Dear 4-H Members, Leaders, & Parents, 

Happy New Year and Happy Birthday! That’s right, 2012 marks the 100th

Anniversary of 4-H In Idaho!  We’ll be celebrating this special occasion

all year!  What an exciting time to be involved in the Idaho County 4-H

Program! 

In this first newsletter of the year, you will find the 20 12 4-H Calendar. 

This will help you plan your own club activities, as well as making plans to

attend all of the County activities throughout the year.   

The Idaho County 4-H Ambassadors have been meeting and are anxious

to begin a new 4-H year.  You will be seeing them at all of our County events,

as well as at your club meetings.  Don’t hesitate to ask them if you need help

during a 4-H event.

We look forward to working with you in 2012 and hope you share our

enthusiasm for the coming year.

Sincerely,

Susie Heckman

Idaho County 4-H Program Manager

IDAHO COUNTY 4-H

MEMBERS OF DISTINCTION 

Are you in 7th, 8th, or 9th grade?  Are you looking for a fun way to be more involved

in 4-H without attending more meetings?  Well, have we got a deal for you! 

·  4-H Members of Distinction (The M.O.D. Squad) is a group that is being formed for 4-H members in 7th, 8th and 9th grade.  This is not a 4-H Club, you will still need to be an enrolled member of your own 4-H Club.

· Members of this group will be on hand to help out with 4-H activities in their community. 

· Members of the group will be on hand to provide
extra help during the Fair.

· Members of this group will have a great time
experiencing 4-H outside of their club and meet new friends.

· There will be one organizational meeting in the spring to kick off the year. 

All you have to do to join is call the Extension Office at 983-2667 and tell us you

want to be a member of the M.O.D. Squad!

AREA ANIMAL CLINICS

During the months of February and March there are several animal clinics being

held in our area.  For more information, call the number listed with the clinic.

Spring Rabbit Clinic 

February 11th at the Nez Perce County Fairgrounds beginning at 9:00 a.m. 

You need to bring your rabbit in an escape proof carrier and a sack lunch. 

Pre-registration by February 3rd is not required, but encouraged. 

Call Kerry Sanford at the Nez Perce County Extension Office at 799-3096.

Nez Perce County Beef Field Day 

March 3rd at the Lewiston Livestock Market.  The activities begin at 9:00 a.m.

Your $6 registration fee covers lunch/materials.  Pre-register by February 24th. 

Call Kerry Sanford at the Nez Perce County Extension Office at 799-3096.

Sheep & Goat Field Day

March 24th at the Clarkston FFA Farm.   The activities begin at 9:00 a.m.

Your $6 registration fee covers lunch and materials.  Pre-register by March 16th. 

Call Kerry Sanford at the Nez Perce County Extension Office at 799-3096.

Thank you Nez Perce County for inviting us to participate in these activities.

 2012 tEEN CONFERENCE

Are you ready to explore the University of Idaho campus, learn life skills

to take you beyond high school, meet new friends and get reacquainted

with old ones? Then Idaho 4-H Teen Conference is for you!



For 2012, The Way Out West Conference is scheduled for June 11-15.

Youths finishing grades 8-12 may attend. College age young adults may

attend as college staff members, and adults may attend as chaperones.



The five-day program includes educational, recreational, and social events.

Participants stay in University dormitories, eat at the cafeteria, and survive

without sleep for much of the week.



To register, complete registration forms available through the State 4-H Office

and submit with payment to your county extension office. The deadline for early

bird registration fees (approximately $225 for youth delegates) is April 15.

The deadline for regular registration (approximately $250 for delegates) is May 15.

2012 4-H LEADER TRAINING 

  

4-H Volunteer Leaders are required to have 2 hours of training each year. 

The purpose of leader training is to provide continuing education for adults

who are working with youth.  When 4-H leaders attend educational meetings

and events they continue to increase their knowledge of 4-H, youth and their project

areas of interest.

Everyone’s schedule is already full to over flowing and we realize that no one

needs one more “thing to do” on their list, so we’d like to make this training

requirement as easy as possible for you to fulfill.  The following dates are the

training dates currently scheduled for 20 12: 

· Jan. 18 Organizational Leader Meeting 

· Jan. 18 Horse Leader Meeting

· Feb. 25   4-H Leader Super Saturday, Lewiston

· March 14  Idaho County Livestock Leader Meeting

· April 14 FCS/Specialty Leader Meeting

· April 25 Leadership Training Conference

· May 2 New Leader Orientation

Letters will be mailed directly to leaders prior to the meeting with

meeting location and time information. 

New, first year leaders, are welcome to attend any of the meetings dealing

with their project area, however they will still need to go through our

New Leader Orientation and Training that is schedule for May 2nd.  

If you are an organizational leader and have new leaders in your club this year,

please remember they will not be receiving this newsletter until their enrollment

has been processed.

4-H COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 

 
College scholarship packets have been mailed  to each of our 4-H Senior

members who were enrolled in 2011.  If you are a Senior 4-H member

and have not received a college scholarship packet, please call the Extension

Office and request a packet be sent to you.