4-H Clover Graham

Fall 2018, Issue 5

CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a non-discriminatory

basis. For more information: http://go.osu.edu/cfaesdiversity

OSU Extension, Clark County, 4-H Youth Development educational programs provided with major

support from the Clark County Commissioners:

Rick Lohnes, Melanie Flax Wilt, Lowell R. McGlothin

Dear 4-H Family:

What does Fall mean to you? For me, it has always meant the end of the growing season, the start of college football and the continuation of the 4-H circle. The Fall of 1985 marked my first job as a 4-H agent in Pennsylvania and so it goes as one 4-H year ends another one begins.

4-H committees and staff are reflecting on this past year’s programming and making plans for 2019’s 4-H Year. You too can get involved as a 4-H volunteer (teen or adult) on one of the committees. Check out when committees are meeting in the months to come and become an active advocate.

This particular Fall means more change for OSU Extension, Clark County. Anytime a team member leaves, the work and expertise filled by that person must be picked up by others, dropped or restructured. Due to budgetary constraints, it was necessary to reduce staffing in the Clark County Extension Office to meet county allocated funding.

As a result, Patti Holbrook’s position as our 4-H Office Assistant for the past 13 years was eliminated. Her last day with OSU Extension was September 17. We will greatly miss Patti’s dedication and will recognize her for that dedication at the 4-H Banquet. In the weeks and months to come, we will be making changes to address how the roles and functions performed by her will be handled. As we make those decisions, we solicit your support, ideas and talents to help fill the void. If you are available to volunteer time in the Extension Office, please give us a call at 937-521-3860 or e-mail house.18@osu.edu.

We encourage you to not take for granted the OSU Extension programs you have grown to enjoy and rely on. Share your Extension story with others. How have you and your family been touched by the questions answered, programs offered and experiences provided by OSU Extension and its’ 4-H program? Clark County is not only the Birthplace of 4-H, but is home to a vibrant 4-H program with dedicated, enthusiastic families, volunteers and community supporters.

Help us continue to “Make the BEST Better” with your knowledge, skills, ideas and commitment.

In the 4-H Spirit! Patty House Extension Educator house.18@osu.edu

OSU Extension, Clark Co.

3130 East Main Street Springfield, OH 45505

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Phone: 937-521-3860 Fax: 937-328-4609

Web: http://clark.osu.edu

This Issue…

Page 2 - 2019 4-H Calendar Dates, Project Update,

Disease Detectives

Page 3 - Photos for Calendar, New Volunteer

Orientation, Committee Meetings

Page 4 - Star Members & Clubs, 4-H Banquet,

Photos for Media Show

Page 5 - 4-H Camp Counselor Info, HealthU

Page 6 - Beef & Dairy Mkt. Tag-In, Camper Permits

Insert: 4-H Banquet Reservation

2018 Star Member Application

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

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Mark Your Calendars Now... Off To A Running Start 4-H Club Adv. Trainings—Jan. 24, 26, 28 4-H Kick-Off - March 5 Livestock Tag-In - May 11 Skill-a-thon - June 18 & 19 4-H Camp - June 21-25 4-H Miscellaneous Project Judging & Fashion Revue - July 8 4-H Shooting Sports Judging - July 13 Clark Co. Fair - July 19-26 Ohio State Fair - July 24-Aug. 4

2019 4-H Project Update

It’s never too early to start thinking about next year’s 4-H projects. Visit http://projectcentral.ohio4h.org to rate your 4-H project this year and explore projects for next year. You can purchase project books anytime at the OSU Extension Office.

The following projects are being revised or replaced for 2019: Active Sportswear Tops for Tweens Fast Break for Breakfast Intermediate Fishing Growing with the Seasons Cloverbud Volunteer Guidebook

The following projects are being discontinued: Writing and Reporting for Teens Play the Role Set the Stage

The 2019 4-H Family guide will be available in early November on-line and at the Clark County Extension Office.

Great Read for

4-H Members and

Volunteers!

The Centers for

Disease Control

partnered with USDA and

4-H to create “The Junior

Disease Detectives:

Operation Outbreak”. Read

this graphic novel to learn

about the detective work

done by public and animal health experts when

infectious diseases like a variant flu happen.

The novel follows a group of teenage 4-H

members who participate in a State Fair and

later attend CDC’s Disease Detective Camp in

Atlanta. One of the boys becomes sick following

the fair, the rest of the group use their newly

acquired disease detective knowledge to help a

team of experts solve the mystery of how their

friend became ill.

Download novel for free at www.cdc.gov/

flu.graphicnovel. In addition Swine Influenza/

Variant Influenza Virus fact sheets are available

at https://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/index.htm

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2019 Clark County 4-H Calendar

We are working on putting together the 2019 4-H

Calendar.

Is there a project that you think a workshop

or clinic should be offered?

Is there a new 4-H contest, event or program

you would like to see added?

Do you have a photo that you think would be

great for our 2019 4-H Calendar?

Please send us your ideas & photos at house.18@osu.edu

New 4-H Volunteer

Orientation

When: Tuesday, October 16

Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Where: Clark Co. Ext. Office

Who: Any adult interested

in continuing or starting the

process to become a new

Clark County 4-H Volunteer.

Applications: If you have

not completed a New

Volunteer Application, please

visit http://clark.osu.edu click

on 4-H and go to the

Volunteer Page to download

a New 4-H Volunteer Packet

or call 937-521-3860 to have

one mailed to you.

Join a 4-H Committee!

All the 4-H committees are planning now for the 2019 4-H

year. Any 4-H teen, 14 years of age and older, and any

approved 4-H adult volunteer may consider service on a

committee. If you are not currently a 4-H volunteer, you can

start the process to become one.

Visit http://clark.osu.edu to download a 4-H Volunteer

application. Approved 4-H volunteers must attend two

consecutive meetings prior to having voting privileges.

In addition, committee meetings are open and anyone may

attend to provide constructive input. Here are the meeting

dates for the remainder of the year: All meetings are held at

the Clark Co. Extension Office.

4-H: Dec. 3, 6:30 PM

Beef: Dec. 11, 7:30 PM

Dairy: Oct. 3, 7:30 PM

Dog: Nov. 15, 6:30 PM

Goat: Oct. 23, 6:30 PM

Horse: Oct. 15 & Nov. 19, 7 PM

Rabbit & Poultry: Oct. 23, 6:30 PM

Sheep: Dec. 10, 6:30 PM

Shooting Sports: Nov. 26, 6:30 PM

Swine: Dec. 11, 7:30 PM

Page 4 Clark County 4-H Clover Graham

Due October 15 to Ext. Office.

Don’t miss earning cash for your club and awards for your members! Star Member Form enclosed & Star Club Forms available at http://clark.osu.edu

go to 4-H and then Applications and Forms.

Wanted 4-H Photos & Video Clips for 2018 4-H Media Show!

Send us your great 4-H photos from 4-H club meetings, events, activities,

shows and of course the Fair. We are looking for photos from 2018. Email

them to Patty at house.18@osu.edu, burn them to a CD, DVD or flash drive or

drop off hardcopies to the Extension Office by October 20th.

Thurs., November 8 5:30 PM-8:30 PM - Champion Center

4-H Volunteers & Star

Members - Free All Others - $14 paid by

Nov. 1, $17 at the door

Dinner, Media Show, Recognition of Star Members, Star Clubs, Volunteer Service Years and Special Awards Fun, Food and Fellowship for everyone in the Clark County 4-H program.

Registration Form Enclosed!

“Hele mai ho’ohiwahiwa”

Clark County 4-H

Volunteers,

Clubs,

Members and

Supporters

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Do You Want to Be a 2019 4-H Camp Counselor or Counselor in Training (CIT)? Camp may seem a long way off, but now is the time to start putting together the 2019 Camp Leadership Team. If you will be 14 to 18 years of age by January 1, 2019, you are eligible to apply for a 4-H Camp Counselor/CIT position.

Interested Teens Must... Complete the 4-H Camp Counselor/CIT Application, Contract and Standards of Behavior. Return entire packet to the Extension Office by October 31st. Available after October 1, 2018 on-line at http://clark.osu.edu click on 4-H and then 4-H Camp. Returning applicants must participate in a group interview and counselor

assessment on one of the following days Nov. 4 between 1 PM and 3 PM or Nov. 5 between 5 PM-8 PM all at the Extension Office. Please schedule your time by calling 937-521-3860.

New applicants must participate in a group assessment/interview on

November 4, between 3 PM and 6 PM at the Extension Office. Please schedule your time by calling 937-521-3860.

Attend Camp Counselor & CIT Meetings – Minimum of 24 hours of training and

planning sessions between November 2018 and June 2019.

Join Us at 4-H Camp

June 21-25, 2019!

When: Oct. 27, 2018, 10 AM to 3 PM Where: Ohio 4-H Center, Columbus, Ohio Who: Middle school age youth interested in learning about and exploring a future in health careers Cost: $10 per person Register at: https://ohio4h.org/events/healthu

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2019 Market Dairy Steer Requirements

Possession Deadline Dec.15, 2018

May use a dairy feeder that you kept from 2018 or

may purchase a single breed Holstein or Brown Swiss

steer for this project.

Tag-In & Weigh-In on Saturday, Dec. 15, 8 AM to 11

AM, Cattle Barn 4, Clark County Fairgrounds.

$15 per dairy market steer

Market dairy steers must weigh a minimum of 1000 lbs.

by the 2019 Clark County Jr. Fair.

2019 Clark County Market Beef Tag-In and Weigh-In When: Saturday, December 15, 2018 Time: 8 AM to 11 AM Where: Cattle Barn 4, Fairgrounds Cost: $15 per beef steer or market heifer to be shown at the 2019 Clark Co. Jr. Fair. Animals must be tagged and weighed-in on this day. Note: Check the Clark Co. 4-H website http://clark.osu.edu for weather related changes.

2019 Clark County Fair Camper Permits

Reserve the same camper site for 2019 that you had for the 2018 Fair by making

payment to the Fair Office by 4:30 PM on Nov. 1, 2018. 2019 camp site fee: $300.

Lottery applications for unsold campsites will be accepted at the fair office from

November 11 to November 16, 2018 during regular office hours. No applications will

be accepted after this date. All lottery applications must be accompanied with the

campsite fee of $300. The drawing for any unsold or new campsite permits will be

conducted on December 5, 2018 at 7 PM in the Annex at the Fairgrounds.

For complete details on Clark Co. Fair Campsite Rules visit clarkcoag.com

clark.osu.edu

CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a non-discriminatory basis.

For more information: http://go.osu.edu/cfaesdiversity OSU Extension, Clark County, 4-H Youth

Development educational programs provided with major support from the

Clark Co. Commissioners: Rick Lohnes, Melanie Flax Wilt, Lowell R. McGlothin

Ohio State University Extension

Name 2018 4-H

Volunteer

Free

2018 4-H Star

Member Free

Special

Guests

Free

ALL Others

$14/advance

$17/at the door

Special Dietary Needs: __________________________________________________________________

Register by: November 1, 2018 Call: 937-521-3860 Fax: 937-328-4609

Return Form & Payment to: Clark County 4-H Committee, P.O Box 444, Springfield, Ohio 45501.

“Hele mai ho’ohiwahiwa”

Clark County 4-H Volunteers,

Clubs, Members and Supporters

Whole Hog and Turkey Macaroni & Cheese Green Beans Slider Rolls Coffee, Iced Tea, Lemonade, Crème Pie

4-H Banquet

Nov. 8, 2018

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM