4-H News  November 1, 2016:

• On October 3^rd the Kiowa County 4-H Council met at the Kiowa County Courthouse meeting room.  Topics discussed include:
  • 4-H Exhibit Day, the Maine Street Bash Bake Sale and the County Fair were very successful in participation and did well as fundraisers.
  • October 14^th – Outstanding Member nominations were due.
  • Registration for the Dare to Be You 4-H Camp closes October 28^th.
  • The Council discussed the upcoming Annual Achievement Banquet and Appreciation Dinner, which will be at 6pm on November 4^th, at the Community Building. The theme this year is “There’s No Place Like 4-H!”, and members will provide a pot-luck meal. 
  • The District VI 4-H Senate Meeting will be November 20^th in Las Animas.
• The December Council meeting will be at the bowling alley in Lamar on Sunday, 12/11 at 3pm. 
• After discussing other business, the Election of Officers for the upcoming 2016-2017 year were nominated and elected.  The new officers are:
  • Ryan Koeller, President
  • Molly Stolzenberger, Vice President
  • Katherine Trosper, Secretary
  • Rooney Fehr, Treasurer
  • Destiny Cornelius, Reporter
  • Brooklynn Jones & Alexa Nelson, Recreation Leaders
  • Emily Nelson & Molly Stolzenberger, Council Senators
  • Ryan Koeller, Alternate Senator

October is the beginning of another 4-H year, and the Prairie Queen 4-H Club had their October meeting on Sunday, October 16^th, with these members being present:

Lakota Roberson, Molly & Chase Stolzenberger, Emily, Alexa & Clayton Nelson, Hatch Nelson, Bradley & Aaron Musgrave, Brinden & Garret Williams, Ty & Kara Wilson, Samantha Courkamp, Stockton & Wesley Mitchek, and Stacy Schofield.

Old business discussed:

• Record Books for all livestock projects were due September 30^th.
• National 4-H Week was October 2^nd – 8^th.

New business discussed:

• The club will be selling RADA Cutlery once again this year, and orders will be taken through November.
• November 4^th-6^th is the Colorado Leadership Camp.
• November 18^th-20^th is the Dare to be You Camp.
• November 20^th will be the District VI Senate meeting.
• November 24^th-25^th the Extension Office will be closed.
• December 4^th will be the club year-end pot-luck meeting, members will make goody bags to distribute around town.

New Officers were elected for the coming 2016-2017 year:

• Molly Stolzenberger, President
• Hatch Nelson, Vice President
• Emily Nelson, Secretary
• Bradley Musgrave, Treasurer
• Lakota Roberson, Reporter
• Alexa Nelson, Historian
• Chase Stolzenberger, Brinden Williams, Aaron Musgrave & Clayton Nelson, Recreation Leaders