HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE

Llama Performance Day……………………....2

Kern County 4-H Field Day…………………...3

Bake Day Entry Form…………………….….4-5

Kern County 4-H Llama Project…….…….….6

UC Davis Field Day…………………….….……7

4-H State Events………………….………....8-14

Photos from the Fairgrounds………………..15

Links You Can Use……………...…………16-17

Would you like your club featured in next month’s newsletter?

Do you have a photo for the newsletter? E-mail event info & photos to

cekern@ucdavis.edu

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE! Articles/photos for the next issue of

The 4-H Network

must be received by November 20th

Kern County 4-H

1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue

Bakersfield CA 93307-2851

Phone: 661-868-6200

Fax: 661-868-6208

or cekern@ucdavis.edu

NOVEMBER 2016

*Meeting is at the UC Extension Office, 1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA

Wheelchair accessible. Please contact UCCE Kern at 661-868-6200 if any special accommodations. Individuals who need to

request an ADA accommodation in order to participate in 4-H sponsored events and activities can contact your local 4-H

Office to complete a 4-H ADA Accommodation Request Form: http://4h.ucanr.edu/files/153972.docx

DECEMBER 2016

The University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) prohibits discrimination against or harassment of any person in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), genetic information (including family medical history), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, status as a protected veteran or service in the uniformed services (as defined by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 [USERRA]), as well as state military and naval service.UC ANR policy prohibits retaliation against any employee or person in any of its programs or activities for bringing a complaint of discrimination or harassment. UC ANR policy also prohibits retaliation against a person who assists someone with a complaint of discrimination or harassment, or participates in any manner in an investigation or resolution of a complaint of discrimination or harassment. Retaliation includes threats, intimidation, reprisals, and/or adverse actions related to any of its programs or activities. UC ANR is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and/or participation in any of its programs or activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. University policy is intended to be consistent with the provisions of applicable State and Federal laws. Inquiries regarding the University’s equal employment opportunity policies may be directed to: John I. Sims, Affirmative Action Compliance Officer and Title IX Officer, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2801 Second Street, Davis, CA 95618, (530) 750-1397. Email:jsims@ucanr.edu.Website: http://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/Diversity/Affirmative_Action/.

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4-H Field Day at Kern County Fairgrounds

Includes: Medal Testing, Bake Day, Fashion Revue

and much more!

Veronica Slaton

661-868-6235

24-25 Thanksgiving Day Holiday - UCCE Office Closed

26 Rabbit/Cavy Show - Kern County Fairgrounds - 8:00 a.m. Armando Cabrera

661-472-8886

*28 Horse Leader Meeting - 6:30 p.m. Kimberly Hill

661-747-8990

*29 Leader’s Council Meeting - 7:00 p.m. Jeanne Walford

661-831-1639

23-26 Christmas Holiday - UCCE Office Closed

30-Jan 2 New Year’s Holiday - UCCE Office Closed

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Llama Performance Day! Sunday November 6th, 2016

Departure time 7am - Return Time 2pm

Come on out to a Llama farm in Fresno to walk llamas under, over and through different obstacles. Adults are welcome to try walking the llamas too! It’s a fun day for the whole family. All members will get a free lunch. Please call or text Omar &

Naomie Soto at 661-412-1599 OR 661-412-1522 naomies28@gmail.com

Field trip is open to any and all members. Volunteers wanted for transportation also. Member treatment authorization form can be emailed for member transportation.

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Kern County Fairgrounds Harvest Hall

Schedule of Events Saturday, November 12, 2016

7:00 a.m. Gate Opens 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Sign-in/Registration/Check in for: Home Arts & Crafts, Leathercraft, Woodworking, Sewing,

Plants, Table Decorating, Photography, Scrapbooks, Hobbies, Club History Books, Food Preservation, Bake Day

8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Set up for Table Decorating 8:00 a.m. Food Booth Opens 8:45 a.m. Welcome & Opening Ceremony (Hi 4-H) 9:00 a.m. Silent Auction begins Bake Day Judging Project Level Testing (through 12:30 p.m.) members may take up to three project tests-max. Judging – Home Arts & Crafts Plant Science - Ongoing Demonstration Cloverbuds - Ongoing Dog Project - Ongoing Shooting Sports (9:00 a.m. – noon)

Sheep Project Overview - Ongoing Duct Tape - Home Arts & Crafts – Ongoing

Alpaca - Ongoing Poultry – Ongoing Cavies – Ongoing Swine – Ongoing Dairy Goat – Ongoing Rockets to the Rescue – Ongoing Horse - Ongoing 9:30 a.m. Rabbit Showmanship – Ongoing 9:30 a.m. Fashion Revue – Judging 9:45 a.m. Goat – Ongoing 11:00 a.m. Lunch serving begins Door Prize Giveaways 11:30 a.m. Fashion Show 12:30 p.m. (Approx.) Silent Auction will begin closing different areas 1:30 p.m. Lunch Ends (Drinks will be served) Still Exhibits Check Out (through 2:00 p.m.) Silent Auction Closes Awards & Closing

Ongoing Demonstrations and Activities

Door Prize Giveaways from 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (must be present to win) White Exchange 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

GET Bus Book Donation/Dog Blanket Donations for Shelter Dogs

All 4-H clubs need to provide one $25+ item for the silent auction and items for the door prize give away!

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Bake Day 2016 at 4H Field Day

The 2016 Bake Day Contest will be held November 12, 2016 at 4-H Field Day, at the Kern County Fair Grounds in Bakersfield. Check-in and registration for entries will be from 8-8:30 a.m.

Additional entry forms are available at the Extension Office or you can email your entry to: stephanie.porterfield@optioncare.com or call Stephanie Porterfield at 661-619-9877. ENTRY DEADLINE IS Thursday November 10, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: __________________________________________ Club: _______________________ Grade: ___________________________ Age: _______________ Phone: _________________ E-mail Address: ____________________________________________________________________________ (Check ONE item only) ______Cloverbud ______Decorated ______Chocolate (Sheet or Layered) ______White/Yellow (Sheet or Layered) ______Other Flavor (Sheet or Layered) ______Bundt/Loaf/Chiffon/Angel Food ______Whole Grains ______Yeast Bread ______Quick Bread ______Fruit Pie (No cream pies) ______Nut Pie If a disabled member needs special assistance or accommodations, please contact the 4-H Office at 661-868-6200, prior to the event. BAKE DAY RULES: 1. ONE ENTRY PER MEMBER, with the exception of the “Whole Grains” category. Any 4-H member, 4th Grade

and above may enter in the regular judging part of the contest; Cloverbuds may enter but only in the Cloverbud cate-

gory. (Third grade members who were age nine on January 1, 2016 are considered to be regular members and are

eligible to enter the judging contest.)

2. All cakes should be place on a non-returnable carrier appropriate to the size of your entry.

3. Attach the recipe or a list of ingredients, for all baked entries. Packaged mixes are acceptable, with the exception of

the “Whole Wheat” category. (Example of a recipe mix card: Chocolate cake mix, added cherries.) You do not need to

include the brand name.

4. Decorated cakes must be baked by the member. The design should be applied by use of decorating tips. Some small purchased figures are permissible. Permanent portions of the decorated cake will be returned upon request im-mediately following the contest. Originality is important! See next page…………………..

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Decorated cakes will be judged on outside appearance (30%), originality (20%), inside texture and moisture (20%),

and workmanship and color combination (30%).

5. The “Chocolate”, “White”, or “Other Flavors” categories may be a sheet or layered cakes. These designations

refer to the flavor of the cake only. Frosting may be any flavor.

6. For safety reasons, NO cream pies or frostings and fillings made with whipping cream, sour cream or other

cream products will be accepted. If the entry requires refrigeration, it will NOT be accepted, so please make wise

selections!

7. Whole Grains: Members entering the “Whole Grains” category are not limited to the type of item they make, with

the exception of rule #7. The “Whole Grains” item must be made from scratch, with the ratio of flours or grains used

being no less than 75% whole grains. Suggestions for this category include; but are not limited to, the use of whole

wheat flour, potato, rye, and rolled oats. The use of white flour in this category must not exceed 25% of the total

grains used. Members participating in this category will be allowed to enter a second category. A separate

(second) baked item must be entered in a different category.

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Llamas are a new project this year and we are looking for new members who

would like to join. Llamas are very friendly and can do many jobs like carting,

packing, and guarding to name a few. Come join us and learn some fun llama

facts like: Llamas spit (mostly at each other) for territory reasons, and they

originated from Peru. They are gentle, easy to handle and can do many tricks

like dogs. I would also love to visit your club meeting to talk a little more

about them.

If you are interested please feel free to call

Naomie Soto at 661-412-1599 or email

naomies28@gmail.com for the address.

Come by and meet Mister Bean!

Kern County

4-H Llama

Project

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UC Davis Field Day

The UC Davis, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Field Day will take place March 3-4,

2017 at UC Davis. This field day is open to both FFA and 4-H members. 4-H members may compete in any

of the contests offered. Please note that the Livestock Judging, Poultry Judging and Dairy Judging contests

are considered State qualifiers to attend the National events.

Registration Deadlines

December 2nd - Online Registration opens.

February 3rd - Online Registration Deadline - Payments must be postmarked by this date. A $25

late fee for payments postmarked after this date will be enforced.

February 10th - Agriscience Fair and Job Interview materials due.

February 10th - Online registration closed - Late registrations will no longer be accepted.

To register your team, please follow the instruction included in the attached letter.

For more information about the event, please visit: http://www.caes.ucdavis.edu/connect/events/field-day

Information on State Qualifiers

Livestock Judging

There are three National 4-H Livestock Judging Contests.

The first place team (composed of the top placing team at the State 4-H Livestock Judging Qualifier) may

select which contest for which they will represent California. The second place team may select next, and

the third placing team may select third. California 4-H does not need to send a team to all of the contests.

North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE), Louisville, Kentucky. http://

www.livestockexpo.org/

American Royal, Kansas City, MO. http://www.americanroyal.com/

Western National Round-Up, Denver, CO. http://www.westernnationalroundup.org/

For more information about the State qualifier, please visit: http://4h.ucanr.edu/Projects/STEM/

SET_Projects/Animal/SLJC/.

Dairy Judging To view contest rules and regulations, please see California State 4H Dairy Contest Rules

The top placing 4-H team in the Dairy Judging contest is eligible to represent California at the official Na-

tional 4-H Dairy Judging competition as part of the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. The Expo is

a five day event showcasing the finest in dairy genetics and the newest technologies available to the dairy

industry. For more information about the National contest, please visit http://www.worlddairyexpo.com/

For more information about the State qualifier, please visit: http://4h.ucanr.edu/Projects/STEM/

SET_Projects/Animal/SLJC/.

Poultry Judging The top placing 4-H team in the Poultry Judging contest is eligible to represent California in the official Na-

tional 4-H Poultry Judging competition in Kentucky. http://national4hpoultryandegg.psu.edu/judging.html.

For more information about the State qualifier, please visit: http://4h.ucanr.edu/Projects/STEM/

SET_Projects/Animal/SLJC/.

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4-H CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Bovine Genetics from UC Davis

For those of you involved in dairy cattle, or if you have an interest in animal science, you may enjoy this short information video regarding the work of a UC Davis genetics scientist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3_zAJNps1k&feature=youtu.be

Spark Surveys in the Online Record Book for a chance to win a $10 gift card!

Thank you to the youth that have completed their #4HGo Sparks Surveys in the Online Record Book! If you are one of the first 200 to complete them, you will be receiving a gift card in the mail. These surveys help us learn about you and your 4-H experience. All surveys will be available in ORB (https://4horb.ucanr.edu/login.cfm) until the end of January, but don’t wait-we will run out of gift cards before then!

Surveys are open to youth ages 9 and older. If you need help logging into ORB, check out this resources page: http://4h.ucanr.edu/Resources/Members/RecordBook/4-H_ORB/.

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4-H Alumni Wanted

The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) is investing in a partnership with National 4-H and 27

other states to help strengthen our brand through updated marketing materials and campaigns (the 4-H Grows Here branding

and the True Leaders Campaign are examples). One of the important outcomes is to identify and engage 4-H alumni as volun-

teers. UC ANR is inviting all California 4-H Alumni & Friends to sign up to stay engaged in 4-H. We ask that you encourage any

alumni you know to sign up – the link is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CA4HAlumniandFRiends-Detail.) They will be pro-

vided with a menu of ways they can stay engaged with 4-H, from contacting their local county to see how they can volunteer

at events like Presentation Day, to doing something more at the state level like applying to be a Program Assistant at SLC.

Please share this link.

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4-H Shooting Sports Trainings

Merced County

The Merced County 4-H Shooting Sports training team will be offering a series of project leader and leader trainer

classes in rifle, pistol, shotgun, muzzle loading and archery offered from September to December in Central Califor-

nia. All classes will be in a Saturday and Sunday format, 9 AM –4 PM, at the Safety First Shooting Association, River

Oaks Range, 11584 N. Shaffer Rd, Winton 95388, in Merced County. Participants must become a 4-H leader or

member and attend both days to receive certification to lead any of the shooting sports disciplines at the project,

club and camp levels. The course will include a PowerPoint lecture, review of equipment, practice shooting and

teaching, and a written test. The cost for each discipline is $35 per person to include a resource binder, with Satur-

day and Sunday lite breakfast refreshments. Dry camping is available on site as is self-contained RV camping. You

are responsible for lunches. The nearest shopping is 15 minutes away. It is recommended to bring lunches each day.

You may bring your own firearms and ammunition or archery equipment. However everything will be provided if you

want to use their equipment. Junior and teen leaders are invited but must attend with an adult or have a certified

shooting sports adult leader they will be assisting back home.

Driving directions to the classrooms and range are at http://www.safetyfirstshooting.org/html/directions.html

To register, please complete and mail the “CA 4-H Shooting Sports Training Request and Registration Form” availa-

ble at http://4h.ucanr.edu/files/4785.pdf and an adult or youth 4-H medical release form and a $35 check payable to

“Merced County 4-H Council” and mail to UCCE, 2145 Wardrobe Ave, Merced, 95341. Registration is due Friday, 7

days prior to the class you are taking, and space is limited to 25 attendees.

For more information call Darlene McIntyre at 209-385-7418or email her at dlmcintyre@ucanr.edu. Range and class

info contact is Dave Givens 209-614-1718 or dave@hammerstryke.com

Class Dates:

Rifle Leader

Nov 5th and 6th (Registration due Oct 28th)

Shotgun Leader

Nov 19th and 20th (Registration due Nov 11th)

Archery Leader

Nov 5th and 6th (Registration due Oct 28th)

Pistol Leader

Nov 19th and 20th (Registration due Nov 11th)

Muzzle Loading Leader

Dec 10th and 11th (Registration due Dec 2nd)

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Austin, Aaron, and Aiden

Goats and Gold

Lindsay with her dog Midge

Calloway 4-H Members

Photos from the Kern County Fairgrounds

Faith and the Dragon of the

Kern County Fair

Austin with Kaptain Kain

Aiden with American Belle

Aaron with Pinky Pancho

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New Leader Orientation NOW ONLINE!!!

Drum roll please.......our New Leader Orientation

page is now UP AND RUNNING ONLINE! Any in person

Orientations scheduled are now canceled, as it can

now be accessed ONLINE anytime!

Please visit our County 4-H website at:

http://cekern.ucanr.edu/Youth_Development/

and look for the

"Becoming a New 4-H Leader" page to get started!!!

Please pass the word along to any

potential leaders!!!

Food Safety Training Available ONLINE!

The State 4-H Office requires that every club have at

least one 4-H leader trained in Food Safety. The more

leaders in your club that are certified, the more con-

venient it is for your club. It is required that a certified

volunteer is to be present at all bake sales/food

booths to make sure proper food safety guidelines are

handled. Food Safety trainings are available anytime

online! Please visit the website below, and use the

provided sign-in/user information:

Website: http://ucanr.edu/sites/MISKIS/

Username: miskis

Password: makeitsafe_1234

KERN COUNTY 4-H IS ON FACEBOOK!

Kern County 4-H is on Facebook! You can search for

us: Kern County 4-H and ‘like’ us! We will post

updates, important event reminders, announce-

ments—all sorts of important things! It’s the best

way to keep up-to-date!

4-H WEBSITES

http://cekern.ucdavis.edu/Youth_Development/

http://www.areyouintoit.com

http://www.fourhcouncil.edu

http://www.4-h.org/fourweb

http://www.ca4h.org

4-H ENROLLMENT WEBSITE

https://california.4honline.com

4-H VOLUNTEER WEBSITE

http://ucanr.org/4-hvolunteers/

LINKS YOU CAN USE!

4-H uniform page http://4h.ucanr.edu/About/Uniform/ California 4-H Uniform Guidelines http://4h.ucanr.edu/files/216262.pdf Leslie Carman 4-H Supplies http://www.4hsupplies.com/ California 4-H Branding Toolkit http://4h.ucanr.edu/Resources/Branding_Toolkit/ California 4-H Dress Guidelines http://4h.ucanr.edu/files/210170.pdf

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Calloway 4-H Club at the

Wasco Rose Festival Parade

Calloway 4-H members with their trophy from the

Wasco Rose Festival