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Congratulations Elizabeth!

At the Oxford County Plowing Match held Saturday, August 20,

Elizabeth Bruce, was crowned the 2011- 2012 Oxford County Queen

of the Furrow. Elizabeth, 17, is the daughter of Al and Diane Bruce of

R.R. #6, Woodstock. She is a Grade 12 student at Huron Park

Secondary School in Woodstock. This summer she was a counsellor at

Camp Bimini, near Embro, and works on the family’s dairy farm.

Oxford 4-H Association September / October 2011

Oxford 4-H Informer

Important Dates:

September 24 – Stratford 4-H Championship Show

September 29 – Classic entry deadline

October 12 – Association meeting, OMAFRA

October 12 – FCC Drive Away Hunger competition donations due

October 15 – 4-H Ontario Communications Competition, Guelph

October 26 – Volunteer Training, OMAFRA

November 1 – Oxford 4-H Volunteer Tribute Award nomination deadline

Nov 5 – 7 – Classic, RAWF

November 23 – Lifeskills Recognition Night, Mount Elgin

December 1 – Scrapbook Pages Competition deadline

September / October

Informer

September 15, 2011

Association News 2 Mt Elgin Club Report 12

Battery Blitz 5 Oxford Judging Day Results 14

Brooksdale Club Report 9 Oxford Dairy Show Report 5

Dairy Events Listing 9 Oxford Scrapbook Competition 11

E Nissouri Club Report 7 PLAY (Summer Games) Report 7

FCC Drive Away Hunger Info 6 Region 6 Communication Competition 6

InterCounty Judging Report 9 Tribute Award 11

Lifeskills Recognition Night 11 Woodstock Fair 4-H Report 4

In this Issue:

2 Oxford 4-H Informer – September / October

2012 Membership Fee increased to $70/member payable by cheque to “Oxford 4-H”. Membership fees are required for member’s first project registration. All members must have paid their fee OR the club is not registered.

Oxford 4-H Mugs – $5 4-H T-shirts – XL only - $10 Contact Linda for these great items! Kubota Show Shirts (M, L, XL) - $20

Conflict Resolution Procedure: All conflicts or related concerns within 4-H in Oxford must be submitted in writing and signed to the Association Chairperson. All matters will be addressed confidentially by the Association Executive. Contact Association Chairperson.

Speed Stack Kit: The kit will be available for use by 4-H clubs (for the speed stack

project) with a security deposit of $100 (cheque). To book the kit out for the Speed Stack project, contact Kathryn at 4-H Ontario. Delivery will be made person to person.

4-H ONTARIO POLICY (VOLUNTEER TRAINING) It is required that all registered volunteers attend a training workshop offered locally, regionally or provincially a minimum of every 24 months or more frequently according to local Association policy. New volunteers are to attend a training workshop within 3 months of approval as a volunteer.

LAST VOLUNTEER TRAINING SESSION FOR 2011

October 26, 2011 OMAFRA

MEMBERS & VOLUNTEERS!

**When submitting applications that require references, please be sure to contact your references to get their permission to use them. **Participant forms are REQUIRED for all members & volunteers for ALL events. Please have your form with you when you arrive at an event.

Participant Agreement (replacing the Health & Safety, Media & Code of Conduct forms) found on 4-H Ontario website, under “Forms” (Form 6.8) may be downloaded and saved to your home computer, updated and presented to the volunteer in charge for each project, club or opportunity.

Please RENEW your Police

Records Check as soon as forms

are received from 4-H Ontario

so that clubs may be registered

on time.

OXFORD 4-H CONTACTS

Mel Bergsma (519) 655-3781 Chairperson/Director

Dwight Hargreaves

(519) 423-6660

Vice Chairperson /Director

Geoff Innes, (519) 539-3189 Treasurer/Director [email protected]

Chris Hart, (519) 539-8887 Assistant Treasurer / Director / Region 6 Rep [email protected]

Jenn Weldrick, (519-462-1371) Secretary/Director, Region 6 Rep [email protected]

Shonna Ward, (519) 462-2341 Assistant Secretary/Past-Chair/Director [email protected]

Association Directors: Jolene Wilson ---------- 588-2346 Anne Matheson -------- 285-5222 Katherine Grieve ------- 475-6163

Classic Coordinator:

Sue Hargreaves --------- 475-6266

Livestock Coordinator:

Jolene Wilson ----------- 620-1306

Todd Stewart, Coordinator, Volunteer Services, Regions 5 & 6 1-877-410-6748 ext. 487 [email protected]

The Oxford 4-H Informer is published in January, March, May, July, September, and November. Submissions are due by the 8

th of the

month of issue.

Contact Information: L R Humphrey, Communications Coordinator 36 John Street West Bright ON N0J 1B0 Phone: (519) 454-8201 Email: [email protected]

4-H Ontario website:

http://www.4-hontario.ca

4-H Ontario Vision

We will be recognized for delivering quality, innovative, and sustainable

leadership and life skill programs for youth and volunteers; which will

benefit the citizens and communities in which they live.

Oxford 4-H Association Meetings OMAFRA, Woodstock - 8 pm

October 12 November 9 December 14

4-H Ontario Vision

We will be recognized for delivering quality, innovative, and sustainable

leadership and life skill programs for youth and volunteers; which will

benefit the citizens and communities in which they live.


4-H Ontario is looking for success stories that involve either a member, volunteer, or a club. These stories may be featured in upcoming e-newsletters, the Leadership In Action magazine, or may be used to promote or actually be a part of the 100 Anniversary festivities. We are only looking for stories that are 100 words or less, so it isn’t anything really detailed. There will also be an “Ask a volunteer” question (like a Dear Abby thing) that we will be highlighting as well. These questions should not involve policies or procedures, as those would be directed to 4-H staff. The questions should be more about what happens out in the counties, etc. We will be looking for these stories and questions on a monthly basis. Please feel free to pass this along to your leaders, and anyone else who you think might be interested. Maybe even some of the members might be interested in writing a story about their favourite volunteer, or an exciting club they were a part of.

Overview: 1. Success story about a member – 100 words or less 2. Success story about a volunteer – 100 words or less 3. Success story about a club – 100 words or less 4. “Ask a volunteer” questions

So let’s all celebrate our successes together, and learn and grow from all the stories, questions and experiences we learn about from each other! Let’s show everyone why 4-H is such an outstanding program for our youth!!!

Looking forward to hearing all these wonderful stories!

Todd Stewart 4-H Ontario Coordinator, Volunteer Support Regions 5 & 6 1-877-410-6748 ext. 487 [email protected] / [email protected]

2011 Breed Award

information has been posted on

the 4-H Ontario website.

OCTOBER 15, 2011 - UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, GUELPH

A showcase of the communications skills of 4-Hers in Ontario!

Want to do a 4-H Lego project?

Kits are available. Contact arrange pick up from:

Lego Engineering - Alayne Brisson

(519) 877-0762 / [email protected]

Lego: Solar, Wind and Water - Wendi Jackson

(519) 283-6028 / [email protected]

A $500 deposit (cheque) is required that would be returned when all kits were returned with full parts, otherwise replacement pieces will be purchased from funds and balance returned.

mailto:[email protected]



Woodstock Fair 4-H Lifeskills 2011

The Lifeskills entries had 20 exhibitors, 54 entries!

4-H Exhibits 1st Elizabeth Bruce

2nd Kathryn McTaggart 3rd Luke Ward

4-H Posters: 1st Madison Dyment

Landscape Photo: Junior / Senior 1st Madison Dyment / Kathryn McTaggart

2nd Melissa Sinnige / Gayle Topham 3rd Jacqui Hutchison / Ellen Topham

Person Photo: Junior / Senior 1st Chelsey Masson / Gayle Topham

2nd Melissa Sinnige / Kathryn McTaggart

3rd Lia Byl, Ellen Topham

Scrapbook Pages:

1st Gayle Topham 2nd Madison Dyment

Cupcakes: Junior / Senior

1st Chelsey Masson / Gayle Topham 2nd Lia Byl / Ellen Topham

3rd Iain Grieve

Garden Ornament: 1st Laura Hutchison

2nd Cees Byl 3rd Jacqui Hutchison

Wooden Article:

1st Luke Ward 2nd Ellen Topham

3rd Gayle Topham

News Report:

1st Madison Dyment 2nd Iain Grieve

3rd Gayle Topham

Cookies: 1st Chelsey Masson

2nd Iain Grieve 3rd Ellen Topham

Woodstock Fair celebrated 175 years in 2011

Other News from the Fair:

The Woodstock Fair Ambassador Competition was held August 18th at the Woodstock Auditorium with 3 participants. Alex Chesney sponsored by East Oxford/Oxford Centre Optimists, Rudi Spruit sponsored by Symons Wearn & Smith Accounting and Elizabeth Bruce sponsored by Oxford County Junior Farmers.

Congratulations to Alex Chesney for being crowned the Woodstock Fair Ambassador for 2011. Elizabeth Bruce was runner-up. The competition had used technology to allow one of the competitors to do her presentation earlier as she away at camp working.

During the judge‟s deliberation, the straw bale decorating contest was done with 6 groups participating. First place went to the „Jones Families‟ making a carousal, 2nd place to the Hickson 4-H Club making a plate with silverware and food with a „Buy Local‟ message. Other participating groups were Woodstock Agricultural Society Homecraft Division, Hickson 4-H Club, Chesney Family, Oxford Centre 4-H Club.

<1st Place - Trent Jones, Tyson, Chloe, Dakota, Tanner Jones

2nd Place> Karter Kaufman, Kennedy Kaufman, Ben Bruce,

Murray Bruce


Oxford 4-H Dairy Show Results

2011 Champion Showman:

Racheal Roefs,Champion Trent Jones, Reserve

2011 Champion Calf:

Marty Hazeleger, Champion Racheal Roefs, Reserve

Group of Three: 1st – Bennington Cody

2nd – East Nissouri

3rd – Ingersoll Kiwanis

Stable Competition:

1st – Bonds 2nd – Bennington Cody

3rd – Tavistock Calf

Premier Club.-. Ingersoll Kiwanis

Warden's Class

1 - Dani Karn 2 - Grace Renkema

3 - Mark Renkema

4 - Amy Danen 5 - Noah McLeod

6 - Keeton Jones 7 - Nicole Danen

8 - Braydon Haderlion

9 - Quinn Arts 10 - Bren Zeldenrijk

CLUB LEADERS

Bennington Codys

Davina MacKay Ingersoll Kiwanis Catherine Agar

Tyler Innes

Angela Howard

Bonds

Dwight Hargreaves

Dean Karn

TJ Richardson

Tavistock Dennis Kuepfer

Craig Ranter

Rachel McKinlay

East Nissouri

Gijs Arts

Joleen Wilson

Anne Matheson

Chris Ward

Nicole Barnett

Bryan Weldrick

"Thank you" to our 2011 Oxford County Open 4-H Dairy Show Sponsors!!

Kubota Archer Daniels Midland Company ADM-Agri-Industries Ltd. Jensen Halters Spectrum Nasco Oxford 4-H Association

ABS Global (Canada) Inc. - Doug Helm EastGen Woodstock Agricultural Society

BATTERY BLITZ ONGOING

An opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted used batteries year round! Depots: Stratford Farm Equipment, Woodstock Ward’s Tire, Ostrander FS Partners, Norwich Knoops Farm Service, Embro Eastwood Auto Electric, Eastwood Great Lakes New Holland Inc, Tavistock


OXFORD HOSTS REGION 6 COMMUNICATION COMPETITION Four very capable speakers gave the judges much to think about when making their decisions at the Region 6 4-H Communications Competition. Those in attendance at the event, held at Woodstock Fair on August 26 2011, were treated to a variety of subjects presented by passionate and well-informed members representing 4-H in Essex, Lambton and Oxford Counties. Emcee Shonna Ward introduced each, starting with Allyson Thomas from Essex, who informed and entertained with her speech on "Superstition", tracing the start of many commonly-held beliefs back to Roman times. Lia Byl from Oxford introduced a Canadian hero, Dr. Fredrick Banting, and noted his many achievements, chief among which was the development of insulin for use in treating diabetics. Makenna Rops, representing Lambton 4-H, had many points to make concerning the very real possibility of food shortages, nationally and internationally, and their causes and effects. Senior speaker Rachael Longstaff, also representing Lambton 4-H, gave a motivational speech using the hockey career of Alexander Ovechkin to illustrate points about living well. While the judges retired to consider their choices, Elizabeth Bruce, a competitor in the Woodstock Fair Ambassador competition, and current Oxford Queen of the Furrow, took the stage for a more casual presentation, mentioning opportunities available to

young people who can overcome one of the world's biggest dreads: public speaking. Jenn Lichty introduced and thanked judges Cheryl-Ann Massicot and Tom Massiah, both members of the Woodstock chapter of Toastmasters International. Following Toastmaster's procedure Cheryl-Ann and Tom both gave "glow" and "grow" features of each speech, but admitted they had a very hard time choosing the junior winner. Makenna Rops will represent Region 6 in the Junior Division, Rachael Longstaff in the Senior, at the Provincial Communications Competition, All competitors received 4-H prizes to conclude an evening and event that showcased another way 4-H members "Learn To Do By Doing". Congratulations speakers!

FCC DRIVE AWAY HUNGER CAMPAIGN 2011

The DAH tractor and wagon will be in Oxford this year. Once again Oxford 4-H clubs are encouraged to gather food for the wagon. Winning club will win themselves a pizza party. Club members and volunteers are asked to bring their collection of donated foodstuffs to the Association Board meeting on October 12 between 7 and 8 pm. FCC will be there to receive the items and award the prize to the winning club.

L > R: Todd Stewart (Region 6 4-H Regional Specialist), Makenna Rops, Rachel Langstaff Lia Byl, Allyson Thomas


GROWING MEMBERSHIP IN DAIRY CLUB

The East Nissouri 4-H Dairy Calf Club‟s achievement day was on Saturday, Aug. 20 at the Lakeside-area farm of Gerry and Debbie Roefs. The club has grown to 17 members and the seniors were great role models for the juniors, instilling the 4-H pledge “head, heart, hands and health”. Many thanks to the 4-H leaders: Anne Matheson, Nicole Barnett, Gijs Arts and Melanie Koot for all their guidance and help.

Back – L>R - Emma Jackson, Andrew Baigent, Christine Baigent, Mac McLeod, Justin Proulx, Jessica Fraser, Sarah Baigent, Kelly Roefs Front – L>R - Anne Matheson(4-H Leader), Heather Baigent, Jessica Vanstrien, Sheldon Richardson, Cody VanLierop, Grace McLeod, Alec Donker, Nicole Barnett(4-H Leader), Melanie Koot. Not available for photo: Robbie Jackson, Gijs Arts(4-H Leader)

We would like to congratulate all of our 4-H members from the East Nissouri Dairy Calf Club on a very successful year at our Achievement Day, Junior Show, Gencor Challenge, and Woodstock Fair. We are extremely proud of everyone! Thank you so much for all of your hard work and efforts. Many thanks to Mike Steele, our Achievement Day judge (a former East Nissouri Dairy Calf Club Alumni) -- you did a fantastic job and we appreciate the time you spent with our 4-H members that day. We would like to also thank all of the parents and families for their support and generosity, we are so grateful to have such wonderful 4-H families to work with.

We look forward to another interesting year of 4H, fun, and "learning to do by doing"! Way to go East Nissouri!

- Proud 4-H Leaders, Nicole Barnett, Anne Matheson, and Gijs Arts

OXFORD 4-H MEMBERS JOINED IN THE FUN AT P.L.A.Y.

Front row: Matt Hill 4-H Ontario staff, Jenn Pollock Summer Camp Coordinator, Danielle Koot (Embro 2), Lisa Harrigan (Brooksdale 4-H), Brittanie Fraser (Brooksdale 4-H), Danielle Visser (Oxford Centre 4-H), Cees Byl (Oxford Farm Safety Club), Jennifer Betzner – 4-H Ambassador, and Shonna Ward Ontario 4-H Council president. Back row: Justin Visser (Oxford Centre), John Harrigan (Brooksdale 4-H), Bianca VanderKlyn (Oxford Centre), Elizabeth Bruce (Hickson), Amy Harrigan (Brooksdale 4-H), Stephanie Koot (Embro 2), Murray Bruce (Hickson) and Luke Ward (Hickson).

Positive Life, Active You (P.L.A.Y.) is new provincial opportunity for 4-H members across Ontario between the ages 9 and 21 years. Six sites were

managed and lead by 4-H Ontario and Junior Farmers Association of Ontario (JFAO). This opportunity (camp) was supported by Ontario – Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport.

Oxford members attended the event on July 23, 2011 which was held at the site of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, Woodstock. Members from other counties joined in the fun to make a total of 28 participants.

On a rotation format, members tried their skills at yoga, dance, geocaching, and a game with balls. Using Canada Food Guide to learn about good nutrition, each group prepared and tasted toaster oven pizzas, granola snack bars, “smoothie in a bag” and a bag of trial mix.

Despite the heat, members had fun following their 4- H Motto “Learn to do by doing”.

Thirteen Oxford 4-H members who attended the day long provincial event “Positive Life, Active You (P.L.A.Y.) at the Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show site, Woodstock on July 23rd, had a great day interacting with other members from the neighbouring counties.

Submitted by - Laura Green


WESTERN JUNIOR SHOW CELEBRATES 10 YEARS!

The Western Junior Show recently celebrated its 10th

anniversary with great weather and a fantastic turnout. This year, 69 participants took part in the annual 2-day event, which was held at The Outdoor Farm Show facilities in Woodstock.

On the first day, participants were guided through a series of educational sessions and received instruction in washing their calves, showmanship, tying halters and preparing for the show ring. Competitors also had the opportunity to practice their showmanship and clip their calves with the help of seasoned 4-Hers. Activities throughout the day, including an obstacle course and a highly anticipated water balloon fight, helped participants get to know one another and work together in a team setting.

Judge Norm McNaughton of London worked tirelessly on the exceptionally warm show day as junior and senior competitors showed off their skills in the tented ring. This year‟s Grand Champion Calf was shown by Trent Jones of Oxford, with Cassie Hawthorne of Perth taking Reserve. Madison Dyment of Oxford was Honourable Mention.

Dyment also took top honours in the Senior Showmanship category, with Laura DeKlein of Middlesex being awarded Reserve Senior Showman. In the Junior Showmanship category, Rebecca Franken of Huron was named top Junior Showman, while Kristen Portena of Perth was Reserve. For his Overall Showmanship Champions, Judge McNaughton selected Madison Dyment, then Laura DeKlein, with Honourable Mention going to Rebecca Franken. Other winners: Jr. Calf 1st – Madison Dyment (Oxford) with Howard-View Razzmataz, 2nd –Jordy Reijnen (Perth) with Reijnen Sanchez Pauline 3; Int. Calf 1st – Cassie Hawthorne (Perth) with Briar-Berry Cntnd Tabby-Red, 2nd – Laura DeKlein (Middlesex) with Cavanaleck Sanchez Bronx; Sr. Calf – 1st George Mason (Oxford) with Morningmist RBR Junebug, 2nd – Iain Grieve (Oxford) with Jasal S Shot Erier; Yr. Calf 1st – Trent Jones (Oxford) with Tarten Inn Butterknife, 2nd – Troy Killiough (Elgin) with Futurecrest Dundee Bella.

No one went home empty-handed as all participants received prizes provided by the sponsors throughout the show.

Over the past 10 years, hundreds of up-and-coming 4-Hers have been given the opportunity to participate in a show that is competitive, educational, but above all else, fun! We would like to thank the many sponsors and volunteers who make the Western Junior Show possible year after year.

2011 Western Junior Show Conformation Champions (l to r): Judge Norm McNaughton, Reserve Champion Cassie Hawthorne, Grand Champion Trent Jones.

2011 Western Junior Show Showmanship Champions (l to r): Judge Norm McNaughton, Reserve Champion Laura DeKlein, Grand Champion Madison Dyment.


INTER-COUNTY JUDGING RESULTS Oxford had a tremendous day at Metcalfe Wednesday, August 3,2011. Junior division: Josh Karn -High Jersey award

Runner-up High Holsteins

Tied for High Reason Award

Runner-up High Placings

High Overall Jr Individual Alex Vondervoort- 10th Reasons

Jr. Team (Alex & Josh) - Runner-up High Jr. Team by 2 points

Senior division: Overall 5th Mark Hazeleger 6th Gary Hazeleger 9th Michael Lupton

High Overall Coloured Breeds- 1st Mark Hazeleger 2nd Gary Hazeleger High Reasons - 5th Mark Hazeleger 6th Gary Hazeleger 9th Michael Lupton Sr Team (Gary & Michael) - Runner-up High team by 3 points. ***Mark gets to go to Madison on Judging Team.

- Dean Karn

BROOKSDALE ETIQUETTE CLUB VISITS sixthirtynine

by Iain Grieve, Brooksdale Best Foot Forward Press Reporter

On July 6th, 2011, Brooksdale 4-H Club members and leaders visited sixthirtynine in Woodstock as part of the Best Foot Forward project. Upon arrival at the restaurant, the club was greeted by their hostess, Pauline.

After giving them a full tour of the restaurant Pauline showed the members to the patio where they would be dining. As she gave them a few tips of dining etiquette they could hear their food being prepared in the kitchen. Before they knew it their appetizer of chilled asparagus soup with chive blossom garnish was being set before them. Pauline showed them how to correctly eat the soup by spooning it away from them. Along with the soup the club had sourdough bread and butter.

The menu had been pre-selected by the leaders and Pauline with the intention of trying fine dining, including formal table settings and hard-to-eat choices. To maximise the things the members could try they had appetizer-sized dishes throughout the meal. The next dish consisted of mussels with a wine-garlic sauce. Here, Pauline showed the members how to use one mussel‟s shell as pinchers to eat the other mussel. Soon following the mussels Pauline introduced the next treat. These, she told them, were special sixthirtynine chicken wings. After gobbling these up (they were very good) one of the members‟ personal favourites was placed before them: pasta with fresh-grated parmesan and tomato sauce. Pauline now showed how to correctly twirl the pasta and eat the sauce. The next item on the menu took awhile in coming so they figured it was going to be good. They were right. Julienned vegetables en papaillote is fresh vegetables wrapped in paper for cooking. Pauline showed the club how to correctly unwrap the package and eat the veggies.

Finally it was time for the dessert. Nothing could have finished off the excellent meal better than pannacotta with raspberry drizzle and chocolate shavings.

All through the meal the members were educated by Pauline with a professional‟s advice on fine dining as entertainment, handling the bill, working with servers, using the napkin properly, and more.

The members, practising their skills, thanked their hostess and her staff with a gift of chocolates and adjourned the meeting.

Stratford 4-H Championship Show September 24 at Stratford Agriplex

Classic - November 5-7 in Toronto

Classic Coordinator: Sue Hargreaves 475-6266 (Fax) 519 475 6413

Livestock Coordinator: Jolene Wilson 588-2346

Classic entries will be available at the Stratford show. Entry deadline - Wednesday Sept 29th by 8 pm.


2011 INTER-COUNTY 4-H DAIRY CATTLE JUDGING COMPETITION AN EXCEPTIONAL DAY IN THE EAST

Metcalfe, ON August 3, 2011

Outstanding cattle, hardworking volunteers and bright participants from across Ontario made for a successful day for the 2011 Inter-County Judging competition, which took place at the Metcalfe Fairgrounds on Wednesday, August 3rd. In total, 85 eager participants took part in the competition, judging 9 classes of cattle from area farms throughout the day.

After a full day of dairy judging, participants convened in the main building where they enjoyed a wonderful chicken dinner served by committee and fair board volunteers, and waited to find out which four participants had won the ultimate prize of a 10-day all-expenses-paid trip to Madison, Wisconsin to attend the World Dairy Expo.

Following dinner, Jason French of the Ontario Holstein Branch thanked the sponsors and volunteers for making the day such a success. Jennifer Christie of John Deere Canada – the event‟s premiere sponsor – brought greetings from John Deere and wished the winning team the best of luck in Madison. This year, Natalie Holtby of Durham West, Scott Groniger of Carleton, Mark Hazeleger of Oxford and Rachel Jebson, also of Durham West, will represent Ontario at World Dairy Expo where they will compete in the 90th National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. They were among the top winners of the day and along with Bert Stewart and Murray Reissner, will travel to Madison for 10 days in October. Justin Crowley, who has participated in the trip in the past, was High Individual winner in the senior category. Crowley also walked

away with awards in High Reasons, High Holsteins and High Jerseys. High Individual Runner-up was Natalie Holtby.

The winning senior team was made up of Scott Groniger and Olivia Groniger, a brother-sister duo from Carleton, coached by Diane Groniger. Michael Lupton and Gary Hazeleger, coached by Dean Karn, were runners-up.

Participants started off the day by writing a quiz based on material from the “You be the Judge” manual, which all young judges use to hone their judging skills. After judging 9 classes of cows and heifers, participants

broke for lunch before reconvening to give reasons. Seniors gave reasons on six of the classes they judged that morning, while juniors gave reasons on three of those same classes. Reason-takers were impressed by the quality of the reasons given, as well as the confidence of the participants.

In the Junior division, Josh Karn had a successful day, winning High Individual and High Jerseys. Karn was also runner-up in High Holsteins, High Placings, High Reasons and High Team, along with teammate Alex Vondervoort and coach Dean Karn. High Individual runner-up was Brent Sikma (Durham East), who along with his brother, Connor Sikma and coach Glenn Barkey, also won High Team.

This year‟s event was a resounding success and we would like to express our thanks to the fantastic group of volunteers and committee members who went above and beyond to make everything run smoothly! We also wish to thank the Ontario Dairy Youth Trust Fund and the event‟s premiere sponsor, John Deere, as well as the numerous sponsors and supporters who continue to make this event

possible each year.


OXFORD 4-H VOLUNTEER TRIBUTE AWARD Volunteers are the foundation of the 4-H program. The recognition of volunteers is and continues to be an important function. If we look to volunteers as the roots of success and the service and talents they expend to 4-H, then we see where the growth of 4-H really is. Therefore, the Oxford 4-H Association is recognizing volunteers with an “Oxford 4-H Volunteer Tribute Award”.

This award is open to all 4-H volunteers, present, past, or posthumously, including club leaders and non-traditional volunteers, who have made a difference to Oxford 4-H. Nominees must have shown significant leadership and initiative and made a positive impact on 4-H in Oxford County (club, county). Nominee‟s involvement in other community activities/organizations will be considered as well. 4-H Volunteers can be nominated more than one time, but only receive the award once.

Deadline for Nominations is November 1st of the current calendar year.

For more information please contact: Shonna Ward 519-462-2341 [email protected] Geoff Innes 519-539-3189 [email protected]

Consider nominating someone who has made an impact on you and your community! Nomination forms and full details are available from the above contacts or from the Communication Coordinator (Linda).

When was the last time you thanked someone who has had a great impact on your life?

YOUNG FARMERS FORUM / OFA CONVENTION

The OCFA will pay the registration for up to 5 individuals from

Oxford to attend. The participants will be responsible for their

own transportation and accommodation. However, it may be

possible to arrange carpools or shared accommodations. This

is something that would be of interest to senior members - the

age requirement for the Young Farmers Forum is 18 - 40 years

of age.

If anyone is interested in going to the Forum and for further

details about the registration fee, they are asked to contact:

June Nussey, Secretary/Coordinator Oxford County Federation of Agriculture www.oxfordag.ca 276 Whiting St., Ingersoll ON N5C 3B8 Phone: 519-485-2442; Fax: 519-485-0776 Email: [email protected]

OXFORD COUNTY 4-H SCRAPBOOK COMPETITION

Two facing pages – due December 1st

This year – why not make two (2) facing pages for the scrapbook competition after each

project! Don’t wait till year end when we’re all busy! As you complete your pages send

them to Linda Humphrey via the OMAFRA office. Just email ([email protected])

to let her know to pick them up. OR give to any director to take to the monthly

Association meeting. Your pictures – action shots please! – are also welcome if you don’t

want to scrap them yourself!

Lifeskills Recognition Night November 23, 2011

Mount Elgin Community Centre

333204 Plank Line (Hwy 19)

Starts at 7 pm (doors open 6:30 for setup)

Each club please have a short presentation about what you accomplished this year (2-4 minutes

max).

More details to follow.

For more information contact:

Alayne Brission, Mt Elgin

([email protected])





MOUNT ELGIN 4-H CLUB – CHOCOLATE!

This past spring the Mount Elgin 4-H club put their best foot forward to learn all about chocolate (and eat some too!). Our first meeting was all about kitchen safety, chocolate substitutions and baking brownies. We also had out elections for club executive. Results were: Emily Stephenson, President; Mary Groot, Vice-President; Monica Van Ittersum, Secretary; Stephanie Hammerton, Treasurer; and Karyn DeBruyn was appointed as Youth Leader. Members were then asked to make brownies at home and bring them to the next meeting for judging.

During the second meeting we judged the brownies made by members, and then conducted a debate about the two types of cocoa farming: sun versus sustainable. Members were intrigued to find out that cocoa can only be produced within 20 degrees of the equator and that cocoa is harvested by hand from trees. We finished the meeting by making moulded chocolates which we then painted with coloured chocolate and ate.

At the next meeting we discussed how chocolate can be used in main course recipes and prepared a ham mole dish. Members also made a timeline of the history of chocolate and we made our own coin chocolate moulds which we filled. Members were asked to make their favourite chilli recipe at home and add 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder to see if they could taste a difference.

Meeting four consisted of the many tastes of chocolate with members getting to taste-test many different types of chocolate: dark, milk, white, flavoured and candy bars. We then made fillings for chocolates which were later dipped in either white or milk chocolate and enjoyed by members.

Meeting five began with members separating into two groups. The first group learned about chocolate nutrition which included information on the beneficial nutrients found in cocoa as well as the drawbacks of consuming too much chocolate. The other group prepared and baked cupcakes. The two groups then came together and we performed skits for advertising chocolate. For the second half of the meeting the groups switched and the half that had baked the cupcakes now learned about nutrition and the other half decorated the cupcakes. We then all got to enjoy our hard work.

For the final meeting we met at Wismer’s of Woodstock where Mrs. Wismer taught us about larger-scale chocolate making and the process of making hollow chocolates. We would like to thank her for her generosity and yummy samples!

Our achievement program was held on Easter weekend at Mount Elgin Community Centre. The members prepared Easter eggs for a hunt as well as made moulded chocolates to give away to parents. Although it was a rainy day, 20 children from the ages of 1 to 12 attended the hunt and everyone had an enjoyable time.

Mount Elgin 4-H meets regularly in Dereham Centre and covers many topics on Life Skills. If you are interested in joining this 4-H club you can contact us at [email protected] and also visit our website for club information, www.mountelgin4-h.com. Our next club will be starting after the summer break.

- Submitted by Alayne Brisson


And a few last words …

Send in your suggestions for the Oxford Webpage please! When sending in pictures for the Oxford Webpage, please send in ACTION shots since they are much more

interesting. Attention Club Leaders! Membership is now $70 (2012) per member by cheque payable to Oxford 4-H. All club

members must be paid up front for your project to be registered or it will be refused. You have been doing a great job – keep up the good work!

Volunteers are reminded to take care of renewing their Police Checks as soon as the forms are received from 4-H Ontario. Clubs are being held up because screening or rescreening is not complete.

Remember …Project resources are now available online. If you have a problem accessing them please call me. Some projects available from the Storage area. Before you print more check with me first. Please let’s get them

used up. If you need any information about anything in this Informer – Just ask! And if you’re still reading this … watch the next Informer for more information about a new tax credit that your

4-H membership qualifies you for … soon as we get clarification, you’ll know

The next issue of the Oxford 4-H Informer will be in November. Please submit articles and pictures by November

8 or earlier. If you’d like to read about it or publicize it, send in your write up about your 4-H activities or

experiences to be included in your newsletter. Remember, please direct any questions, comments or requests about

this issue of the Informer to me (contact information is on page 2).

As ever, Linda

……Have you checked out 4-H Ontario’s new website!

This is what you will see when you look at

Oxford’s webpage …. Pretty boring right?

I need some help!

Suggestions are welcome! Contact Linda - [email protected]

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