December, 2016

Calendar 2

Adult Leadership 3

Youth Leadership 3

Membership 7

Animal Science 13

Art 13

Food & Nutrition 13

Activity Page 14

Inside this issue:

Pepin Pacer

Pepin County 4-H Newsletter Layout and Production by Gwen Prom

Edited by Marie L.B. Ritscher

UW-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title IX and ADA.

Pepin County UWEX Staff

UW-Extension Pepin County conducts educational programs and provides educational infor-

mation in 4-H youth development, family living education and

agriculture. Marie L.B. Ritscher 4-H Youth Agent and Nutrition Program Educator E-mail: marie.ritscher@ces.uwex.edu Micheal Travis Agriculture Agent E-mail: micheal.travis@ces.uwex.edu Mary C. Wood Family Living Agent, E-mail: mary.wood@ces.uwex.edu Gwen Prom Program Assistant E-mail: gwen.prom@ces.uwex.edu Address: 740 7th Avenue West PO Box 39 Durand, WI 54736 Phone: 715-672-5214 UW-Extension website: http://pepin.uwex.edu/ 4-H Online: http://wi.4honline.com/

Every month we will hide a special symbol somewhere in that month’s

Pacer. If you are the first person to call (715) 672-5214 or email

(gwen.prom@ces.uwex.edu) the Pepin County UW-Extension Office

and tell us where that symbol is found you will win $5 and be named

in next month’s Pepin Pacer as the “4-H Fast Finder”. This month’s

symbol is Good Luck Hunting!

Dear Friends,

As we move into December and approach the holidays, the Spir-

it of Giving increases. Families and 4-H Clubs look to do a little

more for others in their community. We find ways to make life

better for others. When you help others it isn’t always what you

did or what you gave, but the fact that you share your time

and yourself to help someone else. Wouldn’t it be nice to carry

on this spirit throughout the year? Perhaps the following words

better describe our giving to others.

The Art of Giving

We give of ourselves when we give gifts of the heart: love,

kindness, joy understanding, sympathy, tolerance, for-

giveness.

We give of ourselves when we give gifts of the mind: ideas,

dreams, purpose, ideals, principals, plans, inventions, pro-

jects, poetry.

We give ourselves when we give gifts of the spirit: prayer, vi-

sion, beauty, aspirations, peace, faith.

We give ourselves when we give the gifts of words: encour-

agement, inspiration, guidance.

Emerson said it well: “ Rings and jewels are not gifts, but

apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself.”

-Wilferd A. Peterson

Best wishes to you and your family this special holiday season!

Marie Ritscher

4-H Youth Development Agent

December

1 Pork Assoc. Scholarship Deadline

2 P/L Fed and Fair Assoc. Inc Party

5 SYC Mtg

23-26 UW-Extension Closed

26 Tractor Central Grant Deadline

30 SYC Feed My People/Trampoline Park

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CALENDAR

Chippewa 4-H Club

Meets monthly on Sundays

Contact Club Leader for Information

Waubeek Corners 4-H Club

Meets 2nd Monday of the month,

6:00 p.m., Waumandee State

Bank Basement in Durand.

Lima Lads & Lassies 4-H Club

Meets 3rd Sunday of the month.

1:00 p.m., Durand City Hall.

January

2 UW-Extension Closed

8 4-H Art Lab Deadline

28 4-H State Team Apps Due

29-31 4-H Art Lab

Riverside Fletchers

Meets 3rd Saturday of the month.

10:00 a.m., TBD

4-H Fast Finder for the Month:

Krings Family Congratulations for being our 4-H Fast Finder this month!

We hope you enjoy the Pepin Pacer !

ADULT LEADERSHIP

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YOUTH LEADERSHIP

SYC Meeting

When: December 5 , 2016

Time: 7:00 pm

Where: Pepin County Government Center, Durand

Open to all Pepin County 4-H members in 7th grade and older.

As soon as you are in 7th grade come join the fun and fellowship.

Looking for 4-H Merchandise as a Perfect Gift?

The National 4-H Supply catalog is available online at

www.4-HMall.org

Pepin County 4-H Parent/Leader Meeting

December 2, 2016 6:00 p.m.

J&J BBQ in Nelson

ALL Pepin County 4-H Parents, Leaders, and Youth Leaders you are welcome to attend the Parent/Leaders Federation Meetings. Decisions are made at these meetings which affect all members and parents within our 4-H organization. Meetings are held in February, April, June, August, October and December , normally held at the Extension Office in Durand. Bring a white elephant gift to exchange for Christmas.

Take part in determining how the money raised is spent and what activities Pepin County 4-Hers will participate in. Your voice will be heard.

Pepin County Fair Association Inc. will hold their

Holiday Meeting/Party with the Parent/Leader Federation on

December 2, 2016

6:00 pm at J&J BBQ in Nelson.

Bring a white elephant gift to exchange.

4-H Parent / Leader Federation

Pepin County 4-H Conducts Award Trip Interviews

In order to be selected as a representative on select 4-H award trips, high school aged Pepin

County 4-H members need to go through steps similar to applying for a job. These workforce

readiness skills include developing a cover letter and personal resume, obtaining two non-related

adult recommendations and participating in an interview conducted by Pepin County 4-H

Parent/Leader Federation members.

4-H award trip interviews not only provide a means to determine scholarship distribution to the

applicants but as a lifelong learning skill. Interviews provide an avenue for youth to receive

constructive feedback in a low-stress environment. The exercises can help the

participants boost their confidence as well as reduce anxiety about future interviewing

situations. Students establish their skills of interviewing preparation, answering questions

about themselves in a timely matter, acceptable body language, as well as developing insightful re-

sponses to interview questions. interviews are not only a great way to calm their nerves, but they

can also give them guidance, which can help these members through their next job interview.

The 4-H Pepin County Parent/Leader Federation had nine applicants that were selected as award

trip recipients. Most of the recipients were presented with scholarships, ranging from $125 -

$400, to help defray the cost of these 4-H educational and leadership trips.

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Sign up for one shift or as many as you

like!!

Durand ringing call :

Donna Juleff at 715-495-8396

Pepin or Stockholm ringing call :

Cheryl at 320-224-8425 or

email Cheryl at cgf@riverland.org

Bell Ringers Needed

4-H SYC Meeting – November 7, 2016 @ Pepin

Attendance: Lauren, Stephanie, Lacy, Claire, Morgan, Erin, Sydney, Maya, Ana, Alex, Jordin

Welcome

Pledges

Secretary’s report

Treasure’s report - $5,159.53

Candy drive – 29 lb. winner in Durand-6th graders

28.8 lb. winner at Assumption-3rd graders

112.1 lbs. candy in Pepin

300 total pounds of candy

Trip interviews on Wednesday 9th in Durand

Dazzle parade – Wendy provides and decorates wagon

Dale Bauer brings Kubota or pickup truck to pull in parade

Dale will also bring generator for lights

Food Bank visit – December 30 (9-11am)

Activity afterwards – Trampoline Park/pizza buffet

Certified leaders attending: Wendy, Andi, Lisa

Community service:

Security Financial Bank Wish Tree: spend up to $50 (Steph &Lauren in Durand/ Erin &

Claire in Pepin)-December

Tie Blankets (bought 11 blanket kits from Andrea)-January

Care packages to troops

Fundraising ideas

World’s Finest Chocolate bars – Jordin in charge

Selling pizzas

Fair exhibit ideas- can no longer use school

Allowed to use parking lot and lawn

Tents?

Storage units?

Joining with another county?

Next meeting-December 5th @ 6:30 to work on blankets. 7:00 pm meeting starts at UW-Extension in

Durand

Lauren motioned to adjourn the meeting and Jordin seconded it

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State 4-H Team On-line Application Form is Ready to Go!

Attention all 4-Her’s in grades 9-13 interested in participating in one of Wiscon-

sin’s State 4-H Arts Teams for 2017. 4-H Art Team, 4-H Communications Team, and

4-H Drama Company can all be applied for on-line at: http://wi.4honline.com

Information, Job Descriptions, Photos, Video and Timelines can all be found on our

website at

http://fyi.uwex.edu/wi4harts/state-art-groups/

Application forms and additional application materials (see each teams’ require-

ments) are due January 28, 2017, so please spread the word and encourage your

friends to apply!

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Wisconsin Pork Association Scholarships – Deadline December 1st

The Wisconsin Pork Association is offering scholarships to high school

seniors and college students. Students with a sincere interest in the swine industry are encouraged to apply.

Wisconsin Pork Association Scholarship

The Wisconsin Pork Association scholarship is open to high school seniors pursuing post high school education in agriculture. Preference

will be given to those students possessing leadership abilities and a sincere interest in the swine industry. Five finalists will be selected from the applications received to compete for the $500 scholarship,

with each finalist receiving $250 for their participation. An interviewing committee will select finalists. The application for this

scholarship is posted on www.wppa.org.

Whitmore Memorial Scholarship

The Whitmore Memorial Scholarship was established as a legacy to the late Rex Whitmore, a master statesman and communicator who served as the first executive director of the Wisconsin Pork Producers

Association.

Applicants must be a registered junior or senior at one of the following University of Wisconsin campuses: Madison, Platteville, or River Falls. This is a $500 scholarship, and priority will be given to applicants

pursuing an Animal Science or closely related major, with each finalist receiving $250 for their participation.

The criteria considerations include grade point average (applicant should be in top one-third of class), extracurricular activities involvement and leadership positions, career interest and orientation, and financial

need.

Gunderson Memorial Scholarship

The Wisconsin Pork Association, in cooperation with the family of Buell Gunderson, has established a scholarship program to recognize the many contributions that Gunderson made to the Wisconsin pork

industry. Gunderson, together with his wife, Bernice, served as Secretary/Treasurer of the Wisconsin Pork Association for 20 plus years and assisted in growing the organization from its initial roots to the successful organization that it is today–sponsoring scholarships, developing youth programs and helping to support the

pork producers of the state.

The Wisconsin Pork Association will accept recommendations or applications from county pork producer organizations, industry members, pork producers, and colleges or technical schools for recipients of the

Gunderson Memorial Scholarship on an annual basis. Individuals who have shown considerable dedication and involvement in the pork industry will be considered for the $500 scholarship.

Application Deadlines are December 1, 2016. Applications can also be downloaded at www.wppa.org.

Yes, 4-H and UW-Extension is open…to ALL people.

The University of Wisconsin-Extension non-discrimination policy is: UW-Extension does not discriminate in

the treatment of individuals in the admission or access to its programs and activities, in the provision of

services, or services, or in employment.

Further, UW-Extension will not participate with organizations or in activities which discriminate on the basis

of any of the legally prohibited categories of discrimination, which are: race, color, gender/sex, creed,

disability, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital or parental

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er reserve component of the military service.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons who need materials in alternative format or other

accommodations should write or call the UW- Extension Office. Individuals who need TTY access

should call 1-800-947-3529.

MEMBERSHIP

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Wisconsin 4-H Foundation 2017 Scholarship The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation will award more than $10,000 in scholarships to outstanding Wisconsin

students pursuing higher education in 2017. To be considered for financial support, applications must be

received by the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation via email by March 15, 2017.

Wisconsin 4-H Foundation scholarships are awarded to students based on demonstrated personal growth,

development and leadership, academic performance and future educational goals.

To be eligible for Wisconsin 4-H Foundation scholarships, students must have been a Wisconsin 4-H mem-

ber for at least one year; have a grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and be enrolled or plan-

ning to enroll at a university, college or technical school during the 2017-2018 academic school year.

All applications must adhere to the strict conventions outlined below. Any application that does not meet

these requirements (including all document names) will not be considered. All documents must be attach-

ments to the email; Google docs or any cloud/internet shared documents will be NOT be accepted.

For more information please see the following website: http://wis4hfoundation.org/scholarships/

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LIMA LADS AND LASSIES

The Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H Club held their November meeting on the 20th at the Durand City Hall. Menting's were the Family In Charge. Jeff, Michelle, and Elizabeth had the supplies all laid out for our meeting project so we started with that. Everyone got to chose to make either a santa or snowman Christmas tree ornament. This turned out to be a very simple, quick, and extremely cute project.

Next we moved on to club business. We welcomed a new family that joined our club. They are Carrie and Joel Brunner with their daughters Aubrey and Maura. 4-H will be entering an exhibit in the Dazzle Day parade on Saturday Nov. 26 so we discussed how we will decorate our float. We will be meeting at Dale and Debbie Bauer's home on Friday the 25th to assemble and decorate our float. It's that time of the year again to ring the bells for the Salvation Army so everyone was instructed how to sign up for a 2 hour time slot online or by calling Donna Juleff. Our club will having our annual bake sale at the HOHOHO Expo on Sunday Dec. 4 from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Each family selected which kind of cookie they wanted to make. Any family that wants to help tray up cookies, we will be doing that on Friday Dec. 2 at 1:00 at Wendy's house. Along with selling cookies at our bake sale, Lauren will be selling pillow cases and fleece tie blanket that she made herself to raise funds for a trip she is taking to the inauguration of President Trump. Stephanie and Wendy have been busy making Christmas crafts such as pallet trees, snowman ornaments, decorated windows and decorated picture frames to sell to raise funds for her

summer service learning trip to possibly Anchorage, Alaska. Fair project discs were handed put that were earned by completing a 4-H record book. Our final projects for the meeting were making price tags for our cookie trays and putting together our murals for our float for the Dazzle Parade. The next time the Lima Lads and Lassies will meet will be Sunday Dec. 18 for our Christmas Party.

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Thank you to everyone who donated candy for the 4-H Halloween Candy Drive for the

Military. We collected and sent about 280 pounds of candy. The SYC sponsored the Halloween Candy Drive at the Pepin Elementary, Durand Jr/Sr High School, Assumption School, and also a

drop off point at the UW-Extension office for the public. The successful candy drive was a fun and creative way to show support of our military troops. In addition to the candy some students

created cards and drawings to thank the soldiers for their service. The candy and cards raised during the drive will be donated to our military troops through Pepin County 4-H Teen Leaders

and Operation Gratitude.

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Wisconsin 4-H members have the opportunity this winter to pilot a 4-H Astronomy project book.

This project book offers 4-H members access to robotic, research telescopes that are located around

the world! Members will learn how to conduct their own observations with these telescopes while

exploring inquiry-based STEM activities on a variety of astronomy topics. There are additional

opportunities for youth to engage in communication with scientists and assist astronomers with

their projects. Please read the following notes below about participating in this pilot:

This pilot is open to any 4-H member between 8 to 17 years old.

No previous experience is necessary.

Internet access is required to complete this project.

No specialized equipment is needed other than access to a computer with internet. Members and

adult helpers do not need a telescope or physical access to an observatory to participate.

4-H members who agree to participate in this pilot must complete the project by March 31, 2017.

This project requires participation over time to be successful. It cannot be completed in the

course of a week. It is recommended that a 4-H member devotes at least one hour a week over the

course of at least 8 weeks to fully engage in this pilot opportunity.

4-H members and their adult helpers will be asked to provide feedback on the pilot materials as

well as participate in focus group discussions during the spring of 2017.

As 4-H members pilot the project, we want them to be honest with any difficulties they have in

navigating the curriculum or technology and we do not want to intervene in the process. However if

a 4-H member finds that they cannot progress forward with the project without intervention, we can

step in at that point to get them back on track.

4-H members who wish to participate must sign up by December 27, 2016

with the Pepin County Extension Office at 715-672-5214.

Waubeek Corners 4-H Club Secretary Report : Submitted by Ian Afdahl

Date: 11-14-16

Attendees: Maya and Alicia Jungwirth, Dave, Merissa, and Lori Klein, Emily and Donna Kern, Kevin and

Val Cataract, and Bo, Ian, and Kristin Afdahl.

Pledges said

Secretary Report read by Ian Afdahl

Treasurers Report by Kevin

Current balance $3200.39

Approved by: Merissa Klein

2nd by: Bo Afdahl

Old Business:

No Old business.

New Business:

We will be donating $200 to the Knights of Columbus, so they can purchase new coats, hats and

gloves to give to children in need.

For Thanksgiving, we will donate either to the food pantry or a meal to a family in need.

We will go caroling at Pepin manor.

The new club t-shirts we ordered came in.

Val will get two Christmas wishes from wish trees at security financial bank and Wamundee bank.

Everyone should bring homemade ornaments to hand out at our caroling day on Sunday, Decem-

ber 11th, at 12:30, at the Pepin Manor in Pepin.

We voted for new officers. Maya is President, Merissa is Vice President, Bo is Secretary, Kevin is

Treasurer, Ian is Reporter, and Emily is our first ever Club Historian.

Club activity: We made Thanksgiving cards to give to the elderly.

Next meeting: Monday December 12th, it will be the Christmas party so bring a dish to pass and a gift to

bring for the person you chose out of the hat!

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Chippewa 4-H Club Minutes

November meeting held at

Pepin School on Sunday

November 27th to gather

cookies for the bake sale on

December 3rd for the

Stockholm Swedish

Christmas. Minutes were read

from October meeting &

treasure report given. Club decided to donate to the Pepin

Elementary playground

equipment & donate to

Durand Bank Christmas gift

giving. Erin & Rachel Seifert

spoke on the trips that they

took last summer to

Washington DC & American

Spirit East. The next meeting

was planned for January 8th

@ Pepin School for a health &

fitness activity. Election of

officers was held & Jordin

McMahon was reelected

President, Erin Seifert

reelected Vice President,

Morgan Moline & Ali Arnes

will share the Secretary

position and Lacy Quinton

reelected Treasure. After the

meeting was adjourn members

decorated bags for the cookie

sale & then had snack

provided by the Moline,

Moline & Quinton families.

JANUARY MEETING

DATE: Sunday, January 8

TIME: 5:00

PLACE: Pepin Area School

ACTIVITY: Health & Fitness

HOST FAMILIES: Raethke & Seifert

DECEMBER COOKIE SALE

DATE: Saturday, December 3

TIME: 9:30-2:00

PLACE: Stockholm Village Hall

ACTIVITY: Cookie Fundraiser/Bell Ringing

2016 4-H ART LAB Open to Adults and Teens (Grades 9-12) January 29 at 6:00 pm to January 31 at 11:30 am 4-H Camp Upham Woods Wisconsin Dells WI Cost: $80.00 Registration Deadline: January 8, 2016 The mission of the Art Lab is to provide an in-depth and focused experience in the “art track” of choice. Participants will also work together in large groups for team building and sharing. Why not get a group of youth and adults together from your county for a weekend of ART! Tracks are being expanded from the traditional communication, music, theatre arts, video, and photog-raphy to include other topics such as Film Making, Altered Clocks, Taekwondo and more! Each participant will choose one track for the entire weekend.

For more information see: http://fyi.uwex.edu/wi4harts/art-lab/

ART

FOOD and NUTRITION

Pressure Canner Dial Gauge Check

To have the dial gauge of your pressure canner

tested for accuracy, bring the cover to the Pepin

County UW-Extension Office, Government Center,

Durand on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.M.

This is a free service. we recommend having this

gauge checked every year.

Dairy Quiz Bowl and Management Contest

The date for the state 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl and Management

Contests have been set for Saturday February 4th, 2017. The

contest will again be held on the UW Madison Campus in

Sewell Hall. More information including official rules and

registration will be coming soon!

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ANIMAL SCIENCE

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