4-H Flash Newsletter

July/August 2009

Volume 4, Issue 7

August 9  Horse Show at Misty Morning Stables in Cherryfield

Sept. 1  Exhibit Check In at the Blue Hill Fair - 3:00-7:00 pm

Sept. 3-7  Blue Hill Fair

Sept. 7 6:00 - 7:00 pm-All exhibits must be picked up at the Blue Hill Fair

Sept. 7  Labor Day - Extension Office Closed

Sept. 25  Project Records due in the Extension Office

 For a complete listing of what’s happening in 4-H  check out the 4-H Calendar  Page at: http://extension.umaine.edu/4h/calendar.htm

4-H Youth Leaders Help Make Camps a Success

 4-H day camps have been offered in Washington County communities for the past eight years for kids between the ages of six and nine.  In 2006, we began inviting “alumni campers” back to help them with the camps.

 When alumni campers turn 12, they receive an invitation to apply for a job as a youth leader.  Youth leaders receive a letter of acceptance and then attend a four-hour orientation where they practice leading opening activities for the camp, are briefed on the cooking lessons they will lead and are prepared to assist with the other various activities, games and crafts that will take place during the camp. 

 This summer 14 youth leaders and 82 campers participated in the summer day camp program that focused on “going green”. 

Washington County Bulletin Board Items

 Plan Now for Perry Harvest Fair October 3

All Washington County 4-H Clubs are once again invited to have displays and projects at this year’s Perry Harvest Fair on Saturday, October 3. At a minimum, we would like to have each club complete a display of your choosing, perhaps focusing on what you have been working on during this 4-H year. Exhibits from individual members are also highly encouraged. The Perry Harvest Fair and Washington County 4-H will be offering ribbons and premiums for exhibits. Demonstration space and judging can also be made available for 4-H’ers who would like to do their demonstrations at the fair. Cloverbuds (5- to 8-year-olds) can receive white participation ribbons and positive feedback from judges.

Judging will be done on what we call the “modified Danish system,” meaning judges can award a blue ribbon, or a red or a white, to as many exhibits as seem worthy, based on the judges’ understanding of what may be expected from a child of a particular age and years of experience in the project, and on how well the exhibit follows fair rules. The 4-H’ers are not competing against one another, but rather are judged on their own merits.

Please call in your entries to the office by September 15 so that we can be sure we reserve adequate space at the fair. Exhibit cards will be available at the office in Machias. Please let us know when you call how many you would like. Exhibits can be dropped off at our office in the week prior to the fair (through Thursday), or at the Fair site at the municipal building in Perry between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Judging will occur that afternoon. Exhibits should be picked up on Saturday between 3 and 4 p.m., at the closing of the fair.

Watch your mail for a list of categories in which to enter your exhibits!

Don’t Forget

All exhibits for the Blue Hill Fair must be checked in on Tuesday, September 1st between 3 and 7 pm. Please note new location. All 4-H exhibits will be in the Ross Eckenroad Building. Due to limited space in the hall, leaders are encouraged to bring the exhibits with completed paperwork. All exhibits must remain in the 4-H hall until 6 PM Labor Day, or forfeit the premiums. If you cannot pick them up at this time -arrange for some one else to pick them up. Prize money will be awarded at a later date.

Project Records

Project records are due September 25, 2009. However, if your club is not meeting this summer or if you’re not putting anything into the fair and you have your project records done now - turn them in now. The project record grading rubric is listed on our Washington County 4-H website:

http://www.umext.maine.edu/Washington/washington4-Hmem.htm.

Horse Show at Misty Morning Stables in Cherryfield

Sunday, August 9th

9:00AM.

53 Classes

$1000 in prize money

Maine Appaloosa In-State Pointed Show

$10/class or $50 flat fee

4-H members- show your 4-H membership card and enter the showmanship,

pleasure and/or horsemanship class FREE!

For more information or to pre-register,

contact Melanie Gay at 546-2258.

Princeton Pioneers Participate In Margaretta Days Festival

The Keyes family, members of the Princeton Pioneers 4-H club, enjoyed taking part in Margaretta Day in Machias on June 13. Club members made their own period costumes.

Two members of Princeton Pioneers are seen dressed in period clothing with their rabbits at the Margaretta Day Festival.

Welcome Back

 Welcome back Bobbi Mather who will be working with the Princeton Pioneer Club!

Maine State 4-H News

1. Make It With Wool Contest

4-Hers in Maine are invited to enter the Make It With Wool Contest, a national competition sponsored by the American Sheep Industry Association. The state-level contest will be held on October 10, 2009 at the Page Farm Museum at the University of Maine in Orono. Contestants may enter garments made with wool that are sewn, knit, crocheted or felted. More information and rules for the contest are on our website at http://www.umext.maine.edu/4h/events/other/wool.htm or you can contact Michaele Bailey at 1-800-287-0274 or mbailey@umext.maine.edu for more information.

2. 4-H Opportunities at the 2009 Skowhegan State Fair

Fair Dates: August 13 - August 22 Special 4-H Events:

a. 4-H Exhibit Hall – Open to club displays and educational displays from any 4-H club in

the State of Maine. Premiums are paid for Educational Displays—1st Place $70.00 to 8th place $25.00—A $20.00 gratuity will be paid to all non-winners. Cloverbud exhibits are welcome.

Individual members receive ribbons and premiums for projects in the club displays—Blue $3.50, Red $2.50, White $1.50, Cloverbud entries $3.00, Best in Show $5.00. Each youth may enter up to 10 exhibits within the club display. Call 474-9622 to request information about reserving a space in the 4-H Exhibit Hall. Join our 4-H Mystery Event — Enter a vegetable you have grown that is unusual in size, shape or color for example a giant zucchini or a potato shaped like the State of Maine. This can be in addition to your 10 entries in your club display or an entry or entries by any youth in 4-H without a club display New this year: The People’s Choice Award (premium $80.00) to any 4-H Club Display (display may have assistance from leaders) or 4-H Educational Display (developed by youth only) voted #1 by the people visiting the 4-H Hall from August 13th to August 17th. During each of the last two years more than 6100 folks have toured the 4-H Exhibition Building. Show your work to the public and be proud of your accomplishments.

b. 4-H Parade – Open to all 4-H clubs and independents who wish to parade their animals, themselves, or enter a float – Sunday, August 16th. Line up at 11:00 AM

c. 4-H Livestock Shows – August 16th – 21st

d. August 13th at 8:30 AM in the Coliseum

e. 4-H Poultry—Sunday, August 16th at 1:00 PM in Barn Show Ring – We believe this to be the only 4-H Poultry Show in the State

Specific details are available online at www.skowheganstatefair.com under the section marked updates. Forms are available at http://www.umext.maine.edu/Somerset/Default.htm

Current 4-H membership cards allow free admission into the Skowhegan State Fair on the following days:

Thursday, August 13th, Sunday 16th, Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th, Thursday 20th, Friday 21st.

Come and celebrate your 4-H experience with us.

3. Morris Scholarship 2009

Every two years Maine has the opportunity to select an Eastern States Exposition participant to receive a $500 scholarship towards continuing his or her education beyond high school, and this is one of our years! To find information on how to apply for this scholarship, look online at: http://www.umext.maine.edu/4h/ese/morris.htm.

4. Tanglewood 4-H Camps Do More for Families This Summer

In this current economic climate many families need more help to make summer camp happen for their children. This summer season UMaine’s Tanglewood 4-H

Camp and Learning Center is making changes to keep camp fun, affordable, and easier to schedule for busy parents.

a. Before and After Care: New this year, camps in Lincolnville (Tanglewood) and Tenants Harbor (Blueberry Cove) will offer ‘before- and after-care,’ allowing more convenient drop-off and pickup times. Care hours are 7:30 – 9:00 am, and 3:00 – 5:00 pm. Parents reserving 5 or more weeks of day camp receive free care!

b. Blueberry Cove Day Camp (Tenant’s Harbor) Hosts Older Campers; Sailing Too! In addition to hosting campers aged 6-8, BBC offers an expanded day camp with special programs for youth aged 9-12, including “learn to Sail” weeks.

c. Graduated Fees for Parents: Campers are offered three different levels of fees based on Household income.

Scholarship Opportunities: Tanglewood also offers “camperships” that reduce camp costs. An application can be found on Tanglewood’s website or in its camp catalogue. Contact  Tanglewood at 207-789-5868 or go to www.tanglewood4h.org.

5. Operation Military Kids Summer Camps

For youth whose parents are in the military National Guard and Reserve Units and any

children with parents who are, will be, or just arrived back from deployment.

 August 7-9, Bryant Pond 4-H Camp in Bryant Pond, Ages 13 – 18 (limited number of spaces), Transportation from regional areas (Bangor, Portland)

Cost: $30.00

For more information and registration forms contact Karen Hatch Gagne karenhg@umext.maine.edu or

Heather Andrews handrews@umext.maine.edu, or call 1-800-287-1481.

6. Water Quality Project for 4-H Clubs

Crista Straub, a graduate student at the University of Maine is helping to implement the “GET WET!” program in 4-H groups across New England. This program works with local students and the community to create a long-term groundwater quality database for towns where

there is shared use of groundwater resources.

For detailed information please read the GET WET! Website www.umaine.edu/WaterResearch/outreach/GetWet/index.htm. They already have schools scheduled to participate in GET WET! and are looking for different 4-H groups to start in the Fall of 2009. For a flyer with more information, contact Christy Fitzpatrick at cfitz@umext.maine.edu.

7. 2009-2010 Maine Association of Livestock Exhibitors Membership

The 2009-2010 Maine Association of Livestock Exhibitors membership form is now available on the 4-H website. Please note that when you send your form in, you are signing up for a membership in the Association, one of the benefits of membership is exhibitor liability insurance. For more information and access to the form, go to: http://www.umext.maine.edu/4h/forms/webdocs/maleform.htm.

8. Horse Show Ribbon Recycling Offer

The Maine Quarter Horse Association has leftover ribbons in new condition that they are willing to give away to any 4-H show or event. Streamers with date and MEQHA can be cut out to make a universal ribbon. Many colors are available. To request ribbons, contact Susan Allen at: 207-318-7246, seallen@town.windham.me.us.

9. 4-H Shooting Sports Training

The University of Vermont 4-H Shooting Sports Program in cooperation with New York, New

Hampshire 4-H Shooting Sports will host a workshop to certify volunteer leaders in either archery, muzzleloader, pistol, rifle, shotgun, or hunting. The workshop will be in Bomoseen, Vermont August 28-30. You can find more details including how to register on our website at http://www.umext.maine.edu/4h/other/vtshootingsports.htm. Registrations are due August 14. Maine 4-H will conduct a training workshop at Bryant Pond also this summer… details coming soon

10. 4-H Events at the 2009 Skowhegan State Fair

Fair Dates: August 13 – 22, 2009.

Openings are still available in the 4-H Exhibit Hall – call 474-9622.

4-H Horse Show – Thursday, August 13th, 8:30 am

4-H Working Steer & Eastern States Tryouts – Thursday, August 13th, 10:00 am

4-H Parade – Sunday, August 16th, 11:00 am

4-H Poultry – Sunday, August 16th, 1:00 pm

4-H Livestock Demonstrations – Sunday, August 16th, 1:00 pm

4-H Dairy Goat – Sunday, August 16th, 3:00 pm

4-H Dairy Cattle – Monday, August 17th, 12:30 pm

4-H Beer Heifer & Steer – Tuesday, August 18th, 1:00 pm

4-H Swine – Thursday, August 20th, 6:00 pm

4-H Sheep – Friday, August 21st, 10:00 am

Current 4-H membership cards allow free admission into the Skowhegan State Fair on the following days:Thursday, August 13th; Sunday, August 16th; Monday, August 17th; Tuesday, August 18th; Thursday, August 20th; Friday, August 21st

11. Maine Red Claws Fan Experiences for 4-H Groups

Maine Red Claws, Maine’s very own basketball team, has come to Portland. Fan Experiences are available for groups, and this includes 4-H! Groups can get special permission to perform during games, receive recognition on the scoreboard, host a clinic with players and coaches, play on the floor and more… To learn more, contact Dennis Meehan, Maine Red Claws representative, at 210-6655.

12. Goat Committee Raffle

Tickets are available to help raise money for the Goat Team for Eastern States and other Goat

committee sponsored events. There are two separate raffles:

1. 25 lbs. lobster or $50.00 cash

2. 250 lbs. grain (2 names will be drawn) (there are a total of 10 – 50 lb. bags from Netrena)

Tickets are $1.00 each, or 6 for $5.00. Both raffles will be drawn at the 2009 Blue Hill Fair. You do not need to be present to win. For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact: Jennifer Mellett at 283-4098, or Tami Hussey at 282-3201

13. Eastern States Bus Trip October 3, 2009

It’s time to reserve seats for the buses traveling to Eastern States Exposition (ESE or also called the “Big E”) in West Springfield, Massachusetts for Maine Day on Saturday, October 3, 2009. This one-day trip is sponsored by the Maine Trustees of the Eastern States Exposition to encourage Maine 4-Hers who don’t presently participate in events at ESE to see the activities that go on for 4-H youth in hopes to bolster their enthusiasm to participate in the future. Two buses are reserved for us and the northernmost bus will originate in Bangor and they will stop at several points on I-95. Seats fill up quickly, and we will begin taking registrations on Monday, August 10, 2009.

All youth must go with a chaperone, but this event is primarily for youth so seats are limited to no more than two adults per child. The bus ride and admission to the “Big E” are free, but all individuals on this trip are expected to march in the parade at 5 pm. It works well if you wear a 4-H tee shirt if you have one and for clubs to bring their club banner to display during the parade.

Items you might want to bring along with you are: light snacks, water, a good book, Rated G movies (there is a DVD/VCR on the bus), a pillow, and a blanket. There will be rest stops along the way. Other items to consider bringing: clothing to identify your club, a comfortable pair of walking shoes, a hat with a visor, sun glasses, sun screen, a back pack, personal spending money, a camera, and a watch. If you have a cell phone, it will be helpful for logistics. Please include your cell phone number when you register.

Please leave valuable items at home. We will not be responsible for lost or stolen items. Bus stops will be determined based on location of riders. Reservations must be made in writing or by e-mail to: Jessy Brainerd, 103 Libby Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5741

jbrainerd@umext.maine.edu

When you register, please give your name, address, home phone and cell phone number if you have one.

Please give the names of all the people in your group and indicate if they are a child or adult. Reservations are due by Friday, September 4, 2009. A confirmation letter will be sent to you two weeks before the trip giving you the time and pick up location. Pick up will be bright and early in the morning, but the return trip will be staggered. One bus will leave right after the parade; the second bus will leave after the evening events.

So when you register, let us know if you’d like to return on the early or late bus.

For questions, you may contact Jessy Brainerd or Michaele Bailey at 800-287-0274 or 581-3877

Cooking with the Kids

Hamburger Bundle

Are you camping or hiking or fishing this summer with an opportunity to cook outside over an open fire? Here is a traditional 4-H recipe for the outdoor adventurer.

 Take:

1/4 pound of hamburger 1/2 carrot, sliced

1/2 potato, sliced 1 slice of onion

salt and pepper

 Place all on a greased 12 inch by 12 inch piece of heavy

duty aluminum foil. Wrap foil so no meat juices escape. Place on

top of hot coals and cook about 12 minutes on each side—or if you

are trapped indoors, you can bake at 350º for 20 minutes.

Open carefully keeping face and fingers away from trapped

steam. Enjoy the sights and smells of this culinary delight and the

experience of outdoor cookery.

Courtesy of Somerset County 4-H Footnotes

Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD)  Phone Numbers 1-800-287-8957.

If you are a person with a disability and will need any accommodations to participate in any programs, please call the Hancock County Office at 1-800-287-1479 or Washington County Extension Office at 1-800-287-1542 to discuss your needs.  Please contact us at least 20 days prior to the event to assure the fullest possible attention to your needs.

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