September/October 2012
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Klamath County 4-H Department
Your 4-H Newsletter Has Arrived!!
4-H Staff
Jed Smith
Misty Buckley
[email protected]
[email protected]
Agents and Office Staff
Willie Riggs
Karen Hottman
Jewel Haskins
Jamie Fitch
Patty Case
Trisha Nagorski
Claudia Tosh
Laurie Wayne
Stacey Todd
Brian Charlton
OSU Klamath Basin Research & Extension Center
3328 Vandenberg Rd., Klamath Falls, OR 97603
phone: (541) 883-7131 ● fax: (541) 883-4582
Website: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/kbrec/
Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Family and Community Health, 4-H Youth, Forestry
& Natural Resources, and Extension Sea Grant programs. Oregon State University, United
States Department of Agriculture, and Klamath County cooperating. The Extension Service
offers its programs and materials equally to all people.
Jed’s Journal
Hello all and welcome to nearly Fall of 2012. Summer has come and
passed as has our Fair Season. You all did an amazing job this year with
your projects and citizenship that you all displayed so well during both
Klamath County Fair and the Oregon State Fair. As with all things
however this brings our 4-H year to a close for 2012. Though the up
side to that is that the new year starts the day after the old is officially
over. Yes, I know, where is the break, right?
With the close of summer of course that means that school is back in
session once again. I certainly hope you are all off to a great start this
newsletter reaching you somewhere around three or four weeks into
the fall quarter. As you all have displayed throughout the summer how
well you do with your 4-H and FFA projects that you have such passion
for I am sure that you will all perform very well scholastically as well!
For those of you with large livestock projects such as beef remember
this time of year is when you should be looking to purchase your next
project. The fall feeder sales are soon to start, so if you have a rancher
or breeder you are hoping to buy from you might really be thinking
seriously about contacting them sooner rather than later.
It is my sincere hope that you all had an enjoyable, educational and
therefore beneficial and productive 4-H year. I know that personally
you all made it a great year to be your agent, thank you for that. Let’s
keep up the good work and move forward into the new year with a
fresh perspective and enthusiastic attitude.
JED
The only limit of our realization of tomorrow will be
our doubts of today. Let us move forward with
strong and active faith .
- Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Klamath County 4-H Enrollment
Here’s the scoop on the enrollment deadlines for this year!
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Friday, October 26: Returning Leader enrollments due
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Friday, November 30: Returning Member enrollment deadline
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Friday, January 4: New Member enrollment deadline
The enrollment fee is remaining at $30/member with a $60/household
maximum.
Re-enrollment packets have been made available to the club leaders.
Members should be hearing from their leaders soon to confirm
enrollment for the upcoming year. As a courtesy to your clubs, please
don’t wait until the last day to enroll so that the leaders know if they
have room to accept new members or not. We hope there are not
issues with late enrollments this year as each person has more than
two months’ notice of the deadlines!
Message for parents in the new 4-H year
Parents can also be 4-H leaders, this is not new; but many parents do
not take advantage of this opportunity, or don’t feel comfortable with
the role, or for whatever reason they just choose not to. However, as
we make a fresh start we would just like to remind everybody that this
can take some of the burden off of the main club leaders and help keep
more parents in the loop if they want to complete the process of
becoming a 4-H volunteer. The cost to enroll as a leader is still only $1
($2 for horse leaders) which covers the accident insurance premium.
More people will be given the chance to get more information from our
office.
Additionally, enrolled 4-H leaders have voting privileges in the 4-H
Leaders Association meetings which is a direct link to helping steer the
decisions that are made and the direction of the local programming.
It’s simple to get the process started so please contact us if you are
interested in becoming one of our valued volunteers!
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Klamath County 4-H
at the State Fair! L
to R: Daniel
Beavers, Meranda
Humphrey, Pam
Greene, Diane
Keith, Elise Balin,
Daniel Greene, Isaac
Blodgett, Jared
Jones.
Several Klamath
County members
headed to Salem in
late August with pygmy goats, swine, and cattle to compete at the
Oregon State 4-H Fair. Early morning feeding and cleaning, convincing
the herdsmanship judge that your stalls were the cleanest, and long
days preparing and caring for animals paid off with exciting
competition and several champion ribbons and a few buckles –
Klamath County was well represented!
As a leader, chaperone and superintendent, that alone makes Diane
Keith proud. However, her proudest moments came watching kids
who were competitors in their home county become friends and team
members at this show. They were supportive of each other – more
than one swine member helped prepare and show some pygmy goats
and she knows there were more than swine kids washing hogs and
cleaning the wash racks! Watching the whole team curl up in the
sawdust around the cow and calf and talk to each other on the last day
was the best.
These new acquaintances crossed county lines as well when more than
one new friendship was forged from opposite ends of the state. A
comment was made during one of the morning meetings that in 20
years, no one will remember who won but you will remember the
friendships and fun that you had. How true!
What was the best quote heard at state fair? “I’ll see you next year!”
Consider joining us in 2013!
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State Fair Congratulations!
Congratulations to the following State Fair
exhibitors: Lorin Alexander, Becca Armstrong,
Mae Baldock, Elise Balin, Isaac Blodgett, Jordan
Buckley, Nicole Cleland, Kayla deHoop, Carson
Dentinger, Hayden Dentinger, Keegan
Dentinger, Jacob Drouin, MaKenzie Elfbrandt, Shayla
Engelbrecht, Brittany Eskildson, Katie Eskildson,
Carolyn Flecken, Mykah Galloway, Daniel Greene, Peyton Hager, Paige
Hahn, Amy Hamel, Cameron Hankins, Emily Hankins, Meranda
Humphrey, Max Hurtado, Megan Hurtado, Jared Jones, Jacob Klein,
Alysia Larson, Katie Lynn, Brandon Mauch, Shelby Mauch, Brielle
McKinney, Brennan Mestas, Jessie Remstedt, Brooke Robinson, Kaitlyn
Schneider, Cherub Speegle, Hannah Speegle, Braelyn Swan, Robbie
Volk.
In the Horse show, special recognition goes to Peyton Hager for
earning a Medallion Ribbon and a Medallion.
Non-animal exhibits earning Reserve Champion honors belong to
Nicole Cleland, MaKenzie Elfbrandt and Cherub Speegle; Champion
awards were earned by Jordan Buckley, Amy Hamel, and Max Hurtado.
Animal exhibitors receiving Reserve Champion recognition were
Cherub Speegle; Champion placings were garnered by Elise Balin, Jared
Jones, and Brennan Mestas. A Reserve Grand Champion placing was
earned by Meranda Humphrey and a Grand Champion placing was
earned by Elise Balin.
Further, Klamath County took Champion honors in Beef Herdsmanship!
For complete Klamath County Fair and Oregon State Fair results,
please visit the “Fair” page of our website.
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Kudos!!
Erika David
Best Junior Handler
Evergreen Shiba Specialty
Devlin Newnham
AMHA Western Regional Show
Youth Owner-Trained
Classic Pleasure
Reserve Champion
Ryan Verling
1st, Oregon High
School Rodeo
Association Saddle
Bronc standings
24th, National High
School Rodeo
Association Saddle
Bronc standings
Devlin Newnham
1st Place,
Novice Junior Showmanship,
Klamath Dog Fanciers Dog Show
Bruce Cox-Wessel
3rd, Oregon High School Rodeo
Association Saddle Bronc standings
9th, National High School Rodeo
Association Saddle Bronc standings
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Klamath County Rotary 4-H/FFA
Junior Livestock Auction Review
First and foremost thank you to all of our exhibitors who in turn
became our livestock sellers and to all of you in the community who
purchased an animal or donated in some way. The youth, volunteers,
parents, faculty and staff of the Klamath County 4-H and FFA programs
are very lucky to have your strong support. The youth of Klamath
County this year put into circulation more than 26 tons of high quality
protein into the market, both local and regionally. That is quite an
impressive number for a youth livestock sale in modern times. This
further translates into just over $490,000 in gross revenue associated
with the Youth Livestock Auction. Thank you again Klamath County
Rotary Club and the kind people at South Valley Bank & Trust for all of
the time and expertise you put into this sale. Also a very big thank you
to Mr. Stan Dupree and his team that do such a fine job of
auctioneering ensuring the very best outcome for all of our youth.
Following are the average prices per pound per species for the sale this
year:
Swine .......................... $4.36/lb
Sheep .......................... $5.23/lb
Poultry ...................... $13.76/lb
Turkeys ..................... $10.36/lb
Beef ............................. $2.79/lb
Goats ......................... $10.40/lb
Rabbits ...................... $23.05/lb
Rotary Livestock Loan Program
For all who are planning on raising a large livestock animal for the
coming 2012-2013 4-H year be aware that there is indeed a loan
program offered by our Klamath County Rotary Club to aid in the
purchase and or feeding and care of your animal. The club has a large
pool of money that they are willing to assist in your project with and
they love to see the funds utilized. For more information regarding this
program and where to get the applications please call the extension
office at 541-883-7131.
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The Oregon 4-H Science Video Contest is Here!
Thanks to support from the Oregon 4-H
Foundation, the State 4-H Science Team is
holding a Science Video Contest. Please access
information about submitting a video off the
Communications, Videography page at
http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/videography-1.
Youth are encouraged to showcase the science
across all project areas - Animal Science, Home Environment, Foods,
Natural Science and Technology. There will be extra points for
innovation in the project area chosen. Videos are to be 2- 3 minutes in
length and conform to the 4-H videography exhibit requirements. All
the submissions will be posted in the Spring and a “People’s Choice”
award winner will be chosen. The top 3-5 videos will be posted to the
State 4-H web site and QR codes will be generated for them. Counties
who have wireless access at events will be able to use the QR codes to
let folks at the events (fair, farmers market, community garden, etc.)
get more information about 4-H and the science in 4-H projects.
4-H National Youth Science Day
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Get ready to take the 4-H Eco-Bot Challenge!
4-H National Headquarters and National 4-H Council are pleased to
reveal the 2012 National Science Experiment for 4-H National Youth
Science Day. The 4-H Eco-Bot Challenge will introduce youth to
engineering concepts as they program a self-directed robot to clean up
a simulated environmental spill.
Participation in 4-H National Youth Science Day is meant to help spark
an early passion for science, engineering and math and to encourage
young people to consider these paths of study and future careers.
To visit the new 4-H NYSD website and download the 2012 Youth and
Facilitator Guides as well as other key resources, visit
www.4-H.org/NYSD.
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Youth Pork Quality Assurance
A certification class will be held on November 10, 2012 in Klamath
Falls. Cost of the PQA class is $5 per attendee. Pre-registration is
requested. For questions concerning the class or to pre-register,
contact Diane Keith at (541) 331-0857.
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Possibility of Change of Fair Dates for 2013
Nothing is official as of this printing but for all 4-H/FFA families please
know that there is some discussion taking place that County Fair may
be earlier than previously announced. In many ways for 4-H and FFA
this would/could be a very good change. Stay posted and as
information is made available the Extension office will post it.
No decision will be made for at least 30 days and it is our
understanding that a change of more than one week will likely not take
place for 2013 although further changes may be made in future years.
International Exchange
2013 Inbound international 4-H exchange opportunities include the
following: Norway, Japan and Argentina (2013 dates are still tentative).
2013 Outbound international 4-H exchange opportunities include the
following: Argentina, Australia, Finland, Japan, and Tanzania.
This is a wonderful program to be
involved with and we encourage all to
participate. For information about these
opportunities, contact Katie Feinauer
with the Around The World 4-H Club at
541-892-0958.
Quick Response Codes
Have you wondered what this is? It is a Quick Response (QR) code.
They are used for condensing a lot of information into a jumbled mess
of pixels and empty space that, when photographed by a smartphone
or tablet, can link to a website. Free apps such as Google Goggles are
available for most phones and tablets to make use of the QR codes. It
is as simple as pointing the phone or tablet’s camera at the code,
allowing the website to load, and browsing as you
normally would.
You will start to see these on future flyers, documents and
correspondence. Just point, click, and browse.
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Record Book Contest
Youth and Leaders
If you wish to submit your 4-H record book for judging and awards for
2012 the due date to the extension office is Friday, October 5, 2012 by
the close of business (5:00pm) to the Extension office.
Leaders and Superintendents
Record book judging will take place October 9th-11th from 4:30pm until
7:00pm each evening or until the books are completed whichever
comes first. From each division we will need three judges to score the
books (you may be asked to judge outside your division on a limited
basis) so that the process is as efficient and expedient as possible.
Please contact Jed Smith with the names of your division
representatives prior to the time of judging. Training will be conducted
the first night of judging.
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All books submitted are judged as either Blue, Red, or White quality
based on the record-keeping skills. Record Books can then compete
for the following honors:
 Outstanding Record Book
 County Medals
County Medals are awards given for achievement in project areas or
personal development. County Medals are awarded based on record
book content to those whose record books have been judged as Blue
quality. To apply for a County Medal you must:
1. Fill out a Record Book Awards Application with a statement
from your leader.
2. Submit the application with your completed record book for
Record Book Judging by the deadline.
3. Receive a Blue on your record book.
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Leaders Association Leadership
As comes fall so comes the time for new leadership within the Klamath
County Leaders Association. If you would like to take a more active role
in the direction of the program you may want to consider participating
as a project area superintendent or as an executive council member.
From the date of the All Leaders Meeting September 17, 2012 through
October 17, 2012 nominations for offices will be taken for all areas of
interest within the Association. After that date the ballots will be
posted via internet resources (Facebook, webpage, and Survey Monkey)
as well as hard copy mailed format. Your input is needed and extremely
valued please take the time to do this. Leaders - be sure to submit
names to the council via Jed of older youth members that may be
interested in sitting on the council as youth representatives, there are
two positions and we must have youth represented on this council.
Current Executive Council:
President:
Stephanie Brown
st
1 Vice President:
Amanda Blodgett
2nd Vice President: Linda Hammerich
Secretary:
Brittany Thompson
Treasurer:
Margaret Baker
Historian:
Kim Coleman
At Large:
Katy Coleman
Past President:
Scott Scholer
Executive Council 2012-2013:
President:
OPEN
st
1 Vice President:
OPEN
OPEN
2nd Vice President:
Secretary:
OPEN
Treasurer:
Leslie Wilkerson
Historian:
OPEN
At Large:
OPEN
Past President:
Stephanie Brown
Youth Representative: Kristin Case
Youth Representative: OPEN
Youth Representative: Jake Kandra
Youth Representative: OPEN
Each of the above positions must have someone in them. If you are
interested in more directly steering the direction of the Klamath
County 4-H program, please submit your name for nomination.
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Article VI – Duties of Officers
Section 1.
installment.
The regular term of all officers shall commence upon
Section 2.
The duties of the officers shall be such as are implied by
their respective titles specified as follows:
Part 1.
The President shall preside at all meetings, develop
meeting agendas with agent, facilitate the work of the Council,
appoint committees, and perform such other duties as may be
assigned by the Council. The President shall have no vote except to
break a tie vote.
Part 2.
The 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents shall preside in the
absence of the President. In case of permanent absence of the
President, the 1st Vice President shall fulfill the duties of the office
until the regular election of Council officers. He/She has all the
powers and responsibilities of the President while in the chair. The
1st & 2nd Vice Presidents shall perform such other duties as may be
assigned by the Committee.
Part 3.
The Secretary shall notify all officers of their elections,
record the minutes of the meetings and in general, conduct all
correspondence of the Association. The Secretary shall perform
such other duties as may be assigned by the committee.
Part 4.
The Treasurer shall pay the bills of the Association; keep
an accurate record of all receipts and disbursements and present a
report at the meeting showing the balance on hand. The Treasurer
shall comply with state and federal requirements for a nonprofit
organization.
The Treasurer shall perform such other duties as may be assigned
by the Committee.
Part 5.
The News Reporter/Historian shall be responsible for
reporting Association activities, business, and other items of
interest to the public and maintain a scrapbook of 4-H activities.
The News Reporter/Historian shall perform such other duties as
may be assigned by the Committee.
Part 6.
The Member At Large will attend all meetings and shall
perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Committee.
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Superintendents
Below are listed the 2012 Department and Division Superintendents.
All must have a nominee listed this year, it is perfectly acceptable if the
same person would like to still be the superintendent but we need it in
writing and it will have to be voted on.
Beef
Ass’t Beef
Cat
Dog
Goats
Dairy Goat
Meat Goat
Co Meat Goat
Pygmy Goat
Horse
Dressage
Gaming
Judging
Jumping/Combined Training
Ranch
Non-Animal Projects
Co Non-Animal
Art
Clothing/Fashion Revue
Communications
Fiber Arts
Foods
Horticulture
Knitting/Crocheting
Miscellaneous
Photography
Co Photography
Science/Engineering/Technology
Sheep
Shooting Sports
Small Animal
Cavy
Poultry
Rabbit
Swine
Ass’t Swine
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Stephanie Brown
Kellie Myrick
Betty Carestia
Sue Newnham
Diane Keith
Shannon Reichert
Diane Keith
Shannon Reichert
Diane Keith
Dani Decker
Lydia Robinson
PeggySue Watson
Diane Keith
Krisa Spiesschaert
Molly Hurtado
Julie Dentinger
Sharon Kendall
Julie Dentinger
Correne Cleland
Molly Hurtado
Heather Baldock
Heather Baldock
Ralph Carestia
Audrey deHoop
Cindy Hamel
Ralph Carestia
Peggy Smith
Katie Feinauer
Brittany Thompson
Kimberly Mauch
Dawn Lytle
Theresa Ostrom
Carol Reid
Holly Ghan
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Klamath County Training Corner
Leaders Only
New 4-H Volunteer Training and Orientation
Wednesday November 7th, 2012 at the Extension Office Conference
Room 5:30pm-7:30pm
Youth Development Fundamentals: How they relate to your project
areas
Wednesday November 14th, 2012 at the Extension Office
Auditorium 5:30pm-7:30pm
Youth, Leaders, Parents
Investing Your Livestock Auction Funds
Wednesday November 28th, 2012 at the Extension Office
Auditorium 5:30pm-7:30pm
Klamath County Record Book Training
Wednesday December 5th, 2012 at the Extension Office Auditorium
5:30pm-7:30pm
New Foods Curriculum!
If you are a 4-H volunteer, judge, or an
interested individual, please make
plans to attend one of the upcoming
4-H Foods & Nutrition and Food
Preservation Trainings this fall. Dates
and locations are:
Saturday, September 29
Umatilla County – Pendleton
Saturday, October 13
Linn County – Albany
Saturday, November 10
Clackamas County – Oregon City
Saturday, November 17
Douglas County – Roseburg
The training will run from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Cost will be $30.00.
The fee covers lunch, refreshments, and one set of the new
curriculum.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Extension Auditorium
3328 Vandenberg Road
We want to encourage each project area to plan to send an adult
volunteer and a youth member representative to help us greet the
public and share with them all that 4-H has to offer. We will need
volunteers to bring refreshments (such as cookies) and lots of people
who can answer questions about the program
and the project areas available. Please mark
this date on your calendar now before your
schedule gets too busy! If your schedule just
won’t allow you to be there but you still want
to participate, alternate ideas include making
a display about your project area or club,
helping distribute advertising flyers to
schools, or making refreshments. And, of
course, what we would really love is to see
your smiling faces making the public feel welcome!!
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4-H Recognition Night 2012
Again this year, Klamath County 4-H will combine Youth Recognition
Night and the Leader Appreciation Banquet. This will take place on
November 13th.
Recognition will be given to County Fair Herdsmanship and Round
Robin showmanship winners, State Fair exhibitors, 4-H scholarship
recipients, market beef and lamb Carcass of Merit, County Medals,
and more. 4-H Volunteer Leaders will be recognized for years of
service and various committees they serve on. This evening is a great
opportunity for younger youth to learn about the opportunities that
await them as they progress through the program.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
6:00 p.m.
Klamath County Fairgrounds
Multi-Purpose Hall
Leadership Opportunity Alert!
After the upcoming Open House, we will be in high gear with
preparations for the Recognition Night. We will be looking for older
youth to help with planning and organizing and this is a terrific
opportunity for some leadership experience! If this piques your
interest, don’t delay...give us a call or send an e-mail and let us know
you want to help. This will be a neat way to gain some experience that
can be not only a good résumé builder but also you can have some
input about how to make a special night for everyone in our program.
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