UC Cooperative Extension
Humboldt County
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Eureka, CA 95503
Sandy Sathrum
4-H Program Representative
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS (Local Events in Bold)
Jan 4-5, 2014
Pistol Discipline Training (pg 7)
8am—4pm
Fresno
Jan 9, 2014
Horse Project Leaders and Members (pg 5)
5pm
Ag Building
Jan 11, 2014
Bio-Security in Animal Science Event ( pg 5)
10am-12:30pm
Ag Building
Jan 16, 2014
Board Management Model Task Force
6pm
Jan 25, 2014
Animal Education Day
8am
Chico
Jan 27, 2014
Council Board Meeting
6:30pm
Ag Building
Feb 1, 2014
UC Davis Goat Day
Feb 1-2, 2014
Archery Leader Certification (pg 7)
Feb 8, 2014
HPFA Winter Poultry Show (pg 4)
Feb 15, 2014
Honey Bee Essay Contest (pg 4)
Feb 24, 2014
Board Management Model Task Force
March 7-8, 2014
37th Annual Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (pg 2)
March 9, 2014
Presentation Day 2014 (pg 6)
TBA
Morris Elem School
March 15, 2014
Northcoast Youth Summit (pg 6)
8:45am-4pm
CR
March 29, 2014
Regional Presentation Day (pg 6)
TBA
Del Norte High School
UC Davis-Freedom Hall
9am-4pm
Corralitos, CA
Redwood Acres
6pm
See page 2 for State 4-H updates of event and funding dates and deadlines
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STATE 4-H UPDATES
Save the Date: 37th Annual Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences Field Day
This year’s event will take place on March 7th and 8th. 4-H can
participate in all 24 different contests! Registration must be
completed online at: <http://calaged.csuchico.edu/registration/
After you register, we request that you submit a printed copy
of your online registration along with your payment. Checks
should be made payable to “UC Regents” and mailed to: Attn:
Courtney Rhodes, College of Agricultural & Environmental
Sciences, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616. Deadlines:
February 7: Agriscience Fair and Job Interview materials due
and online Registration closed
February 14: Payments must be postmarked – A $25 late fee
for payments postmarked after this date will be enforced.
Please register as soon as possible to ensure space for your
teams. For more information contact:
[email protected], or visit:
http://caes.ucdavis.edu/fieldday
2014 California Camping Conference
March 21 – 23, 2014
Boulder Creek, CA
The California Camping Conference inspires ideas and
innovation and helps camp administrators create fun, safe,
and rich learning experiences for both campers and camp
staff. Registration fee by February 1st is $140 per person
($150 by March 7th) and includes meals, lodging, and all
conference materials. http://4h.ucanr.edu/Programs/Camps/
Conference/
Western Region Leaders’ Forum
March 27-30 at the Crowne Plaza located in downtown
Billings, MT.
Looking for a Qualifying Horse show for the 2014
California 4-H Horse Classic?
Visit http://4h.ucanr.edu/Programs/Events/Horse_Classic/
Equine_Qualifier_Events/ to find a Horse Show near you!
State Field Day - May 31, 2013 at UC Davis, 8:00am-6:00pm,
UC Davis Campus-Wellman Hall
includes: 2014 State Fashion Revue, 4-H Engineering and
Technology Showcase (a special 2014 theme), California
4-H Film Festival, MyPlate Challenge,
#4hwaterwed
Start the New Year with a pledge to drink more water! Each
Wednesday take a picture of yourself drinking water and post
it to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Be sure to
#4hwaterwed to show your commitment to healthy living. For
more information on the importance of hydration and ideas for
your club visit: http://4h.ucanr.edu/Projects/HealthyLiving/
Water_For_Better_Living/
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4-H GRAM
JANUARY 2014
New 4-H curriculum: Steps to a Healthy Teen
Steps to a Healthy Teen helps youth develop skills and
knowledge in physical education and nutrition. For a
curriculum overview please visit:
https://nationalfourhcouncil.adobeconnect.com/_a701077731/
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FREE Pin For Newly Elected Healthy Living Officers! *To
receive your FREE Healthy Living Officer pin please email the
name of your officer and club to Anne Iaccopucci at
[email protected]
Seven outstanding science-based websites you may not
know
http://seekoutlearning.blogspot.com/2013/11/7-outstandingscience-based-websites.html
Save the date! California Focus is June 13-17, 2014
Citizenship Washington Focus, June 22-28, 2014
June 29-July 2, 2014 –Destinations to include Historical
Gettysburg, PA, Philadelphia, PA and more! Registration
will be open December 1, 2013.
State Leadership Conference August 14-17, 2014 U.C.
Santa Cruz
“Raiders of the Lost Leadership”
The 4-H State Leadership Conference brings together high
school youth from across California in a four-day leadership
training, networking, and learning experience. Check our
website, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram for updates and
exciting announcements!
California 4-H $1,000 for 1,000 Service Learning Projects
http://4h.ucanr.edu/Support/RofR/
January 15, 2014
March 15, 2014
May 15, 2014 July 15, 2014
September 15, 2014
November 15, 2014
4-H GRAM
JANUARY 2014
Humboldt County
4-H Newsletter
4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills.
IN THIS ISSUE
State 4-H Updates, Events, and
Deadlines
Table of Contents
Mapping Your Future
Committee Chairs Needed
Honey Bee Essay Contest
Council Update
4-H Handbook
Humboldt County Poultry Show
Bigfoot and Butterfly Tale Contest
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“Mapping Your Future”
SETTING AND ACHIEVING GOALS
A 4-H Life Skill
By Sandy Sathrum, 4-H YDP
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Visualize for a moment something that would bring great satisfaction to your life.
Everyone has areas where they are passionate with hopes and dreams that they
wish could come true. The key to realizing success in reaching your goals is to
break it down into smaller chunks of attainable tasks. I am delighted to hear and
see the goals and dreams realized through the 4-H program.
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The New Year is here and many people take this opportunity to review & set goals
for change in their lives. This requires adjustments to the current way of doing
things. Those changes must be achievable to have success! Even a tiny change on a
ship’s course over many miles will greatly alter its destination. Whether your goals
are personal or 4-H related, here are some basics to guide you along the way to
reach your destination.
1. Define the goal. Be selective. A goal has to be important to you personally
National Ag Day Essay Contest
Thrive Art & Photography Contest
Horse Project Leaders and Members
Hints for Fun & Success in 4-H
Bio-Security in Animal Science Event
Northcoast Youth Summit
Why Give a 4-H Presentation
Presentation Day 2014
Regional Presentation Day
2014 Scholarship Applications
4-H Shooting Sports Workshop-Rifle
Online Record Book Survey Awards
4-H Shooting Sports Workshop-Pistol
4-H Archery Leader Certification
Welcome Miranda 4-H
Final Paper GRAM
Community Club News
Ferndale (Oct)
Ferndale (Nov)
Kneeland
Fortuna
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and within your power to make it happen by your own actions. Pick one goal to
start.
2. Make a plan. Define specifically what you want to achieve. Break down your
task into small achievable steps. Write down all the tasks on a list and check them
off as you complete them. It’s a wonderful feeling!
3. Prepare for road blocks. Murphy’s law says: “things will go wrong in any
given situation, if you give them a chance”. Consider which things might be
barriers to your success and have a plan for using your obstacles as stepping stones
and keep the momentum going.
4. Enlist support. It’s nice to think we can do it on our own, but we achieve
more with teamwork. Whether you enlist a buddy who wants to achieve the same
goal or an accountability partner who will check on your progress, telling someone
else your goal makes you more committed to achieving it.
5. Set deadlines. When you list your steps, make a timeline for accomplishing
them. This extra push can help you get the steps done. Refer to your list often!
Celebrate success. Reward yourself often for accomplishing the baby steps.
Getting started is the most difficult step so make that first one small and achievable.
Remember that each step is bringing you closer to your destination.
So, no matter what passion or dream you have, take a few minutes now to write it
down and map out your steps! May you celebrate many satisfying achievements in
2013!
Remember: A Goal
without a plan is only a wish!
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WANTED: COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
4-H GRAM
JANUARY 2014
Humboldt County Poultry Show
Youth Chairpersons are needed for our county 4-H events to
happen. These events include: Ag Day, Awards Night, Baby
Week, Horse Show, Horse Camp, Livestock Auction, Lamb BBQ,
Country Auction, Large Animal Workshop, Postal Shoot, Poultry
Show, Presentation Day, Project Field Day, Rabbit/Cavy Show,
Summer Camp and Tour of the Unknown Coast.
Mark your calendars for the upcoming HPFA Winter Poultry Show
– Saturday February 8, 2014. The show will be held in Belotti
Hall at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Ferndale with the
banquet the same night at Bear River Casino. For more
information check the HPFA website or watch for updates
To assist you as a committee chairperson for an upcoming 4-H
event or activity, make an appointment and come to the 4-H office
to go through the folders and pick-up the ‘Event Chair Planning
Guide’. The guide will help you to establish a committee team, set
goals, create a timeline, team roles, and more. All committees
should plan their events in a timely manner for good publicity,
especially if the event is a fundraiser. Committees need to
communicate with the 4-H Office and have all flyers, articles for
the GRAM, and contracts approved by the 4-H Office prior to
publishing. This process is to be used for all 4-H events/activities,
and fundraisers.
“Bigfoot and Butterfly” Tale Contest
2014 4-H Honey Bee Essay Contest
Each year the Foundation sponsors an essay sponsors an
essay writing contest for active members of 4-H clubs across
the country. There are cash prizes for the national winners:
1st Place—$750.00; 2nd Place—$500.00;
3rd Place—$250.00. National and state winners receive a
book about honey bees, beekeeping, or honey. All essays
must be submitted electronically to Eric Mussen,
[email protected] and are due on or before
February 15, 2014.
More information and rules:
http//4h.ucanr.edu/files/176473.pdf
County Council Update
Dear Teachers,
ButterflyWay.com would like to invite your students to
participate in a one page “Write a Tale” contest. This “write
a tale” contest would be a story about ‘’Bigfoot and
Butterfly” (facebook) as shown in the below picture. Bigfoot
is typically looked upon as a gruff, mean, scary bully. We are
looking for a tale about Bigfoot’s softer side. Below are ideas
for the tale.
Is Bigfoot a bully or is it a myth?
If he was a bully, what changed Bigfoot?
What does the picture mean to you?
Why is Bigfoot holding a Butterfly?
Is Bigfoot afraid of people?
Please have tales in by January, 14th 2014. The winner of
the “Bigfoot and Butterfly” tale will receive a Bigfoot and
Butterfly t-shirt, sticker and creative author on the final tale.
Winner will be announced February 14th 2014. For any
questions please call (707)725-2424.
Send to final tales to:
ButterflyWay
PO Box 767, Fortuna, CA 95540
Ferndale 4-H hosted the November meeting and invited all to the
Annual Christmas Tree lighting. A gift from the Fords was
acknowledged. The delegates to the State Leaders Forum shared as
well as a report on the Arts Alive exhibit at the Clarke Museum.
The Consitution and By-Laws for the new Board Structure for 4-H
Management and Program was passed. Nominations for the
committees were made. The 2013-2014 budget was passed. Event
reports were given as well as an update on THRIVE. The next
Council/Board meeting will be January 27, 2014 at 6:30 PM.
“4-H Handbook for Members and Families”
Clubs have been handing out the “4-H Handbook for Members and
Families” to all of their new families. If your family has not yet
received this booklet, please call the 4-H office, 445-7351, so we
can send one to you! We want you to have a successful year!
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www.butterflyway.com (707)725-2424
[email protected] PO Box 767, Fortuna, CA 95540
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National Ag Day Essay Contest
"Agriculture: 365 Sunrises and 7 Billion Mouths to Feed"
Ag Day Essay Contest Rules & Entry Form: www.agday.org
Contact: Erica Davis [email protected]
(816) 584-8444
The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) calls on ninth to 12th
grade students to submit an original, 450-word essay or a
two-minute video essay about the importance of agriculture. This
year’s theme is “Agriculture: 365 Sunrises and 7 Billion Mouths to
Feed” and the deadline is January 31, 2014. The ACA asks
teachers and parents to encourage student participation.
The theme, “Agriculture: 365 Sunrises and 7 Billion Mouths to
Feed,” presents an opportunity for students to address how the
agriculture industry is an endless source of opportunity for growth
and development. Entrants may choose to either write an essay
and/or create a video focusing on how today’s growers are
overcoming challenges to provide a safe, stable food supply and
sustain the significant role agriculture plays in everyday life.
“CHS enthusiastically supports rural youth and is proud to showcase their ideas,” says Annette Degnan, marketing communications director, CHS Inc., one of this year’s essay contest sponsors.
“The essay and video contests provide an engaging platform for
their voices, vision and dreams to be shared with a broader
audience.”
The national written essay winner receives a $1,000 prize and
round-trip ticket to Washington, D.C., for recognition during the
Celebration of Ag Dinner held March 25 at Whitten Patio at the
USDA. During dinner, the winner will have the opportunity to read
the winning essay as well as join with industry representatives,
members of Congress, federal agency representatives, media and
other friends
Thrive Art & Photography Contest
Deadline: January 6
4-H Members: We want to know what Thrive means to
you! The State 4-H Office is having a contest to find our
favorite pictures of what iThrive means to our young
people. You can send a drawing, painting, photograph,
sculpture of any of the thriving concepts: Sparks, Mindset,
Goal Management, the 6 Cs, Thriving, or Well-being. We
will pick our 5 favorites: 1 for sparks, 1 for mindset, 1 for
GPS, 1 for the 6 Cs (thriving) and 1 for well-being. Each
winner will get a $25 gift card! The deadline is Jan. 6,
2014. Send art entries to: iThrive, University of California,
Agriculture & Natural Resources, California State 4-H
Office, 2801 Second Street, Davis, CA 95618
Horse Project Leaders and Members
January 9th at 5:00 PM at the Ag Center
All Horse Project leaders and members are invited to a planning
meeting on January 9th at 6:00 PM at the 4-H Office/Ag Center.
We need representatives from EVERY Club that has horse project
members to talk about county level horse events (including the
Horse Show and Horse Camp) as well as ways to connect
between clubs for the horse project.
4-H GRAM
JANUARY 2014
Hints for FUN and Success in 4-H
For New & Returning Members
The following are great ways for you to get the most out of your 4-H
experience.
Attend ALL of your club and project meetings. If you must miss
a meeting (for health and/or family emergency reasons) be
sure to let your leaders know before the meeting and make
arrangements for a make-up project. Be responsible!
Read newsletters from your club and the county GRAM! They
let you know about important dates and activities offered
for you.
Attend and participate in as many events as you can.
Remember 4-H is “Learn by Doing!”
Keep a record of your 4-H participation and update your record
book monthly. Use a calendar to keep track of important
dates.
Plan to give a talk at your project group, club and participate at
County Presentation Day.
Plan ways to use what you are learning to help others with a
service project. Consider applying for a Revolution of
Responsibility grant!
Be persistent! 4-H is a multi-faceted program. It can take time
to understand how all the pieces work. Keep focused and
involved. Get connected.
Ask questions when you don’t understand, or when you need
help. Club and project leaders, teen leaders, county All
Stars and the 4-H Office are here to help you.
Make the most of your YEAR! And have FUN!
Bio-Security in Animal Science Event
January 11, 2014
Humboldt County 4-H presents the 2nd Annual Bio Security in
Animal Science Event. This year Rabbits and Poultry will be
our area of focus. Learn how to keep your animals safe at
shows, what symptoms of different diseases may look like and
come share your experiences with others!
When: Saturday, January 11th, 2014
Where: Ag Extension Office, 5630 South Broadway, Eureka
1st Session 10 - 11am, 2nd Session 11:30am - 12:30pm
For more registration or more info [email protected] with Bio Security in Subject
Line OR call Sandy 445-7351.
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4-H GRAM
JANUARY 2014
PRESENTATION DAY 2014
March 9th (Time TBA)
Morris Elementary School, McKinleyville
Northcoast Youth Summit
“Envision Your Impact!”
March 15th, 2014
8:45 AM- 4:00 PM
College of the Redwoods
Hey there TEENS! Here’s a great opportunity to participate with
300 other teens to have FUN, learn new skills and create new
opportunities for yourself and others. The Northcoast Youth
Summit will be held at College of the Redwoods on Saturday,
March 15th, 2014. Make plans with your friends, inside and outside
of 4-H, to be one of the first 25 people registered and receive a
prize!
Registration begins in January! The All Stars host this
empowering event, along with a collaboration team, for youth
(grades 7-12) and adults who work with you. Over 300 youth
participated last year in over 40 amazing workshops. To find the
latest on the Youth Summit and to register, check the website:
www.ysummit.org For additional information contact the 4-H
Office, 445-7351.
Why give a 4-H Presentation?
A 4-H Presentation is an opportunity to show and tell others something you have learned. It can be done as an individual or a team in
a variety of ways including a skit, a talk, a speech, audio-visually,
or using a display. (See full information in the State 4-H
Presentation Manual: http://4h.ucanr.edu/Resources/Publications/
You will gain incredible skills from presenting and it is a requirement for any star rank within 4-H. Public speaking skills are
ranked very high among professionals. They look great on a job
resume. A presentation will help you learn more about your
subject, how to organize ideas in a logical order, practice before an
audience, and teach something you know that will benefit others. It
will increase your confidence, improve your communication skills
and can be a lot of FUN! You can also earn a super presenter
medal for sharing your presentation at multiple venues.
Talk to your project leader and your club leader about ideas and get
started now to get ideas and get started.
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The 2014 Presentation Day will be held on Sunday, March 9th at
the Morris Elementary School in McKinleyville. Save this date on
your calendar so that you can attend. For those that will be
presenting the forms will be due February 28th and up on the county
website soon.
Plan a Presentation Day workshop for your club or include the
“Presentations in a Bag” activity at your club meeting.
Information on all the categories and what is needed can be found
on the state 4-H website:
http://4h.ucanr.edu/Resources/Publications/
Contact Ella Waterhouse or Grace Miller from the Arcata Bottom
Club for more information.
Regional Presentation Day
Saturday, March 29 at Del Norte High School
Save this date on your calendars! All youth who receive a blue or
gold at County Presentation Day will be eligible to present at the
Regional Presentation Day. More information will be in future
GRAMs.
2014 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
NOW AVAILABLE
New application forms for the 2014-2015 Fieg-Tucker 4-H
Scholarships for current high school seniors are now
available at the 4-H Office or on-line on the Humboldt County
4-H website. Applications include a summary of your 4-H
projects and activities, recommendations, and a current high
school transcript. All parts of the application are due at the
4-H Office by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 3. All deadlines
must be met for an application to be considered -- postmarks
will not be accepted. There will be NO exceptions for missing the deadline. Be sure that you are using the current
application forms.
Before submitting your application, you MUST request that
your community club leader review your application and
verify its accuracy. Accordingly, you must be sure to
complete your forms early enough to give your leader
adequate time to finish that task.
The primary determining factors in the selection process are
4-H records, personal written recommendations, scholastic
standing, and college plans of the applicants. The personal
financial situation of the applicant is not used to determine
selection or amount of a scholarship. Amounts vary each
year based on the number of qualified applicants and the
funds available.
Scholarship recipients will be announced at the March 26
County Council Meeting.
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4-H GRAM
4-H Shooting Sports Workshop
Rifle Discipline
Saturday, March 15, 2014 –8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 16, 2014 –8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Auburn, CA
A 4-H shooting sports workshop for the rifle discipline
will be held near Auburn, CA, official location TBD.
Participants must attend both days of training to
receive certification. Upon successful completion of
the course, the participant will be certified as a
volunteer and can lead a rifle project at the club level.
The cost for this course is $30.00 to cover the
instruction binder that each participant will receive as
well as lunch on Saturday. Teen leaders are invited
but must attend with an adult. Participants should
bring their own eye and ear protection of desired. To
register for the course or receive more information,
contact Eric Vander Linden at [email protected] or
916 257-4796 (This course is not open to 4-H leaders
from Santa Cruz County). Please fill out and bring the
documents listed below. The training request form
will need to be signed by your county staff prior to
participating in the training.
http://4h.ucanr.edu/files/2123.pdf
http://4h.ucanr.edu/files/4758.pdf
http://4h.ucanr.edu/files/4726.pdf
Registration is due Friday, February 22nd and
space is limited.
4-H Shooting Sports Workshop
Pistol Discipline
Saturday, January 4, 2014
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fresno County Peace Officer Range
7633 N. Weber, Fresno, Ca.
4-H Archery Leader Certification
February 1, 2014
9am-5pm
February 2, 2014
9am-12pm
33 Browns Valley Road Corralitos, CA
Registration due Friday, January 17th
JANUARY 2014
Online Record Book Survey Awards
The California Youth Development Program would like as
many 4-H members as possible to complete surveys in the
Online Record Book (ORB) to find out how the CAYDP is
doing overall. To encourage 4-H members to complete the
surveys online is a way to establish incentives for completing
the required Spark Score Questions.
Youth who complete the required Spark Score Questions in
ORB before January 31, 2014 and the required Spark Score
Questions that are available between May 1, 2014 and August 31, 2014 will receive a $50 gift card in the fall of 2014.
All youth who complete the required Spark Score Questions in
ORB by January 31, 2014, but haven’t completed any
previous Spark Score Questions can still win a $10 gift card!
So be sure to log in and do all the required Spark Score
Questions in your ORB.
The surveys can be found on the right side of your ORB home
page.
WELCOME MIRANDA 4-H CLUB
Location:
South Fork High School, Building A
meetings are 6:30 pm, first Monday monthly
Contact: Jessica Willis
PO Box 496, Miranda, CA 95553
Phone: 707-943-1685
email: [email protected]
FINAL PAPER GRAM
4-H GRAM Newsletters will be available on our website:
http://cehumboldt.ucdavis.edu/4-H_Program_270/4H_Program/4-H_Newsletters/
Please do not hesitate to contact the main office at
707-445-7351 to sign up to receive the electronic GRAM.
The GRAM will also be sent electronically to those who
included an accurate email address on their enrollment
form.
A hard copy of the GRAM will be mailed to those who
call and request.
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4-H GRAM
COMMUNITY CLUB NEWS
News of what is happening in our clubs is inspiring to others.
We need ALL club reporters to submit their articles to the 4-H
office by the 15th of each month so we can include your club
news. Photos should be sent as a separate jpeg file. Articles
should be no longer than 150 words in length.
Is your club featured in this GRAM?
FERNDALE 4-H CLUB NEWS
By Bryleigh J Busick
JANUARY 2014
Kneeland news
By: Rebecca Circe
On November 27th we had an annual fun and fitness turkey
trot, only four kids showed up. We road out to the Kneeland
towers on our bikes. On December 7th Kneeland 4-H put up
their Christmas decorations. Every year Mr. Tuttle allows our
club to use their field to display our Christmas decorations. We
want to thank Mr. Tuttle and his family for replacing our old
sign with a newly painted sign. The sign looks great! Also, on
December 5th we made cookies and cards to take over to the
Tuttle’s house. December 22nd we are planning Christmas
caroling up on Kneeland.
Ferndale 4-H October meeting
Hi! This is Bryleigh Busick, club reporter playing
catch up on our club news! At our October club meeting we had the
Halloween party. We had a blast with a lot of scary and cute
costumes with awesome treats for the winners. We also had the
pumpkin carving contest with definitely some strange and unusual
entries. We also took a picture for the Ferndale Museum time
capsule with all of our Halloween costumes on. In our club business
it was reported in our meeting that the Lamb Barbeque was a huge
success. Rachelle Regli, chairman of the country auction, was
excited to announce that over $5,000 was raised, breaking all
records in previous years. Next year our club is in charge of the
2014 Lamb Barbeque. Our chairman is Phoebe Ruggles and we are
definitely up for the challenge! Susan Regli our enrollment leader
announced that our club enrollment stands at 91 members and 25
leaders.
FERNDALE 4-H CLUB NEWS
By Bryleigh J Busick
Ferndale 4-H November Meeting
Hi this is Bryleigh Busick, your Ferndale 4-H club reporter.
At our last meeting we had our annual Thanksgiving potluck. There
were many different kinds of foods from salads to pizzas and
cheesecake it was a blast. We also had our new member initiation
with welcome gifts that were presented by our president Genevieve
Regli. Over 250 members and families attended. In club business it
was announced that a local club, Ferndale Youth Incorporated,
presented us with a generous $1,000 donation to be used to help
fund our centennial celebration expenses. We truly appreciate their
support! Our community pride group announced that our annual
Ferndale Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony was coming up soon.
We are very proud to host this very special event during the holiday
season, with the lighting of the World’s Largest Christmas Tree!
Hope to see you there!
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Fortuna 4-H Club News
By: Emily Machado, club reporter
Fortuna 4-H will be busy in the month of December. But last
month was busy too. We took fall decorations to Sequoia
Springs Care Home. Now in December we are planning our
decorations for the lighted Christmas parade on December
13th. On that night, we also go Christmas caroling and have a
party back at the Ag building. We will then do a gift exchange
and have pizza. I know it will be a fun night. Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year to all 4-Hers out there.