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AUGUST 2019
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Calendar …………………. 2
Club Minutes……………...3
Fair Re-Cap……………….4
Herdsmanship…………4
4-H County Awards…...4
WI State Fair…………...4
Announcements…………. 5
4-H Programs/Events…… 6
Get Connected…………... 8
Club Leaders…………..8
Facebook Page……….8
Website………………...8
Trempealeau County
UW-Extension Office
36245 Main St. PO Box 67
Whitehall, WI 54773
Phone: (715)538-2311 Ext.
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Fax: (715)538-1974
Sarah Tanis
4-H Program Coordinator
for Jackson and Trem-
pealeau Counties
Email: [email protected]
Jackson County Office
Phone:
715-284-4257 ext. 505
Fax: 715-538-1974
Trempealeau County Office
Phone: 715-538-2311 ext.
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Dear 4-H Families and Friends:
Congratulations to everyone that brought projects to the Trempealeau County Fair and showed off their amazing work! It was great to talk to everyone to learn more about your projects and to see all of the hard work you put into them! Also—we all survived this years crazy-weather fair! Now that the fair is now over, and it’s time to work on and finish up your Record Books! This is your opportunity to think about your involvement in the 4-H program over this past year, your projects, your club activities, and your community service projects. It is time to take a few minutes to evalu-ate what went well, or what could have gone better for you—and how to make those changes to make the next 4-H year even more successful! This year, we are VERY excited to announce that we have some new op-tions on how you can go about creating a record book. You don’t have to stick to the regular old record book style if you don’t want to! More infor-mation about these changes can be found on page 5 of this newsletter.
Yours in continued partnership, Sarah Tanis, 4-H Program Coordinator for Jackson & Trempealeau
This fun crew (above) was our 2019 Little Miss and Little Mister Cloverbud Contestants, 2019 winners, and 2018 winners!
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Please visit our website for up to date event info: http://trempealeau.uwex.edu/4hyd/
The calendar posted in this newsletter will be posted for three months out. If you have
questions about events happening in months not listed in this newsletter please refer to
the above website for the most up-to-date information about events and announce-
ments, or contact your 4-H Program Coordinator Sarah Tanis.
CALENDAR
Shout out to our 2018 Little Miss and
Mister Cloverbud for helping the
Trempealeau County 4-H Program
over this past year! Miss Elizabeth
‘Ellie’ Erickson from the Ettrick Ea-
gles 4-H club and Mister Kaleb John-
son from the Glasgow-Hardies Creek
Busy Bees 4-H Club did a FANTASTIC
job of public speaking at this years
ceremony for the 2019 Little Miss/
Mister Contest, helping out at county
4-H events throughout the year, and
helping lead the 4-H Cloverbud pro-
ject in the county.
Thank you both for your wonderful
service, leadership, smiles, and
friendliness this past year!
August 2019
1 All Day National 4-H Congress Forms Due to the State 4-H Office
9-11 All Day State 4-H Dog Obedience and Showmanship Show, Rock County
Fairgrounds in Janesville, WI
15 6-8 PM Learn to Fly Fish, Pietrek Park
17 All Day 45th Annual Western District 4-H Gymkhana Horse Show, Ellsworth,
WI
22 5:30 PM S’mores and More Family Event, Pietrek Park
26 6 :00 PM Trempealeau County Leaders' Association Meeting, Tremplo Room
@ Trempealeau County Courthouse
31 7:00 PM 4-H Champ Show (Horse Project), La Crosse County Fairgrounds,
N4985 County Road M, West Salem, WI
September 2019
1 By 4:30 PM Record Books Due to Extension Office
3 Anytime Re-Enrollment in 4Honline begins, Log in to 4Honline and re-enroll
to get set for this next 4-H year!
19 TBD Volunteer in Preparation (VIP) Training, Email Sarah Tanis to
schedule a time for the training if you are interested.
23 6:00 PM Trempealeau County Leaders' Association Meeting, Tremplo Room
@ Trempealeau County Courthouse
October 2019
1 NA Beginning of the new 4-H year!
1 By 4:30 PM Trip Scholarship Application Deadline, for more info check out the website here: https://trempealeau.extension.wisc.edu/4hyd/how-to-
get-involved/youth-travel-opportunities/
1 By 4:30 PM Trempealeau County Ambassador Applications due to Extension
Office, More info here: https://trempealeau.extension.wisc.edu/4hyd/how-to-get-involved/4-h-ambassadors/
5 7 AM—8 PM Apple Affair, Trempealeau County Fairgrounds, Galesville, WI
6-12 All Day National 4-H Week
15 By 4:30 PM Club/Project Charters due to Extension Office
19 9 AM—2 PM Clover College, Blair/Taylor School
28 6:00 PM Trempealeau County Leaders' Association Meeting, Tremplo Room
@ Trempealeau County Courthouse
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Glasgow Hardies Creek Busy Bees
CLUB/PROJECT MINUTES
Little Miss and Little Mister Cloverbud Program
This year was the 5th year of our Little Miss and Little Mister Cloverbud program! The intention
of this program/contest is to grow our youth within 4-H, their knowledge of
4-H, and to have a Little Miss and a Little Mister represent 4-H throughout the year.
From the beginning, the intention of the Trempealeau County Little Miss and Little Mister 4-H
Cloverbud program has been to offer our youngest 4-H youth the unique opportunity to:
• Grow their knowledge and understanding of 4-H
• Develop their confidence and leadership skills
• Encourage 4-H involvement on a club, community, county level, and beyond
• Represent the 4-H youth of Trempealeau County at various activities and events, all while
continuing to grown in their own confidence and leadership abilities
At the Trempealeau County Fair we had the Little Miss and Little Mister Cloverbud Ceremony.
At this ceremony our four contestants for the 2019 contest were able to be
interviewed and answered questions on stage. After the interviews we announced and
crowned the 2019 Little Miss and Little Mister.
Our four contestants for this year were:
• Adelaide Jessie
• Tristan Johnson
• Aubrey Hogden
• Kinley Giemza
Congratulations to Kinley
Giemza and Tristan
Johnson, both of
G/H Creek Busy Bees 4-H club,
for becoming Trempealeau
County 4-H 2019 Little Miss
and Little Mister Cloverbud!
On July 7th, 2019 the Glasgow Hardies Creek Busy Bees met at the Glasgow Hardies Creek Community School House. After the American
and 4-H pledge Alexi read the secretary’s report and we didn’t get a treasurer’s report due to the reports weren’t finished for that month yet.
Alexi reminded the members present that there were shifts that still needed to be filled for the fair. Our club then all agreed on for the fair clean
- up that we wouldn’t meet as a whole club, we would just meet with our project groups and discuss about their plans. Heidi then told the group
that she received a donation from the Brewer’s. This donation was from when we asked teams and businesses for donations for last year’s
community service project. We then brainstormed ideas of how we could raffle it off. In the end we decided that we would have her talk to peo-
ple we know that have a raffle license and see if they could help us out so we could get money and put that to cover the remaining expenses.
The members then participated in the “buzz word” communication. Our meeting was then motioned to be adjourned and passed.
Respectfully, Aleah Hunter
Get your clubs meeting minutes in the newsletter! Submit your minutes from your last meeting for admission in the CLOVER dispatch so your members can see the highlights and
other clubs can see your good example! Email Sarah by the 20th of each month at [email protected] to get your minutes in the newsletter!
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FAIR RE-CAP
Share your Fair Experience!
We would like to hear some of the highlights, great stories, and areas for improvement concerning this years fair! We encourage all clubs to have a positive discussion about the fair with each other and to get us that feedback by completing the following form: https://forms.gle/
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We also encourage individuals to share their fair feedback via the form above too! The more feedback and stories, the better!
Trempealeau County Youth Recognized at Wisconsin State Fair
There are 20 exhibits from the Trempealeau County Fair selected to go on to the Wisconsin State Fair
that takes place from August 2 through August 12. Please be sure to congratulate the individuals be-
low for their great work! And if you find yourself at the State Fair, be sure to check out these wonderful
exhibits!
• Hilde Everson for her collapsible stool in Woodworking
• Kinley Anderson for her bread board with a bear on it in Woodworking
• Laura Dobson for her hat rack in Woodworking
• Emily Osborn for her red and black fence shelf in Woodworking
• David Okonek for his metal wiener dog in Mechanical Science
• Shay Hanson for his refurbished chainsaw and informational poster in Mechanical Science
• Morgan Przybylla for her taxidermy beaver in Natural Science
• Jonathan Ehrat for his leaf collection scrapbook in Natural Science
• Ava Roessler for her black and purple apron in Clothing
• Kanah Slaby for her pink garden hose basket in Cultural Arts
• Thomas Ziegler for his choir of singing cans in Cultural Arts
• Delaney Lyngen for their purple pot filled with painted rock cactuses in Cultural Arts
• Cami Subra for her painting of youth showing cos in Drawing/Painting
• Katerina Barczak for her self-cube portrait in Drawing/Painting
• Megan Koel for her girl with snake Drawing/Painting
• Rylie Dingeldein for their colorful owl painting in Drawing/Painting
• Paige Subra for her salt sword in Cultural Arts
• Kathleen Stevens for her wood clock in Woodworking
• Jadrean Borreson for their wrench xylophone in Cultural Arts
Also, a huge thank you to Rosa Mooney and Brianna Stankey for volunteering to bring the exhibits to
and from the Wisconsin State Fair
4-H County Awards
At the Trempealeau County Fair we are given the opportunity to give out our 4-H
County Awards during the opening fair events. We would like to also take the time
to recognize these amazing individuals and clubs in the newsletter—the have done
outstanding work for the 4-H program and deserve to be recognized fully for all they
have done. If you see any of the individuals/club listed below, be sure to tell them
congratulations!!
• .-4-H Key Award: Alexi Hunter
• 4-H Volunteer of the Year: Heidi Johnson
• Distinguished Service Award: G/H Creek Busy Bees 4-H Club
• 4-H Lifetime Volunteer of the Year: Connie Guza
Please note that awards come out in April or May every year and anyone can submit awards (with
the exception of the Key award that youth must apply for in the Fall).
2019 Herdsmanship Results
BEEF:
• 1st– Arcadia FFA
• 2nd- Lincoln Pioneers
• 3rd- Frenchville Cloverleaves
• 4th- Hale & Hardy
DAIRY:
• 1st- Whitehall Happy Hustlers
• 2nd- G/H Creek Busy Bees
• 3rd- Whitehall FFA
• 4th– Ettrick Eagles
GOAT:
• 1st- Arcadia Hummingbirds
• 2nd- Sunnyside
• 3rd- G/H Creek Busy Bees
• 4th– Silver Creek Valley
HORSE & PONY:
• 1st– Ettrick Eagles
• 2nd- Trempealeau Trusty Workers
• 3rd- Sunnyside
• 4th- Lincoln Pioneers
SHEEP:
• 1st- Ettrick Eagles
• 2nd- G/H Creek Busy Bees
• 3rd- Sunnyside
• 4th- Lincoln Pioneers
SWINE:
• 1st- Lincoln Pioneers
• 2nd- G/H Creek Busy Bees
• 3rd- Ettrick Eagles
• 4th- Silver Creek Valley
PRESIDENTS AWARD:
Lincoln Pioneers
For the individual judging sheets and
notes please go to the following link:
https://
trem-
pealeau.extension.wisc.edu/2019/0
7/29/2019-trempealeau-county-fair-
herdsmanship-results/
Thanks to the Trempealeau Trusty Workers for helping at the Masonic
Breakfasts during the fair!
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Trempealeau County 4-H Extension Website
We just re-vamped the 4-H website in hopes to make it more user friendly!
You will find that if you click on the ‘4-H’ page and scroll down ALL of the
pages are linked there and you can see what is on the entire 4-H website.
Just click on what you are interested in and it will take you to that page!
Also, please note that the 4-H Program Coordinator has reached out to the
large project leaders to have them check over their
project pages on the website, as this will be a great source of information for
you!
Also, you will now find ALL of the forms and applications located on the
‘Forms and Applications’ page. There are brief explanations of what the
forms are , the date they were last updated, and a link to get to the form.
If there is anything missing from the website, you have questions, or you
have
comments please reach out to the 4-H Program Coordinator, Sarah Tanis.
This website is for YOU to utilize and we want to make sure that it is user
friendly!
Check it out here and see all that we have to offer: https://trempealeau.extension.wisc.edu/4hyd/
ANNOUNCEMENTS
4-H Record Books
We are excited to announce that we have come out with more options on how to make a 4-H record book! I
wanted to recognize that there are different ways that youth like to do things and that there are different ways to
put together a Record Book that will best represent the youth and their experience in the 4-H program that year.
Also, it should be noted that you can still do the ‘Traditional Record Book’ as well if you’d like to—that option
has not gone away!
Check out information on Trempealeau County Record Books on our website here: https:// trem-
pealeau.extension.wisc.edu/4hyd/forms-applications/record-books/ OR check out the 4-H Record Book Guide
for Trempealeau County.
CLUB AND PROJECT LEADERS: 4-H Club/Project Charters
4-H Charters are very important for a 4-H Club, or chartered project, to have completed. This process should not be taken lightly and should
involve all members of the 4-H club—so be sure to start now! It is a great opportunity to go over your clubs goals and to work as a team.
Information and forms about charts can be found on the website here: https://trempealeau.extension.wisc.edu/4hyd/forms-applications/ and if
you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask Sarah Tanis.
The deadline to return the completed Charter to the Extension Office is October 15th.
Thank you Notes
Remember to write thank you notes to those who sponsored trophies you won at the Fair and also to
auction buyers. The addresses of the trophy sponsors are on the bottom of the trophies.
ALSO, take time to thank your family members, friends, club members, or volunteers if they helped you
with anything to get your animals ready, your projects ready, or helped with pick-ups and such. We need
to make sure we are being thankful to those around us who support us and make our opportunities reali-
ties! This includes our wonderful fair board members who made the Trempealeau County Fair possible!
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EVENTS
Becoming a 4-H Volunteer
4-H Volunteers are valued partners in working with our youth and help make
4-H possible. In order to volunteer, previous 4-H Youth Development expe-rience is not necessary. The most im-portant qualification is a desire to work with young people and help them grow through educational experiences and
gain positive life skills. Please consider sharing your time and talents! Adult
volunteers working together with youth make a difference in the lives of young
people.
Volunteers work with UW-Extension professionals to develop the life skills of youth members, thus benefiting the state, employers, and the economy.
Volunteers extend the resources of UW-Extension as they work with staff to deliver educational programs. Volun-teering is a privilege. How does one become a volunteer? If you have not
already done so, go to Wisconsin 4HOnline and create a family profile.
If your family is already in the system, do not create a new family profile, just make sure you are entered into your
family account and check that you want to be a 4-H volunteer. Then sign-up to
take the Online Mandated Reporter Training for 4-H Volunteers. After sign-ing up for the Online Mandated Report-
er Training sign up to attend a VIP Training session Once you’ve complet-
ed your Online Mandatory Reporter training and VIP training, a background check will be conducted on you by the state and you will be contacted by GIS through e-mail requesting additional information needed in order for the
state to conduct the background check.
THE NEXT VIP TRAINING IS OFFERED
ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th!
If you are interested email Sarah Tanis to schedule a time and
location on the 19th to be trained!
La Crosse County 4-H Horse Champ Show & Pleasure and
Fun Speed Show
This event takes place on Saturday, August 31, 2019 8:00 a.m. At
the La Crosse County Interstate Fairgrounds West Salem, Wisconsin.
The La Crosse County 4-H Horse Project is proud to sponsor and
welcome you to the 4-H Champ Show! This show is open state-wide to 4-H horse project mem-
bers who have received a 1st or a 2nd in qualifying classes at their county fair. The purpose of the
4-H Champ Show is to provide opportunities for horse project members to grow in their project.
The goals of this show are to provide a positive atmosphere of learning and camaraderie; build
members’ self-confidence; allow members to demonstrate their skills; while focusing on safety and
good sportsmanship. NOTE: ENTRIES MUST BE POST MARKED WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE
QUALIFYING SHOW.
Contact Information for event:
• La Crosse County UW Extension Office: 608-785-9593 email: la-
• 4-H Champ Show by phone: 608-487-1871
• 4-H Champ Show by email: [email protected]
Read the attached Guidelines and complete your Registration Form. We hope you’ll join us for a
day of fun, friends and showing! For more information and the guidelines about the show check
out the flyer here: https://lacrosse.extension.wisc.edu/files/2019/04/2019-Champ-Show-
Information-Registration-Packet.pdf
45th Annual Western District 4-H Gymkhana Horse Show
This event takes place on August 17th, 2019 and starts at 8 Am at the
Pierce County Fairgrounds in Ellsworth, Wisconsin. Need to enter by
August 1, 2019 to participate—unless your fair is held after August 1st.
Entries postmarked after August 1st will not be accepted.
For more information about registration, class entry, and the event check
out the forms here: https://buffalo.extension.wisc.edu/files/2019/07/2019
-district-gymkhana-forms.-wrdoc.pdf
S’more and More
Come on out on Thursday, August 22nd at 5:30 PM for all the fun at
Pietrek Park! We will have a campfire feast, s’mores, disc golf, Kloss
Shelter open house, horseshoes, nature programming, and a scavenger
hunt! This is a great event!
To learn more about this event check out Facebook here: https://
www.facebook.com/events/2378112498952464/
Learn to Fly Fish!
Come on out on Thursday, August 15th from 6-8 PM to Pietrek
Park and learn how to Fly Fish!
This is a free class, but registration to participate is required, as
space is limited.
Register here for the event by calling 715-538-1914
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EVENTS
4-H Leaders Association
The next meeting is on Monday, August 26, 2019 and will take place in the Tremplo Room
in the Trempealeau County Government Center, Whitehall, WI at 6 PM. PLEASE NOTE
THAT THIS IS A DIFFERENT DAY THAN USUAL DUE TO MEMORIAL DAY.
We have all of our meetings scheduled out INCLUDING the topics that we will be talking about
at these meetings. They are advertised on our webpage. Everyone is welcome to attend any
and all meetings, but we will have meetings with a focus for different individuals (i.e. 4-H youth
and families, parents, club leaders, project leaders). We hope to see more of you at our meet-
ings to get your feedback and input on the 4-H program!
For more information about the board please check out our webpage here: https://trempealeau.uwex.edu/4hyd/4-h-leaders-
board/
If you would like to add an item to the agenda for the 4-H Leaders’ Association, or comment about something please fill out the
following link: https://goo.gl/forms/ok4ZmI5wunkD0Jz42
Please note that the Parent and Leaders Board has a *NEW* email address and you may receive emails from it. The
address is [email protected] and you can use this to contact the board directly
Summer Camp at Upham Woods
Summer is fast approaching and our Open Enrollment Summer Camp
registration for Summer Camp at Upham Woods is still open! This summer
we are offering two 7 day sessions and two 4 day sessions. Open
Enrollment is open to all youth campers ages 8-13 as participants, and 14-
18 may attend as counselors.
Adults over the age of 18 are welcome to volunteer with their child, 4-H
club, or youth group. Volunteers who attend our Open Enrollment
sessions do so at no cost. Join us this summer for hikes on Blackhawk
Island, some fun on the river, summer camp traditions, and a chance to meet our animals!
Check out our website for more information!
Wisconsin State 4-H Dog Obedience and Showmanship Show
The Wisconsin State 4-H Dog Obedience and Showmanship Show takes place on August 9th-11th,
2019. The registration deadline was June 30th, 2019. This year the show is hosted by Rock County and
takes place at the Rock County Fairgrounds in Janesville, WI.
If you didn’t make the registration deadline, you are still welcome to attend the event as an audience
member and cheer on your fellow 4-Hers!
Wisconsin State 4-H Dog Agility Show
The Wisconsin State 4-H Dog Agility Show takes place on August 17th, 2019. The registration deadline
was July 19th, 2019. This year the show is hosted by Dane County and takes place at the Canine Sports
Zone at 3036 Laura Lane, Middleton, WI.
If you didn’t make the registration deadline, you are still welcome to attend the event as an audience
member and cheer on your fellow 4-Hers!
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4-H Club and Project Leaders
Please find the contact information for Trempealeau Counties 4-H Clubs and
larger project leaders below.
Arcadia Hummingbirds 4-H Club: Rosa Mooney, 608-863-3483
Coulee Clovers 4-H Club:
CindyPeterson, 608-989-2249
Ettrick Eagles 4-H Club: Dawn Corcoran, 608-525-4200
Frenchville Cloverleaves 4-H Club:
Heather Olson, 608-484-0447
Glasgow/Hardies Creek Busy Bees 4-H Club:
Heidi Johnson,608-484-0492
Hale & Hardy 4-H Club: Sheri Daggett, 715-538-4385
Lincoln Pioneers 4-H Club:
Kim Pryzbylla, 715-985-3902
Silver Valley Creek 4-H Club: Bob & Dara Braun, 608-525-2259
Sunnyside 4-H Club:
Charlotte (Charlie) Everson, 608-989-2310 Geralyn Subra, 715-662-3003
Trempealeau Trusty Workers 4-H Club:
Patti Sonsalla, 608-539-3202
Whitehall Happy Hustlers 4-H Club: Sharon Pederson, 715-538-4856
Dog Project:
Judy Betker, 608-989-2386
Horse Project: Becky Hynes, 608-865-1038
Parent and Leaders Association:
Bob Braun, 608-525-2259
Llama Project: Becky Poulos, 715-538-1444
4-H Ambassadors Program:
Rosa Mooney, 608-863-3483
GET CONNECTED
We want you to stay connected to the 4-H program and to know what is
going on.
Check out ways for you to stay involved and be in the loop:
TREAMPEALEAU COUNTY 4-H ON FACEBOOK
We have a Facebook page were we post up-dates, upcoming events, deadline reminders, and also pictures! This is a great resource for
you to utilize if you are already using social media!
Follow us at Trempealeau County 4-H
@TrempealeauCounty4H
Also, follow the Trempealeau County UW-Extension office on Facebook at Trempealeau County UW Extension
@uwextremplo
NEW 4-H FAMILIES WEBSITE
We are very excited to announce that we have a website for new 4-H
families! This is a way we are hoping to help new 4-H families
adjust to 4-H wording, events, and projects that we do!
4-H can be a lot to take in, so let us
help you as best we can! If there is something that you think should be added to the new family website, please let us know and
we’ll be sure to include it! The website can be found here:
https://trempealeau.uwex.edu/4hyd/new-4-h-families/
UW-EXTENSION UPCOMING
EVENTS CALENDAR We now have a UW-Extension calendar up on our website that will also be home to all of the
upcoming 4-H events and deadlines! Check out what we have going on and stay up-to-date! We will post all 4-H events and
deadlines on here so you have a place to see live up-dates!
Link to the calendar: https://trempealeau.uwex.edu/eventscalendar/
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Contact Us
Give us a call for more in-
formation about anything in
the newsletter or anything
you have questions on!
Trempealeau County
UW-Extension Office
36245 Main St. PO Box 67
Whitehall, WI 54773
Phone: (715) 538-2311
Ext. 208
Fax: (715)538-1974
AUGUST CLOVER disPATCH Thank you for your involvement in the Trempealeau County
4-H Program! Please note that this newsletter gets emailed out
monthly and is a great reference guide for all things 4-H in
Trempealeau County, at the state level, and sometimes at the
national level!
Have a question? Contact the 4-H Program Coordinator for Jackson and Trempealeau Counties—
Sarah Tanis.
Trempealeau County UW-Extension
36245 Main Street, PO Box 67
Whitehall, WI 54773
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