San Bernardino County
4-H Headlines
October 2003  Ì Vol. 7  Ì No. 10

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION/4-H OFFICE
777 E. Rialto Ave.  * San Bernardino, CA 92415 * (909)387-2179 
 Fax: (909)387-3306 E-mail: caeggleston@ucdavis.edu
cesanbernardino.ucdavis.edu

	
	October 4th 			Leadership Day at County Office 9 am
	October 5th-11th 		National 4-H Week
	October 14th		Emerald Star Interviews 5-6 pm
					Recognition & Awards Committee Meeting 7 pm
	October 13th-19th 		Farmer's Fair
	November 1st		Horse Bowl                                     
	November 7th-9th		Asilomar Leader's Training
	November 8th 		Foods Fiesta

Recognition and Awards Committee

The Recognition and Awards Committee will meet between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on October 14, 2003 to interview Emerald Star Applicants at the 4-H Office.  If you can not be there at this time, please contact the 4-H office to schedule another time.  Remember, you must have your Emerald Star Plan approved prior to beginning your project. 

The Recognition and Awards Committee will meet at 7:00 on October 14, 2003 to review the awards program and process in our county for 2004.  We would like a representative from each club to attend, we want and need your input.  Any proposed changes will be presented to County Council in January 2004 so that everyone will have time to implement any changes that we propose.

Watershed Restoration
  
Help us restore areas of your local forest!  Saturday October 18th and Saturday November 1st.  Both events will run from 8 am to 2 pm.  Poor weather conditions may cause cancellation of event.  Call (626) 443-2298 an press #5 anytime after 5 pm the day before an event to confirm if the event is still being held.  Meeting location is at San Gabriel Canyon Environmental Education Center, across the street from Ricon Fire Station.  This is a great community service project.  For more information and a map on how to get there contact the 4-H office.

Leadership Day
  
Leadership Day is going to be held on Saturday, October 4th at 9:00 a.m.  at the county 4-H office.  Donuts, juice and lunch will be provided.  Topics covered are Team Building, Public Speaking/Building a Demonstration, Best Practices, Community Service, and Beyond our County.  Bring your design for the T.I.C. 2004 Sweatshirt, we will vote on the design; winner will receive a free shirt.  Please RSVP by October 1st, the County Office 909-387-2179 or Russell Champlin 909-877-0692.

Club Needed For ID Project
If there is a club out there that would like to take over the distribution for the Child ID Kits for San Bernardino County 4-H.  Please call Christine Duchene at the 4-H office 909-387-2181.  I have all the supplies and kits ready but need a club to take over this project to distribute the kits.  This could be counted as a county project in your club record book.  
Food Fiesta

Food Fiesta will be held on November 8th at the Victorville Fair Grounds.  Check in will start at 8:00 am, and Food Fiesta will start at 9:00 am.

State 4-H Newsletter
Dear 4-H Volunteers & Members,

The Fall edition of the state 4-H newsletter is posted.  With a continued need to preserve our resources, we will continue to send this newsletter electronically.
Available on the web at http://ca4h.org/4hresource/news/

Thanks.
Pat English
California 4-H Youth Development Office
 
Dog Fun Match

Paw Prints Dog Club presents its 4th annual Fun Match on Sunday, November 2, 2003.  The Fun Match will be held at the Mojave Narrows Regional Park, located at 18000 Yates Rd, in Victorville.  There will be agility courses, obedience ring and junior showmanship competition.  They will also be having canine good citizen (CGC) Testing.  There is a park entrance fee of $3.00.  Agility & intro to agility cost $5.00 for one run, each additional run (with the same dog) is $3.00.  Obedience cost $5.00 per dog, Jr. showmanship clinic and competition are $2.00 each.  C.G.C. Test is $10.00 per dog.  (Proof of current Rabies Vac. Required)  Registration will be open from 9 am to 12 pm, agility runs & obedience will start at 10:00 am.  For more information contact Deanna Adams at singenn@ciso.com or (760) 244-9468.