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4-H Four-cast Newsletter
NOTE: New Newsletter Issues are at the link at the top of this page!
- February 27-March 12, 2023
- February 13-February 26, 2023
- January 23-February 12, 2023
- January 9-January 22, 2023
- December 12-January 8, 2022
- November 28-December 11, 2022
- November 14-November 27, 2022
- October 24-November 13, 2022
- October 9-October 23, 2022
- September 26-Oct 9, 2022
- September 12-September 25, 2022
- August 29-September 11, 2022
- August 15-August 28, 2022
- August 1-August 14, 2022
- June 27-July 31, 2022
- June 12-June 26, 2022
- May 31-June 12, 2022
- May 16-May 30, 2022
- May 2-May 15, 2022
- April 18-May 1, 2022
- April 4-April 17, 2022
- March 21-April 3, 2022
- March 7-March 20, 2022
- February 22-March 6, 2022
- February 7–February 20, 2022
- January 24, 2022
- January 10, 2022
- January 3, 2022
Past Events:
2022
Oct 11: CloverBuddies Meeting
Oct 12: Sheep Leaders Meeting
Oct 18: Livestock Judge Selection Meeting
Oct 19: Horse Leaders Meeting
Oct 20: Swine Leaders Meeting
Oct 21: STEP Class: LEGO Robotics, SOREC, 6:30-7:30PM
Oct 28: STEP Class: Getting to Know Our Valley, SOREC, 6:30-7:30PM
Nov 1: New Leader Orientation, SOREC 6-8:30PM
Nov 3: Beef Advisory Meeting, Mace Building, 6:30PM
Nov 3-13: Steven on Leave
Nov 4: STEP Class: Gather at the Table, SOREC, 6:30-7:30PM
Nov 10: STEP Class: How to Train Your Dog, SOREC, 6:30-7:30PM
Nov 11: Veterans Day (Extension Closed)
Nov 14: Horse Leader Advisory Meeting, 6PM, SOREC Classroom
Nov 14: STEP Class: Macrame Hangers, SOREC, 6:30-7:30PM
Nov 15: Griffin Creek Community Club Interest Meeting, Griffin Creek Elementary, 6:45PM
Nov 16: Record Book Judging (for Judges only) at SOREC Auditorium, 5PM
Nov 16: Poultry Project Fair Debrief Meeting: Extension Classroom, 6PM
Nov 17: Superintendents Meeting, SOREC Auditorium, 6PM
Nov 18: Youth Horse Committee Application Due
Nov 18: STEP Class: Aquatic Engineering Contest, SOREC, 6:30-7:30PM
Nov 21-23: 4-H on Vacation
Nov 24-25: Thanksgiving Break (Extension Closed)
Nov 28: Member Recognition Night (horse awards too), SOREC - Auditorium, 6:30PM-8PM
Nov 30: STEP Class: Furry Fun, SOREC, 6:30-7:30PM
Dec 7: Jackson County 4-H Association Meeting, 6PM, SOREC Library
Dec 9: STEP Class: Sew What? SOREC, 6:30-7:30PM
Dec 10: STEP Class: Holiday Cooking, SOREC, 6:30-7:30PM
Dec 13: CloverBuddies, 6PM, SOREC Auditorium
Dec 26: Christmas Day Observed (Extension Closed)
Dec 27-29: SOREC Open, 4-H Staff on Holiday
Dec 31: Returning Leader Enrollment Deadline
2023
Jan 2: New Years Day Observed (Extension Closed)
Jan 4: Southern Oregon Leadership and Activities Retreat Registration Opens
Jan 4: Jackson County 4-H Association Meeting, SOREC Library, 6PM
Jan 9: Shooting Sports Leaders Meeting, SOREC Conference Room, 6:30PM
Jan 9: Horse Advisory Meeting, only by Zoom, 7PM
Jan 10: Cloverbuddies, SOREC Auditorium, 6PM
Jan 11: Sheep Leaders Meeting, SOREC, 6:30PM
Jan 15: Registration opens for Youth Voices in Action
Jan 16: Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (Extension Closed)
Jan 19: Swine Leaders Meeting, SOREC Auditorium, 7PM
Jan 21: POSTPONED: 4-H Association Dinner & Auction (date TBD)
Jan 22: Live Horse Judging Clinic and Competition, Barker and Krause Barns
Jan 23: Ambassadors Meeting, 7PM
Jan 25: New Leader Orientation, SOREC, 10AM-12:30PM OR 6-8:30PM
Jan 28-29: Foods Contest, South Medford High School, 8am-5pm
Jan 30: 4-H Staff in office to help with Enrollments
Jan 31: Early Bird Enrollment Deadline
Jan 31: Enrollment Financial Assistance Requests Due
Feb 1: Jackson County 4-H Association, SOREC Library, 6PM
Feb 8: SOLAR Registration Deadline
Feb 13: Horse Parent Meeting: 6PM in SOREC Auditorium
Feb 14: CloverBuddies, 6PM in SOREC Auditorium
Feb 15: Presentation Contest Registration Deadline
Feb 15: Youth Voices in Action Early Bird Deadline
Feb 18: Beef Tagging Day (3rd Saturday of Feb)
Feb 18-20: Southern Oregon Leadership and Activities Retreat (SOLAR)
Feb 20: Presidents Day (Extension Open)
Feb 21: Livestock Judging Meeting, 6:00-7:30 pm at Crater High School Science Building room 208.
Feb 22: Applications due at Extension office for the following: State scholarships, State Awards, National 4-H Congress, Beekeeping Essay Contest, and State Ambassadors
Feb 23: STEP: Painting ROCKS! (Rock Painting): 6:30PM at SOREC Auditorium
Feb 25: Presentation Contest, SOREC Auditorium
Feb 26: Horse Showmanship Clinic w/ Master Showmanship, Barker and Krause Barns
Feb 27: Ambassadors Meeting, 7PM
Mar 1: Applications due at Extension office for the following: Camp Counselor, 4-H Association Scholarships
Mar 1: Jackson County 4-H Association Meeting
Mar 4: Sheep Tagging Day (1st Saturday)
Mar 6: Camp Counselor Meeting, 7PM (Zoom)
Mar 10: Registration closes for Youth Voices in Action
Mar 11-12: Shooting Sports Leader Training, Grants Pass
Mar 13: Horse Advisory Meeting, 7PM (Zoom)
Mar 14: CloverBuddies, 6PM
Mar 15: Mail-In Shooting Sports Tournament Registration Deadline
Mar 15: Enrollment Deadline for Fair Participation
Mar 16: Swine Leaders Meeting, 7PM
Mar 17-19: Camp Counselor Training, 4:30PM (meet at Extension)
Mar 21: Goat Tagging, 6PM-7:30PM, Crater Land Lab
Mar 25: Horse Jumping and Dressage Clinic
Mar 26: Horse Field Day
Mar 26: Animal Affair (at Seven Feathers Event Center, check in at 8:45AM)
Mar 27-30: 4-H Youth Voices in Action Civic Engagement Conference, Salem Grand Hotel, OR
Mar 27-31: Spring Break
Apr 2: Hop to it GEMS Easter Egg Hunt at Donahue Fronmayer Park
Apr 3-6: Lena Out of Office
Apr 5: Jackson County 4-H Association, SOREC Library, 6PM
Apr 5: Interstate Exchange, SOREC Classroom, 6:30PM
Apr 5: Robotics SPIN, SOREC Auditorium, 6PM
Apr 8: Pear Blossom Parade, 11AM
Apr 10: Horse Declarations & Judging, SOREC Auditorium
Apr 10: Horse Leaders Meeting, SOREC Auditorium, 6:30PM
Apr 11: CloverBuddies, SOREC Auditorium, 6PM
Apr 12: Sheep Leaders Meeting, 6:30PM, SOREC Auditorium
Apr 14: Upper Rogue Community Club Interest Meeting, Upper Rogue Community Center, 7PM
Apr 14-19: National 4-H Conference, Arlington, VA
Apr 15: 4-H Tabling at Phoenix/Talent Health and Wellness Fair, 10am-2pm
Apr 16: Camp Counselor Training #3, 12-3PM, SOREC Auditorium
Apr 17: New Volunteer Orientation, 6PM-8:30PM, SOREC Auditorium
Apr 19: Robotics SPIN, 6PM, SOREC Auditorium
Apr 20: Swine Declarations Due, SOREC Auditorium, 4PM-7PM
Apr 24: Ambassadors Meeting 7PM
Apr 28-30: Spring Classic, Redmond, OR
Apr 29: Horse Clinic: Trail, Kids Choice, Isola
Apr 29-30: Oregon Ag Fest, Oregon State Fair Grounds
May 1: Dennis Nevin Memorial Scholarship, Mike Dode Memorial Scholarship, Lauren Cantrell Memorial Scholarship, and Charley Peacemaker Award Deadline
May 1, 3, 8, 10: Virtual Babysitter Training, 4-5:30PM
May 3: Jackson County 4-H Association, SOREC Library, 6PM
May 3: Interstate Exchange, 6:30PM, SOREC Classroom
May 3: Spring Fair and Shooting Sports Fair Registration Deadline
May 3: Robotics SPIN, 6PM, SOREC Auditorium
May 5-7: State Camp Counselor and Volunteer Training, Salem, OR
May 8: Horse Advisory Meeting, 7PM
May 9: CloverBuddies, 6PM
May 10: Sheep Leaders Meeting, 6:30PM
May 11: Swine Leaders Meeting, 7PM
May 18: Ravassipour Buyers Letter Workshop, 6 pm, pizza
May 19-21: OLI III Career Exploration Conference, Corvallis, OR
May 20: Shooting Sports Fair (Rifle/Pistol/Muzzleloader), White City RVSSA Gun Range #7, 9AM
May 20: Horse Leaders Open Show, Barker and Krause Barns
May 29: Memorial Day (Extension Closed)
Jun 2-4: Spring Fair
Jun 7: Jackson County 4-H Association
Jun 7: Interstate Exchange, Extension Classroom, 6:30PM
Jun 7: Deadline for Summer Fair Animal Entries
Jun 8: Livestock Superintendent Meeting
Jun 12: Horse Document Check by Members (date tentative)
Jun 13: CloverBuddies, 6PM
Jun 14: Deadline for Fashion Revue Entries
Jun 14-20: Steven Out of Office
Jun 19: Juneteenth Observed (Extension Closed)
Jun 19-21: Shooting Sports State Contest
Jun 21: Deadline for Summer Fair Static, Cupcake War, Flower Arranging Contest, and Table Setting Contest Entries
Jun 21: Poultry Clinic #2, 6-8 PM, White City Grange Co-op Business Office Training Room.
Jun 24: Horse Pre-Fair, Isola - Expo
Jun 25: Dressage and Jumping Fair competition, Isola - Expo
Jun 25-30: National 4-H Shooting Sports Contest, Grand Island, NE
Jun 25-28: OSU Summer Conference, OSU Campus
Jun 26-27: Fashion Revue
Jul 4: Independence Day (Extension Closed)
Jul 5: Jackson County 4-H Association Meeting
Jul 8: Static Judging Day and Wristbands Day 1
Jul 9: Fair Setup Day
Jul 8-16: County Fair (Days for the Public, Jul 12-16)
Aug 2: Jackson County Association Meeting
Aug 9: State Fair Entry Form Due
Aug 16: State Fair Statics Due to Extension
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