Spring 2014
Klamath Clover Co-Op
Print Edition
Klamath County 4-H
Your 4-H Newsletter has arrived
KBREC Staff & Faculty
Willie Riggs…..Director, Regional Administrator
Extension Office:
Research Station:
Sophia Carroll (4-H)
Brian Charlton
Tracy Brunner
Rich Roseberg
Claudia Tosh
Nichole Baley
Keely Moxley
Tom Silberstein
Patty Case
Guy Morrow
Stacey Todd
Diane Silberstein
Janet Rojna
Karen Hottman
Lauren Daniels
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/
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Jed’s Journal
Well Klamath County 4-H Family this note is my final message to you all as
your County Agent. It has been an amazing and wonderful experience
these past 6 ½ years as your 4-H Agent here in Klamath County. You have
all been a great group of youth and adults to work with and alongside. I will
forever have many fond memories of my time here with you all. The youth
of this county have such an amazing group of volunteer leaders and parents
that support this program so whole heartedly, I truly hope all of you 4-H
and FFA members realize what you have here. This program really is a giant family and the feats that have been accomplished in my time here are a
testament to the power of you all and your positive effect on the community.
There are a couple of critter concerns on the horizon at present that you all
do need to be aware of and trust in your agents, staff members, and superintendents on these things and the decisions that will have to be made. The
first and largest concern right now is of course the Swine PEDv that is going around the nation. This is bad stuff for sure, and your superintendent
and leaders have a plan to protect all of your swine, again trust in them.
The “good” thing about this bug is that it is NOT transmittable to humans
or other species. The other bio-hazard that is somewhat of a yearly occurrence in the west is that of the Equine herpes strain. There has been one
confirmed case in Lane County already this year, but this is treatable and
the veterinarians around the state are able to diagnose and correct this one.
I can also assure you as we all move forward that Willie Riggs our region 6
administrator will be working with the 4-H program leaders to make sure
you have a 4-H faculty member here and up and running soon. You also
have Sophia who is here to help and you are lucky to have someone as professional and helpful as her on staff here. Trust in these folks as well as the
rest of the staff at OSU KBREC they all have your best interests at heart an
in their practice.
My wife Lindsey, baby daughter Addalee and I will be moving to the
Willamette Valley as my new job is up there. We hope to see you around
whether it be up there somewhere or down here around County Fair perhaps. Thank you for all that you have done for us! We wish you all the very
best!
Jedediah D. Smith
SPRING SWINE WEIGH-IN CANCELED
By a unanimous vote, swine leaders opted to suspend the swine spring weigh-in this year. The
Klamath County bill of sale is still required to be
turned in along with any needed out of state vet
records and a $5 fee by noon on May 31.
The logistics of how the pigs will be ear tagged
and receive their Ivomec will be worked out at the
next swine leaders meeting May 19th.
We will be sure keep you apprised of the situation, so stay tuned.
Congratulations to Brielle McKinney!
She is the recipient of the Oregon 4-H
Foundation Scholarship.
You go, Girl!
Best of luck with your future plans!
L.A. West-Watters-Buchanan Scholarship
Deadline: May 15, 2014
Candidate must have been a Klamath County
resident for a minimum of 4 years and have
participated in 4-H or FFA for minimum of 4
consecutive years with a market project in
beef, sheep, swine, goat or small animal.
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/kbrec/4-h-recognition-scholarships
My name is Hannah
Speegle, and this June I
have been given the amazing opportunity to travel to
Japan for an eight week
foreign exchange program.
My first four weeks I will
be in Tokyo attending language school there, working on learning Japanese.
After I complete the first
four weeks of my program,
I join another 4-H exchange and spend my last four
weeks with another host family learning everything
about the Japanese culture. 4-H has presented my with
this amazing cultural exchange program, and I can’t
wait to leave at the end of the school year!
I really can't seem to stop thinking about how crazy
awesome it's going to be there. It's been an amazing
journey just getting ready for my exchange, it is completely unreal, and breathe taking, to think that my
journey is really just beginning!
If you would like to follow me as my exchange unfolds, just follow my travel blog, at
freedomsearch2014.blogspot.com
Klamath County
4-H Invited to
Pink Out Night
at OIT!
OIT’s President Maples vowed he would kiss a pig
if mascot Hootie won the CCC’s Mascot Challenge. Hootie did, so on Feb 8th, Merrill Super
Swine was invited to bring Admril the pig to OIT.
Admril arrived complete with pink painted hooves
and an Owl’s shirt that said, “Guess who loves
you…”
OIT extended a big
thank you to
the many
4-H organizations/clubs
and to Merrill
Super Swine
for participating.
BorderTown 4-H attended a workshop with demo's
on feeding, showmanship, grooming meat goats, along
with a small show for the youth to practice with their
upcoming 4-H meat goats.
Fun was had by all those that attended. BorderTown
4-H was represented by Kerri Burt, Hanna and Emma
Gnech, Myranda and Allison Edgars, and Jordan Baily.
Leaders and parents were there to support our youth.
To save paper and postage, we have reduced the size of fliers
for events outside the county. You may view them full size
with our digital newsletter at
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/kbrec/4-h-youth-development
A horse is the projection of
peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful,
beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us escape
from our mundane
existence. -Pam Brown
Until one has loved
an animal, a part of
one's soul remains
unawakened.”
― Anatole France
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Horse Leaders
6:00pm EOC
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6pm EOC
Exec Council Mtg
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KBREC
6923 Washburn Way
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
541.883.7131
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Open 4-H Computer
Lab 4:30-6PM
EOLC
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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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6pm EOC
Supers 6:30pm
EOLC
Beef 7pm EOC
Swine 7 pm EOLC
EOLC
5:30-7:30pm
Open 4-H Computer
Lab 4:30-6PM EOLC
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EOLC= Extension Office Learning enter
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May 2014
Record Book Training
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Goat Leaders
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Leaders 6pm EOC
Tue
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KBREC
6923 Washburn Way
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
541.883.7131
LOCAL EVENTS
Southeastern Oregon
Nonprofit Organization Board Training
This board member training event features popular instructors presenting
timely workshops for new and veteran board members. Participants will
have ample opportunity to ask questions and explore issues related to their
nonprofit organization. Topics being addressed include: governing board
responsibilities, understanding and using financial information, nonprofit
legal documents and strengthening board leadership.
RUNNING Y RANCH MAY 17, 9-4
http://www.nonprofitsteward.org/trainings
LOCAL HORSE EVENTS
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4-H Open Equitation & Showmanship Clinic on
Monday, April 21, at the fairgrounds 6:00-8:00.
Horse Pre-Fair is Saturday, May 10, at the
fairgrounds beginning at 9:00
Food Prep & Mini Meal Contest
May 2 & 3 at KCC
KCC will be hosting the food prep/mini meal contests
this year. The contest is scheduled for May 2-3, between 9
am and 4 pm each day, (county schools are closed on the
2nd). Each member is responsible for calling the extension office and scheduling their preferred time. Deadline
to schedule time is April 22nd at 5:00pm.
Juniors
Pacific Northwest Foods contest – 1 hour
Intermediates/Seniors can participate in either or both:
Pacific Northwest Foods contest – 1 hour
Mini Meal contest – 2 hours
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled
time. The contest will be held in Building 4 Room
416. Parents are invited to wait in the commons area while
members participate in the contest.
Information packets are available at the extension office if
you have questions regarding the contests and
requirements.
It’s Not Too Early to Think About Fair!
Can you believe it’s that time again already? And this year is bringing lots of change, from new fair dates to new extension employees.
We thought it might be helpful to offer some deadlines and important dates that you can hang on the fridge. Please keep in mind
that as a new agent comes on he or she may want to tweak dates
just ever so slightly, but the below dates will be really good starting
point. And as always we will keep you updated.
May 1: Horse ID Page due to Extension Office
July 3: 4-H/FFA Exhibition Entries and Exhibition Agreement
deadline.
July 7-10: Record Book Check
July 10: Photo for Auction Sales Cards. Clubs will be taking their
own photos again this year. Photos are due to the office July
10th. Leaders were sent some parameters to follow to have a successful photo. We will send those out again as the date gets closer.
Or you can always request them from Sophia.
July 15: Last date for clubs to request stall cards from the Extension This year we will only create stall cards upon request. So if
you’d like stall cards created from ShoWorks, you must request
them from Sophia on or before July 15.
July 21: All Leaders Meeting.
July 22: Clerk Training
August 7-10: Horse Fair
August 14-17: Klamath County Fair
This year there is a very short turn around for Oregon State Fair—
plus new staff members at KBREC and KCF—so it’s imperative
that we all plan ahead. It will make fair smoother for everyone.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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
MASTER GARDNER
PLANT SALE
JUNE 7th, 9-3
Farmers’ Market location
9th Street between
Klamath Ave and Main St
Vegetables and flower
plants available.
Proceeds benefit
Agricultural
Science Scholarships
FAREWELL, OLD FRIEND!
4-H members,
volunteers and
KBREC staff
came together to
say goodbye to our
trusted agent, Jed
Smith.
There is no doubt he
will be missed by
many folks around
the Klamath Basin &
4-H organization.
We wish him,
and his family,
great luck and
know he will be
successful with
his new life
journey.!
Looks like
an intense
meeting
of great
minds.
Many words
of “Thanks”
and “You’ll
be missed,”
were spoken.