May, 2015 - Perry County Cooperative Extension

Jan Gibson: Agent
Email: [email protected]
Cooperative
Extension Service
Perry County
933 Perry Park Road
Hazard, KY 41701
(606) 436-2044
Fax: (606) 436-9961
www.ca.uky.edu/ces
May, 2015
Perry County 4-H’ers Speak-Up at Communications Day!
The day of District 2 4‐H Communications Day started out raining and dreary, but there was a big, bright spot that day! There was the fabulous involvement of youth giving interesting speeches and educational demonstrations! The 4‐H Communications Program is designed to give kids the opportunity to enhance their skills in public speaking and listening. ‘When a former 4‐H member is asked, "What did you gain through 4‐H that has made the most impact on your career success?" the skill most often mentioned is public speaking.’ The champions of each county in district 2 event are invited to participate in the district events. The district champions from across the Commonwealth gather at the KY 4‐H Communications event at University of KY on July 11th to determine the state 4‐H champions in each category. In Perry County various youth speakers are also invited to represent the 4‐H Speakers’ Bureau by also giving their speeches to various Civic Clubs. This year both Crystiana Couch and Mason MacAlarnis were invited guests of Hazard Lions Club and Hazard Kiwanis Club, respectively. “It’s not the winning….it’s the DOING!” Congrats to ALL that learned anything! Including me. Lucas Gibson Age 9 Talk Meet My Biggest Concern for Eastern KY Willard Talk Meet Chores, Chores, Chores East Perry Age 10 Talk Meet Age 11 Talk Meet Bullying is Wrong Come to the Dark Side East Perry East Perry Alternate Champion Blue Champion Age 11 Talk Meet Do Somehting! East Perry Red Mason MacAlarnis Age 10 Kendra Lawson Ryann Brashear MaKenna Gayheart 1
Champion Nicholas Reynolds Age 11 Talk Meet Samuel Halcomb Age 11 Talk Meet Jessica Jones Age 12 Talk Meet Subliminal Messages Jody Caudill Age 13 Talk Meet Never Give Up Jayden Neace Age 14 Talk Meet “ISIS” is the Enemy Ronald Noble Laurynn Fugate Josh Brock Phillip Slone Age 14 Talk Meet Age 15 Talk Meet Caught in the Middle Parkinson Disease Nature’s Best Oreo Balls Alternate Champion Viper Red Alternate East Perry Champion Willard Blue PCCHS Champion Leatherwood Blue Leatherwood Blue Charger Organizer Leatherwood Champion Cheyenne Pratt Foods Demo Foods Demo Home Environment San Francisco 49’ers Tips to Be a Good Minecraft Player East Perry Red East Perry Red Viper Teens Prepare for ENVIROTHON Competition There is a group of teens at Perry Central High School that are working with the FFA teacher, Mr. Lewis Mink, and the 4‐H Agent to prepare for the Regional Envirothon Competition sponsored by the Soil Conservation program. These FFA/4‐H’ers need to know hands‐
on, boots‐on‐the‐ ground concepts in Soil science, Water quality, Wildlife, Forestry, and Current issues. This year the current issue deals with Urban Forests. These youth will be headed to the regional event on April 25th at the Berea Farm. The team is Dakoda Colwell of Busy, Ryan Turner of Viper, Tyler Johnson of Hazard, Matthew Lewis of Busy, Kalib Jones of Bulan, Austin Howard of Bulan, and Katlynn Campbell of Busy. On the right, the PCCHS FFA/4‐H team visited the East KY Raptor Rehabilitation Center located at the Letcher County Extension Service and staffed by Mitch Whitaker. 2
Above: Mr. Mink pulls a soil core for team members to determine topsoil depth and feel the soil texture. Right: team members must determine the tree species by bark, leaves, or fruit as well as determine number of boardfeet as determined by DBH and number of logs. Left: Dakoda and Katlynn work with water testing to determine pH levels in the creek. The team is hoping to advance to the State completion that will be held in May at the Kentucky 4‐H Leadership Center in Jabez. Good Luck, team! RWC’s 4-H Club is EGGceptional!
The 4-H’ers in Ms Jennifer Reynold’s club seem to have a good
time this month as they learned to make a delicious, nutritious
snack using hard cooked eggs. This is an after-school club that
helps provide hands-on activities for the youth to explore many
different areas.
“We love the making and eating class!”
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Viper Elementary at the 3rd Annual 4-H Leadership Summit
Buckhorn State Resort Park is a wonderful place to hold a Retreat…and that’s where the 3rd Leadership
Summit was held for the entire 8th grade of Viper Elementary this year. The young teens work on concepts
of leadership of teamwork, communication skills, and character education. The youth and the leaders alike
seem to enjoy the interactive classes….and the Park’s food!
Each year the young teens (7th and 8th graders) that are trained to implement the conflict resolution
program called “Talking with TJ” are invited to participate in the KY 4-H Teen Summit for their age
group. Viper Elementary participates in this program. This year Viper sent nine young teen leaders to this
state event. Of these two were 8th graders – Daekwon Craft and Jody Caudill. These two assisted with
the implementation of the Viper Leadership Summit. Below one team demonstrates the parts of a machine
that work together. Top right: Daekwon teaches the tie-tying skills he learned at KY Summit. Bottom left,
team struggles to complete a task with a laissez-faire leader! Bottom right, Success! This 4-H Summit is
sponsored by GearUP and requested by principal, Ms Delilah Sue Brashear!
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Don’t Forget that 4-H CAMP
Is JUNE 12 to 15 at Feltner Camp
Call 436-2044 today for a packet!
4-H Livestock Notes
 From the UK Extension Associate for Youth Livestock Programs, Mr. Steve Austin: As we get ready for Swine, Goat and Sheep validation, just a few reminders: Individuals need to have paperwork filled in and signed off on by all parties needed. Individuals need to have completed their six hours of training. This one is very important: NOTE: THE ONLY animals that will not be required to be delivered to one of
the predetermined validation sites are market hogs that originate from and reside on legitimate swine farms
which operate as closed herds. In these limited cases, the exhibitor’s supervising County Extension Agent
or Vocational Agriculture Teacher should contact the acting director of the Division of Animal Health,
Kentucky Department of Agriculture to arrange a time when the validation process can be conducted on
the farm. The validation process must be completed by no later than May 16, 2015. The exhibitor’s
supervising County Extension Agent or Vocational Agriculture Teacher and a representative from the
Division of Animal Health must be present during the farm visit. The visit must follow any biosecurity
protocols the swine farm currently has in place. 
The Kentucky 4‐H Rabbit Show held at the KY State Fair has adopted the Texas Showmanship Guidelines. Go to https://4‐h.ca.uky.edu/rabbit for more information. The next meeting of the Perry County 4‐H Livestock Club which includes Rabbits is scheduled for June 22nd at 5:30 PM at the Perry County Extension Office. We will be in the garage – learning to show rabbits. It is not too late to join if you are interested! 5
Dates for Noting
May 3 YLPI pick-up “Helping Hands” commodities
 May 5 Avian Club at HMS 3:15
 May 12 4-H Camp Leadership Training at Perry CES 5:30 PM
 May 15 KY 4-H Teen Conference deadline to state office
 May 17 YLPI at 1:30 Chavies
 May 22 deadline for 4-H Camp registration, packets at office
 May 18 4-H Needlework Club 5:30-7 PM Perry CES
 June 2 4-H Quilting Day for project III, registration required
 June 3 4-H Quilting Day for project II, registration required
 June 4 4-H Quilting Day for project I, registration required
 June 8-11 KY 4-H Teen Conference, registration required
 June 12-15 4-H Camp at Feltner 4-H Camp
 June 16-18 Star Chef Cooking School, registration required
 June 22 4-H BBQ Training Workshop, registration due June 5th
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4-H Livestock members, Morgan Dobson (left) and Nicole Fugate
(left) with their club leader, Becky Dobson, at the Falls City Rabbit
Show in Shepherdsville where the girls earned many awards!
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