News & Announcements
March 2009
Check February Announcments and Calendar for
More!
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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
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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
CANDY
RECALL!
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.
Cast for Kids
Fishing Day on Clear Lake, Satuday, May 2nd. Limited to the
first 1,000 sign-ups. Info from Spokane County 4-H at 477-2638 or
click HERE
for PDF Registration Flyer
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. Registration deadline: March
13. 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.
Value of 4-H Survey Deadline Extended!
3/17/09 3:30 p.m.
To encourage more responses, Spokane County will keep the on-line Value
of 4-H Survey "open" through
next
Tuesday, March 24.
In Lincoln and Adams counties, a link to the survey
was emailed to all FY `09 certified volunteers and snail mailed to leaders
without email. Group/Head leaders of clubs and families are encouraged
to participate in the survey as soon as possible. For FY `09 CERTIFIED Li-Adams
Volunteers - an easy wat to get to the survey online. Go to
the Spokane 4-H web site at www.spokanekids.wsu.edu/index.html
…in the right hand column you will see a holographic clover. Directly under that clover is a link to the “Value of 4-H: Club Leaders’ Opinions.” Click on the link and it will take you into the data gathering tool.
Thank you for your willingness to share your time, experience, and expertise with us. The leadership and knowledge base of our club leaders are the core of our youth program!
Lincoln-Adams volunteers with
questions can contact
Karen at
659-3209.
Training for 4-H livestock volunteer leaders:
Check out the new on-line training modules for 4-H volunteer leaders!
On-line training is an accessible, interactive, and fun way to learn about
topics that are important for youth livestock projects! MORE
Portable Challenge Training
3/17/09 - Phil LindenA Portable Challenge Training will be held March 25-27 from 9:00am-5:00pm at Twin Lakes Youth Camp in Inchelium, WA. This three day interactive training will provide participants with the foundation for leading groups and assisting in developing youth into positive, healthy, community members. This tool is essential for community leaders, teachers, youth workers and people who want to learn how to be more effective when working with groups of all ages. This training also lays the ground work for people who want to become 4-H Challenge Leaders.
Participants are asked to provide volunteer payback hours
or pay $100 to register. For more information and to register, contact
Phil Linden at: phil_linden
wsu.edu or
509-634-2304.
Does Your Community Service Project Relate to Prevention? Grants Available!
The Lincoln County Community Mobilization Policy Board is pleased to announce that they are EXTENDING the deadline for mini grant applications for community-based substance abuse and violence prevention projects for the 08/09 fiscal year (project completed by June 30, 2009). New application deadline: April 30, 2009.
If you have an idea for a project that could meet or address a substance abuse or violence prevention need in Lincoln County, you are eligible to apply for a $250 Mini Grant. More Info (Word) (PDF)
4-H Shooting Sports Trainings
April 17 - 19 - Republic WA
Thanks to Emily Burt and WSU Ferry County Extension for hosting
4-H Shooting
Sports Leader Training April 17-19 in Republic, WA. This training will
feature archery, pistol, rifle, shotgun and hunting. The fee for
the training is $50 per person and requested by April 10. Archery with
NAA Level 1 certification is an additional $20. This is the first time
this year that the hunting discipline has been offered so this is a great opportunity
to become certified in this discipline! This is the last shooting sports training
scheduled for the year. Don't miss out on this training opportunity!
The registration and information form is posted on the state 4-H Shooting
Sports website: http://4h.wsu.edu/projects/shooting.htm.
Leaders' Councils
Adams
Co. 4-H Leaders' Council
The next Adams Co.
4-H Leaders’ Council
Meeting is Monday, March 16th.
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 3/2/09:
241 Lincoln-Adams Members Enrolled
(59 are brand new members!!)
116 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 meeting schedule:
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
Sprague-Lamont 4-H Club
Next meeting March 10th 6:30pm at Jill's house.
Lind Learners
Eight to ten Lind Learners members are working on
a wood working project with Mr. Williams advisor of FFA Lind. Pig sorting
boards and stall cards were built during 3 days after school with leadership
assistance from FFA students. It's an example of expanding club work
for more ‘hands on’ learning
opportunities. Members enjoy a make and take. More clubs might
want to consider short term or episodic projects within their traditional
club setting.
Your Club News on the Web
Do you know the dates of
your Club Meetings? Or are you a club reporter? If you send
a news article to the paper, email a copy to Karen. Hi-lights will appear
in this Club News Section! Please send meeting info to Karen for
Web News & Announcements or the Web Calendar!
Washington State University and the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication have created a day filled with events and workshops. At the WSU Pullman Campus on April 7th, students wil receive valuable insights into the field of communication. More
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Know Your Government (KYG) If you participated, consider sending hi-lights for these Web Announcements! |
Hey, we missed many of you at the March Teen Time meeting. You missed
out on a great educational meeting. Damon was a great presenter and we
learned about landscaping as a career, but also as a life skill.
Our April meeting would normally fall on Easter Sunday. Since that's not acceptable,
we will plan our April meeting to be the work day on the
Community Pride Project at Sprague, May 2nd at 9am. We will be laying black cloth and landscaping
with rock. Bring your shovels and gloves, wear work clothes and closed toe shoes. This
is great community service hours opportunity to count toward graduation requirements
as well as Teen Time applying for Community Pride Award.
Also, I have not heard from any group on your planning of embroidery machine
classes. What's up? Joy
Fair
Spring Fair: Adams County Communities Agriculture Awareness & Youth Safety Fair
Click HERE for list of activities!
Lincoln County Fair
Rate of Gain & Steer of Merit Contests
4-H Leaders and Ag Instructors should contact the Davenport Extension Office as soon as possible to request ear tags needed for your members who plan to enter the Rate of Gain or Steer of Merit Contests. Call 509-725-4171 or email Cindy
Steers exhibited at the 2009 Lincoln County Fair must be officially weighed and ear tagged between April 11 and April 26, 2009 if they are to be entered in the Rate of Gain or Steer of Merit Contests.
Weighing should be done by the 4-H leader or Vo-Ag instructor at any certified scale. A maximum of two ear tags are allowed per exhibitor. 4-H Leaders and Ag Instructors must complete and return a "Steer Weigh-In Registration Form" for each steer by May 15, 2009.
Blank forms will be provided to you with your ear tag order or you may download: Form (Word) Form (PDF)
Body Condition Scoring Slides
3/17/09- Susan Kerr
Hi folks – here is a good and visually-appealing
PowerPoint presentation about Body Condition Scoring. Should appeal to youth
audiences. Click
HERE
(Large power point file - give it time to load)
FREE Poster
Also – Newsham Choice Genetics* will send you a FREE poster about Sow/Pig Care and Sow Condition Scoring if you go to this web site and request them.Baby Chick and Duck Season is Upon Us
3/3/09 - Pat BoyEs
With Easter only weeks away, now is the time
when we see baby chicks and ducks appearing in local feed stores. While
raising poultry can be a great experience, the Washington State Department
of Health asks that we remind adults & youth that chicks and ducklings
can spread salmonella and cause serious illness especially in young children.
To help educate the public about the risk of salmonella the State Department of Health has prepared free educational materials for you. order form
Sheep, Beef, Swine Events
3/17/09 - Susan R. Kerr
Hi everyone – due to tremendous response, we are making some changes to our upcoming educational events for livestock project youth:
The Lamboree, Porkapalooza and Beef-o-Rama will be independent but simultaneous events at the Klickitat County Fairgrounds.
- All three events will now last 2 days (May 16-17).
- Registration is $25 per person for each event. This includes 4 meals, an educational packet and other odds and ends.
- Registration materials will be available shortly at www.klickitat.wsu.edu.
Please help spread the word about these FUN and EDUCATIONAL events! 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: $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 - 17
Registration: $25; includes 4 meals 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 - 17
Registration: $25; includes 4 meals 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. MORE INFO
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
Youth Field Days
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 PDF flyer is also posted at http://whitman.4h.wsu.edu .For more information contact Kerry Sanford, Nez Perce County Extension, (208) 799-3096.
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.
Lambing & Management Schools
March 7 (FULL), April 11, & April 18 (FULL). 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 (still room as of 3/5/09) andApril 18th (Full) schools are held at Art and Dr. Jill Swannack's farm in Lamont. PDF Registration Flyer is available from /www.wssp.org/event_calendar.htm
WSU 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 have received Jr. Show entry packets direct from the Jr. Show in January. 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.
Lincoln County 4-H Horse Program Meetings:
Monday, March 2, 2009 7:00 p.m.
Monday, April 6, 2009 7:00 p.m.
Lincoln Co. Fairgrounds, Davenport, WA
Reminder: APRIL 1 Deadline for 4-H Horse Enrollment, Horse ID, Commitment, and waiver forms submission.
Click
HERE for 4-H Horse Program Info!
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