Clover Rover
May 2007
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Our 4-H camp counselors are hard at work planning this year’s camp, featuring the theme “Up, Up and Away!” Camp will be held July 8-11, at Indian Hills 4-H Camp, in Miami County. All youth, ages 8-14 (as of 1/1/07), are invited to attend. Postcards announcing the availability of registration materials have been sent to all eligible 4-Hers. Registration materials are available from our office or via the web site. The camp fee this year is $100.00. Camp photo will be $7.00. Campers will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of workshops. Workshops being offered include scrapbooking, friendship bracelets, string art, knitting, two-liter rockets, chess strategies and more! See the camp registration materials for a complete list. Just a reminder: the County 4-H Committee, with help from the Darke County United Way and the Darke County Township Association, offers a limited number of camperships for 1/2 the camp fee ($50.00). Contact our office, or visit the web site, for the campership application. Campership applications must be turned in by 4:30pm on June 1. NO LATE CAMPERSHIP FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. The following items are needed for use at 4-H camp in July. If you would like to donate, please bring your items to the Extension Office during regular business hours (M-F, 8:00am-4:30pm). Your donations are greatly appreciated!
If you have not ordered/picked up your project books, please do so as soon as possible. The publications center at OSU typically closes for two weeks in June to do inventory, and we are unable to obtain project materials during that time. Order your books now to ensure that your members will have them for the summer months. Orders may be mailed, faxed (937-547-6491), or emailed. Please allow ample time for us to prepare your order. Because of space and budget restrictions, we no longer keep a large inventory of books on hand. Books must be paid for when picked-up. We are unable to extend credit, but will provide you with a receipt. Remember: 4-H projects cannot be something that was completed as a project for school, Bible School, scouts, etc. Each 4-H project must be the original work of the 4-H member. Fair packets and entry forms will be available from our office after May 10. Organizational advisors, or someone to whom they delegate this responsibility, may pick up information for your club. Entry forms will also be available on our web site. Please check each form to verify the entry deadline. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Also, advisors should verify that each exhibitor has completed their Quality Assurance and skillathon requirements prior to submitting their fair entries. Jr. Fair Livestock entries for the Ohio State Fair must be postmarked by June 20. All 4-H livestock entries for the state fair must be signed by me. I will be out of the office for Horse Camp June 13-15, so plan accordingly. Don’t wait until the last minute to have your entries signed. In order to register for state fair livestock classes, you must be enrolled in that project at the county level. For example, if you are planning to exhibit swine breeding stock at the state level, then your 4-H enrollment form must have the swine breeding project listed. Rules, regulations and entry forms for the state fair may be found online. All 4-H members are encouraged to participate in the Public Speaking and Demonstration Contest on Monday, June 4, 2007. The contest will be held at the Extension Office, beginning at 7:00pm. Winners of the Public Speaking Contest have the opportunity to represent Darke County at the regional contest in Lima on June 27. Demonstration winners will represent Darke County at the Ohio State Fair in August. Health and Safety speeches may be done individually or in the form of a team talk/skit. Demonstrations may be individual or team. The 4-H Committee offers cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. For additional information, contact our office.
Ohio State University Extension
and the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (OSU-ATI)
are sponsoring this educational hands-on activity day for 15 - 19 year
olds on Tuesday, June 19. This event will begin at 9:00am, on ATI’s
campus in Wooster.
Registration deadline is June 1st. Contact our office for a copy of the flyer and for registration information. Swine tagging will be held at the fairgrounds on Friday, June 1, from 4:00pm-7:00pm, and on Saturday, June 2, from 8:00am-10:00am. Tagging will take place in the cattle show arena. Any exhibitor planning to exhibit market hogs at the 2007 fair must have their animal tagged. Cost is $2.00 per head. Contact a member of the Jr. Fair Swine Committee for additional information.
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Updated: May 2007