Clover Reporter
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January-February, 2009
PLEASE READ: A Mandatory Superintendent (ALL Fair Superintendents) Meeting followed by Mandatory Horse meeting will be on Monday April 27, at
Next Leaders Council Meeting at Skamania School, Monday, April 13, 2009, at 6:30 PM!!!!
INSIDE
- Learning and Leadership
- Leaders Council
- Horse Advisory Minutes
- Livestock Advisory Minutes
- Calendars – Weigh in and certificate due dates provided on separate pages for printing – please print and SAVE – POST ON YOUR FRIDGE!!!!
- State 4-H Information
LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP
Happy Trails Day Camp will be held for four weeks beginning Monday, July 6, 2009, at the Camas Camp & Ranch in Camas, WA. There will be seminars and hands-on training on horses, livestock, small animals, “being green”, gardening, etc. The camp will be held Monday through Friday. Participants must be enrolled in 4-H. For information contact Tina Goodnight at 360-907-2331 or camascampnranch@comcast.net.
Hello everyone – please help us advertise our upcoming Lamboree, Porkapalooza and Beef-O-Rama! Details are below. More info to follow. Thanks!
What:
For whom: 4-H/FFA sheep project youth; adult leaders; commercial producers; fiber artists; anyone interested in any aspect of the sheep industry
Where: Klickitat
When: May 16-17
Registration: Probably about $25; includes 4 meals and educational packet
What: Klickitat County Beef-O-Rama
For whom: Primarily 4-H/FFA beef project youth, leaders and adults, but anyone interested in the beef industry is welcome
Where: Klickitat
When: May 16
Registration: $5 for youth and $ for adults; includes lunch and educational packet
What:
For whom: Primarily 4-H/FFA swine project youth, leaders and adults, but anyone interested in the swine industry is welcome
Where: Klickitat
When: May 16
Registration: $5 for youth and $ for adults; includes lunch and educational packet
Donna Semasko is putting on another goat health care/nutrition and pack goat seminar on March 28, 2009, at her farm, Edelweiss Acres, in
Also, if you are looking for a judge this year, Donna has many years experience in judging of
all goats and would love to help out– Donna Semasko – Edelweiss Acres
The Pacific Northwest Poultry Association announced in their newsletter the Spring Poultry Show being held at Rock Creek in April. I have attended numerous of their shows (they hold a spring and fall show) and am always amazed by the number of participants and the enthusiasm of those participating. I hoped this information could get out to the 4-Hers somehow, such as the Clover Reporter.
They mention in the newsletter that they can use help. I asked one of the chair members what kind of help and she said they can use volunteers to help set up on Fridays between 9 - 4 and tear down between 12 till finished. I personally prefer the set up operation. Clean up is dusty and the dust has manure in it from MANY different birds! Probably not the best thing for young 4-Hers. It seems like they have more help Sunday from show participants. She mentioned that the best time to take in the show is Saturday between 8 - 5.
It would be great for 4-H kids to check this show out and see the kind of quality birds being shown. They have sale cages at the show with an odd assortment of birds but the best part to me is the number of breeders present at the shows that kids can contact to order and buy quality birds.
Feel free to call me if you want -
Mary Todd Haight
Hop Waddle and Strut 4-H
427-4879
Jesus G. Acosta
OSU/Hood River
4-H Program Assistant(
OFFICE: 541-386-3343
CELL: 541-490-5536
E-Mail: jesus.acosta@oregonstate.edu
It is time to order your chickens. It will cost each child $25. This is based on the cost of the birds - each child needs to order 5 because chickens sometimes die and they need to have 3 for fair, the cost of shipping, and the cost of vaccinations that the hatchery gives them to help them survive.
Marlene Neisler has a 5 year old buckskin mare for possible lease to older 4-H’er for a green horse project. The mare will come when called and is super friendly. Ground broke, but has not been ridden. Call 427-4710 for more information.
Tom Linde – Stevenson Farmer’s Market, Every Sat. beginning in June. 4-H kids encouraged tobring produce, flowers, crafts, etc. Located at the 1st Independent Bank parking lot next to the
From Martha Suronen: We had a successful Fiber Art Workshop on Saturday. 13 youth & 10 adult volunteers had a wonderful time. The youth were able to complete a backpack, cell phone purse, many oragami bowls, spin, knit and quilt. The top of a quilt was completed and now volunteer Linda Cope is going to complete the project for us by adding trim, backing and quilting for us. The quilt is going to be raffled for a worthy cause.
We would like to raffle the quilt at fair with proceeds being donated for a worthy project such as 4-H or community…The Holly House in Stevenson was suggested.
Ad L Minutes for the following meetings are N NOT approved. They are for information only!
(And sub-committees)
Leaders Council
February 9, 2009
Called to order: 6:30 pm followed by Pledge of Allegiance, 4H Pledge
Present: Sally Mansur, Bev Gadbaw, Kay Day, Cindy Gonser,
Approval of minutes: December minutes approved.
Treasurer’s Report: Report not available. Sally, Charlene and Jennifer will meet 2/20.
Office Report: Sally reports that a large number of enrollments have come in and wants to remind everyone that they are due. Sally mentioned that it is great to see a large group for Leaders Council and welcomes more suggestions or ideas for continuing to increase attendance.
Fair Board Report: Paul reported that FAIR DATES THIS YEAR is August 12th – 16th. Work Day will be August 8th. The Fair Board will be hiring crews to set up all interior areas of animal and horse barns. The Fair Board has hired the carnival this year but is unsure about 2010. The Fair Board will be conducting a survey during fair to the public inquiring if they want to continue with the carnival or have other ideas.
Livestock Meeting Report: May 1st is the last day for final request on anything that needs to be built.
May 11th - final livestock meeting. There will be pre-fair clinics on weigh-in day, including a ‘Vet corner.
Horse Barn Report: Bev brought up that in the past gaming kids have been required to do one performance, since this is not required by the state, would like to see this changed. Horse advisory will review and communicate the change.
Old Business: D’Anna Miller stated that her Shooting Sports group will re-affiliate with the Camas/Washougal Shooting League and NRA and be part of
Sally will be organizing a committee to work on bylaws; this can be access and worked on line. Colleen (livestock) and Kay (horse) volunteered; they will bring back to Leaders Council.
New Business: Paul reported that there is a plan to cover the grand stands at the very least he would like to see at least half of it covered in time for fair.
Meeting Adjourned: 7:05 pm
Respectfully submitted by Sherril Allen
Horse Advisory Board
Horse Barn Meeting
2-9-09
Called to order: 7:30 pm
Present:
Bev Gadbaw, Kay Day ,Sherril Allen, Sandy Haigh, Martha Thomas, Jennifer Crandall, Monica Townsend, Jennifer Graham, Ben Sizemore
Old Business:
1. Green cards need to be updated to include dressage and international flag.
Kay will get this information to Sally.
At the leaders council meeting, Paul and Sally discussed the changes to green cards this year. We can fill them out on line. They will be available on the website. The horse barn 4-Hers should print out these forms to bring to the mandatory meeting.
We would like to have them on file at the fair in case there are any questions.
Also, the # for horse entries will change from 900 to 800.
2. Need further discussion around Skamania 4H horse rules.
3. Revisions to the Rules:
#31 In the Horse Program Guide needs to be rewritten for clarification:
Proposal for rewrite is: 4-Hers wanting to leave the immediate fairgrounds must fill out the OFF GROUNDS notification form and obtain the appropriate signatures. The form will be turned into the Horse Barn Superintendent before leaving the grounds.
Kay will write up a form for approval from the Horse advisory.
#22 needs to be modified as we don’t have tie stalls anymore:
To read: Exhibiters may leave a horse saddled and tied up to the tie ring on a outside wall of the stalls only,
# 39 to be deleted from the Guide, as there are no tie stalls anymore.
#30 spelling error: bite
#40 we have a spelling error: COMPETITION
Also at the bottom of the page spelling error on POSSESSION and ALCOHOLIC
Page 14: Green cards for fair entries, and horse certificates are due at the Mandatory Horse Barn Meeting of the current 4-H year.
ADD: Dressage and International Flag to the list of classes offered.
Page 18: (NO PROFANE LANGUAGE) spelling error
(ONLY 4-H MEMBERS )spelling error
4. Schedule for fair. At this time the plan is to schedule the Juniors in on Monday. We need to see how many horse 4-H members we have.
5. Is there a rule change needed to allow 4-Hers that have gaming horses, to just come for Saturday and Sunday at fair? This would free up space in the horse barn. We could let some of the performance only horses go home to make space for the gaming horses. We only have 58 stalls in the horse barn.
We discussed this issue and decided that we do not have a rule in place, it was just policy to have the gaming horses compete in one performance class.
6. Vixen Barney is our judge for fair.
It was suggested that we contact Vixen about the dressage pattern. We need to get it soon, so the kids can practice. Also was suggested that the Novice and Junior courses be easier for the kids. (Possibly walk/trot for the juniors also.)
7. The fair schedule: We discussed the fair schedule.
Tentatively this will be the schedule:
Saturday August 8 Open Performance Show - Bev Gadbaw
Sunday August 9 Open Gaming Show /Junior 4-Hers gaming
MondayAugust 10 Junior 4-H Performance
Tuesday August 11 Int. & Senior 4-H haul in
Horse Judging / Sandy Haigh, Superintendent
Wed. August 12 I Int./Senior Performance
Thurs. August 13 Int./ Senior English Saddle Seat & Hunt Seat
Dressage / Jumping (Juniors will haul-in for day)
Friday August 14 Trail Class
Haul in Gaming Horses
Saturday August 15 Parade/ Showmanship for gaming horses hauled in.
Gaming
Sunday August 16 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM - Groom Squad
9:30 AM to noon - Free time to go to church or?
8. Work Day: Fair workday is scheduled for Saturday August 8th. We also have the Fair Open Performance show on that day. Any work in the arena, grandstands, and tower will have to be done earlier in the week. We will have a list of items needing to be done before fair. So workday opportunities are communicated and assigned. The fair will put up our horse stalls for us. Green Horse/ Driving - Need a date to schedule this class. Possibly Sunday August 23rd? Also need a judge.
9. Question was brought up about setting up a round pen for the kids to exercise their horses in. Either round pen or lunge. Kay will take to the fair board meeting.
The fair board was receptive to this, and requests that we bring in a nice round pen, I asked for 40 to 50 foot area to set up.
10. Rubber mats for the barn? Kay will take to the fair board meeting.
Fair board will check into getting mats, and will get back to us.
11. Adding on to the west side of the barn in the future? We had a discussion on this.
Bev brought it up at the fair board meeting, it will not happen this year, but possibly in the future.
12. Sherril reported to the group about the Adult horse camp that
13. Horse Camp:
Need to schedule a horse camp meeting, will talk to Jeanie.
Counselor/teen
Youth camp July 16th – 19th. Jeanie Sizemore
Jennifer has offered to do the cooking at both camps.
14. State Fair: The senior performance has had a
In 2009, the state fair is going to change to 1 lot for senior performance. This will allow more time for the Jumping, dressage, and also bring back driving to the state fair.
15. Silver Buckle Open Show: Sherril Allen and Brandy Audette?
Dates are June 26th and 28th .
Next Horse Advisory at
Meeting Adjourned.
Livestock Board
February 9, 2009
Members Present: No list provided
Draft for fair, dates and times were discussed. Some show dates may change due to availability of judges.
May 1st will be final punch list date (for submission to
Certificates will be due on weigh-in dates. Superintendents will be putting on a small learning clinic at the beginning of the weigh-in to prepare kids for fair. There will also be some vet information, to avoid surprises on haul in day.
Sally would like to have a superintendent meeting prior to the fair, so all will be on the same page.
The green cards will be online this year; paper copies will still be turned in. The 4-H leaders are in charge of that.
The belt buckle given to the kids at the awards night will now be given when the show is over – they will be able to appreciate it better.
Meeting Adjourned.
2008 Achievement Night
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WHAT | WHEN & WHERE | CONTACT |
Beef Weigh In | Saturday, April 11 – 9 AM – 11 AM Certificates due for all Beef Projects | Larry Sampson |
Final Punch List Due to Fair Office | Friday, May 1st | Tim O’Mahoney |
Swine Weigh In | Wednesday, May 13 – 5 PM – 7 PM Certificates due for Equine/Llama/Swine | Livestock/Horse Superintendents |
Goat/Sheep Weigh In | Wednesday, June 10 – 5 PM – 7 PM Certificates Due for Goats/Sheep/Cats/Dogs/Dairy Heifer | Larry Sampson, Cyndi Gonser |
Rabbit/Chicken Weigh In | July 1st – Time To Be Announced Certificates Due for Rabbits/Chickens | Livestock Superintendents |
Work Day – Mandatory | Saturday, August 8th – Two Shifts: 9 AM or 12 noon (tentative) | All Superintendents |
Teen Horse Camp | July, | Charline Wright, Bev Gadbaw |
Youth Horse Camp | July, | Monica Townsend & Megan Reynolds |
2008 Skamania County Fair | August 11-16, 2009 | Fair Board |
JEX ( | December, 2009 | Charline Wright or Sally Mansur, WSU Ext. |
REVISED 4-H CERTIFICATE DUE DATES
2009 Skamania County Fair
CATEGORY | DUE DATE & WEIGH-IN* TIME | DEADLINE NOTES |
| Saturday, April 11, 2009, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. |
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| Wednesday, May13, 2009, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. |
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. |
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| Tuesday, July 1, 2009 time not yet set |
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Please note that these due dates are the “bare bones” minimum before the
State 4-H Information/Links
The 2009 Equine Schedule for the WA State 4-H Fair will be:
Sept 10-14 - Senior Performance (all counties)
Sept 12 - Horse Judging Contest and Groom Squad
Sept 14-17 - Senior Western Games
Sept 18-21 - Dressage and Harness
Sept 20 - National Equine Presentations
Sept 21-24 - Intermediate Performance
Sept 24-27 - Intermediate Western Games
One senior performance section has been eliminated as we can no longer fill
two sections.
State Fair Premium Book can be accessed at: http://4h.wsu.edu/statefair/index.htm
Please use: http://www.skamaniacounty.org/4H/4h_cooperative_extension_office.htm for links to the State 4-H Calendar, other county newsletters, forms, green cards, and WSU’s unlimited database.
Swine show, 2008
Cooperating agencies: