Major County OSU Cooperative

Extension Service

Address 500 E. Broadway, Courthouse Suite 3 Fairview, Oklahoma 73737

Phone 580-227-3786

Fax 580-227-4786

Educators Email Dana Baldwin, FCS/4-H & CED dana.baldwin@okstate.edu Troy Gosney, Ag/4-H tgosney@okstate.edu

Website www.extension.okstate.edu/county/major

Facebook Major County 4-H

In this issue: Page 2: County Wide Meeting Job Readiness Contest Fashion Review 4-H Food Showdown

Page 3: County Recordbook workshops West District (North region) Horse Show and Ranch Horse Show State 4-H Roundup Tri-County 4-H Camp Tractor & Machinery Program

NARCH—APRIL 2021

4-H Clover Connection

Insert: Creative Cooking Workshops Jelly Roll Lap Quilt workshop

Food, Fun, 4-H set to kick off again in May

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit early last year, many people were confined to their homes. As a way to reach and keep in touch with 4-H members, the Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development program designed the Food, Fun, 4-H program. This hands-on activi-ty was so popular, it’s back for another run this summer. The program also is operating in 55 classrooms across the state this school year. The next summer Food, Fun, 4-H is slated to begin in May and will run through August and will focus on international cuisine. Cathy Allen, 4-H curriculum coordinator at the State 4-H Office at Oklahoma State University, said the initial goal was to engage 100 4-H members, but ended up with 727 families participating in the inaugural program. “We were so excited to have so many families participate. During the time in which families were sheltering in place, our club members and other participants were engaged in fun, positive youth development,” Allen said. “Our program engaged youth in third grade through seniors with monthly packets containing themed recipes, education-al skills lessons, a family physical activity, dinner conversation starters, as well as fair entry ideas.” In addition to promoting kitchen and cooking skills, Food, Fun, 4-H also teaches youth how to be smart consumers through planning, time management and budgeting. Oklahoma 4-H families who register for the program will receive a kitchen utensil kit related to that month’s recipes, along with the recipes and other informational material. Youth must prepare at least two of the recipes in the packet and complete a post-lesson report. Participants also are asked to submit two photos – one of them preparing the dish and another of the family unit sharing the meal. This qualifies them to receive the next month’s utensil kit. Allen said there have been many requests from Extension educators in other states and the program is open to anyone to participate. Families who are not involved in 4-H are still eligible to participate and receive the monthly recipes, educational materials and family activities via email, but are not eligible for the kitchen utensil kit. “One thing we learned through participants’ feedback was they shared more meals together as a family. Food, Fun, 4-H brought families together over the dinner ta-ble where they were more actively involved in sharing conversation,” Allen said. This summer’s program will be a great way for participants to learn more about the world. The packets will contain information about a particular region. It’s a great way to continue the educational process over the summer. One family who participated in the initial Food, Fun, 4-H program, said they were thankful for having the opportunity to participate and loved seeing their children gain new culinary experience and skills. “Programming in 4-H has focused on learning by doing for more than a century. Food, Fun, 4-H is just another way to honor the roots of the world’s largest youth development program,” Allen said. Fun, Food, 4-H has been highlighted by the National 4-H Council and is spon-sored by a Walmart Healthy Habits Grant. Information will be available soon at the OSU Extension, contact us at 580-227-3786 for details.

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COUNTY WIDE 4-H MEETING APRIL 26, 2021 AT 6:00P.M.

Make plans to attend the next Countywide meeting for members, parents and volunteers, Monday, April 26, 2021

beginning at 6:00pm at the fairgrounds. We will discuss and plan upcoming events

and provide training as well. Contests will following this meeting.

Fashion Revue/Impressive Dress Contest

The Major County 4-H Fashion Re-vue/Impressive Dress Contest will be held Monday, April 26, beginning at 7:00 p.m., following the County-Wide 4-H meeting, at the Major County Fairgrounds. The Entry deadline is Monday, April

19th; Contest information is available at

the OSU Extension Center. We will do inter-

views with the Judges and then do the Style

Show with awards.

Job Readiness Contest Plans are underway for the Major County

Job Readiness Contest! This contest is for Intermediates (grades 6 to 8) and for Seniors (grades 9 to 12) and will be held in conjunction with the Fashion Revue/Impressive Dress Con-test on Monday, April 26th.

More details are available at the OSU Ex-tension Center with information on how folder items should be put together, check sheets, etc.

The Entry deadline is April 19th! If you have questions, please call us at the OSU Exten-sion Center (580)227-3786.

4-H FOOD SHOWDOWN

Do You Like To Cook?

Do You Like To Create Your Own Reci-

pes?

Do You Enjoy Watching Food Shows Or

Cooking Contests On TV?

If so, you might be interested in the 4

-H Food Showdown Contest.

Teams of 2 or 3 members have the

opportunity to prepare a dish to present to

a team of judges.

Junior teams (grades 3 to 5) are giv-

en a basic recipe to prepare. Grocery

items from a common pantry can be used

to enhance the recipe or be served with

the recipe item.

Intermediate teams (grades 6 to 8)

given a secret ingredient and category.

Groups make up their own recipe.

Senior teams (grades 9 to 12) are

given a box containing one or more secret

ingredients. The secret ingredients are

used along with grocery items from a com-

mon pantry to create a dish. We will hold our County Contest on

Tuesday, April 27 at 5:30pm. Please RSVP

by April 20th.

If anyone is interested in this project,

please contact Dana at the OSU Extension

Center (580)227-3786).

The top two junior, intermediate and

senior teams from the county can ad-

vance to the West District 4-H Food Show-

down on May 27 at Fairview. Information can also be found on our website:

www.extension.okstate.edu/county/major

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Find information about these events and

activities on our “Major County 4-H” Face-

book page.

Food, Fun, 4-H Program

Community Beautification Projects

Innovate Leadership Summit

West District (north region) 4-H Horse Show/Ranch Horse Show

Anyone interested in participating in the

District Horse Show on June 4 or the

District Ranch Horse Show on June 5 in

Cherokee, please contact us for entry in-

formation and deadline dates.

TRI-COUNTY 4-H CAMP

This year’s camp dates are set for June 16, 17, &

18. However, we aren't sure at this time if we will

be holding the event and if so, what format it will

be. Stay tuned for more information.

County Recordbook Workshops

We plan to have two county 4-H recordbook

workshops were you can bring your materials

and work on your books, ask questions, share

ideas on Monday, May 17 from 5:30—7:30pm

and Wednesday, June 9, from 10:00am to noon

in the exhibit building at the fairgrounds. Pizza

and drinks will be provided, so please RSVP to

our office by 5:00pm the day of, if you plan to

attend. County recordbooks are due July 1.

State 4-H Roundup 2021

Save the date, tell your friends and begin

making plans to attend the 100th State

4-H Roundup, July 28, 29, and 30,

2021, on the campus of Oklahoma State

University. Registration materials will be

released soon. This is for Members 7th

grade and up.

Tractor & Machinery Operators Certification Program

There will be a Tractor & Machin-ery Operators Certification program, in Cherokee on June 15 and 17, 2021. The program is designed to meet labor re-quirements for 14 and 15 year old youth who plan to work on a farm this sum-mer. The participants will learn:

How to be safe The Instrument Panel Controls for Tractor Daily Maintenance & Safety Check Tractor Safety on the Farm Starting and Stopping Tractor Tractor Safety on the Highway Hitches, PTO & Hydraulic Controls Safe Use of Farm Machinery The cost of the certification class is $40.00. For more information contact Troy Gosney at 580-227-3786, Major County Extension or Tommy Puffin-barger at 580-596-3131, Alfalfa County Extension.

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Major County 4-H Activity Calendar

April 2021 10- West District (north region) 4-H Contest Day 20- West District (north region) 4-H Volunteer Conference 26- Countywide 4-H Meeting 26- County Fashion Revue, Impressive Dress & Job Readiness Contests 27- County Food Showdown May 2021 1- West District (north region) Trap Shoot 17- County 4-H Recordbook Workshop 27- West District (north region) Cupcake Wars, Food Showdown, and Fruit & Vegetable Sculpting Contest June 2021 4- West District (north region) Horse Show 5- West District (north region) Ranch Horse Show 9- County 4-HRecordbook Workshop 15 & 17 Tractor Certification Program 16, 17 & 18- Tri-County 4-H Camp (tentative) July 2021 1- County 4-H Recordbooks and Point Sheets due 15 to 17- State 4-H Horse Show 20 to 22- Big 3 Field Days 26- Countywide 4-H Meeting and County Officer Elections 28 to 30- State 4-H Roundup August 2021 September 2021 9, 10 & 11- Major County Fair 29- County 4-H Fundraiser begins October 2021 20- County 4-H Fundraiser ends 25- Countywide 4-H Meeting and Volunteer Training 25- County 4-H Public Speaking Contest November 2021 3- Countywide 4-H Fundraiser items in December 2021

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Major County OSU Extension Office 500 E Broadway, Courthouse Suite 3 Fairview, Oklahoma 73737

“4-H Clover Connection” is published on a regular basis at the Major County OSU Cooperative Extension Center. This newsletter is just one way of communi-cating educational information to the citizens of Major County. Major County OSU Cooperative Extension Service educational program and information are provided to you, in part, through the Major County sales tax. Oklahoma State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, State and Local Governments Coop-

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Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director of Okla-homa Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. This publication is printed and issued by Oklahoma State University as authorized by the Vice President for Agricultural Programs and has been prepared and distributed at a cost of $81.00 .

Editors:

Dana Baldwin Troy Gosney Extension Educator Extension Educator Family & Consumer Sciences/4-H Youth Development Agriculture/4-H Youth Development and County Extension Director e-mail: tgosney@okstate.edu e-mail: dana.baldwin@okstate.edu

Major County OSU Extension Center

500 E. Broadway, Courthouse Suite 3

Fairview, Oklahoma 73737