Announcement:

The Spend.Save.Share workshop scheduled for December 21 has been cancelled. Due to inclement weather last week, public school will be in session. We will be offering this workshop again in January.

Beekeeping Essay Contest

Enter the Beekeeping Essay Contest! All 4-H'ers are elligible. You can find the rules here. Entries are due to the 4-H Office on February 10, 2010.
The topic for 2011 is:

"U.S. Honey: A Taste for Every Preference"

The taste and color of honey varies according to flowers where the bees gather the nectar. Each different type of plant will yield honey with a different taste. The same plants, growing in different soils and climates, can yield different honey. The 4-H'ers are encouraged to invesigate the local/regional honeys of the United States and see how they differ in taste and color. Is a honey dark with a rich flavor, or light in color and mild-tasting? One honey may be the choice for topping your pancakes; another may be best for baking cookies or cakes. Actual access to the honey for tasting is not required - just find out about some of the characteristics and write about them.

Workshop

When: December 21, 2010 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Who: any Wilkes County youth grades K -5th

Cost: $10 per child (scholarships available)

Where: Wilkes County 4-H, 201 Curtis Bridge Road Wilkesboro, NC

To register contact the Wilkes Cooperative extension service by December 14. (336-651-7331)

Please pack a bag lunch. Two snacks will be provided.

In this workshop youth will:

· Participate in activities from Reading Makes Cent$, a 4-H curriculum focusing on reading and financial literacy

· Read excerpts from several children’s books and view “A Christmas Carol”

· Create holiday crafts they may sell or give as gifts