Things are ‘sheeping up’ for 4-H Fair

By CASH CAMPERELLI
Husky 4-H’ers Club Reporter

On May 14, the Husky 4-H’ers had a jam-packed meeting at Cicero Christian Church.

All the members turned in their donations; this month’s donations were to Angels’ Attic to help them make sandwiches for their Summer Lunch Program for kids. Then Cooper Kilfoil did a devotion on not being worried or anxious but praying to God instead. That is always good advice.

Next, Matthew Duprey, our Safety Officer, gave a presentation on what to do if trapped in a flood. As it turns out, if you are in flood waters, you should not try to swim through the current but move to the side instead.

We then had a trivia question about how many countries there are in the world. The correct answer was 145, and the winner was Ansen Boocher. After that, Levi Lindner did a demonstration on tying different knots, such as Bunny Knots. Then Adeline Allen talked about the 4-H Consumer Clothing project. This project requires 4-H’ers to buy clothing in demand for the season.

To finish off the demonstrations, Cooper Kilfoil and Colton Hoane did a demonstration on showing pigs. This project has many tools needed, such as a whip to keep the pig’s head up and shampoo to keep the pig clean. (The whip doesn’t harm the pigs because they have such thick skin.)

After that, we played Game Officer Levi Lindner’s game called Tic-Tac-Toe Relay Race. It’s a game where you run, grab a bean bag, toss it in a hula hoop, then run back and tag your teammate so that they can go do the same thing. My team won.

Next, we had a guest speaker, Sheep Barn superintendent Chad Hartwick, who came to talk to us about sheep. Chad has two daughters, Tess and Stella, who show sheep as their 4-H project. Chad brought a couple sheep to show our group, a Lincoln breed and a Cross-Bred. He talked about the two sheep classes you can show in 4-H: Market Lambs and Breeding Ewes. Chad also taught us some interesting facts about sheep, such as that their wool is kind of oily and that some farm animals don’t like city water, so folks have to bring water with them to the 4-H fair. Afterwards, we got to pet the sheep and feel the difference in the two breeds’ wool. We then ended the meeting with snacks.

One final note: the 4-H Fair is beginning to shift into high gear. All records for animals were due on May 15, and our club is preparing for our food stand at the 4-H Fair. We will be selling our Famous Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, which taste like food from heaven. Be sure to check out our food stand!