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Special Edition • Motrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 6, 2003 - Page 5 What is 4-H? It is, friends, fun and learning about nature, cooking, grow ing plants, photography, a n im a l c a re , o r w o rk in g together to help others. W ho can belong to 4- H? - A nyone kind erg arten through 12th grade. You’ll find 4-H throughout your county, state, country, and the world. Kindergarteners through third g r a d e r s m u s t j o i n 4 -H adventure clubs. In M orrow C ounty, w e have over 450 m em bers in grades 4 through 12 . Look w hat you can do in 4-H ? - M em bers are enrolled in anim al science, n a tu r a l s c ie n c e , h o m e econom ics, and expressive arts project areas. W hat do you do in 4- H? - It depends on you. 4-H m em bers m ay be a friend in the sam e grade or school, or H iller Manufacturing 54182 Highway 74, Heppner, OR 97836 (5 4 1 ) 67 6 -5 4 7 2 • Fax (5 4 1 ) 67 6 -9 4 2 8 Loader Attachments, Buckets, Flatbeds, Bumpers, Parts Norco Distributor • Welding • Safety • Medical • CAT Hydraulics Proud Supporter ot the Morrow County Fair! Serving Oregon since 1934. IIEPPNER 111 N. Main St. 341-676-5407 Klamath First www. k I outfit h jir s t . co m FDIC Equal Housing Lender include p eo p le from o th er com m unities. C lubs decide how often to m eet and elect o f f ic e r s to c o n d u c t c lu b b u s in e s s . Y our c lu b m ay d e c id e to be a c tiv e in the com m unity, raise m oney for charity, becom e involved in recycling projects or build nature trails. You can go on field trips or to 4-H camp. The choices grow as you get older. D oes 4-H cost a lot? - There are no state or national dues or required uniform. You pay $5 per year for project materials and insurance in most clubs. Your 4-H club m ay decide to collect dues to fund special activities. H ow do you jo in 4- H? - It’s easy. C hoose the project you like. A sk som e friends or brothers and sisters to jo in yo u . A sk p a re n ts, grandparents, adult friends or n e ig h b o rh o o d adults to be your leader. Several adults can share this responsibility. You need only tw o m em bers, but you can have as m any as you like. D eterm ine the projects your club w ould like to enroll in and visit the Extension office or call an agent for help. There 4-H member Makayla Anderson enjoys her cow, Duncan, at the 2002 Morrow County Fair. This year Makayla, 13, is a pennant bearer. are also numerous active clubs that w elcom e new members. 4 -H is L e a rn in g Today, L eading T om orrow and “ learning by doin g .’’ - Learning how to set goals and w ork to w a rd th o se g o als; responsibility — for an animal, finishing projects, choosing h o w m u c h to le a r n a n d deciding how involved in 4-H to be; leadership, decision making, cooperation and how to present y ourself and ideas to others. For information about the 4-H Youth D evelopm ent program , contact the O SU Extension office in Heppner, 6 7 6 -9 6 4 2 o r 1 -8 0 0 -3 4 2 - 3664. Pet Day has been changed T h e P et S h o w has been m oved to Friday, Aug. 15, at 1 p.m. Receive a treat for the ugliest and prettiest pet in M orrow County at the Ugliest a n d P r e tt ie s t P et S h o w , directly after the regular Pet Show.
