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Challenge Facilitator Training
--Vicky McCarley
Applications are currently being accepted for our spring and summer facilitator trainings. Please contact me if you have any questions or if you have problems downloading these documents.
We are asking that applications for the spring training be turned in by April 13th. Directions will be sent to you along with your confirmation of attendance letter once we receive and process your application, (a background check must be completed prior to sending out your confirmation letter).
We appreciate your interest and support in the 4-H Challenge Training Program. We look forward to seeing all of you in the near future.
cover letter
training application
volunteer information
program details
Advanced Challenge Facilitator Skills Training
--Phil Linden
WSU Colville Reservation- Ferry County Extension will be hosting an Advanced Challenge Facilitator Skills Training April 25 th, 10am at City Park in Colville. This one day training will focus on portable and prop-less facilitation techniques. Icebreakers, interviewing, sharing activities, mega initives and debrief techniques will be some of the topics of this workshop. Judy Cressey and Phil Linden will be the instructors; this workshop will be outside in the park. Bring a food item to share with the rest of the group.
There is no cost to attend this workshop, please call Phil Linden at the Colville Reservation 4-H Office at 634-2303 to register.
Horse Behavior Seminar
--Jerry Newman
Renowned Horse Behaviorist and Natural Horsemanship expert, Dr. Robert M. Miller, DVM, is coming to Pullman. He will be giving two seminars open to the public at WSU, Saturday April 28th, 2007.
“There is a revolution underway in horse training,” said Dr. Miller, an equine veterinarian. “This entirely new way of training unravels 6-thousand years of horsemanship.” Dr. Miller's key focus has been in using non-coercive methods and techniques to modify equine behavior naturally, and he was among the first to apply new techniques for training foals immediately after birth. Much of his work has been adapted by the biggest names in natural horse training today.
For more information, a registration form and to print a flyer please click on www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-pppp/EquineBehavior.aspx. Please share this information with everyone who you think would be interested. Feel free to print flyers and post them.
Shooting Sports State Plan
--Paul Carter
The Washington State 4-H Shooting Sports program is considering the development of a county, district and state invitational competition procedure as part of the Washington State 4-H Shooting Sports State Plan. This procedure is for determining qualifying individuals for the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational held in Rapid City, SD on June 25-28, 2007 and future National Invitational's. Only the 4-H Senior age group can compete at the National Invitational. The State 4-H Archery contest will be held April 21 at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds.
The pilot project was initiated in Columbia County for the SE District with the hosting of the County Invitational contest on March 17, 2007 in Dayton, WA. Columbia County will also be hosting the 2007 SE District Invitational on April 28 with all counties with shooting sports programs in the SE District invited to participate. The top 4 individuals for each age group of each discipline category will qualify to advance to a State Invitational Contest to be held in May (more details to follow later).
Soon, the updated Washington State 4-H Shooting Sports State Plan will be posted to the 4-H website, http://4h.wsu.edu, under the shooting sports project. For more details on the proposed invitational competition procedure, check the Washington State Shooting Sports Plan. The Washington State 4-H Shooting Sports State Team encourages other districts to implement this procedure and support youth as they advance in their shooting sports and life skills. For questions or more information, contact Paul Carter ( Washington State 4-H Shooting Sports Co-Coordinator) at cart@wsu.edu or (509) 382-4741.
Workshop Proposals for 2007 State 4-H Forum
--Vicki Contini
Where are your workshop proposals for the 2007 State 4-H Forum? Very few workshop proposals have been received at this time. If you emailed a proposal to Vicki and did not receive a response, she did not receive your email! In that case please let Vicki know.
The deadline is May 1. The proposals can be sent to the Franklin County Extension office via email (contini@co.franklin.wa.us) or fax 509-545-2130.
You will find the Call for Workshop Proposals Description and Response Form at http://4-h.wsu.edu/conferences/Forum/index.htm.
Contact Jan Hiller (hillerj@wsu.edu) or Vicki Contini (vcontini@co.franklin.wa.us) if you have questions.
Shooting Sports Training in May in Republic
--Janet Schmidt
The next State 4-H Shooting Sports Training is scheduled for May 18-20, 2007, in Republic, WA. Many thanks to Emily Burt, WSU-Ferry County Extension, for hosting the training and handling the on-site coordination. Disciplines offered at the training will include archery, pistol, rifle and shotgun.
For registration and training details, refer http://whitman.4h.wsu.edu.
Outdoor Expo Offers Students, Families a Free Chance to Learn New Skills
OLYMPIA - Young people, adults and families will have a chance to connect with nature and learn a variety of outdoor skills at the 2007 Youth Outdoor Adventure Expo May 18-19 at the Cowlitz County Expo Center , 1900 7th Ave. , in Longview .
The expo-which is free both days-is open to the general public Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pre-registration is not required.
Friday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., is reserved for students in grades 3-8 and their teachers. Students must be registered to attend Friday's event. Registration will remain open until April 20; those interested can call (360) 864-4259.
Designed to introduce youngsters to outdoor activities, the expo will feature instruction and demonstrations by more than 160 outdoor experts and educators in outdoor skills. Activities will include fly tying, casting, catch-and-release fishing, firearm safety, outdoor survival, hunting, compass reading, boating, marine touch tanks and bird identification.
"I believe the success of this first-ever expo in Washington will trigger a friendly competition among other regions of our state to hold second, third and subsequent events," said Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Director Jeff Koenings. "So let's get Washington 's youngsters out to experience this year's expo as we treat a version of 'nature deficit disorder.'"
More than 1,300 students have already signed up to attend Friday's event, said Jackie Jones, the expo's chief organizer and leader of Go Play Outside Alliance of Washington (GoPaw) and Camp Fire USA Lower Columbia Council, which are sponsoring the event with WDFW.
"So far, most registrants are from southwest Washington , but we'd like to have people from all over the state come to the expo and take advantage of this unique outdoor opportunity," Jones said.
"Outdoor expos are powerful tools for introducing young people to activities and interests that can lead to a lifelong passion for the outdoors, recreation and conservation," Koenings said. "The expo offers hands-on learning, while teaching youngsters the importance of protecting and preserving our natural resources."
Jones noted that the outdoor expo is partly funded by a $10,000 grant from Weatherby Foundation International, a non-profit foundation that supports events focused on outdoor skill-building, ethical sport hunting and conservation education - including outdoor expos in 17 states - throughout the nation.
"Young people increasingly spend more time exploring the Internet than the outdoors," said Bonnie Long, WDFW public outreach manager. "That's why these events, which offer ways for children to experience their outdoor heritage, are so important. These youngsters will soon be the stewards of our lands and wildlife."
For more information on the event, call Jackie Jones at (360) 864-4259, or Bonnie Long at (360) 902-8308.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife News Release
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
http://wdfw.wa.gov/
April 5, 2007
Contact: (WDFW) Bonnie Long, (360) 902-8308
(Camp Fire) Jackie Jones, (360) 864-4259
Looking ahead to “Fast Track to Your Future”, Washington State Teen Conference 2007, June 24-26, WSU Pullman
--Jan Klein
The 2007 Washington State Teen Conference will:
- Offer opportunities for teens from across Washington to come together to engage in educational programs applicable in their lives;
- Promote positive adult and teen partnerships though the planning, implementation, and evaluation stages;
- Include interactive and hands-on educational sessions, displays, and programs;
- Feature nationally known speakers, university faculty, staff and students, community members, and 4-H members as presenters; and
- Promote and recognize successful 4-H programs and activities conducted on the local, state, and national levels.
Dates to remember:
- April 20 Workshop ideas and logo contest submission due to Jan Klein, http://4h.wsu.edu/conferences/teenconf/Fast%20Track%20to%20Your%20Future.pdf
- April 23 Postcards sent to youth grades 8th and up announcing teen conference and website to receive registration information
- April 27 Workshop proposals due to Jan Klein, http://4-h.wsu.edu/conferences/teenconf/index.htm workshop proposals welcome from teens, WSU faculty, 4-H Staff, youth adult teams, community resources
- May 18 Registration opens online
State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest Results
--Jerry Newman
We had a terrific Horse Bowl Contest in Spokane on Saturday with 9 counties represented.
Spokane County was a wonderful host with Cheryl Moriarty and Colleen Nilson providing a great facility, wonderful volunteers and a delicious lunch and snacks for the officials; they also donated a special score boards to have for future contests! THANK YOU!!!
Thank you to all the volunteers:
Moderators Linda Conway and Cheryl Mendenhall
Judges Dr. Jack Giesy, Dr. Patty Evans, Tina Beamer, Andrea Andrews
Scorekeepers Katie Vaonderau, Kathy Roberts, Theresa Brown and Cheryl Moriarty
Timers Karli Sullivan and Jane Reilly
Runner Ann Jones
Thanks for all the great sportsmanship shown throughout the day.
Congratulations to all the teams!
SENIOR TEAMS:
CHAMPION: Spokane
RESERVE CHAMPION: King
3rd: Benton
4th: Pierce
5th: Snohomish
SENIOR TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS:
Placing, Score, Name, County
1st, 20, Kristi Dilerto, Benton
2nd, 18, Kathryn Christensen, King
3rd, 17, (4.43) Maxi Gumprecht, King
4th, 17(3.6), Brett Moriarty, Spokane
5th, 16, Kaitlyn Hornsby, King
6th, 15 (3.75), Kelli Johnson, Pierce
7th, 15(2.2), Cara Myers, Spokane
8th, 12, Kaylie Shaver, Benton
9th, 12, Kim Rios, Pierce
10th, 10, Lailani Wight, Benton
INTERMEDIATE TEAMS
CHAMPION: Spokane
RESERVE CHAMPION: Snohomish
3rd: Clark
4th: Benton
5th: Kitsap
INTERMEDIATE TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS:
Placing Score Name County
1st, 17, Allison Brown, Snohomish
2nd, 13 (4.33), Hannah Myers, Spokane
3rd, 13 (2.8), Taylor Guenther, Clark
4th, 11, Kristina Wight, Benton
5th, 10, Shannon Harris, Snohomish
6th, 8 (2.67), Elsa Palmer, Whatcom
7th, 8, Katherine Lentz, Benton
8th, 8, Lindsey Morris, Clark
9th, 6(3), Alena Dennis, Kitsap
10th, 6(1.5), Olivia Tilson, Benton
4-H Army YDP Specialist Position in Hampton , VA
--Pat BoyEs
An announcement for an opportunity to work with the 4-H Army Youth Development Project as a youth development specialist on assignment in Hampton, VA. Please note applications are due May 25, 2007 to Darrin Allen (Darrin.Allen@us.army.mil). As with the previously advertised you MUST have your County Director, District Director, or Department Chair and the Director of Extension's approval PRIOR to your application submission.
If you want more information on this opportunity, visit with Mary Katherine Deen or Kevin Wright both have both served with USDA on these special assignments.
Value of Volunteer Time
--Jan Hiller
The new figure posted for 2006 by the Independent Sector for the value per hour of volunteers is $18.77. The 2006 estimate increased from $18.04 per hour in 2005. The value of volunteer time is based on the average hourly earnings of all production and non-supervisory workers on private non-farm payrolls (as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics). Independent Sector takes this figure and increases it by 12 percent to estimate for fringe benefits.
This estimate can be used to help organizations quantify the enormous value volunteers provide. This information would be useful for grant proposals and reports. For more information go to http://independentsector.org.
Just a Reminder!
When you have new Extension staff that will be working in some capacity with 4-H, please let Nancy in the State 4-H Office know. They will be added to mailing lists, added to the 4-H Talk list serve, sent a 4-H Welcome Packet, and be assigned a state 4-H staff person as a point of contact, as appropriate. 4-H News is sent via the 4-H Talk list serve each week. Archived copies of previous weeks “Tuesday 4-H News” are available on the 4-H web site: http://4h.wsu.edu/. Please send submissions by Friday of each week to Tiffany Boswell, State 4-H Office, tiffany_boswell@wsu.edu. Detailed event information and registrations forms can be found on the 4-H web site.