News & Announcements
December 2008
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Leaders' Councils
Adams
Co. 4-H Leaders' Council
The next Adams County
4-H Leaders' Council Meeting will be held the end of January,
2009!
If you have any questions please contact Camille Nelson
Click
HERE for Minutes
Lincoln
Co. 4-H Leaders' Council
12/5/08 Dawn Nelson
Hi-lights from Dec. 4th Leaders' Council meeting:
We are getting allot of concerns regarding the Round Robin since fair time. So Leaders' Council has decided to get a committee together to research this issue.
Question: Does the Round Robin at the Lincoln County Fair need to be changed? If so how? Please respond to Dawn or attend the next Leaders' Council Meeting.
Leaders Council has also elected Dawn Nelson as the new Council President. That leaves the Vice President position open. We also have a Exec. Board teen rep position open. We would like to fill both positions at the next Lincoln Co. 4-H Leaders' Council meeting on February 5th 2009 at 6:30pm Almira 4-H to host. Location TBD.
12/3/08 Dawn Nelson
Hello all,
Click on one of the links below for a complete list of topics we are hoping
to discuss at the Leaders' council meeting. Thursday,
December 4, 2008 - 6:30 p.m.
Complete 12/4/08 Agenda (Word) 12/4/08 Agenda (PDF)
Agenda:
- Election of new President
- Fair & Livestock health issues
- How to involve more leaders in Council?
- Next Meeting: Feb. 5, 2009. Details?
Vice President, Dawn
Nelson 636-2343
Lincoln & Adams Leaders' Council Minutes & Info
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
4-H Enrollment Updates
As of 12/16/08 - for the FY `09 4-H Year
174 Lincoln-Adams Members Enrolled
(43 are brand new members!!)
84 Li-Adams Certified Volunteers Enrolled
Click HERE for Enrollment status for leaders and clubs.
Ritzville Livestock 4-H Club
Ritzville Livestock recently announced their meeting schedule:
- Monday, January 12, - Monday, February 9, - Monday,
March 9,
- Monday, April 13, -Monday, May 11, - Monday, June 8.
Activity Time: 5:30 p.m. 4-H Meeting 6:00 p.m.
Handy Horsemen Enrollment Meeting
The
Handy Horsemen 4-H club will hold their first meeting of the new 4-H
year in the Wilbur home of Darla Gentry. The meeting will be Saturday
the 13th at 3:00p.m. to approximately 5:30p.m . We are going to make "gingerbread" (graham
cracker) barns , and get registered for the year. Please R.S.V.P. if you
plan on attending , so we know how many to expect. Darla
Gentry 647-0156 0r
Carly Lauber 509-647-1056
Your Club News on the Web
Do you know the dates of
your Club Meetings?
Please send meeting info to Karen for
the Web Calendar!
Are you a club reporter? When you send a news article to the paper, email a copy to Karen . Hi-lights will appear in this Club News Section!
Scholarship
Deadlines are approaching
High School Jrs & Srs should check out Li-Adams 4-H,
WA
State 4-H, and other Scholarship Information. Some deadlines are
January 31st. Others are March 1, 2009.
Be sure and allow extra time to get any required signatures well in advance of deadlines! Click HERE for more info.
Know Your Government (KYG)
This year's theme is "You be
the Judge".
First Meeting for all interested Lincoln-Adams Teens 9-12
grade is
Sunday January 4th, 2009; 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Lincoln County Extension office, Davenport
In case of snow: call 725-4171 or 509-721-1646 to
confirm
Cost$$$: The 5 county meetings will be free, but there is a $300
cost to attend the conference in Olympia - Feb. 14 - 17, 2009.
Youth should bring fundraising ideas for discussion.
Questions? Contact KYG Coordinator, Julie
Murphy (257-2347),
or Bridget
Rohner 725-4171.
Click HERE for more
Teen Leadership Opportunities
For County Teen Representative(CTR) Information, Application, & State Training Workshop info, click here. Li-Adams CTR application deadlie is December 31, 2008.
WA State 4-H Ambassador position openings! Application deadline is January
10, 2009. More info
Next Teen Time 4-H
January 11, 2009 in Davenport
NASA Inspire Applications Are Now Being Accepted!
Application Deadline Is December 31, 2008
NASA INSPIRE is recruiting high school students to join an online community, where their interests can be nurtured and directed. From this online community, students will be offered opportunities to take trips to NASA, have a resident experience at a technology university, or even a summer internship at a NASA center. MORE
Christopher Columbus Awards:
Innovation Generation
2008-2009 eCYBERMISSION Competition!
Two Weeks to Register!
12/9/08 - Pat BoyEs
Registration for the 2008-2009 eCYBERMISSION competition closes on Friday,
December 19 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
eCYBERMISSION, a free, web-based,
math, science and technology competition for students in grades six through
nine, is in its seventh year and going stronger than ever. In June 2009,
eCYBERMISSION plans to award more than $1 million in U.S. EE Savings
Bonds to students on winning teams, so register your teams today at http://ww.ecybermission.com
To better serve our participants, Mission Control requests that all Team
Advisers use a registration code when signing up for the competition. New
participants, please use CYBER as your registration code.
For more program information visit http://www.ecybermission.com or
contact Mission Control at
1-866-GO-CYBER (462-9237) or missioncontrol@ecybermission.com.
Cold Weather Concerns
12/17/08 - Sarah M.SmithThese frigid temperatures and extreme wind chills have proved challenging for many of us. Caring for livestock in sub-zero temperatures is an additional difficult task, . . . More
Malignant
Catarrhal Fever
Tom Platt
Dr. Dale Moore, WSU’s Director of Veterinary
Extension, recently summarized the Malignant Catarrhal Fever outbreak
that stemmed from last fall’s State Fair in Puyallup.
Twenty-one cattle were infected with the sheep associated
herpes virus, Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF), and it appears that the
infection spread from sheep to cattle at the Fair. MCF is not transmitted between
cattle. Nineteen of the cattle subsequently died, and the other two are
recovering. It is known that infected lambs 6-9 months old actively
shed the virus. The virus does not make sheep sick. MORE
New Articles on the "Young Pig" Resource Center
--Submitted by Susan Kerr
Young Pig Resource Center, http://www.porkmag.com/nursery_pigs.asp?ts=ypm&pgID=782&ed_id=6138, your
source for current news, research, resources and information about raising
healthy young pigs on Porkmag.com!
Link to this Information is for communication
and educational purposes only.Reference to commercial
services, non-4-H activities, products or trade names is made with the understanding
that no discrimination is intended and no endoresement by WSU Extension or
4-H is implied.
Carcass Data
Tom Platt
I have tabulated the steer carcass data from the 2008
fall fairs. I am only able to collect carcass data from steer
carcasses hung as halves, because the ribeye measurement is distorted
in those hung as quarters. Basically, this means I only collect
carcass data from steers butchered at the Meat Block in Ritzville or
at one of the federally inspected plants like Verns in Moses Lake.More
Information
Lincoln County Carcass Data (PDF)
Wheat Land Communities Fair Carcass Data (PDF)
(If you are unable to open/print the PDF files contact Karen 659-3209 or Tom 725-4171 for a hard copy via snail mail.)
Cost Saving Tips for Equine Operations
Under the current economic climate, horse owners are feeling the cost burden of owning horses more than ever.
Click
HERE for More 4-H Horse Program Info!
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