March 2016

2016 is off with a bang! Spencer County

4-H has something for everyone. It is also that

time of year to renew Ag Tags, by giving the $10

Voluntary Donation you are helping Spencer

County 4-H and FFA as well as the KY Proud

program!

The SOS information will be coming out

in the next few weeks. Remember to sign up for

the classes and enjoy what our local community

has to offer. There are lots of great opportunities

for our 4-Her’s to learn during the SOS program.

Remember to strive to make the Best

Better in all that you do! Let’s see what 2016

brings for Spencer County 4-H together!

Sincerely,

Mollie Tichenor

CEA for 4-H Youth Development

4-H PLEDGE I pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking,

my HEART to greater loyalty,

my HANDS to larger service

and my HEALTH to better living for my

club, my community, my country and my

world.

EVERYONE

ENROLLMENT FORMS Please remember to fill out the YELLOW

enrollment forms. It is that time to fill out new forms for

the new program year starting in September. If you don’t

fill this out you are not a registered 4-H member.

VOLUNTEERS If you have not filled out your volunteer

application, please check out the website below.

Background checks are required on all of the volunteers

that help with the Spencer County 4-H Program. This is

now available to be printed out from the website. Go to

www.spencerextension.com, click on the 4-H Volunteer

link on the right hand side of the screen and print off your

application today.

Please make sure that all forms are completed and

that we receive a copy of your driver’s license when the

form is turned in. If all the forms are not completed when

they are turned it, it will delay you getting approved as a

volunteer.

Cooperative

Extension Service

Spencer County

PO Box 368

100 Oak Tree Way

Taylorsville, KY 40071-0368

(502) 477-2217

Fax: (502) 477-1343

www.ca.uky.edu/ces

4-H NEWSLETTER

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You can also pick up a hard copy at the Extension

Office. If you are interested in learning more about

volunteering with Spencer County 4-H, please talk to

Mollie or a club leader today!

MARCH = AG TAG RENEWAL MONTH Taylorsville, KY - 4-H has an opportunity to raise

funds for Spencer County and statewide 4-H programs

through the Kentucky Ag Tag Donation program.

Since 2012, Kentucky Farmers have the option to

make a $10.00 voluntary donation when they purchase or

renew their license plate. Commissioner of Agriculture,

Ryan Quarles, will again equally divide the amount raised

among 4-H, FFA and Kentucky Proud. As an individual

that makes the voluntary donation for your farm vehicle,

you help 4-H grow strong leaders for tomorrow, advance

agricultural education in Kentucky, and promote Kentucky

farm products.

Farmers can make the donation of $10 when

renewing their farm license plates at the county clerk’s

office in March. With more than 184,000 farm plates

bought or renewed each year in Kentucky, the

commissioner’s action can generate significant funds to

support these three outstanding programs.

“Kentucky 4-H has again been given a tremendous

opportunity by Commissioner Quarles to raise significant

funds to support 4-H,” said Melissa G. Miller, Interim

Executive Director of the Kentucky 4-H Foundation. “The

donations made to the Ag Tag Donation program will help

4-H give young people around the Commonwealth

opportunities that develop leadership, citizenship, and life

skills in a learn-by-doing atmosphere.”

Over 255,000 youth are involved in Kentucky’s 4-H

program. Kentucky ranks in top 10 in several 4-H

enrollment categories nationwide. All 120 counties in

Kentucky have 4-H programs, and all counties will receive

a portion of the support from the Ag Tag Donation

program.

Last year Kentucky 4-H received $180,119.05,

from the Ag Tag Donations. These funds are split between

the county where the funds originated and the Kentucky 4-

H Foundation for state level programs.

That means half of the Ag Tag donation stays in

Spencer County funding programs and activities that teach

children and teens about leadership, citizenship, science

and technology, communications, public speaking,

agriculture, and more.

Spencer County 4-H’s share for 2015 was $414.65

and benefited programs such as; 4-H Camp, new clubs,

awards, and much more. This year Spencer County has a

great opportunity to increase financial support for our local

4-H Councils, clubs and programs by encouraging farmers

to make the donation.

Making the $10 donation on each farm license

plate at renewal is an excellent opportunity for our

agricultural community to support the youth of our

community and help fund the programs that can make a

lasting difference in their lives.

4-H CAMP Spencer County will be going to 4-H Camp July

11-15, 2016. Teen Applications will go out April 1st and 4-

H Camp registrations will open to members on April 1st. It

will open to non-member April 15th this year. Please

remember that spots are limited and going to be on a first

come first serve basis. Teens interested in applying to be

teen leaders, should be active members. Adult leaders if

you are interested in going to 4-H Camp this year, please

let Mollie know.

FUNDRAISERS Remember: The profit for each 4-Her selling will

be held by the 4-H Council. Those dollars may be used by

the child for any 4-H Program event or fee. Examples for

use are: 4-H Camp, Shooting Sports Camp, Teen Summit,

Teen Conference, fees due by individuals competing in

shooting sports, livestock club, horse club, etc. To obtain

the dollars, when needed, the parent must notify the

Extension Office. Any dollars left in the account after

August 31, 2016 will be retained by the council and used

for other 4-H Programs or events. If

you have any questions regarding

the fundraiser program for the kids

or have any fundraiser ideas, please

call Mollie Tichenor at 477-2217.

Spencer County 4-H

Council still has a few 4-H Family

and Friends Cookbook still available!

The price is $15 for each book. Don’t forget that the profit

for each 4-Her selling will be held by the 4-H Council and

is $10 per cookbook.

KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS

Organization Name: Spencer County 4-H Council

Organization Number: 41771

Don’t forget to sign up online at

www.Kroger.com/communityrewards

SCHWAN’S CARES Support Spencer County 4-H through the end of

March and receive 5% of your order from Schwan’s in

your 4-H account. Sign up through Schwan’s Cares and

the campaign number for Spencer County 4-H is 24787.

SHOP WITH SCRIP Thank you to those that sold Scrip in February.

We will do this fundraiser one more time this year.

ADULTS

COUNCIL MEETINGS The Spencer County 4-H Council will meet on

March 17th at 6:30 pm at the Spencer County Extension

Office. Anyone interested in being on the council, making

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decisions about the county 4-H program, and fundraising

ideas please feel free to contact Bill Dunning, Council

President, or Mollie Tichenor for additional information.

Hope to see you there!

UPCOMING EVENTS

TEEN SUMMIT Teen Summit is a middle school leadership

conference for those in 6th through 8th grade. Spencer

County will be attending teen summit March 24-26, 2016.

We have six delegates representing Spencer County this

year!

TEEN CONFERENCE The 2016 Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference will be

held on the University of Kentucky Campus June 13-16.

This is a leadership conference for those completing the 8th

grade through high school. Please let Mollie know if you

are interested.

COUNTY COMMUNICATION DAY Spencer County 4-H will be hosting county

communication day at the Extension Office on Saturday,

March 19th. Registration form is included in this

newsletter. There are opportunities for youth to show their

talents in a variety show, demonstrations, speeches, and

senior interviews. I hope that we have a huge turnout.

Judges, room hosts, and registration help are

needed. Please contact Mollie at mollie.tichenor@uky.edu

or 477-2217 if you are willing to help out

for a day.

The Louisville Area - District 3

Communications Contest (for county

winners) will be on Saturday, April 23rd in

Henry County. The State Contest will be

in July and is for Area Winners.

SCHOLARSHIPS Applications are available for the following

scholarships at the Extension Office.

FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA

SCHOLARSHIPS Guidelines for the Farm Credit Mid-America Scholarships

provided through the Kentucky 4-H Foundation

Four (4) $500 scholarships will be awarded with the

following requirements:

1. Applicants must have a high school graduation

date in 2016.

2. Applicant must be a full-time Kentucky resident.

3. Applicant must have been an active Kentucky 4-H

member for at least the last 2 years (the current

year 2016 and last year 2015).

JAMES W. KIDWELL MEMORIAL

SCHOLARSHIP Guidelines for the James W. Kidwell Memorial

Scholarship

One $1,500 scholarship will be awarded with the

following requirements:

1. Applicants must have a high school graduation

date in 2016.

2. Applicant must be a full-time Kentucky resident.

3. Applicant must have been an active Kentucky 4-H

member for at least the last 2 years (the current

year 2016 and last year 2015).

4. Recipient must attend the University of Kentucky,

be a full-time student (minimum 12 credit hours),

and plans to pursue a career in agriculture or

related field.

MICHAEL BANDY/ALE-8-ONE

SCHOLARSHIP Guidelines for the Michael Bandy/Ale-8-One Scholarship

One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded with the

following requirements:

1. Applicants must have a high school graduation

date in 2016.

2. Applicant must be a full-time Kentucky resident.

3. Applicant must have been an active Kentucky 4-H

member for at least the last 2 years (the current

year 2016 and last year 2015).

4. Recipient must attend a post secondary institution

in Kentucky and be a full-time student (minimum

12 credit hours).

CLUB REPORTS

CLOVERBUDS Cloverbuds, ages 5-8, will meet on Thursday,

April 7th from 6:30 pm – 8 pm. Hope to see you there.

Please call Nicole at 477-2217 if you will be attending.

CONGRATULATIONS!

DISTRICT 3 TEEN RETREAT On Friday, January 15th 5 people from Teen

Council went with Mollie Tichenor, Tonya Tucker, and

some parents to the Louisville Zoo for the teen retreat,

where we met with the rest of our district. First we ate

chicken tacos from Moe’s and we learned some neat facts

about the zoo. Then we went in the animal’s kitchen where

we saw lots of different animal’s food and how it’s

prepared. Then we dropped our bags off where we were

going to sleep that night and went on our night walk where

we saw some animals, but not many. On the next day we

ate donuts when we woke up and packed our stuff. Next

we went on a morning walk and saw lots more animals then

we did on the night walk. After that we went to the petting

zoo and fed some goats fruit. We went to the front gates

and that concludes our 2016 District 3 Teen Retreat.

~Submitted by Joshua Richards

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Spencer County delegates and chaperones

KY 4-H VOLUNTEER FORUM Spencer County 4-H was well represented at the

Kentucky Volunteer Forum held in Lexington, KY on

February 11th – 13th. Tim Brewer, Darilyn Browning, Kim

Hanik, Lilli Hanik, and Patrick Rood all led workshops for

volunteers across the state. Lilli Hanik performed with the

4-H Performing Arts Troupe at the banquet on Saturday.

Patrick Rood represented the Kentucky Shooting Sports

Teen Ambassador Board as well as Spencer County during

the weekend event.

Rachel Brewer, Tim Brewer, Kim Hanik, Lilli

Hanik, John Hanik, Connie Jeffiers, Shiori Nate, Tim

Oates, Patrick Rood, Tonya Tucker, and Mollie Tichenor

all attended the 2016 Kentucky Volunteer Forum.

Congratulations to the award winners from

Spencer County. Tim Brewer was named one of the

outstanding shooting sports volunteer for the state of

Kentucky. Connie Jeffiers was named honorable mention

for the livestock volunteers in Kentucky. Lilli Hanik was

awarded one of the Conrad Feltner Youth winners for the

Commonwealth. Congratulations to all of the outstanding

volunteers who attended and were recognized on stage at

the 2016 Kentucky 4-H Volunteer Forum – A Golden

Ticket to Volunteerism!

Spencer County group picture

Lilli Hanik, Conrad Feltner Youth Winner

Tim Brewer, Outstanding Shooting Sports Volunteer

STATE 4-H SKILL-A-THON The Spencer County 4-H Livestock Club

competed in the Kentucky 4-H Skill-a-thon Contest on

Saturday, February 20th in Louisville at the Kentucky Fair

and Exposition Center during the Kentucky Beef Expo.

Congratulations to the following club members for

representing Spencer County well with our largest group

ever participating in a state contest.

Walking through the contest as cloverbuds were

Wyatt Jeffiers, Nash Girdley, Noah Frank and Adam Pietz.

They did a great job!

The Clover Division is for ages 9-11. In Clover

Identification, Emily Truax placed 3rd, Ethan Thompson

placed 5th, Connor Goodlett placed 10th, Justin Pietz placed

16th, Beau Girdley placed 21st, and Luke Jeffiers placed

25th. As a team, Team A placed 1st in Identification and

Team B placed 6th. In Clover Evaluation, Taylor Goodlett

placed 1st, Ethan Thompson placed 6th, Beau Girdley

placed 7th, and Emily Truax placed 10th. As a team, Team

A placed 3rd and Team B placed 8th. In Clover Quiz and

Quality Assurance Emily Truax placed 8th, Luke Jeffiers

was 23rd, and Ethan Thompson was 25th. As a team, Clover

Team A was 6th. In the Clover division overall, Emily

Truax placed 4th, Ethan Thompson placed 6th, Beau Girdley

placed 17th, and Connor Goodlett placed 18th and this was

out of over 100 Clovers. As a team, Clover Team B placed

13th Overall with members Justin Pietz, Luke Jeffiers,

Ryann Truax, and Desmond Stubbs. Clover Team A

placed 2nd overall with members Emily Truax, Ethan

Thompson, Beau Girdley, and Connor Goodlett. This was

out of 24 team’s total, so they all did outstanding!

The Intermediate Division is for ages 12-13. In

Intermediate Identification Madison Goodlett placed 3rd,

Casey Montgomery placed 4th, Jenna Thompson placed 9th,

and Chloe Smith placed 20th. As a team, Team A was 1st.

In Intermediate Evaluation Allie Roberts was 9th, Jenna

Thompson was 13th, and Madison Goodlett was 25th. As a

team, Team A was 1st. In the Quiz and Quality Assurance

Division Casey Montgomery was 4th, Madison Goodlett

was 12th, Allie Roberts was 15th, and Jenna Thompson was

19th. Team A was 1st in the Team Quality Assurance and

Quiz Division. In the Intermediate Division Overall

Madison Goodlett was 3rd, Casey Montgomery was 4th,

Jenna Thompson was 9th, Allie Roberts was 21st, and Chloe

Smith was 25th. The Intermediate Team A placed first

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overall as a team in their division with members Madison

Goodlett, Casey Montgomery, Jenna Thompson and Allie

Roberts and Team B was 12th with members Chloe Smith,

Christopher Drury, and Malynn Pawley.

The Senior Division is for ages 14-18. In the

Senior Division in Identification Sydney Warren placed 7th,

Logan Light was 11th, Courtney Jeffiers was 14th, and

Adam Light was 19th. As a team, the Senior Team A was

5th and Team B was 8th. In Senior Evaluation Courtney

Jeffiers placed 5th, Seth Goodlett placed 10th, Madisyn

Caudill placed 21st, and Adam Light placed 24th. In Team

Evaluation, the Senior Team A placed 2nd and Team B

placed 8th. In the Quiz and Quality Assurance Division

Adam Light placed 23rd. In the Senior Division Overall

Sydney Warren placed 12th, Courtney Jeffiers placed 13th,

Logan Light placed 14, and Adam Light placed 16th. As a

team, the Senior Team A placed 5th Overall with members

Sydney Warren, Courtney Jeffiers, Adam Light, and

Madisyn Caudill and Team B placed 9th Overall with

members Logan Light, Seth Goodlett, Kelly Herndon, and

Hailey Pawley. Others participating in the senior division

were Hannah Thompson.

Congratulations to all of the Livestock Club

Members that competed! Everyone in attendance knew

that Spencer County 4-H Teams were there! It was an

outstanding day for everyone involved! Everyone

represented Spencer County well! Thank you to Coach

Connie Jeffiers and all of the parents/volunteers for driving

and helping with the contest. You all did great!

Spencer County Group Picture

(missing a few team members)

5th Place Senior Team Overall Sydney Warren, Courtney

Jeffiers, Adam Light, and Madisyn Caudill

1st Place Intermediate Team – pictured Madison Goodlett,

Casey Montgomery, Jenna Thompson and Allie Roberts

2nd Place Clover Team Overall – Emily Truax, Ethan

Thompson, Beau Girdley, and Connor Goodlett

SCHOOL CLUB CLASSROOM COMMUNICATIONS CONTEST

Thank you to all that helped judge the classroom

contest for speeches and demonstrations. I couldn’t have

made it through the five weeks without all of your help!

Thank you to Allison Lewis, Heidi Heiss, Chris Cropp,

Karen Leff, Dee Thompson, Mary Tapp, Everene Rose,

Bryce Roberts, Stephannie Smith, Danielle Montgomery,

Dan Dunlop, Amy Taylor, Danielle Curtsinger, Liz Walker,

Helen Detrich, Tonya Deetch, Brooke Klaus, Lauren Rowe,

Wesley Smitha, Lindsay Olmstead, and Teresa Buechele.

CONGRATULATIONS LILLI HANIK Congratulations to Lilli Hanik for successfully

making it through the Gold Achievement Interviews on

Saturday, March 5th. Miss Hanik was named one of the 30

Gold recipients in the state of Kentucky and one of the

current 10 Emerald Finalist for 2015! Congratulations to

Lilli and best of luck with the Emerald Interview in June.

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March/April/May/June 2016 Calendar SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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*6:30 pm –

Shooting Sports

8

*6:30 pm – Fur &

Feathers

9

10

*6:30 pm – 4-H Teen

Council

11

Scrip Cards Due

Back

12

*10 am - Homemaker

Art Guild

13 14

*6:30 pm -

Archery Practice

15

*6:30 pm –

Livestock

*6:30 pm –

Shooting Sport

16 17

ST. PATRICK’S

DAY

*6:30 pm – 4-H

Adult Council

18 19

*County

Communications Day

20 21

*6:30 pm -

Archery Practice

*6:30 pm - 4-H

Photography

22

*6:30 pm – Fur &

Feathers

*6:30 pm –

Shooting Sport

23 24

*Teen Summit

25

*Teen Summit

26

*9 am – Tractor

Driving Safety Room

B

*Teen Summit

27 28

*6:30 pm -

Archery Practice

29 30 31

*County Extension

Council Meeting 12

noon

APRIL 1

APRIL FOOLS

DAY

2

3 4

*6:30 pm -

Archery Practice

5

*10 am - Birdhouse

Gourd

*6:30 pm –

Livestock

*6:30 pm –

Shooting Sport

6

*10am -

Lighthouse Lantern

Gourd

*6 pm -

Bookworms

7

*10 am -

Homemaker Art

Guild

*6:30 pm -

Cloverbuds

8

*10 am Kids

Acrylic Painting

*6:30 pm – Bond

over the Ocean

International

Program

9

10 11

*6:30 pm -

Archery Practice

*6 pm – Country

Ham 101

12

*6:30 pm – Fur &

Feathers

*6:30 pm –

Shooting Sport

13 14

*6:30 pm – 4-H Teen

Council

15 16

*10 am - Homemaker

Art Guild

17 18

*6:30 pm -

Archery Practice

*6:30 pm - 4-H

Photography

19

*6:30 pm –

Livestock

*6:30 pm –

Shooting Sport

20 21 22 23

24 25

*6:30 pm -

Archery Practice

26

*6:30 pm – Fur &

Feathers

*6:30 pm –

Shooting Sport

27 28 29

*9 am – Rain

Garden

2 pm – Rain

Barrel

30

MAY 1 2

*10 am -

Homemaker Art

Guild

*6:30 pm -

Archery Practice

3

*6:30 pm –

Livestock

*6:30 pm –

Shooting Sport

4

*6 pm -

Bookworms

5

6

KENTUCKY

OAKS

7

KENTUCKY

DERBY

8 9

*6:30 pm -

Archery Practice

10

*6:30 pm – Fur &

Feathers

*6:30 pm –

Shooting Sport

11 12

*6:30 pm – 4-H Teen

Council

KENTUCKY

GOURD SOCIETY

13

KENTUCKY

GOURD

SOCIETY

14

KENTUCKY

GOURD SOCIETY

15 KENTUCKY

GOURD

SOCIETY

16

*6:30 pm -

Archery Practice

*6:30 pm - 4-H

Photography

17

*6:30 pm –

Shooting Sport

*6:30 pm –

Livestock

18 19

*6:30 pm – 4-H

Adult Council

20 21

*10 am - Homemaker

Art Guild

22 23

*6:30 pm -

Archery Practice

24

*6:30 pm –

Shooting Sport

*6:30 pm – Fur &

Feathers

25 26 27 28

29 30

OFFICE

CLOSED

*6:30 pm -

Archery Practice

31 JUNE 1

*6 pm -

Bookworms

2

*6:30 pm -

Cloverbuds

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4-H Communication Contest Entry Form

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Spencer County Extension Office

Registration: 9:30 a.m.

Contest: 10 a.m.

I will be participating in: Title of Presentation:

Speeches

Demonstrations

Team Demonstration

Specialty Act

Club Act

Senior Job Interview

DEMONSTRATION Category:

(Choose from list of 16 topics on other side.) You may participate in Speeches, Demonstrations, and the Variety Show. Team Demonstrations is part of

Demonstrations. Speeches are broken by the year that the 4-H member was born. Club Act and Specialty

Act information is also included in this packet. Remember to fill out a red enrollment form, check with

Extension Office for addiontal information about these forms. 4-H Age is 9-18 as of January 1, 2016.

Name: __________________________________________________

Name of Club: ___________________________________________

Birth Date: _________________ Phone: ______________________

Club Leader’s Name: _______________________________________

Parent’s Signature: ________________________________________

If you need help or have any questions about this contest,

please call Mollie Tichenor at the Extension Office at

477-2217 or email at mollie.tichenor@uky.edu.

Return to the Extension Office at:

P.O. Box 368

100 Oak Tree Way

Taylorsville, KY 40071

Fax: 502-477-1343

Pre-Registration is Due By Tuesday, March 15th

Reply to:

Cooperative

Extension Service

Spencer County

100 Oak Tree Way

P.O. Box 368

Taylorsville, KY 40071

(502)477-2217

Fax: (502) 477-1343

www.ca.uky.edu/ces