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4th Annual Regional
Cookout & Meet the
Candidate Night
Farm Bureau is providing a terrific opportunity
for folks to meet and become more informed about
candidates running for office in 2016, while enjoying
delicious food and fellowship!
On Saturday, August 1, 2015, the 4th Annual
Regional Cookout will be held at the Roane County
Fairgrounds, on highway 119 south of Spencer.
Social hour begins at 5:30 and the meal will be
served at 6:30.
Bring a chair and a covered dish to share – Farm
Bureau will provide meat & the cooks!
For more information, call Don Fleming at
304.464.4261 or Marge Marshall at 304.927.2086.
Don’t miss this chance to be more informed about the
choices you make at the ballotbox!
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60th Annual Forestry
Camp for Youth in July
Young adults, ages 16-20, who are interested
in forestry can attend Forestry Camp, held July
19-25 at rustic Camp Mahonegon, on the Upshur/
Randolph County line. The camp provides the
perfect natural setting needed to study forests
and streams, with five full days of rigorous
forestry training including: Chain Saw Safety;
Cruising Timber; Fire Protection; Forest Insects
& Diseases; Forest Management Techniques &
Plans; Leaf Collecting; Monitoring Water Quality;
Studying Forest Ecosystems; Tree Identification;
Wilderness Areas & Forest Recreation and Wood
Industry Tour.
Evening recreational activities include
softball, volleyball and camp meetings. The camp
culminates in a Woodmen’s Competition where
campers compete in events that include log rolling,
cross cut sawing, tree identification and pacing.
Full scholarships are available. To apply for
a scholarship or for more information contact:
West Virginia Forestry Association, P.O. Box
718, Ripley, WV 25271 or call (888) 372-WOOD;
or download the application at http://www.
wvforestry.com/summercamp.cfm. The deadline
is June 29.