Cooperative Extension Service Kenton County 10990 Marshall Road Covington, KY 41015 (859) 356-3155 Fax: (859) 356-0363
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Cumulative program spans the entire 4-H career.
Awards points for outside efforts and interests.
Encourages growth and development by awarding high points at multi-county, state, and national levels.
Does not require a previous level of achievement to apply for a higher level as long as the 4-H’er meets the minimum point requirements.
4-H’ers can choose to compete for awards and prizes (ie Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Emerald) – OR simply achieve levels and be recognized in their counties.
Youth who have obtained a “Bronze”, “Silver”, or “Gold” – retain their title.
The Achievement Program includes and incorporates the previous “Middle School Leadership Awards”.
Previous work completed by the 4-H’er (from past years) may be included in the new Achievement Program.
The program is designed to allow 4‐H’ers to begin keeping records of their awards, par cipa on, and projects. For further informa on or an applica on, contact Denise Donahue at 356‐3155.
Durr Center—10990 Marshall Road
Passionate About Potatoes Breakfast Basics Experiment With Food October 23 November 20 December 4 Discover the science behind recipes and ingredients. Improve knife skills, measuring, mix-ing and more. Of course tasting will be a delicious part of the experience. This project is for youth 4-H age 12 and older that want to develop skills every great cook needs. This three-session series will be at our Marshall Road officer from 4:00—6:00 p.m. on the dates
above. There is no fee but registration is required. Instructors: Debby Poskanzer and Mary S. Averbeck. Class size is limited—so register early! Please do not register if you cannot commit to all 3 days. Register on line at: ken-toncountyextension.org or by calling our office at 356-3155.
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While there is no charge to join 4-H, some special projects, activities and/or competitions such as livestock judging, the state communication event, residential camp or summer programs will have an extra monetary fee. The Kenton County 4-H Council has scholarships available for families with demonstrated financial need. Please contact any of the 4-H agents for information.
4‐H Club: Big Cats The Big Cats 4-H Club have set their dates for their Club Meet-ings.
They meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
Nicholson Christian Church.
October 14, 2017 November 4, 2017
December 16, 2017 January 20, 2018 February 10, 2018
March 10, 2018 April 21, 2018 May 19, 2018
June—Every Friday
4‐H Club: Rough Riders and Cloverbuds
The Rough Riders & Cloverbud
Clubs meet at the Senior Center in Elsmere at 7:00 p,m.
on the following nights:
October 18, 2017 November 15, 2017 December 20, 2017
January 17, 2018 February 21, 2018
March 21, 2018 April 18, 2018 May 16, 2018 June 20, 2018
4‐H Poultry Club
4-H Poultry Club will meet at the Kenton County Extension Office, 10990 Marshall Road at 4:30 p.m. The Poultry Club will begin their yearly meetings in November. Come join us.
November 10, 2017 December 8, 2017 January 12, 2018 February 9, 2018
March 9, 2018 April 20, 2018 May 11, 2018
4-H CROSS COUNTY LINES POLICY
Kenton County 4-H Council will address cross county lines concerns for the 2017-2018 program year during their regular November 20 meeting. All requests to exit or enter a program must be received in writing and turned in to Diane Kelley, at the Extension Office by 4:30p.m. on 11/20/17. As a general rule, a young person becomes a 4-H member within the county where he/she is a resident or attends school. Participation close to home usually allows the young person and his/her family to become more fully engaged in 4-H and more actively involved in the greater community.
Generally, where a young person participates in 4-H becomes an issue when competition is involved; where a young person is a member becomes important to fair and ethical competition. It is assumed that a young person is a member of 4-H in the county of residence or county where the young person attends school. To compete as part of any other county’s 4-H program, a transfer of membership must be clearly established through a request by the member, approval by the agents and councils involved and appropriate documentation. Determination of whether a young person may cross a county line is to be completed on a case by case basis by the agents and councils involved.
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Youth obtain horse education hours through their 4-H horse club meetings. Therefore, each youth that wishes to participate in the horse program is strongly encouraged to join a horse club. There are two clubs serving Kenton County youth. The Ghost Riders club caters to youth that do not own horses, but want to gain knowledge about them. The Blazin’ Bridles is geared to youth that like to compete in shows and events. For more information contact Mary Averbeck at 356-3155.
B L A Z I N ’ B R I D L E S C L U B
The Blazin Bridles will have their monthly meeting on October 12th from 6:30pm to 8pm. Our pizza and meeting time will be from 6:30pm to 7pm and horse education will be from 7pm to 8pm. If you have any questions regarding our club please do not hesitate to contact Michelle Huelsman, [email protected] or call me at 859-803-4534. Hope to see you there!!
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CHECK OUT OUR 4-H FACEBOOK PAGE
Kenton County 4-H Facebook page is a great way to keep up with what’s happening, see pictures, and keep in touch with 4-H friends. Like and Share events, articles and pictures! What a great way to spread the news about our fantastic 4-H program! For the direct link go to https://www.facebook.com/kentonky4h or www.facebook.com/Mary.S.Averbeck.
Ghost Rider’s 4-H Club will meet on October 24, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the farm of leader, Melinda Martino. Any child interested in horses is welcome to attend. We will continue our ground training and practice basic conformation and anatomy for judging horses. There will be 1.5 horse education hours offered. For more information please contact Melinda Martino at [email protected] or phone 859-250-4364.
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Market Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion
Lamb: Celeste Bergman—Grand Cheyenne Kiser—Reserve
Hog: Dylan Lewis—Grand Addyson Simpson—Reserve
Steer: Cheyenne Kiser—Grand Mason Williams—Reserve
Rate of Gain Market Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion
Steer: Jeremy Miller—Grand Audrey Davis—Reserve
Hog: Madiline Strain—Grand Cameron Bailey—Reserve
Lamb: Cheyenne Kiser—Grand
Overall Showmanship Winners
Hog: Cameron Bailey—Grand Dylan Lewis—Reserve
Steer: Cheyenne Kiser—Grand Mason Williams—Reserve
Lamb: Cheyenne Kiser—Grand Celeste Bergman—Reserve
Registration Fee: $105.00 per person or
$115.00 per person for both
horse & livestock Fee includes: meals, break, meeting facili-ties fees, materials, curriculum, user fees and surcharges.
Room Reservation Fee Cumberland
Room Reservation Fee General Butler: Similar to last year—around $70 per room
Workshops begin at 8 a.m. and end no later than 4:30 p.m., local time.
Registration limited to 60 per session.
2017 LIVESTOCK & HORSE VOLUNTEER
CERTIFICATION WORKSHOPS
Nov. 18 Lake Cumberland, Jamestown Dec. 2 General Butler, Carrollton
Please contact Mary S. Averbeck for registration forms and information if you are interested in serving as a certi-fied horse volunteer and Diane Kelley for registration forms and information if you are interested in serving as a certi-fied livestock volunteer.
If you would like to participate in showing livestock, beef, lamb, swine, dairy, goats, country ham, livestock judging, or livestock skillathon next spring and summer, the educational meetings will have to be completed before your animal is KUIP tagged, or you register for activities. The livestock educational meeting dates are as follows:
Please pre-register on-line at kentoncountyextension.com for materials. Each class is a general session followed by a breakout session for each species.
Reminder: A parent/guardian must attend one orientation session offered at the beginning of each educational session.
Class Date Day Time Place
Dairy Farm—Robots, Ruminants, & more. All 3 hours in the barn—dress appropriately. Oct. 28, 2017 Saturday 8:30 am-11:30 pm
Ed-Mar Dairy Walton-Nicholson Rd.
Reality Barn, Worms, Warts, Sore Mouth, & more Nov. 21, 2017 Tuesday 6:00-9:00 pm Durr Center, Marshall Rd.
Preserve the Farm Dec. 7, 2017 Thursday 6:00-8:00 pm Durr Center, Marshall Rd
Vet Visit Dec. 19, 2017 Tuesday 6:00-8:00 pm Durr Center, Marshall Rd.
Country Ham, Hay, & Skillathon Jan. 6, 2018 Saturday 8:30-11:30 am Durr Center, Marshall Rd.
Snow Date if Needed Jan. 13, 2018 Saturday to be announced Durr Center, Marshall Rd.
Livestock Selection: “Don’t Be Shocked” - safety Dec. 21, 2017 Thursday 6:30-8:30 pm Durr Center, Marshall Rd.
Drew Anderson
Cheyenne Kiser
Jeremy Miller
Addyson Simpson
Madeline Strain
Mason Williams
KENTON COUNTY 4-H CALENDAR CLUBS, PROJECT GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES:
Oct. 3 Fair Board Meeting; 6:00 p.m.; Kenton County Extension Office; Marshall Road
Oct. 9-13 MCV Training; Jabez
Oct. 10 Banquet Committee Meeting; 6:00 p.m.; Durr Annex
Oct. 16 Experiment With Cooking & Baking; 4:00-6:00 p.m.; Kenton County Extension Office; Marshall Rd.
Oct. 19 4-H Banquet Set Up; 4:00 p.m.; Kenton County Extension Office; Marshall Road
Oct. 20 4-H Recognition Banquet; 6:30 p.m.; by invitation only
Oct. 24 Ghost Riders; 6:30 pm.; Melinda Martino’s Farm
Oct. 28 Livestock Education Hours; 8:30—11:30 a.m.; Kenton County Extension Office, Marshall Road
Oct. 18 Rough Riders Club Meeting; 7:00 p.m.; Elsmere Senior Center
Oct. 14 Big Cats club Meeting; 9:00 a.m.; Nicholson Christian Church
Oct. 12 Blazin’ Bridles; 6:30 p.m.; Kenton County Extension Office; Marshall Road
Oct. 18 Cloverbuds Club Meeting; 7:00 p.m.; Elsmere Senior Center
Volunteer Opportunities
We are looking for volun-teers to help with various projects and events. If you are available to help please contact the person listed with the event you wish to help with. Thank you so much for supporting Kenton County 4-H.
Date Activity Time Contact Person Number Needed
Oct. 19 4-H Banquet Set-Up 4:00 p.m. Diane Kelley 2 people
Oct. 20 4-H Banquet Clean-Up 8-10 pm Diane Kelley 5 people
Oct. 28 Livestock Ed Snack Preparation 9:00 am Diane Kelley 2 people
Nov. 20 Simon Kenton Reality Store 7:30-2:30 pm Diane Kelley 20 adults
School Clubs In October
Serving Kenton County in 2017
Oct. 2 Twenhofel Oct. 3 Ryland Oct. 4 St. Anthony Arnett Oct.5 St. Henry Howell Oct. 6 Tichenor Oct. 9 Ludlow Oct. 10 Piner Holy Cross
Oct. 11 Summit View Oct. 12 River Ridge St. Henry Oct. 13 Summit View Oct. 16 Ludlow Oct. 17 River Ridge Oct. 18 Kenton St. Cecilia Summit View Arnett
Oct. 19 Beechwood Calvary Woodland Oct. 20 Miles Oct. 24 Carlisle Oct. 25 Arnett Oct. 27 Turkeyfoot Tichenor
Country Ham Club Leader. An adult interested in Country Ham Projects. Must be available to check and move hams. Assist with building maintenance and spraying. Available to work hams with youth as needed. Contact Diane Kelley.
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P ictures for the Recognition Banquet
slide show need to either be on a CD or e-mailed to Mary at [email protected] by Monday, October 9, 2017. Actual photos cannot be used.
Silent Auction Items Needed for 4-H Banquet
4-H Council will be having a Fund-Raising Silent Auction at the 4-H Banquet. The success of this endeavor depends on donations. We encourage clubs, individuals, and businesses to donate items to the extension office by Friday, October 6.
Sincerely,
County Extension Agent 4-H Youth
Development Education—Kenton County
Diane Kelley
Mary S. Averbeck
Denise Donahue
Kenton County Extension Assistants 4-H Youth Development
Lori Clark [email protected]
Celia Bergman [email protected]
4-H Staff Assistant
Mary Cannon [email protected]
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The invitations have been mailed out for this year’s 4-H Recognition Banquet being held Friday, October 20th to recognize Kenton County 4-H’ers who earned honors and awards throughout the year. This event is by invitation only. If you have not received an invitation to the Recognition Banquet and you think that you should have, please call the office by October 16, 2017, and speak with Mary Cannon, or the 4-H Agent who works with your program area.
2018 Kentucky Volunteer Forum February 8-10, 2018
Preparations are underway for the 2018 Kentucky Volunteer Forum. The Hyatt hotel is the host and event room rate of $119 per night. Award nominations are due by October 13, 2017. Here are a list of Awards that can be applied for: Kentucky 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award TEAM Award ICE Award Community Service Award (Adult) Leadership Development Award Partners in Progress Award Conrad Feltner Award (Adult) Achievement Award for Certified Livestock Volunteers Achievement Award for Certified Shooting Sports Volunteers Achievement Award for Certified Horse Volunteers Community Service Award (Youth) Conrad Feltner Award (Teen) Achievement Award for Adult Camp Volunteers Ten Year 4-H Member Awards For morning information on the event, awards or registration con-tact Kenton County Extension Office at (859) 356-3155.
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EVERYONE N E E D S T O R E-E N R O L L! for 2017-2018 4-H program year
E nrollment forms must be on file for participation in all 4-H activities. This could be your last
newsletter! If you do not receive the January newsletter, your name has been taken off our mailing list because you did not re-enroll. If you want to continue receiving this newsletter and participating in 4-H activities, you must re-enroll at this time. Each 4-H’er needs to re-enroll each and every year. EVERYONE who wishes to continue in 4-H needs to complete and return the enrollment form. The new 4-H year started September 1st! Enrollment forms can be found on our website at: www.kentoncountyextension.org. You can email your form to: [email protected] or mail it to the office at: Kenton County Extension; 10990 Marshall Road, Covington, KY 41015. If you have any questions, please contact the office at 859-356-3155.
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