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Jefferson County 4-H Newsletter July 2009 Volume 28, Issue 7 County 4-H offers learning opportunities in leadership and life enriching experiences within our diverse community. Participation helps develop character in a positive environment.” “Jefferson Jefferson County Fair Week is coming up fast…. Here are some things to remember: Leaders please take note of the leader meetings this month. Horse leaders and members will meet on Monday, July 6 at the Fairgrounds, at 6:30 pm, Horse Fair schedule is on page 4 of this newsletter. Livestock Leaders will be meeting at the Fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 7th, at 7:15 pm. July 1 to 15: All 4-H members need to have their Record Books Checked off. Bring your books to the office between the 1st and the 15th to have this done. (Refer to the Jefferson County 4-H Record Keeping Guide for more information) Monday: July 20: Home Ec/Expressive Arts/Clothing and Sewing/SET, this is the day that you bring your exhibits to the Fair and sign up for your interview with the judge on Tuesday. Tuesday: July 21: Livestock weigh-in and entry: Swine—7:30 am to 11:30 am, Sheep, Goats and Beef—noon to 4:00 pm. All species be sure to have your COOL Forms, Quality Assurance and Beef need to also have Transfer Slips. Wednesday to Saturday: July 22 to 25: See the Fair Schedule for meetings, events, and show times. Sunday: July 26: Exhibits can be picked up in the morning—the earlier the better! See you at the Jefferson County Fair! “Come Be a Kid” 4-H Newsletter Announcement: The 4-H newsletter will be distributed monthly, April through July and bi-monthly August through March. This will begin with the next edition, which will be August/September. Inside this issue: Things to remember for Fair 2009 4-H Schedule, Educational Materials... Dog Fair, Summer Field Trips Horse News page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 Madras Produce Tour, Livestock Ed Day, Family Fun… Deep Space Terraformers Lego Robotics Summer Day Camps Prevention Task Force awareness July Events page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 Agriculture, 4-H Youth, Family & Community Development, Forestry, and Extension Sea Grant Programs. Oregon State University, United States Department of Agriculture, and Jefferson county cooperating. The Extension Service offers its programs and materials equally to all people. Page 2 2009 Jefferson County 4-H Schedule July 1st-15th 6th 7th 10th-12th 16th-17th 18th 20th 21st 22nd-25th August 4th 11th 24th September 25th Record Book Check, Extension Office 4-H Horse Meeting, required (Horse members Record Book Check) 6:30 at the Fairgrounds 4-H Livestock Leaders Meeting, 7:15 pm at the Fairgrounds Jefferson County Horse Fair, Jefferson County Fairgrounds Presentations Contest (call the Extension Office to schedule your presentation) Jefferson County 4-H Dog Fair, Juniper Hills Park, 9-noon 4-H Static Exhibits entered (Fairgrounds) 4-H Livestock arrives at the Fair Jefferson County Fair week (Look for Family Fun Activities in Fair Schedule) 4-H Field Trip, Hancock Field Station 4-H Field Trip, Windmill Farm Auction and Premium Checks available for pick-up at the Extension Office Record Books due for Judging If you would like a copy of the State Fair schedule for 2009 the link is: http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/2009StateFairSchedule.pdf Jefferson County 4-H Committee Meetings: If you are a volunteer leader in Jefferson County, you are a member of a committee. Your ideas are important, this is where decisions are made regarding your project areas, please come to a committee meeting and help make Jefferson County 4-H “all that it can be”. Find your project area and the date of your respective meeting (meetings are held at the Extension Office unless otherwise noted, please call to confirm meeting times): Horse 1st Thursday of each Month Livestock 2nd Tuesday of each Month Executive 3rd Monday of each Month Home Ec Recognition Small Animal Attention Jefferson County 4-H Leaders If you are having an event or activity in your club that you would like to invite other 4-H members or clubs to please call the Extension Office at 475-3808 and we will include it on the schedule. Jefferson County Fair theme for 2009 Fair: “Come be a Kid” Educational Materials Available Leaders don’t forget that there are educational materials available at the Extension Office for check-out. There are Learning Laboratory Kits available for the following project areas: Beef, Sheep, Swine, Horse and Dog and Interactive Learning Laboratory CD’s for Rabbit, Goat and Poultry project areas. Also available are 4, Grain Identification Kits. 4-H Livestock News Reminder to Livestock members: Do you have your COOL forms? Have you started your Quality Assurance Forms? Also, remember that Record Books can be checked off anytime from July 1 through the 15th, at the Extension Office. Carcass Contest Forms can be picked up at the Extension Office. Page 3 Small Animal News Jefferson County 4-H and Warms Springs 4-H upcoming 2009 4-H Summer Field Trips (offered to youth, grades 5-8) Field Trip # 2--Hancock Field Station Tuesday, August 4 Enjoy a day of outdoor education in an area rich with “world-famous fossil-rich rock formations” on this trip to Hancock Field Station along the John Day River. Field Trip # 3--Windmill Farm Visit Tuesday, August 11 Increase your knowledge about Wind Energy and enjoy a visit to a Windmill Farm. Please call Jefferson County Extension at 475-3808 or Warm Springs Extension at 553-3238, for more information or to reserve a spot for one or all of these all day field trips, space is limited, spaces will be filled on a “first come first served” basis. Trips are offered at no cost, participants will be asked to provide their own lunches. Additional information will be provided to participants prior the trip. 4-H Dog Fair July 18th, 2009 9 am to noon Juniper Hills Park Classes will include: Showmanship Pre-Novice Dog Obedience Brace Class Summer Field Trip to Frog Lake Reported by Heidi Badger Imagine…a thickly forested area, cool shade under the canopy of trees, birds singing, fresh clean air, a carpet of colorful flowers and funny looking mushrooms…this was our experience at Frog Lake. I wish you could have been there to experience the peace, the refreshing walk, the fun interactions of friends, the delight of holding tiny frogs and the feel of the lake water along the shoreline. Shawn Morford from Warm Springs Extension shared a talk on being good stewards of the forest, backpacking safety supplies, and water purifiers; while Merle Kirk, 4-H Program Assistant from Warm Springs Extension, shared the history of the land in Mt. Hood/ Pacific Crest Trail area and its people. Coming soon two more summer field trips; August 4 and 11th, check out the information above. Page 4 Horse 4-H News 4-H Horse Riding Clinic It was a beautiful day, Saturday, June 27th, at Janis Dinkel’s house as Jefferson County 4-H Horse project members met and worked on their riding skills. Members had the opportunity to work on Trail Classes, English, Dressage, Showmanship, Western and Gaming. A barbeque was provided at lunch time by Horse N’ Around 4-H Club. Pictures were taken at the clinic: Horse Fair is July 10-12, 2009 Plan to attend and watch our Jefferson County Horse 4-H members participate in their event at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Horse Fair schedule of events is as follows: Friday, July 10 8:00 am Contestants meet with Judge Followed by: Showmanship Horse Psychology Ground Training Owner Trainer Harness Hunt Seat over Fences English Equitation Dressage Saturday, July 11 8:00 am Contestants meet with Judge Followed by: Western Equitation Bareback Versatility Master Horseman Free style Pattern Trail Ranch Horse: 6:00 pm Ranch Showmanship Reining, Cow Work Sunday, July 12 8:00 am Contestants meet with Judge Followed by: Gaming Showmanship Barrels Poles Figure 8 Key Hole Flag Race Surprise Leaders Choice Also, visit the Horse Barn and see the decorations! Page 5 Madras Produce Tour Report by Heidi Badger Each year 4-H Clubs have the opportunity to select members in their club to receive the Madras Produce Award, which recognizes personal growth. A certificate is given to recipients at Recognition Night in the fall and an activity is planned. This year produce tour winners spent an educational and fun day in Warm Springs. We started at the Warm Springs Museum were we read, watched and observed the self guided tour through time, ceremonies and traditions of the tribal people of our area. It was a moving enjoyable experience for all of us. We shared a picnic and then finished the day swimming at Kah-Nee-Ta. I believe all who participated felt the tour was well worth the hard work they put into the 2007-08 4-H year. I think if you asked any of these young people, they would advise you to go for it, work hard, put your best effort into your projects and you will find the rewards worthwhile. Livestock Education Day Livestock Education Day was held on June 13th at the Rodriguez Annex. Don Hanson, DVM, State Veterinarian, gave a presentation on Animal Health with information on some of the current health concerns for livestock. Barbi Riggs, Crook County Livestock Extension Agent, also presented educational information on how to feed market animals and horses. It was a very informative couple of hours and those who attended received some good information. Family Fun—Dad’s Day Out! June 20th at the Culver Fire Hall Mike Dove and Jeremy Puckett taught a step by step lesson on how to tie artificial flies for June’s Family Fun Project. The techniques and demonstration were clear understandable lessons and everyone involved felt successful and came away with their own handmade artificial fly. Along with the fly tying lesson in the next room some very young kids were introduced to the art of designing, building, and working as a team with Lego’s. To top the fun filled evening off, Tim McCormick introduced many of the families to an alternative way to cook, Dutch oven style; its not only for camping but can easily be done in you own back yard! Tim covered food safety, alternative substitutes when ingredients are missing, seasoning, maintenance and care of a Dutch oven, good recipe books to look for, and advice on how to make Dutch oven cooking a fun family affair. Every one involved felt June’s Family Fun night made a positive impact on their lives and it gave dad’s a new exciting opportunity to take part in the family cooking by using a Dutch oven. Page 6 Deep Space Terraformers Lego Robotics Summer Day Camps now forming! Do you have a youth interested in Robotics? Deschutes County 4-H is in the process of forming Robotics Camps through the summer. The camps will be a week in duration and provide students with a working knowledge of robotics, using Lego™ Robotics kits and computers. The camps will culminate with and informal skills competition where students will have the opportunity to run the robot they prepared through a skills course. The camps will be peer interactive with an emphasis on team building. Registrations are now being accepted for the following camps: • • • • July 20-23, 2009 ~ Redmond, Deschutes Co Fair & Expo July 27-30, 2009 ~ Madras, Jefferson Co Library Annex Aug 3-6, 2009 ~ Sisters, Parks & Rec (Coffield Center) Aug 10-13, 2009 ~ Bend, Marshall High School These camps are for youth ages 9-14 and the fee is $125 per week. Family is responsible for providing a sack lunch for campers. Deep Space Terraformers Lego™ Robotics Summer Day Camps 2009 Locations July 20-23rd, 2009 Redmond, Oregon-Fair and Expo Center (TBA) July 27th-30th, 2009 Madras, Oregon-Jefferson County Library Annex August 3rd-6th, 2009 Sisters, Oregon-Parks and Rec. (Coffield Center) August 10th-13th, 2009 Bend, Oregon-Marshall High School (For Youth ages 9-14 - 9am - 3pm Daily) Deschutes County 4-H Presents: REGISTRATION NAME_______________________________________________DATE OF BIRTH____________ ADDRESS__________________________CITY_______STATE______ZIP__________________ PHONE______________________ EMAIL____________________________________________ PARENT/S NAME/S_______________________________________________________________ EMERGENCY CONTACT NAME___________________________________________________ EMERGENCY CONTACT PHONE_________________ Camp Fee $125 per week Please check the appropriate box for the desired camp above. Camp cost is $125 per week, includes snacks and beverage. Family is responsible for providing a sack lunch for campers. (Applications Available for Partial Scholarship - Based on Need) (Jefferson County 4-H Members may pick up scholarship applications at the Jefferson County Extension Office) Please submit completed Registration by July 15th, 2009 to: Deschutes County 4-H Lego Robotics Camp 3893 SW Airport Way, Redmond, OR 97756 (Make Checks Payable to: Deschutes County Extension Service/4-H) Additional Questions? Contact: Todd Williver, Deschutes County 4-H Program Coordinator Science, Engineering, and Technology—Natural Resources—BIT Mobile Email todd.williver@oregonstate.edu Phone 541.548.6088 x7970 Agriculture, 4-H Youth, Family & Community Development, Forestry, and Extension Sea Grant Programs. Oregon State University, United States Department of Agriculture, and Deschutes County cooperating. The Extension Service offers its materials equally to all people Page 7 MOST YOUTH DON’T DRINK…..Join the trend! THE JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIR IS COMING UP…..and the Prevention Task Force is raising awareness to prevent underage drinking. DID YOU KNOW MOST YOUTH DO NOT DRINK? ~ 69% of 8th grade students think their parents feel it is VERY WRONG for them to drink alcohol. ~ 68% of 8th grade students in Jefferson County DID NOT drink alcohol in the past 30 days. (OHT survey) KNOW THE FACTS…. ~ Furnishing alcohol to a minor is a crime (you can be charged if you are an adult OR a juvenile) ~ According to the new Jefferson County Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Protocol, parents will be notified by law enforcement if their child uses OR is present around illegal substances. YOU CAN HELP…. ~ Be a hero by not providing alcohol to children….yours or anyone else’s. ~ Learn about the Protocol (copies available at BestCare, Juvenile Dept, or DHS) ~ Ensure youth parties, events and activities are supervised and free of alcohol, tobacco or other drugs. ~ Join the Prevention Task Force (call 541-475-2292 x330) AT THE FAIR…. ~ Supervise your child or teen at the Fair, and other events. This will minimize your child’s risk. ~ If reserving a campsite at the Fair, please be responsible for it. Do not allow youth to remain at your campsite unsupervised. ~ Report concerns of drug use, underage drinking, or furnishing alcohol to minors to law enforcement. Ad sponsored by BestCare Treatment Services and Prevention Task Force In partnership with: Jefferson County Page 8 Jefferson County Extension Service 34 SE “D” Street Madras, OR 97741 4To the 4-H Family of: Jefferson County Extension 4-H Staff: Marvin Butler (marvin.butler@oregonstate.edu),Staff Chair Jill Eveland (jill.eveland@oregonstate.edu) 4-H Secretary/Program Assistant Heidi Badger (heidi.badger@oregonstate.edu) 4-H SET and Family Fun Program Coordinator Candy Gomes (candy.gomes@oregonstate.edu) Office Manager OSU Extension Service Jefferson County Office Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-5:00 p.m. Phone: 541-475-3808 Fax: 541-475-4204 Jefferson County Website: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/jefferson/index.php July 4-H Events 1st-15th 6th 7th 10th-12th 16th-17th 18th 20th 21st 22nd-25th Record Book Check, Extension Office 4-H Horse Meeting, 6:30 pm required (Horse members Record Book Check) at the Fairgrounds 4-H Livestock Meting , 7:15 at the Fairgrounds Jefferson County Horse Fair, Jefferson County Fairgrounds Presentations Contest (call the Extension Office to schedule your presentation) Jefferson County 4-H Dog Fair, Juniper Hills Park, 9-noon 4-H Static Exhibits entered (Fairgrounds) 4-H Livestock arrives at the Fair Jefferson County Fair week (Look for Family Fun Activities in Fair Schedule) 4-H members don’t forget to pick up Exhibit Tags and Explanation Cards for your static exhibits, educational displays, etc... Don’t forget to mark these important dates on your calendar and plan to attend these events: 4-H Horse Fair 4-H Dog Fair Jefferson County Fair July 10-12 July 18 July 22-25