State 4-H Scholarship Awards:
A big congratulations to all our 2016 Washington State 4-H Scholarship re-cipients! It is exciting to note they are all from different counties!
Ashley Hanson, Pend Oreille Co. – Thomas R. Quann Scholarship Fund
Elise Wohler, Clark Co. – Washington State 4-H Foundation Scholarship
Julia Todderud, Asotin Co. – Lewis County 4-H Leaders Scholarship
Thomas LeClair, Skagit Co. – Lewis County 4-H Leaders Scholarship
Emily Harting, Whatcom Co. – Lewis County 4-H Leaders Scholarship
Travis Gylling, Kittitas Co. – O.M. Plummer Memorial Scholarship
Megan Dehle, Spokane Co. – J. Orville Young Memorial Scholarship
Registration for Teen Conference
Registration for Teen Conference has been pushed back and will now open on May 11th. Instructions to register are available at:
http://extension.wsu.edu/4h/youth/state-4-h-teen-conference/conference-resources/
Please make sure youth registering for Teen Conference read and understand the in-structions thoroughly. All forms must be completed electronically. Handwritten forms will not be accepted.
If you have any questions about Teen Conference or registration, contact Jan Klein.
4-H Leader Council Meeting 5/19/2016
Please plan to attend the 4-H leader Council meeting 5/19/2016 at 6:30 p.m. Location: WSU Extension Office 227 Garden Avenue.
Zoom connection:
Topic: 4-H Leader Council
Time: May 19, 2016 6:00 PM (GMT-7:00) Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/5094476452
Or iPhone one-tap: 14157629988,5094476452# or 16465687788,5094476452#
Or Telephone:
Dial: +1 415 762 9988 (US Toll) or +1 646 568 7788 (US Toll)
Meeting ID: 509 447 6452
PREPARE FOR NEW ANTIBIOTIC REGULATIONS
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released new antibiotic regulations that affect all U.S. poultry and livestock producers, including youth exhibitors. The National Pork Board is urging all its stakeholders to get ready now, before the new regulations go into effect on January 1, 2017.
The Pork Board has introduced the USCARE checklist, that offers six key steps for producers and exhibitors to prepare for these regulatory changes. For additional information, visit www.pork.org/antibiotics.
Special invitation: Please share with everyone involved with youth and camping.
Research in Alaska
Mike Jensen will be traveling to Alaska to conduct research on Preparing Youth Camps for Wildland Fire in 2016. Mike will not be at the Leader Council meeting due to his travels. Please join us for the webinar listed above. The early indication is that this will be another bad wildland fire season. Please help us get the word out about this webinar. Registration is required.
Life Scout:
I am in Troop 288 in Colbert. I am a Life Scout about to get my Eagle Scout. I believe the 4-H Extension Office was in need of new picnic tables at 4-H Super Saturday. I earned the money for my project by flower sales, rummage sales, and selling Christmas wreaths; also, through donations from an anonymous donor. I enjoyed making these because my three years of 4-H has taught me that community efforts are essential, and I wanted to give back. I hope my tables will be enjoyed for many years to come.
Evan Priest
Thank you Evan, your dad and sister, and Scouts! Everyone should check out the great picnic tables in front of the Extension Office.