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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1962
Page
7
The Sunny Slope 4-H Club founded in 1956 describes yearly projects serving the club, community, and country. Activities include livestock show and sale, school picnic setup, park improvements, 4-H fundraisers, caroling, toy drives, first aid kit making, bank tour, and clothing displays, with milestones at Fairfield and North Montana fairs.
The Busy Bees 4-H club, now 14, notes leadership by Mr and Mrs Jesse Malone. Members project to donate a Valentine box to Shodaire Hospital for Crippled Children in Helena. Demonstration winners include Jesse Malone Jr in entomology with a $400 national award and $250 Westinghouse prize. Katherinette Malone also excelled, plus delegates and speakers at state and national events. The group sends teams to the Winter Fair in Bozeman and participates in livestock shows. Leaders include Cecil Barton Riley Hensley John Ward Haresa Ward Lara Hensley and others.
The Greenfield Go-Getters 4-H Club grew from two earlier clubs, now led by Karl and Dorothy Van Setten, Shirley Snider, Mary Ann Foreman, Rachel Holyoak, Betty Ostberg, and Eleanor Lee with five junior leaders. It has 30 members in projects including foods, clothing, sheep breeding, forestry, beef fattening, rabbit, dairy cow, horse, and woodworking. Dorothy Van Setten and Rachel Holyoak earned outstanding 4-H alumni certificates. The club holds an annual public dance, plans a June family picnic, and donated $100 to the Fairfield swimming pool fund.
A new 4-H club named Little Mixers organized in Fairfield on November 2, 1961. Officers elected include June Stewart, Marge Scott, and Marge Blossom. Started with seven members, grown to fourteen, with five sewing washable outfits for school and ten in Adventures With Food. Members have made Christmas candles and held a Christmas party. Planned activities include a family picnic, Mothers tea, and a Style Show with members participating in Rural to Sunday events. anticipated tiling in September.
Eighteen 4-H clubs with 225 members in Teton County participate in projects from photography to forestry. Members aged 10 to 21 pledge to use their heads for clearer thinking hearts for loyalty hands for service and health for better living for their club community and country. The page presents club reports and young leaders to the community.
The Happy-Go-Lucky 4-H Club with 21 members from Power and nearby areas highlights club leaders Clara Grossmarin Roy Johnson Cedric Maurer and their long history since 1944. November guests Ralph Salisbury Floweree studied India. December Christmas party. February guest Herb Sutherland and band. members active in monthly projects and contests. Doris Grossman active since 1953 leads Northern Montana College 4-H Club Havre. Next meeting features Dr Donald Erickson on dental health, a local alumnus and former swine project member.
Mrs Martin Schultz leads a 12 year old club now housing girls and boys in four divisions. Clover ettes for freshmen, Hum ming Birds for eighth grade, Humming Birds for sixth and seventh, and Top Cats and Art for boys. Projects include livestock, foods, clothing, gardening, home beautification, and entomology. Activities include 4 H camp, achievement day, Kiddie Karnival booths, Memorial day parade, and cleanup day in Dutton.
The Rocky Mountain 4-H Club formed a year ago with six boys in the live stock project. Last year each member raised two to six bum lambs and competed in county events, Club Congress, and the fair. This year the group adds livestock weed and small grain gardening with a special weed control talk by Ray Bandow. Members are new to 4-H work and meet every second Friday at members’ homes.
The seventh and eighth grade girls of the 4-H Humming Birds group in Dutton plan their 25th anniversary year. Twelve members, with leaders Mrs Floyd Mathison, Mrs Redben Christman, and Mrs Ray Petch, aim for full project completion and strong attendance at camp, plus participation in fairs and community events.
The Peppy Pals 4 H Club enters its second year with a Christmas party demonstrations at a Rexall Drug window display during 4 H club week and a bake sale to raise funds. Members excel in livestock showing earning blue ribbons for lambs and Swiss dairy heifers. The group plans to make the best better as all members complete their projects.
Nimble Fingers 4-H members aged 10 to 17 report 100 percent project completion for four years and gold seals. They serve as recreational leaders, committee members, and plan Rural Life Sunday and 4-H week while supporting the county livestock show and charitable drives. Debbie Davidson won junior showmanship at the fair. Kaylor Larson earned the champion fat steer trophy.
The Burton Country Clubbers began in 1955 under organizers Mrs. Elmer Baker and Mrs. George Higgins Sr. The club grew to 21 members last year with four boys, and 16 members this year including Joann Chalmers Ann Chalmers Judy Angen and Andrea Lindseth as junior leaders. Four members attended State 4 H Congress with Joann winning a dairy wristwatch Ann earning a $50 savings bond for bread. Joann was selected as a delegate to Junior Club Week in Alberta Canada.
The Challenging Champs 4-H Club began as Challenging Champs in 1949 with eight girls and three boys in dairying and clothing. Leaders were Bill Rendicker and Mrs. Earl Mills. In 1953 the name changed after earning a purple ribbon. A Milk Bar started at the 1954 North Montana State Fair in Great Falls initiated by Tony Lattin and ran two years. County Council later took over for three years with milk sales by Toton county clubs. The group toured local factories including Big Stack Potato Chip, Falls Maid Creamery, and Coca Cola Bottling. By then 25 families had participated.
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