Over 40 in Gladstone 4-H

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Over 40 in Gladstone 4-H

Details: Published on Sunday, November 19, 2017

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Gladstone 4-H Hand-Workers Executive: (left to right) Mandy Anderson, Laci Buydens, Nikki Anderson, Siobhan Yorke-Ashman (standing), Keira Reimer (seated), Rylee Wiebe.

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The Gladstone Handi-Workers 4-H Club has grown to over 40 members this year, with over a dozen projects, and a budget of about $5,000. At the first meeting in September, members elected a new executive: President, Nikki Anderson; Vice-President, Laci Buydens; Secretary, Keira Reimer; Treasurer, Mandy Anderson; Club Reporter, Rylee Wiebe; Scrapbook Keeper, Siobhan Yorke-Ashman. Kynda Pollard continues as head leader.

On Oct. 28, ten members, leaders and friends of the Handi-Workers were present in Brandon Keystone Centre when the club’s canvas was awarded third place in the MB 4-H Art Challenge. The Art Challenge was a Manitoba 4-H Canada 150 project. The twenty provincial finalists canvases had previously been prize winners at local fairs earlier this year. When the Handi-Workers canvas returns from the gallery at the Legislative Building, it will hang in the 4-H display in the reception area at the Westlake-Gladstone Rec. Director’s office. Stop in for an up-close look, and also see other items that show the 4-H story in our community.

At the Handi-Workers’ meeting on Oct. 23 plans were announced for a Curling Funspiel in early December. 4-H members, family and non-4-H friends are invited. Three other nearby 4-H clubs have also been invited to join the Handi-Workers for this day of fun, and a bit of “learning to do by doing.”

The club thanks sponsors and supporters such as Benchland Forage, Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op; SeCan producers, FCC, 4-H Manitoba, and the many individuals who contribute to and show interest in our club’s activities. The next Handi-Workers regular meeting will be Nov. 20 in the United Church Annex. One of the topics on the agenda will be how to use the $300 art challenge prize to serve “our club, our community, our country.”