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.