4-H Hunterdon Happenings A 4-H Newsletter for 4-H Members, Parents and Leaders

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County _ New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station PO Box 2900, Flemington, NJ 08822-2900 (908) 788-1340/1341 4-H Hunterdon Happenings A 4-H Newsletter for 4-H Members, Parents and Leaders Fall 2003 Vol X Issue A Few Words IMPORTANT!!! Office Location The Extension office is moving to the basement level of the middle building of the Extension Center Complex The move date is uncertain If you plan to stop by our office after September 30th, please call us first to find out where we are. IMPORTANT!!! Meeting Room Information The clubs that meet regularly in the Extension Center will continue to meet there through September Regularly scheduled meetings after September 30, 2003 will take place in the Route 12 building We have not been given priority access to the meeting rooms nor have we been given the ability to schedule meeting rooms ourselves If you would like to request the use of a meeting room please call county administration directly at 788-1104, during their office hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m Please inform them immediately if you are canceling a meeting or find that you not need the space reserved for you Cooperating Agencies: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Rutgers Cooperative Extension is an Equal Opportunity Employer 4-H Leader’s & Club Officer’s News 4-H Leaders Association Meetings Thursday, September 18th, 7:30 p.m Route 31, Extension Center Thursday, November 20th, 7:30 p.m Route 12, Meeting Room The 4-H Association makes heard, please join us the third important decisions regarding Thursday of every other month events and activities during the After September 30th, please call year These decisions affect every our office the day of the meeting to club If you want your voice to be confirm the location New 4-H Calendar We are printing a Hunterdon office by November 1st Club County 4-H Calendar We hope to meetings, study sessions for include the dates of all of our state competitions, etc., are county and club events If you welcome! See the “Keep up the have any dates that you would Good Work” Section of this like to put in the calendar newsletter for the names of the please get them to the 4-H winning entries Member Registration Forms Our mailing list needs to be membership form for all of your up-to-date for mailing and club members including email insurance purposes If your addresses for those who have members have not completed and them Please remember to inform submitted a registration form to us as well when email addresses our office, they are not registered change and when a member drops Please make sure the 4-H office has out Thank you! a complete and accurate Club Treasury In order to comply with audit is necessary if the club county, state and national nontreasury is $100.00 or more at any profit, 4-H and IRS regulations, time in the clubs must submit a 4-H year Club fundraising projects club/council financial plan for must be pre-approved by the the new 4-H year and an audit County 4-H Agent and 4-H of this past 4-H year to the 4-H Association Treasury forms are office by December 10th The available on our website: co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/rutgers/rutgers.htm Are You & Your Club in Good 4-H Standing? If your club is in good website The Member and Club in standing, then your club can apply Good Standing Guidelines are also for a Club Merit Award by filling out available on our website: the Club Merit Award form, co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/rutge available at our office and on our rs/rutgers.htm Keep Up the Good Work Corner 4th Hunterdon County 4-H & Agricultural Fair The fair was FANTASTIC! not have a fair We are so Thank you for all of your hard work fortunate to have such dedicated and dedication It takes an freeholders, county workers and overwhelming amount of behind volunteers We are also grateful to the scenes work and funding to the ongoing support of the Kuhl organize the fair beyond what we family in allowing us to use their in our 4-H clubs and our 4-H property to hose the fair preparations for the fair Please We’re looking forward to an take every opportunity to thank the even more outstanding fair at the volunteer Fair Committee, the South County Park (new Freeholders and the County Road, fairgrounds) in Ringoes next Parks, and Buildings & Grounds summer! Thank you for all you do! Departments because without their hard work and dedication we would State Presentation Bowl Participants We are very proud of all our Shannon Harris, Mary Heffner, State 4-H Presentation Participants Amanda Kovacs, Tommy Eighteen 4-H members from Majewski, Alex Mundy, Nicole Hunterdon participated in this Mundy, Morgan Shire, Danielle year's competition held on the Smarsh and Grace Smarsh for Busch College Campus on June all your hard work and preparation th 14 Congratulations to: for this event Christine Brubaker, Marina Our extended Cable, Jessica Cito, Chad Congratulations go to Christine DeHartchuck, Lindsay Brubaker of Udder Joy Kids, DeHartchuck, Treacy Everitt, and Danielle Smarsh of PAWS Jennifer Foster, Jonathan who were awarded bowls for their Freedley, Breanna Fulper, outstanding presentations for 2003 Contest We appreciate your efforts Judging is not easy but, we know you did a great job There Special thanks to all the alumni and were over 140 participants this leaders who helped with this year's year and we’re proud of all of you judging of the State Presentations who contributed Congratulations to Equine The Equine Art Show was held on June 28th Congratulations to Tracey Everitt, and Mary Heffner both of Round Valley Riders for participating in this event We are very proud of you! Our extended congratulations go to Mary Heffner for First Place Art Show Participants in the Black and White Flat Senior Division, First and Second Place in the Flat, Oils and Acrylics Division, and Overall Champion Sr Division and Overall Champion Award Way to Go Mary! {P.S Don’t forget that Mary did the great art work for our Fair T-Shirts!} Lebanon 4th of July Parade Thanks once again to Fur & Feathers-Dan Mundy, and Rockin' Bobbins-Karen Cito, and all of the club members and parents who worked so hard to make our 4th of July Float a masterpiece It takes a lot of hands, time and talent to create a spectacular design and build an award-winning float Your hard work earned the trophy on display in the 4-H office for "Best Children's Float" Thanks again to all the families who helped construct and dismantle the float and to all who rode on the float and promoted our county 4-H program Car Wash and Petting Zoo The car wash and petting zoo and equipment for washing cars was a huge success Special All your efforts were greatly thanks go to Willow Creek Nursery appreciated The amount of in Ringoes for their hospitality and participation in this event was support in hosting this event We terrific Participating clubs appreciate the use of all their hoses included: Rockin' Bobbins, Fur and their greenhouse, which and Feathers, Kick Butt Kids, housed our animal display We Mt Airy Dairy, Round Valley want to express a huge thank you Riders, Hunterdon Hoppers, to all of the 4-H families, who Hunterdon County Sheep, The brought animals, snacks, drinks Animal Club and Clover Bunch Congratulations Congratulations to Jessica Cito, Jonathan Freedley, and Julie Perrine, our 2003-04 Hunterdon County 4-H Ambassadors Jessica, Jonathan, and Julie are three outstanding teens who exemplify 4-H Leadership, Achievement, and Responsibility They will preside over 4-H events and represent our Ambassadors county 4-H Program at various community events throughout the 2003-2004 4-H year Many thanks to Mary Heffner, Nicole Mundy, and Morgan Shire for the great work they did as our 2002-2003 Ambassadors Congratulations Lauren Callahan The Seeing Eye, Inc has Seeing Eye Foundation Lauren has awarded Lauren Callahan from enhanced the lives of many people the 4-Paws to Freedom Seeing with severely impaired vision by Eye Club, a scholarship to Rowan raising puppies to serve as their University Lauren has been guide dogs We are proud of you awarded this scholarship for her Lauren! eleven years of service to the Way to Go Lindsay DeHartchuck! Lindsay did a great job with her "Tools For School" Community Service Project Thanks to her efforts many disadvantaged Hunterdon youth will have the supplies they need for the school year The act of one caring individual can make a great difference in many lives Thank you Lindsay and thank you to all who donated supplies By working together we can truly make this world a better place! Thank you from Lindsay DeHartchuck Lindsay DeHartchuck would school supplies to families in need like to personally thank all of the 4via the Flemington Food Pantry H clubs and individuals who Forty backpacks, thousands of pens donated to her “Tools For School” and pencils and hundreds of project She was able to donate notebooks were distributed in time approximately $1,500 worth of for the school year! County 4-H Calendar Photography Winners Hunterdon County has an DiCarlo-Rainbow, Jonathan impressive group of 4-H Freedley-Arlington National photographers! Twelve Cemetery, Julie Perrine-Winter outstanding photographs will be Thaw and Misty Morning, included in our first Hunterdon Rachel Randolph-Butterfly on a County 4-H Calendar Award Flower, Nathan Savicki-Lions, winning photographers and their Rachel Savicki-Red Bush and photo names are: Jessica CitoDucks, and Andrew WasitowskiJordan Pond, Kelly Cito-Day Half Moon Signing Lillies and Thunderhole, Nicole Congratulations to all!!! State Show Participants Congratulations to our super members Hanna Salesman and 4-H’ers who showed in the state Britanna Dalton participated animal science shows just before Emily Stanton and Samantha after our fair Wilds also came home with more State Dairy Show: Richard championships than we can list Weidel and Jared Weeks both Our apologies to those who came home with more awards and participated in state events that we high placings than we can list in did not receive reports for prior to this newsletter the printing of this newsletter State Goat Show: Katarina We’re proud of all of you and your Flatlin, Chelsea Salesman, great accomplishments Keep up Emily Stanton, Samantha Wilds the good work and prep Community Service Fan Mail for our Service Men and Women Although we are very happy home Fan mail from us really that our 4-H Alumni, Norman helps boost their morale The 4-H Strauss is home from the Middle office recently received guidelines East, many of our nation’s service to follow to get mail to them men and women are still far from Please stop by the office for a copy of the guidelines and check out the website: http://www.troopfanmail.net National CHARACTER COUNTS!sm Week Oct 19th – 25th October 19th-25th is National to practice, improve and celebrate CHARACTER COUNTS week It’s a the six pillars of character: great time to make a special effort Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship National Make a Difference Day Saturday, October 25th The purpose of Make a better place It is a great time for Difference Day, is to encourage individuals and 4-H clubs to a people to special projects to new community service project help others and make the world a Morales Park Morales Park in Flemington invites 4-H clubs to participate in their annual fall and spring workdays held the first Saturday of November and June The fall workday is November 1, 2003 Work Day The spring workday is June 5, 2004 For more information on how your club can participate, please contact Fritzie Wald at 7826737 It's a great experience in a beautiful Nature Preserve County Events “Touch of Autumn” All 4-H clubs are asked to exhibits, and many strong arms help with our “Touch of Autumn” and backs for clean up Recruit event to be held at the (old) your friends, neighbors, and the Extension Center (Route 31) on weightlifting section of your gym th September 20 Every club is Please call the 4-H office or Louisa asked to bring as many home Cole (369-4184) and let us know baked goods as possible to the how you and your club can help  Extension Center Friday afternoon We will not be holding our 4or early Saturday morning (Pies H Fall Festival so please are especially popular.) Clubs are channel all of your early fall also asked to provide workers the time, energy and resources day of the event We need food into the “Touch of Autumn”. servers, free activities and crafts  Thank You in advance!  for kids, 4-H project animal National 4-H Week Club Photo and Article Don’t forget to get your club photo and club story (150 words) to the 4-H office by September 23rd so we will have a great 4-H supplement in the Democrat in celebration of National 4-H Week National 4-H Week October 5th-11th Show your 4-H pride during to your class about 4-H Tell National 4-H Week: October 5-11th everyone how 4-H helps you to Wear a 4-H T-shirt (4-H and and be your best Look for the Agricultural Fair T-shirts are National 4-H Week section of the available at the 4-H office.) Invite Democrat!  friends to your club meeting Talk Exciting 4-H Hockey Opportunity The Philadelphia Flyers will Club name when purchasing tickets be hosting a 4-H night at their will have their club name on the game against the Binghamton lighted board during the game Senators, Friday, October 10th, 7:00 Clubs can also display club p.m in honor of National 4-H Week banners Contact Ned Bloom @ Discounted tickets are available for 215-952-5784 for ticket information 4-H members, leaders, and and let us know if you are families Clubs who give their 4-H participating Record Book Judging * * * Books due by 4:00 p.m.* * * Monday, October 20th Record book judging is swiftly office approaching There have been 788-1340 Please use this as a changes to Record Book guide for assembling your record Information Be sure to stop in our book for judging Please call our office and pick up the new forms as office to find out where to bring soon as possible "How to your book Assemble your Record Book" Please Note: Books must instruction sheet can be found on be COMPLETE and SUBMITTED our website, or by calling the 4-H BY 4:00 p.m www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/rutgers/rutgers/htm Club Scrapbook Contest Junior Leaders is sponsoring their Scrapbooks are due in the 4-H annual Club Scrapbook Contest office Monday, October 27th, by Rules can be obtained in our office 4:00 p.m or on our website Club Record Books Due 4:00 p.m October 20, 2003 Scrapbooks Due 4:00 p.m October 27, 2003 EXCITING NEW FALL EVENT!!! Halloween 4-H Tailgate Party Saturday, October 25th (rain date October 26th) Registration Deadline: October 22nd All 4-H families (including trinkets) to distribute Members prep) are invited to participate in (and parents and leaders!) wear a this fun new event that will take costume and trick or treat at each place in the parking lot of whatever 4-H family vehicle in the parking building our office is located in at lot Set-up starts at 6:30 p.m the time of the event Please Trick-or-Treating is from 7:00 to register by calling our office so we 8:00 p.m Junior Leader’s will can notify you of the location when provide refreshments Please no we find out where we will be gory or scary costumes or This is how the Halloween decorations as this event Tailgate party works: Each 4-H involves Prep and regular 4-H family decorates their car or trunk club members and younger for Halloween and brings “trick or siblings treats” (wrapped, sealed candy or 4-H Youth Council Meeting and Horticulture Workshop Thursday, November 13th, 7:00 p.m (Note the CHANGE OF DATE) All 4-H members in grades 4first horticulture workshop of the 13 are welcomed to attend this new 4-H year, is welcome to join meeting The group will be working us! This will be a fun and creative on Horticulture Centerpieces for evening Please call the 4-H office Achievement Night Anyone to register at 788-1340 We will interested in learning how to create inform you at that time as to the a centerpiece, and attending the location of this workshop Attention Bakers Achievement Night Dessert Your Help is Needed The 4-H Association will be the 4-H office on Thursday, purchasing a sheet cake for November 20th The Creative Horse Achievement Night We would love Crafts Club members will make up to also have home baked cookies cookie plates for each table to to serve If you would like to help, share Thank you in advance for please bake a few dozen of your your delicious help! You are greatly favorite cookie and bring them to appreciated Achievement Night Centerpiece Workshop November 13, 2003 – 7:00 p.m – Please call to register Achievement Night Friday, November 21st 7:00 p.m – Route 12 Auditorium Registration Deadline Date: Friday, November 14th Club awards, county medals presented following a potluck and special awards will be dinner Each family is asked to bring a covered dish large enough to feed their family twice The 4-H Association will provide beverages, rolls, butter and cake Please call our office by November 7th and let us know how many people will be attending and the type of dish you will be bringing (main dish, meat, vegetable, salad, etc.) If you have photos you would like to included in the Achievement Night presentation please get them to TC at the 4-H Office by October 15th via email as a PDF, on a CD, or an actual photo that we can scan and return to you Please be sure to put your name on the photo or CD so we can return it to you The number of photos that will be included depends on the number received and the quality and reproduction of the photos submitted Holiday Workshop Friday, December 5th 7:00 - 9:00 p.m - Route 12 Meeting Room Registration Deadline: Friday, November 21st The Holiday Workshop is the carefully, be set up and ready to perfect event to help you get into start by 7:00 p.m., and prepare for the holiday spirit The date is an evening of fun and holiday th Friday, December , 7:00-9:00 cheer If you have any questions p.m at the Route 12 call 788-1340 To register call the Auditorium Clubs participating 4-H office should follow the instructions Holiday Workshop Instructions Register by calling the 4-H office by 11/21/03 Have your club decide on a small holiday craft item to sell and demonstrate Small kits (containing all craft supplies and instructions) must be available so participants can make the item being demonstrated Craft items should cost between $.50 and $2.00 Less expensive items tend to sell the best Clubs may sell craft items over $2.00 as long as they have at least one $.50-$2.00 item The more expensive item may be ready made or available as a kit Clubs may also sell homemade holiday gift items such as candy, cookies, or holiday breads These items must be packaged as a gift Snacks to be eaten at the event cannot be sold at individual tables Clubs need to donate two-dozen holiday cookies to the refreshment table Cookies and punch will be sold for a nominal fee to cover the cost of the punch Remember clubs may not sell snacks at their table There will be a tree set up to decorate the auditorium Clubs are asked to donate an ornament for the tree Ornaments on the tree will not be sold Clubs must be completely set up by 7:00 p.m Clubs must bring their own change Prep Corner Prep Leader's Meeting Thursday, October 9th 7:30 p.m - Route 12 Auditorium 4-H Prep is looking for new and plan activities for the 2003-04 and exciting ideas for the new 4-H 4-H Year Please call the 4-H office year Prep Leaders are if you are unable to make this very encouraged to come to this important leader meeting th October meeting to share ideas Prep Holiday Party and Workshop Friday, December 5th 7:00 p.m – Route 12 Auditorium All 4-H Prep Members and November, club leaders will receive their families are invited to this additional information on what exciting workshop Members will members will need to bring make a holiday decoration, enjoy Please register with the 4-H yummy treats and have a special office by December 1st visit from Santa In early Club News Hunterdon County 4-H Sheep Club Matthew Sheneman, Taylor It has been a busy summer Peck, Arielle Friend, Erin for the Hunterdon County Sheep Friend, Nicki Horner, Paige Club The club held its annual Peck, Andrew Sheneman, and potluck dinner, which was Gabriella Tovar all received Prep organized by Wiley Robinson Recognition The Best Flock Record Book The Club participated in the Award was given to Wiley Penny Auction, Ground Breaking Robinson Loren Riccioni Ceremony, 4th of July Parade, and received the Best Market Lamb Morales Work Day Clean-up Record Book David Sheneman Workday received an award for Best Production Records and Jen Torrone was named the members included Alex Mundy, Shepherd of the Year Younger and David and Matthew member awards were given to Sheneman Members who gave club presentations at meetings were: Christian Bench on Proper Nutrition for the Show Flock, Wiley Robinson on Breeding Soundness Exam of the Ram, Krissy and Amanda Goceljak on Sheep By-Products, and Rachel Savicki on Selecting the Right Breed of Sheep The club did a Window Display at Arlene's in Clinton and was chaired by Rachel Savicki and Amanda Goceljak The club's display won "Best Fair Promotion" Plans for the upcoming fair for the club include, Round Robin, Ice Cream Social, Sheep Shows, Rodeo and Pizza Party to name a few David Sheneman, Club Reporter Rockin' Bobbins 4-H Club The Rockin' Bobbins started sewing skills One of our members, April off with a meeting to begin Jessica Cito, participated in the their larger sewing projects to be State Public Presentations at worn in the Fashion Revue One of Rutgers and received an our members, Jessica Cito, held a "excellent." Candy Making Workshop in late In the beginning of July, the April She taught different Rockin' Bobbins painted faces at techniques of melting chocolate, Deer Path Park as an activity for decorating chocolate and different the children who were attending types of chocolate molds to the concert that night On July 4th, participants members rode on the 4-H Float in In May, three Rockin' Bobbins the Lebanon 4th of July Parade club members represented the club which received “Best Children’s at the Ground Breaking Ceremony Float!" In the middle of July, a at the new Fairgrounds Members couple members helped out at the also participated in the Hunterdon 4-H car wash County 4-H Penny Auction by either The first event the Rockin' donating prizes, helping to set up, Bobbins attended in August was helping to clean up, or being the 2nd Clothing Judging and the runners In late May the Pizza Fashion Revue practice Then, on Workshop was held by another the first day of the 4th Annual 4-H one of our members, Kelly Cito and Agricultural Fair the Fashion She explained the different types of Revue was held The theme for pizza dough and the kids were able this year’s show was “Anything to taste the difference in each one Goes” All of the Rockin' Bobbins of them members participated in this event Members were able to get Some of the outfits included hand their winter and spring sewing made graduation dresses and projects judged at the 1st clothing skirts, club vests, a cd vest, The judging held in the beginning of Matrix leather pants and shirt, June Later, our leader, Mrs Cito purchased skirts and shirts and a held a Windsock Workshop futuristic costume The Fashion Participants learned the different Revue this year was a hit! At the parts of a windsock, how to apply a end of the fair, most of the grommet and practiced their members helped cleanup the Ramsburg Building which was very appreciated In September, the Rockin' Bobbins plan on participating in an event at the Red Mill Museum Village They also will be doing face painting at the Touch of Autumn Craft Show And as the last project of the year, the Rockin’ Bobbins hope to finish the Junior Leaders’ Time Capsule project, which will be a quilt consisting of quilt squares made by the members that have favorite club memories on them They will also be completing a Club Scrapbook and their record books to be judged in early October This has been a very bush year for the Rockin' Bobbins, but it has been a wonderful one, as well Kelly Cito, Club Reporter Cooperating Agencies: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Rutgers Cooperative Extension is an Equal Opportunity Employer  ... and all of the club members and parents who worked so hard to make our 4th of July Float a masterpiece It takes a lot of hands, time and talent to create a spectacular design and build an award-winning... submit a 4-H year Club fundraising projects club/council financial plan for must be pre-approved by the the new 4-H year and an audit County 4-H Agent and 4-H of this past 4-H year to the 4-H Association... the float and promoted our county 4-H program Car Wash and Petting Zoo The car wash and petting zoo and equipment for washing cars was a huge success Special All your efforts were greatly thanks