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2017 Wayne County 4-H News

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In This Issue... Important Calendar

Dates and Reminders

Volunteer Trainings

Camp Information

Jr. Fair Office Hours

Project Information

NEW - Livestock

Interview Judging

Ways to get involved

Fun Fair Flyer

OHIO STATE

UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

Dear 4-H Volunteers,

On April 20th approximately 170 4-H alumni, volunteers, and friends gathered

for the first ever Wayne County 4-H Legacy Dinner held at the Shisler Conference Center at the OSU Wooster Campus. This event raised more than $28,000 in funds for positive youth development activities led by the Wayne County Extension Office. It was a night of fun, food, fellowship and a live auction among a group of people that are united in their passionate

support of 4-H.

I had the pleasure of providing remarks at the dinner to showcase 4-H program highlights and share opportunities for involvement and support of 4-H now and in the future. I was also joined on stage for remarks from our new OSU / ATI Director Dr. Kristina Boone and 4-H alumni Dianne Hange and Seth Andrews. Each spoke about their own 4-H experiences and how the organization has impacted their lives.

The funds raised from the Legacy Dinner will provide support for camp scholarships for families that are struggling financially, camp counselor training, a new teen leadership development series, livestock and meats judging teams, purchase of educational technology, program supplies and materials, 4-H Club STAR Awards, and so much more.

As the 4-H educator, I am delighted at the response and generosity of our community in their support for 4-H. Certified Angus Beef and Troutman Vineyards were recognized as founding sponsors of the Legacy Dinner. The McCoy Family and A. Louise McCoy Fund of the Wayne County Community Foundation made a significant leadership gift of $7,000 and were recognized as the event’s platinum clover sponsor.

Key businesses and families that helped make this event possible included: Cocktail Hour sponsors Troutman Vineyards (Wine and Glassware), Bowman Beverage (Beer), and Shoup Brothers Farm (Pork Tenderloin Appetizers). Dinner sponsors included: Certified Angus Beef (Beef Entrée, Design, and Printing Services), Gerber Poultry (Chicken Entrée), J.M. Smucker Company Folgers Division (Coffee), Country Daisies Floral (Table Centerpieces), The Ohio State University Shisler Conference Center and OSU Wooster Campus Director’s Office.

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May 06 Cloverbud Fun Day

08 Sheep Committee

08 Junior Leaders

09 Cloverbud Counselor Training

09 Food and Fashion Board

11 Jr. Fair Board

11 Poultry / Rabbit Committee

11 Beef Committeee

13 Poultry / Rabbit Clinic - QA will be offered

15 New Volunteer Training

15 Senior Fair Board

16 Dog Informational Meeting/Clinic - QA will

be offered (Do Not Bring Your Dog)

16 Swine Committee

16 Goat Committee

18 Junior Camp Counselor Training

18 Skillathon Committee

20 Sheep Clinic - QA will be offered

22 Horse Youth, Parents, & Advisors Informational Meeting

22 CARTEENS Class

23 Cloverbud Counselor Training

23 Building 10 Committee

23 CARTEENS Advisory Committee

25 Qualty Assurance

29 Memorial Day –Office Closed

30 New Volunteer Training

June 01 Horse ID and Other Livestock Forms Due 01 Junior Camp Counselor Training

03 Market Lamb & Goat Tag-In 05 Cloverbud Counselor Training

05-07 Org. Advisors Pick Up Jr. Fair Entry Forms and Premium Books

06-08 Cloverbud Day Camp

06 Pleasure Horse Fun Show

06 Dog Rally & Showmanship Clinic

07 Junior Fair Board

08-11 Food & Fashion Board NYC Trip

10 Poultry / Rabbit Clinic - QA will be offered

QualityAssurance is a separate event from

Skillathon this year.

Members must attend BOTH Skillathon

and QA to show at the fair.

QA Frequently Asked Questions - Answered

Members taking multiple animal projects

only have to attend one QA event.

Members must still complete Skillathon for

each animal project.

Members may attend any animal clinic

offering QA even if they are not taking that

project. (However, it is recommended they

attend their project’s clinic for valuable

information.)

If members attended an out of county QA

event (Beef Expo, OSU Swine Day…)

members must send/bring in proof of

participation to the Extension office by

August 1st.

IRS 990 e-Post Cards

4-H Organizational Advisor:

Remember the Extension Office

will file your 990N e-post card.

DO NOT submit this on your

own—we will be submitting for

all clubs and committees.

Forms Due to the offic

e by June 1:

Horse Forms Packet

Feeder Calf ID

Swine Breeder D

eclaration

Market Lamb - ta

ke to weigh-in!

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Don’t Forget: June 1st - care and possession rule: All animals exhibited must have been in the complete possession and

continual care of the exhibitor on and after June 1st of the current year. The exception is steers and market poultry;

the effective date of ownership is January 1st of the current year for steers and the poultry deadlines are listed in the

Jr. Fair Book and the project guidelines. Ownership of an animal will be considered lost if after June 1st of the

current year the animal has been consigned or sold through an auction or any other type of transaction, even if the

exhibitor “buys back” their animal.

Want to make a quick change to the project you are taking? - Do so by June 1st! June 1st - all project changes completed: Any project changes must be made with the Extension office (either

in writing or by phone) by June 1st. This includes correcting a member’s enrollment form. Projects cannot be added

after April 1st, only changed within project areas below. After June 1st, no project changes will be allowed, as the

State 4-H Office requires that all members have their projects selected.

For an example, a member who enrolled by April 1st with a breeding sheep, but intended to sign up for a market

lamb is able to contact the Extension office and make the change. If that same member signed up for a market hog

project, but intended to sign up for a market lamb, he is unable to make that change.

Likewise if a member enrolled in “Snack Attack!” and wants to change to “Star Spangled Foods” (beginner to

intermediate level cooking project) this is allowed. She would not be able to change from “Snack Attack” to “Let’s

Explore the Outdoors.”

4-H Web Resources We always welcome calls into the office to get your questions answered, but many

answers are available on these websites:

State 4-H: www.ohio4h.org

Ohio State Fair: http://ohiostatefair.com/

Wayne County Fair: http://waynecountyfairohio.com/

Wayne County Jr. Fair: https://wayne.osu.edu/jrfair

Wayne County Extension and 4-H: wayne.osu.edu

While you are there, check out all the other programs your Extension Office is offering!

Bikes for Kids Now is a great time for your club to talk about in what community service projects they would like to participate.

Approximate cost for one bike is $65.00 and they are given to local children around Christmas time. If your club

would like to donate to bikes for kids, please make your donation to the Extension Office by September 30.

Volunteer Trainings

For returning volunteers, who didn’t attend a required advisor training in February:

Schedule and attend Part I of the new advisor trainings held on May 15th or May 30th from 6-7 pm or call in to

schedule a one-on-one appointment with Doug.

Update and complete your enrollment form and standard of behavior form and return to the Extension Office.

If they do not complete these requirements by May 30th, their volunteer status will be terminated for the 2017-18

4-H year.

For new volunteers, who didn’t attend the new volunteer trainings in February:

schedule and attend Part I and Part II of the new advisor trainings held on May 15th or May 30th from 6-8:30 pm

or call in to schedule a one-on-one appointment with Doug.

Turn in all necessary paperwork to the Extension Office.

If they do not complete these requirements by May 30th, they will not be eligible to be a volunteer for the 2017-18

4-H year.

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Junior Fair Office Hours

Cloverbud Day Camp Get ready to “Take Off into 4-H” this summer at Cloverbud Day Camp! Bring your

friends and put on your astronaut helmets for the week as we explore space, rockets,

aliens, stars, planets, and more! Come learn silly space songs, make crazy comet

crafts, play super fun galactic games, and enjoy snacks that are “out of this world!”

We’re headed to space (AKA Fisher Auditorium, OARDC) on June 6-8, 2017 from

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM each day.

Registration forms will be mailed to all Cloverbuds in early May or can be found on

our website. Be sure to encourage your Cloverbuds to sign up for this fun-filled day

camp!

** We are still collecting 2-Liter bottles to be used for camp. Please let Nicole or a Cloverbud Counselor know if you

have any we can take off your hands! **

Junior Camp

Come be a Superhero at camp!!

Youth that are in the 3rd grade or higher and ages 8-13 as of January 1st of

this year, can attend Junior Camp at 4-H Camp Ohio from June 29th through

July 3rd. There are lots of fun activities to do at Junior Camp including but

not limited to: rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking, zip lining, climbing the

adventure tower, human foosball, 9-square in the air, gaga pit, stream studies,

nature exploration, swimming, water games, scuba diving, archery, riflery,

high ropes courses, campfires, line dancing, and much more!

Junior Camp Counselors are hard at work planning a fun filled camp and may be contacting organizational advisors

soon to schedule a time to visit club meetings to talk about camp! Visit wayne.osu.edu and click on 4-H, then Wayne

County 4-H Camp to download the Junior Camp brochure and registration form today! Registrations are due June 1st.

Sea Camp Ohio 4-H Sea Camp is July 8-12, 2017 this year. Cost to attend is $385. Sea Camp is open to 4-H teens 13 and older.

Jet Skiing, power-boating, shoreline fishing, charter boat fishing, kayaking, snorkeling on ship wrecks, and earning

your Ohio boaters license are just a few of the many activities offered at Sea Camp. Wayne County Camperships are

available to attend camp but have already been chosen for this year.

Junior Leaders Year-End Party! Believe it or not, Junior Leaders is wrapping up for the year as we get busy with other summer 4-H activities. To

celebrate, we will be having a potluck at Barry’s Barn on June 5 at 6:00 PM. Bring a dish to share and come enjoy a

fun evening to wrap up the awesome year we’ve had as Junior Leaders!

PICK UP PREMIUM BOOKS AND ENTRY FORMS Monday, June 5 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, June 6 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, June 7 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

TURN IN ENTRY FORMS

Thursday, July 27 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Monday, July 31 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, August 1 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

FAIR PASS/SHOW NUMBER PICK-UP

Tuesday, August 29 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 31 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 8 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

PREMIUM REPORT PICK-UP

Friday, September 15 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

PREMIUM CHECK PICK-UP

Monday, September 25 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, September 26 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

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FCS Summer Events Details about these events will be available at http://wayne.osu.edu/projectinfo.

Fair Premium Payouts For all projects, only one entry per member is permitted in a class! This specifically means that for self determined

project #365. Members may take multiple projects under that as a 4-H project, but when they enter the projects for fair

display, they will only receive 1 premium for their 365 Self Determined Project. (Please note that Self Determined

Idea Starters have separate classes and are each eligible for premium.)

Dog Events May 16 @ 7 p.m. - Dog Informational Meeting - No Dogs! Topics Include: QA, Grooming, Skillathon Preparation,

Questions and Answer Session and many more topics to help you with your project.

June 6 @ 7 p.m. - Dog Rally and Showmanship Clinic - Bring your dog to practice.

June 20 @ 7 p.m. - Dog Obedience Clinic - Bring your dog to practice.

Check your project guidelines or 4-H calendar for more dates and details!

Lamb and Goat Projects Market Lamb and Market Goat Tag-in will be Saturday, June 3rd from 8 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at the Wayne County Fair

Coleseum. These projects MUST BE TAGGED to participate at fair. More details will be sent to exhibitors and Ag-

Ed teachers, but please make sure members know this information.

CAUTION about USDA tags in ALL sheep and goat projects - While purchasing your project animals make sure they

do not have a blue slaughter only tag. This tag can consist of a metal clip tag or a plastic hanging tag that has a USDA

seal or initials and reads “Meat” or “Slaughter Only”. These animals cannot be shown at the fair and will not be

permitted to tag in!

Clinics - Sheep Clinic will be May 20 @ 9 am at the fairgrounds - QA will be offered

Goat Clinic will be June 17 @ 10 am at the fairgrounds - QA will be offered

Feeder Calf Projects ID Forms - To show and exhibit a feeder calf at the fair, a jr fair member MUST turn in a feeder calf ID Form to the

Extension Office by June 1. No late forms will be accepted! The Calf ID Form is available at the Extension Office or

online at wayne.osu.edu/projectinfo

Leases- Wayne County supports the leasing of feeder calves for the purpose of teaching youth responsibility, care, and

giving them the tools to feed, fit, and show an animal! For youth unable to have an actual calf for their project, an

option to lease a feeder calf from another producer exists. HOWEVER, visiting a calf a few times in August, does not

consist of a true project and this will not be supported by the beef committee. Leasing guidelines are available online

at wayne.osu.edu/projectinfo .

June 12-14 & 19-21, 2017

Beginner Sewing Day Camp - Members enrolled in Sew Fun will have the opportunity to complete most of their project at this 3-day camp. Location: Fisher Auditorium, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster

Letter & registration materials will be sent to members in May.

July 13, 2017 “Early Bird” FCS Project Judging - 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Fisher Auditorium, OARDC Campus. To be

eligible for State Fair selection, members must participate in this event.

July 14, 2017

Construction Judging - 9 am – Noon at the Fisher Auditorium, OARDC Campus. Members must leave their garment the night of July 13 in the conference room to be judged the next day.

(Room will be locked. No members or parents are permitted at judging) Garment Pickup will be 1 -3 pm. Member can come pick up their garments that afternoon

or during Still Project Judging July 17, 2017 from 7-8:30 pm.

July 18, 2017

Style Revue & 4-H Awards Program - 7:00 p.m. at Fisher Auditorium, OARDC. Family & friends are invited to see 4-H members model their clothing projects. Construction Award winners and State Fair

representatives in all FCS & Still project areas will be announced at this event. Participating members must be registered by 6:50 PM

August 8, 2017

“Last Chance” FCS Project Judging - 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Wayne County Fairgrounds. For members not interested in or unable to participate in the July judging events.

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Horse Projects Informational Meeting - All horse youth, parents, and advisors are invited to a special meeting

with the Horse Committee to review changes for this year, go over forms and information that will

be due June 1st, and discuss details about summer fun shows and clinics. At least one

representative of each club with horse projects is required to attend. The meeting will be held on

May 22nd at 6:00 pm in the Coliseum at the Fairgrounds.

Project Record Books - please remember that all youth taking horse projects must purchase the Equine Record Book

as well as the appropriate project book. Every member must complete the 190R Equine Record Book and bring it

with them to Skillathon.

Poultry and Rabbit Projects

Clinics - This year, we have planned two dates for clinics. During both dates we will have poultry and

rabbit sessions going concurrently. Clinics will be from 9-11 am and Quality Assurance will be from

11– noon at both clinics.

May 13 @ 9 am at the fairgrounds

June 10 @ 9 am at the fairgrounds

Rabbit Tattooing - All breeding and pet rabbits must be tattooed prior to entering the fair. To help members get their

rabbits tattooed, the committee members will have their tattooing supplies at both summer clinics and by appointment.

Many rabbit breeders also have the equipment and you can ask them to tattoo your animals. This should be done in

the animal’s LEFT ear. Market Rabbits will be tattooed during check-in at the fair.

Turkey, Duck, and Chick Orders

This year, 4-H and FFA members may order turkeys and ducks from Centerra Co-op (formerly Town and Country in

Wooster) at a reduced Junior Fair Exhibitor rate! Turkey orders were due May 1 for May 18th pick up. If you missed

this turkey order, you will have to check with other co-ops or hatcheries for turkey orders.

Duck orders will be due June 15 for pick up on July 13th. Exhibitors are responsible for making their own orders with

Centerra Co-op at the Wooster location; they will not turn in orders to the Extension Office. Forms can be found at:

go.osu.edu/DuckOrder17

The chick peeps will be ordered by the Extension Office in June. To place the order, fill out the online survey at

go.osu.edu/2017peeps by June 12th. We ask each club or chapter make ONE order, but understand individual orders

may be necessary. Pick-up date and cost for a set of 12 birds will be determined once all orders are placed and bulk

discount is determined.

Poultry Resources can be found at wayne.osu.edu/projectinfo since there is not a resource book to supplement the

record book. The “old” poultry project books on the website offer great resources and study materials for skillathon.

Dairy Projects Clinic - The dairy committee will be hosting a dairy clinic on July 9 @ 7 p.m.on the fairgrounds. Quality Assurance,

showmanship, grooming and general care will be some of the topics covered. Please encourage all of your members,

especially first year members, to come!

Leasing animals - Similarly to feeder calf leasing, the dairy committee supports leasing of dairy heifers/cows for the

purpose of teaching young people how to feed, fit, show and care for an animal, HOWEVER,

visiting the animals once or twice in August so that a member can exhibit/complete at the

county fair IS NOT something that can be supported. Remember Jr Fair Rules state animals

must be owned or leased and in continual care of the exhibitor by June 1, 2017. Please refer to

the sample leases at 4hansci.osu.edu to view the expectations for animals leased to members.

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Correction from the April LINK: Sheep and Swine Show Changes It was brought to our attention that the incorrect start to the Swine Showmanship was published in the

link. All other publications and printed materials have the correct dates and time, the Monday Swine

show will start at 7:30am, NOT 8:00am! The corrected article is below!

Sorry for any inconvenience! –

The Monday Swine Showmanship show will start at 7:30 am and the Tuesday Market Swine show will start at 8

am. Then both sheep shows will start immediately after, but not before 6 pm on Monday for market and showmanship

or 3 pm on Tuesday for breeding and Born and Raised classes.

Monday, September 11 - Swine Showmanship 7:30 a.m. followed by Market Lamb and Showmanship (6 p.m.)

Tuesday, September 12 - Swine Market Show 8 a.m. followed by Sheep Breeding and Born & Raised (3 p.m.)

NEW! Livestock Interview Judging We’ve been looking at new ways to encourage exhibitors to learn about their projects while developing essential skills

for success down the road. This year livestock exhibitors will have the option to participate in a trial project interview

judging in place of Skillathon. Judging will take place during Still Project judging in July (17th) and August (8th) and

will consist of a one-on-one interview with a knowledgeable judge and grading of the Project Record Book.

Those who wish to participate must pre-register ahead of time. We will only be taking a limited number of exhibitors,

on a first-come first-serve basis. The registration window will open on June 1 at 9:00 am. Sign up is online only by

completing the form at: go.osu.edu/2017livestockinterviews

Please note that although you may do an interview in lieu of skillathon, your interview score will not be considered as

part of the “Outstanding Market Exhibitor” score for Swine or Beef, or “Outstanding Dairy Exhibitor” in the Dairy

Department. You must do skillathon in Wayne County if you’re looking to compete in these programs. Exhibitors

may choose to complete skillathon for one species and an interview for another.

More information about Skillathon and Quality Assurance Requirements can be found on the next page.

Annual 4-H Back to School Drive School is about to end for this year, but many children in Wayne County are going to be in need of next year’s school

supplies soon. The needs of Wayne County are beyond what any one person can do on their own, however, many

“hands to larger service” can make a difference.

The 4-H Advisory Committee is again hosting the “Back to School Drive.” We are challenging you to donate school

supplies such as markers, compasses, colored pencils, erasers, notebooks, crayons, glue, tissues, hand sanitizer, etc.

Collections can be dropped off at the Jr. Fair Office during entry form drop off hours. (July 27, 31 and August 1 from

3:00 - 7:00 pm). A grand prize will be awarded to the club with the most items donated per member in that club so

that way all clubs have a fair chance of winning the 4-H Back to School Drive.

4-H Raise Your Hand Campaign The National 4-H Council has started a campaign for others to show their support to 4-H. This campaign is to help

identify 4-H alumni and encourage their support for initiatives across the country. The campaign ends on June 30th

and the states with the most hands raised wins a $20,000, $10,000 or $5,000 reward for

their local programs. That money will be used by the state 4-H office to support local

4-H programs.

To support this campaign, go to http://4-h.org/raise-your-hand/ and fill out a simple

form. It is FREE and takes less then a minute to do. Then share the link on Facebook

and Twitter to get the word out to everyone!

Not a 4-H alum? Just click the “no, I am not a 4-H Alum” option and contribute anyway.

OOPS!

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Again this year it will be mandatory FOR ALL Junior Fair livestock exhibitors (4-H and FFA) to attend a quality

assurance program before showing their animals at the Wayne County or Ohio State Junior Fair. Exhibitors of

market steers, market dairy steers, market lambs, market goats, market hogs, all poultry meat pens, and meat rabbits,

lactating dairy and lactating dairy goats will also need to complete a Drug Use Notification Form (DUNF) for each

of these animals. The quality assurance requirement may only be met by participating in ONE of the following: (1)

Quality Assurance program in Wayne County, or (2) An Ohio industry Quality Assurance training (e.g., Ohio Beef

Expo, Ohio Pork Congress, etc.).

Wayne County Quality Assurance Dates:

May 25th and various clinics

Registration at 6:30 p.m. | Training 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Fisher Auditorium, OARDC

Members must attend one of these evenings or another QA training. Quality Assurance MUST be

completed by August 1st. There will be one final QA Training on August 1 with a $25 fee associated. If

you completed Quality Assurance at a program outside of Wayne County, proof must be sent to the

Extension Office by August 1.

Participation in the skillathons is also mandatory for all exhibitors (4-H and FFA) of livestock projects who

wish to exhibit their animals at the Wayne County Junior Fair. The skillathon may be completed only in

Wayne County or at the Ohio State Fair.

Wayne County Skillathon Dates:

July 20th • July 24th • July 25th

From 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Fisher Auditorium, OARDC

Members will need to attend one of these evenings to complete the skillathon for each species of animal

he/she is exhibiting. The skillathons will consist of four stations that cover quality assurance issues and

one station on project records (five total).

New this year, members will have the option to sign up, on a first come first serve basis, for project

interview for skillathon rather then the stations. Judging will take place during still project judging on July

17 and August 8. Members will have to register for a time slot for their interview and that will be available

starting June 1st. More information found on the previous page.

It is ESSENTIAL that livestock exhibitors attend BOTH Quality Assurance AND Skillathon in

order to exhibit at the Wayne County Fair!

The quality assurance program and the skillathon will meet the Ohio Department of Agriculture quality

assurance participation requirements. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated in helping your 4-H or FFA

members to reach this requirement. If you have any questions, call Nicole at 330-264-8722.

2017 OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LIVESTOCK QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

2017 LIVESTOCK SKILLATHON REQUIREMENTS

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