2017 4-H News

Wild Wild West 4-H Club October and November 2017 News Report November 13, 2017

In October’s Wild Wild West 4-H club meeting, the club kicked off our 2017-2018 year giving out officer pins and awards and also elected new officers.

Courtney Thomas will serve as president of the club for the coming year. Thomas, a long time 4- H member, was elected at the meeting held at the Teays Valley West Middle School.

Other new officers elected for the 2017-2018 year are Vice President Grace Adkins, Secretary Lauren Sharrock, Treasurer Zach Helenthal, Historian Abby Baker, Health and Safety Evie Layton, News Reporter Hayden Hodges, and Recreational officer Delaney Sark.

November’s club meeting was held on Sunday, November 5th at the Teays Valley West Middle School. The club’s first community service event for this year will be to conduct a canned food drive and Christmas caroling in the West Scioto Green neighborhood in December.

The club also discussed and decided on new club T-shirts as well.

The next meeting will be held on December 10, where a potluck is planned.

Wild Wild West 4-H Club December 2017 News Report January 6, 2018 By Hayden Hodges

The Wild Wild West 4-H Club held their last meeting on December 10th. At the meeting, the club enjoyed Christmas caroling through the West Scioto Green neighborhood in Commercial Point. In addition, food was also collected from the residents to support a local food pantry. After the Christmas caroling, the club also had a gift exchange.

There were also several community service events throughout the month which included helping the Commercial Point United Methodist Church by putting together Christmas food baskets and gifts for families in need.

The next meeting will be held on January 7th at the Teays Valley West Middle School at 6 pm.

Hannah Mullins Saddle and Sirloin 4-H Club

The Saddle and Sirloin 4-H club discussed their dates to remember at their meeting on December 5, held in Walnut Elementary. Members were reminded that Pickaway county 4-H week begins on January 21. Their Christmas Adopt-a-Family project was discussed and the deadline was decided to be December 19. The chinese auction was also spoke of and it was decided to use the February meetings to prepare for the big day on March 3. The meeting was called to order by group president Hamilton Drost and the pledges were led by Iva O’Dell and Lilian Minier. A devotion was given by Kennedi Baldwin and secretary Aubrey Colburn called roll. Jesse Schneck, the treasurer, gave his report.

Project sign-ups were discussed and the Senior Fairboard’s exciting new plans for the fairgrounds this April were brought up. They then went straight into demonstrations starting with Kennedi Baldwin showing them how to fill out an achievement record. Next was Hannah Mullins demonstrating how to make a sled christmas ornament out of popsicle sticks.Then was Kaleb Mullins, showing how to make a sandwich. Once he was complete Gracie McComas talked about horses and the meeting was finished up with Kayden Tittle demonstrating the proper way to clean boots. Twenty-seven members were in attendance and all open officer positions were finally filled.

The next meeting will be held on December 19 at 7 p.m. at Walnut elementary.

Pickaway Clover Mixers 4-H Club By Maggie Wilson

The Pickaway Clover Mixers met on December 3, 2017. Our secretary called roll and members responded with their favorite Christmas song. We brought in food for our food pantry service project and are planning to help with the soup kitchen. We went over the changes for the 2018 fair and the dates the animals will be tagged. Sadie Binkley presented her demonstration and new officers were sworn-in, which include:

President: Ashton Cotton Vice President: Nick Vaginer Treasurer: Allyson Cotton Secretary: Clara Wilson News Reporters: Sadie Binkley, Ella Borland, and Maggie Wilson Health Leader: Grace Julian Recreation Leader: Mark Wilson

After refreshments, our recreation leader lead us in a game of fall-over tag. Our next meeting is January 14, 2018.

Pickaway Clover Mixers 4-H Club By: Maggie Wilson

On November 12 the Pickaway Clover Mixers met @ Salem UMC. We discussed the last meeting where we helped clean flower beds and mowed a yard for a lady in the community. We also discussed possible fundraisers, like Chipotle, and elected new officers. We plan to help the Food Pantry this holiday season by collecting food items at our next meeting. We also reviewed our score for our 2017 fair booth, which earned an honorable mention. November 8th meeting of Saltcreek Livestock Submitted by: Alexis Patterson

Our November meeting was held on Wednesday Nov. 8th 6pm at the church in Whisler.

There were 12 members plus parents in attendance. For this meeting each family was asked to bring non-parishable food items to be donated to the churches food pantry in hopes of helping families during the holiday season. Jason Valentine called meeting to order. Matt McFarland and Alexis Patterson led pledges.

Jason finished passing out pins and score sheets from last year and we passed out our meeting schedule for the upcoming year. it was noted that the Dec. meeting will be our Christmas party and Jan will be election of officers. Went over requirements for making sure you are fair ready, ex. having enough meetings, doing demostrations and when choosing a project make sure you know what is expected to complete.

We took a group picture with the food donations and refreshments were served by Matt McFarland.

Motion to adjure was made by Matt McFarland and seconded by Tucker Stulley. Our next meeting will be Wednesday Dec. 6th 6pm at the Whisler church.

Scioto Scrappin' and More 4-H Club By Cheyenne Bowling, News Reporter

The Scioto Scrappin’ and More 4-H Club met on Friday, May 5, 2017 for their regular business meeting at Teays Valley Middle School West. The meeting was called to order by Vice President, Ambrosia Havan. Allison Remick led the American Pledge and Cheyenne Bowling led the 4-H Pledge. Makayla Lange did the roll call, each member answered by naming their favorite sport.

Makayla Lange gave the Safety Report on first aid for nose bleeds. Makayla also presented the Environmental Report on how to reduce your carbon footprint. Ideas include planting more trees, drive less, recycle and going organic.

Members reviewed the Old Business which included a reminder about the club Bake Sale on Saturday, May 13th from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Tractor Supply in Circleville. Members indicated who could work and what items they would bring for sale. Members were also reminded about helping to serve at the Scioto High School Class Reunion on Saturday, May 20th. Members were instructed to arrive at Scioto Elementary by 5:45 p.m. for instructions before the event. Members will also assist at the Harrisburg Summer Festival from July 27th- 29th.

Scioto Scrappin’ and More was invited to participate in the 4-H Health Challenge by National 4- H. Members will complete various healthy activities and provide healthy snacks at meetings as a part of this project. Members ended the meeting by creating conservation posters to display in the 4-H booth at the Pickaway County Fair.

The next regular meeting will be on Friday, May 19th at Havan Family’s home. Avalon Havan made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Anam Havan second the motion.

Following the meeting, Makenzie Lange did a demonstration on “How to Cut a Mango”.

Saddle & Sirloin Submitted by: Ashley Hart

June 6 is next meeting at the fairgrounds. June 9th and 10th is skillathon. Picnic at hargas lake June 13. Tshirt sizes were collected. We talked about social media being playing a major role in getting the word out there for 4H. The fairground will be working on renewals. They're going to rebuild barns and tend to other need. Pickaway county 4H camp starts July 15. We worked on our project books for the remainder of the meeting.

Buttons and Bowls Submitted by Emma McKibben, News Reporter

The Buttons and Bowls 4-H club had their eleventh official meeting on May 1st, 2017. The club tour was on April 17th at the Pickaway County Library. Any member taking a livestock project is required to do a Skillathon and Quality Assurance session, the club has materials for them to use at meetings. 4-H camp information was passed out to members. Sarah Polinski gave her demonstration on how to get better at art. Kaelin Lester-Trapp gave her demonstration on her rabbit and sheep. Kaden McCarthy gave his demonstration on how to prevent angry birds, and what seeds to leave out for certain birds. The next meeting for the Buttons and Bowls 4-H club will be May 15th, 2017.

Walnut Creek Barn Busters Secretary- Hannah Marion The April 30th meeting of the Walnut Creek Barn Busters is started. Bryan leads in the American pledge and Ross leads in the 4-H pledge. Roll call was taken. All of the members and cloverbuds are in attendance. Hannah gives the secretary's report. Caleb moves to approve the the secretary's report and Kaitlyn seconds his motion. Motion approved. Caleb gives the treasure’s report. Hannah moves to approve the treasurer's report and Mackenzie seconds her motion. motion is approved. Kaitlyn and Olivia gave their health and safety report. Their tip was to wash your hands in order to minimize the spread of germs. The club donated food to the Food Pantry and donated women’s products to the Haven House. Everyone was very appreciative and community service was a large success. Advisor Lynn discussed Skillathon for the members. next meeting is June 4th at 3:00 pm at a local park. meeting was adjourned by Hannah and Mackenzie. Audrey, Riley, Olivia, Caleb, and Kaitlyn all gave their demonstrations. Cloverbuds did show and tell. Snacks and refreshments are provided by the club. Members played outside as Audrey and Riley’s recreational activity.

Scioto Scrappin' and More 4-H Club By Cheyenne Bowling, News Reporter

The Scioto Scrappin’ and More 4-H Club met on Friday, April 21, 2017 for their regular business meeting at the home of Cheyenne Bowling. The meeting was called to order by President, Maria Shappert. Makayla Lange led the American Pledge and Avalon Havan led the 4-H Pledge. Makayla Lange did the roll call, each member answered by naming their biggest fear. Makayla read the minutes from the March 7th meeting. Anam Havan made a motion to accept the minutes as read and Cheyenne Bowling second the motion. The minutes were approved. Avalon Havan read the Treasurer’s report. The current balance was $340.35.

Kassidy Lange gave her Health and Safety Report on how to improve physical fitness by avoiding “couch potato syndrome”. Avalon Havan presented the Energy Report by providing each member with an Energy Contract to sign. Makayla Lange presented her Environmental Report on ways to celebrate Earth Day which was April 22, 2017. Members pledged to treat the earth better.

Members reviewed the Old Business which included a reminder that the next project work day would be on Friday, April 28th at Teays Valley Middle School West. There will be holding a bake sale at Tractor Supply in Circleville on Saturday, May 13th from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Members will sign up for items that they will provide. Scioto High School Class Reunion will be on Saturday, May 20th. Member will meet at 6:00 p.m. to help serve at this event. The Harrisburg Summer Festival is July 27th-29th. Members were reminded to mark their calendars to help with this event as well.

Advisor, Susan McClure-Lange provided available fair information to the members. The next regular meeting will be on Friday, May 5th at Havan Family’s home. Anam Havan made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Kassidy Lange second the motion.

Following the meeting, Makayla Lange did a demonstration on “Tips on Giving a Speech”. Anam Havan did a demonstration on “Making a Volcano” using yeast, dish soap and hydrogen peroxide. Avalon Havan did a demonstration on “How to Save Money” by using a budget, shopping off brand, hunting for deals and determining need versus want. Cheyenne Bowling provided the following demonstrations: “How to Show her Bourbon Red Turkeys”, “How to Show her Rouen Ducks” and “How to Tattoo her New Zealand breeding rabbits”.

Creative Clovers News Reporters- Morgan Keel and Naomi Kinne

The Creative Clovers had a meeting on March 15. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Madison Burriss. The 4H Pledge was led by Katie Reynard. For Old Business the members selected their t-shirt sizes and Community Service Leaders, Morgan Keel and Carli Hutchison, explained to the club the final plans for the community service meeting. As New Business the members shared what they have done in their project books and advisor, Angie Kinne, talked about the Parliamentary Procedure. Sierra Burriss motioned for adjournment and Aleah Gilland seconded the motion. Then, for the program Madison Burriss did a demonstration on How to Make Homemade Horse Treats. Leagha McManes did a demonstration on How to Sew a Patch. Members played a Jeopardy Game on The Parliamentary Procedure. Then the Safety Officer, Katie Reynard introduced the guest speaker who talked about Fair Safety.

The Creative Clovers had their Community Service meeting on March 28. The members met at the advisor, Angie Kinne’s house, to make thank you cards for firefighters and policemen. Members also made goody bags of cookies for people in Brown Memorial Nursing Home. First, they went to the Circleville Fire Department where the members gave them some homemade cookies and thank you cards. While they were there, the fireman gave them a tour of one of the fire trucks and when the members were there the firefighters had to leave for an emergency. Next, the members went to Brown Memorial Nursing Home and handed out goody bags with cookies in it to the residents. They also gave scarfs to the ladies in the nursing home. After that they went to Circleville Police Department and gave the police cookies and thank you cards. Then for the members went to McDonalds for lunch. Finally, to end the meeting the members, went back to Angie Kinne’s house to play for a little bit.

SCIOTO SCRAPPIN’ & MORE NEWS REPORT

The Scioto Scrappin’ & More 4-H Club met for their regular business meeting on Friday, March 24, 2017 at the home of Allison Remick. The meeting was called to order by president, Maria Shappert. Avalon Havan led the American Pledge and Cheyenne Bowling led the 4-H pledge.

Avalon Havan read the Treasurer’s Report. There were several secretary reports to approve so instead of reading them to the members, the reports were passed around for review to be approved at the end of the meeting.

Kassidy Lange presented her Health and Safety report by presenting Makayla Lange. Makayla instructed the members on how to care for cuts and scrape wounds which she learned from her First Aid project. Makayla also shared with the club how to create homemade antiseptic wash for cuts by adding 3 drops of tea tree oil and 3 drops of geranium oil to a 16 ounce bottle of water. Makayla also taught the group how to make a butterfly bandage using medical tape and a paper towel. Ambrosia Havan reported on the Community Service Committee. Members assisted with the mother/son dance at Teays Valley Middle School West on Friday, March 10th. Kassidy Lange made a motion to donate $25 to the Circle Area Humane Society and Makayla Lange second the motion. Members approved the motion. It was also suggested that the club find a way to coordinate additional donations for the Humane Society.

Avalon Havan gave the Energy Report. Avalon attended the Home and Garden Show in Columbus where she received information on how to save energy by using an electronic thermostat by programming lower temperatures when you are not home. Avalon also received information on motion sensors to save energy on electricity in your home and tankless water heaters,

Makayla Lange presented the Environmental Report by presenting information on pond eco systems.

Maria Shappert reviewed Old Business which included reminders for the club that Pickaway County will be presenting a Project Clinic day on Saturday, April 8th. Also, the Pickaway County Communication Contest will be on Thursday, April 13th. Entries for the contest are due to the Extension Office on Monday, April 5th.

Maria presented the idea of having a bake sale under New Business. Susan Lange, the advisor will check dates with Tractor Supply in Circleville. Makayla made a motion to hold a project work day for members and Kassidy second the motion. The motion passed with dates to be determined. Motions were made to approve the minutes. Members voted and all of the meeting minutes were approved.

Cheyenne made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Makayla second the motion. Members enjoyed pizza provided by the Remick family as they listened to demonstrations. Allison Remick gave her demonstration on owning chickens and shared her chicks with the club. Makayla Lange presented an Optical Illusion survey from her Growing with Others project. Makayla also presented journaling with scrapbooking and had each member write a journaling message to give to Anam Havan to use in the club’s Historian Book about their favorite field trip or activity so far this year.

Susan reviewed project requirements for the county fair, state fair and the county fair booth. The next meeting will be on Friday, April 7th at the Havan’s home.

Buttons and Bowls Submitted by Emma McKibben News Reporter

The Buttons and Bowls 4-H club had their eighth official meeting on March 20th, 2017. Members brought in items for the dog shelter for one of their community service projects. The club tour will be April 17th at the Pickaway County Library. Saturday, April 8th is a project help clinic from 9-10:30 AM at the Pickaway County Fairgrounds. The Communications Contest is April 13th and the registration deadline is April 5th as is the Thank-You cards, T-Shirts or Infomercial Contest entries. Any member taking a livestock project is required to do a Skillathon and Quality Assurance session, the club will have materials for them closer to fair. Booth Committee members met after the meeting to discuss ideas for the booth. Wyatt Coleman gave a demonstration on the MyPlate. Madelynne Deibert gave a demonstration on being unique and self esteem. The next meeting for the Buttons and Bowls 4-H club will be April 3rd, 2017.

Creative Clovers News Reporters: Naomi Kinne and Morgan Keel

Creative Clovers had a meeting on February 15. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Morgan Keel and the 4H pledge was led by Sophia Kinne. As Old Business the club voted on and finalized shirt designs from the Red Barn. The Community Service Officers Carli Hutchison and Morgan announced to the club that for the community service meeting, the club would make cookies and thank-you cards for local firefighters and police. The new business project books were passed out. Then the meeting was motion for adjournment by Sophia Kinne and was seconded by Aleah Gilliland. For the club program Naomi Kinne did a demonstration on “How to Use Accessories to Change an Outfit” and Carli did a demonstration on “The Effects of Alcohol,” and used goggles for members to try. Sierra Burriss, the Recreational Leader, also led a memory game that the Creative Clovers enjoyed.

The Creative Clovers had a meeting on January 18.

Carli Hutchison led the Pledge of Allegiance and Aleah Gilliland led the 4H pledge. As Old Business the club voted on the t-shirt designs made by members. For New Business the Creative Clovers had every member sign the Club Constitution. We also discussed which projects members were signing up for. The members planned club programming for the remainder of the year. The club was motion for adjournment by Sophia Kinne and was seconded by Carli Hutchison. For the club program Melissa Henwood talk about her experience as a 4Her and shared about her job as a Pilot Dog trainer and how she trains dogs that help blind people. Sierra Burriss, the Recreational Leader, lead a team building game.