Plains 4H Club

11/04/2025

Club members: our November meeting is this Wednesday, November 5. It's a "Friendsgiving" carry in meal. We will also be making Christmas ornaments to deliver in December! See you there! 6:30 p.m. @ Plains District Community Center, Timberville, VA

09/12/2025

The Department of Wildlife Resources and Rockingham 4-H have partnered together to offer a Hunters Education Class to anyone ages 10 and up (adults, that includes you too!).

Check out the details on the Google Form when you register at: https://forms.gle/bpnXu6nZoZo3pw8Y7

09/01/2025

Happy September! Plains Club member families: a reminder that we will have our September club meeting this Wednesday, September 3, 6:30 PM at Plains District Community Center.

08/18/2025

Don't forget to write your Thank You letters or submit your photos with your buyer(s)!
Also, remember to invite your buyers to the Buyer's Dinner on September 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM.

07/31/2025

We will also have a quick club meeting at the 4-H Food Booth picnic table area, after pen set up!

Don't forget! This coming Wednesday is pen set up.

07/25/2025

As you prepare for the Rockingham County Fair, here is the show schedule for the week of August 11-16, 2025. 16 days until weigh-in!

07/14/2025

Pen fee deadline: 🐑🐐Tuesday, July 15.🐖🐮

Pen fees for market animals are due this Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Call the Fair Office at (540) 434-0005 with any questions.
Fees are $10 per animal and can be paid at the following link:
https://www.rockinghamcountyfair.com/p/competitive-events/4-h--ffa-market-animal-show-and-sale

06/07/2025

Our final graduate to spotlight is…Izzy von Arnswaldt. Izzy has been a member of Plains 4-H Club for 7 years. She is graduating from Broadway High School. Her 4-H projects were Beef Heifers/Beef Cattle. Izzy has enjoyed showing commercial cattle and registered Shorthorn cattle at the Rockingham County Fair since 2018. Her first show heifer was a commercial calf from her farm, named Sunshine. The second year Izzy showed another commercial calf – Flicka. Izzy enjoys Shorthorns, and acquired a few in 2020. Her first Shorthorn heifer was Muffin. The following year Izzy showed a beautiful Shorthorn calf that was born on her farm, named Maple. That year she won Grand Champion Shorthorn Heifer. Izzy loves animals and has embraced animal husbandry of all kinds. She is grateful for all the fulfilling experiences that 4-H has offered. She has completed the Vet Tech Program at Massanutten Technical Center. Izzy plans to attend East Tennessee State University in the fall where she will pursue a Psychology Degree. We wish Izzy the best of luck!

Congratulations to all 3 of our graduates! 🎓We are proud of you and wish you luck in your bright futures! Keep doing big things! 🍀

06/06/2025

Our next senior to spotlight is...Tyler Hill. Tyler is a graduate from Turner Ashby High School. He has been a member of Plains 4-H Club for 10 years. His projects have included market lambs, goats, hogs and steers where he participated in the market animal shows and sale at the Rockingham County Fair. He has also served as our club Treasurer in the past. Tyler is a member of Turner Ashby’s varsity baseball team…go Knights! He is also an active member of TA FFA and Sources of Strength. He plans to attend Blue Ridge Community College for two years then transfer to Virginia Tech to obtain an Ag Business degree. Congratulations to Tyler, we are proud of you!

06/05/2025

Plains 4-H Club has three high school graduates this year. We are proud of them and want to shine a spotlight on their 4-H and academic accomplishments! First, we have Claire Mathias. Claire is a 2025 graduate of Broadway High School. She started with Plains 4-H as a cloverbud (age 5). Her 4-H projects have included market hogs and this year she will also show and sell a market dairy steer at the Rockingham County Fair. Claire is looking forward to starting her college journey at Bridgewater College this fall where she plans to study elementary education. We wish Claire the best of luck in her bright future!

06/04/2025

Plains 4-H Club members: a reminder that we will have our June meeting this evening, June 4, 6:30 p.m., touring a dairy farm in Hinton. Please see email from club leader-Debbie dated May 29 for address and specifics. Reach out to Debbie if you have any questions.

05/06/2025

Club members: Reminder about our May club meeting-Wednesday, May 7, 6:30 p.m. at Plains District Community Center.