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Imperial County 4-H Intercom

http://ceimperial.ucdavis.edu/4H_Program

http://ceimperial.ucdavis.edu

4-H Office 760-352-9474

Calendar of Events February 02 – Leaders Council Meeting – 7pm 18 – ATV – Heber Dunes 18 – Super Saturday – Fair Clean Up - Still Exhibit Bldg.; Livestock Leader Meeting; Pen Assignment. 20 – Office Closed 22 – Fine Arts Entry Due 23 – FFA/AG Mechanic Entry Due 24 – All Other Entries Due – (Excluding Plants & Food) 25 – Fair Clean Up 27 – Plants & Food Due March 01 – Livestock Exhibits Accepted 02 – Livestock Exhibits Accepted 02 – Fair Starts 02 – Livestock Judged 03 – Livestock Judged 04 – Livestock Judged 06 – 4-H Small Animal Round Robin 08 – 4-H Large Animal Round Robin 09 – Small Animal Auction 10 – Large Animal Auction 11 – Knowledge Bowl 12 – Consignment of Livestock; release of all still exhibits 31 – Super Saturday -Fashion Revue, Presentation Day

FAIR STILL EXHIBIT SUBMISSION TIMES

Remember: All Fair entry Forms were due on January 27th. For turning in Still Exhibits (the items themselves), please refer to the following list of receiving times: Wednesday, February 22

nd, 2-6pm: Fine Arts

Thursday, February 23rd, 2-6pm: FFA/Ag Mechanics Friday, February 24th, 2-6pm: Special Displays Aerospace/Rocketry Photography Arts & Crafts Jewelry Clothing Textiles Home Furnishings Hobbies Biological Sciences Industrial Arts/Technology

Monday, February 27, 7:30-9am: Foods & Nutrition Food Preservation Ornamental Horticulture Fruit & Vegetable Plants With the exception of FFA/Ag Mechanics, all exhibits are to be delivered at the

Still Exhibits Building. For more information, contact the 4-H Office, or go to

ivexpo.com/exhibitor.htm.

FAIR CLEAN UP DAYS Saturday, February 18th: General Fair cleanup – common areas, barns, etc. Saturday, February 25th: Specific barn cleanup and decorating.

ALL livestock exhibitors are STRONGLY encouraged to attend and help with the

effort – Before your animal goes in, someone has to clean it. It should be you!

In this issue:

Fair Still Exhibit Submission Times 1

Fair Clean Up Days 1

Make-Up New Leader Orientation 2

Drug Withdrawal Certificate 2

Primary Members 2

Barn Rules, Livestock Bedding, Care & Grooming 2

Plant Show Results 3

Large Animal Pre-Fair 4

Horse Pre-Fair 5

Small Animal Pre-Fair 5

Fair Livestock Schedule 6

Animal Sales 7

4-H Uniform at the Fair 7

Barn Sale 7

4-H Policy: Gifts to 4-H Clubs & Cash 8

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MAKE-UP NEW LEADER ORIENTATION

4-H Youth Development volunteer applications are reviewed and appointed annually by the County Director. Adult applicants must satisfactorily complete the following: *Complete a volunteer application - annually *Receive fingerprint clearance from DOJ – one time only *Complete the official 4-H Volunteer Orientation – one time only New leaders should not meet with members until all three requirements have been met. The last New Leader Orientation before the Fair will be Saturday, February 4th, 1:00pm at the 4-H Office.

Barn RULES

Although fairgoers and exhibitors alike enjoy the festive air created by barn decorations, the Fair

administration must insist that all materials used

be “fire retardant” or “UL flame retardant”. Read and SAVE the decoration packages so if

the county Fire Marshall questions your display you can document its safety. Please, no

Christmas lights. See the 4-H website http://ceimperial.ucdavis.edu for fire retardant

recipe.

Livestock Bedding

Clean bedding is required of all animals

exhibited at the Fair. As in years past, the Jr. Livestock Foundation will provide bedding at no

cost to the exhibitor. If the member desires wood shavings, they must purchase them at their

own expense. Straw is not allowed.

Care & Grooming of Animals

Junior Exhibitors are expected to groom and care for their animal(s) when at the Fair. They

shall refrain from accepting active assistance

from adults & non-exhibiting youths, unless the junior exhibitor is actively engaged and the

assistance is only for instruction.

No professionals allowed Remember: only card – holding 4-H leaders can

work with all 4-H members. Adults who do not hold a 4-H card can work only with their own

family member.

Drug Withdrawal Certificate

Federal law prohibits the shipment of

meat which is adulterated with drugs or

chemicals. All livestock exhibitors and

their parents are required to sign the

certification form. Signed and

completed drug withdrawal forms must

be presented at the scales at the time

of weigh-in in order for the animal to

be a part of the Junior Livestock

.Auction.

Primary Members – 4-H Members

Ages 5-8 Year Olds

Please check out the special division open

ONLY for primary members. All primary

member exhibitors will receive participant

ribbons, but will not be competitively

evaluated. They will not be awarded

premiums, sweepstakes or prize money.

They cannot participate in auction or barn

sales.

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PLANT SHOW RESULTS 4-H Members of all age groups throughout Imperial County brought their 4-H Plant Science Projects to the University of California Desert Research Extension Center (DREC) in Holtville to have their Plant Science Projects displayed and judged at the 4-H Plant Show held January 21, 2012 . Exhibits were judged on Cultural Perfection, Foliage, Size, Health and General Appearance. Classes included: Bulbs, House Plants, Cut Flowers, Flower Bowls, Herb Gardens, Fruits & Vegetables, Trees and Shrubs, Cactus and Succulents, Dish Gardens and Terrariums and Any Other. Judges bringing their expertise this year to the table were Betty Miller and Matthew Smith. Medalist Winners: Class I – Bulbs: Senior Novice- Reyes Cruz – Family 4-H Class II – House Plants: Junior Novice – Sean McLaughlin – Verde 4-H Senior Novice – Yasley Chavez – Family 4-H Class III – Cut Flowers: (No medalist selected) Class IV – Flower Bowls: Junior Novice – Sean McLaughlin – Verde 4-H Class V – Herb Gardens: Junior Novice – Sean McLaughlin – Verde 4-H Novice Intermediate – Robert Ibarra – Star Route Senior Novice – Yasley Chavez – Family 4-H Class VI – Vegetables:

Senior Novice- Reyes Cruz – Family 4-H

Senior – Matthew Jones – Star Route 4-H

Class VII – Trees & Shrubs: (No medalist selected)

Class VIII - Cactus & Succulents: Junior Novice – Ella Hoyt – Verde 4-H Junior – Kirk Johnson – Star Route 4-H Senior Novice – Yasley Chavez – Family 4-H Senior – Matthew Jones – Star Route 4-H Class IX – Dish Gardens & Terrariums: (No medalist selected) Class X – Any Other: Junior – Seth Hilfiker – Verde 4-H Senior – Matthew Jones – Star Route 4-H Best of Show Junior Novice – Sean McLaughlin – Verde 4-H Best of Show Junior – Seth Hilfiker – Verde 4-H Best of Show Senior Novice- Reyes Cruz – Family 4-H Best of Show Senior – Matthew Jones – Star Route 4-H Primary Member Recognition: Spencer Hilfiker – Verde 4-H Kassidy Lueken – Family 4-H Shea Robertson – McCabe 4-H

This event was sponsored by the Star Route 4-H Club and DREC. Special thanks to Mary Ann Smith, Bryan Jones, Kirk Johnson-Youth Chair, Steven Johnson I, Elena Johnson, Benjamin Arroyave, Nathaniel Arroyave, Alex Arroyave, Susan Arroyave,. C.J. Lopez and Grayce Lopez. We couldn’t have done it without you. Ella Hoyt of Verde 4-H also helped with taking down signs.

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LARGE ANIMAL PRE-FAIR

The Imperial County 4-H Large Animal Pre-Fair, hosted by Verde, M&M, and Tri-City 4-H Clubs was held on Saturday, January 21st as part of DREC’s UC Community Day. 47 exhibitors practiced their Beef, Feeder Calf, Market Goat and Sheep showmanship skills and were judged. Swine exhibitors were not placed, but learned and practiced important showmanship skills; a handful of members also came to learn without exhibiting animals. Beef – Junior Novice 1st Leilani Solomon Mulberry 4-H 2nd Megan Veysey M&M 4-H 3rd Joseph Larios Southwest Valley 4-H 3rd John Cummings Mulberry 4-H 3rd Bethly Merten Holtville 4-H Beef – Junior 1st Brenna Stewart Tri-City 4-H 2nd Shelby Dill Mulberry 4-H Beef – Senior 1st Trevor Holt McCabe 4-H 2nd Harlie Merten Holtville 4-H 3rd Kaycee J Carios Southwest Valley 4-H Beef – Overall Reserve Champion: Shelby Dill Mulberry 4-H Champion: Leilani Solomon Mulberry 4-H Feeder Calves – Novice 1st Daniel Archer Magnolia 4-H Feeder Calves – Senior 1st Danielle Torres Magnolia 4-H Market Goats – Novice (Junior & Senior) 1st Larey Hester Verde 4-H 2nd Mikey Solorio Tri-City 4-H 3rd Hannah Saldana Tri-City 4-H Market Goats – Junior 1st Seth Hilfiker Verde 4-H 2nd Broc Dickerson M&M 4-H 3rd Jenna Solorio Tri-City 4-H 4th Blaze Ayala M&M 4-H Matthew Solorio Tri-City 4-H Market Goats – Senior 1st Jadyn Yturralde M&M 4-H

Sheep – Junior Novice 1st Dezmond Maize Verde 4-H 2nd Chloe Flores Holtville FFA 3rd Sydney Mange Verde 4-H Sheep – Junior 1st Destinee Hocamp Tri-City 4-H 2nd Cierra Allen M&M 4-H 3rd Fabian Ramos Tri-City 4-H 4th Rhett Robertson McCabe 4-H 5th Dylan Cartee Verde 4-H 6th Luis Imperial Verde 4-H Sheep – Senior Novice 1st Allynee Rubin Verde 4-H 2nd Elisabeth Riley M&M 4-H Sheep – Senior 1st Megan Smedley Verde 4-H 2nd Madison Allen M&M 4-H 3rd Aslynn Rubin Verde 4-H 4th Mason Mange Verde 4-H Overall Reserve Champion: Shelby Dill Mulberry 4-H Overall Champion: Leilani Solomon Mulberry 4-H

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HORSE PRE-FAIR

The Horse Pre-Fair was hosted by Ashley Taylor on January 28th, 2012 at the Fairgrounds. 4 members

participated, practicing various showmanship steps, and awards were given to all exhibitors. Special thanks

to J&K Feed for donating awards for the event.

The Imperial County 4-H Small Animal Pre-Fair, hosted by United Valley and Magnolia 4-H clubs was held on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at the fairgrounds. 75 exhibitors were given the opportunity to practice, demonstrate, and be judged on their skills in Cavy, Dog, Poultry, Rabbit, and Waterfowl showmanship. Cavy Showmanship - Judged by Matthew Jones Novice 1st Jessica Friley Mulberry 4-H 2nd Riley Ruane Mulberry 4-H 3rd Robert Ibarra Star Route 4-H Junior 1st Celina Pham United Valley 4-H 2nd Robin Juarez United Valley 4-H 3rd Kaylah Moreno United Valley- 4-H Senior 1st Lindsey Linder Calipatria 4-H Dog Showmanship - Judged by Samantha Holiman Junior 1st Celina Pham United Valley 4-H 2nd Leah Yee United Valley 4-H

Poultry Showmanship - Judged by Devon Sullivan Novice 1st Rose Fiorenza Magnolia 4-H 2nd Anissa Hernandez United Valley 4-H 3rd Sophia Herndan Seeley 4-H Junior 1st Celina Pham United Valley 4-H 2nd Kaylah Moreno United Valley 4-H

3rd Leah Yee United Valley 4-H Senior 1st Will Dubois McCabe 4-H 2nd Carlos Lopez McCabe 4-H Pygmy Goat Showmanship - Judged by Megan Duncan Novice 1st Erika Salas 2nd Blaze Ayala M&M 4-H 3rd Brock Dickerson M&M 4-H Junior

1st Riley Merten Holtville 4-H 2nd Katie Magana Holtville 4-H

Rabbit Showmanship - Judged by Jeanine Smith

Novice

1st Emmy Venegar Holtville 4-H 2nd Natalia Garcia Tri-City 4-H 3rd Andres Garcia Tri-City 4-H Junior 1st Sonora Shelton Mt. Signal 4-H 2nd Adam Moreno United Valley 4-H

3rd Bryanna Sanchez Southwest Valley 4- Senior 1st Lindsey Linder Caipatria 4-H Waterfowl Showmanship - Judged by Devon Sullivan Junior 1st Celina Pham United Valley 4-H

Small Animal Pre-Fair

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FAIR LIVESTOCK SCHEDULE Thursday, March 31st: Most Weigh Ins Beef 2pm-3:30pm Feeder Calves 3:30pm-6pm Dairy Cattle 2pm-5pm Sheep, Goats, Pygmy Goats, Rabbits, Cavies, Poultry Meat Pens 3pm-6pm Poultry 4pm-7pm Friday, March 2nd: Swine Weigh Ins, Most Non-Market Shows Swine Weigh Ins 6am-10:30am Horse Check Ins 8am-9am Horse Show 9am Poultry Show 8:30am

1. Chicken, Waterfowl, Turkey, and Winged Wildlife Judging

2. Chicken Showmanship 3. Waterfowl Showmanship

Cavy Show 8:30am 1. Cavy Showmanship 2. Cavy Conformation

Rabbit Show (Showmanship Only) 8:30am Dog Check Ins 3pm-4pm Dog Show 5pm Dairy Cattle Showmanship 6pm Saturday, March 3rd: Shows 4-H Swine Show 8:30am

1. Judging 2. Showmanship

Rabbit Show (Judging) 8:30am Sheep Show 9am

1. FFA Judging 2. FFA Showmanship 3. 4-H Judging 4. 4-H Showmanship

5. Breeding Sheep Judging Feeder Calf Show 9am

1. 4-H Judging 2. 4-H Showmanship 3. FFA Judging 4. FFA Showmanship

Sunday, March 4th: Shows Goat Show 8:30am

1. Dairy Goats 2. Pygmy Goats 3. Market Goats

Beef Cattle Show 9am 1. FFA Judging 2. FFA Showmanship 3. 4-H Judging 4. 4-H Showmanship 5. Breeding Beef Judging

FFA Swine Show 9am 1. FFA Judging 2. FFA Showmanship 3. Breeding Swine Judging

Small Animal Round Robin Practice TBA

Monday, March 5th: Naps Highly Recommended

Tuesday, March 6th: Small Animal Round Robin 6pm 1. Junior 2. Senior 3. FFA

Wednesday, March 7th: No Events Scheduled

Thursday, March 8th: Large Animal Round Robin 6pm 1. Junior 2. Senior 3. FFA

Friday, March 9th: Small Animal Auction 6:30pm 1. Chickens 2. Cavies 3. Rabbits 4. Goats 5. Feeder Calves

Saturday, March 10th: Large Animal Auction 8:30am 1. Swine 2. Sheep 3. Beef

Sunday, March 11th: Last Day of Fair Breeding Sheep & Swine Released 6am Dairy Cattle Released 3pm Small Animal Barn Take Down 7pm Breeding Goats, Breeding Beef, & Small Animals Released 8pm

Monday, March 12th: Consignment Day 6am

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Animal Sales

Only Gold Ribbon Animals will be sold in the large animal auction. Blue/Red ribbon animals will sell in the barn. All animals receiving white ribbons are to be removed from the fairgrounds on the 1st Monday,

unless they qualify for Round Robin. If they qualify for Round Robin, they must leave the fairgrounds by 12:00 noon on the morning after the

Round Robin they were in.

All disqualified (DQ) animals (Small or large animals)

are not eligible for auction or barn sales. Large DQ animals shall be released and signed out by the Livestock Superintendent and shall be removed by Mon. Mar.5, 2012 by 12noon. Small animals may

be removed from the grounds at the discretion of Small Animal Superintendent.

BARN SALE SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012

Barn Sale presented by Farm Credit Services Southwest

Sperber Conference Room – Barn Sale Office

Note: Barn Sale Office will close ONE HOUR after Auction closes

Barn Sale will be held only on Saturday. No Barn Sales on Sunday. Any animal not sold will be taken off the grounds on Sunday morning. NO EXCEPTIONS.

LARGE ANIMAL BARN SALE Large Animal Barn Sale will consist only of animals eligible for the Barn Sale. There will be no selling of projects outside of the official Barn Sale. The Large Animal Barn Sale will begin when the Large Animal Auction begins.

SMALL ANIMAL BARN SALE Small Animal Barn Sale will consist of all the remaining small animal projects not eligible for auction to be sold at this year’s Fair (with the exception of primary member’s animals). There will be no selling of projects outside of the official barn sale governed by the Junior Livestock Auction rules. No sale of floor animals will be allowed prior to Friday’s Small Animal Auction. The Small Animal Barn Sale will begin when the Large Animal Auction begins.

4-H Uniform at the Fair

Participation in the livestock projects at the California Mid-Winter Fair & Fiesta require that all 4-H exhibitors must wear the official uniform of the organization while showing their 4-H animal projects. Official uniform must consist of white shirt, green tie or scarf, white pants/skirt, and approved 4-H cap. There will be loaner caps in the livestock office, if a member forgets their cap on day of show.

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Chapter 9: Financial Management Article VII: Planning & Fundraising G. Gifts to 4-H Units and Councils

1. The 4-H units or councils may receive funds by virtue of their own fundraising efforts from individuals, organizations, or businesses. Funds donated directly to a 4-H unit or council by private individuals, groups, agencies, or foundations are to be managed in accordance with the procedures outlined in this Handbook and must be reported in the 4-H units or councils’ annual financial report.

2. Any proposals of significant gifts, e.g., those in the amount of $1,000 (one thousand dollars and no cents) or greater, that are given with or without restrictions; gifts of real estate; or gifts proposed as endowments must be reviewed and approved prior to acceptance by the county director in coordination with the ANR Development Services Director.

a. Donations include gifts of both money and things (a.k.a. “in-kind donations”). b. Adult volunteers should refer all potential donors to the county director for further action. c. In accordance with UC policy, the ways in which the 4-H YDP staff may acknowledge gifts are limited

as follows: i. Recognition of gifts may be made by listing the donor’s name in printed material, on banners,

or other signage. ii. Gifts may not be acknowledged by displaying corporate logos, marketing materials, web

links, or other forms of promotion and/or endorsement. iii. The specific amount of the gift may not be stated, however, donors may be by broadly

categorized by gift amount (e.g., $100 to $1,000, $1,001 to $10,000, and so on).

Article XI: Financial Processing Procedures

C. Receiving Money 1. The 4-H unit or council must have a record for all cash and checks received. 2. A receipt should be issued for each individual collection of cash and checks. Pre-numbered receipts

are preferred. 3. In some cases, it might not be practical to issue a receipt. In these cases, collection of funds must

be documented by a Banking_Statement_of_Cash_Collections to be filled out daily. The completed Banking_Statement_of_Cash_Collections should indicate the name of the individual who collected the money, the total money collected (attach cash register tape), and the name of the banking institution where funds will be deposited.

4. Two individuals, one being an unrelated adult, must sign the Banking_Statement_of_Cash_Collections. The receipts must be turned over to the 4-H unit or council treasurer as soon as possible.

D. Depositing Money 1. If practical, to ensure the safe handling of currency and to protect the individuals handling cash,

funds should be deposited daily or turned over each day to the 4-H unit or council treasurer. 2. Checks must be made out to the 4-H unit or council and not to an individual. Checks, currency,

cashier’s checks and money orders must be endorsed by someone authorized to do so within the 4-H unit or council.

3. The 4-H unit or council treasurer must deposit all funds in the 4-H unit’s or council’s account.

Treasurers are required to deposit funds received within one (1) week and are encouraged to make

daily deposits. If, under certain circumstances, deposits cannot be made daily, a receipt must be

written and kept in a secure place overnight.

4. When a Banking_Statement_of_Cash_Collections is used, the deposit receipt should be attached.

5. A deposit receipt must be obtained from the bank and filed with the checkbook. A deposit entry

should be made in the checkbook or passbook. The date, amount, and source of income for each

individual amount received must be entered in the ledger.

4-H Policy: Gifts to 4-H Clubs and Cash

Handling