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2024 Project Judging Check-In

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Greetings All!~

It’s that time of the year to start looking toward July for our Judging Schedule!

2024 Project Judging Schedule

*updated6/7@4p

If you are unsure of your project number – be sure to cross-reference it on 4-HOnline!

 

Monday – July 8, 2024 – – Horse, Sheep, Rabbit, Goat (Location: Henry County Fairgrounds – AgHall)

Tuesday – July 9, 2024 – – Swine, Poultry, Dairy, Beef (Location: Henry County Fairgrounds – AgHall)

Wednesday – July 10, 2024 – – Creative Arts, Food & Clothing Judging (Location: Napoleon American Legion Post #300)

Thursday – July 11, 2024 – – Special Interest & Shooting Sports (Location: Napoleon American Legion Post #300)

 

Skillathon Kits ~

Practice Kits can be rented from the Extension office for $2.00. Please call the Office & speak with Emily Cordes if you want to reserve a kit.

*We are working to get kits slightly updated for this year – those study packets will begin rolling out next week. They will be found on the Project Judging & Skillathon Page.

If you are unable to attend your judging time for one reason or another, please keep reading!

Livestock Skillathons: Will be given the option of virtual judging OR a live skillathon appointment (July 17 or July 18)

  • Please let us know that you can’t attend no later than July 1 (we do understand that family emergencies do occur)
  • To schedule your Alternate Judging, click here: https://go.osu.edu/henryaltskillathon
  • Virtual Tests will be sent out July 1 – Deadline to complete is JULY 15.

Project Judging: Will be completed by uploading a FlipGrid video

 

4-H Camp Check-In

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Greetings 4-H CAMP FAMILIES~

PLEASE READ to help Emily & I begin checking things off of our CAMP LISTS!

1) 4-H CAMP REGISTRATION IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED. We can no longer accept any more registrations. We are beginning to sort our registrations this year & will not take any more registrants.

2) Be sure to get your Health Forms COMPLETED & TURNED IN AT THE OFFICE ASAP! Please send them to Emily at cordes.26@osu.edu OR drop them off at the office

  • HEALTH FORM – fillable PDF or print off & complete by hand

3) If you did not complete an online payment for camp, please drop off your payment at the office ASAP! If you need to verify any sort of payments, please check in with Emily at cordes.26@osu.edu

4) NEW THIS YEAR= We are excited to offer this year a NEW 2 CAMP Informational Meeting!

  • This meeting will be held by Zoom and will be pretty brief in explaining how camp “works,” what to expect, how you can help prepare your child, we will also give you the opportunity to ask questions!
  • We know camp can be a stressful time for new campers, so this year we’d like to allow our parents & families to familiarize themselves with the “camp process.” Even if you’re a veteran camp family, sometimes it’s nice to have a refresher!
  • No need to RSVP! Just hop on the Zoom link on THURSDAY JUNE 13 at 5:30p and buckle up for all of the Camp “Stuff!” (Link will be lower in this email)

5) Don’t worry, we’ll have one last checklist coming out for you next week! But if you want to start working on your list NOW, visit here to review the Dinner Themes, checklist & Camp Store items!

A HUGE THANK YOU to anyone that has purchased items from our Henry County Camp Amazon Wishlist. This has been SUCH a blessing to our camp!!!

Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any camp questions!

Emily – Camp payments & Health Forms

  • cordes.26@osu.edu

Morgan – Camp arrival/exit accommodations, general accommodations, & other random camp questions

  • parcher.6@osu.edu

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Topic: New to Camp Informational Meeting

Time: Jun 7, 2024 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Junior Fair Update #4

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Greetings 4-H Families!

I have a new update for the 2024 Henry County Junior Fair – this update has changed over the last few weeks, but it has now been officially finalized! There is a handy checklist included in this update for families to “check all the boxes” as we enter the summer season!

I plan to have an update video prepared tomorrow to walk through the initial plan for fair (this document) as well as to share some upcoming insights that the Henry County Ag Improvement Association, Henry County Agricultural Society (Senior Fair Board), and County Commissioners plan to release to the general public.

Please know that I have been involved in 95% of these discussions as to what fair will look like for our Junior Fair Families – part of why this plan has changed so many times is that I (along with members of all of these entities) felt very passionately that we needed to prioritize having a quality Junior Fair Program for 2024 instead of rushing to begin building the new Event Center.

As always, I am happy to field any JUNIOR FAIR questions – any questions beyond the Junior Fair scope will be passed along to the Senior Fair Board. We will have an additional update MUCH closer to fair reviewing traffic flow, placement of parking and facility usage. PLEASE take time to review this document, there are feedback questions we are asking families to respond to.

HENRY COUNTY JUNIOR FAIR UPDATE #4

Video Update

Sincerely,

Morgan Parcher

Wrapping up May & looking at June!

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PLEASE take a few minutes to review this week’s highlights (there’s a bunch!)

Where has May gone???

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Can you believe May is almost over?? Neither can I! I know there have been quite a few reminders & updates as of late, so here is a rundown of the highlights!

  • June Tagging/ID Reminder
  • Camp Reminders
    • Cloverbud Camp – Registration link is now closed, we will take late registrations, but you will need to call the office.
    • 4-H Camp – Be sure to get signed up!
      • Current Registration Numbers=
        • 103 Girls (148 available spots)
        • 74 Boys (94 available spots)
    • Looking for the Camp Health Form? Click Here
  • Communication & Expressive Arts Contest
    • Reminder to get those Contest Forms turned in by email, or drop them off at the office!
    • Contest Date: Tuesday June 11 at 6:30p at Crossroads Church
  • FairEntries
    • The site is now open! If you have your tags, you can get registered for the 2024 Henry County Jr. Fair!
      • NEW THIS YEAR – You ARE NOT required to submit your animal thru 4-HOnline. Upload all pictures directly to FairEntry to save steps!
      • DO NOT CLICK SUBMIT UNTIL ALL ENTRIES ARE FINALIZED!
      • FairEntry Site: http://henry-countyohio.fairentry.com/
  • July Livestock Skillathons 
    • We are seeking Poster Helpers! If you can spare some time to help run our [soon-to-be-updated] posters! We give you answers, we feed you lunch, and we have snacks provided!
    • I’m hoping to have quite a few of our Species packets updated this weekend to begin releasing!
  • Henry County Fair Milkshake Stand
    • While I know it is SUPER EARLY, but Henry County 4-H will be working the Milkshake Stand on Sunday August 11. Visit the sign up form and check out our shifts!

JUNE TAGGING & ID UPDATE

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Greetings 4-H Families,

This week we will have some new information coming out in regard to the 2024 Henry County Fair. But first, I’d like to address the June Tag-In.

Please review this JUNE TAG-IN INFORMATION document.

This information includes the following projects:

  • Feeder Calves
  • Market Lambs
  • Market Goats
  • Rabbits – Breeding, Single Roasters, & Doe of Doe & Litter Projects

Please review & reach out to me with any questions.

Sincerely,

Morgan Parcher

DOG PROJECT UPDATES

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Greetings 4-H Dog Project Families!

My apologies this was not sent out sooner – I’ve been trying to keep all aspects of the Junior Fair up to date & this fell off my radar!

The 2024 Dog Project Member Packet is now LIVE, it can be found on the Dog Resource’s Page.

Keep in mind, we now have a Dog Resources Page on the blog site as well! You are always welcome to refer to any of the information provided there!

There will be a Dog Project Informational meeting on May 14, 2024 at 6:00pm at the Ag Hall Building. All Dog Project exhibitors are encouraged to attend!

Katie Reimund is joining us as the Dog Program Coordinator again this year, she will also be assisted by Stacey Weasel, 4-H Volunteer. At their request, I have created a “Remind” group to communicate any cancellations or modifications for those evening workshops. Katie & Stacey coordinate and organize evening workshops for members to practice with their dogs – this information is all included in the Dog Member Packet.

As always, please reach out to me with any questions! If I can’t answer them, Katie is an excellent resource to reach out to as well!

May Reminders

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Greetings All!~

You get your updates a bit early this week because tomorrow is May 1 & then I’m out of the office for a few days!

ROYALTY APPLICATIONS=

  • DEADLINE IS MAY 1 (TOMORROW)
  • Can be hand-delivered to the office
  • Can be emailed to Morgan at parcher.6@osu.edu
  • Digital photos should be emailed to Morgan as well

SENIOR BIOGRAPHY & BANNERS=

  • Senior Biography Forms
  • DUE MAY 1 (TOMORROW)
  • Can be hand-delivered to the office
  • Can be emailed to Morgan at parcher.6@osu.edu
  • Digital photos should be emailed to Morgan as well
  • Senior Banners
  • The Henry County 4-H Advisory Council is sponsoring banners for all seniors this year! (a $50 value per child) and there are 45 SENIORS (wowza!). These banners will hang in various locations around the Henry County Fair highlighting our awesome seniors!
  • Please respond to the following survey by MAY 15
  • Survey: https://forms.gle/RBHnN3SCLo7o6rrz6

CAMPS=

  • 4-H Camp Registration will open at 10am TOMORROW
  • There will be another 4-HOnline email that will come out letting you know it’s open!
  • Camp cost per child starts at $200 & goes up from there based on add-ons such as t-shirts & activities
  • 4-H Camp Scholarships
  • Deadline is May 15 – Submit application to the office or email Morgan
  • Cloverbud Camp is currently OPEN!
  • Registration Link: https://go.osu.edu/2024hccloverbudcamp

MORGAN=

  • I’ll be out of the office May 4-8 – I’ll be back in on Tuesday May 9th.
  • If you have immediate questions, connect with Emily Cordes Monday thru Friday from 8:30a-3:30p
  • If you will be stopping up after 3:30, be sure to touch base with Emily before just popping up!

Thanks for your understanding!

~Morgan

ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT CAMP???

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4-H Camp is the one program I know most of our 4-H’ers look forward to EVERY YEAR. 

Our 4-H Camp Counselors and Camp Staff have been working to bring a exciting and fun camp experience to you this year!

The information included in this packet will help you familiarize yourself with what to expect when signing up for camp this year. Our office thought this packet would be a great tool to help guide the decision making process when the registration link opens!

Our 2024 Henry County 4-H Camp Registration will go live on MAY 1! (took a bit longer to get online payments connected)

Be on the lookout for the “Camp Registration is Open!” email on that day!

In the meantime, I encourage families to review the 2024 Henry County 4-H Information Packet and get hyped for this year’s Henry County 4-H Camp!

If you’re interested in learning more about Cloverbud Camp, please visit our CAMP PAGE.