The 2026 Licking County 4-H Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Royalty Application is now available. It is due to the Licking County Extension Office by May 1, 2026. Interviews will take place the evening of May 22, 2026.
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LAST CHANCE: 2026 Food and Fashion Board Application Due Soon
The application for the 2026 Licking County 4-H Food and Fashion Board now available and is due by November 15, 2025. To be eligible to apply, members must at least 14 years old as of January 1, 2026. Members are NOT required to take a foods or clothing project in the current year that they are serving on the board, but should show an interested in 4-H foods and clothing projects and have taken those projects at some point during the 4-H career. Members will serve in a leadership role to support the food and clothing project areas. Members will plan and host workshops, help with judging, plan and run the style revue, and host other events to support our Licking County 4-H members. The application is due by Interviews will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2025 from 3:00-4:00pm and 7:00-8:00pm. Please reach out to Adrienne Anderson (anderson.1410@osu.edu) to schedule and interview time.
REMINDER: 2026 Food and Fashion Board Application Due Soon
The application for the 2026 Licking County 4-H Food and Fashion Board now available and is due by November 15, 2025. To be eligible to apply, members must at least 14 years old as of January 1, 2026. Members are NOT required to take a foods or clothing project in the current year that they are serving on the board, but should show an interested in 4-H foods and clothing projects and have taken those projects at some point during the 4-H career. Members will serve in a leadership role to support the food and clothing project areas. Members will plan and host workshops, help with judging, plan and run the style revue, and host other events to support our Licking County 4-H members. The application is due by Interviews will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2025 from 3:00-4:00pm and 7:00-8:00pm. Please reach out to Adrienne Anderson (anderson.1410@osu.edu) to schedule and interview time.
REMINDER: Teen Achievement Awards Forms and Licking County 4-H Committee Scholarship DUE
The 2026 Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards Form Packet as well as the 2025 Licking County 4-H Committee Scholarship Packet are now available. Both forms can be found on the Teen Opportunities page of the website. Achievement Awards forms and the 4-H Committee Scholarship are due to the Licking County Extension Office by Friday, October 10, 2025. By completing the Achievement Awards forms, members have the opportunity to be recognized for their comprehensive project work and leadership activities and can be chosen to represent Licking County at the state level competition. Applicants are also eligible to apply for state trips/camps and other opportunities through this process. Members must be at least 14 (as of 01/01/2026) in order to be eligible for this process. Please reach out to Lisa McCutcheon (mccutcheon.46@osu.edu) with questions or for help with the process.
LAST CHANCE: Cloverbuds in the Kitchen or Sewing Room
The Licking County 4-H Food and Fashion Board is excited to host two Cloverbud workshops on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at the Extension Office. One session will focus on Food & Nutrition, while the other session will focus on sewing. The Foods Session will start at 10:0am and will focus on kitchen safety, measuring ingredients, and the participants will make a snack. The Sewing Session will start at 11:30am and will focus on sewing safety, sewing machine basics, and the participants will make a small project using a sewing machine. Participants can choose to attend both sessions, but will need to create a separate registration for each session. Each session is limited to the first 12 registrations. Registrations are due by Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
A parent/guardian is required to stay with the participant during the entire program.
Register by visiting: http://go.osu.edu/CloverbudFoodSewing
Cloverbuds in the Kitchen or Sewing Room
The Licking County 4-H Food and Fashion Board is excited to host two Cloverbud workshops on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at the Extension Office. One session will focus on Food & Nutrition, while the other session will focus on sewing. The Foods Session will start at 10:0am and will focus on kitchen safety, measuring ingredients, and the participants will make a snack. The Sewing Session will start at 11:30am and will focus on sewing safety, sewing machine basics, and the participants will make a small project using a sewing machine. Participants can choose to attend both sessions, but will need to create a separate registration for each session. Each session is limited to the first 12 registrations. Registrations are due by Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
A parent/guardian is required to stay with the participant during the entire program.
Register by visiting: http://go.osu.edu/CloverbudFoodSewing
Local Teens Receive State 4-H Awards
The 2025 Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards were presented earlier this month at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus.
Local 4-H members received the following awards.
Henry Keller from Alexandria was selected to serve as an Ohio delegate at the 2025 National 4-H Dairy Conference. Keller, 17, has been a member of 4-H in Licking County for nine years. He enjoys showing dairy feeders, steers, and hogs, and he likes participating in the Steer Pool at the Hartford Fair. Keller has also volunteered as a camp counselor for three years. He is a junior at C-TEC in the electrical trades and is the son of Joe and Jennifer Osterholt.
Alexis Reimer from Newark won the Family Life and Child Development Achievement Award. Reimer, 16, has been a 4-Ever Friends 4-H Club member for nine years. She is on the Licking County Food and Fashion Board, is the president of her club, and was chosen to participate in the Ohio 4-H State Leadership Camp. Reimer is a junior at Newark High School and plans to attend college for accounting. She is the daughter of Andy and Bettrina Reimer.
Autumn Wampler from Marengo won the Goats Achievement Award. Wampler, 18, has been a 4-H member for 10 years and has taken a variety of projects including goats, lambs, cattle, rabbits, poultry, and self-determined projects. She is also a four-year member of the Hartford Independent Fair Board and is currently serving as a Junior Advisor. Wampler is a graduated, homeschooled student and is the daughter of Adam and Jennifer Wampler.
Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards are presented annually to individuals for outstanding work in their project area. Youth recipients will also have the opportunity to travel to Atlanta in November to represent Ohio at National 4-H Congress. The evening was hosted by the Ohio 4-H Foundation, with 32 youth receiving 2025 honors
Ohio 4-H is the youth development program of Ohio State University Extension, the outreach arm of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. In 2024, over 154,000 Ohio youth participated in clubs, groups, and special interest programs.
REMINDER: Crime Scene Kitchen
The Licking County 4-H Food and Fashion Board is hosting a NEW event called Crime Scene Kitchen! Participants will become crime scene investigators to discover everything unsafe or incorrect in our kitchen. They will learn about safe kitchen practices, and will use those skills to make a snack. This event is open to all 4-H project members. They do NOT need to be enrolled in a 4-H Foods project to participate (this would be a great activity to include in the learning experiences section of their project book!).
When: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 6:00pm
Where: Licking County Extension Office
RSVP by May 26, 2025 at go.osu.edu/CrimeSceneKitchen
NEW EVENT: Crime Scene Kitchen
The Licking County 4-H Food and Fashion Board is hosting a NEW event called Crime Scene Kitchen! Participants will become crime scene investigators to discover everything unsafe or incorrect in our kitchen. They will learn about safe kitchen practices, and will use those skills to make a snack. This event is open to all 4-H project members. They do NOT need to be enrolled in a 4-H Foods project to participate (this would be a great activity to include in the learning experiences section of their project book!).
When: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 6:00pm
Where: Licking County Extension Office
RSVP by May 26, 2025 at go.osu.edu/CrimeSceneKitchen
REMINDER: 2025 Licking County 4-H Family & Consumer Sciences Royalty Application
The 2025 Licking County 4-H Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Royalty Application is now available. It is due to the Licking County Extension Office by May 1, 2025. Interviews will take place the evening of May 22, 2025.