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4-H CLUBS SPREAD CHEER
Members of the Fenton Wizards 4-H Club of Erie make Christmas tree and snowman sugar cookies, ornaments, and other items for goodie bags Dec. 7 for Erie shut-ins. Photos submitted by Susan O’Connor.
Members of the Hume Happy Hustlers 4-H Club of Tampico spread Christmas cheer to nursing home residents by singing Christmas carols Dec. 8 in Prophetstown.
Stan Eden (center) of the Ogle County Farm Bureau board, presents Jacob Ebens (left) of Oregon and Jordan Mingus of Byron the Co-op Watch Award during the John Hintzche, Ogle County 4-H Foundation vice chairman, awards Jordan Mingus of Byron the 4-H Foundation Award. Ogle County 4-H achievement program. Photos submitted by Lisa Valle.
Stan Eden, representing the Oregon Rotary Club, hands out the second-place Tom Snodgrass with the Pomona Grange hands out the first-place trophy for trophy for Best Pen Exhibit Award to By-Y-Badgers 4-H Club. Best Pen Exhibit Award to the Carefree 4-H Club.
4-H’ers honored for outstanding achievement OREGON – Ogle County’s top 4-H members and clubs were honored for outstanding achievement at a special program Nov. 17 in the Byron Junior High School Theatre. Top county honors went to 4-H teens Jacob Ebens of Oregon and Jordan Mingus of Byron. Ebens and Mingus were the recipients of the Co-op Watch Awards. Mingus also was the recipient of $50, the Foundation Award. Four youths received the “I Dare You” Leadership Award. The winners are Ryan Reeverts of Byron; Abby Mongan and Kelly Stranberg, both of Ore-
gon; and Carley Ackland of Rochelle. 4-H Fair Animal Exhibit Traveling Trophies went to Carefree 4-H Club of Oregon, first place; and By-Y-Badgers 4-H Club of Byron, second. Other award winners are: Outstanding club presidents: Carley Ackland of Rochelle and Katie Roush of Malta. Outstanding club vice presidents: Katelyn Ackland of Rochelle and Abigail Mongan of Oregon. Outstanding club secretaries: Chelsea Eden and Heather Stranberg, both of Oregon. Outstanding club trea-
surers: Curtis Hollowell of German Valley and Nathan Keys of Rochelle. Outstanding club reporters: Samantha Bowers of Mount Morris and Gracie Mingus of Byron. Outstanding club historians: Mahalia and Chloe Freier of Rochelle and Madalin Russell of Mount Morris. Outstanding club recreation: Kayla Mingus of Byron and Isaac Charbonneau of Leaf River. Bits ’N Reins Traveling Horse Trophy: Amanda Headon of Rochelle. Nine 4-H’ers will be in the state 4-H records competition in January.
They are: Megan Ackland of Rochelle; Jacob Ebens, Chelsea Eden, Michalea Eden, and Heather Stranberg, all of Oregon; Kendal Kuelling of Forreston; Jordan Mingus of Byron; and Dylan Moser of Clinton, Wis. Winners of top educational club programming efforts in various areas of study are: Agriculture: Bits ‘N Reins 4-H Club of Ogle County; environment and natural resources: Mighty Clovers 4-H Club of Monroe Center; personal development: Ogle County Clovers 4-H Club of Rochelle; and mechanics and technology: Hub Hickory Nuts
4-H Club of Rochelle. 4-H Honor Clubs are Bits ’N Reins 4-H Club of Ogle County; Blackhawk Crossing 4-H Club of Mount Morris; By-Y-Badgers 4-H Club of Byron; Carefree 4-H Club of Oregon; Grand Detour Greens 4-H Club; Hub Hickory Nuts 4-H Club and Ogle County Clovers 4-H Club, both of Rochelle; Leaf River Busy Beavers 4-H Club; Mighty Clovers 4-H Club of Monroe Center; Ogle Jolly 4-H Club of Stillman Valley; Pine Creek Valley 4-H Club of Polo; and Summerhill Huskies 4-H Club of Forreston. Club State Award winner: Ogle County Clovers
4-H Club of Rochelle in personal development. Fall Club Promotion Award: Ogle County Clovers 4-H Club of Rochelle. Window Display Promotion Award: Blackhawk Crossing 4-H Club of Mount Morris, first place; Ogle County Clovers 4-H Club of Rochelle, second; and Hub Hickory Nuts 4-H Club of Rochelle, third. Ogle County 4-H Club of the Year: Ogle Jolly 4-H Club, Stillman Valley 4-H Club. Top Leader Team Award: Carefree 4-H Club leaders Annette Martin and Karen Wolber, both of Oregon.
Getting the right name for multiples of animals, birds “Four score and 7 years ago …” It means 87 The English lanyears ago. The Gettysguage contains words burg Address was delivthat denote a specific ered in 1863 – 87 years number in a group of after the beginning of objects. the Revolutionary War For example, in a in 1776. dozen eggs or golf balls Animals are organized or automobiles, there is into groups with unique 1 dozen of these items. names. Almost everyone Likewise, a gross of nails is familiar with herds of or paper cups means horses, prides of lions, that there are 144 – 12 and flocks of geese. dozen – similar objects. Fewer people know that A score is a group of 20 a group of wild turkeys objects. A score of chain is a rafter; a group of contains 20 links. Presi- domestic turkeys is a dent Abraham Lincoln’s flock. Gettysburg Address Some groups of anibegins with the line, mals that have similar BY DOM CASTALDO Special to SV Weekend
appearances also share a common name. For example, a group of clams and a group of oysters are both a bed. In some cases, the group name refers to the appearance of a large group of a species of animal. Large groups of gnats or grasshoppers are clouds. Some names of groups of animals have interesting names. Groups of crows are murders. The name may have originated because flocks of crows kill and eat injured animals. Some of these animals were
large, such as cattle. A group of magpies is also collectively called a murder, possibly for the same reason. A parliament of owls refers to the scholarly and dignified appearance of these birds. Likewise, a pride of lions also suggests the prideful appearance of these animals. Within a group of animals, some sub-groups have collective names that are vastly different from the general group name. Usually, large groups of deer are herds. However, a group of roe deer, however,
is a bevy. A group of hawks is a cast. A kettle of hawks is a large group of hawks flying over the same location. Several hawks flying together in the same spiral pattern is a boil. A gaggle of geese is a group of geese on the ground. However, when they take flight, the collective term for the group is skein. Often, the same name is applied to different groups of different species of animals. A group of monkeys or kangaroos is called a troop. Groups of whales or
seals are pods. The condition or state of a group of animals sometimes dictates the name of the group. A group of wild rabbits is a warren or colony, but a group of domestic rabbits is a herd. A group of ducks swimming on the water is a raft. When that same group of ducks leaves the water and walks on land, it becomes a flock. Castaldo is a biology instructor at Sauk Valley Community College. Write critterdoctor@ hotmail.com to contact him.