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Mandatory Child Abuse Training for All 4-H Volunteers Thank you for the time and talents you share with the Ross County 4-H program. We are all committed to providing a safe environment for everyone who participates in the programs and activities we offer. In order to strengthen this commitment to keep program participants safe, The Ohio State University Extension is implementing OSU Policy 1.50 (http://go.osu.edu/Policy150) which includes several new steps. All Ohio 4-H volunteers must complete annual training on recognizing and preventing child abuse and neglect, including procedures to be used for reporting child abuse and neglect. Please plan to attend one of the following dates/times to complete Child Abuse and Neglect training at the Ross County Service Center (rsvp through Extension office 740-702-3200): Sunday, March 15 from 2:00-3:30pm Rooms A & C Monday, March 23 from 2:00-3:30pm Rooms B & D Tuesday, March 24 from 6:00-7:30pm Rooms B & D Tuesday, March 31 from 6:00-7:30pm Rooms B & D Thursday, April 2 from 6:00-7:30pm Rooms B & D (makeup date)

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

ROSS COUNTY 4-H HOTLINE Important Dates, Deadlines and Details March / April 2015

Child Abuse Training ....... Pg 1

Calendar ............................ Pg 2

Club Financials.................. Pg 2

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

Project Records & Books . Pg 3 Livestock Tag-in ................ Pg 4

Project News ..................... Pg 4

Shows & Clinics ................ Pg 5

Booth & Fair Theme .......... Pg 6

Litter Cleanup Projects ..... Pg 6

Communication Contest ... Pg 6

Skillathon ........................... Pg 7

4-H Camps ......................... Pg 8

Awards & Scholarships .... Pg 9

TSC Paper Clover ............ Pg 10

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MARCH 1 Due: -Enrollments

-4-H Merchandise Fundraiser Orders

2 Jr. Fair Board Mtg. 6:00pm Fairgrounds

5 4-H Club Officer Training 6:30 pm RCSC

9 Horse Committee Mtg. 6:30 RCSC

10 4-H Committee Mtg. 6:30 RCSC

11 Camp Counselor Mtg. 5:00-7:00pm RCSC

Jr. Leader’s Meeting 7:15pm RCSC

12 Farmers Care Breakfast

13-15 Ohio Beef Expo

14 Ohio 4-H Conference

Beef Hoof Trimming 7am-1pm Fairgrounds

15 Last date to register members for QA sessions

17 Sale Committee Meeting 6:30pm RCSC

21 Ross Co. Advanced Quality Assurance/Test-Out Option 9:30 am RCSC 21-22 Canter’s Cave Counselor College

APRIL 1 Last Day for Any Project Changes

DUE: Market Chicken Orders w/payment

Ross County QA Program 5:00-6:30pm or 7:00-8:30pm Must be pre-registered

4 Ross County Steer & Heifer Classic 12:00n

6 Jr. Fair Board Mtg. 6:30 pm @ Fairgrounds

8 Camp Counselor Training 5-7pm RCSC

9-12 Equine Affaire - Columbus

10 Ohio 4-H Dog Expo registrations

11 JTOS/Carteens 9:00am-12n

13 Horse Committee Meeting 6:30 pm @ RSCS

14 4-H Committee Mtg. 6:30 pm RCSC

15 Jr. Leaders Meeting 7:15 pm @ RCSC

18 Ohio 4-H Dog Expo (Stark Co.)

19 Ranch Horse Pleasure Clinic @ Fairgds 12n

Jr. Leader’s Community Service Day

21 Sale Committee Meeting

23 Ross County QA Program. 5:00-6:30pm or 7:00-8:30pm Must be pre-registered

25 Mkt. Lamb Tagging @ Fairgds (*only date for lambs) 9am-12n Mkt. Goat Tagging & Weigh-in @ Fairgds 9am-12n

27 Mkt. Goat Tagging & Weigh-in @ Fairgds 6p-8pm

MAY 2 Hog Tagging 8am—11:00am @ Fairgrounds

4 Jr. Fair Board Mt. 6:30pm @ Fairgrounds

9 Hog Tagging 8:00am-11:00am @ Adena

Ross Co. Goat Clinic 2:00pm @ Fairgrds.

JTOS/Carteens 9:00am-12n

11 Horse Committee 6:30pm

12 Camp Counselor Training 5:00pm-7:00pm

4-H Committee 6:30pm

13 Junior Leader’s Mtg. 7:00pm @ City Park

15 Due: Camp Scholarship Applications

-Fair Booth Request

-County Bred/Born/Raised Cert.

-Lip Sync Contest Entries

-Last Date to file your club’s 990 form

-Entries for Ross Co. Communications Contest

19 Sale Committee 6:30pm

Ross Co. Quality Assurance 5:00-6:30pm or 7:00-8:30pm MUST be pre-registered

25 Memorial Day—Office Closed

2014 4-H Club Tax Time Now is the time to file your club’s 990-ePostcard with the IRS. This must be completed by May 15 each year. For complete instructions on filing the 990-ePostcard, refer to the blue “4-H Club Handbook,” page 33-35. Once you have received an email stating that your 990 was “accepted/rejected,” print it and bring it to the Extension Office. Note: You will receive two emails, a first one saying it was submitted, and a second one saying it was accepted/rejected. Please turn in the one that states whether it was accepted/rejected.

2014 Yearly Financial Summary Your club’s annual financial summary was due February 1. If you have not filed yours, please do so right away. New enrollments will not be accepted until the summary is complete and turned in to the Extension Office.

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Quality Assurance

In order to show and sell animals at the Ross County Fair, all Quality Assurance (QA) MUST be completed and proof of attendance must be submitted to the Extension office by July 1, 2015.

All Exhibitors of Market Steers, Market Hogs, Market Lambs, Market Goats, Market Rabbits, Poultry (including market broiler, turkeys, ducks & geese), Lactating Dairy Cattle and Lactating Dairy Goats must attend Quality Assurance training annually in order to show, exhibit and sell their animals at the county or state fair. If an exhibitor is showing any of the above animals at the Ohio State Fair they must complete the training prior to the June 20 State Fair Entry/registration deadline.

Advisor Notes:

By now, your club members should be registered for County Quality Assurance. Remind them to be on time for their session

The other option for members is to attend a QA program at a qualified area or state event. For dates and locations check your 4-H calendar, the Extension office, or go to ross.osu.edu, click on 4-H Youth Development, then click on the Quality Assurance article.

Remind your members that if they do attend a QA in another county or a State event, it is the youth’s responsibility to bring proof back to the Ross County Extension office!

NEW QA Option:

Ross County Steer & Heifer Classic QA Option- April 3, 7:00 pm at the Ross County Fairgrounds. This QA, taught by Noble County 4-H Educator Nancy Snook, will be tailored for Beef exhibitors but will meet the annual QA requirements for all species. You can RSVP for this through the Extension office 740-702-3200.

2015 LIVESTOCK PROJECT BOOKS

4-H Livestock Project Books will only be provided to members taking the specie for the first time. A Livestock Resource Book is also only given to the member the first year (1 per family—only if family is new to project). Otherwise, members within a family are to share the handbook provided previously—if lost or not available the family will need to purchase a new handbook. Projects books are available for purchase in the Extension Office for anyone taking the project for the second year and beyond. Livestock Record pages will be distributed to anyone taking a livestock project for the second year and beyond.

2015 PROJECT RECORD BOOKS

All members will receive paper project record books that will need to be completed and brought to SKILLATHON

JUDGING for grading.

ROSS COUNTY QA DATES

Wed. April 1: 5:00pm-6:30pm; 7:00pm-8:30pm

Thurs. April 23 5:00pm-6:30pm; 7:00pm-8:30pm

Tues. May 19 5:00pm-6:30pm;

Registration begins 30 minutes before each session

Pre-registration is required by advisors only

ADVANCED QA & TEST-OUT OPTION

Test-Out Option Date: Saturday, March 21, 2015 Time: 9:30 a.m. – Noonish (TBD based on member completion time)

Location: Ross County Service Center

Pre-registration: by March 15, 2015 (reminder: only Advisors can pre-register members)

Age Requirement: Members must be ages 15-18 by Jan. 1 of current year.

ADVANCED QA WORKSHOP

Offered to youth and FFA members ages 15-18 who wish to participate in the Test-Out Option. The advance QA workshop will serve as a test preparation as well as meet the quality assurance requirement if the member does not pass the test. Members who pass the QA test-out option are finished with QA for their 4-H career. Youth will only be given one chance to take the exam. Members not passing the test will meet their QA requirement (for the current year only) if they participated fully in the Advanced QA workshop. They are eligible to return the next year to try the test again.

Ohio 4-H Quality Assurance Policy can be found in the 4-H Club Handbook

on page 41.

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PROJECT NEWS

MARKET CHICKEN All Market Chicken orders are

due in the Extension office by

4:30pm on April 1. Orders

must be in and paid ($15) by

this date or the member will not

have chickens to take to the

fair. The forms are in the

‘4-H Club Handbook’ or at

ross.osu.edu. Chick Pick-up

Day will be Tuesday, June 23

1:00—7 p.m. at the Extension

Office.

All Poultry Project exhibitors must provide a copy of their Pullorum-free Certificate to leave at the fair for office records. The Market Broilers (project #150CM) ordered through the Extension office will be supplied with a Pullorum-free Certificate. But if you co-mingle the birds with other poultry that are not certified polluram-free (must show proof), then these birds must be tested again.

MARKET RABBIT If a member has light or heavy-weight rabbits, those rabbits will NOT sell at the Rabbit Sale on Saturday of fair; these animals will be sold to the packer and members will receive packer price. Light-weight and heavy-weight rabbits are NOT allowed to go home. Members will show the rabbits on Wednesday in separate classes for heavy and light-weight rabbits. The member is also eligible to participate in Showmanship.

Pygmy Goats Pygmies will be shown in separate pygmy show and showmanship classes at the 2015 Ross County Fair. Pygmy goats must be tagged in like other goat projects.

Livestock Tag & Weigh-in Information

**While members do not have to be present when their animal is tagged and/or weighed, someone must be there who:

1. Can identify which animal belongs to which child and if applicable

which animal is the “family” animal

2. Can give the member’s name, complete mailing address, and the

club/chapter name

3. Can name which parent the member wants listed on the Fair Sale Bill

**If an animal’s tag comes out please call the Extension Office to be put on the re-tag list. If you find the tag, please save it.

Market Hog Tagging Dates

May 2 8am-11am Fairgrounds & May 9 8am-11am Adena H.S. All market hogs for the Ross County Fair must be tagged on one of these dates. Hogs not meeting fair weight requirements will not be allowed to show in the market class, but will receive current market price (packer price) for their weight. Show is terminal. Heavy and light hogs are allowed to be in the swine showmanship classes.

Market Goat Tagging Dates April 25 9am-12n Fairgrounds & April 27 6pm-8pm Fairgrounds All market goats for the Ross County Fair must be tagged on one of these dates. ALL Market Goats must have a scrapie tag when they take possession of them from the breeder and these must be in their ears when they come to the tagging and the fair! Scrapie tattoos will not be accepted.

Market Lambs Tagging Date: April 25 9am-12n Fairgrounds All market lambs for the Ross County Fair must be tagged on this date. In addition, exhibitors who want to enter into the performance lamb class must have their animal weighed at the Spring tagging. ALL Market lambs regardless of ewe or whether MUST have a scrapie tag when they take possession of them from the breeder and these must be in their ears when they come to the tagging and the fair! Scrapie tattoos will not be accepted.

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Livestock Shows & Clinics Spring Steer & Heifer Show

Friday, April 3 at 7:00 pm—Quality Assurance

Training at the Ross County Fairgrounds- Quality

Assurance will be provided from 7:00pm to 8:00pm by

Nancy Snook, 4-H Educator, Noble County. The

session will be geared toward the beef project but will be

open to any 4-H’er. RSVP through the Extension office

(same as other QA options).

Saturday, April 4 at 12:00noon—Ross County Open

Steer & Heifer Show Ross County 4-H or FFA

members will show for free, receive a $20.00 Scioto

Shoe Mart Gift Certificate, and free t-shirts. Ross County

4-H or FFA members will also receive points towards the

Ross Co. Outstanding Beef Exhibitor awards for showing

their breeding heifer or market steer. For more

information or show bill contact Matt Flesher at 740-253-

0025 or Larry Zonner at 740-998-5229. Show bills also

available at the Extension office.

Ranch Horse Pleasure Clinic Sign up to attend Sunday April 19, 12 noon at the

Ross County Fairgrounds to get info on what judges

look for, rules, and some tips and tricks to perform

better. Join the Ross County Horse Committee as 4-H

Judge, clinician and State 4-H Horse Committee

member Jennifer Moshier explains it all! Cost: $35.00 to

attend with your horse (includes 1 auditor admission),

limited to the first 12 riders. Youth will be registered first.

Spectators $5.00. Stalls are available for $10.00.

Registration is due by April 9. To register contact Lisa

Bair at 740-703-8428 or lisambair@gmail.com or Julie

Oates at 740-703-1077 or jeweyoates@gmail.com

Ross County Goat Clinics The Ross County Goat Superintendents will hold a clinic on May 9 at 2:00pm at the Fairgrounds and July 16 at 11:00am and 1:00pm at the Fairgrounds. The clinics will provide members with helpful tips and hints on pre-fair preparations.

Wilmington Showmanship Contest The Little International is a showmanship contest sponsored by Wilmington College Collegiate 4-H to help participants improve their showmanship skills. Anyone ages 9-21 can compete on Saturday, March 28 at the Wilmington College Equine Center. Cost: $5 per class or $20 for all classes (pre-registered) $8 per class or $35 for all classes (day of show). Pre-Registration deadline: March 18, 2015 Contact: Mikayla Conrad at mconrad@wilmington.edu for more information.

Win Two Corriedale Ewes The Ohio Corriedale Club is offering a pair of Corriedale ewes to a 4-H or FFA member that is interested in starting their own flock. The family of the recipient may not currently raise Corriedale sheep. The Ohio Corriedale Club will provide two ewes for the member, registered in the member’s name, before May 1. The club will also assist the member in management decisions and answer questions regarding the project throughout the year. The ewes will become a part of the member’s 4-H or FFA project and will be exhibited at the Ohio State Fair Junior Corriedale Show and the recipient’s county fair. Any 4-H or FFA members interested in applying for the ewes should submit an application form along with a short essay about their experience before April 1. The Ohio Corriedale Club will select one member to receive the ewes and contact the recipient before April 15. Application forms are available at the Extension Office or from Jodie Duff, Ohio Corriedale Club 4279 Eaton Rd., Hamilton, OH 45013 or e-mail at duffyjy@msn.com

Open Barrow Show Friday, August 7 at the Ross County Fairgrounds. Entry fee is paid at the show. Bring hog after 7:00am on Friday morning. Barrows will be weighed from 2:00pm—4:00pm. Note: Jr. Fair Hair Rule Policy applies to this contest. Email registrations to: mrsbigc@yahoo.com or 740-998-4588

2015 Calf Scramble Contest Ross County Fair- Jr. Fair Night – Tuesday Rules and Applications are available in the Extension office or at ross.osu.edu; click 4-H Youth Development; Forms & Documents. Applications are due May 1.

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COMMUNICATIONS CONTEST

Participants and Advisors must use the official entry forms in order for the entry to be accepted. This ensures the correct and complete information is on hand for the contest planning. Submit entry forms by bringing them to the office or fax to (740-702-3209). Communications Contest Rules & Entry Form can be found in the 4-H Club Handbook on pages 63—71.

We want members (even if not participating in the Presentation portion of the contest) to consider entering the Marketing Division. We have added this feature to our county contest. Design a “4-H Thank You Card” (Juniors); Design a “4-H Promotional T-Shirt”(Intermediate); or Design a “4-H Infomercial” (Seniors). Seniors can view the winning 2012 infommercial, www.youtube.com - title is: 4-H Members Assuring Quality Care for Animals.

ROSS COUNTY LITTER CONTROL & RECYCLING WANTS YOU! Please join Ross County Litter Control & Recycling for their Annual Spring Cleanup Campaign from April 1—May 31. 4-H clubs (ages 12 and up recommended) can participate by volunteering to clean a section of county or township roadway, waterway or other public area. Ross County Litter Control & Recycling will loan you a trunk that contains safety vests, a first aid kit, a caution flag and bags for your cleanup. A Materials Checklist, Safety Considerations and Summary Report are included. You are not responsible for disposal. When you schedule your cleanup, Ross County Litter Control will schedule a time to pick up your bags of litter following your cleanup. Your group benefits by providing valuable community service that improves our local environment while providing Environmental and Safety Officer activities.

Our Adopt-A-Road Program is also available to 4-H clubs. To become an Adopt-A-Road partner, your club would agree to clean an approximate 2 mile stretch of a county or township road of your choice twice a year. Trunk materials and disposal are provided. Ages 12 and up are eligible.

Our 18th

Annual Scioto River Cleanup will be Saturday, April 18th, beginning at 10:00am. Meet at the last parking lot to the right in the Chillicothe Annex below the floodwall. This event takes place rain or shine (unless severe weather—listen to WKKJ for cancellation). Be sure to wear old clothes, rubber boots and bring gloves! Refreshments provided. Documentation of participation for scrapbooks provided upon request.

Guest Speaker presentations are available on recycling, litter prevention, resource conservation, lowering your carbon footprint and other related topics. All presentations are FREE and can be scheduled for evening or weekend meetings with advanced notice. This is a great way to fulfill environmental or health and safety requirements!

For presentations, questions about Adopt-A-Road or other community service opportunities or to schedule your cleanup, please contact Judi Mannion at 740-772-5326. We look forward to hearing from you!

FAIR & JR. FAIR BOOTH THEMES 2015

Located in the Jr. Fair Building, your club’s fair booth will provide a friendly welcome to the public when visiting the Ross County Fair! Booths promote the 4-H program and demonstrate the positive impact and creative expression that youth experience through 4-H. By decorating a booth your club gets to show off its members, their accomplishments, and the many projects available. For fair booth design, clubs should submit theme suggestions to the 4-H office. We will provide you with the official slogan for the Fair/Fair Book in the May Family Hotline. Club fair booth requests are due by May 15 to the Extension office. NOTE: Any 4-H Club that has over 15 projects in the areas of General Projects, Food & Nutrition Projects, and Family & Consumer Science Projects (but NOT including livestock projects) MUST have a fair booth. The booth does not have to be judged—however you do need to paper the booth and identify projects and members which makes a better display for the public. Contact the office if your club has less than 15 projects and would like a booth (space permitting).

Cloverbuds are encouraged to have an item for display, but it is not mandatory.

Livestock Projects are not required to be represented in your booth. Do not display their books.

Project Books do NOT have to be in your booth unless they are a part of the project’s Fair Exhibit Requirements.

Refer to pages 73-75 of your “4-H Club Handbook” for 4-H Booth Guidelines & the Booth Request Form.

2015 Fair Book Slogan Contest Submit your ideas by April 1 to Ross Co. Sr. Fair Board P.O. Box 614 Chillicothe, OH 45601

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SKILLATHON 2015- REQUIRED Category Junior Intermediate Senior

Notes Age 8 - 11 12 - 14 15 - 18

Station 1 Record Book All youth exhibitors must complete and bring the paper livestock record book.

Station 2 Livestock Kit Testing The existing Skillathon Kits parts (breeds, parts, reproductive systems, cuts of meat, etc.) will be identified as appropriate for different age levels- consistent across species. Only

one type will be covered each year and they will rotate.

Station 3 Quality Assurance The QA team of adult volunteers will select a topic relevant to the 3 GPPs that are

highlighted each year. Kids will randomly select questions to answer.

Station 4 Interview about Project Youth will be asked questions related to their project's development, species, etc. Topic

lists will be shared in advance.

Station 5 Skills: Basic

Animal Care

Skills: Showmanship Best Practices

Skills: Situational

Word Problem

Each age group will be asked to demonstrate their knowledge on an age specific skill area. Topics will be shared in advance and youth will randomly select questions to

answer.

SKILLATHON STUDY TOOLS Study guides: posted on Ross County 4-H website: http://ross.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/skillathon

Online: Great interactive websites: http://www.geauga4h.org/skillathon.htm or http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agripedia/AgMania/

Library: Practice program available on the Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library computers

Practice Day: Thursday July 16 at the Ross County Fairgrounds, during General Project Judging

Skillathon Club Officer: Think about making this a mandatory activity during your club meetings planned by a youth

CLUB SPOTLIGHT: SKILLATHON PREP

The Amazing Country Kids are excited that Ross County Skillathon is back! As advisors, we feel it is important that our members get a full learning experience when taking an animal project. Skillathon is an important avenue in meeting this goal. Skillathon provides our members with incentives to learn more about raising livestock for market than focusing on showmanship alone.

Skillathon can seem overwhelming unless you are fully prepared. We have strategically made some club-wide plans in order to achieve success for our members. We have assigned club members, parents and advisors to our Skillathon committee. This committee is organizing several learning activities that will take place throughout the year at meetings. The goal is to enhance learning for members taking animal projects. We also are planning our own Amazing Country Kids club Skillathon. Our current plans for the club Skillathon meeting include:

1. Divide club members into teams of various ages with similar livestock interests.

2. Each team will rotate through a group of Skillathon stations, such as species-focused body parts, breeds, cuts of meat and quality assurance.

3. Each team member will individually participate in the activities at each station and will be given points for correct answers.

4. After all members have visited all the stations, each team’s score will be calculated by summing the scores of the members assigned to that team.

5. The team with the highest points will receive a grand prize.

We are also encouraging our members to attend the Skillathon practice day that will take place at the Fairgrounds on July 16, same days as General Project Day.

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4-H Stem Camp at Canter’s Cave Youth completing 5th - 7th grades this spring from an 11-county region in southern Ohio (including Ross) are invited to attend STEM Camp at Canter's Cave this summer. The camp will begin after lunch on Tuesday, June 2, and end late morning on Thursday, June 4. It will be held at Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp in Jackson, Ohio. The fee is just $65 per camper. Only the first 90 registrants will be accepted, and all registrations are due by May 1. Additional information & registration forms available at Extension office or go to ross.osu.edu.

Ohio Special Needs Camp A special needs camp for children (ages 8-18) with multiple disabilities will be held at Elizabeth L. Evans Outdoor Education Center/Canter’s Cave 4-H camp from June 12-14. Each camper will need to be accompanied by a caregiver. For information, contact Michelle Stumbo at the Meigs County Extension office, 740-992-4719 or via email, Stumbo.5@osu.edu. Scholarships may be available for Ross County 4-H members and their caregiver interested in attending. Forms will also be available in our Extension office.Check out the YouTube clip about the Special Needs 4-H camp:

4-H Camp Tech June 10 – 12 For all youth entering grades 6, 7 & 8 (fall 2014) You’ll discover all things “tech” with hands on experiences that include writing code, engineering design, geocaching and electrical design. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww6iV7-d9Es

Spring Fling 2015

May 9 – 10 This camp is for 3-6 graders and is held at Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp. Registrations are due to Canter’s Cave by April 15. Camp fee $30.

4-H Alumni & Family Camp Friday, June 19- Come out to Tar Hollow 4-H Camp to enjoy a fun-filled afternoon and evening of fun and crazy camp games and traditions. We hope to welcome alumni, families, and young 4-H’ers who might be a little nervous about camp! All 5 counties that camp at Tar Hollow are invited. Registration opens May 1. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/4HAFCamp15. Cost is $5/person and includes dinner and activity fees. Alumni and camp t-shirts, as well as canteen snacks/supplies will also be available for purchase.

2015 ROSS COUNTY 4-H

CAMP DATES

Cloverbud Camp (ages 5-8) June 20

Junior Camp (grades 3, 4 & 5)

July 6 – 9

Senior Camp (grades 6, 7, 8 & 9)

June 11 – 14

4-H Alumni & Family Camp June 19

Based on grade the child is in now! 4-H

Camp Scholarships are available for

families that need support. Please don’t

let that stop your child from attending!

More information, scholarship and

registration forms will be posted on the

ross.osu.edu website and will be

available in the May Family Hotline.

Registration opens MAY 1!

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4-H AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS County Award Trips County 4-H Scholarships

Citizenship Washington Focus:

Izabella Timmons & Sam Calvin

Kingston National Bank:

Morgan Newberry, Walter Petzel, Izabella Timmons, Ryan Tumbleson, Taylor

Wheaton,& Payne Whissler

Leadership Washington Focus:

Bailey Lochbaum Ross County 4-H

Scholarships:

Sam Calvin, Corbit Cartee, Taylor Freeman, Brianna Minshall, Braiden Stearos, & Katie Watson

Leadership Camp: Elle Lamb Nicky Morris Memorial 4-H

Scholarship: Wyatt Jones

Sea Camp: Nathaniel Lamb & Taylor

Wheaton

Ross County 4-H Alumni Scholarship

Kara Detty& Carey Williams

Forestry Camp: Rachel Barlage & Jacob Calvin

Scholarship Supporters

We appreciate the continued support towards the 4-H Youth Development Program from our local

community. Thank you to the following sponsors of the Award Trips, County Scholarships, and Camp

Scholarships:

Chillicothe Kiwanis Ross County Agricultural Society Judy & Steve Gary Ross County 4-H Endowment Jennifer & Mark Johnston Ross County 4-H Advisory Committee Kingston National Bank Ross County Halloween Camp-out Committee Mr. & Mrs. Nick Morris, Cindy & Alex Uhrig In memory of Nicky Morris

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The Ross County Farm Bureau will be awarding two (2) $500 college scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic years. The deadline for entry is April 1.

Following are some of the guidelines:

Applicant must be high school senior or current college student

Applicant may reapply if he/she has previously been a recipient of the award

Applicant or family must be a Ross County Farm Bureau member in good standing

Applicant must be planning to study in an agricultural related field You can pick up an application in the Extension office or the Ross County Farm Bureau Office. Ohio State Fair Scholarships

In an effort to recognize outstanding youth of Ohio, and to help those interested in furthering their education, the Ohio Expositions Commission has established a Scholarship Program.

Applicant must be high school junior, senior, or graduate from an accredited institution.

Can be any field of study Completed applications must be postmarked by June 15, 2015.

Scholarship information and application are available at: http://www.ohiostatefair.com/osf/downloadbooks/gm/scholarship_app.pdf

TSC & 4-H PAPER CLOVERS The Spring Tractor Supply Company Paper Clover

fundraiser is right around the corner. Stop by the Chillicothe TSC from April 23-May 4 and support Ross County 4-H by purchasing a paper clover at the check-

out! This year they will have both $1 & $5 donation

increments in stores. Larger Clovers will be used for the $5 donations so they will be easier to see than the $1

and they make more money for the county 4-H program. All clovers will also have a bounce back coupon at the

bottom.

If we have some kind of in-store activity (clubs doing demonstrations or promoting some aspect of 4-H, etc.)

we will receive 100% of the funds raised above what we raised last year in the Spring promotion. So let us know

if you are interested.

Learn more at: www.tractorsupply.com/4-H.

Ross County Extension Office

475 Western Ave. Suite F.

Chillicothe, OH 45601

740-702-3200

740-702-3209

Feldhues.2@osu.edu

ross.osu.edu

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