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Congratulations to John Avellar, Jacob Thorne, Bernden Benson, and Jesse Beckett who won first place as our Livestock Judging team and then also won first, second, and third place individually in the National Judging contest in Louisville, KY.

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4-H Family Newsletter January 2007

U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A C O O P E R A T I V E E X T E N S I O N , Y O L O C O U N T Y U . C . A N D U . S . D . A . C O O P E R A T I N G

4-H Office Contacts Marcel Horowitz Youth Advisor 530-666-8722 mhorowitz@ucdavis.edu Delynda Eldridge Program Representative 530-666-8735 djeldridge@ucdavis.edu Karisa Huie 4-H Secretary 530-666-8703 kdhuie@ucdavis.edu

Inside this issue: Proposed Polices…….2 Up Coming Events…..3 Presentation Entry Forms…...………4 & 5 Club News……...6 & 7 Club Meetings……….8

Martin Luther King Day, Jan 15, 2007

4-H NATIONAL WINNERS!

Congratulations to Sarah Hazeltine, Joe Tauzer, and Daniel Berke who won first place in the Na-tional Avian Bowl that was held in Louisville, KY. Daniel Berke also won third place for his presentation on egg prep.

4-H SPRING SHOW BOOKS

The long awaited Spring Show Books will be available on-line January 1st and available as a hard copy in your club boxes by January 15th. As always to help with paper cost there will be one book per family.

BEEF OWNERSHIP AND EAR TAGGING

You must bring an entry form with you to turn in. Entry forms will be available January 1st, 2007 on-line.

http://ceyolo.ucdavis.edu/

January 6th, 2007 10am - 12pm

Yolo County Fairgrounds

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Notes from Leader’s Council

POLICY UPDATE

Attendance To be eligible to exhibit in the Spring Show, a member must:

a. Attend 80% of mandatory project meetings. The number of mandatory project meetings is to be determined by the project leader and must to be included on the Project Leader Agreement form which must be filed in the 4-H Office.

b. Attend 80% of the regular monthly Community Club meetings.

Spring Show Entry Forms The 4-H Office is the Office of Record for all Spring Show entry forms. All Spring Show entry forms must be turned into the 4-H Office on or before the stated due date. If a project leader chooses to accept Spring Show entry forms from members, the project leader is responsible for turning the forms into the 4-H Office on or before the stated due date.

Cross-clubbing Cross-clubbing is participating in a project that is not offered in your home club. Members and parents must work together with their Community Club Leader(s) to communicate with other clubs to join their projects. All involved Community Club Leaders and the partnering Project Leader(s) will discuss and determine if there is room available in the desired project(s). An agree-ment must be made between all parties involved and a request must be submitted in writing to the 4-H Office for approval. Cross Clubbing Communication Process:

Changing 4-H Community Clubs Members may not change 4-H Community Clubs during the active 4-H year. If a change is made, it must be done at the beginning of the 4-H year.

Establishing a New 4-H Community Club A new club must complete a one year probationary period in which time: a. All mandatory paperwork must be submitted to the 4-H Office on or before the stated dead-

lines. b. The club name must be approved by the 4-H Office. c. Any financial account opened must have the signature of the 4-H Office staff. d. The club must have a minimum of 3 different projects. Everyone is welcome to attend Leader’s Council meetings. The next meeting is January 24, 2007. Please come if you would like your voice heard.

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Upcoming Events

KNOWLEDGE FIELD DAY

The projects for the field day include: Creative Arts and Sciences: Aerospace and, Rocketry, Archery, Astronomy, Baking, Breads, Clothing, Cooking, Entomology, Fi-ber, Fisheries, Food Preservation, Leather craft, Music, Pets and Small Animals, Plant

January 13, 2007 9am, Norton Hall

TREASURER TRAINING—MANDATORY

Mandatory Treasurer Training for both the youth and adult club treasurers. Please bring your club books for review and audit. If you can not attend please contact the 4-H Office.

January 17, 2007 6pm, Norton Hall

YOLO COUNTY PRESENTATION DAY

Presentation day entries are due Jan 30, 2007 by 5 pm to the 4-H Office. Please sign up to be a judge or door monitor too.

February 10, 2007 UC Davis, Wellman Hall

NORTH CENTRAL SECTIONAL MEETING

February 17, 2007 Solano County

Eating smart. Eat three small meals a day, or five even smaller ones if you're always hungry at 4 p.m. Good desk snacks include almonds, an apple, a banana, raisins or a low calorie fruit drink like Cranberry Light. And when you shop, shop "around the edges" of the grocery store. That's where the “real” food is.

Science, Photography, and Woodworking/Carpentry Small Animals: Cavies, Dog care, Poultry, Rabbits, Service dogs Large Animals: Beef, Goats, Horse, Swine (Sheep evaluations will be done at the 3:30 pm at the Sheep Field Day.) By Jan Johansen

HEALTH TIP

Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. Contact John Roncoroni for more information.

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ENTRY FORM IS DUE IN THE 4-H OFFICE BY 5:00 PM ON TUESDAY JANUARY 30, 2007.

Type of Presentation: _____Demonstration/Illustrated Talk _____Educational Display _____Prepared Speech _____Impromptu Speech _____Interpretive Reading _____Share the Fun _____Cultural Arts _____Audio/Visual Presentation TITLE:_________________________________________________________________________________ NAME:_________________________________________________________________________________ AGE (as of 1/1/07):_____________________________ GRADE:___________________________________ CLUB:__________________________________________________________________________________ PHONE NUMBER:______________________________ E-Mail address:_____________________________

If this is a team presentation:

NAME:_________________________________________________________________________________ AGE (as of 1/1/07):_____________________________ GRADE:___________________________________ CLUB:__________________________________________________________________________________ PHONE NUMBER:______________________________ E-Mail address:_____________________________ If additional room is needed because there are more than two participants, use the back of this form or an ad-ditional page, being sure to list the name, age, grade, club, and phone number of each participant.

Presentation day guidelines are available at: http://ca4h.org/leadership/spd/

CHAIR: Karen Chesnut 916-374-8224

karensmc@earthlink.net

Yolo County Presentation Day 2007 Form

February 10th, 2007 Check in at 8:30 am

Start time at 9:30 am Wellman Hall, UCD

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PLEASE RETURN TO THE 4-H OFFICE BY TUESDAY JANUARY 30, 2007.

I would like to be: ______Door monitor ______ MC (7th Grade or older) NAME:_________________________________________________________________________________ GRADE________________________________________________________________________________ CLUB:__________________________________________________________________________________ PHONE NUMBER: _____________________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS: _________________________ I HAVE DONE JOB THIS BEFORE: _____YES ______NO

I would like to be: _______ Judge

NAME:_________________________________________________________________________________ CLUB:__________________________________________________________________________________ PHONE NUMBER:_____________________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS: __________________________

I HAVE BEEN A JUDGE BEFORE: ______YES _______NO

Yolo County Presentation Day 2007 Committee Sign Up Form

February 10th, 2007 Check in at 8:30 am

Start time at 9:30 am Wellman Hall, UCD

FOR YOUTH

FOR ADULTS

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Club News ESPARTO/CAPAY VALLEY December Update I am sure that we are all pleased to finally begin our enjoyable project meetings for 4-H, so please be sure to attend as many as you possibly can and mark each on your calendar. I would like to thank all 4-H members that participated in preparing and performing for the Guinda Grange Haunted House. I also appreciate all participants that maintained the amusing booths. Thanks to all of your ef-forts, the party was a tremendous success! All contributors during Achievement Night also deserve great appreciation. And con-gratulations to all members that earned an award at Achievement Night! Thank you! January Update Thank you to all Esparto Capay Valley 4-Hers for attending our Christmas Meeting. We are grateful for the good job that Jake Pillard and Garrett Johnson did organizing our Christmas Party! Also, Carol Dittmar,

WILLOW OAK

Our last meeting was held November 13, 2006. We donated our pumpkins from the pumpkin decorating contest to Woodland Memorial hospital and we got a letter from them thanking us. Many people from our club earned awards from achievement night though not many of our members showed up to accept them. It’s Christmas time again and the theme for the Christmas Parade is “Home for the Holidays.” Our 50th annual Pedro Card Party is coming. The date is January 20 and more details will be given as we come closer to the event. A reminder to all 4-hers who haven’t yet turned in enrollment forms, they are due to the 4H office on January 1st. Get them in or you won’t be able to show an animal at the Spring Show. By William Tenhunfeld

5 Pedigree Mini Rex rabbits born Oct 3rd, two white , 3 seal color. Call Colleen Brock at mand-cbrock@earthlink.net

Swine Piglets avail-able. Good show pigs. Call George Huizar at

Laurie Hayes, and the Creative Arts and Crafts Group deserve great appreciation for providing decorations for the special Christ-mas meeting. Thank you to everyone who brought their delicious dishes. Also, thank you for filling the table with gifts. Without your contribution, we wouldn’t have had a successful gift exchange. Sorry that the rain prevented us from caroling at the trailer park, we hope we will be able to next year. Con-gratulations to Esparto Capay Valley 4-H Club for earning such a generous donation from Full Belly Farm. You deserved it for working so hard at the Petting Zoo for the Hoes Down Festival. More importantly, thank you to Paul Muller and Dru Rivers for giving us this contribution to our club! Con-gratulations and thank you to everyone! Have a fantastic winter break and happy holi-days! By: Margot Dittmar

HILLTOP HORSE

Our club met on November 14th and was excited to welcome 3 new members to our group. Toney & Reannen with their new horse Fae and Noel who is looking to lease a horse. Kacey is excited to be able to start using her new horse Glitter Sands this year. The group decided to have 30 minutes of play time with their horses prior to com-mencing each riding session. We had a riding

meeting on November 18th. We are cur-rently looking for an indoor arena for our winter project meetings. Currently we are designing our t-shirts and sweatshirts for the club and we are always open for new ideas and suggestions and welcome any other club members to attend any of our meetings and share their ideas.

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More News

CLEVER CLOVERS CLUB NEWS

Charlotte’s Web Fundraiser There is an exciting opportunity for 4-H to raise money and awareness. For every movie ticket purchased for Charlotte's Web through www.fourhcouncil.edu, a donation of $1 will be made by Hollywood Movie Money to support our state 4-H program. Charlotte’s Web features the 4-H Emblem many times, and the themes portrayed speak directly to the great work that 4-H does in developing youth – building friendships, commitment to goals and having fun!

Reviewers For Clover Safe Notes Needed The State 4-H Office is still looking for volunteers to review the Clover Safe Notes that pertain to sewing, power saw safety, and rabbits. The reviewers must have some expertise in working with youth in these areas as well as some subject matter expertise. If interested, you can contact Mignonne Pollard at mypollard@ucdavis.edu.

Civic Learning Online This provides a free, easily searchable directory of civic learning resources, lessons and prac-tices. All are reviewed for alignment with the Civic Mission of Schools Report. To learn more, visit http://www.civicmissionofschools.org.

STATE 4-H OFFICE NEWS

SHINY SHAMROCKS CLUB NEWS

Shiny shamrocks will be holding a Rummage Sale on Saturday, March 10, 2007 at Norton Hall from 8am-2pm. We will have a large variety of items, please come to support our club! Also, we will be taking donations in February, if you would like to donate items please call Janeen Smith at 916-508-2720 or email neenierae@yaho.com.

Clever Clovers 4-H club has been very busy with community service this month. We did Toys-for-Tots, adopted 2 families, sent care packages to soldiers in Iraq, and played piano in convalescent homes and a church in Woodland. The biggest thing that we did was Toys for Tots. Toys for Tots is where we sort and then give out toys with the Ma-rine Corps of Yolo County. 4-H kids and adults sorted toys for 3 days! That is how many toys there were. Clever Clovers helped to pass out toys to needy families. This year there were over 300 families. Another thing we did was send care packages to soldiers in Iraq. There were toiletries, candy, jerky, and other fun things. We hope the soldiers were happy to get them. Clever Clovers also did Adopt-a-Family. We adopted 2 families. We gave them all kinds of things including, toys, clothes, dishes and

other fun stuff. My brother, his friends and I wrapped, decorated and labeled the gifts and they were delivered. Lots of people gave lots of gifts. I think the families will be happy. The last thing is that my Cultural Arts project is playing piano at Convalescent homes around Woodland. My brother and I are playing Christmas Carols and Classical music to the residents. My youngest brother is in charge of candy canes. We also are playing at a local church for their programs. 4-H members have been busy. We hope everyone had happy holidays. Clever Cov-ers enjoyed being part of these community service projects. By Liam Campbell

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4-H Club Meeting Dates

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All meetings are open to everyone! Leader’s Council Held the 4th Wednesday of each month, Norton Hall, 7pm. Next meeting January 24th. Yolo County Clubs Clarksburg: 2nd Tuesday of each month, Clarksburg Community Church, 7pm Esparto/Capay Valley: 2nd Monday of each month, Countryside Community Church, 6:30pm Knights Landing United: 3rd Thursday of each month, 6:30pm, Family Resource Center Knights Landing West Sacramento: 2nd Tuesday of each month, Arthur Turner Library, 6:30pm Winters: 1st Tuesday of each month, St. Anthony’s Church Perish Hall, 7pm Winters Zamora: 1st Tuesday of each month, Zamora Town Hall, 7pm Davis Clubs Golden Valley: 1st Tuesday of each month, 7pm, Holmes Jr High School, Davis Norwood: 1st Wednesday of each month, 7pm Holmes Jr High School, Davis West Plainfield: 2nd Tuesday of each month, Lillard Hall, 7pm Woodland Clubs Clever Clovers: 2nd Monday of each month, Yolo County Fairground, John Rogers Hall, 7pm Hilltop Horse: 1st Tuesday of each month, Norton Hall, 6:30pm Shiny Shamrocks: 2nd Thursday of each month, Norton Hall, 7pm Willow Oak: 2nd Monday of each month, Willow Oak Park Hall, 7pm

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