Grays Harbor 4-H Council Agenda

The Grays Harbor County 4-H Council invites you to join us for our monthly 4-H Council meeting, generally held at 6:30 pm on the third Thursday of each month. Join the monthly 4-H Council meeting via Zoom or at the WSU Extension office in Elma for in person participation.  All 4-H community members are encouraged to attend and hear updates, ask questions and provide public comment.

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AGENDA, October 15, 2026:

1. Call the meeting to order & Attendance –
2. Flag Salute and 4-H Pledge –
3. Welcome Guests –
4. Approval of previous meeting minutes –
5. Financial Report – Farralee –
6. Communications –
   1.  
7. Reports of Project Groups
   1. Horse Council –
   2. Camp –
8. Committee Reports *
   1. Recognition & Awards – Committee met Thursday (10/8)
      1. Year Pins & Awards –
      2. Record Books – One submitted for review
      3. Supplies & Logistics –
      4. Dessert Auction & Spaghetti Feed –
      5. Committee scheduled to meet (10/22) at 5:30p & (11/5) at 5:00p
   2. 4-H Fair –
      1. Committee met Tuesday (9/22) & Monday (10/12):
      2. Committee scheduled to meet (11/9) & (1/11):  
9. Council Reps Report
   1. Panhandle –
   2. G.H. Youth Livestock Auction – Nancy
10. 4-H Youth Development Report
    1. Tracie Hanson, 4-H Program Coordinator – Club Kickoff, New Volunteers, etc.
    2. Dan Teuteberg, 4-H Youth Development Regional Specialist –
11. Current Activities
    • Oct 1: New 4-H Year Begins
    • Oct 15: 4-H Year Pin Requests Due https://forms.office.com/r/ytx6mA7tTX (Extended to 10/15!)
    • Oct 15: 4-H Award Nominations Due to https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/dKZc12htfu (Extended to 10/15!)
    • Oct 27: 4-H Record Book Workshop, 6:00 pm, WSU Extension office, Elma
    • Oct 29: GH 4-H Open House, 5:30-7:30 pm, WSU Extension office, Elma
    • Nov 1: 4-H Youth Beekeeping – Intro Session, 2 pm at the WSU Ext. ofc., Elma, registration below
      https://extension.wsu.edu/graysharbor/2026/10/01/4-h-youth-beekeeping-program-grays-harbor-and-mason-county/  
    • Nov 1: 4-H Sewing Series Begins, 1 pm at the WSU Ext ofc, Elma, pre-register with registration below
      https://extension.wsu.edu/graysharbor/2026/10/01/4-h-sewing-workshop-series-grays-harbor-and-mason-counties/
    • Nov 2: GH 4-H Horse Council Meeting, 6:30 pm via Zoom or the WSU Extension office
    • Nov 4: Registrations Due for Celebrate Our Kids Dessert Auction Items https://extension.wsu.edu/graysharbor/2026/10/06/calling-all-bakers  
    • Nov 5: GH 4-H Open House, 6:00 pm, via Zoom https://tinyurl.com/2026GH4-HOpenHouse  
    • Nov 5: GH 4-H Hosts Audit Party, 6:00 pm, WSU Extension office
    • Nov 12: Celebrate Our Kids recognition event, 6:00 pm, GHC Fairgrounds Pavilion
      RSVP at https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/xiLuS7VzbE 

12. Unfinished Business
    1. Schedule & plans for the new 4-H year
       1.  
    2. Election of Officers & Voting –
       1. Other open positions:  Cmte Members & At Large Members  Dani Eaton & Lyndsay Lenss are interested in filling  member at large positions
    3. Scholarship Updates – Farralee –
    4. Record Book Workshop Series in partnership with 4-H Horse Council –  
    5. Review Constitution & Bylaws RE Schedule of Executive Board Meetings, etc.  
    6. What type of support do Club Leaders need/want from Council?  What keeps clubs from attending?
       1. Content/topics?
       2. Community/support?
       3. Other?  
13. New Business
    1. Budget along with a 1-3 year plan – Farralee
    2. Supporting Carmen Heisey in National 4-H Judging

14. Other topics of Interest, Club Reports, Club Spotlight, or unfinished Reports or Discussions
    1.  
15. Adjourn Meeting –

Next Leaders Council Meeting: November 19 & December 17 @ 6:30 PM via Zoom & WSU Extension Office