News & Announcements
October 2008
Check September
Announcments and Calendar for More!
New: Talent
Search
Livestock
Judging Clinic
Livestock:
COOL Requirements
Livestock:
Beef Carcass Data
4-H
Year & Leader Training
Leaders'
Councils Meetings
Technology
Careers
on YouTube
Reminders:
Leaders
- please share pertinint info with members
&
parents. Most
members are NOT subscribed to
the
list-serve. They
will NOT receive e-mails about
web
updates! Encourage members/parents to
subscribe
to the 4-H list-serves! Contact Karen.
Adams Co. 4-H Achievement Program
This years achievement program will be November 9th at 2:00 at the Lind Elementary Gym.
The pins have been ordered and I will contact you as soon as they arrive so you can pick them up for your club. The Journal will once again be invited, so please check with your club members to ensure that there are not any issues about their pictures being published in the paper.
There will be a spot in the program again this year for members to share their achievements. Remember that you don’t have to win the big ribbon, or get top honors to share. This is a great opportunity for members to share what they learned or what they had fun doing…… Please encourage your members to share something….it is great experience for them.
Please feel free to invite special guests. Invitations should be mailed very soon. Also, if you know of someone that should have an invitation mailed to them, please let me know.
Mark you calendars, the 9th should be a fun day!
Debbie KulmWelcome to the new 4-H year!
Enrollment Packets were sent to Group Leaders, and Volunteer Agreement
Forms were sent to `08 Certified
leaders last month.
Click HERE to follow Enrollment status for leaders and clubs.
Volunteer Leader Training (VLT)
Saturday, November 22nd. VLT will be held in DAVENPORT
Other November locations location(s) will depend on RSVP's
!
Click
Here for VLT info.
Do you know the dates of your Club Meetings?
Please send to Karen for the Web Calendar!
Any questions on Enrollment? Contact Karen at 659-3209.
Reminders from your Leaders' Councils Treasurers:
`07-`08 Financial Records are due for audit!
Lincoln County: You received notice that your Treasurer’s Books were due September 30. Please do not stress, I would prefer that your September bank statement be with your books. Your club membership cannot renew until you have financial records turned in, so try to get them in as soon as you can after you receive that September bank statement.
You can leave your Treasurer’s book at a Leffel, Otis & Warwick office in Davenport, Wilbur, Odessa, or Ritzville. Please put it in an envelope to my attention, or attach a note on the cover. You can, of course, always leave your book at either Extension Office, too.
Please contact me if you have any questions or need any help now or in the future.
Sincerely,
Terry
Connolly 982-2479 home
The 2008 National 4-H Week promotional
kit’s theme
is “Keeping it Green.” With 4-H’s connection to environmental
efforts, youth participating in environmental science, and 4-H’s
green brand logo, “Keeping it Green” shows how 4-H is bridging
old ideas with new to teach youth environmental stewardship and connecting
youth to science-related issues. Visit http://www.4-hbrandnetwork.org/ and
click on "Keeping it Green" logo for promotional pieces to use in your community.
Calling All Talented 4-H’ers!
Submitted by Pat BoyEs
The National Association of County Agricultural
Agents is hosting their annual meeting in Portland Oregon in 2009. The
4-H Esprit de Corp committee is heading up their 4-H Talent Program for
Monday night at their dinner. This is 4-H’s opportunity to showcase
their talented performers. There is money to cover travel and housing expenses.
If we could have demo tapes, VT or CD/DVD’s by November 15, 2008 we could review them in December and then by January 1st have information out to the kids and their families.
If you need more information please feel free to call or email, if not we appreciate your willingness to assist with this project and in getting the word out.
Woody Davis
4-H Youth Development Professional
OSU Extension Service - Columbia County
505 N. Columbia River Highway
St. Helens, OR 97051
(503)397-3462 x- 4 - office
(503)397-3467 - fax
email: woody.davis@oregonstate.edu
Almira 4H & Livestock will have our October Enrollment & Pumpkin Carving Party at Bodeau's shop on Oct. 26th Questions? Contact Joyce Bodeau @ 639-0155. This is open to anyone intrerested in 4H, also, just bring a pumpkin to carve!!
Cool Threads Geology project members Fossil Finding Field Trip to Republic - Saturday, Oct. 4th. Buck Hollenback 646-2473.
Lincoln County Livestock 4-H Club Enrollment Meeting - Monday, Oct. 6th. Contact Colleen Houger for information.
Sprague-Lamont 4-H Club Enrollment Meeting - Tuesday, Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m.
at the Swannack residence.
Jill
Swannack 257-2683
Adams
Co. 4-H Leaders' Council
The next Adams County 4-H
Leaders' Council Meeting is:
Monday, November
17, 2008
6:00p.m.
WSU Extension Office, Courthouse,
Ritzville
If you have any questions please contact Camille Nelson
at 659-0832.
Janette Hollenback, Adams County's 4-H Leader
of the Year was recognized at 4-H
Forum on Oct. 17th in Everett, WA.
Congratulations, Janette!!
Lincoln
Co. 4-H Leaders' Council
Notice: Due to time constraints, Jill Swannack has resigned
her position as President for the Lincoln Co. 4-H Leaders' Council. Position
is open immediately.
December meeting:
Dec. 4th - Hosted by Almira Livestock Club - Location
TBD
Colleen Houger, Lincoln County's 4-H Leader of the Year
was recognized on Oct. 17th at 4-H
Forum in Everett, WA.
Congratulations, Colleen!
Lincoln & Adams Leaders' Council Minutes & Info
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4-H Forum is in Everett, WA - Oct. 17 - 19, 2008
Go to the 4-H
Forum Web site for details.
Lincoln County Outstanding Leader of the Year, Colleen Houger, and Adams County Outstanding Leader of the Year, Janette Hollenback will be honored at the banquet on Friday night.
Know Your Government Coordinator training is set for Saturday
afternoon of Forum. Potential coordinators are welcome to attend the workshop
without registering for the rest of Forum. This year's
theme is the judicial system.
Western Regional Leaders Forum
Roundup in the Rockies is the theme - Feb. 25 - March 1 are the dates,
and Denver, Colorado is the location for this year's Western Regional Leaders
Forum.
For details, adult & teen leaders should check:
http://colorado4h.org/wrlf09/index.shtml
Service Learning Funding Opportunity - Deadline October 15
Kevin Wright
Youth Service America is offering the annual State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth-led community improvement projects across the United States and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. These grants (up to $1,000) support teachers and service-learning coordinators in engaging students (ages 5-25) to implement service-learning projects for Global Youth Service Day, April 24-26, 2009. To learn more, download the NEW electronic application, grant guidelines, and budget spreadsheet or email questions.
Thank you to 4-H members who partciapted and represented Lincoln and Adams
Counties and State Fair and other Area Fairs!
Click HERE for more Fair Info
Teen Time Meeting
The next teen time meeting is Nov 9th 4-6 pm
at Lincoln Co Drug & Alcohol
Center in Davenport. We will learn how to run the embroidery machines
and make stuffed toys for the family resource center shelter homes. All
Lincoln-Adams teens are welcome to join.
For more information contact Bethany
at 467-270 or
Joy at 257-2319 teen4h@hotmail.com
Imagine Tomorrow
WSU will once again sponsor the Imagine
Tomorrow program designed to engage high school students in creative solutions
to today’s
energy challenges. The May 29 - 31, 2009 event will
allow students to compete for thousands of dollars in awards to both individuals
and schools. MORE
Check out YouTube videos featuring WSU graduates in various careers!
www.youtube.com/user/CAHNRSAP
Each video focuses on an alum who has put his or her CAHNRS undergraduate degree to work. The videos were produced by North by Northwest, an award-winning production company whose films have been seen on PBS and elsewhere.
OTHER TEEN INFO
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National Youth Science Day
October 8, 2008
Check out the
National Youth Science Experiment to
do in your classroom, club, organization or home.
9/29/08 From Pat BoyEs, WA State 4-H Program Leader:
4-H National Youth Science Day Resolution Passes in Congress
We are pleased to share the news that the House passed a resolution this week officially recognizing October 8, 2008 as 4-H National Youth Science Day.
The bill was introduced by Congressman Dennis Cardoza of California
and had 35 co-sponsors by the time it went to the House floor. Click
for a WORD or PDF press
release about this significant occasion as well as the Congressional
Record (PDF) which captures some wonderful comments from
the House floor. Please share and help spread the message about 4-H National
Youth Science Day. I hope you will
be able to conduct this
experiment with county commissioners and other
important decision makers as well as with youth.
Workshop at the 4-H
Forum in Everett!
Come see and participate in a demonstration of the new “ACCESS
4-H” Web 2.0 application, a user customizable, unified online environment
incorporating protected social networking, 4-H information from all levels
of the system, and free online collaboration and learning tools. This
will allow us to enrich the existing 4-H experience for youth already
in 4-H. Creating a Blog will also be covered.
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America presently faces a significant challenge - young people are not prepared with the necessary Science, Engineering and Technology workforce skills to compete in the 21st century (Rising Above the Gathering Storm, 2006).
4-H is working towards a solution. Visit HERE to find out more!
Judging Clinic
The annual Waitsburg Livestock Judging Clinic will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds in Waitsburg, Washington. MORE
COOL requirements for 4-H
Under the
new USDA rule regarding Country of Origin Labeling, known as COOL, retail
meat (beef, pork, lamb, goat meat, and chicken) must be certified by
the retailer as to its country of origin. This
new USDA rule will have some effect on 4-H market livestock, especially
those destined for the retail meat trade.
MORE Information
Carcass Data
Tom Patt has 2008 Fall Fair carcass data to share.
More Information
Webcasts
My Horse University and eXtension’s HorseQuest are proud to sponsor free live Webcasts given by experts in the fields of equine science and veterinary medicine. More
Click
HERE for More 4-H Horse Program Info!
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Clover Country CD
Some of country music's biggest stars have come together in a new country compilation CD aimed at generating awareness and support for 4-H!
CD available for sale through www.clovercountrycd.com
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