The Eagle Hills Multiple 4H Club enjoyed a great, fun-filled year.
Paul Mitchell is the club leader as well as a project leader along with Colleen Gabruch, Karen Power and Debbie Flegel. The Light Horse Club has four Cloverbuds - Morgan Belleperche, Mackenzie L'Heureux, Taylor L'Heureux, and Zadee Chapman. The juniors are Samantha Gabruch, Cassidy Somers, Mckenna Mitchell and Jaden Navarro. Madison Koch, Jordan Mitchell and Keeley-Shae Somers are intermediate members.
Reflecting back on the year members enjoyed so many different things as a group together. This year the club participated and enjoyed a variety of activities, clinics, fun days, 4-H functions, volunteering, shows and achievement day.
To get the season started. the club began in September with general and project meetings. In October and November riding clinics were held as well as fundraising activities. December was busy with a Christmas bowling/pizza party and over the break the group participated in a horsemanship/riding clinic as well. January the club participated in decorating for the 4-H curling bonspiel, more fundraising and a clinic. In February members of the club went to the equine expo in Saskatoon for two days.
The 4-H club speeches were completed the end of February. All members presented speeches in front of family and friends. Cloverbuds Taylor and Mackenzie L'Heureux, juniors Cassidy Somers and Mckenna Mitchell and intermediates Jordan Mitchell and Keeley-Shae Somers all attended the 4-H regional speeches held March 9 in North Battleford. March brought lots of snow that caused the cancellation of a few activities.
In April, members finished up project books, did a riding clinic, attending two 4- H functions in Lloydminster for judging and showmanship and did more fundraising,
May was also a busy month as everyone handed in their completed Project Books to be judged and attended the Spring Fling May 25-26 at Hidden Meadows Ranch. All members attended on Saturday with several attending both days. Three of the members, Zadee Chapman- Walk/Trot, Jaden Navarro- Junior C and Keeley-Shae Somers- Junior B division received the Super Horse Award.
The club also attended the 4-H regional show on June 9 in North Battleford. Eagle Hills Multiple placed first in barn display. In Cloverbuds, Mackenzie L'Heureux was awarded Spirit of 4-H, Zadee Chapman received the high point performance award and Taylor L'Heureux received high point gymkhana award. Cloverbud Zadee Chapman and junior Cassidy Somers first 1st in their project books and intermediate Keeley-Shae Somers placed third as well as first in the photo category. Madison Koch placed first in the drawing category.
Achievement day June 15 was rained out so we went to the pool for a swim day and had supper along with games later that night followed by the 4-H questionnaires and our final meeting. Achievement day was rescheduled and held on June 23 at Sunshine Arena. Congratulations to all members of the club on their achievements this year and we look forward to next September when we start up again.
The Eagle Hills Multiple 4H Club members appreciate the support of community, friends, family, clinicians, 4-H leaders and everyone who helped out to make this year what it was. We would like to recognize our parents and grandparents and give a very special Thank you to all of them for all of their support, hard work and dedication they gave us this year.
