MU Extension Council welcomes new members

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Nevada Daily Mail

Vernon County University of Missouri Extension Council welcomed new council members at their annual banquet Feb. 8. at the Vernon County Senior Center.

Monday evening's festivities were highlighted by the introduction of new council members: Mary Blocker, Ruth Gerster, Brandon Claspill, Carrie Poe, Janet Wray, Patty Comstock and Amanda Skelton, and Tom Harold. Council members are elected for a two year term with a two term limit.

Extension Council members representing the Northern District for 2016 include: Leslie Carroll-Bartlett -- chairperson, Mary Blocker, Patty Comstock, Ruth Gerster, Amanda Skelton.

Representatives from the Southern District include: Susan Burns, Jennifer Byers, Michelle Ji, Frank Wilson -- treasurer, Brandon Claspill, Tom Harold -- vice chairperson, Carrie Poe, and Janet Wray -- secretary.

Neal Gerster is the appointed council member from Vernon County Commission.

Youth Educator, Amanda Davis gave a presentation on Vernon County Robotics, a new program this year aimed at introducing area youth to robots and programming. The program is open to the public and costs $30. 4-H needs more adult volunteers to help with the program.

Crystal Burch, her son Cole Burch, Kelly Ast, and her son Alex Ast gave demonstrations of the two types of Lego robotics kits the VCR program uses.

Davis said that Vernon County has more than 400 4-H members and 170 adult volunteers and ranks first in enrollment of the 17 county region. Vernon County has 18 different 4-H clubs.

Other events of the evening included recognition of retiring council members: Shauna Horn, Cathy Blacklock, Charie Clark, and Kathy Kedigh.

Extension faculty gave brief summaries of their current and up coming projects and events, and council officers were swore in by County Clerk Mike Buehler.

For more information on the MU Extension Office, go to http://extension.missouri.edu/vernon.

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