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LIVINGSTON COUNTY 4-H CLUBS
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LIVINGSTON COUNTY 4-H CLUBSAbout the year 1903 various farm leaders began sponsoring boys and girls agriculture clubs. In 1902, A. B. Graham, a county superintendent in Ohio began one of the first clubs. 4-H club is a program for young people who take part in farming, home-making and community service, personal improvement and other activites. The 4-H motto is “Make the best better”. Club members learn by doing. The 4-H colors are green and white and the club emblem is a green four leaf clover with a white H in each leaf. The 4-H’s stands for Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. 4-H clubs were first started in Livingston County in the late 1920’s and early thirties. Ed Popham was in charge of the livestock projects. The first Achievement Day was held at the C.B.C. college and the livestock show at Simpson Park in the ball park. The clubs began to grow in number with young people and projects, so Achievement Day was moved to the Chillicothe High School for several years, then to the armory, Litton Ranch, Milbank Mills and then because of continued growth, it was decided that they needed a permanent place to have 4-H shows. A group of 4-H leaders started by organizing a Fair Park board and solicited from the businesses of Chillicothe and individuals to raise enough money to build the first green building on land leased from the airport. It since has added another building adjoining the green building, and has built three stock barns and a horse barn. They have their own food and refreshment building, have prepared bleachers for livestock and rodeo and horseshows. Until the,last ten years the Achievement Day was only held for two days but due to the growth in membership, projects and activities it is now held for four days. Since the Future Farmers of America members also participate in the fair it is now known as the 4-H and FFA Fair. In the last few years many more projects have been added, some of which are bees, rabbits, pets, horsemanship crops, ceramics, painting, crochet, knitting, quilting, flower arrangements, quilting, macrame, cake decorating, all kinds of crafts, refinishing furniture. Project requirements are a measure of the work to be done, the boy or girl selects his own projects with the help of a project leader. One of the standards of a 4-H Club is that it includes a 4-H activity in its program, some of which are courtesy, good grooming, first aid, wild life conservation, safety, marketing, community improvement and community service. Each year from annual reports sent into the leaders of 4-H, the member who has the best record is selected to attend thp National 4-H Congress at Chicago. Members are also sent to 4-H State Club week at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Each year in October, different clubs get up displays in merchants windows and vie for ribbons. When 4-H first started in Livingston County, money to support the 4-H Council was raised by having a carnival at the City Hall, square dances, talent programs put on by the clubs at the high school. Now the money is raised by selling membership in the 4-H FFA Fair and renting out booths to the town merchants who display their products, and by having programs at the fair, such as a carnival, horseshoe pitching, and rodeos. A part of the fair each year is a pet and costume parade for the small children. For several years a county wide picnic was held at Simpson Park for all 4-H members and their families. Games were provided and prizes were given. For many years the clubs set up a booth at the State Fair and every project which had won a blue ribbon at the county fair was sent to the state fair and judged again where it received ribbons and money which were given on a point system. Now there are so many 4-H club members, that they no longer judge the articles, they are sent more as a display to show people in Missouri what 4-H members are doing. They receive a state blue ribbon and a small monetary gift for articles sent. The county fair at one time was judged by Home Economics Extension Agents, but now project leaders and parents do the judging. The 4-H clubs elect their own officers, appoint committees and with help select their leaders. They meet once a month and conduct their own meeting and programs and give demonstrations and talks on their activities. 4-H Sunday is observed each year by the clubs at the church of their choice. A council made up of the older boys and girls who with the help of the youth leader, meet several times a year and set up rules and regulation for the club members. They plan training meetings and also fun times. They are called Junior Leaders who are given specific leadership jobs. 4-H clubs started out as rural clubs but time has changed and there are more town clubs than rural. The 4-Leaf Clover Club in Chillicothe was the first urban club in the county. It was organized in 1947 and was sponsored by the Chillicothe Extension Club. The leaders were Mrs. George Traeger and Mrs. Leonard Huff. The most important job of a 4-H Club is to give every boy and girl in the community a chance to learn something and develop his own particular talents. Some of the extension agents who have worked with 4-H clubs during the early years up until the present time are: Eugene Lee, Bob Kaye, Abe Early, Frank Miller, Clark Lewis, Don Schooler, Nelson Trickey, Rex Rhoades, John Burkholder, C. W. Browning, and some of the home economics agents were Ruby Randall, Ruby Ice, Eloise Harryman, Ruth Lieberam, Shirley Tye, June Lamme, and Barbara Burton. -- Eva Troeger LIVINGSTON COUNTY MULTI-PURPOSE SENIOR CENTERThe Livingston County Multi-Purpose Senior Center was established in Chillicothe in February 1974. The primary purpose is to provide direct services to the senior citizens, such as the congregate meals, recreation, transportation, etc. The Senior Center and the Congregate Meals programs were made possible by utilizing federal funds provided by Title III of the Older American Act of 1965. The first Congregate Meals were served in the Cornerstone, corner of Church & Leeper Street under the direction of Mrs. Pam Russell, director of Livingston Co. Multi-Purpose Senior Center. In September 1975, Linda Craig became director. In Oct. 1976, Lucille Klinefelter was named director. The Congregate Meals program is presently serving 100 meals per day for senior citizens sixty years and older. The Senior Center is now located in the Coburn Building at 440 Locust Street. Wanda Thomas is head cook, Rosalie Hoyt is assistant cook, Grace Inman is activity director, and Thaddieus Jackson is handy man. Lois Mantzey is custodian and substitute cook. Shirley Moore is volunteer bookkeeper. 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