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Are you trying to quit smoking?  There are many resources available to individuals who are attempting to quit cigarette smoking!  There are different “quit lines” that are available, which include:

4-H encourages young people to set and achieve their goals. To that end, the Kentucky 4-H Achievement Program was created to reward ambitious and accomplished young people throughout the state.

The DECA State Competition was held Virtually and four BCHS students competed in this state competition.  Each student had to take a test and a preliminary role play to possibly qualify for finals event competition.  All 4 students made it to finals.  They all competed in finals and the results:

Jessilynn Embry was recognized as an outstanding DECA chapter member.

People generally don’t like bugs. In fairness, this feeling isn’t without cause. Throughout history, we have consistently dealt with insects and their relatives that like to use us as a food source.

Although our population still has high smoking rate among individuals (34.2 million people roughly 13.7% of the population), people are making attempts to quit cigarette smoking. According to one study by CDC in 2018, more than half of adult cigarette smokers had made an attempt to quit smoking in the past year, and 7 out of 100 of those people who tried to quit were successful. Read next week's article to learn about some helpful ways to quit smoking.

There is a common misconception about smoking and its use among youth. Many adults think their child will never smoke. According to CDC, each day, almost 2,000 people under age of 18 smoke their first cigarette, and of these children, over 300 of them will become daily cigarette smokers. Parents, talk to your children early on about the dangers of smoking!

Kentucky 4-H is moving its popular Summit online this spring as it continues to provide youth with meaningful leadership opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

When Kentucky is slammed with winter weather, you may lose power for a period of time. Once the power returns, you may question whether your food is still safe to eat.  

Generally, frozen food in a full refrigerator freezer or chest freezer will keep for about two days if the power goes out and you do not open the door. It is important to note if the freezer is only half full, the food will only keep for one day without power. Refrigerated food will keep about four to six hours with no power. Opening the refrigerator or freezer doors lessens the time the food will safely keep. 

Standby generators provide emergency electrical power during disruptions caused by winter storms and other disasters. However, you need to take some special precautions to ensure safe, efficient operation of these generators.