Just Plain Hot

When you wake up and the temperature is 90 degrees and you are headed to the firing range it is hard to focus on anything but staying cool.  However the members of our Dirty Dozen 4-H Shooting Sports Club were able to get in the zone and stay on target as they kept it hot on the firing line.
The June meeting for the club started with some reminders of safety (as they always do) and they added a little fun.  Focusing on a diamond shape target everyone was able to get on and stay on the paper.  As they continued to shoot they honed in on the diamond and work to make sure more holes ended up there than anywhere else.
To keep it interesting their club leader had them count shots and work from a standing, kneeling, and prone positions.  This added a little challenge to their workout and made them think less about how hot is was and focus on getting the job accomplished.
Due to the heat they did end their club meeting a little early.  For more information about this, or any of our clubs please contact Wendy Maynor at Wendy_Maynor@ncsu.edu.

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Welcome to our 4th Summer Intern

Greetings Everyone,

    I am Kobe Purdie, an agriculture intern for the Robeson County North Carolina Cooperative Extension Center. I am a Robeson county resident, where I was born and raised. I attended South Robeson High School where I found the passion for agriculture after joining the FFA chapter and taking on numerous leadership roles. I give credit to my agriculture teacher who got me involved in agriculture when taking his class. I knew that from the first semester of taking his agriculture class that I wanted to take it a step further and pursue a degree in agriculture. I learned that by continuing my education in agriculture, I would be able to solve global issues dealing with agriculture or related.

    By my senior year of high school, I had worked my way up to the position of vice president of our FFA chapter. As you can tell so far, I am very passionate about agriculture. Working with the agriculture agent, I will be performing various tasks. I will be making various farm visits along with the agents as well helping with the 4-H camps being held. I am very excited to have the chance to work with the cooperative extension staff here in Robeson county where I will be learning many things about the extension service. I am currently a student of North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University, a rising sophomore, majoring in environmental studies. I plan to use my degree to work with the extension service or with the USDA to help serve this county in its agriculture practices.