OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION 2015 BROWN COUNTY 4-H CALENDAR If a deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, items will be accepted the following business day. Calendar subject to change! CONFIRM DATE, TIME, AND PLACE! In case of cancellation due to weather please listen to C103, check our Facebook Page, or WCPO Channel 9. OSU Extension Brown County website: brown.osu.edu January 1 New Year s Day Extension Office Closed 3 Junior Leaders Retreat 10am; Rhonemus Hall 6 Junior Fairboard Meeting 7pm; Rhonemus Hall 10 Junior Fairboard Day at Ohio Fair Managers Convention, Columbus 15 DEADLINE DAY 4pm; Extension Office State Achievement Forms County Opportunity Form: Award Trips, CARTEENS etc. State 4-H Ambassadors Camp Counselors Ohio State Fair Steer Initial Registrations 15 4-H Committee Meeting 7pm; Extension Office 19 MLK Jr. Day Extension Office Closed 20 Sale Committee 7pm; Extension Office 21 Volunteer/Adviser Update 7pm; Rhonemus Hall *Will also include the basics of filling out the club annual financial summary 29 Volunteer/Adviser Update 7pm; Rhonemus Hall *Will also include the basics of filling out the club annual financial summary 29 MXC Camp Counselor Registration Due 4:30pm; Extension Office 30 DEADLINE- Mandatory Annual Club Financial Reports Due to Extension Office February 3 Award Trip Interviews Extension Office 3 Junior Fairboard Meeting 7pm; Rhonemus Hall 7 CARTEENS Conference Columbus 10 Volunteer/Adviser Update 1pm & 7pm; Rhonemus Hall 11 Camp Counselor Interviews Times as scheduled 12 DEADLINE DAY 4:30pm; Extension Office Ohio 4-H Conference Registrations (Brown County Deadline) brown.osu.edu CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information: go.osu.edu/cfaesdiversity.
12 Junior Leaders Meeting 6:30pm; Extension Office 15 DEADLINE-State 4-H Scholarships; Online Application 16 Volunteer/Adviser Update 7pm; Rhonemus Hall 19 4-H Committee Meeting 7pm; Extension Office 21-22 Making Extreme Counselors Columbus March 1-7 Brown County 4-H Week 2 Window Displays in Place 3 Junior Fairboard Meeting 7pm; Rhonemus Hall 14 Ohio 4-H Conference Columbus (Registrations due February 12th) 19 4-H Committee Meeting 7pm; Extension Office 21-22 Camp Counselor Training Opportunities Varying locations; Contact Ext. Office for more info 27 Dog Project Orientation 7:30pm; Rhonemus Hall 28 Extension Reconsidered 11am; Extension Office 28 Alumni/Fun Match Dog Show 8am; Rhonemus Hall April 1 4-H Enrollment Deadline 4:30pm; Extension Office 1 Deadline Day 4:30pm; Extension Office Club Enrollment Forms New Volunteer Application Cross County Line Forms (please be aware other counties may have different deadlines) Club Charter Checklist, Annual Report and Equipment Inventory, By-Laws Pop Can Recycling Event Starts Candy Sales Order Dues 6 Quality Assurance Test Out 3:30-7:30pm; Extension Office 7 Junior Fairboard Meeting 7:00pm; Rhonemus Hall 9 Club Officer Training 7:00pm; Southern Hills, CTC 12 Beef Skill-a-thon 1-4pm; Rhonemus Hall 13 Quality Assurance 7pm; Western Brown HS 15 DEADLINE DAY Camp Scholarship Applications Due to Extension Office 21 Sale Committee Meeting 7pm; Extension Office 22 New Adviser Training 1pm & 7pm; Extension Office 23 4-H Committee Meeting 7pm; Extension Office 25 New Adviser Training 10am; Extension Office 26 Outdoor Dog Training Clinic 2-3pm; Location TBD Please RSVP for a new adviser training by calling the Extension Office by April 20 th.
May 3 Beef Skill-a-thon 1-4pm; Rhonemus Hall 3 Outdoor Dog Training Clinic 2-3pm; Location TBD 5 Junior Fairboard 7pm; Extension Office 6 Quality Assurance 7pm; Eastern HS Cafeteria 7 Foods Clinic 7pm; Brown County Educational Center 12 Shooting Sports Safety Meeting 7pm; Rhonemus Hall 12 Quality Assurance 7pm; Ripley HS 15 DEADLINE DAY Brown/Butler Residential Camp Early Registration 15 Last day to file your clubs 990N Form with the IRS 17 Outdoor Dog Training Clinic 2-3pm; Location TBD 20 Shooting Sports Safety Meeting 7pm; Rhonemus Hall 21 4-H Committee Meeting 7pm; Extension Office 25 Memorial Day Extension Office Closed June 4:30 PM; Extension Office Brown/Butler Residential Camp Registration Final Deadline Dog Information Sheet and Picture Horse Information Sheet, Leases, and Picture Club Constitution Filed/Bylaws Updated 1 Quality Assurance 7pm; Georgetown High School 2 Junior Fairboard Meeting 7pm; Rhonemus Hall 2 Small Animal Clinic 7:30; Pork Shelter @ Fairgrounds 2-4 STEM Special Interest Camp Canters Cave 4 Quality Assurance 7pm; Fayetteville High School 6 Sheep & Goat Tag-In 8-10am; Fairgrounds-Beef Barn 7 Beef Skill-a-Thon 1-4pm; Rhonemus Hall 7 Outdoor Dog Training Clinic 2-3pm; Fairgrounds 9-12 Brown/Butler Residential Camp at Camp Graham 10 Deadline to register for Cloverbud Fun Day 15 DEADLINE DAY All Animal Exhibitors Must Have Completed Quality Assurance Last day to submit proof of QA in order to exhibit livestock at the fair. 18 4-H Committee Meeting 7pm; Extension Office 20 DEADLINE DAY STATE FAIR OSF Junior Fair Livestock Entries due to Fair Office in Columbus 21 PAS Horse Show 10am; Fairgrounds 25 Cloverbud Fun Day 9:00am; Fairgrounds 27 Swine Tag In 6-9am 26-28 Junior Shooting Sports Camp Canters Cave 28 Outdoor Dog Training Clinic 2-3pm; Fairgrounds 28- July 4 Citizenship Washington Focus Washington D.C.
July Writing and Reporting for Teens and Creative Writing project submissions Communications Contest Entries Ohio State Fair Scholarship Applications Postmark Deadline for Ohio State Fair Dog Agility, Dog Show and Dog Poster 3 Independence Day Observed Extension Office Closed 5-9 State Leadership Camp Camp Ohio 12 Outdoor Dog Training Clinic 2-3pm; Fairgrounds 12-18 Senior Shooting Sports Camp Canters Cave 13-17 Leadership Washington Focus 14 Sale Committee Meeting 7pm; Extension Office 18 Feeder Calf/Heifer Tag in 7-9am; Fairgrounds 19 Outdoor Dog Training Clinic 2-3pm; Fairgrounds 21 July Project Judging Southern Hills CTC; 4:30pm 25 Junior Leaders 4-H Dance 6:30pm; Danny Gray open to Jr. Fair members 14+ 29-Aug 9 Ohio State Fair August Junior Fair King/Queen Applications Industry Ambassador Applications Outstanding 4-H er Applications Glen Wallace Memorial Applications Chris Balz Award Nomination Pocket Pet Form and Picture 4 Junior Fairboard Meeting 7pm; Rhonemus Hall 6 Chicken Pick-Up 6-7:30pm; Western Brown HS 16 King and Queen & Industry Ambassador Interviews; 3pm Industry Ambassador Announcement 6:30pm 16 Outdoor Dog Training Clinic 2-3pm; Fairgrounds 20 4-H Committee Meeting 7pm; Extension Office 22 Small Animal Tag-In 3-5pm; Small Animal Building Poultry Projects-NO BIRDS-paperwork only 30 Outdoor Dog Training Clinic 2-3pm; Fairgrounds
September Fair Float Entries 1 Junior Fairboard Meeting 7pm; Rhonemus Hall 7 Labor Day Extension Office Closed 10 Project Judging 6:00pm; Southern Hills CTC 15 Sale Committee Meeting 7pm; Extension Office 17 4-H Committee Meeting 7pm; Extension Office 20 Outdoor Dog Training Clinic 2-3pm; Fairgrounds 22-24 Farm Science Review 27- Oct. 3 Brown County Fair 27 DEADLINE DAY County Medal Forms Due Turn into the Extension Office before the 27 th or there will be a drop box at the Junior Fair Office in Rhonemus Hall. All forms must be turned in by 6pm. October Friend of 4-H and 4-H Alumni Nominations I Dare You Awards 4-10 National 4-H Week 6 Deadline Day: Last day to submit recycling receipts 10 4-H Chili Supper & Achievement Event TENTATIVE 13 Junior Fairboard 7pm; Rhonemus Hall **note one week later than normal 15 4-H Committee Meeting 7pm; Extension Office 30-1 Shooting Sports Volunteer Training November 3 Junior Fairboard Meeting 7pm; Rhonemus Hall 11 Veterans Day Extension Office Closed 15 DEADLINE-Junior Fairboard Applications Due 17 Sale Committee 7pm; Extension Office 19 4-H Committee Meeting 7pm; Extension Office 26-27 Thanksgiving Extension Office Closed 28-2 National 4-H Congress Atlanta, Georgia TBD Junior Fairboard Interviews
December 19 Market Beef Tag-In 8 am; Fairgrounds 24-25 Christmas Extension Office Closed TBD Junior Fairboard Orientation