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2008 4-H Calendar
4-H Calendar
2008
**Dates are subject to change**
**Check for updates to 4-H Calendar at http://crawford.osu.edu/4-h **
updated 4/17/08
April
1 County Enrollment Due
1 Extension office extended hours, open until 6:00 p.m.
2 New Volunteer Training, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
2 Horse Council - Palmer House Galion, 7:00 p.m.
7 Pre-registration due for 4-H Dog Expo
8 4-H Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m. – Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
11 Buckeye Animal Science Experience “BASE” Day Registration due
12 State Horse Bowl Contest – Columbus
14 Quality Assurance Training ‑ 7:00-8:30 p.m. ‑ Youth Building
15 Deadline for Enrollment Changes/Enrollment Fees
15 Extension office extended hours, open until 6:00 p.m.
15 – May 15 Dairy Beef calves castrated (testicles must be removed by open castration), dehorned, vaccinated, and obtain health papers.
19 Ohio 4-H Dog Expo – OSU, Columbus
23 Cloverbud Fun Day Planning- 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. – Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
23 Junior Fair Board Meeting – Officers 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – All Members 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Youth Building
25-28 National Youth Service Day (www.ysa.org/nysd/)
26 Buckeye Animal Science Experience “BASE” Day, Columbus
26 Multi-County Camp Counselor Training @ Kelleys Island 7 am to 5 pm (overnight)
27 Crawford County Camp Counselor Service and Camp Planning Day at Kelleys Island 4-H Camp, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
27-May 3 - National Volunteer Week
28 Officer/Advisor Training – Upper Sandusky HS – 7:00 pm
30 Senior Fair Board Meeting – Secretary’s Office, Fairgrounds, 8:00 p.m.
May
2-4 Ohio 4-H Shooting Sports Adult Leader Training – 4-H Camp Whitewood
3 National Join Hands Day: Youth and Adults Volunteering Together
3 State 4-H Horse Speaking Contest – Animal Science Bldg., Columbus
2-4 Fairgrounds - Closed to Public ** (see below)
4 Hatch Week for Roaster Class - Chicks must be purchased from Eagle Nest Poultry
6 4-H Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m. – Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
7 Horse Council - Palmer House Galion, 7:00 p.m.
8-22 Rabbits must be born to be eligible for Junior Fair competition
10 Market Goat Tagging, Fairgrounds – 8:00 am – 9:30 am
10 Market Lamb Tagging, Fairgrounds 8:00 – 9:30 a.m
10 Market Barrows/Gilts must be in exhibitor’s possession by this date
12 Camp Counselor Meeting - 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. – Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
12 Swine Ear Notch identification forms due to Extension Office.
15 Dairy Beef calves castrated, dehorned, vaccinated, and obtain health papers by this date.
22 2008-2009 State 4-H Ambassador Applications due to the Extension Office
25 Hatch Week for Broiler Class - Chicks must be purchased from Eagle Nest Poultry
26 Holiday: Extension Office Closed
28 Junior Fair Board Meeting – Officers 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – All Members 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Youth Building
28 Senior Fair Board Meeting – Secretary’s Office, Fairgrounds, 8:00 p.m.
30 – June 1 - NRA/4-H Youth Hunter Education Challenge Camp -- Elizabeth L. Evans Outdoor Education Center
31 Registration deadline for State 4-H Hippology Contest and Youth Horse Judging Clinic
June
TBA Cloverbud Fun Day
1 4‑H Rabbit entries due in Extension Office to be eligible for competition
9 Camp Counselor Meeting - 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. – Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
10 2008-2009 State 4-H Ambassador Orientation – 4-H Center, Columbus
10-12 Space Adventure Camp – Marietta College
12 Cloverbud Fun Day
13 Presentations Work Day, - Cancelled
13-15 Special Needs Camp – Canters Cave 4-H Camp
13 King & Queen Application due to Extension Office
14 Fairgrounds- Closed to Public **(see below)
15-21 4-H Citizenship Washington Focus
16 State 4-H Hippology Contest – OSU Horse Barn – Columbus
19-21 Fairgrounds- Closed to Public **(see below)
20 Ohio State Junior Fair Livestock Entry Deadline – Columbus (including Rabbits and Poultry)
20 State Fair Junior Fair Horse Production Entry deadline
21 Ohio 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl
23 County Fair Livestock entries due to Extension Office
23 Camp Counselor Work Day, 2:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. – Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
23 Youth Horse Judging Clinic – OSU Horse Barn
25 Junior Fair Board Meeting – Officers 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – All Members 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Junior Fair Board Office
25 Senior Fair Board Meeting – Secretary’s Office, Fairgrounds, 8:00 p.m.
27 4-H Day at Cedar Point
27 Style Review, Demonstrations, Favorite Foods, Creative Writing, Writing & Reporting For Teens entries due to Extension Office
27-29 4-H Camp
July
1 Ohio State Fair Scholarship Application deadline - Ohio State Fair
4 Office Closed ‑ Independence Day
7 Registration for State Horse Dressage Show Due
8 Junior Fair Board Work Day – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Junior Fair Board Office
9 Royalty Preliminary Interviews, Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
10 4-H Food and Miscellaneous Project Judging – 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Youth Building
11 Ohio State Fair Companion Animal Judging, You and Your Dog (formerly Dog Care), Dog Show and Dog Poster Entry Deadline
12-19 CRAWFORD COUNTY FAIR
12 Department 1 Judging
13-18 Ohio 4-H Shooting Education Camp - Elizabeth Evans Outdoor Education Center
13 4-H Clothing Judging and Style Show - Youth Building
TBA Gardening Judging
14 Entries for Junior Fair Horse Show (PAS) due to Ohio State Fair by Noon
16 Ohio State Fair Junior Dog Agility Registration Deadline
18 Junior Fair Sale of Champions
19 Junior Fair Livestock Sale
17-21 4-H Sea Camp at Kelleys Island
22-26 State 4‑H Leadership Camp ‑ Camp Ohio
25-27 Ohio 4-H Shooting Education Camp (age 9-12) - Elizabeth L. Evans Outdoor Education Center
26 State 4-H General Livestock Judging Contest
28 – Aug 1 Ohio State Fair Jr. Horse Show – Ohio Expo Center
30 – Aug 10 OHIO STATE FAIR
30 State 4-H Horse Judging Contest
August
5 4-H Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m. – Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
7-9 Fairgrounds - Closed to Public **(see below)
13 Camp Counselor Wrap Up meeting, Time and Location TBA
27 JFB Wrap Up meeting, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Youth Building
September
1 Office Closed ‑ Labor Day
2 Honor Club Forms, Secretary /Treasurer/Historian Books due in Extension Office
4-6 Fairgrounds- Closed to Public **(see below)
5 Celebration of Youth - Columbus, Ohio
9 4-H Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m. – Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
27 State 4-H Horse Groom and Clean Contest - Buckeye Ranch - Grove City
October
5-11 National 4‑H Week
5-26 Quarter Horse Congress
7 4-H Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m. – Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
9 New Volunteer Training, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m., Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
25 Make A Difference Day
November
4 4-H Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m. – Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
6-8 North Central Region Volunteer Forum – Midwest Hotel and Conference Center, Columbus, OH
16 4-H Endowment Dinner & Auction – Youth Building
11 Office Closed ‑ Veterans Day
27-28 Office Closed ‑ Thanksgiving
December
2 4-H Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m. – Lower Level Conference Room, Courthouse
12-14 Carving New Ideas ‑ Camp Ohio
25-26 Office Closed
** The Crawford County Agricultural Society has informed us the entire fairground has been rented for the following dates:
May 2-4, June 14, June 19-21, August 7-9, September 4-6.
The Crawford County Agricultural Society asks the
4-H clubs to mark their calendars and plan workdays at the fairgrounds around the above dates.
To Be Announced
- Older Youth Opportunity Application due to Extension Office
- Older Youth Opportunity Interviews
- Junior Fair Board Interviews
- Camp Counselor Interviews
