Visual Demo Contest at June Meeting June 26, 2009

Matt P. receiving his Visual Demo ribbon

The June 2009 monthly meeting of the 4-H Paws N Pals Club was held Thursday, June 25th at 6:00 PM at the Washington Street Library. The club had 26 people in attendance. This was the first meeting run by the club’s newly elected officers. The 4-H’ers did a fantastic job running the meeting. Club members decided to add the building of the new Frostburg Dog Park as a community service project, to attend the upcoming Bedford Fall Foliage Festival, to attend the Responsible Dog Owner’s Day in Bedford in August, and to add three recreational pool parties to Quiz Bowl practice. Reports were given on Dog Obedience Class by Matt P., Heritage Days by Caldwell B., Biscuit Baking by Katie H., and Officer Training by Jenna P.  New business included motions to form a 4-H Exchange Committee by Kaufman B and to form a Committee to research club uniforms by Matt P. The club members passed motions to pay sales tax to the Comptroller’s Office from Heritage Days, to purchase study books for Dog Quiz Bowl, to purchase materials for the fair booth and banner, to buy prizes for Dog Obedience Class, and to pay for the pool parties for Dog Quiz Bowl practice. An announcement was made of a new 4-H shooting sports club, the 4-H Firing Fanatics, that will have its first meeting on July 28th at the Washington Street Library at 6:00 PM. A Dog Breed talk was given by Katlyn C. on the Beagle and by Sarah T. on the Labrador Retriever.

Winners of the Visual Demo Contest

The program for the evening was the club’s visual demonstration contest. Seven club members participated. Sarah S. won a red ribbon for “Clover Cards.” Matt P. won a white ribbon for “Toy Shaker.” Katie H. won a blue ribbon for “Bones for my Buddy.” Alicia J. won a blue ribbon for “Preparing a Beta Fish Bowl.” Caldwell B. won a red ribbon for “How to Build a Lego Train Coach”. Jenna P. won a blue ribbon for “Paper Origami.” Kaufman B. won a red ribbon for “Fabulous French Toast.” All club members are encouraged to participate in the upcoming county Visual Demonstration contest at the Allegany County Fair in July.  The next monthly meeting of the 4-H Paws N Pals Club will be on Thursday, July 23rd at 6:00 PM at the Washington Street Library and will feature a Tellington Touch presentation by Jenn Merritt, CPDT, of Blue Dog Creature Coaching.