Myrtle Beach Raffle Tickets to support 4-H Livestock Club

The Pulaski County 4-H Livestock Club is selling Raffle Tickets for a 5 Day, 4 Night Stay to Shore Crest Vacation Villas, North Myrtle Beach, for the week of June 17-21, 2019. 

Tickets are $10 each.  Drawing will be held on Friday, March 22, 2019. 

Prize includes lodging only (2 bedroom condo). Google Shore Crest Vacation Villas 1 & 2, North Myrtle Beach. 

Proceeds will help offset costs of the 4-H Livestock Club’s Summer Agriculture Tour through Virginia.         

For more information contact any 4-H Livestock Club Member or Cynthia Hurst, 4-H Program Assistant, at the Virginia Cooperative Extension at 540-980-7761.

4-H Spaghetti Dinner sponsored by 4-H Livestock Club

The Pulaski County 4-H Livestock Club is having a Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, February 22, 2019, from 4:00 – 7:30 p.m.  The cost is $8 per plate per adult, $5 for children 10 & under.  Dinner consists of spaghetti, salad, bread, drink and a homemade dessert.  Dine in or carry out.

Come on out to Fairlawn Presbyterian Church and help support the 4-H Livestock Club as they raise money for their Summer Agriculture Trip through Virginia.

For more information contact any 4-H Livestock Club Member or Cynthia Hurst, 4-H Program Assistant, at the Virginia Cooperative Extension at 540-980-7761.

2019 Honey Bee Essays

2019 Essay Topic

“Honey Varietals, State to State”

Each jar of honey reflects an unrepeatable combination of climate, soil, weather and flowers. Each state has unique honey varietals that beekeepers can market to their customers. Please identify one unique varietal to your state and discuss the flower’s uniqueness and how beekeepers can effectively market that varietal. In your essay, please include a photo of the varietal’s flower, an interview with a local beekeeper who collects this varietal and a recipe that highlights the varietal. Personal interviews with beekeepers and others familiar with the subject are valued sources of information and should be documented. Sources, which are not cited in the endnotes, should be listed in a “Resources” or “Bibliography” list.

An essential judging criterion is the scope of research you put forth in developing the ideas behind your essay—accounting for 40% of your score. The number of sources consulted, the authority of the sources and the variety of the sources are all evaluated. Personal interviews with beekeepers and others familiar with the subject are valued sources of information and should be documented.

Put on Your Thinking Cap and click the link for the complete set of rules.  Good Luck!!!

2019 Honey Bee Essay Contest Rules