 2004
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4-H Events & Activities Coordinator Position
Filled - Justin Wiebers, 4-H Youth agent with Tennessee Cooperative
Extension, has been hired as the state 4-H youth development events and
activities coordinator. He will be joining the Kansas 4-H program in
mid-April. Justin has his BS from Colorado State University, and MS from University of Tennessee in Agricultural Education. He has been a county extension agent within the Tennessee Cooperative Extension Service for the past 8 years. Prior to being an agent, Justin also served as an intern within CSU Extension and with National 4-H Council. His experiences have included substantial involvement in the leadership and coordination of numerous 4-H youth events and activities. We look forward to Justin joining the Kansas 4-H youth development team to strengthen the service and support provided for the numerous statewide events and activities for Kansas 4-H. Buchholz |
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District Horse Show Dates and Locations June 18 - SC - Kingman July 6 - EC - Lawrence July 7 - NC - Salina July 7 - NW - Oakley July 7 - NE - Lawrence July 8 - SW - Garden City July 8 - SE - Yates Center Domsch |
| Dairy Fitting and Showing Clinic plus Judging School - April 23 at the State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. The clinic will begin Friday evening around 5:30pm. The event is after the State Dairy Sale and before the Spring Show on Saturday. Several older youth will be available to mentor and teach younger youth. For more details contact Chris Wilson with the Kansas Dairy Association at (785)-456-8357. jadams@oznet.ksu.edu Adams |
| Blue Ribbon Youth Enrollment Users - I have a listserv set up to correspond with you. I want to make sure that everyone who uses the Blue Ribbon Youth Enrollment Program is getting the messages I send out. If you have had a change in personnel working with the program, please let me know so I can adjust the listserv addresses. If you are unsure of the person/persons listed as users of BR, please call me at (785)-532-5800 or email me at cthomas@oznet.ksu.edu |
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State 4-H Shooting Sports Spring Match - The Kansas 4-H Shooting Sports Spring Match will be held at the Lyons County Fairgrounds in Emporia, April 17, 2004. Disciplines to shoot that day are Archery, BB, Air Rifle and Air Pistol. Qualifiers in these disciplines for the National 4-H Shooting Sports match to be held this summer in Columbia, Missouri, will be selected from these participants. All registration information, applications, forms, and rules are included at the Kansas 4-H Shooting Sports homepage: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/4h/shootingsports/homepage2.htmPlease note that certain events require pre-qualifying. Only
enrolled 4-H shooting sports members may participate in this event from
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Discovery Days
--- "Discover Your 4-H Spirit" --- June 2-4, 2004. The
Registration Materials, Catalog, and Forms are now on the web! Thanks
to all of you who were involved in creating and producing these materials!
Please refer to the email message sent March
9th regarding Website Changes and Content Changes. If you have any questions
regarding the registration materials or process, please contact Kathy
Zimmerman kzimmerm@oznet.ksu.edu or
785-532-5800. If you have questions regarding the various program
components of Discovery Days, please contact the agent who is coordinating
the respective component. These folks are listed on the Discovery Days
website, http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/4h/DDays/2004/DiscoveryDays.htm Reminder: Spirit Leader Applications are due April 1st and should be sent to Al Davis, Johnson County 4-H Agent. FYI: Photos will not be used in the selection process but rather will be used in the training process of those selected to serve in this first-time-ever-opportunity. Reminder: 1,650 tennis balls will be needed for 550 delegates at the Wednesday evening session with Bill Cordes, our keynote speaker. If you are interested in collecting tennis balls for the program, please contact Robin Eubank, reubank@oznet.ksu.edu in the very near future. There are a number of changes to the Discovery Days schedule and experience for 2004. Thank you for alerting your teens to these exciting changes, as noted in the first page of the Registration Materials. McNally National Volunteer Recognition Week - April 18-24 - We all know the importance of recognition for our volunteers throughout the year, not just one time a year. But, there is one special week that is dedicated to recognizing volunteers --- and it takes place April 18-24. If you are searching for creative and new ideas to use in recognizing your volunteers, you might check out the resources on the following websites: www.avaintl.org and points of light.org/catalog McNallyMaster 4-H Volunteer Training - April 3 --- McPherson. A reminder that registrations for this newly implemented volunteer development program are due March 26th in the State 4-H Office. Details about the Master 4-H Volunteer Program were electronically mailed in early March to all Extension Offices. The program is a project of the Kansas Association of 4-H Volunteers, which is providing scholarships to those who participate in the program. We hope that staff will be able to successfully recruit key volunteers for a specific job or position, who are willing to invest 20 hours for training and "give-back" 40 hours to your 4-H program. McNally Kansas 4-H Venturers Video is available!!!!! For only $10, the newly released 4-H Venturers Video can be purchased! The 7 minute video captures the essence of what the program is all about via footage from the Boundary Waters adventure, interviews with teens and adults and fantastic music. Thanks to Deb Pryor, Venturers Action Team Member and Volunteer, the professionally produced video is top-quality and can be a fantastic recruiting and educational tool for your teen programs. Please contact the State 4-H Office if you would want to purchase a video. McNally Kansas 4-H Venturers - Rafting on the Green River in 2004! In addition to the Philmont Backpacking Adventure (August 4-13) in New Mexico, the 4-H Venturers will also be white water rafting on the Green River in NW Colorado/NE Utah (June 18-25)!!!! Both trips have a maximum number of participants (25 for rafting and 24 for backpacking). At this time, the rafting trip is filled. But if you should have a teen (14 years of age by June 1, 2004) who is interested in the rafting trip, please contact Jo Ellen Arnold, Franklin Co. 4-H Agent jearnold@oznet.ksu.edu to get on the waiting list. McNallyNational 4-H Camping Institute --- A Phenomenal Happening! Thanks to the incredible leadership given by the members of the State 4-H Camp Action Team, the National 4-H Camping Institute held February 7-11 at Rock Springs 4-H Center, was a phenomenal happening! We were honored to host 142 folks from 26 states for this intensive, action-packed and fun-filled conference. And, we were honored to have many of you helping in a variety of ways throughout the institute --- registration, van drivers for tours, workshop hosts, silent auction helpers, and on the list goes. What a great team effort!Thanks to the support provided by the Kansas 4-H Foundation, each county will receive a notebook of printed resource materials from the Institute along with the "Kansas 4-H Camp Songs" CD. You will find an array of fantastic workshop handouts and program ideas in this notebook that can be incorporated and utilized throughout the year, just not at the summer residential camp setting. Again, our heart-felt thanks to those who helped make this conference a very special chapter in the book of life for the Kansas 4-H Camping Program. McNally |
Strengthening Youth Nutrition and
Physical Activity
Programs - The 4-H Youth Department Office and
FNP are sponsoring a training to improve the skills of those who teach
nutrition education to youth. Non-FNP staff are encouraged to attend this
training also. To provide staff with the background to achieve the greatest
impact for school-aged-youth, this training has been designed to help staff:
Trainings are April 27 at Lyon County Extension Office, Emporia; and
April 29, at Pottorf Hall in Manhattan, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Registration is due April 10. A registration form can be found on the 4-H
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First Ever 4-H Dairy Camp--June
17-19 - Rock Springs and K-State!! Don't forget to share this new adventure
with any 4-H member interested in Dairy. Registrations are due to the Saline
County Ext.Office by May 7th!! Get the forms and all the info from the 4-H Dairy
Project Information Page on the State 4-H Website!
Enjoy Skillathons, Swimming, Quiz Bowl practice, Dairy Treats and a day at the K-State Dairy Farm learning judging, showmanship, general herd management and much more! Be a part of history by attending the first ever 4-H Dairy Camp!!! Conducted by the State 4-H Dairy Action Team. Adams |
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Host Families Needed for International Exchanges - Would you like your 4-H’ers to become world citizens? They can have a good start by learning from and making friends with a 4-H exchangee. Kansas 4-H will be hosting over fifty young people from other countries this year. Host families are needed for long- and short-term stays. If you know of families interested
in hosting a student for the school year, contact Mary Kay Munson, 4-H
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Two Junior Master Gardener Teacher/Leader Trainings - Have been scheduled for April. The same agenda will be covered at both meetings. The all-day meetings will cover information on the Junior Master Gardener program, the curriculum, and how to organize a JMG group, as well as information on working with youth. Any interested Extension agents, Master Gardeners, teachers or community volunteers are invited to attend. The first training will be held Monday, April 12 from 9am-3pm at the Sedgwick County Extension Office, 7001 W. 21st St No, Wichita, KS. Please register by April 8 with Michele Brown, (316)-722-7721 or mbrown@oznet.ksu.eduThe second session will be held Thursday, April 29 at the Butler County Extension 4-H Hall, 206 N. Griffith, El Dorado, KS. Please register by April 27 with Larry Crouse, 316-321-9660. Neier |
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Basic 4-H Operations I Training -
We invite you to attend Basic 4-H Operations I Training
set for April 12 and 13, Throckmorton Hall, KSU. We begin our 5th
year of offering this session to share critical information for handling 4-H
managerial issues. The training session begins at 1 p.m. Monday, April 12 and concludes at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13 in Throckmorton Hall, Room 2002 on the K-State campus. This training is part of the new agent training cycle, but anyone in the system that would like a refresher course is welcome to attend. Topics addressed include: 4-H financial management, VIP, accountability to the 4-H mission, learning through events, risk management, program planning plus more. Beth Hinshaw, Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development, SE Area and Diane Mack, Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development, NE Area are co-presenters of this training. If you have questions, please contact Beth or Diane. Cost to attend is $20 payable to the Kansas 4-H Foundation. Please contact Diane Mack at dmack@oznet.ksu.edu by April 5 if you plan to attend. Hinshaw/Mack |
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"Moving Ahead: Preparing the Youth Development
Professional" Training - We invite you to
attend the "Moving Ahead: Preparing the Youth Development Professional"
training set for May 4-6, 2004 at Rock Spring 4-H Center. Moving Ahead
is designed to provide the basic principles and practices of youth
development as well as the language needed to advocate for youth and their
families, and for programs you offer that support them. It is structured to
take advantage of the opportunity to network with one another; to gain from
the commonality, as well as diversity of your experiences; and to strategize
an integrated approach to working with youth in your community. The course will start at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4 and end at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 6. Registration cost is $255 which includes all materials, meals, breaks and lodging. Deadline to register is April 5. Registration brochures will be sent to county/district offices. Instructors for this course will be Rod Buchele, SW Area 4-H Youth Development Specialist, Beth Hinshaw, SE Area 4-H Youth Development Specialist and Diane Mack, NE Area 4-H Youth Development Specialist. Contact Diane Mack at: dmack@oznet.ksu.edu for more information. Buchele/Hinshaw/Mack |
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4-H DAY WITH THE ROYALS
- Take me out to the ball game. . . . . It's time to start making plans
for the 2004 4-H Day with the KC Royals. This year the game will be held
Sunday, October 3 to kick off National 4-H Week! The ball game is a few months off, but there are some opportunities for 4-H'ers to start planning for now. Color Guard – members selected will present the flags during the opening ceremony of the game. As a group, submit a one page essay telling why your group would like this opportunity. What does presenting the colors mean to you? National Anthem – individual or group selected will sing the National Anthem. Submit a tape or CD recording. May be accompanied or a cappella. T-Shirt Design – design should include the logos of both organizations. It will be printed in colors of the organizations. Submit entries by April 15 to: Michelle Perez, Butler Co. Extension Office, 206 N. Griffin, Suite A, El Dorado, KS 67042-2039 Schmidt/Perez |
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Citizenship Project
Tours: Bleeding Kansas – The story of Bleeding Kansas will come to life when the Kansas Chautauqua hits the road this June. Scholars portraying pivotal figures of the time will share how their characters words and actions affected what occurred in Kansas Territory. The Chautauqua also will include exhibits, period music, workshops, history tours, reenactments and a youth Chautauqua camp. The Bleeding Kansas event, will stop in four cities: Junction City, June 4-8; Colby, June 11-15; Fort Scott, June 18-22; and Lawrence, June 25-29. For more information, contact the Kansas Humanities Council at (785) 357-0359 or www.KansasHumanities.org Gerhard Conflict Recollection - The dispute that gripped Kansas during the 1850's will be grippingly retold in "Willing to Die for Freedom: A Look Back at Kansas Territory," April 3 through Oct 4, at the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka. The exhibition is a part of Kansas Territory's sesquicentennial celebration, Among the exhibition's artifacts is the Kansas-Nebraska Act document, which will be on display for the first time outside Washington, D.C. at the Kansas Museum of History through June. For additional information, contact the Kansas State Historical Society at (785)272-8681 or www.kshs.org Gerhard |
| Limited Edition Commemorative Stamp - There is still a supply of the Limited Edition Commemorative Stamp Cover (1902-2002), with 1952 4-H stamp and USA 34 cent stamp, postmarked Jan. 15, 2002, Springfield, OH 45501. The price is $10; check payable to Kansas 4-H Foundation; the proceeds will be used to support Kansas 4-H centennial projects. For more information contact the State 4-H Office at (785)-532-5800. |
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Animals, Socks and Denim Sales - Thanks for your support for this fund raiser for the State 4-H Youth Council and the Kansas 4-H Foundation. There are tie dye animals and ornaments, aprons, totes and 4-H socks still available. Call ahead to the State 4-H Office to check availability. Order forms are on the State 4-H Website under County/District Resources, go to order forms in the drop down box. http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/4h/countyresourcepage.htm Hinshaw |
