4-H Mule Tales University of California Cooperative Extension—Modoc County May May- June 2014 June 2014 MAY 1 Applications for Kurt Stains and Darill Ponti Memorial Scholarships due in 4-H Office by 5 pm 3 HOME ECONOMICS DAY @ Desert Rose Events Center in Alturas 7 Junior Livestock Show Entries due in 4-H/Junior Show Office by 5 pm 8 Last date to apply for a Milano Family College Scholarship 11 Chocolate Wars (4-H Division) @ Modoc District Fair Grounds 14 Junior Livestock Show Board Meeting @ 4:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department Office Conference Room 17 NATURAL RESOURCES 4-H DAY CAMP 28 Junior Livestock Show Board Meeting @ 4:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department Office Conference Room 31 State 4-H Field Day at the University of California, Davis JUN 16-20 66th ANNUAL JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW JUL 8 Modoc 4-H Leader’s Council Meeting @ 5:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department Office Conference Room AUG 15 Enrollment packages for 2014-2015 program year available for pick up at the 4-H Office. 21-24 MODOC DISTRICT FAIR 28 INTERMOUNTAIN FAIR begins. We’ll be cooking up some OUTDOOR ADVENTURE!
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4-H Mule Tales University of California Cooperative Extension—Modoc County
MayMay--June 2014June 2014
MAY
1 Applications for Kurt Stains and Darill Ponti Memorial Scholarships due in 4-H Office by 5 pm
3 HOME ECONOMICS DAY @ Desert Rose Events Center in Alturas
7 Junior Livestock Show Entries due in 4-H/Junior Show Office by 5 pm
8 Last date to apply for a Milano Family College Scholarship
11 Chocolate Wars (4-H Division) @ Modoc District Fair Grounds
14 Junior Livestock Show Board Meeting @ 4:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department
Office Conference Room
17 NATURAL RESOURCES 4-H DAY CAMP
28 Junior Livestock Show Board Meeting @ 4:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department
Office Conference Room
31 State 4-H Field Day at the University of California, Davis
JUN
16-20 66th ANNUAL JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW
JUL
8 Modoc 4-H Leader’s Council Meeting @ 5:30 pm at the Modoc County Planning Department
Office Conference Room
AUG
15 Enrollment packages for 2014-2015 program year available for pick up at the 4-H Office.
21-24 MODOC DISTRICT FAIR 28 INTERMOUNTAIN FAIR begins.
Hardy Ingraham, Cody Nelson, Keith Nelson, Joel Torres,
Jeff Carey, Peter French and Mackenzie McGiffin.
Market Beef Quality Market Beef Quality
Assurance TrainingAssurance Training
Thank You So Much For Your Help!!!Thank You So Much For Your Help!!!
A very special thanks to Teri Brown, Stephanie & Kaleb Hill and Chloe Farmer, New Pioneer 4-H, for stuffing bags with
the Buyer’s Gifts for the 2014 Junior Livestock Show. This group also folded the event schedule flyers which are now
available at the 4-H Office. Your help is truly appreciated!!!
Get Ready, Get Ready,
Get Set!!!Get Set!!!
JLS Flower Box
Challenge
The Junior Show Board would like to challenge
your 4-H Club and FFA Chapter to step it up a
notch by giving a special prize for the most crea-
tive, well-maintained and eye-catching flower box
at the Junior Livestock Show.
Will your 4-H Club or FFA Chapter win Flower
Box Challenge at this year’s Junior Livestock
Show? Better get ready, get set!!!
JLS Rule ChangesJLS Rule Changes
GENERAL LIVESTOCK RULES
Program Handbook — Rule 38:
Market beef, goats, sheep, and swine
will be weighed beginning at 2:30
pm. Market Beef will be weighed
first, followed by goats, sheep, and
swine. Following weigh-in, market
beef, goats, sheep, and swine will be
ultra-sounded for the carcass contest.
CORRECTION: Market goats,
sheep, beef and swine will be
weighed beginning at 2:30 pm.
Goats and sheep will be weighed
first, with market beef and market
swine to follow. Following weigh-in,
goats, sheep, beef and swine will be
ultra-sounded for the carcass contest.
BEEF DIVISION — Page 13
Program Handbook — Rule 7:
Horns may be no longer than 4 inch-
es.
CORRECTION: Breeding animals
may have horns 4 inches or longer if
it is a breed characteristic and the
animal meets the requirements out-
lined in #5 of the Gen-
eral Livestock Rules.
However, market beef
animals may not have
horns.
Are you interested in Are you interested in
earning $100 for your earning $100 for your
44--H Club?H Club?
Enter a 4-H Club feature booth at the
Modoc District Fair, August 21-24.
Booth space will be 10’ wide x 10’ deep.
The entry fee is $15.
Provide the public with information
about a specific element of your 4-H
Club’s programs and projects. Quality
materials should be used.
Your booth will need to be completed by
Wednesday, August 20 at 9 pm.
That’s it!
1st Place = $110
2nd Place = $100
3rd Place = $90
Plan to Join in the FUN!!!Plan to Join in the FUN!!!
Enter one still exhibit and earn a Enter one still exhibit and earn a free free
day passday pass at the Modoc District Fair.at the Modoc District Fair.
Enter five still exhibits and earn a Enter five still exhibits and earn a
free season pass free season pass at the Fair.at the Fair.
Enter most Junior (4Enter most Junior (4--H or FFA) H or FFA)
classes for classes for FREE!!!FREE!!!
Earn points towards your next Earn points towards your next
44--H STAR RANK!!!H STAR RANK!!! This summer, let’s get out and This summer, let’s get out and
support our County Fairs!!!support our County Fairs!!!
Like Chocolate? Enter Chocolate Wars as a 4Like Chocolate? Enter Chocolate Wars as a 4--H Member...H Member... Senior - 1st Place: $50; 2nd and 3rd Place Ribbons; Intermediate - 1st Place: $50; 2nd and 3rd Place Ribbons;
Junior - 1st Place: $50; 2nd and 3rd Place Ribbons; Primary - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Ribbons.
Chocolate Wars RulesChocolate Wars Rules
1. Entering the Chocolate Wars Contest is free. You may enter as many desserts as you like! No desserts requiring refrigera-
tion are allowed (baked cheesecakes are ok). Entry forms are available at www.DrRobertsFund.org or at the hospital.
Please enter as soon as possible to help with event planning.
2. The public is invited to attend the “tasting” and the auction after the judging is complete. The cost to enter at the door is:
$5 for everyone 12 and older and $2.50 for everyone 11 and under.
3. Each entrant must bring two identical desserts per entry with at least one kind of chocolate (white, milk, dark, cocoa,
fudge, chocolate syrup, etc.) as an ingredient. If only one dessert is presented, it will not be eligible for judging or prizes.
Please bring the following number of desserts:
Cakes: 2 full cakes
Cupcakes: 2 serving trays/plates with at least 1 dozen cupcakes each
Pies: 2 full pies
Cookies, Bar Cookies, or Brownies: 2 serving trays/plates with at least 1 dozen each
Candies: 2 serving trays/plates with at least 1 ½ pounds of candy each
Pastries: 2 serving trays/plates with at least 1 dozen pastries each
Miscellaneous: Use your best judgment according to the above examples.
4. One dessert will be judged and then cut up for the public to sample. The second dessert will be sold at auction or raffled to
raise money for the Dr. Roberts Fund.
5. Three Separate Divisions will be judged: (1) Cakes, Cupcakes, and Pies; (2) Cookies, Bar Cookies, Brownies; (3) Candies,
Pastries, and Miscellaneous.
6. The event staff may reclassify an entry at registration if they feel it has been entered in the wrong division.
All desserts will be judged with a maximum of 30 points according to:
Taste (1-10 points)
Appearance (1-10 points)
Creative Use of Chocolate (1-10 points)
Prizes: Please note that Primary 4-H entries are not eligible for any cash prizes due to 4-H regulations.
1 Overall Chocolate Wars Grand Prize: $100 + Trophy
1st Place: $50 + Trophy (each category)
2nd Place: Trophy (each category)
3rd Place: Trophy (each category)
People’s Choice: Trophy
Best Children’s Entry (10 and under): Trophy
Best Children’s Entry (11-18): Trophy
4-H Prizes
Senior - 1st Place: $50; 2nd and 3rd Place Ribbons
Intermediate - 1st Place: $50; 2nd and 3rd Place Ribbons
Junior - 1st Place: $50; 2nd and 3rd Place Ribbons
Primary - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Ribbons
9. The serving dish for the judged entry may be picked up by the entrant at the end of the event. The serving dish for the auc-
tioned entry becomes the property of the winning bidder and will not be returned. We encourage our chefs to present the auc-
tioned dessert creatively (nice serving dishes, cellophane, bows, etc.) in order to get higher bids, but this is not required. Dispos-
able paper, plastic, or aluminum plates are acceptable.
10. All Chefs are allowed to work in teams or alone – regardless of age. All children are eligible for the children’s trophies
even if they had adult help (Prize eligibility determined by the youngest chef on the team).
11. We prefer that all desserts are registered before the event to help with planning, but unregistered desserts will still be accept-
ed on the day of the event.
12. Schedule of events:
All desserts must be delivered to the Modoc County Fairgrounds Dance Hall between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm the day of
the event.
Judging will be from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm.
Public Tasting begins at 2:00 pm
Auction and Raffle begin at 3:00 pm
13. The Dr. Roberts Fund is not responsible for any items that are left behind, lost, broken, or stolen. We are also not responsi-
ble for any tummy aches resulting from the inevitable over-indulgence of chocolate! AAAAHHHHH CHOCOLATE!!!
All proceeds will benefit the Surprise Valley Health Care District through the Dr. Roberts Fund.
This is an approved Modoc County 4-H Competition in 2014.