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

Wow! I can’t believe how fast May has flown by! As you can see the newsletter is coming out later than usual, it’s almost June. May thru early July are our busiest time in 4-H, especially for those of you who are active in the various county fairs.

I’d like to congratulate everyone who participated in the Eastern San Diego County Jr. Fair. Regardless of how you may or may not have placed, you are all winners for working on projects and for participating in the fairs. The fairs are supposed to be a FUN time, and a time to reflect upon the efforts that you have put into creating projects, working with your animals, etc. If we go back to the roots of what 4-H is all about, 4-H is meant to provide hands-on learning experiences. It also creates an environment for fun and fellowship with other people who share some of your same interests.

I hope that you will keep these things in mind when showing at the fairs. While competition is good, do not let winning 1^st place ever become more important than your relationships with your fellow 4-H’ers. Ribbons and trophies are wonderful to win, but they are material things and they do not last, they are only for the moment. Relationships can last a lifetime, and they are amongst the most important things in life. Good sportsmanship and graciousness should be displayed at all times, and I hope you will do so. This is not only for your own sake and the sake of your competition, but for the future of the 4-H program. We are all ambassadors of 4-H. The public sees our behavior and judges our program based upon your behavior. Please be sure you set a good example, and encourage your fellow 4-H’ers to do the same.

Fair entries were turned in at our May meeting. Please check out the fair website at: www.sdfair.com/entry for specific dates and times of the various shows.

I hope to receive the parking passes and wrist bands prior to our June meeting. If not, I will arrange a meeting to pick these up.

When camping out at the SD County Fair, using the jockey quarters, please remember the following: An adult, over 21, must be in residence in each Jockey Quarter and is responsible for maintaining orderly conduct at all times and quiet after 10pm. Exhibitors found without an adult will forfeit the room, no refund.

*All members exhibiting animals must fill out 2011 First Aid and Parent Permission forms, the forms are available online.

**All members exhibiting animals must go through the annual ethics training and fill out the ethics form.

***Badging begins Saturday, May 14^th at the Livestock office. You will pay for the badge(s) in cash when you go to the Livestock office to get your badge. The last day to get your badge without having to pay admission to the fair to have access to the Livestock office is June 9^th.

Please be sure to attend our June meeting. We will be electing our new board members for next year.

If you turned in your clover points forms to me, please meet with me after the unit meeting to discuss your point totals and prizes.

June 10^th at 3pm, there will be a riding instructor at the Nunn Family Ranch who will be giving lessons in western equitation. The cost for the lesson is $25/person. Please note: This is not a 4-H sanctioned meeting or lesson; however, if you’d like some additional training in this area it is available. Patty found this trainer and has asked him to come help teach since this is an area where we do not have a resident expert. I hope those of you in the horse and pony project will support Patty’s efforts to bring in this instructor. I’ve been told that he did a great job at a lesson that was given a few weeks ago!

Attention High School 4-H’ers – State Leadership conference is held at the end of July. It is at UC Davis. If you are interested in this, please check the county’s 4-H website for more information. The date to turn in your registration is coming up soon!

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.

Computer and Website Design Project – At this month’s meeting, more Quilting Project pictures were added to the project’s web page and the Photos of the Month were updated. 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 on June 12, 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.

Dairy Goats – Friday June 3^rd from 5 to 6pm. Contact Karen Smith for more info.

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 at 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) – Contact Karen Smith, Britney Grigsby, or Kelli Helms for meeting time, location, and 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 and your email account for changes and up-to-date information!