February 2022 Newsletter (Printable PDF)

Dear 4-H Members and Families,

We will be working with your club leaders to schedule club visits in the upcoming months. We try to visit every club each year to host a educational program that will be beneficial to your 4-H Experience. This year we will focus on record books and project sheets.

We look forward to seeing you all and if you have any questions, please contact the office.

MONTANA 4-H REC LAB

2022 REC LAB // March 18-20 // HOBSON // 

4-H HIGHWAY 2022, 4-H ROAD TO SUCCESS

This event provides an opportunity for youth and adults to enhance their leadership, communication and team building skills in an action packed and interactive setting. Rec Lab programming is designed to provide participants with tips and tricks for being a better club, camp and community leader. This is an ideal event for younger senior members to attend a state event for the first time and begin to form relationships with 4-H peers form across the state, broadening their own skills and widening their network.  

Who Can Attend: Youth participants must be 13+ as of October 1, 2021 and Adult chaperones must be as least 21 years of age.

What to Bring:  All participants will need to bring: * Sleeping bag * Air mattress/pad * Pillow * Towel and other personal items. There are locker room bathroom facilities and public style showers. There will be an adult only shower facility available.

Registration: Registration will be available on ZSuite February 1st through March 1st. Payments will need to be made to your local 4-H Council.  

Please contact the office if you have any questions.

Office Staff- Jaden Miller, Kodie Olsen, Amanda Williams

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Fallon/Carter County Extension

Phone

Baker-406-778-7110 Ekalaka– 406-775-8721

Website

www.falloncarter.msuextension.org

Office Hours

Baker     8:00-5:00                                           

Ekalaka  8:00-5:00

Baker - Monday– Friday      Ekalaka-  Tuesday

The Montana State University Extension Service is an ADA/EO/AA/Veteran’s Preference Employer and Provider of Educational Outreach.

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY MONTHLY WORKSHOPS

Members 12+, 4-H Age

Join the Montana 4-H Leadership Academy workshop on Sunday afternoons in 2022.  The leadership academy is a network of Montana 4-H members interested in exploring and developing their own leadership skills while serving their county 4-H program in new ways. 

4-H youth groups will have an opportunity to join with groups from around the state as well as the Montana 4-H Ambassador Officer team, virtually and in person when possible, to work on skill building, planning and mentorship. 

Each month the officer team members will be presenting a different workshop topic that they have found to be important as they have grown their own leadership abilities. This workshop should be paired with your 4-H meeting. 4-H groups should plan to meet face to face whenever possible and engage in the virtual state wide workshop together. If your club would like, County ambassadors can aid in planning and facilitating these local workshop meetings. The following agenda is currently being planned. 

All workshops are Sunday afternoons from 2:30 to 3:45.  Zoom links for each workshop session will be emailed to county extension offices. If you would like to get the zoom link please visit,  http://www.montana4h.org/programs/youth_leadership/academy.html

Click the register now button and follow the instructions. Once the form is complete an email containing the zoom meeting link for all 4 workshops will be sent automatically. 

Please contact the office if you have any questions.

FALLON/CARTER 4-H MEMBER JOURNAL FORMS ONLINE

The following forms can be found at www.falloncarter.msuextension.org

  • My 4-H Year Form
  • Animal Project Form
  • Non-Animal Project Form

If you need any assistance with these forms, please contact the Extension office.

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK

APRIL 17TH-23RD, 2022

Nominate a 4-H volunteer and show them just what an impact they have had on you and your 4-H journey! Volunteers will be recognized during Volunteer Appreciation Week. One volunteer from each county will be chosen as the “Volunteer of the Day”  and all volunteers that are nominated will be in the running for the “Volunteer of the Year”. 

HOW TO NOMINATE

  • Write a 5-10 sentence explanation on why you think the volunteer should be nominated. You can include committees they have served on, workshops they hosted, or what they have done to help you.
  • Nomination explanations can also include funny stories or memories that you have shared with your volunteer.
  • If you have a picture of the volunteer please include it with your nomination.

Carter County Volunteers:

Lisa Borchgrevink               Melissa Johnston                                            Jennifer Schallenberger   

Rachel DeFord                      Misty Johnston                                                  Thebea Thomas 

Mikel Fruit                              Cam LaBree                                      Lucas Waterland

Crystal Higgins                     Camille Laughery                      Jennifer Williams

Sharon Higgins Terri Raye McInerney Andrew Wright

Fallon County Volunteers:

Molly Barkley                        Alissa Miller                       Carol Sparks

Jozell Brewer                         Kodie Olsen                       Cindy Stark

Shye Coulter                         Wanda Pinnow                              Brandon Steen

Stephanie Crisler                                 Toni Reetz                              Tara Turbiville

Britney Follmer                     Liz Roeder                    Tammy Witcher

Chad Follmer                         Jay Rost Michael Witcher

Jodee Hess Roddy Rost

Amanda Klaboe Juanita Rost

Mark Kirschten Jeremy Schallenberger

David Kono Nicole Siverson

Please submit nominations to the Extension office by April 1st. You can drop nominations off at the

office or e-mail them to falloncarter2@montana.edu.   If you have any questions, please contact the office.

USED 4-H PROJECT MATERIALS

If you have any 4-H project books that are not being used and have not been written in, PLEASE return them to the Extension Office.  We can re-use them to help keep costs down.

4-H CAMP TEEN COUNSELORS

Would you like to help a 4-H member have a blast at Camp? If so, becoming a Southeastern Montana 4-H Camp Teen Counselor is an excellent way to complete that goal! 

Applications will be sent to all 4-H senior members that are eligible to become counselors and are available at your Extension Office or on the Extension website at www.falloncarter.msuextension.org

Requirements for being a camp counselor are: 

  • Applicant must be 14 years old as of October 1, 2021,
  • Must be in their freshman year of high school or higher.

Applications are due to the Fallon/Carter Extension Office by March 11, 2022. No payment will be required at the time of application but once counselors are selected, you will need to fill out a  regular camp registration. Payment will be due at that time.

If you have any questions, please contact the Fallon/Carter Extension Office.

MEMBERS WHO NEED LQA

All youth selling an animal at the Livestock Sale during the Fair are required to take a recognized Quality Assurance Program their first year and then every other year following.  (This includes youth with beef, sheep, swine, goat, rabbit and poultry.) Youth must complete this by July 1st.  We encourage youth to attend hands-on trainings, however, if you are unable to attend one of our workshops this year, we do have a few other options available.

Fallon County:

Blake Enos, Leo Enos, Mila Hurley, Morgan Hurley, Kaeden Oberlander, Tylee Rieger, Gage Scherman, Logan Scherman, Sidny Scherman, Claire Schumacher, and Sophia Schumacher

Carter County:

Daniel Hall, Elizabeth Hall, Preston Jensen, Heidi LaBree, Cortland O’Connor, Tiernan O’Connor, Royce Tooke, Tucker Tooke, Turner Tooke, Sean Wolenetz, Jenry Walker, and Judd Walker

LIVESTOCK POSSESSION DATES

Animal

Possession Date

DOB Requirement

Traditional Market Beef-

Steer/Spayed Heifer

January 1

Born after January of previous year

Miniature Market Beef-

Steer/Spayed Heifer

January 1

Born after January of previous year

Horse, Dog, Cat, Llama/Alpaca

June 1

None

Market Hog

June 1 (Photo to Extension Office)

Born after January of current year

Market Goat

June 1

Born after January of current year

Market Lamb

June 1

Born after January of current year

Junior Feeder*

June 1 (born in the current year)

Born after January of current year

Breeding Beef, Sheep, Swine & Goat

June 1

None

Pack & Driving/Harness Goat

June 1

None

Poultry and Rabbits

June 1 (Picture to Extension Office)

Under 6 months

2021-2022 CARTER COUNTY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Congress Selection: Thebea Thomas, Melissa Johnston, Jenny Schallenberger, and Mikel Fruit

Budgeting: Executive Committee

Trophies: Sharon Higgins, Crystal Higgins, and Misty Johnston

Calendar: Sharon Higgins and Rachel DeFord

Joint 4-H/FFA Committee: Mikel Fruit, Cam LaBree, Heidi LaBree, Bella Jensen, Sage DeFord, and Mr. Whitney

For anyone that would like to volunteer to serve on a committee please contact the

Fallon/Carter Extension Office at (406) 778-7110 or Mikel Fruit at (406) 775-6566.

County Event Host

Fashion Revue: Puptown Wranglers

Small Projects Judging: Puptown Wranglers

AQA/ Horse Helmet: Extension

Communications: Gumbo Gophers

4-H Foods Festival:  Gumbo Gophers

CARTER COUNTY SHOOTING SPORTS AWARDS

February 8th, 2022– 5:00 pm– Event Center

Year-end awards will be given out and it will be a potluck meal. For more information contact the office or Camille Laughery. 

4-H FOODS FESTIVAL

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Fallon County Exhibit Hall

Participants plan an entire day’s menu and choose one of the items to bring to the festival. Participants prepare enough food to feed 8 people with their food dishes.

Youth will be interviewed on the dish that they bring and then there will be a meal served afterwards. Participating 4-H members will receive a certificate and a ribbon. 

  • Recipes are due to the Extension Office by Thursday, February 17th by 5:00 pm Participants can drop recipes off or e-mail them to falloncarter2@montana.edu
  • Set-up will begin at 5:30 pm
  • Interviews will begin at 6:00 pm
  • A program will be printed with all the recipes included.
  • All members are encouraged to participate in the Festival.
  • Participants do not have to be enrolled in a Foods Project.

For complete guidelines or questions, please contact the Extension office.

Hosted by: Country Cousins

FALLON COUNTY 4-H FRUIT SALE

The Fallon County 4-H Fruit Sale financially supports the Fallon County 4-H program and 4-H youth activities.

 GUIDELINES:

  • Member selling at least 5 boxes of fruit will be eligible for financial assistance from the 4-H Council for 4-H trips.
  • 4-H members will receive 10% of the amount of their sales if they turn their fruit order & money in on time and pick-up, sort, and deliver fruit on fruit delivery day. If you do not meet all the requirements and deadlines, your 10% will be donated to the Fallon County 4-H Council.
  • Youth choosing to use SOCIAL MEDIA (mass messages or posts) to sell fruit will donate their 10% of sales to the Fallon County 4-H Council and they will be ineligible for awards and bonuses.
  • CLOVERBUDS are not eligible to participate in 4-H fundraising.
  • No half box orders will be accepted. Any half box order will be treated as a full box.
  • FAMILIES may sell as a group and receive the 10% of total sales and be eligible for additional monetary rewards. To be eligible for financial support from the 4-H Council, families need to sell 5 boxes per family member.

ORDER FORMS AVAILABLE: 

February 1st, 2022

Fallon/Carter County Extension Office

ORDER FORMS

February 25th, 2022 by 4:00 pm -Fallon/Carter County Extension Office

MONEY DUE:

April 1st, 2022 by 5:00 pm -Fallon/Carter County Extension Office

FRUIT DELIVERY:

March 16th @ the Fallon County Exhibit Hall

You will be responsible for picking up, sorting and delivering your fruit .

FALLON COUNTY SHOOTING SPORTS UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOOTING SPORTS RECORD BOOKS DUE

February 16th, 2022 by 5:00 pm

Refer to the Fallon County Requirement Checklist as a guide for filling out your records.

  • Youth only in Shooting Sporting Projects:

Turn in a completed project sheet (blue sheet) for each shooting sports discipline you are enrolled in and  a completed “My 4-H Year” (green sheet).

  • Youth in more than Shooting Sport Projects:

Turn in a completed project sheet (blue sheet) for each shooting sports discipline you are enrolled in & an up-to-date “My 4-H Year” (green sheet).

FUN SHOOT/ AWARDS

February 20th, 2022– 1:00 pm– Fallon County Gun Range

4-H youth and parents are welcome!  Everyone is encouraged to attend and bring a snack. Awards will be given out for project completion, year completion for shooting sport members and other awards.