4-H Calendar. What s All the Buzz About? Monroe County 4-H News. June 2017 Issue OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

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1 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. 4-H Calendar June 1 Market Hogs Must be Tagged and In Member s Care 1 Market Turkeys Must be in Member s Care 1 Camp Counselor Training - 7 pm 5 Market Hog ID cards & photos due 5 4-H Camp Begins - 5:00 pm 8 4-H Camp Ends - 12:30 pm 9 CB Camp Registrations Due 9 Piedmont Shooting Sports Camp Begins 10 Guernsey PAS - 10 am at Fairgrounds 10 Washington PAS - 10 am at Fairgrounds 11 Piedmont Shooting Sports Camp Ends 13 Horse Safety Training - 6 pm 13 Saddle Horse Committee - 7 pm 15 Junior Fairboad Meeting - 7 pm 24 Horse Clinic - 10 am at Grizzle Ridge 25 Belmont PAS - 10 am at Fairgrounds 29 Cloverbud Camp at Camp Piedmont July 4 Holiday, Office Closed 8 Animal Showing Clinics - 9 am 10 Market Fryers & Market Ducks must be in member s care 10 Shooting Sports Club Judging at Coulson Building - 6 pm 11 4-H Special Interest Project Judging at Coulson Building 11 Livestock Sale Committee - 7 pm 13 Saddle Horse Committee - 7 pm 20 Junior Fairboard - 7 pm 21 DUE: Jr. Fair Royalty Applications 22 Horse Clinic - 10 am Grizzle Ridge Arena 24 Market Rabbits must be tattooed and in member s care 24 Rabbit tattooing & poultry pullorum testing at fairgrounds - 6 pm 25 4-H Livestock Project Judging at Swiss Hills 26 Ohio State Fair (July 26-Aug. 6) Honey Bees are interesting insects. There are three types of adult honey bees in a hive: Workers- make up about 99% of a hive and are non-egg laying females; Drones- are male bees that are bigger in size than workers, but have no stinger; a Queen- is the largest of all the adult bees in the hive and is responsible for laying eggs to produce new bees. Worker Bee - All worker bees are female, but they are not able to reproduce. Worker bees live for several months during the winter season, but only about 45 days during the busy summer months (they literally work themselves to death). A hive consists of 60,000-80,000 bees in the summer, but only 20,000-30,000 bees in the winter. It takes 21 days for a worker bee to develop from egg to emergence. The worker bee takes on a series of specific chores during their lifetime: housekeeper; nursemaid; construction worker; undertaker; and guard. Finally, at the midpoint of their life (about 3 weeks of age) they become a forager collecting pollen and nectar which is made into honey. The worker bee has a barbed stinger, but she can only sting once. Stinging something results in her death. Drone Bee - There are only drones in a hive. The drone does not have a stinger. Drones are expelled from the hive in the autumn because they have no use during the winter months. New drones will be produced in the spring so egg fertilization takes place. Queen Bee - There is only one queen per hive. A queen bee can live for 3-5 years and lay up to 2000 eggs per day. Fertilized eggs become female (worker bees) and unfertilized eggs become male (drone bees). When she dies or becomes unproductive, the other bees will "make" a new queen by selecting a young larva and feeding it a diet of "royal jelly". Royal Jelly is a powerful, milky substance that turns an ordinary bee into a Queen Bee. It is made of digested pollen and honey or nectar mixed with a chemical secreted from a gland in a nursing bee's head and it is loaded with all of the B vitamins. Queen bees require 16 days from egg to emergence. Want to learn more about bees? We have a 4-H project that will help you get started in beekeeping. There is also a county-wide beekeepers meeting that is held the last Monday of each month. Contact the Extension Office for date, time and place. Article provided by Mark Landefeld, Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources (6/2011) Sincerely, What s All the Buzz About? Cheryl Goodrich, Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development Monroe County 4-H News June 2017 Issue

2 Riesbeck s Gives Back to 4-H Endowment Bob Burkhart, Assistant Store Director of the Woodsfield Riesbeck s Food Market, recently announced the Sausage & Ribeye Benefit held on May 19 th raised $2, for the Monroe County 4-H Endowment. The 4-H Endowment Committee helped Riesbeck s employees serve sausage and ribeye sandwiches at the event and appreciates the community s support. Riesbeck s employees and 4-H volunteers were hard at work early Friday to get your sandwiches ready for you. Thank you everyone for your support. New Cloverbud Kit Available..Weather When you re with a group of people and you can t think of anything to say, why not bring up how great (or how nasty) the weather has been? 4-H Cloverbuds can now talk about the weather, too! And they will probably have more knowledge than most of the people around them if they ve been to the session where you have taught the new Weather Fun Cloverbud kit! The new kit was made available as a fundraiser for the Jefferson County 4-H Committee. The kit is made up of songs, games, crafts, snacks, stories, and science experiments. The kit will help you as volunteers discuss things that may be hard to discuss, such as fear of storms and what we can do to be smart, not scared, during big storms. The science experiments included with the kit are hands-on and Cloverbud-age appropriate. Even your fiveyear-old Cloverbuds will be able to make a rainbow on a sunny day and go home and share that rainbow with their families. Four of the experiments are set up to be repeated at home- using materials found in every home. The fifth experiment (the cyclone tube) requires a special tube that most families won t have, but it is included in the kit because it is so awesome to see. The kit can be borrowed from your county Extension office. Judging Highlights for 2017 July is just around the corner and it will be time for project judging. Here are some highlights to keep in mind as you begin to prepare for July. 1) Project books must be checked and signed by your 4-H advisor before coming to judging- Bringing an unsigned project book to judging will result in the member receiving a score of Incomplete. 2) Dress Code- Remember that the goal of participating in project interviews is to help 4-H members prepare for future interview situations. With that in mind, members should dress as if they were attending a job or college interview. General appearance should be neat and clean. No t-shirts with inappropriate language or graphics. Jeans or long pants are preferred. Skirts/shorts should reach at least the midthigh. No low-cut tops or visible undergarments. Hats should not be worn during the interview. Examples of appropriate dress: button-down shirts, polos, dressy tops, 4-H club t-shirts, nice jeans, capris, skirts. 3) Incomplete Projects- Receiving a judging score of 64 points or less will cause the project to be scored as Incomplete. Common reasons for an incomplete score might be: unfinished /missing project book, unsigned project book, not bringing required items to judging, or not being prepared to answer questions during the interview. Members who receive a score of Incomplete will be required to correct their issues and come to Make-up Judging (or another judging appointment) in order to receive a passing score. Members who do not come to the second judging or receive a passing score will not be eligible to exhibit at the fair or receive a fair pass County Fair Dates August Project Judging Days 4-H Special Interest Project Judging Day July 11 4-H Dog Judging & Skillathons - July 11 Shooting Sports Club Judging Day - July 10 Animal Project Interviews & Skillathons July 25 4-H Express 2 June 2017

3 Suggested Agenda Items for Your 4-H Club Highlight items from the county 4-H newsletter Have members report on their 4-H Camp experiences Encourage members to print skillathon study sheets from our county website at: Practice skillathons at a club meeting Setup a booth committee to plan your clubs 4-H booth at the fair Plan a summer outing or fun day for your club Make plans for members to attend local animal clinics Plan a club community service project Attend the: College & Career Night September 21, :00 Swiss Hills Career Center Woodsfield SAVE THE DATE: September 21, 2017 More than 30 Colleges Invited Prize Drawings Tailgate Party with Free Food Financial Aid Information College Credit Plus Information ACT Information For Adults, Parent & Students (7th - 12th) For More Information, Call County-wide Community Service Projects The 4-H Committee recently announced two county-wide community service projects for 4-H clubs. Aluminum pop tab collection for Ronald McDonald House Christmas in July - collection of items to be distributed at local nursing homes. Monroe County Junior Fair Royalty Application Are you thinking about applying for the 2017 Junior Fair Royalty Court? If you want to get a jump on the application process you can find the application on the Extension website at: Applications are due July 21, Contestants for King and Queen must be between the ages of 14 & 19 as of January 1st of the current year. Prince and Princess contestants must be between the ages of 10 & 13 as of January 1st of the current year. 4-H Express 3 June 2017

4 New Self-Disclosure Policy Effective July 1, 2011, The Ohio State University has updated part of a policy related to all OSU Extension volunteers, including all 4-H volunteers. All volunteers will be required to self-disclose criminal convictions that occur on or after July 1, 2011 within three business days of the conviction. 4-H volunteers will be required to disclose their convictions to Mark Landefeld, County Director and Extension Educator, Ag & Natural Resources. Showing Livestock at The Ohio State Fair Have you ever thought about showing your animals at the Ohio State Fair? If you take the 4-H project at the county level, then you are eligible to register and show in the junior division at the Ohio State Fair. The entry deadline is June 20. The state fair offers showmanship, breeding classes, market classes and skillathons for the following livestock: beef, Boer goats, dairy cattle, dairy feeders, dairy goats, dogs, horses, llamas, poultry, rabbits, sheep, and swine. For more information, classes and registration visit: and then click on competitions. Class at Broken Timber Outdoor Education Center Survival Weekend June 9-10 Contact Silvia Bowen at (330) for more info. Hannibal Community Day - June 24 Monroe County Sportsman Club Youth Day July 15 Contact Mark Landefeld (740) or Sally Conklin (304) Monroe County Fair August B.B. Gun Range & Archery Trailer Hunter Education Classes October Contact Mike Rokles at (304) to register Looking for Cloverbud activities and lessons for your club meetings? Check out the Ohio 4-H Cloverbud Connections Newsletter at: All of these activities are listed under the Click it, Print it, Do it! section. Dog Behaviors Planning a Cloverbud Meeting Corny Polymer Balls Introduction to 4-H Projects Lego Craft Clover Cubes I Can Eat a Whole Plant Biofuel Milestones Portion Sizes Bioenergy Picture I Spy Cloverbud Puzzle Fun Great Seal of Ohio North Star Gardening Fun Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 4-H Welcome Mats When I Grow Up... Hello - Can You Hear Me? 4-H Science Experiment Hatching Chicks Giving, Spending, Saving Toilet Paper Roll Pumpkin Healthy Relationships Fun Fit Hike Diversity and Special Needs Pumpkin Painting Make a Mini Scrapbook Be A Nature Detective Comparing Apples to Apples Nutrition & Exercise Listening & Coloring Weave a Flag The 4-H Pledge Trapping Class Saturday, November 4 (time to be determined) Ohio State Trappers Association Contact Keith Jones (740) for more info. 4-H Express 4 June 2017

5 Animal Skillathon Study Sheets Animal skillathon requirements for the July 25th judging are listed in your green 4-H Handbook. If the requirements call for study sheets to help you prepare, they are now posted online at: Woodworking Skillathon Study Sheets The study sheets for the woodworking skillathon are available in your green 4-H Handbook. These require you to make a small wood item, so you might want to practice before judging. You will be making this item at judging too! Can You Help at Project Judging During July? If you would like to volunteer and help a few hours at Special Interest Project Judging on Tuesday, July 11 or Animal Project Skillathons on Tuesday, July 25 please complete the enclosed response form. You can also Cheryl at goodrich.49@osu.edu. Food Training Class for 4-H Lunchstand Workers A new OSU Extension Food Service/Preparation Policy requires individuals providing leadership to the onsite preparation and service of food (food for sale or to be given away) are required to complete training prior to engaging in food preparation. To satisfy the policy each club will need one trained adult on-hand in the lunchstand during your club s shift. Therefore each club will need to select one or more adults, which can be a parent or advisor, to attend the Food Service/Preparation Training. Clubs are encouraged to have more than one person trained in case your club provides food service at other events or fundraisers. Training is good for 5 years. This years session will be on Thursday, August 10 th from 6:00-7:30 pm at the OSU Extension Office. Adopt-A-Cabin Refurbishment Campaign The 4 H Camp Piedmont Board has a goal of refurbishing all 14 cabins at the camp. The cabins have had new lighting and windows recently installed, but are still in need of many upgrades. Camp Piedmont is asking each of the 8 counties who use the camp to participate. The cost to refurbish a single cabin is $5,000. Refurbishment will include: New roof, walls, floors, ceilings, and doors. Contractors will be doing work under the leadership of the Maintenance Manager, John Gardner. The Monroe County 4-H Committee would like to raise and donate $5,000 for a cabin. The committee is encouraging ALL 4 H clubs to donate $300. Camp Classes It s Rocket Science Fossil Frenzy Chaotic Chemistry Junior Zoologists Other Camp Events: Closing Slideshow Swimming Camp picture Boating Goal $5,000 If your club hasn t made a donation to the Cabin Campaign yet, please consider doing it now. Improvements at 4-H Camp Piedmont will benefit not only current 4-H members, but those who will use the camp after us! Raised to date $1, Cloverbud Camp Thursday, June 29 4-H Camp Piedmont Registration forms will be mailed to Cloverbud members and advisors soon. Cloverbud Camp Registration is Due June 9 th Club cu 4-H Express 5 June 2017

6 4-H Saddle Horse Update June & July Clinics at Monroe County Fairgrounds June 24 10:00 a.m. July 22 10:00 a.m. The 4-H Saddle Horse Committee will provide a minimum of two clinics prior to the fair. Members must attend at least one clinic to be eligible to exhibit in the Monroe County Jr Fair Horse Show Monroe County 4-H Key Leaders 4-H Saddle Horse Committee The next meeting is Thursday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Extension Office. All horse members and advisors are invited to attend the meeting and each horse club has designated voting members. Horse Safety & Ethics Training required for first-time horse members This is required for first year saddle horse members! The youth and parent/guardian must view two videos and sign the horse safety booklet. One booklet per family is needed and costs $5. This is a REQUIRED class and the last class will be offered on June 13 at 6 p.m. in the Extension Office. State Fair PAS Shows (State Fair Tryouts) June 10 Guernsey Co Fairgrounds June 10 - Washington Co Fairgrounds June 25 Belmont Co Fairgrounds Proper Use of 4-H Club Funds Periodically the Extension Office gets questions about the proper use of club funds. I hope this partial listing will help your club. You can always call the Extension Office if you are not sure about a purchase. Appropriate 4-H books Fair tickets Meeting supplies Postage & copies 4-H camp registration Fair decorations Cloverbud supplies Club t-shirts Meeting room rental Inappropriate Gas for advisor Spending money for members Campsite at fair Political campaigns Anything not approved by club Materials for personal use Reimbursement without a receipt Using funds for something other than the intended use 4-H Express 6 June 2017

7 2017 Monroe County Cloverbud Camp Thursday, June 29 at 4-H Camp Piedmont 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Cloverbud Name: Address: Phone Number: Age: Grade: Club Name: $21 Registration: Registration Fee per person-includes lunch, snack, dinner, picture, craft. After June 9 th, add $10 late fee. No registrations accepted after June 16 $8 Camp T-shirt: Cloverbud Camp t-shirts are available for campers and adults. The shirts will be Electric Green with full logo. T-shirts can not be ordered with late registrations. Youth t-shirt sizes: 6-8, 10-12, Adult t-shirt sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X All Campers & Adults Must Register & Pay for Camp Name Check One Registration Fee Optional T- shirt Cloverbud Yes - $8.00 $21.00 Adult No Cloverbud Adult Cloverbud Adult Cloverbud Adult $21.00 $21.00 $21.00 Yes - $8.00 No Yes - $8.00 No Yes - $8.00 No Size Total If after June 9, add $10 Grand Total Make checks payable to OSU Extension, Monroe County (Return this Registration Form, Adult Helper Form, & Ohio 4-H Health Statement) Refund policy: Full Camp fee (minus t-shirt) will be refunded until June 26. After June 26, there will be no refunds. Return this form by June 9 th to: OSU Extension, Monroe County 101 N. Main St. RM 17 Woodsfield, OH 43793

8 Monroe County 4-H Cloverbud Day Camp Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Camp Piedmont 9:00-9:30 a.m. Registration... Basement of Lodge Check in with Nurse Pick-up name tags & t-shirts Canteen open Putt Putt Golf & Octoball will be Open Self-guided Camp Tours 9:30-10:00 Pledges... Flag Pole Welcome & Announcements Get Acquainted... Recreation Hall 10:15 Group Picture...Above Basketball Court 10:25 Get into Groups for Classes 10:30-11:10 First Class Rockin Geologists It s Rocket Science... Vesper Hill Excellent Astronomers Fossil Frenzy... Crafts Hall Clever Chemists Chaotic Chemistry... Basketball Court Brainy Biologists Junior Zoologists... Rec Hall 11:15-12:00 Second Class Excellent Astronomers It s Rocket Science... Vesper Hill Clever Chemists Fossil Frenzy... Crafts Hall Brainy Biologists Chaotic Chemistry... Basketball Court Rockin Geologists Junior Zoologists... Rec Hall 11:30 Adults set Tables for Lunch 12:00 Wash Hands & Restroom Break 12:00-12:50 Lunch & Songs... Dining Hall 1:00-1:40 Third Class Clever Chemists It s Rocket Science... Vesper Hill Brainy Biologists Fossil Frenzy... Crafts Hall Rockin Geologists Chaotic Chemistry... Basketball Court Excellent Astronomers Junior Zoologists... Rec Hall 1:45-2:25 Final Class Brainy Biologists It s Rocket Science... Vesper Hill Rockin Geologists Fossil Frenzy... Crafts Hall Excellent Astronomers Chaotic Chemistry... Basketball Court Clever Chemists Junior Zoologists... Rec Hall 2:30 4:15 Free Time & Snack!... Swimming, Boating, Octoball (Snack on back porch of Sycamore cabin) 4:15 Change Clothes 4:15 Adults set Tables for Dinner 4:30 Dinner & Songs... Dining Hall 5:15 Closing Slide Show... Basement

9 T-Shirt for sale! Gray Shirt with the design pictured below All proceeds will go to the Monroe County Sheep & Goat Pen Fund Orders and Money due by June 16th Call:

10 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Animal Showing Clinics Saturday, July 8 9:00 a.m. Monroe County Fairgrounds, Woodsfield Ohio Sessions will be presented for each of the following species. Professionals from Weaver Leather Livestock will be leading most of the sessions and will include hands-on demonstrations of the grooming process from start to finish. Beef Sheep Come and attend a hands-on clinic and practice showmanship with the animals! There will be a general session for everyone in the Show Barn at 9:00 followed by individual species sessions that will include: Showmanship tips County fair preparation Grooming help Question and Answer Door prizes!! Goats Hogs Poultry Rabbits Goody bags will be provided for the first 100 who register at the door Members & parents invited to attend! (Bring your chairs) Sutherland Valley Western Shop will have their tack trailer open at 8:30 a.m. (show equipment for all species, clothes, grooming supplies) A concession stand will be provided by the Monroe County 4-H Committee. monroe.osu.edu CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information: go.osu.edu/cfaesdiversity.

11 YES, I CAN HELP with Special Interest Project Judging or Animal Project Skillathons Name: Club: Day Phone: Evening Phone: Tuesday, July Special Interest Project Judging I am available... In the morning (8:30-12:00) I can help... Wherever needed With registration As a judge s secretary With woodworking skillathon Tuesday, July Animal Skillathon Judging I am available... In the evening (4:00-9:00) I can help... Wherever needed With registration As a skillathon secretary With an animal skillathon for beef, dairy, sheep, swine, goats, poultry, rabbits, or horses Parents, Advisors & Teens should return this to the OSU Extension Office, 101 North Main St. Room 17, Woodsfield, OH by: June 30, 2017 All volunteers will be notified of date and time needed

12 OSU Extension, Monroe County 101 N. Main St., Room 17 Woodsfield, OH Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Woodsfield, OH Permit No Cloverbud Camp Registration 2017 County Fair Dates 2017 Judging Highlights Adopt-A-Cabin Refurbishment Campaign Cloverbud Corner Community Service Opportunities Skillathon Sheets Information Can You Help at Project Judging Form 4-H Saddle Horse Updates Proud Supporter of Monroe County 4-H t-shirt Info. Cheryl Goodrich, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development Mark Landefeld, Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources Mary Jo Westfall, Office Associate, Community Development Catelyn Edgel, Program Assistant, 4-H Youth Development/AgNR Lesley Workman, Program Coordinator, Family & Consumer Sciences Jennie Shaw, Office Associate This information has been provided for you as a result of a local levy that funds the OSU Extension, Monroe County Office. Your support of the 0.7 mill levy provides funding for the Monroe County Extension Office through December Ohio State University Extension, Monroe County Phone: (740) N. Main Street, RM 17 Courthouse Fax: (740) Woodsfield, OH goodrich.49@osu.edu Like our Facebook page: CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information: