Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 88, Number 36, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 4 March 1965 — Page 4

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4-H And You By Janet Weeks 4-H clubs have been i'n existence in Indiana since 1905. 4-H began as a program geared to the interests of the rural boys and girls. Main projects were livestock raising and management for the boys, and food proparali<fh lor clothing construction for the girls. . Club, members learned the art and basic skills associated with the projects they were enrolled in with the idea that they would someday use these same basic skills to become better farmers a|nd hom'emakdrs. Today the program includes 45 projects which gives the 4-II member a much better chance to enroll in a project of interest to him. Science, conservation, livestock care and training, food) preparation and preservation. cJjothing con structibn arid design, home ami grounds improvement" inside and out. care and planting of. gardens and fields, electrieity and automotive care, health and personality, woodworking and recreation, weeds and flowers, and crafts and photography are ,some of the varied and interesting project training areas. When you consider Hid objective of 4-11 clitl) work, the project taken b\ tin 4-ll'or is scion dary to the opportunities available in ’building better ejlizens of tomorrow. Other thaki projects the 4 1.1 member may enter judging ailcf'demon.stration contests and talent contests. Opportunities for educational lectures and other learning experiences such as trips, ‘style shows, project tours, and camp arc available- for the dub members’ Anyone who can size up'a situation. consider -its different angles and reach a sound decision about what needs to be done is uspally recognized .and accepted as a lead er. Judging and demonstration op portunities„ gives needed training for accurate decision making, thinking, and sdl expression and self confidence and poise. A member must la- It! It! years of age inclusive, and belong to a local 4-11 club If you would like to have your son or- daught-efi* in 4-11 club work, contact your local leaders: Jane' Weeks, girls leader: Pon Sheets and .less iVrecr. buy-: leaders. The next boys elu!r meeting will be fife la on March 2. a-nd the next girls club meeting w ill .he held on March 18. a 1 3:45 p.m. Both meetings will he held at \appanec High School. — 4-H Join In Share The Fun Program •By Janet Weeks \ Wednesday. February 17, was the night for the loCal 4-H clubs Share the Fun contest. The \apun et and Variety Flubs made their first attempts at promoting this type of talent outlet by joining with tire Union Confer clubs to share their experience and g a in insight into the network of the contest. The Napane.t and Variety Clubs boasted eight curtain acts for their first, attempt; . Ii is the hope of the clubs that next year's contest can be held locally with more acts in each category Any type of talent or special ability*- can be entered in a group .act, which consists of five or more members with their act lasting from 10 tp 12 minutes, or a curtain act. which consists of five or less members with their act being presented in front of the curtain and in back of the lights

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for not more than sgvfen minutes. The contestants could earn a total of 10 points for such things c s stage appearance and presentation. appropriateness of the act, amount of act preparation, audience : eceptance, ability: and talent, showmanship and technique, projection of voices, and of the theme. I The judges for this contest were lirs. Loretta Yoder, Mrs. Esther i I lotzlfc-r, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter McDonald.

The winners of this contest will go to the- County Share the Fun i ’ontest on March 2. at the Elkhart Twp. Jr. High School. Winners, from the Nappanee .•lubjs were: Ist - Bonnie and Mary Detwiler, duct. "500 Miles From Home.” 2nd - Denise Verstraete, tap dance. 3rd Fred Berger, solo. "The Wanderer,” Winners from the Union Center jclubs were: Group Acts: list "Ben Casey Show”; 2nd •Tin Tizzy": ‘3rd Birds.” Curtain Acts: Ist Girl quartet: 2nd Rick Miphler, cornet solo: 3rd Dan Sheets, piano solo. A contest such as this helps the 4 11‘ers tp gain opportunities for becoming better citizens of tomorrow. to think and express themselves, arid to gain self confidence and poise. The addition of this Contest to Pho activities of the Nappanee clubs is another step toward making tire program as varied as possible for more lpchiber interest.

CLIP-N-FILE By Dorothy Reed Geyer

Avery good frieiicl. Charlotte Michael, lias generously sent me (w ith a little coaxing)’ three of |er family's "favorites”. They sound quite delicious! The casserole she s:iys , lias gleaned many complinjftnls over the years, CASSEROLE FOR COMPANY 2 lbs veal (or beef) and 1 lb pork, cut in thin 2x2" slices 1 package wide noodles (cooked) 2 cans cream of chicken soup 1 can- cream of mushroom soup 3 or 4 sticks of celery, fine 1 green pepper, cut fine 1 small onion, cut fine 1 small can pineapple 1 small can mushrooms (stems and pieces) Vi lb grated American cheese or 1 carj cream of cheese soup j 1 can cream style corn Toasted croutons for on top^ Rob meat in iliiur and brown. Add celrjry. prippov. onion, and simmer. Add all the other ingredients ■and cup of water used to rinse •he smip cans. Ihit in large casserole. (1 sometimes use my large automatic skillel.) Top with a few croutons and bake for 1 hour at 300 degrees,; This makes approximately 20 servings. ★ ★ ★

A favorite raisin pic recipe, of :he Michaels. RAISIN PIE IV2 cups milk 1 tablespoon cornstarch 2 egg yolks 1 cup sugar . V 4 teaspoon salt 1 cup steamed raisins 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 baked pie shell ■ Mix sugar, salt, and cornstarch. Add in ilk and cook slowly but thoroughly over low heat. Add but-

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ter and vanilla and then beaten egg yolks. Add the steamed raisins. Cook this filling without stirring and then put in baked pie shell and top with stiffly beaten egg whites and lightly brown in oven. ★ ★ ★ Old-fashioned cookies are always a treat. Try this good recipe, SUGAR COOKIES 1 cup butter or margarine 1 cup buttermilk IV2 cups sugar

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3 eggs beaten to thick soft peaks (takes a long time) 1 teaspoon femon flavoring 1 teaspoon vanilla 5 cups 9ifted flour 3 teaspoons baking powder I.teaspoon soda % teaspoon salt Cream sugar and butter thoroughly. Add vanilla, lemon flavoring and buttermilk. Add flour which has been mixed with baking powder, soda, and salt. Add the beaten eggs and mix well. Chill

for at least 1 Jiour and roll and cot on lightly floured board. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake at 400 degrees until lightly browned. ★ ★ ★ Thank you to Mrs. Paul Michael for all the recipes in this week’s column. One covered bridge built in 1332 in Lucerne. Switzerland, is still in use, still usin|> most of the original timbers.

UNCLE E 8 from EBENEZER Says: DEAR MISTER EDITOR: The fellers at the country store Saturday night was discussing how such Items as Appalachia and Medicare was going to be handled in the Great Society. Zeke Grubb reported he had w-n>te to his Congressman to git

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included in the Appalachia program. Zeke claimed when a farmer or rancher wanted to git a loan from the bank the banker come out and looked over his place. If the fences was all down and the mailbox looked like it was about wore out from being stuffed with them pamphlets from the Agriculture Department, he didn't git no loan. Zeke said he qualified fer the noloan program at the bank and hecouldn’t see why he couldn’t git top prioretry in the Appalachia

program. ■ 1 Ed Doolittle, that ; has voted the Republican ticket straight fe* 49 year, allowed as how Medicare wasn’t going to work. Ed said this program would make it necessary fer doctors to keep hundreds of reports and write thousands of words and they wasn’t going tc find nobody that could read a doctor’s writing. Clem Webster, that is a velt Democrat and has appointed hisself the official representer fer

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