4-H and FFA Livestock Show and Sale

Pocahontas County 4-H and FFA will hold their annual Livestock Show and Sale Saturday, August 28, at the Pocahontas Producers stockyards in Marlinton.  This show will begin at noon.  Lunch, available from 11 a.m. to noon, will be  sponsored by the Brushy Flat Bushwackers 4-H Club. Dinner,  from 5 -to 7 p.m., will feature lamb and pork, available through Morgan and Kim McComb.  The evening will conclude with the sale at 7:30 p.m.  The annual auction of the 4-H cake will take place during the sale.

We encourage everyone to come out and support the local 4-H and FFA youth in the culmination of their hard work with their livestock projects. The public is invited to attend any or all of the day’s activities.  For more information, call the Extension Office at 304-799-4852.

Reminder: All 4-H and FFA members must participate in both the show and sale in order to sell their market animals in the county sale.

Master Gardener Program

The WVU Extension Service is making plans for the West Virginia Master Gardener Training Course to be held this fall.  The course will begin the first week in September.  Each class will last approximately three hours  for a total of 30 hours of classroom training.  Cost will be $70.  To register or for more information  call the WVU Extension Office at 304-799-4852.