News & Announcements
February 2009
Check January Announcments and Calendar for
More!
To
Submit News - e-mail Karen
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| Reminders: | Leaders - please share pertinint
info with members & parents. Most members are NOT subscribed to the list-serve. So, they will NOT receive "list-serve" notices of web updates, or other announcements! Encourage members/parents to subscribe to the 4-H list-serves and/or visit the 4-H website! Contact Karen. |
2/25/09 - Bridget Rohner
Dear Valued Partners, Volunteers, Community Members
and
Friends,
I believe you are aware that our schools, communities, county, state, nation and world have hit tough economic times. Currently, there is some panic, wide speculation, and few answers. Many of you may have heard or read about proposed cuts to higher education in Washington, including WSU and Extension programming. I want to attempt to clarify for you, the recent events. Click HERE for more
Fundraising
4-H Fundraising Candy Bars Part of Peanut Recall
If your 4-H club, group, or committee is selling 4-H candy bars - the bars described as milk chocolate with peanut butter ARE part of the peanut butter recall. Specific lot numbers are: 8029;8014;8070;8071;8281
Any such candy bars should be returned to the manufacturer immediately.
Pacific Science Center Camp In
2/3/09 - Janet Edwards
What could be more exciting than heat, light, gas and
color change? Pull apart molecules and learn the chemistry behind colored fire,
fountains of foam, and flaming dollar bills! Pack up your enthusiasm
along with your pillow and sleeping bag and a couple of friends and come to
the annual Camp In at the Pacific Science Center on March 28. Don't miss
out on the fun. Register now to beat the March 13 deadline. See
the brochure for all the details at: http://4h.wsu.edu/conferences/campin/index.htm
Contact Janet Edwards , 509-358-7867, if you have questions.
Youth board members needed!
Alliance for a Healthier Generation's
Youth Advisory Board
2/17/09 - Pat BoyEs
Apply for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Youth Advisory Board for the 2009-2010 school year.
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is looking for young people from all across the country to serve. We’re looking for tweens and teens with unique experiences and opinions to shape the programs of our Kids’ Movement and generate fresh ideas on how to make healthy living the norm, not the exception.
Applicants must be between the ages of 8-17 years old when membership begins July 16, 2009 and live in the United States, including US Territories. To learn more and apply, visit: www.empowerme2b.org. Deadline to apply is March 31, 2009.
4-H Shooting Sports Trainings
February 27 - March 1 - Shelton, WA
Archery, Pistol, & Shotgun Disciplines
(Attendees must choose 1)
April 17 - 19 - Republic WA
Archery, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, and Hunting Disciplines
(Attendees must choose 1)
This will be the last Shooting Sports Training scheduled
this year.
Information & Registration Flyers are availbalbe on the
WA State
4-H
Shooting Sports website
Leaders' Councils
Adams
Co. 4-H Leaders' Council
The next Adams Co.
4-H Leaders’ Council
Meeting is Monday, February 23rd. - 6:00 p.m. in Room 8 at the
Ritzville Grade School.
The March meeting has also been scheduled
for March 16.
Leaders' Council Page for
more.
Lincoln
Co. 4-H Leaders' Council
The Lincoln Co. 4-H Leaders' Council meeting was held on
February
5, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Following a committee meeting about
"Lincoln Co. Fair Round Robin Competition."
The next Leaders' Council meeting will be April 9, 2009
6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Co. Alcohol & Drug Center in Davenport.
Dawn Nelson, President
636-2343 email
Lincoln & Adams Leaders' Council Minutes & Info
As of 2/13/09:
231 Lincoln-Adams Members Enrolled
(53 are brand new members!!)
114 Li-Adams Certified Volunteers Enrolled
Click HERE for
Enrollment status for leaders and clubs.
Most Clubs are enrolled. If your club is NOT yet enrolled,
check with Karen at 659-3209 for details.
Ritzville Livestock 4-H Club
Ritzville Livestock recently announced their meeting schedule:
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.
Contact: Camille
Nelson
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. Most are due March 1, 2009.
March 1st is on a Sunday this year. Be sure and allow extra time to get any required signatures well in advance of deadlines! Click HERE for more info.
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Know Your Government (KYG) This year's theme is "You be the Judge". The first four meetings for Lincoln-Adams for 9th -12th grade Teens in interested in KYG have been held. So far, 13 youth and 2 adult volunteers are participating in the local KYG program!! Click HERE for more |
Next Teen Time 4-H
February 8, 2009 at the Lincoln Co. Alcohol & Drug
Center.
Women Fly!
Date: Friday, March 13, 2009
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Where: The Museum of Flight
Who: Young women (13-19) with an interest in aviation
Cost: $5 (payable on the day of the event)
Registration: www.museumofflight.org/womenfly
Registration Deadline: February 27, 2009
Kitchen/Food/Other
Science Resources Online
1/14/09 - Nancy Mordhorst
With the current emphasis on Science and Technology
projects in 4-H, you may want to incorporate some new content with your
project groups. Click here for links
to fur hands-on experiments.
Sheep, Beef, Swine Events
2/25/09 - Susan R. Kerr
Hello everyone – please help
us advertise our upcoming Lamboree, Porkapalooza and Beef-O-Rama! Details
are below. More info to follow. Thanks!
What: Northwest
Lamboree
For whom: 4-H/FFA sheep
project youth; adult leaders;
commercial producers; fiber artists; anyone
interested
in any aspect of the sheep industry
Where: Klickitat
County Fairgrounds, Goldendale, WA
When: May
16-17
Registration: Probably about $25; includes
4 meals and
educational packet
What: Klickitat
County Beef-O-Rama
For whom: Primarily 4-H/FFA
beef project youth, leaders
and adults, but anyone interested in the beef
industry
is welcome
Where: Klickitat
County Fairgrounds, Goldendale, WA
When: May
16
Registration: $5 for youth and $ for adults;
includes lunch and
educational packet
What: Klickitat
County Porkapalooza
For whom: Primarily 4-H/FFA
swine project youth, leaders
and adults, but anyone interested in the swine
industry is welcome
Where: Klickitat
County Fairgrounds, Goldendale, WA
When: May
16
Registration: $5 for youth and $ for adults;
includes lunch and
educational packet
Susan
R. Kerr, DVM, PhD, PAS
WSU-Klickitat County Extension Director
509-773-5817
Youth Beef Fitting Demonstration
Spokane Cattlemen are hosting a beef fitting demonstration for youngsters preparing to show steers at the Junior Livestock Show in Spokane this spring. It is scheduled for Wednesday evening, March 4, at 6 p.m., at the Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch near Espanola.
4-H beef show woman, Bethany Cobb, will give the demonstration. The Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch is located at 3312 S. Ritchey Rd., near Espanola. From Highway 2, turn south on Espanola Rd., after one mile turn left on McFarlane, after another mile turn right on Ritchey, and the Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch is the fourth place on the right with hay stacks tarped with blue and white covers. MAP
4-H and FFA groups are welcome. For
accommodation of
special need, or for more information, contact Tom
Platt, 509-725-4171.
Poultry Event
The Tri-City’s Biggest POULTRY EVENT for the year
and it is coming to the
Benton Fairgrounds on
March 21, 2009
Healthy, high quality chicks and adult birds will be available.
Mary Shearer, the Poultry judge from the 2008 Benton Franklin Fair will be present to teach (from 10 am - 3:30 pm) on many poultry topics. There will be a Fitting and Showing workshops to prepare for fair.
Attention 4H Poultry Project Members & Leaders!
Please share this with anyone who plans to exhibit poultry!
In January 2008, WSDA passed a rule which
states that all poultry going to exhibit must test negative for Salmonella
pullorum-typhoid (P-T).
This rule applies to chickens, exotic fowl, and game birds;
but excludes waterfowl, doves, and pigeons. MORE
Exhibitors can either participate in the National Poultry Improvement Plan
(NPIP) or buy their birds from an NPIP producer, hatchery, or feed store.
We are asking 4H exhibitors to save their receipts when they purchase chicks
at feed stores or save the VS 9-3 form (NPIP) when they purchase chicks
from NPIP participants.
Please bring the receipts or VS 9-3 when you exhibit. This
way there will be verification that your birds were purchased
from a P-T tested source.
Thank you.Julie Broome, CHES
Avian Health Program Coordinator
Washington State Department of Agriculture
360-725-5762
Lamb Referendum This Month!
February 2 through February 27, 2009 - sheep producers and handlers have the opportunity to vote on whether to continue to pay an assessment which funds marketing and research efforts of the American Lamb Board. MOREYouth Field Days
The Youth Beef Field Day is scheduled for Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Lewiston Livestock Market, registration starting at 9:30am. Topics for the Beef Field Day include feeding and nutrition, health care, quality assurance, selection, judging, Youth Loan Program, Branding Update and Fitting & Showing workshop. Registration of $6/person is requested by March 6 to the Nez Perce County Extension Office. Lunch of pizza and pop is provided. The flyer is posted at http://whitman.4h.wsu.edu . For more information contact Kerry Sanford, Nez Perce County Extension, (208) 799-3096 or Mark Heitstuman, Asotin County Extension, (509) 243-2009 or Whitman County Extension.
Two weeks later, Saturday, March 28, 2009, the Youth Sheep & Goat Field Day will be held at Asotin County Fairgrounds. Registration will start at 9:30am. Topics for the day will include feeding and nutrition, selection, judging, health care, quality assurance and fitting & showing workshop. Registration of $6/person is requested by March 20 to the Nez Perce County Extension Office. Pizza and pop will be provided for lunch, which is included in the registration fee. This flyer is also posted at http://whitman.4h.wsu.edu and was emailed to 4-H leaders in Whitman County. For more information contact Kerry Sanford, Nez Perce County Extension, (208) 799-3096.
Lambing & Management Schools
March 7, April 11, & April 18. Tom Platt notes that the WSSP Lambing schools are great opportunities for older 4-H'ers ( Jr. High & up, parents, & leaders) to learn alot. Topics include •newborn lamb care •docking & castration •application of tags •deworming, vaccinating, foot trimming •drugs & dosages used in sheep •and more. The April 11th and April 18th schools are held at Art and Dr. Jill Swannack's farm in Lamont. PDF Registration Flyer is available from /www.wssp.org/event_calendar.htmWSU Show Pig Sales
Washington State University is sponsoring three feeder pig sales for 4-H
and FFA members this year. Approximately 200 pigs will be available
from the WSU Swine Center for each sale.
MORE
Spokane Jr. Livestock Show
If you plan to exhibt a market animal at the Spokane
Jr. Livestock Show, keep the following ownership deadlines in mind:
Steer - Jan. 1; Market Hog - Feb. 1;
Market Lamb - March 1.
Livestock Leaders should receive Jr. Show entry packets direct from the Jr. Show office the week of January 20th. The cover letter includes info on entries, requesting ear tags, COOL stickers, QA forms, etc. Leaders who did not receive the Entry Packet and who are assisting 4-H members with entries should request a packet from the Jr Show (see web site) or the Extension Office. Most of the forms are available on the Jr. Show web site - but the cover letters contain important info on requirements, changes, and deadlines.
Visit: http://www.juniorshow.org
Attention Beef Leaders (and Parents)
Check out the topics on the Beef Information Series - a schedule of lunch time presentations delivered via conference call.
Youth Horse Field Day
Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds. This is
a non-riding event however there will be live horse demonstrations. Some
of the topics planned for the day include: judging & conformation,
horse first aid, how to wrap legs, selection & fitting of bits, and
more!
The registration fee of $5/person or $10/family
is requested by February 23. A light lunch will be provided. All
horse enthusiasts young and young at heart are invited to attend
the field day. Details available soon or contact the Whitman
Co. Extension Office at 397-6290 Flyer
& Registration Form (PDF)
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!
Great Holiday Gift!
CD available for sale through www.clovercountrycd.com
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