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Shawnee County 4-H K-State Research & Extension
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“To Make the Best Better!”
Cha t t e rbox
March 2016
Dates to Remember:
Mar. 3—Sports Fishing
Project Meeting
Mar. 9—Mandatory
Horse Clinic
Mar. 12—Photo
Workshop
Mar. 18—Career
Exploration Day
Mar. 19—Regional
Club Days
Mar. 19—Livestock
Judging Clinic
Visit us on the Web:
www.shawnee.ksu.edu
Candis Meerpohl
4-H Youth Development
Agent
785-232-0062 ext.120
Brooke Gray
4-H Program Assistant
785-232-0062 ext.112
Kim Seeley
4-H Office Professional
785-232-0062 ext.111
A Word From Your Agent... Hello 4-H Families!
We had a full February and we have even more opportunities in March. I am always
amazed at the number of opportunities 4-H affords young people in Shawnee County.
Please pay close attention to the Calendar at the back of the chatterbox so you do not
miss a fun activity or registration deadline.
Believe it or not but registrations will be opening soon for summer activities like 4-H
Camp, Discovery Days and Campference. We don’t want you to miss out on anything
so read the Chatterbox closely and if you have questions, call us!
If you get Chatterbox by e-mail that means that you are enrolled. Now would be a good
time to go check your projects before our May 1st deadline for enrollment. You can join
4-H at any time during the year but if you want to take a project to the fair you must be
enrolled in that project on May 1st. Families now have control over their 4-H enrollment
so please make sure to go and check that your youth is enrolled in all the projects they
are participating in. Projects will be locked after May 1st and won’t be able to be
changed. Just because you go to project meetings does not mean you are enrolled in
the project.
If you check your enrollment in March it will be one thing off of your to do list! Thank
you for all you do for 4-H! -Candis
Career Exploration Day
Are you looking for something to do during Spring Break? Shawnee County 4-H is
hosting our first Career Exploration Day on March 18th for youth 7th-12th grade. We
are limited to 12 spots for this fun day.
Registration will be at the Extension Office from 8am-8:15am. We will leave the
Extension office and start touring businesses in Topeka and find out what people do
there and how would someone get into that career. This will be a good time for youth
to ask questions of various professionals or to just soak in all the opportunities they will
be presented with. Our day will conclude at 5pm back at the Extension Office.
We will tour the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office, Capital Federal, Hy-Vee and Kansas
Rehab Hospital. A registration form will be available in this newsletter and at the
Shawnee County Extension Office. Since space is limited your spot will not be
guaranteed until payment is received.
Registration will cost $15 and includes lunch and breakfast snacks for the day.
When we did our Extension listening tour last year one of the areas the community
thought 4-H could help with was work readiness for Shawnee County Youth. This is a
part of that new initiative for 4-H and if it is popular we will plan more programs like this
in the future.
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April 1 Discovery Days Floor Counselor apps due
April 15 registration for Discovery Days due
May 1 last day to add projects
Spring Livestock Show, May 7th-8th
June 8th Deadline for NE district horse show entries
OZ-Some Summer camp are June 4th thru the 7th.
Campference, June 24th thru the 27th
Shawnee County Photo Judging, July 10th, 1-4pm
Shawnee County Fashion Revue, July 15th
Shawnee County Horse Show, July 16th-17th
Shawnee County Fair, July 21st-24th
Volunteers Needed!
From Farm to You: April 19th from 8am-4pm at Domer Arena. We have
900+ Shawnee County second graders that day come learn about the
importance of agriculture. We are in need of older 4-H'ers ( 8th graders
and above) to act as group leaders throughout the day. You will guide the
youth and their teachers from station to station. Please email Kim Seeley
at [email protected] and let her know if you want to be apart of this
program. Half-day shifts are available.
Mark Your Calendar!
Horse ID Papers
need to be signed by an
Extension Agent and
turned in by
April 29th
Mandatory Horse Safety Clinic
March 9th in the Livestock
Pavilion from 6:30 to 9pm.
Contact Chris Waldy for more
details at [email protected]
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County and State Event Flyers
Shawnee County 4-H will be posting event flyers that we are emailed on the Shawnee County website at www.shawnee.ksu.edu. Once you get to the homepage click on the 4-H tab which is on the left hand side and then click on event flyers. There you will find an up-dated list of events going on in Shawnee and surrounding counties. Please check this page on a regular basis for event flyers.
Look for the Shawnee County Spring Livestock Show Flyer on this page!!!!!
Livestock and Horse Judging Clinic
The Shawnee County Livestock and Horse Judging Clinic/Contest will be held on March 19, 2016 at the Kansas Expo Centre. Registration is from 12-12:45 p.m. and the contest will begin at 1:00 p.m. You can find this event flyer at www.shawnee.ksu.edu. Click on 4-H and then on event flyers.
Regional Club Days March 19th
Regional Club Days will be held at Wheatridge Middle School located at 318 E. Washington St, Gardner, KS 66030. The event starts at 8am and this year families will be able to sign up for when they would like to perform. A complete list of Top Purples and Top Blues qualified to advance to Regionals in on our website www.shawnee.ksu.edu if an alternate is needed we will contact those families directly.
The link to sign up will be available on our website starting March 4th at 4pm and the link will close on March 9
th at 5pm.
If you do not have a chance to sign up for a time one will be assigned to you after the sign up is closed.
Our County is responsible for monitoring three rooms so if you can help with that responsibility please e-mail Candis at [email protected]. This is a great job for youth who need a regional event for their pin award or some citizenship in their record book.
ST. PATTY’S DAY PARADE
Information and Planning Meeting, Feb. 29th at 7pm (EMR)
Everyone is invited to participate. For more information
Contact Hanna Funk: [email protected]
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2016 4-H Camp
#4HFUNGROWSHERE
Are you ready for campfire, swimming, canoes and camp fun?! Make plans to register in March for 2016 4-H Camp June 4
th-7
th. Our county camps with eight other counties at Rock Spring 4-H Camp just south of Junction City, Ks.
Camp is for youth who are currently in 1st grade through 7
th grade. Youth who are currently in 8
th grade through 12
th
grade can apply to be camp counselors. Camper registration is open March 1- May 2.
Rookie Camp for youth currently in 1st and 2
nd grade is filled on a first come first serve basis. It is a one night two day
camping experience. We have two sessions of Rookie Camp this year June 4th-5
th and June 6
th-7
th. If you would like a
particular session make sure to register early! The first session of Rookies will travel to Rock Springs with the big group and need to be picked up by their parent on the evening of the 5
th. The second session of rookies will need to be
brought to camp by their guardian on the 6th and then will travel back to Shawnee County with the big group. Rookies
are not allowed to attend both sessions.
Shawnee County provides transportation to and from camp for full time campers and counselors.
This year there will not be a part time counselor. Since there are two sessions of Rookie campers Rookie counselors will be there for all of camp. Counselor paper applications are due on April 22
nd and Counselor interviews will be the
evening of the 25th
and 26th
at the Extension office. Counselors have to report to camp on June 3rd
for counselor training.
Camper registration is online this year but counselor applications and registrations are still on paper. Links to the online registration can be found on the 4-H tab of www.shawnee.ksu.edu on March 1
st. We are once again using the Camp
Doc registration site. If you had a youth go to camp last year you will still be required to update their health information and emergency contacts.
Prices for camp this year are as follows:
Regular Camp $198.00
Rookie Camp $100.00
Counselor $107.00
ALL CAMP COUNSELORS MUST
BE VOLUNTEER CERTIFIED.
Contact the 4-H office for detail on how to become
certified. This is a lengthy process,
do not wait until the last minute.
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Kansas 4-H Horse Show Rule Book Revisions
By Pam Van Horn
The 4-H Horse Show Rule Book has gone to the publications and will be available soon in print and online. The 4-H
Horse Action Team has worked hard to get the Rule Book completed and workable for the 4-H members and their
families. A big thank you goes out to the dedicated few who have spent endless hours reading horse rules in hopes that
4-H participants and agents can understand more clearly the complexity of the rules.
Changes with 2016 revision:
Achievement Level: only Level I required to participate in District and State 4-H Horse Shows
Clarifications on Ownership and Leasing include two-and three-year old projects
Additions to General Show rules – information bolded in the rule book
Award System – Addition of Kansas State Fair how ribbons are placed and no premium awarded
Entering District and State Horse Show – bolded - Members must show in their designated district 4-H horse show
District Horse Show entries are made through local office
Pleasure pairs expanded 4-H’er opportunity to work with others in their designated district
Addition of Working Ranch Horse rules and patterns
Reining deleted patterns
Clarified 2-and 3-year old projects
Be sure to look for 4-H Horse Show Rule Book; S-133 Rev. January 2016.
4-H Horse Changes
By Pam Van Horn
Changes for 2016 in the Horse Program following the 4-H Horse Action Team meeting:
-New for 2016, only Achievement Level 1 will be required by 4-H member 9-8 wanting to compete at District and State
Fair. Reason - limited number of certified Achievement Level Testers and scheduled trainings being offered.
-No Roping events at the Kansas State Fair for 2016 - cost prohibitive
-Up-date Horse Show Rule Book available early Spring.
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4-H Campference 2016
By Beth Hinshaw
4-H Campference is for youth ages 12- 14 (before January 1, 2016), and will be held June 24-27, 2016 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. This is a great transitional opportunity, as these tweens go from being a camper to attending
educational conferences. 4-H Campference will feature workshops about opportunities in the 4-H program and how to
better interact with others. Participants will meet other youth from around the state of Kansas.
Register early as the space will fill on a first come basis, and Campference was full in 2014 and 2015! Registration and
detailed information will be the State 4-H Website in late March
Kansas 4-H will again be offering Sewing Camp in 2016!
By Andrea Feldkamp
Kansas 4-H will again be offering Sewing Camp in 2016! This year’s camp will be held at the K-State Manhattan
campus, during the Discovery Days time frame – May 31-June 3.
We are currently seeking applications for Teen Leader Assistants (teens 16-19) for Sewing Camp. Assistants will be
available to assist youth sewers, stay overnight in the residence halls and provide other help as needed. Application
copies were sent to local units on February 12. Contact Andrea Feldkamp at [email protected] to have copies sent directly
to you.
This is a terrific opportunity for teen and adult sewing enthusiasts to share clothing construction knowledge with others,
gain leadership experience and tour the Apparel & Textile Design program at Kansas State University. Applications
are due by April 1 to Mary Bernhardt [email protected].
2016 Centennial Delegates - National 4-H Congress By Sarah Keatley
The Kansas 4-H Centennial Delegates were added in 2002 when National 4-H celebrated 4-H’s centennial year. Kansas
4-H has permitted each Extension Unit to send one at-large delegate to National 4-H Congress. These at-large positions
are called Centennial Delegates. Cost for the Centennial delegate will be the full amount of approximately $1,150.00 (no
registration grant is offered).
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The selection criteria and process for the 4-H Centennial Delegate is entirely up to the Extension Unit. To be eligible,
delegates MUST:
Have never before attended National 4-H Congress
Be enrolled in Kansas 4-H
Have a genuine desire to attend National 4-H Congress
Be available to attend 2016 National 4-H Congress in its entirety from Nov 25 - Nov 29, 2016
Be at least 14 years old but not yet 19 years old before January 1, 2016
Remain committed to attending 2016 National 4-H Congress once they accept the trip
Agree to the follow the prescribed code of conduct, realizing failure to do so may result in the loss of privileges during
the event and/or in the future
Participating Extension Units will need to notify the State 4-H Office on or before May 15, 2016, along with providing the
non-refundable $100.00 deposit and nomination form for the delegate. If you are interested you can get a nomination
form from Candis Meerpohl, 4-H Agent
On February 8th, we held our Auburn 4-H club at Auburn Elementary. Members were instructed to bring 2 or 3 handmade Valentine's to give to the Senior Citizens complex in Auburn. This is a February tradition for us, and we enjoy making Valentines for the senior citizens in our community. We handed them out a day before Valentine's day, and the residents loved them!
Auburn 4-H Club
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Shawnee Riders 4-H Club
Our club meeting this month was on February 16. Haley Culp gave a presentation on cats. One thing she talked about was the difference between cats and kittens. Kittens are juvenile cats. For refreshments we made pizza. We used biscuit dough and had the choice of olives and/or pepperoni for toppings. The dough stuck to the wax paper and some people had pizza plops! During recreation, we played freeze tag. Our next meeting will be March 15 at 7PM and we are looking forward to Candis Meerpohl the 4-H Youth Development Agent at the Extension office joining us. ~ Calista Covel , Reporter
Shawnee County Horse Club
The Shawnee County Horse Club met on January 28. We are very happy to welcome several new members that joined us in January. Everyone enjoyed the horse bingo Jesstine and Emily organized for recreation. They warned us not to eat the M&Ms they gave us for markers until after the game was over! -Jade Covel, Reporter
Indian Creek 4-H Club
For the February meeting, the Indian Creek 4-H club held a valentine baked goods auction to raise money for the YWCA Center for Empowerment. Most items went for anywhere between five to ten dollars with some selling for as high as $35.00! The club raised $325.00 and 4-Hers had lots of fun. ~Reporter Brody Elliott
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Silver Lake 4-H Club
On February 7, 2016 the Silver Lake 4-H Club had their monthly meeting at 2:00pm. For the program, the members of the club performed what they were going to do at 4-H Days that next weekend. Martina, Maggie, and Mariah Royer sang songs, and Sierra Wilkerson performed a dance. After the Meeting, the club made a meal for the Adee family. They made lasagna, salad, and Hillbilly Cobbler. The Silver Lake 4-H Club made Valentine's to give to the Veterans at the VA Hospital. The Silver Lake 4-H club had fun doing these activities. --Anna Ruby, Reporter
Riverside 4-H Club
The Riverside 4H club did well individually and as a club during Club Days on Feb. 13th. Our club performed a group dance. Later that night, we met at Berryton United Methodist Church for our club potluck and movie night. This was to celebrate all of our success at Club Days. We all had a great deal of fun!!---Pedro Quast. Reporter
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First and Last Name:____________________________________________________Grade:__________ 4-Her: Yes No
Emergency Contact Name and Phone Number:_____________________________________________________________________
Dietary and/or Physical considerations: __________________________________________________________________________
Non Active 4-Hers must complete a Health Participation Form to participate. Email or call the 4-H office professional to obtain this
document at 785.232.0062 or [email protected]
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. K-State
Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Kansas State University is committed to making its services, activities and programs accessible to all
participants. If you have special requirements due to a physical, vision, or hearing disability, or a dietary restriction please contact
Candis Meerpohl, 785-232-0062, ext.120.
Agenda:
8:00-8:15am Register at Shawnee County Extension Office Downstairs Meeting Room
8:15-8:45am Discuss Career Exploration and Goals of the Day
9:00am Report to the Shawnee County Sherriff’s Office (Meet with K-9 Unit, Agency Tour and Communications Center)
10:45am Report to Capital Federal Bank (Meet with various departments including Marketing, Facilities and Fraud)
12:15– Lunch at Hy-Vee (Included in Registration)
1:00pm Report to Hy-Vee (Meet with Dietician, Pharmacist, Managers and Cake Decorators)
2:45pm Report to Kansas Rehab Hospital (Meet with Therapists, Nurses, Admissions and Finance)
4:30pm Return to Extension office for Wrap Up
5:00pm Conclusion of Day
Date: March 18th Time: 8am to 5pm Cost: $15
For Age Groups: 7th –12th Grades
Registration Due: March 11th Space is limited to 12-spot reserved with payment
Drop off and Pick up at the Extension Office Breakfast Snacks and Lunch provided.
EXPLORATION
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March
2 4-H in the Library 4:00-5:00 p.m.
3 Sport Fishing Club Meeting 6:00-7:30, EMR
3 Exchange 7:00 p.m. Sn. Co. Farm Bureau
7 Bunny Bunch 7:00 p.m., EMR
8 Extension Council Exec. Board 5:30 p.m., EMR
9 Horse Clinic, Livestock Pavilion –Mandatory!
9 Livestock Committee, 7:30 p.m., CR
10 Events Council Exec., 6:15 p.m., CR
12 Photography Workshop, Auburn Community Center
15 Sport Fishing Club Meeting 6:00-7:30, EMR
17 Ambassador Mtg., 7:00 p.m. CR
17 Shooting Sports II, 7:00 p.m. EMR
18 Career Exploration Tour, EMR
19 Livestock Judging Clinic, Livestock Pavilion
19 Regional Club Days-Gardner KS.
20 Horse Clinic, Livestock Pavilion, 1pm
22 Fair Board, 7:00 p.m., EMR
24 Horse Club 7:00 p.m., EMR
25 Deadline to submit articles to Chatterbox
28 Clothing Cares 6:30pm, Farm Bureau Building
28 Paw Prints, 7:00 p.m., EMR
April
4 Bunny Bunch 7:00 p.m., CR
6 Horse Clinic, Livestock Pavilion
6 4-H in the Library 4:00-5:00 p.m.
7 Sport Fishing Club Meeting 6:00-7:30, EMR
7 Exchange 7:00 p.m. Shawnee Co. Farm Bureau
12 Extension Council Exec. Board 5:30p.m., EMR
13 Livestock Committee 7:30 p.m., CR
14 Events Council Exec., 6:15 p.m., EMR
Events Council Meeting 7:00 p.m., EMR
19 From Farm To You, 9am-3pm, ExpoCenter
19 Sport Fishing Club Meeting 6:00-7:30, EMR
21 Ambassador Mtg., 7:00 p.m. CR
21 Shooting Sports II, 7:00 p.m. EMR
22 Deadline to submit articles to Chatterbox
25 Clothing Cares Meeting 6:30pm, Farm Bureau Building
25 Paw Prints, 7:00 p.m., EMR
26 Fair Board, 7:00 p.m., EMR
28 Horse Club, 7:00 p.m., EMR
29 Horse ID Papers Due to 4-H Office
29 Market Beef Nominations Due to State Office
All dates and activities are subject to change.