THE ACORNICLE

Editor: Carl Reed - e-mail – _ reedc2004@cox.net
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President – Rachel Bradley	Vice-Pres. – Ashley Whipple
Secretary – Miriam Lopez	Treasurer – Christina Dietzer
Sgt. at Arms - Hope Gilces	Reporter – D.C. Reed
Supply Officer – Sydney Helms	Historian – Ashley Whipple
Recreation – Rebecca Dietzer	Teen Council Rep -
Song Leaders – Katie Raya and Alex Doar
Clover Buds – Tess Porter and Kelsey Gans

January got off to a bumpy start, but we are in full swing and heading towards the best part of the 4-H year – the fairs! I hope everyone is attending their project meetings and working on, or with, their entries to the fairs. This is the time to get those arts and crafts, photography, home arts, and horticulture projects going! It’s also a good time to practice showmanship with your animals and study to increase your knowledge of your animals.

At our January meeting we discussed our club’s big fundraiser for the year. Through the generous help of Applebee’s on Jamacha Road in Rancho San Diego, we will be hosting a Flapjack Breakfast on Saturday, March 10^th from 8am to 10am. We need every club member to sell a minimum of 4 tickets to the fundraiser. The tickets are $10/each and the meal includes pancakes, syrup, butter, scrambled eggs, bacon, juice, coffee, and water. We also need 10 to 12 volunteers, age 16 and up, to help serve the breakfast and bus the tables. Applebee’s will provide the food and the cook staff. Volunteers get breakfast for free! So if you are interested in volunteering, please let me know. If you haven’t already picked up your tickets to sell, please come see me if I don’t see you first. We will get 50% of the proceeds for each ticket sold, and we had to guarantee to sell a minimum of 100 tickets. This is the only fundraiser we are planning for this spring, so we really need everyone’s help to make it a success!

I was happy to see those who came to Area Judging Day! I would love to see more of you at future events! Presentation Day is almost here and I cannot wait to see what my fellow 4-H’ers are going to present. As the fairs and get closer I know that it can get stressful on all of us, so take time to relax every once in a while and remember that everything we do is to ensure learning and that we are having a fun experience while doing so.

If you haven’t already sent in your registration forms for Presentation Day please do so ASAP! I will accept entries up until 2/2/12. So far the only entry I have from our club is Rachel’s…come on Jamul Chaparros – this is fun, you can do it!

For more info on Presentation Day – check out this link to the state website:

Giving presentations will help to build your self-confidence and you will also earn extra Clover Bud points for participating – so start working on your presentation now! Please feel free to call me if you have questions.

At our January Home Arts and Crafts meeting our club members potted and started to trim Bonsai plants. It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot about Bonsai’s. Sending out a special “Thank you!” to Marshall and Tracey Murphy for leading this project!

March 18^th, it’s just around the corner – the annual BBQ and Auction to help raise money for the Eastern San Diego County Jr. Fair. Every year the fair holds a BBQ lunch and auction at the Lakeside Rodeo/Jr. Fair grounds to raise money to help run the fair and to provide scholarships for college bound 4-H and FFA youth members. The BBQ lunch is just $8/person, and it’s a good meal! Once again, our club will also help support the fair by hosting the dessert booth during the BBQ and auction, it’s a tradition! So, if you like to bake, please sign up to bring some goodies to the bake sale booth, and if you can work the booth for an hour or two, that would also be great!

As for the auction, it would be really great if we could get a gift basket or other items to donate from each project group. Donations from individuals and companies are also gladly accepted! And yes, they are tax deductible!!!

This may seem like a lot to ask, but it all goes to help a really great cause, and it is just 1 day of the year. Please give the fair your support, come have lunch, get some dessert, and check out the auction items. You never know just what they have and they do get some really great items donated to them!

Area Presentation Day – Feb. 4^th, at the Jamul Community Church, check-in time, 8:30am. Our club is hosting this event – so please participate and help with it!

March 3^rd – Area Field Day and Small Animal Learning Day – Lakeside Jr. Fairgrounds (next to the Lakeside Rodeo grounds)

March 18^th – ESDCJF BBQ and Auction to be held at the Lakeside Jr. Fairgrounds – We will be hosting the dessert/bake sale for this fundraiser.

On Thursday, January 26th, the Board met at the Bradley’s home at 7pm. The next Board Meeting will be February 23^rd, same time, same place. All board members are encouraged to attend. All members and parents are welcome and encouraged to attend! Please call Mary for information and directions.

Archery - Contact Charla Cranor. This is a crossover project with the Alpine Amigos 4-H Club.

We will be meeting at the Dulzura Community Center this month. We will start our mosaic trivet project. Contact Mary Bradley for more info. If you have been taking photos, please bring them!

Computers - The project meetings are held on the Sunday after the Unit Meeting, 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The next meeting will be on February 12. If you are interested in learning about designing and maintaining our club’s web site at www.jamul4h.org, please contact Gene Peterson, or Kevin Fletcher. Also check the web calendar for any last minute changes at http://jamul4h.org/calendar.

Dog Project- We meets at the Smith’s house, call Karen Smith for more info.

Horse and Pony Project – Meets at the Nunn Family Ranch, 4443 Montiel Truck Trail – Contact Nancy Grigsby for more info.

Sheep – Contact Margaret Drown at for more info. This is a crossover project with the Japatul 4-H Club.

Sewing/Fashion Revue – Contact Jaime Dyer to set up an appointment for sewing lessons. This is a crossover project with the Japatul 4-H Club.

Shooting Sports/Air Rifles – Meets at the Vista Antique Tractor Museum in Vista. Please contact Bill Woodall at for more info. This is a crossover project with the Buena Vista 4-H Club.

Small Animals (Cavies, Rabbits, and Poultry) – Contact Karen Smith, Britney Grigsby, or Kelli Helms for more info.

Remember, if you have any questions about something you have read here or anything else 4-H related you can call Mary. Also, please be sure to check our club’s website calendar. Dates and times of meetings are subject to change. Your project leader’s will make every attempt to contact you if there is a change, but you will also need to be proactive by checking the calendar at http://jamul4h.org/calendar and your email account for changes and up-to-date information!