Clover Corner Celebrating Style & Fashion
Judging Results Are In! | 4-H Record Books
4-H's 100th Birthday | Achievement Event Planning Meeting | Our Hats Off...
Delaware State Fair |
Day Camp Counselor Training |
Livestock Lines
Horse Whispers | Poultry Pages | Help Wanted & Classifieds
Family Matters Big Hearts With Children of All Ages
On the Safe Side Summer Driving Isn't Easy
Safety & Prevention Botvin Life Skills/Alcohol Prevention
Congratulations to all who participated in Creating the Comfortable You! And the winners are:
Clothing Construction
Beginner: Winner: Rachel Berninger
Blue Ribbons: Kaitlin Klair, Hannah Harvey,
Sarah Sacconey
Junior: Winner: Meghann Timney
Blue Ribbons: Emily Harvey, Jordan Reardon
Senior: Winner: Beth Everett
Fashion for My Friend
Beginner: Winner: Alexis Vanover
Blue Ribbons: Lauren Curlett, Melissa Forsythe
Junior: Winner: Michelle Ernst
Blue Ribbons: Christine Evans, Jordan Reardon,
Sabrina Reissman,
Meghann Timney
Senior: Winner: Karen Vattilana
Presentation
Beginner: Winner: Alexis Vanover
Blue Ribbons: Lauren Curlett, Sarah Sacconey,
Hannah Harvey, Kaitlin Klair,
Rachel Berninger
Junior: Winner: Michelle Ernst
Blue Ribbons: Christine Evans, Meghann Timney,
Jordan Reardon,
Sabrina Reissman, Melissa Forsythe, Emily Harvey
Senior: Blue Ribbons: Beth Everett
Pssst! There was an, um, unmentionable turned in to us at the end of the event. If you are missing this item, please contact the Extension Office 302-831-8965 and we will get it to you as discreetly as possible.
A big, huge, 4-H Thank You to Josette Moore and Boscov's Christiana Towne Center
for hosting our fashion event. Boscov's
staff and associates went out of their way to give our 4-Hers a memorable
experience!
If you haven't already, please send a thank you note to: Josette Moore, Asst.
Manager,
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Judging Results Are In!
The wait is over! Here are the results for the Textiles Clothing and Woodworking and Photography Judging! Congratulations and thank you to all who participated in the NCC 4-H Judging Contests!
Beginner Textiles and Clothing
Sarah Sacconey
Rachel Berninger
Kaitlin Klair
Natalie Plaza
Beth Everett
Michelle Ernst
Melissa Forsythe
Christine Evans
Hannah Harvey
Jordan Reardon
Senior Textiles and Clothing
Heather Milne
Megan Vattilana
Karen Vattilana
Beginner Wood Science
Chris Shaffer
Rachel Berninger
Mark Vattilana
Senior Wood Science
Anna Lounsbury
Jacob Berninger
Megan Vattilana
Karen Vattilana
Heather Milne
Beginner Photography
Amy Lindsey
Emmily Harvey
Natalie Plaza
Rachel Berninger
Senior Photography
Jacob Berninger
Megan Vattilana
Heather Milne
Karen Vattilana
It's never too soon to think about your record book! Record books will be due a little earlier this year--September 6 to be exact. There will be a training on Tuesday, July 30 to show you the ins and outs of putting together a record book, and also to show you examples of another option - the 4-H portfolio. Mark your calendars now! Look for more information in the mail!
This year's Achievement Event, on October 6, 2002, will be held during National 4-H Week in celebration of our centennial. We need people who like to throw parties as well as people who have ideas for revamping our county awards system--who gets what awards, how many awards we give out, and what kinds of awards we give out. We want 4-Hers, parents of 4-Hers, club leaders, and 4-H alumni - everyone is welcome to be involved! Return to “In This Issue”
Thursday, August 1, 6:00 p.m., Extension Office If you are interested in helping out, please contact Mary Slater at mslater@udel.edu or call 831-8965. Hope to hear from you soon! Mark the afternoon of October 6, 2002 on your calendars – you're coming to a bash that will be an event to remember!
...to our SuperStar Volunteers: Brian & Linda Somers; Wally & Karen Gott; John & Beth Hickey; Bill & Joan Powers; Bonnie Chase; & Virginia Chillas, who overcame mud, mulch, mismatched pens, stuck trucks, cold pizza, and a little sleep deprivation to produce a wonderful livestock show on June 15!
...a special thank you to 4-Her Margot Miller for a fabulous job coordinating and presenting awards in 2 rings running simultaneously! You're amazing, Margot!
...to professional colleagues Susan Garey (Extension Agent, Livestock) and Keith Shane (Vo Ag Instructor/FFA Advisor, Smyrna H.S.) whose expertise, advice, and hard work brought the Livestock Show to life.
...to Janice & Richard Melson for coordinating the Links food booth at the Livestock Show and at Day on the Farm on successive Saturdays in June! Sylvia Walther, Susan Durbin, Kathleen Splane, Mary Borecki, and Wally & Karen Gott all helped out. Those hot dogs hit the spot!
...to Maureen Ernst & Mary Borecki for being our go-to gals for Creating the Comfortable You, our 4-H fashion event on June 8. Susan Durbin provided excellent been-there advice and Carol Forsythe pitched in as always!
...to 4-Her Michelle Ernst for conceiving, believing, and achieving! She came up with many of the ideas we used for our fashion event, helped get awards, came/saw/conquered the event, and took home a tangible award and (better) a huge sense of accomplishment.
...to Marty Irion, her dog Frannie & the Guiding Paws 4-H Club for coordinating 4-Hers and their puppies for a hot Day on the Farm, June 22 at Ramsey's Farm in North Wilmington. Thanks to Regan Turnbull & Jake, The Ingram's & Xorror, and Heidi Miller & Forest for showing off one of our unique 4-H projects!
...to all our Awesome Volunteers that helped make State Camp happen this year! Brenda Wiedenmann (Nurse Brenda) deserves a HUGE sombrero size hats off for serving as camp nurse for the Environmental Overnighter and First Week State Camp! She tended bug bites, chiggers, and the occasional homesick camper. Hats off also to Jeff Smith, Brian Raughley, Erin Raughley, Jamal Elliot, and Lindsay Armstrong who were counselors this year - How How!
...to Karen Vattilana, our very own Music Woman! She's been named the New Field Commander for Brandywine H.S. marching band! Congrats Karen!
Fair tags, parking passes, etc. should be arriving at the Extension Office any day! Please let us know how many you need!
We still have Fair Books available at no charge. These books are important because they contain
schedules, information, and rules regarding various competitions. For more information on the Delaware State Fair, visit their website at
www.delawarestatefair.com
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Camp orientation sessions are in addition to counselor training and are mandatory. These sessions are important because they provide you with all the information you need for that specific camp - your sun/planet, special events, camper concerns - and give you the opportunity to get to know the camp director and other counselors you will be working with. If you anticipate a conflict you must contact Lauren or Jeff, our Assistant Camp Directors, as soon as possible! You can contact them with any questions or concerns at 831-8965 or e-mail 4-H@udel.edu
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Statewide Dairy Judging Practices for 4-H and FFA The schedule for practices for dairy judging has been finalized. You should attend as many of these practices as you can if you wish to represent your county in the 4-H Dairy Judging Contest at the Delaware State Fair. Scores will be taken in case we have over 30 participants and need to some way of sorting for participation at the State Fair. The practice schedule is as follows:
For questions or more information contact Susan Garey at 302-730-4000 or email truehart@udel.edu
A tip of the Stetson to Horse Talk's Alexis Vanover and her friend/model, Amanda Howard, for capturing the Overall Presentation Award at our annual 4-H Fashion Event on June 8. We love to see 4-Hers try events outside their typical project areas and it's even better when they take home the Big Prize! Way to go, Alexis and Amanda!
Info should be coming out very shortly regarding the 4-H Horse Show and Horse Judging Contest. We will forward
show info directly to each horse project family as soon as we receive it. Questions? Contact Amy Estey at
302-831-8965, or email aestey@udel.edu
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The 2002 Delaware State Fair Poultry Judging Contest will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, July 23rd in the Paddock on the Delaware State Fairgrounds. In preparation for this event, a practice contest will be offered in the Paddock on Tuesday, July 9, 2002 beginning at 5:00 pm. Come and test your knowledge at the various stations and listen to placing explanations offered by officials. This practice is an excellent preparation for the state fair and is open to any 4-H or FFA member that wishes to participate. For more information contact Susan Garey at 302-730-4000 or email truehart@udel.edu
The 2002 Avian Bowl will be 1:00 pm on Saturday, July 27, 2002 in the new 4-H and FFA building, The Centre. The National 4-H Avian Bowl Manual has been revised for 2002. The study sections for the Delaware State Fair Avian Bowl are the same study sections that are used for the national contest. The questions for this year's Avian Bowl will come from the newly revised version of the manual. Copies of the new manual are available at your county 4-H office. Contact Susan Garey at 302-730-4000 or email truehart@udel.edu if you have any questions. Study sections for this year's Avian Bowl are:
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VIDEOGRAPHER (any age) to create a video montage for upcoming 4-H awards event. Must be willing to dream & create. Own camera & transportation helpful but not required. Benefits include the admiration of many and a letter of recommendation suitable for framing. Contact Mary or Amy at 831-8965 to apply. Hard-working, conscientious, WE'RE-HERE-ON-A-MISSION VOLUNTEERS, teens or older, wanted to assist with showcasing Delaware 4-H at the Delaware State Fair in new 4-H/FFA Building. Help needed 7/8, 7/15-17, and 7/19. Transportation, some lunches, and ice cream on the way home provided. Contact Amy or Mary at 831-8965 for more details or to volunteer.
CALLING ALL HIGHLANDERS! We are looking for all Highland 4-H Club Alumni! Please contact Larry Shaffer by telephone (302-479-9413) email (lshaf1315@aol.com) or mail (3335 S. Rockfield Drive, Wilmington, DE 19810-3227).
NE LEADERS FORUM We have scholarship monies to fund 6 registration fees - 2 per county at the $260 rate (full conference/early bird, postmarked by August 1). Those on scholarship may not have attended on scholarship in the past three years. After August 1, any unused scholarships will be offered to the other two counties. Please make an effort to recruit volunteers who have not attended recently to participate as this is usually a high quality event with an opportunity to meet volunteers from throughout the region.
$1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS for High School juniors and seniors who have performed 100 hours of community service. We definitely have some worthy applicants. Information and nomination forms are available at www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/
It's the time of year when families get together or all your children are home from school, and you may face the problem of meeting the needs of children of different ages. It can be hard to know what to do with children who are several years apart. Here are some winners. These ideas are both appealing and successful for children of different ages.
Music activities are likely to be a big hit with children of all ages, and you'll have fun, too. Put on dance music and get everyone up and moving. Children also love to pretend to be animals so try to dance like an elephant or like a mouse. Babies love music and movement and even the youngest babies love to move to the music. Music also gets older children to play happily with the younger children. Spinning them or teaching them fancy dance steps are all fun for the older children as well as the youngest ones. Put in exercise or yoga videos and have everyone workout together.
Outdoor play is another type of activity. Most children are like flowers, they blossom when they are outside in the sunshine. Take the group and head to the park. Involve the older children in pushing the younger ones on the swing and take a picnic to share along with you. It works best if you bring something simple along with you that each age group enjoys, maybe sidewalk chalk for the school-age children to use to make a hopscotch game with, and for younger children to draw pictures, or a ball for the older children to play games with and the babies and toddlers to just throw around. The exercise time tends to help children to be on the best behavior and reduces some of the teasing that can occur between the older and younger children.
Sand and water play is a relaxing type of play that children can explore in different ways. Babies and toddlers love to see how sand and water feel on their bodies while preschoolers and school-age children enjoy creating and making imaginative worlds with their play. Toy washing is a great activity that leaves both you and the children feeling satisfied, nothing like making things nice and clean while playing. Sand and water are good to introduce when children are having a bad day and need a fresh start. It calms everyone down and gets him or her ready for activities together.
Painting is a messy but wonderful activity for children across the ages. Since the youngest children put everything in their mouths you can make paint that is great for babies and toddlers by adding food coloring to sweetened condensed milk. Simply divide a can of milk into four parts and color each a different color with a few drops of food coloring. Let the baby and toddlers finger paint right on the high chair tray. Preschool children also enjoy finger painting and they like experimenting with making prints with kitchen tools, like potato mashers and spatulas. School-age children are becoming more interested in the product. They may enjoy working on their own exploring the way they can express their ideas on paper. Have a great summer!
Maria Pippidis, Extension Educator, Consumer & Family Sciences
School is out for the summer. Hooray! Vacation time is here. Parents and children get a break form the routine grind of getting off to school. But is it a break? Many school aged children will still be off to a variety of summer school programs and camps. This means that summer driving won't be any easier. During the summer months there still will be children transported by cars and buses to their academic, sports and day care programs. Many children will walk or ride their bicycle to their summer activities. All of these children attend many field trips to pools, the bowling alleys, zoos, playgrounds and local restaurants, which means a lot more pedestrian activity of younger children.
One fifth of all traffic fatalities involve pedestrians. Every five minutes of every day a pedestrian is injured. During an average life span, there is a one in 400 chance of being killed in a pedestrian/vehicle collision. Summer driving requires extra caution by drivers to be aware of the increased pedestrian and bicycle traffic. The following are tips offered by the National Safety Council to keep drivers safe during the summer months.
Be aware of your surroundings. Driving drowsy or in a hurry can cause the driver to be distracted. Talking on a cell phone distracts the driver's attention and can cause a collision. Phone calls should be made after a driver pulls off to the side of the road. Transporting groups of children in the car can also be a source of distraction. Try to control the noise level inside the vehicle.
Drive the speed limit and do not tailgate other cars. The three-second rule works well to keep vehicles at a safe distance from each other. Locate a stationary object on the side of the round. Once the vehicle in front of you passes the object - count one thousand-one, one thousand-two and one thousand-three. Your car should not pass the object until you have counted off the three seconds.
Keep your car in good working order. Make sure your brakes have been checked recently and maintain the proper air pressure in your tires. Performing these routine maintenance steps can help a driver maintain greater control over the car in case of a sudden stop.
Avoid road rage. Have a good attitude at all times while driving.
Expect inconveniences. Summer driving always involves interaction with highway construction or repairs. Getting worked up over delays causes impulsive and dangerous decisions on the part of the driver. Driving too fast or erratic can be a recipe for disaster. Slow down near and around construction areas.
Finally, heed all road signs and signals. These traffic controls are in place to guide the driver safely through congested areas. Heed the warning signs and avoid speeding up to get through the traffic signal when it is yellow. Intersections can be deadly. Summer driving won't be easier but it can be safer when drivers choose to be calm in traffic and always follow the rules of the road.
Cindy Genau, Extension Agent, Community & Traffic Safety
The Botvin Life Skills program will be implemented this month in community centers in New Castle County. This 15-hour program teaches youth the dangers of using alcohol and other drugs through a Life Skills approach to learning. The target audience is youth that are in the 6th grade. This program has been proven to reduce alcohol use by up to 75% with effects that last up to 6 years. The Botvin Life Skills program is funded by a grant from the office of Highway Safety in Dover.
The Alcohol Prevention Advisory board will have its second meeting this month to work on raising awareness of underage drinking. This meeting will be held at the 4-H Cooperative Extension Office, Monday July 15th from 6-7:15 P.M. The advisory board is composed of teens and adults who are working together to raise awareness of underage drinking through the media and through the development of a community based project. Please call 302-831-4977 for more details.
Sorcha Wool, Extension Educator, Health Rocks!
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