MINNESOTA 4-H. CLOVER UPDATE Southeast Region - MOWER COUNTY. Mower County Calendar of Events

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1 MINNESOTA 4-H CLOVER UPDATE Southeast Region - MOWER COUNTY July 2016 CONTACT US Kristin Krell 1105 ½ 8 th Ave NE Austin MN /mower Mower County Calendar of Events Look over Calendar Carefully! Lots and Lots of additions and Corrections! July 7 th : Day Camp Adams, 8am- 5pm Adams City Park 11 th : Advisory Board-7pm 4- H building 12 th : County Fair Registration Help 5pm-6pm 4-H Building 12 th : Auction Committee Meeting 6pm 12 th : Livestock Committee Meeting 7pm 12 th : Gizmos, Gadgets and Goo Class, 4-H Building 6-8pm 14 th : Day Camp Austin, 8am-5pm Mill Pond Park 15 th : Fair Registration DEADLINE on Fairentry.com 19 th : Leaders Meeting-7pm Extension Office 19 th : County Fair Information Night 23 rd : Relay for Life 25 th : Dairy Production/Genetics Due- Office 26 th : Building CleanUp-6pm 4-H Building 30 th : Food and Fashion Review August 6th: Horse Show- Fairgrounds 8th: Entry Day Noon-7pm 8th: Livestock Interviews 3-8pm 8th-14th: Mower County Fair! Please read 4-H Fairbook for a detailed schedule of activities. 24th: Livestock exhibitors leave for State Fair 25th-28th: Livestock Encampment 25th-5th: Minnesota State Fair 28 th -30 th : General Project Encampment 31 st -2 nd : Lama Project Encampment September 9 th -11 th : State Shooting Sports and Wildlife Invitational 16 th -19 th : State Horse Show 24 th -25 th : State Dog Show

2 Mower County 4-H Mission Statement Mower County 4-H will provide a fun learning and growing environment for youth and adults, by promoting traditions both old and new Advisory Board Goals 1. Members enrolled by January 1st: a. If a club has 75% of their members re-enrolled by January 1 st they will receive a pizza party. b. If a club has 85% of their members re-enrolled by January 1 st advisory board will pay for a club activity. c. If a club has 100% of their members re-enrolled by January 1 st advisory board will pay for a club outing! 2. Every club will participate in a STEM activity by May 30, There will be project mentor list for half of the general projects by April 1, We Have Moved! Our new office is behind the Mower County Highway Department. Our address is 1105 ½ 8 th Ave NE. Our phone number is the same Directions: I-90 coming from the EAST: Take the 11th Dr NE exit, EXIT 179. Turn left onto 11th Dr NE. Turn right onto 8th Ave NE /2 8TH AVE NE is on the right. Look for University of Minnesota Extension signage! I-90 coming from the WEST: Take the 11th Dr NE exit, EXIT 179. Turn right onto 11th Dr NE. Turn right onto 8th Ave NE /2 8TH AVE NE is on the right. Look for University of Minnesota Extension signage! H COUNTY FAIR REGISTRATION NEW IN 2016 Fair Registrations will be handled online at There will be NO paper fair registrations given to each 4-Her. When using fairentry.com please sign in using your 4honline user name and password. The deadline for fair registration on fairentry.com is July 15 th, Please still use your 4-H Fairbooks to find which class to sign up for. If you do not have internet access you can still complete the paper registration form found at the Extension Office. NOTE: If you choose to fill out a paper registration you will have to come to the Extension Office once the form is complete and use one of the computers to input the information into fairentry.com. Please allow yourself plenty of time to enter the fair registration information into the computer. Office hours are 8AM-4:30PM, closed over the lunch hour. Remember you are only able to exhibit in the project areas that you are currently enrolled in; however you can add project areas on 4honline.com until the fair registration deadline on July 15 th. Please register online or complete your fair registration form by July 15, If your registration is not submitted online by this date you will not be eligible for champion ribbons and/or state trips Fairentry.com IS ready for fair registrations!! Please contact the Extension Office if you have PAGE 2

3 any question in regards to completing your 2016 fair registration at or See you at the Fair, Kristin Krell-Mower County 4-H Program Coordinator Summer Time Summer is almost here! Take a look at the events you can sign up for with 4-H this summer! Call the Extension Office to sign up ! Adams Day Camp, Adams City Park, July 7 th, 8am-5pm. Grades K-5 $6 PAGE 3 FYI Fairbooks are complete and club leaders have them in their possession. You can also find fairbooks online at lt/files/download/2016%20fairbook.pdf Fair Registrations are due July 15 th on fairentry.com. A message from Mower County Farm Bureau Attention Mower County 4-H Members Those enrolled in the photography project will have an opportunity for a special contest this year at the Mower County Fair. The Mower County Breakfast on the Farm will be held at Gene Anderson s Farm at th Ave., Waltham, MN on Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Come and take some pictures and pick your best shot to enter into the Mower County Fair. The title of the entry will be Mower County Breakfast on the Farm. The picture should be an 8 x 10 colored photo. Only one entry per person. First Place - $25.00, Second Place - $15.00, Third Place $ This event is sponsored by the Mower County Farm Bureau Federation. Thank you. Virginia Bissen Secretary/Treasurer Mower County Farm Bureau Federation Austin Day Camp, Mill Pond Park, July 14 th, 8am-5pm. Grades K-5 $6 Gizmos, Gadgets and Goo, July 12 th 6pm- 8pm 4-H Building, Grades K-2 nd. FREE o Get ready to explore the wonderful world of Gizmos, Gadgets and Goo! It will be an evening of hands on exploration that will use all five senses. All youth will get to Goo to take home! Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Extension and Mower County 4- H. The University of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer. Rockets to the Rescue, August 3 rd 6pm- 8pm 4-H Building, Grades 4 th -6 th. FREE o It is your mission to design and build an aerodynamic food transportation device that can deliver a payload of nutritious food to disaster victims. Youth will learn engineering concepts, develop math skills, learn about nutrition and help solve a relevant, global issue. Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Extension and Mower County 4- H. The University of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer.

4 Pre Fair Events Friday, July 15 Fair Registration Due on fairentry.com goes to 7:00 pm Contact your leader with any questions! PAGE 4 Monday, July 25 Dairy Production/Genetics forms due AND Clothing/Fashion Review & Food review Tuesday, July 26 4-H Building clean-up Saturday, July 30 Food Review 10:00am 4-H Building Non Garment judging will 10 am Clothing & Fashion Review Noon at the 4-H Building Saturday, August 6 Horse Show Performance, Games, Horseless Horse, and Cloverbuds 9:00 a.m. Foodstand Schedule, Clerking Assignments and Building Clean up Assignments All of the items above need dedicated volunteers youth and adult to run smoothly! Below you will find when and where your clubs are signed up to work. If you cannot make your club s assigned time, please make arrangements with Kristin to find a time that works for you. Remember being a part of 4-H includes being volunteering for the greater good of all Mower County 4-H ers. Mower County 4-H Exhibit Hall Clerking Assignments Monday, August 8, 2016 Judging begins at Noon and Leroy Wide Awake-Horse Related, Horseless Horse and Vet Science area AND Crop Science, Fruit, Vegetable Gardening, Potato and Plant & Soil Science Area Racine Ramblers- Flower Gardening, Indoor Gardening and Lawn & Landscape Enterprise- Shooting Sports, Wildlife Biology, Entomology, Environment, Fishing, Forestry, Geology Area AND Bicycle, Shop/Wood, Small Engines, Electric, Computer, Aerospace, Robotics and Geospatial Area Rock Solid- Consumer Ed., Home Environment, Child Development & Fiber/Needle Arts Rough Riders- Food & Nutrition and Food Preservation Lucky Clovers- Youth Leadership, Citizenship, Clowning, Self-Determined, 4-H New Ways, Global Connections, Health, Safety and Community Pride areas Red Rock Rangers- Creative Arts, Banner, Flower Boxes and Brag Booths Windom- Cloverbuds Southside- Photography

5 Clubs Responsible for 4-H Building Clean-up Clean-up is scheduled Tuesday July 6:30 PM. Clubs need to bring cleaning supplies. 4-H has brooms and buckets. Clean up Assignments: South End/ East Annex/ Office/ Cloverbud Wing: Country Aces Dining Room& Kitchen: Lyle Area Willing Workers PAGE Foodstand and Dairy Bar Schedule- PLEASE NOTE CHANGES IN RED Hours Food Stand (Opening at 11 AM Closing at 8 PM) Dairy Bar (Opening at 11 AM Closing 10 PM) 1stShift 10:30am- 4:30pm Monday August 8th NONE Tuesday August 9th NOON-4:30pm!!! Enterprise Wednesday August 10th Lucky Clovers Thursday August 11th Ambassadors Independent Members Advisory Friday August 12th Windom Saturday August 13th Auction Breakfast 8am Rock Solid Rough Riders Sunday August 14th 10:30am-5ish Red Rock Rangers 2ndShift 4pm- 10:15pm 2pm-8pm LeRoy W. A. Enterprise Southside Racine Ramblers Country Aces Lyle W.W. NONE Fair Time Reminders Entry Day Process August 8th noon-7pm 4-H Building! Please have all 4-Her s check in at the Ambassador Booth (near the dairy bar)! When they check in they will get an item card for each project. They must attach that card to their project before getting judged. They must check in before getting any projects judged! o Sign- up sheets to get judged will be made for photography and crafts/fine arts. It s our hope that the judging process will go smoothly for these projects. Livestock Interviews August 8th 3-8pm in Crane : All 4-H members enrolled in a livestock project that wish to receive a champion or reserve or attend state fair must participate in an interview. Back tag numbers will be given out at interviews. 4-Her s will be given only one number for the entire fair. Ribbon Auction sign up deadline is Noon on Friday (August 12 th ). Deadline to sign up for State Fair Trip is 5pm on Friday (August 12th). NO EXCEPTIONS!!! State Fair Meetings! General project state fair trip winners will meet at 1pm in the 4-H garden Saturday, August 13th. Livestock state fair trip winners will meet at 4pm in Crane Pavilion Saturday, August 13th. Please Note, paper work will be handed in at the state fair meetings! DO NOT hand them into the office before the meetings.

6 Advisory Board Round Up (elections) Sunday, August 14th 1:30pm 4-H Building. This is the time to get involved and make a difference for the Mower County 4-H Program! This is YOUR Opportunity to have your voices heard at Advisory Board meetings. Come elect your new officers (need to be 6th grade or older). o Positions to be filled are: all youth officers and youth districts representatives are open. Adult representatives are a two year term openings this year are North Female, South Female, East Female, West Male. Mower County 4-H Districts o East Frankford Jolly Youth, LeRoy Wide Awake, Racine Ramblers o South Country Aces, Lucky Clovers, Southside o North Red Rock Rangers, Rock Solid, o West Enterprise, Windom, Rough Riders, Lyle Willing Workers Livestock Updates LQA&E Youth need LQA&E if... Their last training is 2013 or older. Are 6th grade and older and want to go to state fair. Show swine. All youth showing swine must take LQA&E (3rd grade and up). You do NOT need to take the LQA&E training in 2016 if: You are ONLY exhibiting horse and/or dog You are a Cloverbud You will NOT be exhibiting any livestock at the 2016 Mower County Fair (beef, dairy, goat, lama, poultry, rabbit, sheep, and/or swine) You will NOT be exhibiting any livestock at the 2016 Minnesota State Fair 4-H Livestock Encampment. Youth in Grades 3-5 who will be exhibiting at the Mower County Fair only You are, however, strongly encouraged to take the training. If you are still in need of training it is your responsibility to attend another county s training. These dates and times are listed on the web at mn4-h/projects/animal-science/lqae/. Keep checking this website as it is updated frequently. Dates for 2016: FYI Every Tuesday is dog practice July 15 th : All Market Rabbit ID s are due to the Extension Office by 4:30pm July 15 th : All Jr. Meat Breeding Doe ID s are due to the Extension Office by 4:30pm July 15 th : Fair Registration Due on fairentry.com Due to a change in the University of Minnesota s billing system all state and PAGE 6

7 regional event charges must be paid in full by the families to the University before attending the event. This means that Mower County scholarships will only be given after the event is attended by the 4-Her(s). This does include BLU, YELLO, Regional Outings, and Camp Patterson (and any other state regional events that may come up during the year). Leader Trainings Online Did you know that all volunteers need to complete ONLINE VOLUNTEER TRAINING? Volunteers can easily access these trainings and get the support they need to make a difference in the lives of Minnesota youth through the 4honline website at This series of dynamic, interactive 30-minute online training modules allows volunteers to build their volunteer skills and knowledge from home. Sign into your screen in 4honline and click on the Trainings tab to access the available sessions. Mower County Endowment County 4-H endowments are long-term investments meant to ensure that local programs remain strong and vital for future generations of 4-H ers. The local 4-H program oversees expenditures of its investment. Reports are made to the county annually and funds are paid out at the request of the county program. The local county determines the use of the funds. 4.5% of the endowment is available to spend annually; the remaining interest earned is reinvested to build principal. If you would like more information about the Mower County Endowment please contact the Extension Office H Scholarships available for Mower County 4-Hers to attend leadership events, national trips, 4-H camping experiences, and other educational events. Contact the Extension Office if you are interested in receiving a scholarship. Events costs break down listed below $0-$75 = 35% reimbursed by Mower County 4-H after attending the event. $76-$150 = 60% reimbursed by Mower County 4-H after attending the event. $151- up = 85% reimbursed by Mower County 4-H after attending the event. REMINDER: THE EXTENSION OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. New Address /2 8TH AVE NE!! In This Issue 4-H county fair exhibitor tips & natural resource projects webinar... 4-H county fair exhibitor tips and natural resource projects webinar 4-H exhibitors: Are you ready for county fair exhibit judging? Are you curious what 4-H judges are looking for? Are you interested in natural resources? Are you looking for natural resources project ideas? This webinar will first give you insights and tips from 4-H exhibit judge and Extension educator Gary Wyatt for preparing and presenting your 4-H exhibits for county fair judging. You will learn about how to best tell the story of your 4-H exhibit to the judge and there will be time for your questions. PAGE 7 Then, in the second part of this webinar, Gary will talk specifically about his personal and

8 professional area of interest, natural resources. He will share information and encourage you to explore any of several current and relevant topics that would make great 4-H learning opportunities and exhibits. There will be another question and answer period after this second part of the webinar. The entire webinar is expected to last about minutes, beginning at 10 a.m. on July 12. Suggested connect time is between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m. For those unable to attend, the webinar will be recorded and posted later at h.umn.edu/county-fair. To access this webinar by computer: 1. Go to webex.umn.edu - enter meeting number and click Join. 2. Follow any prompts to run or install WebEx/Cisco software. 3. Once you ve joined the meeting, click the pop-up to join the audio conference. You can test your computer s speakers by clicking on the menu bar at the top Audio, then Test Computer Audio. To access this webinar by smartphone: 1. Go to webex.umn.edu 2. Click on Join by Number 3. Unless you have previously installed the WebEx App, you will be prompted to install it. 4. Once the WebEx App is installed, you will then be able to enter meeting number and join the meeting. Please feel free to pass this information along to anyone who may be interested. Learn more at Any questions about the content can be directed to Gary Wyatt at wyatt@umn.edu or Any questions about connecting to the webinar, including testing connections and equipment ahead of time, can be directed to Todd Mehrkens at toddmehr@umn.edu or Calendar JULY 2-9 Citizenship Washington Focus AUGUST 25 - Sept. 5 Minnesota State Fair PAGE 8