On Oct. 17, Mariposa County 4-H held its annual Achievement Night at the New Life Christian Fellowship gym. The theme was “4-H Goes Hawaiian.”

Achievement Night is an evening where members and leaders receive their year stripes, pins and special awards.

The 2008-09 county program winners are as follows:

Swine: Mikaela Williams, gold; Wyatt Harrison, silver.

Horses: Morgan Tramontin, gold; Tara Tramontin, silver.

Poultry: Sarah Jacobsen, gold; Rachel Jacobsen, Bobbie Edwards and Bob Robinson, silver.

Meat goats: Ross Williams, gold; Mikaela Williams and Shelby Mandeville, silver.

Jewelry: Rachel Jacobsen, silver.

Self-defense: Krystal Robinson, silver.

Small engines: Ross Williams, gold.

Achievement Award, intermediate: Krystal Robinson

Outstanding Record Books: junior, Bob Robinson; intermediate, Rachel and Sarah Jacobsen; and senior, Tara Tramontin.

Scrapbook Award: Hi 4-H

Historian: Hi 4-H members

The clubs show off members’ awards that they have won during the year by decorating a table that goes along with the evening’s theme. The tables were judged by Ruth Catalan and Maxwell Norton, interim county director. They selected the Triangle 4-H Club’s table. A perpetual plaque, sponsored by the former Clover Pioneers 4-H Club, was presented to several of the club members.

A newest competition was the best window display contest during National 4-H Week. The winner in this contest was the Cathey’s Valley 4-H Club. A perpetual plaque will have their club’s name engraved.

Donna Wice, 4-H coordinator, presented the 2009 Outstanding 4-H Leader award to Beth Broomfield. Broomfield has been a leader for the past nine years and the Camp Tweety director since 2001. Broomfield is a project leader for archery, rocketry, co-leader for Hi 4-H and helps with the jewelry project. She has attended the statewide 4-H leader’s forum and camping conference as well. She was presented a 4-H sleeping bag and a volunteer mug full of candy.

4-H members nominate 4-H leaders for the Outstanding New Leader award. The winner for this past 4-H year was Deni Smith. She received a 4-H planner and volunteer mug full of candy.

The Achievement Night committee worked to make it a special evening. Debbie Andre and Kathie Hollan cooked the dinner, and the families brought a salad or dessert. Morgan Tramontin, one of the horse project members, sang the National Anthem.