4-H News & Happenings

FEBRUARY 2019

STANLEY, SULLY & HUGHES COUNTY EXTENSION, FT PIERRE, SD

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SD 4-H: iGrow Update

iGrow has undergone a facelift! The original iGrow.org website

served as a great tool for many years, but it was time for an up-

grade. You will find the updated website here (or just enter

igrow.org – it will redirect you to this website address):

https://extension.sdstate.edu/ Please take time to look through the new content and features

(especially the search). You will find a lot of information from the

old website and they will continue to add more resources dai-

ly. Hundreds of users contributed feedback to help build this web-

site. Email SDSU Extension to tell them your favorite features, pro-

vide suggestions or ask a question.

4-H Leaders Meetings Sully County 4-H Council is scheduled for Monday, March 4th

beginning at 5:30 pm at The Goose.

Prairie Winds 4-H Council is scheduled for Monday, April 1st

beginning at 6:30 pm at the SDSU Pierre Regional Center.

The week of February 18th the 4-H Office will be

open February 20-22, 2019.

Jackie Husted

4-H Program Assistant

Stanley/Sully/Hughes Counties

February:

15: End of Shooting Sports Match 1

16: Shooting Sports Match 2 Begins

18: Presidents’ Day 4H Office Closed

19: Staff Out of 4-H Office

20-22: Staff will be in the 4-H Office

March:

4: Sully Co. 4H Leaders’ Mtg

10: Set your clocks ahead 1 hour!

15: End of Shooting Sports Match 2

April:

1: PW 4H Leaders’ Mtg

Sully Co Fashion Revue

Pre-Registrations Due to the

4H Office

9: Sully Co Fashion Revue

26-28: Shooting Sports State Shoot

Checkout the Links Below:

4HOnline: https://sd.4honline.com

County 4-H Website: http://

www.stanleycounty.org/

departments/4hextension/

SDSU Extension Website: https://

extension.sdstate.edu

This is where you can find statewide re-

sources for 4-H including news releases,

registrations, and official results.

4-H PLEDGE I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE,

AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.

4-H Market Animal DNA Procedure

The State 4-H Office in working with AKSARBEN, the

DNA process has been altered for the 2018-2019 4-H

year. The newly implemented process will help simpli-

fy the process for counties and families.

DNA Procedure for Market Animals being exhibited in

the South Dakota State Fair 4-H Show: 1. DNA envelopes will only be distributed to 4-H fam-

ilies for SD State Fair.

2. Envelopes will need to be completed and payment

of $6/envelope must be returned to the 4-H Office.

3. If the animal is ONLY going to AKSARBEN, the

DNA envelope must be requested through

AKSARBEN directly.

4. All envelopes submitted for the SD State Fair will

be eligible for AKSARBEN Stock Show.

Remember, market animals being shown in the SD State

Fair 4-H Show, must still be accurately entered in

4HOnline by June 1st.

4-H Scholarships Applications Deadline

April 1

Youth who have at least five years of active member-

ship in South Dakota 4-H (current high school senior or

accepted to college, technical institute, etc.) are eligible

to apply for South Dakota 4-H Scholarships. Applica-

tions are accepted now through April 1 of this

year. You will all the scholarship application infor-

mation here:

https://extension.sdstate.edu/event/south-dakota-4-h-

scholarship-deadline

Prairie Winds 4-H Scholarship The Prairie Winds 4-H Leader’s Council is pleased to

announce the Third Annual Prairie Winds 4-H Scholar-

ship. Through the generous contributions of 4-H sup-

porters a fund has been established with the South Da-

kota Community Foundation which will support this

scholarship into future. The scholarship is in the

amount of $500 and will be available each year to one

graduating senior.

Please contact your school counselor or the

4-H Office for application and eligibility

requirements. The application and supporting

documents need to be received in the Prairie Winds 4-H

Office no later than close of business May 17,

2019. No late applications will be accepted.

S.D. State 4-H Shoot The State 4-H Shoot will be held on

April 26-28, 2019 at multiple ranges in the

Pierre/Fort Pierre area, with the headquarters at the

EXPO Center in Fort Pierre, SD.

All Prairie Winds 4-H Clubs will be required to take

a work shift at the concession stand at the State

Shoot. Work shift slots will be available on a Sign-

Up Genius, be looking for an email from the 4-H

Office in the near future. This will be the same pro-

cess that was used last year.

All 4-H families, member at large, and rodeo members

are asked to donate 3-4 dozen cookies/bars. We are

asking that you package 3 cookies to a bag or one 3x3

bar to a bag. Please label any food item that contains

nuts or is made with peanut butter.

All proceeds for the baked good sales goes toward

Prairie Winds 4-H activities.

Rodeo Deadline

To be eligible to participate in any regional SD 4-H

Rodeo, you must complete these three steps by May 1,

2019:

1. Enroll as a SD 4-H member in 4HOnline (https://

sd.4honline.com)

2. Enroll in the Rodeo Project Area

3. Complete all required SD 4-H Rodeo paper forms

in the packet and submit on/before May 1, 2019.

A. 4-H Finals Secretary receive the following:

2019 SD 4-H Regional Rodeos and State

Finals Official Entry Form (pg. 3)

Participant – Assumption of Risk, Waiver of

Liability, Indemnification and Release

Agreement (pgs. 4 & 5)

WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: SDSU EXTENSION WEBSITE

B. 4-H Office receives:

Insurance Declaration Form 1 to

Participate in 2019 SD 4-H Rodeo

An entry that is postmarked prior to May 1, but received

after May 1, will be accepted. Entries postmarked prior

to the May 1 deadline requiring correction may be cor-

rected up to May 20 for a $5.00 reprocessing fee. These

corrections must be received by the secretary before

June 1st in order for the contestant to be eligible to ro-

deo.

Entries postmarked after May 1 thru June 1 will be as-

sessed a $150.00 late fee to be submitted with the late

entry. A family with more than one late entry will be

assessed $150 for the first entry and $50 for each addi-

tional entry. The contestant will not be eligible to rodeo

until the secretary has received the entry and required

fees. No entries will be accepted after June 1. Please

pay attention to deadline dates if you want to 4-H

rodeo this summer!

Links for the rodeo contestant packet and Insurance

Declaration Form 1:

https://2019 4H Rodeo Contestant Packet/P-00012.pdf https://2019 Insurance Declaration Form/P-00013.pdf

Mail required paper work to:

4-H Rodeo Finals Inc.

Attn: Kim Larson

PO Box 1232

Pierre, SD 57501

Soles4Souls Statewide Community Service Project SD 4-H urges you to support the South Dakota 4-H

Community Service Project. They have partnered with

Soles4Souls for this year’s project to collect 10,000 pairs

of shoes.

Soles4Souls takes gently used shoes and ships them to

countries in need. Shoes are an essential item for those

in developing countries. Soles4Souls mission is to create

sustainable jobs and provide relief through the distribu-

tion of shoes and clothing around the world. Go to

https://soles4souls.org/ to learn more.

You will find a short video on this page:

https://soles4souls.org/our-impact/

You can take your new or gently used shoes to SDSU

Pierre Regional Center between now and August 1,

2019. Let’s make an impact!!

Sully County Fashion Revue Fashion Revue is a 4-H Youth-in-Action event that

promotes life skills such as clothing selection, fit, coor-

dination, and construction. Each 4-Her constructs and/

or selects his/her own garment in which to model in

front of a panel of judges. Through participation in this

event, 4-Hers have the opportunity to learn about

wardrobe selection, accessorizing, poise, presence, and

consumer purchasing/buying techniques. The Sully

County Fashion Revue Contest is scheduled for Tues-

day, April 9th beginning at 7 pm at the Methodist

Church. Fashion Revue forms will be up on the 4-H

website in March or by contacting the 4-H Office.

Completed forms are due to the 4-H Office no later

than Monday, April 1st.

4-H Insurance Due April 15, 2019 All 4-H members are required to have 4-H insur-

ance. American Income Life Insurance Company

(AIL) provides the following insurance policies for

South Dakota. Below is the cost:

If the 4-H member is in non-horse projects the cost

is $1.50.

Cloverbud insurance is $1.50.

If the 4-H member is in horse project the cost is

$2.50.

If the 4-Her is in rodeo, insurance cost is $40 un-

less the family has its own insurance to cover ro-

deo, then they must fill out the waiver and purchase

the $2.50 horse insurance.

Re-Enrollment in 4-H ~ Deadline is May

31st.

4HOnline: https://sd.4honline.com

SDSU Extension Jackie Husted Office Hours:

4-H Program Assistant Monday: 8 am to 3 pm

Email: HughesStanley.County@sdstate.edu Tuesday: 8 am to 2 pm

PO Box 970. 08 E 2nd Ave. Wednesday: 8 am to 2 pm

Fort Pierre, SD 57532 Office will be open during the

Phone: 605-223-7730 noon hour during these days.

Fax: 605-223-7602

4-H MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

AND LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS

4-H Office

PO Box 970, 08 E. 2nd Ave.

Fort Pierre, SD 57532-0970

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