THE SOURCE HENDERSON COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER April - May - June2016 GET INVOLVED!

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1 THE SOURCE HENDERSON COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER April - May - June2016 GET INVOLVED! 4-H County Activity Day Saturday, May 21 Grace Lutheran Church, th Avenue West Hendersonville, NC th Ave. West (Corner of 64W and Blythe St.) Presentations will start at 9:00 am Awards ceremony 11:30 Deadline to register for Presentation Category Friday, April 8 Henderson County Center 100 Jackson Park Road Hendersonville NC / henderson.ces.ncsu.edu/4-h West District 4-H 2016 Citizenship Challenge For all West District 4-H Volunteers and Youth Participate in 1 or more citizenship activity. Citizenship is understanding your civic rights and responsibilities. Learning how to make a difference as a citizen in your community is an important part of your life as a 4-H er. Keep pictures and make one or two scrapbook pages with pictures or other items representing this activity. Document the hours involved in the activity, the people you reached or those who were involved (example: veterans, government officials, etc.) and the number of volunteers or youth who participated. Due Date: October 31, 2016, to Denise_Sherrill@ncsu.edu, Henderson County 4-H Agent, Winner to be announced at the West District 4-H Fall Celebration, November 5. Go to for suggestions for citizenship activities. LOOK INSIDE FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES! To learn more about 4-H clubs, and our upcoming events visit our website: henderson.ces.ncsu.edu/4-h

2 Upcoming Events Upcoming Events It s time to start working on a 4-H project record for 2016 For forms, visit this website: awards.html Project records are due January 3, 2017 to the NC Cooperative Extension, Henderson County Center. Here is the link for project record forms for Cloverbuds, ages 5 8 as of January 1: uploads/2016/01/cloverbud-project-record-age-5-8.doc 4-H Plant Sale: Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, and Asparagus! Plant pick up on Saturday, April 9, at Henderson s Farms, 705 Tracy Grove Road, Flat Rock noon 4:00 pm. Extra plants will be available 2:00 4:00. Call for more information. Volunteers are needed. RSVP to Denise_Sherrill@ncsu.edu or call NEWS! The Young Naturalists 4-H Club will be selling Chestnut Trees! West District 4-H Volunteer Leaders Association Spring Training April 16, 2016, 9:30 am to 3:45 pm, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center, 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC (Directions: fletcher/directions2.html) Classes offered: Container Gardening, Robotics, Intro to Project Learning Tree, Parliamentary Procedure, Application Interview Resume Essay, Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program, Public Speaking/Presentations, Dairy Bowl and Livestock Skill-a-Thon, Electric, Horse without a horse, and Time Management/ Using a Google Calendar **Classes are dependent on available teachers.** Lunch meat provided by 4-H outdoor cookery participants. PLEASE BRING A SIDE DISH OR DESSERT Great opportunity to learn more about what 4-H has to offer! Please register for classes by Friday, April 1st on survey monkey. Here is the link: r/9j9jqpr West District 4-H Teen Retreat Saturday/Sunday April at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly, Black Mountain Cost: $75/person Click here for registration form. Click here for tentative agenda. Registration deadline Wednesday, March 30 Extra t-shirts are available for $10 (please use the County Registration Form to place your order). The registration fee includes lodging, all linens (bedding and towels), insurance, t- shirt, workshop materials and four meals (Saturday lunch and dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch). All participants should submit a completed registration form (acknowledging compliance with the NC 4-H Code of Conduct), a notarized copy of the 4-H Medical Release form and a 4-H Media Release Form (or copy of 4-H enrollment form that includes media release). Officer campaigns and elections, workshops, dance, and more! Accommodations will sleep two (2). Please request any rooming preferences on your registration form. Everyone is asked to bring snacks and drinks to serve as refreshments during the dance on Saturday night. Questions? Contact Denise_Sherrill@ncsu.edu. Spring 4-H Paper Clover Days at Tractor Supply: April 13 24, 2016 Contact Denise to sign up for a time slot. 100% of the funds that you raise will go to your club. Application Resume Interview Essay ARIE is a contest that helps participants prepare for job or college interviews and the application process. The applications, resumes, and essays are due to Denise Sherrill@ncsu.edu May 9. Interviews will be Monday, July 18, in Raleigh, as part of NC 4-H Congress, in Raleigh. Remember, youth ages are invited to participate in the mock interviews. They are only required to fill out the application, and take part in the interview. But they are welcome to complete all parts of ARIE. Note: participation in 4-H is a significant % of the total score, so participants need to be active 4-H members. Practice interviews and an interview workshop will be scheduled. How to write a resume will be taught by Mary Highberger, Career Counselor, with NC Works, Friday, April 8 at 4:00, at the Cooperative Extension office, across from the ball fields in Jackson Park. RSVP to Barbara_Walker@ncsu.edu if you plan to attend. This class was created for participants in ARIE, but all 4-H members are welcome. Please bring a sample resume with you, for Mary to critique. The West District 4-H Volunteer Leaders are having a training on Saturday, April 16 at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center in Mills River. The ARIE classes would be an excellent opportunity to learn more about the contest. Please register by April 1,using the Survey Monkey link below: Click here for the ARIE packet for participants ages Click here for the Mock Application form for participants ages Contact Denise for more information. Horticultural Science Summer Institute, July 10-15, 2016 The Horticultural Science Summer Institute will be July 10-15, 2016 and is sponsored by North Carolina State University and North Carolina Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Program with the Department of Horticultural Science. High school-aged youth (rising sophomores, juniors and seniors) are invited to apply to a week long, residential horticultural experience on the campus of NC State University. Youth will have hands-on opportunities to explore a broad range of horticultural possibilities from breeding better fruits and vegetables, growing a diverse selection of woody ornamentals, lengthening the life of cut flowers, learning sustainable production practices and delving into practical and molecular tools that enhance our understanding of plant processes. Participants will visit a variety of horticultural businesses. Youth will also be introduced to career possibilities, college-making decisions and leadership development and enjoy evening entertainment and team-building activities.. The cost of the institute will be $550 for the general public and $250 for 4-H club members, with a $150 deposit due upon application acceptance. All lodging, workshop materials and field trips and most meals are provided. Scholarships may be available. Applications are due Friday, April 15th and notification of acceptance will follow shortly thereafter. Please contact Liz Driscoll at liz_driscoll@ncsu.edu or / with any questions or comments. Youth should apply here by Friday, April 15th. For more information visit the HSSI webpage.

3 Upcoming Events Upcoming Events How to Research a Topic Tuesday, April 19 th at 6:30pm in the Children s Auditorium in the Henderson County Public Library. Learn how to search the library catalog and reference databases, how to narrow down a research topic, and find credible sources online. Bring a laptop if you have one. Some laptops will be available for students to use who don t have their own. This class will be taught by Lisa Donaldson, Youth Services Librarian. RSVP by Friday, April 15 to Barbara_Walker@ncsu.edu. If you are preparing a 4-H presentation, tell Barbara your topic when you RSVP. 4-H Entertains and Fashion Revue Garments and Applications due April 22 4-H Fashion Revue and Entertains Friday, May 13, 7:00 pm Grace Lutheran Church,, th Avenue West, Hendersonville, NC Project Learning Tree Training Project Learning Tree is an environmental education program designed for educators of any background. Project Learning Tree uses the forest as a window into nature to help people gain awareness and knowledge about the world around them. The free Teacher Workshop will be Saturday, May 21, 9:00 am 4:00 pm at Holmes State Forest, 1299 Crab Creek Rd., in Hendersonville. Click here for more information. RSVP to dmclark@hcpsnc.org by April 29. Space is limited. 4-H Citizenship North Carolina Focus June 13-15, 2016 in Raleigh at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel. Again this year, we are grateful to North Carolina s Electric Cooperatives- Touchstone Energy for being our conference Signature Sponsor. *Who can attend?* North Carolina 4-H ers, ages 14 through 18 along with one adult per county can attend. We are recruiting two youth per county. *Conference Highlights* * Citizenship themed workshops * Panel discussions * Distinguished speakers * Legislative breakfast * Visits with elected officials *What does it cost?* Registration fees are $ per youth and $ per adult. This includes 2 nights lodging and all meals during the conference (Monday lunch Wednesday lunch). *Transportation and Lodging* Lodging for youth will be 4 per room and lodging for adults will be 2 per room. *Conference Times* The conference will start with registration from 10:30-11:30am on Monday, June 13th. We will end on Wednesday, June 15th at 1:30pm. An agenda for the conference will be shared in the near future. *How do I register? Contact Denise_Sherrill@ncsu.edu or call Henderson County 4-H Activity Day: Saturday, May 21 Deadline to register for Presentation Category Friday, April 8 Click here for the registration form: Please completed form to Denise_Sherrill@ncsu.edu or mail to Henderson County 4-H, 100 Jackson Park Rd., Hendersonville, NC Contact Denise for more information or call Flag Etiquette Tuesday, June 14, (Flag Day!) 7:00 pm, NC Cooperative Extension, Henderson County Center, across from the ball fields in Jackson Park Former 4-H Agent, Earl Smith, will teach about flag etiquette. The community is invited. RSVP to Barbara_Walker@ncsu.edu or call West District 4-H Activity Day: June 18 at Western Carolina University 1 University Way, Cullowhee, NC The buildings we ll use are Killian and Forsyth the parking lot is near Forsyth. Here s a link to the map. discover/locations/main-campus/campus-map.aspx NC 4-H Congress in Raleigh: July Poultry Science Summer Institute, July 31- August 4, 2016 For high school students interested in poultry. It s a week long camp which covers all aspects of the poultry industry including feed milling and genomics. Applications are due March 31, The application and more information can be found on the website at Sign up for our Summer Fun Classes! Zentangle Art Workshop July :00 am - 12:00pm Rising 5th graders - 18 $20 fee Rug Hooking Class June 22 - July 1 1:00-3:00 pm Youth $5.00 fee Registration forms online or stop by the HC Extension office.

4 Club Reports Hooked on Horticulture 4-H Club, Reagan Gage, Reporter Hooked on Horticulture is a relatively new club taught by Kerrie Roach and some Master Gardeners. Thanks to Bullington Gardens, who allows us to meet at their greenhouse, we have been able to do lots of fun plant experiments together each month. We have made our own chia pets, plant pots and potted bulbs and we are hoping to make a worm compost bin soon. We ve experimented to find out where bean plants grow best and learned how to tell the difference between a monocot and a dicot. We are looking forward to becoming certified Junior Master Gardeners soon! Sugarloaf Mountain Lions 4-H Club, Parris, Reporter We started our presentations. We chose topics. We all did a very good job. We chose what we want to do.we printed pictures a lot. It was a very fun activity. Thank you. Hoofbeats 4-H Club, Danielle Kuykendall, Reporter The 4-H Hoofbeats held their January meeting on the 5th. After our meeting Ms. Wendy did a program on horse first-aid. At their February meeting the Hoofbeats discussed the upcoming Horse Bowl and Achievement Night in addition to other contests and events coming up in March. After the meeting Ms. Wendy led us through a hands on program about body condition in relation to fitness for horses. The 4-H Hoofbeats held an extra meeting on Saturday the 27th. We met at Ms. Wendy s barn and each 4-H member got a horse to work with as we practiced showmanship. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the chance to hang out with the horses! The Hoofbeats had their March meeting on the 1st. At this meeting we discussed upcoming presentations, the 4-H show, our Hope for Horses trip, and a date for the fall fun show. After the meeting we applied our newly learned horse first aid knowledge to a game. In the game you had to diagnose the horses problems based on the symptoms exhibited. Overall it was a fun night and we look forward to the next meeting. 4-H Fashion Revue & 4-H Entertains May 13-7:00 pm Grace Lutheran Church 4-H Fashion Revue Make a garment or accessory and be in the 4-H Fashion Revue on May 13, 2016! Garments and registration forms must be turned in by Friday, April 22 for judging. You will also need to make an appointment with the judges for either April 28 or 29. For a registration form and details about the Fashion Revue, including practice and show location and times, go to henderson.ces.ncsu.edu/2016/02/4-h-fashion-revue-may-13/ 4-H Entertains Have you been an enrolled Henderson County 4-H member for at least 3 months? Do you like to sing, dance, play an instrument, act or tell funny stories? If the answer is yes, then 4-H Entertains is for you! 4-H Entertains is a talent show for 4-H members ages Members ages 5 8 will receive participation recognition. Ages 9 18 will compete at the 4-H Entertains & Fashion Revue on Friday, May 13, at 7:00 pm. The top two overall acts for the 9 18 age groups will represent Henderson County at District Activity Day on June 18 in Jackson County. For more details and a registration form go to henderson.ces.ncsu.edu/2016/03/4-h-entertains/

5 4-H Mini-Gardening Contest for youth ages 9 18 who love plants! Mini-Gardening Contest! All Henderson County youth, ages 9-18, as of January 1, 2016, are eligible to participate. In this project, young people will plant a 10-foot x 12-foot vegetable garden at home and maintain a garden journal. 4-H will provide all the seeds and plants for the garden. Each child will plant the same vegetables. SORRY one child per garden no team participation. The program begins with an orientation session on Tuesday, May 10, 6:30 p.m., at Bullington Gardens off of Zeb Corn Road. At this session, participants will receive seeds and plants and will learn how to prepare and plant your gardens. A parent and/or an adult helper should plan to attend the workshop with you. Please bring written directions to your house, from Jackson Park, when you come to the orientation. Extension Master Gardeners will visit each child s garden twice during the summer to give pointers, evaluate the care of the garden and review the garden journal. As gardeners harvest their vegetables, they are encouraged to preserve some of their vegetables and enter canned goods and fresh vegetables in the N.C. Mountain State Fair. The Fair also offers several decorated fruit and vegetable classes that mini-gardeners will want to enter. Judging dates for mini-gardens will be in June and July. Participants will submit their journals for judging by Friday, August 12. The garden journals and the overall care of the gardens throughout the project are used to determine winners. Cash prizes will be awarded. Winners will be announced at the 4-H Mini-Gardening Awards Program/Pot Luck Dinner on Tuesday, August 16, at 6:00 p.m. Each child brings a dish for the dinner using vegetables from his or her garden. Twenty spaces are allotted for this project, and these spaces will fill on a first-come, first served basis. NO TELEPHONE RESERVATIONS ARE ACCEPTED. Registration forms are online at flier_16.doc Denise_Sherrill@ncsu.edu, or call You may mail, , or fax your registration form. The registration deadline is May 6. Note: This program is only available to Henderson County residents. Former Mini-Garden participants may repeat this program, if there is room. Newcomers names will be added to the list first. NC 4-H Photography Contest for 4-H members ages 9 18 Categories for 2016: 4-H in Action, Nature s Beauty, Animals photos to Ken_Ellzey@ncsu.edu by May 27. Go to to see past winners Rules for the contest can be found at

6 West District 4-H Volunteer Award Winner Marcia Torres, 4-H alumna from West Virginia, earned the West District 4-H Volunteer Award at the NC 4-H Volunteer Leaders Conference in Raleigh February 6. Marcia understands the value of 4-H in developing life skills in youth and wholeheartedly supports it as a volunteer at the county, district and state levels. Her calm manner and wide variety of skills have served her well as a 4-H leader and mentor in Henderson County for nine years. Her club members excel in public speaking, in large part due to her coaching. Her 4-H Club, Leaders in Training, is very serious about serving the community, and participate in many service projects. 4-H is the Youth Development Program of NC Cooperative Extension, which is a division of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NCSU. Visit //henderson.ces.ncsu.edu/4-h, call or Denise_Sherrill@ncsu.edu to learn more about 4-H activities or endowments. Pictured below with Marcia on the left is Dr. Richard Bonanno, Director of NC Cooperative Extension and Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at NC State. On the right is Dr. Mitzi Stumpf-Downing, Assistant Program Leader, 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences. 4-H Presentations 4-H alumni say that learning public speaking skills in 4-H has benefitted them throughout their lives. Henderson County 4-H provides training and coaching for youth, ages 5 18, to create and give their own presentations. Cloverbuds, youth ages 5 8, do not compete in 4-H, but each one receives a small trophy for participation in 4-H presentations. At the county level, judges will decide if participants ages 9 18 will earn a blue or red ribbon. A blue ribbon means the participant has done a great job and is ready for district competition. The 4-H Advisory Committee has decided that blue ribbon winners will earn $40. A red ribbon means that the participant needs some more work before going on to the district competition. Red ribbon winners are asked to meet with county staff and/ or presentation coaches to practice and get approval to go on to the district competition. Gold medal winners at the district competition earn $60 from Henderson County 4-H. Depending on their category, they may earn a scholarship provided by donors to NC 4-H to participate in the state competition. Gold medal winners at the state level may also earn an award provided by donors to NC 4-H.

7 Henderson County 4-H April 2016 Sun Mo Tue Wed Th Fri Sat Post stories and photos of outstanding 4-H'ers on social media week of April 11 and later. Use the hashtag #GrowTrueLeaders 1 Last day to sign up for a presentation category: April H Presentation Coaching by Appointment most Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-12 and Barbara or call Grand Opening of the SECU 4-H Learning Center, Millstone 4-H Center, 3:00 6:00pm Tractor Supply Paper Clover Days: Sign up with Denise for a time slot to raise money for your club or Henderson County 4-H How to Research a Topic 6:30pm Henderson County Public Libarary: Children s Dept. RSVP by 3/ H County Council 5:00 Workday/ 7:00 Meeting Resume Workshop 4:00 pm Learn how to create your own resume to use for a job or college application, or the 4-H Application Resume, Interview, Essay Competition. RSVP to Barbara. 9 4-H Plant Sale Henderson Farms, 705 Tracy Grove Rd., Flat Rock Volunteers needed:10-12, 12-2, 2-4, and clean-up! Newspaper and plastic bags needed. RSVP to Denise. Extra plants available starting at 2: Volunteer Leader Spring Training 9:30 3:45, Mt. Hort. Crops Research & Ext. Ctr. Reserve your spot: Fashion Revue Garments and Applications due Applications due for 4-H Entertains West District 4-H Teen Retreat Registration due March West District 4-H Open Horse Show starts at 8:30 am, WNC Ag Center Parade of Flags 6:00 pm

8 Henderson County 4-H May 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 West District 4-H Horse Show, WNC Ag Ctr H Presentation Coaching by Appointment most Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-12 and Barbara or call Early Early Presentation Competition 10:00 RSVP to Denise 7 NC 4-H WHEP competition, Millstone 4-H Center H Mini- Gardening, Ambassador Portfolio, and ARIE applications due to county 10 4-H Mini-Garden Orientation, Bullington Gardens, 6:30 pm. Register by May H Entertains and Fashion Revue, 7:00 pm, Grace Lutheran Church Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Center Open House 2:00 6: Early Presentation Competition, Hendersonville Athletic & Activity Center, starting at 4:00. RSVP to Denise H County Activity Day, Grace Lutheran Church 9:00 Presentations 11:30 Awards No County Council Registration forms due for West District F.R.E.S.H. (Flat Rock's Exceptional Sandburg Helpers) Young people, ages 11-15, volunteer for a weekly shift in the summer at the Carl Sandburg National Historic Site, learning to care for the goats and educating visitors. To receive an application, call the National Park Service office at Apply early because the program fills up quickly.

9 Henderson County 4-H June 2016 Sun Mon Tue W Thu Fri Sat Looking for something to do this summer? Here are some great wildlife projects: H Presentation Coaching by Appointment most Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-12 and Barbara or call Junior Beef Roundup and Skillathon, Raleigh Meet the Campers 7:00 for everyone registered to go to Betsy Jeff Penn 4 -H Center 14 4:00 Interview Workshop at NC Works. RSVP to Barbara. 7:00 Flag Etiquette taught by Earl Smith, former 4-H Agent RSVP to Barbara or call West District 4-H Activity Day, Western Carolina University Presentations Start 10:30. Arrive by 10. Register by May Registration deadline for NC 4-H Presentation Competition and NC 4-H Congress July 1 National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational Congress Orientation 7: NC 4-H Horse Show, Raleigh, July 6-10 NC 4-H Electric Congress UNCA July NC 4-H Presentation Competition at NCSU July 16 NC 4-H Congress at NCSU July 16-19

10 Cooperative Extension Service North Carolina State University Henderson County Center 100 Jackson Park Road Hendersonville, NC NONPROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID HENDERSONVILLE NC PERMIT NO. 73 Don t Forget 4-H Plant Sale: Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, and Asparagus! Plant pick up on Saturday, April 9, at Henderson s Farms, 705 Tracy Grove Road, Flat Rock noon 4:00 pm. Extra plants available 2:00 4:00. News! The Young Naturalist 4-H Club will be selling Dunstan Chestnut trees. Volunteers are needed. RSVP to Denise_Sherrill@ncsu.edu or call Denise Sherrill Extension Agent 4-H Youth Development North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T State University commit themselves to positive action to secure equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status or disability. In addition, the two Universities welcome all persons without regard to sexual orientation. North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments cooperating.