Cooperative Extension Service Daviess County April 2017 4800A New Hartford Road Owensboro KY 42303 270-685-8480 Fax: 270-685-3276 extension.ca.uky.edu TSC EAST EARTH DAY AND NATURAL RESOURCES TSC Paper Clover Campaign APRIL MEETING It’s Time for the TSC Paper Clover Drive! The Natural Resources Club will meet at Tractor The 4-H/TSC Paper Clover Campaign is a Supply East to participate in an Earth Day Event nationwide, in-store fundraiser that benefits 4-H on Saturday, April 22! The club members are programming in communities where a TSC encouraged to bring family members to this event store is located. We are fortunate enough to and make it a family fun day as we assist at have two TSC locations here in Daviess Tractor Supply Company in planting seeds and County. As a thank you to the learn some of the history of Earth Day! This event community for their support, we will have a table set up for is open to all youth and their families, and will take two days at each Tractor place from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. Supply Company location. This The Natural Resources Club will meet at 1:00 p.m. will be an opportunity for our to hold our monthly meeting and to participate in 4-H’ers to show off some of the day’s activities. Come prepared for the their accomplishments, say weather and to learn! thank you to the community of TSC shoppers for their support of the program, and to gain TRUTH & CONSEQUENCES some community service hours by assisting VOLUNTEERS NEEDED customers with getting their purchase to their vehicle. There will be a $50 4-H Camp The Daviess County Cooperative Extension Scholarship up for grabs for the first 4-H’er who Office is partnering with River Valley Behavioral signs up for each time slot! If you are interested Health and Daviess County High School to in joining us on any of these days in-store, put on a Truth & Consequences event for please call the Extension Office to sign up. DCHS freshmen on Friday, April 28 at 8:30 a.m. TSC West off Starlite Dr. – April 27, 4-6 p.m.; (should conclude at 1:30 p.m.). We are in May 4, 4-6 p.m. need of volunteers to help on the day of the event. There will be a brief orientation for each TSC East off HWY 54 – April 29, 9-11 a.m.; volunteer to attend prior to the event. If you are May 6, 9-11 a.m.
available and willing to assist, please call Mary, Please consider taking part in the Spring Paper Stacey, or Lindsey at the Extension Office ASAP! Clover Campaign April 26 through May 7 by accompanying us in-store and by purchasing 4-H RECOGNITION BANQUET a $1 Paper Clover at checkout to show your The 4-H Recognition Banquet will be Thursday, support for the Daviess County 4-H program! April 20 at 6:00 p.m. in Bittel Hall at the Daviess County Lions Club Fairgrounds. All 4-H’ers and their families are invited. T-shirt orders are due Monday, April 3. Please RSVP by Friday, April 14.
4-H AEROSPACE DAY CAMP 4-H CAMP Want to Fly a Plane?! Tuesday, June 27 - Friday, June 30 Camp is open to youth 9-15 years of age. The Wednesday, June 7, 2017 cost is $195 or $185 if paid in full by Monday, (Rain Date - Thursday, June 8) May 1. The fee includes meals, lodging, transportation, a t-shirt, and a fun-filled week Madisonville Municipal Airport you’ll never forget! Spaces fill quickly, please Madisonville, Kentucky don’t wait until the last minute!
Youth 6th Grade - 19 years of age As always we are looking for teens (16-18) and Cost: $110 adults to serve as volunteers at camp. If you (includes lunch, materials, t-shirt, flight expenses, etc.) are interested please contact us. All volunteers must go through a screening process which A full day of fun and learning about Aerospace, includes a background check and an interview. Aviation, Weather, and Navigation Parents, please be aware that the number of For more information and to receive the campers accepted will depend on the number of application, please contact Stacey at the adults we have to supervise. Please consider Extension Office ASAP. serving as a camp volunteer to ensure we can take as many youth who want to attend. If you The application and $110.00 per person must be can’t attend, maybe you know someone who returned to the Daviess Extension Office can! by Friday, April 14th
Applications need to be turned in as soon as possible as the camp is limited to a total of 60 youth from Western Kentucky. Applications are first come-first served as space is limited and after the 60 spots are filled, no more applications will be accepted.
CLOVERBUD CAMP
Friday, June 23 - Sunday, June 25. LIVESTOCK CLUB NEWS Youth 5-8 years of age By Hope Ramming West Kentucky 4-H Camp at During our March meeting we discussed and Dawson Springs identified different livestock feeds. Registration information should be For our April meeting we will be attending a available soon at the Extension office. program called “Food Myths and Misconceptions – Genetic Engineering “. Dr. Paul Vincelli, an Extension professor and the University of Kentucky Coordinator for the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, will be conducting this event the evening of Tuesday, April 25. Time and location will be announced.
CONTEMPORARY 4-H HISTORY PIGGY BANKS NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Inspires 4-H’ers DISPLAYED IN FRANKFORT While Speaking Live From Space.
Molly Ann Floyd Carley Tinius On March 3, Peggy Whitson, an Alumni of the Iowa 4-H Program, visited with the 4-H members, students, and faculty at Hartsfield Elementary School in Houston, Texas, during a live downlink from the International Space Station (ISS). They got to ask questions about her life, her 4-H experiences, and her work as a NASA astronaut. She shared her most memorable 4-H experiences that included giving presentations, first at the club, then in the community, and eventually at State Fair. Wyatte Goodman She also talked about the experiments she was conducting on board the Space Station. Peggy is the first woman to command an International Space Station mission. She CAPITOL EXPERIENCE will also beat the record of any American astronaut for ‘time in space’ on this mission, beating the 534 days held by Jeff Williams.
http://4-h.org/about/blog/4-h-alum-nasa-astronaut- encourages-4-h-kids-to-dream-big/
AG CLUB
Ag Club members, this is to remind you that we will not be meeting in April due to the 4-H Recognition Banquet. Be sure to be there!
Mark your calendars for May 18. We will be Capitol Experience attendees: Cameron visiting a local farm to learn about their Casey, Wyatt Goodman, Kennedy Swope, equipment. Hayden Swope, Hope Ramming, Lily Young, and Xavier Young
CLOVERBUDS These youth attended the 4-H Capitol Experience on March 2 and were able to tour For your regular monthly meeting on April 10, the Capitol, met with legislators, including we will be outside weather permitting. Please Representatives Matt Castlen and Suzanne dress accordingly and wear comfortable, closed Miles. They also toured the Old Capitol and the toe shoes. Kentucky History Museum.
Daviess County Archers Rank High SOLAR ECLIPSE CAMP in National Competition West Kentucky 4-H Camp Ages 9-18 As a proud coach and dad, Bob Swope, our August 18 - 21, 2017 Daviess County 4-H Archery coach, shared with us a job well done by several Daviess West Kentucky 4-H Camp sits in the direct path of County youth, including two of our very own the TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE, AUGUST 21, 2017. 4-H Archery youth taking home first place One of the best viewing locations in the world! awards! Take time to congratulate each of $250.00 per Person them for a job well done! (Includes Lodging, Meals Snacks, All Activities, Solar Eclipse Camp T-Shirt, and Solar Eclipse Camp Glasses.) “We had several of our 4-H archers who also Please contact Stacey at the Extension Office shoot in S3DA compete in the S3DA National at 270-685-8480 for more information, or to Indoor Championship yesterday in Cincinnati, reserve your space. Ohio. With nearly 500 shooters from states all over the U.S., our little home town of AREA DEMONSTRATION CONTEST Owensboro is home to several top youth archers with awards going to several local Two young ladies will represent Daviess County school teams and individuals on the teams in the Area Communications Contest in the and clubs; DCHS, DCMS, Apollo, College categories of Crafts and Photography and View, Bronze Bow Archers, Split Arrow Archery. Congratulations to all! I'm very Science and Natural Resources. Let’s cheer on proud of two of our 4-H archers, Cody Adkins Katelyn Storm and Madelyn Hayes as they and Kennedy Swope, for both taking home compete in the Area Demonstration Contest! 1st place in High School Male Fixed Pin Division and 1st place in High School Female Fixed Pin Division, National Champs!” Scholarships Available Bob Swope Free money for college! There are several opportunities available for 4-H members to receive college scholarships. All Applications must be postmarked by Friday, May 12, 2017 and mailed to: Melissa G. Miller Kentucky 4-H Foundation 212 Scovell Hall Lexington, KY 40546-0064 Please contact the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Office for more information and scholarship applications. Or, you can locate the applications at: http://kentucky4hfoundation.org/2017-kentucky -4-h-foundation-scholarship-program/
Stacey Ramming Potts Lindsey Boone Daviess County Extension Agent Daviess County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development Education for 4-H Youth Development Education
April 2017 Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Office.
April 23-29, 2017 Archery Practice at Fairgrounds. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Area Teen Retreat, April 7 ‐ 9 West Kentucky 4‐H Camp
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Cloverbuds, 5:30 pm 4‐H Speech Elementary and Middle Garden Club, 6 pm Workshop, 3:30 pm School Archery Prac ce, 4:30 pm High School Archery Prac ce, 5:30 pm
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Young Riders 4‐H Horse Homeschool Club, Tractor Supply 4‐H Photography, Company Earth Day Club, 6:30 pm 4:30 pm ‐ Loca on TBA 10:30 am 4‐H Awards & Recogni on Loca on TBA Banquet, Bi el Hall, 6 pm Event, TSC East, 12‐4 pm Crushers Interest Mee ng, 6:30 pm Truth & Consequences Natural Resources Club Volunteer Training, Mee ng, TSC East, 6:30 pm Truth & Consequences 1:00 pm Volunteer Training, 12:30 pm
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4/26 to 5/7 ‐TSC Paper Clover Campaign
June 12-15 State Teen Conference June 23-25 Cloverbud Camp June 27-30 4-H Camp July 19-22 Daviess County Fair