Where Are They Now? — Betsy Carroll By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development When I want to help folks understand what 4-H is, I often will tell my “Betsy Story.” It is one of my favorite stories to tell. The “Betsy” in the story, by the way, is Maine 4-H […]
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Hazel Goodwin By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development What do you say to someone who has given a lifetime of service to 4-H? It’s a bit of a puzzle, actually. The usual things we say to folks to let them know we appreciate what they’ve done, just don’t seem to […]
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Where Are They Now? — Sarah Stoodley By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development I’ve often heard it said that you must keep on your toes if you are to be successful. I’ve also heard it said that extremely successful people keep us on our toes! I suppose both could be […]
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Where Are They Now: Kathy Watier By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development As I am able to collect the information, I will, upon occasion, post additions to a series I’m calling “Where are they now?” This post is the first of what I hope will be many such posts and […]
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development Were you a 4-H Member? UMaine 4-H wants to hear your story. Please take a moment to fill out our short form and Tell Us Your Story! No, this blog post isn’t done, but you are correct that this […]
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APRIL is here and we all know that April Showers bring…4-H Alums!? Well, it does if we’re talking about the 4-H Fix! This spring is ALL about our 4-H ALUMS!! On April 7 the 4-H Fix will investigate the meaning of being a Maine 4-H alum in a post entitled “Standing on the shoulders of giants!” Our March 4-H Fix was an introduction […]
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Community Central youth have begun looking at climate and weather. Can you make it rain, inside? Yes! Sort of. Using a few easily found/recycled materials youth found that when several forces work together a storm occurs: humidity, temperature, wind, and high/low-pressure systems. Several of these activities use supplies that you might have at home! Information about […]
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The Original Maine 4-H Brownie By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development If I say “Brownie,” what comes to mind? Any of these? Harold “Brownie” Brown. The “Cloverbud” version of a Girl Scout. An old-time Eastman-Kodak camera. A very helpful British elf. The mascot of the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland’s Professional Football […]
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Community Central participants at Front Street in Portland have had a busy few weeks exploring density, polymers, and looking at iron content in breakfast cereal! In Lewiston, 4th Graders finished their exploration of different forms of energy by looking at chemical reactions that produce heat as a by-product and how to build a static electricity […]
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March is Women’s History Month! By Ron Drum, Statewide 4-H Program Professional/Associate Director 4-H Resource Development The year 1997 is not a year I like to remember. That was a year when I lost a good friend. She was only 54 years old when she died. It was a terrible loss. She was a beautiful, […]
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