H WEEKLY UPDATE TOPICS

Transcription

1 H WEEKLY UPDATE TOPICS October 17 th : 4-H That s My Pan Fundraiser Dog Project Mandatory Meeting Mandatory Club/Committee Meeting Seeking Soup, Salad or Dessert Donations Foods/Breads committee meeting Knitting/Crocheting/Cultural Arts/Photography Committee Meeting Cloverbud Committee Meeting Art Beat More Info October 10 th : Dog Project Mandatory Meeting Mandatory Club/Committee Meeting Seeking Soup, Salad or Dessert Donations 4-H Radio Clips from our Radio Promotion MES Applications due on October 11!!! Be a Part of the H Youth Artwork Calendar Pat Wagner Joins Columbia County 4H Youth Development Program This Month! Foods and Nutrition Project Literature is NEW for H Horse Leader Conference Deadline Capitol Connections 2017 Save the Date! Equity Livestock Scholarship Opportunity Space Camp Registration Deadline Dec 31 Help Tell Wisconsin 4-H s Story with Tap Into It H and Youth Conference Call for Seminar Proposals Monroe County Horse Tack & Craft Sale October 3 rd : Imagine Being hungry Your 4-H Club Can Help! Officer Training Saturday, November 12 FOODS Members and Leaders HEADS UP Literature Change Fairbook Changes 4-H Promotion Tractor Supply Clover Sale October 8 from 10 AM 1 PM Dog Project Meeting October 18 at 6 PM Leader Orientation Sessions Scheduled 4-H Club Responsibilities September 26 th : 4-H Clover Fundraiser - Tractor Supply October 5 16, 2016 That s My Pan Columbia County 4-H Fundraiser Great Gifts! National 4-H Council - Accepting Applications for 2017 Program Assistants Bowl-A-Thon Award Recipients September 19 th : Age of 4-H Membership Rolling in Clover Articles Due by September 23!! Columbia County Fairbook Change Recommendations Due OCTOBER 1! Leader s Council Meeting Thursday Columbia County and 4-H Camp at Upham Woods 2017 June 10 13, H Camp Counselor Training Dates April 22 23, H Camp Adults Needed June 10 13, Space Camp registration opens October 3!

2 Adult Volunteers Needed for Out of State 4-H Trips Volunteer Background Checks Drama Festival Have a 4-H Story? We Want to Tap Into It! National 4-H Week Wear Your 4-H T-shirt During National 4-H Week September 12 th : Rolling in Clover Articles Due by September 16 Columbia County Fairbook Change Recommendations Due OCTOBER 1! Livestock Committee Meeting ANYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND Thursday, September 15, Wyocena Have a 4-H Story? We Want to Tap Into It! Archery for Columbia County 4-H Members in H Horse Leader Conference November 11 13, 2016 Columbia County 4-H Horse Project Completes Successful Project Fundraiser Columbia County Horse Project Meeting September 20 Columbia Health Care Center Horse Tack and Craft Sale Monroe County September 6 th :!!! Free Tickets (This Week Wednesday and Thursday!!!) to Shilly The Musical Sauk County Horse Project Fall Tack Sale Simplicity $1.00 Pattern Order Due December 1, 2016 Wisconsin 4-H Fall Forum November Green Lake Conference Center, Green Lake, WI Gather a club or family team and bowl to raise funds for River Haven Homeless Shelter October 15 4-H Week Radio Promotion Spots still available! August 29 th : Poultry Project Avian Bowl Same article as an earlier sent today. What s an Avian Bowl? Columbia County Horse Project Meeting September 20 Columbia Health Care Center Background Checks for New Volunteers Background Checks for Returning Volunteers Youth Leadership (and adult volunteer) Opportunity for Fall Forum Invitation to Upham Woods 75th Anniversary Celebration Upham Woods 75th Anniversary Camp Option Honey Bee Poster Contest Due October 25, 2016 Free Tickets to Shilly The Musical - Portage Youth Theater Wants to Show Their Appreciation to the Columbia Co 4-H and their families for all the great work they do August 22 nd : Other Due Dates 4-H ONLINE CLOSED August 31 September 3-4-H Registration OPENS September 3 Leader s Council Meeting Thursday, August 25 - PORTAGE Cottontail Meeting, 8/22 Upcoming Shooting Sports Certification Workshop Sale of Champion Check are Available August 15 th : Other Due Dates 4-H Week Radio Promotion 2017 Fair Dates revised Note Date Change for Checks Sale of Champion Buyer 2017 Youth Calendar Photo Contest 4-H Online Enrollment for 2016/2017 Self-Achievement Award Forms Guidelines & List of Activities

3 2016 Honey Bee Poster Contest 2017 Cedar Crest Ice Cream Flavor Contest Columbia County Junior Exhibitors Dairlyand Youth Celebration August 8 th : Staff Vacation Welcome Jennifer Evans to the Administrative Assistant Position 4-H Online Support Important Club General Leaders & Project Leaders 4-H Enrollment Deadline to Columbia County Fair New Member Packets Leader Council Meeting August 25 Portage Ag Tent Columbia County Fair THANKS! 4-H Milk Moola Kwik Trip Fundraiser ongoing 2017 Fair Dates Officers Needed for Leaders Council Nominate by August 24, 2016 Friend of 4-H Nominations Sought August 1 st : Wisconsin Cattlemen Association Looking for Volunteers Congratulations Alanah Braaksma State Photo Exhibit 2016 Top 12 Columbia County Fair Thanks Upham Woods 75th Anniversary - September 18th 64th Annual Spooner Sheep Day Submit Your Best Photos Online Adams Columbia Electric 4-H Calendar 4-H Fall Forum November 4 6, H Ambassador Interviews Scheduled August 22 July 25 th : Livestock Comfort at the Fair Columbia County Fair Entries and UW-Extension Staff Sign up for the 2016 AG TENT Eatstand Attire 2016 Sale of Champions Saturday, July 30 Columbia County Fair- Sheep Show at 5PM Eat Stand Work Schedule July 18 th : Congratulations to the Columbia County s H Arts Camp Staff Members Sign up for the 2016 AG TENT Eatstand Attire Clean-up for the Columbia County Fair THIS Saturday, July 23! Pick Up Your Columbia County Fair Entry Tags Columbia County Fair Entries and UW-Extension Staff 2016 Sale of Champions Saturday, July 30 Upham Woods 75th Anniversary, Sunday, September 18th Newsletter Submission are due on July 25th July 11 th : Columbia County Fair- Sheep Show at 5PM Submit Your Best Photos Online Adams Columbia Electric 4-H Calendar 4-H Fall Forum November 4 6, 2016 Sprucin Up the Columbia County Fairgrounds Reminder Ice Cream Buckets Needed at the Eat Stand Eat Stand Work Schedule Pick Up Your Columbia County Fair Entry Tags

4 New to 4-H? Wondering about Face-to-Face Judging? Grant County Team Horse Show- CANCELLED Calling for Friend of 4-H Award Nominations July 5 th : Color Splash CANCELED Columbia County Photo in the 2016 State 4-H and Youth Photo Display! 4-H Ambassador Interviews Scheduled August 22 June 27 th : Staff Vacation Wisconsin 4-H Youth Livestock Update! Older Youth Needed as Cloverbud Evaluators Form due next Tuesday, July 5th Upham Woods 75th Anniversary Celebration Color Splash CANCELED June 20 th : Color Splash Registration Due Date Extended to Monday, June 27th more registrations needed to hold event!! LAST DAY FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR ENTRIES TODAY! Last Day for Lodi Fair Entries June 22 Fair Websites Cash for Clothes Fundraiser 2016 Youth Poultry Poster Contest Avian Quiz Bowl 2016 The 30th Anniversary Pullet Surprise Youth Contest June 13 th : Error on Club for Pictures in Newsletter Desperately Needed: Small group or family (2 to 3 people) to fill balloons at Dairy Brunch Need Livestock Members/Leaders to Staff Commodity Carnival Columbia County Fair COOL Rescinded for 2016 Fair for Beef and Pork Products 64th Annual Spooner Sheep Day Remember to include Fashion Revue, Archery Shoot, & Demonstration on Your Fair Entry Form Due June 20! Clubs remember your Club Exhibits - Booth, Fair Sign, and Planter! June 6 th : Desperately Needed: Small group or family (2 to 3 people) to fill balloons at Dairy Brunch Pullorum Testing and Showmanship Clinic Register for Clothing Workshop: Simple bottoms class Need Livestock Members/Leaders to Staff Commodity Carnival Columbia County Fair June Leader s Council Meeting Remaining Leader s Council Meetings May 23 rd : It's State Fair Entry Deadline June 1!!! State Fair - Attention Potential Adult Facilitators! Columbia County Fair Entry Deadline and Livestock Educational Cards is June 20th!! Lodi Ag Fair Entry Deadline is June 22nd!! Dog Project Families For Your Information May 16 th : Cloverbud Day Camp Registration due date extended to Friday, May 20th

5 Adult and Junior Leaders are needed for Cloverbud Camp Upham Woods Map Contest May 9 th : Staff Vacation Adult/Junior Leader Helpers register by Thursday, May 19th Livestock Committee Meeting Columbia County Record Book Project Evaluation Rubric State Fair Dairy Exhibitor Meeting Reminder H Arts Camp Application for H Arts Camp Youth Staff Consider Applying for the Youth Leadership Congress It s Time to #Spillthebeans about Wisconsin Agriculture! Goat AI (Artificial Insemination) Training Offered Advanced Space Camp Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Certification Course at Upham Woods April 27 th : Leaders Council Meeting PORTAGE April 28 Upham Woods Contest Winners Columbia County 4-H Member 2nd Place Winner! Columbia County Fair Entries Begin May 1st and End June 20th Check It Out! Cloverbud Exploring Activities 2016 Wisconsin State Fair Junior Market Barrow/Market Lamb Identification Information Attention 2016 Wisconsin State Fair Junior Market Lamb Exhibitors! 2016 Wisconsin State Fair DNA/RFID Tag Identification for Commercial/Crossbred/Wether Sire/Non- Registered Beef, Sheep and Swine Breeding Stock Clarification - DNA/RFID Identification for Junior Show - Commercial/Crossbred/Wether Sire Breeding Stock Fond du Lac County Small Animal Fun Day May 7th Design the 2016 Walk for Hope T-shirt and Win $ Wisconsin Youth Conservation Camp Opportunities WI State Fair Dairy Promotion Board seeks help at House of Moo 2016 State 4-H Dog Agility Show Waupaca County Caprine Field Day April 18 th : Horse Project Next Meeting April 19th Do You Shop Amazon? WI 4-H Foundation Fund Raiser! Green County 4-H Goat Fun Show Green County Dairy Fitting & Showmanship Clinic State 4-H Plant Science Day- A fun way to learn about Horticulture Science!!! 2016 State 4-H Dog Show DAIRY - State Fair Exhibitor Meeting Spring Cleaning Trophies Dairy Exhibitors Invited to High Protein Show April 11 th : Horse Project Requirements Deadline May 1st! Club Change Deadline is May 1st! 2016 Livestock Learning Webinars UW Saddle & Sirloin Awards State Fair Youth Expo Group Needed to Create Columbia County State Fair 4-H Banner next Generation Reorganization Update 4-H Fall Forum (November 4 6) Call for Workshop and Interactive Learning Experiences 2016 Quiz Bowl & Skillathon Results

6 April 4 th : Organizational Dog Training Meeting Tonight at 6:30 in Wyocena Community Drug Awareness Program April 13 Earth Week Blackhawk Island (Upham Woods) Hike and Invasive Plant Removal Cottontails Meeting Minutes 3/28/16 Upham Woods 75th Anniversary History Contest Peanut Butter Mountain Facilitation Training for 4-H Colleagues, School Staff Who Program at Upham Woods, and 4-H Adult Volunteers Open Enrollment: Camp and Outpost Moo Day Brunch Help Needed!! Value of a Tree - Technology in Teaching Upham Woods Upham Woods Employment 2016 Livestock Learning Webinars Archived 4-H Inquiry, Innovation and Creativity Expo Registration Due Wednesday- 4/6/16 4-H Foods Revue/Activity Registrations Due Wednesday 4/6/16! Come Check out the 4-H Weekend Events Summer Camp Adults Needed for 4-H Camp June 15 18th March 29 th : 4-H Inquiry, Innovation and Creativity Expo Registration Deadline Extended to 4/6/16 4-H Foods Revue/Activity Registrations extended to Wednesday 4/6/16! Columbia County Pork Partners Scholarship Due April 1st Swine and Sirloin Club Scholarship New Fairest of the Fair Coordinator Named Applications Due April 15th!! Chance to win prize money for your trip to Upham Woods Family or Club Earth Day Outing at Upham Woods April 23 Record Book Dates Set Emcees Needed for 4-H Drama Festival Drama Festival Updates All are Welcome to Attend Open Enrollment Summer Camp Upham Woods Open Enrollment Outpost River Trip Adult Camp Volunteers Needed for Open Enrollment Camps COLOR SPLASH SAVE THE DATE! March 22 nd :!!!!!!CAMP CHANGES/UPDATE!!!!!! Act Today! Camp Counselors needed for Open Enrollment Camps Adults Still Needed for Open Enrollment 4-H Camps Dog Project Organizational Meeting Confirmed 4-H Dog Training Classes Coming Up Quickly! Cottontails Update Wisconsin Southdown Stars Sale and Starter Ewe Program Updated Livestock Cards Archery Members: Next Monthly Meeting is May 21, La Crosse County 4-H Archery Invitational Badger Dairy Camp Applications Available Help Wanted - Moo Day Brunch Columbia County Buy Wisconsin First Swine Directory Available Upham Woods Contest 4-H Foods Revue/Activity Registrations due Tomorrow, March 22nd! 4-H Inquiry, Innovation and Creativity Expo Registrations due Tomorrow, March 22nd 4-H Cloverbud Camp Adult/Junior Leader Helpers register by Thursday, May 19th March 14 th : Organizational Dog Training Meeting April 4th Columbia County State 4-H Quiz Bowl and Skillathon Top Ten Finishers

7 Scholarships are due to 4-H Office TOMORROW, Livestock Committee Meeting 4-H Foods Revue/Activity Registrations due Tuesday, March 22nd 4-H Foods Revue/Activity Volunteer Leaders NEEDED EXPO- Registrations due Tuesday, March 22nd $1 Simplicity Patterns Available to Order 4-H Cloverbud Camp Adult/Junior Leader Helpers register by Thursday, May 19th March 7 th : Columbia/Jefferson/Sauk Counties 4-H Camp June Washington County 4-H Dog Project Fun Match March 19 Dog Agility Workshop Chippewa Falls Spring Swap Schedule Beaver Pigeon and Bantam Club Spring Swap Cottontails Update Columbia County Fair Swine Weigh-In April 23rd Congratulations Columbia County DRAMA Company Members! Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center Fairest of the Fair Application Materials Available Online Drama Festival Registrations are DUE Wednesday!! Save the Date- Columbia County Sheep and Goat Market Animal Weigh In February 29 th : Family Day of Learning Registrations are due TODAY!! Photographer and session registration helper needed at Family Day of Learning Archery Project Monthly Meeting 4-H Cloverbud Camp Adult/Junior Leader Helpers register by Thursday, May 19th 2016 MAQA Classes, 3/12 & 5/5 Apply to be a Counselor for the Columbia/Jefferson/Sauk County Junior Camp We Need You: Adults for Junior 4-H Camp Please apply by April 8, H Foods Revue/Activity Registrations due Tuesday, March 22nd! Looking for 2016 Scholarship Committee members Columbia County 4-H Members Place in Top Ten State Meats Contest! Dairy Education Cards NOT Required for 2016 State Fair Dairy Learning Opportunity - Youth Leadership Derby April 16 17, 2016 Monroe County 4-H 26th Annual Fur, Fin & Feather Show February 22 nd : 4-H Office Staff Time Off Cottontails Meeting, Tonight at 6pm Extended - Family Day of Learning Registrations are due Monday, February 29th!!! Family Day of Learning photographer and session registration helper needed 2016 MAQA Classes, 3/12 & 5/5 Adult Female Chaperone Needed for WI 4-H & Youth Conference in June Horse Project Members County-Wide Personal Horse Leader Help Wanted - Moo Day Brunch Columbia County Group-Building Ideas for 4-H Club and Group Meetings Michigan 4-H Resource The Whole Horse Equine Holistic Medicine Take a LOOK at all the COOL Things You Can do at the Sand Lake Conservation Camp 2016 Summer Employment Program Dodge County 4-H Summer Agent 2016 Summer Employment Program Dodge County Youth Dairy & Livestock Summer Agent Fairest of the Fair Coordinator Needed February 15 th : 4-H Office Staff Time Off!!!!! Deadline!!!! Family Day of Learning Registrations DUE NEXT MONDAY!!

8 Family Day of Learning photographer and session registration helper needed 2016 MAQA Classes, 3/12 & 5/5 Adult Female Chaperone Needed for WI 4-H & Youth Conference in June 4HOnline Web Browser Requirement Zona Gale Young People s Theatre Workshops Tractor and Farm Safety Camp Manitowoc, WI Last MAQA Train the Trainer Webinar Youth Livestock Education Day 2016 Lodi Veterinary Care Fundraiser for Camp for Military Kids Governor s Blue Ribbon Meat Products Auction Save the Date Looking for 2016 Scholarship Committee members 4-H Inquiry, Innovation and Creativity Expo!!!NEW EVENT!!! 4-H Cupcake Wars!!!NEW EVENT!!! Fairest of the Fair Coordinator Needed ADDITION: WHEP February 8 th : MAQA Advisors NEEDED to help teach sessions Looking for 2016 Scholarship Committee members Western Spirit Experience Arlington Sheep Day, Saturday, March 12, 2016 Area Animal Science Days State 4-H Meats Judging Contest Registrations Due February 12 Central Wisconsin Cat Show Wisconsin 4-H Dog Agility Training Workshop Make a Difference: Help Send a Military Child to Camp Columbia County Sewing Clinic 4-H Foods Revue/Activity Registrations due Tuesday, March 22nd! 4-H Inquiry, Innovation and Creativity Expo!!!NEW EVENT!!! 4-H Cupcake Wars!!!NEW EVENT!!! More Information regarding Cup Cake Wars Apply to be a Counselor for the Columbia/Jefferson/Sauk County Junior Camp We Need You: Adults for Junior 4-H Camp Please apply by April 8, 2015 Family Day of Learning photographer and session registration helper needed Female Chaperone Needed for WI 4-H & Youth Conference in June Fairest of the Fair Coordinator NEEDED February 1 st : Meeting to Revise Record Book Scoring Sheets Meeting to Study Revising the Club Achievement Guidelines Looking for 2016 Scholarship Committee members MAQA Advisors NEEDED to help teach sessions 4-H Foods Revue/Activity Registrations due Tuesday, March 22nd! 4-H Inquiry, Innovation and Creativity Expo!!!NEW EVENT!!! 4-H Cupcake Wars!!!NEW EVENT!!! New to the poultry, bantam, waterfowl, or turkey project or want better birds Clothing Project Members Time to Dust off Your Machines Clothing, Crocheting, Knitting, and Consumer Savvy Members Sand Lake Conservation Camp Registration Now Open for Statewide Camp Counselor Training Become Certified in Wilderness First Aid S.O.S. For Wisconsin Military Kids HELP SEND A KID TO CAMP! Greetings from Upham Woods! Three Free Registered Targhee Sheep to be awarded to Deserving Youth Wisconsin Junior Targhee Sheep Association Announces 2016 Starter Flock Giveaway

9 2016 Wisconsin State Fair Market Steer Identification Deadline Approaching! January 25 th : Leaders Council Meeting PORTAGE MAQA Advisors NEEDED to help teach sessions Family Day of Learning Registrations will be available next week Apply to be a Counselor for the Columbia/Jefferson/Sauk County Junior Camp We Need You: Adults for Junior 4-H Camp Please apply by April 8, 2015 Kenna Heath, Inch True Blues 4-H Member Fundraiser 4-H Foods Revue/Activity Registrations due Tuesday, March 22nd! 4-H Inquiry, Innovation and Creativity Expo!!!NEW EVENT!!! 4-H Cupcake Wars!!!NEW EVENT!!! I Want to Know! STEM Camp (incorrect link last week) Extension Re-organization Webinar Archive Nelson McCammon Youth Heifer Program accepting applications for 2016 January 18 th : WINTER 4-H Activity Insurance!!! Skiing, sledding, snowboarding, etc. Columbia County Fair Board Meeting Tonight, 1/18! Extension Re-organization Town Hall Meeting Connection Information Columbia County 4-H Horse Project Meeting Tuesday, 1/19! Shooting Sports Certification Coming to Vernon County! Do you want to participate in the WI State 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl and 4-H Skillathon contest? Columbia County 4-H Leaders Council Meeting January 28 PORTAGE Columbia County 4-H Application Deadlines Youth Leadership at Upham Woods I Want to Know! STEM Camp MAQA Advisors NEEDED to help teach sessions VOLUNTEERS NEEDED- Cloverbud Sensational Saturday Looking for a Room Monitor for Communication Arts Festival January 11 th : $3.6 Million Budget Cut Will Change Extension in Wisconsin 4-H Drama Festival this Saturday, 4/16/16, at Portage Center for the Arts January Leader Council Meeting Columbia County Annex Building Portage Cottontails No Meeting in January Next Meeting: 2/22/16 Rabbit Fun Show Richfield, WI Help for Clubs New to the Music Festival Interested in learning about Air Rifles? Would your club or group like to meet at Upham Woods this winter? Expand your world in 2016 by hosting an International friend! Tracking A fun winter activity for your family Recycle Trophies Milk Moola Kwik Trip Fund Raiser International Foods Workshop registrations deadline EXTENDED TO Wednesday, 1/13/16!! 4-H Communication Arts Festival Entries Due Next Wednesday, !! Cloverbud Sensational Saturday Registrations due Tuesday, !! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED- Cloverbud Sensational Saturday 4-H ArtBeat! $1 Simplicity Patterns Available to Order Fabric and Quilting Magazines Available Photography Session still available at 4-H Arts Day- 1/16/16, 8:30-10:00am, Wyocena Jackpot Benefit Rabbit Show for Josie Perea January 4 th :

10 4-H Arts Day - Registrations due Tuesday, January 5th!! International Foods Workshop registrations deadline EXTENDED TO Wednesday, 1/13/16!! Leader Orientation Session Saturday, January 9, :30 11:30 AM 4-H Communication Arts Festival Entries Due Next Wednesday, !! Archery County-Wide Monthly Event Cloverbud Sensational Saturday Registrations due Tuesday, !! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED- Cloverbud Sensational Saturday 4-H ArtBeat! 2016 Competitive Shooting Sport Shoots Wisconsin 4-H Is there an adult interested in helping with a 4-H Livestock or Skillathon Team? Any youth interested? $1 Simplicity Patterns Available to Order Fabric and Quilting Magazines Available 4-H Drama Festival- 4/16/16- Save the Date!