Co-Parenting for Resilience is a class for divorcing or separating parents with minor children living in the home. It is mandatory by law in Oklahoma and is also valuable for Grandparents and other relatives of minor children going through divorce or separation.  My next class is 1 p.m. Tuesday, Tuesday, August 13, 2019; pre-registration is required.  Call Jefferson County OSU Extension Office at 580-228-2332 for registration information.

Jefferson County Free Fair – Wednesday, September 4 – Saturday, September 7, 2019.  Get your canning, baked items, crafts, hobbies, Quilts and other sewing projects, plants and other items ready to bring to show at the fair!  Other activities are being planned and include Home Made Ice Cream contest; come hear Bill Baker and his band! It is ‘Time’ to finish your projects for the Fair! 

Line dance is a good active-type of exercise.  We will begin a Line Dance Class Tuesday, August 6, 2019 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.  Angie Nash will lead our classes.  

Jefferson County OHCE (Oklahoma Home and Community Education) 

Our group’s meeting includes an educational program; our August meeting will be Tuesday, August 20 – UFO (Unfinished Fair Objects) – bring your unfinished item and complete it to enter it/them into the fair!  Contact Tara Brown for more information.  OHCE is open to anyone interested in meeting and receiving research-based educational information and enjoying fellowship!

Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Services  For us, it’s personal. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service county educators and area, district and state specialists develop science-based educational programs to help Oklahomans solve local issues and concerns, promote leadership and manage resources wisely. Programs focus on:

• Increasing opportunities for agricultural enterprises

• Natural resources and environmental management

• Food, nutrition, health and safety education

• Youth, family and community development

Your Jefferson County OSU Extension Services office is open 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday, excluding holidays recognized by our county offices.  Leland McDaniel, AG/4-H Youth Development and CED, Tara Brown, Family & Consumer Sciences/4-H Youth Development and Linda Whitsett, Administrative Support Specialist are staff members ready to assist you at 580-228-2332.