Elgin County 4-H Newsletter-October 2012 Page 1

ELGIN COUNTY

4-H NEWSLETTER

By the time you read this the majority of

the 4-H clubs will have completed their projects.

Congratulations to the 4-H Dairy members

that put on a great show in Aylmer. (Results can

be found on page 2 in the newsletter).

Congratulations also go out to the East

Elgin Sheep club for the show they put on.

The Plowman Club had their achievement

day at the Elgin County Plowing Match. They had

an excellent year and are planning for next year

already. Great to see four 4-H members attended

the Ontario provincial 4-H Dairy judging in Embro

on August 2nd.

Thanks to Pat Palmer for the time and

work that she has put in to looking after the ‘Go

for the Gold’ competition for our county this year

and for the past few years. It is unfortunate that

more 4-H members do not attend this event. It

really is a great learning experience.

This is the last newsletter for 2012. The

next one is due the beginning of 2013. Karen,

thanks for the great job you are doing.

Here are some dates of upcoming events:

Royal Winter Fair 4-H competitions, the

final event for the 4-H year. We wish each

one of you that are going the best.

4-H leaders – annual meeting and

workshop will be held on Saturday

February 9, 2013 at Union United Church.

4-H members and leaders – Annual

Awards night for Elgin County will be the

beginning of March in Shedden at the

Keystone Complex. All awards for 2012

will be presented at this time.

President’s Message What’s Inside This Issue

Aylmer Fair Dairy Show Results 2

Association Contact Information 3

Board Association Information 4

Youth Adventure Camp Report 5

Club Reports 5,6

Beef Dinner Fundraiser 6

Be sure to mark these events on your calendar!

Award packages will be sent out in the near

future. The awards available are:

Lydia Smith award for most enthusiastic

member

Top member award presented by the

Ontario Plowmans Assoc. This includes

$75.00 and a trophy.

Bill Caverly trophy – Top member runner up

Junior Member award

Graduating members award – members

who, on account of their age, 2012 is the

last year they are able to participate in 4-H.

If you are nominated for any of these awards,

make sure you send a reply to the Awards

Committee. It will be a great experience on how to

present yourself now and it will help you in the

future when you apply for a job or any other

entrance that needs a resume.

Have a great fall and start of winter season.

Henry

October 2012

By Henry Helder

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Aylmer Fair – Elgin 4-H Dairy Show Results

Novice Dairy Showman Junior Dairy Showman Intermediate Dairy Showman 1st place – Christopher Abell 1st place – Annie Watson 1st place – Jane Walker 2nd place – Merrick Snyder 2nd place – Benjamin Vander Deen 2nd place – Troy Killough

3rd place – Erick Rempkens 3rd place – Sophia Watson 3rd place – Michael Jenkins

Senior Dairy Showman Grand Champion Showman Honourable Mention

1st place – Clint Walker Clint Walker Jane Walker

2nd place – Dennis Catt Reserve Grand Champion Showman

3rd place – Scott Walker Dennis Catt

Conformation Classes

Junior Heifer Calf: Intermediate Heifer Calf: Senior Heifer Calf:

1st place – Megan McKinlay 1st place – Jessica Jenkins 1st place - Scott Walker

2nd place – Lindsay Crawford 2nd place – Jane Walker 2nd place – Leslie Schipper

3rd place – Brooklyn Smith 3rd place – Destiny Schipper 3rd place – Michael Jenkins

Summer Yearling Class Junior Yearling Class Grand Champion:

1st place – Clint Walker 1st place – Emilee Schipper Scott Walker

2nd place – Troy Killough 2nd place – Maggie Doan Reserve Grand Champion:

3rd place – Trevor Stewart 3rd place – Henri Schipper Clint Walker

Honourable Mention:

Troy Killough

Thanks to Judge Jamie Howard for an excellent job done!

Thanks also goes to:

Kubota Canada Ltd. and Vandenbrink Farm Equipment Inc. for sponsoring the Showmanship Classes.

Aylmer and East Elgin Agricultural Society and Belmont Lions Club for sponsoring the Conformation

Classes.

Royal Bank; Giles A. Hume Farms; Don Jenkins Memorial; Silveridge Farms; Steve Walters Family; and

Henry Helder for the special awards donated.

Elgin County 4-H Newsletter-October 2012 Page 3

Newsletter Submissions

Please send all newsletter submissions–events,

meeting reports, photo, announcements, etc.

to:

rkkeith25@gmail.com

Or mail to:

Karen Keith, P.O. Box 120

Wallacetown, ON N0L 2M0

Deadline for the next newsletter is January 11,

2013. Please send all information to be

included in the next newsletter by this date.

Newsletters will be mailed out approx. 2 weeks

after the submission deadlines.

2013 Conference & Annual Meeting

The 2013 4-H Ontario Volunteer

Conference & Annual Meeting (CAM) will be

held March 22-24, 2013. Proceeds from the

Ontario 4-H Council Dream Dinner Lottery will

continue to support a “buy two, get two free”

discount for CAM registration. If you register

two Volunteers, you can send two more

Volunteers from your Association for free.

Registration opens November 1st.

CAM is a great way to meet new people

and get some new ideas. Interested? Contact

any of the Board members to let them know

you would like to attend. It really is a great

opportunity!

Your Elgin County 4-H Association

President: Henry Helder 519-765-2623

Vice President:

Secretary:

Treasurer: Roberta Gillard robertagillard@rogers.com

Membership Coordinator: Don & Diane Catt 519-765-1154

Screening Coordinator: Gayle Bogart 519-764-2219

Association Representative: Pam Silva 519-762-3833

Region 6 Board members:

Livestock Coordinator: Ray Dymock 519-762-3627

Director: Barb Burgess 519-769-2013

Director: Denise Bancroft 519-773-5495

Newsletter: Karen Keith 519-762-3614

Regional Specialist: TBD, region6@4-hontario.ca

Please feel free to contact any of the above with your questions and concerns.

“Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer.” ~Author Unknown

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WANTED!

Elgin County Association needs your help!

In order to continue to run effectively as an Association, we need volunteers to

form committees to help with the organizing of events in the county.

Here are just a few activities that we need volunteers to be involved in

organizing:

Go For the Gold competition

Members Awards and Fun night

Webmaster – this involves updating the 4-H Ontario website on behalf of Elgin

County

There are also a number of positions still vacant on the Board of Directors.

Get involved now!

Want more details? Or see something you can help with?

Contact any of the Board members listed on page 3 of this newsletter.

“Many hands make light work."

Elgin County Board Meetings

Mark your calendars for the upcoming Board Meeting for Elgin:

When: Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Where: Elgin Federation Office, St. Thomas

Time: 7:30 pm

Everyone Welcome!

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By: Tamara Tait, East Elgin Sheep Club

The Youth Adventure Camp (YAC) I went to was fun. They always kept

us busy while we were with new friends or playing games. The four

days go by so quickly that you didn’t even realize it was happening. I

learned so many new things and I think you will too!

Youth Adventure Camp Report:

The fun things I did when I was there was the low ropes course, using teamwork to help each other out in

the team building games and activities we did, the name games we played, being with new people and

interacting with them, and just being there!

The weather was nice up there, but you always have to be prepared for whatever the weather is. When it

was raining we had fun playing mofia, dead fish, card games, hand clapping games, spoons, and much

more.

The thing that I think 4Hers will enjoy is everything I summed up for you. I hope that all of you consider

going to this camp. They teach the campers so many things. I think it made a huge difference in my life

hopefully when you go it will do the same.

I hope you will go next year. I would love to go next year I loved that camp and I met so many people too.

The West Elgin 4-H Beef Club held it's Achievement Day at the Wallacetown Fair on Saturday September

29th. Congratulations to the winners:

West Elgin Beef Club top member - Jackson Rose

Top showperson - Tyler McTavish.

Most improved member - Nolan McLarty.

Top animal was awarded to Ruby Rose.

Ian McCallum was awarded the Elgin County Women's Institute 4-H Scholarship.

West Elgin Beef Club News:

West Elgin Sheep Club

Achievement day at the

Rodney Fair

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East Elgin Dairy Club News:

On August 2, 2012 four East Elgin dairy 4-H members participated in the 23rd Annual Inter County Dairy Cattle Judging Competition. Elgin had two teams of two members, a junior team and a senior team. Juniors judged nine classes and gave reasons on three, while the seniors judges nine classes and gave reasons on six. Members judged five of the dairy breeds - Holstein, Jersey, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, and Ayrshire. Team members included Michael and Jessica Jenkins, Dennis and Devin Catt. Team members found the day challenging and educational. One highlight of the day, Michael Jenkins placed 8th overall in the Jersey class.

The East Elgin 4-H Sheep Club will be hosting a Beef Dinner fundraiser

on Friday October 19th, 2012 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Aylmer

(58 Beech Street West)

Dinner will be served between 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. Take Out is Available

$15 per Adult $8 -6-12 year old

5 and Under are Free

Tickets are available from East Elgin 4-H Sheep Club Members & Leaders. If you would like to order tickets and have not already purchased them from a member please contact:

Deb Nesbitt- (519) 765-2559 or at drnesbitt@amtelecom.net Erica Unger- (519) 269-3053 or at Eunger@oxfordmutual.com

MEMBERS & VOLUNTEERS! *Participant forms are REQUIRED for all members & volunteers for ALL events. Please have your form with you when you arrive at an event. *Participant Agreement can be found on 4-H Ontario website, under “Forms” (Form 6.8) and may be downloaded and saved to your home computer, updated and presented to the volunteer in charge for each project, club or opportunity.

Membership fees

2013 MEMBERSHIP FEE - $70/member; 2014 MEMBERSHIP FEE - $75/member Once membership is paid for the year, the entire world of 4-H is open to the member!