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AROOSTOOK COUNTY NEWS 4-H NEWSLETTER May 2008 “to make the best better” Important Dates Coming Up: May 17-18th - EDGE Weekend @ Orono May 29th - LA Meeting – 6:30 p.m. – Houlton Higher Ed. & Pullen Hall @ UMPI June 1st - OC Meeting - PI Extension Office June 1st – Animal Approval Forms Due @ Houlton Office! June 7-8- June Jamboree – more details further along! July 3-6 - Houlton Fair July 5-12 - Citizenship Washington Focus July 20-23 - GIS Camp July 25 –Aug. 2 - Northern Maine Fair CLUB AND MORE NEWS FROM AROUND THE COUNTY… IT’S TIME FOR JUNE JAMBOREE ******June 7 and 8****** Northern Maine Fairgrounds Registration forms will be mailed May 14 We have lots of fun things in mind! Mark your calendars!! Animal clinics on Saturday—Baby Beef in the morning, Horse, swine, rabbit, dairy, dog, goat and animal round robin show in the afternoon On Sunday afternoon from 1-3, the 4-H Survivor challenge—teams will take part in a series of challenges related to 4-H project areas such as outdoor skills, foods, crafts, science, and physical activity. Open to all ages. ****Sarah Verville has agreed to be our youth chair—we need an adult chair to work with her and to help put things together. Please volunteer by calling Laurie. We will also need volunteers to help with the challenge stations!***** June Jamboree will conclude with the Public Speaking/Demonstration Tournament Sunday from 3-4 pm Categories: Demonstration: a presentation in which you explain and show step by step how to do a favorite project or food preparation, usually accompanied by 1-3 posters. Cloverbuds require only one poster. Exhibitions: a presentation where you use a poster and items to tell an audience how to do something instead of demonstrating it. Public speaking: An original speech on the topic” How 4-H has made a difference in my life” Cloverbud Interpretive Reading: read a short passage, story or poem 30 second radio spot: Encourage people to join 4-H. May be done in teams. Cloverbuds—ages 5-8 –time 1-4 minutes Cloverbuds will receive identical recognition of participation Junior—ages 9-12-time limit 5-8 minutes Senior—ages 13-18—time limit 8-12 minutes For materials to help you plan your presentation, call the office and we will mail you information. Clubs should plan a practice session before June Jamboree! CONGRATULATIONS to two members of the Wild Mustangs! Kaitlin Russell has earned the position of 1st Honor Essayist and Ashley Levesque has earned the position of 3rd Honor Essayist for the Class of 2008 at Hodgdon High School! Kaitlin is planning to attend the University of Vermont and Ashley will be going to Albany College of Pharmacy in New York in the fall. On another note, Kimberly Levesque, also a member of the Wild Mustangs, has qualified for nationals for pony club in Quiz and will be going to Lexington, Virginia in July. 4-H Cow Chip Bingo is back! Some lucky person will win up to $1000 when we turn the cow loose on July 6 at the Houlton Fair! This is one of our most important fundraising efforts-we need help from everyone! To kick things off we will be selling tickets at the Aroostook Centre Mall and at a location TBA in Houlton on Sunday June 22 from 1-4 pm. We will need volunteers to help us—if your club can volunteer an hour, please email or call Laurie or Christy. Don’t forget we have 1000 tickets to sell—we need everyone’s help! Don’t forget our next Leader’s Meeting on May 29th at 6:30 pm Video Sites—Houlton Higher Ed Center and UMPI We need everyone to attend so we can make plans for fair! Maine 4-H Days Maine 4-H Days at Windsor Fairgrounds will be June 27, 28 and 29. It will be a weekend full of personal enrichment workshops as well as livestock events. The Craft Extravaganza will be full of different choices like silk batiks, kite making, Mexican tin work, and making cork fishing lures. There will also be woodworking, mask making and making a friendship bracelet. See the incredible demonstrations at the Physics Road Show again this year as well as a Fishing Derby which is new this year. Check out the Dog Camp as well as all the fun goat activities. There will be a horse show as well as lots of horse events. The Earth connections track will show you about composting, tree identification and the water cycle. The Youth in Governance track will help you to take a community service idea and put it into action. Camping is encouraged and entire families are welcome. The registration brochure will be mailed out soon. Save the date for Teen Conference on Wheels! July 14-17, 2008 featuring Citizenship, Leadership and Entrepreneurship themes being planned by the Youth in Governance Program Leadership Team. 2008 Northeast Regional Volunteer Forum The 2008 Northeast Regional Volunteer Forum will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire from October 23-26, 2008. For more details, a promotional flyer is available on our website at: http://extension.unh.edu/4H/4HVol/08NEVF.htm The full registration brochure will be available in May. Stay tuned! We look forward to seeing you in the fall! DOG CAMP at MAINE 4-H DAYS Dog Camp will begin on Friday, June 27th, and continue through the 28th and 29th at the Windsor Fairgrounds. Dog Camp is open to Maine 4-H participants of all ages and experience levels. This year our breed group focus will be on the Toy Group and as always the major focus will be on having fun with our dogs. Planning is still in progress but we have some exciting events underway. This year there will be a presentation about behavior counseling through the use of Bach Flower remedies and we will be having a presentation from a Chihuahua Rescue. We will also have Showmanship and Obedience workshops for multiple experience levels. Back by popular demand this year are Agility workshops, a pizza party, and Quiz Bowl. Dog camp is always a fun and informative experience for everyone and we hope to see you there! 4-H News You Can Use… Attention County Teens The 4-H Officer’s Council Needs You! The 4-H OC is a group for teens who want to help with the leadership of 4-H in Aroostook County. Any teen interested in helping to plan county events, do community service projects and learn more about getting involved with 4-H on the state and national level is welcome to join this group. Our next meeting will be on Sunday June 1 at 2 pm at the Presque Isle Extension Office. We need to get your input on how to make this group effective and what projects you would like to take on. There will be pizza! There will be a carpool from the Houlton USDA at 12:45. We will send everyone a reminder card and rsvp information soon, Please save the date! CLOVER COUNTRY CD Lots of 4-H members grow up to have famous important jobs – astronaut, congressman, and the like. But some 4-H members grow up to be country music stars! National 4-H Council has partnered with EMI Music to create "Clover Country: Songs from Famous 4-H Alumni"—the first-of-its-kind country music CD featuring famous 4-H alumni. Clover Country features Grammy-winning song writer, Hillary Lindsey's "The Clown," which Lindsey exclusively recorded for the album as well as hit songs from country music mega stars and 4-H alumni like Sugarland, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Faith Hill, Vince Gill, and Alabama. Best of all, every time someone from Maine buys a CD from the 4-H mall, a portion of the sale goes to Maine 4-H. To order, go to http://www.4-hmall.org/clovercountrycd.aspx Northern Maine 4-H GIS Camp @ Greenland Pont Center in Princeton, ME
July 20-23
Cost of the camp
is $75.00
REGISTRATION
DEADLINE JUNE 1
207-8743-6329. ANIMAL SCIENCE… HORSE NEWS National Horse Team Tryouts Tuesday, May 20 6:00 to 8:00 pm via video conference The National Horse Teams travel to the Eastern National Horse Roundup in Louisville, KY each year to compete. These are the four teams that participate and each team has four members. Hippology: Horse knowledge, horse judging, team problems Horse Judging: Place classes based on conformation and give oral reasons defending your placings Quiz Bowl: A fast-paced question and answer team Communications: Public speaking, demonstrations or illustrated talks (Entries for Communications Team send a video of their presentation to Kate Slattery, postmarked by May 30)
Tryouts for these teams will be held
on Tuesday, May 20 6:00 to 8:00 pm via video conference.
There will be a short study session before the tryouts. 4-Hers must
be 14 years of age as of January 1, 2008 to try out. Houlton High and Presque Isle High School Pre-registration for Tryouts is encouraged. You can find the pre-registration form and more information on the 4-H website at www.umext.maine.edu/4h/resources/horse.htm or contact Kate Slattery at slatterk@sad44.org 836-3217 for more information. Þ Junior teams will be starting this year. Þ NOTE: to find video of the previous horse study sessions go to http://www.mediamaine.org/umext/4-H/Horse_Project/Horse_Study_Session_March08_Web/ Eastern States Horse Tryouts June 20, 21, and 22, 2008 at the Skowhegan Fairgrounds. Maine 4-Hers who are trying out must have their packet postmarked by May 10, 2008 and sent to:
Knox/Lincoln
Cooperative Extension ANIMAL APPROVAL FORMS DUE JUNE 1 If your animal approval forms are not in yet, remember that forms for beef, dairy, swine, sheep, goat, and dog are due June 1. Rabbits and poultry no longer require Animal Approval Forms, but limits on numbers of animals shown found in the fair books must still be followed. Remember that all animals need some form of positive identification—registration, ear tag, tattoo, or photo and that your club leader must sign your form before you turn it into the office. The form is available by going to the forms section of the Aroostook County 4-H website or if you need one sent directly to you, please call Laurie or Emily. Are your Sheep Staggering under the Winter Weight of Wool? We have a great video called Shearing T4echnizque s by Fiona Nettleton available to borrow from the Houlton Office for all would-be shearers. 4-H Market Hog Auction! For information about purchasing an animal at the Auction, contact the Houlton Cooperative Extension Office at 532-6548. We will put you in touch with a 4-H member who can tell you about his or her animal and how to participate Saturday, July 5th, 7:00 p.m. at the Houlton Fair Livestock Ring!!! MAKE PLANS TO BID AND FILL YOUR FREEZER WITH 4-H MEAT! 2008 Houlton Fair 4-H schedule July 3-6, 2008 Tuesday July 1 Exhibit Hall Set Up 3-7 pm
Wed. July 2 Exhibit Hall Set Up 11
am - 4 pm Cow Chip Bingo tickets available daily at the 4-H Exhibit Hall Thursday July 3 - Kids Day/4-H day 4-H Horse Show Registration 8 am, Show starts at 9 am Market Hog Weigh In at 7:00 pm Friday July 4 4-H Rabbit Show at 1:30 pm 4-H Market Hog Show at 6 pm Saturday July 5 4-H Goat Show at 9 am 4-H Sheep Show at 10:30 am 4-H Beef Show at 1 pm 4-H Dairy show at 2:30 pm 4-H Cloverbud Show Ring Clinic at 4 pm 4-H Market Hog Auction at 7 pm Sunday July 8 4-H Dog Show at 10 am Cow Chip Bingo at 1 pm – Little League Field Obstacle course at 2 pm Houlton Fair 4-H Livestock Exhibits and Awards Judging Criteria for Herdsmanship competitions: 25% Overall appearance of area 20% Cleanliness of area 25% Interaction with fairgoers and availability to talk to fairgoers 20% Demonstration related to the animals 10% Cooperation with Fair officials and staff 4-H Individual Animal Herdsmen Winners will be chosen in categories of Beef, Dairy, Goat, Sheep One animal 1st place : $100 2nd place: $80 3rd place: $60 4th place: $40 5th-8th places - $20 Each additional animal in the exhibit will add $25. to the premium 4-H Club Animal Herdsmen – Any 4-H club with 6 animals of the same species not entered in the Open Herdsmen Competition can exhibit as a club; 1st Place club - $300 2nd place club - $200 3rd place club - $100 4th place club - $75 4-H members may compete both as individuals and as part of a club exhibit 4-H Educational Display- Display will inform and educate the public about an agricultural topic of your choice. Should be neat and well made. Being available to answer questions is always a good thing. Must have animals on exhibit to compete. Exhibitors of all species of animal compete together in this competition. These will be placed either in your tack stall or can be attached to walls or posts. Be aware that moisture may be an issue as you choose your materials. There is no size requirement. Because your goal is to educate people quickly, make sure your display is eye-catching, large enough to read easily, with a clear simple message. You could consider using several small pieces instead of one large board. Your display could include pictures, posters, games, and hand outs. Premiums are as follows: 1st place - $50 2nd place - $40 3rd place - $30 4th place - $20 2008 4-H Food Booth Schedule Jean Sloat has agreed once again to be our 4-H Food Booth manager (THANK YOU, JEAN) and we are now in the process of signing up clubs to help with running this important 4-H fundraiser. Clubs may sign up for a whole or half day—however, clubs that want half days should find another club to share the day. We will also be having a Leader’s Association Day which is the one day that actually brings proceeds back to the LA. All clubs are asked to volunteer 3 or 4 hours on that day. 4-H members 12 and up can take orders and serve food in the 4-H Food Booth. Members must be 16 to work around the grill. Well-supervised younger members may clear tables and help with dishes. There should be 3-4 adults working at all times. Here is the schedule so far—please note where there are empty slots. We especially need to have a club cover Friday July 25 as the horse and beef people are tied up that day. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED-PLEASE VOLUNTEER ASAP! To volunteer, clubs can call Jean Sloat at 532-3567 or 532-0753 or Christy or Laurie at 532-6548 Friday July 25 ______________________ Saturday July 26—Caribou Clovers Sunday July 27—Leader’s Association Day 7-10—AV Baby Beef 10-1 ___________ 1-4 ____________ 4-8 ____________ Monday July 28 _____________________ Tuesday July 29 Mane Eventers Wednesday July 30—Eastern States Equestrian Team Thursday July 31 Wild Mustangs (includes the steak barbeque) Friday August 1 ______________________ Saturday August 2 Wild Mustangs We will be having a clean up day on Sunday August 3 AFTER the Fair to clean good and put the Food Booth away for the winter. All clubs will be asked to send someone to help. Cooking, Crafts & Kids…. Mother’s Day is just around the corner! I’ve discovered a couple of ideas that you may want to try to make your mom feel extra-special on her special day! RUSSIAN TEA MIX You will need: 1 1/3 cups Tang Brand Orange Flavored Drink Mix 1/2 cup of sugar 1/3 cup of instant tea 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves Mix all ingredients. Store in a tightly covered jar. Just add 1 Tablespoon to 3/4 of hot water. If you like it a little stronger, add more to taste. CARAMEL APPLE TART You will need: · 1 pkg. (10 oz.) Pepperidge Farm Frozen Puff Pastry Shells · 6 Tablespoons of splenda - (sugar substitute) · 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon · 1/2 teaspoon of ginger · 3 apples or pears, peeled, cored and thinly sliced (4 cups) · 2/3 cup caramel sauce. Thaw pastry shells at room temperature 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375º. Mix splenda, cinnamon, and ginger and set aside. Roll pastry shells into 5-inch circles on lightly floured surface. Place on 2 shallow-sided baking sheets. Divide apple slices among pastry circles. Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon of spice mixture. Bake for 25 minutes or pastry is golden. In a small saucepan over medium heat, heat caramel sauce until warm. Spoon over tarts. Serve with ice cream. If you have any styrofoam egg cartons laying around, try making Mom a bouquet of flowers! You will need some pipe cleaners or chenille stems, the egg cartons (different colors would be great!), scissors (edging scissors would be really good) and something for a vase. Cut apart the egg cartons so that each compartment is separate. Using the scissors, carefully cut the open edge to resemble the petals of a flower such as a tulip or daisy. Push a pipe cleaner through the bottom, form a little knot or ball at the end (inside the flower) and stand in a vase. If you want you can make leaves out of green construction paper and tape them onto the pipe cleaner. Try several designs! 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