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We gotta hookup again, so see ya soon Remember HAYFORK....Some NICE riding right there out of camp, but we'll be riding North obviously that morning next, to various destinations and maybe sharing many en route sights, to Salem by Wednesday I hope. Thursday AM, my latest arrival. ! Stay in touch, Randy PS: All campers alert!!! The Oregon STATE Parks are usually first rate with good showers, the ones I have stayed at. I would consider better than most states in this regard. National Forests camping usually means NO showers, BUT a TIP; baby wipes make great sponge bathes, so get the unscented ones for less baby smell appeal. Ive done this dozens of times and come out refreshed, camping in remote areas of the forest. Some great camping IF you desire less people and a GS bit of heaven. NW has this in huge quantities, if you have the grit to explore, nice. REMEMBER BIGFOOT, they are out there and nobody more apt to find one than a GSA rider,LOL......Camera ready!!! Keep a clean camp and be EVER aware of our FIRE Danger this year. WE ARE DRY, not enough rains this Spring. Randy
I'm starting a GS/GSA, etc. rider list!!!! I have posted my contact info above and need riders to join me at CLOVIS, Ca., or HAYFORK, Ca. for doing many, many back country byways as we can find/do en route to Salem. I know so many and always look for more. NOW, BIGFOOT is clearly an object of serious discussion on many radio shows and TV this past decade and most recently, very much so, if you follow such. I do not go looking myself, BUT have a GSA and love the back country NW and will entertain the idea of a Bigfoot sharing my forests and even as I am perhaps nearby one of these critters!!! Anybody have more knowledge than I, chime in here and WE go sharing space with BIGFOOT soon, if you meet with us ....CLOVIS/HAYFORK and me and others, promises to be something different. Come prepared to camp and get dirty. Bring food and drinks, you may need it. DATES will be forthcoming, just be ready and make loose plans for now to join in. I still want to hear and make my GS/GSA list grow. BTW; Ya'll road warrior Beemer folk certainly welcome too, just may not want to ride the dirt byways chosen at times. This is a gathering of Beemer riders, above locales and dates and you can do your planning day rides ahead to Salem as we camp together and share routes of interests heading North out of California....Randy
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I live in the Santa Cruz Ca area where are you starting from and meeting up at and is there room for one more
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From there, you have several options for a 2+ day ride to Salem.
Here's one of the rides... I am looking for someone who's gone this way in the past... Seiad Valley
And here's the other alternative... through the redwoods... this one is a *big* day!
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Yep, I come again and find the Bigfoot phenom a favorite of mine, never having been a real active do'er in this regard. I like the stories I read and hear, interesting. HAYFORK happens to be dead center of such Bigfoot activity in the West. I ride from CLOVIS, CA. and my getaway day is yet to be determined, but Hayfork is now a target indeed. IAN has done so much to activate the GS crowds again this year, so why would you miss this. WE have the Hayfork gathering for all of those from this direction(SW) of travel this year. This includes travelers from all the USA that may see CA as a loop route to Salem. We sure have a ton to offer and those from the East, don't miss the opportunity to see N. California on the way to Salem. Hayfork to Salem is a day for those quick riders, two/three days for the very casual. Plan well, just sooooo much to see here in the West. IAN, we're gonna need a costumed GS Bigfoot, LOL. I'll get my Polarbear one out. Just jiv'in ya, are we having any fun. Certainly will be! Randy, GSA1200 @ 96000m now this time around.
I live in Sacramento and am trying to decide if I will ride up with one of the two local clubs. However the ride with Polar Bear also sounds interesting.
You ride with Polarbear and its always an adventure,LOL. Ive been known to get off track at a moments notice, as I "smell" dirt byways!!! Ive been known to just follow my nose in the general direction intended. GPS is for getting lost only and pointing to nearest town or road, when needed. This time, further North, I have my BIGFOOT monitor on board too. My GoPro may just get lucky!!! I just got a remote for that thing, so I can operate my GoPro from wrist or handlebar. Ya'll know that Klamath River area is very well documented Bigfoot terrain, REALLY is! Heck, Hayfork is close and we camp there... Bring as many GS/GSAs as you can muster, I am. My friend(Matt) from N.Hampshire is coming, I HOPE and he gets honors for long man out! We rode together in Arkansas/Mo., last year. He's pavement fast and bold in dirt on his GSA1200. Me too, same bike. See ya'll. Randy,"Polarbear"
email@example.com for getting on my HAYFORK list and you don't need this, "just show up". July 14, Hayfork, CA. Its a one night campout, moving North for/towards Salem next day. Its a meet/greet/camp with GS/GSA'ers of like mind and share tales and ride, ride, ride. Still have Monday thru Wednesday to get to Salem, so much to see and do in NCal and Oregon en route. Not much not to like here. Randy "Polarbear", GSA1200'class of '07. Happy Trails all. Sign up for GSGiants activities, en route and for rally GS stuff. IAN has all the right stuff in mind. Later.
Glad you're planning the cross USA. I thought you rode GSA1200 like mine? You get another older one? Either way, welcome to Hayfork. I'll be happy having your caliber rider along. Of course all are welcome. I may even get the opportunity to ride the week before this and maybe even MEET some of my friends coming from East somewhere out there. Its open, not sure! I AM doing something similar to last year??? I have another injury and my NECK was fractured last year and I made it to Arkansas, got surgery when I got home from that 5000m loop. ALL is fine in neck today, no issues. This year, its my right shoulder rotator cuff torn and I go into surgery next week, the 23rd May!!! BOY, Ive been a mess this past two years. I FULLY intend to ride the GSA as soon as I can sit the saddle without drugs. I heal fast. I took a fall and fraactured my right knee and right shoulder about 5 months ago at home ranch, ouch. KNEE has healed, all good. The shoulder has no such luck. DONT count me down, AS I WILL be there in Hayfork or out on the road earlier meeting you folks. Man, I'm a riding fool, still loving it. There are three other GS Camps, I think same day at different compass points from rally, so keep them in mind if Hayfork becomes problem for ya getting here. WANT ya in Hayfork, try hard and you know my riding style Matt, FUN FUN! Ya'll take notice out there!!!!! My friend Matt rides from N.Hamshire to share in this, get it.....I better see a dozen or more California GS/GSAers show, lol....Randy
Its a one night affair at this GS Camp and a self supporting campout kind a deal. Hayfork Fairground facility. Never been there but its biker friendly by all hearsay from others. IAN has it reserved from his end, THANKS IAN. The surrounding area is TOP NOTCH GS country riding whatever your skill level. I have done much of it. AS long as I can stay awake, I WILL do impromptu seminar(s) on the GS/GSA riding skills in dirt and so on, including some self service data for those wishing to learn doing your own "roadside service" tires and so on. Time will be short, one afternoon/evening and next morning. I'm a tough nut and can share as long as folks want to be there, before hitting the road next morning. I have a 45 years background on dirt from racing for MX/Yamaha as a teen to 42 years of BMW ownership, 4 GSs in there, Hondas and KTMs.... I can help/teach and won't stop telling stories if allowed. Its been a GREAT life and sharing is the pinnacle as I grow an elder statesman on a bike. Others too out there like me, you're sure welcome to chime in and do same in Hayfork. Its MOA MEMBER driven, we're family. Randy"Polarbear" SEE Ya'll, my Virginia heritage comes out. Half my life back East.


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I choose a warm summer night for our first date. It's a month after my cancerous prostate was removed, my catheter is gone and my surgical wounds are healing. What the heck, I figure, time to get back in the game.
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My doctor says there's a 75 percent chance that the nerves will be up to their old tricks, unassisted, within a year. In the meantime, it's important to sport some wood every now and then to keep the blood flowing and avoid the simply awful-sounding complication of penile atrophy.
So I've been given a prescription for Viagra and told to start with half a 100 milligram pill. If the drug doesn't work, I'm advised, we can go on to penis pumps, injections and all the way to Defcon 1, a penile implant. Oh goodie!
As I shake the football-shaped pill from the bottle and awkwardly cut it in two on my kitchen counter, a wave of weird excitement seizes me, like I've been caught somewhere between racing up to my room to try out the new Little Orphan Annie Decoder Ring and sneaking my first beer.
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I down the half-tablet with a gulp of water and reflect on a great male irony. In our younger days, we have no control whatsoever over when and where we go boing and often wish we had a switch to just turn the damn thing off. When we get older, the opposite may be true. How many of us prayed all through high school for class not to end so we wouldn't be forced into the halls with the dreaded pants tent? And now, after we turn 45 or 50, how many of us pray that there's still some life left in the old tent pole?
Until I began this "research," I had some big misconceptions about how Viagra and similar drugs work. Hilariously, I actually thought that a man popped the pill and then … schwing! The implications of that made me giggle as I thought of such men getting into car accidents on the way to the massage parlor and playing pranks on each other at the nudist resort. Hey, the commercials even warn about "erections lasting longer than four hours."
Well guys, no such luck. These drugs don't contribute to sexual desire or arousal any more than a plate of oysters does. Viagra's label notes clearly that it "has no effect in the absence of sexual stimulation."
In the midst of such reflections and label-reading, I suddenly notice that I'm feeling odd. Nothing unpleasant, really, just slightly light-headed, as if I've had a cocktail or two. But when I go into the bathroom, I am startled by the intensity of the lights above the mirror. Both phenomena, I read later, are common side effects of Viagra.Prostate cancer: What you need to know
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After an hour, when the medication is supposed to be at peak effect, I nervously decide that it's time for The Test. Well, anything for science and journalism. Soooo, some appropriate measures are taken. Yep, just use your imagination. And you should stop reading right here if you're going to get all worked up about a 49-year-old cancer patient getting, well, all worked up.
But the bottom line is ... YOWZAH!!!! This stuff works. And we are not talking a tepid Ballpark Frank result. No sir! We are talking a fine result, a wonderful result, a glorious result, a result that meets rigid specifications, a result that you could, in fact, hang laundry on.
Of course, there's a lot more to sex than a willing willie. When your prostate gland is removed, your ability to produce semen goes with it. And while "dry" orgasms are pleasurable, they're definitely different than what nature intended.
How all of this will work out in the long run, I can't say, but the short term has been pretty good.And that, fearless readers, is pretty much all you need to know about that.
It seems an odd time to turn seriously emotional, but I do. I am so relieved and grateful that on top of worrying about whether my cancer is gone and if I'll be able to stop wetting myself, I won't have to resort to extraordinary measures to be able to have sex. A little bit of planning around when to take the magic pill seems a very small inconvenience. And with results like this so soon after surgery, there's every reason to believe I won't need the medication for long.
At this point in my cancer journey, I have many other reasons to be grateful. I've recently been given the result of my first post-op PSA test: effectively zero. While that doesn't mean I should consider myself "cured" of prostate cancer at this point, it's an excellent start.
The stressful steps of choosing my treatment, having the surgery and recovering from it have passed with as little upheaval as possible in my personal and work lives. My relationship with my girlfriend, who had many dark moments of her own along the way, is as strong as ever and we have fallen back into more familiar patterns.
The pants-wetting issue seems to be improving. I only need one pad a day unless I am extremely active and then it's two. I think I might need to make a more concerted effort with the kegel exercises and keep some kind of log if I want to make it to the next level. But my doctor says I am right on track here and the truth is that it just isn't bothering me like it did a few weeks ago.
As these things go, it has been a good trip. I was very lucky that the cancer was discovered at an early stage, although I will take credit for making the routine medical appointments that led to its discovery.
I will say that one of the best decisions I made along the way — right up there with choosing the right treatment for me, a great doctor and an excellent medical center — was to be as open as I possibly could with my friends and family and share my story with all of you. Fear and anxiety thrive in cold, dark, lonely places and by inviting others along on my journey, I had warmth, light and companionship.
Moving on and up
But it's time to move on now to climb a few new mountains, remodel a kitchen and try to bridge the gap between "cancer patient" and "cancer survivor." And it's time for "Low Blow" to take a break.
Although all of the contents will remain online and we encourage readers to continue using the message board and mailbag, this is the final regular installment. I'll be back with an update — and even better news, I hope — next year.
For now, I will close by saying "thank you" to the thousands of readers who have responded so kindly, compassionately and informatively via e-mail and on the message boards. I have made new friends and begun correspondences that I think will last a lifetime. Please continue to write.
And here are two last words for all you big strong guys, including some I love dearly, who know you should but haven't yet: Get tested.
MSNBC.com writer Mike Stuckey was diagnosed with prostate cancer in April and has been chronicling his battle in "Low Blow." This is the final regular installment of the series, but Mike will return with an update in a few months.


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This strategic planning process was developed over an eight-month period. Committee members conducted more than 500 interviews to get input on creating more opportunities for every child's future. The main vision of the plan is to see all Dothan city school students graduate. Committee members say these goals will be accomplished with educational programs and strategies that are innovative, flexible and student centered.
"It's important because the strategic plan is a road mount for where you want to go. You can have little by ways and sideways but you have to have a plan. You have to know where you're going and the strategic plan gives us for the next five years the set of big priorities for Dothan City Schools and that incorporates the community and parents input and their big needs and their wants and their wishes for this school system so it's exciting to know," said Allyson Morgan, an employee with Dothan City Schools.
The strategic plan steering committee included 20 members. The project was headed by Millennia consulting and supported by the Wiregrass Foundation.


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From battery-powered cars to solar panels, alternative energy has made enormous strides during the past decade. But a string of unconnected successes has barely put a dent in the U.S. oil economy.
While there's no easy road ahead for green energy, experts say, some solutions exist in scalable technologies with government support — a combination that's so far eluded America's energy complex.
"We need a holistic approach to energy analysis," says Doug Arent, head of strategic energy analysis for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, based in Golden, Colo. "It's not just one technology versus another."
Second-generation biofuels and concentrated solar power generation could become cost competitive in a few years, according to a Boston Consulting Group report. Still, it's not a question of which alternative fuel will replace crude oil, but which renewable sources will help reduce America's reliance on it.
"The bottom line: Conventional energy sources will remain the lion's share of the world's energy mix for at least the next couple of decades," concludes the Boston Group report.
How quickly stakeholders can reach consensus on that energy model will determine how fast existing and new technologies can work togetheras the world faces the prospect ofdwindling oil reserves. In that scenario, oil extraction ends and supplies collapse.
"There's an almost irrational opposition on the part of many conservatives towards the electrification of the automobile, alternative energy sources — and many of these things are being laid at the foot of the Obama administration," said former General Motors vice chairman Robert Lutz on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
Statements like that from a former Big Three auto executive suggest attitudes about energy may be changing. Other cleaner-burning fossil fuels are extending into more industries.
Jim Hackett, chief executive of Anadarko Petroleum, says American energy independence can be achieved through natural gas and increased domestic oil production.
While efforts to drill offshore and in the Alaska Arctic Wildlife Reserve have stalled, hydraulic rock-fracturing technology, also known as fracking, has allowed tapping of major reserves in North Dakota.
The same technology is changing the natural gas industry, with some experts estimating the U.S. now holds a century's worth of reserves. With so much inventory, natural gas is gaining momentum as a transportation fuel as prices have dropped below the $2 MBTU levels from the $5 range.
"You've got an opportunity to use it [natural gas] in the transportation sector to displace oil," said CEO Hackett on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
Flex-fuel vehicles — those that run on a variety of fuels, including natural gas, ethanol and gasoline — already are a reality. Metro bus fleets across the country are powered by natural gas, as are a growing number of light trucks, because they fit the central refueling station model. What's impractical is widespread passenger car use.
To solve the dilemma of which comes first — the infrastructure to spark demand, or the demand to trigger the build out — Hackett says highway infrastructure could be built for several billion dollars through private equity and a little fiscal stimulus.
"All of this can be done in the space of three years with any kind of real effort and policy commitment," Hackett told CNBC.
Biofuels, Solar Power Advances
Biofuel development is also advancing. Unlike first-generation applications, new biofuel can be derived from algae; and there is now a range of energy crop feedstocks that can be grown on marginally productive land and don't compete with food-oriented grains and beans.
More homeowners, meanwhile, are adopting small-scale solar, as prices fall with increased competition.
But alternative resources collectively are only part of a larger solution that includes Big Oil. "We need to as an industry, and as a country and as a world, find more oil resources. We just have to," Hackett said on CNBC.
He added that crude oil prices are likely to be above $100 a barrel for the next four to five years, which should encourage Washington to create favorable domestic production policies.
Policy change, though, is never easy. Congressional Democrats recently joined Republicans in backing the controversial Keystone pipeline project that would transport crude oil from North Dakota and the Canadian oil sands to the U.S.
President Barack Obama's opposition — partly based on environmental concerns — is drawing more criticism, as retail gasoline prices tick above $4 per gallon and unemployment remains high in many states.
Role of Government Policy
Where's the Policy-Driven Demand?
Whether it's more drilling or renewables, U.S. energy policy rarely changes meaningfully without mandates.
Consider fuel economy standards for cars and trucks.
It took the 1970s oil shock for Congress to finally push U.S. automakers to comply with fuel efficiency standards. In 2009, the Obama administration raised the federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFÉ, standards to a combined average of 27.3 miles a gallon for new cars and trucks for the 2011 model year. The modest 2-mpg increase was the first in passenger standards since 1985.
Renewable energy sources also have made gains in electric power generation, but, again, only because of government intervention.
Lacking federal action, 29 states — plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico — require utilities to deliver specified minimum amounts of electricity from renewables including wind and solar power. California has adopted the most stringent standard, requiring 33 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020.
But select mandates that aren't part of a cohesive national energy strategy won't get America to energy independence.
Lutz says it's a mistake to think of alternative energy as a liberal climate-change issue. A diversified energy strategy is crucial to our national security, the former GM executive said on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
Lutz and Frederick Smith, chairman of FedEx, are members of the Securing America's Future Energy or SAFE council. They want to raise U.S. oil and gas production, electrify short-haul and light-duty transportation, move toward natural gas for heavy-duty vehicles, institute fuel-efficiency standards and promote biofuels.
"This is not about liberal programs and changing society," said Lutz. "This is about energy conservation and national security by getting us off of the imported oil."


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With acts ranging from folk music to martial arts demonstrations, the Crestwood Festival's entertainment is guaranteed not to disappoint.
Phifer Stephens with Heady-Radcliffe Funeral Home and Cremation Services has coordinated gospel-themed entertainment for Friday, Sept. 9.
Four gospel groups, Covington Ridge, Fishers of Men Gospel Quartet, Johnny McRoberts & the Gospel Truth as well as Steve McRoberts & Upward Grass are scheduled to perform.
The four members of Covington Ridge have been singing together for several years and enjoy traditional gospel tunes.
The Fishers of Men have recorded five albums. Member Sanford Hill said they have been signing familiar old-hymns in their upbeat style for more than a decade.
John McRoberts has been playing music for more than 60 years, the last 40 of those years gospel. John and his friends are an ever changing group that entertain whenever and wherever they are invited to do so.
The play for the joy of doing so and as a way of promoting the Gospel through music.
Steve McRoberts & Upward Grassis a Bluegrass Gospel group that has been together for about five years. The group is well-known at churches and community events.
Saturday's lineup includes the Ladies for Liberty with a special salute to veterans, country artist J.D. Shelburne and a brass band among others.
Finalists from the 2011 Oldham Icon program, sponsored by the Oldham County Chamber and Economic Development Office, will also entertain.
Oldham County Singers, a local group that has performed across the county, will be singing patriotic music at lunchtime.
Six Guns Entertainment, a western reenactment group, will be portraying the American West in the late 19th Century at The Maples. The group is known for recreating shootouts and scenes from iconic western movies.
Just in case none of this entertainment piques your interest, a Zumba demonstration, Tae Kwon Do, bluegrass band and jazz band will also fill in the afternoon.
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Have you ever watched a cat stretch his back? He rounds and arches high, showing off a dual gift of spinal strength and flexibility. "Joseph Pilates marveled at cats," says Pilates instructor Mary Bowen, who studied with the fitness legend himself. "Our feline friends inspired the Pilates method we know today."
The following exercises target the spine and its supporting muscle groups. (If you're experiencing back pain or have osteoporosis, consult your health-care practitioner before doing this routine.) Over time, you'll find that the effort you invest today will prevent aches and pains -- and keep you nimble -- going forward.
What it does: Stretches the lower-, middle-, and upper-back muscles; stretches the spine; strengthens the abdominal muscles.
How to do it: Sit on the floor, knees bent, abs drawn in, shoulders pressing down, hands on the floor slightly behind you for support. Cross your right ankle over the left, bring both feet up off the floor, and balance on your sitting bones; gently hold the left foot with the right hand and the right foot with the left hand. Inhale, and roll back to your shoulders (be careful not to roll onto your head), curving your spine as you go. Exhale, and roll up to the starting position, but don't let your feet touch the floor. Repeat 10 times.
What it does: Strengthens the lower back and your core; tones the glutes and the thighs.
How to do it: Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet planted directly under the knees, hip-width apart. Rest arms by your sides. Without dropping the chin toward the chest, raise your hips off the ground as far as you can, forming a triangle. Shoulders stay on the mat. Lift your left leg up so that it's completely vertical (perpendicular to the floor) with toes pointed; this is the starting position. Keeping your hips stationary and leg straight, inhale as you bring the left leg down to hip height (parallel to the floor), then exhale and return it to vertical. Repeat 10 times on the left leg, then switch legs and do 10 reps on the right. Complete the entire sequence again, left and right legs, for a total of 20 reps on each side.
What it does: Focuses on the abs, working all the muscles; strengthens the psoas muscle (connects the lower spine to the hip).
How to do it: Lie on your back with knees in toward the chest, head and shoulders lifted off the floor, and arms reaching forward. Keeping the belly pulled in, inhale and, like a snow angel, sweep the arms out and up into a wide "V," simultaneously extending the legs straight out to about a 45-degree angle. Continuing to move fluidly, exhale and bring the legs and arms back to the starting position. Repeat 10 times.
What it does: Releases tension in the lower back; strengthens and stretches the obliques.
How to do it: Sit upright on your mat with your left leg bent in front of the pelvis and the other leg bent to the side. Extend both arms out like airplane wings, keeping shoulders down and back. The spine is straight. Exhale and cartwheel the arms down to the left until both palms are flat on the ground and shoulders are parallel to the floor. Go as close to the floor as possible without disturbing your lower body's placement. Hold for one inhale, then reverse the movement on the next exhale, returning to the starting position. Move with fluidity and control from start to finish. Repeat 10 times, switch leg position, and perform 10 times to the right.
What it does: Strengthens muscles in the lower, middle, and upper back and improves posture.
How to do it: Lie facedown, with your belly on the mat, legs stretched behind you, hip-width apart. Contract your abs to lift your navel in toward your spine, and stretch your arms overhead with both palms facing the floor. This is the starting position. Exhale as you lift your right leg and left arm up and away from the floor; lift your limbs as high as you can without bending at the elbow or knee. Inhale as you switch the legs and arms, reaching the left leg and right arm up as you lower the right leg and left arm. This is one repetition. "Swim" for 30 fast-paced repetitions and release.
What it does: Releases tension from the back and engages the abs.
How to do it: Stand upright with feet planted approximately 6 inches apart, toes pointing straight ahead, and arms extended overhead. From start to finish, your abdominals should control this movement. Keeping your arms parallel to your ears, bring the chin toward the chest, and begin to slowly roll your spine down, vertebra by vertebra. Roll down as far as you can go and, if you feel pain or too much tension in your hamstrings, bend your knees as needed. Now roll up in the reverse order, returning to the starting position. Repeat 5 times.


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During National 4-H Week, Oct. 7-13, youth in Brunswick County had the opportunity to teach on a farm during Brunswick Counties 4-H School Enrichment-Life on the Farm. They also learned about robotics engineering through participation in the 4-H National Youth Science Day experiment and taught youth at Communities in Schools' after-school programs at Union and Virginia Williamson schools.
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