J u n e 2 0 1 7 University of Idaho Extension, Valley County 4-H News & Events Inside This Issue Member Information 1 Market Requir. 2 Calendar 3 Club Meetings 4 Cloverbud Activity 5 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 Valley County Weigh-In and Tagging Dates Sheep/Goat Friday, June 2nd, starting at 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. Once your market animal is purchased please upload a picture of your animal onto 4- H online. Log onto your account and click your name, on the top left corner click animals/livestock, select your animal and fill out animal information section then upload your photo. Oral Presentation June 21st & 22nd Oral Presentation time is coming up quickly! We are scheduling appointments from 1 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. Please call the office (208)382-7190 to schedule your appointment when you are able to provide your presentation title and type. Also, please remember that 4-H youth must participate in the District Oral Presentation Contest in order to qualify to participate in the Round Robin Grand Champion Showmanship contest in the Valley County Fair. Awesome Job! We d like to give special thanks to The Big Fish Club for all their hard work cleaning up at the Alpha Grange Cemetery. The crew did an amazing job getting everything cleaned up and beautiful for Memorial Day. Great Job club, Thank you for the hard work and your dedication to Valley County 4-H. University of Idaho Extension Valley County P.O. Box 510 501 Kelly s Parkway Cascade, ID 83611 (208) 382-7190 Newsletter prepared by: Casie Carnes Send newsletter submissions and photos to valley@uidaho.edu. By the 15th of each month.
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3 2017 4-H Annual Planning Calendar Here is our 2017 4-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! June 2017 TBA Large Livestock Field Day 1 Swine Field day, Owyhee County Fairgrounds, 1 to 4p.m. 2 Sheep Field day, Payette County Fairgrounds, 1 to 4p.m. 2 Lamb & Goat Weigh-In, 4p.m. *please call to schedule appointments 8 Cascade Lake 4H Camp Early Registration Deadline 12 Fair board Meeting 12-14 Cascade Lake 4-H Camp Counselor Retreat 22-25 Cascade Lake 4-H Kids Camp 20 Leaders Council Meeting, Cascade Extension Office, 6pm 21-22 Oral Presentations 27 Hill Billy Classic, Mountain View Arena Caldwell, ID, 8a.m. Registration 27 Fair Entry s due 6 Misc. Project deadline 10 Fair board meeting 11 Record book Rodeo 10-14 Cascade Lake 4-H Teen Camp 19 Record books due to Extension Office 26-27 Record book Interviews July 2017 August 2017 4-7 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 Please Call The Office (208)382-7190 to schedule your Oral Presentation and Record Book Interviews! 3
4 Current Club Scheduled Meetings Diamonds in the Rough Location: Cascade Meetings lead by :Jodi June 7th & 21st July 5th & 19th August 2nd Big Fish June 26 Kelly s Whitewater park for pictures 1p.m. Aug 1 Kelly s Whitewater park 1p.m. Country Corrals Location: Donnelly Meetings lead by: Durena & Laura All About Rabbits Location: Donnelly Community Center Meetings lead by: Jennifer Jun 1st Jun 15th Jun 29th Life with Livestock Location Donnelly Fire Station Meetings lead by: Julie. Jun10th 10a.m. Jun 24th 10a.m. Jul 15th 6p.m. @ Donnelly Park Payette River Ranchers Location: Cascade Meetings lead by: Alyssa Dates: Contact leader Long Valley Lopers Location: Lakefork Meetings lead by: Teresa Jun 1st @ 5:45pm Bring horses Jun 8th @ 5:45pm Demonstration/Oral Pres. Jun 22nd @ 5:45pm Bring horses June 29th @ 5:45 pm Bring horses Welcome our 2017 Summer 4-H Youth Development Intern Hello Leaders, Parents, and 4-Hers! My name is Jennifer Rushby, and I am the 2017 Valley County 4-H Youth Development Intern. I am a Junior at the University of Idaho majoring in Agricultural Economics with minors in Accounting and Animal Science. I grew up in Cascade, Idaho and was a member of the Valley County 4-H program for 9 years. I am excited to have the opportunity to spend my summer helping give back to the program that helped me develop my passion for agriculture. I am looking forward to bringing what I have learned in college to the clubs and members of the Valley County program. I am looking forward to meeting and working with all of you. I would be more than happy to visit a club meeting and help educate members on a lesson plan activity. If you would like me to come to a meeting or have any questions please feel free to email me at: rush9610@vandals.uidaho.edu. 4
5 Grass Heads Materials required: Old tights/ stockings Some compost or earth Grass seeds Rubber band or thread Googly eyes, felt A pot for your grass head to sit in! Grass Heads Step 1: Put 2-3 Tablespoons of grass seed at the bottom of the tights. Step 2: Top with dirt, and shape into a tennis sized ball. Tie the bottom of the tights. Step 3: Pinch a nose, twist and secure with thread or rubber band. Step 4: Glue on Google eyes and felt mouth. Step 5: Place on top of yogurt cup or similar sized pot. Step 6: Fill pot with water and place in a sunny location. Step 7: Watch your Grass head grow hair and then trim again and again! 5
6 2017 4-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 12-14 th June 26-29th June 15-18th June Kids Camp June 22-25th Registration opens April 3rd on Teen Camp July 10-14th 4-H online open to grades 8 to 12 August Kids Camp Aug 4-7th 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 6