Mandatory Advisor Training

In order to be an advisor for the 2018-2019 program year, you must attend AT LEAST ONE Advisor Workshop. You may attend more than one if you so wish! This year, Advisor Workshops will be two hours long. The first hour will be a blanket training that will cover necessary information for the coming year. The second hour will focus on a workshop theme (as noted below). Advisors may attend ANY workshop they wish to. Clubs with a large number of advisors may elect to send their advisors to different days/times so that they can bring different knowledge back to the club.

• A. Sunday, November 25 from 1 to 3 p.m. – Understanding Non-Livestock Projects, Pre-Fair Judging and State Fair Participation
• B. Sunday, November 25 from 4 to 6 p.m. – Understanding Livestock Projects, the Shelby County Junior Fair Rules and Skillathon
• C. Monday, November 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. – Improving the Cloverbud/First-Year Member Experience at Club Meetings
• D. Tuesday, December 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. – Adding 4-HOnline to your Club Management Toolbox
• E. Thursday, December 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. – An In-Depth Overview of the 4-H Program for New Advisors (or those who need a refresher)

To register, please visit http://go.osu.edu/shelbyadvisortraining. DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018. Workshops will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. We will do our best to assign everyone their selected date; however, we can only comfortably accommodate approximately 40 advisors for any one session. If we have more than that register for a workshop, we will send out an email to discuss alternative solutions (adding another day/time or moving advisors to a different workshop).

Listing of competitions for this upcoming year for youth in both 4-H and in FFA:

https://ohio4h.org/sites/ohio4h/files/imce/animal_science/intranet/Ohio%20Youth%20Animal%20Science%20Opportunities.pdf

The Shelby County Junior Fair Sale Committee had their meeting on Monday, November 5, 2018 and have confirmed the 2019 Dates and Times:

Steers-Weigh In & Tagging- January 13^th from 12-2pm

Weather back up date- January 20^th 12-2pm

Feeders Vaccination Date– June 2^nd from 12-2pm

Booster Date: June 23^rd 12-3pm

Lambs and Goats Weigh In & Tagging- May 5^th 1-3pm

(Goats will be first and then Lambs)

Rabbits Tattooing: June 22^nd 8-10am

Nominations for the 2019 Ohio 4-H Teen of the Year and Hall of Fame are now being accepted. Award winners will be asked to attend the Ohio 4-H Conference Teen Luncheon on March 9th, 2019.

Applications for Ohio 4-H Teen of the Year are available here.

Application for Ohio 4-H Teen Hall of Fame are available here.

Applications are due December 1st, 2018.

Teen of the Year– Honors one outstanding teen that has had great accomplishments in the past year. This award was created to honor a select individual for their performance, dedication, and passion for the 4-H program.  Nominee must be between the ages of 13 and 18 as of January 1 the year they are nominated.

Hall of Fame– Induction into the Teen Hall of Fame is meant to be thought as a very high honor for youth who are selected. It is meant to honor those who have dedicated it all to make the best better in their club, community, country, and world. Nominee must be between the ages of 15 and 18 as of January 1 the year they are nominated.

https://ohio4h.org/families/just-teens/teen-leadership-council/teen-hall-fame

These sheep care videos feature some of the key components of owning and managing sheep including topics on selection, nutrition, management practices, handling, showing, and fitting. They were produced by Ohio 4-H Youth development in collaboration with the Ohio Sheep and Wool Program and the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association. We are grateful to our featured presenters for their willingness to share their expertise!

https://ohio4h.org/sheepcare?fbclid=IwAR1gEUjBoy2eCZtj23Y6_yfbglIiqgAdbggMClPVAPYdvJdWw-levmMzEo8

Ohio 4-H offers a variety of awards and opportunities at the state level

The link below contains information which will be helpful to 4-H members, parents, volunteer leaders and County Extension Educators. The forms must be signed by the Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development before they are submitted. Please contact your county OSU Extension Office for deadlines.

https://ohio4h.org/awardsandscholarships

***Best Kept Exhibit Award***

Families,

In an effort to address cleanliness of barns and aisle ways at the Junior Fair, the 4-H Advisory Board chose to sponsor a Best Kept Exhibit award for the week. Each day of the fair, members of the 4-H Advisory Board walked the barns and judged each club on their cleanliness, orderliness and visual appeal according to a rubric (visit go.osu.edu/bestkeptexhibit to view the rubric). Scores for each club were recorded each day of the week and averaged at the end of fair. Note: If clubs had less than 3 pens, cages or stalls in a specie, they were not scored.

Congratulations to the following clubs, who had the highest overall average scores in each species. These clubs will receive a $50 prize and a certificate from the 4-H Advisory Board. Awards will be given to advisors at their workshops.

• Beef – Scissors to Sheep
• Dairy – Fort Loramie Livestock
• Goats – Fort Loramie Livestock
• Horses – Horse and Rider
• Poultry – Houston Livestock
• Rabbits – Paw Prints
• Sheep – Scissors to Sheep
• Swine – Botkins Livestock

Gift certificates redeemable for 4-H Camp fees now available!

Give the gift of fun and memories! Skip the lines and visit the Shelby County Extension Office to buy gift certificates redeemable toward 4-H Camp fees. Great for stocking stuffers or gifts from grandparents and extended family! Gift certificates can be made out in any amount. Printed certificates can go home with the giver or be mailed to the recipient. Camp dates are June 9-13, 2019 at 4-H Camp Clifton.