4H February Newsletter and Visual Presentation Reminder

Attached you will find the Plymouth County 4-H Newsletter for February 2011. Please forward this newsletter on to all your 4-H club members. We are in the process of updating enrollment and do not have an working email list yet. Please make sure to read the calendar of upcoming dates and note 4-H Awards Program on April 16.

The Plymouth County 4-H Visual Presentation Packet is also attached. Please have your 4-H'ers return the last page to me for registration.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks,

Molly Vollmer

Extension Educator

Plymouth County Extension

266 High Street

Hanson, MA 02341

781-293-3541

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4H - UPCOMING DAIRY WORKSHOPS

Upcoming Workshops

 

February 12, 2011- Linear Appraisal Workshop 4:30 pm Mapleline Jerseys, 73 Cummins Road, Hadley, MA 01035. Youth will learn how to appraise cattle with an official appraiser from US Jersey - Sara Barlass. Please email me if you plan on attending. ccsears@umext.umass.edu or (413)549-3257. This is the first-time that this workshop topic has been offered in this area.

 

February 21, 2011 - Dairy Bowl and Skillathon - 11am-3pm. To be held at the Manor House, UMass Livestock Farm, 111 North Maple Street, Hadley, MA 01035 Cost $5.00 for lunch (pizza). Please email me if you plan on attending. ccsears@umext.umass.edu or (413) 549-3257

 

 

Thank you, Carrie

 

 

 

 

 

Carrie Chickering-Sears
Director of Community Education in Animal Agriculture
UMass Extension
111 North Maple Street
Hadley, MA 01035
phone 413-549-3257

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Horse Bowl and Hippology practices

Subject: Horse Bowl/Hippology Practices

4-H Horse Clubs,

Priscilla McGilvary will be holding Hippology practices at the YWCA on  
Ferry Hill road in Marshfield, every Wednesday from 4 to 7 from  February 2
to the County test. She will also be holding some Sunday  evening/afternoon
practices, probably February 20 & 27, from 4 to 7.  Each practice will
include an actual reproduction of at least one of  the many types of tests
held in the State Horse Contest. We will be  using photographs, actual
pieces of equipment, and paper and pen to  learn not just the information
but the method used to test at the  state. We will use as much of the time
as we can to learn.


Directions to the YWCA can be found at their website which is  
YWCAMARSHFIELD.ORG

Please email Priscilla at cillawet@verizon.net or call her at  781-733-6894
to let her know if you would like to attend any of these  sessions.  Parents
are also welcome to attend and help out. We will  need to prepare materials
and space for the Hippology practices, so  please make sure to RSVP.

A date for the formal Plymouth COunty 4-H HOrse Bowl and Hippology  contest
will be announced soon, but it will probably be on a weekend  in the end of
March.  Please let me know if you have any questions and  make sure to
forward this to all your club members.

Thanks,

Molly Vollmer
Extension Educator
Plymouth COunty Extension
266 High Street
Hanson, MA 02341
781-293-3541

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Be sure to check the blog for up-to-date information, pictures and more.

http://farmtastic4h.blogspot.com/

PC 4-H Visual Presentation Info

Hello 4-H Leaders,

Attached is the info for the Plymouth County 4-H Visual Presentation Day which will be held on Saturday, March 5 at Silver Lake Middle School in Kingston. Please see updated class list and updated "terms used in judging" for new information this year.

Please make sure to pass this on to all of your 4-H'ers and their parents. I am in need of judges for this event. Please let me know if you are available to come for a judges training at 8:30 AM on March 5, then start judging presentations by 9:30 sharp. Our goal is to be all wrapped up by 12:30 that afternoon. This is only possible if we have enough judges to help with all of the presentations.

There will be a 4-H VP training at the Extension office during Feb School vacation week on Feb 16 from 2-4PM. Please let me know if your club needs additional help with visuals, we have DVD's to borrow and can arrange for other trainings if needed.

Hope to see you all on March 5!

Thanks,

Molly Vollmer

Extesnion Educator

Plymouth County Extension

266 High Street

Hanson, MA 02341

mvollmer@umext.umass.edu

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