Mason County Points of Pride

• “Soaring into the Future” was the theme for 14 Cloverbud clubs, which now have 161 members.
  
  
• Agent Wallbrown is active with the Southern Bull and Replacement Heifer Test. This station, located in Mason County, has 120 bulls and 226 heifers on test.
  
  
• The 493 members of 22 community 4-H clubs and 180 adult leaders took part in more than 18 county activities. Teen leaders are eligible to participate in three geographically based groups for enhancing leadership skills.
  
  
• Contract feeding of beef cattle is becoming an enterprise in Mason County. Over 600 head of cattle are being fed for other producers.
  
  
• The six Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS) clubs have 96 members.
  
  
• Wallbrown is involved in the new statewide Extended Grazing Project. Demonstration sites are being established.
  
  
• Postsecondary education becomes more affordable for local youths receiving scholarships from the Ohio Valley Bank, the CEOS, and the Jackson Foundation.
  
  
• Dining with Diabetes was a pilot program involving 34 diabetics, spouses, and caregivers.
  
  
• During the 1999 drought, Wallbrown organized relief efforts including setting up three water stations, securing five tanks for loan, and appearing on West Virginia Public Radio.

WVU Mason County Extension Office
Courthouse Annex
525 Viand Street
Pt. Pleasant, WV 25550-1187
(304) 675-0888/9
FAX (304) 675-4982

Last modified March 21, 2003
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