Pocahontas County Points of Pride

• The Pocahontas County 4-H Youth Development program reaches 215 youths led 60 leaders in 15 community and school clubs. Members participate in educational projects, community projects, camp, visual presentations, public speaking, judging contests, poster and photography exhibitions, project fairs, and leadership training.
  
  
• Extension and local agencies organized two Energy Express summer reading sites, which served 79 elementary-school children. This six-week summer reading and nutrition program employed 12 college students as mentors. Some 187 people volunteered nearly 1,700 hours.
  
  
• The 87 Community Educational Outreach Service members in five clubs work to improve their skills in leadership, personal development, nutrition, food safety, family life, and community service.
  
  
• Extension worked with the Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority to offer residents low-cost solid waste disposal and recycling.
  
  
• Extension uses ultrasound to collect rib eye, back fat, and intramuscular fat data on yearling bulls and heifers. This valuable information enables beef seed stock producers to select cattle meeting consumer demands.
  
  
• Extension helps local beef producers increase profits through special graded cattle sales sponsored by the Pocahontas Producers Cooperative Association.
  
  
• In 2001, 33 participants from the Green Bank area learned about effective management of diabetes, food selection, meal planning, and food preparation through the Dining with Diabetes cooking schools.

WVU Pocahontas County Extension Office
Courthouse
900 E. 10th Avenue
Marlinton, WV 24954-1396
(304) 799-4852
FAX (304) 799-6272

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