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| Notes To Dad
1“ Lois J. Killcoyne
Northampton Co.
Extension Director
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New Year’s Resolutions
It’s that time of year again!
We reflect on our experiences of
the past year and think about
some goals for the coming one. In
exploring ideas for this article, I
began remembering significant
interactions between my dad and
me.
We don’t always realize the
long-term impact of what we say
and do. Sometimes the experi
ences are positive ones and some
times negative.
Here are some possible resolu
tions to work on this coming year
for interactions between you and
your child. Take those that fit,
and make up some of your own.
1. Promote good nutrition.
Make a healthy snack. My favor
ite was popcorn and chocolate
milk. Most kids today do not get
enough calcium. Offer lowfat
milk drinks along with graham
crackers or cereal. Your child’s
bones will thank you.
2. Exercise together. Enjoy
winter activities like building a
snowman, making snow angels,
sledding, skating or shoveling
snow. Turn off the computers
and video games and get moving.
You will both feel better physical
ly and psychologically.
3. Laugh, be silly. Life can be
very intense. Make it a littler
lighter by acting funny. My dad
would play little pranks to make
life more interesting wearing
goofy eyeglasses, dressing up on
Halloween. When you’re trying
to get the youngsters to do some
thing, make a game out of it.
Humor goes a long way in estab
lishing and maintaining good re
lationships.
4. Teach cooperation, compas
sion. Work together as a family
to make things a little easier. If
mom gets stressed out, call in the
troops and assign jobs to help
out.
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• Newsletters
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My dad called us for KP duty
kitchen police. We would di
vide the chores of setting the
table, dishes, help with the meal
or cleaning tasks. Have the fami
ly contribute to a food or toy
drive, walkathon for charity or
other activity that shares from
the heart.
5. Praise. Your words can have
a lasting impact. Choose them
carefully. Dr. Phil McGraw was
talking to a dad on TV and com
mented that “It takes a hun
dred ‘Atta girll’s to make up for
one putdown remark.” Learn
how to give constructive feedback
and discipline without personally
attacking. Don’t communicate
with your child only when some
thing is wrong. Give regular
praise for what is done right.
6. Model good values. My dad
had honesty and integrity, which
I then tried to follow through on.
My stepchildren never forgot the
time the cashier at the movie the
ater gave their dad $lO too much
change and he went back and re
turned it. Teach by example in
maintaining good health habits,
balancing work and play, and
maintaining a positive attitude.
Dad, you are one of the most
important persons in your child’s
life. How much money you earn
and your status at work will not
be the determining factors in
your impact on the quality of
your child’s life.
The time you spend with them,
the good habits you impart, the
comfort you give, the confidence
you instill, the skills you build,
the love you share will make a
difference into the future.
Plan your time and priorities
accordingly. When you are sit
ting in your rocking chair after
they are grown, you’ll be glad
you did!
Blair County Youths Honored
At Livestock Banquet
MARTINSBURG (Blair Co.)
The annual banquet of the
Blair County 4-H Livestock
Clubs took place Oct. 15 at the
Martinsburg Memorial Park.
Diana Bigelow opened the pro
gram with the welcome and invo
cation. All the presidents and
vice presidents led the Pledge of
Allegiance and the 4-H Pledge.
The officers read the names of
the 4-H and FFA members, the
buyers who purchased an animal
and the trophy sponsors.
The presidents and vice presi
dents are; Beef club - Diana Bige
low and Tracy Bigelow. Goat
club - David Bigelow and Dan
ielle Bigelow. Lamb club - Sarah
Dell and Wade Pearson. Pig club
- Wade Pearson and Angela Min
gle.
This is the 100-year anniver
sary for 4-H and Sarah Dell
wrote the history on 4-H and had
trivia questions in the program.
Also David Bigelow, Danielle
Bigelow, Diana Bigelow and
Wade Pearson designed
placemats for the tables.
Diana Bigelow reminded the
buyers and sponsors how impor
tant they are to the 4-H program.
She also thanked the leaders,
parents, grandparents for all
their help.
The awards were given by the
following clubs:
Kids For Kids - The Goat club:
Certificates were given to each
member for their participation.
High Point Award: Senior - Lila
Wise-Favinger; Junior - Tara
Brumbaugh; First Year - Jeremy
Mock. Best Record Book: Senior
- Katasha Miller; Junior - Tara
Brumbaugh; First Year - Dalton
Simmons. Sportsmanship: Wade
Harclerode. Best Big Brother:
Nick Burket. Perfect Attendance:
Ryan Grealey-Nyce; Wade Har
clerode, Jeremy Mock, Lila Wise-
Favinger, Michelle Feathers and
Kendra Grove. Most Improved
First Year Member - Ryan Grea
ley-Nyce. Certificate of Apprecia
tion - Andrew Brumbaugh for
donating and raising the club
goat.
Blair County Swine Club - The
High Point award winners were:
Senior - Valerie Smith; Junior -
Wade Pearson; First Year - Jason
Eastep.
Lamb Chops - High Point
Award: Senior - Sarah Dell, first;
Elizabeth Biddle, second. Inter
mediate - Julie Del, first;
a Michelle Edwards, second.
Junior - Miranda Lynn, first;
Wade Harclerode and Jere
my Mock, second. First Year
- Lindsay Aungst, first; Cait
lin Phelps, second.
Shepherds Contest: Senior
- Elizabeth Biddle, first; Lila
Wise-Favinger, second. In
termediate - Wade Pearson,
first; Julie Dell, second. Jun
ior - Miranda Lynn, first;
Jeremy Mock, second. First
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Honored at Blair County Livestock Banquet were from
left, front: Jenna Ritchey (beef-first year); Tara Brum
baugh (goat, junior); Jason Eastep (pig-first year); and
Lindsay Aungst (lamb-first year). Back: Andy Hileman
(beef-senior); Lila Wise-Favinger (goat-senior); Sarah Deli
(lamb-senior); Wade Pearson (pig-junior); Miranda Lynn
(lamb-junior); and Jeremy Mock (goat-first year and beef
junior). Missing: Julie Dell (lamb-intermediate) and Valerie
Smith (pig-senior).
Year - Loran Burbaker, first;
Lindsey Phelps, second.
Weight Gain; Miranda Lynn,
first; Sarah Dell, second.
EWE Award: Shawna Lynn,
first; Jeremy Mock, second.
Cooking Contest: Julie Dell
and Lila Wise-Favinger, first;
Shawna Lynn, Caitlin Phelps and
Lindsey Phelps, second.
Guess of Finished Weight: Mi
randa Lynn and Dakota Biddle.
Perfect Attendance: Lindsey
Aungst (one year), Olivia Biddle
(four years), Loran Brubaker
(one year), Sarah Dell (eight
years), Kody Detwiler (two
years), Dalton Dowey (two
years), Wade Harclerode (three
years), Miranda Lynn (three
years), Shawna Lynn (two years),
Jeremy Mock (three years), Cait
lin Phelps (one year), and Lind
sey Phelps (one year).
4-H’ers Honored With
I Dare You Leadership Awards
DAUPHIN (Dauphin Co.)
Elizabeth Smith, Harrisburg;
Amanda Platt, Camp Hill; Lynn
Brandt, Middletown; and Laura
Theurer, Harrisburg have been
awarded the National I Dare
You Leadership Award in recog
nition of personal integrity, bal
anced living and potential for
leadership.
The honor was presented by
Dauphin County 4-H at their
award ceremonies at the Dau
phin County Agriculture and
Natural Resources Center,
Wednesday, Nov. 6.
The I Dare You Leadership
Award is presented each year by
the American Youth Foundation
(AYF) in cooperation with prin
cipals, counselors, county 4-F1
agents,
church
groups, and
other organi
zations across
the country.
The award
Rate of Gain: Phil Keith, Or
chard Lane Excavating, gave
each member money for the
weight their lamb gained.
Baby Beef Club - The High
Point award winners were Senior
- Andy Hileman; Junior - Jeremy
Mock; First Year - Jenna Ritch
ey. Perfect Attendance: Jordan
Baker, Diana Bigelow, Katie Big
elow, Kristy Bigelow, Tracy Bige
low, Wayne Bigelow, Andy Hile
man, Bethany Hileman, Jeremy
Mock, Wade Pearson, and Jenna
Ritchey. Guess of Finished
Weight: Wade Pearson. Weight
Gain: Each member received a
check from Dennie Dively and
Lynn Lovell from the First Com
monwealth Bank. The member
received 2 cents for each pound
their steer gained.
was first offered in 1941 by the
late William H. Danforth, found
er of the Ralston Purina Compa
ny in St. Louis, who challenged
young people to achieve their
highest potential and to influence
others through lives of service.
The award takes its name from
the book, I Dare You! written by
Danforth, in which he commends
the balanced life of mental, physi
cal, social, and spiritual develop
ment as the backbone ot leader
ship.
In addition to a certificate of
recognition each recipient re
ceived a copy of Danforth's inspi
rational book. 1 Dare You! and a
scholarship opportunity to attend
AYF’s Leadership Conferences
located in Michigan.
Over 7,000 schools, 4-H pro
grams and the other organiza
tions take part in this I Dare You
Leadership Award Program year
ly.
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