June 2017

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4-H is a communi ty o f young people across Amer ica who are learn ing leadership, c i t izenship and l i fe ski l l s .

COUNTY Summer WORKSHOP If you plan to attend any of the Summer

Workshops you will need to call the Extension Office at 870-793-8840 to register.

Independence County

Extension Office

1770 Myers Street

Batesville, AR

870-793-8840 Ross Photography Winners

Color Living—Kaylee Leddy—Cave City

Color Non-Living—Keylee Harris—Diamond T

B&W Living—Magon James—Cave City

B& W Non-Living—Daniel Latus—Batesville

August 2-4—Dallas Trip 25—Secretary / Historian due

If you are competing at District O’Rama call the Extension Office to schedule a time to practice.

23 4-H’ers are signed up!

Remember if you practice and win first place you will receive $25.00 at the Awards Banquet.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21st

ARKANSAS OUTDOOR SCHOOL

AOS—June 23rd

Independence County has sched-uled a trip to the 4-H Center to attend the Arkansas Outdoor School or AOS. It will be on Fri-day, June 23rd, ages 9-19, cost is $23.50 (foundation will pay 1/2 of 4-H'ers registration, leaving cost to $11.75). If adults would like to attend along with their 4-H'ers your cost will be $23.50. Money must be turned in at time of regis-tration. AOS will be an all day activity, leaving at 7:00am and getting back around 5:30pm. Classes planned are: Team Challenge, Canoeing, and GPS Technology.

NO Broiler Chickens will be delivered this year.

EPIC CAMP (Exploring Places in Independence County)

June 22nd and 30th - 8:30am to 3:30 pm (time change) This camp is design for ages 10-19 to go out into the community and visit companies and establishments. Examples are as follows: WRMC Laundry, Intimidator, Batesville Guard, Melba, Fire Department, etc. Must call the Extension Office to sign up for these two camps.

June 12th—Craft Workshop— this workshop you will make all kinds of different crafts. Workshop will begin at 9:00am to 3:00pm— 4-H’ers will make lunch at

the workshop. Any age is welcome! Please call the Extension Office to regis-ter so we will have a count of how many to prepare for.

June 12—Craft Workshop 13—4-H Horseshow 14— Livestock Judging Mtg. 13-16—Teen Leader Conf. 21—District O’Rama 22—EPIC Camp—#1 23—AOS—7am 23—NEA Livestock Judging 26-28 Show Camp 30—EPIC Camp—#2

July 5—State O’Rama Registration 6—Playtime Pizza—Teens 13—Food Booth Clean up 10:00am 16—Educational Booth Setup 17-22—County Fair 25-28—State O’Rama

Canning Workshop Time Change

Extension Office Conference Room June 13th—Jams and Jellies 10:00am—Noon

June 20th—Pickling 10:00am—Noon June 27th—Pressure Cooking 9:00am—Noon

Ages 9-19 , cost is $5.00—must register the Friday before each workshop.

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TEEN LEADER CLUB Thursday, July 13th

Independence County Fairgrounds

4-H Food Booth Cleaning-10:00am

(Lunch after booth cleaning)

COUNTY FAIR TIME – JULY 17-22 The Independence County Fair is the first activity for the new 4-H year. We hope everyone

will take exhibits, such as vegetables, flowers, photos, arts, crafts, livestock, etc. to the fair . This entry will go toward the 2017-2018 County Trip. Lets have a record number of entries this year. Fair books are online at icfair.com if you want to see the different categories you may enter items in. Fair catalogs are at the Extension Office!

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2 jars—Hamburger Dill Pickles—gallon

2 logs—American Cheese—160 slices

1 jars—Jalapeno Peppers—large

4 bottles—Ketchup—large 64 oz.

3 bottles—Mustard—large 64 oz.

3 jars—Mayo—large 64 oz.

1 box—Forks—large

3 packages—Paper Towels—6 pack

10 pounds—onions

6 heads—lettuce

10 bags—Fritos Chips

5 bottles—hand soap—anti-bacteria

2 bottles—Ajax or other dishwashing soap

3—heavy duty Aluminum Foil

4 boxes—gloves—Medium and Large

13 cans - Nacho Cheese—Baker’s& Chef’s

1 Clear Frying Oil—Baker’s & Chef’s –35 lbs

3 cans—Chili con Carne—Stagg—108 ozs

4-H Food Booth Donations

If you, your club or someone you know would like to donate items to the 4-H Food Booth in July—here are the items we need:

Please call the Extension Office to let us know if you want to donate an item so we can take it

off the list. Any item will help!

Arkansas Poultry Federation Natasha Hightower of the

Diamond T Club is a finalist

in the State Broiler BBQ con-

test in Rogers AR. She will

be competing on June 17th.

Thursday, July 6th—9:00 am

Playtime Pizza—Little Rock

The teens have planned an outing to Playtime Pizza. If you would like to attend call the Extension Office. Cost will be $10.00 each.

Livestock Judging Team Meeting

June 13th—3:30 pm Extension Office

4-H Sewing Club &

Cooking Club

No meeting until August!

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4-H Poultry Layer

Chicks must be tested

this year!

FAIR HEALTH CLINIC for Livestock (cattle & swine) and poultry entering the 2017 Independence County Fair. They are required by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission to have a health certificate issued within 90 days prior to exhibition. The only animals that are exempt from this requirement are water fowl, sheep, goats, steers and rab-bits.

The county Fair Association will sponsor a FREE Livestock & Poultry Testing Clinic on June 22nd, 4-6 pm.

Animals that pass the tests will be issued a health certificate that will satisfy the Livestock and Poultry Commission’s requirement. This is the only testing paid for by the Fair Association; testing at any other time will be at the exhibitor’s expense.

Goat Exhibitors! Remember you have to get a Scrapie Tag for each goat.

Call the Livestock & Poultry Commission at (501) 907-2400.

Chicken’s Health Clinic—TBA in the Supplemental Newsletter coming soon.

NEW Swine Premise ID Tags have to be obtain from Livestock and Poultry Commission. 501-907-2400

ATTENTION, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY FAIR LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS

us on Independence County 4-H

Ozark District 4-H Horseshow—Searcy, AR

Tuesday, June 13th at the White County Fairgrounds

Class entry fees are $5.00 per class (additional $5.00 for goat tying)

Deadline to register is June 5th through 4-H online.

ATTENTION: STATE FAIR LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS

(Important) Animal ID Packets

If you would like to order any animal ID packets for the State Fair, contact Nathan at the Extension Office, 870-793-8840 or nrein-hart@uaex.edu.

Deadlines and Fees:

Market Lambs, Goats, Hogs: Noon—7-12-17 Cost DNA Kit $25 Certified mail & DNA submission 7/27 with return receipt.

Ownership deadline is 7-1-17 Market Hog, Goat, Lamb online nomination, 7-27-17 cost: free.

Leaders Corner

*County Fair Educational Booth set up is July 16th at 2:00pm.

*Need names for Fair Food Booth—10 total, 6 4-H’ers—4 adults. No later than July 10th *Club Secretary Books due August 25th!

Ross Photography Winners

Color Living—Kaylee Leddy—Cave City

Color Non-Living—Keylee Harris—Diamond T

B&W Living—Magon James—Cave City

B& W Non-Living—Daniel Latus—Batesville

DALLAS TRIP balance is due

now! If you need to know

your remaining balance call

the Extension Office!

Northeast Arkansas Youth Livestock Judging Workshop—Friday, June 23, 2017

Hosted by Arkansas State University

Registration will begin at 9:00am and workshop will start at 9:30am. Registration Fee: Youth $25. Adults $10 lunch only or $20 lunch and event t-shirt.

Come by the Extension Office for registration

forms by June 9th.

Julian Carpenter

County Extension Agent

FCS Agent / 4-H

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Sincerely,

Nathan Reinhart

County Extension Agent

Agriculture/ 4-H

Staff Chair

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