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4-H Horse Program Information

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

New

OSU Equine E-Newsletter

http://horse.osu.edu/EquineENews/index.htm

Check out the Ohio 4-H Horse Web Site at: www.horse.osu.edu

Ohio 4-H Horse Program Permission to Participate Form  http://horse.osu.edu/4h/permission.pdf 
Ohio 4-H Horse Program Leasing Guidelines http://horse.osu.edu/4h/guidelines.html

 

 

 

 

Uniform Rules

The state uniform rules 4-H books are available in the Stark County Extension Office for $5.00 for 2008.

Safety and Ethics Program

“Equine Safety & Ethics Program for 2009” – all new members are required to read a safety booklet, view 2 videos and sign release forms.  All 4-H Horse youth need to annually watch the video and sign the “Permission to Participate in 4-H Horse Activities Disclosure and Release of Claim Form”.

 

Stark County 4-H Gingerbread Workshop Registration

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Stark County 4-H Home Economics Committee
4-H Gingerbread Workshop Registration
 
At the Nimishillen Grange Building, Louisville
Sunday, November 30th from 1-3:30pm
Deadline to register: Nov. 14, 2008

 

Send to: Dee Meredith, 2727 McDowell St Canton, OH 44721 (330-491-1001)
Include $5 per individual. Candy will be provided-checks payable to: Dee Meredith.
Once registered you will be contacted for what to bring, etc.
4-H members may register a friend!!
Deadline to register: Nov. 14, 2008

 
Name: _______________________________ Age: _____
Phone #: ___ ______________
Address: __________________________________ City: __________________ Zip: ______________
  
4-H Club: ___________________ Advisor: ______________________                           Total Enclosed: $______
 
 
4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills.
 
Ohio State University Extension embraces human diversity and is committed to ensuring that all research and related educational programs are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or veteran status. This statement is in accordance with United States Civil Rights Laws and the USDA.

Keith L. Smith, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Agricultural Administration and Director, Ohio State University Extension, TDD No. 800-589-8292 (Ohio only) or 614-292-1868

Make a Difference Day Ohio – Saturday, October 25, 2008

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Dear Stark County 4-H Advisors:  A great way to plan & promote your 4-HClub community service project.  Have fun and help your community!

Make a Difference Day Ohio – Saturday, October 25, 2008

Make a Difference Day Ohio 2008 is now less than 30 days away! To help with MDDO project planning, please read the �10 Easy Project Planning Steps� at:  http://www.serveohio.org/MDDO_easysteps.aspx

Not yet registered for an MDDO 2008 Project?
It is not too late to plan an MDDO project OR to find a project already established in your community! Go to www.serveohio.org/MDDO_MAIN.aspx to get started and find Make a Difference Day Resources:
  – Check out the online Resource Guide
  – Locate project ideas
  – Review the 10 Easy Project Planning Steps
  – Order FREE stuff (download form)
  – Register a project OR search for an existing project in your community!

It starts with YOU! Help keep Ohio #1 and make 2008 the best Make a Difference Day ever! For more information contact Nadine Fogt fogt.12@cfaes.osu.edu our
Ohio 4-H Ohio Make A Difference Day Steering Committee representative. Thanks!  David Crawford

NEW SHEEP CLASS FOR 2009-CORRECTED RULES

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

There will be a new class added for the Sheep Projects for the 2009 year!  The new class will be the BORN AND RAISED MARKET LAMB CLASS!  The rules are as follows:

1)  Bred ewes must be in the possession of the Junior Fair Participant prior to lambing.

2)  Lambs must be born at the Junior Fair participant’s place of residence.  (Any exceptions to “place of residence” part of this rule will be made at the discretion of the Sheep Committee.)

3)  Document the first day of birth with a picture of your ewe, lambs, and yourself at your place of residence.  Give your pictures to the committee member who will do a farm visit to tag your lambs.

4)  Call either Marlene Estock (330) 875-7341 or Diane Smith (330) 862-2163, as soon as your lamb is born to schedule a farm visit.  A committee member will tag your lamb within two weeks of birth.

5)  Lambs shown in the Born & Raised Market Class cannot be shown in Market Class or vice cersa.

6)  Any exhibitor taking Beginner Market Lamb project may secure and feed up to four lambs, but may exhibit only ONE Market Lamb and ONE Born & Raised Market Lamb.  NOTE:  A tagged lamb not used to exhibit may be used for Carcass Class.

7)  Any exhibitor taking Intermediate or Advanced Market Lamb Project may secure and feed up to six lambs, but may only exhibit THREE lambs at the fair in a combination of either 2 market lambs and 1 Born & Raised Market lamb OR 2 Born & Raised Market Lambs and 1 Market Lamb.  NOTE:  A tagged lamb not used to exhibit may be used for Carcass Class.

8)  All other market rules apply including June tag-in, weigh-in, and rate of gain rules.

**Please read 2009 Sheep Rules for any further additions or changes to Born & Raise Market Class Rules**

OSU College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences Day, Friday, October 17

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

The Ohio State University College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences Day, Friday, October 17

Visit and explore career options and what it is like to be a Buckeye! Learn about agricultural majors, financial aid programs, scholarships, study abroad and lots of fun! Register today, call 614-688-4659 and/or visit cfaes.osu.edu/yourfuture

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BEEF WINNERS

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

GRAND CHAMPION

  • Sara Klehm (Louisville Livestock Leaders) #312 Cross Breed 1320#

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION

  • Brandon Klehm (Louisville Livestock Leaders) #311 Shorthorn 1270#

Reserve Champion Cross Breed

  • LV Kline (County Line) #176, 1390#

Reserve Champion Shorthorn

  • LV Kline (County Line) #177, 1280#

Champion Simmental

  • Justin Kinser (County Line) #302,  1300#

Reserve Champion Simmental

  • Rachel Linder (Louisville Livestock Leaders) #192, 1340#

Champion Angus

  • Katie Collinsworth (Louisville Livestock Leaders) #281, 1290#

Champion Hereford

  • Lindsey Pugh (Louisville Livestock Leaders) #237,  1395#

Reserve Champion Angus

  • Erin Ward (Tusci Barnyard High Steppers) #179, 1245#

Reserve Champion Herford

  • Kristen Collinsworth (Louisville Livestock Leaders) #282, 1300#

Champion Limousin

  • Kathryn Wood (Tuslaw 4H) #183, 1275#

Reserve Champion Limousin

  • Seth Amos (Hollow Valley Herdsmen) #216, 1380#

2008 Stark County 4H Cake Decorating Awards

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Thanks to Advisors, Parents, Members, Judge, and Dee Meredith

** Overall Winner **

Emily Conrad from Country Folks

Beginning 1st Year

County Runner Up:
Ashley Whipkey from Needle & Brush

County Winner:
Caroline Thompson from Clover Valley Variety

Intermediate 1st and 2nd Year

County Runner Up:
Lisa Sutton from Washington Township Variety

County Winner:
Claire Morrow from Country Folks

Advanced 4th Year and Up

County Runner Up:
Rachel Bateman from Louisville Clovers

County Winner:
Emily Conrad from Country Folks

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North Central Regional Volunteer Forum

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Ohio will be hosting the

North Central Region Volunteer Forum!  this year. What a great opportunity to learn and share experiences. Read on and register today. I hear we will have several 4-H advisors attend again this year! This is a great event and right in our back yard!!

Stark County 4-H Advisory Committee will sponsor $50 of costs for the first 20 who register.  You must register on your own.  Links for registration form and booklet are below.  Please let David Crawford know you have registered, and after participation send a letter requesting a scholarship for partial support with a brief note of your experiences and what you learned.  You will then receive $50 scholarship from the Stark County 4-H Advisory Committee.  Hurry- your early bird special lasts until Sept 19th for best value!!  The first twenty who register will be on our scholarship list.  Thanks.

David Crawford

North Central Regional Volunteer Forum

Realize, Energize, Visualize

November 6 – 8, 2008

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE EXTENDED to September 19st, 2008!!

Location: Ramada Plaza Hotel, Columbus, Ohio

4-H welcomes you to the 2008 4-H North Central Region Volunteer Forum web site.

For those who have attended previous NCRVF’s, you might want to go directly to the brochure to see the preliminary plans for 2008. You know the educational value and fun of NCRVF’s and we welcome you back as old friends.

For those who have not attended previous NCRVF’s, please check out the about NCRVF page. You will get a feel for what to expect. Nothing beats the actual experience. We encourage you to come join us and become new friends.

For all, the 2008 NCRVF in Columbus, Ohio is a place to Realize, Energize and Visualize what volunteers can do. The forum provides an opportunity to REV yourself up to meet your UNLIMITED POTENTIAL. Come to recharge your batteries and be sent on to new heights.

Your co-chairs Ron Cull and Kris Simpson invite you to come to the Forum in the Buckeye State in 2008. Preliminary planning for the Conference has been completed and this website reflects those plans. It will be updated with further details as they develop, so feel free to come back and visit us later or submit a question or comment if you don’t find what you need.

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Ohio 4-H Ambassadors Opportunity

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Ohio 4-H Ambassadors
Background and Purpose

The State 4-H Ambassadors program is a program designed to: 1) recognize 4-H teens who have achieved high standards of excellence in their 4-H program or project work, in community service and citizenship, and in leadership; 2) provide Ohio 4-H teens with opportunities and experiences to enhance their knowledge, skills, attitudes, and aspirations in leadership, citizenship & service, communications and public relations, scholarship, and related areas of interest and need; 3) enable teens to serve as 4-H spokespersons to develop internal and external 4-H partnerships of mutual benefit, and to update elected and appointed government officials, the media, state associations, donor groups, civic groups, parents, volunteers, and others on 4-H developments; 4) strengthen Ohio 4-H teen programs; 5) provide meaningful opportunities for teens to be actively involved and valued as equal partners in defining, developing, implementing, diversifying, and improving 4-H youth development education in Ohio; and 6) involve teens in expanding 4-H marketing and promotion and in managing the Ohio 4-H image to ensure compatibility with our vision, mission, and values.

Selection Procedures and Criteria

All Ohio 4-H’ers are eligible who: a) are a high school freshmen, sophomore, junior or senior on January 1 of the current year; b) have achieved the standards of excellence outlined as criteria for the program; c) are approved by their 4-H Educator as good representatives of the Ohio 4-H Program, c) have a permanent residence in Ohio during the time they wish to serve as Ambassadors; and d) have not previously been a State 4-H Ambassador.
To apply for this opportunity, members need to complete a State 4-H Ambassadors application form (according to the directions in the form) and submit it to their local Extension Office before the county deadline.
For Further Information:  http://www.ohio4h.org/youth/ambassadors/index.html

Application is here – 4h_2009ambassador_application

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TUSCARAWAS COUNTY GENERAL LIVESTOCK & DAIRY JUDGING CONTEST

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
WHEN
Saturday, September 20, 2008, 9:00 a.m. (during Tuscarawas County Fair)
WHERE
Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds, Dover, Ohio
WHO
Any AND all 2008 4-H and FFA members, clubs, and chapters in Ohio
DEADLINE FOR ENTERING IS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 AT 8:30 AM
This will serve as your pass onto the fairgrounds.
TUSCARAWAS COUNTY GENERAL LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST
1. All contestants will be limited to students enrolled in 4-H or FFA program over the state of Ohio.
2. An entry fee of $4 will be charged per team, or $1 per individual entry.
3. There will be a Junior Team & Individual (age 8-13) Divisions and Senior Team & Individual (age 14 & older) Divisions. If teams are mixed (Junior & Senior) the team will compete in the Senior Division (age as of January 1).
4. A team will consist of at least 3 but not more than 4. Three highest scores will be used to determine the team score. Individual entries may compete for the individual awards.
5. Each entry form must be signed by the 4-H Educator or FFA Advisor.
6. While the contest is in progress, there shall be no communication between contestants and anyone else, except the person in charge of the ring.
7. People helping with each ring are not to give instructions or to help contestants fill out judging cards.
General livestock contest will consist of the following classes:
1. Market Steer
2. Beef Breeding Heifers
3. Market Lambs
4. Breeding Ewes
5. Market Hogs I
6. Market Hogs II
7. Dairy Classes
Each class will consist of placing a class of four animals and answering five questions.
Please feel free to copy the entry blank to pass on to any interested persons.
TUSCARAWAS COUNTY JUNIOR FAIR LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST
NAME OF CLUB OR CHAPTER
ADDRESS OF CLUB OR CHAPTER
COUNTY
Please enter the following teams or individuals:
Number
Teams in General Livestock @ $4 =
Teams in Dairy Judging Contest @ $4 =
Individuals in General Livestock @ $1 =
Individuals in Dairy Contest @ $1 =
Signature of 4-H Educator or FFA Advisor:
Please make checks payable to:  Tuscarawas County Livestock Committee
To PRE-REGISTER, mail the completed entry form and fee to:
Ann Mumaw, 4-H Educator
OSU Extension Tuscarawas County
419 16th Street SW
New Philadelphia, OH 44663-6403
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, September 22, 2007. The contest will begin at 9:00 a.m.
TEAM NAME                                      INDIVIDUALS ON TEAM (Include age as of January 1 beside each name.)

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