Little Rascals 4-H Club Competes in State Convention
NAZARETH (Northampton
Co.) The Little Rascals North
ampton County 4-H club partici
pated in the Pennsylvania State
Rabbit Breeders Show and Con
vention which took place at the
Lebanon Valley Fairgrounds. 4-H
members Lora Derbyshire, Sara
Plokhooy, Kelsey Groff, and Kel
sey Plokhooy competed in the
event on February 1.
Northampton County 4-H
member, Sara Plokhooy, placed
first in the Rabbit Judging Con
test, which was part of the Penn
sylvania State Rabbit Breeders
Convention. The contest was
open to all ages.
Sara competed with six other
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HAPPENINGS
Lancaster County 4-H
Sheep Club Reorganizing
Youth who are interested in
feeding market lambs or raising
breeding sheep are invited to at
tend the reorganizational meet
ing of the Lancaster County 4-H
Woolies Club at 7 p.m. on Mon
day, March 17 at the Lancaster
Farm and Home Center, 1383
Arcadia Road, Lancaster.
Election of officers and distri
bution of project books will high
light the meeting activities.
To be eligible for membership
in the club, members must be be
tween the ages of 8 and 18 before
January 1, 2003 regardless of
race, color, national origin, sex,
or handicap. They have the re-
youth in the 9-12 year old class.
While judging, contestants look
for a compact body with balanc
ing depth and width, an animal
which is very plump and full over
and around the hips, an animal
where the size of the head, ears
and bones are in proportion to
the rest of the body, and an ani
mal which is full and meaty.
Other characteristics to look for
include; a well shaped, well-filled
face and jaws which are set on a
short neck, and an animal which
carries their ears erect are well
furred. Using these criteria, Sara
did a wonderful job using deci
sion making skills to place the
animals.
sponsibility of caring for and
feeding their own sheep and
keeping records on their lambs.
They also have the opportunity
of showing tneir lambs at the 4-H
Fair or at community farm
shows.
For more information about
the 4-H club program, contact
the Penn State Cooperative Ex
tension (717) 394-6851.
Conodoguinet 4-H
Sheep Club
The Conodoguinet 4-H Sheep
Club met on Feb. 20 at the exten
sion office. President Austin Durf
called the meeting to order. Jea
nette Bouch led the members in
the American pledge and Caleb
Northampton County 4-H members, from left, Lora Derbyshire, Sara Plokhooy, Kelsey
Groff, and Kelsey Plokhooy participated in the Pennsylvania State Rabbit Breeders
Show and Convention Feb. 1. Sara placed first in the rabbit judging contest.
Burkholder led the members in
the 4-H pledge. The secretary
and treasurer’s report was ap
proved as read.
A community service report
was given. Ethel Myers reported
to the club that we donated
money to Warm the Children
and Jeanette Bouch told of a
Christmas program that she
helped by donating a sheep.
New Members Katie Walker,
Greg Crum, and Brian Nailor,
were introduced to the club.
Under old business, a report
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 15, 2003-813
was given on the 4-H
achievement banquet, the live
stock banquet, a Farm Show re
port, and the club members re
ceived their books back from last
year.
Under new business, each club
member had to fill out a medical
form and a 4-H code of conduct.
We also discussed on some pro
gram ideas and locations for the
upcoming year.
The following officers were
elected: president Brian Nailor;
vice president Austin Durf;
secretary Katie McCorriston;
assistant secretary Katie Walk
er; treasurer Jake Zeigler;
news reporter Jamie Gaughan;
social chairperson Chase
Bough; and youth council repre
sentive Cody Bough.
The next meeting will be on
March 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Newville Hardware and Feed.
Anyone interested in joining the
club can contact club leader
Ethel Myers at (717) 258-3850 or
Laura Watts at the Cumberland
County extension office (717)
240-6500.