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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 04 - Issue 32 IN THIS ISSUE 2005 State Radon Poster Contest UPCOMING EVENTS August 9-11
August 13
August 13
August 15
August 20-28
September 10-19
September 10 -19
September 16
September 24-October 3
September 25
September 30-October 3
October 1-2
October 3-9
October 8-9
October 16
October 31-November 4
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ Online version of Ideas: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas04/ Ideas index: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas04/04-index.htm 2005 STATE RADON POSTER CONTEST Information for the 2005 State Radon Poster Contest is now available for all Family & Consumer Sciences agents and 4-H agents. Packets with the contest information will be sent by county mail to every county the week of August 15. The contest will be held in conjunction with National Radon Action Week, October 17-23, which is a part of National Home Indoor Air Quality Action and Awareness Month. The national-level contest will be a part of Radon Action Month which is January, 2005. The poster contest is sponsored by the Healthy Indoor Air for America’s Homes program and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. County Extension agents are encouraged to promote this contest to different entities such as school art and computer classes, 4-H clubs and home school programs. If a county participates, the county should coordinate its own contest by October 1. Up to three winners from each category should be selected from the county contest and then forward to the state competition by October 8. Once posters are judged at the state level on October 15, the winning posters will be sent to national competition at Montana State University. Youth, ages 9-14, will be able to compete in one of two categories: a computer-generated poster or a non-computer generated poster. Posters are to be 11" x 17" on white drawing paper. The drawing can be either horizontal or vertical. Posters could be drawn in crayon, colored pencil, paints or markers. Computer-generated posters not only will be submitted in hard copy format (8.5" x 11" paper acceptable), but will also need to be saved electronically in jpeg or tif format. Posters should be the student’s original design from one of the six topic areas: 1) Radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.; 2) Test your home for radon now!; 3) Test and fix your home for radon; 4) Radon is a radioactive gas that might be in your home - test today!; 5) Radon resistant new construction protects your home and your health; and 6) For important radon information, call the National Radon Hotline at 1-800-SOS-RADON. First- through third-place state winners in both categories will receive a savings bond and a plaque for their state winning efforts. All participants in the contest will receive some type of radon mementoes. The contest is coordinated by Martha Keel, Housing and Environmental Health Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, The University of Tennessee. Other partners of the event are the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation-Air Pollution Control: Radon. For more information, contact Dr. Keel (mkeel@utk.edu) or Jacki German (jgerman@utk.edu) at 865-974-8197. Martha Keel We have been experiencing a lot of change in UT Extension and 4-H, particularly with the changes in projects, record keeping and the development of tools for evaluating the life skills we teach. As we think about the next year and prepare for the annual plan, this is a good time to think about priority programs in Tennessee 4-H. The priority programs that were identified in the past are relevant today. The priority programs are a way to identify the needs and direction for the county and state 4-H program. Priority programs can assist in keeping us focused on our programming and should assist as we plan for the next annual plan. 4-H priority program areas reflect a commitment to meet the needs of youth and to insure youth receive the five basic competencies for successful adult living. The identified priority program areas for Tennessee 4-H Youth Development are:
The 10 life skills will remain a focus in Tennessee 4-H programming. The life skills can be integrated into the planning for priority programming. The 10 life skills for Tennessee 4-H are:
Alice Ann Moore The State Make It Yourself With Wool Contest will be Saturday, November 20, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Ralph Hastings Building/Lincoln County Extension Office Building in Fayetteville. Wendy Collins, 4-H volunteer leader in Lincoln County, is providing the leadership for this year's event. Please inform any interested people in your county about this contest. Divisions are pre-teen (12 years and under); junior (13-16 years); senior (17-24 years); adult (over 24 years); made-for-others; and wearable accessory. You may contact Wendy via email at collins_wendy@bellsouth.net. Her home address is: Wendy Collins, 4016 Paradise Drive, Fayetteville, TN 37334. You may also contact Darrell Hale at dhale2@utk.edu or 931-433-1582. Wendy and I have copies of the entry form and the promotional brochure. Let us know if you need a copy. Darrell Hale 308 youth exhibited 1080 sheep at the 2004 Tennessee Junior Sheep Exposition. 4-H and FFA exhibitors showed 276 registered breeding ewes, 395 commercial ewes and 509 market lambs at the Hyder-Burks arena in Cookeville. Tyler Cheatham of Polk County received the $1500 Bert Lee Memorial Scholarship provided by Bob Brinkmann for exhibiting the Supreme Champion Bred-by-Exhibitor Ewe. Tyler’s ewe was the Champion Dorset. Ashley McDougal of Giles County exhibited the Reserve Supreme Champion Bred-by-Exhibitor Ewe and received an award from Dr. John Riley. Ashley was also awarded the Robert B. Powell Memorial Award for the Supreme Champion Flock on her Champion Suffolk Flock. Skillathon and Premier Exhibitor awards were as follows: Skillathon
Premier Exhibitor Awards
Complete Sheep Expo results can be found at: http://animalscience.ag.utk.edu/sheep/expo_results.htm. Dwight Loveday STATE DAIRY JUDGING CONTEST TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 16 The 2004 State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest will be held on Thursday, September 16, at the Tennessee State Fair in Nashville. Competition will be held for junior high and senior teams, with the winning senior team representing Tennessee in the national dairy judging contest at the end of month. Senior team members must be in the 9-12th grades as of January 1, 2004. Junior high contestants eligibility will be determined by their regional office. Entry forms must be mailed to Dr. Gary Rodgers <grogers2@tennessee.edu> by Wednesday, September 1, 2004. The entry form may be found at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas04/attach/tn.4h.dairy.judging.entry.form.04.pdf. There will be no opportunity to add teams or contestants after the due date. However, up to one member per team may be substituted the morning of the contest. A new policies and procedures manual has been developed for the
Tennessee State The schedule for the day is as follows:
A fee of $5 per contestant and $10 per coach or adult leader will be charged and covers the late morning snack and the banquet meal. The fees are due with the entry forms on September 1. Checks should be made out to the Tennessee 4-H Foundation. Steve Sutton TENNESSEE VALLEY FAIR 4-H ATTENDANCE AND EXHIBITRY CONTEST All East Tennessee counties are eligible for awards in the 4-H Attendance and Exhibitry Contest at the 2004 Tennessee Valley Fair. “East Tennessee” in this case, refers to Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Cumberland, Fentress, Scott and all counties east of these. (Please see page 15 of the Tennessee Valley Fair junior department catalog for further details.) A report form may be downloaded from www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas04/attach/tvfair_report_form.pdf to report the number of exhibits and attendance from your county. Please complete the form and send to the state 4-H office. (Email is acceptable to ssutton2@utk.edu). Reports need to be in our office by noon on Tuesday, September 14. Please submit only one form per county. Encourage your 4-H members to enter exhibits in the Tennessee Valley Fair. All exhibits will count 5 points each with the exception of animal exhibits which will count 15 points. The placings will be made according to the number of points scored on the form. Awards will be: 1st - $125; 2nd - $100; 3rd - $75; 4th - $50; 5th - $50; 6th - $50; and 7th - $50. Steve Sutton WESTERN DISTRICT FASHION IMPRESSIONS 2004 The Western District hosted the Fashion Impressions Contest on July 15 at the Western Region UT Extension Office. All 19 counties in the Western District were encouraged to participate. The theme for the day was “Fashion Fiesta.” Students could either enter garments they constructed or purchased. In the purchased category, students had to coordinate an outfit according to a given scenario, then model and explain their purchase. They had to stay within a given budget in each category. Silver trays were awarded to the top winner in each category along with certificates and purple ribbons. In the constructed division, the junior contestants (ages 8-13) made garments to fit into the following categories: school wear (simple dress or two piece outfit); sportswear outfit (top and bottom suitable for play); or best wear (dress or suit suitable for church or dressy occasion). Junior winners in the constructed division were:
In the senior division (ages 14-18), the constructed categories were suit or ensemble (dress and jacket or jacket and pants suitable for action wear or sporty casual wear); complete sportswear (top and bottom suitable for action wear or sporty casual wear); or best wear (dress or suit appropriate for church or formal wear). Senior winners in the constructed division were:
A special bonus to the awards for the constructed division included a Baby Lock serger from the Fabric Source in Jackson and a Bernina 750 sewing machine from Sew Many Ideas in Jackson. These prizes were awarded to the top overall winners in the junior and the senior divisions. Second place overall winners in construction received Gingher scissors given by the Fashion Impressions committee. Third place winners received a tote bag with novelty notions, compliments of Hobby Lobby of Jackson. Go to the following links to see award highlights from the event:
Mary Roberts from The Fabric Source in Jackson did a “Make It and Take It” project with the 4-H’ers. The members were able to use a serger to make a small gift bag made with tulle fabric. Mary’s workshop was conducted for the contestants after they had been judged. Lunch was served followed by a guest speaker. Dr. Sue Byrd from UT Martin shared some different fashions from other cultures. She presented a slide show from several different places she has visited along with costumes from those countries. The event concluded with a fashion show featuring the contestants in their garments, followed by an awards ceremony. Janet Newton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.
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