Calling all teens!  Are you 14 years old or older?  Would you like to grow your leadership skills and work together to plan county events?  We are looking for youth ages 14+ who would like to be Gallatin County 4-H Ambassadors for the 2020-2021 4-H year! These youth would be part of DLE, the teen leadership program.

Qualifications:

1. Have a 4-H age of 14+.
2. Desire to Make the Best Better!

Requirements:

1. Complete the application. (Available by contacting the Extension Office or Shelly McPhee.)
2. Register for Leadership as a project.
3. Attend the trainings and events. (Not all are required, but the teen will need to communicate with the advisor and/or the agent.)

The Ambassador-specific training dates will be:

Date                            Time                            Topic     

February 7          3:45 – 5:45            Presenting

Leadership training/meeting days will be:

Date                            Time                            Topic     

January 17            2:15 – 4:30         Citizenship

February 21          2:15 – 4:30            Planning and Recruitment

March 14              2:15 – 4:30            Facilitation

April 11                 2:15 – 4:30            Service and Recognition

May 16                     2:15 – 4:30            Promotion

June 13                2:15 – 4:30            Reflection

If you have any questions,  please contact Shelly McPhee at ksmcphee@charter.net (email) or 406.595.4774 (text/call).

We have a possible new leader for this project!  We will connect with anyone signed up for this project and update with the next newsletter.  

This will be a short term project and held on a few weekend dates.  If there are any questions please text Bella 925-768-6167. Thank you all for being patient. 

Beef Project mandatory weigh-in and tagging will be on January 10^th, 2021 at Veltkamp's Feedlot at 1393 Kuipers Road west of Manhattan. This meeting is mandatory and any livestock that will be used in the Fair for the Market Beef Project must be tagged and weighed at this meeting.

Things to bring to this meeting (these forms are attached to this email):

1. Completed COOL form
2. Signed 2021 Gallatin County 4-H and FFA Market Beef Project Requirements form
3. Signed 2021 Gallatin County 4-H Livestock Project Contract

Please don't forget to bring your brand inspection for proof of ownership.  If ownership of the animal needs to be transferred to the member there will be a brand inspector available, there is a small charge for this transaction so don't forget to bring cash. Your steer needs to be on a rope halter and you need to be able to lead them on and off the trailer and to and from the scale.  We ask that you do not unload your steer prior to checking in with the Beef Committee.  Please remember that this meeting does not count as one of the 3 required workshops. If you have any questions please contact a member of the Beef Committee.

If you have any questions please contact a Beef Project Leader.

Seth Halverson 209-1178   teamhalverson@gmail.comAnnabelle Morgan 580-9003

The next Cloverbud meeting is Wednesday, January 20 at 6pm and the focus will be rabbits.  The leader will send all enrolled cloverbud members an email with a virtual meeting link and the simple supplies needed for the meeting.  My phone number is (406)431-7205 if you need anything or have questions. Erin Neil

In December the leadership team came together for both a community service project and a fundraising project. First the club went to Walmart with the Manhattan presbyterian church and the Dry Creek Club and collected Christmas gifts for people in need. We also helped wrap these gifts at the church later on. We also had our statewide online leadership training and Christmas party where we had a fun gift exchange and put together our upcoming event, Parents' Night Out. Near the middle of December we had a fun event planned that young 4-H kids could come to while their parents could have a fun night out. 

We will continue on in January with our Ambassador Training on January 10th from 3:55 - 6:00 at the McPhees and the Leadership Project Training and Meeting on January 17 from 2:20 - 4:30 at the Extension Office.  If you have any questions, please contact one of the Teen Leaders or Shelly McPhee (advisor) - gallatindle@gmail.com or 406.595.4774 (text - Shelly).

Dog Projects typically start meeting in the spring!  If you are planning to do any dog projects, please get signed up and pick up your project books at the office to start working on your activities with or without your dog!

Welcome to the new 2020-21 4-H year!  We are excited to get plans in the works for our project!  Due to the current COVID related restrictions, we haven’t quite figured out how to plan our year. As soon as we have a plan we will send out an email to all members updating you. 

In the meantime, work on your skills at home and take pictures to share with us at a later date.  Hope to see you all soon!

Please email or text me if you have any questions, Stephanie Grace 406-600-7935

stephaniegrace.mt@gmail.com

If you are interested in this project, please get signed up! Our meetings will be the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 at the Fairgrounds in building 1! Future meeting dates: Janury 6th, February 3, March 3, and April 20th.  Im super excited to see everyone and to meet our new families!! If you have any questions please let me know! You will be required to wear a mask at our meetings, kids and adults. If you are not comfortable coming to the meetings or wearing a mask please message me to discuss a virtual option! Thank you! Amy Brownell abrownell3372@gmail.com 

The Horse Project is off to a great start thanks to our experienced 4H'ers who stepped up to help teach new members the ropes about both horses and record books!  The leadership and skills of these teens is so impressive! We have many more great clinics planned for January and February, so please mark your calendar and get involved!  Watch your email for more details to follow. If you have not received emails from gc4hhorse@gmail.com please email us to make sure you are on our list!  

Phyllis Lewis and I will again be co-leading the 4-H knitting group if you are still interested.  Our meeting dates are going to be the 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 9:30-11:30 AM at the Cafe M in Belgrade as this seems to fit everyone's needs.  

If any of your friends would like to join the group, there will be plenty of room.  Be thinking about what kind of project you would like to work on this year.  There are plenty of sample projects you can try or bring one of your own that we can help you get started on.  

Marie Holland home phone  406-813-8467 cell phone  907-280-8085

email:  hollandmarie8@gmail.com

The poultry project will have its first meeting on Thursday, January 14th at 6:30pm.  We will be meeting in building 1 at the fairgrounds.   The poultry project will meet the 2nd Thursday of each month.   At our meeting we will meet and greet, go over the year ahead and play poultry bingo.  Please wear a mask to the meeting.  We can't wait to see all of you and are super excited about 2021! 

Leader Contact Information: Shawna Oostema 406-580-7819  fcclashawna@hotmail.com;    Barbie Huber: 406-559-5950  barbiehuber@hotmail.com;   Judy Neiman: 406-599-0639 jneiminen@gmail.com;  Judy Brownell 406-580-1289  onebar4@aol.com

 We will meet in person on January 21st, at 6:30pm at the Gallatin Fairgrounds, Building 1.  Please make sure to wear masks and plan to sit with your own family. Future meetings: February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, and June 17.  I will send an email detailing what our meetings will look like so we can meet the guidelines that have been put in place. Our meetings will be in person and NOT online. Cody Brownell 406-209-4183

Sewing

If you are new to sewing now is a good time to look at your manual and get to know your machine. Let me know if you have questions.

Speedy Pillowcase Tutorial | WeAllSew  search We all sew- for some easy projects and speedy pillowcase tutorial is like our Hot Dog pillowcase.  You can use scissors for the rotary cutter and pins instead of the clips.  this has great instructions and pictures.

If you have never done this method you can start smaller with a christmas stocking or a small bag.

Let me know if you need this pattern.  

Hello Project Members! We are so excited to get this new project year underway! Our first meeting will be Wednesday, January 13th at 7pm. All members are required to attend, if you have a conflict you must let a leader know in advance. 

This meeting will be virtual, a link to the Zoom meeting will be sent out the week of the event. This meeting will be a general overview of the project and the workshops we offer. Please come with any questions you may have! 

Have a wonderful Holiday! 

Craig Carr- craig.carr@montana.edu (406) 539-4338

Ruth Carr- kennellr@gmail.com; (406) 539-4337 

Katherine Dawe- kdawe@amsterdamschool.org; (406) 581-6480

Zach Dawe-  zdawe64@gmail.com; (406) 580-4472

Scott Riffle – lostrhomestead@gmail.com; (406) 600-4540

To be eligible to enroll in 4-H Shooting the 4-H member must be 9 by October 1^st of 2020.  There a few items that must completed prior to the season starting. 
Shooting Sports Fee - The fee structure for this year participants changed and will be the following;
One discipline - $30.00
Two disciplines - $40.00
Three disciplines - $50.00
There will be a cap of $100.00 per family.

The following forms must be completed and signed by the shooter and the parent or guardian of the shooter.

• Informed Consent Form
• Medical Form

To access the necessary paperwork click on the link provided and then click on the bullet for Shooting Sports Paperwork. http://gallatin.msuextension.org/4hforms.html

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Questions: Contact the following leaders

Archery – David Miller – 451-9942

Air Rifle/Pistol – Lee Nelson – 579-0612, Bill Ott – 209-2599

Smallbore – Tom Everett – 570-8878, Scott Francis – 581-6845

Shotgun, Hunting & Wildlife – Scott Francis – 581-6845

Muzzle-loading – Bill Ott – 209-2599, Scott Francis – 581-6845

Western Heritage – Todd Kesner – 451-1207

Q: What do you call a pig with three eyes?

Happy New Year! We are gearing up for a fantastic year in the Swine Project! 

We are going to have two Workshops in January.

1^st & 2^nd Year Project Orientation: January 20^th @ 6:00pm and 7:00pm IN-PERSON at Building #1 at the Fairgrounds. We ask that new members plus one parent / helper attend. Please sign up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DABAB29A5F9C52-2021 there is a 25-person cap on each of the time slots.

Jr and Sr Online Project Orientation: January 27^th @ 6:30pm ONLINE. More information forthcoming via email with login specifics.

February will bring multiple workshops but we’re still working on dates and coordinating with our helpers.

Swine Selection & Weatherproof Shelters

Raising Organic w/ Community Food CoOp

Feeds & Nutrition w/ Rocky Mtn Supply

Animal Health and Q&A w/ Dr. Nick Johnson

If registered, you will receive a “Welcome to the Project” email that includes this year’s Contracts (Market Livestock Contract and the Swine Contract), as well as the full workshop schedule, the committee contact information as well as some other project-specific information. Please note that ALL project-specific emails will come from GallatinSwineProject@gmail.com this year, so keep an eye on your inbox as well as the Monthly Newsletters. We are happy to add additional family email addresses to the email list too.

The Swine Committee

Merle Farrier, Lee Nuss, Kelly Pavlik, Jennifer Hiester, Lyndsay Heron, Brad Heron, Travis Collins, Matthew Bates & Eric Johnson!

A:  Piiig!

Looking forward we will be meeting every 2nd Thursday of the month. I am coordinating a field trip to Montana Alpaca in January and will coorespond to registered 4-H members.

The next regular meeting will be Feb 11th at the Extension Office 6-7pm.

If you have any questions please call Monika Johnson: 579-3211