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I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e :
Local Updates 1-2
Leaders/ Parents 3-4
Event Flyers 5-8
Calendar 9
O c t o b e r 2 017
If you have
something for the
4-H newsletter,
please submit it to
[email protected] by the 10 of the
month.
How to Reach Us:
Riley County Extension John: [email protected]
110 Courthouse Plaza, RM B220 Brandy: [email protected]
Manhattan, KS 66502 4-H Info: [email protected]
785-537-6350 Office Hours: Monday-Friday; 8-5 pm
RILEY COUNTY
4-H NEWSLETTER
The Riley County
Extension Office
will be closed
Monday, October 9
in observance of
Columbus Day.
2017 4-H Achievement Celebration
The 2017 Riley County 4-H Achievement Celebration will take place on
Sunday, November 5 from 3-5 pm at Pottor f Hall. Door prizes will be given out
during the event. We will have snacks and refreshments following the event, so
please stick around and visit with 4-Hers and their family.
If you have pictures of 4-H activities (club activities, project meetings, community
service events, etc.) please email them to [email protected] by November 1 so that
they can be included in the slideshow.
Riley County 4-H Showcase Event
Please mark your calendars for our Riley County 4-H Showcase Event on Saturday,
February 17, 2018. This event will include components of both Gavel Games
and Club Day, but look to engage wider audiences with club challenges and
activities. See flyer on page 5
2017-2018 4-H Enrollment and Re-Enrollment
Enrollment and re-enrollment will open on October 2 and will be done via
4-H Online. If you have forgotten your email log in or password, please DO NOT
create a second account. Instead, contact Brandy [email protected] or call
785-537-6350 and she can assist you. The deadline to enroll and change projects
will be May 1.
State Fair Results
If you have not already, please come collect your exhibits and ribbons from the
Extension office. Premiums will be sent at a later date. Check out the State Fair
results at https://fairentry.com/Fair/Results/1281. Congratulations to all of our
exhibitors this year. Riley County had just over 200 entries in the 2017 Kansas State
Fair.
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4-H Council
Monday, November 6, 7:00 pm Pottorf Hall, Leaders meeting at 6:00 pm
Each club is allowed to have 5 voting representatives: 3 youth and 2 adults. We are in great need of
individuals (both 4-Hers and adults) to serve on the Fashion Revue committee. Please consider volunteering.
Kansas Youth Leadership Forum
Are you a 4-Her interested in taking your leadership skills to the next level? Check out the 2017 Kansas Youth
leadership Forum being held at Rock Springs, November 17-19, 2017. Dur ing your time there 4-Hers will
attend workshops, meet with consulting groups, and have the opportunity to hear from inspirational speakers.
This event is open to 4-Hers 14-18 years old before January 1, 2018. Registration can be found online at
www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/conferences-events/kansas-youth-leadership-forum/.
(www.kansas4-h.org → 4-H Event Registration → Kansas Youth Leadership Forum) Registration closes on
October 15, 2017 so please don’t delay.
Ambassadors
The Riley County 4-H Ambassador program will be accepting applications to fill the positions of outgoing
Ambassadors. Applicants must be at least a high school freshman at the time of application. Applicants must
be able to commit to a two year term.
Applications can be picked up at the Riley County Extension Office or online. For details and an application
visit http://www.riley.k-state.edu/4-h/forms-resources/otherresources/index.html. You will have to download
the application for it to be form fillable. Applications must be returned by October 2, 2017. Interviews will be
conducted the evening of Tuesday, October 17, in the Clover Room at Pottorf Hall.
4-H Council Officer Applications
If you wish to be a 4-H Council Officer, applications are due Friday, October 27. For details on 4-H Council
Officer responsibilities and for an application, please visit http://www.riley.k-state.edu/4-h/forms-resources/
council/index.html. You will have to download the application for it to be form fillable.
Annual Officers Training
Mark your calendars for the evening of Thursday, October 26th for our annual 4-H officers training event. We
will gather from 6:30-8 pm at Pottorf Hall in Cico Park. Please send both Sr. and Jr. club officers to the
training event. As with years past, we will have training available for President, V ice, Secretary, Treasurer,
Reporter, Historian, Parliamentarian, Song Leader, and Recreational Leader. Attendance at this training can
count towards your club seal next fall, so please spread the word.
Fashion Review Committee Members Needed
Do you regularly represent your 4-H Club at the bi-monthly 4-H Council meetings? If so, please consider
joining the Fashion Review Committee. This committee is responsible for overseeing the planning and day-of
duties for the annual Riley County 4-H Fashion Review event. Come find Mr. Jobe at the November Council
meeting if interested.
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Trips and Awards Nominations
Nominations for new 2017-2018 Trips and Award Committee members are due on Friday, October 27.
Qualifications: Any adult (leader , parents' advisory committee member , or parent) with three years
exposure to the 4-H program.
Applications can be accessed online:
http://www.riley.k-state.edu/4-h/forms-resources/awards/index.html
Leaders and Parents
KAP Screening
Volunteers are needed to screen KAP’s from Douglas County this year. Screenings will take place at the Riley
County Extension office, Wednesday, October 4 and Thursday, October 5, starting at 9:00 am both days. Each
club is required to provide at least two screeners. Screeners can come and go from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on
Wednesday, October 4 and 9:00 am to whenever we’re finished on Thursday, October 5. Screeners
should call Thursday before coming to check status. Each club will be required to repor t who their
screeners will be by September 29 (email [email protected] or [email protected]). Please consider this
opportunity!
National 4-H Week 2017
This year National 4-H week runs October 1-7. We encourage all families to take advantage of this exposure
by speaking to friends, family, and other community members about what 4-H youth development
programming has to offer. If your club wishes to purchase 4-H promotional items (pencils, stickers, tattoos,
bookmarks, etc.) to be used in conjunction with National 4-H Week, please contact Brandy ASAP.
4-H Foundation Grant Proposals
Are you a Riley County 4-H youth development group seeking support funds? Consider filling out a Riley
County 4-H Foundation funding request application. Application must be returned to the Riley County
Extension office, 110 Courthouse Plaza, Rm B220 by 5:00 pm on November 22. Recipients will be notified
after the first of the year as to the status of their request.
Applications can be found online at www.riley.ksu.edu under 4-H Foundation then ‘2018 Foundation Grant
Request Application’. If your group received a grant at the beginning of 2017 you will need to fill out a
‘2017 Foundation Grant Report’ located just below the grant application link.
Leadership Zoom Conference Call
Please join us for our next Riley County 4-H leadership zoom video conference call on Thursday, October 5
at 6:00 pm. I will send out the zoom link once we get closer to the date.
Club Leaders Training 2018
Leaders, again in 2018, Agents from Riley, Wabaunsee, Geary, and Pottawatomie counties will be
collaborating on a 4-H club leaders training. The training will take place on Tuesday, January 30, from 6-8 pm
at Pottorf Hall in Cico Park. Snacks will be provided. We thank you all for everything you do and continue
to do to make our Kansas 4-H program what it is. If you have upcoming club leaders that would like to attend
the meeting that is fine.
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Your Club Can Make a Difference
As with the past several years, the Kansas 4-H program will be participating in the National 48 Hours of 4-H
initiative. During the weekend of October 7-8, 2017 we encourage 4-Hers to give back to their communities
though service communities. One opportunity to get involved would be to join the “Clean up Rock Springs”
initiative, taking place on Saturday, October 7, from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (See Flyer on page 7) Please contact
Mr. Jobe at the Riley County Extension office if your club would be willing to get involved with a service
project 785-537-6350.
Your 4-H Goals for This Year
Goals should be set at the beginning of the 4-H year because they teach decision-making and allow the 4-Hers
to plan their own learning experiences. Goals tell what you plan to learn, make or do.
Your goals should be detailed enough to keep the project on track and to evaluate your progress; flexible
enough to grow with the project and to determine when you have reached a stopping point or need to change
directions. Be thinking about what 4-H goals you would like to set for this new 4-H year!
Leaders and Parents (Continued)
Consider in October
Make sure families enroll online starting October 2, 2017
Finalize plans for Club Achievement Celebration
Explain, promote and attend County Achievement Celebration on November 5, starting at 3:00 p.m. out at
Pottorf Hall in CiCo Park, popcorn and snacks to follow.
Install new officers & recognize new members
Create club goals for the new year
Have members sign up for club committees
Turn in 5 Club Council Representatives by October 27.
Send club photos to the Extension office for use at the County-Wide Achievement Celebration.
Additional Resources In an attempt to help our Riley County 4-H families navigate the sometimes confusing world of 4-H, we have
created the ‘New Families Handbook’ and the ‘4-H Club Handbook’. Both documents can be found on our
website at www.riley.ksu.edu 4-H Youth DevelopmentForms and ResourcesClub Leader Information.
Welcoming New Families As new families come into your club, please make sure you have assigned someone to greet these families and
make them feel welcome. Feeling welcome can be the difference between a family staying with the 4-H
program for years to come, or dropping out after a few meetings.
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Making the BEST Better
Intermediate Team placed 3rd with Rachel Featherstone 5th Individual, Jonathan Featherstone 6th
Individual, Macey Pecenka, and Bailey Wright. Sophie Wright placed 4th Individual.
Senior Team placed 1st earning a trip to Louisville, Kentucky for the National Poultry Judging Contest at
the National Poultry & Egg Conference in November, with Rachael Peterson 8th Individual, Michelle
Brown 7th Individual, Brook Staten 2nd Individual, and Nelsa Beckman.
Sophie Wright, Bailey Wright, Macey
Pecenka, Cherie Trieb (Coach). Jonathan Featherstone, Rachel Featherstone,
Cherie Trieb (Coach).
State Fair Poultry
Judging
Riley County 4-Her Jacob Clanton placed 1st in Senior Photo Judging at the
State Fair with Chanae Parker placing 2nd in the Intermediate division.
State Fair Photo Judging
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Learn by Doing Riley County 4-H Showcase Event
Saturday, February 17th, Riley County High School 8:30-3:00 pm
Showcase Your Talent
Project Talks
Demonstrations/ Public Speaking
Illustrative Talks
Reading
Impromptu Speeches
Instrumental Solos
Piano
Photo Judging
Horticulture Judging
Group Activities
Par Challenge (Gavel Games)
Club Skit
Team S.T.E.M. Challenge
Dances
Chorus
Vocal Ensemble\
Cloverbud Activities
Participants will receive a point for each event they
participate in. In addition, parents or family volunteers will
receive a point for acting as a room monitor or setup
volunteer. Clubs who accumulate the highest percentage of
participation from Cloverbuds, enrolled 4-Hers, and
volunteers will be given a free pizza party at the club
meeting of their choosing.
Check Out the Cloverbud Activity Station!!
Registration for the Showcase Event will open online in December.
Please start getting the word out to 4-H members and families about
the event. We hope to see all 4-Hers at the event in February.
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True Innovators
Grow Here
Join us this fall/ winter as we work with; Robotics, Wind Turbines, Wind Wagons, Zip-Line Challengers, Water Tension, Water Filtration, Storm Water Management/ Erosion, Bridge
Engineering, Lunar Landers, and Parachute Construction.
Riley County Extension/ 4-H Youth Development provides high-quality, hands-on, experiential learning in a great number of educational realms, most recently Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Students have the opportunity to collaborate in small groups to work towards a specific goal. Moving through the ‘Engineering Design Process’ youth will; Ask Questions, Imagine Possibilities, Plan and Design, Create a Model, then Improve on that Model as challenges arise. Drawing from each child’s natural curiosity and understanding of scientific processes, participants, with support from adult volunteers, will learn teamwork, patience, leadership, and resiliency.
Fall/ Winter
October 17, 5:30-7:-00 pm, Pottorf Hall
December 12, 5:30-7:00 pm, Pottorf Hall
All Riley County STEM Club sessions are open to 4-Hers, friends and family
members. Each session is 100% free, but does require registration.
Registration for each session will open (2) weeks prior to the event date at
www.riley.ksu.edu under “Events”
You do not need to be a Riley County 4-Her to participate!!
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Riley County 4-H Master Calendar October
1 4-H year Begins
1 State Dog Conference Registration DUE
1-7 National 4-H Week
2 Online 4-H Enrollment Opens
2 Ambassador Applications DUE
4-5 KAP Screening, Extension Office
9 County In-Service, Ext. Office Closed
17 Ambassador Interviews, Pottorf Hall
26 4-H Officers Training, Pottorf Hall
27 4-H Council Officer Applications DUE
27 Trips/ Awards Nominations DUE
November
5 Achievement Celebration, 3-5pm, Pottorf
6 4-H Council Meeting, 7 pm Pottorf Hall
10 Veteran’s Day, Extension Office Closed
17-19 Kansas Youth Leadership Forum &
Kansas Volunteer Forum, Rock Springs
23-24 Thanksgiving Holiday, Ext Office Closed
December
1 Riley County 4-H Grant Proposals DUE
25 Christmas Holiday, Ext. Office Closed
January
8 4-H Council, 7 pm Pottorf Hall
15 MLK Jr. Day, Extension Office Closed
TBA Horse Panorama, Rock Springs
TBA NE Area KAP Screening, Pottorf Hall
February
10 Beef Weigh-in, 1-3 pm, Fairgrounds
19 Presidents Day, Extension Office Closed
23-24 4-H Ambassador Training, Rock Springs
TBA Scholarship Apps & State KAPs DUE
TBA Citizenship in Action, Topeka
March
5 4-H Council, 7 pm Pottorf Hall
5 Red Wheel Sales Begin
TBA Dog Rally-O-Workshop & Competition
April
Early April Red Wheel DUE to Club Leaders
28 Red Wheel Product Pick-Up, Pottorf Hall
TBA Discovery Days Registration DUE
TBA State Shooting Sports Match
May
1 Project Add/ Drop Deadline
1 Horse ID Papers DUE
7 Sheep & Goat Weigh-In/ Tagging,
Hurlburt Arena, 5-7 pm
7 4-H Council, 7 pm Pottorf Hall
TBA Discovery Days, KSU Campus
TBA Emerald Circle Banquet
June
5 Camp Counselor Training, Rock Springs
6-9 4-H Camp, Rock Springs
26-29 Campference, Rock Springs
TBA Dog Agility & Rally-O, Pottorf Hall
TBA State Horse Judging Contest
TBA State Geology Field Trip
TBA Dog Agility Workshop & Competition
July
1 Fair Pre-Entries DUE
4 Independence Day, Ext Office Closed
23 Fair Work Night, Pottorf Hall
26-30 Riley County Fair, Cico Park
31 Fairground Cleanup
TBA Dog Showmanship & Obedience, Pottorf
TBA 4-H Horse Show
August
3 State Fair Entries DUE
15 KJLS Entries DUE
27 4-H Council, 7 pm Pottorf Hall
TBA State Horticulture & Livestock Judging
September
3 Labor Day, Extension Office Closed
7-16 Kansas State Fair
21 KAP & Awards DUE