The Geauga Beef and Swine 4-H Club held its monthly meeting March 8 at Hambden Town Hall...
Geauga Beef and Swine
The Geauga Beef and Swine 4-H Club held its monthly meeting March 8 at Hambden Town Hall.
Member dues and constitution signoffs were due for all members. The club also reviewed its recent community service project, where 21 members and their families volunteered at the Farm Bureau pancake breakfast held Feb. 7 at Century Village in Burton.
Members discussed plans for a window display celebrating Ohio 4-H Week, March 8–14. Club members will meet at 9 a.m. March 14 at GAR Horizons to decorate the display.
Four members presented species reports during the meeting.
Club president Ben Joles led an educational session about beef, swine and poultry breeds and discussed the importance of exercise for lambs and goats.
Members also were reminded about The Northern Maple Classic, a new steer and heifer show scheduled for April 19 at the Geauga County Fairgrounds.
The club’s next meeting will be April 12 at 4 p.m. at Huntsburg Town Hall. [Submitted by Berkshire Elementary fourth-grader Griffin Lehman, news reporter]
Swingin’ Hams
Swingin’ Hams 4-H Club met on Feb. 10. Club members discussed registration form due dates, poultry clinic dates, quality assurance dates, fundraising ideas, scholarship deadlines and applications.
The next meeting is March 10 at 7 p.m. at the Hambden Town Hall. Interested in joining? Contact Bernadette Greenwalt at 440-221-8148.
[Submitted by Nicole Koch]
