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Tennessee 4-H Ideas INDEX
January 1 - November 21, 2008
(Listed below are articles from Volume 08 of the Tennessee 4-H Ideas newsletter. They are categorized by subject in alphabetical order. The numbers following each title indicate the issue number in which article appears.)

4-H ALL STARS
4-H All Star Day of Service - 31
4-H All Star Project Exhibit Competition - 22
4-H All Star Project Exhibit Winners - 31
4-H All Star Service Awards - 22
4-H All Star Service Award Winners - 31
State 4-H All Star Officers Elected - 31

4-H BEEKEEPING ESSAY
2009 4-H Beekeeping Essay Announcement and Rules - 35
Beekeeping Essay Reminder - 45
Last Call For 4-H Beekeeping Essays - 01
State Beekeeping Essay Winners Announced - 06

4-H PROMOTION/MARKETING

4-H Nights at Thompson-Boling Arena - 43
4-H Pledge Posters Available - 19
4-H Promotional Items for Sale - 32
4-H Week To Feature National Science Experiment - 33
2009 State 4-H Theme and Logo Unveiled - 47
Grab a Spoon for 4-H's New Ice Cream - 08
Head, Heart, Hands and Homeruns! - 11, 15
Head, Heart, Hands and Hoops - 46
Head, Heart, Hands and Hoops Date Set - 32
Head, Heart, Hands and Hoops a Huge Success - 47
Order Your Clover Country CDs - 12
Publicize Your National 4-H Week Celebration - 36
Publicize Your National 4-H Week Events - 41
Reminder: National 4-H Week Materials Available - 39
Tennessee 4-H Foundation Golf Tournament Scheduled for May 19 - 16
We’re Making Plans for 4-H Week - 40


CAMPING
4-H Camp Staff Rip-roaring Ready to Go!!! - 21
Have We Lost the Fun in Youth Athletics? - 12
"Lights! Camera! Action! Fitness!" Is 2008 Junior 4-H Camp Theme - 05
Summer 4-H Camps Update - 08

CAMPS/CONFERENCES

4-H Electric Camp Assistants Selected - 19
4-H Myself.camp 2008 - 11
4-H’ers Attend Tennessee 4-H Sheep Conference - 23
2008 Tennessee 4-H Technology Camp a Success - 29
2009 4-H Beekeeping Essay Announcement and Rules - 35
Academic Conference “Thank Yous” Are Important - 24
Another Successful Electric Camp - 26
Americanism Youth Conference - 41
Delegates from Three Counties Already Registered for Electric Camp - 11
Did You Get Your Academic Conference Bus Schedule? - 19
Did You Get Your Electric Camp Bus Schedule? - 21
Electric Camp News Release -23
Electric Camp Video Clip Posted on WBIR Web Site - 27
Get Ready for Electric Camp! - 06
Get Ready for Roundup! - 21
Hickman County/Western Region Top Electric Camp Registration - 21
Information for Your Academic Conference Delegates - 21
Junior High Academic Conference Offerings for 2008 - 04
Kiwanis Offers Leadership Training Opportunity to Tennessee 4-H'ers - 07
Knox/Warren Counties Boast Largest Academic Conference Delegations - 19
Lead and Live Conference a Huge Success - 46
Lead and Live Youth Conference - 35
MTSU B&B Club Sponsoring Beef Camp - 14
Recognize Your Academic Conference Delegates - 22
Sheep Conference Scheduled for Cookeville - 16, 19
SRTLC Deadline Fast Approaching - 29
SRTLC Workshop/Funshop Proposals Due Soon - 24
State Finalists Named for Roundup - 22
Technology Camp - 11
Ten Camp Assistants Selected for Target SMART Camp - 20
Tennessee 4-H’ers to Attend NICE Conference - 21
Tennessee Delegates Return from N.I.C.E. Conference - 34
Tennessee Delegation to National 4-H Congress - 44
Tennessee to Host 3rd Annual SRTLC - 10
Tennessee to Host Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference - 16
Wildlife Conference and Shooting Sports Camp CAs Selected - 20
Wildlife Conference Suspended/New Opportunities Offered at Academic Conference - 39
Youth Leadership Training Opportunity Through Key Leader - 03


CONTESTS

2008 4-H Youth Cornbread Cook-off Contest - 04
2008 June Dairy Month Poster Contest - 04
2008-09 Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards Launched - 41
4-H Consumer Decision Making Judging - 26
4-H Dog Classic Scheduled for November 29 in Franklin - 40
4-H Photo Search Contest - 04
American Sheep Industry Photo Contest - 28
Americanism Youth Conference - 41
Bedford County Dairy Team Returns from Harrisburg - 39
Coffee County Is State Dairy Bowl Winner - 23
Coffee County LifeSmarts Team Returns from Minnesota - 17
Coffee County Participates in NAILE 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl - 46
Coffee County Wildlife Judging Team Named National Champions - 32
Consumer Decision Making Date Correction for Western Region - 29
County Dairy Promotion Contest - 06
County 4-H Dairy Promotion Winners Announced - 40
Cumberland County Livestock Team Tops Arizona National - 02
Daisy/Elk Video Essay Contest - 21
Deadline for National Ag Day Essay Contest Is February 15 - 03
Don't Forget to Name Your June Dairy Month Chair - 13
Dyer County Livestock Team Competes in National Western - 04
Entries Due For State Fall Judging Events - 36
Essay Winner to Receive Bee Hive - 21
Exhibit Competition to Be Part of Sheep Conference - 21
Financial Literacy Contest - 36
Finalists Named For Mid-South Fair Activities - 36
Hamblen County Wins State Dairy Judging Contest - 32
Hamblen County Returns from World Dairy Expo - 43
Horse Speech and Demonstration Winners Announced - 08
June Dairy Month Poster Winners Announced - 25
Kid's Science Challenge - 42
LifeSmarts - The Ultimate Consumer Challenge - 32
Lincoln County 4-H'ers Named State Winner in Ag Day Essay Contest - 12
Lincoln County Dairy Team Represents Tennessee in NAILE - 46
Livestock and Meats Judging Winners Announced - 23
Make It with Wool - 26
Mid-South Fair Public Speaking Contest and Career Pursuit Activity - 25
Mid-South Fair Speaking and Career Pursuit Entries Due Soon - 31
National 4-H Photography Contest - 45
Online Livestock Judging Contest - 13
Outdoor Meat Cookery Materials Available on Web Site - 31
PB727 Provides Guidelines for 2008 Land Judging Contests - 34
Photo Search Deadline Is June 15 - 15
Piggy Bank Pageant County Notification Deadline Extended - 06
Piggy Bank Pageant to Be Held at TEAFCS Conference - 07
Results from State 4-H Horse Judging Contest - 26
Rural Youth Traffic Safety Message Competition - 25
Skillathon Contest Opportunity - 06
State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Is May 30 - 20
State 4-H Dairy Show Slated for October 17-18 - 39
State 4-H Horse Judging Is Scheduled for June 24 - 20
State 4-H Horse Speech/Individual and Team Demonstration Contests - 04
State 4-H Photo Search Winners Announced - 28
State 4-H Poster Winners Announced - 13
State 4-H Public Speaking Contest - 11
State 4-H Wildlife Judging Is June 12 - 22
State Beekeeping Essay Winners Announced - 06
State Fall Judging Day Is October 11 - 35
State Fall Judging Day is October 11 - 40
State Fall Judging Day Results - 42
State Horse Bowl and Hippology Results - 08
State Land Judging Contest November 3 in Manchester - 41
State Land Judging Winners Selected - 45
State Livestock/Meats Judging Contests Set for June 3 - 18
State Market Goat Show Winners Announced - 39
State Market Hog Show Results - 05
State Outdoor Meat Cookery Winners Announced - 42
State Youth Sheep Oratorical Contest to Be Held at Expo - 23
Team America Rocketry Challenge 2009 - 36
Tennessee 4-H History Bowl - 12
Tennessee 4-H’ers Compete in Southeastern Regional Livestock Event - 47
Tennessee 4-H’ers Excel in Make It with Wool Competition - 39
Tennessee 4-H’ers Excel at Southern Regional Horse Championships - 34
Tennessee 4-H’ers Take Honors at Mid-South Fair - 39
Tennessee Team Crowned Reserve Champions in Denver - 03
Tennessee Valley Fair 4-H Attendance and Exhibitory Contest - 32
Tennessee Valley Fair Attendance and Exhibitory Contest Results - 38
UT Block and Bridle Roundup Is March 1 - 07
Warren County Places 5th at National Meats Contest - 45
Warren County Team Takes 6th Place in National Event - 03
Wildlife Judging Results - 25
"What's Your Relationship Reality?" Video Contest - 12
Wool and Woollies Revue Competition Scheduled for Area Fairs - 25


CURRICULUM RESOURCES

4-H Animal Patterns Available as Free Download - 24
4-H Military Program Resources - 25
Communication Kaleidoscope Provides Leadership Skill Training - 29
Communication Skills Development - 40
Corrections to National 4-H Curricula - 07
Exploring 4-H/Secretary’s Record Book Have Been Shipped - 32
Find What You Need in Online National 4-H Directory - 24
Free 4-H Resource Guides - 39
Free Financial Education Resources - 46
How To Make a Paper Airplane Offers Youth Training in Life Skills - 31
Initial Launch of National Directory of 4-H Materials - 02
Kiwanis Key Leader Program Available to 4-H’ers for Fall 2008 - 39
The Leadership Series - 01
The Leadership Series... Part Two - 02
The Leadership Series... Part Three - 03
The Leadership Series... Part Four - 05
The Leadership Series... Part Five - 37
The Leadership Series … Part Six - 38
The Leadership Series: The FISH! Philosophy - 46
Lights on Afterschool 2008 - 39
New ATV Safety Leader's Guide Available - 03
Save on National 4-H Curriculum with Pre-press Orders - 11
State Submissions to National Directory of 4-H Educational Materials - 07
Tennessee History for Kids Posters Free for Teachers - 10
Youth Activity on Setting Goals - 22


ENROLLMENT
4-H Enrollment For 2088-2009 - 36
Change in SUPER Enrollment Standard Activity List - 41
Information on Annual 4-H Youth Enrollment Report - 02
Making 4-H “Activities” Count in SUPER! - 46
SUPER Q&A: Part #2 - 02
SUPER Q&A: Part #3 - 06
SUPER Q&A: Part #4 - 09
SUPER Q&A: Part #5 - 12
SUPER Q&A: Part #6 - 15
Updated Enrollment Forms Posted to Web Site - 26

FOUNDATION/FUND DEVELOPMENT
2009 4-H Foundation Golf Tournament Date - 28
Payroll Deduction: How It Works - 23
Tennessee 4-H Foundation Golf Tournament Scheduled for May 19 - 16
What is an Endowment? - 37

GRANTS/FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

4-H Health Rocks Grantees - 22
4-H Shooting Sports Grants Awarded to County Programs - 06
Captain Planet Foundation Grant - 11
CSREES-USDA Integrated Competitive Grantsmanship Workshop - 03
Energizing Tennessee 4-H Grant - 40
Funding from Tennessee Farm Bureau - 15
Good Decision Grant Program - 10
JCPenny After-school Mini-grants - 18
Health Rocks Grant Opportunity - 16
National Youth Traffic Safety Month - 18
Saucony Run for Good Program - 12
Target Stores Offer Local Grants - 13
USDA Ag Youth Loans - 16
Youth Garden Grants Program - 21
Youth Garden Grants Program - 36


HONOR CLUB
2007 4-H Honor Club Summary - 02
Honor Club Pins on Order - 28
Knox County Leads State in Honor Club Initiates - 13, 26
Price Increase for Honor Club Pins - 27
Third Quarter Honor Club Summary - 40
Warren County Welcomes 17 New Honor Club Members - 17

LIVESTOCK EVENTS (BEEF)
Beef Expo Results Are Posted Online - 29
Eastern Region Pen-of-Three Feeder Calf Show - 44
MTSU B&B Club Sponsoring Beef Camp - 14
Online Livestock Judging Contest - 13

LIVESTOCK EVENTS (DAIRY)
4-H Dairy Show Rules and Eligibility - 25
Bedford County Dairy Team Returns from Harrisburg - 39
Coffee County Is State Dairy Bowl Winner - 23
Coffee County Participates in NAILE 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl - 46
County Dairy Promotion Contest - 06
County 4-H Dairy Promotion Winners Announced - 40
Don't Forget to Name Your June Dairy Month Chair - 13
Don't Forget to Register Your Dairy Judging Team - 28
Hamblen County Returns from World Dairy Expo - 43
June Dairy Month Poster Winners Announced - 25
Junior Dairy Show Deadline August 1 - 31
Junior Dairy Show Online Entry System Is Now Open - 27
Lincoln County Dairy Team Represents Tennessee in NAILE - 46
State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Is May 30 - 20
State 4-H Dairy Show Slated for October 17-18 - 39
State Dairy Bowl Entries Due Soon - 14
State Dairy Judging Contest To Be Held August 7 - 27

LIVESTOCK EVENTS (GOATS)
American Sheep Industry Photo Contest - 28
Junior Meat Goat Field Day Held in Woodbury - 18
Online Livestock Judging Contest - 13
State Market Goat Show Winners Announced - 39

LIVESTOCK EVENTS (HORSE)
4-H Horse Show Entry Program Closes May 23 - 21
Horse Speech and Demonstration Winners Announced - 08
Results from State 4-H Horse Judging Contest - 26
State 4-H Horse Judging Is Scheduled for June 24 - 20
State 4-H Horse Speech/Individual and Team Demonstration Contests - 04
State Horse Bowl and Hippology Results - 08
Tennessee 4-H Horse Championships Results Posted to Web Site - 27
Tennessee 4-H’ers Excel at Southern Regional Horse Championships - 34

LIVESTOCK EVENTS (SHEEP)
2008 Tennessee Junior Fleece Show - 28
4-H’ers Attend Tennessee 4-H Sheep Conference - 23
4-H'ers Return from Las Vegas - 06
American Sheep Industry Photo Contest - 28
Central Region Cookeville Sheep Show Entries Due May 30 - 21
Exhibit Competition to Be Part of Sheep Conference - 21
Grainger County 4-H'er Giving Away Suffolk Ewe Lamb at Expo - 05, 20
Hampshire Fleece Takes Top Award at State Sheep Expo - 29
Make It with Wool - 26
Online Livestock Judging Contest - 13
Sheep Conference Scheduled for Cookeville - 16, 19
Sheep Expo Results Posted Online - 30
State Youth Sheep Oratorical Contest to Be Held at Expo - 23
Sweepstakes Tennessee Market Lamb and Commerical Ewe Awards - 28
Tennessee 4-H’ers Excel in Make It with Wool Competition - 39
Tennessee Sheep Producers to Host Sale/Judging Contest - 15
UTK B&B Club Lamb Sale and Skill-a-Thon Competition - 09, 13
Wool and Woollies Revue Competition Scheduled for Area Fairs - 25

LIVESTOCK EVENTS (SWINE)
Online Livestock Judging Contest - 13
State Market Hog Show Results - 05

MISCELLANEOUS

4-H Inservice Date Set for 2009 - 37
4-H Inservice Resource Site - 20
Agents Selected to Attend National 4-H Congress - 32
Archiving F600 Forms - 21
Chase Ferrell Invited to White House - 08
Coffee County 4-H'er Named to National 4-H Congress Design Team - 03
Conservation Leaders Urge Children to 'Get Outdoors, It's Yours!' - 43
Dates Set for Project Citizen Trainings - 20
Debate '08 Youth Forum - 41
Federal Reserve Financial Workshops - 35
Fishful Thinking - 36
Former Congress Governor Named National FBLA President - 29
Former Mississippi 4-H'er Is American Idol Finalist - 04
Free Digital TV Kits: Please Accept Shipments - 29
Historic 4-H Resolution Passes U.S. House - 40
Information on 4-H Mission Mandates - 44
Information on Statewide 4-H Inservice - 08
Kids Count 2008 - 25
Leadership Opportunity at June Dairy Month Luncheon - 18
Lights on Afterschool 2008 - 39
Louisiana Parish Looking to Exchange in 2008 - 06
Maury County 4-H'er Featured in Clover Corner News - 02
Message from Alice Ann Moore - 24
MetLife Awards for Excellence - 17
NFL Take a Player to School - 36
No Child Left Inside Conference at UTM - 10
Online Courses for Youth Programs - 35
Opportunity for Summer Employment - 03
Program Assistant Positions Available at National 4-H Center - 45
Project Citizen Training Deadline Exteneded - 27
Questions and Answers Regarding Volunteer Forms - 40
Suggestion from Putnam County for Cutting Postage Expenses - 47
What is 4-H? - 39
Wildlife Conference Suspended/New Opportunities Offered at Academic Conference - 39
Youth Development Newsletter Provides Information and Activities - 46


PERFORMING ARTS

Performing Arts Troupe Scheduled for Wilson County Fair - 32
Not Too Late to Audition for Perfroming Arts Troupe - 15
Still Looking for Talent! - 07
Tennessee 4-H Performing Arts Troupe Seeking New Talent - 03
Tennessee 4-H Performing Arts Troupe Selected - 20


PORTFOLIOS

Central Region Tops Portfolio Entries - 06
Citizenship and Leadership Finalists Announced - 08
Madison County Has Most Portfolios - 20
Portfolios Have Been Returned - 10
Portfolios Returned - 23
State Finalists Named for Roundup - 22


RECOGNITION

4-H Project Medals Are Available - 41
Hale Master 4-H Families Recognized - 30
It's Time to Recognize Your Outstanding Alumni - 03
Junior High Recognition Opportunity - 40
Madison County 4-H'ers Rewarded with Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge Trip - 17
Nominate Volunteers for 2009 Salute to Excellence Award - 41
Prudential Spirit of Community Award - 35
Recognition for Volunteers and 4-H Families - 15, 19
Recognize Your Academic Conference Delegates - 22
State Winner Named in 4-H Volunteer Leader Recognition Program - 30
Tennessee 4-H Roundup Awards Program Results - 30
Tennessee 4-H'ers Named Prudential Spirit of Community Finalists - 07
Tennessee 4-H’ers Fill Leadership Roles at National 4-H Congress - 43
Vol State Ceremony at Roundup - 30
Vol State Nominations Due - 23


SCHOLARSHIPS
4-H College Scholarship Recipients Announced - 30
Herrington Scholarship Applications Due March 1 - 05
New Roundup Scholarship for Dairy Project - 02
Two New Scholarships for Consumer Education/Economics Project - 26

SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (SET)
2008-09 Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards Launched - 41
4-H Day at U.S. Space and Rocket Center Is April 12 - 06
4-H SET Ideas: JetStream, NWS Online Weather School - 26
4-H SET Ideas: Take Me Out to the Physics Game - 27
4-H Week To Feature National Science Experiment - 33
Anderson County 4-H'ers Are Champion Bridge Builders - 11
Ecybermission - 41
Getting Started with GIS Web Course - 22
4-H GIS Update - 46
Join World-wide Hunt for Stars During GLOBE at Night - 05
Kid's Science Challenge - 42
National 4-H SET Staff Readiness Survey - 03
Rocketry Information Available - 10
Searching for 4-H SET Alumni - 09
Seeking Youth Participating in 4-H SET Projects - 15
Sumner 2008 Science Teacher Workshops - 23
Team America Rocketry Challenge 2009 - 36

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES/IDEAS
Children’s Art Needed for Military Family Support - 34
Continuing With Service - 33
4-H GIS Update - 46
Help 4-H Plant a Million Trees - 12
Make a Difference Day - 39, 40, 44
Recycle to Benefit American Red Cross - 39
Roundup Goes Green in 2008 - 31
Roundup Service Project - 22
Service Learning Resources
Service Project Benefitting Our Military Personnel - 32
Storytelling Event to Honor Ralph Meacham - 37
Teen Trendsetters™ Reading Mentors - 25
"Tunes 4 Troops" Is 2008 Congress Service Project - 03
Unique Service Opportunity: Help Make the Swith from Analog to Digital - 15

SHOOTING SPORTS

4-H Shooting Sports Instructors Certified - 34
4-H Shooting Sports Grants Awarded to County Programs - 06
BB Gun Matches - 08
NRA Youth Education Summit - 08
National Wild Turkey Federation JAKES Program - 26
Register for 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Training on SUPER - 26
State 4-H Shoot Winners Announced - 18
State Shoot Scheduled for April 11-12 - 10
Tennessee 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Training - 22
Tennessee 4-H Shooting Sports Reminders - 03


STATE CONGRESS

Are Your Congress Delegates Eligible to Run for Office? - 06
Bills and Resolutions Ready for State 4-H Congress - 06
Citizenship and Leadership Finalists Announced - 08
"Clean Room" Contest Winners Announced - 15
Opportunity to View Congress Photos - 14
Regional Winners Named in State 4-H Congress Essay Contest - 10
State 4-H Poster Winners Announced - 13
Tennessee 4-H Congress Dress Code Posted to Web Site - 07
Tennessee 4-H Congress Essay Contest - 01
Tennessee 4-H Congress Orientation/Legislative Visit Information - 05
Tennessee 4-H Congress Results - 14
Tennessee 4-H History Bowl - 12
"Tunes 4 Troops" a Huge Success! - 14
"Tunes 4 Troops" Is 2008 Congress Service Project - 03


STATE ROUNDUP

2008-09 State 4-H Council Members Selected at Roundup - 30
4-H All Star Project Exhibit Competition - 22
4-H All Star Service Awards - 22
Non-competitors Activity at Roundup - 26
Roundup Election Guidelines - 25
Roundup Goes Green in 2008 - 31
Roundup Group Photo Posted to Web Site - 31
Roundup Press Release for Your Local Newspaper - 29
Roundup Publicity Photos Are Out - 31
Roundup Service Project - 22
State Finalists Named for Roundup - 22
Tennessee 4-H Merchandise Available at Roundup - 28
Tennessee 4-H Roundup Awards Program Results - 30
Vol State Ceremony at Roundup - 30


TAE4-HW

TAE4-HW Service Awards Announced - 19


VOLUNTEERS/ALUMNI

2008 Southern Region Volunteer Forum - 4-H: A Taste for All - 18
2008 Tennessee State Volunteer Leader Forum - 01
Collegiate 4-H Reunion Deadline - 28
Extended Deadline for 2008 Rock Eagle Workshop Proposals - 15
It's Time to Recognize Your Outstanding Alumni - 03
Hale Master 4-H Families Recognized - 30
More Information on State 4-H Volunteer Leader Forum - 06
National Volunteer Week - 15
Nominate Volunteers for 2009 Salute to Excellence Award - 41
Questions and Answers Regarding Volunteer Forms - 40
Recognition for Volunteers and 4-H Families - 15, 19
Register Today for 2008 Southern Region Volunteer Forum - 31
Share Knowledge/Skills at Southern Region Volunteer Leader Forum - 08
Southern Region Volunteer Leader Forum This Week - 40
Southern Region 4-H Volunteer Forum a Great Success - 41
State Leader Forum a Success - 11
State Winner Named in 4-H Volunteer Leader Recognition Program - 30
Storytelling Event to Honor Ralph Meacham - 37
Tennessee Collegiate 4-H Reunion - 16


WEB SITES

Tennessee 4-H Roundup Web Site Updated - 19
Tentative 2009 Calendar of Events Posted to Web Site - 35
Updated Enrollment Forms Posted to Web Site - 26




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