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U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a C o o p e r a t i v e E x t e n s i o n

San Mateo County 4-H Newsletter

High l i gh t s October 2009

Marilyn Johns - County Director

mjjohns@ucdavis.edu

Mary Meyer, 4-H Youth Development Program Representative

mgmeyer@ucdavis.edu

Wendy Rotchstein - Highlights Editor, 4-H Secretary

wrotchstein@ucdavis.edu

UC Cooperative Extension Office

80 Stone Pine Road, Suite 100

Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

Phone (650)726-9059

Fax (650)726-9267

website: http://cesanmateo.ucdavis.edu

SMC 4-H Award & RecognitionCeremony

Please plan on joining us for the 4-H County Award & Recogni-tion Ceremony on October 4, 2009 at 1:00 pm at Elkus Ranch, 1500 Puri-sima Creek Road, Half Moon Bay.

Bring a snack to share, drinks will be provided. Please contact Mary Meyer if you have questions. Please RSVP at the following survey: http://ucanr.org/award_enrollment_social_rsvp

Scholarship II Recipients Congratulations to the following 4-H alumni who received Scholarship II funds! $ 1000 Brenna Johns $ 900 Alyssa Arvin $ 800 Aaron Jensen $ 400 Nicole Ellis $ 400 Allison Ten NC Sectional Council Feb 2010 Meeting Location

Our county is part of the North Central Section and the NC Sectional Council is working to decide the Feb 2010 Meeting Location.

Follow this link to participate in it: http://www.doodle.com/t8v9veknudn3d6xb The choices are between Santa Clara and Yolo counties. If you would be willing to get involved with our sectional council please cast your vote and attend the next meeting!

North Central Section Family and Consumer Science Field Day Oct. 24, 2009 9 am – 4 pm At UCD, Wellman Hall

SCHEDULE: Registration: 8:30 – 9:30 am Session I: 9:30 – 10:45 Session II: 11 – 12:15pm Lunch: 12:15 – 1pm (Sponsored by the NCS Youth Council or Brown Bag) Session III: 1 – 2:15pm Session IV: 2:30 – 3:45

Sign up for 6 sessions. (You’ll receive your schedule at registration) Registration forms (this online survey plus mailed code of conduct, medical release forms, and check) are due (post marked) by October 16th 2009 Send forms and check to: Linda Lynch 11200 Los Amigos Rd. Healdsburg, CA 95448 Fee: $10 1st family member; $5 each additional family member Make checks payable to NCS Council Age: 9 years and up, as of Jan 1, 2009 Any additional questions please con-tact Linda Lynch at: 707-799-1923 or email: virtualcheshire@yahoo.com Registration deadline Oct.16. www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6vGaYLvC8JeJen_2f3hbuWXQ_3d_3d

National 4-H Week National 4-H Week will take off with a speedy start on October 4, as the 4-H emblem makes its debut appearance in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The well-known national icon will be featured on the ‘TV panel’ of the No. 24 Du-Pont Chevrolet driven by Jeff Gordon at Kansas Speedway that day. The placement of the 4-H clover on the No. 24 Chev-rolet was made possible through a generous donation by DuPont, spon-sor of both the No. 24 team and of 4-H. National 4-H Week is an annual cele-bration for the 100-year old youth development organization. The high-light of the week includes the highly anticipated, 4-H National Youth Science Day, which brings together millions of youth to participate in the National Science Experiment. This year’s experiment, Biofuel Blast, will introduce youth to alternative energy. DuPont is a premier sponsor of 4-H National Youth Science Day and the Biofuel Blast National Science Ex-periment.

Read more here: http://4-h.org/b/Pages/Layouts/GroupPage2889.html

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October Craft Corner Everyone seems to have old pairs of earphones around the

house, make some earphone earrings out of earphones that no longer work! Directions can be found here:http://www.craftbits.com/project/headphone-earrings

Make an Acorn Lamp or make a bunch to

hang for a cool Fall decoration.

Find the instructions here:

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/acorn-

lamp you can also see the video on the site on

how these are made.

Coastal Clean up Day Twelve members of the Coastside 4H Club participated in

Coastal Clean-Up Day on Sept. 19 at San Gregorio Beach. This is

our club's 2nd year of participation. Pictured at left is Thomas

Krempetz, Coastside 4-H Club Community Leader Heather McA-

voy, and Joey Krempetz.

Telling the 4-H Story:

Over the past month, several prospective donors have asked us at the Foundation to tell the 4-H story. What is it exactly - these folks want to know - that makes 4-H unique? A seemingly simple question, yes, but one that requires a healthy dose of insight as to how best to capture 4-H's reach and impacts across a state as diverse as California.

Many of those who see the powerful impacts demonstrated by 4-H each and every day know both directly and intuitively what makes 4-H special: They see a child's eyes light up through the process of mastering a new concept or task. They witness a once-shy teenager standing in front of her peers delivering a project lesson. Or they see a caring adult volunteer helping kids become effective leaders by providing opportunities for them to practice leadership in their commu-nities. As we start to tell our story across the state, several recurring themes are emerging to provide this colorful backdrop to our unique structure and design:

4-H provides leadership opportunities early and often

4-H provides sustained programming that often spans 10+ years

4-H promotes strong youth-adult connections, often transcending multiple generations

4-H delivers projects that are research-based, inquiry-based and experiential

4-H boasts one of the largest volunteer networks of any youth organization

4-H incorporates positive youth development concepts into each aspect of program delivery

4-H is inclusive and community-based

4-H encourages youth to engage in their communities and give back

We invite you to begin thinking about the 4-H story and what it means to you - as a volunteer leader, parent, staff member, or participant. What impacts is 4-H demonstrating in your community? What specific examples or personal experiences illustrate these key components? Collectively, our ability to show true, meaningful and lasting impacts will allow 4-H to not only survive, but thrive in this climate of diminishing human and financial re-sources. By continuing to demonstrate 4-H's unique contribution to youth, their families and communities, we stand poised to lead the youth development march as we have for the past 100 years.

Quote of the Month

Some make it happen, some watch it happen,

and some say, "What happened?"— Anonymous

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4-H Million Trees Project Update In order to reach the project goal, it is critical to plant more trees this 4-H year, and to spread the word on the project to all 4-H clubs in your county. Please take an active role by forwarding this message to all other 4-H clubs in your area, and let them know they are in-vited to become project participants, so their members can join with tens of thousands of 4-Hers across North America to personally address global climate change. To reach the million tree goal, it is very important to take advantage of the fall planting season to get some more trees in the ground. At the September general meeting, please encourage your 4-H club to organize a tree planting commu-nity service event this fall. Also, please make plans now for a big Spring, 2010 planting event.

Trees planted to date: 69,476, States/Provinces involved: 42, 4-H youth participants: 23,861.

Here's some project news:

1. T-shirt Fundraiser Selling 4-H Million Trees t-shirts for your planting events is an excellent way to raise funds to pay for the trees. Excellent qual-ity Hanes Tag less 100% cotton shirts (S-XL) cost $6.50 each when purchased in minimum lots of 1 dozen. For example, sell them for $10 (tax-deductible), and you can raise $126 on 36 shirts, which goes a long way toward the cost of the trees, stakes, soil amend-ment, and mulch. Plus, we always encourage you to invite print or TV media to your planting events, and you are going to look good for the cameras in those green shirts! Please contact us if you are interested in this fundraiser, or talk directly to Mike the silkscreener at 650.359.1626, and mention the 4-H Million Trees Project. 2. 4HMT on TV www.eco-company.tv is a great new national TV show, hosted by kids, that will feature 4HMT this season. The TV crew covered a tree planting event held this summer at the local county fair, and this segment will be featured in November in over 100 TV markets in the U.S. Eco-Company just posted online the 4HMT segment from the Saturday, October 24, 2009, 12:00 noon - 12:30 pm broadcast of the national TV show. This will air locally on Channel 2. You can check it out at: http://www.eco-company.tv/video/1-million-trees 3. Create your Own BIG Community Service Project Doors just open for youth-founded community service projects, which translate into incredible learning opportunities, building of life skills such as public speaking, writing, interviewing, etc., not to mention recognition and awards and the opportunities associated with them. So many good things have happened for the youth in-volved in 4HMT, that the project has adopted a major new goal: to encourage 4-H youth to conceive and create their own large-scale community service project, and build it into something great. We have already given some speeches to promote this goal, with more planned for this fall. Feel free to contact us if you need any help to develop your own community service idea. 4. Speeches & Power Point Presentations The speeches about 4HMT that senior 4-H youth in 20 states gave to their summer state conferences are starting to impact the number of trees planted. Since generat-ing opportunities for public speaking is one of the goals of this project, so please look for opportunities in your area to deliver speeches both to promote 4HMT, and to develop public speaking skills and experience. In addition to speeches, 4-Hers across the continent are giving 4HMT PowerPoint presentations to other clubs in their counties. If anyone is interested in this fun activity, we have PowerPoint presentations and speech templates we can provide to help out. Please contact us with your thoughts and needs. 5. Bookmarks The over 25,000 promotional bookmarks distributed this summer will hopefully spread the word on this project to more clubs. If you want to distrib-ute any bookmarks to help promote the project, please contact us and we'll mail some out. 6. Renew your Arbor Day Membership Many of the annual Arbor Day Foundation memberships are up for renewal. You may have already received a letter from ADF asking you to renew your membership using their normal method. But, to get the dozen bare root sapling trees for the $12 annual 4-H membership, you have to go back to www.arborday.org/4h, and sign up again under the ADF/4HMT partnership program. 7. Update your Database Record Please continue to plant trees as part of this project, and then remember to update your database records. To update, just click on the Participants tab on the website, filter by state, click on your club/unit name, and enter the 'Adult Leader Name' and 'Adult Leader E-mail', enter the new data, and click up-date. Contact us with issues. www.4hmilliontrees.org 8. ERTHNXT Learning Kits Our partner and fellow tree planting advocate, ERTHNXT has a unique educational and tree-planting program for children ages 6 to 18, involving science-based learning, tree-planting, and ongoing stewardship activities . They have done an excellent job to create age-appropriate educational ma-terials to facilitate the learning part of this service-learning project. See more here: http://www.erthnxt.org/programs/trees21.html

Thanks for supporting the 4-H Million Trees Project. Laura Webber, Teen Leader, Tom Webber, Project Leader 4-H Million Trees Project, Pacifica 4-H Club

Upcoming Rabbit Shows

Check the following for additional show information: The ARBA website at www.ARBA.net, The Yahoo group: CaliforniaRabbitShows. You will need to join the group to access some information. Other info is avail-able without joining. Entry forms, directions to shows, and lots of other information is also available

DATE LOCATION CLUB SECRETARY

10/3/09 Santa Rosa SMRA Double Open & Youth Stephanie smra_08@yahoo.com

11/1 - 5 /2009 San Diego ARBA Convention Asst.

11/14/09 Stockton TRC Double Open & Youth Rita peraltarita@comcast.net

DATE LOCATION CLUB SECRETARY

10/3/09 Santa Rosa SMRA Double Open & Youth Stephanie smra_08@yahoo.com

11/1 - 5 /2009 San Diego ARBA Convention Asst.

11/14/09 Stockton TRC Double Open & Youth Rita peraltarita@comcast.net

4 - H S T A T E & N A T I O N A L U P D A T E S

California 4-H updates can be found on the State website: http://www.ca4h.org/4hresource/updates/index.asp

Have a "Blast" with 4-H On October 7, 2009, millions of American youth will explore one of the most important issues facing our nation today is biofuels. Be part of this opportunity to explore, dis-cover and have a blast experimenting with alternative fuels with the Biofuel Blast National Science Experiment! Learn more here: : http://www.ca4h.org/SET/NYSD2009/

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Junior Master Gardener Program The Junior Master Gardener program has offered a Recognition Certificate for JMG groups to earn this fall. The certification will be in Building a Vegetable Garden. Students will experience hands-on learning as they participate in all aspects of gardening. There is no cost to register your JMG group. If you are in need of a Level One JMG Teacher Guide, you can start register and order one by visiting http://67.59.137.247/index.cfm?did=2035&sectionID=2017

4 - H P R O J E C T L E A D E R U P D A T E S

4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification for Archery

A shooting sports training workshop for the archery discipline will be held in Mo-desto, CA on Saturday, November 7, 8 AM - 4 PM and Sunday, November 8, 8 AM - 2 PM. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be certified as archery volunteers and can instruct archery club projects and camp programs. Attendance at both days is required. The course will be held at the Stanislaus County Ag Center, Harvest Hall Room E, 3800 Cornucopia Way, Modesto. The cost will be $25 and includes lunch, snacks, and class materials. For more information, contact Dan Burner 209-874-2732 (evenings) or dan_burner@yahoo.com. Fees are due by October 23, 2009 and can be submitted to Dan Burner, P.O. Box 829, Waterford, CA 95386.

Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Program

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Program is currently seeking applications to nominate and recognize 4-H members in grades 5-12 for their volunteer activities in the last year. 4-H participants may apply online at http://spirit.prudential.com. The access key for applications is: spirit. Top high school and middle level volun-teers will receive silver medallions, $1,000 awards and a trip to Washington, D.C. All applications must be completed, printed out, signed and submitted to your county 4-H office by November 2, 2009.

Service Learning Project Grants Available Educators, service-learning coordinators, students in the health professions, public health professionals, and commu-nity partners are eligible to apply for the UnitedHealth HEROES service-learning project grants. Grant recipients will receive up to $1,000 in support for service-learning projects that fo-cus on childhood obesity, engage youth ages 5-25 in the plan-ning and implementation process, and take place during Se-mester of Service 2010. For more information and an applica-tion for the grants, visit: www.ysa.org/awards/. The grant submission deadline is October 22, 2009.

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Imagine This...Story Writing Contest

The California Ag in the Classroom Foundation is awarding money for individual writers (3rd -8th grade) and classrooms for positive stories related

to California Agriculture and are suitable for illustration and animation. Last year eight youth became published authors! Imagine your story on film! For contest details and awards, go to the Ag in the Classroom website http://www.cfaitc.org/Imaginethis/Imaginethis.php. Deadline Entries must be postmarked

State 4-H Equine Field Day

SATURDAY, October 24, 2009, 9:45 AM – 3:30 PM Cole Facility – Horse Barn, Parking Lot VP 47 La Rue Drive & Putah Creek Lodge Road, University of California, Davis

All 4-H Horse Leaders, Members & Parents are invited

to attend this annual educational event. Pre-registration

is due Friday, October 16th. Tentative topics are a tour

of the breeding facility & Horse

Barn, horse conformation & judging,

farrier basics & shoeing, when to

call the vet & other health issues,

equine dentistry, draft horses &

driving, equine nutrition, gymkhana,

4-H horse bowl & hippology, saddle

fitting & tack, training foals, horse

behavior and demonstration by drill or polo team.

All participants must be 9 years of age or 4th grade

or older. Please wear appropriate footwear; no

open-toed shoes. Bring rain gear, if forecasted. Bring an

equestrian helmet for the opportunity to ride in the

wagon pulled by the Draft horses.

Schedule 9:00 AM Registration & Check- in

9:45 AM General Assembly & Welcome

10:00 – 10:50 AM First Session

11:00 – 11:50 AM Second Session

12 NOON Lunch** with special presentation

1:00 - 1:50 PM Third Session

2:00 – 3:00 PM General Session

3:00 PM Closing Session, Evaluation

and Door Prizes

**The animal science department will be preparing a

hamburger/sausage lunch plate with a drink for $8.00.

Please order with registration; limited lunches

being offered. Or you are welcome to bring a picnic

lunch. This activity is a fund raiser for the statewide

4-H equine programs, curriculum, awards and

events. Pre-registration is due Friday, October 16th.

The cost is $20 per participant or $5.00 off if group of

10 or more for $15 per participant. The day of the event

registration is $25 each. Make checks payable to the

“State 4-H Equine Programs” and mail to 1754 Walnut

Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080.

The Make It Yourself With Wool Compe-tition is requesting those who enjoy sewing and knitting projects to enter in a district contest near you, planned for October and early November. Winners will compete in state finals. If you are interested in partici-pating, you may download a contest entry form here: http://

www.ca4h.org/4hresource/updates/attach/2009/Oct09/MIWW%20entry%20form.pdf , a national competition brochure is available here: http://www.ca4h.org/4hresource/updates/attach/2009/Oct09/MIWW%20National%20Competition%20Brochure.pdf , and specific contacts for the California contests are listed http://www.ca4h.org. Please contact Julie Castillo at calif.wool@gmail.com with addi-tional questions.

California International Exchange Program The California International Exchange Program will offer out-bound programs to Australia, Costa Rica, and Japan during the summer of 2009. Applications will be accepted until January 15, 2010. An interview with the California 4-H International Exchange Coordinator, Pat English, is required. For more information contact Pat English at: pnenglish@ucdavis.edu or 530-754-8520.

2010 Citizenship Focus Program Dates have been set for the 2010 Citizenship Focus Program. Come participate in hands-on programs that bring government and policy issues to life and help you get involved in your own community. California Focus June 25-29, 2010 http://www.ca4h.org/citizenship/focus/ Washington Focus I Road to Democracy, June 27-July 5, 2010 Heritage Trail, I June 27-July 3, 2009 Washington Focus II Global Journey, July 11-21, 2010 Heritage Trail II, July 11-17, 2010 http://www.ca4h.org/citizenship/dcfocus/ For more information, contact Pat English at pnenglish@ucdavis.edu or 530-754-8520.

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The scientific community will shine the national spotlight on science in 2009, by celebrating “How We Know What We Know” in a 12-month event: the Year of Science 2009 (YoS09). The goal of this national celebration is to engage the public in science and improve public understanding about how science works, why it matters, and who scientists are.

* October - Geosciences and Planet Earth

* November - Chemistry

* December - Science and health

http://www.yearofscience2009.org/home/

As part of the Year of Science 2009, the scientific community is sharing how science works, why it matters, and who scientists are. Year of Science and Alom Shaha have teamed up to bring you a collection of videos, podcasts and written articles to help you explore why science is important. There are two things you can do here, we hope you will do both! 1. Browse the collection of statements about why science is important, submitted by leading scientists, public figures, and others who love science. http://whyscience.co.uk/ 2. Answer the question for yourself: Why do you think science is important? Feel free to comment on any contributor’s statement on his or her individual page, or add your own written, audio or video contribution to the website by emailing Alom Shaha at alom.shaha@gmail.com

October Theme Celebrate Geosciences & Planet Earth Earth is our home. Its rock layers and interactions with the atmosphere, hydrosphere (water and ice) and biosphere (plants and animals) have shaped the way humans live. Our civilizations, energy, resources, food and our health are all directly re-lated to this wonderful planet. The study of those interactions and the underlying structure of the planets' systems is the realm of the geosciences, or more commonly called Earth science.

Earth Science Week Join geologists in the celebration of Earth Sci-ence Week 2009! held October 11-17, Earth Science Week is all about connecting with the natural world and learning about the geosciences.

2010 4-H State Fashion Revue

"What's in YOUR Closest?" the 4-H State Fashion

Revue, will be Saturday, May 29, 2010 as part of State

Field Day at UC Davis. For counties and families plan-

ning their calendars, online registration will be due by

May 10. Be sure to pick up a copy of Simplicity pattern #

4762, which is our Challenge Vest pattern.

All 4-H members and adults are encouraged to participate in a new service activity,

Hats Off for Kindness. Create a soft hat for a cancer patient by sewing,

knitting, or crocheting. Please leave off floppy flowers, hard edges or

attachments. For pattern ideas check out http://brimmingwithlove.com/

patterns.html. All hat makers are invited to model their creations on stage

before the SFR fashion show, but if you are a SFR participant you'll need a

substitute model.

We hope to collect at least 250 hats. For Hats Off information contact

Rachael Gross at kandragross@sbcglobal.net. For State Fashion Revue

information, contact Sue Moore samoore@ucdavis.edu or see http://

ca4h.org/projresource/fashion/

My Own Book My Own Book (www.myownbook.net) is a non-profit organization dedi-

cated to spreading the joy of reading. It was started three years ago and now

distributes over 24,000 books nationwide to less fortunate children. We'd

like to see 4-H clubs and groups across the state involved in the My Own

Book project. If you are interested for your club, let us know. We can sup-

ply books to hand out as well as ideas for a year of fun with members of all

ages. This is a great way to reach out to other children in the community. Please

contact Brady and Kyle Baldwin at kyleandbrady@myownbook.net for

more information.

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New in 2010: All market beef, swine, lamb and goat exhibitors MUST submit a Market Animal Contract no later than the ownership deadline for the specie being shown. The contract is posted on www.cowpalace.com website. Exhibitors not submitting a contract will not be eligible to show in the 2010 Market show. The 2010 Market shows will not be terminal.

The Grand National Foundation, in conjunction with the Uccelli Foun-

dation, will offer $6000 in scholarships to graduating seniors who show at the 2009 Stock Show. Applications will be available in January on our website at : www.cowpalace.com

Premium Books for the 2010 Show will not be mailed but will be available on the website by early January (possibly sooner). All entries for the 2010 show must be done utilizing our outline entry system. A link to the system will be posted on www.cowpalace.com

The 2010 Show will once again offer non-livestock divisions such as educational displays, a speech contest, multi-media displays, etc. Most of the divisions do not require the participant to be present at the Show. Details will be in the premium book.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Vanessa Adams-Schneider, Stock Show Manager, Junior Grand National Stock Show, Cow Palace(415) 404-4142 , email: vadams@cowpalace.com

Award Winners: Merit Award winners will receive, toward the purchase, care and feeding of their respective project: Beef Merit Award - $750 Sheep Merit Award - $300 Swine Merit Award - $300 Goat Merit Award - $150 Winners will be announced by the end of October and will be recognized at the awards ceremony at the 2010 Grand National. Award winners will receive their award money after filling out and returning the additional required paperwork and sending copies of sponsor correspon-dence to the Cow Palace. Award Donors: These dynamic individuals and firms are dedicated to this special project. Winners are matched up with a donor and are responsible for keep-ing in contact with the sponsor during the year. This personal communications is imperative to the success of the Merit Award Program Questions: If you have any questions, please contact: Vanessa Adams, Stock Show Manager, (415) 404-4142 or by emailing vadams@cowpalace.com

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2009 LIVESTOCK FAIR AWARDS Category Winner Donor

DOG

Obedience Novice A Trevor Weger, HMB 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

Dog Rally Obedience Novice Trevor Weger, HMB 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

Showmanship Junior Peter Schafhalter, San Bruno 4H Trophy: SM County Fair Novice Peter Schafhalter, San Bruno 4H Trophy: SM County Fair Top Showman/High Point Trevor Weger, HMB 4H Chair: Michelle Freitas

RABBIT Best in Show Courtney Collins, Pacifica 4H Chair: Carol & Henry White

Reserve Best in Show Amy Francis, HMB 4H Chair: Mr. & Mrs. Ed Escobar

Meat Pen Rabbits

Grand Champion Makayla Arvin, Canada 4H Chair: Mr. & Mrs. Ed Escobar Belt Buckle: Mike & Ginger Bushue

Reserve Champion Makayla Arvin, Canada 4H Chair: Rick & Natalie Corso Belt Buckle: HMB Feed & Fuel

Single Fryer Rabbit

Grand Champion Justin Olague, Pacifica 4H Chair: John & Sue Garcia Belt Buckle: Dawn & Ray Kelly

Reserve Champion Emma Kurr, Burl/San Mateo 4H Chair: Laura White Belt Buckle: Camozzi Construction

Rabbit Bowl

Jr. Team Canada 4H Team Trophy: SM County Fair

Sr. Team Canada 4H Team Trophy: SM County Fair

High Point Canada 4H Team Trophy: SM County Fair

Rabbit Showmanship

Novice Leilani Hanaike, Pacifica 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

Junior Viktoria Sjolund, Canada 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

Senior Courtney Collins, Pacifica 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

CAVY Reserve Best in Show Andrew Weiss, Canada 4H Chair: FFA Ag Boosters

POULTRY Best Bird in Show Ruby Juballa, Burl/San Mateo 4H Chair: Marilyn Johnson

Reserve Best Bird in Show Rachel McKenna, HMB 4H Chair: FFA Ag Boosters

Best Waterfowl Nicole Nielsen, San Carlos/EH 4H

Chair: Bill & Kathy Rodgers

Reserve Best in Show Wa-terfowl

Danielle Grimsby, San Carlos/Eaton Hills 4H

Chair: Scott & Dana Stoehr

San Mateo County Fair Results

Great job and congratulations to all who entered and placed in the 2009 San Mateo County Fair events!

Turkey

Grand Champion Sean Cottrell, Pacifica 4H Chair: Marie Buckley Belt Buckle: Viki & Joe Demma

Reserve Champion Peri Wong, San Carlos/EH 4H Chair: Kathie Goddard Belt Buckle: Bill & Kathy Rodgers

Meat Pen Chickens

Grand Champion Tyler Hull, Belmont 4H Chair: S.M. County Mounted Patrol Belt Buckle: San Bruno Lions Club

Reserve Champion Justine Weaver, San Carlos/EH 4H

Chair: HMB Feed and Fuel Belt Buckle: Cotton’s Cowboy Corral

Poultry Showmanship

Novice Tori Varnau, HMB 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

Junior Claire Woodell, San Carlos/EH 4H

Trophy: SM County Fair American Standard of Perfection: Steve & Julie Wong & family

Senior Sarah Lloyd, Belmont 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

Avian Bowl

Jr. Team Pacifica 4H Team Trophy: SM County Fair

Sr. Team San Carlos/Eaton Hills 4H & Independent Team

Trophy: SM County Fair

High Point San Carlos/Eaton Hills 4H & Independent Team

Trophy: SM County Fair

BEEF

Beef Showmanship

Novice Mitchell Anderegg, San Bruno 4H

Trophy: SM County Fair

Senior Kelly Buckley, HMB 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

GOAT Market Goat

Grand Champion Nikolaus Grimsby, San Carlos/ EH 4H

Chair: Judy Grimbsy Belt Buckle: Scott & Dana Stoehr Blanket: Scott & Dana Stoehr

Reserve Champion Raymond Juballa, Burl/San Mateo 4H

Chair: HMB Feed and Fuel Belt Buckle:The Sally Arnold Family Blanket: The Sally Arnold family:

Market Goat Showmanship

Novice Katie Jensen, Canada 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

Junior Sara Stice, Pacifica 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

Senior Nikolaus Grimsby, San Carlos/EH 4H

Trophy: SM County Fair

Dairy Goat

Best in Show Mitchell Anderegg, San Bruno 4H

Chair: HMB Feed & Fuel

Reserve Best in Show Carissa Brull, Burl/San Mateo 4H

Chair: HMB Feed & Fuel

HOGS

Market Hog

Grand Champion Rosalind Castillo, San Bruno 4H

Chair: Troy & Gina Turpin Belt Buckle: Troy & Gina Turpin Blanket: Troy & Gina Turpin:

Reserve Grand Champion Alix Lemke, HMB 4H Chair: Ed & Sandra Andreini Belt Buckle: Rick & Natalie Corso Blanket: Rick & Natalie Corso

Hog Showmanship

Novice Estefania Acosta, HMB 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

Junior Sabina Andreini, HMB 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

Senior Jacob Mulderick, HMB 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

SHEEP

Unregistered Ewe Champion Ewe Michelle Rusch, Belmont 4H Chair: The Sally Arnold Family

Reserve Champion Ewe Nicole Nielsen, Belmont 4H Chair: Scott & Dana Stoehr

Market Lambs

Reserve Champion Jenna Baxter, HMB 4H Chair: Half Moon Bay Feed & Fuel Belt Buckle: Henrietta & Brian Weeks Blanket: Scott & Dana Stoehr

Lamb Showmanship

Junior Rosalind Castillo, San Bruno 4H Trophy: SM County Fair

Livestock Judging Contest Team

Junior Team HMB 4H SM County Fair

Senior Team San Carlos/Eaton Hills 4H SM County Fair

Individual

Senior Individual Heather Claitor, HMB 4H SM County Fair

Glenn Ashcraft Large and Small Animal MASTER SHOWMANSHIP AWARDS

Small Animal Master Showmanship

Courtney Collins, Pacifica 4H Chair: Sherri & Alyssa Arvin Trophy: Henry & Carol White Belt Buckle: John & Sue Garcia

Best in Show: Educ. Display Panels, feature

Andrew Weiss Rosette, $50, S.M. County Fair

Best of Show: Apparel Victoria Kramer Rosette, $50, S.M. County Fair

Best of Show: Needlework Kim Hansford Rosette, $50, S.M. County Fair

Best of Show: Table Settings Ashley Utz Rosette, $50, S.M. County Fair

Best of Show: Preserved Foods Jacob Mulderick Rosette, S.M. County Fair

Best of Show: Animal Project & Educa-tional Displays

San Carlos/Eaton Hills 4H Rosette, $50, S.M. County Fair

Educational Display Panels Andrew Weiss Rosette, $50, S.M. County Fair

Best in Show: Tablesetting Ashley Utz Rosette, S.M. County Fair

2009 Youth Exhibits Awards

Special Awards Kim Arnold Outstanding Goat Member Award San Bruno 4H

Scholarship II Awards Peggy Scholl

Junior Fair Board Recognition Poll results Anna Machado and Katrina Hull

W E B S I T E S

Highlights Website: Highlights is available online!

Follow the simple steps listed below to receive an electronic copy.

STEP 1: Go to the county 4-H web address: http://www.cesanmateo.ucdavis.edu/

STEP 2: on the navigation area click on “newsletters”

STEP 3: On this page you should see, "4-H Highlights” - click on

this option

STEP 4: “Subscribe to Newsletter - receive e-mail when this news-

letter is updated”, enter email address in the box under this heading.

Your subscription will start with the next newsletter.

State 4-H Web Server

4-H Clubs may register for space on this server! Check out http://clubs.ca4h.org to view current websites. Click on the links to find

out how your group can benefit from having a safe, free alternative to commercial web servers. This program is funded by a grant

from SBC Excelerator through The California 4-H Foundation.

Club Websites: Belmont

http://www.belmont4h.org/joomla/index.php Burlingame/San Mateo Website:

http://clubs.ca4h.org/sanmateo/burlingame-sanmateo/

homepg.htm

Canada Club Website:

http://clubs.ca4h.org/sanmateo/canada Coastside Club Website

http://clubs.ca4h.org/sanmateo/coastside4h/

Half Moon Bay Club Website:

http://halfmoonbay4h.yolasite.com/ Pacifica Club Website:

www.pacifica4h.org

San Bruno Club Website:

http://sb4h.sanbrunocal.com/

San Carlos/Eaton Hills Website:

http://www.sancarlos4h.org

CA State 4-H Website

This is where you can download all your record book forms, medical releases and keep up to date with State opportunities and helpful links to other sites. http://ca4h.org/ San Mateo/San Francisco Counties 4-H MySpace page: : www.myspace.com/SanFranciscoSanMateo4H

State Volunteer Website: http://ucanr.org/4-hvolunteers/

LOOK FOR ITEMS THAT DID NOT MAKE IT INTO HIGHLIGHTS, ON OUR WEBSITE: http://cesanmateo.ucdavis.edu/4-H_Program/4-H_News_and_Updates.htm

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The official 4-H page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/4-h 4-H National Youth Science Day on Twitter: http://twitter.com/4hnysd 4-H National Council Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-4-H-Council/68068137048 4H²Online: http://4-h.org/b/Pages/Layouts/4h2online.html

E V E N T C A L E N D A R

UC Cooperative Extension San Mateo County 4-H YDP 80 Stone Pine Road, Suite 100 Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 http://cesanmateo.ucdavis.edu

October - Celebrate Geo Sciences & Planet Earth 1 Directory Art Contest due date

4-10 2009 National 4-H week

4 County Award Ceremony - Elkus Ranch 1 pm

6 LAG meeting, 7 pm Fairgrounds boardroom

7 Biofuel Blast National Science Experiment

9 Junior Grand Nat’l Merit Award Application Due

11-17 Earth Science Week

15 Club Directory Templates due

16 Registration for NC Section Family & Consumer Science Field Day due

16 Pre - Registration for State Equine Field Day due

19 New Volunteer Information Night, 6 pm NCEFT, 880 Runnymede Rd.

19 Life Skills & Hobbies Meeting - Fox School

19 Animal Science/Animal Projects Meeting - NCEFT 880 Runnymede Rd.

22 SET Steering Committee, 7 pm

22 United Health HEROES grant submissions due

24 State Equine Field Day, UC Davis

24 NC Section Family & Consumer Science Field Day, UC Davis

November - Celebrate Chemistry

1 Imagine This Story Writing Contest entries due

2 Prudential Spirit of Community Award applications due

6 Record books due to State

6-8 California State Leaders’ Forum, Asilomar

7-8 Shooting sports Archery Discipline Leader training workshop , Modesto

14 Community Leader Luncheon, 12 noon, location TBA