Burnham 4-H Club April and May report
It’s been a very busy couple of months for the Burnham Community 4-H Club! The 4-U group gathered at Kim Undseth’s pottery studio on April 9th and we were taught how to create pinch pots, learned about the kiln (the ‘oven’ that makes the clay objects hard and usable) and its temperature, and even went as far as what is in the clay. Each person who participated had an opportunity to make two pieces of their choice.
On April 18th, we all headed down to the hall for a Club Movie Night. We started off with pizza and then all us kids settled down and watched Bumblebee and enjoyed some great snacks. Special thanks to the Busse and Jorgensen families for organizing this fun night.
The Lighthorse group gathered to ride at Lyle and Jackie Smith’s on May 3rd and 5th. Members practiced loping and trotting, as well as synchronized riding. We learned what to do if our horses started to buck and the proper 4-H way to mount our horses.
On May 3rd, 4-U members headed to the Burnham Hall ready to go geocaching! We were seated and had a lesson of the rules, different kinds of geocaches, and how the technology worked. After the talk, we headed out and found two – one right on the hall property! Thank you to Dan Mcmurtry, for leading the search, and to Mr. and Mrs. Stolhandske, for hosting a wiener roast, afterwards.
On May 18th, we gathered to get new bees for the 4-U honey project (our hives from last year did not survive the winter). A very special thank you to Boyd
Hanel for sharing your wisdom and your bees. The hive is happy in their new home.
On May 20th, the Beef members gathered at Jonathan Thomason’s place to participate in a practice show day. Tyson and
Lauren showed the kids how to wash, groom, and fit our steers. Gramma T went through how to judge and what the judges would be looking for, when we show our animals. Finally, Jonathan helped us practice how to show our steers in the ring.
That same day, the 4-U kids gathered in Val Marie to participate in a program at Grasslands National Park. We hiked six kilometres and enjoyed a picnic lunch. We learned a lot about native prairie and the critters that live there – prairie dogs, bison, various species of birds and snakes. Disappointing for many of our members: we didn’t see a single snake.
We are preparing, now, for our Achievement Day on June 8th and, of course, for Frontier Days. Be sure to come see us and our animals in the barns and stop by the Burnham Booth for lunch.