FFA week is set for Feb. 18-21

The Fort Recovery FFA Chapter will celebrate National FFA Week Feb. 18-21 with a number of activities and events.

 A tractor drive-in will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 18, to promote the significance of production agriculture in our community. Members can drive in tractors to win the following prizes: cleanest, newest by hours, oldest by hours, biggest by horsepower, and smallest by horsepower. 

The Community FFA Breakfast and Food For America will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 19.  FFA members will make breakfasts for local business leaders, community leaders, FFA Alumni, teachers, FFA parents, and members that morning from 6 to 8 a.m. to show appreciation for all their support. 

The Food For America program will teach elementary students about food, where it comes from, and how agriculture affects their lives.   

 The elementary petting zoo will be held on Thursday, Feb. 20. The petting zoo will be held for preschool through second grade students to see and to learn more about agriculture.   Anyone with young children in the community is welcome to attend.  The viewing times will be from 9 to 2:45 p.m. in the agricultural shop.



Nominations sought

Nominations for the 23rd annual Jack Cole Award for Volunteerism are being accepted by The Portland Foundation.

The award was established by the foundation’s board of trustees to honor Cole as the foundation’s first executive eirector.

Nominations should be by letter of recommendation and include the nominee’s name, address and a brief background describing why the nominee is deserving of this award.

The winner will receive a commemorative plaque and a nominal cash award to be presented to the volunteer’s charity of choice.  The award will be presented at the foundation’s annual meeting.