Banta 4H Newsletter Important Information:

Banta 4-H Newsletter Important Information:

Submissions for the November 2004 Edition of the Banta 4-H Newsletter must be emailed to: banta4hnewsletter@hotmail.com by the entry deadline of Thursday, October 28, 2004. Entries received after this date, will not be included in the November issue of the newsletter.

If you have an entry for the November 2004 Edition of the Banta 4-H Newsletter, but do not have access to email, please call the Newsletter Editor, Karen Bruns at 839-9999 to arrange for your information to be published.

Remember that over the coming months, this newsletter is a work in progress and may take on a different view until a more permanent layout is identified. Suggestions on the development of the newsletter are welcomed.

The Community Leader, Carl Bruns, can be reached via email at bruns@inreach.com, or at 839-9999.

Don’t forget that you can print your 4-H Tips Newsletter published by the County office by going to: http://cesanjoaquin.ucdavis.edu/newsletterfiles/newsletter171.htm

To add your group’s calendar information, please contact Karen Bruns at banta4hnewsletter@hotmail.com or 839-9999.

Welcome back to the 2004/2005 4-H year!

Greetings and welcome to the Banta 4-H Newsletter. The purpose of this newsletter is to bring important information to the members, leaders, officers, and parents supporting this club. Hopefully this newsletter will help everyone who has been tasked with writing down important dates and can’t hear at the meetings.

The return to the 2004/2005 4-H year brings with it a return to dust off our brains and remember such items as the 4-H Motto, the 4-H Pledge, proper uniform etiquette, and record books, etc. This newsletter will address a different topic each month. In this issue the 4-H Motto will be reviewed. Look for the 4-H Pledge in the November issue.

The 4-H Motto:

“To make the best better.”

Announcements

National 4-H Week is October 3^rd thru 9^th!

Leaders' Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Banta School. All leaders are invited to attend these planning meetings. This time is also open to other adults wanting to share their ideas and participate in the general planning process.

On November 1st, at the next Community meeting we will have Achievement Night and a Canned Food Drive for a Thanksgiving basket.

Pick up your blank forms for this year's 4-H book at the October Community Meeting. Please bring your book and/or notepad each meeting, as you will be able to receive pointers and ask questions as we go.

Events/reports on Banta 4-H projects!

Cultural Arts Project Makes TV News!

Be sure to watch Channel 26 this October for the new hit Show, "Not Just the News," starring Kirk Leopoldo, Justine Preza, Kelsie Pombo, Samantha Coggins, Haley Arganbright, Kaylei Perry and Melody Hall. "Not Just the News" is a Banta 4-H production. Although the project is full, the Leader, Rene Coggins, is looking for 4-H members interested in doing a bit part in upcoming episodes. Look for the sign-up sheet at the October community meeting.

October County Dates to Remember:

1^st – Enrollments due in the 4-H office
5^th – New Leader Orientation 7:00PM
5^th – County Large Animal Livestock Meeting 6:00PM
12^th – County Small Animal & Poultry Meeting 6:30PM
14^th New Leader Orientation 7:00PM

Computer Project Looking For Surfers!
Do you like the Internet? Have you always wondered how all that information gets out there for us to use? Students use the Internet at school, parents use it at work, and some of us even use it to receive the 4-H tips and do project research. Here is your chance to be a part of the group that will design the first ever Banta 4-H Club Website. No experience is necessary. For more information or to sign up, please contact Darrel Bucher at 830-6347. Call soon, because there are only nine openings left.

Project Meetings to Remember:

Project Name	Leader	Meeting Dates
Arts & Crafts	Denise Rebeiro Janice Due	Friday afternoons at Banta School Gym at 2:10
Beef/Cattle	Denise Pombo Brian Bassett	2^nd Monday at 7:00 PM
Beg. Sewing	Yvonne Codde	October 4^th, 2:30 – 3:30PM
Boys Food Prep.	Deana Mariani	To be advised
Clover	Teresa Lorentz Linda Pombo	Friday afternoons 2:30–3:30 PM at Banta School
Community Serv.	Stacy Hughes	To be advised
Computers	Darryl Bucher	11^th Banta Gym 6:00-7:00PM 25^th Banta Gym 6:00-7:00PM
Cooking	Stacy Hughes	3^rd Monday each month (October 18^th, 4:30PM at the Hughes Residence
Cultural Arts	Rene Coggins	To be advised
Horse	Erin Healy	1^st Sunday horse meeting with horses at DD Stables at 2:00PM 3^rd Sunday horse meeting without horses at DD Stables at 2:00PM
Junior/Teen Leadership	Janice Due Diane McKensie	To be advised
Photography	Mr. Thompson	To be advised
Rabbits	Becky Teese Erin Healy	To be advised
Scrapbooking	Teresa Lorentz	To be advised/Banta School
Sheep	Denise Pombo John Perry	To be advised
Small Engines	Mike Arnerich	2^nd Wednesday, 7:00 – 8:00PM @ residence
Swine	Mike & Peep Speers Mike Gregory	To be advised