Upcoming Events and Deadlines

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1 Upcoming Events and Deadlines June 1- Horseless Horse agreements due to Ext. Office 6- RSVP for County Camp Counselor Training 8- County Camp Counselor Training, JoCo Ext., 6-8 p.m. 8- Postmark Deadline for NE District Horse Show Entries 15- Small Livestock State Nominations (non-beef) due Fantastic 4-H Camp, Rock Springs 22-4-H Council Mtg., 7pm, WyCo Ext. Rm Fair prep and 4-H marketing projects July 1 - Neuway/Adams Dog Scholarship application deadline 6- NE District Horse Show, Expo Center, Topeka, KS Wyandotte County Fair 15 Kansas State Fair Grand Drive Entry Deadline 28 State Fair Entry Deadline August 1- Kansas State Fair Horse entry and fee deadline 15- Kansas State Fair Dog Show entry and fee deadline KS 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes, Manhattan, KS September Kansas State Fair October 2-4-H Re-Enrollment begins on 4honline.com 4-H Fair Events and Deadlines SEE IMPORTANT FAIR DATES ON PAGE 2 4-H Families, Teamwork is a great characteristic youth gain by being in our 4-H program. Teamwork necessitates a strong leader, but also requires youth to be part of a team, not as a leader. Bossing around friends and family during an event, isn t being a leader. Jumping in when tasks are abundant, and knowing when to ask do you need any help?, when everyone else is helping around you, is a good leader and teammate. As we get closer to our county fair, it s important to remember that everyone in our 4-H program be willing to help each other during fair set-up, during fair events, and afterwards, even if it is out of your comfort zone. WyCo 4-H is a family, a team. We need to remember to support each other, especially during fair. Don t show livestock? That s okay; attend your friend s show. Don t enter photos? That s okay too; encourage fellow 4-Hers to go with you to the Red Barn to see what s there. This is the time for our 4-H program to shine and to let fair visitors know how hard 4-Hers have worked throughout the year on their projects to exhibit during 4-H fair classes. This is the time to encourage friends, family and community members to come see our 4-H program in full force. I am excited as we finish preparing for our 2017 county fair, and I can t wait to see you there! Sincerely, Nicole Crosson 4-H Youth Development Agent 1 P a g e

2 Urgent Updates WyCo 4-H and Open Class Fair Book Print You may get a printed copy of the fair book from the Extension Office lobby. Online The fair book can be viewed on our website hfair/4hfair.html. WyCo 4-H 2017 Fair Requirement Schedule Many 4-H projects have deadlines to be eligible to show at the County Fair. There will be no exceptions to adhering to the rules and deadlines! For all project-specific dates and requirements, contact the Project Leader and check the Newsletter each month for important dates and information. June 1 - Horseless Horse Agreements must be signed by Project Leader and 4-H Agent due to Extension Office by 4:30 p.m. No Exceptions. June 10, 12 p.m., KSRE WyCo Extension Office Pullorum Testing for Poultry June 10, 12 p.m., KSRE WyCo Extension Office Rabbit Tattoo Date June 10 Rabbit and Poultry Cage Reservations due June 26, Extension Office Room 1200 Meat Rabbit ONLY Tattoo Date July 01 Swine Stall Reservations due to Project Leader July 13-4-H members who wish to sell livestock in the auction must complete the Intent to Sell at the Livestock Sale and Residue Avoidance Program forms and submit to their superintendent or project leader by Thursday at 8:00 a.m. Social Media Moment from WyCo 4-H Council During the county fair, when posting photos to Wyandotte County 4-H Facebook, or otherwise, please be sure to use hashtags #wycofair2017 # paintwycogreen17 2 P a g e

3 ANNOUNCEMENTS from WyCo 4-H Council WyCo 4-H Council Meetings Minutes of the April H Council Meeting are attached at the end of this newsletter. 4-H Council Meetings are conducted on the third Thursday every-other-month, 7:00PM at the Wyandotte County Extension Office. Remaining 2017 meeting dates: June 22, August 17, Oct 19, Dec 21 June 22, 2017 All 4-H ers and their families are encouraged to attend the WyCo 4-H Council meeting. PLEASE PLAN TO COME ON JUNE 22 To HELP MAKE POSTERS, FLYERS TO PAINT WYCO GREEN AND ADVERTISE THE COUNTY FAIR AROUND TOWN. Poster board, creative material and supplies will be provided. We will also be discussing important fair items, and passing out entry cards. 4-H Donated T-Shirts Are Available for Pickup Community Clubs MUST pick up their donated 4-H t-shirts in order for us to release the details of the extras that will be for sale for $8.00 each. Please contact your Community Club leaders, if you have NOT received your donated 4-H club t-shirt. Clubs, please make sure you are sending Nigros Western Wear Stores #1 and #2, thank you cards for our donated shirts. Community Events and Service June 8-9, 2017 All 4-H ers and their families are encouraged to attend. CALF Days at the American Royal Complex from 9-11:30 a.m. Volunteers are needed to help greet and run agriculture areas during CALF Days. This event teaches youth ages 6-11 about agriculture! Shifts are encouraged, please wear WyCo shirts or 4-H branded attire. For more information visit June 10, 2017 All 4-H ers and their families are encouraged to attend. Cabela s Family Outdoor Adventure Day is being held on June 10th, from 10am-2pm. This is a fun filled day of games, activities, giveaways, outdoor education, vendor opportunities and more. The event will be held in our northeast parking lot near the pond, and will run from 10am-2pm on Saturday, June 10 th. 3 P a g e

4 Project Related and Important Deadlines Clothing and Textiles Project This pertains to all youth who are enrolled in Division 8, 9, and 10, which includes Clothing Construction and/or Construction Consultation, Clothing Buymanship Consultation, and the Style Revue. The forms will be put at the end of the newsletter, on the Facebook page and an will be sent to all youth enrolled in these projects. The will contain all the information and forms you will need for the Clothing & Textiles divisions at the Wyandotte County Fair. PLEASE CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY READ the information in the fair book as well as the information in the you will receive. Dog Care and Training Project Dog Care and Training Project generally meets on Thursday evenings to practice agility. Please contact Cynthia Clark, Project Leader, if you are interested in joining the Dog Care and Training Project. Kansas 4-H Dog Shows Closed Tunnel Update By Deryl Waldren Questions have been raised about the status of using the agility closed tunnel for 4-H dog shows during the year. While it is true that AKC has discontinued using the closed tunnel for their shows, this is not true for Kansas 4-H Dog Shows. The closed tunnel is an allowable piece of agility equipment for H dog shows. The Kansas 4-H Dog Action Team and Kansas 4-H Youth Development work closely together to administer the 4-H dog project. During a recent dog action team meeting, there was lengthy discussion concerning the use or discontinuance of the closed tunnel piece of equipment. The decision was tabled and will be discussed again at the October 2017 meeting. As decisions are made for the H year in the dog project, information will be shared in the Kansas 4-H Tip Sheet. For further questions or concerns, contact Deryl Waldren, dwaldren@ksu.edu, or Keith Neuway and Jim Adams Kansas 4-H Dog Care & Training Scholarship By Jill Martinson High school seniors heading off to college next fall or current college freshman who have been in the Kansas 4-H Dog Project for three or more years should apply for the Keith Neuway and Jim Adams Kansas 4-H Dog Care and Training Project Scholarship. This 4-H Scholarship is a onetime payment of $ Applications must be received on or before July 1. Send the completed application to the Kansas State 4-H Office, ATTN: Neuway and Adams Dog Care and Training Scholarship Committee, 201 Umberger Hall, 1612 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS , P a g e

5 The application is on the Kansas 4-H web site: h.org/projects/animals/dog.html. For more information, contact Deryl Waldren, or Horse Project Horse Advisory Board meeting: 6:30pm SECOND Friday each month WyCo Extension. Horse Project Meeting: 7:00pm THIRD Friday each month at KSRE WyCo Extension. June 9- Horse Advisory Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. June 16 MANDATORY Horse Project Meeting, 7 p.m., Extension Office This meeting will be pre-entry for the county fair. July 10 th deadline for Level I written, leadership and riding. We want to give everyone time to take the written test. If youth need assistance studying for the written test, please contact 4-H Agent, Nicole Crosson to set up a study time, or test time in the Extension Office. We want everyone to be able to be safe and participate in the program. Horse project is open to all who have a love for horses! Contact Horse Project Leader: Kerry Ross, kross913@gmail.com with any questions. Photography Project Project Meetings: 2 nd Thursdays each month, 7 p.m., Ext Office, Rm 1200 June 8, 7:00pm Photography Project Meeting: We will be demonstrating correct mounting for the county/state fairs Bring your photos (printed or digital) to get pointers from our Junior project leaders on improving them before the fair Photo sleeves and mounting boards will be available for purchase at the meeting o Photo Mounting Boards $1 each o Clear Sleeves $.15 each 3 for $.25 If you have any questions, please call or text Vicky Edwards at or vedwards19@aol.com. 5 P a g e

6 Poultry Project and Rabbit Project NOTICE: Cage reservations for Poultry and Rabbit due Saturday, June 10. Pollorum Testing for Poultry This test is required to show at the county fair. If animals are not brought to one of the 4-H scheduled test dates, then they will NOT be eligible to show at the county fair. NO EXCEPTIONS. One test date remains: Saturday, June 10, 12 p.m. Ext Office, room 1200 Rabbit Tattoo Dates Rabbits being shown at the Wyandotte county fair are required to be tattooed. If animals are not brought to one of the scheduled test dates they will NOT be eligible to show at the county fair. NO EXCEPTIONS. Saturday, June 10, 12 p.m. Extension Office, room 1200 Monday, June 26 - MEAT RABBITS ONLY, Ext. Office, room 1200 Please contact Kristi Priddy or Tamara Root with questions. Shooting Sports Project Archery PRACTICE begins Tuesday June 6, 6pm at Wyandotte County Lake at the archery range. 4-H'er must have been signed up by May 1 to participate in 2017 archery season. The first practice is mandatory for new archers. Please dress appropriately for being outdoors and shooting archery. You will need a water bottle, bug spray and NO OPEN-TOED shoes. You may also want to consider a hat and sunglasses. The club provides recurve bows for use, as well as other equipment needed, however, we do not provide compound bows. Practices will continue Tuesdays throughout June and switch to Sunday, beginning July 9, Please contact Cyndi or Tim Bird or birdclan6@yahoo.com, or Ron Letcher Swine Project July 01 Swine Stall Reservations due to Project Leader Livestock Projects August Ks 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes, Manhattan, KS The 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes event includes the state 4-H livestock judging contest, meat judging contest, livestock skillathon, and livestock quiz bowl. Members who represent Kansas at the national 4-H contest for each of these events will be selected during the livestock sweepstakes weekend. The deadline to enter will be August 1. All entries must be made by the local Extension Office using Cvent. Additional details will be released in June. 6 P a g e

7 REPORTER s & CLUB NEWS Brauer Beavers Club Report by Ethan Strong The Brauer Beavers monthly meeting was held on May 21, 2107 at the Bonner Springs United Methodist Church. There were 10 members, 2 leaders, and 5 parents at the meeting. Before the meeting, club members painted vases and made handprint shrinky dinks. Everyone loved this! Roll call was What is something fun you are doing over summer break? We sang Happy Birthday to Emmett. A check from our fundraiser at the Mason Jar was presented to the club. There were no talks this evening. We discussed the Wyandotte County Fair, July 11-14, and to start getting your green exhibit entry tags ready. We need to keep working on our projects to enter in the fair. Upcoming events (wear your 4-H shirt): May 24 th we will participate in a flag planting at the Bonner Springs Ceremony May 27 th flag planting at Fort Leavenworth June 11 th 4:00pm we are to make a club banner for the fair before the June meeting. Next meeting of the Brauer Beavers 4-H Club is June 11 at the Bonner Springs United Methodist Church. Chaparral 4-H Reporter s Report by Christina Edwards Chaparral 4-H Club met on Tuesday, May 9th at 6:30pm. There were 20 members, 1 leader, and 12 parents present. 4 new members were welcomed into the club: Grace, Chandler, Mikaela, and Rylee. This month's club project meeting will be held on Saturday, May 13th starting at noon room We will be making tie dye items. The 2nd Annual Donation Drive to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation will be held on May 20th from noon to 4pm. The club will hold a night Photography meeting on June 3rd. "There's No Place Like 4-H/Follow the Yellow Brick Road to 4-H" will be the theme for the club's banner for the fair. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, June 6th at 6:30pm. 7 P a g e

8 Wyandotte County 4-H Newsletter The Wyandotte County 4-H Newsletter is published on the first of each month by the Wyandotte County Extension Office. If you have an article that you would like to submit, please contact us by the 20th of the previous month. This newsletter is one way of communicating education information and updates. 4-H Contact Information Nicole L. Crosson Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development ext. 105 Debra Sweeten Program Assistant, 4-H Youth Development ext K-State Research and Extension is committed to making its services, activities and programs accessible to all participants. If you have special requirements due to a physical, vision, or hearing disability, or a dietary restriction, please contact us. 8 P a g e

9 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE WYCO 4-H COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 20, 2017 The regular ever-other-month meeting of the Wyandotte County 4-H Council was called to order at 7:08 p.m. by Irene Bird, President. 27 were in attendance Council Officers: President Irene Bird, Treasurer Courtney Sutton, Reporter Christina Edwards Adult Advisors to the Officers: Becky Korgol, Tamara Root, Vicky Edwards KSRE Staff: 4-H Agent Nicole Crosson, 4-H Program Assistant Debra Sweeten, Ext Interim Director Dr. Nozella Brown Youth: Kamren Brown, Dakoda Mortell, Maxis Mortell, Jamie Mortell, Braden Korgol, Katelyn Martin, Henry Bird, Elizabeth Selleck Adults: Cindy Mortell, Steve Mortell, Nadine Newton, Kristi Priddy, Kerry Ross, Dan Ross, Brooke Sutton, Cynthia Bird, Barb Selleck, Austin Crosson, Dan Ross, and guest speaker from American Royal Absent: Vice-Pres. Ian Pack, Secretary Izzy Koenig Secretary s report presented by Courtney Sutton: The February H Council meeting minutes were published for reviewing prior to meeting in the March 2017 WyCo 4-H Newsletter. Courtney asked if there were any additions or corrections. There were no additions or corrections. Braden Korgol moved to approve the minutes of the February H Council meeting as published; the motion was seconded. Minutes of the February H Council meeting are approved. Treasurer s report presented by Courtney Sutton: Previous Balance January 31, 2017 $ 5, Deposits/Credits none $.00 2 Checks in February ($ ) Franklin Co 4-H $ 5.25 Cynthia Bird, 4-HPins $ Debit in February Service Charge $ 3.00 ($ 3.00) Ending Balance February 28, 2017 $ 5, Beginning Balance March $ 5, Deposits/Credits none $.00 1 Checks in March ($ 10.85) WyCo Ext KAP/RB $ Debit in March Service Charge $ 3.00 ($ 3.00) Ending Balance March 31, 2017 $ 5, Christina Edwards moved to accept the Treasurer s report; Maximus Mortell seconded the motion, and it passed on a voice vote. Treasurer s report accepted. 9 P a g e

10 Courtney Sutton, Treasurer, presented five requests for 4-H Council payment of expenses. o Tamara Root $26.43 for Reimbursement of purchase 4-H Club Day refreshments o Emily Yantz $19.63 for Reimbursement of purchase 4-H Club Day refreshments o Scarlet Ross $51.40 for 4-H Club Day Judge Fee o Linda Lobb $51.40 for 4-H Club Day Judge Fee o Miami County 4-H Council $ for 4-H Regional Club Day Invoice Maximus Mortell moved to have the 4-H Council approve payment of the five of expense requests. Henry Bird seconded the motion, and it passed on a voice vote. Motion to approve payment of five check requests is passed. 4-H Advisor and Committee reports (see reports section following minutes for details). Old Business: 1. Discovery Days Transportation ~ Nicole: contacted JoCo for Discovery Days to ride with them. We ll have to wait until deadline closes to see if they have room for WyCo youth. Back-up options. 2. Fair a. Project Leaders - how many youth plan to exhibit at fair? Need to ensure we have all materials needed at office. b. By April 27, Judges need selected so we can get to Fair Board for approval c. June 15 at the 4-H Council meeting we ll need help from Project Leaders pulling together the day-of-show boxes (ribbons, clipboards, pens, entry card extras etc.) New Business: 1. Finance Committee presented a revised 4-H Council for the remainder of 2017 and for a portion of Henry Bird moved to have the 4-H Council accept the budget as proposed. Motion seconded, and it passed on a voice vote. Motion to accept the 2017 and partial 2018 budget is passed. 2. Award stickers, big size. Courtney Sutton presented a request to purchase four packs of each color (purple, blue, red, white) award stickers for approximately $63.20 plus tax, shipping, etc. These items are included in the approved budget, so no need to vote to approve purchase. 3. Award stickers, small size. Courtney Sutton presented a request to purchase. These items are included in the approved budget, so no need to vote to approve purchase. 4. Nicole presented bids for entry cards for WyCo 4-H fair. Discussion ensued. Dakoda Mortell moved to have 4-H Council purchase entry cards from the local vendor. Henry Bird seconded the motion. Motion to have 4-H Council purchase entry cards from the local vendor is passed. Announcements: Next 4-H Council Meeting is Thursday, June 15, 2017, 7:00 P.M. at the Extension Office There being no other business, Dakoda Mortell moved to adjourn; Maximus Mortell seconded the motion. 10 P a g e

11 Meeting adjourned at 8:03pm by President Irene Bird. Minutes taken and submitted by 4-H Council Treasurer, Courtney Sutton Minutes Edited and Formally Prepared by Debra Sweeten, 4-H Youth Development Program Assistant, KSRE 4-H AGENT S REPORT: NICOLE CROSSON REPORTS 4-H Agent Report by Nicole Crosson Enrolled in 4-HOnline as of 4/19/17: Barnyard Babies Edwardsville Days Petting Zoo ~ set a time for getting animals there and set up done Promotions & Marketing of Clubs & Projects FUNDRAISING ~ opportunity at Providence Amphitheater (Sandstone), to operate beer garden concessions or food/beer concession stands. Past fundraisers here raised a substantial amount of money. Please talk with adults (age 21 plus) in projects/clubs to see who may be interested in helping raise money for the kids. We have been contacted about May 13 event, booth needs four people to run it, and must be age 21 or older. Standing Committee Reports: Finance Committee ~ Proposed remaining H Council Budget Awards Committee ~ Parade of Champions ~ We need Volunteers No other Standing Committees had reports to present. 11 P a g e

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