Archive for November 2017
All Things Homemade
A taste of good jalapeno jelly was the beginning of a business for Shelly’s Jelly’s creator, Bob Gorrell. It was not his intentions to start a business or even an idea at that point. He just wanted a good spread. After years of trying to find another jalapeno jelly to give him his jelly fix,…
Read MoreCarolyn Piguet honored by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
______ VINITA – Our heritage is a love of the soil. This phrase, engraved on the headstones of Carolyn Piguet’s parents, fuels her passion for agriculture. One of her fondest childhood memories is watching the soil turn over as her dad plowed the fields. As the once buried soil resurfaced to the top, the field…
Read MoreCAREER AWARDS PROFICIENCY
Riley Bingham won the state proficiency award in the Power and Technical system area with his outstanding project. Riley is a third generation carpenter and the FFA program allows him an opportunity to embrace his passion and heritage for carpentry. Riley began his FFA career his 8th-grade year and started in his SAE area by…
Read MoreCOLT CONFERENCE
Vinita FFA Senior Officer team participates in leadership trainings on a state level to better prepare them to help the chapter members to succeed in chapter activities. COLT conference is held each year in September to focus on leadership opportunities to bring back to their home chapters. The Vinita FFA has 3 leadership teams. The…
Read MoreCOMMUNITY AWARDS
Vinita FFA cares about the Vinita Community and promotes good nutrition and variety as well as eating around the table as a family. The Oklahoma Pork Council has an award area dealing with promotion of pork and the nutritional concept of the “other white meat.” Vinita FFA organized a project and developed the image of…
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