Shawnee County 4-H. A Word From Your Agent... Achievement Night To Make the Best Better!

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1 November 2018 Shawnee County 4-H Dates to Remember: A Word From Your Agent... S.T.A.L.K-Jr. Leaders Meeting Nov. 8th Office Closed/Veterans Day Nov. 12th Shawnee County Achievement Night Nov. 3rd Extension Council Board Nov. 13th KYLF Nov. 17th-18th Office Closed Nov. 22th-23rd Fair Board Nov. 27 January Jamboree Jan. 5th Hello 4-H families! We had a great start to the new 4-H year and I thank everyone who participated in a 4-H activity in October! Many members attended Officer Leader Training or did a service project for 48 Hrs of 4-H! A special thank you to the new families that attended the 4-H Orientation meeting on Monday. We had a full house and I am so happy to see all of the interest in 4-H! Lastly, I hope to see everyone at Achievement Night on Nov. 3rd! Many clubs and people are working very hard to have a nice celebration of all your 4-H accomplishments. Please come and join the program, and you just may leave with one of our great door prizes, sponsored by the Shawnee County 4-H Events Council. Make sure to like Shawnee County 4-H on Facebook and you can see sneak peaks of our Door Prizes. Lastly, this will be the last Chatterbox sent to last year s enrolled 4-H ers. So, make sure you enroll in November or you will stop getting 4-H communication in December. See you on Saturday at Achievement Night! Visit us on the Web: Candis Meerpohl 4-H Youth Development Agent candism@ksu.edu ext.120 Kim Seeley 4-H Program Assistant kjseeley@ksu.edu ext.112 Fran McAdoo 4-H Office Assistant fmcadoo@ksu.edu ext Candis Achievement Night 2018 What: A Celebration of all of your 4-H Success from ! When: November 3rd, Doors open at 6pm, program starts at 6:30pm! Where: Washburn Rural High School Auditorium Who: All 4-H members, even new club members for this year! We will have door prizes again this year, you get chances at the door prizes by submitting record book, and just by attending! Come celebrate with your Shawnee County 4-H family. There will be snacks and music following the program! 1

2 Exchange, Nov. 1st Shawnee County 4-H Achievement Night, Nov. 3rd Bunny Bunch, Nov. 5th S.T.A.L.K-Jr. Leaders, Nov. 8th Office Closed/Veterans Day, Nov. 12th Mark Your Calendar! Office Closed/Thanksgiving, Nov. 22nd -23rd Paw Prints, Nov. 26th Fair Board, Nov. 27th Clothing Cares, Nov. 29th Livestock Committee, Nov. 14th Shooting Sports, Nov.15th KYLF, Nov. 17th-18th Officer Leader Training Did you attend Officer Leader Training? The theme this year was Incredibles. The training started out with a game of Kahoot! which everyone seemed to enjoy. Later, the youth were broken up according to their offices and attended classes to learn more about their duties as an officer. After that, teams were challenged to build the tallest freestanding tower possible from uncooked spaghetti, string, and masking tape. Each team needed to work together to come up with a plan and build the tower. The results ranged from no tower at all, to some amazing structures. During the training, the 4-Hers were able to participate in mock meetings and practice the skills they had just learned during the officer breakout. Before Officer Leader Training wrapped up, the teams completed a fun scavenger hunt both inside and outside the Kansas National Air Guard Museum looking for objects or areas in the museum based on clues such as Seek a place that is similar to what Syndrome worked out of where hot lava flowed around! It had been raining when Officer Leader Training got started, but thankfully by the time the scavenger hunt began the rain had mostly stopped. A big thank you should go to the Kansas National Air Guard Museum as they let us use the museum free of charge. Thank you to the volunteers that made this event possible! ~ Calista Covel, Events Council Reporter 2

3 Pick A Date and Join the Fun on December 20th Kansas Day is just around the corner and you know what that means.. we need your help in making bread in a bag kits. We will be putting together bread in a bag kit for School Enrichment on December 20th, Thursday at 1:00 pm in the upstairs meeting room. We are looking for about 12 volunteers. This is a great opportunity to spend time with your fellow 4-H friends, and add community service to your record book. So come and join the fun! The School Enrichment program is an opportunity to reach school-age children that may not have had any other 4-H experience. This is not a fundraiser for the Extension Office. The schools pay a nominal fee per student to cover the cost of the supplies. The bread in a bag Wheat Science program is one of the most popular programs offered to the elementary teachers in Shawnee County. Please call Kim Seeley at x112 or kjseeley@ksu.edu by December 9th so we will know how many helpers to count on. January Jamboree It is that time of year to start thinking about a super cool craft to share at January Jamboree! January Jamboree will take place at Countryside United Methodist Church on January 5th from 1:00pm- 3:00pm. More detail to come in next months Chatterbox! 3

4 4-H Quilting Club Shawnee County 4-H is excited to announce that Mary Ann Anderson is once again offering Quilting project meetings! No quilting experience is necessary, but youth will have to bring a sewing machine. (There is one sewing machine in the 4-H office that can be borrowed for the club.) Project meetings will be Jan. 2 nd and 16 th, Feb. 6 th and 20 th, and March 6 th and 13 th from 6pm-8pm in the Extension meeting room. Youth should be age 9 or older and they do not have to be currently enrolled in 4-H. The club is limited to 10 youth so if you are wanting to join the Quilting project club please Candis at candism@ksu.edu. Supplies needed for the quilting projects are listed below. Sewing Machine Scissors Thread Seam Ripper Hem Gauge Pencil Rotary Cutter, Cutting Mate and Ruler (optional) 4

5 H Horse Panorama The H Horse Panorama has been scheduled for January at Rock Springs 4-H Center. Registration and contest rules for Horse Panorama will be posted to the Kansas 4-H web site soon on the Horse Events page Kansas 4-H Dog Judges Certification and Training Coming The Kansas 4-H Dog Judges Certification and Training will be January 26-27, 2019, in South Hutchinson, Kansas, at the Hutchinson Kennel Club. Beginning the training on Friday evening has allowed participants in one weekend to learn about the four dog phases of showmanship, obedience, agility and rally obedience of the Kansas 4-H Dog Care and Training Project. Those attending (16 and older) to become judges or to re-certify as judges, experience judging classes to practice the skills necessary to effectively judge local 4-H dog shows. This is also a good opportunity for local project leaders and older 4-H members to observe the training to learn new knowledge and to better understand how they will be judged at invitational and the Kansas State Fair 4-H Dog Show. Participants may attend the judges certification and judges training without being certified to judge. 5

6 The Marilyn & Jerry Dudley Scholarship encourages the Joy of Sewing Marilyn Dudley was an accomplished seamstress and shared her passion for sewing with many 4-Hers through the years. When Marilyn passed away in May, her family established the Marilyn & Jerry Dudley Scholarship with the intent to provide opportunities to promote the interest and skills related to clothing/sewing craft construction and style review. These opportunities will be available for Shawnee County 4-H youth. As you select projects for the next 4-H year, now is a great time to learn to sew or enhance your skills! The Topeka Sewing Guild will be involved in helping host an educational event and mentor young sewers. All youth who use a sewing machine or serger to construct a garment or article, have it judged for the Shawnee County Fair, and who model it in the fashion review, will be eligible for a partial reimbursement of the cost of fabric and notions. Those enrolled in the Clothing and Textiles project will be notified of opportunities as they develop throughout the year. Further guidelines and applications for reimbursement will be provided to those participating in the project. The Dudley family plans to support enhanced educational activities and awards identified in the scholarship for the next five years. They hope to see enrollment in the Clothing and Textiles project increase and to instill the love of sewing into many of our 4-Hers. Junior Swine Producer Day Scheduled The 2019 Kansas Junior Swine Producer Day will be held on Saturday, March 9 in Weber Arena. Mark your calendar! This is a family-friendly educational event dedicated to youth, parents, project leaders, and agents with interest in the swine project. A detailed agenda and registration information will be released later this fall. This event has been added to the K-State Pulse Calendar. 6

7 Deer Trail 48-4H: Making a Difference at Cornerstone and Ronald McDonald House The Deer Trail Club organized two events for 48 Hours of 4-H. The first was on Saturday, October 13 volunteering at Ronald McDonald House Topeka. We cleaned cabinets and other areas around the house to make it a more pleasant for the families served there during difficult times. The second was delayed a week due to weather and occurred on Sunday, October 21. We had 11 volunteers from two clubs. We picked up trash for and improved landscaping for a whole block of housing managed by Cornerstone Topeka. We filled a truck with garbage and made a noticeable difference in the neighborhood. Deer Trail looks forward to helping Cornerstone again in the future! Auburn Club By Ethan Jackson Officer Leader Training was held on October 7 th at the National Guard Museum. The Auburn and Silver Lake clubs planned the event. The theme was Incredible Leadership. At the training, 4-H youth learned more about their offices and how to be good leaders and were given information and supplies to support their new officer role. Everyone had a good time and door prizes were given away. Auburn club participated in the Auburn Days parade by designing and decorating a float. The theme for the float was Under the Sea in 4-H. 7

8 4-H Sport Fishing Project Club Again, for the H year there will be a Sport Fishing project club! Youth will be taught the safety and skills needed to be successful fishers by 4-H volunteers Brett Fox and Dan VanHoozier. Both also deliver the Fishing s Future program and Heroes on the Water program. Youth 8 and older are invited to attend and equipment will be provided. The group will meet the 1 st Tuesday of the month and the 3 rd Thursday of the month from February to May from 6-7:30pm. The group will meet in the Extension Meeting room until the weather is nice enough to go out and fish! If you want to be a part of the group, please Fran at fmcadoo@ksu.edu to reserve your spot. Also, don t forget to enroll in the sport fishing project or wildlife when you are selecting your 4-H projects! 8

9 November 1 Exchange 7:00pm, Farm Bureau 3 Achievement Night Washburn Rural HS 6:30 5 Bunny Bunch 7:00 p.m., EMR 8 S.T.A.L.K. 6:30pm, EMR 12 Office Closed/ Veterans Day 13 Extension Council Board 5:30pm, EMR 14 Livestock Committee, 7:00 p.m. 15 Shooting Sports, 6:30 pm, EMR December 3 Bunny Bunch 7:00pm, EMR 6 Exchange 7:00pm, Farm Bureau 11 Extension Council Board 5:30pm, EMR 12 Livestock Committee, 7:00pm 13 Events Council Meeting 7:00pm, EMR 21 Chatterbox Articles Due Office Closed/ Christmas 27 Clothing Cares, 6:30pm, Farm Bureau KYLF, Rock Springs Office Closed/Thanksgiving 26 Chatterbox Articles Due 26 Paw Prints, 7:00pm, EMR 27 Fair Board, 7:00pm, EMR January 5 January Jamboree 29 Clothing Cares, 6:30pm, Farm Bureau All dates and activities are subject to change. 9