April 2025 4-H Newsletter | | | | |
April:
April 03 - LNCO Cloverbud Meeting
April 07 - Livestock Judging Meeting
April 10 - MICO Cloverbud Meeting
April 14 - MICO Leadership Team Meeting
April 16 - YQCA - Paola
April 19 - 4-H Rabbit Show
April 20 - LNCO Leadership Team Meeting
May:
May 1 - Deadline for Adding / Dropping Projects
May 1 - Livestock Nominations (Beef) Due
May 1 - New Member Enrollment Deadline
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Linn County 4-H Council's next
meeting is May 28, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
in the 4-H Building at the Linn County Fairgrounds.
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Miami County 4-H Council's next
meeting is May 12, 2024 at 8:00pm
at the Paola Extension Office.
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Cloverbud meetings are 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 "Forestry"
LNCO Cloverbud Meeting is April 3, 5:30 p.m. at the Linn County 4-H Building.
MICO Cloverbud Meeting is April 10, 5:30 p.m. at the Paola Extension Office.
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Marais des Cygnes District Livestock Judging 2025
We have three new livestock judging coaches who will be working with our District members who would like to learn more about livestock judging. Our meetings will be held on the first Monday of each month. Our next meeting is scheduled for April 7 at 6pm. Normally our meetings are held at the Paola Extension office.
NOTE *** Instead of meeting at the Extension office this month we are going to be meeting at 32555 Stanton Rd - Osawatomie, KS 66064 ***
The judging coaches are Chance Hager (Chance@elliottinsurancegroup.com), Kevin Hightower (dhtcattle@gmail.com), and Quinton Ford (Fordfarm15@gmail.com).
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4-H Art After School
April 15, 2025 from 3:45pm - 5:00pm at the
MdC Extension District, Paola Office
913 N Pearl, Suite 1 - Paola, KS 66071
Paint your own monochromatic masterpiece during this 4-H Art After-school Workshop. You will learn about shades and tints as you mix acrylic paints to make a monochromatic line art or a monochromatic landscape. Mix your chosen color with black and white paint to bring out details in your painting.
Registration Link
Open to all youth aged 7 to 18. $10 registration fee covers all materials required for this class.
Registration is due by April 10. At least 5 participants needed for the class to be held
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2025 Youth Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Trainings
Both the Linn County & Miami County Fairs require that all exhibitors in market and breeding livestock (Beef, Sheep, Meat Goats, and Swine) complete their YQCA Training each year. You can do it online or attend one of the following in-person trainings:
Trainings at the Paola Office
April 16 @ 6:30pm
May 28 @ 6:30pm.
Trainings at the Linn County 4-H Building.
May 28 @ 6:00pm
Training at the Mound City Office
June 10 @ 2:00pm.
You will need to sign up at https://yqcaprogram.org/ to attend any of the YQCA Classes.
All YQCA trainings must be completed by June 15 to show at either fair.
To receive your certificate for KJLS or KSF, you must complete the pre- and post- test.
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4-H Rabbit Show & Clinic
presented by the Miami County
Cottontails 4-H Rabbit Club
Miami County Fairgrounds
401 E Wallace Park Drive
Paola, KS 66071
Saturday, April 19, 2025
This is a day of entry show, but pre-entry is appreciated. Pay at check-in.
Show Flyer with more Information
Send pre-entries to:
miamicountykscottontails@gmail.com
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*** Club Leader Training in 2025 ***
Our Next Update is April 30
All meetings are being held at 7 pm Via Zoom
~ Mark your Calendars! ~
August 26
You will receive updates on Deadlines, Upcoming Events along with training
to improve your Club Leader Skills.
Karla will send out Zoom link for the Update.
khightow@ksu.edu or 913-294-4306
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4-H Dog 2025
Training Schedule
Linn County Dog Club Training Schedule
Miami County Dog Club Training Schedule
For questions about schedules please contact
Tracy Lindsey - (913) 285-0283 - Linn County
or
Michelle Parke - (913) 544-5673 - Miami County
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Entomology project meeting
Our April Entomology project meeting
will be on April 5th beginning at 1:00 p.m.
at the Allen County Extension Office
Meeting Room.
We will be working on pinning insects so
bring your pinning boards and pinning
supplies as well as 2 or 3 insects to pin.
Please bring a talk on an insect from Africa.
Questions call Vicky at (620) 804-9170
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Entomology Collection - Fair Update
The following insects are listed as Threatened or Endangered by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Because of this, no specimens of the below species may be caught or displayed in insect collections or educational displays. If specimens of these species are included in collections or educational displays, the exhibit will be dropped one ribbon placing.
American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus), Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus), Eastern Regal Fritillary Butterfly (Argynnis idalia idalia or Speyeria idalia), Western Regal Fritillary Butterfly (Argynnis idalia occidentalis or Speyeria occidentalis), and Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele).
If you have these in your current collection or educational display, please remove them before exhibiting at your fair.
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Horse Project Information
The Kansas 4-H Horse ID Certificate (P1039) has been updated for the 2025 4-H program year.
Your Horse ID papers are due by June 1
Beginning with the 2025 4-H program year, please use the new form and destroy previously used 4-H Horse ID Certificates.
As a reminder, to properly identify your horse, complete the 4-H Horse ID Certificate, have your Extension Agent sign it and copy it. A COPY of the Horse ID Certificate is kept on file in the Extension Office and the 4-H Horse member maintains the ORIGINAL certificate. The original certificate is presented by the 4-H member to show staff for check-in at the local 4-H horse shows.
Additionally, The 4-H Horse Show Rule book (S133) has been updated. This will not affect any deadlines within the 4-H Horse project. Supplemental educational materials will also be released throughout the year to assist 4-H members, leaders and Extension staff with the 4-H Horse program.
Horse ID papers for the 2024-25 year have been updated.
*** ~~~~~~~ NOTE: OLD FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! ~~~~~~~ ***
You will need to use the new form and follow the directions on that new form when you turn in your Horse Id's. You will need to start a new form this year for each horse you plan to use at events, county and state fair.
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MICO Rabbit Club Schedule 2025
The Rabbit Club meets the 2nd Wed.
bi-monthly. Our next meeting will be May 14.
We will meet at the fairground at 7pm in building #3 or next to the show arena on the bleachers. Bunnies are welcome at any meeting.
For questions please call or text one of the following Rabbit Club Leaders:
KaCasy (KC) Smotherman at (913)731‐8403,
Ashley Barnes at (913)605‐0422 or
Kandas Gainer at (913)709‐0618
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Shooting Sports Project Requirements & Changes
You must attend safety training to participate.
NEW THIS YEAR!
Archery Project requires that you attend 3 of the 6 practices and attend the safety training to compete in Fair Competitions.
Air Rifle and BB Project require that you attend 8 of the 18 practices and attend the safety training to compete in Fair Competitions.
Age Requirements (4-H Age as of January 1)
BB Project - 8-15
Archery Projects - 8-18
Air Riffle Project - 12-18
Shotgun Project - 12-18
Small Bore Project - 12-18
(If offered, depending on instructor availability)
You can join the Shooting Sports Project Club when enrolling in 4HOnline. It can be an additional club to your primary (Community) Club or as your main club.
We are asking that 1 parent from each family attend the practices to help their 4-H Member. Thank You for your willingness to help your child!
For questions, please contact Shannon Moser at 913-371-2197 or
email her at mdc4hshootingsports@gmail.com
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KWA Variety Naming Contest
Help us name Kansas State's next great wheat varieties!
Contest is open to individuals, FFA Chapters and 4-H Clubs.
Entries are due by April 15. Submit entries to bryson@kswheatalliance.com
Kansas Wheat Alliance 2025 Naming Contest Information
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Insect-themed Art Contest
The K-State Research and Extension Pesticide Safety and IPM Program is hosting its annual insect-themed art contest, open to all ages and skill levels in Kansas! This year, the theme is “By the Light of the Moon: Insects at Night.” The goal is to explore which insects are active or inactive at night and why, then create artwork that fits the contest theme.
Art may be a drawing or painting, digital art, or a 3-D piece such as sculpture, stained glass or other media. There are five age categories in which 1st – 3rd place will be awarded:
· Kindergarten – 2nd grade
· 3rd grade – 5th grade
· 6th grade – 8th grade
· High school
· Adult
Entries must be received or postmarked before April 15, 2025.
Visit https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/pesticides-ipm/ for details!
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Wildlife Habitat Education Program Contest
May 1, 2025 at Melvern Wildlife Area, Reading, KS
The contest focuses on teaching young people about wildlife, the needs of wildlife, and their habitat.
If you are interested in participating as a member of a team or as an individual in the contest, please contact Drew Ricketts, Extension Specialist, Wildlife, Room 2021 Throckmorton Hall, 1712 Claflin Road, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, or call him at (785) 532-1949 by April 24, 2025.
A $5 donation/fee is requested from each person to help defray lunch expenses. As always, I would be happy to visit with any coaches that have an interest or questions about
the program.
Invitation Letter from Drew - Registration Form - Medical Form
| | Reminders, Deadlines & Fair Changes | | |
It is time to be thinking about what foods recipes you would like to take to the 2025 Fair. While searching for and practicing these recipes is fun, there are several factors that you need to consider.
Is that frosting or filing food safe? Does the recipe make a good product? These questions and many more can be answered by taking a look at the KSRE Food Judges website.
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District 4-H Camp Scholarships offered by Miami County 4-H Foundation
2025 4-H Camp Registration
Ready, set, register! All 4-H camp sessions are now available for registration online.
This includes mini camp, half week, full week, Leaders in Training (LIT), Counselors in Training (CIT) sessions, Specialty and Family camps. Family camps allow parents to attend with their campers.
Rock Springs has finalized their transportation schedule.
Miami County 4-H Foundation is awarding camp scholarships to each MdC 4-H Member who attends camp this year. Use the promo code: SunFun75 for the 3-night or less camps or SunFun100 for the 5-night camps. This will give you $75 off the 3-night or less camps and $100 off the 5-Night camps.
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New Electric & Renewable Energy Exhibit Rule:
Each Electronics & Renewable Energy exhibit must include a “4-H Electronics & Renewable Energy Information Form” The form is available at the Extension Office or the website: https://www.maraisdescygnes.k-state.edu/fair/miami-county-fair/index.html. The form must be attached to a 10x13” manila envelope. You must include a wire diagram or schematic in the packet.
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State Fair Changes - Interior Design & Architecture Project
Kansas 4-H has completely revised the Interior Design & Architecture (formerly Home Environment) section in the State Fair Book. This change is a product of working with faculty members in the Interior Architecture Department the past several months to create new project materials and state fair classes that better align with design thought processes and learning activities.
Kansas 4-H hosted a virtual meeting to help explain this new emphasis to
4-H members and parents on March 12. If you were not able to join in person,
the meetings has been recorded for viewing. Recording of Virtual Meeting
In person project experiences:
· Saturday, April 12, 2025 – All 4-H Interior Design & Architecture project members are invited to the K-State Open House; Interior Architecture Dept. in Seaton Hall. K-State students and faculty will be available to help 4-H members get started with the construction of a marble maze.
· June – Discovery Days Class with Interior Architecture Dept. – hands on learning experience.
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Goats, Sheep & Swine
Weigh-In/Tagging
Miami County - May 4 - 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Linn County - May 23 - 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Market & Breeding Swine,
Sheep & Meat Goats
Miami County Declaration Form
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9th Annual Linn County 4-H Invitational Dog Show
Saturday, June 28, 2025 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!
2025 Information & Registration form
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Save the Date Insect Spectacular State Entomology Workshop
Beetles, bugs, dragonflies and more! It’s time to get registered for the 33rd Insect Spectacular. The State Entomology Workshop will be held Friday and Saturday June 27th and 28th. Activities will take place at the Butler County Community Building located at 200 N. Griffith Street in El Dorado, Kansas.
Registration for the workshop will open April 25th and run through May 26th. Once registration closes, it will not be reopened. There will be no cancellations or refunds of money after Registration closes. Cancellations before Registration closes are eligible for a 50% refund. A parent from each family must register and attend the workshop. A parent is to stay with your child or children at the workshop.
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Congratulations to all who participated in Regional Club Day!
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Congratulations to Cierra Lindsey for her participation in the
Open & 4-H Horse Judging Contest at Equifest.
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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 Karla Hightower, two weeks prior to the start of the event at 913-294-4306 or khightow@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.
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