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Old 09-01-2013, 08:03 PM
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Talking 4-H Rockets at the County Fair

http://www.kmvt.com/news/latest/4-H...-221955011.html

4-H Projects More Varied Than You Might Think

By Jay Michaels


Filer, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KTWT-TV ) Monday morning, many 4-H kids will sell their animals at the fat stock sale here at the Twin Falls County Fair. But raising an animal isn't the only thing you can do for a 4-H project.

4-H projects range from wildlife, fishing, and camping to small engines and archery. That also include everything from motorized Legos to kaleidoscopes and building and flying model rockets.

4-H club member Matthew Berheim says, "All the kids love to watch them go up, then see if their parachutes actually open or not. And see if it just comes down and crashes into little pieces, or doesn't."

This model rocket looks like it's not in very good shape, but that's part of learning about rocket science. Other 4-H projects help kids learn about culinary science, which you can also use in Dutch oven cooking.

Matthew's fellow 4-H club member Shaylee Berheim says, "There are a lot of different types on Dutch ovens to use. Some are specifically for soups and stews, and others are used for anything. A lot of people don't know that you can cook any average food that you can cook in the microwave or an oven, in a Dutch oven just as easy."

Matthew Berheim has been a member of the "Down on the Farm" 4-H club for ten years. This year his motorized Lego 4-H project won first place. And when it comes to archery, he built his very own bow out of some very unexpected materials.

Matthew says, "I built a PVC pipe bow, and duct taped it in camouflage. I put an old shoelace string on it so you can shoot the arrows off. And put a crossbar in the middle to help hold the arrows on."

It’s another 4-H project that you wouldn't expect.

August 31, 2013.
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Old 09-02-2013, 08:41 AM
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I go look at them every year at the my local county fair and then go see hundreds of them at the state fair. There can be some really well build models by the youngsters.
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COOL!

Always nice to see. Back in the 1980's I used to enter my rockets in the county fair. They never did well on workmanship, but I always got an "A" ribbon on my rocket demonstrations. I also started to wonder why the "science" judge needed help from the bovine, agriculture, home-keeping, and baking judges when my demonstrations came up. I figure it was just a nice break for them.
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