Hampshire County Points of Pride

• Participants in a Dining with Diabetes cooking class learned how to control blood sugar and eat the right foods.
  
  
• Energy Express and Romney Elementary School offered reading and writing activities and nutritious meals for elementary-school-age children last summer.
  
  
• Clinton Bowman, Merle Lambert, and Jennifer Gray represented Hampshire County at National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Ga.
  
  
• The FFA Alumni Association and Extension cosponsored three educational dinner meetings for more than 550 local farmers. Thirty additional meetings in 11 other counties drew more than 3,000 people.
  
  
• Sixteen people are enrolled in the Master Gardener Program.
  
  
• The Hampshire County Beef Marketing Group received $112,000 to continue its niche-market, value-added beef project.
  
  
• Youths and adults who participated in the Hampshire County 4-H Reading Festival during “Let’s Make a Difference Day” attended workshops, read books, participated in puppet shows, and gave reading demonstrations.
  
  
• County junior and senior teams placed second at the state 4-H Horticulture Contest. The senior poultry team earned second place, and the junior forestry team placed first in their state competitions. The 4-H/Jaycee Shooting Sports Team competed in the national contest in Atlanta, Ga.

WVU Hampshire County Extension Office
66 N. High Street
P. O. Box 1880
Romney, WV 26757-1880
(304) 822-5013
FAX (304) 822-4039

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