CLOVER CONNECTION. The Middle Park 4-H Council is looking for volunteers to help with landscaping on July 21st and 22nd! See page 9 for more info!

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1 CLOVER CONNECTION In This Issue: In the Spotlight 1 MP 4-H Council News 2 MP 4-H News 3-5 MP 4-H Livestock News 5-6 Local, State & National News 7 MPF&R News 7 Exhibit Day information 8 Community Service Opps 9 Fundraising Opportunities 9 4-H Outstanding Member form 10 4-H Adult Award form 11 Middle Park 4-H Grand County CSU Extension Grand Co th St., Fairgrounds P.O. Box 475 Kremmling, CO coopext_grand@mail.colostate.edu Office Fax Travis Hoesli Travis.Hoesli@colostate.edu Extension Director Caitlyn Taussig ctaussig@co.grand.co.us 4-H Program Assistant In the Spotlight Fair Registrations Due, Friday, July 10th If you have not received it, please contact the office ASAP! These packets will contain all entry information needed to enter your projects into fair. Look for stall requests for livestock and horses, the horse and dog class entry forms, fashion revue narratives, exhibit day entry forms, as well as any other entry forms needed for the fair. Watch for this packet and take the time to fill it out. There will be a late fee of $10 for those forms not turned in by July 10th. Thank you for all of your help to make class planning a smooth process. Fairgrounds clean up is July 22nd, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Please join your fellow 4-H members at the Extension Hall for the annual clean up event around the Middle Park Fairgrounds, 4-H Council meeting and BBQ. Please RSVP so we know how many for lunch. Bring gloves, rakes, shovels, water, sunscreen, hat, bug repellent, paint brushes. Let s make these fairgrounds SHINE! The Middle Park 4-H Council is looking for volunteers to help with landscaping on July 21st and 22nd! See page 9 for more info! CLOVERBUDS: The season-end cloverbud cookout will be Tuesday July 21 st at 5:30pm out at Taussig Ranch. We will cook over a fire and hike to a grave! Caitlyn will provide hot dogs, buns, chips, drinks, and s mores. Family members are all invited, and if you d like to bring a side dish please let Caitlyn know! RSVP by Wednesday the 15 th so we can get enough food. Caroline Smith csmith@co.grand.co.us Administrative Assistant Our county website Check it out at 4-H youth programs: Information, forms and newsletters can be found here. We are also on facebook! Click the link to the right to go to our fb page 4-H Council Meetings The next council meeting will be Wed., July 22nd after the fair grounds clean up) at the 1 Fair Board Meetings The next Fair Board meeting will be Monday, July 13th at the Extension Hall in Kremmling at 7pm. Extension Office Closures The CSU Extension Office will be closed Friday, July 3rd.

2 MIDDLE PARK 4-H COUNCIL NEWS Council Meeting Schedule: July 22 after the fairgrounds clean up at the Extension Hall. All Council Officers are required to attend Each club should be represented by the club president and 4-H member delegate. We encourage every 4-Her to attend the Middle Park 4-H Council meetings. Learn what Council is doing for you and how you can get involved! What does Council do? County 4-H Council Roles and Responsibilities: 1. Identify training needs and provide training for youth Provide leadership opportunities for youth. 3. Plan County wide community service projects. 4. Support National 4-H Week. 5. Assist in planning, promoting and implementing of programs and services for youth. 6. Plan and participate in community service activities. 7. Study problems, activities and concerns of youth. Purpose: To provide an opportunity for youth to develop citizenship, leadership and life skill competencies by becoming involved in county, district, state, national and international activities H Council Officers President Madison DeCicco Vice President Liberty Mathis Secretary Molly Scruggs Treasurer Ben Mathis Reporter Pledge Leader Samantha Sparrows Parliamentarian Meghan Cameron Senator 1 yr Meghan Cameron Senator 2 yrs Madison DeCicco Alternate Senator Jacey Murphy Leader Advisor 1 yr Shelly Mathis Leader Advisor 2 yr Angel DeCicco In order for our 4-H Council to run effectively we need club participation. According to Council By-Laws, Article III: Membership Section 1. The voting membership shall consist of Council Officers, and youth members. Each 4-H club shall have membership representation to the 4-H Council as follows: the 4-H club president, one 4-H member delegate or their alternate from each club of 5-15 members, at date of enrollment of January 1. Each club will have one additional delegate or alternate for each additional ten members or part there of in excess of 15 members. Each club therefore has at least 2 votes. The Middle Park 4-H council meeting was held on June 1, The meeting was called to order at 7:04 pm and everyone said the pledges and signed in on the roll call/sign in sheet. Molly Scruggs read the minutes from the April meeting. Abbie Halley moved to accept the reading of the minutes and Ben Mathis seconded it; motion passed. Ben Mathis gave the treasurer s report; there was no account activity. Jacey Murphy moved to accept the treasurer s report and Abbie seconded it; motion passed. Old Business The parades that the 4-H program will be in are on June 13 th in Hot Sulphur and July 4 th in Granby. Liberty, Ben, Molly, and Madison are planning on attending the Hot Sulphur days parade and the July 4 th parade. After the meeting the council will decorate t-shirts for the parades. Liberty Mathis gave a tree committee update. The commissioners need more information on the plan before they will fund the park on the Gymkhana side of the Fair Grounds. New Business The council will be doing concessions on June 27 th. Ben and Madison volunteered to run them. Other upcoming concessions dates are the Bits and Spurs on July 11 th, 18 th, and September 13 th. The Farriers need concessions on July 24 th and 25 th. The final date for concessions is the Demolition Derby on August 15 th. The fairgrounds clean-up day is July 22 nd. The council decided to have hot dogs, burgers, chips, and watermelon for lunch. We also decided to do our Record Book workshop on July 22 nd. Announcements Expo is June 15 th -19 th in Rifle. Catch-a-calf applications were due on June 1 st. State Conference is June 23 rd - 26 th. The fairgrounds clean-up is July 22 nd. Adjournment Abbie moved to adjourn the meeting and Molly seconded it; motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 7:28 pm. Respectfully submitted by Molly Scruggs 2

3 MIDDLE PARK 4-H NEWS Community Service & Meetings If you re behind on community service or meetings there s time! Double check with your 4-H leader for approval and plan to attend 4-H Council Meetings or Council Meeting/Clean Up Day scheduled for July 22nd at the Fairgrounds. Questions????? We are here for you! !!!! July & August Birthdays ~ Suzette Waelti 7/3 ~ Bailey Monnahan 7/9 ~ John Butler 7/9 ~ Hannah Worden 7/10 ~ McKaelyn Siegel 7/13 ~Sarah Zagone 7/14 ~ Cameron Wood 7/14 ~ Jonathan Belcher 7/17 ~ Erin Lindsey 7/17 ~ Kenna Wall 7/17 ~ Jackson Viles 7/18 ~ Sara Lechman 7/18 ~Aida Hester 7/21 ~ Debbie Lewis 7/22 ~ Tally Harthun 7/23 ~ Blaire Hester 7/27 ~ Guy Granger 7/29 ~ Penny Myer 7/29 ~ Lauren Hoesli 7/30 ~ Tallison Bagley 7/30 ~Terese Cunico 7/31 ~ Ashley Matney 8/1 ~ Aaron Miller 8/3 ~ Reilly Weimer 8/13 ~ Jackson Salyards 8/19 ~ Emmylou Harmon 8/21 ~ Madison Jump 8/24 ~ Orion Ilgner 8/26 ~ Calvin Sanchez 8/30 ~ Samantha Sparrows All 4-Hers are invited to walk (or ride!) in the town celebration parades! Instead of building an actual float this year, council voted to walk with any projects, animals, or just by yourself! Wear 4-H gear! If you d like to participate, please Caitlyn so she has a rough count of who to expect: ctaussig@co.grand.co.us Granby 4 th of July Parade: Saturday July 4 th Line up starts at 9:00am: Turn on Hwy 34 towards Grand Lake and look for Meadow Drive watch for signs. Parade starts at 11:00am. Congratulations to the Middle Park 4-H Council & 4- H members! You placed 1st in the Youth Organization division in the Hot Sulphur Days Parade! Great job kids!!! Outstanding Member and Adult Nominations It s the time of year to start thinking about all those individuals who have helped you or your club be successful in 4-H this year! We would like all of you to be aware, especially during fair time, of the special things you see your fellow 4-H colleagues doing. This includes, leaders, parents, adults helping out, 4-H members, etc. Keeping these things in mind, when your club meets again to nominate for awards and remember those people that you feel deserve them. The awards are given out at Achievement Night and sponsored by your 4-H Council. ALL NOMINATIONS ARE DUE AT THE EXTENSION OFFICE BY SEPT. 4, 2015 The Outstanding Leader and Member forms can be found at Please have the nomination forms turned in by Sept. 4th! ATTENTION GRAND COUNTY 4-H MEMBERS: Do you need fabric for your 4-H Sewing project, or any other 4-H project? We have some fabric that was donated and we keep it in our classroom. It is FREE TO 4-H MEMBERS. Just message us and set a time to come get some. We are usually in our classroom every Friday 8:30-3:00, but we can meet you by appointment also. Also, thanks for the folks who have donated in the past, and if you are someone who would like to donate to the "Free Fabric" for 4-H members or to use with our community service of making adult bibs for the hospital, just let us know. We love to pass along donated fabric! 3

4 Leaders please sign your club up for one of the openings for the concession trailer during fair. The schedule is to the right. COMPLETING YOUR 4-H PROJECTS: This is the time to check and see how your are doing on working towards your goals of completing your 4-H project. Go through the following check list to make sure you have planned enough time to complete each step of your project. Here is the list that is required to complete EACH project: Attend at least 6 project meetings. (Maybe more for your club/project) Do a demonstration on your 4-H project. Complete Community Service Exhibit your project (either at Fair or Exhibit Day) Turn in a complete record book on time MIDDLE PARK 4-H NEWS For General and Home Economics projects turn in on July 31 with your completed project. Livestock, Horse and Dog record books are due Friday, September 4, Complete your record book with a score of 70% or better. Late books will not be judged! All 2015 project requirements must be completed by September 4, 2015 to be able to take those projects again next year. If you do not complete your project, you may not do that same project for one calendar 4-H year. 4-H Completion Report Leaders, our office will be sending out the Completion reports after fair. These reports are to help us know who completed or did not complete their projects for the year. Please make sure your members understand what the expectations are for completing their projects. 4 Sunday, Aug. 2, Open Horse Show 9:00am-11:00am (set-up/first shift) Club Adult 2 Youth 11:00am-1:00pm(last shift/clean-up) Adult 2 Youth Wednesday, August 5, Club 10:00am-1:00pm (set-up/first shift) Adult 2 Youth BREAK 4:00pm-7:00pm(last shift/clean-up) Adult 2 Youth Thursday, August 6 Club 10:00am-1:00pm Adult 2 Youth 4:00pm-7:00pm Adult 2 Youth 7:00pm-10:00pm (last shift/clean-up) Adult 2 Youth Friday, August 7 10:00am-1:00pm Adult 2 Youth 4:00pm-7:00pm 2 Adult 2 Youth 7:00pm-10:00pm (last shift/clean-up) 2 Adult 2 Youth Saturday, August 8 Club 10:00am-2:30pm Adult 2 Youth 2:30pm-3:00pm Adult 2 Youth 4-H Concession Trailer Schedule for Fair 2015

5 MIDDLE PARK 4-H NEWS Supreme Exhibitor Awards This award is sponsored by the MPFR Board and is presented to the 4-H members at the annual 4-H Achievement Awards in the fall. Those who are in livestock projects can try out for Supreme Exhibitor. It includes all livestock, poultry, rabbit, horse and dog projects. The scoring is based on 4 components of the project you are enrolled in: 1. Your placing in Showmanship at the fair. (25%) 2. Your animal s live placing: Market class, performance or obedience class placing. (25%) 3. Your record book placing. (25%) 4. Your written test placing. (25%) 75% is based on the knowledge and performance of the member not the project. The award is given in each age division in each specie depending on if there is an individual who has done all 4 components in that project. The three age divisions are; Junior (ages 8-10), Intermediate (11-13), Senior (14-18). A member may try for Supreme Exhibitor in more than one livestock project that they are enrolled in. Example: an intermediate member is enrolled in the horse, market lamb and dog project and would like to try for Supreme Exhibitor in all three projects. The member must complete all 4 components for each project to be eligible. Tests will be available to take by computer in the Extension Office by appointment only during these dates: July and August During office hours only: 8:am to noon, 1:pm to 4:30pm LIVESTOCK NEWS Sale Brochures will be available mid July for pick up. We will send out a notice to all livestock project members when they are available. 4-H Breeding Livestock Project Members If you haven t already turned in your tag # s for your breeding projects please turn them in by July 9th with the rest of your fair registrations. We need the tag # s to identify the animal in our ShoWorks program. Horse stalls for 4-H members during fair In your fair registration packet is a stall request form. If you are requesting a horse stall for fair it will be a $10 deposit. Location will be on a first come first serve basis. If you do not clean out your stall and have it checked out by Extension staff you will not be reimbursed the $10. Please let us know if you have any questions H Livestock Feeder Passes for the MPFR Feeder passes are free to 4-H members and need to be ordered before July 10th. These passes are available only to those 4-H youth who have animal projects that must be cared for on the fairgrounds during paid entrances (excluding the main feature events i.e., concert) for this year. Order forms are included in your fair packet! Passes are non-transferrable. Pick them up in the Extension Office when you check in at fair. CLUB/MEMBER ANIMAL VISITS Livestock Leaders & Members, please contact the office if you would like Travis and Caitlyn to view your livestock projects

6 E-Record Books! project_resources/erecords/index.php LIVESTOCK NEWS REMINDERS COOL forms & Animal Care forms: No animals may be shown at fair if these forms are not turned in to the office before the fair. They were due at tag-in. Unmanageable Animals: The Superintendent and/or judge with executive fair board member approval may disqualify any animal deemed unmanageable. Horns: Exhibitor s will be r equir ed to have hor ns tipped blunt or r emoved on all goats befor e ar r ival on the gr ounds. Removal of horns on grounds is NOT permitted. All Steers Entered Must be Dehorned. Any re-growth of horns should be rasped and made presentable for the show. Member in Good Standing: 4-H members must be Members in Good Standing determined by the CSU Extension Office in order to be eligible to show at the Middle Park Fair and Rodeo in 4-H events. Scrapies Tags: All intact males & female sheep & goats must have a Scrapies Tag to be eligible for show at the Middle Park Fair & sell in the Jr Livestock Sale. This Scrapies Tag must be in place at the initial Tag In during May & at the weigh in at fair! Exchanging Animals: Once the sale lineup is establish, there is to be no swapping of animals. When the animal is sold, this is the point of ownership change and the sale committee assumes NO responsibility for any animal NOT designated for slaughter. SLAUGHTER TRUCKS Reserve a spot on the truck for extra animals. Reservations are first come first serve. Extra sheep/swine ($15/hd) Extra steers ($25/hd) Each extra animal must have contact information with them to the slaughter houses. The sale of your extra animal is your responsibility. You are providing a product & being paid for that product. Please see the sale of your extra animals through. We will have forms that must be filled out and the animal must be paid in full or they won t go on the truck. This must be done by noon on Saturday. All MARKET AND EXTRA animals must be cared for through Sunday evening. The truck will come early Monday morning so it is important to feed & water your animal(s) on Sunday late afternoon or evening. Barn clean up will be Monday when you will help tear down pens and remove all bedding and feed & water pans/buckets. CARCASS CONTEST Friday Aug., 7 in the Swine Barn Ultrasound technology will be used to collect the carcass info for sheep, swine, and goat market animals from 3-6:00 pm in the swine barn. Each exhibitor will be allowed one entry into the contest at no cost. It is the exhibitors responsibility to get their animals ultrasound during the allotted time frame. Each additional animal after that will cost the exhibitor $5 per head. Beef carcass data will be taken at slaughter and all carcass contest results will be released within two weeks after fair. Remember ~ there is no guarantee for a spot in the MPFR Jr. Livestock Sale. The sale line up is determined by a sifting committee consisting of the sale committee and the species judge. NO STRAW!! There s no straw allowed at the fairgrounds, it s a fire hazard. Please find another type of bedding for your animals. We ll have some pellets/sawdust for you on a firstcome, first-serve basis. Fair Weight Requirements Minimum Maximum Swine 225 lbs 285lbs Sheep 100 lbs No limit Beef 950 lbs No limit Goat 50 lbs No limit A set of portable sheep and swine scales will be available on Tues for sheep & swine. These scales are balance beam & will not be considered official. Only the electronic scales will be considered official. OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN ON WEDNESDAY, AUG. 5 Swine at 3:00-4:00 in the Swine Barn. Poultry & Rabbit after swine. Sheep & Goat at 4:00-5:00 in the Swine Barn. Beef at 5:00-5:30 in the Beef Barn. Reminder: Sheep must be dry and slick shorn prior to weighing. Only one re-weigh will be allowed immediately after all have been weighed. NOTICE: All beef, sheep, swine and goats that are in the sale may be going to a USDA inspected meat packer and will be subject to residue testing. The companies that will be used are Brothers for swine, sheep and goat and Double J Packing in Pierce for the steers. 6

7 LOCAL, STATE & NATIONAL NEWS CITIZEN WASHINGTON FOCUS Liberty Mathis, 2015Grand County Representative On June 20, 2015, 35 4-H delegates from Colorado met at the Denver International Airport. We got on a plane that took us to Washington D.C. We stayed in the dorms at the National 4-H Convention Center. There, the states were divided up into color groups where we wrote bills regarding water privatization, drones, and mandating vaccinations. These bills were to be presented at the Court in Session on Thursday night where we would go through the court process to either pass or fail the bills. Within each state, we got to choose a committee to be on. There was a Communication, Government, Healthy Living, and a Talent Show Committee. I chose to be on the Healthy Living Committee. With my committee I helped organize games for the derby that was held on Wednesday night. There was also a promotion committee that put posters in the cafeteria to promote healthy eating. When we were not in our workshops or committee meetings, we were exploring the city. We got to tour the monuments and learned about the rich history of Washington D.C. We traveled to Mount Vernon and explored George Washington s estate. On Thursday evening, we went to the Kennedy Center and watched the off-broadway performance of Sheer Madness. It was a life changing experience, and I highly recommend it to other 4-H members! I learned so much about the government and 4-H in other states. I made many friends and am thankful to have gone on the Citizen Washington Focus Trip of Middle Park 4-H Senators Madison DeCicco and Meghan Cameron, along with Abbie Halley, attended the Colorado Sate 4-H Conference June There we attended workshops with keynote speakers from across the country. Both speakers sought to empower us, by teaching that it was important to work towards our goals and by ourselves. We also listened to a presentation by IFYEs. The IFYE program was represented by a returnee from Finland and Germany and three members from the United Kingdom. We were able to explore CSU s campus by visiting the equine facilities and through a scavenger hunt. The county ate dinner with the rest of District 11 and 12 for county night out. There we discussed possible themes and workshops for the next district retreat. It was decided that the theme would center around building a fire within ourselves. The senators also attended meetings and elected Zane Powell as State President and Jayden Hilferty as Vice President. The week was brought to an end with a banquet and dances MPF&R NEWS The application deadline for 2016 royalty contestants is July 17. The Fairboard would like to encourage girls 8-18 yrs of age who are interested in trying out to fill out your application now and join Princess Erica Weimer at her appearances this summer. This is a great opportunity to gain exposure and practice for the Royalty Pageant taking place during Fair where we will be selecting the Queen and Princess to represent us during the 100th year of the Middle Park Fair and Rodeo. For more information and questions please contact Dalene Harthun or Janet Engel. Demolition Derby Saturday, August 15th Middle Park Fairgrounds Redneck Mudshuffle was held June 20th at the Middle Park Fairgrounds. A Huge Thank You to Kitty and Joe Docheff family and everyone that worked so hard to put on this great event! Volunteers Volunteers are who help put on events all year long. Please make sure to thank all the folks that help out, directly and behind the scenes. A smile and sincere thank you can go a long way. 7

8 H EXHIBIT DAY INFORMATION 2015 COLORADO STATE FAIR PROJECT REQUIREMENTS Below is the display guidelines for the Colorado State Fair. For a great guide to any project or record book we advise you to review your project criteria at index.php. Simply go to the link and look up your project. To see what the judging criteria is for your display board or record book go to: score_sheets/index.php If you have any questions please contact the Extension Office at Exhibit Day Exhibit Day 4-H Exhibit Day will be held Friday, July 31 at the Extension Hall in Kremmling. Interviews will be scheduled for all 4-H youth enrolled in general and home economic projects. Time to finish up those projects and record books. Don t wait until the last minute! 4-H Fashion Revue 4-H Fashion Revue will be held this same day later in the afternoon. Again this year we will offer a purchased outfit category for the fashion revue. Youth will be allowed to purchase an outfit and accessories and model it in the performance. For more information on the guidelines of this contest, please contact the Extension Office. Encourage all of your fellow 4-Hers to participate. You do not have to be enrolled in a clothing project to participate. We also need helpers to plan and organize the fashion revue. Contact Caitlyn if you are interested. Creative Cooks Creative cooks is a contest open to all 4-H Youth. We will have a special division for the Cloverbud group. The contest is an exciting way to be creative and have fun with cooking and preparing food. Youth are to create a full menu of items around a theme and then prepare one of the items on the menu for tasting by the judges. They also can decorate a place setting, the table, a centerpiece as well as wear coordinating clothing. A couple of ideas might include a luau with a Hawaiian theme or a fiesta with Mexican food. There is also an opportunity for some youth to participate at the Colorado State Fair in this competition. Please contact the extension office for more information on the contest or if you plan on participating. The contest will be held on Friday, July 31 at the Extension Hall in Kremmling. You must pre-register by July 10 th to participate. ALL CLOVERBUDS are welcome to Exhibit Day for Cloverbud Show & Tell! We will let you know what time to be there as soon as we get all the Exhibit Day registrations in. Each Cloverbud designs their own poster boards (available at the Ext. Office). The 4-Her can draw or attach pictures about 4-H and descriptions about what they learned in Cloverbuds that year! The boards are whatever your 4-H er designs. We encourage the Cloverbud to dress nice when they present their projects. They will not be judged but will be encouraged to talk in a group setting about their board. The poster will then stay at the Extension Hall for display during the fair and can be picked up on Aug. 9th after 2:00. I CAN T MAKE IT TO EXHIBIT DAY AT FAIR! NOW WHAT DO I DO? Just because you can t make it to your event at fair doesn t mean you won t complete your project! We would like to know ahead of time so we can re-schedule. Call Caitlyn at the Extension Office and we ll talk about how you can complete your project or ctaussig@co.grand.co.us. DISPLAY BOARDS & 4-H FOLDERS The 4-H Council has purchased display boards & 4-H record book covers as a small fundraiser. Display boards $5/board. 4-H record book covers $4/each Available at the Extension Office. Countdown to Fair!! 8

9 COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES The Middle Park 4-H Council is looking for volunteers to help with landscaping on July 21st and 22nd! We will be building two sitting areas at the Middle Park Fairgrounds: one will be along the large arena and the other will be placed along the small arena. Our goal is to beautify the fairgrounds as well as to provide shade and make spending a day at the fairgrounds more enjoyable. We will need help with laying down lumber for a small fence, planting flower beds, and placing tables. The larger sitting area will be along the large arena. It will include the small play set, picnic tables, and a flower bed. the other sitting area next to the small arena, will have two flower beds bordering a set of bleachers. In these flower beds we will planting Xeriscape perennials. This means that they will need only a small amount of water. On the back of the large bleachers on the East side of the arena, we will plant 4 or 5 large shade trees. We will be starting at 9:00 am on both days. This is a great community service project! If you would like to help, please contact the Extension Office to sign up Property for Sale, Proceeds to benefit Middle Park 4-H Scholarship Program In 2006 the Middle Park 4-H Council received a 35 acre property near the Old Park subdivision in Kremmling. This land was donated from the Merrit Esmiol Estate to be sold and used for the 4-H Scholarship Program in Grand County. Because the Council was not set up to handle the sale and legal issues that came with the property it was forwarded to the Colorado 4-H Foundation for assistance. In August 2012 the Colorado 4-H Foundation received word that the property will be released from probate to be available to list and sell. The CSU Extension Office in Grand County is working with a local real estate company to list and manage the sale of the property. Upon sale of the property, and paying legal and closing fees, what funds are left will go to the Middle Park 4-H Scholarship Fund. The property is located just off Colorado Highway 134 towards Gore Pass. It is not in the Old Park Subdivision but it is right next to it. For more information about the property please contact Travis Hoesli at the Extension Office at Summer 4-H Concession Gymkhana schedule PLEASE SIGN UP! 4-H club/contact/phone May 31 (Sun) _3R s June 13 (Sat) Blue Ribbon July 11 (Sat) OPEN July 18 (Sat) OPEN July 25 (Sat) 4-H Council Aug. 29 (Sat) Winner s Circle Sept. 13 (Sun) OPEN 9

10 SELF NOMINATION: yes no Outstanding Members General Projects Junior Intermediate: Senior: Outstanding Members Home Ec. Projects Junior Intermediate: Senior: Outstanding Members Livestock Projects Junior Intermediate: Senior: Please think of the following areas when nominating a member: Responsibility and leadership in 4-H this year Helpful, kind, generous. Who did they help? What did they do? Fundraisers and other events Project work Demonstrations Awards in 4-H Other information H OUTSTANDING MEMBER AWARD Age Divisions as of January 1 st Junior 8 to 10 Intermediate 11 to 13 Senior 14 to 18 Members must be enrolled in a project in each of the divisions: General- example- shooting sports, small engine, leather craft, model rockets Home EC- example- sewing, cooking, decorate your duds, cake decorating Livestock- example- horse, sheep, pigs, poultry, alpaca, dog NEW this year- youth may nominate themselves if they feel they are worthy Please include a short summary of why they are nominated for this award: Youth will also be asked to submit a summary of answers to questions about themselves and their 4-H project, as well as attend an interview with a panel of judges. Please take the time to nominate someone who would be willing and able to do all of these requirements. *Deadline to turn this form in is: September 4, 2015* 10

11 Outstanding 4-H Leader H ADULT AWARD NOMINATIONS Supportive Parents of the Year Middle Park 4-H Council 4-H Adult Awards Nomination Form ** Please fill out one form per award/nomination** Forms are due to the Extension Office by 3pm on September 4, 2015 Friend of 4-H Award (a community or business person who supports the 4-H Program) Above and Beyond the Call of Duty (ABCD) (optional) Nominated Person: Club Nominating: 1. Why does your club believes this person should receive this award? 2. What did this person(s) contribute to 4-H this year? (please give specific examples). This is your chance to honor someone special in the 4-H program. Decisions will be made at the September 4-H Council meeting. Each club should send their club representatives to vote on behalf of their club! 11

12 CSU Extension in Grand County P.O. Box 475 Kremmling, CO Colorado State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Colorado counties cooperating. CSU Extension programs are available to all without discrimination. No endorsement of products mentioned is intended nor is criticism implied of products not mentioned. 4-H Fair Registration Forms are due in the Extension Office by July 10th! Please call with any questions. 12