CLUB REPORTS

Barnyard Bandits 4-H Club, Hannah Herman, Reporter

In May two horses’ came to the meeting. I would have to say, those were some beautiful horses.  Allison Batson came and gave us educational facts about horses. I personally had no clue when she asked us all those questions, but afterwards, I think some of the 4Hers became horse experts.  The different project groups came up and shared what they did at their last meeting, it sure seems like they are learning a lot.  The baking club made lip smacking smores. The smores were ooie gooie heaven.  The meeting was really fun and educational. Everybody loved it.

Barnyard Bandits 4-H Club Emily Capps, Reporter

On Tuesday, April 24, NC Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler came to talk to the Barnyard Bandits at Animals R Us Veterinary clinic. The Times News was there, and the visit was featured on the front page the next day. We presented him with a Barnyard Bandits T-shirt. After given a tour of our animals present at the clinic, he talked to us and took questions. Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits were served, made by our Cooking Club. Special thanks to Flat Rock Village Bakery for letting us use their facilities once again.

Barnyard Bandits 4-H Club, Emily Capps, Reporter

Our April Meeting was on April 3, at the Tracey Grove Community Building. Clarence Raines, our President, was absent, so Carson Mathes, Vice President, called the meeting to order. Snack was Sour Cream Pound Cake Cupcakes made by our Cooking Club. Special thanks to Flat Rock Village Bakery for so graciously letting us use their facilities for the cupcakes. In old business, a uniform for special occasions for our club was voted on. Some of the choices were vests, a hat that sort of resembles a sailor hat, a sash, and a ball cap with our 4-H T-shirts. Everyone voted and the ball cap and t-shirt idea won. Then our 4-H leader, Beverly Hargus, led us all into an age divided egg hunt. After that, we split up into two teams and played some games. One team was Carson’s Cows, lead by Carson Mathes, the others, Brian’s Chickens, led by Brian McCall. There was egg races, three legged races, tug of war, and a favorite, the water balloon toss which turned into a water balloon fight, everyone's target being Beverly. At the end, both teams were tied, so Beverly did a tie breaker. After the tie breaker, it was decided that Carson’s Cows won. When we all came back into the meeting room, there was a surprise for Beverly. The following Sunday was her birthday and everyone had brought her cards and gifts. A Sour Cream Pound Cake Cupcake was lit up with a birthday candle.

Sew 'n' Sews 4-H Club, Abigail Coniguliaro, Reporter

In March, The Sew 'n' Sews 4-H Club had three meetings so that all our members could finish their garments. We wrote and shared our 4-H stories and are working on our project records.

In April, The Sew 'n' Sews 4-H Club members finished all of their garments and are ready for the 4-H Fashion Revue. Some of our members have started on other projects. The 4-H Fashion Revue and Talent Show will be held at Grace Lutheran Church on Friday the 27th at 7:00pm.

Run-Abouts 4-H Club, Submitted by Briana and Lee Gover

On January 10, 2012 we met to prepare a traditional New Year's Meal. This consisted of Hoppin' John, Sauteed Spinach and Cornbread. We discussed how each of these menu items became a tradition and why we eat them on New Year's Day now.

On February 6, 2012 the Run-Abouts met to prepare a Valentine's Day Meal. We made club sandwiches, pasta salad and chocolate mousse. We were trying to make chocolate cups for mousse. Everything went well except for our balloon chocolate cups. The balloons kept bursting because they were not strong enough.

For our March 6, 2012 meeting we had a traditional St. Patrick's Day Meal. We had a spin on this by making Corn Beef and Cabbage Shepherd's Pie. We also made the best dessert ever, Blarney Stone Bars. Boy did we love those.

For our April 3rd meeting we each brought our favorite Easter side dish to go with ham. We also had a matching game for identifying utensils we use in cooking. The club discussed our next meeting idea and where we would like to go on a tour.

Heritage Front Porch Pickers 4-H Club, Savannah Tankersley, Reporter

Recently, on April 10 the front porch pickers have been talking about sheep. We have been talking about the scientific aspect of wool and our craft is that we weave a pot holder that can be felted into whatever you want and mrs.ruth taught us that and she is making a scarf out of each square that she does.

Hoofbeats 4-H Club, Zachary Kuykendall, Reporter

This month the Hoofbeats 4-H club did a horse themed Easter egg hunt. For every egg a person got they would get to answer a horse question. The top 3 people each got a prize. Unfortunately we only found 175 out of 179 eggs ( they were found with the bush hog later ).

Heritage Front Porch Pickers 4-H Club, Savannah Tankersley, Reporter

We, the Heritage Front Porch Pickers, have been having a great time!  Every other week we talk about sheep or rabbits.  It might be parts of the body or how to take care of that particular animal.We also do a craft! Lately we have been working on carding wool and what tools you use and how that is exactly done.  We have been also be talking about what we are going to do on farm day ( April 28 at Johnson farm).  I bet you all ready know about that!  So far we have a pretty good list of what we've done:

January 31 - talked about sheep thiamin deficiency

Febuary 14 - sheep sicknesses presentation and made nametags

Febuary 28 - healthy sheep, needle felting

March 13 - rabbit body parts, walked and familiarized new people with sheep, placed stella's stepping stone

March 27 - rabbit care, carding wool

Young Naturalists 4-H Club,  Micah Batchelder, Reporter

In January, the Young Naturalists voted in our 2012 Club Officers. We also discussed activities and service opportunities that we would like to do this year. In February, we voted to attend the County Commissioner's meeting in July. We also met the new members of our club and started WHEP and Forestry training. Mr. Chip started working with us on our target shooting sports. This month we continued meeting weekly for Forestry, WHEP, and target sports.

Barnyard Bandits 4-H Club, Emily Capps, Reporter

The March General Meeting of the Barnyard Bandits was on Tuesday, March 5, at 6:30 pm. The meeting was held at the Tracey Grove Community building. Snack was Chocolate Whoopie Pies and water. The Whoopie Pies were baked by the Barnyard Bandits Cooking Club. Special thanks to Flat Rock Village Bakery for letting us use their commercial kitchen. The Cooking Club’s spokespeople for this month were Cheyenne McCall, Haley Hargus, Abigail Coniguliaro, Isabelle Workman, and Iris Workman. Ideas for a club uniform were discussed, and will be voted on next month, with children modeling their ideas. Our speaker this month was Wells Shealy owner of Three Arrows Cattle Company. The biggest surprise of all came when one of our leaders, Dr. Beverly Hargus, brought in a 2 week old Black Angus calf named Minnie May. Her owners are Haley Hargus and Emily Capps, and they gave an presentation on her. Separate meetings are starting to be held for animals to show in the WNC Mountain State Fair, so look out for reports from those meetings on later reports. This was a great meeting. I wonder what our April meeting has in store…..

AC DC 4-H Club, Michael Williams, Reporter

On March 10, 2012, AC/DC’s third meeting of 2012, we constructed and tested a simple DC electric motor. We experimented with them to determine how a higher voltage or larger coil affected the motor’s performance. We also disassembled a household smoke detector and learned how it uses a radioactive source and a sensor to smoke particles in the air.

To complete our Manna Food Bank service project, we collected a bag of food from each member. Each bag contained the materials to provide one or more meals and a dessert for a family in need.

Hoofbeats 4-H Club,  Zachary Kuykendall, Reporter

In February  the Hoofbeats 4-H club did a mock horse bowl.Most of our members attended 4-H Achievment Night.  Also we might have a few people going to horse bowl.

In March the 4-H Hoofbeats club did natural horsemanship. We had lots of snacks and drinks and we talked about the August horse show. No one in our group was able to make it to the Horse Bowl.

Sew and Sews 4-H Club - Abigail Coniguliaro, Reporter

In January, The Sew and Sews 4-H Club made a coat for the homeless as our service project . We also worked on our garments for the 4-H Fashion Revue. We discussed achievement night on Thursday, February 9, 7:00 pm Grace Lutheran Church.

In February, Sew 'n' Sews 4-H club continued working on their garments for the 4-H fashion revue. Two of our members finished their garments. Our club now has a flag as well.

Barnyard Bandits 4-H Club, Hannah Herman, Reporter

We didn’t study an animal in February because we were making sure everybody knew when to meet for project groups.  The baking club came up and shared how they made the delightful cookies.  Laura turned 22 this month, ha ha.  We have $6,621.10.  We also had a canned food drive.

AC DC 4-H Club, Michael Williams, Reporter

On February 4, 2012 the Henderson County 4-H Electric Club held its second meeting of 2012. During the business portion of our meeting, we voted on a service project for Manna Food Bank and making Valentine’s Day thank you cards for soldiers. We also chose AC DC as our official name.

During our electric activity, we discussed magnetism and direct current motors. We made an electromagnet and experimented with the material around which the wire is wrapped. At the end, we learned how direct current motors work and inspected one that was made by a member of our club. We look forward to constructing a simple one at our next meeting.

Barnyard Bandits 4-H Club, Emily Capps, Reporter

At our January meeting, we had a lot of fun. Snack was fudge brownies made by the Barnyard Bandits Baking Club. Special thanks to Flat Rock Village Bakery for letting us use their kitchen. The warm brownies were served with vanilla ice cream and bottled water. Emily Capps, Cheyenne McCall, Nicholas Coniguliaro, and Sara Beth Freeman were the Baking Club’s spokespeople this meeting. They relayed the process that was used to make the brownies. In other business, a vote was taken to change the meetings from the second Tuesday of every month, to the first. Sign ups were held for animals to show in the WNC Mountain State Fair. Our special guest speaker was Dr. Ross Prezant, a staff veterinarian at the WNC Nature Center. He spoke about how to care for and the habits of rabbits. There were several rabbits present at the meeting for visual aid. Special thanks to Logan Corn and the Maybin family for lending the rabbits. When asked what she thought of our meeting, Barnyard Bandit 4-H’er Hannah Herman responded, “I thought it was very educational, and good for those of us who will be showing rabbits this year.” I could tell she also enjoyed the visual aid, as she held a small rabbit while speaking to me. This was a great meeting, and I can hardly wait to see what our February meeting holds.

Hoofbeats 4-H Club, Zachary Kuykendall, Reporter

The Hoofbeats 4-H Club did many fun things at our meeting including naming horse parts and planning a fund raiser horse show.

Henderson County 4-H Electric Club, Michael Williams, Reporter

On January 7, the Henderson County 4-H Electric Club held its first meeting of 2012. During the business portion of our meeting, we elected officers who will serve for the next six months. These are as follows: President – Andrew Torres; Vice President – Corban Haire; Secretary – Kyle McClure; Reporter – Michael Williams; County Council Representative – Micah Haack.

During the electric portion, we discussed more thoroughly Ohm’s Law. We talked about the relationship between resistance, voltage, and current and learned about resistors. We then learned how to read the color codes of resistors and used this to determine the properties of assorted resistors. Finally, we learned about the results of placing resistors in parallel and series. To test our calculations and practice soldering skills, we soldered two resistors together in series and then parallel and tested the total resistance with a multimeter.

Sew and Sews 4-H Club - Abigail Coniguliaro, Reporter

In December the Sew and Sews voted on a service project to sew a coat and scarves for the homeless. We also worked on our garment projects for the 4-H fashion revue and went over commonly used sewing terms. The officers for our group are President: Paulina Ray-Zorick, Vice President: Anna Tuttle, Secretary: Lara Wingard and Reporter: Abigail Coniguliaro.

Barnyard Bandits 4-H Club - Haley Hargus, Reporter

On Tuesday, December 6, 2011, the Barnyard Bandits met at Tracy Grove Community Center. We had our election of officers for the 2012 year. The following positions were filled:
President: Clarence Raines
Vice-Presidents: Carson Mathes and Larnce Maybin
Treasurer: Nicolas Coniguliaro
Secretary: Kelsey Pierce
Reporters: Emily Capps, Hannah Herman, and Colton Laughter
County Council Representatives: Lauren Maybin and Chloe Mathes

The baking group led by Suzanne and Dave made home-made cupcakes with Christmas decorations and they served hot chocolate. The best cupcakes ever made in my book. As for club business someone is pricing the roof for the Tracy Grove Community Center. Also in January the members of our club will be deciding which animals they want to show at the fair. We ended our first year of the Barnyard Bandits and we are all looking forward to the upcoming year with our new officers. Sincerely, Haley Hargus

Mountain View 4-H Club - Lindsey Bryant, Reporter

The Mountain View kids, Dakota, Koleman, and Kade Fritz, Jacob and Lindsey Bryant, and Jared Johnson, went to Forest Lawn Cemetery to put flags on the graves of veterans. Around a 1000 flags were put out. Then they had a speaker. Ms. Veronica Ross was supposed to be there, but she could not make it. So her father, retired CMSGT Mark Ross, gave the speech. Then they had the folding of the flag.  Then they had the presenting of the wreaths,it was touching.  I was glad to be apart of it!

Barnyard Bandits 4-H Club - Haley Hargus, Reporter

On Saturday November 5, the Barnyard Bandits held a fundraiser for the Tracy Grove Community Center.  The center has a leaky roof and when attempted to repair it was discovered the shingles were falling apart.  Since Tracy Grove has been so willing to let our 4H group use their facility we wanted to give back to our community.  We decided to have a roof raising fundraiser.  We offered a good country breakfast including pork tenderloin, bacon, sausage, homemade pancakes, grits, biscuits, sausage gravy, and honeybun dessert.   All of our food and supplies were donated.  So many parents and children showed up to work it was like bees buzzing everywhere.  We started serving food and 7am and by closing at 11 am we had cooked 43 dozen eggs, 200 pork tenderloins, about 20 pounds of sausage and almost 200 biscuits.  The food was great.  The cake auction was also a surprise we had about 50 cakes donated to auction off.  We especially want to thank the community for donating the abundant supply of cakes.  One cake sold for $900.  Wow !  Needless to say our fundraiser was a success.  With all donations we raised about $4,515 for the new roof.  Our club is now searching out how to replace the roof and who knows we may even have moneys leftover for a nice new sign.  Anyway  on behalf of the Barnyard Bandits we would like to thank our community, friends, family, other community centers, extension office, etc for all donations and all support given.     

JULY REPORT

 Wildcats 4-H Club - Paige - Reporter

Mountain View 4-H Club, Lindsey, reporter
Mr.Steve, the owner of Hot Dog World, came and talked to us about Greek food. He gave us a sample of baklava. At our regular meeting, Jared cooked a Japanese food. It had chicken and noodles and vegetables. He cooked it in a wok. Then we signed and sent a card to Mr Steve at Hot Dog World.

Young Naturalists 4-H Club, Alex, reporter
The Young Naturalists went skiing, attended 4H achievement night, are preparing for the Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program competition, have started shooting sports, and went to a commissioners' meeting over the past couple of months.

Wildcats 4-H Club,Paige, Reporter,
In March the Wildcats are studying animals.  On March 10th, we had two new families visit and we had a total of 11 club talks about animals all over the world. Each member and visitor was asked to pick their favorite animal, bring a picture, and some facts about that animal.  We had everything from donkeys, cows, cheetahs, flamingoes, to lions, wolves, and gila monsters.  On March 24th we will talk about horses from around the world and play games and do an art project involving horses.  Our next venture will be music and instruments from around the world, for spring and summer.

Hawks 4-H Club, Lauren. Historian/Reporter
Monday, March 14, 2011 - Today our club discussed our agenda for the rest of the year. After discussing it we voted. The moms helped with the agenda. Mrs. Hart served snack.

Early College Kids 4-H Club, Andrew, Reporter
The early college kids had an interesting game today where the president presented the members with different items of food to put in a trail mix that we made. The members would have to make a motion to add something into the trail mix and then someone would have too second the motion then we would cast a vote. Depending on results we did or did not put that item in the trail mix.

Mountain View 4-H Club, Lindsey, Reporter
February - our meeting was a field trip to Mills River restaurant. We were there to study Greek cooking. The owners are from Greece. We asked questions about different ways to cook. Then we had a sample of different Greek items off of their menu . We were joined by 2 new families.

Heritage Front Porch Pickers, Lena, Reporter
Feb.15 we first made name tags.  Then Miss Paula spread these things on the table.  They were names of things for rabbits since it was a rabbit day.  They were names like lop, pen, and things like that.  We were to pick one up that we knew what it meant or what it was and tell the rest of the group.  After that we did some wool felting but we never were able to finish it.  We'll finish it next week.  Oh, and we had our snack, Pecan Honey Cookies, Chex Mix, raisins, and sippy juice (I brought it).  We also did our pledges.  Bye for now.

LIT 4-H Club, Evan, Reporter
The LIT club attended achievement night, receiving awards for project records, as well as recognition for presentations and service projects. Our club has combined with another smaller club, and we have rescheduled our meetings to 3:oopm at the extension enter. We are currently deciding on what our topics will be for this year. 

Heritage Front Porch Pickers 4-H Club - Lena, Reporter
Christmas dinner and fun December 21:
We decorated cookies and made snowflakes. For dinner we had vegetable soup and beans with cornbread. For dessert we had cake and cookies. The leftover cookies that we had decorated were sent to a rescue mission. We were to bring something for the pound, not food but toys and stuff.

Early College Kids 4-H Club - Andrew, Reporter
The Early College Kids have been continuing reading and recording stories for the children. Books like "Fox in Socks" and "Mike Mulligin and the steam shovel" are popular reads.

The Early College Kids have recently been recording children's stories and making games for children at the Mission Hospital. Stories like "Green Eggs and Ham", "How The Grinch Stole Christmas", and other classic Dr. Suess stories.

The early college kids worked some more on recording childrens books for the Mission Hospital, we also worked on making Valentines cards.

Wildcats 4-H Club 2010 Activities

January – Studied horses, visited a horse therapy program, built a fence together, made games and played them to learn about types of horses, coloring, anatomy, and more. We attended MLK work day at Grace Lutheran Church.

February – Attended Achievement night, toured Banks Mountain farm, learned about horse grooming, horse tack, using body language to communicate to a horse, using horses as manual workers on a farm, continues with games like Horse Bingo and Horseopoly to learn more about horses.

March – Played horse games, made horse treats, gave club talks on horses

April – Visited a horse veterinarian to learn about the care and cost of having a horse. Visited FENCE to watch horse events first hand.

May – We studied hiking safety at Holmes State Forest, went on a hike there.  We gave club talks on nature related topics like bugs, moths, butterflies, and plants. We participated in the Letter Carrier’s Food Drive. Made Cards for nursing home for Grandparent’s Day.

June – We continued learning about nature and hiking safety. We also hiked to Hooker Falls for a fun day of swimming. We attended and cleaned up after County Activity Day. Some members attended District Activity Day.

July – We met and visited the Botanical Gardens and went back to Hooker Falls.

August – We had the Stinnett Family visit and learned about Bees and beekeeping.

September – We visited the Agricultural research station and learned about pumpkin research. We also got to taste the apples and learn about other things they do there.

October – We visited Kilwin’s of Hendersonville, and learned about chocolate, where it comes from, how it is processed and used. We make marshmallow treats dipped in chocolate and we helped make fudge.  We also learned about chocolate and cheeses.

November – Attended 4-H Bake off and hosted a craft table. We also cleaned up afterwards.  We did club talks on our favorite cheese or chocolate and tasted a large variety of cheeses and chocolates as we learned all about them and where they came from.

December – We had a Christmas party and made Gingerbread houses. We got club gifts for achievement and awards.

Mountain View 4-H Club - Lindsey, Reporter

Mountain View 4-H Club had our planning meeting for this upcoming year. We voted on club officers and decided, for each meeting, to learrn how to cook in a different style/method from a different country/heritage. We did an exercise on cooking terms and conversion measurements.

Heritage Front Porch Pickers 4-H Club - Lena, Reporter

Hoofbeats 4-H Club - Rachel, Reporter

During our December meeting the Hoofbeats had a Christmas party. We played pin-the-tail on the horse and musical stalls. We had lots of good snacks. We exchanged horse books as well. It was our first meeting after electing new officers. Also our new president, Ruby, led the pledge at the County Commissioners Meeting. We voted that the December meeting was the best meeting we have had!

Heritage Front Porch Pickers 4-H Club - Lena, Reporter

November 4 our club met and gave rabbit and sheep reports.  I did a report on the Holland Lop and my sister, Stella, did one on the Jersey Woolly.  We started an ornament for the Christmas tree.  We also said our pledge.

Hawks 4-H Club

Lauren, Reporter

On October 11, 2010 our 4-H group worked in committees on several projects. One of them was making flowers for Naomi McIlvaine. We also planned our 2011 calendar.

On October 25, 2010 our club gave persuasive speeches. Mrs. Hart facilitated the lesson.

On November 22, 2010 the Hawks presented speeches and voted on what we will do for our Christmas party in December.

Edneyville Explorers 4-H Club, Kristin and Matthew, Reporters

August 1st -first meeting. learned about dog safety.
September -pumpkin science
October -homemade applesauce.
Elected officers:
President-Katie
Vice President - Miranda
Secretary- A.J.
Club Reporter- Kristin and Matthew
County Council Officers -Katie and Miranda
November - pumpkin pudding-decorate community center for Christmas + plan our Christmas party.
December - Christmas party + gift exchange.
January-invite H2O group...

Run-Abouts 4-H Club, Briana, Reporter

At the November meeting, we had several different activities.  As the members came in they helped to count the Kid's Voting ballets.  When we were finished with counting we colored place mats for Main Stay.  We also painted picture frames for Christmas and made Ornaments for the tree at the Extension Office.

In our October meeting we did a mini livestock skillathon.  Two of our
youngest members gave a club talk on how to make chicarones.

Mountain View 4-H Club, Michael, Reporter

In September, we concluded our study of art. Mr. Brent Brown, a commercial artist who draws for "Mountain Express," taught us about caricatures and cartooning. He drew a caricature of the club and guided us through the technique. We decided to draw free caricatures for Farm City Day.

In October, we made a collage for Naomi, packed shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child, a program through Samaritan’s Purse that sends shoe boxes of gifts such as: hygiene items, clothes, and toys to third-world countries each Christmas.

Heritage Front Porch Pickers 4-H Club, Lena, Reporter

Tuesday, October 26, our 4-H animal fiber club met.   We chose our club's name and then we chose officers. Afterward we did a stick weaving craft.  The officer's names are: 

Etowah Valley Eagles 4-H Club, Olivia, Reporter
First meeting was Oct-6-2010 at Etowah Lions Club in Etowah, NC from 4:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m. Denise Sherrill brought apples and we made applesauce. And we did a science experiment. We finally voted on a name for our group,"Etowah Valley Eagles, and we worked on our pledges. And we elcted officers Nicole Brown - President, Cassie Musser Vice - President, Nicole Brown - secretary, OLivia Hoxit - Reporter.We all agreed to work with the goats for now. We talked about our county council meeting Oct - 26th, and what it was, and who would attend .We decided Josh Brown, Nicole Brown, and Cassie Musser, would be attending. We had snack, and cleaned up afterwards.Our next meeting will be Oct - 20th - 2010. 

Hawks 4-H Club,  Lauren, Reporter

On September 27, 2010 each person in our 4-H group had to recite a poem. We had to use the 3-second rule, inflection, and hand motions that went with our poems. Mrs. Hart facilitated the lesson.

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RunAbouts 4-H Club, Briana, Reporter

In September our club made a fleece blanket.  We learned how to make balloon hats for Farm City Day.

Mountain View 4-H Club, Michael, Reporter

In July, Kyle and Michael went to Electric Congress at UNC Wilmington. At Electric Congress, we went to the career fair which included booths from Progress Energy, Duke Energy, a hybrid car, and a lineman. At the Progress Energy table, we learned about windmills and solar power.

The next day, we attended 2 electric projects: a solar car and an “attitude selector”. The solar car had a battery and a solar cell to help demonstrate how a hybrid works. The “attitude selector” uses a variable resistor to change the probability of choosing happy or sad.  For fun, we went to the beach at Fort Fisher. That night, we went on a dinner cruise.

In August, the members of Mountain View 4-H Club gave club talks. The topics were:
Jacob – History of Barbecuing
Jared – Card tricks
Kade – Insect collection
Kayla – Horses
Koleman – Football
Kyle – Guitar
Lindsey – Rocks
Michael – Sewing Star Trek uniform
Steven – Tractors

Young Naturalists, Tatum Epperson, Reporter

It has been a very busy summer for the Young Naturalists.  In June, our Senior Team headed for Kerrville, Texas to compete in the National 4-H Shooting Competition.  There we over 30 states represented there.  Our group competed in Shotgun, Rifle, and Archery.  Team members included:  Tucker Epperson, Hannah Hall, Paul Maybin, Caleb Worrell, and Gideon Worrell.  Congratulations to Paul Maybin and our rifle team for winning a team medal!

 In July, our group met at Orchard Lake Campground to swim and picnic!  Thanks to the Hall family for hosting us!

In August, our group attended JAARS in Waxhaw, NC.  Our group got to fly in a helicopter and view the museum and grounds!

Our group has also been meeting weekly to practice shotgun and rifle.  The state competition is September 25th at Mill Stone!

 

Hoofbeats  Ali, Reporter

Run-Abouts  Briana, Reporter

January-  We went to different stations and learned about the project options we would
               have for this year.  At one station we made bean bags for the leaders meeting in
               February and we also made jars with Hot Chocolate mix in it for the same meeting.                We made bird feeders out of bagels, peanut butter, and bird seed.
February- We put together Valentines Day candy for the families of patients at the Elizabeth
               House
March- Snowed Out
April- We made bookmarks and studied Carl Sandburg
May- We did Presentations. Daniel showed us how to make a fruit pizza. Lee told us how
         he made pork burgers.
June- This month our club had a guest speaker. She brought her dog that works as a
          therapy dog.  The dog travels around in the hospital and nursing homes to make
          people feel better.  We also made treat bags for the dogs at the animal shelter that
         the new owners are able to take home with them.
August- At our meeting this month Jessica and Tori gave their club talks.  Jessica's was
            heart patients and how to become a Cardiovascular Technician.  Tori told us about
            the band she plays in and the instrument she plays.  She also told us how we
           could find an instrument we like that we could play.  The day we met was National
           Watermelon Day.  We made Jelly Bean treat bags that looked like Watermelons
           for the staff at the extension office.  We also had a watermelon seed spitting
           contest.

Run-Abouts  Briana, Reporter

In July we made hygiene care packs for mainstay.  We also had a potluck supper to celebrate the 4th of July.    

Mountain View  Michael, Reporter

On June 28, Mrs. Arlene Riley joined us again to help us finish our batiks. We covered them with black ink and then submerged them in water. We then lightly scrubbed the painting to cause the black to come off in some places.

Hawks 4-H Club (Lauren, reporter)

On June 28, 2010 our 4-H group added two new members. We also gave impromptu speeches and we did table topics. Mrs. Hart taught.

Mountain View  Michael, Reporter

On May 17, Mrs. Arlene Riley taught us about the style of painting called batik. Batik is the covering of a painting with black ink and washing it off. This process causes some of the ink to remain on the painting and some of it to wash off. The effect is that light colors darken, white spots turn black, and black spots are left on the painting. Afterwards, we made a painting which will be used for batik at our next meeting.

Young Naturalists  Tatum, Reporter
In May our club continued to do fund raising for shooting sports.  Four of our member will leave at the end of June going to Texas. We had a yard sale and had a car wash at Tractor Supply.  We have also continued practicing rifle, archery, and shotgun.

Young Naturalists  Tatum, Reporter
In the month of April we went to Jordan Lake for WHEP competition.  Our junior team won first in the state!  Members were Tatum and Tessa, Drue and Hannah.  Hannah also won second place overall for the junior division.  Paul  won second place for the seniors.  We also have been busy raising money to go to the national shooting competition held in Texas in June.  We had a car wash at Tractor Supply and hosted a Doyle Lawson Concert to help with the costs.  Members have also been meeting for target shooting in rifle, shotgun, and archery.

Crab Creek Crawdads

Mountain View 4-H Club (Micahel, reporter)

On April 19th, Mountain View 4-H Club had its third meeting about art.  We read the book Hello Red Fox, by Eric Carle which taught about complimentary colors.  We then learned how complimentary colors are used in making realistic shadows.  We studied some famous pieces of art to see the usage of this effect.  We mixed red, yellow, and blue paints to make our own color wheel showing the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.

Hawks 4-H Club (Lauren, reporter)
On April 26, 2010 our 4-H group gave speeches, using props, about things that we like.  We practiced making eye contact, the 3 second rule, and speaking clearly. Mrs. Hart taught.

Young Naturalists 4-H Club (Tatum, reporter)
In March, Our 4-H group went to Linville Caverns and toured the cave. Afterwards, we hiked to the waterfalls. We have also been meeting on Mondays to study WHEP (Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program). We have learned a lot about identifying wildlife and their habitats. We have also been meeting every other week for rifle practice. Some people are also practicing shotgun and archery for our National shoot that will be held in Texas. We have been busy fund raising for our trip. We are selling bluegrass tickets for Doyle Lawson and Quick Silver Band. This event will be April 30, 2010 at 7:00 PM at the Blue Ridge Conference Center. Tickets are $16.00. For information please call: 693-8954.

Mountain View 4-H Club – Michael - Reporter

On March 21, Mountain View 4-H Club had its second meeting about art. We learned about the style of painting called pointillism developed by Georges Seurat in 1886. We learned how to use many dots of paint to create a picture and how to use dots of two individual colors to make one color. Afterwards, we made a painting using pointillism.

LIT - March & April (Faith, reporter)

The Leaders in Training Teens are still studying Forensics. The younger members have begun a study of Entomology (Bugs!). Faith Brooks, Daniel Torres, and Evan Lance attended the 4-H Movie Night on women's right to vote at the Extension Office. For a field trip, our club went to the Arboretum in Asheville and saw the "Scoop on Poop" exhibit. We also helped to clean up after the Plant Sale at Henderson Farm.

CHATT - February - March (Naomi, reporter)

The CHATT 4-H club has had a busy month. We held our officer elections in January. We have been practicing our speech selections, and attended a practice speech and debate competition In the Charlotte area on February 13th. Some of our members attend homeshool classes at Biltmore Baptist Church; we held a five week bake sale for Haiti relief and received a total of $280, and the church matched our amount the money was donated to Haiti through Samaritans purse. We made valentines for children in hospitals in South Carolina. We also had a day of recreation and went bowling, and practiced our speeches. During our meetings we continue studying debate and practicing impromptu speeches. - Naomi McIlvaine, Reporter.

Hawks March 22, 2010 (Lauren, reporter)

On March 22 our 4-H group gave 30-60 second speeches from a book or a poem. Mrs. Hart taught the lesson on Public Speaking. We elected Christopher as our Treasurer and Kathryn as our Executive Clerk. 

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 Hawks, June/July/August/September/October 2009 (Matthew, reporter)

Angelina Branch, Sarah Hart, Rebecca Hart, and Matthew King gave presentations at County Activity Day. Sarah and Matthew were County Champions in their age and category. Rebecca, Sarah, and Matthew went on to District. Rebecca and Sarah received gold and Matthew, silver.

June 22 - We went to Fletcher Park and played in the creek. It was a lot of fun. We had snack and then played some more.

July 27 - We played board games at the Worley’s house because it thunder stormed and kept us from swimming. What a bummer!

August - This month Mrs. Worley taught us about attentiveness. We also learned what to do in emergencies. Some of us got certified in CPR, we all past, Hooray!

September 14 - Mrs. Worley taught us about obedience and Lauren told us about her mission trip to Guatemala.

September 28 - Emili and I taught the group about honeybees. My mom taught about diligence. We practiced making the honeybee craft for Farm City Day.

October 3 - The Hawks taught about honeybees and gave the kids a bee craft at Farm City Day.

Hawks, October/November/December 2009 (Matthew, reporter)

October 26 - We got to go to the horse stables where Angelina takes lessons. We learned about the different ways to ride a horse, the parts of the horse’s body, and the tools that are used for riding and caring for a horse. It was a lot of fun.

November 7 - Emily Johnson and Rebecca Hart entered the Bake-Off. Emily entered as a Clover Bud and made delicious chocolate cookies. Rebecca took First Place and Best of Show with her awesome Artisan bread. Way to go girls!

November 23 - Today, we made Christmas food gifts that we can give to our family or friends. We made a yummy looking soup mix and delicious chocolate covered pretzels.

December 7 - We are going to the Inflation Station for our Christmas Party. I can’t wait.

Leader’s In Training, September/October 2009 (Andrew, reporter)

The LIT teens are now studying cooking. In September and October they worked at the Extension Office with Sue Janowiak, cooking up some delicious food. The entire club is now studying Astronomy, and will be for the rest of the year. We went to the planetarium at Bob Jones University and plan to attend Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute and the planetarium at the Schiele Museum in Gastonia.

Run-Abouts, November 2009 (Allison, reporter)

At this month’s meeting, we discussed the Christmas Parades in both Fletcher and Hendersonville and our participation in both of them. We also decorated cakes to eat and counted Kid’s Voting ballots.

4H Rubies, August/September/October 2009 (Caiti, reporter)

The 4H Rubies is a small group that is learning the fundamental basics of home economics. In August, we brainstormed about our group, made a list of things we want to learn, and we elected our officials. Meredith Jones is the President, Micheala Hunnicutt is the Vice President, Meghan Hunnicutt is the Secretary, and Sarah Jones is the Treasurer. In September, we learned about how to use an egg in many different ways and in October, we baked chocolate chip muffins with a twist. All of us are having fun learning together and creating messes in the kitchen.

Mountain Lions, June/July/August 2009 (Hannah, reporter)

At District Activity day, Elizabeth, Anna, and Naomi McIlvaine did presentations AND performed for 4-H entertains.  At the Do Tell Story Fest we made books with children and had dogs to read to at the Mt. Lore bookstore.  On Monday, July 20^th we provided lunch and served the homeless in downtown Hendersonville.

Elizabeth and Naomi did their presentations at Congress.  We studied Speech and Debate all during the summer.  We sponsored a Speech & Debate camp in the middle of August.  Rachel and Hannah Goodson participated in the 4-H mini-garden competition and hosted Japanese exchange student, Sakiko Kino, through LABO.

Mountain View, July 2009 (, reporter)

At the 4-H club meeting we had club talks. We only 5 people did they club talk.

1. Have a nice day     

Wildcats, June/July/August 2009 (Paige, reporter)

This summer the Wildcats studied Vermicomposting and learned to put
together a compost bin. Emma Spahr, Kathryn Johnson, and Paige Wallace completed the FRESH program
in the spring.  Paige has participated as a fill in person during the summer.  Paige Wallace won a gold medal at District Activity Day for her presentation on Chickens and Embryology.  Paige also won 1st place for
the 4-H State Photography contest for the category 4-H Centennial, and 2nd place for the category 4-H in Action in the Junior Division.  The Wildcats ran the cupcake booth at the Do Tell story event in Hendersonville in July.  The Wildcats also attended the 4-H county picnic in Jackson park.   Maeve and Sierra Wallace are participating in the Pumpkin Patch program this summer.   The Wildcats helped out as Balloon Runners at the CMSA Mid-Atlantic Championship last weekend.   In August, the Wildcats are studying reptiles.  A presentation was given by Emma Spahr and her family that included a lot of her friendly
reptile pets.  The Wildcats will continue this study with a class at the WNC Nature center in Asheville.

Wildcats, June/July/August/September 2009 (James, reporter)

The Wildcats have been busy and achieved some great things. James Glass

received the silver medal from district, on his project record of Mustang
Cars. Way to go, James!  In July, we learned about worm composting and
manned the cupcake table at the " Do Tell Storyfest" in front of the old
Hendersonville Courthouse. August we ran balloons at the Cowboy Mounted
Shooting event at the WNC Ag. Center, and the Spahr family gave a
presentation on reptiles. This was followed by a field trip to the Nature
Center for a class on reptiles. On Labor Day, we worked the Curb Market
parking during the Hendersonville Apple Festival. At the NC Mountain State
Fair, the Wildcats had a booth set-up  and  received  honorable mention
from the judges. Great job Wildcats!!

Young Naturalists, July 2009 (Luke, reporter)

In July, 4H Young Naturalist went to Orchard Lake.  We swam and went canoeing.  We had a picnic beside the lake.  It was very fun and exciting because we got to play on the boats.

Young Naturalists, August 2009 (Luke, reporter)

Last month at the 4H meeting, we talked about the 4H fair booth.  Each family was chosen to do something. The Maybins were chosen to do the Gold.  We have been practicing target shooting all summer to be good for out state competition.

Tracie's Photos of the Wildcats 4-H Club

American Clovers, February 2009 (Erica & Celine, reporters)

During our last 4-H meeting we talked about when the Native Americans traveled into what is today Canada and America. To go with that we made some buffalo and hominy.

American Clovers, March 2009 (Erica & Celine, reporters)

During our last 4-H meeting we made little key-chains by beading red, yellow, blue, orange, and white beads into a diamond shaped pattern. Also a few people tried a pattern that Mr. Janowik started on a thing he made himself.

Barnyard Bandits, January 2009 (Savannah Tankersley, reporter)

There were 7 members and 4 guests. We had guests give a presentation on cow showmanship. Then we voted for officers.

Barnyard Bandits, February 2009 (Kailin, reporter)

The Barnyard Bandits met at Animals R Us Veterinary Clinic on Saturday, February 28, 2009. There were six families in attendance for a total of 8 club members. Dr. Hargis gave our club a tour of the new facility and spoke about common practices in a vet's office and more specifically how those practices relate to larger animals such as horses, cows, sheep and goats.

Dana Bobcats, January 2009

Twenty-six kids were here. We decorated tin cans with construction and tissue paper for Garrett Sheehan’s fundraiser. Afterward, we had popcorn and goldfish for snack with Roaring Waters Capri Sun.

Crab Creek Crawdads, February 2009 (David & Katie, reporters)

We held our last meeting on February 10. We would like to say thanks to Denise Sherrill for attending and providing our parents with lots of helpful information. We learned about genealogies and how to make our own family tree from club member Emily McDowell. We also discussed our service project of landscaping at the Crab Creek Community Center. After our meeting we finished up with a Valentine's Day Social.

Crab Creek Crawdads, May 2009 (David and Katie, reporters)

The Crab Creek Crawdads had a tasty meeting this month.  One of our moms, Jamie Cantrell, presented to our members the importance of practicing healthy eating habits.  Then we all put our new knowledge to work and fired up the grill.  We are sure that the neighbors were wishing they were 4-H members!  It was a lot of fun and we really learned a lot.

Hawks, January 2009- (Matthew, reporter)

January 12th—We held elections. This is who won: Lauren- President, Angelina- Vice President, Emili- Secretary, Blake- Treasurer, Matthew- Reporter, and Sarah- County Council.

We also welcomed our new members, Morgan and Clarke.

January 26th—The Harts taught about cooperation. Clarke gave a club on making bread. He shared the bread with us for snack and it was delicious!

Hawks, February-March 2009 (Matthew, reporter)

February 12th---- The Hart family taught about teamwork. We played games and had to work as a team. It was a lot of fun.

February 27th----Today we met at the North View Baptist Church Office. Mrs. Darlene Das, from Today’s Etiquette, came and taught us proper etiquette. We learned how to introduce people and proper hand shaking. We also learned table manners; we even got to eat M&M’s with a spoon.

March 9th-----The MacDonald family20taught about small engines. Mr. MacDonald showed us how a small engine works; we made a pretend human motor to show what we learned about engines. Mrs. Macdonald taught us about orderliness.

March 23rd---Today we each made a model rocket. Mrs. King (my mom) spoke to us about being responsible and trustworthy. I (Matthew King) taught about the parts of a rocket and launching safety. We hope to launch our rockets at our next meeting, April 6.

Hawks, April-June 2009 (Matthew King, reporter)

April - We went to Lake Point Landing to visit with some of the residents and gave a mini talent show. It was fun; my favorite part was the MacDonald family’s skit of the Meatball song. We also had a successful launch with our rockets.

May - Today we went to Spring Arbor Nursing Home and played Bingo with the residents. We gave the winners fuzzy bookmarks that one of the Hart girls made.

Angelina Branch, Sarah Hart, Rebecca Hart, and Matthew King gave presentations at County Activity Day. Sarah and Matthew were County Champions in their age and category. Rebecca, Sarah, and Matthew went on to District. Rebecca and Sarah received gold and Matthew, silver.

June - We went to Fletcher Park and played in the creek. It was a lot of fun. We had snack and then played some more.

Leaders-in-Training, January 2009 (Andrew Torres, reporter)

So far this year, the Henderson County Leaders-in-Training 4-H Club is learning to make books. Right now our 4-H Club is learning about different authors. Each member of the club is writing his/her own book.

Mountain Lions, June/July/August 2009 (Hannah, reporter)

At District Activity day, Elizabeth, Anna, and Naomi McIlvaine did presentations AND performed for 4-H entertains.  At the Do Tell Story Fest we made books with children and had dogs to read to at the Mt. Lore bookstore.  On Monday, July 20^th we provided lunch and served the homeless in downtown Hendersonville.

Elizabeth and Naomi did their presentations at Congress.  We studied Speech and Debate all during the summer.  We sponsored a Speech & Debate camp in the middle of August.  Rachel and Hannah Goodson participated in the 4-H mini-garden competition and hosted Japanese exchange student, Sakiko Kino, through LABO.

Mountain View, January-February 2009 (Jacob, reporter)

We decided to have an election. Here are the results:

President, Kyle; Vice-President, Sara -Garrett; Secretary, Michael; Treasurer, Nichole-Dakota; Reporter, Jacob

January - For the first part of the year we will be studying astronomy. We learned how far the planets are from the sun. We broke up into teams of two for each planet. Ms. Fritz gave us scales of how far each planet was from the sun. We used yarn for distance. Some of the people had so much yarn they went out of the building. Some of the longer pieces got knotted up. We also answered questions about our Milky Way.

February - This month Mr. Williams should us the 2 kinds of telescopes including Newton's telescope.

And we reviewed the planet size & the gravity make us weigh if we where on that planet. And we talked about star formations. Hope you have a very nice day.

Mountain View, March 2009 (Jacob, reporter)

The day we had our meeting it was Patrick's Day. The teacher was Mrs. Susan Rowe.

We watched a move on how long it would take for some one to go to each planet from the Earth.

We watched another one about the Milky Way. The move said that the scientist's thought that the end of the Milky Way was the end of every thing. But with the help of Hubble they found out it was not true.

Some of the galaxies have so much gravity that they would collide and it would make a big mess.

Mountain View, April 2009 (Jacob, reporter)

Mrs. Darlene Brown was our teacher. She showed us, with the help from some glasses, how different gases give off different colors. And some of the colors give off more of a color then others and that is the dominant colors. More about the glasses:

The glasses have special lenses that take apart the light so you could see the colors of the gases that she used. She also gave us some glasses that let you look at the sun. Which I thought was very cool.

I hope you have a nice day

Run-Abouts, January 2009

We had projects set out for everyone to view. They could try out each project to see what they wanted to do for the year. The projects were livestock, cooking, and scrapbooking. We also made treats for the families at the Elizabeth House.

Run-Abouts, February 2009 (Allison Merritt, reporter)

On February 2, 2009, our club made Valentines for The Elizabeth House. We also had a “Carmeletta Hunt”. The “carmelettas” were actually carmel candies. We decided to make lunch on April 18 for a WHEP fundraiser. We voted on Big Brothers and Big Sisters Bowling. We did not have enough votes supporting it.

Run-Abouts, April, May, June 2009 (Allison Merritt, reporter)

April – We had our meeting and then went to Dale’s Auto Service to look at his race cars.

May – We had our 4-H meeting and then we heard about the presentations our 4-H’ers were doing.

June – We held our meeting and then started electric kits.

Run Abouts, August 2009 (Allison Merritt, reporter)

We worked on our fair booth and celebrated Janet, our group leader’s, birthday.

Young Naturalists, January 2009 (Luke Maybin, reporter)

The 4-H Young Naturalists elected officers for the next year at our January meeting. Gideon Worrell was elected president, Kyle Stinnett was elected VP, Paul Maybin was elected treasurer, Hannah Worrell was elected secretary, Luke Maybin was elected reporter, and Hannah Worrell and Drue Stinnett were elected as our county council reps. We also planned out our calendar and activities.

Young Naturalists, February 2009 (Luke, reporter)

The 4-H Young Naturalists have been meeting each week to practice for the W.H.E.P or Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program state competition. We do animal I.D., animal foods, aerial habitat photos, and wildlife habitat management practices. We also plan to go skiing on February 26th.

Young Naturalists, March 2009 (Luke, reporter)

On Saturday March 21, the Young Naturalist 4H club built skeet houses for Asheville Wild Life Club. We all got to run big machines and made frames for the skeet houses. Also, we have been practicing every Tuesday for the Whep state competition in April.

Young Naturalists, April 2009 (Luke, reporter)

Young Naturalist have practiced for WHEP (Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program) since February. We had two junior teams and they won first and second place. 1st place junior was Paul Maybin. Hannah Worrell was third place. Next month, we are going to see the elk at Catalouchee.

1st place junior team: Tucker Epperson, Paul Maybin, Drue Stinnett, and Gideon Worrell

2nd place junior team: Matthew Batchelder, Tessa Epperson, Logan Hedrick, and Hannah Worrell

Young Naturalists, May 2009 (Luke, reporter)

4H Young Naturalist went to Cataloochee to see Elk. They saw elk and turkey. They saw about 30 elk. Chip Worrell, said it was a good place to hike and picnic.

Young Naturalists, July 2009 (Luke, reporter)

In July, 4H Young Naturalist went to Orchard Lake. We swam and went canoeing. We had a picnic beside the lake. It was very fun and exciting because we got to play on the boats.

Wildcats, January/February 2009Paige Wallace, reporter)

In January we studied severe weather with a presentation by the Shewfelts. We also visited the NCDC/NOAA office in Asheville, where all the weather archives are kept for the country. In February we attended 4-H Achievement night. We visited a karate dojo and had a great time learning some cool moves. This month we went on a behind the scenes tour of Connemara farm at the Carl Sandburg House. There we fed the goats, petted them, and brushed them. We also learned about the processing of goat milk and how the goat farm is run. We will learn about Native American culture later this month with a presentation by the Duncans.

Wildcats, June/July/August 2009 (Paige, reporter)

This summer the Wildcats studied Vermicomposting and learned to put

together a compost bin. Emma Spahr, Kathryn Johnson, and Paige Wallace completed the FRESH program

in the spring. Paige has participated as a fill in person during the summer. Paige Wallace won a gold medal at District Activity Day for her presentation on Chickens and Embryology. Paige also won 1st place for

the 4-H State Photography contest for the category 4-H Centennial, and 2nd place for the category 4-H in Action in the Junior Division. The Wildcats ran the cupcake booth at the Do Tell story event in Hendersonville in July. The Wildcats also attended the 4-H county picnic in Jackson park. Maeve and Sierra Wallace are participating in the Pumpkin Patch program this summer. The Wildcats helped out as Balloon Runners at the CMSA Mid-Atlantic Championship last weekend. In August, the Wildcats are studying reptiles. A presentation was given by Emma Spahr and her family that included a lot of her friendly

reptile pets. The Wildcats will continue this study with a class at the WNC Nature center in Asheville.

Barnyard Bandits, November/December, 2008 (Joseph, reporter)

We met in November at the Orr's Farm in Mills River and ate lunch. We toured their farm and checked out their watering system. We toured their barn set-up for lambing season too. We had 15 members present.

Our December meeting was held on December 20 at Bay Breeze Restaurant. We scheduled our meetings for the next 6 months and the topics for each meeting. Our January meeting will be the 24th where we will hear a presentation from a Buncombe County member about livestock. We enjoyed our time of fellowship together. We'll elect officers for the new year in January. We had 13 members present.

Mountain View, November (Dakota Fritz, reporter)

 At our last meeting, half of our members did club talks on whatever they wanted. This was our second month of this. We were going to do robotics but we had computer problems and couldn’t, so we decided to just do club talks in October and November. We have decided that we are going to go to Huntsville, Alabama next spring.

We collected 129 pounds of canned food for Manna Food Bank.

We also had a very good turn out of people for the Veteran’s Day ceremony.  Thank you to the Hawks for joining us.

Young Naturalists – November 2008

The Young Naturalists did their community service project in November. We raked leaves and pulled weeds for a lady on Stony Mountain Rd.

  Crab Creek – November 2008

  Crab Creek 4-H met on November 11, 2008 Veterans Day and had our 1st. official meeting.  We discussed officer positions that will be filled in January, and one of our members spoke on the origination of Veterans Day.  We then went to Crab Creek Cemetary and placed flags on veterans graves that did not have one.  We met on Saturday November 15th and baked cookies as a group, these were sent along with 20 homemade cards to our service men and women in Iraq by Anchor Baptist Church.

  Hawks 4-H Club November – December 2008  (Preston, Reporter)

 All the Hawks attended the Veterans Day Ceremony at the VA Hospital and hand delivered our homemade cards.  We provided supplies for Healthy Cooking Contest participants to make pilgrim hat tray favors for local nursing home residents.  Then we visited the residents of Spring Arbor.  We played BINGO and sang a few Thanksgiving Songs to them.  Our last meeting for the year will be on December 8th.  We will be having a Christmas party and a small awards ceremony; many will be receiving 2nd year pins for project records completed.

Barnyard Bandits – October 2008, Joseph Wesson, reporter
The Barnyard Bandits met for their October meeting at SAFF,
which is the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, held each year at
 the WNC Ag Center.  There are sheep, goats, llamas, and rabbits,
as well as the many hand-crafted items you can make from these fibers. 
We brought our sheep on Friday and set up, cleaning our sheep and
feeding them.  Then the youth show was on Saturday, showing only
the ewes (females).  The open show was on Sunday, which means
adults show the animals as well as children.  The rams were shown
on Sunday too.  Now that the fairs are over for the season, all of
us will be having our flocks sheared.

Crab Creek – October 2008, Leslie McDowell, reporter
Crab Creek 4-H club observed molasses being made in October. 
We had 9 4-H age kids and other younger children present along
with 5 moms.  We had a great time observing this process.

Crab Creek – November 2008, Leslie McDowell, reporter
The Crab Creek 4-H Club participated in the Crab Creek
Community Club Fall Festival.  We had 4 club members helping
with a kid cake walk, and a beanbag throw game for children. 

Hawks - August, September and October 2008, Preston Baldwin, Reporter
We went to the King's house to participate in a creek reconstruction project
by the county's soil and water conservation dept, gathering critters from the
creek and running a water quality test.  The creek averaged excellent and
we even saw a muskrat! We participated in the Paws and Claws Day, had
an Ice Cream 'Back to Home School' party, next learned about healthy foods
and the food pyramid and we were invited to a Fall Tea Party, given by Emili. 
For Community Service, we made a bunch of Veteran's Day cards and we
collected over 40 coats for Miller's Laundry to clean and give to needy children. 
We would like to thank Ms. Sue Ruff, Ms. Gover's mom for helping us in
collecting many coats.

Wildcats – September, October 2008, Paige Wallace, reporter
In September, the Glass family did a wonderful presentation on
the Solar System with delicious cookies.  They also provided a
great fieldtrip to Ingles, where we got to see the behind the scenes
workings of a grocery store.  We learned how they decorate
cakes also.  Their cookies were good too. In October, the
Wildcats won 1st place on Scarecrow Row at Farm City Day
in the Youth Group Division.  We also had a successful booth
fundraiser with our sand art bracelets. This month the Capps
family will do a presentation on Rabbit Care.

Young Naturalists – October 2008, Paul Maybin, reporter
The upcoming events for our club include the Young Eagles
flight program at the WNC Air Museum. We are also going
to glean tomatoes at a farm in Mills River to help the Society
of St. Andrew.

Crab Creek – November 2008 (Leslie McDowell, reporter) The Crab Creek 4-H Club participated in the Crab Creek Community Club Fall Festival.  We had 4 club members helping with a kid cake walk, and a beanbag throw game for children. 

Crab Creek – October 2008 (Leslie McDowell, reporter)Crab Creek 4-H club observed molasses being made in October.  We had 9 4-H age kids and other younger children present along with 5 moms.  We had a great time observing this process.

Run-Abouts – August 2008 (Briana, Reporter)During this meeting, we made a poster for the pet education day.  We also made a basket full of snacks for the Elizabeth House. We also went over the judging and information for scarecrow row.

Run Abouts -  Club Report

Earlier this year, our club started shooting recurve bows.  We have also ben waking baskets full of candy snacks and treats for the Elizabeth House.  In May, we went to a therapeutic horse farm to learn about the therapy and to clean a horse stall.  We had 4 members compete at CAD and 2 went to district and state.  One member participated in the State Fashion Revue.

Hawks 4-H Club June 2008  (Preston, Reporter)
o      We had presentation practice at our June 9th meeting.

Preston’s poster titled, “The Dog Doctor” won 1st!

DISTRICT DAY
Brandon won a silver medal for his project record on Photography, Angelina won a silver for her project record on Horses and Sarah won gold for her project record on Dogs! 

Preston’s “Dog Doctor” career poster, ages 9-10 won at District!

District Presentations were Emili, won 1st and Sarah, won 2nd.  Angelina’s won 1st at district and 4th in the State!!!

Hawks 4-H Club July 2008  (Preston, Reporter)

On July 14th, Rebecca showed us how to make soap.  We all got to make our own soap and Preston taught us carve on Ivory soap.  July 28th, we will work together on the Cat Adoption Day plans; informative poster, pet bowls and treats. 

Hawks 4-H Club - July 2008
CONGRATULATIONS to PRESTON!
His picture "My dog did my homework" won 1st place at state!

Mountain Lions 4-H Club -June (field trip):

On June 27, the Mountain Lions 4-H club took a field trip to the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education.  Our club split into two groups and hiked to the river with our guides.  We first learned about some of the wildlife that make their home in the river.  We also learned about the tools the researchers use to catch and study the fish and other critters.  After we learned some of the basics, we got right in the water and began looking for creatures that we would later identify.  My group found a rare “Hellbender” salamander and studied him for a few minutes.  Our guide had only ever seen one like it before! Furthermore, we got to classify what critters we’d found in the water using identification charts.  We all really had a great time discovering what lives in our mountains’ rivers. - Meredith

Mountain Lions 4-H Club - July 

July 9 was the date of our club meeting this month.  We all gave our presentations for one another in order to prepare for 4-H Congress.  Some of our younger and newer members also got to watch our presenters.  It was so exciting to see all of the different interests our club members have!  After presentations, we had a going-away party for our friend and fellow club member, Montana.  We put together a photo album filled with notes, cards, Bible verses, and pictures to give to her.  Several more of her friends came and joined us for food and fellowship. -  Meredith

Young Naturalists 4-H Club - June 2008

The 4-H Young Naturalists held a BBQ and auction on June 7 to raise money for our senior shooting team. The senior team will be competing in the National target shooting meet in Nebraska on the week of June 23.  Reporter - Paul

Barnyard Bandits 4-H Club - June, 2008
We met this past Saturday at the Newell Farm. There were 13 people present. We had a tour of the Newell's operation, where they have cows and sheep along with their guard dogs. We then went to their home to enjoy a cook-out and covered dish meal. We learned more about how the Newells' have enlarged their farm and how they moved to Illinois, but returned to NC. We're glad they did! Thanks, Joseph--reporter.

Mountain View 4-H Club - May, 2008 

May has been a very busy month for Mountain View. We  ran kids voting in South Mills River and East Flat Rock on May 6. It was fun though we didn’t get too many kids.

On May 15 we did a service project at the mall. We helped venders for the health expo carry their stuff in and set up. This is always one of our favorite activities.

We had our last meeting on May 20. A man from the Henderson County Board of Elections came and spoke about elections and the computers they use for voting. We learned that each precinct needs at least 10% of the people to speak a foreign language for the precinct to have ballots in that language, the pros and cons to using the computer for voting, that there are 75,000 registered voters in Henderson County, that only 35% of the registered voters in Henderson County voted in the primary election (which is a record), that there are about 3.5 million registered voters in North Carolina, and much more. It was a very interesting meeting, especially when each of us got to actually vote on the voting machine just like we were 18 years old.

On May 21 we went to the County Commissioners meeting. They were discussing the county budget. It was very interesting to see them using parliamentary procedure just like we do at our meetings. To see the agenda for each meeting go to http://www.hendersoncountync.org/agendas/index.html

We had a field trip to the old courthouse on the 27th of May. It was very interesting. The display was about people in Henderson County who have fought in wars from the French and Indian War through the War on Terror. They had a lot of cool original uniforms and utensils used in the wars.

Mountain Lions 4-H Club - May, 2008

The Mountain Lion 4H Club met on May 14th for our regular monthly meeting. We invited two guest speakers in preparation for our field trip to the Mountain Horticulture Research Station. Mr. Harley Blackwell and Mr. Gary Green provided a bounty of information on the daily jobs of the employees at the research station. Each club member also planted herb seeds in small containers to grow at home. The following week, on May 21st, we took our field trip to the Research Station. We learned so much! We were able to see how the farmers graft apple trees, how different varieties of tomato plants are bred, and we saw the fish tanks where they are observing sturgeon development. 

Meghan, Reporter

Barnyard Bandits 4-H Club - May, 2008

This month our group met at 6:00pm for supper at Golden Corral. Each family discussed what was happening on their farms, including the number of lambs born on each farm as well as loss of sheep. We had a new member/guest –Landon Wilkins and his granddad Burnitt Babb. Following this we went to the Taylor’s Farm and had a tour of their operation. We discussed with them the fencing they use, hay feeders, lambing process, sheds, and how they protect against wild dogs and coyotes. We then left to go to Piggy’s for ice cream, but they were closed!  Joseph, Reporter

Barnyard Bandits 4-H Club - March 

On Saturday, March 15, 2008, our group went to the Autumn Care Nursing Home in Saluda, N.C. We were there to help the residents fill Easter eggs. We filled 800 eggs with the help of the residents. The eggs were filled with assorted candy. The kindergarten classes from an area elementary school were coming to find eggs with the residents the following week.  Joseph, Reporter

Barnyard Bandits 4-H Club - April

We met on April 5, 2008 at the Tankersly Farm in Transylvania County. We had a hamburger dinner and tour of the farming operations. Children helped milk goats and visit the set-up of the pastures. We looked at the many craft items that are made using wool and other materials. There were nine members and their families present. Our next meeting is planned for the Newell Farm.   Daniel - Reporter

Young Naturalists 4-H Club

The 4-H Young Naturalists went to the home of Mr. Alan Mizera in May.He is part of a group that goes in and searches for native plants on future development sites.  The Young Naturalists scored well in the state W.H.E.P (Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program) competition.  The senior team placed first. The two junior teams placed second and third.Our senior shooting team will travel to Nebraska in June to represent North Carolina. Reporter, Paul

Hawks 4-H Club -  May 2008  (Preston, Reporter)

We performed our Drama Skits, “Doctor, Doctor” and ‘Ant’s Picnic’ at Spring Arbor May 5th and at the HCHA Talent Show on May 9th.  We all had 2 parts to the ‘Doctor, Doctor’ skit and Brandon, Preston, Sarah and Matthew performed together in the ‘Ant’s Picnic’ skit. 

We also performed ‘Doctor, Doctor’ at the 4-H Entertains.  We won a red award ribbon.

Emili King was in the Fashion Review.

For the photography contest, Brandon, Preston and Blake entered in photographs in the Junior Division.  Brandon was 3rd place and Preston won 1st place!

Wildcats - April
The Wildcats have been busy.  In April, we studied dogs and the Iditarod.  A presentation was given by Austin and Ciara.   We also collected towels and food for the Animal Shelter.  We visited the Animal Shelter and learned how to approach dogs and how to handle them.  We visited with the animals and presented our donations. 

At our second meeting in April, we visited the Arboretum in Asheville and learned about bugs.  We had a nice hike and enjoyed the flowers in bloom.  We also collected items for our “Summer Fun” basket and completed the basket for the 4-H Basket Raffle.

Paige and Sierra participated in the 4-H photo contest for all three categories.  Paige  will be participating in the 2008 4-H Fashion Review in May.

Paige, Reporter

Mountain Lions - April

This month, our theme has been Animal Therapy.  On April 9, our club met at the Cooperative Extension Office in Jackson Park to learn about animal therapy.  Mrs. Jane Peck came in with her golden retriever, Scarlet, and talked to us about how dogs are used as a form of therapy for handicapped children, elderly people, and kids who have difficulty reading.  To wrap up our study on animal therapy, our club took a field trip to Casper’s Cove stables in Edneyville.  Ms. Angela Cairnes spoke with us about the programs they have using equine therapy for emotionally unstable children.  We then, as a club, helped repair a large riding ring on the property.
                                          -Meredith
                                          Mountain Lions Club Reporter

County Council - April

Hawks 4-H Club
During April we have been learning about Drama and plan to perform at the
4-H Entertains and HCHA Talent Show. We have a guest from North Henderson
High Drama Team helping us with this unit.

On April 14th we all went to the Animal Shelter and mulched the gardens.

Oh Don't forget--There are a few more opportunities to donate food for the
Bak Pak Bunch. 4/28 from 2-4 at the Extension Office; 5/8 from 1:30-3:30 at
Covenant Presbyterian Church; at the HCHA Talent Show at Covenant on May 9th
and 5/27 from 5-8pm at the Extension Office--THANKS!

Preston -Reporter

Mountain View 4-H Club - April
We had our last meeting on April 15. This was our last month of learning about photography. We were supposed to have someone come and teach, but she couldn’t make it there so we all critiqued each others photographs. We also learned how to do project records. I think that everyone in Mountain View has improved our photography skills enormously! Next month we will begin our unit on Citizenship.
Dakota

Young Naturalists 4-H Club - April

The 4-H Young Naturalists helped plant 100 trees at Alcan Packaging for their community service project.  We shot rifles and shotguns this month.  The 17th of
April was our last W.H.E.P practice before the state competition April 19th at Carolina Beach.  Paul, Reporter

Young Naturalists 4-H Club
The 4-H Young Naturalists were going to work at the Henderson County food bank for their community service project.  Unfortunately, the manager was not there, so we had to call it off.  We are starting back on target shooting,the new 4-H members have all done shooting training.  Almost all Young Naturalists are participating in Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program, or WHEP.  We will go to the competition on April 19.   Paul, Reporter

The Mountain Lions 4H Club studied weather during our March meeting. We learned how to identify clouds and how to make a tornado in a bottle. We also had the opportunity to perform different scientific weather experiments. Thank you Mrs. Patty Pace for hosting our March meeting. Meghan, Reporter Hawks 4-H Club -

On our March 14^th meeting, we had Heather Preckel come to our club and show us tips on taking a good photograph.  On March 31^st we will begin our 2 month unit on Drama and prepare 2 acts for HCHA’s Talent Show in May.

The Hawks club has taken on a 2 month mission to collect food for the Backpack Bunch.  For more information, contact Ms. Baldwin at baldwinliz@bellsouth.net

Discovery Team 4-H Club  -March meeting
All the kids took pictures of things and showed them to the class. It was fun.  Then Mrs. Murtagh hid pictures around the hallway and we had to find them.   After that we had snack. We had yogurt with granola bits and fruit punch.   Written by Samuel

Hawks 4-H Club - February
All elected club positions filled: Angelina -President, Lauren -VP, Sarah -Secretary, Emili -Treasurer, Preston -Reporter

Discovery Team 4-H Club -  January, 2008 -We talked about our relatives and made a picture frame. I liked it a lot. We had snack and had a lot of fun.    written by Reagan

Mountain Lions 4-H Club

By Naomi, age 12

My 4-H club went to City Hall and the mayor, Greg Newman, gave us a tour. There are statues in the lobby and he said they had been there since he was a little boy. He went to City Hall with his parents to pay the bills because you couldn’t mail the bills, as you can do today. The statue has two of our presidents sitting on either side of a president on a horse. The statues are bigger than life-sized, and looked like bronze. Mr. Newman said he never got bored of looking at the statues.

We saw his office, the lady who works with traffic tickets, the city’s 9-1-1 call center, the City Council chambers, and pictures of Hendersonville in the past. They were installing new computers in the 911 Center because it’s important to have the best equipment to help with emergencies. In the Chambers, we saw a slide show on the renovation of City Hall. When we left, he gave us Hendersonville pins, and we gave him brownies.

Mr. Newman said his favorite thing about being mayor is talking to students and giving tours. The hardest thing was making big decisions that are controversial, because he knew whatever he decided was going to make a lot of people unhappy.

The same day we went to the Board of Elections. Mrs. Cunningham told us they were getting ready for voting to begin the next day. They were setting out their computers so people could come to their office and vote before the regular day on November 6th. This early voting is called one-stop voting. We used one of their computers to practice voting.

On this field trip I learned how to use a voting machine and some of the jobs of the mayor of a town. These are important things to know to be a good citizen of our country.

 Discovery Team – (September meeting - Samuel , Reporter)

We talked about ourselves and met new kids.  Then we showed our posters to introduce ourselves.  After our posters, we had a delicious snack.  Then we played on the playground and went home.

Mountain Lions – (September meeting – Jessica, Reporter)

The meeting was called to order by Sarah.  We talked about old business and then new business.  We talked about what we were going to do at Farm City Day.  We decided to offer face painting, to have a bake sale, and to have a display of butterflies to illustrate migration.  Then we colored butterflies to send to Mexico.  This was a very informative meeting.  I would like to welcome our new members.

Mountain View – (September meetings – Michael, Reporter)

September 11 – Mountain View took a field trip to Buncombe County’s microbiological sewage treatment facility, Metropolitan Sewage District.  We first went to the Systems Control Room and were taught about all the systems in the plant.  Next we went to the RBC’s, Rotating Bacteria Containing Tanks.  Each RBC is about 15 feet x 10 feet containing thousands of pounds of waste containing bacteria.  The waste water is pumped through the RBC’s and then to the clarifier which allows the sludge to settle and be scraped out.  The sludge is then piped to the incinerator.  The water is chlorinated, micro-screened, and piped to the river.  After the tour of the plant, we visited the chemistry lab on site.

September 18 – On September 19, we had our second chemistry meeting taught by Mike Williams.  He taught us about atoms and their structure.  As an interactive activity, we made a “human” atom of Boron.  Next we went outside for some explosive chemistry.  It was very exciting!