Inside this issue:

Calendar, Color Me Green 1

Leader corner, WRLF dates and informa on, Let’s Eat

2

County, Sec onal and State Presenta on days 3

Preston Scholarship honoree and scholarship 4 Summer camp, Shoo ng sports training 5 Club scribes 6

State and Lake County News 7

February 2015

Mendocino Roundup

4-H Calendar of Events February________________________________________________________ 7…………..Incentives&RecognitionCommitteemtg5:3018…………..FristCampCounselorMeetingUkiah6:30-8:3027…………...LastdayforCampCounselorapplicationsMarch_____________________________________________________________ 1………...CavyFundayinLakeCounty2…………Western Regional Leader Forum 3rdwebinar7……….PresentationDay~FortBragg7……….Ethics training 10-11:30 prior to Presentation day 11…ColorMeGreenMeeting6PMUkiah14……..ProjectLearningTreeTraining@HREC15……...Newsletterarticlesduetoof ice17……….Incentives&RecognitionCommtg5:3018………...ExecutiveBoardmtgUkiah5:3018……….CampCounselormeetingUkiah6:30-8:3024……...ColorMeGreenFinalmeeting6PMUkiah28……...Color Me Green 5kHoplandFieldStationApril______________________________________________________________15…….Newsletterarticlesduetoof ice18……...CountyCouncilmeetingUkiah9-12noon25……….PotterValleyRabbitShow~PVFirehouse25………..SectionalPresentationdayHumboldtCounty30……….ProjectPro icienciesPlannedduetoof iceMay________________________________________________________________ 2………..ExtravaganzaInlandlocation15……….Newsletterarticlesduetoof ice30……...StatePresentationDay~UCDavisJune_________________________________________________________________15…………..Newsletterarticlesduetoof ice25-29……….Summer Camp inNavarroDoyoulikecolor?Doyouliketoexercisewithyourfriendsandfamily?Welliftheanswerisyes,joinus

Saturday, March 28th 2015 at The Hopland Field Station for a fun, energetic 5K Color Walk/Run!https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=14819orcheckormoneyorderforcreditcardswww.rdysetgo.com,clickonupcomingeventstabandthenclickonColorMeGreenevent.Theprojectmemberswillbemakingthe inaldecisionsont-shirts,sunglassesandwaterbottlesthatwillbegiventoeachparticipant.Therewillbecolortossingstationsevery1/2mileoverthewhole5kcourse.Awaterstationwillbesetupatthehalfwaypointtokeepthoserunnershydrated!Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactGina Vaughan at4hgina@gmail.com

Leader’s Corner

Western Regional Leaders Forum

3rd session March 2nd MendocinoCounty4-Hwillbehosting3webinarsforadultandteenlearning. OregonState4-Hisholdingvirtualconferencesviawebinar,whichwillbebroad-castattheUCCEof iceinUkiah.Thetimeforeachsessionis6:30-8:30PMforcompletedescriptionsofeachsessionofferedgotothewebsitebelow.SESSION #3

Youth Connecting in Your Community Monday, March 2, 2015 http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/wrlf2015formoreinfo.OrcontacttheUCCEof iceinUkiahformoreinformation.707-463-4495orlgedgington@ucanr.eduThe irsttwosessionswereeducational,andveryworthwhile.Don’tmissoutonyourlastchanceonMarch2nd!

Attentionleaderspleasedoublecheckyourprojectlists.Lettheof iceknowifanymembershaveadd-edordroppedyourproject.Itistoolatetoaddmarketanimalprojectsbuteverythingelseisok.Project Pro iciencies are due totheUCCEof iceinUkiahnolaterthanApril30th.Theywillbeduetoyourclubssooner.Onecompletelistwillbesenttotheof ice.RememberAprilisthetimetosignupforpro icien-cies.MembersMUSTbesignedupbyApril30thtoworktowardreceivingtheirpro iciency.Membersmaynotbeaddedtothepro iciencylistafterApril.The inalresultswillbeturnedintotheUCCEof icenolaterthanSeptember30th.Please indtheclubpro iciencylistformandthein-dividualmemberpro iciencyformatthisaddresshttp://cemendocino.ucanr.edu/4-H_Program/Project_Resources/Startnow,sothe inalreportwillbereadytosubmitbyApril30th.Ifyouhaveanyquestionspleasecon-tactLindaEdgingtonatlgedgington@ucanr.edu

Incentives & Recognition Committee

Record Book items placements ThiscommitteeisworkingonputtingtogetheralistforRecordBooksofwhatcanbecountedwhere.TheirhopesisbyRecordBookjudgingtimenextfall,allclubswillbejudgingrecordbooksthesameway.http://cemendocino.ucanr.edu/ iles/207113.pdfpleasegotothislinkforsuggestionsfromBarbaraNordin-Elmeronwherethingsshouldgointherecordbook.ThislistisfromSeptember2014toJanuary2015.Ifyourclubhaseventsthatcouldbeadded,pleasesendthosetotheIncentivesandRecognitionCommitteeforaddingtothelisttheyarecompiling.Thecommitteewillpresenttheir inalsuggestionsattheCountyCouncilmeetingonApril18th.Formoreinformationonhowtobecomepartofthiscommittee,contactLindaat707-463-4495orlgedging-ton@ucanr.edu

LET’S EAT! ProgressReport

MarkyourCalendarsforOctober3rdDetailsaretakingshape!Andit’snottoolatetobepartoftheplanningteam.Wehaveroomforthreemore“stationmas-ters”toleadthelearningstations,anassistanttoworktheFoodFiestawithLinda,publicitychairperson,youthoradulttooverseetheactivityareaforpreschoolers,andonemoreMasterofCeremonies.Thedayoftheevent(October3)there’llbemoreroomforhelpersofallages.Contactmefordetailedjobdescriptions.Newteammemberswillbeaddedtomyemaillistserveforupdates.Nomeetingsareplannedatthispoint,butIwillworkwithplanningteamsinfocusedareasaswe inalizedetailstogether.ThisisgoingtobeagreateventthankstoyourHead,Heart,andHands.AndofcourseourHealthwillbeenhancedbygoodfood!AmyHarper,EventCoordina-tor621-3399,a.harper2@comcast.net

State Fashion Revue 2015 Is getting ready for you. Flyers and instructions for SFR Community Service projects are available at State Fashion Revue. To help counties get started, pillowcase kits were distributed at North Central Sectional Skills Day and State Leaders’ Forum. Updates include age division changes this year. Please note: 11 year olds are now in the intermedi-ate category. Flyers for the following categories are avail-able on-line, too: Upcycled, Jacket Challenge, and Costume Challenge. New this year: FAB MART. Sup-port the State Fashion Revue event by donating or pur-chasing fabric, patterns and/or notions. Fab Mart Flyer.

Presentation Day Fort Bragg

March 7, 2015 FortBragg4-HclubisorganizingPresentationDayfor2015.Everyoneisinvitedtoattend!Ifyou’venevergivenapresentationandwanttoseehowit’sdone,comeandwatch.Membersneedtogivepresentationsforeachstarranking.Ifyouwantabronze,silverorgoldstarforyourhat,giveapresentation!Therearemanytypestochosefrom.ThosethatattendedthePresentationWorkshopinNovember,youareastepaheadandknowwhattodo.Comeshowusyourstuff!Onceagainonlineregistrationisavailable,ifpossiblepleaseregisteronline,thesurveycanbefoundatthiswebaddresshttp://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=12341Ifyoucannotregisteronlineplease illouttheregistrationformandmailittotheUCCEof iceinUkiah.http://cemendocino.ucanr.edu/ iles/204007.pdfForfurtherquestionspleasecontactMichelleNorvellatmnorvell@mcn.orgortheUCCEof iceat707-463-4495Quality Assurance and Bio Security

FormerlycalledEthicstraining

March 7, 2015 Dana Gray School, Fort Bragg Atrainingwillbeheldfrom10-11:30ampriortoPresen-tiondayinFortBragg.ThosemembersneedinganEthicstrainingtotaketheirani-malstofair,cometothistrainingwhichwillbeheldpriortoPresentationDayinFortBragg.

State Field Day Special Recognition Asyouareplanningyourpresentationforcountypresenta-tionday,thinkaboutthecategoriesthatofferspecialrecog-nitionatStateFielddayinthePresentationscategory.Special Recognition Opportunities:

2015 Special Recognition:Awarded to 4-H members who relate their presentations (all cat-egories are eligible) to one of the following four focus areas:

Science,EngineeringandTechnology(SET): Aerospace Engi-neering: Flying Into the Future!

Citizenship:Civic Engagement HealthyLiving:Sleep and Stress Thrive:The Path to Thriving PleasevisitRecognitionOpportunitiesformoreinformation,includingcompletedescriptions,resources,andeligibilityre-quirements.

Sectional Presentation Day April25,2015HumboldtCountyishostingthisyear.AnypresentationreceivingagoldatCountyPresentationDayisinvitedtocontinueontoSectionalPresentationDay.GoldwinningpresentationsatsectionalwillbeinvitedtocontinueontoStatePresentationDayatDavisonMay30th,whichisNOTonMemorialDayweekend.

For more information on impromptu topics and more check out this webpage

http://4h.ucanr.edu/4-H_Events/SFD/PD/

State Field Day hassomuchtooffer;Presentations, Interview Con-test , State 4-H Fashion Revue , Entomology Contest, State 4-H Film Festival,Chess Tournament,Judging Con-test,State 4-H Plant Science Contest,State 4-H Photog-raphy Contest, Logo Contest,4-H MyPlate ChallengeFormoreinformationonanyoftheabovecontestsgothiswebaddresshttp://4h.ucanr.edu/4-H_Events/SFD/

Russell Preston Scholarship Award

4-HLifeStory Beingraisedinalargefamilyonoursmallfarm,Ihavelearnedthathardworkandworkingtogetherisanessentialpartofourlives.Myparentshavetaughtmetheimportanceofhardwork.Theyraisedmetoworkhardatnaytaskgiveandtaughtmemanyimportantlifeskills,allowingmetobe-comeabetterpersonandaleaderformyyoungersiblings.Throughmyparticipationandexperiencein4-H,ittoohasmoldedmetowhereIamtodayandthepersonIhavebecome. MynameisNoeliaDavilaandIam19yearsold.Iamthesecondoldestofninechildreninmyfamily.IhadtheprivilegetobeamemberoftheRoundValley4-HClubforeightyears.IjoinedwhenIwas11yearsoldthroughthemotivationofmymother.WhenIwaslittle,Iwasalwaysveryshyandscaredtotalkinpublic.MyfamilyandIhadnoideawhat4-Hwasorhowitworked.MymomthoughtitwouldbefunandgreatlearningexperienceformybrothersandI,sowejoined.Ineverimagined4-Hchangingmylifeinmanywaysandopeningnewdoorstomanyopportunities. In4-HIwasinseveraldifferentprojectsincludingswine,beefandshowBoergoats.IneachgroupIlearnedalotaboutresponsibility,timemanagement,andhowtoproperlyraisemarketandshowanimals.Iraisedmarketswinemy irstthreeyears,marketbeeffor iveyearsandshowgoatsfortwoyearsin4-H.Itwasafunlearningexperiencebeingabletoconnectwitheachprojectandlearntheirdifferentpersonalities.IalsohadthehonorofbeingapartoftheRoundValleyOf icerteam.IservedastheclubPresident,VicePresident,Secretary,andStoreKeeper.Therearemanyotheropportunitiesthat4-HhastoofferotherthananimalprojectsforalldifferentagesandinterestsandIhadthehonortobeapartof.IparticipatedintheannualPresentationdaywithafriend.Itwasagreatlearningexperiencethathelpedmeovercomemyfearofpublicspeaking.IattendedmanyBeefshowmanshipcompetitions.IalsoattendedtheMendo-Lake4-Hsummercampfortwosummers,whichwasafunexperienceandIwasabletomeetalotofnewfriendswiththesameloveandpassionfor4-HasIdid.Myclubalsodidmanyclean-upsandfundraisersthatallowedeveryonetogetinvolvedandhelpthecommunity.Oneofmygoalsin4-Hwastobeateenleaderandhelpmypeers.Iaccomplishedthatgoal,beingateenleaderformyBeefgroup.ItwasafunexperienceandallowedmetoconnectwithfriendswhoalsolovedtoraisebeefasmuchasIdid.Myexperiencein4-HhashelpeddevelopmeintothepersonIamtoday,acquiringpublicspeakingskills,responsibilityandleadershipskills.IamnowafreshmanatAmericanRiverCollegestudyingtobecomearegisterednurse.BeingapartoftheRoundValley4-Hclubhashelpedmegrowfurthertowardmypassionandgoalofbeingaregisterednurseandwillhelpfurthermysuccess.JustlikemyparentstaughtmetoworkhardatwhateverIdo,4-Hhastaughtmetoworkhardat,“MakingtheBestBetter.”

GraduatingSeniorsCheckthisout!ScholarshipInformationCheckoutourCounty4-Hwebsiteformoreinformationon;http://cemendocino.ucdavis.edu

MendocinoCountyFarmBureauScholarship RussellPrestonScholarship WoolGrowersScholarship CheckbackinMarchformoreinformationonthesescholarshipsandmore

Mendo-Lake Summer Camp Updates

June 25-29 Camp Navarro

The2015Mendocino-Lake4HSummerCampdatesandapplicationdeadlineshavebeenset.CampwillbeheldJune25-29,2015atCampNavarro.CounselorsandstaffwillarriveonWednesdayJune24.Lastyear’syouthstaffhavechosenthethemeofRodeo forthe20154HSummerCamp.CounselorandLeadCounselorApplications andEssayDue:February 27, 2015 FirstCounselor meetingwillbeWednesday, February 18, 2015. UkiahUCCEOf ice6:30-8:30p.m.2ndCounselor meetingwillbeWed.March18,2015attheUCCEMendocinoOf ice6:30-8:30PMCamper applicationsarenowavailableaswellasadult volunteer applicationsatthewebsitebe-low.Lookforapplicationshttp://celake.ucanr.edu/4-H_Program/Upcoming_Events/?calitem=254879&g=73419Ifyouhavequestionsaboutsummercamp,contactPaulJohnsonat489-2520emailtallpaul@sonic.netorKris-tenLooneyat489-8816oremailkristen@lteracing.comCampers Early Registration $160 due until Feb 28th

After March 1st Late Registration $175

Space is limited - registrations are accepted on a irst come irst served basis 4-H Shooting Sports Ri le Certi icationSaturday,March14,2015–8:00a.m.–4:00p.m.Sunday,March15,2015–8:00a.m.–4:00p.m.LincolnRi leClub–McBeanParkIndoorRangeLincoln,CA(PlacerCounty)A4-Hshootingsportsworkshopfortheri ledisciplinewillbeheldinLincoln,CAattheLincolnRi leClubsin-doorrangeinMcBeanPark.Participantsmustattendbothdaysoftrainingtoreceivecerti ication.Uponsuc-cessfulcompletionofthecourse,theparticipantwillbecerti iedasari letrainerandcanleadari leprojectattheclublevelorserveascountytrainertocertifyotherleaders.Thecostforthiscourseis$40.00tocovertheinstructionbinderthateachparticipantwillreceiveaswellaslunchonSaturday.Teenleadersareinvitedbutmustattendwithanadult.Participantscanbringtheirowneyeandearprotectionifdesiredbutisnotneces-sary.Toregisterpleasevisithttp://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=14587.The application

for certi ication will need to be approved and signed by the county staff prior to attending this class.Forquestionsaboutthecourse,todownloadtheapplicationforcerti icationandthemedicalreleaseformspleasegotohttp://ucanr.edu/sites/placercounty4h/?calitem=230011&g=25577.Toreceiveadditionalinfor-mation,contactEricVanderLindenatshootingsports4h@gmail.comor916257-4796.Pleasebringyourcom-pletedmedicalreleaseformwithyouonthe irstmorningofclass.RegistrationisdueFriday,March6thandspaceislimited.

ClubNews Potter Valley On Saturday December 20th, Po er valley cem-

etery hosted the Wreathes across America program. Due to the storm the shipment with the Wreathes was postponed to another week,but there was s ll a great turn out. During the ceremony each 4-H officer was to place a wreath on a stand to honor all of our veterans. It was with great honor that we paid respect to our vets, by placing a wreath on every single vet that had been buried in our cemetery. A er we finished with paying respect to our vets we had Hot chocolate, Homemade goodies, and mingle. I think this was a great turnout and I hope that 4-H will be apart of lay-ing the wreaths next year!

> At our February club mee ng we started off by play-ing a game, where everybody got a card that had a name of an animal, and what sound it makes and you had to make the sound of that animal to find the same person with the same animal. Then we had two guest speakers, County All Star, Madeline Kline. She talked to us about what a County All Star is and what they do.Gina Vaughn from the Redwood valley 4-H club also talk to us about the, Color me green run! This event will take place on March 28, 2015 at the Hopland field sta on. Then Cooper Johnson had an announcement about 4-H camp. He also had us write down some ide-as of different ac vi es we would like to have at camp. Then we made Valen nes cards to send to a nursing home in Ukiah. And to finish off the mee ng the swine group brought us snacks!

Mendocino Spartan On Monday January 12 the Spartans met for our first mee ng of the year 2015 which was held at our usual loca on, the Mendocino K-8 School. We began our mee ng with the Club's usual business and project re-ports. We also talked about upcoming Presenta on Day and some of our members told us about their experiences with Presenta on Day. Then our guest speaker Julia Ravella, a member of the Fort Bragg 4-H Club gave us an informa ve speech about being and becoming an All Star Program for Teens. It was announced that the Spartans received the "Banner Award" for last year. We were very proud to be recognized for our efforts and will proudly display the banner at every opportunity we get. A erward, the Spartans enjoyed an exci ng game of telephone led by our crea ve and dedicated recrea on leader Jillian Anton which concluded our enjoyable Janu-ary meeting. . CallingallClubsClubreportersneedtosendinmonthlyclubreportsforthecountynewsletter.Ifyouclubdoesnothaveareporter,askthesecretarytosendinsomenewsforthemeetingminutes.Allotherclubscanseewhatex-citingthingsyourclubisdoingbythemonthlyreports.Don’tworryaboutmakingmistakes,we’llgladlyhelpyou.DoyouthinkwecouldgetareportfromEACHclubfortheFebruarynewsletter?Let’stryit!

California FocusJune19-23,2015RegistrationopeningtheweekofDecember14thandisdueMarch31.DistrictLeaderApplicationsdueJanuary14th.Formoreinformationvisithttp://4h.ucanr.edu/4-H_Events/CF/.

May 27-29, 2015 School of Veterinary Medicine, UC DavisToprepareadultvolunteerstofacilitateagriculturaleduca-tionYouthneedaccesstoagricultureEDUCATIONPROGRAMSthatwillprovideasolidgroundinginscienceandtheskillsnecessarytocontributetotheircommunitiesandthefutureofthe ield.TheAnimalScienceSymposiumwillsupportadults-4-Hvolunteers,staff,andFFAteachers-tofacilitateagriculturaleducationexperiencestoyoungpeople.

Registrationisonlineathttp://4h.ucanr.edu/4H_Events/CF/ Feesare$665perperson RegistrationdeadlineisMarch31,2015 Nonrefundabledepositof$300-dueattimeofregistration Finalpayment-dueMay19,2015 Treatmentauthorizationformsshouldbeupload-edtotheregistrationsurvey

WyattGaskellAllStarProject2015When:Sunday,March1,2015Time:2-4pmWhere:4-HOf ice~LakeCountyWhat:Demonstrations,Infor-mation,Games,Prizes,Popcornandmore!RSVP:707-277-7152(Wewillhavegiftbagsforallattendees)Fun for the

Whole Family

StateandLakeCountyNewsCavy Fun Day

890N.BushStreet Ukiah,CA95482Phone(707)463-4495FAX (707)463-4477

“Roundup” MENDOCINO COUNTY 4-H

February 2015

Web Sites National4-HCouncilwww.4-h.orgCalifornia State 4-H Website: http://4h.ucanr.edu/ RecordBookforms,officermanuals,PolicyHandbook,opportunitiesforyouthandleaders,etc.ClickonResources forlinkstoelectronic4-Hforms,policies,andopportunities.Mendocino County Website: http://cemendocino.ucdavis.edu TheRoundupisavailableonthiswebsite.YoucanalsobenotifiedwhenanewRoundupisavailableelectronically.PleasecontacttheUkiah4-Hofficeforthisinformation. Yahoo Groups for Community Club Leaders http://groups.yahoo.com/group/4h-ccl/ Valuablesitefordiscussingissues,sharinginformationand

Published By: University of CA Cooperative Extension , Mendocino

TheUniversityofCalifornia) DivisionofAgriculture&NaturalResources(ANR)prohibitsdiscriminationagainstorharassmentofanypersonparticipatinginanyofANR’sprogramsoractivitiesonthebasisofrace,color,nationalorigin,religion,sex,genderidentity,pregnancy(whichincludespregnancy,childbirth,andmedicalconditionsrelatedtopregnancyorchild-birth), physical ormental disability,medical condition (cancer-relatedor genetic characteristics), genetic information (including familymedical history), ancestry,marital status, age,sexualorientation,citizenship,orserviceintheuniformedservices(asde inedbytheUniformedServicesEmploymentandReemploymentRightsActof1994:serviceintheuniformedservicesincludesmembership,applicationformembership,performanceofservice,applicationforservice,orobligationforserviceintheuniformedservices)oranypersoninanyofitsprogramsoractivities.UniversitypolicyalsoprohibitsretaliationagainstanyemployeeorpersonparticipatinginanyofANR’sprogramsoractivitiesforbringingacomplaintofdiscrimi-nationorharassmentpursuanttothispolicy.ThispolicyisintendedtobeconsistentwiththeprovisionsofapplicableStateandFederallaws.InquiriesregardingtheUniversity’sequalemployment opportunity policiesmay be directed to LindaMarieManton, Af irmativeAction Contact, University of California,Davis, Agriculture andNatural Resources, One ShieldsAvenue,Davis,CA95616,(530)752-0495.

Cooperative Extension—Mendocino County 890 N. Bush Street Ukiah, CA 95482

Linda Edgington 4-HProgramRepresentativeMendocino707.463.4495lgedgington@ucanr.edu

Dorina Espinoza Youth,Families&CommunitiesAdvisor707.445.7351dmespinoza@ucanr.edu

Gregory A. Giusti CountyDirector,Mendocino&LakeCountiesgagiusti@ucanr.edu