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The State Teen Action Representative Retreat (STARR) is a threeday, fun-filled event where 4-H teens participate in a variety of
workshops and activities meant to challenge, excite and further develop life skills. STARR is open to all NYS 4-H Teens.
Cost: New registration fee $85.00* per person. Registration fee covers lodging, meals and workshop supplies.
*Contact Tessa if your are interested. Learn more @ http://
nys4h.cce.cornell.edu under the Events Page
As part of your enrollment fee, you should be receiving the 4-H
News bimonthly. The schedule is as follows:
January/February
March/April
May/June
July/August
September/October
November/December
We make every attempt to have the newsletter in the mail by the
first week of the month. Please let our office know if you do not
receive your newsletter. Copies of mailing labels are saved, and
we are able to verify if a label was generated for you for any given month.
REMEMBER: the latest newsletter, as well as past
issues, are always available on our website at http://cce.cornell.edu/
When requesting the use of outside facilities such as schools, churches, etc., please make note of
the following information taken from the Cornell University Financial Operations Resource Manual.
“Only the Association president (and/or Executive Director, if designated in the Association bylaws)
is authorized to sign contracts and agreements. It should be communicated to all staff (paid and
volunteer) that they should not sign any agreements, contracts or other documents, especially those containing hold harmless or indemnification clauses or similar language.”
Therefore, you are NOT to sign any contract, form/application agreeing to any “Rules and Regulations” , “Use of Facility” or “Terms or Conditions” when you are requesting to use a facility. CCE
Erie County’s insurer requires that the Executive Director’s signature be on all of those documents.
Please note also that these requests take time to process through our insurer, and should be given
adequate time (2 weeks or more) in the event there are terms that need review or amendment before approval.
Should you have any further questions regarding this policy, please contact Lynn Riley at
(716) 652-5400 ext. 131, or email at [email protected].
Valentine
Pancakes
* To freeze: Place the pancakes in labeled zipper bags
and freeze for up to 3 months
Accompaniments: honey, maple syrup, butter, raspberry sauce
Ingredients
1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 medium beets, roasted & pureed (about 3/4 cups)
1 1/4 cup milk
1/3 cup plain greek yogurt
1 large egg
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
1. Sift the first 5 ingredients into a bowl.
2. Place the rest of the wet ingredients in a separate
bowl and whisk thoroughly to combine.
3. Add the dry ingredients into the wet and stir until
just combined (you don’t want to over stir the batter
— some lumps are good).
4. Drop about 2 tbsp of the pancake mixture onto a
greased griddle or pan over medium heat and cook
for 3 minutes on each side.
5. Serve with desired accompaniments.
Recipe Source: weelicious.com
Buffalo Public Schools awarded
USDA Farm to School Planning Grant
The Buffalo Public School (BPS) Farm To School initiative brings
healthy, local, and fresh food to schools in Buffalo. The initiative
connects schools, farms, and community partners to improve student
nutrition through agriculture, health, and nutrition education; and to
strengthen our economy by supporting local farmers and food
producers.
CCE Erie County has a key role on this grant. One of our staff, Cheryl
Thayer, will be working closely with the BPS Food Service Director to bring more local foods to school
lunches. Another key piece of this grant is youth leadership. Sara Jablonski, Urban 4-H Educator, will be
working with the Youth Advisors Council (or YAC, our Urban 4-H club) and other youth development organizations, the Massachusetts Avenue Project and the Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities initiative, to support YAC teen leaders as they learn and educate other students about agriculture and nutrition. They may also
work with the BPS Food Service Department to review school menus and recommend and test new foods.
YAC is excited about this opportunity to help improve the food at Buffalo schools!
Do you enjoy hearing “the latest” information
from us? If so,please make sure we have your
current email and address information.
Every month we have 4-H materialsreturned
to us because someone has changed addresses.
Materials sent through the US Postal Service
cost CCE/4-H money when they are returned.
Please remember to send us an email with
“Email/ Address Update”
in the subject line.
Also, please give us your name/family’s names
in the email,since email addresses don’t always
indicate who you are.
Visit us on the Web at http://cce.cornell.edu/erie
On Sunday October 12th 2014, the Wyndale Wranglers
held their 4th annual Pink Ribbon Trail Ride in support
of Breast Cancer. We had around 45 people participate
in the ride and everyone there was dressed in pink from
head to toe, even the horses were pink. There were riders of every age and activities for everyone to do. New
this year was the Extreme Obstacle course where people
had to work with their horse to get them through the obstacle. After everyone was done riding we had a hot dog
lunch and gave away prizes. Megan Barry, Liz Wierzba,
and Hailee Glair all received trophies for the Trail Challenge Course, Riley Wierzba was given a prize for being
The Youngest Rider and The Farthest Person Traveled
was from Tennessee.
With the perfect weather for our ride this year’s event
was a huge success, allowing us to raise around $800, all
of which is being donated to Roswell Park for Breast
Cancer Research. Thank you to all of our fellow 4-hers,
Southtown’s Feed and Milk House Country Crafts for
your support and donations that helped make our ride this
year a huge success.
-Ashlee Hohman
Around the World Night
A winter social event for clubs & independent members
February 20, 2015
(Snow date: February 23, 2015)
The 4-H Office, East Aurora
6:30 – 7:15pm. Skits @ 7:30pm
Begin by choosing your country as a club or Independent/family. Notify Tessa of your country and secure it by 2/6/12. Begin exploring your country’s culture and
preparing for the event.
We hope you will join us on our trip Around the World!
Wood Working Project
April 2015, Date TBD @ CCE
RSVP to [email protected] by March 27th
Cost and details will be emailed once determinedPayment will be due by day of .
2015 Public Presentation Information
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You should receive a postcard with the location and time of the member’s presentation at least a week in
advance. If you do not please contact Tessa (716-652-5400 x130 or [email protected])
NO LIVE ANIMALS are permitted for Public Presentations.
All presentations must be 5-15 minutes (Cloverbud presentations may be under 5).
PowerPoint presentations require you to provide your own equipment unless you have an arrangement
with the 4-H Educators.
Food Demonstrations require many additional special rules- review the document on our website
In the event of inclement weather, events will be re-scheduled. You will be notified through email and the
updated info will be on our website.
Additional training material for Members and Evaluators can be found on our 4-H website.
Dates and Locations
Saturday, February 21st: 9am – 2pm
Cooperative Ext./4-H Office: 21 S. Grove St., East Aurora, NY 14052
Wednesday, February 25th: 5:30 - 9pm
Cooperative Ext./4-H Office: 21 S. Grove St., East Aurora, NY 14052
Saturday, February 28th: 9am – 1:30pm
St. Paul Lutheran Church: 3487 North Boston Road, Eden, NY 14057
Wednesday, March 4th: 6pm – 9pm
The GOW School: 2491 Emery Rd, South Wales, 14139
Friday, March 6th: 6pm – 9pm
The GOW School: 2491 Emery Rd, South Wales, 14139
Many Volunteer Opportunities!
If you would like to be an Adult/Jr Evaluator, Room Host, Runner, Adult
Tally Room, or Check-in Attendant please visit our website ( http://
ccce.cornell.edu/erie ) click on 4-H Youth Development and follow registration
instructions, OR call Tessa and let her know you want to help!
WE WILL NEED HELP WITH THE WESTERN DISTRICT
PRESENTATION DAY EVENT on April 18th @ Bishop Timon
High School. Please let us know if you are available to assist. Thank
You!
Visit us on the Web at http://cce.cornell.edu/erie
ECTA Update:
The Erie County 4-H Teen Ambassadors held their Meet and
Greet for the 2015 year on December 9th. We had a great time
meeting each other, planning out our schedule for the upcoming
year, and having some friendly games of bowling! At the meeting was Tessa Buratto and Amy Krawczyk, our advisors, and
members Valerie Weisbeck, Paige Schrems, Christina Mohney,
Jayden McCormick, Maggie McGuire, and Eva Tapani.
We first sat down for some serious business, in which we discussed our plans for volunteering through and promoting 4-H, as well as what is expected of new
members, then it was time to celebrate Christina’s
birthday! After we had a great time with birthday
celebrations we started our bowling games, which
featured some interesting bowling techniques, and
lastly we made a plethora of holiday cards for patients at Absolut Care nursing home. We are excitedly looking forward to the upcoming year and
can’t wait to show Erie County what ECTA is all
about!
-Valerie Weisbeck
2015 ECTA Member
Marilia Lads & Lassies 4-H Achievement Night
Written by Lauren Allan, Nathan & Ann Geiger
On January 10, 2015, the Marilla Lads & Lassies celebrated their individual achievements in the 2013/2014 4-H year.
Teresa Tokasz started the night by doing her
presentation on 4-H and how it helped her
improved herself over the years.
Sally Hudson and Sam Basile recognized the
achievements the club received at the Erie
County and New York State Fairs. 25% of
the Marilia Lads & Lassies got blue ribbons at
the Erie County Fair. 16 members had exhibits that went on to the New York State Fair.
Six exhibits received purple rosettes. [A purple rosette is the highest ribbon you can ever
get at state fair.] Teresa Tokasz was also recognized for receiving the outstanding 4-Her
Award for getting the most blue ribbons at the
fair.
Marilla Lads and Lassies members who took exhibits to State Fair
Each 4-H member was recognized with a membership card and 4-H pencil for the achievements they accomplished
throughout the year. This year’s new members each received a club t-shirt. The Junior Leadership Award went to
Teresa Tokasz. Samantha Rompala, Katy Geiger, and Victoria Hock received awards for being the top popcorn
sellers in the club. Lauren Allan, Valerie Weisbeck, and Teresa Tokasz were recognized for their work with animals. Isabella Thomas and Victoria Hock were recognized for presenting at the District level. Nathan Geiger,
Michaela and Cordelia Thomas received the Cloverbud award. Teresa Tokasz received the Garfield award for
Marilla Lads & Lassies member of the year.
Each leader was recognized for their work with the kids. Christine Basile, Sam
Basile, Sally Hudson, Diane Czuprynski, Sue Sleeper, Dick Schuessler, Debbie
Mazur and Meredith Hudson also received a green carnation for their 10+ years of
leadership. The Leader of the year award went to Larry Allan. For donating the
wood to our community service project, building the new flower boxes for the 4H building at the Fair, our club gave wood burned four leaved clovers to Jason
Hinsken at 84 Lumber and the Springbrook 84-Lumber store.
Teresa Tokasz receiving the
Marilla Lads & Lassies
Garfield award.
Christine Basile, Sam Basile, Sally Hudson, Diane Czuprynski, Sue Sleeper, Dick Schuessler, Debbie Mazur
and Meredith Hudson recognized for 10+ years of club leadership.
The night ended with the installation of the new officers. President Samantha Rompala, Vice President Valerie
Weisbeck, Secretary Jadyen Potoczniak, Treasurer Victoria Hock, News Reporters Lauren Allan and Nathan Geiger,
Recreation Leaders Katy Geiger and Ava Shapiro
As you can see, Achievement night is the celebration of 4-Hers completing their goals.
Installation of new officers: President Samantha Rompala, Vice President Valerie
Weisbeck, Secretary Jadyen Potoczniak, Treasurer Victoria Hock, News Reporters
Lauren Allan and Nathan Geiger, Recreation Leaders Katy Geiger and Ava
Shapiro
Visit us on the Web at http://cce.cornell.edu/erie
Livestock Notes:
Re-Enrollment: All returning member MUST have been RE-ENROLLED by December 15, 2014 to be eligible to participate in the 2015 Erie County Fair. This date will be STRICKLY enforced. If by chance you
missed that deadline, you are still eligible to participate in the program, however, please know that you are not
eligible to participate in the fair for 2015.
**Please note: When meetings are schedule to take place at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie
County—please be sure to visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/erie prior to each meeting. In the
event the location has to be changed that is where you will find the most current information. **
Public Presentations: They are fast approaching – remember if you are planning on showing an animal at
the fair you must participate in public presentations to be eligible to show and/or sell. As a livestock participant you are encouraged to choose a topic that you feel most comfortable about (it does not have to pertain to
your animal project) for your public presentation. Have fun with your topic and remember practice makes
perfect! Please remember, any member that receives a white ribbon will be required to re-do your presentation in May 2015. If you have not received your schedule post card call the office ASAP!
Livestock sponsorship forms: Each year at the fair we are able to award members for a job well done in
many ways. This year we want to be able to continue that tradition. On our website please find
“sponsorship” forms that you can pass out to people that would like to support the program. Their sponsorship can be for trophies, NYBBR, t-shirts. Please help in the distribution of these forms. Donations must be
received by July 17 to guarantee sponsorship acknowledgement on the trophies and t-shirts.
“Surviving the Fair 101“: Are you new to the 4-H program? Will you or your children be exhibiting at the
fair? Are you completely unsure of what to expect, bring, or do you have questions, unsure about filling out
the fair entry? If you answered YES to anything then Surviving the Fair 101 is designed for you. We will be
holding a meeting on Tuesday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County to
discuss everything and answer your questions. Mark your calendar now for this informational meeting.
Scholarship Opportunities: Are you a Senior graduating from high school? Don’t forget that the Erie
County 4-H awards scholarships from our program, applications may be found on our website beginning the
end of February. There are also scholarship opportunities from the Erie County Fair and the NY State Agricultural Fair organization. You can find the forms for these at www.ecfair.org or in your guidance office.
The deadline for scholarship applications is April 10, 2015. If you are in need of letters of recommendations
from the 4-H office please give us a 2 week lead.
Beef:
Beef Orientation was held in November and we have many new members. Our program is certainly growing
and we should have a quality show and sale again this year. We will be back scanning all the market steers
and there are plans in the works to give you an opportunity to see the scan of a steer or two and then see the
carcass hanging in the cooler for inspection. This opportunity will be done in the month of June.
Steer Ownership date: All 4-H market steers must have been in the possession and
care of the 4-H member by January 1, 2015 to be eligible to participate in the 2015 program. All calves must have a negative BVD test and the BVD ear tag will be used for
identification of your project. COMPLETE Project registration forms and a copy of
the BVD certificate were due in the 4-H office to be eligible for participation.
Upcoming Beef opportunities:
WNY Beef Classic—ECF—April 10 & 11, 2015 register online with the fair. If you
register an animal, and show it you will receive 1 meeting credit. If you choose to
watch, you must submit a report and program cover within 5 business days to receive 1
meeting credit.
NYJBP Junior Show—Niagara County Fairgrounds—June 5-7, 2015. Youth that register an animal and show
will receive 1 meeting credit. Youth that choose to watch, must submit a report and program within 5 business days to receive 1 meeting credit. At this show there will also be a great learning opportunity. We will be
conducting a back scan of a steer and then have an opportunity to see the actual carcass of another animal
with a similar scan. Watch the next news for all the complete details.
Beef Fitting and Showing Clinic— Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Dygert’s, 1230 Blossom
Road, Elma, NY 14059. Please come dressed for the weather with proper boots to handle cattle. This clinic
is hands on learning on washing, fitting and showing of market steers. We are in need of members to bring
your steers/heifers for the demonstrations and also for the showmanship portion. If you are interested please
call Tammi in the 4-H office at 652-5400 ext. 132 or send an email to [email protected].
Sheep
Our sheep program is starting to get busy. Your fellow breeding sheep exhibitors are all getting busy with
the arrival of their lamb crops.
Sheep Orientation is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at Cornell Cooperative Extension
of Erie County. Come to learn about your upcoming program year, get your records and meet new friends.
Sewing Workshop: We will again be holding leadline sewing workshops to help you with your garment for
the 2015 fair. We will have a sewing expert or two on hand to help with squaring up your material, reading
and placing your pattern, sewing and to answer your questions. Get shopping now for your wool material as
when spring comes wool is very hard to find. A simple pattern is all that is needed—don’t get too complex
if this is your first sewing adventure. Remember your garment will be eligible for exhibition in the Youth
Development Building, the fashion show, textile review (if you have it finished in time), the leadline contest
at the fair and if made for material of at least 80% wool then it can go to the NY Make It With Wool Contest
in Rhinebeck, NY in October—so you can get a lot of opportunity out of one project. Interested? Details
will be announced at the Sheep Orientation.
Coming the weekend of May 29-31 is the WNY Market Lamb show at the Erie County Fairgrounds. This
show will be held in conjunction with the Swine Preview Show. Members that register an animal to show
will automatically receive 1 sheep meeting credit. Members that choose to go and watch must submit a
show program cover and a written report within 5 business days of the event to receive credit for a meeting.
Raising “Funder” the lamb. Are you interested in raising the fundraising market lamb this year?
Visit the website for an application, it is due by April 17, 2015.
As we begin our planning for the new year, we must remember the people that made our 1st fundraising
market lamb a success: The Gilbert Family, Shamel Milling, Clay Moden. A big Thank You to our successful buyer Apex, LLC and our
back bidder Mr. LoTempio for
their contribution to the program!
Please join me in extending a continuing thank you to these generous sponsors when you see them
or if you care to send a note to
Mr. Meyers at Apex, his address
is Apex LLC,
Mr. Michael Meyers, 35 Long
Avenue, P. O. Box 565, Hamburg,
NY 14075.
Remember...even though the fair
was months ago, our buyers appreciate hearing from you.
Swine
Your producers are gearing up for the farrowing season, a busy time of year. The swine committee met
again and they are in the process of purchasing automatic waterers for the swine barn. Each hog pen will
have a nipple with a continuous source of water. All pens will also be equipped with a hanging feeder for
each pig. So starting in 2015, there will be no need for members to carry in any feeding equipment. However, you will all need to remember that at the end of your stay with your pig at the fair, it is YOUR responsibility to take down and wash the equipment that your project used.
Swine—Continued
Raising “Funder” the hog. Are you interested in raising the fundraising market hog this year? Visit the
website for an application, it is due by April 17, 2015.
Upcoming Swine Opportunities:
Senior Swine Orientation will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at the Langford
Fire hall. The Senior Orientation meeting is geared for the 4-H members that have been showing for 4 or
more years in the swine program.
Junior Swine Orientation will be held on Tuesday, MArch 24, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at Cornell Cooperative
Extension of Erie County. The Junior Swine Orientation is geared for 4-H members that have been showing
for 3 years or less as our conversations will revolve around the “How Too’s” of the market swine program.
Hog Preview Show at the Erie County Fair will be held on May 29-31. Members that register an animal to
show will automatically receive credit for 1 swine meeting, members that choose to go an watch must submit a show report and a program cover within 5 business days of the event to receive credit for 1 swine
meeting.
Swine Fitting and Showing meeting will take place in the month of June. We are looking for a 4-H family
to host the event. If you are interested contact Tammi at [email protected] or call 652-5400 ext. 132.
Breeding Swine program is coming back for 2015. There will be classes for both registered and commercial animals along with Showmanship.
Dairy
The Dairy program participants have been busy meeting each week to practice for their Dairy Bowl Contest.
We have many new faces in the dairy program this year and we will be expecting our highest number of
cattle yet. Our dairy shows have all moved to take place in one day with Showmanship starting our day on
Friday, August 14 and at 1:00 p.m. we will have our breed show.
Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest—County—will be held on Monday, March 9
at 6:30 p.m. at CCE –Erie. This will qualify our teams for the District
even on Saturday, March 14.
Dairy Calf Camp will be coming in the warmer months to help you prepare your calf for show, watch the next news for all the details.
Dairy Preview Show will be held at the Erie County Fairgrounds May 79, 2015. 4-H members that register an animal to show will automatically
receive credit for a dairy meeting, members that choose to go and watch must submit the show program
cover and a report , submit to the 4-H office within 5 business days of the event to earn credit for 1 dairy
meeting.
Goat—Dairy, Working and Meat
Goat Orientation will take place on Tuesday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Cornell
Cooperative Extension. Come and learn about what is happening in each program along with the rules and regulations. This meeting is designed for all goat
program areas.
Poultry
Turkeys are coming!!! We have developed a market turkey program, and a turkey
sale will begin our 2015 auctions at 12 noon on Saturday, August 15, 2015.
Chickens are coming!!! It is time to order!
Horse
Upcoming Horse Events:
Horse Extravaganza—February 22 at the Holland Willows 11-2 with a tack swap! Contact Jen Barber to reserve your $5.00 table
to sell your stuff. The Extravaganza will have stations for you to learn all about the in’s and out’s of the horse program—don’t miss
it!
Hippology—Saturday, March 7 at Cornell Cooperative Extension, registration due February 23 at 4:30 p.m. Registration will be available at the Horse Extravaganza too.
Horse Program 101 (aka Mandatory Meeting)—Saturday, March 14 at 10 am @ CCE –
Erie
Regional Hippology—Saturday, April 25
Horse Program 101 (aka Mandatory meeting)—Tuesday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. @ CCE
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Erie
2015 Erie County 4-H Horse Showing Requirements
To be eligible to participate in the Erie County Fair the following requirements must be met. All
members are encouraged to participate in these events even if not planning to show at the fair.
Mandatory Horse
Meeting
Public Speaking
Required – Choose 1
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Horse Communications
Public Presentation
Dates:
February 7 - Eden
or
February 28 - Eden
aka(Horse Program 101)
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Required – Choose 1
Saturday, March 14
10 – 12 AM CCE
Tuesday, April 28
6-8 PM CCE
Educational
Competition
Required – Choose 1
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Horse Bowl
Saturday, January
17 @ East Aurora
High School
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Hippology
Saturday, March 7
– CCE – Erie
Registration due
2-23-15
NOTE: Parent Required
to Accompany Member
Registration was online and
is now closed.
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Educational Clinic
Required – Choose 1
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Horse Judging @
Chautauqua Co.
Fair Friday, July
31, 2015
Registration due
July 10, 2015
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Horse Extravaganza
– Sunday, February
22 @ Holland
Willows 11-2 pm
I Love Showing Clinic
– Saturday, April 11
@ Blakestone
I Love Showing Clinic
– Sunday, April 19 @
Blakestone
Gaming Clinic –
Saturday, May 2 –
Stage Coach
Puffpaff Trail Clinic –
TBD
Best Farrier/Vet
Workshop – TBD
Check out the year calendar at
the Extension website:
www.cce.cornell.edu/erie ,then
click on 4-H Youth Development then 4-H Horse. Once
there you will find everything
happening in the horse program
and more.
In addition, multiple other miscellaneous clinics on a variety of equine topics will be available for
members to attend throughout the year – watch the 4-H Newsletter and emails for details.
Rabbits
Our Meat Rabbit program has been under construction—and with it
there have been some changes. We invite all members to the Meat
Rabbit
Orientation (along with the meat chicken and turkey members) on
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at Cornell Cooperative
Extension of Erie County. Come and see what positive changes have
been made to the program. **Note: This is mandatory to show and sell
at
the fair.**
In addition to the Orientation there are other meetings that participants
are expected to attend. The first club meeting is schedule for: Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Millspaughs
at 12 noon—more information will be discussed at the orientation.
Dogs
Have you ever thought about training your family dog and participating in our 4-H
Dog program? We offer Agility, Grooming & Handling and a fun opportunity. If
you are interested in learning more contact the 4-H office and we will put you in
touch with one of our dog club leaders.
Visit us on the Web at http://cce.cornell.edu/erie