Extension service thanks supervisors

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors and other elected officials and guests were treated to a holiday dinner Monday at the local Mississippi State University Experiment Station.

The occasion also doubled as a means for the Marshall County Extension Service to give its annual report.

The Extension Service provides an array of support services in the county ranging from working with youth, with educators, the county’s forestry and cattlemen’s associations, and in providing support for leadership training.

Janet Jolley, Extension director, thanked the board of supervisors for supporting the activities of the Extension Service before giving a brief review of activities she supervised.

serving over 700 youth and 200 adults in family and consumer sciences. The Kids in the Kitchen cooking school worked with 15 county youth.
900 students from Marshall and Benton counties participated in health education activities.
Travis Cassanova, a Marshall County tree farmer, was selected Tree Farmer of the Year by the county forestry association. The association supported the annual wood magic science fair in March. The county cattlemen’s association joined the forestry association for field day where producers were shown how a mix of cattle, trees and wildlife can be integrated into farming practice.
the Extension Office supported the 2006 LeadershipPlenty class, a second year to do so.

Lemon Phelps provided a review of 4-H project enrollments with total enrollment of 2,447 students in various activities.

Two 4-H’ers were selected to the state leadership team, two attended Citizenship Washington Focus, 14 attended 4-H Club Congress, five participated in 4-H Project Achievement Day, two attended Mississippi Co-op Camp, over 500 youth participated in Marshall County Livestock Expo events, six youth competed in the District and State livestock shows and nine participated in district and state horse shows.

Sixty-three adult and one youth were enrolled in the youth program this year as volunteers.

Reba Bland reported on activities provided to volunteer organizations, civic groups, staff development and leadership workshops.

She supports homemaker volunteers, master clothing volunteers, family life education volunteers, caregiver providers, civic organizations, extension staff, agency staff development and health education.

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