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Eau Cla ire County 's 4 -H Newsle t ter
Clover Leaves
June 2018
4 - H i s a c o m m u n i t y o f y o u n g p e o p l e a c r o s s A m e r i c a w h o a r e l e a r n i n g l e a d e r s h i p , c i t i z e n s h i p , a n d l i f e s k i l l s .
In this issue
Project Information Facebook
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Calendar Leaders Association
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4-H On the Air Project Guide Books
4
Older Youth Council 5
OYC Trip Money Request 6
Friends of the Fair Raffle Info 7
Livestock and YQCA 8
Fitting & Showing Clinics 9
Animal Science Opportunities 10-11
Home & Family Corner 12
Fair Info & STEM Day @ Fair 13
Summer STEAM Camps 14
Robotics Summer Camp 15
Kids’ Day @ Fair 16
Fair Schedule 17
Pie Sale 18-19
Cookie Baking Contest 20
Home & Family Minutes 21
Club Minutes 22-23
Fair Sponsorship 24-26
Eau Claire County UW-Extension Office
227 1st Street West
Altoona, WI 54720
Phone: (715) 839-4712
Fax: (715) 839-6277
Website: eauclaire.uwex.edu
Facebook: facebook.com/ eauclairecountyuwex
The University of Wisconsin-Extension does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, identity as a veteran, mental or physical disability, or age in any of its programs or activities, or with respect to any of its employment policies, practices or procedures.
Dear 4-H Families and Friends,
My favorite week of the year is quickly approaching. I know many of
you are busy working on projects and with your animals. As we get
closer to fair and exhibit season, let’s keep the following words from
Clyde D. Lane in mind:
Thou shalt not feed, train, fit, and take care for the animal for thou
art trying to teach the child responsibility.
Thou shalt forgive a child for making mistakes on a project or in the
showring for thou hath made mistakes too.
Thou shalt help and respect the Fair Committee members for they are
doing a job that thou would not want to do.
Thou shalt see that thy child is on time for all shows and activities for
thou would not want to wait on another.
Thou shalt make sure thy child has projects and animals entered and
in order by the designated time (See Fair book).
Thou shalt teach thy child that winning a blue ribbon is a desirable
goal but making friends along the way is a more worthy goal.
Thou shalt not complain about the judge for it is THEIR opinion that
has been sought.
Thou shalt remember that the fair is a teaching moment, not neces-
sarily a moneymaking endeavor.
Thou shalt remember that the County Fair is a family event that shall
be enjoyed and supported by the entire family.
Thou shalt have fun, and enjoy exhibiting whether we win or lose.
By: Clyde D. Lane Jr. Extension Specialist University of Tennessee adopted by Miranda
In the Spirt of 4-H,
Miranda Nelson
Eau Claire County
4-H Program Coordinator
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Project Literature
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Need 4-H publication materials?
EC County 4-H’s Publication Library just grew! In addition to materials for the many projects we already had, we just received publications on the following project areas:
+ Adult Leadership + Science: Wind Power and Robotics + Health
+ Service Learning + Celebrate Art + Aerospace
+ Scale Models + Photography + Horses
+ Theatre Arts + Sewing + Rabbits
See the full library list here: “Project Literature Library”. Come to the UWEX Office to check-out materials for a month, free!
If you are a club officer: we have publications to help you better understand your duties! Con-tact UWEX to borrow them.
Looking for Cloverbud materials? Contact the Extension office.
You can always purchase your own items at
www.4hmall.org
Does your club or project group have a Facebook page?
Let us know about it so UWEX can be a fan. Be sure your club/project “likes” EC County UWEX—let us help each other get the word out!
New to 4-H this year?
Be sure to “like” Eau Claire County UW-Extension, and the Expo Center, on Facebook to stay current of 4-H and Fair info!
CLUBS!
Submit the minutes from your last meeting for admission in the Clover Leaves so your
members can see the highlights and other clubs can
see your good example!
Email to Andy by the 20th of each month.
Miranda’s Contact Information We are so excited to have Miranda here as our 4-H Program Assistant! If you need to contact her, you can call the Extension office at 715-839-45712 or email her at [email protected]
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Calendar
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Online 4-H Calendar
Attention 4-H Leaders!
The next meeting will be on Tuesday,
June 5
Exec Board will meet at 6:30 pm
Full Leaders meetings will begin
at 7:00 pm
June
1– FAIR ENTRY FORMS DUE
4-Swine Fitting & Show Clinic @ UWEX, 7:00 pm (see p. 8)
5-Dairy Fitting & Show Clinic @ Nellie Holsteins, 10:00 am (See p. 10)
5-Leaders Association Meeting @ UWEX, 7:00 pm
6-State Fair Dairy Registration due
8– Beef Fitting & Show Clinic @ Hadorn-Papke’s, 7:00 pm (see p. 8)
11-14: 4-H Summer Camp @ Beaver Creek
14-Dairy State Fair Meeting @ Expo, 5:30 pm
15-Sheep Fitting & Show Clinic @ Accola’s, 7:00 pm (see p. 8)
18-STEAM Day Camp
19-STEAM Day Camp
22-NW Area Animal Sci Day @ Clark County (See p. 9)
25-STEAM Day Camp
26-STEAM Day Camp
30-Goat Fitting & Show Clinic @ Schlewitz’s, 10:00 am (see p. 8)
July
1-YQCA Deadline
2-STEAM Day Camp
3-STEAM Day Camp
4-UWEX Office Closed-Happy Independence Day!
5-Horse & Pony Project @ PV Town Hall, 6:30
25-29: Eau Claire County Fair
August
2-Horse & Pony Project @ PV Town Hall, 6:30
Leaders Association
Click on the calendar to see the rest of the year for
Eau Claire County 4-H!
Notify us of any additions or corrections.
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4-H On the Air Signup—2018
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1st Saturday Of The Month
Month Club Contact Phone email
June Pleasant Hill Go-Getters Jodi Thesing-Ritter 715-828-7221 [email protected]
July Pleasant Valley Clovers Wendy Duerkop 715-579-0006 [email protected]
August Foster Town & Country Linda Rauter 715-597-2185 [email protected]
September Country Cousins Yvonne Addie (715) 829-0934 [email protected]
October Pleasant Hill Go-Getters Jodi Thesing-Ritter 715-828-7221 [email protected]
November Beef River Pacesetters Renee Marino 715-577-1134 [email protected]
December Pleasant Valley Clovers Heather Iverson 715-514-7979 [email protected]
Project Guide Books
Come to the Extension office and checkout the new project guide book wall. All publications can be checked out by youth or adult volun-teers. We hope that making these publications visible, more individu-als will take advantage of this opportunity.
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Livestock Project—Important Dates
Please mark these important dates on your calendars! -Eau Claire County Fair July 25-29, 2018
-Livestock Banquet Friday, August 3, 2018
OTHER DATES: -Deadline for completing YQCA is July 1
*Reminder* dates, times, and facilities are subject to change. You will be receiving an email with these listed as well
Deadline for completing YQCA is July 1
All individuals who have not taken the course yet are responsible for taking on-line training independently and individually (Cost $12 at sign-up).
Registrations must occur online, the $12.00 cost must be paid via credit card when registering online. https://yqca.learngrow.io/Account/Login via the link provided, registration can be conducted. 4-H members can login via 4-H online, FFA and other organization members will have to create an account.
If you have any questions, please contact our 4-H Program Coordinator Miranda Nelson at 715-839-4712 or [email protected]
YQCA Details
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Animal Science Opportunities
Area Animal Science Day
Northwest Area Animal Science Day will take place on June 22 in Clark
County. Events include evaluation of dairy cattle, horses and meat animals;
dairy showmanship contests; hippology: and oral reasons workshops. In
addition, each site offers a variety of workshops for small animal projects,
which may include rabbits, poultry, dogs, cats or llamas. Contact the
Extension Office to register. See the website for more details and contest
rules. https://fyi.uwex.edu/wi4haganimalscience/area-animal-science-days/
Registrations are Due to Miranda by May 30
$12 entry fee and $8 meal fee
Rabbit Project update
Educational Meeting: June 28 at the Eau Claire County Extension office at 6pm
The meeting will cover how to prepare you rabbit for the fair. Showmanship and showing techniques will be discussed
Tattooing: July 22 at the Expo Center from 1-3pm
All rabbits shown at the fair must be tattooed before arrival.
Poultry Meeting The Poultry meeting will be in barn C at the Expo Center on June 20 from 6 to
8pm.
The purpose of the meeting will be to provide information on the upcoming fair, including how to prepare birds for the fair, fair week activities, and expectations. Older members will be providing a demonstration on fair preparation, showing poultry, and general poultry care. In addition, volunteers will be available to conduct pullorum testing. (Pullorum testing is required for all birds participating in the fair.) Please bring birds with to the meeting. The cost for the testing is $1/bird.
Dairy Project News State Fair
Interested in showing dairy at state fair? Registration is due on June 6. Registration forms can be mailed in or filled out online. Information can be found on the State Fair website. There will be a state fair meeting on June 14 at the Expo Center at 5:30pm. The state fair shed will be cleaned out and we will discuss fundraising and display for State Fair.
Dairy Quiz Bowl
Dairy Quiz bowl Practice will start in October. All are invited to attend practices and learn about the dairy industry and quiz bowl.
Thank you to all the youth that participated in the Hoards Dairyman Judging contest we will discuss results at the meeting in June.
Fitting and Showing Clinic
The Fitting and Showing Clinics will be held on July 5 at 10:00 am at Nellie Holsteins: (169 Maple Road, Eau Claire, WI 54701) The day will start with a fitting demonstration, followed by team fitting and showing preparation. The day will end with a mini showmanship competition.
Please RSVP to Miranda by June 29
Dairy Promotion Event
Sounds Like Summer Concert Series in Phoenix Park. June 14th from 5:00– 8:30PM. Project members will hand out string cheese and conduct trivia games. We will have a short meeting to discuss up coming events at 7pm.
The next Dairy Project meeting will be June 14 @ 7:00pm at the Phoenix Park
Animal Science Opportunities
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Fair Tags Friday, June 1—Fair entry forms are due by 4:30 PM, or postmarked by this date.
Late June: Fair Tags: Club leaders will be notified when the tags are ready for pick -up. ALL fair entries will have to be entered before they are printed, so please give us time.
REMEMBER: You choose your projects at 4-H Online and use the paper entry Fair Entry Forms to enter your specific entries for the fair. Fair entry forms will NOT be available until after 2:00 pm on May 2.
Summer Day Camps
Eau Claire County 4-H is collaborating with UW-Eau Claire Blugold Beginnings to offer six individual day camps this summer
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) FUN!
Students entering K through 6th grade Eau Claire Sport Warehouse
9:00am-4:00 pm $10 materials fee
June 18, June 19, June 25, June 26, July 2, July 3 Please pack a lunch and a smile!
To register, please contact Miranda Nelson at [email protected]
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Home & Family Committee Minutes
Eau Claire County Home and Family Committee Meeting Minutes for Monday, April 23, 2018
Meeting was called to order by Jamie Mossige.
Foods Revue Report: It took a long time. Two and a half hours to judge 12 entries (11 partici-pants.) If we have the same judge next year, we should set a time limit like 7-10 minutes per ex-hibitor.
Clothing Workshop Report: Open sewing workshop did not happen as no one signed up. The pa-jama pants workshop had 6 4-Hers show. It was a nice, fun group. Hannah Vollendorf helped and was very patient with the kids. Nora Tepsa and Ann Vollendorf also helped Jamie at the workshop. A couple kids finished their project and the rest were almost done. Thank you Jamie for hosting this again.
Clothing Revue Plans: Sunday, April 29th at the Extension Office. Set-up at 1:00, Registration at
1:30, Judging at 2:00. Jamie will email the office about the box with ribbons and judging materials. If the judge wants someone to write comments, Jamie will. Wendy will take pictures and make the poster for the fair. Allison Duerkop and Rachel Anderson will have an Olympic Theme for the Style show.
Elaine and Diane Schroeder Memorial Clothing Award: The committee would like to honor some-one with this award. Jamie will check with Awards & More to see if the tape measure is available. Check with the Extension Office about the wording on the plaque or in Awards Program for the name of the award. The award will be presented at the Fair Awards Program.
Cookie Baking Contest: The contest is on Saturday of the fair at 3 p.m. Wendy will send the reci-pe (Coconut Oatmeal Delights) to Andy for the Clover Leaves. Jamie has the design ready for the prizes. Wendy will ask Andy Heren to judge and also members of the Henning family. Wendy will talk to Jane Mueller (Dairy Promotion committee) about getting milk for cookie tasting.
Wendy has the names of two women that are willing to help with cake decorating and quilting. Wendy will contact Miranda Nelson about whether we can put their contact info in the Clover Leaves.
The September agenda should include looking at adding “any other food item” to the Foods Fair-book entries.
Next meeting: Monday, September 24, 2018 at 7 p.m. at Sew Complete
Respectfully Submitted by Wendy Duerkop
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Club Minutes Russell Corner Badgers 4-H Club May Minutes
The Russell Corner Badgers 4-H Club May meeting was held at Grace Lutheran Church in Augusta. The meeting began with a demonstration by Kayleen Strauch. The business meeting was called to order by President Brooke Welke at 7:12 pm. May birthdays were recognized. The secre-tary report was given by Jesse Groell and the treasurer report was given by Holly Groell. Fair entry forms were handed out and are due June 1. Bethany Strauch gave a dairy meeting report. Head-stone cleaning will be held on Saturday, May 12 at 8 am. Please bring brushes and pails. June 22 is Area Animal Science Days. Watch for an email from Miranda regarding judging contests. The Stock-man’s food trailer went well and it was suggested that we have tables and chairs available for people to eat at for next year. We received over $180 in the tip jar alone. Friends of the Fair raffle tickets are due June 1 in order to get into the early bird prize drawing. Please drop off tickets at Jenny Zim-merman’s house. Leslie Strey gave a fair update. The county received a $3,000 grant from Compeer Financial for new fair cages for the rabbits and poultry. Jill Welke and Jody Groell are looking into a tour for the club in June. 4-H camp is June 11-14 and the state dairy meeting is June 14. Brooke will email the Farm Bureau with an idea for their dairy promotion contest $100 giveaway. Holly asked for ideas and feedback for the barn decorations. Please see Facebook and the 4-H newsletter for fitting and showing clinic times and dates. The next meeting will be held on June 10 at Irvine Park in Eau Claire at 2 pm. Everyone is asked to bring their own beverage. Meeting was adjourned at 7:45 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jesse Groell, Secretary
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Club Minutes
Pleasant Valley Clovers Secretary Report May 21
Our club meeting was held at Cleghorn Community Center. We sang happy birthday to Camy Kortbein and Cullen Kortbein. Motion to approve the secretary’s report was made by Katelynn Friederichs, and second was made by Will Friederichs, all agreed. For old business Emma Boldon, Duerkop’s, Katelynn and Will Friederichs, Jaquish’s, Kortbein’s,Teresa Miller, Connor Thompson, Emma Watke talked about the Gem & Mineral Show. Duerkop’s, and Emma Wathke talked about clothing revue. Emma Boldon, Duerkop’s, and Emma Wathke talked about volunteering at the Humane Association.Allison Duerkop, Katelynn and Will Friederichs, Jaquish’s, Camy Kortbein, Teresa Miller, and Emma Wathke talked about the club trip to Marieke Gouda. Raffle tickets were due at this meeting. Our june meeting will be on the 10th at 3pm, starting at the Jaquish house for a tour, than going to the Wathke’s and ending at the Friederichs house for bird house making, meeting and a potluck. Motion to have the club buy hotdogs and drinks was made by Emma Wathke, and second was made by Lindsay Duerkop, all agreed. For new business our club will be promoting June Dairy Month next month. Farmer’s Market Token Program is coming up so sign up for your shift. Our fair booth theme this year is All The Places You Will Go, which will bring more ideas for our theme at the next meeting. Our silent auction basket theme is Bird/Garden. Motion to have the club buy a basket for our silent auction basket and anything else not over $50 was made by Cullen Kortbein, second was made by Emma Wathke, all agreed. Our club will not be doing fair entertainment this year. Cullen Kortbein offered his pie fundraiser to the club for them to buy to go towards his CWF trip this year. Sam Friederichs and Teresa Miller offered the hat fundraiser to the club to go towards there Interstate Exchange trip to Pennsylvania this year. State Fair Drama Entry kids will talk after the meeting. Youth leaders report was given by Allison Duerkop, Sam Friederichs, Ashlyn and Kylee Jaquish. Leaders report was given by Wendy Duerkop. Motion to adjourn the meeting for snacks was made by Emma Wathke, and second was made by Alexis Lewis, all agreed.
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