Sheridan County 4-H Family August Notes Julianne Shoup 785-675-3268 618-203-3374 Sheridan County Fair Thank you to everyone for all of your help and hard work during the Fair! It takes our whole 4-H Family to make the Fair possible. Make sure to check out the Fair results on the next few pages and tell your fellow 4-H ers good job! The 2016 Fair Dates have been set for July 18th 23rd so mark your calendars! Buyer Thank yous Please make sure to send a thank you note or stop by with something to thank your Livestock and Food Auction buyers for supporting you and for supporting our County 4-H Program! 4-H Family Lake Night Aug. 14th 4-H Family lake Night will take place on Friday, August 14th at 7pm at Sheridan lake. Hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks and s/mores will be provided by 4-H Council. Side dishes and dessert will be potluck. Bring your own place settings, a side dish or dessert, lawn chairs, yard games, paddle boats, fishing gear, or anything else for lake fun! Also bring flashlights and bug spray for after dark when we do s mores! Please RSVP to the office at 675-3268 by Wednesday, August 12th. New Twin Creeks Website The new Twin Creeks website is now live. Please take some time to look over the 4-H sections and send us any feedback you may have so we can make it as user friendly as possible! Fair Feedback Survey Please take a few minutes to send any Fair feedback you have through the survey below. We appreciate constructive comments and feedback so we can continue to improve the Sheridan County Fair! We will be trying to make Fair Book changes as soon as possible while it is still fresh so if you have any requests for additional classes or rule changes, please make sure to submit those in your survey or call the office! Fair Feedback Survey Link: https:// kstate.qualtrics.com/se/? SID=SV_9NuF42uYxQJG48l Japanese String Garden Class On August 13th from 2pm 3:30 at the Hoxie Scout House there will be a youth horticulture class on how to make a Japanese string garden. Youth ages 7 and up are welcome. Materials and plants will be provided and cost is $10/ youth. RSVP to 675-3268 by Tuesday, August 11th. 4-H Online E-mails 4-H families will be receiving e-mails from the new 4-H Online system. Please make sure that these e-mails are not going to your junk mail! Also, you will receive e-mails from Julianne Shoup, Connie Gassmann, Patsy Maddy, or Kendra Conrad. Many notices about area and state events will be coming from Patsy or Kendra so please be sure to open these e-mails. State Fair Entries All State Fair entries need to be in the office by noon on September 10th for the office to take them down to the State Fair. Club Leader Meetings 4-H Club Leaders need to schedule a meeting time to review their 4-H year with Julianne sometime in September. This will be to give and receive feedback on your club and a time to request any resources you may need from the office. Thank you! Sheridan County 4-H Calendar 8/5 -State Fair Entry Paperwork Due 8/5 - State Fair Tickets, Encampment and Parking Ticket Orders Due 8/11 - RSVP for String Garden Class 8/13 Japanese String Garden Class 8/14 4-H Family Lake Night 8/31 4-H Council Meeting 7pm 9/10 State Fair Entries Due to Office by NOON TBD Shooting Sports Practices 10/1 4-H Online Enrollment Due 10/1 Sheridan County Senior Scholarship Applications Due 10/1 KAPs, Pin Applications, & Permanent Record Books Due 10/1 Club Treasurer Books Due for Audit 10/1 List of New Club Officers Due to Office 10/5 Officer Training Nov. TBD Achievement Ceremony Dec. TBD Countywide Christmas Party
4-H GRAND & RESERVE CHAMPIONS 2015 CLASS DIVISION GRAND RESERVE Arts & Crafts JR Will Bruggeman Karlee Geisinger Arts & Crafts SR Jennifer Hughes Jennifer Hughes Beef Novice Showman Carter Beckman Isabella Ostmeyer Beef JR Showman Hayley Jacobs Kassie Miller Beef SR Showman Braden Korte Kami Miller Beef Rate of Gain Lyndzee Fellhoelter Tag # 96340 Banners Overall Angelus Club ------- Booths Overall Harvesters Solomon Valley Breeding Beef Overall Jordan Ostmeyer Lyndzee Fellhoelter Bucket Calf Showmanship Libertee Fellhoelter Will Bruggeman Buymanship Scrapbook JR Karlee Geisinger Lauren Patmon Clothing Buymanship JR Boy Donovan Balluch -------- Clothing Buymanship JR Girl Lauren Patmon Karlee Geisinger Clothing Buymanship SR Boy Sam Bretz Sam Bretz Clothing Buymanship SR Girl Kylie Wood Trinity Balluch Clothing Construction Style JR Karlee Geisinger ---------- Revue Clothing Construction Level II & Overall Karlee Geisinger Hayley Jacobs Decorated Cake Overall Leigha Fellhoelter Lizabeth Fellhoelter Entomology Overall Drew Bretz Sam Bretz Floriculture Overall Jaylei Sloan Jaylei Sloan Foods & Nutrition Level 1 Owen Patmon ------- Foods & Nutrition Level 2 Lauren Patmon Lizabeth Fellhoelter Foods & Nutrition Level 3 Austin Patmon Karlee Geisinger Foods & Nutrition Level 4 Brynn Niblock Shayla Wood Goat JR Showman Will Bruggeman Leah Mages Goat Rate of Gain Laural Rumback Tag # 59759 Leadership Overall Lauren Patmon ------- Home Environment Overall Isabella Ostmeyer ------- Horse - Gelding Overall Kami Miller Kassie Miller Horse JR High Point Kassie Miller Isabella Ostmeyer Horse SR High Point Kami Miller KayCee Miller Horse JR Showman Isabella Ostmeyer Kassie Miller Horse SR Showman Kami Miller KayCee Miller Horticulture Overall Sam Bretz Sam Bretz
MORE 4-H GRAND & RESERVE CHAMPIONS 2015 Class Division Grand Reserve Market Beef 4-H Overall Kelsey Geerdes Erin Carter Market Beef Overall Kelsey Geerdes Erin Carter Market Hog 4-H Overall KayCee Miller Kyler Niblock Market Hog Overall KayCee Miller Landee McKenna Market Lamb 4-H Overall KayCee Miller Kami Miller Market Meat Goat Overall Will Bruggeman Laural Rumback Parade Float Club Harvesters Solomon Valley Photography JR Leah Mages Drew Bretz Photography SR Shayla Wood Austin Patmon Self Determined Welding Overall Jake Geisinger -------- Sheep JR Showman Hayley Jacobs Kassie Miller Sheep SR Showman Kami Miller KayCee Miller Sheep Rate of Gain Kami Miller Tag # 59706 Swine Novice Showman Laural Rumback Drew Bell Swine JR Showman Kassie Miller Hayley Jacobs Swine SR Showman Kami Miller Brynn Niblock Swine Rate of Gain Brynn Niblock Tag # 59722 Woodworking Overall Jake Geisinger Isaiah Dickman Wildlife Overall Jordan Ostmeyer --------
4-H ROYALTY WINNER 4-H Queen Kylie Wood 4-H Queen Runner-Up Brynn Niblock CATEGORY DIVISION 1 ST 2 ND 3 RD Herdsmanship Club Harvesters Angelus Solomon Valley Life Skills Judging JR Libertee Fellhoelter Lauren Patmon Max Beckman Life Skills Judging SR Kami Miller KayCee Miller Sam Bretz Livestock Judging JR Jordan Ostmeyer Kassie Miller Lizabeth Fellhoelter Livestock Judging SR Jake Geisinger Kami Miller KayCee Miller Round Robin JR Kassie Miller Jordan Ostmeyer Hayley Jacobs Round Robin SR Kami Miller KayCee Miller Brynn Niblock
Sheridan County 4-H Project Classes and Club Tours a Success! This summer there were project days for photography, fishing, entomology, livestock judging, showmanship, sewing, foods and more! And each club had a club tour to show off what they were taking to the Fair!
Julianne Shoup District Extension Agent Twin Creeks Extension District #9 - Hoxie Office 929 9th Street, P.O. Box 107, Hoxie, KS 67740 Phone: 785.675.3268 Fax: 785.675.3269 Sheridan County 4-H Return Service Requested Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, K-State, County Extension Councils, Extension Districts, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating. Inside this 4-H Family Notes Issue: Sheridan County Fair Thank you Buyer Thank yous 4-H Family Lake Night Aug. 14th New Twin Creeks Website Fair Feedback Survey Due Aug. 28th Japanese String Garden Class Aug. 13th 4-H Online E-mails State Fair Entries Club Leader Meetings Current Fall 4-H Calendar 4-H Fair Results, Awards & Pictures Twin Creeks Extension District #9 www.twincreeks.ksu.edu Hoxie Office 929 9th Street, PO Box 107, Hoxie, KS 67740 Phone: 785-675-3268 Fax: 785-677-3269 Connie Albers, Office Professional E-mail: connie3@ksu.edu Julianne Shoup, Family & Consumer Sciences Email: jshoup@ksu.edu - Norton Office 107 S. State Street, Norton, KS 67654-2108 Phone: 785-877-5755 Fax: 785-874-4756 Kendra Conrad, Office Professional E-mail: kdconrad@ksu.edu Keith VanSkike, Agriculture & Natural Resources Email: kvan@ksu.edu Patsy Maddy, 4-H & Youth Development Email: pmaddy@ksu.edu - Oberlin Office 120 E. Hall, PO Box 207, Oberlin, KS 67749 Phone: 785-475-8121 Fax: 785-475-8181 Tami Shaw, Office Professional E-mail: tmshaw@ksu.edu