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Robin Schamber 4-H & Youth Development Educator, Sublette County University of Wyoming
It is official! Its fair month. I always wonder what great ad-vice I can pass on to exhibi-tors, parents and leaders this time of year. To me the most important part of fair is not the end result or ribbon, but the chance to see all the great progress everyone has made in their projects. Its often tempting during the heat of a contest to get caught up in how one places, how judges judge and how unfair things may seem when the result isn't what you were hoping for.
The reality is that many of our youth spend countless hours and months working on an their projects and learning a great amount along the way. I would be willing to bet that is that process of learning along the way and working on their projects that they remember in 15 years, rather than who was the Grand Champion or who won a blue ribbon based on one judges opinion on one day.
Keeping that in mind, I think my advice for the most enjoy-able fair for everyone is to keep a positive attitude and to encourage behavior that ex-
Robin Schamber—4-H & Youth Educator, Sublette County Cooperative Extension Office
Sublette County 4-H newsletter
JULY 2011
hibits gracious professionalism by all. So what exactly is gracious professionalism? It’s a great phrase which was coined by First as a core value they wish to see in their com-petitors in their robotics competi-tions. It means to win and lose with graciousness and professional-ism. It means that when a contest is over, everyone congratulates one another with sincerity regardless of whether they agree with the results or not. It means that exhibitors thank the judges, show help and the volunteers and that parents and volunteers demonstrate respect by refraining from casting negative comments about other exhibitors, judges or volunteers.
Finally, for all the parents out there, remember to treasure this opportunity with your children. Think about how you can send your children into interview judg-ing or the show ring with confi-dence and good humor rather than stress. You can help create good positive memories and experiences by:
Making sure your children know that win or lose, you love them
Being honest with yourself about your youth, their project and their potential
Refrain from continuously coaching your kid as they head to the show ring. Let them have some time to think for themselves and prepare them-selves
Gracious Professionalism
Teach your kids to have fun and enjoy the competition while trying to constantly improve
Try not to live your life through your kids. Most like-ly they have very different abilities, interests and atti-tudes then you
And finally, don’t tell your kids that winning doesn’t count, but do teach them to have a healthy competitive attitude. Winning is an important goal, but winning at all costs is stupidity.
Remember, have fun, play hard and compete with gracious pro-fessionalism.
Leaders: Ever wonder if
you make a difference? I
received this great note
after one of the Big Piney
quilt camps….
“Good Morning Robin, KUDOS to Donna Shafer, Deanne Bradley, Irene Steel and everyone else that helped out during the quilt-ing camp. Rylee had a won-derful time and made a beautiful quilt. I can see now why "quilters" get hooked on that quilting!!!”
Kudos for sure and a testament to some of the great work you all do!
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UPCOMING EVENTS and IMPORTANT DATES…. July 1st– fair books will be out!!!
July 15th– Livestock seller agreements, biographies and photos due to Extension Office
See page 5 for fair schedule of events for 4-H shows
Beef Clipping & Showmanship Field Day - We will be clipping steers and then
work on showmanship afterwards. Sunday, July 10th 2 p.m. until finished –
Please come with your steers washed & clean so they are ready to clip by 2
p.m.
Club Meetings… and notes..
Portfolios
Due
September
12th, 2011!
Poultry Project Members... The Wingears will be meeting every Monday @ 5 pm at the fair
grounds until fair to help the kids work with their rabbits and chick-ens. All members welcome.
Tayler Wright gives her photog-
raphy demonstration!
Attention all dog, cat, horse and livestock project members
New health inspection procedure for fair…….. Please remember that ALL 4H and FFA ANIMALS (this includes horses and dogs) that are to be
exhibited at fair MUST have a health inspection by an accredited veterinarian within 7 days BE-
FORE the start of fair. Dr. Lisa Jones will be available at the following times and places for this
purpose. Please plan to attend one of the following or make arrangements with your veterinari-
an.
Big Piney, Wednesday July 20 from 4p-8p at Fair Grounds
Pinedale, Thursday July 21 from 4p-8p at Rodeo Grounds
La Barge, Saturday July 23 from 5p-7p at Jones Ranch/Vet Clinic Questions/Concerns Contact Lisa Jones, DVM (307)386-2309 or the Extension Office 367-4380.
Right: Teagan
Pennock gri-
maces after eat-
ing his tapioca
pudding during
the amazing
race at the an-
nual 4-H camp
at White Pine!
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“That’s not fair” has been said by every
person sooner or later because every-
one does not get the same thing. Help
members learn how situations deter-
mine what is fair. Have members decide
if the following situations are fair. Dis-
cuss each person’s feelings about the
statement:
At home:
Your older brother has a later bed-
time than you do
Your sister has to do more chores at
home because she is older
At school:
A child with special needs has a
teacher’s aide to help them all day
First graders get 10 minutes of
homework a night and kinder-
gartners don’t have any
In 4-H:
4-H Club Activity
Introduce the club to these basic notions of fairness:
Fairness is treating eve-ryone the same according to the rules.
Fairness is giving every-one the same chance to win.
Tell the members Everyone who says, “Hello, it’s nice to see you,” will get a treat. Give everyone who says it a treat, and ask: Did I follow my rule and give everyone a treat?”
Then say: Everyone who puts their hand on their head gets a treat. Give a
treat to only one child who has done this. Ask: Was I being fair? Why? When they answer, say: You’re right. I didn’t play by the rules. Give everyone a treat.
Next say: Here’s a treat for everyone with brown hair, because I like brown hair. Hand out the treats and ask the members: Was I fair? Why? Get their an-swers and say You’re right. I goofed again! I didn’t give everyone the same chance to win. I only picked people with brown hair. I’d better correct my mistake. Give treats to the children who don’t have brown hair.
Then tell the members: Eve-ryone who can say, “Six slimy slugs suddenly slid into the sludge,” gets a treat. Give a treat to all who can manage the sentence. Ask: Was I fair? Why? Get their responses. Ask: What situa-tions might exist that would make this expectation un-fair?
Ask: What do we do in our 4
-H club that makes sure eve-
ryone is treated fairly?
What do we do that seems
unfair? How could we change
(fill in the blank) to make it
fair?
Taken from the CHARACTER
COUNTS! Good Ideas Book
Fairness in 4-H
Does fair always mean being
equal?
Character
Counts
Fairness
Clover Connection
Head
Think about what is fair
before making a rule
Heart
Show you care by treat-
ing everyone fairly
Hands
Help one another by sharing
responsibilities
Health
Do your heart good and
be just to others
July 2011
Like this activity? Find more like it in the “Good Ideas Book” at your local Extension Office
―Fairness is never
guaranteed, but a person of
character will never fail to
grant it.‖ Duane Hodgin
www.floresville.isd.tenet.edu
A beginning 4-H member has
help fitting their animal for
the show
All members get to choose
what type of treat they will
bring to the 4-H club meet-
ing
Source: SDSU Cooperative
Extension Service CHARACTER
COUNTS! Activity Quickies
8 Essential Elements of Youth Development
Concept: Mastery
Essential Element: Opportunity for Mastery Mastery is the building of knowledge skills and attitudes and the demonstration of the
competent use of this knowledge and skill by a proficient practitioner. The level of mas-
tery depends on the developmental ability (ages and stages) of the individual or youth.
The development of mastery is a process that occurs over time. All youth want to be good
at something. Projects and activities in 4-H are the vehicles we use to help youth develop
mastery and competence.
What Does this Look Like in a Club? Members grow in projects that capture their interest
Youth eventually assist or mentor others in the same interest area or skill
Youth demonstrate what they have learned and the skill they have developed.
How do we support this Element in our clubs? Work with youth to help them establish realistic, challenging and achievable goals. Provide opportunities for youth to practice and demonstrate skill to others. Allow time for youth to reflect on successes, setbacks, growth, and pride. Plan developmentally appropriate activities and accommodate diverse learning styles. Ensure that all programs have a step-wise progression of difficulty and challenge. Provide numerous opportunities for youth to serve as teachers of others. Provide youth with training in how to teach others effectively.
Character Counts! Connection
“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allow-
Developing trust depends on the op-
portunities members have to master
learning about their projects
Gain respect letting yourself and
other members master their projects.
Demonstrate Responsibility by mak-
ing sure you master your project so
that you can teach others about your
project.
Be Fair to yourself as well as others
by allowing yourself to master pro-
jects and teach others about them.
Care about yourself and others by
mastering projects so that you can
teach about them.
Pursue the “common good” by mas-
tering your topics and sharing
knowledge with others.
Mastery Activity/Ice Breaker
1. Split your club into groups of 3 or 4.
2. Give each group a research topic and tell
them to master the project in ten minutes.
3. After ten minutes has passed ask each group
to present their findings about the topic.
4. Have other groups ask questions about topics
that the group is presenting.
5. Ask the entire group reflection questions af-
ter every group has presented.
How much of your topic did you master in ten
minutes? Would it have been easier in a longer
amount of time?
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Mountain West Horse Camp 2011: Horse camp included lots of fun and participants from Teton,
Sublette and Lincoln counties. Pictured above, Jayne Thomp-
son teaches showmanship while right, Mary Jane Kleven co-
vers grooming techniques and UW’s Amy McClean discusses
horse nutrition with the group. Thanks to all the volunteers
that helped make this happen and to Nancy Wiebe for the great
Dutch oven cooking and Hunter Hack instruction
Beef Clinic 2011!
PAGE 6
Applications now available online for National Congress
and 4-H State Leadership Team
*Applications are due July 15th *Interviews will be in Douglas
on Friday, August 19th *Winners will be announced at
Fashion Revue awards on Fri-day, August 19th
4-H Camp FUN!!!!
Above: team-
building fun
through skits.
Left Leader-
ship team
member Jenny
Beiermann
leads a name
game
Left:
Team-
building
and sci-
ence fun
Left: Mark Kroeger vol-
unteers for archery
skills at camp and right
Jessie Conner leads the
engineering/design ac-
tivity.
Lower left: campers
learn to sew fleece hats
and right campers
learned about fairness
and caring through a
lunch activity!
PAGE 7
Shooting Sports County Shoot Results…..
Juniors
Grand Champion: Jed Johnson Score 206
Reserve Champion: Sam Johnson Score 64
Juniors
Grand Champion: Dalin Hughes Score 225
Reserve Champion: Nathan Lee Score 196
Purple Ribbon: Tegan Hughes Score 154
Seniors
Grand Champion: Justin Lee Score 218
Special Thanks to Jim Johnson for a great year. We appreciate your volunteer efforts with the county muzzleloading program.
Junior Division: Class A Bow:
Grand Champion: Trevor Mortisch : 201
Reserve Champion: Alyson Langlois: 101 (1x)
Junior Division: Class C Bow:
Grand Champion: Zane Meisner: 235 (1x)
Junior Division: Class D Bow:
Grand Champion: Teagan Pennock: 297
Reserve Champion: Jeffrey Langlois: 274
Purple Ribbons:
Cole Redmond: 270
Palmer Klaren: 265
Garett Schamber: 251
Chance Stevie: 245
Blue Ribbon:
Allyson Winkleman: 111
Intermediate Division: Class B Bow
Grand Champion: Nathan Lee: 239 (1x)
Purple Ribbons: Perri Meeks: 163 (1x)
Kyle Walton: 159 (1x)
Blue Ribbons: Dustin Burnside: 120 (1x)
Courtney Meisner: 117
Hannah Peterson: 112
Chett Peterson: 100 (1x)
Emmah Peterson: 98 (1x)
Intermediate Division: Class D Bow:
Grand Champion: Kaylum Thayne: 426 (20x)
Reserve Champion: Sid Fredrickson: 399 (11x)
Purple Ribbons: Dawson Hoover: 339 (6x)
McKenzie Davison: 335 (1x)
Cody Green: 224 (1x)
Ryan Keiter: 327 (6x)
Blue Ribbons: Thomas Mitchell: 299 (5x)
Dylan Shaw: 274 (3x)
Shilo Thayne: 263 (5x)
Justin Winkleman 216 (1x)
Jeffrey Sammons 196 (3x)
Senior Division: Class B Bow:
Grand Champion: Ryen Walton: 171 (1x)
Reserve Champion: Cody Burnside: 148 (1x)
Senior Division: Class C Bow:
Grand Champion: Justin Lee: 275 (2x)
Senior Division: Class D Bow:
Grand Champion: Jake Dennis: 412 (16x)
Reserve Champion: Jep Richie: 410 (17x)
Purple Ribbons: Heather Owens: 407 (14x)
Ethan Wolaver: 406 (16x)
Talon Faler: 399 (17x)
Devon Richie: 381 (5x)
Blue Ribbons: David Rule: 358 (9x)
Tyler Owens: 355 (6x)
Nikki Wadsworth 348 (6x)
Brookely Schamber 331 (8x)
Muzzleloading
County Archery Shoot
Juniors Intermediates above and seniors right
PAGE 8
County Shotgun Results….
16 yard singles Handicap Overall
Juniors (8-10 yrs) Placing Score Placing Score Placing Score
Jedidiah Johnson Grand Champion 31 Grand Champion 38 Grand Champion 69
Kade Bacon Reserve champion 17 Reserve champion 16 Reserve champion 33
Intermediate (11-13 yrs)
JD Fear Grand Champion 40 Grand Champion 38 Grand Champion 78
Conor Sullivan purple 34 purple 36 Reserve champion 70
Cody Green Reserve champion 36 purple 31 purple 67
Jeffrey Sammons purple 31 purple 36 purple 67
Terrell Hunter blue 29 Reserve champion 37 purple 66
Nathan Lee purple 30 purple 33 purple 63
Scott Noble purple 33 blue 28 purple 61
Dawson Hoover purple 32 blue 27 purple 59
Thomas Mack purple 30 blue 25 blue 55
Ryan Keiter purple 30 blue 24 blue 54
Guthrie Sturman blue 27 blue 26 blue 53
Tyler Moritsch blue 29 blue 23 blue 52
Kyle Walton blue 24 blue 26 blue 50
Kyle Bacon blue 23 blue 24 blue 47
Perri Meeks red 21 red 13 red 34
William Shafer red 17 red 17 red 34
Senior (14 and up)
Jacob Dennis Grand Champion 46 Grand Champion 44 Grand Champion 90
Talon Faler purple 43 Reserve champion 38 Reserve champion 81
Baylee Colton Reserve champion 44 purple 32 purple 76
Cody Burnside purple 39 purple 35 purple 74
Devon Richie purple 39 blue 30 blue 69
Justin Lee blue 37 purple 31 blue 68
Ryen Walton blue 35 blue 25 red 60
Jeptha Richie blue 33 blue 22 red 55
Thank you volunteers; Tex Wil-
liams, Jim Johnson, Chris Sulli-
van and Gary Bacon for a great
year!
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Congratulations to all the
Showcase Showdown par-
ticipants for their out-
standing representation
of Sublette County 4-H! Showcase Showdown 2011 Results: Rocket Launch: Juniors: 5th place Colton Quirk Most challenging design: Joe Anspach
3rd place Garett Schamber Most innovative design: Garett Schamber
Megan Anspach—1st place in 2 liter water rocket launch!
Intermediates: 1st place– William Shafer Most challenging design: William Shafer
Best Presentation: William Shafer
2nd place team rocket: William Shafer, Tate Hughes, Blade Bray
Seniors: 2nd place– Matthew Shafer Best Presentation: Matthew Shafer
Most Innovative Design-Matthew Shafer
1st place Team Rocket: Matthew Shafer, Cody Heseltine and Howard Talbott
Matthew Shafer– 2nd place 2 liter water rocket launch
Produce Judging: Presentations Contest: Juniors: 10th place overall Garett Schamber Seniors: 7th place overall Jenny Beiermann
6th place overall McKenna Quirk
Seniors: 2nd place in placings Brookely Schamber Horse Judging: 5th place in reasons Brookely Schamber Juniors: 5th place in placings McKenna Quirk
10th place overall Brookely Schamber 10th place overall McKenna Quirk
Seniors: 10th place overall Brookely Schamber
Robotics:
Juniors: Colton Quirk 5th place construction Dog Skill-a-thon: Colton Quirk 2nd place Sumo Juniors: 1st place Garett Schamber
Intermediates: William Shafer—2nd place construction Seniors: 1st place Jenny Beiermann
William Shafer– 5th place Sumo
Seniors: Matthew Shafer– 1st place construction
Matthew Shafer– 3rd place Sumo
Matthew Shafer– 3rd place Maze contest
Matthew and William Shafer teach a rocket
workshop to 4-Hers from across the state at
Showcase Showdown!
Way to Go Showcase
Participants!
PAGE 10
Important Reminders for Fair…. See page 2 for NEW health check requirements…
Be sure to check all entry deadlines and make sure to get your entries in ON
TIME!
All exhibit hall entries can now be done online at: http://sublet.fairmanager.com/ or entry
forms may be dropped off at the Extension office in Pinedale or mailed to PO Box
579 Pinedale.
See page 5 for a schedule of important 4-H events
Livestock seller agreements are due by July 15th!!!
Due to the schedule changes with county fair this year, we will have NO STATE
FAIR Meeting during county fair. State Fair meetings will be in Big Piney on Tues-
day August 2nd at 6:00pm at the Exhibit Hall and in Pinedale on Wednesday Au-
gust 3rd at 6pm at the Extension Office. THESE MEETINGS ARE MANDATO-
RY FOR ANYONE WISHING TO REPRESENT SUBLETTE COUNTY AT THE
WYOMING STATE FAIR!
Portfolios Due
September 12th,
2011!
Left: Livestock clinic and jackpot steer show!
Matthew Shafer demonstrates
his robot to the judges
McKenna Quirk and Megan
Anspach prepare for the
horse judging contest.
Below: Colton Quirk shows
off his rocket at Showcase
Showdown!
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SUBLETTE COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE
University of Wyoming 621 South Pine St., Suite B PO Box 579 Pinedale, WY 82941
367-4380 276-3301 FAX 367-4165 [email protected]
4-H The Power of YOUth!
4-H The Power of
YOUth!
ITS FAIR TIME!!!
FAIR ENTRIES FOR EXHIBIT HALL ITEMS MAY
NOW BE DONE ONLINE AT: : http://sublet.fairmanager.com/
BEGINNING JULY 1ST!! OR ENTRIES MAY BE DELIV-
ERED OR MAILED TO THE EXTENSION OFFICE AS IN
THE PAST.
Don’t forget to check all entry deadlines!
PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THE NEWSLETTER FOR
ALL THE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO FAIR.
See you there July 22nd-30th!
Portfolios and Secretary/
Treasurer books are Due
September 12th, 2011!