BtS-Uncasttf Farming, Saturday. February 14, 1998
Progressive Clovers 4-H Club
The monthly meeting of the
Progressive Clovers 4-H Club was
held recently at Baust Parish
House in Tyrone, Md.
The meeting was opened by
President Amy Miller, followed
by the 4-H pledge led by Stephen
Bowers.
In December, the club served
food and participated in a car
parking project at Brookfield
Manor's Christmas Open House
in Middleburg, Md. Members who
helped were Ashley and Stephen
Bowers, Kim Holland, Jason,
Amy, and Kevin Ridinger, Kelly
Swartzbaugh, Kim Waskiewicz,
and Amanda Watson.
Guest speaker for January was
Dr. Donald Carman, Piney Creek
Veterinary Clinic. Carman spoke
about taking care of dairy cows
and other large animals during the
winter. We also watched a video
called “Cows Need Doctors,
Too."
Guests for the evening were
Scott David, Sara Gross, Macy
Hamilton, and Ben Powel.
Feb. 21 is a bowling party at
Taneytown Bowling Lanes. Feb.
28 is the Blahs Workshop at the
Westminster High School. The
next meeting will be Monday,
Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Baust Parish
House in Tyrone, Md. The pro
gram will be about crafts, photog
raphy, and food.
4-H Achievement Banquet
Honors Members, Leaders
A crowd of 200 friends and
families of Northampton County
4-H attended the Annual
Achievement Banquet.
4-H youth were honored for
their accomplishments through
out the year and 4-H
Scholarships recipients Kevin
Martin of Danielsville, Heather
Ford of Northampton, and
Jenny Stout of Pen Argyl
received their awards
4-H adult volunteer leaders
were honored for their hard
work and dedication to 4-H Liz
Longenbach was honored for 35
years of service as a 4-H leader,
John Miller for 15 years as a 4-
H leader; Mary Ellen Ford,
William Ford, Frances Widnck,
and Mane Thaler for 10 years as
4-H leaders, and Geraldine
Parry, Bonnie Cochran, and
Jeffrey Brewer for five years as
4-H leaders.
A special plaque was award
ed to Donald Wunderler, the
1997 "Friend of 4-H" recipient,
for his generous help and contri
butions during the 4-H round up
and other events. Rep. Leonard
Gruppo assisted in awarding the
senior member awards.
Entertainment for the evening
was provided by 4-H Teen
Council, showing a video of the
4-H year in review.
Susquehanna County
4-H News
"I have been taught there is a
time to be a leader, a team
ember and a student." With
these words, Andrea Gamer,
Susquehanna County's Out
standing 4-H dairy member, has
summed up her learning experi
ences as a 4-H'er.
Andrea has demonstrated
these life skills throughout her
10 year 4-H tenure as she
learned skills which she willing
ly passed on to others. As her
knowledge and self-confidence
developed, Andrea became com
mitted to helping young 4-H'ers
learn to fit, show, and judge
dairy cattle in her club, diary
camp and Roundup. Her enthu
siasm, eagerness and a ready
smile have made her a welcome
addition to any activity or com
mittee in which she is involved.
Andrea has worked tirelessly
for the dairy industry as a dairy
maid, dairy ambassador, and
alternate dairy princess. She
has promoted milk and diary
products through school, store
and fair promotions, radio
shows, newspaper articles and
countless appearances at meet
ings, clubs and nursing homes.
Andrea's 4-H dairy products
and involvement in the dairy
industry have brought her many
opportunities, experiences,
friendships and leadership
roles...all of which have helped
her set her sights on a career in
the dairy industry. She's pursu
ing a degree in dairy science at
Delaware Valley College, where
she is a freshman.
Cowboys & Cubbers
Horse & Pony
The club members elected
officers at the December meet
ing. They are president, Melissa
Kanna; vice president and news
reporter, Megan Cavanaugh;
secretary, Alisha Fraser; trea
surer, Amy Griffis; photograph
er, Sofia DeLouisa and song and
game leader, Cody Peranich.
A special activity of roller
skating has been planned for
February. After a short business
meeting, the club hosted a party
with a gift exchange and
refreshments.
4-H Horseman Club Sign-UP
The Diamond H 4-H
Horseman Club will b having an
official sign-up meeting ,on
Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at the
Troutner's, Peach Bottom.
Parents or guardians of youth
are encouraged to attend the
sign-up meeting as well as
monthly meetings. Liz Yong will
be giving a presentation at this
meeting.
This 4-H club teaches youth
about the care and treatment of
horses as well as life skills in
many areas. Owning a horse is
not required.
The club will meet once a
month and will include field
trips, clinics, and social events.
Fore more information, call Don
Crump, (717)284-5256.
4-H Club Organization
The Mastersonville 4-H
Community Club will reorganize
on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the
Mastersonville Fire Hall. The
registration meeting will begin
at 7 p.m.
Fore more information on
joining 4-H, contact 4-H Club
leaders Audrey Witner (664-
5586), Karen Mentzer (665-
6605), or Katina Showman, 4-H
Coordinator at the Lancaster
County Cooperative Extension
Office, 1383 Arcadia Road, Room
1, Lancaster, PA 17601 (phone
717-394-6851),
The Maryland state FFA agricultural sales team met with the Career Development
Event sponsor's representative, Wayne Hoener, soybean product manager, with
Asgro Seed Company of West Des Moines, lowa. The team placed first in the bronze
category and was one of 35 teams participating in the national FFA Agricultural
Sales Career Development Event at the 70th National FFA Convention in Kansas
City, Mo.
The members of the team from left, are Monique Fournier, Kelly Moretz, Megan
Nelson, and Matthew Koerner. The team was accompanied by their adviser, Naomi
Knight.
Harford Tech Competes
Members of the Maryland
state FFA agricultural sales
team met with the Career
Development Event sponsors
representative, Wayne Hoener,
soybean product manager with
Asgrow Seed Company of West
Des Moines, lowa. The team
placed first in the bronze catego
ry and was one of 35 teams par
ticipating in the National FFA
Agricultural Sales cAreer
Development Event at the 70th
National FFA Convention in
Kansas City, Mo.
The members of the team are
Monique Fournier, Kelly
Moretz, Megan Nelson, and
Matthew Koerner. The team was
accompanied by their adviser,
Naomi Knight. Monique, Kelly,
and Megan received individuals
honors of silver medals and
Matthew received a bronze
medal. The students each had to
complete a sales presentation of
a product or service, market
practicum in either telephone
services, customer relations,
product display, or advertising
and promotion, sales test, and a
team market analysis The team
placed first in the category of
bronze.
Progressive Clovers 4-H Club
The monthly meeting of the
Progressive Clovers 4-H Club was
held recently at Baust Parish
House in Tyrone, Md.
The meeting was opened by
President Amy Miller, followed
by the 4-H pledge led by Stephen
Bowers.
In December, the club served
food and participated in a car
parking project at Brookfield
Manor’s Christmas Open House
in Middleburg, Md. Members who
helped were Ashley and Stephen
Bowers, Kim Holland, Jason,
Amy, and Kevin Ridinger, Kelly
Swartzbaugh, Kim Waskiewicz,
and Amanda Watson.
Guest speaker for January was
Dr. Donald Carman, Piney Creek
Veterinary Clinic. Carman spoke
about taking care of dairy cows
and other large animals during the
winter. We also watched a video
called “Cows Need Doctors.
Too."
Guests for the evening were
Scott Davis, Sara Gross, Macy
Hamilton, and Ben Powel.
Feb. 21 is a bowling party at
Taneytown Bowling Lanes. Feb.
28 is the Blahs Workshop at the
Westminster High School. The
next meeting will be Monday.
4-H Expands
Through Partnerships
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ask
someone who has been farming
awhile what 4-H is, and he
might reminisce about showing
livestock and going to camp.
And of course, his sister took
clothing and cooking.
Ask Ohio children to describe
4-H today, and they probably
will talk about fairs, clothing
and camp; they are still integral
parts of the program. But you
would also hear about school
enrichment programs, entrepre
neurship programs, youth-at
risk activities, urban gardening
and a whole lot more.
"The challenge of today's 4-H
program is to strike a balance
between serving the traditional
audiences, while reaching out to
new audiences," said David
Andrews, assistant director of 4-
H Youth Development, Ohio
State University.
This year, Feb. 22 through
Feb. 28 marks Ohio 4-H Week.
During this week, 4-H special
ists, members and volunteers
make a special effort to commu
nicate the diversity of projects
and learning experiences avail
able to potential 4-H members
and volunteers. More than 200
curriculums provide a variety of
options for learning, from the
traditional areas of agriculture,
sewing and cooking to the are
nas of computer science, photog
raphy and leadership on the job.
There are currently 230,000 4-H
members and 35,000 volunteers
who participate in Ohio 4-H.
Many 4-H programs are
establishing partnerships with
new organizations, Andrews
said. Not only can 4-H reach
more urban and suburban youth
this way, but partnerships help
make better use of available
resources. For decades counties
have funded 4-H. But in larger
area, county commissioners
must serve too many people to
provide all of the funds for one
program. In these areas 4-H is
seeking additional funding part-
Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Baust Parish
House in Tyrone, Md. The pro
gram will be about crafts, photog
raphy, and food.
ners,
A newly formed partnership
with Five Rivers Metro Park in
Dayton is one example. The
park has dedicated a building
for educational programs for
Extension and the park, and
Extension is hiring two people to
staff the facility.
Urban Gardening, a staple m
many urban areas, will also
grow this year to include youth
centered activities. The idea is
to go beyond learning how to
grow plants and vegetables.
Youth will be actively involved
in programs involving the gar
dens that would promote their
overall personal and leadership
development, Andrews said.
The Teen Bridges program
paired with AmeriCorps this
past year. AmeriCorps is a
national service program funded
and operated through the Ohio
Governor's Community Service
Commission and the
Corporation for National and
Community Service. An exten
sion of the established Car Teens
program, Teen Bridges is a peer
mentoring program that teaches
responsible driving to teens.
Thanks to a two-year grant, vol
unteers in 19 counties have coor
dinated and expanded programs
around Ohio.
Ohio 4-H is also partners
with RISE, a Cincinnati-based
agency that addresses volunteer
training. The two received
$BOO,OOO from the Ohio legisla
ture, on the condition they
obtain matching funds, to devel
op training materials for volun
teers on how to best work with
youth.
The materials, projected to be
piloted in Ohio this fall, will
cover child development, youth
development and the best prac
tices for reaching different age
groups. It's aimed at anyone
working with kids in a volunteer
capacity, Andrews said. Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, and the
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