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Beef Club Press Reports:
Club Reporter: Kaila Livingston
1st meeting:On march 31 at 7:30 pm the first 4H Beef Club meeting was held at Grosvenor Farm. We discussed how to judge a yearling herford heifer and after that we chose who the club officials for the year are,with justin lasby being the president, josh lasby being the vice president, jessica lasby being the secretary,and kaila livingston being the press-reporter. We ended the meeting with the 4H motto "learn to do by doing ".
2nd Meeting: On April 27 at 7:30 pm at the smith's farm we started off by Arron opening the meeting with the 4H pledge . The the Smith's went over
what they did here at their farm. Arron went over what mthe diffrent parts of the cow was and how to judge them, then we judged 4 yearling heifers
and gave our reasons out loud . We finished off with justin lasby saying the officials. Then all 4H members wrote a quiz and then took it up together.
We ended the meeting with the 4H motto "learn to do by doing"
Judging Club Press Reports:
Club Reporter:Alice Whyte
We had our first meeting of the dufferi 4-h judging club which was on Monday., May. 2, 2011. The club was all about good preperation for the competition later this summer. We learned the do's and don'ts of giving reasons. We talked about what exactly to look for when judging beef cattle at all different age ranges. All of us had to say our reasons out loud to the whole group and Shirley Lasby gave us pointers on how to make our reason giving stronger.
Submitted by: Alice Whyte
Judging press report #2
Our second judging club meeting was held on Wednesday., May. 18, 2011. Our meeting started off with the 4-H pledge and then George Vankampen giving us a demonstration of what we look for when judging dairy cattle. We judged the class in which George made a little difficult to show us what it would be like at the judging competition. Once we finished that we went inside and had a tasty chocolate chip cookie square break but w had work to do because we had to judge them with reasons included. Then it was time to say the 4- H motto.
Submitted by: Alice Whyte
Juding press report #3
We had our third judging meeting on Wednesday., June. 1, 2011. We began the meeting with the 4-H pledge in which our vice-president Nicole Smith lead. Then our secretary Cassie Jones read her minutes and took attendance. We judged a class of market lambs and Aaron Whyte gave the official and then we judged a class of eggs and Alan Whyte gave the official. We closed the meeting with the 4-H motto.
Submitted by: Alice Whyte
Judging press report #4
Our fourth judging meeting was held on Wednesday., June. 15, 2011. We opened the meeting with the 4-H pledge and along with that Cassie Jones rad her minutes and took attendance. Next Shirley Lasby told us what to look for when judging a class of light horses and Liz Anthony gae the official. After that we judged a class of mixed grain and Aaron Whyte gave the official. We closed the meeting with the 4-H motto.
Submitted by: Alice Whyte
Judging press report #6 (Achievement day)
Our achievement day was held on Saturday., June. 25, 2011. This was our annual judging competition. We had to judge 7 classes which were sheep, beef, dairy, eggs, squares, photos, dodgeballs and an id quiz. We also had our safety meeting before we did our competition which included 3 stations of tractor safety, sunscreen protection and hygene. We also had to fill out a true and false safety quiz. We had to give reasons for squares, sheep, beef and dairy.
Submitted by: Alice Whyte
Dodge Ball Press Reports:
Club Reporter: Alice Whyte
Dodge Ball press report #1
I'm here to give you news about the newest and badest club this year which is the dodge ball club. We are th great champs and you don't want to mess with us. Our first meeting was on Wednesday., May. 4, 2011. We made our own teams and Shirley Lasby played ref with her whistle. We dodged, ducked, dipped, dived and dodged again to end up with a tied up night between the two teams after 4 rounds. It was lots of fun and we won't be eliminated!
Submitted by: Alice Whyte
Dodge ball press report # 2
I'm back for another segment of dodge ball news. We had our second meeting of the dodgeball club on Thursday., May.12, 2011. I will began 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 oh i took to long I am out of this. Sorry just a little dodge ball rule if you don't throw the ball after 5 seconds of possesion then you are out. So we again split into two teams which consisted pretty much of the same people as last time and we played 9 rounds of intense dodge ball and the cheese ballers ended up loosing 6 of the nine games and winning 3 but it is just a fun game so who really cares. Shirley Lasby makes us laugh and keeps us safe as she does a great job with her role as ref and Adam Whyte and DawnVankampen played the ball catchers if a ball went outside the court that a player couldn't retrieve it then they were in charge of getting them so great job you guys. So i guess thats all for me with this edition of dodge ball news and don't forget we won't be eliminated!
Submitted by: Alice Whyte
Dodge ball press report #3
I'm back for a third nstallment of dodgeball news. Our third meeting was held on Thursday., May. 19, 2011. We began the meeting with the 4-h pledge and Cassie Jones read her minutes from the previous meeting and took attendance. We played more intense rounds of dodgeball games with the teams switched up from normal. It was fun and no one got hurt. We closed the meeting with our dodgeball motto and don't forget we won'tbe eliminated.
Submitted by: Alice Whyte
Dodge ball press report #4
Looky looky here it's time for another installment of dodgeball news. Our fourth dodgeball meeting was held on Tuesday., May. 24, 2011. We had some more intense competition and it left me all alone for the last game against 3 on the other side. In order for me to stick to our motto just remembered the 5 d's of dodgeball and that helped me remember that we won't be eliminated.
Submitted by: Alice Whyte
Dodge ball press report #5 (Achievement day)
Oh here we go with our fifth installment of dodgeball news. This time our games went live at the Cattleman's meeting on Tuesday., June. 7, 2011 we played 2 games of dodgeballto showcase our skills in front of other 4-H members and families. It was fun and exciting. This was our achievement day. Now I want you to remember one thing even if it is the only thing you take away from these reports is that we won't be eliminated.
Submitted by: Alice Whyte
Lawn Tractor Pull Club Reports:
Club Reporter: Sarah Rooyakkers
Dufferin 4-H Squares Baking Club Press Reports:
Club Reporter: Jessica Lasby
The first meeting of the Dufferin 4-H Squares Baking club was held on
July 29, 2011 held at George and Dawn Van Kampen, starting at 2:00.
We began the meeting with the election of officers. For the new members
of 4-H; Shirley Lasby one of the clubs leaders, explained what each officer
position entailed. Jessica Lasby is the President and the Press Reporter,
Courtney Van Kampen is the Vice President, and Allison Park is the
secretary.
Jessica opened the meeting with the 4-H pledge. We then went over both
of the recipes that we would be baking. We baked the traditional brownie and
a potato chip square as well. The club talked about the dos and the don'ts
that are very important for the safety of everyone in the kitchen.
The next meeting will be held at George and Dawn Van Kampen starting at
7:00 on August 3, 2011.
The second meeting of the Dufferin 4-H Squares Baking club was held at
George and Dawn Van Kampens on August 3, 2011 starting at 12:30.
We opened the meeting with the 4-H pledge. Hilda Raven and Jessica Lasby
read the recipes that the club would be baking. We made California cookie
bars and S'more sandwich bar cookies. The club all learned that it was very
important the follow the recipe as written for the product to be perfect.
Everyone was able to put their own special touches on their cookies. It
could vary from a chocolate glaze, extra chocolate, less apricots, or extra
marshmallow.
We discussed the interest in certain recipes and the lack of interest in
others.
The next meeting will be held at the Van Kampens starting at 7:00 pm on
August 9, 2011.
The third meeting of the dufferin 4-H squares baking club was held on
August 9, 2011 starting at 7:00. We opened the meeting with the 4-H pledge.
Jessica Lasby and Hilda Raven read the recipes that the club would be
baking that evening. The club baked peanut chip and jelly bars as well as a
layered cookie bar.
While the first batch of squares were baking Shirley and Jessica Lasby
brought up the concern of an achievement day. The idea of having a booth at
the Amaranth farmers market to sell our squares was a popular vote with in
the club members. After a short debate we have not yet decided what we would
like to do with the money that is raised. We then baked the next batch of
cookies.
Jessica closed the meeting with the 4-H motto. The next meeting will be
held on August 16, 2011 starting at 7:00 pm at the Van Kampens. We will be
baking lemon squares and skor bars.
The forth meeting if the Dufferin 4-H Squares Baking club was held on
August 16, 2011 starting at 7:00. The meeting was held at the Laurel Church.
We opened the meeting with the 4-H pledge. Allie Park read the minutes from
the previous meetings.
Jessica Lasby and Caleigh Van Kampen read the recipes the club would be
baking. The club made both skor bars and a lemon chip square.
We further discussed our achievement day. We will be entering individual
samples in the Orangeville fair, of different square recipes that we have
made within the time of our club.
We closed the meeting with the 4-H motto. The next meeting will be held
at the Van Kampens starting at 7:30 on August 24, 2011.
The fifth meeting of the Dufferin 4-H Squares baking club was held on
August 24, 2011 starting at 7:30 at George and Dawn Van Kampens.
We opened the meeting with the 4-H pledge. Jessica Lasby read the first
recipe that we would be baking. For the fifth meeting we decided to non bake
squares in preparation for the Orangeville fair competition.
Due to the severe weather conditions we decided to only make one square
recipe so everyone could go home early.
For our achievement day members have the choice of either baking a
brownie with icing and nuts or doing a non-bake recipe.
We then discussed our next meeting and the recipes we will be baking. We
closed the meeting with the 4-H motto and Jessica Lasby thanked the Van
Kampens for hosting the meeting.
The next meeting will be held on September 1, 2011 starting at 7:30 at
the Laurel Church.
The sixth meeting of the Dufferin 4-H squares baking club was held on
September 1, 2011 at the Laurel church staring at 8:00 pm. We opened the
meeting with the 4-H pledge lead by Courtney Van Kampen.
At our final meeting we made an ice cream square and our 4-H project
that we would be entering in the Orangeville fair the next day. The members
had a choice of either making a non bake square or a brownie with nuts and
icing. The majority of the members decided to make the brownies with their
own recipes.
Shirley Lasby had previously made the ice cream squares so the club
could have a taste before departing from the meeting to go home and freeze
their own recipes
We closed the meeting with the 4-H motto. Jessica Lasby thanked the
leaders, Shirley Lasby and Dawn Van Kampen for leading the club and helping
teach the members the basic important tips to baking tasty squares.
At the fair the President; Jessica Lasby and the Vice President;
Courtney Van Kampen took all the entries and entered them in the fair for
all the members. The club was very successful competing against much more
experienced bakers. Hannah Smyth placed first in the adult non bake square
competition and Hilda Raven placed third with the entry of brownies with
nuts and icing.
Orangeville fair finished the club off for the 2011 squares baking club.
We as a group had very successful nights baking squares and very
unsuccessful nights of baking squares. But we all learned lots.