Ravalli County 4-H News

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1 Dear 4-H Families, Ravalli County 4-H News Some of you may not realize that our office is truly an extension of the university out to each and every county across Montana. Every county in Montana has access to research-based information to help citizens learn. 4-H is the Youth Development program of MSU Extension and is one of the many education programs and services our office provides to Ravalli County. Recently, we have two new staff members in our office: Patrick Mangan, MSU Extension Agent, and Rachel Ariaz, SNAP-Ed Nutrition Instructor. May 2017 What s Inside 4-H Calendar & News 2 4-H Events 3 Reference Information 5 4-H Meetings 8 Patrick Mangan is responsible for the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Horticulture educational programs in Ravalli County. Some of the programs and committees this position has been involved in include Master Gardener Program, Private Pesticide Applicator Training, Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage, Right to Farm and Ranch Board, Open Lands Board, Weed District Board. Rachel Ariaz is responsible for providing nutrition education to qualifying schools and adults in Ravalli County. Learn more about the program here: Contact Us Katelyn Andersen MSU Extension Agent katelyna@montana.edu Patrick Mangan MSU Extension Agent patrick.mangan@montanan.edu Jocelyn Snider MSU Extension Ravalli County Administrative Assistant jsnider@rc.mt.gov Verna Massey 4-H Mentoring Site Manager vmassey@montana.edu Rachel Ariaz SNAP-Ed Program Manager rachel.ariaz@montana.edu MSU Ravalli County Extension 215 South 4th Street Suite G Hamilton, MT (406) Fax: (406) ravalli@montana.edu Katelyn Andersen MSU Extension Agent The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Montana State University and Montana State University Extension prohibit discrimination in all of their Programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital and family status. Issued in furtherance of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jeff Bader, Director of Extension, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

2 Page 2 4-H Calendar and News 4-H News: May May 1 Add/ Drop Deadline May 1 4-H Ambassador Deadline May 1 Self-Determined Plan Deadline May 4-5 MT Gives Day May 6 Trail Ride-Lake Como May 13 4-H Self Defense Seminar May Horse Camp May 15 Advisory Council Meeting May 16 Swine Tag In May 19 Mandatory Horse Clinic May Shooting Sports Camp, page 5 May 20 Heart Five 3D Archery Shoot May 31 Sheep/ Goat Weigh In June and Beyond June 2 Quality Assurance June 9-11 Cloverbud Camp, page 5 June 15 Livestock Showmanship Clinic June 15 Livestock Committee Meeting June Mentoring Family Camp June 24 Trail Ride-Coyote Coulee July MT 4-H Congress, MSU Bozeman July Junior Summer Camp July 21 Trail Ride-Fred Burr July 28 Trail Ride-Blodgett Aug 30-Sept 2 Ravalli County Fair Scheduled activities are subject to change. If you have any questions, please call the Extension Office for updated information at All items for the next month s newsletters must be submitted by the 20th of each month and be limited to 100 words or less. Newsletter items can be ed to ravalli@montana.edu or delivered to the Extension Office. Check out the Ravalli County 4-H website at: 4-H Alumni Thanks to all of you who helped sell & buy tickets for the raffle sponsored by us this year. We were able to raise $433 that will help send our youth to 4-H camp this summer. Special thanks to Margaret Sharp for chairing this event this year. The winner of the raffle was Jen Volenstine, a 4-H parent. We are very grateful to local artist, Steve Wilson who donated the print, Sunrise Ranch. Our next meeting will be lunch May 2, 11:30 a.m. at the Hamilton Sr. Center. Please bring brow bag lunch. We would love to see and hear from all our alumni with any new ideas you have. We will be planning our summer picnic... if you can work on the Picnic Committees please let us know. For more information for Ravalli County 4-H Alumni, call Jean H Mentoring 4-H Mentoring is having a Family Camp this Year! If you are interested in having the outdoor time of your life, with the people you love the most, then bring your family to Family Camp at Loon Lake! June 17th-19th (Saturday afternoon until Monday Morning). All EXPENSES PAID! (except transportation) Further info: Verna Massey FREE for 4-H participants and their Mothers... Legacy Martial Arts Gift to our Mothers What: A Self Defense Seminar When: Saturday May 13th...( the day before Mother's Day) Time: 10 AM to 12 PM Where: Legacy Martial Arts llc (Hwy 93, 1 mile north of TownPump at Woodside, Corvallis) Phone: Who: A 4-H participant paired with their mother. Must be pre registered to attend by Saturday May 6th. Register with Legacy Martial Arts. Contact: Vikki Barden Heart Five 3D Archery Shoot What: -Traditional, Unlimited, Limited and Bow Hunter Groups -Snacks, BBQ, and Drinks Available -Raffle and Door Prizes -Trophies for all class winners -Shooting lessons and fun archery games! When: Saturday, May 20th Time: Registration starts at 7:00 AM, Scorecards in by 3:00 PM Where: 7533 W Carlton Creek, Florence MT, All proceeds benefit the Bitterroot 4-H Archery Club Questions? Dave or Janey

3 4-H News / 4-H Events Page 3 Seeking Volunteers for the BDGA ADGA Show Who: 4-H Members, Families and Friends Date: June 24th Time: 8 AM 5 PM or the end of the show. Where: The Ravalli County Fair Ground Goat Barn What: The Bitterroot Dairy Goat Association is seeking volunteers to help with our up coming BDGA American Dairy Goat Sanction Show. Duties will include: Hosting our Silent Auction tables. No money handling, just supervising and helping to set up. Photography: Take photos of our show winners and the days events. Set up and clean up for the show Why: To help support a community activity and maybe spark an interest in Dairy Goats! This event can be used to fill some of your 4-H Community Services and project goals. For more information, please contact Christine Nutt at or bitterrootdairygoatassociation@gmail.com Dairy Goat Dairy Goat kids-there are many opportunities for showing your registered animals this summer. Please let me know if you need help signing up for any of these shows, or need a ride to be able to attend. It is great experience and opportunity to mingle with breeders throughout the state. Great Falls Fair, show dates July Entry deadline July 14. Missoula Fair Open Class, show date August 7th. Deadline not yet posted (non-sanctioned show) Central Montana Dairy Goat Association, Choteau, show July 15, deadline for entries June rings available. Bitterroot Dairy Goat Association, Hamilton, show June 24, deadline for entries May 24 -Livestock Photography Coordinator Scott Nicholson has coordinated the photographers for all the Livestock photos for at least a few decades and has stepped down from the position. We are in need of a person to take over the coordinating of the photos needed at the fair. The coordinator will be given a notebook with lists of all of the market animal members, lists for each species awards, a schedule of the livestock shows, contact numbers for the barn supers and any other number that may be needed. The Coordinator will be responsible for: Obtaining the SD card from each species photographer Getting SD card to Walgreens or another quick photography service or downloading them Pick up prints from Walgreens or another quick photography service and take back to the sale office on the fairgrounds. Notify each barn when photos are ready. (Each barn will have volunteer(s) mount the pictures on the appropriate certificate.) The Coordinator will check with the species volunteers to make sure that no pictures are missing and that all of the photos are mounted and ready for the awards program. -Livestock Photographer for each species Scott was responsible for coordinating the photographers but now the Livestock Superintendent of each barn will be responsible for securing and training the photographer and helpers. The number of photos needed for the barn is dependent on the number of youth enrolled for the year. Contact the Superintendent if you are interested in this position. If you are interested in any of these positions and would like more information, please contact me at the Extension Office to discuss these positions. 4-H Events: In the county: Volunteers Needed for Upcoming Livestock Sale: -Livestock Sale Breakfast Coordinator Jayne Liles has coordinated the breakfast in the past and is looking for someone to shadow her this year. This person will then take over as the coordinator for the next year (2018) and until they decide to pass the torch to someone else. Prior to the fair, this person should expect about 8-10 hours of coordinating helpers for the day of the breakfast (Saturday, September 2, 2017), securing donations and submitting an equipment request to the Ravalli County Fairgrounds. Week of the fair, they will following up the equipment needs with the fairgrounds office. The day of the breakfast, this person will spend about 6 hours of setting up, running and cleaning up the breakfast with the help of other volunteers. After the fair, this person will write any thank you cards needed, return equipment, etc. MT Gives Day Ravalli County 4-H Date: Thursday, May 4-Friday, May 5 Ravalli County 4-H will be a part of the MT Gives Day on May 4 and 5! What is it? It s a Montana thing making sure our communities are strong and ready for their futures. That s why the Bitterroot Non-Profit Partnership is excited to offer an online giving event to inspire our neighbors to generously give to the nonprofit organizations making our communities stronger. On May 4-5, Montanans will come together and support our favorite organizations tackling today s issues. Will you join us? How you can help? Like Ravalli County 4-H on Facebook. Like and share our posts to other friends, specifically the MT Gives promotions. 3

4 Page 4 4-H Horse Camp Dates: May 13-14, 2017 (Saturday - Sunday) Time: Starts at 9 am Saturday & ends at 3 pm Sunday Location: Ravalli County Fairgrounds Main Arena Registration Deadline: Friday, April 21, 2017 All 4-H members who own a horse are welcome to join us for 4- H Horse Camp. This year s activities will include workshops to help you communicate better with your horse, provide health care for your horse, learn to read patterns, grooming, trail courses and more. For questions, please contact Shawnna Medlar at All campers will be sent detailed information about camp two weeks after registration closes. Market Swine Tag In Date: Tuesday, May 16 Time: 5:00-8:00 pm Location: Ravalli County Fairgrounds Weigh-in information will be mailed to you to bring to the mandatory weigh-in. If you are a breeding facility and are weighing in a market hog, please contact Mary Koenen, 4-H Livestock Sale for biosecurity measures. Market Goat and Market Sheep Weigh In Date: Wednesday, May 31 Time: 5:00-8:00 pm Location: Fairgrounds Weigh In Information will be mailed to you to bring to weigh-in. Please note for the 2017 Ravalli County Fair, a ewe lamb, if tagged as a market lamb, cannot be shown as a breeding project. Quality Assurance If you plan to sell in the upcoming Ravalli County 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale this fair, you will need to take Livestock Quality Assurance: once for youth 4-H age 13 and under and once for youth 4-H age 14 and over. If you were 14 on Oct 1, 2016, you will need to take Quality Assurance again this year. 4-H Events Livestock Showmanship Clinic Date: Thursday, June 15 Time: 5:30-8 PM Location: Fairgrounds, Hornung Arena Stations for all large animals beef, dairy, dairy goat, meat goats, horse, sheep and swine - will be available at this workshop. Come and learn how to show various animals to help you brush up your skills at this year s showmanship clinic! Small Animal Quality Assurance and Showmanship Clinic Date: Wednesday, June 21 Time: 6 pm Location: Corvallis Grange, 130 Dutch Hill Rd, Corvallis Geared towards rabbit, poultry and dog projects. This clinic will give you the Quality Assurance certification for Small Animals that you need to sell your small animals at the fair. Project leaders from each animal project will also give a demonstration on how to show them in a showmanship class. We will also have a local vet as a guest speaker. Don't miss out on the valuable information you can get about these animals. This is also a great opportunity to get a head start on round robin training. Information handouts will be provided. Ravalli County 4-H Summer Camp Dates: July (Thursday through Friday) Location: Loon Lake 4-H Camp, Bigfork, MT For: Youth 4-H Age 8-12 (4-H age is age of youth on Oct. 1, 2016) Register by: June 30 or until full to Extension Office Cost: $105 for 4-H Members (Scholarships are available) and $135 for Non-4-H Members What is camp?? Camp and outdoor education has been a part of the Ravalli County 4-H program for decades. It is a chance for kids to be screen free for four days while enjoying canoeing making new friends, fun in the sun, learning new skills, relaxing by the fire, building teamwork, sharing the adventure and HAVING THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE! Registration forms available at ravalli/documents/4h17jrcampapplication.pdf or call For all the quality assurance workshops, a chili dinner is provided, please bring with you a dessert or a side dish, such as chips or cheese. June 2, 6 PM, Cowpoke Ranch Supply open to all livestock members needing Quality Assurance Three Quality Assurance topics will be covered including Food Safety, Animal Health and Ethics in raising animal projects. This seminar is designed to help 4-H or FFA youth and families raise an animal which will provide a safe and wholesome product for consumers. 4-H Advisory Council Meetings Please make sure your club has a voice at the Ravalli County 4-H Advisory Council meetings! Send a teen or leader to represent your club at meetings. Mark your calendar for these 4-H Council Meeting dates: Monday, May, 15, Comissioner s Meeting Room, 3rd floor of County Administrative Building (same as Extension Office) Monday, July 24, TBD The meeting will start at 6:30 PM, specific location will be in the newsletter. 4

5 Horse Trail Rides Date: Saturday, May 6 Where: Lake Como Horse Camping Area Date: Saturday, June 24 Where: Coyote Coulee Trailhead 4-H Events / 4-H Reference Info 4-H Shooting Sports Camp Date: May 19-21, 2017 Location: Loon Lake 4-H Camp Registration form on our website: documents/2017shootcampregistration.pdf Page 5 Date: Friday, July 21 Where: Fred Burr Trailhead Date: Friday, July 28 Where: Blodgett Trailhead Please be ready to leave the trailhead at 10:00 a.m. Bring a sack lunch as we will have lunch out on the trail. Rides are subject to change in time/location and/or be cancelled due to the weather or trail conditions. Please check s and messages prior to leaving for a scheduled trail ride. Cancellation of rides will be done approximately 2 hours before the ride at the latest. Contact: Elisa Plocher, or Shawnna Medlar, H Events In the State: Montana 4-H Congress Date: July 12-15, 2017 Location: Montana State University in Bozeman Cost: $100 per teen, Chaperones free (4-H Advisory Council will pay remaining registration fees) Registration Deadline: Thursday, June 8 Who: Open to all members 4-H age Find Registration Forms: events/mt-congress.html Youth must complete the Registration Worksheet - Youth and Medical Release Form. Montana 4-H Congress has been going on for over 77 years! This event includes workshops, contests, entertainment, social events, and the opportunity to recognize all State Award Winners as well as 4-H Foundation Scholarship Winners. How do you get to Congress? If you are going for the first time, teens do not have to compete in a county competition to attend. County competitions include: Stir-Ups, Speech and Demo Day, Fashion Revue. Or create a team on your own in any of the other areas Livestock Judging, Horse Judging, Gavel Games, etc. These consist of a team. One team per area will go to Congress. If you would like to create a team, contact the Extension Office as soon as possible. If there is more than the allowed individuals wanting to compete in a team event, there will be a local competition to qualify to represent Ravalli County. Who has won their trip to Congress so far? Top Seniors from Competition Day: Stir-Ups, Speech & Demo Day, Fashion Revue. Plus, our to-be-determined Junior Ambassador and current Junior Ambassador and Senior Ambassador: Gracie Smith. 4-H Cloverbud Camp Date: June 9-11, 2017 Location: Loon Lake 4-H Camp Registration form on our website: CloverbudCampregistration2017.pdf Reference Information: 4-H Forms and Resources Many 4-H forms and resources are available at our MSU Ravalli County website including: Registration and event forms Livestock help books Project book order forms Record books Financial forms for 4-H Clubs Please check out the website at: Animal Learning Lab Kits The 4-H Advisory Council has available the Beef, Sheep, Swine, Dairy, Poultry, Goat, Dog and Rabbit Learning Lab Kits from Ohio Extension 4-H. These kits are your answer for species-specific, hands-on, durable learning materials. Use them in project meetings for teaching and evaluating knowledge of livestock and companion animals. Kits are available on loan through the Extension Office to registered leaders for one week rentals. Ravalli County Teen Council If you are 13 years old on or before October 1 and you are interested in developing your leadership skills please come to our meetings to see if Teen Council is for you. If you know you want to be involved in Teen Leadership this year, consider signing up on the 4-H registration form for the Teen Leadership Project. 4-H For Sale Book A 4-H For Sale Book is in the Extension Office for anyone to browse or place flyers of animals for sale, free animals, or other opportunities for sale. Items which are for sale require a price and cannot be a general advertisement for a business, organization or individual. 5

6 Page 6 4-H Reference Info / 4-H Meetings Fundraiser Equipment Fundraiser Equipment available for rent through the 4-H Advisory Council: cotton candy machine, snow cone machine, popcorn machine. There is a banner for clubs to use for fundraisers or community service projects, which reads: Ravalli County 4-H; Supporting your local youth. There are also electric coffee pots, which can also be used for hot water or coffee. Each piece of equipment available for rental for $10 (4-H rental fee) or $25 (non-4-h rental fee). Contact LaRee at Project Guidelines and Requirements Members and leaders developed help books or Project Guidelines and Requirements manual to help members be successful in their specific project. These are available for download on the website: ravalli/4-h_forms.html These are available online at the Ravalli County 4-H website and for purchase through our office for $.50 each. Help your child become involved in 4-H 4-H offers many things to do. Here are few other exciting 4-H activities. Look for details in your county 4-H newsletter or ask your club leaders: Club Officer Training (Online): Resources available to teach youth about leadership roles within their clubs. 4-H Fun Day (Winter): This one day event is full of workshops, ranging from dance to robotics to crafts for youth age Competition Day (Spring): Youth can compete in this one day event either in all three competitions or just one. Top senior members can compete at State Congress. Speech and Demo: Participants prepare speeches, illustrated talks and demonstrations and compete at three age levels. Stir-Ups Cooking Competition: Members plan and prepare a nutritionally balanced meal. Fashion Revue: Members interview and model articles of clothing that they have sewn. Horse Camp, Summer Junior Camp, Cloverbud Camp or Teen Winter Camp: All camps are overnight experiences of fun, friends and learning in the great outdoors. Winter Teen Camp is held in February; all others are held in the summer. Quality Assurance: (Winter and Spring) For any animal project, large or small. Guidelines for a 4-H or FFA member will be required to take QA two times: once for youth 13 and under and once for youth 14 and over. Weigh In: Livestock members who plan to sell at the Ravalli County Fair must weigh-in at the species-specific weigh-in. Beef and Dairy occurs in January; swine, sheep, and goat occurs in May. Showmanship Clinic (Summer): A Livestock and Small Animal clinics are held in the summer to help members prepare for the upcoming fair season. County Fair (Labor Day Weekend): This is an annual event the last week in August to provide an opportunity for 4-H members to exhibit their completed 4-H projects each year. 6 Special Accommodations If you anticipate needing any type of Special accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact the Extension Office at in advance of your participation. 4-H License Plates Remember when renewing or purchasing a license plate to consider the 4-H license plate. It is available at the Motor Vehicle Department. Committee Meetings Meetings focus on the overall organization and welcome to all leaders and members. Geared for adults and teen leaders to provide support and assistance to the program. Ravalli County 4-H Advisory Council Meeting Date: Monday, May 15 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Commissioner s Meeting Room, 3rd Floor of County Administrative Building (same as Extension Office) Contact: Holly Shupert, Horse Committee Meeting Date: TBD Contact: Shawnna Medlar, , smmedlar@hotmail.com Livestock Committee Meeting Date: June 15 Location: Fairgrounds Time: after Livestock Showmanship Clinic Contact: Lee Severson, Small Animal Committee Meeting (the second Monday in October, April and July ) Date: July 9 Time: 5:30 PM Location: tbd Contact: April Trull at County wide Project Meetings Geared for members to attend and receive educational support from a volunteer leader. If you see a project missing, can you help? Aerospace/Rockets Project Contact: Shawn Boelman, , boelmans4@gmail.com Beekeeping Project Assistance Contact: Tracie Norman, bitterrootbees@gmail.com

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9 Page 9 Cake Decorating Project Meeting Date: Tuesday, June 20 Time: 6:00 PM 8:30 PM Location: Meeting Room across from Extension Office Contact: Verna or Jocelyn, Cat Project Meeting Date: Tuesday, May 9 Time: 6 PM Location: Jeannie house ( call Kit for the address) Contact: Kit Clinnin, or Cheri Perez, We will have a guest speaker, Dr. Linda Kaufman to talk about health and nutrition. Dairy Project Meeting Contact: Heidi Martin, or Dog Project Meeting Dates: Every Thursday Starting May 4th (first Thursday of the month is no dogs) Time: 6:30 PM dates and time subject to change so contact Nicki to confirm Location: Fairgrounds old Arts Building Required to Participate: Signed contract (found in Forms on website) and a copy of your dog's vaccination record. NO DOG WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE UNTIL I HAVE THIS ON FILE. No Dog will be allowed in class until a copy of their vaccinations is on file. Dog Equipment List for Class Contact: Nicki Arndt at positivechangesllc@yahoo.com Entomology Project Contact: Shawn Boelman, , boelmans4@gmail.com Goat Project Contact: Heidi Etter, or hetterrn@gmail.com North Valley Poultry Meeting (Every 3rd Tuesday of the month) Date: Tuesday, May 16 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Missoula County Extension office Contact: Laura DeNitto or myfunnyfarm4@msn.com 4-H Meetings Horse Trail Rides Date: Saturday, May 6 Where: Lake Como Horse Camping Area Date: Saturday, June 24 Where: Coyote Coulee Trailhead Date: Friday, July 21 Where: Fred Burr Trailhead Date: Friday, July 28 Where: Blodgett Trailhead Please be ready to leave the trailhead at 10:00 a.m. Bring a sack lunch as we will have lunch out on the trail. Rides are subject to change in time/location and/or be cancelled due to the weather or trail conditions. Please check s and messages prior to leaving for a scheduled trail ride. Cancellation of rides will be done approximately 2 hours before the ride at the latest. Contact: Elisa Plocher at Outdoor Adventure Project Meeting Date: Monday, May 1 Time: 6:30 PM Location: TBD Contact: Larissa, , lltruc@yahoo.com Photography Project Meeting Date: Tuesday, June 6 Time: 6-8pm Location: Meeting Room across from Extension Contact: Elizabeth Heindl Poultry Project Poultry Superintendent: Kim Harbison, Rabbit Project Meeting Date: Thursday, May 18 Time: 6:30 PM Location: TBA Contact: Katie at , junkbunny3@aol.com Scrapbooking/ Historian Project Contact: Jocelyn, , sniderjocelyn@gmail.com STEM/Robotics Project Meeting Date: 1 st and 3 rd Thursday of each month Time: 5-7 PM Location: Fab Lab at BR College Contact: Larissa or Nic, , lltruc@yahoo.com Ravalli-County-4H Horse Project Meetings Horse Camp - May 13 & 14, 2017 Mandatory Horse Clinic Dates: May 19, 2017 Time: 10 3 PM Location: Fairgrounds Contact: Shawnna Medlar, , smmedlar@hotmail.com Teen Council/ Leadership Project Meeting Date: Tuesday, May 30 Time: 7 PM Location: Victor School Room B Get connected with text reminders & meetings by texting to with the message This will add you to our text listserve Contact: Holly Shupert,

10 Ravalli County 4-H Newsletter May May 1 Add/ Drop Deadline May 1 4-H Ambassador Deadline May 1 Self-Determined Plan Deadline May 4-5 MT Gives Day May 6 Trail Ride-Lake Como May 13 4-H Self Defense Seminar May Horse Camp May 15 Advisory Council Meeting May 16 Swine Tag In May 19 Mandatory Horse Clinic May Shooting Sports Camp, page 5 May 20 Heart Five 3D Archery Shoot May 31 Sheep/ Goat Weigh In June and Beyond June 2 Quality Assurance June 9-11 Cloverbud Camp, page 5 June 15 Livestock Showmanship Clinic June 15 Livestock Committee Meeting June Mentoring Family Camp June 24 Trail Ride-Coyote Coulee July MT 4-H Congress, MSU Bozeman July Junior Summer Camp July 21 Trail Ride-Fred Burr July 28 Trail Ride-Blodgett Aug 30-Sept 2 Ravalli County Fair Ravalli County 4-H MSU Ravalli County The MSU Extension Service is an ADA/EO/AA/Veteran s Preference Employer and Provider of Educational Outreach.