Congratulations to Our Graduates!

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1 June 2017 Judith Basin County 4-H News Congratulations to Our Graduates! We are so pleased to acknowledge our 4-H Graduating Seniors! From the Geyser Lucky Clovers: Dillon Boberg, Jess Bodner, Cameron Cali and Kyra Randall From the Utica Sapphires: Devyn Hughes June Club Meetings: Scramblers June 6:30 pm Lucky Clovers June 4:00 pm Sapphires June 6:30 pm UPCOMING EVENTS Senior Camp May 31-June 2, otherwise known as keep Katie awake camp. 4-H Disney Camp June 6-9 Russell Country Classic Beef Only Jackpot Show June 4@ JB CO. Fairgrounds Any and all Lamb Kids June 7:00 PM-meet Jackie behind the Courthouse in Stanford Please call Erlonna if you will be attending any of the 3 following clinics so that they can get as head count!!! June pm-level 1 and 2 Ranch Horse Clinic with Erickson Arena June 5 8 am-2pm-level 3 and 4 Ranch Horse Clinic with Erickson Arena June 11th 10am-6pm-Basic Horsemanship/Showmanship/Trail Erickson Arena Lewis and Clark County 4-H Practice Show June 17, 2017 Horse Project practice nights will start Mid-May and run through the Fair on Wed. nights@ Ericksons Arena JB Dog Clinic Tues, Ericksons Like Judith Basin Extension Thank a Volunteer! We recently added up all of the years our 29 Volunteers have given to 4-H! They have been helping our Judith Basin County 4-Hers for a combined total of 273 years! Volunteers over the years are why we are able to sustain such a great 4-H program here in JB County. Thank you for all you do! We also would like to thank Jessica Sloan for her time managing the 4-H food booth! She has run the booth 12 of the last 14 years. She is passing the booth on to Jaqlyn Ward from Geyser this year. Be sure to stop by and introduce yourself to Jaqlyn! MSU Extension Judith Basin County PO Box 427 Stanford, MT (406) ext. 104 judithbasin@montana.edu judithbasin

2 Available opportunities: MONTANA CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM Montana Conservation Corps invites YOU to join us for a summer of camping, hard work, new friends, and cool adventures. You ll team up with a crew of other teens and 2 highly skilled leaders in some of Montana s wildest places. You may find yourself protecting native habitat in Glacier National Park, building fences at Big Hole National Battlefield, maintaining trails in the AbsarokaBeartooth Wilderness, or helping to reduce the threat of wildfire across Montana. You will learn valuable trail, team, and leadership skills, complete 160 volunteer hours, and earn a $200 service award for completing the program. No experience is required, but a commitment to your crew is. Get outside, have fun, and work hard! MCC offers summer expedition programs to teens ages 12 through 17 and is currently in the recruitment process. Program length varies. Visit their website for more information: MONTANA 4-H CONGRESS 4-H Congress will be held July 12-15, 2017 in Bozeman on the MSU Campus. Members aged 13 and older as of October 1, 2016 may apply. New contests have been added this year: Video and Career Communication (formerly known as Interview). This will be a pilot year for these two new contests. Therefore youth participating in these will also have the opportunity to compete in another communication contest (public speaking or demonstration/illustrated talk) in order to compete for award eligibility. YOUTH TRAPPER CAMP This 3 day camp offers youth the opportunity to learn all aspects of trapping from qualified instructors. Held in the Bear Paw Mountains south of Havre in Beaver Creek Park, the camps tentative dates are June 9-11, Fees are $50 per camper with a $20 scholarship available to the first 60 youth applicants that apply by April 15. All meals, snacks, drinks, eating utensils and educational materials are included in the fee. Adults can also attend this is a family oriented camp. Applications are available at the MT Trappers Association website or info@montanatrappers.org or by calling Montana Range Days: Carbon County is hosting the 41st Annual Range Days in Red Lodge June 19-21st. The schedule includes Tours, Workshops, Competitions, Scholarships, Awards and Prizes. For more information, please contact: Darlene Schwend, Administrator, Carbon County Conservation (406) x 105 Or the website at: The schedule of events looks very interesting! 1965 Float Leathercrafting Tools: Don t forget the new set of Leathercrafting tools in the office! You may come in and check tools out with the office or brig your project in and work on it here. Is the link for Fair entry. If you have any questions or problems, call H: The Youth Development Program of MSU Extension

3 Horse Project News: Lewis and Clark County 4-H Practice Show- June17, AM Check In 9 AM Classes Begin 6 PM Show Closes $15.00 Fee for 4-H Members from outside of Lewis and Clark County Entries due June 5th. Late fee of $10.00 will be added to all late entries. Classes include Showmanship, English and Western Horsemanship & Equitation, Bareback, Trail and Western Games with time permitting. LC4Hhorseproject@gmail.com to receive more information and an entry form. Cascade County Horse Clinic Opportunities Erlonna will be taking a trailer to at least the first one, so contact Erlonna for more information! ***Judith Basin Kids Only--Set Wednesday July 5 aside for County Horse Assessment Day starting at 5 pm!! Please be sure you have your helmet and horse ID paperwork in to the office ASAP!!! MONTANA YOUTH RANGE CAMP The 2017 Montana Youth Range Camp will be held July 10-14, 2017 at the Farmer s Union Camp in the Highwood mountains in Great Falls, MT. Campers age will learn about the value and potential of Montana s largest resource rangeland. Campers will be introduced to 25 of Montana s important range plants, grasses, forbs, and shrubs, and will learn about the interaction of soils, water, plants, wildlife, and livestock on the range. Only 30 applications accepted. Questions call Stacey Barta at or visit the website at divisions/cardd/camps/montana-youth-rangecamp June 4-Trail Clinic June 9-11 Doug Householder Clinic focusing on Performance/Ranch Versatility/Cattle-geared toward older kids (level 3+) Horse Project News: Ranch Horse Level 1 & 2:Wednesdays starting May 24 through end of June at 6 pm----ranch Horse Practice Erickson Arena----each family will owe 1 horse quality bale of hay or $80 to buy a bale of hay for the cattle. Please contact if the weather is questionable. Sunday June 4 1pm-6pm-Erickson Arena-Ranch Horse Level 1 and 2 clinic with John and Candy Balkenbush!! John and Candy were instrumental in getting the ranch horse project going in Montana. Awesome opportunity---focus mostly on Horsemanship with some roping. Cattle work/sorting toward the end!! There will be a small fee to cover gas for the Balkenbushes. Monday June 5 9 am-2pm--erickson Arena--Ranch Horse Level 3 and 4 clinic with John and Candy Balkenbush!! Focus on Horsemanship, Cattle Work, and lots of roping like in competition!! Small fee to cover gas for the Balkenbushes. Montana is hosting the 2017 National 4-H Western Heritage Conference and Invitational Shoot in Fort Benton, MT on August 1-3, If you are not aware of this project, it is a combination of 4-H Shooting Sports and a study of the frontier West from 1860 to The project began in Montana in 2008, was accepted as a national 4-H shooting sports project in 2016, and now has a national enrollment of H members. Missouri hosted the past two very successful national conferences and Montana is pleased to host in Approximately H members, parents, and leaders attend annually from around the country. For more information, go to: Photo Contest: We have a winner!! Tara Hedstrom recognized her Grandma, Betty Johnson! Friday--Sunday June Johnson Arena, Belt Montana--Doug Householder will be back focusing on ranch versatility for mostly Level 3+ Horse Project Kids!! Contact Erlonna if interested! Sunday June am-all day--erickson Arena--Horsemanship, Riding Patterns, Showmanship, Trial Clinic focused on Horsemanship Levels 1-3! Older kids helping younger ones! Potluck lunch-main dish provided. KIDS SHOULD BE STARTING TO GET SOME RIDES ON THEIR HORSES TO GET THEM READY FOR THE COMING SPRING AND SUMMER!!

4 Ranch Horse Practice--Wednesday's at 6 pm starting May 24-June 21 at Erickson's Arena. Levels 1-4 Horsemanship, Roping and Cattle Work/Sorting will be the focus. Each family is asked to provide one horse quality bale of hay or $80 to feed the cattle. Mark August 17 on your calendar as there will be a 4-H Regional Ranch Horse Competition in Fort Benton that day. **Needed ASAP to borrow for the summer---- appoximatley 48 feet of panels for the sorting pens. Winkle panels preferred but any will work as we are short this year!!! Contact Erlonna. lunch so bring a potluck item to go with! Erickson Arena -----There will also be a parent meeting some time during the day as we are going to need help with the State 4-H Horse Show coming to Lewistown September 22-24th!!! With the exception of the ranch horse wednesday night practices--please contact Erlonna at if you are planning to come to any of the other three clinics so we can get an idea of numbers! It is your responsibility to contact Erlonna if weather is questionable!! We are super excited to get the summer started! Sunday June 4th 1-6 pm--level 1 and 2 Ranch Horse Clinic with John/Candy Balkenbush. Awesome opportunity--small fee to help cover gas. Erickson Arena Monday June 5th 8am-2pm-Level 3 and 4 Ranch Horse Clinic with John/Candy Balkenbush. Awesome opportunity---small fee to help cover gas. Erickson Arena Sunday June 11th 10 am-6 pm-basic Horsemanship/ Showmanship/Trail clinic for any 4-H member enrolled in a 4-H Horse Project. Sloppy Joes will be provided for July 5 is our Judith Basin County Horse Assessment Night--Mandatory to attend or make other arrangements with Erlonna to get assessed.

5 June Photo Contest!!! Fairtime is fast approaching! Do you recognize this young exhibitor? If so, call , ext. 104 or us at and tell us who this gentleman is! Your name will be put in the coffee can with all the other correct guesses, and a winner will be drawn And announced in the next newsletter. Fame and (not so) Big Prizes!!! Call today!!! , ext. 104

6 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Geyser Lucky Clovers 4:00 PM 1-6 PM Level 1 & 2 Ranch Horse AM-6PM Basic Horseman- Ship/Show- Manship/Trail clinic@ Any and all Lamb Kids- 7:00PM meet behind the Courthouse Stanford Scramblers 6:30PM 8 AM-2PM Level 3&4 Ranch Horse Utica Sapphires 6:30 PM Horse Project Horse Project Horse Project Lewis & Clark County 4-H Practice Show June Horse Project Judith Basin County Horse Assessment Night- Mandatory to Attend or make arrangements with Erlonna!!!

7 Congratulations, Class of 2017! Top Row: Jess Bodner, Dillon Boberg, Cameron Cali. Bottom Row: Devyn Hughes and Kyra Randall

8 Sunday June 4, 2017 Show starts at 12: Livestock Entry Form All entry forms must be filled out completely and signed a t the bottom Only one exhibitor per entry form $25 entry fee per animal Exhibitor Na me Address Age Phone Heifer Entries Na me or Identification of Animal DO B Fee Steer Entries Name or Identification of Animal Fee Total Showmans hip YES NO (Can be changed day of show, No Extra Charge) I hereby acknowledge that I have read the rules and regulations and that I understand and agree with the provisions stated therein. I also hereby release the Russell Country Classic, and the Judith Basin County Fair grounds from any liabilities for loss, damage, or injury while said property is on the fair grounds. Signature of Exhibitor Entries Still Welcome! Please Call Kim If You Want To Enter! Entry Fees must accompany the entry Mail entries to Russell Country Classic, c/o Kim Vincent 6647 N Kolin RD Moccasin MT post marked by Friday, May 22, Entries after May 22 will be accepted, with a $ IO late fee per animal until the day of show. For more information contact Kim Vincent or kim.vincent@hobson.kl2.mt.us

9 MSU/JUDITH BASIN COUNTY EXTENSION Courthouse P.O. Box 427 Stanford, MT IMPORTANT INFORMATION INSIDE!! 4-H: The Youth Development Program of MSU Extension The MSU Extension Service is an ADA/EO/AA/Veteran s Preference Employer and Provider of Educational Outreach.