Inside Extension: Extension Interns: 4-H Camp, weeks 7 & 8

West KY 4-H Camp

We finished up the month of June with 4-H Camp. After some final touches on supplies and paperwork we headed off to West Kentucky 4-H Camp for an unforgettable experience. We were able to take a total of 46 Campers (buckaroos) this year. Our camp theme was the Wild Wild West and it was well incorporated throughout camp and in our scheduled. I had the privilege of teaching basket weaving class and being a cabin leader to a great group of girls. This was my 11th year at 4-H camp and my favorite part will always be watching the friendships develop within and outside of the different counties.

Basket Weaving Class

Last Day of Camp

The Saturday after camp was over we jumped right into preparing for county fair, that was now only a week away. We gave the fairgrounds barn a half a day spruce up with the help of the livestock 4-Her's and parents. We cleaned stalls, put new much around the barn, hung signs, mowed and fixed necessary repairs. After the clean up we set up stalls and gates for the Livestock Barn to be sanitized and prepared for the horse show the following Saturday.

Monday, we met up with Meade County to go to our first fair judging event at Marion County fair. After a delicious lunch, the tough decisions began. Alex and I judged most of the craft section and a few pictures. We were stuck on a few, because the entries were so well prepared. We left with many ideas of great project to bring to our 4-Her's next fair season.

Tuesday, came bright and early to prepare for fair setup with the homemaker ladies. We loaded, then unloaded all of the shelves, tables, fans, chairs, and everything else that makes the 4-H and Family living section of the fair possible. Then we arranged, rearranged, and rearranged a few more time to make sure everything perfect to display everyone works. Later that day we had our last fair workshop making pop-can lamps. I thought this was going to be a difficult workshop to do with the kids, but it turned out being one of the easiest, and they all turned out very well.

Pop-can Lamp workshop

At Jr. Master Gardener this week we read Weslandia and watered and weeded our growing garden. We made displays of flowers after we learned the different parts of the flower and how the plant works. The Librarian and I judged the flower presentation for most accurate, colorful, and unique.

Flower judging

My Intern project this summer is Career Club. I created an application to choose 4-Her's from the age of 14-18 years old to be apart of the 4-H Career Club. I developed this club for students to learned about difference careers in and around our community to prepare them for there futures. After the application process seven students were selected. Depending on the interest of each student I made an agenda on which business and colleges to tour for the summer. At our first meeting the we discussed what we wanted to accomplish with this club, and we toured our local hospital, Breckinridge Memorial Hospital and our abundance station, Breck. Central EMS.

Breck. Central EMS

The last Day in the office was Thursday due to the 4th of July. It was a busy day considering it was the last day in the office before county fair. We had our final ham clean up to be displayed for the judge. We also met with our 4-H Bug Club, at this meeting we learned how to pin and collect bugs with nets, and traps. I made the posters for the future Grand and Reserve Champion at the livestock show to later be finished with the 4-Her's name and picture after the show. It was a great week and it was very interesting to see the internship side of the county fair preparation, compared to the 4-Her side.