JAMUL CHAPARROS 4-H CLUB NEWSLETTER
February 2008
Editors: Vicky
Lindsey - e-mail - victorialindsey@cox.net
Newsletter articles need to be submitted by the
Friday following the Unit Meeting
Community Club Leader Ginnie Wadhams - e-mail - VEWadhams@aol.com
E-mail address is: email@jamul4h.org
Jamul Chaparros 4-H Website - http://www.jamul4h.org/
Club Officers
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President – Lucas Van Winkle |
Recording Secretary – Haley Grigsby |
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Vice-President - Caroline Avery-Brown |
Treasurer – Jennah Meyer |
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Reporter – Brittney Grigsby |
Corresponding Sec - Jo Lindsey |
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Sgt. at Arms - Ali Merlino |
Supply Officer – The Mottolas |
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Song Leader - Catie Corle |
Historian - Cristine Noriega |
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Recreation – Chelsea Smith |
Teen Council Rep - Jon Fowler |
Community Leader’s Message
It time for the candy sales again. This
is an important event because our club must send to the county 4-H office $10.00
for each member we have. This money
helps with special events and awards and incentives.
You may also “op” out of the candy sale by donating $10.00.
The candy bars are only $1.00. They
will be at the March 4 Unit Meeting.
Also, be thinking about the fairs. The
entries and deadline are coming up. Please
talk to your project leaders for information and help.
The Field Day and Home Arts day coming up are great events to help you
get ready for the fairs. Our next
Unit Meeting is March 4. See
you there.
Candy
Sales
There will be candy to sell at the next Unit Meeting in March.
Our club must make a $10.00 contribution to the 4-H county office for
every member we have. This is done
through the candy sale. Please sell
your box of candy and help our club. You
may also “op” out of the sale and make a $10.00 contribution to the county
4-H. The candy bars sell for $1.00.
Any profit left over after the $10.00 per member contribution to the
county 4-H will remain with our club.
Field
Day
March 8 is a 4-H Field Day at the Lakeside Jr. Fair Grounds.
Check-in is 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. Judging
starts at 9:00 A.M. All poultry
will have a health inspection before check in.
A Field Day is a mini pre-fair so you can get education on your animal
and practice showmanship. Animals
being shown at the Field Day are market beef, dairy heifers, breeding beef,
market swine, market sheep, breeding sheep, wool breed sheep, market goats, wool
breed goats, pygmy goats, rabbits, cavies, and poultry.
I listed everything so you could see what you can do and learn about in
4-H. The fee is $3.00 for large
animals and $1.00 for small animals. Entries
must be postmarked by February 29, 2008. See
your project leader for entry forms and information.
What?
4-H Field Day
When?
March 8, 2008, check in 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M.
Where?
Lakeside Jr. Fair Grounds
Why?
To learn about your animal and practice showmanship
Reporter's message
Submitted by
Britney Grigsby
Agricultural
Day was on Jan. 12th and there were many 4-H members from different
clubs that came and participated. Britney and Haley Grigsby went and won
medals as county winners in the different categories.
The first
San Diego County 4-H Horse show was on Jan.20th. All of the horses and
riders did very well. Congratulations to everyone! Our Horse and Pony group
will be hosting the May 3rd horse show in Lakeside at the Tumbleweed arena. 4-H
members can come and get credit for attending a 4-H event for their PDR.
Anyone can come out to support the members and watch the show. We will be
grateful for any help we can get, so please call Nancy Grigsby.
All
project meetings for January went well as planed. For Feb. project meetings
please check the club calendar. I hope everyone has a great Valentines Day!
Home
Arts Day
Home Arts day is March 15. It
will be held at the Rancho Bernardo Swim and Tennis Club.
All entries must be at the County 4-H Office by February 21, 2008.
Please contact your home arts project leader for information and entry
forms.
Eastern
San Diego County Junior Fair Entries
All fair entries and monies are due to our club by April 1 at the April
Unit Meeting. Please make out the
check to Jamul Chaparros 4-H. The
club will issue one club check to the Junior Fair.
Entry books and forms will be at the March 4th unit meeting.
The dates of the fair are May 11-18.
March
Unit Meeting Refreshments
Thank you Marty Fowler for signing up for drinks and Chrissy and Samantha
Noriega for signing up for snacks.
Fire
Recovery Funds
If you suffered any losses from the October fires, please contact Ginnie
Wadhams. Losses include home,
outbuildings, animal fencing and enclosure, and equipment.
The 4-H county office has received donated money to help with losses from
the fires.
Board
Meeting
The board meeting
will discuss candy sales, and the March Unit Meeting.
What?
Board Meeting
When?
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008, 7:00 P.M.
Where?
Wadhams’ house, Jamul
Who?
Everyone
New
4-H Supplies are Here!
The new hats, scarves, and ties are here.
Hats are $9.00 each; scarves and ties are $8.00 each.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available for high school seniors and college freshmen.
The two applications for the East County Junior fair will be available at
the February Unit Meeting. The Don
Diego scholarship through the San Diego County Fair is available online at the
San Diego County Fair site. I typed
in San Diego County Fair and it came right up.
San
Diego County Fair home page: http://sdfair.com
Don
Diego Fund page: http://www.sdfair.com/index.php?fuseaction=about.dondiego
East
County Junior Fair BBQ and Auction
The BBQ and auction will be on Sunday, March 16 starting at 11:00 AM.
Our club will be manning the dessert booth.
Also, please donate items to be auctioned off at this event.
More information on the auction will be available at the February Unit
Meeting.
Leader
Appreciation Brunch
Fallbrook 4-H is hosting a Leader Appreciation Brunch on March 1.
This event is to thank all the wonderful and generous volunteers of 4-H.
It will be at the Bonsall community center at 10:00 AM.
We need to RSVP by February 24th.
There will be a sign up sheet for it at the February Unit Meeting.
San
Diego County Fair Dates
The dates for the San Diego County Fair at Del Mar are
June 14 - July 6.
Help
your Club!
Wanted for next year, newsletter editor!
The job requires some time the weekend after the unit meeting.
Ms. Wadhams sends all the information to the editor and then the info is
put into a template. It is easy and
fun to do the clip art! Ms. Lindsey
will help train the new editor. If
interested, please contact Ms. Lindsey. This
could be a great project for a high schooler!
Working
Dog Puppies For Sale
Belgian
Malinois 12 weeks old, very social, great working / herding /obedience /
agility dogs. Would make great 4H project. If interested
contact Doug Welker at 619 669-4794 or Dadsdoghouse4@gmail.com
Can be seen in Jamul.
Guinea
Pigs Wanted
The club received
an inquiry about animals for sale. If
you would like to sell or have the need to sell hamsters or guinea pigs, contact
Amber. She is starting a breeding program for the pet industry and has
room for quite a few. Thanks.
Amber
can be contacted at 468-3486, or 277-7387.
Cooking
Project
Cooking will be at St. Pius Church. Contact Gene Merlino for more
information.
The Computer Project will meet on Saturday, February 8th . We
start at 5:00 pm, at the Fletchers. Please
join us and learn how we maintain our club’s web site. www.jamul4h.org.
We will meet at Theresa Law’s contact her for information.
The dog project will meet on Wednesdays at 7:00 at the St. Pius parking
lot.
We will meet February 9th at
Lawson Valley at 9:30.
Jewelry
Project
Contact Dana Mottola for information.
Livestock will meet on February 19th at 6:30 PM at the Wadhams’ house.
Ornamental
Horticulture
We will meet in before the fair.
We will meet on February 23rd at
the Jamul Show grounds on Lyons Valley Road from 1:00 to 4:00.
Poultry
will meet on Sunday, February 17th at
2:00. Meetings are at the Lindsey’s. We will practice showmanship again so bring your animals.
Forms for Field day will be available.
Rabbits and Cavies will meet at 3:00 on February
17th. Meetings
are at the Lindsey’s. We will be
learning cavy and rabbit showmanship again so bring your animals. Forms for Field day will be available.
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* * * UPCOMING EVENTS * * * * *
February 26th– Board Meeting
March 4th – Unit Meeting at JPS
March 15th – Arts and Design Day
March
16th – East County Jr. Fair Barbeque and Auction
June 14
- July 6 – San Diego County Fair
June 21st
– Super Saturday