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Did
you know that the National 4-H Week Window Display Contest has
been going on since at least the 1950’s? This is an excellent way to promote
Oakland County 4-H and your 4-H club plus earn a little cash as well as pride.
Increased prize amount for 2017
1st place Ribbon & $150
2nd place Ribbon & $100
3rd place Ribbon & $50
Some
hints and tips
- Critically evaluate your store window, is it in
a high traffic area?
- Does it have curb appeal? If not maybe it’s
time to scout around for a new location.
- Judging is based on the following areas on a 4
point scale and on the required components
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 Saturday, October 7:
(11 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
Sunday, October 8:
(11 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
Want to showcase your 4-H Club at the Pumpkinfest this year?
Come on out and show off to the public what you have to offer. If your 4-H Club
would like to be apart of this event please contact 4-H Program
Coordinator Jason
Scott.
Come take a wagon ride to the pumpkin patch to pick your
perfect pumpkin. Food, music, farm animals, educational exhibits, and
children’s activities all make for a fun fall outing for all ages.
Check out the music line-up of FREE concerts! Novi and
Walled Lake Public Libraries lead story times throughout the weekend. In
addition to a children's straw maze and pumpkin bowling, inflatables and target
practice booths are fun destinations around the farm. The MSU Bug House
and the Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum will lead several hands-on
activities plus a cow eye dissection workshop each day. Nijii Ami, local living history group, returns to the farm with a historic reenactment of earlier
Michigan residents cooking fall harvest foods.
This special event is a fundraiser for educational
programming at the farm. Entry, educational exhibits, children’s Strawland and
music are free of charge. Tickets sold for cash or credit are required for
pumpkins, food, and select children’s activities. Parking is $5.
Please bring your friends and family and join us for a fun,
fall destination at Pumpkinfest 2017!
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 The 2016-2017 4-H Oakland County Awards are now completely
online. The following awards are to presented at the Oakland County 4-H Annual
Achievement Awards presented in January 2018. Click the links below to apply
today.
This award is an introduction to the County 4-H Achievement
Awards Program. The Spark awardees will receive a medal and certificate.
Selection of Spark awardees is made by either the club
leader or by vote of the club members. Consider such qualities as willingness
to help others, the ability to learn and share skills and the growth of the
person as a result of their previous 4-H experiences.
Each 4-H Club may nominate two awardees.
Eligibility is not dependent upon age or length of
enrollment.
Those members who are ineligible for this SPARK AWARD are:
those youth being recognized for COUNTY MEDALS, MICHIGAN 4-H KEY CLUB AWARD,
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPENTS or OTHER SPECIAL HONOREES.
The County Medal program is designed to provide 4-H members
with recognition for their project achievements. County Medals are given to
signify a job well done, encourage youth to strive for more, and to reward
youth for successfully overcoming obstacles along the way. Effort, willingness
to learn, and personal growth experiences are considered desirable qualities
for projects.
- County Medals are awarded in every 4-H project area.
- Each project area/award medal may be received only once.
- Receiving a County Award Medal is a great addition for your 4-H
experience, your academic portfolio, college application and resume.
- You must be at least 10 years old and have completed at least 2
years in 4-H.
- The deadline to apply for a 4-H County Medal Award is October 29,
2017
This is an award that the recipient must be nominated
for by a 4-H Leader or Teacher.
Oakland County 4-H members who exhibit personal integrity,
balanced living, and leadership ability will receive the “I Dare You Leadership
Award”. We are particularly interested in recognizing “emerging” leaders, youth
with motivation and potential, whose talents are less apparent to themselves
than those they work with. The goal is to challenge these young people to
recognize and develop their leadership abilities.
As with all the other awards, a member is only awarded this
honor once.
The 4-H Key Club Award is intended to be the top county 4-H
honor, and selections are made at the county level.
A 4-H member is eligible who has:
- Reached 15 years of age by January 1, 2017
- Completed at least three calendar years of project work as of August
31, 2017.
- Completed 4-H projects in at least two project areas
- Participate in three 4-H events other than club events in your
award area
- Been recommended by your local leader
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A view above Michigan taken July 28th, 2017 from an altitude of 86,450 feet. |
During the 4-H Eco-Challenge we
studied weather, the atmosphere, GPS and how it works, temperature vs. heat,
and learned how to use simulation software to guess where our balloon
experiment might land.
We also took a few breaks to learn
about trust and communication by being blindfolded in the maze and use a
handheld GPS to locate homemade geocaches (aka Jolly Ranchers). Then we
took all that we learned and put it into a box weighing 2.5 pounds on Friday,
tied it to a balloon and let it go with hopes that everything would work.
4-H Eco-Challenge participants were
part of an experiment that launched a payload, they created and designed from
scratch to a height of 92,324 feet or 17.5 miles off of the surface of the
earth in 3 days.
To see footage of the launch Click Here.
Here are some facts about our launch
- The payload is unofficially named (SAM),
because of the Samsung 360 gear camera strapped to the top of the payload. I
say unofficially, because I am unsure if we ever had consensus on the name.
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When
SAM and the balloon reached a peak altitude of 92,324 feet the temperature
was -49 F.
- When SAM was at a height of only 59,219 feet the temperature was much colder
-84°F.
- SAM
traveled a total of 44.6 Miles in straight line measurement from East
Lansing to Green Oak Township.
- Actual
distance travelled was 73 miles with all of the twists and turns in the
atmosphere.
- Just
after the burst, the balloon fell from 92,234 feet to 82,960 feet, a total of
9,274 in 30 seconds or 309 (ft/2) feet per second or 210 (mph) miles per
hour.
- At
or near where you are standing right now the air pressure pushing on your
body is about 14.2 (psi) pounds per square inch. When the balloon burst the
air pressure was only about 0.2 (psi) pounds per square inch which means
there was 99.8% less pressure pushing on the balloon.
- The
total time of the flight was 2 hours
- It
took 1 hour and 18 minutes for SAM to reach the burst altitude.
Ascending at an average speed 19.5 (ft/2) feet per second or 13.3 (mph)
miles per hour.
- It
took only 42 minutes for SAM to descend. Meaning it was speeding
back toward earth at an average speed of 36 (ft/2) feet per second or 24.5
(mph) miles per hour.
- Just
before SAM hit the trees, the speed of decent had slowed
to 20 (ft/2) feet per second or 13.5 (mph) miles per hour
- For
every 3000 feet in elevation the ultra violet radiation that is present
increased by about 13% which means the seeds that we sent up in our
experiment were exposed to 390% more ultra violet radiation than they
would be here in Michigan.
 The track of the weather balloon as it traveled accross Michigan.
 TARGET AUDIENCE:
Youth and adults are encouraged to attend this event. These workshops will be especially helpful to club officers, but are also great for general club members to prepare to take leadership roles in the future!
Registration available soon at:
https://events.anr.msu.edu/LeadershipSkills/
10:00 am – Noon - Parliamentary Procedures and Officer Roles Workshop
This workshop will help 4-H members and Leaders take control of their meetings to make them effective, efficient, and accessible to all members. This workshop will outline and explain typical club officer roles and teach the basics of using Parliamentary Procedure to keep meetings moving while ensuring everyone has a say. This workshop is hands-on, fun, and suitable to current club officers and any club members interested in taking an active role in club decisions.
Noon – 1pm Lunch
1pm - 3pm Club Bylaw writing workshop
4-H Clubs can accomplish the most when everyone is on the same page. Club Bylaws create a level playing ground for club members and leaders. Hear the benefits of having Bylaws in your club, learn which policies are crucial and of which you should steer clear, and how to implement them. Bring your current bylaws as the second portion of this workshop is for you to get help writing or improving your club’s bylaws.
WHEN: Saturday, November 4, 2017
COST: $6 each or $10 for both. Cost includes lunch from Mr. Pita
WHERE: Executive Office Building, 2100 N. Telegraph Rd, Waterford, MI 48328
Presented by Darren Bagley, Extension Educator. For questions, contact the Oakland 4-H Office at 248.858.0889 or 4hoakland@anr.msu.edu.
Michigan 4-H Small Animals Workshop
Sept. 23-24, 2017
Kettunen Center
14901 4H Drive
Tustin, MI 49688
When:
Arrival/Check-in: Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, 10-11 a.m.
Adjourn: Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, noon
Cost:
$88.00 - Registered 4-H members and volunteers and MSU Extension staff who bring youth and/or volunteers
$138.00 - Non-registered 4-H members and volunteers and MSU Extension staff who do not bring youth and/or volunteers
Persons canceling without a replacement after Sept. 1, 2017, will be charged a $40.00 cancellation fee. Persons who do not show up at the workshop, do not have a replacement, or do not cancel with Katie Ockert at ockertka@anr.msu.edu on or before Sept. 8, 2017, will be charged the full registration rate.
All registrations must be prepaid with a credit card. If a credit card payment is not an available option for you, please contact Katie Ockert at 517-432-5270 or ockertka@anr.msu.edu for assistance.
Registration Deadline:
Sept. 13, 2017
Who:
4-H adult leaders and members (11 years of age as of Jan. 1, 2017 and older) interested in rabbits, cavies and/or poultry projects who are willing to share the information and experiences gained at the conference with others in their counties. Staff is welcome. We encourage individuals to car pool. Contact your county office for names of other persons attending the workshop.
Objectives:
- Gain fun, hands-on 4-H rabbits, cavies and/or poultry science experience.
- Learn new ideas for projects and other fun activities.
- Explore science based information in goat management.
- Enhance youth and volunteers knowledge and skill in the rabbits, cavies and/or poultry project areas.
- Share ideas with others from around the state in the rabbits, cavies and/or poultry project area.
Note that all youth must have a Michigan 4-H Youth Authorization and Acknowledgement Form on file in 4HOnline or in their local county office. Please note the new enrollment year starts Sept. 1, 2017. The Michigan 4-H Volunteer Authorization and Acknowledgement Form is highly encouraged for adults attending this event.
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