Ohio State University Extension Putnam County Clover Times 4-H Newsletter November 2018 Inside this issue: Welcome:......1 New Enrollment Deadline Change...1 Application Reminders for Jr. Fair Board and Camp Counselors.......1 4-H Annual Volunteer Appreciation and Recognition....2 Changes for Steer Weigh-in.2. 2019 Family Guide Available......2 4-H Club Dues..2 Jr. Fair Goat Show Changes..... 2 4-H Volunteer Selection Process for 2019...2 4-H Teens State Awards and Scholarship Opportunities......2 4-H Council Position Openings....3. 2019 Chicken BBQ Date Set........4 2019 Volunteer Training Dates.....4 Cross County Line Membership...4 2019 Camp and Fair Dates.......4 4-H and FFA Membership...4 Ohio Fair Managers Convention..4 2019 Fair Notes...5 4-H Decorated Pallet Contest..5 New & Discontinued Project...5 Quality Assurance Dates & Rules. 5 Photo Contest for 2019......5 4-H Membership Eligibility...5 Putnam County Website...6 Goat Horns Changes...6 New Cloverbud Resources...6 4-H Volunteer and Camp Counselor BCI checks.....6 2019 Calendar....7 Dear Members, Parents & Advisors: The 2019 4-H season is just around the corner and it is time to break out the calendar and start penciling in dates for 4-H events, form and application deadlines, club meetings, and judging times for next year. We have completed most of our 2019 calendar so you can start planning things around all those important dates! Please read the newsletter carefully and take note of any changes for 2019. All applications and forms are available on the putnam.osu.edu and under the 4-H Youth Development site. Hope everyone has an enjoyable Thanksgiving with family and friends. Jason A. Hedrick, Extension Educator/4-H Youth Development NEW ENROLLEMENT DEADLINE for 2019 4-H Enrollment Deadline March 1 Project Change, Add, Drop Deadline April 1 Animal Possession Deadlines have not changed! Applications/Interviews for Junior Fair Board and/or Camp Counselors Are due December 3, 2018 Applications for the 2019 Putnam County Junior Fair Board and Camp Counselors are available at the Extension Office or on the Putnam County 4-H web site. The Junior Fair Board and Camp Counselors is open to all 4-H youth (current Freshman - Senior) and is a great opportunity to help coordinate events at the Putnam County Fair and/or camp. Junior Fair Board and Camp Counselor interviews are scheduled for December 19-21. Call 419-523- 6294 for an interview time! Again this year OSU requires adult (age 18 before May 1 2018) 4-H Camp Counselors to have finger print backgrounds checks completed. Remember all applicants will be required to submit two reference forms. Reference forms must be submitted before interviews.
P AGE 2 The Annual 4-H Volunteer Appreciation and Recognition We will be recognizing the outstanding work of our 4-H Advisors and volunteers for 2018 and kicking off our 2019 4-H year on January 15. The Annual 4-H Volunteer Appreciation and Recognition is scheduled for Tuesday, January 15th from 6:00PM - 8:00PM. The event will be held at the Education Service Center. It will be important to RSVP so we can arrange tables and food service. We will be reconnecting with our 4-H community of volunteers, recognizing our Advisors reaching benchmarks in service and outlining new things for 2019. Also, volunteers will have the opportunity to vote for those running for 4- H Council positions if we have multiple nominees. Don t forget to RSVP by calling the office at 419-523- 6294 by January 11th! CHANGES for STEER Weigh-IN Read carefully There is no Steer Weigh In for 2019. Instead, 2019 market beef/dairy steer exhibitors are required to pick up EID Tags from the Extension Office between December 15-31, complete an ID Form, take photos of tagged animal, and send photos back to Extension Office no later than January 11th, 2019. If your steer already has an EIN Tag, simply come to the Extension Office and fill out the ID Form by December 31. The form will include DETAILED instructions about what photos are needed and how to submit them to the office. ID Forms completed after Dec 31 will be assessed a $10 late fee. Photos will not be accepted after January 11 Deadline. The 2019 Family Guide is in or online at: www.ohio4h.org/families/familyguide The Office also has hard copies if you want them prior to the Advisor Kick-Off. 4-H club dues Club Dues will increase from $5 to $6 per member and an additional $1 for supplement medical coverage will again be added (horse members/ advisors is $2). Total club dues per member is $7 ($8 for horse members) for 2019. Club dues have not increased since 2003. While our Silent Auction and Chicken BBQ have helped to offset the 4-H project book price increases over the last 15 years, it has not kept pace with rising book prices. Junior Fair Goat Show Changes 1. Goat Meat Breeding Class has been added to Junior Fair Goat Show for 2019. Details and guidelines to be announced soon. 2. Junior Fair Goat Show time change: Monday, June 24 at 8:30AM. 4-H Volunteer selection process for 2019 Requirements for Volunteers All new 4-H volunteers wishing to be part of Putnam County 4-H must comply with requirements set forth by House Bill 187 and OSU policy. All new volunteers must: 1. Receive a position description. 2. Complete an application. 3. Have references checked. 4. Complete a fingerprint back ground check. OSU reimbursed. 5. Complete an interview (New Advisor Training). 6. All requirements must be com plete by June 1 st of application year. ATTENTION 4-H TEENS: State Awards and Scholarship Opportunities Follow this link to a list of all the scholarships and awards offered for 2019. Please review the list and take note of the requirements. For further information on specific opportunities, please give the office a call. Applications for awards are made online between November 1, 2018 to February 15, 2019. http://www.ohio4h.org/4-h-youth/ teens/awards-scholarships/ohio-4-hscholarships
P AGE 3 4-H Council Position Openings The following positions (identified as OPEN) need to be filled on the Putnam County 4-H Council for 2018. Each member of the council is elected to a three-year term. The council manages many 4-H activities throughout the year including the Advisors Banquet, Chicken BBQ, 4-H Endowment and much more. Please consider being a part of this important group. 2019 2020 2021 Advisors Advisors Advisors Mary Siefker - G/U/S Kristina Hoffman B/O) Amy Jo Schumaker M/J/J/P Cynthy Kleman - R/P Diana Recker B/O) Melissa Meyer - G/U/S Lois McKnight L/VB Marilyn Calvelage M/P) Jane Warnimont M/P Parent Rep Parent Rep Parent Rep Cheri Verhoff R/P Ben Smith L/VB) (Open M/J/J/P) Parent Rep Parent Rep Parent Rep Christina Landin (open) (open) If you are interested in serving on the council or would like to nominate someone, please fill out the enclosed form and return it to the Extension office by December 1, 2018. Voting (if necessary) will take place at the Annual Advisors Kick-Off on January 15, 2019. It is not necessary to live in district being represented. PUTNAM COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL NOMINATION FORM Voting will take place at the Annual Advisors Kick Off on January 16, 2019. Terms begin January 2019. Parents and Advisors serve three-year terms and represent the townships in which they reside. Return by DECEMBER 1st to: OSU Extension, Putnam County PO BOX 189 Ottawa, OH 45875 District III: M/J/J/P = Monterey/Jackson/Jennings/Perry Name Parent Rep (2020) Name: Parent Rep (2021) Name:
P AGE 4 Putnam 4-H BBQ DATE April 28, 2019 The 4-H Chicken BBQ is scheduled for Sunday, April 28 at the Putnam County Fair Grounds by the Beef Barn. The 4-H Council will serve chicken carry out only again this year. The success of our BBQ is critical to help offset the cost of providing 4-H books and scholarships to our 4-H youth. Please save the date. 4-H Volunteer Training set for 2019 Similar to last year, 4-H policy requires each club volunteer to attend one advisor training (4-H Kick Off Training or New Advisor training). Or you can attend an EERA Volunteer Training in 2019. This is a minimum expectation. We encourage all volunteers to take advantage of the training opportunities. It s the foundation for quality club work. Below you will find the 2019 4-H volunteer training schedule. January 15: 4-H Advisor Kick-Off Meeting : 6:00 8:00 PM: Putnam County Education Service Center (clubs will receive everything they need to get started with the 2019 4-H year) January 31: New Volunteer Training and Make Up Training(Putnam Education Service Center) February: Maumee Valley EERA Regional Volunteer Training (TBA) and New Advisor Training offered (Henry County- Archbold) March 9: (Bob Evans Volunteer Conference) Cross county line membership Youth are expected to affiliate with the 4-H program in their county of residence. 4-H membership in two counties simultaneously is not permitted. In situations where the county of residence does not have a 4-H program, youth may not join 4- H in another county. If county financial support for Ohio State University Extension ceases to exist, 4- H membership status already established in that county will end on the date the funding ends (established by Extension Administration). 4-H membership of youth, residing in a county that has lost funding, who have pre-established cross-county line 4-H membership agreements in place will be permitted to continue participation in their non-resident county through December 31 of that 4-H membership year. For more information about crosscounty lines membership, contact your local Extension office. 2019 4-H Camp Dates: July 14-18 2019 Putnam County Fair Dates: June 24-29 Fair Theme is: It s Fun for the Whole Herd 4h and ffa membership Ohio 4-H members are sometimes also FFA members, often within the same county or in an adjacent county. These members especially need to keep in mind the 4-H policy about 4-H projects being separate from school projects. To keep work in both organizations clearly separate, 4-H members are expected to take different species or non-livestock projects in the two organizations or, at the very least, to take market animals in one and breeding animals in the other. Exhibitors must refrain from exhibiting the same project more than once. Attention Junior Fair Board Members: Ohio fair Managers Convention The Senior Fair Board will be sponsoring up to 10 Putnam Co. Junior Fair Board members to attend this years Ohio Fair Managers Convention (OFMA) Junior Fair Day on Saturday, January 5, 2019. Consider joining over 500 other junior fair board members from across the state to watch the Ohio Fair Queen Contest (in which Megan Schulte will be participating) and attend some great sessions to learn more about Ohio Junior Fairs! JFB Please gather a group and call the Extension office if you want a spot! You must call by December 7, 2018. Location: Hyatt Regency Convention Center Columbus, Ohio
P AGE 5 2019 Fair Notes 1. Wrist Bands will again replace paper passes for the 2019 fair. 4- H Advisors and 4-H Members will received seasonal wrist bands in 2019. 2. Style Show and Cloverbud Recognition will be held in the Entertainment Tent in 2019 - not the Junior Fair Building. 3. All Jr. fair entries that are substitutes after deadline will be placed in over/under/noncompetitive classes for show only. 4-h decorated pallet contest Pallet Decorating Contest for 4-H Clubs will be offered again in 2019. There is no cost to pallets for Clubs this year. Entries should be made as a team or club project. Use your imagination! Be Creative! Pallets will be displayed and silent auctioned at the fair. Decorated pallets will be judged at fair. Best decorated will receive 50% of the funds generated through the sale of their pallet. All other proceeds will support honor club awards. 2019 New/Revised and Discontinued Project Changes New 182 Small Equine 593 Seeing Through Graphic Design 612 Geology: Can You Dig It? 757 Crossbow Revised or Replaced New Title (Old Title) 415 Ready, Set, Sew Active! (Active Sportswear) 419 Terrific Tops (Tops for Tweens) 487 Take a Break for Breakfast (Fast Break for Breakfast) 624 Outdoor Adventurer: Intermediate Fishing (Intermediate Fishing) 692 Growing with the Seasons (same) 711AG 4-H Cloverbud Volunteer Guidebook (same) Discontinued 587 Writing and Reporting for Teenagers 596 Play the Role 598 Set the Stage Quality assurance PLEASE READ Per ODA: Regardless of age, junior fair market exhibitors shall successfully complete the educational quality assurance program not less than 45 days prior to the opening date of the exhibition in which they will participate. All Putnam County market exhibitors will need to have QA completed by: May 10, 2019. Putnam County Youth Quality Assurance Dates April 1: Quality Assurance Program - 7:30 PM (all market animals including lactating dairy cows and goats) (dairy and beef feeders are not required to attend). Optional for parents to attend April 9: Quality Assurance Program - 7:30 PM (all market animals including lactating dairy cows and goats) (dairy and beef feeders are not required to a ttend). Optional for parents to attend. Exhibitors are welcome to attend out of county YQA s as an alternative. Those dates are TBA. Calling on 4-H photographers Any 4-H member wanting to make an entry into the 2019 4-H photo contest is welcome. Three categories include: 1. 4-H in Action 2. 4-H Selfies 3. 4-H Projects 4-H er may have as many as three entries so long as they submit each entry in a different category. You do not have to take a photography project to enter. Details coming to advisors at Kick- Off 4-H Membership Eligibility Ohio 4-H membership is based on a child s age AND grade as of January 1 of the current calendar year. Eligibility for Cloverbud participation begins when a child is age 5 and enrolled in kindergarten. Eligibility for participation in 4-H projects and competitive events begins when a child is age 8 and in third grade. Any youth age 9 or above is eligible for project membership, regardless of grade level. Membership requires enrollment in an authorized Ohio 4- H club or group under the direction of an OSU Extension professional or an approved adult volunteer. A youth s 4-H eligibility ends December 31 the year he or she turns 19. Joining Ohio 4 H is a privilege and responsibility for individuals and is subject to the Ohio 4-H Code of Conduct and applicable policies of The Ohio State University
P AGE 6 Check out our Website: www.putnam.osu.edu Be sure to check out our 4-H web pages and get the latest in Putnam County 4-H! The web page offers 4- Her s, volunteers, and parents a great way to get information about the 4-H program in Putnam County. The Web page contains our newsletter, forms and applications for a variety of activities including Junior Fair Board, Junior Leadership, and Camp Counselors, and many others. The 4- H Handbook and the 2019 Calendar of Events will be posted as well. This web page can be a valuable tool for everyone! If you get a chance, check it out. If you have suggestions on how to improve the site, please give us a call. Feedback is always welcome. Goat horns Putnam County Market Goats: All wethers must have their horns removed prior to fair. Horns must be 1 inch or less from base of skull. As a safety precaution the Fair Board has the right to refuse showing privileges with horned animals. Market Does are permitted to have horns. New cloverbud resources The Big Book of 4-H Cloverbud Activities : This revised classic includes updated versions of hundreds of activities for 4-H Cloverbuds Clover Cubes: combine creativity, cooperation, interaction and fun into a great 4-H Cloverbud activity. Each Clover Cube has six discussion prompts that help children explore a particular topic and share answers with friends Choose and Tell Cards: Intended for 4-H s youngest participants, this educational piece is a colorful deck of 4 x 6 cards that introduce Cloverbuds to public speaking and communication skills. Forty-nine engaging activities are divided into four levels. My 4-H Cloverbud Year: This fun book is a great way for Cloverbuds to learn the basics of 4- H and keep track of their activities and events. Completion of this book is optional, and can be done with or without the help of an adult leader. 4-H Volunteers and Camp Counselors PLEASE READ Policy 1.50 Ohio State University has developed Policy 1.50 in 2015 (which OSU Extension and 4-H must adhere to). The policy requires all faculty, staff, students and volunteers (4-H volunteers, camp counselors) working with minors to have a BCI check upon time of hire (service) and every 4th year thereafter. As we continue with the compliance of Policy 1.50 you will need to remember: 1.New Extension volunteers and those that need to be rescreened, must be screened through the Ohio Bureau of Identification using Ohio Revised Code reason 2151.86 2. Background check costs will be reimbursed through OSU again this year. All result reports should be mailed directly from BCI to: Attention: Background Checks Putnam County OSU Office of Human Resources 1590 N. High St., Ste. 300 Columbus, Ohio 43201 3. All OSU/4-HVolunteers must participate in annual training. To read entire policy, please visit: http://putnam.osu.edu/topics/4-hyouth-development Please call our office with any questions or help that you need.
P AGE 7 2019 Calendar JANUARY January 1 January 15 January 15 January 17 January 31 Market Steer/Heifer Ownership deadline Advisor Kick Off Meeting: 6:00 PM 4-H Council Meeting: 8:00 PM Jr. Fair Board Meeting: 6:00; Junior Leadership Meeting: 7:30 PM New Advisor/Makeup Training; 6:00 PM (Putnam County Education Service Center) FEBRUARY February 1 Ohio 4-H Achievement February 9 Registration due for State 4-H Volunteer Conference Luncheon February 11 Turkey Hatch Dates (hatched February 11 - February 26 & owned 48 hours after hatch) February 21 Jr. Fair Board Meeting: 6:00; Junior Leadership Meeting: 7:30 PM February TBA Maumee Valley New Advisor Training: 6:30 PM February 28 Turkey Possession Deadline February 28 Camp Counselor Training - (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM) MARCH MARCH 1 March 9 March 21 March 28 March 28 March 28 PUTNAM COUNTY 4H ENROLLMENT DEADLINE (note date change) State 4-H Volunteer/Teen Conference/Recognition Luncheon Jr. Fair Board Meeting: 6:00; Junior Leadership Meeting: 7:30 PM Camp Counselor Training : 6:30 8:00 PM 4-H Council Meeting : 7:30 PM Geese Hatch Date (hatch dates March 28 April 11 and owned within 48 hours after hatching) APRIL April 1 4-H Project Enrollment Change Deadline (note date change) April 1 Quality Assurance Program: 7:30 PM (all market animals including lactating dairy cows and goats) (dairy and beef feeders are not required to attend). Optional for parents to attend April 9 Quality Assurance Program: 7:30 PM (all market animals including lactating dairy cows and goats) (dairy and beef feeders are not required to attend). Optional for parents to attend April 13 Geese Possession (hatch dates March 28 April 11 and owned within 48 hours after hatching) April 15 ANIMAL POSSESSION DEADLINE (Feeder Calf, Dairy, Goat, Beef Breeding, Sheep Breeding, Market Lamb, Horses, & Swine) April 15 4-H State Camp Award Applications Due April 15 Club Programs due April 15 Club Charter s, Constitution, & EIN Due to Extension Offce April 16 Market Rabbit to be born on or after this date and not to exceed 70 days old on the first day of the fair April 20 Feeder Calf Weigh-in and Tagging (fairgrounds): 8:30 10:00 AM April 20 Market Lamb/Goat Weigh-in and Tagging (fairgrounds): 8:30-9:30 AM April 22 Camp Counselor Training: 10:00AM - 2:00 PM April 25 Jr. Fair Board Meeting: 6:00 PM & Junior Leadership Meeting : 7:30 PM April 28 4-H Chicken BBQ : 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Putnam County Fairgrounds (carry-out )
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