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CLOVER Reads

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Catch Lots Of Very Exciting Reading

The CLOVER reading program offers Stark County 4-H youth a chance to earn recognition for learning more about their project areas, improve their reading ability and help their club by performing reading-related community service.  Prizes will be awarded at Extravaganza.  The county’s top CLOVER point earners will receive a prize! All Stark County 4-H youth (age 5 – 18) are eligible to enroll in CLOVER.

Here’s how it works:

● The CLOVER registration form is available from the Stark County Extension Office or online at starkcountyjrfair4h.com.  Only one form per club is required.  Interested 4-H members sign up at club meetings.  The form is then returned to the Extension office by the March 15, 2010 deadline.

● The reading program begins March 15, 2010.  Youth earn points by reading age/ability appropriate books, magazine articles and textbook chapters on their project area(s), and their 4-H project resource manual. They can read for personal enjoyment or to learn more about their project area.  Reading-related community service also earns points.

● Youth then record what they read along with a brief synopsis on a CLOVER book report form.  (Forms are available on-line at starkcountyjrfair4h.com0).   Completed forms must be turned in to the 4-H Extension Office by Friday, June 18, 2010. (You only need 25 points to complete the program – each book related to the youth’s project area earns 5 points.)

● Cloverbuds do not earn points.  They participate in the CLOVER program by reading 5 books or having 5 books read to them.  (The ability to read is not necessary for participation in the CLOVER program.)  All participating Cloverbud youth will receive a CLOVER award ribbon.

● Awards for all CLOVER participants completing the program will be presented at Extravaganza.  The awards ceremony usually starts between 12:30 and 1:30pm.

● All youth registered in the program are also invited to enter the CLOVER Poster Challenge.  Posters are judged by how well the youth incorporates reading into the Stark County Jr. Fair theme.  Posters must be turned in to the 4-H office o Laura Miller by 5pm August 13, 2010.  Posters will be displayed in the CLOVER reading booth during the Stark County Fair.

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2010 Stark County Jr. Fair Theme

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

The 2010 Stark County Jr. Fair theme is:

“LIVE LAUGH LOVE STARK COUNTY”

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4-H Club Help Requested! 15th Annual Stark County 4-H Advisory Committee

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

It’s time to gear up for our Annual Stark County 4-H Swiss Steak Dinner, our largest fundraiser of the year!!  Date is April 24th. at Nimishillen Grange.  Please call to schedule your club help, baskets and donated items for raffle, club sales of tickets, to schedule club set up & clean up.  We need your help!!

Plans are underway for the 15th Annual 4-H Advisory Committee Swiss Steak fundraiser dinner. The dinner will be held on Saturday, April 24th from 4:30-7:00 p.m. at the Nimishillen Grange, Easton Street, Louisville.

Help is needed from all clubs with the following:
1. Advance ticket sales, tickets are now available. Contact Carol or Nancy to get tickets to sell! Return money, unsold tickets and number of tickets sold by Wednesday, April 21.
2. Advertising by placing posters in various locations to help advertise the dinner.
3. Raffle donation/ideas: gift certificates; theme baskets, any store donated items or homemade items.““
4. To help brown steak 8:00 a.m., April 25.
5. Set tables.
6. Pie and cake donations – to be delivered to the grange between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
7. Workers for the dinner – to serve dinners, dishwashers, and kitchen help.
Two shifts are available 4:15 to 6:00 p.m. and 5:45 to 7:30 p.m.
8. Clean-up 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Items needed for the dinner:
Amounts needed each year vary!
1 bottle dishwasher liquid
1 gallon of vegetable oil
4# of dried onion flakes
1 box of pepper
1 boxes of salt
3 # coffee
10# sugar
20# flour
1 jars of beef bouillon cubes
1 pack of 100 large size carry out containers
1 pack of 250 small size carry out containers
28 gallon of green beans
1 can of pam spray
9 cans 48 oz. of beef broth
2 64-ounce bottles orange drink concentrate
Money donations
Raffle Baskets
Workers
Pies and Cakes

Contact:         Nancy Biller 330-875-3437  Carol Kralik 330-875-8714

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2010 Stark County 4-H Project Book Order Form

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

2010 Stark County 4-H Project Book Order Form

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2010 Stark County Fair Traditional Photo Contest

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

The Traditional Photo Contest at the 2010 Stark County Fair is where the junior fair member takes a photo in Stark County that depicts agriculture or urban life in keeping with the theme.

Theme: “Country Life”

Requirements:
Photos must be taken between October 1, 2009 and the opening of the 2010 Stark County Fair.

Photos must be 5×7, 8×10, 11×14, or 16×20 in color or black and white.

Photos must be properly mounted and matted. Not framed.

Member’s name, address, age, date photo taken and location of the taken must be on the back of the matted board. A 3×5 card with the member’s name and club name must accompany the photo.

The member is limited to 5 entries.

Age divisions are as follows:

Junior  Ages 9-12
Intermediate Ages 13-16
Senior  Ages 17 and up

The pictures must be turned in on the Monday, August 30, 2010, by 5 p.m. to the Jr. Fair Office. They are judged that evening. All photos hang in the 4H building until fair is over.

Grand prize is a digital camera.

Any questions, please contact Pam Baad, Jr Fair Coordinator.

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2010 OARDC Research Internship Program

Friday, March 12th, 2010

By Mauricio Espinoza
 (330) 202-3550 or espinoza.15@osu.edu

WOOSTER, Ohio ­ The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster is again offering summer research internships to area high-school juniors and seniors and undergraduate students interested in exploring careers in scientific fields.

The application deadline for the 2010 OARDC Research Internship Program (ORIP) has been extended until April 1. Applications are available at http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/orip/secondary.asp?id=222.

This year’s program will run from June 7-Aug. 13. ORIP is tailored specifically to enhance the interest of local students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The internships will teach critical thinking skills through rigorous laboratory and field research experience, seminars, group discussion sessions, and symposia.

The research arm of Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, OARDC (http://oardc.osu.edu) is the largest and most comprehensive facility of its kind in the United States.

Research training areas include biological, physical, computer and social sciences, as well as engineering and technology. Interns will work with nationally and internationally recognized OARDC scientists, who are involved in a wide variety of research programs in areas such as environmental studies, biofuels, molecular and cellular biology, entomology, and animal and plant diseases.

Selected scholars will be required to work a minimum of 30 hours per week, but daily hours will be flexible. They will receive a stipend for their work ($2,400 to $3,000 for the 10-week period depending on grade level and experience) and certificates upon successful completion of the program.

For more information, contact ORIP director and entomology professor Parwinder Grewal at (330) 263-3963 or grewal.4@osu.edu.

ORIP is one way OARDC is answering the state of Ohio’s call for bold action to bolster the teaching of STEM disciplines in K-12 schools ­ a move seen as crucial for the Buckeye state to attract and retain 21st-century businesses as well as to create and sustain high-skill, high-wage jobs.

Source: Parwinder Grewal, Entomology, ORIP
(330) 263-3963 or grewal.4@osu.edu

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Annual GRASP Summer Camp

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Department of Physics hosts annual GRASP Summer Camp
 The OSU Department of Physics and the Society of Women in Physics are hosting the third annual GRASP (Girls Reaching to Achieve in Sports and Physics) Summer Camp from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday (6/14)-Friday (6/18). This camp provides girls, entering grades 6-9 in autumn 2010, with the tools and experience to see the power and fun in physics. The camp will include both academic and activity sessions. Apply by Friday (5/7). Application available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CN7SB3L. Contact: Robin Wyatt at mailto:wyattr@mps.ohio-state.edu

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Food Animal Products Academy: June 29 – July 1, 2010

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

The Ohio State University Department of Animal Sciences and 4-H Youth Development are offering a Food Animal Products Academy (FAPA) for 4-H members, who are interested in animal agriculture and the products they produce. This academy will be held June 29-July 1, 2010, on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University. Designed to introduce participants to food animal product development and careers in food animal industries, the Food Animal Products Academy will provide youth hands-on learning activities about animal agriculture through the food animal industry; product development, marketing and distribution; food preparation; and more. Participants will watch demonstrations, prepare meals, and tour businesses to learn about the food animal industry.

4-H members ages 14 years and older at the time of FAPA who have been actively involved in projects taken for food production are encouraged to apply. Examples of food animal projects include beef, sheep, swine, goats, dairy, and poultry.

Youth must pay a $100.00 participation fee.  Meals, dormitory housing, and resource materials are paid for through an Ohio 4-H Foundation Grant.

The application deadline is May 14. Space is limited to 50 participants, who will be notified of their acceptance by May 21. The $100.00 participation fee will be due no later than June 4 and must be paid in full at that time. Contact Paul Kuber (k <mailto:kuber.2@osu.edu> uber.2@osu.edu <mailto:kuber.2@osu.edu> ), Lucinda Miller, (miller.78@osu.edu), or Jeanne Osborne (o <mailto:osborne.2@osu.edu> sborne.2@osu.ed u <mailto:osborne.2@osu.edu> ) for questions. Applicant letter and application can be found at:
http <http://4hansci.osu.edu/livestock/livestockEvents.php>

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National Military Childcare/Youth Development Internship Program

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

A new partnership between the Cooperative Extension System and the Department of Defense has provided the funding for a national, military childcare/youth development internship program. Through this initiative, students and recent graduates will have the opportunity to develop professional skills in childcare and youth development through practical work experience with military children, youth, and families.  Interns’ compensation will include travel to and from the internship site and housing for the duration of the placement. Interns will be placed on military installations across the United States with some opportunities for international placement.

The Military Extension Internship Program is accepting applications through March 26th for internships beginning August 8th and lasting through the fall. More information and application materials can be found at www.extension.purdue.edu/military <http://www.extension.purdue.edu/military> , and we are happy to answer any questions you may have.   Specific questions re: the internships may be referred to: Amy Schott, Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, aeschott@purdue.edu

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Small Farm Conference Workshop at RG Drage

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Small Farm Conference Workshop
March 27, 2010
at RG Drage School in Massillon
This is a GREAT opportunity to “Live Your Small Farm Dream”
at the Northeast Ohio Small Farm Conference and Trade Show.
Flyer and registration material:
2010 Small Farm Conference Flyer
2010 Small Farm Conference Registration

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