Dayton Tigers Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes - May 5, 2013
The Dayton Tigers 4-H Club met on Sunday, May 5 at 5:00 pm. The meeting was at the Dayton Community Center and was called to order by President Torrie Ferrari. Twenty-seven members and three leaders were in attendance. The secretary’s report was read by Abby Anderlik and the treasurer’s report was given by Caitlin Pace.
The club discussed old business and intermediate members of the club talked about their experience on the Omaha Zoo rip. New business discussed included how the club wanted to decorate their booth for the fair. The club voted on several different ideas and finally decided on what they wanted to do with the booth to incorporate the theme “4-H is a Hidden Treasure.”
Five presentations were given. Caitlin Pace gave a presentation on post-traumatic stress disorders. Torrie Ferrari gave a presentation on how to put together a record book. Jaynie Ferrari gave a presentation on what makes a rainbow. Nick Eslick gave a presentation on Kinze Manufacturing and Danny Eslick gave a presentation on how to make no-bake cookies.The hosts for the meeting were Torrie Ferrari and Kierra Eldridge. The meeting adjourned at 6:04. The next meeting will be held at 5:00 on June 2 at the Dayton Community Center.
Tracy Oeltjenbruns, Reporter
Meeting Minutes - April 7, 2013
The Dayton Tigers met on Sunday, April 7 at the Dayton Community Center. Before the meeting officially began the club had a guest speaker. Dr. Bruce Towne, a vet at Towne Veterinary Clinic in Gowrie, discussed animal health care at the Dayton Tigers’ meeting. Dr. Towne discussed taking care of your animals in the extreme heat that Iowa can have in the summer. Dr. Towne recommended that animal owners regularly check the temperature of their animals during the fair if the weather has been unusually warm. Dr. Towne also talked about keeping your animals as calm as possible as they can become easily stressed with all the movement and new surroundings during the fair.
After Dr. Towne’s presentation the meeting was called to order by secretary, Caitlin Pace. Roll call was your favorite fruit and was answered by 22 members; three leaders were also present. The secretary’s and treasurer’s reports were both read by Caitlin Pace.
Old business was discussed, including ordering Dayton Tigers’ t-shirts and sending thank you cards out to people who have helped the club throughout the year. New business was also discussed. The club was reminded that May 15th is the deadline for enrolling in additional 4-H projects and that the day that the Dayton Tigers will be working in the flea market was moved to May 11.
Randy Andrews gave the only presentation at the meeting. Randy showed the club his bull riding gear and talked about each item and how it keeps him safe and talked about how each piece of equipment functions.
The meeting ended at 5:45 with refreshments provided by Caitlin Pace. The next Dayton Tigers’ meeting will be Sunday, May 5 at 5:00 pm at the Dayton Community Center.
Tracy Oeltjenbruns, Reporter
Meeting Minutes - March 3rd, 2013
The Dayton Tigers 4-H club met on Sunday, March 3 at the Dayton Community Center. The meeting was called to order by President Torrie Ferrari at 5:03. Twenty-six members answered roll call with the answer of what their favorite pair of shoes is. Three leaders and four guests were also in attendance. The secretary’s report was read by Abby Anderlik. No old business was discussed at the meeting. New business included the club voting to give one dollar per member to 4-Hers for 4-H. The club discussed having Bruce Towne be a guest speaker at the April meeting. Bruce Towne will visit on April 6 to discuss animal health. Four members volunteered to work in the food stand at the Boxholm Carnival on March 15. Four presentations were given at the end of the meeting. Karrigan Mentzer gave a presentation on caring for baby rabbits. Owen Oeltjenbruns gave a presentation on gestation stalls. Jayden Muench gave a presentation on horseshoeing steps. Hannah Vaughn gave a presentation on how to make hair bows. The recreational game was musical chairs. Hosts for the meeting were Cassidy, Jayden, Carson, and Joel. The meeting adjourned at 5:46. The next meeting will be April 1 at the Dayton Community Center.
Tracy Oeltjenbruns, Reporter
Meeting Minutes - January 6th, 2013
The Dayton Tigers 4-H Club met on Sunday, January 6 at the Dayton Community Center. The meeting was called to order by President Torrie Ferrari at 5:05. Roll call was what your favorite Christmas present was, 29 members were present along with three leaders. The Club discussed old business which included voting to donate money to the Angel Tree foundation. New business discussed by the Dayton Tigers involved the Club voting on a fair theme, they chose “4-H is F.B.I. - For Better Iowa.” Carson Lambert volunteered to take the food from the donation box in the Dayton grocery store to the food pantry. The Winter Fun Committee gave their report and between going to Hidden Acres, roller skating, or going bowling the Club voted to go roller skating. Presentations followed after business was discussed. Jordan Johnson gave a presentation on how to fit a calf. Abby and Libby Anderlik gave a presentation on puppy care and development. Cassidy Lambert showed the club how to make a craft laced bracelet. Maggie Anderlik taught the group how to get your lamb ready for the fair. Refreshments followed the presentations.
Tracy Oeltjenbruns, Reporter
