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THE CLOVER CONNECTION
October 2015
MSU Cascade County Extension
General 4-H News
Please help us to welcome Scott Maunu and Abigail Litchliter. Scott will be helping us part time in
the front office to field phone calls, walk-ins, and answering questions. Abigail has accepted the
position as the new SNAP-Ed Manager for Cascade County. We are very pleased with our new
personnel and know they will do an excellent job. Please stop by to introduce yourself and welcome our new staff members. Please also be supportive and understanding that it will take time
for them to learn their new positions and acclimate to our office.
2015-2016 Enrollment
New enrollment forms are ready! Feel free to stop by the office and pick yours up. You’ll notice
we gave the forms a make over that will make them easier to fill out as well as make them easier
for us to put into our new online system.
Cascade County 4-H S.P.A.R.C. Summit
Get ready for the first Strategic Planning and Review Committee Summit set for November 1314th. The objective of this summit is to IGNITE our 4-H program and SPARK ideas to help us grow
and maintain relevance in our community. Each club will be receiving an informational letter and
invitation for delegates to attend this fun, yet important event to review our 4-H program, set
goals, and create a plan for the future of Cascade County 4-H. This process will be a three part
process. The first step is a survey that is included at the end of this newsletter that ALL 4-H affiliates (members, parents, leaders, and alumni) are asked to fill out and submit to the Extension Office. We will also send this same survey out over email via Surveymonkey.com for anyone who
would prefer to fill it out electronically. Surveys are anonymous but will prove to be very valuable
in reviewing our program. Please take the time to submit your survey. The second step will be the
Summit itself. We will have an outside facilitator come to lead the process and assist the group in
cultivating ideas into an action plan. The third and final step of the review process is to engage
our members, clubs, and community with our action plan. Get ready to see our program set off
like a FIREWORK! We look forward to your candid feedback, ideas, and support in moving our
program into the future in a BLAZE! If you have any questions about the process or would like to
know how to be involved, please feel free to contact Rose or Jerrica at anytime, otherwise keep an
eye out for your club’s informational letter and formal delegate invitation.
September
15: Montana State Horse
Show registrations due
22: Council, 6:00
22: Foundation, 7:00
25-27 MT State Horse
Show, Great Falls
30: End of 4-H year
October
1: Rule change forms due
1: New 4-H year begins
4: Achievement program,
2:00 @ Family Living Center
12: Teen Challenge bowling night, 6:30 @ Black
Eagle Bowling Ally
year. This month we will
be starting Teen Challenge which is for everyone 13 years old
and up. It is set for
October 12th at 6:30
at the bowling ally in
Ba
Teen Challenge
Let’s kick this year off with a party! The Ambassador Team has planned an amazing night of fun
set for October 12th @ 6:30 at Black Eagle Bowling Ally. Bring $5 to contribute to pizza. Everyone will take care of renting their own bowling shoes. This event is for all currently enrolled Cascade County 4-H Teens (13 years-19 years old). We hope to see you there!
Ambassador’s Corner
Hello! I am Jessica Banks. I am one of the new Cascade County Teen Ambassadors. I am 16 years old and a junior
at CMR. I look forward to my time as an ambassador to further my leadership skills and make 4-H as great as it
can be. We are all excited for 4-H to start up again this year and are looking forward to a fantastic year. This
month we will be starting Teen Challenge for everyone 13 years old and up. It wil be held October 12th at 6:30 at
the bowling ally in Black Eagle. If everyone could bring a few extra dollars for pizza and bowling that would be
great! We hope to see you all there!
Jessica Banks
Cascade County 4-H Teen Ambassador
Beef Give Away
The drawing for four quarters of beef will
be held at Achievement Night, Sunday, October 4th at 2:00 p.m. at the Family Living
Center at the Fairgrounds. Every member
in Cascade County is expected to participate in selling Beef tickets. The proceeds
from this activity help support educational
materials, trips, awards and scholarships
for county 4-H members and leaders
throughout the year. Here’s what you need
to know:
TICKETS Each member is expected to
sell 3 books of 6 tickets. Tickets sell for
$1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Members who
choose not to sell tickets, should donate the
$15.00. All tickets and money are due in the
Extension Office by Monday, September
28th.
ANY CLUB (consisting of at least 5 members) that sells at least three books of tickets per member will receive 10% of the
proceeds from their club sales. Club membership is determined by the 2014-20145
enrollment report that was updated June 1.
MEMBERS selling over $65.00 of tickets
will receive 10% of the sales as a gift certificate to select merchandise from the National 4-H Catalog. This recognition will be
presented at Achievement Night.
Year End Requirements
Each club will receive a copy of the
Year End Financial Summary Report.
These reports are due to the Extension Office no later than October
16th. The forms are required by the
state and must be completed by the
end of every program year.
Achievement Program
NEW THIS YEAR! Achievement will be
held on a Sunday afternoon at the Family
Living Center at the Fairgrounds. Mark
your calendars for SUNDAY, OCTOBER
4TH, 2:00 P.M. @ THE FAMILY LIVING
CENTER.
A memo to new members:
The
Achievement program is our end-of-theyear celebration of members and leaders.
We present 1st year members and leaders with their first year pins and certificates, present record book awards, and
present memorial awards.
We also
acknowledge and thank program sponsors.
Teens are asked to join our Ambassador
Team to help Emcee the evening as well
us plan and decorate for a theme. A
planning meeting will be announced and
Ambassadors will invite all teens to attend.
trophy or with the Extension Office for
names and addresses of donors), and to
leaders and parents who assisted in your 4H learning experiences. Hearing from you
ensures future support. As a club or as an
individual, please take time to thank the
following:
KMON Radio, Ron Korb, Jim Sargent,
Skip Walter for the PSA’s and 4-H interviews as well as continuous promotion of
Danny Chinadle Memorial Award
This award will support one Cascade County the 4-H Dairy Booth.
4-H member each year to assist in financing a
non-livestock 4-H project. All memorial mon- Montana State Fair for premiums, range
ies for this award have been deposited in the fees for air rifle, rifle, BB gun and pistol
Cascade 4-H Foundation account. The award competitions and the space and staff to
will be dispersed from this account. The
display exhibits.
award will be presented for the first time in
2012 and will continue for 10 years (2022).A
$50.00 cash award will be awarded at Kathy Dunn for the generous amount of
Achievement Night. The award is available to time she spent before, during, and after Fair
a 4-H member of any age (No Cloverbuds) to be sure that 4-H had everything needed
and members may receive the award only for the exhibit hall as well as getting the
once. To receive the award members must
submit an essay by September 30th to the exhibit hall set-up and torn down. Not only
Extension Office answering the following did she put in stunning hours to prepare for
question:
fair, but she also monitored the exhibit hall
and answered 4-H questions every evening
If you were to receive this memorial
award how would you spend the money on of the Fair.
your non-livestock 4-H project and how will
it assist you in attaining your 4-H project Teens & Volunteers that helped with
interview judging, set-up and tear down,
goal?
cleaned and polished chairs, and did everything that needed to be done, THANK YOU!
You always do such an excellent job of
giving willingly of your time.
Baby Blankets
Save the date for February 12th and 13th
for our Annual Baby Blankets project. .
Everyone is encouraged to volunteer time.
We will have time slots that you and your
family can sign-up for. Each year, 4-H’ers
partner with Bernina and the Cascade
County Homemakers group to make tie
blankets for infants. The blankets are then
delivered to the WIC program. This has a
huge positive impact on our community so
mark your calendars! More information will
be coming to you in upcoming newsletters.
State Fair Wrap-Up
State Fair support comes in many forms.
Every 4-H member needs to take the time
to thank some of these people for their support and effort.
Please write than you notes to trophy and
award sponsors, (Check the bottom of the
Sharon Dawson, Cindy Berg, Bob Berg,
Dave Chandler and Jamie Williams for
organizing and managing the Dairy Booth
fundraiser. They put in an unbelievable
amount of time to ensure that we had all the
supplies and workers needed to have a
successful Dairy Booth. They were at the
Fair everyday to support all the clubs and
manage the finances. The funds raised
from the dairy booth provide approximately
25-30% of the operating budget of the
Foundation each year. The Foundation
assists in covering the cost of your project
manuals, awards, accident insurance, registration and travel for trips such as Junior
Leader Camp, Rec Lab, Leader Forums,
Congress, National Congress, Citizenship
Washington Focus, chaperon fees and so
much more! While working in the booth,
members learn customer service skills, sanitation skills, work eithics, develop skills to
put on a resume, and they enjoy the camaraderie of working together and working as
a team. We look forward to your continued
support of this very important fundraiser for
Cascade County 4-H. A personal Thank
You from us here at the office for the clubs
that worked the Dairy Booth! Thank you
to:
Busy Beavers
Circle S
Creative Clovers
Eastside Explorers
Highwood Hustlers
Running Free
Missouri River Riders
Smith River
Montana Sunsets
Tiger Butte
Ulm Pishkun
Thanks also goes to the At-Large members and Exchange group.
A special thank you to Erin Doyon who
laundered the aprons used daily so everyone could use a clean and fresh apron.
1007 Central Ave W, Great Falls, MT IMPORTANT REMINDER
59404
All 4-H members in market livestock
Bar TS Ranch, Tom and Shelli Dareceive credit for a completed year
vidson, 104 Calvert Rd, Stockett, MT only when the 4-H member turns in
59480
his/her record book with: My 4-H
Year, Animal Records, Project Book
Animal Health International, Tracy (with 7 completed activities & 3-5
and Wynell Marquis, 1522 River Dr. learning experiences).
N, Great Falls, MT 59401
Whalen Tire, Jeff Anderson, 1200
Central Ave W., Great Falls, MT
59404
IMPORTANT LIVESTOCK PROGRAM POLICY
For the 2015 County Show
Livestock Listings
Please refer to your 2015 rule book
for Market Livestock enrollment for
The Livestock Leaders meeting is the 2015 County Livestock Show
September 8 at 5:30 p.m. Agenda which will be available after rule
items include a nominating commit- changes are completed and the politee for election of vice president and cy book is printed. Please read the
treasurer. 2015-2016 policy or rule following information carefully:
Rabbit & Poultry News change forms are available at the
A Big Thank You to Shelli Davidson office. Completed forms for proEnrollment forms for 2016 market
and Anita Pecukonis for facilitat- posed changes are due in the Exten- livestock projects are available Sepsion Office on October 1, 2015 to be tember 1, 2015, and accepted in
ing the 4-H Poultry and Rabbit
mailed with November’s meeting
shows at the 2015 Montana State
the Office October 1, 2015. Please
agenda. In November, policy or rule bring enrollment forms into the CasFair. Thanks also to judges, Jeanchange proposals will be disnette Frank (poultry) and Carla
cade Co. Extension office by October
cussed
AND
voted
on.
Items
can
Fillach (rabbit). Remember to
30, 2015. You will be asked if anibe combined, eliminated or refined. mal(s) will be shown at the Cascade
send them a Thank You note. Remember to send your plaque spon- If further discussion is needed, the
County 4-H Livestock Show and be
vote will be tabled until the January placed on a signup sheet to detersors a thank you note. Their admeeting. In order to vote, leaders
dresses are located on the back of
mine animal quota. If animal quota
must be enrolled and attend the
the plaques.
has been filled, the 4-H member will
meeting(s) when the proposals
be placed on a waiting list.
Rabbit Judge: Carla Fillbach, 200 were discussed.
Popham Lane, Corvallis, MT 59828
4-H Leader Enrollments are on the 4-H members NOT entering the
horizon. Please remember to check County Livestock Show may enroll
Rabbit Plaque Sponsor:
the livestock committee on your
in a 4-H livestock project at any
Fleet Supply, Boyd Soderman, 401
enrollment form so you can stay up- time. This includes 4-H members
25th Ave, Black Eagle, 59414
to-date with livestock events and entering the Montana State Fair or
decisions. All parents are encourselling animals by private treaty,
Poultry Judge: Jeannette Frank,
aged to sign up as 4-H Leaders, and auction, etc.
169 Cove Lane, Great Falls, MT
check the Livestock Committee on
59404
your enrollment form to receive
4-H members can enroll in any of
agendas and minutes for those
the four market projects; beef,
Poultry Sponsors:
meetings.
swine, goat or sheep. There are several ways to sell the animal:
Detailed Construction, Dale Mayernik, #3 Front Street, Stockett, MT
1. Private Treaty
59480
Eklund’s Appliance, Cal Eklund,
Livestock Auction Yard
3. Montana State Fair or Montana
Fair
support 4-H at the County Sale;
please share your gratitude: Write
First: Jacob Phillips, Ulm Pishkun
a thank you as a club at a meeting or
4. Sell at the Cascade County 4-H
individually. Your effort to say
Second: Thad Phillips, Ulm Pishkun
Livestock Sale
“Thanks” ensures future support for
Third: Jeremey Carpenter, Ulm Pish- the 4-H programs in Cascade County.
Below are listings of our various
4-H members can take any species as kun
sponsors and many other people who
a project without the animal ever
Fourth: Reagan Turner, Running Free have donated supplies, time or releaving home. This gives anyone insources. Please take a moment to exterested in the project an opportunity Fifth: Parker Turner, Running Free
press your thanks for their support.
to learn about one or more species. If
you have questions please call the of- Sheep:
fice at 454-6980.
Judges
First: Keely Drummond, Tiger Butte
Livestock Judge: Travis Standley, 518
th
Second: Makaela Pribyl, Chesnut Val- 7 Ave NW, Choteau, MT 59422
CONGRATULATIONS to all the 4-H
ley
members who were showed at the
Poultry Judge: Jeannette Frank, 169
2015 Cascade County 4-H Livestock
Third: Maddy Burgess, Eden Livestock Cove Lane, Great Falls, MT 59404
Show and Sale! All of you did such a
great job showing your animals. ConRabbit Judge: Ashley Hindoien, 33
Fourth: Asa Jassen, Tiger Butte
gratulations on a job well done! Don’t
Golden Valley Loop, Great Falls, MT
forget to send out thank you notes to Fifth: Hailey Christian, Eden Livestock 59404
sponsors. If you would like a list of
Breeding Project Judges
Swine:
sponsors, contact the MSU Cascade
County Extension office at 454-6980.
Rich and Carolyn Love, 1641 Eden Rd,
First: Makyla Maddox, At Large
Great Falls, MT 59405
Second:
Molly
McRorie,
At
Large
Beef Rate of Gain
Carlen Keaser, Anderson ZurMuehlen,
21 10th Street S, Great Falls, MT 59401
1st Place ($100) Adrianna Rohrer, Cir- Third: Ben Bailey, Big Sky Tumbleweeds
cle S, 3.06 pounds/day
2nd Place ($60), Kalvin Rohrer, Circle
S, 3.03 pounds/day
3rd Place ($40), Layton Rohrer, Circle
S, 2.89 pounds/day
2015 Cascade County Carcass Contest Winners:
Beef:
First: Hailey Konesky, Eden Livestock
Second: Bailey Schimerowski, Ulm
Pishkun
Third: Cody Decker, Circle S
Fourth: Makayla Paul, Giffen Coulee
Fifth: Jenna Sasek, Ulm Pishkun
Steer of Merit: Hailey Konesky, Eden
Livestock
Goat:
Fourth: Jacob Marko, Eden Livestock
Carcass Judges
Fifth: Miranda Shular, At Large
Beef and Sheep: Randy Bogden, 86
Golden Valley Loop, Great Falls, MT
59404
Symbol of Excellence: Makyla
Maddox, At Large; Molly McRorie,
At Large; Ben Bailey, Big Sky Tumbleweeds; Jacob Marko, Eden
Livestock; Miranda Shular, At
Large; Katie Ober, Chesnut Valley;
Alexis Marko, Eden Livestock; and
Tyler Huston, At Large.
Swine and Goat: Dave Brink, MSU
Mineral County Extension, P.O. Box
730, Superior, MT 59872
Round Robin Judges
Beef: Byron Faulker, 136 Old US Hwy
Thank you notes are extremely im- 91, Ulm, MT 59485
portant to send! Please remember
Goat: Joe Parks, MSU Toole County
to send your buyer your picture with
Extension, 226 First Street S, Shelby,
your animal and a thank you note if
you haven’t done it yet. If you need a MT 59474
picture, they are posted on the MSU
Sheep: Tyler Lane, MSU Couteau
Cascade County Facebook page.
County Extension, P.O. Box 459, Ft.
Benton, MT 59442
Many businesses and individuals
Swine: Justin Loch, 2012 6th Ave N,
Great Falls, MT 59401
Poultry: Jeannette Frank, 169 Cove
Lane, Great Falls, MT 59404
Rabbit: Ashley Hindoien, 33 Golden
Valley Loop, Great Falls, MT 59404
Corporate Sponsors
Cascade Farmers Mutual, Glenn
Lambert, 5000 9th S, Great Falls, MT
59404
Great Falls ACE Hardware, Jim Hellen, 3527 10th Ave S, Great Falls, MT
59405
Great Falls Chamber of CommerceAg Committee, Tom Alfrey, 100 1st
Ave N, Great Falls, MT 59401
Specialty Ironworks, Steve Benjamin, 5 57th Street S, Great Falls, MT
59405
Stockman Bank, Rachel Kerkes, 711 Free Radio spots
3rd St NW, Great Falls, MT 59404
KMON Radio, Jim Sargent, 20 3rd St.
North, Great Falls MT 59401
Auctioneer
Joel Waddell, General Delivery,
Harvest Facilities
Crossfield, Alberta Canada TOM OSO
Beef and Sheep: Vaughn Meats, Rick
Cook, P.O. Box 69, Vaughn, MT
Veterinarian
59487
Andrea Grindeland, DVM, 1630 E
Swine and Goats: Vandevanter
Meats, Ron Vandevanter, 180 Trap
Highwood Rd, Belt, MT 59412
Rd, Columbia Falls, MT 59912
Livestock Haulers
First Interstate Bank, Brian Skogen, Sandy Harshaw-Irvin, P.O. Box 181,
2601 10th Ave South, Great Falls, MT Ulm, MT 59485
59403
Wyley Miner, 629 McIver Rd, Great
Falls, MT 59404
Hearing Aid Institute, Don Van
Deriet & Sandy Harshaw-Irvin, 725
Brook and Jason Gerard, 256 Ulm
1st Ave N, Great Falls, MT 59401
Vaughn Rd, Great Falls,
MT 59404
Hoglund’s Work & Western Wear,
st
Mike Marzetta, 306 1 Ave S, Great
Mike Hitchcock, P.O. Box 46, Ft.
Falls, MT 59401
Shaw, MT 59443
Hoven Equipment, Brian Hoven,
Jenny and Keith Rohrer, 371 N Fort
4181 N Park Trail, Great Falls, MT
Shaw Rd, Fort Shaw, MT 59443
59405
Northwest Farm Credit Services,
Merrill McKamey, 700 River Dr S,
Great Falls, MT 59405
Whalen Tire, Jeff Anderson, 1200
Central Ave W, Great Falls, MT
59404
Wilbur Ellis Company, Tiffany
Beauregard, P.O. Box 1627, Great
Falls, MT 59403
Sale Dinner Sponsors
400 Third St NW, Great Falls, MT
59404
Miles Morris, 251 11th Lane NE,
Power, MT 59468
Sound System
Sunshine Productions, Bruce Bull,
2022 Smelter Ave, Black Eagle, MT
59414
Sale Dinner Caterer
Big Mouth BBQ, Sean Knox, 1720
10th Ave S, Great Falls, MT 59405
Plaques
Grizz Biz, Pat Volkmar, 2601 8th St
NE, Great Falls, MT 59404
Sale Clerks
Stockman Bank, Mike O’Neill, 711
Third St. NW, Great Falls, MT 59404
Steer Hold-Over
Mike Hitchcock, P.O. Box 46, Ft.
Shaw, MT 59443
Wood Shavings
Orville Skogen, PO Box 155, Fort
Shaw, MT 59443
WestFeeds, Shelly Coureville, 921
15th Street North, Great Falls, MT
59401
Scale
Announcer
Western Ranch Supply, Larry Kelly,
Anderson ZurMuehlen, Brenda Byr- 400 River Dr. N, Great Falls, MT
nes, 21 10th Street S, Great Falls, MT 59405
59401
Brook Gerard, 256 Ulm Vaughn Rd,
Great Falls, MT 59404
Ring Stewards
Pacific Steel, Craig Warren, 1401 3rd Facility
Carly O’Rourke, 2732 Clover Drive,
Street NW, Great Falls, MT 59404
Montana ExpoPark, Susan Shannon,
Great Falls, MT 59404
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Late entries with a $20 late fee will
be taken until September 15. Call the
MSU Cascade County Extension office at (406) 454-6980 for more information. If you would like to lend a
helping hand and volunteer, contact
Brook Gerard at 750-1838.
(age 9-13) and once as a senior 4-H
member (14 & over). The Montana 8Thank you to everyone who took
H Center for Youth Development
time to volunteer and help with
encourages the use of ASTM certiplanning, implementing, and runfied/SEI approved safety helmets for
ning the 2015 Cascade County 4-H
all equine events. Helmet use is enLivestock Show and Sale. We are so
couraged in all 4-H horse activities
very grateful for everything that you
any time a 4-H member is around a
do for Cascade County 4-H and for a
horse. Be sure you turn in a 2016
successful show and sale!
The Horse Leaders meeting is Sep- Helmet Policy/Horse Risk Form.
tember 8 at 6:30 p.m. Agenda
items include a nominating commitUP-COMING LIVESTOCK EVENTS: tee for election of vice president.
REMEMBER - Thank you notes are
2015-2016 policy or rule change
important! Send your thank you
Oct. 1
Rule Change forms Due
forms are available at the office.
notes to your trophy sponsors. The
Completed forms for proposed
sponsor’s name and address are on
Oct. 1
New 4-H Year begins,
changes
are
due
in
the
Extension
the back of your rosette or plaque. If
turn in Enrollments
Office on October 1, 2015 to be
information is missing, please call
mailed
with
November’s
meeting
the office, 454-6980.
Oct. 1
4-H Market Livestock
agenda.
In
November,
policy
or
rule
Enrollment Forms accepted
change proposals will be disA BIG THANK YOU to the 4-H
Oct. 4
Achievement Night, MSU cussed AND voted on. Items can
Cascade County Extension be combined, eliminated or refined. Horse Leaders Committee for
chairing the County Show and to all
Office, Great Falls
If further discussion is needed, the
vote will be tabled until the January the volunteers who pitched in.
Oct. 30
Deadline to Enroll in Mar- meeting. In order to vote, leaders
Thank you to everyone who took
ket Beef, Sheep, Goat and must be enrolled and attend the
time to volunteer and help with
Swine for the 2015 Casmeeting(s) when the proposals were planning, implementing, and runcade County 4-H Livening the 2015 Cascade County 4-H
discussed.
stock Show and Sale
Horse Show. We are so very grateful
for everything that you do for CasIMPORTANT REMINDER
cade County 4-H and for a successful
show. If you’d like to send a thank
All 4-H members in market livestock you to the judge, please do so! The
Cascade County to host the Monreceive credit for a completed year judge was Michele Tucker, 17450
tana State 4-H Horse Show: The
only when the 4-H member turns in Wilson Creek Rd, Gallatin Gateway,
Cascade County 4-H Horse Leaders
his/her record book with: My 4-H
MT 59730. The trail and ranch horse
are excited to announce that they
Year, Animal Records, Project Book judge was Alison Mohler, 3 White
will host the 2015 Montana State 4(with 7 completed activities & 3-5
Lane, Great Falls, MT 59404
H Horse Show in Great Falls, Monlearning experiences).
tana. The Montana 4-H State Horse
Show is an opportunity for 4-H
Montana Horse Helmet Policy
A Big THANK YOU to Krista Scott,
horse project members to test their
superintendent; Kande Yeager,
skills alongside their peers from
Please note the statewide 4-H heljudge; and Breanna Kindred, ring
across the state in an educational
met policy which is in effect in Cassteward for the Montana State Fair 4
and enjoyable competitive contest.
cade County. A certified equestrian
-H Horse Show. Thank you notes can
Classes are offered to include nearly helmet with safety harness fastened is
be mailed to:
every aspect of the 4-H horse project required in over fence classes and
as well as nearly every skill level of speed events at shows and any prac- Krista Scott, 873 W Eden Rd, Great
rider. Youth, ages 9-19 years old,
tice sessions (clinics, open riding). In Falls, MT 59405
may enter and competed based on
addition, participants in the 4-H
the qualifying guidelines of their
horse project are required to attend a Kande Yeager, PO Box 856, Fairfield,
county. The dates are for the state
helmet education workshop and/or
MT 59436
horse show are September 25-27,
view the video “Every Time, Every
Breanna Kindred, PO Box 153, Sand
2015. Please remember to send your Ride” once as a junior 4-H member
Coulee, MT 59472
registration in before September 7!
Horse Happenings
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Please submit to the Extension Office by October 30th
1. Please circle your current role with Cascade County 4-H
Member 8-12 years
Member 13-18 years
4-H Volunteer (project, judge, or other non-organizational role)
4-H Club Leader
Parent/ Guardian
Alumni
2. How has 4-H impacted your life or your children’s lives?
3. Please list Cascade County 4-H’s strengths. Add as many thoughts as you would like.
4. Please list Cascade County 4-H’s areas of needed improvement. Add as many thoughts as you would like.
5. List ways that Cascade County 4-H needs to change to remain a relevant and effective youth organization:
6. What critical issues do you feel that Cascade County 4-H will face in the next 3-5 years?
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7. What would you like Cascade County 4-H to focus on in the next 3 years ahead?
8. Complete this sentence: “The most meaningful event or activity that I participated in 4-H this year
was________________________.”
9. What topics or matters do you hope we can address at a program planning retreat?
10. In your own words, please tell us what you understand to be the duties of the 4-H Agents.
11. In your own words, please tell us what you understand to be the duties of 4-H club leaders, 4-H project
leaders, and 4-H activity leaders?
12. Please rank 4-H participation as a priority. ______________
1-3: 4-H participation is one of my lowest priorities. I participate when I can, but I have many other activities and organizations that I participate in more frequently. There just isn’t much time left over for
4-H activities.
4-6: 4-H participation is important to me and I try to participate when I can. I have some other
activities and organizations that I may place as a higher priority on occasion. I try to balance 4-H with many other activities.
7-10: 4-H is my main priority. I participate in other activities and organizations when and if I am not
already committed to participating in something for 4-H. I frequently opt out of outside events or
activities if there is conflicting 4-H event happening.
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13. Please rank your satisfaction with your experience in 4-H, 1 being completely unsatisfied and 10 being
completely satisfied. _______________
14. Are you currently enrolled as a club member/leader or are you enrolled as an At Large member/leader?
(If other, please list)
15. 4-H youth programs can be offered through a variety of delivery methods. Please rate the
meeting youth needs through programs delivered through the following methods:
Low
Organized Clubs
Special interest/
Short term programs
Camping
Afterschool Enrichment
Programs
Individual Study/
At Large membership
1
1
2
2
3
3
High
4
4
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
2
3
4
potential for
16. From the list below, please identify and rate the top five potential barriers to participation in the 4-H program. 1= greatest barrier, 4= least barrier
Cost
Image of the 4-H program
Lack of recruitment
Not feeling welcome/ included
Other youth organizationCommitments
Program expectations/
requirements
Parental involvement/
expectations
School commitments
Sports commitments
Time program is offered
Transportation
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2
2
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3
3
3
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4
4
4
4
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2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
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4
4
4
4
17. Any other additional comments, insight, concerns, ideas you would like to share?
Sincerely,
Jerrica Lind
Rose Malisani
Cascade County Extension Agents
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