Harney County 4HNewsletter
December 2010
The new year registration is happening now. Members need
to reregister and pay the $15 per 4–H member participation
fee by January 15th 2011. Fees will be used to run the 4-H
program, but will not be used for staff payroll.
Fees increase to $20 per member after 1/10/11.
Families have a $30 maximum Fee (or $40 maximum
after 1/10/11).
Some clubs are fund raising to help with the participation
fee. If you have questions or need further information, please contact
Shana at the Harney County Extension Office 573-2506.
4-H Enrollment for fair participation is due March 1st. Each year all 4-H
members and 4-H leaders must complete the paperwork and pay their $1
accident insurance fee and the $15 Participation fee (if paid by 1/10/11, $20
if paid later). Enrollment packets were given to 4-H Leaders in the fall or
can be picked up at the Extension Office now. .
Pay now to avoid expensive late fees….
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year from the Harney County
Extension Office
Agriculture, 4-H Youth, Family & Community Development, Forestry, and Extension Sea Grant Programs.
Oregon State University, United States Department of Agriculture, and Harney county cooperating.
The Extension Service offers its programs and materials equally to all people.
Harney County Extension Office
450 N Buena Vista
Burns, OR 97720
1302-12-17-250
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4-H Thank You
Notes
It is never too late to send a thank you for an
award received, a kindness shown, or for help
received. Be sure to send thank you notes to
buyers of your market animal and those who
increased the prices of auction animals.
Remember to keep copies of thank you notes
for your 4-H Record book.
4-H Clubs, Starting the New Year
4-H recruitment was held in December at
Slater and Hines schools. If you are interested
in joining a club, please call the Extension
Office at 573-2506 for more information. March
1st is the deadline to be registered in 4-H and
participate in the Harney County fair.
New leaders are always needed. If you are
interested in becoming a leader call the
Extension Office.
COOL Forms
The COOL form needed, for all 4-H animals
sold at the Harney County Fair. They can be
found on the Harney County Web site, or at the
Extension office. Check out the other records
that are also available on our web page.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/harney/
4-H Supporter of the year
The 4-H Leaders Association is requesting
letters nominating 4-H Supporters. Everyone
knows a parent, leader, community supporter
that helps to make our 4-H program great.
Please take a moment to write the nomination
letter. Mail to the Extension Office and Shana
will keep them in a file until our 4 –H Awards
Night in October.
4-H Fundraising Dinner:
The Fundraising dinner will be
February 26th at the Elks. 4-H
Raffle tickets for a digital
camera will be available on
1/03/11. 4-H clubs are encourage to decorate
tables, based on the 2011 Fair theme or the
2011 4-H Camp theme of the” Hollywood”.
Game booths will include Cakewalk, Bingo,
Fish Pond, Face Painting and Button making.
4-H Clubs need to volunteers to man the
booths. Each 4-H Clubs needs to donate an
item to the silent auction. Each member is
asked to bring a cake for the Cake Walk.
2011 Outbound 4-H International
Exchange Programs
If you are interested in participating in the 2011
4-H International Exchange to Australia,
Costa Rica or Japan, application materials are
available on the Oregon 4-H website:
http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/.
On the web site click on "Things to Do", then
on “Travel Abroad”. This will bring you to the
first page for the 4-H World Citizenship Project.
Now go to the 4-H International Exchange
Programs section. Applications are due
postmarked by January 7, 2011.
Junior Leaders
Strict Enrollment Deadlines
If you are even thinking about entering
anything at state fair, new state rules require
that 4-H enrollment is inplace by January 31st.
There will be no exceptions. Be certain your
enrollment is in by the 15th of January.
Junior Leaders were recognized at the 4-H
Achievement Night. Junior leaders received
gold pins for their efforts. To receive a Junior
Leader Pin for your leadership efforts, you
must register as a Jr. Leader and COMPLETE
a Junior Leadership Record Form in your
Record Book. Many of you do the work of
Junior Leaders, but do not fill out the
paperwork for your Record Book.
Junior Leaders for 2009 Recognized
1st
year: Mary Dorroh, Ty Higgins Corey
Jenkins, Zach Moore and Peter Neuschwander
2nd year: Kathleen Dickenson, Savannah Duff,
Heather Ketscher, Sarah King
3rd year: Dan O’Crowley, Heather Read, Alycia
Jenkins, Katherine Tracy, Tanya Williams, and
Josh Williams
4th year: September O’Crowley, Julee Withee,
Rebecca Gibbon, and Carolann Tracy
5th year: Meghann Gini
6th year: Emily Reynolds
Eastern Oregon Leadership Retreat
EOLR will be held in Burns April,
for 812th graders. EOLR Is designed to enhance
your leadership and communication skills. It is
a great way to make new friends and learn new
skills in a very positive environment. Julee
Withee and
will be serving as
Governing Board members from Harney
County. Registration materials will be mailed
in early March to older youth in Harney County.
Cost for the weekend is Registrations are
due in the Extension Office by March 20th.
Remember the registration fee is ½ price or
$37.50 if you sell fundraising raffle tickets for
the Harney County 4-H.
The Media & Know Your Government
(KYG)
How does the media impact public policy
making at local, state and national levels? Do
we analyze what we
see
and hear in the local
and
national media?
How does the media
impact candidates,
campaigns and political messages?
Join teens from many counties in Oregon, Feb.
26– 28, 2010 to learn how the media
influences our civic involvement. The program
will take place in Salem at the Phoenix Grand
Hotel and Capitol Building.
The teen Planning Team has proposed a fun
and interactive KYG program. The KYG
program is designed for teens in grades 9-12
(8th graders are welcome with consent of
County 4-H Agent). 4-H members, their
friends, and other interested teens are invited
to attend Oregon’s Know Your State
Government program.
Educational goals for participants in Know Your
Government program include:
- Understanding how local, state and
national government works.
- Applying skills for civic engagement.
- Exploring and debating issues.
- Having fun, new experiences in a safe
environment.
Registration fee of $160 and forms are due
Wednesday, February 10th. Fee includes: all
program materials, lodging (4 teens per room),
breakfast each morning, dinner Thursday
evening, entertainment Friday evening, snacks,
and lunch on Saturday.
Camp Counselor Training
Sessions
Older youth in grades 9 –12 are
encouraged to attend Camp
Counselor Training sessions and
become a 4-H Camp Counselor.
Training sessions for 4-H Camp
Counselors will be held April 20th in Seneca. An
overnight session will be held on May 22nd, and
another evening training will be held later in May.
4-H campers and counselors will experience the
Wild West at 4-H Camp July 5-9, 2010 in the
beautiful Logan Valley at Lake Creek Camp.
Counselors are selected on their attendance at
trainings, teamwork, willingness to work hard,
dependability, trustworthiness, spirit, respect of
others, ability to follow directions and work with
others, personal strengths and abilities, and
completing and turning in the appropriate forms in a
timely manner.
4-H Camp is going to “Hollywood”
The “Stars” will come out for a week of fun and
camp at the Grant/Harney 4-H Camp as they
experience Hollywood! 4-H Camp will be held July
5-9th at Lake Creek Camp in the beautiful Logan
Valley. 4-H Members in grades 4 – 6 are
encouraged to attend. Cost will be $180.
Registration materials will be mailed in May. 4-H
members who sell raffle tickets
qualify for ½ the registration fee
from the 4-H Leaders Association.
Mark the dates on your calendar
and plan to attend.
4-H Market ANIMAL Tagging
4-H/FFA Market Steer tagging will be, March
2011. The 4-H/FFA Auction Committee plans
to be at several
locations around the county to tag the animals.
4-H/FFA Market Lamb & Hog tagging will be
June 15, 2011.
4-H Summer Days at OSU
Looking for a fun summer
experience on campus?
Check out 4-H Summer
Conference to be held June
on Oregon State University’s
campus in Corvallis. Classes,
activities, meeting new
friends, and a great
experience are all part of 4-H Summer Days. Look
for registration materials in the mail this spring.
The theme is “4-H is Green”. The
registration fee for Summer
Conference 2011 is $200 per
individual.
4-H Ambassador:
4-H Ambassadors in Oregon are
young people who are committed to 4-H and
are ready to give back to the program at both
the local and state level. They are enthusiastic
about 4-H because of what they have received
from 4-H. The Ambassador Program is a fun
and challenging way for youth to learn valuable
leadership and life skills. 4-H Ambassadors
have proven to be enthusiastic leaders and
promoters of 4-H in their club, their county
and/or their state. 4-H Ambassadors in Oregon
are young people who are committed to 4-H
and are ready to give back to the program at
both the local and state level. 4-H members in
the 10th & 11th grade are encouraged to apply.
The application deadline for the 4-H
Ambassador Program and the Statewide
Ambassador Team is May 1.
2010 Gold Medal Winners
4-H Contest Night
Start practicing your 4-H presentation now.
4-H Contest Night will be held on
at the
Courthouse. 4-H Presentation (demonstrations
& illustrated talks) competition will take place in
the Courthouse Lobby. The 4-H Judging Card
contest will be held in the Basement Meeting
Room. 4-H Recruitment Posters are due
. Ribbons and Premiums will be award during
Fair. Contact the Office to schedule your
presentation time. 4-H Contest Make-Up
Night is scheduled for
.
4-H Leaders Meeting
The next 4-H leaders meeting will be January
12, 2011 at 7:00pm.
Congratulations to the following
individuals on their achievements in 4-H
and recordkeeping for the 2009-10 project
year. A big “Thank You “ to everyone that
turned in their records to be reviewed and
to the 4-H Record Book Readers. Keep
up the good work!
2010 Gold Medal Recipients
Peter Neuschwander – Swine
Kathleen Dickenson – Llama
Victoria Cross – Dog
Dan O’Crowley – Beef
Katherine Tracy – Photography
Tanya Williams –Clothing
Julee Withee - Art
Meghann Gini – Leadership
Maria Thompson – Public Speaking
Carolann Tracy –Agriculture
September O’Crowley – Achievement
Emily Reynolds - Achievement
JOB
4-H Club
Publicity
Knitting Kool Kats
Set-up
Friskey Fleas
(10:00 am at the Elks)
Happy Hummers
Bingo
Silent Auction
Harney Herdsmen
FishPond
Prime Ribbers & Pork Ribbers
Face Painting
Buttons
Shutterbugs 4-H Photography Club
Cake Walk
Table Bussing
Money & Game Tickets
Joanna Corson & Crew
Dinner Tickets
Raffle Tickets
Pinheads
Clean-up
 Chicken Fried Steak Dinner - served at 4:00 & 5:30 & 7:00 p.m.
 $8 Adult - $5 Child under 10 years. Elks Lodge to cook;
 Raffle: Everio Digital Video Recorder Package ($690) - raffle tickets are 50 4
each or 5/$2.00. Each 4-H member is to sell 30 & turn them in as soon as sold but
must be in by the dinner. Cash Prizes to top 3 ticket sellers. ($25, $15, $10)
 Silent Auction Items - Each club is to donate one. Bidding will occur during dinner.
 Games - Fishpond, Buttons, Face Painting, Cotton Candy - to begin at 4:00 p.m. or
shortly thereafter.
 Cakewalk - Everyone is to bring a cake or cupcakes.
 Bingo – fun for everyone and lots of prizes awarded.
 Table Decorations – Each club is encouraged to decorate a table. Ice Cream sundae
parties to the top 3 decorations.
Please come join us at the 4-H Fundraising Dinner. This is Harney County 4-H’s annual
fundraising event. Every 4-H member participates in the fundraising efforts. Funds
raised are used to provide scholarships for 4-H camp fees, OSU
Summer Conference, leadership retreats, fair trophies and travel
moneys for other 4-H Leadership opportunities. Harney County 4-H
appreciates the support of the community.