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Topics:
A Brief with Bev
Calendar
Clubs
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Club - this club meets at the Pike County Administration
Building. The next meeting will be Feb. 3, from 4:30 PM –
5:30 PM. |
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County Teen Council Meeting – The next Teen
Council Meeting is scheduled for Feb. 12, from 6:30 –
8:30 PM at the Monroe County Extension Office (Stroudsburg).
Transportation is available, however, limited.
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We’re
Together in 2002 meets in the Greeley Area.
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Pumpkin
Patch Kids meets in the Bushkill area. The next meeting
will be held Feb. 10, from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM at the Smith
house |
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***NEW***
Community Counts is a new 4-H club forming in the
Milford Area. This club will hold their first meeting Thursday,
January 30, from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at the United Methodist
Church in Milford (East Ann Street). This club's main focus
will be community service projects. If you like to have fun,
meet new people and want to make a difference in your community,
then this is the club for you.
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Rough
Riders Horse Club meets at the Pocono Ranch Land
stables.
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***Leaders -
If there is a change in your club meeting schedule, please
contact Bev ASAP.
** For more
information about any of the above-mentioned 4-H clubs,
please call the Extension Office at (570) 296-3400.
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Special Up-Coming Events:
Camp
Shehaqua 2003 – Mark your calendars! Our camp
week is scheduled for June 30 – July 3.
2003
Camp Counselor Applications are now being accepted.
If you are 14 years or older (as of Jan. 1, 2003) and would
like to be a camp counselor in training or a camp counselor
at Camp Shehaqua, contact the Extension Office.
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4-H
Day with the Lady Lions
– You are invited to participate in the 4-H day with the
Lady Lions on Sunday, March 2, 2003 at 2:00 PM at the Bryce
Jordan Center in State College. The Lady Lions will be hosting
the Badgers from Wisconsin. Tickets will be free to all Pike
County 4-H members, leaders, and family members. To order tickets,
please call the Pike County Extension Office at 570-296-3400
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Local
Government Day
– is being held Friday, March 14, at the Penn State Worthington
Scranton Campus from 9 AM – 3 PM. Through role play and
discussion, teens will learn more about how our government
works. This year’s topic will be “PA School Funding:
Property Tax Reform.” Interested individuals must be
13 yrs old (as of Jan 1/03) – 18 yrs old. Lunch and transportation
will be provided. Registration is limited. Please call the
Extension Office for more information or to register.
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4-H
Stipend
- Three, $250 Stipends will be offered each year. You are
eligible to apply for the 4-H Stipend if you are a Pike County
4-H member or alumnus (17 – 25 years of age by January
1st) each calendar year. Applicants must be enrolled in a
full-time post high school course of study, which lasts at
least one school calendar year. There will be no preferential
treatment for type of study. If you would like an application
and a copy of the eligibility guidelines, please contact the
Extension Office. Completed applications are due on or before
March 31. Applicants will be notified of the committee’s
decision by June 1.
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| 4-H
Capital Days
– This event is held May 12 – 13, in Harrisburg, PA.
This event is open to 4-H’ers who are 15 years or older
as of Jan. 1/03. Learn about government by visiting state agencies,
participating in a simulation activity and meeting with and
talking to legislators. Pike County can send two delegates (1
male & 1 female). If you would like to be considered to
represent Pike County, please contact the Extension Office.
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Fearless
Leaders
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PA
State 4-H Horse Forum
is intended for 4-H volunteer leaders and 4-H teens (14 years
of age and over).
The Forum is being
held March 7 – 9, at the Days Inn at Penn State. Workshops
include: Program Updates, Ethics, Veterinary Science, Teaching
Kids, Preparing for Horse Bowl and Hippology, and much, much,
more.
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| Full and part time
registration options are available. Pike County will pay the
registration for their attendees (you must be a current 4-H
leader, volunteer or teen). Hotel accommodations, meals (not
included in the program) and travel expenses, are the responsibility
of the participants. The hotel fee is $75.00 plus tax for single,
double, triple and quad occupancy. Hotel reservations at the
Days Inn Penn State must be made by Feb. 7. (Please indicate
that you are attending the PA State 4-H Horse Forum.) The Forum
registration deadline is February 21. Please contact the Pike
County Extension Office for more information or to register.
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| Northeast
States Leaders Forum Planning Committee Meeting (NELF)
– Pike County is looking for interested individuals to
serve on the NELF planning committee. It is PA’s responsibility
to host the 2004 Leaders Forum. The Forum will take place in
Lancaster. It is up to each region to provide one aspect of
the forum. The Northeast Region is responsible for the auction
and entertainment. Your assistance is needed to make this event
a success. If you would be interested in serving on the planning
committee, please contact the extension office. |
| 2003
Pennsylvania 4-H Shooting Sports Training
– is being held March 28–30, 2003, at Camp Susque,
Trout Run, PA (Lycoming Co.). This program offers advanced training
in the rifle and shotgun disciplines and an introduction to
the National 4-H hunting curriculum. The registration fee is
$100 for 4-H Agents & Leaders (this includes meals/lodging/and
training materials) and $130 for shotgun. If you are interested
in attending, please contact the extension office. Registration
is limited. The deadline to register is February 21. |
| New Enrollment
Forms are required. If
you have not already done so, please have your club members
fill out new enrollment and photo release forms and then submit
them to the Extension Office. Thank you. |
Making
the Grade
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WANTED!!!!
Classrooms to pilot NEW Food Business project.
The Pike
County 4-H is looking for a middle school class to pilot Food
Business. Food Business is a 4-H project that assists middle
school youth in learning about the food business and the multitude
of careers that exist within it. Beginning within a supermarket,
the project explores the food business that includes the growing
of food, its processing and journey to the local supermarket,
and the business operations that market, distribute and sell
food products. The project creates an avenue to stimulate
youth to consider jobs or careers in the food business. For
more information or to pilot this program in your class, please
contact the Pike County Extension Office at (570) 296-3400.
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| School
Enrichment Programs
– Teachers, please call the 4-H Coordinator to find out
how 4-H can supplement or fulfill your curriculum requirements.
Some examples of school enrichment programs: Mini Society, Financial
Champions, Rocketry, Embryology, Entomology, Wildlife, Forestry,
and much more. Call today to find out about grade level appropriateness,
content and/or how you can sign up for a school enrichment program.
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“Chick
Chatter”
with Dr. Phillip Clauer. The Lackawanna County Cooperative
Extension Office is hosting an embryology training on Thursday,
February 27, 2003, from 5:30 – 8:30 PM.
This three hour
session will be presented by Dr. Phillip Clauer, Senior Extension
Associate, from Penn State Main Campus. Dr. Clauer will review
incubator management, egg formation, embryo development, chick
hatching, and disease control. The Embryology project is a
great hands-on school enrichment project. If you’ve done
this project before or are thinking about conducting it in
your classroom, you won’t want to miss this training.
The training is
scheduled to be held at the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Center.
Registration is required and the deadline to register is February
6. Teachers in Pike County can register by calling the Pike
County Cooperative Extension Office at (570) 296-3400.
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WEBSITES:
Sincerely,
Beverly A. Bensley
4-H / Youth and Recreation Coordinator
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