Archery Club beginning Jan. 4th

 

 

Get Ready for fun! Archery is starting in January!

 

The Archery club will begin meeting on January 4th.

Archery Club will meet on Wednesdays from 4:00- 5:30 P.M.

 

Club meetings will take place at Archery Idaho located at

1363 Northgate Mile, Idaho Falls, ID 83401.

Bow rentals are available at Archery Idaho.

There is a $5.00 fee every class. (This covers rentals of equipment as well as location)

 

4-H requires all shooters to wear an arm guard while shooting and finger tabs or a hand glove.

 

This club is for ages 8-18.

 

Youth must be enrolled in 4-H to participate, there is a $20.00 registration fee for archery. To enroll go to Idaho.4honline.com Please call if you have any questions 529-1390. When registering for a club select the Flaming Arrows club on 4-H online.

If you are looking for a Christmas gift, Bonneville County 4-H can help you out! Come pick up a Christmas morning basket filled with 2 lbs of sausage, pancake mix and buttermilk syrup from the Prepared Pantry, and fresh oranges. Proceeds support the Bonneville County 4-H program. Cost per basket is $25.00 Office hours Monday through Friday 8-5 P.M. Baskets can be picked up at the Extension Office 2925 Rollandet Idaho Falls, ID 83402

 

 

Dog Club Tonight 12/5/16

Just a reminder the dog club Lotsa Pawsibilities will be having their first dog meeting with animals tonight in the Jack Hamilton Building

from 5-6 P.M.

 

 

Premium Money and Fair Projects

We still have several projects and awards premiums at the 4-H office to be picked up from fair. If you do not pick up premiums before

Dec. 31, they will be forfeited.

 

We are open

Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M- 5:00P.M.

 

 

Sewing Class Full

The Sew What Sewing Club is now full!

Please check back in January for more day camps!

 

 

Last day to sign up for bead camp

Tomorrow Nov. 10th is the last day available to sign up for the Fun with Beads day camp.

 

 We will be closed Friday for Veteran's Day. Office hours tomorrow are 8 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Cost for the camp is 10.00

 

You must come into the office to pay.

 

 

Fun With Beads Day Camp

Fun With Beads Day Camp

Where:Jack Hamilton Building (up on the hill)

When:Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016

Time:9:00A.M. to 3:00 P.M.

Limit of 20 

 Cost: $10.00  

Ages 8-18 (Cloverbuds 5-7 welcome if accompanied by a parent)

Bring a sack lunch  

We will be making fun projects with beads! Melt beads into creative shapes such as plates, earrings, necklaces, serving platters and more... Come join the fun!

Must be registered for the current 4-H year. If you need to register go to idaho.4honline.com if you have questions on how to register please call 529-1390. Must come into the office to sign up for class and pay fees.

Lotsa Pawsibilities Dog Club Information Meeting

The Lotsa Pawsibilities Dog Club will be holding an informational meeting on Nov. 7 at 6:00 P.M. in the Jack Hamilton Building. They will be discussing the plan for this 4-H year and are excited to add new members to their dog club. Parents and kids please come but do not bring your dogs to this informational meeting.

Hope to see you there!

 

 

Phones not working

FYI, The County updated their phone system and all calls to our office are being sent to the main county line with no choice for our office. The County has been made aware of this problem and they are working on it. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Sewing Meeting Oct. 20

There will be an information sewing meeting on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6:00 P.M. in the Jack Hamilton Building.

 

We will be discussing new sewing projects for this year as well as any supplies needed, and meeting times.

 

Just a reminder you will need to register for the 4-H year at Idaho.4honline.com if you would like to participate in the Sew What sewing club for this 2016-2017 4-H year. If you have questions please call 208-529-1390.

Hope to see you there.

 

 

Premiums and fair projects

Premiums and fair projects are ready to be picked up at the Extension office! Please come by at your earliest convenience. We are open Monday through Friday from 8-5 P.M.

2925 Rollandet

Idaho Falls, ID 83402

 

 

Halloween Day Camp

 Halloween-Themed Day Camp! 

Date: October 15, 2016

Time: 9-3 P.M.

Ages: 8-18, Cloverbuds 5-7 welcome if accompanied by a parent

Cost: $10.00

Limit: 20 participants

Please bring a sack lunch

We will be making a Halloween pinata,  pumpkin treat, and we will also learn about the history of Halloween.

Hope to see you there! Sign up in the office:

2925 Rollandet

Idaho Falls, ID 83402

Must be registered for the 2016-2017 4-H year.

Please call if you have questions: 529-1390

 

4-H Enrollment now open!

4-H Enrollment is now open at idaho.4honline.com

 

If you are a new member please enter Bonneville as the county and enter your email and make a password, and continue onto family, add a youth and fill out the profile questions. Select clubs and projects you wish to join. 

If you are a returning member use the same email and password you had last year and update your account. Please do not make a new account. If you do not remember your password click on the forgot password link or call the office at 529-1390 and we will be happy to reset it for you. You must still come into the office and pay the enrollment fee. $10.00 for FCS and Livestock projects and $20.00 for horse projects. If you have questions please call!

 

 

4-H online updates

4-H Enrollment will be available as soon as the website is done updating! Thanks for your patience. We will post again when you can start enrolling. You will still need to come into the office to pay your enrollment fee. $10.00 for livestock and fcs projects and $20.00 for horse projects.

To re-enroll for the new year go to Idaho.4honline.com

 

 

National Youth Science Day

This year’s National Youth Science Day is about Drone Discovery!
We have a date and time set up for this fun activity to learn all about flight and even build a drone yourself!
There is a limited number of spots available so call the office

(208) 529-1390

soon to reserve your spot!
Did we mention, this is FREE?!
Come celebrate National Youth Science Day with us!

 

 

Recognition Night

Bonneville County Recogniton Night!

 

 

Date: Monday, September 12

 

Time: 6-8 P.M.

 

Location: Jack Hamilton Building

 

Please come and enjoy and evening celebrating our 4-Her's hard work and accomplishments!

 

 

Lego Robotics Information Meeting Sept. 14

Lego Robotics Club Information Meeting
 

Date: Wednesday, September 14th
Time: 6:30 P.M.
Location: Extension Office- 2925 Rollandet, Idaho Falls, ID 83402

This meeting is for parents, robotics club leaders, and it is a chance to meet some team mates. We will be discussing cost, schedules, and much more. This meeting is for adults and youth.

Lego robotics is for ages 9-14. We hope to see you there!

 

 

Lego Robotics Training Class for Adults

For any adults interested in helping with or leading the lego robotics 4-H team we will be having a training meeting Sept. 24th

 from 9 A.M -4 P.M. at the Extension office.

Please register by Sept. 21st

 

 

 

 

Flyers available for pick up

4-H Market Livestock Sale Flyers are available for pick up at the Extension Office.

Record Book Check-in July 21

 

 

Record Book check-in Thursday, July 21st!
All Animal Record books and

Show Entry Forms must be turned in by 5:00 P.M. to the Extension office.

Ultrasound fees must be paid as well.

Beef $10.00 and Swine, Sheep, and Goats $7.00 per animal
2925 Rollandet, Idaho Falls, ID 83402

 

 

4-H picnic and swim July 19

 

July 23 Beef and Lamb Jackpot

County Demonstration Contest

A sign up sheet is now available at the Extension office for the County Demonstration Contest. The Demonstration Contest is scheduled for July 27 beginning at 8:00 A.M. Please make sure you list your topic when you sign up. $5.00 is required when you sign up and will be giving back after you complete your demonstration. If you fail to show your $5.00 will be forfeited.

 

 

Fair T-shirts

To support our 4-H program the Bonneville County Advisory Committee will be selling fair t-shirts this year. Shirts cost 10.00 each and come in a variety of youth and adult sizes-- Youth S through Adult XXL. Please turn your order and money in at your club meetings or you can come into the office and pay. When we have a large enough order we will begin printing. We will update this post to notify everyone when the shirts are available for pick up. Please turn orders in by July 6th. Proceeds from the shirts will be used for scholarships for our 4-H youth to attend conferences and camps throughout the upcoming year.

 

 

Livestock Day Camp 7/5/16

Please attend the 2016 Livestock Day Camp. Several educators from surrounding counties are coming to share lots of great information on a variety of topics. Cost is free and this day camp will count for 2 meetings!

Ethics Meeting 6/8/16

 

Just a reminder the county wide ethics meeting will be this Wednesday, June 8th  from 7-8 P.M. at the Extension office. Ethics training is required for all new livestock 4-H'ers.

Please attend if you have missed the ethics trainings put on by your individual clubs!

You must attend one Ethics meeting in order to sell your market animal project at the 4-H Auction during fair week.

Sheep and Goat Weigh-in Friday, June 3

Sheep and Goat Weigh-in

Date: June 3, 2016

Time: 5-7 P.M.

 

Location: Bonneville County Fairgrounds

2925 Rollandet

Idaho Falls, ID 83402

          

Be sure you have registered on 4-H online and have paid fees by Thursday June 4th.

Go to Idaho.4honline.com to register. IF you have participated in 4-H last year do not make a new profile.

If you have questions about how to register call the office at

529-1390.

 

There is a $25.00 penalty for late registration.

Archery will not meet June 1

Archery will not meet next Wednesday June 1.
Plan on meeting again on June 8th.

Sewing Club will meet June 9th

Sew What Sewing club will not be meeting next week June 2. They will meet again on June 9th. Since school is out let’s plan on meeting at 9:00-3:00 to sew and discuss presentation ideas. Bring a sack lunch.

Lotsa Pawsabilities Dog Club

For those who are interested we have a 4-H dog club that will begin meeting on June 6th from

 4-5 P.M. in the Jack Hamilton Building. Please call the office for more information. 529-1390

 

 

BLITZ WEEK

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR! BLITZ WEEK SIGN-UP BEGINS TODAY!
What is Blitz Week? Four days of fun projects for youth of all ages! Youth will have a great time sewing up fun projects such as teddy bears one to keep and one to give as a donation to our local fire department. New sewers will get to make their very own pair of PJS. They will also get to fill their bellies with delicious recipes when they learn several different ways to prepare potatoes and yummy healthy snacks! For those that can't come all week we have a special one day camp on Friday to make sculptures and figurines out of modeling clay! Come to the Extension office to sign up and pay for the classes. Spaces are limited so we can not hold spots. Please only sign up if your child is able to attend all the days of the camp!

Here is a breakdown of our week of classes:

Morning Activities: Monday June 13-16 from 9:00 A.M. to Noon

Intermediate/Advanced Sewing

Project: Teddy Bear  
Ages: *Must have taken a previous 4-H Sewing class to sign up for this class 
Class held in the JH Building
Cost: $20.00
 

 

Foods Fun and Fitness
Ages: 8-11
Extension Office Kitchen
Cost: $10.00

 

Afternoon Activities: Monday June 13-16 from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Beginning Sewing:

Project: Pajama Pants 
Cost:$22.00
Class in JH Building

 
Cooking Class
Project: Totally Taters
Ages: 12 and up
Extension office Kitchen
Cost 15.00

Friday Activity: 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M Clay Sculptures

Cost 10.00 Bring a Sack Lunch

  

Please bring a sack lunch if attending morning and afternoon activities
Morning Camps 9A.M. - Noon
Afternoon Camps 1-4 P.M.
Spaces are limited. Please only sign up if your child is able to attend all days of activities

                                               2016 Junior Master Gardener Program

Wednesdays starting

May 25 until August 3   

Time: 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

         Cost: $20.00     

Limit 14 Participants

Location: Extension Office Grounds

2925 Rollandet

Idaho Falls, ID 83402

 

Come Join a great program that will teach youth all about the basics of gardening. The best part is you'll get to eat what you grow! It is a great opportunity to have hands-on experience with growing your own food. Youth will be taking part in their own personal nutrition by watching the veggies grow from seeds and ending up on the dinner table.

If you have questions please call the office at 529-1390

 

 

Horse Project Deadline May 1st

Just a reminder! May 1st is the deadline to sign up for Horse projects for Bonneville County, if you want to be eligible to participate at fair.

 

If you have not paid registration fees please come into the office by 5:00 P.M. on May 1st and make sure you have done the registration on 4honline.

 

Go to idaho.4honline.com to register.
 

If you have questions call the office at 529-1390.

 

 

Archery and Sew What Sewing Club Cancelled Until May

The Sew What Sewing club will not be meeting for the next few weeks. Class will resume again on May 5th at the Jack Hamilton Building from 4:30-7:00 P.M.

Also, the Archery club will not have meetings for the next few weeks as well. Class will resume again on May 4th at Archery Idaho.

Swine Weigh In May 7

Swine Weigh-in has been changed to Saturday, May 7th.

Time: 8-10 A.M.

 

Location: Bonneville County Fairgrounds

2925 Rollandet Idaho Falls, ID 83402

 

Please make sure you have registered on 4-H online and have paid registration fees for the current 4-H year. To register go to: idaho.4honline.com. If you participated last year please do not make a new account. Use the forgot password button and a temporary password will be sent to your email. If you have questions call 529-1390.

Bonneville County Horse Clinic

 

Horse Clinic

Date: April 23

Location: Box T Stables

Time: 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.

Bonneville County is holding a horse clinic on April 23rd beginning at 9:00 A.M. This clinic will provide a chance for youth to try different styles of horsemanship. Please come have fun and join us! This is an observation clinic and all horses will be provided. The main focus of this clinic is to demonstrate the four disciplines of our horse program. In order for a 4-H youth to be able to receive the Equitation Award they must participate in all of the disciplines for one year. No registration is necessary just come and get ready to learn.

We will have a Veterinarian speak about a horse topic of their choosing

A Working Ranch Horse Demonstration

A Driving Demonstration

Then 4-H orientation topics from members from each club and we will take measurements to order helmets

                                
Box T Stable address:
7055 W 33^rd S
Idaho Falls, ID 83402

If you are interested in learning about the Bonneville County's 4-H horse program this will be a fantastic opportunity. Anyone 4-H ages 8-18 is encouraged to come and check it out!

Teen Conference

It's time to start thinking about Teen Conference! Early Registration opens up April 4th on 4-Honline. More information can be found at:http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/4h/events/teen-conference
This conference is for teens grades 8-12 and will be June 27-30 this year in Moscow, Idaho. We will post more info as it becomes available. Scholarships will be available.

 

 

 

Magnetic Chalkboards Day Camp

Magnetic Chalkboards Day Camp

 

Saturday April 16, 2016
 

Ages: 8-18, Limit 20 participants
 

From: 9:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M. 

Cost: $10.00
 

Cloverbuds (ages 5-7) welcome if parent accompanies them for the entire time

Please bring a sack lunch

Have fun creating a cookie sheet chalkboard and handmade magnets. All are welcome! Let your imagination run wild!

 

We kept the paperwork from when this camp was originally scheduled in February, and will call to make sure those who signed up previously would still like to attend.

 

Youth must be registered for the current 4-H year. If you have not registered for this year go to:Idaho.4honline.com and create an account. Fee for registration is $15.00.
 If youth participated in 4-H last year do not make a new account. If you cannot remember the password or email please call the Extension office and we can assist you, 208-529-1390.

Brand Inspector Meeting

A brand inspector has been invited to come talk to the horse clubs as well as any youth doing beef projects on March 16th.
The meeting will be at the Extension office and

will be from 6-8 P.M.
 

There will be a small potluck from 6-7 and then the brand inspector would start speaking at 7.

 

If you are interested please stop by!

 

 

Beef Weigh in March 12

BEEF WEIGH IN
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2016
Time: 8:00A.M. - 10:00A.M.
  Where: Johnson Livestock
8021 W 17th S.
Idaho Falls, ID 83402

 

 

 

Please make sure you are registered for the current 4-H year. To register go to https://idaho.4honline.com

 

If this is your first year in 4-H then you will make a new profile.

If you were in 4-H last year you should already have a profile. Do not make a new one if you were in 4-H last year. If you do not remember your password you can hit the forgot password button and it will send you a new temporary password so you can get into your account.

 

You will need to come into the Extension office to pay your registration fee for the year. Cost is $15.00 and we can accept cash or check.

 

If you have questions please call 529-1390 and we can assist you.

Archery Classes resume March 9

 

 

We were just made aware today that the archery instructor will resume classes on March 9th. If you have questions please call 529-1390. Thank you!

Sweetheart Gun Raffle Winner!!

Congratulations to our Sweetheart Gun Raffle Winner, Debra Jones! Thank you to all for supporting the 4-H program in Bonneville County! We appreciate it greatly! All money raised will go to provide scholarships for upcoming 4-H events.

 

 

Sweetheart Gun Raffle Basket

Last Week to Enter!!

4-H Sweetheart Gun Raffle Basket

Mossberg 22 caliber rifle (Camo)...
200 rounds of ammo
Gift Card for Dinner to Olive Garden
2 Movie passes
Chocolates
And more surprises

Chances to win are donation of $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00
All proceeds go to the Advisory Scholarship fund to help our youth participate in 4-H activities.



Tickets will be available at the Extension Office
2925 Rollandet
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Winner must be at least 18 years of age and be able to legally purchase a firearm in the state of Idaho.


Drawing is February 12th! Make sure you come in for your chance to win!