University of Idaho Extension, Valley County 4-H News & Events

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1 M a r c h University of Idaho Extension, Valley County 4-H News & Events Inside This Issue Member Information page 1 Market Requirements page 2 Calendar & Club page 3-4 Meetings Cloverbud Activity Page 5 Beef Field Day page 6 Calf Scramble page 7 University of Idaho Extension Staff Alysson Statz 4-H Program Coordinator: astatz@uidaho.edu Melissa Hamilton Extension Educator mbhamilton@uidaho.edu Casie Carnes Administrative Assistant valley@uidaho.edu University of Idaho Extension Valley County P.O. Box Kelly s Parkway Cascade, ID (208) Newsletter prepared by: Casie Carnes Send newsletter submissions and photos to valley@uidaho.edu. By the 15th of each month. Valley County Weigh-In and Tagging Dates Beef Saturday, March 18th 12:00 noon Valley Co. Fairgrounds Scale Swine Saturday, April 29th, 9:00 a.m. Valley Co. Fairgrounds Scale Sheep/Goat Friday, June 2nd, 4:00 p.m. Valley Co. Fairgrounds Scale Remember to get your Bill of Sale/Health form signed when you buy your market animals! The forms are available on the Valley County Extension website under 4-H, Documents and Forms, Valley County Fair, then Producer Affidavits & Health records. Take this form with you when you buy your 4-H livestock project animal. Bring the signed forms to your scheduled weigh-in, we will collect them from you there. Southern District II Idaho Friends of 4-H Scholarships Thirteen $100 scholarships will be awarded to teens participating in the 2017 Idaho 4-H State Teen Association Convention from District II by the Idaho Friends of 4-H. Applicant must be an active 4-H member. 4-H members who receive District II scholarships will be required to give a presentation to their county 4-H leaders council or the District II Leaders Council before September 30 of the current year OR: Submit a story or essay of at least 200 words describing what they learned to their local county newsletter or newspaper and send a copy to the Washington County Extension Office (also due by September 30). Please contact the Valley County Extension office for the application to apply. Southern District 4-H Ambassador Retreat This Leadership retreat is open to ages 13+. Join us and grow your speaking and leadership skills! May12-14th 2017 MOSS Campus McCall, ID Registration opens on 4H Online March 15th, 2017 $60 - Registrations limited to 50 The University of Idaho is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer & educational organization. We offer programs to persons regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact Alysson Statz at least 5 days in advance at PO Box 510, Cascade, ID 83611, , valley@uidaho.edu.

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3 P a g e H Annual Planning Calendar Here is our H Planning Calendar. Some meetings dates or times may change as the year unfolds but use this as a basic planning guide for our upcoming 4-H year. We hope this also helps clubs to look at the year ahead and schedule out their club events and meetings. As always, we welcome your input and additions to this calendar to make this a current, useful tool for all! March Beef Field Day, Marsing High School Ag Building, 12:30-4:30p.m. 18 Beef Weigh-In, 12:00 noon *please call to schedule appointments 11 Fair board Meeting 12 Donnelly 4-H After School program Donnelly Elementary, 2:50p.m. 21 Leaders Council Meeting Donnelly Fire Station, 6p.m. 21 TAC-Teen Advisory Cascade High school teen break room, 11 to noon 22 Listening Session, Idaho First Bank, 6:30p.m MDSD and Cascade Spring Break 10 Fair board meeting April Calf Scramble Auction, Idaho Horse Park Nampa, ID, 5:30p.m. 15 Teen Conference - Early Bird Registration Deadline (Subject to Change) 18 TAC-Teen Advisory Cascade High school teen break room, 11 to noon 18 Leader s Council Meeting-Cascade Extension Office, 6p.m. 19 Small animal project enrollment deadline 28 TAC Swing Dance, Cascade High School, 7-10p.m. 29 Swine Weigh-In, 9a.m. *please call to schedule appointments May Fair board meeting 16 Leaders Council Meeting Donnelly Fire Station, 6p.m. 16 TAC-Teen Advisory Cascade High school teen break room, 11 to noon TBA TBA Small Animal Clinic Large Livestock Field Day June Lamb & Goat Weigh-In, 4p.m. *please call to schedule appointments 8 Cascade Lake 4H Camp Early Registration Deadline 12 Fair board Meeting Cascade Lake 4-H Camp Counselor Retreat Cascade Lake 4-H Kids Camp 20 Leaders Council Meeting Cascade Extension Office, 6pm Oral Presentations 27 Hill Billy Classic, Mountain View Arena Caldwell, ID, 8a.m. Registration Valley County Listening Session Wednesday, March 22nd at the Idaho First Bank (community room in basement) McCall from 6:30pm-8:30pm Please Join : Extension Educator, Melissa Hamilton and 4H Coordinator, Alysson Statz to share your thoughts on UI Extension programming!

4 P a g e 4 10 Fair board meeting Cascade Lake 4-H Teen Camp 19 Record books due to Extension Office Record book Interviews July 2017 August Cascade Lake 4-H Kids Camp 5 Mandatory Fair set-up and Safety meeting 7-12 Valley County Fair and Rodeo, Fair week!! 9 Final Weigh-In 12 Market Animal Sale 13 Fair Clean up and Premium payouts Current Club Scheduled Meetings Diamonds in the Rough Location: Cascade Meetings lead by :Jodi March 7th April 11th May 9th & 23rd June 7th & 21st July 5th & 19th August 2nd Life with Livestock Location Julies Home Meetings lead by: Julie March 11a.m. April 11a.m. May 11a.m. June 10th 11a.m. June 24th 11a.m. Country Corrals Location: Donnelly Meetings lead by: Durena & Laura March 17th - Durena s home, 4p.m. April 14th - Location/time TBA Meetings lead by: Ann March 2nd - Ann s home, 4p.m. Payette River Ranchers Location: Cascade Meetings lead by: Alyssa Dates: TBA Long Valley Lopers Location: Lakefork Meetings lead by: Teresa Dates:TBA H Teen Conference and Overnight Camps 2017 Adventure Camps 2017 Teen Conference 2017 Horse Camp Cascade Lake Camp University of Idaho Campus Cascade Lake Camp Counselor Retreat June th June 26-29th June 15-18th June Kids Camp June 22-25th Teen Camp July 10-14th August Kids Camp Aug 4-7th Please Call The Office (208) to schedule your Weigh-In Appointment time.

5 Page 5 With this easy Salt Dough Recipe you can make tons of really neat crafts like sculptures and ornaments, the sky's the limit! The best part about salt dough is that it can go right in the oven to dry! Ingredients 1 cup salt 2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup luke warm water Directions 1. In a large bowl mix salt and flour. 2. Gradually stir in water. Mix well until it forms a doughy consistency. 3. With your hands form a ball with your dough and kneed it for at least 5 minutes. The longer you kneed your dough the smoother it will be. Store your salt dough in a air tight container and you will be able to use it for days. You can paint your creations with acrylic paints and seal with varnish or polyurethane spray. You can let your salt dough creations air dry, however salt dough can also be dried in the oven. Bake at 200 F until your creation is dry. The amount of time needed to bake your creations depends on size and thickness; thin flat ornaments may only take minutes, thicker creations can take 2-3 hours or more. You can increase your oven temperature to 350 F, your dough will dry faster but it may also brown, which won't matter if you are painting your entire creation (you can also cover your dough in the oven before it turns brown). There are a few options to color your salt dough 1. Add powdered tempera paint to your flour 2. add food coloring or paint to the water before you mix it with the salt/flour or 3. add natural coloring like instant coffee, cocoa, or curry powder.

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8 Show your 4-H Pride Great News! Fifty Percent of the proceeds generated from both new plate sales and annual renewals will go back to the county in which the purchases were made, helping provide direct support for our 4-H program! Looking for updates on the happenings in Valley County 4-H? Check out our Facebook page! facebook.com/valleycounty4h Valley County P.O. Box 510 Cascade, ID 83611