Caption for 4-H SEWING CLINIC FOSTERS CREATIVITY:
On Dec. 1 a dozen youths from throughout the state took part in a sewing clinic in Berlin, sponsored by University of Vermont Extension 4-H in Orange and Washington Counties. Participants included (left to right) Hannah Badger, Ella Reynells, Lessa Dreimiller and Lucy Badger, all from Waitsfield; Corinna Hobbs, Hinesburg; Adam Messier, Braintree; Hannah Smiley, Milton; instructor Sally DeCicco, Montpelier; instructor Betty Hammond, Barre; Alessandra Hoffman, Milton; instructor Chris Pratt, Bradford; and instructor Cecile Johnston, Montpelier. Missing from photo: Sieanna Forkey and Cassie Richland-Pizano, both from Waterbury; Nadia Gongleff-Doolittle, Calais; and Mirabelle Hamilton, Middlesex. (photo: Allison Smith/UVM Extension 4-H)
Grand Isle 4-H'er Audrey Chairvolotti was named a grand prize finalist in the Inspired by Science Photo Contest, co-sponsored by the National 4-H Council and Bayer, for her essay and photo relating to her work with the Lake Champlain Committee's Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program. (photo credit: Sheila Chairvolotti)