Big Spotted Cow

Just A Reminder...

Have You Been Working On Your Record Book?

Remember, we have a new contest for clubs at the fair this year! One of the activities that will increase your club's score is progress toward a Record Book. Just in case you haven't started on yours yet, or haven't been keeping up with it, let this be your inspiration!

Also, if you need another copy of a Record Book, here' are two documents for you!

Download ICRecordBookCover.pdf

Download ic_pdf.pdf

OK, So Here's the Deal

I know, it's been a month since my last post. I've been juggling way too many things, and both our website and the blog got put at the end of the line.

As they sat there, though, something came to me. Yes, I'm learning HTML (waiting for some 4-H'ers to join me!), but ever so slowly, which makes posting things to the website quite time consuming. Posting things to the blog, however, I'm good at that. And I can do it from almost anywhere with a minimal chance of messing up anything significant :)

So we will continue to work with our guardian web angel, Robert, and to improve the site over the next few months - AND I will use this blog for most of our fair-related information.

Please, if you have not signed up for the e-mail updates, do so. That way, any day I post something, you will automatically be sent an e-mail to let you know.

NEXT YEAR!!!!!!

I just got off the phone with George Mount in Pullman, who is the Director of the WSU Center for Environmental Research, Education and Outreach (CEREO). Turns out there is an amazing opportunity for youth that we just missed this year. But it would be great if we could start planning for next year! Take a look at this and let me know what you think!

Imagine Tomorrow

Contest!

We just got this info from the Youth Commission...check it out and see if you can come up with a really creative entry! Don't pay attention to what the link is called...it's really information on a contest to get youth to design the logo for the Island County Youth Commission.

Download logo_june_correction.pdf

This week of May...

Suddenly, it feels as if there is a LOT going on!

By now, most of you should have mailed in your Spring Show entry forms (they were sent to you via e-mail, but will also be posted here).

Your club enrollment forms should be almost complete. Remember that while you can join 4-H at any time of the year, and requirements to show at Fair vary by division, you cannot compete at the 2008 IC Fair if you submit your enrollment forms after June 1.

We have a very full agenda for this week's Leaders' Council, so we urge all of you to send at least one representative from your club to this meeting. Also, please encourage your senior 4-H'ers and club officers to attend, as we will be deciding how to schedule Achievement and Rally Nights, and will be addressing some policy issues about Fair participation.

Finally, don't miss the Healthy Youth and Community Fair, Saturday, May 10th, at Langley Middle School. This looks like a GREAT event, and it's FREE!

Download cat_entry_2008.doc
Download alpaca_entry_2008.doc
Download cavy_entry_2008.doc
Download dog_entry_2008.doc
Download horse_spring_show_entry_form_2008.doc
Download sheep_entry_2008.doc
Download healthy_youth_and_community_fair_brochure_final.doc

Any experience with temporary pens?

As we get ready to add more livestock exhibit space to what was once the Heritage Barn, we need some advice on the best way to construct temporary pens. Do any of you have thoughts on how to best build sturdy and yet move-able/re-useable pens for medium sized livestock? The more variety we have to choose from, built from the most experience, the better our exhibits will be!

Any resources you know of? Farm Supply outlets, fencing companies, etc? We could sure use your info!

May Meeting

Leaders, Parents, and Senior 4-H'ers,

It's time to start planning our May Leaders' Council meeting. We will have a guest speaker join us from 7-7:30. Whitney Weber, from the Island County Health Department will be giving us some ideas on how to incorporate more healthy snacking options for our club meetings, events, and Island County Fair. Please be on time to take advantage of her fresh insights!

What else would you like to address in this meeting? Please let us know so we can begin building the agenda.