THE ACORNICLE

Editor: Carl Reed - e-mail – _ reedc2004@cox.net
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President – Chelsea Smith	Vice-Pres. - Rachel Bradley
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

It was so nice to see everyone at the October meeting. I really enjoy installing the new club leaders, it is like the changing of the guard and it truly signals the start of our new club year. There is one thing I forgot to do at our unit meeting and that was to recognize and thank the club officers who served us so faithfully during our 2010-2011 club year; and so, I’d like to take this opportunity to say a BIG, “THANK YOU!” to:

At our November meeting, we will have our awards ceremony to honor those club members who completed their projects and created either a project report or a full personal development report. If you completed a project report or PDR and didn’t submit it to me, please call me and make arrangements to drop it off at my house. I’m currently reviewing the reports that were turned into me at the October meeting. I really enjoy rewarding people for the work they did in their projects and hate to see anyone not get their membership stripes or stars, so please call me and turn in your reports ASAP! Don’t deny me the pleasure of handing you your stripes or/and stars!

If you have not yet finished your registration, please do so as soon as possible. It is also not too late to bring a friend and have them share in the fun of 4-H. A big thank you to everyone who has completed their online registration turned in their medical health history, medical release forms, and paid their fees. The fees this year are $35/youth member and $10/adult volunteer. I will be processing the registrations and turning them into the county 4-H office. When your online registration and all of your paperwork has been completed, you should receive a confirmation of it via email. If you are a new volunteer, please be sure to complete your training, fill out your paperwork, pay your registration fee, and complete the Live Scan screening process as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding this process, please give me a call.

New members and parents, please be sure to come to my home on Sunday, Oct. 23^rd at 2pm for the new parent 4-H program and safety orientation. Immediately following this meeting there will be a new volunteer’s orientation training for those parents who have already volunteered to become adult leaders.

Hello New & Returning 4Hers!!!

Welcome to another new and GREAT 4H year. I'm really looking forward to this year as your new club president. I have been a part of the Jamul Chaparros 4H club for 6 years and I have been involved in just about every project, so if you ever have any questions, I have a lot of experience to share. I am hoping to make this year the best yet, so if you have any ideas how to make it better please let me know!

For all our new members the Jamul Chaparros 4H club has many great projects and I hope you can find the one you enjoy doing. The dog project is still looking for members, so if you have a dog and would like to learn some basic obedience skills consider attending one of the dog project meetings.

I hope to see you all at our Jamul Parade and Petting Zoo. It’s a lot of fun getting to create the float and travel down the road throwing candy and sharing the fun of 4H!

As your new president I will try and become the best, most efficient leader I can. However I am currently taking a night college class on Tuesday evening, so I will not be able to attend all of the unit meetings between now and December. So I will leave you in the capable hands of the Vice President Rachel. I will be back in December and will hopefully be able to attend some meetings between then.

So let’s get this year off to with a Big Bang and hit the ground running. I look forward to getting to know everyone personally and having a fabulous year.

~Chelsea Smith~
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns

Attention project leaders, parents, and youth members: Please be sure to check the club’s online calendar for project meeting dates and times. Also, if you have not completed your registration, you will not be covered by 4-H insurance until you do so. Please complete the registration process as soon as possible!

This year the San Diego 4-H County Council is going to be putting together a cookbook. This will the County Council’s big fundraiser and it is taking the place of calendar sales. They promise the cookbook will be out in time to purchase them to give or sell as Christmas presents! They would like all recipes submitted to Robbie Cranor ASAP! They are desperately seeking more recipes, so please send your favorite recipes to Robbie at: 67FORD@nethere.com, If you picked up an official recipe form at the unit meeting, please fill it out and mail it to: San Diego County 4-H Office, Attn: Carol Hrigora, 9335 Hazard Way, Suite 201, San Diego, Ca 92123. The County Council would really like to get at least 6 recipes per club, so please take the time to submit one of your family favorites to them!

Decorating the float for the Jamul Parade – Sat. Oct. 15^th,, 10am at the Smith’s house, lunch to follow… yum!

Jamul Parade and Petting Zoo – Oct. 16^th – 10AM Meet at Jamul Primary School before 8:30am. NOTE: Last year we met at the Jamul Intermediate School, and the previous year at the Primary School. So if you don’t find us at one school, try the other one! We will be there, I promise!

I hope to see all of you at the Fall Festival to be held at JIS on Saturday, Oct. 29^th. We will host a petting zoo and community outreach. This is a great way to promote our club and you can have a fun time at the festival too! Please contact Rachel Bradley for more info.

On Oct. 27th, the Board will meet at the Bradley’s home at 7pm. All board members are encouraged to attend. All members and parents are welcome and encouraged to attend! Please call Mary for information and directions.

Oct. 15^th – Decorating the float for the Jamul Parade, meet at the Smith’s house.

Oct. 22^nd – Noble Steeds Halloween Horse Show to raise money to feed rescue horses. This is not a 4-H event, but it is hosted by our 4-H assistant horse leader Patty Hyslop. It will be at the Nunn Family Ranch. Please call Patty for more info….

Oct. 29^th – 4-H Horse Playday – Halloween Costume Contest – See county calendar for more info

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

Meets at the Dulzura Community Center 6pm – contact Dana Mottola for more info or Mary Bradley.

Leadership and 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!

Computers - At this month’s meeting, Adam learned how to crop and resize photos. He added photos of the new board members on the Club Activity Pictures page. Adam wanted to learn how to make his own web page, so he did it, complete with his cropped and resized picture! Here is Adams webpage. After the meeting, he virtually zoomed down Lyons Valley Road with Google Earth.

The project meetings are held on the Sunday after the Unit Meeting, 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The next meeting will be on November 6, 2011 and held at the Peterson’s house in Deerhorn Valley. 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 – Contact Nancy Grigsby for more info.

Performing Arts – Meets at the Darroch Performing Arts Studio on 13910 Lyons Valley Road, please contact Fran Darroch for more info.

Sheep – Contact Margaret Drown 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 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 and your email account for changes and up-to-date information!