Logan County 4-H Newsletter 1100 S. Detroit St., Bellefontaine, OH 43311 Phone: 937-599-4227 November | 2019 8:30-4:30 Monday - Friday

County Updates I am so excited for 2020! There is so many things happening for Logan County 4-H! We’ve just started planning for 2020 Logan County Fair in Junior Fair Board, just selected our 2020 4-H Camp Counselors, and are doing everything possible to prep for 202 to make everything as clear and easy for our volunteers and families. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at bower.183@osu.edu or call the office at 937-599-4227. Sincerely, Justin

Market Beef Tagging & Entries Reminder that all Market Beef (Beef Steers, Market Heifers, & Dairy Steers) entries are due at tagging on December 14th, 2019. Tagging begins at 8:30am till 10:30am at the Logan County Fairgrounds. You need to have an Entry Form filled out when you come to tagging. You can get that entry form at this link.

Weights for 2020 Logan County Fair: Beef Steers: 1000 lb min Market Heifer: 1000 lb min Dairy Steer: 100 lb min

*Animals that do not meet their minimum/maximum weights will be sent home; no re-weighs. Exhibitors showing a Beef Steer, Market Heifer, or Dairy Steer may tag up to 3 animals in any combination of the 3 species.

Some reminders about Market Beef:

• There is no BEST show on the same day of tagging this year so all Market Beef should be at tagging.

• EIDs are acceptable identification and will be verified at tagging. • If any animal loses its fair tag after tagging, the exhibitor will

need to immediately notify the Beef Committee to receive a new tag. If a lost tag is not reported and/or replaced by a member of the Beef Committee, the animal will be ineligible to exhibit.

• No animal or exhibitor substitution is permitted once animals are weighed.

*This is per the rules in the Logan County Fair book and the Logan County Agricultural Society. If you have any questions, please contact Skip Jackson (Senior Fair Board Director), D.Rae King (Committee Chair), or anyone else on the Beef Cattle Livestock Committee

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IN THIS ISSUE:

County Updates .................... Pg 1

Market Beef Tagging ............ Pg 1

Volunteer Appl & Training ... Pg 2

Junior Leadership Club....... Pg 3

Quality Assurance ............... Pg 3

4-H Camp for Christmas...... Pg 4

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Volunteer Applications & Training Volunteers are the life blood of the Logan County 4-H Program. They are the ones who are working one on one with youth. We want to make sure our volunteers are prepared, trained, and feel equipped to engage with our youth. Below are times for annual training for different volunteers and information about being a new volunteer! *All volunteers must attend a training each year. You do not need to register for any training this year.

Looking to be a New Volunteer? Logan County 4-H is always looking for more adult volunteers. Volunteers can have different roles with the 4-H Program and have very different time commitments, responsibilities, and focuses. Here are some volunteer roles that Logan County 4-H is looking for:

• Club Advisors – some of our current clubs could use more volunteer assistance and Justin is always wanting to talk to someone interested in starting a new 4-H Club.

• Project Volunteers – volunteers who are not necessarily tied to a 4-H Club but throughout the year teach and work with youth on specific project areas in things such as clinics, workshops, and visiting 4-H Clubs to assist.

• In-school/ After-school Volunteers – volunteers willing to assist Justin in creating, implementing, and evaluating in school programs and after school programs. Just volunteer during the school year. May help with afterschool clubs, or in-school programs such as Real Money Real World, Breads of Harvest, STEM challenges, and more.

• Cloverbud Advisors – tied to a club or willing to start a county-wide Cloverbud Club and puts on activities and learning experiences for 5 to 8 year olds

New Volunteers must apply to be a volunteer for the 2020 4-H Program Year by December 31st, 2019. You can get an application by visiting the Extension Office or following this link.

New Volunteer Training New Volunteer Training will cover the basics of being a 4-H Volunteer, what is 4-H and how is it partnered with Ohio State, and the risks when working with youth.

• Saturday, January 11th, 2020 from 8:30am to 10:30am at the Extension Office • Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Extension Office

Club Advisor Training 4-H Club Advisor Training will cover the mandatory Policy 1.50: Child Abuse & Neglect Training, updates about the Logan County 4-H Program, and Engaging with Parents.

• Saturday, January 11th, 2020 from 10:30am to 12:30pm at the Extension Office • Tuesday, January 14th, 2020 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at the Extension Office • Tuesday, January 28th, 2020 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Extension Office

Cloverbud Advisor Training Cloverbud Advisor Training will cover the mandatory Policy 1.50: Child Abuse & Neglect Training, Cloverbud resources and activities, and idea sharing.

• Saturday, January 25th, 2020 from 9:00am to 11:00am at the Extension Office

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County Junior Leadership Club Are you a Logan County 4-H’er in High School? Logan County is looking to start a Junior Leadership Club in which 4-H Teens are providing leadership to many Logan County 4-H events, activities, and judgings. This county–wide 4-H Club will focus on different aspects of Citizenship and Leadership.

Along with leading 4-H programs, youth will learn what it means to be an active citizen and a leader. The Junior Leadership Club will focus on a different theme each year and dig deep into topics chosen by the members that impact Logan County (topics may be Diversity, Culture, Workforce Preparation, Politics, Education, Court Systems and more). Each year teens will learn about a Leadership or Citizenship theme from local Logan County citizens and organizations. Youth will then take a Leadership/Citizenship 4-H Project that they will complete and be evaluated on. If you are interested in receiving more information about a Logan County Junior Leadership Club for 2020 please fill out the survey at go.osu.edu/LoCoLeadershipClub. If you have any questions, please contact Justin.

Quality Assurance The 2020 Logan County Fair is July 12th – 18th, 2020. Livestock exhibitors whose projects include: Market Heifers, Market Steers, Beef Breeding project, Beef Feeder Calves, Market Swine, Sheep, All Poultry projects, Rabbit, Dairy Feeder Calves, all Dairy Cattle projects and all Goat projects and plan to show at the Logan County Fair or any other exhibition must attend a Quality Assurance program 45 days prior to the first exhibition or fair the exhibitor is in. If you are only exhibiting at the Logan County Fair you must participate in a Quality Assurance by May 1st, 2020. First time livestock exhibitors must have a parent present during Quality Assurance. The 2020 Quality Assurance program will cover Drug Use Notification Forms (DUNFs), Veterinarian/Client/Patient Relationship, Antibiotics, and ID and Records. 2020 Quality Assurance Programs

Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 Riverside High School Program Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm Testing Out: 6:00pm-7:00pm

Monday, March 16th, 2020 Indian Lake High School Program Time: 4:00-6:00pm No Testing Out Option

Monday, April 13th, 2020 Benjamin Logan High School Program Time: 4:00-6:00pm Testing Out: 6:00pm-7:00pm

Saturday, April 25th, 2020 Logan County Fairgrounds Program Time: 9:00-11:00am No Testing Out Option

* The Extension Office will administer testing out options by appointment only during business hours in March & April.

Important Dates November

10th – Volunteer Banquet 5:00pm at the Church of God 11th – Veterans Day (Office Closed) 15th – 17th – Carving New Ideas 4-H Camp Ohio 18th – Junior Fair Board Meeting 7:00pm at OSU Extension 19th – 4-H Camp Counselor Training 6:00pm at OSU Extension 20th – 4-H Advisory Council Meeting 5:15pm at OSU Extension 28th – 29th – Thanksgiving (Office Closed) December

10th – 4-H Camp Counselor Training 6:00pm at OSU Extension 14th – Steer/Heifer Tagging & Entry Forms Due 8:30am at Fairgrounds 16th – Junior Fair Board Meeting 7:00pm at OSU Extension 24th – 25th – Christmas (Office Closed) 31st – New Volunteer Applications Due January

1st – New Year’s Day (Office Closed) 4th – Junior Fair Conference 9:00am at Columbus Convention Center 11th – New Volunteer Training 8:30am at OSU Extension 11th – Club Advisor Training 10:30am at OSU Extension 14th – Club Advisor Training 2:00pm at OSU Extension 14th – 4-H Camp Counselor Training 6:00pm at OSU Extension 15th – 4-H Advisory Council Meeting 5:15pm at OSU Extension 20th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Office Closed) 20th – Junior Fair Board Meeting 7:00pm at OSU Extension 21st – 4-H Horse Committee Meeting 6:00pm at OSU Extension 22nd – New Volunteer Training 6:30pm at OSU Extension 25th – Cloverbud Advisor Training 9:00am at OSU Extension 28th – 4Club Advisor Training 6:30pm at OSU Extension

Logan County Extension 1100 S. Detroit St. Bellefontaine, OH, 43311 Phone: 937-599-4227 Fax: 937-599-3217 Web: logan.osu.edu

Justin Bower, 4-H Extension Educator Stephanie Knight, Office Associate Judy Slemmons, Office Associate

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4-H Camp for Christmas Looking for a great Christmas present or stocking stuffer? Why not give the gift of 4-H Camp to a Logan County youth! Logan County 4-H Camp is July 22nd – 26th, 2020. You can purchase a gift certificate in any amount at the Logan County Extension Office. 4-H’ers going to camp can remit the certificate with their 4-H camp registration. Campers who have completed grades 3rd – 8th will challenge themselves on a high ropes course, braid a friendship bracelet, swim in the pool, learn a line dance and become lifelong friends with their cabin mates. Registration for campers will open up in the Spring. The Gift Certificates are not redeemable. Also, youth do not need to be in 4-H to attend 4-H Camp. We often will use 4-H Camp as an introduction to 4-H. What a better gift to give youth than an experience like camp!