The scholarship application for the 2018 Muskingum County 4-H Clover Dude Day Camp is now available. The application can be found on our website: muskingum.osu.edu > 4-H Youth Development > 4-H Cloverbuds. Scroll to Cloverbud Day Camp and click on the link to the scholarship application.

Scholarship applications are due 4/30/18 by 4:30p.m. This is not a postmark deadline.

If you have any questions about the scholarship or Clover Dude Camp, please contact Stefanie L. Prevatt (prevatt.2@osu.edu).

The Muskingum County Junior Fair Board is hard at work making plans for the 2018 fair. We have some exciting new activities planned for youth and families to participate in this year as well making sure to continue favorite pastimes like Cloverbud Show and Tell and the Sunday morning worship service.

We hope you will join us on Wednesday, April 18 at Hotheads Burritos at 3217 Maple Ave in Zanesville to help us fund raise to support our efforts. The fundraiser is all day, but you must present this flyer in order for the Junior Fair Board to receive your proceeds.

Thank you for your help to make 2018 a great year for our Junior Fair families and members!

Do you have a Cloverbud who wants to attend Clover Dude Day Camp? Here are the details you need to know:

When:               Friday, July 6, 2018; 10:00a.m. – 3:00pm

Where:             KD Guest Ranch – 9280 Young America Road, Adamsville, OH

Who:                Current Muskingum County 4-H Cloverbuds

What:                Explore life on a working dude ranch!

Cost: $45 per youth

Scholarship applications available 4/16/18.
Registration packets available 5/1/18.

Information will be posted on the blog, Facebook, and muskingum.osu.edu as it become available. We hope to see you there!

Although the weather doesn’t quite feel like summer, the Junior Fair Board has been hard at work preparing for the 2018 Muskingum County Fair. We are excited to announce your 2018 officers:

President: Adam Crock
Vice President: Rachel Hampp
Secretary: Kamryn Kreis
Treasurer: Kailey Lindsley

If you have ideas or suggestions for improvements to the Junior Fair, feel free to reach out to one of these youth. The officers led a great discussion at the last meeting which led to our 2018 Junior Fair theme: Stand Out with Junior Fair!

We look forward to seeing how you incorporate this theme into your booths and barn displays!

Hello 4-H Family! To help clear up some confusion: the Beef QA programs held at Muskingum Livestock DO NOT fulfill the LQA certification required for youth exhibiting a market animal, lactating dairy cow, or lactating dairy goat at the Muskingum County Fair.

Certification can be obtained in two ways:
1. Youth can participate in an LQA program
provided by OSU Extension.
2.Youth can participate in the test out option.

Are you an advisor whose members are taking woodworking? A parent with a child enrolled in woodworking? Specific projects include:

Measuring Up #556
Making The Cut #557
Nailing It Together #558
Finishing Up #559
Woodworking Master #560A

Last year at the Ohio State Fair, 39 4-H youth were not considered for final placings because they used ineligible tools. Check out the Ohio State 4-H Woodworking Guidelines to make sure tools youth wish to use for their specific project are allowed.

All first-time horse project participants must participate in the Horse Safety and Ethics Training Program with a parent or guardian before they can begin riding their horse at 4-H activities.  There are two opportunities to attend the program: March 12 and March 29 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. each evening at the Extension Office.

Call the Extension Office to pre-register. Please be on time. No late admittance allowed.  Both parent/guardian and youth must read 191R Horses, Safety and You prior to attending the program and bring the book with them to the program. Volunteers should purchase this book with their book order so the youth have time to read it with a parent prior to the program.

Ohio State Fair Scholarship application and information is now available. There will also be an online application; however the website has not been updated with the 2018 scholarship information. Once it is, the website to find this info is https://ohiostatefair.com/scholarships/.

All applications must be postmarked by April 1, or completed online by that date.

For questions, please contact Stacey French at S.French@expo.ohio.gov.

As I was sitting in our 4-H project book room, the Beekeeping project book caught my eye. I’ve always been fascinated by bees. Perhaps because they produce one of my favorite sweet treats: honey. Or perhaps because their pollination efforts are crucial to our every day eating habits – pollinating about 1/3 of the crops we eat.

The Beekeeping project is a powerhouse of STEM activities hidden in hands-on hive work that teach youth how to keep records, communicate, and conduct experiments. Beginners with no experience don’t even need to own their own hive! Youth investigate a topic of interest such as bee development, pollen and nectar, or the history of beekeeping. Youth set learning goals such as attending a local beekeeping class, visiting a large beekeeping operation, or participating in a wax/honey judging contest to dive in deeper and learn more about these interesting insects.

The real home-run of this project is the work youth do in maintaining and observing their hive. Youth keep records on what bees are eating, what flowers are blooming in the area, predator damage to the hive, and identification and treatment of any parasites found. The equipment and supply inventory and income and expense records teach youth how to manage personal finances and make good decisions related to money.

This project does require the purchase of some equipment that your child will need when working with bees – at minimum (if you will be working with someone else’s bees) you’ll want to purchase a veil and gloves.

Don’t have bees? Don’t worry! Let us help connect you with local beekeepers who would love to help the first year of the project! Our 4-H enrollment deadline is less than one month away – don’t miss out on this (or any other) fascinating project!

Mrs. Stefanie

prevatt.2@osu.edu

The Muskingum County Senior Fair Board has made a decision to reduce the number of days swine are on the fair grounds for the health and safety of the citizens of Muskingum County and the animals. The decision was made due to a recommendation from State Veterinarian, Dr. Tony Forshey.

The 2018 Muskingum County Junior Fair Swine schedule is:

We understand a change in schedule will mean a change in process for many of our of 4-H families. We hope you will continue to participate in the 4-H hog project. As more details are finalized they will be announced to club advisors, via email, on Facebook, and here on our blog.