Astronomy Group - LuLin Comet Viewing

Due to the weather being miserable and rainy, we won't be doing any stargazing for the LuLin comet this week...

I'll be checking both the weather and the comet's visibility and if we can, we'll reschedule.

A reminder about the family night at the planetarium - we need to know by March 6. It is on March 19. Let me know!

February 2009 Agenda

4-H Agenda

February 9, 2009

Call to Order – 7:00 pm

Pledge of Allegiance / 4-H Pledge

President’s Report – Annelise Jensch

Secretary’s Report – Olivia Foppiano

Treasurer’s Report – Lillie Deas

Speaker: Dennis Tesconi from Sonoma County Grange Credit Union

Community Leader’s reports:

Mentor/Record Book Buddy program – Annelise/Olivia/Clint

Issues:

Behavior after meeting

New Sargent-at-Arms: Jacob Fincher

Good tenants for the church: not playing with the games, putting our stuff away, not using the site for a wide ranging game of hide ‘n’ seek

Attendance

Healdsburg Fair report – Jane

Livestock entries due April 1 [Bring to March Meeting] ;

Still entries due May1

Kyle: Report on meeting at Shone Farms

Record Books must be turned in NLT the March meeting to be allowed to show at the fair

Old Business

Chicken Q – Joyce

Budget Committee: We need ideas for projects and ways to use our funds

Inventory lists for the Treasurer

Budget Committee:

Need project stuff that costs $100

Community service ideas for our funds
Cloverdale Citrus Fair

New Business

Whites Exchange next month!

4-H Foundation Grants due Feb. 15

Need Science Ambassadors – 2 by 2/17

Project Presentations – One project will do a presentation every month starting with Astronomy in March
Project Leader Reports

Astronomy – Community night at the Planetarium March 19. Need to reserve by March 6.

Rabbits: The project has a new scale

Community Reports

Adjournment

Next Meeting: March 9, 2009

Be sure to check out the Healdsburg 4-H Web Log at http://hbg4h.blogspot.com

Sheep Group

Sheep outing to Hopland Field Station this Sunday February 1

Meet at Bean Affair (used to be Wolffe Coffee) at 9am. Dress warm. We should be back in Healdsburg by 1 or 1:30.

Start an outline of the informational poster you will be making to take to fair(s). This should be sheep related. Some ideas are uses of wool, gestational cycle, fencing, housing, uses in farming, breeds, growing a lamb, types of feed.

Penny Chambers

Fiber Arts Meeting!

The Fiber Arts group will meet at 2:00-4:00 on Saturday, January 31st. Our meeting will be held at the Village Yarn Store, which is in the Village Sewing Center at Coddingtown Mall. I thought it would be fun for everyone to see the types of yarns that are available now! We will all be picking out yarn and needles for your first knitting project! You should be able to purchase both yarn and needles for under $20.

Here are a few fun knitting links you all might enjoy:

Ravelry - sort of a Facebook for knitters and crocheters. There is a good sized group of high school aged knitters. Sign up to receive an invitation. It takes about a week and the wait is very much worth it!

knitty magazine - free patterns for knitting. You may recognize the face on the winter cover! Here is a pattern that was designed by a high school girl.

Twist Collective - sort of a pattern catalog of sorts. Fun to look at for inspiration.

Knitter's Review - reviews, forums, and articles.

See you soon!

- Rosemary Hill

4-H Agenda

December 8, 2008

Wrap Christmas packages: 6 pm

Call to Order – 7:00 pm

Pledge of Allegiance / 4-H Pledge

President’s Report – Annelise Jensch

Secretary’s Report – Olivia Foppiano

Treasurer’s Report – Lillie Deas

Special Award – Haley Fincher

Community Leader’s reports:

Mentor/Record Book Buddy program – Annelise/Olivia/Clint

Healdsburg Fair report – Jane / Kyle:

Fair board needs to know all 1^st time exhibitors – all exhibitors must attend the meeting at Shone Farms 1/24/09 @ 8:30 am

Old Business

Christmas Family Sponsor

Christmas Party

Christmas Party Service for Crab Feed at Villa Chanticleer: December 13 @ 5 pm – wear whites

Project Leaders – Project Lists

Mentor Sign up

New Business

Disposition of Fair Proceeds

Project Presentations

Project Leader Reports

Community Reports

Adjournment

Next Meeting: January 12, 2009

Be sure to check out the Healdsburg 4-H Web Log at http://hbg4h.blogspot.com