Cooperative Extension Service Daviess County 4800A New Hartford Road Owensboro KY 42303 270-685-8480 daviess.ca.uky.edu

Livestock Club will start back this month on its regular 3rd Thursday. We hope to see you Thursday, January 17 at 6:30pm. The February meeting (2/21) will be a special one, Dr. Jacquie Jacob will be here from UK to do a poultry education program for small flocks from 6:00 – 8:00pm. She will have information on flock health, feeding/nutrition and bird selection. The public will be invited as well. We hope you can make it, Dr. Jacob is a wealth of information.

Do you like to write? If so, why not share your talents and participate in the Kentucky 4-H Written Communications Contest! Each county is allowed two junior and two senior entries per category. Entry deadline is February 1 to the Daviess County Extension Office. Categories are listed below:

1. Poetry (3 line minimum and 25 line maximum)

2. “What 4-H Means to Me” Essay (minimum 500 words)

3. Original Monologue

4. Press Release (maximum of 1,000 words)

5. Public Service Announcement

6. Songwriting (lyrics only)

For additional details please go to this link: http://4-h.ca.uky.edu/content/4-h-written-communication-contest-0

We have a volunteer willing to lead a 4-H Tractor Project Club. As part of the tractor project, you will learn about safety, mechanics and maintenance. You will also get to visit local dealerships. If you are interested in being a part of the 4-H Tractor Project please go to: https://qtrial2017q1az1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eDpW9kTgRRbGOwZ or scan the QR code to sign up. It doesn’t obligate you, but it does help with planning. The club will meet once a month starting in either February or March. Those who sign up will receive a post card prior to the first meeting.

Open to 6th-8th grade youth, Teen Summit is a weekend long experience that can build leadership, communication, and citizenship skills in you! Youth will have the opportunity to interact with other 4-H’ers from across the state, meet State 4-H Officers, and participate in exciting workshops and fun-shops. This fun filled weekend will take place March 14-16, 2019. The deadline to register is January 21 and space is limited! For more information, call the Extension Office.

HAPPY NEW

YEAR!

Highland 4-H Club had a great time at their December meeting making Christmas trees!

Senior winner (age 14 - 19 as of 1/1/18) will be awarded an embroidered jacket. Junior winner (age 9-13 as of 1/1/18) will be awarded an embroidered fleece vest. You may win only one time as a junior and one time as a senior. To apply you will need to fill out the 4-H Achievement Application which is available on our 4-H website. The Application is due to the Extension Office by March 1. If you already turned in your Achievement Application, simply call to let us know you would like to put your name in to be considered for the jacket or vest award.

Club Financial Reports and Inventories are due in the Extension Office no later than February 1. You will receive these forms in the mail. Mark your calendars for Club Leader Training. You may choose to attend the lunch meeting at noon or a 5pm meeting on January 31. We will be sending a letter with more information, soon.

The Daviess County 4-H Council sponsors a $1000 scholarship for a 4-H’er who will be entering college or technical school next fall or are already in college but have not received a 4-H scholarship in the past. The application for the Daviess County 4-H Council Scholarship will require the 4-H Achievement Application. The 4-H Scholarship Application is due March 1. Do not wait until the last minute this will take some time!! The 4-H Achievement Program is intended to recognize 4-H participants who have outstanding accomplishments and to provide incentive for youth to increase their knowledge, skills and abilities. It is a comprehensive program spanning the entire career of the 4-H’er, awards points for outside efforts and interests and encourages growth and development by awarding high points at multi-county, state, and national levels. As youth work their way through the achievement levels they become eligible for scholarships to Teen Summit, Teen Conference and eventually college scholarships. While you can start keeping records earlier, everything you do starting with your 6th grade year in school is included in your Achievement Application. The application is posted to the Daviess County 4-H website. Contact us for a digitable, editable version of the application.

The Daviess County Demonstrations Contest will be held at the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Office on January 29, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. This contest is open to all Daviess County youth ages 9-18 as of January 1, 2019. In order to compete, you must pick a topic that fits any previously identified category

and prepare and give a 5-15 minute talk demonstrating a skill, craft, or something of interest to you. For a list of categories and to sign up by January 15, call the Office at 270-685-8480!

Demonstrations Contest

4-H Camp is a highlight of the summer for every camper, teen, and adult volunteer involved! Because so many of our previous campers have a strong love for camp, we want to open registration to you first! Registration for attending West Kentucky 4-H Camp on June 30 - July 3 is on a first come, first serve basis. Registration is open NOW exclusively for returning campers! Beginning January 16, we will be taking registrations for the remaining spaces from all youth ages 9-15 interested in attending camp. The full camp fee is $240. A $100 deposit will hold your child’s spot for camp. If paid in full before May 1, you will receive a $10 discount. Interested in camping with your child? Ask us about the adult volunteer incentive!

4-H Garden Club will resume on February 18 at 5:30pm. For more information about Garden Club please contact Annette Heisdorffer at 270-685-8480.

Congratulations to the following Daviess County 4-H’ers on accomplishing the following through the Kentucky 4-H Achievement Program! Grace, Isaac and Juliann will each receive a partial scholarship to 4-H Teen Conference for reaching the Bronze level of the 4-H Achievement program. Lily and Hope will be competing on the state level for the Silver award and a partial scholarship to 4-H Teen Conference. Competition for the Bronze, Silver and Gold awards was stiff – a minimum of 200 points was required to achieve Bronze this year. If you would like to participate in the 4-H Achievement Program start early. Items are entered according to the 4-H program year which begins September 1. Achievement forms are due October 1.

Achievement Level Name

Clover Level 5 & Bronze Grace Brocato

Clover Level 5 Ethan Carmon

Clover Level 3 Evan Fuqua

Clover Level 3 & Bronze Isaac Heisdorffer

Clover Level 3 & Bronze Juliann Heisdorffer

Clover Level 1 Mattie Martell

Clover Level 4 & potential for Silver Hope Ramming

Clover Level 5 & potential for Silver Lily Young

The Cooperative Extension Service prohibits discrimination in its programs and employment on the

basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin.

To file a complaint of discrimination, contact Tim West, UK College of Agriculture, (859) 257-3879; Terry Allen, or Patty Bender, UK Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, (859) 257-8927; or the USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326– W Whitten Bldg., 14th & Independence Ave. SW, Washington DC 20250-9410 (202) 720-5964

Lindsey Dunn Daviess County Extension Agent

for 4-H Youth Development Education

Stacey R. Potts Daviess County Extension Agent

for 4-H Youth Development Education

Girls, Inc. OCC 3rd-4th Grade Class Secretary/Reporter update by Gabby. We met on December 12th. There were 17

girls there. Our President Kiera started the meeting then the Vice President picked Bryanna to do the American Pledge and Jaedan to do the 4-H Pledge. We are learning the 4-H Pledge together. I did roll and they answered with their favorite color. We made tree Christmas Ornaments and Christmas Cereal Trail Mix.

During Fall Break Senior Level 4-H’er Lily Young visited the Girls Inc OCC Campus 5th-Teen class. The classes focus this year has been leadership, serving others and health. She spoke with the class about healthy snacks and the importance of drinking water everyday. She helped the girls make Apple Pie Yogurt parfaits and berry infused water that they served to the other classes and adults at the campus before serving themselves. She presented a lesson in Social Media/Internet Safety that she had created. The girls discussed online safety, cyber bullying and why being safe online was also important to your health. Lily has really stepped up to be a great role model for all 4-H’ers!

If Daviess County Public Schools are cancelled due to inclement weather, then all 4-H events and meetings are cancelled. Club leaders

will decide if meetings will be rescheduled. We will post any cancellations on our Cooperative Extension Facebook page. You may

also call the Office at 270-685-8480 to check.

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Office.

4-H Youth Development

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Extension Office Closed

2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

Homeschool Club & Homeschool Cloverbuds, 1pm

10 4-H Cloverbuds, 5:30pm

11 12

13 14

4-H Council Meeting, 5:30pm

15 16

4-H STEM Club, 4:30pm

17

Camp Improvement Committee Meeting—West KY 4-H Camp, 5:30pm 4-H Livestock Club, 6:30pm

18 19

20 21

Extension Office Closed Young Riders 4-H Horse Club, 6:30pm

22

Jr. Homemakers, 5:30pm

23 24 25 26

27 28 29 Demonstrations Contest, 4pm

30 Ag Expo, Convention Center

31 Leader Training, 12pm & 5pm

Download this and past issues of the Adult, Youth, Parent and Family Caregiver Health Bulletins: http://fcs-hes.ca.uky.edu/content/health-bulletins

GET MOVING!

J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 9

Do you ever have a hard time sitting still? Sometimes

your body just really, really wants to move. That is natural. The more you move, the better

you feel, and the easier it is to sit still when you need to.

When you get moving, it helps keep you healthy, gives you energy, boosts

your self-confidence, can make you feel more relaxed,

and it is true — physical activity can help you do better in school.

Physical activity also helps you build muscles and strengthen your bones. Do you know how to strengthen your bones? You probably

Written by: Natalie JonesEdited by: Alyssa SimmsDesigned by: Rusty ManseauCartoon illustrations by: Chris Ware (© University of Kentucky School of Human Environmental Sciences)

Be a good role model for your siblings, friends, or even parents and get moving!

already do it every day. You build your bone strength by putting pressure on them to get stronger. Running, jumping, or even doing a cartwheel are some ways to build bone strength.

When you are playing, you might feel your heart beat faster, which is a sign that you are increasing your heart rate and making your heart stronger. That is a good thing. Just make sure that if you need to take a break, you listen to your body.

How much activity do I need?Kids age 6 to 17 need at least 60 minutes

of movement every day. However, if you can get more minutes in — do it!

How to get 60 minutes of activity?Do not feel like you have to have a full

60 minutes free to be active. You can split up your movement throughout the day. It all adds up.

What is your favorite way to move?You can move your body in tons of different ways,

there is no wrong or right way to get moving. You can do activities before school, at recess, or after school.

To fit in more movement, maybe you could walk to school or the bus stop with an adult. Or you can have a dance party while getting ready for the day. At recess, do the monkey bars or play tag with friends. After school, go for a walk with your family or play basketball with friends.

Be a good role model for your siblings, friends, or even parents and get moving! Even better, get your family and friends involved in physical activity with you.

RESOURCES: • https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2018/11/12/hhs-releases-

physical-activity-guidelines-americans-2nd-edition.html • https://health.gov/paguidelines/moveyourway/

materials/PAG_MYW_Kids_FS.pdf