East Hills 4-H Newsletter

February 2013
(Online Edition)

In this issue
Members News American Girl Project - January Meeting Are You Around the States in 80 Plates Art in the Style of Eric Carle, Part II Birthday Hike Did You Know? Dirt cake, Square Dancing to Fur Elise, & other fun things at Presentation Day Dog Project Engineering Challenges January 18, 2013 Fiction Writers Workshop 4-H Film Fest Needs Entries! 4-H Interview Contest at Alameda County Presentation Day Intermediate Sewing January Archery January Sausal Creek Project Kids Against Hunger Lego Engineering MLK Jr. Service Day at the Food Bank Officers Training Optional Volunteer Opportunities for Community Service at Sausal Creek Poetry Project Photography Photos from Clover Buds Poetry Project Concrete Poems Photos from Sketching Project Remember! Rocketry Project Square Dance Project Says Happy Valentines Day! Officers Corner Information Upcoming 4-H Events Page 9 Page 14 Page 12 & 13 Page 15 Page 3 Page 1 Page 22 Page 5 Page 4 Page 19 Page 17 Pages 22 & 23 Page 7 Page 4 Page 6 Page 7 & 8 Page 2 Page 14 Page 5 Page 19 Page 2 Page 11 Pages 20 & 21 Pages 16 & 17 Page 10 Page 10 Page 18 Page 24 Page 25 Page 25

Did You Know?

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Members News
Poetry Project
In Januarys Poetry Project, we learned about Shel Silverstein who was a writer, a musician and a cartoonist. Our exercises for the class were to write our own poems starting with the first lines from a few of Silversteins poems with alteration. Here is an example: I opened my eyes and looked up at the rain, The rain clouds in the sky looked very plain. A rainy day can be quite boring, Eventually I lay on the couch snoring. After sharing our poems, we formed into the Red, Blue and Green groups and recited a few original poems by Shel Silverstein: The Silver Fish Rain Where the Sidewalk ends Every Thing on It Weird-Bird and Picture Puzzle Piece. They were very good poems, and it was fun reciting them.

Lego Engineering
I made some house doors, but we didnt really finish it because we couldnt find the right pieces. There was a roller conveyor system that took a ball up it and on to the catapult and then the catapult shoots it wherever. We still want to put a holder on the catapult to hold the ball.

Birthday Hike
In Outdoor Adventures, we went to Heron Bay Trail in San Leandro. I got some photos with my iTouch using the rule of thirds. The photos included airplanes landing at the Oakland Airport, a view of San Francisco and some birds. Since it was close to my birthday, we brought cupcakes, which were good. We hiked on the trail to Marina Park and back (the trail leads there, in case you dont know). We had learned about this trail because its near the house of my Spanish teacher.

The 2013 California 4-H Photography Competition will be held during the CA 4-H State Field Day on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Hart Hall on the UC Davis Campus. Pre-registration is required, and will be open from February 15 to May 3, 2013. For more information visit http://www.ca4h.org/Programs/Events/SFD/Photo/ .

January Archery
In January Archery we talked about the stems, axles, and strings of the bows. The axle is basically the handle where you hold the bow from. The stems are two pieces of plastic that go from either side of the axle to the bottom and top of the bow. Then they connect to the string. When you shoot the bow, you have to bring the string back to your cheek and hold the arrow at eye level. You let go of it and you don't push the arrow. You let go of the string and you let the arrow fly. If it hits the target, you go and you pull it straight out of the target.

Engineering Challenges January 18, 2013

At the beginning of todays meeting, our project leader showed us a miniature section of a roller coaster. She demonstrated how a roller coaster works by rolling a ball on two curved rails with high points and low points. She further explained the basic working principle of a roller coaster. Later, we were provided with materials like duct tape, sticks, foam tubes and a metal ball to construct a roller coaster. Immediately we went to work. We ducttape foam tubes to chairs, sticks and even a waste paper basket to create the highest point where the ball rolled off. Before long, we lined half the room with foam tubes joined together with duct tapes. Most of the guys began saying their roller coasters were better than everyone elses. When the time was up, we were not quite successful in constructing a roller coaster that worked. At the end of the meeting, our project leader gave us each a white board and instruction sheet about the First Annual Roller Coaster Building
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Contest.

Dog Project
Dog project met at the San Leandro Library for our January meeting. Our project leader brought lots of pictures of dogs to show us. We talked about lots of different breeds of dogs. Our leader gave us each a chart to fill out, which we got to keep. On the chart, there were different sections for different groups or categories of dogs. We looked at pictures of different breeds of dogs, and the names of different breeds of dogs, and put those names in different columns on the chart, according to group. A Maltese, for example, would go in the toy dog group. It's a very tiny dog. An Affen Pinscher and a Papillon also go in the toy dog group. A Samoyed would go in the working dog group, like a Husky would. A Parson Russell and a Airedale both go in the terrier group. A Briard goes in the herding dog group, and so would a Collie. A Dachshund is in the hound group. A Gordon Setter is a sporting dog. You can know things about what a dog is good at by knowing what kind of breed it is. After working on our charts, we talked about many, many different ways that dogs are helpful to people and their communities. Dogs really are amazing. In case you were wondering, you don't need to have your own dog to come to Dog project!

Officers Training
Officers Training was held on January 17th at 5:30 PM at the Farm Bureau in Livermore. The Alameda County 4-H All-Stars, including our own All Star, led the event. The idea of the event was to learn more about how to be an effective officer. There are so many responsibilities that belong to each officer. At the event, each participant received a copy of the 4-H Officers Manual. The manual goes into great detail about the jobs that accompany each respective office. As the club Vice President, I learned a lot of new things about my position that I never knew before. We also had the opportunity to discuss our offices with the officers from other clubs, which was quite beneficial. We learned how to be courteous and respectful as officers, and we learned how to get our jobs done quickly and efficiently. Officers Training was lots of fun, and we learned a lot.
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January Sausal Creek Project

In January environmental stewardship, we planted cow parsnip, sneezeweed, strawberries, ninebark, and wood rush. They were all native plants that we planted. To plant the plants, you have to dig a hole as big as the pot, and then take the plant out. Then you have to put it in the ground and cover the hole with dirt. Then you put a piece of cardboard around the plant and cover it with mulch. Then you have to water it for ten seconds. The mulch and the piece of cardboard are for keeping the weeds away from the plants. We also pulled cement out of the creek and we made a line of cement blocks in between the plants so that nobody would step on them. At the end, our site had totally changed since the beginning. We planted about 20 plants with 8 kids. I planted 4 plants. My favorite part was digging the hole and watering the plants.

(Above photos) Project members worked together to dig holes and plant the plants.

Intermediate Sewing
The Sewing project met on January 18, and the project members continued working on out projects. One members skirt was not fully pleated yet, so she continued pleating. I tried to deal with reading a pattern that had been simplified
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to the point that it was entirely fudging. The vest was supposed to be made out of one piece of fabric so you only had to sew the shoulder seams and the back to the halter, but it turned out that the back and the halter were shaped in such a way that they did not fit together with a seam and you just had to sew the back to the halter wherever it happened to work. We both did end up making significant progress on our projects, however, so the meeting was a success.

Kids Against Hunger

On Saturday, January 12, I stepped inside the Kids Against Hunger packing warehouse in Pleasanton for the first time. The room was crowded with Alameda County 4-Hers who had come for the packing event. First, everyone put on aprons and hairnets. Then we filed down a corridor and into the packing room. With every step I took, I felt more excited and filled with anticipation. I was finally going to see what a Kids Against Hunger packing event was like! Once we got there, we were all given samples of the food that we would be packing. I had been secretly hoping that we would try the food, and I rolled the taste around carefully in my mouth. It was good. Sort of like fried rice, but the taste wasnt as strong, and it was a little more watery. Also, it had an interesting crunch to it. Must have been the soy mixture. After the sample, a video was projected onto an empty space on the wall. It showed what a difference the meals that we were about to pack would be making in the lives of people around the world. I felt inspired after watching the movie. We were informed that the shipment of meals that we were going to help pack would be going to Haiti. Each bag of food would contain four main ingredients: rice, soy, dry veggie mix, and a special vitamin powder dubbed gold powder because of its high expense and importance. After being filled with these ingredients, the bag would be weighed to make sure that it was the correct weight. If it was off by a few grams, rice would be taken out or added in until it was within the weight requirements. (Continued on next Page)
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After being weighed, the bags were heat-sealed and held upside-down to make sure of the seal. Next, I suppose that they were packed into boxes, but I didn't see that far down the line. By this time, I had work to do and was hopping so fast, I hardly had time to look over my
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shoulder. I was given the job of holding bags under the funnel that the ingredients were being poured into. After each bag was complete, I gave it to the 4- Hers who were working the scales. This gave me a lot of hopping to do, as the bags were filled very quickly. Just a scoop or spoonful from each ingredient, and a bag would be full. I liked my job. Even though I was kept pretty busy, I still had time for chatting. Also, from my position holding each bag over the funnel, I could check to see whether each ingredient had been put in or not. It seemed that only a few minutes had passed when we had to halt work for a group picture. I couldn't wait for the picture to be done, but when it finally was, it seemed like only a few seconds until the last bag was filled and the packing event was over. I was so disappointed when we were told that we had to stop. I could have kept on going forever The Kids Against Hunger packing event has become one of my favorite community service opportunities. Although I usually like most community service events, I felt that this one was the most fun ever. If and when there is another packing event, you should definitely come. You'll be sure to enjoy yourself and make a difference in someone's life at the same time.

American Girl Project - January Meeting

This month in the American Girl project we read the book Addy Saves the Day. Addy was a slave on a plantation who escaped to Philadelphia with her mother. The church that Addy goes to put on a fair to raise money to help hospitals which were crowded with men wounded while fighting in the civil war, widows and orphans left alone by the war and help families who were separated find each other
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again. Addy and her friends sell spool puppets and put on a puppet show. A girl comes and takes their money box. Addy and her friends Sarah and Harriet, help catch the girl to get the money box back. Addy and her friends made spool puppets so our project was peg dolls which are similar. To make the dolls dresses, we used a circle pattern to trace onto the fabric and cut out. Then we folded the fabric circle in half two times and snipped the point at the top. Next we slipped that onto the peg doll and tied ribbon around the waist to keep the dress on. After that, we drew faces and hair with sharpie markers. All the dolls that everyone made were super cute.

(Above and below) Peg dolls front and back.

Project members show us their peg dolls.

Rocketry Project

For the Rocketry Project we met at Del Val High school, and outside we watched the teacher (4-H project leader) show us the differences of three different engines (the thing that bursts into flames at the bottom when ignited). The three engines were 4 times the previous ones size (except the smallest one). When the leader ignited the first engine (which was attached to a board on top of two other boards leaving a space in between which he had put little holes that would fit the three engines snugly (not touching each other mind you)) it burst of with a little bang, the second engine was a bit more interesting 1.) it lasted longer, 2.) it had a time fuse, and after the time fuse there was a loud pop and then the parachute blast when the parachute would have come out (it didn't because its attached to the wood). The third rocket engine was the largest of the three had the longest acceleration blast and had also the longest time fuse. Finally we went inside after we took a quick peek at the marks on the floor, when we were inside the project leader taught a lesson about Newton's third law of motion. When a first body exerts a force F1 on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force F2 = F1 on the first body. This means that F1 and F2 are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. And we talked about the forces that work against the rocket, like the wind, drag, and gravity. Then we talked about the force that propels the rocket which was thrust or acceleration. Finally we started to build our rockets again and after we did the next step in building the rocket we were dismissed.

Remember!
Register your Gold Award 4-H presentations for Sectional Presentation Day before February 25, 2013!

Photography

(More information was sent in an e-mail)

In Photography this month,

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we all met up at the San Leandro Marina. We talked a little about reflections and the Rule of Thirds. The latter means that the subject of the photo doesnt have to be in the center of the picture; it can be a little off to the side, or in one third of the picture. After that, we all walked around the Marina taking photos of whatever caught our interest. We all got some great pictures. I really look forward to next months meeting.

(Photos with this article) Taken by a 4-H member.

Around the States in 80 Plates

In the 80 plates project, we learned to make dishes are the recipes for the food we made; Michigan Fizz 3 tablespoons frozen cherry juice concentrate
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from the Midwest. Here

1 cup ginger ale soda Measure the cherry juice concentrate into a tall glass. Pour in ginger ale and stir gently. Chicago Deep Dish Pizza For the dough; 2.25 teaspoons active dry yeast 1.5 teaspoons sugar 1.125 cups warm water (110 to 115oF) 3 cups flour .5 cups olive or corn oil 1.5 teaspoons kosher salt 1. Dissolve yeast and sugar on warm water in a small bowl. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam. 2. Combine yeast mixture, flour, oil, and salt in a large mixer with a hook attachment; knead until dough holds together but is still slightly sticky, about 2 minutes. 3. Form dough into a ball and transfer to a buttered bowl, turning to coat. Cover bowl w/towel and allow dough to rise at room temperature until double in size, about 6 hrs. 4. Punch dough down and allow to rest for 10-15minutes. Press dough into a 10in deep dish pizza pan.

(Continued on next page) (Continued from Previous Page) Sauce: One 15oz can tomato sauce One 6oz can tomato paste One tablespoon ground oregano 1.5 teaspoon dried minced garlic 1 teaspoon ground paprika

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1. In a medium bowl, mix together tomato sauce and paste until smooth. Stir in oregano, garlic and paprika until well blended. To assemble pizza: Add cheese, toppings and tomato sauce in that order. Bake 450 degrees for 30 minutes depending on your oven. You may want to pre-bake the crust, if you wish, for 10 to 15 minutes.

Hash Brown Casserole One 2 pounds package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed .5 cup melted butter One 10.75 oz can cream of celery soup One 8 oz container sour cream .5 cup chopped onions 2 cup shredded cheddar cheese One teaspoon salt .25 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 cup crushed corn flakes cereal .25 cup melted butter 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 2. In a large bowl, combine hash browns, .5 cup butter, cream of celery soup, sour cream, onions, cheese, salt and pepper. Place mixture in a 3 qt. casserole dish. 3. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, saut corn flakes in .25 cup melted butter, and sprinkle mixture over the top of the casserole. 4. Bake covered, in preheated oven for 40 minutes.

MLK Jr. Service Day at the Food Bank

January 21 was Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, and Janine had organized a small group of us to work at the Alameda County Community Food Bank. The turnout for the event overall was enormousdefinitely over a hundred people came out with their companies, their Boy Scout troop, or just as an individual. Three 4-H members and I (the East Hills 4-H representation) started working by emptying the collection barrels and
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sorting the contents into cans and bottled beverages or dry food. Going through these barrels provided two endless sources of amusement. The first was that because the barrels are so tall, by the time they were almost empty we were dumpster diving for the cans at the very bottom. The second was the odd things that we found in the barrels. These ranged from interesting and rather disgusting choices of food to items that by no stretch of the term could be considered edible. Allow me to provide you with a list: Edible
Clam Juice Margarita Jell-O A Fortune Cookie Pickled Watermelon Rind An entire bag of take-out style condiments

Non-edible
A book A coaster A golf ball A pot holder A bar of soap A ceramic cup Blueprints for Highland Hospital A cross between a potholder and a Christmas stocking

We completed the day sorting and bagging apples, and came away having sorted the food to create a huge number of meals. It was a very satisfying day, very amusing, and I know that we helped the community in whatever way we could while honoring Dr. Kings missions.

Are you
going to attend or enter an item in Gardening Field Day? For more information about this fun event please visit the web site listed below.

Art in the Style of Eric Carle, Part II

http://ucanr.edu/sites/alamedacounty4h/Events/Garden_Field_Day/

In Collage Art, we finished up our collages that we started previously with the painted deli papers (the type of paper used to wrap sub sandwiches). My collage was the TARDIS in the Time Vortex. The collages done by the girls were a cat, a bird and an elephant. I had done the vortex background at a previous meeting, where we learned about Eric Carle (the guy who wrote and illustrated The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other childrens books) and started doing some collages in his style. At the end, we took some photos of us with our collages (see below).

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(Above) Project members show us their collages. (Below) Project members worked on their collages

Photos from Sketching Project

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(Below)A 4-H members sketch.

(Above) Another 4-H Members sketch.

(Above) A third 4-H members sketch. (At Right) A fourth 4-H members sketch.

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(At right) A sixth 4-H members sketch.

(Below) A seventh 4-H members sketch.

The 1st Annual Alameda County 4H Film Fest Needs Entries! Without more participants, this event will not happen. The film fest was created for all of the 4-Hers who are interested in making films. To enter, you and your crew of chosen 4-H friends (a group may consist of a director, a scriptwriter, and actors/actresses) work together to create a film based on the theme of Adventure, and enter your film by March 1st on the official website ac4hfilmfest.webs.com (Please visit the website for more information, such as rules and categories). If you are interested in creating a film, but need a little more time, contact the event committee. You may still be able to enter. The Film Fest awards and screening event will be in May.

Square Dance Project Says Happy Valentines Day!

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Square Dance project continues to meets once a week in Livermore. During the last month we continued to learn and review new dance moves. On January 19, we did a community service activity teaching kids and adults how to square dance at Camp Arroyo for a Childrens Hemophilia Family Camp. Each week we also practiced our group dance presentation. On February 2, we presented our group dance presentation at Alameda County 4-H Presentation Day in Castro Valley. We all had a good time doing our dancing! My sister took a video of our performance, so we could see what it looked like. This week at the project meeting, in addition to learning and reviewing a few new dance moves, we also worked on a community service craft project. During the breaks from dancing, we made valentines to give to the residents at the nursing home and rehab center where we will be dancing as entertainment next week (on Valentines Day!). Later we were given our 4-H awards from presentation day. Then we all watched the video of our performance. It was cool to actually see what the presentation looked like. We hope that you have a Happy Valentines Day!
Square Dance project members and project leader show the valentines they were making.

(At left) A valentine I made using scrap papers.

Optional Volunteer Opportunities for

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Community Service at Sausal Creek

The Friends of Sasual Creek are inviting anyone to come and do planting and weeding projects almost every Friday and Saturday morning. You can get more information at http://www.sausalcreek.org/volunteer/calendar.html. My family and I went to help for MLK Jr. Day. We were helping the project leader for Friends of Sausal Creek. There was a tube called a culvert and when it rains the water from the street goes out the culvert, down the hill, down the trail, and into the creek. We were trying to stop the water from coming down the hill too fast and causing erosion. We picked ivy and spider wart, which are invasive weeds, and we made them into a pile to stop the water from coming down the hill too fast. We took fallen logs and put them by the weeds. Then we planted cow parsnip and common wood rush, which are native plants. The planting was really fun, but there were lots of blackberries and it really hurt to have the thorns in your skin. It was hard to plant because you hit a lot of rocks. You had to dig out the rocks with a tool that had a metal tooth on top of it. When we were done, the site changed because there were a lot more native plants and some of the invasive plants were cleared. We hope that more native plants will come up and that spot will look better and there will be no erosion. I hope more 4H members will help out at Sausal Creek and I think you should because its really fun and its a lot better for Sausal Creek. There are a lot of things to be done.

Fiction Writers Workshop

In Fiction Writers' Workshop, we discussed conflict in dramatic fiction. The project leader read excerpts from the book, Death is a Lonely Business by Ray Bradbury, which illustrated dramatic fiction. We read the stories that we had written at home. We all read our stories, some long, some short, and they were all very good. After we read them, we critiqued them. Then the project leader read some more of Death is a Lonely Business. I think Fiction Writing is a very good project, and I think it is helping us to improve our stories.

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Photos from Clover Buds Poetry Project Concrete Poems

(Above) A valentine hart

concrete poem made by a third 4-H member.

(At Left) A rainbow

concrete poem made a fifth 4-H member.

(Above) A tree concrete poem made by a

4-H member.
(At Right) A rose concrete poem

made by another 4-H member.

(Above) A cotton candy concrete

poem made by a sixth 4-H member

(At Left) A beach seen concrete

poem made by a seventh 4-H member

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(Above) A valentine concrete poem made by a 4-H leader.

Dirt cake, Square Dancing to Fur Elise, and other fun things at Presentation Day
On presentation day I talked about my snakes. I got a blue on my presentation. We looked at three other presentations. One of them was my friend, and he made a dirt cake. A dirt cake is basically vanilla pudding with crushed Oreos. Another girl did a talk about Kids Against Hunger. A 4-H member from our club read a story from a book he wrote. I went with another 4-H member to do a job interview. I think he got ten miles of walking that day from walking back and forth from the library to the multi-purpose room because he had to keep getting more people to do some job interviews. At the end of the day, there was an Indian girl that did a peacock dance. The dance was from India. It reminded me of the Persian dances. Two girls did a Japanese dance. They had fans and the dresses were called kimonos. Another 4-H member that I know was leading the square dancing project and they did a few square dances. The pioneers did a lot of square dancing. The music was Fur Elise by Beethoven. Some other kids from Redwood did a gardening project. It was called the plant parts rap. There were six girls doing sign language lyrics to a song. I really liked presentation day. I learned how to communicate better by looking at the audience's eyes.

4-H Interview Contest at Alameda County Presentation Day

This year I participated in my first 4-H interview contest because I wanted to try something new. In this contest, you chose one of four fake job positions. Then you write a rsum and cover letter for that job using your real life experiences. The job I interviewed for was a coffee bar attendant at Good Morning Caf. First I wrote my resume. A resume is a one page list of things you have done that would make you a good candidate for the job. You have to carefully choose what you want to add. Next, I wrote my cover letter. A cover letter is a letter explaining who
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you are, how you heard about the job, something that makes you a good choice for the job, and saying that you look forward to meeting them. I was having a hard time getting started, so I asked a 4-H leader for some advice. (Continued on next page) (Continued from previous page) Her suggestion was to answer the list of essential skills needed for the job. After a lot of work, the cover letter was done. Next I practiced answering questions that they might ask during the interview. Thats things like Tell me about yourself, and What are your strengths and weaknesses? I was very worried that I might not know how to answer the interview questions. For an interview you usually wear nicer clothing, but I found out that in 4-H interview contests you are allowed to wear your 4-H uniform. On February 2, 2013 at County Presentation Day, I signed in at the interview contest table and gave them my cover letter and resume. They told me that I would be interviewed first and to come back to the table right after the opening ceremony. A little while later it was time. Two other girls and I were led by a 4-h member on our walk down the long hall to the library. Once we got to the library he made us all stop in the entrance. First he asked if the judges were ready, then he walked the first and youngest girl to the interview station at the right of the room and had the judges introduce themselves. As I waited my turn, I looked around the library room. I saw the table where I was going to go. At last it was my turn. The 4-H room host walked with me to the table and asked the judges to introduce themselves. Then I introduced myself and sat down across the table from them. They asked me questions relating to the fake job. Some of the questions they asked me where, What would you do if a customer gave you a ten dollar bill to pay for their item and then when you counted out the change they say I gave you a twenty!, and At this job we may require signs to be made to advertise a product, tell us about a time when you used your artistic ability. When they ask a question, you have to answer it. I had a good time talking with the judges. One of my favorite questions was Do you drink coffee? Or like it? I shook my head and said No, I have never had coffee. But being around it or the smell doesnt bother me. It made the judges laugh. They asked me questions for a lot longer then the other kids, because I was in the senior age group. When they said they where finished interviewing me, I was glad and a little surprised because it wasnt that hard to answer the questions. I stood up and shook each judges hand and walked out of the library. Then I started to laugh! It was over and I had fun doing the Interview. I couldnt wait to tell my family all about it! At the closing ceremony the awards were passed out. When they called my name, I was very excited to see my
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comments from the judges. They all liked my interview all though they did have suggestions for my cover letter. Now I know what to improve for next time!

Officers Corner
From the Editors Desk

Hi Everyone! I hope you have a good time reading the newsletter each month. A HUGE Thank You!, to all the 4-H members, leaders, and parents that write articles every month and send in photos. With out your contributions we would not have a club newsletter. Do you like reading about 4-H projects, events, and activities? If you do, how about being a 4-H journalist and writing me a 4-H Newsletter Article yourself? This next month, I have the goal of getting at least three 4-H members who havent already written an article this year to write me a newsletter article. You can write a newsletter article about anything related to 4-H. You can also include 4-H related photos. Newsletter articles dont have to be long, just try to answer the questions Who?, What?, When?, Where?, Why?, and How? Please e-mail all 4-H newsletter articles and photos to me by March 1st 2013. So, please write a 4-H newsletter article and help me reach my goal! Remember if you write a 4-H newsletter article it counts in your 4-H record book and on your super member award form. Our newsletter has Advertising Space Available. For $5 per ad each month you can place an advertisement in the next edition of the newsletter. Funds raised will go to the East Hills 4-H Club. We reserve the right to refuse ads.
Photos and images not mentioned in the following list were submitted by various club members and parents. Clip art is from www.Clker.com except the 4-H clover on pages 1(from www.ca4h.org)

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Information
Talk at the March Club meeting Archery Around the States in 80 Plates Collage Art Fiction Writers Workshop Lego Engineering Outdoor Adventures for Teens Photography Teen Photography Project Run, Dogs, Run Animal Science, Dogs Sewing Intermediate Song Singing Sketching Beginners and Intermediate Square Dance Write an article for the March newsletter American Girl Arts and Crafts Art-History in the Making Cake Decorating Chemistry Explorations in Chemistry Chess Instruction Community Service Clover Buds Poetry for Primary Members Communication Drama Horseless Horse Project Junior Master Gardening Poultry Poetry American Poets Sausal Creek Community Service

Upcoming 4-H Events

East Hills 4-H Club:
East Hills 4-H Officers Meeting, San Leandro Main Library, March 4, 2013, 2 PM East Hills 4-H Club Meeting, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Oakland, March 11, 2013, 2 PM

Alameda County 4-H:

Leaders Council Meeting, Farm Bureau, Livermore, February 26, 2013 Camp Academy Meeting, Farm Bureau, Livermore, February 27, 2013 Gardening Field Day*, Alameda County 4-H Office, March 9, 2013, 10AM-2PM Horse Field Day****, Highland Stables 5900 Highland Rd. Pleasanton, March 10, 2013 Skit Night**, Canyon Middle School, March 22, 2013 Small Animal Field Day, Hosannas Boys Ranch, TBC Fashion Field Day**, St Paul Lutheran Church, Oakland, April 27, 2013

North Central Section 4-H:

Sectional Leaders Council Meeting, Napa County, February 16, 2013 Sectional Presentation Day**, UC Davis, March 30, 2013

California State 4-H:

California State 4-H Field Day***, U.C. Davis, May, 2013
* Pre-Registration encouraged, but not required ** Pre-Registration required for presenters/participants, not required for the audience *** Pre-Registration required for some activities ****Carpooling is recommended due to limited parking. Editors Note Did you read this page? Send me an e-mail if you did. 25