Clover Chronicle June/July 2014 Clover Chronicle Cornell University Cooperative Extension 4-H Auction 4 4-H Snack Bar 17-19 Animal Lease/Ownership Dates 5 ABC Trip 13 Bark for Mark 7 Cloverbud Corner 6 Club Reports 2-3 County Medal 20-23 Dairy Bowl 11 Drop in Dog Classes 14 Fair Cleanup 5 Fair T-Shirt 14-15 Fair Cleanup 5 Fair Books 5 Fashion Extravaganza 12 Hippology 11 Horse Communications/ Bowl 11 Leaders Digest 9 Livestock Auction Meeting 13 NYS Fair 16 Prepare for fair 5 Presentations 12 Pullorum Testing 13 Rabbit/Cavy/Poultry Clinic 7 Ruminant Retreat 13 Shooting Sports 4 STEM 10 SUNY Cobleskill Livestock Clinic 13 Teen Stuff 8 Tween-H’ers 6 Welcome new staff 4 A very special Congratulations to Elyse and Ella Mary who placed 1 st in the state and earned seats on the New York State Horse Communications National Team which will compete in the Eastern National 4-H Roundup in Kentucky in the Fall!
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June/July 2014
Clover Chronicle
Corne l l Un ivers ity Cooperat ive Extens ion
4-H Auction 4
4-H Snack Bar 17-19
Animal Lease/Ownership Dates 5
ABC Trip 13
Bark for Mark 7
Cloverbud Corner 6
Club Reports 2-3
County Medal 20-23
Dairy Bowl 11
Drop in Dog Classes 14
Fair Cleanup 5
Fair T-Shirt 14-15
Fair Cleanup 5
Fair Books 5
Fashion Extravaganza 12
Hippology 11
Horse Communications/ Bowl 11
Leaders Digest 9
Livestock Auction Meeting 13
NYS Fair 16
Prepare for fair 5
Presentations 12
Pullorum Testing 13
Rabbit/Cavy/Poultry Clinic 7
Ruminant Retreat 13
Shooting Sports 4
STEM 10
SUNY Cobleskill Livestock Clinic 13
Teen Stuff 8
Tween-H’ers 6
Welcome new staff 4
A very special Congratulations to Elyse and Ella Mary who placed 1
st in the state and earned seats on the
New York State Horse Communications National Team which will compete in the
Eastern National 4-H Roundup in Kentucky in the Fall!
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Club Reports At the end of each month, club secretaries should submit the
Secretary's Report Form to the 4-H office, ATTN: Kandis
Freer. Refer to page 27 in the "4-H Club Secretary's Hand-
book" for examples and forms.
Even though the Clover Chronicle is printed bi-monthly,
Secretaries should submit their reports every month. The
Secretary's Monthly Report is available on the Rensselaer
County 4-H website. You can find it on the Members and
24 Carrot Club- Taylor Wilcox On April 12, the 24 Carrot Club met at Mary Garcia's 4-M Farm for a day of learning and fun. We started out at 10:30 by taking attendance and reciting the 4-H pledge. Members present were: Taylor Wilcox, Gabby Hasperg, Emma Ghent, Jayden Blaire, McKenzie Cas-sidy, and Arianna Nash. For the first 30 minutes we watched the farrier, Norm, trim horses feet. He spoke to us about proper hoof care and the importance of getting hooves trimmed every 6-8 weeks. He was able to show us an abscess that was almost formed in the foot, and how he prevented it from getting worse by digging it out with his hoof knife. Next, with help from some teen workers, we all
took turns putting on rope halters and leading the hors-
es using pressure points from the knots. We led our
horses through an obstacle course and learned basic
safety. Then the real fun started when we each got to
ride our assigned horses. We played games like
"Mary Says" which is like Simon Says only Mary was
in charge, and we played "ball in the bucket" where we
had to steer our horses nose into a basketball that was
on a cone, and hit it into a bucket. We were all win-
ners! After our riding, we ate bagged lunches at a pic-
nic table and planned our next event, which will be at
Shale Hill Farm in Schodack on May 17. It is a Per-
cheron horse farm owned by the Hanson Family, and
we are going to learn about draft horses and harness-
ing, and we might even take a wagon ride through the
farm!
Boots and Bridles- Christina Shupe Berlin/ Buskirk On Saturday, April 12
th the Boots and Bridles (along
with Olivia Logue) gave pony rides at Liberty Ridge
Farm for Easter. The turnout was amazing and all
members were busy helping with the horses, helmets
and people. This was our first fundraiser, and it was
successful for both the club and Liberty Ridge Farm.
Clover Kids and Critters- Carissa Briggs During our March meeting we did more recycled pro-jects. First, we made recycled bird feeders out of liter soda bottles, pie plates, dowels and string. Using re-cycled materials to help our environment and feed our bird friends. The second environmental activity that we did in March, was learn about environmental stew-ardship and what it takes to help preserve and main-tain a healthy ecosystem for future generations. We watched the original Dr. Seuss, The Lorax, and then we did a reflection of 5 questions about the story and how we can help take care of our environment for fu-ture generations and how each relate to the story. We then drew a diagram of our garden and decided what we wanted to plant. Our last project for the month was an animal project. We split into groups and started to go over good health and sanitation practices for poultry and rabbits. We also finished our quilts so we went to Samaritan Hospital Women’s and Children’s floor to donate our 2 baby quilts to use with the new babies.
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Our first meeting in April we completed another activity in our
Skills for Life Guide with poultry terms and how to be a great
poultry raiser. With our Rabbit Skills Guide, we learned jour-
naling about our rabbit’s health and welfare monthly to make
sure our animals are kept in a safe clean environment. Our
second meeting was at Tractor Supply in Brunswick. We
brought our animals to display for the public and raise aware-
ness of 4-H during the Paper Clover Champaign. We also
sold more coupon books for the county fundraiser and had a
bake sale for the club. We had a great time with Mike and
his staff and he welcomed us to come anytime.
Jogging Juniors – Alyssa Jacon- Poestenkill At our monthly meeting in February we reviewed what Horse Communications is all about and several members signed up to present at Horse Communications in March. Ella Mary Yonkers told us that she was asked to present her Communi-cations project from last year on Therapeutic Riding for a Girl Scout Troop. This was a very positive experience for Ella and the troop has asked her to return again when her project was complete. We also discussed ideas for clinics that the members would like to see at the 3-Day Clinic. Jogging Jun-iors will be putting together baskets to donate to the 4-H Auc-tion this year. Alyssa Jacon, Sue Jacon, Elyse Scott and Erin Goodermote attended a Regional HEC Training at the Sara-toga County 4-H Training Center. They learned about con-cussion safety in the equine world and about the versatility of ranch horse discipline. During the February school break, nine of the members got together for a fun day of tubing at Willard Mountain. It was a great month and we are looking forward to spring! In April we held a monthly meeting. With the upcom-
ing show season, we reviewed all the items members should
be sure to pack when preparing for a show. We also talked
about what theme we might like to use for the year end ban-
quet which Jogging Juniors is hosting this year. We also
talked about what we might like to do with our stall
fronts for the Fair, even though it seems far away right
now, it’s going to be here before we know it. Erin
Goodermote served on the Junior Horse Bowl Team
which progressed to the State Competition at Cornell
University. Although the team didn’t place at States,
we’re very proud of Erin and the whole team. Elyse
Scott and Ella Mary Yonkers competed at the Regional
Horse Communications contest in April and have ad-
vanced to the State Horse Communications Contest!
Erin Goodermote competed in the Regional Hippology
Team and her team advanced to the State Hippology
Contest as well! We are very proud of all three of these
girls! Now we are preparing for the 3-Day Clinic which
we’re all really looking forward to!
Stablemates-Kerry Judge- Schaghticoke This month all the Stablemates’ hard work on their
demonstrations paid off. Members competed in the
county wide demonstration night and a few of our mem-
bers are going on to participate in the regional demon-
strations. At our meeting the Stablemates discussed
the 3-day Clinic and the show season which is quickly
approaching. We continue to send cookies, notes, and
care packages to the soldiers while also collecting
goods for the local food pantry.
Wild Things- Brigham Logue– Pittstown Although our club did not meet in March and April, our
members were busy. We had two members participate
in District Dairy Bowl, one member placing 4th individual-
ly. We donated a wishing well to the 4-H Auction that
we constructed and many of our families supported the
auction by going and bidding on items. Some members
also helped with 4-H Open House in March and did pet
therapy at the Eddy Day Break during April break.
Memorial Day Parade
Kaufman Family Marching in the Memorial Day Parade
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Teen Council would like to thank everyone for making the Auction such a success! Thanks to community support, the Troy Boys and Girls Clubs was filled with 42 bidders and their families. This is down from last year from 62 so we hope next year we will have more families attend! There were great donations gathered from local businesses, families and 4-H Clubs, thank you! Proceeds from the 4-H Auction will go toward the Teen Council Scholarship and the expansion budget which helps off set the cost of trips, fair judges, awards and leader recognition.
This year we are excited to say we raised $2,800!
Barn Bums
Briggs Family
Clover Kids and Critters
Corcoran Family
Extreme Explorers
Gorbaty Family
Green Earthlings Heller Family
Hyldelund Family
Jogging Juniors
Stablemates
Sullivan Family
Teen Ambassadors
Teen Exchange
Thrasher Family
Thrills and Skills
Trail Blazers
Wild Things
ABC Sports and Fitness
Albany Marriott
Asian Tea House
Austin Rd Farm
Bennington Potters Brunswick Harley Davidson
Chilis
Chrissy’s Cravings
Country Living Center
Country On The Mountain
Country True Value
Fowler, Doyle, Spain, Spiess &
Friendly’s
Greenfields Great Food Company
Gristmill Antiques Healthy Pet Center
Herrington Farms
Hoffman Car Wash
Hoosick True Value
Howies Jewelers
J & C Chubby’s
Joyce Bascon
Made in America Store
Marilou Town
Moscatiello’s
Mountain Man Sports
Nassau Vet
Planet Fitness
Potter Hill Barn
Price Chopper
Regal Cinema
Sand Lake Center for the Arts
Smitty’s Trapping Supply
Staples
Tamarac Wine & Spirits
The Big Moose Deli
The Sign Studio
Tree Craft
Trzcinski’s Farm
Village Cut and Such
Walmart in Troy
Wiley Brothers
Welcome Casey Help us welcome Casey Pendergast, our shared 4-H Environmental Educator for the season. Most of her time will be spent at Dyken Pond but don’t hesitate to reach out to her for a special program unique to your own club needs. Casey as a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences and is a product of our Rensse-laer County 4-H Program where she did gen-eral interest and small animal projects. Shooting Sports – Air Rifle/.22/ Archery Skill Building Attention members who have all been through the basic Air Rifle/.22 training. There will be a skill building session held this summer. We will be sending out an email blast once we have details finalized. Please contact the office if you do not receive email blast.
2014 Tractor Safety Class
Please let me know if you have been left off the list but did indeed donate to the Auction. Our sincere apologies to any club or business that this may apply.
Daffodils planted by Green Earthlings, thank you for sending us a picture!
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4-H Program Development Committee
Meets the second Tuesday of each month
Jeanne Berard
Laurel Fairchild
Maureen Ferraro-Davis
Jane Luskin
Ray Martin
William (Dan) McIntyre III
Calli Powers-Gaines
Teen Representatives
Claudette Martin
Jared Reed
How to reach us
Call the 4-H Office 272-4210, Monday through Friday, between 8am and 4pm.
You can leave a voice mail message
at any other time. Ext. 105 - Bernie Wiesen, Executive Director – In-terim & 4-H/FCS Issue Leader
Fair Clean Up On Wednesday, August 13th 4-H families from all across Rensselaer County will gather at the fairgrounds to clean out the winter cobwebs and spruce up for the fair. Although the majority of 4-H’ers display projects in the 4-H Building, there is a relatively small crew of volunteers to clean up and set up. Everyone is asked to chip in to help. Remember - many hands make light work! Cleanup will start at 1 PM for those available, “Make and Take” workshops at 4 PM followed by finishing cleaning and setup in the 4-H Building and Barns. Since attendance at Fair Clean-Up Day has fallen off in recent years, the clean-up/set-up process has been streamlined. Display dividers are no longer covered with new paper on fair clean-up day. Clubs should keep this in mind when preparing their station-ary exhibits. Paper will be available during judging and ex-hibit set-up for clubs that need to cover the dividers. The fair schedule often conflicts with back-to-school activi-ties, so members and volunteers should mark the dates on their calendars and be prepared to plan ahead in order to be able to fit everything in.
Animal Lease/Ownership
Deadlines For members who have animal projects
Horse paperwork is due in the 4-H office by June 1st.
Health requirements include a 2014 Rabies Certificate and either a 2013 or 2014 Coggins Certificate.
All other animals must be owned or leased and Grade
and Lease papers filed with the 4-H office by June 15th of the current year to be eligible to be exhibited in the 4-H Shows at the Schaghticoke and New York State Fair.
If you have any questions about these policies please con-tact Bernie. Animal Identification forms for Grade or Unreg-istered animals and lease papers are available in the 4-H
Schaghticoke Fair Books 4-H Premium books for the Schaghticoke Fair will be available in early July at the following locations:
Schaghticoke Fairgrounds Main Office
Sand Lake Town Hall
Hoosick Falls Town Hall– 80 Church St.
Kristy’s Barn
The 2014 Fair Book will also be available online at
www.ccerensselaer.org
*Remember all Animal Entries are due to the CCE office by August 10th.*
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As a Cloverbud you are be ginning your journey in 4-H. You will discover amazing things as you begin to “Learn by Doing!” You have all the tools you need . . .
HEAD to think and question HEART to care and cooperate HANDS to work and help HEALTH to be strong and safe
The only other thing you need is an ADULT PARTNER to guide and protect
you on your journey!
Tween - H’ers Are you too old for Cloverbuds?
Too young for Teen activities?
This page is for YOU!
Pre Teen Adventure Orientation—Wednesday, June 4
6pm at the CCE Office
Adventure - Tuesday, July 15
8:30am at Dyken Pond
Rain date - Wednesday, July 16
same time, same place 18 pre-teen 4-H members from all corners of the county will explore Dyken Pond and dive into some natural re-source projects. All participants need to attend the orientation with a par-ent or adult partner to prepare for the Adventure. At the Orientation, the Preteens will:
Get acquainted and adults can arrange car pools or
make travel arrangements.
Discuss what to bring and how to dress for the Ad-
venture.
Choose Adventure groups.
Finalize the menu for the day and sign up for food
items. The Pre Teen Adventure will begin with the traditional get acquainted games and challenges. Before separat-ing into groups for their activities, participants will make trail mix to sustain them until lunch time. During the day, the 4-H’ers will rotate through different activities and the group will break during the day for a potluck picnic.
CLOVERBUD OUTING
9:00am until Noon
Thursday, July 17, 2014
(Rain date of July 18th) This half-day outing at Dyken Pond is for Cloverbuds and their adult partners — mother, fa-ther, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, or friend. The Cloverbud Outing is a natural resource explora-tion and designed to introduce young 4-H’ers to the 4-H Award Trip program. Cloverbuds can begin to form friendships with members from other parts of the county and begin to experience the world of 4-H outside of their own clubs.
If you are interested please call Kandis by June 7th to register. Cost is $3 per
Cloverbud/Adult participant We need a minimum of 5 Cloverbuds
registered to hold this outing.
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Thank you to the Green Earth-lings 4-H Club for helping out at the office. Above: Allie Film, alphabetizing forms. Below: Christina Gladding and Dani Wilkins organizing files. Adam Film and Nessa Corcoran also helped that day counting LEGO pieces as seen on page 10.
ABOVE: This year we sent a large delegation to Animal Crackers– Eggciting World of Dairy and Poultry, on May 3rd at Cornell University.
The Bark for Mark Event had a great turnout. Thank you everyone who came and supported
Mark and his family.
Rabbit, Poultry & Cavy Clinic
Pet Fest
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Teen Exchange Thank you to so many who have supported our current Teen Exchange group that will be con-cluding their Exchange in July. From purchas-ing Giffy BBQ dinners to traveling out in the middle of a snow storm for a hearty Roast Beef Dinner to purchasing May Day Calendars and Holiday Wreaths as some examples. We have been able to raise enough funds to travel to San Joaquin County, California in early July and we cannot wait!! All our hard work for the past 2 years is finally going to be paying off. Watch the next issue with a full report of our travel week. If you are a teen and thinking about the Teen Exchange, we will be having a summer meeting where we will be debriefing our California trip and inviting any teens inter-ested to come to the meeting to learn more about Teen Exchange and to possibly join for our next 2 year cycle which will begin the fall of 2014 and conclude in the summer of 2016. Our July 21
st meeting will be open to prospec-
tive new members at 7 PM at the CCE office. Please call the CCE office by July 17
th if you
plan on coming to the meeting on the 21st as a
new member. Teen Council Thank you so much for supporting the 4-H Auction this year. This year Teen Council de-cided to donate anything over $2,500 to the expansion budget on top of the $3,000 Teen Council donates to this fund annually. The ex-pansion budget helps off set the cost for edu-
cational trips such as the Cloverbud Outing, Pre teen Adventure, Career Explorations, chaperones for STARR, Agri Business Ca-reer Trip and Capital Days. It also pays for fair judges, year end awards, and volunteer recognition efforts. Teen Council also uses these fund raisers to help off set the cost of the 4-H Scholarships given annually. With the cookie sale gone, the Auction and the Snack Bar are the two main fundraisers for the year so please do what you can to sup-port Teen Council in these efforts.
Teen Ambassadors The Teen Ambassadors are back from STARR and we had loads of fun. We im-proved our leadership skills through work-shops and met new and old friends from other counties. The Teen Ambassadors are going to be doing a few community service projects in the up and coming months. In June, we are planning to cook and serve dinner at Joseph’s House in Troy. Also, we are going to be helping out at Dyken Pond on June 21st. The Ambassadors had a Me-dia Workshop where we learned how to edit videos and put them up on the internet. We learned all this from Sarah McFadden, Digi-tal Literacy Resource Educator. Both the State Fair and County Fair are coming soon and we are planning some really fun activi-ties.
Attention teens participating in Career Explorations:
Career Exploration Orientation is Tuesday, June 10th at 6PM at the
CCE Office.
Teen Stuff
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Leader Checklist { Are all of your members aware of animal regis-
tration deadlines? Please remind your mem-bers that they must have all paperwork, vac-cinations, and registrations into the 4-H office by the deadline for their specific species.
{ Has your club selected a time to work in the
Snack Bar? You can split your shift among club members. Large clubs are strongly en-couraged to sign up for additional shifts.
{ Animals (except horses) must be owned or
leased by members by June 15th to participate in the Schaghticoke Fair.
{ Do you have teens who deserve a County
Medal? Be sure to encourage them to com-plete the County Medal Application. Members can get one County Medal a year. Medals can be awarded in 30 project areas! The applica-tion, found at the back of this issue, is also available on our website (Member and Leader Forms). Applications are due in the 4-H Of-fice on or before August 10th.
New Leaders- At recent meetings of the 4-H
Program Development Committee, applications and recommendations for volunteers were re-viewed. We are happy to welcome newly ap-proved 4-H leaders, and are especially pleased when 4-H alumni join our ranks!
Daniel Hyldelund- Clover Kids and Critters
Sarah Hansen- Robotics Club
Darlene Mohos- 24 Carrott Club
Whitney Woolley- Boots and Bridles
Susan Jacon- Jogging Juniors
Jeanie Scott- Jogging Juniors
Denise Film- Boots and Bridles
Denise Roy– Green Earthlings
Erin Ghent– Independent Club Leader
Bridget Ciampolillo– Lazy Lopers
Tara Cottrell– Country Bumpkins
Prepare for the Fair All of the pages of the 4-H Schaghticoke Fair book are crammed full of important information, rules, and regula-tions. It can be a daunting task to try to figure out what to enter, and where to enter it. Leaders, parents, and members are encouraged to call the 4-H office with questions about any of the classes or projects listed in the fair book. Now is the time to ask questions about projects that may fall outside of recognized 4-H curricula. Help us avoid disappointments on judging days. We certainly don’t want members showing up with items that cannot be evaluated by our judges. Unfortunately 4-H members often bring wonderful items to the fair only to find out they are not suitable for exhibit in the 4-H Building. 4-H leaders can be our first line of defense in preventing this disappointment. As we ap-proach fair time, please remind your members that not everything we do and not everything we make during the project year is eligible to exhibit at the fair. Leaders should use their fair book as a guide. If your club has made something or worked on a project that does not fit into a category in the fair book, it is probably not appro-priate for exhibit in the 4-H Building and cannot be eval-uated by our judges. If you have any questions, please call the 4-H office. If we cannot find a way to make pro-jects fit into the 4-H Building, we can help you enter in the Open Class.
Animal or plant science questions should be directed to
Bernie Wiesen (leave a message on extension 105 after hours).
Questions about General Interest projects, Club Exhib-
its, or special opportunities in the 4-H Building dur-ing the fair should be directed to Bernie Wiesen
(leave a message on extension 105 after hours). Questions about the Snack Bar should be directed to
Kandis Freer (leave a message on extension 106 after hours).
Fair books, entry forms, project tags, and project sheets (needed for recycled, plant, and heritage pro-jects) are available at the 4-H office and at specified locations around the county.
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The 4-H STEM Page is for all 4-H members and volunteers! This page is to give an insight to programs that are being used in afterschool sites around the county in hope to give you fresh ideas to use with your club.
If you see anything that interests you, please call Kandis Freer at the CCE Office 272-4210 ext 106.
What’s STEM-ming in 4-H
4-H LEGO WeDo Robotics Kits available for loan.
-training is also available.
The 2014 National Science Experiment will explore the field of aerospace engineering. The University of Arizona developed the 2014 National Science Experiment: Rock-ets to the Rescue! National Youth Science Day will take place on October 8, 2014 at the CCE Office starting at 6PM. This year, youth will be tasked with the mission: in light of the recent natural disasters such as Typhoon Haiyan, Na-tional 4-H Council is asking youth to design and build an aerodynamic food transportation device that can deliver a payload of nutritious food to disaster victims. Youth will learn engineering concepts, develop math skills, learn about nutrition and help solve a relevant, global is-sue.
Non-Cloverbud Members please call the office to register, space is limited.
4-H National Youth Science Day
Rockets to the Rescue!
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Regional and State Horse Communications – Senior Team Heading to Kentucky! Congratulations to Jessica Brown and Abby Reeves of the Barn Bums Club, Elyse Scott and Ella Mary Yonkers of the Jogging Juniors Club, Kerry Judge, Taylor Hansen, Brittany Whitford and Brigham Logue of the Stablemates Club. These members represented Rensselaer County at the Regional Horse Communications contest held at the CCE office of Saratoga County. The Junior Team of Abby and Jessica placed 1st; Senior Team Elyse and Ella Mary placed 1st; Senior presenters Kerry Judge and Brittany Whitford placed 2nd and 3rd respectively; Junior presenters Brigham and Taylor placed 1st and 5th respectively. Rensselaer County had four members represent the region and our county at the NYS Horse Communications contest which was held in May at Cornell University. Kerry competed as well as Brigham who placed 2nd in the state contest for Junior Individuals and a very special Congratulations to Elyse and Ella Mary who placed 1st in the state and earned seats on the New York State Horse Communi-cations National Team which will compete in the Eastern National 4-H Roundup in Kentucky in the Fall. We are proud of all our members who represented us at the regional and state events and thank them for all the hard work they put into their presentations and to all the parents and volunteers that provided sup-port to our members. Good luck to Ella and Elyse as they continue to compete. Regional Hippology Contest Results The Regional Hippology Contest was held in May at the Saratoga 4-H Training Center coordinated by CCE of Fulton/Montgomery. We had an overflowing Junior Team that participated and several helpers from our county such as CharlieAnne Huffam who was a test proctor, Jaclyn Paquette, Nicole Guzek, Kerry Judge and Olivia Logue as riders for the judging portion of the contest, Denise Film who officiated the judging classes and ran the breeds station and Molly Czub who assisted at the Breeds Station. Addi-tionally, thank you to our Hippology Coach Charlene Schermerhorn who coached our members. Our Jun-ior Team placed 1st and was comprised of Shiann Faluszczak, Erin Goodermote, Brigham Logue, Grace Huffam and Julia Henderson. Shiann placed 2nd, Brigham 3rd, Erin 7th and Julia 8th Individually. Gianna Henderson participated as a Novice and received a participation ribbon. All members had a good time and learned a great deal! Many thanks to our members for taking time to practice and participate as well as parents and volunteers who helped support our Hippology members throughout the season. Although it is not over for our top 4 members who will be partici-pating in the New York State 4-H Hippology Contest held in conjunction with the State Fair.
New York State 4-H Horse Bowl Congratulations to our Junior Team lead by Captain, Brigham Logue and members, Shiann Faluszczak, Julia Schepici, Erin Goodermote and Kendra Davis. They represented our county and region in the Junior Division of the NYS Horse Bowl Contest held at Cor-nell University earlier this Spring. Our team coached by CharlieAnne Huffam and cheered on by Grace Huffam placed 12th and had a great and educational time for all their efforts. Many thanks to all the parents and volunteers who supported their efforts through out Horse Bowl Season. Congratulations District Senior Dairy Bowl Team George Lamb joined Matilda Scott, Courtney Dearnlyn, Levi Cressy and coach Nathan Chittenden to compete in the NYS Dairy Bowl Contest at Cornell University. The team overall placed 4th and George placed 10th Individually and Courtney placed 4th Individually. Congratulations to all of them and a huge thanks to all the parents and volunteers that helped sup-port these members through the Dairy Bowl Season!
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2014 Regional and State Presentations The last edition of the Clover Chronicle mentioned the 2014 Presenters that were asked to represent Rensselaer County at the District Presentation Contest held in April: Dan Wrenn, Maddie Hoyt, Emma Woolley, Kathleen Renna, Sarah Malenfant, Madelynne and Pierce Hurd. Dan, Maddie, Emma, Sarah, Madelynne and Pierce presented and we were proud to send such a great group of delegates. Pierce Hurd and Sarah Malenfant were two of the six chosen to move onto the State Competition and Maddie Hoyt was first alternate. Since Pierce was unable to attend, Maddie took his place at the state event scoring183 points earning a gold seal and the silver medal (second place overall) in the demonstration category and Sarah earned 136 points earning a silver seal in the demonstra-tion category. Congratulations! Fashion Extravaganza Results 4-H Members from Columbia, Greene, Albany and Rensselaer Counties gathered in Valatie for the Annual 4-H Fashion Extravaganza. This day was dedicated to evaluating sewing and textiles fash-ion 4-H projects as well as teaching and assisting members on how to write commentaries and mod-el their outfits. The day culminated with a live Fashion Revue where 4-H members walked the run way modeling their sewing and textiles creations. The following 4-H members did an excellent job representing Rensselaer County and successfully completing projects – Danielle Wilkins, Christina Gladding, Emma Fountain, Kathleen and Gabriella Renna, Allie and Adam Film, Grace and Ingrid Morton and Merrill Wrenn. All members did an outstanding job demonstrating their skills through the quality of their projects. Sewing requires math, an understanding of textile properties, engineering, hand coordination, an artistic eye, hard work and a great deal of patience. All of the garments that were constructed showed a high level of quality and reflected the member’s personalities. Congrat-ulations to Kathleen, Grace and Emma who were selected to go on to State Fair to show case their projects in the NYS Fair 4-H Fashion Revue. A special thanks to the leaders and parents who helped the members along the way with their sewing projects as well as Stacy Film who as-sisted members at the commentary station, Melanie Donlon, Dan Wrenn and Danielle Hilt for helping with setup, Dan and Kathleen who also helped at the mod-eling station and served as commentary readers. We can’t wait to see the cool things members will construct next year!
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SUNY Cobleskill Youth Livestock Clinic The American Animal Producers Club (AAPC) Livestock judging clinic was held at SUNY Cobleskill
again. The youth that attended, Kendra Davis, Liz Sheffer, Amanda and Shane Thrasher, will attest
that they had lots of fun activities in addition to the clinic.
Pullorum Testing Attention youth planning to exhibit poultry at the Schaghticoke Fair. Please be sure to have Satur-day, July 19
th from 8:30 to 11 Am on your calendar (held at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds) for Pul-
lorum testing. All birds must be Pullorum tested or originate from a Pullorum Free Flock and have a certificate indicating this fact. Water fowl do not have to be tested but all other poultry must be tested. If this date does not work for you there are other testing dates taking place in neighboring counties. Go to the New York Agriculture and Markets website www.agriculture.ny.gov. If you have more then 20 birds to be tested you can contact Ag and Markets by July 1
st at 321-5002 to
schedule a home flock test date. Livestock Auction Participant Meeting All members planning to participate in the 4-H Livestock Auction at the Schaghticoke Fair are re-quired to attend this planning and marketing meeting scheduled for July 23
rd at the Schaghticoke
Fairgrounds in the 4-H Building at 7 PM. Please call the CCE office by July 21st if you are attend-
ing. Agriculture Trip – August 7
th – Open to All
Please mark your calendars for August 7th, plans are being made for our annual Agriculture Trip
which will be sent out via email blast once details are confirmed. If you do not receive email blasts and would like information once the trip is determined please call the CCE office for information. We must have a minimum of 6 youth registered by August 1
st to hold the trip.
Ruminant Retreat Although a date at this printing was not determined, there will be an email blast including dates and details of a Ruminant Retreat which will be a day for youth with goat, sheep, cattle and llama projects to come together and learn more about these unique creatures to explore nutrition and uses to fitting and health care. If you do not receive email blasts and would like information once the day is determined please let the CCE office know by calling 272-4210. The goal is to allow youth to bring one of their project animals to work with during the ruminant retreat.
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The design has not been finalized. Details will follow in an email blast.
Summer Dog Classes This summer drop in sessions for members and their previously trained dogs will begin on July 9th. At this time we do not have the man power to offer a full beginner offering. These drop in sessions will be held on Wednesday nights beginning July 9th and continue, roughly through fair. We will re-quire that all participants bring an adult who can help with moving equipment and pitch in where needed. This is sure to be fun and a great way for all our members and their canines to reconnect. Cost for the drop in sessions will be $25 payable the first night of class. Do not forget to bring your proof of vaccinations – rabies, parvo, adenovirus, distemper, lepto. It is recommended but not re-quired that you have your dog vaccinated for Bordatella (Kennel Cough). Sign up by calling the CCE office by April 25
th.
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Order your 2014 Schaghticoke Fair T-Shirt today! Orders are due on or before August 8, 2014.
The 2014 T-shirts will be purple with white lettering.
Shirts are available in youth and adult sizes. (Please note shirts are NOT
available in a Youth Extra Large.)
Shirts are on sale for $10.00 (there will be an additional $1.00 for XXL)
To order your T-shirt complete the order form below.
Enclose a check payable to CCE of Rensselaer County.
Orders must be turned in on or before Friday, August 8, 2014.
You may mail your order to: 4-H T-Shirt 61 State Street Troy, NY 12180
Please complete an order form — we cannot guarantee phone orders.
Only pre-paid orders will be accepted
Name _________________________ Phone ______________________
Club _______________________________
Specify NUMBER of shirts under each size
SMALL
MEDIUM
LARGE
X-LARGE
XX-LARGE (+ $1.00)
YOUTH
N/A
N/A
ADULT
Number of Shirts ______ X $ 10.00 = ________
Number of XXL Shirts ______ X $ 11.00 = ________
Total due ________
Make checks payable to CCE of Rensselaer County.
Shirts will be available for pick-up at the Fair.
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Teens from all across New York State work as Teen Leaders in the Youth Building during State Fair. Rensse-laer County teens will participate during the first time peri-od of the fair — Thursday, August 21nd through Sunday, August 24th. Detailed Job Descriptions, including rate of pay, hours, and qualifications can be found at http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/events/Pages/StateFair.aspx If you would like to be considered for any of these posi-tions, contact the CCE Office. Teen Leaders and their parents are required to attend an orientation meeting prior to State Fair. Rensselaer County shares a booth in the Youth Building in Syracuse with other counties The Teen Ambassadors are responsible for setting up and maintaining the exhibit. They have a large area to fill (about 28’ x 18’) and plan to use the State Fair Selections from the 2013 Schaghticoke Fair to make an attractive display. At the Schaghticoke Fair, projects are carefully selected to go to State Fair the following year. The projects are selected to show what Rensselaer County has to offer, to fill up the large exhibition space, and to follow a theme or
color scheme. If you would like your project judged at the State Fair you will need to fill out paperwork at the office when you drop your project off. The projects that go to State Fair,
will return to the 2014 Schaghticoke Fair with a ribbon.
You can help our Teen Leaders by bringing your projects to the 4-H office during the summer or to Fair Clean Up Day, August 13, 2014. Please remove all ribbons and tags from your project and pack it for safe transport to the fair. Make sure your name is on the project! In the past few years all but a few of our selections actually made it to State Fair. Let’s keep up that tradition!
Selections from the 2013 Schaghticoke Fair: Lily Abbott– Photo-Dew Drop Day, Photo-A penny For your Thoughts, Photo-I Can See You Colleen Beamish –Fleece Dress with Hood, Dress Caroline Cipperly– Photo -Lighthouse Wyatt Coluccio– Hay Hook Maeve Corcoran– Caned Stool Melanie Donlon - Tank-Top Dress, American Flag Pillow, Knitted Cowl Adam Film-Record Bowl Allie Film – Wooden Peacock Door Knocker, Embel-lished Clothing Emma Fountain - Sculpture Christina Gladding – Ornaments Hannah Gorbaty – Felted Handbag, Self-Portrait Jania-Lee Harris-Bucket Seat Kylin Hemmings-Bucket Seat Julia Henderson– American Girl Doll Outfit and Ac-cessories, Photo-Chipmunk Maddie Hoyt-Pumpkin Maddie Hurd– Pull Toy, Wooden Duck Windmill Pierce Hurd – Maple Syrup Sign, Lamp, Beaver Pull Toy Eliza Johnson-Dress, Cane Stool Sebastian Kaufman– T-Shirt Amber MacNeil– Photo Single Unedited Ingrid Morton – Dress Tanner Reed - Peacock Sculpture Kathleen Renna – Oil Pastel Project, Photo Star Collec-tion, Dress Christina Shupe – Tack Box Amanda Thrasher – Dress Shane Thrasher – Shorts Andrew Turriglio-Shooting Sports Rebecca Whitney– Nightlight Madison Woodley – Photo Emma Woolley-Bat house Daniel Wrenn – Butterfly Box, Initial Relief Merrill Wrenn – Dress Aysha Yerdon– Shirt
New York State Fair August 21 - September 1
It is hard to believe, but the New York State Fair is right around the corner. Any members interested in showing their animals at the State Fair in the 4-H Youth divisions should contact Bernie at the CCE office by July 16th to be sure all the requirements, schedule and paperwork is available. State Fair entries will be due to the CCE office on August 1st. If you are planning to show your horse at the State Fair, you must qualify by participating in the Youth Show scheduled at our fair-grounds on July 5th.
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4-H Teen Manager Snack Bar Application
Job Description:
A teen manager needs to be at least 13 years old, upbeat and positive, able to work well with others, is
organized and ambitious. They are expected to prepare food, clean dishes, restock during fair, disinfect
and clean the workspace, participate in the clean up before and/ or after fair, and assist where needed.
It is also expected that a teen manager acts professional, is respectful, and is comfortable talking to the
adult manager on shift or CCE Staff.
A Teen Manager may also run the cash register if they feel comfortable. Along with the other expecta-
tions, the cashier needs to be able to work with the general public, perform under pressure, practice
good customer service, and be accurate and proficient in making change.
The Snack Bar is looking for Teens that are ready to be the face of 4-H for our County. If you are interested, complete the form and return it to the 4-H Office or email it as an attachment
to [email protected] by Friday, August 8, 2014. Please use additional paper for your answers if needed.
It’s that time again . . . Clubs will be scrambling for the best shifts at the 4-H Snack Bar! Select Your 4-H Club’s Snack Bar Shift — Enter your 4-H club’s name in 3 of the boxes
Number your choices - 1 for your first choice; 2 for your second choice; 3 for your third choice Shifts are assigned on a first-come first-served basis—send your form in today!
Send the completed form to the CCE Office, 61 State Street, Troy, NY 12180
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO A FUN AND SUCESSFUL YEAR IN THE SNACK BAR!!
Shift
Wednesday
8/27
Thursday
8/28
Friday 8/29
Saturday
8/30
Sunday
8/31
Monday
9/1
7AM
to 10AM
10AM
to 1PM
1PM
to 4PM
4PM
to 7PM
7PM
to 10PM
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As you all know, prices are on the rise
and it is important to the 4-H Program and
Teen Council Members to keep the prices at the
4-H Snack Bar low and affordable.
In order to do this we are asking each club to give one donation. If each club
could go in on one item off the list or a
gift certificate to Hannaford, Price Chopper, Wal-Mart, or Sam’s Club
This would help us keep our prices low and affordable while raising
money for our 4-H members. All proceeds from the Snack Bar go to-ward the Scholarship Fund, Year End
Awards- certificates and pins, Fair Judg-es, Youth Show Ribbons and trips such as the Cloverbud Outing, Pre-Teen Ad-venture, Career Explorations, ABC Trip
and Capital Days.
Snack Bar Wish List Cases of Water
Cases of Flavored Water Cases of Gatorade or Powerade
Honey Mustard Dressing – 2, 13 oz bottles Italian Dressing– 2, 13 oz bottles
Ketchup– 5 large bottles Mustard- 5 large bottles Relish– 4 large bottles
3– prefilled Salt and Pepper Shakers
The ___________________________________________ will bring _________________________________
(club/ family) (donated item)
to donate to the 4-H Snack Bar for the Schaghticoke Fair. We will drop it off at the office or during Fair Clean up. (circle one)
Please tear off and return to the CCE Office attention Kandis or email [email protected]
THANK YOU TO THE CLUBS THAT ALREADY
SUBMITTED THE DONATION SHEET!
We truly appreciate it!
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County Medal Application
To be considered, applicant must meet the following criteria: 1. Must be 14 years old as of January first of the current 4-H year. 2. Must be currently enrolled as an active 4-H member. 3. Must have presented or evaluated at County Demonstration Day in the current year. 4. Must have participated in the Medal project area for a minimum of 2 years. 5. Must be able to document outstanding work related to project quality and quantity. 6. Must have diversified experiences related to the project area. 7. Must be able to show outstanding time and commitment to the project.
Your completed County Medal Application must be completed and returned to the 4-H office by AUGUST 10th of the current 4-H project year. Late arrivals will be disqualified.
NOTE: Members may apply for a County Medal in more than one project area in a given year, however they will not receive more then one Medal award per year.
Medals are awarded only once in a given project area.
County Medal Categories
Note: Do NOT use applicant name on any other part of this application.
Achievement in Area not Listed
Entomology Tractor /Engine
Agriculture Fashion Revue/Sewing Photography
Beef Fitness Poultry
Breads Food & Nutrition Public Speaking/Commentary
Cavy Food Preservation Rabbit
Community Service Forestry Safety
Conservation Gardening/Horticulture Sheep
Consumer Education Health Shooting Sports
Dairy Horse Swine
Dairy Foods Leadership Vet Science
Dog Care Natural Resources Wood Science
Applicant Name (please print):
Mailing Address:
Zip:
The undersigned verify this application represents an accurate record of achievement as stated:
Applicant Signature:
Leader Signature:
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I am applying for a County Medal in ____________________________________________________. Using the following chart, list your significant involvement related to the project area. List most current involvement first. List most current involvement first.
Over
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Please give a brief summary of the most valuable lessons you have learned as the result of your in-volvement in your selected project area. Have your expectations changed for the project? Do you envi-sion a career in this particular field? Has this project made an impact on your life? Has this project al-lowed you to influence others in a positive way? How have you grown through this project?
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 Pre-Teen Ad-venture Orienta-
tion 6PM
T. Council 7PM
5 6 7
8 9 10
4-H PDC 7PM
11 12 13 14
15 16
T. Exchange 7PM
17
Horse PDC 7PM
18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
June
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
4-H Horse Youth Show
6 7 8 9
Drop in Dog Class at Schaghticoke Fair 6:30
10 11 12
13 14 15
Horse PDC 7PM
16
PT Adventure – rain date
Drop in Dog Class
17 18
Cloverud Outing rain date
19
Pullorum Testing at Schaghticoke Fair 8:30AM
20 21
T. Exchange 7PM
22 23
Livestock Meeting 7PM
Drop in Dog Class
24 25 26
27 28 29 30
Drop in Dog Class at Schaghticoke Fair 6:30
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July
Teen Exchange Trip 7/8 - 7/15
Career Explorations 7/1– 7/3
Pre Teen
Adventure at Dyken Pond
Cloverbud
Outing at
Dyken Pond
Career Ex. Orientation 6PM
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Non-Profit Organization
U. S. Postage Paid
Permit 937
Albany, New York
Contains Dated Material
Mailed on or before May 30, 2014
Dates to Remember
May 30th – June 1st – 3 Day Horse Clinic at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds June 4th Pre Teen Adventure Orientation CCE Office 6PM 4th Teen Council, CCE Office 7PM 10th Career Explorations Orientation CCE Office 6PM 10th 4-H PDC meeting at the CCE office at 7 PM 16th Teen Exchange meeting at 7 PM at the CCE office 17th Horse PDC meeting at the CCE office at 7 PM July 1-3rd Career Explorations 5th 4-H Horse Youth Show – Schaghticoke Fair grounds 8th – 15th Teen Exchange Trip to San Joaquin County, CA 9th Drop in Dog Class at Schaghticoke Fair 6:30 15th Horse PDC meeting at 7 PM at the CCE of fice
15th Pre Teen Adventure at Dyken Pond (rain date 7/16) 16th Drop in Dog Class at Schaghticoke Fair 6:30 17th Cloverbud Outing at Dyken Pond (rain date 7/18) 19th Pullorum Testing at the Schaghticoke Fair grounds 8:30 to 11 Am 21st Teen Exchange CCE 7 PM 23rd Livestock Auction Meeting at the CCE office at 7 PM 23rd Drop in Dog Class at Schaghticoke Fair 6:30 30th Drop in Dog Class at Schaghticoke Fair 6:30 August 6th Drop in Dog Class at Schaghticoke Fair 6:30 9th Lazy Lopers 4-H Horse Club Show 13th Fair Cleanup Day 13th Drop in Dog Class at Schaghticoke Fair 6:30 20th Drop in Dog Class at Schaghticoke Fair 6:30 16th Stablemates 4-H Horse Club Show 25th General Interest Judging Day 27th First Day of the Schaghticoke Fair
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