Lori had been employed in 4-H Youth Development for over 14 years.  During that period of time, she was involved in supporting various activities and events such as Shooting Sports, World Citizenship, 4-H Recognition and Family and Consumer Science Programs.

We all miss Lori and wish her much success in her new career endeavor.
Knox

One last call for Kansas Youth Leadership Forum Workshop Presenters
We need a few more workshops, so if you were planning to submit and just did not get it done, please get it in!  All workshops will be on Saturday, November 18 at Rock Springs 4-H Center.  Topics should center on leadership. Some ideas might include, but are not limited to community service, citizenship, communication, conflict management, ethics, motivation, decision making, leading by example, time management, international citizenship, multi cultural studies, diversity, business etiquette and getting involved after high school. The Kansas State 4-H Youth Council members hope that you (or one of your volunteers) will be interested in sharing your expertise or talent with this opportunity.

We need any more proposals by Monday July 17.  You may fax the form or send as an email attachment to mlgehrt@ksu.edu

If you have questions, contact Beth Hinshaw, bhinshaw@ksu.edu  or Justin Wiebers jwiebers@ksu.edu  
Hinshaw/Wiebers

Kansas State Fair Packet
The Kansas State Fair Packet with details about project exhibits, entry information and forms, and many other details has been posted on the web.  The orange section provides links to many of the forms and information from the Kansas State Fair web site.  The green section has information from the State 4-H Office regarding entries, volunteering, and other details.  The blue section has Centennial Celebration information. And the yellow section has documents specific to project exhibit areas.

If you have questions about helping with a specific exhibit area, please contact the 4-H specialist or chair. If you need assistance with the registration/entry process, please contact Cheryl Thomas cthomas@ksu.edu  
Wiebers

We truly appreciate your assistance in recruiting and entering teen and adult volunteers, (and yourself) in the KSFAIR entry system by August 15.

In order for you and your potential volunteers to know where help is needed, a list of exhibit areas and the number of individuals needed is available with the State Fair Packet on the 4-H website.

A sign up form is available to collect information about volunteers, but the information needs to be entered in the KSFAIR Entry System under class #1234 no later than August 15. Additional entries should be made for each exhibit area or responsibility a volunteer is willing to assist with. This data will be used to provide an admission ticket for each day a teen, adult or Extension staff volunteer works. The Kansas State Fair will provide a meal ticket for volunteers who work at least four hours and are not receiving reimbursement from other sources. Parking in the public lots will be free again this year and hangtags are not needed to park there.

If you have questions about helping with a specific exhibit area, please contact the 4-H specialist or chair. If you need assistance with the registration/entry process, please contact Cheryl Thomas cthomas@ksu.edu
Wiebers

Counties should enter their teams and volunteers on the State Fair Internet web site. Each county participating please provide at least one volunteer for 2-3 hours. Please sign up to help on the State Fair volunteer list (help is needed from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) and email Linda Biles at Sewandsewbiles@aol.com to let her know in what area and time frame you will have volunteers. Help is needed in tabulation, registration and as door monitors.

Awards will be handed out in the Exhibit Hall where the contest is held, after fashion revue is completed (approximately 6:00 p.m.). Classes will be available for public viewing at 5:45 with the correct placings at this time.
Fink

August 18th is the deadline for the purchase of tickets.
McNally

Entries for State 4-H Horse Show
Entries for the State 4-H Horse Show will be due to KSFAIR website by August 1. Please send a copy of the summary sheet and the entry fee of $5 per class to the State 4-H Office by August 1. Horse stall fees of $10/night are to be sent to the State Fair office in Hutchinson. Note: Roping entries have a $10 stock charge. 
Adams

Early bird registration is due on or before August 1st. Online early bird registration cost is $210, surface mail early bird registration is $230. Final registration deadline is October 1, 2006 (cost is $260 online or $280 surface mail). Discounted room rates are $79 at the Kahler and are open until September 20, 2006. Reservations may be made online or by phone.

Full information, including the registration package, is at: http://www.fourh.umn.edu/NCR-VF/  County and District Offices should have a hard copy of the information package, but if you need one, please contact me. The Forum is open to Agents also. If you have questions, please contact me.
Buchele

Centennial Candle Carriers for 2006 State Fair
Earlier each county was asked to name one adult and one 4-H'er to attend the closing ceremony on Saturday morning, Sept. 9, at the Fairgrounds. They will also need to bring back and have in their possession your Centennial Candle created for the 2005 Centennial opening ceremony. See the Centennial link on the 4-H Youth Development home page for details and criteria for selection.

At 9:30 am, starting with Wyandotte County and going in reverse alpha order, the Centennial Candle Carriers (CCC's) will line up at the stage of Lake Talbot. The official program will begin at 10am. Following brief remarks to set the theme of the ceremony, "Kansas 4-H: Flame for the Future", the adult will carry the candle and will be introduced first, followed by the 4-H'er from that county. The adult will pass the candle, symbolizing the passing of the "flame for the future" to the 4-H'er, and the 4-H'er will then place it in the wooden candle holders used around the cake from last year. The candle holders will be placed across the front of the stage. After the ceremony, they will be carried into the 4-H Centennial Hall for display for the rest of the Fair. Candles should be picked up at the end of the Fair with the rest of your exhibits.

By August 15th, put the names of your adult Centennial candle carrier on KSFAIR in class 1002. Put the name of your youth Centennial candle carrier on KSFAIR in class 1001. Send to Mary Gehrt, mlgehrt@ksu.edu  the name of your adult CCC, or their representative, plus a 50 word explanation of why they were selected. In the same message, also include the name of your 4-H youth representative, plus a 50 word explanation of why they were selected, or a short bio.

We don't have time to read this information about each person, but we will print a commemorative program that will have this information about each person. Following the passing of the candles closing ceremony, we will all be invited to go to the 4-H Encampment building to celebrate with ice cream and clover cookies.

County Centennial Display
Each county is invited to bring a display to highlight some aspect of their county's Centennial celebration. You will be allowed a 4'linear table top of a 8' banquet table. No electricity will be provided. Tables will be reserved around the room of the Dillon Activity Hall in 4-H Encampment, where the ice cream and cookies will be served after the closing ceremony. The display should have your county's name prominently featured. It doesn't have to be staffed, but you may want to have someone there during the party time, as there could be questions when the big crowd is in the room.

This is a day-in, day-out opportunity. Displays need to be in place by 9:30 am, on Saturday, Sept. 9, and need to be removed between 2:30- 3:00 pm on that same day.

To reserve your display space, email Mary Gehrt at mlgehrt@ksu.edu

If you have questions, please contact me at sfisher@ksu.edu

Thanks to all of you for the many creative and fun ways in which you honored the history of Kansas 4-H this past year, and for how you will continue to build for the future.
Fischer

The reporting form is easy to use and is available in the Centennial section of the state 4-H website or by clicking on the beginning of this article. Let's show Kansans the impact of 4-Hers working together to achieve a common goal.  Neier/Hinshaw

The 2006 State Horticulture Judging Contest will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2006, in Manhattan, Kansas.  Chair for this year’s event is Larry Crouse, Butler County Horticulture Agent and the Assistant Chair is Gregg Eyestone, Riley County Horticulture Agent.  Our contest is hosted for the day by Dr. Emily Nolting and the Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Natural Resources.   

 The contest will be held in Throckmorton Hall with registration being in the first floor lobby from 9:30 AM to 10:00. The contest will start at 10:00 AM and the awards ceremony will be at 2:00 PM.

Complete contest information can be found on the Kansas 4-H Website.   

Registration for the contest will be due on August 15, and there is an $8 fee per participant.  If you have questions about the contest, please contact Larry Crouse, lcrouse@oznet.ksu.edu or Beth Hinshaw bhinshaw@oznet.ksu.edu
Hinshaw

4-H Activity Page

4-H Week Kit: The kit is now available at www.4HMediaResources.org 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/4-H Marketing Action Team

A good citizen follows the rules even when it is disadvantageous to do so. Democracy works because people agree to be governed by laws. We each give up some personal freedom in order to achieve collective benefits of orderliness, economic stability, personal safety and justice. In a democracy we deal with unwise or unpleasant rules by changing the rules, not our standards of conduct. Persons of character participate in the democratic process by voting, voicing their opinion, paying all taxes, serving on a jury, serving on committees, reporting crimes and testifying as a witness. Persons of character honor and respect principles of democracy.

In addition to being a good citizen by participating in the democratic process, a person of character demonstrates this pillar when they are good neighbors, when they care about and pursue the common good. A person can volunteer - help their 4-H, school, and community be better, cleaner and safer. Doing one’s share includes protecting the environment by conserving resources and minimizing waste and pollution and by cleaning up after yourself. Respect authority by obeying those who have been given authority is also a way to live this pillar.

"The most important political office is that of private citizen." - Louis Brandeis, 20^th century U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
GERHARD

National 4-H Conference
Information is now available on the state 4-H website and applications completed by members and letters of reference will be due in the State 4-H Office no later than 5:00pm, Monday, October 2, 2006. The 2007 National 4-H Conference will be Saturday, March 24 through Thursday, March 29, 2007 at the National 4-H Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

The National 4-H Conference is a working conference in which youth and adults-at the invitation of the Secretary of Agriculture-assist in the development of recommendations to help guide 4-H Youth Development Programs nationally and in their communities.  This event brings together youth, volunteer leaders, and state and county Extension staff members from across the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the Canadian Provinces.

NEW for 2007; Kansas 4-H members who have attended National 4-H Congress WILL be eligible to apply for National 4-H Conference.  Previously, a member could not attend both events.  

Also NEW for 2007; the maximum number of Kansas delegates has been increased to six (from four in previous years).   This means more opportunities for our young people and greater chances for applicants to be selected. One adult chaperone will also be selected to accompany the delegation.  Interested adults should contact Justin Wiebers for details.

Each Extension unit is invited to nominate one teen per county for this opportunity. Delegates must be 15 to 18 years old by January 1, 2007.

A panel will screen the written applications. Top applicants will be invited to Rock Springs for interviews to select final delegates. Final selection of delegates will be made on the basis of the written application and interviews.  All interviews will be held Saturday, November 18, 2006 during the Kansas Youth Leadership Forum.  Nominees are not required to register for the Kansas Youth Leadership forum to interview.  Interviewees who are attending the Forum will be excused for interviews.

The delegate’s share of registration and transportation costs is $900.00. 4-H clubs, 4-H councils, local 4-H Foundations and local service groups have helped many delegates with this fee. Additional conference fees are sponsored by the Kansas Bankers Association.

National 4-H Conference delegates will be involved in the 4-H program through the State 4-H Youth Council, State 4-H Advisory and several other aspects of the Kansas 4-H program.
Wiebers

Thanks for assistance from all of the agents in the host counties. Special appreciation goes to Nancy Nelson, FCS Agent in Jackson County, who helped with transportation and support for the teens and host families during their stay while I have been chaperone for nine American 4-H'ers on the outbound program to Finland coordinated by the 4-H International Programs Committee (IPC). The IPC also coordinates exchanges with Japan and Korea for participating states. Kansas 4-H members may travel to Finland or host Finnish 4-H'ers in 2007 when exchanges both ways are expected to be under IPC coordination. Please make 4-H'ers aware of these ongoing opportunities to enhance world citizenship learning. Watch for updates for 2007 international travel and hosting around September 1.
Munson

Thanks to agents in Elk and Morris counties as well as Gary Wesche, IFYE alumnus in Kansas City, for assistance with in home interviews and approval of Rosi's host families and their assistance with making her stay a success. We hope hosting this delightful young woman has been a learning experience for the families and many others she has met at 4-H activities and communicated with via the media. 4-H alumni up to age 25 may participate in two-way exchanges with 4-H counterpart organizations in countries on several continents. Beth Shanholtzer, a 4-H alumna from Crawford County, began a six-month exchange with 4B in southern Africa in June. We will share Beth's stories via the 4-H web site.
Munson

Samantha Baumann, an Osage County 4-H member, left July 12 for a month's stay in Japan with the Labo member she hosted in 2004. It's not too early to discuss participating in these exchanges for 2007 with your advisory groups, as we will be asking for interested counties around September 1.
Munson

WHAT:  State 4-H Fall Match (Small Bore & Muzzle Loading
WHERE:  Fancy Creek State Park (Randolph, Riley County)
WHEN:  Saturday, September 30, 2006
REGISTRATIONS DUE:  Friday, September 1, 2006

WHAT:  State 4-H Fall Match (Shotgun)
WHERE:  KTA Range (Newton)
WHEN:  Saturday, October 14, 2006
REGISTRATIONS DUE:  Friday, September 22, 2006

What:  Fall 4-H Shooting Sports Instructors Workshop
WHERE:  Kansas State Fairgrounds (Hutchinson)
WHEN:  Friday-Sunday, October 27-29, 2006
REGISTRATIONS DUE:  Friday, September 29, 2006
Gerhard

Master 4-H Volunteers fulfill a role mutually determined with their agent. This role could be many different things depending on the needs of the local 4-H program. The key is Master 4-H Volunteers do things that are important to the local program--things that increase the opportunities for youth in 4-H.

Master 4-H Volunteers receive training and support from the Master 4-H Volunteer training and support team. This team also offers help for agents to implement the Master 4-H Volunteer role.

The Kansas Master 4-H Volunteer training for 2006 will be November 17-18. It will begin at 9:00 am on the K-State Campus in Manhattan, then travel to Rock Springs 4-H Center the afternoon of the 17^th and continue until the evening of the 18^th.

Application and registration information is included in the brochure which is available online. Registrations should be sent to the Southwest Area Office and are due by October 20. For more information, see the Master Volunteer web site  or contact Rod Buchele or Pam Van Horn.
Buchele/Van Horn

The Kansas Association of 4-H Volunteers was formed in 2001. It has two primary goals: 1) Provide opportunities for educational volunteer development at the state and area level and 2) Serve as a communication network to get information to volunteers.

The Association provides a unique opportunity for volunteers, paid staff and other individuals to join forces to build connections with others who have an interest and passion for the 4-H youth development program. 
Buchele

Workshops will include Action team sessions (Photography, SpaceTech, Family and Consumer Science and Animal Science) and two ABC’s of 4-H sessions. This is a great opportunity for participants to have fun learning things they can use to make 4-H more fun.

Forum participants may come in Friday evening (Nov. 17) to get a head start on the forum. For those who come in Friday evening, there will be a community service activity Friday evening and special "Early Bird" activity workshops Saturday morning (8:30 am).

Full information will be up on the web very soon. Registration will be done on line and will be open by August 15.
Buchele

Planning for the 2007 Camping Issue of the 4-H Journal
The Camp Action Team will be putting together the Camping Issue of the 4-H Journal next year and we need help from county staff, district staff and camp groups. All items should be sent to Robyn Deines in the Walnut Creek District. - rdeines@ksu.edu . Here is what we need:

1)        Some good photos from your camp. We would like to have a few photos from each camp group in next year's camping issue.

2)        We will also be looking for quotes to use; we want them from campers, counselors, agents and parents. So, if you get something great, please share it.

3)       Your camp flyer and the letter you send to campers with what to bring, how camp works...It is our hope to put all of these great ideas together for some neat features that will be helpful to families planning for 4-H camp.

4)       What other camps do you hold in your county or district? Day Camp, local over night camp... We want to know everything that is going on in 4-H camping.

Thanks to Camp Groups
Thank you for including me in your camp counselor training. Through the nine 4-H camp groups attending Rock Springs for the 2006 season, I observed, interviewed, questioned and surveyed camp counselors and trainers to learn the best management practices to prepare counselors for the most positive camp experience.

In recording and understanding the ‘how’ of organizing and executing a quality counselor training experience, we can share the traits and practices with others. Please look for an opportunity to provide some input and learn from the findings through the fall.

In training exercises, I saw the full spectrum of training elements from lecture to activities. Each camping group capitalized on its own culture to bring out their own philosophies and unique style. We hope to draw out the common denominators of making the most of preparing youth for the camp experience.

Thanks again for your assistance in documenting the findings and passing on the best elements from trainings.
Lucas Shivers, Kansas 4-H Foundation intern

When scheduling, please try to avoid the following dates since it may be difficult to have members available to conduct workshops due to other obligations:

August 21-28, 2006 (First week of classes)
Sat., October 28, 2006 (KSU Homecoming)
November 17-19, 2006 (KYLF)
Sharon Dobesh

There are tools available to help you as you review the VIP files. The tools are:

Form 4, VIP Checklist, page 20 of the VIP Policies and Procedures.  Form 4 is a checklist designed to be use for an individual application, it lets you keep track of all the steps to completion for the individual.

Form 5 Volunteer Information Profile Log, page 21 in the handbook. Form 5 is a log to keep track of the progress of multiple individuals as they progress through the steps to completion of the VIP process.

While these forms are designed to track new applications, they can also be used to check the status/completeness of previous files. They give you a way to quickly check the completeness of the file and if all the steps have been completed and documented. If you have any questions about using these forms or wish help in reviewing files (or any other help with VIP), please contact your Area 4-H Youth Development Specialist.
Buchele

Citizenship Washington Focus 2007
The National 4-H Center has moved up the registration dates for 2007 and consequently in Kansas we must also adjust our dates.  Delegate application forms, deposits and nomination forms from agents will be due Friday, December 1, 2006.  This is six weeks earlier than previous years.  Selection notices will be sent to agents by December 15 with confirmation requested by December 20. 

The registration cost will again be $1,300 which can be made with the application or by payments including the $250 deposit due December 1, $500 due February 1, and the remaining $550 due March 1.

The tentative dates for the Kansas delegation to attend Citizenship Washington Focus are Wednesday, June 13 through Sunday, June 24.  Application forms and details will be available on the state 4-H website by August 15.
Slater/Wiebers