January 2014
Klamath Clover Co-Op
Print Edition
Klamath County 4-H
Your 4-H Newsletter has arrived
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 gang here we are smack dab in the middle of winter and we
have very little in the way of precipitation to show for it. I hope
you all are thinking forward to where and what to purchase as
forage and feed resource for your project animals this year, as
prices may increase with increased demand. The really nice side
of this unusual weather we have been having this winter is that it
tends to be pretty gentle on your critters so they can grow!
I would also like to mention again here that our own Amanda
Blodgett has been appointed to the Klamath County Fair Board
for this next term. Amanda has been and continues to be an integral part of our 4-H program and is taking it to the next level
with this new position. Thank you Amanda and family for all
you have done and continue to do for us all!
In related news to the Fair Board, that group has let us know already what the 2014 judges contracts will be as well as what the
premium program will be. For this year our premiums will be
afforded to all classes that have been premium in the past with
the exception of market classes as there is a major potential for
income with a market project. Please be sure and thank the Fair
Board for making this possible for your program, you can send
them correspondence through the Klamath County Fairgrounds
office.
Take care, stay warm, and see you around the County!!
Klamath Clover Co-Op
Newsletter Online
and Print Editions
Changes are coming to the Klamath Clover Co-Op Newsletter. Traditionally the Clover has focused on events, trainings, general information and deadlines and was mailed bimonthly. But things often came
up mid-cycle, yet was important enough to spread the news. So we’ve decided to mix it up a little.
Starting with last month’s December edition, we now 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 4-H 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] .
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. Horse fair is August 7-10, 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.
We are also pleased to announce that
4-H Leader, Amanda Blodgett has been
appointed to the Klamath County 4-H
Board. Congratulations, Amanda! We
couldn’t be more thrilled.
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.
Beef Spring Weigh
Weigh--In
There will be only one beef weigh-in location this spring. The weighin will be held at Barrett Livestock in Langell Valley on March 1,
2014 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cost is $20.00 for one steer and $7.00 for
back up steers. 8 way and dewomer will be donated. Please have
your steers halter broke.
Directions: Go through Bonanza heading east. When you come to
the park head east on East Langell Valley Road. Drive approximately
8 miles. Turn right on Gale Road. Turn right at the second driveway
on right hand side of road. There will be signs at the Gale Road
intersection and at the driveway.
All steers must be weighed at this weigh-in. If you have any concerns
about the date or location please contact Kelli Myrick @ 541-2815752 or Greg Sherrill @ 541-891-3780.
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 4:30pm-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.
COMMUNITY
SERVICE IN ACTION
Dec 14th, 2013 BorderTown 4-H club members and
leaders spent the afternoon visiting with the residents of
Linkville Assisted Living facility in Klamath Falls, OR.
The 4-H members brought Christmas cards and gifts for
each resident as well as bringing three baby pygmy goats
for the residents to pet and interact with. The residents
along with the BorderTown 4-H club had a very special
day together and this was just the first visit of many
more to come through the year 2014.
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Horse Leaders
6:00pm EOC
Small-Animal Leaders 6:00PM EOLC
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Record Book Training
5:30-7:30pm
EOLC
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Open 4-H Computer
Lab 3:30-6PM
EOLC
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Thu
Wed
January
Closed
New Leader Training
Exec Council 6pm
5:30-8:30pm
EOC
EOLC
All Leaders 7:00 pm
EOLC
20 MLK Day-Office 21
Goat Leaders
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Non-Animal Leaders
Mon
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KBREC
6923 Washburn Way
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
541.883.7131
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Room Key
EOC=Extension Office Conference Room
EOLC= Extension Office Learning enter
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Horse Leaders
6:00pm EOC
All Animal Science
Leaders Mtg 6:30
PM EOLC
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Exec Council 6pm
EOC
Supers 6:30pm
Day: Office Closed
Mon
Sun
KBREC
6923 Washburn Way
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
541.883.7131
EOLC
5:30-7:30pm
Record Book Training
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Open 4-H Computer
Lab 3:30-6PM EOLC
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EOC=Extension Office Conference
Room
EOLC= Extension Office Learning enter
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
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 another All Leaders Meeting 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 plan to attend.
SAVE THE DATE
FOR OREGON’S
4-H SUMMER CONFERENCE,
JUNE 25
25--28, 2014
Summer Conference is an opportunity for youth grades 7-12 to
travel to Corvallis, explore campus life, make new friends, learn,
and have a lot of fun. While here, participants attend workshops on a wide variety of subjects. Over 80 classes are offered
including dog agility, a logging site tour, animal anatomy, fly
fishing, origami, and etiquette.
In addition to attending workshops, participants will hear a nationally acclaimed speaker, participate in a Community Service
project, and enjoy many fun activities such as a pool party and
dance.
Members arrive on campus early Wednesday afternoon, either
through their own transportation or on the summer conference
charter buses, then stay in a campus dorm and eat at a dining
hall. The conference is capped off with a closing program Saturday morning where new state ambassadors and national congress delegates are announced.
Registration begins May 1, 2014.
For more info:
http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/4hsummer-conference
SUMMER CONFERENCE
T-shirt Design Contest – entries due March 15
It’s time again for our annual OSU Summer Conference T-shirt
design contest! For all you creative 4-H members out there, try
your hand at graphic design. If your design is selected, you will
receive a $100 credit on your OSU Summer Conference Registration fee.
Guidelines for Contest
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Design is to include the theme of “4-H: Changing Lives
Since 1902”
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There should be an official 4-H clover somewhere in the
design
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The design is for the back of the t-shirt
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Must be created and submitted electronically to the email
address below
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The T-Shirt design should include no more than three
colors
T-Shirts designs are due by March 15th and should be sent to
[email protected].
Include your first and last name as well as your phone number
and county in your email.
February 10-16th is Random
Acts of Kindness Week
Ideas for RAK Week:
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Pay for the coffee of the person in line
behind you at the coffee shop.
Take cupcakes to retirement home.
Donate food, blankets or old towels to the animal shelter.
Send Valentines to service men and women overseas.
Smile at 10 strangers.
Walk your neighbor’s dog.
Babysit for a friend.
Muck your leader’s stalls.
Let someone go in line in front of you.
Send a hand written letter of appreciation to someone
Bring a treat to your friend, co-worker or neighbor
Donate to a food pantry
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of
intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know
even one life has breathed easier because you have
lived. This is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Klamath County Training Corner
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
East of the Cascades Show Sale
Livestock Sale & Educational Event
March 30, 2014
At the Deschutes County Fairgrounds
Classes at 11am
Auction to start at 1pm
Sponsored by Unified Tenders 4-H Club
Inquiries email [email protected] or call 541.647.7475
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.