Jefferson County

4-H March 2020

Volume III, Issue 3

4-H Family Newsletter

Inside this Issue:

4-H Calendar……………………………..….. 2

General News……………………………..….3

Fair News……………………………………….3

4-H Educational Trips…….………..……..3

Summer Camp News……………………...4

Other Opportunities……………………….4

Project News……………..…………………..5

4-H Communication……………….….…..9

Leader News………………………………..10

Older Member News…………………….10

Club News……..……………………………..11

Project Learning Day….…………………12

Directory………………………………………14

Jefferson County EXT

Open Monday – Friday:

8:00am - 4:30pm

Mark your calendars for the Countywide Speech and Poster Contest! The contest will be held on March 30th at the Extension Office from 5-7 pm. There are a large number of other 4-H activities on March 30th. If your 4-H’er would like to participate in their normally scheduled 4-H activity and the Speech and Poster Contest– just let us know! We can work something out! Posters are due to the Extension Office by March 16th. Speech registrations are due by March 16th—register here.

The contest theme is "The Head H." The first “H” in 4-H stands for Head; “Head to clearer thinking.” One of the key concepts in 4-H is education; allowing youth the opportunity to learn new things through projects and programs. The Head H can also be described as problem solving, life skill development, responsibility, and using reason to make decisions. Here are some ideas to think about when forming your speech and poster idea…

What does the first H, representing the Head, mean to you?

What have you learned in 4-H, through your project work or club experience?

If you missed the Speech and Poster training, you can find the PowerPoint used at the training here to help you through the process of picking an idea and developing your speech or poster!

SPEECH & POSTER CONTEST

COUNTYWIDE CLOVERBUD PROGRAM Did you know that the Jefferson County 4-H Program has roughly 80 Cloverbud members? Cloverbud members are 4-H members in 5K Kindergarten through 2nd grade. We’re starting a countywide project just for them!

The next Cloverbud project meeting will be held Monday, March 23rd from 6-7 pm at the Extension office. The theme will be Digging for Dinosaurs!! Parents are encouraged to stay but can drop off if needed.

For general information on the Cloverbud Project and general information, please go to:

https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/wi4hprojects/younger-members/cloverbuds/

T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST Are you super artistic? Do you have ideas for a really cool 4-H t-shirt?

This contest is for you! We are looking for the BEST of the BEST t-

shirt designs to make a Jefferson County 4-H shirt. These are the

rules:

1. It must say ‘Jefferson County 4-H’ somewhere on the shirt

2. Front designs only

3. Up to two color designs allowed

4. Designs should be turned in to the Extension office by 4 pm on Tuesday, March 31st.

You may drop it off at the office or email us (Kim, Katelyn, or Kara).

After all designs are turned in, we’ll create a poll for Jefferson County 4-H members and

families to vote! The winning design will go on a shirt for anyone in the program to order

(more details to come)! If you have questions, reach out to Kara at kara.loyd@wisc.edu.

We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Jefferson County 4-H Family Newsletter : March 2020 Page 2

4-H CALENDAR

Date Time Meeting Location

2 6:00pm Meats Judging EXT Office

6:00pm Dog Project Meeting—New Members Fair Park West Building

7:00pm Dog Project Meeting—Returning Members Fair Park West Building

3 6:00pm VIP Leader Training EXT Office

7:00pm Horse Education EXT Office

7 1:30pm Rocketry Project New Family Meeting Fair Park Activity Center

8 5:00pm Archery Jefferson

9 6:00pm Archery Watertown

6:00pm Meats Judging EXT Office

6:00pm Dog Project Meeting—New Members Fair Park Activity Center

6:00pm MAP Swine Kick-Off Meeting Fair Park Activity Center

7:00pm MAP Sheep Kick-Off Meeting Fair Park Activity Center

7:00pm Dog Project Meeting—Returning Members Fair Park Activity Center

10 6:00pm MAP Meats Judging Carcass Point Opportunity EXT Office

7:00pm MAP Committee Meeting EXT Office

7:00pm Horse Education EXT Office

11 5:30pm Foods Project Meeting EXT Office

12 7:00pm JCHP Committee Meeting EXT Office

6:00pm Photography Project Meeting EXT Office

14 9:00am Meats Judging Country Cutters

1:30pm Rocketry Project Meeting Fair Park Activity Center

15 5:00pm Archery Jefferson

16 6:00pm Archery Watertown

6:00pm Dog Project Meeting—New Members Fair Park Activity Center

7:00pm Dog Project Meeting—Returning Members Fair Park Activity Center

17 6:30pm JCHP Countywide Meeting Fair Park Activity Center

7:00pm Goat Planning Committee Meeting EXT Office

7:00pm Small Animal Sale Committee Meeting EXT Office

19 5:00pm Yarn Project Meeting EXT Office

6:30pm Leaders Association Meeting EXT Office

7:00pm Cat Project Meeting Fair Park Activity Center

7:00pm Rabbit Project Meeting Fair Park Activity Center

21 9am-1pm JCHP Vaccination Clinic Fair Park

1:30pm Rocketry Project Meeting Fair Park Activity Center

22 1:00pm Outdoor Shooting Sports Mandatory Safety Meeting Watertown Conservation Club

5:00pm Archery Project Fair Shoot Jefferson

23 6:00pm Archery Project Fair Shoot Watertown

6:00pm Meats Judging EXT Office

6:00pm Cloverbud Project Meeting EXT Office

6:00pm Dog Project Meeting—New Members Fair Park West Building

7:00pm Dog Project Meeting—Returning Members Fair Park West Building

24 6:30pm Lego Project Meeting EXT Office

6:30pm Sewing Project Meeting EXT Office

7:00pm Horse Education EXT Offfice

7:00pm Junior Leaders EXT Office

26 6:30pm Natural Sciences Project Meeting EXT Office

28 10:00am Llama & Alpaca Project Meeting Fair Park

1:30pm Rocketry Project Meeting Fair Park Activity Center

30 5:00pm Speech & Poster Contest EXT Office

6:00pm Meats Judging EXT Office

6:00pm Dog Project Meeting—New Members Fair Park Activity Center

6:00pm Outdoor Shooting Sports Mandatory Safety Meeting Oconomowoc Sportsman’s Club

6:30pm Plants & Soil Science Meeting EXT Office

6:30pm Dairy Educational Event EXT Office

7:00pm Dog Project Meeting—Returning Members Fair Park Activity Center

7:00pm Dairy Committee Meeting EXT Office

31 4pm T-shirt contest submissions due to EXT

7:00pm Horse Education EXT Office

March 2020

For a complete list of dates and events please visit the online 4-H Calendar. (Click here for calendar) The EXT Office will

update the online calendar when events are scheduled or changed.

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Dairy Promotion Funding

Jefferson County Farm Bureau gets money from the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board to promote the dairy industry and dairy products. This is a great opportunity for clubs to promote dairy, and have some or all of the expenses paid for. Interested clubs should contact Melissa Gross by phone at 920-988-7583 or email mgross43@yahoo.com.

4-H Brochures Available

If your club needs promotional brochures please contact the EXT Office. Our office has developed a brochure that is Jefferson County specific. We will be happy to get you copies for distribution.

4-H Club Flyers In addition to the countywide brochures, we have developed 4-H Club flyers that are specific to the club experience. If your club hasn’t sent in pictures for your flyer, do so soon! We’d love to help you promote your club as the new 4-H year starts.

Wisconsin 4-H License Plates Available The 4-H Plate is here! The 4-H Plate is here! We wanted you to know: The Wisconsin 4-H license plate is available through the Wisconsin DMV, as of September 1, 2018. Stop by the EXT office

for more information on how you can support Jefferson County 4-H with your license plate!

GENERAL NEWS

Below is information about the some of the educational experiences and trips offered by Wisconsin 4-H. If you would like more information about cost and registration dates, follow this link. The Jefferson County Leader’s Association also provides scholarships to many of the experiences listed below. You can find the scholarship application here. If you have questions about the application process for scholarships, contact the EXT office. This experiences and trips are also always looking for adult volunteers to chaperone! If you are an adult volunteer who has been through the volunteer certification process, you can find more information on how to become a chaperone at this link.

WI 4-H & Youth Conference

UW-Madison Campus, Madison, WI June 22-25, 2020

Approximately 400 youth attend this pre-college program in Madison, WI each summer. Participants take part in educational seminars and assemblies and meet people from across Wisconsin. They are encouraged to take what they learn and share it with others in their communities.

In 2020, WI 4-H & Youth Conference will be celebrating 100 years. Great opportunity for youth and adults to join together on campus for learning and fun.

Delegates must be in 7th-10th grade at the time of registration.

Members of Wisconsin Leadership Council, State Art Team, State Communications Team, and Drama Company may be in 9th-13th grade.

Delegates must be 4-H members or members of another UW-Madison Extension program

NOTE: If you are interested in attending WI 4-H & Youth Conference at UW-Madison and are interested in applying for a scholarship from the Jefferson County 4-H Leaders Association, application forms are due to the Extension Office on Monday, March 2. Please see the link listed above for the form.

4-H Educational Experiences/Trips

FAIR NEWS

Jefferson County Dairy Breakfast

Save the Date - May 16, 2020 from 7am to Noon! The Fair

Park is excited to be planning the breakfast this year and will

be offering scholarships and grants to volunteers as the

breakfast committee has in the past. Stay tuned for a change

to the breakfast as we are hoping to add a farm tour that will

be available to all attendees to take part in.

Jefferson County Dairy

Breakfast Scholarship & Grants Available Applications are available starting February 1, 2020 and can be found on the Jefferson County Fair Park website. www.jcfairpark.com or call the Fair Park office. Scholarships and Grants are due May 1, 2020.

Jefferson County Fair Billboard Contest

In conjunction with the Dairy Breakfast and the Jefferson

County Fair, we will again be holding a billboard contest for all

clubs and groups who volunteer at the dairy breakfast or

exhibit at the county fair to participate in. In order to be

eligible, please register with the Fair Park office by March 2

via phone (920-674-7148) or email

(fair@jeffersoncountywi.gov). We will then provide one sheet

of 4x8 plywood and posts and the can be used for either or

both events. First through fourth place will be awarded in the

amounts of $100, $75, $50 and $25 for both the Dairy

Breakfast and the County Fair so you will have the chance to

win $200 for your club! Deadlines to display the billboards that

will be eligible for judging is April 16 for the Dairy Breakfast

and June 8 for the 2020 County Fair which is themed “Year of

the Goat”.

- Micheala Slind, Marketing Specialist

Jefferson County Fair Park

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4-H CAMP OPPORTUNITY

It’s time to think about SUMMER CAMP! Read all the way through for an exciting early bird price for 4-H camp! Summer 2020 will be here before we know it (thank goodness) and that means it’s time to think about 4-H Camp! Last year, Jefferson County 4-H participated in an “Open Enrollment” week of camp at Upham Woods in Wisconsin Dells, WI. Due to numbers and scheduling, Jefferson County will again participate in an Open Enroll-ment style week of camp. We are encouraging our 4-H’ers to attend the June 21-24 session. You can find more information about Upham Woods here.

We would love to fill this week of camp with our 4-H’ers and registra-tion is open now! We need you to act fast if your 4-H’er is interested in at-tending camp. You can follow this link to the Upham Wood website where you register.

If you register by March 16th, 2020, you will qualify for an early bird special to attend camp! The Jeffer-son County 4-H Leader’s Association will provide a re-duced camp cost of $150!! You will be asked to pay when you register but you don’t need to just yet. Jefferson County 4-H will send you an invoice in May 2020. The Extension Office is also

happy to work out payment plans of up to four payments. So sign up now! If you sign up after February 14

th, you can still at-

tend camp and fill out the Jefferson County 4-H Leader’s Asso-ciation Fund Request Form. But you better hurry! Spots for the Open Enrollment weeks fill up fast! Register now!

Other important notes:

If you are an adult wanting to volun-teer your time at camp, we would love to have you! You will also need to register but it is free to go! In 2021, we are hop-ing to attend Upham Woods with just Grant and Jefferson County 4-H’ers. At that time, we will really rely on YOU, the volunteers of 4-H to be the staff for that camp. This year would be a great oppor-tunity to get your feet wet and experience Upham Woods before we’re in charge in 2021!

If your youth would like to be a coun-selor (very encouraged for the reasons above), you can find more infor-mation here. Counselor trainings are only going to be offered three times this year

and the cost is reduced for counselors attending our Open Enrollment week of June 21-24! Again, the Leader’s Asso-ciation is providing a reduced cost for the training! Submit your registration or receipt from the training for reimburse-ment!

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES Ag In the Classroom Contests

Essay Contest: This year’s 4-5th grade essay contest topic is

“How has Wisconsin agriculture affected your life today?” Stu-

dents can write about how agriculture affects us daily with food,

shelter, jobs, businesses and other aspects. Essays are due to

county essay coordinators postmarked April 1. Lessons, rules

and other resources are on the website here.

Ag Day Reading Event and Student Contest: Celebrate Nation-

al Ag Day on March 24, 2020. Celebrate by joining farmers,

volunteers, teachers, FFA and 4-H members, college students,

agri-business employees and others by reading books about

agriculture to students, home school families, nursing home

residents, day cares and others. Students can draw and color a

picture that shows people who are involved in growing, produc-

ing, processing, selling, preparing or other connection to how

food gets to our tables. They may focus on one person or sev-

eral who are involved. They may add a caption if they’d like to.

Entries are due March 31, 2020. The contest is open to chil-

dren ages 12 and under with three divisions: ages 6 and under,

ages 7-9 and ages 10-12. Find more info here.

Questions? Call Sue Andersen 920-285-8624 or Scott Schultz

920-988-2864.

Pen of 3 Competition The Pen of 3 would like to invite Wisconsin 4-H Clubs and Sheep Production leaders to participate in this unique educa-tional experience on September 13, 2020 at Jefferson Co. Fair-grounds during the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival. 4-H youth and volunteers can learn how Sheep Producers have

a Pen of 3 lambs judged both live and indexing measurements

taken after harvest to determine loin eye, back fat, and leg

score to assist producers with Genetic, Breeding and Feeding

decisions for their respective flocks. During the live Judging, an

actual lamb buyer will be available to answer questions regard-

ing factors important for placing, purchasing, and transport of

lambs. Sheep Producers participating in the event will be on

hand to discuss their sheep, the breed, feeding, care, and their

views regarding this reality-based competition.

If producers are interested are interested in entering lambs, they may do so through Showorks on the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Website. Please look under “Education”, for Pen of 3, and follow entry instructions. Participation by the public is encouraged for this Event. Inter-ested Festival goers can place pens according to their prefer-ence and also try to guess the loin eye size of a lamb of their choice. Results of this portion of the Event will be posted in the online version of the Wisconsin shepherd and on the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool website. Link to Agri-view article about Pen of Three Competition

PROJECT NEWS

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Information for specific projects is listed in this section. If you need help with a project not listed please call the EXT Office at 920-674-7295. Projects are listed in alphabetical order. If you want

to lead a countywide project please contact the Extension Office for more information.

The next project meeting is on Thursday, March 19 at 7 pm at the Fair Park Activity Center. We will also meet on April 16, May 21 and June 18. If there are any questions, please contact Kim Hall, Project Leader, at 920-209-2403 or gkhall4@yahoo.com

The next project meeting is on March 24 at 6:30pm at the

Extension Office. We will be making the Gift Card holders that

we were planning to make in February. Please call the

Extension Office to let me know if you will be attending so that

we can make sure we have enough supplies for everyone.

The meetings will start at 6:30 pm at the Extension office. Please reach out to Kimberly Kreger, the clothing project leader with any questions at (920) 723-1191.

Committee Meeting The next Dairy Committee meeting is on March 30 at 7:00pm at the Extension Office.

Educational Session Prior to the Dairy Committee meeting, starting at 6:30pm the Dairy Committee will be offering an educational speaker.

Fundraising The Dairy Project has again committed to their involvement in

the concession stands. In order to make this successful, we

need your participation. Please go to Facebook or review your

email for details. Participation is needed for March and April!

Fundraising participation is a point requirement for the

project.

James Crowley Scholarship

Applications for the James Crowley Scholarship are due to

the Extension Office by March 20. Applicants must be a high

school junior, senior or one year out of high school and a

Dairy Project Member.

Jefferson County Dairy Breakfast Scholarship

Applications for the Jefferson County Dairy Breakfast

Scholarship are due to the Fair Park by May 1. You can find

more information here.

If you have any questions about the Dairy Project, please

contact Bill Uecker at (920)285-9125

The Dog Project is underway for the 2019 year! The 4-H Dog Project has an attendance requirement. The rules of the project were discussed at the orientation meeting. The Dog Project handbook and calendar can be found at http://jefferson.uwex.edu/4-h-youth-development/dog/. For information and questions regarding the Dog Project, please

contact Kate Anderson at 920-723-3614.

There will be two foods and nutrition project opportunities this spring! The first is on Wednesday, March 11th from 5:30-6:30 pm. We will be talking about some basics of cooking as well as preparing some food to share!

In April (date and time TBA), we will be hosting a cookie/cake decorating class! There will be an RVSP for this event so watch upcoming newsletters and emails for more information!

If you have any questions regarding the food project, reach out to Monica Gerner (920) 723-2663 or Robyn Ksicinski (920) 988-8916.

The planning committee will be meeting on March 17 at 7:00pm at the Extension Office to plan out of the rest of the activities for the year. We are always open to project members attending to help plan the events.

If you have questions about the goat project, contact Stephanie Schadt at (920)285-8489.

Changes to JCHP

Some important changes have occurred in the JCHP program

as Extension and Fair have more clearly defined the role

between 4-H and Fair Park. The top 3 changes include:

1. All Fair paperwork will now be submitted directly to the

Fair Office instead of the Extension Office.

2. The JCHP Committee can no longer act as Fair

Superintendent for the Horse Project. The Fair

Superintendent will remain the same for 2020 as for

2019, Penny Lepak.

3. The old JCHP Blue qualifying card will no longer act as

requirement for showing at the Jefferson County Fair.

The Jefferson County Fair show will still be used as the

qualifying show for the State 4-H show.

Dogs

Dairy

Cats

Foods

Goats

Horse & Pony

Clothing

Focus Group Meetings

Thank you to all who attended the focus group meetings last

month! Your input was essential to defining the new

directions of JCHP! After compiling information received from

last month’s focus group meetings, the following changes

have been implemented:

1. State 4-H Shows: To be eligible for participation at the State 4-H Expo, Gymkhana and Hunt/Dressage shows, JCHP members will need to complete an eligibility card. Members are asked to complete five activities (including one fundrasier) from a wide range of activities. Some of these activities include: August Banquet, Countywide Meetings, Hippology, Poster/Speech/Photography, May Judging, Serving on a Committee, Horseless Horse Buddy, Drill Team, Horse Education Nights, November Leaders Conference. Cards are due to the JCHP Committee on or before the 3rd Tuesday in June. *4-H’ers also need to achieve a blue ribbon in a qualifying class at the Jefferson County Fair to be eligible for State Expo.

2. NEW 4-H Calendar Year: The new calendar year will begin with our October meeting with a focus on welcoming new members. We will not have countywide meetings in November or December, resuming monthly meetings again January - June. No meeting will be held in July due to County Fair, and the year-end banquet will be held in August on our regularly scheduled Tuesday night. No meeting in September.

3. Stall Cleanings: We have, based on member feedback, decided to discontinue stall cleanings for the Fair Park.

4. Monday FunDays (Formerly Monday Night Lessons): Once the new education schedule is set, members will be required to sign up for the activities ahead of time via a Sign Up Genius page. Activities will require participation of at least 5 members in order to be held that night.

2020 Equine Ambassador Contest

APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 1st!

The Equine Ambassador Contest is open to all horse project

members 9th grade and above. This program offers a unique

opportunity for youth to develop leadership, public speaking,

marketing and communications skills. The Equine

Ambassador acts as a role model and mentor, provides youth

leadership and actively serves on the project committee. The

ambassador also promotes the project at the county, state

and national levels. For more details, click here or email

jchpchair@gmail.com.

Spring Vaccination Clinic

The Badger Vet Coggins/Vaccination clinic will be held on

March 21 from 9:00am-1:00pm in the Indoor Arena at the

Jefferson County Fair Park. The cost is $75. Appointment

should be scheduled directly with Badger Vet. Additional

information can be found here.

Tuesday Night Horse Education

Weekly horse education sessions will be held at the EXT

Office every Tuesday night from 7:00pm-8:00pm. All horse

project members are welcome to attend.

March Countywide JCHP Meeting & Contests

The poster, speech, demonstration, photography, creative

writing and drawing contest will take place during our March

meeting. The meeting will begin at 6:30 in the Activity Center.

Art, photography, poster, & writing entries should be turned in

on March 17th from 6:00-6:30pm prior to the meeting.

Speech and demonstration entries are presented after the

meeting. Guidelines for entries can be found in the Wisconsin

4-H Horse Association Handbook .

Attention Artists!

Submit Your Entry for New Apparel Design!

JCHP logo wear will be made available earlier in the year

instead of at the County Fair. We are looking for a new

design! Design must include Jefferson County Horse & Pony,

2020, and the 4-H Clover. Entries are due March 17th at the

Countywide Meeting.

May Open Show

Mark your calendars for the spring open show at the

Jefferson County Fair Park. It's Memorial Day Weekend -

Monday, May 25th. Watch for the Show Bills to be posted on

the website! Please share this information with others you

know! Don’t forget any sponsorships that you receive for the

Open show can help towards your State 4H Eligibility Card!

Drill Team

Interested in Drill Team? Practices will begin in April (more info coming soon). Please call Pam Drewek at 920-397-0087 for details if you are interested in joining.

New Website

Our website has a new home on the Jefferson County

Extension website. Click here to view it. From the EXT

homepage select 4-H > 4-H Projects > Horse & Pony.

Let’s Get Social!

Members are encouraged to join the JCHP Facebook group:

Jefferson County 4-H Horse & Pony Project and also to

follow us on our new Instagram page: @jeffcohorseandpony

All the latest news regarding upcoming meeting dates,

Monday night lessons, meeting notes and more can be found

here!

Upcoming Meetings

March 12, Committee meeting, 7:00 pm, EXT Office

March 17, Countywide Meeting, 6:30 pm, Fair Park -

Speech/Poster/Photography Contest following!

If you have any questions, please contact a JCHP Committee

Member or consult the website.

PROJECT NEWS

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The next Lego meeting is on Tuesday, March 24 at 6:30 pm at the Extension Office. Please have youth bring a recent build of something Spring they have created at home to share with the group. Also, please come prepared to share what your favorite theme! Also, welcome Emilie Shoop as our Lego Project co-leader! Emilie has stepped forward to provide leadership for the lego project as Kim steps away next year! Thank you Emilie! Questions, contact Kim at kimb@jeffersoncountywi.gov or 920-674-7297.

The next Llama & Alpaca meeting is on Saturday, March 28 at 10:00am at the Fair Park. Contact Barb Parsons with questions or if interested in more information. barbparsons1234@yahoo.com

Committee Meeting The next committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 10 at 7:00 p.m. at the Extension Office. (Subcommittees meet at 6:30 pm)

Sheep & Swine Project Kick-Off Meetings Due to snow, the Sheep & Swine Project Kick-Off meetings were cancelled. The meetings have been rescheduled for Monday, March 9. Swine Project meeting is at 6-7 pm and Sheep Project meeting is 7-8 pm. Both meetings are being held at the Fair Park Activity Center. Project members please plan to attend in order to hear all the updates for this year’s project!

Mandatory Carcass Point Requirement Everyone in the MAP Project that is intending to sell in the Sale at the 2020 Jefferson County Fair needs to have 1 mandatory carcass point. If you have already completed this requirement, please check the MAP Data Log to make sure your information is recorded correctly. The next and final opportunities to obtain this mandatory point are on: March 10 and April 14 at 6 pm at the EXT Office.

YQCA Everyone in the MAP Project is required to obtain an annual YQCA certificate. The next in-person training date is Saturday April 18. You must pre-register for this training and must select your session according to your age. Here is the link: https://yqca.learngrow.io/Account/Login You may also complete the training online. The cost of the program depends on the class that you select.

Upcoming Dates/Deadlines/Events

March 9 - Swine Project Kick-Off Meeting, 6-7 pm,

Activity Center, Fair Park

March 9 - Sheep Project Kick-Off Meeting, 6-7 pm,

Activity Center, Fair Park

March 10 - Meats Judging Meeting (Carcass Point

Opportunity) 6 pm EXT Office

March 10 - MAP Committee Meeting, 7 pm, EXT Office

The Meats Judging Team will meet on March 2, 9, 23 and 30

at 6:00pm at the Extension Office. On Saturday, March 14

they will meet at 9:00am at Country Cutters.

Please feel free to contact Lindsay at lindsay.knoebel@gmail.com with any questions.

The Photography Project is back and better than ever! Whether you’re brand new to photography or an expert, there’s a place for you in the 4-H photography project! Meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of the month from 6-7 pm at the EXT Office. The next meeting will be held on March 12th.

Questions? Reach out to jctyphoto@gmail.com or Angela Mitchell at (920) 541-7696.

Plant and Soils Projects includes – Crops, Vegetables, Flowers, House plants and Plant Crafts.

Natural Science Projects include Beekeeping, Birds, Insects, Fishing, Forestry, Wildflowers, Hunting & Wildlife, Adventures and Environmental projects.

March 30 - 6:30pm - Plants & Soil Science: All things Plants, Gardening—Vegetables & Flowers Projects Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 25.

This meeting is for all members who like to grow plants, enjoy eating them and sharing them with other people or wildlife.

Come answer these questions and plan a garden. What plants are your favorites? What different or unusual one would you like to grow? Would you like to show any flowers or vegetables at the Fair? When would you starting planting seeds or plants for your garden or to show at Fair? How many growing days will there be before Fair? Which flowers or vegetables would you choose for exhibiting and enjoying?

For new members or returning members, information will be available on seeds/plants, planting, and fair selections. Print or find your copies of info from the Learning Store (learningstore.uwex.edu) and bring them and your questions for discussion. Guides that you can download and/or print are these; A1653 Planting Guide, A3383 Containers, A2935 Evaluating & Judging Flowers & Indoor Plants and A3306 Exhibiting & Judging Vegetables. These have the information members need to be informed and help when planning their

Plants & Natural Sciences (Adventures, Crops, Vegetables, Flowers, House Plants, Plant Crafts & Wildlife Mngt)

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Photography

Lego Project

Meat Animal Project

PROJECT NEWS

Meats Judging

Llama & Alpaca Project

fair entries. Click on View Pdf. Then download, save and print.

Also print the pages from the Fair Book for Dept 14 Plant & Soil Sciences, Dept 15 Flowers & Houseplants, and Dept 17 Cloverbuds(if you have a Cloverbud in the family). Or bring last years fair book if you have a copy. Put your information in a folder for project reference. These are materials you need for your project plans and possible exhibits.

Some plant care and possible seed planting or transplanting will be planned.

March 26 - 6:30pm - Wildflowers/Forestry—Pollinators/Insect Life Cycles—Good Bugs/Bad Bugs Please RSVP by Friday, March 20.

These topics relate to certain project areas but all members in 4-H and/or in Natural Science projects are welcome to attend.

The meeting will be taking a look at insects in the environment around us. Do we need insects in our gardens, flower beds, prairies or woods? Learn if they are beneficial or are damaging plant life that provides our food, gives us beauty or provides shade and shelter. Do we need to plant a wildflower garden to help pollinators? If so, what kind of garden would you plant?

Take a look at the plants available from the Native Plant Sale by the Land Trust Network of Jefferson County. See information about how the sale helps Jefferson County on their website, www.landtrustnetwork.org . Check out the plant list and order form that tells where plants enjoy being planted. Fair entries are listed in the Jefferson County Fair Book. Print Dept 16, (note Division G is Outdoor Adventures, Div I is Hunting & Wildlife Management and Div J is All Other). Each Division has specific guidelines to follow. See how you can exhibit one on the life cycle of an insect or what it takes to make an insect collection. Or exhibits for Wildflowers, Trees, Birds, and more. Plus think about all the other things that you might do from geology to recycling.

Print Dept 17 Cloverbuds(if you have a Cloverbud in the family) for the area in which you might plan to exhibit. Put your information in a folder for project reference. These are materials you need for your project plans and exhibits.

Plan ahead for a special event, Bio Blitz, May 30, Dorothy Carnes Park. It will be an adventure covering most natural science areas.

Bring any questions you have about Natural Science projects. If interested we'll plan possible fair exhibits. Share ideas, seeds or plants and an activity.

Questions, comments or suggestions are always welcome. Contact Sharon Schweitzer at 920-650-7110 or rwses@idcnet.com

For questions or information regarding the Poultry Project, please contact EXT Office 920-674-7295.

The Rabbit Project will meet in the Activity Center at Jefferson County Fair Park at 7:00 pm on March 19, 2020.

We will be going over the meat animals breeds and what judges look for in a meat animal.

If you have any question please call Sue Wilpolt, Rabbit Project Leader, at 608-423-3406.

The 4-H Rocketry Project will be having a new member meeting March 7 starting at 1:30pm in the Fair Park Activity Center Conference Room. Anyone interested in building a model rocket, launch pad, or similar effort for the 2020 Fair competition is welcome to attend. The only financial requirement is to become a member of 4-H. Though we meet weekly, the only mandatory commitment, beyond the initial meetings, is to assist with our public launches that double as fundraisers and to pass the safety test. We are also looking for additional leaders to help us, especially women, because our two female leaders skilled in rocketry have taken jobs outside the state. We would prefer to keep and build a diverse leadership for this growing program. No initial experience necessary -- student or leader.

Howdy Archers!

Halfway through our project season we are

having fun and being safe. And sometimes

hitting

the tennis balls, balloons, and ping pong balls. We are looking

forward to continued improvement and some fun and games.

Outside Shooting Sports will have a Mandatory Safety

Meeting on March 22 at 1:00pm at Watertown Conservation

Club. Another Mandatory Safety Meeting will be held at the

Oconomowoc Sportsman's Club on March 30 at 6:00pm.

Please save these dates.

We are looking for a leader to coordinate the various

Shooting Sports projects. We expect this person to work with

individual leaders who then coordinate with the four venues

who support Shooting Sports activities. It would be good for

this person to work with me wile I'm available. This will be my

last year as Key Leader. It would be good to have some

leadership overlap to ensure a smooth transition.

Be safe!

- Joe Walsh, 262-894-1652

Poultry

Rabbits

Rocketry

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PROJECT NEWS

Shooting Sports

4-H COMMUNICATION

4-H Family Newsletter The 4-H Family Newsletter is a source of information for families to learn about opportunities, activities, workshops, deadlines and other information about Jefferson County 4-H. Leaders and members may submit articles. The newsletter is assembled and distributed through the EXT Office. The newsletter also serves as the essential source of information for Jefferson County Fair, Meat Animal Project Committee (MAP) and other important project and activities.

If you are hosting a project meeting, activity or event that the entire county would benefit from, please be sure to submit your article to the EXT Office by the 15th of each month. This includes any project meeting dates, community service or fundraisers that might be relevant to members outside your club. This is an easy way to help grow your programs and events. Spread the word! Please note the EXT Office may edit submissions based on newsletter space.

Weekly Clover Connection The Clover Connection is sent via email through 4honline each week usually on Mondays. The Clover Connection includes important information for the upcoming week. Please watch your email each week for important news and changes.

Facebook and 4-H Minute Search ‘Jefferson County 4-H’ and look for the EXT logo to find our county Facebook page for additional communication about countywide activities. Clubs are welcome to post on this page to share or promote their club activities. We hope you’ve been enjoying the 4-H Minute weekly videos. Make sure you’re following Jefferson County 4-H to have access!

4-H Calendar For up to date information on what is happening in 4-H, check out the 4-H Calendar .

Send in your club and project news! Share that news with the county and

submit a report to the Extension office by the 15th of every month to be printed.

We want to hear from you!

Yarn Project

Small Animal Sale

The next Small Animal Sale committee meeting will be March 17th at 7pm at the Extension office.

Calling all knitters and crocheters! The next meeting for the county-wide yarn project will be Thursday, March 19th from 5-6pm with a half hour open lab after the meeting at the Jefferson County Extension Office. All skill levels are welcome. Please bring yarn, needles/hooks and a pattern if you have one in mind. For more information about the project, please contact Danielle Seib at danielle.seib@gmail.com.

Reminder: Any changes (additions or drops) to projects must be changed in 4HOnline by April 15th, 2020. If you need help or want to make sure you have done this correctly, contact our office at 920-674-7295.

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PROJECT NEWS

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OLDER MEMBERS

Junior Leaders The next meeting of the Junior Leaders is on Tuesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the EXT Office. Anyone who is interested in being a counselor at Cloverbud Day Camp should contact Alyssa or come to the meeting on March 24.

4-H Scholarships Jefferson County 4-H Leader’s Association Scholarship

Due March 16th to the Extension Office Eligibility Requirements:

Be a present Jefferson County 4-H member.

Has been a 4-H member for the last four consecutive years.

Be a high school senior or graduate and enrolled in 4-H the year they are filing this application.

Planning to enter a post high school college or degree program or may already be in attendance.

Find more details here.

Jefferson County 4-H Horse and Pony Scholarship

Due June 19th to the Extension Office

Eligibility Requirements:

Be a present Jefferson County 4-H member.

Has been a 4-H member for the last four consecutive years.

Is enrolled and in good standing with the Jefferson County Horse & Pony Project

Be a high school senior or graduate and enrolled in 4-H the year they are filing this application.

Planning to enter a post high school college or degree program or may already be in attendance.

Find more details here.

Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Scholarship

Due March 16th Eligibility Requirements:

Be a Wisconsin 4-H member for at least three years

Grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale

Be enrolled or planning to enroll at a university, college or technical school during the 2020-2021 academic school year

Find more details here.

Scott E. Skalitzky Memorial Scholarship

The scholarship is available to high school seniors who are either

FFA or 4-H Members. You can find the application and more

information here.

Leader’s Board Meeting The next Leader’s Board meeting will be held on Thursday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the EXT Office.

Leader’s Association Meeting

The next Leaders Association meeting will be held on Thursday, March 19th at 6:30 pm at the EXT Office. We highly encourage at least ONE Certified Leader from each club to attend these meetings. All leaders (certified volunteers) are highly encouraged and welcome to attend!

Volunteer-In-Preparation Training

If you are a recently enrolled volunteer or still need VIP training, you will need to attend VIP Training Session. Upcoming Trainings are on March 3 and May 7, 2020. Please let us know if you are planning to attend. To be a certified 4-H volunteer, you are required to complete this training before you can begin volunteering. Please contact Kara at kara.loyd@wisc.edu if you need certification but are unable to attend the training.

Countywide Project Leadership Needed There are many projects that are offered by the Jefferson County 4-H Program - 70 to be exact! Please refer to Page 12 to see which projects have Countywide Leaders. All other projects do not. If you are interested in becoming a Countywide Project Leader, there are many opportunities that exist. If you are interested, please contact the EXT Office for more details. Thank you in advance for your consideration!

Reminders

Please make sure all youth attending your club and project meetings are enrolled in 4honline. This is so important for reasons such as (insurance, communications, to name a few). If you notice there are youth participating but are not on your club list, please let us know! Also, if you can’t access your list, please call the office and we are happy to help you find out if someone is enrolled or not. We have had a number of new families join 4-H! Please welcome new members by having them introduce themselves or getting to know them ahead of time so you/another leader/youth can introduce them. And better yet, have all members (unless it will just take too much time) introduce themselves so the new folks don’t feel left out or spotlighted. 4-H should be a welcoming and relaxing experience for all- new and old alike! If you would like some super fun “get-to-know-you” games or ice-breakers, please don’t hesitate to ask. I have so many resources! Let’s make sure that Jefferson County 4-H club meetings are a fun, welcoming and enjoyable place to be.

Enrollment Pending?

There is still a large number of adult leaders that have pending enrollments in 4honline. You each should have received a personal email from Katelyn stating what you need to do to complete your enrollment. Club leaders - please help us by reminding leaders at your meetings! You are not considered a volunteer with our program until you are approved. Please contact Katelyn with any questions.

LEADER NEWS

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CLUB NEWS Farmington All Stars

The Farmington All Stars 4-H club met on Feb. 4 at the Farmington Town Hall.

In old business, the group talked about record book training. Due to scheduling conflicts, that training will be moved to a new date when more families can attend.

In new business, leader Nicole Wagner updated the club on numerous coming community service activities, including Loaves and Fishes Feb. 24, May 18 and Aug. 18, volunteering at Dirt Days at Jelli's Market May 2, volunteering at the Jefferson County Dairy Breakfast May 16, and the Watertown Agribusiness Club's breakfast June 20 and 21.

Upcoming events for this month include ice skating in Delafield Feb. 9 and a family game night at the town hall Feb. 21. The photo challenge was Signs of Winter, and Colleen Wilson won with a photo of the sun spike that happened last month, in front of winter scenery.

Next month's photo challenge will be “Love,” in honor of Valentine's Day.

- Michael Wilson, Reporter

Hubbleton Hustlers The Hubbleton Hustlers met on Sunday, February 2, 2020.

We met at Watertown Bowl 18. We talked about the

donations we will be making to the Jefferson Food Pantry in

March, along with when to hand out our Valentines Craft to the

Heritage House residents. The flower fundraiser forms were

also handed out.

After the meeting we all bowled and had a great time. Some of our younger members even bowled without the bumpers!

- Logan Hoyt, Reporter

Ideal Clever Clovers The Ideal Clever Clovers 4-H club met on Saturday the 15

th of

February at the Dwight Foster Library in Fort Atkinson.

The club members answered the roll call question: what did you do for Valentine’s Day?

Next month, members need to answer the question: what does the first H in 4-H mean? Everyone was encouraged to consider doing a poster and/or speech for the county contest.

Mark Maloney brought a Lego project to share. He made a model of the Saturn 5 Rocket. It was motorized by a Lego train motor and its control. He answered questions and allowed other members to play and control it. Did you know that the real rocket’s crawler only went 1 ½ miles per hour?! It took about 5 whole hours to arrive at the launch pad!

Treats after the meeting were made by Kathleen Maloney. She brought a rice crispy cake decorated to look like a snake as well as chocolate chip cookies, string cheese and milk.

The Ideal Clever Clovers next meeting will be on the 21

st of March, 2020 at Dwight

Foster Library in Fort Atkinson . - Kathleen Maloney,

Reporter

Lucky Clovers On Monday, February 10th, the Lucky Clovers 4-H Group held their monthly meeting at the Watertown Senior Center. This month we were honored to welcome Watertown's Mayor, Mayor Emily McFarland! Not only did she speak to us about our city government, how it works, and how she got to be where she is today, but she also shared with us many of the needs that our community has and how we, as a group and individually, can serve to fill those needs! Thank you Mayor McFarland!

Our next meeting will take place on Monday, March 9th at 7pm

- Jael and Jairo Palacios, Reporters

Rock River Clovers This past month in the Rock River Clovers 4-H club

we have participated in many activities in our community along with strengthening our leadership as a club. Just a week ago our club held a craft night that was led by members. The lesson was on how to make a potential fair project. We have been doing severely different craft nights to encourage members to start their fair projects early. Throughout the holiday season our club has volunteered for many hours of bell ringing for the Salvation Army. Many members danced and sang while bell ringing, bringing in lots of donations. In total our club raised $349 for the Salvation Army just in the past few months. Moving into the next month on February 23th we will be going on a trip to Cascade mountain for a fun filled day of Tubing. We also have a chance to take a class at Blue Fire Art to help in getting ideas for fair projects. Every month we have two families go and volunteer at the food pantry to help unpack food donations and help with anything else they may need. The next meeting for the Rock River Clovers will be held March 4th 7pm at Rockwell elementary school.

- Hailey Besch, Reporter

Sullivan Stars

The Sullivan Stars 4-H Club met on Thursday February 6th at the Sullivan Village Park VFW Building. Members discussed that the Sullivan Sno-Drifters were appreciative of our volunteers who helped during their annual breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, January 5th. Our club also received a thank you from the Christmas Neighbors Board for sponsoring a family in 2019. We also discussed fundraising ideas for our club. Club members were reminded of project learning day and 4-H registration deadlines. Club members also voted on assembling Easter baskets for our March community service project, and discussed ideas of guest speakers for upcoming meetings. For our meeting activity we made 20 Valentines Day

cards to be delivered to residents of Three Pillars. The next club meeting will be Thursday March 5, 2020 at 6:30 PM.

-Hannah Werning, Reporter

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PROJECT LEARNING DAY

Thank you to everyone who taught at 4-H Project Learning Day as well as everyone who attended. There have been many great reviews of the classes. We are looking forward to next year. Start thinking now

about classes that you might want to see next year and we can work on getting teachers for those classes.

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PROJECT LEARNING DAY

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4-H PROGRAM DIRECTORY

Name Club Phone

Cindy Jaquith, President Stone School 920-723-9517

Willie Jacobson, Past President Twin Rivers 920-723-1773

Alyssa Jaquith, President-Elect Stone School 920-723-9517

Donna Ciciva, Secretary Waterloo Wonder Stars 608-335-8595

Warren Stendel, Treasurer Sullivan Stars 262-949-6935

Jessica Pfeifer, Director 2020 Stable Stompers 920-285-0513

Lisa Topel, Director 2020 Farmington All Stars 920-988-7706

Tracy Brandel, Director 2021 South Side Eagles 920-285-0083

Kimberly Kreger, Director 2021 Ideal Clever Clovers 920-723-1191

Ashley Schlender, Director 2021 Hubbleton Hustlers 920-253-6329

Shannon Streich, Director 2021 South Side Eagles 608-219-2097

Leader’s Association Board

Project Name Phone

Cats Kimberly Hall 920-209-2403

Clothing Kimberly Kreger 920-723-1191

Dairy Bill Uecker 920-285-9125

Dogs Kate Anderson 920-723-3614

Foods Monica Gerner 920-723-2663

Goats Stephanie Schadt 920-285-8489

Horse & Pony Ursula Yaeggi 920-988-9610

Junior Leaders Alyssa Jaquith 920-723-9039

Lego Kim Buchholz 920-674-7297

Llama & Alpaca Barb Parsons 414-333-3720

Meat Animal Project Aric Mindemann 920-988-5815

Plant & Natural Sciences Sharon Schweitzer 920-674-2544

Photography Angela Mitchell 920-541-7696

Poultry

Rabbits Sue Wilpolt 608-669-3406

Rocketry Rob Thomas 920-563-2065

Shooting Sports Joe Walsh 262-894-1652

Small Animal Sale Ryan Degner 920-988-4586

Yarn Project Danielle Seib 262-501-0376

Countywide Project Leaders

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