The Ocean Breeze 4H Club is excited about welcoming new members and leaders to the club.
This year Ocean Breeze is offering the following projects:
| Project | Leader |
| Poultry Project | Tony Eisnor 275 3999 92 Clayton Eisnor Road, Chester Basin |
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First Aid Project |
Natasha & Brendan Hennigar 531 2070: 5817 highway 3 Gold River |
| Crafts Project | Alexa Camp & Sherry Peters 41 Walker Road, Chester |
| Cake Decorating Project (Cake Decorating Information) | Natasha Hennigar 531 2070 |
| Rabbit Project | Corinne Eisnor / Sarah Eisnor 275 3999 |
| Photography Project (Project Requirements) | Tony Eisnor 275 3999 275 3999 92 Clayton Eisnor Road, Chester Basin |
| Waterfowl Project | Tony Eisnor /Ben Eisnor 275 3999 275 3999 92 Clayton Eisnor Road, Chester Basin |
| Foods | Heather Kirby-Breen 275 5402 |
| Outdoorsman | Andy Breen 275 5402 |
| Sewing Project | Corinne Eisnor 275 3999 275 3999 92 Clayton Eisnor Road, Chester Basin |
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Scrapbooking Project |
Sandy Bond: 1109 Windsor Rd. |
| Sheep Project | Corinne Eisnor 275 3999 275 3999 92 Clayton Eisnor Road, Chester Basin |
| Computer Project | Corinne Eisnor 275 3999 275 3999 92 Clayton Eisnor Road, Chester Basin |
| General Meetings | Aenon Baptist Church in Chester Basin |
Meetings schedule from 2010/11 4H Year
Ocean Breeze meeting schedule for 2011/12
Members are reminded that reasonable attendance at project meetings is required to receive club contribution.
For poultry and waterfowl hatching projects Hovabator incubators and eggs will be available starting February 1st from the Eisnor's for completion of the project. (Duck eggs slightly later)
If school is cancelled due to bad weather and a 4H meeting was scheduled for that evening the meeting will be cancelled and rescheduled.
The Valley Fanciers Show will be held in early May and I will notify members of the exact date and details when they become available.
September/October Dates
| Date | Project Covered/Topic | Other Info |
| Monday, September 12th, 2011 at 6:00 PM. | Registration | Registration and look at the 4H Year. All members to attend. 6-7:30 Meeting to be held at the Aenon Baptist Church in Chester Basin. |
| Thursday, October 6th at 6:30 PM | Waterfowl Project | First 4H Waterfowl Project meeting. Introductory Waterfowl game. Breed Classes and Parts of the duck. |
| This meeting has been CANCELLED for tonight. Friday, October 7th at 6:30 PM (Will be rescheduled for after October General Meeting.) | Photography Project | First 4H Photography Project meeting. Introductory Meeting. |
| Sunday, October 16th at 1:00 PM | Outdoorsmen Project |
First 4H outdoorsman meeting. We will be at
the Inlet Cafe Parking lot in Mahone Bay. The field trip should
take around 2 hours and will look at some river restoration
projects on the Mushamush River.
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October General Meeting Monday, October 17th at 6:30 PM |
October General Meeting | Meeting will be held at the Baptist church in Chester Basin. Registration $30 total regardless of # of projects entered. |
| Wed Oct 19 6:00 | Photography: Lesson 1 Comparing Cameras |
Intro to photography- bring a digital camera if you have
one please.
Intro to sewing machine, choosing projects If you know what you'd like to make in advance you can call me and arrange what's needed for materials. |
| October 22 & 23, 2011 |
2011 Nova Scotia Fall Classic: Of interest to
Poultry and Waterfowl Members |
2011 Nova Scotia Fall Classic: Of interest to Poultry and Waterfowl Members. The Fall Classic is an open show with hundreds of bird entries from all over the Atlantic Provinces. It's also a great place to purchases some high quality senior birds. |
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Monday Nov 7 6:30-7:30 |
General Meeting
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Aenon Baptist Church |
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Wednesday, Nov 9th
6:30 - 7:30 PM |
Waterfowl: Different types of waterfowl, parts of a duck. What you have to know about keeping waterfowl. Lesson 1 | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |
| Thursday Nov 10 7:00-8:00 |
Cake decorating at Natasha's
531-2070 |
1st year's only -call for directions or if you can't make it |
| Thursday Nov 10 8:00-9:00 | First Aid at Natasha's |
Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
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Wednesday, Nov 16
6:00-7:00 PM
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Sewing
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Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |
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Wednesday, Nov 16
7:00-8:00 PM
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Computer | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |
| Saturday, Nov 19 |
1:00 Outdoorsman
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3350 Hwy 3 East Chester
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| Saturday, Nov 19 | 3:00 Foods |
3350 Hwy 3 East Chester Call Heather if instructions needed . Please bring a tupperware container to put your creations in. |
| Thursday Nov 24 5:30-6:30 First Aid |
First aid: Quick review on
Choking, wounds and bleeding Recovery Position Ice Safety in regards to shock and hypothermia. |
Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
| Thursday Nov 24 6:30-7:30 Cake |
Cake:
Making Buttercream icing. Pressure Control Using tip #4 |
Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
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Sat Nov 26 10:30-11:30
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Rabbit :
Lesson 1 Breeds.
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Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin |
| Sat Nov 26 11:30-12:30 | Photography: Lesson 2: Combining Images/ Digital Editing. Digital Photography. We will be taking digital pictures against a green screen and then altering them into historical prints. We will be using computers, these will be provided. | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |
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Sunday Nov 27th from 10:00 to 12:00 AM
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Scrapbook meeting We will be making Christmas tags, I would like each person to bring a pair of scissors, glue stick and liquid glue. If they have anything they might like to use bring it along! I have room here at the house. | Sandy Bond's 1109 Windsor Rd. |
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Monday Nov 28 First Aid 5:30-6:30 |
First Aid: Poisoning, stroke and seizures |
Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
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Monday Nov 28 Cake 6:30-7:30 |
Cake: Using tip #4, #16, #21.
Please bring your own icing. |
Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
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Wednesday, Nov. 30th 6 - 7pm
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Crafts Meeting (bring beads, if not, there will be lots at the meeting) |
41 Walker Road, Chester.
Turn across from Train station, right onto Walker Road, along water. Small brown house on left. Phone 273-2098 or 478-3665
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| Saturday, December 3rd 2:00 - 3:00 PM | ***Poultry: Postponed until December 12th.**** | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin |
| Saturday, December 3rd 1:00 - 4:00 PM | Pick up times for the wreaths at Eisnor's. | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin |
| Saturday, December 3rd 3:00 - 4:00 PM | Waterfowl: Waterfowl PowerPoint projects assigned. Looking at at "How to raise you own ducks." Before we begin: Choosing your birds. | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin |
| Sunday December 4th | 4H Christmas Party: Tentative date for climbing party in Dartmouth. | |
| Thursday Dec 8 5:30-6:30 Cake |
Cake: using tip #4, #16,#21,#
131 colors crumb coating Please bring your own icing |
Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
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Saturday Dec 10 10:00-11:00
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Sewing | Eisnor's |
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Saturday Dec 10 11:00-12:00
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Rabbit | Eisnor's |
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DEC 12 6:30-7:30 General Meeting |
Aenon Baptist Church
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Thursday, December 15th
5:30 - 7:00pm |
Crafts Meeting |
41 Walker Road, Chester. Turn across
from Train station, right onto Walker Road, along water. Small brown house on left. Phone 273-2098 or 478-3665 |
| Tuesday December 20th 10:00-11:30 AM | Photography: Photography: Lesson 3: It's A Colourful World Lesson 4: Suggesting Movement | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |
| Tuesday Dec 20th 1:00 PM |
Great Outdoors
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3350 Hwy 3 East Chester |
| Tuesday Dec 20th 3:00 PM | Foods | 3350 Hwy 3 East Chester |
| Wednesday Dec 21 11:30-1:30 First Aid |
First aid : Burns and Poisoning.
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Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
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Wednesday Dec 21
1:30-2:30 Cake |
Cake: Please bring your own
icing(enough to decorate a complete cake) Apply a Basic Crumb coating. Color icing Practice with tip #4, #16,#21 and # 131 |
Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
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Thursday Dec 22 2-3 First Aid
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First Aid: Environmental Illness and
injuries Assign Project requirements.
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Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
Thursday Dec 22:
3:00 to 4:00 Cake |
Cake: Decorate our cake from
the previous meeting. |
Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
| Monday, January 9th 6:30 - 7:30 PM | Poultry: Look at the various breeds of poultry available and the differences between each. Identification of breeds. | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin |
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Sat Jan 14 1:00-2:00
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Rabbit | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin |
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Saturday Jan 14 2:00-3:00
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Sewing | Eisnor's |
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Sunday Jan 15th from
6:00-7:30 PM. |
Cake: borders bring enough icing to decorate a cake
Bring all tips bring a cake to decorate assign project requirements |
Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
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Monday Jan 16 6:30-7:30 General Meeting |
GENERAL MEETING |
Aenon Baptist Church
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Tuesday,
January. 17th 6 - 7pm
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Crafts Meeting (Latched rug hooking. Please bring a latched rug hook or crochet hook if you have one.) |
41 Walker Road, Chester.
Turn across from Train station, right onto Walker Road, along water. Small brown house on left. Phone 273-2098 or 478-3665
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Thursday Jan 19th from 6:00-7:00 PM. |
Cake: Second years
only rose making Bring all tips required for second year. |
Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
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Thursday January 19th
6:00-7:00 PM. |
Poultry: Hatching your own chickens. Learn how the egg develops into a new life. Embryology and issuing of incubators and eggs to 4H members. | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin |
| Saturday, Jan 21st 1:00 PM |
Great Outdoors
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3350 Hwy 3 East Chester |
| Saturday, Jan 21st 3:00 PM | Foods | 3350 Hwy 3 East Chester |
| Tuesday January 24th 6:30-7:30 PM | Photography: Lesson 5: Showing Emotion | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |
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Saturday Jan 28 10-11:00 |
SHEEP | Eisnor's |
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Saturday Jan 28 11-12:00 |
Computer | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |
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Sunday Feb 5th from
10:00 to 11:30 AM |
Scrapbook meeting: We will
be creating a pet page!Please bring scissors, glue stick and 3-5
pictures of your pet or pets. |
Sandy Bond's 1109 Windsor Rd. |
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Saturday Feb 11th
10:11:00
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Sewing | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |
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Saturday Feb 11th
11:00 - 12:00
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Rabbit | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |
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Saturday Feb 11th
Contestants arrive at 2:45 6:00 PM Pageant
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County Royalty Pageant | West Northfield School |
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Monday Feb 13th
6:00 to 7:30
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General Meeting: Remember to bring things to work on your speech. | Aenon Baptist Church in Chester Basin |
| Saturday, Feb 18th 1:00 PM |
Great Outdoors
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3350 Hwy 3 East Chester |
| Saturday, Feb 18th 3:00 PM | Foods | 3350 Hwy 3 East Chester |
| Saturday, Feb 18th 3:30 - 4:30 PM | Waterfowl: Hatching your own ducks. Learn how the egg develops into a new life. Embryology and issuing of incubators and eggs to 4H members. Getting Started with waterfowl. | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin |
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Monday Feb 20th from 6:30-7:30 PM. |
Cake: Level one only.
Bring a bowl of icing, decorating bag and tips, wax paper, a spreader
and a cake. |
Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
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Monday Feb 20th from 7:30-8:30 PM. |
Cake: Level two only.
Bring the tips necessary for level 2 cake decorating as we will be
making roses. |
Meeting at Natasha's
5817 Highway 3 Gold River |
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Tuesday,
February 21st 6 - 7pm
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Crafts Meeting (Découpage - we have all necessary supplies) |
41 Walker Road, Chester.
Turn across from Train station, right onto Walker Road, along water. Small brown house on left. Phone 273-2098 or 478-3665
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Saturday Feb 25th 10-11:00 |
SHEEP | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |
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Saturday Feb 25th 11-12:00 |
Computer | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |
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Tuesday,
March 20th 6 - 7pm
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Crafts Meeting (Dream Catchers - if you have any special feathers or beads, bring them along) |
41 Walker Road, Chester.
Turn across from Train station, right onto Walker Road, along water. Small brown house on left. Phone 273-2098 or 478-3665
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| Saturday, March 24 3:00 PM | Foods | 3350 Hwy 3 East Chester |
| Saturday, March 24 1:00 PM |
Great Outdoors
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3350 Hwy 3 East Chester |
| Tuesday April 10th 6:30-7:30 PM | Photography: Lesson 6: Human, Hedgehog, Hawk | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |
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Tuesday,
April 17th 6 - 7pm
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Crafts Meeting (Talking Sticks) |
41 Walker Road, Chester.
Turn across from Train station, right onto Walker Road, along water. Small brown house on left. Phone 273-2098 or 478-3665
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| Saturday, April 21st 1:00 PM |
Great Outdoors
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3350 Hwy 3 East Chester |
| Saturday, April 21st 3:00 PM | Foods | 3350 Hwy 3 East Chester |
| Saturday, April 28th 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Waterfowl: Judging Waterfowl. This meeting will go over how to judge waterfowl in preparation for judging at the Exhibition grounds in May. Exhibiting Your Birds. | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin |
| Saturday, April 28th 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Poultry: Judging Poultry. This meeting will go over how to judge chickens in preparation for judging at the Exhibition grounds in May. | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin |
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Tuesday,
May 15th 6 - 7pm
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Crafts Meeting (Doilie Lamps) |
41 Walker Road, Chester.
Turn across from Train station, right onto Walker Road, along water. Small brown house on left. Phone 273-2098 or 478-3665
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| Saturday, May 19 1:00 PM |
Great Outdoors
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3350 Hwy 3 East Chester |
| Saturday, May 19 3:00 PM | Foods | 3350 Hwy 3 East Chester |
| Wednesday, May 16th 6:00 - 7:00 PM | Waterfowl: Waterfowl Showmanship. | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin |
| Tuesday April 8th 6:30-7:30 PM | Photography: Lesson 7: From the Eyes of A Toddler | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |
| Monday, July 2nd 4:00 - 6:00 PM | Waterfowl: Final wrap-up of the waterfowl project. We will have a bar-be-que and take a last look at how to show your duck in preparation for July's 4H Achievement Day. A good chance to ask any questions you might have. | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin |
| Monday, July 2nd 4:00 - 6:00 PM | Poultry: Final wrap-up of the poultry project. We will have a bar-be-que and take a last look at how to show your chicken in preparation for July's 4H Achievement Day. A good chance to ask any questions you might have. | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin |
| Monday, July 2nd 4:00 - 6:00 PM | Photography: Final wrap-up of the photography project. We will have a bar-be-que. | Eisnor's 92 Clayton Eisnor Road in Chester Basin. |