July & August 2008

Attention: No newsletter in August

Index (click on the title to go to that article)

Volunteers
It's a 4-H Swim Party!
Help Needed
4-H Foundation to Raffle Ford Truck
Fremont Fairs and Shows Association
Attention, Teens: Babysitter Training
Dance, Dance, Dance
2008 Fremont County Fair Alert! Premises ID's
Livestock Signs for Fremont County Fair
Pen Fee
Fremont County Setup Day
Trash Barrel Project at County Fair
Check Out the Chicks at the County Fair!
E-Records CD'S Are Available
Project E-Records (General and Animal)
Dog Show:
Dog Training
Shooting Sports Website
Shooting Sports Competition
Help Wanted
4-H Club Secretary and Reporter Books For Judging
Lunch in a Jiffy for Kids Day
Scales Open—New Information!
Requirements To Show and/or Sell at the Fremont County Fair
Colorado State Fair - New for the 2008 Junior Livestock Sale
4-H Completion Requirements
Fremont County Fair Entries Important Notice!
Fremont County 4-H Supreme Champions
Fremont County 4-H Code of Conduct
July Calendar
August Calendar
September Calendar

Did you know. . .

Our 4-H program is run by volunteers? Tommy, Verla, Becky, & Edna are paid staff. Otherwise, anyone you see doing any kind of work with the 4-H program in Fremont County does so as a VOLUNTEER!

No pay, only your thanks for doing a great job and their own satisfaction of a job well done. So whether it's the person who weighs your animals each week, the person who sets up the fair displays, or the person who helps you with your projects, that person is working hard for you for no pay!

Please take some time to tell them how much you appreciate what they do for you. This program wouldn't happen if it weren't for the countless volunteers who work their hearts out for it. Please remember to say, “Thanks for all you do for us!”

PS—Handshakes & hugs are okay, too.

It's a 4-H Swim Party!

&

Potluck Supper

4-H Council will furnish burgers, hot dogs, fixins & drinks.

You bring a dish to share & your own table service

Where: Rudd Park , Canon City

Time: 5:00 p.m.

When: Saturday July 19th

Pool Open 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Sponsored by Fremont County 4-H Council

For all our 4-H Members, leaders & families

Please call 276-7390 by July 16 th , let us know how many

you'll be bringing.

Help Needed

***Senior Ambassadors are needed to help with Senior Day, Friday, August 1. You will help seniors with their breakfast, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Then act as a host or hostess for them to enjoy the fair! Guide them to the animals, show them the inside exhibits, or just answer questions for them. Enjoy Bubbles the Clown, make visors, lots of fun! Call Irene White at 276-2871 to volunteer. Leave a message; she'll call you back!

PS—Remember the possibility of earning a 4-H letter? Being a Senior Ambassador is one of the qualification areas!

***Do you have any items you could donate for the seniors' goodie bags? This is a great way to spread the word about your business or club! Talk to Irene about that as well!

*** What will you do for Kids' Day? It's time to let us know what activity your club can do for Kids' Day. Can you do face painting? A cake or cookie walk? Teach kids to rope? Bean bag toss? Other games? How about a dunking booth? We have lots of other ideas, but we know you have ideas too. We will have lots and lots of little kids who want to see what you can do! Please call our Kids' Day chairman, Barry Acton to confirm what your club will do. Barry: 276-2360 or 784-6119 ; bacton@amfam.com or Actonfamily6776@msn.com

  *** We still have two shifts for the 4-H concession stand to fill. The first is Kid's Day and Lunch in a Jiffy on Friday, August 1, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The second one is the last shift of the fair, from 4:00 p.m. until closing on Sunday, August 3. These are both extremely important times to keep the concession stand open. If we don't have a club to work the shift, we will try to keep it open by individual volunteers, making a team together! If you are willing to help out for either of those times, even if only for a couple hours, call the Extension Office to let us know.

4-H Foundation to Raffle Ford Truck

The Rocky Mountain Ford Stores recently donated a 2008 Ford XLT F150 4x4 pickup truck to the Colorado 4-H Foundation to help raise funds for 4-H. Raffle tickets will be sold for the next six months by Foundation board members, Extension staff and 4-H members and leaders.

The truck, valued at nearly $33,000, will be equipped with popular options, including a flex-fuel engine allowing it to run on regular gasoline or E-85 ethanol. The drawing will be held at the Metro Area Support 4-H (M*A*S*H) Gala being held Oct. 11, 2008 at the Wings over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver.

“Ford and 4-H share similar values,” said Michael Grammes, Denver Region Marketing Manager for Ford Motor Company. “Both organizations stress the importance of education, environmental stewardship, diversity and community involvement, and we at Ford are honored to be able to support the members of 4-H.”

Raffle tickets to win the 2008 F-150 are just $20 each. Five dollars from each ticket will be returned to the Fremont 4-H Foundation. The remaining funds will be used to fund special projects for county and state 4-H programs through a RFP (Request for Funds) process.

The F-series truck from Ford has been the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. for the past 31 years. For more information about Ford or the F-150, visit www.fordvehicles.com .

Fremont Fairs and Shows Association

New meeting place: Florence High School

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Date: July 22, 2008

Attention, Teens:

Do you have what it takes to be a First Class Babysitter?  4-H and Operation Military Kids have the training available to assure that you do!  Tuesday, July 15 and Wednesday, July 16  9:00 to 2:00 each day at the CSU Extension Meeting Room.  Learn about Safety, First Aid, Child Development, Nutrition, Entertaining Children, and the Business of Babysitting.  Cost is $40 per person, with snacks, lunches, and all materials provided each day.  Scholarships available for children of active military families.  Participants are at least 12 years of age.  You must pre-register and pay in the CSU Extension Office by Friday, July 11 at 5:00 p.m.   Class will be cancelled if a minimum of 5 participants is not met. 

Dance, Dance, Dance 

Penrose Horses & Hounds 4-H Club is hosting a fundraiser dance on July 25 th from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. , located at the Royal Gorge Rodeo Grounds. This dance is to raise money for the new 4-H grounds called Pathfinder Park .

There will be NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED!

Cost is $5.00 for Adults, $3:00 for kids 18 & under, and receive a $1.00 discount for 4-H members with their 4-H cards.

Enjoy music put on by P.M. Productions. There will be refreshments during the dance to purchase. Also there will be door prizes. Come have fun and support the kids at the same time.

2008 Fremont County Fair Alert! 

Premises ID Numbers

WILL BE REQUIRED for all Market Animals (excluding rabbits) to be eligible to sell at the 2008 County Fair

At the April 8, 2008 meeting of the Fremont County Fair Board, the Fremont County Fairs and Shows Association (Livestock Sale Committee) presented a recommendation to REQUIRE PREMISES ID numbers for ALL MARKET ANIMALS (excluding rabbits) to be eligible to sell at the 2008 Fremont County Fair. The Premises ID number is for the location where the animals are kept. Whoever owns the land should apply for the Premises ID number. This recommendation was approved unanimously by the Fair Board.

Premises ID numbers must be obtained and given to the extension office BEFORE arrival at the county fair to be eligible to sell. To help our record keeping, please turn it in as soon as possible.

There are three (3) ways that you can get a Premises ID number.

1. The easiest and fastest way to get a Premises ID is to call, toll free, 1-877-842-0102 . It takes about 5 minutes. (I recommend this method)

2. Pick up a post card at the extension office, fill it out, and we will fax it to the Colorado Department of Agriculture for you. Or you can fax it to 1-303-239-4164 .

3. You can go on-line, www.usda.gov/nais and follow the directions. However, there are many pages to navigate and it is time consuming. (I don't recommend this method)

Please direct any questions to Tommy L. Covington, County Director at 276-7390 .

Livestock Signs for Fremont County Fair

T he Fremont County Fair Board is requiring ALL livestock (large animal) exhibitors to have an official Fremont County Fair sign on each pen. The Fair Board has reusable vinyl signs for purchase or rent. Signs will be $3.00 each. If you choose to rent a sign the $3.00 per sign deposit will be refunded when the sign(s) are returned in good condition. You can purchase signs at the Extension Office.

Pen Fee 

The Fremont County Fair Board has decided to charge a $5.00 per pen fee this year, payable at check-in for all beef, sheep, goats, swine and dairy projects. The fee will be used to pay someone to do the final after-fair cleanup of the livestock pens for all large animals. Members will be required to care for their animals and pens as usual during the fair. Animals must be left with food and fresh water after the livestock sale. Final pen cleaning will be done by someone hired by the Fair Board.

Questions regarding this policy may be directed to members of the Fremont County Fair Board, or to the Extension Office.

Are you interested in bidding on the cleanup job? Let us know! This could be a club, family, or individual.

Fremont County Setup Day 

On Saturday, July 26 we will be cleaning, fixing, and setting up for the Fremont County Fair. There will be lots to do and we need lots of people to help out. Come early ( 9:00 a.m. ) and stay for lunch! The Fremont County Cattlewomen will be providing a special barbecue lunch, beginning at 11:00 a.m. , for all 4-H families who help with clean up. It's free, and it's for YOU! Be sure to come, work, have lunch and say "Thank You" to the Cattlewomen!

Trash Barrel Project at County Fair 

Our trash barrel project at the Fremont County Fair will happen again this year. Clubs are assigned a trash barrel, and asked to keep it empty throughout the fair. The Fair Board would like us to do it again. Some clubs reported that they “couldn't find” their barrels, so maps of the barrel locations will be posted in the building and in the barns. Your club's name will be on your barrel. Not only does this help the fairgrounds stay looking nice, it provides a great service to the Fair Board and people who attend the fair. Remember, we have NO paid staff for the fairgrounds! We depend entirely on volunteers like YOU! Clubs are encouraged to assign members and leaders times to empty their barrels. Perhaps they could have specific “shifts” that they work. Let's make it work this year. We want our grounds to look great!

By the way—trash cans are for trash! NO MANURE is to go in the cans!

Check Out the Chicks at the County Fair! 

Be sure to come by the back room of the 4-H building and check out the cute little chicks at the county fair! Just another time to see our 4-H in action!

E-Records CD'S Are Available

If you need a CD to access your e-records, they are currently available in the Extension Office. The CD includes the appropriate e-record for each 4-H project, as well as State Fair Exhibit Requirements. There is no charge for the CD, but we are limiting one per family. E-records can also be accessed at: www.colorado4h.org

NOTE: For your convenience, there is a computer and printer set up at the 4-H Building. If you wish to use it, you may check out a building key in the Extension Office, and go there to work on your records. There should be a CD in the drive and it's all ready to go. If you have problems with the computer or printer, be sure to let us know so we can take care of the problem!

Project E-Records

(General and Animal)

ALL 4-H members enrolled in General and Livestock Projects are required to use the new E-Record Book and appropriate supplemental pages.

The 4-H Project E-Record is now ready for distribution and posted on the website at www.4h.colostate.edu . In the right column click on “Project Resources + Record Books”. Scroll down the page and click on the record book or supplement you need.

The following Family & Consumer and General Project supplemental pages need to be printed in landscape format: Bread, Cake, Ceramics, Foods, Nutrition, Baking, and Heritage Arts.

The Livestock & Horse E-Record book prints out in landscape and so do the livestock supplemental sheets.

You will have four (4) options to complete the record book.

1. You will be able to input your data into the computer and when the record book is finished you will print it off.

2. You can print the record book off first and fill it in by hand.

3. If you do not have computer and/or internet access contact the Extension Office and we will provide you with the record book. You will have to fill it in by hand.

4. If you have a computer but do not have internet access contact the Extension Office and we will provide you with a CD that you can download onto your computer.

Remember neatness counts on your project and record books.

When finished and ready to turn in your records, put General and Family, Consumer Science records into a plain paper binder. No 3-ring binders (notebooks), no presentation covers with the clear cover and plastic slider. On the front of the binder be sure to put your name, project, unit and 4-H age as of Dec. 31 st . Be sure to have your leaders and parents sign your records!

Livestock records should be stapled, but not put into any binder or cover. If you have questions on the E-record please call the Extension Office.

Dog Show:

Last Dog Show in Fremont County will be

July 11th.  The start time will be 5:30 p.m. and inside the

4-H Building at the Fairgrounds on South 9th Street .

Club fees are $3 per class.

For more information call Margie McNew at 719-372-3648 .

Dog Training

Dog training is every Tuesday night at Rudd Park (weather permitting).

Please contact Margie McNew at 372-3648 for times

Shooting Sports Website

  Thank you to Michelle Marriott Myers, a former 4-H member. Michelle has designed, and is maintaining, a website for Fremont County Shooting Sports. The address: www.fremont4hshootingsports.com. Check it out! There you will find practice dates, coach information, rules & more. Shotgun participants will be able to keep track of their scores on this site.

Note: In order to pay for the hosting of the site, advertising will be sold. If you are interested in supporting our Shooting Sports program by paying a small fee ($24 per year), your business can be showcased on this site. Contact Verla for more information at 276-7390 .

Colorado 4-H has a Shooting Sports website as well. That address is: www.co4hshooting.org

Check it out! You'll learn a lot about Shooting Sports around the state!

Shooting Sports Competition Schedule

July 12, 2008 – Shotgun, Trap, Skeet, Cactus Flats, 9:00 a.m.

July 13, 2008 – Shotgun 5-Stand, Cactus Flats, 9:00 a.m.

July 18, 2008 – Air Rifle, 4-H Building, 5:00 p.m.

July 19, 2008 – Muzzleloading, and Archery, Florence Law Enforcement Range , 9:00 a.m.

July 20, 2008 - .22 Rifle, Florence Law Enforcement Range , 9:00 a.m.

July 20, 2008 – Shooting Sports Potluck Dinner and Awards, 4-H Building, 5:00 p.m.

July 24, 2008 – Shooting Sports Record Books are due by 4:00 p.m. to Fremont County Extension Office.

July 24, 2008 - Record Book Judging, 6:00 p.m. Cactus Flats Clubhouse.

Help Wanted

We need people to help with statistics for Shooting Sports competitions. We need volunteers to tabulate for each discipline!

We need volunteers to run the Shotgun Traps! Parents and coaches need to be with the competitors. We need other people who can help out in the trap houses! Please call the Extension Office and leave your name and phone number. Talk to Verla if you have questions about dates and times.

4-H Club Secretary and Reporter Books For Judging

4-H Clubs MAY turn in a completed Secretary and/or Reporter's Book to be entered in the contest if they want to. This contest is optional and is not a requirement. Clubs that turn in a Secretary's or Reporter's Book will receive credit towards the Outstanding 4-H Club Award. Treasurer's books may be turned in for credit towards the Outstanding 4-H Club Award, however, these books are not judged. Books are due in the Extension Office by 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 29.

Lunch in a Jiffy for Kids Day

Choices include hot dog or peanut butter & jelly sandwich, cookies, chips, and drink for $2.50.  Special this year, as long as they last, will be lunches served in a hat!  We've got a variety of hats that you can choose from.  Eat your lunch, wear the hat! 

Scales Open—New Information!

You can weigh your animals on Monday, July 7 th from 6 – 7:00 p.m. When you arrive with your animals, come to the 4-H building if no one is in the barn to weigh them.

After that you will have to schedule a time by calling Fremont County Extension, 276-7390 .

Requirements To Show and/or Sell at the Fremont County Fair

  The amount of planning and paper work that has to be done to organize the county fair is tremendous and each exhibitor has certain responsibilities to help make sure that things get done properly.

The Fair Board wants to make sure everyone knows that a 4-H member must meet the following requirements to be allowed to show at the County Fair:

1. Must be enrolled in Fremont County 4-H by the appropriate deadline.

2. Must be enrolled in the project by the appropriate deadline.

3. Must take the Meat Quality Assurance or Pork Quality Assurance class at the proper ages.

4. Must take the appropriate written tests for horse and market projects by the deadline.

5. Must turn in a COMPLETED entry form (must include ear tag numbers, sex, age, birth dates, tattoos, breed, variety, class numbers, etc. where appropriate) by the deadline.

If any of these five (5) requirements is not met, the 4-H member will NOT be allowed to show at the Fremont County Fair.

The Fair Board also wants to make sure everyone knows that a 4-H member must meet the following requirements to be allowed to sell at the County Fair:

1. Must have a valid Premises ID on file with the CSU Extension Office.

2. Must exhibit their animal and qualify through the proper species show.

2. Must have a picture made (4-H members must be appropriately dress) for the buyer immediately after the species show.

3. Must fill out and turn in a completed “Sale Order Card” immediately after the last market show that the 4-H member has an entry in.

If any of these four (4) requirements is not met, the 4-H member will NOT be allowed to sell at the Fremont County Fair.

Colorado State Fair

New for the 2008 Junior Livestock Sale

As of March 27, 2008 the CSF board voted unanimously accepting the proposal to include the Jr. Market Grand Champion and Jr. Market Reserve Grand Champion Meat Pen of 3 Market Rabbits and Meat Pen of 3 Market Chickens to be sold at our 2008 Colorado State Fair Junior Livestock Sale.  These four meat pens will be sold at the beginning of the sale.  Be sure and relay this news to all your rabbit and poultry 4-H leaders and exhibitors.  

4-H Completion Requirements

1. A 4-H member must complete a project this year to re-enroll in that project next year.

2. Completion of a Family & Consumer or General Project requires:

A. Be enrolled in the project by the appropriate date.

B. Complete the specific requirements for the project as listed in the Fremont County Fair Book for the current year which includes a completed record book.

C. Do a demonstration approved by your Main 4-H Club Leader.

D. Exhibit the project. The project should be exhibited at the Fremont County Fair: If it is not possible to exhibit at the fair, the member can still complete this requirement by making arrangements with the Fremont County Extension Office to exhibit at another time and place. The exhibit would have the same requirements as listed for exhibition at the Fremont County Fair.

3. Completion of a Livestock Project requires:

A. Be enrolled in the project by the appropriate date.

B. Own the animal and have it in your possession by the appropriate date.

C. Complete the specific requirements for the project as listed in the Fremont County Fair Book.

D. Do a demonstration approved by your Main 4-H Club Leader.

E. Exhibit the project. The project should be exhibited at the Fremont County Fair: If it is not possible to exhibit at the Fair, the member can still complete this requirement by making arrangements with the Fremont County Extension Office to exhibit at another time and place. The exhibit would have the same requirements as listed for exhibition at the Fremont County Fair.

F. Your completed project record book must be turned in to the Extension Office by the official deadline date and be certified as complete.

G. In the event your animal should die or become injured and is unable to be exhibited a completed project record book, with a complete explanation of the situation, must be turned in to the Extension Office by the official deadline date for completion.

4. Officially Dropping a Project. The 4-H Member has until May 30 of this year to officially drop a project that they are unlikely to finish, thus allowing them to repeat that project next year if desired. A project dropped after May 30 will be considered incomplete.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PROJECT REQUIREMENTS OR DATES; PLEASE CALL THE EXTENSION OFFICE FOR CLARIFICATION!

Fremont County Fair Entries
Important Notice!

Late entries cause problems with animal stalling, show classes, and general project interview scheduling so the Fremont County Fair Board has set the following deadline policy which will be in effect for the 2008 Fremont County Fair.

A. County Fair entries may be turned in at the CSU Extension Office anytime beginning with when the 2008 Fair Book is posted until 5:00 p.m. , July 3, 2008 at no charge.

B. Late entries can be turned in at the CSU Extension Office anytime between 5:00 p.m. , July 3, 2008 until 5:00 p.m. , July 9, 2008 with a late entry fee of $25.00 per project accompanying the entry (no late entries will be accepted without this fee).

C. After 5:00 p.m. , July 9, 2008 absolutely no entries will be accepted regardless of the reason.

FREMONT COUNTY 4-H

SUPREME CHAMPIONS

Market Beef, Goat, Sheep and Swine

  The Supreme Livestock will be determined by adding the scores from 1) Live Show Placing, 2) Carcass/Ultrasound Contest, 3) Showmanship, 4) Record Book Contest and 5) Written Test. The 4-Her MUST have a score in each of the five (5) areas to qualify for the Supreme Champion Contest.

Points will be figured in the following way:

1) Live Show Placing

Live Placing Bonuses :

Overall Grand Champion 5

Overall Reserve Champion 4

Class Champion 3

Class Reserve Champion 2

2) Carcass/Ultrasound Placing

Carcass/Ultrasound Bonuses:

Grand Champion 10

Reserve Champion 6

3) Showmanship Placing (If placed 1-10)

Showmanship Bonuses: Grand Champion 5

Reserve Champion 4

(If placed Blue, Red & White Ribbons only)

Showmanship Bonuses:

Grand Champion 5

Reserve Champion 4

4) Record Books (Possible perfect score of 100)

Record book score divided by 5.

Examples:

Score Points

100 divided by 5 = 20

95 divided by 5 = 19

82 divided by 5 = 18.4

Record Book Bonuses:

Grand Champion 5

Reserve Champion 4

5) Written Test (Possible perfect score of 100)

Written test score divided by 5.

Examples:

Score Points

100 divided by 5 = 20

95 divided by 5 = 19

92 divided by 5 = 18.4

Written Test Bonuses:

Grand Champion 5

Reserve Champion 4

Total possible points for Supreme = 133 points, including bonuses. In case of a tie for Supreme, the following tie breakers will be used: 1) the highest score in the carcass/ultrasound contest, 2) the highest score in the live placing, 3) the highest score on the written test, 4) the highest score on the record book, and 5) the highest score in showmanship.

Fremont County 4-H Code of Conduct

Fremont County 4-H members, leaders, parents and other adults participating in 4-H activities will:

1. Adhere to program rules, curfews, dress codes, policies, and rules of the facility being used.

2. Conduct them in a courteous, respectful manner, use appropriate language, exhibit good sportsmanship, and provide positive role models.

3. Abstain from illegal behaviors, use of alcohol, illegal or illicit drugs, and tobacco during 4-H events and activities.

4. Fully participate in scheduled activities.

5. Respect other's property and privacy right.

6. Abstain from child abuse (physical and/or verbal) and harassment.

7. Accept personal and group responsibility for behavior including any financial damages.

8. Adhere to rules of safety.

9. 4-H members are NOT allowed to drive to out-of-county 4-H events or activities. It is expected that 4-Her = s will be driven by parents, officially enrolled leaders or extension agents. In case of extenuating circumstances, parents may designate another adult (at least 21 years of age) to drive provided a Travel Authorization Form is completed and turned in to the extension office at least 24 hours PRIOR to the event or activity.

Consequences for violating any of these codes may include removal, at the individual's expense and without refund, from participation in the event in which the code of conduct has been violated; restitution or repayment of damages; sanctions on participation in future 4-H events; forfeiture of financial support for the event; removal from offices held, etc.

Age, offices held in the 4-H organization, presence of an adult or other perceived status are not grounds for behavior outside of established guidelines.

It is the responsibility of ALL program participants to reinforce the code of conduct and intervene when necessary to enforce the rules. You will achieve greater success in resolving problems and conflicts by focusing on the issue or behavior and not on the person.

July Calendar

August Calendar

September

Note: There will be no 4-H Update in August.

See you at the Fremont County Fair, and hopefully at the Colorado State Fair, too!