4-H Livestock Club keeps busy

by Leah McKinney

Carson Valley 4-H Livestock Club

The Carson Valley 4-H Livestock Club is busy again. Even though the show season is over, Carson Valley Shepherds, run by Nita Vick, Divine Swine, coordinated by Skyler Zulian, and the Beef Club, directed by Todd Gansberg, are keeping busy.

On Sept. 20, the livestock club held its first buyers appreciation dinner. The buyers invited had supported the livestock club by purchasing one or more of the children's market animals at one of the year's livestock shows.

At the dinner, the 4-H'ers gave a speech about the previous year's projects and thanked the buyers for their support. Attendees were served a barbecue of 4-H raised goat, lamb, beef and pork complete with salad, beans and bread. There were many delicious homemade pies and cobblers for the buyers to choose from. The dinner was held in Genoa at the Trimmer Outpost, owned by the families of club members Connor Billman, and Anna and Etienne Lekumberry.

The Candy Dance fundraiser was also a great success. The Livestock Club members sold water, soda and popcorn at the Trimmer Outpost. The following week, at the Carson Valley 4-H Fall Festival & Pumpkin Patch where the Carson Valley Shepherds painted faces and colored hair and Divine Swine held a carnival-like basketball toss to raise money. All the children had fun and the clubs were successful.

On Oct. 6, the livestock club held their officer elections at the first business meeting of this year while trying their hands at Robert's Rules of Order. Each candidate made a short speech and then the voting started. The new sergeant-at-arms is Griffin Frensdorff, Leah McKinney is reporter, Dominique Groffman is treasurer, Marshall McKown is secretary, Anna Lekumberry is vice president and Cheyenne Bidart is president. Anna and Cheyenne are both serving a second term in office.

If you are interested in joining any 4-H clubs, contact Shannon Montana at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension office or 782- 9935.

n Leah McKinney, 10, is a fifth-grader at Minden Elementary School. This is her second year in 4-H where she raises and shows sheep.