Freshwater 4-H Community Club Update - March
"This month, during our general meeting, we talked about Presentation Day, and one of our officers presented a poem called “This is Nebraska” for us. We talked about the upcoming Lamb and Goat sale, the weight changes for certain animals, and an upcoming online desert auction that we will have to raise money for our club. Our Recreation leaders lead us in a game called “What Did You Bring to the 4-H Meeting?” and we had lots of answers! Some people brought pens, paper balls, balloons or empty pockets. It was a lot of fun! We also talked about 4-H camp and the kinds of activities they might have, what age you need to be to become a counselor, and the amount of days you would stay, we talked about the upcoming cupcake meeting and horse meeting, and YQCA training. This month, we had a lot of fun."
~Cambria Jones, Club Reporter
Fortuna 4-H Community Club Update - March
"Our club members have been very busy, busy, busy!! We began the month at our community meeting with guest speakers from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department. Sergeant, Eric Losey, Special Services Deputy Raleigh Willoughby, and Search and Rescue volunteer Jan Fredrickson along with her K-9 buddies Gracie and Daisy. They did an overall demonstration of search and rescue and a drone utilization. Thank you guys for taking the time and coming and talking to our club. We then reviewed County Presentation Day, local fair updates and our upcoming community service events. Our beef group met up at Ferndale Meat Co. to learn about the grades of meat processing. The handcraft group sewed away made cute aprons. Garden group enjoyed the sunshine while learning about seeds, and got starts going. Our poultry group reviewed fair supplies, and discussed their upcoming presentation. If you would like to see their presentation, please join them on April 14 at 11:30 at the Fortuna Library. Baby piglets make everything better! Our swine group met at Julie McGill’s farm and reviewed feeding regiments for the fair projects, talked about worming medicines, learned how to give a pig a shot, talked about the Prop 12 , and got to see some cute baby piglets! Our club had a fun contest. We had members dress in as much green as they possibly could. Thanks Dr. French for being such a fun judge. Our club members got to serve our community at the annual Fortuna Kiwanis 4-h spaghetti feed. The members served the spaghetti dinner, cleared tables, set the tables, served ice cream , and put tables and chairs away. Our club also had a a bake sale with lots of yummy homemade goodies. Thank you Fortuna Kiwanis for your continuous support to our local 4-H clubs. Grace Holmgren attended the County Presentation Day and did exceptionally well. Good Job Grace!!
Saige Machado -Reporter"
Hydesville 4-H Community Club Update - March
"This month our club was busy! We had a great club meeting filled with tons of information and updates! Everyone is busy taking care of their animals and selling tickets for the spaghetti feed! We are learning and looking forward to upcoming events and fairs! Our baking group had a build your own pizza night with a movie, farm machinery went to the logging conference and many attended the YQCA training and auction. The spaghetti was a success! Thank you community for all your support!"
~Bailey Henderson, Club Reporter
Ferndale 4-H Community Club Update - March
"Our Hunter Safety Group took their final exam & we are happy to report that all members passed! The theme of our monthly meeting was titled "Go Green". The fun activities members participated in, were a green dress-up contest & a potato decorating contest. And finally, we held our annual Petting Zoo & Silent Auction Fundraiser - it was very successful & everyone had a great time! Thank you to everyone who helped out & for the generous donations!"
~Carly Mauney, Club Reporter
Arcata Bottom 4-H Community Club Update - March
"For the month of March Arcata Bottom 4-H had many events. The first event of the month was the Swap Farm field trip, We learned a lot of new information and had a lot of fun. After that we had a fundraiser at Round Table in Mckinleyville. A lot of people came out and supported Arcata Bottom 4-H and we made a lot of money. That's all for the month of March!"
~Lexi Bryan, Club Reporter
4-H Civic Engagement Needs Assessment Survey
The CA 4-H Civic Engagement Advisory Committee wants to learn more about what resources, support, and events 4-H youth and adult volunteers want regarding civic engagement. Civic engagement is about being involved in your community, such as community service, learning about government, voting, service learning, and more. We want to know how 4-H can better support youth in being civically engaged.
Adults and parents are welcome to
complete the survey but especially we want to hear from youth ages 11 and up. Your responses to this survey will help improve the 4-H experience for future program years!
From the CA 4-H Statewide Equine Events Group:
We are excited to finally announce details for Mustang Camp! Camp will be from 10am on June 28th to 2pm on June 29th. Drop off and Pick-up is at the Lassen County Fairgrounds. Limited to 25 campers. Youth need to be 4-H age (9-18) and able to spend one night camping with us at the fairgrounds. If you have questions, please email
lksnell@ucanr.edu.
National Beekeeping Essay Contest
Enter by April 15, 2024
Calling all writers! All current 4-H members can enter this contest!
The 2024 National 4-H Beekeeping Essay Competition will award three cash prizes. The authors of the three highest-scoring essays will be awarded the following in order of scoring:
• First Prize: $750
• Second Prize: $500
• Third Prize: $250