JUL/AUG Humboldt County 4 H Newsletter 2016cehumboldt.ucanr.edu/newsletters/The_GRAM64247.pdf1 JUL/AUG 2016 Humboldt County 4-H Newsletter IMPORTANT DATES A s we start a new 4-H year

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JUL/AUG 2016 Humboldt County 4-H Newsletter

IMPORTANT DATES

A s we start a new 4-H year it is exciting to remember the past, focus on the present and

prepare for the excitement of the future of 4-H in the 2016-2017 year! “Humboldt County 4-H Past, Present and Future” was chosen as a theme for the Awards Night September 17, 5:30pm-8pm at the Redwood Acres Fairgrounds. The Humboldt County Management Team I&R Committee wants to reflect on the history of 4-H in our community, recognize the current successes of our youth and look forward to the bright future of 4-H in our community with the many unique projects available for our youth!

O ne of the many ways that we are creating a modern day positive youth development

program is changing the way we enroll our families into the program. 4HOnline is now the preferred method of enrolling members and volunteers. Please check out our Help Page to enroll in the program through this link to our county website. If you need assistance with completing the steps to enroll for the 2016-2017 program year please contact your club Volunteer Enrollment Coordinator or the county office to receive assistance.

Important Tips for 4HOnline Enrollment

For returning members you have a profile already and must select the “I forgot my password” button and enter your email you provided us last year. A link will be sent to you to create your own password.

To record your youth as a teen or junior leader or officer select “Yes” in the volunteer section of the first step of enrolling each member.

Project selection is the last step of enrollment. To select a countywide project you must also add the countywide club first.

P lease let us know if you have any questions or concerns about your enrollment!

July 1-Nov 1 2016-2017 ONLINE RE-ENROLLMENT OPEN All Day 4HOnline

July 15 Super Presenter, Record Books, Proficiencies

Forms Due All Day UCCE Office

July 10-19 Leadership Washington Focus All Day Washington, DC

July 28-31 STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE All Day HSU

July 29-30 SCREENAGERS Screening 6:30p See Flyer

July 31 Humboldt County Fair Entries Deadline 5p HCF Office

August 5 Humboldt County Ambassador Applications Due All Day UCCE Office

August 3-7 California State 4-H Horse Classic All Day Rancho Murieta, CA

August 2-5 Humboldt-Del Norte Summer 4-H Camp All Day Maple Creek, CA

August 18-28 Humboldt County Fair All Day Ferndale, CA

September 17 County Awards Night 6p-7:30p Redwood Acres

October 2-8 National 4-H Week All Week Nationwide

October 2 Lamb BBQ 11a-1p Fortuna, CA

November 4-6 Mindfulness Retreat All Day Cambria, CA

November 11-13 State 4-H Leaders’ Forum All Day Santa Rosa, CA

(Local Events in Bold)

Program Representative Message

Thomas Stratton 4-H Program Representative

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Mindfulness Retreat Save the Date November 4-6, 2016 Cambria, CA Teens ages 13-19 and adults are welcome to spend the weekend at beautiful Camp Ocean Pines developing their health and well-being. Teens will increase their personal healthy lifestyle skills and skills needed to be a health advocate in their communities. The mindfulness retreat will address: exercise, stress management, health advocacy, nutrition, relationship building, community connection and understanding mindfulness. Check out the link below for more information and stay tuned to The GRAM for when registration opens. More Information Here State Leaders’ Forum November 11-13, 2016 Santa Rosa, CA Early Bird Deadline May 15th The concept of competence as defined by social scientists in positive youth development (based on the work of many, including Lerner et al., 2010) includes emotional competence, social skills, life skills, healthy habits and love of learning. The conference will focus on building the capacity of our adult volunteers to be even more competent in helping our 4-H youth thrive. The goal is to provide quality education sessions with take-home strategies and be able to invigorate all attendees for the program year(s) ahead. If you can't make it for the full weekend, plan to join us for a very full day on Saturday, November 12th, as that's the "workshop" day. Signing up early will make it less expensive for you to get this intensive series of interactive workshops to support your development as adult volunteers. Registration includes meals, but not lodging. More Information Here

2016-2017 4-H Online Enrollment July 1, 2016 Next program year, beginning July 1st, 2016, all 4-H Families and Volunteers will be able to enroll themselves in Humboldt County 4-H using the 4-H Online System. The transition to a digital enrollment process has been highly successful with the participation of clubs Volunteer Enrollment Coordinators (VEC’s). Cristal Wilson, Brenda Tuel, Shannon Fulton, Jessalynn Kunkler, Joan Crandell, Debbie Nickols, Karen Hansen, Anita Huff and Katrin Homan took on the responsibility of becoming VEC’s for their community clubs. They attended the VEC training in the Fall and are processing their clubs paper enrollments. This training has prepared them to provide assistance to their club families to enroll using the online system. Become familiar with the system with the enrollment system, update your contact information, communication preferences and project participation by using the link below to login. If you are logging into the system for the first time use the email you provided during enrollment. You will need to request that a temporary password be sent to your email. If you need help logging in, contact your clubs VEC. Login Here $ Money, Money, Money $ Time for Club End-of-Year Financial reporting. Please begin the process of organizing your Club Treasurer book so you may complete the following paperwork and Club audit by September 15, 2016: Form 6.3 Annual Financial Report - completed

by Club Treasurer Form 6.2 Annual Inventory Report - completed

by Club Treasurer Form 8.5 Year-End Club Peer Review Report -

completed by the peer review committee Form 8.6 Year-End Club Peer Review

Checklist - completed by the peer review committee

All these forms are available on the 4-H policies website (http://4h.ucanr.edu/Resources/Policies/Chapter9/), or in the Treasurer's manual.

Need some help? No problem, give Dorina Espinoza a call and she will provide help with all Club Financials paperwork!

(707) 445-7351

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2016-2017 Management and Program Team The Humboldt County 4-H Management Team needs you! Each year applications are made available for the director positions. All Committees are open for youth and adults. Check out the committee descriptions online to see where your skills might be put to good use for our county program. These leadership positions are the highest positions for both youth and adults at the county to hold. Please contact Thomas Stratton if you are interested in any position or becoming a member of a committee. (707) 445-7351 Applications found Here

Humboldt County Junior Livestock Auction Committee We are excited to see you at the fair in August and we want to inform you of some changes this year. A mandatory exhibitor meeting on entry day,

August 25, 2016 immediately following the Dessert Auction at approximately 8:00pm in the Dairy Pavilion.

An adjustment in fees paid by the seller. Check premium book.

Sale checks will not be available for pick-up on Sunday of the auction. All checks will be mailed on Monday.

Project leaders - you will be required to collect “thank you” cards from your members (please proofread) and turn them into the Livestock Office before leaving on Sunday.

Mandatory Seller’s meeting Saturday morning August 27th at 9:00am.

We will be allowing add-ons in our auction this year. Buyers will be able to add any dollar amount onto a seller’s final price.

BBQ tickets must be turned in ASAP. After July 1st a $25 fine will be assessed and after August 1st it will be $100 fine. You have worked too hard, don’t let this happen!!!

Don’t forget to get out there and recruit bidders and buyers to attend the auction. It will be Sunday, August 28th. The BBQ lunch begins at 11:00 with the auction beginning at 1:00pm. We will see you at the fair!! Submitted by Kelly Miller

Ferndale Club Update

The month of May was quite busy for Ferndale 4H’ers. Projects are in full force and record books are being completed. Lambs, piglets, and kids have been brought home, dairy and beef animals are on the gain, and the poultry and rabbits are looking good. Ferndale 4H received an amazing gift this month! Mr. Miller made us a beautiful white board to help us all know what is going on. You can see it in the picture on the next page. Thank you Mr. Miller, we appreciate you and your amazing wife! At the May Community meeting the top pancake breakfast ticket seller was Bryleigh Busick! Aliya Fonseca, Spencer Chapman, Sydney Smith, and Tylynn Mincks were in the top 5. May is also the time for electing a new officer team. This year we had 2 4H’ers running for office. Their election speeches were great! Ballots were cast and we can’t wait for the results in June. The June Community meeting was very eventful, we had our annual awards banquet and election results were revealed. Belotti Hall was filled with good food, 4H leaders, and supportive 4H families. Many pins and stripes were awarded. Madeline Holmes received her Platinum star, and Gold star recipients were Sarah Richardson and Lindsay Luster. Four Silver stars and 5 Bronze stars were also awarded. Scholarship recipients were also awarded tonight. This year Spencer Fulton, Sarah Richardson, and Anne Bibby were the big winners. Their dedication and hard work for our club and community will be missed while they are away at college. Next year’s Officer Team was also revealed! Bryleigh Busick will be the 2016-2017 President, with Dominic Regli as Vice President. Malela Fulton will be the Secretary. Seth Regli will be the Treasurer and Derek Griffith as the Reporter. Mathew Hansen will be Quarter Master, Gabriel Norkunas will be our Photographer. Healthy Living Officer will be Rebecca Russ. Our Sergeant of Arms will be Nathaniel Holmes and Clara Christiansen. Songs and Recreation will be led by Sienna Radelfinger, and our Historian will be Jorlyn Villalvazo. This reporter is predicting a fabulous 2016-2017 4H year!

See you all at the Summer Meeting on July 14th at Fireman’s Park!

Malela Fulton

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Ferndale 4-H held its annual achievement night on June 9th. 85 members completed the year, and 22 of them were awarded 100% attendance pins. We had three scholarship winners : Spencer Fulton, Sarah Richardson, and Annie Bibby. These 5 members were awarded bronze stars- Andrew And Mathew Hansen, Malela Fulton, Spencer Chapman, and Seth Regli. These 4 members were awarded silver stars- Derek Griffith, Andrew Hansen, Garret Christiansen, And Dominic Regli. Lindsay Luster and Sarah Richardson received gold stars, and Madeline Holmes received a platinum star. At the end of the meeting, officers for next year were announced, our summer meeting will be on July 14th. Have a great summer. Derek G. Reporter

Submit your club updates, news

and pictures to be published in the SEP/OCT Issue of The GRAM by

August 22nd to the 4-H Program

Representative Thomas Stratton.

Submit an Article Here

Thomas Stratton

Dorina Espinoza PhD

Title: 4-H Program Representative County: Humboldt and Del Norte Counties Phone: (707) 445-7351 Email: tjstr atton@ucanr .edu

Program Staff

Title: Youth, Families and Communities Advisor County: Humboldt and Del Norte Counties Phone: (707) 445-7351 Email: dmespinoza@ucanr .edu

Leslie Cannafax

Title: Office Manager

County: Humboldt County

Phone: (707) 445-7351

Email: [email protected]

Malela Fulton and Bryleigh Busick

Grace, Ella and Andrew in DC for

Leadership Washington focus!

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July 29th @ Mind’s Eye in Ferndale

July 30th @ Arcata Theater Lounge in Arcata

Both screenings start at 6:30pm

Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker

Delaney Ruston saw that happening with her own kids and began a quest to uncover how it might impact their development. As with

her other two award-winning documentaries on mental health, Ruston takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the

vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet

addiction. Through poignant, and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain

scientists, SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and also offers solutions on how adults can empower their

kids to best navigate the digital world to find balance.