4-H Achievement Night Celebration Friday, September 19, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Niagara County, 4487 Lake Avenue , Lockport, New York 14094 Achievement Night is an evening celebration for all 4-H’ers.Come and celebrate the year-end and have fun with friends! Premium money will be handed out, awards, recognition, ice cream social, and other fair awards that were not presented at Closing Ceremony. If a 4-H member is receiving an award or is being recognized, they will receive a letter in the mail before 9/19.   FREE Kathy Bowers, krc8@cornell.edu, (716) 433-8839 ext. 239 ========================================= 2025 Board of Directors Meeting Monday, September 22, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Niagara County, 4487 Lake Avenue , Lockport, New York 14094 The CCE-Niagara Board of Directors meets monthly.  Meetings are open to the public.  Contact jpr237@cornell.edu with any questions. Justin Rogers, jpr237@cornell.edu, 716-433-8839 ext. 234 ========================================= WNY Elderberries: Senior Cooking Group Thursday, September 25, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Niagara County Fairgrounds / CCE-Niagara, 4487 Lake Avenue , Lockport, New York 14094 Why cook alone when you can enjoy a homemade meal among friends?Elderberries is a monthly social cooking group for adults 60+ that meets in all eight WNY counties.  We focus on healthy, easy to make recipes using common pantry items, and can also include your favorite recipes in the class.  There will be occasional canning and food preservation instruction with experts from Cornell Cooperative Extension.Elderberries is an age friendly social cooking group for adults 60+ supported by the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York. which meets monthly in each of the eight WNY counties including Alleghany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming. The meetings will focus on simple, nutritious recipes that use common items from your home pantry, and in season fresh produce when able. The class will also incorporate your own favorite recipes if you have family recipes you want to share. Participants will work to do recipe rehabilitation as well, using healthy substitutes for some ingredients to improve the overall nutrition of a recipe. At the conclusion of each session participants can share the freshly made food and take any leftovers home. The class size is kept small, as each class maxes out at 10 people.There will also be occasional canning and food preservation instruction with experts from Cornell Cooperative Extension.Sessions will be held monthly January through December. Register today by contacting the coordinator, Brenda Zuch at blz5@cornell.edu or by calling her directly at (585) 798-4265 x 139. Supported by a grant from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York. The Health Foundation is an independent private foundation that advocates for continuous improvement in health and health care by investing in the people and organizations that serve young children and older adults. Free ========================================= 4-H Open House Thursday, September 25, 2025 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm CCE Niagara County, 4487 Lake Avenue , Lockport, New York 14094 WHO?Youth ages 5-18 years old**You do not have to live in Niagara County to join, all youth from any NYS county is welcome**WHERE?Cornell Cooperative ExtensionNiagara County Fairgrounds4-H Training Center4487 Lake Avenue, LockportWHEN?Thursday, September 25, 5-7pmWHAT TO EXPECTLearn about 4-H Programs availableHands on Activities4-H Q&AIce Cream SocialEnroll for the new 4-H year! ($30 per year per child) Meet 4-H Staff & Club Leaders FREE Kathy Bowers, krc8@cornell.edu, (716) 433-8839 ext. 239 ========================================= Pasture Walk Thursday, October 23, 2025 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Feor Farms is experienced at grazing beef, handling up to 36 animals on pasture. The landowner has had issues with animals damaging pasture during the sometimes wet and muddy fall season. Feor Farms is currently working with Niagara County SWCD on an AEM BMP grant project to construct a heavy use feeding area for round bales, along with a manure management system, and fencing to keep the cows away from Twelvemile Creek.Come watch as Feors put their animals on the system for the first time and discuss the how and whys of the project. Also learn more about possible AEM BMP grant opportunities.For more information or to sign up please contact the Niagara County Soil & Water Conservation District office at 716-434-4949 ext 4  FREE Amanda Henning, app27@cornell.edu, (716) 433-8839 ext. 231 ========================================= 2025 Board of Directors Meeting Thursday, October 23, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Niagara County, 4487 Lake Avenue , Lockport, New York 14094 The CCE-Niagara Board of Directors meets monthly.  Meetings are open to the public.  Contact jpr237@cornell.edu with any questions. Justin Rogers, jpr237@cornell.edu, 716-433-8839 ext. 234 ========================================= 2025 Board of Directors Meeting Monday, November 24, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Niagara County, 4487 Lake Avenue , Lockport, New York 14094 The CCE-Niagara Board of Directors meets monthly.  Meetings are open to the public.  Contact jpr237@cornell.edu with any questions. Justin Rogers, jpr237@cornell.edu, 716-433-8839 ext. 234 ========================================= 2025 Board of Directors Meeting Monday, December 15, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Niagara County, 4487 Lake Avenue , Lockport, New York 14094 The CCE-Niagara Board of Directors meets monthly.  Meetings are open to the public.  Contact jpr237@cornell.edu with any questions. Justin Rogers, jpr237@cornell.edu, 716-433-8839 ext. 234 ========================================= 2025 Board of Directors Meeting Monday, January 26, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Niagara County, 4487 Lake Avenue , Lockport, New York 14094 The CCE-Niagara Board of Directors meets monthly.  Meetings are open to the public.  Contact jpr237@cornell.edu with any questions. Justin Rogers, jpr237@cornell.edu, 716-433-8839 ext. 234 =========================================