Upcoming Events:
February 2016
13– Robotics Training at Regional
Center in Aberdeen 9-3:30
20-Jr. Leaders to Wings game
Upcoming Activities
-Horse Safety Class
-Painting class
-Sewing class
-June 22 Hiking through
Hiddenwood
-June 28 Horse Show in Ipswich
August 2016
1 & 2– Achievement Days
4-H Pledge I pledge
My head to clearer thinking, My heart to greater loyalty,
My hands to larger service, and My health to better living,
For my club, my community,
my country, and my world.
4-H Motto: “To make the best better”
CLOVER CLIPS
McPherson County 4-H monthly newsletter
February 2016
Shooting Sports
South Dakota State University, South Dakota counties, and USDA cooperating. South Dakota State University adheres to AA/EEO guidelines in offering educational programs and services.
Heifer Futurity
Edmunds Co. will be having a
Heifer Futurity contest this year. We
are invited to participate.
More information will be coming soon.
If you are interested, please contact the
McPherson Co. Extension office .
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**Please make sure you go to 4Honline.com and enroll for the 2015-2016 4-H year. There are instructions on the site (clubs, Cloverbuds and Sharpshooters.)
Have Questions? Need more information on
anything you read in the newsletter? Contact
the McPherson County Extension Office by
calling 439-3331 or e-mail the office at
or me at [email protected]
Jackie Rau
Parent and Leader’s
Meeting
June 2, 2016 7 p.m.
-Hiking through Hiddenwood; a day
camp at Lake Hiddenwool
-Horse Safety Training
-Painting class in Leola
-ROG for sheep/swine
-County Horse Show
-Junior Leaders activities
-Sewing project day
Mrs. Anne Erdmann and Mrs. Rau are
working with the Junior Leader
group. Any teenager is eligible to
participate. Please let either one of
them know if you are interested or
have not been contacted.
4-H Buzz
February Birthdays
1– Lacey Westphal 3-Connor Spitzer 9-Launa Feickert
11-Alex Aman 14-Nick Brandner
18-Chancy Kessler 25-Makala Morlock
25-Fred Lapka 26-Gabby Millard 28-Max Waltman
Happy Birthday!
McPherson County
4-H t-shirts are still available.
$10 at the Extension Office
courthouse.
Smile Time: What do farmers give their wives on
Valentine’s Day?
Hogs and Kisses!
Knock, knock
Who’s there?
Frank
Frank who?
Frank you for being my friend!
Sharpshooters practices
are Sundays. It begins at
1:30 in the basement of
the Legion Hall. You must
be 8 years old and
enrolled in 4-H. If you
have questions, contact
the Extension Office,
Jeff Berreth or Melvin
Kallas. *See pictures on
first page.
Basics of Robotics Platforms 1 Workshop Overview
This workshop will be beneficial to those who wish to lead or assist a robotics team or
club, or teach using LEGO® robots.
This workshop provides an introduction to LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT and EV3
through the utilization of the 4-H Robotics platforms curriculum. Participants will learn
about the basic robot hardware and the EV3 software. They will learn the basics of
moving the robot as well as be introduced to the ultrasonic sensor.
February 13th: Aberdeen Regional Center
13 2nd Ave SE
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Agenda – (times listed are cst)
9:45 a.m. Check in
10 a.m. Introductions and getting to know hardware
11 a.m. Basics of moving your robot and design challenge
12 p.m. Lunch – on your own
1 p.m. Program challenge 1
1:45 p.m. Introduction to ultrasonic sensor
2:45 p.m. Program challenge 2
3:30 p.m. Wrap up
Deadline to register: Registration for Feb 13 workshop is due Feb 5
Contact: To register please contact Christine Wood, SDSU Extension 4-H STEM
Field Specialist, 605-782-3290, or [email protected].
Enrollment at each location is limited.
Participants will be asked to bring a laptop.