Author: Bruce Zimmer

4-H End of Year Celebration – Nov 21

Please come and celebrate the accomplishment of our members, volunteers, and community partners! Here is the program for the evening

Washington County 4-H End of Year Celebration

November 21, 2024—Jr Fair Building

  • Ice Cream Sundaes—6:30 pm
  • Welcome—7:00 pm
  • Pledges & 4-H Creed
  • Cloverbud Graduation
  • Volunteer Recognition
  • Member Recognition
  • Special Community Awards
  • Club Awards
  • Community Service Awards
  • Ohio State Fair Award Winners
  • Ohio 4-H Horse Awards
  • Project Pin Awards & Special Pin Awards
  • Trip Scholarship Awards
  • Margaret Meredith Leadership Award
  • Closing Announcements

High Path Avian Influenza Discovered in Oregon Swine

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Oregon state veterinary officials are investigating positive cases of H5N1 in a backyard farming operation in Oregon that has a mix of poultry and livestock, including swine. The Oregon Department of Agriculture announced on Friday, Oct. 25, that poultry on this farm represented the first H5N1 detection in Crook County, Oregon. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories also confirmed one of the farm’s five pigs to be infected with H5N1, marking the first detection of H5N1 in swine in the United States.

There is no concern about the safety of the nation’s pork supply as a result of this finding.    

If you are interested in reading the press release from Oregon veterinary agencies, here is the link.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/federal-state-veterinary-agencies-share-update-hpai-detections-oregon

4-H Toy & Canned Food Drive – Items Due December 4

Washington County 4-H is partnering with the Salvation Army Washington County Angel Tree program to collect toys and non-perishable food for area families.

1. Toys must be newly purchased and unwrapped

2. Non-perishable unexpired foods (boxed or canned)

3. Washington County 4-H will be taking donations until Wednesday, December 4 at 4:00 pm

4. All unwrapped toys and food must be dropped at the OSU Extension Office located at 1115 Gilman Ave, Marietta. There will be a box in the building front lobby and in the Extension Office Lobby

5. Call 740-376-7431 if questions

Camp Hervida Dinner & Fundraiser – Nov 9

Saturday, November 9, 2024

Doors open 5:30 p.m., Dinner 6:00 p.m., Drawing 7:00 p.m. – Churchtown K of C Hall, SR 676

$40 ticket (dinner and drawings for cash prizes) – Contact a board member or the Extension Office to purchase a ticket.

Your club can provide a community service to our county-owned 4-H camp facility by being workers, donating an item to the silent auction and/or providing desserts at the Building Fund Drawing & Silent Auction on Saturday, November 11. This year’s proceeds will go toward operating expenses & kitchen improvements.

Workers are needed to clear tables and clean up the kitchen from 6:00 p.m. until finished. Another work crew is needed to tear down tables and chairs at the end of the fund raiser from 9 p.m. until finished. 4-H club members, parents and advisors who are signed up to work receive a free meal and do not need to purchase a $40 ticket.

An item for the silent auction can be made or solicited from a business by your club. Various kinds of gift baskets, gift certificates, novelties, tools, decorations, etc. are appropriate. Items can be dropped off at the Extension Office before Saturday or at the K of C Hall on Saturday by 4 p.m.

A total of 30 desserts are needed to help keep the meal costs down. Your club could provide one or more pies or cakes. Desserts can be dropped off at the Extension Office before Saturday or at the K of C Hall on Saturday by 4 p.m.

To contribute as a community service project for your club, please contact Jane at 740-568-8044. Thank you for your kind consideration.

Applications now Open for National 4-H Conference

Applications are now open for Ohio 4-H Delegates to the 2025 National 4-H Conference!

Any 4-H member in Ohio ages *14-18 is able to apply by completing the Qualtrics survey linked below

Sample Application: 2025 National 4-H Conference Delegate Application Questions

Basic Information:

  • National 4-H Conference is specifically focused on civic engagement, civic education, and personal development. Delegates arrive ready to connect, learn, engage, lead, and impact their communities, their nation, and their world. In 2024, National 4-H Conference returns for youth delegates to attend in-person in Washington, D.C., April 10-16, 2025 (Ohio delegates arrive a day early on April 10. Conference begins April 11).
  • Interested Ohio 4-H members must complete an application via Qualtrics (linked at bottom) by December 1 at 11:59 p.m. *Applicants must be 15-18 as of January 1, 2025, and currently enrolled as an Ohio 4-H member in 2025.
  • After an application is received, the State 4-H Office will request a referral from county 4-H professional for the respective candidate.
  • A selection board of advisors, 4-H educators, and past attendees will review applications and conduct interviews, as needed.
  • Those selected will be expected to fully engage in all pre-conference and conference activities and adhere to all National 4-H guidelines, complete all required work as a result of conference participation, and share knowledge gained with Ohio 4-H upon their return.
  • More information about the opportunity can be found on the website: https://go.osu.edu/N4HC

See the attached document for the example application, and then be sure to have interested members submit an application via Qualtrics: https://go.osu.edu/N4HCapp