Thursday Thoughts 2024
Day County
Calendar
June 7-8 - Highway 12 Round Up
June 10 - Dog Practice - 630 PM Fairgrounds
June 10 - Special Foods Contest pre-registration deadline
June 10-12 - 4H Camp Going Beyond Poinsett
June 11 - Cloverbud Camp
June 13 - South Dakota Swine Summit @ Brookings
June 16-19 - 4H Camp Storm Mountain
Jun 15-22 - CWF
June 17 - Dog Practice 630 PM - Fairgrounds
June 17 - Special Foods (NOTE date change)
June 19 - Courthouse Closed for Juneteenth
June 22 - Sewing Workshop - RSVP
June 23-28 - 4H SS National Championships - Grand Island, NE
June 24 - Dog Practice - 630 PM Fairgrounds
June 26 - Livestock Judging School - Miner County - Howard
July 1 - Day/Marshall County Horse Show
July 4-5 - Courthouse Closed for 4th of July
July 8-10 - State Horse Show - Huron
July 8 - Jr Leaders Meeting 7 PM Fairgrounds
July 9 - Fashion Revue & Communications Project Workshop - Time & Place TBD
July 10 - - Southeast Regional Dog Championship registration deadline
July 16 - Rocket Workshop
July 17 - Miner County 4-H Livestock Judging Contest - Miner County - Howard
July 18 - Fashion Revue
July 18 - CDM Contest
July 19 - Communications Contest (Previously Public Presentation)
July 20 - Southeast Regional Dog Championships - Lennox
July 22-26 - Natural Resources High School Program SDSU - Astoria, SD
July 25 - 28 Summer Spotlight Huron
July 29 - Day County Fair Entry Deadline
Aug 7 - Central Regional Dog Championship registration deadline
Aug 7-11 - Day County Fair/Achievement Days
Aug 17 - Central Regional Dog Championship - Mitchell
Aug 28-Sept 2 - State Fair - Huron
Sept 6 -8 Fall State Shoot - Mitchell
Sept 18 - Western Regional Dog Championship registration deadline
Sept 28 - Western Regional Dog Championship - Rapid City
Sept 28 - DASH - Watertown
Please use button, link or QR Code attached to input information into a google form for the Certificate of Compliance (CoC). This is required for all 4-H events, meetings, clinics or practices you as leaders/volunteers are planning. Information needs to be input a minimum of 5 days prior to event to ensure proper filing of CoC.
If you have any questions feel free to contact the Extension Office.
Updated State Fair Book/Updated State Fair Schedule
South Dakota 4-H has updated their 4-H schedule at the State Fair due to Wednesday now being
an official day to the State Fair. The updated State Fair Book and State Fair Schedule has been
posted to the SDSU Extension Website. The State Fair Book can be found at
https://extension.sdstate.edu/sites/default/files/2024-05/MC-03551-v2.pdf. The State Fair
materials for 4-H can be found on the SDSU Extension website at
Lease Form and Updates
Please use the attached Lease Form and Updates when preparing to lease any species. Read all details and updates carefully. Lease Forms must be completed and uploaded to 4HOnline prior to June 1.
State 4-H Horse Show Update
The South Dakota State 4-H Horse Show will be July 8th-10th in Huron at the State Fairgrounds.
Registration will open May 27th and will close on June 16th.
The rules, guidelines, and classes that were in the 2023 South Dakota 4-H Horse Project Show
Guide will be the same for 2024.
The patterns that are in the 2023 South Dakota 4-H Horse Project Show Guide, Appendix B
pages 40-63 are the same group that will be used for 2024.
All final patterns will be posted on June 28th for Juniors and Seniors.
Communication Committee Volunteer (Youth and Adult) Member Search
The Communications Committee is looking for new volunteer members to help us provide positive youth development opportunities to those that participate in the 4-H Communications project area throughout the 4-H year and during the South Dakota State Fair. Please consider joining one of the following teams: SDSU Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer in accordance with the nondiscrimination policies of South Dakota State University, the South Dakota Board of Regents and the United States Department of Agriculture. Learn more at extension.sdstate.edu. © 2023, South Dakota Board of Regents. Educating, Engaging, Empowering - Action/event team: Members of this team only meet on average 2 times throughout the year via Zoom as their main task is to assist at State Fair during the event. Tasks include but are not limited to; running check-in, organizing score sheets, helping with results and communicating with youth, families and the judges to create a fun and well organized event. Youth volunteers serving on this committee cannot participate in the 4-H communications project area. - Education team: Members of this team meet roughly 3-4 times a year via Zoom as their main tasks include creating new ideas and opportunities without having to help at the event in person. Tasks include but are not limited to: helping to create new ideas for the committee (this includes making new project areas inside Communications, creating workshop ideas for counties to educate youth on the project area, or being a resource to help further the youths experience), members of the education team make edits and changes to current contests to insure that the experience is beneficial to youth, update scoresheets, rules and the contestant packet. Service on both teams is a great way for adults to get more engaged with the 4-H program and youth to gain valuable life skills. If being part of either of these teams is something you are interested in, you can express your interest or direct questions to regina.bakley@sdstate.edu
Day County 4-H
Email: day.county@sdstate.edu
Website: www.daycounty4h.com
Location: 711 West 1st Street, Webster, SD, USA
Phone: 605-345-9504
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Day-County-4-H-233132957203/
SDSU Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer in accordance with the nondiscrimination policies of South Dakota State University, the South Dakota Board of Regents and the United States Department of Agriculture. Learn more at extension.sdstate.edu. © 2023, South Dakota Board of Regents.