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1 April 2018 Beloit Office 115 S. Hersey Beloit, KS Lincoln Office 216 E. Lincoln P.O. Box 8 Lincoln, KS Mankato Office 307 N. Commercial Mankato, KS Osborne Office 113 N. 1st Street Osborne, KS Smith Center Office Courthouse, 218 S. Grant P.O. Box 287 Smith Center, KS State & District 4-H News REMINDERS 4-H Campference is for youth ages and will be held June at Rock Springs 4-H Center. Register online by May 15 (or earlier; it will close when it is full) and payment must be in the local Extension Offices by May 15. Discovery Days will be May 29 - June 1 in Manhattan on the K-State campus. This year s theme is Tell Your Story. Registration closes April 15. Floor Counselors are needed. To fill out an application, visit DD18FloorCounselor. Applications are due by May 1. 4-H Camp Counselor applications are due April 17. Training starts on June 18 at Rock Springs. Great Northwest 4-H Camp is June at Rock Springs Ranch Camp. See the camp registration attached to this newsletter NORTHWEST HIGH ADVENTURE TRIP Backpacking and white water rafting are two of the highlights for this High Adventure Trip to the Colorado Rockies on July 6-9. Any 4-H youth ages are welcome to go. The cost is $130 and includes transportation, tent & equipment rental, and most meals. For more information and to register, see the flyer at: h p:// pdf. KANSAS RANGE YOUTH CAMP Kansas Range Youth Camp is for next year s Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. It is June at Camp Mennoscah, Murdock, KS. If you are interested in plants, livestock, or wildlife, this is the camp for you. Cost is $250 with possible financial assistance from your local Conservation District. Registration deadline is May 15. Contact James Ungerer for more information at: or james.ungerer@ks.usda.gov. 4-H TAKES FLIGHT Make plans to join us on Saturday, April 14 th in Scott City for a day of aviation! 4-H members will have the opportunity to visit and experience the Spencer Flight and Education Center for a 2-hour field trip with high-quality flight instruction and youth aviation education. The day will include lunch at the William Carpenter 4-H Building followed by an afternoon 4-H Aerospace/Rocketry workshop. A $10 registration fee will be collected for all youth to cover meal & activity costs ($5 for adults - lunch only). Register by calling the Scott County Extension Office at no later than Friday, April 6th.

2 State & District News Continued 4-H #CLOVERTAGS ARE AVAILABLE To claim your official 4-H distinctive license plate, visit your county treasurer s office. Residents will be asked to pay a one-time distinctive plate fee and make an annual $50 tax-deductible contribution which will be divided three ways. The county where the plate was purchased receives $10. The Kansas 4-H program receives $30 for marketing and growth initiatives, and the Kansas 4-H Foundation receives $10 to defray administrative costs associated with the program. For more information visit If you have questions regarding the license plate or contribution, you are welcome to contact us at by phone (785) TRUE LEADERS IN SERVICE In April, 4-Her s across the nation will participate as True Leaders in Service in multiple community service projects. It officially kick-offs the first day of April, and culminates with the National 4-H Day of Service on the last Saturday of April each year. Thousands of 4-H ers venture out into their communities throughout the month of April to do what 4-H ers do best: lead in service to tackle community challenges and help meet the needs of others. The National 4-H Day of Service can take place in every county across the country. 4-H members, adult volunteers and friends help improve their communities by adopting a service project. These projects can be done as individuals, as an entire county or district 4-H program, or anything in between. No matter the project, this is a day that will make a difference! SPRING HORSE SHOWS in POST ROCK DISTRICT The dates for the Spring Horse Shows are: Jewell County Open Horse Show is Saturday, June 2nd and the Osborne Spring Horse Show is Sunday, June 3rd. Look for more information in the May newsletter. SHOW US YOUR CREATIVITY! Help your 4-H group win $1,000!! Get your group together and create a video for the Lang Diesel, Inc. Video Contest. The video with the most fan votes when the contest ends will win the grand prize: a $1,000 donation for the club and an LDI educational grill-out for your 4-H group. Videos must be no longer than 1 ½ minutes and creatively tell us: Why your 4-H group deserves to win the contest? What your 4-H group would do with the $1,000 donation? Videos can be submitted from April 1 st through April 30 th. Voting will be from May 1 st through May 7 th. Submit your video and vote for your favorite at: facebook.com/langdieselinc contest tab. KANSAS 4-H DOG CONFERENCE THEME LOGO DESIGN CONTEST The Kansas 4-H Dog Conference logo design contest is open to all dog project members. Designs are needed for the 2018 theme 4-H Dogs Under Construction. Designs must reflect this construction/building theme and be submitted electronically in a JPG format. PDF submissions will not be accepted. The winning logo design, with professional modifications, will be used for promotional efforts including t-shirts. The winning entry will receive a complimentary registration to the 2018 Kansas 4-H Dog Conference, October 20-21, Rock Springs 4-H Center. Entries must be received electronically by Friday, June 1. Questions may be directed to Deryl at dwaldren@ksu.edu or MAY 1st DEADLINES 4HOnline enrollment & all project changes, beef nominations for Kansas State Fair, and Horse ID certificates. 2

3 State & District News Continued RAISE YOUR HAND FOR 4-H The National 4-H Council is coordinating a nationwide call to action for alumni AND friends to "Raise Your Hand" (RYH) to empower our nation's youth with the skills to lead for a lifetime. You may remember our first RYH campaign back in the spring of This will be similar, but will include "friends of 4-H" as well as alumni. The three states with the most hands raised will win $20,000, $10,000 and $5,000! Stay tuned for surprise incentives along the way. Kansas came in 4th place last time, so we are more than determined to win some money and gain as many 4-H alumni and friends as possible! A Raise Your Hand resource page has been created. Please visit this page to download a very helpful RYH Overview. Included in this guide are social media posts (suggested text to post along with the digital assets provided), as well as sample s to send to listservs you may already have. Please also share, comment, and react to our Kansas 4-H Facebook posts. We will be posting twice weekly, in a coordinated effort with the Kansas 4-H Foundation. When sharing our posts, or creating your own, please use #4HGrown and #KS4H and most importantly, provide the link NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS LIVESTOCK CIRCUIT SHOWS May 5th, Kick Off Classic, Russell, KS May 6th, Ellis County Spring Show, Ellis, KS May 26th, Smith County Spring Show, Smith Center, KS May 27th, Rooks County Spring Show, Stockton, KS June 2nd, Graham County Spring Show, Hill City, KS KANSAS STATE FAIR & KANSAS JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW EXHIBITORS Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is a new, multi-species livestock quality assurance program available for youth ages This is an annual education program focusing on animal welfare, food safety, and character awareness for future livestock producers. The species included in the training are swine, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, market rabbits, and poultry. Youth may attend a face-to-face training with a certified instructor, or they may complete the age-appropriate online certification course. The cost is $3/child for face-to-face or $12/child for the online course. The YQCA program has been integrated into the 4HOnline system, so families may register for a face-to-face training, or complete the online certification, by using their 4HOnline credentials to login and create a YQCA account on the YQCA website. There is also an option to create an independent account for FFA members. For swine exhibitors, The Youth PQA Plus requirement will continue for 2018, however, Youth PQA Plus or YQCA certification will be accepted. The Youth PQA Plus program will be discontinued on May 31, At that point, all youth seeking livestock quality assurance training will need to use the YQCA program. For those youth who previously tested out of their age division through the Youth PQA Plus program and earned a multi-year certification, those certifications will be honored until they expire. For beef, sheep, and goat exhibitors at the state level, Y QCA will not become a requirement to exhibit at the Kansas State Fair Grand Drive and/or KJLS for all species exhibiting livestock until For more information about YQCA, please visit NW DISTRICT HORSE SHOW will be July 3 rd in Norton, KS. 3

4 State & District News Continued Post Rock District Shooting Sports Corner Hello Post Rockers! There has been so much great Shooting Sports action in our district that I don t know where to start! So I will start with the fun stuff first. Our BB Gunners have been tearing up the shooting lanes at local qualifying matches! In Hays on March 3 rd, Kimberlyn Nichols, Xander Elam and Kale Sorenson represented Post Rock District in awesome style! Out of a highest possible score of 400: Kimberlyn shot a 358, her personal best to date. She placed 3 rd in her age group and 7 th overall. Xander shot a 348, which was also his personal record. He was 7 th in his age group and 14 th overall. There were 86 shooters in his group. Kale was at his very first shoot and shoot a 202. He did awesome for being only 8 years old with very few practices under his belt. And the good news doesn t end there! Xander and Kimberlyn also attended a shoot at Manhattan where Xander shot a 325 and Kimberlyn (drum roll please!) a new personal best of 365! Wow! Hats off to you all and thank you so much Dirk Nichols and parents for all of your help in getting them to the matches! So, let s talk Shotgun Project! We had a great time at Ringneck Ranch on the 18th with five (5) of our kids taking advantage of some great instruction by Keith Houghton and Dean Heise! After a safety talk and basic gun instruction, we went out the range and I mean to tell you, those kids pounded the blue rock! The instructors were shaking their head at what an awesome job the youth did. A big thank you goes out to the participants who paid attention, showed respect for the instructors and then went out and applied what was asked of them! We still have room for more beginners and we supply all of the equipment! Great opportunity to get started! We will meet again at Ringneck Ranch on Sunday, April 15 th. After this date, we will meet at the Osborne Sports Park for the more advanced kids that want to continue improving their shooting skills up to and including prep for competition. There is still time to be involved. Contact me if you are interested! Before I go, remember to have a look at the new Shooting Sports Facebook Group page which is a group under our Post Rock District 4-H page. It is a closed group, but if your family is enrolled in a Post Rock 4-H club, I will add you to the page. Check for upcoming events, pictures and updates of the Post Rock District Shooting Sports project. Thank you ALL! Great kids + Great Instructors + Great Parents = Blessings! Until next month! Iva Maier gotangus@ruraltel.net 4

5 Lincoln / Mitchell County News Jewell County News COUNTY 4-H CAMP & SCHOLARSHIPS Camp enrollment is due to the extension office by May 1st. The Jewell County 4-H Alumni organization has funds to offer $ scholarships to youth who fill out the event form and qualify. Please make sure these are turned into the office before May 1st! APRIL 14th ACTIVITIES Saturday, April 14, is fairgrounds work day, starting at 9:00 a.m. The Fair Board received a Dane Hansen grant for the swine/rabbit/poultry barn. New poles need to be put up, rabbit hutches put together, and always painting!! April 14th is also small animal weigh-in and tagging at 1:00 p.m. Swine will be tagged, sheep weighed and tagged, goats weighed and tagged, and any other animals tagged. DROP/ADD PROJECTS The deadline to drop or add projects is May 1 st. Remember you will do this by logging into your account on 4-H Online. If you have not completed changes in 4HONLINE to be enrolled in a project, you WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE to exhibit the project in the 4-H Division at the Jewell County Fair. You cannot complete an enrollment in 4HONLINE after May 1 st. COOKING WITH KIDS SPIN CLUB Pictures of the SPIN Club classes include: fruit desserts Apple Pie Bites, Mandarin Cheesecake, Strawberry Cream Cheese Crescent Ring. AFTER SCHOOL SPIN CLUB: Sand art JEWELL COUNTY FAIR JULY 15-18,

6 Lincoln / Mitchell County News MITCHELL COUNTY 4-H BUILDING The 4-H Building Committee has organized a work day on Saturday, May 5 th at 9:00 a.m. There is some painting and clean-up work that needs to be completed. Three volunteers are requested from each club. If you have any paint brushes or rollers, please bring them. LOCAL 4-H SCHOLARSHIPS The deadline for all local scholarships to be submitted to the Extension Office is May 1 st. If you need more information or application forms, contact your local office. In Mitchell County this would include the Cordel, Walker and Theron Wilson Scholarships. In Lincoln County includes Booster, Walker and Cattleman Scholarships. 4-H CAMP 4-H Camp will be held June at Rock Springs Ranch. Attached to this newsletter you will find the brochure with cost and registration information. The deadline to sign up is May 1 st. MITCHELL COUNTY FAIR FOOD STAND UPDATES This year instead of each family bringing two homemade pies to the fair each club will be responsible for 15 pies. Each club will need to decide who will bake the pies or the club can pay $150 and the food stand committee will take care of the pies. Each club needs to let the Extension Office know their intent by May 1 st. The committee will also be hiring two Youth Managers to work in the stand from Noon-Close on Thursday and Friday. If you are interested in the position, please contact the Extension Office for an application. The applications will be due April 20 th. Lincoln County SHEEP, SWINE & GOAT VERIFICATION AND TAGGING Mitchell County Wednesday, April 25 th Wednesday, April 25th 4:00 5:00 p.m 5:00-6:00 p.m. Lincoln County Fairgrounds Mitchell County Fairgrounds FAIR DATES July 16t h - Lincoln Foods & Photography Judging July 17 th - Lincoln & Mitchell County Fashion Lincoln July 23 rd - Mitchell County Foods & Visual Arts Judging July Lincoln County Fair July Mitchell County Fair 6

7 Osborne County News EXPRESS AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE TO ADULT 4-H VOLUNTEERS Statistics from the Corporation for National and Community Service tell us that 31% of Kansas residents volunteer, ranking them 7 th among the 50 states and Washington D.C. National Volunteer Week is April this year and we want to make a special effort to honor and recognize our adult volunteers who give their time and talent to Osborne County 4-H. Make it a goal to reach out during this week as 4-H recognizes volunteers who help us To Make the Best Better. FAIR RELATED ITEMS TO BE MAILED IN APRIL Watch your inbox, US postal mailbox and Facebook in April for 2018 Osborne County Fair 4-H fair entry information, Food Stand schedule sign-up and other fair related items. CAMP IS COMING Osborne County 4-H Council sponsored Day Camps will be held Tuesday, May 29 th at the Natoma Elementary School and Tuesday, June 5 th at the Osborne Roadside Park. Registration is due Wednesday, May 8 th by 5:00 p.m. in the Osborne Office. Day Camp is open to all Youth completing Kindergarten through 4 th Grade during the school year. 4-H membership is NOT required to participate. Great Northwest 4-H Camp will be held June at Rock Springs. See application and more information in District News section of this newsletter and Post Rock Extension website. If you have questions about what Day Camp is and what County Camp is, contact Kim for more information. SMALL ANIMALVERFICATION WEIGH-IN AND TAGGING/RABBIT TATTOOING APRIL 21 Market SHEEP/GOATS/BUCKET CALVES Weigh-in is Saturday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Tags are $2.75 for Swine, Sheep, and Goats. Bucket Calf tags are $2.00. Swine tagging but NO Weigh-in and NO Average Daily Gain Contest for 4-H Swine at the Osborne County Fairgrounds Swine/ Sheep Barn. Rabbits must be tattooed to show in 4-H Rabbit division. 4-H Council owns a pair of tattoo pliers and we will be glad to assist members in tattooing rabbits at Small Animal Weigh-in/Tagging. All rabbits must be tattooed by May 1 to show at the Osborne County Fair. HORSE ID PAPERS DUE IN OSBORNE EXTENSION OFFICE MAY 1 ST Horse ID papers are due in Osborne Extension Office by May 1 st. There is a new form this year so we need new completed Horse ID papers on the new forms. Horse project members must identify horses on Horse ID papers that they plan to show at the Osborne County Fair, NW District Horse Show and Kansas State Fair 4-H Horse Show. APRIL 4-H COUNCIL MEETING April 4-H Council meeting will be Saturday, April 21, 2018, 11:15 a.m. at the 4-H Food Stand. CHECK PROJECTS ENROLLMENT THROUGH KS4HONLINE/ANIMAL OWNERSHIP BY MAY 1 Important Reminder: The last day to Drop/Add Projects through KS4HONLINE is May 1. Consequence: If you have not completed changes in 4HONLINE to be enrolled in a project, you WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE to exhibit the project in the 4-H project division at the Osborne County Fair. You cannot complete an enrollment in 4HONLINE after May 1 st. All animals for 4-H projects including Beef, Bucket Calves, Sheep, Swine, Goats, Dogs, Cats, Horses, Rabbits, Hand pets and Poultry must be owned and properly verified by May 1 to show at the 2018 Osborne County Fair 4-H division. WE ARE OSBORNE COUNTY 4-H GROWN 2018 Club Day March Project, Club Meetings & Trips 7

8 Smith County News SMITH COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL Saturday, May 19 th Home on the Range 10 a.m. SAVE the DATE Small Animal Weigh-In Fair grounds April 22nd 2-4 p.m. Drop/Add Deadline - May 1st Smith County Day Camp - May 24th Discovery Days - Manhattan, KS - May Smith County Free Fair Cowabunga - July H CAMP JUNE Cost $210 Counselor forms due April 17th Campers forms due May 1st SMITH COUNTY -- 4-H SUPER SATURDAY RESULTS 18 4-Hers from Smith County participated in Super Saturday held by Cottonwood District at Fort Hays State University. The members could participate in 6 judging contests and also workshops in the afternoon. Junior participants were: Kinser Kingsbury; Intermediate participants were Kaley Wagner, Reed Doane, Ean Doane, Addison Green-Russell, Kenya Godsey, Kalyn Ifland, Taylor Lapaille, Sierra Kingsbury, MiKayla Skidmore, Kaid Sasse, Cauy Haresnape; Senior participants were: Ken Wagner, Kyle Sasse, Adalynne Haresnape, Colton Haresnape, Samantha Tucker, and Isaac Skidmore. We had 1 FFA member participate with us Chasity Bonfonti. The morning contests included: Crops, Entomology, Horticulture, Life Skills, and Photography, as well as a Goat clinic. The afternoon consisted of several workshops such as engineering, leadership, and photography and the Livestock Judging Contest. Results were: 1 st Place Intermediate Crops Team: Kaley Wagner 1 st, Reed Doane 2 nd, and Ean Doane 8 th 3 rd Place Intermediate Horticulture Team: Ean Doane 7 th, Kaley Wagner 14 th, and Reed Doane 16 th 2 nd Place Intermediate Lifeskills Team: Cauy Haresnape 8 th, Addison Green-Russell 10 th, Kaley Wagner 11th, Reed Doane 14 th, and Ean Doane 16 th 1 st Place Intermediate Livestock Judging Team: Kaid Sasse 1 st, Addison Green- Russell 2 nd, Kenya Godsey, and Kalyn Ifland Intermediate Photography Participants: Kaley Wagner 12 th, Ean Doane 14 th, and Addison Green-Russell 21 st 2 nd Place Senior Crops Team: Colton Haresnape 3 rd, Chasity Bonfonti 5 th, and Samantha Tucker 11 th 1 st Place Senior Entomology Team: Chasity Bonfonti 2 nd, Samantha Tucker 4 th, Isaac Skidmore 5 th, and Mikayla Skidmore 11 th 2 nd Place Senior Horticulture Team: Chasity Bonfonti 3 rd, Samantha Tucker 8 th, and Isaac Skidmore 13 th 2 nd Place Senior Lifeskills Team: Adalynne Haresnape 1 st, Samantha Tucker 18 th, Isaac Skidmore 21 st, Colton Haresnape 22 nd, and Chasity Bonfonti 26 th 3 rd Place Senior Livestock Judging Team: Kyle Sasse 4 th, Ken Wagner, Samantha Tucker, and Taylor Lapaille Senior Photography Participants: Mikayla Skidmore 7 th Congratulations to all the participants. We are so proud you are trying new things and being successful. The Livestock Judging 4-H members have 2 more contests coming up. Ean and Reed Doane, Kaley Wagner, Chasity Bonfonti, and Cauy Haresnape Life Skills Judging 8

9 Dates to Remember April 6-7: April 15: April 17: May 1: May 15: May 29-June 1: June 19-22: June 22-23: June 26-29: July 6-9: Alien Adventure Experience, Hutchinson Discovery Day registration deadline Camp Counselor application deadline Camp registration deadline Campference registration deadline Discovery Days, Manhattan Great Northwest Camp, Rock Springs Kansas 4-H Insect Spectacular, Wichita Campference, Rock Springs Northwest High Adventure Trip, Colorado Post Rock District 4-H Program Coordinators Risa Overmiller P.O. Box 287 Smith Center, KS Daphne Manning 307 N. Commercial St. Mankato, KS Kim Naber 113 North 1st St. Osborne, KS