University of Illinois Extension Hamilton/ Wayne/ White
Wayne County 4-H Newsletter
http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/hww/wayne4h/
For more information, please contact:
Hamilton/Wayne/White Unit
Wayne County Office
#2B Frontier Dr
Fairfield, IL 62837
Phone: 618-842-3702 / Fax: 618-842-4725
E-mail: wayne_co@extension.uiuc.edu
Now that the Wayne County Fair is over, it's time to get ready for State Fair. Wayne County's day at Illinois State Fair is Tuesday, August 12. Any 4-H'er who will be participating in conference judging or an action presentation, with the exception of bicycle, will compete on this day. A complete list of all 4-H'ers along with their State Fair awards will be printed in next month's newsletter.
Hunter Safety Course Offered
A Hunter Safety Course is being offered on August 15 & 16 at the Fairfield Gun Club. Friday evening's class session will last from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Saturday session will be all day from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Don't forget to bring a sack lunch! Remember, you must attend class on both days for certification. This class is limited to 40 participants, so call the Extension office to register ASAP.
Deadline Approaching for End-of-the-Year Records
Remember that your Wayne County 4-H records are due to the Extension Office by Friday, August 29. If you haven't received your records to fill out yet, you may get those from your club leader. As a way to make records grading a little easier, please remember to put your name and your 4-H age on every page (your age as of September 1, 2007).
A Special Thanks to All of You
The Wayne County 4-H Fair continues to be a success thanks to all of you!
4-H members for all their great projects
4-H leaders for all of their assistance
4-H parents
4-H judges: Dixie Woods, Teresa Maguire, Laura Miller, Kimberly Miller, Rosalee Pearce, Carrie Dagg, Brianne Davis, Bethany Simpson, Dwight Esarey, Royce Carter, Don Witter, Dennis Manahan, J.R. Hodges, John Roy Hodges, Danna Patrick, Dodie Dickey, Max Weaver, Nancy Spillman, Randa Rowland, Chris Harbison, Steve Terrell, Aaron Williams, Mike Wilson, Tom Saxe, and Curt Robbins.
4-H Superintendents for making sure everything ran smoothly
Everyone who helped out at clean-up day
All local businesses that sponsored trophies
Witter Studio for printing pictures
Wayne County Press and WFIW for their continued support
Auctioneers, Mark & Barkley Barnard and staff
Wabash Valley Service Company for their generous donation
All Livestock Auction buyers
McLean Imp. for providing a tractor for the Tractor Driving Contest
The City of Fairfield for lights & gravel
Stan Garner for providing a PA system for 4-H fair week
All 4-H Committee, Livestock Committee and Foundation members
Wayne Co. 4-H Foundation and Wayne Co. Farm Bureau for their monetary contribution that enabled the construction of our fabulous new General Projects Building.
Again, thanks to everyone for all of the time and effort you put in to assist with the Wayne County 4-H Fair. Your support is greatly appreciated!
4-H Auction Was Huge Success
Over $19,000 was generously bid on 4-H animal projects at the Wayne County 4-H Livestock Auction, Thursday evening, July 17. Fifty-four 4-H members sold their rabbit, poultry, sheep, goat, swine and beef projects to the highest bidder. Thirty-six different businesses and individuals successfully purchased animals.
They were:
Mt. Erie Feed & Grain McLean Implement LeMond Chevrolet Peoples National Bank Fairfield National Bank Davis & Sons Oil Co. Pine Ridge Farm Wayne County Corn Growers Citizens National Bank/Mt. Erie Banking Center UAP Bennett's Contract Nurseries First Financial Bank Bean Capital Banking Center George Smith Ag Services LeMond's Yamaha Honda Kawasaki Kubota David Reis, IL State Representative Mont Eagle Products Consolidated Grain & Barge 4R Equipment LeMond's Chrysler Center Cropland Seeds Wayne County Farm Bureau Wabash Telephone Cooperative Cattlemen's Livestock Trust Bank Automax of Fairfield Gill Excavating Butch's Custom Ag Murphy Brown LLC Pioneer Hi-Bred Seeds - Paul Fearn Jordan Keyser - Crop Production Services Greg Keyser Family Keyser Farms - Sam, Teresa, Ryan & Michelle State Farm Insurance - Phyllis Hilliard, Agent Kent Reeves CPA Papertown Ag Service
Additionally, one local business, Wabash Valley Service Company, made a donation to the Wayne County 4-H program.
Chicken BBQ Cookoff
Congratulations to Matthew Byars of the 4-H Country Club for winning the Chicken BBQ Cookoff Trophy. Thanks to Max Weaver for serving as our judge.
2008 4-H Foods Show Winners
The Wayne County 4-H Foods Show was held at the Geff Ruritan Building on Thursday, July 10, with numerous foods projects entered. 4-Hers chosen as State Fair Winners were:
The Wayne County 4-H Clothing Show was held at the First Methodist Church on Tuesday, July 8th. The following 4-Hers were chosen to advance to the Illinois State Fair in Springfield:
Johna Bailey Shelby Johnson Megan Byars MiKayla Massie, Alternate Chloe Byars, Alternate
Megan Byars, Hayley Spicer and Hannah Lowe were chosen to represent Wayne County at the Illinois State Fair Fashion Revue. Alternates selected were Whitney Johnson and Katlyn Maloy.
The following 4-H members were trophy winners:
Sami Matthews Clothing I Construction Hayley Spicer Clothing II Construction Megan Byars Clothing III Construction Shelby Johnson Clothing Decisions – You Buy Clothing
2008 4-H General Projects Show Results
Wayne County 4-H members exhibited their projects at the 4-H General Projects Show on Monday, July 14, at the 4-H Arena on the Wayne County Fairgrounds. The following 4-Hers had projects selected to advance to the Illinois State Fair.
Bryan Bailey -Sportfishing Johna Bailey -Photography Sara Buchanan -Visual Arts, Alt. Chynna Byars -Forestry Hayden Byars -Crops, Corn Matthews Byars -Crops, Soybeans,Alt.; Visual Arts Megan Byars -Visual Arts Cheyenne Bruce -Journalism, Alt. Hannah Etheridge -Computer, Alt.; Interior Design, Alt.; Visual Arts Justin Gill -Visual Arts David Harl -Photography; Vet Science; Visual Arts Emilee Hatcher -Citizenship, Alt.; Interior Design, Alt. Billy Hatfield -Aerospace; Citizenship; Geology; Health; Horticulture; Leadership, Alt.; Visual Arts, Alt. Emily Hatfield -Horticulture Kayla Howell -Child Care; Health, Alt.; Leadership, Alt. Whitney Johnson -Horticulture, Alt.; Photography, Alt.; Visual Arts, Alt. Collin Koker -Citizenship; Electricity; Woodworking Nick Konopasek -Visual Arts Katie Liston -Outdoor Adventures Hannah Lowe -Horticulture, Alt. MiKayla Massie -Child Care Mikaela Matthews -Geology; Woodworking, Alt. Mariah Matthews -Interior Design; Visual Arts; Vet Science; Woodworking Tyler McKowen -Photography, Alt.; Vet Science Lucretia Mills -Forestry, Alt. Andrea Nelson -Citizenship, Alt.; Plant & Soils Laurel Pennington -Floriculture Jenna Richardson -Photography Sara Rogers -Computer Emily Scarbrough -Leadershipp; Theater Arts Hillary Scarbrough -Health Jentzi Schumm -Floriculture; Vet Science Cody Simpson -Sportfishing; Bicycle Megan Slover -Health, Alt. Ethan Spicer -Crops, Small Grains; Crops, Corn, Alt.; Tractor; Visual Arts Hayley Spicer -Heritage Arts Lian States -Journalism; Intercultural; Leadership MiKayla Stroughmatt -Heritage Arts, Alt.; Woodworking, Alt. Chelsie Walker -Computer; Horticulture; Interior Design; Intercultural; Visual Arts, Alt. Noah West -Natural Resources
The following 4-Hers had outstanding projects that are not State Fair eligible, therefore they were awarded Honorable Mention by the judges.
Madeline Stence -Outdoor Adventures, Honorable Mention Carter Walker -Forestry, Honorable Mention Christina Walker -Horticulture, Honorable Mention
4-H Horse Show Results
The Wayne County 4-H Horse Show was held at the Wayne County Saddle Club on Saturday, July 12 and Monday, July 14. Trophy winners were selected as follows:
Tricia Wheeler --- High Point Senior - Performance Ashlea Tucker --- High Point Senior - Speed Tricia Wheeler --- High Point Senior - Overall Carter Walker --- High Point Junior - Performance Carter Walker --- High Point Junior - Speed Carter Walker --- High Point Junior - Overall Dylan Toombs --- High Point Pony - Performance Jonny Piperakis --- High Point Pony - Speed Jonny Piperakis --- High Point Pony - Overall
The Wayne County 4-H Beef Show was held at the Wayne County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 15.
Jordan Kinney exhibited the Grand Champion Steer and the Reserve Champion Steer was shown by Katie Hatfield.
In the Angus classes, Ethan Keyser exhibited the Champion Female and Jordan Kinney the Reserve Champion Female.
In the Other Breeds classes, the Champion and Reserve Champion Female were shown by Katie Hatfield.
The Champion Female over all breeds was exhibited by Ethan Keyser with Katie Hatfield exhibiting the Reserve Champion Female over all breeds.
Billy Hatfield won the Rate of Gain contest. Eric Schumm was awarded the Bucket Calf Trophy. Selected as Senior Showman was Jentzi Schumm with Aaron Maloy, Alternate. Billy Hatfield won Junior Showman and Shelby Johnson, Alternate.
4-H Sheep & Goat Show Winners
The 4-H Sheep Show was held Tuesday, July 15 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. The winners were as follows:
Colby Worley
Champion Female Res. Champion Female Champion Market Lamb Res. Ch. Market Lamb Senior Showmanship Rate of Gain
Jentzi Schumm
Senior Showmanship, Alternate
The 4-H Goat Show was also held Tuesday, July 15 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. The winners were as follows:
The 4-H Round Robin Showmanship Contest was held on July 17 at the Fairgrounds. Junior and senior species winners were judged on their ability to show goats, sheep, swine, beef and horses. The junior showmanship trophy was awarded to Dylan Toombs. The senior showmanship trophy went to Ethan Keyser.
Tractor Rodeo
The Wayne County 4-H Tractor Rodeo was held on Monday, August 14. Participants took a written exam and showed their driving skills through a prescribed course. The Top Tractor Driver Trophy winner was Matthew Byars.
Dog Obedience Show Held
The 4-H Dog Obedience Show was held Thursday, July 10 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds 4-H Arena with five participants. Trophy winners were as follows:
Sami Matthews -Dog Obedience, under 12 Hayley Spicer -Dog Obedience, 12 & over
Southern Illinois Leadership Convention "Polishing the Diamond of Leadership"
Come enjoy the wonder of Southern Illinois while having fun, making new friends, and developing your leadership skills. The second annual Southern Illinois Leadership Convention is being planned for Columbus Day weekend. The site for the convention is Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Touch of Nature Environmental Center. Located seven miles south of Carbondale on Giant City Road, the outdoor learning site features state-of-the-art cabins and beautiful educational settings.
Along with great workshops, there are dances, trust walks, fun mixers and games, and a special Sunday night program. Come ready to show what you know during Trivia Night!
The convention starts with registration from 8-10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, and ends at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 13. You have the chance during the weekend to help with one of four different community service projects.
Cost is $140 if registered by August 29 and $160 if by September 6, which includes lodging, meals, and all program activities. Fifteen scholarships are available. Scholarship applications must be sent to the local University of Illinois Extension Office for review and must be received by September 6.
Space is limited, so sign up early. Convention attendees do not have to be 4-H members, so bring a friend. Check out this website for more information and to access registration materials:
It's time for the annual Wayne County 4-H Foundation Pork Chop Dinner! It will be held on Saturday, August 16 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Geff Ruritan Building. Tickets have been distributed to each 4-H club. We ask that each 4-H family sell at least one pack of five tickets. If you need additional tickets, please stop by the Extension Office. The Wayne County 4-H Foundation will be awarding prizes to the top three ticket sellers. First place will receive $25, second will receive $15 and third will receive $10. Each club is also asked to send a few workers to the dinner. Please help support the 4-H Foundation Pork Chop Dinner. The Wayne County 4-H Foundation supports numerous 4-H events through the funding of scholarships, camp fees, and fairground improvements, just to name a few.
*Please turn in any tickets that have been pre-sold to the Extension Office by Wednesday, August 13. You may keep selling tickets up until the day of the dinner, but this will give us an idea of approximately how many to expect.
Each 4-H Club is asked to furnish two sheet cakes as well. Please bring them to the Geff Ruritan Building before 4:30 p.m. on August 16. In addition, volunteer workers are needed. We ask that each club provide at least three workers for the time they are scheduled for below. Workers should plan to arrive 15-20 minutes prior to their shift.
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Wayne City 4-H Happy Hustlers Northside Quackers Elm River Mt. Erie Hilltoppers
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Country Kids Geff Chatters 4-H Country Club Enterprisers Wranglers
Discover Chicago: Join the Adventure
If you'll be in the fifth, sixth or seventh grade this September, join us for the Discover Chicago trip October 11-13.
Discover Chicago is three jam-packed days of fun learning in one of our nation's largest cities. You'll learn about geography, history and science as you explore famous attractions in Chicago.
Participants will visit the Museum of Science and Industry where they can build a robot, walk through a human heart, land an F-14, and explore a coal mine; dine on a medieval feast while watching brave knights show off their skills at Medieval Times; view Chicago from the John Hancock Center; experience nature, science and history at Chicago's elegant and exciting Field Museum; and eat at the popular Rain Forest Café.
Cost for the trip is $295 and that includes admission to all attractions, lodging at the Embassy Suites Hotel, charter bus transportation, meals, and insurance. The registration deadline is August 29, but space is limited. Your friends who are not 4-Hers can attend, too.
We're also taking applications for adult chaperones. The fee for chaperones is the same as for youth.
Vanessa Schumm, Collin Koker, Ethan Spicer, Michaela Smith and Eric Schumm were awarded $100 scholarship from the 4-H Foundation at Achievement Night last year.
For more details, contact the Extension office by phone at 842-3702, or e-mail: wayne_co@illinois.edu
Achievement Night Planned
Everyone likes recognition. Consider Wayne County 4-H Achievement night your opportunity to get recognized for all your hard work throughout the 4-H year.
Achievement Night is scheduled for Tuesday, October 7 at 6 p.m. at the Geff Ruritan Building. Several awards and scholarships will be presented. First year members, ten-year members, Cloverbuds, and state fair winners will also be recognized, as well as those who turned in end-of-the-year records. Premium money will be distributed.
Hope to see you there!
Goodbye, Good Luck
Youth Educator Renate Jobst has accepted a job with Extension in Indiana through Purdue University. Her last day in the office will be Aug. 10. Renate provided valuable help to all youth in Hamilton, Wayne and White counties. We wish her well in her new job!
4-H Calendar of Events
August 8-17 --Illinois State Fair August 12 --Wayne County's Day at Illinois State Fair August 15-16 --Hunter Safety Course August 16 --Wayne County 4-H Foundation Pork Chop Dinner, Geff Ruritan Building, 5 - 7 p.m. August 29 --Wayne County 4-H Records Due September 4 --Records Judging October 7 --4-H Achievement Night October 10-13 --Discover Chicago Trip
