Fair schedule. Food Booth & Judges Assistant Training 6pm 30 FIRST DAY OF FAIR! FFA Horse 8am. 4-H Horse & Miniature. Horse Shows starting at 8am

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1 August / September 2015 Volume 15, Issue 8 Fair schedule Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday August All Non-Market Animal Record Books due by 4pm! Clubs decorate Tom Parks 2-8pm FCS Project books checked in by 7pm 28 Clubs decorate Tom Parks 1-6pm All FCS Project books checked in by 6pm Community Pride Projects due by 6pm Club Officer books due by 6pm 29 Interview Judging at the Tom Parks Pavilion for FCS projects Poultry/rabbit barn vicinity for Animal interviews 9am-3pm Food Booth & Judges Assistant Training 6pm September Decorate Rabbit Barn 2-6pm Tom Parks Closed 6 4-H Horse Fun Day 9am 4-H Large Animal Round Robin 2pm starting at the Beef Arena FFA Round Robin 12pm starting at Dairy Arena Small Animal Round Robin 2pm behind the Rabbit Barn Poultry enters 10am - 12pm Market Poultry weigh-in 5pm Tom Parks Closed September 7 LABOR DAY! Junior Market Animal Sale 9am Animal Release Time 6pm Tom Parks Pavilion closes at 9pm All Market Beef Record books due by 5pm All buyer thank you cards are due to the Sale Committee Secretary by 5pm Poultry Judging, 4-H/FFA Quality 1pm 4-H/FFA Showmanship 2pm Market Steer Weigh-in 5-7:30pm Mandatory Beef Exhibitor Meeting 8pm Mandatory Horse Exhibitor Meeting 9pm Dairy, Beef Breeding,& Horses enter by 8pm Check-in &Mandatory Rabbit health check 3-6:30pm Decorate until 9pm 8 Tom Parks Pavilion release time 11am - 6pm or by appointment 22 FIRST DAY OF FAIR! FFA Horse 8am 4-H Horse & Miniature Horse Shows starting at 8am Rabbit Exhibitor Mandatory Meeting 8am Market Rabbit weigh-in immediately following exhibitor meeting Rabbit Show 9am Cavy & Cat Show, immediately following the rabbit show All other Small Animals Show immediately following Cavy & Cat Swine enter from 7-8:30pm Jr. Market Steer Show 9am Dairy Showmanship 9am Dairy Quality Show immediately following Showmanship Horse & Miniature Horse Shows start at 8am Swine not entered previous evening, must enter by 7am Swine Exhibitor Mandatory Meeting 8am Swine weigh-in immediately following exhibitor meeting Swine books due 6pm FFA Beef Showmanship 9am with 4-H Beef Showmanship immediately following FFA MVDHP enter Fairgrounds 6-10pm Horse Shows starting at 8am Sheep & Goats enter by 7am Sheep/Market Goat weigh-in 7-9am Sheep Exhibitor Mandatory Meeting immediately following weigh-in 4-H/FFA Market Lamb noon immediately following Sheep Feeder Class 4-H/FFA Market Goat Friday 3pm (or 30 minutes following sheep show) beginning with Market, Showmanship, Breeding, Dairy and Pygmy goats. 4-H/FFA Market Swine 9am Swine Pen of five immediately following Jr. Market Swine Swine Feeder Class immediately following Swine Pen of five 11 All Market Rabbit, Market Poultry/Turkey, Market Goat, & Market Sheep Record Books due by 4pm Beef Breeding 1pm MVDHP Show 9am MVDHP Sale 6pm Dog Show 9am Miniature Horses 8am FFA Sheep Showmanship 9am 4-H Senior Division Sheep Showmanship will immediately follow FFA Sheep Showmanship Sheep Premier Breeder 1pm Mandatory Swine Exhibitor meeting at 8:30 a.m. FFA Swine Showmanship 9am 4-H Senior Division Swine Showmanship will immediately follow FFA Swine Showmanship

2 4-H PRINCIPLES Remember these 4-H Principles: A 4-H boy or girl is more important than a 4-H project. A 4-H er should be his/her own best exhibit. PARKING PASSES FA I R Livestock Parking Passes will, again, be one (1) per family. They may be interchangeable in vehicles, but must be in the vehicle at all times when on the fairgrounds, or they will be towed. Additional Livestock Gate Passes can be purchased at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds Office for $10 each. ANIMAL RECORD BOOKS Don t forget that ALL non-market animal record books are due on August 14th by 4pm to the Extension Office. CARNIVAL MEGA PASS There will be 300 Carnival MEGA passes offered this year. Passes must be picked up before August 14th. The cost will be $60 each, and passes will be good for the entire week. Passes will be photo IDs, so the child must be present, or a photo must be presented for scanning to the ID. This pass is for registered 4-H and FFA members only. DAILY EVENTS AT FAIR 4-H will be hosting a Robotics Demonstration during the Fair in the Tom Parks Pavilion on Sunday, September 6 starting at 3:00 p.m. CLUB BILLS Don t forget...all CLUB BILLS must be paid by August 14th in order to get wristbands for the fair and/or premiums after the fair. JUDGE S ASSISTANTS It is that time again to sign up as Judge s Assistants. This year, the Tom Parks Pavilion Judging Day is August 29th, and lunch will be included. Training will be on August 28th at 6pm at the Pavilion, and pizza will be provided. Ages for Judge s Assistants who have less than 4 FCS projects entered in the fair and are 13-18, as of January 1, Sign-ups are available now. All assistants must be signed up by August 19th. If the person s name is not on the list, they cannot be an assistant FAIR THEME: Country Flair at the Fair

3 T I M E! RECORD BOOK SIGNATURES As 4-H members are completing their projects for fair, remember what the value of a signature on the record book indicates. The member s signature means that the member has completed all of their requirements, including 4-H club meetings, oral presentations, record book, story, and exhibit to the best of their abilities. A parent s signature indicates their child has done his or her own work, attended their 4-H club meetings and that the youth has completed all project requirements. A leader s signature verifies to the Judge or Extension Staff that all project requirements were completed. If any of the above parties are not satisfied with how the project requirements have been met, they should not sign off on the record books. FOOD BOOTH & PAVILION SIGNUPS - The 2015 Food Booth sign-up sheet and Pavilion sign-up sheet will be available at the Twin Falls County Extension Office, if you have not already reserved your spots. Remember, the food booth is mandatory for all clubs. The money earned goes to Leader s Council who then uses the proceeds for awards at the fair, scholarships, trips, and camps. OPEN SLOTS - We still have 2 open slots that need to be filled for the 4-H Food Booth on Thursday, September 3rd and Friday, September 4th. If your club can help out with the 9:45 2:15 slot on either day, please let us know. TRAINING - Cook and Cashier training will be held Friday, August 28th at 6pm, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds 4-H food booth. FOOD DONATIONS - We are in need of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers for the 4-H Food Booth. If you have extras from your garden, and would like to donate, please contact the Extension Office. INTERVIEW SIGN-UPS Start Friday, July 31st and end Friday, August 14. If changes need to be made after August 14 it s a cancelled interview. (Directions on the next page) If an interview is cancelled, the project will still be judged, just not interviewed. APPROVED PROJECTS IN A DAY FOR 2015 FAIR Balsa Wood Planes Bowling Candy Making Card Making Fishing Frozen Bread Dough Jewelry Making Pie Making Rockets COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS Leader s Council is giving the top Community Service Project $50, so get those displays in to the Fair by 6pm on August 28 at the Tom Parks Pavilion. If you have any questions about items in the newsletter, please contact Teresa at

4 PROJECT INTERVIEWS ONLINE SIGNUP 4-Hers MUST sign up for project interviews online if they plan to interview! Online signup for all 4-H projects opens July 31st at 5pm and closes August 14th at 11:59 PM. Online signup is simple, and still allows club leaders to sign up multiple children and multiple projects. If you have any questions regarding online signup, please contact the Extension Office. August 14 is the deadline for interview changes. After August 14 only cancellations can be made, but they cannot be rescheduled! If an interview is cancelled, the project will still be judged, just not interviewed. INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONLINE SIGNUP 1. From the you received regarding Project Interview Online Signup, click on the signup sheet for your project. 2. When the signup sheet opens, you will see a list of time slots. Available time slots will have a SIGN UP box on that time slot. 3. Click the SIGN UP box next to the time slot(s) that you want and then click the SUBMIT AND SIGN UP button at the bottom of the page 4. On the next screen, you will see the time slot(s) you have chosen. For each time slot: Enter the child s first and last name (example: Kylie White) Enter the project, and project level if applicable (examples: Baking 2, Archery Jr., Rabbit Sr.) Enter the club number (example: 44) 5. Click one: I M A SIGNUPGENIUS MEMBER / I DO NOT HAVE A SIGNUPGENIUS ACCOUNT If you are already a member, choose that option and it will ask you to log in. If you do not already have an account, choose that option and enter the required* information below (enter YOUR NAME, not the child s unless you are the child signing yourself up). 6. Click the box below to CREATE AN ACCOUNT and choose a password: Last year, this was optional this year it is required. Creating an account will allow you to: Make changes to your time slot(s) later View all of your sign ups in one spot (you can view under the My Account tab and clicking My Sign Ups ) Note: This site does not send spam s. It only delivers s to you for a signup sheet you are participating in. If you ever want to unsubscribe, you can do so at any time. 7. Click SIGN UP NOW 8. On the next screen, it will show you the time slot(s) you chose. Click RETURN TO SIGN UP 9. On the next screen, you will see your name next to each chosen time slot. You will need to change your name to your child s name. So, for each time slot: Click edit On the next screen, click on the box DISPLAY AN ALTERNATE NAME Enter the child s first and last names in the boxes below Click on UPDATE MY SIGN UP, and on the next screen, click RETURN TO SIGN UP to view your changes. 10. REPEAT THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH PROJECT AREA FAIR THEME: Country Flair at the Fair

5 PROJECT REMINDERS CHECK AND RECHECK YOUR PROJECT AND EXHIBIT REQUIREMENTS so you won t be disappointed with an incomplete project. Call your project leader if you have any questions. 4-H ERS MUST attend the majority of their club and project meetings, and also give an oral presentation for each project. PROJECT RECORD BOOKS MUST BE SIGNED by the member, parent and project leader. If any of the parties are not satisfied with how the project requirements have been met, they should not sign off on the record books. The member s signature means that the member has completed all of their requirements, including 4-H club meetings, oral presentations, record book, story, and exhibit to the best of their abilities. A parent s signature indicates their child has done his or her own work, attended their 4-H club meetings and that the youth has completed all project requirements. A leader s signature verifies to the Judge or Extension Staff that all project requirements were completed. NO PROJECTS, PROJECT BOOKS, OR RECORD BOOKS may leave the Tom Parks Pavilion on Monday night. Projects can ONLY be taken from the Tom Parks Pavilion on September 8th between 10:00 am. and 8:00 pm. REMINDER, all FCS Record Books must be turned in by August 27th by 7 pm or August 28th by 6 pm. PROJECT ID LABELS Project ID labels need to be on all parts of the project exhibit. These labels can be picked up at the Extension office at no charge. Please bring your exhibits to the Tom Parks Pavilion already labeled. Check and recheck your project and exhibit requirements so you won t be disappointed with an incomplete project. Call your project leader if you have questions. Members must attend the majority of their club and project meetings Members must give an oral presentation for each project. Project record book must be signed by member, parent and project leader. NATIONAL 4-H WEEK Don t forget that National 4-H week is October 4 thru October 10, KYG, CAMP COUNSELORS & AMBASSADORS Remember to turn in your record books and sign up for interviews if you attended this year! Anyone not completing their project will need to reimburse Leaders Council for their fees, including bus fees if applicable. SPONSOR MONEY All award and trophy money from sponsors must be paid by August 14th. If you need a bill, please let us know. SUPERINTENDENT TRAINING 4-H Fair Superintendent Training will be August 10th from 6:00-8:00pm at the Twin Falls County Extension Office. Ideas for the week: thank sponsors and supporters of the program, hold a carnival, make bookmarks and take them to your local libraries, or any other great 4-H ideas. If you have any questions about items in the newsletter, please contact Teresa at

6 FAIR PREMIUMS DANISH JUDGING SYSTEM L e a d e r s, p l e a s e remember to tell your members that fair premiums will be given at the October 12 4-H Appreciation Dinner but only if financial reports are turned in. INVOLVEMENT REPORTS A reminder that Twin Falls County DOES NOT require Involvement Reports. All projects judged will receive a ribbon. Incomplete projects will receive a participation ribbon and Cloverbud exhibits will receive a Cloverbud ribbon. The Danish System will be used for judging all projects except for Top Awards. Read below about the Danish Judging System. Awards can be trophies, plaques, or medallions. All award winners will have thank you cards included with their award for the award sponsor. Thank you cards to the award sponsors should be sent as soon as possible after fair. Blue, red, and white ribbons are awarded in all events at the Fair. A white ribbon denotes minimum project growth, understanding of the project, and workmanship for age and experience. The exhibit is satisfactory. A red ribbon signifies good project growth, understanding of the subject, and workmanship for age and experience. The exhibit is neat and good quality. A blue ribbon indicates s u p e r i o r p r o j e c t g r o w t h, understanding of the subject, and workmanship for age and experience. The exhibit is attractive and excellent quality. Please take the time to talk to your children and explain to them that ribbons are just a way of measuring growth in a project area. It is one person s opinion, and not a reflection of who your child is as a person. Regardless of the ribbon they receive, the fact that they started and finished a project and learned new skills is something they can be very proud of! Please remember that each judge will look at the same project differently. When we ask someone to judge at our fair, we are asking for their opinion. Their decisions are final and will not be changed. Protests against the judge will not be accepted. We may not ask them back another year, but they must be respected while judging our exhibits. EXTENSION MOVES TO FAIRGROUNDS The Extension Office will be officially moving to the Tom Parks Pavilion at 12:00pm on Friday, August 28th INCOMPLETE PROJECTS A participation ribbon will be given for incomplete projects. Members can bring completed projects to the Extension Office by October 1st for judging and credit. No premiums will be given. ALL FCS record books, including officer books as well as Community Service Project displays will need to be turned in at the Tom Parks Pavilion, not the Extension Office, no later than 6:00pm Friday, August 28. All non-interview projects need to be turned in by 6:00pm as well. ACCIDENTS & INJURIES There have been several incidents that have occurred around the state lately that have involved a 4-H er or volunteer who has been injured. We want to remind everyone that even if something minor happens, an accident report must be filled out within 24 hours. If you have any questions, regarding this policy, please contact the Twin Falls County Extension Office FAIR THEME: Country Flair at the Fair

7 IDAHO WOOL CONTEST The Idaho Wool Growers offers awards to Idaho 4-H members who make garments from wool fabric or yarn at the Basic and Advanced levels. Contestants will participate in judging at the county level on construction and fit (style revue or interview) and at the state level on construction and their Wool Contest Portfolio. Enter at least one garment. Garments must have been completed after January 1 of contest year. Complete and mail entry forms with appropriate attachments as directed on entry form by September 15, Use a separate entry form for each garment. Garments need to be delivered or mailed to be received by October Contest rules and requirements are published each year in the Wool Contest brochure. Brochures and entry forms are available online at How Can I Be Certain My Fabrics/Yarn Are Wool? All Fabrics must be tested for percentage of wool fiber content by the Wool Laboratory. It is best to test your fabric/yarn before sewing your items. Send 5x5 swatches of each fabric or a 24" sample of each yarn used and $5 per swatch/sample to your State Idaho MIWW Director at: DEMONSTRATIONS, ILLUSTRATED TALK, JOB INTERVIEW & PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST This year we will be having the Demonstrations, Illustrated Talks, etc. on August 6th at 1:30pm at the Twin Falls County Extension Office. Please encourage your 4-H members to participate, this is a great life skill they will use forever. Please call or ttverdy@uidaho.edu to sign up. Deadline to signup for the contest is Monday, August 3rd. STYLE REVUE 2925 Rollandet, Idaho Falls, ID Your director will mail in all samples the 15th of every month. They must be sent in through your state director. The Twin Falls County Style Revue will be held Saturday, August 15th at the Immaculate Conception Church Hall in Buhl. This year s theme is Alice in Wonderland. Practice will be from 10am to noon, and judging and Style Revue will be from 1-4pm. Narrations will be due to the Twin Falls County Extension Office no later than Friday, August 7th. If you wish to your narration, please send it to Teresa Tverdy via at ttverdy@uidaho.edu. The narration forms can be found in this Clover Connection, on 4honline main page, and on the Twin Falls County Facebook page. Please encourage all of your members who are taking knitting, crochet, or sewing projects to participate in this fun event! AUGUST 1 Deadline to add projects in ShoWorks to be judged at 2015 Fair 7 Style Revue Narrations due 14 All non-market animal record books due 4pm Ext Office. This includes: Beef Breeding, Dairy, Poultry (Pet/Breeding), Rabbit (Pet/Breeding), Horse, Alpaca, Dog, Cavy, Cat, Pocket Pet, Sheep Breeding, and Swine Breeding. Fair MEGA Pass deadline Deadline to pay club bills Award and Trophy Sponsor money due 27 & 28 ALL FCS record books including Officer books & Community Service Project displays due Tom Parks SEPTEMBER 1 Idaho Key Award application due 3 Market swine record books due 8 Projects can be picked up from Tom Parks Pavilion 11 All market animal record books due (except Beef and Swine) 21 Thank you notes for market animals. Beef market record books due. 30 Club Financial Reports due If you have any questions about items in the newsletter, please contact Teresa at

8 CLUB FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS CLUB ANNUAL SUMMARY FINANCIAL REPORTS CRITERIA CHANGE Each 4-H Club and 4-H Affiliate must complete the Annual Summary Financial Report and the Financial Audit Committee Financial Reports are due by September 30 on an annual basis. NEW THIS YEAR Included in this report must be a copy of the last month s bank statement. MOM * & ME SEWING *DAD, GRANDMA, OR EVEN GRANDPA! Mom & Me Sewing classes will be held in October on Tuesdays from 6-8pm at the Twin Falls County Extension Office. The cost is $20 per pair (1 youth and 1 adult). Fee must be paid by September 28! List of materials will be provided at the first class. SALE COMMITTEE SOLICITATION Sale Committee Solicitation meeting August 6th at 7:30pm at the Beef Arena. At least one person from each club with market animals must be in attendance. New 4-H Regional Positions It is with great pleasure we continue to spread the word about the new 4-H regional positions. Scott Nash will serve the Eastern District and his office is still to be determined. Donna Gillespie will assume the role in the Southern 3 District. Her office will be at the Twin Falls R & E Center. Nancy Shelstad will assume the role in the Southern 2 District. Her office will be in the UI Boise Center. The room number is 222C. Jim Wilson will assume this role for the Northern District. His office is still to be determined. The official start date for each is August 1 st. However, each will have transitional time so that they can complete important programs in their county such as fair. Please join me in congratulating these individuals on their new positions. REMINDER POLICY FOR 4-H LEADERS By Nancy Melville, Volunteer Specialist Idaho 4-H Youth Development Program Providing a safe environment for our 4-H youth and adults is a top priority for the University of Idaho and the Idaho 4-H Youth Development Program. We take this part of our program very seriously. As you may recall when you became a 4-H volunteer, you received training directly related to Idaho s Child Protection Policy that included the policies and procedures that are required by law. As a part of your application process, you also needed to have a successful public records check that was processed through your respective county office. The University of Idaho is very aware of the importance of this information and continues to work towards providing a safe environment for all involved in their programs. In this regard, the UI is continuing a Protecting Minors Policy that went into effective 2014 for all employees and certified volunteers who will be working with minors. Two important components that are included in this policy build on previous requirements of the 4-H program. UI employees, non-ui employees and certified volunteers who are or will be working with minors in any unsupervised setting must: 1) complete the UI Minor Protection Training annually. 2) have a successful public records review annually. Both the training and the public record review are valid for one year from the training date and/or the date of the review. We realize the importance of making training easily assessable to our volunteers, as well as making sure the public review process is simple and easy to complete. This can be started October 1 and all certified volunteers must have this completed by DECEMBER 1st. Thank you for all that you do to support Idaho 4-H. We are sure that, although completing these requirements will take extra effort on everyone s part, they are absolutely in the best interest of the youth and the adults involved in our programs FAIR THEME: Country Flair at the Fair

9 IDAHO KEY AWARD This award, presented at the Fall Awards Program, must be applied for and the application deadline is September 11. Teens must be 15 or older and need to be in their 4th year or more of 4-H project work. Applicants must have completed one year of active teen leadership (this year counts). Additional points are determined by the application score sheet and are based on projects and activities. Applications downloaded from the Idaho State 4-H web site: DISTRICT CONTESTS SEPTEMBER 12 Public Speaking Jerome County Extension 19 Rabbit Minidoka County Fairgrounds FAIRGROUND CLEANUP DAY ALL CLUBS are being asked to participate in a fairground-wide cleanup day. This day is to give back to the fairgrounds for all the help and use of their facilities during the year, not just fair week! The event will be Saturday, August 22nd from 10am 12pm. Lunch will be provided at noon. We need to remember that 4-H is very community-oriented and gives back to the community. That is what sets 4-H apart from all other organizations. To sign up, please contact Teresa Tverdy at the Extension office at or via at ttverdy@uidaho.edu. You will need to let her know how many from your club will be attending, to ensure there will be enough food and drinks for lunch. Items to bring: Weed Eaters Rakes Shovels Gloves Leaf blowers. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Hagen Hanson who placed 1st in the Compound Division at the 2015 State 4-H Archery Shoot on June 6 in Gem County. He is now eligible to represent Idaho at the 2016 National 4-H Shooting Sports Tournament which will be held June26-July 1, 2016 in Grand Island, Nebraska. 25 & 26 Goat Minidoka County Fairgrounds Dog Gooding County Fairgrounds Horse Twin Falls County Fairgrounds OCTOBER 3 Style Revue 11 am at Elevation 486, Twin Falls Remember, anyone that receives a blue Danish ribbon is eligible for district. District forms can be picked up at the Extension Office or at the Tom Parks Pavilion during the fair. If you have any questions about items in the newsletter, please 9

10 WHEN: FRIDAY AUGUST 14 TH FROM 5:00-7:30PM WHERE: TWIN FALLS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS DAIRY ARENA AUGUSTE CURTIS SENIOR PROJECT WASHING, FITTING, & SHOWING CLINIC BBQ FOLLOWING THE EVENT! HAMBURGERS, HOTDOGS, CHIPS, COOKIES, AND DRINKS. Fair is just around the corner and for my senior project I am hosting a clinic teaching and showing the correct way to fit, wash, blow dry and show a steer. My goal is to have every kid that attends feel more confident in their skills and be able to present their steers to the best of their ability at the fair. This clinic is for ALL ages so bring the family. There will be prizes given out. There will be a free BBQ following the clinic. It is a great way to learn and help support my Senior Project. Hope to see you there! Thank You! THE EVENT AND BBQ ARE FREE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SHOW UP! Lots of prizes will be given away! FAIR THEME: Country Flair at the Fair

11 SPECIE EDUCATION LAB DAY Junior Dairy-1 st / Averre Silva; 2 nd /Conner Gardner; 3 rd / Ava Eckles Dog-1 st /Sam Boner; 2 nd /Liam Morse; 3 rd / Max Boner Goat-1 st / Kaylah Brown; 2 nd / Tori Albritton; 3 rd / Jayden Vaughan Horse-1 st / Tori Albritton; 2 nd /Sidney Albritton; 3 rd /Jayden Vaughan Poultry-1 st / Tori Albritton; 2 nd / Jayden Vaughan; 3 rd /Averre Silva Rabbit- 1 st / Kaylah Brown; 2 nd /Isabelle Brown; 3 rd / Jayden Vaughan Swine-1 st /Kaylah Brown; 2 nd / Tori Albritton; 3 rd / Isabelle Brown Sheep- 1 st /Ava Eckles; 2 nd / Averre Silva; 3 rd / Evan Gale Intermediate Dairy-1 st / Elysia Morse; 2 nd /Victoria Schenkel; 3 rd / Kylie Gartner Dog-1 st /Judith Vine; 2 nd /Kylie Gartner; 3 rd / Ian Gale Goat-1 st / Ian Gale; 2 nd / Victoria Schenkel; 3 rd / Kylie Gartner Horse-1 st / Victoria Schenkel; 2 nd /Elysia Morse; 3 rd /Ian Gale Intermediate Poultry-1 st / Elysia Morse; 2 nd / Judith Vine Rabbit- 1 st / Kylie Gartner; 2 nd /Ian Gale; 3 rd / Judith Vine Swine-1 st /Victoria Schenkel Sheep- 1 st /Ian Gale; 2 nd /Elysia Morse Senior Dairy-1 st / Jaicey Hall; 2 nd /Dekiewiet; 3 rd / Emily Kelly Dog-1 st /Dekiewiet; 2 nd /Emily Kelly; 3 rd / Sean Gale Goat-1 st / Sean Gale; 2 nd / Emily Kelly; 3 rd / Beau Schenkel Horse-1 st / Emily Kelly; 2 nd /Dekiewiet; 3 rd /Jaicey Hall Poultry-1 st / Jaicey Hall; 2 nd / Erna Schaeffer Rabbit- 1 st / Sean Gale; 2 nd /Emily Kelly; 3 rd / Dekiewiet Swine-1 st /Emily Kelly; 2 nd / Jaicey Hall; 3 rd / Beau Schenkel Sheep- 1 st /Sean Gale; 2 nd /Dekiewiet Overall Winners 1 st Sean Gale w/ 107 points 2 nd - Kaylah Brown w/ 104 points Emily Kelly w/ 104 points 3 rd - Tori Albritton w/ 101 points Potluck dinner! 4 - H C L U B A P P R E C I AT I O N & A WA R D S N I G H T All 4-H families invited! Twin Falls Fairgrounds Merchants Bldg October 12th 6:30pm Club Packets Fair Awards Leader Years of Service Outstanding Overall Leader Outstanding 1st Year Leader...and other awards! RSVP Oct 7 Each club to bring 2 pies and an item(s) for silent auction If you have any questions about items in the newsletter, please contact Teresa at

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13 AMERICORP VISTA VOLUNTEER Hello! My name is Paige Bothman, and I am an AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer with the program FIRST working out of the 4-H office in Twin Falls, Idaho. I know that is quite a mouth full so I ll make it a little easier to understand. I am a full time, federal, volunteer. I signed up for the VISTA program, which stands for (Volunteer In Service To America) to help low-income families and families currently experiencing poverty. In a sense that is the entire goal of ALL of the VISTA s across the country. Non-Profits, like FIRST, apply for a VISTA to come in and build capacity for their program. That is just a fancy way of saying we make sure the program is going to last after the year we are here to help. Like I was saying, the non-profit that chose me as their VISTA was FIRST. FIRST is a robotics program for children. FIRST, which stands for (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), allows for children of all ages to become active in the scientific community through programming and competing with robots. This fosters children s creative interest in science and opens up the doors to several new and upcoming careers. I encourage all of you to get in touch with me. Whether you have questions about any of the FIRST programs or just want to volunteer, let me be your guide! I am looking forward to an amazing year of service in this wonderful community. Paige Bothman AmeriCorps VISTA If you have any questions about items in the newsletter, please contact Teresa at

14 AUGUST 1 Rabbit weigh-in 8:00a Rocket lift-off, 12p 6 Public Speaking, 1:30p Sale Committee Solicitation Mtg, 7:30p Beef Arena 10 4-H Superintendent Training, 6-8p MVDHP Steering Committee Mtg, 7:30p 11 Swine Mtg, 7p August 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 12 Horse Mtg, 7p 14 Record books All non-market animal record books by 4p 15 Style Revue practice, 10a Style Revue judging, 1p Public Speaking Deadline Style Revue Narrations due 17 Beef Mtg/Stall Assign, 7p 22 Most Improved, Fairgrounds Fair Cleanup Day 27 Clubs Decorate Pavilion, 2-8p Project Book Check in, 1-6p 28 TF Ext. moves to Fair, 1p Decorate Pavilion, 1-6p Cook & Cashier Training, 6p Judge s Assistant Training, 6p Project Book Check in, 1-6p MVDHP 7pm 4-H Superintendent Training 6-8pm Tom Parks Judging Day, 8-3p 31 Poultry weigh-in, 5p FAIR THEME: Country Flair at the Fair

15 September 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat SEPTEMBER 1 Beef weigh-in, 5-7p 2 Market Rabbit weigh-in, 8a TWIN FALLS COUNTY FAIR! * through September 7th 3 Swine weigh-in, after mandatory exhibitor Mtg, 8a All market swine record books due by 6p 4 Sheep weigh-in, 7a Goat weigh-in after sheep 7 Last Day of Fair Labor Day Ext. office closed First Official Day of Fair Last Day of Fair LC 11 Market Poultry, Rabbit & Sheep Record Books due by 4p 12 District Public Speaking Presentation Jerome Ext. 16 Horse Mtg, 7p 17 FCS/Leaders Council Mtg, 7p 19 District Goat & Rabbit Contests Minidoka Fairgrounds District Dog Contest Gooding Extension 21 Beef Mtg, 7p Buyer thank you cards due, 5p 23 Small Animals Mtg, 6p Sheep & Friends Mtg, 7:30p 25 & 26 District Horse Contest TF Fairgrounds 28 Sheep Banquet 7p 30 Club Annual Financial Reports due! OCTOBER Back page 1 Leaders start enrolling 3 Style Revue Dog Mtg, 10a 6, 13, 20, 27 Mom & Me Sewing 12 Club Appreciation Banquet 14 Horse, 7p If you have any questions about items in the newsletter, please contact Teresa at

16 Extension Office Staff Suzann Dolecheck 4-H Youth Development Educator October 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat LC Teresa Tverdy 4-H Program Coordinator Gary Fornshell Extension Educator/Aquaculture Cammie Jayo Eat Smart Idaho Coordinator Rhea Lanting Extension Educator/Nutrition, Health & Food Safety Tony McCammon Extension Educator/Horticulture Paige Henderson Administrative Assistant Karen Ellington Administrative Specialist Club Appreciation Banquet University of Idaho Extension Twin Falls County 4-H 630 Addison Avenue West Suite 1600 Twin Falls, ID «FIRST» «LAST» «OCR» «ADDRESS» «CITY», «STATE» «ZIP» Phone: Fax: To enrich education through diversity the University of Idaho is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educational institution. University of Idaho and U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating.