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MILFORD:<\/strong> When Jillian Wood was a young girl, she went to the Halifax County Exhibition with her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While attending the event, in Middle Musquodoboit, she would see members of local 4-H clubs presenting their projects or with animals that they would be judged on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s where Wood, an Enfield resident, decided she wanted to join a 4-H club and told her mom, and so that led her to join the Shu-Mil 4-H Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Achievement Day on the Milford Rec grounds on July 14, Wood was one of almost 40 participants who were showing off their animals to a judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this day, while they were not being judged as each participant received a ribbon, it was more so they could learn what judges at regional and provincial exhibitions would look for and judge them on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wood said she joined 4-H to become more involved with Agriculture, and that has led to her being employed at two dairy farms as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI always went to the exhibition as a kid and saw all the 4-H people and thought that would be really neat,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wood started on little projects to get involved and that has led to where she is now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI got into dairy, and that got me a job and then it helped me later in life with school,\u201d said Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s only working in dairy now, but when she was younger, she did crafts; foods; and goats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4-H encompasses Life Skills such as sewing, Crafts, Photography, Heritage, Scrapbooking and Livestock projects such as Dairy, Beef, Light Horse, Sheep, Dog, Poultry and Goat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elliott Nelson, from Shubenacadie, said her calf behaved appropriately which allowed her to have an enjoyable day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy calf behaved so that made me really happy,\u201d she said. \u201cI went into the ring with a smile and came out with a smile, which I normally don\u2019t do so that was good for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lillian McDonald thought her achievement Day went great. She got into 4-H to make new friends and learn new skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI like cows and working with them and just being around them,\u201d said McDonald, of Milford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wood pointed to the fun and new friendships one can make as a reason for anyone thinking about joining 4-H to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt opens a lot of opportunities,\u201d said Wood. \u2018You get to make friends, learn so much with life skills and being patient in life, and it helps in other ways like in school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt shows you other careers that are possible and that people do. It really helps with getting involved in that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She recommends anyone thinking about joining to give 4-H a try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt showed me a lot, and it made me get involved in a lot of other stuff,\u201d said Wood. \u201cIt broadened my horizon. It\u2019s a whole unique experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Showing off a market goat at the Shu-Mil 4-H Achievement Day. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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