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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE Electric Camp News Release UPCOMING EVENTS
June 15
June 18
June 19-20
June 22-27
June 23
June 23-26
June 24-28
June 29-July 2
June 29-July 2
July 1
July 6-8
July 13-16
July 20-24
July 24-25
July 28-August 2
August 12
August 24-29
August 27
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas09 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas09/09-index.htm For a news release recognizing your delegates attending State 4-H Electric Camp, June 23-26, go to the Web Packet provided by UTIA Marketing and Communications at www.agriculture.utk.edu/webPacket/. This is a fill-in-the blank article suitable for use in your local newspaper. You might personalize it with a photo of your delegate(s). Steve Sutton HICKMAN/MADISON COUNTIES ATTEND CWF Seven Hickman County and three Madison County 4-H members along with two Hickman County volunteers attended Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland, May 30-June 6, 2009. CWF is a six-day intensive summer citizenship program for youth age 14-19. CWF delegates learn about the democratic process and their role as citizens while they experience our nation's capital. They get the inside scoop about how government really works from prominent guest speakers. College-age program fellows lead bill writing workshops, a national issues forum and mock elections and congressional sessions that prepare you for leadership now and in the future. The Tennessee group met the Alabama delegation in Knoxville to ride on the Alabama charter bus. Both the Hickman County and Madison County programs had been fundraising for several years to make this trip possible for these 12th grade 4-H members. Donna Bradley LIVESTOCK AND MEATS JUDGING WINNERS ANNOUNCED Judging competition was held Tuesday, June 2 at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro. Tennessee’s representatives in livestock and meats judging were selected to participate in the 2009 national events. Contestants were honored with an awards banquet at the Tennessee Livestock Center. Results for the contests are as follows:
The Bedford County livestock team will compete at the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest, November 9-11, 2009 in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Hancock County meats team will participate in the National 4-H Meats Judging Contest, October 27-28, 2009 in Manhattan, Kansas. Steve Sutton MARSHALL COUNTY IS STATE DAIRY BOWL WINNER The State 4-H Dairy Bowl was held on June 2 in conjunction with the “June Is Dairy Month” Kick Off luncheon in Nashville. A team from Marshall County composed of Allison Scott, Ross Strasser, Chandler Rosenbalm and Caleb Whaley took top honors in the senior division. Henry County was second in the senior division with a second Marshall County team and Rutherford County rounding out the field of four teams. The Marshall County team will represent Tennessee in the 2009 Invitational Dairy Quiz Bowl in Louisville, Kentucky this November. The team was coached by volunteers Jenny and Toby Strasser. Marshall County was also the winner in the junior high division of the contest. Team members were Samantha Reese, Tygr Taylor, Andie Strasser and Sydney Strasser. Their coaches were Jenny and Toby Strasser. Donor for this event is the Dairy Farmers of America. Special thanks to Jeff Mitchell, Extension Assistant, Animal Science, for his leadership in conducting this educational program. Steve Sutton All 4-H portfolios have been returned. Some were delivered directly to counties participating in the state livestock and meats judging contests, Health Rocks training and June Dairy Month luncheon. The rest were sent to the regional offices. They will be making arrangements to get them back to those counties. Thanks! Steve Sutton STATE YOUTH SHEEP ORATORICAL CONTEST TO BE HELD AT EXPO The 2009 State Youth Sheep Oratorical Contest will be held Tuesday, July 14 in Cookeville. The event will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. CDT at the Hyder-Burks Pavilion. The contest is open to 4-H and FFA members in the 7th through 12th grade on January 1 of the current year. The subject matter of the contestant’s speech must pertain to sheep; visual aids are NOT allowed. Speakers may use notes, however excessive use of notes will count against the final score. Suggested time limit for 7th and 8th grade speeches is 4-6 minutes. 9th to 12th grade speeches should be 5-7 minutes in length. Speakers not within this range may lose points at the discretion of the judges. Speakers should dress appropriately for the event (showmanship-type clothing is recommended). Participants will be divided into grade divisions and the five top-scoring speakers in each grade will receive medallions. Contest and entry information for the oratorical contest maybe be found at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/Sheep/4-HSheepProject-SpeechContest.html. Pre-registration is required by June 15 via the online entry form available from the Web site. Steve Sutton TENNESSEE 4-H SHEEP CONFERENCE HELD IN COOKEVILLE 80 youth, parents, leaders and Extension personnel attended the annual Tennessee 4-H Sheep Conference, May 29-30, at the Hyder-Burks Arena on the Tennessee Tech campus in Cookeville. Those older youth participating in Friday night’s activities, were able to enhance their leadership through hands-on learning experiences in preparation for teaching skillathon information to those attending the next day. Those serving as leaders included:
Saturday’s program included sessions on sheep judging, identifying common wool defects and wool quality, identifying lamb wholesale and retail cuts, showmanship skills and grooming skills. The participants also participated in learning stations for quality assurance, equipment identification, meat identification, sheep breeds and feeds and nutrition. Members of the Tennessee Sheep Producers Association developed the skillathon activities, and the teen leaders taught the information to the group. Several sheep project members brought very informative sheep project exhibit boards. Winners were:
A team composed of Justin Lyles (Sumner County), Ashley Tuttle (Sumner County) and Rachael Wolters (Maury County) won the Senior Lamb Quiz Bowl. Aaron Wolters of Maury County was recognized for scorning 90% or better in the Junior Lamb Bowl Quiz. Steve Sutton All counties have the opportunity to nominate outstanding 4-H members to receive Tennessee’s highest level of recognition, the Vol State Award. Vol State recipients must be:
Each county may nominate two members plus one member for each 100, or major fraction thereof, senior members in the county. Members do no have to be a state finalist. However, if they are not finalists, the $175 registration must be paid for them. Please do not tell your members they have been nominated for Vol State. The recognition ceremony at Roundup is much more effective if the member does not know they will be tapped. Vol State nominees should be indicated during the online Roundup registration process through SUPER. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
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