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4-H Tip Sheet September 2005
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Deadlines:
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Fall Shooting
Sports Instructor Training registrations will be due to the State
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National 4-H Conference applications due to the
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2005 Kansas State Fair
Updates Periodically check
this site for changes.
Wiebers
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4-H Basic Operations I - Sept. 26 & 27 Several tenured agents
have attended 4-H Basic Operations I for a refresher course and have found
it very beneficial. We invite you to attend our session which begins at 1
p.m. on Monday, September 26 and continues through Tuesday, September 27 at
5 p.m. All sessions at in Throckmorton Hall, Room 2002. Cost to attend is
$20. Click her for a brochure.
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Campference The
Kansas
4-H Youth Leadership Council is excited to introduce Campference!!! This
event is focused on “betweenagers,” 4-H members ages 11-13, and will be held
September 30 – October 2, 2005, at Rock Springs 4-H Center.
Participants will experience the feel of a conference, while enjoying the
“camp” activities
Rock Springs
4-H Center has to offer. Campference will feature workshops about
opportunities in the 4-H program, and activities to energize youth while
learning leadership skills and how to better interact with others.
Participants will meet other youth from around the state of Kansas, and have
the opportunity to establish lasting relationships.
If you are interested in being part of the first ever Campference,
registration forms are available on the 4-H website.
All registration,
participation forms, and fees must be sent to local Extension Offices by
5:00pm September 1st, 2005. No late registrations or substitutions will be
allowed.
Online registration is now available,
click on the green "Register For 4-H Events" button. Members
without internet access may submit the form to their local extension office.
Please make sure forms are complete before submitting them. Hinshaw/Felzke/Smidt |
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Marketing Kansas 4-H Hot off the press! A new
marketing tool is now
available. You can download this four page "Belong" recruitment tool and make your
own black and white copies. We hope you will find it useful in recruiting
new members.
This document is also included in the recruitment issue in the August
Kansas 4-H Journal. We hope current 4-H families will share the 4-H Journal
or at least the insert as they recruit new families.
Another new item we’ve created is a fun-filled 4-H Activity Page. This
colorful activity page will make it’s debut at the Kansas State Fair to help
young fair goers celebrate the centennial and learn more about 4-H.
View the
two sided document Information on how you can order copies.
The National 4-H Week Kit
is now available. The kit contains a wide variety of resources including activities,
bookmarks, brochure, certificates, fact sheets, logos, news releases,
newspaper ads, placemats, posters, proclamations, and radio PSAs. Mack
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Kansas Youth Leadership Forum - The KYLF
registration materials are currently being updated for the web and should be
up by August 26. A note will be sent on the counties listserv when they are
all available. KYLF will be November 18-20, 2005 at Rock Springs 4-H Center
and is for those 4-H members ages 14-18.
Registration will be through the new online system and is due by October
15. A $10 late fee will be assessed for each registration received
after the deadline up until the final cut off, October 22. Wiebers/Hinshaw |
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2006 Kansas Youth Leadership Council -
Applications will be included in the KYLF registration packets,
and are posted on the web
. Any Kansas 4-H member between the ages of 14 and 18 by January 1, 2006 may
apply. This year's delegation will elect representatives from the four
extension program areas (NE, NW, SE, SW). Please encourage those outstanding
young leaders in your county to apply. Wiebers/Hinshaw |
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National 4-H Conference - Applications are on the State
4-H Website and are due to the State 4-H Office October 1.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a young person to
represent Kansas at a National Conference. Each County is invited to
nominate one teen or Districts can nominate up the number of counties
in their district for this opportunity. Delegates must be between the ages
of 15-18 by January 1, 2006.
Delegates are selected to interview based on a
written application and personal interviews will be on November 19, during
the Kansas Youth Leadership Forum. Cost to the delegate will be $900.00. In
the past 4-H clubs, 4-H councils, local 4-H Foundations and local service
groups have helped with this fee. The remainder of their National Conference
fees will be paid through a grant from the Kansas 4-H Foundation.
Selected Conference Delegates will have the opportunity and the
responsibility to be involved in the 4-H program through the State 4-H
Advisory, the State 4-H Youth Council and other aspects of the 4-H Program.
Kansas 4-H’ers who have attended National 4-H Congress are not eligible to
attend National 4-H Conference. Hinshaw/Wiebers |
Experience our Nation through a Young Person's Eyes;
Chaperone a 2006 4-H
Trip
The
State 4-H Office is now accepting
applications for adult
chaperones for the following out-of-state trips:
National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Citizenship Washington Focus in
Washington D.C., and National 4-H Conference also in Washington D.C.
Wiebers
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Parking at the State Fair There are only
approximately 100 "Green Lot" Parking spaces on the North side of 4-H
Centennial Hall and the 4-H Encampment Building. With more than 100
Extension Agents, 60 judges, plus other support and resource people, you can
see how it will be important for us to be respectful of each others' needs
and move our vehicles out as soon as possible to allow others (especially
judges) to come in and park.
Check In:
The parking spaces north of 4-H Centennial Hall will be considered an
unloading zone on Friday, September 9. The spaces right against the building
will only be available as 15 minute unloading zones with volunteers serving
as "Skycaps" to help you unload. If you park in these closest spots, we ask
that you unload your vehicle and move it out to the free public parking
lots, and come back to check in your 4-H members' exhibits. State and Area
4-H faculty will be parking in the free lots to provide additional space,
and we ask that everyone else provide this same courtesy to their co-workers
and to judges.
4-H Centennial Hall will be open Thursday, September 8 from
11:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. to receive large home environment, electric or
woodworking exhibits. All other exhibits are to be entered from 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9.
Release:
Exhibits will be released from 4-H Centennial Hall, Poultry, and Rabbit
Building beginning at 6:00pm on Sunday, September 19. As we learned last
year, beginning at 4:00pm until 6:00pm on Sunday the 19th, no one will be
allowed in Gate 3. So plan to arrive early in the day with an all-day
parking pass (Delivery/Release tags are only valid for 30 minutes) or plan
to come in after 6:00pm. Agents who wish to avoid the crowds and working on
Sunday, may pick up
their members' exhibits on Monday, September 19 from 8:00 to 10:30am. Please
let Justin Wiebers or Beth Hinshaw know ahead of time if you will be coming
on Monday. Hang Tags will not be required Monday.
Delivery/Release Tags:
Please keep in mind that Delivery/Release hang tags are for people who
are bringing or picking up exhibits and are only valid for 30 minutes. Enter
at Gate #3 (off Main Street) for 4-H Centennial Hall, Gate 6 for Dog Show,
Gate 10 for Horses, or Gate 11 for Livestock. Exhibitors will be allowed to
pick up or deliver supplies and equipment, and then must move their vehicle
in one of the free lots outside the fairgrounds. Vehicles displaying a
"Delivery" hang tag will be towed at the owner's expense if it is on the
fairgrounds after the allotted 30 minutes. An admission ticket is
required for each person in any vehicle entering the fairgrounds. Wiebers |
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CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT - For the past
100 years Kansas 4-Hers have served Kansas through community service
projects. In honor of this history of service learning a statewide community
service project has been selected. The focus of this project is fighting
hunger on the local level.
The Centennial Community Service Project will roll out at the 2005
Kansas State Fair and continue all year, culminating with the 2006 Kansas
State Fair. During the centennial year Kansas 4-Hers, 4-H families, and 4-H
alumni will be challenged to fight hunger in their local communities by
participating in projects in four major areas:
1) Grow produce that will be donated to local food
banks, soup kitchens, etc.
2) Collect donations of non-perishable food items for
local food banks
3) Donate time at local agencies (ex. helping cook and
serve meals, stock shelves, pack boxes, etc.)
4) Collect monetary donations that can be used to
purchase perishable food items.
At the end of the State Fair agents will receive packets with information
on how to promote the program. The packet will also include a simple
reporting form to help us arrive at total donations in the four project
areas. At the 2006 Kansas State Fair we will report on the total impact of
4-Hers in helping combat hunger in Kansas. Success stories will also be
collected throughout the year and shared with Kansas 4-H and local news
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State 4-H Dog Conference, Nov.5-6, 2005 Rock Springs
State 4-H Center. -The Dog Care and Training Action Team will be
meeting August 20th to finalize the State Dog Show and Conference. Watch for
details on the 4-H website for Conference registration information soon
after. Adams |
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Kansas 4-H Meat Goat Workshop August 27, 2005
at KSU. The first ever Meat Goat training in Kansas 4-H is scheduled Aug. 27
with registration in Weber Hall beginning at 8:30am. Pre-registration to
Cliff Spaeth, 213 Weber Hall, Manhattan, Kansas 66506 is requested by August
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MORE Candle information you need to know!!!
Thanks to an inquiring agent, I was reminded that I needed to let you know
about picking up the candle after the Fair and plans for next year. Also, I
am in the process of making the candle holders. I am drilling a 2 3/8 " hole
through a 2x6" board. The candles will "set" in the hole, SO IT IS CRITICAL
THAT THE BOTTOM 1/2" TO 1" OF THE PVC PIPE IS CLEAN FROM ANY ATTACHMENTS SO
THAT IT WILL FIT!!! Jack Lindquist will be assisting the 4-H'ers to get
their candle in place as quickly as possible. Each county's name will be
attached on the board in front of their candle. The board will be painted
4-H green. Remember, your candle bearer will have your county's candle
and is to meet at Gottschalk Park on Saturday, September 10th, by 9:30 am,
to line up for the Parade.
CENTENNIAL CANDLE PICKUP Because you may want
to use your candle during the year, and we don't want to have to store them,
you will need to pick up your candle at the end of the Fair, with all your
other exhibits. Rather than taking them out of the holder, we will just
leave them there and you can pick yours out.
2006 CENTENNIAL CLOSING CEREMONY A closing
ceremony will be held at the 2006 State Fair in 4-H Centennial Hall. We want
to symbolically pass the candle on to signify the bright future of Kansas
4-H. Our plan is for you to name a Centennial Hall of Fame adult from your
county, and that person, or their representative, plus a 4-H member of your
choosing, will need to attend the 2006 Fair (the exact date has not yet been
decided.) The adult will take the candle from their county and "pass it on"
to the 4-H'er from their county during the ceremony. The Kansas 4-H
Centennial Hall of Fame process is being developed by Phyllis Kriesel and
Pam Van Horn, using the National HOF as a model. It will be posted on the
Centennial website in October. At the close of the ceremony, we will serve
K-State Call Hall ice cream and 4-H clover cookies until the supply runs
out! That will close the Centennial year.
See you at the Fair! Fisher |
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State 4-H Horse Show Classes have been combined with
other classes to meet the minimum of five per class: Class 3001 and
3002 have been combined into class 3001 Yearling Geldings and Fillies
Class 3003 and 3004 have been combined into class 3004 2-3
Year Old Stock Fillies and Geldings
Class 3007 and 3008 have been combined into class 3007 Non Stock/Pony
Geldings and Fillies 2 & Older
Class 3029 was combined with appropriate ages in class 3030 Western Pleasure
10-13(Stock and Non-stock) or class 3031 Western Pleasure 14-18(Stock and
Non stock)
Class 3041 was combined with 3042 Breakaway Roping 14-18
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Fall State
4-H Shooting Sports Matches There will be two fall 4-H matches
to qualify for the National 4-H Match for 2006. The small bore
and muzzle loading match will be held September 24, 2005 at Fancy Creek
Range outside of Manhattan, KS. The shotgun match will be held October
8, 2005 at the KTA fields outside of Newton, KS. Information has been mailed
to all
4-H Shooting Sports Coordinators and transmitted electronically to
Extension Agents. For complete details go to the
4-H Shooting
Sports Home Webpage. Gerhard |
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COUNTRY BOYS Premiere January 9-11, 2006, COUNTRY BOYS is an inspirational and gripping coming-of-age
story about two boys from Eastern Kentucky's Appalachian region.
The individual stories of Cody Perkins and Chris Johnson reveal
two classmates at The David School, a private alternative high
school who, while they inhabit the same world, are light years
apart.
Filmmaker David Sutherland interweaves the distinct
narratives of two at-risk adolescents grappling with and overcoming daunting
emotional and physical obstacles related to their unique family lives
and the economic circumstances of this region. At the same time,
their individual stories offer valuable insights into the
universally complex problems faced by all teenagers and those who love
and support them. COUNTRY BOYS will premiere on the PBS series
FRONTLINE on January 9-11, 2006, 9-11 p.m. ET/PT.
The COUNTRY BOYS Community Engagement Campaign was created
to build awareness and community participation in support of youth.
ITVS (Independent Television Service, funded by the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting) is working with key national partners and
public television stations in goal areas involving mentoring, youth development, education, boys' development, substance abuse
prevention and working with youth in high risk environments. National
4-H Headquarters, U.S. Department of Agriculture is a partner in
the Country Boys community engagement campaign.
We encourage Extension faculty who work with youth to review
the Country Boys web site
and to identify strategies for bringing together 4-H, FCS, CYFAR
faculty and collaborators around critical issues of adolescents. As
the campaign develops, we will be distributing information about
resource which will be available to support such efforts. There is
also a link to the Country Boys site on CYFERnet under
Announcements. McNally
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Fall Shooting Sports Instructor Training The Fall Shooting Sports Instructor
Training will be October 21-23, 2005 in Hutchinson, KS at the State
Fairgrounds. We will be meeting in the 4-H Encampment Building and in
other facilities in the Hutchinson area. All disciplines are planning
on being held including Hunting Skills. Participants will need to bring
your own bedding and toiletries if you are staying in the Encampment
Building. Registrations will be due September 30, 2005 to the
Department of 4-H Youth Development at K-State.
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Activity Reports Due The new "County/District Activity Report and
Instructor Renewal Form" is post on the
Kansas
Shooting Sports Home Page In order for a timely and accurate report of
Kansas 4-H Shooting Sports Activities to be reported to National 4-H
Shooting Sports Committee, the reports need to be in by September 1, 2005.
Most Importantly, to make sure that our instructors are covered by
liability insurance, your reports need to be in on time. If your
report is not in by September 1, you will be dropped from the instructor's
mailing list, your county/district will not be eligible to participate at
the state matches and your insurance coverage will also be dropped UNTIL
your report is turned in. The August "On Target" will be the last that
you will receive until your report is turned in to the state office.
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Male Chaperone Needed For National 4-H Congress - The 2005 Kansas
delegation attending National 4-H Congress is looking for one additional
male chaperone. Requirements include flying with the delegation to
Atlanta, Georgia, and taking part in the complete Congress program.
Departure will be early on Friday, November 25, 2005, and returning to
Kansas on Tuesday, November 29 (Yes this is Thanksgiving Weekend). We
are using both Kansas City International and Wichita's airports for travel.
This is an expense paid experience and will include 36 teens, 3 adult female
and 2 adult male chaperones. Ginger Kopfer, CEA 4-H Youth Development,
Geary County, is Lead Chaperone this year. We need to hear from
interested individuals no later than September 23. The chaperone may
be a registered 4-H adult volunteer or Extension staff member. If you
have further questions, please don't hesitate to contact Gary Gerhard at
(785) 532-0747 or ggerhard@ksu.edu or
Ginger Kopfer for additional details regarding the program and
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Collegiate 4-H Officer Training Collegiate 4-H will
be conducting officer training this fall for interested counties. Please
contact Corey Fortin, Officer Training Coordinator, at
cjf4444@ksu.edu
for arrangements. Please remember that the Collegiate 4-H Club will be
hosting Regionals October 14-16, 2005, and will not be able to schedule
officer training events that weekend. Dobesh |
New Kansas 4-H
Wristbands Available
A new batch of Kansas
4-H Wristbands have been custom made and are available for order. Each
wristband has unique swirls of green and purple. The front side has "KANSAS
4-H" bordered by an official 4-H clover before and after the text. The
reverse side has "Get a Life" encouraging youth to pro-actively plan their
lives and their achievements; not just letting life happen to them!
A limited supply of
these new wristbands are available for $1.25 each with the intention of
being used for fund-raising and/or marketing. To order and make
shipping/delivery arrangements, call the State 4-H Office at 785-532-5800 or
the Johnson County Extension Office at 913-764-6300. Davis/Wiebers |
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National 4-H Competitive Event Eligibility Please
keep the Event Eligibility Verification form, detailing National 4-H Competitive Event
Eligibility, handy as you select participants for state contests. If
you have team members who are taking college level classes while still in
high school, or work with community college judging teams, this may impact
them. If you have a community college in your county, please make the
coaches aware of the new guidelines which took effect January 1, 2002.
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New 4-H Enrollment Form A Microsoft Word
version of the new 4-H enrollment form is available on the
web. Extension Offices are welcome to use this document with the MG-3A form
to add or remove projects that are different from the state project list.
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