December 2013
Klamath Clover Co-Op
Online Edition
Klamath County 4-H Department
Your 4-H Newsletter has posted!
4-H Staff
Jed Smith
Sophia Carroll
[email protected]
[email protected]
Agents and Office Staff
Willie Riggs
Tracy Brunner
Claudia Tosh
Patty Case
Keely Moxley
Stacey Todd
Karen Hottman
Diane Silberstein
Janet Rojna
OSU Klamath Basin Research & Extension Center
6923 Washburn Way., 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 crew here we are already into December, and the holidays are right
around the corner. Very hard to believe that the year has gone by so
quickly, or at least it feels that way for me. For all of you 4-H members
out in the county and abroad you are winding down on the first third of
the school year so I am sure that you are all looking forward to winter
break! I know you will either be using your increased home time for
project related work or recreation in the wonderful area we all live in
here in the Klamath Country.
I am sure that you are all aware that our Extension Office has now moved
to the same site as our Experiment Station, all collocated at 6923
Washburn Way. No matter the circumstances that brought us all to this
new location and new chapter of Extension in Klamath County we the
staff of KBREC are very happy to be in our new “home”. This site is
going to be great for so many reasons. While we may not have quite as
much meeting space as we once did, the facilities are nice and new and
ready to be used. With the move I very much recognize that some items
of business have been delayed and I can also reassure you that we are
doing our level best to get things caught up and back to normal. You
have all been very patient through all of this and I can only begin to tell
you how thankful we are for that.
One other thing to keep in your minds for this coming year is this, OSU
KBREC will be working through the process to place a Service District
on the November 2014 ballot. The purpose of this effort will be to ensure
stable funding for the 4-H Program at the local level as well as the rest of
Research and Extension in Klamath County. At this time we do not have
a number to share or rate to suggest, more to come on that soon. In
January there will be an All-Leaders meeting for the 4-H crew held here
at the new Learning Center and our Center Director Willie Riggs will go
over our journey for the next twelve months.
Please do not worry or fret about what is to come on the funding side of
the program. Our staff as well as volunteers from the community are
working hard to make sure that Extension and Research is here for
Klamath County for the next 100 years. We thank you all for your
support of what we have done in the past and what we know you will do
in the future. The people working on the funding effort are great, and
you can rest a little easier knowing they are working for you on this
one.
As this is also the December issue of the Klamath Clover Co-Op a
very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, or whatever maybe your holiday pleasure to you and your family! I know you all will be out in
force in this season of giving doing community service by helping
those in need. See you all around the County!!
JED
Klamath County 4-H Enrollment

Returning member enrollment has ended.

Friday, January 2: New Member enrollment deadline
The enrollment fee is remaining at $30/member with a $60/household
maximum. Enrollment packets can be downloaded from our website on
the members page at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/kbrec/members or
printed copies can be obtained from our office.
Enrollment forms for new members should be signed by the club leaders
and all forms should be complete with both the youth and parent signatures
before they are turned in to us.
State 4-H Scholarships
Information on 2013 State 4-H scholarships and
County/State 4-H Fair scholarships has been
updated and is now available at http://
oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/oregon-4hscholarships. We encourage members who are
heading to college in fall 2013 to apply! Applications must be approved
and signed by county 4-H agents; to meet this requirement applications
must be turned into our office no later than February 20, 2013.
Fair Dates for 2014
Yes, it’s true, Fair dates have been changed for 2014. The Klamath
County Fair will be August 13-17, 2014. We know you realize this was
NOT our decision. But it is something we must live with.
We do understand this brings up many concerns, especially for our
members wanting to participate at State Horse Fair and Klamath County
Fair. So we are asking for you to please submit your concerns in writing
to Sophia at [email protected] . We are hoping that can
brainstorm ways to lessen the stress and provide as many opportunities
to our youth members as possible. But please understand that these are
the dates will we have to live with for the foreseeable future.
Rotary Livestock Loan Program
For all who are planning on raising a large livestock animal
for the coming 2013-2014 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 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
please call the extension office at 541-883-7131 or obtain the
application at http://www.kcrotary.org/LivestockLoanApp.cfm.
International Exchange
Oregon families have the opportunity to host youth from other
countries for 3-4 weeks during the summer (dates for 2014 are still in
the rough but will happen June-August). 2014 Inbound international
4-H exchange opportunities include the
following countries:
· Norway
· Japan
· Cameroon
· Argentina
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact:
Katie Feinauer at [email protected] or (541) 892-0958.
NEW OPEN 4-H COMPUTER LAB TIMES
4-H Computer Lab time will begin January 22, 2014.
The Learning Center at KBREC will be open to 4-H members
from 3:30pm-6pm every 4th Wednesday of the month. Members
will be able to work with Microsoft Office programs and could
also have support on working on their 4-H record books.
If you are interested, please contact Katie Feinauer at:
541-892-0958
Or
[email protected]
Recognition Dinner and Program
What to say about the 4-H Recognition Dinner and Awards Program
2013? Certainly first and foremost a very large and resounding THANK
YOU to the Klamath County 4-H Teen Council for hosting the evening.
Also a large thanks to our many sponsors of the event this year, your support made the whole evening possible. There were well over 150 people in
attendance at this years function and everyone involved in the program
loves to see that kind of a turn out. Thank you all that could make the
evening.
We also need a big Thank You to all of the 4-H members, Leaders, and
Families that make the program what is in Klamath County. The 4-H program simply could not perform at the level it does without the many of
you all contributing heart, soul, time and talent into the program. It is your
influx of knowledge and personal touch that continues to make
4-H
one of the strongest youth organizations in the country. You all are the life
-blood of the program and the staff of OSU KBREC extends our most
appreciative Thanks to you all!
And next time you visit the following establishments, thank them for their
support.
Yummy’s Cowboy Cuisine
The Cakery
Sherm’s Thunderbird Market
Alberstsons
Turn Thom Tire Factory
Howard’s Meats
Collins Products
Klamath Basin Equipment
And a special thank you to Langell Valley Beef for serving those wonderful desserts. Well done!
NEWS FROM LONG EARS AND SHORT TAILS
The leaders of Long Ears and Short Tails Rabbit 4-H club would like to recognize 2 outstanding members on their accomplishments in the 2013 year. Both
Leslie Allen and Jacob Arntz show not only in Klamath County 4-H but in open
American Rabbit Breeders Assc. Rabbit shows around Oregon and California
and both of these members had an outstanding year.
Leslie Allen in June of 2013 won Best In
show with a beautiful Siamese Sable Netherland Dwarf buck named Bun’nays Tater competing against many breeders and rabbits at the
BelCampo Rabbit field day in CA. This was her
first Best In Show win in an open show. Leslie
also went on to win Reserve Grand Champion
Rabbit with a home bred Mini Satin buck at the
Klamath County Fair.
Jacob Arntz had a great year as well winning 2 Best Reserve in Shows and 1 Best
In Show. In September Jacob, with a home bred rabbit won Reserve Best in
Show with his Rabbit named Chocolate Covered Gummy Worms- A chocolate
Havana at the CORBA rabbit show in Redmond Oregon. That same day he also
won Best In Show with another home bred rabbit named
Gummy Worms- A Black Havana. The next weekend at the
RVRF in Grants Pass Jacob
went on to win another Reserve Best in Show with Gummy Worms again. Both of these
shows are very large shows
competing again hundreds of
rabbits and breeders. Jacob also
won Grand Champion rabbit at
the 2013 Klamath County Fair
with a Mini Lop names LOJ
Lumpy Space Princess.
Congratulations are in order for both of these outstanding members in our
county. Our club and our county are lucky to have such dedicated and successful
members representing us.
Leaders Association Leadership
A very warm and appreciative welcome to our leader’s association leadership for 2013-14. And a big thank you to our outgoing council members and supers.
2014 Executive Council:
President: Carole Reid
2nd Vice: Shawn Blodgett
Treasurer: Leslie Wilkerson
At Large: Suzie Galloway
1st Vice: Rita Perozzi
Secretary: Tracie Reed
Historian: Amy McKinney
Youth Rep Rec.:Leslie Allen,
Past President: Linda Ham merich
Jessica Criss
2014 Superintendents:
Beef Division:
Cat Division:
Dog Division:
Goat Division:
Kellie Myrick & Gregg Sherrill
Betty Carestia
Sue Newnham
Diane Keith
Pygmy Goat: Diane Keith
Meat Goat: Matt McCadden
Dairy Goat: Open
Horse Division: Dani Decker
Gaming:
Judging:
Jump/Comb:
Ranch Horse:
Dressage:
PeggySue Watson
Open
Diane Keith
Krisa Spiesschaert .
Lydia Robinson .
Sheep Division:
Peggy Smith
Shooting Sports Div.: Katie Feinauer
Small Animal Division: Brittany Thompson
Cavvy:
Poultry:
Rabbit:
Swine Division:
Non-Animal:
Joanna Morris
Open
Kris Allen
Shawn Blodgett & Pam Greene
Molly Hurtado & Julie Dentinger
Art:
Sharon Kendall
Clothing/FR: Julie Dentinger
Comm:
Sharon Kendall
Fiber Arts: Correne Cleland
Foods:
Molly Hurtado
Horticulture: Heather Baldock
Knitting/Cro.: Heather Baldock
Misc.:
Betty Carestia
Photography: Audrey deHoop & Cindy Hamel
S.T.E.M.:
Ralph Carestia
6 Non-Animal
5
Shooting Sports
Leaders
5:30PM EOLC
Leaders 6PM EOC
Mon
Sun
KBREC
6923 Washburn Way
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
541.883.7131
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Tue
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New Members
Enrollment Deadline 5PM
Fri
Thu
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January
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Sat
Room Key
EOC=Extension Office Conference Room
EOLC= Extension Office Learning enter
26
19
12
21
14
Small-Animal
Leaders
6:00PM EOLC
Horse Leaders
6:00pm EOC
27
28
6pm EOC
New Leader
All Leaders 6:30pm
Training
EOLC
5:30pm EOLC
Beef Leaders 7pm
EOC
Swine Leaders 7pm
EOLC
20 Exec Council
Sheep Leaders
6:30pm EOLC
6:30pm EOC
13 Goat Leaders
EOLC
5:30-7:30pm
Training
Record Book
29
Computer Lab
3:30-6PM EOLC
22 Open 4-H
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30
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4-H Survivor
Camp
February 14-16 2014
Camp Elkanah
For Oregon 4-H members in
Grades 8 – 12
Limited to 30
Kids
Early-bird Registration
COST: $60.00 Early-bird
$75 after Jan. 15 - Feb. 1, 2014
January 15, 2014
Name:
Address:
____________________________________
Phone:
E-mail:
Grade:
Age:
Sex: Male____
Female____
County:
Diet Requirements?:
Physical Restrictions?:
Clip and return to your
OSU Extension Office with check.
Payable to: Union Co. 4-H Leaders Assoc.
More info call: Janice @ 541-523-6418
We Moved!
Even though the move and new address has been previously discussed in this
addition of the newsletter we at KBREC want to make sure you have the information multiple ways and times. The new address for OSU Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center (KBREC) is 6923 Washburn Way, Klamath Falls,
OR 97603. We are moved in and ready for business, please feel free to come by
just to check things out.
We still have meeting facilities available for use on site, though slightly reduced
in size they are quality meeting facilities. Available for use we have the Learning
Center which consists of two rooms. The largest being the classroom ,or what at
the other site would have been the auditorium, and the smaller space will still be
known as the conference room just as it was in our previous location.
Please when reserving these spaces pay close attention to how many people will
be in attendance and book the rooms accordingly, we wish to be efficient with
our space as do you. To reserve the rooms you will still need to call the office at
541-883-7131 and schedule a time and date, and you will need to come in within
24 hours of use to check out a key to the facility and sign a KBREC Room Rental Agreement, which will be kept on file. This key must be dropped in the Lock
Box in the Learning Center at the conclusion of your meeting or workshop.
Come by and check things out!
Leadership Fees for 2014
As you all are learning as volunteers this year with the Klamath County 4-H
Youth Development Program there is now a $10 leader enrollment fee. Depending on what project you are associated with i.e. horse, or nearly all others
there is either a $2 or $1 insurance fee associated with being a volunteer. The
remainder of the $10 being collected goes back into the Klamath County 4-H
Leaders Association for use towards awards, event scholarships (youth and
adult), and various other operating expenses associated with the operation of
the non-profit group. The increased fee was voted into being last Spring 2013
by the Executive Council of the Klamath County Leaders Association, it was
not instituted by OSU or KBREC staff. As a volunteer should you wish to
change this fee structure please speak with your Executive Council, they meet
each month and you are welcome to be a guest to the meeting and be heard.
Please understand this $10 charge was not to “make” money, but rather to replace dollars that have gone out for many years and never been replenished. If
you have suggestions to the Leaders Association and how they might fundraise
to a greater capacity again please share your thoughts with them.
Leaders Association News
Due to size constraints, we’ve had to break up the All Leaders
Mtgs into small groups. Maintaining the every other month
pattern, the new schedule begin January 2014 and is as follows:
First Monday 6PM
Non-Animals Conference Room (Beginning January 6th)
Shooting Sports Classroom 5:30PM (Beginning January
6th)
Second Monday 6:30PM
Goats Conference Room (Beginning January 13th)
Sheep Classroom (Beginning January 13th)
Third Monday 7:00PM
Beef Conference Room (Beginning January 20th)
Swine Classroom (Beginning January 20th)
Fourth Monday 6:00PM
Horse Conference Room (Beginning January 27th)
Small-Animals Classroom (Beginning January 27th)
Dogs TBA
In addition, there will be an All Leaders Meeting January
20th at 6:30PM and another on July 21st at 6:30PM.
All Animal Sciences (Livestock & Small Animals) will have
a group meeting on Monday, February 24th at 6:30PM.
These are important meetings so please plant to attend.
Klamath Clover Co-Op Newsletter
Online and Print Editions
Changes are coming to the Klamath Clover Newsletter. Traditionally the
Clover has focused on events, trainings, general information and deadlines
and was mailed bimonthly. But things often came up mid-cyle, yet was important enough to spread the news. So we’ve decided to mix it up a little.
Starting with this edition, we will have a monthly online edition that will be
sent via email and will be posted on Facebook on or around the 15th of the
month. The online edition will include training announcements, deadlines,
etc. And then quarterly—the months of January, April, July and October—
we will do a print version, which will include Jed’s Journal and a collection
of works from the online edition. The print edition will be mailed to each 4H household, one per home.
We encourage clubs and individuals to submit photos and articles. However the submission date is now the 5th of the month. Please submit articles
electronically to Sophia at [email protected] .
If you’d like to stay on top of all the happenings,
we highly recommend you like us on FaceBook.
https://www.facebook.com/Klamath.County.4H
We post daily, sometime numerous times. And following us will ensure know the happenings as they
happen.
Klamath County Training Corner
New 4-H Volunteer Training and Orientation
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the KBREC Learning Center
5:30pm-8:30pm Leaders only
Klamath County Record Book Training
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 at the KBREC Learning Center
5:30pm-7:30pm Youth, Leaders and/or Parents
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014 at the KBREC Learning Center
5:30-7:30pm Youth, Leaders and/or Parents
West-Watters-Buchanan
Scholarship needs help!
For many of the older youth with livestock in our local 4-H and FFA
programs, the West-Watters-Buchanan Scholarship is known as one of the
largest scholarships not only for the initial amount typically granted to
deserving recipients, but also because the scholarship has historically
included the option for an annual renewal opportunity. Typically the largest
fundraiser of the year occurs at the Klamath County Fair Rotary Junior
Livestock Auction; this year, the amount raised was markedly reduced
which leaves the scholarship fund in the position of potentially not being
able to continue giving at the level they have in the past.
You can help! If you or a business you know of is in a position of being
able to make a contribution, tax-deductible donations in any amount can be
made to the West-Watters-Buchanan Scholarship fund and can be sent to
our office at 6923 Washburn Way, Klamath Falls, OR 97603.