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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
Jewel Haskins
Patty Case
Claudia Tosh
Stacey Todd
Karen Hottman
Trisha Nagorski
Laurie Wayne
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. Oregon State University
Extension Service offers educational programs, activities, and materials without discrimination
based on age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin,
race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status. Oregon State University Extension
Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This publication will be made available in accessible
formats upon request. Please call (541) 883-7131 for information.
Jed’s Journal
Well everyone once again we have made it through a Klamath
County winter! It seems to have been on the mild side so beware we
could end up having a lingering long spring season as I know we can all
remember last year’s Junevember type weather. With spring time and
increasing daylight hours keeps a watchful eye out on your animal
friends as the sugars increase in that nicely greening up grass.
Also on the side of academics this time of year I know you all will be
getting that bug to be outside doing things and not so into your
schoolwork, we all know that happens this time of year. That being
said please remember that you get out of your education what you put
into it, so pay attention and do quality work all the way through it will
really help you in the long run. For those doing spring sports of any
kind good luck to you and may it be a fruitful season indeed!
As we move forward keep in mind that summer will be here before we
know it. Keep in mind the opportunities that summer brings with it
such as OSU Summer Conference and State Fair. We would love to see
many of you exhibit at the State Fair this year; it is really a great time. I
certainly have a great many fond memories of my days at State Fair as a
youth and I wouldn’t trade them for the world.
You all take care and I look forward to seeing you around as we have
workshops and other events around the county in the coming months.
JED
“It’s on like Bing Bong Jack!!!”
- Si Robertson
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L. A. WEST/TOM WATTERS/DOROTHY BUCHANAN
Rotary Junior Livestock Scholarship
Due Date: May 15 by 5:00 p.m.
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Applicant must be a member of 4-H and /or FFA and a livestock
exhibitor at the Klamath County Fair in the year in which the
scholarship is awarded.
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Candidate must have been in 4-H and/or FFA for a minimum
consecutive 4 years, with a market livestock project in a beef,
sheep, swine, or goat (or combination thereof) division.
In January, application materials were provided to all eligible seniors,
as well as to high school guidance counselors and FFA advisors. If you
think you are eligible and did not receive these materials, please
contact Misty at [email protected].
Brittany Goes to Washington!
Brittany Williams, student worker in Extension
Administration, Collegiate 4-H National Action
Board Chairman, and former 4-H State
Ambassador for Klamath County, was awarded a
summer internship with the Citizen Washington
Focus (CWF) program.
CWF is a week-long 4-H citizenship program for
youth that takes place at the National 4-H Youth
Conference Center, just one mile from the
Washington, DC border. Brittany will spend the
summer as a program facilitator and tour guide for the 4-H youth
groups that come to Washington, DC.
Congratulations, Brittany!
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Forty Shorties club
By : Emma Gnech
The Forty Shorties traveled to Cloverdale, California for the Cloverdale
Citrus Fair. Baylee Rogers, Hanna Gnech and Emma Gnech all
participated in the pygmy goat show held February 16th and 17th.
After traveling all night the three Triad students took care of our
animals and went to bed at midnight. We started showing Saturday
the 16th at 10:00 am. All three girls did well in showmanship with
Baylee placing 6th, Hanna placing 5th, and Emma placing 4th. Emma's
goat "Krimp" was named "Best Wether" for the Junior show. After the
Junior show we participated in the first "Open Show.” The highest
anyone placed was 2nd; that was Baylee and Dream. On Sunday, Emma
won her showmanship class. We learn a lot about hard work and
sportsmanship when we go to goat shows. It is hard to compete
against your friends. Someone always wins and someone always loses.
You can do everything right and you still get the gate (when the judge
asks you to leave without even placing you). Our motto is "on to the
next show."
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Summer Conference
Even though it is just the end of March it is not too early to be planning
for OSU Summer Conference. This is a wonderful event filled with fun
and opportunity. Over 300 of your 4-H peers will be there sharing their
experiences and ideas. There is a little bit of everything on the list of
things to do at the conference from handicrafts to full-fledged tours of
logging sites or the coast. Registration materials will likely be posted as
early as April so stay in touch with the Extension Office for details when
that becomes available. The conference registration is usually in the
neighborhood of $250 including your bus fair to and from and all meals
while at the conference. That might seem like a lot of money, but rest
assured that if you start working on fundraising now you will have the
money by the time you arrive. Jed applied for and was awarded $500
towards your expenses for Summer Conference this year so fundraising
has already begun; see if you can match or exceed his efforts in
fundraising this year!
Talent Show
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Participants must attend the “4-H Has Talent” class on Thursday.
May enter as an individual or a team of up to eight members.
Participants must bring all props and supplies required for their
performance. Only a CD player will be provided.
All performances need to be less than five minutes since the major
focus of the 4-H Talent Show is entertainment. Youth are
encouraged to select music for piano and/or instrumentals that is
entertaining. Youth who opt to perform classical numbers may
need to do only one movement or part in order to fit in the time
requirement.
Categories:
 Variety - this category is for dramatic and/or comedy
readings, magic demonstrations, and other unique talent
presentations.
 Dance – ballet, jazz, tap, square dancing, etc.
 Vocal – Solo or group singing act
 Instrumental
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4-H Ambassador Program
The 4-H Ambassador program is for older youth who are interested in
leadership roles, public relations, and promoting 4-H in their
communities and across the state. There are two levels to the
program: County Ambassadors and State Ambassadors.
Youth can apply to be a county ambassador when they are in the 8th
grade or higher. Many counties have their members attend the
Ambassador Training session at Summer Conference while some
provide their own training. County Ambassadors provide leadership in
their counties. They might emcee awards ceremonies, assist in planning
a county-wide community service event, organize clinics, or help with
junior leader trainings. The possibilities are endless!
Youth can apply to be a State Ambassador when they are in the 9th
grade or higher. Applicants are interviewed at Summer Conference, and
the selected team is announced at the closing program. The primary
responsibilities of State Ambassadors are public relations and
promoting the 4-H program. State Ambassadors help at events such as
4-H State Fair, the Oregon Leaders Forum, and Summer Conference,
often serving on planning committees. They are expected to speak to
other groups about 4-H, complete a project (with the guidance of their
county agent), and post regularly on the Oregon 4-H Facebook page.
State Ambassador
applications are due
in the state office by
June 1, 2013 - so
interested youth
need to contact us
several weeks in
advance! Applicants
must attend Summer
Conference for a
training session and
an interview.
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History
Each state in western United States is assigned a year to host the
Western Region (4-H) Leaders’ Forum (WRLF) for adult and teen 4-H
volunteers. The Forum is scheduled from a Thursday afternoon through
a Sunday noon. Participants exchange great ideas for club/county
programming, attend workshops to gather resources and practice
skills, become inspired by motivational speakers, see new sites and
meet new people! It is great opportunity to learn, grow, travel, and
have FUN with Oregon 4-H friends.
Volunteers in Oregon Today: 2013- 2015
Volunteer committees are forming now. The Oregon 4-H Program will
host the WRLF in Portland. You can help determine the theme and
logo. One Oregon volunteer will receive a voucher for the amount of a
free registration (approximate $300 value) to attend the 2015 WRLF. A
professional artist will develop the theme idea into a logo to use on
websites, banners, shirts, print materials, presenter gifts, and more.
(Your artwork for the theme idea is welcome, but not necessary.)
If your proposed theme idea is selected, but the words are changed,
then the voucher will be for 75% of the cost of the registration fee. A
team of up to three (3) volunteers can submit an idea, and each person
listed on the original submission can receive a voucher worth 75% of
the registration fee if that idea is selected. Volunteers of ALL AGES are
welcome to participate! Creative ideas are welcome from parents and
neighbors of current 4-H volunteers too! The discount voucher(s) can
be passed to someone else in 2015 as needed. And up to three (3)
creative ideas can be submitted by an individual or team.
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By June 1, provide the following information to Marilyn Lesmeister:
My Theme Idea(s) is/are:
Category A = A “green” idea!
Category B = Any other idea!
My Name: (or) Names of our Creative Team:
__________________________________________________
My County:
__________________________________________________
Submit to Marilyn Lesmeister, via:
e-mail: [email protected]
fax: 541-737-1332
phone: 541-737-2794
Did You Know?
The 4-H Name & Emblem is a highly valued mark within our country’s
history. As such, it was granted a very unique and special status; it is in
a category similar to the Presidential Seal and the Olympic Emblem.
This federal protection makes it a mark into and of itself with
protection that supercedes the limited authorities of both a trademark
and a copyright. As a result, responsibility and stewardship for the 4-H
Name & Emblem were not given to
the U.S. Patent Office but were given
to a higher level of the federal
government, a member of the
Cabinet, the Secretary of
Agriculture. The Secretary has
responsibility for the 4-H Name and
Emblem, at the direct request of
Congress. The “18 USC 707” is the
statement in the United States Code
that outlines the protection of the
4-H Name & Emblem.
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Katie Feinauer would like to remind everyone
that we are still looking for host families for the
Japanese exchange program. You can find
information about this program at
http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/japan%E2%80%9
4summer-hosting-program. Please contact Katie
Feinauer at [email protected] or (541)
892-0958 if you have questions or would like
more information.
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Food Preparation
& Mini Meal Contests
Friday May 3
& Saturday May 4, 2013
Please call 541-883-7131
with your choice of times.
(1 hr for food prep, 2 hrs for mini-meal)
Food Preparation
and Mini Meal Contests
Saturday, April 6th, 2013 ● 9:00 a.m.
Mazama High School, presented by Molly Hurtado
Learn not only the basic “how-to’s” of the Food
Preparation and Mini Meal Contests, but also some
tips and tricks from leaders and experienced
participants to help kick your contest up a notch. This
will be a fun and informative class, so plan to attend!
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Training Corner
Everyone
April 13, 2013 Bio Security: Livestock disease transmission and
prevention
Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to learn how to
protect yourself, your animals, and the public from all of those littler
germs and such that could be around. This will be a fun and interactive
workshop for members, parents, and leaders alike. Lunch will be
provided as well!! This workshop will start at 8:00am and go until noon
at the Extension Office 3328 Vandenberg Road. Please RSVP if you
would like to take part by April 10th.
Youth
April 16, 2013 Interview Tips and Tricks for Life.
This will be an interesting and participatory session dealing with tricks
of the trade related to interviews that you may experience throughout
your life. Believe it or not you will likely have to interview for a great
many things throughout your life. They may happen at county fairs
during your show or when it comes time for scholarships when heading
off to college. Practice makes perfect so please come and join in on this
evening workshop and take home some tricks that could gain you that
foot up that you need. Workshop will start at 5:30pm at the Extension
Office 3328 Vandenberg Road. Please RSVP by April 12th.
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