Last week the Wood County 4-H Leadership Board celebrated the 107th birthday of the Teddy Bear and planned a camp program for Moonlight Madness.  Everyone enjoyed an exciting evening.

After the 4-H Leadership meeting, 45 teens gathered for Junior Fairboard.  This group is working diligently on plans for the 2010 Wood County Fair.  Great job everyone!

Would you like to join the Wood County 4-H Quilters this year.  Check out our web site to learn more…
http://wood.osu.edu/topics/4-h-youth-development

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!  We are thankful to have you as a part of our 4-H program!

The 4-H program has decorated a tree at the Wood County Historical Museum.  Did you know we have a room featuring 4-H at the museum?  Be sure to visit their web site for holiday tour hours and see all the exciting displays this holiday season.

The Wood County 4-H CARTEENS training night took place on Wednesday, November 11th at the Extension Office.  Adult Volunteers trained our 4-H members in each session of the program.  Topics included speeding, Ohio traffic laws and driving distractions.  Participants also learned the dangers of driving while impaired by using the fatal vision goggles.   4-H members and volunteers are looking forward to helping teens become safer drivers and assisting them in making smart decisions when they are behind the wheel.

4-H CARTEENS instructors learning about the danger of driving while impaired with the fatal vision goggles

4-H CARTEENS instructors discovering the dangers of speeding and how long it takes a speeding car to stop

Last night the 4-H quilters gathered for a fun night of food, sharing and friendship:)  Next week they will be a part of our local quilt guild’s program:)  Our group is growing and starting a new year on December 29th.  Details will be coming soon!

Desiree Langley with her fireman’s quilt

Karen Kotula shows her corn quilt for The Anderson’s
Nancy Wensink displays her Sudoko design
Kim Davis has put together a quilt celebrating BGSU’s 100th anniversary
Great job to my 4-H’ers and volunteers, thanks for sharing some of your projects with us:)

It’s hard to believe November will be here on Sunday.  Currently we are planning our Walk Across Wood County, the Advisor/Donor Banquet, Carteens and visiting many classrooms in the next few weeks.  I thought it would be fun to post a few pictures of summer to warm things up a bit in the fall air.

4-H Spirit Night Winners

Outstanding Leadership Award – Stacy Kotula;  Carrie Moenter
Career Achievement Award – Kacey Podolak;  Joyce Grolle 

Kroger Nutrition Winner -  Christina Gardner
Kroger Clothing Winner – Jessica Swihart

The 4-H Horse Good Sportsmanship Award – Sibly Saunders

Spirit of Leadership – McKenzie Wilhelm;  Stuart Foos;  Emily Curtis;  Kaye Bockbrader;  Anna Christoff;  Laura Rochester;  J.R. Laborie;  Shelby Vaughn;  Claire Sutton;  Jessica Swihart; Krysti Dubler;  Meghan Moser

Enjoy some pictures from the event:

Last night the 4-H Leadership Board and Junior Fairboard had their first meeting of the new year.  Enjoy some video and pictures from last night’s events.

Some 4-H Leadership Board pictures…

Our first 4-H Leadership Board Meeting 2009-2010

The 4-H feet game:)

The Wood County Junior Fairboard has started planning for the 2010 fair…

Our first Junior Fair Board Meeting

Welcome new members

Last night the 4-H Shooting Sports Club met at the FOP Building on the Fairgrounds.  4-H members and volunteers gathered for an exciting and skill building event!  We cant’ wait to see this club grow!  Great job everyone!

The next 4-H Shooting Sports Meeting is November 17th.  Please feel free to contact the Extension Office for more details:)

Enjoy a Wood County 4-H Camper’s talent with a Rubik’s Cube this past summer:)

Congratulations to the following individuals for being selected to serve on the Wood County Junior Fair Board.  Thanks to everyone who participated in the interview process, you are all outstanding teens and we are fortunate to have you in our program. 
4-H:
Marisa Morlock
Zach Aurand
Allie Works
Kalen Bloom
Andrea Kotula
Ellen Moser
Kelli Baumgardner
Samantha Scott

Horse-at-Large:
Taylor Humphrey
Erin Nelson
Jenna Workman
Hailey McCarron

FCCLA:
Brianna Hammond

At-Large 2 year term with option for third:
Austin Davis
Justin Swihart

At-Large 1 year term with option for second:
Jessica Walls

Bowling Green FFA
Zac Lucas

Elmwood FFA
Staci Thomson
Josh Nutter

Girl Scouts
Amy Johnson

Farm Bureau
Maria Latta

Alternates
Stephanie Palmer
Megan Ingraham