Johnna Seevers is a 4-H alumnus of Washington County where she was a member of the Salem Liberty Homemakers 4-H Club.  Johnna also served on the Junior Fair Board.  We are honoring Johnna tonight for her commitment and dedication to the youth in our 4-H Program.  Johnna has served on the royalty committee for over 10 years, organizing the crowing event, judging, scheduling the court once they are chosen, and serving as the liaison for 3 parades for our fairs in Washington County.  Johnna has helped many Queens, Kings, Prince and princesses throughout her tenure.

Johnna is also a supporter of the county fair.  Her love of Junior fair board continues to show as she is still helping the JFB members especially during the dairy show.  Johnna organizes the show, collects the open class paperwork and works along side the JFB members to ensure the show runs smoothly.  Her knowledge and dedication sets the example for the young members in our program.  Johnna- thank you again for your commitment to our program in Washington County.

Darlene Phillips has been a part of the Washington County 4-H camping program for over 2 decades. She has supplied the ceramics for camps, including Beginner, Junior, and Senior camps for Washington county 4-H youth and Women’s camp. Every year she delivers the ceramics then teaches 1-3 classes a day, for three days, with the campers. Not only does she volunteer her time with the three youth camps, she also helps the campers complete their projects throughout the week. She works with the kids to make sure they achieve their best result and often will assist in finishing the projects by painting beautiful eyes or designs onto the ceramics.

She goes above and beyond by always asking what the camp theme will be and bringing pieces that could fit within that theme. She is always kind to the campers, counselors, and staff. By supplying the ceramics and helping the campers paint, she is offering an activity that most of these kids would otherwise not have the opportunity to do. She creates amazing pieces and always offers a wide variety of paints and brushes as well as painting techniques to encourage the campers to create a unique piece. Darlene, thank you for your many years of dedication to the camping program.

Maryanne is an advisor for Warren Wranglers and has been a 4-H volunteer for 32 years.  Maryanne’s passion for the program is with the Cloverbuds.  She has volunteered to put up the Cloverbud fair booth at all 3 fairs, works during Cloverbud Day camp, and organizes crafts and activities for events like 4-H open house and Cloverbud day at the county fair.

Maryanne attends a variety of 4-H events and serves on the 4-H advisory committee.  We are appreciative of all the support Maryanne provides the 4-H Program.

CARTEENS was established in 2003 for 4-H teen leaders to teach youth traffic offenders in the county about the safety and rules of the road.  The Ohio State Highway Patrol has partnered with our teens to ensure that first time teen traffic offenders create better driving habits.  Each month the Marietta Post sends a trooper to our CARTEEN session and present on such topics as speeding, texting and driving, curfew, as well as answer any questions about the laws in the State of Ohio.  There have been many troopers who attend the sessions to speak to our participants.  These troopers work along side our CARTEEN presenters and even share personal stories with each group to make an impact on teen drivers.

Teens that have completed the classes have commented on the troopers with statements like: “I liked talking with the trooper the most”, and “The thing I liked most was the trooper was cool and laid back, he didn’t lecture us”, and “The trooper was funny, yet serious”.  Troopers: Thank you for providing the positive attitude and leadership for our CARTEENS programs.

On November 14 we celebrated our 4-H Members, Volunteers, and several special community awards! Congratulations to all!!

A complete list of award winners are posted here:

2019 Winners list program