4-H News Flash Aurora, Buffalo, Jerauld, & Sanborn Counties

Transcription

1 4-H News Flash Aurora, Buffalo, Jerauld, & Sanborn Counties September, 2012 Aurora County Extension Office PO Box 397 Plankinton, SD (605) Jerauld County Extension Office PO Box 366 Wessington Springs, SD (605) Sanborn County Extension Office PO Box 397 Woonsocket, SD (605) From my desk to yours Audra Scheel, 4-H Program Advisor, Well achievement days and the South Dakota State Fair has come and gone. I must say it is a relief to have it done, but it was a lot of fun seeing the youth from our counties do extremely well at many levels of competition. You truly are a great group of people to work with. Thank you for making my first year as a 4-H Advisor a good one! We are all constantly learning in this world we live in and striving to make 4-H even better. 4-H has more people involved at the local level now more than ever. At the State Fair this year 4-H livestock exhibits jumped to 3,624, up from 3,013 in H display exhibits were at 11,320, up from 10,079 in The Youth in Action category, which includes public presentations, special foods, judging contests, skill-a-thons, and fashion revue, increased from 1,227 in 2011 to 2,140 this year. These numbers are a tribute to our success and the power 4-H has among our youth. I want to personally thank all the volunteers who helped at achievement days and state fair. You do an amazing job! You are a testament to what citizenship is all about. Oct. 1 st is the deadline for record books in the county office or to your club leader in the case of Aurora County. Also each treasurer from each club needs to submit the Treasurer Report for the year to the county office by Oct. 1. This goes back to the accountability things we talked about this spring that were coming down from the State 4-H office. Your leaders have been notified and we will be sending out the specific page so an audit of your club financials can be done. If you have any questions please contact your county office or myself. We will begin enrolling for the new 4-H year on Oct. 1st. I am excited and pleased about the possibilities 4-H Online will bring to the table as we begin a new year. We will be planning meetings and getting information to you about the new system and what that means to you at the local level. Take care I m sure we will be seeing you soon!

2 4-H News Flash Page 2 Enroll in 4-H for the year The new 4-H year begins on October 1! 4-H members must be 8 years old on or before January 1, They may not be 19 or older on or before January 1, Now is a great time to recruit new members. We plan to talk with the 4-H leaders at the Leaders meetings in September on the procedures for new and returning 4-H members to enroll. It is important to remember that anyone that plans to be in 4-H must enroll every year South Dakota 4-H Calendar Purchase your calendar today for $5.00 at your County Extension Office or Regional Extension Center through September 30, The calendar will be showcasing photographs taken by South Dakota 4-H Members! Proceeds from the SD 4-H Calendar are used to support SD State Fair 4-H programming. Apply to attend the 2013 CWF Trip Even though Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) is over nine months away, the State 4-H Office has begun planning for the South Dakota's delegation to attend CWF during Week #3, June 16-22, As in years past, our delegation will travel east on coach buses, leaving South Dakota the morning of Saturday, June 15 and returning the morning of Sunday, June 23. The SD State 4-H Office has made reservations to send 60 youth and eight adult chaperones to the 2013 CWF. Beginning in 2013, the age eligibility for youth is as of January 31 of the current 4-H program year. The per youth cost for 2013 will remain at $1350. (The fee is split between the Leader s Association and the youth.) Now is the time to apply for this trip and to reserve your spot! Applications are due by October 31, Please contact your County Extension Office for application materials and if you have any questions. Apply for 2012 Camp Scholarships by December 31 The SD 4-H Leader's Association will again assist with camp fees in There is a $25 scholarship available for 4-H'ers who attend Camp Poinsett, Bob Marshall or North Central. There is a $50 scholarship available for 4-H'ers who attend the Teen Leadership Conference (TLC) or the Performing Arts Troupe Preparation Camp. Here is how the scholarship program works: Step 1 Register for the 2012 camp and pay the full camp fees. Step 2 Attend camp and have a great time! Step 3 Tell a group about the camp. For the $25 4-H Camp scholarship, tell one group. For the $50 TLC or Performing Arts Troupe Preparation Camp scholarship, tell two groups. Step 4 Complete the camp assistance/scholarship application form, obtain the youth's 4-H Leader's and 4-H Youth Program Advisor's signatures, and mail it no later than Monday, December 31, 2012 to: Paula Linke, Executive Secretary SD 4-H Leaders Association rd St. Woonsocket, SD You will receive your scholarship money within two weeks of the application receipt.

3 September, 2012 National 4-H Week ~ October 7-13, 2012 Page 3 Start brainstorming now about how to spotlight 4-H programs in your community. Use the Promotional Materials the National 4-H Council has available in its Resource Library to make things easier. Flyers, Certificates, Newspaper ads, Tagline lockup. Press release and Bookmarks are available at 75th Western Junior Livestock Show Since organizing in 1937 as a competitive 4-H youth show for the Pennington County area, the Western Junior Livestock Show (WJLS) has occurred every year since to help young people become self-reliant, productive, and contributing members of the agricultural industry. WJLS is October 10 13, 2012 at the Central States Fairgrounds, Rapid City. There are numerous categories for livestock entries. There is also a livestock judging competition, a meat id contest, and a grass and range plant id contest. There are also lots for non-livestock exhibits. Non-livestock exhibits include wool exhibits, forestry exhibits, entomology exhibits, forage exhibits and range and pasture exhibits. Please review the WJLS Entry and Rule Book which is available at the county office. The entry registration deadline is September 20th. If you have questions, please contact: Rod Geppert at or rodney.geppert@sdstate.edu or visit Western 4-H FCS Show The Western 4-H FCS Show will once again be held October 12-13, 2012 in Rapid City, SD at the Central States Fairgrounds. The show is open to all youth (4-H and non 4-H) that are interested in competing in the different events. Contests include home living, public presentations, place setting, ingredient measuring, bread baking, meat id, family life photo, vegetable id and judging, FCS skill-athon and Fashion Revue. Detailed information about the contest is available at the Extension Offices. Enter the 2012 Nasco Show Us Your Show Animal Contest by September 29 4-H'ers in the junior age division who are involved in livestock exhibits are encouraged to enter Nasco's "Show Us Your Show Animal" contest. Entries must include a photo and a story (800 words or less) about the members' relationship with their animal and their experience preparing for their event. Prizes include: 1st Prize Andis Progress Cattle & Horse Clipper ($ value), 2nd Prize Oster Turbo A5 Two-Speed Clipper ($ value), 3rd Prize $100 Nasco Gift Card, 4th Prize $50 Nasco Gift Card Mail entries by September 29 to: Nasco's Showing & Grooming Contest, 901 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson, WI Check out the contest's website for more information and official rules. showing_grooming/ 2012 State Fair results and pictures can be found at

4 4-H News Flash Page 4 Aurora 4-H Round-UP Thank you I want to thank everyone for the help we had on July 17th, and two other days for finishing touches, at the County Fairgrounds. We painted, tore out the old fences and put up the new continuous fencing in the hog barn. It was a huge improvement for the Achievement Days activities. The volunteering is greatly appreciated. Todd Clark, Aurora County 4-H Leaders President State Fair Highlights Breeding Sheep: Reserve Champion Cheviot Ewe Ashley Moore Champion Cheviot Ram Ashley Moore Reserve Champion Cheviot Ram Austin Moore Champion Wether Dam/Meat Ewe Payleen O Day Market Sheep Reserve Champion Wood Market Ewe Gabrielle Fink Premier Exhibitor Reserve Sheep Premier Exhibitor Austin Agler Sheep Skill-a-thon 4th place Senior Preston O Day FCS Judging 5th place Beginner Individual Cortney Olinger Horticulture Judging 18th place Senior Individual James Letcher 5th Place Senior Team Visual Arts Judging 7th place Senior Individual Jackie Dethlefsen 17th place Junior Individual Alex Doering Photography Judging 14th place Beginner Individual Logan Bush 18th place Junior Individual Kaylee Clark 19th place Senior Individual Jackie Dethlefsen Parent/Leader Meeting Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 7 pm The new 4-H year begins October 1. To finalize the past year and to qualify for county medals, the following minimum standards must be completed. 3 years in 4-H work 2 years in project area 1 county or 2 club demonstrations Exhibited in project area 4-H Journal completed Participated in judging (if available) Recognition Night will be in November Club News See enclosed sheet for local club reports.

5 September, 2012 Page 5 Jerauld/Buffalo County News Congratulations to all our Jerauld/Buffalo County youth who participated in the State Fair. Good Job everyone!! 4-H Record Books Due 4-H Record Books are due in the Jerauld County Extension Office by 5:00pm on Monday, October 1st. Remember in order to be eligible to receive your end of the year awards you must turn in your record books with your two green sheets. 4-H Float in Homecoming Parade All Jerauld/Buffalo County 4-H youth are invited to ride on the 4-H float in the Wessington Springs Homecoming parade on October 5th. This is to promote 4-H for National 4-H Week October Watch for an to come out with more details on the float Community Halloween Carnival The Jerauld/Buffalo County 4-H will host a Community Halloween Carnival on October 28th at the Ag Building in Wessington Springs. We will meet at 12:00 noon to set up and the carnival will run from 2-4pm. This is one of our club community service projects so everyone is asked to be there to help with this event. SD State Fair Highlights FCS Judging: Beg. Isaac Kolousek 32nd; Beg. Sadie Roduner 78th; Beg. Mackenzie Roduner 97th : Beg. Team placed 21st. Jr. Taryn Sinkie 76th; Sr. Hailey Bruckner, 59th; Horticulture Judging: Beg. Mackenzie Roduner 43rd; Beg. Sadie Roduner 52nd; Beg. Jacob Kolousek 70th; Beg. Issac Kolousek 71st. Beg. Team placed 13th. Sr. Hailey Bruckner 49th. Photography Judging: Beg. Isaac Kolousek 45th; Beg. Mackenzie Roduner 64th; Beg. Jacob Kolousek 85th; Beg. Shelby Barber 90th; Beg. Caycee Guinn 93rd. Beg Team placed 17th. Jr. Cadee Schelske 75th; Jr. Whitney Reider 77th; Jr. Katelyn Deneke 105th; Jr. Team placed 24th. Sr. Hailey Bruckner 1st; Sr. Haley Reider 59th; Sr. Jenna Teveldal 62nd; Bailey Willman 93rd. Sr. Team placed 8th. Visual Arts Judging: Beg. Isaac Kolousek 25th; Beg. Mackenzie Roduner 58th; Beg. Sadie Roduner 71st; Beg. Jacob Kolousek 85th; Beg. Shelby Barber 104th; Beg. Caycee Guinn 113th. Beg. Team placed 12th. Jr. Cadee Schelske 14th; Jr. Katelin Deneke 94th; Sr. Hailey Bruckner 44th; Sr. Bailey Willman 57th; Sr. Haley Reider 61st. Sr. Team placed 16th. NaLea Dunsmore received Res. Champion Sim Influence breeding heifer and Res. Division 1 Crossbred steer. Taylor Sinkie had Champion Other Registered Female with her Charolais Composite breeding heifer. Hailey Bruckner had Champion Montadale Ram. Jake Krohmer had the Champion Wether in Division 4 and Reserve Wether in Division 3 of the black faced Market Lambs.

6 4-H News Flash Page 6 Sanborn County News The 2012 SD State Fair is now behind us and Sanborn County has a lot to be proud of! Our 4-Hers represented us well and we wish everyone a heartfelt congratulations on all of their accomplishments. As with all big events, there are a lot of people who put in many long hours of volunteering. We d like to extend a BIG THANK YOU to everyone that stepped up to the challenge. Your commitment to 4-H is very appreciated! Special thanks go out to: Our crew who worked in the county booth on Wednesday and did a tremendous job getting all of the exhibits judged and displayed. The crew on Monday who helped tear down the county booth and pack up projects to come back to the Extension Office. To the many people who volunteered to judge exhibits, chaperone at the dances or movies, or assist at one of the many 4-H activities at the State Fair. To the parents and leaders who made the special effort to help the 4-Hers be able to participate. To the 4-H members who worked hard all year to bring their projects to the fair! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Congratulations to our Top 10 Judging Teams! Junior Horticulture Team placed 3 rd Nathan Linke, Tristan Ziebart, Drew Olinger, Aaron Linke. Senior Photography Team placed 4 th Meghan Chada, April Farmer, Riley Zoss, Jonathan Linke. Beginner Visual Arts Team placed 8 th Xavier Baysinger, Brooklyn Swenson, Renee Farmer, Taryn Ziebart. Top 40 Individual Judging Results Beg FCS: Jr FCS: Beg Horticulture: Jr Horticulture: Sr Horticulture: Jr Photography: Sr Photography: Beg Visual Arts: Renee Farmer 8 th Kaylee White 10 th Shaun Snedeker 28 th Renee Farmer 20 th Drew Olinger 7 th Aaron Linke 11 th Nathan Linke 19 th April Farmer 17 th Meghan Chada 38 th Shaun Snedeker 39 th Jonathan Linke 14 th April Farmer 22 nd Brooklyn Swenson 11 th Sanborn County 4-H Recognition Event Sunday, November 5:00 p.m. 4-H Record Books 4-H Record Books/Journals are due to the Extension Office by Monday, October 1st. Please remember that if you are eligible for a project medal, you need to apply for it. All medal applications are also due on October 1st. Please contact the Extension Office if you need additional forms. Attention 4-H Graduates! If you are graduating from 4-H this year, we would like to have your picture for our 4-H Recognition Event. Please bring your picture to the Sanborn County Extension Office by October 1st. Thank you!

7 Page 7 4-H News Flash! 1. What is 4-H Online? It is an online program that allows the families to make sure their information is true and correct. Families will be responsible for entering such events as Achievement Days and State Fair. Each family will have their own account where their children will enroll and record their projects. 2. Why does this help your county office? We are taking the data entry and putting it in your responsible and capable hands. All of the office secretaries work a part time schedule; if the family enters their own projects there will be fewer mistakes and we can provide more and better programming. 3. What is the office secretary and 4-H Advisor s job then? We will monitor and approve member records and registrations while continuing to bring fun educational 4-H events to the county. We will be able to see any and all changes you make to your account and all registrations will have to be approved in our office before going to the state level. 4. Will communication with the county extension office be better? Yes! Counties will have a quick way to communicate to all of their families through the 4HOnline calendar as well as uploading newsletters and announcements to 4HOnline. 5. What if we don t have internet access? We realize there will be some families that don t have a home computer or access. We will work with you to ensure that your children are enrolled and have every opportunity to enjoy 4-H!

8 Upcoming Events Page 8 SEPTEMBER September 26 Regional Land & Range Contest in Wessington Springs OCTOBER October 1 Sanborn ~ Record books are due to the Extension Office by 5:00 pm October 7-13 National 4-H Week October 14 Jerauld ~ Prairie Hills Club 4:30pm at the Grade School (4hOnline Training to follow) October 28 Jerauld ~ Community Halloween Carnival hosted by 4-H NOVEMBER November 4 November 18 Jerauld/Buffalo ~ Recognition 6:30 pm Sanborn ~ Recognition 5:00 pm (Bring a healthy snack.) Sanborn County Extension Office PO Box 397 Woonsocket, SD 57385