4-H Youth Development / College of Public Health and Human Sciences OREGON 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS Spring 2018, Volume 1, Issue 2 In this issue: Participation in the Mid-Willamette Valley Points for Profit Program Pays Off The Oregon 4-H Shooting Sports Program received $900 at the Annual Points for Profit Awards Program held on March 1, 2018 in Albany. Dr. David White, State Coordinator, as well as Resource Coordinators Melinda Butler and Teri Fladstol attended the Awards Night and Silent Auction Hawaiian Luau Party at the Linn County Expo Center to accept the award on behalf of the Oregon 4-H Shooting Sports Program. These funds will be used to help support the Annual Mail-In Tournament and State Contest, including awards, ribbons, targets and other supplies that make these events possible. The Oregon 4-H State Shooting Sports Program relies on donations and fundraising efforts such as these to be able to provide the highquality programming offered to youth around the state. To find out how you can be part of this year s Points for Profit Program, please see page 2. In this Issue: Points for Profit Awards $ PAGE 1 How to Participate in Points for Profit for 2018 PAGE 2 Volunteers Needed for State Contest PAGE 3 State Contest Guide & Dates PAGE 3 State Contest Schedule PAGE 5 Starting a Club PAGE 5 Seeking State Training Team Members PAGE 5 Oregon 4-H Shooting Sports Administration PAGE 6
Points for Profit: Mid- Willamette Valley Every Dollar Helps How to Support OR State 4-H Shooting Sports just by shopping in 2018. Points for Profit encourages non-profit supporters (you) to shop with local Points for Profits businesses. In return, the Business Members provide additional revenue for the participating Non-Profits. Shopping Opps at State Contest Support these nearby businesses while you are at State Contest in June and anytime you are in the area throughout the year. Bi-Mart Stores & Pharmacy [receive five million points for each Bi-Mart Pharmacy receipt from any Bi-Mart store in Oregon]. Pizza Hut Staples Wilco Farm Stores Points are posted monthly and receipts are required to be submitted with the monthly summary. Points for profit is networking on purpose with a purpose harnessing millions of dollars in sales and giving back tens of thousands of dollars to participating non-profit organizations in our community! In Points for Profit, local businesses do more business, local non-profit organizations do more good while building partnerships and sustaining individual communities! It s easy to get involved! Just start shopping at any one of our business partners listed and start saving receipts. When you shop any of the local (mid- Willamette Valley) businesses listed @ https://www.pointsforprofit.org/midwillamette-valley/sponsors/ and turn in your receipts, you will be contributing points toward an annual donation given to Oregon State 4-H Shooting Sports to help run the Mail-In Tournament and State Contest and participate in Nationals. Receipts (or copies if you need the original) can be mailed to: Teri Fladstol, Resource Coordinator, 3409 Alder Lane, Tillamook, OR 97141. Scanned and emailed receipts can be sent to: Teri.Fladstol@oregonstate.edu Receipts (or copies) must be mailed by the 27th of December to count for 2018. Any questions, contact Melinda Butler or Teri Fladstol, Resource Coordinators. For the 2016-2017 State Contest, we received the following support from Points for Profit business sponsors: 600 water bottles from Michelle Morford, Country Financial; Meals for State Management & Superintendents ($1,200); Big Bites Food Truck on-site during the Contest with a donation made to Shooting Sports. 2
2018 State Contest Guide & Volunteer Sign-Up Online Help Us Ensure Excellence Volunteer at State Contest! Each venue at the State Contest is run by excellent volunteer Superintendents selected by contest management. The great job they do is largely because of the equally excellent efforts put forth by parent and leader volunteers willing to help with scoring, set-up, take-down, target changes and many other critical tasks. To sign up for one of the listed volunteer opportunities or express an interest in helping, please contact Dr David White at david.white@oregonstate.edu 541-548-6088. Field Archery venue set up, venue take down, target changers, target scorers (10 per day) 3D Archery group leaders and scorers (6 per day) Hunting Skills map & compass, wildlife ID (2 per day) Muzzleloading scoring (1 per day) Air Pistol scoring (2 per day) Air Rifle scoring (2 per day per venue) Smallbore Pistol scoring (2 per day ) Smallbore Rifle scoring (2 per day per venue) Shotgun scoring (2 per day per venue) Western Heritage loading table, unloading table, scoring (3 per day) General Help various options at registration, awards, throughout the day State Contest Runs Monday, June 18 through Wednesday, June 20, 2018 The Annual Oregon 4-H Shooting Sports State Contests offer youth the opportunity to compete in an environment where they can safely interact with peers; learn to follow rules and rise to expectations; support and encourage other club members; engage in something that sparks their interest; develop and value morals and ethics; set and achieve goals; build life skills; and involve the entire family. To get the most out of your participation in this event, read the 2018 State Contest Guide, available on the State 4-H Website under the Shooting Sports project area, State Contest. Link to Site Participants (qualified through the Mail In Tournament) and their parents are responsible for knowing the rules and requirements listed in this Guide. Questions can be directed to Dr. David White (see page 6 for contact information). State Contest Venues: Albany Rifle and Pistol Club, 29999 Saddle Butte Road, Shedd, OR 97377 and Albany Gun Club, 35305 Hwy. 20 SE, Albany, OR 97322. 3
State Contest Schedule June 18-20, 2018 REMEMBER: State Contest Participants must qualify through the Mail In Tournament for their discipline(s). This includes being registered and paid through the online registration system. Schedule subject to change. Age division/discipline dates will not change. Locations may be adjusted. Check onsite schedule for updates. MONDAY, JUNE 18 INTERMEDIATES: Archery, Air Pistol, Air Rifle, Muzzleloaders, Hunting Skills SENIORS: Shotgun, Air Pistol, Air Rifle, Muzzleloaders, Hunting Skills TUESDAY, JUNE 19 INTERMEDIATES: Shotgun, Smallbore Pistol, Smallbore Rifle, Hunting Skills SENIORS: Archery, Smallbore Pistol, Smallbore Rifle, Hunting Skills WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 JUNIORS: All Disciplines (Archery, Shotgun, Air/Smallbore Rifle, Air/Smallbore Pistol, Hunting Skills) DAILY SCHEDULE The basic schedule will be the same each day, with each discipline managing the shooting order and timing individually. All course of fire locations will be announced closer to the event dates. Time Activity Location 7:00 7:45 am Check In North Range Classroom 7:00 7:45 am Equipment Checks To Be Determined 8:00 am Mandatory Morning Meeting (all youth and adults must attend) Bay 12 9:00 am finish Courses of Fire To Be Determined Schedule provided onsite Hunting Skills Testing To Be Determined 4:00 pm* Awards Ceremony* Lawn near 3D archery range * Awards Ceremony will begin once all scoring is complete. Intermediate/Senior Hunting Skills awards will be handed out on Tuesday. Important State Policy Update Regarding Enrollment Policies There has been a change to the State Policy for participation in County and State Fairs as of June 1, 2017. State 4-H policy states: All youth members and leaders participating at County and State Fairs must be enrolled 90 days prior to the event they are participating in. For those participating in State and National Contests, that means you must be enrolled in 4-H by the first of March 2018. If you are currently participating in the Mail-In Tournament you MUST be enrolled in 4-H in the County and Club you are registered before you can shoot in the mail-in tournament contest. 4
Want to Start a Club? Requirements & Upcoming Trainings As part of the National 4-H Shooting Sports Program, Oregon requires that its Shooting Sports leaders be specifically trained in the individual discipline(s) they wish to lead. If you would like to work with youth in any of our Shooting Sports project areas archery, hunting skills, muzzle loading, pistol, rifle, shotgun or western heritage you must be a registered leader with your County for the 2017-2018 4-H year. All leaders working with the youth on the shooting line (at least one per club) must be certified shooting sports leaders who have the required Oregon training (see list at right for upcoming dates). If you are not currently a leader, but would like more information, please contact your local OSU Extension Office. Shooting Sports Leader Trainings April 13-14 in Central Oregon: Archery, Coordinator (TBD), Hunting Skills, Muzzle loading, Pistol, Rifle, and Shotgun will be offered. April 14-15 in Central Oregon: Western Heritage/Western Action Shooting. State Training Team Seeks New Members The Oregon 4-H Shooting Sports Program relies on a team of instructors who help train club leaders in the various disciplines as well as help with the overall development of the program. Instructors must first complete the national training and then serve a three-year term in their discipline(s). Terms of service can be extended. These State Training Team Members provide leadership for 1-3 Shooting Sports trainings per year, participate on the Development Committee, attend team meetings, as well as communicate via e-mail on topics of joint concern to the team and the Oregon 4-H Shooting Sports program. Many of these team members also serve as superintendents at the State Contest. All interested adults are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to southern Oregon, where a shotgun and pistol instructor is needed, and eastern Oregon, where instructors are needed in archery, hunting skills, muzzleloading, pistol, rifle, and shotgun. This year s National 4-H Shooting Sports Training is scheduled for May 6 through 10 in Madrid, Iowa, therefore applications to be part of the Oregon Training Team must be received by April 1. Most costs associated with the training are covered by the program. For questions/applications contact Dr. David J. White, 541-548-6088, david.white@oregonstate.edu 5
Shooting Sports Contacts Administration Dr. David J. White State Coordinator, Oregon 4-H Shooting Sports david.white@oregonstate.edu 541-548-6088 Todd Williver Assistant State Coordinator, Oregon 4-H Shooting Sports todd.williver@oregonstate.edu 541-648-6815 Resource Management Teri Fladstol Resource Coordinator teri.fladstol@oregonstate.edu Melinda Butler Resource Coordinator melindabutler33@gmail.com Michele Osterhoudt and Amy Pernarelli Contest Registrars michele.osterhoudt@oregonstate.edu 541-648-6818 Trisha Applebee and Laurie Michaels Data Management trisha.applebee@oregonstate.edu 503-650-3132 The 4-H Shooting Sports Newsletter is published quarterly for 4-H volunteers, families, and members enrolled in Shooting Sports. Please share with others in the home. We send one copy by email to each household enrolled in 4-H Shooting Sports. Submit articles for the newsletter through Dr. David J. White, 4-H Youth Development Specialist and State Shootings Sports Coordinator at david.white@oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Extension Service prohibits discrimination in all its programs, services, activities, and materials on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, genetic information, veteran s status, reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Oregon 4-H Outdoor Education & Recreation Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331