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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS
VOLUME 08 - Issue 28
July 11, 2008
IN THIS ISSUE
2009 4-H Foundation Golf Tournament Date
American Sheep Industry Photo Contest
Collegiate 4-H Reunion Deadline
Don’t Forget to Register Your Dairy Judging Team
Honor Club Pins on Order
State 4-H Photo Search Winners Announced
Sweepstakes Tennessee Market Lamb and Commercial Ewe Awards
Tennessee 4-H Merchandise Available at Roundup
UPCOMING EVENTS
| Tennessee Junior Livestock Exposition (Sheep Events) - Cookeville |
| YF&R State Committee Meeting - Columbia |
July 18-19
| Young Farmer Conference - Columbia |
July 21-25
| State 4-H Roundup - Knoxville |
| Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships - Lexington, VA |
| State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest - Franklin |
| Southern Region 4-H Volunteer Forum Registration Due - State 4-H Office |
August 15
| Mid-South Fair Agribusiness/4-H Speaking Entries Due - State 4-H Office |
August 15
| Mid-South Fair Career Pursuit Entries Due - State 4-H Office |
August 15-16
| Tennessee 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Training - Crossville |
| Southern Region 4-H Teen Leadership Conference - Crossville |
| Tennessee Valley Fair - Knoxville |
| Tennessee State Fair - Nashville |
September 6
| State 4-H Shooting Sports Training Team Meeting - TBD |
| State Junior Market Goat Show - Nashville |
| State Make It with Wool Contest - Fayetteville |
| Galaxy III Conference - Indianapolis, IN |
September 20
| 4-H Day at the Mid-South Fair - Memphis |
September 20-28
| YF&R Fall Educational Tour - Middle Tennessee |
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu
Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08
Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/08-index.htm
2009 4-H FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT DATE
Please put Monday, May 11, 2009, on your calendar for the annual 4-H Foundation Golf Tournament to benefit delegates to Tennessee 4-H Congress. Rarity Bay in Vonore will host the tournament again in 2009, with an earlier start time to accommodate those who are traveling some distance to participate. Please share this date with your "network" of coworkers, friends and family.
Mark Gateley
Executive Director
Tennessee 4-H Foundation
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AMERICAN SHEEP INDUSTRY PHOTO CONTEST
The deadline for the American Sheep Industry Association's (ASI) 2008 Photo Contest is August 29. The contest is open to all who wish to enter, which means you do not have to be involved in the U.S. sheep, lamb, wool or goat industries to participate. The only rule is that your photograph must include sheep or goats.
Entries will be judged on clarity, content, composition and appeal in four categories.
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Action - Photographs of activities such as shearing, wool classing/skirting/baling, moving/trailing sheep, lambing, tagging, showing, feeding, etc. |
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Scenic - Photographs of sheep/goats outdoors. (Photos entered in this category cannot include people.) |
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People and sheep/goats - Photographs containing pictures of people and sheep/goats. |
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Open category - Photographs with subject matter that do not fall into the three above-listed categories. |
More than $1,000 will be awarded with $125 going to the grand prize winner in each of the four categories, $75 to the first runners-up in each category and a $50 prize to second runners-up in each category.
For more information, visit www.sheepusa.org.
Steve Sutton
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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COLLEGIATE 4-H REUNION DEADLINE
Registration ends on July 21 for the first ever Tennessee Collegiate 4-H Reunion Weekend!
When: August 9, 2008 (9:30 am to 4:30 p.m.)
Where: Ridley 4-H Center, Columbia TN
What: Workshops about starting/maintaining Collegiate 4-H clubs, national 4-H opportunities, outdoor activities, old games, shared memories and a day with old and new 4-H friends
Who: Any former 4-H member who has graduated from high school
Hosted by: UTK Collegiate 4-H
Register: By filling out the online form at 4hfoundation.tennessee.edu/collegiate4hregistry.html
Cost: $25 (includes lunch and a t-shirt) |
We really hope you will come and reconnect with all your 4-H friends. It is going to be a great time! Be sure to spread the word to all high school graduates who were in 4-H. If you have any questions, please email us at fourhutk@utk.edu.
Courtney Holder
Vice President
UTK Collegiate 4-H
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DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER YOUR DAIRY JUDGING TEAMS
Tuesday, July 31, is the deadline for registering your dairy judging team for the 2008 State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest. The event will be held at the Williamson County Fair in Franklin. Entry forms must be mailed to Jeff Mitchell at jmitchel@tennessee.edu and may be found at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/dairy/dairy_4-H_judging_contest.htm.
Competition will be held for senior teams ONLY. A policies and procedures manual may be accessed from the UT Dairy Extension site at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/dairy/pdf/4-H/TN4-HDairyJudgingManual2004.pdf.
The schedule for the day is as follows:
8:30 a.m. - On site registration
9:00 a.m. - Contest begins
11:30 a.m. - Lunch
12:00 noon - Contestants begin reasons
2:30 p.m. - Finish oral reasons
3:00 p.m. - Awards ceremony |
There is no registration fee, and lunch will be provided for all contestants. Others may purchase lunch on the fairgrounds. Pre-registration is required so there can be an accurate lunch count.
Steve Sutton
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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HONOR CLUB PINS ON ORDER
We have depleted our supply of Honor Club pins. The new ones should be here within five weeks. If new Honor Club members are requesting pins, we will mail them as soon as they are received. We will not bill the county for any pins until they have been mailed. Remember: The price of Honor Club pins is now $6.00.
Steve Sutton
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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STATE 4-H PHOTO SEARCH WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Thanks to all those who encouraged their 4-H members to submit photos for the Photo Search Contest. The judging has been completed and the state winners selected. The following members have state-winning entries.
Talyor Adamczyk, Smith County
Asa Black, Hardeman County (2 entries)
Hunter Brogdon, Henry County
Lindsey Clayton, Warren County
Polly Gregory, Robertson County
Thea Lawson, White County
Lauren Lytle, Warren County
Jack Robins, Loudon County
Billy Rochelle, Hickman County |
The 10 winning photographs will be on exhibit during State 4-H Roundup at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, July 21-25. Following Roundup, they will be on display in the state 4-H office. They may also be viewed on the Tennessee 4-H Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/phtosrch/2008.htm.
Steve Sutton
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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SWEEPSTAKES TENNESSEE MARKET LAMB AND COMMERCIAL EWE AWARD
The Tennessee Sheep Producers Association is providing a recognition program based on a point system for recognizing the exhibitors of the top market lambs and commercial ewes in the state. This is to be based on their participation in several shows following Expo.
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Points will be awarded based on participation in the junior shows at the Tennessee Valley Fair, Tennessee State Fair, Mid-South Fair, Appalachian Fair, West Tennessee State Fair , Macon County Fair, Cumberland County Fair and the Tennessee Junior Sheep Exposition. Points will be counted for participation in up to three of these eight shows. If an animal is exhibited more than three times, the highest three placings will be used. |
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Points to be awarded as follows: first place (10 points), second place (9 points), third place (8 points), fourth place (7 points), fifth place (6 points), sixth place (5 points), seventh place (4 points), eighth place (3 points), ninth place (2 points) and tenth place and lower (1 point). |
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Five bonus points will be added each time a market lamb is breed champion or a commercial yearling ewe or lamb is division champion and three bonus points will be added each time a market lamb is reserve breed champion or a commercial yearling ewe or lamb is division reserve champion. |
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The following breeds of market lambs will be recognized: Dorset, Hampshire, Shropshire, Southdown, Suffolk, Other Breeds, Black Face Cross and White Face Cross. |
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Commercial ewes will be recognized as follows: Black Face Cross ewe lambs, Black Face Cross yearling ewes, White Face Cross ewe lambs and White Face Cross yearling ewes. |
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Participating shows will submit a record of placings to the Tennessee Sheep Producers Association (TSPA). Records required would include name of exhibitor, breed, ear tag number (Expo or scrapie), placing of all animals in each class and breed and division champions and reserves. |
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Awards will be presented at the TSPA annual meeting. An exhibitor may receive only one award. |
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A list of winners including the name of the lamb producer will be published in Sheep Connection. Photos will be used if available. |
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Breaking ties: In case of a tie, the lamb placing highest in the shows in this order will be given preference: 1-Tennessee Junior Livestock Expo; 2-Tennessee State Fair; 3-Mid-South Fair; 4-Tennessee Valley Fair; 5-Appalachian Fair; 6-Macon County Fair; and 7-West Tennessee State Fair. |
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Lambs and ewes exhibited at the Tennessee Junior Sheep Exposition must be identified with the Expo ear tag at other shows. Lambs and ewes not shown at Expo (including wethers) must be identified with the scrapie tag at all shows. |
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Exhibitors must own the market lamb or commercial ewe at the time points are earned. |
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Members will submit their show record for each individual animal from the eight qualifying shows to TSPA on forms which will be provided. These records will be checked against the official records submitted from the qualifying shows. Records will be due no later than November 1, 2008 to TSPA, 4233B Poplar Hill Road, Watertown, TN 37184. |
Ben Powell
Secretary
Tennessee Sheep Producers Association
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TENNESSEE 4-H MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE AT ROUNDUP
State 4-H Council and UTK Collegiate 4-H will be selling 4-H merchandise throughout the week at Roundup.
Items include:
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Clover Country CDs - $10.00
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“Tennessee 4-H” glow-in-the-dark wristbands - $3.00 |
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Collegiate 4-H “Wired for Success” t-shirts * - $10.00 |
* View the t-shirt design at www.joeshirt.com/myjoeshirt.php?view=proof&id=1833
Be sure your 4-Her’s don’t miss out on these great souvenirs!
Courtney Holder
Vice President
UTK Collegiate 4-H
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
~ Author Unknown
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