Frederick County
4-H Newsletter
Achievement Night
Frederick County 4-H Achievement Night will be held on Tuesday, April 12th at the 4H Camp and Activities Center. This year we will recognize Diamond Clover award recipients, Blue Ribbon and Top Project Record Books, Outstanding 4-Hers and UME
Volunteer Service award recipients. Doors open at 6 p.m. for refreshments; program
begins at 6:30 p.m.
Any awards not received by the recipient at Achievement Night will be taken back to
the 4-H Office and then given to the Club Leader to disburse.
Animal Husbandry & Quality Assurance
The 2016 Maryland 4-H On-Line Animal
Husbandry and Quality Assurance (AH&QA) program is now open and
will remain open through July 30, 2016.
All 4-H members enrolled in alpacas, beef,
dairy, goats, horse and pony, llamas, poultry and eggs, sheep, swine and rabbits are
required to complete the on-line QA training.
If a 4-H member will exhibit their project
animals and/or eggs in the 2016 Maryland County 4-H and State 4-H Shows then
QA needs to be completed by July 30 to be
eligible.
*If you have aged up into a new age category this year or started a new animal
project including eggs for a Poultry project you will need to do the QA.
The 2016 program must be completed using Firefox, Chrome or Safari web browsers. The program is
not supported by Internet Explorer.
The program contains two levels, a Junioraged Level and an Intermediate/Senioraged Level. The program automatically
directs members to the correct level
based on their birthdate. 4-Hers are required to complete the on-line training
program when they reach each 4-H age
division (juniors (8-10), intermediates
(11-13), seniors (14-18) – all as of January
1 of the current year) OR when an Intermediate or Senior 4-H member chooses to
show a new species since last completing
the program within their age division they
must return to program and complete the
program for the new species area. (The
Junior program does not have species specific sections like the Intermediate/Senior
program does). Passcodes from 2015
should still be viable for members. Members with passcodes issued prior to 2015
must register to receive a new passcode..
Members may access the AH&QA program
at: http://www.agnr.umd.edu/ahqa/
If you are not sure if you need to take the
QA contact Lisa lstrong@umd.edu to find
out.
Building/Livestock Superintendents Meeting
Wednesday, May 25th 6:30 p.m. at
the Extension Office, includes dinner
New Families Orientation
Date, time and place to be announced soon!
2016 Jun-Jul
Newsletter deadline:
June 1, 2016
Send articles and pictures
to lstrong@umd.edu
Inside this issue:
Fair, Educator Articles
2
Deadlines, Camp Center Dinner,
Market Rabbit, BSS
3
Dairy Princess, Dairy Info, Camp
Registration, Book Drive
4
Healthy Lifestyles/Visual
Presentations, Fashion Revue, Farm
Safety, Amazon Smile, Golf
5
GFF Public Speaking, Scholarships
6
Club News
7-14
Horse Updates, Special Spotlight
15
Turkey Project Orders
16
4-H Mall, ATV, Ag Week, Horticulture,
4-H Congress
17
Canning Classes
18
UME Volunteer Info., Calendar
19
Maryland Day 2016
Saturday, April 30th
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
marylandday.umd.edu
Frederick County 4-H Office
330 Montevue Lane
Frederick, MD 21702
301-600-1589 Jennie Schiazzi
schiazzi@umd.edu
Frederick County Website
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It's Time to Sign Up for Wills Fair !!!
http://extension.umd.edu/howard-county/4-h-youth-development/wills-fair The show is May 21, 2016 at the
Howard County Fairgrounds. Entries are due by April 22, 2016 to the Carroll County Office.
2015 Maryland State Fair
2016 Great Frederick Fair
August 26th to September 5th
September 16th - 24th
News from Mr. Todd
Spring is finally here and the weather has given us
some ups and downs, but the changes are really
wonderful. Just like spring has started here for us, I
am starting to feel a little more comfortable in my
role here in Frederick County and I cannot thank you
enough for helping me get there. It has been a busy
past few months. We got off to a great start with our
camp counselor training beginning in February. We
have 16 great counselors getting ready for an exciting summer camp season.
Additionally, we hosted an Officer Training that took
place over spring break. Donielle held a session on
the nuts and bolts of parliamentary procedures and
what it means to hold an Officer’s position and I
spent time with the Officers teaching them some
new games and activities they could use to take back
to their respective clubs to foster a sense of team
work and cohesiveness within their membership.
We also held our spring Club Leaders meeting. Nearly all of the clubs were represented. Record books
were returned and lots of information was given out
about upcoming activities in the county. Overall, the
start of spring has been great. I am looking forward
to more exciting things to come. Summer is just
around the corner and I am eager to see what it has
in store for all of us.
Again, thank you for all the help and support you
have shown me. I am truly appreciative and look forward to future adventures.
Todd McKinney,
Frederick County 4-H Educator
A Note from Ms. Donielle
Helen Keller once stated, “Life is a succession of lessons which must
be lived to be understood.”
In the 4-H world we are living those life lessons and skills everyday
as we “learn my doing” with our project work. As we enter our
spring months we are provided many opportunities within our clubs
to teach others the skills we have learned and improved with our 4H projects. Through demonstrations and public speaking we provide others the gift of knowledge through our experiences.
I challenge each of you as 4-H’ers to sign up for a communication
activity with your club in 2016. Whether it is leading the pledge,
presenting a committee report, helping with a workshop or providing a demonstration at your club meeting, you have the ability to
impact others through your expression of speech.
As a young 4-H member I was very nervous to speak in front of my
local club. At the age of 9 I had competed nationally with my dance
team in front of 1,000’s of people, but I was terrified to talk to 20
other 4-H members about my steer project. It was through the encouragement of my club leader Mary Runkles with the Unionville 4H Club and the support of our 4-H volunteers that I learned how to
practice my public speaking. 10 years later as a senior 4-H member,
I was giving demonstrations on a state level, and teaching younger
4-H’ers here in Frederick County how to improve on their life skills
in their 4-H projects.
As 4-H’ers in 2016 the 4-H Office offers workshops and activities to
help you in your projects. Take advantage of all the learning opportunities afforded to you. In order to grow as individuals we have to
experience the world around us. Take the time today to select one
of your 4-H projects, which you would like to share with others, and
make a plan to help others grow their 4-H knowledge.
Donielle Axline,
Frederick County 4-H Educator
2016 MDA Animal Health Guidelines for Fairs and Shows
The Maryland Department of Agriculture has reissued the 2016 Animal Health Guidelines for Fairs and Shows. The reissued
guidelines have updates to policies pertaining to 1) poultry shows and 2) the number of days that CVIs are valid for the
2016 exhibition season. This info is available to view on the FC 4-H homepage as ‘buttons’ on the right hand side of the page
https://extension.umd.edu/frederick-county/4h-and-youth-development or on the Great Frederick Fair webpage of the FC
4-H website https://extension.umd.edu/frederick-county/4h-youth-development/great-frederick-fair
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Upcoming Deadlines/Events
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Goat registration forms are due to
the 4-H Office by Friday, May 20th

Sheep/Swine registration forms
are due to the 4-H Office by Friday,
May 27th
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Poultry, Rabbit & Cavy registration forms are due to the 4-H Office
by Wednesday, June 1st
*Registration forms are carbon forms
available in the lobby of the
Extension Office/4-H Office
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Market Goat Weigh-in: Saturday,
May 28th at 8:00 a.m.
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Swine Weigh-in: Saturday, June
4th (details to be shared at the Apr
BSS meeting)
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Sheep Weigh-in: Monday, June
6th (details to be shared at the Apr
BSS meeting)
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Swine Workshop: Saturday, April
16th 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the
Frederick Fairgrounds bldg.14
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Beef Workshop: Saturday, April
23rd 9 :00 a.m.-12:oo p.m. at the
Frederick Fairgrounds bldg. 18
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Dairy/Meat Goat Workshops:
Saturday, May 28th 10:00 a.m. at
the Frederick Fairgrounds
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Frederick County 4-H Camp and Activities Center Dinner
The Frederick County 4-H Camp and Activities Center would like to invite you
to their Annual Dinner on April 25, 2016. Social will be held at 6:30 p.m. and
Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m. We will hold a brief meeting honoring our
two scholarship winners and our hall of fame selections.
There is a proposal to the By-laws with a change being made to Article 5, Section 5 “REGULAR Meeting: the Board of Directors shall meet on a regular
monthly basis with time and place to be announced. All business shall be conducted by parliamentary rules and a quorum shall be required to transact any
business.”
Change to read: Article 5, Section 5: Regular Meeting: The Board of Directors
shall meet on a bi-monthly basis with time and place to be announced. The
Executive Board shall meet on a monthly basis with time and place to be announced. All business shall be conducted by parliamentary rules and a quorum
shall be required to transact any business.”
We hope you can join us for an evening of dinner and entertainment. Please
RSVP to Christy Fuss by April 20, 2016 at 301-898-0039.
Frederick County 4-H Camp and Activities Center
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
Alpaca, Dog & Horse ID cards are
due to the 4-H Office by Wednesday,
June 1st

Breeding & Performance leases
(along with the Statement of Understanding) due Friday, July 1st
unless attending Wills Fair then
they are due May 2nd to the 4-H Office

Club Leaders: Fair Eligibility forms
due to the 4-H Office by Wednesday,
June 1st.
Always wanted to participate in a market livestock project, but don’t have
the space for a large animal. The Market Rabbit project is a great way to
experience a market livestock project on a small scale. Interested in
starting this project, please contact Sara.Seiser@fcps.org or
Sarah.Shriner@fcps.org or the 4-H Extension to learn how to get started.
Beef, Sheep & Swine Meetings
4-H Camp and Activity Center starting at 7:00 pm.
April 13th
May 11th (rescheduled February meeting)
BSS Sale Committee Meeting
Thursday, May 19th 7:00 p.m. at the Extension Office-small conference room.
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FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND DAIRY PRINCESS
CANDIDATES SOUGHT
FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND DAIRY MAIDS
SOUGHT
The Frederick County Maryland Dairy Princess Committee is seeking candidates for Frederick County
Maryland Dairy Princess. Candidates must:
 Maintain residency in Frederick County, Maryland
(they may attend an out-of-state college)
 Be a daughter of one of the following:
 dairy farmer
 dairy farm manager or herdsman
 employee in a dairy related industry (farm
store, cooperative, DHIA, feed supplier,
veterinarian, milk inspector, etc.)
 be employed herself as one of the above
 The owner of at least one dairy animal in a 4-H or
FFA project; and/or enrolled in a dairy-related
project for at least two years, including dairy
foods, dairy judging and/or dairy leasing programs (NOT dairy goats and dairy steers)
 Be 16 years old or turn 16 during 2016 and must
not reach her 22nd birthday by Dec. 31, 2016.
 Candidate may not hold a farm queen or dairy
breed queen title that would cross over for more
than three months.
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Camp 2016
Day Camp: July 11th - 15th
Day and Residential Camp: July 18th - 22nd
https://extension.umd.edu/frederick-county/4h-youthdevelopment/camp
Register Now!
Dairy Summer Field Days
The 2016 Dairy Summer Field Days Dates, Rules and Entry
Materials are available to view on your 4HOnline homepage
at the FC Ag webpage:
https://extension.umd.edu/frederick-county/
agriculture/2016-dairy-breed-field-day-schedule-rules-etc
Dairy Judging Practice Schedule
To receive the schedule and MD State Contest info email
lstrong@umd.edu or check out the schedule on your
4honline homepage.
A completed resume, two recipes with dairy ingredients, a professional picture (jpeg.) and letter of interest is due to Johanna Allen, 5185 St. Marks Road, Jefferson, Maryland 21755 or via email at
mjkrallen@comcast.net, by April 27, 2016.
The committee is also looking for Dairy Maids to represent Frederick County, Maryland. The Dairy Maid
program prepares future princesses and provides promotional opportunities for younger dairy enthusiasts.
Eligible young ladies turning 13 during 2016 through
age 16 may become a dairy maid. Dairy maids are required to attend the training seminar at the Maryland
State Dairy Princess Contest in the afternoon of July
13, 2016. For more information, call Johanna Allen at
301-834-5358 or e-mail Johanna with a letter of interest at mjkrallen@comcast.net.
The contest will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, May
22, 2016 at the Woodsboro Fire Hall, 2 South Third
Street, Woodsboro, Maryland. The Dairy Princess chosen will represent Frederick County at the Maryland
State Dairy Princess Contest on July 13, 2016 at the
FSK Holiday Inn in Frederick, Maryland.
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Healthy Lifestyles &
Visual Presentations Competition
The Healthy Lifestyles & Visual
Presentations Competition for the
Central Cluster (Montgomery, Howard,
and Frederick Counties) will be held at
the Montgomery County 4-H Office
on Saturday morning, May 21,
2016. We expect to be finished before
noon. The Visual Presentations Contest will take place at the same time as
the Healthy Lifestyles Contest. 4-H’ers
are encouraged to enter in both
events.
For more information and to register
please go to:
https://extension.umd.edu/
montgomery-county/healthylifestyles-visual-presentation-contests
Registration is due by May 13th.
2016 Frederick County
Farm Safety Camp
July 7-9, 2016 at Camp round Meadow
in Catoctin Mountain Park in Sabillasville, MD. For the registration form
go to:
http://frederickfarmbureau.org/
Support 4-H Through
Amazon Smile
Maryland 4-H Foundation is now registered with Amazon Smile so purchases you make through amazon can
earn money for the 4-H Foundation
smile.amazon.com
30th Annual
Golf Tournament
SAVE THE DATE! Monday June 20,
2016 30th Annual Golf Tournament-NEW THIS YEAR--- all proceeds to
benefit: Judging Teams- Livestock,
Dairy, Poultry and Horticulture! New
Location: Musket Ridge Golf Course
Myersville, MD-- registration information available soon.
The Fashion Revue is an educational activity which allows youth to develop life
skills in the following ways:
Decision Making - Youth develop and apply decision-making skills when selecting fabric, patterns, or ready-to-wear garments.
Leadership - Youth expand their leadership skills by working in committees
to plan the fashion revue.
Communication - Youth apply their skills in writing and speaking by developing and presenting narrations for the Fashion Revue.
Creative Thinking - Youth create the theme, design stage decorations, and
choreograph the Fashion Review
Self Confidence - Youth develop poise and increase self esteem through modeling.
Responsibility - Youth accept obligations and assume responsibility for
completion of a set of goals.
https://extension.umd.edu/montgomery-county/fashion-revue
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4-H Scholarships
Be sure to check our webpage for updated information about upcoming scholarship due dates and
application forms. http://extension.umd.edu/
frederick-county/4h-youth-development/awardsand-scholarships
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
Darren S. Kennedy Scholarship is due April 30.
MD 4-H Foundation scholarship applications
are to be postmarked by June 1, 2016. There are
48 scholarships available for youth who are pursuing post-secondary education.
Daisy Shooting Sports Scholarship
Application State Deadline April 18th. State to Select 2 Youth Applicants to Submit to National.
Email lstrong@umd.edu for the application
Submit Application to Your State 4-H Shooting
Sports Coordinator. Each State May Submit 2 qualified candidates to be considered for the Daisy 4-H
Scholarship. Please Submit by email in PDF
format to your State Coordinator. Your State
Contact can be found at http://www.4hshootingsports.org/state_contacts.php
MD Grain Producers Scholarships
The Maryland Grain Producers Utilization
Board will be awarding up to 4 scholarships to deserving students with scholarships in the amount
of $2,500 ($1,250 for each semester) enrolled in a
Maryland or an out of state institution.
More information and a application can be found
on the Maryland Grain Producers Association website: http://marylandgrain.com/Scholarships.htm
The deadline for applications is June 1st.
Camp and Activities Center Community Service
Club Leaders - please contact Christy Fuss at the Camp Center
240-397-9442 prior to your club’s month to see when and if your
club’s help is needed for any events.
2016
Apr - Valley Urbanites, Jefferson Co-Eds
May - Shooting Sports, Middletown Dairy,
Greener Pastures
Jun - Tailwaggers, Adamstown, Kaleidoscope
Jul - None
Aug - 4-H Achievers, Middletown Valley Youth
Sep - None
Oct - Walkersville, Paddock Pals
Nov - Johnsville, Calico Clovers
Dec - Jr. Dairy Club, Goat Club, Tom’s Creek
MD Sheep Breeders Scholarships
The MD Sheep Breeders Association in conjunction
with the MD Sheep and Wool Festival are offering
two scholarships in the amount of $500 each to students who have been accepted or are in the process
of applying for continuing education at a college or
university, a technical or vocational school. All academic majors will be considered, but priority will be
given to agricultural majors and to those applicants
who are members or whose families are members of
the MD Sheep Breeders Association.
Application is available on your 4HOnline homepage.
Deadline for submission is July 1, 2016
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The 4-H Achievers Club
In the month of February, our club created and decorated posters, a booth, and a display board for Ag Week at the Mall, to promote 4-H, FFA, and agriculture to the public. Our Frederick
County 4-H Extension Educator, Todd McKinney visited our
March 4-H club meeting. While he was there, my club and I
showed him all of the hard work we put into our posters, and we
also presented him with many hats for the hat donation drive.
The 4-H Achievers are busy preparing for many spring events.
Blair Kreh, Reporter
Ag Week Booth: 4-H club members with the finished club booth
for Ag Week at the Mall. From left, Brandon, Sarah, Bella and
Blair.
Hat Donation: club members presented hat donations to Extension Educator,
Todd McKinney during our March 4-H club meeting: From left, Wally, Adam,
Blair, Brandon, Todd McKinney, Sarah, Bella and Buck.
Posters: club members with their Ag Week Posters: From left,
Brandon, Adam, Blair, Sarah and Bella.
Robo-Rangers 4-H Club
Madison and Zachary helping with snap circuits. Kevin and
Calvin looking at the sumo bots.
On February 18, 2016 from 4-8 pm at AG Week at the Francis Scott
Key (FSK) Mall the Robo-Rangers 4-H Club had a display for the event.
The club demonstrated robots built for the State Fair competitions.
The senior team’s VEX robot was demonstrated by James and two
members of the intermediate team Jonathan and Ceri showed how
their EV3 Mind Storm Lego robot completed its recycling tasks. There
were also snap circuits for the kids to play around with and learn
about circuits in a fun way with the help of Madison and Zachary. Fiona showed kids how to battle with Sumo Bots. Daniel was busy taking
apart a laptop so passersby could get an idea of how it worked. Brothers Kevin and Calvin demonstrated their Lego robots they had built in
their beginners class. The demonstration proved successful when
three new members decided to join. Mason, Ethan, and Dean joined
after being inspired by the AG Week demonstrations at FSK Mall.
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Calico Clovers 4-H Update!
by Abby Sharp
Hello 4-H Fans!
The Calico Clovers 4-H Club of
Jefferson met on Sunday, February 18th. Along with reviewing
“old business” and upcoming
events, we enjoyed two special
presentations. First, Sara brought
in her Winter White Hamster,
“Delta” for a visit. We learned that these nocturnal animals usually turn white in their native winter habitat. Everyone got to
pet her while Sara told us about their diet of meats, veggies, and
grains. Delta gets her nightly exercise on a very squeaky wheel!
Then we participated in a demonstration by Dr. Polly Matzinger
of NIH, known worldwide for her advancing the study of immunology. She helped us understand how vaccines help keep us,
and our livestock, healthy. She performs heart transplants on
mice to study how immune systems respond. The fun and cool
part Dr Matzinger (with Rileigh) had planned for the kids was to
practice giving vaccine shots to oranges! We learned that if you poke
the vaccine needle too deeply into
the person or animal they could
lose their life! This was good practice, because I’m pretty sure that
my orange did not survive.
Finally, we had a fun and productive time on February 28th
making crafts to enter at the Fair. Five more blankets were
made for the Brunswick American Legion, along with the pillows, bobble heads, candle holders, and more! Many thanks to
Sally Arnold and all of the “Craft Coaches” who made it possible.
The Jefferson 4-H Calico Clovers monthly meeting was
held March 17th. We were proud to contribute to the
120 blankets the American Legion will be taking to the
Martinsburg VA Center in May.
Demonstrations this month were “Sweet”, “Kind”, and
“Nurturing”.
 The Sweet: Zach showed us how to make sweet
Candy Pretzel Melts, and Meghan taught us to do
fancy cupcake frosting.
 The Kind: Morgan and Ava showed their lamb, injured and abandoned by its mother, that they are
nursing back to health with skill and kindness.
 The Nurturing: Christine took us through a slideshow about incubating eggs. She brought in a full
grown Rhode Island Red and an Easter Egger for an
up-close look.
Then the young Clovers showed-off the felt bunnies,
eggs, and shamrocks they made during the meeting. On
March 16th. It was an honor to serve dinner to more
than 50 people at the Jefferson Ruritan. We had a great
time providing ham, potatoes, green beans and dessert
to the folks who do so much to serve our community!
Upcoming Events; April 12th - Achievement Night at the
4-H Camp Center. April 23rd - we’ll make a “Clean
Sweep” cleanup of Cap Stine Rd. Meet at the Park ‘n
Ride on Mt Zion Rd. at 9:00 am. June 28 - plans are in
the works for a field trip to Sky Zone, and a tour of a Fire
Station. Our next meeting will be on April 21st at the
Jefferson United Church of Christ. David Muns will
demonstrate the important work of Bee-Keeping.
If you are thinking about joining us for the next Calico
Clovers Club meeting, please plan to come to our meeting on April 21st, 2016 at the United Church of Christ in
Jefferson at 7 pm.
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Shookstown 4-H Club
The Shookstown 4-H Club recently collected pet food for the Frederick Humane Society. They collected 231 lbs. dry dog food, 9
cans of dog food, 20 lbs. dog treats, 32 lbs.
dry cat food and 9 cans of cat food. They
would like to thank Terry Seymore of Tractor Supply off Devilbiss Rd. for allowing
them to place a donation box at the store.
Would also like to thank Connie Graff of the
Humane Society for speaking to the 4-H’ers
about how important donations are.
Left to right front row: Kyle, Eliza-
At the regular monthly meeting in March, beth, Colton, Jonathon; back row left
the Shookstown 4-H Club celebrated birth- to right: Dakota, Joshua and Austin
(not pictured - Ava)
days for the month in addition to regular
agenda. Those celebrating for March was
Colton, Jonathon and Ava.
Left to right starting with back row: Ruby Watkins,
Club Leader, John, Jonathon, Dakota; front row: Colton,
Madison, Arron, Collan, Pam Droneburg, Club Leader
and Connie Graff, Humane Society
Boots ‘N’ Buckles 4-H Club
Dr. Jennifer McDonald shows Boots ‘N’ Buckles 4-H Club an orphaned lamb born with a leg issue. Some of the girls were
able to bottle feed the lamb as Ella is here.
Alpha Alpaca 4-H Club Antics!
The Alpha Alpaca Club spent a fun afternoon at Firehouse Pottery and Arts in
Mount Airy this past month! We all had
the chance to pick out our pottery of
choice and creatively paint and make it
our own masterpiece! Fun was had by
all! It was a great group activity to spend
time together! We look forward to more
time with the Alpacas this spring with the
warm weather!
Alayna Mahosky, Club Reporter
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Rocky Ridge Progressive 4-H Club
During the month of January Rocky Ridge 4-H collected donated items for a Thurmont cat shelter. During the month of
February the club collected new or gently used coats for the Thurmont clothes closet. The Rocky Ridge 4-H Club participated in the ice cream making contest at the Frederick Mall during Ag Week. They placed 3rd.
Rocky Ridge 4-H Reporters; Brittnee, Samantha and Natalie
Rocky Ridge progressive 4-H Club is
proud to announce 4 new members to
our club. Pictured is McKenzie, Kelsey, Braydon and not pictured Katie.
We welcome you all to our club.
Pictured left to right front. Makenzie, Katie, Natalie, Braden, Ashley. Back row Kaitlynn, Addison,
Colton, Nakita, Logan.
Ice Cream contest- Front Preston middle row
Jason, Kelsey, Braden, Logan, Payton, Katie, back
row Nakita, Brittnee
Rocky Ridge progressive 4-H members
participated in the ice cream contest in
the mall for Ag Week, taking 3rd place
with our Cookies and Cream ice cream.
Each member also donated items to
Thurmont Grange hall for our community
service. Our club also did two great fundraisers, thank you to all who help support
our club.
Reporter, Madison Ohler
Tailwaggers 4-H Club
The Frederick Tailwaggers participated in Ag Week with posters, meet & greet, club promotions,
and rally & showmanship demonstrations. Alexandra led the rally demonstration. 12 kids and 9
dogs went to Ag Week to help. The club poster received a blue ribbon and Reserve Grand Champion. The club display on AKC Dog Breeds received a blue ribbon.
Some of our club members also made entries. Kali entered a poster which received a blue ribbon and Jr. Grand
Champion. She also entered a coloring page which received a blue ribbon and Grand Champion. Joanna also
entered a poster which received a blue ribbon and Jr. Reserve Grand Champion.
Club meet and greet
The Tailwaggers are just starting showmanship and obedience at the CKC, rally classes in Urbana, and agility at
Periland. The club is looking forward to Canine Good Citizen evaluations and the Wills Fair.
Alexandra and Isis
leading rally demo
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Johnsville 4-H Club
In February Johnsville 4-H Club participated in activities
during Ag Week at the FSK Mall. We entered a club display
and poster to be displayed during this event. Some members participated in the coloring contest. As a Club we
churned both Raspberry and Cookies & Cream ice cream
during the Ice Cream making Contest. It was a lot a fun.
Also, Johnsville club members Zachary, Baylee and Caleb
participated in the Communication Contest that was held
in Howard County on March 12th. Baylee & Caleb were
selected to compete at State level in April. Congratulations Zachary, Baylee & Caleb! Good luck to those moving
on to State!
February 19th
Johnsville hosted
Bingo for the residence of Homewood, we gave
handmade crafts
as prizes. Each resident that attends
bingo receives a
prize. Both the residents & 4-H members alike really
enjoy this community service activity. Our club hosted
a “paint night” activity where club
members and their
families, could sign up to hand paint a barn scene on canvas. The Paintings all turned out so good.
During the Linganore Grange #410 March meeting, Marshall & Gracie did a demonstration for the Grange members, Gracie did a visual presentation on how to judge a
pig and Marshall did a demonstration on how to make
hand scrub. Ella read a prepared speech for the Grange
members on our 4-H club. Both
Luke & Jacob received awards for
Outstanding Johnsville Club Members for 2015. The trophies were
presented to Luke & Jacob by Linganore Grange; they also served
light refreshments to the 4-H
members after the awards were
presented. On Sunday, March 13 the Libertytown Unionville Lions Club hosted a
breakfast, Johnsville 4-H
members provided and sold
baked goods during the
breakfast as a Community
Service. The proceeds from
the breakfast and baked
goods table were donated to
a local family to help with
medical expenses for a 10 year old boy that was involved
in an accident in October. It was a huge turn out during
this event.
March was another action
packed month.
Our club held a
craft day, members had a choice
to make pillow
cases or no sew
blanket. These
items can be entered in the 4-H Building during fair. Club
Members Ella, Justin & Jacob, Kendall and Amanda participated in the 4H
Skillathon Contest that was
held in Hagerstown on March
5th. Kendall was
given the opportunity to try out
for the State Team. Congratulations Kendall!
During the Johnsville March club
meeting members rotated to different judging stations. We had a
station for Swine judging, Dairy
judging, Poultry & Egg judging
and Equine judging. This program was very informative to the
club members.
Upcoming Johnsville 4-H events activities include:
craft evening, Homewood bingo, Gladhill tractor pull food
booth fundraiser.
Johnsville 4-H Club Reporter- Ella Jacobs
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“Fire Power” 4-H Shooting Sports Club
Some Club members worked extra hard recently to fine tune
their Trap shooting skills to be better prepared while representing 4-H Shooting Sports this year. Many are also members
of the Amateur Trap Association's (ATA) youth program "AIM"
which stands for Academics, Integrity and Marksmanship and
have plans to participate in local, State and National Trap
shooting matches this year.
Kyle recently shot his first "25 Straight" (with
out a miss) in a round of Trap at Thurmont
Conservation and Sportsman's Club. He thinks
it had something to do with his "lucky hat" he
bought in Sparta, IL last year, however most
have noticed his dedication, persistence, practice and extra effort to reach his goals have
much to do with his better scores lately.
Shooters earn a patch and are faced with a tradition for those who shoot their first 25, 50, 75
or 100 straight and to help them remember it- their peers get
to shoot their hat! While Kyle wouldn't let anyone shoot his
favorite hat, he had another that club members were eager to
shoot!
While the club's "Wildlife
Tracks" ice cream recipe
didn't place in the Ag
Week Ice Cream contest,
the club members
showed some real team
work when they had an
"equipment failure". They
each took turns hand
turning the tub with out a
crank to finish the ice
cream,
then lined
up to help
serve everyone who
wanted a
sample.
Despite any winter weather, John recently earned and received awards from
the Tri-State Winter
Trap League for
"Perfect Attendance"
and for "Most Improved" at the annual
banquet in Frederick.
Hunter was very focused and achieved a "50
Straight" earning a patch while practicing
recently.
During Ag Week in the
Mall club members
shared a hands on
Wildlife Identification
display with the public and inspired many
fun conversations.
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“Fire Power” 4-H Shooting Sports Club
Range Committee Club members took advantage of a nice weekend in February to
upgrade the ranges at the 4-H Camp & Activities Center and are making good progress. Builders First Source and M&M Environmental are some of the local businesses
that have generously donated supplies for
the range. Still much is needed, particularly
sheets of plywood (used scrap sheets are
fine) and lots of mulch. Donations are appreciated and tax deductible. If you can
help, contact us at shootingsports@frederickcounty4-h.org
Frederick County 4-H
Queen/ Club President
and members thank
Tractor Supply Co. for
all of their generous
support last year. Look
for our fundraiser flyers for the next "Fun
Shoot" to held at Tuscarora Gun Club on May 14th . Funds raised will assist our program and
youth teams heading to Sparta IL this year.
Thanks to the "Fun Shoot" @ Thurnont, we have a good start.
3D Archery
15 Target Shoot
Wednesdays May 4 & 18
June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
July 6, 13, 20 & 27
August 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
Registration from 5:30PM to 7:00PM
4H Shooting Sports and YHEC youth shoot for ½ price
30 Target Shoot
3rd Annual CFGPA Benefit Shoot for Freedom Hunters
July 9th, 2016 Registration from 8am to 11am
Rinehart Targets
10219 Clark Rd. Myersville, MD. 21773
www.catoctinfishandgame.org
Catoctin Fish and Game Protective Association
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shootingsports@frederickcounty4-h.org
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Special Spotlight
The National PTA sponsors a contest every year called the
Reflections Contest, where students can submit pieces of
creativity within many categories. They are judged on a local County level, then winners move on to States and then
Nationals. The photo below is a combination of Boots ‘n’
Buckles member, Megan 5th Grader at Wolfsville Elementary entry in photography (horse photo) and in her entry in
literature (poem). Megan took the photo of her half Halflinger, Roman and wrote the poem about "Feeling Free” when
her horses are running.
Frederick County Horse Bowl Team
The Frederick County Horse Bowl team competed in the
State competition at the University of Maryland, College
Park on March 12th. Frederick County had teams in all 3
divisions and everyone did extremely well! Congratulations to our Horse Bowl team: Dana, Calie, Erin, Noa,
Rachael, Rachael, Eva, Dalena, Gressa, Zoe, Grace, Megan,
Cheyenne, Grace, Tabitha, Emily, Amanda, Jaclyn, Alyssa
and Samantha. Coach: Christy Yingling.
The Frederick County 4-H Horse Judging Team has been practicing. Pictures: judging Hunters and Hunters Under Saddle.
Pictures: judging Stock Horses. Our sincere “Thanks” to the hosting farms who put these classes
together for our 4-H’ers to learn from!
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The Annual Pre-Press Sale is Coming!
Every year in April, the 4-H Mall launches its largest sale
of the year, featuring 25% off all curriculum books and
educational kits, for the entire month of April!
4-hmall.org
4-H Small Business: Felting Kits
Seventeen years ago, Kelly Corbett left her busy career to
feed her creative side – and adopt a sheep – and has been
a shepherdess, fiber artist, and all-around yarn goddess
ever since. In partnership with the 4-H Mall Small Business, she introduces her signature cute and cuddly animal felting kits.
20% Off New 4-H Items
The 4-H Mall is offering 20% off all items in its “New
Items” section, including the new Proud Alum decal and
champion ribbon sticker!
ATV Focus Group Participants Needed
Westat is recruiting adults with ATV experience or ownership and children (ages 7-15) with and without ATV
experience for small focus groups. Participants would
receive $50 upon completion of the 90 minute session.
For more information call: 1-855-583-5987
Ag Week Placements
Posters
Club Champion – Walkersville
Club Reserve Champion – Tailwaggers
Clover Champion – Walkersville
Senior Champion – Daniel Cleaver
Senior Reserve Champion – Blair Kreh
Intermediate Champion – Kali Lyons
Intermediate Reserve Champ ion– Joanna Cleaver
Exciting Horticulture Program
‘Make It Take It’ projects for any 4-H or FFA member of Frederick County; click on the link below or on the 4-H website.
Projects are as follows:
Silk and Fresh Corsages April 19, 2016
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E094AADAE2CA75-april
Hypertufa Containers May 17, 2016
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E094AADAE2CA75-may17
Pressing Flowers/Leaves October 18, 2016
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E094AADAE2CA75-october
Evergreen Centerpieces November 15, 2016
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E094AADAE2CA75november
Holiday Gathering & Award Certificates of Completion for
participating in at least 4 this year. December 20, 2016
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E094AADAE2CA75december
In addition to the FUN learning activities, we will have a short
lesson on some aspect of the NJHA [National Junior Horticulture Association] (www.njha.org) contest. They include: Identification of Trees & Shrubs, Houseplants, Vegetable Market Packs, Identification of Cut Flowers, Sampling
Fruits, Smells of Herbs and Vegetables, Identification of Evergreen and Cones.
Instructors include: Myrtle Sturtz, 4-H Horticulture Coach;
Donielle Axline, 4-H UME Educator; Susan Trice, UME Horticulture Educator/Master Gardener Coordinator; and various
other UME volunteers and community leaders.
Ag Posters
Champion – Marina Potter
Reserve Champion – Livia Schuller
Booths
Champion – Valley Urbanites
Reserve Champion – Middletown Valley Youth
Other Booths entered: Robo-Rangers, Calico Clovers,
Alpha Alpacas, Greener Pastures, 4-H Achievers, Rocky
Ridge, Toms Creek
Displays
Champion – Lewistown
Reserve Champion – Johnsville
Other Displays entered: Valley Urbanites, Walkersville,
Tailwaggers, Robo-Rangers, 4H Achievers
Maryland 4-H Congress sponsorship flyers are available at
www.mymaryland4hfoundation.com
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UME Volunteer Information
Interested in becoming a certified UME 4-H Volunteer? Its a simple 3 step process:
1. 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 6 necessary forms by email or postal mail to: Attn: Lisa, UME Frederick County 4-H, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick, MD 21702 or lstrong@umd.edu
2. After your completed paperwork has been returned to the office Lisa will contact you to schedule an over the
phone Interview which takes about 10-15 minutes.
3. 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. You will need to set up an online profile. 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.
Month
Date
Time
Page
April
12
6:00 pm
1
Achievement Night and Royalty Book Drive (pg 4)
13
7:00 pm
3
Beef, Sheep and Swine Meeting @ Camp Center
16
9:00 am
3
Swine Workshop @ Frederick Fairgrounds
6
Deadline: Daisy Shooting Sports Scholarship to State Coordinator
16
Deadline: Turkey Orders to 4-H Office
22
2
Deadline: Wills Fair Registration to Carroll County Extension Office
22
6
Deadline: GFF Public Speaking Contest to GFF Office
3
Beef Workshop @ Frederick Fairgrounds
27
4
Deadline: FC MD Dairy Princess/Maids Candidate Entries to Johanna Allen
30
6
Deadline: Darren S. Kennedy Scholarship to Address on Application
30
1
Maryland Day @ University of MD College Park, MD
18
20
23
May
June
4:00 pm
9:00 am
11
7:00 pm
3
Beef, Sheep and Swine Meeting @ Camp Center
19
7:00 pm
3
BSS Sale Committee Meeting @ Extension Office
20
4:00 pm
3
Deadline: Goat Registration Forms to the 4-H Office
25
6:30 pm
1
Building/Livestock Superintendents Meeting @ Extension Office
27
4:00 pm
3
Deadline: Sheep/Swine Registration Forms to the 4-H Office
28
8:00 am
3
Market Goat Weigh-In and Workshop @ Frederick Fairgrounds
1
Deadline: Jun-Jul Newsletter to lstrong@umd.edu
1
1
4:00 pm
3
Deadline: Club Fair Eligibility Forms to 4-H Office
1
4:00 pm
3
Deadline: Poultry/Rabbit/Cavy Registration Forms to 4-H Office
1
4:00 pm
3
Deadline: Alpaca/Dog/horse ID Cards to 4-H Office
1
6
Deadline: MD Foundation and MD Sheep Breeders Scholarship Applications
4
3
Swine Weigh-In @ Frederick Fairgrounds
6
3
Sheep Weigh-In @ Frederick Fairgrounds
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION
FREDERICK COUNTY OFFICE
330 MONTEVUE LANE
FREDERICK, MARYLAND 21702
301-600-1589
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301-600-1590
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