Payne County 4-H News 315 W. 6th Avenue, Suite 103 Stillwater, OK Phone:

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1 August-September 2017 Payne County 4-H attended the 97th State 4-H Roundup this last week. Payne County had a very successful week! Members competed in the Speech Contest, PowerPoint Presentations, Tractor Driving, FCS Skill-A-Thon and Livestock Quiz Bowl as well as the educational workshops. Payne County 4-H had one member who served on the State 4-H Council: Lillie Snider served as Northeast District Representative. Audrey Ochsner and Raphael Wall will serve as Northeast District Representatives and Lillie Snider will serve as Recreation Leader on the State 4-H Council. Raphael Wall is serving as the Northeast District 4-H Vice-President, Audrey Ochsner is serving as the Northeast District Secretary and Teegin Crosthwait is serving as the Northeast District Recreation Leader. Karen Weckler, Audrey Ochsner, Sarah Walker and Lillie Snider are serving as State 4-H Ambassadors. Karen, Sarah and Lillie are serving as State 4-H Healthy Living Ambassadors. Marissa Bensch is serving as a State 4-H Shooting Sports Ambassador. We had many top three state record book winners who were recognized at Honor Night!! Top three books included: Sarah Walker, Food Science and Breads; Kyla Langstraat, Child Care; Logan Drury, Vet Science; Marissa Bensch, Shooting Sports and Wildlife and Fisheries; Raphael Wall, Science and Technology and Wildlife and Fisheries; and Karen Weckler, Advanced Family & Consumer Sciences. The following Payne County 4-H members were named state project winners and received scholarships: Sarah Walker, Kyla Langstraat, Marissa Bensch and Raphael Wall. The following 4-H members were chosen to receive Level 3 and Level 4 scholarships: Karen Weckler, Preston Prock, Susan Weckler and David Wall. Marissa Bensch was chosen as a delegate to National 4-H Congress. Payne County 4-H had an outstanding week and we are very proud of each and every member for their accomplishments!! Roundup. Payne County 4-H News 315 W. 6th Avenue, Suite 103 Stillwater, OK Phone: summer.leister@okstate.edu Payne County 4-H Members Shine at the 97th State 4-H Roundup! We would also like to thank Kinsey McDougald and Allan Wall for being our chaperones during

2 ~Twin Mounds 4-H 4-H CLUB SPOTLIGHT The Twin Mounds 4-H Club has still been participating in activities this summer. In May, the club had their annual end-of-theyear cookout and games. We also said goodbye to our former leaders Jeremy and Keidra Porter, who sadly moved to Indiana. In June, we had members attend Ag Safety Day, the County Food Show, Cloverbud Fun Day, and Junior Roundup. In the food show, Avenlea Percell was named Junior Grand Champion with her cinnamon rolls. Carolyn Greenfield received Reserve Champion with her homemade brownies. In July, six members turned in record books. By Kymberlin Myers, Twin Mounds Reporter ~Perkins 4-H Perkins 4-H members have been busy with 4-H Camp, workshops and recordbooks just to name a few. Jaelynn Riden, Joseph Riden and Katrel Carpenter taught workshops at Cloverbud Fun Day and David Wall held a workshop at Ag Safety Day! Here are a few more highlights of the Perkins 4-H members! Payne County Meat Judging Team consisting of Perkins 4-H ers Hannah Wolfe, Logan Hering, Jackson Flynn and Josh Hering came out on top at the Oklahoma Jr. 4-H Meat Judging Contest held Saturday, April 28 at Oklahoma State University. Top individual rankings were: Josh 2 nd High, Logan 4 th High; Hannah 5 th High and Jackson 8 th High. On April 14, the Payne County Meat Judging Team made up of Perkins 4-Hers Jackson Flynn, Abby Barnhart, Logan Hering and Josh Hering received the Reserve Champion placing at the Midwest Invitational Meat Judging Contest held at Oklahoma State. Overall seven states were represented at the competition. Top individual rankings included Logan Hering as 3 rd High and Josh Hering as 5 th High. On April 18, Raphael Wall, Perkins 4-H member received the Noble Cause award shown on Fox 25 for his outstanding achievements in service to his community. Attorney Noble McIntyre presented the award which showcases local students making a positive difference in their community. Natalie Mauzerall and her horse Bella competed in the Oklahoma 4-H Northeast District Qualifying Horse Show on May Natalie and Bella performed well and came home with the following awards: Champion Halter Mare, Champion Reiner Champion Working Cow Horse, Reserve Champion Ranch Roper and Reserve Champion Ranch Rider. Congratulations to Natalie and Bella! Raphael Wall was selected for interviews for his State Wildlife and also for his Science and Technology State Recordbook projects. Interviews took place on June 12 and results will be announced during State 4-H Roundup held in Stillwater July Good Luck Raphael! Perkins 4-Her Savannah Mauzerall was High Point in the 10 and under at the summer horse show at the Stillwater fairgrounds June She competed in many events such as trail, ranch riding, horsemanship, halter classes and English classes. Members participating in the summer June and July dairy field days included Cade Reese, Raegan Miner, Kalen McDaniel, Katrel Carpenter, and Hayden Miner. Cade Reece, Kalan McDaniel and Evangeline Watts showed at the Sooner State Dairy Show held in Stillwater July Results TBA

3 National 4-H Shooting Sports Marissa Bensch and Shanell Boatman both competed on the Oklahoma 4-H muzzleloader team at the 2018 National Shooting Sports Championship. Marissa placed 4th overall and the team received 4th place overall! Brayden Bensch competed on the Oklahoma 4-H Air Pistol team. All are members of the Payne County 4-H Hot Shots Club!! Congratulations!! The Oklahoma 4-H Share Your County Fair social media contest has officially begun! Generate awareness for the 4-H organization and promote Payne County 4-H program by sharing your county fair pictures on social media. Participating is easy. Upload your county fair pictures on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #ShareYourCountyFair and Be sure to include Payne County in the caption. We already are seeing photo entries across all social media platforms! The county with the most photo entries will win $750 for their county 4-H program; the county with the second most photo entries will win $500 for their county 4-H program; the county with the third most photo entries will win $250 for their county 4-H program. See below for complete contest guidelines. The contest ends September 28. Tulsa State Fair Important Livestock Entire Dates September 1st Entry Deadline September 10th Contest Dealine You can do your entries at Please call the Payne County Extension Office if you have any questions. If you really want to do something you will find a way. If you don t, you ll find an excuse. TULSA STATE FAIR DRESS CODE AND JACKET RULES The following dress code had been adopted by the Tulsa State Fair for this fall. The following statement is in the Tulsa State Fair Book: 4-H junior exhibitors will be required to wear for show: An Official 4-H vest, jacket or pullover wind jacket. Must be of the appropriate colors of solid green, solid white, or a mix of green and white. Must have an official 4-H emblem of at least 2 1/2 inches that is permanently affixed to the from and left side of the vest, shirt or jacket. Must wear a button up, collard shirt under the vest or jacket that is of the appropriate colors of solid green, solid white, or a mix of green and white. A button up, collared shirt or pholo shirt, short or long sleeve, of appropriate 4-H colors of solid green, solid white, or a mix of green and white. No third color mix, or additional colors are allowed. Must have official 4-H emblem. Patches can be purchased at the OSU Extension Office for $ Jim Rohn

4 2018 Outdoor Adventure Wyatt Ringer, member of Heritage 4-H, had the opportunity to attend the 2018 Outdoor Adventure shakedown in San Juan National Forest, CO. Wyatt and six other Oklahoma 4-H members and two chaperones attended the hiking trip as well. The group hiked 23.5 miles over four days. They started high and went to the Animas River, hiked up to the Beaver Pond, and back to Little Molas. They started at the highest point and then hiked down from there until they reversed the direction. It was a great experience and fun trip for all members. If you are interested in the 2019 Outdoor Adventure trip, contact Summer Leister at the Payne County OSU Extension Office. Payne County 4-H ers make trek to Washington D.C.! Two Payne County 4-H members attended the National Citizenship Washington Focus Trip this summer in Washington D.C. Kyla Langstraat, member of Heritage 4-H Club, and Raphael Wall, member of Perkins 4-H Club, were CWF delegates. Read below for a message from Raphael about his experience. Hello, my name is Raphael Wall, and I went to Washington D.C. on the CWF trip. CWF stands for Citizenship Washington Focus, and during the trip we learned a lot about what it means to be a citizen. We also learned a lot about the nation s history. Before arriving in Washington D.C., we stopped at Gettysburg and Philadelphia. We saw the battlefield and saw how it shaped history. In Philadelphia, we saw the Liberty Bell, and Independence Hall where the Constitution was created. Once we got to Washington, we saw a lot of landmarks that are very important to the country. We saw the war memorials, National Cathedral, Capitol Building, Smithsonian Museums, Arlington Cemetery, Mount Vernon and many more. In the National 4-H Center, we wrote Bills about trending topics and voted and debated on them just like the actual Congress does. We got to meet Senator Lankford and Representative Frank Lucas. It was great talking to them about 4-H and how it is important for the youth today. My favorite part of the trip was the day we got to tour the Capitol building. It was a great trip and we all learned a lot about the history of the nation just like CWF was designed to do. Raphael Wall

5 SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, :30 am Oklahoma Harness Horse Association Cowboy Country Pleasure Driving Show MONDAY, AUGUST 27, :00 pm All Goat must be in place to start weighing & checking registration papers TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2018 ENTRY DAY for all entries except livestock and plants & flowers (8am to 7pm) 8:00 am Fair Office Open, Entries Taken 8:30-4:00 pm Poultry, Pigeons, & Rabbits must be in place for Pullorum- Typhoid Test 9:00 am GOAT SHOW (Open & Junior) 2:30 pm All Jr. Horses Must Be in Place 4:00 pm Release All Goat 5:30 pm JUNIOR HORSE SHOW 6:15 pm Open judging of HCE Exhibits 7:00 pm All entries except Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, and Plants & Flowers must be in place 7:00 pm All Swine must be in place to start weighing and check registration papers 7:30 pm All Sheep must be in place to start weighing & checking registration papers 9:00 pm All exhibit buildings closed WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, :00 am Fair Officially Starts / Fair Office Open 8:00 am SWINE SHOW (Open & Junior) 9:00 am Exhibit Hall to be closed during the judging of the following exhibits: Open Class, 4-H, and HCE 9:00 am Children s Barnyard Opens, Closes at 10 pm 10:00 am Pheiffer Museum Open, Closes at 10pm 1:30 pm SHEEP SHOW (Open & Junior) 6:00 pm Ottaway Amusement Rides Opens, closes at 10 pm 6:00 pm PIGEONS, POULTRY & RABBITS SHOW 6:00 pm Beef and Dairy Cattle must be in place. Check Dairy registration papers 6:00 pm EXHIBIT HALL & BOOTHS OPEN FOR VIEWERS 6:00 pm Open Horses must be entered with Main Office. 6:00 pm PET PARADE & SHOW in Arena 7:00 pm Model Railroad Club Display - located in middle exhibit bldg. 7:00 pm BARNYARD OLYMPICS - in Outdoor Arena 8:00 pm Junior Horses will be released 10:00 pm Swine will be released 10:00 pm Exhibit Building & Commercial Booths closed THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, :00 am Exhibit Buildings Open 8:30-11:30 am Receive Plant and Flower Entries 9:00 am Children s Barnyard Opens, closes at 10 pm 9:00 am DAIRY CATTLE SHOW 10:00 am Weighing of Steers & checking Beef Heifer 2:00 pm Judging of Plant and Flower Exhibits 5:00 pm 4-H Family & Consumer Decision Making Contest 6:00 pm 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest 6:00 pm Ottaway Amusement Rides Opens, closes at 10 pm 6:00 pm Horse and Mule Team Performance Contest 6:30 pm Power of the Past Antique Tractor Parade 7:00 pm Model Railroad Club Display- located in middle exhibit bldg. 8:00 pm Draft Horse Pulling Competition in Outdoor Arena 9:00 pm Sheep will be released 10:00 pm Exhibit Buildings & Commercial Booths closed. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, :00 am Exhibit Buildings Open 8:00 am BEEF CATTLE SHOW (Open, Jr. Heifers, Prospect Steers, Market Steers) (Dairy cattle will be released immediately after the Beef Show) 9:00 am Children s Barnyard Opens, closes at 10 pm 10:00 am Pheiffer Museum Open, closes at 10 pm 2:00 pm Pending completion of the Beef Show---Bucket Calf Competition, Arena 2:30 pm Open Horses Must Be In Place 4:30 pm CATTLE FITTING CONTEST 6:00 pm Ottaway Amusement Rides Opens, closes at 10 pm 6:30 pm Power of the Past Antique Tractor Parade 7:00 pm Model Railroad Club Display- located in middle exhibit bldg. 7:00 pm Lawn and Garden Tractor Pull, in Outdoor Arena 10:00 pm Exhibit Buildings and Commercial Booths closed SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, :00 am Exhibit Building Open 8:30 am OPEN HORSE SHOW 9:00 am Children s Barnyard Opens, closes at 10 pm 9:00 am Tractor Driving Contest-Main Office 10:00 am Pheiffer Museum Open, closes at 10 pm 1-1:45 pm Saturday Afternoon Contest - * All entries to enter: Cookie Jar Contest, *Cake Mix Plus Contest and *Pie Baking Contest 2:00 pm All judging beginnings for Saturday afternoon contest 6:00 pm Ottaway Amusement Rides Open, closes at 10pm 6:30 pm Power of the Past Antique Tractor Parade 7:00 pm Model Railroad Club Display -located in middle exhibit bldg. 7:00 pm Cattle Dog Event 7:00 pm Poultry, Pigeons & Rabbits Released 8:00 pm Beef Cattle will be released 9:00 pm Open Horses Will Be released 10:00 pm Fair Officially ends SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, :00 pm Ottaway Amusement Rides Open, closes at 10pm

6 4-H LIVE-ACTION DEMONSTRATIONS Payne County 4-H members will have the opportunity to present live-action demonstrations at the 4-H General Store area at the Payne County Fair again this year. These hands-on, project-oriented demonstrations should be fun and educational for people of all ages, young and old. You can sign up for a 30-minute time slot on a first-come-first serve basis. Times available will be from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday during the fair. Call Shelly at if you want to sign up. We would like to know what project you are going to showcase or what activity you are going to do when you call in. 4-H ADULT & TEEN VOLUNTEERS: AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OHCE IN THE FAIR KITCHEN Payne County OHCE will operate the Fair Kitchen Concession Stand at the Payne County Fair August 28th - September 1st. It is a BIG job that takes lots of volunteers. Typically, during the week, there will be days and times that they could use some extra hands to help fill in the gaps, especially during the busy times. Since Payne County OHCE does so much for us, I am asking you as 4-H Adult Leaders and Volunteers to see if you would have some time during the fair that you could volunteer to work a few hours in the kitchen. Even an hour would be helpful. Dea will know soon which clubs think they will need help but if you can check your schedule and let Dea know when you would be available to help and send her that information, then she can check and see if they think they will need help then. Lunch and dinner meal times are usually pretty busy and when they need the most help so anytime from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. would be helpful. 4-H Members Working: We can usually use 4-H members to help wipe down trays and tables in the eating area. Otherwise, here are the OHCE guidelines for teens working in the kitchen: HOW YOUNG CAN FAIR KITCHEN WORKERS BE? If your club must get help from additional volunteers for their fair kitchen shifts and you want to use teenagers, they must be 14 years old or older to work in the kitchen. In addition, they need to be mature and responsible and ready to work. You can only have a maximum of (2) teenagers on each shift the rest of the workers must be adults 18 or older. There are only certain jobs that teenagers can do (serving food, washing dishes, getting pies, etc.) They will not cook burgers, use knives, etc. We look forward to hearing from some of you let s show our support to Payne County OHCE!! JUDGES HELPERS ON JUGING DAY OF THE COUNTY FAIR 4-H members who would like to serve as judges helpers on judging day of the county fair (Wednesday, August 29th at 9:00 a.m.) can sign up now. As a judge s helper, you will help get the entries ready for judging; record placings in the books and put ribbons on all exhibits. 4-H will use some helpers but some other departments also like helpers such as foods, crops, etc. This is a very important job that requires you to concentrate and pay attention to detail. After the judging is complete, you will help get the 4-H exhibits displayed. You will be volunteering your time but you will receive a free lunch for your help. If you would like to sign up for this job, please or contact Dea at the Extension office by Friday, August 24th at 4:30 p.m. ADULT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP TAKE 4-H ENTRIES ON ENTRY DAY As you know, entry day at the county fair is busy and Dea cannot do it alone! We are looking for a few adult volunteers to help us take entries on entry day, Tuesday, August 28th from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. then stay and help until all entries are balanced, organized and ready for judging the next day. Of course, we do not expect you to come and stay all day unless you want to, but if you can come and help for a couple of hours or a half-day, any time you can join us would be appreciated. We will be especially busy from after school until entries close at 7:00 p.m. If you would like to come and help, call or and let us know when you can help us so we can plan our schedule accordingly. Thanks for all you do for Payne County 4-H!!

7 This year, I have learned very many valuable things that helped me grow and broaden my skills through the year and will also help me in the future. My name is Kyla Langstraat and I am a member of the Heritage and the Payne County Hot Shots 4-H Clubs. This past year, I served as the Heritage 4-H Club Secretary and was awarded the opportunity to attend Denver Western Roundup and Citizenship Washington Focus trip. This coming year, I am going to take the role of Cloverbud Director of the Heritage 4-H Club and President of the Payne County Hot Shots 4-H Club. I am 17 years old and will be a junior this coming year. Some of my interests include archery, music, art, science, hiking, and making lollipops. I started making lollipops and other candies to participate in the Young Entrepreneur Expo in Since winning Grand Champion at the 2016 Expo and being encouraged by a local businesswoman to place my candies in her store, I have made and sold over 500 lollipops and contacted another local business to arrange to have my candies sold in that store. A few of my main projects in 4-H are Child Care and Citizenship. In my Child Care project, I have volunteered at my church to teach a class of 4 and 5 year olds, taught Children's Church, and have been a class leader for Vacation Bible School. In my Citizenship project, I make baked goods to give to local veterans and firemen, held ceremonies at Sumner and Morrison cemeteries for Wreaths Across America, served dinners to local veterans and their families, put together several goodie baskets and delivered them to local veterans, and placed poppies and flags on the graves of veterans for many years. Recently, I have won the State Child Care Scholarship and have taken on two new projects making dinner placemats for the nursing home in Perry in partnership with Pat McNally, and making wheelchair and walker pockets for local veterans in nursing homes. Kyla Langstraat ONLINE ENROLLMENT! All members and volunteers are required to re-enroll every year! Enrollment will be done online at ok.4honline.com also known as 4-H Online. Starting September 1st, you will be able to log into your account to enroll your family. If you were a member last year, your family already has an account. If you forgot your password, put your in and click forgot password. Once you ve updated your information, it will give you the option to pay your program fee online or pay by cash or check. If you choose to pay by cash or check, enrollment will not be complete until your check is received by the Extension Office. You are more than welcome to get the payment to your club leader and they will bring payments into the office. We will find a way to ensure that anyone who wants to be a 4-H member will be able to do so regardless of ability to pay the $20.00 program fee. If you have any questions regarding enrollment or the state program fee, please contact Summer at the Payne County Extension Office. 4-H YOUTH-IN-ACTION CONFERENCE 2018 (INVITATION TO ALL NORTHEAST DISTRICT 4-H TEENS) DATE: October 17th 19th PLACE: Fin and Feather Resort (Near Gore, OK) AGE: 7th 12th Grade (Must not have graduated from High School) COST: $70.00 HAPPENINGS: Educational Workshops; Motivational Speaker; Recreation; Entertainment; Dance; New Friends; FUN!! Registration is due in the Payne County Extension Office by Thursday, August 23, 2018 by 4:30pm NO EXCEPTIONS.

8 2018 State 4-H Judging Contest (Non-Livestock) Entomology, Crops, Horticulture and Consumer Judging The State 4-H Judging Contest will be held Saturday, Sept. 29, on the campus of Oklahoma State University. There will be a $5.00 participant fee to cover the cost of awards and contest supplies. Medallions will be awarded to the top 3 teams and top 3 individuals in each contest. A minimum of 12 pre-registration participants is required for each contest to make. Schedule: 9:30am Judging 101 for all participants 10:00am 12:00pm Track 1: Entomology Track 2: Horticulture 12:00pm 1:30pm Lunch on your own 1:00pm 1:30pm Judging 101 (repeated session for those not attending at 9:30am) 1:45pm 3:45pm Track 3: Consumer Decision Making Track 4: Crops Approximately 4:00pm Awards Ceremony Participants will have the opportunity to participate in either Track 1 or 2 during the morning and either Track 3 or 4 during the afternoon. Youth will not be able to compete in all four contests. Counties are encouraged to recruit additional youth judgers if they want representation in each contest. Registration & money are due to the Payne County OSU Extension Office by Tuesday, September 18th at 4:30pm. Contest Divisions as of Sept. 1 of the current year Juniors (3 rd -7 th Grade) Seniors (8 th -12 th Grade) State Service Project Books for kids We will be collecting NEW Children s Books for the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City. Spread the word so we can start collecting books and have a HUGE selection. Please bring the NEW books to the Payne County Extension Office. CHANGE FOR CHANGE!!! The 4-H State Officer Team has chosen for us to again have Change for Change as one of their service projects. They are encouraging local and county clubs to collect loose change throughout the year and turn it in before State 4-H Roundup in July. This money will be donated to the Oklahoma Children s Hospital Foundation and Cavett Kids Foundation and be used in research for cancer, diabetes, at-risk newborns, digestive health, arthritis, autism, ADHD, Down Sydrome, etc.. So, collect your change and get it ready to turn in before State 4-H Roundup next July!!!

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10 Payne County Extension Service Oklahoma State University 315 W. 6th Avenue, Suite H CLOVER CONNECTION is published by the Payne County OSU Cooperative Extension 4-H Program, 315 W. 6th Avenue, Suite 103 Stillwater, OK Oklahoma State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, State and Local governments cooperating. Oklahoma State University in compliance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other federal and state laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. Summer Leister 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator Payne County Summer.leister@okstate.edu Dea Rash FCS / 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator Payne County dea.rash@okstate.edu