Tawni Strachan
The May meeting of the Elbert Creekside 4-H Club was called to
order at 3:15 p.m. April 25 by club president Colten Rohleder.
Pledges were said and attendance was called by club secretary
Travis Cayou.
Club treasurer McKenna Henderson gave a wonderful treasurer’s
report. Kort Henderson gave a Youth Council report and reported
that duffel bags will be presented to all champions at the fair
this year.
The first 4-H Gala was a huge success. It raised about $12,000
for scholarships and other 4-H programs. Thank you to all
volunteers, 4-Hers, leaders, and the most famous cook in Elbert
County, Thurston Nealy. Elbert Creekside members were glad to help
serve the dinner with other 4-H members from around the county.
May birthdays were celebrated and included Kayla Mulkin, Hayden
Stout, Levi Cabrera and others that had not shown up to the
previous meeting.
June 13 was chosen for the trash walk/barbecue/June meeting.
Creekside members will meet at 1 p.m. at the Elbert Mini Mart and
will pick up trash along the Elbert Highway. If you ever see
Creekside 4-Hers, please sponsor them for this trash walk and help
get the community cleaner.
The Club Barbecue will be coordinated this year by Kristi
Strachan and Joy Rosburg. On May 1, there will be the Eastern Slope
Livestock Judging in Kiowa. It is an all-day event.
At 9 a.m. May 8, there will be a horse seminar on advance
showmanship, at the fairgrounds. The swine weigh-in is from 3-7
p.m. on May 12 at the fairgrounds scale house. A livestock carcass
seminar on reproduction will start at 7 p.m. May 17 in the Exhibit
Hall. Remember that all 4-Hers competing in the supreme contest
must attend one of the carcass seminars.
The sheep/goat weigh-in and turkey banding will be from 3-7 p.m.
May 19 at the fairgrounds scale house. An important date for all
4-Hers in the horse or rabbit projects is June 1, when IDs are
due.
The annual Cloverbud Camp will be from 9:30-11 a.m. June 7-11,
in the Exhibit Hall at the Fairgrounds. Also on June 7, there will
be the Eastern Slope Horse Judging, an all-day event.
Our business meeting was adjourned at 3:55 p.m., and then came
the presentations. Presentations were given by Daniel, Josiah and
Levi Cabrera, Anna Fisher, and Cody Rosburg. Daniel presented a
lesson on Nigerian dwarf goats. Josiah spoke about the parts of the
compound bow, and Levi Cabrera showed us all the parts of a goat.
Anna gave us instruction on how to care for Nigerian dwarf goats.
Cody spoke about how to age horses by their teeth.
Good luck to all participants in jackpot shows.
