Carroll County and Maryland 4-H Calendar 2017

University of Maryland Extension Carroll County 700 Agriculture Center Westminster, Maryland 21157-5700 TEL 410-386-2760/888-326-9645 FAX 410-876-0132 www.carroll.umd.edu Carroll County and Maryland 4-H Calendar 2017 Date Event Time Location January 3 Senior Portfolios Due to CC Extension Office January 3 UME Volunteer Training 6pm CC Extension Office January 4 Horse Bowl Practice 7pm CC Extension Office January 4 Livestock Skillathon Practice 7pm CC Extension Office January 6-8 Adult Staff Residential Camp TBD Hashawa January 7 Beef/Dairy Steer Weigh- 8am-11am Ag. Center In/Commercial Heifer Tagging January 11 Horse Bowl Practice 7pm CC Extension Office January 11 Livestock Skillathon Practice 7pm CC Extension Office TBD State 4-H Winter Camp All Day Patuxent River 4-H Center January 15 Maryland 4-H Gala 3pm Maryland State Fair January 16 CC Extension Office Closed CLOSED CC Extension Office January 17 CC 4-H All Stars Meeting 7pm CC Extension Office January 18 Horse Bowl Practice 7pm CC Extension Office January 18 Livestock Skillathon Practice 7pm CC Extension Office January 19 CC 4-H Teen Council 7pm CC Extension Office January 20-22 Horse World Expo/4-H Horse Art Contest All Day Maryland State January 23 Tractor Certification 7pm CC Extension Office January 25 Horse Bowl Practice 7pm CC Extension Office January 25 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Board Mtg. 7:30pm CC Extension Office January 26 Dairy Bowl Practice 7:30pm CC Extension Office January 28 Beat the Mid-Winter Blah s 9am-3pm CC Extension Office January 29 Camp Training 12pm- CC Extension Office 4pm January 30 Tractor Certification Program 7pm CC Extension Office February 2017 February 1 Horse Bowl Practice 7pm CC Extension Office February 1 Livestock Skillathon Practice 7pm CC Extension Office February 2 Dairy Bowl Practice 7:30pm CC Extension Office February 4 Out of State Trip Interviews 9-2pm Queen Anne s Ext. February 6 Tractor Certification 7pm Finch Services February 7 Out of State Trip Interviews 4-7:30pm MD 4-H Center February 8 Horse Bowl Practice 7pm CC Extension Office The University of Maryland Extension programs are open to any person and will not discriminate against anyone because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression.

February 8 Livestock Skillathon Practice 7pm CC Extension Office February 9 Dairy Bowl Practice 7:30pm CC Extension Office February 11 Out of State Trip Interviews 9-2pm CC Extension Office February 11 Healthy Living Summit 9-3pm TBD February 12 Camp Training 12-4pm CC Extension Office February 13 Tractor Certification 7pm Hoober Inc. February 15 Horse Bowl Practice 7pm CC Extension Office February 15 Livestock Skillathon Practice 7pm CC Extension Office February 16 CC 4-H Teen Council 7pm CC Extension Office February 16 Dairy Bowl Practice 7:30pm CC Extension Office February 17 CC 4-H Senior Ambassador All Day CC Extension Office Applications Due February 18 Demonstration Contest 9-11am CC Extension Office February 20 CC Extension Office Closed CLOSED CC Extension Office February 20 Tractor Certification 7pm Wertz Farm & Power Equipment February 22 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Board Mtg. 7:30pm CC Extension Office February 22 Horse Bowl Practice 7pm CC Extension Office February 23 Dairy Bowl Practice 7:30pm CC Extension Office February 25 Healthy Living Summit 9-3pm TBD February 27 Tractor Certification 7pm Bob s Welding February 28 4-H Volunteer Council followed 6:30pm CC Extension Office by All Star Meeting March 2017 TBD Shooting Sports Instructor TBD TBD Update March 1 Horse Bowl Practice 7pm CC Extension Office March 2 Dairy Bowl Practice 7:30pm CC Extension Office March 4 Livestock Skillathon Contest TBD TBD March 6 Tractor Certification 7pm Lippy Brothers March 8 Horse Bowl Practice 7pm CC Extension Office March 9 UME Volunteer Training 6pm CC Extension Office March 9 Dairy Bowl Practice 7:30pm CC Extension Office March 11 Public Speaking Contest 9-11am CC Extension Office March 12 Swine Workshop 2pm CC Extension Office March 13 Tractor Certification 7pm CC Extension Office March 15 Horse Bowl Practice 7pm CC Extension Office March 16 CC 4-H Teen Council 7pm CC Extension Office March 16 Dairy Bowl Practice 7:30pm CC Extension Office March 18 Maryland 4-H Horse Bowl TBD UMCP March 22 Horse Judging Practice 7pm CC Extension Office March 22 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Board Mtg. 7:30pm CC Extension Office March 23 Dairy Bowl Practice 7:30pm CC Extension Office March 24-26 Youth Camp Training Weekend TBD Hashawa March 25 Ag Day at the Mall 10-2pm Town Mall March 26 Sheep Workshop 1-3pm CC Extension Office

March 29 Horse Judging Practice 7pm CC Extension Office March 30 Dairy Bowl Practice 7:30pm CC Extension Office April 2017 April 2 State Horse Judging Clinic TBD Ag. Center - TRP April 6 Horse Judging Practice 7pm Rockland Breeze April 6 Dairy Bowl Practice 7:30pm CC Extension Office April 8 MD 4-H Foundation Sporting Clays Fundraiser All Day Pintail Point Queenstown, MD April 12 Horse Judging Practice 7pm Sweet Rock Stables April 13 Fair Canning Workshops 9-3pm CC Extension Office April 13 Dairy Bowl Practice 7:30pm CC Extension Office April 14 CC Extension Office Closed CLOSED CC Extension Office April 19 Horse Judging Practice 7pm Kromes April 20 CC 4-H Teen Council 7pm CC Extension Office April 20 Dairy Bowl Practice 7:30pm CC Extension Office April 21 CC 4-H Achievement Program 7pm CC Extension Office April 22 State Dairy Bowl Contest TBD UMCP April 22 Fashion Fun Day 9:30am CC Extension Office April 22 Beef Field Day 7:30am Ag Center - TRP April 23 Camp Training 12-4pm CC Extension Office April 26 Horse Judging Practice 7pm Marsha Herberts April 26 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Board Mtg. 7:30pm CC Extension Office April 29 Maryland Day All Day UMCP May 2017 May 1 CARROLL COUNTY 4-H ENROLLMENT DEADLINE CARROLL COUNTY CC 4-H/FFA Fair May 1 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Online Entries Open May 3 Horse Judging Practice 7pm TBD May 5 Swine Weigh-In/Tagging TBD Ag. Center May 6 State Horse Judging Contest TBD UMCP May 7 Goat and Sheep Skillathon TBD Howard County May 12 Sheep/Goat Weigh-In/Tagging TBD Ag. Center May 18 CC 4-H Teen Council 7pm CC Extension Office May 20 Wills Fair All Day Howard County May 21 Camp Training 12-4pm CC Extension Office May 24 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Board Mtg. 7:30pm CC Extension Office May 29 CC Extension Office Closed CLOSED CC Extension Office TBD Livestock Judging Practices TBD TBD TBD Dairy Judging Practices TBD TBD TBD Dairy Workshop TBD TBD June 2017 June 1 MD 4-H Foundation Scholarship DUE Online Portal June 1 UME Volunteer Training 6pm CC Extension Office

June 3 Fashion Revue 7pm CC Extension Office June 5 New Camper Orientation 7pm CC Extension Office June 10 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Online Entries CLOSE Close by 11:59pm CC 4-H/FFA Fair June 11 Camp Training 12-4pm CC Extension Office June 18 CC 4-H Teen Council 7pm CC Extension Office June 26-29 Residential Camp (Younger All Day Hashawa Week) June 20-24 Maryland 4-H Congress All Day UMCP June 27 Volunteer Council Meeting 7pm CC Extension Office June 28 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Board Mtg. 7:30pm CC Extension Office TBD Meat Goat Workshop TBD TBD TBD Junior Stock Show TBD TBD TBD CC 4-H Archery Camp TBD TBD TBD Poultry Judging Practices TBD CC Extension Office July 2017 July 4 CC Extension Office Closed CLOSED CC Extension Office July 5-7 Clover Fun Days All Day CC Extension Office July 7-9 Horse Jamboree/Horse All Day Calvert County Communication Contest July 10-14 Residential Camp (Older Week) All Day Hashawa July 19-21 Junior Fair Fun Days All Day CC Extension Office July 20 CC 4-H Teen Council 7pm CC Extension Office July 22-23 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Set-Up Ag. Center July 26 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Board Mtg. 7:30pm CC Extension Office July 29-August 4 CC 4-H/FFA Fair All Day Ag. Center July 31 st Maryland State Fair Online Entries Close Close by 11:59pm Maryland State Fair TBD CC 4-H Shotgun Camp TBD TBD August 2017 August 5 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Clean Up All Day Ag. Center August 9 CC 4-H/FFA Evaluation Mtg. 7:30pm CC Extension Office August 9-11 Clover Fun Days All Day CC Extension Office August 17 CC 4-H Teen Council 7pm CC Extension Office August 24-Sept 4 Maryland State Fair All Day State September 2017 September 4 CC Extension Office Closed CLOSED CC Extension Office September 6 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Board Mtg. 7:30pm CC Extension Office September 21 CC 4-H Teen Council 7pm CC Extension Office September 25 Volunteer Council Meeting 7pm CC Extension Office September 27 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Board Mtg. 7:30pm CC Extension Office October 2017 TBD MD 4-H Horse Dressage Show All Day TBD TBD MD 4-H State Archery Match All Day TBD October 1-7 National 4-H Week All Week TBD October 1-7 CC 4-H Promotional Contest All Week County-Wide

October 8 MD 4-H Horseman s Party TBD Maryland State October 9 CC Extension Office Closed CLOSED CC Extension Office TBD MD 4-H State Shotgun Match All Day Prince George s Trap & Skeet Center October 19 CC 4-H Teen Council 7pm CC Extension Office October 25 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Board Mtg. 7:30pm CC Extension Office TBD Clover Halloween Party TBD CC Extension Office November 2017 TBD Senior Portfolio Workshop 9:30am CC Extension Office November 10 CC Extension Office Closed CLOSED CC Extension Office November 16 CC 4-H Teen Council 7pm CC Extension Office November 23-24 CC Extension Office Closed CLOSED CC Extension Office November 27 Project Records DUE All Day CC Extension Office November 29 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Board Mtg. 7:30pm CC Extension Office December 2017 December 2 Project Record Judging 9am CC Extension Office December 9 Project Record Judging 9am CC Extension Office December 25 CC Extension Office Closed CLOSED CC Extension Office *Dates are subject to change.