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Participation in Dairy Club contributes to future endeavours
Submitted photo
Seen here with 2008 Lucknow 4-H Dairy Club members are leaders Mel Ritchie
(front right), Nell Vin cent (back left) and Perry Van Osch (front right).
BYGARITREID
Sentinel Staff
The Lucknow 4-H
Dairy Club based out of
Huron County goes a
long wax with one's
future endeavours as it
covers social skills,
future job opportunities
and a lot more through-
out the farming industry
with lot ofemphasis
on dairy.
The are still two clubs
in the Huron County
area, with Lucknow
Dairy Club in the north
end and the other in the
south central area.
The leaders of the
Lucknow Dairy Club are
Mel Ritchie, Nil
Vincent and Perry Van
Osch.
They have continued
on a long and strong tra-
dition of passing on the
knowledge of the dairy
industry to kids aged 10
to 21. The kids who get
involved in the club have
to complete a project
information book that is
supplied to them at the
beginning of the season,
attend four out of the six
club meetings. and ,they
must show a calf project
at achievement day.
The information book
consists of a member
recording the calf's
of
Z height
weights,
size,
the animal and record
what hasbeen fed to
them. They. also have to
record if the animal has
been sick, if it has con-
tracted . a disease of any
kind. This all begins in
May sand runs right
through to September
when they have to show
their calf at achievement
day
4-14 members are also
inspected' at their farms
to see if they are doing
everything properly.
"It's a lot like school
when learning how to
take care of your calf,"
said Perry Van Osch, one
of the Dairy Club lead-
ers in Lucknow.
"The Lucknow 4-H
Dairy Club is a group we
try to get kids aged 10-
21 to join in order to
learn about the dairy
industry ' and how to
improve quality of th
cattle they are responsi-
ble for during the year,"
said Van Osch.
4-14 has always been a
big part of the rural
community and Van
Osch realizes that it does.
a lot for the growth of
the kids involved. Not
only do the kids acquire
an education they also
obtain practical experi-
ence that will help them
through their careers and
everyday lives.
"Beside the aspect of
learning the dairy indus-
try it : basically gets. you
out andinvolved in the
community," said Van
Osch. "You can also
travel the country, the
world through
exchanges. The opportu-
nities are endless with 4-
14. It's just how far : you
want to go with it."
It's a recurring theme,
but 4-H is something
that looks 'good on a
resume and not only
that, for employers it's
something recognizable
when it comes to the
rural community. It gar-
ners respect because of
the education and practi-
cal knowledge that
comes with it`.
"Through 4-1-I it adds
to one's resume. They
get noticed quicker by
employers. I've had kids
come and join the . club
simply because they.
need , something like this
before the could be
accepted into school,"
said Van Osch.
The club also tries to
branch off into other
areas of the farming
industry to give their
kids a different perspec-
tive and maybe . some-
thing they might choose
to pursue.
"Out of the six meet-.
ings We have, we'll have
one that isn't about
dairy. In the past we
have went to meetings
on milking sheep, a
horse meeting and beef
meetings. :We always try
to pick a different sector
in the agricultural indus-
try," said Van Osch.
The Lucknow Club
will bestarting their
year in mid-March and
they welcome new mem-
bers to comeout and
join 4-11, to meet, learn
and grow with other
young people in and out-
side of Huron County.
.If anyone is interested
in being a part of 4-11 in
the Huron County area
they can give one of the
leaders a call and they
will help you to join a
dairy club in the county.
Mel Ritchie can be
reached at 519-529-
7163, Neil Vincent at
519-357-2336 and Perry
Van Osch at 519-395-
3310.
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