Be SURE to read the following, deadlines are coming up , and so are the events!
The 4-H National Youth Science Day is Rewarded!Congratulations on Sanpete County’s participation in this year’s 4-H National Youth Science DayTM. Your county had the highest participation levels in youth reporting back their results at www.4 H.org/NYSD and, as a result, will be receiving a $500 award to use towards your county’s science, engineering and technology programming.
Got Dating! At Teen Winter Retreat!
Come learn and practice how to follow your heart without losing your mind in this fun winter retreat! In addition to great relationship and dating tips, some of the other fun activities will include cross country skiing, snowshoeing, speed dating, and a dance!
Application Deadline is December 1, 2010 and space is limited so register today!
WHAT: Got Dating? How to Avoid Falling for a Jerk (or Jerk-ette) Teen Winter Retreat
WHO: All 10th-12th graders
WHEN: January 21, 2011 at 4:00pm - January 22, 2011 at 4:30pm
WHERE: Aspen Grove – Provo Canyon, Utah
COST: $50 per person (includes all meals, lodging, activities and workshop supplies.)
Junior Livestock General Membership Meeting is coming up!
WHEN: Thursday, December 2nd @7:00 PM
WHERE: Extension Office Classroom
This meeting is for all 4-H and FFA junior livestock members and their parents. We will be discussing 2010's successes and challenges, reviewing show rules and recommending possible changes, and electing new officers for the 2011 year. Parents and exhibitors are strongly encouraged to attend!
Working Ranch Horse Gathering
Tooele County is hosting it’s 3rd Annual Working Ranch Horse Gathering on December 4, 2010. The celebration and festivities begin on December 3rd at 5:00 pm with a Family Ranch Horse Event. This will include both youth and adult events, but payment is separate from the 4-H Ranch Horse Gathering. For more information on payment and registration for the Friday night event please contact Amie Paulick at 435-496-0370 or at amie@wirelessbeehive.com.
Registration for Working Ranch Gathering will begin at 9:00 am, and the test will start at 10:00 am. Registrations must be postmarked by November 24th, or a$10 late fee will be assessed. (This is the day before Thanksgiving.) We would like all who have participated in the past to return. We would also like anyone who has an interest to come and join us. The event will be held at Deseret Peak Complex (our fairgrounds) which is in the center of Tooele Valley. A map can be found at this website http://www.deseretpeakcomplex.com/dplocation.html. Registration forms are attached and can also be found at utah4hhorse.org under the upcoming working ranch horse events.
Letter from a Parent re the FCS (Family & Consumer Science) program
Our oldest child is 22. Sam will graduate from NCSU in Industrial Design this December with a 3.9 GPA. When he was in middle school he took sewing as an elective. Admittedly,that seemed like an unusual choice for our math/science brained boy child, but it never phased him to do as he pleased without much regard for what others think. He enjoyed the class and learned a good bit too. Yesterday, I was in the mood to sew something after not making anything for several months. I finally finished up everything else on my list and headed upstairs to work on a project. My sewing machine was gone! It turned out Sam had come home over the a weekend while we were away and borrowed it. He is working on a very technical design project to make an undergarment that would be worn by autistic children. It has inconspicuous snaps that attach to some sort of mechanism that monitors and records the child's reactions/responses to their medications. He has met with professors and physicians at Duke or UNC, as well as parents of autistic children, to figure out what the needs are and what the child could tolerate. Anyway, were it not for his brief introduction to sewing in middle school, I doubt the whole concept ever would have occurred to him. One of the hard parts of the design classes are figuring out what you are going to design and I think his familiarity with sewing had something to do with him thinking of this particular project. So chalk another one up for Family and Consumer Sciences!
Website
We have been adding a lot of info to all of the Sanpete website. Check it out. www.usu.edu/sanpete . For Instance, go to the page with 62 videos about how to purchase, store, and prepare fruits and vegetables, http://extension.usu.edu/sanpete/htm/finances/a2z-fruits-veg-videos It will be interesting!
