The Millarville Mutts and Mustangs 4-H club held its annual Christmas party on December 22, bringing members together for an evening of organized activities and holiday celebration. The event featured a variety of group activities completed in rotation, with one group participating in Just Dance while the other took part in an arts and crafts activity.

During the Just Dance session, members danced together to popular music selections such as “Waka Waka” by Shakira, “Rasputin” by Boney M., and “Timber” by Pitbull. Meanwhile, the arts and crafts activity allowed members to paint wooden cookies with festive designs, including Christmas trees, snowmen, the Grinch, and Snoopy.

In addition, members competed in a 4-H-themed Jeopardy game, which tested their knowledge of the various projects within the club. The evening concluded with a White Elephant gift exchange, bringing the celebration to a festive close.

On February 7th, the Millarville Mutts and Mustangs 4-H club hosted their annual communications competition. This competition was a showcase of short speeches and longer-form visual presentations, featuring many amazing speakers. We had Joy Den Haan as our emcee for the day, and 9 wonderful judges, including Donna Kendall, Rita Beha,n and Sandy MacKenzie for our junior judges. Heather Thomson, Marion Church, and John Brunton for our intermediate judges. Cathy Robinson, Janelle Fortmuller, and Mary Bearnes for our senior judges. Special thank you to Hailey Mazubert and Ellie Fortmuller for being on our public speaking committee, Tammy Mazubert for helping our day go smoothly, and our many other volunteers at our time tables, impromptu table, and helping put out lunch. Congratulations to the following members moving on;

Speeches – Juniors: Finn Driscoll & Delayne Benjamin Intermediates: Brianna Maull & Eva Driscoll Senior: Avary Nielsen

Presentations – Juniors: Scout Dunne and Olivia Nieman + Zoe Williamson Intermediates: Billie Whaling & Syd Dunne Seniors: Lauren Kornelson &Russell Hodson

We also had many brave little cleavers come up and deliver amazing speeches and presentations. Congratulations to all of our speakers, and best of luck to those moving on.

Cierra Hathaway & Blanka Bilska
Club Reporters