4-H Mule Tales University of California Cooperative Extension—Modoc County

January — February 2014

JAN 2 Submit Registration Forms for 2014 Presentation Workshop to the 4-H Office by 5 pm

8 Junior Livestock Show Board Meeting @ 4:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department

Office Conference Room

14 Modoc 4-H Leader’s Council Meeting @ 5:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department

Office Conference Room

16 Last date for Prospective New Leaders to Complete Their Enrollment Application, Livescan

Fingerprinting and Orientation Training (must be to 4-H Office by 5 pm)

25 PRESENTATION WORKSHOP @ Farm Advisor’s Office, 9 am to Noon

30 Last date to appoint Adult Volunteers for 2013-2014 4-H Year

FEB

12 Junior Livestock Show Board Meeting @ 4:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department

Office Conference Room

13 Submit Registration Forms for 2014 Science Saturday to the 4-H Office by 5 pm

20 Submit Entry Forms for 2014 4-H Presentation Day to the 4-H Office by 5 pm

MAR

8 SCIENCE SATURDAY at Veteran’s Memorial Hall in Alturas (US Hwy 395 N—next to

Park)

12 Junior Livestock Show Board Meeting @ 4:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department

Office Conference Room

15 4-H PRESENTATION DAY @ Tulelake High School in Tulelake

APR

8 Modoc 4-H Leader’s Council Meeting @ 5:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department

Office Conference Room

9 Junior Livestock Show Board Meeting @ 4:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department

Office Conference Room

12 Far North Section Presentation Day, Lassen Community College, Humanities Building

TBD HOME ECONOMICS DAY

MAY

7 Junior Livestock Show Entries Due by 5 pm in the 4-H Office

14 Junior Livestock Show Board Meeting @ 4:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department

Office Conference Room

17 NATURAL RESOURCES 4-H DAY CAMP 28 Junior Livestock Show Board Meeting @ 4:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department

31 State 4-H Field Day at the University of California, Davis Office Conference Room

JUN

16-20 JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW

Modoc 4Modoc 4--H Leader’s Council MeetingH Leader’s Council Meeting Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Leader Training: 5:15 pm-6:00 pm

Meeting Begins: 6:00 pm

Modoc County Planning Department Office Conference Room

If you cannot attend in-person, please plan to attend via conference call:

Call-In Number: 605-475-4850 Participant Access Code: 854137#

A copy of the agenda and other meeting materials are available at: http://cemodoc.ucanr.edu/4-H_-

_Youth_Development_Program/Modoc_Leaders_Council/. Please remember...regular attendance at 4-H Coun-

cil meetings is required to maintain your 4-H Community Club’s Charter. Meetings are held the second Tuesday

Want to Participate in Science Saturday or Presentation Day?Want to Participate in Science Saturday or Presentation Day?

SCIENCE SATURDAYSCIENCE SATURDAY: : See Registration Form on Page 7See Registration Form on Page 7--8 in this edition of Mule Tales.8 in this edition of Mule Tales.

PRESENTATION DAYPRESENTATION DAY: : See Entry Form on Page 9See Entry Form on Page 9--10 in this edition of Mule Tales.10 in this edition of Mule Tales.

Change is Coming to 2014 Home Economics Day!!!Change is Coming to 2014 Home Economics Day!!!

Along with the traditional Arts & Crafts, Centerpiece & Placesetting, Fiber Arts & Quilts or Quilt Squares, Recipe

Review and Sewing Construction competitions, two new competitions will be offered at Home Economics Day this

year: Photography and Gardening. 4-H members enrolled in a Photography Project can look forward to entering

one photograph in a maximum of two classes in this competition. Classes are: (1) Color Photography (Scenery);

(2) Color Photograph (People or Animals); (3) Black and White Photography (Scenery); (4) Black and White Pho-

tography (People or Animals); and (5) 4-Hers in Uniforms. Photographs must have been taken on/after October 1,

2013 and must be shown in a suitable mat (photos may not be framed or covered with glass). Minimum photo-

graph size is 5 x 7”, maximum size is 8” x 10”.

4-H members enrolled in Vegetable Gardening and Crops projects may enter one exhibit in a maximum of two

classes in this competition. Classes include: (1) Herb Gardens; (2) Potted House Plant; (3) Potted Flowering Plant.

Members must have planted and cared for their exhibits since October 1, 2013.

This year’s Fashion Revue will feature the following State 4-H Field Day Qualifying Competitions: (1) Tradition-

al; (2) Purchased; (3) Upcycled; (4) Denim Challenge; and (5)Apron Challenge. Clothing and Textiles project

members may enter only one garment or outfit in Classes (1), (3) and (4). Any 4-H Project member may enter

Class (2) or (5).

TRADITIONAL garments will showcase the member’s sewing skills and their ability to coordinate an outfit.

PURCHASED garments showcase a member’s ability to purchase and coordinate an outfit with careful use of com-

parison shopping — the maximum purchase amount may not exceed $40 for everything showing including shoes,

jewelry, and accessories (sales tax is not included in the $40 and receipts for each of the items worn is required, and

purchases must have been made during the 2013-2014 4-H year). UPCYCLED garments are fashioned from an

existing garment into a completely new, different and usable garment (a before photograph of the original garment

is required). In the DENIM CHALLENGE, members must sew a wearable garment out of cotton denim (any type

or color). In the APRON CHALLENGE, members must create an apron from McCalls 6132 or 6476—members

may make the pattern larger or smaller but may not change the basic design. Accessories may not be worn during

the Fashion Revue unless they are worn in combination with a garment or outfit that has been made or purchased.

Want to learn more? Look for the 2014 Home Economics Day Handbook which will be coming soon!!!

2014 Milano Family Scholarship Program2014 Milano Family Scholarship Program

Thanks to another generous donation from the Milano Family, seniors who will graduate in 2014

and have attended High School or been home schooled in Lassen, Modoc and Siskiyou Counties

are eligible to apply for one of up to five (5) $5,000 college scholarships. The 2014 Milano

Family Scholarship is intended for 4-H members who are well-rounded and are implementing

the life skills they have learned throughout their daily lives. Priority consideration for these

scholarships will be given to youth enrolled in the Modoc County 4-H Program. However,

youth enrolled in the Lassen or Siskiyou County 4-H Programs are also encouraged to apply.

Involvement and achievement in 4-H will not be the sole or overriding criteria used to select

scholarship recipients. Applicants must be well-rounded and demonstrate through their applica-

tion and required supplemental materials that they are implementing the life skills they learned

in 4-H throughout their daily lives. Among these are evidence of academic achievement, good

moral character, leadership, citizenship, community service, employment and volunteer history,

and participation in extra-curricular activities other than 4-H.

The Application Form and Requirements for the 2014 Milano Scholarship are available at:

http://cemodoc.ucanr.edu/4-H_-_Youth_Development_Program/Milano_Scholarship/ Applications from Modoc County youth are due in the 4-H Office at 202 West 4th Street, Altu-

ras, California, 96101 by 5 pm on April 11, 2014. Please call 233-6400 if you have any ques-

tions or would like additional information.

Don’t forget...registration forms for the January 25th Presentation Workshop

are due in the 4-H Office by 5 pm, January 2nd.

You can find a copy of the Registration Form

in the November-December issue of Mule Tales or on Facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Modoc-County-4-H-Program/

2014 County2014 County--Wide Events Wide Events

Youth who participate in 2014 countyYouth who participate in 2014 county--wide events will have an opportunity to earn a substantial wide events will have an opportunity to earn a substantial

cash award for a second year, thanks to another generous donation by the Milano Family to the cash award for a second year, thanks to another generous donation by the Milano Family to the

California 4California 4--H Foundation. Up to $11,000 will be made available to the Modoc 4H Foundation. Up to $11,000 will be made available to the Modoc 4--H Leader’s H Leader’s

Council for this purpose. At their meeting on January 14, 2014, the Council will discuss and then Council for this purpose. At their meeting on January 14, 2014, the Council will discuss and then

decide on the rules and cash award amounts for each of the county’s various events. Their deci-decide on the rules and cash award amounts for each of the county’s various events. Their deci-

sion will be posted on the Modoc County 4sion will be posted on the Modoc County 4--H Facebook and Website and Mule Tales.H Facebook and Website and Mule Tales.

44--H Community Club and Project Leaders as well as all Senior 4H Community Club and Project Leaders as well as all Senior 4--H members are eligible to par-H members are eligible to par-

ticipate in the 4ticipate in the 4--H Leader’s Council and are welcome to attend the meeting on January 14th and H Leader’s Council and are welcome to attend the meeting on January 14th and

weigh in on this important discussion. weigh in on this important discussion.

The Milano Family has made this funding available in order to provide a substantial incentive for The Milano Family has made this funding available in order to provide a substantial incentive for

our 4our 4--H youth to continue to grow and excel in their project work, as well as leadership, citizen-H youth to continue to grow and excel in their project work, as well as leadership, citizen-

ship, service learning and life skills. Please call 233ship, service learning and life skills. Please call 233--6400 if you have any questions or would like 6400 if you have any questions or would like

additional information.additional information.

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You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatama Gandhi

You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive

to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone

at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give. E.O. Wilson

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If

today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And

whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change

something. Steve Jobs

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.

Maya Angelou

News from the Junior Show BoardNews from the Junior Show Board

The Junior Show Board, with the support of new Adult Advisor, Kaytie Ettlin, is off to a great start! At

their meeting on December 11th, the Board set the dates of June 16th-20th for the 2014 Junior Livestock

Show and Sale. Market animal tagging dates were also set as follows:

In other news, the Board approved a Constitution and Revised Bylaws; decided to offer a Carcass Con-

test, a Rabbit Fur Class, separate classes for Meat &

Dairy Goats, a combined Poultry Class, Alumni

Round Robin during the regular Round Robin on Fri-

day, offer the Egg Race as an open class, and to con-

vert the old beef barn into a goat barn.

Your 2014 Junior Show Board Officer Team

(L to R): Whitney Choate (Likely Pine Burrs 4-H) -

Secretary-Treasurer; Paden Smith (Davis Creek 4-H) -

Vice President; Grady Ingraham (Davis Creek 4-H) -

President; Kelly Roberts (Alturas FFA) - Buyer’s Com-

mittee Representative.

Class of Livestock Alturas Big Valley Surprise Valley

Market Beef February 1 February 8 February 15

10 am to Noon @ Modoc

Veterinary Center

11 am to Noon @ Megan

Banwarth’s

11 am to Noon @ Modoc

District Fairgrounds

Market Goats, Sheep &

Swine

April 19 April 5 April 5

10 am to Noon @ Junior

Livestock Show Grounds

10 am to Noon @

Community Hall Parking

Lot

10 am to Noon @ Modoc

District Fairgrounds

44--H Reporter CornerH Reporter Corner

Congratulations to the new elected New Pioneer 4-H officers. Mavrick Farnam-

president, Chance Galvin- vice president, Brett Waterman- secretary, Allison Deaton

- reporter, Kayla Lake- treasurer, and Lane Galvin-sergeant of arms. New Pioneer

4-H had their first 4-H meeting October 2, 2013. We played a "Get To Know Your

Officers" trivia game. Each officer made up two trivia questions about themselves,

but one had to be 4-H related. A big thanks to Donna Roberts and Shawna Waterman

for being New Pioneer 4-H's leaders for so many years. Again congratulations to the

new officers of New Pioneer 4-H. Allison Deaton, New Pioneer 4-H Reporter

New Pioneer &

Davis Creek

4-H are off to a

GREAT

START!!!

New Pioneer 4-H had a meeting on November 6, 2013. We did an activity that was very fun. We traced our

hands on a drawing of a turkey to make it look like a turkey with feathers. We are going to give one to the

4-H office as a thank-you for all they do and one to the elders at Warnerveiw. Both appreciated the posters

very much.

On December 4, 2013 we had our Achievement Night. We had all of the new officers installed, gave all the

kids their awards, gave the leaders from the last year their awards, and had some yummy snacks. Thank you

Terry Brown for twenty years of service for New Pioneer 4-H and is retiring. We gave her a special 20 year

pin and the pig group gave her a poster they made. We are very sad but she will always be part of the club.

The whole club had a very good time and we hope that we can have that much fun for the rest of the year.

Our club has also been busy trying to do a lot of community service this time of year. We had a food drive.

The food collected was given to the TEACH food bank. We also collected items to send overseas to the mil-

itary for Christmas. During the Festival of Lights we made a float for the parade and sang Christmas Carols.

We will also be helping collect toys at the annual Guns & Hoses Christmas Charity Basketball Game.

Allison Deaton, New Pioneer 4-H Reporter

Davis Creek had our 4-H meeting on December 2, 2013. Congratulations to Grady Ingraham for

President and Paden Smith Vice President for the JLS board. We discussed with our JLS Representatives

about different things that the JLS show board wants 4-H groups to talk about for the next JLS next year. We

turned in our Mandarin orange money from selling boxes of oranges and we almost got $3,000 with every-

one’s money turned in all together. Our Horse Leader, Jess Dancer talked about having a horse meeting

about learning about horse teeth on December 9th, 2013. The club wanted to have another Christmas Carol-

ing Canned Food Drive this year on December 7th, 2013. We started to plan the Ground Hog Supper which

will be on Saturday, February 1st, 2014. The next 4-H meeting was scheduled for January 6th, 2014.

We were going to have a Christmas Canned Food Drive and afterwards have a lunch, but it got can-

celed because of bad weather up there. We had a 4-H horse meeting on December 9, 2013 at the Vet clinic at

5:00p.m.and we learned about the horses’ teeth. Haley Mae Dancer, Reporter, Davis Creek 4-H

Surprise Valley 4Surprise Valley 4--H is on the Move!!!H is on the Move!!! By Sydna Kennedy, Reporter

On November 4th during the Pee Wee Science Project led by Kay Antunez, the

4-H’ers built structures to see what building techniques were the strongest.

They used straws, styrofoam, masking tape, giant toothpicks and pins. Kay

taught the PeeWees about structures and how architects around the world use

different building techniques.

On November 11th, Surprise Valley 4-H helped out at our local Veterans’ Hall

dinner. Members served spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, drinks and desserts.

Some 4-H’ers also helped with clean up. One 4-H member made a tip jar and it

filled up with $30 for the Veterans! Pee Wee SciencePee Wee Science

Kay Antunez, LeaderKay Antunez, Leader

Veteran’s

Day

Spaghetti

Dinner…

Served by

Surprise

Valley

4-H.

Christmas Tree Lighting

Surprise Valley

The night also included fun things like hot chocolate, cookies, hot

dogs, hay rides, and some Christmas caroling. Everyone was freez-

ing, but also having fun. There were A LOT of people there. (I’m not

sure how many). All in all, The Tree Lighting was fun for everyone.

The lights are new low energy LED Christmas Lights and they re-

place the old lights, thanks to 4-H Science Leader, Kay Antunez. Last

year, in 4-H Science, we tested the old fashioned Christmas lights

and found out that they were using a lot of energy. Kay just got a

grant from the American Forest Foundation to buy the new LED

lights, as well as some “Kill A Watt” meters. The new LED lights use

80% less energy than the old ones!

The meters will be donated to the Cedarville library, so that residents

can check them out to see how much electricity they use in their

homes.

Thank you to all the 4-Hers who handed out empty bags for our food

drive, in such awful weather and a big thank you to those who are

generous enough to return those bags filled with food! We are also

appreciative of Lois Pearce, who originally came up with this event

and still helps to organize and distribute the food to those who need

it. It’s fun to be a part of this very nice Surprise Valley tradition.

The Surprise Valley Christmas Tree Lighting on Decem-

ber 6th was a big success! Everyone had fun, and when

the lights flipped on, Bam!, half of the tree was lighted.

Then the other half.

SAVE THE DATE! On Saturday May 17, 2014, the first-ever Natural Resources 4-H Day Camp will be held. Participants will

conduct range studies, participate in geo-caching, and be introduced to natural resource career opportunities.

Pre-registration will be required. Watch for more information in future editions of Mule Tales!

Save the Date! California Camping Conference March 21-23, 2014 The next California Camping Conference will be held March 21 – 23, 2014, at the YMCA's Camp Campbell the in Santa Cruz Mountains. The Camping Conference provides 4-H teen leaders and adult camp administrators the opportunity to network and attend sessions to develop their local camp program. The early bird registration fee will be $140 by February 1st and $150 after that date. More information will follow.

California 4California 4--H...Opportunities Abound!H...Opportunities Abound!

State Fashion Revue Cover Contest The State Fashion Revue committee is seeking entries to design the program cover for the event. Your design should reflect the theme: California Grown, California Sewn. Contest rules are:

One design per member. Any 4-H youth member may participate, regardless of projects. The design can be digital or hand drawn. It should be no larger than 4.5” wide x 7.5” tall, to fit on a folded letter size page. You may use any medium (colored pencil, marker, paint, digital) you wish. Be sure to include the words "2014 State Fashion Revue" and the date "May 31, 2014". Use the 4-H clover appropriately in your design. Please keep your original artwork and go to this link to submit your entry.

Entries are due by January 15, 2014. http://ucanr.edu/sfrcovercontest

For more information email mvemails@yahoo.com. We look forward to receiving your designs! Have fun and good luck!

4-H Volunteer Café Are you a club or project leader who is tired of doing the same old activities month after month? Maybe you need something designed just for you to be encouraged and encourage your own personal growth. The 4-H Volunteer Café is a place designed just for you providing encouraging and thought-provoking articles of how the principles of positive youth development translate into your 4-H experience, it offers tons of resources for you as a 4-H volun-teer that you can use immediately in your meetings and gives you a place where you can contribute your own ex-periences and challenges. To check out the 4-H Volunteer Café, use the following link: http://4hvolunteercafe.wordpress.com/.

ORB Internet Café The ORB Internet Café is provided to give staff and volunteers both individualized and group instruction on using Cal-ifornia 4-H’s Online Record Book System. The café is designed as a 3-hour workshop that combines presentation, hands-on practice and group discussion. Participants will need to bring a laptop or tablet with them to the café. The following topics will be covered: (1) Overview of the Features & Functions in the Online Record Book (Record Book, Social Media, Evaluation); (2) Navigating the forms in the Online Record Book (PDR, APR, 4-H Story) Project & Club Leader Functions and Approving Forms; (3) Maximizing your ORB experience—How to use ORB to be efficient and save time (Print Feature, Expression Pages, Collection of 4-H Works etc.) To bring this training to your county, please fill out the following request form. http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=9591. Counties are responsible for covering the travel and lodging cost of the trainer for this event. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Logging into the Online Record Book will not be covered in this training, please work with your county office prior to the training to secure your login information for the Online Record Book if you currently have not accessed the sys-tem.

Welcome New Healthy Living Officers! Congratulations! California has nearly 50 newly elected Healthy Living Officers! The Healthy Living Officer serves as the club’s ambassador for health! By choosing to elect a Healthy Living officer your club is taking an active role in promoting healthy lifestyles. The Healthy Living Officer will be the leadership for all health activities including: Providing ideas on how to incorporate physical activities and healthy eating into each club meeting, write Healthy Living articles for the club newsletter, and adopting and promoting a club Wellness Plan. Please help ensure that the health “H” of 4-H is at the forefront of all our meetings, consider electing a Healthy Living officer!

*To receive your FREE Healthy Living Officer pin please email the name of your officer and club to Anne Laccopucci at amiaccopucci@ucanr.edu

4-H MuleTales Newsletter

The MuleTales newsletter provides your family with im-

portant information about the 4-H Youth Development

Program. Each bimonthly issue provides nformation

about meetings, events, activities and due dates. We mail

one copy to each 4-H family who has one or member en-

rolled in 4-H. Please share your newsletter with others in

your home.

We encourage clubs and individuals to submit articles

and photos. All information must be received in the 4-H

Office by the 3rd Monday of each month. The best way

to submit information is to email it to:

ststokke@ucdavis.edu.

For more information check out the Modoc 4-H

Webpage at http://cemodoc.ucdavis.edu.

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