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L&A COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTERMARCH 2012

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS BOARD MEMBERS President - Dave McNichols 378-0463 Becky Whalen 354-4799Vice President - Leonard Austin 388-1105 Jonathan Leonhardt 378-6089Secretary - Kathy McNichols 378-0463 Jennifer Carefoot 388-1177Treasurer - Linda Harpell 354-9243 Frances Garrah 354-9725

Lisa Hart 354-0404 Jordan Whalen 354-4799

President's Message

L&A County 4-H ◊ March 2012

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 Welcome to Lennox & Addington 4-H for 2012.  I would like to thank everyone who ran for a position on our Board this year, we have several new Board members and it looks like a fantastic group of people to work with. Thank you to those volunteers who served on last year's Board. Please remember that all volunteers, parents and Senior members are welcome to come to Board meetings, your input is important. We have several new and exciting clubs this year and are planning social activities and fundraising events. Please come out to a registration early as some of the clubs have limited numbers and you wouldn't want to miss a great opportunity. Again this year, I plan to make it to at least one meeting of each club.  If you have any concerns, ideas for improving our programs or questions, please contact me at 613-378-0463. Yours in 4-H Spirit,Dave.

REGISTRATION DATES, PLACES & FEESMarch 6 th – Ernestown Secondary School, Odessa – 6:30 – 8:30pmMarch 10 th – Newburgh Hall - 10:00am - 3:00pmMarch 17 th – Napanee Fire Hall - 10:00am - 3:00pmRegistration fees have increased to $80 for the first child in a family and $65 each for any additional siblings.Members must be 9 years of age before January 1st, 2012 & no older than 21 years of age on January 1st 2012Parents and Members must sign the forms, please be sure both are present.Members can call Kathy McNichols at 613-378-0463 to come to her home to register if unable to attend these dates.

PROPOSED CLUBS FOR 2012Autumn Tole Painting, Beef, Beginners Embroidery, Blacksmithing Basics (for Senior Members), Chocolate, Dairy, Embellished Crazy Quilt, Fishing, Gingerbread, Girls Night Out, Goat, Grow Your Own, Health Care, Horse, International Cooking and Customs, Introduction to Farm Animals, Judging, Mini Horse, Rabbit, Spring Crafts, The Great Outdoors, Vegetable Gardening, Vet, Woodworking

Introduction to Blacksmithing BasicsAre you interested in how tools and other things were manufactured before the days of

factory production? When you visit your local historical site do you find yourself drawn to the blacksmith shop? My name is Jonathan Leonhardt and if you answered ‘Yes’ to either of these questions and are over 15 years old, then do I have a club for you. Introduction to Blacksmithing Basics will teach you the basic skills needed to create functional and artistic items from scrap

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metal. You will also learn to identify the parts of a coal forge, the common tools used in a Blacksmith shop and the correct metal for your project ideas.

We will be meeting at my Smithy on alternate Saturday mornings starting on May 12th. We will meet at 10am and our meetings will begin at 2 hours long and increase to 4 hours long as we get closer to the Napanee Fair.

12 May 10:00 – 12:00, 26 May 10:00 – 12:00, 09 June 10:00 – 13:00, 23 June 10:00 – 13:00, 07 July 10:00 – 14:00, 21 July 10:00 – 14:00

Each member of the club will make a coat hook that will be judged at the Napanee Fair and each member will contribute to an exhibit that will be displayed at the Napanee and Centreville Fairs that will showcase the skills learned while completing this project. Due to the size of my Smithy, the membership for the club will be limited to 6 members.

Each member will require a pair of approved safety glasses, a pair of leather high-top shoes or work boots, a pair of leather or thick cotton work gloves and hearing protection (foam insert type is the minimum). I ask that members wear old clothes as you will be getting dirty. Long pants are to be worn over your footwear and members with long hair are to have it tied back during forging.

If you have any questions prior to registration, please contact Jonathan Leonhardt @ 613-378-6089 or dragonforge@xplornet.com

Health Care ClubDo you hate being sick? Do you wonder why some people always get sick while others

never seem to? There is so much you can do to prevent illnesses, heal faster and better, and enjoy being alive - Your health is within your control! Health Care is a growing and quickly changing field filled with knowledgeable professionals who are there to care for you if needed, but don’t wait until you need it. In the 4-H Health Care Club we will discuss what health means, methods of infection and disease control, health promotion activities such as healthy eating and activity and wound care. My name is Johanna Leonhardt and I am a nursing student in my fourth year of University on my way to becoming a Registered Nurse and health promotion is my passion!

The club will meet at my home every second Thursday evening for four meetings from 6:30 – 8:30pm on the following nights: May 10, May 24, June 7, and June 21. I have also inquired about a weekend activity with the Health Care Museum in Kingston and requested a time for the club to participate in the KGHistory for Kids program that they offer – geared appropriately to our age group – date and time TBD. Finally, during the month of July we will also meet on at least two Sunday afternoons to work on our Napanee Fair projects as well as plan our Club achievement – dates and times TBD.

If you have any questions prior to registration, please contact Johanna Leonhardt @ 613-378-6089 or armynurse@xplornet.com

Embellished Crazy Quilt ClubAre you a person who loves the look of old-fashioned crafts

enhanced with modern techniques? Do you like to express yourself in your craftwork and let your unique personality shine through?

If you are feeling creative and have some experience in embroidery or quilting, come join the Embellished crazy quilt club. In

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this club, members will piece a crazy quilt square, do fancy embroidery stitching over the seams and then embellish each piece with embroidery, buttons, pieces of lace, beadwork, whatever catches your creative fancy! This will be a piece of yourself that can become a family heirloom.

Leaders Cheryl Weselake and Kathy McNichols will guide you through the steps but there is a lot of your own personal choices in this piece of art. Meetings will be on Monday evenings starting in April. This is a project for experienced embroiderers or quilters. If you have questions, please call Kathy 613-378-0463 or Cheryl at 613-379-2443.

“Friendships are sown one stitch at a time”

International Cooking and Customs

Aloha, Guten Tag, Bonjour, Ciao!Do you love to try international foods, do you love egg rolls, fajitas,

perogies, and chicken pineapple kabobs? Does your mouth water when you think of German Apple Strudel, Mexican wedding cookies, Italian biscotti? Do you wish you could whip up a delicious meal at home whenever you want and not wait to go to a restaurant to try something new and exotic? Let us take you to the four corners of the world through food and customs. At each meeting we will create foods from a foreign country and learn some of their customs.

Meetings will be on Sunday afternoons, once a month in May, June, July and September. Location to be determined by the number of members. Leaders are Kathy McNichols and Linda Harpell. See you there!

Au Revoir, Arreviderci, Auf Wiedersehen, Hasta la vista!

Spring Crafts Spring is just around the corner, so let’s get busy crafting. Members will make several spring- themed projects in this club using a variety of craft mediums. Members are responsible to bring their own scissors and a plastic place mat to work on, to each meeting. Meetings will be held on Sunday afternoons 1-4 pm starting in late March probably at the McNichols home. (depending on the number of members). Leaders: Kathy McNichols and Linda Harpell

Come prepared to have fun and be creative!!

Beginners Embroidery ClubDo you love the look of hand- embroidered pillowcases, doilies and

clothing? Have you wondered how people can do such beautiful stitching and wondered if it is difficult? Well, it’s not!

Members will learn the basics of embroidery and create a simple project. You will

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need to provide some of the materials yourself. The Club is starting in September on Monday evenings from 6:30-8:30 pm at the McNichols’.

This club would make you eligible to take the embellished crazy quilt club next year. Limit of 10 members. Leaders: Cheryl Weselake and Kathy McNichols

Woodworking ClubEver thought you’d like to start building your own creations out of wood? This is the club for

you. It’s the 4-H Woodworking Club. Come join us for some woodworking fun this year as we create something beautiful, with our time, our patience and our own hands. No experience necessary, however, you will be required to practise SAFETY 100% of the time. We will be meeting in late spring or early summer, mostly on Sundays from 11-4, so you need to bring your lunch and drinks for the day.

We will work until our projects are completed. This usually requires about 6 meetings. You will receive a phone call the week before the club starts.

Individual tool kits will be required (hammer, measuring tape, square, pencil, #8 square screwdriver, safety glasses, sandpaper and a sanding block). If electric tools are required, they will be provided and supervised. Club members, you are asked to bring a big box with your name on it to store your wood and other materials in. Woodworkers will be required to pay an extra fee of under $50.00 (usually around $40.00, a discounted price offered to us by Atkinson Home Hardware and Building Centre in Hartington). This will be collected from each member to cover the cost of the wood, screws and other materials.

In order to secure your spot in the club, this fee must be paid before the order for the wood is made. After the wood is ordered, we cannot guarantee the discount price or a spot in the club. If you would like to pay this fee at registration, please pay $40 cash. If the fee increases, it will only be a small amount depending on the price of the wood and we will let you know what the difference is in the club start-up phone call. Limit of 20 members in this club for safety reasons. First paid, first served. If you feel comfortable doing so, please leave an active email address (of a parent or guardian) to make contact during club time much easier. Thank you. Leaders of the Woodworking Club.... David McNichols, Richard Hird and Carmel Blackett

Introduction To Farm Animals ClubBAA....MOO....NEIGH...CLUCK....Do these sounds

sound familiar but not something you personally hear every day? Would you like to become more familiar with their makers?

This is a club for those who want to learn about farm animals but don’t necessarily own one. We will visit area farms where we will learn about the animals care, nutrition, housing, use on the

farm and other interesting facts.

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Members will be required to wear proper farm clothing (rubber boots, old clothes). Meetings will be on Thursday evenings starting in late May. Leaders: David and Kathy McNichols... call if you have questions - 613-378-0463

The Gingerbread ClubIf you love the spicy aroma of freshly baked

gingerbread and love creating with cookies, candies and icing, then this may be the club for you!

In the gingerbread club, we will learn the art of creating gingerbread houses to create a whole gingerbread village. Members will work together to create a masterpiece we can auction off at the Awards ceremony in November.

Meetings will be on Sunday afternoons starting in late September.

Leaders: Linda Harpell and Kathy McNichols

Autumn Tole Painting ClubIt is always fun to paint and express yourself in your handicrafts, creating a project you can be proud of and display in your home.

In the autumn tole painting club, members will create beautiful tole painted projects, learning the basics, different painting techniques and tips. Whether you are experienced or new to tole painting, you will enjoy this club.

Meetings will be on Tuesday evenings starting in September. There will be a nominal cost for materials. Members will supply their own brushes and palettes. Please contact Linda for advice prior to purchasing these items.Leaders: Linda Harpell and Kathy McNichols

Dairy Club The 4-H Dairy club may be for you if you would like

to visit Dairy farms with the latest innovative technology and you enjoy showing a dairy animal. Today's dairy farms are larger with robotic milkers, automatic calf feeders and rotary milking parlours to name a few. A part of the fun and learning in the club may involve a one day bus trip to see dairy operations in another region of Ontario! The Dairy Club would not be complete without livestock judging and the finer points of showmanship being covered as part of the meeting agenda.

The club will meet every 2 or 3 weeks in the evenings for the course of 5 or 6 meetings. You will need

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access to a dairy calf to complete the project, but you do not need to own it. Members will also have the opportunity to attend several shows and ultimately the Royal Agriculture Winter Fair. For further information contact club leaders Kevin Maclean or Joe O'Neill.

Rabbit ClubThis year in the rabbit club we will continue to learn even more about

our beloved pets. Understanding our animals, what they eat, how to care for them and what to do in case of illness will form our basic lessons. Knowing how to identify different breeds and learning their unique features will help us understand our own rabbits better. We will also work with our rabbits in preparation of showing them at the Odessa, Centreville and Napanee Fairs. We will discuss the important features of our rabbits in order to impress the Judges with our knowledge and expertise. Meeting dates will include the following Saturday mornings from 10:00am - 12:00pm: April 21; May 5 &

19; June 2 & 16. In preparation for the fairs, we will also have meetings in July on at least two weekends (TBD) where we will work exclusively with our rabbits. If you have a rabbit, that’s wonderful, but not required – we have a few extras that you can work with if you need an animal.

If you have any questions prior to registration, please contact Jonathan or Johanna Leonhardt @ 613-378-6089 or dragonforge@xplornet.com

Grow Your OwnThe Grow Your Own club is a club where you can learn to grow, from seed, some of the food

you eat every day. Do you want to be able to say “I grew that!” and taste the wonderful rewards of your labor? Fresh vegetables always taste better when you grow them yourself and you will be proud to share them with others. This year the club will focus on being able to classify and differentiate between fruits, vegetables and herbs, starting vegetables from seed and learning about food production crops. Part of our project for this year will be to enter a selection of our vegetables into the Napanee Fair for judging. Members do not need to have a garden at home (though it would be good to practice what we’ve learned), they will each have a small plot at the leader’s house that they can tend at each meeting.

Meetings will be held every second Sunday afternoon from 2:00pm-4:00pm on the following dates: April 22, May 6 & 20, June 3 & 17 as well as two more dates in July, including the evening before the Napanee Fair (2nd of August) when we choose the vegetables we will enter in the fair.

If you have any questions prior to registration, please contact Jonathan or Johanna Leonhardt @ 613-378-6089 or dragonforge@xplornet.com

L&A 4-H Dairy Goat ClubMeeting will be held on Sunday Morning from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Meeting Dates are as

follows April 15, May 6, May 27, June 24, and July 29. We will be holding a Showmanship Clinic with date T.B.A and also a fundraiser will take place this year to raise funds for show shirts. This year we will concentrate on Goat Health and Common Diseases that affect goats. Goats are available for the club if you don’t have one.

Fishing Club

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Are you someone who would like to get a chance to fish and haven't had a chance?You don't know much about fishing and would like to learn? You already enjoy fishing and would like to get more chances. Join us for this years fishing club to learn and have fun. We will be starting in May and carry into summer. We will be doing a combination of evening and weekends. 

If you have any questions call: Dave Goodfellow at 613-354-9275 or email at goodfellow_14@sympatico.ca (there is an underscore between the w & 1 of the email address)

 

Outdoors ClubJoin us for an outdoor adventure. We will be going for hikes on trails, old fields and other

areas as we explore nature. We will be starting in the summer and continuing into the fall. Our meetings will be held in the evening and days on weekends and possibly week days. 

If you have any questions call: Dave Goodfellow at 613-354-9275 or email at goodfellow_14@sympatico.ca (there is an underscore between the w & 1 of the email address)

Miniature Horse Club 

"Come and discover the wonderful world of miniature horses" Members will learn to care for and groom miniature horses, they will learn about their nutritional needs and showmanship. The club will be held on Tuesday evenings at 6933 County Rd #2 in Morven at Sherwoods from about 6:30 to 8:30. Dates will soon follow. Contact Louise Sherwood 613-354-1869 or Julie Mather 613-374-3886 for more information.

Horse Club 

Leaders Becky Whalen 613-354-4799, Samantha Neff, Youth Leader Jordan Whalen

Goal of the Project/Club is to prepare each member to do a showmanship pattern for their achievement. Members will gain knowledge, experience, and confidence through hands-on handling with their project horse.  Some visits to area Equestrian Centres covering topics such as Feeding and Nutrition, Riding disciplines and common horse diseases and treatment. A planned fun day playing games on horseback for those that ride and games leading your horse on line for those that don't ride, with a potluck.  Also a spring trail ride for those that ride.

*Must have a horse or access to a horse*

ChocolateEverybody loves Chocolate!!! Join leader Betty Austin in this delicious club. Meetings will be

scheduled for Saturday mornings, more details to come.

Vegetable GardeningBetty Austin will be leading a Gardening club in the Selby area. The meetings will be on

weekdays and evenings. The vegetables that are grown will be donated to a Food Mission in Napanee to help feed the hungry every Saturday evening.

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Girls Night OutThis club is all about girls. We will be covering topics such as hair care, skin care and

makeup, healthy eating, physical activity, fashion and self-esteem. The club will run in the spring- May/June and will be 2 hour meetings.

Get Ready, Get Set, Get Judging!! 

What club allows you to explore a wide variety of topics that are both Agriculture and Life Styles?  The Judging Club!  This club is a great way to learn about many topics and to improve your public speaking and decision making skills.  The first meeting will be on April 23rd at 7:30pm at Melanie Hunter's house.  Our second meeting will be held at the L&A Judging Day on April 28th at 10am at the Napanee Fairgrounds.  For more information, or to join the Judging Club, please contact Lori Hird (613-379-3039) or Melanie Hunter (613-354-6089)

Beef Club 

Members in the beef club learn to care for their project animals at several meetings starting in the spring. They learn about things such as nutrition, marketing, health care, housing, showmanship and conformation. Members must have their own calf or access to one. Members will show their calves at several area fairs and possibly the Royal Winter Fair. Please contact Leonard or Betty Austin 613-388-1105 for more information. 

Vet Club 

Do you love animals and want to learn more about how to take care of them and ensure they are happy and healthy? Then join the vet club!

In this club we visit several area vets, farms, animal preserves and have some guest speakers. Meetings will start in the late spring and continue through the summer and fall. Please contact Dave McNichols for more information 613-378-0463.

‘I pledgeMy Head to clearer thinking,My Heart to greater loyalty,My Hands to larger service,My Health to better living,

for my Club, my community,and my country’

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L&A 4-H ASSOCIATION MEETINGOur next Association meeting will be held on March 13th, 2012 at Newburgh Hall. The

meeting will start at 7:00pm. All Volunteers, Parents & Senior Members are welcome to attend.

PHOTO CONTESTL&A 4-H will be having a Photo Contest in the near future… Please start snapping pictures

of things that interests you and watch for more information in upcoming Newsletters!!!

L&A COUNTY 4-H JUDGING DAYSaturday, April 28 at 10am-2pm at the Napanee Fairgrounds 

Judging is an important part of 4-H because it teaches many valuable skills and also allows members to learn about livestock, crops, home crafts, and much more!  This event is open to all 4-H members to participate in judging activities.  Lunch and judging information will be provided to members.  There is no cost to participate in this event. 

Members are welcome to register on the morning of the event, but preregistrations are appreciated.  To preregister, contact Melanie Hunter at 613-354-6089 or hometownjerseys@hotmail.com. 

Attention Leaders!  Please encourage your members to attend this event.  Some clubs may even incorporate this into meeting time.  Classes are needed for this event.  If you wish to assist or provide a class, please contact Melanie Hunter.  Livestock classes would be especially appreciated.

REGION 3 DISCOVERY DAYSMay 26, 2012

Hillcrest Community Centre, Belleville, ONRegistration deadline - May 11

For youth ages 9 – 12Cost is $10/person

Maximum 60 participants per eventThis is a day long event (arrive at 9 a.m. and head home at 3 p.m.)

For more details or to register visit www.4-hontario.ca/discovery-days

Volunteers: If you want to submit information on your clubs’ activities or dates, please send the information by the 20th of each month to Jonathan at jjleonhardt@xplornet.com, or Jenn at jenncare73@hotmail.com for inclusion in the next month’s newsletter.

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