The Chronicles of John Trammell

My 4-H Story Written 1998 Age: 10 Year in 4-H: 4 My name is John Trammell and I am a junior 4-H member this year.  This is my 4th year in 4-H.  This has been a very busy and exciting year for me.  I am just finishing 4th grade at Cram Elementary.  I have a sister, Ashley that is in 1st grade.  My dad, Steve, is the photography leader for our club and my mom, Rozie, is the community leader.  I have a Dalmation dog named Ryce and a cat named Buster.  I also have a Beta (type of fish) and I call him Mr. B.  I like to collect rocks and fossils and I also like to collect Lionel Trains.  My favorite sport is swimming.  I LOVE  to go to the beach.  My favorite place is Laguna Beach.  We try to go on several educational family trips each year.  Each place we go we try to learn something new. My 4-H year started out great with one of my photographs that won a Best of Show at last years San Bernardino County Fair that was ab...

My 4-H Story Written 1997 Age: 9 Year in 4-H: 3 Well, here I am again.  But this time as a primary member that is going to be a junior member next year.  Hi! My name is John Trammell.  This is my third year as a primary 4-H member.  I have a sister named Ashley.  This was her first year as a primary 4-H member.  She is 6 1/2 years old.  My dad, steve, is the photography and rocketry leader.  When he was my age he was also a 4-H member.  My mom, Rozie, is our club leader.  It sometimes gets a little hard to be the kid of a club leader.  She expects us to help out when she needs extra hands to carry stuff and do other things too.  This year I went to Arroyo Verde Elementary.  I was in the third grade.  It was a new school for me and made a lot of new friends.  As it so happens, next year I am going to be at a new school again.  Arroyo Verde was so over crowded, over 1,200 students, that the school district bu...

My 4-H Story Written 1996 Age: 8 ½ Year in 4-H: 2      Hi! My name is John Trammell I am a primary member of Arroyo Verde 4-H Club and I am 8 ½ years old.   My sister’s name is Ashley.   She is going to join 4-H this year.   She is going to be a primary member too.   She started Kindergarten this year.   My mom is Rozie and she is our club leader.   Me dad’s name is Steven and he is a leader in photography.   This year I will go to Arroyo Verde School .   I will be in 3 rd Grade.   I have been playing Piano to 3 years.   I am in swimming for 9 years.   I have been very busy this year in the 4-H club.   I took part in the following club events: 4 th of July Parade, 4-H Day Camp, Nickelodeon’s BIG HELP, Redlands Christmas Parade, County Field Day, Food Fiesta, Achievement Night, New Member’s Orientation, and the most fun one-the Sea World Shark Encounter Sleep Over.   I sort of have to go since my mom ...

As I grew up in the 4-H Program, we had to complete something called a Record Book every year. This would be used to determine what awards I would win for my accomplishments in that 4-H year, which a 4-H year is July to June.  My next blog posts will be the actual 4-H Stories I had to write, giving a summary of what I have done in that 4-H year.  I decided to post them here in my blog for people to read, and to also have a electronic copy, just in case something happens to the original files.  I shall post a new story once a week. This is the first 4-H story I have written.  I was 7 years old, and this was written in 1995. My 4-H Story Written 1995 Age: 7 Year in 4-H: 1 This year I am learning what 4-H is about.  I went to the meetings and also went to County Field Day.  At the Field Day I did judging and I also was in the club skit.  It was fun.  I am learning the 4-H pledge and how to be a good member. My name is John Trammell. ...

     On Wednesday, I was at home working, when I got a text message from Jane.  She had invited me to "walk a trail"  in Highland with her and Bryan (Scotty's Brother).  We also invited Scotty along.  When I read trail, I was expecting to do some real hiking in the hills here in East Highland.  After work, I packed up my back pack with both my Nikon and Canon cameras, first aid kit, two water bottles, and some food.  I met them all at Scotty's house.             When we got ready to go, we had learned that Bryan was just wanting to walk on the cement paths that go through the Highland Ranch, which started on the north side of Arroyo Verde Elementary.  We started to walk north, and enjoying each other's company and the outside weather.  We wanted to enjoy the nice weather, which it was in the low 80s, because on the weekend, we will go back to the low 100s.  After walking for about ...

     Last night was a great night!  I got to hang out with Scotty and Jane, who are my two top best friends, and two other friends Ryan and Charlie.  Scotty, Jane, and I first met up at Wienerschnitzel in Redlands, for they wanted food.  I would of had something to eat, but I had Subway about an hour before hand.  Afterwards, we drove over to downtown Redlands, parked our cars at the CVS, and walked over to The Vault (A Martini Bar).  The bar was empty, which it was 8 pm.  The night crowd didn't show up yet.  We ordered drinks, I had a Vodka Cranberry, and as we started enjoying our drinks, we got a phone call from Charlie, who is a friend of Scotty's and Janes.  He wanted to chill, so we had to down our drinks, and go pick him up at this house in north Redlands.  We picked him up, and headed back to the bar.  After chilling at the bar for about an hour, we decided to leave, for Scotty has more drinks in his car, and ...