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Trini ty County 4 -H

Avian Day is Coming in July

Avian Judging Day is July 14. Look for further information in the June/July Clo-verleaf.

California State Fair

July 12-29, 2012

FAIR CHECKS The Fair Board has announced a change in policy this year in the payment of auction checks to the junior livestock sellers. Checks will be mailed to the seller after the buyer has paid the fair for their auction pur-chase. This new policy could cause a delay in some cases for the seller to receive their check. There will be a letter generated by the fair office that youth members may include with their buyers letter explaining this.

Please contact the fair office.

FAX We now have our fax line up and running again thanks to the

technological expertise of Kathy Johnson – our

4-H Office volunteer. Thank you Kathy! If

you need to reach Audra the best way is

via email at amlane@ucdavis.edu

May 2012

TR I N I T Y C O U N T Y I N F O R M AT I O N

THE NEXT 4-H COUNCIL meeting will be held on Monday, June 11th at 6:00 pm at the TCOE conference room in Weaverville. At least one leader from each club should plan to attend the council meetings. It is hard for the council to make decisions about the county program when we only have representation from a few clubs.

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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Council Minutes 2

State 4-H News 3-4

Presentation Day 5

Summer Camp 6

Scavenger Hunt 7

Record Book Corner 8

Calendar 9

CLOVERLEAF

C O U N T Y EV E N T RE S T RU C T U R I N G COUNTY EVENTS

The 4-H Council made a number of changes to our county events scheduling at the last council meet-ing. Some changes for the 2012-2013 4-H year include: Holding Favorite Foods Day in the spring,

Combining Achievement Day and Presentation Day in the fall, Combining Textile Day/Crafts Day/Skating Day with Art Extravaganza in the late spring.

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I. Meeting called to order at 6:03 p.m. by Acting Vice President Jenni Brookins. Pledge of Allegiance led by Robby Jackson.., 4-H Pledge led by Robby Jackson. II. Roll Call: Present were Audra Lane, Sondra Jackson, Jenni Brookins, Bryon Taylor, Shannon Taylor, Robby Jackson, Josephine Dunham, Kathy Johnson and guest Cynthia Barnett. III. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as written with no objections. IV. Correspondence: The thank you letters have not gone out yet. Jenni will remind Maleah. Three more are needed for 4-H council dona-tions from Weaverville, GVC, and ST. They will be sent by secretary. V. Reports:

A. Treasurer’s Report: Kathy Johnson Balance of 6,603.76 with enrollment fees still in account. Money is still owed for the postal shoot. Kathy will email details to the Stewarts.

B. Other Officer Reports: None C. Special Report: Audra Lane

1. Fax line progress. Contact information. The fax is now connected to the main phone (628-5495) so entry forms can be faxed. After faxing forms, please verify that they were received.

2. Market Animal Agreement – due 5/1/12 3. All Star applications – due 5/1/12 and member must have been enrolled for three years and have a gold star. 4. Thank you to Southern Trinity for their donation to the Council 5. Audra applied to the Trinity Trust Grant for summer camp. 6. The Junior Livestock Committee reported that youth will not be paid till the buyer pays. 7. Awards order to be placed in June – Sondra will assist 8. State Fair Rule Book 2012 – new policy for showmanship at fairs that will affect youth with animals that don’t make

weigh in and are sent home. 9. Shasta 4-H Field Day – May 5 – Shasta District Fair – 8 am 10. Enrollment Fee for summer camp for non-4H member youth who want to attend 4H camp will be $10. 11. Fundraisers- when a club is raising money for another non-profit, signs must be posted listing who/what the fund-

raiser is for. The money must be deposited into the club account, then a check issued to the receiving organization. D. Special Guest: Cynthia Barnett

1. There will be Ethics/Biosecurity classes in Redding. The Biosecurity class will be given by Dr. Martin Smith, UC Davis, and is free. It will include cutting edge and best practices.

2. Any youth planning to exhibit animals at State Fair must go through the Ethics and Biosecurity training to enter and show.

3. A Summer Day Camp will be held on June 27, 28, and 29 in Redding at Shasta College. It is paid for by mili-tary support funding and open to all youth (not just 4H). The times are from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm.

4. Watch for emails for a needs assessment survey for Trinity County 4H. Cyndi will send the link to Audra. 5. Thrive training will be in Sept in Redding. Accommodations will be paid if you come over the evening before.

Mileage and accommodations are funded. 6. May is the deadline for ca4H.org advisory boards. Apply to participate in boards such as the Equine board, the

livestock committees and help develop proficiencies. 7. Equine members can qualify for the Western National Livestock show by participating in a qualifying event in

the calendar year and achieving 3rd place or higher. Jenni asked if Humboldt shows are qualifiers. Would have to check. Events can be made qualifiers. There are steps to go through. Some funding is available to go the the Western National, but some fundraising would have to be done to support attendance.

8. Cynthia’s Dutch oven curriculum is at the publishers and should be available by fall. It will be free when printed through the ANR catalog.

Trinity County 4-H Council Meeting Minutes Monday, April 9, 2012 – 6:00 p.m. – 4-H Conference Room, Hayfork

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E. Committee Reports:

1. Curriculum Committee Report: Sondra said that the committee is waiting for more recommendations for pur-chases. So far only the ARBA standard of Perfection has been recommended. Materials can be checked out at the council meetings and returned at the next council meeting in that location. 2. Quiz Bowl & Judging Jamboree was cancelled due to weather safety issues. 3. Presentation Day: Jessica & Sondra: Presentations entry forms were due by 3/26. Youth should arrive at 9:30 to

check-in. A potluck will be held. 4. Art Extravaganza: Jenni & Maleah: Will be held on 4/28 at the dining hall in Hayfork. Karen Boltz, a water color

artist will be there. 5. 4-H Summer Camp: The summer camp will be held the end of June. Contact Dwight for more information. 6. Shooting Sports – The NRA support has been difficult to coordinate. The postal shoot has a June 22nd due date. 7. Calendar – It has been difficult getting group pictures for the calendar. Sondra took some pictures and for events

where there is not a good group shot, Jenni may collage some photos together. Jenni is still working getting pric-ing and thinking of doing much of the work herself to cut costs. She may go with one photo and tear off calendar pages.

8. Fair Board meeting report – They are still looking for volunteers for pretty much everything from grounds help to entertainment for fair. A lot of topics had to be postponed for Jerry’s return.

VI. Old Business: Survey report from the clubs on the county events showed that clubs are reluctant to lose any events.

VII. New Business: A. Farm Bureau scholarship – Audra asked if we should offer to return the funds if no one applies for the scholarship. The dates conflict with fair so it is likely that no youth will apply. Sondra made a motion and Shannon seconded the motion that we ask the Farm Bu-reau if they would like the funds returned. Motion passed unanimously. B. Dates were set for Officer’s Training Day (Sep 15, 2012), and Record Book Judging (Oct 13, 2012). Some discussion was held about merging Achievement Day and Presentation Day. Then Favorite Foods day would move to April 2013. The Art Extravaganza would be held with Textile Day/Crafts/Skating Day. Quiz Bowl would be paired with Avian Judging Day. Some clubs were not represented at this meet-ing so final decisions have been postponed on host clubs for some events.

C. Expansion & Review Committee meeting will be held June 11, 2012 at TCOE – 5 pm before the June 4-H Council meeting. Members: Ronie – Chair, Kathy, Audra, Sondra, Jessica, Nick. Anyone new interested in being on the committee? D. Council meeting locations was on the agenda but the consensus was that the current alternating locations work E. Quiz Bowl activities at club meetings – the consensus was that the kids really enjoy the county-wide competition so there was discussion of holding Quiz Bowl with Avian Judging day later this year.

F. Clubs need to make arrangements to pick up and return supplies to the office for county events they host.

G. The group discussed record book judging at club level. Some clubs already do this but the kids like the county level recognition too. VIII. Announcements: Livestock Agreements are due by May 1, 2012.

IX. Leader Concerns: OHVs and vehicles at fair in the barn and washing area. Camping situations among 4-H families and venders.

Camp line definitions and fewer spaces available because of permanent spaces no longer available during fair time. Tobacco (chew) use by youth in the big barn area and arena bleachers.

X. Next Council Meeting Date and Place: June 11, 2012 - 6pm @ TCOE, Weaverville

Adjourn: meeting was adjourned at 7:19 p.m.

Trinity County 4-H Council Meeting Minutes Monday, April 9, 2012 – 6:00 p.m. – 4-H Conference Room, Hayfork

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Clover leaf

May 13, 2012, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Register at https://sites.google.com/site/ucdavisvso/future-day/registration The Veterinary Stu-dent Outreach Club at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine would like to invite high school

students to our an-nual Future Day.

The purpose of this event is to promote higher education, demonstrate career possibilities, and ex-pose students to sci-ence specific to vet-erinary medicine.

If there are any ques-tions, please contact Kristina Netherwood at nether-wood@ucdavis.edu.

Golden Clover recipients will be awarded a $500 cash award, a medallion, and a lapel pin.

Deadline: May 31, 2012

The Golden Clover Awards recognize the outstanding achievements of members, volunteers, program staff, and groups within the 4-H Youth Development Pro-gram.

Individuals and groups may apply or be nominated in multiple categories.

For award categories and application details, please visit: http://www.ca4h.org/Resources/Members/GoldenClover/.

For more information, please contact Carolyn Abrams at cmabrams@ucdavis.edu or 530-752-5644.

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T H E O W N E R S H I P / H A T C H / L I T T E R D A T E S F O R T H E 2 0 1 2 T R I N I T Y C O U N T Y F A I R A R E A S F O L L O W S :

UC D AVI S VE T E R I N A RY ME DI C I N E

GOL DE N CL OV E R AWA R D S

Swine: June 9, 2012 – owner-ship date

Turkey: March 22, 2012 – hatch date

Poultry: June 13, 2012 – hatch date

Rabbit: May 30, 2012 – litter date

Steer: April 10, 2012 – ownership date

Lamb: June 9, 2012 – ownership date

Weaverville 4-H

Recently made a donation to the

Trinity 4-H Council.

Thank You

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Clover leaf

National 4-H History Preservation Program: 4-H Oral History Project

http://www.4-hhistorypreservation.com/ Extension is celebrating its Centennial Year in 2014, com-memorating the 100th anniver-sary of the imple-mentation of the Smith Lever Act.

The National 4-H History Preservation Leadership Team proposes to capture oral recollections of for-mer 4-H members, staff and volunteers about their 4-H experiences. Over the next two years, current 4-H members will be trained, and will conduct inter-views in their local communities. For further infor-mation and to provide your input/feedback on this idea as well as your interest in participating in a pilot test, please contact Tom Tate, tate@aol.com, or info@4-HHistoryPreservation.com.

If you know of someone who has had a heart attack and may not be good with com-puters, you can help them take the survey and receive a Yale Heart Study Community Service Certificate.

The Community Service Cer-tificate is equivalent to one hour of community service per completed survey. To re-

The Yale Heart Study is concerned with how people get medical care when they are having symptoms of a heart attack. The goal of this study is to help people get care as quickly as pos-sible when they are having heart attack symptoms. We are asking volunteers to help people who have had a heart attack to share their experiences at our website: http://heartstudy.yale.edu.

deem your certificate contact us at heart.study@yale.edu. Or go to the Yale Heart Study Facebook page “Be Recog-nized” tab to enter your name and email address for credit. Some background, the study is being conducted on the internet and takes about 30 minutes to an hour to complete depending on your experiences. Participation in this study is completely anony-mous. The study has been ap-proved by the Yale University

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2012 UC D AV I S C -STEM C O N F E R E N C E

OT H E R 4 -H NE W S

T H E Y A L E H E A R T S T U D Y N E E D S V O L U N T E E R S

Education (C-STEM) is to improve computing, sci-ence, technology, engi-neering, and mathematics (C-STEM) education in both formal and informal programs in K-14 educa-tion. You are invited to learn more about the C-STEM Center, its work to date and the rich set of free re-sources available to edu-cators and students.

This free event offers a first-hand opportunity to examine the groundbreak-ing work of the C-STEM Center and join a dedi-cated cohort of K-14 re-searchers, educators and policy makers to discuss and influence the future direction of STEM educa-tion.

May 5, 2012, UC Davis Conference Center http://c-stem.ucdavis.edu/ The UC Davis C-STEM Center invites you to the 2012 Conference, Showcas-ing STEM in Action – Inte-grating Technology and En-gineering into Math and Sci-ence Education in the 21st Century. The mission of the UC Davis K-14 Outreach Center for Computing and STEM

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NAME PRESENTATION TITLE TYPE Gold

Medal Silver Medal

Red Ribbon

White Ribbon

Primary Green Rib.

Daniel Jackson Space shuttle Audio-visual Presen-

tation X

Opal Ferguson Piano Demonstration X

Josephine Brookins How to tune a ukelele Demonstration X

Ivan Stewart Save the Joss House Prepared Speech X

Belinda Brookins Red Wattle Hogs Illustrated Talk X

Cedar Stewart Trinity County Youth Anterless

Deer Hunt Prepared Speech X

Robby Jackson A History of Winchester Repeat-

ing Arms Company Illustrated Talk X

Allie Dunham What is Citizenship Prepared Speech X

Heather Jackson & Sabrina Prindiville Dolphin Parts Team Demonstration X

Keenan Ferguson Surprise Interpretive Reading X

Nicholas Prindiville How to run a meeting Prepared Speech X

Snuggie McQuade Horses Prepared Speech X

Zoozer McQuade My Dog Freckles Demonstration X

Michael Prindiville My Tool Box Educational Display X

Heather Jackson Wolves Educational Display X

Keenan Ferguson Heritage Hogs Educational Display X

Presentation Day Results

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There will be information booths, outdoor education, craft creations, and outdoor activities. Outdoor activities will include swimming, fishing, orienteering, geo caching,

and a campfire with music. Lunch will be potluck, dinner will be BBQ provided by Trinity Lake 4H, and dessert will be smores. All 4H members, family, and friends are encouraged to attend

June 23, 2012 10:00 am – 11:00 pm

Bowerman Arm of Trinity Lake,

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County-Wide Scavenger Hunt This hunt is meant to be fun, educational, and challenging!

All items are to be brought to the 2012 4H Summer Camp hosted by Trinity Lake 4H and will be on display all to see. For directions look at a map, to locate people look in the phone book, or ask an elder from your community. Not everyone is expected to locate or obtain all items but all are encouraged to see Trinity County in all its glory and find as many items as possible. Prizes will be awarded to clubs and individuals according to their effort and creativity. Good Luck!

Rain or snow report from your house (Snow in feet/rain in inches, bonus point for photos) A four leaf clover Hunting or fishing photo of you (Equestrian/Livestock photos also accepted) Brochure from the Joss House Picture of your favorite spot in Trinity County Local restaurant To-Go Menu A natural treasure (something you think is cool, NOT MAN- MADE) Small presentation of the animal you are raising this year for the fair (pics, diet, weight,

habits) Picture of you at the Kettenpom Store (Bonus points if you find info on Lassics Botanical

Area) Picture of you at the Burger Bar Raffle item (MUST BE MADE IN TRINITY COUNTY, can be natural or homemade) Picture of you at the Natural Bridge Picture of you in front of the Ironside Museum (side trip to Grey’s Falls not much further) Picture of you in Helena Picture of you under the clock in Weaverville Have an ice cream in Hayfork (Bring your popsicle stick, wrapper, our used napkin) Picture of you at the Bowerman Barn A poem about your favorite or most feared wild animal Report on Pike Minnow or other invasive species (Including plants) Autographs (autographed photo earns bonus points)

Bruce Haney, Trinity County Sheriff Local Fire Chief A veteran Your local District Supervisor Member of the Trinity Trust Law Enforcement Officer (Sheriff, Highway Patrol, Game Warden; bonus points for all

three)

For any questions call Dwight Stewart at 286-2000

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Look for this new Curriculum Coming to the Hayfork Office.

Film Making Workshop Make your own Music Video The Klutz book of Animation Visual Arts set Outdoor Adventures set ATV Safety Leaders Guide ARBA Standard of Perfection

RECORD BOOK CORNER Activity/Event/Award Category on PDR List your Projects, don’t forget the Leadership Project if your club has one 1 - 4-H Project Entered a judging contest at the club level 2- Project Skills Attended a 4-H Council meeting 3 – 4H Event Attended Attended Presentation Day 3 – 4H Event Attended Attended Art Extravaganza 3 – 4H Event Attended Committee member for any club committee 4 - Leadership Committee chairperson for any club committee 4 - Leadership Junior or Teen Leader (count once for each project) 4 - Leadership MC or Room Monitor at Presentation Day 4 - Leadership Sign in Clerk at Presentation Day 4 - Leadership Participated in a community service project 5 – Community Service Represented 4-H at your school or other community group 5 - Citizenship OR 6 - Communication Skills Led the American Flag salute at FFD 5 - Citizenship Article submitted to Cloverleaf or local newspaper about club activities 6 - Communication Gave a presentation at Presentation Day 6 - Communication Received blue ribbon or medal at Presentation Day 7 - Honors & Recognition School or community sports team, private lessons, 8 – Lifestyle Activities

organization membership, afterschool job, music group

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DATE EVENT TIME LOCATION

May 1, 2012 Signed Market Animal Livestock Agreements due 4-H Office by postal mail

May 1, 2012 All Start Applications are Due 4-H Office by postal mail

May 5, 2012 Shasta County Field Day 8 am Shasta District Fairgrounds, Ander-son.

May 26, 2012 State 4-H Field Day UC Davis June 11, 2012 Trinity County 4-H Council Meeting 6:00PM Trinity County Office of Ed, Wvvl. 6/15/12-6/19/12 California Focus Sacramento, CA

June 23, 2012 Trinity County 4-H Summer Camp Trinity Lake

6/24/12-7/2/12 Washington Focus "Road to Democracy" Washington, D.C. 6/24/12-6/30/12 Washington Focus "Heritage Trail I" Washington, D.C.

7/8/12-7/17/12 Washington Focus "Global Journey" Washington, D.C.

7/8/12-7/14/12 Washington Focus "Heritage Trail II" Washington, D.C.

July 14, 2012 Avian Judging Day 8 am Hayfork Fair Grounds, Small Animal Barn

August 7, 2012 Trinity County 4-H Council Meeting 6 pm 4-H Office

August 7, 2012 Annual Club Leader Training MANDATORY 7 pm 4-H Office

August 9-12 State Leadership Conference UC Santa Barbra

August 9-12 Trinity County Fair Hayfork Fair Grounds

August 13 Trinity County Council meeting 6 pm 4-H office Hayfork September 15 Officer Training Day Hayfork Fair Grounds

October 1 Record Books due to club leader October 13 Record Book Judging

October 8 Trinity County Council meeting 6 pm Trinity County Office of Education, Wvvl.

November 3 Presentation Day/Achievement Day November 9-11 – State Leaders Forum – Asilomar December 10 Trinity County Council meeting 6 pm 4-H office Hayfork

Calendar Items

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University of California Cooperative Extension

The Cloverleaf newsletter is published monthly for the Trinity County 4-H Youth Development Program.

UCCE exists in Trinity County as a partnership of The University of California, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Trinity County.

Articles and photographs for the Cloverleaf are due in to the UCCE Office by the 20th of each month. The Cloverleaf is also available online at the Trinity County 4-H website: http://cetrinity.ucdavis.edu.

OFFICE LOCATION: Trinity County Fairgrounds

6000 Highway 3, Hayfork, CA

Email address: cetrinity@ucdavis.edu Website address: http://cetrinity.ucdavis.edu

TELEPHONE NUMBER: (530) 628-5495

Audra Lane 4-H Program Representative

amlane@ucdavis.edu

Visit the California State 4-H website at: http://ca4h.org

University of California Cooperative Extension Trinity County 4-H Office P.O. Box 490 Hayfork, CA 96041

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