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Tribune A Carroll County 4-H Newsletter

June 2019

Carroll County Office

700 Agriculture Center

Westminster, MD 21157

(410) 386-2760

M—F 8:00 AM—4:30 PM

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair Entries 1

2019 Enrollment 1

Scholarship Opportunities 1

4-H Member and UME Volunteer 1

4-H Show Attire for Livestock Exhibi- 2

Animal Quality Assurance 2

Breeding Animal Lease Paperwork 2

Poultry, Rabbit, Cavy Registration 2

Horse Judging 2

Poultry Judging 3

Livestock Judging 3

Junior Stock Show 3

Dairy Judging 3

Fashion Revue 4

Jumpstart Your Fair Canning 4

Butterfly Field Day 4

Clover Fun Days 4

Junior Fair Fun Days 4

Children’s Day at the Fair 5

CC 4-H/FFA Fair Updates 5

Camp 5

2019 Enrollment

Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair Entries

The online fair entry system will close at 11:59pm on June 10th. If

you have already made an account for this year, you need to use

the same account. If you have not used the fair online entry system

this year, you will need to make a new account. Make sure to get

your fair entries entered early and don’t wait until the last minute.

The online entry system can be found at www.carrollcountyfair.com

No late entries will be accepted. If you need to use a computer

to complete entries, stop by the Extension Office between 8am-

4pm and we will help you. If you have any problems with the entry

system, contact: carrollcountyfairentries@gmail.com

Carroll County 4-H enrollment was due on May 1st to be eligible for the 2019 Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair. If you did not enroll in the 4-H Online enrollment system by May 1st, you WILL NOT be eligi-ble to exhibit at this year’s fair.

Don’t forget about the binder full of scholarships at the Extension

Office. There are a lot of scholarship opportunities for senior 4-H

members to apply for. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to find

some money for college!

Scholarship Opportunities

4-H Member and UME Volunteer Cards

4-H Member and UME Volunteer Cards WILL be mailed directly

to each family household. Cards will be mailed towards the end

of June, so please be on the lookout. When cards are mailed, an

email will be sent to all 4-H families who have provided email ad-

dresses to us. Notify the Extension Office before Friday, July 19,

2019 if you do not receive your 4-H member/UME Volunteer

Cards.

NO CARDS WILL BE GIVEN OUT FAIR WEEK!!!

NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

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Breeding Animal Lease Program

Quality Assurance Program

If you are a new member or have moved to a new age group (Junior to Intermediate, Intermedi-ate to Senior), you are required to take the online Quality Assurance Program this year. The online program is required for ALL 4-H members showing beef, dairy, swine, sheep, goats, horses/ponies, poultry, rabbits and alpacas/llamas. The website to complete the program is: http://www.agnr.umd.edu/ahqa/ You must register and complete this program if you are going to show at any 4-H show. The website will be available 24 hours a day. If you have questions, please contact Becky at 410-386-2760. Computers are available at the Extension Office, if need-ed. The program is NOW OPEN. Quality Assurance must be completed by Friday, July 19

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be eligible to show at the Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair.

If you are planning to exhibit any type of leased animal (dairy, beef, goats, sheep, etc.), you must have your 4-H Lease paperwork into the Extension office by June 1, 2019. If you have questions, contact Becky at 410-386-2760.

Poultry, Rabbit & Cavy Registration Forms

At the end of the April Tribune, you will find a Poultry, Rabbit and Cavy Registration Form. This form is required for those exhibitors wanting to exhibit at all county and MD State Fairs. Please fill out and return to the CC Extension Office by Friday, June 14th. If you have ques-tions, call the Extension Office at 410-386-2760.

Horse Judging is in its final weeks of practices. Mark these last dates down to attend: June 5 - TBD

June 12 - Extension Office The Maryland 4-H State Horse Judging Contest will take place on Saturday, June 15

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us as we learn and see a lot of good horses. If you have questions, please call the Extension Of-fice at 410-386-2760.

The Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair will be using traditional show ring attire to show for 2019.

Males—Khaki or green trousers—no shorts are permitted. All shirts are to be white, have a col-lar, and be able to be tucked in. All exhibitors must have a neckpiece (green or black).

Females—Green or khaki skirt or slacks—no shorts are permitted. All shirts are to be white, have a collar, and be able to be tucked in. Shirts may be sleeveless for girls, but no tank straps or spaghetti-style straps will be permitted. No shirts exposing bare midriff. Sleeveless polo style or button-down shirts are allowed. All exhibitors must wear a neck piece (green or black).

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All UME Volunteers, parents and senior 4-H members are welcome to attend the Carroll County 4-H Volunteer Council meeting on Tuesday, June 18 at 6:30pm. This is a great opportunity to learn about the county program updates and a chance for you to give feedback on the program. Also don’t forget that if you are an All Star their meeting will immediately start following this meeting.

Carroll County 4-H All-Stars will have our next meeting on Tuesday, June 18 following the Volun-teer Council. The meeting will be held at the Extension Office and I certainly hope to see as many of you there as possible! Thank you all for your service and dedication to the 4-H Program! Jenn Hiscock, President

4-H Volunteer Council/All Star Meetings

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Poultry Judging

On June 6th, we will be in the 4-H Office to do some reason practices for all at 7pm. Then on June 15th, registration starts at 8:30am with the practice/contest starting at 9am. We will be at the Shorthorn Field Day at the Howard County Fairgrounds. They are planning on having 4 clas-ses for us to judge. A more complete schedule to come, with farm practices starting about the middle of June! Don't forget to sign up for the Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair Livestock Judging Contest on Wednesday, July 31st at the fair. If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Gordon 301-667-0559 or Andy Cashman. Hope to see lots of you out for this exciting and re-warding activity!

Livestock Judging

Junior Stock Show

If you are a clover that might want to try showing a pig, goat or sheep, or a 4-Her that needs

more practice before this year’s county fair, mark June 22nd on your calendar. The annual

Junior Stock Show will be held at High Ridge Farm in Manchester. Animals will be provided

that day for those of you that need them for practicing. A clothes swap including white shirts,

khaki/green pants and boots will be available for sale or trade. Please see the Rules and En-

try form in the May Tribune. Questions, call Candy Cole 443-375-0140.

ANY JUNIOR OR NOVICE EXHIBITORS THAT HAVE NOT ATTENDED A WORKSHOP

TO FULFILL THE LIVESTOCK SALE REQUIREMENTS, THIS IS YOUR LAST OPPOR-

TUNITY!! Dairy Judging

It’s that time of year again to start thinking about Dairy Judging. Don’t miss out on the first

practices of the year which will be on the following Tuesdays at 7:30pm:

June 4th—Lease’s, June 11th—Dell’s, June 18th—Hoff’s

If you have questions, please call Kelly Zepp at 443-340-0809.

Have chickens and want to know how the judges at the fair decidea on the top bird or best eggs? Come to poultry judging practices and learn USDA standards in order to become a competitive judge yourself! Our practices culminate in a county competition on Thursday, Aug. 1 during fair week.

Want chickens but can't due to lack of space or just don't know where to start? Come to poultry judging practices and get hands-on experience handling live birds and eggs. Owning chickens is not required to come to practice or to compete! Juniors, Intermediates, and Seniors may have the opportunity to compete on the state level and Seniors may have the opportunity to compete nationally in Louisville, KY! Stop by at practice to learn more!

Don't like chickens but want to improve your overall confidence and public speaking skills? Yup, we can help with that, too! Come to practice where you'll learn to give oral reasons defending your decisions as a competitive judge. You might even learn to love chickens in the process. We welcome all ages from Clovers right up to Seniors. The more practice dates you attend, the more prepared you'll be for our competition on August 1st at 10am!

Here's the practice dates, all starting at 7pm and held in the Extension Office basement:

June 6, 20, 27 July 11, 18, 25

Questions? Contact Sarah Giordano at sarahgiordanointerpreting@gmail.com or 443-824-7861 or Glenn Haines at 443-536-5302.

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Fashion Revue

Come showcase your latest fashions on the runway at the “2019 4-H Fashion Revue.” With

seventeen possible entry categories, there is an opportunity for everyone, from clovers to sen-

iors, to show off their runway style. Find the perfect accessories to compliment your Ready to

Wear creation or put the final touches on your Constructed Wear design. The Fashion Revue

will be held on Saturday, June 15th at 7pm at the Extension Office with judging taking place

beforehand between 2-4:30pm for all participants excluding Clovers. All participants,

including Clovers, please plan on returning by 6:30pm for the show. If you have ques-

tions, please contact Breanne Lippy at 410-374-4897. Entry forms can be found at: https://

extension.umd.edu/carroll-county/4-h-youth

Looking for something to do during your summer break? Make plans to join us on Tuesday,

July 9th from 9am-12pm. We will be making 4 different items that you can enter at the

fair. Registration information is attached to this Tribune. If you plan on attending, make sure

to enter the 4 items we will be making when completing your fair entries.

Butterfly Field Day

The 2019 Butterfly Field Day will be held on Saturday, June 29th at 9am. Attendance is required

to raise monarchs for the 2019 CC 4-H/FFA Fair Butterfly Tent. Cost to attend the field day is $5 for activities plus an additional $2 for the monarch eggs. An optional 12” caterpillar castle cube may be purchased for an additional $9. These cubes are excellent for raising your caterpillars. Registration form and more information can be found at: https://i18natres.wordpress.com/wildlife-insects/raising-monarchs/ Email 4HGoes@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Clover Fun Days

July Clover Fun Days will be held July 1st-3rd at the Carroll County Extension Office. Registration this year will be completed through this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-clover-fun-days-tickets-56434270422 August Clover Fun Days will be held August 7th-9th at the Carroll County Extension Office. Reg-istration this year will be completed through this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/august-clover-fun-days-tickets-56438155041 Don't wait until the last minute and make sure to get your Clovers registered today!

Junior Fair Fun Days

Come and join us for Junior Fair Fun Days, 3 fun-filled days of making projects to enter at the fair. A list of the items to be made will be provided so you can enter online and bring everything you make during these days to enter at the fair! Registration is open and all Carroll County 4-H Junior members (8-10 year olds) can attend. Complete your registration at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/august-clover-fun-days-tickets-56438155041 Don't forget we are still look-ing for some intermediate and senior 4-H members to help at each of these events. If you are in-terested in helping, reach out to Tessie Weant at eweant@umd.edu

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Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair

Everyone is welcome to participate in Fair Board meetings held at the Extension Office. The next meeting date is May 22nd at 7:30pm.

2019 Fair Theme—”Let the Good Times Grow”

Too Many Ribbons or Trophies? Don’t throw them away! Bring them to the Extension Office or to a Fair Board meeting. The Fair will recycle them for next year! So don’t throw them out, let’s recycle!

Fair Silent Auction—The CC 4-H/FFA Fair is looking for items for this year’s Silent Auction which is a great fundraising event to support the fair and the 4-H program. Monies raised from the fundraiser help in paying 4-H state contest fees and equipment needed for the fair. See the attached flyer at the end of May’s Tribune for more information.

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Children’s Day at the Fair

The fair will once again be hosting Children’s Day on Tuesday, July 30th, from 8:30 am to 2:30

pm and we need your help! In previous years, more than 1,100 children have attended this

event at the Carroll County Fair, and this success has been due to the participation of 4-H

clubs, members, and volunteers! As the fair plans to “Let the Good Times Grow,” we want to

make this the best year yet!

We are asking that clubs sign up for a make-it and take-it craft table or host games. When pre-

paring these games and crafts, we ask that you keep agriculture, farming, and 4-H in mind. Re-

member that these activities should engage our youth and encourage them to stay for the

day! We hope that your club will be able to participate in some way, as it will be a wonderful op-

portunity to promote and educate young children and their families about the great 4-H program

and agriculture here in Carroll County! To sign up for a make-it and take-it table, to volunteer,

or to provide donations, please follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/ChildrensDay2019.

If you or your club would like to help with Children’s Day, but cannot attend that day, we are al-

so looking for donations! You could provide a monetary donation, a donation for goodie bags,

or items such as face paints, crayons, etc. If you have any questions please contact Jenn

Hiscock at hiscockjenn@gmail.com

Carroll County Residential Camp Dates for 2019:

Week 1 (8-11 year olds) - June 24-27 Week 2 (10-16 year olds) - July 8-12

If you have any questions, please contact Kira Huber (khuber12@umd.edu) or Amy Petkovsek at (amy.petkovsek@gmail.com).

Camper Applications:

This year we transitioned to online applications. Follow the links below to register your child for Carroll County Residential Camp via the online registration system:

Week 1: https://cc4-hcampweek1.eventbrite.com

Week 2: https://cc4-hcampweek2.eventbrite.com

*Paper applications are still available through the Carroll County Extension Website.

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Dates to Remember: 2019 Dates

June 10—CC 4-H/FFA Fair Online Entry System Closes at 11:59pm

June 15– CC 4-H Fashion Revue, CC Extension Office

State 4-H Horse Judging Contest, Howard County Fairgrounds

June 18—Leader Meeting, All Star Meeting, CC Extension Office

June 24-27– Younger Week Residential Camp, Hashawha Environmental Center

July 1-3– Clover Fun Days, CC Extension Office

July 8-12– Older Week Residential Camp, Hashawha Environmental Center

July 9—Fair Canning Workshop, CC Extension Office

July 17-19– Junior Fair Fun Days, CC Extension Office

July 19- Animal Quality Assurance must be completed for CC 4-H/FFA Fair

July 20-21– CC 4-H/FFA Fair Set Up Weekend, CC Ag Center

July 27-Aug 2– Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair

July 31– Maryland State Fair Entry System Closes, 11:59pm

Aug 3– CC 4-H/FFA Fair Clean Up Day

Aug 7-9– Clover Fun Days, CC Extension Office

August 22-September 2– Maryland State Fair

http://extension.umd.edu/carroll-county - The Carroll County 4-H Website. Find the Tribune online, plus other forms and infor-mation for youth and leaders. http://extension.umd.edu/4-h - The Maryland State 4-H Youth Development Website. News & information from all over the state, plus forms and information for youth and leaders.

University of Maryland Extension programs are open to all and will not discriminate against anyone because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, or national origin, marital status, genetic information, or

political affiliation, or gender identity and expression.

Carroll County 4-H Team Becky Ridgeway Amber Murphy Kira Huber Extension Educator Extension Agent Associate Extension Agent Associate bridgewa@umd.edu anmurphy@umd.edu khuber12@umd.edu

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s Indoor Building Updates - The Cake Auction is not a department that you pre-register for. Instead, you

register the food item that will possibly be sold in the Cake Auction. Based on merit, cakes are chosen to

be in the Cake Auction. Cake discs will be available beginning June 3 at the Extension Office. If you enter

at least 1 cake in the fair you should be prepared to come back on Wed. night to walk your item in the

Cake Auction. The schedule is usually posted by 5PM

4-Hers are encouraged to give Informal Demonstrations during the fair. There is little preparation and this

gives 4-Hers a chance to complete a demonstration for their communication section of the project record

sheet. Informal demonstrations need to be pre-registered with your other entries.

Writing entries need to be registered by June 10. The actual writing exhibit is due to the 4-H office by

June 24.

Sandra Stonesifer, Indoor Supt. 410 857-0416

Jumpstart Your Fair Canning

Learn to preserve:

Apple Jelly

Grape Jelly

Peach Jam

Strawberry Jam

Come join usJuly 9 from 9:00am-12:00pm

Cost: $20 (cash or check made payable to CCEAC)

Register by June 25.Limited space available.

4-H ONLY

Jumpstart Your Fair Canning Registration FormName:

Phone: 4-H Age:

How did you hear about this program?

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Friends of the Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair,

The Carroll County 4-H and FFA will be holding their annual silent auction starting Saturday July 27th and closing at 8:00, 8:15, and 8:30 p.m.- Friday August 2, 2019, in the Shipley Arena. If you could make a donation to the auction to support our organization, it would be greatly appreciated. The fair gives more than 800 Carroll County Youth the opportunity to showcase more than 16,000 exhibits featuring agricultural, creative talents, leadership skills, baking, handyman, dog obedience, and many other areas. Our fair has been voted one of Carroll’s Best and draws tens-of-thousands of visitors each year to see the livestock and talented exhibitors, activities, contests, and enjoy the fun, food and entertainment.

Every year our fair grows! Not only are the 4-H and FFA programs growing but the area’s population is growing, and our attendance increases every year. It is the community support from organizations such as yours that helps us continue to be able to tell the story of 4-H and of farming and continues to provide this event each year to the public. Our expenses of operating the fair increase each year and we very much want to be able to continue giving premiums to our youth. Over the past 13 years we have made $143,464 which goes directly to the 4-H program.

If you would care to donate to our silent auction your contribution is tax deductible as the fair is a 501(c)(3) organization. Thank you for your support.

Tracey Paulsen, Chairperson, Silent Auction 443-722-6659, Paulsen66@comast.net

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Your Receipt: Thank you for Supporting the Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair, through the Silent Auction. Your contribution is tax deductible as the fair is a 501(c)(3) organization. Keep this receipt for your taxes.

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Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair 2019