April 2016
Final Enrollment
Deadline is May 31, 2016.
New members can still join 4-H up until that date. The Brown County
Fair Board offers a “Night at the Fair” for the club with the highest percent of new club members.
2016 Brown County 4-H Small Engine and Tractor Contest
By Brad Sharp
2016 Brown County Small Engine and Tractor Contest will be held
Friday, June 17, 2016 at the Brown County Fairgrounds. Activities
will include learning how small engines work, educational presentations about small engines, parts identification contest, written
tests for tractors and small engines, trouble shooting a small engine that will not run, safety lessons around small engines and tractors, and more! Prizes will be awarded, t-shirts will be handed out,
and lunch will be served! A $10.00 entry fee is required by June 1st
to participate. If you have any questions, call the Brown County 4-H
Office at 626-7120 or Brad Sharp at 228-4541. Hope to see you on
June 17th!
Scholarship Opportunities Available
Included in the April Newshound is a copy of the 2016 4-H Leader’s
Scholarship that is available to graduating 4-H Senior Members who
will be furthering their education.
4-H Phonathon
Thanks to everyone for their
participation in the annual Brown County 4-H Phonathon. Look for
final numbers on the amount that was raised in the next Newshound
Special Foods Contest
The annual Brown County 4-H Special Foods
Contest will be held on June 23, 2016 at
Simmons Middle School in Aberdeen.
The Special Food competition allows 4-H
members the chance to learn to prepare
meals and snacks that satisfy aesthetic, psychological, nutritional, and individuals needs
by choosing and preparing a recipe from any
of the five food groups. The contest begins
at 9 a.m. The registration form is attached
4-H Public Presentation Days
Brown County’s Demonstration Days have been scheduled for Monday, March 28 2016 from 3-6
p.m. and Wednesday, July 12, 2016 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Brown County Wheat Growers
Office Building at 908 Lamont Street. The Demonstration Days preregistration forms are attached to this months Newshound. Registration deadline is July 1, 2016. Additional information
will be included in future Newshounds.
Fashion Revue
Brown County’s Fashion Revue has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 14, 2016 at Primrose
from 12-4 p.m. The theme for this year is “Stitch for the Stars ”. The registration form is
attached to this month’s Newshound and is due to the SDSU Extension/Brown County 4-H
Office by July 1, 2016.
Try Your Horticulture and Consumer Decision Making Skills This Spring
Submitted by Kristie Erickson, Ellen Schlosser, Kathy Sperry and Becca Tullar
Come participate in learning valuable life skills through fun hands-on decision making at the 4
-H County Judging Contests. The dates for the three County Consumer Decision Making and
Horticulture Judging Contests are:
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March 28, from 2 to 5 p.m. (Note the change in time) at the Regional Extension Center,
13 Second Ave. SE Aberdeen
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April 6 and 7 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the 4-H Office (The same classes will be offered on
each date.)
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April 18 and 19 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the 4-H Office (The same classes will be offered on
each date.)
Please see the article on the next page for a new opportunity to judge at your club.
4-H Royalty Applications
All senior 4-H members are encouraged to apply for the 4-H Royalty Contest. The competition
takes place on Firday night of the Brown County Fair. Royalty will also receive a $50.00 gift,
and a pen set from the Brown County Leader’s Association at Recognition.. Individuals wishing
to participate in the 4-H Royalty Contest are encouraged to complete the enclosed application.
Completed applications are due to the 4-H office by Friday, May 6, 2016. Information provided by the members will be used to write descriptions published in the local papers in late
June and the Brown County Fair Special in August.
Following are guidelines for the event:
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Members must be senior members (age 14+).
Applicants must attend six meetings in the year applying for royalty.
Members must be recommended by two people.
4‐H Fruit Sale Update By Kathy Sperry Brown County 4‐H Fruit Sale Coordinator THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS to all the 4‐H members and 4‐H clubs that par cipated in this year’s 4‐H Fruit Sale! It was a great success! Next month, look in the May Newshound for the final numbers. Please discuss at your April club mee ngs how your profits will be used. Again this year all 4‐H members across the state are being asked to fundraise and donate money to build the new Nordby Exhibit Hall at the State Fairgrounds. It is crucial that every 4‐H family and every 4‐H club in our county do their part to donate $100 for every 4‐H member in each club and each independent 4‐H member. Club Leaders are reminded to complete the pledge form which was included with the March Fruit Sale mailing to the clubs that s ll need to fulfill their pledge. Please return the form by May 1 to the Brown County 4‐H office. Ques ons on the new State Fair Exhibit Hall pledges may be directed to the Brown County Capitol Campaign 4‐H Commi ee Chairs: Kathy Sperry at sperrysco @hotmail.com (229‐
4591) or Kris e Erickson at [email protected] (229‐4796). Congratula ons to the clubs and independents who have already made their $100 per mem‐
ber dona on to the new Nordby Exhibit Hall!! AKSARBEN Sheep, Swine, Meat Goat Nomination
All 4-H market sheep, swine, and meat goats planning to show a the 2016 AKSARBEN Livestock
Exposition will need to have nomination forms and DNA samples to the 4-H office by June 6,
2016 . Contact the SDSU Extension/Brown County 4-H office immediately if you plan to take
4-H Rabbit and Poultry Day
4-H Rabbit and Poultry Fun Day will be held June 4th at the Brown County Fairgrounds. Come
and learn more about how rabbits are fun and interesting 4-H projects. The day will be run in
two sessions. Poultry will run in the morning starting at 9 a.m. Rabbit will run in the afternoon
starting at 1 p.m. There is a minimum of 5 members for both events. Please contact Mike Hassebroek if you have any questions 605-216-8952 and please call the 4-H Office to sign up for
the events 605-626-7120.
4-H DOG OBEDIENCE & SHOWMANSHIP SCHOOLS
By Sheryl Erickson 4‐H Dog Obedience and Showmanship Schools will be star ng, weather permi ng on Tuesday evenings in June. Mee ng place will be at the Brown County Fairgrounds at 6:00 p.m. ll 7:00 p.m. Star ng dates will be published in the May Newshound. Parents please accompany your child so you are able to help school at home, if parents are unable to be there each session, make sure you have someone there to pick your child up promptly. Help to keep the fairgrounds clean by picking up a er your dogs. Bring a water bucket and your dog’s favorite, so treats. You will need a 6' leather or nylon leash. No chain leashes and no horse leads. Also a choker chain that fits your dog‐not too big or small! Bring along a flat, buckle collar too. We will start agility training and rally exercises in later in June for those 4‐Her's that qualify. You must take a Basic Obedience Class before you can take part in Agility. We will con nue working on showmanship again this year. If you were given a showmanship lead last year, make sure to bring it along to class. If you are a new member, I will have a showmanship lead for you! See you all there! Brown County Leader’s Meeting
The next 4-H Leader’s meeting will be April 25, 2016 at 7 p.m. at the
SDSU Regional Extension Office. Please make sure your club is represented.
Market Sheep and Meat Goat Weigh-in
Market sheep and meat goat weigh-in will take place May 27, 2016 from 3—6 p.m. at the beef
barn wash rack area at the Brown County Fairgrounds. In the event of bad weather the event
will take place at the Expo Building. There will be a $1.50 ear tag charge and $6 per DNA
pulled. Please have the correct amount for the number of animals you are having weighted and
tagged. Anything extra will be viewed as a donation towards Brown County 4-H. If your bring
animals, please plan on helping.
Prospect Calf Show
The Prospect Calf Show will be taking place on Saturday, August 20, 2016. It will be open to all
Brown County 4-H members enrolled in the beef project and is sponsored by Kippley Accounting
and Bob and Janet Compton. The criteria for the show includes the following:
-Calves have to be born after January 1, 2016.
-Animals have to be owned or leased to the exhibitor by May 31, 2016.
-The calves will be judged as market animals and can be put in the Premium sale.
-They will be judged in classes of age. Class and division will be determined
by the show supervisor.
-All calves must have proper health papers signed by a licensed vet.
-All calves must be weaned. No mother cows on the fair grounds.
-Calves must have an affidavit on file in the 4-H office and must be green tagged.
-Calves will be shown with rope halter or show halter.
-Exhibitors can have two calves per lot with a maximum of four per exhibitor.
Lot 1—Weanling calf: Heifer / Weanling calf: Steer
Lot 2—Bucket calf: Heifer / Bucket calf: Steer
Horse and Livestock Events
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Horse Testing—May 16-20, 2016
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Market Sheep and Goat Weigh-In—May 27, 2016
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Brown County Horse Show—June 22, 2016
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Hub Area 4-H Rodeo—July 2&3, 2016, Joe Akkerman Horse Arena, Brown County Fairgrounds
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State 4-H Horse Show, Huron, SD July 18-21, 2016
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Brown County Fair—August 15-21., 2016
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Brown County 4-H Horse Camp—June 10 & 11, 2016 , Joe Akkerman Horse Arena, BC Fairgounds
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Triple Threat Livestock Expo—June 24 and 25, Brown County Fairgrounds
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Northern Plains Livestock Day—June 4, Brown County Fairgrounds
4-H Livestock Judging Team Selection
Brown County 4-H Livestock Judging Teams will be determined June 1st. Team members will
be contacted soon after that. Confirmation and final team selection will be June 10th. Teams
will then have 2 months plus for County Coaches to prepare teams for the State 4-H Livestock
Judging Contest held in September at South Dakota State University. Brown County 4-H Livestock Judging Team selection will be determined by 4-H Members two highest judging school/
contest scores.
PQA Training
Youth need Pork Quality Assurance Training to show hogs at the State Fair and other major
show. We have two local opportunities to get certified:
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May 20th at 4 pm in the basement of the Aberdeen Regional Center
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June 24th during Triple Threat at the Brown County Fairgrounds, time will be provided
at a later date.
4‐H Rocket Day By Kris e Erickson Brown county 4‐H members ages 8‐13 are invited to a fun filled Rocket Project Day. Older members are welcome to help us with our projects too. Members will have the choice of making a Wizard Rocket, for first me rocket builders, or a Viking Rocket, which is a Stage one Rocket. We will also be assembling a stomp rocket launcher, launching your FUN paper rockets, and working on an educa onal display. The Third Rocket is the water bo le rocket, and members will gather data for a project. You can work on three projects for Aerospace and Rocketry in one morning along with 4‐H friends. This will be held on June 15 at the Brown County Fairgrounds. A registra on form will be available May 1 and please return by June 1 so we can prepare for you! There are materials you will need to bring along with you also. Becca Tullar
4-H Youth Program Advisor
[email protected]
Brown County 4-H Office
400 24th Ave. NW
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: 605-626-7120
Email: [email protected]
Club Judging Contest Guidelines to Qualify as a County Contest Submi ed by Kris e Erickson, Ellen Schlosser, Kathy Sperry and Becca Tullar This year in addi on to the three County Consumer Decision Making and Hor culture Judging Contests, clubs are invited and encouraged to hold a Consumer Decision Making and/or Hor cul‐
ture judging contest as part of their mee ngs. This is an excellent opportunity for a program at a club mee ng. Club contests should be completed and the completed judging cards delivered to the Brown County 4‐H office by July 1. A club contest can count as one of the two scores needed by a member to be considered for inclusion on a county team for the State Fair judging contests. This process will be fun, educa onal, and purposeful, while maintaining integrity and fairness to all par cipants. Please follow these guidelines: 
Placings should be determined by the individual member, not by a group process 
One adult needs to be chosen as a club monitor to assist members with ques ons 
Final placings need to be determined by the individual member 
Members are encouraged to write down their placings on a separate piece of paper in addi‐
on to their judging card 
Cards need to be collected by the club monitor once the member has completed judging the class 
Cards need to be complete with 1)name of the class 2) name of par cipant 3) division (B=Beginner, J=Junior, S=Senior) and 4) placing 
All the completed judging cards for the same class will be put into one envelope. Each class envelope will be sealed and delivered to the 4‐H office for scoring. Following the sealing of the envelopes, official placings may be given and discussed as part of the educa onal process. If members have wri en their placings on a separate paper then they can compare their placings to the official placings. 4‐H ROCKET DAY 
Build stomp rockets, water bo le rockets and constructed rockets. 
Need to bring empty 2 liter bo le: 2 Coke product bo les and 2 smooth bo les and a flash drive to save data on. 
Ages 8‐13. 
Preregistra on by June 1. Limit to 30 par cipants. Please call 605
‐626‐7120 for addi onal informa on. 
Date: Thursday, June 15 
Time: 9 am – noon 
Loca on: Brown County Fairgrounds 
Fee: $10/person 
You will go home with three possible aerospace and rocketry pro‐
jects. 
Constructed model rocket 
Educa onal Display using the stomp rocket 
Water Bo le Rocket with data 
Registra on forms will be available May 1 April 2016
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