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  • Yankton County Special Foods Contest 2013

    Below is the special foods schedule.. Due to high numbers we added a new shift so please double check which shift you are in some changes have been made.

    apecial foods

    4-H Shooting Sports – Shotgun

    Shotgun Meeting: May 30th @ 7 pm at the Yankton County Extension Office – any 4-H member is eligible to attend.

    The 1st week of shooting will be June 6th @ 6 pm, and every Thursday night through August 8th (no shooting on July 5th).

    East River Rabbit Breeders Association Double All Breed Open Show

    Single youth Show

    Saturday, June 8th at the Expo Building on the Turner County Fairgrounds,  Parker,  South Dakota

    For more information see spring Rabbit show 2013.

    Project Workshop Opportunities

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    Public Presentations Workshop

    Public Presentation workshop

    Public Presentation workshop

    Do I Have What It Takes To Be Your Babysitter?

    babysitting clinic

    2013 Special Foods Registration

    Special Foods Registration 2013

    Special Foods Registration 2013

    May 2013 Newsletter

    May Newsletter 2013

    2013 Dairy Cattle Judging Schools

    Kids Gain Experience & Skill in Dairy Cattle Judging

    Beginner and 1st time judgers will gain understanding & develop skills in:

    • Identifying basic cattle body parts and correct structure
    • Taking organized notes to defend their decisions
    • Properly delivering a set of oral reasons
    • Evaluating and ranking cattle based on the Dairy Cow Unified Scorecard

    More experienced judgers will expand their knowledge and practice of:

    • Identifying correct dairy cattle breed standards
    • Dairy Cattle Selection through performance and pedigree evaluation
    • Delivering oral sets of reasons utilizing proper note taking techniques

    for more information see Youth Dairy Judging School Brochure 2013

    2013 SD 4-H Character Education Conference

    By Karelyn Farrand

    The 10th Annual South Dakota 4-H Character Education Conference ~ Reflection Leads to Excellence, is June 13 & 14 in Sioux Falls.  To obtain a brochure go to http://igrow.org/up/articles/P6015-2013.pdf .  Please feel free to share the brochure with parents, teachers and community leaders.  The conference is for anyone who wants to teach and promote good character.  The benefits of attending the conference include:

    • Learning hands-on activities and classroom strategies to teach character education.
    • Being reenergized to teach character education.
    • Earn graduate credit (they are seeking approval).
    • Build a networking relationship statewide and much, much more.

    This is what a few past attendees had to say when asked this question:  “Would you promote this conference to other people?”

    • “My first conference. Blown Away!”
    • “I like the small group-ness of the whole experience.  One of the most memorable conferences I   have been to (and I have been to a LOT of them).”
    • “Very insightful and extremely motivating! Loved the conference!”
    • “Great rejuvenation of my attitude and brought great thoughts and ideas to the surface.”
    • “Appropriate presentations for all school ages-parents-community leaders-very professionally presented and run.”

     

    If you have any questions about the conference, please contact the 4-H Youth Character Education Field Specialist:  Karelyn Farrand at 605-626-2870 or karelyn.farrand@sdstate.edu.