November - December 2015 Voice Issue 410 · November - December 2015 – Voice Issue 410 1 What a year we have had in 2015; we can’t believe it is almost over!We have had such a

November - December 2015 – Voice Issue 410

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What a year we have had in 2015; we can’t believe it is almost over! We have had such a great

year from Officer Training and Public Speaking to Camps and most recently the Fair. Thank you

to everyone who helped make this year so successful. We couldn’t have done it without you!

2015 started with the formation of a new club, St. Peter’s 4-H Club. Welcome to the new club

and all the new 4-Her’s throughout the program. We hope you had a great first year in 4-H!

We had many of our youth participate in regional, state and national 4-H events. Again this

year, we had 3 fantastic camps with great teen leaders and an amazing adult staff. September

brought the fair and with the fair came the renovation of our risers in the 4-H building. They

were painted an electric green that brightened up the 4-H building and helped showcase the

many projects that were entered in the building. Thanks to Farmer’s Fortune for coming out and

painting the risers.

We just had another very successful Clover Campaign at Tractor Supply! They are always such

wonderful supporters of the program and helped us show off what 4-H does for youth. In

November we are looking forward to more youth heading to national contests. Good luck to

everyone headed on trips! We know you will represent Maryland well!

Unfortunately, with the change of date this year, 4-H will not be participating in the Kris Kringle

Market at the fairgrounds. But, don’t miss out on the vendors and Christmas lights.

Thank you everyone for always “Making the Best Better” during 2015! We are thankful for so

many wonderful youth and adult volunteers!

The Charles County Staff are looking forward to a great 2016 4-H year!

Bonnie Boyden Debbie House Dale Bowling Donna Mohler

Program Management Program Asst. Program Asst. Admin. Assistant

“Equal Opportunity Employer” “Equal Access Programs” University Maryland Extension

Charles County Office

9375 Chesapeake St. #119

La Plata MD 20646

301 934-5404 or 301 753-8195

FAX 301 753-1857


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4-H Youth Membership Requirements

4-Hers: to be a member in good standing, you must attend a percentage of club meetings

established in your club by-laws (EXAMPLE: The BYLAWS state your club will have 10 MEETINGS A

YEAR, AND YOU NEED TO ATTEND 5 OF THE TEN) to be eligible to participate in events, such as

but not limited to, fairs (county and state), showing animal science projects, participating in

county and state contests.

There are also enrollment deadlines for participation. This is why it is important to attend your

monthly club meeting to get deadline and event information.

Do you get our weekly updates???? If not, YOU need to become a member of our one-list for 4-H information. Please email: [email protected] to request to become a member and get all the 4-H news.

ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE FOR 2016

Yes, we have another new enrollment system!

Again in 2016 all enrollments will be entered by YOU!!! ON-LINE. It will be each

family's responsibility to enroll all members both youth and UME Adult Volunteers

in the new on-line system. PLEASE do NOT pay on-line.

All fees are still to be paid directly to your primary club!

2016 PARTICIPATION FEE REMAINS THE SAME

The Annual State 4-H Participation fee is still $10.00 and is payable to your primary club.

Clovers (ages 5-7) do not have to pay.

For families with 3 or more regular age members the maximum paid is $30.00/family.

As usual, if you have any questions feel free to call the office.

mailto:[email protected]



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Please check the calendar for upcoming dates and deadlines!

Remember all dates are subject to change or programs may be canceled due to weather

or lack of registration. Please make sure you register for all programs!

REMEMBER WHEN THE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

4-H PROGRAMS ARE ALSO CANCELLED!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Registration required for ALL events!

NOVEMBER

9- New Volunteer Training Webinar – Part I

11-Veterans Day- Office Closed

18- Diamond Clover Workshop

26-27- Happy Thanksgiving- Office Closed

30- Senior Resume Workshop

DECEMBER

8- New Volunteer Training Webinar – Part I

14- RECORD BOOKS DUE!!!!

15- Poultry Judging and Avian Bowl Practice Starts

25- Happy Holidays!- Office Closed

JANUARY 2016

1- Happy New Year- Office Closed

4- Steer Registrations Due

4- Skillathon Practice Starts

8- Senior Resumes Due

13- Officer Training at 6:15pm

18- Martin Luther King Day- Office Closed

30- Steer Weigh In & Tagging

ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR UPDATES AND

CANCELLATIONS

http://extension.umd.edu/charles-county/4-h-youth

RECORD BOOKS

&

Diamond Clover Awards

DUE DATE

December 14, 2015

► All livestock youth must turn in a record book to be

able to show livestock for 2016.

► Some individual clubs also have record book

requirements.

► Clover 4-Hers may also turn in record books.

► Record sheets for most projects and guidelines for

completing record books can be found on the county

website under the “Projects and Record Books” tab.

Some other project sheets are also available in the 4-H

office.

Record Books will be sent out to be judged. Books will

be returned to the clubs in January. Book awards will be

presented on the club level.

The County Website is:


PLEASE DO NOT USE RECORD SHEETS FROM OTHER

STATES or COUNTIES! If you do you will automatically be

given a red award on that project.

If you need help with your record book or have

questions let us know (301) 934-5404.




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4-H SENIOR RESUME WORKSHOP Do you like to travel and meet people from all

over the country who love 4-H as much as you

do? Would you like to represent Maryland? If

so, all you need to do is write and turn in a

senior resume.

We will be holding a Senior Resume Workshop

on Monday, November 30th at 6:30 p.m. at the

4-H Office.

The Maryland 4-H Portfolio Program includes a

resume, an essay, and an interview. This

program selects delegates from each county to

represent Maryland at National 4-H Congress

(Georgia), West Virginia Older Members

Conference (West Virginia), Virginia 4-H

Congress (Virginia), and Camp Miniwanca

(Michigan).

Your cover sheet, resume, and Out of State

Trips Application are due to the 4-H Office by

January 8th.

VOLUNTEER TRAINING

WE NEED YOU!

You are valuable to us and we need you to

complete your requirements to be a UMD

Extension Volunteer! You will not be enrolled as

a volunteer without having completed your

training and all of the documentation that

accompanies it. This applies to leaders of

special interest groups as well as clubs. If you

are not sure of your status, please call the office

to get it straight! Continuing volunteers must

complete an enrollment each year and be

reappointed to remain a recognized volunteer.

Remember to be a volunteer in the University of

Maryland Extension organization you MUST have

completed:

a. Volunteer packet (application, references, job

description, confidentiality statement, and

appointment agreement.)

b. Enrollment form - annually

C. On-line Trainings Part 1 and Part 2 – in office.

You are only required to complete the full

training one time.

NEXT VOLUNTEER TRAININGS

The next trainings will be at 6:30pm at the 4-H

office on:

► November 9th Part I ► December 8th Part I Any adults who would like to help out in the

program please either call or email Donna

Mohler at [email protected] to register.

Please register at least two days in advance of

the training. Sessions may be canceled due to

low registration. You only need to attend one of

these Part I sessions. Part II date – TBA.

OFFICERS INSTALLATION KIT

Elections and installations of club officers are

right around the corner. The office has an

officer installation kit available if your club

needs to borrow it for installations. Please call

ahead to reserve the kit.

If your club would like Bonnie to attend your

officer installations, please let her know in

advance so she can put it on her schedule.

PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST:

The 2016 Public Speaking Contest will be

on February 5th at the First Baptist Church

of La Plata. The registration form will be

posted on the website as we get closer to

the date. Please call 301 934-5404 or

email Donna Mohler with questions.



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OFFICERS’ TRAINING WORKSHOP

The 2016 Officers' Training Workshop will be

Wednesday, January 13th at the 4-H Office at

6:15 p.m. The training is to help your new

officers understand their role as President, Vice

President, Reporter, Secretary or Treasurer. All

of our clubs should be represented. Alternates

may also attend. Call or email to register.

ROBOTICS TRAINING WORKSHOP

Interested in learning more about the Lego

Mindstorms robotics program? Volunteer

leaders from the Gears 4-H Club in Garrett

County have offered to lead a coaches’

workshop using the 2016 Lego FLL Challenge.

Leaders and teen mentors will work together to

build and program their robot to accomplish

tasks on the playing field. Emphasis will be on

programming. The workshop will be held on

Saturday, February 20th 9:30am-3:00pm at the

Charles County Extension Office. Lunch will be

provided. Registration fee is $5.00 which

includes the lunch. The registration form will be

available on the Charles County 4-H website.

ATTENTION:

DIAMOND CLOVER PARTICIPANTS If you are working on your level 5 or 6 Diamond

Clover please consider attending the workshop

on November 18th at 6:30 p.m. at the 4-H office.

This workshop is designed to help you

understand the requirements of the higher level

diamond clover awards and your Level 6 plan.

For questions or to register for the workshop

please call (301) 934-5404 or email Dale

Bowling at [email protected].

SHOTGUN

The Shotgun Group began shooting in August

and about 20 youth went to the State 4-H

Shotgun Match on Saturday, October 24th at the

Prince George’s Trap & Skeet Center. All the

kids did a fantastic job and the results are as

follows:

Seniors-

Jonathan Martinez- 1st High Individual Overall

Trevor Thorne- 3rd High Individual Overall

Austin Ager- 8th High Individual Overall

Jordan Jackson- 9th High Individual Overall

Austin Bowling- 11th High Individual Overall

Kyle Proctor- 13th High Individual Overall

Intermediates-

Paul Henry- 3rd High Individual

C.J. Burke- 5th High Individual

Brian Wathen- 7th High Individual

Emory Bowling- 8th High Individual

Congratulations to all the shooters on a job

well done!

If you are interested in doing shotgun, you can

call the office to be placed on a list. Weather

and facility permitting, we will have another

shotgun class beginning in the Spring.

AIR RIFLE

If you are interested in learning the

fundamentals of shooting air rifles, the air rifle

class will begin after the first of the year. Call

the office by January 1st, (301) 934-5404, if you

are interested in signing up for air rifle.



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As we complete another 4-H livestock year we

would like to congratulate everyone on an

amazing show year. The 25th Charles County

4-H Livestock Show and Sale was an enormous

success. Thanks to the Charles County Fair

Board and all our volunteers. This was one of

the best shows and fair weekends ever! We

have the best volunteers in the country. Thank

you for your support of the 4-H program.

STEER WEIGH-IN

The 2016 steer weigh-in and ear tagging will be

held on Saturday, January 30th at the Charles

County Fairgrounds from 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

If you are planning to raise a steer for 4-H you

must bring the steer to the fairgrounds at that

time. If you have any questions, please call 301

934-5404.

You must register your steer with the 4-H office

by Monday, January 4th. The registration form

can be found at the end of this edition of the

VOICE or at the 4-H office.

SKILLATHON PRACTICE STARTS

Monday, January 4th at 6:00pm at the Extension

Office is the beginning of Skillathon practice. If

you would like to learn more about your beef,

sheep, swine or goat then this is a great

opportunity to learn about feeds, meat, breeds

and equipment. Call 301 934-5404 or email

Donna Mohler to register. [email protected]

2016 Quality Assurance On-line Classes

All youth participating in livestock are required

to take these classes. You must take the on-line

Quality Assurance training when the dates are

announced if you are:

1. First time shower

2. Have moved up an age division

3. Added a species that you have not shown in

the past.

You must also attend species workshops to

show at the fair. The dates are as follows:

Beef and Swine Quality Assurance

The 2016 Beef and Swine will be held on

Monday, March 14th at the Charles County 4-H

office at 6:30 p.m. You MUST attend this

meeting to show your animals. Please RSVP.

Sheep and Goat Quality Assurance

The date for the 2016 Goat and Sheep class will

be Monday, April 11th at 6:30 p.m. at the

Charles County 4-H office. Any 4-H’er who will

be participating in these projects for 2016

MUST attend this meeting. Please RSVP.

1st Time Showers Quality Assurance

The 2016 Quality Assurance class will be held on

Monday, May 9th at 6:30 p.m. at the Charles

County 4-H Office. If this is your first year

showing livestock then you MUST attend this

workshop. Please RSVP.

If you have any questions about any of these

meeting and requirements either call or email

Bonnie.



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2016 Requirements and Deadlines

for Livestock

Mark these dates on your calendar NOW for 2016;

deadlines sneak up on us!

1) You must own and register a market steer by

January 4, 2015. Registration form is in this issue of

the VOICE.

2) All breeding animals must be registered with 4-H

and a copy of registration papers must be submitted

to the office by July 1. If you do not register the

animals, you will be unable to show them in 4-H. If

you do not have registration papers, they will have

to show in the crossbred class (commercial) in all

species. Heifers, ewes and does must have a state

breeding tag to be eligible to show in a 4-H class.

Breeding animals may be leased but must have the

lease agreement on file with the office by July 1.

3) All market swine, goats and sheep must be owned

and registered by June 1, 2016. They will be ear

tagged prior to Spring Show.

4) 4-H'ers must own their Livestock project market

animals.

5) There is no substitution of market animals once

they have been registered and tagged. You may tag

only 5 beef, sheep, swine and 3 goats. If you intend

to show at the state fair, you may tag more than

these limits, but they may only be shown at the state

fair.

6) If your animal loses its state ear tag, save the tag

and contact the office at once for a replacement tag.

No animal will be shown or weighed in at the fair

that does not have a 4-H tag.

7) All male animals must be castrated prior to ear

tagging or they will not be tagged.

8) You must turn in a record book to the 4-H office to be able to show livestock the following year.

LIVESTOCK REQUIREMENTS NEW

FOR 2016!!

► All swine MUST be tagged with either a USDA

or MDA premises ID tag BEFORE weigh in and

tagging. These premises ID tags MUST come

from the breeders. 4-H will no longer be

providing tags with a premises ID number on

them.

► We strongly encourage that all beef animals

have their USDA or MDA premises ID tags from

the breeder BEFORE weigh in and tagging.

ALL YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN THE HORSE AND

PONY PROJECT MUST TAKE THE ON-LINE

QUALITY ASSURANCE.

The date will be announced when the site is up

and running. You must take the training if:

1. First year showing your horse

2. Moved up an age division

DATES TO REMEMBER FOR REQUIRED

PAPERWORK:

Horse and Pony Cards due – May 31st!

Horse Leases due – May 31st! HORSE BOWL, JUDGING AND HIPPOLOGY

Are you interested in learning more about

horses? This is a great way to learn and have

fun. Horse Bowl, Judging, and Hippology are a

great way to learn about horses. The practices

have started but if you are interested please call

the 4-H office and we will get you in touch with

the volunteers that are working with the

groups.


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Horsemanship Standards

Horsemanship Standards is the means to

measure youth’s knowledge and riding ability.

All 4-H’ers must pass riding and knowledge

levels 1&2 to participate in county 4-H horse

shows. To participate at the Maryland State Fair

4-H’ers must have passed riding levels 1, 2, & 3

and knowledge levels 1&2. Area UME

volunteers are invited to become testers for the

Standards. If interested, please call the 4-H

office at 301 934-5404.

All youth who are planning on participating in

the Dog Project for 2015 must register

their animal(s) with the 4-H office. If you

have participated in the past and plan on using

the same dog for this year, you can call

Elizabeth and ask her to update your 4-H Dog

Card for 2016. You must also have an up-to-

date rabies certificate on file. This information

must be on file by May 31st.

ALL YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN THE POULTRY

PROJECT MUST TAKE THE

ON-LINE QUALITY ASSURANCE.

Dates will be announced in the future when

the site is up and running.

You must take the training if:

1. First year showing your poultry


POULTRY JUDGING AND AVIAN

BOWL Are you interested in learning all about poultry?

Poultry Judging and Avian Bowl will have their

first practice on Tuesday, December 15th at 6:30

at the 4-H Office.

Call the office to register for the first practice.

We hope to see you there!

BROILER PROJECT!

For 2015 you may order your broilers any

time between March 1 and June 30th. You must

notify the office and fill out the required paper

work to start the project.

Please contact Bonnie if you have any

questions.

RABBIT NEWS:

We have a very active Rabbit Club

and if you would like to learn more

about this project call the office for more

information. All youth who participate in the

Rabbit Project must have a 4-H Rabbit Card on

file with the office by August 1st. If you already

have a card on file and plan to use the same

rabbit for 2016 all you need to do is call the

office to update the card.

ALL YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN THE RABBIT

PROJECT MUST TAKE THE

ON-LINE QUALITY ASSURANCE.

Dates will be announced in the future when

the site is up and running.

You must take the training if:

1. First year showing your poultry



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The 2015 Charles County Fair was an exciting achievement. Thank you to all the youth and volunteers who made it

such a remarkable event!

BUILDING CHAMPIONS

Bread- Senior- Josh Clark

Candy- Intermediate- Madison Osakowicz; Senior- Rebecca Giannini

Cookies, Cupcakes, Brownies- Junior- Addison Herbert; Intermediate- Madison Osakowicz; Senior- Josh Clark

Decorated Cakes- Junior- Riley Jo Herbert; Senior- Josh Clark

Field Crops – Junior- Annabelle Talbert; Senior- Holden Goldey

Flowers – Junior- Ivy Phillips; Intermediate- Jack Sien; Senior- Rebecca Giannini

Flowers- Arrangements- Junior- Ivy Phillips; Intermediate- Parker Stonesifer & Georgia Bowling; Senior- Rebecca Giannini

Flowers- House Plants- Junior- Ivy Phillips; Intermediate- Jack Sien; Senior- Mikie Gonzales

Food Preservation – Junior- Annabelle Talbert; Intermediate- Sage Phillips; Senior- Gabbie Gonzales

Food Preparation – Intermediate- Hannah Wetherald

Clothing – Junior- Tiffany Abell; Intermediate- Brynna Bode; Senior- Marie Ammar

Clothing- Beginner- Junior- Sarah Culver; Intermediate- Brynna Bode; Senior- Molly Lancaster

Home Environment – Junior- Shelby Herbert; Intermediate- Hannah Wetherald; Senior- Hannah Sien

Arts – Junior- Victoria Drury; Intermediate- Jordyn Sinsel; Senior- Amber Hanson

Crafts – Junior- Annabelle Talbert; Intermediate- James Devine- Senior- Heidi Kisamore

Photography – Junior- Annabelle Talbert; Intermediate- Brynna Bode; Senior- Marie Ammar

Woodworking & Electric – Junior- Joseph Beuchert; Intermediate- Jack Sien; Senior- Hunter Goldey

Collections – Junior- Victoria Drury; Intermediate- Hannah Piazza; Senior- Mikie Gonzales

Natural Sciences – Junior- Sara Robertson; Intermediate- Madison Palma; Senior- Kyle Noah Batchelor

Animal Sciences – Junior- Annabelle Talbert; Senior- Hannah Sien

Vegetables –Intermediate- Georgia Bowling; Senior- Lee Abderrahim

Garden Display- Junior- Ivy Phillips

Rabbits & Cavies – Junior- Sarah Culver; Intermediate- Kaylee Tappen; Senior- Hannah Sien

Rabbit Showmanship –Junior- Sarah Culver; Intermediate- Brynna Bode; Senior- Elena Solis

Champion Dog Show– Junior- Kaelyn Bramell; Intermediate- Erin Possehl; Senior- Marie Ammar

Overall Best of Show Dog- Marie Ammar

Connie Dunbar Radish Challenge – Champion- Lee Abderrahim; Reserve Champion- Erin Possehl

CONTESTS RESULTS:

Poultry Judging – Junior- Caitlyn Hancock; Intermediate- Jack Sien; Senior- Elena Solis

Dog Knowledge – Junior- Ivy Phillips; Intermediate- Erin Possehl; Senior- Hannah Lehew

Horse Skillathon – Junior- Emma Proctor; Intermediate- William Kendrick; Senior- Heidi Kisamore

Horticulture Judging – Junior- Ivy Phillips; Intermediate- Georgia Bowling; Senior- Hannah Sien

Livestock Skillathon – Junior- Sarah Culver; Intermediate- Brynna Bode; Senior- Emily Solis

Rabbit Judging- Junior- Sarah Culver; Intermediate- Maya Tappen; Senior- Hannah Sien

COUNTY FAIR RESULTS


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4-H Club AWARDS:

Club Banner – Farmers Fortune 4-H Club

Club Booth – Creative Critters 4-H Club

Club Scrapbook – Creative Critters 4-H Club

LIVESTOCK RESULTS: MARKET ANIMALS

Grand Champion Market Animals

Beef – Tiffany Abell; Goat – Ashley Braun; Lamb – Evan Charles; Swine – Cheyenne Roberts

Reserve Grand Champion Market Animals

Beef – Annette Braun; Goat –Hunter Burch; Lamb – Annette Braun; Swine – Savannah Roberts

SHOWMANSHIP CHAMPIONS

Beef Showmanship – Champion – Caitlin Nutter; Reserve Champion – Tiffany Abell

Sheep Showmanship – Champion – Caitlin Nutter; Reserve Champion – Evan Charles

Swine Showmanship – Champion – Dylan Bowling; Reserve Champion – Jamie Roberts

Goat – Dairy Showmanship – Champion – Heidi Kisamore; Reserve Champion – Jack Sien

Goat – Meat Showmanship – Champion – Ashley Braun; Reserve Champion – Hayley Tanner

BREEDING ANIMAL CHAMPIONS

Beef – Heifer – Annette Braun and Bull- Annette Braun

Dairy Goat –Heidi Kisamore

Meat Goat – Ashley Braun

Sheep – Ewe – Caitlin Nutter and Ram – Brynna Bode

TO ALL OUR CHAMPIONS


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2016 MARKET STEER REGISTRATION FORM DUE BY: Monday - JANUARY 4, 2016

4-H’ER NAME: ________________________________________ Phone________________

CLUB__________________________________________________ Age (as of 1/1/16) _________

To show at the state fair, your steers must be registered with the appropriate association.

ALL INFORMATION MUST BE FILLED OUT!

1) EARTAG NUMBER OR TATTOO_____________ DATE OF BIRTH______________

BREED__________________________ Date Purchased_____________ or Bred & Owned______

PURCHASED FROM: Name_______________________________________________________

City________________________________________ State_______________________________

2) EARTAG NUMBER OR TATTOO_____________ DATE OF BIRTH_____________


PURCHASED FROM: Name________________________________________________________

City___________________________________ State______________________________________ 3) EARTAG NUMBER OR TATTOO_____________ DATE OF BIRTH_____________



City_______________________________________ State_______________________________ 4) EARTAG NUMBER OR TATTOO_____________ DATE OF BIRTH_____________



City_____________________________________ State_______________________________ 5) EARTAG NUMBER OR TATTOO_____________ DATE OF BIRTH_____________



City_____________________________________ State_______________________________

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