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CHATHAM- KENT 4-H ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2012
Anne Verhallen
President
519-692-5593
Janet Campbell
Secretary/Treasurer
519-352-2950
Kathryn Lambert
Regional Specialist
519-287-5332
Carol Dieleman
Newsletter Editor- jcdlmn@gmail.com
519-352-5765
“4-H Ontario is dedicated to the personal development of youth while providing a positive impact on volunteers and communities in Ontario.”
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
I think fall really is my favourite time of year. I
am not sure if it is the colours of the trees, cooler
weather, the excitement of fall fairs or what, but
fall really is a season to be savoured before the
cold of winter and the busy holiday season.
Highgate Fair – the biggest one day fair that I
have ever been to was again awash with 4-H,
from rabbits to sheep to cattle and of course
veggies. Once again we were lucky to have the
weather cooperate. It was great to see one of the
4-H Ontario Ambassadors visit and help out with
handing out awards. Samantha Klaver comes
from the Seaforth Area and is well experienced
with showing livestock. She was a great help
during the Kubota Cup Competition, assisting
Dennis Carnegie as our champion and reserve
champion showpersons from each club were put
through their paces.
Showing and winning or placing well are always
fun. However, it was inspiring to watch our 4-H
members in the various clubs work together to
get their project animals ready to show, ease the
fears and nervousness of younger or less
experienced members and help with any
escapees.
Congratulations to all our 4-H members as they
finish up and complete projects. A heartfelt thank
you to the leaders and other volunteers who give
of their time and energy (and in many cases
money) to lead clubs – you are the heart of 4-H.
Thank you to all the 4-H parents – your support
is critical from driving kids, helping with
projects or lending a hand at meetings and
shows!
I am looking forward to the club banquet season
– see you there.
Best wishes for a safe and bountiful harvest season.
Anne Verhallen
Chatham-Kent 4-H Association President
CHATHAM-KENT
4-H NEWS
Friends of 4-H Certificates/Seals
available for Sponsors/Donors
Leaders: Do you have a sponsor or donor
that you would like to thank?
**Don’t forget the Chatham-Kent 4-H Association
has Friends of 4-H Certificates for those new
sponsors/donors or seals for those sponsors/donors
who have previously helped out.
Call Janet Campbell for more info @ 519-352-2950
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Go for the Gold 2012
Congratulations to the two Chatham Kent GFTG
teams. They competed well at the Regional Go
For the Gold Competition held August 22, 2012
at the Ridgetown Campus of the University of
Guelph. They spent significant time practising
with the help of Chad Burley, Kris McNaughton
and Susan Simpson. Thank you to the coaches!
The teams were composed of:
Ryan McKerrall
Michael Payne
Hanna Reid
Christine Verhallen
Alex Noorenberghe
Adam Reid
Jacqueline Verhallen
Olivia Noorenberghe
And an alternate team member – Lauren
McKerrall
BUS TRIP TO THE
ROYAL WINTER FAIR
The Canadian Cowgirls are being featured
in the evening program.
WHEN: November 3, 2012
WHERE: Bloomfield Carpool (7am), Daniels
Service Centre (7:30am), London (McDonalds)
8:20am. , Woodstock Quality Inn available
COST: FREE FOR ALL 4-H
MEMBERS AND/OR LEADERS WITH
THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS- pay up
front to Chatham-Kent 4-H Association at the
following prices for bus trip only and then it
will be refunded to you by cheque.
**Early Bird** $55 per 4-H member and/or
4-H leader, $65 adults. After October 26th, $70
for everyone (prices subject to change)
Horse Show Tickets available - call Marg
Nauta at 519-676-2757 (leave message on 6th
ring) for information on price.
** Pre-paid registration for bus trip to Marg
Nauta. Also, trip is subject to your support!!!!
C-K 4-H CLUB NEWS
New Clubs Starting Soon…
Rabbit Agility Club
First Meeting: Thursday, October 18, 7:00 pm,
Ridgetown College Campus
For more info: Phyllis May (519) 676-2749
If you have never heard of Rabbit Agility, you
are not alone. Think dog agility - dogs jumping
over fences, crawling through tubes, and
navigating obstacles. Then replace dogs with
rabbits! If you think you would like to train a
rabbit to do all that and have a fun social time as
well, come to our first meeting and learn more. If
you don't own a rabbit, no problem. There will
be loaner rabbits available.
Walk on the Wild Side
The Walk on the Wild Side Club is scheduled to
begin on October 21st. We will be meeting at
the Ridgetown Ag Society Board Office (behind
Tim Horton’s) at 1:00 pm. We will first meet
indoors to learn about the finer points of
Geocaching – then it’s off to find some
treasures. We will be meeting rain or shine, so
dress appropriately for hiking out of doors,
wearing appropriate footwear and clothing as
necessary for the weather. Anyone who has the
availability of a hand held GPS, please bring it
with you so we can teach you how to use it!
Any parents who wish to stay and learn are
more than welcome. We will need the
assistance of drivers to take the kids from place
to place. Geocaching is a wonderful family
activity, and the more the merrier (and it gives
us a better chance of finding some of hidden
treasures).
Those who signed up for the Club will be
contacted, but feel free to confirm with the
Club leaders by calling Dawne at: 519-627-4439
or email at mudford@kent.net.
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Milk Makes it Better
Tori Carnegie and Anne Verhallen are starting a
cooking club – Sunday, October 21. The club
looks at all aspects of milk – cheese, yogurt, ice
cream and more. A hands on cooking club, it will
be offered over 4 meetings in the next month or
so in the Thamesville area.
Call or contact Anne 519-692-5593 or
anneverhallen@xplornet.ca to find out more or to
sign up for this club.
The North-Kent Horse & Pony
Club Rides Again!
Anyone interested in joining up with the horse
club is asked to call Dawne Mudford at: 519627-4439.
The Club will start up in January, utilizing an
indoor facility just north of Wallaceburg.
Members will get hands-on experience learning
about safety and the care and health of horses.
This promises to be a wonderful learning
experience for horse lovers.
ACHIEVEMENT DAYS
Below are the results for the
Chatham-Kent Plowing Match
that was held on August 11, 2012 at
Mike Vannieuwenhuyze’s farm.
Class 1 – Women’s
2nd - Morgan Kluka
3rd - Jenna Noorenberghe
4th - Sarah Campbell
5th - Stephanie Campbell
6th - Christine Verhallen
Class 2B –Antique Mounted Plow, Senior
7th – Matt Smyth
Class 3 – 2 Furrows, Age 10-20
1 – Eric Prelaz
2nd – Gregg Langford
3rd – Adam Anderson
Best Crown, Class 3 – Eric Prelaz
Best Finish, Class 3 – Gregg Langford
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Class 4 - 2 Furrows Age 21 +
2nd - Kyle Craven
Class 6 - 3 Furrows Age 10-20, ChathamKent
1st - Justin Hawkins
2nd - Jordan Hawkins
3rd - Brandon Crow
4th - Alex Noorenberghe
5th - Mathew Vanheule
6th - Eric Marchand
7th - Ryan Langford
8th - Ben Dieleman
9th - Aiden Carnegie
10th - Jonathan Kearns
11th - Bailey Langford
12th - Daniel Anderson
Best Finish, Class 6 - Jordan Hawkins
Best Crown, Class 6 - Justin Hawkins
Class 8 - 4 or more Furrows, Age 10-20
Ontario
1st - Clayton VanHyfte
2nd - Brandon Apers
3rd - Ryan McKerrall
4th - Tim Noorenberghe
Best Crown, Class 8 - Clayton VanHyfte
Best Finish, Class 8 - Clayton VanHyfte
Specials
*Youngest Plowman – Clayton VanHyfte
*Best Plowed Land by a 4-H Member –
Morgan Kluka
*Best Plowed Land by a Junior Member,
15 and under – Clayton VanHyfte
Congratulations to Plow Club members
that competed at the International
Plowing Match on the Junior Day!
*Clayton VanHyfte placed 3rd in his class
*Brandon Crow placed 8th in his class
Thank you to all who supported the
Plow Club with the Raffle!
2012 Plow Club Raffle Winners
1st Brenda Landuyt, Thamesville
2nd Morgan Kluka, Chatham
3rd Jackie Vanheule, Thamesville
4th Craig Anderson, Thamesville
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Ridgetown 4-H Beef Club
what each letter stood for on the straws and how
to read them. They showed us the warehouse
and how the straws where kept and packed in
liquid nitrogen in tanks with a tempurature of
neg 140 degrees C.
The semen in the straws lasts forever when in
the liquid nitrogen. All bulls are tested on farm
prior to entering the premises. They ship the
semen all over the world. It was a very
interesting tour for our club.
**Submitted by Elliot Smith
Wallaceburg
4-H Canoe & Kayak Club
L-R: Phyliss May (leader), Bryan Morgan, Becky
May, Frasier Smith, Lydia Smith, Elliot Smith,
Nadine Smith, Blair Williamson (judge)
The Ridgetown 4-H Beef Club Achievement
Day was held on August 28, at the Ridgetown
Campus in the Crystal Palace. Senior
Showmanship class results are first place, Lydia
Smith, second, Nadine Smith, third, Becky May,
and fourth, Frasier Smith. Junior Showmanship
class results were first place, Elliot Smith, and
second, Bryan Morgan. The Grand champion
Showperson was Lydia Smith, and Reserved
Grand champion was Nadine Smith.
The Breeding Heifers class results were, first
place, Bryan Morgan, second, Lydia Smith,
third, Elliot Smith, fourth, Becky May, fifth,
Nadine Smith, sixth, Frasier Smith.
A big thank you to our judge Blair Williamson.
Also a big thank you to the Ridgetown College
for letting us use the faclilities throughout the
year, also for our Achievement Day. Thank you
to our Leaders, Phyllis May and Susan Simpson
for all their help this season.
Social time was enjoyed by all afterwards wtih a
B.B.Q ending our season.
The Ridgetown Beef 4-H Club went out on
August 16, 2012 for a outing to Listowel. All
members had a tour of Foundation Genetics
Services Inc. At this facility they collect semen
from a variety of bulls. We were able to view the
collection process behind a glass window. A lab
manager checks the initial quality of the semen
before processing begins.
After the processing of semen it is put into
special custom labeled straws. They explained
Thanks to the generosity of the wonderful
community that we call home, the Canoe & Kayak
Club purchased 8 brand new canoes, after the
devastating loss of the old fleet in a rogue storm.
2012 was a year that the 4-H Canoe & Kayak Club
will always remember. Right from the start of the
season we knew it was going to get interesting. But
no one could foresee that all of our canoes would be
destroyed; ten years of hard work and fundraising –
gone in just a few seconds. That was the bad news,
and it was indeed devastating to our Club. But then
came the good news. Within a few days the Club was
up and running again, thanks to the assistance of
many generous individuals and businesses who came
together to help the kids out. Messages came pouring
in with people vocalizing how important they felt
that the Club was in the area. As leaders, we didn’t
really realize that anyone would even take notice of
us busily paddling away along waterways of
Wallaceburg – and yet they did! Before we knew it
we were the recipients of several canoes donated to
the club, some of which had served their families for
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generations. The owners were thrilled to think that
they would be utilized by the kids! We also received
generous donations from our community groups;
among them, the Wallaceburg Knights of Columbus,
O’Flynn & Burgess Grocery and Tack, ChathamKent Professional Firefighters, All Seasons Flowers,
Bercab Farms, Erickson Manufacturing, London’s
Paddle Shop, and many other individuals, including
an anonymous donor who wrote a cheque for the
purchase of two brand new canoes! A big thank you
also goes to Dennis Carnegie SR who volunteered to
make the trip to London on two occasions to
transport our new vessels home.
This year’s achievement weekend held at Walkerton,
along the Saugeen River saw more members and
their families our than ever. Nearly 50 paddlers
formed the “4H flotilla”, which featured a “redneck”
theme. Needless to say there was loads of fun.
Members will be contacted after Christmas for our
annual pizza night get-together and awards
presentation. It’s always fun to talk about paddling in
the dead of winter.
On behalf of Dawne Mudford, Marc Jacques, and
Dennis Carnegie – Thanks to everyone who was
involved in any way with our Club this season. We
had a rough start, but wow did we have an amazing
finish!
in Chatham-Kent and yet we have a dairy club
that is keen to learn about the dairy industry and
showmanship of dairy heifers. So how does this
get accomplished when not one member is from
a dairy farm? Thanks to the generous support
of Ridgetown College, University of Guelph
Campus, that is how. Ridgetown College has
been supportive by supplying the 4-Hers with
calves to fulfill their requirement of participating
in their Achievement Day held at Highgate Fair,
Highgate, Ontario. Every Monday night starting
the first of July, the kids come out and train their
calves, learn how to clip, wash and prepare their
heifers for Achievement Day. They all work as a
team to teach and learn from each other on their
showmanship skills. Ridgetown College,
University of Guelph is a first class learning
facility and no doubt provides the kids with first
class heifers. If it weren’t for the generous
support of the Campus, these kids would not be
able to experience the fun of showing a heifer.
Our Achievement Day was held on September
29th . The kids were up at 5:30am washing their
calves and preparing their toplines, learning out
to fill their heifers and working as a team for
their Achievement Day which began at 10am.
Our Judge for the day was Marty Unholzer from
Essex County and he took the time to give the
kids constructive critisim on their showmanship
skills and yet praised them for their enthusiasm
for their love of the 4-H Dairy Club. Below are
the results of the day:
The Canoe & Kayak Club’s Achievement
Weekend was held along the shores of the
Saugeen River at the end of August. The Club
members took a break from all of the fun to
pose for this group photo.
C-K 4-H Dairy Club
**Chatham-Kent 4-H Dairy Club Thanks
Ridgetown College for their Support!**
The Chatham-Kent 4-H Dairy Club is dairy club
of 17 enthusiastic members from a cash crop
area of Ontario. There are very few dairy farms
Grand Champion Pee Wee 4-H Showman –
Mitchell Anderson
Reserve Champion Pee Wee 4-H Showman –
Mackenzie Anderson
Judge, Marty Unholzer, Essex County
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Kubota Cup
Showmanship Challenge
For the fourth year, the Highgate Fair hosted
the Kubota Cup Showmanship Challenge.
Under cool skies, seven 4-H members
representing 5 livestock clubs, displayed
their showmanship skills. The showmanship
classes included rabbits, sheep, beef and
dairy cattle.
Grand Champion 4-H Showman – Morgan Anderson
Reserve Champion 4-H Showman – Amy Lidster
Judge, Marty Unholzer, Essex County
Grand Champion 4-H Calf – Bailey Pool
Reserve Champion 4-H Calf – Colin Scott
Judge, Marty Unholzer, Essex County
Sheep Club
Achievement Day
Highgate Fair
Champion – Amy Lidster
Reserve Champion – Becky May
Congratulations to all the 4-H
members who participated!
A job well done!
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Field Crop Achievement Night
WHEN: Monday, October 22nd
WHERE: Ridgetown College,
Agronomy Building, Room 127
TIME: Set up, 7 pm
SPEAKERS: Doug and Dianne Flook
PROGRAM: Overview of Australia,
Agritheater at 7:30pm
2012 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
4-H Livestock Competition dates
November 2 - 11, 2012 - Exhibition Place, Toronto,
Website - http://www.royalfair.org/
Ontario Junior Barrow Show – November 1 &
2, 2012
Queen’s Guineas – November 2 & 3, 2012
Dairy Goat Youth Show – November 3, 2012
National Junior Beef Heifer Show –
November 3 - 5, 2012
Chatham-Kent County 4-H “Clubs
of the Year” Awards
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- it is the responsibility of the club
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(point numbers - maximum up to)
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Junior Sheep Show – November 10, 2012
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Chatham-Kent 4-H
Secretary / Press Reporter /
Youth Leader Award
All Secretaries (competitive and noncompetitive clubs), Youth Leaders and Press
Reporters - turn in all books to be considered
for Chatham-Kent 4H Secretary/Press Reporter
and Youth Leadership top award to Janet
Campbell by October 31, 2012. Contact Janet at
519-352-2950 or
paulandjanet.campbell@sympatico.ca
leader to ensure the 4-H books are
submitted to the appropriate person
$500 prize for top clubs
Judging by point system for a maximum of
100 points
Point Breakdown for Competitive and
Non-Competitive Clubs
Canadian 4-H Classic Junior Dairy Show –
November 4 & 5, 2012
4-H AWARD
OPPORTUNITIES
One application per club; leaders are
responsible for notifying members
Club responsible for listing any activities
attended in the secretary’s book
Club submission is to be completed 100%
by 4-H members – no leader involvement
permitted, this promotes the 4-H motto
– “Learn to do by doing”
Cut-off date will be November 30, 2012
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Secretary’s Book (presentation marks) 10 points
Press Reports (presentation marks) - 15
points
Percentage of attendance at meetings 15 points
Percentage of member completion - 10
points
- Public Awareness * - 20 points
Percentage of members at Judging Night
- 15 points
Percentage of members at County
Participation Events - 15 points
Total - 100 points
*Public Awareness is the opportunity to spread the
4-H message and 4-H spirit, simply showing up to
an event does not necessarily create public
awareness, it is the active involvement to promote
the 4-H program, give back to the community and
to attract new 4-H members.
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Outstanding 4-H
Agricultural Member Award
The "Outstanding 4-H Agricultural Member" award
is sponsored by the Ontario Plowmen's
Association.
LEADERS, the Chatham-Kent 4-H Association is
asking for the submission of a 4-H member's name
from your club that you think is worthy of this
award. You will be looking at the following
criteria:
-enthusiasm
-participation
-involvement
-attendance
-county participation
-volunteer work
-4-H history
If you have a member worthy of this award,
please contact this member and inform them that
you have nominated him/her for the Outstanding
4-H Agricultural Member Award and that they are
asked to submit a short essay on why they
deserve to receive this award including their
name, 4-H history, positions held in 4-H clubs,
volunteer work, and other interests.
Please have 4-H members submit their short essay as
to why they deserve to receive this award by
November 30, 2012. Submit application to Janet
Campbell. Call Janet at 519-352-2950 for more
information.
Community Events
RURAL URBAN BANQUET
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Bradley Centre, Chatham, Ontario
SPEAKER TO BE ANNOUNCED
REGION 6 AND
ONTARIO 4-H NEWS
There are a lot of 4-H opportunities with clubs,
exchanges, scholarships, camps, 4-H youth
positions and leadership conferences - check out
the 4-H website: http://www.4-hontario.ca/ or the
magazine and go for it!
TD 4-H Agriculture Scholarship
Application Deadline – Oct 14
TD 4-H Agriculture Scholarship - Offered through the
Canadian 4-H Council & Sponsored by TD Bank
Financial Group - Up to 10 scholarships valued at
$2,500 each for 4-H Members in their last year of
high school who are planning to enroll in postsecondary education in an agriculture or agribusiness related discipline. Along with postsecondary planning, winners are selected based on
their numerical grade point average. https://www.4hcanada.net/register/TD/index.php
C-K 4-H Association Fundraisers
The CK 4-H Association is still looking for your pop
cans. Drop off all cans at Jim Winters, 22227
Scane Road, Kent Bridge or any 4-H director.
Foodland Grocery Tapes are also a great
fundraiser for the CK 4-H Association.
Participating stores are Bothwell, Dresden,
Ridgetown and Tilbury. Please save these grocery
tapes and give them to Marg Nauta, 19851 A.D.
Shadd Road, Merlin or any 4-H director.
For submissions to the Chatham-Kent 4-H newsletter
please e-mail jcdlmn@gmail.com.
If you would like to receive the C-K 4-H newsletter
and information by email, please send your name and
email address(es) to Carol Dieleman (newsletter
editor) at jcdlmn@gmail.com.
4-H is an organization of leaders building leaders.
Over 6000 youth 9-21 years of age, and a grass roots
network of 1900 trained, screened volunteers pledge
their Head, Heart, Hands and Health as members of
community-based clubs. With projects encompassing
agriculture, food, health and the environment, 4-H
Ontario's “Learn To Do By Doing” clubs, camps and
conferences have a successful 96 year history in
developing competence, confidence, connection,
character and caring within rural and urban youth.”
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