Continue To Make the Best Better. Yours in 4-H.

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1 April, 2015 Dear 4-H Family & Friends, It is SPRING TIME so that means 4-H is going to start getting really busy and fair is right around the corner! So start paying close attention to your newsletter and s so that you can stay up to date on the latest info and so you don t miss any deadlines. Continue To Make the Best Better. Yours in 4-H. Meghan Loverude CEA, 4-H We are going to do the fair t-shirts again this year. We are opening the t-shirt design ideas up to everyone. So if you have a theme and design idea please get it to the office by the next 4-H Council meeting which will be May 7 th. 4-H Council will vote that night and select a winner. Dog There will be dog meetings April 9 th, 20 th and 27 th at 6:30pm at the 4-H Building. VIP Training If you are an adult or youth volunteer and you are a project leader or club leader and you have not been VIP certified please contact Meghan and she will help get you certified. This is a state regulation so it has to be done. Horse Don t forget Horse ID Papers are due in the office by 5pm May 1 st! We CANNOT accept them late! SO please get them into the office so they can be signed by an Agent! These papers must be handed in and signed by May 1 st if you plan on attending any 4-H horse competitions. District Horse Show will be July 9 th, if you plan on going you need to take your Horse Excellence Test. Please contact the office to set up a time to take the test. Nancy is offering study sessions to prepare you for the test. Take a Trip Around the World in 7 Cooking Lessons Meghan is hosting cooking classes again that began in March and will end in June. Kids will make and eat a meal featuring a dish from every continent along with a little information about that chosen location. The cooking classes begin right after school and last till roughly 5pm. For kids who have to travel that is fine we will catch you up when you get here! The tentative scheduled dates are April 13 th at the 4-H Building, April 30 th Extension Office Meeting Room, May 4 th and 18 th in the 4-H Building, June 8 th in the 4-H Building. April 9 th There will be a Spring Leaders Training at Labette County High School Cafeteria from 7pm 8:30pm please RSVP by April 6th. See flyer in last months newsletter. There will be a session on becoming VIP certified so if you would like to attend you can get it taken care of that night!

2 April 11 th Dale and Meghan will be presenting a program on Financial Management with the assistance of the Community Development PDC. The program is free Registration will begin at 9am the program will start at 9:30am it will last about 2 hours. Child care will be provided along with donuts, coffee and juice! This will be a great program for youth graduating high school and living on their own as well as for young couples and families. April 15 th Greenbush 4-H Adventure Camp Registration DUE This is a fun and educational camp close to home. It is right next door over in Crawford County and the camp is only 2 days and 1 night. The camp is for 7 to 9 year olds and cost $55 that includes meals, snacks and crafts. I have attached a flyer and the registration form to this newsletter if you have any questions please contact the office. If you plan on signing your child up please hurry and the registration forms and money need to be into the office by April 15 th! April 17 th Will be the next rabbit meeting in the 4-H Building at 6:30pm. April 19 th There will be a photography meeting at 2:30 pm at the 4-H Building. Please bring up to 10 4X6 photos that you have taken and please bring your cameras. April 26 th Will be the next Cloverbuds meeting at the 4-H Building at 3:00pm. May 7th 4-H Council Meeting 5:30pm at Extension Office. Important Swine Information If you have any hogs you use for breeding purposes at home, please let the office know in advance of weigh in. These individuals that have breeding stock at home will weigh first. These individuals will also weigh right a 9 am or a little before. We want those hogs weighed in first to help prevent the possible spread of disease.? If you don t want to weigh your hogs that is fine just leave them in the trailer and we will give you the tag and watch you tag them. Goats and Sheep MUST HAVE their SCRAPIE TAGS at the first weigh in! EID Tags EID Tags are needed if you think you will go to State Fair or if you plan to go to KJLS or any state or national show. If all you are going to do is take your market animal to the county fair all you need is the regular tag. If you decide you need an EID Tag it will cost 3 dollars a tag, please bring the money with you to weigh in and pay for the tag then. EID Tags cost a lot so we do not order a lot so please do not take one unless you really think you need it. Weigh Dates April 24 th Feeder Calves 5:30pm at Columbus Vet Clinic. April 25 th Swine 9am Fairgrounds. April 27 th Goat and Sheep 5:30pm Fairgrounds. Bucket Calves must be tagged by June 1 and they need to be born after January 1st! And just some suggestions of the size and age of animals you should be considering purchasing for the fair. Feeder calves- Animals must weigh between lbs. Calves must be born on or after September 1. Market Hogs- Ideal weights at weigh in would be lbs. Pigs born in mid-february to early March should work well. Meat Goats- Goats should be born end of December to early February. Goats need to weigh at least 50 lbs. at fair time. An ideal weight would be lbs. at fair. Sheep- Lambs born in Jan/Feb. should be fine. Sheep need to weigh at least 90 lbs. or more at fair.

3 Important: All animals must be free of testicles at first weigh in. If you have any questions or need help please call or stop by the extension office. State Events April 15 th If you are interested in showing at the Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Stock Show you need to have your DNA Envelopes turned into the office by April 15 th. DNA nomination fees are $5.00 per sample all livestock species attending the show need to be DNA tested. If you have livestock that you plan to show at KJLS or the Kansas State Fair the DNA envelopes and the forms are due to the State for market heifers and market steers May 1 st for breeding heifers and all other livestock June 15 th! Sunny Hills 4-H Camp Registration Due May 8th Will be June 15 th 18 th at Rock Springs 4-H Center. 4-H camp is a great opportunity for 4-Her s to meet other kids from across the state and have fun and experience new things. The Sherwood Grant pays for two 4-Her s from every club to go to camp. We currently have five clubs in Cherokee County, if every club has two campers and one club has three that club will divide up the money between the three and the parents will make up the difference. If there is a club that has no kids going and there is a club that has four going the grant will pay for those four. So long story short the Sherwood Grant will pay for 10 4-Her s to go to camp. However, clubs that have more than two members going to camp can pay all or part of the camp fee. It is up to the club whether or not to help with the price of camp. 4-Her s who are interested in attending camp must pay a 10 dollar non refundable registration fee camp will cost $175 per camper this year. The registration form can be found in this newsletter. Also if any high school age 4-Her s that are interested in being a camp counselor please let Meghan know. We are always looking for fun responsible individuals for camp counselors and if you plan on being a camp counselor you must be VIP Certified! Kansas 4-H Discovery Days - Discovery days will be May 26-29, Registration Closes April 15, Kansas 4-H Photo Adventure Camp Will be May 31-June 3, Registration Closes April 15, H Photo Adventure Camp is an intense, exciting four day photographic experience for teens age Cameras, teens, and the camp theme of "Shooting 4 Twenty" will combine to explore and capture the campers visions in both new and traditional activities. Talented and dynamic volunteers will provide handson instruction enabling many new skills to be learned. This year the camp is celebrating its 20 th year with many new workshops and activities. Youth will be assigned to workshops and activities based on the type of camera equipment they bring to camp, their photography skills and any prior attendance at 4-H Photo Action Camp. Camp will conclude with a presentation for parents and guests featuring images made by all campers. CCLIA EXPO - The date has been set. It will be Saturday, May 16th. Watch Facebook and s for any info regarding entries, etc. Seniors: CCLIA has scholarships available for those studying for a degree in an AG related field. Contact Nancy Herrenbruck for more information. Applications are due May 8th to KC Youngblood or the County Extension Office.

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5 There will be national speakers presenting baking sessions from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m, BBQ workshops by Rod Gray Pellet Envy outside of the hotel, King Arthur Flour baking trailer, door prizes, bread samples, baking sessions including Zoe Francois, author of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, exhibit, children s activity area and you will be able to watch the eight finalists from across the country prepare their winning bread recipes. Admission is free, however, we are asking for a donation of a canned good at the door for a local food bank. Kansas Wheat Commission 1990 Kimball Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502/ Phone: (785) / Fax: (785)

6 Cherokee County Extension Office 124 W. Country Rd., PO Box 148 Columbus, KS `PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID COLUMBUS, KS PERMIT NO. 20 Note from Pat: With the new 4-H Online system you can go in and add and remove projects or check to make sure you are signed up for what you thought you signed up for. We can do it in the office but you have that option so then you know for sure. As long as you remember your and password you will have access to your records. so if you have a change of address, , etc please go in there and change it. And please leaders, Club and project make sure you have enrolled online also. If you have questions holler..it's really not that hard but if you want to have access to be able to pull up your project area 4-H'ers, you have to be signed up first and okayed by the office. It really is a pretty amazing program once you get the hang of it so please get that taken care of as soon as possible. And for those 4-H'ers who have signed up but have not brought in your participation forms please do that asap because after June 1 we take no enrollments. doesn't matter if you are in the system because if we don't have your form you are not a 4-H'er. Thanks for taking care of that. If you aren't sure if you're signed up or not go into the 4-H online website and see if you are listed as active or still pending or incomplete. Unless you are marked active you are not enrolled. Thanks. Cherokee County 124 W. Country Rd., PO Box 148 Columbus, KS Fax: mdavidson@ksu.edu copy to: pasmith@ksu.edu Knowledge for Life Kansas State University Agriculture Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service K-State, County Extension Councils, Extension Districts and U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating. K-State Research & Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.