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THE LUCKY 4-H’ERS GAZETTE

Volume 11 Issue 4

Welcome New Leaders, Members , Clubs

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Heard Around The Clover

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Resources 10-11 Monmouth County Fair

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Youth Corner 14 In The News 15-16 Thank You 17 Upcoming Events

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4-H Calendar of Events

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Inside this issue:

3rd quarter 2010

DEADLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLETTER – December 15th PUBLICATION January, February, & March 2011

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Wow! That was Some Fair…

Dear Leaders, Members, Parents, and Volunteers,

Congratulations on an outstanding 2010 Monmouth County Fair! The remarkable hard work and commitment to our youth that you demonstrated before, during, and following the Fair is very much appreciated. The Fair was a real success, despite the annual Sunday afternoon weather! It showcased the many achievements of our 4‐H members and brought the community together. It was great to show the public how terrific our 4‐H Community can be!

Special thanks goes to: 2010 4‐H Fair Chair, Nyna McKittrick, and all of the following: Tent Chairs: Amy Barker & Wayne Smith, Food Tent; Debbie McCandless, Courtney Augustin, & Lorraine Yoncak, Alumni; Joanna Tumminello, Show Tent; Stella Almeida, Horse; Lorraine Yoncak & Randy Martin, Small Animal; Marie Shoemaker, Livestock; and Lori Landry, Herpetology. Event Coordinators: Jillian Wojtaszek and Clair McKittrick, Ambassador Contest; Karla Moshett, Cloverbud Court; Leigh Whitehouse, Open Pet Show; Kelly Shoemaker, Pet Photo Contest; Meg Whitehouse, Set‐up and Break‐down; and all of our 4‐H Fair Show and Exhibit Judges. Congratulations to: 2010 Monmouth County 4‐H Fair Ambassadors, Paul Yoncak and Delaney Gray. Paul and Delaney are outstanding 4‐H’ers with big aspirations for the year!

The 4‐H Open House was a true success! Thanks to all the 4‐H Clubs, volunteers, and members who took part in the event held on September 11, 2010, in conjunction with the ‘Birds, Bugs & Beyond’ Master Gardener event. Open House visitors had a chance to grind chicken feed, pet a 4‐H project pony and a calf, cuddle rabbits and snakes, kid around with pygmy goats, explore the performing arts, learn about rocketry and robotics, get a taste for the cooking club, and sign up for clubs new and old! If your club was unable to participate this year, we hope you can join us next year! Thanks again to all who made it memorable!

As we begin a new 4‐H Program year, keep in mind, we can ‘Make the Best Better’! Good luck! With sincere gratitude,

Kaitlin Everett Monmouth County 4‐H Agent

Volume 11 Issue 4 WELCOME NEW LEADERS, MEMBERS & CLUBS

4-H Mission Statement The Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development program uses a learn by doing approach to enable youth to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills they need to become competent, caring and contributing citizens of the world. The mission is accomplished by using the knowledge and resources of the land grant University system, along with the involvement of caring adults.

Rita Silvestri and Gladys Tarantino 4-H Secretaries

Virginia Krzyzanowski 4-H Program Associate

Sabrina Brown

4-H Program Assistant

14 CARROT RABBIT Shannen N. Gilmartin Monica M. Grinberg Lily Pispisa Alexa M. Yakow

ANIMAL SCIENCE

Heathergrace McLoughlin

ANIME/MANGA CLUB Elliot G. Melcer Matthew R. Tobio

ABOVE AND BEYOND

Madison L. Carlstrom Abbey W. Lanz

ANIME/MANGA Devin Keppen

CURRY COMBS Paige M. Naseff

4-H FOODIES Emily Bennett Matthew Bennett

Amanda Fasciano Allex Sui McKayla M. Tyrrell

FREE SPIRIT GOAT CLUB Amanda M. DeStefano McKayla M. Tyrrell

NATURE’S NAVIGATORS Joseph M. Guth Heathergrace McLoughlin Caleb Rogers Lydia K. Rogers Miranda N. Schindler

RISING STARS RHYTHMIC ILLUSIONS

Breanna M. Briggs Jessica J. Kuleshev Emily Liao Anita Lin Erica Lin Katherine Lin Patricia Luk Kelly G. Shao

McKayla M. Tyrrell Dianna G. Whaley Erica Wu

TEEN COUNCIL Delaney Gray Alex Kubiak C.J. Ramos

THUNDERHOOFS Amanda Fasciano

Kaitlin Everett

Monmouth County 4-H Agent

NEW LEADERS: Laura P. Fasciano—Co-Leader of the new 4-H Foodies cooking club. Florence Muth—Co-Leader of the new 4-H Foodies cooking club.

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BACKSTAGE TO BROADWAY By: Karla Moshett, Leader Backstage to Broadway has had a busy summer. The members have taken part in numerous activities over the past few months. At the beginning of summer break, the members started preparing for the Monmouth County Fair. Besides the usual booth decorating, dunking stool, and popcorn sale, the members success-fully put on a variety show. They danced, sang, played instruments, and even put on a skit. Congratula-tions to: Maggie, Victoria, Olivia, Brandon, Ashley, Zack, Dylan, Sydney, David, Tiffany, Patrick, and Zachary, on a job well done! Some after the Fair, the members were given a wonderful opportunity to collaborate on a Charlotte’s Web production put on by the Center Playhouse in Freehold Boro. They were invited to attend the dress re-hearsal and to visit backstage where they observed and took part as the cast experimented with make-up. Several of the members (Dylan, Zach, Sam, Tyler, and Juliette) also served as ushers during the shows. One of the members (Tyler) even had a chance to act as house manager and observe in the tech room. All in all, the kids had an amazing experience, and so we plan on continuing our relationship with the Center Players. On September 1st, Juliette, Olivia, Ashley and Brandon joined other 4-H’ers in the opening showcase for the Great Tomato Tasting Event held at Synder Farm in Pittstown, New Jersey. The performance was well received and we had much positive feedback from the audience. Backstage to Broadway is looking forward to another great year ahead, with workshops, tours, and shows planned. We hope you will join us on our next adventure, the Zombie Walk, in Asbury Park on Saturday, October 30th!

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Heard Around The 4-H Clover (cont.)

BACKSTAGE TO BROADWAY By: Zack Dresher While it was vacation for most, the children of the 4-H group, “Backstage to Broadway,” were as busy as an opening night on Broadway. The summer began with their stellar performances at the Monmouth County 4-H Fair. From comedy to dance, the members of Backstage to Broadway thrilled the audience with the wit, talent, and moves we have come to expect from this gifted group of performers. It may have been hot in the tent, but that was because of the blistering performances of each of the children. Later in the summer, the Backstage to Broadway group had a chance to meet the performers from the Cen-ter Playhouse Theatre in Freehold. The cast and crew invited the children to participate in the dress re-hearsals for their Charlotte’s Web production. The children met with the actors, stage crew, and director of the play. Getting a real look at the hard work actors and crew put forth really showed the children of Back-stage to Broadway what it takes to stage a professional theatre production. An additional honor for the chil-dren took place during the actual performances of Charlotte’s Web as the Backstage to Broadway 4-H’ers served as ushers during each performance. As we move closer to Autumn you may see some very scary zombies at your door. That is because Mr. and Mrs. Weller showed the children of Backstage to Broadway how to create zombie costumes and how to do the makeup needed to transform into real-life zombies. It was quite a scary thrill to see our kind and happy children slowly transform into Halloween Zombies. The children of Backstage to Broadway will also be part of the NJ Zombie Walk on October 30, 2010. This will take place at Asbury Park Convention Hall at 4:15pm. ALL 4 H members are invited to participate in the ghouls adventure! With September comes a new school year as well as a new set of great activities for the 4-H children of Backstage to Broadway. So dim the house lights and get ready for some real thrills this year!

CURRY COMBS By: David Sagui, Leader The Curry Combs have had their first meeting and did nominations for a new slate of officers. We already have two trips on the agenda, Cowtown, New Jersey’s only professional rodeo, and Assateague and Chincoteague islands, to see the wild ponies! This will happen before the end of October! We have changed our meeting format. We are now focusing a lot more on equine education. Hopefully this will help our members at home, and promote horse science! We are looking forward to a really great, and eventful year!

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CURRY COMBS By: Marie Shoemaker, Leader On July 9, 2010, members of Curry Combs Horse Club and Free Spirit Goat Club packed their cowboy boots and headed to Pinegrove Dude Ranch for a weekend filled with fun activities in the beautiful Shawan-qunk Mountains in New York. We spent several hours each day riding horses through the trails and when we weren’t at the stable, you could find us swimming, rock climbing, fishing, playing lazer tag, going on hayrides, playing tennis, plus so much more. We had such a wonderful time that we can’t wait until we can go again!

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TEEN COUNCIL By: Amy Barker, Leader Hi everyone, we are looking forward to an exciting and productive year! Our officers met last month and came up with some great ideas for this year. These ideas were brought to the club, which generated even more great ideas.

We were excited to have our new county agent, Kaitlin Everett, join us for our meeting and help us with some fun ice breakers. We look forward to having more fun with Kate.

The club is planning on doing lots of community service projects and fundraisers for charities. Our first project will be our annual food drive to help families for Thanksgiving; we would love your support!

Some of the events they have planned so far are a club Halloween Party next month, our Annual Seedling Sale, and 4-H Winter Camp in January. We are also meeting for a fun evening at The Cabin in Farming-dale, for a club activity during National 4-H Week. Some of our members are also thinking about joining in the fun at Asbury Park’s Zombie Walk on October 30th!

We have already selected representatives for South Jersey Teen Conference (SJTC) and State Teen Action Council (STAC), and our County Ambassadors, Paul Yoncak and Delaney Gray, are taking an active role in making Teen Council more productive this year! Two of our club members, Clair McKittrick and Paul Yoncak, are going to attend National Congress in Atlanta, Georgia. We are happy to support them with their fundraising drive for Clover House, a 4-H group working to build houses with Habitat for Humanity.

We are already thinking about some of our more basic activities as well, like club presentations, record books, updating our constitution, and setting up our budget.

We look forward to a very exciting year, and getting to know each other better! Teens in grades 8-12 are invited to join us, the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the 4-H office!

14 CARROT RABBIT CLUB By: Samantha Martin, Reporter This summer was an eventful one for our club! We had a couple of members go to L.G. Cook 4-H Summer Camp at Stokes, and they reported having a wonderful time. Then came the Fair, and you can bet we were pretty busy there! This year we had seven of our members running for Monmouth County 4-H Ambassador; David Sherman and Sam Martin were our runners-up, Paul Yoncak and Delaney Gray are our new county Ambassadors! Great job to everyone and good luck to Paul and Delaney! The Rabbit, Cavy, and Small Animal Show was on Thursday, and that went very well. Congrats to Mikala Kocsik for winning ‘Best in Show’ for her Giant Chinchilla rabbit, and again for getting ‘Best in Show Small Animal’ for her Chinchilla; and to Kevin Sherman for winning ‘Best in Show Cavy’. All in all, we worked hard and had lots of fun! Thanks to everyone who helped make the show, and the whole Fair, a great one! We then had our End-of-the-Year Party and had a great time there, thanks to the Bridmans’ for hosting us! We are now beginning a new 4-H year, and are looking forward to what we’ll learn and what fun we’ll have. Some things we are going to do within the coming months are: supporting by donation a Clover House with National 4-H Congress, visiting Chelsea Assisted Living with our animals, having an Animal Halloween Costume Contest at our October meeting, and participating in the Zombie Walk in Asbury Park. We hope everyone had a great summer and will have another fun 4-H year!

Volume 11 Issue 4 Heard Around The 4-H Clover (cont.)

Horse Club Above and Beyond’s Latest Activities by Natalie Cribbin

Hello!! Here’s an update of Above and Beyond’s recent happenings – the Monmouth County Fair and States... At the Monmouth County Fair we were not able to do much, unfortunately, due to the heat and horse activi-ties being cancelled on Sunday. We did compete in the Open Show – our club members did great and had a good time. Unfortunately, our drill team presentation was also cancelled because of the weather. We also took a turn at the dunking booth and the food tent. Only three of our club members went to States this year. Jaime, Kris and I, all competed in dressage classes. Jaime placed 10th, Kris 4th, and I came in 8th. Kris also participated in part of the English show on Saturday. She did a great job! We had a good 4-H year and are looking forward to the 2010-2011 year.

ABOVE AND

BEYOND

Latest Activities

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Thunderhoofs News 2010 Hi Everybody,

Welcome back to another 4-H year. Our club had a great time at the Birds, Bugs & Beyond 4-H Open House! We had a really good turnout of members who came to talk about the club and the 4-H program. We had 2 chickens and a rabbit with us. We had corn grinder so that children could get to see how to make their own chicken feed, and some educational posters also. The weather was perfect and there were lots of visitors. The Master Gardeners put on all kinds of demonstrations and activities, plus you could tour their garden and the Jr. Master Gardener’s garden.

Our club is looking forward to learning about horses, dogs, rabbits, and chickens this year, plus we

will be working on our ongoing community service projects – Melissa’s Treasure Chest, collecting used glasses, and Valentine’s for the John L. Montgomery Nursing Home. We will also continue to have fun with recycling, giving presentations of different kinds, including showmanship, and a little bit of cooking too. We meet on the third Friday of the month, and enjoy visitors from other clubs who would like to teach us something. A fun Halloween decoration to make :

Spooky Garbage Bag Cats by Terri Bose

Make this adorable and spooky cat from plain old garbage bags to display at your front door this Halloween. You can make this fun craft from items you have laying around the house!

You will need: Black Plastic Garbage Bags (We Used 30 Gallon Bags) Newspaper Rubber Bands Black Electrical Tape Orange Contact Paper or Orange Paint Marker for the cat’s face String Use the rubber bands to make the two ears out of the corner of the garbage bag, then stuff the bag with the crumpled newspaper. Use the electrical tape to hold the newspaper in place. Add orange eyes, nose, mouth and whiskers to your kitty. Tie the string around the section of the top of the bag and hang it on your door, or from a tree.

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HORSE PROJECT

Birds, Bugs & Beyond September 11, 2010

GREETINGS FROM THE HORSE PROJECT

By: Stella Almeida, HPC

This Summer has gone by in a flash. Many important dates are approaching, so make sure you take a mo-ment to look at your e-mail messages from the office staff and leaders. Many of you participated in the Qualifying Shows. The Tri County Year End Awards Dinner was held on September 26, at the Forsgate Country club in Monroe. Many members received awards and trophies. Congratulations!

The State championship Horse Show was held in August with great weather. There were about 600 horse and rider combinations during the 3 day show. The State Horse Show celebrated its 50th year with the re-turn of the very first Drill Team and a participant from its first show. The biggest smile was on the face of our horse leader who was lucky enough to be a 50/50 raffle winner.

The horse clubs are now in full swing, with lots of friendship renewals and new members to introduce to our program. Marie Shoemaker, a Leader of the Curry Combs, is now our “Travel Agent/Tour Guide”. She announced a trip to Cowtown Rodeo Sept 25th. Upcoming trips to be announced. Please note that Project Information is on the various websites. There is little or no “snail” mail to your homes anymore. We all have to be diligent in checking e-mail so dates and info aren’t overlooked. Next State Event is the Trail Ride Oct 3 at Collier’s Mill in New Egypt (same location as last year). Open house was a spectacular event. I know the public enjoyed petting a goat named “sheep” and that beautiful calf name “moo”. Thank you to all of you who took the time to show the public how we “make the best better”. Let’s not forget Thor, our equine friend, who seemed happy sharing the spotlight with the calf.

A special thank you to Lorraine Yoncak and her group for rearranging their display so the horse folks could set up the portable corral for the large animals.


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RESOURCES (cont.)

HORSE AROUND ON THE EQUINE SCIENCE CENTER’S GAME “Fun on the Farm”

New interactive game to teach children environmental stewardship on an equine farm. New Brunswick, NJ—The Rutgers Equine Science Center, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, announces the launch of “Fun on the Farm” - an interactive educational game to teach chil-dren about the science of a horse farm and environmental stewardship. The game is now accessible through Equine Science 4 Kids, the youth component of the Center’s website, esc.Rutgers.edu The game is a graphic representation of the Ryders Lane Environmental Best Management Practices Dem-onstration Horse Farm in New Brunswick. With over 35 questions, Fun on the Farm aims to teach children about storm water management, best practices for healthy pastures, animal waste management, and several other environmental challenges of maintaining an eco-friendly horse farm. “At first glance, the Ryders Lane farm may look similar to most other farms; however, with assistance and support from several state and federal agencies, the farm was strategically designed to serve as a Best Man-agement Practices model and learning center where research, education, and proactive outreach is con-ducted,” said Dr. Karyn Malinowski, director of the Equine Science Center. “Fun on the Farm is an oppor-tunity to present the expertise and research involved in developing the Ryders Lane farm into an entertain-ing introduction for young equine enthusiasts to learn the science of horses and their impact on the environ-ment.” To play the game, children click on stars which are interspersed throughout the landscape of the farm to answer a pop-up question with three possible answers. Fun on the Farm features more than 35 questions and players accumulate points in order to reach merit levels of achievement. Players will find the questions amusing and parents are encouraged to test their knowledge of horses and the environment to compare scores with their children. The game includes interesting fun facts such as: compost piles do not attract flies because bacteria breaking down creates heat that is too hot for insects; rain fall is relatively clean water that can be collected and reused around the farm; diamond mesh fencing is often used on horse farms to prevent injury to hooves; prior to establishing a plot, farmers should test their soil to determine whether it needs additional nutrients. Fun on the Farm is the featured game of the Horses and the Environment module of Equine Science 4 Kids. Additional games are in development for the other two mod-ules: Exercise Physiology, and Healthcare & Nutrition. For more information about Fun on the Farm or the Equine Science Center, please email Tiffany Cody, PR Specialist, at [email protected] or call 732-932-9419.

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MONMOUTH COUNTY FAIR

14 Carrot Rabbit

& Small Animal Club

Do you want to be a member of a great 4-H Club? Then come and be a part of the 14 Carrot Rabbit & Small Animal Club. We

learn about how to care for our animals, pet the cutest bunnies, play with small animals, and have the most wonderful parties!!

Fill out your membership sheets, and have them delivered to our club leaders. We are looking forward to meeting you.

Trisha Smith

2011 4-H AMBASSADOR’S PLATFORM PAUL YONCAK

My name is Paul Yoncak and I’m your new Monmouth County 4-H Teen Ambassador for the 2010-2011 4-H year. I have two platforms for this year:

My goal is to make it easier for 4-H members to educate the public about what the 4-H program is exactly. Our program is so broad it is very hard for some members to wrap it all together in a sentence or two say to the public when they are asked, “what is 4-H ?”. I could not really explain it that well until last year. I plan on visiting the 4-H clubs in Monmouth County so we can talk about our program, what we do, how we help our community, and

help them wrap up all of what 4-H is into a short paragraph.

My other goal this year is to get a 4-H Exchange program started up again in our county. We are either go-ing to start a new club with the only goal of going on an interstate exchange, or we can do it with our Teen Council. My fellow Ambassador and I will both be working on this project. We believe that exposing 4-H’ers to different parts of the country would be a great experience.

RESOURCES (cont.)

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MONMOUTH COUNTY FAIR PHOTOS

Pictured Above: Here is a picture of the outgoing 4-H Ambassador, with, from left: The Monmouth County Board of Agriculture recording secretary, Robin Bruins, NJ Secretary of Agriculture, Doug Fisher, 2009 4-H Ambassador Clair McKittrick, Angelo Trapani and Monmouth County Board President, Gary DeFelice, handing out re-usable bags to carry your Jersey Fresh produce in.

Above From Right to left: Carla, Samantha, Yvonne, Jenna, Lauren, and Angela.

Rhythmic Illusions Gymnastics Club

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MONMOUTH COUNTY FAIR PHOTOS

Anime/Manga had a great time at the Popcorn and Dunking Stool

Our Cloverbud Court stole the spot light!

The small animals, rabbits, and snakes drew a lot of attention and many questions!

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YOUTH CORNER

ACTIVITIES IN OUR AREA: By: Ian Rios: SET Ambassador Creatures of Culture Series: Central and South America October 9th and 10th10:00 a.m. ‐ 4:00 p.m. Free With Zoo Admission

A combination of birds and beasts, each intricately fashioned from thousands of LEGO® bricks, this experience will surely remind us how our world fits together and how we connect with it. The Creatures of Culture International Series wraps up with a taste of culture below the equator. Have a Latin lunch after learning about South American endangered species and what you can do to help. Throughout the day, local South American performance groups will be showcasing their talents and high‐lights of their culture. Don't forget to check out the LEGO exhibit of Humboldt penguins, (they're native to Peru)!

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2010 New Jersey State Championship Robotics Tournament December 11, 2010 Mt. Olive High School 18 Corey Road Flanders, NJ 07836 FIRST LEGO® League events are free to the public. Teams will explore an actual problem that today's scientists and engineers are trying to solve. Teams will try to develop an innovative solution to that problem (either by creating something that doesn't exist or building upon something that does). They will share their findings with the public.

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IN THE NEWS

Pictured Right: Carla from Rhythmic Illusions performing at "The Great Tomato Tasting & 4-H Expressive Arts Vari-ety Show” in Pittstown, New Jersey. September 1, 2010

Carla representing 4-H Rhythmic Illusions at a competi-tion.

2010 NEW JERSEY STATE 4-H CHAMPIONSHIP HORSE SHOW

Congratulations to the following Monmouth County 4-H’ers: County Champion Dressage Division Class #1-USEF 2007 Intro Level Test B-Jr.—8th Natalie Cribbin—Side Dish Class #3-USEF 2007 Training Level Test 1-Jr.—6th Caitlin Lanigan—Martinque Class #4-USEF 2007 Training Level Test 1—Sr.—4th Kristen Tracey—anything Bur Ordinary 10th Jamie Kelly—Glitter Mill County Champion Games Division Class #11-Pole Bending Pony—3rd Kacie Moran—Special Performance Class #13—Bow Tie Horse—1st Kacie Moran—Special Performance Class #15—Keyhole Pony—1st Kacie Moran—Special Performance Class #17—Barrel Race Pony—3rd Kacie Moran—Special Performance County Champion English Division Class #33 English Pleasure Pony—8th Caitlin Lanigan—Martinique Class #40 –Junior Equitation over Fences—3rd Kacie Moran—Special Performance Class #41—Working Hunter Pony—7th Kacie Moran—Special Performance

Congratulations to all Monmouth County 4-H Horse Project members recognized at the 2010 Tri-County Show Awards Banquet!

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NEW JERSEY STATE GOAT SHOW By: Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak Animal Science, Free Spirit Goat Club, and Monmouth Livestock

The State Goat Show was so much fun! There were many 4-H members there to meet and some

familiar faces from other events like the Goat Extravaganza. There were many different breeds of goats, some that I had never heard of and now had a chance to learn about. Everyone helped each other and we were all there with the animals we love.

When we arrived, we unloaded the goats and checked in. There were so many goats that I was

asked to set-up in the sheep barn for awhile. We had to be very neat and sweep the aisles because the 4-H members in the sheep barn get judged on the condition of the barn. After some goats left, I moved to the goat barn.

I was showing Kelly’s pygmy goats, and Sally (the goat) got mad when she did not win and was

butting the other goats. On the way home, Sally got to ride in her own pen. Bailey won ‘Grand Champion Pygmy Goat’ and Moo Moo was ‘Reserve Champion Pygmy Goat’. Bailey won ‘Reserve Champion Meat Goat’. Moo Moo and Sheep Sheep won ‘Best of Two Heads’. Sheep Sheep did not want to walk around the ring. I was trying to get Sheep Sheep to walk around the ring and I got a little nervous. The Judge told me not to worry, it was not the showmanship class.

Later, I participated in Showmanship, and the Junior and Intermediate Classes were combined. The

Judge asked many questions and had us walk around the ring in different directions and with other 4-H’ers goats! Finally, there were two of us left. The Judge asked us to tell him when the first Boer goats come to the United States or to name a breed of meat goat and tell him when that breed first came to the United States. Neither of us knew. Do you know? Thanks to Mrs. Whitehouse, I now know that the first Boer goats were allowed into the United States in 1993. That was a tough question!

I am looking forward to going to the State Goat show again!

THE 2010 NEW JERSEY 4-H GOAT SHOW was held August 26, 2010 at the Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fairgrounds

50 4-H members from 7 counties exhibited 139 goats. Congratulations to Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak from Monmouth County: Champion for Pygmy—Market Reserve Champion Pygmy—Market Best of Two Head—Pygmy 2nd Place Meat/Fiber Goat Junior Showmanship and Fitting

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Volume 11 Issue 4 UPCOMING EVENTS

6thAnnual New Jersey 4-H

Goat Extravaganza

“Where the Fun is Learning and the Learning is Fun!”

SAVE THE DATE!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

In case of postponement due to inclement weather: Saturday, January 15.

Goat Extravaganza will include:

Goat Poster Contest (3-4 youth per mixed-county team) Goat Skill-a-Thon (individual entry; 8 stations) TWO SETS OF STATIONS; SOME ALL NEW STATIONS!!!!

Goat Art Contest (goat-themed drawing, painting, sculptures, photography) Goat Jeopardy Ice Cream Social w/ Prizes CONTINUED in 2011! Workshop for Parents / Leaders

RCE of Hunterdon County (Flemington, NJ)

More Info and Entry Forms Coming in November

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* * * OCTOBER 2010 * * *

• Oct 3rd through Oct 9th—National 4-H Week • Oct. 5th—Horse Leader’s Meeting • October 6th—Achievement Night Awards, Pomona Grange Awards, National 4-H Science Experiment, and Delicious Desserts Event • Oct. 11th—Columbus Day 4-H Office Closed • Oct. 12th—Small Animal Committee Meeting • Oct. 15th—Equine Vet Demonstration—All welcome • Oct. 15th—National 4-H Conference Applications Due • Oct. 15th— Alumni Scholarships Due • Oct. 15th—Last day for sale of State 4-H Association 50-50 Tickets • Oct. 16th—Community Service Day at L.G. Cook Camp • Oct. 17th—State Teen Action Council (STAC) Meeting • Oct. 20th— State 4-H Association Meeting • Oct. 23rd—4-H Camp Halloween Happenings—L.G. Cook Camp • Oct. 24th—Gloucester County 4-h Invitational Fall Show • Oct. 26th—Alumni Association • Oct. 30th—Zombie Walk, Asbury Park

* * * NOVEMBER 2010 * * *

• Nov. 2nd—Office Closed Voting • Nov. 4th to 7th—Northeast Regional Volunteer Forum (NERVF) • Nov. 9th—Small Animal Committee Meeting • Nov. 11th—4-H Office Closed Veterans Day • Nov. 18th—4-H Association Meeting, 7:00pm • Nov. 20th—Cumberland County 4-H Invitational Rabbit and Cavy Show • Nov. 25th & Nov. 26th—4-H Office Closed Thanksgiving • Nov. 26th to 30th—National 4-H Congress • Nov. 27th to 28th—4-H Camp CIT Weekend L.G. Cook Camp

* * * DECEMBER 2010 * * * • Dec. 5th— State Teen Action Council (STAC) Meeting • Dec. 7th—Horse Leaders Meeting 7:00pm • Dec. 14th—Small Animal Committee Meeting • Dec. 24th—4-H Office Closed Christmas • Dec. 27th & 28th—4-H Summer Camp Reunion L.G. Cook Camp • Dec. 31st—4-H Office Closed New Year’s ** CONGRATULATIONS TO: Clair McKittrick & Paul Yoncak—National 4-H Congress Delegates **THANKS TO: Ann Grega, Amy Barker, & Robin Bloom—for being outstanding volunteers and attending NERVF!

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