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Warren County 4-H Newsletter: April 6 2022
Upcoming Dates:
April 21: New Advisor Orientation, 7 pm, Extension Office
April 23: Goat Clinic, 8:30 am, Fairgrounds
April 25: 1st Year Dog Training, 7 pm, Event Center
April 27: Poultry Clinic, 6 pm, Event Center
May 2: Food & Fashion Clinic, 6:30 pm, Event Center
May 2: Market Hog, Market Goat, Market Lamb 4-H uploads due & County Born paperwork, 4:30 pm
4-H Online Animal Uploads
If you are showing a Market Goat, Market Hog, or a Market Lamb, you must register it using 4-H Online, v2.4honline.com, by May 2nd.
County-born paperwork for goats and lambs is due to the Extension office by May 2nd. Copies of these forms can be found on our website at warren.osu.edu
If you are showing a Horse or a Dog you must register it on 4-H Online by June 1st.
Please use the following help sheets to help you complete this process:
Senior Reception
Warren County 4-H would like to recognize all our high school seniors and scholarship winners at Senior Reception, on April 19th at 6:30 pm. This will be held at the Warren County Fairgrounds Event Center. All seniors and their families are invited to attend.
Please RSVP with a number of how many are attending to Stevens.1068@osu.edu by Wednesday, April 13th.
All seniors should fill out the survey at https://forms.gle/6xyr99b9Pe9eDz6a9 Once you have completed the survey, please send in a baby and senior picture to stevens.1068@osu.edu.
2022 Goat Clinic
Fairground Workdays
We are putting together a Workday at the Fairground schedule. These workdays are being offered to give clubs the opportunity for community service and for clubs renting meeting space at the Fairgrounds. Clubs meeting at the Fairgrounds have options of making a payment or they can work their fees in a trade for services rendered on the Fairgrounds.
Scope of work to be issued:
Painting
Picking up trash
Cleaning barns/bleachers
Setting up pens….
Other similar types of duties.
~All equipment and supplies are provided~
Dates and times available
April 23rd 9am-Noon
April 30th 9am-Noon
May 15th 9am-Noon
May 21st 9am-Noon
June 4th 9am-Noon
June 5th 9am-Noon
June 25th Noon – 3pm
To sign up, please contact Melanie or Kim at the Senior Fair Office,
513-932-2636.
If these dates and times do not work for your club, please call the Senior Fair Office @ 513-932.2636 and we can work out another date.
This is a club event Advisor(s) need to be present. Please wear appropriate clothing, gloves, bug spray, sunscreen, etc...
Camp Graham is Hiring!
Are you or anyone you know looking for a summer job? Camp Graham is hiring a food service manager. More details can be found at go.osu.edu/CJVj.
If you have any questions please reach out to Steve Brady, brady.111@osu.edu
Real Money, Real World Volunteers
Kings High School:
8:25 am-2:15 pm working with 6 classes with a lunch break from 11:45 to 12:40.
Arriving at 7:55 am for a brief volunteer orientation
Lebanon High School:
AM Shift: 7:15 am-11:28 am working with 5 classes
Arriving at 6:45 am for a brief volunteer orientation
Break
PM Shift: 12:03pm-2:25pm working with 3 classes
Arriving at 11:30 am for a brief volunteer orientation
Please email stevens.1068@osu.edu if you are interested in volunteering for either of these days.
Department Royalty
After your application has been submitted and the application is closed, you will receive a text message from Sr. Superintendent Dana Bullock to schedule your mandatory in-person interview on Tuesday, May 10th.
This application will close on Friday, April 29th at 5:00 PM. No late applications will be accepted.
Applications can be found at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-ipV9wTCCpDbNxeGlHp6PxQzOZ3BlbInPNkAIOJO8di2eMg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Warren County 4-H Livestock Judging Team
Practice for the Warren County 4-H Livestock Judging Team is scheduled to start on May 5th at 6:30 p.m. at the Extension office (320 E. Silver Street, Lebanon) The team meets almost every Thursday in May, June, and early July. The Ohio State Fair Judging Contest is on July 28, 2022. Anyone, with an interest in joining the team, needs to send an email to Greg Meyer at meyer.213@osu.edu so that you can be added to the email list.
About the Program
The Warren County 4-H Livestock Judging Program is respected throughout the state. Our teams have won state competitions and have competed well at national contests. We expect to place highly when we go to contests. The Ohio State Fair contest is our priority. Top placing senior teams at the Ohio State Fair are selected to represent Ohio 4-H at National livestock judging contests. Past Warren County 4-H teams have represented Ohio 4-H at contests in Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. In 2011, a team of Warren County 4-Hers finished tenth at the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville. In the past four years, five Warren County 4-H members were selected for the Ohio 4-H All-Star team which represented Ohio 4-H at the National Contest in Louisville, KY.
Eligibility
Open to any Warren County 4-H member. The teams are divided into divisions by 4-H age. Seniors are 14 years and older and juniors are 13 years and younger. Experience with livestock and livestock judging is not required to participate in this program. We will teach you what you need to know to compete in livestock judging contests.
What Will You Learn?
· You will learn how to evaluate beef cattle, meat goats, sheep, and swine based on current industry standards.
· You will learn how to gather facts and organize your thoughts to make better decisions.
· You will learn how to give an oral reasons presentation to defend the decisions that you make.
Urban Immersion Project
Who: Teens ages 15-18 (by the date of the trip)
Where: Washington, DC
When: Friday(6am), September 2nd – Monday, September 5th, 2022
Cost: $170
Teens ages 15-18 are eligible for this 4-day service-learning experience that will build skills and abilities to prepare youth for success in a diverse workplace as well as build a cultural understanding of those who are different. This experience will not be about shopping or sightseeing, although we will visit some monuments and historic sites.
Application Deadline: Friday, July 15th, 2022. The application can be found at https://warren.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/urban-immersion-project
Ohio 4-H Night at the Dayton Dragons
Come join friends, family, fellow 4-H'ers, and 4-H Leadership for a fun night out at a Dragons game on Saturday, May 7. The game starts at 7:05 pm, with gates opening at 6 pm.
Families can purchase tickets directly at www.go.osu.edu/ohio4hdaytondragons Tickets are $10.00.
Please be sure to line up behind the outfield lawn area (Lawn D) by 6:15 pm to participate in a pre-game parade of all the 4-H counties in attendance this evening.
For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact your Dragons representative:
Carl Hertzberg - carl.hertzberg@daytondragons.com
OSU Extension, Warren County
Email: stevens.1068@osu.edu
Website: warren.osu.edu
Location: 320 East Silver Street, Lebanon, OH, USA
Phone: 513-695-1311
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WarrenCounty4HProgram