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College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences July 2018 CLOVER CHRONICLE MERCER & ROCK ISLAND Deadlines: July 1 SF Livestock Entries Aug. 20 Deadline to apply for state club awards Sept. 1 Club Annual Financial Statements Oct. 15 - Individual award applications Events: July 7 Mercer County 4-H Horse Show July 9-14 Mercer County Fair July 14, 15-21 Rock Island County 4-H Fair July 22-29 State Horse Show August 9-19 State Fair August 11 State Fair General Projects Day August 14 Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame Induction August 25 State 4-H Dog Show In This Issue: Pages Mercer County News 2 Hall of Fame 3 Rock Island News 4 State Fair 5 Mercer Auction 6 Tidbits from Tracy 7 Congratulations to everyone who participated in the sewing project judging on June 13 at the Mercer County Farm Bureau. There were many great projects! State Fair delegates selected include: Ingrid Hayes, Jonah Hayes, Katheryne Jungmann, and Desiree Reid. Premium Check NOTICES Mercer County premium checks were mailed this week. They are for the 2017 fair. If you do not receive a check within a week, contact the office. We will notify the Rock Island members when your checks are mailed. All checks MUST be cashed within 60 days! We ask the bank to send back all checks cashed after the 60 day mark. EXHIBIT TAGS The exhibit tags for both Mercer and Rock Island have been mailed. Mercer County should have their tags. If do you not, please contact the office. Rock Island s were mailed on June 27. If you don t receive your tags within a week, contact the office. These tags need to be affixed to your general project before you bring it to the general project judging. If you have questions, contact Tracy. 1

Mercer County What matters this summer....to everyone that helped at the Mercer County 4-H BBQ. It takes many hands to make this event successful! Illinois 4-H award applications and 4-H Experience award applications are due October 15 for county award selections. Youth ages 15+ will then have until Dec.ember15 to polish apps for state consideration. Start working on them now!...to Gwen Fowler on being selected as a State 4-H award winner in the Personal Growth area. Gwen will receive a scholarship to the college of her choice. Way to go, Gwen! Club award applications are due to the Mercer County Extension office by August 20. Get credit for all the wonderful things your club has done this year. Applications are available at: web.extension.illinois.edu/hmrs/mercer4h/2584.html 4-H Club Annual Financial Statement due SEPTEMBER 1. All 4-H clubs are required to complete and turn in the Annual Club Financial Statement (the first two pages of the treasurer s book). Please submit your bank statements with this paperwork. Remember that the Financial Statement must be signed by the treasurer, the club leader, and three other individuals who are not signatories on the club account OR related to the treasurer or leader. Clubs will not be allowed to re-enroll for the 2018-2019 year until everything is received by the Extension office. NOTICE TO: 2017 Mercer County Traveling Trophy Winners: Please make arrangements to have trophies returned to the Mercer County Extension office ASAP. As we look toward a summer filled with shows, we encourage you to remember this: It s never about winning; it s about being part of something more than yourself. It s never about being perfect; it s about being your personal best. It s never about beating someone else; it s about beating your last effort. It s never about losing; it s about learning. It s never quitting, never giving in, never selling out. It s learning to lose gracefully and win graciously in the ring of life. It s learning that sometimes the break goes your way and sometimes it doesn t. It s about respecting your competitor and respecting the rules because the minute you stop either one, you ve lost. --Illinois 4-H Mercer County 4-H Horse and Pony Show Date: Saturday, July 7 Location: 4K Arena - 2492 755 Ave. Viola, IL 61486 Exhibitors are required to wear a helmet while riding a horse. This is state mandated. Please refer to the Mercer County Fair Book pages 24-27 for class rules and information. On show day, registration begins at 8 a.m. and the show starts at 9 a.m. Lunch concessions will be provided by Saddle Teens 4-H Club. 2

4-H Hall of Fame The Illinois 4-H Foundation will honor outstanding 4-H volunteers on Tuesday, August 14 in the Orr Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. This year, the Hall of Fame will induct volunteers who made tremendous contributions to their local 4-H programs. The celebration begins at 2:30 p.m. as a part of Ag Day right before the Sale of Champions activities begin. Supporters and families of the recipients are welcome to attend. Each county is allowed to nominate one individual for induction each year. Read below to find out more about our local volunteers going into the Hall of Fame this year. Mercer County Please congratulate Bill Boruff as a 2018 Hall of Fame nominee! Bill is a Mercer County 4-H club leader. He was a 10 year member of the Joy Ag 4-H club, which later became the Joy-Eliza Ag 4-H Club. He is a third generation leader of the club. His grandpa, mother, and uncle were all leaders of the club. Now, Bill and his wife, Stacey, lead the club and his children are members. His son, Andrew, is in his tenth year of 4-H and daughter, Kaelyn, is in her seventh year of 4-H. Bill is involved in 4-H in many ways. He has been a fair superintendent for 20 years. He started as superintendent in the hog barn and is now superintendent of the sheep barn. In Joy-Eliza Ag, he is specifically the Cloverbud leader. He does activities with the Cloverbuds at every meeting. A few of the activities have included showing them how to use an antique corn sheller during harvest, learning the parts of a chicken, hands-on chicken activities, pumpkin bowling in the fall, and lambing barn tours in the winter. And that s just naming a few! Bill also helps financially support the Mercer County 4-H program by cooking over 500 pork chops at the annual 4-H BBQ fundraiser and donating his time at the Youth Livestock auction during fair as one of the auctioneers. Apart from 4-H, Bill is a very busy guy. He works at John Deere Parts Distribution and also operates a family farm. He is an auctioneer at Dale L. Jones Auction Company. He has been a volunteer firefighter for several years. He is now the Chief of the Eliza Fire Station. He is also involved with the Eliza Lions club and the Eliza Community Church. Bill is an outstanding volunteer and role model in Mercer County community and we are grateful to have him. Congrats, Bill and thanks for all you do! Rock Island County Please congratulate Pam Berenger. Pam has been part of the 4-H family dating back to the1980s. When her kids first joined 4-H, she helped with club activities; however, it didn t take but a year and she was an assistant leader. She would later become a full-time leader. Pam has not only served as a 4-H leader during her kids 4-H years, but also both her older and now younger grandkids. She has been described as having helium hand meaning that she always raises her hand and agrees to help in one way or another. Pam isn t the type of person to sit back and wait for things to happen. She had heard comments about there not being enough horse shows for the kids to showcase and practice, so she went into action and organized shows and raised money to pay for the judges and ribbons. She also organized a SPIN club and secured a grant to help get the SPIN club up and running. The past three years the Hayburners 4-H Club has sponsored a show Ride for Hunger that has raised $900 and collected about 500 pounds of food for the Riverbend Food Bank. In September, Hayburners and Trail Blazers 4-H Clubs together hosted Hooves for Paws and raised $4,000 for QC Paws, a non-profit organization that supports the needs of animals in the Rock Island County Animal Care and Control Shelter. Pam is an inspiration. Her passion for both kids and 4-H shines through in all the activities she has attended and organized. She is a pleasure to work with and the 4-H staff enjoys her wit, humor, and enthusiasm for the 4-H program. Rock Island County 4-H has been very fortunate to have Pam Berenger as one of its treasured 4-H leaders and volunteers. Congratulations, Pam, on a well-deserved honor! 3

Rock Island County Club award applications are due to the Mercer County Extension office by August 20. Get credit for all the wonderful things your club has done this year. Applications are available at: web.extension.illinois.edu/hmrs/mercer4h/2584.html 4-H Club Annual Financial Statement due SEPTEMBER 1. All 4-H clubs are required to complete and turn in the Annual Club Financial Statement (the first two pages of the treasurer s book). Please submit your bank statements with this paperwork. Remember that the Financial Statement must be signed by the treasurer, the club leader, and three other individuals who are not signatories on the club account OR related to the treasurer or leader. Clubs will not be allowed to re-enroll for the 2018-2019 year until everything is received by the Extension office. Illinois 4-H award applications and 4-H Experience award applications are due October 15 for county award selections. Youth ages 15+ will then have until December 15 to polish apps for state consideration. Start working on them now! To Paw Kaw Ku and Ashlie Boysen-Ledbetter on being selected as State Emerald Award winners for the 4-H Experience Applications. They will be presented with their awards at the State 4-H Recognition Program on Saturday, October 20 in Champaign. Way to go! What matters this summer. As we look toward a summer filled with shows, we encourage you to remember this: It s never about winning; it s about being part of something more than yourself. It s never about being perfect; it s about being your personal best. It s never about beating someone else; it s about beating your last effort. It s never about losing; it s about learning. It s never quitting, never giving in, never selling out. It s learning to lose gracefully and win graciously in the ring of life. It s learning that sometimes the break goes your way and sometimes it doesn t. It s about respecting your competitor and respecting the rules because the minute you stop either one, you ve lost. --Illinois 4-H We will be forming a Unit Ag Ambassador team in the fall to help plan livestock and ag career workshops. Youth interested in participating should contact Jennifer. We will be accepting five youth per county. Remember, unit participation is a section of the award applications. Parents are also welcome to join us also. If you signed up for a general project that you know you will not be exhibiting, please let Tracy or Jennifer know at any time prior to the judging. If you do not bring a project on the day of judging, please find the judge for that project area and let them know. 4

State Stuff Order was placed on Friday, June 29 Livestock exhibitors must order their tickets via their state fair entry forms. Priority for tickets goes to youth selected as general project state fair delegates and their immediate family. We will open up sales of any remaining tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. We cannot order additional tickets. Please remember this and only request the number of tickets you will actually use. Gate admission passes are $5 for everyone 13+ and parking passes are $5. Children 12 and under are free. State Fair General Projects: New in 2018 Volunteers will be celebrated with a special gift. Check in anytime August 10-13 at the information booth in the Orr Building. There will be no Clover Celebration. There will be no Fashion Revue. The Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame winners will be inducted at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 14 in the Orr Building prior to the Sale of Champions festivities. Projects MUST remain on display until 3:30 p.m. Since there is no Clover Celebration, projects will be released promptly at 3:30 p.m., but not before. If you need to leave early, give your return ticket to someone else and ask them to pick up your project. Hunger Ambassador Summit When: September 21-23 Where: Radisson Inn in Normal, Illinois Who: Open to youth in 7-12 grades. Youth must attend in county or unit teams. More information will be coming in future newsletters, but if you know you are interested in attending contact Jennifer at jpetersn@illinois.edu or 309-932-3447. Upcoming State Contests Registration for all contests begins on July 15 and closes August 15. Rules Participants must be enrolled members of an active 4-H Shooting Sports club for the 2018-2019 year, so it is important that you re-enroll immediately after September 1. Youth may only compete in a discipline for which they have received instruction from a certified 4-H volunteer instructor. This must be provable by enrollment in 4-H Online in the relevant 4-H Shooting Sports SPIN Club. Minimum Age: 14 years of age by January 1, 2019 Maximum Age: 18 years of age on Sept. 1, 2018 Shoot Dates Archery - September 8 at Pekin Archers in Pekin, Illinois Shotgun - September 25 at the Brittany Shooting Park, Bunker Hill Rifle - September 29 at the Central Illinois Precision Shooting (CIPS), Bloomington State Dog Show The State 4-H Dog Show will be held on August 25 at the Granny Rose K-9 Enrichment Center in Dixon, Illinois. The larger location will allow both the obedience and the showmanship classes to be held on the same day! There will be a separate (non-4-h) open show held in the same location on Sunday, August 26. Youth who have time to stay are invited to participate in that show. 5

2018 MERCER COUNTY YOUTH LIVESTOCK AUCTION RULES Market Beef, Market Swine, Pens of Commercial Meat Poultry, Pens of Commercial Meat Rabbits, Market Lambs, and Meat Goat Wethers RULES Only 4-H members are eligible to sell an animal. Member MUST be present to sell an animal. No scratches allowed without approval of the committee prior to the sale. Sale will start at 6 p.m. on Friday night of the Mercer County Fair. A 4-H'er may sell ONLY ONE MARKET ANIMAL and is entitled to sell any animal that receives a "Blue" or "Red" rating. Animals must be fit to sell and the Livestock Sale Committee has the right to reject the sale. Exhibitors will be responsible for livestock until after being sold and should present the animal in the best possible condition. IF THERE IS ANY INAPPROPRIATE HANDLING OF THE ANIMAL IN THE SALE RING, OR AT ANY TIME, SALE PRIVILEGES WILL BE REVOKED. All 4-H members participating in the sale are REQUIRED to attend a meeting in the Swine Barn at 3 p.m. the day of the sale to set up for the sale and finalize sale procedures. Parents are also needed at this set up time and sellers MUST help clean up that night after the sale. Sale order -Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champions must sell. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE GRAND CHAMPION, YOU MUST CHOOSE WHICH ONE YOU WILL SELL. Any animals showing at further exhibition will be bought back by the 4-H member (seller), at the floor price established by the committee the day of the sale. AT WEIGH-IN YOU WILL BE GIVEN A COPY OF THE RULES TO BE SIGNED BY 4-H MEMBER. AND SIGN THAT YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY ALL RULES. Steers must be broken to lead and led into the ring by the 4-H'er in order to sell. 4-H'ers with sale animals MUST notify the superintendent which animals they will be selling when they weigh-in. The 4-H member cannot withdraw the declared retention of ownership after weigh-in. Buyers are responsible for any premium over established market price. Entry weight at the 4-H show will be the sale weight. Meat chickens, ducks, turkeys and commercial rabbits will sell by the pen. WHEN YOU SIGN THE SALE INTENT FORM, 4% OF SALE PRICE WILL BE WITHHELD FROM THE SALE AMOUNT. These funds will to be used to cover sale expenses and help support 4-H in Mercer County. Sale weights - There is no weight requirement for any animal to be sold or bought back. (orphan calves are not considered a market animal, therefore are not eligible to sell in auction). APPROPRIATE SALE ATTIRE. NO SHORTS or T-SHIRTS ALLOWED. The only exception for T-shirts would be club or county 4-H T-shirts. CHECKS & THANK YOU CARD Photographer will be available after the sale so buyer can be in your picture. The youth is responsible for getting the picture to the buyer as quickly as they receive them. IF BUYER DOES NOT RECEIVE PICTURE & THANK YOU CARD IN A REASONABLE TIME, SALE RIGHTS THE NEXT YEAR WILL BE REVOKED. If your buyer has not paid, you will not be sent your check until they have paid in full. The youth are responsible to solicit local businesses about purchasing the livestock. Packers will determine the minimum price the night of the sale. The Extension office will not be distributing checks. Checks will be handled by the Livestock Auction Committee. IF A CHECK HAS TO BE REISSUED, A FEE OF $40.00 WIL BE ASSESSED. 6

HENRY, MERCER, ROCK ISLAND, & STARK UNIT email: uie-hmrs@illinois.edu web.extension.illinois.edu/hmrs/ Rock Island County Office 321 W 2 nd Ave Milan, IL 61264 Phone: 309-756-9978; FAX: 309-756-9987 From Tracy... Henry/Stark Office 358 Front Street Galva, IL 61434 Phone: 309-932-3447; FAX 309-932-3454 Mercer County Office 2106 SE Third St Aledo, IL 61231 Phone: 309-582-5106; FAX: 309-582-7338 Jenny Garner County Director jsgarnr@illinois.edu Kristin Bogdonas Nutrition & Wellness kmbogdo@illinois.edu Russell Medley Community & Economic Development rmedley@illinois.edu Jennifer Peterson 4-H Youth Development jpetersn@illinois.edu Martha Smith Horticulture smithma@illinois.edu Tracy Pestle 4-H Program Coordinator fowlerpe@illinois.edu Teresa Kirwan 4-H Program Coordinator Ag Ed Coordinator tkirwan@illinois.edu Carol Kendall Office Support Assistant cakendal@illinois.edu Mercer County Office Hours Tuesday & Thursday 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m. closed for lunch 12-1 p.m. Rock Island County Office Hours Monday Friday 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m. closed for lunch 12-1 p.m. Happy Summer! It s here! The long, hot days of summer mean that it is time for the Mercer and Rock Island 4-H fairs. It also means it is time to show off all your hard work. Please review your respective fair s 4-H fair book so that you are familiar with the rules and requirements for exhibiting. Your fair exhibit tags were mailed directly to you. If you do not receive them, contact the Extension office. After you have your projects judged, don t forget to put them in your club s fair booth for display throughout fair week. It s going to be a great year at the fair! (A note from Jennifer: cross your fingers that the Mercer & Rock Island fairs have far less rain than Henry!) We can t wait to see those exhibits and watch everyone s showmanship skills! See you soon, Tracy (and Jennifer) The Extension Staff wishes you all a safe, fun-filled July 4 holiday! State County Local Groups United States Department of Agriculture Cooperating University of Illinois provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. Programs and activities sponsored by University of Illinois Extension are open to anyone. If a special accommodation must be addressed in order for any individual to participate, please contact Jenny Garner at 309-756-9978 in advance of the event. 7