: pumpkin man]Pictures with Charlie the Pumpkin Did you take your picture with Charlie the Pumpkin at the Washington Parish Free Fair? Click here to see your pictures! |
| [Image: Character Critters Logo]'Character Critters' Program Teaches Children Valuable Lessons The LSU AgCenter offers a valuable Character Critters program for students. To find out how to offer the Character Critters program in your Washington Parish school, contact Valerie Vincent. |
| [Image: cookies ]3rd Annual Holiday Expo to be held in December The LSU AgCenter and the Bogalusa YWCA are once again teaming up to offer the Christmas Expo. The third annual Holiday Expo will be held on December 3, 2009. |
| [Image: walking group]Washington Parish on the Move: Healthy Living Initiative The Washington Parish on the Move: Healthy Living program kickoff was held the week of October 5, 2009. The Healthy Living Program is an exciting national program that encourages residents to develop and maintain healthful, active lifestyles. It is made possible through a Wal-Mart Foundation Grant. |
| [Image: 4-H U]What is Washington Parish 4-H? Find out more about Washington Parish 4-H here! |
| [Image: bayou crunch]Clover Buds learn at Florida Parishes Outdoor Skills Field Day The Florida Parishes Outdoor Skills Field day held September 26, 2009, had a great turnout from our Clover Buds! The 35 who attended were introducted to information about health, character, science, firearm safety, the environment, wildlife and much more. |
| [Image: Sewing]Join Us For A Sewing Clinic! Find out more information about an upcoming 4-H Sewing Clinic. |
| [Image: Beef Cow]Washington Parish Junior Beef Classic The Washington Parish Junior Beef Classic will be held Nov. 20-21, 2009, at the Washington Parish Fairgrounds in Franklinton, La. |
| Agriculture Crops Building I am asking home vegetable gardeners, vegetable producers and others to bring a display to exhibit at the fair. |
| The Fair is Less than a Month Away - 96th Year - "The Fair - A Family Tradition" The 96th Washington Parish Free Fair is right upon us. Let me share something with you that many of us just take for granted. The fair does not just happen by itself. It takes a tremendous amount of time, work, effort and other activities by VOLUNTEERS to make the fair the great event that it is. |
| Around the Yard - Lawn and Fall Planting Follow these tips to toughen your lawn for the winter. In additon, there are a few suggestions about plants that can be grown for fall production. |
| [Image: V. Vincent with Housing Award]National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Housing Outreach Award Valerie Vincent, associate extension agent in Washington Parish, was honored recently at the National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences 2009 annual session. Vincent was a member of the team that received first place in the national and first place in the southern regional NEAFCS Extension Housing Outreach Award. |
| [Image: Homemakers Donate to Library ]Volunteer Homemaker Council Service Project Benefits the Library On September 21, 2009, the Volunteer Homemaker Council and the LSU AgCenter presented the Washington Parish Library's Franklinton Branch with a $300 donation to help expand the audio books selection of the library. |
| Around in the Yard: Winterize Lawn Winterize your lawn now to help toughen the grass for the winter. |
| [Image: people walking]The LSU AgCenter Launches New Healthy Living Program Through Wal-Mart Foundation Grant The Healthy Living Program is an exciting national program that encourages residents to develop and maintain healthy, active lifestyles. The program is made possible through a grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation. Washington Parish 4-H and Family & Consumer Science programs received grant funds to help tackle wellness issues such as nutrition, physical fitness and safety. |
| [Image: Dollar Defense Presenters]Dollar Defense Workshop Held This year’s Dollar Defense Workshop featuring the LSU AgCenter, SHIPP, Governor’s Office Elderly Affairs (GOEA), Louisiana State Attorney General’s Office, and Medicaid/LaCHIP was held at the Franklinton Senior Center on September 9, 2009. |
| [Image: mole]Moles in the Lawn I constantly get calls about how to control moles in the lawn and flower beds. Unfortunately, you won't have too much success unless you use the mole trap, and that is a very slow process. |
| [Image: rose]Around the Home Grounds It's important to complete late-summer pruning of roses. |
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| [Image: zinna]Color in the Landscape Liven up your landscape by putting some color in it. |
| Make More Plants - Try Propagating Begin making cuttings of some of your favorite plants. Make cuttings 5 to 6 inches of tip growth, leaving from 3 to 4 leaves of each cutting. |
| Graduation for Child Care Business Series The Louisiana Department of Social Services and Family & Consumer Sciences staff of the LSU AgCenter are pleased to recognize the outstanding graduates that have completed First Step Fund’s Child Care Business Curriculum Series. |
| The Black Stallion Literacy Program Offered The program based on the classic books of Walter Farley and the natural connection between children and horses is now being offered in our area. |
| Washington Parish Stakeholder's Meeting On Thursday, March 26, 2009, a stakeholder's meeting was held at the LSU AgCenter office in Franklinton, La. Fifteen invited guests participated to lend their support of local LSU AgCenter programs and to discuss current budget issues. |
| Fruit Care Blueberry plants will put on a second flush of growth in August, so a final fertilizer applicatin is needed now. |
| Christmas in July The annual Christmas in July Homemaker Event was held on Wednesday July 16, 2008 at the Washington Parish Fairgrounds in Franklinton. |
| Hundreds Receive Information at Local Health Fairs The annual Washington Parish Health Fair and the Covington Health Fair were both well attended with hundreds of residents receiving information from the LSU AgCenter. |
| LSU Agcenter Helps Out at YWCA Day Camp The YWCA in Bogalusa held its annual Summer Camp the week of June 16-20, 2008. This year the LSU AgCenter was a featured partner in offering programming to the children attending the camp. |
| The Lawn - Heat Stress Has your lawn recovered from the stress of the past several weeks? |
| Getting Ready for Fall Planting With the adverse weather conditions many gardeners experienced this spring -- hot, dry conditions -- our attention now turns to possibly planting a garden or vegetables for the fall. Generally, the same good cultural practices need to be followed. |
| Fire Ant Control on Athletic Fields It's not too early for coaches and athletic directors to be thinking about the control of fire ants on the playing fields, espcially when the football season is right upon us. |
| Big Pumpkin Contest The Daily News and LSU AgCenter are sponsoring this contest with production hopefully ready for year's Washington Parish Fair. |
| High School Financial Planning Program The High School Financial Planning Program is offered statewide each summer in nine cities. On July 9, 2009, LSU AgCenter agents Valerie Vincent, Laura Lea Perault and Lauren Kennedy taught the North Shore session at the LSU AgCenter office in Covington. |
| High School Financial Planning Program The High School Financial Planning Program is offered each summer in nine cities. On July 9, 2008, LSU AgCenter Agents; Valerie Vincent, Laura Lea Perault and Lauren Kennedy taught the North Shore session at the Southeastern Center in Mandeville. |
| Christmas In July Annual Homemaker Event The annual Christmas in July Homemaker Event was held on July 16, 2008, at the Washington Parish Fairgrounds in Franklinton. |
| Nutrition Education Theme of LSU AgCenter's Program at YWCA Day Camp The YWCA in Bogalusa held its annual Summer Camp June 15-19, 2009, and LSU AgCenter agents assisted by providing nutrition information to the campers. |
| Heat Tolerant Vegetables Heat tolerant vegetables can be planted during these hot days of summer and will give you some excellent results. Listed here are descriptions of some of the more popular crops. |
| Fruit Crops are Good Producers in our Parish The production of a variety of fruit crops is very popular for growing in our parish. Look at the sequence of the crops grown and the economic impact they have on our parish's economy. |
| High School Financial Planning Program Offered Educators who want to learn how to teach high school students about money management may enroll in the High School Financial Planning Program workshops. The workshops are open to high school teachers, home school parents, youth group organizers, church youth leaders and the public and are offered at no charge. |
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