Meade County 4-H Connections October 2017

4-H Families – We all love fall, usually the temperatures cool down, we don’t have to mow grass anymore and in the office it Ends a

year and starts the NEW beginnings. Training of new officers, Achievement Banquet, Annual meetings, new extension board member and this year we have a new office professional.

Through 4-H's educational mission, we all help youth to learn by doing. We are committed to providing positive experiences for as many young people as possible. So this is also a time we ask for leadership in project areas-you don’t have to volunteer for a whole year-just volunteer to do 5 days of educational learning in an area you are passion about. Do you know anything about environmental science-water for example-or do you know anything about geology-rocks??? While 4-H is a network of families that grows great kids, it is more than that. 4-H helps youth to learn life skills and to reach their full potential in becoming engaged adults who make valuable social and economic contributions in their communities. Parents, if you can provide leadership for projects we would appreciate your involvement.

Christine McPheter Elly Sneath County Extension Director & Agent County Extension Agent Family & Consumer Science Agriculture & Natural Resources 4-H Youth Development 4-H Youth Development

Ways to Contact Us

Extension Office: (620) 873-8790 Fax Machine: (620) 873-2013

e-mail:

Christine: cmcphete@ksu.edu

Elly: sneath@ksu.edu

Important Dates to Note:

October-

Oct 1-7 National 4-H Week

Online Enrollment begins

Oct 4-15 Tractor Supply Paper Clover

Oct 7-8 Hunter Safety

Oct 21-22 Dog Conference

What’s Inside? ONLINE ENROLLMENT

KANSAS STATE FAIR RESULTS

McKyleigh Bartel: 4-H Visual Art, Participation Degnan Boggs: Horse Show Barrel Racing, 10th ; Horse Show Flag Race, Participation Gaitlin Clawson:Buymanship-Men, Blue Korben Clawson:Home Environment, Purple: 4H Visual Art, Paticipation Walker Clawson:Color Photos, Red Ashley Carpenter:Jr Showmanship(Dog) Blue Nathan Carpenter:Dog Sr. Showmanship, Championship; Graduate Novice Obedience, Championship Tori Carpenter:Entomology, Red Nolan Dewell: Color Photos, Red;Rocketry, Purple Monica Gleason: Crochet, Blue Zachary Hawley:Clothing, Blue; Rocketry, White;Visual Art, Participation Kendal Henson:Color Photots, Red Walker Koons:Nutrition, Red;Illustrated Talks, Purple Kaylen Langhofer:Color Photos, Blue;Clothing Article, Blue;Recycled Clothing Project,Blue;Knitting, Blue;Needle Art, Blue;Nutrition, Blue;Horticulture-Veggie Blue&Purple; Annual Horticulture-Flower, Red; Perennial Horticulture- Flower, Blue;Illustrated Talks,Purple; Dog Jr. Showmanship,Blue;Quilts, Blue; Vincent Lynn: Color Photos,Blue;Visual Art, Participation Amelia McAtee:Crochet,Purple

4-H’ers Exhibit at State Fair Several 4H’ers exhibited their projects and/or took part in the State Fair activities. Their results are as follows: =========================== Brady Papay: Horse Showmanship,Participation;Western Pleasure Horse Show,Participation Cole Papay: Horse Showmanship,Western Pleasure, and Working Ranch,Participation Jenna Papay: Horse Show Western Pleasure, Participation;Horse Showmanship Placed 2nd Sam Rickard: Horse Show Flag Race, Participation; Horse Show Pole Bending, Placed 3rd Lily Ritter: Photography-KS 4H Foundation Selection,Needle Arts,Red Benjamin Schnelle: Nutrition, Purple Katie Welsh: Horse Show Reining Placed 4th, Horse Show Working Ranch Horse, Placed 6th, Horse Show, Barrel Racing Placed 3rd, Horse Show Flag Racing Adeline Woods: Color Photos,Red;Clothing Article, Red;Quilted Article, Red;Nutrition, Purple GREAT JOB TO Hayden Bachman, Harrison Bachman, and Affton Schlochtermeier! These 4-Her’s participated in the livestock shows during the first weekend of the fair.

Nathan Carpenter & Lucy Bring Home a Double Win from the

Kansas State Fair

On September 16, Nathan and his dog Lucy

competed at the Kansas State Fair 4-H Dog Show.

This was the first time many old-timers said that a

participant had taken home wins in BOTH

showmanship and an obedience level.

Congratulations

to Nathan and Lucy for bringing home to Meade

with them the Kansas State Fair Sr. Dog

Showmanship and Graduate Novice Obedience Champion titles!

WHO’S NEW IN THE MEADE OFFICE?

We are excited to welcome to the Extension Office Team, Carrie Sutterfield, as the new

Office Professional. Carrie will be a great addition to the Extension Office with her previous

experience of involvement with the Missouri 4-H Program and positive energy. Carrie began

her employment on September 25, 2017. Please stop by the office and introduce yourself to

Carrie and welcome her to our team. We know

you will enjoy her! Her friends say she is

encouraging, helpful, and loves many things but

making others smile is her favorite! Thank you in

advance for helping to make her feel welcome

here at the Extension Office.

(Pictured right to left: Moriah (22), Abby (23), Jordyn (23), Madison (12), Logan (10), Carrie C Sutterfield, Brady (3), Travis Sutterfield)

Local Project Meetings & Events

Achievement “FIESTA” Night – December 2 at 6:00 PM

The annual Meade County 4-H Achievement Night will take place on December 2, at 6:00

PM at the Forst Center in Meade. The theme for the night will be a FIESTA with a taco bar

provided by 4 Leaf Clovers. The evening is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate

accomplishments from 2017 for youth and adult volunteers. Any 4-Her or their family are

welcome to attend the evening, even if you are not receiving an award. This night is recognized as one of the additional events for selling an item at the fair.

Pecans for Sale from Plains Livewires

Plains Livewires is having their annual Pecan sales fundraiser. Bags of Pecans can purchased in whole or pieces

for $13 per one pound bag. Please contact any Plains Livewire member or their leaders to purchase the pecans.

Clover Buds will be starting in November

The Meade meeting will be at 3:30 pm November 20th at the Extension Office.

Fowler will be at 4 pm on November 29th at the Elementary School.

Plains will be November 6th at the Plains Community Building at 4 pm.

STILL MUST SIGN UP ONLINE

Dairy Project Meeting October 8th

For the 2018 4-H year we will be hands on deck with the Dairy project.

Last year, Savannah Ingram worked closely with High Plains Ponderosa Dairy which is located outside of Plains, Kansas. With the work that she

has put in, High Plains is offering a leasing program to 4-H members. We strongly feel this would be a great opportunity and learning experience for members of all ages! The dairy project is a great project that does

not get enough recognition in Kansas and it is our goal to change that. There will be meeting October 8th to cover group and individual goals with the dairy project as well as to set dates for the leasing of the animals. Just remember you don't have to live on a farm to lease a heifer.

We look forward to seeing you there!! If you are interested in more information on the lease program or the

dairy project meeting you can contact Sarah Sura; 620-873-0254 or sarahannsura@hotmail.com

National 4-H Week – October 1 -7, 2017

We want to thank you in advance for all of your effort in recruiting new

members, volunteers, and promoting a positive image of 4-H during the week.

We would like to encourage everyone to wear a 4-H t-shirts throughout the

week to help celebrate!

SAVE THE DATES for 2018 Weigh-In and Camp!

If you carry an academic calendar, mark these dates! If you don’t, be sure to put a sticky note with these dates

down in December so you can transfer them over to your 2018 calendars! Please remember BOTH weigh-ins are mandatory and counselors leave a day early for counselor training at any 4-H Camp!

Beef Weigh In: March 23, 2018 (4:00-6:00 PM)

Small Animal Weigh In: May 7, 2018 (4:00-6:00 PM)

Wild Horse 4-H Camp: June 4-6, 2018

Heart of Kansas 4-H Camp: June 9-12, 2018

Contests & Shows

Dog Conference

The Dog Conference and Quiz Bowl will be held at Rock Springs, located South of Junction City, KS on October 21 & 22. The theme for this year is Dog R Game. Registration can be found online under the Kansas 4-H cvent

registration page, and closes on October 8th. Once youth are registered there is a $25.00 cancelation policy if canceled prior to the registration deadline. Cost is $110 for full time participants, $65 for Saturday only, and

$45 for Sunday only. T-shirts and hoodies can also be ordered online for an additional cost. Educational sessions, fun activities, dog skill-a-thon and quiz bowl are offered to all participants. Youth must be chaperoned

by a parent or 4-H Leader. If you are interested in attending Dog Conference, sign up onl ine at under registrations at www.kansas4h.org or call the Extension Office.

Other Opportunities

Tractor Supply Paper Clover Promotion

Please join us for Paper Clover October 4-15. Tractor Supply Co. is honored to support 4-H programs across the country. TSC would like to invite 4-H clubs to come by our store during the upcoming Paper Clover event. We

know that when clubs are present in-store during the event, donations increase by more than 40%.

Your club can get involved by setting up a table to sell Paper Clovers, help bag customer’s purchases, display animals, or even demonstrate projects. We understand that you're busy! If your club can't make it to the store,

feel free to set up a display table showing off all the great things you're working on.

In addition to helping raise more money for your county program, if you participate in store, you'll be eligible to enter or Paper Clover Participation sweepstakes.

TSC would like to cultivate year round relationships with local 4-H clubs and welcomes you in-store not only during Paper Clover but year around! We encourage you to post

information about your club on the community board and reach out to your local store manager about hosting fundraisers throughout the year.

We will also be having farmers market October 7th at the Dodge City Store. You can

call the store to sign up. (620) 408-9119

Hunter Safety Course in Liberal, Oct. 7-8

Hunter Safety is offered in Liberal, Kansas on October 7 & 8, 2017 from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM on

Saturday and 1:00 – 5:00 PM on Sunday. The class is offered to anyone over the age of 11 and up.

Lunch is on your own on Saturday or you can bring your lunch. After Sunday, those that wish to shoot may. Please contact Dale Harrold to register and for more information at (620) 655-9962.

Shutterbugs at Hays

What: Workshops offered at the K-State Ag Research Center Auditorium, 1232 240th Avenue, Hays, KS. Topics

include portable outdoor lighting, macrophotography, converging lines/framing, portraiture and a guided walk of the grounds for onsite photography opportunities.

When: Saturday, October 14, 2017. Registration starts at 9:00 am with sessions beginning at 9:15 am.

Workshops will continue throughout the morning.

Where: K-State Ag Research Center Auditorium, 1232 240th Avenue, Hays, KS, located at the south end of Hays. Registration: No pre-registration required. Register onsite

Kansas Youth Leadership Forum

The Kansas Youth Leadership Forum (KYLF) features various leadership workshops, Youth Council Elections, and

opportunities to learn and have fun. This conference is for youth ages 14-18 before January 1, 2018. KYLF is a great opportunity that is very similar to Discovery Days, but instead of “learning classes”, KYLF offers “leadership

classes”. KYLF and the Kansas Volunteer Forum (KVF for Adults) information is posted on the state 4-H webpage under registrations at www.kansas4h.org. The Forums are November 17-19, 2017 at Rock Springs 4-H Center.

KYLF is for youth ages 14-18 before January 1, 2018. This year participants in both forums will register though the same system. Registration deadline is October 15, 2017 for both events at an early bird rate or before

November 1, 2017 at the regular rate.

Kansas 4-H shirts are available for $16.00! We are putting together a county wide t-shirt order. The deadline to submit your t-shirt order with payment to the Extension Office is no later than November 15, 2017. Youth sizes are Small thru Xlarge and Adult sizes Small through 3X.

To honor National 4-H week we are having Spirit Week! I’ll be posting daily to our Facebook page!

https://www.facebook.com/MeadeCoExtension/ October 1: Dress to Impress and attend the church of your choice. Submit photos via email, Facebook page, or private message. October 2: Rocktober with Socktober! Donate one pair of new socks to your school! The Extension Office will arrange to pick them up. October 3: Wear Green! Take photos and submit them in an email, private message, or on the Facebook page. October 4: Random Act of Kindness, write what it was, if possible get a photo of doing the act and submit via email, private message, or on the Facebook Page. October 5: One can, two can, who can, YOU can! Donate ONE non-perishable food item to your school and The Extension Office will arrange to pick them up. October 6: Handle Bullying! Draw a hand or trace your own using construction paper and decorate it. Submit photos via email, Facebook page, or private message. October 7: 4-H leaves you wanting S’MORE! Have s’mores with your family over the weekend and submit photos of you and your family celebrating 4-H together! *ALL ENTRIES IN ALL CATEGORIES WILL BE JUDGED AND AWARDED PRIZES AT YOUR NOVEMBER CLUB

MEETING

4-H ENROLLMENT FOR 2017-2018

Enrollment begins October 2, 2017

Welcome to the 2017-2018 4-H Year!

We hope you are ready for another exciting year in 4-H. Please remember that all youth members and volunteers are

required to enroll, or re-enroll for the new 4-H year at 4HOnline, the online enrollment system of Kansas 4-H. Please be

aware you cannot enroll in the New 4-H Year until October 2nd this year, and will be charged $15 per member. Adults and Cloverbuds are not charged.

Enrollment Process & Payments

Included in the back of this newsletter are two documents. One for returning 4-H Families and the other for new 4-H

Families. Please have the correct publication handy to refer to when enrolling online. For those veteran 4-H families,

you will find the process very similar to previous years. Never create a new family profile if you have one! We can reset

the password for you. We also ask that you double check the following information; active e-mail account, snail mail option, and mailing address.

Payments are handled by the State 4-H Office solely. If paying by credit card, you will be charged a separate transaction

for each 4-H youth member, if you choose to pay by a check, you can write one check for multiple members. Please be

aware that if your community 4-H club is paying the fee, you can select “Local Sponsor” and your treasurer will be

handling the payment from there.

Again this year, as in the past, we can help you enroll online with your presence here at the office. Please be aware that

we cannot accept payments to Meade County Extension or 4-H Council! You can however, either give us your

debit/credit card information to enter or you may write a check that day to the State 4-H Office and we can assist you on

sending the payment in.

If you have any questions about enrolling online for the 2017-2018 4-H year, please call the office and we would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

GUIDES TO HELP YOU ENROLL

New Families to 4-H

http://www.kansas4-h.org/resources/4-h-online-family-

resources/Enrollment%20Guide%20for%20New%20Families.pdf

Returning families to 4-H

http://www.kansas4-h.org/resources/4-h-online-family-

resources/Reenrollment%20Guide%20for%20Returning%20Families.pdf

OFFICER TRAINING WORKSHOP

At the Forst Center located at 500 West Carthage in Meade we will be hosting an Officer Training Workshop. If you have been elected to a club office or are considering holding an office you are welcomed and encouraged to attend! Senior 4-H’ers, if you are interested in leading a station, please get with Elly or Christine and we will get that set up. We will hold our Officer Training Workshop December 2, 2017 starting at 4:30 p.m. and adjourn at 6:00 p.m. in time for The Achievement Night.

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Club Meeting

farmers market Dodge City Tractor Supply Store

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Dog Conference and Quiz Bowl

Registration Deadline

Dairy Heifer Project

Meeting

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4 Leaf Clover

Club Meeting

Kansas Youth Leadership Forum KYLF Registration Deadline-Early Bird

Plains Livewires Club Meeting

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3 C’s- 30th 7:00 PM Fowler Elementary School

4 Leaf Clover – 15th 6:30 PM Food Drive & Pizza Party @ 4H Bldg Plains Livewires – 16th 6:30 PM United Methodist Church, Plains Town & Country – 9th 7:00 PM 4-H Building, Fairgrounds