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32 outstanding 4-H members competed in the 2023 4-H Saskatchewan Provincial Public Speaking competition at the Vic Juba Community Theatre at Lakeland College in Lloydminster. These 32 members delivered self-authored speeches on a variety of topics ranging from “Perseverance” to “Mutton Busting.” After the competition, participants and guests were treated to a banquet and prizes courtesy of the hosting District #35 4-H Council. The winning speakers for the 2023 Provincial Public Speaking Competition were:
Cloverbud 1st Place- Addison Blind (Eagle Hills 4-H Club- NW) – “Cheetahs” 2nd Place- Lyla Glenn (Val Marie 4-H Light Horse Club- SW) – “No Way” 3rd Place – Kelly Jones (Reno Multiple 4-H Club- SW) – “Fun in the Funfinder” Junior 1st Place- Jayce Stolhandske-Dale (Burnham 4-H Community Club- SW) – “My Crazy Mother” 2nd Place- Winston DeBruijn (Big River Multiple 4-H Club-NW) – “How to Take Over the World” 3rd Place- Gage Goetz (Outram-Madigan 4-H Beef Club-SE) – My Football Experience” Honourable Mention- Jolene Friesen (Clavet Multiple 4-H Club- NW) – “O.I.” Intermediate 1st Place- Ava Loveridge (Goodeve Multiple 4-H Club-SE) – “Canadian Stereotypes” 2nd Place- Morgan Debenham (Kennedy 4-H Beef Club- SE)- “Time” 3rd Place- Mia Mackie (Reno Multiple 4-H Club- SW) – “One Day At A Time” Senior 1st Place- Olivia Keslick (Maple Creek Multiple 4-H Club-SW) “Perseverance” 2nd Place- Janelle Stolhandske-Dale (Burnham 4-H Community Club-SW) “I am Malala” 3rd Place- Katherine Possberg (Viscount 4-H Beef Club- NE) “The Fear of the Unknown” Congratulations to all the 4-H members that competed in the competition. Thank you to the District #35 4-H Council and the organizing committee for hosting this event, and thank you to the judges for your wisdom and hard work. Thank you to the event sponsors Gold Horse Casino, 4-H Saskatchewan, Nutrien, Veikle Agro. Inc, District #35 4-H Clubs, Meridian Surveys, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., FCC, Axten Farms, Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd., Degelman Industries, Vee Tee Feeders, Northern Livestock Sales, Neil & Gail Carruthers, Servus Credit Union, Synergy Credit Union, Redhead Equipment, T-Link Agro Ltd. RM of Hillsdale #440, RM of Manitou Lake #442, and Sobeys.
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he weekend was filled with friendship, fun and business.
The 2023 Annual General Meeting was held the weekend of March 18-19 at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Saskatoon Downtown. Throughout the weekend, the member and leader delegates were able to vote on policy changes, elect new board members, meet new people, and have fun! The first item of business, after the welcome and introductions, was voting for the 18-year-old member delegate to the board of directors. Austin Olson was elected for the two-year term. Next, delegates dispersed into their regional meetings, where several reports were given, hosts for regional and provincial events were determined, and the elections for AC member and Board of Directors were held. The Board of Directors for 2023-24 are: North East:
Member Delegates: Danica Kiefer and Austin Olson The 2023-24 Advisory Council members are:
In addition to the AC and Board of Directors, the new Members and Leader Ambassadors were chosen. The Ambassadors will showcase the spirit of 4-H Saskatchewan through their willingness to volunteer and share their knowledge of the 4-H program. Ambassadors will help in recruiting new members, representing 4-H at local events and sharing their 4-H story. The new Ambassadors are: North West: Keaten Osicki
The banquet was held on Saturday evening, where 4-H Saskatchewan’s sponsors and donors were honoured for their contributions to 4-H, Provincial Public Speaking winners showcased their winning speeches, and the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony took place. There was one individual inducted into the Saskatchewan 4-H Hall of Fame:
There were two individuals inducted into the Saskatchewan 4-H Builders Honor Roll:
All three individuals have dedicated most of their lives to 4-H and helping develop the youth in the province. They were all happy to say a few words following their inductions, where they continued to show their 4-H spirit by encouraging the youth in the room to go on to do great things. Following the banquet, the members headed to their 4-H dance while the leaders played music bingo. Although it was a late night on Saturday, everyone was up early and ready for the business meetings to continue at 9 a.m. on Sunday. New to AGM this year was the “Mentoring Minutes” sessions. This provided an opportunity for members and leaders to learn about the 4-H Canada Leadership Development Pillars in a fun and interactive way, and to engage with 4-H sponsors and supporters. The 2023-24 Executive Officers and special positions were announced. President: Jason Frey Vice-President: Kristin Caldwell Secretary: Robyn MacNeil Representative to the Saskatchewan 4-H Foundation: Mike Kirzinger Representative to the Advisory Council: Louise Sroka After the auditor report and the member and leader recognition, two resolutions were voted on by the delegation. Resolution 1 resolving that "All beef Cloverbud members that pay a full membership fee [will] have access to taking multiple beef projects. If a district or club wants to limit numbers at their show then it must be disclosed in their club/regional show rules at the start of the membership year." After several final loonie draws, the business meetings were adjourned, and everyone was free to go home. Overall, it was a very successful weekend and effective AGM! Provincial curling was a huge success in Swift Current at Innovation Plex on February 17-19th. There were four teams from each region who were able to join in the bonspiel, and the hosting District #9 added in their teams for a total of 18 teams 9 Junior and 9 Senior playing in the bonspiel for the weekend. The weekend started off Friday afternoon with the first draw taking place at 4pm. The banquet was held Saturday night, where all the teams were introduced. A grant total of 190 curlers, family and friends attended the banquet and dance! Members had a great time getting to know one another during the curling and dance! The committee had a dress in your best Surf and Turf competition for Saturday, and there ended up being four winners, District #10 Junior, District #9 Juniors, District #26/27 Senior and District #9 Seniors! Congratulations to all who participated in the fun dress up event. Two members were also spotlighted for the 4-H Spirit award, Jane Beierbach and Brayden Myers! Thank you to the District #9 Curling Committee for hosting an exceptional event. They would like to thank the local Sponsors for the event: Red Head Equipment, 4-H Saskatchewan, Syngenta, Sark and Marsh, Farm Credit Canada, Seed Solution Seed labs, Prairie Centre Credit Union, Innovation Credit Union, Wholesale club, Safeway, Giant Tiger, Cowtown, Peavey Mart, Canadian Tire, Shoppers Drug Mart, AgResource, Soils & Such Agronomy, Tourism Swift Current, Signs ‘n Such, Pharmasave, C5 Transport, Triple C Trucking, South Slope Stock Farm, Aero Farms Trucking, Hamm Transport. The Bonspiel winners are below: Junior 3rd place NE- District #18/19 Good Spirit 4-H Club 2nd place SE – District #12 Springside 4-H Beef Club 1st place SW- District #10 Senior 3rd place NW -District #38 Paradise Hill 4-H Multi Club 2nd place- SE – District #13 Goodeve Multiple 4-H Club 1st place- NE- District #26/27 Tisdale Beef/ Melfort Trail Blazer  2022 Participants Provincial 4-H Judging was held this past weekend on August 5th and 6th, 2022. The event hosted by Prairieland Park was a huge success and saw 35 competitors compete throughout the 2 day event. Friday started with registration and orientation and then went right into the Judging Competition and activities. Then, on Saturday, the day started with a breakfast before moving onto a quiz and more judging. After lunch participants continued to judge until it was time for their oral and written presentations, giving reasons for their choices. Saturday, late afternoon, was the Awards Banquet held at Saskatoon Prairieland Park Terrace. We are proud of all the members who attended and would like to congratulate them all in their hard work over the weekend. Below is the list of our 2022 Provincial 4-H Judging Top 12 competitors. Congratulations! Rank Name 1 Faith Stevens- Catherwood Beef & Sheep Club 2 Heidi Fradette- Pangman-Ogema 4-H Beef Club 3 Hunter Reid – Saskatoon 4-H Beef Club 4 Jorja Beck – Milestone 4-H Variety Club 5 Kelsy Schmitz- Ernfold 4-H Beef Club 6 Emily Sebastian – Candiac 4-H Beef Club 7 Aiva Beiber – Fillmore-Francis 4-H Beef Club 8 Sarah Felskie – Fillmore-Francis 4-H Beef Club 9 Sydney McCormack – Whitewood 4-H Beef Club 10 Kristopher Morrison – Saskatoon 4-H Beef Club 11 Hillary Lacelle – Wymark Drylanders 4-H Club 12 Mason Thackeray – Lomond 4-H Beef & Homecrafts Club Thank you to all the volunteers, judges, and the hosting committee for all your hard work in ensuring this event was a great success. Thank you to Prairieland Park for hosting this event, and thank you to SAASE and Viterra for your sponsorship. We hope to see everyone back for the 2023 Provincial 4-H Judging event held in Weyburn.  Top 12 Competitors The Board of Directors of the Saskatchewan 4-H Council has the following announcement: WELCOME AUBREY EATON Executive Director
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