4-H NEWSLETTER NOBLE COUNTY OHIO NOVEMBER 2014

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1 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION 4-H NEWSLETTER NOBLE COUNTY OHIO NOVEMBER 2014 HEAD HEART HANDS HEALTH HEAD HEART HANDS HEALTH HEAD HEART HANDS HEALTH Dear 4-H ers, Parents and Advisors Fall is in the air!! This is my favorite time of year. Hope everyone is back in the swing of things after the Noble County Fair. Thanks to everyone that made the Junior Fair a success. You were a great group of people to work with! Thanks to the Jr. Fairboard members, Livestock and Sale Committee, 4-H Council and all 4-H advisors for all your efforts and hard work. Also, a big thank you to parents and grandparents for helping your young person with their projects. Also, thanks to all the volunteers and teens that were involved with helping with summer events and activities. A special thanks to all the adults and teens that helped with 4-H Camp and Coverbud Day camp! Ohio State University Extension, Noble County 150 Court House Caldwell, Ohio Phone: (740) Fax: (740) On the Web: FAIR BOOTH RESULTS Congratulations to the following clubs for winning Fair Booth Awards: 1st Place Three Forks 4-H Club 2nd Place Sharon Shamrocks 3rd Place Country Kickers 4th Place Elk Skyriders 5th Place Sarahsville Green Acres Best Use of Chris Clover in Booth Elk Skyriders Most Creative Chris Clover Country Kickers Best Overall Chris Clover Sharon Shamrocks Yours in 4-H, Nancy Y. Snook Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development

2 STATE FAIR WINNERS Congratulations to the following 4-H members who won awards at the 2014 Ohio State Fair. Over 60 youth from Noble County participated in judging events at the Ohio State Fair this year. Participants were recognized as Clock Trophy Winners if they were the top participant in the state for their project and Outstanding of the Day if they placed in the top twenty percent of their class. In addition, there were several 4-H members from Noble County that participated with animal projects. Receiving awards were: Hannah Pfeffer - Clock Trophy in Sew for Others Makayla Feldner - Outstanding of the Day in Embellish Makayla Feldner - Outstanding of the Day in Exploring Our Forests Bryson Harper - Outstanding of the Day in ATV Safety Chloe McAuley - Outstanding of the Day in Photography & photo selected for display in Ohio 4-H Center Ian Rouse - Outstanding of the Day in Magic of Electricity Wesley Reynolds - Outstanding of the Day in Welding Emily Smith - State 4-H Fashion Board Allison Carpenter - $1000 Ohio State Fair Scholarship Allison Carpenter - Reserve Champion Montadale Ewe Allison Carpenter - 3rd Place in the Sheep Skillathon -18 yr. Old Division Allison Carpenter - Sheep Record Book Award - 18yr. Old Division Alix Seevers - Reserve Champion Cheviot Ram Alix Seevers - Reserve Champion Cheviot Eve Alix Seevers - 2nd Place Sheep Breeding Showmanship yr. Old Div. Jewelzlynn Chicwak - 3rd Place in the Sheep Skillathon -10 yr. Old Division Jewelzlynn Chicwak - Sheep Record Book Award - 10 yr. Old Division Kyle Chew - 3rd Place Market Goat Showmanship - 11 yr. Old Division Gage Dimmerling - 4th Place Rabbit Skillathon - 9 yr. Old Division Cheyenne Kirk - 9th Place Rabbit Skillathon - 12 yr. Old Division Erica Snook 9 th Place Western Pleasure - 13 & 14 yr. Old Division Erica Snook 6th Place Horse Skillathon 14 yr. Old Division Congratulations to those 4-H members who represented Noble County at the Ohio State Fair!! THANK YOU TO LIVESTOCK BUYERS Don t forget to send a Thank You note to the buyer of your Junior Fair animal. The businesses and individuals in our community spent $517, at the Junior Fair Livestock Sale. A NEW SALE RECORD!!! Please remember to thank them for their support! The support that 4-H and FFA members get from the our COMMUNITY is HUGE!!!!

3 THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU An event like the Noble County Junior Fair would not be possible without the assistance of many volunteers. Thanks to everyone who played a role in making the Junior Fair a positive experience for our young people, especially the following: Livestock & Sale Committee Members Junior Fairboard Members & Advisors 4-H Advisors Noble County Extension Staff Auctioneers and Ringmen Sale Clerks & Office help Senior Fairboard Members Junior Fair Livestock Buyers 4-H ACHIEVEMENT NIGHT This event was held during the Noble County Fair. Receiving the Club Participation Award was Barnyard Bandits and the Muddy Boots 4-H Club received the award for Best Club T-Shirts. Attention Advisors Some 4-H clubs still need to pick up Club Achievement Packets. Included in these packets are tenure certificates, county achievement medals, and other awards. JUNIOR FAIR PARTICIPATION AWARDS Valley Home Care Solutions sponsored five (5) - $100 awards for current 4-H and FFA members. The names were drawn the night of Achievement Night and the awards were presented prior to the start of the Sale of Champions. Receiving Jr. Fair Participation Awards from Valley Home Care Solutions were: Matthew Ackley - Three Forks Club Jenae Hickman - Shenandoah FFA Wyatt Reynolds - Barnyard Bandits Makenna Clift - Coffee Knob Wildcats Bylee Patrick - Outback Club The Jodi Pickenpaugh Bice Memorial Fund also sponsored five (5) - $100 Junior Fair Participation awards given to: Kyle Baker - Shenandoah FFA Jamie Braden - Junior Leaders Stephen Gaydos - Saddle Hands Chad Harriman - Noble Co. Show & Grow Christopher Hill - Sharon Shamrocks THANKS FOR THE DONATIONS Thanks to all the 4-H and FFA members who pledged money from the sale of their livestock projects. A total of $10,000 was donated to various charitable organizations! Your donations will benefit the whole community. Thanks to all the donors to the Junior Fair Building Fund and the Horse Council Building Fund. The Junior Fair Building Fund and the Horse Council Building Fund remain in existence and will be used to help with various building and renovation projects for the Noble County Junior Fair including construction of the new Rabbit and Poultry Barn. Thanks also to the individuals that donated to the Noble County 4-H Scholarship Fund.

4 MARKET STEER WEIGH-IN Any member interested in exhibiting a market steer at the 2015 Noble County Junior Fair must have the steer weighed and tagged on Saturday, December 20th at the United Producers Livestock. Weigh-in will be from 9:00-11:00 AM. Tune in to WWKC for any weather related cancellations or updates. December 27th will be the make-up date for weigh-in, if we encounter bad weather. ** This is a date change from what was published on Noble Co. 4-H Calendar earlier this year. STATE FAIR STEER ENTRIES The Ohio State Fair Beef Department has adopted new protocols for identifying market beef animals beginning with the 2015 Fair, July 29 through August 9. These protocols include the use of an electronic identification (EID) ear tag that has a unique 15-digit number and a DNA sample that will be submitted for all market beef animals that exhibitors plan to enter in the 2015 Ohio State Fair Junior Market Beef show. The DNA collection will be in the form of a hair sample that will be submitted to the Ohio State Fair by January 15, 2015 to meet the ownership deadlines for market beef animals. Along with the DNA hair submission, each market animal s 15-digit EID tag must also be included on the DNA packet. DNA packets may be picked up at an exhibitor s local Ohio State University Extension Office or at any Ohio Cattlemen s Association (OCA) BEST sanctioned show prior to the Jan. 15 deadline. Any market beef animal that is expected to be show at the Ohio State Fair that has a pre-existing EID tag, such as an RFID tag, will not need to have an additional EID tag placed in the animal s ear for State Fair purposes. For example, if the calf was purchased from a breeder that already included a 15-digit RFID tag in the animal, or if the animal has been to an OCA BEST show where an EID tag was placed in its ear, a new tag is not needed. The animal s existing 15-digit identification number will also serve as the animal s Ohio State Fair identification number. Exhibitors of animals not shown at an OCA BEST sanctioned show should contact their county extension office for an EID tag. More information about the DNA collection process and submission to the Ohio State Fair will be available later in November. FUNDRAISING FOR NEW RABBIT & POULTRY Plans are underway for construction of a new Rabbit and Poultry Building on the Noble County Fairgrounds. The current building has several issues and repairs seem to only be temporary. With the increase of rabbit and poultry projects, it is time for a new building. Donations are currently being sought and donations can be made to the Noble Co. Junior Fair Building Fund and sent to PO Box 2, Caldwell, OH or dropped off at the Extension Office. Put in the memo line New Rabbit & Poultry Barn.

5 JUNIOR FAIRBOARD APPLICATIONS 4-H members, at least 12 years of age as of January 1, 2015, can apply for a position representing 4-H on the Noble County Junior Fairboard. This is a two year term for members who are willing to dedicate time and effort into improving the Noble County Junior Fair. Membership allows for opportunities of personal and leadership growth. The application deadline is Wednesday, November 26th. Applications are available at the Extension Office. THANKS TO THE NOBLE COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL We would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Noble County 4-H Council. This group of volunteers, parents and youth provide the backbone of support for the 4-H program in Noble County. They work many hours at various events in the concession stand and do other things that help to raise the money that directly benefits every 4-H member in Noble County. These volunteers worked concession stands at the 4 th of July Chicken BBQ, the June Truck & Tractor Pull, the June Demo Derby and helped cater at other events. The money raised by the Noble County 4-H Council is used to purchase all the awards for Achievement Night and Advisor Recognition Banquet, lowering the cost to attend 4-H Camp, sending 4- H ers on state and national trips, cost-sharing registrations to volunteer and youth conferences, workshops and other state-wide opportunities. This is just a short list of the items that funds are spent on. Serving on the Noble County 4-H Council are: Connie Smithberger Gladys Saling Lori Martin Stephanie Bond Susan Smith Joy Feldner Kathryn Maxwell Becky Massey Anna Slevin Heidi Maxwell Tracy Saling Amanda Yurco Yvonne Yonker Emily Smith Adrean Evans If you would like to serve on the 4-H Council or would like more information about what 4-H Council does, contact Nancy Snook at the Extension Office. We are looking for new members. RECORD BOOK WINNERS Congratulations to the following 4-H Record Book Winners. They will receive a $25 cash award from the Noble County 4-H Council. Beef Book Jason Allen Sheep Book Alisha Archer Goat Book Jason Allen Swine Book Levi Pemberton Rabbit Book Hunter Snell

6 2015 JUNIOR FAIR RULE CHANGES Rules of the Fair Add No cattle grooming chutes allowed in the barns. Junior Fair Exhibitor Premium Stall Assignment Stall assignments will be done by noon on Saturday. No bedding, grooming chutes and tack prior to 2:00 PM on Saturday and NO ANIMALS prior to Noon on Sunday, August 30, III. Goats C. Market Goats 12. Market goats must weigh at least between 55 and 115 pounds to place and/or sell. IV. Junior Sheep Show A. Market Lamb Class 7. Delete: No market lamb under 90 pounds will be sold in the Junior Fair Sale. Add: Market lambs must weigh between 90 and 145 pounds to place and/or sell. V. Market Hogs 7. This is a terminal show. All hogs must go to slaughter. Add: All market hogs will be slap tattooed. Schedule/Procedure changes for Noble Co. Junior Fair. Junior Fair Contest Horse Show will start at 6:00 PM on Tuesday of Fair followed by Open Contest Horse Show. Junior Fair Pleasure Horse Show will start at 5:00 PM on Wednesday of Fair followed by Open Class Pleasure Horse Show. Tack and Helmet Checks will be conducted prior to the start of all Jr. Fair Horse Classes All Market Turkeys will be weighed Monday 8:00 PM on the King Hall Scales. Junior Fair Weigh-ins will be held on Tuesday AM Hog Barn Scales 8:00 AM: Market Hogs King Hall Scales 8:00 AM: Market Goats, Market Lambs 10:00 AM Cattle (Feeder Calves & Market Steers) Junior Fair Sheep Show to start at 2:00 PM immediately following Open Class Sheep Show.

7 4-H FAMILY GUIDES INFORMATION ON PROJECTS It's not available in hard copy yet, but the 2015 Family Guide is now posted on the Ohio 4-H website at This is a complete listing of all the 4-H projects that will be offered in Find your project for next year now!! Also, 4-H Project Books have increased to $6 per book. It has been over 10 years since a price increase has occurred. Remember some resource books will continue to be priced higher. Ohio 4-H Project Central is an easy way for 4-H members to preview Ohio 4-H project books and resources. Take a closer look at a book, find out what others have to say, and share your experiences! Check out Project Central at 4-H SOURCE BOOK The National 4-H Council s Source Book (catalog) is available on-line at Check out all the new items. Ideas for holiday gifts might include 4-H items from the Source Book. There are some really cute items!!! HONOR CLUB SCORE SHEETS Honor Club Score Sheets can now be turned in for the H year. They are due February 1, Awards will be given at the Advisor s Banquet in March. If you need a form, contact the Extension Office. OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS There are many opportunities available for 4-H members 14 years of age or older as of January 1, This is the time for older youth to complete the Ohio 4-H Achievement Record Form for state-wide opportunities and to apply to be a State 4-H Ambassador. With the Ohio 4-H Achievement Record Form, you can apply in 25 different program areas, such as Beef, CARTEENS, Citizenship & Community Service, Clothing & Textiles, Companion Animals, Dairy, Dairy Goats, Environmental Sciences, Family Life & Child Development, Foods & Nutrition, Gardening & Horticulture, Health & Safety, Horse, Leadership, Meat Goats, Mechanical & Engineering Science, Personal Development, Photography, Poultry, Rabbits, Sheep, Shooting Sports, Swine and Veterinary Science. Seniors in high school can apply for State 4-H Scholarships. The Achievement Record Forms and the State 4 -H Scholarship Forms will soon be available on the state 4-H website The due date for state awards using these forms is January 20, 2015 into our County Extension Office. If you need additional information, contact Nancy at

8 SCENES FROM THE NOBLE COUNTY FAIR NOBLE COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2014

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10 Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Caldwell, Ohio Permit No. 15 OSU Extension, Noble County 150 Court House Caldwell, Ohio Phone: (740) Fax: (740) URL: noble.osu.edu Return Service Requested NOBLE COUNTY JUNIOR LEADERS The Noble County Junior Leaders are in full swing for the coming year. Our next meeting is Monday, November 10th at 6:30PM at the Jr. Fair Office at the Fairgrounds. We are taking new members for the coming year. Membership is open to any 4-h er in at least 7th Grade as of January 1, The question has been asked Can I just belong to the 4-H Junior Leader Club and take projects through this club? The answer is YES. The Junior Leader Club functions just like a regular community club with scheduled meetings, officers, community service, talks/demonstrations. Plus, a whole lot more! There are some expectations involved if you make this your Primary 4-H Club, such as a six meeting attendance requirement, giving a demonstration or talk, participating on committees and completing a project book. These are all required. If it is not your primary 4-H club, then the six meeting attendance policy is not in effect. Youth are encouraged to attend meeting and participate in events and activities as they have time. Several things that we participate in are: Haunted Trail, State 4-H Teen Conference, Relay for Life, etc. For more information about 4 -H Junior Leaders contact Nancy Snook at the Extension Office at CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information: