Its National 4-H week!

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1 Its National 4-H week! School has begun, there is a chill in the air, and the leaves are changing. Fall is here. Portfolios are in and being judged, and achievement night planning is well underway. I am looking forward to celebrating everyone's accomplishments for the year. November will always be a memorable month since that is when I was hired on as the Park County 4-H educator. I am so thankful for a great first year. Y'all have been so welcoming, helpful, and patient as I am learning the job. Thank you for a wonderful first year. I look forward to many more to come. *Please remember to pick up your State Fair exhibits at your local office by October 10th. After that date we will need to dispose of those items. Thank you Quarter 4 Park 4-H Newsletter 1

2 LEADERS/CLUBS Be Active NEW DEADLINE ATTENTION CLUB LEADERS: THERE IS A NEW DEADLINE FOR CLUB BOOKS/ PAPERWORK. This year club books will be due OCTOBER 10th. Please be on the lookout for your club packets were mailed out to you. Club Leaders Please Inform Your Secretary and Treasurer of the following Opportunity. ATTENTION 4-H Club Officers: If you are the Secretary or Treasurer for you club. Your Secretary and Treasurer Book will be due October 10th to your local Extension Office. Awards will be given out at Achievement Night for the officers with the best book keeping practices. Livestock Members: MEMBER OPPORTINITIES Be Active Livestock members who sold an animal at the Junior Livestock Sale at fair please do not forget to thank this years buyer. Thank you ideas: Run an add in the local newspaper thanking your buyer for the purchase of your animal Frame the photo from the Junior Livestock Sale Committee and deliver it to your buyer. Thanking them in person. Buy them a goodie basket and deliver it to them. Bake them cookies and deliver them to your buyer There are a lot of great ideas on Pinterest under fair buyer gift ideas Quarter 4 Park 4-H Newsletter 2

3 MEMBER OPPORTINITIES Be Active Quarter 4 Park 4-H Newsletter 3

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5 Community Services On Saturday, October 7th, leaders and youth can help with the Stone Soup & Sourdough event at the fairgrounds. Help is needed with the kids activities. This is a great way to serve our community members and partner with other organizations. If interested in participating please contact Tycee as soon as possible at Quarter 4 Park 4-H Newsletter 5

6 PREMIER STATIC EXHIBITORS Park County Fair 2017 Congratulations to our Premier Exhibitors for their static entries at fair this year! Fabric & Fashion Senior: Ashlyn Aguirre Intermediate: Allison Magargal Junior: Emma Brence Knitting & Crocheting Senior: Tracy Miller Cake Decorating Intermediate: Madison Lowrey Junior: Katie Morrison Food Preservation Intermediate: Isaac Wilson Food & Nutrition Senior: Ellie Osborne Intermediate: Karson Brennan Junior: Gideon Partenheimer Visual Arts Crafts Senior: Adelle Ostrom Intermediate: Allison Morrison Junior: Hadley Cooper Visual Arts Ceramics Senior: Aspen Aguirre Intermediate: Rachel Speiring Visual Arts Painting/Drawing Senior: Mallory Triplett Intermediate: Beth Brazelton Junior: Tiegan Blain Beef Mackenzie Cheney Goat Kyle Cheney Rabbit Sydney Simone Sheep Maylee Potas Vet Science Baylee Brence Archery Adriel Pitman Computers Holden Cooper Pistol Charlee Brence Robotics Senior: Tayten Barhaug Intermediate: Merced Jordan Junior: Truett Carter Recreation Riley Simone Wildlife & Hunting Brian Brazelton Electricity Emmett Osborne Gardening Intermediate: Kaylee DeGlau Junior: Jasmyn Miller Health Kaitlyn Church Self Determined Tyler Decker Leathercraft Ryan Decker Ropecraft Teak Barhaug Woodworking Senior: Dalton Brennon Intermediate: Vanessa Richardson Junior: Lauren Magargal Photography Senior: Gabrielle Partenheimer Intermediate: Aryianna Minemeyer Junior: Kaci Bjornestad Photography- Digital Creations Senior: Jozi Simpson Junior: Sophie Stringari *****Awards will be handed out on Achievement Night November 4th Quarter 4 Park 4-H Newsletter 6

7 MEMBER INFORMATION Keep Informed Quarter 4 Park 4-H Newsletter 7

8 PORTFOLIO TIPS Record Achievements New Judging Categories and Awards Animal Science Family Consumer Sciences Beef Poultry Cake Decorating Foods and Nutrition Cats Rabbits Child Development Interior Design Dogs Sheep Fabric and Fashion Quilting Goats Swine Horses Veterinary Sciences Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Pocket Pets Aerospace Robotics Computers Webpages Creative Arts Electricity Crocheting Ropecraft Knitting Visual Arts General Leathercraft Woodworking Citizenship Self-Determined Photography Health Youth Leadership Recreation Environment and Natural Resources Archery Nature and Ecology These will be your new categories in which your projects will fall into. Entomology Gardening Geology GIS/GPS Horticulture Muzzleloading Pistol Range Management Rifle Shotgun Sport Fishing Wildlife and Hunting Portfolio judging will also be broken up into the following age groups: Beginners, Juniors, Intermediates, and Seniors. This give all 4-H Members and equal opportunity to win an award for their hard work on their portfolio. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call or ****Achievement Night Awards will be given out November 4th Quarter 4 Park 4-H Newsletter 8

9 DATES, DATES, DATES SAVE THE DATE October 1st: Club Books/Paperwork due to your local Extension Office October 2nd-7th: National 4-H Week November 4th: Achievement Night in Powell at the 6:30pm January 27th: Big Event in Powell at the fairgrounds Leader training, Youth Leadership activities, and new member orientation! CLASSIFIEDS Member Project Options Female Lionhead Rabbit for sale. Very friendly and likes to sit in your lap Angora Goats for sale; Also, have raw Angora goat hair (cheap) for sale Quarter 4 Park 4-H Newsletter 9

10 CALENDAR SAVE THE DATE October 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat New 4-H Year Begins NATIONAL 4-H WEEK November 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Enroll for the new 4-H Year at Achievement Night Powell 6:30PM Quarter 4 Park 4-H Newsletter 10

11 December 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat January 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat The Big Event Quarter 4 Park 4-H Newsletter 11

12 BIRTHDAYS Celebrate! OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Danielle Asay Colby Bennett Dace Bennett Ashton Brewer Taylor Baggs Hannah Becker Brian Brazelton Maddie Brewer Carter Fauskee Elijah George Carter Bennett Blair Brengle Molly Buckles Coby Calcote Caden Gines Austin Graft Dillion Brost Ethan Carson Kabrie Cannon Kyle Church Ian Graham Kyle Graham Taylor Dye Kellon George Hadley Cooper Louella Cornell Ivy Grover Madison Harvey Merced Jordan Abigail LaFrentz Lauren Duke Esther Feathers Noah Goodwin Gage Haughian Kinsey Jones Autumn Kidd Hudson Low Gavin McDonald Morgan Erickson Aubree George Tarje Grover Morgan Hobbs Trenton Kawano Lauren Lejeune Matthieu McCarty Natalie McIntosh Kiyoko Hayano Sam Loyning Evie McGonagle Lilly Morrison Cohen Schlenker Jozi Simpson Garrett Stutzman Cooper Thompson Colton Kremer Lauren Magargal Logan Mehling Tanner Rosenbaum Mackenzie Scott Lane Stevenson Luke Thomas Caytie Vineyard Kaden McDonald Hayden O Hara Ellie Osborne Marissa Rosen- Sarah Smith Cody Tarbett Carter Thompson Reese Lowe Colt Nicholson Levi Olsen Aaron Pittman baum Sydney Shaffer Daisy Spomer Lillian Tarbett Brenna McQuiston Harley Meadows Tyler Timmons Lane Torczon Tracy Miller Acee Molaskey Caleb Wallace Bryson Weddell Delanie Salzman Cadence Schlenker Jonah Woods Dalton Woodward Eleanor Siebert Riley Simone Sydney Simone Gavin Spiering Nicole Tarbett JoHanna Tomash Dean Werbelow Isaac Woods Quarter 4 Park 4-H Newsletter 12

13 Park County 4-H Extension Office 655 East 5th St Powell, WY Park County 4-H Extension Office 1002 Sheridan Ave Cody, WY Issued in furtherance of extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Glen Whipple, Director, University of Wyoming Extension, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming The University of Wyoming is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Quarter 4 Park 4-H Newsletter 13