Join the New Livestock Club! December 31, 2008

Brunswick County has a brand new 4-H club!!  There will be an informational meeting for parents and club members held at the Extension Office on Thursday January 29^th at 5:30pm. The focus of this new club is livestock animals.  If you are interested in joining 4-H, this meeting will be a great opportunity for you to learn more about what 4-H clubs have to offer. 

 

 The 1^st meeting will cover:

-4-H and 4-H Clubs

-4-H’ers and Parent Expectations

-Set future meeting dates, times, and location

-Review 4-H curriculum

-Brainstorm for club program ideas

 

Please contact club leader Cheryl Mintz at macoray@bellsouth.net or 910.231.4706 with any questions.   

Sugar Cake and Jewelry Workshops December 30, 2008

Tori and Carlyn stirring in the ingredients for the sugar cake.

 

Tori, Carlyn, and Darby working on their Moravian paper cuttings, called Scherenschnitte, while they waited for their dough to rise.

Dishing out a sample of the cake to everyone.

The whole gang with their Moravian Sugar Cakes, fresh from the oven!

Savannah making jewelry.

Thank you to all who participated in the workshops!  We had a wonderful time.  And a special thank you to Jane Kulesza for teaching the Movarian Sugar Cake workshop and to Leslie Harlow for teaching the Jewelry Making workshop.

Happy Holidays! December 22, 2008

Gina, Blair, and I hope you all have a safe and happy Holiday Season! The Moravian Sugar Cake workshop went very well today and we even had a couple of jewelry makers after the cake workshop. Pictures will come soon, hopefully before the new year!!

NC 4-H Volunteer Conference December 17, 2008

The annual North Carolina 4-H Volunteer Leaders Conference will be held on Friday February 6^th-Sunday February 8^th at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Durham.  There are a number of great workshops planned for the conference.   Early registration ends on January 16^th.  Hotels have been blocked off at a rate of $90 for up to four people.  If you are interested in attending or want more information, just email me at leslie_wilson@ncsu.edu. 

The Brunswick Buzz – December Edition December 16, 2008

Check out our December Newsletter!  There’s a lot happening in and around our community this Holiday Season.  Don’t forget to sign up for our December workshops by this Friday, December 19th!!

Ice Cream Cone-test Top Three Flavors

With over 2,300 total votes, the 4-H Centennial Ice Cream Cone-test was an enormous success!! The votes have been tallied, and the Cone-test Committee would like to congratulate the Top Three Counties!!

(In Alphabetical Order)
Gates – Clover Crunch: Chocolate Ice Cream with Caramel Crunch Pieces and Butterscotch Swirl
Johnston – 100 S’More Years: Chocolate Ice Cream with Graham Cracker Pieces and Marshmallow Cream Swirl
Tyrrell – 4-H Campfire Delight: Graham Cracker Ice Cream with Hershey Bar Chunks and Marshmallow Cream Swirl

The NC State Creamery is hard at work ordering all the ingredients for our Official Taste Test in January. Winning counties will be invited to send a representative to the taste test press conference we are planning with the Chancellor, Dean, Director and Tasting Committee.

We are still planning for a March launch of the ice cream….get your spoons ready!!!

4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest December 13, 2008

This year’s statewide 4-H Bee Essay Contest topic will be “The Dance Language of Bees.”  The essay contest is open to active 4-H members only.   You don’t have to be a beekeeper, like bees, or even know a lot about them.  Just be willing to research the topic, and be creative yet accurate.  Those interested in entering the contest need to have their essays submitted to the 4-H office by February 12th, 2009.  There will be cash awards for winners.  Click here for complete details.

Sign Up for December Workshops! December 12, 2008

Moravian Sugar Cake Making-

Join us in the kitchen on Monday, December 22nd to make Moravian Sugar Cakes.  Enjoy the fellowship of learning how to bake these traditional cakes with 4-H parent/volunteer Jane Kulesza.  For $5.00, you will get lunch and you very own Sugar Cake.  We will also learn how to make Moravian paper cuttings called Scherenschnitte and we will decorate a tree in the Botanical Garden with home-made birdseed ornaments.  The fun starts at 11am and will be over at 2pm.  Space is limited so be sure to sign up by December 19th! 

 

Fleece Blanket Workshop-

Join us again on Tuesday December 23rd, when Blair will be leading a fun, no-sew Fleece Blanket Workshop from 10am until 12noon in the Training Center, Building N.  Please bring fleece of your choice; it must be at least 40 inches wide, though most is 54 inches wide.  You will need two pieces of the same size.
Amount needed varies:
Baby/toddler:       1-1 1/2 yards each
Child:                         1 3/4 yards each
Teen:                          2 yards each

This is a great opportunity to make a Christmas gift and learn a new craft!  Cost is $2.00 and includes refreshments.  Please RSVP by December 19th.

Local 4-H’ers Volunteer at Wildlife Shelter December 11, 2008

Two local 4-H’ers will be clocking in a number of hours in the weeks ahead at the Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter in Oak Island, North Carolina.   Perry Grosch, 16, and Stefanie Zapf, 14, both of Oak Island are volunteering at the Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter, which cares for injured or orphaned shorebirds. In 2007, the shelter treated 153 birds; 59 of which were from Oak Island. There were 55 different species admitted including 11 pelicans, 19 gulls, 9 loons, 8 gannets, plus raptors and waterbirds of every description.  The pelicans are usually in rehabilitation as a result of injuries caused by fishing hooks. 

 

 

 

Stefanie holds a pelican at the Sea Buiscuit Wildlife Shelter.

Perry holds the pelican while the wing is immobilized.

 

 

Centennial Committee Meeting December 10, 2008

The Brunswick County “We Are 4-H” Centennial Committee held their first meeting on December 4th at the Cooperative Extension office from 5-6pm.  The committee learned about contests and events that have been developed by the NC State 4-H staff.  They also brainstormed for ideas to guide the year-long 4-H Centennial Celebration in Brunswick County.   The Centennial Committee will meet two times in January and before scheduled Centennial events throughout the year.  If you are a 4-H member, parent, volunteer, or alumni and would like to be a part of this memorable achievement, join us at our next meeting or contact me at leslie_wilson@ncsu.edu. The next meeting is set for January 7th at 4:30pm at the Extension Office.