ENROLLMENT Club leaders, please get your club’s enrollment forms to the 4-H Office soon. That way we can get any new members on our mailing list for the

Cloverleaf. December 1st, 2007 is the last day for anyone to enroll that would like to sell a market animal at the 2008 Fair as a 4-H member. December 1st is also the deadline for clubs to turn in their annual Budget for 2007-2008, and their club goals for the year. For clubs interested in earning a seal for their Charter, please use form 4H05 “4-H Club Program Planning Guide” and submit a copy to the office by December 1st. It is available on the County website, and also was included in your club leader packet in August.

November 2007 Cloverleaf

Table of Contents

Council Meeting minutes …………………...Page 2 County Information Pg 4 Record Book Corner …... …………………..Page 7 Club News……....Page 8 Items of interest...Pg 9-13 State Information and Updates.………...Page 14 Calendar of Events……. ………………....Page 15

FAVORITE FOODS DAY & ACHIEVEMENT DAY 2007 I hope to see all the clubs attend Favorite Foods Day and Achieve-ment Day on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at the Fairgrounds Dining Hall in Hayfork. The entry form and recipe for your Favorite Food are due to the 4-H Office by November 2nd. If you want to enter the centerpiece competition, just bring it along that day- no entry form is required. Achievement Day will immediately follow

Favorite Foods Day. All clubs please come along to receive your year pin and stripe for each member who completed their 4-H year. Star awards, Junior & Teen Leader pins are given, and volunteer leader recognition will be made. Record Books are returned to the members at this time, along with awards earned on the books. Favorite Foods Day is a fun and festive day; I hope to see many of you there!

Trinity Livestock BBQ Thank you to all the clubs, members and lead-ers who helped out at the annual Trinity Livestock BBQ on October 6th. This year 400 meals were served. 4-H members did a good job selling their tickets, and helping out the day of the BBQ. The proceeds will be split between the 4-H Council and the FFA chapters. The award for the club who sold the most tickets will go to Grass Valley Creek, and the award for the member who sold the most tickets will go to GeorgeAnn DeAntoni. Thank you to everyone who helped make it a successful day!

4-H Record Books were judged on October 13th. The quality of the books was way up this year, and the “My 4-H Story” portion was excellent. Thank you to the volunteers who helped teach the kids how to improve their Record Books this last year and a HUGE thank you to our Record Book judges: Jeff and Cecile Cody, Fred and Deanna DeAntoni, Robyn Johnson, Robyn Johnston, Scott Lane, Rhonda Noland, and Cyndi Teal who all drove to Hayfork and dedicated their entire day to the process of carefully looking over each and every book! We couldn’t have gotten them done without you. This year Trinity County has two members submitting their Record Book for State Judging: Hayfork member Krystin Dionno, and Grass Valley Creek member Al DeAntoni. Good luck to the two of you, your Record Books looked great.

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TRINITY COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL MEETING October 3, 2007 – 6:00 p.m. – Juvenile Hall, Weaverville

I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:14 p.m. by President Cecile Cody. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Ann Gamlen, the 4-H Pledge was led by Jami Teal.

II. Members Present: Kathy Johnson, Cyndi Teal, Cecile Cody, Sharlimar Gamlen, Michelle Haney, Mary Beth Brinkley, Ronie Millsap, Deanna DeAntoni, and 4-H Program Representative Audra Lane. Guests were Thomas Gamlen, Kenny Johnson, Jami Teal, Ann Gamlen.

III. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved with no corrections. Motion made by Michelle, seconded by Mary Beth.

IV. Correspondence: A letter from Jacqueline Gilmore was read, as well as a thank-you letter to the Gamlen family and the Junior Livestock Committee.

V. Reports:

A. Treasurer Report: Current balance of Council Funds is $ 3912.17. There is a check for $ 250.00 from Mountain View 4-H Club to be deposited. The proposed budget was discussed. Club fundraisers for the 4-H Council were dis cussed. Ronie made a motion to ask the 4-H Clubs to hold a fundraiser for the 4-H Council with a goal of $ 300.00 or whatever amount they can raise at that fundraiser. Motion was seconded by Cyndi. Ronie would like $ 50.00 kept in the budget for providing refreshments at the 4-H Council meetings. Michelle amended the motion to leave the 4-H Council fundraiser the same and keep $50.00 in the budget for refreshments at the 4-H Council meetings. Motion was seconded by Ann. Motion passed 10:2. Ronie made a motion to approve the Budget as written, seconded by Michelle. Motion passed 12:0.

B. Other Officer Reports: 4-H member Brigitte Weber of Southern Trinity 4-H will present a report at the next Council Meeting about the WHY Conference that she attended.

The 4-H Office has received a 20% cut to their operating budget, and the office is now closed on Fridays.

C. 4-H Program Representative Report:

1. Club Leaders: send in your enrollments and year-end paperwork (due 10/1/07). Achievement Award information is needed from leaders. Elect club officers and notify the office by 10/15/07 which members are going to the Officer Training Day and which office they hold. Please send officer advisors as well.

2. BBQ: Ticket stubs and monies due tonight. Please have your members bring desserts and wear their club t-shirts.

3. Record Books: Due Friday, 10/5/07. Please use the Accommodation Request if needed. 4-H’ers cannot participate and list in their Record Book if they entered in a “jackpot” show. Record Book judging will be 10/13/07 and there are 12 judges. Record Book training will be held in Redding on 2/24/08. A sign-up sheet was passed around.

4. National 4-H Week ad for the Trinity Journal was passed around.

5. Fair Board meeting will be 10/18/07 at 6:30 p.m.

6. FFD/ACH Day: please call to confirm that your entries were received by the 4-H Office.

7. WES/THS Board Meeting report: Mrs. Cody did a great presentation. WES will have a 4-H after-school club on campus. The THS Board was also receptive. The January, 2008 meeting of the THS Board will discuss the matter further with 4-H Council members. THS must have an on- site adviser, either a certificated or classified full-time employee.

8. Trinity Trust Grant monies were spent to sponsor individual members to the Humboldt Horse Camp and the Why Conference.

9. Pam Coffey will lead the cake decorating class at the Skate Party in February.

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TRINITY COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL MEETING (Cont.) October 3, 2007 – 6:00 p.m. – Juvenile Hall, Weaverville

10. Rhonda Noland of Trinity River 4-H responded to questions that were raised about animals from their club being shown at other Fairs prior to the Trinity County Fair in August. They show large animals at the Redwood Acres Sale of Champions (where only the champions are sold) and also the Crescent City Pre-Fair and Grange. In this way their members learn showmanship and also what their market animals should look like for sale.

11. Information from the Rural Youth Loan Program was passed to Club Leaders present.

VI. Old Business

A. Leader Concerns: Good job by Mrs. Tenneson as Junior Livestock Auction photographer this year. Ter rific job by Betsy, the Barns Manager at the Fair. The poultry inspection sign and location were in a good location this year. List of items from Club Leaders to bring to the Fair Board Meeting were reviewed and discussed.

B. Club polling: hosting a county event for 2 years. Passed 2:1.

C. Finalize dates for 4-H County Events: Skate party will be February 2, 2008, host Southern Trinity; Presentation Day will be March 15, 2008, host Trinity River; Judging Jamboree will be April 5, 2008, host Mountain View; Livestock Judging will be in May, 2008, host Mighty Fine Swine and Mountain View: Avian Judging will be decided when club representatives are present.

VII. New Business A. Fundraisers for 4-H Council: discussed under Budget

B Host clubs will choose the pledge leaders at County events.

C. 4-H/FFA spaghetti dinner on Thursday night of Fair? 4-H provide sandwiches on Auction Saturday? After much discussion it was decided that the 4-H Council will not host a spaghetti dinner on Thursday night of Fair or sandwiches on Saturday of Fair.

D. Record Book judging form for 2007 was passed around and discussed. The form was approved for use in the 2007 judging. A committee will be formed after the February training in Redding to create a judging form for Trinity County.

E. Should Record Book medals be given on the Danish or American System? There are 3 age groups now: Junior, Intermediate, and Senior. Motion was made to change to the Danish System for Record Book judging by Deanna, seconded by Ronie. Motion carried. Ronie made a motion to change to the Danish System on all County events beginning 2008 (after FFD/ACH Day), seconded by Ann. Motion carried. Announcement will be made at FFD/ACH Day.

F. Should it be 4-H County policy that market animal exhibitors must enter showmanship at the Trinity County Fair? Ronie motioned that it will be 4-H County policy that 4-H members must participate in showmanship at the place where their animal will be sold. Seconded by Ann, motion carried.

G. “Show and Tell Booth” for 2008. There is no entry fee, and items can be sold from the booth, and members can do educational presentations. Bring it to clubs for a vote, further discussion at the December Council meeting.

VIII. Announcements:

Mountain View 4-H donated $ 250.00 to the 4-H Council.

Fair Board meeting will be held 10/18/07 at 6:30 p.m. Please attend if you can.

IX. Leader Concerns: There were none.

X. Next Council Meeting will be Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 6:00 p.m. at the 4-H Office in Hayfork.

XI. Meeting adjourned at 9:44 p.m.

Officer Training Day provided officers from all the clubs with needed instruction to carry out the duties of the leadership positions in their club. We also had games, pizza for lunch, and a lot of fun! Thank you to Grass Valley Creek members and leaders for hosting the day and thank you to our officer trainers: Cecile Cody, Ronie Millsap, Deanna DeAn-toni, Audra Lane, Pam Coffey, Kathy Johnson and Vicky Whaley. I hope the club officers will use what they learned at the training at their club business meetings. County Event Dates are listed in the 4-H Calendar of Events at the back of the Clover-leaf. Please check the dates for the Skate Party/ Cake Decorating Day, and for County Pres-entation Day. It was decided at the last 4-H Council meeting that clubs will host county events for 2 years in a row before turning over the event to another club. 4-H Office Hours are now 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Monday thru Thursday. Mountain View 4-H Club recently made a donation of $250 to the 4-H Council operat-ing budget. The club raised the money at a car wash held specifically for this reason. Thank you Mountain View 4-H! At the October council meeting, during the budget approval process, it was decided that we would be asking the clubs to make donations to the council this year in any amount that was feasible for their club. Emerald Star applications for this year are due to the 4-H Office by December 1st. Letters of recommendation are also due by this date. Please see the October Cloverleaf for details, or call the 4-H Office for ideas of what to do an Emerald Star project on. We have had some great projects done by members in the past and I would love to see some more! 4-H Policy News: Our county 4-H leaders have voted to use the Danish system in all 4-H county events where members are competing for awards, starting with this year’s Record Book Judging, and continuing with 2008 county events. This will not include FFD this year, but will include it next year. The Danish system judges members against a stan-dard, instead of against each other. Members who meet the standard are given awards accordingly. An example would be: all members who have entries of gold or silver medal quality would be awarded gold or silver medals. Members would not compete against each other for the top award. This is in line with current State 4-H Policy for incentives and recognition. More members are given positive recognition for their work with this method. Note: This is a 4-H Council decision, and does not apply to Trinity County Fair awards, as the fair is not a 4-H event. A second item decided by the 4-H council is that members who decide to sell a market animal as a 4-H member must also sign up to partici-pate in showmanship with that species. This would apply to our county fair. The vast majority of members are already doing this. When youth represent themselves as 4-H members, there is a certain level of expectation by the general public, and participating in showmanship is one of those expectations.

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State Record Book Training: On Sunday, February 24, 2008 the State 4-H Office is holding a Record Book Training workshop at Shasta College in Redding for the counties in the North State region. Each county is allotted 10 spaces for participants. I have one space left for a volunteer leader who would like to attend and receive this informative training. The training will be from 11-3, and you will receive all training materials at the workshop. This is an excellent opportunity to really learn how to help your club with their Record Books! I encourage anyone who is interested to please call me at the 4-H Office ASAP so I can turn in a registration form for you. All New 4-H Volunteer Leaders: A reminder to all new prospective 4-H Volunteers that you cannot hold any 4-H project meetings until you have enrolled and paid your fees, been live scan cleared, and attended a 4-H orientation meeting with 4-H Program Represen-tative Audra Lane. You are not covered by the University of California Liability Insurance until you complete all portions of your certification. Each new leader will receive a formal letter and leader card from the 4-H Office when their certification is complete. Are you a Junior or Teen Leader? If you are, then you will be working with your project leader to help plan and carry out the project. You should be preparing with your project leader for the meetings, giving presentations, and be doing some of the actual teach-ing of the project as your progress and get older. As a Teen Leader you may actually do most or all of the teaching. Remember though that a certified Volunteer leader must always be present at your meetings. To get credit for your year of leadership you must complete the Junior and Teen Leadership Report and include it with your Record Book next fall. Start off right by completing the first page of it, including the goals, before the start of the project. If any 4-H members, or project leaders have questions about the junior and teen leader program, please call Audra at the 4-H Office. Project Loans Available: The Farm Service Agency makes loans to individual rural youth 4-H members to establish and operate income-producing projects. This would apply to a market animal project, or a small business such a lawn-mowing done as part of a 4-H project. The project must be part of an organized and supervised program of work. The project must be planned and operated with the help of their program advisor (project leader), produce sufficient income to repay the loan, and provide the youth with practical business and educational experience. Club leaders were given an information booklet and application form at the last council meeting to share with their club. If this loan program is something that interests you, and you did not receive information from your club leader, please call the 4-H Office for further information.

4-H Safety Manual: The State 4-H Office has provided our office with a new publica-tion to help volunteer leaders insure safe practices are followed in their project meetings. This 18 page manual will be given to each volunteer leader in the next few months at your club meeting. Please read it over carefully and use the portions which apply to your project.

COUNTY INFORMATION (CONT.)

County Presentation Day 2008: The date has been set for Saturday, March 15th, 2008. Trinity River 4-H Club will again be hosting Presentation Day at the Burnt Ranch School. They did an awesome job last year of putting on Presentation Day, so we are look-ing forward to another fun event. Now is the time to start thinking of what you want to do for Presentation Day. Please refer to the 4-H Presentation Day Manual for ideas on what to do, how to put together a presentation, and the types of presentations you can do. The manual is on the 4-H county website, or available from your club leader. Think of a catchy title, and first sentence or two, and you are on your way. It is that easy to get started once you have decided on a topic. Although it is encouraged, it doesn’t have to be some-thing you are doing as a project, it can be on a hobby, talent or skill, or other interest you may have. Almost anything can be made into an interesting presentation that others will really like to see. For those who are hesitant to speak before a big group, the table top dis-play is a great way to get started in the 4-H world of demonstrations and public speaking. More information will follow in the December/January Cloverleaf. If you want to do a Presentation this year, why not set yourself the goal of deciding on a topic, and writing your introductory statement by Thanksgiving vacation?

4-H Council Meeting: The next 4-H Council meeting will be on Wednesday, Decem-ber 5th at the 4-H Office in Hayfork. The meeting starts at 6:00 pm. Each club needs to start sending a leader to the council meetings. I cannot stress enough how important it is to the overall success of the whole program that each club participates and helps at the county in the ways that they can. Please at least make the effort to attend the 3 meetings per year that are in your area. As you can tell by reading the Cloverleaf, important issues are dis-cussed and decided upon by the council at each meeting.

Don’t Forget to Look for the Clover! If you find the 4-H Clover (one is hidden somewhere in each Cloverleaf issue, on any page except the front or back pages) call the 4-H Office at (530) 628-5495 and tell us where you found it. Be sure to ask your Mom or Dad first. Your name will be put in a hat for the monthly drawing. The name of the prize winner will be announced in the next issue of the Cloverleaf! Join the fun! Call today!

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Record Book judging for the past year has just been completed, and I want to congratulate all of you 4-H members who turned in a book. The quality of the books was very good overall, and the judges could tell that you spent a lot of time on your books. Your 4-H stories were wonderful, thank you for sharing them. Keep up the good work this year. Club leaders from each club will be attending Record Book training in February to learn even more about how to help you complete your Record Books. Be sure to use the up-dated version of the Record Book forms this year – they are available on the county and state 4-H websites. Remember not to count any shows that offer Jackpot premiums on your PDR. 4-H policy does not permit 4-H member participation in, nor give credit for any awards won, at Jackpot shows.

Activity/Event/Award Category on PDR Club or individual exhibit during National 4-H Week 2 Judging contest at club meeting 2 Attended Officer Training Day 3 Attended a 4-H council meeting as a Teen Leader 3 Elected as club officer 4 Committee chairperson for any club standing committee 4 (Goals, Program, Finance, Community Service) Committee member for any club standing committee 4 Committee chairperson for any club committee 4 Committee member for any committee 4 Club is hosting FFD 4 Serving as a student body officer (outside of 4-H) 4 Lead a flag salute at a club meeting 5 Lead a flag salute at Officer Training Day 5 Stacked firewood with club for a neighbor 5 Article submitted to the Cloverleaf 6 Article submitted to the Trinity Journal 6 Worked at the Trinity Livestock BBQ & wore your 4-H shirt 6 Gave a 4-H presentation at your club meeting or at your school 6 Led the 4-H pledge at a club meeting 6 Led the 4-H pledge at Officer Training day 6 Sold the most BBQ tickets as a club 7 Sold the most BBQ tickets as an individual 7 100% attendance award for club year 7 Dance or music lessons 8 On a sports team 8 Church member 8 Have an after school job 8 Belong to a school club 8

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4-H CLUB LEADER AND MEETING INFORMATION Hayfork Timberjacks: Meets first Monday of each month in the Hayfork Youth Center, 6:00PM (If that Monday is a holiday, the meeting will be held the following Monday instead.) Kathy Johnson, Club Leader, 628-4221

Grass Valley Creek 4-H: Meets second Sunday of month at the Lewiston Recreation Hall at 6:00PM Deanna DeAntoni, Club Co-Leader, 623-4224

Trinity River 4-H: Meets third Monday of the month, 4:30PM. Contact Rhonda Noland, Club Co-Leader at 629-1160 or Hiedi Jarnaghan Club Co-Leader at 625-9574 .

Southern Trinity 4-H: Meets last Wednesday of month at Southern Trinity High School. Call Ronie Millsap, Club Leader, 707-574-6472 for meeting time.

Mountain View 4-H: Meetings held first Monday each month at 7:00PM, location to rotate through members’ homes.. Call Michelle Haney, Club Leader, 623-2853 for meeting place.

Zenia 4-H: Call Yolanda Henrikson, Club Leader, 707-923-9634 for meeting Information.

Mighty Fine Swine: Meets first Monday of month at Round Table Pizza, Weaverville, 6:00PM. MaryBeth Brinkley, Club Leader, 623-3881

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October: Ann Gamlen (Timberjacks); Savannah Brown & Cheyanne Noland. (Trinity River); GeorgeAnn DeAntoni & Tanner Smith (Grass Valley Creek)

November: Michelle Gamlen & Giles Gilmore (Timberjacks); Kendall Dummer, Alex Jarnaghan, Mariah Jarnaghan and Tess Johnston (Trinity River); Benjamin Cody & Kaila Smith (Grass Valley Creek); Nataleigh Weber (Southern Trinity)

Please let the 4-H Office know if anyone’s birthday was over-looked, and we’ll correct our records right away! Thank you!

HAPPY OCTOBER/NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS!

Calling all Club Reporters!!! This is just a re-minder that we are looking for articles from you that tell everyone what your club is up to! Articles, and a related photo if you have one, are due at the 4-H Office by the 20th of each month via email. If you don’t have email, it’s OK to fax your article too! Help us get Trinity County 4-H out there in the public eye! Send an article to your local newspaper AND to the 4-H Office for the Cloverleaf! Email: cetrinity@ucdavis.edu. Fax:(530) 628-1945

4-H Shooting Sports Workshop Rifle Discipline Lakeport, CA

December 8 – 9, 2007 Cost $20

A Rifle Trainer course will be held Saturday and Sunday, December 8 & 9, 2007 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Lake-port, CA. To receive certification you must attend both days. Upon successful completion of the course the participants will be certified as Rifle Trainers and will be able to conduct rifle leader trainings as well as lead club projects. Cost for the course is $20 and includes meals and class materials. Breakfast and lunch will be provided both days. You must be an appointed 4-H leader to attend. Teen Leaders are encouraged to attend, with an adult, at no cost. Though Teen Leaders can not lead a project, they will benefit from the experience and training regarding the shooting sports project. Please send the Training Request Form (found at http://ca4h.org/projresource/shoootingsports/index.asp) and fees pay-able to “Lake County 4-H Council” to UCCE Lake County, 883 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport, CA 95453.

For more registration information contact Julie Frazell at (707) 263-6838 ex. 119 or jfrazell@ucdavis.edu. If you have questions about the course, contact the instructor, Rick Walker at (707) 994-7531.

Volunteers are the heart of 4-H! Now there is a place where 4-H volunteers can connect with each other and find 4-H resources to help youth in their community at www.4hvolunteersusa.org. Here, volunteers can:

• Learn more about the 4-H movement • Find out how to volunteer • Locate 4-H events and conferences • Watch videos about 4-H • Download educational youth development resources • Link to great 4-H Web sites.

Visit today!

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The 4-H Volunteer E-Learning course is available at: http://www.ca4h.org/volunteer/voltraining.asp. This course is an introduction to the 4-H Youth Development Program and takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. It can be used as a pre-requisite to the volunteer leader training orientation. The course, devel-oped by the Western Region Volunteer Specialists with input from California, does not certify someone as a volunteer; it only introduces people to the basics of the 4-H Youth Development Program. Policies of the California 4-H Youth Development Program are not included. For more information, please contact Mignonne Pollard at (530) 754-8517.

10 For more information: http://www.ca4h.org/citizenship/index.asp and click on Washington or California Focus.

2008 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest: The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc. has announced the essay topic and rules for the 2008 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest. There will be three cash prizes for the national winners: 1st Place $250, 2nd Place $100 and 3rd Place $50. Each state winner, including the national winners, will receive an appropriate book about honey bees, beekeep-

ing, or honey. The Essay Topic is: “The Results of Honey Bee Pollination in My Community”. Essayists should explore measures being used ~ or needed ~ to protect and con-serve pollination insects, especially honey bees, and to reduce the factors mentioned above that negatively affect pollination insects. Completed California essays must be mailed in order to be received on or before Fri-day, February 15, 2008 by Dr. Eric Mussen, Entomology Department, University of Cali-fornia, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616. The winning essay will be forwarded to the national competition and the results should be made available on May 1, 2008. All national entries become the property of the Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc. and may be published or used as it sees fit. No essay will be returned. Save a copy for your Record Book before you submit the final text.

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CDFA Announces New State Bird

Hotline 866-922-BIRD (2473)

The California Depart-ment of Food & Agricul-ture (CDFA) has a new toll-free number. CDFA Says you may call the

number to “report sick or dead poultry or wild

birds, obtain information on signs of illness in

birds, learn about spe-cific bird diseases, obtain biosecurity recommenda-

tions, and hear public health information.”

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STATE UPDATES

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The Captain Planet Foundation funds hands-on environmental projects involving children and young adults in communi-ties across the United States. All projects must promote understanding of environmental issues, focus on hands-on in-volvement, involve children and young adults between the ages of 6 and 18, promote interaction and cooperation within the group, help young people develop planning and problem solving skills, include adult supervision, and commit to follow-up communication with the foundation. Generally, grant amounts will range between $250 and $2,500. For complete program information and an online application form, visit:http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10006611/captainplanetfdn. The deadlines for submitting grant applications are September 30 and December 31, 2007.

For Youth: The National Gardening Association (NGA) announced that Home Depot will again sponsor Youth Garden Grants to help young people reap rewards and learn life lessons from working in gardens and outdoor habitats. NGA awards grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered, outdoor garden programs. The top fifty pro-grams will receive gift cards valued at $500, and an additional 100 programs will receive $250 gift cards for the purchase of gardening materials and supplies to meet their program needs, An activity package is also awarded. Visit the NGA web site http://assoc.garden.org/grants/ for complete program details and application procedures. Deadline: November 1, 2007

For Youth: Do Something is a not-for-profit organization and is accepting applications for the following grant programs:• Do Something and GameStop ( http://www.gamestop.com/) are offering grants of $500 each to young people, age 25 and younger, who have a great idea for a community action project and need support to turn their idea into reality. GameS-top grants are given out weekly.• Do Something and Plum TV ( http://www.plumtv.com/) are offering grants of $500 each to social entrepreneurs, age 25 and younger, who have recently created a sustainable project, program, or organiza-tion and need funding to further the growth of their program. Plum TV grants are given out weekly.Visit the Do Something web site at: http://www.dosomething.org for complete program information and application forms. Deadline: Rolling

The new 4-H Project Leader Digest is available on the web through ANR at: http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/21729/pdf.

The State 4-H Equine Education Advisory Committee has several announcements. The State 4-H Equine Field Day will be held Saturday, November 10 at the Salinas Valley Fair in King City. There will be guest speakers, educational contest prac-tice and a tack swap. More information will be available soon on the web site http://ca4h.org/projresource/horse/. The State 4-H Horse Classic will be moving to a new location - the Santa Cruz Fairgrounds in Watsonville. The dates are June 26-29, 2008. The educational contests will be held at CSU Fresno in partnership with the Equestrian Team and Equine Science Department in March 2008. More details will be posted on the web site as planning is confirmed.

The State 4-H Fashion Revue Committee invites all interested youth and adults to attend their organizational meeting, Saturday, November 3 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the State 4-H Office. Bring your ideas and enthusiasm for a great 2008 event. For information, contact Kylie Deal, Youth Chairperson dmtiers06@yahoo.com, Mary Engebreth, State Council Liaison, maryengebreth@comcast.net or Sue Moore, 4-H Staff Liaison samoore@ucdavis.edu.

Registration information for the California 4-H Citizenship Focus Program is in county 4-H offices. On-line registration is conducted by your county office beginning October 1, 2007 with Washington Focus registrations due November 5, 2007 and California Focus registrations by January 14, 2008. Financial assistance, based on need, is available for both pro-grams. California Focus - June 27 to July 1, 2008 Washington Focus #1 Global Journey - June 29 - July 9, 2008 Heritage Trail I - June 29 - July 5, 2008 Washington Focus #2 Road to Democracy - July 6 - 14, 2008 Heritage Trail II - July 6 - 12, 2008 Check with your county office to see when registration forms are due. For more information: http://www.ca4h.org/citizenship/index.asp and click on Washington or California Focus.

Ventura County 4-H is extending an open invitation to 4-H youth in California to participate in an All Breed Show and Jun-ior Showmanship Event planned for Saturday, November 17, 2007 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. For more infor-mation: http://ceventura.ucdavis.edu/4-H_Program/.

Announcing the 2008 California 4-H State Fashion Revue Backpack Challenge! Design and sew a backpack using Butterick pattern 5054, views C or E only. Purchase or sew an outfit to coordinate with your backpack. For Fashion Revue judging, the backpack is the main "garment" and the outfit is the "accessory". Use your creativity with fabrics, colors, and details to personalize your design. The optional iPod accessory may be added to enhance your backpack. For more infor-mation: http://www.ca4h.org/projresource/fashion/.

The California 4-H International Exchange Program will offer outbound exchange educational experiences to Australia, Finland, and Japan during the summer of 2008. Information and registration materials will be in county offices and on-line at the end of October.

4-H CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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GULP! You’re going to do WHAT? And you’re

going to put me WHERE?! But WAIT...don’t I at

least get to make a phonecall?

Happy Thanksgiving!

DATE EVENT TIME LOCATION

1 1 /1 /20 07 State 4-H Equ ine Field Day reg istration due UCCE Tehema 4-H Off ice

1 1 /5/20 07 Reg istration due for Washington Focus

1 1 /10 /2007 Favorite Foods Day/Ach ievement Day 9:30AM Fairgrounds Din ing H all

1 1 / 10 /2007 State 4-H Equ ine Field Day Salinas Valley Fair, K ing City, CA

1 1 /12/200 7 Veterans Day ~ 4-H Off ice Closed

1 1 /22/07-1 1 /23/07 Thanksg iv ing ~ 4-H Off ice Closed

1 1 /16/07-1 1 / 18 /0 7 State Leaders Forum Asilomar Conference Ctr.

1 1 /30/07-12/2/07 State Record Book Judging CA State 4-H Off ice

12/5/2007 Trin ity County 4-H Council Meeting 6:00 PM 4-H Off ice, Hayfork

12/25/2007 Christmas Day~ 4-H Off ice Closed

1 /7/200 8 CA Focus f inancial assistance applications due State 4-H Off ice

1 / 14/20 08 CA Focus reg istration due State 4-H Off ice

2/2/2008 Skate & Craft P arty Fairgrounds Din ing H all

2/6/200 8 Trin ity County 4-H Council Meeting 6:00 PM Juven ile Hall Conference Room

2/24/200 8Statew ide 4-H Record Book T rain ing , Shasta Off ice Shasta 4-H Off ice, Redding

3/15/20 08 Trin ity County 4-H P resentation Day Burnt Ranch Schoo l

3/29/08 -4/5/0 8 National 4-H Conference Chevy Chase, MD

3/31 /20 08 2008-2009 State Ambassador Application due State 4-H Off ice

4/2/20 08 Trn ity County 4-H Council Meeting 6:00 PM 4-H Off ice, Hayfork

4/5/200 8 Trin ity County 4-H Judg ing Jamboree

5/31 /20 08 State 4-H Field Day UC Dav is

6/4/2008 Trin ity County 4-H Council Meeting 6:00 PM Juven ile Hall Conference Room

6/26/0 8-6/29/0 8 State 4-H H orse ClassicSanta Cruz Fairgrounds, Watsonv ille, CA

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Trinity County 4-H Office Post Office Box 490 Hayfork, California 96041

University of California Cooperative Extension

The Cloverleaf is published monthly for the Trinity County 4-H Youth Development Program. UCCE exists in Trin-

ity County as a partnership of The University of California, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Trinity County.

Articles or photographs for the Cloverleaf are due into the UCCE Office by the 20th of each month. The Cloverleaf is also available online at the Trinity County 4-H Website.

OFFICE LOCATION: PHONE NUMBER Trinity County Fairgrounds, 4-H & UCCE Office (530) 628-5495 Hayfork CA FAX: (530) 628-1945

Trinity County 4-H Web Site: http://cetrinity.ucdavis.edu

Audra Lane - 4-H Program Representative amlane@ucdavis.edu

Visit the California State 4-H Website at: http://ca4h.org

The University of California prohibits discrimination against or harassment of any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer related or genetic characteristics), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or status as a covered veteran (covered veterans are special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, Vietnam-era veteran or any other veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized) in any of its programs or activities or with respect to any of its employment policies, practices, or procedures. University policy is intended to be consistent with the provisions of applicable State and Federal laws. Inquiries regarding the University’s nondiscrimi-nation policies may be directed to the Affirmative Action/Staff Personnel Services Director, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 300 Lakeside Drive, 6th Floor, Oakland CA 94612-3550, (510) 967-0096.

University of California Cooperative Extension

The Cloverleaf is published monthly for the Trinity County 4-H Youth Development Program. UCCE exists in Trinity County as a partnership of The University of California, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Trinity County.

Articles or photographs for the Cloverleaf are due into the UCCE Office by the 20th of each month. The Cloverleaf is also available online at the Trinity County 4-H Website.

OFFICE LOCATION: PHONE NUMBER: Trinity County Fairgrounds Email address: cetrinity@ucdavis.edu 4-H & UCCE Office (530) 628-5495 Hayfork CA Trinity County 4-H Web Site: http://cetrinity.ucdavis.edu FAX: (530) 628-1945

Audra Lane - 4-H Program Representative amlane@ucdavis.edu

Tamila Medinnus - FSNEP Representative Carol Fall - Projects Specialist

Pam Coffey - UCCE 4-H Administrative Clerk II

pmcoffey@ucdavis..edu

Visit the California State 4-H Website at: http://ca4h.org The University of California prohibits discrimination against or harassment of any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer related or genetic characteristics), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or status as a covered veteran (covered veterans are special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, Vietnam-era veteran or any other veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized) in any of its programs or activities or with respect to any of its employment policies, practices, or procedures. University policy is intended to be consistent with the provisions of applicable State and Federal laws. Inquiries regarding the University’s nondiscrimi-nation policies may be directed to the Affirmative Action/Staff Personnel Services Director, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 300 Lakeside Drive, 6th Floor, Oakland CA 94612-3550, (510) 967-0096.

Telephone: (530) 623-3746 tmedinnus@ucdavis.edu

cjfall@ucdavis.edu