Cassia County Extension 1459 Overland Ave. Rm 4Burley, ID 83318T: 208.878.9461F: 208.878.7862

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Clover Cassia

Chronicles

April - June 2020

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Cassia County 4H

Volunteer Spotlight

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Youth HighlightPage 3

Page 4June Calender &

STAC Information

Page 5Covid-19Stages for 4-H

Page 6Livestock Information

Page 8Projects in a Day Flyer

Page 9 & 10February Volunter Council

Meeting Minutes

Page 114-H Teen Leadership Tent

Camp Flyer

Page 12Staff Contact Information &

2020 After Fair SpecieEvaluation Dates

2020 Fair Theme:Cassia County Fair: Gotta Love That!

Reminder:All families need to get enrolled in Zsuites ASAP. Zsuites is where record books will be completed this year. Parents and youth are not to sign up asa leader, unless you are a leader. If you have any questions contact your leader or the office.

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Access ZSuite by visiting: https://4h.zsuite.org/

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Volunteer Spotlight

April

Thank You for your time and effort.

May

June

Submitted by his wife and girls:1. He is easily bribed with back rubs.2. He is so cool!3. He’s the life of the party.4. He goes the extra mile with EVERYTHING he does.5. Loves to look at his wife’s Facebook, but won’t get his own account.6. Would watch Dance Mom’s with his girls every week.7. Snores terribly and can’t sleep through the night without getting up for a snack.8. He is adored by his wife and girls!

May brings a lot of holidays or days to celebrate or cry over.One of the more notable holiday’s is Mother’s Day; a day wecelebrate our mom’s. They help us with endless homework, dance, sports and even our 4-H projects.

Then we have school graduations with excited kids and parents thrilledover their graduating child with a few tears shed knowing they are leaving the nest.

Next is Memorial Day, where we honor and salute all our veteransand those currently serving our amazing America.

Then we have the beginning of summer with all the family reunions and camp outs, and endless supply of amazing 4-H projects.

Thank you for helping raise, teach and mentor our future leaders!

Beverly Searle grew up in the city and married an Idaho farm boy.He was a little bit country, she was a little bit rock and roll. She learnedto love country living and is the hardest worker. Even during her radiation treatments for cancer, she never took a sick day and was outworking on the farm right in the middle of treatments. she has 8 children; 6 girls and 2 boys.She also has 26 grandchildren. She is their biggest cheerleader and support. Sheloves sewing and makes awesome cookies. She also loves to read and has shelves and shelvesof books. She is so caring and compassionate, whether it’s altering a prom dress for a friend,making dinner for a neighbor, or babysitting a gecko for her nephew. She would give you theshirt off her back and is a friend to everyone she meets. She has learned to go with the flow

of a big, crazy family and has a fun sense of humor.

Matt Payton

Beverly Searle

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Youth Highlight Ap

June

Growing STEM Advocates for life.

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Age: 17Years in 4-H: 9Favorite 4-H Project: Adventures in Art4-H Projects: Sheep, Cooking, Baking,Sewing & Trash to TreasureHobby: RunningFuture Plans: Finish up a Drafting Degree & possibly go on a mission

Emree Larson

Tyler Gammon

Kenna Hughes

Age: 18Years in 4-H: 10Favorite 4-H Project: Self-Determined4-H Projects: Swine, Leatherwork, Hiking,Bicycling, Quilting, Self-Determined, Swimming& OrigamiHobby: music: playing piano, viola and organFuture Plans: Attending college at either BYU or USU then go on an LDS mission

Age: 15Years in 4-H: 7Favorite 4-H Project: Horse4-H Projects: Sewing, Cooking, Baking, Candy MakingCeramics, Quiling, Tole Painting, Horse, Goats & Treasures of 4-HHobby: ReadingFuture Plans: Photography

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Dates to Remember

Upcoming Dates

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3 Turkey Weigh-In, by appointment

10 Goat Bills of Sale Due

15 Rabbit Bills of Sale Due

16, 18, 23, 25 & 30th Treasurers of 4-H

16 Volunteer Council, FCS 6:45 PM General 7:30 PM w/specie to follow

17 Goat Weigh-In, by appointment

22 Rabbit Weigh-In, by appointment

The Idaho 4-H State Teen Association Convention (STAC). A four-day educationalevent focusing on post-secondary and career exploration. 4-H youth are providedthe opportunity to participate in a wide variety of activities including educationalworkshops; community and campus tours; service-learning projects; state elections; on-campus living; and networking with peers from around the state.

Virtual STAC 2020 - Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are moving to an online virtual format for this year.It is our goal to continue to provide a high-quality, interactive opportunity to preserve the integrity and missionof STAC. This year, Virtual STAC will include: Guest speaker - Kent Julian, www.MotivationalYouthSpeaker.com/Videos,Daily schedule - 2-hour sessions offered each morning including business meetings, speakers, activities and more.Each session will be hosted by a team of teens, 60-minute afternoon sessions where participants can chooseworkshop or service opportunity, Clover Connection Celebration.

Activities - Delegates will take part in scheduled educational workshops, business meetings and socialactivities.

Registration - No Cost to Attend, Early Bird May 15 - June 8, 2020 (Free Event T-shirt to the first 300 youth who register by Early Bird Deadline), Regular Registration June 9 - 15, 2020, For Idaho 4-H members: registrationis available through 4-H Online at http://idaho.4honline.com. Online instructions can be found on the Idaho4-H Teen Association Convention webpage., For Washington 4-H members: registration is available through4-H Online at http://washington.4honline.com, When registering, mark your choices for either a Workshop or a Service Learn. 4

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Livestock

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Dairy Presentation will be heldJuly 13th & 20th. Call the office to schedule youth’s time slot. Timeswill be from 3 - 5 PM and youth willbe broken down into: Junior, Intermediate, Senior & FFA. Presentation lengths wil l be: J u n i o r 1 1 / 2 m i n u t e s , I n t e r m e d i a t e 3 m i n u t e s &S e n i o r / F F A 5 m i n u t e s . Questions are ready and will be emailed to each family.

Dairy Animal Weigh-In

Rosie & Dena will be at the fairgrounds onJune 17th & June 22 with the scales openfor anyone to come check their animal(s)weights. This will be done by appointment

only. The times will be as follows:June 17th : 5-5:45 PM & 7 - 8 PM

June 22nd: 5-8 PMIf you would like to schedule a timeContact the office at 208-878-9461.

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For more infrmation contact Jeni Bywater

Minidoka Extension Office

208-436-7184 or jbywater@uidaho.edu

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Extension Office Staff

Joel PackhamAgricultural Extension Educator

jpackham@uidaho.edu

Grace Wittman Family & Comsumer Science Extension Educator

gwittman@uidaho.edu

Rosie Davids 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator

rdavids@uidaho.edu

Dena Jarolimek Administrative Coordinator 4-H/Weed

denaj@uidaho.edu

Tiffany AndersonAdministrative Assistant

tiffanya@uidaho.edu

To enrich education through diversity, the University of Idaho is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educational institution. University of Idaho and U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating

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2020 After Fair Specie Evaluation Dates Set

Policy changes must be emailed to Rosie by September 1, 2020

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Dog - 6 PM Horse - 7 PM

Thursday, September 3, 2020 Goat - 6 PM Turkey - 7 PM Swine - 8 PM

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Rabbit - 6 PM Beef - 7 PM

Thursday, September 10, 2020 Sheep - 6 PM Dairy - 7 PM

In order to expedite information to the Fairboard by their October Meeting

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