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 .4 t's a little diffi-
 cult for me to tell
 Sayou much about
 -.'Sg.life in White Springs
 this week because I
 a thave been at another
 -sSprings" town this
 eek, Ocean Springs,
 ss., visiting my son
 Ben, my daughter in
 law Dawn, and my
 wonderful granddaughter, Lily Grace. So, let me tell
 you a little.about thids wonderful artist's community,
 Ocean Springs, nestled within the shadow of Biloxi,
 :1,Tyright on the Gulf of Mexico. This little town was hit
 hard by Katrina with a twenty two foot stormsurge
 and is just now starting to look right again. This was
 a "working visit" as Ben and I worked on building a
 privacy fence for his backyard every day of my visit.,
 Ocean Springs is a historic community and the plan-
 ning and zoning board has wisely set up rules for





 t is Mardi Gras season here and Ocean Springs
 traditionally hosts the first Mardi Gras Parade in this
 region. It was my first Mardi Gras parade and I cer-
 -tainly hope it won't be my last. I have never seen so
' many beads in my life! Every float in the parade was
 throwing a steady stream of beads, along with a lot
 of candy and some special prizes, including. toys,
 Stuffed animals and even more. I'll bet there were a
 few $20 prizes thrown to the crowd off of several of
 the floats. Me, I seemed to have a moon pie magnet'
 on me and I came home with a sack full of them!
 The celebration was fun, not crazy or too boisterous,
 just fun, fun, fun! A lot of diversity too and for the
 very first time in my life, I heard Celtic rap, with
 "rap's heard driving beat and lyrics, and bagpipes in
 the background!
 I'-'It was interesting to observe the way the commu-
 nity embraced the occasion. Although Mardi Gras
 -had its own national and, ethnic origins to begin
 -with, it now belongs to everyone and the diversity of
 the parade and the crowd that watched it was very
 inclusive. It felt good to be part of it. Now, White
 Springs is not Ocean Springs, nor would I want it to
 be, but I may bring back an idea or two to share with
 you in future coltmons. Several folks from Ocean
 S Springs will becoming detttnWWhit Springs next
 Smooth for a trip on the Suwannee. The don't have
 anythingn tto compare with it out here, and that's a


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Submitted
 (In 2009, the Florida 4-
H Youth Development
Program celebrates its
Centennial anniversary.
As part of the celebra-
tions, the youth devel-
opment program from
the University of Flori-
da IFAS Extension is
asking former and cur-'
rent Florida 4-H mem-
bers, parents, volunteers
and community part
ners to submit, "That's
My Florida 4-H Story."
 With over 230,000 cur-
rent members, Florida
4-H is the state's largest
non-formal youth devel-
opment program. Root-
ed in Florida agricul-
ture, the program began
when school adminis-
trators in the early 1900s
were trying to get farm-
ers to accept hybrid
seed stock. Working
with youth in Marion,
Bradford, and Alachua
counties, these educa-
tors provided seed corn
to young men, offering
incentives for growing
corn that exceeded the
normal corn production
at the time. This method


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 By Walter M Kenzie




SPRING Sit

 lifeinwhitesprings@gmail.com1


fact! '-
 Don't forget to be courteous to the cyclists who will
be visiting \Vhite-..Spings this %weekend for the
Suwannee Sweetheart cycling event. Also, don't for-
get that there will be music at the White Springs Folk
Club, at the Telford Hotel. Saturday. Feb. 21
 So. I miss Y'ou White Spnngs and by the time vou


read this I will happily be home again, way down
upon the Suwannee River. Please let me hear from
you.

 Walter McKenzie
 lifeinwhitesprings@gmail.com
 269-0056


of working with youth
became an effective way
to influence adults and
teach youth needed ca-
reer skills.
 Once corn clubs for
boys began, the pro-
gram soon expanded to
girls clubs and work
with African American
youth. The county
based 4-H program was
successful in schools
and communities across
Florida. Many youth
had significant learning
experiences during their
4-H careers as many
adult volunteers or pro-
fessionals guided them
on their way. The sto-
ries of successful and
failed project work in
home arid farm activi-
ties, as well as the lead-
ership skills learned, are
the basis for many of
the stories the pro-
gramis leaders,seek.
 "Florida 4-H has influ-
 enced the lives of mil-
 lions of Floridians
 throughout the past 100
 years," said Marilyn
 Norman, Ph.D., associ-
ate professor and associ-
ate dean over the states







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4-H program. "We're that
asking former and cur- lent
rent 4-H members to writ
share those experiences year
with us."' "We
 "THAT'S MY FLORI- mun
DA 4-H STORY" may be brat
sent to the Florida 4-H sary
State Office, 3103 Mc- their
Carty Hall B, rich
Gainesville, FL 32611- Al
0225, or emailed to 4-H
FourH@ifas.ufl.edu. rich
Shorter stories may also Flor
be submitted at the fol- has
lowing website address: you
florida4h.org/about/co scie.
ntact_us2.shtml. and
 Seeking alumni sto- life
ries citiz
 Information the pro- ship
grams leaders want to is cc
garner include: basic dev
contact information, ing
where they were as a 4- you
H member, the type of port
experiences they had, clut
what they did and enc
learned, as well as re- und
counting significant re- traih
lationships developed pro;
with peers and adults. dev
 "Many youth and on b
 adults held offices, den
 served as camp coun- gen
 selors,. exhibited at fairs,
 or have record books SE







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may serve as excel-
sources of ideas
ten during teen-age
rs," said Norman.
*'re asking the.com-
nity to help us cele-
e our 100th anniver-
* by providing us
r insight into our
history."
Though, the Florida
program remains
ly connected to
ida agriculture, it
expanded to offer
th experiences into
nce, engineering,
technology, healthy
choices, as well as
zenship and leader-
p skills. Florida 4-H
committed to youth
elopment and teach-
valuable life skills to
th. With the sup-
tive environment of
)s, classroom experi-
es, and camps all
.er the coaching of
ned volunteers the
gram helps youth
elops essential skills
belonging, indepen-
ce, mastery, and
erosity. '*

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