May 27, 2022 - Friday News
Wyoming County
4-H Friday News
MAY 27, 2022
The entire Wyoming county 4-H staff is here
for anything you and your families may need, please do not hesitate to reach
out to any of us with your question(s)!
Happy
Memorial Day Weekend!
- As a reminder,
our office will be closed, Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial
Day
Wyoming County 4-H Centennial
Celebration!
Wyoming County Fairgrounds, Pike, Sunday,
June 12th 12pm-4pm
- 12-4pm Exhibit & memorabilia
display…Youth Building
- 1-3pm Kelly’s Old Timers…Ag Expo
Center
- 1:30-3pm Old Fashion Yard Games…Ag Expo
Center
- 3:30pm Formal Ceremony…Ag Expo
Center
- 12-3pm Pike Fire Department Food
Stand
- 12-2pm Catered Creations Beef on Weck Dinner
Pickup
- 1-3pm Yummies Ice Cream Truck
- Don’t forget we are holding the
Centennial Celebration on Sunday, June 12th at the Wyoming County Fairgrounds,
12-4pm.
- There are still Beef on Weck
dinner tickets available from the 4-H office for $12.00.Call us to place an order.
- Apparel orders for those who chose
to “ship to event” are available in the 4-H office. You may pick them up during business hours or
at the event in June.
- For more event information, visit
our website.
- Pie contest information can be
found HERE
on our website! We encourage youth and adults to participate. Pre-registration
is preferred but not required.
- We are also still accepting alumni
and family youth building exhibits, memorabilia, and mementos to be displayed
in the youth building for this event. Please stop by our office to drop these
items off at your earliest convenience.
Enrollment
Deadline
- All youth
must be enrolled by June 1st to be eligible to exhibit at the Wyoming County
Fair.
- You can find
blank enrollment forms HERE. Payment ($15 in county, $20 out of county residence) and
enrollment forms can be dropped off at our office during business hours of
8:30am-4:30pm
Upcoming
Livestock Events
Reminder that in order to show beef, sheep or pigs at the fair
(auction or non-auction) you need to participate in one of the approved
educational events for livestock. We are
looking for someone to host our swine showmanship clinic. Here is what is still available:
- Tuesday, May
31st @ 7pm – Wool Felting Workshop at the Ag & Business Center. Call the 4-H office to register so we have
enough supplies.
- Thursday,
June 16th @ 7pm – Livestock Marketing at the Ag & Business Center. Please call the 4-H office to register so we
have enough supplies.
- Monday, June
20th @ 5pm – Sheep Showmanship at 1698 Nesbitt Road, Attica. Please call the 4-H office to register.
- Tuesday, June
28th @ 7pm – Beef Showmanship @ 2939 Glor Road, Attica. Please call the 4-H office to register.
- Thursday,
July 14th @ 7pm – Last Chance Livestock Event at the Ag & Business
Center. Please call the 4-H office to
register.
Genesee
County 4-H Rabbit Show Opportunity
Poultry
Program Updates
- As of this
newsletter, we have not heard any updates from New York State as to the status
of the 2022 fair showing season. We are
on schedule for receiving market broilers (for registered auction program
participants) and continuing with the broiler program. In the event that there are no live shows for
2022, we will implement modified show opportunities at fair. Stay tuned…
Market
Poultry Program Kahoot!
Horse Program
-
Horseless Horse Club – The next horseless horse meeting
will be Monday, June 13th at 6:30pm. Please email or call the 4-H office to let
us know if youth will be attending.
-
Horse Certificates
- Paperwork is due to the 4-H office on Wednesday, June 1st. You can
find the blank horse certificate on our website HERE
- Youth also
must be enrolled by June 1st, to be eligible to exhibit at fair.
- If you have any questions, please reach out to Sarah at sac347@cornell.edu
-
Rider
Evaluations - Any 4-H youth that are new to the equine program or are moving
up from Walk Trot/Novice Jr/Sr will need to complete a rider evaluation.
- Available
opportunities include:
- Wednesday
June 1st 6:00pm at Bridgman Stables, Varysburg
- Thursday June
23rd 6:00pm at Diana Henry’s, Bliss
- Friday July
15th 6:00pm at Kelly Warriner’s, Perry
- Please call the 4-H office to register for these events ahead of
time. It is helpful to know how many youth to expect, when volunteers need to
be coordinated.
-
Upcoming
Horse Educational Events
- There are
only a few educational opportunities left to fulfill the educational
requirement to show horses at the Wyoming County Fair! Please call the 4-H
office to sign up.
- Wednesday
June 1st, immediately following rider evaluation – Showmanship Clinic at
Bridgman Stables, Varysburg
- Thursday June
23rd, immediately following rider evaluation – Gaming Clinic at Diana Henry’s,
Bliss
Dog
Graduation
- Our dog
obedience program is in full swing! If you have been participating in our 2022
program, you will be receiving a letter in the mail next week detailing all
details for the upcoming graduation on June 21st at the Wyoming County
Fairgrounds, upcoming trials, and fair paperwork. You can also access this
information digitally at our website.
Dairy Program
-
Dairy Grade
& Lease Paperwork - Paperwork is due to the 4-H office on Wednesday, June 1st. You
can find the grade and leased animal certificates on our website at Dairy Grade& Lease Papers
- In addition,
ALL owned registered animals must be in the exhibitor’s name by June 1st.
- If you have
any questions, please reach out to Stephanie at sal294@cornell.edu
-
Dairy Challenge - June
20th at 6:30 PM at the Ag & Business Center
-
Dairy Showing & Fitting Clinic - June 27th at 5:30 PM at the Wyoming County Fairgrounds
Goat
Program
-
Goat
Challenge - June 16th at 6:30 PM at the Ag & Business Center
Delicious
Destinations
- LAST CALL for
participation in our ‘delicious destinations’ event on June 6th! Please reach
out by Tuesday the 31st if individuals or clubs are planning on participating,
so we can inform all participants on how much food items to bring for the
event. For more information, please visit our WEBSITE. (Event Concluded)
Pheasant
Pick-up Reminder
- If you
registered for the day-old pheasant project, the pheasants will be delivered to
the 4-H office on Wednesday, June 1st. They will be available for pick up from
2:15 – 5:00 PM. If you have any questions, please reach out to Stephanie at
sal294@cornell.edu or (585)786-2251.
Community
Service Opportunity!
- As many of
you know, Wyoming County now owns the Ag & Business Center where our office
is located, and they are looking for clubs or independent members looking for
community service to plant flowers around building; they will provide all the
materials needed. Please contact our office ASAP if you or your club are
interested in this!
4-H
Staff Email Contacts
Holly
Harwood: hmh62@cornell.edu
Sarah
Clark: sac347@cornell.edu
Stephanie
Luders: sal294@cornell.edu
Alesia
Ackerman: aea92@cornell.edu
General
4-H: wyomingcounty4h@cornell.edu
Last updated November 3, 2023