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| June 2 | Monthly meeting 7:00pm, Midvale Lutheran Church, Set/up Clean/up--ALL FAMILIES |
| July 1-5 | Stoughton Jr. Fair |
| July 14-19 | Dane Co. Fair |
| July 12 | Dog Show/D.C. Fair |
| July 13 | Foods Revue |
| July 14 | Fair entries due |
| July 25 | Fair shoot/Stoughton |
| Under 6 | Free |
| Exhibitors 6-19 | $2.00 each |
| Exhibitors 6-19 | $5.00 each |
If you have questions-call Chris M. at 221-8812 before the June meeting.
The 4-H Nomination Committe meeting --an annual meeting where next year's officers are nominated--will be held on Friday, May 29 at 6:00 pm-7:00pm at the Simpson's house. Anyone is welcome to come and make a nomination or just observe. Also, is anyone is interested in running or nomination someone but can't make it to the meeting, call the simpson's before or during the meeting. Our phone number is 233-2344, and our house. The addess is 4502 Travis Terr. (2 blocks from Midvale Lutheran Church, off of Midvale). Hope to see you there.
On Saturday March 28, 1998 the Foods 1 group met. We learned about sanitation, more about the food groups, how to measure liquids and solids. We made muffins from scratch and from a mix to see which took longer to make. Guess which one did? (the scratch). Then we made fruit kabobs. We had fun.
On Friday May 8 from 6 to 7:30 foods I group met, We each had to bring our favorite fruit and bring some nutritional facts about it. After we told about our fruits we started to make supper. One group made french toast and another pancakes and waffels. We learned how to tell when the gritle or waffel iron is ready and hot enough.Then we started to eat supper and it was good. We had strawberries, mango,rhubarb and cantelope. Catie showed us how to make the french toast, it looked like it came from a restaurant.
We've enjoyed a variety of activities so far this year. In January, we made many valentinesusing lots of interesting, shared materials. Unfortunately, Julie was not feeling well for our February meeting, so Mom and I took charge of the meeting. We made paper-bag puppets as you can see on the photo (left to right - Grace J., Teddy S., Mary S., Colleen B., and Marissa T.) It was a lot of fun! Our March meeting was canceled by Mother Nature! In April, Julie presented a very interesting array of customs, names, instruments (she played her kantela), delicious Finnish foods, and more. For our May meeting, I am in charge of planning an English tea. We hope to sample some foods, learn about some British history, and also learn some British English. Our final meeting is planned for Westmoreland Park to observe Flag Day with a picnic.
I've had a good experience as a youth leader in Cloverbuds and I hope more of you will become youth leaders next year. It's a good way to learn responsibility.
On February 28th, Mrs. Pfotenhauer and Beth traveled with my mother and me to Stoughton for what turned out to be nearly 7 hours of sewing. The project selected for all of us was a pullover jacket with a zipper in the front yolk. Almost everyone was using polar fleece. There were lots of interesting color combinations! Beth put a hood on her jacket, while I put on a wrapped collar, and we both successfully put in the zippers in the fronts of our jackets. The new technique included the use of Scotch tape and a glue stick to assist in putting in the zipper. My mother said it was a lot easier than the way she learned to do it when she was in 4-H. Also, when Steve Wagoner stopped by, we got him to use the serger!
In early April, I took another ride to Stoughton for the sewing camp for leaders and interested parents. We experienced the new glue stick/Scotch tape method of inserting zippers for both single- and double-lapped zippers in cute little tote bags. We saw demonstrations of some easy beginning projects for first-year project members (that sounds so much better than typing "for first-year sewers.") We also polished our mitering skills, made a wrapped corner collar, and learned how to gather or ease using clear elastic. We also discussed fair judging criteria and project/fabric selection. I found this to be a great way to get current on some long-neglected sewing skills
The two meetings I have enjoyed the most this spring have been the ones at which we made Amish Friendship Bread and the one pictured below when we made lasagna, one of my favorite foods! At our next meeting we're going to visit a cheese factory. We've learned some cooking terms, picked up tips on sanitary handling of foods and ingredients, and become better at measuring. I've had noodles of fun! Dan & Gail Schaefer
It's time for our annual 4-H garage sale!!! Friday July 24-Saturday July 25. You can bring your "treasures" anytime after 6:00 PM on Thursday July 23. Also keep in mind that we need tables (card tables work great). To make this a success we need every family to sign up for a time to work. The following times need to be filled: We need help setting up for this event on Thursday July 23 anytime after 6:00 PM.
| Friday, July 24 | 10-Noon Noon-2 2-4 PM |
| Saturday, July 25 | 8-10 10-Noon |
There will be a sign up sheet at the next meeting or you can call the Neath's (238-5739) to reserve your spot to work. Also foods groups maybe you could set up a lemonade/cookie booth at the garage sale???!!! Let Catie know if you are interested in that!Please mark your garage sale "treasures." All left overs will go to St. Vincent. If you want your stuff pick it up Saturday around 12:00.
Our meeting activity for the month of April was making May baskets for the residents of Sunny Hill Nursing Home. As part of a project I'm doing this year called "Generations", my project leader, Mary Silbernagel, and I delivered them on May Day. We made one silk flower corsage for each basket and also put some Andes Chocolate Mint wafers in. There were 11 baskets and each one was well received. The residents talked about how they celebrated May Day when they were younger. It was a very interesting and rewarding experience. Thanks to all those who participated in making the May baskets!
| Camp 1 (grades 3-5) | Aug. 2-5 |
| Camp 2 (grades 6-8) | Aug 5-8 |
For older youth, there is still a need for Councelors. Call Steve Waggoner at 224-3711 if interested. Check the Hi-Lights for more info., such at transportation and fees.
Yellow skies, lashing wind, and pelting thunderstorms proved no match for the fearless 4-H campers who braved the brief storm on May 15th at Governor Dodge. As Shakespeare said in As You Like It, �Sweet are the uses of adversity, which feelingly persuade me what I am�. Luckily we did not have to contemplate our existence fo long; within an hour the night was clear and starry and alive with the song of frogs. Saturday and Sunday were both cloudless and warm, which let us explore the bluff behind our spacious and private campsite, hike on nature trails, visit the beach, go boating (and unintentionally swimming), and most of all relax! Throw in the nightly roaring campfie--complete with s'mores--and our own privat bathrooms, and we had one great time. Over the 2 days 9 people--7 from 4-H joined in the fun. We're already planning a similar trip next year, and I hope you're planning on coming along.
After setting up our tent in the rain and eating our supper in the van camping turned out to be a good time. After the rain quit the frogs started their loud chorus for us. Both Friday and Saturday nights we went to sleep with the Frog Chorus. On Saturday I tried fishing on Cox Hollow Lake but didn't have any luck.(No I didn't use the frogs for fishing). On Saturday morning we climbed the rocks behind our campsite. Mary and I made a lot of trips up them. Even Mr. Shafer and my mom went up them. Saddler (Simpsons dog) was the only one that didn't go up.
The weather on Saturday, May 16, for the 4-H camping trip at Governor Dodge State Park was nothing short of phenomenal. After a day of sun bathing and swimming at Cox Hollow Lake, we decided to go on a hike before the sun went down. We didn't know at the time that our simple hike would evolve into an interesting adventure. We planned to take the Gold Mine Trail, a 2.5-mile loop that winds through a variety of woods and prairies. While driving from our campsite in Hickory Ridge to the entrance of the trail, we had the opportunity to observe two deer meandering about in the clearing of a wooded area. We forgot to bring a trail map along, but we figured we could get along without it. However, not realizing it right away, we headed down the Stephens Falls Trial. Nevertheless, we decided to follow thet trail anyway. We had the chance to observe a cold, bubbling spring and the sparkling Stephens Waterfall. We also saw some rare flowers, a sizable tree that had just recently fallen with its leaves still green, and beautiful sandstone bluffs. However, it was quickly becoming dark, and we realized that we were quite a distance from our vehicle. We found a yellowing, antiquated map posted at the Cox Hollow Campground.
Despite trying to memorize it, we ended up going around the campground in one big circle anyway. We eventually figured out which path to take after it had become quite dark. Driving back to our campsite before it became pitch black, we were greeted by the sound of hundreds of croaking frogs in a nearby pond. We made a fire, roasted marshmallows, and popped popcorn underneath a full sky of stars, uninhibited by city lights. All in all, we had a great time camping at Governor Dodge, and I hope our 4-H club will make reservations again next year.
In March, the Diligent Doers received a computer from the Dane County Technology Project. Members Craig Fay, Donald Pfotenhauer, Mary Schaefer, Matt Silbernagel attended two workshops where we learned the basic hardware structure and software configuration of our computer. At a brief third workshop, Matt Silbernagel picked up a Memorex Telex 7035 with 386sx CPU at 16 MHZ, 75mb hard drive, 8mb RAM, mouse, keyboard, monitor, and cables. Software included Win3.11, MS Word, and MS Excel.
The computer is slow, and its capabilities are somewhat limited because it cannot be upgraded to Windows95. However, it is still useful to beginning users who want to become more familiar with computers. It might be useful to anyone who just needs to type up reports periodically. Documents can be saved on a 3.5 inch disk and transferred to another computer with a printer. Please call Matt Silbernagel at 238-8578 or e-mail at [email protected] if you are interested in taking the computer for 2-3 months, or perhaps indefinitely, depending on the number of people interested.
This month the Diligent Doers contributed $200 to Mountain Moms and $20 to the Ronald McDonald House. Thank you members for supporting these organizations. Our May balance is $772.80.
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