April 2024 Edition

4-H Youth Development
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4-H April Newsletter

LIVESTOCK CLUB

Reminder of the scheduled tour of Beef & Bacon Custom Processing Facility on Friday, April 5 at 10:00 am. This will count as one hour of education.
Please contact Samantha Keugel with questions.
Please keep in mind this will be a tour of the facility where they harvest livestock and process it for human consumption. It will involve different
sights, sounds and smells. Most youth will find this fascinating. However, parents you know your kids best.
At the April 18 meeting we will have a fun lesson and elect officers for the club.

ORFM OPENING DAY
The Owensboro Regional Farmers’ Market will open on Saturday, April 13 at 1205 Triplett St, Owensboro, KY.
The Daviess County Extension Service will be at the market from 8 a.m. to noon. We hope to see you there!

DATES TO REMEMBER
April 4: 6 p.m.—Horticulture Club
April 5: 10 a.m.—Livestock Club Tour of Beef &
Bacon (at Beef & Bacon Custom Processing Facility)
April 9: 4 p.m.—4-H Demonstrations Contest
April 11: 6 p.m.—Recognition and Achievement Night
April 15: 6:30 p.m.— Young Riders Horse Club
April 18: 6 p.m.—Livestock Club
April 22: 5 p.m.—Homeschool Club
April 24: 4:00 p.m.—Cooking Club Combined*
April 25: 6:00 p.m. —Rabbit and Goat Club at the Curtsinger Building at the Daviess County Fairgrounds

*Please RSVP to ensure enough supplies are available
All meetings are held at the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service Office unless otherwise noted.

4-H ACHIEVEMENT AND RECOGNITION
April 11, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Recognizing 4-H’er achievements and the contributions of volunteers
Wear your 4-H attire and join us to Illuminate Daviess County 4-H!
Supper will be served. Please RSVP to Stacey, Sharahya, or call 270-685-8480 by noon, April 10

HEALTHY LIVING FOR YOUTH
We just concluded this six session series of yoga and cooking/nutrition. Thanks to everyone who
participated and special thanks to our NEP Assistant Catherine Dowdy for the cooking/nutrition lessons!
Watch for more info in the May newsletter about a new session of 4-H Healthy Living for YOUth which will include yoga and art.

EASY GRANOLA BARS
Ingredients:
• 2 cups quick oats
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2 tbsp sliced almonds
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup raisins or dried cranberries (optional)
Directions:
1. Mix together ingredients in a medium-sized bowl.
2. Line a 9×9 square pan or 7×11 rectangular pan with parchment
paper and press the granola into the pan until evenly distributed.
3. Place pan in freezer for one hour until granola is firm.
Cut into 14 bars.

Source: Eat Smart to Play Hard: University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Nutrition Education Program

Servings: 14 Serving Size: 1 bar

Nutrition Facts: 200 calories; 11g total fat; 2g saturated fat; 0g trans fat; 0mg cholesterol; 80mg sodium;
20g carbohydrate; 3g fiber; 9g total sugar; 7g added sugar; 6g protein; 0% Daily Value (DV) of calcium;
6% DV of iron; 0% DV of potassium

CONGRATULATIONS 4-H ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM AWARD RECIPIENTS
Bronze: Liam Dominguez and Cade Quisenberry
Silver: Aiden Quisenberry
Gold: Kelsey Splittorff

TEEN CONFERENCE
The 100th annual Teen Conference will be held June 11-14 at the University of Kentucky Campus in Lexington.
Registration is due May 10; cost is $250. Applications will be available at the Daviess County Cooperative Extension
Office. Please call 270-685-8480 if you have any questions.

SHOOTING SPORTS
Daviess County 4-H Shooting Sports Clubs will be utilizing TeamReach for communication this year.
To join, download the TeamReach app and use code 4-HMarksmen2024 to join the Marksmen 4-H Club (.22, bb, and air rifle)
and code 4-HCrushers2024 to join the Crushers 4-H Club (trap). You can join one or both clubs.

FAIR BOOKS

4-H Fair Exhibit Books are available! The Daviess County Lions Club Fair will be July 17-20, and it’s
not too early to start working on 4-H projects!
Stop by the office to pick up a 4-H Fair Exhibit Book or call us to mail you one! (Please note: this
book only contains information for 4-H Divisions.
County fair exhibit information for open divisions and livestock will be released at a later time.)

4-H MOCK INTERVIEW CONTEST
Congratulations to Easton Fuqua and Aiden Quisenberry! Both will be moving on to the W5/W6 Area 4-H Communications Contest in May

STATE BOARDS
Applications for State Fashion Leadership Board; State Natural Resources and Environmental
Sciences Ambassador Program; State Science, Engineering and Technology Leadership Board;
State Shooting Sports Teen Ambassador Board; and State Teen Council are available. They are
available on our website at https://daviess.ca.uky.edu/councilsandboards
and are due to the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Office on April 19. If you have any
questions, please call 270-685-8480.

SAVE THE DATE
Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service Open House May 21 5:00-7:00

SUMMER PROJECT DAYS
To sign up for a project day, please call the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service Office at 270-685-8480.
Classes will be filled on a first come, first serve registration basis.
More project days to come! Updates will be in your May newsletter.

CANNING WORKSHOP
Dates: June 5
Time: 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
COST: $5.00
Age: 9 and up as of January 1, 2024
Class Limit: 8
Participants will learn how to can using the boiling water bath method and make salsa.

BATIK
Dates: July 10
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
COST: FREE
Age: 9 and up as of January 1, 2024
Class Limit: 12
Batik is an art of fabric decorating all the way from Indonesia! The traditional method of making Batik
includes using hot wax and fabric dye to create beautiful designs. Participants will make a piece to
enter in the fair and keep forever!

MIXED MEDIA CANVAS AND ABSTRACT ACRYLIC CANVAS
Dates: June 26
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
COST: FREE
Age: 9 and up as of January 1, 2024
Class Limit: 12
Youth will create abstract acrylic paintings without using a paint brush. They will then use one of
the paintings to create a mixed media canvas.

SUPER STAR CHEF 3-DAY COOKING CAMP
July 23-25, 2024
9 a.m – 1 p.m. at Daviess County Extension Office
To sign up, contact 270-685-8480

*NOTE: this is the same program as last summer

DAVIESS COUNTY 4-H CAMP 2024
June 11-14
For more information: daviess.ca.uky.edu/4hcamp