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Ramsey County |
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Ramsey County 4-H |
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February 2, 2005
RAMSEY COUNTY 4-H SPRING COUNCIL MEETING
The Ramsey County 4-H Council will meet on Tuesday; March
22 in the Basement Meeting Room of the Ramsey County Courthouse. Pizza will be
served beginning at 6:30 pm and the business meeting will start at 7pm. If you
have any business items to add to the agenda, please call the Extension Office.
4-H AEROSPACE EVENT
Information on the annual 4-H Aerospace event is enclosed.
If interested, register early as this event has limited space and often fills
quickly.
MIDTERM REPORTS
Midterms reports have been included with this mailing to
all leaders. If you are missing a report for one of your 4-H members, we need an
enrollment form from them. Please double check the projects with your families,
if there are any projects they would like to add it must be done so by March 15.
COMMUNICATION ARTS
YTuesday,
April 26th
YOur
Saviors Church, 612 14th Ave E, Devils Lake
YRegistration
Due: April 22, 2002
YContest:
4-5:45 pm
YAwards
Ceremony: 6:00 pm (estimated time)
Registration forms can be found on our website. If you wish a form mailed to
you please call the Extension Office.
A few changes in the Communication Arts Program (changes made by the State
Communication Arts Committee) for you to be aware of
1. The Interpretive Reading category will be divided into two categories,
humorous and serious.
2. Participants in the District Communication Arts Event must follow the 4-H
dress code (light colored top with 4-H emblem and dark bottoms). Exceptions to
this are those youth participating in the Dramatic Presentation and Commercial
categories where costumes are allowed. Note: This applies only to the District
Events, not the county events.
3. Youth are encouraged not to use presentations that have been used in
previously judged competitions. Note: This isn’t a requirement, but an
encouragement.
CONGRATULATIONS
Trent Stromme from Ramsey County recently went through the
Ambassador Selection Process and has been named an Ambassador for North Dakota
4-H. Congratulations Trent!!!!!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
February 4-5 Shooting Sports Training
February 22 4-H Needs Assessment Forum
March 1-6 ND Winter Show
March 14 Marketplace for Kids - LRSC
March 15 Midterms Due
March 18 Fruit Order Forms Due
March 22 Ramsey Co 4-H Spring Council Meeting
April 2 Fruit Arrives!!!
April 16 Equine Spring Fling
April 23 Lake Region 4-H Project Day
April 26 Ramsey County 4-H Communication Arts
April 27 Livestock Ethics Workshop (evening)
June 7-9 Tractor Driving School
June 10 Achievement Day Registration Due
June 11 TUFF Show sponsored by Pony Pals
June 25 Ramsey Co 4-H Achievement Day Horse Show
June 28-29 Ramsey Co 4-H Achievement Days & Lake Region Livestock
Expo
July 18 Exhibits Transported to State Fair
July 22-30 ND State Fair
FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT
Fruit orders forms are enclosed and must be turned into
the Extension Office by March 18. The fruit is scheduled to be delivered
Saturday, April 2nd. Arrangements have been made to again use the
facilities at the former Peavey Elevator in Devils Lake. Pick-up time will be
from 8:15 am to 11:00 am. (Remember: If you can not be there during that time,
arrange for someone else to pick-up your boxes of fruit. The 4-H Council voted
at it's Fall 1996 Council meeting to withhold the 50 cent profit from each box
from individuals who's fruit was not picked up that day.) Help is needed to
manage all this fruit (unloading, loading, sorting). If you need any more forms,
please contact the Extension Office.
ACHIEVEMENT DAY PRE-REGISTRATION
Reminder that again this year there will be a
pre-registration for Achievement Days. It will be due in the county extension
office June 10th.
Anything that is not pre-registered will not be accepted at Achievement Days. If
you have any questions please contact the county extension office.
ACHIEVEMENT DAYS
Ramsey County Achievement Days has been scheduled for
June 28-29, 2005. This is a Tuesday & Wednesday. Enclosed is a tentative
schedule. Please look this over at a club meeting and if you have any
suggestions bring them to Spring Council Meeting.
WESTERN 4-H CAMP SCHEDULE
The registration forms haven’t arrived yet, but we do
have dates for summer of 2005 events at Western 4-H Camp near Washburn.
Horsemanship Camp - June 1-3
Livestock Camp - June 5-8
Tractor Camp - June 5-7
Becoming an Outdoor Family Camp - June 10-12
Lewis & Clark Camp - June 12-14
Beg. Livestock Judging Camp - June 20-22
Horsin’ Around Adventure Camp - June 29-July 1
Football FUNdamentals Camp - July 5-8
Clover Camp - July 8-9
Horsin’ Around Again - July 28-30
Teen Natural Resource Camp - July 31-Aug 3
Science & Technology Camp - Aug 3-5
Kids In Action Camp - Aug 3-5
Beg Outdoor Skills Camp - Aug 7-10
Outdoor Recreation Camp - Aug 11-13
A reminder that the local Soil Conservation District
may be able to pay the registration fee for one member attending the Natural
Resources Camp or split the amount if more than one individual is interested.
Also a reminder that if you have accumulated clover points they may be redeemed
for any of these camps.
We are working on scholarships for the Beginning Outdoor Skills Camp and
Outdoor Recreation Camp, contact our office if you are interested in either of
these camps. For further information contact the Ramsey County Extension Office.
Horse Camp Scholarship - If you are a 4-H member who is planning to attend
one of the Horse Camps offered at Western 4-H Camp this summer, be on the alert
to receive a scholarship application form sometime this month. New this year,
ten $100 scholarships will be given by the ND 4-H Foundation to ND youth
participating in a 4-H Horse Camp. The 4-H Foundation is currently developing an
application form. As soon as we receive the form, it will be mailed out to 4-H
members enrolled in a horse project. The applications will probably be due by
March 1st.
4-H EXTENSION YOUTH CONFERENCE 2005
Plans are being made for the 2005 Extension Youth
Conference! The Ambassadors selected the theme "Do Something " The
dates are June 20-23, 2005!
Guidelines on scholarships for Ramsey County 4-H members will be presented at
the Spring Council Meeting.
4-H LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP DATES
Following are the ownership deadline dates for animals.
All livestock except market beef will be May 1. Market beef animals will remain
March 1.
Remember that Ramsey County is providing an option for showing livestock this
year. Animals may be leased. The lease form, including horses, must be on file
in the Extension Office by May 1, 2005 for all animals except market beef which
must be on file by March 1, 2005.
AMBASSADOR APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
4-H members, 16 and older, are encouraged to apply to
be a 4-H Ambassador. The application form, available in the County Extension
Office is due May 5th for selections at Extension Youth Conference in
June or December 5th for interviews usually held the beginning of
January, 2006. Applications need to be mailed on from each County Extension
Office.
SHOOTING SPORTS UPDATE
Shooting Sports for trainers has been re-scheduled for
this weekend, February 4 & 5. We will continue to implement this program
into our county. As plans are made updates will be forwarded. If you are
interested in this program please let Bill know.
EQUINE SPRING FLING
April 16 will feature the 1st Annual Ramsey
County Equine Spring Fling. It will be held at the Bill Jerome Arena. There will
be educational sessions, demonstrations, and commercial booths. Cost will be $5
per person to cover the cost of leasing the building. All ages are welcome. Open
to the public.
SPORT
FISHING CERTIFICATION
A certification training for adult volunteers to help
youth get started and enhance their fishing skills will be held on Saturday,
February 19, 2005 at the Ramsey County Courthouse in Devils Lake.
By attending the certification you will receive a curriculum and hands-on
training of fishing techniques.
LIVESTOCK ETHICS WORKSHOPS
Quality Counts! This has been developed to ensure that
animals raised in 4-H livestock projects meet all food quality and safety
standards and to maintain a positive image of youth livestock projects. The
workshop will be held in the Memorial Building Armory and begin at 6:30 p.m
lasting until approximately 9:30 p.m. The workshop is free of charge and open to
all 4-H leaders, parents and youth.
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
"If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you
there"
"Needs assessment" is a buzzword we hear all the time. We hear it
in the news, re4ad it in the newspapers and hear it on the street and in the
coffee shops. The terms "needs assessment" is often used
interchangeably to denote anything we wish to keep or strengthen. We would like
to invite you to participate in an opportunity to strengthen the 4-H program
through needs assessment.
4-H leaders, members and parents in Benson, Cavalier, Nelson, Ramsey, Rolette
and Towner counties are being asked to gather together on:
Tuesday, February 22nd, 5-7 pm
Basement Meeting
Ramsey County Courthouse, Devils Lake
A light supper will be served.
Objective for our time together include reviewing "what is",
"what should be" and developing a "road map" for 4-H in our
counties to work with what lies in-between. "Needs assessment" can
help determine what is needed in 4-H programming as well as helping to provide
for what is takes to plan for the future, how county programming for 4-H is
going to get there and how we will know if it got there or not. We look forward
to a time of sharing successes and concerns and then creating an action plan for
further success in the future.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact
Brenda.
We’ll see you and your map-making skills on the 22nd
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STATE CROP SHOW
The North Dakota Barley Council will provide $100 to
the 4-H club that submits the most barley samples to the North Dakota Crops
Show, which will be held in Valley City during the March 2005 Winter Show. If
you have questions please let us know.
PROJECT DAY
Project Day is scheduled for April 23. Enclosed are registration forms. All
4-H’ers are all registered on a first come first served basis. The forms are
also being sent to other counties. So if you are planning on attending turn your
registration form in soon to get your first choices.
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Extension Service/Ramsey County Home Page
524 4th Ave NE #5, 2nd Floor Ramsey County Courthouse
Devils Lake ND 58301
701-662-7027
email - ramsey@ndsuext.nodak.edu