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REPORTER’S NEWS Tudor Hall 4-H Club Report January 20, 2017 Submitted By: Sophie Anderson The Tudor Hall 4-H Club held the January meeting at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 on January 20 th , 2017. The minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted as read. Treasurer’s report was read and accepted as read. The demonstrations/Illustrated talks given were by: Sarah Beale-Cuts of pork, Lily Arnold- clipping rabbits nails, and Ethan Beale- Butchering Hogs. Under Old Business we discussed the officers’ training, that we hosted, Beef weigh-in, Winter STEM camp (Trent Vallandingham attended) and the Maryland State council (Sophie Anderson was accepted as a member). Under New business we discussed the leaders meeting, volunteer hours, cattle and swine RFID tags need to be purchased from a USDA/ADHIS approved vendor for all cattle and pigs that will be shown this year, and the 2017 horse world expo which was on Jan. 20, 21, & 22. The meeting adjourned at 8:00. The after-meeting activities were making Valentines for the Wildewood Retirement Home residents. Next meeting is on Feb. 17 th @6:30 at the St. Mary’s Fairgrounds.
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REPORTER’S NEWS
Tudor Hall 4-H Club Report
January 20, 2017
Submitted By: Sophie Anderson
The Tudor Hall 4-H Club held the January meeting at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 on January 20th, 2017. The minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted as read. Treasurer’s report was read and accepted as read. The demonstrations/Illustrated talks given were by: Sarah Beale-Cuts of pork, Lily Arnold- clipping rabbits nails, and Ethan Beale- Butchering Hogs. Under Old Business we discussed the officers’ training, that we hosted, Beef weigh-in, Winter STEM camp (Trent Vallandingham attended) and the Maryland State council (Sophie Anderson was accepted as a member). Under New business we discussed the leaders meeting, volunteer hours, cattle and swine RFID tags need to be purchased from a USDA/ADHIS approved vendor for all cattle and pigs that will be shown this year, and the 2017 horse world expo which was on Jan. 20, 21, & 22. The meeting adjourned at 8:00. The after-meeting activities were making Valentines for the Wildewood Retirement Home residents.
Next meeting is on Feb. 17th @6:30 at the St. Mary’s Fairgrounds.
Planning – 10, MCE volunteer hours – 134, Non-MCE volunteer hours - 96 The February meeting of the Tudor Hall 4-H Club was called to order at 7:08pm on
February 17, 2017. The minutes of the last meeting were read by Patricia Krohn and ac-cepted as read. Treasurer’s report was read and accepted as read. Roll call question was, what is your favorite school subject? The demonstrations/Illustrated talks given were: Riley Baile - Goat feed and Patricia Krohn- how to tattoo rabbits.
Under Old Business we discussed RFID tags, voted on the gift for the friend of 4-H, 4-H healthy living, livestock knowledge and world horse expo. We also discussed the Val-entine’s day gifts given to the Wildewood retirement home and the Joe Corbi’s fundraiser.
Under New business we discussed volunteer hours, paying for your own tick-et for the 4-H banquet, printing record book forms, the county archery team. Also the 2017 Dairy bowl contest on Saturday, April 22nd.The state 4-H communications contest. The horse power hour every Monday from 6-8. We collected non-perishable food for Helping Hands and made ear rings and travel tic-tac-toe games.
The meeting adjourned at 8:34pm. Next meeting on March 17 at 6:30pm at the Fairgrounds.
REPORTER’S NEWS
Tudor Hall 4-H Club Report
February 17, 2017
Submitted By: Patricia Krohn
Before our meeting, we hosted a countywide event where Dr. Radenbaugh, MD State Vet, came and spoke to everyone about Biosecurity. Our club also planted seeds in recycled eggs cartons. Once the seeds sprout we can transfer them outside. The March meeting of the Tudor Hall 4-H Club was called to order at 7:57pm on March 17, 2017. The Treasurer’s report was read by Mia Young and accepted as read. Roll call question was, “What is your favorite 4-H project?” There was an illustrated talk given was: Mia Young- Caring for kids/ baby goats.
Under Old Business we discussed the Banquet/ banquet committees. We plan to
do a service learning project at the banquet by selling the pansy centerpieces and donating the money to the Scully family. Nolan Scully, a 4 year old from Leonardtown, passed away from a rare form of cancer earlier this year. We also discussed market tags order forms (pigs, goats & sheep) were due by Feb. 3rd, Healthy Living Summit was held on Feb. 17-20, 2017, Public Speaking Workshop, and the Glass Blowing trip on March 25th , at the McFad-den Art Glass Studio in Baltimore. The MD 4-H Livestock Skillathon was held on March 4th in Hagerstown, MD, we had 7 members (Hannah Wathen, Savannah Bell-Bussler, Sophie Anderson, Lilly Arnold, Emily Gale, Trent Vallandingham, and Ricky Arnold) from our club participate. The Miss St. Mary’s County Farm Bureau contest was held on Mar. 11th. Three members from our club participated and were awarded the following titles: Miss St. Mary’s County Farm Bureau – Rachael Riche, Junior Miss St. Mary’s County Farm Bureau – Sara Van Ryswick and Little Miss St. Mary’s County Farm Bureau – Emily Gale. Congratula-tions!!
Under New business we discussed the volunteer hours, sheep & goat work-shop on April 7th, & 8th @ the Caroline County 4-H and youth park, Robotics workshop on April 1st, RFID tags for pigs and cows, leaders meeting, junior sheep & goat skillathon @ the sheep and wool festival in May at the Howard County fairgrounds, and the Tractor Sup-ply event that is poultry themed on Sat. April 8th from 10-12am we plan on doing a bake sale, and bring live chickens to share with the community.
The meeting adjourned at 8:38. Next meeting will be on April 21st, 2017 at 6:30pm at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds.
REPORTER’S NEWS
Tudor Hall 4-H Club Report
March 17, 2017
Submitted By: Sophie Anderson
The April meeting of the Tudor Hall 4-H Club was called to order at 7:08pm on April 21, 2017. Treasurer’s report was read by Mia Young and accepted as read. Roll call question was what is your favorite 4-H project? The demonstration/Illustrated talk given was: Goat feed-Riley Baile
Under Old Business we discussed the volunteer hours, sheep & goat workshop on April 7th, & 8th @ the Caroline County 4-H and youth park, Robotics workshop on April 1st, RFID tags for pigs and cows, leaders meeting, junior sheep & goat skillathon @ the sheep and wool festival in May at the Howard County fairgrounds, and the Tractor Supply event that is poultry themed on Sat. April 8th from 10-12am we plan on doing a bake sale, and bring live chickens to share with the community.
Under New business we discussed the payment for your own tickets for the 4H
banquet, print out your record book form and the Maryland sheep breeders association, also there was a 4H calendar Susan sent out to everyone. There will be an informative webinar given by Dr. Travis Hoffman on lamb meat quality also registration for Maryland 4H congress was discussed along with Calvert co horse fun day and finally there is going to be a farmers market on May 13th at tractor supply. The meeting adjourned at 8:34. Next meeting will be on May 19, 2017 at 6:30pm at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds.
REPORTER’S NEWS
Tudor Hall 4-H Club Report
April 21, 2017
Submitted By: Sophie Anderson
The May meeting of the Tudor Hall 4-H Club was called to order at 7:04pm on May 19, 2017. Before the meeting, we made beaded jewelry, painted wooden picture frames and painted on canvas. The Treasurer’s report was read by Sarah Beale and accepted as read. The Pledge of Allegiance was said by Ethan Beale. The 4-H Pledge was said by Sa-vanah Bell-Bussler. The Roll Call question was: Are you excited for summer?
Under Old Business we discussed the Maryland Sheep Breeders Association Scholarships, Junior Sheep and Goat Skill-A-Thon, Calvert County Horse Fun Day, SOMD Meats Youth Program, Farmers Market at Tractor Supply last weekend, Wildfire Relief Auction- our club sponsored a basket, and lastly, we planted flowers at Tolerance Hall at the Fairgrounds on April 21st.
Under New business we discussed the volunteer hours, Maryland 4-H Congress registration is now open and there are also scholarships available, Weigh-In is on May 20th, Animal registrations are due by June 4th, Sotterly is also asking for 4-Hers to keep their goats there, and finally the S.M.I.L.E Show is the 3rd weekend in June and the regis-trations are due by May 25th.
The meeting adjourned at 8:34. Next meeting will be on June 30th, 2017 at 6:30pm at the
St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds.
REPORTER’S NEWS
Tudor Hall 4-H Club Report
May 19, 2017
Submitted By: Sophie Anderson
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Tudor Hall 4-H Club Report
June 2017
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The July meeting of the Tudor Hall 4-H Club was called to order at 7:14pm on July 7, 2017. We started the meeting by painting rocks for the Kindness Rocks Project. Each member will take their rocks home and “plant” them around the community, for someone to find and brighten their day!! We also made cards for the St. Mary’s Nursing Home Residents, to put a smile on their face! The Treasurer’s report was read and accepted as read. The roll call question was, are you enjoying the summer? There were no demon-strations.
Under Old Business we discussed the Spring Livestock Show and dog show June 3rd and 4th and quality assurance program closes July 31st. Also we discussed farm safety day July 14th and the poultry work shop May 27th. We are excited about our new youth development educator, Christine Allred.
Under New business we discussed the eclipse viewing on August 21st, 4-H fund-raiser baseball August 19th starts at 6:35pm. The outdoor discovery camp being held by Calvert County 4-H from 9am-4pm August 7th-11th, quarter auction July 23rd at 1pm, we also voted on whether to do a float or a banner for the fair and it was decided to do a float.
The meeting adjourned at 8:08. Next meeting will be on August 25th, 2017 at 6:30pm at
the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds.
REPORTER’S NEWS
Tudor Hall 4-H Club Report
July 7, 2017
Submitted By: Sophie Anderson
The August meeting of the Tudor Hall 4-H Club was called to order at 7:14pm on August 25, 2017. Treasurer’s report was read and accepted as read. Minutes were ac-cepted as read. Roll Call question was: Are you Enjoying Your Summer?
Under Old Business we discussed the Spring Livestock Show, the dog show on July 3rd and 4th, quality assurance was closed on July 31st and Farm Safety Day was on July 14th. We also congratulated or new 4-H Youth Development Educator, Christine Allred.
Under New business we discussed the eclipse viewing on August 21st and the 4-H fundraising Blue Crab Baseball game on August 19th. The 4-H outdoor discovery camp put on by Calvert County 4-H is on August 7-11th.
The meeting adjourned at 8:08. Next meeting will be on October 20, 2017 at 6:30pm at
the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds.
REPORTER’S NEWS
Tudor Hall 4-H Club Report
August 25, 2017
Submitted By: Sophie Anderson
The October meeting of the Tudor Hall 4-H Club was called to order at 7:14pm on October 20, 2017. Treasurer’s report was read and accepted as read. Minutes were ac-cepted as read. Roll Call question was what will your Halloween costume be this year?
Demonstrations/illustrated talks for this meeting were: Hannah Wathen- wood-working and photography, Emily Gale-potholders, Thomas Gale-crafts, and Matthew Frain- composting.
Under Old Business we discussed the Archery practices and two members Han-nah Wathen and Trent Vallandingham earned their beginner archery awards. Farm to School day was on Tuesday, September 26th at Ridge Elementary School. And the 4-H Youth Science Day was on October 4th at the 4=H office.
Under New business we discussed the beef roast at Mckay’s, Southern States Horse Nutrition Talk, and the holiday workshop is scheduled for December 8th.
The meeting adjourned at 8:02. Next meeting will be on November 17th, 2017 at 6:30pm
at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds.
REPORTER’S NEWS
Tudor Hall 4-H Club Report
October 20, 2017
Submitted By: Sophie Anderson
The November meeting of the Tudor Hall 4-H Club was on the 17th at the Russell’s Farm. The 4-Hers painted pumpkins for the activity. Members also brought donations for the Leonardtown Christmas Tree Lighting Auction basket.
Hannah Wathen demonstrated archery standards; Austin and Jessica Graves
demonstrated photography techniques; Pheobe-Tate Anderson demonstrated a visual arts project; and Matthew Van Ryswick demonstrated bee keeping, Lego creations and gardening.
Under Old Business, the members and families discussed the McKay’s Beef Roast, the Swine Project Wrap Up Meeting, the Beef Seminar, the Animal Science e-Forums.
Under New Business, the members and families discussed the upcoming horse nutri-tion meeting, the Holiday Workshop scheduled for 12/8. The Goddard’s have a steer for sale. Please contact him directly if interested. There will be a Quarter Auction on Sunday, December 17th. Volunteers are needed. Also, the Livestock Skill A Thon Practices are starting back up through March. The MD Volunteer Association is accepting Board nomi-nees. There is a Why Science Matters to Me photo contest for ages 14-18. Lastly, Joann fabrics is offering a 15% discount to 4-H members, parents, volunteers, and leaders who enroll in their rewards points.
Next meeting is our Annual Club Christmas Party and meeting on December 15, 2017 at the Fairgrounds at 6:00pm. Please sign up to bring a dish to share. Thank you for bringing Snacks to: Eli & Ada Schumacher and Drinks: Emily and Thomas Gale. Thank you to the Russell Family for graciously hosting the Club!
REPORTER’S NEWS
Tudor Hall 4-H Club Report
November 17, 2017
Submitted By: Sophie Anderson
The December meeting of the Tudor Hall 4-H Club was on the 15th at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds.
Demonstrations/Illustrated Talks given were: Emily Gale-Swine and Goat castrat-
ing, Thomas Gale-swine and goat diseases, and Joe Beale- How to care for your swine. Congratulations to the newly-elected Tudor Hall 2018 Officers!! They are as follows: -President: Sophie Anderson -Vice President: Hannah Wathen -Secretary: Evan Bowles -Treasurer: Derek Van Ryswick -Reporter: Emily Gale -Sargent of Arms: Joe Beale -Historian: Kyle Russell
We had a wonderful potluck dinner for the club and families. Thank You to Mr.
Bowles for organizing and facilitating smoothly! We exchanged Secret Santa gifts and we
had a short business meeting and discussed some ideas for service projects, activities,
and field trips for our upcoming year. Everyone signed up for snacks and drinks for them to
bring to next year’s meetings.
REPORTER’S NEWS
Tudor Hall 4-H Club Report
December 15, 2017
Submitted By: Sophie Anderson
