April 2024 4-H Newsletter |
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April 2 - Miami County Fair Updates via ZOOM
April 4 - LNCO Cloverbud Meeting
April 08 - MICO Leadership Team Meeting
April 08 - MICO 4-H Council
April 11 - MICO Cloverbud Meeting
April 17 - YQCA - Paola
April 21 - LNCO Leadership Team Meeting
April 26 - Rabbit Club - Set up for Show
April 27 - 4-H Rabbit Show
May 1 - Deadline for Adding / Dropping Projects
May 1 - Livestock Nominations (Beef) Due
May 1 - New Member Enrollment Deadline
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Linn County 4-H Council's next
meeting is May 22, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
in the 4-H Building at the Linn County Fairgrounds.
Miami County 4-H Council's next
meeting is April 8, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. May's meeting is May 13, 2024 at 8:00pm
both are at the Paola Extension Office.
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~~~ Attention! ~~~
New Miami County Fair Show Schedule Announced for the 2024 Miami County Fair!
The Miami County Fairboard has made several new changes to the 4-H/FFA Show Schedule.
Please check out the new schedule.
Miami County Fair Updates –
April 2nd 7pm on Zoom
With all the changes happening to the
schedule and classes for the
2024 Miami County Fair,
Katelyn and Karla are hosting a
Miami County Fair Update Zoom.
We will be going over schedule changes,
new rules, and class & department changes. Invitations were emailed March 25th.
The zoom will be recorded for those unable to attend that evening.
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Cloverbud meetings are offered in both
Linn & Miami County locations.
Both meetings will cover the same topics, so there is no need to attend both and you
may attend a meeting in either county.
Our Topic for this month is "Bicycle"
LNCO Cloverbud Meeting is April 4, 5:30 p.m. at the Linn County 4-H Building.
MICO Cloverbud Meeting is April 11, 5:30 p.m. at the Paola Extension Office.
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Touch-A-Truck is Back!
April 6, 2024 - 10am - 2pm
Miami County Fairgrounds
401 Wallace Park Dr.
Please park in south parking lot
No pets will be allowed during the event.
Service Animals are welcome.
You can Touch, Climb on, and Explore!
Admission is FREE with the Donation
of a nonperishable food item to
the Miami County Foodbank.
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Entomology project meeting
Saturday, April 13th
1:00 p.m.
Allen County Extension Office
I hope we can go out collecting,
so bring your insect nets, killing jar, and specimen containers. Hopefully Mother
Nature will cooperate with the weather!
Please bring your pinning boards and
materials to pin insects with and one or two insects to pin. We will try to finish the dragonfly craft we have been working on.
Questions call Vicky at (620) 804-9170
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4-H Volunteer Training
The Association of Kansas 4-H Volunteers is hosting "Spring Into Volunteering" in Salina on the K-State Campus on Saturday, April 20.
Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the day will conclude at 3 p.m. This is for anyone serving as a 4-H Volunteer or considering it!
The goal is for volunteers to go home recharged, excited, and ready to try some new things in their volunteer roles.
Fee $20 - Take to your local Extension Office
Deadline to Register: April 5
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Rock Springs Ranch Open House
Sunday, April 21 1-4pm
Camp families and friends are invited to attend Open House at Rock Springs Ranch! Rock Springs Ranch is 735 acres in the Flint Hills and we want to share the 4-H camp experience with everyone.
Come and join us for a tour of the property, meet our staff and learn all about the fun to be had at Kansas 4-H Camp at Rock Springs Ranch. Guests will get to see our cabins, activity center, pool, ropes course, horses, dining hall and lots more. Our team is so excited to meet you and answer all of your questions.
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4-H Rabbit Show & Clinic
presented by the Miami County
Cottontails 4-H Rabbit Club
Miami County Fairgrounds
401 E Wallace Park Drive
Paola, KS 66071
Saturday, April 27, 2024
This is a day of entry show, but pre-entry is appreciated. Pay at check-in.
Send pre-entries to:
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*** Club Leader Training in 2024 ***
Our Next Update is April 30
All meetings are being held at 7 pm Via Zoom
~ Mark your Calendars! ~
August 29, & November 19
You will receive updates on Deadlines, Upcoming Events along with training
to improve your Club Leader Skills.
Karla will send out Zoom link for the Update.
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Shutterbug Photography Workshops
Shutterbug events are photography workshops put on across the state by the Kansas State 4-H Photography Committee. Workshops are typically scheduled as a morning session and concentrate on a variety of aspects of composition. The events typically end around Noon. Examples of sessions include: Portfolio, I have a camera-now what?, Panning, Close-ups, Aperture Settings & Kaleidoscopes/Reflections.
2024 Events:
Botanica
Where: Botanica Gardens, Wichita, KS
When: April 27, 2024
Sign In: Begins 9:00 AM
Shutterbugs at the Zoo
Where: Lee Richardson Zoo, Garden City, KS
When: May 4, 2024
Sign In: Begins 8:30 AM
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4-H Dog 2024
Training Schedule
For questions about schedules please contact
Tracy Lindsey - 913-285-0283 - Linn County
or
Lori Sparks - 913-486-0434 - Miami County
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The Rabbit Club meets the 2nd Wed.
bi-monthly. Our next meeting will be April 26. We are setting up for our show on April 27. See schedule above for more information.
Bunnies are welcome at any meeting.
For questions please call or text
KaCasy (KC) Smotherman at (913)731‐8403,
Ashley Barnes at (913)605‐0422 or
Kandas Gainer at (913)709‐0618
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Shooting Sports Club
Our Shooting Sports club meets the
4th Sunday quarterly at the Miami County Fairgrounds in Building #3 @ 4PM
Our next meeting is April 28.
See the "Intro Letter" and "Shooting Sports Schedule" below.
For questions please contact
Shannon Moser at 913-371-2197 or
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Insect-Themed Art Contest
The Pesticide Safety and IPM program is
hosting an insect-themed art contest.
This contest is for Kansas 4-Her's & art students across the state. The theme this year is
"Incognito: Insects in Disguise".
The program encourages youth and adults
to get creative and create an
entry before the April 15, 2024 deadline.
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"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" 4-H Photo Contest |
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Minnesota 4-H Photography is excited to offer a multi-state photo contest to youth in grades K-13. In the "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" 4-H photo contest, youth are encouraged to select their best photo and tell the committee why it’s special to them.
Submit one (1) image (with no or minimal editing) with up to three sentences on why it’s important to you by 11:59 p.m. (CST) on May 1, 2024.
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2024 State Livestock Nomination Information Released
The information for state livestock nominations has been released. All market animals and commercial breeding females must be state nominated to be eligible for the Kansas State Fair Grand Drive and/or KJLS.
Please register for the meetings by the Friday of the week before.
Beef - Monday April 8 @ 7pm
Small Livestock - Thursday May 9 @ 7pm
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It is time to be thinking about what foods recipes you would like to take to the 2024 Fair. While searching for and practicing these recipes is fun, there are several factors that you need to consider.
Is that frosting or filing food safe? Does the recipe make a good product? These questions and many more can be answered by taking a look at the KSRE Food Judges website.
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District 4-H Camp Scholarships offered by Miami County 4-H Foundation
2024 4-H Camp Registration
This includes mini camp, half week, full week, Leaders in Training (LIT), Counselors in Training (CIT) sessions, Specialty and Family camps. Family camps allow parents to attend with their campers.
Miami County 4-H Foundation is awarding camp scholarships to each MdC 4-H Member who attends camp this year. Use the promo code: SunFun75 for the 3-night or less camps or SunFun100 for the 5-night camps. This will give you $75 off the 3-night or less camps and $100 off the 5-Night camps.
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Goats, Sheep & Swine
Weigh-In/Tagging
Linn County - May 3 - 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Miami County - May 5 - 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Market & Breeding Swine,
Sheep & Meat Goats
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YQCA Training Information
You will need to sign up at the
to attend any of the YQCA Classes.
All YQCA trainings must be
completed by June 15 to show at
MICO & LNCO fairs
To receive your certificate for KJLS or KSF, you must complete the pre- and post- test.
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Miami County 4-H Dog Club
4-H Invitational Dog Show
Saturday, May 11 at Miami County
Fairgrounds in Paola, KS
8th Annual Linn County 4-H Invitational Dog Show
Sunday, June 23 at the Linn County Fairgrounds in Mound City, KS
Both shows are state qualifier dog for the Kansas State Fair 4-H Dog Show for all 4 Disciplines!
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Dates to Save - Upcoming Events:
May 01 - Add/Drop 4-H Project Deadline
May 03 - Goat, Sheep, Swine - Tagging & Weigh-in - Linn
May 05 - Goat, Sheep, Swine - Tagging & Weigh-in - Miami
May 11 - Miami County Dog Show
May 29 - YQCA - Paola
June 01 - Horse ID Papers due
June 04 - Photography Workshop - Mound City
June 05 - Photography Workshop - Paola
June 11 - YQCA @ Mound City - Last class
June 15 - YQCA - must be complete to be able to show at
your county fair
June 18 - Chopped Clover Edition @ Miami Co. Fairgrounds
June 20 - Teen Day Camp
June 23 - Linn County Dog Show @Mound City
June 25 - Area Challenge Day @ Emporia (Contests & Favorite Foods)
June 25 - Day Camp @ Paola
June 27 - Day Camp @ Mound City
June 27 - Area Livestock Judging@Yates Center
July 13 - Miami County Fair Dog Show
July 15 - Miami County Fair Fashion Revue
July 18 - MICO Fair Superintendents Meeting
July 27 - LNCO Fair 4-H Clothing Judging, Public Style Revue & Performing Arts Show -
in Mound City Location to be announced
Aug 05 - Linn County Favorite Foods - in the morning - During Linn County Fair
Oct. 01- Record Books, Pin Applications, and Seal Reports Due
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Congratulations to all who participated in Regional Club Day!
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The Marais des Cygnes District
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State Events
- Applications due April 15
- May 1 - Beef Due
- June 15 - Small Livestock Due
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K-State Research and Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact Karla Hightower, two weeks prior to the start of the event at 913-294-4306 or khightow@ksu.edu. Requests received after this date will be honored when it is feasible to do so.
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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