Lines to the Ladies
Pam Hessler, WVFB Women’s Leadership Committee Chair
Well, it’s been a bit of a crazy
summer weather-wise for most
of us. We had a lot of rain in
the early summer making it
extremely difficult to make hay.
Now for the past two weeks,
we’ve had very little rain and
everything is dry, burnt, and dusty. By the time you read
this edition of the WVFB News, the kids will be back in
school and many of the fairs will be over and we will be
heading into fall full of annual meetings and holidays to
fellowship with family and friends.
24 county winning posters will be on display for two
months in the Grand Hall of the WV Cultural and State
Museum in Charleston from September 11, 2015 to
November 7, 2015. Letters are going out to the County
Presidents and WLC Chairs to deliver this news to the
student, teacher and principal of each of the county
winners. This is a wonderful opportunity to show off
what agriculture looks like through the eyes of our 4th
graders. The top three posters get exhibited each year at
the WV State Fair and at our WVFB Annual Meeting but
to have all the top county winners displayed is quite an
honor for the student, school, county and WVFB.
WLC Annual Photo
Contest
I hope many of you have
been taking pictures around
your farm or at county events
to submit in the Annual Photo
Contest. Remember, any
WVFB member (with a current
membership) can submit one
photo in each of the three
categories: 1) Farm Bureau
Activity, 2) Funny, Comical, or
Whimsical, 3) Rural Scene.
Quilt & Gun Raffle
Finally, for all you who
collect or decorate with
chickens and roosters, you will
want to buy raffle tickets for
the Gun & Quilt Raffle. The
queen-sized quilt is a beauty
this year, but I think each
year’s is beautiful. Remember,
you have to play to win! It
would look awesome on a
bed or as a large wall hanging.
If you don’t have tickets,
check with a director or the
women’s chair in your county
to purchase a ticket or two or
three. The money raised helps
both committees with their
projects throughout the year. In fact, to raise a little more
money for Women’s Leadership Committee activities,
we will be auctioning another queen sized quilt in the
Young Farmer’s Live Auction on Saturday evening at the
WVFB Annual Meeting.
Agriculture in West
Virginia Poster Contest
I have GREAT news about
this year’s poster contest. First,
I’m happy to report that 24 counties participated and
the posters were OUTSTANDING. In fact, there were
six or seven that could have easily been the top three
winners this year, which is how talented this year’s 4th
graders were. The judges had an extremely difficult
time narrowing it down to three. For those who have
not heard yet, the 1st place winning poster was Loren
Burner, Mercer County, 2nd place was Tommy Fluharty,
Putnam County, and 3rd place was Madison LaVigne,
Jefferson County.
Now, for the BEST news. Thanks to State Senator
Kent Leonhardt, State WLC Region 6 Chair, Nor XB