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4-H Tip Sheet July 2006
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Deadlines:
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Jun13 |
State Horse Judging Registration due to State 4-H Office |
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Nominations for 4-H/FFA Market Sheep, Swine, Meat Goats, and
Commercial Breeding Heifers due to Julie Voge |
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Applications for Discovery Days Action Team due to State Office |
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Dairy Cattle Grade ID/Leasing Form due to Local
Extension Office |
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Jul 10 |
Proposals due to State Office for KYLF Workshops |
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KSF Entries for Beef, Sheep, Swine, due to Kansas State Fair
Office |
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Wheat Variety Plot Enrollment due to State Office |
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Aug.1 |
KSF Horse Entries Due to KSFAIR Website |
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State Horticulture Judging Contest Registrations due |
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KSF 4-H Entries Due to KSFAIR Website |
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Deadline to order tickets to 4-H Day with the Royals |
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Congratulations!! Jessie Bullock, Johnson County 4-H member, has been
named to the 2007 National Conference Planning Committee. Jessie attended
National Conference this past year and she will work with a team of other
youth and adults to coordinate and design the 2007 event.
Hinshaw/Wiebers |
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State 4-H Specialist Interviews - June 21.
A reminder that interview day for the candidates for the Extension
Specialist, 4-H Youth Development (Learning Environments) will be Wednesday,
June 21, on campus in Manhattan. Complete information about the candidates
and their seminar and Agent/Volunteer interview sessions can be found at:
http://www.Kansas4-H.org/Staff/Specialist/Default.htm All Extension
faculty are encouraged to attend the seminars and participate in the Q&A
time. The committee has planned all seminars on one day to encourage maximum
participation. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide real-time streaming
feed of the presentations. Individuals who cannot be present but have
something they'd like asked to the candidates may send questions in advance
to Karen Knox, State 4-H Office Manager, at <ksknox@ksu.edu>
and the Search Committee will be sure that they get them to the candidates.
Feedback forms to the Search Committee are due no later than 4 PM,
Wednesday, June 21, to Gary W. Gerhard either via FAX (785) 532.5981 or
email. Feedback forms received after this time will be submitted directly to
Dr. Pat McNally, Assistant Director, 4-H Youth Development.
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Campference. The Kansas 4-H Youth Council is excited that the
first ever Campference will be June 24-27. Participants each received a
letter during the week of June 12 telling them what to bring, where, etc. It
will be a fun and educational time for 4-H members ages 12-14. If you have
questions about future Campferences, please contact Beth Hinshaw.
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Get Caught Recycling Contest. The Kansas Department of Health and
Environment has launched a "Get Caught Recycling" Contest this summer, June
12th-August 21st. Because environmental issues are important to Kansas,
4-H members have an opportunity to provide leadership by creating a
recycling project in their area. The contest is free to enter, it's fun and
it is a worthwhile contribution of member's time and efforts this summer.
Members will not just be doing great things for the environment but could
win a scholarship or other prizes. To be eligible for cash awards and
college scholarships, a report (including photos, video or any creative
communication) on the project that captures the 4-Her and/or their team
"getting caught" recycling is to be submitted by August 21st. Winners will
be announced at the state fair.
For more details on this unique contest and the opportunities it can
provide for 4-H members and their clubs, check out the "Get Caught
Recycling" website:
www.getcaughtrecycling.org McNally |
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New VIP Resource. A new file has been added to the VIP
Resources section of Kansas4-H.org. It is the summary of the procedures for
approval of volunteers by the local Extension Unit (County or District)
Board to be VIP Registered Volunteers. There are several ways to get to the
VIP Resources section. I like to use the Agents section, then select VIP
Resources from the drop down menu. You can also get to the same section
through Volunteers and Resources. There are many other resources for your
use in the VIP Resources section. Some of these are the VIP Policy Handbook
and files of the various letters and documents to download and personalize
for local use. If you have not checked out this resource, please take a
moment to take a look at all that is available to help you. If you have
questions, please feel free to contact your area 4-H Specialist.
Buchele |
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Discovery Days IN Review. Thanks to everyone who
helped make Discovery Days such a success this year! The daily Rants and
Raves evaluations are being tabulated and will be reviewed in depth at the
Discovery Days Action Team meeting on July 7.
Ellis County was recognized for having the largest
percentage growth with an 800% INcrease over last year! If every county and
district that participated this year grew by the same amount, next year
Discovery Days would have more than 4,000 people!
The Discovery Days Action Team has space available for
some new members. Applications should be sent to Justin Wiebers by June
15. Selections will be made by June 23.
Discovery Days multimedia CDs are being produced and
will be mailed soon.
Hold the dates now! Discovery Days 2007 will be May 29
through Friday June 2. In 2008 the dates will be June 3-6. Wiebers |
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4-H Day With The Royals. 4-H members, alumni, and their
families are invited to the 4-H Day With The Royals on Sunday, September
17th. The Royals will be playing the Seattle Mariners in a 1:10 p.m. game at
Kaufmann Stadium. Prior to the game, 4-H members and their club leaders can
take part in a parade around the ball field. Everyone who orders a ticket on
the form on the website will receive a specially designed t-shirt featuring
the 4-H and Royals logos to commemorate the day and be invited to a special
tailgating party prior to the game. Note: Groups of families or county
groups that wish to sit together must send their orders in one package.
Pre-ordered parking passes are $7, a two-dollar discount off the gate price.
To download the form go to:
http://www.mo4h.missouri.edu/events/royalsform.pdf
August 18th is the deadline for the purchase of tickets.
McNally |
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State 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest. The State Horticulture Judging
Contest will be held on Saturday, August 26 on the KSU Campus in Manhattan.
Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the contest orientation at 10:00
a.m. The awards will be presented at 2:00 p.m. Additional information
will be available on the State 4-H Website after July 1. Registration will
be due August 15. The charge per participant will be $8 each. The chairmen
for this event will be Larry Crouse, Butler County Horticulture Agent.
Hinshaw/Crouse |
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Centennial Service Project.
As we come to the last few months of the Kansas 4-H Centennial, please
remind your groups about the Centennial Community Service Project, "Fighting
Hunger in Kansas". A new posting to the Centennial website:
http://www.Kansas4-H.org/Events/Centennial/ is a list of ideas for food drive
themes, food drive slogans, and suggestions for items to collect for food
drives. Encourage your groups to hold Centennial Community Service Project
events and report them by August 10 using the reporting form available on
the website. Let's show Kansans the power of 4-Hers working together to
achieve a common goal. Neier/Hinshaw |
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Volunteers Needed at the Kansas State Fair. Teen
and Adult Volunteers will be needed to help with the project exhibit areas
in 4-H Centennial Hall on Friday, Sept 8 & Saturday Sept. 9.
We need help in the positions of: Checker-Inners,
Judges Assistants, Displayers, Hanger Up-pers, Ribbon Putter-On-ers, Judging
Contest scorers and helpers and lots of other jobs!! Each volunteer will
receive an admission ticket to enter the Fairgrounds for the time they are
assigned to work.
Teens and adults who want to volunteer should sign up
through their local Extension Office. Offices will enter volunteers through
the KSFair database as Class#1234. We can only provide admission tickets for
volunteers who are entered in the KSFair system by August 15.
Wiebers |
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4-H Family Consumer Science Judging Contest. The 4-H
Family and Consumer Science Judging Contest will be held at the Kansas State
Fair on Saturday, September 16, 2006. Again this year, it will include both
senior and intermediate age divisions. Please encourage your 4-Her's to
participate. Details can be found on page 210 of the Kansas State Fair
Exhibitor Handbook. Program topics that the contest will cover can be found
on the 4-H website at
http://www.Kansas4-H.org/ActionTeams/FCS/Events/default.htm
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 (approxi-mately 6:00 p.m.). Classes will be
available for public viewing at 5:45 with the correct placings at this time.
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KSFair Entry Site. The KSFair Entry web site is
being prepared for Extension Offices to start making State Fair entries July
1. If you’ve had changes in staff that will be entering data, please e-mail
Cheryl Thomas (cthomas@ksu.edu) to get the necessary access set up. The
KSFair site will close to entries August 15 (or within 5 working days of the
completion of the county fair for counties having fairs after August 10).
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State Fair Packet to be Posted by July 1. Detailed
information (forms, explanations, score sheets, etc.) about the 4-H exhibit
areas is being prepared and will be posted by July 1. If you have
downloaded any of this information from previous years, we cannot guarantee
that it will be accurate for this year’s State Fair. We are working to make
appropriate documents available for your clientele to access while access to
other documents will be restricted to Extension personnel only. If you have
concerns or trouble downloading documents on the State Fair Packet web page,
please contact Cheryl Thomas or Justin Wiebers. Thomas/Wiebers |
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Kansas 4-H/FFA Wheat Variety Plot Enrollment. Entries are
due to the State 4-H Office by July 25, 2006. This entry is required in
order to have wheat seed available for your plot this fall. Seed is normally
delivered the first Friday of the State Fair, September 8, 2006. Go to the
State 4-H Website and click on "What's Hot" for the form. Adams |
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Kansas Junior Master Gardener newsletter is available on the
Kansas 4-H website,
www.www.Kansas4-H.org/JMG The featured vegetable in June is squash.
Information is also included about two youth gardening grants.
Neier |
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Youth Leadership Forum Workshop Presenters Needed. It is time to
recruit instructors/presenters for the 7th Annual Kansas Youth Leadership
Forum, to be held November 17-19 at Rock Springs 4-H Center. This
conference, designed for youth ages 14-18, will include speakers, workshops,
consulting groups and the election of the 2007 Kansas State 4-H Youth
Leadership Council. We're recruiting proposals for instructors/presenters
for the Saturday (November 18) workshop session. Topics should center on
leadership with some ideas including, but not limited to: community service,
citizenship, communication, conflict management, ethics, motivation,
character, 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 through this opportunity.
You will find the letter and proposal form on the KYLF Web page:
http://www.Kansas4-H.org/Events/KYLF/Default.htm Proposals are due to the
State 4-H office by July 10, or if you have questions, contact Beth Hinshaw.
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GPS Adventure. The Brown County 4-H GPS project will be
conducting the Hiawatha Geocaching Adventure, June 24th, 10 am - 2 pm,
starting at the Courthouse Square, Hiawatha, KS. The Hiawatha Geocaching
Poker Run Adventure is an opportunity for runners/walkers, cyclists, or
auto/motorcyclists to participate in the international adventure game that
has swept the nation and utilizes the Global Positioning System (GPS).
"Caches" will be hidden all over the city of Hiawatha (NE Kansas) and their
locations recorded with GPS. Participants will be given the list of cache
coordinates to enter into their GPS receivers and then participants are off
to find them. Along the way, beautiful Hiawatha will be explored and the
charm and friendliness of small town America that many have forgotten still
flourishes will be rediscovered. As each cache is found, each player will be
dealt a poker card. Participants may walk, run, bike or drive to the caches.
The best poker hands at the end of the contest wins. Proceeds will be used
to expand the Brown County 4-H GPS project. Register at:
http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1298017
Stephen Brown |
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Kansas 2006 4-H Meat Judging Schedule. For the 73rd
year, 4-H Meat Judging/Identification will offer two events. A warm-up
contest is scheduled at the Price Chopper at 21st and Fairlawn in Topeka, on
Tuesday, July 11 at 4:00 p.m. The state contest will be at Cargill Meat
Solutions Research & Development Center, 2901 N. Mead, Wichita on Saturday,
August 19 at 12:30 p.m.
More details and another reminder will be sent late June/early July. Any
questions, call Dave Schafer (785-539-7842). Adams |
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Plan Now for CHARACTER COUNTS! Statewide Trainings. Two
CHARACTER COUNTS! trainings, one in western Kansas and one in the eastern
part of the state, are being planned for this coming Fall. The Western
training will be held on Tuesday, October 17, and in the east on Thursday,
October 19. Both programs will be identical so you can adjust attending
according to your schedules. The locations are yet to be finalized but its
time to put these dates on the calendar. Kansas 4-H Youth Development is a
member of the nation-wide CHARACTER COUNTS! coalition. Coalition members
make three specific commitments: 1. Integrate character development based
on the "Six Pillars of Character" into new and existing programs.
2. Encourage young people and their parents, through internal
publications to adopt and model these values.
3. Collaborate with other Coalition organizations to develop context-and
age-appropriate character-development
materials.
Check the "Tip Sheet" archives to review the monthly articles about where
CHARACTER COUNTS! comes from and to learn about the "Six Pillars." More
information will be out to you very soon. Gerhard |
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CHARACTER COUNTS! Pillar 5 - Caring. Good character requires
caring. This statement almost sounds like a demand to have a certain
feeling. It's true that emotion is often involved in caring; but, it's also
true that caring is an attitude and behavior which can be learned and
practiced. Emotion often follows behavior. Caring and the virtues of
compassion, kindness, benevolence, altruism, charity, generosity and sharing
is the heart of ethics. The Pillar of Caring is demonstrated by two main
concepts: concern for others, and passion for an ideal, belief or cause.
Caring For Others - Caring means to show love, regard or concern
for the well-being of others. A Caring person is: compassionate and
empathetic; kind, loving and considerate; thankful and expresses gratitude;
and, forgiving of others. A Caring person is not; mean, cruel or
insensitive; selfish or self-centered; or too busy to lend a helping hand.
Caring as Passion - Caring is having regard for someone or
something based on desire or esteem. That means we place a value on what we
care about. As people of character, we must avoid unfairly criticizing those
who don't care about (value) the things we do. In the Six Pillar framework,
we express this aspect of caring as a concern and passion for: having good
character; and improving and growing in moral development and good decision
making.
- Caring causes us to balance and moderate the other Pillars and virtues.
For example:
- We want to be honest, but not harmfully or offensively blunt.
- We want to be fair (just), but not without appropriate mercy.
- We want to respect others' privacy, but not to the point of allowing
them to hurt themselves.
- We want to be responsible, but not obsessively so (only caring about
ourselves).
- We want to be good citizens, but not without understanding our fellow
citizens.
"I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore,
that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow creature, let me do
it now. Let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again."
- Stephen Grellet, Quaker clergyman (1773-1855) Gerhard |
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Space Tech Experience. There will not be a SpaceTech
Experience for youth this fall. The SpaceTech Action Team plans to offer
another Adult Training next spring. This summer the team is conducting Space
and Technology (GPS, Geocaching, Rocketry and Robotics) sessions at several
4-H camps. The SpaceTech team is actively looking for new members. If you
have a youth who is interested in Science, Space and/or Technology, please
have them look at the Space Tech Action Team web site and then fill out a
SpaceTech Action Team Application. The SpaceTech Action Team web site can be
accessed by going to Kansas4-h.org,groups,SpaceTech Action Team (which
brings up a list of the team members), then click on SpaceTech Home page.
Here is the direct link:
http://www.Kansas4-H.org/spacetech/register.asp Buchele |
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4-H Shooting Sports Calendar. Please add the following dates and
locations to your calendar related to 4-H Shooting Sports in the coming
months: 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) (Tentative)
WHEN: Friday-Sunday, October 27-29, 2006
REGISTRATIONS DUE: Friday, September 29, 2006
Gerhard |
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4-H Shooting Sports Program Instructor Renewals & Activity Reports.
It's time again for those Extension Units with certified 4-H shooting sports
programs to ask their Certified Instructors, Certified Junior Apprentices,
and Discipline Assistants to submit their Annual Activity Reports for the
July 2005-June 2006 year. Also, this is the time when we receive renewals
for everyone that are to be covered by the special 4-H Shooting Sports
Liability Insurance provided by the state. The reporting forms have changed
and new ones will be sent to each Extension Unit 4-H Shooting Sports
Coordinator late in June. The new forms will also be posted on the Kansas
4-H Shooting Sports homepage:
http://www.Kansas4-H.org/ShootingSports/Default.htm The per person renewal fee stays the same at $5.
Our goal is to complete as much of the process by August 1; however, we must
be completed by September 1, in order to meet national 4-H shooting sports
requirements. In the Extension Units where this message applies, please
share this message with your 4-H Shooting Sports coordinators. Thanks!
Gerhard |
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Fall Officer Training Workshops. Collegiate 4-H is again
looking forward to conducting Officer Training Workshops for counties this
fall. Please contact our new Officer Training Coordinator, Ethanni Stalnaker
(ethanni@ksu.edu) to schedule officer
training workshops for your county. 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 |
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Master 4-H Volunteer Program. The Kansas 4-H Master
Volunteer position is a great opportunity for the volunteer whose children
have graduated from 4-H and still wants to be involved with 4-H but does not
want the club leader role anymore. Master 4-H Volunteers continue to be
involved in 4-H leadership and make significant contributions to 4-H. The
Master 4-H Volunteer program is a way for 4-H to do more with the same
amount of staff resources. 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 to have
volunteers do things that are important to the local program--things that
increase the opportunities for youth in 4-H. The Kansas Master 4-H
Volunteer training for 2006 will be November 17-18 in Manhattan and Rock
Springs 4-H Center. Registration information is included in the brochure
online. Registrations are due by October 20. For more information, see the
Master Volunteer web site:
http://www.Kansas4-H.org/Volunteer/MasterVolunteer.htm or contact Rod Buchele or Pam Van Horn.
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North Central Regional Volunteer Forum. The 2006 North Central
Regional Volunteer Forum will be October 13-14 in Rochester, MN, at the
Kahler Grand Hotel. There are Forum activities and events all day the 13th
and 14th, so arrival should be planned for the 12th and departure on the
15th. Full information, including the registration package, is at:
http://www.fourh.umn.edu/NCR-VF/
County and District Offices have been given (either at Discovery Days or
by mail) a hard copy of the information package. 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.
Over 100 different hands on workshops will be offered as a part of the
Forum. Several "workshops on wheels" will also be offered. You will meet
volunteers and agents from all the North Central Region and learn from and
with them. The Forum is a great learning experience that refreshes and
motivates participants. If you have questions or would like to be the Kansas
Group Coordinator, please contact me. Buchele |
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