St Patricks Day Parade

If you would like to join the fun
Saturday we will leave the barn at 10:30-10:45
Come and join us even if you don't have a horse to ride.

March 1st is the tack sale in Allendale. we have a table. please if you are selling at our table, take an hour to watch over the table. 2 people at the table should be the min. at a time. also if selling tack be there around 8 am. the tack sale starts at 9 and ends at 2.
thank you
-Nicole

Christmas Party

REMEMBER!
our christmas party is coming up this tuesday. 6:30 - 8:30, Starlight Lanes Bowling. if you need a ride please contact some one. we'd love to have EVERYONE there. also get the $5 gift to exchange, please make sure it is a male/female gift for the sake of our 3 males that'll be joining us.

hopefully at this meeting we will have officially voted and have our new club name for the upcoming show year. after we have voted, i will collect everyone that has agreed to make the new banners (for fairs and parades) and we will come up with a day & time to meet once every 3 weeks. i'm sure that'll give us enough time to complete the 2 banners.

Thank you, and hope to see everyone on tuesday.
-Nicole

Important Dates

Parades:
Zeeland Mon. 11/26 at 6.30
----we leave at 5:30.

Then Sat 12/1 in Grand Haven at 6:00
we leave at 5:00
dress warm but Christmasy for both parades.

The tack sale on the 12/8 is from 9:00 to 1:00.
located at the church on the corner of 120th & Buccann.
if you have any tack to sell, be there at 8am, last stop farm has a table

Christmas Party Planning Meeting

Tanya will be meeting with those interested in planning the Christmas Party this Thursday, October 25th at 6:00 pm. Have fun!

Volunteer Opportunity

I am co-president of Grand Haven High School's chapter of NHS (National Honor Society). Our group requires each of our members to do at least 10 hours of community service each semester. Our Leadership Committee (I am on it) provides the members with opportunities and they can sign up if they wish.

The point of this is that NORP (northwest ottawa recreation program) sponsors and runs the Mom's & Son's Western Night Round-Up. This is being held for boys grades 1-5 on Thursday, November 13th 2007 from 6:15-8:00 pm at White Pines Middle School (Cafeteria). NHS couldn't get anyone else to sign up for it other than myself.

If you are intersted in volunteering for this, my email is yomega_girl2003@hotmail.com . Please contact me. I desperately need help! (my home phone is 842-6287 cell is 510-1880)

Banner/Name Committee

To: Everyone
please remember to still be thinking of any new names that POP into your head before the November meeting. Just post them up here. for the banner committee if you find any cloth scraps laying around, they could come in hand when we make our banners. i'd like to make one for parades, and one easy changeable 4-h fair banner. so far for banner committee there is: Heather, Tess, and Challie, including me. more are welcomed! after we figure out colors and a name, we will all find 1 night a week that works for all to come over to my house to work on the banners.
Thank you,
Nicole

To Be a Blog Contributor...

You will receive an email tonight from Tacoma (aka Carmen) that invites you to join the blog. Just click on the link in your email and fill in a google account username and password. Once you do that, your name will be listed as a "contributor" and you can create your own blogs on our site and not just post comments. If you need help just call Nicole (your fearless president). :-)

Kettunen Center Link

The attached link will take you to the homepage for the Kettunen Center. This facility offers a variety of inexpensive opportunities for 4-Hers! Kettunen Link

October Meeting Notes

Homemade Club Banner: Nicole is going to head the committee to create a banner for our club with our new name and colors (once these things are voted into place). If you would like to be on the banner committee please let Nicole know at the November meeting or sooner.

Christmas Party: Tanya is going to head the committee for a Christmas party. The Christmas party will be held on our regularly scheduled meeting night in December (the second Tuesday, which is December 11th) unless several members are affected by school scheduling conflicts. If you would like to join the Christmas party committee, meet at Tanya's house on Wednesday, October 17th at 6:00 pm.

Snack Schedule: All members will be expected to provide snacks (both food and beverages) for one meeting a year as well as for special events (i.e. Christmas party possibly and the awards banquet). Nicole will provide snacks for the November meeting, Challie for January, Heather for February, Meredith for March. If you are unable to provide snacks for your scheduled month, please contact another member who is willing to switch with you.

Name and Color Changes: Suggested Colors are as follows: Light Blue/Tan (Sand), Blue/Light Pink, Gray/Any Pastel, Camoflauge/Any Color. There was only one suggestion for name changes (unless I had a cramp in my hand and didn't write anything else down...) and that was Trail Seekers. This blog is a perfect place to post additional name and/or color suggestions. We will vote at the next meeting.

November Meeting: We will meet the second Tuesday of November (November 13th) at Rob. Hall from 6:30-8:00. We will be making a pinecone Christmas ornament.

October Meeting Reminder!

Remember Spirit Seekers that meetings are scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month. The meeting for the month of October falls on Tuesday, October 9th. The meetings will always be held at Robinson Township Hall from 6:30 to 8:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Remember to come with new name and color ideas! Also, just another reminder... the Zeeland Pumpkin Parade is this Saturday--call Steph for details.

A Few Fair Photos (I promise to do better next year about getting shots of dogs and cats too!)

Jess isn't too cool to spend a few minutes with her little brother Shawn!

September Meeting Notes

The September meeting was the first of our fall meetings after a relaxing fun and fair-filled summer. There were several things addressed on the new business agenda. The following are the highlights: Heather made a proposal (seconded by Alison H.) to change our club name from Spirit Seekers to something new. Please be thinking of ideas that you like for names and color changes for the October meeting. Nicole made a proposal to create a homemade banner with our club name (even if we keep Spirit Seekers) to display at fairs, etc. Tanya made a proposal that as a club we reserve the group camping site in the spring (perhaps first weekend in May) at Ionia State Park. The cost is extremely low (0nly $1.50 per person), and the park is close enough to make it accessible by all. This particular park also has options for the non-horse person, swimming, hiking, etc.

Other business from the meeting: Thanks to Don for showing us all how to change a tire! A few of us will be driving north to the Kettenun Center to learn to make a variety of crafts. Leaders may attend two of these trainings a year for free and the cost for members is minimal. If you'd like to go and need a ride please call Carmen.

End of the Summer Pool Party!

Challie braved the freezing, cold water at Steph's pool at Last Stop Farm to join in the end of the fair season pool party.

Jack might just be the perfect mascot for Spirit Seekers--Look at all his spirit!

Steph reads over the ribbons earned at the Ottawa Co. Fairs this summer, while Mary gets ready to relax!