Dear 4-H Families and Volunteers, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development

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1 Jennings County 4-H January/February 2017 Purdue Extension Jennings County Office 200 E Brown, St. P O Box 365 Vernon, IN Phone: FAX: Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Purdue.edu/Jennings Purdue Extension Jennings County Purdue Extension Jennings County PurdueExtJenCo Melessa Wiesehan Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development mwieseha@purdue.edu Dear 4-H Families and Volunteers, Happy New Year! I hope your year is off to a great start. Thank you to those you have already signed up for 4-H! 4-H enrollment in 4HOnline in.4honline.com will end on January 15, If you miss this deadline, please contact the Extension Office for more information about enrollment options. If you are paying for 4-H program fees with a check, please try to submit your payment to the Extension Office within 2 weeks of your enrollment date. This will ensure that your 4-H enrollment is processed in a timely manner. The Extension Office may be closed without notice. Please call the office at to make an appointment to get help with enrollment or to pick up 4-H information. Paper copies of the Mini 4-H Handbook, 4-H project requirement changes packets and complete 4-H Handbooks (for new members) are available at the Extension Office. State and County projects with changes, additions or corrections this year include: Aerospace, Arts and Crafts, Computer, Construction Toys, Electric, Foods: Mix-it Up (new project), Genealogy, Geology, Gift Wrapping, Hay & Forage, Miniature Scene, Shooting Sports, Small Engine, Soybeans, Verbal Communications and Wildlife. The Livestock Handbook was also updated. This information will eventually be on our website. Sincerely, Melessa Wiesehan Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service is an equal access/equal opportunity institution.

2 PAGE 2 Upcoming 4-H Events! 4-H Goat Information Meeting Saturday, February am Jennings County Public Library Mark Biehle will teach members and families about participating in the Jennings County 4-H goat program. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and get help with your goat project. Registration is preferred but is NOT required to attend. Please call the Extension Office at to sign-up for the goat information meeting. 4-H Council & 4-H Livestock Committee Meetings 4-H Council Meeting Monday, January 30, 2017, 6 pm Extension Office 4-H Livestock Meeting Monday, January 23, 2017, 6pm Extension Office 4-H Scholarships 4-H scholarship information is available on our website at All applications are due via electronic file to the Extension Office by January 25, H Club Leader Training Thursday, January 26 6pm Extension Office Learn new activities for club meetings and review club leader responsibilities! Anyone interested in becoming a Club Leader is welcome to attend. Volunteer and Club Leader Training Monday, February 13 6 pm Extension Office Learn more about the 4-H mission, vision and 4-H mandates. Open to all current volunteers, leaders and anyone wanting to learn more about volunteering for the Jennings County 4-H Program! New to 4-H Workshop Tuesday, February 28 6pm Extension Office This workshop is intended to help new 4-H members and their family members learn more about the 4-H program and how you can participate. Bring your questions and learn more about the projects, procedures and great opportunities 4-H has to offer! Registration is preferred but is not required. Call the Extension Office at to sign up to attend this workshop. Younger siblings are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. I PLEDGE... FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD

3 PAGE 3 Livestock News! Beef and Dairy Beef Animal ID (Tagging) Days Friday, February 24, 6-8 pm and Saturday, February 25, 9-10 am Jennings County Fairgrounds ALL market steers (beef and dairy beef) and commercial/non-registered heifers must attend one of the Animal ID days. Animal ID worksheets, requirements and 4HOnline instructions will be mailed (after January 15) to 4-H members enrolled in the beef and dairy projects. 4HOnline instructions for Beef and Dairy Beef ID are included in this newsletter. Please read the instructions! Some of the animal names/ categories were changed in 4HOnline for this year. If you do NOT receive this information in the mail, contact the Extension Office. A completed worksheet MUST be brought to Animal ID Day. CHANGES! Please note: Beef and Dairy Beef Steer information must be entered into 4HOnline no later than April 3 this year. The state made this date change after our handbook changes were made. The April 1 deadline is listed in the handbook and on the triplicate Animal ID forms we already own. We will abide by the April 3 deadline this year for Beef and Dairy Beef steers being entered into 4HOnline. All other animal/species Animal ID information, except poultry and rabbit, must be entered into 4HOnline by May 15th. Also, the option to enter Beef and Dairy Beef Feeder Calves will not open in 4HOnline until April 4. You will have to wait until April 4th to enter your feeder calves. The state is doing this so members do not accidentally enter their calves as finished steers in 4HOnliine. Premise ID Registering your premises may be done online, at no charge, and takes only about 5 minutes. Visit the Indiana State Board of Animal Health s (BOAH) website: Please get your Premise ID number prior to tagging day! To verify your premises ID, contact BOAH at animalid@boah.in.gov. Save the Date! 2017 Show Me the Way Livestock Workshop (for all species) Saturday, April 8 8 am to 4 pm All Indiana premises associated with the purchase, sale and/or exhibition of cattle, swine, sheep, goats and farmed cervids must be registered by state law.

4 PPAGE 4 4-H Club Happenings! Tell us how your club is making a difference in Jennings County! Zenas Livewires and Zenas Plowboys Thank you to the Zenas Livewires/Zenas Plowboys 4-H Club for providing bell ringing for the Salvation Army on December 2 & 19 at the North Vernon Walmart. Junior Leaders The Junior Leader s purchased gifts for two families this year during their December meeting. Members also helped deliver food to the Senior Housing on December 20th along with girls basketball team. Barefoot Bandits The Barefoot Bandits 4-H Club spent one of their meetings purchasing gifts for this year s Affordable Christmas program. Members also met on a separate date to wrap gifts that were distributed through the Affordable Christmas program. I want to personally thank Jeanie Selig for overseeing the pickup and delivery of the Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser items for Junior Leaders and Cari Hauersperger and Alisa Gasper for overseeing the Senior Housing food delivery. Thank you for your continued support of the Jennings County 4-H program! Melessa Wiesehan

5 PAGE 5 4-H Club Connection Please contact your club leader to see when they will start hosting club meetings again! General Project Clubs: Barefoot Bandits Jessica Bailey (baileyjm12@gmail.com) ( ) Meetings: 1st Wednesday of the month from 6:30-7:30pm at the FPBH building in North Vernon Muscatatuck Mud Puppies - Jeff Jones ( ) Meetings: 2nd Monday of the month at 7 pm at New Bethel Church Wild Bunch Shirley Lucas ( ) (slucas@jcsc.org) Zenas Livewires & Plowboys Cheryl Ward (cward@jcsc.org) ( ) Meetings: January 13 and February 10 at 6 pm at the Zenas Church Fellowship Hall Project Specific Clubs: Beef Club Trevor Lane ( or trevor.lane@hotmail.com) & Jenny Vogel ( or jlvogel89@gmail.com) Meeting: Saturday, February 5, from 9 to 10:30 am at the Jennings County Public Library, Conference Room 3. JC Riders Deb Itell ( or rfitell@gmail.com) Meetings: 2 nd Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Community Building at the fairgrounds. Junior Leaders Melessa Wiesehan (mwieseha@purdue.edu or ) Next meeting: February 2 and March 2 at 6 pm at the Jennings County Public Library. Llama Club Connie Taylor and Jenny Gabbard (jgab38@aol.com or ) Robotics Club - Bob Itell ( or bitell@vsgdover.com) Meetings: 3 rd Saturday of the month at 9 am at the Community Building at the fairgrounds. I PLEDGE... FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD

6 PAGE 6 Family Fun Activities! Heathy Snack for the New Year: Apple Sandwiches 1 tablespoon rolled oats 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 tablespoons unsweetened peanut butter 3/4 teaspoon honey 1 tablespoon raisins 1 medium apple Combine the oats and cinnamon in a dry skillet over medium heat and toast, stirring occasionally, until the oats are golden. Cool before using. Mix together the peanut butter and honey. Core and slice the apple into 6 rounds. (If you don't have an apple corer, you can slice the apple first and then cut out the centers with a small cookie cutter or knife.) Spread 1 tablespoon of peanut butter on 3 of the apple slices and sprinkle with raisins and oats. Top with the remaining apple slices to form sandwiches. Notes: If you are not eating the apple right away, you can brush it with lemon juice to prevent browning. A solution of 1/4 cup water and 1 tablespoon lemon juice does the trick without tasting too lemony. 4-H T-shirt Design Contest Open to 4-H members, family, volunteers and 4-H Clubs! The 4-H Council is hosting a 4-H t-shirt design contest for the 2017 Jennings County 4-H t-shirt that will be distributed to all 4-H members. You may create your own original theme or slogan or you may use the current theme Grow True Leaders. Feel free to work on this together with family members or as a club unit. You may draw your design or create it with a computer program. Please submit your artwork/design along with your name(s) and phone number to the Extension Office by February 24. For official rules about the use of the 4-H emblem, visit -Name-and-Emblem.pdf?fwd=no. From thekitchn.com, Pinterest

7 PAGE 7 Calendar January 15: 4-H enrollment deadline in 4HOnline 17: Extension Board Meeting 20: Livestock Survey Question about Supreme Showmanship is due 23: 4-H Livestock Meeting 25: 4-H Scholarships are due 28: 4-H Grows Livestock and Science Volunteer Workshops 30: 4-H Council Meeting February 2: Junior Leaders meeting 4: Southeast Indiana Judges & Leaders Clinic 11: 4-H Goat Information meeting 10 am at the Jennings County Public Library 10-12: Teens as Teachers conference, open to grades & 25 Beef and Dairy Beef Animal ID (Tagging) Days March 2: Junior Leaders meeting, 6 pm at the Jennings County Public Library 20: 2017 Rural Urban Dinner (10 Year members will be recognized) April 3: DEADLINE for Beef and Dairy Beef Steer entry in 4HOnline 4 & 5: H Performing Arts 8: 2017 Show Me the Way Livestock Workshop, sponsored by the Jennings County Livestock Committee 29: Animal ID for goats and sheep, 9-11 am. Location to be determined. 29: Area I Performing Arts contest (evening performance at Brown County) May 4: Animal ID (tagging day) for goats, horses, lamas, sheep, and swine (times vary) 15: DEADLINE for 4HOnline entry for Beef Heifers, Beef/Dairy Feeder Calves, Dairy Cattle, Goats, Horses, Lamas, Sheep and Swine. Save the Date! 2017 Rural Urban Dinner Monday, March 20 6 pm Rolling Hills Shrine Club All 10 year 4-H members will be recognized at this event! Save the Date! 2017 Jennings County 4-H Performing Arts Tuesday, April 4 & Wednesday, April 5 More information is inserted in this newsletter.

8 IMPORTANT H DATES! The Jennings County 4-H Livestock Committee and 4-H Council have selected Animal ID, Clean-up, Judging and Project Check-out dates for Please mark your calendars NOW. A complete livestock schedule is included in this newsletter. Jennings County Fair Dates: July 3-8, 2017 ANIMAL ID (TAGGING DATES) February: Beef and Dairy Beef Animal ID (Tagging) Dates: Friday, February 24, 6-8 pm AND Saturday, February 25, 9-10 am at the Fairgrounds. April: Goat and Sheep Animal ID (Tagging) Date: Saturday, April 29, 9-11 am. Location to be determined. May: May 5th Animal ID (Tagging) for Goats and Sheep, 4-7 pm; Horse, pony and lama, 6-7 pm; and Swine 5-7 pm. Location to be determined. June: Poultry and Rabbit Animal ID, June 16 from 5-7 pm at the Fairgrounds. CLEAN-UP DAY Saturday, June 24, 8 am to Noon (or when finished): Livestock buildings and areas will be cleaned. 4-H project racks and displays will be cleaned and arranged in the Community Building. We will also set up for Judging. The Junior Leader food stand will be cleaned this day too. JUDGING DAYS Wednesday, June 28, 4-7 pm: Mini 4-H Judging (for grades K-2) and Early Check-in (For members unable to bring project judging on June 29. Wednesday, June 28, 6 pm: Cat Show Registration, 6:30 pm Cat Show begins. Thursday, June 29: ALL STATIC PROJECT JUDGING. This is ALL (non-livestock) projects including: cake decorating, floriculture, foods and gardening projects. 4:30 pm Junior Leaders members ONLY. Doors will not open to the public until 5 pm. 5-7 pm: All 4-H members (grades 3-12) must bring their projects to be judged. 7:30 pm: Fashion Revue (private judging) Saturday, July 1: Barbecue Project Judging: 8:30 mandatory meeting for participants; 11 am: first time slot to present food to judge. PROJECT CHECK-OUT AND CLEAN UP Sunday, July 9, 1-2 pm: Project Check-out for ALL static projects and clean-up of the Community Building. This includes moving displays to appropriate areas/buildings for storage.

9 2017 Jennings County 4-H Livestock Schedule Species Animal Identification (ID) Date Animal ID entered into 4Honline & Pen Request Deadline (Poultry, Turkey & Rabbit will use paper enrollment forms) Check-in at Fair Show Date Mandatory Auction Picture Session Beef & Dairy February 24, 6-8pm AND February 25, 9-10 am Beef and Dairy Beef Steer deadline: April 3 All other beef and dairy: May 15 Beef OR Dairy: July 2, 5-7 pm Dairy: July 3, 8-10 am Wednesday, July 5 2 pm Dairy Show 5 pm Showmanship & Heifers 7 pm Market Show July pm (Dairy) 7-8 pm (Beef) Goats April 29, 9-11 am AND May 4, 4 7 pm May 15 July pm Monday, July 3 2 pm Dairy & Pygmy Show 5 pm Showmanship 7 pm Meat Show July pm 6:30-8 pm Horse & Pony May pm May 15 July pm Saturday, July 1 8 am Western & English Friday, July 7 8 am Mini 4-H 9 am Contesting & Jumping July 1: during lunch break July 7: TBD Lamas May pm May 15 July pm Thursday, July 6 9 am July pm Poultry & Turkey June pm June 15 (paper enrollment form and poultry pen request due) July pm Turkey: 2-4 pm Only Tuesday, July 4 9 am July am Rabbits June pm June 15 (paper enrollment form and rabbit pen request due) July pm Monday, July 3 9 am July am Sheep Swine April 29, 9-11 am AND May 4, 4 7 pm May pm May 15 May 15 July pm July 2 7 8:30 pm Wednesday, July 5 9 am Tuesday, July 4 3:30 pm Showmanship & Gilts 6 pm Barrows July 5 10:30-11:30 am July 3 6:30-8 pm (Swine Barn Side)

10 If you must make more than one trip to the fair with animals, exceptions to Check-in times must be pre-approved by 4-H Youth Educator State Fair Entries Due: See Extension Staff for information about new deadlines for State Fair entry. Pre Fair Clean-Up Date: June 24: 8am-Noon Post Fair Clean-Up Date: Barns: Friday night and Saturday by 10 am. Community Building: Sunday, July 9 starting at 1 pm until finished. NEW DAY AND TIME Grooming Contest: Thursday, July 6, 5 pm Goat Milk Production Contest: Thursday, July 6, Contest 6 pm, Milk Out 7pm Supreme Showman Contest: Thursday, July 6; 6:30 pm Livestock Check-Out (for non-auction animals): Thursday, July 6 from midnight until Friday, July 7 at Noon or after the auction. Horses must be checked out by Noon on Saturday. Auction: Friday, July 7; 6:30 pm; 5 pm Dinner; 5:30 pm Buyer Registration

11 Beef Animal Identification Animal Identification 4-H members (Grades 3 12) must identify all Beef and Dairy Cattle, Goats, Horses, Llamas, Sheep and Swine in the 4HOnline system by the species deadline or earlier county deadline if applicable* to be eligible for exhibition. Beef and Dairy Beef Steers must be entered into 4HOnline no later than April 3*. Beef Heifers, Beef/Dairy Feeder Calves, Dairy Cattle, Goats, Horses, Llamas, Sheep, and Swine must be entered into 4HOnline no later than May 15*. All Beef and Dairy Beef Animals except Registered Heifers must be present at the County Tagging day before being identified in 4HOnline. Registered Heifer exhibitors should contact the Purdue Extension Office in your county of 4-H enrollment to determine if the animal must be brought to the Tagging/Weigh-In. Animal Identification in 4HOnline Please complete the following steps to identify your livestock in the 4HOnline system. 1. Login to your family profile at: using your family address and password associated with your 4-H enrollment record. a. If you have forgotten your password, please use the I forgot my password option on the 4HOnline login page, and you will be sent a new temporary password. b. If you have forgotten your family address or turned in a paper 4-H enrollment form, please contact your local Purdue Extension Office for assistance. 2. Click the orange Continue to Family button. 3. Find the 4-H member s name in the Member/Volunteer list for your family. 4. Click Edit next to the 4-H member s name to which you wish to identify animals for in the system. 5. Click the text that says Animals/Livestock. 6. Select the correct Animal Type from the Add an Animal drop-down menu for the animal you first wish to identify. See the available Beef options below. a. Beef and Dairy Beef, Feeder Calves (Option not visible in menu until April 4) b. Beef and Dairy Beef, Steers c. Beef, Commercial Heifers and Market Heifers d. Beef, Cow-Calf Pairs e. Beef, Registered Heifers 7. Click the Add animal button. Revised 12/21/2016 1

12 Beef Animal Identification 8. Read the on-screen instructions for Animal ID requirements for County Fair and Indiana State Fair Exhibition. 9. You must complete all fields with BOLD titles. 10. Complete all other visible fields as applicable. 11. Once the information is complete, click Save. 12. Verify that the animal is now listed in the Animal List below the Add Animal button. Repeat steps 6 11 for each animal the member needs to identify. 13. Members are able to edit Animal ID information until the species specific Animal ID deadline. 14. Click the My Member List in the upper right to return to the list of family members to select another 4-H member to identify animals. Family Enrollment of Animals Animals are automatically co-enrolled within the same family (Siblings and step-siblings). The animals may be identified under a single 4-H member in 4HOnline and be exhibited by a different sibling listed in the same family profile. With this capability in 4HOnline, animals do not need to be entered under each 4-H member in the family. The exhibit management program will allow a member to select to exhibit any animal identified by the family in 4HOnline. It is suggested that at least 1 animal be identified by each member enrolled in the project. Revised 12/21/2016 2

13 Jennings County Community Rural Urban Committee 2017 YOUNG ADULT LEADERSHIP AWARD Nomination Form Each year the Young Adult Leadership Award is given to an individual (Age 16-25) for outstanding achievement in leadership and/or service to the Jennings County Community. This award will presented at the 24 th Annual Rural-Urban Dinner to be held on Monday, March 20 th, 2017 at the Rolling Hills Shrine Club. Person Nominated Address Telephone Number Briefly list background information about the nominee. Include such information as community activities that the nominee(s) has been involved with, School/College activities, special offices held, awards received, time frame of involvement, special activities initiated, etc. Please list any additional information that you feel would be important in helping the selection committee reach a final decision. (Use additional pages as needed) Nominated by Phone Nominations must be returned by Wednesday, March 1 st, 2017 Please mail nomination form to Jennings County Community Foundation, 111 N. State St., North Vernon, In or fax to or jccf@jenningscountyfoundation.net

14 Jennings County Community Rural Urban Committee 2017 COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Nomination Form Each year the Community Service Award is given to an individual, group, or business for outstanding achievement in leadership and/or service to the Jennings County Community. This award will be presented at the 24 th Annual Rural-Urban Dinner to be held on Monday, March 20 th, 2017 at the Rolling Hills Shrine Club. Person Nominated Address Telephone Number Briefly list background information about the nominee. Include such information as community activities that the nominee(s) has been involved with, School/College activities, special offices held, awards received, time frame of involvement, special activities initiated, etc. Please list any additional information that you feel would be important in helping the selection committee reach a final decision. (Use additional pages as needed) Nominated by Phone Nominations must be returned by Wednesday, March 1 st, 2017 Please mail nomination form to Jennings County Community Foundation, 111 N. State St., North Vernon, In or fax to or jccf@jenningscountyfoundation.net

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19 Animal ID And Biosecurity Program Tuesday, February 7 6pm Jennings County Public Library 2375 IN-3, North Vernon, IN Open to 4-H volunteers, 4-H families and others interested in Animal ID and Biosecurity. For more information or to register for this program, please call the Purdue Extension Jennings County Office at Presenter: Dr. Jim Hollis Dr. Jim Hollis is a field veterinarian for the Indiana Board of Animal Health and will present a free program about animal ID requirements and animal biosecurity. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service is an equal access/equal opportunity institution.

20 PURDUE EXTENSION - JENNINGS COUNTY 200 EAST BROWN STREET, P.O. BOX 365 VERNON, IN U.S. Postage PRSRT STD PAID Vernon, IN Permit No. 9 PURDUE EXTENSION JENNINGS COUNTY Atina Rozhon Health & Human Sciences County Extension Director arozhon@purdue.edu Melessa Wiesehan 4-H Youth Development mwieseha@purdue.edu Sue Fortman Nutrition Education Program fortmans@purdue.edu Office Hours: 8 AM to 4 PM Phone: To insure someone is at the office, please call the office prior to coming.