Eighteen Daviess County youth attended the Northwest Region 4-H Camp held at Camp Crowder the first part of June. This year the theme for the camp was "As Green As it Gets." Activities of the camp ranged from canoeing, swimming, leather craft, archery and hiking; to learning how to play disc golf and the finer points of wind power and basic electricity.
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Bob Teegarden, Daviess County Extension Council member, provided his expertise for the leather craft and served as DJ for the nightly dances. Danielle Ness served as a counselor. Becky Simpson, 4-H Youth Specialist, and Jake Alden, summer intern for the Extension office served as staff members for both weeks of camp.
Daviess County was awarded the traveling attendance trophy for the camp. The stuffed Garfield known as the CAT, Campers Attendance Trophy, is awarded annually to the county with the largest percentage of 4-H campers attending camp, as compared to county enrollment. The CAT will remain on display in the county office for the year. During CAT’s residence, the county is responsible for CAT care, making sure he is kept clean and safe.
In addition, the county is in charge of supplying the CAT with one accessory. All accessories will remain with and belong to the CAT. The CAT will be returned to 4-H camp the following year. The CAT has been in place since 2004. Daviess County will now be responsible for the side-kick of Garfield, Odie the Dog, the new addition to the traveling trophy. This is the second time that Daviess County has won the CAT, the first time was in 2006.