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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 03 - Issue 04 IN THIS ISSUE 2002 Ag Tag Wrap-Up
Reminder UPCOMING EVENTS February 1
February 1
February 3
February 7
February 8
February 15
February 28-March 1
March 1
March 1
March 8
March 21-23
March 30-April 5
March 31
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ Online version of Ideas: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas03/ Ideas index: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas03/03-index.htm Please remember that all 2002 Ag Tag 4-H county endowment designation forms must be to me by February 15, 2003. We will not be able to claim 2002 designation forms received after this date. Thank you! Mark Gateley 2003 4-H JUNE DAIRY MONTH POSTER CONTEST The guidelines for the 2003 4-H June Dairy Month Poster Contest can be found at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas03/links/dairyposter03.htm. Please note that your county winning poster should be sent to Pat Wallin by May 9, 2003. Posters are not judged on a district level. The Southeast United Dairy Industry Association (SUDIA) will handle all judging. Also, please note that the 4-H member submitting the winning poster will receive a $500 savings bond and the county office will receive a $100 cash award. If your county has a Spiffy program, please share this information with the person who gives leadership to that effort. Steve Sutton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 4-H theme for 2003 is "4-H - Taking YOUth to the Limit." The artwork is available on our web site at the following URL's:
This theme will be the topic for the Congress essay contest, as well as the theme for other 4-H events this year. It may be used for county activities if you wish to adapt it. Steve Sutton FEBRUARY 7-8 HAS ROOM FOR MORE We haven't reached our 150-person goal. If you have teen or adult volunteers and/or 4-H alumni who haven't registered for the alumni/volunteer event, encourage them to do so. This is too good to miss. Listed below are three of the many workshops which will be conducted at the forum.
Peggy Adkins MEET THE STATE 4-H STAFF! - TAMMIE (DYER) COLE We want you to know more about the people who work in the state 4-H office. We will be featuring a different staff member each week in Ideas. Keep reading to find out about another one of our team. Tammie was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, but has lived in England, Denver, Nashville and Atlanta. At the age of 18, she went overseas and married a U.S. Air Force serviceman. Her biggest accomplishment is her 17 year old daughter Ashley, who was born while Tammie was stationed at Lowrey Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado. Her past work experiences are mostly in event planning and marketing. While at Whittle Communications she worked for Peter Finn, a marketing guru; Bob Hope, the former Atlanta Braves promoter; and Baseball Hall-of-Famer Phil Niekro. She assisted in starting the Whittle Events marketing group that worked with Coca-Cola on their Super Bowl and Olympic efforts, as well as the first women's baseball team, the Colorado Silver Bullets. While working in Atlanta, she managed the Suzuki Heisman College Tour. She was responsible for negotiating price and availability with the colleges, as well as the team of four that were traveling across the country in two Suzuki XL-7 vehicles. This tour took an actual Heisman trophy to 18 college campuses across the U.S. and took digital fan photos that were posted to Suzuki's web site. During the tour, fans submitted votes for their favorite Heisman candidate; Suzuki submitted the fans' favorite choice as winner for their Heisman sponsorship vote. She returned home after September 11 and now resides in Maryville, Tennessee. Her responsibilities in the 4-H office are support person for the assistant director/state 4-H leader, IRIS processing, human resources, budgets and event planning. Alice Ann Moore Two outstanding Tennessee 4-H alumni will be recognized at State 4-H Congress. Nominate your county's best by emailing (lwilkers@utk.edu) or faxing (865-974-1628) your county's one-page recommendation by February 7. Include the nominee's name, address, phone, email, 4-H membership highlights and adult contribution to the community. These nominations do not require a special form this year. Each county can nominate two alumni by merely submitting a one-page (or less) recommendation letter. Letters will be reviewed by the Tennessee 4-H Alumni board on February 8 for selection of district and state honorees. Peggy Adkins RESULTS FROM 4-H MARKET HOG SHOW Eighty-seven exhibitors from 21 counties exhibited 274 head of swine at the 2003 State 4-H Market Hog Show. This is about a 25% increase over recent years. The show also reflected an increase in show quality. The top five pigs in the ultrasound carcass class cut above 58 percent lean and the top 10 were all over 57 percent lean. Williamson County had the most exhibitors and the Central District had the most entries. Mr. Dave Walter of Warren, IN judged the show and presented a talk regarding show ring ethics. Kayla Kimes (Clay), Mark Giffen (Blount) and James Mathis (Hickman) earned the premier exhibitor awards for the junior, junior high and senior divisions, respectively. Premier exhibitor awards are based on a combined score of showmanship, skillathon and animal placing. Cason McInturff (Williamson) exhibited the grand champion and Tosh Farms of Henry, TN purchased his hog for $7.50 per pound. Kayla Werner (Williamson) showed the reserve grand champion and Gold Kist Pork Division of Jefferson, GA purchased her hog for $6.50 per pound. James Mathis (Hickman) exhibited the champion pen-of-three and Jacqueline Ray (Moore) showed the reserve champion pen-of-three. Tennessee Livestock Producers purchased both champion pens for $.55 per pound. The top pig in the ultrasound carcass class yielded a 58.99 percent lean and belonged to Brittany Hix (Clay). Other award winners include:
Dwight Loveday THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of
its joy.
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