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Local Elementary Students Learn Where Milk Comes From
Lillie milking a cow

A dairy cow visited Faith Training Christian Academy to give elementary students a chance to learn about how milk and butter are produced.

Vernon 4-H Teen Leaders Donate Toys to CASA Program
toys for CASA program

Vernon Parish 4-H Teen Leaders collected and donated games and toys to foster children in the Vernon Parish CASA program for Christmas.

Vernon Parish 4-H Teen Leaders Participate in Backpack Project
4H Teen Leaders

4-H Teen Leaders and volunteers from around Vernon Parish gathered on Thursday, December 15, 2011, to fill backpacks with "kid friendly" food items for needy students.

Vernon 4-H Member Addresses Group at Camp
Peyton Arthur at Grant Walker

Peyton Arthur, a freshman at Hornbeck High School, shared his thoughts and experiences at 4-H Camp as AT&T presented a $25,000 check to help fund a new multi-purpose building at Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center.

Bull Roping Event Held During Vernon Parish Fair
Big Dog Bull Roping Contestants
The 11th Annual 4-H Big Dog Bull Roping was held during the Vernon Parish Forestry Festival and Fair on Oct. 6 and 8, 2011. Teams of two girls and two boys from local 4-H clubs competed in preliminary rounds on Thursday, October 6 and the final round was held on Saturday, October 8.
Vernon 4-H Teen Leaders Participate in Retreat
Teens decorate a water jug to collect donations
Vernon Parish 4-H Teen Leders recently participated in the Central Region 4-H Junior Leader Retreat held in the State Evacuation Center located next to ouisiana State University at Alexandria.
Vernon Parish 4-H Teen Leaders Donate $600 to Ronald McDonald House
Vernon Teen Leaders and volunteers deliver tabs for Ronald McDonald House
Vernon Parish 4-H Teen Leaders delivered more than 800,000 aluminum tabs which brought more than $600.00 to Ronald McDonald House in Monroe, La.
2011 Vernon Parish Fair Catalog
2011 Fair Catalog
This catalog includes information about categories for fair exhibits, entry and release dates and fair premiums for the 2011 Vernon Parish Fair.
Vernon 4-H Members Attend LOST Camp
Lost CAMP photo 1
7th and 8th grade 4-H members from across Vernon Parish attended LOST Camp during the first week of August.
Vernon Goes to 4-H Camp
4-H members take water samples
Fifty 4th - 6th graders from across Vernon Parish attended summer 4-H camp along with over 500 campers, teen counselors and adults from six other parishes across the state.