Intermediate (ages as of January 1) R Mann St. Boniface Rabbits K Crocker O.W.L.S. Shooting Sports B Maple O.W.L.S.

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1 March, 2017 Perry County 4-H Newsletter 4-H Clover D gs In This Issue: Desk of Kevin Record Book Winners Poultry Chain Giant Pumpkin & Watermelon Record Book Workshop O-Rama Day 1 O-Rama Day 2 O-Rama Guidelines 4-H Night at PHS Livestock Workshop Poster Art Contest Club Contacts Calendar of Events Birthdays From Kevin s Desk: What a joy it is to be back in Perry County! I am so excited about this opportunity to be back in the county and work with our 4-Hers and volunteer leaders. I have started at a great time as we have so much going on in 4-H the next few weeks. The Perryville 4-H Night with the Mustangs is coming up the end of March and it is going to be AMAZING! The school will be alive with so many fun activities that night, so tell your friends to come out and have some fun while supporting 4-H. I would encourage everyone that is doing a record book to attend the workshop that Mary Jane is holding on April 4. This is a great opportunity to get started for One of my favorite times of the year is when the poultry chain chicks come in! The office will be filled with chirping chicks on April 11 as we get them distributed to all of the 4-Hers that signed up. April is also our O rama time. Check out all the information below about both the indoor and outdoor events. We will finish up April with a Livestock Workshop sponsored by Aplin 4-H. This is a great chance to learn more about showing and grooming livestock for the fair. Whew, that is a lot of stuff coming up but I am pumped and ready to go and hope all of you are too! 2017 District Record Book Winners! Beginner (ages 9-12 as of January 1) J Black St. Boniface Poultry Science S Casey O.W.L.S. Poultry Science H Mann St. Boniface. Dairy Cattle J Huwe O.W.L.S. Shooting Sports Intermediate (ages as of January 1) R Mann St. Boniface Rabbits K Crocker O.W.L.S. Shooting Sports B Maple O.W.L.S. Shooting Sports Poultry Chain Project All Arkansas 4-H Poultry Chain orders have been turned in to the state office. Chicks will be delivered on Tuesday, April 11, so it s time to get ready. The Hyline is what everyone will be receiving. These are large bodied, docile birds and are fantastic egg producers. Each 4-H member who ordered, should receive up to 20 birds. If you were planning on ordering specialty breeds, you should get those orders in as soon as possible. They will ship them to your home. Cackle Hatchery is where we ordered from last year. Good luck with all your poultry projects this year! If you have any questions, please give Kevin a call at the office.

2 Record Book Workshop Record Book judging went well. We had a record number of books submitted and are excited about the future for all our upcoming members. We have discussed this and decided to offer an evening to prepare members to begin working on their 2017 record keeping. There are many younger members and even seasoned members that have limited experience and we feel this will help with preparations. We don t want any of our members to wait to the last few months to pull a Record Book together for Make plans now to attend April 4th First Electric at 5:30. We ll have pizza and drinks so we will need you to R.S.V.P. if you re planning on attending. O-Rama Event Day 2 Our Big B Day will be held on Saturday, April 22 at the City Park beginning at 9:00 a.m. Poultry BBQ and continuing with Baitcasting, Bicycle and BB Gun. Competitive topics for the Food Fair include: Fruits & Vegetables, Arkansas Foods ( Poultry, Rice, Soybeans, Beef, Dairy, Tomatoes, or Catfish), Breads, Eggs, or Healthy Snacks Participants will share an illustrated talk or method demonstration showing their recipe, use of food in recipe, nutritional value of food, and safety considerations in preparing, serving, and storing food. O-Rama Event Day 1 Our in-door events will be held on Tuesday, April 18 at First Baptist Church in Perryville beginning at 5:30 p.m. You may only enter each category once. VOCAL may consist of solo, duet, trio, etc. but NO pantomimes will be allowed. Please note that disks or tapes with vocals are allowed but should not overpower the voice of the performer. (points will be counted off) If, in the opinion of the judges, the vocals are overpowering, the performer will be penalized. The decision of the judges is final. 4-H ers should be prepared to introduce their number by giving the title of the piece they will perform. 5 minute time limit. INSTRUMENTAL Includes all types of music. No singing or vocals will be allowed with instrumental. Other accompaniment is allowed; however, this must assume the pure character of accompaniment. The test is whether the performance would stand alone if accompaniment were removed. 5 minute time limit. DANCE All types of dance will be allowed including tap, ballet, square dance, modern, and clogging. Break dancing is allowed, but no acrobatics, gymnastics, or baton twirling. 5 minute time limit. Dairy Recipe contest will also be held this night. The event is sponsored by Arkansas Farm Bureau, Southwest Dairy Museum and Arkansas Dairy Cooperative Association. The contest is divided into two categories Party Ideas and Main Dish. Recipes must contain at least one serving of dairy per serving and must be submitted to Mary Jane, Family & Consumer Sciences Agent, before the contest. Fashion Revue participants may compete in the following divisions: Constructed Garment Dressy Constructed Garment Casual Purchased Garment - Dressy Purchased Garment - Casual Participants will model and discuss garments to showcase their own style and poise. Gun Safety and Gun Marksmanship This activity will consist of parts: A general gun safety session where these topics will be discussed: Gun safety rules -- Safe handling and care of guns -- The four basic shooting positions -- and Shooting range procedure; and a brief written examination. DO NOT BRING A GUN. ONE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR YOU.

3 Page 3 Poultry of 5 BBQ - At County, District and State levels of competition, 4-H ers will BBQ two broiler halves and turn in the one of their choice for judging competition. Broiler halves for competition weighing approximately 1½ pounds each will be provided at the local, District and State activities. Contestants are allowed 1 hour and 30 minutes cooking time. One point for each 5 minutes over the allowed time will be deducted. There is a 30-minute time limit to obtaining your poultry product once the grills are allowed to be lit. 4-H'ers should bring their own grills, sauce, charcoal and, along with other necessary barbecuing items. The same applies to the State activities; however, grills are provided, and 4-H'ers need bring only the other items mentioned above. COMPETITION STARTS AT 9 SO BE THERE BEFORE THAT AND READY TO LIGHT THOSE FIRES! District and State activities are sponsored by The Poultry Federation, among other members of the allied industry. Each District winner and a chaperon are provided lodging and a festival ticket to participate in The Poultry Federation activities at the Annual Poultry Festival. State contestants also receive a BBQ grill. State winners will receive plaques and a monetary award. The State Senior winner will represent Arkansas at the National contest held during November at the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference held in Louisville, Kentucky. Bicycle - Participants will have an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of the bicycle and the rules associated with its operation as well as demonstrate their skills in bicycle riding. Safety will be stressed throughout the contest. The use of bicycle safety helmets is required while at any site used for the overall event. This contest will include (time limits as shown): A. Written examination - 20 multiple choice and true-false questions taken from the 4-H curriculum. (15 minutes) B. Parts Identification - Identify 10 parts in five minutes (5 minutes) C. Skill Riding courses we will choose from for Regional and State events: a. Double obstacle test b. Double zigzag obstacle test c. City Streets i. 4-Way Intersection ii. Railroad Crossing iii. Scanning d. Figure eight steering Contestants will wear properly fitted Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) or SNELL approved bicycle helmets whenever they are riding a bicycle in the contest area and on the grounds of the event site. Contestants MUST bring their own bicycles and helmets for use in this event. The bicycle must properly fit the individual and meet accepted safety standards. Reel into Sport Fishing Each contestant will be judged on tackle and fish identification, water safety, aquatic ecology and knot-tying. In addition, seniors will also be required to know information about specific Arkansas fish species and determine the best location (habitat) and equipment to catch each of the fish. If you have any questions, or need worksheets, etc. please call the office at Good luck to you all! CRITERIA FOR FOOD FAIR TOPICS Fruits and vegetables Must contribute at least one serving of a fruit or vegetable per recipe serving. A serving is a medium piece of fruit; 1/2 cup cut or cooked fruit or cooked vegetable, 3/4 cup (6 ounces) juice, 1 cup leafy greens, or 1/4 cup dried fruit. A recipe may not include more than 30 percent calories from fat; not more than 10 percent calories from saturated fat; not more than 100 milligrams of cholesterol; and not more than 480 milligrams sodium per serving. Arkansas foods (poultry, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, catfish, beef, dairy). Recipes must contain at least 1/2 cup of rice, soybeans, or tomatoes per serving; 2 ounces cooked or 3 ounces raw beef, poultry or catfish per serving; 1 cup of milk or yogurt or 1 ½ ounces of cheese per serving. Participants should include information on the contributions of their Arkansas food to the state s economy when preparing a presentation in this food topic. Breads Items made of flour and liquid with leavening and additional flavorings and baked. Recipes may be for either quick breads or yeast breads. RECIPES INVOLVING THE USE OF PURCHASED mixes will be disqualified! Eggs To be considered an egg dish, a recipe must: Include a minimum of: One-half egg per serving if an appetizer or snack; One-half egg per serving if a dessert; One egg per serving if a main dish. (Note: Numbers above represent eggs to be broken; use of the entire egg is not required. For example, a dessert serving six may be made from three egg whites.) Recipes containing uncooked eggs in the finished product are not acceptable (food safety). Healthy Snacks A recipe may not include more than 30 percent calories from fat; not more than 10 percent calories from saturated fat; not more than 100 milligrams of cholesterol; and not more than 480 milligrams sodium per serving. This category includes any food that can be used as an appetizer or betweenmeal snacks

4 Perryville 4-H Night with the Mustangs March 30 6:30 8:00 p.m. Perryville High School Gym Sponsored by Perryville High School 4-H Club All parents and families are invited for this 4-H event. FREE BBQ Sandwich plates for the first 100 to enter. Register to win Door Prizes! Planned activities include: Archery Skills; BB Gun target practice; Bait casting area; Poultry BBQ exhibit; Farm Bureau s Agriculture Simulator; Farm Bureau s Milking Simulator; STEM activities; Tamara Walkingstick s duch oven cooking; and so much more! Hope to see you and your family there! Livestock Workshops Sponsored by Aplin 4-H Club On Saturday, April 29, 2017 the Aplin 4-H Club will be conducting a livestock workshop at the Perry County Fairgrounds barns. It will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Stations will be set up with a variety of different animals with expert help on raising, grooming, showing, etc. Poster Art Contest 2017 Poster Art Contest The H Poster Art contest entries are due Monday, May 5. The contest is open to all 4-H members ages Posters should be 14" x 22" in dimension and may be horizontal or vertical. Posters may be any medium art - watercolor, ink, crayon, acrylic, charcoal, oils or collage. They cannot contain any copyrighted material such as cartoon characters and cannot have any three dimensional items on them. One poster entry per 4-H member will be accepted. The 4-H members name, age, county, full address and brief interpretation of art work must be affixed to the back of the poster in the upper left hand corner. (You may use a 3" x 5" index card.) Posters should be submitted (flat, not rolled) to the State Communications Office, Attn: Chris Meux or you may bring them to the Extension office by May 2. The top ten winners will receive certificates, which will be presented at the District 4-H O-Rama. The themes for 2017 are as follows: Masquerade, Unmask Your Potential Open theme (create a theme and poster to go with it) Club News..... St. Boniface Contact Juanita at or Cindy Mann at Rose Creek meets on first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Adona Community Building. Call Mariea Harvey at Aplin will meet on the first Thursday of the month at the Aplin Community Building after school around 4:00 p.m. Next meeting is April 6. Contact Nicole at or Cassidy Roland at Toadsuck call Betty at Shooting Sports - contact Laura Wiles at O.W.L.S. (Shootin the Bull Livestock) will meet the first Monday of each month at the Bigelow Civic Center at 6:00 p.m. Contact is Monica Crocker at

5 Club and Contact Info Page 5 of 5 Club Contact(s) Number Perry County Extension Office 107 North Plum Street Courthouse Annex Building PO Box 300 Perryville, AR PHONE: FAX: St. Boniface Juanita Nutt Cindy Mann Rose Creek Mariea Harvey Toad Suck Betty Gunther Aplin Nicole Strecker Cassidy Roland Perryville High School Jamie Chambliss O.W.L.S. Monica Crocker Shooting Sports Laura Wiles website Calendar of Events March Livestock Leadership Academy National 4-H Conference 30 4-H Night with PHS April 1 Teen Counselor 1 WHEP Registrations Due 3 Pumpkin & Watermelon Seed Orders Due 4 Record Book Workshop 18 O-Rama Day 1 22 O-Rama Big B Day 29 Livestock Workshops May 2 Poster Art Entries Due 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. All meetings and activities announced in this newsletter are open to all youth between the ages of 5 and 19 without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact the Perry County Extension Office as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay." Teamwork is what makes common people capable of uncommon results. ~ Pat Summitt University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Perry County Birthdays for April... Happy Birthday! J Renfro 9 April 4 O.W.L.S. S Casey 11 April 5 O.W.L.S. C Tolley 6 April 6 Aplin B Graddy 7 April 9 St. Boniface D Hunt 13 Apirl 14 PHS R Standridge 15 April 15 PHS B Woodson 16 April 18 Toadsuck G Gunther 10 April 24 Toadsuck B Goodman 8 April 27 Aplin E Bean 16 April 27 PHS A Rappold 13 April 30 Toadsuck Kevin Lawson County Extension Agent Staff Chair Mary Jane Cody County Extension Agent Family & Consumer Sciences KL/MC:tf