Haskins Clover Crew
Members of the Haskins Clover Crew 4-H Club met May 10 at the Wenig farm.
The Carruth pieces were passed out from a recent fundraiser. The club decided to carry on with the
fundraiser until the end of May.
The club sold somewhere around $600 worth of Carruth and earned around $400. The club also decided to
keep track of all their exercise on a sheet of paper and get sponsors and then donate the money. This
builds on the successful effort with this last year.
Members voted to each bring in something to donate to the Humane Society after a letter was received from
them. The club also discussed some themes for its booth and whether they would be in the parade at fair
time. A diner theme was chosen. Everyone should bring their book to get a head start. Madison Dzierwa
and Kennedy Niceley will be providing the club with snacks and drinks next meeting. Alex Wenig and Hope
London are doing demonstrations for the next meeting which will be Sunday at 7 p.m., also at the Wenig
Farm.
WOW Unicycle
After the morning practice May 7 at Eppler South in Bowling Green, WOW 4-H Unicycle Club held its annual
spring picnic at The Paulhus Family Home in Findlay.
The members enjoyed paddle boating, jumping on the trampoline, playing in the sand and dune buggy rides.
New members received their parade outfits.
The club will host a unicycle fun meet Saturday at Maumee Bay State Park, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
There will be races and competitions for all ages.
Anyone who can ride a unicycle is invited to compete.
Spectators are welcome. The event is free.
Farmcrafters
Farmcrafters met Thursday at Elmwood Community Center. Members participated in the mandatory quality
assurance program.
Reminders were given for record books for judging Members should put their completed book in a binder
along with completed to date record book (small copy one).
Also, the club should have the same time slot for the milkshake barn on Tuesday of fair week from 3 to 5
p.m. Older members are needed, and adults needed for a two-hour shifts to work the pork-a-lean stand.
The next meeting is June 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Elmwood Community Center.
Livestock entry forms are due (can print from web site). Members should come with fair pictures, a 5×7
picture on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet decorated. One picture for each project for the booth and another one for
above your animal in the barn.
Tontogany Hotwires
At the latest Tontogany Hotwires 4-H meeting the club split into two groups with the Cloverbuds meeting
separately.
The treasurer handed out the 2010 premiums to last year’s club members. Further business discussion
included reminding members about the Walk Across Wood County and the due date to hand in their
donations, which is June 30. More business included members paying club dues which are $5 for each
member.
Club shirts were also discussed and members decided club shirts will be paid for with the club’s money
and members can also get polos, but will have to buy them with their own money.
The last piece of business discussed was about fundraisers and what the club will be doing to raise
money. The club’s next big fundraiser will be held at TSC on July 2 from 10 a.m. to l 2 p.m. The club
will be grilling hotdogs, hamburgers, and fried bologna sandwiches for customers and friends of 4-H for
a donation. Along with the sandwiches, the members will also be holding a car wash and offering baked
goods again for a donation all on the same day at TSC.
More topics of discussion involved king and queen nominations for the 2011 Wood County Fair. The club’s
king candidate will be Seth Schulte and the queen will be Anne Grolle. Fair parade float ideas and fair
booth ideas will be talked about and decided at our next meeting.
Everyone was reminded to buy and bring a three ring binder to the meetings for their books and notes.
Members were also reminded to get their entry forms signed by the adviser. Abby Sarks, and turned into
the Extension office by June 20.
The next meeting will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on June 5 at 4 p.m.
