Notes to 4-H Advisors

The April News & Notes is ready...click here

>>>Click here for the 2008 Junior Fair King and Queen Rules and Application - Due in the Extension Office by June 1

>>>Click here for the Fair Kick-Off Parade Rules and Registration Form - Due in the Extension Office by June 15

The theme this year for the 4-H fair booths is "I pledge my health to better living".

Dates to keep in mind.....

April 26   -   Mandatory Dairy Beef Feeder Weigh-In, 9-11 a.m., Pickaway County Fairgrounds

May 1   -   All horse registrations with photo, horse identification form and permission to participate form due at the Extension office

May 1   -   2008-09 State 4-H Ambassador Applications are due to the Extension Office by May 1.  Ohio 4-H Ambassadors are the youth spokespersons for Ohio 4-H.  All Ohio 4-H'ers are invited to apply who   a) are a high school freshmen, sophomore, junior or senior on January 1 of the current year;  b) have achieved the standards of excellence outlined as criteria for the program;  c) are approved by their 4-H Educator as good representatives of the Ohio 4-H Program;  d) have a permanent residence in Ohio during the time they wish to serve as Ambassadors; and e) have not previously been a State 4-H Ambassador.  Interested teens need to complete the State 4-H Ambassadors application form found at http://www.ohio4h.org/youth/ambassadors/index.html and submit it to the Extension office by May 1.

May 5   -   4-H Committee meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., Pickaway County Service Center meeting room

May 13   -  , including demonstrations, illustrated talks and speeches, 6:00 p.m., at the Pickaway County Service Center meeting room.   The 4-H Communications Contest (Public Speaking Contest) information has been updated because of information recently received from the state.  Information previously posted stated that the time requirement for the health and safety skit is 4-8 minutes; however, the latest state information requires skits to be 5-8 minutes.  See updated 4-H Communications Contest Rules and Entry Form.

May 15   -   All dog registrations with certification of vaccination and permission to participate due at the Extension office

May 15   -   Livestock entries due in the Extension office.

May 19   -   Mandatory Market Rabbit tattooing, 5-7 p.m., Pickaway County Fairground Show Arena; also tattooing for breeding rabbits that need tattooed.  See Fair News.

May 19   -   Mandatory pollorum testing for turkey projects, 5-7 p.m., Pickaway County Fairground Show Arena.   See Fair News.

June 7   -   Clothing Judging, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Circleville High School.  The Style Review will be held that evening in the Circleville High School auditorium at 7:00 p.m. with the public welcome.   Participation in the Style Review is required in order to be considered for county award placings.  A judging schedule will be posted soon.

June 11   -   Pre-Judging for those unable to come to Skillathons or to their fair judging, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

June 16, 17, 18   -   Skillathons for livestock, horses, dogs, Pickaway County Service Center meeting room

June 21-29   -  Pickaway County Fair

June 22   -   Poultry Check-In and Chicken Pollorum Testing,  poultry must have pollorum paperwork for chickens or report to tent for testing between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon.   See Fair News.

July 14-17   -   4-H Camp

** See 4-H News and Events for out-of-county opportunities, such as clinics, fun shows, workshops, etc.

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Click here for the 2008 Pickaway County 4-H Calendar

• Links to the A.B. Graham Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Application, Cuningham 4-H Leadership Scholarship Application, the John T. Mount 4-H Achievement Award Application and the Vance Family 4-H Collegiate Scholarship Application can be found on the "Forms and Documents" page.

Pickaway County 4-H Member Fees Increase in 2008

At their September 10, 2007, meeting, the Pickaway County 4-H Advisory Committee voted to increase 4-H membership fees from $5.00 to $7.00.  This will be effective for the coming year.  The fees have been $5.00 for several years and expenses for member and leader education, recognition and other costs continue to rise.  The committee feels the fees need to be $10.00/member, but decided to raise the fees to $7.00 this year.  The committee indicated we should start getting clubs prepared for a $10.00 membership fee which will probably begin in 2009.  The OSU Extension Office will not accept 4-H enrollments this year without first collecting the membership fees.

Rule approved by the Pickaway County Senior Fair Board..10/08/07:

Any Junior Fair awards presented at the Pickaway County Fair are to first be reviewed by the appropriate committee (s), OSU Extension Office, Junior Fair Board or Senior Fair Board.  The award must then be approved by OSU Extension and the Senior Fair Board.

State and Federal law requires that 4-H clubs turn in their EIN to the local office so that we can turn them in to the state.  If you have not already done so, please turn in your EIN to our office.  If you have questions, give us a call.  Thank you.

2008 4-H Project Update

New projects, some replacing dated materials that are no longer offered:

VOLUNTEER HELPS

• THE ADVISORS HANDBOOK...GO TO   http://advisorshandbook.ohio4h.org/index.html
• REQUEST FOR MEMBERSHIP ACROSS COUNTY LINE
• POTENTIAL 4-H VOLUNTEER LETTER
• POTENTIAL 4-H VOLUNTEER FORMS

• Advisors, check out the Ohio 4-H Volunteer Website