April 2015 - Pennington County
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April 2015 - Pennington County
4-H News Calendar of Events April 2 Last Dog Class April 4 No Archery Scheduled April 6 Gun @ 4-H Building April 10 Deadline for garden plot April 11 Archery @ BH Archery April 11 Bunny Basics April 13 Gun @ 4-H Building April 18 Archery @ BH Archery April 17-18 Dog Gone Wild Weekend @ 4-H Building April 21 Rodeo Meeting, Wall 7PM April 24 YIA Registration DUE April 24-26 State 4-H Shoot, Pierre May 1 noon Rodeo forms due May 1-2 Western SD YIA May 12 Leader Meeting, 6:30 PM May 19 Horse Safety & Training May 25 Office Closed May 29 Horse Show Registration DUE May 29 State Horse Project Registration DUE 601 E Centre Street ▪ Rapid City, SD 57701 ▪ (605)394-2188 ▪ Fax: (605) 394-6815 Email: [email protected] Pennington County April 2015 Upcoming Workshops and Events... Bunny Basics April 11 from 3 PM to 4:30 PM at the 4-H Building, the Happy Hoppers 4-H Club is hosting an event where you can learn more about rabbits, make a bunny related craft and have an egg hunt! The fee is $2, pre-register by calling 394-2188 ext. 0 or email [email protected]. It’s a great event to bring a non-4-H friend along! Robotics Training for Registered Volunteers If you’re a registered 4-H volunteer in Pennington Co., and interested in learning how to use the 4-H Robotics program with your club or independent member, a training is planned in April or early May, depending on interest. If you’re interested, please contact Craig Alberty at [email protected] or call 394-2188 ext. 4. Volunteer Teams – we need volunteer project leaders to coordinate short-term events in Pennington Co. Take a look at the list below and see where you can fit in! Call 394-2188 ext. 0 to fill a slot. Meeting Coordinator— OPEN-solicit ideas, create meeting agenda and encourage volunteers to attend Leader Meetings. Garden Team Leader – Dianne Aultmann Horse Show Coordinators—AnneMarie Johnson & Susan Meyer Rapid City YIA—Theresa Derr & OPEN Fashion Revue Coordinator—Christina Dehn and Dyani Waldrop Cat Show Coordinator—OPEN-coordinate the Achievement Day Cat Show along with the Program Advisor. Rabbit Show Coordinator—Open-coordinate the Achievement Day Rabbit Show along with the Program Advisor. Poultry Show Coordinator—OPEN-coordinate the Achievement Day Poultry Show along with the Program Advisor. Club Coordinator—OPEN-coordinate club booth decorating contest, and building schedule during fair Photo Contest Coordinator –OPEN-coordinate People’s Choice Photography Awards during the Central State’s Fair Check inside for more information on: Dog Gone Wild Weekend Retreat, Camp Bob Marshall Registration, upcoming Livestock Judging & Horse Safety (great for Recognition points!), and State 4-H Shoot information. Making A Difference Creating Opportunities for a Lifetime South Dakota State University, South Dakota Counties, & U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating. South Dakota State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (male/female) and offers all benefits, services, education and employment opportunities without regard for ancestry, age, race, citizenship, color creed, religion, gender, disability, national origin, sexual preference, or Vietnam Era status. Member News DOG GONE WILD WEEKEND - This is an overnight at the 4-H building with your dog. Bring yourself, sleeping bags & pads, dogs, dog crates, leashes, dog food and a GREAT Attitude for a fun filled weekend retreat with your dog April 17-18. You must be a registered Region 4-H Dog Project Member to participate in this event. If you have paid your dog project dues, this event is free. If you have not paid, the cost to attend is $30. You MUST Pre-register in the office by 4:00 p.m. April 15 to participate. PARENTS are needed to help, please sign up in the office or with Lois Schmoll, Project Lead, 430-7688 4-H Rodeo Enrollment Deadline—Noon, May 1st Thank you to all who have turned in rodeo forms early—this has greatly helped the office. If you haven’t enrolled and have questions about what you need in order to enroll for 4-H rodeo, especially regarding the 4-H online required enrollment, please contact our office at least one week prior to the deadline. The State 4-H office shuts down the county access to rodeo enrollment on May 1. This is why the office is asking you to please register early, so any problems or questions can be addressed before the State deadline. Call 394-2188 ext. 0 or email [email protected]. Horse Project Enrollment Deadline—Noon, May 30th While horse project enrollment sounds like a long ways off, there are many paper forms and online updates to make. If you can enroll early, this will help so much with our office being able to complete the registrations. If you didn’t participate last year, or have a new horse this year, we need: 1. Horse ID Certificates uploaded in 4Honline.com and a paper form in office 2. County Horse Show Entry form. 3. Horse Safety Training completed 4. Horse Activity Record uploaded in 4Honline.com and a paper form in the office. Horse Safety Training is required to be in the Horse Project. The Shamrock Riders Horse Safety Training will be Tuesday, May 19th at 6 PM at the 4-H Building. Youth can be assessed for their Horse Achievement Form after completing the classroom work for Youth HORSE Safety Training. The arena for assessment is TBD, but it will be on the Central States Fair Grounds. Members need to bring their own horse or contact Alan ([email protected]) or Patty ([email protected]) by May 12 if other arrangements are needed. Custer Co. Horse Judging and Safety Training —Horse Judging Contest, April 11th at 10 AM at the Custer County Fairgrounds, Followed by a Horse Safety Training (Required) at 1 PM put on by Laurie and Jerry Woodward and LeAnn Maude. Meade Co. Horse Safety Training—All 4-H’ers who are interested in participating in the Horse Show this summer, must attend a horse safety course. The training will be held on April 11th at 2 PM at the Meade County Extension Building. Butte Co. Horse Achievement & Judging—April 12 at 1 PM at 1st Interstate Bank. Pennington County Extension Staff TBD - 4-H Youth Advisor Jane Amiotte - Part-time 4-H Youth Advisor, 394-2188, Ext. 3 Craig Alberty - Part-time 4-H Military Youth Program Assistant, 394-2188, Ext. 4 Amy Bristol - Asst. to Extension Office/Publications Coordinator, 394-2188, Ext. 0 Phone: (605) 394-2188 Fax: (605) 394-6815 Email: [email protected] http://www.pennco.org/4H South Dakota 4-H Website: iGrow.org/ Pennington County 4-H & Extension Office hours: Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM-4:00 PM. SD State Shooting Sports Thank you to all our Gun and Archery volunteers who have made the 2015 Shooting Sports year possible. Thank you to the parents who have also offered extra support to these club leaders and the program. 4-H Shooting Sports would not exist without your dedication. Registration for the State Shoot has started. Go to: http://sd4-hss.com/ Use the email address on record and your password. If you’ve forgotten your password, there is a “forgot password” option on the site. (Please note, if for some reason the “forgot password” comes back as a quotation mark, please contact our office to double check the spelling of your email address on record.) See more at: http://igrow.org/4h/south-dakota-4h/rule-books/#sthash.8XKcH3tQ.dpuf Summer Day Camps coming July 14 & 21 Parents, mark your calendars: Junior Leaders are invited to help with the Summer Day Camps! Day Camp is July 14 & 21 from 9 AM until 3:30 PM. We provide lunch and snacks, and the junior leaders help guide 6-10 year olds through the activities. Contact Jane Amiotte for more information, [email protected] or 394-2188 ext. 3. Western SD Youth In Action Youth In Action is a series of competitions in the areas of public presentation, fashion revue, special foods (preparation), and consumer judging. The Western SD Youth in Action (YIA) is scheduled for May 1-2 at the Walter Taylor 4-H Building. YIA is free to all 4-H members, and the registration can be found at www.pennco.org/4H. For more information on the specifics of the contests, go to the “Useful Links” section of the website. The 2014 YIA guide, Public Presentation Guide and Special Foods Handbook are listed. Please note: Fashion Revue is only for practice, and no ribbon placing will be awarded. 2015 State Leader’s Conference Put the date on your calendar for the annual 4-H Leader’s Conference….Saturday, April 11th. The conference is being hosted by the counties of Brookings, Miner, Moody, McCook, Kingsbury and Lake counties of District S3 at the Davison County 4-H facilities, in Mitchell, SD. Registration fee for the conference is $20 to cover food and supplies. In past years, we received a $2500 grant from Monsanto to support our conference, which is no longer available. 4-H Garden Plots Available! We have garden plots available to our 4-H’ers in the garden next to the office. Please call the office at 394-2188 ext. 0 to be put in contact with our volunteer Garden Coordinator to reserve your spot. The deadline to sign-up is April 10, and the garden clean-up will be April 18, weather depending. For Camp Bob Marshall registration, go to: www.pennco.org/4h and go to the “Camps” Parents, the number of youth spots at camp are directly related to the number of adult chaperones we have. Start thinking now about being a chaperone for camp! Teen Camp is June 9-12 and Youth Camp is June 15-18! Youth Council Application Available Youth Council application will need to be completed by June 2nd for ages 15-18. Go to the following website for more information. http://igrow.org/4h/personaldevelopment/apply-for-sd-4-h-youth-council/ Teen Leadership Conference-June 1-5 at SDSU TLC information will be available online April 1. Registration will run from April 1st‐May 10th. It will open April 1st on www.igrow.org. Regional Events Meade Co. HuntSAFE Classroom Course This free, classroom-style course allows students to participate in multiple in-person sessions; providing the student with knowledge and skills relative to hunting and hunter safety. To be eligible for certification, students must be present and participate in all the required sessions. To register or see more information, go to: http://gfp.sd.gov/outdoor-learning/huntereducation/ hunt-safe.aspx#sthash.YJ6wpWSs.dpuf April 9-11, Sturgis Extension Building April 29- May 2, Faith Fire Hall. Attention Livestock Project members: April 12th – 1:00 PM Livestock Judging, McPherson Angus Ranch April 18th – 2:00 PM Horse Safety Training, Extension Building, Sturgis May 28th- 9 AM Meade County Youth In Action, Extension Building, Sturgis June 2nd – Meade County Horse Show *Hereford Cross S 4-H Club and the McPherson Angus Ranch will be hosting a livestock judging school and competition on Sunday, April 12th, 1:00 pm at McPherson Angus Ranch. We will first do a brief class on judging beef and sheep, then we will have judging for beginners, juniors, seniors, and adults. A meal will follow the judging. Awards will be given in each division. Directions to McPhersons: Go east from Sturgis on 34, turn off at the Buffalo Chip on the Alkali Rd. follow pavement for 5 mi, keep going straight on gravel for 16 mi, McPherson Angus Ranch sign up and Star Ranch Dr sign. Turn and go south for 2 1/2 mi. From Union Center-----go west on 34 for 16 or 17 mi, turn at Hereford 11 miles sign and continue on the Hereford Road for 8 mi. It will then become the Alkali Road. Follow that for 7 1/2 mi and come to the McPherson Angus Ranch sign and Star Ranch Dr. Turn and go south for 2 1/2 mi. Market Animal DNA, Weigh-In & Ownership Verification Forms for Livestock All animals in the 4-H division that will potentially be shown at a state sponsored livestock event such as the South Dakota State Fair must complete the 4-H Livestock Ownership Affidavits for each species. In addition they MUST complete a weigh in, DNA sampling and receive a green tag or other permanent identification before the deadlines listed below. Please keep in mind all of these requirements so you are eligible to compete at the State Fair. New this year, breeding beef that may potentially be shown at the State Fair must be green tagged or tattooed by the ownership deadline as well. Market goats and sheep will NOT be green tagged, but the full scrapie tag number including the state ID will be required on the ownership affidavit form. Contact the Extension Office for details and necessary forms. There are also additional requirements for each species. All livestock exhibitors MUST abide by the ownership deadlines: • April 1, 2015 - Market Beef • June 1, 2015 - Market Sheep, Breeding Sheep, Breeding Beef, Dairy Goats, Dairy Cattle, Meat Goats, and Market Swine. July 1, 2015 – Rabbits and Poultry; Poultry need Leg Bands (one per bird); Rabbits - tattooed in the left ear (one per rabbit).