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Leader Meeting News

Planning for the summer was the biggest chunk of the June 4 leader meeting . Acton Fair and the Spring Fling were our main focus. The Acton Fair packets will be going out soon; keep an eye out for them.

Next Leader Meeting July 16, 7:00 PM at Springvale County Extension Office

Please join us and help finalize Acton Fair plans. It should be a very informative meeting for all. All leaders and Advisors are invited and encouraged to come.

Acton Fair Clean-up

Washed out again this year – maybe the month of May is not the best month for an outdoor clean-up! Let’s look at early June next year.

We will be having a painting day on July 28 from 10:00 to 3:00. Bring your own lunch and a ladder if you have one. The barn needs painting, paint and brushes will be provided. Make sure everyone dresses for messes! Painting gets messy, plan on getting covered. There is a rain date of August 4 for this work day.

Spring Fling June 16

Join us on Saturday, June 16 for a fun filled day of 4-H activities. Food, fun and ponies are sure to be a hit this year at our Spring Fling! Last month I gave an incorrect email for Seth Kenneway’s email; the correct one is skenneway@roadrunner.com Seth is looking

for clubs to bring HANDS ON demonstrations to Spring Fling. Did your club do something

really fun this year? Would you like to share it with the rest of York County? Please bring it. See the enclosed flier for details.

Several club families are tenting over at the campground the night before. If you’d like to as well, contact Homestead by the River at 282-6445, www.homesteadbytheriver.com

Food Booth Sign-Up

If you have not signed up yet please do. All clubs and independents are asked to take a

turn in the food booth. The food booth generates the revenue for the Leaders

Association. The money pays for programs, scholarships, and lots of activities. Please join us in supporting York County 4-H. Deanna Thompson can be reached at sdeannathompson@yccc.edu or 490-9040.

Newsletter News

This is the LAST MONTH everyone will receive a paper copy of this newsletter. If you would like to keep receiving the newsletter in a paper form you must contact the office and let us know. Each month an email will be sent out letting you know the new newsletter has been posted to the web page, and a link will be included in the email. If you have email and I do not have it please send it to me ASAP lynno@umext.maine.edu. With the rising cost of postage and the strain on our natural resources; paper and time we are going high-tech. We appreciate everyone’s willingness to accommodate this process.

We have a Winner!

Lauren Thompson a York County 4-H’er has won The Level four State Championship in Gymnastics. Way to go Lauren!

…and another one!

Caroline Whitney's goat Maybelline won grand Champion and Best of Breed at goat show on 6/1/07. Way to go Caroline (and Maybelline)!

Any Club News?

Has anyone in your club done something great? Please let me know so I can share with all of York County!

Congratulations to our

2007 High School Graduates!

Jeremy Burbank

Meredith Chessie

Kailee Cole

Gregory Goodrich

Caitlin Keating

Bethany Parker

Mary Plaisted

Jordan Sedlis

Kerianne Tripp

Kendra West

Mitchell White

Sarah Williams

Congratulations to you ALL!

June Birthdays

Jack Breton

Nathan Cole

Liam Cunningham

Mackenzie Curtin

Christopher Dustin

Camry Dyer

Abigail Grames

Kayla Guertin

Carolyn Higgins

Joshua Lavallee

Mickaela Merrill

Jonathan Moses

Aaron Moses

Rosie (Erica) Perkins

Adam Small

Erin Tewksbury

Dana Tripp

Scholarship Winners

The York County Leadership Association awarded two scholarships this year, the winners are; Jeremy Burbank and Mary Plaisted. Congratulations!

York County’s CWF Delegates!

We have a record number of 4-H members attending Citizenship Washington Focus this year! They will spend a week in Washington D.C. learning leadership skills, meeting Maine’s congressional delegation, sightseeing and having incredible fun. They will also get to see July 4^th in our nation’s capitol. Congratulations to Lydia Dumont, Dana Tripp, Nicole Belottie, Patrick Guptill, Brianna Benvie and Brittney Hardy!

Calendar of Events

June 16 York County Spring Fling

June 21-23 Maine 4-H Teen Leadership Conference, Bangor

June 24-27 Vaughn Island 4_H Camp Teen Leader Session

June 27-30 Maine GIS Camp at Vaughn Island

June 30-July 7 CWF

July 1-30 Vaughn Island Camp

July 6-9 Maine 4-H days at Windsor Fairgrounds

July 11-15 Ossipee Valley Fair

July 22-27 Trip Program at Vaughn Island

July 28 Acton Fair Ground Painting Day

August 1-10 Vaughn Island 4-H Camp

August 3-6 Southern Maine Horse Camp at Ossipee Valley

August 23-26 Acton Fair

Sept 14-30 Eastern States Expo,

Springfield, Mass.

Animal Approval Forms

We will not be sending out the Animal Approval Form unless you request one. The forms are available on the website,

http://www.umaine.edu/umext/york/4H/4-Hhome.htm or call the office and we will mail one to you. Make sure to print them double sided or they do not count. The deadline is June 30!

Dog Parade

The Junior Achievement of Sanford-Springvale is hosting their 4^th annual Dog Parade on Saturday August 4. Registration is at 8:00 am the parade starts at 9:00 am. Annette Austin one of our 4-H leaders is very involved. She would love to see 4-H kids with dogs participate. Please contact Annette, anniegardens@yahoo.com or 324-0331 or the Sanford-Springvale Chamber of Commerce, 324-4280 if you would like more information.

News from the State

Market Lambs for Windsor & Fryeburg

You are longer required to send Intent to Participate Form for Market Lambs being shown at Windsor and Fryeburg Fairs. However, if you are planning to show at these fairs, you still need an Approval Form and to have your lambs tagged. There were four lamb tagging sites this year and bringing your lamb to one of them for tagging will constitute your intent to participate. When your animal is tagged, you will be given an Approval Form that must be signed and embossed by your county educator or professional. The deadline is June 30.

Remaining ’07 Tagging Sites:
June 9 Franklin County 4-H June Jamboree, Farmington Fairgrounds, 10-12 am
June 16 Oxford County June Jamboree, Oxford Fairgrounds 10-12 am

Maine 4-H Days

Mark you calendars now for Maine 4-H Days this summer at Windsor Fairgrounds, July 6, 7 & 8. It will be a weekend full of personal enrichment workshops as well as livestock events. Camping is encouraged and entire families are welcome.

Have Summer Fun at Tanglewood Camp

The staff at Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center is getting excited about the warm weather and the approach of Tanglewood’s 26th summer. There are still openings available in many of Tanglewood’s great programs. Be sure to call (207) 789-5868 or visit www.tanglewood4h.org soon to reserve your spot in one of these programs:

Tanglewood 4th of July Celebration (Ages 8-14): Residential summer camp’s first week-long session will celebrate Independence Day the Tanglewood way, with outdoor celebrations, music and special games.

Discovery trips including Blueberry Cove Adventure, Teen Quest, Outdoor Living, Appalachian Trail Expedition, and Islands and Sea Exploration (Ages 9-15): Rain or shine, these campers spend all their time outdoors, on the trails, in tents, or in boats.

Blueberry Cove Day Camp (Ages 6-10): In Tenants Harbor, the activities are centered on the salt-water living themes and exploration: marine ecology, creative arts, boating, water safety and sustainable living. The perfect way to beat the summer heat!

Dog Camp at Maine 4-H Days and the Bangor State Fair Dog Show

Dog Camp will begin on Friday July 6 and continue through the 7 and 8 at the Windsor Fairgrounds. This camp is mandatory if you plan on participating in ESE for Dog this year or next. Dog Camp is open to 4-H participants of all ages even if you don’t wish to attend ESE. This year our focus will be on the Terrier Group. There will be presentations about the Canine Good Citizenship Program, Earth Dog Trials and much, much more. There will also be a chance to take the CGC Test on Saturday.

As usual, we will have Showmanship, Obedience and Quiz Bowl workshops. New this year, are Agility workshops, a pizza party/movie night and Candy Bar Bingo. On Sunday at 2:00 there will be a fun practice show using 4-H judging rules. The practice show is a great opportunity to show off what you learned during camp. Dog camp is always a fun experience for everyone.

The Bangor State Fair Dog Show will be held at the Bangor Fairgrounds on July 28 at 1 P.M. This is also a requirement if you plan to attend ESE for Dog. This is the only state 4-H show in Maine. Showmanship and Obedience will be the primary award winning classes and there will be a fun agility class. All classes are judged using the Danish System. All award winning classes come with a ribbon and premium. For more information go to www.bangorfair.com and click on Contest and Premiums to find the rules and registration forms.

4-H Earth Connections

Sustainable Living Team

The 4-H leadership structure includes an active team focused on environmental education – the Earth Connections Sustainable Living Team. Our team brings together 4-H members and staff to discuss and make decisions on supporting environmental education in the 4-H program across the state.

4-H Earth Connections began in Maine in the mid-1980’s out of a deep and growing concern among ordinary people about the environment and our ability to adopt sustainable living practices. Rather than using the conventional youth environmental education model of teaching about nature, 4-H Earth Connections teaches that humans are part of nature; part of the interconnected web of all life.

The overarching goal of 4-H Earth Connections is to educate and mobilize youth, adults and families so that they recognize themselves as part of an interconnected world and become committed to sustainable living.

If you’d like to learn more about Earth Connections & Sustainable Living, check out the Maine 4-H earth Connections web site: http://www.umaine.edu/umext/earthconnections/

We are recruiting new members, seeking funding to support teams, creating new resources, preparing marketing materials and curriculum for counties to use, and supporting statewide efforts.

The ECSL Team generally meets at Tanglewood, in part to avail us of the great staff resources there. The team is open to meeting elsewhere around the state and by phone and video conference if there is interest to do so. We are seeking volunteers to join us in our work, so please help us get the word out.

The Earth Connections Sustainable Living Team welcomes all to join our efforts. To find our more about the ECSL Team please contact Jon Prichard at 1-800-287-1535 or 324-2814.

EDGE 4-H Day at the University

A Huge Success!

Forty-one 4H-ers from around the state, including some from York County, spent two days at the University Maine in mid-May. They were participating in the 4-H EDGE program in which they explored the University, engaged in fun and educational workshops in which they got to see the variety of programs available to students at UMaine. Parents spent time exploring financial aid opportunities. There was also plenty of time for fun including rock climbing, swimming, a GPS scavenger hunt.

From all accounts the weekend was a terrific success and we are planning to make this an annual event.