Volume 20, Issue 10 June July 2020 - Shasta...

County Wide News & Events 2

Leader Resources 3

Regional, State & National News 19 - 23

UCCE Program News 24 - 26

Monthly Calendars 27 - 28

PDR Back

Council Committee 4

Jun 30 End of program year

Jul 1 Beginning of 2020-21 Program year

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Volume 20, Issue 10

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June July 2020

Dear 4-H families,

We encourage you to continue engaging with your members remotely until the Governor lifts the California’s Stay-at-Home order completely. However, if you chose to meet, all in-person gatherings/activities must follow the UC ANR safety standards as well as the directive of our county public health and state (CDC) guidance.

UC ANR Safety Standards:

Do not participate in any in-person activities if sick or if you or someone you have been in contact with has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Always maintain 6 feet of distance between people, if 6 feet of space can not be maintained face coverings shall be worn.

Maximum group size is 10 people (8 youth and 2 adults)

Maintain sanitary practices – frequently clean and disinfect workspace and equipment, wash hands often, and use hand sanitizer.

Food and water must be in single serve packages.

Leaders: Take attendance and maintain a daily contact log for 15 days.

Additional Resources:

Shasta County COVID-19

COVID-19 guidance

4-H CLUB UPDATES 2020 - 2021 Club leaders please update your clubs information for the upcoming program year. Please use the link provided. Deadline is July 31, 2020 http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=30362

C O U N T Y W I D E - N E W S & E V E N T S Tips ‘n Topics

If you have an article for the Tips n’ Topics please have the article submitted by the 20th of every month to Denice at [email protected].

DON’T FORGET TO COMPLETE FUNDRAISER FORMS Fundraiser Forms must be completed and turned in at the UCCE Office for approval at least 2 weeks prior to your event to ensure we are following state policy and are able to receive approval from our County Director. Please be sure all sections are completed properly and all signatures are obtained. The fundraiser approval forms are available at: http://ceshasta.ucanr.edu/4-H_Program/4-H_Forms/ . Just that all clubs involved in food service and preparation activities must have at least one volunteer on hand who has completed Food Safety Training. The university’s “Make It Safe, Keep It Safe” Food Safety Education has been made available in an online format for your convenience. The training can be accessed at: http://ucanr.edu/sites/MISKIS/Intro/

BECOME A 4-H VOLUNTEER As a 4-H volunteer, you are helping our youth "learn-by-doing". You will work side-by-side with 4-H youth in youth-adult partnerships, where you grow together in shared responsibility and decision-making. Volunteering in 4-H will not only benefit the youth you are working with, but you will also be able to learn and practice personal leadership skills. You will learn about and practice positive youth development and can take advantage of county and state leadership development conferences each year.

Ways to volunteer… Become a community leader Teach a skill as a project leader Serve on committees Help with events For more information please visit: http://ceshasta.ucanr.edu/4-H_Program/Volunteering/ or contact Erin Paradis at the 4-H office 224-4900

Visit http://4h.ucanr.edu/files/14270.pdf to see a complete list of California 4-H projects.

4-H UNIFORM SUPPLIES If your club or family members need to order hats, scarves, or ties, please go online and order these directly from ‘Leslie Carman’ at www.4hsupplies.com

L E A D E R RE S O U RC E S

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my 4-H Visit www.my4-h.org Leaders, looking for resources to enhance your project? Enroll at this website and review the resources available to you.

U P C O M I N G A D M I N I S T R A T I V E D E A D L I N E S July 1st

2020/21 Program Year, 4honline enrollment opens July 15th

Enrollment fees due (2nd installment) August 1st Club updates September 1st Year-End

AREA PRESENTATION DAY RESULTS

Ally Trisdale Gold

Marianna Hiser Gold

Robert Madden Gold

Symphony Rouse Gold

SHASTA DISTRICT FAIR Livestock Sale Day June 27, 2020

SHASTA COUNTY 4-H EVENTS We’d like your input about Shasta County events. http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=30032

4-H WHITES... A 2ND TIME AROUND

Charlie Little is still handing out whites for fair.

She now has ties, scarves, hats and Record Book covers for

sale. Contact Charlie at

530-547-4195

STATE FIELD DAY RESULTS

State Presentations

Symphony Rouse Gold

Robert Madden Gold

Marianna Hiser Gold

Photography

Symphony Rouse Gold

Plant Science

Owen Severne Gold

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M O N T H L Y C O U N C I L & C O M M I T T E E M E E T I N G S

All council agendas and minutes are available online at: http://ceshasta.ucanr.edu/4-H_Program/ Please contact the office if you have items you would like included on the agenda. Valley 4-H Council Meeting Wednesday, TBD Inter-Mountain 4-H Council Meeting Wednesday, TBD Did you know that in order to be a club in good standing a representative from each club is required to be at each meeting? Did you know that EVERYONE is welcome at these meetings and are encouraged to attend, including youth members? The Shasta County Council meetings are where the county events are planned, finances are gone over, information from the state and local level is shared, and everyone is kept up to date. Shasta County Budget Planning - TBD Valley Event Calendar Planning - TBD

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HAPPY VALLEY X X X

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PALO CEDRO X X X X

SWEDE CREEK X X X

TWIN PALMS X X

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VALLEY COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDANCE 2019-20 IM COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDANCE 2019-20

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EVERGREEN X X X

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Ty Harris-Dersch Black Butte 4-H

Kira Hernandez Burney High 4-H In School Club

Mikaela Keyser Cottonwood 4-H Club

Destiny Valleys Cottonwood 4-H Club

Kylee Dombroski Evergreen 4-H Club

Amanda Adams Foothill 4-H Club

Ryan Paradis Golden Acres 4-H Club

Chelsea Clair Happy Valley 4-H Club

Hailey Bamford Happy Valley 4-H Club

Melissa Eastman Hat Creek 4-H Club

Allie Nail Lone Tree 4-H Club

Jose Sanchez Pine Grove 4-H Club

Seanna Simonis Swede Creek 4-H Club

Vanessa Caetano Swede Creek 4-H Club

Mackenzie McDonald Swede Creek 4-H Club

Ross Packwood Swede Creek 4-H Club

Jaden Ellenberger Swede Creek 4-H Club

Travis Lee Swede Creek 4-H Club

Dustin Niles Swede Creek 4-H Club

Anna Fitch West Valley 4-H Club

Karah Smith Whitmore 4-H Club

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TIPS FOR EARNING AND RECORDING STAR RANK CREDITS IN A VIRTUAL WORLD Purpose: To help youth reach their 4-H Star Rank advancements when events they were counting on are canceled. We know you may be having many disappointments right now. We hope that you can still find ways to work toward your rank achievements, even when everything has to be done from home. If you need help earning credits, please reach out to your 4-H Club Leaders and 4-H Project Leaders to help you with ideas and to make sure that what you are planning will meet their expectations of completion. Did you attend something online? Here’s how to record it. Personal Development Report Events Attended Record 4-H events that you attend during the year. Count any virtual 4-H event that you attend outside regular club and project meetings. Virtual Club Movie/Game Night Virtual Area/State Presentation Day Virtual Country Fashion Review Communication Skills Record communication activities that you participate in at any event inside or outside 4-H, including virtual presentations. Do not include thank you letters as communication activities. 4-H Presentations: To be counted as a presentation, you must meet the requirements in the State 4-H

Presentation Manual. Count 4-H Presentations given live over any virtual platform or prerecorded. Prepared Talk: Any time you prepare (in advance of the event or activity) a report or talk, record this here.

Record prepared talks from any virtual event or meeting. Example: You give a prepared talk about virtual State Presentation Day to your club at the April Virtual Club

Meeting

Event/Activity Any virtual/distance learning 4-H Activity should be counted just like an in-person event/activity.

Examples:

Level of Participation I = Individual

L = Local Club/Unit/Project

C = Country

M = Multi county/Area

S = State

N= National/Multi-State

G = Global

Record Book Section PDR = Personal Development

Report

APR = Annual Project Report

Virtual State Presentation Day S PDR: Event Attended

Virtual Area Presentation Day M PDR: Event Attended

Virtual Club Movie/Game Night L PDR: Event Attended

Virtual Leadership, Healthy Living or Civic Engagement training

L PDR: Leadership or Civic Engagement

Practicing project skills at home I APR: Learning Experience

Virtual Project Meetings L or C APR: Learning Experience

Virtual Room Host C or M or S PDR: Leadership

Virtual Club Meetings L

Virtual 4-H Presentation or Talk that you gave

Depends on who you presented to PDR: Communication

Virtual participation in music lessons, faith-based youth groups, etc.

L PDR: Healthy Lifestyles

Written Communication: Newspaper articles, letters, Online Communication remain the same Honors and Recognition Record all high honors and recognition you have earned, include honors earned at virtual events. Annual Project Reports (APR) Record every project-related activity or event where you learned something new or developed a skill related to the project. Any virtual or online project work.

Doing research Working on a sewing project at home Watching a documentary about the history of chicken showmanship

Virtual project meetings Practicing project skills at home*

Practicing poultry showmanship with backyard chickens Baking a cake in your kitchen Practicing a new drawing technique

*Your Project Leader may want to see evidence of this, so you may want to do a short video from a phone, of what you did and share that video with your Project Leader. Record Book Evaluations and Competitions This year many club and county record book evaluation competitions may become virtual and require books to be submitted digitally in Microsoft word or.pdf format. You may not need to print out your record book at all. In order to make it easier for Record Books to be uploaded as a Microsoft Word or .pdf file some Sections of the Record Book will NOT be required or be evaluated for the 2019-2020 Record Book Evaluation season: Collection of 4-H Work Project Expression Pages Check with your Club Leader on how Record Book evaluations will be handled by your Club and County this year. Getting signatures on the PDR, APR and LDR may take a little more effort this year. Here are the things that will work: 1. Email the form to the right leader.

The leader can sign it electronically OR The leader can print it out, sign it with a pen, scan it, and send it back to you OR The leader can send an email back to you saying they approve the document.

2. Save these email exchanges and attach them to your Record Book as verification. 3. OR you could use regular mail 4. OR you could drop off on porches and back and forth - remember to social distance and follow CDC guidelines for not touching paper that others have touched in a few days.

Record Book Sections that will be Evaluated

PDR (all parts)

My 4-H Story

APR without the Expression Page

LDR (Intermediate and Seniors)

Resume (Seniors only)

RECORD BOOK TIPS This tip sheet is to help identify the appropriate categories for your Shasta County 4-H activities. You may have additional activities that are not listed here. The 2019-2020 California 4-H Record Book Manual and Adult Partner’s Guide is available here http://ceshasta.ucanr.edu/4-H_Program/County_Events/Record_Book_Judging_Day/

Record Books – What Goes Where? What do I include in my Personal Development Report and where do I record these events and activities? Record your participation and activities in and outside 4-H for the current program year (July1, 2019-June 30,

2020). When you attend a 4-H event, record it as a 4-H event. If you did something at the event that meets the requirement of another category, you can record that as well.

Although some events and activities may be applicable for multiple categories you can only count that activity in one category. Record the activity in the category needed for your star ranking.

You may record up to two significant activities outside of 4-H in categories 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

#1. Projects Completed Record the projects you completed. Complete a minimum of six hours of project instruction or more as required by the project leader. During the year, 80% average attendance is required to receive an achievement rank. Record the projects you completed. Complete a minimum of six hours of project instruction or more as required by the project leader. During the year, 80% average attendance is required to receive an achievement rank.

#2. 4-H Project Skills Completed Record events or activities that demonstrate your knowledge to an audience or judge. This includes exhibits non-judged and judged, showmanship, knowledge contests, and judging contests. You may not participate as a 4-H member in jackpot or prospector shows as these shows do not comply with 4-H policy. Fashion Revue Exhibited at Field Day (still exhibits and/or livestock) Exhibited at Fair (still exhibits and/or livestock) Exhibited at Favorite Food Day Judged at Livestock Judging Day Archery Shoot Shooting Match Educational Display for project Quiz bowl

Project skills outside of 4-H: Record participation at shows, competitions, and contest that relate to a 4-H project but are NOT strictly 4-H events or do not have 4-H classes. Examples: Breed association shows, Dog shows,

and quilting conference.

#3. Events Attended (must actively participate) Record 4-H specific events that you attended during the program year. Count any 4-H event that you attended outside of regular and project meetings. Multiple day events, such as county fair and conferences count as one event. You may receive credit for attending the event as well as completing an activity that fits in another category. 4-H club fundraisers (Community BBQ) Family kick-Off / Achievement Night Leadership Conference California Focus Council Meeting YQCA In-Person Training Leadership/Officer Training 4-H Information Night Livestock Judging Day Favorite Foods Day Steer Tagging Day Presentation Day Field Day State Field Day Livestock Clinics Fair (Fairs only count if they have a 4-H class)

#4. Leadership Development Record each project that you lead and each leadership position you hold at the club and county level. The duties you perform in leadership roles and considered part of the position and cannot be counted as separate activities for any category on the PDR. Intermediate and Senior members must complete the Leadership Development Report to receive credit. County Ambassador or Support Club Officer Junior/Teen Leader Committee Chairperson Committee Member Presentation Day room coordinator 4-H Camp Teen Staff Lead a 4-H Group Activity

Leadership Development Outside of 4-H: Record two of your most significant leadership roles outside of 4-H. Examples: Student Body President, Youth Group Leader, Math Tutor.

#5. Citizenship and Community Service Record your active participation in a planned, publicized and approved citizenship, service learning or community service activity. Credits are counted by event attended, not by separate activities at that event. Do NOT count fund-raising activities for personal/club benefit under citizenship/community service. Server at Pioneer Lunch Server at Friends of the Fair Dinner Participated in Donation Drive Volunteered at a local organization Served water if you DID NOT sell an animal Citizenship and Community service outside of 4-H: Record two of your most significant citizenship and community service outside of 4-H. Examples: School clothing drive, donating at a Blood Drive.

#6. Communication Skills Record communication activities that you participated in at any event inside or outside of 4-H. Do Not include thank you letters as communication activities. 4-H Presentation (audience greater than 8 people) Presentation Day Prepared talk (project report if prepared in advance) Wrote an article for the County newsletter Speaker at Board of Supervisors Meeting Evaluation Interview Oral Reasons at Judging Events Representing and informing about 4-H (4-H Information night, Information Booth) Served as a judge for a 4-H activity Created/Managed 4-H social media page ORB Spark Surveys, you must complete All of the “Spark Score Questions” You may receive up to FOUR record

book credits for Spark Score Surveys per year. Letters about 4-H, Buyers letters, letters to City Council and Government Representatives.

Communication outside of 4-H: Record two of your most significant communication activities outside of 4-H. Examples: Presentation at school science fair, appear as a guest on a radio show about an upcoming

performance that you are in.

#7. Honors and Recognitions Record all high honors and recognition you have earned! Other project-specific honors and recognition like seals and ribbons go in your Annual Project Report. You can record high honors and recognition if it is a very big deal to you. County Record Book Medalists 100% club Attendance Club Awards (community service Star Rank Emerald Star Best of Breed Best of Class Champion 1st or 2nd in Showmanship Round Robin Winner Carcass Contest Winner Favorite Foods Medalist Presentation Day Medalist 4-H Council Scholarship Honors and Recognitions outside of 4-H: Record two of your most significant recognitions outside of 4-H. Examples: Student of the Year, Eagle Scout, Honor Roll.

#8. Healthy Lifestyle Activities Record participation in organized group activities related to a healthy lifestyle outside of 4-H. The idea of this section is to show that you use your free time actively engaged in healthy leisure. This shows you are a person who is connected to your community. Each organization, group, activity or sport counts as one credit per 25 hours of active participation and can be counted per quarter, up to four times a year. If you did not complete at least 25 hours of active participation that activity cannot be counted. Youth Group AWANA Band School or Community Sport Team Boy Scouts Girl Scouts School or Community Camp Key Club Music Lessons Employment These activities are not counted: Family vacations, academic/homework, care for your pets/livestock, or spectator activities.

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R E G I O NA L, STA T E & N A T I O NA L N E W S

The State 4-H office has moved all of its programming to a virtual format until further notice.

Animal Science Symposium will be held as three Zoom webinars: Tuesday, June 2, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm - Animal Welfare Proficiencies in 4-H Tuesday, June 9, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm - At the Interface between Livestock and Predators Tuesday, June 16, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm - A 'Fear-Less' Approach to understanding dogs, their care, and training

Canceled Citizenship Washington Focus- Canceled for 2020 Leadership Washington Focus- Canceled for 2020 State Fashion Revue - Note that a Virtual Fashion Show will be held later in the summer, date tba California Focus - Canceled for 2020 California State Fair - Canceled for 2020 4-H Camps scheduled thru July 4th are canceled.

JOIN THE CALIFORNIA 4-H MANAGEMENT BOARD! If you are a 4-H member or volunteer age 16 or older and you're looking for an impactful way to grow the 4-H program, you should apply to join the Executive Team of the California 4-H Management Board! The Management Board runs the four California 4-H Youth Summits every year, and is the group that took Area Presentation Days online statewide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive Team is the group that leads the Management Board. They keep things running smoothly throughout the year as the Director team delivers 4-H programs, and they keep the group aligned on their overall strategy. The full role description is here. The Executive Team has three members, and this year's selected applicant will be joining two deeply experienced 4-H volunteers returning to the team. We especially want youth to apply. Read more about the Management Board on their webpage, including their annual plan of work and lots of other background.

Apply by June 12 Apply by June 12

RECORD BOOKS DURING SOCIAL ISOLATION How do I record and earn Star Rank credits in a virtual world? What options are there for holding Record Book evaluations for our club and county? For answers to these two questions and more, take a look at new resources on the state website at http://4h.ucanr.edu/Resources/Member_Resources/RecordBook/ Includes: 1. Video and document with tips on meeting 4-H club and project requirements with virtual learning, and how to record them. 2. Video and slide deck that helps you decide how best to host both Club and County Record Book Evaluations/Competitions

3. Considerations such as unknowns, inequitable access to tools, and reducing stress on families

4. Star Rand Achievements

5. Evaluation/Competition Recommendations—guidance regardless of how you decide to complete evaluations

6. Options for collecting signatures

7. Options for submitting books: email, scanned, drop-off

8. Options to evaluate virtual independently, virtual small group, in-person after Safe at Home lifted

9. Supports provided by Statewide Incentives & Recognition Advisory Committee

WE'RE GOING VIRTUAL FOR VISION 2020 STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE JULY 24-26, 2020 While we had hoped that State Leadership Conference would be able to be held this summer to continue the tra-dition of teaching Leadership skills with a hands-on experience, it’s become clear the impact of COVID-19 will con-tinue to be felt for the foreseeable future and that large gatherings should not be held. Based on the advice of health experts and the continued guidance issued by the Governor and University of California leadership, we have decided to move State Leadership Conference to a virtual format. The health and safety of our 4-H members and volunteers are our number one priority. The State Ambassadors and the members of State Leadership Conference planning team are working diligently to create an engaging and interactive on-line experience. Schedule and registration will be announced within the next few weeks. Thank you for your support!

CALIFORNIA STATE 4-H PARTNERING WITH TWO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERS TO SUPPORT MASK MAKING In response to the increased on-going need to provide protective masks for citizens in California during COVIS-19, the University of California Davis and University of California San Francisco Medical Centers are donating sterilization wraps (Steri-Wrap/Halyard 600) to 4-H’ers interested in supporting the mask making efforts across the state. Guidelines for use of Steri-Wrap/Halyard 600 and how to get involved with one of the medical centers please review the following handouts below. University of California, Davis Mask Making Partnership University of California, San Francisco Mask Making Partnership

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Country Nights and Carnival Lights 1. Ferris Wheel 2. Funnel Cake 3. Fairground 4. Games 5. Rabbits

6. Sheep 7. Swine 8. Blue Ribbon 9. Showmanship 10. Sale

ONLINE RECORD BOOK (ORB) Since its launch in September 2011, the California 4-H Online Record Book (ORB) has sought to provide a 21st Century option for members to keep records of their 4-H work with specific goals in mind. ORB did accomplish its goal to provide a more efficient way to keep records through its online forms. However, due to development challenges related to the platform’s infrastructure and programmer capabilities, not all pieces of the record book were ever developed into ORB. These challenges and a rapidly changing technological environment have led UC 4-H to a crossroad, given the costs associated with a complete rebuild of the system, UC has made the decision to sunset ORB on July 1, 2020. Those who are currently using ORB for the 2019-2020 program year will have access through December 31, 2020 to complete their record book. If you have completed your record book in previous years, download and save copies of them to your computer before June 30, 2020. Instructions for how to do this can be found at http://ucanr.edu/sunsetorb2020 Use the paper forms to complete your record book beginning in the 2020-21 program year, which will be available by August 2020 at http://4h.ucanr.edu/Resources/Member_Resources/RecordBook/

DON’T BE COUNTED OUT! CA 4-H support Census Awareness so everyone knows they can make a difference in their community. Everyone living in your household should be counted! 2020 Census drives federal money for student loans, investment in higher education, affordable housing, and where businesses locate jobs.

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UCCE - S H A S TA C O U N T Y P RO G R A M N E W S WE’RE NOT LOST…. I THINK

Have you stumbled on one of these markers or wondered why legal descriptions for property don’t use street addresses? If so, you may be looking at the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) coordinate system. The PLSS is a grid system that spans most of the United States (except for the original 13 colonies and a few in the southwest) used to measure distance and location with monumented meridians. Throughout the country, there are 37 principal meridians with three in California: San Bernardino, Mount Diablo, and Humboldt. The PLSS was initiated shortly after the Revolutionary War. As a means to raise money for a new nation, and reward soldiers for their service, the young nation needed a way to clearly specify property locations. The Land Ordinance of 1785 set up this standardized system using a grid of square Township blocks (6 miles x 6 miles). Each township was further divided into thirty-six square Section blocks (1 mile x 1 mile) to create 640 acre blocks. The Homestead Act of 1862 was reliant on this system as it allowed settlers to occupy a minimum of 160 acres of land (1/4 of a Section) for the purpose of ranching or farming. Many of these homesteads, have been further split or joined over the years accounting for how private holdings of land are shaped today.

The initial surveyors would use a metal chain to measure the length of distance from the meridian out to the far corners of each state. Each chain consisted of 100 links, which equates to 66 feet in today’s measurements. If you wonder why such an odd number was used, try figuring out how many chain blocks are in an acre. Of note is that in certain areas of the country (and state), early surveying was performed with a focus on speed more than accuracy and hence not all squares are created equal. The general rule is to follow the on the ground brass marker, regardless of whether it is placed in the “proper” location . Under a PLSS legal description, you will find numbers for the Township, Range, Section, and Section portion. Sections are subdivided by repeatedly halving and quartering. A quarter section is 160 acres and a "quarter-quarter section" is 40 acres. The ease of dividing sections into halves and quarters while still maintaining a whole number of acres is one of the key benefits to this system. A section can be halved seven times in this way, down to a 5-acre parcel, or half of a quarter-quarter-quarter section.

Much of how we organize and manage natural resources today are driven by decisions made in the early days of this country. Even familiar phrases such as “back 40” have their roots in the Homestead Act when the smallest area of land that could be acquired was reduced to 40 acres in 1832. These systems continue to help us better understand where we are on the landscape and provide a common understanding when communicating with others.

1 acre = 43,560 sq-ft/acre = 66 ft x 66 ft x 10 blocks

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It is the policy of the University of California (UC) and the UC Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources not to engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person in any of its programs or activities (Complete nondiscrimination policy statement can be found at http://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/files/215244.pdf )

Inquiries regarding ANR’s nondiscrimination policies may be directed to John I. Sims, Affirmative Action Compliance Officer/Title IX Officer, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2801 Second Street, Davis, CA 95618, (530) 750-1397.

RECORD BOOK CORNER

Record Books – What Goes Where? What do I include in my Personal Development Report and where do I record these events and activities? Record your participation and activities in and outside 4-H for the current program year (July1, 2019-June 30,

2020). When you attend a 4-H event, record it as a 4-H event. If you did something at the event that meets the requirement of another category, you can record that as well.

Although some events and activities may be applicable for multiple categories you can only count that activity in one category. Record the activity in the category needed for your star ranking.

You may record up to two significant activities outside of 4-H in categories 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

* Friends of the Fair Dinner counts as community service CA Record Book Manual 2019-20 http://4h.ucanr.edu/files/263720.pdf

University of California Cooperative Extension

Shasta County 4-H May 2020

Current Resident OR:

Erin Paradis, 4-H Youth Development Program Representative 1851 Hartnell Avenue Redding, CA 96002 Phone: 530-224-4900 Fax: 530-224-4904 Website: http://ceshasta.ucanr.edu/4-H_Program/Shasta_County_4-H_Information/ [email protected]

Category 1 - Projects Completed Record the projects you completed ie. Sewing project, Market Swine etc.

Category 2 - 4-H Project Skills Completed Must demonstrate your knowledge to an audience/judge ie. Fashion Revue etc.

Category 3 - Events Attended Actively participate in 4-H event ie. Field Day, Council Meeting, Fundraisers etc.

Category 4 - Leadership Development Led or leadership position held ie. Jr/Teen Leader, Led a group activity etc.

Category 5 - Citizenship & Community Service Community Service activity, Service Learning Project or Civic Engagement

Category 6 - Communication Skills Communication activities ie. Presentation Day, TnT Article, Served as a judge etc.

Category 7 - Honors & Recognitions High honors & recognition ie. Star Rank, Best of Breed, Event Medalist etc.

Category 8 - Healthy Lifestyle Activities Activity outside of 4-H with a min. 25 hours ie. Band, Employment, Youth Grp etc.

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