CLOVERPRESS MAY, 2019

505 Railroad Avenue, Suite 4 Centreville, MD 21617

410-758-0166 MAY 3 Indoor Exhibit Project Scholarship DUE(deadline extended) 8 Leaders Meeting, 4-H Park 11 Eastern Shore Spring Show, 4-H Park 11 Weigh In, 4-H Park 17 MD Grain Producers Scholarship DUE 25 Dairy Goat Field Day 27 MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY, OFFICE CLOSED 30 QACHS Graduation 31 KIHS Graduation JUNE 1 MD 4-H Foundation Scholarships DUE 1 Horse & Pony Cards DUE 1 Poultry/Rabbit/Cavy/Dog/Commercial

Purebred Heifers/Feeder Calfs/Market Goats & Commercial Does/Market Sheep & Market Swine Ownership

4 Weigh In, 4-H Park,4-7 pm 6/7-6/9 4-H Engineering Camp 11 Zoonosis- 4H Park 19/20 4-H Golf & Stem Expo 23-27 MD 4-H Congress 24 POSTER CONTEST DUE 30 Fiscal Year Ends…Reports DUE JULY 1 Breeding Swine/Breeding Sheep/Breeding Meat

Goats/Dairy Goats /Dairy Cattle Ownership 4 HOLIDAY, OFFICE CLOSED 11-13 Talbot County Fair 18-20 Kent County Fair 19-27 Cecil County Fair

SAD NEWS…as many of you are aware, Miss Mary Ruth Meredith passed away on March 22nd. Miss Mary Ruth was a school teacher in Queen Anne’s County for 45 years and HUGE supporter and advocate to the 4-H program here in Queen Anne’s County, as well as the QA County All Star program and QAC Fair Chairman for eight years. Many 4-H’ers have benefited from this scholarship program over the years. Her wishes were that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her name be directed to the QA County All Stars, Please send to: Anne Schnappinger, 930 Starr Road, Centreville, MD 21617. Let’s keep her memory alive and donate…possibly clubs as well as individuals may want to donate in her name.

ATTENTION LEADERS… the Fiscal Year for 4-H ends on June 30, 2019. You may do your yearly Financial Summary Report at any time after that. (Hint – the sooner the better!!!) You may also file your IRS report then too.

LEADERS MEETING

The next Leader’s Meeting is scheduled for May 8th. Thank you all for your attendance at the meeting in February. We got a lot accomplished and it made our Achievement and Public Speaking go much smoother.

25 MANDATORY FAIR EXHIBITORS MEETING 4-H Park, 7 pm 29 MANDATORY FAIR EXHIBITORS MEETING 4-H Park, 7 pm AUGUST 7-10 Caroline/Dorchester County Fair 12-17 Queen Anne’s County Fair “OLD NEWS”-TREE CONTEST Many clubs entered the Christmas Tree Contest this year. All of the entries were awesome and appreciated. The judges had a hard time judging them. Scoresheets, checks and letter from the main judge will be given out at the next Leaders Meeting on May 8th. Following are the results: 4-H Theme-1st Goat Club, 2nd Pony Express; Traditional Theme: 1st Cloverleaf Club, 2nd Cloverseeds Club, 3rd Loco Llamas, 4th Shooting Stars; Other Theme: 1st Go Getters Club, 2nd Dream Riders Club, 3rd Marksmanship Club, 4th Growing Together Club. ACHIEVEMENT

The 4-H Achievement Program was held on March 10th at the 4-H Park. There were approximately 175 people in attendance who enjoyed the awards ceremony and the refreshments that were provided by the clubs. Thank you to those who pitched in to help set up and take down everything. There are too many awards to name them all, but here are some of the major ones: Junior “H”

Champions – Travis Turner, Braelyn Francis, Julia Price & Owen Hall. Intermediate “H” Champions – Ethan Wheaton, Katharine Tuttle, CJ Martin & Rylie Lowe. Senior “H” Champions – Michael Donoho, Brigid King, Sarah Savage & Daniel King. Spirit Awards: Delaney Fox & Brent Higgs Oustanding Club: Sudlersville Superstars & Wags and Whinnies

Diamond Clovers: Level One – Kelsey Higgs, Delaney Fox & Finley Patchett. Level Two – Bryan Lumb, Allison Dill, Piper Patchett, Emily Crossley & Elyssa Crossley. Level Three – Kaelyn Ball & Addison Eader. Level Four – Hannah Luff. Story Awards Champions: Junior Champion- Colton Ervin, Intermediate Champion – Rylie Lowe, Senior Champion – Michael Donoho. Miss Mary Larrimore Challenge to Achieve Outstanding Story – Michael Donoho. Michael Cohey Jr. Memorial Award Outstanding Clover Story – Mason Martin.

I Dare You Award: Logan Bozarth. A huge thank you to Brigid King, Quinn Williams, Jennifer Gannon, Adrianna DiSilvestro, Chad Patterson and Cody Fleming for giving us highlights of their state, national and international 4-H experiences! Another thank you goes out to our senior 4-Her emcees: Maggie Hutton, Brigid King, Quinn Williams, Breanna Mood, Makenzie Miller and Chad Patterson.

If you did not get your record book at the Achievement Program, your club leader should have your book. There are also several trophies that were not picked up and they are at the extension office if your club leader does not have them. PUBLIC SPEAKING We held our County Public Speaking Contest at Chesapeake College on March 15th. There were 88 speakers, including the Clovers. Congratulations to all of you who attended. Our Champions, who go on to compete in the state contest, are as follows: Prepared Speech Champions- Jr, Aida Thiel; Int, Caroline Taylor; Sr, Makayla Patterson. Radio Spot Champions – Jr, Olivia Coppage; Int, Stephen King; Sr, Logan Schweiger. Extemporaneous – Jr, Brileigh Francis; Int, Piper Patchett; Sr, Kiersten Lancaster. Interpretations – Int, Caroline Winterstein. Our brave Clovers who recited the 4-H Pledge were: Raegan Rippel, Mason Martin, Mason Mills, Ava Carrion, Heath Duty, Andrew Kimball, Ryen Thiel, Gavin Usher and Brandon Williams. In addition to the 88 speakers, there were approximately 16 who were sick and could not compete. We appreciate that you notified us and we hope you recovered quickly. There were also 26 contestants who simply did not show up. This is unacceptable! There were 3 from Clover Seeds, 3 from Clover Leaf, 3 from Farm to Market, 1 from Go Getters, 1 from Growing Together, 1 from Goat, 3 from Loco Llamas, 3 from Pony Express, 3 from Shooting Stars, 3 from Sudlersville Superstars and 2 from Wags & Whinnies. By not showing up you deny the next person in line the ability to compete. You also change the class sizes which affects the judges and the timing of the classes. Need we say more? REGIONAL PUBLIC SPEAKING

Easton High School was the site of the Regional Public Speaking Contest on March 29th. Queen Anne’s County 4-H was well represented. This contest has no bearing on the State Public Speaking Contest. The Regional contest is optional, but it gives 4-Hers more practice and valuable feedback from judges. It also provides cash prizes for those placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Following are the results.

Prepared Speeches: Juniors – Aida Thiel, Champion and Kelsey Higgs, participation. Intermediates – Mason Patterson, Reserve Champion and Henry Ball, 3rd Place. Seniors – Makayla Patterson, Champion.

Extemporaneous Speeches: Juniors – Brileigh Francis, Champion; Elizabeth Fehrenbacher, participation and Tucker Ingle, participation. Intermediates – Brennan King, Reserve Champion. Seniors – April Lee, 3rd Place and Kiersten Lancaster, participation.

Radio Spots: Juniors – Breezlynn Sweeney, Champion and Olivia Coppage, participation. Intermediates - Stephen King, 3rd Place. Seniors – Daniel King, participation.

Congratulations to all of you!

PARK CLEAN UP – After several canceled Clean Up Days (due to bad weather) we finally got one in there! According to the sign-up sheet, we had at least 68 volunteers who came out and helped on March 16th. All of the barns were cleared of leaves and debris and lots of sticks and leaves were removed from the grounds. It’s looking good out there!

Kudos to the Marksmanship 4-H Club for having at least 29 members taking part. They were followed by the Goat 4-H Club, Go Getters, Cloverleaf Club, Farm to Market, Growing Together Club, Pony Express and Cloverseeds Club. Thanks again for your support and help. The MD. 4-H Foundation has quite a few scholarships available. They are available on the MD. 4-H Foundation’s website. It appears that they are not up yet for this year. The normal due date for them is June 1st. MD 4-H GALA – The Maryland 4-H Awards Gala was held on Feb. 17th at Martin’s West in Baltimore. Queen Anne’s County was well represented. There were two youth Master of Ceremonies and our own Quinn Williams was one of them! Quinn did an excellent job. Quinn was also recognized for her International Trip to Tanzania, Africa. Brigid King gave a reflection on being part of the National Champion Skillathon Team from Maryland of which she placed 2nd Overall Individual and the team placed 1st in the Nation! Brigid had the Overall High Score 4-H Portfolio for Livestock Skillathon too. Brigid was also our delegate to the National 4-H Conference. Chad Patterson was recognized as a member of the Maryland State Dairy Judging Team A which will now be travelling to the Royal Highlands in Scotland to compete again. Adrianna DiSilvestro and Jennifer Gannon were recognized for their membership on the Maryland Horse Judging Team where Jen placed 10th Overall Individual at the Eastern National Horse Roundup in Kentucky. OFFICER TRAINING We held our Officer Training on 11th. All 4-Hers who were new to their positions were expected to attend. Those who were unable to attend still need to contact the Extension Office to receive a brief overview and get the handouts from the training. You know who you are! STATE DAIRY BOWL TEAM RESULTS

The State Bowl Contest was held on Saturday, April 13th at College Park. Queen Anne’s County sent a Junior and Intermediate Team, and they did quite well… here’s where they placed: Juniors team placed 3rd in State…AWESOME,..Willow Winterstein placed 5th individually and Ethan Patterson placed 9th individually…GREAT JOB.

The Intermediate Team placed 2nd…way to ROCK IT!! Carter Winterstein placed 2nd Individual, Caroline Winterstein placed 4th Individual, Willow Winterstein placed 5th individually, Mathew Deitzel placed 7th Individual, Zachary Blanchard placed 8th Individual, Christopher Deitzel placed 9th Individual and Carter

Winterstein placed 2nd for test. QA County did not have enough seniors to field a team, but Leslie Moore worked hard at all of the practices as the senior member of our county teams. Way to go everyone!

HORSE BOWL TEAMS Queen Anne’s County Horse Bowl Teams worked hard over the winter studying and practicing their horse knowledge. On March 16, 2019 they traveled to College Park to compete in the state contest. Our Junior and Intermediate Teams placed FIRST in the State…WOW, and our Senior Team placed third…AWESOME!! CONGRATULATIONS

Junior Team Intermediate Team Senior Team Allison Dill Piper Patchett Jen Gannon Finley Patchett Casey Turner Adrianna DiSilvestro Elizabeth Fehrenbacher Ania Haynes Breanna Mood Payton Dill Addison Eader Caitlyn Starr Emma Hutchison Julia Haynes Coach: Dottie Gannon Coach: Shannon Dill Coach: Penny Patchett

Placings Junior Team - First overall (11 teams), Allison 2nd, Payton 6th, Finley 7th, Elizabeth 10th Intermediate Team - First overall (15 teams), Piper 2nd, Casey 4th, Ania 6th Senior Team - Third overall (11 teams), Jen 2nd. Breanna 8th

CHARTER RENEWALS Thank you to all of the club leaders and club presidents who worked to get their club re-chartered on time. You may receive a letter from the state office if there are items to be corrected. As of yet, we have not heard from them. VOLUNTEERS There are many adult volunteers who re-enrolled with 4-H Online. Thank you! Quite a few of you are still in the “pending” mode. The reason for that is that you must now be a trained UME Volunteer to be put through to “active”. We are working on updating our files to get everything in order. Many of you will need to fill out a form that may be missing from your files. All of those forms must now be uploaded into the system by the office staff. We will be getting in touch with you in the near future. Those of you who wish to become trained UME 4-H Volunteers, please contact Sally or Chris. We will work to set up some more trainings.

CHAMPIONS & RESERVE AT STATE PUBLIC SPEAKING

Jr. Champion - Brileigh Francis, Queen Anne’s County…..CONGRATS!!! Extemporaneous

Jr. Res. Champion - Ava Beck, Baltimore Co. Int. Champion - Annika Gulling, Montgomery Co. Int. Res. Champion - Kathleen Cain, Charles Co. Sr. Champion - Payton Steele, Carroll Co. Sr. Res. Champion - Sabina Mastle, Montgomery Co.

Prepared: Jr. Champion - Jonathan Zapuche, Wicomico Co. Jr. Res. Champion- Brandon Stiles, Washington County Int. Champion - Natalie Canham, Worcester Co. Int. Res. Champion - Emily Stiles, Washington Co. Sr. Champion - Kylan Keehan, Hartford Co. Sr. Res. Champion - Rebekah Lankford, Talbot Co.

Interpretations: Jr. Champion - Zoe-Grace Pierce, Prince George’s Co. Jr. Res. Champion - Rory Freeman, Carroll Co. Int. Champion - K.L. Plano-Faber, Montgomery Co. Int. Res. Champion - Samuel Pierce, Prince George’s Co. Sr. Champion - Rebecca Abel, Carroll Co. Sr. Res. Champion - Grace Parry, Howard Co.

Radio Spot: Jr. Champion - Karleigh Kacelowicz, Anne Arundel Co. Jr. Res. Champion - Blake Levin, Howard Co. Int. Champion - Jack Chapple, Talbot Co. Int. Res. Champion - Jacob Amon, Wicomico Co. Sr. Champion - Lynne Thomas, Baltimore County Sr. Res. Champion - Lindsey Larkin, Harford Co.

MD 4-H CONGRESS – June 23-27 will be the dates for Maryland 4-H Congress this year. It is held at the University of Maryland Campus in College Park. MD. 4-H Congress is open to MD. 4-Hers ages 14-18 as of Jan. 1, 2019. The Career Tracks that you can choose from are:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources • S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) • Creative, Performing and Fine Arts • Healthy Living and Health Science • Political Science, Law and Policy • Education, Teaching and Leadership • Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Why go to Md. 4-H Congress? Because you will experience life on a college campus, learn about possible careers, get the inside track on preparing for college and employment, and HAVE FUN WITH fellow 4-Hers from across the state! Registration is now open through the https://md.4honline.com website. Early Bird Registration is $325.00 and ends May 1st. From May 2nd -May 15th the cost is $375.00. The sooner you register, the more likely you are to get the tracks that interest you and to get the better price. More information is online at the Md. State 4-H website. MD STATE FAIR DEADLINE JULY 31ST

Let’s have more Queen Anne’s County 4-Hers enter the State Fair this year! You don’t have to be a county winner in order to participate. We’d love to see more of our awesome Indoor Entries go to the State Fair. The entry deadline is July 31st and is done online. Wouldn’t you like a ribbon from State Fair and some more premium money? Why not give it a try? HOUSEKEEPING 101 Please be reminded that if you use the Extension Office for meetings, practices, etc. there are a few things to remember:

1. Before leaving, please make sure all chairs are lowered and pushed under the tables in Kitchen and Conference Room.

2. Turn all lights out. Leave office key on kitchen table. 3. If you have empty cans or bottles, we have a recycling bin next to the refrigerator. 4. Most importantly, if debris from mud, etc. is on shoes and left on floor, we have a broom

and dustpan located in the men’s bathroom to clean up, as our County cleaning service only vacuum and scrub once per week.

5. Lastly, please remember to sign out key when picking it up. Maryland State Fair Updates

Maryland State Fair takes place August 22-September 2, 2019

• When available, the 2019 Maryland State Fair Book will be posted online at: http://www.marylandstatefair.com/exhibitors/4-h

• The State Fair 4-H Animal Show schedule has had a few changes again this year

• Beginning with the 2019 Maryland State Fair, the 4-H/FFA Market Swine Show will be shown by breed and weights. The following Purebred classes will be offered: Berkshire, Spots, Duroc, Hampshire, Yorkshire, All Other Breeds. There will also be a Crossbred Division.

• The online registration system will open up by the end of May and the system closes on July 31st at 11:59 PM

“HOST A YOUTH” this summer (July 21 to August 18)

The Maryland 4-H International Program is currently seeking host families for 13 Japanese youth coming to the U.S. this summer! Visiting youth will spend 3.5 weeks in homestays learning about American culture, language, and daily life. The hosting experience enables families to become global citizens and learn about the world without traveling abroad. For more information check out the Maryland 4-H website at: https://extension.umd.edu/4-h/4-h-program-areas/host. Host family selection is dependent on completion of an application and screening process as well as student availability and personality compatibility. For more information contact Carrie Wivall at cwivall@umd.edu.

ANIMAL SCIENCE ACTIVITIES & UPDATES FOR 2019

Animal Ownership Deadlines for Queen Anne’s County & Maryland 4-H

• Members that were enrolled in 2018 Must be re-enrolled in 4-H and applicable projects by March 15, 2019 to participate in 2019 Maryland State Fair and Cecil County Fair 4-H Events. New members have until June 1 to enroll.

• Registration papers MUST be in the full name of the 4-H EXHIBITOR ONLY in order to be eligible as a 4-H project.

• Poultry/Waterfowl and Rabbit/Cavy Ownership Forms due June 1, 2019

• Dog Cards & Horse due June 1, 2019

• Breeding and Performance Animal Leases due May 1, 2019 (3 components-Guidelines, Agreement, and Statement of Understanding and Release)

Breeding Animal Leases (Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Swine and Goats)-A member may not own and lease animals in the same general project area Performance Animal Leases (Horse, Dog, Alpacas and Llamas)-An animal may be leased by up to two different 4-H members and can be exhibited in a single class by only one 4-H member.

• Commercial (tagged) and Purebred Beef Heifers owned by June 1, 2019 • Market Beef Steers owned by January 1, 2019 (Tagged & Weighed on 12/29) • Beef Feeder Calves owned and by June 1, 2019 (Tagged on 5/11 or 6/4) • Dairy Cattle owned by July 1, 2019. • All Dairy Cows must have been owned/leased by the youth before first freshening or before 2 years of age, whichever comes first. • Market Dairy Steers owned by January 1, 2019 (Tagged & Weighed on 12/29) • Dairy Feeder Calves owned and by June 1, 2019 (Tagged on 5/11 or 6/4) • Dairy Goats owned by July 1, 2019 *All Dairy Goats must have been owned/leased by the youth before first freshening or before 2 years of age, whichever comes first • Registered Breeding Meat Goats owned by July 1, 2019 • Market Goats and Commercial does owned by June 1, 2019 (Tagged & Weighed on 5/11 or 6/4) • Dog & Horse owned/leased and ID cards on file by June 1, 2019

• Horse and Pony owned/leased and ID cards on file by June 1, 2019 • Poultry owned and ID card on file by June 1, 2019 • Rabbits and Cavies owned and ID card on file by June 1, 2019 • Breeding Sheep owned by July 1, 2019 • Market Sheep owned and by June 1, 2019 (Tagged & Weighed on 5/11 or 6/4) • Breeding Swine owned by July 1, 2019 • Market Swine owned June 1, 2019 (Tagged & Weighed on 5/11 or 6/4)

MARYLAND ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS 2019

The complete Maryland health regulations and forms are available online at: https://mda.maryland.gov/AnimalHealth/Pages/default.aspx Reminder in 2019

Again this year, All Cattle & Swine must be identified using an official USDA RFID tag that is associated with a registered premise (brands, tattoos, ear notches, metal vaccination bright tags and farm tags are not acceptable). Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) are required for cattle, goats, sheep and swine. They will be three carbon copy pages and again will no longer need to be stamped by MDA as it will be your veterinarian’s responsibility to send the approved copy to MDA to be filed.

Equine need to have a negative Coggins test within the past year.

Poultry need to be tested by a certified MDA poultry tester – contact the extension office for info if you need to be tested for any show other than county fair. County Fair exhibitors will be contacted to schedule testing after entries are submitted.

Exhibitors will still be expected to do the Animal Health Self-Certification for Livestock, Poultry, Rabbits and Equines. If your animal requires vaccinations, they should be vaccinated at least 15 days prior to the first show so that the vaccinations are effective. Equine need to have a negative Coggins test within one year.

QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY FAIR MANDATORY ANIMAL EXHIBITOR MEETINGS!!

The Queen Anne’s County Fair in partnership with the Queen Anne’s County 4-H program and Livestock Sale committee will be holding MANDATORY Animal

Exhibitor meetings for ALL 4-H youth exhibitors and their parent/guardian that will be keeping animal projects at the Queen Anne’s County Fair. The meetings are scheduled for the following evenings at the 4-H Park. You only need to attend one

meeting.

Thursday July 25th 7pm Monday July 29th 7pm

It is your responsibility to contact Chris Johnston cjohnstn@umd.edu in writing prior to the meetings if you or a family member are not able to attend either date.

MARYLAND 4-H ON-LINE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAINING PROGRAM - It is up and running!

ALL ANIMAL PROJECT MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE –THE DEADLINE IS August 1, 2019 The Animal Husbandry and Quality Assurance Training (AH&QA) program must be completed individually by all 4-H members enrolled in alpacas, beef (dairy steer), dairy, goats, horse and pony, poultry, sheep, swine and rabbits projects for eligibility to exhibit their project animals in Maryland County 4-H and State 4-H Shows in 2019. The Maryland 4-H Animal Husbandry and Quality Assurance training will be online again in 2019. All new youth who exhibit animal projects or those intermediate and senior aged youth who completed the program in the past and have added new projects for 2019 (alpaca, beef, dairy, goats, horse & pony, poultry, rabbit, sheep and swine) must complete the online training. In addition, youth need to take the training online once as a junior member (4-H age 8), once when they become an Intermediate member (4-H age 11) and once when they become a senior member (4-H age 14). The training is available at http://www.agnr.umd.edu/ahqa/

There are two major parts to the program:

• Part 1 is completed by all members (Juniors, Intermediates and Seniors)

• Part 2 contains specific information for each animal species – Intermediate and senior aged members will need to complete Part 2 of the program for each specie project they are enrolled in and wish to exhibit.

• The program must be completed using Firefox, Chrome or Safari web browsers. The program is not supported by Internet Explorer

QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY TAGGING AND WEIGH-IN

Members will have two opportunities to tag and weigh in their market, feeder calf and commercial breeding animals. If you are exhibiting in the Eastern Shore Spring Show on May 11 you will be able to tag and weigh in there and the second opportunity is Tuesday June 4 from 4 to 7pm both at the 4-H Park. Every effort should be made to make one of these two dates. It is not mandatory for the members to be present if they have a conflict with both dates, in this case another family member or friend can bring their animals to tagging.

LIVESTOCK JUDGING TEAM

After a highly successful 2018 season – the team is gearing up to begin practices for the 2019 State 4-H Contest. You do not have to own livestock to participate – just have an interest in wanting to learn about selecting animals based on conformation. Contact Ethan Whiteside 410 829-1886 or Helen King (410-556-6222) if you are interested in participating.

MARYLAND 4H FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarship applications are available online for the Maryland 4-H Foundation Scholarship. All applicants must have participated in Maryland 4-H for 2 years and be pursuing a post-secondary degree or certification. Visit the Maryland 4-H Foundation Website for all the details at http://www.mymaryland4hfoundation.com/how-we-give/scholarships. Applications are due postmarked by June 1, 2019.

The WILLIAM J. KIMBLES, IV Memorial Scholarship is also available in the Extension Office. This one is a minimum of $500.00 and is due in the Extension Office by July 1, 2019. MARYLAND GRAIN PRODUCERS SCHOLARSHIP

The Maryland Grain Producers offer a scholarship to Maryland residents interested in pursuing an agriculturally related career. The scholarship deadline is May 17, 2019. The scholarship can be downloaded online at: http://www.marylandgrain.org/Scholarships.htm

DAIRY GOAT YOUTH FIELD DAY

The Dairy Goat Youth Field Day will take place on May 25, 2019 from 10 AM-4 PM at the Baltimore County Center for Maryland Agriculture in Cockeysville. Youth will learn about Clipping, Showing and the Dairy Goat judging & skills event. At the end participants will participate in a showmanship class. More information can be found online at: https://extension.umd.edu/cecil-county/4-h-youth/dairy-goat-youth-field-day

MARYLAND 4-H VOLUNTEER REGIONAL FORUM- November 16, 2019

The Maryland 4-H Volunteers' Association has started making plans to offer a one day volunteer forum at four locations around the state. Washington County Extension Office, Carroll County Extension Office UMD, College Park Campus and Queen Anne's County 4-H Park. Local volunteers are encouraged to step forward if you would like to assist with planning or hosting our local event and the state planning committee will be seeking workshop proposals.

ZOONOSIS: Healthy Animals, Healthy YOUth

Queen Anne’s County will is hosting one of the hands on Zoonosis volunteer trainings. It will be held at our 4-H Park on June 11, 6pm

A great opportunity for animal science volunteers to be trained on new curriculum to promote and teach good zoonotic bio-security practices. Contact Chris Johnston, cjohnstn@umd.edu if interested.

HORSE EVENTS 2019 Horse Judging Contest June 15, 2019 Howard County Fairgrounds • Registration is‐OPEN • 4HOnline • Looking for volunteers and horses! • Contact Rebecca if you can help. regunder@umd.edu 2019 HORSE JAMBOREE -July 5‐7, 2019 • Location: Patuxent River 4‐ Center at 18405 Queen Anne Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 Cost: $125.00 full‐time attendance; $65.00 one‐day (Saturday only) attendance Registration: OPEN‐4HOnline -- Hosted by: Howard County • THANK YOU!!!

2019 POSTER CONTEST QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY FAIR

4-H PARK, CENTREVILLE, MD 21617 (please note change in Admission Price)

Design a Poster that promotes the fair and win a savings bond or cash prize!! There will be four (4) age divisions. All ages as of January 1st of the current year….

Clovers…(5-7); Juniors…(8-10); Intermediates…(11-13); and Seniors…(14-18)

There will be ONE winner per division and they will receive a $100.00 savings bond! Second and Third place will receive a check for $10.00. Ribbons are to be awarded to Honorable Mention entries. GRAND CHAMPION POSTER WILL BE USED ON QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY PROMOTIONAL ARTICLES….WOW…AWESOME!!

The poster should depict: ‘WHAT THE FAIR MEANS TO YOU”

Please follow the rules and regulations CAREFULLY, when designing your poster…

RULES AND REGULATIONS:

Poster Board Size: 22”x28” DEADLINE: FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 Posters will be entered at the Queen Anne’s County Extension Office, 505 Railroad Avenue, Suite 4, Centreville, MD 21617, 410-758-0166 *Previous winners are INELIGIBLE TO ENTER IN THE SAME AGE DIVISION IN WHICH THEY WON.

INFORMATION THAT MUST BE INCLUDED ON THE POSTER

QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY FAIR August 12-17, 2019

Queen Anne’s County 4-H Park Rt. 18

Centreville, Maryland 21617 Admission: $3.00 per person

Phone: 410-758-0267 For more information and to register on-line visit: www.queenannescofair.com

**Note: ALL DRAWINGS MUST BE IN PEN, INK, CRAYON, MAGIC MARKER OR PAINT. YOU ARE ONLY LIMITED TO USING THREE (3) COLORS. ON THE BACK OF THE POSTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT HAND CORNER, PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME, PARENTS NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND AGE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2019.

2019 Indoor Exhibit Project Scholarship

Queen Anne’s County 4-H All Stars Application Due May 13, 2019

The Queen Anne’s County All Stars are pleased to offer a Project Scholarship to 4-H Members entering projects in the Queen Anne’s County Fair. We are especially interested in assisting members who would like to try a new project or expand a project they have participated in before. Who Can Apply? Queen Anne’s County 4-H Members who are enrolled to enter projects in the 4-H Indoor Exhibit Departments 1-3 at the Queen Anne’s County Fair. Project funds are intended to be used for project related costs, including materials, supplies and tools. The applicant should clearly indicate those related costs in the budget as part of the application. Types of Projects and Project Cost Examples Wood working – Materials, tools Photography – Printing Vegetable Gardening – Seeds, tools, fertilizer Flower Gardening – Seeds, tools, fertilizer Baking – Supplies, ingredients Food Preservation - Supplies Table Setting - Materials Sewing – Materials, tools, other supplies Art – Material, tools, other supplies Scrapbooking – Materials, tools, other supplies Please check out the Queen Anne’s County Fair Guide for more! How To Apply Please fill out the enclosed application and budget for your project. Clearly indicate why you would like to receive a scholarship. Applications should be submitted to the Queen Anne’s County Extension Office by May 13, 2019. Awards are expected to be made by May 20, 2019. The “2019 Indoor Exhibit Project Scholarship Application” must be submitted and complete for consideration, including the budget. Scholarship Amounts The maximum award for a scholarship will be $100. A 4-H member may submit more than one application, but only one scholarship will be awarded per member. A project can be budgeted to cost more or less than $100, but the maximum award will be $100. A total of $1000 is available this year for scholarships. The number of recipients will be dependent on the total amount of the awards. For More Information Please Contact Lee Bridgman at 410-490-3651 if you would like more information.

2019 Indoor Exhibit Project Scholarship Application

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MARYLAND 4-H ENGINEERING CAMP The purpose of this camp is to introduce you to the many mechanical engineering projects available through 4-H and to give you hands on practice to prepare for County, Regional and State Contests. Each participant will have the opportunity to explore engineering projects in –depth. Project areas that have been featured at past camps include: large tractor operation, lawn tractor, environmental engineering, GPS/GIS mapping, aerospace, robotics and welding. Finish the weekend off with a team engineering skills contest. WHERE: Rocks 4-H Camp, 6 Cherry Hill Road, Street, MD WHEN: 6/7-6/9/19 WHO: Youth 12-18 COST: $145.00 …4-H Members;$165.00 Non-4-H;$180.00 after 5/15/19;$65.00 Adult

Volunteers If interested please contact the office at 410-758-0166 for registration form. 4-H GOLF AND STEM EXPO-June 19th and June 20th @ University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Why Golf and Stem? There are physics principles in golf. The goal of the Expo is to encourage youth to think like engineers and problem solvers as they learn how to play the game! Youth learn to manage their emotions as they experience the highs and lows of the game. To register go to Eventbrite at https://4hgolfandstem2019.eventbrite.com Deadline is 6/12/19.

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.The University of Maryland, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources programs are open to all and will not discriminate against anyone because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, or national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political

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Christine M. Johnston Extension Educator, 4 - H and Youth

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Sally G. Rosenberry, 4 - H Program Assistant

University of Maryland Extension Queen Anne’s County 505 Railroad Avenue, Suite 4 Centreville, MD 21617

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