Boone County 4-H Times - University of Illinois Extension

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Boone County 4-H Times
205 Cadillac Court, Suite #3  Belvidere, IL 61008
March/April 2016
2016 International Event
Date: Saturday, March 19
Time: Club Set-up
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Program
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Clean-up
7:00-7:30 p.m.
Place: Boone Co. Community Building
111 W. First St., Belvidere
All Boone County 4-H members and families
are invited, even if your club is not doing a display.
We currently have 13 clubs signed up to
participate.
Note to leaders: Please take your dirty dishes
home. Tables will be assigned. Bring extension
cords and power bars if needed.
Community Service Project at
International Night
(815) 544-3710
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo
Important Dates for 2016
March 12
March 19
April 6
May 7
May 7
May 7
June 4
July 9
July 16
July 24-31
August 9-14
August 11-21
Spaghetti Supper @ VFW 4-7 p.m.
International Night
PQA – Extension Office
Livestock Clinics @ Fairgrounds
Sheep Weigh-In @ Fairgrounds
Goat Tattooing @ Fairgrounds
Public Presentations @ Extension
Office Meeting Room
General Projects Day @
Community Building
Dog & Cat Show @ Fairgrounds
Illinois State Fair Jr. Horse Show
Boone County Fair
Illinois State Fair
PQA
We are
collecting skeins
of yarn for Sgt.
P’s Lagphans.
There will be a
table for
collecting yarn at International Night or you can
drop donations off at the office. Yarn can be any
brand or color of worsted weight 4-ply yarn. The
yarn will be used to make lapghans (lap sized
afghans) for distribution to Veterans in Boone and
Winnebago county and at the V.A. Hospital in
Madison. All donations are appreciated!
All swine exhibitors must be Youth PQA Plus
certified to exhibit swine at the 2016 Boone County
4-H swine show. Deadline for completing this
certification is May 1.
Face to Face Training – (1 Year Certification)
Date: Wednesday, April 6
Time: 5:00 p.m. OR 6:30 p.m.
Place: Boone County Extension, Suite 5
R.S.V.P. by April 1 –
--or-Online Training & Certification
www.pork.org/youth-pqa-plus/
If choosing this option we encourage you to
complete the training a.s.a.p.
Enrollment Deadline for NEW
Members: April 1, 2016
Save the Dates!
April 1 is the deadline for all new members to enroll
and for members to add or drop projects. 4-H’ers
may enroll in projects after the enrollment deadline,
but will not be permitted to exhibit at any of the
Boone County 4-H Shows.
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Live It Up! is a leadership and personal
development conference that is sponsored by
Boone, DeKalb and Ogle counties. It will be taking
place on Friday and Saturday, November 18-19,
2016. 4-Her’s ages 13-18 from throughout Illinois
will be invited. Watch for more details to come
soon.
March/April 2016
Requirements to Exhibit
Market Lamb Weigh-in & Tagging
The following requirements must be met to be
eligible to exhibit at the Boone County 4-H General
Projects Day and/or Boone County 4-H Fair Show:
 Enrolled in project by deadline.
 Attendance Policy-- 4-H'ers must attend 2/3 of
club meetings after enrollment, with
exceptions of excused absences of illness,
school or church activity.
 All Livestock (beef, dairy, goats, sheep, swine,
and poultry) Horse, Dog & Cat Exhibitors must
complete the online Ethics training prior to
May 1st for the first year or who have
transferred from other counties.
 Horse Project Members ONLY -- Equestrian
Safety Education Program prior to May 1st.
Drill Team members must complete by April
1st.
 Swine Project Members ONLY -- PQA Training
All market lambs must be weighed and tagged on
Saturday, May 7 at the Boone County Fairgrounds
from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. to be eligible for the
2016 4-H Show.
Swine Exhibitors Need Premises Id#
Premises Identification numbers will be required
for all 4-H Swine Exhibitors for the 2016 Boone
County 4-H Show. This is being required by the
packing house(s) that process the barrows from
the fair; since the show is terminal, the Premises ID
number will be required. The Premises ID number
will need to be reported when making 4-H Show
entries.
Beef Committee Potluck Dinner &
Meeting
Date: Thursday, March 3
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Boone County Extension, Suite 5
This will be the annual new member potluck, bring
a dish to pass. All beef project members and
families are welcome to attend. RSVP required.
Family Market Class Nominations
During the winter/spring weigh-ins, families
(siblings, step-siblings) will be allowed to nominate
market animals under the family name. All market
animals will have to be declared by the individual
exhibitor according to ear tag/ear notch by
Livestock Verification dates.
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State Fair Sheep & Meat Goat
Weigh-Ins
All lambs and meat goats to be exhibited at the
Illinois State Fair must be taken to one of the
statewide locations for weighing and tattoos. Each
lamb will be tattooed; weighed; and recorded on
Lamb Nomination Forms.
Boone County will serve as a statewide
location for weighing and tattooing on Saturday,
May 7 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the Boone
County Fairgrounds.
Meat Goat Identification
All meats goats that will be shown at the 2016
Boone County 4-H Show must be tattooed on May
7 from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the sheep barn on
the fair grounds. If you have any questions, please
contact the Extension Office at 815-544-3710.
Auction Committee becomes
Auction Association NFP, Inc.
The members of the Auction Committee have
reorganized and renamed the group, as they can
no longer have the word “committee” in their
name. However, they continue to be dedicated to
providing a quality auction where 4-H’ers can sell
an animal in the Livestock or Fur and Feather
Auction and where buyers can purchase an animal
of excellent quality. In addition, the Auction
Association NFP, Inc. is looking at several projects
to improve the livestock areas of the fairgrounds,
which benefit exhibitors and spectators. The
Auction Association NFP, Inc. is now a 501C(3).
Thank you to Auction Association
NFP, Inc.
The Extension Office and the members of the
Livestock judging team would like to express their
thanks to the Auction Association NFP, Inc. for
purchasing a subscription to Livestock Judging Elite
so that team members have access to judging
classes online for practicing.
March/April 2016
4-H Records Workshop
Date: Monday, March 28
Other Dates: April 4 and May 18 (times listed below)
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: Boone County Extension, Suite 5
Record books may not be due until September,
but the time to start them is now! 4-H records are a
requirement for completing the 4-H year and
achieving. Come to the records workshop and find
out what you need to complete and how to fill it out.
You will also learn how you can take your records to
the next level and apply for county awards as well.
Please note that the county award application has
changed, so all are encouraged to attend a records
workshop. The records workshop will be repeated
on April 4 and May 18 at 7:00 p.m. Please RSVP to
the office at (815) 544-3710 to register.
Boone Buds- Cloverbud GroupLooking for new members ages 5-7
Date: Thursday, March 10
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: Capron Lutheran Church
We have room in Boone Buds for more members
that are age 5-7. For more information about
Cloverbuds, contact Donna Manring at 815-2189055.
Chicks and Turkeys
Any 4-H members interested in ordering Chicks and
turkeys should contact Dan Tuttle at (815) 4820006.
Livestock Judging Team – Still time
to join!
The Boone County 4-H Livestock Judging Team is
looking for more members! All practices will be
held at the Extension Office from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The team is planning to attend the Mt. Carroll
Livestock Judging contest, the Joliet Junior College
contest, and the Illinois 4-H contest and may add a
few others as well. Come join the fun! All 4-H’ers
are invited! Practice Dates: March 2, 9, and 16 and
April 13 and 27. Congratulations to the team on
recently placing 8th at the Beef Expo and for having
several individuals placing as well!
Innovation Classes @ General Project
Day – NEW!!!!
This year in selected projects, 4-H members may
choose to exhibit in the INNOVATION CLASS which
allows members to decide the BEST WAY to show
off what they learned in their project. Your exhibit
should be creative, such as a video you made, a
website you created, a performance you gave, an
app you created, something you made, or anything
else YOU choose. There are a few rules (of
course). This is only open to youth 13 and older in
the following projects: child development,
computer science, crops, geology, health, interior
design, leadership, natural resources, photography,
robotics, theatre arts, tractor or video. Remember,
your exhibit has to be something DIFFERENT than
what fits in the normal class exhibit option. There
will be more information in the show book.
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Date:
Time:
Place:
Monday, March 28
6:30 p.m.
Boone County Extension, Suite 5
Future Meetings: April 25 and May 23
Visit U of I this summer
There are many programs sponsored by the U of I
College of ACES this summer. Here are a few. Learn
more @ academics.aces.illinois.edu/diversity. Sign
up by March 7.
Research Apprentice Program: (June 26– July 31,
2016)
High school sophomores and juniors engage in
activities to learn about STEM careers involving
food, human health, business, technology, and
biotechnology.
USDA Ag Discovery Program: (July 5 – July 31,
2016)
High school sophomores and juniors engage in
activities involving animals, plants and the
environment with USDA APHIS professionals in
veterinary sciences, wildlife management and the
environment.
March/April 2016
Food Stand EXTRA EVENT Shifts
Available
“Hands to larger service,” the third “H” of the 4-H
pledge, is what awaits Illinois 4-H members
interested in taking science to a new level in the
4-H Citizen Scientist program. Thanks to the
generous support of Archer Daniels Midland, this
program will provide junior and senior high youth
interested in environmental science opportunities
to extend learning beyond current 4-H project
work into the world of hands-on research.
Members observe and record information on a
given site, collect data from samples taken at their
site and contribute their data to the growing field
of scientific research related to water quality.
The program is open to current 4-H
members and volunteers, as we well as youth and
adults who aren’t current members but wish to
learn how to improve their local environment. All
participants will receive specialized training at no
cost and receive materials toward the project.
Special instructions for 4-H members and
volunteers. 4-H members must select "payment by
check" and list their organization as their 4-H club
& county so that the Illinois 4-H office can pay your
registration fee. Also there needs to be at least
one adult 4-H volunteer who will be guiding the 4H Citizen Scientist team attending the training with
the team. The next training session in our area is
on Saturday, May 21 at Highland Community
College in Freeport, to attend register by May 15.
Food Stand FAIR Shifts Available!
Every club will have one shift to work at the 4-H
food stand during the Boone County Fair. In
addition, we have three shifts available that we
need clubs or committees to cover. Sign-up will
come on a first come, first served basis. The club
will receive payment for working the additional
shift. We currently have the following shifts
available:
Thursday, Aug. 11
9 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
(1/2 shift 10 workers $150)
Friday, Aug. 12
9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
(1/2 Shift 10 workers $150).
Friday, Aug. 12 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
(Full or 1/2 shift)
Please contact the office to sign your club up for
one of these shifts.
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Attention club leaders – please sign up for these
events by March 31, if we cannot get enough clubs
signed up to work we will have to cancel the event.
Tim Butchers Scrap Drive
Saturday, June 11
7 am–11 am (10-15 workers $250)
11am–3 pm (10-15 workers $250)
Mopar
Sunday, July 17
7 am – 11 am (10-15 workers $250)
County Clovers
11 am –3 pm (10-15 workers $250)
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Heritage Days
June 24-26
Robotics
Fall Diddley
Saturday, October 8
7 am – 11 am (10-15 workers $200)
10:30 am –2:30 pm (20 workers $350)
Beaver Valley Clippers
2pm -6pm (15 workers $250)
Sunday, October 9
7 am – 11 am (10-15 workers $200)
County Clovers
10:30 am –2:30 pm (20 workers $350)
County Progressors
2pm -6pm (15 workers $250)
4-H Robotics Open House
Date: Saturday, March 12
Time: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Place: Belvidere Township Lower Level
8200 Fairgrounds Road, Belvidere
Come and see what the 3 levels of robotics teams
are up to:
 Atomic Chimps (Lego)
 Techno Tamarins (FIRST Technical
Challenge)
 Flaming Monkeys (FIRST Robotics
Competition)
This event is free, and open to the public!
March/April 2016
Dog Obedience Orientation & Sign Up
Date: Thursday, April 28
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Boone County Extension, Suite 5
All 4-H’ers and their parents
are invited to learn more
about the 4-H dog program,
the equipment needed,
meet your instructors and
learn the expectations of
the program.
Dog Obedience is for 4-H members enrolled in
the dog project and that are interested in
participating in the 9-week obedience training
classes. The training classes will be each Thursday
evening beginning May 19. Classes will be held at
the Boone County Fairgrounds To help keep our
4-H dog obedience program going and to help
cover expenses, a $10.00 fee per class will be
charged ($10 covers the whole 9-week session).
Registration information and forms will be mailed
to all 4-H dog project members.
If you have any questions about the orientation
and sign-up or if you want to add the dog project
to your enrollment please contact the office at
815-544-3710.
Scholarships
Farm Bureau Scholarships
The Boone County Farm
Bureau® Foundation is offering
a total of three scholarships to Boone County
graduates or graduating seniors who wish to
continue their education.
The eligibility requirements are as follows: a
member or a dependent member of the
Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau®; a graduate or
graduating senior from North Boone, Belvidere
North, or Belvidere High School; and plans to
pursue a vocation or college education in
agriculture. The applicants will be judged in the
following four areas: Leadership, Scholarship,
Demonstrated Interest, and Essay Content.
The applications are available at the WinnebagoBoone Farm Bureau® office, High School Guidance
Counselors or online at
http://winnebagoboonefarmbureau.org.
Completed applications must be postmarked no
later than April 1, 2016.
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Boone County 4-H Federation Scholarship
The Boone County 4-H Federation will be offering
three $1,000.00 scholarships to high school seniors
who are current Boone County 4-H and Federation
members. Applications and criteria are available at
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo/boone4h
/2412.html. Deadline is April 25.
Boone County 4-H Federation Scholarship
The Boone County 4-H Federation will be offering
four $500.00 scholarships to high school seniors
who are current Boone County 4-H members. You
DO NOT have to be in Federation to apply for this
scholarship. Applications and criteria are available
at
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo/boone4h
/2412.html. Deadline is April 25.
Boone County 4-H Beef Scholarship
The Boone County 4-H Beef Committee will be
offering a $250 scholarship to 4-H’ers who have
achieved in a beef project and submitted 4-H beef
project goal sheets and livestock records for a
minimum of 3 years and have completed the beef
activity check list. The application and more
information is available at
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo/boone4h/24
12.html
HCE Scholarship
The Boone County Association for Home and
Community Education will be offering a $1,000.00
scholarship to high school seniors who are current
Boone County 4-H members. Applications and
criteria are available at
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo/boone4h/2412.html.
Illinois Meat Goat Producers Scholarship
The Illinois Meat Goat Producers scholarship
program is designed to encourage educational
enhancement of young goat breeders by awarding
annual scholarships. IMGP has established a $500
scholarship for this program. This program is open
to any IMGP active member, or immediate family
member of an active IMGP member, who has been
involved in raising, breeding or showing goats.
Applications are due on May 1, 2016. To download
the application, visit the meat goat website at:
http://www.ilmeatgoat.org/IMGP%20Scholarship%
20Application.pdf
March/April 2016
2016 4-H CAMP
Registration for 4-H Camp 2016 is open! 4-H Camp
‘16 is set for June 13-17, 2016 at Camp Benson in
Mount Carroll, IL. Sign up today to get your child in
on all of the amazing fun!
4-H Camp is a five-day, four-night
residential camping experience that is conducted
cooperatively by University of Illinois Extension
staff in Boone, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Ogle,
Stephenson and Winnebago Counties and the
professional staff at Camp Benson.
Campers at 4-H Camp will check-in from
6:00-6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2016 and
check-out from 6:00-6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 17,
2016. During camp week, youth will engage in a
variety of activities designed to challenge, educate
and entertain. Two or three free-choice periods
will be offered daily and will include options such
as: hiking, riflery, nature study, rock climbing, arts
and crafts, archery, kayaking, crate stacking, team
building challenges, survival skills, scrapbooking,
zip-lining, swimming, dance/cheerleading, and GPS
scavenger hunts. Evening activities will be provided
by the 4-H camp counselors from the cosponsoring counties and include campfires, a
games night, a dance, and a talent show. It’s
guaranteed to be a blast!
4-H Camp is open to ALL boys and girls,
ages 8-14 by June 13, 2016. 4-H membership is
not required; however all participants will be
expected to comply with the same high behavior
standards expected of 4-H’ers. The cost is $260. All
camp fees must be paid in full by June 1, 2016.
Download a camper application or register on-line
at: : http://web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo/ and
click on the 2016 4-H Camp link. Slots for boys and
girls cabins will be filled on a first come, first serve
basis.
Save the date – Boone County Beef
Showdown
The Boone County 4-H Beef Committee is
sponsoring a beef show on July 16 at the Boone
County Fairgrounds. Check in will be from 7-9 a.m.
Showmanship will be held at 9:30 a.m. and at
10:30 a.m. the heifer show will start and that will
be followed by market animal classes. Please
contact the office if you are interested in
volunteering at the event.
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State fair age change means all 4-H
members are eligible
Illinois 4-H and the Illinois State Fair Junior
Livestock Department have revised the exhibition
age so that all 4-H members (youth who were 8 to
18 years of age as of Sept. 1, 2015) can exhibit at
the state fair this summer. The Junior Livestock
Department has extended its age to 21. Since 4-H
age ends at 18, the only way to exhibit at the state
fair junior livestock show if you are 19 to 21 is to be
an active FFA members as verified by Illinois FFA
and in accordance with one of the following
program options:
 Maintain active membership on the roster
of their local high school FFA Chapter;
 Maintain active membership in a collegiate
FFA Chapter in a post-secondary institution
of higher education in the State of Illinois;
or
 Maintain active membership in an Illinois
FFA Alumni Chapter.
4-H members exhibiting in the General Project
Show at Illinois State Fair must be selected as a
delegate at their county 4-H show.
Lockwood Park is looking for
volunteers!
Lockwood Park Trailside Equestrian Centre
and Children’s Farm is looking for volunteers for
this upcoming season. March 26th is the Cottontail
Trail event, and we are searching for volunteer
help that day along with every Saturday and
Sunday and Columbus Day Monday in October for
our Locktoberfest event. Other volunteer
opportunities are also available throughout the
season. Volunteer needs include running a game,
selling tickets, helping run craft booth, giving tours
through our Children’s Farm, maintenance, tractor
driving for hay rides, and more. There also are
opportunities to work with our horses and ponies,
camps, and riding lessons through our
H.A.L.T.E.R.S. program. If interested please go to
http://rockfordparkdistrict.applicantstack.com/x/o
penings-internal and click “Lockwood Park
Volunteer” at the bottom of the page to apply or
call 815-987-8809.
March/April 2016
See robots as you’ve never seen
them before
All the work, all the planning, all the building
comes down to one amazing day … you might even
say it’s something to howl about! The Illinois 4-H
State Robotics Competition will be April 23 at the
Activities and Recreation Center at the University
of Illinois in Champaign. The competition is free
and is open to all 4-H clubs. Teams must have a
minimum of three youth.
The challenge this year is a hoot! Robots
will be completing the same type of stunts that
you’d find during a dog agility contest… that’s right;
4-H has gone to the dogs! All the rules are now
posted online @
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/state4h/events/e
vent.cfm?e=69961
The Imagine ACES Experience
Spend a week on the University of Illinois campus
to better understand STEM based majors and
careers through lab tours and mini projects. All
high school students are eligible. Registration
Deadline: March 7! Recommendation letters and
transcripts required for application.
Natural Sciences: Week One (June 19 - June 25,
2016)
 Engineering & Technology
 A career in medicine
 Veterinary Science and animal health
 Nutrition and the science of healthy living
 Biotechnology
 Developing new food products
 Environmental
Sciences/Ecology/Conservation
Social Sciences: Week Two (July 4 – July 9, 2016)
 Exploring your entrepreneurial urges
 Professional career opportunities involving
children and families
 Teaching science as a career
 Your talent in the field of communications
and media
 Finance, Marketing and Management
 Managing your own business
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4-H Shooting Sports Spring Adult
Certification Training
The spring training for those adults interested in
joining the Certified Instructors of the Illinois 4-H
Shooting Sports program will be held May 6-8,
2016.
The State Instructors will be conducting the
training in Archery, Coordinator, Rifle, Hunting and
Outdoor Skills, and Shotgun for those interested in
becoming certified. The weekend training will be
held at the Memorial 4-H Camp, Monticello, Ill.
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/4hmemorialcamp
/ All those interested in attending the training must
complete a background check.
Illinois Farm Bureau Youth
Education Committee 4-H
Representatives –
Two Illinois 4-H members are selected each year to
represent Illinois 4-H on the IFB Youth Education
Committee. If you’re interested in agriculture,
want to network with corporate leaders in the
agricultural field, expand your leadership skills,
AND represent 4-H, consider applying for this
opportunity. The 1-year term runs from June 1,
2016 through May 31, 2017 and includes a trip to
Washington, D.C. in late June, 2016). More
information and the application are available on
the 4-H website:
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/state4h/member
s/leadership_ifbye.cfm. Applications are due to the
State 4-H Office no later than May 1, 2016.
Illinois 4-H Youth Leadership Team
Applications will be available in late April for this
statewide leadership group. Youth ages 16-19 as of
September 1, 2016 may apply for the Team. The
Youth Leadership Team assists at many 4-H events
and serve as statewide ambassadors for the 4-H
program. They are also responsible for the
Speaking for Illinois 4-H trainings and the Illinois
4-H Jr. Leadership Conference. Applications will be
due in mid-June and late July, depending upon
interview dates. Keep your eyes open for more
information!
March/April 2016
Understanding IRS regulations
Program Participants (including minors) will be
required to provide their social security number or
foreign national tax ID number prior to receiving a
prize, gift or award to ensure proper IRS reporting
as required by law. This sensitive information is
kept confidential and handled through security
protected software (PEAR). Participants will not be
eligible for prize, gift or award if social security or
foreign national tax ID information is not
provided. When we receive more information, we
will share what we know. This is not a 4-H or
University of Illinois directive; this is a requirement
of the Internal Revenue Service.
Saddles & Spurs
Horse Committee Meeting
Date: Monday, March 21
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Pizza Hut – Belvidere
Next Meeting: April 18 – Boone Co. Restaurant
Everyone is welcome to attend. Email
ideas or any questions you might have to
Kris Hall at KLharle@Yahoo.com
Horse Safety Clinic
Boone County 4-H Open Driving Show
Saturday, July 9 @ Boone Co. Fairgrounds
Illinois State Fair Junior Horse Show
July 24-31 @ Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield
Entry Deadline: June 1
Boone County 4-H Fair Shows
August 9 – Horse & Pony Show
August 10 – Speed Events
Boone County 4-H Horse Fun Show
Saturday, Sept. 10 @ Boone Co. Fairgrounds
Sponsorships for Open Shows
The horse committee is asking all of the horse
project members and anyone else who is
interested to help in their efforts to start securing
sponsorships for their annual Open Horse Shows.
Remember this is our only fundraiser for your
many 4-H horse activities.
All class sponsorships are $15 each and the
high point awards are $25; Driving show classes are
all $10 each. SPONSORS Deadlines: Open Show
MAY 13 and Driving Show-May 23 to be listed on
the show flyer. Forms are available at the
Extension office and online at
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo/boone4h/
Horse Project Reminders –
Date:
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Dates to Remember
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TBD – please watch your email for more
information
Horse Safety Clinic is required for all first year
horse project members and those needing the 5
year renewal.
Regional Horse Bowl & Hippology
Saturday, Apr. 2 @ Dixon High School, Dixon, IL
Drill Team Practices to Begin
Monday, Apr. 4 – Driving Drill Team @ Fairgrounds
Tuesday, Apr. 5 – Riding Drill Team @ Fairgrounds
State 4-H Horse Judging Contest
Saturday, Apr. 30 @ Black Hawk College, East,
Galva
Wrangler Practice Horse Show & Horse Judging
Saturday, May 7 @ Boone Co. Fairgrounds
Boone County 4-H Open Horse & Pony Show
Saturday, June 11 @ Boone Co. Fairgrounds
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Mandatory helmets for ALL classes.
Mandatory Clinics – Horse project members
must attend at least 2 mandatory clinics each
year to be allowed to participate in Horse
Project. A one-page report must be turned in
for all clinics (except those after drill team).
Reports due prior to July 18, 2016.
Owner and Lease Agreements are due May 1,
2016 to the Extension office with two photos
one of each side of your horse or pony.
All horses and ponies are able to show at the
Boone County Fair – except Stallions, mules
and donkeys. (These are not allowed.) Animals
can be grade or registered.
All Horse project members have the
responsibility of being familiar with the rules
that apply in each class.
Be sure that the Extension Office has your
current email address on file. We will
communicate lots of information through
Email Blasts.
March/April 2016
Science Siesta!
Girls + Science =
Fun!
Have you ever dreamt of spending the night in
a museum? No, this isn’t a movie, it’s Science
Siesta! Hosted by the University of Illinois
Extension, this event for fourth-sixth grade girls
will be held twice in 2016. Event dates are: Friday,
April 15 to Saturday, April 16 OR Friday, April 22 to
Saturday, April 23. Both events will be held at the
Discovery Center and Burpee Natural History
Museums in Rockford. Watch your email for more
information on this awesome program.
NEW 2017 Inauguration
Citizenship Washington Focus
Announced
Experience the 2017 Presidential Inauguration up
close and personal as part of the NEW 2017
Inauguration Citizenship Washington Focus
program! Illinois is hoping to send 12 youth and 2
chaperons to this special week in January, 2017.
This program will contain some of the
same factions as the summer CWF program, but is
shorter in time and will include a full-day of
Inauguration events, including an evening dinner
cruise and dance. 4-H members will need to be 1418 years of age January 1, 2017 in order to attend.
Previous Focus delegates are not eligible to register
for this trip.
Presently we are planning for the
delegation to fly to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday
morning, January 17 and return Saturday, January
21. We are working on costs and funding
assistance from the Illinois 4-H Foundation.
Registration for this event will open March 1 so
keep your eyes open for more information!
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/state4h/events/ci
tizenshipwashington.cfm. At this time, we are still
planning to offer a summer Citizenship Washington
Focus trip in June, 2017.
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Explore life as a college student while
you’re still in high school!
REGISTER TODAY FOR ILLINI
SUMMER ACADEMIES
Imagine getting to work alongside university
professors while you’re still in HIGH SCHOOL!
Imagine getting to hang out on a college campus
and spending four days with kids your age from all
across Illinois. That’s what happens at Illini Summer
Academies, so stop imagining it and just do it! This
program offers teens the opportunity to explore
the University of Illinois campus and many degree
programs and careers.
The conference runs from 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 26 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 29
on the University of Illinois campus. It is open to
any youth who will be at least 14 years of age (and
not yet 19) by Sept. 1, 2016 (including those not
yet in 4-H) and has completed eighth grade by the
time of the conference.
Check out all the information on our
website @ go.illinois.edu/illini4H. Registration
opens March 1. Cost will vary based on the
Academy field youth select. Registration closes
May 15.
Aerospace Engineering
Ag Business
Agricultural Mechanization
Animal Science *NEW IN 2016
Anthropology *NEW IN 2016
Astrobiology *NEW IN 2016
Chemistry
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Digital Fabrication and Informatics
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Entomology *NEW IN 2016
Human Development & Family Studies
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Plant Science
Veterinary Medicine
March/April 2016
2015-2016 Reporters
Reporters: Please email reports to Melissa’s e-mail address
at mmirwin@illinois.edu
Editor's Note: Club reports and letters submitted are not
edited for spelling, punctuation, or grammar. They are
simply printed as submitted.
County Clovers – Austin Brockmann
December 2015
The County Clovers 4-H Club held their monthly
meeting December 21, 2015 at the Spring Township
Building. Old business was talked over. All members
were thanked for their donation of canned food for
the Fall Food Shower. The food was taken to the
extension office to be sorted and boxed before going
to the Salvation Army. Everyone thought the
Hometown Christmas tree looked good! The kids had
fun making the ornaments and decorating the tree.
The members who did Christmas Cards for the Troops
were thanked and advised the military really
appreciate getting this mail.
New business was discussed. There will be
Livestock Judging opportunities and training starting
in January, if interested contact the Extension Office.
Some dates to save-Super Saturday is February 20
and March 12 is the Spaghetti Supper with proceeds
going to the 4-H Food Stand. Older member were
encouraged to give a talk or demonstration so the
new members could see what they need to do. Austin
Brockmann gave a talk on Sheep Lambing & The
Problems That Can Occur When Lambing.
The meeting was adjourned and a team building
activity was done. Refreshments were served. The
next meeting will be Jan. 18, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
January 2016
The County Clovers 4-H Club held their monthly
meeting January 18, 2016 at the Spring Township
Building. International Night is March 19 and plans
were discussed. This year the club has Canada.
Members are to bring any information and recipes for
this country to the next meeting. A committee was
formed to plan the Shadley bingo night.
4-H Ethics Requirements were discussed. It was
explained to the new and first year members that this
must be completed, it must be done by May 1st so do
it as soon as you can. Beef & Dairy Weigh-Ins are Feb
27. The Grange is sponsoring a Spaghetti Supper on
Saturday, March 12, 4-7 p.m. at the VFW in Belvidere
and will have a silent auction. The club discussed
donating a basket and to bring ideas to the next
meeting.
Talks were given by Amberlee Fowler on Showing
& Raising Steers and Lea Zimmerman on Rabbit Care
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& Breeding. The meeting was adjourned. All
members took part in a team building activity and
refreshments were served. The next meeting will be
Feb. 15, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
February 2016
The County Clovers 4-H Club held their monthly
meeting Feb. 15, 2016 at the Spring Township
Building. Old business was discussed. International
Night plans were being made. The members turned in
the information they researched on Canada for the
poster board. Four different Canadian food recipes
were read and members volunteered for the one
they wanted to make. Amberlee Fowler and Lea
Zimmerman will make the display board. The Shadley
bingo night will be in April.
The leaders asked if any members signed up for
Super Saturday, a few members advised they will be
attending and looking forward to going. A motion was
made and passed to spend no more than $30 on the
gardening basket for the silent auction at the
Spaghetti Supper. Openings for the club to work the
food stand was then brought up. The club will have to
work another shift during the fair due to having a
large number of members. The shifts will be Friday
morning in addition to Sunday afternoon. The club
also decide to work the food stand at Fall Didley Sun.
Oct. 9th 7-11 am. and Mopar, July 17. If anyone wants
to help for the Scrap Drive in June to call the
Extension Office to let them know. Talks were given
by Addie Gunn on Visual Arts – Mod Podge Pictures
and Emma VanAcker on Swine AI. Project books were
handed out to the members. The meeting was
adjourned and refreshments were served. The next
meeting will be March 21, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
Wranglers – Maddie Conklin
December
For the Wranglers December meeting we met at
the Mirabel’s house. We shared what we did at
Hometown Christmas, and we also discussed the fall
food shower. For International night we have Greece
for our country and we signed up for the decorating
and food committees. Horse Bowl starts Dec. 18.
Please come if you are interested in learning a lot
about horses! The enrollment forms were due Dec.
15 and for new members it’s not due until April. After
the meeting we did a gift exchange that was very fun
and exciting! As a reminder, talks and demos need to
be done before June. Also Super Saturday is on Feb.
20 if you are coming. Please think about new
activities our club could do, and bring a new friend to
the club for our new goals this year. Our next meeting
was voted to be on January 9 at the GAR (trampoline
March/April 2016
park) for our fun meeting. The meeting as of now is at
1:30 pm, but Toni will email with more details.
January
At the Wranglers meeting in January we discussed
Super Saturday which is held at the Evangelical
Church in Belvidere on Feb. 20. Mail in your
registration or bring it to the extension office before
February 1 if you are interested. We also talked about
placing 3rd in the loose change drive at Hometown
Christmas. The committee for the practice horse
show and judging clinic met afterward to discuss
ideas for prizes. We also met to discuss ideas for the
International Night food and display committees.
Genna suggested a Greek cookie. Please begin
thinking about this and bring your ideas to our next
meeting. Horse bowl has begun, and is at the
extension office at 6pm on Friday nights. If you know
anyone that would be interested please tell them to
join, it is fun for all. Be thinking about ideas for the
Farm Community Grant this year. We have already
discussed painting the pony arena fence, the
announcer's stand, or planting flowers. Our next
meeting will be on Feb. 13 at 1pm at GAR South
Trampoline Park by Cherryvale Mall. The club will pay
for all 4-H members to jump for one hour, bring a
friend for 7 dollars.
Wranglers – Sophia Mirabal
On February 13 we had our meeting at a trampoline
place in Rockford called G.A.R. Rhiannon lead our
group In the American pledge and Sophia lead our
group in the 4-H pledge. Alexa and McKenna took the
attendance. Frankie gave us are treasures report. We
have a new member join are group name mechanize
from Winnebago 4-H. For international night we
discussion about Greece. Then we talked about super
Saturday. My sister and I are so excited for it .The
whole group had to decide what we were going to do
for the grant. The examples that we came up with
were paint the picnic tables and the office or the
announcers stand in the horse arena. Then the whole
group talked about general projects day in June.
Jenna talked about driving drill team on April 4th and
riding drill team on April 5th. The next meeting for the
wrangler is March 12th Ella and Sophia adjourned the
meeting. After the meeting all the kids went to go
jump. We got to jump for over one hour. It was very
fun. Our next meeting is March 12th.
Beaver Valley Clippers – Jack Schnor
November 2015
The Beaver Valley Clippers had a meeting at the
Poplar Grove Wings and Wheels Museum on
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November 9. Trenton Bahling led a recreational
activity. We did a tour. We decided we would make
ornaments for the Hometown Christmas tree on
December 2 at 6 pm. We collected food for the Fall
Food Shower. We will be caroling at Maplecrest on
December 8. We will be doing bell ringing for the
Salvation Army on December 12 at Shopko. We got
France for our International Night Country. Our next
meeting will be at the Paul's house on January 11.
January 2015
The Beaver Valley Clippers had a meeting at the
Paul's house on January 11. Trenton Bahling led a
recreational activity. We decided that the meeting in
March, will be a Pizza Night. We will be ice skating
February 28 from 1:00-4:00 PM at the Belvidere Park
District ice arena. Jill Paul will be teaching a class at
Super Saturday. Calvin Schnor and Meagan Waibel
did special numbers. Calvin played the piano, and
Meagan read a poem. The next meeting will be at the
Rhode's house on February 8.
February 2015
The Beaver Valley Clippers had a meeting on
February eighth at the Lyford's house. Trenton led a
recreational activity. We will be having a pizza party
at our next meeting. We will be ice skating at the
Belvidere Park District ice arena on February 28. We
talked about what our international night display
would be, and what food we will have. We got our
project books. Mrs. Lyford talked about a new
records system. Zeb Wolfe did a demonstration of an
amplifier that he made for his phone. The next
meeting will be at the Lyford's on March 14.
Visions of Excellence – Jonathan Cechini
November 2015
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance
led by Chloe, directly followed by the 4-H pledge that
was led by Corbin. We then began the roll call topic
which was favorite sport. Our first topic of old
business was National 4-H week, Juliana has put up
the display and told us about the display. We than
talked about Recognition night Chloe was picked as
the best secretary this year. Silent auction was
canceled therefore no donation was made for our
club. We also had clean up duty that day and the
Nordman’s took care of that since it was forgotten
about until Mrs. Nordman received an email. Julianna
then gave her report on the Fall Food Shower and the
food boxes will be delivered to the Extension office
by the Nordman’s on November 21st. The Voska’s will
set up a day to pick up the ham from the Nordman’s
to deliver to Rockford Rescue Mission in December.
We also held the budget committee and the planning
March/April 2016
committee, they both went very smooth and we
were satisfied with the results and motioned to
agree. We then began our new business, Federation
will be held November 23, at the extension office. We
agreed this year our checking account will be the
same as last year with David and Sue Nordman, as
well Corbin Gustafson, as the signatories. We then
talked about demos and signed up for what month
each member would be doing theirs. We turned in
our Enrollment forms and Program Fees, we
motioned to write a check to the University of Illinois
Extension for $100 for enrollment fees for this year.
We decided to not to do a club project this year. We
decided to do a community project instead of a
health kit. We are to bring our health kit to the next
meeting. Our next meeting will be at Jon’s house
December 12th, it will be a Secret Santa game night.
December 2015
The meeting began with The Pledge of Allegiance
led by Jon and The 4-H pledge led by Skylar. We then
began with the roll call topic which was “favorite
football team”. Onto old business, the first topic was
the Fall Food Shower; Mrs. Nordman has delivered all
the food. Next topic, Rockford Rescue Mission hams;
Jon and Sam will contact the Mission and set a date
to get the hams delivered before the holiday. Our
Planning and Budgeting committee have confirmed
our final copies and we are set for the New Year. Our
final topic in old business is the completion of the
health kits. Mrs. Nordman will be shipping them.
Now new business, Federation is January 25th at the
Extension Office. Julianna has a few ideas for us to
participate in Random Act of Kindness. We all
discussed several ideas and decided on making
scarves and mason jars with trail mix. We will each
distribute these items once they are complete. Our
next meeting will be January 24 at the Extension
Office.
members will be going to work at the dinner as well
as providing desserts. Our March meeting is to be
determined. It was discussed if we need a March
meeting due to International Night being the same
day.
Udder 4-H Club – Emilee Morrow
Date:
Time:
Place:
Cost:
RSVP:
The Udder 4-H Club met on February 14 at Heritage
Woods. Our members passed out homemade
Valentine’s Day cards and talked with the residents.
Our members made cards during our January
meeting. After that, we held a brief meeting. We
discussed upcoming events. A reminder that Super
Saturday will be February 20. The Morrows will be
presenting a first aid workshop and four other
members have signed up to attend. Also, we will be
participating in International Night with a display on
Chile. Decisions have not been made as to what we
will serve. A dinner/movie night basket will be put
together for the Grange’s Spaghetti dinner. Several
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Did you know?
More than 26,600 youth were 4-H club
members in Illinois 4-H last year, and
membership is growing.
That’s an 11% growth. We grew in every type of
residence… from farm to city. 70% of 4-H club
members live on farms and towns under 10,000
population, but membership in cities grew 39% last
year.
Other Extension Programs
Raising Backyard Chickens
Right
Date:
Time:
Place:
Cost:
RSVP:
Tuesday, April 5
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Boone County Extension, Suite 5
$10.00
By April 4
In this class participants will discuss:
 Choosing breeds and starting chicks
 Considerations for designing & building
coops and runs
 Overcoming winter weather and predators
 Handling & selling eggs in Illinois safely and
legally.
Register online:
web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationI
D=13734
MarketReady
Thursdays –March 10, 17, 24 & 31
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Boone County Extension, Suite 5
$50.00
By March 9
MarketReady is a short course for local food farmers
who want to start selling to restaurants, retail stores,
and institutional food service, and would like to make
a plan to succeed in this marketplace. The training is
based on best business practices identified by food
buyers who use local suppliers, and will help you
manage new risks and relationships.
Register online: go.illinois.edu/MarketReady
March/April 2016
March 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
6
7
8
14
15
21
3
4
Livestock
Judging
Practice
Beef Comm.
Dinner
Horse Bowl
9
10
11
16
22
17
23
Sat
5
Horse Bowl
18
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12
Robotics Open
House
Spaghetti Supper
19
Horse Bowl
24
25
29
30
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31
3/2—6:30 p.m. Livestock Judging Practice @
Boone County Extension, Suite 5
3/3 — 6:30 p.m. Beef Committee Dinner/
Potluck @ Boone County Extension, Suite 5
3/9—6:30 p.m. Livestock Judging Practice @
Boone County Extension, Suite 5
3/12 1:00 p.m. Robotics Open House @
Belvidere Township Building
3/12 –4:00—7:00 p.m. Spaghetti Supper
@ VFW Hall, Belvidere—Tickets available at
the door.
3/16—6:30 p.m. Livestock Judging Practice
@ Boone County Extension, Suite 5
3/19—International Night @ Community
Building
Set-up
Program
Clean-up
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26
Horse Bowl
28

International
Night
Horse
Committee
27
Fri
2
Livestock
Judging
Practice
20

Thu
Livestock
Judging
Practice
13
Schedule of Events
4:30-5:30 p.m.
5:30-7:00 p.m.
7:00-7:30 p.m.
3/21—6:30 p.m. Horse Committee Meeting
@ Pizza Hut in Belvidere
3/28—1:00 p.m. Records Workshop @
Boone County Extension, Suite 5
3/28—6:30 p.m. Federation Meeting @
Boone County Extension, Suite 5
** Horse Bowl and Hippology Practice will be held at
Boone County Extension, Suite 5 each Friday at 6:00
p.m.
Records
Workshop
Federation
April 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
DDT—Driving
Drill Team
RDT — Riding
Drill Team
Fri
Sat
1
2
Enrollment
Deadline
Horse Bowl
Competition
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5
4 Records
5
Workshop
10
17
DDT Practice
RDT Practice
11
12
DDT Practice
RDT Practice
18
19
6
7
8
13
14
15
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21
22
23
Illinois 4-H
Robotics
Competition
RDT Practice
25
26
27
28
RDT Practice
Livestock
Judging
Practice
Dog
Orientation
Meeting
DDT Practice
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DDT Practice
Federation
16
Livestock
Judging
Practice
20
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Horse
Committee
24
9
PQA
Training
29
30
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Schedule of Events
.
4/1– 4:30 p.m. Enrollment Forms Due
4/2—Horse Bowl Competition Dixon, Illinois
4/4—7:00 p.m. Records Workshop @ Boone
County Extension, Suite 5
4/6—5:00 and 6:30 p.m. PQA @ Boone
County Extension Office, Suite 5
4/13—6:30 p.m. Livestock Judging Practice
@ Boone County Extension, Suite 5
4/18—6:30 p.m. Horse Committee Meeting
@ Boone County Restaurant
4/23—Illinois 4-H Robotics Competition in
Champaign, Illinois
4/25—6:30 p.m. Federation Meeting @
Boone County Extension, Suite 5
4/27—6:30 p.m. Livestock Judging Practice
@ Boone County Extension, Suite 5
4/28—6:30 p.m. Dog Orientation & Sign-up
@ Boone County Extension, Suite 5
*Driving Drill team will meet every Monday,
weather permitting, at the fairgrounds 6:00 pm
**Drill team will meet every Tuesday, weather
permitting at the fairgrounds 6:00 pm
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these programs,
please contact the Boone County Extension office at 815-544-3710.
University of Illinois/USDA/Local Extension Councils Cooperating
University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.