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Jr. Leader Happenings 4-H Academy Band Workshop Choral Workshop

Adult Volunteers / Parents

4-H Leaders 4-H Council

4-H Association 4-H Foundation

Animal News

ID Days Premise ID

Lease Forms Horse Vaccination

Born & Raised Rabbit / Poultry Forms

State Fair—Swine Spring Fest

Workshops

Goat Rabbit Poultry YQCA

4-H NEWS Wells County

April 2018 Roger Sherer, Extension Educator/CED, 4-H & Youth Development

Purdue University, Indiana Counties and U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating

An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Institution

This newsletter is an educational service of the Wells County Cooperative Extension Service. Additional copies are available from the Wells County Extension Service.

EDITOR: Roger Sherer, 4-H/Youth Ed.

DESIGN: Linda Bushee, Support Staff

Roger Sherer Extension Educator/

CED 4-H/Youth Development PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Cooperative Extension Service Wells County Office 1240 4-H Park Rd.

Bluffton, IN 46714 260-824-6412

2018 FAIR DATES

July 7 4-H 5K Run Walk

July 14—19

Wells County 4-H Fair

Rodeo July 20

August 3—19

Indiana State Fair

September 18—22 Bluffton Free Street Fair

Heartland REMC Scholarships

Twenty $500 scholarships will be awarded. Go to: www.HeartlandREMC.com or stop by the Markle office. Deadline is June 1.

Newsletter Deadline

Please submit information you would like placed in the next

newsletter by April 25.

Master Gardener Plant Sale

Youth entering high school through your final year in 4-H may participate. The dates are June 23—25 at Purdue University with a public per-formance at Loeb Playhouse at 4-H Round-Up, June 25 at 6:30 PM. To sign up for the workshop, log into 4-H Online and register in the event section. Wells County 4-H will pay a portion of your fee. Members pay $65. Contact the Extension Office after you have enrolled. Registration is due April 15th. Visit the Indiana 4-H web page for more details.

4-H Band Workshop

Friday, May 11 8 AM—3 PM

Saturday, May 12 8 AM—12 Noon

4-H Park, Bluffton

4-H Fair Camping forms are now available at the Extension Office and on the web page.

4-H Fair Camping Reservation

The Purdue Office of the Wells County Extension Service is located in the Wells County Community Center at the 4-H Park. Hours are Monday—Friday, 8 AM—4:30 PM. Phone: 260-824-6412.

4-H Foundation

The Wells County 4-H Foundation will meet April 23, 6:30 PM at the Wells County 4-H Park to begin plans for 2018.

The group helps to raise funds for various 4-H Park improvements and scholarships for high school seniors.

Contact the Extension Office if you would like to help with the 5K Fun Walk / Race on July 7th.

Keeping Updated

The best way to keep updated is to make sure your email, address and phone numbers are correct in your family profile in 4-H Online.

4-H Association

4-H Council

The 4-H Council will meet June 18, 7 PM in a joint meeting with the 4-H Association.

Future meetings include:

April 16, 7 PM, 4-H Park

May 21, 7 PM, 4-H Park

Plans are continuing for the 2018 4-H Fair and the Rodeo.

Interested in volunteering, contact the Exten-sion Office, 824-6412.

4-H Volunteers

Renewing your license plates soon? Consider switching to an Indiana license plate. Plates can be ordered at the time of registration at www.in.gov/bmv or at the local BMV. Not only is a 4-H plate a great tool for promoting 4-H dur-ing your travels, but it also generates revenue for state and county 4-H programs. Thanks for your support!

4-H License Plates

Rule Book

The 2018 Wells County 4-H Rule Book is availa-ble at the Extension Office for $7.00. Inserts, no notebook or dividers, are available for $3.00. It is also on the web page at: www.extension.purdue.edu/wells

The date to drop projects or add projects is Monday, May 15th. You will need to go into your family profile in 4-H Online and add or drop the projects you wish to take. If you add a project, stop by the Extension Office to pick up any manuals or record sheets you will need. NOTE: The 4-H Online system does not notify the Extension Office if you drop or add.

Drop / Add Date

Have you signed up to be a volunteer in 2018 in the 4-H Online system? If not, please go to www.4honline.com and follow the steps through your family profile (do not create a new family profile!) You may be asked to view a short video in the “Training” section. This video must be completed every two years. Questions, call the Extension Office at 824-6412.

For our Facebook search: Wells County 4-H

Feel free to comment, post or like at any time!

Visit our Web Page:

www.extension.purdue.edu/wells

Orientation will be held April 10, 7—8 PM at the Wells County Community Center, 4-H Park.

Safety Meeting & Archery Skills Beginners April 16, 6:30—8:30 PM Advanced April 17, 6:30—8:30 PM Plans are to divide the members into two

groups. Beginners would meet on Monday nights and Advanced will meet Tuesday nights. We will be flexible for families with youth that might be in both. Meetings will continue through May and June and finish with the award night, June 25th.

Supply fee for arrows, safety guards, etc. is $15.

Scholarships are available for supply fees and membership. Talk to one of the 4-H Leaders.

Leaders are certified and teach important safety skills.

For more information, contact Cassy Fox, 260-273-3165.

See club flyer at www.extension.purdue.edu/wells

Shot Gun Club

Hunter Education

This year’s 4-H Camp will be June 5—7, 2018 at Epworth Forest Camp near North Webster. Youth in grades 3—6 may attend the event. Details will be mailed in March to all 4-H mem-bers in grades 3—6. Space is limited so apply

4-H Leaders Meeting

Archery Club

х Safety Orientation meeting on Saturday, April 21, 9—11 AM at the Wells County Gun Club, 2555 E. 400 N., Ossian.

х Meetings will continue on April 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26 and June 2 & 9.

х Supplies fee—This project uses many clay targets and shot gun shells. This fee is $25.

х Scholarships are available for membership fees and supply fees. Talk to one of the leaders or the Extension Office, 824-6412.

х All equipment and ammo will be provided. If you have a gun, it must pass a safety inspection.

х Forms to have your gun inspected can be picked up at the Extension Office or at the first meeting.

х Leaders are certified to teach important safety skills.

х Questions—call Kevin Springer, 260-273-3162 for details.

х See club flyer at www.extension.purdue.edu/wells

A Hunter Education Class will be offered April 9, 11 & 12, 5:30—8:30 PM at the 4-H Park. The training is free. Register at www.register-ed.com/programs/indiana Call instructor Mike Pinkerton for details, 260-273-1591.

4-H Camp

A Leaders Meeting will be held April 17, 7 PM at the Community Center, 4-H Park, Bluffton.

Jr. Leader Happenings

April 10 & 11 Volunteers needed to help at 1st grade Kids Health & Safety Fair. Morning and afternoon shifts.

April 12, 3:30—4:30 PM at 4-H Park Com-munity Center. Fill 400 4th graders Ag Tour bags.

April 21, 10 AM—1 PM—Help staff the 4-H table at the YMCA Community Open House and Healthy Kids Day.

April 30 6:30—8 PM, Club Meeting. Food Booth plans and Mini 4-H workshop plan-ning.

* Call 824-6412 or email rsherer@purdue.edu if you can help. 4-H Project Supplies

We have the following items for sale in the Extension Office: Foam Core Boards (22” x 28”) $ 2. 25 Poster Sleeves (plastic covers) $ 1 Salon Print Sleeves $ 1 Electric Kits Troublelight $ 30 Shake lights $ 15 Extension Cord $ 13 4-H Academy @ Purdue

The popular 4-H Academy at Purdue will be held June 13—15 for youth in grades 9—12. Topics include: Citizenship in 4-H Natural Resource Food Science & Nutrition Plant Science $how Me the Money Spread the News! Exploring Health Careers Intro to EMS Animal Bio-Science Animal Health Food Animal 1 Food Animal 2 Horse & Companion Animal Computer Science Electric Engineering The Science of Flight Robotics Entrepreneurship Wells County youth pay $65 towards the cost of the trip. The remainder is sponsored by Wells County 4-H. Contact the Extension Of-fice, 824-6412 if interested. Details and link for more information is located at: www.extension.purdue.edu/wells

2018 Youth Choral Music Workshop is a four day workshop which concludes with a performance at 4-H Youth Round-Up, Loeb Center Purdue University campus.

This year’s event will be held June 23– 26 at Purdue and the group will also meet in August at the Indiana State Fair for a performance.

Wells County youth interested in participating should pay $75. The remainder of the registra-tion will be sponsored. To sign up, log into 4-H Online and register in the event section. Contact the Extension Office after you have enrolled. Registration is due April 15. Visit the Indiana 4-H Web page for more details.

Youth Choral Workshop

All county-wide meetings will be cancelled any time Norwell, Bluffton, and / or Southern Wells School Corporations close due to weather. If schools are closed due to fog in the morning but it burns off during the day, you should check with your leader and find out the status of your meeting. You may also check K105.1 FM or well-scountyvoice.com or the Wells County 4-H Face-book page. You may also call the Extension Of-fice, 824-6412.

Weather Cancellation Policy

Thank you to everyone who completed the survey. Consumer Clothing & Sewing Judging and Fashion Revue will be Sunday, July 8, 2018 from 3—6 PM.

Consumer Clothing & Sewing Judging

Members are asked to get their animals ear tagged with the provided 840 # RFID Tag be-fore arriving at the Fair. You can do this at the June 2, 8:30—10:30 AM Weighing / Tagging / Showmanship Day at the 4-H Park. You can also do it yourself—pick up tags at the Extension Office or have a swine committee member stop by. Watch for more details in the mail.

Animal Project News

Purdue Spring Fest April 14—15

Thank You

Pulled Pork BBQ

Swine Members

Thank you to the Southern Wells Ag Shop classes who are repairing some 4-H Swine gates. Support them with your scrap metal by donat-ing it to the Ag Shop.

4-H Swine members are selling tickets for the Pulled Pork event, Wednesday, July 18 of the 4-H Fair. Top seller will get a $50 cash prize.

Check out all of the activities that are planned at https://ag.purdue.edu/springfest or just Google: Purdue Spring Fest.

Go onto yqca.org and register for any one of these trainings. April 9, 6:30 PM, Adams County 4-H Fairgrounds, Dining Hall, Monroe April 13, 6—7:15 PM, Wells County Community Center, 4-H Park (before the Poultry Workshop). Anyone may attend. April 16, 6—7:15 PM, Wells County Community Center, 4-H Park (before the Goat Workshop). Anyone may attend.. May 7, 6:30 PM—Wells County Community Center, 4-H Park (before the Rabbit Workshop). Anyone may attend. May 10, 5 PM, and 6:30 PM, Adams County 4-H Fairgrounds, Dining Hall, Monroe June 11, 1:30—2:45 PM, Wells County Community Center, 4-H Park. Anyone may attend.. June 18, 6 PM, Adams County 4-H Fairgrounds, Dining Hall, Monroe

YQCA Workshops

Animal lease forms are allowed in Horse & Pony, Dairy, Alpaca & Llama. These forms should be turned in at the County Extension Office by May 15th. Lease forms are available at the Extension Office or on the web page at www.extension.purdue.edu/wells

Animal Lease Forms

Monday, April 16 6—7 PM YQCA (Open to anyone)

7:15—8 PM

Goat Workshop

Goat Workshop & YQCA Training

Sheep and Goat ID Day

Rabbit Workshop

Premise ID Number

The animal identification with the 4-H Online sys-tem requests a Premise ID number for all cattle, swine, sheep, and goats. This number is assigned to a farm location almost like an address. If your form does not have an ID you can get the number from the Indiana Board of Animal Health at 317-544-2381 or by email at www.in.gov/boah If you house your animals at another location, check with the property owner for the Premise ID number. The numbers are only needed for cattle, swine, sheep and goats.

Animal Project News

May 5 8—10 AM

Multi-Purpose Building 4-H Park, Bluffton

Animals will be weighed, ear tagged, and

retinal eye scanned if going to the State Fair.

Monday, April 23 7 PM

Wells County Community Center, 4-H Park

Animal Resource Books

If you are enrolled in Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Swine, Goat, Rabbit, or Horse & Pony, you will want to purchase one of these books.

Each member in your family does NOT need a book. We suggest one book per family. Local libraries also have these for loan or a resource at the library.

Answers to the questions on your project sheet will come from the book.

Cost of the books are: Alpaca / Llama $ 17 Beef: $ 14 Cat $ 16 Dairy $ 11 Dog $ 20 Goat: $ 17 Horse & Pony $ 20 Rabbit $ 12 Sheep: $ 15 Swine: $ 14 Stop by the Extension Office Monday through Friday from 8 AM—4:30 PM to purchase your copy. We will also have them for sale at the ID Day and workshops.

Horse & Pony Members

Remember to identify your animals in the 4-H Online system. You will need to include a digital photo. If you have questions, contact your leaders.

Wells County will again offer classes or recognition at shows of livestock that are born and raised in Wells County. These projects include: Beef, Goat, Sheep, and Swine. When you enter your animal ID information into the 4-H Online system, be sure to mark “born and raised”. If you do not have internet access, stop by the Extension Office by the May 15th deadline and bring all your animal information.

Born & Raised in Wells County

Wells County 4-H Horse & Pony will hold a Vaccination Day, Saturday, April 7, 9—11 AM at the 4-H Park in Bluffton. The vaccination will meet all of the exhibition requirements for 4-H in Indiana. Reservations are required and can be reserved by going to the clubs web page at: wellsco4hhorseandpony.webs.com Additional vaccines can be purchased but you need to indicate what additional shots you need. Prices are listed on the Horse & Pony Web Page. If you are having your vaccinations done by another vet, make sure that you complete the 4-H Horse & Pony Vaccination Form (4-H 1031w). Vaccinations and the vaccination form are needed before you can bring your animal to the 4-H Park for your first meeting.

Horse & Pony Vaccination Day

Poultry Workshop

April 13 6 PM YQCA Training 7 PM Poultry Tips

Community Center, 4-H Park, Bluffton Please go online to yqca.org to register for the training!

Animal Enrollment

YQCA Update

Thank you to the 71 members who attended the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Trainings during Spring Break! Also thanks to the 15 members that have done the online training.

Animal Project News

May 15 Deadline for Swine, Sheep, Llamas, Alpacas, Dairy, Dairy Feeder Calf, Horse & Pony, and Beef Breeding Heifers to complete Animal ID in 4-H Online.

Rabbit and Poultry will complete a paper form. Forms will be mailed to members in early April. Forms are due Ma y 15h.

Thank you for entering your animal information in the 4-H Online system. Remember that you can still enter heifers and dairy feeder calf information by May 15.

Beef & Dairy Beef Members

April 14 8—10:30 AM Cattle Barn

4-H Park, Bluffton

Calves can weigh up to 250 lbs. at the ID Day.

Enter the park off Spring Street and turn at the cabin and west of the Horse Barn . Exit out the south drive.

Dairy Feeder ID Day

Support the 4-H Horse & Pony Club at this event on Saturday, April 21, 11 AM—until out at Bluffton Wal-Mart parking lot. Contact any club member for tickets.

Port-A-Pit Chicken BBQ Fund Raiser

Meat Processing

Swine Exhibitors for State Fair

Animal Project News

State Fair 4-H swine exhibitors are once again required to collect hair (DNA) samples from their animals and turn them into the Extension Office by May 15th in the special envelope that will be provided. Part of this process is that you must also record the animal’s RFID tag on the envelope. The Extension Office now has the envelopes and tags for you to pick up. Online entry for the State Fair is open and swine are due June 1st.

If you are planning to take an animal to Lengerich’s or Manley’s for processing after the 4-H Fair, please give them a call to schedule a time. With all the area fairs happening at approximately the same time, they need to plan accordingly.

Swine Ear Notches

Litter Mark (Right Ear)

The right ear is used for the litter mark. All pigs in the same litter must have the same ear notches in this ear. The right ear is on the pigs own right. Individual Pig Mark (Left Ear)

The left ear is used for notches to show individual pig number in the litter. Each pig will have different notches in this ear.

When listing (or reading) ear notches, the litter number is listed first and the individual pig number is listed second. This pig is out of litter #28. You will need to enter Swine ID into 4-H Online at www.extension.purdue.edu/wells

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CLUB MEETING INFORMATION

CHESTER CHARGERS Call Aimee Paxson, 260-273-1832

HURRYIN’ HARRISONS April 22; May 20; June 10; June 24 (Book Signing), 6:30 –7:30 PM, Community Center, 4-H Park

JACKSON JAGUARS April 19; May 8, 6:30—8 PM, McNatt Church; June 23—Community Service Ice Cream Social & Antique Tractor Show, Heritage Pointe of Warren, 1—3 PM; June 28th—Record Book Signing,

JEFFERSON KNIGHTRIDERS April 17, 6 PM, Bethlehem Lutheran Church

LANCASTER ACHIEVERS April 23, June 4, 7—8 PM, Community Center; June 28 Book Signing, 6—8 PM, Community Center

LIBERTY HAPPY GO LUCKY May 10, June 7, June 28 (Book Signing), 6 PM, Liberty Center Baptist Church

NOTTINGHAM NOBLES April 21, 9:30—10:15 AM, Petroleum Church; June 30, 9—10:30 AM, Book Signing, Petroleum Church

ROCKCREEK ROLLERS April 11, Bluffton Bowling Alley, 6—7:30 PM—Dinner there, May 7, June 4, Location and Time to be announced

ALPACA / LLAMA April 22—Indoor Meetings, 4-H Park, 4—5 PM. Outdoor meetings, Zook Home, 4—5 PM: May 5, 6, 13, 20, 27; June 3, 10, 17, 24; July 1 & 8

DOG April 9, 6:30—8:30 PM, Community Center, 4-H Park, April 16, 23, 30, 6:30—8:30 PM, Poultry / Rabbit Barn or Livestock Arena; May 7, 14, 21, 31; June 4, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28; July 2, 7, 15, 6:30—8:30, Livestock Arena

HORSE & PONY Vaccination Day April 7, H & P Barn, 9—11 AM; April 8, Expo Hall, 6 PM. Outdoor Meetings start April 30—check website for times and dates.

ROBOTICS April 12, 21 & 26, Thursday meeting times are 6:30—8 PM; Saturday meeting times are 9 AM—12 Noon. Meetings at Community Center, 4-H Park, Bluffton.

ARCHERY April 10, 7—8 PM, Orientation, Community Center, 4-H Park; April 16, Beginners, 6:30—8:30 PM, 4-H Quonset; April 17, Advanced, 6:30—8:30 PM, 4-H Quonset; Regular Meetings are 6:30—8:30 PM, 4-H Park Quonset. Dates are on website. Awards Night: June 25

BB & RIFLE Awards Night was held April 3.

SHOT GUN April 21, 28 ; May 5, 12, 19 & 26 ; and June 2 & 9. Meetings are from 9—11 AM, 2555 E. 400 N., Ossian OUTDOOR PURSUITS Call Mark Durham, 260-273-6508 JUNIOR LEADERS April 30, 6:30—8 PM, Community Center, 4-H Park

CALENDAR OF EVENTS www.extension.purdue.edu/wells

See 4-H Club Schedule for County, Township, and Community Club Meeting Dates

APRIL 7 4-H Horse & Pony Vaccination Day, 4-H Park, 9—11 AM

10 Archery Club Orientation, Community Center, 4-H Park, 7—8 PM

13 YQCA Workshop, Community Center, 4-H Park, 6 PM 13 4-H Poultry Workshop, Community Center, 4-H Park, 7 PM

15 4-H Band & Chorus Registrations Due 16 4-H Association, Community Center, 4-H Park, 7 PM

16 YQCA Workshop, Community Center, 4-H Park, 6 PM 16 4-H Goat Workshop, Community Center, 4-H Park, 7 PM 16 Archery Club, 4-H Park Quonset Building, 6:30—8:30 PM

17 Archery Club, 4-H Park Quonset Building, 6:30 PM 17 4-H Leaders Meeting, Community Center, 4-H Park, 7 PM

21 4-H Shot Gun Club Orientation, Wells County Gun Club, 9—11 AM 21 4-H Horse & Pony sponsored Port A Pit Chicken BBQ, Wal-Mart Parking Lot, 11 AM—until gone

23 4-H Foundation, Community Center Conference Room, 4-H Park, 6:30 PM 23 4-H Rabbit Workshop, Community Center, 4-H Park, 7 PM

26 Area 4-H & FFA Dairy & Livestock Judging Contest, Wells County 4-H Park 28 Area 4-H & FFA Horse & Pony Judging Contest, Noble County Fairgrounds. Kendallville

30 Junior Leaders Meeting, 6:30—8 PM, Community Center, 4-H Park

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3 Senior Expo, Community Center, 4-H Park, 9 AM—3 PM 5 4-H Sheep & Goat ID Day, Multi-Purpose Building, 4-H Park, 8—10 AM 7 YQCA Workshop, Community Center, 4-H Park, 6:30 PM

7 4-H Rabbit Workshop, Community Center, 4-H Park, 7:30 PM 11 4-H Poultry Workshop, Community Center, 4-H Park, 6 PM

14 4-H Goat Workshop, Community Center, 4-H Park, 6:30 PM 14 4-H Swine Boosters Meeting, Community Center, 4-H Park, 7 PM 15 Last Day to Drop / Add 4-H Projects

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New Requirement: Youth for Quality Care of Animals (YQCA)

New livestock requirement for 2018: To exhibit at the county and State Fair, 4-H members showing beef, dairy, dairy beef, dairy feeder calf, goats, poultry, rabbits, sheep and swine (so, basical-ly everything except horses, dogs, cats and Llama/Alpaca) must be certified through “Youth for the Quality Care of Animals”.

Sign up & Options

You will need to log-in at yqca.org using your 4-H Online email and password to sign up for the work-shop of your choice from a list of workshops and pay online. In person workshops require online regis-tration of $3, and online workshops require online registration of $12. Either way, you need to go online to pay. Please contact the office if you are unable to do so. Please understand that the fee is paid to YQCA for the curriculum and development. These fees were not set by the Indiana 4-H pro-gram, and 4-H does not receive any of these funds.

If you are unable to take the training in Wells County and do not wish to take the training online, you may register and attend a workshop at any of the locations listed. Dates for trainings outside of the county will be released as they become available.

Local Workshops: April 13, 6—7:15 PM, Wells County Community Center, 4-H Park (before the Poultry Workshop). Anyone may attend. April 16, 6—7:15 PM, Wells County Community Center, 4-H Park (before the Goat Workshop) Anyone may attend. May 7, 6:30 PM, Wells County Community Center, 4-H Park (before the Rabbit Workshop) Anyone may attend. June 11, 1:30—2:45 PM, Wells County Community Center, 4-H Park. Anyone may attend.