4-H FAST FACTS. A Newsletter for Macoupin County 4-H Families. 4-H Ridiculous Robots Team 2018 Compete at State

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1 4-H FAST FACTS A Newsletter for Macoupin County 4-H Families UNIT 18- Serving: Christian, Jersey, Macoupin & Montgomery Counties OFFICES Montgomery County Extension #1 Industrial Park Drive Hillsboro, IL Ph.: Fax: Christian County Extension 1120 N. Webster Street Taylorville, IL Ph.: Fax: H Ridiculous Robots Team 2018 Compete at State Members: Nathan Clark, Jason Perkins, Jonathan Royer, Alex Behme, Cadeyn Box, Tyler Behme, Garrett Comerford, Matthew Eldred, and John Bray competed at the State 4-H Robotics Competition April 21 in the Rookies Division. This is our first team to compete at State. The team worked together and had a great day in Springfield, IL. Big thanks to volunteers Greg and Stefanie Behme for leading this group. Can t wait to see what next year brings! Sam Wiese was unable to attend this event, but is also on the Robotics team. Great job! 4-H Dog Care ClinicApril 11 at Kibbles-NKlips in Carlinville! To keep up with 4-H happenings in Macoupin County, including workshops, check us out on Facebook at Macoupin County Extension #60 Carlinville Plaza Carlinville, IL Ph.: Fax: Jersey County Extension 201 West Exchange, Suite A Jerseyville, IL Ph.: Fax: STAFF Amanda Cole, County Director amandac@illinois.edu Rebecca Livingston 4-H Program Coordinator rlvngst2@illinois.edu Kate Harding, Macoupin County 4-H Program Coordinator harding@illinois.edu Elisha Hughes, Montgomery County 4-H Program Coordinator ehugh2@illinois.edu Jessica Jaffry, Jersey County 4-H Program Coordinator jjaffry@illinois.edu

2 4-H FAST FACTS April 16, 2018 Cross Church 4-H County Night 2

3 4-H FAST FACTS 4-H Rabbit Care Clinic held April 22 Tim and Isabelle Wolff put on a 4-H Rabbit Care Workshop at the Fairgrounds on Sunday, April 22. Youth learned about rabbits, breed types, care, showmanship techniques, and much more! Thanks for sharing your time and knowledge. Barnyard Fairgrounds Tour Bash April 27 Barn Art Farm Animals Huge Thanks to all our Helpers!!! Sheep Snacks 3

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6 4-H FAST FACTS 4-H Top Shots Season is under way! Good Luck to all our 4-H Top Shots this year!! 4-H Archery-Pulling Strings and Having Fun! 6

7 Which dairy cow do you place first? Line em up and rank them at the 2018 Illinois 4-H State Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Aug. 18 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, and the contest begins at 10. All contestants must be current 4-H members, but you do not need to be enrolled in a dairy project. There will be six classes of cows and heifers of various breeds. Youth 13 and younger (as of 1/1/18) will be in the junior division. Youth 14 and older will be in the senior division. All participants will be invited to present oral reasons, but it is not mandatory. Juniors may read or recite from memory. Those seniors wishing to be considered for the state team must give two sets of oral reasons. State team members must be at least 14 but not older than 18 as of Jan. 1, The national contest will be Oct. 1 in Madison, Wisconsin. Test your skills at state livestock judging contest The Illinois 4-H Livestock Judging Contest will be held Monday, June 18 at the Stock Pavilion in Urbana (1402 West Pennsylvania Ave.) beginning with registration at 8:30 a.m. All participants must be checked in by 9:30. The contest will begin at 10. Each county may enter a total of three teams, with no more than two junior teams or two senior teams. Get all the rules and details go.illinois.edu/4hlivestock. Counties may enter a total of three 4-member teams and unlimited number of individuals in the junior and senior contests. Juniors are 4-H members who were 13 years of age and younger as of January 1, Seniors were years of age on January 1, There will be three classes of beef, three classes of swine and two classes of sheep. There may also be a class of meat goats substituted for one class of the other species. There will also be a class of 15 questions (5 from a beef class, 5 from a swine class and 5 from a sheep class). Don t be chicken; compete at Illinois 4-H State Poultry Judging Contest The Illinois 4-H State Poultry Judging Contest will be June 26. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. at the U of I Stock Pavilion in Champaign. Youth 8 to 13 (on Jan. 1, 2018) compete as juniors; youth 14 and older compete as seniors. The top winners will represent Illinois at the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference in November in Louisville, Ky. Learn The official resource is the National 4-H Poultry Judging Manual available from UNL Extension Marketplace, University of Nebraska. Copies of the manual and more information are available from Extension Poultry Specialist Dr. Ken Koelkebeck, kkoelkeb@illinois.edu. Participation Multi, State, National, Internat Participated in at least one 4-H activity or event outside my county. OR Project Learning Multi, State, National, Internat Participated in a 4-H workshop or other learning opportunity beyond my county related to my 4-H project OR Project Learning Participated in a 4-H competition ore exhibit experience related to my project area beyond my county Advocate for Livestock as 4-H Ambassador Join a team of 22 young adults who are passionate about Illinois agriculture and livestock. Applications are being accepted for the state 4-H Livestock Ambassador Team. You must be 16 to 21 years of age (as of 9/1/18) Terms are two years long, beginning in September. Members can serve two terms if age allows. You ll be required to attend face to face meetings and online teleconferences, as well as help with several projects around the state each year. Applications are due June 1 and can be leadership. Speak up and be the voice of Illinois 4-H livestock! 7

8 STATE FAIR NEWS So much to do at the Illinois State Fair Come see your favorite 4-H exhibitors at the following Illinois State Fair Junior Livestock Shows or jump on over to the Orr Building to see the 4-H exhibits. Livestock entries are due July 1. Entry forms are available the state fair website. August 8 Beef 1 PM Poultry 9:30 AM August 9 Performance Cow/ 8 AM Heifers: AOB, Charolais, %Simmental, Chianina, Maine Anjou, Limousin, Maintainer, Shorthorn TBA August 10 Heifers: Angus, Hereford, Polled Hereford, Shorthorn & Simmental starting at 8 AM and following throughout the day Meat Goats: 8 AM Meat Goats: after breeding classes Meat Goats: Market after wether classes Breeding 8 AM Sheep after breeding classes Swine 7:30 AM Swine after gilt classes Master Showmanship 7:30 (or 30 minutes following the beef show) August 11 Market Heifers & 7:30 AM Sheep Market 8 AM Swine 7:30 AM August 12 Dairy 9 AM 4-H Project Show for these counties: Adams, Brown-Schuyler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Cook, Ford, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, Iroquois, Jackson, Jersey, Johnson, Lee, Macoupin, Massac, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Pulaski-Alexander, Randolph, Scott, Union, Vermilion, Whiteside, Williamson counties. August 13 9:30 AM August 15 Dairy Cattle Brown 9 AM Dairy Cattle 1 PM August 16 Dairy Cattle 9 AM Dairy Cattle 1 PM August 17 Dairy Cattle Milking 9 AM Dairy Cattle 1 PM August 18 Pygmy 8:30 AM 8

9 Celebrating volunteers at the fair If you re a volunteer leader, be sure to check in at the Information booth to receive your special gift. The Illinois 4-H Foundation will honor the 2018 Hall of Fame winners at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug 14 in the Orr Building prior to the Sale of Champions festivities. We will no longer hold the Clover Celebration or Fashion Revue during the state fair. A new state Public Presentation Contest will be held Saturday, June 9 in Decatur and will not be held during the state fair. Check out the masters at this year s state fair Each county may send one entry into the Illinois State Fair Master Showmanship Contest. The contest begins at 7:30 PM Friday, Aug. 10. Exhibitors must be at least 14 and no older than 18 (as of 9/1/17). You need to supply your own animals for the contest, but may make arrangements to borrow animals from exhibitors at the fair. Top prize is $500. The contest is sponsored by Illinois Farm Bureau and RFD Radio. Foundation Hall of Fame ceremony set The Illinois 4-H Foundation will honor one volunteer leader from each county at a ceremony during the Illinois State Fair. The celebration begins at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14 as part of Ag Day at the fair right before the Sale of Champions activities begin. Supporters and families of the recipients are welcome to attend. Could you use $1,000 for college? The Superior Young Producer Scholarship Program is offered by the Illinois State Fair to 4-H members in Beef, Sheep, Swine, Dairy, and Horses as an educational activity at the Illinois State Fair to promote youth development and personal growth. The educational objective of SYPA is to provide youth participants in the Junior Livestock Division a practical experience that will develop their life skills, problem solving abilities, and communication techniques. The SYPA contest is open to 4-H members who are 14 years of age or older doing project work in the species area for which they are entering. 4-H age is determined as of January 1, Participants do not have to be exhibiting animals at the Illinois State Fair to participate in the SYPA contest. Three $1,000 scholarships will be provided in horses and three $1,000 scholarships will be provided in dairy. A total of nine $1,000 scholarships will be provided in a combined contest for beef, sheep, and swine contestants. HORSE CONTEST: 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 25 at the Horse Arena. Send registrations to Debra Hagstrom, U of I Extension Horse Specialist, 386 Animal Science Lab, 1207 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana BEEF, SHEEP & SWINE CONTEST: 6 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 8 at the Livestock Center. Send registrations to Dan Jennings, U of I Extension Animal Science Educator, 1100 E. Warrenville Rd., Suite 170, Naperville, IL DAIRY CONTEST: 8 a.m., Saturday, August 18 at the State Fair Livestock Center. Scholarships sponsored by Compeer Financial. Send registration to Dave Fischer, retired U of I Extension Diary Specialist, 901 Oak Hill St., Trenton, IL Check out more page 35. 9

10 Share your 4-H Club Service Projects! We know clubs are doing amazing service projects. The state 4-H office wants to share your amazing stories. It s simple to tell your story: 1. Go to go.illinois.edu/4hservice 2. Tell us a little about your project. 3. Add a picture if you have one. Your stories will be collected and shared back on the State 4-H Website! If you ve already done a service project this year. Great, go and report anything you ve done since September 1, Stand up and be heard Compete in NEW Public Presentation Contest A new contest will showcase the speaking talents of the Illinois 4-H members. The contest will be Saturday, June 9 in Decatur at Richland Community College. Activities will begin around 9 a.m. Each county may send three delegates and they may come from any of the four divisions: Formal Speech, Illustrated Speech, Original Works, Oral Interpretation. Youth may participate in this contest AND STILL BE SELECTED as a delegate to state fair in a different project area. All presentations must be 4 to 6 minutes in length. See the rules and scoresheets online at 4-H.illinois.edu. Click Member>Projects>Communications. The contest is sponsored by Compeer Financial through the Illinois 4-H Foundation. We hope clubs will travel to the contest to cheer on their favorite competitors and learn more about speaking in public. We re Looking for New Members! You see them at state 4-H events in their bright green shirts. Now YOU can become an Illinois State 4-H Youth Leadership Team member. Eligibility: Age 16 to 19 by September 1, Length of service: Two years, so new Team members selected this summer will serve from September 1, 2018 through August 31, Apply mid-april online: go.illinois.edu/4hylt. Look for the application at the bottom of the page under Resources. Deadline: Early deadline is June 15 for interviews during Illini Summer Academies. Last deadline is July 31 for interviews during the Illinois State Fair. The State Youth Leadership Team plans and implements the state Jr. Leadership Conference, plans and teaches the Speaking for Illinois 4-H program, and assists (behind the scenes and in front of the audience) for many other statewide events. Team members have the opportunity to serve on statewide planning committees and advisory groups, including the Illinois 4-H Foundation Board of Directors, Illinois Farm Bureau Youth Education Committee, Illini Summer Academies planning committee, and Teen Leadership Conference planning committee. Members also have the first opportunity to attend National 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C. each spring. 10

11 Making the best in each of us better AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT On the surface, members in your 4-H club may look pretty similar, but in reality, they all possess differences. They are different ages, come from different family backgrounds, have traveled/lived in different places, and have different likes. Each member brings a unique perspective which is influenced by his or her own unique individuality. When considering club activities, events and programs, it s important to think about the similarities and differences of your club s membership. To make sure everyone feels included, get to know your members. What are their favorite, places to go, food, hobbies, music, or games to play. A fun way to learn about similarities and differences is to play the Have You Ever game. Have you ever: been ziplining lived in another state eaten alligator watched Spongebob Sqaurepants said 'excuse me' when there was no one around scared myself in a mirror sung in the shower. been to a foreign country spoken a difference language been to Disney World To play, have members stand in the middle of the room, if they have done what is called, have them move to one side of the room. Ask clarifying questions, such as what states have you lived in, did you like alligator, what countries have you been to, what languages do you speak, what song do you sing in the shower, would you sing for us, etc. By acknowledging and celebrating similarities and differences, members feel accepted and appreciated. They are more likely to participate and become more engaged in club, county and state activities, programs and events. They are more likely to feel valued and supported. Remember, we all learn and communicate in a many ways. Taking the time and effort to treat every member as an individual and truly believing that each can succeed will have a positive and lasting effect on success in life. That s what 4-H is all about To make the FAIR REGISTRATIONS ARE DUE JUNE 1 All Fair Registrations have been mailed. Please return to the Extension office via , snail mail, fax , drop off, or online registration is an option. Thanks and Best Wishes for the H Fair/Show Season! 11

12 May 10 May 12 May 18 May June 9 June 9 June 2 June 7 June 9 June 14 June June 11 June 18 June 21 June June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30 June July Macoupin County 4-H Public Speaking Contest 6pm Mommy and Me paint Day Extension 12pm 4-H Pork Cookout on Carlinville Square 11-1pm Legislative Connection, Invitation Only, Springfield State Public Speaking Contest Decatur (Richland Community College) Unit 18 4-H Horse Show-Gillespie Lake Arena 4-H Mini Fair (Dog, Cat, Tractor, Small Pets) Babysitting Clinic 9am at Extension Unit 18 Horse Show-Gillespie Lake Horse Arena 4-H Federation Fair Clean-Up Day 10am LEAD Conference, Jacksonville 4-H Foods Show 4-H Clothing Show Macoupin County General Show Day Macoupin County Fair Week 4-H Animal Shows 4-H Swine Show 8am, 4-H Sheep Show 1pm 4-H Beef Show 10am 4-H Poultry Show-9am, 4-H Goat Show 1pm 4-H Rabbit Show-9am Illini Summer Academies Illinois State Fair Junior Horse Show, Springfield August 12 Macoupin County Exhibit Day at Illinois State Fair for Unit 18 Summer 4-H Camps/Workshops Please keep an eye out for Summer 4-H Events, Camps, and Workshops!! 12