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Show 8 BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Thursday, October 6, 1977 wlk feeysds As young people across the nation gear up to observe Naweek Oct. theres tional a different look to the organization. Sewing is the most popular girls, with 214 activity for enrolled in clubs ranging from first-yea- r beginners to ninth-yea- r seamstresses. A close second in popularity is cooking, with 194 enrolled. isnt just down on the farm anymore, although its roots began 75 years ago as school superintendents and teachers saw the need for supplementing the traditional Three rural Rs of the one-rooschool. The original sewing and cooking, gardening and animal raising have been joined by a host of clubs, too. other subjects for In Box Elder county, 930 young people participated in activities during the past season and they were involved in 26 different types of projects. Their clubs ranged from large memberships to individuals working on a single project under guidance. Horses are next in appeal to young people and 90 are involved in clubs that ride and care for horses, with flower clubs following closely with 86 youngsters registered, and gardening with 67 club members. In order of popularity other clubs include beef raising, outdoor cooking, swine, sheep, poultry, child care, home environment, photography, range management, dairy, veterinary science, crocheting, rabbits, food preservation, dog care, knitting, citizenship, electricity, bicycling, public speaking and consumer education. Nationally, 22.4 percent of members now live on farms and an approximately equal percentage (22.7) live in suburbs and cities of more than 50,000 population. Towns of less than 10,000 population account for 38.4 percent, and 16.5 percent live in towns and cities of 10,000 to 50,000. Box Elder County finds its membership about half divided between young people who live on farms and young people who live in cities although it cant match national statistics since it doesnt have any large cities. projects and activities are supervised by Val Warnick, Utah State University extension service agent who spends all of his time working with in Box Elder County, and by Extension Agent Jessie Eller who budgets about one third of her actitime to assisting with vities related to home econom- - !dr yyftni mi ics. They are part of a network of nearly 10,000 county agricultural, home economics and agents in the nation. These extension professionals 128 volunteer leaders in Box Elder County who are part of more than 570,000 volunteers in the nation who assist in giving leadership for youth activities. are assisted by In addition, a advisory council helps to plan activities and work with the county agents. Members of the 1977 council include Celia Bennett and Elva Munns, RFD 1, Tremon-ton- ; Diane Mott of Park Valley, Dyan Welch, Corinne; Cleo Ardith Brigham City; Eldene 4-- Lev-intha- l, Jeppson, Route 1, Brigham City. These volunteer leaders not only assist in program, but reprovide healthy adult-youtlationships and encouragement for the young people. It is estimated that for every hour spent on by a professional h a worker, volunteer leader spends ten hours. looks 4-- H 4-CLUB members Elisa Tello, Aide Rodriguez, Georgeanna Bowen, LeeAnne Bowen, Elsa Flores and Elizabeth Flores display skirts that won blue ribbons at the county fair. The girls were enrolled in one of the larger sewing clubs in Tremonton and lear- is Handsome Harry's Horsemen club that includes Troy McNeely, Baugh, Shane Hinck, Kirt Rees, Mindy Webster, Allen, Shauna Hinck, Jami Peterson, Codi Ann Shelly Stuart, Melanie McNeely, Kathy Keller and Klay Hinck along with other riders who learn horse care, FANCY FASHIONS H ned the basics in Phase I Sewing projects ahead to metrics Changing to metric measurements is like learning a whole new language. To make it easier for young cooks to think n metric, the new project members manual, Quick Meals, contains several recipes that give both customary U.S. measures and their metric equivalents. The manual, with accompany leaders guide, is designed for in the use by 12- - to n national program conducted by the Cooperative Extension Service and supported by General Foods Corporation. Instead of teaspoons, tablecooks can spoons and cups, measure both dry and liquid and ingredients in milli-literliters. Some ingredients such as' meats, cans and packages are given in gram weights. Temperatures are given in degrees Celsius and pan sizes in 4-- food-nutritio- 4-- WORKING IN THE GREENHOUSE is part of the fun 'n learning of a 4-- flower and garden club as Jan Jones, Paul Horne, Cindy Sargent and Tammy Enright pot plants for winter culture. Frances Jones of Spade and Hope Garden club acts as supervisor for the 4-- junior garden clubs. 4-- s- ANOTHER MEANING OF 4-- Handy David Dawn Hinck, Achievement might set for Thursday From Californias agricultural valleys to the central cities of the East Coast, more than 5.8 million young people will obweek during serve National Oct. 8 with the theme Freedom to Be. In Box Elder County the week will be observed with the annual 4-- The observance gives members, their leaders and parents an opportunity to review the past years work and plan for the coming year. It also focuses public attention on the as an informal values of Achievement Night program set for Thursday, Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Honeyville 4-- Q ward. During the evening some $160 in savings account awards will be included along with pins, trophies and certificate awards to be presented to young people for a variety of activities and achievements during the past almost as much as the masters enrolled in the "Three enjoying learning about the care and training of their pets. Daniel Smith and King, Kendall Petersen and Princess, DeWayne Francom and Bebe stopped training to pose for a picture. Dog-e-teers- 4-- " ! .t ; f ' & i ', , ' x 4-- Some of the most popular projects are clothing, home g project. gardening, improvement, health, safety and leadership. Newer projects range from aerospace to dramatics and karate. Giving public demonstrations and speeches, planning carrying out community service projects, and serving as officers or The achievement night is the culmination of summer activities, although most projects of young people are completed in time for display at the county fair in late August. week is set anNational nually by the Cooperative Extension Service, which conducts the program in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. County miss wins state style honor criti that program enables young people to learn real-lif- e skills, develop leadership abilities and become productive citizens. Boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 19 participate in through organized clubs, special interest groups, nutrition education programs, teleactivision series, short-tervities and camping. work is the At the core of learn-by-doin- year. THE DOGS LIKE educational riding and how procedures under the instruction of Harry Hinck of North Brigham City. junior-tee- n leaders their in clubs are some of the ways members acquire leadership skills and practice good PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES and equipment are by Don Edvalson, age 16, who has been working on individual 4-- assignments for the past seven years and is enrolled in Phase IX Photography. well-understo- BUILDS LEADERS , s. Teresa Okada, RAISING TURKEYS as a poultry club project are Tammy Stokes, first year, and Debbie Stokes, third year, who are cooperating in raising 80 turkeys in the "Country Cousins club. Best of flock are taken to Moroni in early December to be judged with others from throughout the state. 4-- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenge Okada of Penrose, was declared winner in the annual style dress review contest held in Salt Lake City. She modeled a tailored outfit of gray pinstripe, featuring coulottes and a jacket with white piping accents. Miss Okada is in her ninth work, and her leader year of is her aunt Mrs. Beb Okada of Penrose. As a result of winning this state contest, she received an paid trip to Chicago in early December where she will model her outfit in a national style dress review show. is an informal, 4-- learn-by-doin- g educational program for boys and girls Your county extension agent can tell you more about the program where you live. 9. Mi - . 4-- The four-lea- H emblem is a green clover with a white on each leaf. 1 he four 4-- f Hs stand for Head, Heart, Hands and Health. More than 36 million alumni continue to live the motto: To Make the Best Better. 4-- Teresa Okada . . state winner 4-- H MOTOR built by Scott Edvalson, age in Phase electricity club named the "Shockers" won blue ribbon a the county fair in addition to teaching principles of elec ELECTRIC tricity. 1 1 , I |