Dear 4-H Members, Volunteers & Parents

Weekly 4-H Email Update

May 12, 2017

Dear 4-H Members, Volunteers & Parents:

Weekly Update Topics:

·  5K Clover Charge

·  Fair T-Shirts

·  King & Queen Contest

·  2017 Livestock Judges for the Junior Fair

·  Tag Ins & Fair Entry Deadlines

·  4-H Camp

·  Kentucky Kingdom & Hurricane Bay

·  Skillathon Topics

·  Showman to Showman Beef Clinic

·  Quality Assurance

·  4-H Jr. Camp

·  Upcoming Events

Clinton County Jr. Fair Board 5K Clover Charge (Color Run)is June 24, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

Start/Finish:Clinton County Fairgrounds,958 W Main St, Wilmington, OH 45177

Time:On Race Day – Registration begins at 7:45 a.m.

T-shirt Pick-Upfrom 6-8:00 p.m. at the Clinton County Fairground, June 23

5K Walk/Run– $25 Register fee by June 22. After June 22 entry fee is $30 with no shirt.

Send entries to:111 S Nelson Ave, Suite 2, Wilmington, OH 45177

You may also register online at getmeregistered.com.

https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=126828

Make checks payable to: Clinton County Junior Fair Board

Registration must be received by June 5 to be guaranteed a shirt.

Fair T-Shirts

The Fashion & Nutrition Board have designed an awesome new t-shirt to celebrate this year’s fair,We’ve Got a Good Thing Growing.The Clinton County Jr. Fair t-shirt order form is available at the OSUE Office or check with your club leaders. Shirt orders are due June 1. The cost is $10 youth, $12 adults and $15 for 2X, 3X & 4X. Please make checks payable to CCFNB.

King & Queen Contest (DUE MONDAY, MAY 15!)

If you are interested in serving the county in a royalty position please complete the 2017 Clinton County Department Queens, Fair Queen & King Application Form found at: https://clinton.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/teen-opportunities.

Beef (16-18yrs), Cdanine (14-18yrs), Dairy Princess (14-18yrs), Feline (14-18yrs), Goat (14-18yrrs), Horse (14-18yrs), Poultry (14-18yrs), Rabbit (14-18yrs), Miss Annie Oakley (14-18yrs), FCS (15-18yrs), Roping (14-18yrs)Jr. Fair Queen (16-18yrs), Jr. Fair King (16-18yrs)

Contest and application guidelines are available on the application. The contest and contestant interviews will both be held on June 14 at OSUE.

2017 Livestock Judges for the Junior Fair

Below is a list of livestock judges by department that we have at this time:

Beef-Market Steer/Breeding Heifers/Market Heifer/Feeder Calves- Clayton Cook

Dairy-Chris Lahmers

Market Goat-Jason Brashear

Market Goat Showmanship-James Jones

Pygmy Goat-Grant Rogers

Goat Breeding & Showmanship-Phil Myers

Market Lamb-Maggie Neer

Mkt Lamb Showmanship-Kevin Neer

Breeding Gilt/Showmanship-Jim McCoy

Market Swine-Travis Platt

Market Swine Showmanship-Jackson Johnson

Horse-Katy Schaaf

Horse PAS-Kerrie Matesich

Rabbit-Dr. Chris Hayhow

Roping-Rich Corzatt

Fancy Poultry-Jeff Karcher

Mkt Turkey-Tim Bowles

Mkt Chicken-Ariel Backus

Final Entry Deadlines

June1 Forms & Entries Deadline (PAS, Roping, Fair Horse Entry & Fancy Poultry Entry Deadline)

June1 Market Fryer Rabbit Check In/Tattoo 6-8pm (Fair-Rabbit Barn)

To make sure you don’t miss a deadline review the Jr Fair Requirements Book. Here’s a direct link to the enrollment chart that will help you know what is required for each project area:

https://clinton.osu.edu/sites/clinton/files/imce/2017%20enrollment%20chart.pdf. Please note that the breeding/fancy poultry entry is due June 1!

4-H Camp

The registration deadline is in 6 days!Camp forms are available and posted online for youth in grades 3-8 who want to attend 4-H camp this summer. It won’t be long and school will be out and it will be time to pack your bags for 5 days of outdoor fun at 4-H Camp Graham. This year the theme isSurvivor.So be prepared for adventures and challenges that help you explore nature, survival, 4-H and more. Camp registration forms have been POSTED to the county website:https://clinton.osu.edu/sites/clinton/files/imce/Camp%20Registration%20Form%202017

The cost is $195 and the deadline is May 18. The fee increases after May 18. Campership requests are due May 15. Junior Camp is June 5-9 at 4-H Camp Graham in Clarksville, Ohio. Please share this information with club members. Forms will not be mailed this season. If you or someone in your club needs assistance with camp please have them complete a campership form posted at:

https://clinton.osu.edu/sites/clinton/files/imce/Camp%20Scholarship%20%20Application%202017%20%25282%2529.pdf

Campership forms are dueMay 15

Camp registration is dueMay 18

We’re working on Cloverbud Camp registration! We hope to have forms available next week.

Kentucky Kingdom & Hurricane Bay

We’re excited to announce that Kentucky Kingdom & Hurricane Bay are making available to allOhio 4-H membersexclusive discounts on ticket packages for themselves, friends and families to enjoy!Everyone pays the same price. No cost to 4-H. All Ohio 4-H members are Eligible ( 2 Parks +2 Days + Free Fountain Drinks-$19.95 Per Person-COME ANY TIME-Same price for all)

Buying ticket packages could not be easier. Simply navigate tohttps://www.kentuckykingdom.com/partners/ohio4hto access the Discount Ticketing Portal. Here you can purchase discount ticket package vouchers for you, your familyandfriends–right from the comfort of your home!

Skillathon Topics

Members must complete a skillathon for each of the following project areas that they are enrolled in: beef, dairy, dogs, goats, hogs, horses, poultry, rabbitsand sheep at the designated time before the fair to be eligible to show their animals at the fair. Members must also complete an official 4-H/FFA project book or insert, which is 10% of the total skillathon score. The book/insert must be turned in at the time the test is taken. The Skillathon dates are June 22 & 26, 6-8:00 p.m. at the fairground. If you are wanting to know how to prepare for skillathon please study the topics below by department.

Beef:Breeds, Feet & Legs, Meat Cuts, Medicine Insert & Parts of Animal

Dog:Parts and Skeleton, Diseases, Parasites, Immunizations, Breeds, Grooming, Feeds & Equipment

Rabbit:Breed ID, Feed Tag/Feed, Sanitation & Meat Cuts

Dairy-Junior:Breeds, Body Parts, Feed Tag, Medication Table, Feet Placement, Show Equipment & History of Dairy Cows

Dairy-Senior:Breeds, Body Parts, Medication Table, Feeds, Mammary Structure & Mammary Anatomy

Swine:Meat Cuts & Locations, Breeds, Ear Notches, Feed Label & Feed Identification

Sheep & Goat:Sheep & Goat Rules, Sheep & Goat Breeds, Medical, Wholesale & Retail Meat Cuts, Feed & Equipment ID, Skeletal, Body Parts & Structures, Health & Disease

Horse-Junior:Breeds, Feeds, Weeds, Parts of Hoof, Conformation, Parts of Horse, Feed Tag & Knots

Horse-Senior:Feed Label, Medication Insert, Parts of Horse, Parts of Hoof, Colors, Face & Leg Markings, Weeds & Knots

Poultry:Anatomy of the Chicken,Meat Cuts,Breeds

Roping: Parts of the rope/string, different types of rope, Q&A about roping terms, parts of the horse and roping equipment.

Showman to Showman Beef Clinic

The clinic is May 20, 2017 at the Clinton County Fairground, Livestock Expo Center from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Bring your 2017 Beef project on site for practice in clipping and fitting. A showmanship judge, veterinary and trimmer will be onsite during the clinic. Go towww.showmantoshowman.comfor registration information. The cost is $10.00 and is due at check-in.

Quality Assurance

PQA/QA-Clinton County is offering several PQA/QA sessions: All county PQA/QA events will certify all specie areas including hogs. Members need to attend one PQA/QA session to show and sell a market or lactating livestock project. Below is a listing of the PQA/QA sessions we have already scheduled. Check with you FFA instructor to see if the certification is being provided for members at your school.There is a $5 fee to all out of county participants.

May 18, 6:30pm PQA/QA- Fairground/Expo Building

May 20, 10am, Dairy Clinic & PQA/QA-Blanchester H.S. Ag Barn

June 22, 5:30pm, PQA/QA, Fairground/Expo Building

June 29, 6:00pm, PQA/QA, OSUE/$20 FEE

Office Hours

Monday-Thursday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Closed Friday

Deadlines

If a deadline falls on the weekend, Friday or holiday we will accept it on the next business day.

Upcoming Events

May

15 4-H Comm. 7pm

18 QA 6:30 pm (Fair-Expo)

20 Dairy & QA Clinic 10am (Blanchester High School)

21 Counselor Training 1:30-4:30pm

21 Cloverbud Camp Mtg 4:30pm

22 JFB 6:30pm

29 OSU Closed

31 Counselor Training/Time TBA

June

1 Forms & Entries Deadline

1 Counselor Training/Time TBA

1 Market Rabbit Check In/Tattoo 6-8pm (Fair-Rabbit Barn)

2 Counselor Training/Time TBA

4 Dairy Committee 2pm (Quallen Farm)

5-9 Jr. 4-H Camp

5 SFB 7pm (Fair office)

12 Dog Comm. 6:30pm & Horse Comm. 7pm

14 County King & Queens Contest 4:30pm & 7pm

15 Creative Writing Projects Due

16 Butter Churning 7pm (Wilmington Presbyterian Church)

18 PAS Horse Show 9am (Fair-Horse Area)

19 4-H Comm. 7pm

22 Skillathon 6-8pm (Fair-All barns)

QA 5:30pm (Fair-Expo)

26 Skillathon 6-8pm (Fair-All barns)

27 Shooting Sports Judging 9am (Clinton County Sportsman Association)

28 Cloverbud Camp 4-H Camp Graham

29 Last Call QA 6pm ($20 Fee)

29 Pre-Fair Judging Set Up 2-4pm (Fair-Expo)

30 Pre-Fair Judging 8am (Fair-Expo)

July

8-15 Clinton County Junior Fair

26-Aug 6, OSF (Columbus)

Sincerely,

Tracie Montague

Extension Educator

4-H Youth Development