jackson county 4 h newsletter december 2016 –january · pdf file4.09.2010 ·...
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Jackson County (715)284-4257
Fax: (715)284-2394
Monica Lobenstein (ext. 502) 4-H Youth Development Agent
Luane Meyer (Ext. 505) Family Living Agent
Trisha Wagner (Ext. 504)
Agriculture Agent
April Duval (Ext. 506) WNEP Coordinator, Jackson &
Trempealeau Counties
Tammy Blom (Ext 501) Support Staff
Alex Galston (Ext 500)
Outreach Youth Coordinator
Yours in partnership, Monica Lobenstein 4-H Youth Development Agent
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Cooperating. UW-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and ADA requirements.
Jackson County 4-H Newsletter December 2016 –January 2017
Dear 4-H Families and Friends: Happy holidays! I wish each and every one of you a fantastic time with loved ones and friends during this holiday season! At times like this, I am reminded of the many “gifts” we have all been given in our lives. I think 4-H is truly one of those gifts. 4-H, through its non-formal educational opportunities helps young people gain skills and grow into healthy productive citizens and leaders of tomorrow.
This truly is a gift that I wish all young people had. It speaks to why 4-H programs are truly open to any youth. We all have to help provide this openness to our programs. UW-Extension provides equal opportunities to all persons, regardless of race, color, sex, creed, disability, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital or parental status as well as socioeconomic backgrounds.
As 4-H club leaders, parents and volunteers, we need to work to assure that our meetings are accessible and open to anyone. Things to think about as a club include:
Does the date and time of our club meeting prohibit others from participating?
Is the location of our meeting accessible to everyone?
Would the location of our meetings make anyone feel uncomfortable?
How do we “invite” and “welcome” new members and families into our club?
How can we create an environment where others feel part of the group?
Tell us how you Tap Into Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development! If you agree that Wisconsin 4-H is a gift, please share your story at https://uwcx.org!
Across Wisconsin, 4-H members and volunteers use Wisconsin 4-H to strengthen important life skills, build strong community connections and support successful futures. Tell us about the positive impacts 4-H has had on your life, from small to large! Whether it’s gaining confidence to lead a 4-H meeting, mastering a new skill, inspiration to follow a career path, or even making new friends, tell us about the 4-H experience you’ll take with you for the rest of your life!
Stories shared at uwcx.org will help UW-Extension communicate positive impacts with the people who need to know about them, including legislators, county boards and other important Wisconsin decision-makers. Help us tell our story by sharing how you #TapIntoUWCX!
Club News 2
Teen News 3
Adult News 3-5, 7
Project News 5-6
Calendar of Events 7
Nondiscrimination Policy
8
Inside This Issue:
Club News Page 2
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2016-2017 Milk Duds Club Officer Team Treasurer—Kadynce Zimbauer
Secretary—Rebecca Ross
Vice President—Cooper Peterson
President—Victor Ruzic
Annual Awards Survey—Please Complete
The Annual Awards Banquet is a special time to come together as a community to recognize the accomplishments of 4-H youth and adult volunteers. This year's Awards Committee developed a survey to get feedback from you about how the Banquet might be more welcoming and better serve the needs of the 4-H community. Whether you did or didn't attend the banquet, please take a few minutes to answer the questions at the link below so we can make next year's banquet even better. Here’s the link:
https://uwex.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8AMbRXcqr0LtlGZ.
Please have completed by December 7, 2016. Thank you for your time and input, The Jackson County 4-H Awards Committee.
Melrose Satellites News On November 20, 2016, the Melrose satellites 4H club had a meeting. We talked about the Christmas tea. It will be on the 4th of December from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm at the Melrose Legion hall. There will be a vendor and craft fair. We are having a bake sale too.
Next month the 4H club is having a Christmas party. That's what we were talking about at our meeting.
by Kellee Hangartner
BRF Trailblazers Get Active BRF Trailblazers took an evening in October to enjoy Action City. The members enjoyed food, drink and 3 hour play pass. The club is lead by Natalie Cogswell. Thank you Natalie for your dedication. Submitted by Ethan Peterson
The Mound View Happy Workers 4-H Club installed new officers: back row l-r Emma Fischer, Vice President; Natalie Fischer, President; Rachel Moseley, Secretary. Front row l-r, Ruby Paul, Treasurer & Jacquelyn Paul, Reporter
Submitted by Jacquelyn Paul
State Fair Dairy Promotion Board Scholarships Available The Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board is offering $1,000 scholarships, for use in the 2017-18 school year, to 3rd-4th-year college students pursuing dairy-related or food science degrees at a Wisconsin 4-year university. Additional $1,000 scholarships will be offered to high school seniors planning to pursue a dairy-related or food science degree at a Wisconsin 4-year university or students studying in a 2-year, technical school program related to dairy or food science. Applicants will be evaluated on involvement and leadership in dairy-related activities, scholastic achievement, and career objectives. Finalists will be interviewed in mid-April, with the recipients to be recognized at the 2017 Wisconsin State Fair.
The application is available at http://wistatefair.com/competitions/dairy-promo-board/.
Application deadline is Friday, March 24. For more information, contact Katy Katzman at
262-903-6727 or [email protected].
Cloverbud Committee—New Members Welcome
Cloverbud parents, teens, and others interested in working with Kindergarten through 2nd grade youth are invited to participate in the Cloverbud Committee meetings. Help with planning, deciding on a schedule of events, and leading or supporting activities for our youngest 4-H youth. Contact Monica—[email protected] or 715-284-4257—to get involved.
4-H Summer Camp—Your Help Needed We need the help of many adults and older youth to plan and hold 4-H Summer Camp. The annual event is a huge undertaking that provides camp counselors and counselors in training with opportunities to learn and practice leadership. It also is a chance for campers to learn independence and explore more of what 4-H has to offer. We can’t do it without you though. Won’t you help to plan and offer this special 4-h tradition?
Contact Monica at 715-284-4257 or [email protected].
State 4-H Team On-line Application Form is up and ready to go! Attention all 4-Her’s in grades 9-13 interested in participating in one of Wisconsin’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’ requirements) are due January 28, 2017, so please spread the word and encourage your friends to apply!
I can’t say enough about the excellent experiences youth have had in State 4-H Communication Arts Teams, but this video might just help!!!
https://youtu.be/zNRbKrKj0J8
Do you miss having a Cultural Arts group in Jackson County?
Youth and adults, if you want to help bring cultural arts projects like photography, public speaking, theater arts, as well as arts and crafts, back to Jackson County 4-H, we need to hear about it. If you miss the annual Festival of Arts, we need to know. 4-H is a volunteer-driven organization, and we need youth and adult volunteers who care about the arts to step up and say, “Yes, it’s important and I can help.”
Will you be one of those volunteers? Please contact Monica Lobenstein today at- [email protected] or 715-284-4257.
Send Us Your Club News Club Reporters and others, please send us your photos and club news to share in each bi-monthly newsletter. The next newsletter deadline is November 20. Email photos and news to Monica at [email protected].
Teen and Adult News Page 3
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Volunteers in Preparation (VIP) Orientation All those adults interested in volunteering actively with their club or project should plan to participate in VIP Orientation. This is a workshop intended to provide background information about 4-H in Jackson County, what it means to be a 4-H volunteer, and strategies to ensure safe, educational activities and projects for youth.
VIP is the new name for the adult volunteer orientation training that all approved 4-H volunteers have gone through. The training has been updated, and here’s what it covers:
General Overview of UW-Extension and the role of ALL volunteers throughout WI UW-Extension
Risk Management and Insurance Overview for ALL volunteers throughout WI UW-Extension
What WI 4-H Youth Development is (local information, and overview of essential elements, life skill model, experiential learning and youth adult partnerships)
Living the 4-H volunteer life (terminology, policy, direct application of risk management, etc.)
Please read the following carefully to learn about the procedure to become and approved 4-H volunteer: 1) Enroll as a parent in 4HOnline at http://
wi.4honline.com. 2) Go through the self-paced, web-based, required
Mandatory Reporter Training in 4HOnline. 3) Participate in 1 of the 3 in-person VIP trainings
listed below.
All trainings will be held at Jackson County UW-Extension. These are the only 2 training dates remaining in Jackson County during this club year.
January 19, 5:30PM March 14, 7PM
New club adult leaders and project group officers should plan to attend one of these orientation workshops. Please contact Tammy Blom at [email protected] or at 715.284.4257. If no one has registered for a training in advance, the training will be canceled.
Volunteers’ & Leaders’ Retreat February 4, 9AM-Noon Jackson County UW-Extension Adult and youth volunteers are invited to participate in the Volunteer & Leader Retreat. The theme will be “Day at the Beach” and it will include volunteer development, networking, door prizes and leader pampering. All 4-H volunteers are invited to participate, even if your club/group has already filled the requirement.
Every chartered club and group is required to send a representative to one of the Annual Leader Trainings to maintain their charter. The other option for meeting this requirement is to attend 5 of the 6 bi-monthly board meetings (third Mondays of odd numbered months, 5:30PM at UW-Extension).
Please RSVP to Tammy at [email protected] or 715-284-4257.
Special Thank You to Board Representatives (We still need representatives from a few clubs!) No doubt about it! It’s a commitment of time and energy to attend meetings of any Board, and it’s such an important commitment to make. 4-H is a volunteer-driven organization, and participation in the board is an opportunity to learn about all that the organization has to offer youth and adults alike.
Bi-monthly meetings (odd numbered months) also include volunteer development opportunities.
A special thanks to the following individuals/clubs for making the commitment already and are communicating valuable information from the Board back to their clubs: BRF Trailblazers—Natalie Cogswell Country Crystals—Kathy Zipfel Humbird Honeybees—Janice McFarlane Melrose Satellites—Tricia Waughtal Milk Duds—John Ross Northfield Go Getters—Kelly Brasda Rose Hill Ramblers—June Johnson Sharing Pioneers—Deb Johnson Whispering Hills—Marybeth Graham
Adult News Page 4
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Adult & Project News Page 5
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Archery Sessions Scheduled The Archery Project is scheduled to start on January 8, meeting every Sunday after that for a total of 6 weeks. Times will be noon-2PM and 2-4PM. Families should email Mary at [email protected] with their preference of shooting times. Also, if you are interested in archery and haven’t signed up for the Archery Project in 4HOnline, please do so as soon as possible since that’s the only way Mary knows who to add to her email list.
Issues in 4-H & the Care to Share Form
Sometimes issues or concerns come up in Jackson
County 4-H. That’s why we have the Care to Share
form.
Care to Share (located at https://
jacksoncounty4h.wordpress.com/leader-resources/
fq/) offers Jackson County 4-Hers to describe the
issue, explain why it's a problem, suggest a solution
and submit it for consideration. All completed forms
must include a possible solution and a member,
leader or parent signature. Forms are submitted to
Monica Lobenstein, 4-H Youth Development Agent,
who then forwards it to the appropriate group or
committee for consideration.
Project News Page 6
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SARE Youth Educator Project for Beef, Sheep, Swine and Meat Goat Members We are fortunate to have another livestock project activity offered here in Jackson County! Jessie Oberlin wrote a grant proposal and was awarded funds to involve livestock project members in a new and exciting activity. “Sustainable Beef, Sheep and Swine Production in WI-What is It and Where Do We Find It?” is a series of workshops and a two day farm and industry tour that will be offered starting in February, 2017. Four workshops will define and explore livestock production that is economically sound, ecologically viable and socially responsible. Workshop presenters will offer real life experiences detailing their production methods. Livestock project members will then have the opportunity to participate in a two day tour of the UW Research Station in Lancaster, WI, Organic Prairie Meats in La Farge, UW-Platteville’s new swine facility and two livestock operations in southwest WI. We will stay overnight at UW-Platteville’s Pioneer Farm’s Cooper Living and Learning Center.
This project will involve four one and one half hour workshops, two one page essays and the two day tour. There will be no cost to participants. Once they meet the requirements of attending 3 out of the 4 workshops and completing their essays on time they will be eligible to participate in the two day tour.
This program will be open to the first 15 youth who sign up. We will also need some adults to accompany the group on the tour. Because there is a great deal of planning that will go into this program please let Jessie know if you plan to participate by January 1st. As stated earlier the first 15 youth to sign up are in the program.
Jessie’s contact info: [email protected] or
phone: 715-299-9523.
Save the Date – Badger Dairy Camp 2017
Badger Dairy Camp has been set for June 8-10,
2017! Registration information will be posted in
early 2017 at http://fyi.uwex.edu/dairyyouth/
Beef, Sheep, Swine and Meat Goat Project Members Livestock Quiz Bowl and Skillathon practice will start on December 5th at 6:30pm at the UW-EX office. Join us as we learn more about our beef, sheep, swine and meat goat project animals in a fun and interactive way. We will be trying a new format for quiz bowl practice (still using the buzzers), but utilizing a unit system where you can move from one level to the next as you gain knowledge. The high light of this program will be the State Contest in Madison in early March. For more information please contact Jessie Oberlin at [email protected] or 715-299-9523.
Jack Frost Holiday Bazaar & Bake Sale (with a Silent Auction) Goat Project Fundraiser Please consider helping out with this fundraiser by either donating items or helping work at or set up the event as the goat barn needs new pens. The Jackson County 4-H Goat Project is hosting a Holiday Bazaar to fundraiser for new pens in the Goat barn. We will be selling hot chocolate and apple cider, baked goods, holiday gift items and silent auction items.
It will take place on Saturday, December 10th from 10:00 - 4:00 at the Black River Area Chamber of Commerce. Silent auction items include: (More items added often)
Michael Kors wallet 3 piece oil painting on canvas Handmade wooden stool 3 pieces horse picture set Ornaments If you would like to donate any items to be sold or
auctioned off to benefit the Goat Project please contact Cathy Franck at 715-597-1809.
Also checkout and share the event page on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/events/1241176739285810/
Adult News & Calendar of Events Page 7
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Anette Markhardt Rachel Carlson Stacy Shramek
Lisa Perry Todd Erickson
Stephen Smith Jessie Oberlin
Ruth Smith Heidi Tuff
Patricia Junk
December
5 Livestock Quiz Bowl, 6-8:30 PM @ UWEX 23-26 UWEX office closed for holiday
27 Livestock Quiz Bowl, 6-8:30 PM @ UWEX
Activity Scholarships Available to Youth
Money is tight all across the county. The Jackson County 4-H Parents & Leaders Association Executive Board wants 4-H families to know they don’t want money to keep youth from participating in 4-H activities that they will enjoy and benefit from.
If your family needs help with a fee for an educational opportunity for youth, contact Monica Lobenstein to learn more about how the Parents & Leaders can help. Requests will be kept confidential.
Winter Weather ‘Tis the season for freezing precipitation, slippery roads, and unpredictable weather. Even though we haven’t had much of the white stuff, it’s good to keep it in mind.
As 4-Hers, we love to get together, and safety has to come first.
4-H events and activities may be canceled on short notice if the weather is threatening. Please watch your emails and voicemail messages if the forecast is unpleasant. When in doubt, feel free to call us at 715-284-4257.
January
2 UWEX office closed for New Year’s Day
3 Jackson County Fair Junior Livestock Sale Committee 7:30 PM @ UWEX
8 Archery, Noon-4PM, Shaftbusters
9 Livestock Quiz Bowl, 6-8:30 PM @ UWEX
10 Small Animal Project, Poultry Workshop, 6PM at UWEX
12 Jackson County Fair Board meeting, 7PM at Milt Lunda Memorial Ice Arena
15 Archery, Noon-4PM, Shaftbusters
16 4-H Parents & Leaders Board meeting, 5:30PM at UWEX
19 VIP training– 5:30 PM @ UWEX 22 Archery, Noon-4PM, Shaftbusters
23 Livestock Quiz Bowl, 6-8:30 PM @ UWEX
28 Beef Weigh-In
28 4-H State Art Group Application Deadline
29 Archery, Noon-4PM, Shaftbusters
February
4 Leaders & Volunteers Retreat, 9AM-noon at UWEX
5 Archery, Noon-4PM, Shaftbusters
9 Jackson County Fair Board meeting, 7PM at Milt Lunda Memorial Ice Arena
12 Archery, Noon-4PM, Shaftbusters
13 Livestock Quiz Bowl, 6-8:30 PM @ UWEX
14 Small Animal Project mtg, 6PM at UWEX
20 4-H Parents & Leaders Executive Team meeting, 5:30PM at UWEX
27 Livestock Quiz Bowl, 6-8:30 PM @ UWEX
March
9 Jackson County Fair Board meeting, 7PM at Milt Lunda Memorial Ice Arena
14 Small Animal Project mtg, 6PM at UWEX
14 VIP training– 7pm @ UWEX
20 4-H Parents & Leaders Board meeting, 5:30PM at UWEX
21 SARE youth—6:30-8:00 pm @ UWEX
4-H UWEX Nondiscrimination Policy
Jackson County University Extension Office USDA—Cooperative Extension Service 227 South 11th Street Black River Falls, WI 54615 * Address Service Requested*
Periodically, UW-Extension takes steps to assure that our partners know and understand out policy of nondiscrimination. This notice is to remind or notify you that the University of Wisconsin-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 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. Categories of prohibited discrimination include race, color, gender/sex, creed, disability, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital or parental status, arrest or conviction record, or membership in the national guard, state defense force or any other reserve component of the military service.
Consistent with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons who need materials in alternative format or other accommodations must write or call the UW-Extension contact person for the specific program or call the Jackson County UW-Extension Office, 715-284-4257, at least ten (10) working days prior to the event.
Individuals who need TTY access may contact the Jackson County UW-Extension Office by calling the Wisconsin Telecommunications Relay System, 711.
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