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> 4-H Honor Club Dates Of Importance
Important dates for 4-H Honor Club Members. (4/16/2009)
> State 4-H Essay Winner
Caty Rush from Hamblen County 4-H was the state winner in the 4-H Essay Contest. (4/3/2009)
> April FCE Newletter
News and upcoming events for FCE Members for the month of April. (3/20/2009)
> State LifeSmarts Competition
Hamblen County 4-H’ers competed in the State LifeSmarts competition on March 7 in Lebanon.

LifeSmarts is an educational opportunity that develops the consumer and marketplace knowledge and skills of teens. The areas of concentration are personal finance, health & safety, environment, technology, and consumer rights & responsibilities. (3/13/2009)
> Cocke/Hamblen Master Horse Owner Classes Forming
Details of upcoming May and June 2009 Class (3/10/2009)
> 2009 Bread Baking Contest Overall Winner Recipes
Overall Winners

Sweet Division Overall Winner
Raspberry Cheese Coffee Cake – Kevin Parker, 7th Grade East Ridge Middle School

Breads Division Overall Winner
Cornbread Muffins – Jonathan Holan, 4th Grade Alpha Elementary
(2/27/2009)
> Hamblen County 2009 4-H Bread Baking Contest
Hamblen County Bread Baking Contest was held on Thursday, February 26th.

Categories were:
4th Grade – Cornbread Muffins or Cookies
5th Grade – Biscuits or Cupcakes
6th Grade – Quick Loaf Bread or Bar Cookies
7th & 8th Grade – Coffee Cake or Flavored Muffins
9th & 10th Grade – Yeast Breads or Fudge
11th & 12th Grade – Yeast Rolls or Gingerbread

There were 446 contestants at the individual club level with 156 4-Hers invited to the county competition. Eighty-one contestants showed up with their families.

We would like to thank all the contestants and their families at the individual club level and those who participated at the county level for their hard work and support.
(2/27/2009)
> Junior and Junior High Sub-Regional Public Speaking Contest
The Big 9 Sub-Regional Public Speaking Contest was held on February 19th.

Hamblen County had a representative in all 5 grades. (2/27/2009)
> Senior High Regional Public Speaking Contest
Hamblen County Senior High Public Speaking Winners compete in the Regional Public Speaking Contest against 32 other counties.
(2/27/2009)
> 2009 Hamblen County 4-H Public Speaking Contest
Results are in for the Hamblen County 4-H Public Speaking Contest.

The Hamblen County Public Speaking Contest was held on January 15 at First United Methodist Church in Morristown. Awards were sponsored by the Morristown Kiwanis Club.

Preliminaries were held within each 4-H club meeting where over 920 speeches were judged. The top 176 contestants were invited to the county contest. (1/21/2009)
> 4-H Outdoor Meat Cookery
4-H Meat Cookery at the Appalachian Fair in Gray. (8/25/2008)
> Honor Club Agenda & Notes
Honor Club Agenda & Notes for November. (11/15/2007)
> Honor Club Agenda & Notes
Agenda & Notes for September, 2007 for 4-H Honor Club (10/2/2007)
> September Newsletter 2007
Health Tips and FCE news for September 2007. (8/23/2007)
> Master Gardener August Newsletter
News and Information for area Master Gardeners. (8/2/2007)
> August 2007 FCE Newsletter
FCE news and meeting dates for August 2007. (7/24/2007)
> 4-H Meat Cookery Teams
News about the 4-H Outdoor Meat Cookery Teams. Practice times and places. (7/12/2007)
> July Newsletter
July Newletter 2007. Tips for safe sun and FCE Club news. (6/20/2007)
> Great Smokey Mountains Livestock and Crafts Fair
Dates on Information on The Great Smokey Mountains Livestock and Crafts Fair on July 9-10 & 12-13, 2007. Call the Hamblen County Extension Office for more information at 423-586-6111. (6/7/2007)
> Great Smokey Mountains Livestock and Crafts Fair
Dates and Information on the Great Smokey Mountains Livestock and Crafts Fair on July 9-10 and 12-13, 2007. (6/7/2007)
> Great Smokey Mountains Livestock and Crafts Fair
Information and dates for The Great Smokey Mountains Livestock and Crafts Fair on July 9-10 and July 12-13, 2007. (6/7/2007)
> FCE Newsletter June 2007
News and information for all FCE Clubs in Hamblen County for June 2007. (5/22/2007)
> May FCE Newsletter, 2007
FCE May Newsletter, 2007 (4/26/2007)
> Honor Club Agenda and Notes, April 18, 2007
Honor Club Agneda and Notes, April 18, 2007 (4/26/2007)
> Honor Club Agenda March 07
Agenda for 4-H Honor Club March 2007. (3/30/2007)
> April FCE Newsletter 2007
Upcoming events and news for all FCE Clubs. (3/20/2007)
> Lakway Area Master Gardener Association News - March 2007
News and Upcoming Events for Area Lakeway Gardeners. (3/5/2007)
> 4-H Honor Club Agenda February 2007
Agenda and Minutes from the 4-H Honor Club Meeting in February. Upcoming events and notes. (3/1/2007)
> March FCE Newsletter
FCE news and meeting information for the month of March. (2/22/2007)
> Honor Club Agenda
Honor Club Agenda for January 31, 2007. (2/2/2007)
> FCE February Newsletter
News for all FCE Clubs for February. Articles on Good and Bad Fats. Club Meeting Dates and Workshop dates. (1/18/2007)
> UT Master Gardener Classes
Information on Master Gardener Classes for 2007. (1/5/2007)
> UT Master Beef Classes
Newspaper article on Master Beef Producer Classes. (1/5/2007)
> Master Gardener Newsletter
Lakway area news and meeting information about the Master Gardener Program. (1/5/2007)
> Master Beef Producer Class
Master Beef Producer Class - Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock and Hawkins Counties - Winter/ Spring 2007 (12/21/2006)
> Master Gardener Program
Master Gardener Program Classes January 22 - March 26, 2007 (12/21/2006)
> January FCE Newsletter
Monthly Newsletter for all FCE Members. (12/21/2006)
> Hamblen County Volunteer Leader Committee (HCVLC) Minutes
Minutes from the Meeting for 4-H Leaders/Volunteers (11/9/2006)
> UT Extension - Area Educational Meetings/Events
UT Extension - Area Educational Meetings/Events about Sheep, Goats, and Beef. (11/9/2006)
> Hamblen County 4-H Awards Day
Awards for volunteer leaders, judging teams, honor club members and sponsors of Hamblen County 4-H. (11/3/2006)
> Honor Club Agenda and Minutes for October 25th Meeting
Agneda/Minutes from the 4-H Honor Club Meeting on October 25, 2006 held at the Extension Office. (10/30/2006)
> East High Agenda and Minutes
East High 4-H Meeting Agenda and Minutes from the October 25th Meeting. (10/30/2006)
> November FCE News
FCE Clubs Meetings and news of interest. (10/23/2006)
> October FCE Newsletter
News for the month of October for all FCE Clubs in Hamblen County. (10/10/2006)
> Local 4-H Club Sewing Contests
Hamblen County 4-H Club sewing contest rules. (10/10/2006)
> 4-H Bread Baking Rules for 2006
4-H Rules for all Hamblen County Schools for 2006 (10/10/2006)
> 4-H Classroom Activities for October
Listing of 4-H classroom activies for the month of October. (9/18/2006)
> New Set of Master Gardener Classes Being Offered
Schedule of February, March and April 2005 Lakeway Area Master Gardener Classes (1/26/2005)
> Master Gardener Service Opportunities
Current Service Opportunities (10/14/2004)
> Lakeway Area Master Gardener Classes Offered
Description of Fall 2004 Master Gardener Registration Information (8/13/2004)
> Lakeway Area Master Gardener Classes Offered
Lakeway Area Master Gardener classes will be offered days from 1 - 4 p.m. beginning February 19 and ending April 1. Fee required. Pre-registration requested. (2/2/2004)
> Horse Management Course Scheduled in Morristown
Horse Owners have an opportunity to attend a five-week horse management course beginning Tuesday, February 10. Fee required. Pre-registration requested. Contact the Hamblen County ExtensionOffice at (423) 586-6111 for additional information. (1/26/2004)
> UT Offers Vegetable Training Short Course
Details on FREE Vegetable Training Short Course offered at UT Knoxville Ag Campus on February 17, 18 and 19. Registration deadline is FEBRUARY 5. (1/7/2004)
> Tri-State Burley Tobacco Expo 2004 Announces Schedule
Detailed schedule of events for 2004 Tri-State Tobacco Expo - Friday, January 16, 2004 - 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Civic Auditorium - Kingsport, TN (1/5/2004)
> County 4-H Public Speaking Contest Results
Results of County 4-H Speech Contest (12/18/2003)
> Sr. High 4-H'er Featured in Local Newspaper
Sr. High 4-H'er, Preston Morris, was featured in the Citizen Tribune on Sunday, June 15th, 2003. (6/17/2003)
> 4-H'ers Return From Camp
Campers left the Hamblen County Courthouse on Monday morning and returned on Friday afternoon. We camped with Johnson, Sevier, and Union counties. Hamblen County took 55 campers. Hamblen county's own, Nancy Marshall, served as Camp Director for the week. (6/16/2003)
> Green June Beetles (Bugs)
The Hamblen County Ag Extension Office has been bombarded recently with calls about June bugs. Here's a link that may help answer some questions. (8/1/2002)

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