August

7-10 Redwood Empire Fair – Ukiah 13 Market Steer Pre-Weigh-In –

6:00 – 6:30 p.m., Lake County Fairgrounds

20 California State Fair, Aug 20-Sept 1 27 Animals into Lake County Fair September

12-14 Boonville Fair 14 End of 4-H Program Year 15 Beginning of 4-H Program Year 30 Club paperwork due to 4-H Office

October

5-11 National 4-H Week

November

7-9 2008 State 4-H Leaders’ Forum – Asilomar 11 Veterans Day

EEnnrroollllmmeenntt CChhaannggeess 2008/2009

There are a few changes for the upcoming 4-H year.

This year, the program fees will increase to $17.00 for members and $6.00 for adults.

Also, the 4-H Program is in the process of changing over to online enrollments for both new and returning 4-H members & adult volunteers.

If you are interested in helping pilot the new system, please contact the 4-H Office at 263-6838.

FREE 4-H Curriculum Available

There is 4-H project curriculum available at the UC Cooperative Extension Office in the lobby. You can find it in the file cabinet next to the flags. There are many project materials available and lots of sewing patterns to choose from. Stop by and take a look!! The 4-H Office is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Attention Community Club Leaders and Club Officers:

The new 4-H year is just around the corner. All club leaders and officers should be making plans to complete the following required paper work:

Club Audit - 2007/2008 Affirmative Action Outreach Report - 11/07-8/08 Club Inventory - as of July 2008 Club Budget - 2008/2009

If you have any questions on this process, or need assistance or forms, please contact the 4-H Office. All the above documents must be in to the 4-H office by

September 30th.

THE 4-H 4-1-1 University of California Cooperative Extension, Lake County 883 Lakeport Blvd. Lakeport, CA 95453

Phone: 707-263-6838 FAX: 707-263-3963 email: celake@ucdavis.edu U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of California and County of Lake Cooperating

August 2008

NEXT 4-H Council Meeting September 22, 2008

6:30 p.m. 4-H Office

The 4-H Club Budget

When planning your club budget, consider the different areas of your club’s interest and support. A budget is best put together by a small group of officers, other members, and adult volunteers. It is reviewed, reworked, and presented to the club by your officer team. Present and discuss the budget at one meeting and seek a motion to adopt in the next. Record the results in the minutes; however, if agreement is not reached, table the vote for one more month while differences are worked out. The club should allocate anticipated revenues based on needs, goals, and interests of its members and support system. These can include shared equipment and project supplies (but not individual member project expenses), group field trips or fun days, Alexander Scholarship, youth and adult conferences and recognition (e.g. W.H.Y. Conference, State Leadership Conference, State Leaders’ Conference, etc.), achievement and recognition (retiring officers, Leaders Dinner, etc.), whole club celebrations, countywide events or field days, community service, charities, enrollment payments, etc.

Keep in mind:

(1) Club money is raised to be spent, keeping aside reasonable reserves.

(2) The budget should be understood and agreed upon by the whole club.

(3) It can be amended as needed, by contacting the 4-H staff.

(4) It is a process in which members learn how to earn money, budget earnings, and spend thoughtfully; which are important life skills.

FYI: The 2008 4-H Golden Clover Award program is seeking qualified 4-H members and volunteers to

apply for the Robert Brownlee Science Award. Since no recipients were awarded a Brownlee Science

Award during the initial 4-H Golden Clover Award selection process in June 2008, this category is being

re-opened for additional applications. Due September 30, 2008

http://www.ca4h.org/4hresource/ir/goldenclover/200

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4-H Shooting Sports Course - Shotgun Discipline

October 18 - 19, 2008 - Ukiah, CA Cost $30

A shotgun trainer course will be held 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday, October 18-19, 2008 at the Ukiah Gun Club in Ukiah. Upon successful completion of this two-day course, participants will be certified as 4-H leader trainers; which means they are eligible to serve as shooting sports project leaders and may also instruct and certify other volunteers in the shooting sport discipline of shotgun. Cost for the course is $30, which includes shotgun shells, clay targets, meals, and class materials. Teen Leaders may attend with an adult volunteer. Limited camping space is available, contact John Holder for arrangements. The course will be limited to twenty (20) participants. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided both days. You must be an appointed 4-H leader or member to attend this training. Please send the Training Request Form found at http://ca4h.org/projresource/shootingsports/index.aspwith fees payable to “Mendocino County 4-H Council” to UCCE 4-H Shotgun, 890 North Bush Street, Ukiah CA 95482.

For more registration information, contact Linda Edgington at (707) 463-4495 or lgedgington@ucdavis.edu. If you have questions regarding the course or facility, contact the instructor, John Holder at (707) 485-8445 or bearhunt56@hotmail.com.

Shooting Sports Leader Trainer Course

Muzzle Loading Discipline 5 Dogs Range - Bakersfield, CA

Saturday, October 18, 2008 – 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday, October 19, 2008 – 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Upon successful completion of this course, 4-H leaders will be certified in the shooting sports discipline of muzzle loading. They will be certified as leader trainers and are eligible to serve as shooting sports leaders for clubs or counties and they may also instruct and certify shooting sports volunteers. There is no fee for the course but class size is limited. To get more information or register for the class, contact John Borba at: jaborba@ucdavis.edu or telephone 661-868-6216.

4-Hers Help Farm Bureau by Asia and Ethan Jones, Blue Heron 4-H club

On July 17th, the Lake County Farm Bureau had its yearly dinner at the fairgrounds in Lakeport. The Kelseyville FFA cooked the meal and 4-Hers from Big Valley and Blue Heron clubs served dessert and helped clean up. There was a raffle, silent auction, and good food. Servers included Becca Brooks, Blair Brooks, Kylie Hill, Asia Jones, Ethan Jones, Dakota Rixen, Maeve Rixen, Merin Rixen, Molly McCallister, and others.

Scotts Valley Beef Field Day By: Cody Smith

On June 8, 2008 Scotts Valley Beef Group put on the 2nd Annual Beef Field Day. Approximately eighteen 4-H and FFA members from around the lake attended. After registering, the steers were weighed and then throughout the morning they got their hooves trimmed and their carcass scanned. It was a very interesting morning. Lunch was a Tri-tip dinner, served by the Smokin S BBQ Company and the Suenram Family. It was delicious!!!

The afternoon was showmanship and market classes judged by Barry and Carrie Morrell of Willows, CA. Barry is a former Kelseyville resident and was in FFA and 4-H. He helped each member with advice on how to improve their showmanship.

Congratulations to Kelsey Sills on getting overall Grand Champion Market Steer for the day. I think everyone had fun and learned a lot!

Blue Heron 4-H Summer News

Hi, my name is Kaleigh Sullivan and I'm from the Blue Heron 4-h club in Lakeport. July 2nd, our last meeting, we talked about our upcoming dog wash event, which is going to be held on August 2nd at the Lake County 4-H office. We updated our record books, discussed budget details, and we got into groups and wrote down project ideas for next year that everyone in our club might be interested in, some of the ideas include: cooking, science experiments, dancing, and arts and crafts, then we all got together and voted on our favorite ideas. We are looking forward to the upcoming 4-h year, and hoping to expand our club.

J & S SWINE FIELD DAY By: Cody Smith

Scotts Valley Swine group and several other 4-H groups from Lake and Mendocino County attended the annual J & S Swine Field Day at the Ukiah Fairgrounds on June 28, 2008. The day started with Susan Pierce, talking about how to prepare for fair, showmanship, show supplies, vaccinations, wormers, etc. Lory Mcasey of Rainbow Ag talked about different types of feed and how to properly push or hold your hog for the proper weight at fair time. Then everyone got a chance to shave a hog.

In the afternoon, we did showmanship classes. It was the first time some of us had ever showed. Congratulations to Clay Wanzer for winning 1st place in Advanced Showmanship and bringing home a nice buckle. Bonnie McAllister came in 2nd place and also got a nice buckle. Cody Smith took home 3rd. Many of us showing for the first time took home 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. It was a great day and I think we learned a lot.

Start Planning October Creek/Watershed

Clean-ups

Great Community Service Projects!!

October 11th – 9 – 12 Big Valley Watershed

October 25th – 9- 12 Middle Creek CRMP

Contact Greg Dills – 263-4180 ext. 12 to sign up for the clean-ups.

Contact the 4-H Office – 263-6838 to

sign-up for a community service project.

The next Gardening Workshop Presented by the Master Gardeners

Topic: Harvesting, Using and Preserving Products, Safe Food

Handling & Nutrition

September 10, 2008 6:00-8:00 p.m. – 4-H Office

PLEASE RSVP BY September 8, 2008 (707) 263-6838

More often than not I see my fellow gardening enthusiasts dote over their veggies for months; weeding, fertilizing, killing pests, staking, pruning, and so on, but when it's time to bring in the harvest, they

tend to feel overwhelmed and wonder what to do with all this bounty. Zucchini bread only uses an insignificant amount of

Zuchini compared to the wheel barrows full that a couple of plants can produce, and while everybody knows how healthy greens are supposed to be for you, most people aren't sure what exactly they

should do with them. Then there's the question of how do you know when something is ready to harvest? Is there a good, better and best

time? This class can help you with these and other questions you might have about harvesting, using, and preserving products. We'll throw in a bit of info about safe food handling and nutrition while

we're at it, but we'll keep the focus on the fun stuff. If you've grown anything that you don't know what to do with, you must come see us

on Wednesday, September 10th at 6 pm!

2008 Lake County Fair Lake County Fair 2008

Theme: “Let the Good Times Roll”

All Market Animals will be photographed on Wednesday, August 27th. 4-H members must be present, in uniform, and ready for their photo at the assigned time.

Animal arrival time starts @ 7:00 am

$8.00 for Market Animal photos will be added to each entry fee per market animal.

All Market Beef – Pre-weigh-in August 13th @ 6:00 pm at the Fairgrounds

All Poultry and Turkeys – Health inspection - 7 am – 10 am, August 27th

All Breeding Animals must be at the fairgrounds before 4:00 pm on August 27th

Livestock Auction: 1:00 pm start time.

Animals may be removed after 9:00 pm Sunday, August 31st – However, no vehicles will be allowed on grounds until 11:00 pm.

Premium checks are like cookies – they will go stale after 60 days, so get them cashed promptly.

Livestock Auction Cookie

Reminder

Each child selling livestock at Fair is asked to provide 1 Dozen cookies. All Cookies should be individually wrapped and sealed and delivered Friday, Aug. 29 to the livestock office . 4-Hers interested in helping serve them on auction day, or those with questions, please contact Peggy Alexander 263-1733.

Reminders and Tips for Members, Parents, and Leaders

Participating in the Lake County Fair

It is that time of the year and the Lake County Fair is just around the corner! I wanted to pass on a few tips and reminders regarding 4-H members participating in the Livestock show and sale. Fair can be a very stressful time, I hope these tips are useful and increase your fun at the Lake County Fair this year.

Members, parents, and leaders are encouraged to bring the spirit of cooperation with you as you arrive at the fair. Please keep in mind, while at the fair you are representing 4-H to the public. Please show the community you are cooperative, responsible; greet the public and share what you have learned about your project. To help reduce fair time stress, do as much as possible before you get to the fair.

• Read the Exhibitor handbook, there have been many changes this year. Know the rules and

requirements and ask questions before you arrive at fair.

• Know when your animals will be photographed, weighed, shown, and sold before you arrive at fair.

• Upon arrival, report to the Livestock Office.

• Allow yourself plenty of time. • Ask for help if you are not sure what to do.

• Write your buyer's thank you note ahead of time, all you have to do at fair is add your buyer's name and address.

• Plan ahead when you will need a clean uniform and how you will clean it.

(If you need Whites, drop by the 4-H office)

Lyle Coburn, Livestock Superintendent, will post a daily schedule of events and schedule

changes at the livestock building – check it often.

Please keep in mind that your animals are on display for

public viewing. Keep all pens, stalls, and walkways clean, neat and picked up. When moving your animal, clean up the area where the animal traveled or waited. Remember to feed, water, and groom your animal daily, more if needed.

• All animals and pens should be ready by 8:00 a.m. for Clean Stall inspection.

• Keep the manure bin area and area outside the barns clean and neat.

• The member should do all work - if you need physical help, ask an older member.

• Adults may step in for safety reasons, demonstrations, and to advise the member.

The Awards Ceremony will be held Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 4:00 p.m., at the Livestock Pavilion.

All members must be in full uniform for the Awards Ceremony.

Members must pick up their own checks.

Have an addressed, stamped, and unsealed thank-you note for each animal sold or your check will be held at the Fair Office.

Tips for Showmanship

SMILE – look eager and ready to show:

• Wear a clean, complete uniform

• Tie long hair back into braids or ponytails

• Wear a belt and boots or tennis shoes (No sandals)

• Secure your hat, but don’t worry if it drops off in the ring

• Use a tie tack to hold down the end of your tie; use a ring for the collar

• No gum chewing

The basic rules of showmanship:

• Show from the minute you enter the ring until the judge dismisses the class

• Smile to reflect you are enjoying showing your animal

• Keep your animal between you and the judge

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Auction Information

The auction will be Saturday, August 30th. All members are asked to stay in uniform and help with refreshments, auction line up, and to cheer for the other members until the auction is completely over.

• Members must be in full uniform through the entire auction.

• Find out when your animal is slated to sell, if you miss your place in the auction line-up your animal will not sell.

• Return your animal to its pen, go pick up your buyer card from the auction table, and take your buyer card directly to your buyer.

Danny Wilds Award This award was started in 1969 in memory of Danny Wilds, a member of the Big Valley 4-H Club during the years of 1959-1967.

All 4-H members exhibiting at the Lake County Fair are eligible for this award. Judging is based on sportsmanship; attitude, cooperation, quality of exhibits, appearance of exhibits and exhibitor, overall participation in fair activities.

There is no limit on the number of times a member may receive this award. An anonymous committee at the Fair will select the recipient. The recipient receives a pin for their hat and their name engraved on a perpetual trophy.

Leaders and Parents

Please keep in mind you are setting an example for our youth while attending 4-H related activities during the fair. The following guidelines are designed to provide a positive and satisfying 4-H experience during events and activities at the Livestock Pavilion.

Please do not consume or be under the influence of tobacco, alcohol, or illegal drugs

Please do not use discriminatory or obscene language

Participate in auction and show activities when needed

Help provide a safe environment for all

youth while at the fair

Animals will be released after 9:00 p.m. on Sunday August 30th:

• Vehicles will be allowed after 11:00 p.m. Educational display may be removed after 11:00 p.m.

• Obtain a signed release from the

Livestock Superintendent before removing animals.

MOST OF ALL HAVE FUN AND ENJOY

YOUR EXPERIENCE!

Mendocino/Lake 4-H Summer Camp 2008 Camp theme was “Pirates”

The 2008 Mendocino/Lake 4-H summer camp with a theme of “Pirates” was a huge success this year. 160 4-H members and volunteers, along with a few special guests, enjoyed making new friends, having fun and enjoying new experiences at camp Masonite/Navarro. Camp started on a Monday morning with games and arts and crafts for everyone. Although most of the north part of the state was suffering with very smoky air, we were lucky to have mostly clear skies at camp Masonite/Navarro. Campers participated in workshops such as low ropes, how to pack mules, magic, leather craft, digital photography, and roping, just to name a few. Each day started with special activities, campfire, and events, and of course, ended with the PB & J run. Camp concluded at the end of the week with the Scuddy Duddy river walk and a special campfire. Thank you to our chaperones Jennifer Andrews, Kelly Boesel, Gretchen Ferguson , Ruth Frisbie, Betty Hamblin, Jeffry Harris, Andrew Hobart, Robert and Susan Norcross, Ed Owen, Bonnie Seevers, and Denice Solgat. We could not have had camp without you. Thank you to our Camp Steering Committee Members who attended camp and presented workshops: Tonya Roysum, Walt Christensen, John Irwin, Paul Johnson, Ron Roysum, and Martha Prescott. Joanne Barber, the camp nurse, thank you for taking such good care of our campers, and a round of applause for our extraordinary shooting sports team, John Holder (range master and shotgun), Matt Hilton (rifle), Randy Marler (rifle), and Doug Newbury (archery). Thank you to our four youth directors for all the additional hours they put into organizing and planning summer camp: Jonathan Carr, Mike Loupy, Erica Roysum, and Breanna Weaver. All the smiling campers were a reflection of your dedication and creativity. Thanks to our teen counselors: Tessa Behnke, Charlie Coburn, Rich Daniels, Kayla Delbar, Katie Dwyer, Lezlie Elmer, Sara Fairbairn, Hannah Foster, Rikki Hautala, Kris Hurt, Lisa Irwin, Nicole Lawrence, Freddie Loupy, Trenton Philips, Rachel Pierce, Kelsey Price, Briana Ramsey, Stephanie Rentfro, Brian Schuler, Chance Smith, Jacob Standley, Josh Waters and Alicia Welling. You helped create a memory of a lifetime for our campers. You all did an awesome job!!! Thank you to our kitchen team for getting up early and staying up late to cook all those scrumptious meals: Beth Keiffer (head cook), Marie Behnke (cook’s assistant), Jan Kane. A special thank you goes out to Cathy Welling for coming all the way out to camp to help get the kitchen rolling on Sunday. Thank you to our special guests and presenters, Julie Fetherston, Bob Keifer, Mark Bettermenn, Jake Smith, Arlene Fuller, Julie Goforth, Kayla Hurt, and Julie Willis. We thank the following for sponsoring and donating to this years summer camp: UPS, Strong Financial, Gowan Orchards, Federal Premium Ammunition, Ukiah Gun Club, Rainbow Ag - Ukiah, June Marie’s, Triple S Camera, and Longs Drugs – Ukiah. The 2008 camp photos are posted at http://ucanr.org/lakemendocino4hsummercamp. A huge thanks to Hanna and Paul for all the great photos. If you would like to send a thank note to any of the adult volunteers or youth staff who helped make camp so special. Send it to UC Cooperative Extension; 883 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport, CA 95453 and we will gladly forward it to them. Plans are already in process for summer camp 2009. Watch the 4-H newsletter for information. We will need youth counselors and directors (grades 9-12), and chaperones from each club. If you are interested in becoming a workshop presenter, contact the 4-H office.

Eric Smith, Executive Director Shani Smith, Workshop Director