Ingham County Michigan State University Extension
Weekly Happenings
Mar 22—SWINE BOOTCAMP—9:00 am—4:00 pm—Ingham County Fairgrounds
Mar 22—25—Capital Experience—Lansing
Mar 24-Horse Quiz Bowl Practice—7:00 pm—Leslie High School, Rm 302
Mar 25—County-Wide Dog Practice—7:00 pm—Ingham County Fairgrounds
Mar 26—Livestock Superintendent Meeting—6:30 pm—Fairgrounds
Mar 28—Vet-A-Visit—9:00 am—3:00 pm—Michigan State University
Mar 31-Horse Quiz Bowl Practice—7:00 pm—Leslie High School, Rm 302
Apr 1—County-Wide Dog Practice—7:00 pm—Ingham County Fairgrounds
Apr 3—4-H Office Closed—Good Friday
PQA Workshop for 2015 Swine Fair Exhibitors
Each exhibitor must have a current PQA certification to exhibit at the 2015 Ingham County Fair.
You may choose the training offered in Ingham County, attend in another county or complete
online by June 15th. The training in Ingham County will be held on Sunday, March 22 at
Fairgrounds Community Building from 10:00 am-11:15 am. Then join us for a nutrition
education program and showmanship clinic from 11:15 am—4:00 pm (lunch provided).
Don’t forget
Vet-A-Visit
Saturday, March 28th, 2015
9:00 am—3:00 pm
MSU College of Veterinary Medicine
Are you interested in becoming a veterinarian? Once a year, MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine opens its doors to show off its
state-of-the-art facilities and amazing programs. You are invited to join MSU students, faculty, and staff at Vet-a-visit, where you will
be introduced to the professionals, animals, and technology that make up one of the most exciting professions in the world. There
will be interactive exhibits and demonstrations on everything from canine genetics to practice cases, allowing you to test your
veterinary skills. Student doctors will see "patients" in the Stuffed Animal Clinic. Admission is free. No registration is required!
For more information, visit
https://cvm.msu.edu/alumni-friends/vetavisit
2015 Fair Animal Weigh in & Tagging:
Ingham County State Award Delegation
4-H Dairy Feeder: Saturday April 18, 2015 9am—11am Ingham
County Fair: Underneath Grand Stand
Superintendent: Jeff Graf 749-2978
Congratulations to the following delegates who will represent
Ingham County at the State Awards Celebration on June 24th
during Exploration Days at MSU:
4-H Sheep: Saturday, April 25, 2015 12pm—3pm,
Ingham County Fair; Underneath Grand Stand
Superintendent: Tom Sterle 589-5118
Sierra Jezuit—Town N Country 4-H Club—Rabbits & Cavies
4-H Goat: Saturday, May 9, 2015 9am—12pm,
Ingham County Fair—Underneath Grand Stand
Superintendent: Jennifer Mogyoros 763-6951
Barbara Makela—Firestone Farmers 4-H Club—
Entrepreneurship
Sarah O’Daniel—Onondaga & Ingham Sharpshooters 4-H
Clubs—Environmental & Earth Sciences
4-H Rabbit: Tuesday, June 30, 2015: 6pm—8pm
Shirley Clark Pavilion
Superintendent: Penny Jezuit 699-2094
Register Now—
2015 Exploration Days
PQA ONLINE CERTIFICATION FOR 2015
Youth exhibitors will have the opportunity to complete their PQA
training requirements via an online training module. The module
will include a testing procedure for youth in the intermediate and
advance categories. Ingham County exhibitors wishing to
complete the requirement online must complete by June 15th .
Youth can take the course online and at the completion of the
course, beginners will receive a one year certification.
Intermediate and senior youth will be directed to an age
appropriate online exam. If youth chose to take the course
face-to-face with a Youth PQA Plus advisor, they need to ask
their advisor about taking the exam. The training module does
not have to be completed in 1-setting; however the test must be
completed once the youth has started it.
If you need your certification number, contact the 4-H Office. For
questions, please contact Mark McCorkle at 676-7303.
Visit:
https://www.pork.org/youth-pqa-plus/
A 4-H member must
be certified in order
to show their pig at
the 2015 Fair.
June 24-26, 2015
For more information, visit http://4h.msue.msu.edu/events/
4-h_exploration_days. Registration began on March 17 and
are entered on a first come basis. Contact the 4-H Office to get
signed-up now!!!
STATEWIDE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Workshop
April 24—26, 2015
Kettunen Center
Registration due: April 15 (classes fill quickly)
Cost: $106.00
($20 scholarship available from 4-H Council
upon completion of request form)
This workshop offers a variety of training sessions including rifle,
shotgun, archery and hunting and wildlife which are
partial fulfillment of the requirements to be a MI 4-H
Shooting Sports Instructor. Join us and see all that the 4-H
shooting sports program has to offer! Learn how we foster
positive youth development through the shooting sports, and try
techniques that effectively help youth learn safe and proper use
of guns and archery equipment. You do NOT need to retake the
training unless you’ve been inactive for more than 3 years or your
certification has lapsed. Open to new and veteran adult
volunteers and youth ages 16 (as of Jan 1, 2015) and above.
4-H Workshops
April 24-25: Michigan 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor
Certification Workshop
http://events.anr.msu.edu/4hshooting15
Kettunen Center, Tustin
Other 4-H Events
April 11-16: National 4-H Conference
http://www.4-h.org/4-h-conference/about
Washington, DC
April 17: State 4-H Horse Communications Contest
Contact Taylor Fabus ([email protected])
Anthony Hall, MSU, East Lansing
For more information or to register, visit
http://events.anr.msu.edu/event.cfm?folder=4hshooting15
April 17-18: 4-H Equine Educational Expo
http://www.ans.msu.edu/uploads/files/
Entry_ltr_and_forms_E3_2015.pdf
MSU, East Lansing
County-Wide 4-H Dog Practices—March 25,
April 18: Small Animals Day
Contact Carla McLachlan ([email protected])
MSU Pavilion, East Lansing
April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13
At this point, the plan is to have the meetings be from 7:00 - 8:30
pm on Wednesday evenings at the fairgrounds Main Pavilion.
I hope to line up some professional handlers and some other
speakers to help give our youth and the leaders some "mini
workshops" during some of these meetings so stay tuned!
These meetings will provide valuable training and insight to
4-H’ers. If you can’t attend, you may miss some critical tidbits
that could mean the difference in your class placements. These
should be considered an important resource.
For more information, feel free to give me a
call 517-628-2885 or send me an email at
[email protected]. Looking forward to
working with all of you!
Laurie Griffith
Ingham County 4-H Dog Superintendent
Also be sure to like the dog Facebook page and keep up to with
all the dog news!
https://www.facebook.com/ingham4hdogprojects
April 25: 4-H Horse Pattern O Rama Warm Up Show
Contact Taylor Fabus ([email protected])
MSU Pavilion, East Lansing
State 4-H Goat Expo
http://4h.msue.msu.edu/events/event/
state_4_h_goat_expo2015
Anthony Hall, MSU, East Lansing
May 6-8: 2015 Michigan Envirothon State Competition
http://conta.cc/1AVTkY5
Fort Custer, Augusta
May 16: Michigan 4-H State Poultry Show (formerly 4-H
Poultry Palooza)
http://4h.msue.msu.edu/events/event/4_h_poultry_palooza1
Eaton County Fairgrounds, Charlotte
May 30-31: Michigan 4-H Companion Animal Camp
http://4h.msue.msu.edu/events/event/
michigan_4_h_companion_animal_camp1
Camp Tuhsmeheta, Greenville
INGHAM COUNTY 4-H POULTRY PROJECT
PRE-FAIR MEETING
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Ingham County Fair, Community Hall
Receive instruction for fair sign up, including choosing
the correct class and section for each project. Discuss
the completion and evaluation of poultry record books.
Review fair check in procedures and barn protocol for
the week of fair.
*Mandatory for all poultry project leaders. Poultry
exhibitors encouraged to attend. (If poultry leaders
cannot attend, please send one adult representative
from your club.)
Contact Hollie Dietz, 4-H Poultry Superintendent for
more information. Phone: 517-204-2604 or
email [email protected]
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4-H Community Leaders
Happy First Day of Spring!
Aside from all the enrollment action, we wanted to bring your attention to some
upcoming events.
Social Media 101 – Webinar (Join from your home computer!)
Does all the talk about social media have you confused? Are you wondering if you should
start a group or a page? What about using Pinterest to collect ideas for your next meeting? Will
these tools help keep your club connected and get your members and families the information
they need to be successful? Join us to learn the basics and get some tips to be successful with social
media. We will discuss this topic from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. on March 26th at https://connect.msu.edu/jenniferweichel.
Volunteer Training – April 30th 6:30-8:30pm
Join Capacity Building work team representative, Christine Heverly, for an evening of fun and equipping you as a Club/
Project Leader with skills and strategies for engaging your members in positive ways. More details to follow in the
coming weeks.
4-H Backpack to Adventure…Let the Youth Global Leader Journey Begin! - May 2nd 9:00 am-2:00 pm
4-H Teens (13+) & Adult Volunteer Leaders, MSUE Staff, Teachers & School Staff, and interested parents are invited
to participate in a 4-H Backpack to Adventure: Youth Leaders in a Global World workshop from 9am-2pm on Saturday,
May 2, 2015 at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds / Expo Center, 2900 Lake St., Kalamazoo, MI 49048.
4-H Backpack to Adventure: Youth Leaders in a Global World is a new Michigan curriculum to help young people aged
9-19 understand what it means to be a leader in a globalized, interconnected and rapidly changing world. At this
workshop, you’ll have the opportunity to explore five competencies for youth leaders in a global world: character,
citizenship, creativity, communication and culture. Experience the excitement of learning about many countries and
cultures through food, fun and fellowship with other 4-H adult and teen volunteer leaders. You’ll have a great time and
learn a lot!
The cost for this workshop is $15 per person and includes a copy of the 4-H Backpack to Adventure: Youth Leaders in
a Global World curriculum ($60 value!), lunch and door prizes.
Register for this workshop by contacting Kalamazoo County MSUE 4-H Program Coordinator, Veronica Bolhuis at
(269)383-8867 or [email protected] Additional Information: Kalamazoo County MSUE, 269-383-8830
Ingham County Michigan State University Extension 4-H Staff
Daniel Moffatt
Mark McCorkle
Lori Guy
4-H Program Coordinator
phone: 676-7293
[email protected]
4-H Program Coordinator
phone: 676-7303
[email protected]
Office Coordinator
phone: 676-7297
[email protected]
121 E. Maple St., P.O. Box 319 Mason, MI 48854
Phone: 517-676-7207 Fax: 517-676-7288
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