4-H End of Year Celebration – Nov 21

Please come and celebrate the accomplishment of our members, volunteers, and community partners! Here is the program for the evening

Washington County 4-H End of Year Celebration

November 21, 2024—Jr Fair Building

  • Ice Cream Sundaes—6:30 pm
  • Welcome—7:00 pm
  • Pledges & 4-H Creed
  • Cloverbud Graduation
  • Volunteer Recognition
  • Member Recognition
  • Special Community Awards
  • Club Awards
  • Community Service Awards
  • Ohio State Fair Award Winners
  • Ohio 4-H Horse Awards
  • Project Pin Awards & Special Pin Awards
  • Trip Scholarship Awards
  • Margaret Meredith Leadership Award
  • Closing Announcements

High Path Avian Influenza Discovered in Oregon Swine

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Oregon state veterinary officials are investigating positive cases of H5N1 in a backyard farming operation in Oregon that has a mix of poultry and livestock, including swine. The Oregon Department of Agriculture announced on Friday, Oct. 25, that poultry on this farm represented the first H5N1 detection in Crook County, Oregon. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories also confirmed one of the farm’s five pigs to be infected with H5N1, marking the first detection of H5N1 in swine in the United States.

There is no concern about the safety of the nation’s pork supply as a result of this finding.    

If you are interested in reading the press release from Oregon veterinary agencies, here is the link.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/federal-state-veterinary-agencies-share-update-hpai-detections-oregon