4-H CLOVER SPOTLIGHT BENTON COUNTY September 2020

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Benton County Extension

531 Dewey Street

Foley, MN 56379

(320) 968-5077

www.4-H.umn.edu

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county/benton

Ann Olson

Extension Educator

Benton County 4-H

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September 2020 —In this issue Leader’s Council Sept. 27th Social Media Winner 4-H Isn’t Closed In-Person Multi Club Gathering Club Shift Selection Order Premium Checks Leader Banquet/Awards Silent Auction Project Records / Officer Books DUE Oct. 15 Holiday Workshops Volunteer Training/4-H Officer Training National 4-H Week Online enrollment for 4-H Families Volunteer Re-enrollment State Opportunities Exciting Highlights Congratulations 2020 Benton County Virtual Fair Participants We are so proud of each one of you who participated in the Benton County Virtual Showcase! You persevered through a very different type of year in 4-H. We are thrilled with your dedication to your projects and hard work you put into them, including uploading all of the information to fair entry. Thank you for pushing forward to find success! Next year we will have a special place in the 4-H Exhibit Building dedicated to 2020 Virtual County Fair Projects. List of results is at the end of this Clover Spotlight. The judges were amazed by the extra work and dedication you showed. We are so proud of your perseverance during this difficult summer. We also wish the best to those that are still preparing for state competition. Leader’s Council Sunday September 27th We are planning to have an in-person Leader’s Council meeting on Sunday, September 27th at 6pm. We will meet at First Presbyterian in Foley and meet on the lawn. Details of in-person meeting below. We will not have our typical committee meetings at this time. As a Leader’s Council, we will be looking over our budget t o approve, discuss plans for the year and simply SEE EACH OTHER! We are excited to announce that our Leader’s Council Club Officers have agreed to serve again this year. We decided it made sense to not hold an election since the youth didn’t get a chance to serve a full term.

Congratulations Officers! President Leighton Hackett Vice President Morgan Molitor Secretary Kaylee Jurek Treasurer Aaron Betker Parliamentarian Emmi Janski If the weather is poor/raining the Leader’s Council meeting will move to a zoom meeting. The decision will be made at NOON on that Sunday. If we move to zoom, a link will be emailed at that time. DETAILS: This will be the first time meeting as a larger group. We want to ensure the safety of everyone attending. We will need to maintain pods of 25 people (no intermixing between the pods) I will have a microphone with speaker in order for people to hear. Current Leader’s Council Officers will be able to use the microphone as well. We ask that families stay together and ask everyone to social distance as the state of MN is requiring of us. Those that are not comfortable attending in person can link to a live zoom feed from one of the officers. We will also have detailed minutes from the meeting. Plan to bring chairs to sit, masks will be needed if we are not able to social distance and we will not be serving any food or drinks. Top priority to ensure everyone’s safety. Regarding the Benton County 4-H Budget- Budget forms were emailed out to project areas. The majority of areas budgets will be the same as this year, since we were not able to utilize many of those plans. If you have concerns regarding the budget in an area, please reach out to Ann. Advisory will meet at 6pm on Thursday, Sept 17th at the Extension Office to review the budget. We will then email that budget out to families to review prior to the vote. Congratulations Social Media Winner Congratulations to our Social Media Winner Morgan Molitor!!! She earns a $25 credit to purchase from either the Clovermart, 4-H Online or 2020 County Fair clothing!! From July 12-Aug 23, youth were asked to post various pictures of themselves “doing 4-H” and then hashtag Benton 4-H. Morgan won for her consistent posts throughout all weeks! Way to go promoting 4-H Morgan!!

4-H Isn’t Closed I thought that might get your attention! We as individuals ARE 4-H and therefore, we are never closed. I know it seems like our world is upside down but in 4-H we do what we do best, make the best better, which includes adapting. I have spoken to many of you about your clubs and different project areas. It has been encouraging to hear about your success with club meetings whether they have been in person or over zoom. Keeping positive among these times is the key. We want to keep our youth learning, having fun and staying safe. Be sure you are reaching out to newer club members to let them know what is all happening. If you are comfortable having your club get together in-person. PLEASE do this! Especially now with the weather being so nice! Otherwise- do a zoom meeting. Be sure your club gathers in person or over zoom either in September or October. If you are unsure how to make it happen PLEASE give me a call. Things to consider: We have updated our in-person 4-H club and small group protocol to reflect recent changes in the MN Department of Health Guidelines for Youth and Student Programs. If you plan to meet in-person, please design your learning environment using the updated safety protocol. Here are the updates: Identify location with enough space for individuals or

household units to maintain 6 feet of separation from others. Outdoors: Create groups of no more than 25 people – You can have multiple groups of 25 based on capacity. Indoors: Create groups of no more than 15 people- you can have multiple groups based on capacity

Create consistent groupings, or pods, of the same youth, volunteers, and staff. Large outdoor spaces (e.g., park, farm) may have more than one pod.

Groups must be in distinct spaces and not intermix. If it's necessary to intermix select individuals (e.g., give directions, lead a project), record the names.

If using an event facility, multiple groups, or pods, may gather following the Recreational Entertainment and Events guidance. The total number of people in the facility must not exceed 25% of the occupancy capacity, up to 250 people. Examples of facilities include community centers, year-round buildings on fairgrounds, gathering spaces/classrooms of faith-based buildings, enclosed park shelters, libraries, community rooms, and schools.

Groups that meet inside private homes are limited to 10 people indoors and 25 outdoors, according to the Guidance for Safe Celebrations and Events.

If you have questions PLEASE call Ann and we can walk through this.

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Supplies/Resources: We have been working as a central region to provide ideas for agendas and activities for club meetings for Sept. Oct. and Nov.. Please contact me for that information. There is a WEALTH of resources for you to look at. We want to take some pressure off of you to make this a little easier. In-person Multi Club Gathering During National 4-H Week, we are planning to have a casual in-person event for clubs to gather outdoors for a SHORT meeting and then have some fun activities as a large group. Date: Sunday, October 4 or if there is rain we will reschedule to Sunday, Oct 11 from 2-4pm Time: 2-4pm Place: Across from the office- empty lot with nice grass Please let me know if YOUR club would be interested in being a part of this. As long as the safety guidelines stay in place, we can pull off a fun afternoon for our 4-H youth practicing social distancing. Once we know what clubs want to join in, I will set up a zoom call so we can plan the details. I feel it is important that we get together while the weather is still pretty nice. Also, since clubs need to gather to complete their charter, you can take care of two things at once. I look forward to hearing from you! Club Lunch Shift Selection Order We will continue with the same process for this upcoming year. The order of shift selection will be based on points. There is absolutely no WIN WIN way to do shift selection. The goal is to try to make it fair for everyone as much as we can. NOTE: There MIGHT be changes to how the shifts are set up this year, however we will still need an order for selection of the shifts we have. Next year the following will be included regarding the order of club shift selection. This will be a point system. LEADER’S COUNCIL ATTENDANCE- Attendance of every

leader’s council with representation by at least two non-related adult volunteers and two youth. (Note September ONLY one

adult and one youth are required) Must SIGN IN for attendance to count.

CHARTER COMPLETION- The order that club charters are to the extension office and complete will be taken into consideration when determining order of LUNCH SHIFT selection. Remember in order for a Charter to be complete is after all the appropriate paperwork in handed in, all required signatures, all officers and key adult leaders ACTIVE on 4-H ONLINE.

ADULT VOLUNTEER TRAINING ATTENDANCE- Attendance at Adult Volunteer Training. There are several options of times to join a zoom volunteer training. Be sure to register for an event and I will receive the list of those that attended. More details to come.

OFFICER TRAINING ATTENDANCE- Attendance is required by all club officers. We are will be offering a club officer training online. More details to come.

CLUB INSURANCE PAID- We determine the number of club members and families in each club when insurance is paid. We are required to have the insurance paid by the beginning of June 1. The order that the correct payments are received will also be taken into consideration when determining club lunch shift selection order. (Number of shifts per club are calculating by the number of members & families in the club.) We are still waiting on insurance payment from several clubs.

EXTRA POINTS- Clubs that attend our OUTREACH EVENTS like assist with the Holiday Workshop by prepping a craft and/or helping with the days, or other events specifically advertised will also receive points. Clubs must sign in and confirm with office.

We have found that during the fair, we continue to come up short during different shifts. This has a lot to do with club members not doing their part. We will simply need to continue to encourage members and I welcome helpful suggestions for this to improve. REMINDER CLUB LEADERS: Clubs are able to require meeting attendance and working lunchstand in order to earn “scholarships” from the club for various activities for example- camp expense, state fair, etc. Premium Checks As a reminder, the fair premium book says that all premium checks must be cashed within 60 days. Please honor this and make sure all premium checks are deposited soon if you haven’t already. The Premium Book also states that corrections to the premium checks must be requested within two weeks, so we are no longer accepting changes to misprinted checks. (IMPORTANT- If you fail to cash your premium check within 60 days- it WILL NOT BE HONORED)

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Benton County 4-H Adult Leader Awards & Leader’s Banquet Under the current circumstances is does not seem viable for us to host a Leader’s Banquet this year as we had hoped. Also, considering the shortened season that we have had this year with our 4-H activities; it has been decided to forego adult award nominations for this year. We will plan for next year’s Leader’s Banquet to be amazing and hosted at a nice location. All of our leaders are valuable and appreciated with or without a banquet. Thank you for understanding. NEED – 2020 Silent Auction Recipient & Club/ Individual(s) to host an online auction The Benton County 4-H Silent Auction is an annual event in which Benton County 4-H raises money for a community member or family that is in need. This year we will not be able to host this event as we have in the past. However, suggestions have been made to host an online auction on Facebook. Recipient suggestions have been raised, so we would need to reach out to the family. Before we can do that, we need to secure a club that is willing to host the online auction. We have seen other groups do this and are hoping there is someone brave enough to take this on. One thing we know about Benton County is our willingness to serve others. Please let the office know if you or your club would be willing to look into this. NOTE: If we proceed with an ONLINE auction we will need to have larger baskets with multiple items and less of them in order for it to be successful from the clubs and individuals. 4-H Project Records & Officer Books- Due October 15th Keep working on collecting information and planning for your Project Records and Officer Books. What exactly is a 4-H project? A 4-H project is set up to be a year-long learning process. 4-H projects are supposed to start in the fall when a 4-H member sets learning goals for the year. Then the member actually does a learning project. The project can be anything including workshops, book reading, fair projects, etc. After the learning is completed, the member should reflect upon what they did. A 4-H project record is the best way to track and reflect on project learning. They really help make the projects come full circle. 4-H projects should not be just about the fair exhibit or the premium. It really needs to be focused on learning, doing and reflecting. The implementation Guide can be found online at http://z.umn.edu/bentonrecords1. Project specific project records can be downloaded online from http://www3.extension.umn.edu/county/article/4-h-project-records-2 or requested in paper form from the Extension Office. 4-H records are due Oct 15 Members completing

records will be eligible for prizes.

4-H Officer Books- Due October 15th Club officers should submit a copy of their secretary, treasurer, historian books to the Extension Office by October 15th to be judged. We will also NEED your clubs treasurer book at the Extension Office to complete the financial review for the charter that is Due November 1st. The top officer books will be selected and be awarded a plaque! Holiday Workshop We are looking to still host a Holiday Workshop. We are hoping for Thursday, Oct 15th during MEA. Tentatively planning for 9am-noon and hoping to hold it at Foley Intermediate lunchroom. We will be limited the number of youth that can participate based on volunteers able to assist with the morning. We need clubs to put together self-contained projects in baggies, etc Your club should plan for 50 kits. Many clubs have reported to us that preparing craft kits together has been a fun and meaningful experience for their youth and club. Youth are able to work as a team, communicate and delegate tasks, have ownership in designing their kits, and all ages are able to participate. This is a GREAT idea for a service project!! PLUS YOUR CLUB EARNS LUNCH STAND POINTS!! Have your club discuss how you can assist with this service project that promotes 4-H!

Annual Volunteer Training – You have options!!

The Volunteer Systems team has planned four (4) Volunteer Gatherings this fall to ready volunteers to connect and engage with youth. Rather than offer one topic for our Annual Volunteer Training, as we usually do, we have tried to be more immediate and responsive to current needs with this series. You will love the opportunity to visit with leaders from counties across the state to learn what they are doing during these unique times. You can attend all of them or just one. One topic will be held each month and the goal is to have an adult volunteer/youth representative from each club attend at least one of the four offerings. We welcome involvement from 4-H Extension educators in the planning and implementation of these Volunteer

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Gatherings! Topics: Volunteer Gathering: Connect your group to kick off the 4-H year Sept. 15 @ 6:30 pm This gathering will share ways to connect with youth in fun, interactive ways whether meeting virtually or in person. We will also discuss multiple ways to select a youth leadership/club officer team. There will be time for small group discussions to share ideas with other volunteers. Volunteer Gathering: Support Youth’s Wellbeing Mon. October 19 @ 6:30 pm Tues. October 20 @ 6:30 pm This gathering will share activities and resources for supporting the well-being of youth whether meeting virtually or in person. Discover quick and easy mindfulness exercises and guided meditations to help youth recognize and cope with their feelings; and simple ideas for creating art to practice mindfulness, self-expression and stress relief. Volunteer Gathering: Engage in Project Learning Wed., November 12 @ 6:30 pm Hear from staff and volunteers who have been successful in implementing project learning experiences while social distancing. Participants will have the opportunity to brainstorm and reflect on ways to implement project learning in their club/program. Volunteer Gathering: Community Involvement Monday, November 30 @ 6:30 pm Community involvement is part of the 4-H Pledge - “I pledge my hands to larger service.” Hear how staff and volunteers are involved in their community through service and community engagement activities. Discuss with other volunteers your ideas and questions about organizing community projects.

Register: https://z.umn.edu/YD-training

Required 4-H Officer Training Save the Dates for the Regional Leadership Summit – Featuring Officer Training Youth leaders won’t want to miss this opportunity to connect with other youth leaders and club officers from the surrounding area! If you need Officer Training, here’s, your chance! Join us for the Regional Leadership Summit! This year’s event will look a little different. Adults are welcome to attend, but this year we are focusing on our youth leaders and officers! Join 4-H’ers from Benton, McLeod, Meeker, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright Counties for a unique leadership opportunity! We’re going virtual and will

host evening sessions the week of November 16-20. Don’t miss your chance to learn about your officer position, collaborate, and learn how other clubs and county groups approach challenges and support youth in 4-H! Date: November 16, 17, & 19 2020 Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Location: Zoom The officer position sessions will be broken up over the course of the sessions so that families with multiple officers can more easily participate in each offering. Detailed schedule coming soon! Registration: Coming soon! REMINDER to club leaders- Attendance to these trainings will impact Lunchstand shift selection order. See Lunchstand Shift Selection article.

Gearing up for National 4-H Week

National 4-H Week will run Oct. 4-10 this year. Our theme

is Opportunity4All. Be sure to watch for details in your email!! We will be having some social media contests with cool prizes! 2020 Benton County Fair Sweatshirts!! Also Wed., Oct. 7 will be National 4-H Week Spirit Day- stay tuned for more details!! Talent is everywhere. Opportunity is not. COVID-19 is widening the opportunity gap between kids who have access to learning resources and mentors and those who do not. In 4-H, we believe every young person should have an equal opportunity to succeed. And every youth should have the skills they need to make a difference in the world. This National 4-H Week let’s celebrate how 4-H sets Minnesota youth on a path to success and thriving. We’ve spent the summer bridging the gap. We’ve made ways for learning and connection where there were few. And we will continue creating Opportunity4All Minnesota young people.

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New enrollment experience coming

After many years of faithful service, our enrollment software, 4HOnline, is receiving a major update. Coming this fall, watch for 4-H Online 2.0, or "2.0" for short. Your existing 4HOnline enrollment data and history, including your login email and password, will transition to 2.0. As part of this year's transition, enrollment and re-enrollment will open October 1. Watch for an email and more information online. We expect there will be a few unexpected problems or hassles as we make this transition. Yet we'll be able to implement and leverage the greatly expanded capabilities of 2.0. We look forward to your feedback and ideas for improving the software and data side of your 4-H involvement. For more information or questions, send an email to fourh@umn.edu.

4-H Ag and Hort afternoon adventures starting soon

We are excited to announce a new opportunity for Minnesota 4-H members, “4-H Ag & Hort Afternoon Adventures!” Join us for the September 8th kick off from the comfort of your home. The 4-H Ag & Hort Afternoon Adventure series will provide a new topic each month, September through May. We will challenge participants to “dig deeper” in the featured topic area. At the beginning of each month, join a live Zoom session to learn the month's topic and to ask questions. After participating in the Zoom experience, we will provide self-directed learning information. The information will include that month's challenge

for you and/or your family to do together. The series design should excite you about giving back to your community. You will gain knowledge and resources to create a community garden in the spring. Keep in mind, your community gardens can be planted in the ground, raised garden beds or even buckets! How your garden looks is completely up to you, your family, friends, neighbors or anyone else you want to include in this challenge. Register in advance for our first session, Fruits and Vegetables, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 4:00 PM. Watch for your confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. For more information you can contact: Brian McNeill, mcnei006@umn.edu, Becca Turnquist, turnq069@umn.edu or Nic Podoll, nwpodoll@umn.edu or your local 4-H Extension Educator.

Fun Around the Table: family game night webinar

We invite all MN 4-H families to join us for a Fun Around the Table webinar on Thursday, October 8th from 6:30 - 7:30 pm. We will play Kahoot while learning about health, 4-H, finances, and more! This is a great way for 4-H families to come together during National 4-H Week and Family Health Month. Join webinar hosts Samantha Roth and Sara Croymans, Family Financial Resiliency Extension Educators and Carrie Olson, 4-H Youth Development, Volunteer Systems Extension Educator for a great family night! Learn more and register now. Watch for your confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Register to learn more about how utilities are connected

Open to all 4-H youth and parents! What happens when our lights won’t turn on or our internet goes out? Learn how utilities are connected and so important to our lives. We use electricity, internet, and water every day; find out how it gets from one place to the next safely. Minnesota 4-H and TC Energy are hosting a free workshop open to all 4-H youth and parents. Join us via Zoom on Thursday, September 17 from 7-8 pm. Registration is required; preferred by Monday, September 14.

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Notes from Minnesota 4-H director Jennifer A. Skuza

Dear 4-H families and volunteers, I recently received a lovely note from a 4-H mom named Sue Rost. Every day for the past 40 years, she’s driven by the state fairgrounds on her way to work, seeing the bold green lights shining bright on our 4-H Building. Although the Minnesota State Fair is closed for 2020, Sue asked if we could still turn those lights on. Thanks to our wonderful partner at the fair, Mr. Jerry Hammer, those lights are indeed shining bright. They are a beacon of hope and in honor of our graduating 4-H youth. This has been a difficult year and we’ve experienced much sadness and loss. But when I see those lights, I’m reminded to believe in us and our shared future.

Over 2,000 youth engaged in statewide showcases

Our statewide showcases began on Aug. 31 and I’m glad that so many youth opted to participate. In our static project areas, 900 youth will engage with 4-H judges between Aug. 31 and Sep. 3. And beginning Sep. 8, over 1,150 youth will participate in our livestock shows. Many 4-H educators and volunteers worked tirelessly to create these high-quality alternatives. I’m grateful to them and to our youth who bravely stepped forward to try something new in the midst of so much change.

How can we support you this fall?

Fall is right around the corner and we are thinking carefully about how 4-H Youth Development can best support Minnesota young people. We are interested in increasing access to hands-on learning and creating opportunities for screen-free exploration that youth can do independently or with their families. Does this resonate with your needs as the school year begins? If you haven’t already, please connect with the 4-H educator in your community to share your thoughts. We value your ideas and partnership. Sincerely, Dr. Jennifer A. Skuza Associate dean & state 4-H director Extension Center for Youth Development

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Clovermart is open for business!

(But only until Sept. 10.)

Staff and the 4-H State Ambassadors worked diligently with the University’s eStore team to create a user-friendly, secure, online Clovermart to substitute selling at the state fair. We’ve added some new items, and you can find old favorites too. Shop now at https://z.umn.edu/4HClovermart. (Payment by credit card accepted.) Hurry! Orders will be accepted through Sept. 10. They’ll be packed and shipped Sept. 12-15. Update: 4-H'ers can help build partnerships with their local food shelf Food shelves across Minnesota expect a 65% increase in demand across both rural and urban communities through the remainder of 2020 and into 2021. Before the onset of COVID-19, one in 11 Minnesotans struggled to afford healthy food. This fall, it’s expected that one in eight will experience hunger. That's an increase of 275,000 Minnesotans—including 112,000 kids. Minnesota 4-H has a special round of Helping Hands Awards available to support youth that want to partner with a local food shelf or nutrition organization to organize a healthy food or essential supply drive in their community. Five groups have already received awards, and we're excited to see what they accomplish this fall! Ramsey County – 4-H Essential Supply Drive, $200 Big Stone County – Feeding Growing Minds for a Healthy

Future, $300 North St. Louis County – #beasouperhero, $500 Dakota County – 4-H Free Little Pantries, $900 Chisago County – Enhance Support for Viking Vittles, $600 Additional dollars are still available for groups that want to get involved. Online project proposal applications are open now and will be received until all funds have been awarded in September 2020.

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What story will your youth tell?

Join our young writers club this fall! The program is designed to encourage writing every day, and although it is aimed at novel writers, you can write short stories, poetry, or anything you want. The group will also partner with the self-publisher, Blurb, so at the end of the month writers will have the option to get a printed copy of their story. Join in to learn about writing, play games and complete challenges. Anyone who feels comfortable can share their work with the group for editing and advice. Who can participate? All 4-H members, kindergarten and up are invited to attend. No prior experience needed! When will meetings occur? The month of October will be dedicated to independent study; we'll be sending you materials to help you prepare for the November writing challenge. Meetings will be held over Zoom throughout the month of November for further education and support. Grades 6+ will meet on Sundays, Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 Grades K-5 will meet on Mondays, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 4-H Volunteer Corner Managing 4-H clubs: A guide for club leaders October marks the beginning of a new 4-H year and a new volunteer opportunity for individuals who are moving into a club leadership position. 4-H volunteers who are taking on club leadership responsibilities have several important roles. A

leader is a mentor, a motivator for young people, an organizer and coordinator with other adults in the club, and a liaison with the larger 4-H organization in your area. An excellent training resource and online learning module for new and existing 4-H club leaders is Managing 4-H Clubs: A guide for club leaders. Extension staff designed this module to help with some of the typical management issues in 4-H clubs and bring all these pieces together to build an environment where young people thrive and grow. Take advantage of the resource to get your 4-H club off to a great start this fall. To view this training module and other 4-H online training opportunities visit www.extension.umn.edu/youth/mn4-H/volunteer/online-training/ Minnesota 4-H club chartering process It is hard to believe it is time for clubs to renew their annual charter! The chartering documents will soon be up on the Minnesota 4-H website (www.4-H.umn.edu/leading-a-club/) . The forms have been streamlined to make the process easier for clubs to complete. The forms for 2020-2021 are updated and should be online soon. Packets will be mailed out to club leaders. Remember all club charters must be in the county Extension office on or before Friday, October 30, 2020. REMINDER to Club Leaders- The order that club charters are to the extension office and complete will be taken into consideration when determining order of LUNCH SHIFT selection. Remember in order for a Charter to be complete is after all the appropriate paperwork in handed in, all required signatures, all officers and key adult leaders ACTIVE on 4-H ONLINE. Online enrollment for 4-H families Enrollment for the new 4-H year opens up end of September and Minnesota 4-H families are reminded and encouraged to visit mn.4HOnline.com to enroll/re-enroll both youth members and adult volunteers. The process is quick and easy; even families with multiple youth should be done in 10 minutes or less. Re-enrolling early ensures that critical communications will be received, especially as it relates to deadlines and project specific information. Detailed information about online enrollment and re-enrollment is available at www.4-

H.umn.edu/4honline.

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As part of enrolling or re-enrolling, youth, their parents and adult volunteers will all be agreeing to the Minnesota 4-H Code of Conduct, which is available for review in its entirety, along with other policy and authorization statements at www.4-H.umn.edu/policy or by contacting your local Extension office

(www.extension.umn.edu/county/).

If you are not yet an adult volunteer but are willing to share your time and talents to make a difference, 4-H needs you! The first step to becoming an adult 4-H volunteer is to complete the volunteer application process. Learn more at www.4-

H.umn.edu/volunteer/#application.

Are you due to re-enroll as a 4-H volunteer?

4-H volunteer enrollment status lasts for three years. This makes it easier than having to re-enroll every single year, To begin the three year enrollment, each volunteer will receive a message from your regional office in early September about next steps. A three-year enrollment does not commit you to volunteering for three years, and you will still work with staff to determine your volunteer roles. However, we want to make it easier for you to get to your important work with 4-H members. Thank you for all you do to empower youth with the skills they need to lead for a lifetime! JAM PACKED FACEBOOK We have beefed up the Benton County 4-H Facebook page. We have been recognizing our 4-H’ers busy during “stay home” activities, congratulating our high school graduates, sharing videos and links of educational as well as fun activities. If you have a project idea, video or other educational or fun material you would like to share email us! Check it out, like us and give us a

review! https://www.facebook.com/benton4h/

Follow Us on Instagram Be sure if you are Instagram, be sure to FOLLOW Benton County 4-H @ benton_4h Many of our youth have Instagram and we are posting on a regular basis information pertinent to them. Encourage youth to follow as

well. https://www.instagram.com/benton_4h/

We are TWEETING Check us out on Twitter! That’s right we

are tweeting too! https://twitter.com/benton_4h

Your Extension Educator This Social Distancing stuff is hard! If you are like me, you miss all the interaction with people other than your families. I would love to meet with anyone who wants to talk! Do you have some online learning ideas; need some support or just need to talk to someone? I am here! Email me and we can set up a time to chat! Olso7616@umn.edu BLOG- “Diggin Grain Farming” I am super excited to share that my blog “Diggin Grain Farming” is up and going. I am adding video blogs on a regular basis. When the quarantine started and I wasn't able to go to my office, I started thinking about ways to educate and provide something interesting for my 4-H families as well as promoting something to potential 4-H’ers while highlighting agriculture. Since we currently run a grain farm, why not showcase the day to day operations of a grain farmer. I have been taking videos of our grain farm for several weeks now. It has been a tough journey since I have no prior experience with video editing and was not at all familiar with blogging. This has been an amazing challenge to try something completely new and I am excited to continue to learn as I go. Hoping that encourages 4-H’ers to try something new! The blog starts with spring planting and will go through fall harvest. It will include daily operations of grain farming and the details of what it all encompasses. It will also include conversations/interviews showcasing many of the careers possible with agriculture. I have been sharing my blog posts on the Benton County 4-H Facebook page as well as my personal facebook page. Here is

the link to the blog https://diggingrainfarming.com/

Feel free to share my blog!! Here is the list of a few BLOG posts. Ready to start planting, Planting on Joe’s, New variety on Floyd’s, Road trip planter parts, Corn crop status, Another step- Time to spray, Bin cleaning- Soybeans from 2019, Trucking- Hauling soybeans, Field work- Rotary hoeing, etc

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Send Pictures & videos to Ann It has been a blast to feature our 4-H’er in facebook posts to let people know what our 4-H volunteers are up to during this quarantine. It has been fun to see all the pictures and getting a chance to “spotlight” our youth. PLEASE continue to send me pictures either by email olso7616@umn.edu or via text 612.889.2206 include a sentence of what is happening in the

picture.

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EXCITING HIGHLIGHTS! 2020 Benton County 4-H Virtual Showcase The Benton County 4-H’ers embraced the challenges of our unique time and rose to success as they submitted their projects for the 2020 Benton County 4-H Virtual Showcase. This was a year the youth could never have anticipated that the projects they began working on earlier in the year would not be showcased at the Benton County Fair. Instead, the youth were busy taking pictures and videos of their projects and submitting them online to be judged for our first ever Virtual Showcase.

“Thank you for participating. It shows a lot of drive for those of you who followed through to completion.” said 4-H poultry judge Doug Bening of Saint Cloud. “You started in January and even with all of the cancellations you pushed forward.” This was a common theme of comments from the 4-H judges and community members as they heard that we would not be having the typical year. We had youth participate in many of the same areas they would on a normal year. There were general

projects displaying commitment and creativity of photography, crafts & fine arts, food, fashion, needlework, clothing/textiles, gardening, performing arts, shop, wildlife, vegetables and more.

Each of the youth submitting a general project uploaded several photos of their projects. They also had an opportunity to have a live zoom call with the judge for that project area. Dan Martens of Foley judged shop, wildlife and exploring the environment. “I want to start by commending you for following through on your project and making the effort to exhibit this online.” said Dan to Liam Pederson, a 3rd grader from Sauk Rapids who was showing a shop project. “This is a great learning experience, especially in today's world with the covid virus. You are making the best of life. When life gets wrinkled, it can be especially valuable for lifetime to have the character to make the best of things as we go along.” You could see the big smile on Liam’s face as Dan’s words sunk in. “I built the car myself but it can’t drive. I think the motor is

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burned out.” said Liam. “Something else that I built was a catapult and I shot my sister’s chapstick across the room.” Liam and Dan had a great conversation as Liam processed through his creative design.

This was one of the many conversations between 4-H’ers and judges during the static zoom calls. Zoe Spiczka, 5th grader from Sauk Rapids created a book about her stuffed llama for the Child & Family Development project area. “I took a bunch of pictures of Peace Llama, my favorite stuffed animal posing her in different positions to create a book with the photos.” Said Zoe, “I named it The Adventures of Peace Llama. I wanted to create a book and be able to read it to kids to make them laugh.” Zoe received Reserve Champion for her book. Zoe even had a chance to read her book aloud to her Granite Clouds 4-H club over a zoom call. The livestock 4-H’ers submitted pictures as well as a video of themselves showing their animal they worked so hard with over the past year. The youth submitted projects in poultry, swine, beef, dairy, sheep, rabbit, goat and llama. “I appreciate all of the hard work you have all done to be here.” expressed Nathan Oliver, 4-H swine judge from Becker, on a zoom call with the youth. “Despite all of the crazy obstacles you had to overcome, you did it.” The 4-H’ers were able to share what they learned

about swine as well as being able to ask Nathan additional questions. “Although it was a difficult year without having an in person county fair,” said Austin Molitor, a 7th grader from Sauk Rapids from the 4-H Graham Club, “quitting was not an option.” Austin received Champion in swine showmanship gr 6-8 and in poultry he received Champion Poultry Egg Production White Egg Layer, Champion Poultry Market Pen of Guineas and Champion Poultry Showmanship Gr 6-8. His sister Morgan also showed in swine and poultry. When asked how this year went for her, Morgan 9th grader from Sauk Rapids said, “My passion for

animals and learning has never wavered due to the pandemic.” Morgan received Champion Poultry Bantam Breeding Trio, Champion Poultry Standard Breeding Trio and Champion Guinea Breeding Trio PLUS Champion Swine Showmanship Gr 9+. Both Austin and Morgan plan to participate in the Virtual Statewide Showcase. The Virtual Showcase was the last opportunity for several of

our 4-H’ers to showcase their skills. Izzy Bukovich, one year post high school from Sauk Rapids, was one of our 4-H’ers. "My 4-H experience has probably been one of the best things that has to happen to me. I've learned so many skills, and most importantly for me, I’ve learned to always make the best better.” Izzy said, “County fair this year was different for everybody. I decided to ride out my last year and make the best out of this difficult situation. While it may not have been the ending I wanted, I'm happy in myself that I did my best to work with what I was given." Izzy received Champion Rabbit Showmanship Gr 9+, Champion & Reserve

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Champion Rabbit Small Breed to name a few. Other youth had similar feelings to Izzy. Mickaila Lenz, 11th grader from Royalton who showed poultry and lama said. “Although the year presented many challenges and it was hard to not have an actual fair this year. I worked through it and my hard work paid off.” Mickaila received Champion Chicken Market Pen, Champion Egg Production Brown Egg Layers, Reserve

Champion Poultry Showmanship Gr 9+ PLUS Reserve Champion Lama Showmanship & Reserve Champion Performance Course. Her sister Marizza showed llama, poultry and crafts & fine arts. Marizza 9th grader from Royalton said

“With the county fair being virtual, I missed having trainings with my friends. I especially missed meeting the fair goers and sharing information about llamas with them.” Marizza received Champion Lama Showmanship Gr 9+ and Champion Lama Performance Course.

"I was pretty bummed out when I found out that the county fair was canceled this summer, but thankful and appreciative that we were able to do a virtual fair. My favorite part of the fair is showing my 4-H steers and prospect calves.” Said Chase Dahler, a 7th grader from Foley who showed beef in the showcase. “ I brought my steer to the fair last year as a prospect calf. His name is Jim, and he has always been on the big side, he is a big eater. He is a gentle

giant though, and has always been easy to train and work with. It was actually kind of fun doing the virtual fair at our farm with my brothers and sisters. We washed and groomed our animals just like we would have done for the fair, haltered them up and led them around just as we would have done at the fair. We showcased 3 market steers and 4 prospect calves from our family, it was fun doing that together.” Chase received Champion Beef Purebred Dairy Steer and Champion Beef Prospect Calf. He plans to participate in the Virtual Statewide Showcase. It is so encouraging to hear the words of our 4-H’ers that pushed through an unusual year. Ashley Betker, an 8th grader from Royalton felt similar. She said, “It was definitely a different year not being able to attend the county fair. It is sad not to be able to get together to see everyone. But I am still very thankful to have the opportunity to do a virtual fair. It was a good experience.” Ashley received Champion Beef Breeding Heifer Registered Junior Yearling. Some of our younger youth including a 4-H’er experiencing their first year in 4-H had a very

successful virtual showcase. Taylor Posch, a 3rd grader from Holdingford said, “It was a lot of fun showing this year. It was my first year showing by myself so I was looking forward to doing that. I also got to help my little brother show.” Taylor received Champion Market Goat, Champion Meat Goat Sr. Meat Breeding Doe and Reserve Champion Meat Goat Jr. Meet Breeding Doe. Claudia Schlough, a 5th grader from St. Cloud showed her ducks in the showcase. She said, “I love to watch them grow

throughout the summer and feeding them corn in the evenings.” Claudia received Champion Ducks- Market Pen of two and

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Champion Ducks- Breeding Pen. This past 4-H year was definitely a bit different than we have had in the past all across the state. However, our 4-H’ers continue to soar and rise above as they often do. We are so proud of our Benton County 4-H’ers. 4-H offers programming for youth in kindergarten through one year past high school throughout Minnesota. 4-H continually works to reach new youth and families in rural, suburban and urban communities throughout Minnesota. To learn more about Benton County 4-H, contact the Benton County 4-H Office 320.968.5077 or email szafr001@umn.edu.

4-H Appetizers were a hit “I am ready to get on the zoom call,” 4-H’er Luke Brenny, 5th grader from Rice. His mom tells him that he has to wait another ten minutes. This was how excited the youth were to get on the Benton County 4-H Appetizer zoom calls. Summer intern, Rachel Danielson, hosted eight different sessions where youth could attend to get a taste of different project areas in 4-H. They included making ice cream, s’more cone, loom weaving. cookies, slime, homemade pizza, birdfeeder and suncatchers. Some youth joined all sessions and others jumped in on those that interested them.

“I loved shaking the ice cream and throwing it back and forth with my brother.” Said 4-H’er Lacey Brenny, 5th grader from Rice. Luke and her brother Lacey attended almost all of the 4-H Appetizer zoom calls. Her and her brother approached the activities differently from one another. For example, during the rainbow suncatcher, Luke decided to explore using all the colors in one big pile with no real order to the colors. Lacey his sister, decided to follow the directions carefully doing one color row at a time to make a true rainbow. Both of them had super final projects but just went

about it a little differently. “I enjoyed getting my done fast so I could eat chips while the girls worked on finishing their rainbows.” Luke shared smiling big. “I was missing our 4-H day camps, so getting to do virtual 4-H Appetizers was super fun making neat things.” said 4-H’er Emma Kaschmitter, 4th grader from Sauk Rapids. “I really liked how my bird feeder I made turned out!”

Giving 4-H’ers an opportunity to try different project areas is a great way to see what unique interests they have. Benton County 4-H is hoping to do something like this again sometime soon.

BENTON COUNTY FAIR 4-H RESULTS 2020

Static Exhibits

Child Development Grades 3-5 Reserve Champion: Zoe Spiczka, Granite Clouds

Clothes you Buy Grades 3-5 Blue: Alaina Ferkinhoff, Central MN Llama Club

Clothing & Textiles, Non Garment Grades 3-5 Blue: Zoe Spiczka, Granite Clouds

Cloverbud Item Made At Home: Frances Rudnitski, Elk River Critters

Cloverbud Item Made At Home: Frances Rudnitski, Elk River critters

Cloverbud Item Made At Home: Frances Rudnitski, Elk River Critters

Cloverbud Item Made at Home: Lauren Dahler, Cornerstone Clovers

Cloverbud Item Made at Home: Matthew Szczech, North Benton

Cloverbud Item Made at Home: Matthew Szczech, North Benton

Creative Crafts Grades 3-5 Blue: Eliza Jopp, Duelm

Creative Crafts Grades 3-5 Blue: Peyton Szczech, North Benton

Creative Crafts Grades 3-5 Blue: Brayden Zintek, Shamrock Shakers

Creative Crafts Grades 3-5 Blue: Katie Gramke, Running Rapids

Creative Crafts Grades 3-5 Blue: Khloe Hackett,Graham

Creative Crafts Grades 3-5 Blue: Zoe Spiczka, Granite Clouds

Creative Crafts Grades 3-5 Champion: Ben Zintek, Shamrock Shakers

Creative Crafts Grades 6-8 Blue: Madilyn Woitalla-Mix, St.Pat’s

Creative Crafts Grades 9+ Champion: Emma Jopp, Duelm

Creative Crafts Grades 3-5 Blue: Katie Gramke, Running Rapids

Demonstration Champion: Claire Chmielewski, Busy Bees

Demonstration Grades 9+ Blue: Claire Chmielewski, Busy Bees

Demonstration Individual Grades 9+ Blue: Brady Roberts, 79’ers

Element of Photography Grades 6-8 Red: Raelee Lyon, Mayhew Lakers

Elements of Photography Grades 3-5 Blue: Lyla Beehler, Duelm

Elements of Photography Grades 3-5 Blue: Ashley Paulson, Minden

Elements of Photography Grades 3-5 Blue: Ashley Paulson, Minden

Elements of Photography Grades 3-5 Champion: Khloe Hackett, Graham

Elements of Photography Grades 3-5 Red: Lyla Beehler, Duelm

Elements of Photography Grades 3-5 Red: Eliza Jopp, Duelm

Elements of Photography Grades 6-8 Champion: Henry Gramke, Running Rapids

Elements of Photography Grades 6-8 Blue: Henry Gramke, Running Rapids

Elements of Photography Grades 6-8 Blue: Henry Gramke, Running Rapids

Elements of Photography Grades 6-8 Blue: Jenny Paulson, Minden

Elements of Photography Grades 6-8 Blue: Jenny Paulson, Minden

Elements of Photography Grades 6-8 Blue: Katie Paulson, Minden

Elements of Photography Grades 6-8 Blue: Raelee Lyon, Mayhew Lakers

Elements of Photography Grades 6-8 Champion: Henry Gramke, Running Rapids

Elements of Photography Grades 6-8 Red: Katie Paulson, Minden

Entomology Grades 3-5 Blue: Zoe Spiczka, Granite Clouds

Exploring the Environment Grades 3-5 Blue: Lacey Brenny, Central MN Llama Club

Fashion Review Clothes You Buy Grades 3-5 Blue: Sophia Beauchamp, Graham

Fashion Review Clothes You Buy Grades 3-5 Blue: Alaina Ferkinhoff, Central MN Llama Club

Fashion Review Clothes You Buy Grades 3-5 Blue: Sophia Beauchamp, Graham

Fine Arts Grades 3-5 Blue: Lyla Beehler, Duelm

Fine Arts Grades 3-5 Blue: Ashley Paulson, Minden

Fine Arts Grades 3-5 Blue: Lyla Beehler, Duelm

Fine Arts Grades 3-5 Blue: Alaina Ferkinhoff, Central MN Llama Club

Fine Arts Grades 3-5 Blue: Ashley Paulson, Minden

Fine Arts Grades 3-5 Blue: Claudia Schlough, Central MN Llama Club

Fine Arts Grades 3-5 Blue: Elise Gramke, Running Rapids

Fine Arts Grades 3-5 Blue: Katie Gramke, Running Rapids

Fine Arts Grades 3-5 Blue: Khloe Hackett, Graham

Fine Arts Grades 3-5 Blue: Lyla Beehler, Duelm

Fine Arts Grades 3-5 Champion: Elise Gramke, Running Rapids

Fine Arts Grades 3-5 Red: Elise Gramke, Running Rapids

Fine Arts grades 3-5 Red: Katie Gramke, Running Rapids

Fine Arts Grades 3-5 Reserve Champion: Zoe Spiczka, Granite Clouds

Fine Arts Grades 6-8 Blue: Jenny Paulson, Minden

Fine Arts Grades 6-8 Blue: Jenny Paulson, Minden

Fine Arts grades 6-8 Blue: Katie Paulson, Minden

Fine Arts Grades 6-8 Blue: Katie Paulson, Minden

Fine Arts Grades 6-8 Blue: Madilyn Woitalla-Mix, St.Pat’s

Fine Arts Grades 9+ Blue: Marizza Lenz, Minden

Fine Arts Grades 9+ Champion: Kennedy Pederson, Minden

Fine Arts Grades 9+ Red: Marizza Lenz, Minden

Flower Gardening Grades 3-5 Blue: Kayla Szczech, North Benton

Flower Gardening Grades 3-5 Blue: Alaina Ferkinhoff, Central MN Llama Club

Flower Gardening Grades 3-5 Blue: Khloe Hackett, Graham

Food & Nutrition Grades 3-5 Blue: Jack Dahler, Cornerstone Clovers

Food & Nutrition Grades 6-8 Red: Madilyn Woitalla-Mix, St.Pat’s

Food & Nutrition Grades 9+ Blue: Emma Jopp, Duelm

Food Preservation Grades 3-5 Blue: Jack Dahler, Cornerstone Clovers

Food Preservation Grades 3-5 Blue: Roman Rudnitski, Elk River Critters

Food Preservation Grades 3-5 Blue: Roman Rudnitski, Elk River Critters

Needle Arts Grades 3-5 Blue: Alaina Ferkinhoff, Central MN Llama Club

Needle Arts Grades 3-5 Blue: Elise Gramke, Running Rapids

Performing Arts Grades 3-5 Champion: Eliza Jopp, Duelm

Performing Arts Grades 9+ Blue: Emma Jopp, Duelm

Performing Arts Grades 9+ Champion: Emma Jopp, Duelm

Photo Manipulation Grades 9+ Blue: Katelynn Pollard, 79’ers

Photo Manipulation Grades 9+ Champion: Katelynn Pollard, 79’ers

Self-Determined Grades 3-5 Blue: Marnie Rahm, Cornerstone Clovers

Shop Grades 3-5 Blue: Ben Zintek, Shamrock Shakers

Shop Grades 3-5 Blue: Brayden Zintek, Shamrock Shakers

Shop Grades 3-5 Blue: Liam Pederson, Minden

Shop Grades 6-8 Blue: Madilyn Woitalla-Mix, St.Pat’s

Vegetable Gardening Grades 3-5 Red: Eliza Jopp, Duelm

Wildlife Biology, Grades 3-5 Blue: Zoe Spiczka, Granite Clouds

Livestock Exhibits

Beef – Purebred Dairy Steer Champion: Chase Dahler, Cornerstone Clovers

Beef - Registered Junior Yearling Champion: Ashley Betker, Elk River Critters

Beef- Beef Showmanship Grades 3-5 Blue: Marnie Rahm, Cornerstone Clovers

Beef Cloverbud: Lauren Dahler, Cornerstone Clovers

Beef Cloverbud: Malorie Rahm, Cornerstone Clovers

Beef Dairy Breed Calf Blue: Jack Dahler, Cornerstone Clovers

Beef Dairy Breed Calf Blue: Addison Dahler, Cornerstone Clovers

Beef Dairy Breed Calf Blue: Maya Rahm, Cornerstone Clovers

Beef - Dairy Breed Calf Blue: Chase Henry, Duelm

Beef - Dairy Breed Calf Blue: Marnie Rahm, Cornerstone Clovers

Beef - Heifer Calf Red: Bryant Pierce, Minden

Beef - Market Steer Blue: Zachary Pollard, 79’ers

Beef - Purebred Dairy Steer Blue: Chase Henry, Duelm

Beef - Purebred Dairy Steer Blue: Jack Dahler, Cornerstone Clovers

Beef - Purebred Dairy Steer Blue: Addison Dahler, Cornerstone Clovers

Beef - Registered Fall Calf Blue: Nolan Hackett, Elk River critters

Beef - Registered Junior Yearling Blue: Katelyn Pollard, 79’ers

Beef - Registered Junior yearling Blue: Leighton Hackett, Elk River critters

Beef Showmanship Grades 9+ Blue: Bryant Pierce, Minden

Beef - Steer Calf Blue: Katelyn Pollard, 79’ers

Cloverbud Meat Goat: Chase Posch, St. Pat’s

Cloverbud Swine: Frances Rudnitski, Elk River Critters

Dairy Goat - Dry Yearling Doe Blue: Emma Goertz, 79’ers

Dairy Goat - Dry Yearling Doe Blue: Lydia Hunt, Duelm

Dairy Goat - Dry Yearling Doe Champion: Brooke Goertz, 79’ers

Dairy Goat - JR. Doe Kid Blue: Lydia Hunt, Duelm

Dairy Goat - Senior Doe Kid Blue: Brooke Goertz, 79’ers

Dairy Goat - Senior Doe Kid Blue: Brayden Bischof, 79’ers

Dairy Goat Senior Doe Kid Reserve Champion: Lydia Hunt, Duelm

Dairy Goat - Sr. Doe Kid Blue: Emma Goertz, 79’ers

Dairy Market Goat - Wether Reserve Champion: Brayden Bischof, 79’ers

Dairy Market Goat - Wether Blue: Brooke Goertz, 79’ers

Dairy Market Goat - Wether Blue: Lydia Hunt, Duelm

Dairy Market Goat-Wether Blue: Emma Goertz, 79’ers

Dairy- Spring(junior) Calf Blue: Raelee Lyon, Mayhew Lakers

Lama Performance Course Grades 3-5 Blue: Claudia Schlough, Central MN Llama Club

Lama Performance Course Grades 9+ Champion: Marizza Lenz, Minden

Lama Performance Course Grades 9+ Reserve Champion: Mickaila Lenz, Minden

Lama- Performance Course, Grades 6-8 Blue: Isabella Pederson, Minden

Lama Showmanship Grades 3-5 Blue: Claudia Schlough, Central MN Llama Club

Lama showmanship Grades 6-8 Blue: Isabella Pederson, Minden

Lama Showmanship Grades 9+ Champion: Marizza Lenz, Minden

Lama Showmanship Grades 9+ Reserve Champion: Mickaila Lenz, Minden

Market Lamb Champion: Alexandria Burdette, North Benton

Market Lamb - Market Wether or Market Ewe Blue: Alexandria Burdette, North Benton

Meat Goat- Junior Meat Breeding Doe Registered or Grade Reserve Champion: Taylor Posch, St.

Pat’s

Meat Goat- Senior Meat Breeding Doe Registered or Grade Champion: Taylor Posch, St.Pat’s

Meat Goat Showmanship Grades 3-5 Blue: Taylor Posch, St.Pat’s

Meat Market Goat - Wether Champion: Taylor Posch, St. Pat’s

Poultry - Chicken Breeding Pen of One Male & Two Females Blue: Marizza Lenz, Minden

Poultry - Chickens Breeding Pen of One Male & Two Females Blue: Mikaila Lenz, Minden

Poultry - Chickens Breeding Pen of One Male & Two Females Blue: Colton Stangler, St.Pat’s

Poultry - Chickens, Breeding Pen of One Male & Two Females Blue: Lane Stangler, St.Pat’s

Poultry Showmanship Grades 6-8 Champion: Austin Molitor, Graham

Poultry Showmanship Grades 9+ Champion: Morgan Molitor, Graham

Poultry Showmanship Grades 9+ Reserve Champion: Mickaila Lenz, Minden

Poultry-Chickens Bantam Breeding Pen of One Male and Two Females Champion: Morgan Molitor,

Graham

Poultry-Chickens Bantam Breeding Pen of One Male and Two Females Reserve Champion: Austin

Molitor, Graham

Poultry-Chickens Breeding Pen of One Male & Two Females Champion: Morgan Molitor, Graham

Poultry-Chickens Breeding Pen of One Male & Two Females Reserve Champion: Mickaila Lenz,

Minden

Poultry-Chickens Egg Production Pen of Two Pullets, Brown Egg Layers Champion:

Mickaila Lenz, Minden

Poultry-Chickens Egg Production Pen of Two Pullets, White Egg Layers Champion: Austin Molitor,

Graham

Poultry-Chickens Market Pen of Two Males or Two Females Champion: Mickaila Lenz, Minden

Poultry-Ducks Breeding Pen of One Male and Two Females Champion: Claudia Schlough, Central MN

Llama Club

Poultry-Ducks Market Pen of Two Males or Two Females Champion: Claudia Schlough, Central MN

Llama Club

Poultry-Guinea – Market Pen of Two Males or Two Females, Same Breed Champion: Austin Molitor,

Graham

Poultry-Guinea –Breeding Pen of One Male and Two Females, Same Breed Champion: Morgan

Molitor, Graham

Rabbit – Showmanship Grades 3-5 Champion: Colton Lermon, Duelm

Rabbit – Showmanship Grades 9+ Champion: Izzy Bukovich, Independent

Rabbit - Small breed Junior Buck Under 6 Months of Age Blue: Izzy Bukovich, Independent

Rabbit - Small Breed Junior Buck Under 6 Months of Age Blue: Izzy Bukovich, Independent

Rabbit - Small Breed Senior Buck Over 6 Months Champion: Izzy Bukovich, Independent

Rabbit - Small Breed Senior Buck Over 6 Months of Age Reserve Champion: Izzy Bukovich, Inde-

pendent

Rabbit - Small Breed Senior Doe Over 6 Months of Age Blue: Izzy Bukovich, Independent

Rabbit - Small Breed Senior Doe Over 6 Months of Age Blue: Colton Lermon, Duelm

Rabbit - Small Breed Senior Doe Over 6 Months of Age Blue: Izzy Bukovich, Independent

Sheep - Registered & Commercial Breeding Ewes, February Ewe Lamb Blue: Izzy Bukovich, Inde-

pendent

Sheep - Market Lamb- Market Wether Champion: Alex Burdette, North Benton

Sheep - Market Lamb- Market Wether Blue: Alex Burdette, North Benton

Swine - Market Barrow Blue: Austin Molitor, Graham

Swine - Market Barrow Blue: Bryant Pierce, Minden

Swine - Market Barrow Blue: Landrie Walz, St.Pat’s

Swine - Market Barrow Blue: Morgan Molitor, Graham

Swine - Market Gilt Blue: Roman Rudnitski, Elk River Critters

Swine - Market Gilt Blue: Landrie Walz, St.Pat’s

Swine - Market Gilt Blue: Raelee Lyon, Mayhew Lakers

Swine - Registered or Commercial Breeding Gilt Born after Jan 1 Blue: Austin Molitor, Graham

Swine - Registered or Commercial Breeding Gilt Born after Jan 1 Blue: Bryant Pierce, Minden

Swine- Registered or Commercial Breeding Gilt Born after Jan 1 Blue: Roman Rudnitski, Elk River

Critters

Swine- Registered or Commercial Breeding Gilt Born before Jan 1st Blue: Morgan Molitor, Graham

Swine Showmanship Grades 3-5 Champion: Roman Rudnitski, Elk River Critters

Swine Showmanship Grades 6-8 Champion: Austin Molitor, Graham

Swine Showmanship Grades 9+ Champion: Morgan Molitor, Graham

Swine Showmanship Grades 9+ Reserve Champion: Bryant Pierce, Minden