Frederick County
4-H Newsletter
June - July 2013
Summer Camp
It’s
not
too
late to
register for the Frederick County 4-H
Day and Residential Camp. July
8-12 and July 15-19. Registration will stay open until June 20th
through Eventbrite
http://frederickcounty4hsumme
rcamp.eventbrite.com OR
http://extension.umd.edu/frede
rick-county/4h-youthdevelopment/camp
Camp Scholarships are available
on a first come, first serve basis
this year. If you are interested in
applying for a scholarship,
please contact Samantha Murdock at smurdock@umd.edu
Health Forms, Behavior Expectations, and Parental Release
forms are due into the office by
close of business June 28th.
Camp Orientation will be held
June 18th at 5pm at the Camp
Center. This is a great time to
tour the facilities, learn about
the class offerings this year, as
well as meet our staff!
Livestock Leases
due to the 4-H Office
by Monday, July 1st
4 pm
Congratulations
to all the 2013
Graduating Seniors!
End of School Party
Our end of school party will be held on
June 20th from 6-9 p.m. at the 4-H Camp
and Activities Center. The pool will be
open, games, a movie, and picnic style food
provided. Please RSVP to Jennie at Schiazzi@umd.edu by June 10th, or online at
http://4-hendofyearparty.eventbrite.com
Beef Weight Check-Point
Saturday July 13, 2013
8a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
MUST email 4-H office to sign up:
schiazzi@umd.edu
2013
Great Frederick Fair
September 13th - 21st
Entries Completed
Online by July 31st
See Page 11
Inside this issue:
Club News
2-
Wounded Warriors
8
Rimfire Sporter Clinic/Match
9
3D Archery, CampCenter Schedule
for 4-H Clubs, MD State Fair
10
GFF Info, Royalty, Fair Awards
11
Hort. Judging, Dairy Judging, Lamb
Camp, Horse Events, Q. A.
12
Livestock Round-Up
13
Teen Leadership, Frederick Sews!,
Healthy Living
14
Aerospace Challenge
15
Camden Yards, Natl. Night Out, MD
4-H in Action, Shorthorn Judging,
Intl. Exchange
16
Wills Fair, Sheep/Wool Skillathon,
Dairy Bowl
17
Horse Triple Crown, Scholarships,
Enviro-Action, Communication
Contest
18
Calendar, UME Volunteers
19
Frederick County 4-H Office
330 Montevue Lane
Frederick, MD 21702
301-600-1589 Jennie Schiazzi
schiazzi@umd.edu
www.extension.umd.edu
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The Calico Clovers 4-H Club
Has Been Keeping Busy!
Photo and Article by Erin Jones
In early April, the club all got together and made
various pots, mugs, and plates at the “I Made This
Pottery” store in downtown Frederick. Club members decorated to create many beautiful and unique
one of a kind pottery pieces. Also in April, members gathered together to participate in “The Clean
Sweep”, where the members all worked together to
help clean up some of the dirty roads around the
area, in an effort to make our county even more
beautiful.
In May, members were also treated to a speech by
Ena Bromely, who spoke of her visits to her homeland of South Africa. She also went on to speak
about the orphanage that she runs there, and club
members donated some sandals to be sent to some
of the orphans. Several weeks or so later, club
members banded together at the Homewood Retirement Community
at Crumland Farms,
where members
brought animals
(such as lambs, dogs,
rabbits, kittens, and
baby chickens) to
show to the residents
[pictured]. Club
members were given
a unique opportunity
to brighten
someone’s day, and
also to serve their
community for the better.
Breezy Hill Stables April Activity Day
by Natalie Oswald
On Saturday, April 27th four girls,
Chloe Williams, Mary Douglas, Natalie
Oswald and Bri Wachter groomed a 30
year-old paint named Buck with cushings. As you can probably tell from the
photo, this horse was in pretty bad
condition. He was matted, hot, and had
not had some TLC in a long time. First,
the girls cut some of the horse’s many
mats off. Then they began to brush
him to get him to shed enough to use the clippers. After that
Chloe clipped, Mary cut, Natalie brushed and Bri photographed.
After two hours of hard work he was about three-quarters of the
way done and looking better by the minute. After about another
half-hour of work, Chloe and Mary had him finished. He was
beautiful! This just goes to show what hard work and a little TLC
can do!!!
To learn more about the Calico Clovers 4-H Club,
contact Sally Arnold at 301-371-3419.
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Valley Urbanites 4-H Club
The Valley Urbanites 4-H Club helped to do some spring
cleaning at the Frederick County 4-H Camp in April. They
weeded the flower beds and then mulched. They got a few
tips on pruning from Mr. David
Eigenbrode who is on the 4-H Camp
Center Board. It was a fun day and the
campgrounds looked
great afterwards.
Alpha Alpaca 4-H Club
by Emma Borgsmiller
On May 23rd the Alpha Alpaca 4-H Club served meals for
hungry kids in Woodsboro. The Woodsboro Evangelical
Lutheran Church partners with the Woodsboro schools
to monthly feed the kids. There were kids of all ages. We
helped set up the food, serve the food, and clean up the
food.
Adamstown 4-H Club - Cake Auction
“During the Annual Adamstown Firemen’s Carnival, Adamstown Community 4-H Club is holding a cake auction.
This is on Friday June 14th and is for all ages. We will
have professional judging by Naomi and Jessica Reis, of
Piece O’Cake bakery located at 1780 North Market
St. Bring in your homemade cake for judging at 6 p.m.,
and then buy yours or someone else’s cake back later in
the evening. All proceeds go to Adamstown Community
4-H Club. Pre-register online http://adamstown4hcakeauction.eventbrite.com or register at the “cake
drop off”
Members also
Frederick County 4-H All Star
Summer Picnic/County Campfire
helped in the kitchen and displayed Longaberger baskets for the April Basket Bingo at the 4-H Camp Center.
June 18, 2013 - 6 pm at the Camp Center. Please bring a
place setting and a dish to share. Business Meeting to
follow with scouting prospective members for next year.
Please bring skit ideas for the campfire. Clubs are to
RSVP to Bobby Fogle by June 14, 2013
bfogle@thegreatfrederickfair.com
Hope to see you there!
Fundraiser for the
Horse & Pony Council
June 26th
California Tortilla in Mt. Airy
5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
We will receive 10%
of all proceeds.
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Johnsville 4-H Club
We held our monthly meeting on May 14th with a program about
the gun club by Chuck Farmer. We learned about the sport, gun
by Luke and Jacob Gladhill
safety and what you do at a competition. Then the members got to
On Saturday, March 23rd Emma New, Gressa New and their broth- do a little target practice shooting with a
er Wyatt attended the county demonstration contest held in Mont- B. B. gun. Thank you Mr. Farmer for letgomery County. Emma placed Champion with “How to Make Maple ting us know about the club.
Syrup”, Gressa placed Champion with “How to Make Soap”, and
Wyatt placed Champion as well with “ How to Make White Pizza”. On Friday, May 17th, the club hosted bingo at Crumlands. We had several memCongratulations to them all!
bers help by calling bingo, giving out the
At our club meeting on April 9th we did a community project. We prizes and serving a snack and then helpput together baskets with cookies, crackers and different snacks.
ing some of them back to their rooms.
They will be given out at Crumland Retirement Home when we
The members enjoyed spending time
host bingo in May.
with the residents. We will be back in October to host again.
We held our club Achievement
In Woodsboro on Sunday, May 26th several members of the club
Night on April 5th at Union Bridge participated in the Memorial Day Parade. Gressa New rode on a
Fire Hall. We honored members for longhorn while Emma and Wyatt threw candy out to the crowd,
their outstanding year and enjoyed Amanda Shultz walked her horse named Missy though the parade
a wonderful meal. We had enterand Luke Gladhill drove a 1947 Model D John Deere in the parade
tainment from some of our memand Jacob Gladhill rode his SX95 John Deere lawn mower while
bers. We recognized members that pulling a cart with Rachel Eaves on the cart.
had their record books go to county and the diamond clover awards
as well as other outstanding members. We also honored our past
leader Carole Doody. She had been our leader for many years and
as her daughters have grown she is spending more time with her
family. Her great leadership and encouragement to the club as
meant a lot to everyone. Also Mrs. Grossnickle was recognized for
doing our postcards for many years. Thank you both so much.
On April 16th the 4-H Extension Office held their County Achievement night at the 4-H Camp Center. Many of our members received awards for their record book projects. Mickinzie and Chase
Ferguson for Swine projects, Kendal Harshman for Beef and Lamb
projects, Luke Gladhill for 3rd Level Diamond Clover as well as
Poultry and Craft, Jacob Gladhill for 3rd Level Diamond Clover and
Garden, Zacary Crum for Public Speaking and Poultry, Emma New
for 1st Year, Grace Yingling for Horse, Emma Mullineaux for Dog,
Caroline Mullineaux for Food and Nutrition and Lukas Hoffman for
Photography.
The MD State Public Speaking Contest was held on Saturday, April
27th. Zachary Crum and Violet Moxley participated in the contest.
Zachary received Grand Champion on his 30 Second Radio Announcement and Violet participated with her Prepared Speech.
Congratulations to them both.
Our club participated in our 1st fundraiser on Sunday, May 5th at
Gladhill Tractor in Frederick for their tractor pull and two-cylinder
show. We collected soda, water and baked goods from our members and sold them at the pull. Everyone that helped that day had a
great time.
Poultry Judging
Poultry and egg judging practices will be starting up the end
of June for the Maryland State Contest held August 31st at the
Timonium Fair Grounds. 3 age divisions: Juniors 8-10 years
old, Intermediates 11-13 years old, and seniors 14-18 years
old. Judgers will learn how to judge and place poultry, grade
eggs, do a part identification, and give reasons. Judgers will
represent Frederick County at the Maryland State Contest.
Seniors have an opportunity to win a trip to the National Contest held in Louisville, Kentucky. The requirements for the
contest are a willingness to learn and to have fun. You don’t
have to have poultry to come and judge. If interested and
would like to find out more information, please call Dave or
Christina Crum at 410-775-0674.
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“Fire Power” 4-H Shooting Sports Club
Thank you to the club members who came out to help
with last month's community service project at Will's
Fair helping to clean up
barns on May 19th.
Everyone did a great job!
Rocky Ridge 4-H Club
By Christopher Coblentz
On Saturday, May 4, 2013 members of the
Rocky Ridge 4-H Club chose Thurmont Senior
Center to do their May community service project. The members weeded, planted flowers
and mulched the flower beds to beautify their
center.
Every month the members do a service project
to benefit the community, for the month of June
members will be collecting children’s books
and small children’s clothing to donate to the
pediatric ward at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Frederick County Website Updates
Calling all reporters and historians! For the launch of the new
website we are asking each club to send in pictures, press releases and program updates to include on their web pages. This is a
great way to encourage new members to join your club, as well as
an opportunity to show other clubs what you have been up to.
Please send your information to Samantha Murdock at
smurdock@umd.edu
Kids Bowl FREE!
Terrace Lanes in Frederick
Kids receive two FREE games of bowling
every day, all summer long. To register go
to www.kidsbowlfree.com
Once you register your kids, you have the
option to buy a "family pass" for $24.95
and covers up to four adult family members including "babysitters" to bowl up to two games per day all
summer too!
Youth Canning
Pictured left to right: Missy Bittner & Nikki
Eyler, Chairpersons for this service project.
Members: Austin Ridenour, Addison Eyler,
Ashley Lescalleet, Payton Troxell and Kelsey
Troxell.
June 24th from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the 4-H Office.
Learn how to preserve your summer foods with a
water bath and pressure canner. Each participant
will leave with two items to enter in the Great
Frederick Fair. NEW canning guidelines will be
covered in the class. The class is $15.00 per 4-H
member. Register online at
www.eventbrite.com/event/6544664267
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“Fire Power” 4-H Shooting Sports Club
Tractor Supply "4-H Days" May 8th through May
19th was a huge success for Frederick County and
the Frederick Store! We are very proud of the
Fredrick store employees and the outpouring of
support from our community! With everyone’s
help, contributions, and donations to the "pie" effort, we exceeded last year's totals! Over $2200
was raised and every dollar over last year's total of
$450 will be donated directly to Frederick County
clubs. A special "Thank You" to the 4-H clubs and
members who greeted the public, handed out information about 4-H and to those who literally
"took it on the chin and face" to support 4-H!
Some 4H club leaders went together and "UPS
man, Scott" made the final donation for the $100
to "pie" store Manager "John".
Eight 4-H Shooting Sports Club members completed a successful season in the
Spring Youth Trap League at Thurmont Conservation and Sportsman's Club!
Shown with their awards are Natalie Schiazzi, Ashley Grimes, Konnor Sowell,
Tyler Cole and Tim Duley.
(not pictured Wyatt Farmer, Tyler McDonald and Mason Smith)
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“Fire Power” 4-H Shooting Sports Club
The 4-H Air Rifle Competition held on June 1st was very successful and a lot of fun for all who attended! We had
shooters from 8 different clubs and participants in each age category.
Below is a list of qualifiers and winners in each category! The maximum score was 150 points for the regular competition. All who shot for the "Longest Shot" category and "qualified" then moved on to the elimination rounds.
Congratulations to all who shot and a special "Thank You" to Mr. Matt Lynch and the Air Rifle Committee for organizing such a fun event. Thank you to all parents and rifle instructors for helping out and especially Mr. Paul Summers for
the great hand made "ringer target" for the longest shot competition! The "Longest Shot Awards" were sponsored by Distinctive Achievements who also made the great trophies!
Red Ryder Class
Junior Division
Intermediate Division
Senior Division
*Christopher Lipscomb- 1st place 128pts Konnor Sowell –1st place 128pts
Colin Lynch -1st place
Kevin Horton -2nd place
Alec Atwell -2nd place
Natalie Schiazzi -2nd place
Nathaniel Stuyck -3rd place
Jack Atwell -3rd place
Matt Lenhart -3rd place
Junior Division
Intermediate Division
Senior Division
Nathaniel Stuyck -1st place 135pts
Amelia Summers –1st place 123pts
Natalie Schiazzi -1st place 122pts
Kevin Horton -2nd place
Ray Martin -2nd place
Matt Lenhart -2nd place
Amaad Syed -3rd place
Jack Atwell -3rd place
Olivia Dutton -3rd place
Junior Division
Intermediate Division
Senior Division
**Nathanial Stuyck** Winner
**Daniel Summers** Winner
**Matthew Lenhart** Winner
Junior Division
Intermediate Division
Senior Division
**Jessica Martin** Winner
**Amelia Summers** Winner
**Natalie Schiazzi** Winner
Firepower Class
Longest Shot-Red Ryder Class
Longest Shot-Firepower Class
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2013-2014 Camp Center
Community Service Schedule for 4-H Clubs
July - Middletown Valley Youth, Grace Super Sewers
August - 4-H Achievers, Jefferson Co-Eds
September - No Clubs
October - Shooting Sports, Tailwaggers
November - Greener Pastures, Lewistown Mt. View
December - Tom’s Creek, Monocacy Achievers
January - Middletown Valley Dairy, Adamstown
February - Calico Clovers, Bug Patrol, Rocky Ridge
March - Alpha Alpaca, Tailwaggers
April - Valley Urbanites, Shookstown
May - Paddock Pals, Green Valley
June - Myersville Mountaineers, (club needed)
July - Jr. Dairy, (club needed)
August - Breezy Hills Stables, High Adventure
September - Kaleidoscope
October - Boots ‘n Buckles, Unionville
November - Lewistown Mt. View, Johnsville
December - Tom’s Creek, Bits ‘n Bridles
Maryland State Fair
August 23rd - September 2nd
Maryland State Fair Online Entries:
All 4-H entries for MD State fair are due online by July
31st @ 11:59PM! Go To: http://
www.marylandstatefair.com/index.cfm?
page=competition&id=39
Don’t forget to complete the 2013 Exhibitor Release.
Completed forms are due by July 31st to the Maryland 4H Center, 8020 Greenmead Drive, College Park, MD
20740. Check out the calendar of events at 2013 4-H
Schedule of Events!. The 2013 schedule has MANY
NEW CHANGES especially for livestock exhibitors for shows.
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Great Frederick Fair
September 13th - 21st
Frederick Fair Online Entries: All 4-H /FFA
entries for the 2013 Great Frederick Fair are due online
by July 31st @ 4 pm. Go To: http://
thegreatfrederickfair.com/4-hffa-entries/
Don’t forget to complete the 2013 Exhibitor Release
form and send it to the Great Frederick Fair Office,
PO Box 604 Frederick, MD 21705 or for questions
please call 301-663-5895.
Save The Date: New Family
Orientation for the Fair is scheduled for Sept.
10th at 6 pm in the Dairy Show Ring Bldg. 32, to be
followed by the Livestock Exhibitor’s meeting at
7pm. Livestock exhibitor passes will be distributed at
this time if all 4-H / FFA paperwork has been completed by the posted deadlines.
Landscape Design Contest @
The Great Frederick Fair: Attention 4-H clubs,
it’s that time again to register for the Annual Landscape
Design Contest at the Great Frederick Fair. Entries are
due to the Fair Office by August 26th. Entry forms are
available from the Fair Office at 301-663-5895. The
2013 theme is “Landscapes That Make Scents”.
Canning Entries at the MSF and the GFF:
NEW Changes for entries:
1. ALL foods should be processed using a tested recipe.
(Recipe sources - Ball Blue Book, USDA Complete
Guide to Home Canning and So Easy to Preserve, or recipes found in pectin or other canning ingredients made
by companies such as Kerr, Mrs. Waggs, Ball, etc.)
2. Label each jar lid:
a. Product Name
b. Processing Time and Method
c. Source of Recipe
3. Fruits, pickled vegetables and some tomatoes should
be processed in a boiling water bath canner. Vegetables
and some tomato products must be processed in a
pressure canner.
4. Use only mason jars (note size according to class
specifications) and 2 piece self-sealing lids.
5. Jars should not be opened during judging.
For questions please email Donielle at
dinskeep@umd.edu
Royalty
Royalty Applications for the 2013-2014 Court are due to
the office by August 1st. A short informational meeting will
be held at the 4-H Office June 24th at 7pm. Anyone interested in applying is encouraged to attend. For more information on the 4-H Royalty program, as well as this year’s
application, please go to:
http://extension.umd.edu/frederick-county/4h-youthdevelopment/4h-royalty
Fair Awards
Currently the Frederick County 4-H Livestock Departments
are seeking award sponsors for several of our livestock
awards for the Great Frederick Fair. Each year 4-H members in the livestock departments receive awards for their
achievements through the generosity of sponsors who have
included 4-H families, local businesses, and 4-H clubs.
Below are a few awards in which we are seeking new sponsors. If you, your business, or your club would like to sponsor an award in any of the livestock departments for the
Great Frederick Fair please email Lisa at lstrong@umd.edu
Award sponsorships are $25.00 annually to be paid by
cash, check, or credit card. Sponsors may also choose to
donate an award valued at $25.00 in place of having the
award purchased for them.
NEW FOR 2013 !! All awards provided by the sponsor
should be delivered to the 4-H office by Sept. 1, 2013,
you will receive a receipt that you have dropped off
your award.
Beef - Champion Commercial Heifer
Beef - Reserve Champion All Other Purebred Steer
Dairy - Many awards available – contact Lisa for a list
Goat - Overall Dairy Goat Showmanship
Horse & Pony – English Junior High Point Rider
Horse & Pony - English Senior Hunter Champion
Horse & Pony - Junior High Point Rider
Horse & Pony - Western Junior Speed Champion
Horse & Pony - Western Senior Pleasure Champion
Horse & Pony - Western Pleasure Reserve Champion
Horse & Pony - Western Senior Speed Champion
Poultry - Bantams Champion Hen ($5.00 Award)
Sheep - 1st Year Slick Shorn Showmanship
Sheep - Intermediate Slick Shorn Showmanship
Sheep - Junior Slick Shorn Showmanship
Sheep - Overall Slick Shorn Sheep Showmanship
Sheep - Senior Slick Shorn Showmanship
Swine - Grand Champion Performance Hog
Swine - Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog
A tremendous thank you to
all our current and past award sponsors.
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Horticulture Judging
Horse Events
Practices for Frederick County 4-H Horticulture
Judging will be starting on Tuesday, June 4th. All
practices are on Tuesday evenings and start at
6:30 p.m. at the 4-H Office. We will learn to identify flowers, vegetables, fruits and nuts, trees and
shrubs, and weeds/ insects/diseases. We do some
taste testing. We learn to do quality judging. We
are anticipating some field trips to a nursery and a
local orchard. We have lots of fun too! If you are
interested in horticulture judging or have any
questions, please feel free to contact me
sturtzm@msn.com or call me at 301-371-9140.
2013 Horse Jamboree: Registration is OPEN – due by June 14th
The 2013 Horse Jamboree Committee has been hard at work
planning this year’s event. Registration is now open for the 2013
Jamboree, being hosted by Carroll County, July 12th-14th, at
Hashawha Environmental Center Westminster, MD. The Jamboree features a variety of workshops, demos, farm visits, a horsemanship contest, a horse artistic expressions show, and other fun
and educational equine and camp activities, as well as the annual
Maryland 4-H Horse Communications Contest. The Registration
information is posted on the Maryland 4-H website at http://
extension.umd.edu/4-h and Maryland 4-H Horse pages at http://
www.4hhorse.umd.edu/
Dairy Judging
2013 Maryland 4-H Horse Communications Contest: Registration
is OPEN – due by June 14th
The Horse Communications Contest will be held Saturday, July
13, 12:30 p.m., in conjunction with the Horse Jamboree at
Hashawha Environmental Center Westminster, MD members do
not have to attend the Jamboree to compete in the Communications Contest. The event includes three areas of presentation including 1) Individual Speech, 2) Individual Presentation, and 3)
Team Presentation. Three age divisions are offered: Juniors (810), Intermediates (11-13), and Seniors (14-18), based on a
member’s age as of January 1st of the current year. Ribbons will
be awarded in each division for each age group. The top placing
senior(s) in each division will be eligible to compete in the National 4-H Horse Communication Contest at the Eastern National
4-H Horse Roundup in Louisville, Kentucky this fall as a part of
the Maryland 4-H State Horse Communications Team. Registration information and contest rules are attached as part of the
Jamboree Registration Packet and are posted on the Maryland 4H and Maryland 4-H Horse websites listed above. If members are
not attending Horse Jamboree, they may use the Communication
Contest ONLY registration form.
Practices for Frederick County 4-H Dairy Judging
will be starting next month. All county practices
are at night and start at 7:00 pm. The first three
are listed below. I have not received any word
from Kiera yet on state practices, but they will be
held during the day in July. I will pass on the entire schedule leading up to the contest held at State
Fair once I receive it. If you are interested in dairy
judging or have any questions, please feel free to
contact me or call me at 240-285-5955. Thank
you. Michael Allen
Wednesday, June 12th; 7:00 pm; Pam Moser/
Hawker Family-935 Bussard Rd, Middletown
240-367-7568
Tuesday, June 18th; 7:00 pm; Dave & Carole
Doody- 13202 Coppermine Rd, Union Bridge
301-898-7564
Tuesday, June 25th; 7:00 pm; John & Julie
Mayer- 12128 Taneytown Pike, Taneytown
240-882-3582
One-Day Lamb Camp
When: Saturday, July 13, 2013
Instructor: Scott Myers from Bedford, PA
Where: Sheep Barn at the Frederick Fairgrounds
Cost: $50.00
Sponsored By: Frederick County Sheeep Breeders
Register With: Dawn Richardson
email– grindstoneridgefarm@yahoo.com
phone– 301-908-5985
Maryland 4-H Horse Advisory Committee Meeting
The Maryland 4-H Horse Advisory Committee will meet on Saturday, July 13, 7:00 p.m., in conjunction with the Horse Jamboree
being held at Hashawha Environmental Center Westminster, MD.
Please NOTE: The committee is not meeting on June 1st as had
been previously posted.
New Link for Livestock Quality Assurance
The Maryland 4-H Animal Husbandry and Quality Assurance
training program for 4-H members now has a new URL:
https://webtools.moo.umd.edu/AHQA/ Training is to be completed online by July 31st by 4 p.m.
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Frederick County 4-H Newsletter
Frederick County 4-H will offer a $50 scholarship per Frederick County 4-H’er participant.
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Teen Leadership Conference
Maryland State 4-H Teen Leadership Conference, Teen Focus, will be held at the beautiful
University of College Park Campus June 2527, 2013. This is the premier, statewide annual 4-H event for teens. The mission of Teen
Focus is to provide educational experiences
on a campus setting that help participants to
develop life and leadership skills. This is a
great opportunity for youth to make decisions about their future educational and professional endeavors.
In 2013 4-H teamed up with Future Farmers
of America (FFA) to offer this fabulous event.
The collaboration provided both organizations the ability to increase their capacity to
offer premier youth development programs.
One example is the keynote speaker, Ricky
Kalmon a famous motivational speaker.
Many of you may recognize him from the Disney show Snapp. In addition, he has made
numerous special guest appearances on Fox,
FX, E, and Comedy Central. It’s a show that
will keep you on the edge of your seat and
take you on a Vacation of the Mind! We know
it will be an awesome memorable experience
for all in attendance.
FFA and 4-H have an amazing line up of
workshops for the conference. Our extraordinary line up of classes for Teen Focus
range from CSI-Barnyard, Zumba, Campus
Tours, Health Rocks! Youth Mini-Grants,
Livestock, Healthy Lifestyles, Community
Leadership, to Entrepreneurship. By combining the two groups, we now expect more
than 400 teens from all across the state of
Maryland in attendance.
So please encourage the young people in
your communities to participate: The registration packet for Teen Focus can be found
at: https://extension.umd.edu/news/
events/tue-2013-06-25-0000-2013-state-4h-teen-focus-one-world-one-4-h-onedream%E2%80%A6to-make-best
Frederick Sews!
Congratulations to all of our “Fashion Wonderland” Fashion Revue contestants. The first annual Cluster Fashion Revue was a resounding success. Special congratulations to Bailey and Jamie
Roe, who were selected to represent Frederick
County at the State Fashion Revue this year.
Thanks to Aislinn Latham, one of this year’s narrators. Mark your calendars for June 14th for next year’s Cluster
Fashion Revue!
There will be a short planning meeting for the “Frederick Sews!” Contest on June 26 at 7 p.m. at the 4-H Office. If you are interested in participating in the Frederick County contest this summer please be sure
to attend. Please send Samantha Murdock an email at
smurdock@umd.edu if you will be in attendance.
Healthy Living Ambassadors- TEENS Wanted!
4-H Teens are needed!!! We have three healthy living grants and all
three offer opportunities for teens to have their expenses paid while
they earn service learning hours doing healthy living activities. Many
states have 4-H Teen Health Ambassadors. We currently have healthy
living programs to engage teens.
Shopping Matters offers training (a 2 day overnight training for interested teens) to conduct shopping tours of local Walmarts in the grocery area. Teens will share knowledge of nutrition while sharing information to help consumers make wise choices in food selection.
Teens Take on Health is a grant where town hall-style events for teens
and other stakeholders will be held to discuss and raise their voices
on health and their solutions to the leading healthcare issues facing
the nation today. Molina Healthcare will be included in the planning
especially for their expertise in engaging unreached youth and families.
And the third opportunity is Youth Voice: Youth Choice sponsored by
Walmart. These programs to reach underserved/at-risk/minority
youth and their families with quality healthy living education and other learning opportunities will utilize our UP for the CHALLENGE curriculum. The goals are to:
Improve dietary choices and increase physical fitness.
Improve attitude toward and understanding of healthy foods,
Improve knowledge of local resources available to underserved
youth and their families that support and provide further information
on healthy living.
If you are interested in these fantastic opportunities, please submit your name a resume to Smurdock@umd.edu ASAP!
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Frederick County 4-H Newsletter
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4-H Night at Camden Yard
4-H International Exchange Opportunity
Maryland 4-H is taking a trip to Baltimore to see the Orioles play the Cleveland Indians at Camden Yards. Five
dollars of every ticket purchased will support Maryland
4-H. The event takes place on Thursday, June 27th at 7:05
p.m. Tickets cost $13 for upper reserve seating, sections
316-356, rows 13-25. Tickets can be bought online.
www.mymaryland4Hfoundation.com
As you may have heard, we are currently in the process
of searching for Maryland 4-H families to host delegates
from Japan as part of our involvement with the States’ 4H International Exchange Program. Our ten Japanese
youth and one adult chaperone will be arriving in the
United States on July 21st and staying through August
19th. As a family who has benefited from Maryland 4-H’s
variety of programs, we are hoping that your dedication
to successful programs and education will influence you
to help us in making States’ 4-H International Exchange a
successful program in Maryland.
What we are looking for are Maryland 4-H families that
are active in the program and have 4-H members in the
home between the ages of 12-17. This is so our delegates
will have a host sibling who is within two years of their
own age and will have someone to relate to in the home.
These delegates will be living in the homes of 4-H families through the above dates, participating in family activities, 4-H functions, and everyday life such as chores and
leisure time.
We know that you realize the benefits and excitement of
opportunities such as this and are hoping that you will be
interested talking to your family about hosting a Japanese delegate this summer. As we continue this relationship with the States’ 4-H International Exchange Program, we will later have the opportunity to send Maryland 4-H youth to Japan for a similar experience, staying
with host families and learning about and experiencing
our cultural differences and similarities.
Please encourage your family or any other 4-H family
that you think might be interested in this experience to
take part in this exciting opportunity. To learn more
about the 4-H States’ International Exchange Program, go
to http://states4hexchange.org/ Have a parent or guardian click the “Become a host family” tab and follow the
instructions to fill out the Electronic Host Family Information Sheet(e-HFIS). As a reminder, filling out the eHFIS is not any form of official commitment, but simply
the first step in finding out if your family is a good fit for
the program.
Thank you for your considering this opportunity. If you
chose to take advantage of this opportunity, please reach
out to me at mjohns42@umd.edu as well as contacting
your county Extension Educator. I look forward to meeting and discussing more about the program and representing Maryland the 4-H program to our international
guests as a host family.
National Night Out
On August 6th from 6-9 p.m. Carrollton Park will be hosting the annual National Night Out. This is a great opportunity to meet members of the community, as well as
other youth organizations in the area. If your club is interested in setting up a station with information about 4H, please contact Mike Figgins at mfiggins@frederickmdpolice.org
Maryland 4-H in Action
Calling 4-H members 8-18...do you like writing, sharing
stories or telling stories? Are you interested in learning
about the world of journalism? The Maryland 4-H Foundation and American Farm Publications are partnering
together to produce 4-H in Action, an annual supplement
to the Delmarva Farmer to be published during National
4-H Week. 4-H members are needed to write stories,
take pictures and layout the newspaper. If you are interested or have questions, contact Amanda Clougherty at
akbrown@umd.edu or 301-314-7835.
Shorthorn Beef Judging Contest/Clinic
The Maryland Shorthorn Association will host a Shorthorn Beef Judging Contest and Clinic on Saturday, June
15, 2013 at the Howard County Fairgrounds. There will
be three age divisions: Juniors 8-10; Intermediates 1113; and Seniors 14-21. All ages as of January 1st,
2013. There will be three classes of heifers and one
class of steers. All classes will be talked immediately
after the class. There will be individual awards for the
top 10 in each age division. There will be no teams.
There is no entry fee and no admission fee to the
grounds. Registration will start at 8:30 a.m. and the contest will begin at 9:00 a.m. This is an excellent way to
start your summer judging season. There will be food
available on the grounds. We look forward to seeing 4-H
members, coaches, and parents on Saturday, June 15,
2013.
Melville Johnson - Maryland 4-H Center
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Frederick County 4-H Newsletter
Wills Fair Results
Listed are Frederick County 4-H members, for the complete listing
email Lisa at lstrong@umd.edu
199 exhibitors, 532 animals
Alpaca – 8 exhibitors, 8 animals
Master Showman: Michelle Weddle
Senior Obstacle: Natalie Schiazzi
Intermediate Obstacle: Randie Burns
Beef – 36 exhibitors, 104 animals
Grand Champion Showman: Taylor Clarke
Champion Shorthorn Heifer: Aubry Knott
Champion Hereford Steer: Stacie Baust
Champion Shorthorn Steer: BreAnn Fields
Reserve Grand Champion Steer: BreAnn Fields
Dairy – 46 exhibitors, 124 animals
Judges: Mike Creek and Amy Yeiser
Grand Champion Ayrshire: Cadin Valentine, Vales-Pride Luke
Ella
Grand Champion Brown Swiss: Kayla Lenhart, Long View Denver Rianna
Grand Champion Milking Shorthorn: Shelby Hahn, Windswept
Farm Sam Allie-Ann
Dairy Goats – 18 exhibitors, 50 animals
Judge: Todd Biddle
Grand Champion Nubian: Montana Delawder, Ridge Mills Anna
Dogs – 25 exhibitors, 27 animals
Judges: Nancy Zinkhan, Liane Luini, Michael Mooney, Carol
Guth
Champion Showmanship: Michelle Katoski
Meat Goat – 10 exhibitors, 26 animals
Judge: Troy Bennett
Champion Fitting & Showing: Garret Buckmeier
Grand and Reserve Champion Doe: Kim Lowe
Rabbits – 24 exhibitors, 110 animals
Reserve in Show: Silkie shown by Laura Dutton
Sheep – 21 exhibitors, 45 animals
Champion Cheviot Ram: Mariam Harper
Champion Cheviot Ewe: Mariam Harper
Champion Southdown Ram: Megan Mullison
Champion Southdown Ewe: Megan Mullison
Champion Suffolk Ewe: Jamie Roe
Champion Tunis Ram: Drew Ridgeway
Champion Tunis Ewe: Drew Ridgeway
Supreme Champion Ewe: Drew Ridgeway (Tunis)
Supreme Champion Ram: Mariam Harper (Cheviot)
Sheep & Wool Skillathon Update
Thanks so much for your help with the 2013 Sheep
& Wool Skillathon. The skillathon would not be
possible without the assistance and dedication of
so many extension colleagues and volunteers. Sixty-eight youth from five states and nine Maryland
counties competed. Congratulations to you and
your kids! This year’s skillathon is summarized on
my Shepherd’s Notebook blog at http://
mdsheepgoat.blogspot.com/2013/05/threesisters-win-jr-sheep-wool.html.
Dairy Bowl Update
Dairy Bowl winners. Individuals and teams. Frederick County did very well. Many thanks to all
coaches, team members and parents.
Juniors -1st place team
Schuyler Bowers 1st place written exam
Individual junior placings in overall contest:
Schuyler Bowers 2nd, Katelyn Iager 3rd, Joseph
Hubbard 4th, Kendall Welsh 5th
Intermediates –“A” team-1st place (team members were Todd Allen, Shelby Iager, Ryan Allen, and Charlie Buckmeir). Additionally there
were 2 combo teams this year (The 2 combo
teams consisted of 2 Frederick County intermediates and 2 intermediate kids from other
counties). Combo team 1 included Jill Allen &
Robert Hahn- 4th place team; combo team
2 included Jonathan Hubbard & Tyler Umberger - 5th place team
Individual intermediate placings in overall
contest: Todd Allen 1st, Robert Hahn 5th, Shelby Iager 6th, Ryan Allen 7th, Tyler Umberger 9th
Seniors-1st place team
Katelyn Allen-1st place written exam
Individual senior placings in overall contest:
Katelyn Allen 1st, Dusty Hahn 2nd, Shelby Hahn
3rd, Dane Grossnickle 7th
2013 Aug - Sep
Newsletter deadline:
August 1, 2013
Send articles and pictures to
lstrong@umd.edu
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Frederick County 4-H Newsletter
4-H Horse Triple Crown Update
Horse Judging/Hippology/Horse Bowl
The 2013 Maryland 4-H Horse Triple Crown was held April
20th-21st on the University of Maryland campus. 94 4-H
members participated in the Horse Judging contest; 106
members participated in the Hippology contest; and 161
members participated in the Horse Bowl contest. 15 counties were represented. Detailed results are now posted on
the Maryland 4-H Horse website at: http://
www.4hhorse.umd.edu/ Congratulations to all of the
members who participated in the contests and to the
coaches who prepared the contestants.
Frederick County Horse Judging/Hippology/Horse Bowl
team for Frederick County. The picture was taken at the
University of MD the weekend of the State Competition
in April. The team placed very well in States and 2 of the
Seniors (Grace Yingling and Tabitha Gregory) qualified to
compete for the State Horse Judging Team.
Pictured in back: Tabitha Gregory, Kira Zimmerman,
Emily and Erin Horner,
Mary Lentz, Grace
Yingling
2013 Maryland 4‐H Hippology Contest
Junior Individuals: 13 Rachel Frank, 14 Eva Bryant
Intermediate Individuals: 13 Katie Gallagher
Senior Individuals: 13 Mary Lentz
2013 Maryland 4-H Horse Judging Contest
Junior Individuals: 8 Rachel Frank , 15 Dalena Bryant
Team Placing: 4 Frederick
Intermediate Individuals: 4 Katie Gallagher, 8 Arabella
Chen, 13 Erin Horner
Team Placing: 2 Frederick
Senior Individuals: 10 Tabitha Gregory, 11 Grace
Yingling, 15 Emily Horner
Team Placing: 3 Frederick
2013 Maryland 4‐H Horse Bowl Contest
Junior Team Placing: 9 Frederick
Inter Team Placing: 9 Frederick
Senior Team Placing: 9 Frederick
Scholarship-Congratulations!
This year we have selected three outstanding candidates to
receive a scholarship from the Darren Kennedy Memorial
Fund.
Shelby L Hahn is going to Penn State Mont Alto
and will be studying Animal Science/
Pre- Veterinarian.
BreAnn L Fields is going to Frederick Community College and will be studying Early Childhood/Elementary Education.
Kaitlyn A Fuss is going to Frederick Community College and will be studying Extension Education in 4-H Youth Development.
Pictured in front: Ryan
Frank, Evelyn and Eva
Bryant, Rachael Frank,
Amanda Schultz,
Jackey Hinkson
4-H Enviro-Action!
The 4-H Environmental Science Action Team is pleased
to present 4-H Eviro-Action! A series of environmental
education (EE) lessons that can be presented during club
meetings, afterschool programs, camps, or other 4-H
events. A new lesson will be posted each month. Check
out some cool acticies for your club meetings at https://
extension.umd.edu/news/4-h-enviro-action
State 4-H Communication Contest
Congratulations to all our 4-H’ers who participated in
the 2013 State 4-H Communications Contest as a part of
the Maryland Day activities on campus! The Judges this
year commented on the OUTSTANDING quality of
speeches and the wonderful job each 4-H’er Junior/Intermediate and Senior - did with their presentation!!
Those representing Frederick County were:
Radio Spot: Junior – Zachary Crum, Intermediate –
Konner Sowell
Extemporaneous: Intermediate – Ashley Wilcom,
Senior – Amy Lieberman
Interpretations Prepared: Junior – Claire Dolan, Intermediate – Violet Moxely
Out of 30 promotional radio spots presented, our very
own Zachary Crum took Junior Champion Radio Spot!
Congratulations to all that represented Frederick County
this year. Mark your calendars - Cluster Communications Contest March 8, 2014 in Frederick County
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June
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Frederick County 4-H Newsletter
Date
Time
15
Page
13
18
1:00 p.m.
Camp Counselor Training @ Camp Center
18
4:00 p.m.
Adult Camp Staff Orientation Meeting @ Camp Center
18
5:00 p.m.
1 & 3 4-H All Stars Camp Fire & Camp Orientation @ Camp Center
20
6:00 p.m.
20
1
End of School 4-H Party @ Camp Center
1
Deadline for Camp Registrations online through Eventbrite
24
9:00 a.m.
5
Youth Canning Workshop @ 4-H Office
24
7:00 p.m.
11
4-H Royalty Informational Meeting @ 4-H Office
25
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
26
5 - 10 p.m.
3
Horse & Pony Council fundraiser: California Tortilla in Mt. Airy, MD
26
7:00 p.m.
14
Frederick Sews! Planning Meeting @ 4-H Office
27
7:00 p.m.
16
4-H Night @ Camden Yards
28
4:00 p.m.
1
Deadline for Registered Participants: All Camp Forms due to 4-H Office
Camp Counselor Training @ Camp Center
29
July
MD State Avian Contest @ University of Maryland
1
1
13
6:30 p.m.
1
1
4:00 p.m.
7
2:00 p.m.
8
13
8-9 a.m.
15
August
Deadline for Livestock Round-Up due to MD 4-H Center
Livestock Round Up @ Camp Center
Indoor Superintendents Meeting @ 4-H Office
12
Deadline for online Quality Assurance Training
1
Deadline for Livestock Lease Forms due to 4-H Office
Camp Counselor Move-In/Training Day @ Camp Center
15
Deadline for Aerospace Workshop
1
Beef Weight Check Point @ Frederick Fairgrounds
15
Deadline for Aerospace State Challenge
23
7:00 p.m.
Youth Council Meeting
31
6:00 p.m.
Livestock Superintendents Meeting @ 4-H Office
31
4:00 p.m.
11
Deadline for online Great Frederick Fair Entries
31
11:59 p.m.
10
Deadline for online State Fair Entries
1
4:00 p.m.
11
Deadline for Royalty Applications due to 4-H Office
1
4:00 p.m.
6
6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Deadline for Diamond Clover Level 6 Plan due to 4-H Office
16
National Night Out at Carrollton Park
UME Volunteer Information
Interested in becoming a certified UME 4-H Volunteer? Its a simple 3 step process:
Go to the Frederick County 4-H website http://extension.umd.edu/frederick-county/4h-youth-development/ume-volunteers and fill
out and return the 5 necessary forms by email or postal mail to: Attn: Lisa 4-H, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick, MD 21702 or
lstrong@umd.edu
Call or email Lisa to schedule an over the phone Interview after your completed paperwork has been returned to the office. The Interview takes about 10 minutes.
After your Interview Lisa can sign you up for the online orientation training.
After these steps are done and all paperwork is in, the 4-H Educator will review your file and when approved you will receive your 4-H
Maryland Leader card. To keep your certified volunteer status current each year you will need to sign a Renewal Appointment Agreement
and a Behavioral Expectations Form.
Any questions contact Lisa Strong at lstrong@umd.edu or 301-600-1595.
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FREDERICK COUNTY OFFICE
330 MONTEVUE LANE
FREDERICK, MARYLAND 21702
301-600-1589
4-H Office
will be closed on
Thursday, July 4th
Enjoy the holiday!
http://extension.umd.edu/frederick-county/4h-and-youth-development
Donielle R. Axline
Extension Educator
Samantha Murdock
Faculty Extension Assistant
301-600-1590
dinskeep@umd.edu
301-600-3583
smurdock@umd.edu
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