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Hillmond 4-H Club Report
The Hillmond 4-H Club was reorganized on Oct. 3, 2023, at Hillmond School.
The Club has 23 members in beef, sheep, archery and foods (baking and meat) projects.
Hanna Hougham is club president, Hailey Shirtliffe is vice president, Ken Hougham is treasurer, and Jake Nugent is secretary. Our district representatives this year are Hougham, Shirtliffe and Jesslynn Light.
In November, the club held a successful bottle and battery drive. Thank you to our community for supporting our fundraiser! Members finished the bottle drive off with a club swim at the Bioclean Aquatic Centre.
The beef project members had weigh day at Hougham’s ranch on Dec. 2. There are 10 steers and five heifers this year. Archery members had a 3-D shoot in November and the meats group made jerky, a slow-cooker meal and sweet and sour meatballs.
The baking group has made several sweet treats. The sheep members had a project meeting at Light’s farm on Feb. 11.
Members gathered items for Border Paws and enjoyed a tour of the facility when dropping off donations. We also enjoyed a potluck supper and an evening of games and skating at the Hillmond Arena for our Christmas party.
This year, the club is raffling off a butchered hog. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased from any member. The draw will be made at the 4-H Expo in Lloydminster in June. Thank you to the Light family for this generous donation.
We had our club speeches on Monday, March 4 at Hillmond Hall. Congratulations to all members for presenting a speech.
Members Abbey Light, Kate Hougham and Hanna Hougham moved on to represent Hillmond at District 35 speeches on March 10. These three members moved on to represent Hillmond at regional 4-H public speaking in Paradise Hill on Sunday, March 17.
Kate and Hanna are off to Melville on April 20 to represent Hillmond in provincials. Good luck girls!
Our annual pancake supper and dessert bingo was held on March 16 at Hillmond Hall. It was a fun night for the community.
This year, three intermediate members are attending the 4-H Leadership Conference in Saskatoon. Jake Nugent, Ken Hougham and Hanna Hougham will bring what they learn back to the club at our next meeting on April 8.
Members are looking forward to Expo weekend in Lloydminster on June 2 and 3, where we will have market lambs and steers at auction.
We hope to see you there!
OWEN NUGENT CLUB REPORTER
