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Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - Page 7 What is 4-H? F rie n d s, fun and learning about nature, cook ing, growing plants, pho tography, animal care, or w orking together to help others. Who can belong to 4-H? - Anyone Kindergarten through 12th grade. You'll Find 4-H throughout your county, state, country, and the world. Kindergarteners Come spend time camping, ATV riding, hiking... snowmobiling, horseback riding or fishing. Located in the beautiful Blue Mountains south of Heppner, OR through third graders can join 4-H Adventure clubs. 4-H Adventures is an infor mal educational program designed specifically for children in grades K-3. The program appeals to young children’s natural curiosity, enthusiasm for learning, and high energy levels by providing an opportunity for active learning in a non com petitive environment. In Morrow County, we have over 220 members in grades 4 through 12. Look what you can do in 4-H? - Members are enrolled in animal science, natural science, home eco nomics, and expressive arts project areas. W hat do you do in 4-H? - It depends on you. 4-H m em b ers m ay be a frien d in the sam e grade or school, or include people from other commu nities. Clubs decide how often to meet and elect of ficers to conduct club busi ness. Your club may decide to be active in the commu nity, raise money for charity, become involved in recy cling projects or build nature trails. You can go on field trips or to 4-H camp. The choices grow as you get older. Does 4-H c o st a lot? - There are no state or national dues or required uniform. You pay $5 per y ear for p ro ject m a te ri als and insurance in most clubs. Your 4-H club may decide to collect dues to fund special activities. How do you join 4-H? - It's easy. Choose the project you like. Ask some friends or brothers and sis ters to join you. Ask parents, grandparents, adult friends or neighborhood adults to be your leader. Several adults can share this re sp o n si bility. You need only two members, but you can have as many as you like. Deter mine the projects your club would like to enroll in and visit the extension office or call an agent for help. There are also num erous active clubs that w elcom e new members. 4-H is L ea rn in g Today, Leading Tomor row and “learning by do ing.” - Learning how to set goals and work toward those goals; responsibility --for an animal, finishing proj ects, choosing how much to learn and deciding how involved in 4-H to be; lead ership, decision-m aking, c o o p eratio n and how to present yourself and ideas to others. For information about the 4-H Youth Devel opm ent program , contact the OSU Extension office in Heppner, 676-9642 or 1-800-342-3664. Tough Enough to Wear Pink Friday at the Fair has been designated as Tough Enough to Wear Pink day. The fair board is selling bracelets for $1 at the main gate, or at the fair office prior to the fair. The proceeds from the bracelets will go the Pio neer Memorial Hospice. CCB #072395 M ILLE R & SONS EXCAVATING and CO NCRETE YOUR LOCAL SOURCE FOR SAND, GRAVEL. PIT RUN, RIP-RAP ~ A WILLOW CREEK VALLEY SOURCE ~ For reservations or neral information: 541-989-9500 www.morrowcountyparks.org mcparks@co.morrow.or.us M orrow C o u n ty P a rk s w e lc o m e yo u ! Now Supplying Rggdy Mix Çonçrçte DELIVERY OF LARGE OR SMALL AMOUNTS Pre-Cast Retaining Wall Blocks: 2x2x6, 2x2x3, 1x2x6 Road Building and Rock Crushing Site Preparation for homes or commercial sites Includes septic systems design and installation Concrete Septic Tanks and Concrete Water Troughs 61384 Dee Cox Road (across from the golf course) (541) 676-9613 • Heppner, OR 97836
