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For July 2006
Summer Conference gets a two thumbs up rating!
Calendar
(click "Calendar" to go to State 4-H Calendar)
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Ag in the Classroom
July 2006 Calendar Picture
Kristen B. " Grade 4, Ashbrook Independent School
" Teacher: Mrs. Jensen
You will find daily agricultural facts with student artwork on our website
at http://AITC.oregonstate.edu.
The following are a few July 2006 Calendar Facts:
- July is National Blueberry Month
- July is National Hot Dog Month
- Blueberries are native to North America
- Oregon ranks number one in the U.S. for the production of blackberries
- Oregon ranks number one in the U.S. for the production of loganberries
Students Selected for the 2006-07 Agriculture in the Classroom Calendar
Contest!
A reception honoring these artists will be held on Sunday, August 27,
at 1:30 pm in the Jackman-Long Building on the Oregon State Fairgrounds.
Cover - Megan N., Grade 6, Home School, Philomath
Sept. - Dalton B., Grade 5, Monroe Grade School, Monroe
Oct. - Reuben J., Grade 6, Home School, Sweet Home
Nov. - Zak E., Grade 2, Mosier Community School, Mosier
Dec. - Bradley B., Grade 5, Boy's & Girl's Club of Coos Bay
Jan. - Joshua H., Grade 3, Home School, Woodburn
Feb. - Joshua K., Grade 3, Faith Bible Christian School, Aloha
March - Anthony T., Grade 5, North Albany Elementary, Albany
April - Grace H., Grade 6, Home School, Woodburn
May - Erika B., Grade 5, Juntura Elementary, Juntura
June - Lila K., Grade 4, Ashbrook Independent, Corvallis
July - Joseph H., Grade 4, Witness Tree Academy, Pilot Rock
Aug. - Andy G., Grade 5, Rockville School, Jordan Valley
Tami Kerr, Program Director (541) 737-8629
Cathy McClaughry, Program Assistant(541) 737-1318
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Animal Science
Educational Materials for Avian Flu
Over the past year or so, FFA has been working with the Biosecurity for the Birds Campaign, which is orchestrated through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) at USDA. As part of this campaign, they have developed a state and county fairs outreach program where educational materials about how small poultry owners can prevent the spread of avian influenza can be ordered by local FFA and 4-H offices and distributed at poultry events. Materials are provided for free to participating organizations. The site is at www.AIFairs.org.
~ Vicki Avery
Awards
State 4-H Awards presented at the Recognition Banquet of 4-H Summer Conference at OSU
2006 State 4-H Citizenship Award winner:
Kelsey Ferguson, Washington County
2006 State 4-H Team Community Service Award winner:
Columbia River Community Club, Columbia County, for their creation and
distribution of 28 book bags to their local Children's Services agency.
Club members are: James Knox, IV, Kaylea Knox, Hannah Rinck, Madison
Knox, Katie Engstrom, Stanley Stimson and Victoria Willson.
Congratulations to these individuals and their outstanding efforts in both citizenship and community service!
To find out more about eligibility and the application process for State
4-H awards, please refer to the 4-H website Recognition section.
~ Helen Pease
Forestry
2006 Oregon 4-H Forestry Field Day
and State 4-H Forestry Contest
Sponsored by the Oregon 4-H Program and the Oregon Forest Resources Institute
What: This family event involves youth in learning and demonstrating skills in Tree Identification, Tree Measurement, Compass and Pacing, Topographic Maps and a written Forestry Exam. Self-study materials for all events are posted on the State 4-H Office website at http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu. Select Printed Materials on the left and scroll down to the Forestry section.
Who: The Oregon 4-H Forestry Field Day is open to all youth grades 4-12. The State 4-H Forestry Contest is open to all youth, but only youth in grades 10-12 will be competing to become members of the Oregon 4-H Forestry Team. Four team members and 2 alternate members will be selected for the Forestry Team. They will study together to prepare for participation in the National 4-H Forestry Invitational, which is held in West Virginia in July of each year. Funding for state team member's Invitational participation will be determined by the counties with participating youth and may require some fund raising by youth participants.
When: September 30, 2006 9:00 AM to noon - Field Day and Contest
Orientation
noon - Lunch and Cross Cut Saw contest
12:30- 5:00 - State Forestry Contest and Awards
Where: Oregon 4-H Center, Salem, Oregon
Information and map at www.oregon.4h.center.org
How: The registration form is on line at the state 4-H web
site. Cost is just $4.00 for the day. Lodging in the 4-H Center's cottages
is extra.
~ Virginia Bourdeau
Natural Science
Watersheds Connect Us All - Save the Date--September 21-22, 2006
A conference at the Oregon 4-H Center for those who work with youth educators
or are youth educators or teachers. This professional development opportunity
is planned and presented by the staff of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute,
Projects Learning Tree and WILD, Extension Forestry and 4-H Youth Development.
Sessions to include: Working with schools, using the Oregon Benchmarks
and Standards, Delivering to meet diverse needs and styles, No Child Left
Behind, Integrating natural resources into the curriculum, reaching diverse
audiences and more!
~ Virginia Bourdeau
Oregon Outreach
Intercultural Communication
This month's intercultural communication tip is taken from Kaleidoscope of Hispanic Cultures by Carmen DeNeve.
On Feedback or Input. Many traditional Latinos find it difficult to willingly
offer suggestions in meetings or classes because they think it's offensive
to the teacher or speaker. Instead of asking for "feedback"
such as "What do you think of my plan?" or "What is your
opinion?" try rephrasing your request in this way: "What would
you do, yourself, in this case?" or "I really need your point
of view on this issue. It would help us a lot!" Latinos need more
time to get comfortable in offering advice or providing feedback because
of their fear of imposing on somebody or out of respect for the other
person. It is not that Latinos do not have an opinion of their own, they
just reserve their comments to be polite and respectful.
~ Beverly Hobbs
Recognition
2006 National 4-H Congress delegation
I am pleased to announce the following individuals were selected by the
4-H Recognition Committee to attend 2006 National 4-H Congress in Atlanta
Georgia in November:
Stephanie Barker, Washington County
Mathias Brause, Clatsop County
Wilson Bruning, Grant County
Nikkita Cornford, Union County
Katie Hadfield, Washington County
Rebecca Hartwig, Benton County
Lena McClelland, Union County
Kelli Jo McKee, Union County
Jennifer Mosier, Lane County
Jennifer Preciado, Josephine County
Rico Ramos, Lane County
Cody Richfield, Washington County
Sarah Silberstein, Polk County
Leslie Ten Eyck, Clackamas County
Chandra Wafford, Clackamas County
Emily Woods, Tillamook County
Riley Wortman, Wallowa County
Congratulations to the delegates and their 4-H agents!
~ Helen Pease
Shooting Sports
October 28-29 Grant County Master 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Workshop On-line
Registration is now on line for the fall shooting sports leader training. Please be aware that the deadline is October 6. We must process all the registrations and order meals and materials prior to NAE4-HA conference. The spring shooting sports training will be offered in conjunction with the Leader's Forum in Jackson County.
Counties are reminded that the fees for the workshop are completely non-refundable and non-transferable. At each training there is at least one volunteer who does NOT attend and whose fees were pre-paid by a leaders association. Ask your volunteers to pay the fee and reimburse them if they actually attend. If you choose to pre-pay for your volunteer and they do not attend your leaders association must take the loss.
~ Virginia Bourdeau
State Fair
Hiring Help
As you well know, the task of setting up and taking down the Exhibit Building
at State Fair is a HUGE job. To lend a hand with lifting the larger display
items like the chicken coop, the store front moving and other heavier
items for set-up on August 24 and taking down on September 4 evening/September
5 all day, we will be hiring 3-4 strong older youth to help us with these
tasks. If you know of older youth in your county who would be available
on these days we would welcome a call, so we can talk to them about hiring
them for these three days. Please call Mona Easley at 541-737-1327.
~ Mona Easley
Contest Scheduling
Exhibit Building electronic contest scheduling has begun for State Fair
Presentations, Mini Meal Contest, Food Prep Contest and Fashion Revue.
The form and directions can be found on the State 4-H website in the Staff
Use Only section at: http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/resources/staffuse.htm
To schedule these contest participants' enter the names and requested date/time on the electronic form and then sent to Mona electronically. When the date/time has been scheduled, a post card is mailed to each participant so they will know when to come to fair. The same information will be sent to the county, so if the member loses the card, the Extension office will be able to provide the information. Send Mona the information as soon as the State Fair contest participants are selected in the county so they will have a better chance at getting their first choice date and time.
Please select alternate participants for all of these contests so you will be able to share the State Fair opportunity with others, if the first person selected chooses not go to Salem. We find that often when August arrives families want to take a vacation before school starts and they cancel on State Fair at the last minute. If you have an alternate selected then they have a chance of going to State Fair to participate. We have had alternates come from some counties and they are so prepared very excited to get to come.
~ Mona Easley
Clerks and Teen Staff
Applications are being accepted for clerks on judging day and Teen Staff
for the entire State Fair. If you have leaders and older youth in your
county who want to clerk for a judge at State Fair on August 22 as exhibits
are judged, please contact email Mona or have them call at 541-737-1327.
We always have Teen Staff needs and even if teens live far away from Salem, they sometimes can carpool a group and get in on the experience of assisting the State Fair Staff for a day or more.
Clerk application: http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/resources/pdf/statefairclerkapplication06.pdf
Teen Staff Application: http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/resources/pdf/StateFairTeenStaffApplication06.pdf
~ Mona Easley
Teen Staff Opportunity at State Fair
As you complete your fair, you may have members who would like to participate at state fair, but who may not have qualified to come. Those members may be interested in applying for the Teen Staff position with either the horse show, or livestock show. Although consideration is given to all applicants, those with animal exhibits often find it difficult to compete with their projects, fully participate in herdsmanship and complete their work assignment. If you have members who are interested in applying for teen staff go to:
http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/programs/events/state%20fair/TeenStaffApplication06.pdf
Dates for the State 4-H Horse Show are from Friday, August 18 through 9:00 pm Tuesday, August 22. Livestock Office teen staff should plan on working each day from 9:00 am Tuesday, August 29 until 7:30 pm Sunday, September 3.
~ Vicki Avery
World Citizenship
High School students need host families
Oregon will be hosting four FLEX high school students for the 2006-2007 school year. Two of the students are placed with families in Burns and Newberg. Host families are still needed for the other two students. Hosting a high school student is an excellent opportunity to learn about another country. Basic information about the two remaining students include:
Male
Country: Georgia
Age: 17
Interests: Swimming, geography, horseback riding, classical music, cars
Future plans: become a lawyer
School grades good
Speaks: English, Russian, Georgian
Has a younger sister
Female
Country: Tajikistan
Age: 16
Activities and Interests: Basketball, Volleyball, computer training, cooking,
reading, writing, sewing
Future plans: become a doctor
School grades are very good
Speaks: English, Russian, and Tajik
Interest in animals/pets
2005-06 delegate, Vahagan, from Armenia, learned about raising pigs while living with his host family in Benton County.
