Milam County 4-H members received $62,500 in scholarships from 4-H. Six 4-H members received $500 in scholarship from the Milam County 4-H Foundation Chris Holcombe Memorial Scholarship: Colby Barton, Kincaid Callahan, Colby Green, Gabriel Ramthun, Sydney Vaculin, Grant Widner.
Texas 4-H Foundation scholarships will be awarded at Texas 4-H Roundup from June 8-10. Ramthun received a Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship in the amount of $20,000, Callahan received a $10,000 Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate scholarship, Green received a $10,000 Davidson Foundation scholarship, Vaculin received a $10,000 McLean Estate scholarship, Widner received a $5,000 Floyd Lynch Memorial scholarship, and Barton received a $4,500 Producers’ Cooperative Association scholarship.
These scholars had to do an intensive scholarship application (including 3 essays), and this year they had to attend an interview in College Station.
We are super proud of these seniors and their accomplishments. They have all succeeded in the 4-H program and have served as teen leaders in multiple capacities.
Milam County 4-H competed in the virtual Dis trict Roundup April 26-28. Milam County came away with many honors and some seniors advanced to state in June.
Members competed in the Share the Fun contests where they showed off their talents either singing or reciting poetry.
The 4-H’ers also competed in the educational presentations part of the District Roundup. Presentations are 12-minute speeches on a topic using props.
This year, the Share the Fun contestants had to record and upload their acts on YouTube for judging. The educational presenters had to make their presentations on Zoom.
Share the Fun—Mackenzie Mahan, third place in Intermediate Vocal, and state qualifier Natalie Garcia, first Senior Poetry/Prose.
Educational Presentations—Luke Holcombe, second place Junior Open; Hannah Bakken, second place Intermediate Health and Wellness; Klay Eschberger, third place Intermediate Open FCH; state qualifier Kennedy Hobbs, second place Senior Health and Wellness; state qualifier Mallory McDaniel, Senior Open FCH; state qualifier Robert Miller, Senior Open Ag and Natural Resources.
National Stroke Awareness Month is held in May to increase understanding of and prevention of strokes.
A stroke occurs when a blood vessel leading to or in the brain is blocked or ruptures. These blood vessels provide oxygen and nutrients to the brain.
During a stroke, the oxygen and nutrients are unable to reach the brain, therefore the brain cells die.
If the brain cells die in a location that regulates a specific body function, there is the possibility that this may hinder that function from working properly.
Knowing these warning signs could help save someone’s life. Here is an acronym to remember some warning signs. Just remember when these happen; you need to act FAST.
• F - Face—Ask the person to smile. Does one side of their face droop when asked to smile?
• A - Arm—Ask the person to raise their arms. Does one of their arms drift downward when asked to raise?
• S - Speech—Is the person’s speech slurred or strange when asked to say simple phrases?
• T - Time—Time to call 9-1-1 if any of these signs are present.
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