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Program Coordinator. 4-H Youth Development

Assistant Agent, 4-H Youth Development

Review this newsletter in color at http://cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/newsletters/4h/index.html)

Contents

Winning & Losing at 4-H Fairs 2 Sign up for Herdmanship at EXPO 2 RV Hookups During EXPO 2 Reminders for EXPO Exhibitors 2 EXPO Interviews 2 EXPO Week Dates & Deadlines 3 Interview Evaluations 4 Communicate! Communicate! 5 Hassayampa Club Update 5 Shamrock Hustlers Update 6 Chino Valley Breakaway Latigos Update 6 4-H/ FFA EXPO Meetings 7 Scholarships 7 Arizona 4-H Shooting Sports Contest 7 Miss Prescott Rodeo Royalty Pageant 7 Natural Resource Conservation Wkshp 7 Arizona 4-H Teen Grand Canyon Hike 8 J.O.L.T. 8 Lights Out for the Planet 9 Young 4-H Entrepreneur 9 Calendar 10-11

Calendar is on our website at: http://cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/

newsletters/4h/archive/calendar.pdf

University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

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The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation in its programs and activities.

Winning and Losing at 4-H fairs It seems far too often we place too much emphasis on winning and losing at 4-H fair/shows. Unfortunately, many times, adults consider 4-H projects a failure if their son or daughter does not win that purple ribbon. If our only goal at a fair is to win, maybe we need to make some adjustments in our goals and in understanding the benefits our youth are gaining from fairs. Ideally, 4-H projects should be a family affair. If youngsters and parents together spend the right percentages of time and energy, these projects can help our young people learn the basic life skills and eventually help them develop into better citizens. If the percentage gets out of hand, we see a group of spoiled kids whose parents are sore if they don’t win, constantly criticizing the judge and trying any “trick” possible to win. Very few 4-H projects are economically sound. However, neither are having children, paying for band lessons, taking them to summer recreation programs, buying them bicycles and paying for other youth activities. If a parent’s goal is for the child to make money, investing in a savings account is less risky than investing in a 4-H project. However, if a parent’s goal is to invest in the future and to help their son or daughter develop as a person, learn responsibility, set goals and gain some knowledge about their 4-H project, then 4-H projects are a low cost investment. Most likely we will have 4-H fairs as long as there are youngsters who have parents and grandparents. However, let’s keep these fairs in proper perspective. They are not beef shows, cooking shows or horse shows, but they are KID SHOWS! The project is simply the ticket for the youngster to take part. Through schools, the Extension Service and other educational units, we constantly hear of improved teaching tools to better equip our young people for life. As we analyze all the new and innovative ideas, many of which are very excellent methods, we find 4-H projects are one of the oldest and greatest teaching tools that we have to teach youth life skills:

• How to Get Along With People. A large number of people in society quit or lose jobs because they cannot get along with others. 4-H’ers who exhibit

4-H projects are around people they have never met but have similar interests. They learn to communicate with these people.

• Sportsmanship. At a 4-H Fair, there are only a few Grand Champions. However, there are many winners. Most 4-H’ers who exhibit for any period of time usually experience the extreme high feeling of an exceptional effort and the extreme disappointment of a project that didn’t turn out as well as was expected. Normally, win or lose, the competitors at the fair

(the 4-H’ers) can be seen after the event talking and enjoying life together.

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Office Specialist

CLOVER COMMUNICATOR YAVAPAI COUNTY 4-H NEWS

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(continued from page 1) • Responsibility. Working with a project (livestock, horse, home economics or other) teaches responsibility. Top

exhibitors follow set procedures in their project work that are based on industry standards. This is a good habit to start at a young age & may reap youngsters substantial benefits in a career later in their lives.

• Attention to Details. Most young people take care of major items in a 4-H project. However, many times it’s the little things that make a difference: keeping water and feed troughs clean, working on grooming and showmanship several months before the show, making many practice cakes, catching way more bugs than the project suggests, etc. Paying attention to details is beneficial in almost everything we do in life.

• Decision Making. Decision making is never easy at any point in our lives. 4-H projects require several key decisions to be made: selection of the project, care and management decisions, construction of the project items, etc.

• Goal Setting. For every successful 4-H project, there is usually a good plan. Most details and plans on selection and management of the project have been planned well in advance. Goal setting is important for everyone regardless of future endeavors.

Are 4-H projects successful? We may hear some negative things about them, but these projects are a long way ahead of whatever is in second place in helping teach our young people to adjust to life. Next time you are at a 4-H Fair, study the kids instead of the projects. You will notice that most classes have several winners, not just the one standing in first place. ~ Adapted from California 4-H Staff October 1989 Newsletter

Don’t forget to sign up for HERDSMANSHIP at EXPO ~ Special awards will be presented in each large livestock department to the club or chapter that best exemplified cleanliness & the educational element of EXPO ~ to teach the public about animals and agriculture and the high caliber of people associated with them. An overall perpetual plaque will be awarded with a smaller plaque going to the winning club/chapter. To qualify for Herdsmanship com-petition, the following criteria must be met: 1) Each project club or chapter must sign up at check-in. 2) Each pen must be labeled with a stall card as issued by the EXPO committee. 3) All club/chapter displays must be up and ready no later than 8:30 a.m. Thursday, April 23, and remain in place until 5:00 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2009

RV HOOKUPS DURING EXPO: If you are planning to stay overnight at EXPO and use the RV hookups, reservations with money will be taken (starting NOW) on a first come, first serve basis. The cost is $100 for the week (Mon-Sun). Spaces are not available on a daily basis. General camping with your own generator (no hookups) is free. Make your check payable to Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo Grounds and either mail it or bring it to the Prescott Office. You will be given a permit at the time of payment to display indicating that you have a reservation. If you have questions, please contact Pam Denney at (928)445-6590 ext.226.

Reminders for EXPO Exhibitors: Livestock areas must be kept clean. You must be neatly dressed and/or in proper uniform while exhibiting small or large livestock in the show ring

Expo interviews Indoor Exhibit Interviews and Project Evaluations Tuesday April 21, 2:00 to 7:00 pm Small Stock Interviews and Project Evaluations: Tuesday April 21, 2:00 to 7:00 pm Horse Interviews and Project Evaluations: Wednesday April 22, 1:00 to 4:00 pm

RECORD BOOKS are DUE to your Leaders no later than APRIL 1st !

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Celebrating 60 years Of Youth Livestock Shows and Auctions In Yavapai County!

EXPO Week Dates & Deadlines Week of April 20 – 26th, 2009

Monday, April 20 & Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Set-up for EXPO 10:00am – 2:00pm Indoor Exhibits Check-In Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Continued Set-up 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm Indoor Exhibits Interviews and Project Evaluations

Small Livestock Interviews and Project Evaluations *4:00PM Demonstration/Public Speaking Competition

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:00 am –Noon Check-in of Cattle, Sheep and Goats 9:00 am Check in for Horse Showmanship 10:00 a.m. Horse Showmanship 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Check in/Weigh-in: Market Swine (Priority weigh-in will be given to exhibitors who are also participating in the Horse/Small Stock

show) 1:00 -4:00 pm Horse Interviews and Project Evaluations 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Weigh-in of Cattle Sheep and Goats *12:00 pm Small Stock check in 1:30 pm Indoor Exhibits Open *2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Small Stock Conformation (in cages) 4:00 pm Small Stock Showmanship Small Stock Round Robin – immediately following S. S. Showmanship Thursday, April 23, 2009

8:00 am Show Dedication & Opening Ceremonies 8:30 am Dairy Goat Show Pygmy Goat Show - immediately following Dairy Goat Show Market Goat Show – immediately following Pygmy Goat Show

9:30 am 4-H/FFA Dog Show 10:30 am Dairy Cattle Show 11:00 am Market Beef Show Breeding Beef Show - immediately following Market Beef Beef Showmanship – immediately following Breeding Beef Show 2:00 pm 4-H/FFA Exhibits Area Open 3:00 pm Breeding Sheep Show 4:15 pm Market Lamb Show Sheep Showmanship – immediately following Market Lamb Show

Friday, April 24, 2009

8:00 am Breeding Swine Show Market Swine Show Swine Showmanship – immediately following Market Swine Show 1:00 pm Scholarship, Mandi Michael & Karen Clingman Award Interviews 4:00 pm Large Livestock Round Robin-Location TBA

6:30 - 9:30 pm EXPO Dance/Party—Freeman Building Saturday, April 25, 2009

8:00 am Grounds preparation for Auction 10:00 am Silent Food Auction items available for bid in BBQ Building 10:00 am Auction Buyers’ Sign-in 11:00 am EXPO BBQ Opens 11:00 am Dog Exhibition in Auction Arena????? Noon Auction Opening Ceremonies Herdsmanship Award 12:30 pm Auction Begins 5:00 pm Release of Small Stock & Non-Selling Livestock

Sunday, April 26, 2009 7:00-10:00 am Sale Livestock Shipping & Pick-up. EXPO grounds clean-up

10:30 am EXPO Party 11:00 am Final check-out

NOTE: Event times are approximate and may be subject to change should circum-stances require.

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Interview Evaluations For the second year, interview evaluations will be held in Yavapai County as part of the 4-H project evaluation process. One of the completion requirements for 4-H members is to exhibit each of their projects somewhere. Usually this happens at a 4-H sanctioned event, fair or show. At this event, qualified judges examine the project exhibit item and determine if it meets the standards for Blue, Red or White ribbon work. The judge is provided a sheet of paper to make comments on for the 4-H member so that the member can learn what he or she did well and what, if any, suggestions the judge had for improvement. Many times the judge needs more time or a bigger piece of paper to make helpful comments and suggestions! Sometimes a 4-H member has received a comments sheet that had “Good job!” written across it, and received a white ribbon. They had received no explanation for the placing and had no idea what they could do to improve their project. Interview evaluations are an opportunity for the youth member to talk about what happened in their project, to explain about the item they made for exhibit. The judge has up to fifteen minutes to look at the exhibit and then has the opportunity to point out specific areas of excellent work and what might improve other parts. The member benefits from the face-to-face interview, receiving positive feedback and helpful guidance. The 4-H member also benefits from participating in an interview. Interview skills are a life skill that every person who plans to hold a job should develop! Are all 4-H members going to be interviewed? Not this year. This year we are interviewing the 4-H members who enter Indoor Exhibits, Small Stock and Horse projects. Please check the EXPO schedule to determine the date of your interview and call the superintendent of that exhibit area to schedule an appointment for your interview. Indoor Exhibits and Small Stock members should plan to arrive 20-30 minutes early. In the event that a 4-H member is late for their interview, another 4-H member who has a later interview time will be allowed to take the first person’s time slot. This keeps the process moving so that evaluators don’t have to wait too long and the process isn’t prolonged into the night. Horse members should plan to arrive at least an hour early. They will need to warm up their horse before their interview. The 4-H Horse project member will visit will the Record Book Evaluator first (15 minutes). A parent will need to hold the horse while they are interviewed by the Record Book Evaluator The Evaluator will ask the sort of questions outlined above and on the Horse Interview Evaluation sheet. Then the member will go into the arena with his/her horse to demonstrate to the Arena judge how they may have accomplished their riding goals (15 minutes). How should a 4-H member prepare for their interview? 1) Personal appearance – You should appear neat and clean. Those members who are participating in animal projects are encouraged to wear show clothes. They won’t get dirty in an interview… so don’t worry about that. 2) Make sure you do your best job on your 4-H Record Book, because the interview evaluator will look at it during your interview! 3) The evaluator will ask questions regarding your project goals, about your exhibit, your workbook, your story, and what you have learned. 4) You can prepare for your interview by thinking about the sort of questions that the interviewer might ask. Have someone ask you questions about your project so you can practice.

• At the beginning of the project, what did you want to learn? • Tell me about some of the activities you did at your project meetings. • Tell me about the project activities you enjoyed the most. • What did you learn when you_____________________? • Have you shared what you learned with anyone else? • How will you use this in the future? • Will you take this project again? • What kind of help will you need to take this project?

The evaluator will comment verbally to the member about the exhibit, offering positive comments and suggestions for improvement, if needed.

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COMMUNICATE! COMMUNICATE! With EXPO upon us, parent support and involvement is a necessity. 4-H leaders must THINK Ahead; plan for your club needs at Expo and ask family members to become involved. Be specific with details. What are you asking them to do, when and where? Most people are willing to help if they are only asked. As EXPO approaches, let’s remember to communicate.

LEADERS: Communicate with members - be sure they have project & EXPO information. PARENTS: Communicate with leaders - be sure your child is ready for county activities & fair competition. LEADERS: Communicate with parents - let them know how much the 4-H members need their support. PARENTS: Communicate with your children, make sure they complete their projects. EVERYONE: Communicate with your County 4-H Extension office if there is something you don’t understand. 4-H EXTENSION OFFICE: Communicate with those who need the information. It takes all of us to make 4-H happen and remember...

communication is a two way street.

Hassayampa 4H Club By Dana Monnett On February 23rd, the Hassayampa 4H Club met with the Wickenburg Humane Society for the purpose of finalizing efforts of the 4H Dog Program to hold a community wide towel/blanket drive for the purpose of donating items to the Humane Society to help keep animals warm during cold nights. Board member Larry Driscoll led an impressive, educational tour for the youth and their parents. 4H is a nationwide youth development organization that provides hands on learning education through fun projects, such as Canine, and promotes life skills such as community service, speeches and record book keeping, to name a few. The youth who enrolled in the Canine Program fulfilled these opportunities by participating in a speech competition judged by Matthew Bean of Serenity Farms and Certified 4H Project Leader Janelle Clifton. The youth also attended a record book workshop led by Yavapai County 4H Agent Stephanie Shank. Hassayampa 4H thanks the Humane Society for offering the use of their business room to hold this function and the individuals, schools and businesses of Wickenburg, Congress and Wittman who supported the donation efforts. Another program offered by Hassayampa 4H is Rabbits. On February 14th and 15th, Kaitlyn Byler attended an American Rabbit Breeder's Association Show in southern Arizona. This was Kaitlyn's first competition. She and her doe walked away with a triumphant win of Best of Opposite Sex Breed. Her doe needs only one more win to earn a Grand Champion title. The rest of the 4H group remains active. Clover Club kids learn about self expression. Geology is making crystals. The Small Engines class is currently building engines from scratch. Cooking continues in creating tasty food, and one of the items Sewing made was aprons. Leather Crafts has made many items. Their current project is making a belt. Horse continues studies in science, horsemanship skills and roping. Youth Kelli Johnson will be putting on a horse show as part of her curriculum requirements. The club meets as an entire group the first Tuesday of every month for business meetings. These meetings are led by youth under the shadow of adult guidance. Club officers are: President Heather Zeller, Vice President Justin Pritchard, Secretary Kelli Johnson and Treasurer Elijah Monnett. April will be a busy month for 4Hers as they finish their projects in exhibits, speeches and more. The highlight of the 4H and FFA year is EXPO, held at the old Yavapai County Fairgrounds in Prescott the last week of April. At this event, Wickenburg will be represented by: Justin and Adrianna Pritchard, Naomi, Elijah and Josiah Monnett, Kaitlyn Barber and Heather Carrol in the categories of Leather Crafts, Horse, Speech, Sewing and Aeronautics. At EXPO, youth have the enjoyment of displaying their projects, receiving evaluations, and entering competitions on a county level. In May the club will elect new officers for the 2009/2010 year and hold an awards banquet. A summer break will be taken June and July. Enrollment is being taken now for the New Year beginning in August. Hassayampa 4H thanks Kwik Print for donating 1000 flyers and Creations in Thread for their tee shirts. 4H is a fun way to learn, promote self esteem and create a lifetime of memories. For information contact Club Leader Dana Monnett 1-602-320-0312

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The Shamrock Hustlers 4-H Club By Cathy Riviere Last year, the Shamrock Hustlers started an annual “Dress Green” contest. It was a lot of fun for the kids to don layers of green to win the contest. The basic rules are that the person gets 1 point for each green item worn. If the item is a 4H item or has shamrocks on it, 2 points are awarded. This year, I was shocked when about 75% of the kids came in looking quite green. They did an awesome job! The winner this year was Tiffany Riviere who had 46 points, all you saw was 4-H green when you looked at her! Aubree Vargha got second place with 37 points and Laurina Stensrud came is with a close third place. It was great to see the kids get so involved and creative and have a great time examining everyone's outfits...getting ideas for next year! There were some great ideas out there. Congratulations to all who put forth the extra effort to be green for 4-H!

The Chino Valley Breakaway Latigos 4-H Club By Emily Stevens The Chino Valley Breakaway Latigos 4-H Club have been very busy! The Club held a bake sale and raised $300.00 that they turned into Heifer International. Heifer International is an organization helping needy families by providing them with a steer, goat, sheep or rabbit. The club also participated in the “Trick or Treat so Others Can Eat” event. The group collected 400 lbs of food and donated it to the food bank. Our club has been going to judging’s and doing really well. We attended the Arizona State Judging and our junior team placed 7th. Our senior team placed 18th, but our senior team was at a disadvantage because there were only three people on the team. At the Arizona Nationals Judging, Janie Stevens placed 7th Place for individual and our junior team placed 10th overall. At the Arizona Nationals 4-H Horse Show, Ricky Rodriguez placed 1st in breakaway roping, 4th in goat tying, 7th in barrel racing, and 1st in pole bending. Janie Stevens placed 5th in barrels and 5th in poles. A few kids from our club went to the Livestock Jackpot Show on February 28th. Bridger Johnston, placed 5th in market pig category. Novice Brawley Darby was awarded reserve dairy goat, grand champion junior goat showmanship, reserve beef showmanship, and placed 2nd for breeding beef. Justin Darby was awarded grand champion breeding sow, placed 1st for breeding heifer, grand champion junior beef showmanship, 4th for junior market lamb, and 4th for junior sheep showman-ship. Janie Stevens was awarded grand champion junior sheep showmanship. Emily Stevens placed 2nd for junior market lamb and reserve champion junior sheep showmanship. Our club also participated in the livestock and small stock judging at the jackpot show. Bridger Johnston placed 1st, Kelsey McMahan placed 4th and Julia Babinsky placed 5th in livestock judging. Brawley Darby placed 1st in the small stock judging. All the kids had a great time showing their animal and showing off their judging skills!

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4-H/FFA EXPO Meetings Next meeting Tuesday, April 7, 2009 The Yavapai County 4-H/FFA EXPO Committee meets the first Tuesday of every month in the Shelby Hansen Memorial Room at the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo Grounds starting @ 6:30 p.m. Every community club is encouraged to send a representative to every meeting. For more info or to confirm meeting dates/times, contact Ken Vargha, General Superintendent by email at kvargha@cableone.net or by phone at (928) 541-9097.

Arizona 4-H Shooting Sports Education Contest On behalf of the Arizona Shooting Sports Committee, Yavapai county is invited to send qualified 4-H youth teams or individual participants to the 2009 Arizona 4-H Shooting Sports Education Contest. Event dates and location will be coming soon. For more information and general rules, go to: http://pima4hshootingsports.org/information.html

Yavapai County Cattle Growers Scholarships The deadline for the Cattle Growers Submission is May 1. Application and more information can be found at http://cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/4hyd/scholarships

Miss Prescott Frontier Day's Rodeo Royalty Pageant June 13 - 14, 2009. To be eligible to be Miss Prescott Frontier Day's queen, you must be between18 - 23 & be a resident of Arizona. Candidates for Senior Court queen must be between 15-17 and Junior Court queen must be between 11-14 years of age, and be a resident of Yavapai County. You will need

to reach age category by the pageant date of June 13, 2009. Orientation is May 2, 2009. Girl's will be competing in horsemanship, modeling, speech and personal interviews. Applications are available online at www.worldsoldestrodeo.com/applications or by calling the rodeo office at 928-445-3103. Applications must be received in the rodeo office by 4 pm April 24.

Natural Resource Conservation Workshop for Arizona Youth

Dates: July 6 - 10, 2009 — Application Deadline: Postmarked by May 1, 2009 (address below) Where: Mingus Springs Camp— between Prescott and Jerome Tuition: $100 per student (financial assistance available) This is an exciting opportunity for youth entering grades 8 –11 (for the fall 2009) to explore the great outdoors and experience the thrill of a unique adventure. Mingus Mountain is our area of focus as we learn about forestry, water, wildlife, soil, plants, geology, GPS, and orienteering by conducting experiments and outdoor projects. How to apply: Obtain a form online at http://azrangelands.org/nrcway/NRCWAYflyer.pdf or type on a piece of paper the following: Name, address, phone number and email. In addition, answer the following questions: 1. Explain why you want to attend 2. Describe your interests and activities related to Natural Resources 3. Describe any other special interests, hobbies, and involvement in community or school

activities, & 4. If appropriate indicate the need for financial assistance. Mail to: Kim McReynolds, Workshop Director Contact: Kim McReynolds at Az Section Society for Range Management 520-766-3602 or 450 S. Haskell kimm@cals.arizona.edu Willcox, AZ. 85643

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Journey of Opportunities for Leaders of Tomorrow Journey of Opportunities for Leaders of Tomorrow, or J.O.L.T. is an Arizona Teen Leadership Conference, which is held annually in Heber, Arizona each June. This year the dates are June 15-19, 2009. J.O.L.T. is for ALL teens from various Organizations, Backgrounds, ages 14 to 18 or entering High School. Participants will enjoy activities that build trust, develop leadership, and improve communication skills. Teens will gather from all over Arizona to develop open-minded and positive attitudes. The dynamic staff (a youth and adult partnership), inspirational workshop speakers and J.O.L.T. participants combine to make it a memorable week. This year’s conference will center around the theme “MISSION POSSIBLE,” J.O.L.T. 2009. Participants will be transported to a world where team work, solving conflict peacefully, building positive relationships and serving others are a way of life. The J.O.L.T. youth and adult staff anxiously await the opportunity to open your mind to the many J.O.L.T. opportunities. J.O.L.T. Fees: Registration ends June 1st or at 138 participants (filled on a first come basis). Earlybird registration: Received by April 15th - $175.00. Regular registration: received by May 15th - $190.00. Send registrations to your county Extension office. Contact your county extension office for a registration packet OR go online. (Registrations received after May 15 will not have your name on the t-shirt). REGISTRATION FORMS AVAILABLE AT www.cals.arizona.edu/4-h/jolt/index.html

ARIZONA 4-H TEEN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME HIKE THE GRAND CANYON

INTRODUCTION Every year millions of people visit the Grand Canyon. Most choose to view it from the top. Very few people make the com-mitment to experience the Grand Canyon from within the canyon walls through day hikes. Fewer still can say that they have slept within the walls of the Grand Canyon or touched the cool waters of the Colorado River. Upon evaluating Apache County 4-H teen opportunities, an idea was formulated that would provide an incredibly unique experience by hiking the trails and camping at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. With personal experience of hiking the Grand Canyon, it is truly an experience that will last a lifetime. PROPOSAL The Apache County 4-H teen team will be hiking to the bottom and camping overnight within the walls of the Grand Can-yon. Our initial plan is to arrive at or near the Grand Canyon National Park on a Friday evening and campout or stay in a motel, hike to Bright Angel Campground on Saturday, spend that night at the campground, hike out Sunday morning, and return home that afternoon. The potential dates are one of the first two weeks in October. Our preferred weekend (at this point) is October 9 – 11, 2009. The date is negotiable based on schedules of those groups that will be participating. INVITATION The Apache County 4-H teen team is inviting all interested 4-H teen groups throughout Arizona to join with us for an oppor-tunity of a lifetime. Due to strict permitting regulations by the Grand Canyon National Park, each group will need to secure their own backcountry permit. However, I believe there will be many opportunities to gather before, during and after the proposed weekend. LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES There are five areas of learning that have been identified to ensure this opportunity will truly be an educational experience that will be life-changing: Developing Teen Leadership Opportunities for Personal Growth Promoting Health and Physical Activity Learning Outdoor Educational Skills Learning of the History and Culture EVALUATION COMPONENTS A variety of evaluation techniques will be used to determine skills, knowledge, and attitudes gained by the teen and adult participants. Methods will include journal writing, group discussions, questionnaires, digital story telling, and perhaps a movie/documentary. If you are interested in learning more about the proposed trip or you would like more information about the learning oppor-tunities, please contact Pam Denney @ 928-445-6590 ext 226 or at pdenney@ag.arizona.edu . A key date to be aware of with regards securing a permit is June 1. That is the first (and best) day to apply for a back-country permit that will allow you to camp in the Grand Canyon in October.

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Lights Out for the Planet!

On Saturday, March 28, 2009, at 8:30 pm local time, tens of millions of people will turn off all of their lights for an hour in support of the future of our planet. Earth Hour, an event led by the World Wildlife Fund, is now the largest event of its kind in the world. Last year, more than 50 million people around the world participated in the second annual Earth Hour. Lights went out at the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Sydney Opera House and the Coliseum in Rome, just to name a few. Even Google's home page went black for the day and President Shimon Peres personally turned off lights in Tel Aviv. This year, Earth Hour will be even bigger--already 250 cities in 74 countries have agreed to take part including Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami and Nashville with more signing up every day. National 4-H Council has partnered with the World Wildlife Fund to address climate change as one of the most serious problems facing our world today. 4-H'ers can participate in Earth Hour too - in their own homes or by organizing and encouraging others to participate. Participating in Earth Hour is easy, fun and free. It's also a wonderful opportunity for 4-H friends and families to gather together and think about the issues confronting our planet and the ways that we can work together to make a positive difference. To sign up, visit Earth Hour US to learn more including ways to spread the word about Earth Hour and creative things to do when the lights go out on March 28 at 8:30 pm. To get a better sense of the power of this event, please view the WWF video of Earth Hour 2008 at Earth Hour Video

Young 4-H Entrepreneur and 4-H Club Featured in Farmer's Forecast Newspaper

John DeSutter, member of the Walnut Grove Progressors 4-H club in

Woodhull, IL, was featured on the cover of Farmer's Forecast newspaper

for his early entrepreneurial drive. This 11-year-old has been raising chick-

ens on his family's farm for three years and sells the eggs to local restau-

rants. In addition to this, he is actively involved in 4-H activities, such as

showing chickens, learning about rocketry, and building robots on the

Legos robotics team.

Union 4-H Club, based in Gilson and Knoxville, Illinois, was also mentioned

in the newspaper, highlighting the various activities, projects, and recent

accomplishments.

To read more about John DeSutter and the Union 4-H Club, click on the

link below:

http://4hblogs.org/ccn/Farmer%27s%20Forecast.pdf

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April 2009

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Record books due

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12 13 14 15 J.O.L.T. Earlybird Registration Begins

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19 20 21 EXPO Indoor Exhibits & Sm. Stock Interviews

22 EXPO Horse Interviews

23 EXPO 24 EXPO Miss Prescott Rodeo Royalty Application

25 EXPO Auction/BBQ

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April 1 scholarship deadlines for: YC 4H/FFA Expo, Mandi Michael Memorial Award, Karen Clingman Memorial Award

May 2009

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10 11 12 13 14 15 Late deadline for J.O.L.T.

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May 1— Resource Conservation Workshop Application Deadline

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June 2009

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14 Flag Day Miss Prescott Rodeo Royalty Pagerant

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We would love to hear from you! Email your club’s activities to lgerber@cals.arizona.edu or submit by mail to:

Lisa Gerber, Cooperative Extension, Yavapai County 2657 Village Dr Cottonwood, AZ 86326-5875

Deadline for submitting articles for June/July is Thurs, May 21.