March 2021 4-H Newsletter |
|
|
|
Mar 03 - LNCO Cloverbud Meeting
Mar 14 - MICO Junior Leaders Meeting
Mar 10 - MICO Cloverbud Meeting
Mar 14 - MICO 4-H Council Meeting
Mar 20 - LNCO Leadership Team
Mar 23 - LNCO 4-H Council
Mar 26 - Regional Club Day
Mar 30 - Club Leader Training
|
|
Linn County 4-H Council's next meeting is March 23, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
Miami County 4-H Council's next meeting is March 14, 2022 at 8:00 p.m
|
|
|
Cloverbud Meetings in March |
|
Cloverbud meetings will now be offered in both Linn & Miami County locations. Both meetings will cover the same topics, so there is no need to attend both and you may attend a meeting in either county. Our Topic for this month is the Astronomy project!
LNCO Cloverbud Meeting is March 3, 5:30 p.m. at the Linn County 4-H Building.
MICO Cloverbud Meeting is March 10, 5:30 p.m. at the Paola Extension Office.
|
|
|
|
LNCO - March 11 - 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
MICO - March 11 - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
To be eligible to show at the county fair you must have your beef tagged by March 11 at 7pm. You are also required to attend or take online the YQCA training.
|
|
Entomology Project Meeting March 2022
The next project meeting will be Saturday, March 12th at 1:00 P.M. at the Iola Extension Office. Please note I am starting this meeting 30 minutes earlier than usual.
We will be making educational display mobiles. If you do not want to make a mobile, we will see you at the April meeting. Or if you want to come pin insects or work on identification you may do so, but I will be concentrating on helping 4-Hers get their mobiles completed.
If you would like to make a mobile for an Educational Display for the Fair, please choose an insect from the list below and email me or call me with your choice so I can get supplies ready. Cost for supplies will be $10.00. Questions? Either email me, vicky.wallace55@gmail.com or call me at (620)804-9170
INSECT LIST: Plains Lubber Grasshopper, Antlion, Black Witch Moth, Convergent Lady Beetle, Dobsonfly, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly, Ichneumon Wasp, katydid, Luna Moth, Mantidfly, Praying Mantid, Queen Butterfly, Rainbow Scarab Beetle, Red Milkweed Beetle,
Stag Beetle, Thread Legged Bug, Viceroy Butterfly, or Wheel Bug.
|
|
YQCA Training
Linn & Miami County Fairs require that all exhibitors in market and breeding livestock (Beef, Sheep, Meat Goat, and Swine)
complete YQCA Training each year. You can take the training online by using this link or attend one of the following in-person trainings:
Paola:
March 15, (7-11 years old only) 10:00am
March 15 all ages at 2:00pm
April 26 at 7:00pm.
All will be at the Paola Office
Mound City:
March 25 at 6:00pm
Linn County 4-H Building
|
|
|
All of these trainings are being held Via Zoom. You will receive Updates on Deadlines, Upcoming Events along with training to improve your Club Leader Skills. Karla will send out the zoom link for the meeting. Contact Karla Hightower, khightow@ksu.edu or 913-294-4306 with any questions you might have about this training.
|
|
|
*** Record Book Change for 2021-2022 *** |
|
NEW UPDATES/REVISIONS (Feb 2022)
- Youth enrolled in the Dog project and/or Pet project should fill out the General Project Report Form for the 2021/2022 4-H year. All other animal projects should continue to utilize the Animal Report Form. Please advise your youth and families to only utilize the sections
that pertain to their species.
|
|
Level Testing Information |
Horse Level Testing in 2022 and future years will not be held in person. Abbie will be recreating the Horse Level 1 and Level 2 recordings that walks participants through the Kansas Horse Level 1 and Level 2 Study Guide.
These videos will be posted to the Marais des Cygnes Extension website when available. Once a 4-H'er is ready to complete the exam for Level 1 or 2 please e-mail Abbie at abbie2@ksu.edu and she will e-mail you the link to complete the on-line exam.
For the riding portion we will set dates in May and June to have a testing date at the Miami County Fairgrounds. These riding tests can also be done virtually by setting up an appointment with Abbie.
|
|
|
6th Annual Linn County 4-H Invitational Dog Show |
Sunday, June 12 at the Linn County Fairgrounds in Mound City, KS
This is a state qualifier dog show for the Kansas State Fair 4-H Dog Show for all 4 Disciplines!
|
|
|
Photography Project Event |
|
Shawnee County is hosting a Picture Perfect Photography Event on Sunday - April 24, led by club leaders.
Programming will include: Hands-on classes in the park, online spotlights of careers in photography, youth photo judging contest, plus videos to improve technical skills
What to Bring: camera and/or smartphone, blanket to sit on, reusable drink container, colorful umbrella
Registration is Due by April 1. Click Here for more information and to register.
|
|
Congratulations!
To everyone who participated in Club Day. Well done! Click here for results.
Regional Club day is being held on March 26 at Ottawa High School. Those who received Top Purple are eligible to participate. Watch for an email with more details on Regional Club day coming soon!
|
|
2022 Scholarship Recipients
Carl & Mary Buchman - Grace Young
Coffman Leadership - Grace Young & Kody Hendrickson
Peter Daniel Downey Memorial - Kody Hendrickson
KAD - Grace Young
Marais des Cygnes Master Gardener - Kody Hendrickson
Melody Troth Leadership - Kaden Stroup
Foundation General - Catie Lemke, Davis Guetterman, Brianna Shippy, Kaden Stroup, Kody Hendrickson & Grace Young
Congratulations to all our Scholarship Winners and best of luck in the future!
|
|
 |
Have a great month of March! |
|
|
|
Click here for the 4-H Foundation Newsletters
|
|
|
|
K-State Research and Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact Allison Wakefield two weeks prior to the start of the event at 913-294-4306 or allison16@ksu.edu. Requests received after this date will be honored when it is feasible to do so.
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
