January 2018 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION AND COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE

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1 Crawford County 120 E. Buffalo St. Girard, KS Will Morris Labette County 524 Huston Street Altamont, KS Julie Traxson Montgomery County 410 Peter Pan Road Suite B Independence, KS Katie Townsend krohling@ksu.edu Wilson County Courthouse RM Madison Fredonia, KS Cheri Nelsen cnelsen@ksu.edu District Website: wildcatdistrict.k-state.edu January 2018 Crawford County Labette County Montgomery County Wilson County 4-H Enrollment The Wildcat Extension District s enrollment policy is as follows: All returning 4-H members must enroll by January 31, All new 4-H members must enroll by May 1, Members must meet these deadlines to participate in fair activities. This district deadline has been established to ensure our youth are active and getting the most out of their 4-H experience. To enroll please visit, All returning families will have an account in the 4-H Online System. You can use the forgot password option, if needed. New families will need to create a profile - don t forget your county is part of the Wildcat District (Wilson county is still separate). 4-H Fee The Kansas 4-H office has implemented a state-wide $15 per child fee for participating in the 4-H program. Please do NOT let this fee determine your participation in local 4-H programming. There are waivers available. You can select the waiver option when enrolling using 4-H Online. The fee can also be paid by credit card in 4-H Online or by sending a check to the state 4-H office. Youth PQA Families with swine, the state fair board has decided to discontinue to the pork quality assurance program and replace it with the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals program. This change only affects the families that attend the state fair or Kansas Junior Livestock Show. Agents across the district are currently being trained in this program and will share more information with families as it becomes available. Kansas 4-H Age Policy 4-H Youth Development programs are open to all youth who are residents of Kansas and between the ages of 7 and 18. Youth who turn 7 before January 1 of the current 4-H year may enroll. Youth who turn 19 before January 1 of the current 4-H year are ineligible to enroll. 4-H members who are selected as winners in late summer or fall, and who turn 19 before January 1, cannot compete in state or national contests, awards, or recognition programs. Online Resources 4-H Online Enrollment: Newsletter & 4-H Activities: Kansas State 4-H Website: Kansas State Fair: Extension District Extension District 4-H KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION AND COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

2 Wildcat District Calendar This calendar includes dates for all four counties. Youth are welcome to attend project programming held by any county in the Wildcat District, call ahead to reserve a spot. Dates shown here may or may not appear elsewhere in the newsletter. Jan H Day with the Lady Cats Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS Jan. 15 Registration Deadlines for: Southeast KS Leadership Forum, Citizenship in Action, Horse Panorama, Dog Judges Certification Training Jan. 16 All offices closed, Martin Luther King Jr. Day All Offices March 3 Regional 4-H Neosho County Community College Chanute, KS Feb. 8 Registration Deadline for KS 4-H Ambassador Training Feb Citizenship in Action Topeka, KS Feb. 22 State Scholarship Judging Manhattan, KS Feb KS 4-H Ambassador Training Rock Springs March 17 Junior Sheep Producer Day Manhattan, KS March 24 Junior Beef Producer Day Manhattan, KS For more information and registration forms, please visit county specific web pages. Citizenship In Action Citizenship in Action is for Kansas youth to learn how the state legislative process works and how their voice and participation in decision-making can make a difference in their communities. Delegates will tour the Capitol, get tips on how to meet and talk with their legislators, and discuss how youth can have a greater impact in their communities. Sunday will feature time at the Capitol, legislative sessions, and a dinner and dance at the Capitol Plaza Hotel. Monday is reserved for delegates to meet with legislators. This trip is open to yout ages years old. 4-H membership is not required to attend. Cost is $170 and includes lodging and most meals. More information can be found on the Kansas 4-H website under events or at org/events-activities/conferences-events/citizenship-in-action/index.html. State 4-H Scholarship The state 4-H scholarship form is due in local Extension offices during the month of January (check with your local office for your date). We encourage all seniors to fill out the scholarship! The form can be found on your local 4-H website or on the Kansas 4-H website at Each local office mails in all scholarships from their county to the state so please contact your office for deadlines! 4-H Dog Judges Certification Training Training for those wishing to judge dog shows will be held January 26-28, 2018 in Wichita. This is also a good training for leaders or older members. The costs vary depending on your participation. For more information please visit events on the Kansas 4-H website or dog-leader/index.html

3 Wildlife Contest A Wildlife Habitat Education Program Contest will be held April 25, 2018 at Claythorne Lodge in Columbus, KS. The contest teaches young people about wildlife, the needs of wildlife, and their habitat. The Wildcat Extension District is putting together teams to compete at this contest. Age divisions are 9-13 and The five parts of this contest are (1) wildlife identification; (2) general wildlife knowledge; (3) on-site recommendation of wildlife management practices; (4) writing a one-page management plan for a rural setting and; (5) defending that plan in an oral interview. All of the information needed to compete in the contest is contained in the National Wildlife Habitat Education Program Manual, 2014 Edition/2016 Revision. The manual covers most regions of the United States. For this year s contest we will be using the Eastern Deciduous Forest sections of the manual. The manual is available on line at Jeri Geren, our wildlife agent, has put together some practice times for the Wildcat District. We will do our best to record these sessions for those that can not make it to practices. **Please call your local Extension office to sign up for the contest! Schedule (Mondays from 4:00-5:00 p.m. at the Altamont Extension Office) January 29th- First Day Introduction to the Wildlife Topics and Contest, Eastern Deciduous Forest February 5th- Birds and pelts with Vickie Cikanek February 19th- Mammals and Tracks & Signs with Rob Riggins, Send home contest information March 5th- Reptiles and Fish with Brian Traxon and Seth Lundgren March 19th- Animal Review and Intro to Habitat, Trapping and Bow Hunting with David Geren April 2nd- Habitat and Leaf Printing with Jacob Weber April 16th- Habitat Tour with Keith Jabben- MG County, grass/tree identification April 23rd- Final Lessons before Contest (Mock Contest) April 25th- WHEP Contest (Claythorne Lodge) Southeast KS Youth Leadership Forum Youth ages are invited to participate in the Southeast Kansas Youth Leadership Forum January 20, 2018 in Empoira, Kansas. The day will start at 9:15 a.m. and conclude by 2:45 p.m. Sessions will be held on personal finances, poetry and performance, camp games, photography, youth council, and more. Come network with other youth and enhance your leadership skills! This day is also open to adult volunteers. Adults sessions will be over hands on learning, Ag in a bag, and other activities. The cost is $20 and registration is due by January 10th. Registration information can be found on the Kansas 4-H website or Evaluators Needed for KAP & Scholarships Kansas 4-H is currently looking for individuals who would be interested in evaluation state 4-H scholarships and/or state KAP s. Scholarship judging is a one day commitment in Manhattan, KS on February 22, KAP judging is done on your own time through the Internet. We appreciate volunteers willingness to help and provide expertise. This is a good opportunity for leaders to learn more about projects or scholarship applications. If you are interested in volunteering for either job please visit: resources/4-h-library/awards-and-recognition/kansas-award-portfolio.html or call your local Extension office. 3

4 Crawford County News Jan. 16 KAP s due for Area Judging Crawford Extension Office Birdhouse Fundraising Thanks to a generous donation by Tractor Supply Company of Pittsburg. 4-H Council is selling a variety of bird feeders to raise money for 4-H participation fees. There is a wide variety of shapes, colors, and sizes with suggested donations of $15 for large, $10 for medium, and $5 for small. We also have some bird seed and scoops for a $5 donation. You may pick up a feeder and leave a donation at the Extension office in Girard. Pictures of the feeders can be found on the Wildcat Extension District 4-H page. Area KAP Judging County winners - please have your KAP books submitted to the Extension office by January 16th for area judging. Horse Papers Horse members - It s never too early to turn in your horse certification papers! Please submit papers and a color picture for all horse you might ride. It s better to certify too many than not enough! The state wide deadline for horse papers is May 1st. Branding If your club plans on having anything printed (t-shirts, raffle tickets, etc.) please contact the Extension Office for proper printing/branding rights using the 4-H Clover and K-State Powercat. Crawford County 4-H Website 4

5 Labette County News Feb. 2 4-H Club Day Registration due website or by mailing in form Feb H Club Day (check in by 11 a.m.) Labette Co. High School WEEC Building March 13 4-H Council Meeting ( RSVP by March 12th) (Behind the Extension Office) 4-H Club Day 4-H Club Day will be held February 10, 2018 from 8:30 a.m p.m. at LCHS in Altamont. Check in by 11:00 a.m. in front of the school office in the main building. There are some guidelines and descriptions for the different categories on the Wildcat Extension District website go to 4-H & Youth then Labette. Please register by February 2nd using the Google Doc on the website or send the form below to the Altamont office at WED P. O. Box 39 Altamont, KS or FAX: Regional Club Day will be on March 3rd at Neosho County Community College in Chanute. 4-H Council The next 4-H Council meeting will be on March 13, We will eat at 6:30 p.m. the meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the WEEC building behind the Extension office in Atamont. Please RSVP by March 12th. Branding If your club plans on having anything printed (t-shirts, raffle tickets, etc.) please contact the Extension Office for proper printing/branding rights using the 4-H Clover and K-State Powercat. 4-H Club Day Entry Form Name: Age Club 1. Novelty: Jr. (7-12) Sr. (13 & up) 2. Folk Dance: Jr. (7-12) Sr. (13 & up) 3. Classic Dance: Jr. (7-12) Sr. (13 & up) 4. Dramatics: (all ages) 5. Music Instrumental Solo Jr. (7-12) Sr. (13 & up) 6. Music Instrumental Ensemble (2-5 people) Jr. (7-12) Sr. (13 & up) 7. Band or Orchestra: (6 or more, all ages) 8. Music Vocal: Jr. (7-12) Sr. (13 & up) 9. Music Vocal Ensemble (2-5 people) Jr. (7-12) Sr. (13& up) 10. Music: Chorus (6 or more, all ages) 11. Show & Tell (7 & 8 year olds only) (may not participate in talks) 12. Multi-Media (all ages) 12. Demo/Illustrated Talk: Jr. (7-9) Int. (10-13) Sr. (14 & up) 13. Sr. Public Speaking (13 & over) 14. Jr. Project Talk (12 & under) 15. Reading Jr. (7-9) Int. (10-13) Sr. (14 & up) 16. Model Meeting Labette County 4-H Website 5

6 Montgomery County News Jan H Council 7:00 p.m. Extension Office Meeting Room Jan. 16 KAPs due in office for Area Judging Extension Office Jan. 26 State 4-H Scholarships due Extension Office Feb. 15 MG. Co. Fair Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. Extension Office Meeting Room March 3 Regional 4-H Day NCCC, Chanute Participation Please read the first three pages of the newsletter carefully, if you see an event that you would like to know more about please don t hesitate to call! There are some great opportunities coming up! For spring events more information will be coming out soon but for events in January or February please call if you have questions. 4-H Club Day More information will be coming out soon about Montgomery County Club Day. Until then please visit our website, to find rules and guidelines. We will be following the regional rules and guidelines so our youth are ready for the regional contest. Please read the guidelines carefully as the multi-media contest has changed. Youth are now asked to create a video over a 4-H topic of their choice. A computer, projector, and Internet WILL BE provided at Montgomery County Club Day. I suggest youth load their video on YouTube for easy access and for less difficulties getting it to play. I also have suggestions for easy programs to make videos in that I would be happy to share with any youth. The guidelines also show how many county youth qualify in each contest to go on to regionals. For youth that qualify, regionals will be March 3, 2018 at Neosho County Community College. Also on the website, is a sign up sheet. In order to help me plan please have all youth sign up under the events they wish to participate in. This is NOT signing up for a time slot. Time slots will be assigned by signing up on the door the day of competition. 4-H Council 4-H Council will meet January 11, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Extension Office in the meeting room. We will be discussing club days and lining up volunteers. We will also be covering a new treasurer policy, youth insurance and other important matters. I encourage all council representatives to try to attend! Montgomery County 4-H Website 6

7 Wilson County News Jan. 12 KAPs due for area screening Extension Office Jan. 16 Office Closed Extension Office Jan. 26 State 4-H Scholarships Due Extension Office Jan H 1:30 p.m. Followed by Livestock Club 2:30 p.m. Courthouse Jan. 29 Club Day Entries due Extension Office Feb. 5 4-H Project Add/Drop Deadline Feb H Club Day N. Lawn Elem. Neodesha Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Feb. 28 Steer Tag Day Livestock Club 2:00 p.m. Superintendent s deadline for fair paper changes 4-H Club Day 4-H Club Day is planned for Saturday, February 17, 2018 at North Lawn Elementary in Neodesha. A community soup supper will be held following club day. At the super, 4-H members will give their talks and presentations they presented during club day competitions. The idea behind this is to promote what 4-H is. We feel it is important to show the impact the 4-H program has on all of you. 4-H Club Day activities will start at 2:00 p.m. All entries are due to the Extension Office by January 29th. Contact your 4-H Community Leader to enter an event. Community Leaders have the necessary entry forms and guidelines/requirements for each event. We encourage all 4-H members to prepare an entry for club day! Begin preparing now to be ready for club day! We hope to have all 4-H members participate in club day. Steer Tag Day All market beef steers that you plan to show at the county fair must be weighted and tagged on February 24th. All those enrolled in market beef will receive more detailed information later. Heifers do not need to be weighed or tagged. Wilson County 4-H Website 7

8 Amber Haymaker, Montgomery Office Professional Barbara Ames, Nutrition, Health, and Food Safety Cheri Nelsen, 4-H Youth Development Diana Quigley, Nutrition Assistant Heather Umlauf, Nutrition Assistant Jacob Weber, Horticulture Jeri Geren, Diversified Agriculture & Natural Resources Josh Coltrain, Crop Production & Local Foods Julie Traxson, 4-H Youth Development Wildcat Extension District #14 Amanda Marney, Director & Community Development Katie Townsend, 4-H Youth Development Keith Martin, Livestock & Forage Production Kylie Ludwig, Financial Management & Entrepreneurship Tara Solomon, Adult Development and Aging Tina Oehme, Crawford County Office Professional Shari Saia, Financial Sherry Foister, Labette County Office Professional Stacey Gabrick, Nutrition Assistant Will Morris, 4-H Youth Development NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID GIRARD, KS PERMIT NO. 120 Wildcat Extension District Office 120 E. Buffalo St. Girard, KS 66743