December Meeting and War Horse!

At our December meeting, we discussed a lot! We talked about our plans for the future such as going to the Midwest Horse Fair, sending kids down to a judging clinic at MSU, and the Cowboy Competition during the Memorial Day Weekend. We are looking forward to our year that is approaching us!! After the meeting, we went to the new movie War Horse! It was a fantastic movie and many of our club members had already read the book. It was an awesome movie and was really touching:)

4-H Christmas Party:)

This year the county decided to try something new for the holiday season! We had a holiday dance/party this year! Manyt people from different clubs attended. Everyone brought gifts for a gift exchange(in which Santa visited us!), food, beverages and everyone wore and ugly Christmas sweater! It was fun to be able to dance together and have a good time as a county! Here are some pics:)

Pizza Party/Meeting

At the 4-H Banquet this year, our club won best club of the year! So in reward for that achievement we got a pizza party at the Crossroads! It was loads of fun and we discussed a lot if information while enjoying extremely good pizza! Here are some pics:)

Creepy Children Video...

Here is a quick video from the Haunted Hayride of our scene....watch it if you dare!!

The Haunted Hayride: The Creepy Children

This years haunted hayride was a success and we had soooo much fun participating in such an event! It was great weather and everyone had a great time being creepy....We also say a HUGE thank you to the parents who helped set up our scene and the parents who ran the concession stand! We cant wait until next here now!!!! Here are some pics and a quick video of our scene!

Behind the Scenes....

 
In Action....

4-H Banquet

The banquet this year was super fun! We had an ice cream social and it was very layed back and it was a good way to have a fun filled Marquette County 4-H event! Here are some pics!!!

The 4-H Fee and Fun Day!!

This afternoon we had a register, pay your fees and just have some fun at the park:) It was a great time hanging out with the county and playing games!

The Posse Fun Day!!

Yesterday was a fun filled day with our horses and friends:) We participated in a fun show, provided a fun show for adults and had a big potluck!! Here are some pics:)


Fun Show for Kids

Adult Fun Show put on by The Posse 4-H Club Members

The Wallers Go To Texaco!!

The Wallers went down to the Island Resort Casino to compete in the Texaco competition that was described in the last post....they did a wonderfull job and we are a very proud club to have gone down and supported them in the competiton:) Here are a few pics...

Texaco for the Wallers:)

On July 4th, Gentian and I competed at a local level of the "Texaco
Country Showdown", under the name "the Goldmine Girls". There were ten
acts, each act getting to perform 2 songs. The contestants are scored from
1-10 in a bunch of different categories including marketability in country
music, originality, vocal and musical abilities and many more. Besides
that, the judges may give a bonus of up to 3 points for playing original
music. There were many amazing performers on the 4th, but in the end,
after the judges tallied up all the scores, we had won! Because of this we
will be competing at the state level on September 10th. There will be at
least 5 different acts from across the state of Michigan coming to the
Island Resort and Casino to compete for the $1,000 prize money and the
chance to participate in further levels. The competition allows each act 7
minutes on stage, and a back up band brought up from Lansing, provided the
band performing has less then three members. The Texaco Country Showdown
is a National competition that has been running for over 30 years! Many of
today's country stars, such as Garth Brooks, Sara Evens and even Brad
Paisley and Martina McBride have competed in the showdown. We are so
excited to be part of this! Wish us luck!

The Waller Go To Kansas

On August 5, 2010, Gentian and RiLee Waller took a 15-hour trip from
Marquette, Michigan, to Overland Park, Kansas. We were asked to perform at
the National Association for County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting’s
4-H Talent Revue. There were a total of 12 acts from around the Midwest.
We played 2 songs; an instrumental called “Baby Elephants Walk” and an
original tune about 4-H called “Count on Us”. We also were part of the
opening and closing songs, which featured all the performers. The acts
were widely varied, from singers and piano players, to jugglers and
dancers. The talent ranged from ages 9-18. The talent revue was proclaimed
“the best yet” by regular attendees of the meeting! The whole experience
was amazing and a blast to participate in! :)