4-H Tips ‘n Topics

Volume 12, Issue 3

University of California Cooperative Extension, Shasta County 4-H http://ceshasta.ucdavis.edu 1851 Hartnell Avenue, Redding, CA 96002 530-224-4900 Fax: 530-224-4904

Club & Project Connection 2

County Wide News 3 - 5

Regional, State & National News 6

Sunday at the Mall ~ National 4-H Week

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Fun Night 8

October Calendar 11

Personal Development Reporting Back Page

Valley Sweet Achievements 9

West Valley 4-H Horse Classic 10

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

10/2-8 National 4-H Week

10/2 Sunday at The Mall

10/8 IM Achievement Day

10/8 No. Sectional Council Meeting

10/12 4h OnLine Enrollment Entry

10/14 Emerald Star Applications Due

10/15 Valley Livestock Judging Day - Shasta College

10/19 New Leader Orientation

10/19 Valley Council Meeting

10/21 State Record Books due

10/26 IM Council Meeting

10/22-30 National Red Ribbon Week

10/26 IM Officer Training

IMPORTANT DATES

October 2011

Monthly Valley Council Meetings 3rd Wednesday of the Month, 7 PM @ 4-H Office 1851 Hartnell Ave Redding, Ca. 96002

Council meetings are a time when Community Leaders and other leaders come together to collect information about upcoming events in our county. We also discuss other Valley issues that come up in our county. It is strongly encouraged that each club has an adult representative to attend each Valley Council Meeting. Some of this information needs to be brought back to your club and shared with all members.

Facility Use Permits

With the start of a new 4-H year, venues for club meetings and events hosted by your clubs may need facility use agreements and certificates of insurance for the 2011-2012 program year. To ensure all documents are completed, signed, and required certificates are processed, please contact the 4-H office at least 6 weeks in advance of the event. Please remember ONLY the County Director, Larry Forero, may sign the facility use agreement, so please get them to the 4-H office as soon as possible.

IM Clubs’ Finance Reporting

IM Finance reporting to state online system is due by Monday, October 3, 2011.

State Record Books

Please have any Record Books you would like to enter in the State Competition to the 4-H office by October 23rd. Members must be 14 years old by December 31 of the year that the books were completed for - they must have been 14 by LAST December 31. They should look on the state website for further information and the forms that must be included before they are turned in to our office.

Leaders’ Orientation DATE CHANGE: The December 3rd orientation has been moved to

Wednesday, October 19th—5:30pm at the 4-H office

If you are planning on leading a club project, please RSVP for this orientation to the 4-H office at (530) 224-4900 or by email to Audra Lane at amlane@ucdavis.edu

CLUB & PROJECT CONNECTION

Twin Palms River Trail Clean-Up On Sunday, September 11, 2011, Twin Palms 4-H club went to our part of the River Trail to do clean-up. We had a lot fun. The poop patrol was the busiest, Jake did a great job. We all went home, happy, and hot, and the trail was clean. Those in attendance we, Dani, Ruth, Anna, Jake, Cicely, Mason, Janae, and Emily.

. Respectfully submitted, Allen, Reporter for Twin Palms 4-H

Cottonwood Club Officers This week the Cottonwood club officers were sworn in by All Star Rebecca Peconom.

President: Bryce Harbert. Vice President: Mikaela Santos Secretary: Madelynn Gamble. Treasurer: Sarah Roe Histoian: Kaylee Trimble Reporter: Mackenzie Smedley Photography: Alexis Renihan Sgt. at Arms: Joseph Trimble, Rhett Jones, Connor Wayne Community Service: Rylee Jones, Shauna Mounts Song & Recreation: Devin Low, Hannah Wayne Joey Trimble Cottonwood 4H

On Sunday 9/18/11 the Twin Palms 4-H Photography Project took their first photo walk of the new 4-H year at Lassen Volcanic National Park. We all walked around Manzanita Lake on one of the 150 miles of trails in the park. Brian Dryer, a Nature Photographer joined us and gave us some helpful hints in taking nature shots, such as being quiet so we don’t scare the wild life….We all had a great time being together and taking pictures of the lake views, animals, and the mountain landscape. We cant wait to go on more photo walks and have more adventures!

Dani Plake Twin Palms 4-H

COUNTYWIDE NEWS

4-H Information now sent by email The 4-H Office would like to contact our families and leaders by email to let you know about important news and information that may come out between the newsletters. When you are

filling out your enrollment form this year please make sure to give us your current email address. If you get a new email address during the year, please notify the 4-H Office so we can make sure you don’t miss out on anything! If you do not have email access, and need to receive notifications by regular mail, please let us know that too. Thank you.

County-Wide International Exchange

The Goschke family of Shasta County hosted a Japanese youth, Kei Watabe, as part of a 4-H cultural exchange program from July 22 to August 18, 2011. Kei was part of a 19 member delegation that visited California this summer through a collaboration of California 4-H and the Labo youth development organization in Japan. The program is coordinated through the University of California Cooperative Extension which brings Japanese youth to California 4-H homes and sends 4-Her’s to Japan. Labo is a non-formal education program serving Japanese youth in an after-school setting. Labo students work to acquire language skills and learn to appreciate cultural differences. After an arrival orientation in Davis, CA, the delegates went to homes located throughout California. Each exchange student returned home with a unique experience.

If you are interested in learning more about the international exchange program and/or would like to sign up for our county-wide group please contact Tracy Goschke at 357-4594. The International Program offers exchange partnerships with Japan, Australia, Costa Rica, and Norway. This program is available for 4-H youth ages 10-19. Homestays are only for a month during the summer, but the experience will last a lifetime!

County-wide Horse Meeting Date: Sunday, October 16, 2011 Time: 1:00 pm Place: Palo Cedro Rider's Arena, Millville, CA

Rider's must wear long pants, boots and a helmet. Please do a safety check on your equipment. We will be inspecting your equipment. If your equipment is unsafe then you will have to fix it before you can ride. Hopefully everyone is riding their horses. Remember to keep track of your time so that you can record it at our meeting. Questions: countywidehorse@gmail.com or 530.351.2496

COUNTY WIDE NEWS

View From the Trail Art Exhibit The Art Exhibits purpose is to introduce art viewers to regional scenic and recreational gems that can be viewed or accessed from our public trails. The ultimate goal of this exhibit is to encourage the public use and appreciation of and support of our outstanding and growing local trail system. The show is sponsored by the Greater Redding Trails and Bikeways council which is a 501(c)3 group that supports trail advocacy. The exhibit is part of the Redding Art Hop which provides and opportunity for local artist to display their art in a gallery setting at different locations in town. The Art Hop provides the public a unique opportunity to stroll or drive from location to location to see the art. The location for the View From The Trail Art Exhibit will be at the Maritime Seafood Restaurant and Grill. This premier event will open on Saturday, October 8th, from 6pm-9pm. The art will be on display until November 9th. We are encourage artist of all ages to participate. If you have artwork that was inspired by a walk in nature and you think it would inspire others to explore nature and trails we would like to encouraged your participation. Please submit your artwork before October 3rd. 4-H members can obtain the Call Out to Artist and Prospectus for the art exhibit at: The Greater Redding Trails and Bikeways Council website. www.reddingtrailsandbikeways.org Please contact Sandy Harrison, Trails and Bikeways Special Events Coordinator at: sandypc@peoplepc.com and enter on Subject line, A View From the Trail Art Exhibit or call 530-515-1020. Phone calls will be returned after business working hours. For more information regarding display qualifications and submission time frame please see the Prospectus.

ACHIEVEMENT DAY 2011 By Charlie Little, Palo Cedro 4-H Community Club Leader The All Stars really knew how to add a bit of fun when they did Achievement Day. The decorations were classy, down to candy bowls on the table. They started out with a game to determine who got the desserts first. Everyone took part, from the younger set (preschool) to those over 60. After everyone had a chance to get a plate of goodies the program started. They installed the Officers that were present, then moved on to the

Teen/Junior Leader’s patches. They passed out a variety of service awards, the All Stars rotated as they did the presentation, each getting a chance to present. When they got to the Leader’s awards they gave out special little bags to each leader which was labeled, “Leader’s Survival Kit”. It really was touching, honoring the volunteers who give their time. They honored the Council Officers and thanked them for the extra time give attending Council. I need to apologize to the all Stars for letting me present the Expo medals, I was not slated to present them, but they were gracious enough to alter their script to let me.

Thank you All Stars, you did an outstanding job.

THE ALL STARS ARE: Ciera Barry (Cow Creek), Rebecca Peconom (Black Butte), Harley Purvis (Black Butte), and Advisor Tanya Purvis, their theme was “Valley Sweet Achievements” and it truly was “Sweet”

COUNTYWIDE NEWS

Mobile Soup Kitchen If you would like to join with Cow Creek 4-H Club to feed the less fortunate families of Redding Ca our first outing will be October 29th at 10 am. We will be serving hot soup, rolls, and hot drinks. We have everything but the rolls, if you would like to donate a bag of rolls that would be awesome. Please call Adrienne Hulst at 530-547-4248 after 5 pm. for more information and to let her know if you want to join this great community service project. Hi- 4H Our first meeting of the year will be at 6pm on October 19, 2011 the same night as the leaders meeting. We have a lot to do. This club is open to any high school aged youth in our county. We network, socialize, work on leadership and mentoring thru out the year. Please come and meet other 4-Her's in our county. for more information contact Ciera at 530-515-4472. We look forward to seeing you there!

All Star Corner

This is Harley Purvis and I thought we could all use some advise on being a successful leader. Here are 3 keys to help us all, they were shared at the State Leadership Conference (SLC).

3 Keys to Being a Successful Leader

Have a Vision – something that comes from within YOU to make a positive impact.

Have a Dream Team – this team needs to be a group of special people that are in your life to support you

and help you make your vision a reality.

Have the Courage to act, the Faith to believe And

The Knowledge to overcome!!

BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD

Dog Level 1 Jessica Wildoner, Pine Grove Rabbit Level 3 Amberlynn Smith, Pine Grove Sheep Level 1 Alesha Johnson, Pine Grove Amberlynn Smith, Pine Grove Jessica Wildoner, Pine Grove Mackenzie Warnock, Evergreen Madison Hamilton, Evergreen Sabrina Mostoufi, Burney Beef Level 1 Gunnar Ronquist, Evergreen Jace Neugebauer, Evergreen Steel Humphrys, Evergreen Robee Knoch, Evergreen

Swine Level 1 Bailey Hovis, Burney Dalton Leighton, Evergreen Dylan Rainwater, Evergreen

Erica Kaczorowski, Burney Jared Clair, Burney Jordan Corder, Evergreen Lena Dougherty, Burney Madison Corder, Evergreen Madison Luntey, Burney Nicole Taylor, Pine Grove Ranee Betz, Evergreen Robert Betz, Evergreen Ryan Reynolds, Evergreen Tristen Welander, Evergreen

Swine Level 2 Amber Wooden, Burney Cody Murray, Pine Grove Dakota Murray, Pine Grove Katie Policastro, Cloverleaf Maysn Chandler, Pine Grove Megan Gallion, Cloverleaf Shane Dean, Cloverleaf

REGIONAL, STATE & NATIONAL NEWS

The 2012 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Program is currently seeking applications to nominate and recognize 4-H members in grades 5-12 for their volunteer activities in the last year. 4-H participants may apply online at http://spirit.prudential.com. Top high school and middle level volunteers will receive silver medallions, $1,000 awards and a trip to Washington, D.C. All applications must be completed, printed out, signed and submitted to your county 4-H office by November 1, 2011.

Build-A-Bear Workshops

Build-A-Bear Workshops have announced their 2011 grant opportunities, with grants ranging up to $10,000 each. Organizations working to support such causes as children's health and wellness, animals, and literacy and education will be considered. Visit http://www.buildabear.com/shopping/contents/content.jsp?catId=400002&id=700010 for more information. The grant applications may be submitted through October 28, 2011.

4-H National Youth Science Day Innovation Awards The 2011 4-H National Youth Science Day Innovation Awards are available to 4-H programs that hold National Youth Science Day events. There are multiple award categories of: $4,000 for the Creativity Award, $3,000 for the Revolution of Responsibility Award, and $3,000 for the Promotion and Media Outreach Award. Event occurring between 7/1/11 – 10/31/11 are eligible to participate. For more information on submitting your event, please visit: www.4-h.org/4-h-national-youth-science-day/science-experiments-projects/plan-science-day-event/toyota-innovation-awards/entry-procedures-evaluation/

Promise Neighborhoods Program

2011 Promise Neighborhoods Program – Through the U.S. Department of Education, grant opportunities for this program and applications have recently been made available. Grant recipients will be selected no later than December 31, 2011. For more information, visit: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/

Youth in Action Awards

National 4-H Council has announced the annual Youth in Action awards opportunity. If you know of a 4-H youth between the ages of 14-19 who has made a significant impact in their community, consider nominating him or her today. A youth who is nominated will also need to apply for the award at http://www.4-h.org/get-involved/sponsor/4-h-legacy-awards-gala/youth-in-action-awards/ by November 1, 2011. An application and more information is available at: http://www.4-h.org/get-involved/sponsor/4-h-legacy-awards-gala/2011/.

Junior Master Gardeners The 2011-2012 Junior Master Gardener program is offering a fundraising opportunity for any youth group to take part in at any point during the ’11-’12 year. This is a green

fundraiser that features Growums theme garden starter kits. An FAQ is available http://www.ca4h.org/files/122137.pdf on the fundraiser for more information.

Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation - Community/School Projects Funded

http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/. Application deadline: October 14, 2011. The Toolbox for Education Grant Program, offered by Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation, provides grants of $2,000 to $5,000 to public K-12 schools and school parent-teacher groups associated with public schools throughout the U.S. that develop projects that encourage parent involvement and build stronger community spirit. Preference is given to funding requests that have a permanent impact such as facility enhancement (both indoor and outdoor) and landscaping/clean-up projects. This year the program is seeking ways to provide the tools that help educators and parent groups through these challenging times efficiently and with the greatest impact.

Sunday at the Mall

NATIONAL 4-H WEEK

FUN NIGHT

Carnival 4-H Fun Night Come join us for an evening of fun, food, and entertainment!!

WHEN: Saturday, November 19, 2011

TIME: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Shasta District Fairgrounds - Shasta Building 1890 Briggs Street, Anderson

CONTACT: Lynette Plake 530.549.3687 Heather Dyer 530.221.2624

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GENERAL INFORMATION AND SCHEDULING

• This evening is NOT open to the public, but you may bring your friends and relatives. Talk it up with 4-H friends to attend!

• Clubs may have one or two game booths, but must have a game booth in order to have a food booth.

• There will be a contest for best decorated booth!

• Set-up will begin at 1 p.m. Booths MUST BE ready for operation by 3:45 p.m. and operate until 8 p.m. If tape is needed for signs or lines on floor, only blue painters tape is permitted.

• Clean-up will begin at 8 p.m. Clubs need to provide their own clean-up supplies (broom, dustpan, etc.). You MUST check out with Lynette Plake before you leave.

• Tables and chairs will be available. Food booths must provide their own petty cash.

• Booths should have signs listing rules, prizes, prices, etc.

• Tickets will be sold at the door for 25¢ each or 5 for $1 (game booths only)

• Silent Auction - The auction will begin promptly at 4 p.m. NO LATE BASKETS. Baskets will be limited to 2 per club. The auction will end at 7:30 p.m. Please tape to the basket a list of all items in your basket. Profits from each basket will go directly to the club. Checks are to be written to the club. If a project has a basket the project name is to be listed in the memo line with the check payable to the club.

Valley Achievement

Night

In accordance with the Waiver of Liability which you signed upon enrolling in the University of California Cooperative Extension 2011-2012 4-H Program Year: Indemnification and Hold Harmless: I also agree to INDEMNIFY AND HOLD The Regents of the University of California HARMLESS from any and all claims, actions, suits, procedures, costs, expenses, damages and liabilities, including attorney’s fees brought as a result of my involvement in California 4-H Youth Development Activities and Projects, and to reimburse them for any such expenses incurred. I am responsible for my child and will be on the grounds at all times to take care of my child at this show and will clean-up after ourselves and our horse(s).

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2 Sunday at the Mall

3 4 5 6 IM Celebrates National 4-H Week

7 8 6pm IM Acheivement Evening

9 10 11 12 5pm 4h OnLine Enrollment Redding Library

13 14 Emerald Star Application Due

15 8:30am Valley Livestock Judging Day Shasta College

16 17 18 19 5:30p Volunteer Leader Orientation 7pm Valley Council Meeting

20 21 State Record Books due to County office

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23 24 25 26 6pm IM Officers Training 7pm IM Council Meeting

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S H A S T A C O U N T Y 4 - H O C T O B E R 2 0 1 1

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CURRENT RESIDENT OR:

1851 Hartnell Avenue Redding, CA 96002

Phone: 530-224-4900 Fax: 530-224-4904

Website: http://ucanr.org/sites/UCCE_Shasta_County Audra Lane, 4-H Youth Development Program Representative

email: amlane@ucdavis.edu

Activity/Event/Award Category on PDR List your Projects, don’t forget the Leadership Project if your club has one #1 - 4-H Project Practiced showmanship skills at a club event #2 – Project Skill Activities Attended 4-H Council meeting #3 – Events Attended Junior or Teen Leader (count once for each project) #4 – Leadership Committee member or committee chairperson for a club committee #4 – Leadership Elected as a Club Officer #4 - Leadership Completed an Emerald Star project #4 OR #5 Participated in a community service event #5 – Community Service Led the American Flag salute at a club meeting, county event, or council meeting #5 – Citizenship Represented your club or project at 4-H Information Night #6 - Communication Skills Gave a prepared report at a council meeting #6 - Communication Skills Submitted an article to the TNT or local newspaper about club activities #6 – Communication Skills Led the 4-H pledge at a club meeting, county event, or council meeting #6 – Communication Skills School or community sports team, private lessons, organization membership, afterschool job #8 – Lifestyle Activities

The beginning of the 4-H year is the perfect time to get started on this year’s Record Book. Use one Annual Project Report for each project you are enrolled in. If you update your PDR once a month all year long, you won’t forget to record all the great things you have been doing in 4-H! Here are some things you may be able to count in your record book.

RECORD BOOK CORNER

VALLEY COUNCIL Wednesday, October 19, 7 - 9 p.m.

INTERMOUNTAIN COUNCIL Wednesday, October 26, 7pm

All leaders and youth 14 years and older have voting rights. Please come and take part!

COUNCIL MEETINGS