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
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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.