Town & Kountry Kids 4H Club

All meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month

9:00 - noon

Parish Center in Dodgeville

March 8th

Community Service: We'll work on making pillowcases at our meeting for Great River Medical Center.  We have some material.  If you want to bring material, bring 3/4 yard, 1/4 yard, and 2 inches of fun fabric.  

1.  Susan Strawhacker

2.  Abby Eberhardt

April 12th

Community Service: Animal shelter (blankets, animal toys, etc.)

1. Kendra Keitzer

2. Allegra Crews

May 10th

Community Service - Replenishing the supplies at the Parish Center.  (Paper towels, cups, napkins, toilet paper, etc.)

1. Emily Wischmeier

2. Katie Clover

3. Emily Eberhardt

June 14th

1. Aubrey Siegle

2. Chloe Siegle

3. Katie Rhum

4. Hillary Dunnegan

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Member List & Attendance

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Minutes

February 2008 Minutes

The meeting of the Town and Kountry Kids was held on Saturday February 9, 2008 at the Dodgeville Parish Center . The meeting was called to order by Tayler Keitzer. Seventeen members and three leaders were in attendance. The minutes of the last meeting were read

and approved. The members brought paper products to donate to the Mediapolis Food pantry. The community service project for next month will be making pillowcases for Great River Medical Center 's pediatric ward. All members are to bring 3/4 yard of printed fabric, 2 inches of fabric for the ribbon, and 9 inches of coordinating fabric for the band of the pillowcase. The meeting was adjourned. We worked on finishing camo coolers for the service men and women.  

Demonstrations were given by Sara Strawhacker, who showed us how to do makeup for a dance. Allison and Amanda Edmonds showed us how to do hair and nails for a dance also. Our next meeting will be held on March 8, 2008 at the Dodgeville Parish Center .

Demonstrations and hostesses for next month are: Susan Strawhacker and Abby Eberhardt. Members are to bring 3/4 yard of printed fabric, 2 inches of fabric for the ribbon, and 9 inches of coordinating fabric for the band of the pillowcase. 

January 2008 Minutes

The meeting of the Town and Kountry Kids was held on Saturday January 12, 2008 at the Dodgeville Parish Center . The meeting was called to order by Elizabeth Breuer at nine o'clock . The members brought old videos and dvds for the psychiatric ward at GRMC. Members can still bring videos and dvds to the next meeting.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved by Megan Kupferschmid, the secretary/reporter.  We discussed our share-the-fun skit and listened to possible song choices. If you have any song ideas, please bring them to the next meeting. We reviewed the upcoming events in the 4-H newsletter. The 4-H pledge was said by the members and the meeting was adjourned.

A spider plant was presented to four of our new members: Sophie Breuer, Savannah Keitzer, Ashley Hedges, and Katie Rhum. Spider plants are given to new members to take care of. These plants can be entered as a project in the county fair this year.

Demonstrations were given by Abby Edmonds, who gave a presentation on whether you could tell the difference between the taste of Coca Cola and Cola St. Nick's. Sarah Edmonds showed us how to make cute candle holders using vases, beads, and a tea candle. Stacy Stover gave a presentation on Navicular Syndrome, a disease in horses. It was very informative. 

The next meeting will be held on February 9, 2008 at the Dodgeville Parish Center . Demonstrations and Hostesses for next month will be: Allison Edmonds, Amanda Edmonds , and Sara Strawhacker. Members NEED to bring paper products ( toilet paper, Kleenex, paper towels, etc.) for the food pantry.

 Megan Kupferschmid

 Secretary/ Reporter

November 2007 Minutes

The Town & Kountry Kids 4H Club met on November 10, 2007 at the Parish Center at Dodgeville.  The meeting was called to order by President Elizabeth Breuer at 9 a.m.   Roll call was answered by 17 members and 3 leaders.  

For old business, we changed the overnight Christmas party date to Sunday, December 30^th from 6:00 p.m. to 9 a.m. at the Dodgeville Parish Center .  We are to bring a pair of decorative socks for a gift exchange.  The breakfast committee includes the Keitzers, Breuers, and Stovers. We also have the option of making a fleece blanket. If you’d like, bring 2 ½ yards of 2 coordinating colors of fleece and sharp scissors.  

For new business, we are doing love baskets for our community project next month.  Please bring a bag of candy and a Kleenex box to the next meeting for the love baskets. Awards/Family night is November 17^th. President Elizabeth Breuer reminded us that beef weigh in is December 15 at SCC from 8 to 11. Meeting was adjourned.

Demonstrations were given by Sarah Staley on how to make a button bracelet. Elizabeth Breuer showed us how to sew a button. Tayler Keitzer showed us how to edit digitial photos using a computer program.  Mary Breuer showed us how to fold a napkin for use at a formal dinner. 

Our activity for the meeting was to make cards, and decorate flower vases to be given along with patriotic gifts to the veterans at the Mediapolis Prairie Ridge Care Center .  The Keitzers and Stovers delivered the presents after the meeting.  

Don’t forget to bring a bag of candy, your code of ethics form & medical forms, and a Kleenex box to the next meeting.                                                           

Minutes by Sarah Staley & Allegra Crews  

October 2007 Minutes

     The Town and Kountry Kids 4H Club met on October 13th, 2007 at 9a.m.  The meeting was held at the Parish Center in Dodgeville. The meeting was called to order by Stacy Stover. Roll call was answered by seventeen members and four leaders. We were joined by one new member, Ashley Hedges. 

     For old business, we reviewed our 4-H week display which was located at the Burlington Bank and Trust in Mediapolis.

     For new business, we need to bring $12.00 to the next meeting. Each member needs to sign a new code of ethics form for this year.  These forms are due December 1^st to the Extension Office.  We discussed our upcoming community service projects.  At the November meeting, we will be making camo-coolers for the soldiers.  Each member needs to bring 4 inches of 45" inch material in any design that you would like.  We will also be honoring the veterans at Prairie Ridge for Veteran's Day.

          We also elected officers for this year. President is Elizabeth Breuer. Vice-President is Stacy Stover. Secretary/ Reporters are Megan Kupferschmid, Allegra Crews, and Sarah Staley. Photographer/Historians are Kendra Keitzer, Kaci Keitzer, Aubrey Siegle, and Mary Breuer.

      After the meeting, demonstrations were given by Kaci Keitzer, who showed us how to make a mouse bait holder using PVC pipes.  Megan

Kupferschmid gave a presentation on the anatomy of a sewing pattern.

      We made a lighted glass block decoration by taking a glass block and threading Christmas lights into the inside through a hole our leaders helped drill. We will use this as a CC4 project for next year's Des Moines County Fair.

       The next meeting is November 10th, 2007 at 9 a.m. at the Parish Center . Hostess and demonstrations will be given by: Mary & Elizabeth Breuer, and Tayler Keitzer.

       Don't forget to bring $12.00 and 4 inches of 45" fabric to the next meeting.

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Order of Record Book

For members who keep their records in a notebook or 4-H record book, here is a guide for the order of forms.

1.  The first page is the NAME PAGE.  This should be a plain piece of paper that has the following information on it:  current photo, name, age, grade, club name, number of years in 4-H, and the year (2001-2002). 

2.  4-H YEARLY SUMMARY

This form includes information about participation at the local, county, area and state levels.  This should be updated annually to show the work done in the most recent year. 

3.  4-H PROJECT RECORD

One per project and they can be in any order desired.  Remember:  A project record is for the entire project (i.e. Clothing) NOT for each exhibit that was taken to the fair.  You can put all of your work in an area on one record sheet.  Any pictures or other related material may be placed behind the project sheet.  

These three forms you can choose from are called Basic (4H96A), Experienced (4H96B), and Advanced (4H96C).  These forms were developed for beginning record keepers and progress to more experienced and advanced record keepers.  Parents and leaders should help the 4-Her choose the form that best fits each member's interest, skill level and needs for the project. 

Each form asks the 4-Her what goals were set, look at progress made and to evaluate their experiences.  The forms are designed to help the 4-Her learn more about record keeping and to record more detailed information and include leadership and citizenship experiences. 

4.  4-H STORY

Members are asked to write a story highlighting the events of the year and citing activities that special meaning to them.

5.  SELF-EVALUATION

This form is used by members who want to assess the year's work and see if they met their goals or what might be done differently in the future.

Records from the previous years should follow the current year.