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4-H is more than livestock
Avni Patel, 11, of Hawthorn Woods (center) and Jamie Di Tommaso, 13, of Mundelein, both in the Busy Beavers 4H Club of Grayslake, show their 4H projects to Marilyn Hugh of Des Plaines at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.
By BETH KRAMER ekramer@scn1.com
GRAYSLAKE — Members of the county’s 4-H clubs exhibited much more than livestock at this year’s Lake County Fair.
“People think when you say 4-H, you think only livestock. Now it’s taken an urban twist,” said Vickie Brown, 4-H youth educator.
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Avni Patel, 11, of Hawthorn Woods (center) and Jamie Di Tommaso, 13, of Mundelein, both in the Busy Beavers 4H Club of Grayslake, show their 4H projects to Marilyn Hugh of Des Plaines at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.
(Michael Schmidt/News-Sun)
Members aged eight to 18 entered about 300 exhibits in a variety of categories, including photography, sewing and textiles, computers and woodworking.
Last year, all 4-H exhibits were housed in one building. This year, they were on display in the Event Center with all the other displays and vendors.
“Due to limited space, we had to take photos of some of the exhibits,” Brown said.
The visual arts was one of the biggest areas 4H-ers exhibited, she said. That category encompassed painting, watercolor and pen and pencil drawings.
Brown said the exhibit garnered “a lot of interest” from attendees.
“We’ll probably have all 471 (Lake County 4-H members), plus parents coming to the fair this week to show off their projects,” Brown said.
Anvi Patel, 11, entered a dairy project inspired by family members, won a Reserve Champion ribbon. Her dairy research found that children up to age 2 should drink whole milk, and older children and adults should drink reduced-fat milk.
“My cousins drink whole milk. I wanted to persuade them into drinking 2 percent milk. Now they do,” the Hawthorn Woods resident said.
She also entered three other projects in computer science, photography and consumer savvy.
“(Exhibiting) is really fun. People come in and see what I did. It makes me feel like a role model,” Patel said.
She, along with Jamie DiTommaso, 13, belong to the Busy Beavers 4-H Club of Grayslake.
DiTommaso of Mundelein won best of show and grand champion for her entrepreneur exhibit, in which she showcased her business plan to create a tutoring business.
She also did projects in rocketry, woodworking and poultry.
“I love being an example for the younger kids,” DiTommaso said.
There are 28 4-H clubs in Lake County. Four-H teaches students leadership, time management, organization and career focusing skills, Brown said.
Many students wind up pursuing careers in their project areas, Brown said. DiTommaso said she wants to be an aerospace engineer and has displayed her rockets in previous fairs.
Anita Dowd of Wildwood said she was amazed by the 4-H exhibits and called them “marvelous.”
“It gives me the goose pimples to see the kids who put on the exhibits,” Dowd said.
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Lucky Four Leaf Clover
Lucky Four Leaf Clover
Link Source:http://www.origami-instructions.com
Green paper is the obvious choice for this origami.
1) Start with dark green color side down.
2)Fold paper in half
3) Unfold and it should like the following:
4) Fold paper in half the other way
5) Unfold and it should look like the following with 2 perpendicular lines/creases going through the center of paper.
6) Now fold the top edge over to the center crease like so.
7) FLIP paper over and you should have the following:
Fold top right edge down to the center line:
9) Now fold the top left edge to the center line:
10) FLIP paper over and you should have the following:
11) Fold the point down to meet the edge of paper:
12) FLIP paper over and it should like the picture below:
13) Lift the left rectangular
12) and then squash it so that it looks like a trangle:
13) Do the same for the right hand side…
14) to look like the following picture:
15) Now fold over the right hand edge to meet the center line:
16) Do the same for the left edge. Fold edge to meet center line:
17) Now fold the top left hand corner so that you have a triangular point as in the picture below:
18) Do the same for the top right hand corner:
19) Now fold the triangular point down to meet the base of the triangle, as indicated by the red arrows.
20) Repeat for the other side and it should look like this:
21) FLIP it over and voila, we have a heart shape! Yes, we are still on target to make a Lucky 4 Leaf Clover St Patrick’s Day Origami.
22) REPEAT steps 1-21 to make and additional 3 of these.
23) Then tuck one clover into the other like so…
24) Repeat for the other 2 and we are done! Lucky 4 Leaf Clover !
25) A green push pin to the middle and it’s ready to hang in your cubicle, or your co-workers’ cubicles, kid’s room, etc.
Create A Four-Leaf Clover
Create A Four-Leaf Clover
Tutorials | March 13th, 2008
In celebration of St. Patricks Day, I wanted to do a four-leaf clover tutorial. Some of you might not celebrate St. Patricks Day or have no use for a four-leaf clover, but still take a look at this tutorial. This tutorial combines some good techniques. You will Divide, Transform, and add Warping Effects. These techniques will help you quickly and easily create with Illustrator!
Step 1: Creating the Leaf Shape
First, draw a circle with the Ellipse Tool (l). Select the circle with the Selection Tool (v) and hold down the Alt Key (copies the selected object) and the Shift Key (snapping object into place). With these keys pressed, drag out another copy of the circle. Select both circles and Add and Expand them from the Pathfinder Panel.
With the Direct Selection Tool (a), select the bottom anchor point where the circles intersect. With the anchor point selected, drag it downward, roughly double the length of the combined circles. With the anchor still selected, Convert it to a Smooth anchor point from the Control Panel. Next, use the Delete Anchor Point Tool (-) and delete the anchor points on the left and right side of the anchor point you just dragged out.
Now it is staring to look like a leaf, but it needs some color. Before adding color, we will divide the shape into two objects. With the Line Segment Tool () draw a line roughly in the middle of the leaf shape. Select both shapes and press the Horizontal Align Center in the Align Panel. With both objects still selected, press the Divide button in the Pathfinder Panel and Ungroup (shift ⌘ g) both of these shapes by going Object > Ungroup.
Select one of the shape and create a Radial Gradient from the Gradient Panel. Use a light green and a darker green for the swatches in the gradient. Use the Gradient Tool (g) and click and drag from the top right of the shape to the bottom left. Use the same Radial Gradient and gradient adjustments for the other leaf.
Step 2: Transforming
One leaf is done, but we need three more. We can just repeat the first step three times, but that would take to long. This is where the Transform Effect comes in handy. Select both sides of the leaf and Group (⌘ g) them. Next, go to Effect > Distort & Transform > Transform to bring up the Transform dialog. In the Transform dialog change the Copies to 3, Rotate 90 degrees, and click the bottom center point in the 9-Point Proxy (the box with nine points above the Random check box). Now the clover has four leaves. It is a good idea to go Object > Expand Appearance. If you don’t expand the clover, the next time you try to rotate it, you will get some undesired results. Next, comes the stem!
Step 3: Stem
Draw a rounded rectangle the size you want your stem with the Rounded Rectangle Tool. Next, go Effect > Warp > Arch. In the Warp Options dialog, make the Bend 20% and the Horizontal Distortion 40%, while keeping the other options the same. After, go Object > Expand Appearance. Give the stem a Linear Gradient from the Gradient Panel with the swatches being darker greens than the clover leaves. Rotate the leaves and stem into the desired position and your done!
Experiment
Like, I said before, you don’t need to create a Four-Leaf Clover to utilize these functions. The Transform function is a great place to experiment. Try different angles, dimensions, copies, or points on the 9-Point Proxy. The Warp Effects are great for creating consistent shapes, and can be used almost anywhere. And don’t forget the Divide! It is a great way to create multiple object from a single object. St. Patricks day is coming in a couple of days, so those of you that don’t have time to create a Four-Leaf Clover, hop on over to iStock and buy a Shiny Four-Leaf Clover.
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Not a four leaf clover but a 56-Leaf Clover
Not a four leaf clover but a 56-Leaf Clover
Morioka, Japan, May 12, 2009–Best. Luck. Ever?
With 56 leaves–and presumably 14 times the luck of your run-of-the-mill four-leaf clover–this plant bred by farmer Shigeo Obara may be the most-leaved clover ever discovered. The plant may dethrone an 18-leaf clover, also found by Shigeo, in the Guinness World Records.
”I never dreamed of seeing this many leaves on a clover,” Shigeo told the Associated Press. To avoid double-counting, Shigeo had placed decals on the leaves as he tallied them.
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Statewide 4-H Online Calendar
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Top 10 Pieces of Advice for your first 4-H Camp Experience
1. “Don’t worry, your mom and dad will come back to get you!” -Cheryl Van Fleet Riedel
2. “Make friends using your 4-H experience to learn about each other.” -Michelle Goins Hart
3. “If you don’t think you’ll need it, pack it, it will come in handy…” -Tracey Kennedy Lester
4. “4-H camp is what YOU make it! If you think it will be boring it will be. But if you go in with a go-getter attitude you can make it what YOU want it to be.” -Andrea Rutan-Canaday
5. “Learn the words to the songs and sing your heart out. Ask a staff member or counselor to help you out if necessary.” -Mary Gail Dufresne Coffee
6. “Always be yourself and never be scared of who you are. You’ll find people who like you for you.” -Katie Kat Hammond
7. “Wake up early and take your shower while everyone else is asleep- that way you get to enjoy your shower while there is still hot water! Come with the attitude that you are going to have a lot of fun and meet new friends. Do try new activities that you never did before.” -Troy Arseneau
8. “Bring an address book so you can get names and addresses of friends you make at camp.” -An Alter
9. “Don’t be scared, 4-H is a place where everyone belongs and you never know who you will meet and who will become a lifelong friend. Most of all…have fun and participate.” -Kathleen Grim Lake
10. “Have fun!” -Angela Hackwell
To read more advice from 4-H members, alumns, volunteers and staff, visit: http://www.facebook.com/4-h?v=feed&story_fbid=107229371530
