Hoosier Hounds 4-H Club

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1 Hello 4-H Families & Friends, As a youngster, I felt like time moved so slowly it seemed like forever from one birthday to the next. As I ve gotten older it seems that time moves more quickly, and I find it hard to believe that Spring is just around the corner. Before we know it the Fair will be here! As we move closer to that time I encourage each of you to read this newsletter and all 4-H information you receive as there are many important items and dates of which to take note. If you are an experienced 4-H family, reach out to a newer family to support and encourage them along the way. If at any time you have any questions, please contact your club leader or 4-H volunteer, our office, or me. 4-H is supposed to be a fun, learning experience and that is exactly the experience I want every youth in Bartholomew County to have! All the best, Elisabeth 4-H Newsletter Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service March 2016 Published Irregular Volume 2016 Issue 1 Our Address: Purdue Extension - Bartholomew County 965 Repp Drive Columbus IN Inside this issue: General 4-H News 2 Adventure Days 3 Share-the-Fun 3 4-H Camp Dates 3 Sewing Camp 3 4-H Vol. News 4 Animal Project News 5 & 7 Dan Burbrink Fish Fry 6 4-H Family Handbook The H Family Handbook is now available on our website at extension.purdue.edu/bartholomew. This book has all the rules, regulations, and requirements for ALL 4-H projects in Bartholomew County. Be sure to print out your copy. Calendars H Fundraiser 9 Bill Rogers Classic 10 4-H Trips Application Bartholomew County 4-H Trip The 2016 Bartholomew County 4-H Trip application can be found on page 11 & 12 of this newsletter. 4-H trips information can be found in your 4-H Family handbook. Hoosier Hounds 4-H Club The Hoosier Hounds 4-H Club is organizing for our season The first couple of meetings will be in the Community Building for March 29th and April 4th. Starting at 6:30 pm 1. Will elect officers 2. organize and pick practice session nights of the week 3. Help first year 4-H er's get started Get some friends together, have family fun night, date night, or just plain hungry visit Arni s on Brentwood Drive and they will donate 20% of your check back to 4-H Council. Find your coupon on page 9! April 19, 2016 Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution. If you have special needs, please call us prior to the meeting at

2 Junior Leaders The next Junior Leader meeting is March 28th starting at 7 p.m. It will be in the Community Building at the fairgrounds. Meeting reminders will come out closer to the meeting dates. Junior Leaders is for any youth in grades H Small Engine Workshops The 4-H Small Engine workshops will begin in April. The meetings will be three (3) Wednesdays in April. (April 13th, 20th, and 27th) The meetings will be from 6-8 p.m. in the large room at the Extension Office. These workshop are open to any youth in grades 3-12 that are interested in learning more about small engines and how they work. The Bartholomew County Scholarship packet is available on our website at extension.purdue.edu/bartholomew. This packet contains many scholarships that are available to 4-H and FFA Seniors in Bartholomew County. Be sure to pay close attention to the deadlines and where they are to be turned in. Each scholarship has different requirements. 4-H SHEEP PROJECT At the recommendation of the 4-H Sheep Livestock Committee, the 4-H Council has passed the following change for Market lambs will now be shown by breeds according to the following guidelines. Market lambs do not require purebred registration papers, but rather are shown by breed characteristics. An informational document containing breed characteristics, breed information, and pictures of each breed can be found on the Purdue Extension Bartholomew County website extension.purdue.edu/bartholomew. BREAKING NEWS 4-H PROJECT CHANGES and UPDATES!!! Not many of the 4-H projects have changed, but we wanted to be sure to update you on the ones that have. The 4-H Garden project got an update this year; new manuals will be available soon. Most of the project is the same as gardening doesn t change much. However, what vegetables and herbs that you can exhibit has expanded to meet todays gardening techniques and practices. The Sheep project has been changed to better help with the expanding interest in the project. 4-H Electric has some updates to the different levels and what can be exhibited. Be sure to look at, print out, and save a copy of the H Family Handbook. This is the information highway for 4-H! Page 2

3 Adventure Days Adventure Days are held one Saturday a month from 9-11 a.m. at the Extension Office in the Large Meeting Room (unless specified differently.) This is an open house setting and we do ask that an adult stay with their child during this time. There will be crafts and different adventures for your Pre-4-H er, (age 3 through 2nd grade), to do and take home. What a great way to spend a Saturday morning. Here is a complete list of the April 2 May 7 July 13 10:00 am Noon David Boll Theater 4-H Fairgrounds 2016 Dates October 1 November 5 December 3 4-H Share-the-Fun 4-H ers and 4-H Clubs, the Bartholomew County 4-H Share-the-Fun is scheduled for April 21st at Southside Elementary School. Get some friends together or you can perform by yourself...just come out and show Bartholomew County that 4-H is full of talented youth. The fun starts at 7 p.m.; call the Extension Office, , today and sign up for 4-H Share-the-Fun! Save the DATES! 4-H Camp will be July 21st, 22nd, and 23rd Camp will be at the FFA Camp in Trafalgar, IN. Be sure to keep a look out for more information to come. Acts must be registered with our office by Friday, April 15th. Sewing Camp Want to learn the basics about sewing? In grades 3-6? The Bartholomew/Purdue Extension Office is offering its Sew Exciting Sewing Camp on March 22nd, 23rd, and 24th at Columbus East High School. The time is 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and class space is limited. The cost for the workshop is $5 for 4-H members and $20 for non-4-h members. The registration for non-4-h members will allow them to participate in other 4-H activities if they choose. We ask that you purchase your fabric, pins and thread. If you are interested in this class, get your reservations in to the Extension Office as soon as possible. All we need is your registration information, the class fee, and an or postal address so we can send you a complete supply list. Remember class space is limited! Reservations due by Friday, March 18th; call the Extension Office at Page 3

4 4-H Volunteer News 4-H Volunteers Meetings The next 4-H Volunteers meeting is March 30th starting at 7 p.m. This meeting will be in the Community Building. The last meeting before fair is May 10th. At this meeting you will receive your parking passes, sign up for volunteer times during fair, and get project/livestock information. This meeting will be held in the Family Arts Building. Remember it is to your club s advantage for at least one volunteer to attend the meetings. Don t miss this important information! Fair Week Volunteering Fair week is just around the corner...no really it is only 4 months away give or take a day or two. Now is a good time to start thinking about volunteering in the Community Building and Little Hands on the Farm. Remember, if we don t have anyone to host the Community Building, no one will get to see all the great work our 4-H ers have done. Have a large club, split between the volunteer booths. Let s show Bartholomew County that you are the 4-H in the Bartholomew County 4-H Fair. If your 4-H club doesn t sign up for a spot to host or help in the Little Hands Building; you as a volunteer will not get a parking pass for fair. We have to have your help to make the most out of fair week for everyone. This is 4-H s time to give back to a community that gives so much! Remember if you don t come to the meetings, you miss all the information discussed. These meetings are so much more than just papers being passed out. E-Postcard Filing Reminder Instructions on how to file your e-postcard for the IRS were sent out via . Don t forget this must be done and the confirmation must be sent to the Extension Office by May 15th. ***As a 4-H Club or 4-H Affiliate, it is required that you file with the IRS annually in order to maintain your federal tax exempt status and to avoid possible significant financial penalties for failure to file.*** 4-H Volunteers Remember 4-H volunteers if you know of someone that is new to any of the 4-H Livestock Projects, please remind them to contact the Extension Office and be sure that we have their contact information. Financial Paperwork Is your 2015 clubs financial paperwork turned in? Financial paperwork is something none of us like to think about, but it is one of those things that is needed. If you don t have the necessary paperwork or have questions, contact the Extension Office today! Page 4

5 Livestock Meeting Changes for 2016 For the past several years, Bartholomew County 4-H has offered a Beginning Livestock Exhibitors meeting for new 4-H Livestock members, as well as mandatory Livestock Safety meetings for all 4-H members enrolled in a Livestock Project. This is changing for 2016! Beginning this year, we will hold two 1 st Time Livestock Exhibitors meetings. Every 4-H member that is NEW to 4-H and enrolled in a livestock project or has been enrolled in 4-H before but is enrolled in a new livestock species is REQUIRED to attend one of these two meetings. The meetings will be held Tuesday, April 12 th and Thursday, April 28 th at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Building on the Fairgrounds. The content covered at both meetings will be the same. 4-H Livestock Enrollment All livestock enrollment will be completed online with the exception of Rabbit and Poultry. This is an easy process and will be done by logging into the 4-H enrollment website, in.4honline.com. Each species will get an enrollment letter, ID worksheet, location form, lease form if needed for species, and instruction sheet. Animal ID dates are listed below: Starter Calf - April 5th from 6-7:30 p.m. enrollment letters were sent out March 10th. Sheep - May 6th from 6-7:30 p.m. Goat - May 7th from 9-10:30 a.m. The enrollment deadlines are listed below for all species: Beef & Dairy Beef Steers April 1st This enrollment has to be done online and has to be done NO LATER than 12 midnight of the listed date. Starter Calves, Heifers, Sheep, Goat, Horse & Pony, Swine May 15th This enrollment has to be done online and has to be done NO LATER than 12 midnight of the listed date. Poultry and Rabbit June 10th. This is a paper enrollment and has to be turned into the Extension Office by no-later than 4:30 p.m. June 10th. If you have any questions, please give the office a call at Remember ID and enrollment is not the same thing. Enrollment has to be completed online this year with the exception of Poultry and Rabbit. Please take note that Starter Calf and Sheep are of an evening and Sheep and Goat are on two different days. This is achange from past years, please be aware of this change! Horse and Pony Certificate of Vaccination All horse/ponies that will be exhibited at any contest for 4-H Horse and Pony project MUST have a 2016 Certificate of Completion of Indiana 4-H Requirements for Exhibition of 4-H Horse and Pony (form #4-H-1031-w) on file at the Extension Office and have the original with them; if you don t have this form you will NOT be able to show. This form will be mailed out with horse and pony enrollment information and can be obtained by going to the link on the Extension Office website at: extension.purdue.edu/bartholomew Please be advised that the Rabies vaccine is a required vaccine. 4-H Livestock enrollment information will be sent out after Spring Break. If you are new to a livestock project or know someone who is be sure to let the Extension Office know. State Fair Reminder for Swine If you are interested in taking your pigs to the Indiana State Fair this year, remember you will have to turn in a DNA Hair Sample and you will have to RFID tag you swine to be eligible to go to the Indiana State Fair. Information and due dates will be released with the Swine enrollment letter. Page 5

6 Daniel Burbrink Memorial Scholarship Event April 1, :30-8:00 p.m. Community Building Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds FISH FRY SILENT AUCTION FELLOWSHIP What a GREAT way to spend a Friday evening!!! Help us celebrate the memory of Dan Burbrink All proceeds are given as Scholarships to 4-H and FFA participants Your support is appreciated! Hosted by the friends and family of Dan and the Bartholomew County 4-H Junior Leaders This is a Free Will Donation event Any questions, please contact the Extension Office Page 6

7 Kiddin Around 4-H Goat Club Bunny Bunch 4-H Rabbit Club The Kiddin Around Goat Club has started it s 4-H year. The next meeting is on Tuesday, April 5th starting at 7 p.m. in the Family Arts Building. The club meets the first Tuesday of each month. There are also updates to the Meat Pen Rabbit Show for 2016; please be For more information on the Kiddin Around sure to pay attention to your birthdates and weights of your meat pen rabgoat Club or the 4-H Goat project you may con- bits. tact the Extension Office. The 4-H Rabbit Club, the Bunny Bunch, would like to remind you the April meeting has been changed to the Third Tuesday of April. April 19th starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Building at the 4-H Fairgrounds. Breeding date for meet pen for our show is April 3rd. Meat pen rabbits may only be 10 weeks (70 days) old day of show. Your meat pen rabbits must be born on or after May 1st. Normal gestation of a rabbit is days. Weights for meat pens are 31/2 to 51/2 pounds per rabbit in the pen. Weights for single fyers is 31/2 to 51/2 pounds. Weights for roasters 51/2 pounds minimum - 8 pounds maximum. Circle C Horse and Pony 4-H Club The next Circle C Horse and Pony 4-H Club meeting is Thursday, March 10th. This meeting will be held at the 4-H Fairgrounds in the Family Arts Building. The Circle C meetings are the 2nd Thursday of the month. Be sure to keep an eye on your and the Circle C Facebook page for current up-to-date information. Feathered Friends 4-H Poultry Club The next meeting for the Feathered Friends will be Thursday, March 31st starting at 6:30 p.m. (due to Spring Break.) This meeting will be in the Family Arts Building at the Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds. Feathered Friends meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month with starting time of 6:30 p.m. Be sure to keep your eye on See page 10 for a complete flyer Page 7

8 March 2016 Sun M on T ue W ed T hu Fri Sat BCSC and Flat Rock - Hawcreek Spring Break Count y Holida y Ex t. 4-H Sewing Camp at Columbus East High School. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Off. Closes at 12 p.m. 26 Bill Rogers Class ic Open Beef Show p.m. Jr. Leader m tg. FG p.m. 4-H Vol. m tg. FG 31 6:30 p.m. Feathered Friends 4-H m tg. FG April 2016 Sun M on Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Beef and Dairy Beef Steer online enrollment due 5:30-8 p.m. Dan Burbrink Fish Fry FG Adv. Day Ext. Off p.m. Kiddin Around Goat Club mtg. FG 6-7:30 p.m. Starter Calf ID Day FG 6 6:30 p.m. Livestock Judging mtg. FG p.m. Fair Board mtg. FG 12 6:30 p.m. 1st Time Livestock Exhibitors mtg. FG p.m. Small Eng. W ork Shop Ext. Off p.m. Small Eng. W ork Shop Ext. Off p.m. Share -the- Fun Southside p.m. Jr. Leaders mtg. FG p.m. Small Eng. W ork Shop Ext. Off. 28 6:30 p.m. Feathered Friends 4-H mtg. FG 6:30 p.m. 1st Time Livestock Exhibitors mtg. FG Page 8

9 May 2016 Sun Mon Tue W ed Thu Fri Sat Count y Holiday Ext. Off. CLOSED 7 p.m. Kiddin Around Goat Club mtg. FG :30 p.m. Sheep ID Day FG a.m. Adv. Day Ext. Off. 9-10:30 a.m. Goat ID Day FG p.m. 4-H Fair Board mtg. FG 10 7 p.m. 4-H Vol. mtg. FG :30 p.m. Open Arena for Horse and Pony FG 13 Area 1 Share-the-Fun More details to come p.m. Jr. Leaders mtg. FG :30 p.m. Feathered Friends 4-H mtg. FG County Holiday Ext. Off. Closed 31 Page 9

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