THE ACORNICLE

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President – Haley Grigsby	Vice-Pres. - Chelsea Smith & Safari Fabrizio
Secretary – Rachel Bradley	Corresponding Sec. – Jessie Krempp
Treasurer – Christina Dietzer	Reporter – Jannettie Krempp
Supply Officer – Rachel Bradley	Historian - Chelsea Smith & Forest Sallee
Teen Council Rep - Haley Grigsby	Recreation – Lindsey Smith
Sgt. at Arms - Savannah Donston	Clover Buds - Jessie Krempp
Song Leaders – Jack Sullivan, Liam Sullivan, & Adam Madla

It was good to see everyone at our February meeting. I hope you enjoyed viewing Catie Corle’s presentation of her 4-H foreign exchange adventure in Costa Rica. There is so much 4-H has to offer and I hope our club members will take advantage of every opportunity!

T-shirts! I still have 9 calendars to sell, so if you haven’t gotten one and would like one, please let me know. I have to turn in our extras to the county office at the end of this month, and they would really like it if I didn’t turn in any extras. We still have club T-shirts too, I will bring them to the May meeting. If you would like one before then, please contact me to arrange to get one.

I am currently scheduled to have some surgery at the end of this month. If everything goes as scheduled I will not be at the unit meeting in March. Please give your full support and cooperation to your board members and project leaders in my absence. Nancy Grigsby and Jennifer Krempp will be picking up more copies of the Eastern San Diego County Jr. Fair entry books and forms. They will have them at the March unit meeting. This year the ESDCJF starts a week later than normal, so we will have our fair entry forms turn-in at our April unit meeting. We will not have a special fair entry form turn-in meeting the last Tuesday of March as was originally scheduled at the beginning of our 4-H year.

Congrats and well done to everybody who presented at Presentation Day!!! Super Saturday is coming up and we are in need a chairperson! It is February 12th at Vista Steam Engine museum. Those who signed up for the committee are: Lindsey Smith, the Krempps, Taylor Downing, Damian Reed, and Adam Madla. If any of you are interested in chairing Super Saturday, please let me know ASAP!!! Also a reminder that Dog learning day is February 27th at Felicita Park in Escondido. This event is open to anyone, but only enrolled dogs can be there. This is a great learning experience and I encourage everyone to go. :)

Congrats to everyone who participated in our Presentation Day! You’re all winners and eligible to go to the County Presentation Day, which I have been told will be held at the same time and place as Home Arts and Design Day in March. So please finish polishing up your presentations and really “WOW!” the judges in March! I’m so proud of all of our presenters! It’s not easy to get up in front of judges and your peers. Surveys have shown that public speaking is the #1 fear of most people. The ability to do this will help you throughout life, and the ability to do it well will help you to shine in both the classroom, and in your future careers!

2011 Calendars are still available - $10 each. This is the SD 4-H County Council’s big fundraiser of the year. They have asked our club to sell 30 calendars. We have 27 families in the club, so if each family could purchase just one, we will meet the quota that they have set for us. The calendars are really nice, they are full of pictures of SD County 4-H kids, the pictures were taken by your fellow 4-H’ers and they already contain many of the important dates to remember this year. Please call Mary Bradley if you’d like to buy one. Thank you!!!

We are still collecting items for both the February ESDCJF drawing on February 28^th and for the BBQ & Auction on March 20th. At the upcoming ESDCJF general meeting, our club is responsible for the drawing prizes. All donations are tax deductible. So, if you have something you would like to donate to either event, please contact Mary.

The pre-sale tickets for the BBQ are $8/each and Mary has them if you would like to buy them. Tickets will also be available the day of the BBQ. Pre-sales help the fair board to determine how many meals they will need to prepare. Don’t forget we will also be manning the bake sale booth. Please sign up to help with this at the March unit meeting. If you are signed up in the Community Service project group, please be sure to help with this bake sale. I hope those of you who are gifted with the talent of baking will bring baked goods in support of our booth.

Last year the BBQ lunch was great and the auction was a lot of fun too! Please give the ESDCJF your support!

February 12^th – Super Saturday at the Vista Steam Engine/Antique Tractor Museum

February 26^th – Horse Show at Mountain Valley Ranch just north of the downtown Ramona, 842 Hwy 78, check-in starts around 8am, show at 9am.

March 5^th – Area 5 (that’s us) County Field Day at the Lakeside Jr. Fair Grounds, please send in your entry forms to Margaret Drown by Feb. 26^th.

March 10^th – Kiwanis Thank-you Dinner (We’ll be cooking dinner for them!)

March 26^th – Home Arts and Design Day, and County Presentation Day at Twin Peaks Middle School, 14640 Tierra Bonita Rd., Poway

Super Saturday. This event is held at the Vista Antique Tractor Museum. It is a great county wide event. You’ll get to meet kids from other 4-H groups in the county and see what they do in some of their project groups. We chose to have a yummy craft booth where kids will get to do a hands-on project creating Chocolate Kiss Mice. There will be lots of hands-on type projects to do at Super Saturday, so I hope you’ll make some time to go to and to support our club’s booth this year. Please contact Haley Grigsby. We still need a chairperson and helpers!!!

The Board will meet at the Bradley’s home, Monday, Feb. 21st at 6:30pm. All board members are encouraged to attend. All are other club members and their parents are also welcome and encouraged to attend! Please call Mary for information and directions.

***Special note, due to scheduling conflicts, starting in January, the board meetings will be held on the 3^rd Monday of the month at 6:30PM at the Bradley’s house.

Please be sure to check the online calendar <www.jamul4h.org/calendar> to make sure your meeting dates and times are listed and correct. Please send any corrections to our webmasters at: webmasters@jamul4h.org.

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

Meets at the Dulzura Community Center – contact Dana Mottola for more info.

Community Service Projects – These will come up as the year goes by – contact Mary Bradley if you would like to be involved in them. Very important for high school students if they need community service hours as part of their graduation requirements!

Computer and Website Design Project - The project meetings are held on the Sunday after the Unit Meeting, 5:00 to 7:00 pm, at the Fletchers. The next meeting will be March 6, 2011. 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 meet every Thursday evening at St Pius Church at 5 pm call Karen Smith for more info.

Horse and Pony Project – Meets at the Nunn Family Ranch – Contact Nancy Grigsby for more info.

Pygmy Goats and Sheep – Contact Margaret Drown or Kelli Helms 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.

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

Small Animals (Cavies, Rabbits/Meat Pen Rabbits, and Poultry/Meat Pen Chickens) – Meets at the Smith’s house. Contact Karen Smith, Britney Grigsby, or Kelli Helms for more info.

***Clarification on small animal meat pen projects*** According to the County 4-H office, meat pen rabbits and meat pen chickens are all part of the regular rabbit and chicken projects.

Meat Pen Turkeys, and Heritage Turkeys – Please contact Dana Mottola or Jennifer Krempp.

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 and your email account for changes and up-to-date information!