a 4-H HAPPENINGS Don Guanella 4-H Gardeners Fifty-five students at Don Guanella School have been tak ing part in a series of six 4-H in door gardening lessons. Through these “hands-on” ac tivities, the students are learning various methods of plant propa gation, plant parts, plant identifi cation, and the care of a variety of indoor, outdoor and seasonal plants. The students in Helene McCune’s class with the help of Fred Grant, Miss Rose and Miss Ais ha decorated a Christmas tree in their classroom with orna ments made out of all natural materials. For their efforts, they were awarded ribbons and small prizes from Delaware County 4-H. Those students participating were Maria Bey, John Briddes, Joshua Clift, Tahmir Craig, Sha quan Cruz, Jabree Cruz, Jeffery Kane, Samuel McKeown and Bobby Enloe. North Mountain Thank You 500,000 Times! This is a thank-you note from the Bobcat Company to our customers. 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Some of the members of the club went bowling at the Palmy ra Recreation Center Feb. 10 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. About 25 members and their parents were present. There were also snacks that members of the club brought. In response to sending out Valentines to the veterans at the Veterans Hospital in Lebanon, a letter was sent to the club as a “thank you” from the people at the hospital. Emily Whitmoyer suggested the idea of asking kids to bring in food items for the Ronald McDonald House as a way of getting into the Valentine’s Day dance at Northern Lebanon. Her idea worked, and she brought in six boxes of food items. The club would also like to congratulate Andrea Jones from the Latigo Club for receiving a certificate from the Ronald McDonald House. The Latigo Club also collected food. Martinaburg, PA BURCHFIELDS, INC. 814-793-2194 Any club members who are in terested can participate in Capi tol Days April 23-24. Club mem bers (ages 15-19) that sign up will go to the capitol and learn about the government and also meet other 4-H’ers from other states and counties. Club members will also be staying overnight at a hotel. It is also that time of year again for 4-H Camp Shehaqua. The camp is looking for camp counselors. You must be 14 or older. The next meeting will be March 26 at the Water-Works Fire Hall from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. The first meeting of the North Mountain Market Goat Club was Feb. 24 at Nancy and Doug Dresch’s farm. At the meeting, recent and new members were introduced. Doug Dresch went over the different rules of goat club and information members needed to know about showing their goat at the Lebanon Area Fair. At goat club, the members se lected new officers: president, Travis Dresch; vice president, Doug Dresch; secretary, Chris Werner; treasurer, Katie Eckert; and news reporter, Kate Gerber. The next meeting will be March 10 at the Dresch’s farm. 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And the Cornwall Iron furnace is nothing like the Ephrata Clois ters, but they all have their inter esting points. So, maybe this summer you could take a day trip to one of these places near your home: