SAVE THE DATE 2018 RENO COUNTY FAIR DOG SHOW: JULY 14 TH SHOOTING SPORTS: JULY 15, 2018 FAIR: JULY 18-23, 2018 Page 2 SAVE THE DATE 2018 Sunny Hills 4-H Camp Dates at Rock Springs June 3-6 - Sunny Hills SMALL ANIMAL TAGGING SATURDAY MAY 5, 2018 8-10AM KANSAS STATE FAIR GROUNDS 4-H Club Day March 10, 2018 Registration and signup at 3:30 pm Judging starts at 4:00 pm Awards program following conclusion of judging South Hutch Elementary School Concessions provided by the Jr. Leaders Seniors don t forget that Livestock Sale scholarship forms are due to the Extension Office April 6 th by 5pm *************************************** Record Book Workshop Saturday, April 28, 2018 9:00 am Please call the office at 620-662-2371 to RSVP by Friday, April 20, 2018 Not sure how to keep your record book? Need information on what you need to be doing during the year to make your record book the best it can be? Then this workshop is for you!!! This year we will only be accepting record books (no KAPs) If you are 14 or older and are selected as a County Medalist and choose to advance to the State area judging you will convert your record book to a KAP at that time.
Page 2 MARCH 2018 EXECUTIVE TEAM MEETING: Monday April 16, 2018 @ 6:00 pm Upstairs of the Extension Office. All 4-H Council Officers are required to attend. 4-H COUNCIL DATE Monday, April 23, 2018 @7:00pm Downstairs in the west meeting room JUNIOR LEADERS: Regular Jr. Leader Meeting Monday, March 19 th @ 6pm Watch your email for location or call the office at 620-662-2371 Remember to check out our website: www.reno.ksu.edu Announcements, rules and entry forms for upcoming events may be found on the website. For county shows throughout the state stop by the office and look at our notebook. Kansas Junior Beef Producer Day Registration Open The 2018 Kansas Junior Beef Producer Day is scheduled for Saturday, March 24, 2018 in Weber Hall on the Kansas State University campus. This event will be an interactive, educational day in which youth, parents, beef project leaders, and adults can increase their knowledge about youth beef production and management. K-State faculty, staff, and guest speakers will cover topics such as market and breeding project selection, nutrition, the state nomination processes and updates, meat science, grooming, leadership, health, reproduction, showmanship, grooming, and Youth for the Quality Care of Animals certification. All ages and skill levels are invited to attend. A complimentary lunch and t- shirt will be provided for all participants. Registration is due by March 2, 2018 and is $15/person. Registrations received after March 2, 2018 cannot be guaranteed a t-shirt and will be $20/person. More information, a promotional flyer, and registration information may be found on the K- State Youth Livestock Program website: www.youthlivestock.ksu.edu under Kansas Junior Producer Days. Participants may register online at https://commerce.cashnet.com/ksuasind. This event has been added to the university Pulse calendar. Check out the State 4-H website for information on Upcoming State 4-H Events. www.kansas4h.org SPRING LIVESTOCK SHOWS We have spring show information coming in to the Extension Office. Stop by the office to check them out. So far we have some for beef, goat, sheep and rabbit We also have information on animals for sale from individuals and auctions that are coming into the office. Call for more information 620-662-2963 CONGRADULATIONS TO OUR VERY OWN LAUREN FREDERICK FROM THE HAVEN 4-H CLUB. LAUREN WAS IN THE PLAY: HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES AT STERLING HIGH SCHOOL SHE WAS THE HEAD NUN. GREAT JOB LAUREN
Page 3 MARCH 2018 PROJECT NEWS: 2018 Riley County Invitational 4-H Dog Bowl Open to All Counties If you have any questions about the dog project please contact Melaney Dick at 620-728-9743 or melrussdick@gmail.com What: The Riley County 4-H Kennel Club is hosting an Invitational Dog Quiz Bowl for children ages 7-18 When: March 10th, 2018 Check in starts at 8:30 am the first round of competition starts at 9:00 am Where: Pottorf Hall Manhattan, KS If you have any questions about shooting sports, please call Ray Bartholomew at (620) 663-3312 or Cindy Colle at (620) 664-3344 or email Cindy at collec83@gmail.com. Please contact Tammy Brown (620) 899-4792 for questions about the rabbit project. If you have any questions about photography, contact Karolyn Kellogg Howey at (620)663-5731 ext. 344. Registration: Registration closes on March 1st. The number of teams may be limited and priority will be given on the order in which registrations are received. Registration forms and questions should be directed to Chris Otto: ottoranch@gmail.com. Entry Fee: Riley County 4-H Kennel Club members - $5 per team member. Non-members $10 per team member. Checks should be made out to: Riley County 4-H Kennel Club For a copy of the flyer and registration form, visit: http://www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/conferencesevents/dog/local-dog-shows.html. ******************************************************* 2018 Kansas 4-H Dog Care and Training Project Changes If you have any questions about the clothing project, contact Kathy Zongker at (620) 543-2767. Please contact Ashley Franklin for any sheep project questions You may get her information by contacting the Extension Office. Please contact Jennifer Gomes at 405-820-6481 or pherfenner@aol.com for any horse project questions Periodically the Kansas 4-H Dog Care and Training Project shares changes as they affect 4-H dog shows including the Kansas State Fair 4-H Dog Show. For questions, contact Deryl E. Waldren, 785-462-6281 or dwaldren@ksu.edu. -The 4-H Dog Show Immunization Record (only MG-34 Revised, October 2017 accepted) must be completed for each dog entered. The record may be printed on any color of paper. Originals or photocopies are acceptable. -All rabies vaccinations must be administered by a licensed veterinarian. All vaccinations must be current. Dogs must be at least 6 month of age of time of show. -To see a posting of upcoming county 4-H dog shows, visit: http://www.kansas4-h.org/eventsactivities/conferences-events/dog/local-dog-shows.html.
Page 4 MARCH 2018 Discovery Days 2018: Tell Your Story Discovery Days is one of the largest events that is put on by the Kansas 4-H program and it would not be able to happen without the help and time that you put into it! This year Discovery Days will be held May 29-June 1, 2018 and classes will be held on May 30 and May 31. We are currently soliciting volunteers to teach classes while they are at Discovery Days. We offer class sessions that are 75 minutes in length, 3 hours in length and all day classes. If you have a hobby, passion or enjoy teaching a specific topic, we encourage you to sign up to teach at Discovery Days! Many of our instructors find their time rewarding and enjoy interacting with the delegates that attend Discovery Days. If you are interested in teaching a class, please sign up by clicking https://tinyurl.com/2018ddclasses. Feel free to share this information with youth and volunteers in your Local Extension Units who you think would be interested in teaching as well. The deadline to sign up to teach a class at Discovery Days is February 1. NEW for 2018 - All classes will be asked to align their classes with the Content Priorities of STEM & Agriculture, Communication and the Arts, Healthy Living and Community Vitality (leadership & citizenship). Also, we will no longer be offering 90 minute sessions; they have been shortened to be 75 minute sessions to allow youth a little more flexibility with their schedules. Campference 2018 4-H Campference is for youth ages 12-14 (before January 1, 2018), and will be held June 26-29, 2018 at Rock Springs 4-H Center. Participants will experience the feel of a conference, while enjoying the 'camp' activities Rock Springs 4-H Center has to offer. This is a great transitional opportunity, as these tweens go from being a camper to attending educational conferences. 4-H Campference will feature workshops about opportunities in the 4-H program and how to better interact with others. Participants will meet other youth from around the state of Kansas. Register early as the space will fill on a first come basis, and Campference was full with waiting lists for the last 5 years! Put is on your calendar now. Registration and detailed information will be the State 4-H Website in early spring. ******************************************************************** 2-Year Old & 3-Year Old Rule Changes There will be a new edition of the 4-H Horse Show Rule Book coming out this spring. Coming with the new edition will be some major changes to the 2-Year Old Snafflebit and 3-Year Old Projects. Those 4-Hers in the 2-Year Old Project should expect to show in two rail phases and be prepared for the interview phase. However, please let them know that the 2-Year Old Project will discontinued after the 2019 State Fair Horse Show. The 3-Year Old Project has been expanded. It will also have three total phases - Phase 1 is rail work, Phase 2 is a pattern, and Phase 3 is an interview. 4-Hers involved in the 3-Year Old Project should plan to participate in all three phases at this year's state fair. Camp Counselor Applications If you will be freshman complete at the end of this year, you can apply to be a counselor at Sunny Hills 4-H Camp. We will accept applications until April 25, 2018. Applications are on the Reno County 4-H page OR drop by the office and pick one up!
Page 5 MARCH 2018 4-H Alien Adventure Experience Registration Opening Soon (Repost) The Kansas 4-H SpaceTech Program and the Kansas Cosmosphere located in Hutchinson are again teaming up to provide fun, hands-on and science-based programming for Kansas 4-H Youth Development. This third program will feature The Alien Adventure. The experience will begin Friday, April 6, at 4 p.m., and will end on Saturday, April 7, 4 p.m. Cost will be $110 for youth between 9-18-years old and $110 for all adult participants. All youth must have a designated chaperone to attend. Parents, grandparents, other relatives, and guardians may chaperone their own children/relatives. They may not chaperone other non-family members. Registered KSRE 4-H Leaders or KSRE staff may also chaperone 4-H members. Adult chaperones will be responsible for their children overnight. Registration includes three meals, two breaks, and an overnight stay. Program topics include: a tour of the Cosmosphere, doing experiments and microscope examinations to learn about what makes something alive, finding out how scientists are searching for life in our solar system, learning about the search for extra-solar plants, decoding alien messages, and developing an alien species with its own unique planet and culture, plus much more. This Cosmosphere collaboration is designed to be an adult-child experience, where 4-H members and adults can interact and learn from these fun and educational experiences. The program will include overnight indoor camping at the Cosmosphere located in Hutchinson, KS, (bring your own sleeping bag, air mattress, pillow, towel and toiletry items). The experience is open to 4-H members, parents, grandparents, volunteer 4-H leaders, and KSRE staff. The CVent registration system will be used, visit: http://www.kansas4-h.org/events/index.html after February 1, 2018. Registration will close March 22, 2018, 11:59 p.m. There will be a minimum number required or the Unmanned Aerial Systems experience will be cancelled. The program is limited to the first 60 who register on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, contact Deryl Waldren, dwaldren@ksu.edu, or call 785-462-6281. *********************************************************************************************** New! Bread Sculpture Contest The Kansas Wheat Commission has created a new contest for the 2018 fair season. So get creative and enter the Bread Sculpture contest! This is intended to be a county and state contest, with the county winner moving on to the State Fair. But, individual entries can also be made at the State Fair. The informational flyer can be found at http://www.rrc.kstate.edu/judging/index.html under the "Foods & Nutrition" section. ALL questions about this contest should be directed to kswheat@kswheat.com or Nicole.Jaskoski@ks.gov We want to send out a great big thank you to everyone that helped with beef tagging Brandon Thompson, Brandon Siemens, Robbie Gray, Donald Harner, Brian Ballard, Michael Hoyt, James Schlickau and Justin Hard. Also to Dr. Dick for taking time out of his busy schedule to come and tag the animals for the kids we couldn t do it without him. And to the Livestock Sale Barns thank you so much for letting us use your building. Beef kids take a second and send a thank you to Dr. Dick and to the Livestock Sale Barns to let them know how much we appreciate them. If you are unsure where to send them drop them off at the Extension Office and we would be happy to get them to the right location.
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2018 Kansas 4-H SpaceTech Changes for the Kansas State Fair This is the second year for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) at the Kansas State Fair. Last year only posters, displays and notebooks were exhibited. In 2018, additional exhibits will be accepted at the Kansas State Fair. Posters, display boards and notebook classes have all been renumbered in the 5700 series of classes in order to allow for consecutive numbers classes. In addition, all posters, display boards and notebooks have been separated into a junior division 9-13-years-old, and a senior division 14-years and older. New SpaceTech Classes: Division A Junior, 9-13 years old 5701 Unmanned Aerial System designed and constructed by exhibitor that is operated by a remote controlled device. The UAS must not be a mere modification of an existing kit or plan. You may not exhibit a UAS that is purchased off the shelf in this class. 5702 Practical application of an Unmanned Aerial System constructed from a commercial (purchased) kit. This includes the UAS, plus one or more of the following: video, notebook, poster, display board, etc. This class is separate from educational exhibits. A tangible use would be mapping Russian olive trees, eroded soils, and bindweed in fields, etc. There are also many other non-agricultural UAS uses that would be appropriate for this class. Division B Senior, 14 years and older 5706 Unmanned Aerial Systems designed and constructed by exhibitor that is operated by a remote controlled device. The UAS must not be a mere modification of an existing kit or plan. You may not exhibit a UAS that is purchased off the shelf in this class. 5707 Practical application of an Unmanned Aerial System constructed from a commercial (purchased) kit. This includes the UAS, plus one or more of the following: video, notebook, poster, display board, etc. This class is separate from educational exhibits. A tangible use would be mapping Russian olive trees, eroded soils, and bindweed in fields, etc. There are also many other non-agricultural UAS uses that would be appropriate for this class. GREAT JOB BY THE NICKERSON CLOVERS 4-H CLUB WHO DELIVERED VALENTINE DOOR HANGERS TO THE RESIDENTS AT MENNONITE MANOR
Page 7 MARCH 2018 MARCH CALENDER Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 RENO COUNTY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP DUE 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AMBASSADORS MEETING NINNESCAH MEETING ROYAL CLOVERS MEETING 4-H DAYS BUHLER THOMADORA UNION VALLEY & WRC MEETINGS HAVEN MITCHELL & NICKERSON MEETINGS CIA 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 FAIRBOARD 6:30 WEST MEETING ROOM OF EXTENSION OFFICE SHEEP PRODUCERS DAY @ KSU 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 JR LEADERS MEETING 6PM Registration due for Electricity Workshop ARTICLES FOR NEWSLETTER DUE BY 5PM Electricity Workshop 9-noon HCC BUHLER EASTER EGG HUNT JR BEEF PRODUCERS DAY @ KSU 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 HAVEN EASTER EGG HUNT Reno County Extension Office Phone # 620-662-2371 All articles/pictures for the newsletter are due to the Extension office by the 20 th of the month. PLEASE EMAIL TO DONNA dp96929@ksu.edu
Sirius Dog Club The Sirius, Reno County Dog Club members, accompanied by their dogs, visited the residents of the Sunshine Nursing Home in Buhler on February 17, 2018. Each member introduced themselves and their dog. They told residents their favorite thing about the project and the hardest thing about the project. Jonah Morgan explained Agility for the residents and his brother Calum helped explain Rally. All of the members were able to show the residents how their dogs performed in Obedience, Rally and Agility. Best of all, members were able to share their dogs and enjoy the residents. Several members were also able to watch the herding demonstration and Dr. Temple Grandin s presentation on animal handling at the Kansas Cattle Drive, held in Buhler on the same day.
GET WILD WITH THE RENO COUNTY 4-H AMBASSADORS LEADERSHIP CAMP Friday, March 16 th 6:00 9:00 p.m. Nickerson USD 309 Complex 4501 West Fourth, Hutchinson, Ks Food Fun Games Leadership Skills Bring a friend for Free Enjoy an evening of fun and leadership activities with the Reno County 4-H Ambassadors. Cost is $5.00 per 4-H member (scholarships available) but bring a friend for free. Reserve a spot at Leadership Camp for you and your friend by Wednesday, March 13 th by returning the form below or by phoning the Extension Office at 620-662-2371. (All non-4- H'ers must complete a participation form and have it on file before the event) Name Parent or Guardian Address Contact Number 4-H Club
Look what s new for the county fair This is not necessarily a new class for the fair but the fairboard is trying a new approach. This year instead of the cookie jar being an individual event it is now a club event. So get together with other club members and see what amazing ways you can to create a winning cookie jar. Fair is not that far away so put on your thinking hats. There may be more than one entry per club with different club members. The rules are listed below. 1. This contest is open to the general public. 2. Exhibitors may make one entry per division in this contest. 3. Recipe for each product must be on a 3"x5" card stapled to the entry form and taped, stapled or twist tied to the product. 4. Exhibits should be in clear plastic food bags, confectionary/bakery boxes, or disposable containers. 5. Each entry must be accompanied by an official entry form. Entry forms are available at the Reno County Extension Office. 6. All entries become the property of the Reno County Fair Board and will be sold following the judging. Club Commissioners Club Cookie Jar Getting Wild with 4-H is the theme for the 2018 Commissioners Club Cookie Jar. This is now a club/group entry. You do not need to be enrolled in foods to compete in this class. A group of 2 or more can compete. Use an assortment of cookies in a clear glass, wide mouth attractively decorated jar of 1 gallon capacity. The decorations and jar are not to exceed a height of 15 & width of 15. Cookies should be visible through at least a total of 50% of the jar and each cookie should be wrapped separately in clear plastic wrap. Jar must be filled with not less than 5 varieties of cookies using all of the following types at least once, Drop Cookies - dough is dropped by rounded or heaping teaspoonful onto baking sheet. Bar Cookies - spread dough in pan, bake and cut. Refrigerator Cookies - dough must be chilled in the refrigerator before baking. Rolled Cookies - dough must be rolled and cut into desired shapes with cookie cutter. Molded Cookies - formed into desired shapes with your hands. Bring a labeled sample cookie wrapped together with plastic wrap of each recipe made. Place all samples in a covered flat box (no need to decorate), so the judges will not need to open the decorated jar. Boxes and sample cookies will not be returned. Remember you need recipes for each type of cookie in your jar. Cookie jar will count 40%, cookies 60%. This year s winner will present the cookie jar to Reno County Commissioners at the Blue Ribbon BBQ night. $50 cash prize Sponsored by the Reno County Fairboard Class - OC1600 Commissioners Club Cookie Jar Donkey Class Here is another new class that was added last year for county fair that a lot of youth were unaware we had. If you would like to participate in these classes you need to be enrolled in the horse project. If you need to add horse to your enrollment please call or email Donna at 620-662-2371 or dp96929@ksu.edu. Donkey Classes Class P2475 Yearling Jack (Gelding) Class P2476 2 Year Old and Up Jack (Gelding) Class P2477 Yearling Jennet Class P2478 2 Year Old and Up Jennet Trail Class Class P2479 NMDA In Hand Trail (Kids 7-9 Years Old) Class P2480 NMDA In Hand Trail (Kids 10-13 Years Old) Class P2481 NMDA In Hand Trail (Kids 14-18 Years Old) Showmanship Class P2482 Showmanship (Kids7-9 Years Old) Class P2483 Showmanship (Kids10-13 Years Old) Class P2484 Showmanship (Kids14-18 Years Old)
(L-R) MEGHAN MILLER, JUSTIN HARD, KATIE GRAHAM, PIPER SCHLATTER, WILLOW SCHLATTER, KAITLIN COLLE, FAITH ZONGKER, LIZZY ULLUM AND KATHY ZONGKER CITIZENSHIP IN ACTION 2018 GRACE ZONGKER