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Rock County 4-H

CloverpatchCloverpatch

September 2009

Phone: 608-757-5690Fax: 608-757-5581

4-H is a community of young people across America learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.

A New Look for the Cloverpatch

The Cloverpatch is an important communication link for members, parents, leaders andothers within our communities. We have made some changes to keep up with postal ser-vice and budget changes and will be placing additional information at our website, http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/rock/4h/index.html, or referring you to the Wisconsin 4-H web-site, http://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/. Be sure to check out these websites so you are fa-

miliar with them or call the UWEX Office at 757-5690.

Club News from Badger 4-H

Badger 4-H is proud to announce that our Music and Drama Group performed at State Fairand received Merit Awards for their outstanding work in the play. Also, thank you to all whowatched our play at the Rock County Fair. Congratulations to our actors and actresses!

This year our Youth Leadership project members participated in the county-wide Youth Lead-ership contest and we took third place. We also entered our DVD, which describes our New

Family Mentoring Program, in the fair and received the trophy. Congratulations to all whoparticipated!

August was a busy month for our club. We held a lock-in at Camp Rotamer. Everyone had lotsof fun toasting marshmallows, eating s'mores and playing games around the campfire. Weheld a Record Book Workshop to help our new members with their record books and insteadof our regular meeting we had a Club Picnic in Palmer Park.

Also in August our club helped with sorting, counting and packing school supplies into back-packs for ECHO. The backpacks go to the less fortunate in our community. Thank you toeveryone who helped or donated school supplies!

Lizzy Farrey, Badger 4-H Reporter/Photographer

Let us know what your club is doing to promote 4-H

National 4-H Week, October 4-10

Email your articles by September 15 to [email protected] or

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Leadership

Junior Council Meeting

Get a head start on your youth leadership projectfor next year by becoming a member of the 4-H Jr.Council. There are many opportunities for you toget involved in county level leadership roles andmake new friends from all over Rock County. AllRock County4-H youth in grades 7 and up are invited to attend

Junior Council meetings held on the 4

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Monday ofthe month (except May & July), with the next meet-ing to be held on September 28 at 7:00 p.m. in theCourthouse, Janesville. Put this date on your calen-dar and plan to attend!

Senior Council Meeting

The Rock County 4-H Senior Council will meet onMonday, September 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the court-

house. Enrollment materials for 2009-10 will be dis-tributed and we will also discuss the NEW requiredre-chartering process, so PLEASE be sure your clubis represented! All interested leaders are welcometo attend Senior Council meetings.

WANTED: 4-H Members to Apply for the 4-H

Ambassador Team!

4-H members in grades 7-12: NOW is the time to

apply to be a Rock County 4-H Ambassador! Qualifi-cations include several years 4-H experience, a sin-cere desire to promote 4-H and a willingness tospeak in front of groups.

Responsibilities of 4-H Ambassadors include pro-moting 4-H to the public at various community

4-H Staff:

Donna Duerst4-H Youth Development Agent

Sue Fredrich4-H Program Advisor

Linda Marshall4-H Program Assistant

Sally ReisemAmericorps Vista

Carol Jaggi4-H Support Staff

ROCK COUNTY UWEXWEBSITE:

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/rock/4h/

Rock CountyUW Extension Service

Phone Number: 608-757-5690

Fax Number: 608-757-5581

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CloverpatchTable of Contents

Club Happenings... 1

Leadership.. 2-5

Special Projects & Activities.. 5-7

Communication Arts 7-8

Home & Family 8

Animal Science8-10

Environmental Education 10

Mechanical Science11

Fair Facts11-12

Snip & Send & Calendars...13 +


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events and open houses; teaching educa-tional programs at 4-H clubs; assisting with4-H events such as the annual 4-HAchievement Program; and attendingmonthly 4-H Ambassador meetings whichare held one hour prior to Junior Councilmeetings on the 4th Monday of eachmonth.

Selection will be based on a written appli-cation. Applications are due to the UWEXOffice no later than September 30 and canbe found on the Rock County 4-H website,http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/rock/4h/.

All current 4-H Ambassadors will need tore-apply by completing a re-applicationform. Current Ambassadors, watch yourmail or e-mail for that form!

4-H Ambassadors will sharpen and improvetheir communication skills, gain new leader-ship skills, increase their knowledge of 4-Hand improve their self confidence! Contactus at 757-5690 for an application or checkthe Rock County 4-H website!

Youth Leadership Contest Results

Congratulations to the members and clubsthat participated in the Youth LeadershipContest held on July 20th.

Member Contest Placings:

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Kelly Viele, Magnolia 4-H2nd Justin Runde, LaPrairie 4-H3rd - Katie Connell, Consolidated 4-H4th Leah Kasprzak, Badger 4-H

Club Contest Placings:1st LaPrairie 4-H2nd Milton 4-H3rd Badger 4-H4th Evansville 4-H5th Magnolia 4-H

Wanted 4-H Youth and AdultsThe 4-H After School Program is a muchsought out extra curricular offering byschools. The local schools see the benefitsof hands-on learning that 4-H has usedfor over 100 years. This year Rock County4-H is expanding its 4-H After-school Pro-gram. We will still be in four elementaryschools in Beloit, Edison Middle School inJanesville and our newest program will beat the J.C. McKenna Middle School inEvansville. This year because of graciousgrants from Metlife and Walmart, the 4-HAfter-school program will be emphasizingHealtly Life Styles, Citizenship, along withenrichment classes.

One of the reasons why the Rock County4-H After-school program has been so suc-

cessful is the great volunteers that havedonated their time to help lead projects.In the past youth leaders who volunteeredfound that the after school program gavethem a great opportunity to share theirinterests and talents with a new audience.In return they have taken their after


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school experience and turned it into theiryouth leadership project that has beenhighly praised when they present them atfair or as part of their member evaluation

forms. 4-H members who are educationalmajors discovered the after-school experi-ence helped them shape their career goalsand gave them experience that other stu-dents did not have. Adults who have volun-teered found that this gave them a differ-ent perspective of what 4-H is and theimpact it can have on a young persons life.

There are opportunities for short term and

long term volunteers. If you are inter-ested in this opportunity of sharing yourtalents and interests, please call DonnaDuerst, Rock County Youth DevelopmentAgent or Sally Reisem, AmeriCorps Vista,at 757-5690. Informational and planningmeetings are being formed now that youwill not want to miss.

State-Wide Fall Youth Leadership

Conference

November 21, Chula Vista, WI DellsSponsored by Southern District

Leadership Team (SDLT)

Take the Plunge, Get Hooked on 4-H! Thisconference is open to 4-H youth, in 7thgrade and older, from across the state and

is sponsored by Southern District Leader-ship Team members (SDLT). There aremany exciting leadership sessions you haveto choose from and then enjoy the indoorwater park with your new friends! The costis only $45 and your parent may attend theconference for only $15 (which coverslunch, but not a water park pass)

The registration deadline is October 21.

Make this a family outing...rooms at ChulaVista are $129 per night for November 20

or 21. Rooms can be reserved until Octo-ber 21. Contact Chula Vista at 800-388-4782 for additional information. Mark yourcalendars and save the date. Recruit yourfriends and join the fun. The flyer andregistration form is available at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/rock/4h/index.htmlor the UWEX Office.

WSVH 4-H Club

The WI School for the Visually Handi-capped (WSVH) Club is looking for youthand adults to help make their program evenbetter. Many of the members need orcould benefit from one on one assistanceand that is where you could make the dif-ference in the life of another 4-Her.Meetings are 1-1 hours on the first and

third Tuesday of most months dependingon holidays and school breaks. The actualmeeting begins at 7:00 p.m. but volunteersare asked to come at 6:30 p.m. to get in-structions on the project of the evening.

We are also looking for older youth whomight be interested in leading a project.This would be a great youth leadership pro-ject and would look great on your Younger/

Older Member Evaluation Forms or if youare thinking about a career in teaching orworking with youth with special needs youcan get some hands on experience in thisclub. You don't have to make a long-termcommitment. Even one or two meetings willreally help the club along. Ques-


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Special Project &

Activities

tions...contact Cheryl Edwards 362-2291 orvia email at [email protected] or Linda Mar-shall at the UWEX Office.

4-H Award Applications

due September 30!

The application forms for all Rock County4-H awards are available on our website,

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/rock/4h/awards.html. Those awards include Clover

Awards (based solely on participation),Younger Member Awards (for members in5th-8th grade), Older Member Awards (for

members in 9th grade and up), ProjectAwards and Outstanding Leader Awards.ALL completed forms are due to the UW-

Extension Office in the courthouse bySeptember 30. Dont miss this deadline, as

no late forms will be accepted!

Awards Interviews on November 7th

The awards interviews will be held on Sat-urday, November 7th for everyone who issubmitting an Older Member Award formand 8th graders who are submitting aYounger Member Award form. Please markthat date on your calendar! In late Octo-ber you will receive a schedule with spe-

cific interview times, so watch for that in-formation!

4-H Bakery Tent and Awareness Center

at the Fair

A very big THANK YOU to all 4-H mem-

bers, leaders and parents who helped makethe 4-H Bakery Tent and Awareness Cen-ter such a success at this years countyfair! Once again, the sale of Old Fashion

Bakery cream puffs and clairs, as well asPepsi products, resulted in several thou-sand dollars profit for Rock County 4-H.In addition, hundreds of fairgoers receivedinformation about the 4-H program andmany youth had their faces painted thanksto the efforts of everyone who staffedthe 4-H Awareness Tent. A special thanksgoes to Daryl Hansen, Kathy Heider andBrenda Risseeuw who worked tirelessly to

manage the Bakery Tent, the product andfinances, and to our AmeriCorps VISTA,Sally Reisem, for coordinating the Aware-ness Tent. It was another VERY success-ful county fair, thanks to EVERYONE whohelped out in either tent!

4-H Softball Tournament Results

Congratulations to our 4-H Softball teams!

Following are the results of the county 4-HSoftball Tournament, held July 11-12 in Or-fordville.

Juniors:1st place Newark Pioneers2nd place ConsolidatedSportsmanship Rock/Janesville Trailblaz-ers

Seniors:1st place Turtle2nd place BradfordSportsmanship LaPrairie

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Kapke, Steve Rebout and Bill Bahr for co-ordinating the tournament and the softballseason. Thank you also to everyone whovolunteered their time to make this years

softball program a success!

Attention:Anyone interested

in Computers!

A message from Bill Erickson: Tammy andI would like to thank everyone who tookpart in the 2009 Rock County 4H Fair com-puter department. The work was all verynice. Please join us for a planning meeting

at 7:00 pm on September 15th at the RockCounty Courthouse. We will talk aboutchanging the time for judging from 8 hoursdown to 4 hours. We will have 2 or 3 timesin mind we want your input to see what willwork the best. I am planning on adding acomputer enhanced photo to classes B andC and I hope to have the wording for thenew lot numbers by that time. I would liketo have a workshop in 2010 on a wide range

of subjects. We have lots of room to growso we will need key leaders to help outmembers with the projects. We would alsolike to see some power points done of theCounty 4H Fair. We hope that anyone whodoes or wants to do computers can be atthis meeting on the 15th.Thank you, Bill & Tammy

Congratulations, Heat Wave!HeatWave members performed 9 times infour days, August 13-16 at the Ag OasisStage at the Wisconsin State Fair. Eachmember earned an Award of Merit fortheir efforts! They were outstanding instyle, performance, presentation and de-

meanor. They were invited to come backnext year! If you would like to belong toHeatWave you may call Janet Kassel at876-6311 for more information.

HeatWave Looking for New Members

HeatWave is the Rock County 4-H showchoir. Founded in 1991, it exists:to teach performance skills and developtalent; to encourage cooperation and crea-tivity; to expand and demonstrate leader-ship and communication skills; and to pro-mote Rock County 4-H as its musical am-

bassadors.

HeatWave has performed this year for awide variety of audiences. Venues include:the Wisconsin State Fair (HeatWave onceagain was awarded a Merit!), Farm Tech-nology Days, Rock County Fair, RichlandCounty Fair, Taste of Clinton, Rock CountyDairy Breakfast, 4-H clubs, private cele-brations, church carnivals, civic clubs and

other events.

The 2009 season is nearly over and it istime to consider joining HeatWave 2010.For more information on how to join, pleasesee the "snip-and-send" at the end of thisnewsletter or visit our website atwww.heatwave4hshowchoir.org.

Looking for 4-H StoriesNational 4-H is looking for 4-H stories tocreate a book from members, parents,


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leaders, agents/educators, donors andothers. They would like to hear aboutpositive personal experiences on the valueof 4-H activities/events, learning experi-

ences, funny situations, etc.

Think about all of the experiences youhave had in your 4-H career, maybe youcould share something inspirational, moti-vational or something that made a differ-ence in your life or someone elses life.Stories must include information aboutthe situation, approximate time frame andbe at least 3 double spaced pages. Send

your story as an email attachment to [email protected]. Deadline for submission isDecember 1.

4-H International Exchange Families

Host Students from Japan

The Ed Reible family and the Rodney Timpfamily both of Bradford 4-H, hosted Hisa-shi Ishinoda and Yurie Yoshida from Japan

through the WI 4-H International Ex-change.

After an orientation in Madison, the dele-gates lived with their host families for 4weeks, during which they experiencedAmerican culture through participationwith their host family that included familyand 4-H activities such as camp, fair, va-cation and many other experiences.

If you are interested in hosting visithttp://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/onlinepro/international.cfm or contacting Sue at theUWEX Office, 757-5691.

2009 State 4-H Photo Display

Rock County has three of the top twelvephotos in the state! Kevin Albright, Con-solidated 4-H was selected as the bestphoto in the 2009 State 4-H Photo Dis-play, Ilse of Mull Scotland! Eighth placewas awarded to Kaitlyn Bluemel, Spring Val-ley 4-H and ninth to Jocelyn Bold, Badger4-H! What an honor to take so many topawards, congratulations to all!

Arts Camp Counselor

Congratulations to Roxanne Reisem, Magno-lia 4-H for being selected as a counselorfor the Theater Arts track at 2009 4-HArts Camp in Wisconsin Dells in October!

State 4-H Art Team Awarded

Maddie Porter was a recipient of an Honor-able Mention Award for her piece exhib-ited at the Wisconsin 4-H & Youth Confer-ence Exhibit. Only 12 pieces per districtare chosen for the State Exhibit. Con-gratulations!

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Statewide Training for 4-H

Photo Leaders & Judges

Slated Oct. 10-11, 2009

Sign up now for Foto Follies 2009, a

statewide training workshop for Wisconsin4-H youth and adult photo leaders andcounty fair judges, to be held Saturday,Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. 11, at UphamWoods Environmental Education Center,Wisconsin Dells. The conference beginswith registration at 8:30 a.m. on Saturdayand ends at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.

The conference costs $40 per person,

which includes four workshop sessions;evening photo activities on Saturday; dormlodging on Saturday night; lunch and dinneron Saturday; breakfast on Sunday; and allprogram materials.

All youth leaders must be in high schooland accompanied by an adult.

An optional Pre-Conference program is

available Friday night, Oct. 9, for thosewho want to travel early and lodge at thecamp. This pre-conference begins with reg-istration at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. It costs anadditional $25, which features dorm lodg-ing Friday night, breakfast Saturday morn-ing and night photography opportunities onFriday.

Conference registration deadline is Sep-

tember 25, 2009, but sign up early becausespace is limited. For more information andregistration materials, visit the Wisconsin4-H Photography Project web page athttp://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/onlinpro/photography.cfm and click on Events.

If you have questions, contact Tom Carpen-ter at 608-262-1223 or [email protected]. Remember,

sign up early!

Clothing Project MembersProject members are reminded to send a

thank you to Jerrys Sewing and Vacuumfor donating the sewing machine that wasgiven at the fair. The address is JerrysSewing & Vacuum, Attn. Tim, 2720 N.Pontiac Dr., Janesville, WI 53545.

Community Support for Animal Projects

Continues to Grow

The 4-H Fair meat animal sale committeethanks local businesses and individuals forpurchasing animals at the fair with the to-tal sale being $352,000. The Fur andFeather Sale was again a huge success withthe sale totaling over $25,800. Specialthanks go out to their buyers too.

The 5th Annual Dairy Youth RecognitionAuction was also a huge success, brought in$ 19,000 to help youth with projects andtheir future educational plans. The successof these programs would not be possible

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without the support of local businessesand individuals.

Dairy Scholarships recipients were Han-

nah Gerbitz, Milton, Elizabeth Kanable,Oregon, Robert OLeary, Evansville,MaryHeller, Orfordville, Jordan Olson, Edger-ton and Becky Gerbitz, Milton. Scholar-ships given out totaled $3000.00. Con-gratulations to all.

Dairy Sportsmanship Awards were givento Ben Streich, Parkview FFA and AndyTempleton, Evansville 4-H and the Ivan

Woodman Award was given to Allison Funk,LaPrairie 4-H.

Fur and Feather Scholarships totaling$3000 were given to Audrey Hurley,Evansville, Adam Popanz, Beloit, FeliciaKitzman, Clinton, Alyssa Garvey, Beloit,Tyler Schimke, Clinton and Samantha Bry-ant, Janesville. Congratulations to all.

Please remember to send thank younotes to those individuals providing sup-port for our youth dairy, small animal andlivestock projects. If you need help witha name or address, please contact theRock County UW Extension Office at 757-5690.

Congratulations to

Dairy Promotion WindowContest Winners

1st Place & $50 LaPrairie 4-HWindow display at the Blains Farm & Fleet

2nd Place (tie) & $30 Badger 4-HWindow display at Congress Glass, Janesville

2nd Place (tie) & $30 Newark Pioneers4-HWindow display at Consigny Law, Brodhead

Other participating 4-H clubs were: Clin-ton, Consolidated, Evansville, Harmony, LaPrairie, Magnolia, Milton, Newark Pioneersand Rock Valley.

All clubs, including 1st & 2nd place, re-ceived dairy products (ice cream) for theirclub meeting. Letters were sent to redeemat Country Quality Dairy, Janesville.

Dairy Promotion Reports Due

Dairy Promotion Reports are due to UWEXOffice by October 9th.

Livestock Evaluation Meeting

The annual Livestock Project Evaluationmeeting has been scheduled for September29, 7:00 p.m. at the Craig Center, Rock

County 4-H Fairgrounds. The meeting isopen to all beef, sheep and swine projectmembers, parents and leaders. This is youropportunity to share your concerns, issuesand thoughts regarding the livestock pro-jects, 4-H Fair and Meat Animal Sale

4-H Dairy Judging Results

Congratulations to our Rock County 4-H

Junior and Senior Dairy Judging teams!They competed at Area Animal ScienceDay in Waupaca County on June 26 and theSenior team placed 2nd overall, with theJunior teams placing 3rd and 9th . For com-plete results, go to http://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/events/animalscience.cfm.


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The senior team also competed in theState 4-H Dairy Cattle Evaluation Contestin Polk County on July 31. For results, goto

http://4h.uwex.edu/events/State4-HDairyCattleEvaluationContest.cfm.

Horse and Pony Project

Committee

The Horse and Pony Project Committeemeets the first Thursday of every monthat 7:00 p.m. in the courthouse. The nextmeetings are Thursday, September 3 and

the evaluation meeting on Thursday, Octo-ber 1. All Horse and Pony project leadersand parents are invited and encouraged toattend!

Horse and Pony Project

Evaluation Meeting

The Horse and Pony Project Committee willhold their annual evaluation meeting on

Thursday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m. in thecourthouse. Fair premium book changesand the calendar of events for 2010 will bediscussed at this meeting, as well as anyother concerns brought forth by those atthe meeting. ALL leaders, parents andmembers in the Horse and Pony project andHorseless Horse projects are welcome andencouraged to attendplease join us!

Attention Shooting Sports Leaders!

Certification Opportunity in Stoughton!If you are a 4-H Shooting Sports leaderor would like to be a 4-H Shooting Sportsleader and need certification in any disci-pline, youre in luck! There is a certifica-tion event being held very near RockCounty! Mark your calendars for the Sep-

tember 18-19 certification workshop atthe Stoughton Conservation Club rightnext door in Dane County. Then go to thestate website at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/onlinpro/shooting/2009CertificationTraining.cfmfor the registration materials. The regis-tration deadline is September 4, but ifyou miss that deadline, please call TomCarpenter at 608-262-1223 or Steve

Kinzel at 608-262-1536 to see if you canstill register. Dont delayregister today!

Naturespace Meeting.

A project meeting for anyone taking orinterested in taking an Insect project willbe held on Monday, September 14 from 6-7pm at K&W Greenery, 1328 Hwy 14 EJanesville. We will be discussing how to

properly mount and label insects, identifi-cation and where to find insects. If youhave a collection and any supplies, pleasebring them with you. For more informationor questions please contact Chris Williamsat 608-868-7190 or 608-359-5797.

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Mechanical Sciences Leader Meeting

All 4-H Mechanical Sciences project lead-ers and junior leaders are invited to aplanning meeting on Thursday, October 22at 7:00 p.m. in the courthouse. The calen-dar dates for 2010 will be set and fairpremium book changes discussed. Thismeeting is our opportunity to plan for the

coming year, so please mark your calen-dars and plan to attend!

Fair Office Access

Need to get to the Fair Office? If themain gate to the fairgrounds on Craig Ave-nue is closed, do not despair! Check thewalk-in gate, also on Craig Avenue just be-hind the office. However, it is always agood idea to call the office before makingthe trip. The phone number at the FairOffice is 755-1470.

Fair Clean UpThanks goes to all responsible in makingthe fairgrounds clean again! Top fourplaces for the larger clubs were: La Prai-rie 4-H, Turtle, Badger, Magnolia 4-H, Topfour places for smaller clubs were: Rock

Valley 4-H, Johnstown 4-H, JanesvilleTrailblazers 4-H and Harmony 4-H.

Meat Animal Sale & Fur & Feather Par-ticipants

There are still quite a few sale checks atthe fair office. Remember to bring in yourthank you note when you pick up thesechecks. This information is in the fair bookon pages 18 & 32. Our buyers do a greatjob supporting youth at the Rock CountyFair, so lets get these thank you notes tothem soon.

Fair Exhibits Left!

There is a large amount of county fair ex-hibits left at the Fair Secretarys Office!If you have not picked up your exhibitsyet, please do so as soon as possible. TheState Fair exhibits are also at the FairSecretarys Office and can be picked up aswell. Please call Mary at 755-1470 to make

sure the office is open before making aspecial trip.

Attention: All 4-H Fair

Trophy Winners!

If you won a trophy at the Rock County4-H Fair, it is YOUR responsibility to senda thank you note to the trophy sponsor. Ifthe name and address of the sponsor was

not on a card attached to the trophy, callthe Fair Office at 755-1470. Every yearthe Fair loses some trophy sponsors be-cause they do not receive thank you notes.Dont let that happen again...send thatthank you note today!

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Fair Museum

The Rock County Fair Museum Committeewould like to thank everyone who volun-teered in the museum during fair week

and thank you to all those that brought inor donated former fair projects, picturesand news articles. All your time and ef-forts were greatly appreciated. Pleasecall the fair office at 755-1470 if youhave suggestions or items for the 2009fair museum.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU,

THANK YOUTo all the Fair Superintendents, AssistantSuperintendents, Junior Superintendents,and Exhibitors, Leaders, and Parents.Your endless hours of work and dedicationto the success of the 2009 Rock County4-H fair are truly appreciated.

Hand Washing Station

Contest Winners1st Place: Maddie Hodge, LaPrairie 4-H2nd Place: Cody Kleven, Harmony 4-H3rd Place: Ann Spears, Clinton 4-H4th Place: Emily Spears, Clinton 4-H

State Fair Exhibitors

Congratulations to the following youthwith state fair exhibits in the following

departments: Animal/Veterinary, Arts &Crafts, Home & Family, Mechanical Sci-ences, Natural Science, and Youth Leader-ship.

Merit Ribbons

Maria Bjugstad, Lauren Janes, Rachel

Otto and Alex Yoerger, Magnolia 4-H;Samantha Emery and Katelyn Riesterer,Milton 4-H; Ethan Flood and Ann OLeary,Evansville 4-H; Grant Francis and Lily

Zeich, Newark Pioneers 4-H; Jacob John-son, Rebecca Kehl, Adam Masters, DerekMasters and Addison Swenson, Badger 4-H; and Kaarin Lorum, LaPrairie 4-H,

Participation Ribbons

Ben Applebeck, Ellen Check, Courtney Cul-len, Heidi Hammil, Lauren Metcalf andAshley Spatola , Milton 4-H: Erica Ballmer,Maddie Hodge, Abigail Millard, Laura Pren-

tice and Justin Runde, LaPrairie 4-H: Max-well Cargill and Sabrina Johnson, SpringValley 4-H; Clark Delzer, Jodi Johnson andGloria Weger, Fulton 4-H; Claire Fox,Amanda Marklein, Ashley Messier, MeganVincent, Ali Weilbrenner, Amanda Wilsonand Nicole Wilson, Badger 4-H; CatherineHazeltine, Olivia Isenberger and ColeRyan, Plymouth 4-H; Hannah Gunn, ShelbyHollis, Emily McCoy, Joseph Miller-Maerz

and Roxanne Reisem, Magnolia 4-H: Jac-queline Polglaze, Consolidated 4-H; JustinRoehl, Bradford 4-H; Allegra Rowland,Avon 4-H; Dalton Ryan, Newark Pioneers;Samantha Sanders, Turtle 4-H; and Clau-dia Sutherland, Porter 4-H.


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2009 Award Trip Participants

Congratulations to the following youth for their accomplishments in their award/recognition forms. The youth filled out their Older/Younger member forms last summerand were awarded the following trips. YOU, too, can be participants, fill out the newshortened version this year!

Discover Milwaukee: Elizabeth Farrey and Leah Kasprzak, Badger 4-H; Lukas Reible andMcKenzie Timp, Bradford; Eli Schroeder, Consolidated; Cianna Kruckenberg, Fulton;Sarah Landherr, Harmony; Ciera Ballmer, Rachel Gerbitz, Maddie Hodge and Laura Pren-tice, LaPrairie; Jorie Andrew, Riley Miller, Brooke Trustem, Zachery Wells and MarthaWright, Magnolia; Alysa Rothfelder, Milton; Marquel Johnson, Newark Beloit; and Frankie

Ward, Turtle.

Chicago Daze: Ariel Stefanczyk, Badger; Aaron Rothfelder and Tyler Hammil, Milton;Kristen Broege, LaPrairie; and Keysha Hansen and Mariah Wohlrab, Newark Beloit

Clover Adventure: Leah Sanford and Nicole Wilson, Badger; Billy Phalin, JenniferKrausse, Abigail Martin, Justin Pennycook and Casey Schut, Consolidated; McKayla Timp,Bradford; Gloria Jo Weger, Fulton; Abigail Millard, LaPrairie; Elizabeth Mielke, Lima; andSamantha Emery, Milton.

4-H & Youth Conference: Jessica Alf, Kelsey Braukhoff, Rachel Schambow and AlexiaGegare, Consolidated; Erica Ballmer, LaPrairie, Jordan DeLong, Bradford; Grace vanVeld-huisen, Badger; Shelby Hollis, Magnolia; Shane Hutter, Newark Beloit; and NathanPickering, Rock Valley.

Chicago Nights: Briana Bader, Audrey Hurley and Roxanne Reisem, Magnolia; KaitlynCook, Avon; Katie Demrow, Fulton; Lauren Metcalf and Heidi Hammil, Milton; and Jenni-fer Polgaze, Consolidated.

Citizenship Washington Focus: Kelli Viele, Magnolia; Ellen Check, Milton; Amanda Kyle,

Lima; and Anne George Evansville.

National Congress: Kathryn Johnson, Turtle; and Ann OLeary, Evansville.


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HeatWaveis looking for new members!Whether you sing or dance or you would like to learn, HeatWave is looking for you.

HeatWave is Rock Countys 4-H show choir

and it is almost time to sign up for the 2010 season.Do you like to entertain? Do you enjoy applause? Are you looking for leadership opportunities? Do you want to learn aboutstaging a show or how to choreograph? Are you interested in making new friends? These opportunities and more are available inHeatWave.

HeatWave does not hold auditions. The group is open to anyone enrolled in the Rock County 4-H program who is at least 13 yearsold or older as of January 2009. Members need to have a willingness to learn; need to be enthusiastic and cooperative; and mustbe responsible and committed to hard work.

Current HeatWave members have until October 15 to register their intention to be a part of HeatWave to insure membershipfor the coming year. This must be done in writing! Current members may still register after that date but they will be ac-cepted in the same manner as new members at that time.

New member registrations MUST BE MAILED ON OR AFTER October 15 and ON OR BEFORE December 1. Registrations

will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. The order will be determined by postmark.The size of the group is limited to 40 members. If the quota is reached, those registering last will be placed on a waiting list.All who register will be contacted in mid-December to confirm membership.

Rehearsals will begin in early January and will probably be held every Saturday through March, with one or two exceptions, and inApril and May as needed. Attendance and other requirements, costume costs, etc. will be discussed at the first meeting. Formore information call Janet Kassel at 876-6311 or visit our website at www.heatwave4hshowchoir.org

HeatWave 2010 SNIP AND SEND HeatWave 2010

Mail registrations to Janet Kassel, 1438 N. County Road H, Janesville WI 53548

Please type or print clearly.

Name_________________________Home Phone _________________ cell_____________________

Parent(s) or guardian(s) ______________________________________________________________

Members email address:______________________ Parents email (optional)______________________

Street Address_____________________________________________________________________

City, State and ZIP___________________________________________________________

Age as of January 2010 ______ Male___ Female__ 4-H Club ______________

Registrations from NEW MEMBERS MUST be mailed ON OR AFTER October 15, 2009

Registrations mailed BEFORE Oct. 15 will be returned with a request that they be re-sent.

ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE MAILED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 1, 2009Revised

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Rock County Cooperative Extension StaffPhone 608-757-5690 Fax 608-7575581

Donna DuerstRock County 4-H Youth Development Agent

Email: [email protected]

Sue FredrichRock County 4-H Program Advisor


Linda MarshallRock County 4-H Program Assistant

Email: [email protected].

Sally ReisemAmeriCorps Vista


Carol JaggiRock County 4-H Support Staff


Non-Profit Org.U.S. Postage

PaidJanesville, WI 53545

Permit No. 1230

Rock County Cooperative Extension ServiceU. S. Department of Agriculture51 South Main StreetJanesville, WI 53545

OFFICIAL BUSINESSPenalty for Private Use, $300 (604)

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. An EEO/Affirmative Action employer, UW-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IXand ADA requirements.

============Please make requests for reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to educational programs as early as possible preceding the

scheduled program, service or activity. This document can be provided in an alternative format by calling (608) 757-5696 (voice) (711 foWisconsin Relay)

For more information visit our website atwww.uwex.edu/ces/cty/rock/4h/

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