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October 2009 [Image: photograph of goat exhibitors at caldwell livestock show] [Image: photograph of beef exhibitors at caldwell livestock show] Congratulations to the September Clubs of the Month! 1st  Grayson 6th           4th  Columbia 5th 2nd  Central 6th            5th  Columbia 4th 3rd  Central 5th  Caldwell Beef and Goat Show Caldwell 4-H livestock project members participated in the 4-H Livestock Show. Ashlea Hart, Ryan McCann, Krista Weems, Bailey Coates and Jackson McCann exhibited animals in the beef and goat show. Approximately 25 youth from six parishes participated in this show. A Pee Wee Show was held for youth younger than 4-H age. Caldwell participants were Colden Russell, Logan Tarver and Baylor Russell. Columbia Elementary 4-H Officers Congratulations to these 4-H'ers! Columbia 4th Grade 4-H Officers      President    Carri Nugent Vice-President   Anna Lamb Secretary   Aryianna Davidson Reporter   Taylor Pollard Columbia 5th Grade 4-H Officers     President   Samantha Duke Vice-President  Taylor Cross Secretary   Hannah McKee Reporter   Mackenzie Patton Columbia 6th Grade 4-H Officers     President   Presley Hendrix Vice-President   Brooke Keen Secretary  Meagan McCaa Reporter   Nealy McCoy Treasurer  Savanah Steines Area Leader Forum Six Caldwell 4-H Leaders attended this year's Northeast Area Leader Forum held at the Rayville Civic Center. These leaders included Danyell Guerrero, Donna Rollins, Portia Cassels, Leslie Crain, Randi Harris and Denise Kelly. 4-H volunteer leaders from the Northeast Area were invited to attend the training where they were given the opportunity to participate in several professional development sessions presented by 4-H agents focusing on 4-H youth development. Leaf ID Forum The Leaf ID Contest entries are due to your 4-H leader or the 4-H office by Friday, October 30. The rules for this contest can be obtained from your 4-H leader, the 4-H office or the Contest section of this page. Holiday Foods Festival This year's Holiday Foods Festival will be held Monday, November 16 at the Caldwell Parish High School. This is our annual cookery contest where members have the opportunity to prepare dishes that will compete in one of eight commodity cookery contests. Please ask for the guidelines from your 4-H leader. You may also get the guidelines from the 4-H office or from the Contest section of this web page. Louisiana Art and Folk Festival The Louisiana Art and Folk Festival will be held Saturday, October 10,  in downtown Columbia. Please make plans to visit the 4-H Petting Zoo and Children's Tent where there will be many animals, arts and crafts activities and face painting. Members of the 4-H Junior Leader Club  and Fashion, Food and Fitness Club are asked to assist with these activities. If you have not already signed up to help, please call the 4-H office at 649-2663 to designate a time you can work with the 4-H activities. Junior Leader Club The Junior Leader Club will meet on Wednesday, October 14, at the Caldwell Parish Pre-school from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fashion, Food and Fitness Club The Fashion, Food and Fitness Club will meet on Wednesday, October 21, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Central Elementary. National 4-H Week National 4-H week is October 4 to October 10. This event is designed to promote and celebrate 4-H throughout the country. Please do your part to celebrate 4-H this week! Character Corner A person of character is Respectful. Respect involves living by the Golden Rule (treat others the way you want to be treated), being couteous and polite to others and discussing problems. Are You Getting Enough? Allowance - you probably think of MONEY when you hear this word. But did you know that there is a certain amount of food allowances you should get each day? Spend your calories like you spend your money. Go to www.mypyramid.com to find out what your recommended daily allowances of each food group are. There you will find out how many servings from each food group you should make sure to get each day. Each food group provides you with different nutrients that help your body grow and stay healthy. For example, milk gives you calcium for your bones. Financial Management Gardening will be the focus for October club meetings. How much does it cost to have a small raised garden at your business or home? Preparation, care of, planting and harvesting are all factors of this kind of gardening. Calendar October 1   Grayson 4-H 2   Central 4-H 4-10   National 4-H Week 6   Columbia 4-H 7   CPHS 4-H      OBCA 4-H 8   Kelly 4-H 10   Louisiana Art and Folk Festival 14   CPJHS 4-H        Junior Leader meeting 21  Fashion, Food, Fitness Club meeting 30  Leaf ID contest November 3   Columbia 4-H 4   CPHS 4-H      OBCA  4-H 5   Grayson 4-H 6   Central 4-H 11   CPJHS 4-H        Junior Leader meeting 12   Kelly 4-H        Fashion, Food, Fitness Club meeting 16   Holiday Foods Festival December 9   Junior Leader Christmas Social 16  Fashion, Food, Fitness Club Christmas Social 17  Photography Contest

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