Remembering to be Thankful

Thanksgiving has come and gone, the Christmas decorations are beginning to find their way out of storage and around the house. The smell of pine, and home baked pies and cookies fill the house. All the leaves have about fallen and the winter jackets are beginning to make an appearance. State Council has had a November of continuing to prepare for our filled January. State Leadership Conference is beginning to come together great! Also we know that as soon as Thanksgiving is over the thoughts and excitement of Farm Show is there. Thanksgiving gave me a time to catch up with some friends since we had a break from college and see family. Oh and not to forget to go and see everyone at the Extension Office, I have not seen in a long time. My first semester of college is coming to a close very quickly. The thoughts of my first semester going so fast truly shows how fast times goes by us. I am enjoying college and State Council and doing my best to take advantage of any opportunity that may come my way. As we all know Thanksgiving is a time of being thankful, I can honestly say I am blessed and very thankful to be one of seven teens who is getting the chance and privilege to represent PA 4-H. Hope everyone enjoyed their turkey and got lucky enough to see that trophy buck on the first day!

"Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out" -John Wooden

Enjoy Your Holiday Season!

- Logan Hall
2010 -2011 Pa State 4-H President

Gobble Gobble

Gobble gobble as the turkeys would say. As December is almost here Thanksgiving just ended. It was a nice six day break from school and good time with the family. My thanksgiving vacation started off great because we had two baby goats born and they are so cute. I named the little boy Eli and my sister named the little girl Izzy. They are both doing great and are healthy.
With all the excitement of the babies the next day was Thanksgiving. I love helping out in the kitchen. I made the pumpkin pie for dessert, and pan gravy which was very good if I do say so myself. Its always great to take time out the busy day life and enjoy time to relax and spend time with family. I hope everybody had a happy and safe Thanksgiving !!!

State Council Secretary
~Samantha Gstalder~

Season For Families

As Thanksgiving has just ended and I am still eating all the great leftovers, which is better than the meal in my opinion and watching plenty of football I find that that all truly doesn't matter as long as my family is together and enjoying themselves. That is the true meaning of this season. In the times that we live in it seems that money and material things get in the way of what truly matters to us and the core of our backgrounds and what the country needs to come back to. I have found that those moments with your family and loved ones are never returnable or replaced once they are gone they never come back. a job, shirt or computer is but a brother, mother of father are not. So no matter what that annoying boss may say the true meaning of this season is truly the heart of the matter. Family.

May God Bless,
Jonathan Yoder Reprtor/Historian

Getting colder, Growing Closer.

It is getting to that time of year when we slow down a little bit, and become a closer family. But for me I'm still staying very busy just like all of us state council members. In a couple weeks I am flying out of State College airport heading to Georgia to go to National Congress. I am very excited for National Congress, I will have the opportunity to meet 4-H'ers from all over the United States. And just yesterday we had Halloween, for Halloween me and my family all get together and we have a lot of fun. But it was cold, really cold here but we had a good time as a very good close family. I hope all of you reading this and everyone else have a very good month and happy Thanksgiving.