4-H Clover Update 11/01/2014 - Extension

MINNESOTA 4-H
CLOVER UPDATE
November 2014
Southeast Region / Steele County
Steele County 4-H Calendar
November
 3
Charters Due to Extension Office
 3
Deadline to Register for Ambie Retreat at Waterpark of
America
 4
St. Mary’s Afterschool
 5
Owatonna Library Afterschool
 6
Annual Ag Society Meeting – 7 PM, SCCC
 11
Veterans’ Day - Office Closed
 11
Ellendale Afterschool
 15
Regional Ambassador Retreat, 10 AM-4 PM, Glenville
 17
Joint Extension Committee Meeting – 5 PM, Rice County
 18
Ambassador Meeting – 5:30 PM, SCCC
 18
Leaders Training – 6 PM Meal, 6:30 PM Training, SCCC
 24
4-H Club Council – 7 PM, SCCC
 27
Thanksgiving - Office Closed
 28
County Holiday - Office Closed
CONTACT US
Tracy Ignaszewski
Melissa Koch
635 Florence Ave
Owatonna MN 55060
507-444-7685
www.4-H.umn.edu
www.extension.umn.ed
u/county/steele
https://www.facebook.c
om/steelecounty4h
December
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St. Mary’s Afterschool
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Owatonna Library Afterschool
 5
Drop off gifts for Shop with Santa, 3-7 PM, St. John
Lutheran Church
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Shop with Santa, 8 AM – 12 Noon, St. John Lutheran
Church
 6-7
Ambassador Retreat, Waterpark of America (after Shop
with Santa)
 9
Ellendale Afterschool
 9
Cloverbud Holiday Treats, 6-7 PM, Extension Office
 15
Registration deadline for Movie Night
 22
Movie Night, Northwoods Cinema 10, early evening
movie
 24
Christmas Eve – Office Closed
 25
Christmas Day – Office Closed
 29
Regional Winter Outing (watch for more details)
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Cloverbud Adventures
Mark your calendar now for these Cloverbud
Adventures for the year!
December – Holiday Treats
Tuesday, December 9, 6:00–7:00 PM
Extension Office, Steele County Annex,
635 Florence Ave, Owatonna
Watch for more details on these adventures in
future newsletters:
February – Family Activity – Sunday, February 8
April – What’s your Project – Tuesday, April 28
May – Cloverbud Kickball – Sunday, May 17
June – Cloverbud Day Camp – Thursday, June 23
Ambassadors
Welcome to our 2014 Ambassadors!
Lauren Arthur, Alex Arndt, Lucas Arndt, William
Behne, Cameron Deml, Mikayla Dinse, Mitch
Dinse, Molly Hawkins, Cole Ignaszewski, Lexie
Ignaszewsi, Georgia Jirousek, David Keck, Emily
Keck, Allie Keilen, Sarah Manderfeld, Katie Moon,
Kalyn Naatz, Logan Nelson, Aly Noble, Jacob
Pfeifer, McKenna Schroht, Katie Skalicky, Logan
Stenzel, Katie Wolf, and Tim Wolf
Ambassador Meeting – November
18th starting at 5:30 PM at the SCCC
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Regional Ambassador Retreat –
November 15th
Join other ambassadors from our 18 county
region for a fun filled day of skill development
and personal growth. Training will be held in
Glenville, MN (Freeborn County) and will go from
10 AM to 4 PM. The retreat will be filled with
educational break-out sessions, group activities,
speakers, and FUN!
Contact the Extension Office ASAP if you are
interested in going.
4-H Club Council
4-H Club Council Meetings
Mondays at 7 PM at the SCCC – November 24 NO December Meeting
We Need Someone from Every 4-H
Club to Attend Club Council
Meetings!
This is the beginning of a new 4-H Year and we
have lots of information to share! Please try to
send representatives, youth and adults, from
your club each month.
Your Club Charter paperwork is DUE back to
the Extension Office on or before
November 3rd!
Plan to attend and meet the new team! At 6:00 a
meal will be provided and at 6:30 we‟ll join the
leaders training – Making 4-H MORE Fun!
Leader Training - Education
Ambie Retreat will be ----- December
6 -7 at the Waterpark of America
Fall Leader Training – Making 4-H
MORE Fun!
This retreat will focus on planning and setting
goals for the 2015 4-H year. Please bring your
thinking caps and calendars to help plan events.
Call the office at 444-7685 by November 3rd to
register. Contact Missy if you have any
questions.
Our Fall Leader Training is set for Tuesday,
November 18, 6:00 PM with meal and 6:30 with
training at the SCCC. This is the statewide
training that every club must attend. If you
cannot make this training date, you will need to
make other arrangements!
Young people stay in 4-H because it‟s
fun! Find out how to create vibrant 4-H
experiences that will make kids want to keep
coming back. The statewide fall volunteer
training is for all 4-H youth & adult volunteers in
Note: if you have not turned in your application
to be an Ambie you still can; please contact the
office right away for an application and to set up
your interview.
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clubs and county-wide groups, including PDC‟s,
Federations, Leaders‟ Council and others. At
least one volunteer from each club needs to plan
on attending, but you are encouraged to come as
a team of youth and adults.
Participants will dig into ideas and activities
to get 4-H‟ers engaged and excited. Discover
“grab and go” resources that are available in
your county and region to add fun to your 4-H
club, project, afterschool or group gatherings.
Resource topics include 4-H club
ideas, science, healthy living, animal science, and
more.
You will leave this training with:
A toolkit of ready-to-use ideas to get
kids involved in fun!
Ideas from other volunteers on what
works for them.
A plan to increase the fun in your 4-H
group.
Project Information
2014-2015 4-H Enrollment
Members and volunteers must re-enroll each
year and YES, IT’S TIME to enroll/re-enroll for
the 2014-2015 4-H year! Once again, enrollment
will be an online process. 4-H Online is open
and ready to take your enrollment for the
year. The website at which to enroll/re-enroll is
https://mn.4honline.com You‟ll find Quick
Start and Detailed instructions there for how to
enroll. Some things to remember:
If you have trouble re-enrolling, check
your browser. You will need to use
Internet Explorer 10 or higher, Chrome,
Firefox, or Safari
Make sure you check if you are a boy or
a girl
Update your personal profile if needed
including street and email addresses
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We no longer need a signed hard copy of
the Authorization form BUT you must
check and accept all items on that
screen
Please be aware that this 4-H Membership
Enrollment process and any updates that you
make to it throughout the year are totally
separate from the County Fair Exhibit
Registration process that takes place in
July. That process, which is NOT available online
at this time, will be communicated to you in
June. If you have any questions about enrolling
or re-enrolling, please call the Extension Office at
507-444-7685.
Year PDC Plan
The PDC (Project Development Committee)
meetings are planned for the new 4-H year!
Remember these meetings are open to all who
would like to share in the planning, education,
and rules review of each livestock species area.
All meetings, except the October meeting, will be
held at the SCCC starting with food at 6:30 PM
and lasting no later than 8:00 PM. The October
meeting was held at the Extension Office in
order to accommodate the State Webinar which
was viewed. This year, some new EDUCATIONAL
pieces will be part of each PDC meeting. Here is
our PLAN . . . . .
Thursday, January 22- SCCC – Italian with Fair
Book Changes / Activity Boxes
Thursday, March 26 -SCCC – Tacos with
Finalization of Fair Book Changes / Project
Trainings
Thursday, May 21 - SCCC – BBQ Sandwiches
with Writing Bonus Trips/ Activity to be
determined
Thursday, July 23 - SCCC – Subs with County
Fair Planning / How to Pack your Show Box
Update your project areas; the system
will keep your old projects entered until
you change them
Project Bowl Practices to Begin in
January
Be sure to work through each screen and
complete all information
Project Bowl is the second largest attended event
during the 4-H year. Patterned after the goldenoldie television show “College Bowl”, it
challenges teams of three to six youth in their
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knowledge of certain 4-H project areas.
Currently there are seven different bowls: Dairy,
Dog, General Livestock, Horse, Poultry, Rabbit
and Wildlife. Adults – are you interested in
sharing your expertise by serving as a coach for
one of these teams? Youth – are you interested
in learning more about one of these project
areas in a new and fun way? You do not have to
be enrolled in the project to participate in
project bowl activities. Watch for more
information as bowl teams generally begin
practicing after the first of the year. Call the
Extension office at 444-7685 if you are
interested in coaching or being part of a bowl
team.
Events and Activities
4-H Afterschool
With the school year underway, 4-H Afterschool
will be starting up soon! We are looking for
volunteers who would be willing to help out with
this program! We will be providing lessons to
the teachers at four Owatonna SACC sites and
conducting afterschool programs at the
following sites ourselves:
* Ellendale Elementary School
* St. Mary‟s School
* Owatonna Library
Please - call the office at 444-7685 if you are
interested in helping out!
4-H ‘Awards and Recognition Event’
The Steele County 4-H recognition celebration
will be “Happening” again this year on Sunday,
January 4, 2015 at the VFW. Mark the Date on
your calendars NOW!!! Numerous awards and
recognition will be given at this annual event,
including the I Dare You Awards, Outstanding
Leaders, Friend of 4-H, Graduation, Gold Key,
Record Judging, Retiring Officers and 4-H
Ambassadors. Watch your mail for more details.
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Shop with Santa
Shop with Santa will be held on Saturday,
December 6 from 8 AM until Noon at St. John
Lutheran Church. Be sure to mark your
calendars and start thinking about ideas for gifts
that you can make. Remember, it should be
something YOU would like to give or receive!
Each 4-H’er needs to bring 10 items to the
church on Friday, December 5, from 3-7 PM.
Craft items should be good quality and
homemade. We are unable to accept items with
loose material, plants, or soups/cookie mixes.
Candy must be individually wrapped.
Top Needed Items: pillows, frames for males,
blankets, marshmallow shooters, wood items,
fishing lures, ice fishing poles, or similar items.
Items Not Needed: scarves, notebooks,
ornaments, magnet boards, candles
We also need Santa supplies – boxes, packing
material and wrapping paper. Wrapped boxes are
truly appreciated! Also, clubs can pick up bags at
the Extension office to be decorated at your club
meetings. Please pick up posters as well to hang
up at local businesses.
4-H Night at the Movies
The date has been set! Monday, December 22
will be our “4-H Movie Night”! This year, the 4-H
movie is ‟NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF
THE TOMB!‟ We will attend the early evening
show (exact time yet to be announced.) This
activity is open to all 4-Hers and their families.
Youth in 5th grade or under must be
accompanied by an adult. The cost per person
for the movie and popcorn is $10 each BUT only
$5 per family member if you sold all of your
Pasta Dinner Tickets in 2014. Guests may be
invited at the rate of $10 per person. Call the
Extension Office at 444-7685 with the names,
number of adults, and grades of all youth
attending. Registrations and payments will be
accepted until December 15 when we will be
purchasing the tickets. Checks should be made
out to „Steele County 4-H‟.
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Regional Winter Outing –
December 29, 2014
This event will include a morning production of
„Charlie Brown‟ at the Old Log Theatre. Other
details are yet to be worked out, but it promises
to be fun for all. Watch for more information in
the December newsletter.
Cash Your Checks !!!
The Steele County Fair would like you to cash
your County Fair premium checks
immediately! This helps them finalize their
accounting each year.
Also, please cash any outstanding 4-H checks
immediately! The 4-H audit and budget
committees will be working soon to review the
2013-2014 books and set the budget for the
2014-2015 year. It really helps their work when
all checks have been cashed! If you have any
questions, call the office at 444-7685.
Recognition
Thanks for Your Work
at the 4-H Grill
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I wanted to tell everyone
„thanks‟ for a great year at the 4-H Grill. The
clubs all provided a great supply of helpers for
the shifts they were given - this makes it so
much easier on everyone and helps our shifts
run smoothly. Thanks to my adult club shift
helpers-couldn‟t do it without you! And last but
not least, my shift managers-Kim Busho, Cindy
Johnson, Deb Willert and Tammy Wolf-you guys
were great! The 4-H Grill continues to supply a
good meal at a reasonable price during the
fair. Our profits help to support the entire 4-H
program during the rest of the year. So thanks
again for a successful and fun year.
Angie Jensen, Food Stand Operations Manager
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4-H Volunteer Corner
4-H Club Planning Retreat
4-H Clubs that make the most of the 4-H year
develop a 4-H Club Annual Plan. The beginning
of the 4-H year is the ideal time to schedule a
4-H club planning retreat with the goal of
developing a 4-H Club Annual Plan
http://www.extension.umn.edu/youth/mn4H/volunteer/4-H-club-annual-plan-worksheet.pdf
An effective club planning retreat is scheduled
once-a-year outside of the regular club meeting.
The planning retreat involves the club leaders
and the club officers. Items to bring to the
retreat are the following; the 4-H Club Annual
Plan, the previous year‟s club secretary‟s book,
the club treasurer‟s book, note paper,
individuals‟ calendars, community or school
calendars and nutritious snacks. Once the
annual plan is developed, share it at the next
club meeting to gather feedback. Provide this
information to the club membership and involve
youth and 4-H volunteers in carrying out the
annual plan to help ensure a successful 4-H year.
Patrick Jirik is an Extension Educator working
with Volunteer Systems based out of the
Rochester Regional Extension Office.
In This Issue
Message from Dorothy
Online enrollment for 4-H families
Plan to attend a 4-H BLU near You!
Science of Agriculture Response Challenge
National 4-H Conference 2015
Summer 2015 Citizenship Washington Focus
2014 youth livestock committee application
Calendar
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Message from Dorothy
Dear 4-H families and volunteers,
November is a time when we reflect and give
thanks for everything that brings joy, meaning
and purpose to our lives. It is also a time when
many people think about how they can make a
difference in the lives of people in their
communities who may be in need in different
ways. Teaching youth to be active citizens and
leaders in their communities is a priority in 4-H,
and community service projects are one way 4H'ers lead.
Research indicates that civic engagement and
“connection” to community and those around us
play an important role in the healthy
development of young people.
I encourage you to think about how you can
support our civic-minded 4-H'ers in their efforts
to make a difference in the lives of the people in
your communities this holiday season.
Finally, I would be remiss if I did not thank each
of you for your contributions to Minnesota 4-H.
It would not be the valuable program it is
without the service and contributions of each of
you. Minnesota 4-H is better because you care
enough to give your time, talents and skills.
Sincerely,
Dorothy M. Freeman
Associate Dean and State 4-H Director
Online enrollment for 4-H
Families
Enrollment for the new 4-H year is now open and
Minnesota 4-H families are reminded and
encouraged to go to 4HOnline to enroll/re-enroll
both youth members and adult volunteers.
Active enrollment in the current year is required
for participation in 4-H events and activities. The
enrollment/re-enrollment process is quick and
easy; even families with multiple youth should
be done in ten minutes or less. Also, active
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enrollment 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:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/youth/mn4H/4honline/.
Youth, their parents and adult volunteers, as
part of enrolling or re-enrolling, 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.4H.umn.edu/county.
Plan to attend a 4-H BLU near
You!
The Minnesota 4-H State Ambassadors invite all
youth in grades six through one year past high
school to plan to attend a Building Leadership
and Understanding (BLU) overnight leadership
retreat near you! Volunteer chaperones will also
be needed. Five BLUs will be held this year in the
following locations:
Feb. 7-8: Central - Elk River
Feb. 21-22: Northwest - Moorhead
Feb. 21-22: Southeast - Rochester
Feb. 28 - March 1: Northeast - Duluth
Feb. 28 - March 1: Southwest - Marshall
Additional details will be available online at:
www.4-H.umn.edu/events/blu/ by Nov. 10, or
connect with your county 4-H office for more
information!
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New 4-H Youth Development
program: The Science of
Agriculture Response
Challenge
4-H knows that today‟s youth are tomorrow‟s
agriculture leaders. The new 4-H Science of
Agriculture Response Challenge asks youth to
explore and develop science-based solutions to
agriculture-related issues they have identified in
their communities. Youth teams will work with
local partners to explore issues and find
solutions to challenges in agronomy, animal
husbandry, soil science, ag business, rural
finance, food science and engineering.
Participants will then attend a statewide event
(June 18-19, 2015) at the University of
Minnesota Twin Cities Campus to present their
4-H Science of Agriculture Challenge projects,
and connect with representatives from the
University and agribusiness community who are
eager to meet the next generation of leaders in
agriculture and STEM. Teams can be crosscounty. Each member of the top three teams will
receive a scholarship of $500 - $1,000.
More information about the Science of
Agriculture Response Challenge, including a
quick start guide, volunteer webinars and sample
presentations can be found at:
www.extension.umn.edu/youth/mn4H/events/science-of-ag-response/.
If you have any questions please contact your
county program coordinator or Joshua Rice,
Extension specialist, science of agriculture at
[email protected] or 612-624-8415.
National 4-H Conference 2015
Are you recognized as a leader in your county
programs and have you experienced leadership
opportunities outside of your county?
Minnesota will send four youth delegates to
Washington D.C. in the spring with selection
based on qualifications, contents of delegate
nomination/recommendation forms and
interview. All information is outlined on the 4-H
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events website under National 4-H Conference at
www.extension.umn.edu/youth/mn4H/events/national-conference/index.html.
Application postmark deadline is Nov. 18. Go to
the website to find out requirements and steps
to the application process. Talk with your
program coordinator today!
Summer 2015 Citizenship
Washington Focus
Minnesota youth delegates will be heading to
Washington D.C. for Citizenship Washington
Focus leaving on June 20, 2015 and returning to
Minnesota on June 27, 2015. Citizenship
Washington Focus (CWF) is a week-long 4-H
citizenship program that takes place at the
National 4-H Youth Conference Center in
Washington, D.C. Participants will learn from
and meet with young people from across the
nation, strengthen their civic engagement
understanding and skills, experience Washington
D.C., and develop and implement a CWF: Call to
Action plan back home.
Full information about this great experience can
be found on the 4-H events website under
Citizenship Washington Focus at
www.extension.umn.edu/youth/mn4-h/events/.
On the website, you will find a flyer for
distribution to those who might be interested
and also the full explanation of the CWF: Call to
Action document.
Pre-registration material will be found on this
website beginning Jan. 15 with full application
material available Feb. 17. This is a first-come
first-served application process. Check with
your county program coordinator if there are
additional county requirements for this
experience.
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2014 Youth Livestock
Committee Application
Attention 4-H sheep members,
We are looking for 4-H sheep members 9th grade
and up to be part of the state fair sheep show
committee. We will select three members for one
year terms each to help plan and organize the
state fair 4-H sheep project experience. We are
looking for members with extensive sheep
project and leadership experience. 4-H members
selected will work with adult volunteers and
staff members to enhance the competitive and
educational opportunities with the sheep project
at future state fairs. To apply, please complete
the Minnesota 4-H youth livestock committee
application listed on the sheep project page
under “Other learning opportunities” at www.4H.umn.edu/projects/animal-science/sheep/ and
return to Karen Nelson by Nov. 15, 2014.
Calendar
NOVEMBER
 15
2014 youth livestock sheep
Committee applications due
 18
National 4-H Conference
Application deadline
FEBRUARY
 7-8
Central BLU, Elk River, MN
 21-22
Northwest BLU, Moorhead, MN
 21-22
Southeast BLU, Rochester, MN
 28-Mar. 1 Northeast BLU, Duluth, MN
 28-Mar. 1 Southwest BLU, Marshall, MN
APRIL
 6-11
National 4-H Conference
JUNE
 18-19
Science of Agriculture Response
Challenge
 20-27
Citizenship Washington Focus
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