"Celebrate 4-H" was the theme of National 4-H Week, October 4-10 this year. Your 4-H Promotional Displays were WONDERFUL! Thank you for promoting 4-H throughout the week.

The clubs and locations putting up displays this year were: County Progressors @ Blackhawk Bank, Federation @ Community Building, Flora Producers @ Pumpkin Patch, Grasshoppers-Sweet Clover @ Alpine Bank, LeRoy Commandoes @ North Boone Middle School, Making Strides 4-Ward @ Alpine Bank North, Manchester Mavericks @ Manchester School, Stars & Stripes @ The Brick, The Challengers and Chief Pioneers @ Ida Public Library, The Wranglers @ Ron Wait's Office, Udder 4-H Club @ Poplar Grove State Bank, Visions of Excellence @ Caledonia School and Young Producers @ YMCA and Moscatos.

The top 3 displays were by County Progressors, Flora Producers, and Manchester Mavericks.

I hope everyone saw the great stories and pictures the Belvidere Daily Republican printed for National 4-H Week. Thank you to everyone who submitted their stories for publication in the paper.

The Extension Office will be closed on November 26 and 27, 2009 to observe the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Please visit the website to download or view the 2009-2010 Boone County 4-H Program Calendar. It will be updated as needed throughout the year and available for download at: http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/boone/

Recognition Program was held at the North Boone Fire District Banquet Hall on October 25^th. Thank you to all who participated in the event and to all the winners of awards a big CONGRATULATIONS!

Express Your Gratitude

Many 4-H'ers received awards at the 4-H Recognition Program. Don't forget to send a thank you to the sponsor of your award. You were provided with the name and address. It is important to thank those who support the 4-H program. It is never too late to thank those who support 4-H, whether it is a Recognition Program sponsor, Auction buyer or plaque sponsor.

Clubs should bring their collected food items for the Salvation Army to the Extension Office on November 21 from 9:00–11:30 a.m.

We will also need volunteers to help sort the food. Federation members have been requested to help, but any 4-H'er or parents who are interested in helping sort food are welcome to come. Participating clubs will receive a certificate.

Premium checks have been sent to each member's home address this year. Please cash the checks by November 4, 2009.

• Existing Members enroll by January 1 to your leaders – leaders turn into the office before or on January 4, 2010.
• New Members enroll by April 1, 2010

Dairy Bowl practice will begin on Sunday, January 3^rd, 2010 from 1-3 p.m. It will continue every Sunday through February. To sign up, please call Melissa Irwin at 815-544-0193.

Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Place: Extension Office

Election of officers will be held at the February meeting. Beef Committee will not meet in November, December and January.

The Boone County 4-H Lamb Producers will meet:

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Place: Extension Office – Election of officers will be held at this meeting.

Next meeting - Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. at the Extension Office.

This committee meets bi-monthly. We would like to invite any 4-H Sheep project member and their parents to attend the meetings.

Thank you to everyone that supported the 2009 Recognition Program Silent Auction. Whether you donated an item or purchased an item, your generosity is greatly appreciated. The Ambassadors and Federation raised $370 to use towards county activities and 4-H promotion.

Beef & Dairy Steer Weigh-Ins:

Saturday, February 6, 2010

PQA Clinic:

Thursday, April 22, 2010

All Swine project members must attend this clinic. No exceptions!

Sheep Weigh-In:

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Public Presentations & Food Demonstrations:

Saturday, June 12, 2010

January 1, 2010

Enrollment date for:

• All Beef Projects and Dairy Steers must be enrolled by January 1.

Possession dates for:

• Beef Cows is January 1.
• Beef Market Steers is February 1
• Beef Calves and Heifers is May 1
• Dairy Steers is February 1

April 1, 2010

Enrollment date:

• All Horse, Dairy, Poultry, Sheep, Swine. Goat, Rabbits, Cats, Dogs and all other projects not listed must be enrolled by April 1

Possession dates for:

• Horse - Must be owned or leased by May 1
• Dairy Cow is January 1
• Dairy Heifer is May 1
• Dairy Calves is June 1
• Poultry is May 1
• Ewe Lamb/Ram Lamb/yearling Ewe is May 1
• Market Lambs is May 1
• Barrows is May 1
• Dairy Goat Milking Does is January 1
• Dairy Goat Kids & Yearlings is May 1
• Rabbits, Cats, Dogs is May 1

The International Event will be held Sunday, April 11, 2010 at the Community Building. The countries that have been chosen so far are: Philippines, Ireland, Egypt, Japan, Italy, Greece, and Germany.

Please call the office (815) 544-3710 and let us know which country your club will be featuring. We will be using both floors for this event which will give each club more space. This is a fun event for the whole family to enjoy.

Each 4-H Club is being asked to present a county level workshop on a project related topic this year. This is going to take the place of Super Saturday. Please contact me ASAP with your workshop idea and when you would like to present your workshops. To date, only 2 clubs have turned in their topic; The Wranglers and Visions of Excellence. Thanks.

4-H House is a cooperative sorority that serves as a home away from home for 55 women at the University of Illinois. This unique chapter would like to share their sisterhood with other 4-H women and will be doing interviews in February and March. More information and applications can be found on their website at: www.4hhouse.com

Juniors & seniors in high school and freshmen in college -- This is sponsored by the Farm Bureau. The purpose of the award is to reward members exhibiting outstanding leadership, citizenship, cooperation and professionalism during the past 4-H program year. Although all members can apply, the program is designed to recognize and promote achievement in the agricultural industry. Applications are available at the office, and completed applications are due to the office by Friday, December 4.

Date: Saturday, November 7

Place: Extension Office

Time: New Members (Age 8-13), 9 a.m.-10 a.m.

Continuing Members, 10:30 a.m.

New Tech Team Members Needed!

This team is open to beginners ages 8-13. We will begin programming at this meeting! You must RSVP by November 5 to ensure that there are enough 4-H members and supplies.

The Tech Team will meet November 7 at 10:30 a.m. at the Extension Office. Will be making some of the things found on YouTube using the Lego NXT Robot Kit and discuss the upcoming year.

Next meetings: December 15, January 2

The Tech Team will be selling Bergner's Community Day Event Coupon Books as a fundraiser this year. The sale date at the store is November 14^th. The books can be purchased from a Tech Team member or from the Extension Office until November 13^th and are $5 each. All proceeds from the sale of these books goes to the Boone County 4-H Tech Team. Thank you in advance for your support.

· Are you in high school?

· Interested in building a robot?

· Interested in programming a robot?

· Want hands-on experience with a real operational robot?

· I have just the opportunity for you. The National 4-H Council has awarded the Boone County 4-H Program a grant to build a robot and compete at the FIRST Robotics Competition. Please contact Amy at the Extension Office to sign up.

Federation Meeting

Date: Monday, November 23

Place: Extension Office

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Federation Meeting – Brianna Brockmann

The Federation held their meeting October 26, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. It started with dinner for everyone. The meeting was called to order by the president, Michael Kolb. The Pledge of Allegiance and 4-H pledge were said. Everyone signed in for attendance. No secretary's and treasurer's reports were given.

Old business was continuing to work on a tree project, which will get an update for next meeting. The Recognition program went well with approximately 167 attending. Thanks to all who brought items to donate for the silent auction, $370 was made. The NILC Committee gave a report; it will be March 13 & 14, 2010, at the next meeting there should be forms for attending. There was no update for the float for the Christmas parade, will have one for the next meeting. Reminder to all that the items for the food drive and military mail have to be to the extension office Nov. 21. The food will be delivered to the Salvation Army that day and cards for the troops sorted.

New Business was discussed. The committee for the hometown Christmas trees advised everyone on the themes. One is a Farmall tractor and farming theme with red and silver ornaments and the other is a toy and candy theme. Anyone who wants to donate

Ornaments for these trees can drop them off at the extension office or bring them to the next meeting. The meeting was adjourned.

After the meeting, recreation chairman, Reno Rudolph had Boo Bingo, a bean bag toss game and costume contest. Everyone received candy, got a pumpkin to take home, and had fun!

Fall Food Shower

Please deliver food or cash donations to the Extension Office on Nov. 21st from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. If you need to deliver your food to the Extension Office sooner, please call the office to make prior arrangements. Participating clubs will receive a certificate.

Friends of the Troops – New Deadline

Cards, no envelopes, are due to the Extension Office on or before November 21^st by 11:30 a.m. Cards must have a name and address printed on the back side. Certificates are awarded to clubs doing 100 or more cards and to 4-Hers or families doing 25 or more. 4-Hers or families doing 50 or more cards will receive a pin. No cards will be accepted after 11:30 a.m. on November 21.

NILC

This is for 4-H'ers 13-17 years old and is March 13-14, 2010 at the Holiday Inn in Rockford. The theme this year will be "Blast Through the Past". Registration will be online and will be open soon. Federation provides scholarships for Boone County 4-H'ers and chaperones.

Hometown Christmas

4-H Federation is sponsoring the Tree Decorating for Hometown Christmas. If your club is interested in this event, please let Kris Hall know at 815-292-3221(evenings & weekends) or call Kelli at the office 815-544-3710. Hometown Christmas is December 4 & 5, and the trees will be decorated on December 2. The tree will cost your club $30.00 which includes the tree and stand. If you feel safer using an artificial tree, please secure your own new or gently used artificial tree. However, the $30.00 will still apply to reserve your spot. Your club is responsible for all lights and decorations. Trees and decorations are given to Boone County families in need.

Another opportunity to take part in the Hometown Christmas is with the living window displays which have been extremely popular with Festival visitors in previous years. The Living Windows will be viewed on Friday, December 4, 2009. If you are interested in a "Living Window" please contact the Belvidere Chamber of Commerce at 815-544-4357.

Fall Diddley

A big Thank You goes to the Beaver Valley Clippers, County Progressors, The Challengers, Flora Producers, Grasshoppers-Sweet Clover, County Clovers, Young Producers and the NILC Committee for doing an outstanding job at Fall Diddley. For those of you who worked, you should list this as a community service for the Mental Health Resource League of McHenry County.

Weather Policy for Federation Meetings

If the 4-H Federation meeting needs to be canceled because of weather, the 4-H Federation advisor will contact the Extension office by noon the day of the meeting. If you were planning on attending the meeting, you may call the Extension Office after 12:00 p.m. that day to see if the meeting has been canceled.

For sale:

There are several food items left after the Fall Diddley from the foodstand.

• 3 Hot dogs – (60/box) $20.00/box
• 5 Pulled Pork – 5# roasts $17.00/each (one roast will do 20-25 sandwiches)
• 1 bag Popcorn Chicken (5# each) $17.00/bag
• 1 – 2# cans Reg. Folgers Coffee $8.50/can
• 1 Case of Orange Juice $20.00/each Gatorade – 1 yellow minus 3 bottles $18.00 1 Case Lemonade (24 oz. Bottles) $19.00/case

Officer Training – Parliamentary Procedure

Contact the office, if your club is interested in a program/training on parliamentary procedure.

Federation will be providing scholarships to reimburse any Boone County 4-H'er who attend. The scholarship money is reimbursed equally between the 4-H'ers who attend. The scholarships do not exceed the cost of registration for the conference. More info and applications for the conferences are available at http://www.4-h.uiuc.edu/events or the Extension office.

IL 4-H Jr. Leadership Conference:

JLC is open to Illinois 4-H members who are currently in 7th or 8th grade. This event will take place February 20-21, 2010 at Lake Williamson Retreat Center near Carlinville, IL. Applications will be available soon. Federation scholarships are available.

Illini Summer Academies:

This 3-day event provides Illinois teens new opportunities to explore the University of Illinois campus; study potential careers or leadership skills; and meet youth from across the state. ISA will take place in late June 2010. Please watch your newsletters for more information as it is released by the state. Information can also be found on the State 4-H Website.

In general, Academies are open to ANY Illinois youth who is currently in 8th to 12th grade. They must be an incoming high school freshman to graduating senior this summer and must fall within the 14-18 age range as of September 1, 2009. In addition, some of the academies have restricted their attendance to specific grade levels due to science class requirements

Federation is providing $300 in scholarships.

National 4-H Conference:

National 4-H Conference is a working conference. Delegates attend workshops and discuss issues in teams to suggest future programming for 4-H on a national, state, and local basis. Delegates meet with federal legislators on Capitol Hill to discuss the impact of 4-H and Extension programming in their areas.

Applications for non-YLT members must be postmarked by December 7^th. Applications are available at the Extension Office or on the State 4-H Website.

2010 Citizenship Washington Focus:

Citizenship Washington Focus is a weeklong program that will provide you with many insights into the workings of our federal government. Through small group sessions at the National 4-H Center you'll learn about federal legislation, the political parties, the Bill of Rights, and how to make a positive impact in your community.

This is a Bi-Annual event that will take place July 10-17, 2010. Delegates must be 14-18 years of age by May 1, 2010. There is an initial limit of two delegates per county. On-line registrations are due by December 15, 2009. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis until the spaces are filled. On-line registration can be completed at: https://webs.extension.uiuc.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=3650.

Secretary & Treasurer Training

Date: Tuesday, November 24

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: Extension Office, 915 Alexandra Drive Belvidere, IL 61008

Would you like to learn more about how to take minutes at your club's meeting? Would you like to learn how to track your club's financial records and be prepared for the end-of-the-year audit? Come to this training and we will give you tips on how to have a successful year as your club's Secretary or Treasurer!

Leaders are welcome to attend with their officers. Please call the office to register by November 20! Bring your questions!

Two new Cloverbud groups have started. They met in October and will meet again on November. All Cloverbuds are welcome to come join us for activities and lots of fun. If you have any questions, please contact the Extension Office.

Group 1

Date: Sunday, November 15

Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Poplar Grove Church

Group 2

Date: Saturday, November 28

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Location: Extension Office

Horse Committee Meeting

Date: Monday, November 16

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Place: Boone County Restaurant

Everyone is Welcome to Come!

F.Y.I. – No December Meeting

Notice !!!

To be an informed 4-H Horse project parent or youth – you need to "Read" your Horse Handbook! There are rules that Boone County goes by to make it fair for everyone!

Also – "Read" this special Horse section of the Times because it contains information about what is going on each month and new things that are being worked on. Horse Committee works all year to put together information, clinics, etc. for each of the youth involved. We want it to be Fun & Very Knowledgeable for everyone.

Starting Horse Project for the New Year - 2009-10

Horse Orientation Meeting and Drill Team Orientation – TBA. These meetings are highly recommended! Watch for dates in the future 4-H Times starting in January 2010.

Horse Bowl & Hippology

We are planning an informational and sign-up meeting for the Horse Bowl & Hippology.

Date: Friday, December 18

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Place: Extension Office

We may also have a short practice. If you can't be there please call and sign up with Kim (815) 737-8102. We will start weekly practices in January. Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

Coaches, Kim Davis & Sandra Robertson

Horseless Horse Project News

This year we want to offer more activities to members that may not have their own horse, but still want to participate in the fun. There are many opportunities to learn more about horses. We will be offering Horse Judging, Horse Bowl & Hippology study and contests, Horse clinics, (Don't forget you DO NOT have to have a horse to attend a clinic after Drill Team practices.) Please check the 4-H Times each month for more details about these events and more starting in January 2010.

2009-2010 Horse Committee Volunteers

• Chairperson – Kris Hall
• Asst. Chairperson – Sam Boyce
• Secretary/Treasurer – Alice Van Brocklin
• Asst. Secretary/Treasurer – Sam Boyce
• Fair Show Superintendent – Kris Hall
• Asst. Fair Show Superintendent – Sam Boyce
• Fund Raising Chairperson – Nancy Saunders
• Asst. Fundraising Chairperson – Kim Davis
• Clinic Coordinator – Donna Manzer
• Asst. Clinic Coordinator – Diane Hall
• Horse Judging Coordinator – Vicky Wenger
• Asst. Horse Judging Coordinator – Penny Kolb
• Horse Bowl Coordinator – Kim Davis
• Asst. Horse Bowl Coordinator – Sandy Robertson
• Drill Team Coordinator – Abby Hall
• Asst. Drill Team Coordinator – Tracy Pyszka
• Driving Drill Team Coordinator – Vicky Wenger
• Asst. Driving Drill Team Coordinator – Kris Hall
• GymKana Coordinator – Sandy Robertson
• Asst. GymKana Coordinator – Diane Hall
• Jumping Coordinator – Kris Hall, Rachel Fiorenza
• Trail/Dressage – Donna Manzer
• Horse Committee Reporter – Sam Boyce
• Asst. Reporter – Kelly Wenger
• Fundraising Committee – Donna Manzer, Sam Boyce, Debbie Meister, Sue Radke, Kris Hall, Nancy Wolf, and Penny Kolb.
• Historians – Alex Maneri, Diane Meister and Kelly Wenger and Adult – Nancy Wolf.

Whether you are holding an office, serving on a committee, or giving your time to make sure something gets done, I truly appreciate what everyone does! Thank- you to everyone for being such a great team!

Kris Hall

Horse Committee Meeting Update - October 19, 2009

Meeting was called to order by Kris Hall. Secretary/Treasurer reports were approved.

No correspondence. By-laws were amended in regards to voting privileges and then new committee position elections were held. Kris Hall retained as chairperson and Alice VanBrocklin was retained as Secretarty/Treasurer. Numerous other committee members stepped up and accepted positions for the upcoming year. Thank you everyone for your time and dedication. Kelli Wenger gave a "Fun Show" update stating that everything went well and attendees agreed that the show should continue. Kim Davis gave a quick overview for Horse Bowl… starting up in December. Members were asked to consider new class suggestions for the fundraiser show. A command class was mentioned. Any other ideas, please contact fundraiser show chairman Nancy Saunders. Attendees voted on alternating the location of the monthly meetings with both a North and South location. Nancy Wolfe will check with The Steam Plant in Belvidere… tabled until next month. Attendees were reminded drill team items need to be turned in by months end. Also a reminder about the 4-H Recognition Program this Sunday. Bring a canned good and silent auction item please! Everyone is encouraged to attend. Meeting adjourned 7:45 p.m. Next meeting is November 16, 2009, 6:30 p.m. at the Boone County Restaurant.

Thought for the Month

Being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. Never underestimate the power of your actions. With small gestures you can change a person's life.

The office has several items that have been dropped off, one girls (lg) Old Navy pink (front zip) sweatshirt, one girls magenta fleece size M(10/12) with sequine butterfly on front, a small black purse with strap (young girls items inside) and a pair of black gloves. If these items are not claimed by Nov. 20^th they will be given to the Salvation Army.

One 5 month old guinea pig, cage and food. This would make a great small pet project for 4-H. If you are interested call Penny Fowler at 815-544-5988 and leave a message.

Reporters: Please have your reports to the Extension Office by the 20th of each month. Please e-mail your reports to akrass@illinois.edu

Editor's Note: Club reports and letters submitted are not edited for spelling, punctuation, or grammar. They are simply typed as submitted.

Chief Pioneers – Vanessa Lein

Chief Pioneers had their meeting on October 5th at Cassie Lein's new apartment. We started the meeting with introducing Jeremy Coleman who is from The Challengers 4-H Club. We were led in the American pledge by Lexie Shattuck and the 4-H pledge by Stephen Strobel. Then we had the secretary report by Lexie Shattuck since our Secretary was missing. Brad Eykamp then gave us our treasurer's report for which Calli motioned and Stephen seconded. Then we moved onto old business which was pretty much nothing except for the livestock committee meetings and who our officers were from our last meeting. Then we moved onto new business. We discussed 4-H promotion and fundraising ideas. We formed two separate committees and they met after the meeting to discuss their ideas and will report back to us in November. Then we were given our enrollment forms and were told to have them back to our leaders by November and that the $20 it cost to be in 4-H this year is due to Cassie and Greg by December 27th. Then we voted to do Hometown Christmas which is a tree and the parade and we are going to do Fall Food Shower and Troop Mail all of this was motioned by Lexie Shattuck and Calli seconding. We will have a committee meeting before the next meeting at the Leins house. All of us signed up to announce award recipients at Recognition Night on October 25th and we are all going to be in attendance too. We elected Vanessa Lein as our new reporter and we have great confidence in her. Then we decided to have our next meeting at The Leins house at 6:30pm. We adjourned the meeting with Stephen motioning and Brad seconding.

County Progresssors – Emilee Morrow

The County Progressors met on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. We enjoyed a potluck with our families. After eating, we held a business meeting. A report was given by Emilee Morrow on our 4-H display during 4-H Week at Blackhawk Bank. Thank you to all our members who helped work the foodstand at Fall Diddley. Then, we signed Christmas cards for the troops. Our club voted to do a tree for Hometown Christmas. Our leader handed out our awards and a new club schedule.

Our next meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17 at the Farm Bureau. Each member is asked to bring non-perishable food items for the county food drive. Don't forget!

LeRoy Commandoes – Scott Cleland

The LeRoy Commandoes 4-H Club met on Monday, October 12 at 7 p.m. at Capron Grade School. The club will be mailing Christmas Cards to the military troops again this year. The club will celebrate their 65^th anniversary this year. In honor of it, the annual club awards dinner will be held on Saturday, November 14 at 6:30 at Capron Grade School. The club is going to invite all past members and leaders to join them in the celebration. The club will also participate in Hometown Christmas by sponsoring a tree for a need family. The Fall Food Shower will benefit the Belvidere/Boone County Food Pantry. Everyone should bring canned goods to the awards dinner as a contribution. The club voted on a country for International Night. We will be ringing the bell for Salvation Army on December 19 at Shopko. Sara Lee, Kristin Lee, and Thomas Lee were elected as the club historians.

Making Strides 4-Ward - Eden Hall

At our October meeting we discussed what we will be doing in the next few months. We will have a scavenger hunt in Caledonia for the Fall Shower Food Drive. We will be starting our cards for the troops. Also, we will be decorating the Christmas trees for hometown Christmas. We have not decided on our theme for our tree yet, but we will be having our first committee meeting to discuss it on October 20. Before the month's end we are hoping to do a corn maze together as a club after trick-or-treating on Halloween.

New Edition – Stephanie Munro

Last night was our October 4-H meeting. Last night we picked our officers for 2009-010. President- Jill Halat, Vice President- Rebecca Riley, Secretary-Jessica Boeldt, Treasurer- Steven Goeddeke, Reporter- Stephanie Munro, Scrapbooker & Historian- Bridget Halat. Then we passed out Christmas cards for our troops.

Udder 4-H Club – Emily Irwin

The October meeting of the Udder 4-H club was called to order by Becca Sprague. There were 6 members and 2 leaders in attendance. Brock Irwin led the American pledge and Katy Sprague led the 4-H pledge. Then a treasures report was given by Melissa Irwin, approved by Katy Sprague, and seconded by Brock Irwin. Melissa Irwin reminded us that Recognition Night is October 25, 2009 at 2:00 at the Poplar Grove Fire Station and our club is serving refreshments. Members need to bring food for fall food drive to our next meeting. Then a fair report was given by Becca Sprague. We then signed up for refreshments, talks, and chairmen of the various activities that we do during the course of the year. Tim Kindberg made a motion to sell Butter Braids first, and if we don't make enough money then we will sell pizzas. The club decided that if each member sold 8 items then they would not have to pay dues or pay the 4-H activity fee. Club dues for this year will be $10 per person or $40 per family, unless the person has sold 8 or more items for the fundraiser. Next we decided that we would buy a Christmas tree from federation for Hometown Christmas. Brock Irwin made a motion to donate a Nasco gift card and a rope halter for Recognition Night Silent and Jacob Backs seconded it. We then had a break for snacks brought by Emily and Brock Irwin. Brock Irwin then gave a window display report. After that, we held our election of officers and they are as follows:

• President – Justin Crull
• Jr. President - Tim Kindberg
• Vice President – Becca Sprague
• Secretary – Jessica Crull
• Jr. Secretary – Kelsey Crull
• Treasurer – Jacob Backs
• Jr. Treasurer – Katy Sprague
• Reporter – Emily Irwin
• Recreation Leader – Brock Irwin
• Jr. Recreation Leader – Laura Burns
• Historians – Brooke Arnett, Shannon Mutert and Addie Griffin

Our November meeting will be at the Boone County Farm Bureau on November 14, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. Tim Kindberg then adjourned the meeting and Jacob Backs seconded.

The Wranglers – Wendy Keating

Our meeting was called to order by our new president, Michael Kolb. Kelli Wenger lead our American Pledge and Taylor Davis lead the 4-H pledge. Taylor Davis gave the treasurer's report, and our current balance is $411.11. Genna Ellingson took our attendance. The Federation Delegate's Report was given by Michael Kolb and said they have changed the meeting time to 6:30 p.m on Nov. 23^rd, 2009. They are also looking for new members. New Business: the Recognition Program is Sunday Oct. 25^th at 2 p.m. There will also be a silent auction. We did our Operation Santa after our meeting. We had a great time and thank you Katie Gonder for sewing all 25 stockings. You did a fantastic job. Also thank you everyone for bringing items to put in the stockings. We are doing a food drive next meeting. Please bring items from home to next meeting. Some of us will be going door-to-door and the rest of us will be going to Aldi's. We are donating $50 toward the food drive. Thank you Vicki Wenger, one of our adult leaders for bringing pizza for our pizza party. Our Hometown Christmas Tree Decorating Committee are Kelli Wenger, Hannah Bimmerle, Connie Wenger, Faye Burlo and Taylor Davis chairing the committee. Our theme is Chocolate with Gold and Silver. Our Living Window committee are, Alysha Keating, Hannah Bimmerle, Faye Burlo, and Kelli Wenger chairing the committee. Our theme is decorating a tree and house. International Night is Sun. April 11^th from 3-5 p.m. Japan was already taken so our 2^nd choice was the Philippines for our country. The enrollment fee is $20 starting next year! We are doing a fundraiser to help our club. The committee is, Kelly Boyce our president Michael Kolb!! Our Talks/Demos start in January. Be ready! Our annual Halloween Party will be at Donna Manzer's, our leader's house starting at 4 p.m. Our next meeting is Nov. 14^th, 11:30 A.M. at the Extension Office. If you can't make it to a meeting, please call our leader prior to the meeting!!!

Young Producers – Steven Sewick

Our meeting started out with the 4-H pledge and the pledge to the flag. We played a game with the reading of the September minutes and the attendance. Everyone had to tell what their favorite food was. It's a way of getting to know our members better. Our next meeting we will have another get to know you game. We have had a change in officers. Stephii decided she needed to find a job so our new secretary/reporter is Steven Sewick. We then had the treasurers report. We had a reading of the minutes from Federation/Ambassadors meeting. We have decided that Ireland is our country this year for International Night. We are doing cards for the troops this year. Hopefully we write more than last year. We are busy making committee meetings for the Halloween Parade. And committee meetings for our Halloween Party. We have decided to do Hometown Christmas and the Christmas Parade. We are putting a basket together for the Silent Auction at international night. We are making stockings for the troops. Our club is also making flyers to be handed out at the Halloween parade to find new members.
Our next meeting is scheduled for the 1st Monday of November.

Please be sure to read your newsletter and respond to the deadlines that apply. We plan many workshops and count on deadlines to help assist in the planning for events. There may not be enough supplies or places for you to sit if you do not respond to the deadline and it makes extra work for office staff if deadlines are not taken seriously.

Be sure to sign up for all workshops and clinics before or by the deadline. Sometimes workshops are canceled due to the lack of interest. We are only able to notify those who have registered of the cancellation. We would hate for you to travel all the way here to find out it has been canceled.

Be sure to turn in all information that is requested by the deadline. If your leader must turn in forms to the Extension Office, such as enrollment forms, by a certain date, please make sure your leader has them before that date. Deadlines are set for a reason and will be adhered to this year.

• 11/2—6:30 pm Council Meeting @ Extension Office
• 11/3—6:30 pm Sheep Comm. Meeting @ Extension Office
• 11/3—7-9 pm FREE College Financial Planning Night @ Community Building sponsored by The Challenger's 4-H Club
• 11/7—9-10 am NEW TECH TEAM members meet @ Extension Office
• 11/7—10:30 am Continuing Tech Tech members will meet
• 11/15—2-3 pm Cloverbud Meeting @ Poplar Grove Church
• 11/15—4:00 pm NILC Comm. Meeting @ Extension Office
• 11/16—6:30 pm Horse Committee Meeting @ Boone County Restaurant
• 11/21—Military Mail due to the Extension Office
• 11/21—9:00 am—11:30 am County Food Drive collection @ Extension Office
• 11/23—6:30 pm Federation Meeting @ Extension Office
• 11/24—7:00 pm M & M Workshop (Secretary and Treasurer Training) @ Extension Office
• 11/26—Happy Thanksgiving—Office Closed
• 11/27—Office Closed
• 11/28—10-11 am Cloverbud Meeting @ Extension Office

• 12/2 - 6:00 pm Hometown Tree Decorating @ Community Building
• 12/4 & 5—Hometown Christmas
• 12/6—9:00 am Deliver Hometown Christmas Trees
• 12/7—6:30 pm Extension Council Meeting @ Extension Office
• 12/18—6:00 pm Horse Bowl and Hippology Informational Meeting @ Extension Office
• 12/20—2-3 pm Cloverbud Meeting @ Poplar Grove Church
• Happy Holidays from the Extension Staff
• 12/26—10-11 am Cloverbud Meeting @ Extension Office
• 12/24—1/1/10—Extension Office Closed for the Holidays
• 12/29—5:30 pm NILC Meeting and Christmas Party @ McHenry Extension Office
• 2010 Happy New Year
• 1/1/2010 Office Closed
• 1/4/2010 Extension Office Open Regular Hours 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
• 1/4/2010—Club Re-enrollment forms due to the Extension Office on or before this date
• 1/4—Project enrollment deadline
• 1/4—6:30 pm Extension Council Meeting @ Extension Office