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November 12, 2009
Everyone
CALENDAR
2009 4-H COOKBOOK SALE
EASTERN NATIONAL ROUNDUP IN KENTUCKY
CORNELL SPECIALISTS TO SPEAK AT NNY SHEEP & GOAT WEEK PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUINTY: LIGHT UP A LIFE
CHAMPION AND RESERVE CHAMPIONS 2009 FUN SHOW
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
4-H CHEESE SALE

Club News
BITS AND BOOTS
CHATTERING CHIPMUNKS
CREATIVE CRITTERS
FARM ALLS
GARDENING GROUP
READY RIDERS
TANGLED REINS
TINY TERRORS GENTLE GIANTS

Teens
new york farm bureau offers scholarships to students studying agriculture

Volunteers
LEADER TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

CALENDAR

unless noted, activities are held at CCE Clinton County Office

November

11/16/2009	Program Committee, 4:45 PM
11/17/2009	Board Meeting, 7:00 PM
11/20/2009	Cheese Orders Due
11/21/2009	Achievement Night (Beekmantown Town Hall), 1 PM
11/26-27	Office Closed

 December

12/5/2009	HEC (CU)
12/7/2009	Pick Up Cheese
12/10/2009	Club News/ Secretary Reports Due
12/10/2009	Small Animal/ Livestock Leaders Meeting, 5:45 PM
12/10/2009	Leaders Meeting, 6:30 PM
12/10/2009	Horse Leaders Meeting, 7:30 PM
12/15/2009	Board Meeting, 7:00 PM
12/21/2009	County HB & Hippology Reg Due
12/24-25	Office Closed

 
January

1/1/2010	Office Closed
1/9/2010	County HB & Hipp. (Miner Institute)
1/9/2010	Regional HB & Hippology Reg Due
1/10/2010	Club News/ Secretary Reports Due
1/14/2010	Small Animal/ Livestock Leaders Meeting, 5:45 PM
1/14/2010	Leaders Meeting, 6:30 PM
1/14/2010	Horse Leaders Meeting, 7:30 PM
1/18/2010	Office Closed
1/19/2010	Board Meeting, 7:00 PM
1/26/2010	Horse Camp Meeting, 6:30 PM

 February

2/8/2010	Public Presentation Reg Due
2/10/2010	Club News/ Secretary Reports Due
2/11/2010	Small Animal/ Livestock Leaders Meeting, 5:45 PM
2/11/2010	Leaders Meeting, 6:30 PM
2/11/2010	Horse Leaders Meeting, 7:30 PM
2/15/2010	CCE Office Closed
2/16/2010	NYS 4-H Foundation Scholarship Applications Due
2/16/2010	Board Meeting, 7:00 PM
2/27/2010	County Public Presentations (Clinton Community College)

March

3/1/2010	March Dog Madness Reg Due
3/6/2010	Regional Horse Event (Westport)
3/6/2010	State HB HIP COMM Registration Due
3/8/2010	Dairy Discovery Reg Due
3/10/2010	Club News/ Secretary Reports Due
3/11/2010	Small Animal/ Livestock Leaders Meeting, 5:45 PM
3/11/2010	Leaders Meeting, 6:30 PM
3/11/2010	Horse Leaders Meeting, 7:30 PM
3/13/2010	March Dog Madness (CU)
3/15-20	Agricultural Literacy Week
3/16/2010	Board Meeting, 7:00 PM
3/20/2010	EquiDay (Miner Institute)
3/23/2010	Horse Camp Meeting, 6:30 PM
3/26-28	Dairy Discovery (CU)
3/27/2010	Snow Date: Regional Horse Event (Westport)
3/29/2010	STARR Registration Due

April

4/3/2010	CU Vet School Open House
4/5/2010	Career Exploration Registration Due
4/8/2010	Small Animal/ Livestock Leaders Meeting, 5:45 PM
4/8/2010	Leaders Meeting, 6:30 PM
4/8/2010	Horse Leaders Meeting, 7:30 PM
4/10/2010	Club News/ Secretary Reports Due
4/12-17	NYC 4-H Career Exploration
4/12/2010	Animal Crackers Registration Due
4/16-19	STARR (NYS Fairgrounds)
4/17/2010	NYS Horse Bowl (CU)
4/20/2010	Board Meeting, 7:00 PM
4/24/2010	NYS Dairy Bowl (CU)
4/26/2010	Horse Camp Registration Due
4/26/2010	Riding Level Evaluation Due

 May

5/1/2010	Animal Crackers (CU)
5/4/2010	Horse Camp Class Assigning Meeting, 5:00 PM
5/8/2010	Open 4-H Building (Clinton County Fairgrounds)
5/10/2010	Club News/ Secretary Reports Due
5/13/2010	Small Animal/ Livestock Leaders Meeting, 5:45 PM
5/13/2010	Leaders Meeting, 6:30 PM
5/13/2010	Horse Leaders Meeting, 7:30 PM
5/14-16	Horse Camp (Clinton County Fairgrounds)
5/15/2010	State Horse Communications (CU)
5/15/2010	Project Animal Cert Due
5/17/2010	Dairy Camp Reg Due
5/18/2010	Board Meeting, 7:00 PM
5/29/2010	Dairy Camp
5/31/2010	Office Closed

June

6/1/2010	Silent Auction Item Descriptions Due
6/1/2010	Award Trip Scholarship Applications Due
6/10/2010	Silent Auction Pre-sale Available
6/10/2010	Club News/ Secretary Reports Due
6/10/2010	Small Animal/ Livestock Leaders Meeting, 5:45 PM
6/10/2010	Leaders Meeting, 6:30 PM
6/10/2010	Horse Leaders Meeting, 7:30 PM
6/15/2010	Board Meeting, 7:00 PM
6/28-7/2	Career Explorations (CU)

 July

7/1/2010	Fair Requirements Due
7/1/2010	Auction Pre-Sale $ Due
7/1/2010	Fair Entries/ Riding Evals Due
7/5/2010	Office Closed
7/10/2010	Club News/ Secretary Reports Due
7/17/2010	Fair Project Set Up Day
7/20-25	Clinton County Fair
7/20/2010	Board Meeting, 7:00 PM
7/27/2010	Fairgrounds Clean Up Day
7/29/2010	Fair Evaluation Meeting

 August

8/3/2010	State Fair Meeting
8/10/2010	Club News/ Secretary Reports Due
8/17/2010	Board Meeting, 7:00 PM
8/26-9/6	New York State Fair (Syracuse)
8/29/2010	State Hippology (NYS Fair)

 September

9/6/2010	Office Closed
9/9/2010	Small Animal/ Livestock Leaders Meeting, 5:45 PM
9/9/2010	Leaders Meeting, 6:30 PM
9/9/2010	Horse Leaders Meeting, 7:30 PM
9/10/2010	Club News/ Secretary Reports Due
9/14/2010	Fun Show Registration Due
9/14/2010	Riding Level Evaluation Due
9/14/2010	ABC Trip Registration Due
9/18/2010	Horse Adult Clinic (Clinton County Fairgrounds)
9/19/2010	Fun Horse Show (Clinton County Fairgrounds)
9/21/2010	Board Meeting, 7:00 PM
9/30/2010	Teen Program Comm Apps Due

2009 4-H COOKBOOK SALE

Calling all cooks and cookbook salespeople: we need your help! We still have three boxes of cookbooks in the Extension Office. There are excellent recipes in these books—thanks to everyone who sent them in and to the cookbook planning committee! Each book has 200 recipes, a custom designed cover, and a special cooking information section. Recipes are divided into seven sections with a place to write your favorite recipes on the back of section dividers. Each book costs $10.

We will be selling cookbooks until they are all gone. You can bring in orders and payment anytime the office is open and we will give you the books for your orders. And remember, each club who sells cookbooks will receive 50¢ per book they sell.

Thank you for helping us have a safe and successful 4-H Cookbook Sale!

EASTERN NATIONAL ROUNDUP IN KENTUCKY: UPDATE

Congratulations to Marissa Horton for placing 6th in the nation at the Eastern National Roundup Horse Communications contest!!

CORNELL SPECIALISTS TO SPEAK AT NNY SHEEP & GOAT WEEK PROGRAMS

Northern NY Sheep and Goat Week presentations will offer a detailed look at sheep and goat nutrition with CU Professor Emeritus and sheep specialist Dr. Douglas E. Hogue and Small Livestock Educator Betsy Hodge of CCE-St. Lawrence County. The goal of the workshop is to help current livestock producers match the forages they grow with grains that contain some fermentable fiber to meet the nutritional requirements of the animals. An introduction to Cornell’s FeedForm Ration Balancing software program is also part of the program.
The Northern NY Sheep and Goat Week programs are scheduled for:

• November 17, 6:30pm, Watertown - CCE-Jefferson County, register with Dairy and Livestock Educator Ron Kuck, 315-788-8450; bring dessert to share or $5.00/person
• November 18, 7pm, Plattsburgh - CCE-Clinton County, register with Peter Hagar at 518-561-7450; $5.00/person, light refreshments will be provided
• November 19, 7pm, Canton - CCE-St. Lawrence County Learning Farm, register with Betsy Hodge at 315-379-0607, 379-9192; $5.00/person, light refreshment will be provided

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUINTY: LIGHT UP A LIFE

Hospice of the North Country is once again preparing for their annual Light up a Life Campaign. Light up a Life is one of Hospice of the North Country’s Fundraisers. It is located at the Mall next to the main entrance and the Target Store. Hospice is looking for volunteers to help them staff this event. The Light up a Life booth is open Sunday from 11am-6pm and Monday thru Saturday 10am-8pm. It will start December 1st and go to December 24th. For more information please feel free to call 561-8465 or e-mail jgifford@hospicenc.org. 

CHAMPION AND RESERVE CHAMPIONS 2009 FUN SHOW

Leadline 8 & Over Champion     -     Sarah Otis
no reserve rider

Walk Trot Horse Champion     -     Abbie Sample
Walk Trot Horse Reserve Champion  -  Addie Steinfeld

Walk Trot Pony Champion  -  Melissa Whyman
Walk Trot Pony Reserve Champion  -  Abigail Bosley

Walk Trot Beginner Canter Champion Horse  -  Heather Waldenmaier
Walk Trot Beginner Canter Reserve Champion Horse  -  Mallory Tourville

Walk Trot Beginner Canter Champion Pony  -  Curtis Bosley
Walk Trot Beginner Canter Reserve Champion Pony  -  Courtney Bosley

Junior Rider Horse Champion  -  Mikailah Donah
Junior Rider Horse Reserve Champion  -  Tamarra Cook

Senior Rider Horse Champion  -  Taylor Wright
Senior Rider Horse Reserve Champion  -  Kirsten Staley

Mini Horse Champion  -  Tamarra Cook
Mini Horse Reserve Champion  -  Mandy Castine
Mini Horse Reserve Champion  -  Jessica Garrant

ACHIEVEMENT DAY

Achievement Day will be at the Beekmantown Town Hall on Saturday, November 21, 2009 from 1-5 PM. This year’s Achievement Day will be a family game night theme, so bring your favorite board, card, or other games to share! We will begin with a potluck meal—so bring your favorite dish to share! (This is a great time to use our 4-H Cookbooks!)

All Clinton County 4-H members and their families are invited to attend. Awards are given for last year’s accomplishments, but new members are welcome to celebrate with us too!

Please RSVP if you plan on coming. We need to know how many people will be going to plan appropriately.Contact the Extension Office: 561‑7450 or ask37@cornell.edu to RSVP.

4-H CHEESE SALE

The Cheese sale is ongoing from now until November 20, 2009. Many varieties are available, including Adirondack Wicked Sharp, Extra Sharp, and Sharp, Empire Monterey Jack, Muenster, Pepper Jack, Horseradish, and a Cheddar Shake for popcorn. Eight ounce blocks of cheese are being sold for $3.50 each. Larger size blocks are available for some varieties. All cheeses are made from milk produced by area dairy farmers. Thank you for your continued support of this sale. Please contact the Extension Office if you need more forms, etc or visit the website: http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/clinton/website/4h/Upcoming%20Events/Cheese%20Sale/cheesesale.html.

BITS AND BOOTS

Bits and Boots met on October 11 to discuss our community service fundraise that will be November 14. We also had a club Halloween party and decorated pumpkins. Submitted by Caitlin Kozak.

CHATTERING CHIPMUNKS

SEPTEMBER
We began our new 4H year in September. Our meeting moved to Thursdays from 1-3pm. We welcomed a new co-leader Holly Warren and her daughter Emi Warren (K), along with Matthew Caito (7th) and Ben (4th) Caito and Anthony Yourdon (K), who was with us last year unofficially as a preschooler.

We began our year long study of Forestry. At our first meeting, the Cloverbuds learned about leaves and how to identify the types. Holly brought in a wonderful collection of leaves, bark and tree trunks. The JRs (3-8th) learned the parts of the leaf and tried their hand at measuring the heights of trees using a variety of proportionally measurement techniques. They learned that the use of a clinometer provided greater accuracy in the height measurement.

On 17 September, we traveled to Paul Smiths for a forestry field trip. Part of the group met early for a picnic and a tree identification walk. After a general introduction to the Interpretive Center, the Paul Smiths naturalists split the group into three sections for specialized lessons. PK-Grade 1 learned about the forest habitat and what animals reside here. They walked though the forest looking for evidences of various animals. The 2nd-3rd graders had a hands-on lesson on tree identification as they walked the forest trails. The 4th-8th graders participated in a glacial geology lessons and learned how the soils left behind from the glaciers affect the types of forests that are in the Adirondacks today. They also were taught to use dichotomous keys to identify various trees on the trails in the forest. We all learned some quick ways to remember trees- such as “MAD Horse”—the way to remember which native Adirondack trees have leaves with opposite stems (Maple, Ash, Dogwood, and Horse Chestnut)—and “Never shake hands with a spruce!” (The prickly conifer!)

OCTOBER
Oct 1
It was an optional meeting that most members attended, along with a member of another club and 2 potential new members. We participated in the National 4H Exploring Biofuel Technology Experiments. Everyone monitored bottles of yeast, water, and sugar to determine if the balloon topping the bottle would inflate, indicating the presence of carbon dioxide and therefore the breakdown of the sugar into CO2 and Ethanol. Members worked in groups to see what other “biological” substances could be broken down to produce ethanol.

Oct 8
We met at co-leader Holly Warrens house to collect leaves for our forestry project. The JRs worked on some of their project chapters and practiced using homemade clinometers to measure heights. We talked about the JR Forestry project options and a new service project opportunity.

Oct 15
This was a special field trip for members 4th grade and above-at the request of the artesian. The JRs traveled to Wayne Ignatuk's Swallowtail Studio in Jay NY to see handcrafted furniture. He showed members how he does his work and the tools he uses. He invited them to reassemble an alter he is crafting to understand the mortise and tenon joinery. It was a great team work opportunity. His hidden compartments in furniture were a hit as was the house he crafted for Mr. Snee. Hollowed out of a log is a two-story house for a 4-inch tall Adirondack man named Mr. Snee, complete with electric lighting, hand carved railings, custom stairs,  and handcrafted furniture. The members were impressed with Mr. Ignatuk’s work as well as his soccer playing Border collie and his wife’s Halflinger horses.

Oct 22
The whole group met at Saranac Hollow Woodworking and Adirondack Hardwoods to see Hal Moore's shop, the wood he works with and the tools he uses. He then explained how to sand wood and supervised the group sanding wood for their leaf presses. He taught the younger members how to use a drill and everyone drilled the holes for the bolts. He gave a demonstration on how to stain wood. Cheese order forms were passed out.

CREATIVE CRITTERS

The Creative Critters held their monthly meeting on October 10, 2009.

Members present: Alexander Trombley, Hannah Duprey, Allie Gifford, Jacob Balko, and Samantha Balko.

Each member gave a brief presentation about a famous artist they researched.  These were very creative and informative.

We discussed texture in art and looked at a few examples.  We completed "Pass the Sculpture Please" from our Arts and Crafts workbook.  This required each member to begin creating a sculputre and after so many minutes it was to be passed to the person to their right.  This continued until their original sculpture was returned to them.  Once this project was completed, each member was given the opportunity to create another sculpture of their own that didn't have to be passed around. The sculptures were all very creative and interesting.

Renewal paperwork was handed out as well as cheese sale paperwork. 

A sign up sheet for our upcoming Light Up A Life community service with Hospice was passed around.  Each member had to sign up for 2 of the 4 dates listed.

A snack sign up sheet was also passed around so we know ahead of time whose turn it is for snack.

Achievement day was discussed and we reviewed our record book keeping.  A meeting was scheduled for the following week to complete our record books and have any questions answered prior to their due dates.

Next meeting is scheduled for November 13, 2009 at 6pm

Submitted by:
Carrie Trombley - Club Leader

FARM ALLS

SEPTEMBER
The Farm-Alls met in September and discussed the 2010 year.  Our new leaders, Kena Grub and Morgan Wright are busy planning some fun, educational events for us.

Discussion regarding our club officers for 2010 was held.  Elections for the positions will take place in October.  Rachael and Kathy Scarborough volunteered to be the "organizers" for our club's dairy bar session during the 2010 fair.  Stephanie and Jesse Moulton are going to be our public demonstration organizers.  Kelsey Ormsby and her mom, Patty are going to organize a community service project for our club involving toys for children at the holiday time.  As the planning progresses, we will keep you updated!

Laurie and Evan Cross provided an awesome apple crisp for snack for the meeting.  The recipe was reviewed with all members and will be offered as a 2010 project for the Farm-Alls.

The 4-H Fun Show was great!  As always, thanks to Clinton and Franklin County, and the great volunteers.  Many of our 4-H families came to cheer members on who were working or showing horses. Tot Wright rode her horse, 3-D One Ten, to the High Point Grand Champion Senior Rider -Congratulations Tot! Rachael Scarborough helped to keep things running smoothly by working the gates among other duties.

During our meeting some interesting things were shared:
 Stephanie Moulton (Saranac) and Karlea Provost (Ausable) are both pictured in their district-wide school calendars;
 Rachael Scarborough is doing a presentation on endangered species with her Girl Scout Troop (way to practice for public presentations!)
 Kelsey Ormsby and her mom had a friend who was doing some remodeling to an old home. When the floor boards were lifted, four baby kittens were found! Kelsey and her mom have been recruited to participate in the feeding of the kittens.  They have been mixing formula and feeding the kittens!

OCTOBER
The Farm-Alls are glad to report that the fall trail riding has been awesome. Our horses are fat and sassy and ready for winter. As in the past, we are busy planning winter rides and will ride as long as the surfaces hold up safely.

On October 18th, the Farm-Alls had a Halloween party. Members came and rode in costumes, which was great fun. Lots of yummy snacks and prizes were provided by our 4H families. Rachael Scarborough and her mom brought the Wright's a dozen small fresh brown eggs that were laid by Rachael's 4H project hens. Rachael has four happy hens who lay four eggs every day. Rachael raised the hens from chicks - great job Rachael!

Our club awards were distributed as follows:
Achievement and Leadership - Marci Giambruno
Citizenship, Achievement, and Leadership - Taylor Wright
Most Improved - Rachael Scarborough and Stephanie Moulton
Star/Achievement News Reporter - Evan Cross
Star/Achievement Secretary - Ashlea Provost
Spirit Award - Karlea Provost
The Music Maker Award - Joy Grub
The International Horse Award - Julie Griffin
The Club Presidential Award - Kaylee Couture
The Club Champion Timed Events Award - Brianna Tedford
Activities Award - Kelsey Ormsby
Club Humor Award - Claire Roberts
Club Hears Award - Hope Wright
Excellence in Gymkhana - Ashley Laduke
Youngest to Show A Horse At Fair - Emily Laduke

In 2009, Alyssa Couture completed her 4H Equine Science Program as did  Marci Giambruno and Taylor Wright. These members have been key to the Farm-Alls Horse Club program.  Thankfully, they have agreed to stay involved on some level.

At the meeting, Dave Justus from Morrisonville was invited to speak to our club about the community service he provides to area families.  The Farm-Alls are going to assist him with this community service project.   We will be collecting non-perishable foods and new or "like new" toys to be distributed during the holiday season.  Not only does he provide this service during the holiday season, he also helps year-round for families who experience fires in their home or who are just in need. Kelsey Ormsby, and her mom, Patty Todd, have agreed to chair this project. If anyone is interested in helping, please contact them at 561-9280.

The Farm-Alls have started their cheese sales. Thanks to Amy and Julie Griffin who agreed to be our organizers of this.

Our club would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe, healthy, and happy Thanksgiving!

GARDEN SPROUTS

Our 4-H group met on Oct 3rd. We learned how to plant daffodil bulbs. They were taught what a dibber was and how to use it. We went into the garden for hands on. They brought some bulbs home to plant in their own gardens. We learned about seeds in the garden. We collected seeds to store for next year. We learned about pumpkins. We painted polka dot baby boo pumpkins. We cut a pumpkin open and learned how to save seeds. We quickly talked about heirloom seeds.

READY RIDERS

By Isabelle Wray, Club Reporter
SEPTEMBER       
     We are a new horse 4-H club.  Our name is the Ready Riders and our members are: Elizabeth Wray, Johnna McDougal, Abigail D’Antonio, Alex Rock, Isabelle Wray and Rebekah Hilpl. Elizabeth is our president, Johnna is our vice president, Abigail is our secretary, Isabelle is our reporter, Rebekah is our treasurer, and Alex is our photographer. Our leaders are Carrie Wray and Lisa McDougal.  We have six horses that we are working with during our meetings.  The horses we are working with are:  2 Quarter Horses, Sam and Dakota, 2 Appaloosas, Jesse and Poncho, an Egyptian Arabian, Cricket, and an American Bashkir Curly, Ruby.

      We have had three meetings so far, and we meet regularly every other Thursday. In these three meetings we have elected officers, voted on a name, watched the helmet safety video, and discussed community service opportunities.  On our September 10th meeting we watched the helmet video. On our September 24th meeting Jen Miller volunteered her time to give us valuable riding instruction as a group and as individuals. On our October 8th meeting Chad O’Neill, who received professional training as a groom at Toronto’s Horse Palace, came to give us a grooming lesson.

OCTOBER
Friday October 16, 2009
Katie Longino, a former Clinton County horse 4-Her who has attended several Clinton Anderson clinics came and gave us a clinic on ground work. She used the round pen and Johnna's horse, Ruby.

 Thursday October 22, 2009
 We welcomed a new member, Grace Longino, and we watched part of Safety on the Trail, a DVD with Tracy Westfall. After the DVD, we went out and did some trail riding. Carrie had set up a little bridge and a tarp for us to practice riding over.

Wednesday evening October 28, 2009 
Our club took a field trip to Shelly and Emily Wing's horse farm in Essex.  Mrs. Wing taught us relaxation techniques to use on our horses.

Thursday November 5, 2009
We had our monthly business meeting and then we rode in the Wray's large field. 

Saturday November 7, 2009
Our whole club went to the Youth Equiday at the Miner Institute.  The topic was the conformation of the horse.

Monday November 9, 2009
Our club provided a fall clean-up community service and spent several hours raking and cleaning up leaves and apples.

TANGLED REINS

SEPTEMBER
One thing some of our parents did in September was the Parent Clinic.  For the Fun Show, most of our club showed and did very well.  Most important, we all had fun!

Also, we had our first meeting of the new year.  We all made apple crisp while the parents filled out lots of paperwork.

We welcomed the following new members to our club this year:  Sarah Faruqui, Courtney Laventure, Curtis Bosley, and Jacqueline Rasco.

We held an election for officers and the results are
President:  Heather Waldenmaier, Vice President:  Holly Waldenmaier, Treasurer:  Christopher Kokes, Secretary:  Abigail Bosley, News Reporter:  Courtney Bosley

We talked about what we are going to do for this year for projects.

OCTOBER
In October our club carved pumpkins for Adirondack Stables’ Haunted Hay Ride.  There was also a covered dish supper with the pumpkin carving fun.

Our members were actively selling cheese for the county fundraiser.

Our club put up a display at Mooers Elementary School for National 4H week.

Written by: Courtney Bosley

TINY TERRORS GENTLE GIANTS

On September 11, 2009 we had a club meeting. Our meeting covered paperwork for fun show. After our meeting we had a cookout, played some volleyball. It was a lot of fun! Jacob and his parents Lisa and Michael, Trevor, Elizabeth, Savannah, Sophia, and their parents and grandparents, and Shayne and his mom Kristine were present. At the fun show we had a lot of fun as a group we all put a lot of effort in showing our horses! With Trevor on Riley, Elizabeth on Fancy, Savannah on Ginger, Jacob with Lady, and Shayne as a participant.
--Jacob LaVarnway

 NEW YORK FARM BUREAU OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS STUDYING AGRICULTURE

News release from Sandra Prokop
New York Farm Bureau is encouraging high school seniors who have been involved with agriculture and plan on continuing studies in this field to apply for the 2010 New York Farm Bureau Agricultural Youth Scholarship sponsored by the New York Farm Bureau Promotion and Education Committee.  Scholarship awards are $1,500 for first place $1,200 for second and $1,000 for third place.  The first place winner will be invited to present their essay at the annual Spring Conference.

Students applying must have a family Farm Bureau membership or a Student Farm Bureau membership (a membership application may be included with scholarship enclosures).  Students are required to complete an application and submit a brief essay answering the question, “If you had the power to change something in your community or on your farm, what would you change and why?”

At the District level, a personal interview and essay presentation may be scheduled at the discretion of the District Representative.  The county winner will be the applicant scoring the highest for each county.  The District winner will be overall highest county winner.  District level winners will have two weeks from the time they are notified to update any part of their applications for state consideration.  The final applications must be sent to the New York Farm Bureau office in Albany, N.Y., and postmarked within two weeks of the date of notification for the student to be eligible.  The state competition is based upon the application and attachments.

The application submission deadline is November 22, 2009.  To nominate someone for the scholarship or to request an application, call 1-800-342-4143 or visit http:www.nyfb.org/promote.htm then scroll down to "Recognition & Awards" to Scholarship Information & Application.

LEADER TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Andrew Pulrang, the executive director of the North Country Center for Independence, is coming to the February Master Gardener Meeting.  He’s going to be giving an hour-long presentation on working with people with disabilities from 11 am-noons. The meeting is February 11. All CCE volunteers that may benefit from this talk are welcome to come!

 

 

Previous Issues

September 17, 2009

June 11, 2009

May 14, 2009

April 9, 2009

March 12, 2009

February 12, 2009

January 8, 2009

December 11, 2008

November 13, 2008

October 9, 2008

August 29, 2008

June 26, 2008

April 14, 2008

March 13, 2008

February 20, 2008

January 3, 2008

November 14, 2007