April, 2008
4-H CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
April 4- Registration due for WHEP-(Intent to Participate)
Production Pig Affidavits are due
April 5- Rabbit Care Clinics-York and Kearney
Area Speech Contest, Hall County
April 7- 4-H Council Meeting, 7 pm, 4-H Bldg.
April 10- Photography Workshop at Fairgrounds
April 14- Junior Leader Meeting, 7 pm, 4-H Bldg.
April 19- County Speech Contest, 4-H Building
April 25- Order Chicks for Market Broiler Project
May 1- ALL 4-H ENROLLMENTS ARE DUE
May 4- Dog Clinics begin
May 9- District/State Horse entries due
May 28- Quality Assurance & Sheep Weigh Day
May 29- Youth in Motion, 4-H Building
District Speech Contest, Lincoln
May 30- Embroidery/String Art Workshop
July 24-27, 2008- Hamilton County Fair
“I want to be the kind of person my dog already thinks I am!’ - Unknown
“Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” - Ann Landers
“To err is human, to forgive canine!” - Unknown
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
*4-H Council & Junior Leader Meetings
*Thank You’s
*Pick-A-Project
*Volunteer Information Series
*Lost and Found
*Production Pig Entries
*4-H Fiesta
*Community Service Opportunities
*Action Corner
*Market Broiler Project
*NEW! AK-SAR-BEN Requirements
*Attention: 4-H Speech Participants
*Attention: 3rd - 5th Grade Youth
*Nebraska Beef Council Essay Contest
*Shooting Sports Practices & Events
*Photography
*Changes to Premium Book
*New for State Fair
*Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program WHEP)
*Rabbit Care Clinics
*New Photo Story Contest
*District & State Horse Show Entries Due
*“Paws On” Dog Clinic
*Committee Members Needed
*Horticulture Contest 2008
*Special Horticulture and Crops Projects
*4-H Online “Mall”
*Visiting Nebraska
*For Sale!
*2008 Big Red Summer Camps
*Junior 4-H Camp
*Quilt Quest Summer Project Camps
*Summer Opportunities
*Life Challenge Event
*CSI: Crop Science Investigation
*4-H Clover Challenge Results
*Grant Funding Available
*Bowling Season Ends with Tourney
*Quality Assurance & Sheep Weigh Day
4-H COUNCIL MEMBERS
Next meeting:
April 7th, 7 pm
4-H Building (notice change!!)
There were some items that could not be finished at the March Council meeting. They cannot wait until May, so an extra meeting has been called and is scheduled for Monday, April 7th at 7:00 pm at the 4-H Building. Please add this meeting to your calendar. Thank you.
The Food Stand Committee will also meet at 6 pm, April 7th, at the 4-H Building.
NEXT JUNIOR LEADER MEETING
Monday, April 14th at 7 pm
4-H Building (notice change!!)
THANK YOU
“Thank you” to the numerous 4-H families who have donated ice cream buckets for a summer camp craft project!! We have enough to supply the camp!! Thank you!!
“Thank you” to 4-Hers, Ty Schneider and Aaron Blase for donating ear corn for a local residence home squirrel feeder!! We are looking for more but this is a GREAT start!! Thank you!!
NEW PICK - A - PROJECT
Available online!! The online version is available at http://4h.unl.edu/pdf/2007_08pickaproject.pdf
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SERIES
Looking for some answers? Log on to http://4h.unl.edu/volunteers/InfoSeries.htm. This is available to give you what you need, when you need it. Call the Extension, 694-6174, if you have any questions.
LOST AND FOUND
A necklace was found after the 4-H Swimming Party. Contact the Extension Office to identify and claim.
PRODUCTION PIG ENTRIES
Affidavits are due in the Extension Office by April 4th. Pigs should be weighed between March 24 and April 4. If you have any questions, please contact Mark Janzen at 737-3323.
4-H FIESTA
The 4-H Fiesta training held Monday, March 3rd, was attended by parents, 4-H Council members, Junior Leaders, Extension staff, a guest presenter and Leaders from the Busy Beavers, Clever Clovers, 4-Star Hamilton Heroes, Eager Achievers, Marquette Marketeers and Sunshine Daisies 4-H Clubs. Participants were treated to new 4-H information, chips and salsa and lemon-lime floats. Jeanette forgot her sombrero, and we didn’t make Jim put on the big one decorating the refreshment table!!
Kae welcomed the group and had a short talk about the upcoming speech clinic, the format change you may notice in the 4-H Newsletter, the importance of utilizing the newsletter, the combined enrollment/project deadline of May 1st and the 4-H Talent Revue on March 30th. New support staff member, Peggy Crosser, was introduced at this time.
D’Ette Scholtz, Extension Educator from Hall County presented the new Diamond Clover Award Program. This is an excellent way for every 4-Her to participate and succeed in an award program. There is a notebook for you to look at, or we have copies for you to take home. Refreshments were served, and then Jim took us through the new financial requirements on the Winter Warm Up DVD. There is a lot of information on the DVD, and it is available for you to check out. Jeanette walked through the Clubs of Excellence application and encouraged all clubs to consider doing this as most of the requirements you are probably already incorporating into your meetings.
Thank you to all who attended this training. We appreciate your time!!
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES -
SE District 4-H Community Service Project
Please collect pop tabs, soup can and pet food tabs and all other aluminum tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. Bring them to the Extension Office, and we will take it from there!! Cardboard houses for pop tab collection will be available in the Extension Office after March 6th. Let’s see how many pop tabs Hamilton County 4-H can collect for this worthy cause!! For more information about the Ronald McDonald House Charities go to: http://www.mcdonalds.com/rmhc/index.html.
Busy Beavers Invite You to Participate In Their Community Service Project “Think Recycle”
The Busy Beavers have started to collect ink, laser and toner cartridges and used cell phones through the recycling/fund-raising program offered by “Think Recycle”. The program collects all items listed above and allows organizations to earn funds on qualifying items. “Think Recycle” is partnered with The Tree Canada Foundation and American Forest who will sponsor the planting of one tree for every twelve qualifying items collected.
This will be an ongoing project with no stop dates set by the recycling organization. Please drop off any of these items at the Extension Office in the collection box. The funds we hope to collect will be used to better the community. We will gladly consider suggestions for items the County 4-H Program or County Fair might need. Please write these suggestions on paper and put them in the collection box. Thank you. THINK RECYCLE!!
Busy Beavers,
Billy Jo Tomasek Dwight Comer
Steve Tomasek
ACTION CORNER -
Speech Workshop Well-Attended
Twelve youth attended a speech workshop presented by Jean and Aaron Blase on Saturday, March 8th at the 4-H Building. They learned about the Introduction, 2-3 point Body and the Conclusion. They also received tips on using an attention getter; walking and talking; and presenting with eye contact and confidence. Public Speaking can be as much about the amount of time you are willing to practice as it is about the content of your speech.
Instructor, Jean Blase, assisted by Aaron Blase, would like to congratulate those who took the workshop on their hard work and the amount they got accomplished in a short time. “Great job!!”
Morgan Bredthauer Elizabeth Cox
Shelby Hoffman Libby Johnson
Sarah Maul Paige McCoy
Kristen Pfeifer Jasmine Russell
Trevor Sullivan Sharisa Tyma
Lindsey Wert Madison Wert
Annual Clean Up
The Go Big Red 4-H Club, quietly and without a lot of fanfare, took on their annual clean up project at the Phillips Park on Sunday, March 9th. The Go Big Red group does this every year before the volunteer fireman’s Easter Egg Hunt. This is a fabulous community service for the little ones who will be all over the park looking for those Easter Egg treasures. I’m sure the firemen and parents appreciate it, too!! Well done Go Big Red!! Great Idea, Great Job!!
MARKET BROILER PROJECT
It is time once again to place your order for chicks. The broiler project is a great way to learn about animal production, and it teaches responsibility. And best of all, it is a short term project and can generate edible chicken and income. There will be a new class added to this project this year: Rate of Gain - choose one bird from your flock and the fattest bird will win the class.
Order in groups of 25. The price is expected to be about $.80/bird. You will receive your birds in mid-June. Enter them in the fair as a pen-of-three broilers, eligible for the livestock sale. Judging will be on quality and uniformity with a target weight of 6 pounds.
You MUST RESERVE BIRDS by April 25th to be eligible for this class.
NEW! AK-SAR-BEN REQUIRES FEEDER CALF DNA SAMPLE
The Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Livestock Exposition is requiring that all Feeder Calves have a DNA hair sample on file, as well as being tagged to be eligible to exhibit at the 2008 show. Samples must be pulled by June 15th and submitted in an Ak-Sar-Ben issued DNA collection envelope. Please contact Jim at the Extension Office if you wish to have a sample submitted.
ATTENTION: 4-H SPEECH PARTICIPANTS GRADES 8 - 11
Public Speaking Opportunity
Speak Out for Military Kids (SOMK) is a program designed to utilize the skills of civilian and military teens to educate Nebraska residents about the stresses faced by military youth when a parent or parents are deployed. 4-H youth in grades 8 - 11 are encouraged to consider a public speaking topic related to the military. This program allows their topic to also include 4-H.
Each county will select the top military themed speech at their County Speech Contest. As their county's representative, that youth will receive an invitation to participate in Nebraska's SOMK retreat tentatively planned for the weekend of June 27 - 29. During the retreat, youth will meet military and 4-H teens from across Nebraska. They will work with the Mobile Technology Lab to develop videos, PSA's and a number of other programs to further the message in our state.
Interested youth can visit our national and state websites at www.operationmilitarykids.org and www.nebraskaomk.org to learn more about the program. Youth in grades 8 - 11 are encouraged to consider this public speaking opportunity and write a military themed speech for this year's 4-H speech. This is an opportunity for Nebraska 4-H to play a crucial role in educating their communities and forming support networks for military youth.
ATTENTION: 3RD - 5TH GRADE YOUTH
Would you like to see baby chicks hatch in your classroom?!! Ask your Teacher if you can bring an incubator and eggs to science in April. Call Kae at the Extension Office for more information!!
ATTENTION: 3rd - 6th Graders!!
NEBRASKA BEEF COUNCIL ESSAY CONTEST
Essay must be 600 words or less, be typewritten or computer printed and include a final word count. All essays must begin and end with the following sentences:
First line: “It was a warm spring day, and I met some friends for a delicious hamburger lunch at Runza. After ordering, we . . . “
Last line: “That was the best day ever!”
GREAT PRIZES!!
1st Prize: 4 tickets to a home Nebraska FB game, one night hotel accommodations in Lincoln, a tour of Memorial Stadium which will include the Runza wrapping station, and $200 in cash.
2nd Prize: A Nebraska FB, Nebraska FB jersey/sweatshirt and $100 in cash.
3rd Prize: 15 FREE Runza Combo Meal certificates and $50 in cash.
Honorable Mention: Runza and Nebraska Beef Council prize pack.
Contact the Extension Office at 694-6174 for contest entry information, rules, eligibility and judging information. ALL entries must be postmarked by May 1st, 2008. Winners will be announced by May 19th, notified by mail and posted on www.nebeef.org.
SHOOTING SPORTS PRACTICES SCHEDULED
4-H Shooting Sports instructor, Jimmy Hough, has scheduled shooting sports practices on Tuesday evenings, at 6:00, beginning April 1st at the fairgrounds out by the livestock barns. There may also be some practices scheduled on Saturday mornings.
Please bring eye protection, or you WILL NOT be allowed to practice. Enrollment deadline for 4-H is May 1st. Please call Jimmy Hough at 694-0287 or the Extension Office at 694-6174 if you have any questions.
2008 NATIONAL 4-H INVITATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS MATCH
Nebraska is hosting the 2008 National 4-H Invitational Shooting Sports Match at the Heartland Public Shooting Park and Events Center in Grand Island on June 23-25, 2008. This event will involve 4-H youth from across the nation competing in Archery, Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Muzzle loading and Hunting skills.
If interested in volunteering for this event, please fill out the Volunteer Sign-up form and return to the address provided. The sign-up form can be found at http://4h.unl.edu/programs/environment/shootingsports/. Your help is needed and will be greatly appreciated. Feel free to contact Steve Pritchard at (402) 395-2158 or (308) 536-2691 if you have questions.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Aurora Mall Camera Club & 4-H Photography Workshops
Photography classes will begin for ages 8 and up on Thursday, April 10th at 5:15-6:15 pm. All meetings will be at the Fairgounds, but the first week will meet west of the Ag Auditorium. Please call 694-6174 to register by April 3rd. Instructor, Cindy Stec, is looking forward to meeting you, so bring your camera and join us beginning April 10th.
Participants who complete the workshop will receive a free 8 X 10 of their choice from the Aurora Mall Photo Shop to enter in the 2008 Hamilton County Fair. A photo each week will be published in the Aurora News Register. Sign up today to learn an art form you can enjoy for the rest of your life!!
SPRING PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
The Fourth Annual Spring Photography Workshop will be held April 26-27, 2008, at the State 4-H Camp in Halsey. This workshop is open to all experience levels and provides a chance to learn from expert photographers such as Randy Hampton, Brad Norton, Jeff Beiermann and Tim O’Neill. There are many different workshops offered to improve your skills. Registration is $175 for adults and $125 for students (ages 15-19); please register by April 21st. For more information, contact Connie Cox at the State 4-H Camp at (308) 533-2224.
CHANGES TO PREMIUM BOOK
There have been many changes to fair classes for 2008 for both county and state fair. Go to www.hamilton.unl.edu, click on 4-H, and there is a file listed called “Changes to 2008 Premium Book”. All classes that have been changed, added or deleted are listed there. The new premium book is published in the Aurora newspaper the 2nd week of June.
NEW FOR STATE FAIR:
A Pet Show contest has been added. Animals considered for this show include: pet rabbits and small household pets such as ferrets, chinchillas, guinea pigs, gerbils, hamsters, mice, rats and hedgehogs. The participant will be judged on the following basis: animal health and well-being, cage evaluation and overall knowledge and presentation skills. The August 1st Advance State Fair entry deadline applies to this show also.
WILDLIFE HABITAT EVALUATION PROGRAM (WHEP)
Camp and contest, designed to build life skills and teach youth about the fundamentals of wildlife conservation and management will be held June 6 - 7 this year at Hordville.
Age Divisions: Novice - 8 - 11, noncompetitive
Juniors - 12 - 13
Seniors - 14 - 18
Contest components include: identifying wildlife foods, interpreting wildlife habitat, habitat management, urban landscape and backyard habitat plans. Registration includes lodging, three meals and insurance. Also eligible for special prize drawing if registered by May 2nd.
Registration Information: April 4 - Intent to Participate
May 2 - Early Registration $40
May 3 - Registration $45
Please contact Jim or Kae at 694-6174 by March 31st with your intent to participate so that we meet that deadline. You do not have to commit until May 2nd. Please consider taking part in this contest especially when the location is right here at home this year. Novice age youth are at a great noncompetitive age for this contest to begin following an interest in nature!! Call us today!!
RABBIT CARE CLINICS
Several rabbit care clinics have been scheduled for this year in counties distributed throughout the state. The clinics spend about 2 hours teaching 4-H members about selection and care of a rabbit, housing and nutritional needs of their rabbit, and how to show their rabbit. Since there are no clinics here in Hamilton County, below are the locations and dates of a few clinics close to us:
Host County: York County
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2008; 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Location: Cornerstone Ag and Event Center, York Fairgrounds
Host County: Buffalo County
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2008; 10 am to 12 pm
Location: Buffalo County Exposition Building, Kearney
If you have any other questions, please contact the Extension Office, 694-6174, for further information.
NEW PHOTO STORY CONTEST!
How would you like to show someone how to do a new skill you learned in 4-H? And what if you could do it with a digital photo story? This is just what you can do for a new contest this year! “Know How. Know Now.” is a great new way to showcase your talents. For all the details, go to: http://pawneecounty.unl.edu/4h/knowhowknownow/srec%20know%20how%20know%20now%20contest.htm. Entries are due in our office no later than Tuesday, April 29th. If you have questions or need help, contact Jeanette or Kae.
DISTRICT & STATE HORSE SHOW ENTRIES DUE
Entries for the District and State 4-H Horse Shows are due in the Extension Office by Friday, May 9th. The entry information must be accompanied by horsemanship level completion information and I.D. sheets for the horses to be eligible for district and state shows.
“PAWS ON” - DOG CLINIC
Dr. Lisa Karr-Lillienthal and Extension Assistant, Deanna Karmazin, will be hosting a state-wide educational day for dog exhibitors or those who are interested in learning about dogs. It will be on Saturday, May 31, 10 am to 4:30 pm at the Lancaster Event Center in Lincoln. They will have workshops on feeding and nutrition, vaccinations & health, grooming, obedience & training, agility demonstrations, small animal career discussions and much more. The kids will be encouraged to bring their dogs along for a real “Paws-On” approach! The cost will be $5 per person to attend.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln 4-H will be hosting the 2009 North Central 4-H Volunteer Forum, October 1-4, 2009 at the Holiday Inn in downtown Lincoln. Approximately 500 4-H volunteers from around the region will join us for 3 education-filled days. We are looking for steering committee members to coordinate and plan the Forum.
Applications that include responsibilities and benefits are available on the 4h.unl.edu website under the For Volunteers tab. Applications are due April 10th, and the kick off meeting will be held in May. Most communications among the steering committee will be done via telephone and computer.
HORTICULTURE CONTEST 2008
The horticulture contest, along with the tree and grass/weed contests, will be moved back to the State Fair and will be held on Saturday, August 30th. Specific location and time details will follow once they are finalized.
The horticulture contest will be plant identification only. A new plant list along with a study guide can be found at http://www.agronomy.unl.edu/newoutreach/youthprograms.html. The new plant list contains plants that are commonly used/sold in Nebraska. Eighty plants will be selected from this list.
Top four place winners in the horticulture contest will have the opportunity to participate in a proposed horticultural education trip during the summer of 2009. This trip is tentatively replacing the late fall trip from previous years.
A new online horticulture contest will be available. This is just an extra contest and will have no impact on the state horticulture contest. The plant list will be the same for this online contest which will be open from July 7-13th. A link to access this contest will become available closer to the date.
Special Horticulture and Crops Projects
We have a couple of fun projects lined up for this year. Back, due to popular demand, is the "Tall Corn" project. We will provide the tall corn seed, and it's up to you to plant the seed and nurture the crop. Let's see who can grow the tallest corn.
The other project is the "Upside Down Tomato" project. How well can you make a tomato grow upside down? We will provide the protocol and data sheet. You will provide a tomato seedling, a plastic bucket with lid and potting soil. This promises to be a lot of fun and educational too!
4-H ONLINE “MALL”
4-H T-shirts, keychains, scrapbooking supplies, even 4-H flip flops! Find these items at the 4-H Mall http://4hmall.org. Every time you place an order online, you will benefit the Nebraska 4-H Program with a payment equivalent to 10 percent of the value of all merchandise ordered!
Your online order will automatically count toward our state’s 10 percent commission. Only orders placed through the online store at http://4-hmall.org will count towards our state’s commission amount; orders placed via phone, fax, e-mail, or through traditional mail will not count towards our state’s total.
VISITING NEBRASKA
Register online. High school juniors are invited to attend a NEBRASKA Preview day at UNL on April 4, 14, 18, or 25.
SHOW YOUR 4-H SPIRIT AND WEAR SOME ‘GREEN’!
FOR SALE: 4-H T-SHIRTS
BLACK/GREY - $9.00 EACH
PREVIOUS STYLES - $7.00
(limited sizes available)
Available at the Extension Office
2008 BIG RED SUMMER CAMPS
The 2008 Big Red Summer Academic Camps are only five months away. To learn more about the 2008 camp offerings, click onto the recently updated Website at: http://bigredcamps.unl.edu. New camps for 2008 include dance, landscape design, quilt design, and spiders. Also offered are the focus areas of child development, culinary arts, Culinology®, golf, movie making, theatre, Unicameral Youth Conference, and Web design and animation.
The first edition of the 4-H Camp Newsletter is available. There is also information about the 2008 summer camp offerings, 2008 registration, summer staff employment opportunities, and the three facilities online at http://4h.unl.edu/camp/.
JUNIOR 4-H CAMP
“Exploring the Great Outdoors”
June 4-6, 2008
Attention: Kids ages 8-12.... You are invited to attend Junior 4-H Camp!! Come stay at Whispering Cedars Camp near Genoa and experience the Repelling Tower, the Zipline, the Water Slide, Hayrack rides, campfires, Scavenger Hunt, crafts, games amateur hour/lip sync and skits!! Team up with your assigned Color Group and make the most of this camping experience!! The cost is $70 for three days and two nights of friendship and FUN!! Register for camp at the Hamilton County Extension Office by calling 694-6174. Registration Deadline: May 23rd. Visit http://www.whisperingcedars.org for more information.
QUILT QUEST SUMMER PROJECT CAMPS
The Quilt Quest project plan scheduled for June 4-6 is the beginning level. We will be making a table runner and 4-H quilt block. If you participated in this project camp last year, and would like to do a second year project, please let Jeanette know. I could hold “parallel” camps for both first and second year projects.
Mark May 30 on your calendar! I have arranged for a field trip to the new International Quilt Study Center in Lincoln. We will also visit a quilt shop and the Textiles, Clothing & Design department on East Campus. Both youth and parents are welcome to go!
SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
Two contests are held on June 20 – Favorite Foods Revue and Ice Cream Roll. Both are a lot of fun, and are opportunities to demonstrate what you know and to learn new skills. A 4-H member in Pawnee County developed a digital story about the Favorite Foods Revue. You can see it at: http://pawneecounty.unl.edu/4h/knowhowknownow/photostory2.wmv. Anyone enrolled in a foods project is welcome to enter.
The Ice Cream Roll is for anyone in the Road to Good Cooking project. Here’s what you do:
* Bring your ingredients, measuring tools and coffee cans.
* You will mix your ice cream while a judge is watching. She will be looking for your measuring skills, mixing skills and food safety practices.
* Adult helpers will help you pack your cans with ice and salt (both are provided).
* You and a friend or parent will roll the ice cream.
* Adult helpers will assist as you open the can, stir down, and re-pack for a second roll.
* Roll ice cream until set.
* Take ice cream to the judge for a taste test.
* Enjoy!!
LIFE CHALLENGE EVENT
Life Challenge is the Family Consumer Science judging contest! Here is how it works: Anyone over 12 years 4-H age may participate in the state Life Challenge Event, June 30 - July 1, in Lincoln. We can send teams to compete, but we must know by June 2nd that you are interested. We will practice with the team so you are prepared for the competition. It’s a lot of fun! Anyone under 12 years 4-H age may participate in an “on-line” quiz that will be available this summer. We’ll announce the details when they are available.
CSI: CROP SCIENCE INVESTIGATION
Youth age 8-18 interested in science, agriculture, plants, crops, insects, or diseases may be interested in being a part of the CSI (Crop Science Investigation) club!!! This club is sponsored by UNL Extension 4-H, but you don’t have to be a 4-H member to join! Keys to what you’ll do: Learn about the importance of agriculture and how crops are used; conduct cool, hands-on science experiments, like extracting plant DNA; Listen to speakers; Tour agricultural facilities; Help conduct field plot research; Become a CSI investigator and detect plant problems. If this sounds like fun to you, please give Jim a call to leave your contact information.
4-H CLOVER CHALLENGE RESULTS
4-H youth across the state have been competing in their respective districts in a competitive technology event called Clover Challenge. It is similar to a quiz bowl and consists of multiple choice questions based on family finance, health, foods, clothing and home environment. The top two teams from each district will compete at the State Clover Challenge Contest on June 30th at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
There were 13 teams competing in the Southeast District including two teams from Hamilton County on Monday, March 24th. 4-H Program Manager, Kae Russell, and Extension Office support staff member, Barb Cox, coached and encouraged two young teams. Hamilton 1 consisted of Lucy Elge, Tyler Tomasek and Morgan Bredthauer. Hamilton 2 consisted of Libby Johnson, Elizabeth Cox and Jasmine Russell. This is only the second year of this competition and the first year for Hamilton County to send teams.
Winning teams from the Southeast District were Adams Co. Team 3 and Cass Co. Team 1. Hamilton Co. Team 1 placed third which means if one of the teams cannot go to State, they will step in and compete as First Alternate. Congratulations to all who competed and thank you for representing Hamilton County. Great job!!
GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE
FOR: Community youth groups involving kids ages 12-20. Write a grant as a club project and take your community service to the next level.
PAY IT FORWARD MINI-GRANTS
Deadline: April 15th
Amount: $500
http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html
GIRLS OVERBOARD CHALLENGE GRANT
Deadline: May 1st
Amount: $1,000
http://genv.net/en-us/burton/process
BOWLING SEASON ENDS WITH TOURNEY
Trophies, sponsored by the Hamilton County 4-H Council, were presented along with certificates and ribbons. Kade Moural swept the tournament by winning the Championship trophy and the Most Improved Bowler trophy with a pin improvement during the season of 35. Perfect Attendance certificates were earned by Amber Wengler, Alex Kubik and Jory Burson. Certificates and Ribbons were earned by all bowlers with 9 purples, 6 blues and 7 reds.
Tournament participants were Kade Moural, Jory Burson, Cameron Jarosik, Carter Obermeier, Sharisa Tyma, Brandon Peterson, Amber Wengler, Cale Jones, Jade Burson, Krystal Johnson, Dillon Obermeier, Alex Kubik, Rachael Weller, Devon Kent, Cole Wetherington, Trey Cox, Gage Foged, Jared Cervantes, Michaela Love and Anthony Weller.
Five youth met with Kae the following week and worked on posters for their bowling project fair entry. “Way to follow through!!” to Gage, Amber, Carter, Dillon and Sharisa. Great job to ALL bowlers and congratulations on a fun and informative season!!
QUALITY ASSURANCE Page 7
There will be another Quality Assurance Training held May 28th at the 4-H Building, 1:00 to 3:00 pm for those who could not make it to the March 29th session. Beginning in 2008, Quality Assurance Training will be required for ALL food-producing animal or livestock project members.
SHEEP WEIGH DAY
Sheep Weigh Day will also be on May 28th, at the Sheep Barn at the Fairgrounds from 5-7 pm.
NEED TERRA COTTA POTS
The Extension Office is needing several terra cotta pots for a summer project camp. We are looking for 6" to 8" pots. Do you have some languishing on a shelf in your garage or shed? Please bring them to the Extension Office by May 30th. Thank you!!
