News & Announcements
April 2009
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| NEW! | Kittitas Co. 4-H Rabbit & Cavy Show Spectacular Saturday - May 2 |
The Kittitas County Rabbit and Cavy Open Youth 4-H Show will be held June
6, 2009 at the Rabbit Poultry Barn Kittitas Valley Events Center in Ellensburg,
WA.
Judging Clinic for all participants 9-11:00 am Fitting and Showing
11:30 -5:00 pm
No limit on animal entries, new this year poster contest! Best dressed
Cavy and Rabbit will be
separate classes and separate prizes!
Entries due May 29th. If you need more information please email Janet
Downs or call 509-962-1222
Info & Registration (Word) Info & Registration (PDF)
See the links below for workshop schedule and descriptions for 4-H Spectacular Saturday in Ferry County at the Republic Elementary School on May 2nd from 10 -4. Lots of GREAT workshops!! Feel free to pass the word!
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Workshop Schedule (Word) (PDF)
Workshop Descriptons
(Word) (PDF)
Map
Shannon
Rollins, Extension Coordinator
WSU Ferry County Extension
(509) 775-5235
Budget Update
WSU administrators
announced plans Monday, March 23, to
preserve 4-H programming statewide by undertaking an administrative reorganization
. . . MORE
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
Training for 4-H Volunteers
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 your 4-H educational program! MORE
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 Foundation Awards Grants
3/24/09 Gayle Ashworth
The Washington State 4-H Foundation is pleased to announce the following grant
recipients:
Clark County – “Get Moving, Get Healthy” Project
for a Food, Safety and Nutrition Project. Asotin County – A
Government Awareness Program, “Bridging the Gap.” Funding
for both projects was provided by the Harry Burcalow Innovative Grants Endowment.
Lincoln County - Chevron Community Pride Grant Funds were awarded to Teen
Time 4-H for the 4th Street Entrance Beautification Project in Sprague.
Kitsap County - The Best Washington State 4-H Community Pride
Award was presented to the Renaissance Roosters for their pumpkin growing garden,
demonstration garden and library reading garden projects.
American West Bank grant program included grants to:
Lincoln County Livestock 4-H Club in
support of the “All Species Market
Livestock Clinic” and Teen Time 4-H in
support of the “Sew Easy To
Learn” project.
The American West Bank provides grants to fund worthy 4-H youth development programs
with an agriculture, livestock, horticulture or family living focus in communities
where American West Bank operates. 4-H clubs and programs in the following
counties are eligible for funding: Spokane, Lincoln, Stevens, Whitman,
Franklin, Columbia, Walla Walla, Benton, Yakima, and Grant. Grant awards
have a maximum of $250 per group or club.
4-H youth and/or adults who work
with 4-H youth are eligible. Application can be made at any time, with
selections made June 1 and December 1. Submit application materials to:
4-hfound@wsu.edu or
call (253) 445-4570 for more information.
4-H Shooting Sports Trainings
April 17 - 19 - Republic WA
The
registration and information form is posted on the state 4-H Shooting Sports
website: http://4h.wsu.edu/projects/shooting.htm.
Another
4-H Shooting Sports Training, featureing archery, pistol, and rifle disciplines,
is scheduled for April 25 & 26 at the Coeur d' Alene Rifle and Pistol Club.
Registration is due to the Kootenai Co. Extension Office by April 17th. WA
4-H leaders receive full training credit. Contact Jim Wilson 209-446-1680.
Leaders' Councils
Adams
Co. 4-H Leaders' Council
Next Meeting: Monday, May 18, 2009
Leaders'
Council Page for
details
Lincoln
Co. 4-H Leaders' Council
The Leaders Council Meeging scheduled for April 9, 2009
has been cancelled.
Sorry all about the last minute cancellation.
The Leader's Council meeting that was originally scheduled for Thursday April 9th, has been canceled. We hope to reschedule this meeting soon. if you have questions, concerns or topics you would like brought up at the next meeting, please e-mail those to me so I can add them to our next agenda. I hope to reschedule this meeting when the majority of Leaders can attend. With some assistance from WSU Extension, I have established an online calendar to reschedule the meeting. If you did not receive the link via the list-serve e-mail - and wish to attend - please contact:
Dawn Nelson, President
636-2343 email
Lincoln & Adams
Leaders' Council Minutes & Info
To request enrollment reports for your Lincoln or Adams 4-H club, group, or program, contact Karen at 659-3209. Please indicate email or snail-mail preference. Enrollment Info
Wanted
: July 8th - 11th, 2009 Would you like to work with 2nd - 6th grade youth in the outdoors? Apply now! Applicants must have completed 7th grade or higher as of June 2009. For information contact Nicole Conway at 509-641-0264 before April 13th, 2009. Camp Info |
Sign up for Cougar Kids Camp this summer
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CLUB NEWS
Ritzville Livestock 4-H Club
Ritzville Livestock meeting schedule:
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? 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!
Applications for
2010 KYG Conference Facilitators
Due May
1, 2009 Click
HERE for Details
Teen Conference
June 28 - 30, 2009
WSU Campus, Pullman,
WA
•Workshops •Speakers •Activities!
Click
HERE to visit the Teen Conference web page.
Information will be updated weekly.
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
Spring Fair: Adams County Communities Agriculture Awareness & Youth Safety Fair
The schedule has been revised! For details Click HERE
Eastside Fair Super School
This event on April 25th at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake
is a great opportunity for fair superintendents, volunteers, board &
staff members to gain additional training and to network with other
fair's representatives.
Lincoln County Fair Rabbit Superintendent Needed!
Please contact Sharon at 725-5161 for details.
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)
State 4-H Fair Patch Design Contest
The State 4-H Fair Board is currently asking for designs for it's 2009 Patch Design Contest. Contest rules and judging criteria may be round on the State 4-H Fair website: http://4h.wsu.edu/statefair/index.htm. Entries are accepted only from current 4-H members and are due by May 1.
Supermarket Savings
The University of Nebraska has produced some excellent teaching resources
on practical ways to save money at the supermarket. On the following website
you’ll find a video, a downloadable PowerPoint presentation, and
a 2-page handout that would be interesting for older youth and adults you
may be working with. Best of all – these teaching materials are free!
Supermarket Savings: 16 Tips that Total Big Bucks!. View it at, http://lancaster.unl.edu/FOOD/supermarket-savings.shtml
Swine Influenza Concerns for Swine Producers and 4-H/FFA Swine Projects
The spread of the “Swine Flu” or Swine Influenza
Virus H1N1 in Mexico, the U.S. and around the world has naturally created
increased concern for individuals involved with swine production. Even
though the name indicates a connection to swine, the spread of this illness
has not been linked to contact with pigs.
MORE Information
Disease Prevention in 4-H Livestock Projects
Check out the new training module for 4-H Livestock Volunteers. Fair managers & superintendents will also find this information useful! This training covers bio-security practices and how they can be used to reduce the risk of contracting and spreading diseases while raising 4-H livestock. It is a great way to learn disease prevention while providing you with inspiration and teaching ideas so you can bring these concepts to youth in your county!
The training is delivered on-line at http://vetextension.wsu.edu/programs/4-H/index.htm
(preferred method). For those with no or slow internet access, a DVD of
training is available from the Extension Office. Lincoln-Adams volunteers
can contact Karen or call 659-3209 or 725-4171.
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)
Intermountain Livestock
Judges' Training
Geared to interested leaders,
parents, producers and livestock enthusiasts, the training will give hands-on
education in livestock selection and evaluation. The training will cover
beef and swine with a special focus on sheep and meat goats.
May 14 - 16, 2009 at the Canyoun County Fairgrounds in Caldwell Idaho. Info:
Dawn
Sanchez 307-783-0570
Flyer/Registration (PDF)
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.Sheep, Beef, Swine Events
3/17/09 - Susan R. Kerr
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
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
WSU Show Pig Sales
The WSU Feeder Pig Sale is Saturday, May 9, 10 am at the
WSU Cattle Feeding Lab. Pigs will be 8-10 weeks old. Registration deadline
is May 7th.
MORE
Spokane Jr. Livestock Show
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. Visit: http://www.juniorshow.org
MORE Livestock InformationDavenport Spring Clinic Postponed!
4/7/09 – Jeanie Campbell
Just wanted to let everyone know that there will be NO spring clinic
at the Lincoln County
Fairgrounds on Saturday April 11th. It was decided at the Lincoln Co. 4-H
Horse Program meeting on Monday the 6th, that with Easter and Easter
Egg hunts, would probably not have a good turn out, so we are looking at
other dates for this.
Jeanie Campell
NEXT Lincoln County 4-H Horse Program Meeting:
Monday, May 4, 2009 7:00 p.m.
Lincoln Co. Fairgrounds, Davenport, WA
Click
HERE for 4-H Horse Program Info!
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New 4-H Filmmaking Resource Available
Forwarded by Nancy Mordhorst
National 4-H Council has officially launched
The Virtual 4-H Filmmaking Studio & Workshop, developed in collaboration
with Montana State University, and located online at:
www.4-H.org/curriculum/filmmaking.
The Filmmaking Studio and Workshop is the online space to find tools and resources about video production and “how to make your own film.” On the home page of the site, you’ll find the main Filmmaking Workshop—an 11 module “virtual workshop”, geared toward youth interested in making Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) films. This is a BETA release and feedback is encouraged, via the “Give Feedback” button on the home page. Additional resources will be added and tweaked over time, so stay tuned. Happy Filmmaking!
*This page provides links to external sites for the convenience of users. These external sites are not managed by the WSU Extension. Furthermore, WSU Extension does not review, control or take responsibility for the content of these sites, nor do these sites implicitly or explicitly represent official positions and policies of WSU Extension. 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.
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