Announcements 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER H CAMP CLOVERVILLE NEWS! NATIONAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH

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1 Reply to: 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER Cooperative Extension Service Boone County 6028 Camp Ernst Rd P.O. Box 876 Burlington, KY (859) Fax: (859) Announcements H CAMP Registration packets for 4-H Camp (July 18-22) are now available. Forms can be downloaded from our website at under the 4-H Youth Development tab. The cost for camp this year is $185. A discounted cost of $135 will be given to the first 100 campers turning in a totally complete (physical, insurance card, etc.) registration packet. Also, a limited number of half price ($92.50) scholarships are available to those who qualify for free/reduced meals at school. CLOVERVILLE NEWS! For any 4-H er that is interested, the Cloverville section of the State Fair catalog is updated and available! You can stop by the office to pick up a copy or you can find the catalog on our website in the 4-H section. If you have any questions regarding the Cloverville entries, contact the office! PLEASE REMEMBER, you DO NOT have to attend a 4-H summer class to enter items in the county fair! NATIONAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH April is National Volunteer Appreciation month. The Boone County Extension 4-H staff would like to thank each of our volunteers for being a huge part of our programs. Our program is a success because of your hard work and dedication. We truly appreciate each one of you. We know you make a difference and without you, our jobs would be much more difficult. Thank you! In lieu of the National Volunteer Appreciation month celebration, we would like our volunteers to stop by the office anytime this month to pick up a small token of our appreciation! TABLE OF CONTENTS Announcements Horse News Livestock News Project Club News... 5 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL THE EXTENSION OFFICE AT AND ASK FOR ONE OF THE AGENTS BELOW. KRISTA PERRY STEVE CONRAD CHRISTY EASTWOOD krista.brown@uky.edu sconrad@uky.edu ceastwoo@uky.edu BOONE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENTS FOR 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

2 BOONE COUNTY 4-H COMMUNICATIONS NIGHT Congratulations to the following individuals who competed in the Boone County 4-H Communications Night and were chosen the champion in their age/ demonstration category. These individuals will move on to represent Boone County in the multicounty communications event this month: Olivia Rockwell, Jack Goodwin, Nina Heister, Alyssa Battaglia, Joshua Luxon, Colin Feitl, and Jared Feitl. Good luck to them! BE PREPARED FOR 4-H SUMMER PROJECTS SIGNUP It doesn t feel like it now, but summer will be here sooner than you think! That means it is time to get prepared for 4- H Summer Project sign-up! The easiest way to sign up for classes is to use our online registration system, which requires an enrollment form to be on file and an online profile established. Students that have 4-H in their classroom are not necessarily enrolled as an individual 4-H member. Enrollment forms may be obtained at the Extension office or online at Also, an enrollment form must be turned in by May 2, 2016 to participate in the summer projects. Any enrollment forms received after May 2 will be noted and cannot signup for classes until May 17. If you have completed and submitted a 4-H enrollment form for the 2016 program year, you will already have an account set up in our online system. When you created your account, a letter (or if you provided one) was sent with your login name and temporary password. However, we realize you may have forgotten or misplaced this information. Now is the time to call the Extension office at , or dl_ces_boone@ .uky.edu to retrieve your login and password information. Please do this now so you will be all set and ready to go when summer projects signup time rolls around. Horse News MARK YOUR CALENDARS: H HORSE DATES April 22: Due date for Horse Eligibility, District Show, and State Show paperwork June 3-5: District 3 4-H Horse Show June 9 & 10: State 4-H Horse Contest July 3-9: State 4-H Horse Show August 10: County 4-H Horse Show YOUNG GUNS The Young Guns tack auction was a great success! A huge thanks to all the volunteers and the wonderful people who donated silent auction items! Also, thank you to Dr. Wolfe for providing his services at the Horse Health Day on March 12 at the Boone County Fairgrounds. The Young Guns are pumped up and ready to perform at the 2016 Road to the Horse World Championship! These gals will meet and greet with spectators from around the world and perform their drill all four days at this sold out event! Finally, don t forget to check out our Young Guns when you see them trot their stuff in the Reds Opening Day Parade on April 4. ELITE DRILL TEAM Happy spring! We have been keeping very busy this year. On April 17th, we are having a yard sale on the corner of Idlewild Road (Dalmatian painted building). This will be a small fundraiser. Also, enclosed in this newsletter is a show bill for our Spring Open Horse Show (which was rained out last October). It will be held on Saturday, April 23rd, and we would be delighted if you came with your horses. There will be a lot going on good food, terrific prizes, a tack sale, and more. Cross your fingers that it doesn't rain! We have been riding our new drill and having fun together. We hope to see many of you at the show! If you are interested in joining us, call Pam at Happy trails! Page 2

3 Livestock News IMPORTANT INFORMATION! Dates to remember when purchasing your market projects: All dairy feeder steers must be born on or after December 1, All market goats must be born on or after December 1, Lambs and hogs must be born on or after January 1, All beef steers must be born on or after January 1, Ducks must be hatched on or after April 1, Market chickens must be hatched on or after May 15, 2016 and are required to be from a certified hatchery. All rabbits must be born on or after June 2, 2016 (change from previous years). Page 3 4-H HORSE LOVER S GROUP Attention 4-H ers! If you love horses, come join the fun! The 4-H Horse Lover s Group introduces families and kids to horses. Kids will learn all about horses, safety, anatomy, breeds, colors, markings, and much more. Participants are also allowed to take a ride on a horse with a trained adult leading the horse around the arena. Meetings are held one Friday evening each month at LookOut Hills Farm, 3300 Burlington Pike, Burlington. 4-8 year olds meet at 6 pm, and 9-17 year olds meet at 7 pm. For preregistration, questions, or more information, contact Donna Bray at or at The schedule for 2016 will be: April 22 May 13 June 3 July 22 August 19 September 9 October 21 (Halloween Party wear costumes) **Dates and times can change, but you will be notified if this happens.** February 4-H Livestock Meeting Minutes President Rachel Utz called the meeting to order. Vice president Caleb Hodges led the 4-H Pledge and the Pledge of Allegiance. Presenter Landon Gibbs began the chicken presentation. Clubbers brought up their chickens to practice judging them. 4-H ers had the chance to feel several breeds of chickens. Landon talked about various topics including, breeds, diseases, and preparing for a show. Members were allowed to ask questions and participate in a discussion. Thank you Landon for presenting. President Rachel adjourned the meeting. Respectfully submitted Evan Hodges, Club Secretary MARKET SHEEP, GOAT, & HOG TAG-IN When: Saturday, April 30, 8:30-11:30 am Where: Boone County Fairgrounds MARKET RABBIT & POULTRY TAG-IN When: Friday, July 8, 2016, 6-7pm Where: Boone County Fairgrounds

4 BOONE CO. 4-H LIVESTOCK JUDGING TEAM COMPETES AT VARIOUS EVENTS Kentucky Beef Expo, Louisville Junior Division High Individual Placings: 8 th -Sydney Alsip High Team Placings: 4 th -Boone County Senior Divison High Individual Placings: 5 th -Ben Brockman High Individual Reasons: 5 th -Ben Brockman 6 th -Jeremiah Cupps High Team Reasons: 2 nd -Boone County High Individual Overall: 2 nd -Ben Brockman 5 th -Jeremiah Cupps High Team Overall: 2 nd -Boone County Cloverdale Livestock Judging Contest, Indiana Novice Division High Individual Overall Beef: 2 nd -Hannah Abdon 6 th -Maria Brockman High Individual Reasons: 2 nd -Weslee Alsip 10 th -Maria Brockman High Individual Overall: 2 nd -Maria Brockman 6 th -Hannah Abdon High Individual Overall Swine: 4 th -Maria Brockman 6 th -Ella Meyers 9 th -Joshua Brockman 10 th -Hannah Abdon High Individual Overall Sheep: 6 th -Maria Brockman 9 th -Weslee Alsip High Team Swine: 1 st -Boone County 10 th -Boone County High Team Overall Sheep: 3 rd -Boone County High Team Overall Beef: 3 rd -Boone County High Team Overall: 2 nd -Boone County 10 th -Boone County Junior Division High Individual Overall Beef: 16 th -Michael Brockman High Individual Overall Swine: 4 th -Chevy Vaske 5 th -Grace Brockman High Individual Overall Sheep: 6 th -Sydney Alsip High Team Overall Beef: 10 th -Boone County High Team Overall Swine: 4 th -Boone County High Team Overall Reasons: 9 th -Boone County High Team Overall: 9 th -Boone County Senior Division High Individual Overall Sheep: 2 nd -Ben Brockman High Team Overall Beef: 16 th -Boone County High Team Overall Reasons: 15 th -Boone County High Team Overall Sheep: 7 th -Boone County High Team Overall Swine: 12 th -Boone County Page 4

5 Project Club News WIGGLES AND WAGS DOG CLUB Come join our meeting on Tuesday, April 19 at 7:00 pm! A few members will be presenting their dog posters. Drinks and snacks will be provided! KEEP CALM AND COOK ON GROUP We made some beautifully decorated cookies at our March meeting using royal icing. Specifically, we practiced two techniques flooding and wet-on-wet. We also created chow mein noodle nests and M&M flowers! At our April meeting, we will be making bread. To accompany our bread, we ll also make our own butter! Did you know that April 23 is National Zucchini Bread Day? Here is a recipe from the Nebraska Cooperative Extension: CLOVER BUDS Come join the fun with us at our meeting on Friday, April 1 at 7:00 pm at the Extension Office! PAWS AND CLAWS CAT CLUB The Paws and Claws Cat Club met on March 9. Representatives from two non-profit cat rescues shared information about their organizations. Both did an outstanding job. The Cat Club is sending money to them, which was earned during 2015 from snack and water sales. This money will be used for spaying or neutering cats. We will meet on April 20 instead of the 13th this month, since that is spring break week and many members will be out of town. We will have a lesson titled "Cats and More Cats". Plans will be made for us to have a booth at the Boone County Community Fair on Saturday, May 7th. We will be promoting 4-H and the 4-H Cat Club at this event. Pictured: Nancy Hancock from "Little Orphans Kitten Rescue" (LOKR) and Susan Daniels from "THANKS" shared information about their rescue work. Pictured: Samantha Notton, Josie Bronk, and Lucy Chaplin bake up some spring cookies. EXTREME ENTOMOLOGY Come join us as we will meet on Mondays April 4 and May 9 from 6:30-7:45 pm! If you have any questions about our club, contact Diane Fritz at diane.fritz@kctcs.edu or the Extension Office! PHOTO FRENZY The next Photo Frenzy Club meeting will be Thursday, April 21st. There will NOT be a meeting in the month of May. New members can join anytime of the year. Come learn how to take great pictures for entry in this year's Boone County Fair. Contact Carol Battaglia for information about our club and our monthly photo contests at (859) Page 5

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