Winter 2018
Inside this issue: Club Updates
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4-H Candy Sale
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Contest & Caving Adventure Camp County Contest
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FoCUS & Project Clubs
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4-H Camp PreRegistration
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Workshops &
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Calendar of Events
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County Extension Agents for 4-H Youth Development
Danielle Hagler danielle.hagler@uky.edu
Luke Fries luke.fries@uky.edu 317 South Third Street Bardstown, KY 40004 502-348-9204 502-348-9270 fax
Spotlight of the Month Welcome to this Beautiful World! Congratulations to Jason and Danielle Hagler on there newest addition to the family. Lillian James Hagler was born on Friday, January 5 at 7:24 p.m. Weighing 8 lbs 2 oz and 19.5 long.
4-H Winter Weather Notice The winter season is upon us and as we all know, winter usually brings snow. The Nelson County 4-H Club weather policy is as follows: “If Nelson County Schools are canceled due to bad weather or for any reason, all 4-H meetings and activities are automatically canceled.� In addition, if there is a threat for bad weather before a meeting, call the Extension Office at 502-348-9204 for information regarding the meeting or event and any cancellation. The Cooperative Extension Service prohibits discrimination in its programs and employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. To file a complaint of discrimination, contact Jim Lawson, UK College of Agriculture, 859-257-3879; Terry Allen or Patty Bender, UK Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, 859-257-8927; or the USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W Whitten Bldg., 14th & Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 (202-720-5964)
Club Updates Page 2
Shooting Sports Club New Haven School Holiday “Family Night”
The 4-H Shooting Sports Club inducted their club officers at their December meeting. Clay Cecil will serve as President, Chris Cecil-Vice President,
Natalie Bolin- Secretary, Brent Ballard- Treasurer, Abby DeGroote- Reporter and not pictured Lukas BallardHistorian.
The Nelson County 4-H Shooting Sports Education Club received a $250 donation from the Catfish Roundup.
We caught up with some of “Santa’s Helpers” at New Haven School. They were making “the Grinch” out of healthy fruits!
4-H Rabbit and Poultry Club
LETS GO 4-H
CAMPING
The Nelson County 4-H Rabbit and Poultry Club gathered at Farm Bureau Central Office for a holiday party and gift exchange. Fun was had by all and Nelson County 4-H would like to say thank you to all the families that came to join in on the fun!
Teen Council The Nelson County Teen Council visited Signature at Colonial Health and Rehab Center to deliver hand made gifts & cards and caroled in the halls. This is just one of the many Civic Engagement based activities that the teens
That’s What A “Cheppo” would Do! Pre-Register as a Camper, Adult or Teen TODAY (See pages 7 & 8) June 25th-29th, 2018
coordinate and participate in throughout the year. This group has every reason to be extremely proud of the many hearts they have touched, and smiles they helped create, throughout the holiday season!
Club Updates Cont. Page 3
Sewing Club School Enrichment
The 4-H Sewing Club had a wonderful Christmas Party at the beginning of December. This group of young people had a great time creating Holiday Art and you should have seen ALL the snacks! BIG thanks to all the families and youth that participated,
as well as volunteer leaders Audrey Bolin and Anne Rae Wright! Thank you for all you do!
Holiday Card Contest Winners 4th grade school club members learned about food as energy while making multigrain trail mix.
FoCUS
HUGE Congratulations to the following winners of the Holiday Card Contest for December 2017! Your art was displayed on over 1,000 printed cards which were decorated in Nelson County School Classrooms, and distributed to community members, as one of our largest Civic Engagement Projects. What an impact! Seniors
Juniors
Layten Lyvers—1st place
Karrie Green—1st place
Grayson Lyvers—2nd place
Yuika Koizumi—2nd place
Gloria Bolin—3rd place
Karuka Koizumi—3rd place
Speech and Demonstration Contest FoCUS Members on their final trip to Chicago. We saw “The Bean” and ate Chicago deep dish pizza.
Do you have something important to say? Have your voice be heard at the 2017 4-H Speech and Demonstration Contest. Winners in each category will receive a $10 cash prize. The contest will be Monday, April 17 at the Extension Office. Speech Categories: 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17-18 years (4-H Age)
St. Gregory School 7th & 8th
7th and 8th Graders at St. Gregory School listened to Clara Fulkerson talk about the rich history of Wickland during their Club Meeting in December .
Jr. & Sr. Demonstration Categories: Photography/Video Photography Home Environment & Management Sciences & Natural Resources Crafts Clothing/Sewing Small Engines/Horticulture Presentation Software
Safety Bread Computer Animal Science General Health Ag Engineering
Electric Culture Foods
Shooting Sports
Team Demonstrations (two 4-Hers)
Sign-up by Friday, April 14th. Rules are available on the Nelson County 4-H website, http://ces.ca.uky.edu/nelson/youthdev or call the office at 502-348-9204.
4-H Candy Sale Contest & Caving Adventure Camp Page 4
Candy Sale
Nelson County Extension and 4-H are on Facebook!
Support Nelson County 4-H with your purchase. This sale is our biggest fundraiser and supports many 4-H awards, activities and events. 4-Hers who sign up for candy are entered into a top seller contest. Early Bird Drawing will take place on February 9th and deadline to turn in names is February 8th. Contest ends February 26th. Top Individual Sellers
Top Club Sellers
1st Place: $75
1st Place: $100.00
2nd Place: $50
2nd Place: $ 50.00
3rd Place: $25
3rd Place: $ 25.00
See your local 4-Her or stop by the 4-H office to purchase your candy!
We provide Agriculture, Food and Environmental tips and tricks that will be helpful to you and your family throughout the year. Find this, and all your 4-H program updates on our Facebook page by searching and liking us @ Nelson County Extension.
Go on an Adventure with 4-H Source: Christina Bradley, Lake Cumberland
The camp is open to youth ages 9 through
4-H Camp director and Darrell Stillwell,
17 and adult volunteers. The cost is $150 for
principal extension specialist for 4-H camping
those between the ages 9-15; $131.25 for 16
If you have a young person interested in
and 17 year olds and free for adult volunteers.
caving, nature or just looking to get outside and To preregister, visit http:// explore more, 4-H has the camp for them.
cavingadventurecamp.eventbrite.com/. After
From April 13-15, the 4-H Camping Program
you preregister, you will receive additional
will host a Caving Adventure Camp at Lake
information and instructions from the camp
Cumberland 4-H Camp.
director. For more information on 4-H
Kentucky’s unique Karst topography
camping opportunities visit http://4-
makes it one of the best places in the world for
h.ca.uky.edu/camp or contact the Nelson
cave formation. In fact, there is a small cave at
County Extension office.
the Lake Cumberland 4-H Camp, which makes in an ideal location for this specialty camp.
Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people
During the camp, youth will explore the on-site regardless of economic or social status and will cave, talk to a Mammoth Cave park ranger
not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
about bats and white nose syndrome, rock wall
ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion,
climb and learn about the formation of the
political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender
Karst system and its features. They will also get
identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital
to experience traditional 4-H Camp activities.
status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability.
4-H Poster and Written Communications Contests Page 5
2018 4-H Written Communications Contest Rules 1. Each category will have a junior and senior class.
Save the Date! 4-H Speech and Demonstrations Contest The Nelson County 4-H Speech and Demonstrations Contest will be held on Monday April 23, 2018. See Luke for more details and tips on how to prepare your BlueRibbon talk! Sign up by April 17th!
2. Each writing piece must be original. If there is a question, the participant will be disqualified. A statement of authenticity must be completed and attached to entry. 3. All entries are to be on 8" x 11" paper, with the entrant's class, name, and county on a cover page and last name typed on every page. 4. Entries are to be double-spaced, typed with Calibri size 12 font white paper. (Songs may be single spaced within verses, chorus and bridge and double spaced between each of these.) 5. Winners will be invited to showcase at the Kentucky State Fair “Clover Café.” Date TBD. Categories include: (Junior and Senior Classes for each category) Songwriting Poetry (3 line minimum and 25 line maximum) “What 4-H Means to Me” Essay (minimum 500 words) Original Monologue Press Release (maximum of 1,000 words) Public Service Announcement All Entries will be due into the Nelson County Extension Office by February 27th, 2018! Please contact Luke at the 4-H Office for cover sheet examples and the required statement of authenticity
2018 Poster Contest– Display What 4-H Means to You We are challenging all 4-H members to participate in the 2018 poster contest. Winners move on to district, earn cash prizes and their design maybe used for 4-H Thank You Notes. Your 4-H Club meeting would be a great time to complete your poster. Ask your club leader for more information. Poster boards are available at the 4-H Extension Office. RULES: 1. Poster must have 4-H in the title and it should display what 4-H means to the 4-H’er or what 4-H provides for boys and girls. 2. Age categories are Cloverbud (Grades 1-3), Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-12. 3. All youth will receive ribbons and the top five winners in each grade will receive a cash award. Top five awards are between $10 and $5 for each grade level. 4. Copyrighted characters cannot be used such as Peanuts, Charlie Brown and Mickey Mouse. 5. Posters must be designed on poster board 14”x22” (1/2 of a regular poster board.) Posters may be produced by any medium such as water color, ink, crayon, pencil, paint, but can not be three dimensional. 6. All posters must have a completed title form. Affix the form on upper left hand corner on the back of poster. Forms maybe pick up at our office. 7. NO sharing posters. Posters are individual. Due February 27th, 2018 to the 4-H Office.
Candy Sale Information Page 6
Application Deadline February 27th
Candy Sale
Other 4-H Information! Page 7
Rally Day Results
Citizenship Challenge
Robotics Club
Holiday Card Contest
4-H Teen Summit 2018 Page 8
2016 Kids Vote & Robotic Club Page 9
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February 22 February 23 Stitch N’ Time Club
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Kentucky 4-H Volunteer Forum February 16
February 17 Robotics Club Ham Club February 24