News & Views University of California Cooperative Extension

A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR 4-H MEMBERS, LEADERS & PARENTS IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MARCH 2008

University of California, U.S. Department of Agriculture and San Luis Obispo County Cooperating.

CONGRATULATIONS to:     Rita Lynn of CRESTON 4‐H   is this Month’s Winner! Sign up to receive your  News & Views ONLINE & your name will be entered into a Monthly Drawing  to receive an “I SUPPORT 4‐H” Magnet.  Call the 4‐H office at 781‐5943 with your email address or send an email to:  dharris@co.slo.ca.us with SUBSCRIBE in the Subject Line and your name will be entered into our monthly drawing to receive a free 4‐H magnet!  The 4‐H Management Board also approved  having a Quarterly Drawing for a $25 restaurant Gift Certificate.  We are looking to save some money 

with your newsletter.  Can you help us with this effort? 

NEW & IMPROVED COUNTY 4-H WEBSITE: SLOCOUNTY4H.ORG

Having trouble finding us on the web? Well, fret no more! San Luis Obispo County 4-H has a new, easy to remember domain name: SLOCOUNTY4H.ORG. Our old web site address http://clubs.ca4h.org/sanluisobispo/ will still work, but now you can get there faster by simply typing SLOCOUNTY4H.ORG into your browser. And it’s SO much easier to remember! What can I find at SLOCOUNTY4H.ORG? -A complete annual calendar for county-wide 4-H events -Links to current and past issues of News & Views -Downloadable Record Book Forms -Level Testing forms and study guides -Photos from recent and past county events -A complete listing of clubs, including meeting times, locations, and contact info …And much, much more! What about registration forms for upcoming events? We will be adding registration forms and packets to the web site soon. In the mean time, we’re always happy to email you any documents that you may need. :-) My club already has a web site. Can I link it to SLOCOUNTY4H.ORG? Absolutely! We highly encourage clubs to develop their own web sites to link to our county site. You can use any software you’d like to build your site, and hosting is available FREE through the State 4-H office. If you have any questions on how to get started with a club web site, or you would like to link your club web site to the county web site, contact Web Administrator Julie Beaver Maggiore at jmaggiore@co.slo.ca.us

News Views is published by the San Luis Obispo County 4-H Youth Program, University of California, Cooperative Extension, Division of Agriculture and Natural Re-sources. News Views is a monthly newslet-ter for 4-H members, leaders and parents in San Luis Obispo County. Please submit articles and photos by the 15th of each month to: Denise Harris, Editor 4-H Office 2156 Sierra Way, Suite C San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 781—5943 / dharris@co.slo.ca.us  

         Richard P. Enfield, 4-H Youth Development Advisor The University of California prohibits dis-crimination or harassment of any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, and medical condi-tions related to pregnancy or childbirth), physical or mental disability, medical condi-tion (cancer-related or genetic characteris-tics), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or status as a cov-ered veteran (covered veterans are special disabled veterans, recently separated vet-erans, Vietnam era veterans, or any other veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been author-ized) in any of its programs or activities. University policy is intended to be consis-tent with the provisions of applicable State and Federal laws. Inquiries regarding the University’s nondiscrimination policies may be directed to the Affirmative Action/Staff Personnel Services Director, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Re-sources, 1111 Franklin Street, 6th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607, (510) 987-0096.

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National & State 4-H News

• ATTN SWINE GROUPS! Santa Barbara County Fair Announcement!

*Due to the processor’s requirement, the Santa Barbara County Fair and JLSA have changed the minimum weight of the pigs. It will now be 215 lbs. (the previous min. wt. was 210 lbs.)

• Become a 2008-2009 4-H State Ambassador! Youth (ages 16-19) and adult advisors are now being sought to provide statewide leader-ship. Ambassadors act as a 4-H representatives, conduct team pro-jects, and plan the 4-H State Leadership Conference. Applications are due March 31, 2008 and available at http://www.ca4h.org/leadership/ambassador/index.asp (see article on page 8.)

• The Collegiate 4-H at UC Davis invites high school 4-H members to their annual "You See Davis Days." The event will take place April 17 - 19, 2008 at UC Davis. Registration materials are available at http://clubs.ca4h.org/collegiate4h/ucd/ysddays.htm. Please contact Vanessa Renwick (vmrenwick@ucdavis.edu or 559-977-0108) with any questions. Space is limited, so get applications returned as soon as possible!

• 2008 State 4-H Fashion Revue information and entry forms can be found at: http://ca4h.org/projresource/fashion/. State Fashion Revue will be held May 31 on the UC Davis campus as part of State Field Day. Workshops, activities, and judging are in the morning, with the fashion show in the afternoon. One Junior, Intermediate and Senior County Winner from each county in Traditional, Recycled, Consumer Science-Purchased, Needle Arts, Wearable Art-Embellished and Backpack Challenge are eligible to enter State Fashion Revue. Contact Kylie Deal, dmtigers05@yahoo.com; Mary Engebreth, maryengebreth@comcast.net; or Sue Moore, samoore@ucdavis.edu or 209/533-6990. Entry deadline is May 12th.

• The State Championship 4-H Horse Show rules and entry informa-tion should be on-line within the month. The horse show will be held June 27-29 at the Santa Cruz Fairgrounds in Watsonville. There is no qualifying requirement to enter except all participants must be a 4-H horse project member and own/lease their horse at least 120 days prior to the event (February 28, 2008). Entries are due June 1, 2008.

• The new 4-H Project Leader Digest is available on the web at: http://

anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/21729.pdf. • If you can’t access any websites or other information because you don’t have

access to a computer— just call the 4-H office 781-5943 for assistance.

SLO County’s UPDATED 4-H website is: http://www.slocounty4h.org

State 4-H website: http://www.ca4h.org SAFETY NOTES: http://safety.ucanr.org/4h/

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Cerro Alto 4-H RABBIT SHOW April 12th. This year is our 24th annual show! All county rabbit leaders will receive a catalog, as will the 4-H members who showed last year. Our show will be held at the fairgrounds in Paso Robles in a different indoor location than in previ-ous years. Our goal is to put on a good quality local show, that is fun for the 4-H members, as well as, a good way for them to put into practice some of what they have learned in their project. Food is available all day, so come on, join us, and support your 4-H club's rabbit kids! For more information contact Leslie Bryson, 466-2264 or Lois Williams, 461-0178.

Fun with Food & Arts and Fashion Revue

Save the Date: May 3, 2008

Fun with Food & Arts and Fashion Revue will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2008, begin-ning at 8:30 a.m., at Laguna Middle School, located at 11050 Los Osos Valley Road in SLO. This year’s countywide event offers many opportu-nities for 4-H members to earn gold and have fun too!

Food & Arts includes Food/Food Preserva-tion, Placesetting, Cake Decorating, Arts & Crafts, Photography, and Scrapbooking, Bird-houses and MINI GARDENS! In addition, in-stead of one poster with a nutritional theme, post-ers or collages may be entered for Foods, Arts & Crafts, Photography, and Scrapbooking, Bird-houses or Mini Gardens. Within the area of Quilting, there are three (3) Categories: Quilting, Textile Arts, and Needles Arts. Fashion Revue will feature construction, modeling and the Fashion Show! Participants may submit entries made during the current 4-H program year within their 4-H project. 4-H’ers must remain at the event in order to have an entry judged. If you have questions, please call the 4-H office at 781-5943, Julia Stanfill - Event Chair, at 528-1557, Debbie Geaslen - Food & Arts Chair, at 598-6083, or Diana Howell - Fashion Revue Chair, at 461-3508 or Cindy Nason - Quilting, Textile and Needle Arts Chair at 227-6209.

Also, the help of many adult volunteers is needed to make this event run smoothly. If you can volunteer that day to guide a group, judge, tabulate scores or help a leader in a special activity center, please call any of the numbers listed above or complete a Volunteer Form, which can be ob-tained from your Community Club Leader.

We look forward to seeing you and your creative entries there!

Fido Heal, Fido Sit, Fido Stay ... 

Attention all Dog Project Members and Leaders, it’s that time again for “Dog Days In The Park.” Canyon Country 4-H will host a 4-H Dog Show on Sunday, April 20th beginning at 9:30 a.m. at SLODOG’s annual “Dog Days In The Park” at Santa Rosa Park in San Luis Obispo.

4-H Dog Show Classes offered will be: Obedience: Sub-Novice Primary (5-8 yrs), Junior (9-12 yrs), Interme-diate (13-15 yrs.), Senior (16-19 yrs), Novice, Grad-Novice and Open. In Showmanship: Primary (5-8 yrs.) 1st Year Member, Junior (9-12 yrs.), Intermediate (13-15 yrs.) and Senior (16-19 yrs.).

4-H Dog Show Entry forms will be mailed to all 4-H Dog Project Leaders registered with the county 4-H office. Entry fees will be $5.00 per class. Pre-Entry is required and must be received by Monday, 4/14/08. Please note: No entries will be accepted on the day of the event.

SLODOG will also be giving the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Test. Pre-Entry is required for the CGC test also.

If you are interested in taking the CGC test or have questions re-garding the Dog Show, please contact Christy Friedmann, Canyon Country 4-H Dog Leader, at 438-5851.

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FIELD DAY Silent

Auction CHALLENGE

Ken Dewar, our 4-H Management Board Fund-raising Director’s goal is to make our best SILENT AUCTION even better! Each 4-H Club is required to provide TWO Auction baskets and an Adult Volunteer to assist with this year’s event. The better the gift basket’s theme/design—the more funds we can raise for our County 4-H events! VOLUNTEERS (perhaps some Club Treasurer’s) are also needed for this year’s Silent Auction Committee— For more information regarding the Silent Auc-tion, call Ken Dewar at 543-0180 or 441-0531, or the 4-H office at 781-5943. Let’s meet this year’s challenge and create some gift baskets with great themes for the 2008 Silent Auction!

SAVE THE DATE! Primary Member Field Day

Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:00 a.m.— Noon

“How to Grow a Future 4-Her”

Calling all 4-H Primary Members! (Ages 5-8, or Kindergarten to 3rd grade)

A Registration form will be in next month’s edition of News & Views.

The SLO County 4-H All Stars, Sarah Lukes and Melani Teixeira, will be hosting a special Primary Member Field Day on Saturday, May 10th from 9 am to Noon. The event will held at the UCCE Auditorium, 2156 Sierra Way, in San Luis Obispo.

Come ready to have FUN with other Primary Members from all over the county as we play games, make crafts, and enjoy tasty refreshments. This year, we will be decorating t-shirts that you can enter in 4-H Field Day on June 14th at the California Mid-State Fairgrounds.

Best of all, Primary Member Field Day is FREE!

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4-H Horse Project Members and

Leaders

SAVE THESE DATES Horse Field Day-Gymkhana

will be held on April 26, 2008 at Work Ranch in San Miguel.

Horse Field Day- Western Pleasure and English

will be held at Osumi Ranch in Arroyo Grande at 2161 Ferndale Road

on May 17, 2008.

Details and Registration materials will be sent to Horse Project Leaders.

Entry forms are DUE by Friday, April 11th.

If you have any questions please feel free to call Kelly Osumi at (805) 489-1112,

Kelly Work at (805) 467-3362, or the 4-H office at 781-5943.

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4-H Members Plant 1,000 Oak Trees in Parkfield: There were 60 volunteers who helped plant 1,000 Valley Oak Tree saplings on the Varian Ranch, Saturday, February 2nd. Mr. Jack Varian was pleased to have so many volunteers come out and help. We transplanted six inch seed-ling trees from pots, and covered the root ball with gopher guards to protect it from rodents. Black nylon tarps with holes protected the trees from non-native grasses to help them grow. Mr. Varian will have a drip irrigation system put in place to help the trees grow faster. Mr. Varian said the pur-pose of this project was to replenish Parkfield with its native trees. Cerro Alto 4-H members who brought shovels and dug many holes were: Ashley Bentley, Susan Bentley, Calvin Levisay, Savannah Levisay, Susan Levisay and our foreign exchange student from China, Sam. Other 4-H clubs who helped were Chaparral, Estrella, Heritage Ranch, Independence Ranch, Ranchita Canyon, Pozo, and Santa Margarita. It felt good helping our planet repopulate our native trees. Reported by: Calvin Levisay, Cerro Alto 4-H Club Jr. Leader.

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Horse Project Written Level Testing Congratulations to all the 38 horse group mem-bers who participated in the February 19th written level testing! We had a great turn out with almost everyone arriving early so they could be ready to put to paper all their hard work and studying! I am so impressed with how seriously you, your leaders, and parents have taken expanding your Equine Education! The night went great! I would like to thank the county 4-H office, as well as, leaders and 4H members that helped make it go so well! Your hard work really paid off and I look forward to seeing you at Mounted Level Testing as well as at future county 4-H horse events! Kelly Osumi, SLO Co. 4-H Horse Co-Resource Person

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4-H Presentation Day a Big Success!

On Saturday, February 9th, 83 4-H members gathered with their families at Cal Poly for the San Luis Obispo County 4-H Presentation Day. The event proved to be both fun and educational, as members gave presentations on everything from dog massage to potato guns (folks, don’t try this at home!). Of course, there were also the ever-popular Share-the-Fun skits, with 33 members participating. 4-Hers who received a gold medal at County Presentation Day are now eligible to compete in Sectional Presentation Day, to be held on the Cal Poly campus on Sat., March 8th. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who helped to make this year’s event a big success. Special thanks to Karen Ludwig, Presentation Day Chair and “4-H Superwoman”, and to the Judges from Rotary Los Osos & Rotary of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa.

Congratulations to the following participants: Adobe Nipomo: Karina Plata, Carolann Werner, Heidi Werner, Jason Werner; Carrisa Plains: Matthew Legaspi, Priscilla Legaspi; Cerro Alto: Hannah Andrade, Olivia Andrade, Jennifer Belcher, Denise Carigo, Candace Johnston, Sophie Johnston, Bella Martinez, Garrett Morgan, Joshua Mor-rison, Pearl Morrison, Sophia Swartzbaugh, Spencer Swartzbaugh; Chaparral: Brittney Imhoof; County Line: Jenna Clift, Madison Clift, Jessica McGuigan, Megan McGuigan, Kaela Yancosek; Edna: Christine Allen, Lorine Allen, Mary Allen, Lindsey Bridgman, Lochlan Buckingham, Jessica Mott, Elizabeth Vanherweg; El Camino: Jack Moore, Janeen Moore; Estrella: Brianna Birks, Wyatt Birks, Summer Botts, Haley Ghezzi, Michael McDonnell, Heather McDonnell, Grace Pipes, Gwen Pipes, Elena Riley, Peggy Riley, Deanna Sloger, Erika Smeltzer, Sydney Vinther, Johanna Work, Mattie Work; Huasna Valley: Alicia Murch, Caitlin Murch, David Paine, Kaylee Popovich, Melanie Popovich; Los Osos: Allison Bruce, Nalani Haueter, Tessa Lapp, Rayne Morrisey, Justine Potter, Nathan Potter, Cody Schreiner, Janelle Sharp; Morro Bay: Anastasia Ruttschow, Adrianne Stultz; Nipomo: Ricardo Gon-zales, Riley Nilsen, McKenna Rose; Parkfield: Teale Harden, Whitney Harden; Pozo: Sebastion Andrus, Jordan Johnson; Rio Rancheros: Dagmar Derickson, Gudrun Derickson, Sigrid Derickson, Faith Patterson, Jenna Wins-low; Santa Margarita: Alexis Aguirre, Anthony Aguirre, Bernadette Aguirre, David Aguirre, Genevieve Aguirre

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The Secret to Growing Giant Pumpkins is:

Giant pumpkin growers know “the secret.” The only way to grow really big pumpkins is to start with really good seeds. That’s what last year’s winner of the Great Pump-kin contest, the Evans family, did by specially selecting seeds from known giants to produce over 1,000 pounds of pumpkins for the contest.

So how do you get your hands on a few of these price-less seeds? San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau will be hosting a Giant Pumpkin Seed Trading and Growing Workshop at the Farm Bureau confer-ence room on March 26th from 10 a.m. – Noon. This meeting and exchange will be an excellent opportu-nity for giant pumpkin enthusiasts to come meet and learn the secrets of growing giant pumpkins from the growers themselves.

Two new giant pumpkin records were set in 2007. The California record was broken with a 1,535 pound pump-kin weighed-in at the Elk Grove weigh-off, and the world record was broken by a 1,689 pound pumpkin grown in Rhode Island.

Last year, the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau, with the support of our sponsors Coast National Bank, Farm Supply and Kellogg Garden Products awarded $2,500 in cash and prizes to winners of the second annual SLO Co. Great Pumpkin contest. Including $250 to the heaviest pumpkin grown by a 4-H club member. The third annual Pumpkin contest will be no different. You can expect heavier pumpkins and bigger prizes. Who knows maybe one of the San Luis Obispo County growers will break the California record. Go to www.slofarmbureau.org/Events/Great-Pumpkin.htm for more information.

Steven Knudsen

California 4-H

State Ambassador Program

The California 4-H State Ambassador Program is a working honor that pro-vides 4-H members expanded opportuni-ties to serve the California 4-H Youth Development Program. 4-H State Am-bassador is one of the highest ser-vice opportunities and recognition attainable in the California 4-H Youth Development Program. Please go the http://www.ca4h.org/leadership/ambassador for more infor-mation about the 4-H State Ambassador Program and to obtain an application. Applications are due in the State 4-H Office by March 31, 2008. We encourage all of our eligible San Luis Obispo County 4-H members to apply! Term: 4-H State Ambassadors are ex-pected to make a 14-month commit-ment to the program beginning at the Orientation, July 13-15, 2007 and end-ing August 31, 2008. 4-H State Ambas-sadors may only serve one term. Eligi-bility Requirements: Candidates must have completed at least one year as a California 4-H Youth Development Program member, and be at least 16 years of age as of January 1, 2007, yet no older than 18 as of December 31, 2007.

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R EACHING OUT FOR 4-H ALL STARS! The All Star rank is the highest rank which a

4-H member may attain at the county level. Being a San Luis Obispo County 4-H All Star provides an opportunity for high school members to receive recognition for outstanding service. The All Stars serve as Ambassadors for the SLO County 4-H Youth Development Program; they represent 4-H at County, Regional, and State activities; they coordinate certain county-wide activities; and they serve as positive role models for youth!

To be eligible for the County All Star rank, a 4-H member must:

Be 14 years of age or older by January 1, 2008, but not 19 years of age prior to 1/1/08

Been a Participant in 4-H for 3 years or more

Have attained a Gold Star rank by 4/13/08

Demonstrate leadership abilities, citizen-ship concern and maturity of judgment

E ach candidate for the All Star rank will be required to submit an All Star application and

participate in an individual and group interview. All Star applications may be obtained from the 4-H Office, call 781-5943 for your application.

Due Date: April 18, 2008

Emerald Star Program

T he Emerald Star Program offers 4-H members the opportunity to develop leadership skills

beyond the club level. It is not a pre-requisite to apply for the All Star rank. To apply for an Emer-ald Star, you must:

♦ Be 14 years of age or older by January 1 of the current project year

♦ Hold the rank of Gold Star

A n Emerald Star project plan must be submit-ted for approval prior to starting the project

and must be evaluated at the completion of the project. You must also be prepared to handle any financial costs required to complete the project.

Y ou can submit an Emerald Star project plan anytime during the project year (July 1

through June 30). Keep in mind that if you wish obtain your Emerald Star by SLO Co. 4-H Achieve-ment Night Saturday, October 11, 2008, the pro-ject must be completed by August 31, 2008.

E merald Star projects will be evaluated for it’s value to the SLO Co. 4-H Youth Development

Program, to the community, it’s practicality and feasibility. Project plan examples may include: an event or activity involving three or more clubs, a community activity involving a group to serve the need of an individual or an educational purpose, or a major expansion/revision of a currently exist-ing event/activity. Emerald Star Project Forms are available at the 4-H office at 781-5943 or via email contact dharris@co.slo.ca.us. If you have questions, please contact JoAnn Overbey, Awards Director at 528-8232.

Are you a Leader? Do you like the Spotlight? Do you want to become a

4-H ALL STAR?

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EXCITING NEW VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: 4-H EXCHANGE PROGRAM

KEY LEADER

Do you have a gift for reaching out to people? Do you like to organize events? Are you interested in learning about other 4-H programs and what they can share with us? If so, you may be just the person to take the lead in pursuing 4-H domestic and international ex-change opportunities on behalf of SLO County. Re-cently, we received two inquiries about a potential 4-H exchange with SLO County 4-H. However, in order to pursue these opportunities we need an adult volunteer willing to take on this task.

This is a new Key Leader position on the SLO County 4-H Program Development Board. The board meets approximately four times a year and is responsible for program policy and direction, and coordi-nating activities and events between various program areas. The individual would serve a two-year term as 4-H Exchange Program Key Leader.If this sounds like something you would like to do, or if you are inter-ested in finding out more about this new volunteer posi-tion, please call Cindy Hansen, 4-H Program Represen-tative, at 781-5950. We look forward to talking with you soon!

ADULT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

SLO County 4-H YDP Management Board

Open Positions as of July 1, 2008

We are recruiting now for two positions on the 4-H Youth Development Management Board that will be open as of July 1, 2008; that of 4-H Management Board Director and 4-H Assistant Management Board Director. Shawn Callaway has served as Board Director for the past four years, and Carla Borchard has served as Assistant Board Director since September 2004. Both Shawn and Carla have done an excellent job in their respective positions, and the board has truly benefited from their 4-H knowledge and background and years of experience. Shawn will continue to serve on the board in the position of Past Board Director when his term as Board Director ends June 30, 2008 The purpose of the 4-H Management Board is to oversee the management aspects of the San Luis Obispo County 4-H Youth Development Program. Overseeing includes both policy making and the implementation of the policy, as well as basic management decisions relat-ing to the program. In addition to basic management responsibilities, the board is responsible for the following specific areas: awards, finances, fundraising, leader complaints, liaison with fairs, liaison with regional and local councils, and visibility. The members of the board work closely with one another and with the 4-H Youth Development Advisor. If you are interested in applying for the position of 4-H Management Board Director or Assistant 4-H Management Board Director, or if you have any questions about either position, we look forward to talk-ing with you. Please call the 4-H office at 781-5943.

SLO County 4-H YDP Management Board Members Shawn Callaway, Board Director

(through June 30, 2008) Carla Borchard, Asst. Board Director

(through June 30, 2008) Ruben Cavanillas, Section Council Delegate

Ken Dewar, Fundraising Director Sarah Lukes, All Star

Pam Morring, Visibility Director JoAnn Overbey, Awards Director and All Star Advisor

Evelyn Rockwell, Budget Director Mike Scott, Collegiate 4-H Representative

Ruth Sutherland, Past Board Director (through June 30, 2008)

Deanna Teixeira, Secretary Melani Teixeira, All Star

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more Adult Volunteer Opportunities!

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SLO County 4-H YDP Program Development Board Key Leader Positions Open

Large Animal Science Key Leader. Anyone experienced in a large animal project (beef, sheep, swine, goats, or horses) is invited to apply for Large Animal Science Key Leader. The individual would serve a two-year term and be a member of the 4-H Program Development Board representing Large Animal Science. The Board meets approximately four times a year. Experience in a large animal project is preferred. The Key Leader is responsible for the development and delivery of large animal science programs to 4-H members and adult vol-unteer leaders, chairs the Large Animal Science Program De-velopment Committee, which consists of representatives of the large animal sciences, and works with chairpersons(s) of events/activities in areas related to large animal science. In addition, this position serves as the liaison between the Large Animal Science Program Development Committee and 4-H County office staff.

Science & Technology Key Leader. Do you have an in-terest in science? If so, we encourage you to consider serving a two-year term as Science & Technology Key Leader. This position serves on the 4-H Program Development Board, which meets approximately four times a year. This individual would chair the Science & Technology Program Development Committee and support county-wide science programs such as SLO Scientists. The individual would also serve as liaison to chairperson(s) of 4-H events/activities in areas related to sci-ence, such as science entries at Presentation Day and 4-H Field Day. In addition, this position serves as the liaison between the Science & Technology Program Development Committee and 4-H County office staff. This is an exciting position where you can make a difference by helping to incorporate & strengthen science skills in the 4-H Program.

Small Animal Science Key Leader. Anyone experienced in a small animal project (dog, rabbit, avian, cavie) is invited to apply for Small Animal Science Key Leader. The individ-ual would serve a two-year term and be a member of the 4-H Program Development Board representing Small Animal Sci-ence. The Board meets approximately four times a year. Ex-perience in a small animal project is preferred. The Key Leader is responsible for the development and delivery of small animal science programs to 4-H members and adult vol-unteer leaders, chairs the Small Animal Science Program De-velopment Committee, which consists of representatives of the small animal sciences, and works with chairpersons(s) of events/activities in areas related to small animal science. In addition, this position serves as the liaison between the Small Animal Science Program Development Committee and 4-H County office staff.

If you are interested in serving in one of these positions, or have any questions, please contact the 4-H office at 781-5943, or email Cindy Hansen at chansen@co.slo.ca.us.

SLO County 4-H YDP Program Dev. Board Members Evelyn Rockwell, Adult Leadership Key Leader Karen Ludwig, Community Service Key Leader

Julia Stanfill, Home Economics Key Leader Sherry Martinez, Youth Leadership Key Leader

The Rolling Hills 4-H Club is off and running. We have started a Gardening Group, a Poultry Group, Outdoor Adventures, Leadership Development, Swine Group and are soon to have a Sewing and Rabbit Group.

This fall the gardening group picked apples at Creekside Farms and made cold pressed cider. The outdoor adventures group toured the Guadalupe Cultural Arts and Education Center and hiked the dunes. We also hiked Madonna Mountain and enjoyed the beauti-ful view. The poultry group is busy getting their pens built and plan to buy and incubate chickens for this year’s Mid-State Fair.

The Rolling Hills 4-H Club Christmas party was held at the McPhee’s Bowling Lanes and the club donated to Toys for Tots. All in all it was a good start for 2007. We have 20 members and a great group of adult leaders. Anyone interested in joining should come to the general meetings that are held on the third Tuesdays of the month at the Church of the Nazarene, Room 20, Johnson and Southwood Drive in the city of San Luis Obispo. Children ages 8-18 are welcome. Submitted by: Mary Mitchell-Leitcher, Community Club Leader

Heritage Ranch 4-H Horse Group Goes to the Equine Affaire in Pomona

This month the Heritage Ranch 4-H Horse group has done some exciting things. First we went to the Equine Affaire in Pomona for 2 days. Then we went to this big tack store called the Broken Horn.

At the Equine Affaire we saw a lot of cool horse breeds and other stuff. We also watched the Extreme Cowboy Race. That was really fun and exciting.

The next day we went to Broken Horn, which is a two story tack store. We had a ton of fun there and bought some stuff for our own horses.

Thanks for reading this month’s Heritage Ranch 4-H Horse group report. Happy trails, Ali Einolander

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Statewide 4-H Record Book Training Lompoc, CA State 4-H Ambassador Applications Due

1 Horse Project Mounted Level Test 9am Osumi Ranch in Arroyo Grande

1 Food Safety Training Class UCCE Auditorium, San Luis Obispo

APRIL 2008

12

18

20

Cerro Alto RABBIT SHOW, Mid-State Fairgrounds, Paso Robles ALL STAR APPLICATIONS DUE

Canyon Country DOG SHOW, Santa Rosa Park, SLO

MAY 2008 3

10

17

Fun with Food & Fashion Revue Laguna Middle School, SLO Primary Member Field Day, UC Auditorium, SLO Horse Field Day—Western Pleasure & English, Osumi Ranch, Arroyo Grande

JUNE 2008

14 4-H FIELD Day and Chicken-Q Paso Robles Event Center

APRIL 2008 ~ CONTINUED ~ 26

25-27

Horse Field Day—Gymkhana Work Ranch, San Miguel 2008 Youth Camp 4-H GALAXY QUEST, Camp Rancho EL Chorro, SLO