4-H NEWS (Nov. 18, 2009)

Tampa Triple T?s.

A costume contest, games and pumpkin carving were all part of the Tampa Triple T?s 4-H Club Halloween Party Oct. 31. Seventeen members, three leaders, six parents and five guests met at the Tampa Senior Center for the annual party.

The winners of the costume contest were: ?Spookiest,? Tyler Bentz as the Unknown Phantom; ?Nicest,? Reanna Brown as Dorothy from the ?Wizard of Oz;? ?Funniest,? Micky Law as a frog; and ?People?s Choice,? Robert Spohn as Scooby Doo.

Games included ?Wrap Up the Mummy,? ?Sweep the Balloon Relay Race? and a paper-airplane contest. Party-goers also guessed the number of worms in a jar and the weight of the great pumpkin.

During the meeting, members were reminded to turn in their enrollment cards. Tickets were available for the Nov. 6 Achievement Banquet.

A hot dog supper was served followed by an evening of trick-or-treating around Tampa. The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the Tampa Senior Center.

Achievement Banquet awards?

Several members from the Tampa Triple T?s 4-H Club received awards or pins for their work over the past year at the annual Marion County 4-H Achievement Banquet on Nov. 6.

Nathan Barney, Shelby Deines and Alex Hajek received 10-Year Membership Pins. Silver Guard winners were Ethan Oborny, Tabitha Oborny, Tom Oborny, Callie Riffel and Kailyn Riffel. Reece Berens received a Silver Pin. Greg Oborny was awarded his Emerald Pin. Membership pins were awarded to Addie Berens, Logan Oborny and Jensen Riffel.

County Award Winners in the Intermediate Division were Callie Riffel in the Fiber Arts and Swine projects and Reece Berens in the Foods & Nutrition and Reading projects.

County Award Winners in the Junior Division were Jensen Riffel in the Swine Project and Addie Berens in the Exploring 4-H, Horse and Reading projects.

Leading the club as community leaders for the past year were Gayla Deines, Beth Riffel and Kim Oborny.

Project leaders were Myrna Hamm, Francie Mueller, Marissa Makovec, Gene Barney, Deb Geis, James Riffel and Tana Riffel. Deb Geis is the County-Wide Dog Project leader, and Beth Riffel serves as the iLEAD county coordinator.

?Reece Berens, reporter

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