OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION 2018 Darke County 4-H Youth Development Calendar (Selected Jr. Fair related dates are included for your convenience.) (All meetings are at the Extension Office, unless otherwise noted.) (All dates subject to change) JANUARY 1 Happy New Year! Extension Office Closed 2 Hands Across the Darke 7:00pm 3 Senior Fairboard 7:30pm, Fairgrounds 4 4-H Camp Counselors 7:00pm 6 Ohio Fair Managers Conference Jr. Fair Day - Columbus 9 Horse Committee 7:30pm 11 Junior Fairboard 7:30pm 13 CARTEENS 9:00am 15 Martin Luther King Day Extension Office Closed Ohio State Fair Market Beef DNA samples due to state fair office 16 4-H Camp Counselors 7:00pm 18 4-H Committee 7:00pm 19 Volunteer/Club Update 10:00am Volunteer/Club Update 2:00pm Due to Extension Office: Officer Books ( Secretary & Treasurer required) Honor Club Forms Ohio 4-H Achievement Records County Medal Forms Premier Member Forms 20 Volunteer/Club Update 10:00am 22 Volunteer/Club Update 7:00pm 27 State 4-H Horse Advisors and Volunteer Training 4-H Center, Columbus State 4-H Horse Program Youth Recognition 4-H Center, Columbus 29 Volunteer/Club Update 7:00pm 30 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 7:00pm 31 Dog Committee 7:00pm FEBRUARY 1 4-H Camp Counselors 7:00pm 3 State 4-H Dog Advisor Training 4-H Center, Columbus (registration due 1/19/18) 5 Volunteer/Club Update 7:00pm 6 Hands Across the Darke 7:00pm 7 Senior Fairboard 7:30pm, Fairgrounds 9-11 Reloading Adult Shooting Sports Leadership Workshop Canter s Cave 4-H Camp 9 Volunteer/Club Update 10:00am Clover Confidence: BFFs (Building Fearless Females) Location and Time TBD Shooting Sports Coaches Clinic Canter s Cave 4-H Camp 10 CARTEENS 9:00am 12 Volunteer/Club Update 7:00pm 15 Volunteer/Club Update 10:00am Volunteer/Club Update 7:00pm 16 Club Healthy Living Activity Reports due 17-18 MXC Counselor Workshop 4-H Center, Columbus (registration due 1/31/18) 17 Volunteer/Club Update 10:00am darke.osu.edu CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information: go.osu.edu/cfaesdiversity.
19 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 7:00pm 22 4-H Camp Counselors 7:00pm 24 State 4-H Hippology, Horse Judging, & Horse Bowl Clinic - Columbus 23-25 Winter Shooting Sports Adult Leadership Workshop Canter s Cave 4-H Camp MARCH 1 Extension Advisory Committee 7:00pm Ohio State Fair Scholarships Due 3 State 4-H PetPALS Master Volunteer Leader Training 4-H Center, Columbus (registration due 2/23/18) 4-10 Ohio 4-H Week 4 4-H Recognition and Spring Kick Off Program 2:00pm, All Seasons Place 5 Volunteer/Club Update 7:00pm 6 Hands Across the Darke Skating Party at The Skate Place (Greenville) 6:30pm- 9:00pm (For all 4-H members and their families details to be announced) 7 Senior Fairboard 7:30pm, Fairgrounds 8 Junior Fairboard 7:30pm 10 CARTEENS - 9:00am Ohio 4-H Conference Convention Center, Columbus Collegiate 4-H Plowboy Prom - Columbus 12 4-H Camp Counselors 7:00pm 14 Volunteer/Club Update 7:00pm 15 4-H Committee 7:00pm 16-18 Ohio Beef Expo Ohio Expo Center, Columbus 16 Volunteer/Club Update 10:00am Volunteer/Club Update 2:00pm 17 Volunteer/Club Update 10:00am 18 Horse Committee Tack Sale - Fairgrounds 20 4-H Camp Counselors 7:00pm 24 OSU Junior Swine Day OSU Columbus and OSU ATI Wooster Bi-State Youth Poultry Clinic OARDC, Wooster 26 Volunteer/Club Update 7:00pm 28-31 Spring Dairy Expo - Columbus 29 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation 7:00pm 31 Volunteer/Club Update 10:00am Ohio 4-H Dairy Judging Contest - Columbus APRIL 1 DARKE COUNTY 4-H ENROLLMENT DEADLINE 3 Hands Across the Darke -7:00pm 4-8 Buckeye Leadership Workshop Ashley, OH (registration due 3/4/18) 4 Senior Fairboard 7:30pm, Fairgrounds 7 Quality Assurance 10:00am, Youth Building, Fairgrounds State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest - Columbus 9 Quality Assurance 7:00pm, Youth Building, Fairgrounds 10 Horse Committee 7:30pm 12-15 Equine Affaire Ohio Expo Center, Columbus 12 4-H Camp Counselors 7:00pm 14 CARTEENS 9:00am 19 Quality Assurance 7:00pm, Youth Building, Fairgrounds 20-22 Spring Shooting Sports Adult Leadership Workshop Canter s Cave 4-H Camp
21 Dairy Palooza Northeast Wayne County Fairgrounds 21-22 Trash Bash Contact Darke County Solid Waste to register 23 4-H Camp Counselors 7:00pm 25 Dog Committee 7:00pm 27-28 LGBTQ+ Summit Ohio 4-H Center, Columbus 28 4-H Camp Counselors Indian Hills 4-H Camp Dairy Palooza West Auglaize County Fairgrounds State 4-H Horse Communications Contest Columbus Ohio 4-H Dog Expo Clark County Fairgrounds (registration due 4/16/18) MAY 1 Hands Across the Darke 7:00pm 2 Senior Fairboard 7:30pm, Fairgrounds 3 Quality Assurance 7:00pm, Youth Building, Fairgrounds 4 4-H Campership Applications are due 7 4-H Camp Counselors 7:00pm 8 Horse Committee Meeting 7:30pm 10 Junior Fairboard 7:30pm 12 CARTEENS 9:00am Quality Assurance 10:00am, Youth Building, Fairgrounds 17 4-H Committee 7:00pm 18 Early Bird 4-H Camp Registration Deadline 19 Ohio 4-H Night at the Dayton Dragons - Dayton 23 Dog Committee 7:00pm 24 4-H Camp Counselors 7:00pm 28 Memorial Day Extension Office Closed JUNE 1 Darke County 4-H Camp Registration Deadline Quality Assurance Completion Deadline: All Darke County Jr. Fair Market Livestock, Lactating Dairy, and Lactating Goat Exhibitors must have completed QA by June 1 in order to be eligible for exhibition. 2-6 State Leadership Camp Camp Ohio 4 4-H Public Speaking Contest 7:00pm 5 Hands Across the Darke 7:00pm 6 Senior Fairboard Meeting -7:30pm, Fairgrounds 7 4-H Camp Counselors 7:00pm 9 CARTEENS 9:00am Horse Committee Fun Show Fairgrounds 10-15 Ohio Forestry Camp Camp Muskingham 11 State 4-H Hippology and Horse Judging Contest - Columbus 12 Horse Committee 7:30pm 14 4-H Camp Counselors 7:00pm 16 State 4-H Dog Bowl Contest Ohio 4-H Center, Columbus (registration due 5/16/18) 17 State Fair PAS Horse Show - Fairgrounds 18-21 4-H Camp Indian Hills 4-H Camp 20 Senior Fairboard Meeting -7:30pm, Fairgrounds Ohio State Fair Postmark Entry Deadline Junior Rabbit and Poultry, Junior Livestock, Dog Agility, and Dog Show and Drill Team 24-30 Citizenship Washington Focus National 4-H Center 27 Dog Committee 7:30pm 28 Cloverbud Fun Day Chenoweth Trails, Greenville 29-July 1 Junior Ohio 4-H Shooting Education Camp Canter s Cave 4-H Camp
JULY 1 Postmark Deadline for Ohio State Fair Dog Poster entries 3 Hands Across the Darke 7:00pm 4 Happy Fourth of July! Extension Office Closed 5 Extension Advisory Committee 7:00pm 7-11 Ohio 4-H Sea Camp Kelleys Island 7 Ohio 4-H Rabbit Quiz Bowl Contest Columbus (registration due 6/7/18) 8-13 Senior Ohio 4-H Shooting Education Camp Canter s Cave 4-H Camp 10 Horse Committee 7:30pm 12 Junior Fairboard 7:30pm 13 Project Presentation and Evaluation Day 9:00am-3:00pm, All Seasons Place 15 Jr. Fair Entries Due 17 Jr. Fair King & Queen Pageant 7:00pm, All Seasons Place 18 Cloverbud Fun Day Location to be determined date changed to June 28 19 County 4-H Awards Presentation 7:00pm, All Seasons Place 4-H Committee Meeting 8:00pm All Seasons Place 23-28 Senior Ohio 4-H Shooting Education Camp Canter s Cave 4-H Camp 23-27 State 4-H Junior Horse Show - Columbus 25 Dog Committee 7:30pm 25-Aug 5 Ohio State Fair - Columbus AUGUST 1 Senior Fairboard -7:30pm, Fairgrounds 2 Jr. Fairboard 9:00am, Youth Building, Fairgrounds 4 Ohio State Fair Poultry Judging and Avian Bowl Contests Buckeye Sports Center (registration due 7/6/18) 6-10 Operation Military Kids (OMK) Camp Kelleys Island 7 Hands Across the Darke 7:00pm 10 Teen Leadership Council applications due to State 4-H Office - Columbus 11 CARTEENS 9:00am 15 Senior Fairboard 7:30pm - Fairgrounds 17-25 The Great Darke County Fair SEPTEMBER 3 Labor Day Extension Office Closed 4 Hands Across the Darke 7:00pm 5 Senior Fairboard 7:30pm, Fairgrounds 8 CARTEENS 9:00am State 4-H Competitive Trail Ride 11 Horse Committee 7:30pm 18-20 Farm Science Review London, Ohio 19-23 Ohio 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational Adult Train the Trainer Workshop Canter s Cave 4-H Camp 20 4-H Committee 7:00pm 22 State Groom and Clean Contest - Columbus 26 Dog Committee 7:00pm 29-Oct 1 Fall Adult Shooting Sports Leadership Workshop Canter s Cave 4-H Camp 30-Oct 3 National 4-H Dairy Conference Madison, WI OCTOBER 2 Hands Across the Darke 7:00pm 3 Senior Fairboard 7:30pm, Fairgrounds 7-13 National 4-H Week 9 Horse Committee 7:30pm 11 Junior Fairboard 7:30pm 13 CARTEENS 9:00am 31 Dog Committee 7:00pm
NOVEMBER 1 Extension Advisory Committee 7:00pm 6 Hands Across the Darke 7:00pm 10 CARTEENS 9:00am 12 Veterans Day Extension Office Closed 15 4-H Committee 7:00pm 16 2019 4-H Camp Counselor Applications Due 22-23 Happy Thanksgiving! Extension Office Closed 24 Dairy Steer Weigh-in and Tagging 9:00am-11:00am, Fairgrounds DECEMBER 1 Ohio 4-H Horse Judges Clinic - Columbus 4 Hands Across the Darke 7:00pm 5 Senior Fairboard 7:30pm, Fairgrounds 8 CARTEENS 9:00am 10 4-H Camp Counselor Interviews 3:00pm-7:00pm 11 4-H Camp Counselor Interviews 3:00pm-7:00pm 13 Junior Fairboard 7:30pm 18 4-H Camp Counselor Meeting 7:00pm 24-25 Happy Holidays! Extension Office Closed