SEPTEMBER, 2018 505 Railroad Avenue, Suite 4, Centreville, MD 21617

SEPTEMBER

12 4-H Leaders Meeting, 4-H Park 22 Growing Together Fundraiser 28 LAST DAY TO PICK UP LEFT OVER FAIR ITEMS 29 State Archery Match, Carroll Co Ag Center 30 Diamond Clover Level 6 Proposal and Report Deadline via Online OCTOBER 1 Club Financial & Inventory Reports Due 4 Deadline to inform office of 4-H Week Display location & category 5 National 4-H Conference Portfolio due to QA Office (after County approval

must be submitted to state in online portal by 10/15) 7-13 NATIONAL 4-H WEEK 7 Deadline to have 4-H Week Displays in place 8 OFFICE CLOSED, COLUMBUS DAY 10 National 4-H Science Day 13-14 Delaware Livestock Exposition, Harrington 15 990-N E-Postcard for Club due to IRS 17 Farm to Market Fundraiser, Pit Beef Dinner 21 MD State 4-H Horseman’s Party 25 Annual Park board Election & 4-H Leaders Meeting 28 MD State Dog Bowl Contest 31 Halloween NOVEMBER

1 Deadline for MD 4-H Foundation Grants for Clubs 4 Time Falls Back 6 OFFICE CLOSED, ELECTION DAY 10 Mid-Shore STEM Festival 11 (tentative) State 4-H Dressage Show & Combined Test, Carroll Co. 12 OFFICE CLOSED, VETERANS DAY 16-18 Volunteer & Teen Forum- Princess Royale, Ocean City 22&23 OFFICE CLOSED, THANKSGIVING BREAK 30 Deadline to notify office of tree location and category for contest

2018 COUNTY & STATE FAIR MEMORIES ENJOY!

DECEMBER

1 Holiday Workshop, 4-H Park 2 State 4-H Horse Advisory Meeting, College Park 1:00 PM 3 Christmas Trees for contest in place 7 Christmas Parade, Centreville (No news on Theme Yet!) 15 Application Deadline for MD 4-H State Council 25 Office Closed, Christmas

WOW….where did the summer go??? We hope your summer was awesome….school has started and there’s lots highlights from the fair and new things happening….so let’s start with some fair recognition.

GRAND CHAMPION INDOOR AWARDS….

Woodworking: Katharine Tuttle; Home Environment: Kolby Winborne; Electric: Hayden Burdette; Photography: Audrey Karbaum; Vegetable Award: Kailyn Bozarth; Vegetables: Benton Greenwood; Flowers: Caroline Kimball; Houseplant: Kailyn Bozarth; Flower Arrangement: Benton Greenwood; Cakes: Lindsay Lucas; Cookies: Willow Winterstein; Bread: Ben Fisher; Pie: Blake Quillen; Candy: Parker Smith; Art: Travis Turner; Well Dressed Table: Samantha Herr; Environmental Science: Preston Smith; Crafts: Hayden Winborne; Decorated Cake: Ashlynn Kunes; Food Preservation: Maddy Toth; Child Care: Brileigh Francis; Scrapbooking: Lindsay Lucas; Farm Crops: Wyatt Sheubrooks; Clothing: Lindsay Lucas…CONGRATULATIONS!

CAKE AUCTION

Well…the QA County All Stars had another successful year…The All Stars raised a total of $6,900.00, after giving each 4-H’er participating in the auction 25% of their total bid. Anne Schnappinger, Chairman of the QA 4-H All Stars stated…”without the generosity of our local businesses and community we would not be able to have such a wonderful scholarship program”.

The following 4-H’ers had 1st place, champion and grand champion cakes eligible for the auction:

Brigid King, Chris Dietzel, Katharine Tuttle, Nicholas Herr, Audrey Karbaum, Ali Dill, Willow Winterstein, Brennon King, Leslie Moore, Tara Palmatary, Gage Jordan, Zachery Herr, Ashlynn Kunes, Emily Crossley, Brent Higgs, Logan Bozarth, Maddy Toth, Ayla House, Julia Smith, Brady Higgs, Melissa Weigman, Colleen Weaver, Madison Carson, Lindsay Lucas, Sophie Sultenfuss, Kailyn Bozarth, Megan Mansfield, Kaeden Jordan, Shelby Larrimore, Madison Branham, Zachery Herr, Taylor Jones, Lydia King, Ashley Troyer and Hannah Martin.

2018 FAIR POSTER CONTEST

This year we had twenty-two (22) 4-H’ers participate in the Poster Contest. The Poster Contest is sponsored by the Queen Anne’s County All Stars along with Brent Carroll, CPA in Centreville. STEPHEN KING, a member of the Dairy Goat Club was GRAND CHAMPION!! The following 4-H’ers participated in the contest.

5-7 Year Olds – Natillee Reed; 1st place, Emma Hutchinson; 2nd place, Elsie Jaeger, participation and Clair Winterstein; 3rd place. 8-10 Year Olds – Joyce Kinnamon, participation, Breezlynn Sweeney; participation, June Winterstein; participation, Brileigh Francis; participation, Lydia King, 2nd place, Stephen King, 1st and Grand Champion, Trey Palmatary; participation, Joey Webster; participation, Hayden Burdette; participation, Kaeden Jordan; participation, Willow Winterstein; 3rd

place, Ashton Dean; participation and Caroline Winterstein; participation. 11-13 Year Olds: Brennan King, 2nd place, Julia Kries; 1st place. And the 14+ Year Olds: Tara Palmatary; 3rd place, Brigid King; 2nd place and Mike Donoho, 1st place. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!

FAIR THANKS!!

Thank you to all of those who helped in the Indoor Department this year. There are far too many to name, but thank you to all of the 4-Hers who helped from the Friday before the fair all the way through the fair. Thank you for all of the adult help during those same times. Without your assistance, it couldn’t be done.

Thank you to all of the MANY judges that we had. It is not an easy task to judge and we are grateful for the time that you gave us.

Senior 4-Hers, we would love to have more of you help with the Indoor process. It’s really quite fun and you learn a lot about what goes on and how to get the Indoor area ready to open on Monday afternoon. You also learn who the champions are

before everyone else knows, but you keep it a secret. Let Ms. Sally know if you would like to help next year.

2018 HORSE BOWL CORRECTION Apologies to the Intermediate Horse Bowl Team! Somehow your results were omitted from the last newsletter. Our Intermediate Horse Bowl Team took FIRST PLACE out of 15 teams in the state of Maryland! Individually, Piper Patchett placed 5th, Casey Turner placed 6th and Ania Haynes placed 10th. Rounding out the team were Hannah Leavers and Emma Leavers. Also competing individually were: Kaelyn Ball and Havianna Puglisi. Thanks to

Penny Patchett and Stephanie Turner for a great job of coaching their winning team! HORSE JUDGING & HIPPOLOGY CONTEST RESULTS June 9th was the date of both the Horse Judging and the Hippology Contests. Don Potter did a great job of coaching everyone for both of those contests. Allison Dill was 3rd Individual Overall in Juniors for Horse Judging. She also placed 7th in Halter and 3rd in Performance. Queen Anne’s Intermediate Team placed 4th. Piper Patchett placed 10th individually in Halter and 3rd in Oral Reasons. Also placing in Oral Reasons was Kaelyn Ball coming in 8th. Our Senior Team placed 2nd in the state. Individual Overall placings were Jennifer Gannon in 4th and Adrianna DiSilvestro in 5th.

Individual Halter placings had Jennifer in 4th and Adrianna in 6th. Individual Performance placed Adrianna in 3rd and Jennifer in 5th. Oral Reasons saw Adrianna in 4th and Jennifer in 5th. Other competitors were Casey Turner and John Crook. The Hippology Contest is all individual competition. Allison Dill took FIRST PLACE in the Junior Division! Piper Patchett was 7th in the Intermediate Division with Adrianna DiSilvestro 7th in the Senior Division. CONGRATULATIONS to ALL! FAIR STATISTICS

Except for the Clovers, all of the age divisions were up this year in total number of exhibits. Congratulations to everyone! You all did a ton of splendid work and you all should be very proud of the hard work that you did. There is a chart that shows the breakdown of entries in each age and category. It’s never too early to start planning for next year.

2018 Indoor Entries

DEPT JUNIOR INTERMEDIATE SENIOR TOTAL Wood Working 7 6 3 16 Env. Science 2 4 0 6 Electric 1 0 0 1 Photography 46 87 102 235 Garden 23 23 37 83 Veg. Arrange. 3 2 1 6 Flowers 14 13 28 55 House Plants 3 6 10 19 Flower Arrange. 10 12 8 30 Cakes 30 42 39 111 Decorated Cakes 10 13 17 40 Cookies 18 14 14 46 Bread 9 6 11 26 Pie 3 2 4 9 Candy 6 10 7 23 Food Preservation 8 7 9 24 Child Care 2 0 0 2 Well Dress Table 10 12 7 29 HomeEnvironment 19 22 10 51 Art 40 39 22 101 Crafts 74 103 43 220 Clothing 14 15 4 33 Scrapbooking 10 7 3 20 Field Crops 7 5 9 21 1207 Clovers 61

TOTALS 369 450 388 1268 ANNUAL PARK BOARD ELECTION The Annual Park Board Elections are scheduled for Thursday, October 25 at 7 p.m. at the 4-H Park. ALL 4-H clubs should be represented at this meeting to elect the NEW Board members. There will also be a 4-H Leaders meeting as well that night. Please make every effort to attend.

Look who dropped by the cow barn… Governor Hogan

MARK YOUR CALENDAR The Growing Together 4-H Club will be holding a Pit Ham dinner fundraiser on September 22, 2018 at the Outpost in Crumpton. Carry out only. Fundraiser will start at 11 a.m. until sold out!! For more information contact the club leader Cindy Callahan.

Also, the Farm to Market 4-H Club Fundraiser is scheduled for October 17, 2018, from 4-7 p.m. Pick up will be at the Centreville United Methodist Church…Carry Out Only. For more information contact Leader, Jen Mansfield at 410-829-3061 or Tiffany Palmatary at 410-490-7083.

QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY BRINGS IT HOME AGAIN….CONGRATULATIONS BAILEY RIGGS OUR 2018 MISS MARYLAND AGRICULTURE…. Our County is very proud of you!

NATIONAL 4-H WEEK- OCTOBER 7-13

Ok clubs, lets show some enthusiasum for National 4-H Week! This is an annual celebration of 4-H during the first full week of October. During National 4-H Week we showcase the great things that 4-H offers young people and highlights the incredible 4-H youth who work every day to make a positive impact on their club, community, country and world. Please call the office and let us know where it is located so that it can be judged.

The QAC 4-H All Stars will be giving cash prizes for our displays around the county. There are the 3 categories of “3D”, “Flat” and “Tri-fold”. Please let the Extension Office know where your display is and in which of the 3 categories it is in. They need to be in place by October 7th.

Speaking of National 4-H Week….the Lion’s Den in Centreville is helping us promote National 4-H Week….so the winning club with the highest point accumulation will receive 15% discount on any purchase on Saturday, October 27th!! To receive this discount you MUST show your 4-H membership card. If you haven’t had the opportunity to visit the Lion’s Den, please make sure you do! It is an awesome ice cream and eatery restaurant with lots of local

school history. Way back in the 70’s… you weren’t born yet, there was a small restaurant in the same spot with the same name where kids would stop by and grab a burger and relax and play some video games after

school. A HUGE THANK YOU TO LIONS DEN FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAM!

HOLIDAY WORKSHOP

Plans are underway for the popular Holiday Workshop where we make lots of fun crafts. It will be held on December 1st from 9-3 pm at the 4-H Park. Senior 4-H’er and adults are needed to assist with the crafting. Please let us know if you are able to help and if you have ideas for crafts. More information will come later, and the registration form is in the newsletter.

REMINDER….FAIR LEFTOVERS There are a few Indoor Fair items that were not picked up at the end of the fair. They can be picked up at the Extension Office. Also, all of the fair posters can be picked up in the office too. Please pick up no later than September 28th.

MARYLAND STATE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES NEEDED!

Queen Anne’s County needs 4-Hers between the ages of 13 -18 to represent us on the Maryland State Council. If you are interested in growing the MD 4-H program and would like to develop your own leadership and life skills, then this is for you! You will meet other 4-Hers from across the state and get to interact in many different ways. Council members meet every other month at College Park and you have an option to conference call for some of those meetings. Members get to participate in many different, enjoyable activities too.

Applications are available on the MD 4-H website and must be transmitted via email by DECEMBER 15, 2018.

4-H’ERS LEARN TO CAN

On July 11th we held a canning workshop for water bath canning. Blake Quillen, Hannah Martin, Aurora Parker and Cameron Carr participated and actually made some awesome Blueberry Spice Jam. (I know it was good because they gave me a jar )

We hope to do some more canning classes in the future. Hopefully more of you will take advantage of the opportunity.

NATIONAL 4-H TRIPS – GREAT OPPORTUNITIES!

Senior members may apply for the chance to be selected and attend one of five out-of-state 4-H trips. To apply, senior 4-Hers must complete and turn in a 4-H portfolio, fill out an application and then participate in an interview process. The current essay topic is: "Describe your most significant 4-H experiences and how they contributed to your personal growth as shown by attitude, insights, and life skills gained."

The out-of-state trips include: National 4-H Conference in Chevy Chase, MD. (Washington D.C.), National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia, , Camp Miniwanca in Michigan, West Virginia 4-H Camp and Virginia 4-H Congress. Portfolios and applications for National 4-H Conference are due October 5th. Portfolios and applications for all other trips are due January 15th. More information may be found on the state 4-H website.

MID-SHORE STEM FESTIVAL- Eastern Shore Higher Education Center (Chesapeake College) November 10, 2018 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. There will be, FREE for all ages, STEM Activities including Displays, Hands-On-Activities and Demonstrations. Also, Interactive Tours of the Chesapeake College Health Facilities and the Agriculture Facilities. Food will be available for purchase.

For more information, contact Navonne Owen, Caroline County 4-H Educator at 410-479-4030 or nowen@umd.edu MARYLAND 4-H HORSEMAN’S PARTY The 32nd Annual Maryland Horseman’s Party is scheduled for Sunday, October 21, 2018 from 3-6:30 pm at a location TBA. The event serves two main purposes for the Maryland Horse Program. First, it provides an opportunity to recognize 4-H members, volunteers and supporters for their outstanding accomplishments and amazing support. Second, the party is an important fundraising event. Proceeds benefit the Sallie Robertson Memorial 4-H Horse Endowment Fund which helps to underwrite the Maryland 4-H Horse Program. Registration materials and additional information will be available online at: https://extension.umd.edu/4-h/maryland-horsemans-party. KEEP AN EYE OUT - CLUB VISITS…We will be making our annual club visits during the month of September.

When we come, we will be bringing the indoor judging comment sheets for those of you who didn’t get them at the end of the fair. We will also have t-shirts for the exhibitors who did not pick theirs up during the fair.

RECORD BOOKS!!!

We know it’s early….BUT don’t wait until the last second to do them! Record books will be due no later than 4:30 PM on Tuesday January 21, 2019. The papers that you received, or will be receiving, with your fair checks will help you with some of the information on your record sheets.

Remember, your age is as of January 1, 2018 for your 2018 Record Book.

Clovers: You have your own record sheets to fill out. They are available on the QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY 4-H WEBSITE or in paper form in the office, along with guidelines of how to complete your book.

Juniors and Intermediates: You need to fill out a NEW 4-H Summary Record located on the MD 4-H website. All of your past summary records need to remain in your book, but everything else from last year’s book is removed. The guideline is also available online on our county website.

There is a NEW MD General 4-H Project Record there as well. This new general project record replaces the old QAC Non-Animal Record form. This new project form is ONLY used for projects that are NOT animals. The ANIMAL FORMS may be found on both the county and the state websites.

Seniors: You MUST do a portfolio which is the current essay topic and your resume. It is your choice to add the traditional record book to your portfolio.

There is information about these on our County Website.

This year’s essay topic for seniors is: "Describe your most significant 4-H experiences and how they contributed to your personal growth as shown by attitude, insights, and life skills gained." All guidelines and project forms are also available at the Extension Office.

ALREADY??

DELAWARE LIVESTOCK EXPO The 2018 Delaware Livestock Expo will be held on October 13-14, 2018 at the DE State Fairgrounds In Harrington, DE. The exhibitor’s handbook and entry forms are available online at http://delawarelivestockexpo.com/

GREAT NEWS FROM STATE FAIR….It’s been awhile since Queen Anne’s County sent a Livestock Team to State Fair…but WOW, WOW, WOW, did they do well… Ethan Whiteside, Tommy Bramble and Taylor Bramble all coaches of this year’s team are very proud of this group of 4-H’ers. The Junior Team was: Madeline Rhodes, Lydia King and Brennon King…are you ready for this, they scored 1ST PLACE HIGH TEAM OVERALL FOR THE STATE!!!

The Intermediate Team was: Temple Rhodes, Hannah Branham and Stephen King…they scored 3RD PLACE HIGH TEAM OVERALL FOR THE STATE!!

The Senior Team was: Will Jarrell, Brigid King, Daniel King and Maggie Hutton. They scored 4th PLACE OVER HIGH TEAM OVERALL FOR THE STATE!! Any Daniel King and Maggie Hutton individually scored high enough to both qualify for the State Judging Team..

AND THERE’S MORE…Queen Anne’s County sent a Dairy Judging Team to State as well. Tommy Smith served as our team’s coach. Thank you Tommy for your hard work, and congratulations to the following 4-H’ers!

Junior - Ethan Patterson: 1st individual in Jerseys 6th Individual in Aryshires 10th overall Individual JR Intermediate - Dylan Patterson: 4th individual in Holsteins 4th individual in Jerseys 5th overall Individual Intermediate Seniors Samantha Herr: 7th individual in Guernseys 16th overall individual SR Audrey Karbaum: 10th individual in Brown Swiss 9th individual in Red & White Holsteins 13th overall individual SR Chad Patterson: 5th individual in Aryshires 4th individual in Brown Swiss 1st individual in Jersey 5th individual Reasons 1st individual Placings - Received Select Sire Award 4th overall individual SR MD State 4-H Dairy Judging Team A – member…WOW

AND THERE’S STILL MORE STATE FAIR NEWS….Queen Anne’s County is so PROUD of all our 4-H’ers ACCOMPLISHMENTS….Daniel King won GRAND CHAMPION MARKET LAMB at State Fair, and CHAMPION Waterfowl and CHAMPION Bantam Poultry...then Lydia King received JR. CHAMPION Fitting and Showing Sheep and then, Stephen King won JR. RESERVE CHAMPION Fitting and Showing Sheep….and then Brennan KING won INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Fitting and Showing Rabbit…WOW…the KING FAMILY WAS ON FIRE….LOL…QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY 4-H’ERS ROCKED STATE FAIR THIS YEAR!!!

But, wait there’s so much more…..Julia Smith won Supreme Champion Boar; Nick Kinnamon won Champion Duroc Boar; Megan Mansfield won Champion York Gilt; Logan Bozarth won Best in Show Rabbit; Shannon Larrimore won Champion Dairy Steer Showman; Natalie Youse won Supreme Champion Dairy; other 4-H’ers who participated in State Fair were: Zachary Blanchard, Dairy; Kailyn Bozarth, Indoor; Sydney Cook, Swine; Matt and Chris Dietzel, Dairy; Alex Evans, Beef; Ania & Julia Haynes, Horses; Kelsey Higgs, Beef; Lexi Kern, Dairy; Caroline Kimball, Dairy; Kiersten Lancaster, Sheep; Christopher Martin, Beef; Mollie McGeoch, Beef; Leslie Moore, Dairy; Eric Smith, Dairy/Swine; and Colleen Weaver, Meat Goat/Rabbit/Cavy.

STATE FAIR FASHION REVUE….Ashlynn Kunes received State Reserve Champion for Constructed garment and State Best Model…WOW…Congrats!!!!

TRIM A TREE CONTEST

This holiday 4-H activity is designed for everyone who participates to have FUN and bring happiness to others during the holiday season. As a “club”, members use their creative energy to construct “handmade” decorations for a Christmas Tree. The trees should be placed around the community and remain there during the holiday season. Trees are judged for neatness and ORIGINALITY and the “primary objective” is to share some holiday

joy with those who need it most! (Think about assisted living facilities, nursing homes, etc.) This is ONLY a county club contest, but individuals are encouraged to display their own tree around the community as a service project. Trees should be in place by MONDAY, DECEMBER 3RD. They will be judged during the next two weeks. Clubs need to complete the entry form and return it to our office…NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 30TH!!

MARYLAND 4-H VOLUNTEER AND TEEN FORUM (ACTIVITIES FOR 4-H’ERS AND CLOVERS TOO)

The 2018 4-H Teen & Volunteer Forum will take place November 16-18 at the Princess Royale in Ocean City. This weekend event is designed to unite volunteers and teens from around Maryland for engaging in training and networking opportunities. Whether you come for a day or stay for the weekend, we hope you come to Learn by Doing in order to help the Maryland 4-H Program make the best better! The whole family is welcome to come and learning tracks are provided for youth from 5-11 in the Clover, Junior and Intermediate tracks that span the breadth of 4-H programming; from the Agriculture Camp, Clubs to STEM activities. There is something for everyone! Registration materials and additional information will be available soon online at: https://extension.umd.edu.4-h-teen-and-volunteer-forum

TRIM A TREE ENTRY FORM

CLUB NAME:

Leader Name: Phone:

Leader email:

THEME: Traditional 4-H Theme Other

Tree Location: Contact Person @location:

Address & Best Time to Judge:

• All decorations MUST be handmade, but can include and type of material. This can include decorations made

from natural materials, cloth, ceramics, etc. Decorations CANNOT BE FOOD ITEMS, which would spoil easily. Outdoor displays must be weatherproof and the trees must be securely anchored.

• Tree designs MUST HAVE A TITLE VISIBLE TO JUDGES indicating the tree’s theme. • Energy efficient electric lights may be used, but they are not necessary. • ALL CLUBS WILL PROVIDE THEIR OWN TREES…Tree height must be over 3 feet, BUT NOT over 8 feet. NO CUT

trees are allowed…use only artificial ones. • The 4-H Club name MUST be displayed at tree site.

You may mail your form to: UME, 505 Railroad Avenue, Suite, 4, Centreville, MD 21617 Fax: 410-758-3687 Email: swolff@umd.edu or srosenbe@umd.edu

This can be a really fun and creative activity….I can think of so many great ideas each club could design. LOOKING FORWARD to seeing all these creative trees!!!

*KEEP IN MIND…OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE IS ALWAYS THE FIRST FRIDAY OF DECEMBER……HINT...HINT ….IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE SOME CLUBS PLACE THEIR TREES AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE 4-H OFFICE…ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PARADE ROUTE GOES RIGHT PAST OUR OFFICE…JUST SAYIN!!!

HOLIDAY WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM Saturday, December 1, 2018

9-3 p.m. 4-H Park Cost: $17.00

Registration Due: November 16th

NAME:

ADDRESS:

PHONE: EMAIL:

CLUB:

*BRING A BAGGED LUNCH…DRINKS WILL BE SUPPLIED

*There will be lots of “MAKE AND TAKE” Crafts

Make check payable to: QACEAC

Drop off or send to: University of Maryland Extension

505 Railroad Avenue, Suite 4 Centreville, MD 21617 ATTN: Sally Rosenberry

OR CURRENT OCCUPANT

THIS ISSUE OF THE CLOVERPRESS HAS BEEN PREPARED BY

CHRISTINE M. JOHNSTON EXTENSION EDUCATOR, 4-H & YOUTH

AND

SALLY G. ROSENBERRY 4-H PROGRAM ASSISTANT

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