WV Farm Bureau Magazine June 2016 | Page 2

bytes Annual Farm Bureau Meet the Candidate Cookout in July Loyd Awarded Lewis County FB Scholarship The Annual West Virginia Farm Bureau Regional Cookout and Meet the Candidate Night will be held on Saturday, July 30 at the marina in St. Marys, West Virginia. Anna Loyd has been awarded Lewis County Farm Bureau’s educational scholarship for 2016. The event is a great opportunity for voters to become informed and learn where candidates stand on the issues important to families, agriculture and our state. The Pleasants County Farm Bureau is hosting the event. Social hour starts at 5:30 pm. The meal begins at 6:30 pm. Bring a chair and a covered dish to share. Meat and cutlery will be provided. For more information, contact Don Fleming at (304) 464-4261 or Audra Cunningham at (304) 684-3077. Articles for NewsBytes must be submitted by the 15th of the month prior to publication. Timesensitive announcements must be submitted no less than 8 weeks prior to the date of the event. Electronic submissions, including photos, are preferred. Send to [email protected]. Loyd, salutatorian of her Lewis County High School graduating class, will be attending West Virginia University this fall where she plans to obtain a degree in Animal and Nutritional Sciences. She will be a part of the Honors College and the DavisMichael Scholars Program at WVU. Anna will be a member of the Pride of West Virginia, the WVU Marching Band. Anna has been a life-long 4-H member, annually exhibits outstanding project work, is active with community service projects and has provided leadership in the 4-H program. She is a member of the Youth Livestock Club and annually exhibits market hogs, lambs and a steer at Jamboree at the Mill. Anna has also participated on the WV Beef Expo stockman’s contest judging team. Anna is the daughter of Bruce and Kaye Loyd of Horner. Her grandparents are Jim and Alice Leach of Parkersburg and John and Betty Loyd, Philippi.