Public speaking demonstration

UTICA, N.Y. >> Local 4-H members put their speaking to the test as they took part in the 4-H County Public Presentation event on Saturday.

Public speaking evaluators Tymora Semans from Whitesboro and John Kay from Blossvale learned that Silkie chickens have black bones, President Howard Taft was the last president to have a cow at the White House, and that the milk from the Brown Swiss cow makes great cheese.

The 4-H Public Presentation program is often noted by alumnus as the activity that helped them gain confidence when expressing their thoughts and ideas and offered the most benefit in their professional and educational pursuits.

• Dalton Metott from Blossvale earned a blue ribbon for his presentation titled The Life Cycle of a Chicken

• Asher Metott from Blossvale earned a blue ribbon for his presentation titled Stella

• Aaron Finn from Holland Patent earned a blue ribbon for his presentation titled Where Does It All Go?

• Trace Finn from Holland Patent earned a blue ribbon for his presentation titled How Much Milk Does It Take

• Reese Finn from Holland Patent earned a blue ribbon for her presentation titled Breeds of Dairy Cattle

• Eva Stone from Clin- ton earned a blue ribbon for her presentation Wonderful Whippets

• P. Ella Larry from Rome earned a blue ribbon for her computer presentation The Flip Turn

• Charles Larry from Rome earned a blue ribbon for his presentation titled My Hotwheel Collection

• Blaise Larry from Rome earned a Fantastic Cloverbud certificate for his presentation titled My Baseball Bag

• Madeline Jones from Clinton earned a blue ribbon for her recitation of Sing Ho! for Piglet

• Ruth Dibble from West Winfield earned a blue ribbon for her computer presentation Preparing Your Dairy Heifer For The Show

• Amalie Stone from Clinton earned a blue ribbon for her recitation of The Raven

• Luna Pauley from New Hartford earned a blue ribbon for her presentation Silkie Appreciation

• Melanie Beers Clinton earned a Fantastic Cloverbud certificate for her presentation Hoof Care

• Elijah Beers from Clinton earned a Fantastic Cloverbud certificate for his presentation titled Types of Brushes

• Evie Pauley from New Hartford earned a blue ribbon for her presentation Dog Obedience

• Grace Barrett from Clinton earned a Fantastic Cloverbud certificate for her presentation Types of Horses

On March 30, 4-H youths from Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Herkimer and Oneida counties will participate in the District Public Presentation event at Oneida County Cornell Cooperative Extension.

Youths selected to represent Oneida County will be: • P. Ella Larry

• Ruth Dibble

• Madeline Jones

• Eva Stone

• Luna Pauley

For more information about the 4-H Public Presentation Program, volunteering or getting youths involved in 4-H, call 315-7363394 x105.

PHOTO COURTESY ONEIDA COUNTY 4-H Trace Finn from Holland Patent earned a blue ribbon for his presentation titled “HowMuch Milk Does it Take” at the 4-H County Public Presentation in Utica on Saturday, March 16, 2019.