MUSINGS FROM MEG: March was a busy month of club visits and committee meetings. Thanks to the Happy Hustlers, Jolly Beavers, Prairie Busy Badgers and Circus City 4-H Clubs for asking me to present at their March meeting. Club Leaders, please email me at margaret.sage@ces.uwex.edu about coming to one of your upcoming meetings. I can provide a presentation on project records, parliamentary procedure, 4-H projects, or another topic that fits your club.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Subject Page Animal Project Updates 6-9

All Animals 6,8-9

Beef, Swine, Dairy

Exotics, Goats, & Horse 7 Poultry, Rabbits

& Swine 8

Calendar 9-10 Calendar Sales 5 Camp 3 & 4 Community Service 5 Dairy Breakfast 4 Fair - Club Booths 4 From the Fair Board 3 Performance Arts 11-13 Shooting Sports 2 & 4 Summer Assistant 3 Upham Woods 75th 5 Volunteer Orientation 2 Volunteer Leader Training 4

SENIOR LEADERS’ MEETINGS The Senior Leaders’ meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be Tuesday, April 26 at 6:30 in the UWEX Conference Room on the third floor of the West Square Building. 4-H members, leaders and families are welcome to attend.

Sauk County 4-H Newsletter

FIND THE HIDDEN IMAGE Congratulations Josalyn Bohl who found the hidden image in the last month’s newsletter. Each month the symbol will change. The first 4-H member to find the image and email Meg with its’ location at margaret.sage@ces.uwex.edu will win a 4-H prize from a box of choices in

the Extension Office. This month’s image is:

JUNIOR LEADER COUNCIL (JLC) MEETINGS The Junior Leader Council is open to ALL youth who are enrolled 4-H members in 7th grade and up. If you are not getting JLC emails, please contact Meg Sage at margaret.sage@ces.uwex.edu and Jordan Blue at jordanblue71@gmail.com to add you to the email lists. The next meeting for the Junior Leader Council will be on Thursday, April 21. The Community Connections Committee will meet at 6PM, Junior Leader Council will be at 6:30PM, and the Marketing and Promotion Committee will meet after JLC Meeting.

April 2016

http://sauk.uwex.edu/

CONGRATULATION CLOVERS TO: Kip Niewenhuis for receiving a Wisconsin IFYE scholarship toward the cost of his 2016

Outbound 4-H International program. Elisabeth Miller, Paige Nolden, Samantha Nolden and Jonathan Sabatke for ALL

being accepted to be members of the 2016 State 4-H Drama Company. They members will be representing Sauk County for the next year, performing at 4-H and Youth Conference as well as State Fair.

WELCOME TO HALEY WEISERT The Sauk County Extension Office is excited to welcome Haley Weisert to the team as our new administrative support person. Haley’s first day will be Friday, April 1. Many of you may recognize Haley, she has worked in the Extension Office previously with the Americorp Vista program. She also worked for the Sauk County Land Conservation Department. Haley will be the friendly face greeting visitors to the office, and be the initial person to answer incoming phone calls. Please stop in and welcome Haley to the Sauk County Extension Office.

4-H ONLINE WEB BROWSER REQUIREMENTS Many 4-H Leaders and families have been calling into the office with issues about being able to get into 4-HOnline to see their information. In order to be more secure with your personal information, 4HOline has upgraded the security encryption on their website. As such, you need to use an up to date web browser, basically one installed or updated sometime in the last 2 years. The newest versions can be obtained at:

Internet Explorer (ONLY Version 11 will work) – Run the Windows Update program

Safari – Run Apple’s Software Updates

Firefox – http://www.firefox.com

Chrome – http://www.chrome.com

MARCH CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS

March 1-Bob & Geno Foss, Reedsburg, $20 March 2-Riberich Family, Rock Springs, $20 March 3-Madison Pertzborn, Sauk City, $20 March 4-Katria Brandt, LaValle, $20 March 5-Scott Mueller, Baraboo, $50 March 6- DeeDee Brickl, Sauk City, $20 March 7-Dawn Draves, Baraboo, $20 March 8-Jason Strutz, Madison, $20 March 9-Kristina Laack, Plain, $20 March 10-Sally Beisbier, Reedsburg, $20 March 11-John Hewitt, Madison, $20 March 12-Eleanor Astle, Cazenovia, $20 March 13-Lindy or Matt Larsen, Baraboo, $20 March 14-Elizabeth Miller, Prairie du Sac, $20 March 15-Don & Jackie Rockweiler, Reedsburg, $20 March 16-Brad Breunig, Sauk City, $20 March 17-Karen Mittelsteadt, Sauk City, $100* March 18-Scott Mueller, Baraboo, $20 March 19-Elizabeth Miller, Prairie du Sac, $20 March 20-Curt Laack, Plain, $50 March 21-Kari Herbrandt, Dane, $20 March 22-Dan Sprecher, Sauk City, $20 March 23- Anita Hantzsch, Hales Corners, $20 March 24-Dan Schenck Family, Reedsburg, $20 March 25-Marilyn Paulsen, Lone Rock, $20 March 26-Jim Moilanen, Reedsburg, $20 March 27-Kristin Terry, Baraboo, $100* March 28-Colin & Lindsey Kepler, Sauk City, $20 March 29- Terri Douglas, Reedsburg, $20 March 30-Laura Hook, New Lisbon, $20 March 31-Tammy Fusch, Reedsburg, $20

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION/YOUTH

PROTECTION All 4-H leaders (organizational, project, activity and resource leaders) are required to complete a one-time volunteer orientation session BEFORE working with youth. Anyone who enrolls on-line as a leader must complete Youth Protection/Volunteer orientation. The next session will be held Tuesday, April 5 at 6:30 PM at the West Square Building. Register for this session by emailing Judy or Meg by Friday, April 1. There must be at least five volunteers registered in order for this training to be held. Volunteers are not approved to work with youth until they have completed volunteer orientation/youth protection session. This will be the LAST volunteer orientation session until September.

NEWSFLASH!!!

Please email your information by April 15 for the May newsletter to margaret.sage@ces.uwex.edu. Please make sure the information is 4-H related.

SAUK COUNTY 4-H IN 2018 The Senior Leaders of Sauk County have been helping shape the direction of the Sauk County 4-H program, by leading the Vision to Action process for the past year and a half. You all as 4-H members, leaders and families have been participating through face to face meetings and completing surveys. The Overall Goal for Sauk County for the next two years is: Engaged and Active youth and families at the Club Level We will know we have reached our goal when…

Enrolled member attendance at club level meetings increases by 15%.

Youth become more involved in making decisions and voting.

Youth attend training to increase their comfort level and assist other members in engaging in the decision making and voting.

Establish a countywide network of families, leaders and youth throughout the county.

More countywide fun events for all 4-H families.

Number of certified leaders increases by 10% each year.

The number of project meetings held at the club level increases by 10% each year.

There are committees that have been formed to help us reach our Goal. The first information clubs will receive will involve:

Meeting organizational tools

Officer training

Ideas for youth engagement in decision making More information about each of these outcomes and next steps will be coming in upcoming Clover Comments. If you are interested in joining a subcommittee to help with these ideas and plans, please email Meg at margaret.sage@ces.uwex.edu.

SHOOTING SPORTS

PROJECT MEETING SCHEDULE All youth who were enrolled in the shooting sports project areas should have received a letter with the dates of upcoming Shooting Sports Project Meetings. However, just to make sure that everyone in the county is aware 4-H members enrolled in Archery will be able to participate in Archery Project meetings in:

Reedsburg shooting ended on Friday, March 11

North Freedom on Tuesdays from April 12 – May 17 from 6PM-7:30 PM. Project fees will be $10.

Sauk-Prairie on Thursdays from April 14 – May 19

from 6PM-7:30 PM. Project fees will be $10. The dates for air rifle and .22 project meetings have not yet been set. When they have been set a mailing will be sent out to those members enrolled in these project areas.

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SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR SAUK COUNTY

4-H SUMMER ASSISTANT Each summer the Sauk County Extension Office has the good fortune to be able to hire someone to help during the 4-H summer season. The 4-H Summer Assistant will help in designing, promoting and implementing new/or existing youth programs. They will specifically work on Cloverbud Camp and Discover Wisconsin. Applicants must be at least 19 years old and is interested in learning about the 4-H program. Applicants will find a complete job description on the Sauk County website at: sauk.uwex.edu A cover letter, resume and 3 references are due to Meg at the Sauk County Extension Office by 4:30PM on Friday, April 15. Interviews for the top candidates will be held on Tuesday, April 26.

FROM THE SAUK COUNTY FAIR BOARD

Junior Fair Committee Meetings - One 4-H youth and one 4-H adult per 4-H Club are encouraged to help plan the Sauk County Junior Fair by attending Junior Fair Committee (JFC) meetings. The JFC is an advisory committee and provides suggestions and motions to the Fair Board on Junior Fair related items. The JFC will meet the 4th Thursday of each month (10 months of the year). The next meeting will be held on Thursday, April 28 at 7PM in room B30 in the West Square Building.

Please check out the NEW Sauk County Fair website at www.saukcountyfair.com Specifically, exhibitors might want to check out the Exhibitors tab, which contains Junior Fair Information (2016 Sauk County Fair Book, Award Sponsorship forms), Sauk County Meat Animal Sale (Meat Animal Sale Requirements, Meat Animal Sale Verification Form, Livestock Budget Form, COOL Form, and current listing of Meat Animal Sale Points.

2016 Fair Books are available. Club Leaders were given one Fair Book per family at the Club Leader and County wide Project Leader Meeting on March 29. Please check with your club leader to get your families Fair Book.

CONSIDERATION

COOPERATION

KNOWLEDGE

GUIDANCE

CAMP! CAMP! CAMP FOR ALL AGES!

Junior Camp (For youth currently in 3rd –5th Grades) June 15-18

Explore different aspects of 4-H and the outdoors. This camp will include swimming, canoeing, hiking, camp fires, songs, games, and more. Junior Camp will sleep in cabins with other campers their age and be led by 4-H youth counselors and adult staff. Between Columbia, Jefferson and Sauk Counties we did NOT have enough Counselors or Adults to run a full Junior Camp. So instead, Upham Woods will be running an OPEN 4-H Junior Camp on June 15-18. Columbia, Jefferson and Sauk Counties will be encouraging our youth to still attend camp this week. HOWEVER, since it is an OPEN camp, we encourage you to sign up for Junior Camp AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 4-H members will register for this camp in 4-Honline. Please log in and follow these steps… o Log into your family account and look at your member

list. o Scroll to the bottom and find the section titled

“Register A Member In An Event”. o Select the name of the member you want to register. o Then select the event. o A series of boxes will appear at the bottom of the

screen. Click on the “Register” button. o On the next screen you will be asked for specific

information related to the event. This may include t-shirt size, cabin or seminar choices, etc. Any required fields are in bold. Click on the “Continue >>” button.

o If you missed any required fields, you will get an error message and the missing fields will be highlighted.

o Verify your choices and click on the “Check Out >>” button.

o On the Payment screen, the only selection is County/Club 4-H Check. Click on the “Select Payment Method” button.

o On the Confirm screen, check the box agreeing to the Pay By Computer Terms and Conditions.

o Click the “Confirm Order” button. o On the Finish screen, you can print your entry. Follow

the invoice instructions for submitting payment. ($120.00 - $20.00 Senior Leader’s Association Support = $100.00) If you would like more information about this new camping experience please check out: http://fyi.uwex.edu/uphamwoods/programs/open-enrollment-summer-camp-and-outpost-trip/

Upham Woods Call for Counselors and Adults Upham Woods is looking for Youth Counselors ages 14 and up as well as adults to help facilitate the OPEN Camp on June 15-18. If you are interested in serving as a camp counselor or a camp adult, please visit the above FYI Upham Woods website for more information.

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CAMP! CAMP! CAMP FOR ALL AGES! CONTINUED

Discovery Camp (For youth currently in 6th Grade) June 15-18

For the second year we will be offering a special camp for youth in 6th grade. This camp will focus on discovery with the use of technology to answer questions in an outdoor camp setting. Discover Camp participants will sleep in tents at Mirror Lake State Park. They will also participate in camp activities like swimming, canoeing, hiking, camp fires, and more. ($180.00 - $50.00 Senior Leader’s Association Support = $130.00)

Outpost Camp (For youth currently in 7th-8th Grades) June 15-18

Youth at Outpost Camp will have the opportunity to sleep in tents on Black Hawk Island. Youth will canoe, swim, learn leadership skills, hike, cook over a campfire, and more. This camp will have limited access to modern amenities. ($180.00 - $50.00 Senior Leader’s Association Support = $130.00)

Camp applications are available at: http://sauk.uwex.edu/. Camp registration forms are due by May 1 at the latest. However, ALL camps will be filled in on a first come first paid basis. Don’t delay in completing your applications. If camp fees are a financial hardship that will prevent a 4-H member from attending camp, please contact Meg Sage by April 15; additional scholarships are available.

SHOOTING SPORTS 4-H

PROJECT LEADER CERTIFICATION TRAINING Sauk County is looking for adults to be Shooting Sports Leaders. All leaders must complete a 12-hour workshop. There is a workshop April 29-30 - Coon Valley Conservation Club in Vernon County - Disciplines: Archery, Muzzleloader, Rifle, and Shotgun. More information at: fyi.uwex.edu/wi4hshootingsports/certification-workshops/

VOLUNTEER LEADER TRAINING

All Chartered 4-H clubs and project groups are required to have at least ONE leader attend an annual leader training. Any of the trainings listed below will help fulfill the requirements for the 2016 chartering process. Club Leaders and Countywide project leaders must list the name of at least one leader who attended a Leader Training on their annual Charters.

Encouraging the Heart of Leadership – Tuesday, May 3 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM in the UWEX Conference Room on the 3rd Floor of WSB. Please email Meg by Thursday, April 28 to register for this training. Must have a minimum of 5 registered.

CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST

It is time for the Creative Writing Contest: time to get those creative juices flowing. The creative writing categories include: single poem, short story, one-act play, collection of up to 12 poems, one chapter of a book, or other writing category. You may enter one category, or have an entry for each category if you wish. Application forms will be emailed to those 4-H members who are enrolled in the creative writing project and are be available on the Sauk County website under the Events and Upcoming events tab. Applications and entries are due to the Sauk County Extension office before 4:30 PM, Tuesday, May 17.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR

SAUK COUNTY DAIRY BREAKFAST The Sauk County Dairy Breakfast will be held on Saturday, June 11 at the Kinnamon Ridge Dairy Farm in Reedsburg from 7AM-11AM. The organizers are planning their work schedules and need volunteers to prepare, cook, serve the meal, and clean up. There are two shifts, one from 6:30 AM-9:00 AM, and the other from 9:00 AM-11:30 AM. There are many different duties from food preparation, to serving, to line helper, to milk and juice servers. The complete volunteer listing can be found on the Sauk County website at: http://sauk.uwex.edu/4-h-events-and-contests/ Please send your volunteer registration form in as soon as possible to Tracy Waldinger at

SaukCoDairybreakfast@yahoo.com

4-H CLUB BOOTHS AT THE FAIR

The theme for this year’s Club Booth display is: “4-H Grows….” Club leaders should contact Judy at judy.gurgel@ces.uwex.edu to reserve a booth for your club, by June 1. Booths are approximately 4'6" deep x 5'9" wide. Booths are set up on the day of Pre-Fair Judging (Monday of Fair Week) after 1PM and must be complete by 6:00PM. Judging of the booths will be done at 6PM on Pre-Fair Judging Day (Monday of Fair week). To attach items to the booths, please use staple guns (clubs will be asked to remove as many staples as possible when removing the booth at the end of the fair.) Electrical outlets are extremely limited, so clubs should design booths that do not use electricity. Booth spaces will be assigned and labeled.

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SAUK COUNTY 4-H CALENDAR SALES

The Sauk County 4-H Calendars were dispersed at the Club Leader meeting on March 29. The Sauk County 4-H Calendars are a fundraiser for your 4-H club (Your 4-H Club receives $100 if you sell your 4-H Calendar allotment) as well one of the main fundraising efforts of the Sauk County 4-H Senior Leaders Association that supports the 4-H program in Sauk County. Without the money to carry out our programs and vision, 4-H will not be able to succeed. Fundraising matter – if we are raising money for an organization that does good work, then we are doing good work as well. Sauk County 4-H uses the money raised from calendar sales for: 4-H newsletter and correspondence; insurance for 4-H members and leaders at 4-H meetings and events; Member recognition and awards; leader training; member taining; Clover Awards; Camp; County Fair Activities and Awards; and much more. Your goal is to let your sale prospects know what 4-H means to you, and share your 4-H story. Build your prospect list: family members, friends, neighbors, anyone you spend money with – dentist, doctors, service providers, feed mill, etc. Schedule a time that you and they can meet. Then use basic sales techniques for better fundraising:

Perfect your introduction. Don’t start with a question like, “Would you like to buy…” Instead – Introduce yourself, your group, goal, what are you raising money for?

The money you raise will help support the county 4-H program as well as your 4-H club.

Share a personal story about what you have learned in 4-H, a project that you like to work on, a community service activity you have done, or a countywide event that you like to attend.

Youth who communicate the purpose of 4-H make our best ambassadors

Look nice and wear a 4-H t-shirt. If you are going to a business, make an appointment ahead of time, so they know you are coming, and so that you can speak to the correct person.

Say Thank You for helping us meet our goal, and restate what your goal is.

Please remember to complete the FULL address on the calendar stubs that are turned into your club leader. If that calendar stub is drawn as a winning stub, we need the address to mail the winning checks!

Please remember all checks you receive from sales should be made payable to YOUR 4-H club. ONE check should come from your 4-H club to pay for all of the calendar sales turned in by 4:30PM on Tuesday, July 19th.

UPHAM WOODS IS CELEBRATING 75 YEARS

75 years of Youth Development at Upham Woods will be commemorated the weekend of September 17-18, 2016 and we are seeking 4-H youth to be an integral part of that event. This is an excellent opportunity for youth to earn volunteer hours, gain leadership skill development, and to participate in an Upham Woods event outside of the summer camp experience. We need your help to find youth representatives for:

Planning of the 75th Anniversary event o Be part of the leadership team to

coordinate the 75th anniversary

Sunday 9/18/16 Anniversary Event Volunteers o Day of event set-up/clean-up o Be available to direct guests to various

areas around camp If you know of any 4-H youth that would be interested in participating please contact Max Myers, Upham Woods Program Director, at max.myers@ces.uwex.edu Upham Woods would like to introduce a new interactive history series. Leading up to the 75th anniversary in September we will be posting historical information, contests having to do with Upham Woods, and links to a new section of our website. All information posted will follow the timeline of Upham Woods, starting with the Upham family and ending with the 75th anniversary. We will be linking all our sites together allowing for the audience to be one click away from answers to a trivia question. Take a trip back in time and listen to Afield with Ranger Mac or peruse the list of directors to see who was running the camp while you were here as a youth! Whether you are an adult who came here 40 years ago, or a youth thinking about coming for the first time, we will have something for everyone. Stay tuned for more information on the new history section of our website, check out our Facebook page for weekly updates, and get ready for the 75th anniversary that will be held at Upham Woods on September 18th, 2016.

COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER

Community service is an important part of the 4-H program. Research tells us 4-H Youth are 3-4 times more likely to contribute to their communities compared to youth in other out-of-school programs (4-H Study of Positive Youth Development). Every month we will include Community Service ideas in the newsletter. This month we will focus on performance arts and sports. 1. Form a band with your friends and give free concerts. 2. If you play an instrument, help a friend learn to play. 3. Serve as an usher at a sporting event. 4. Get your marital arts or dance class to give a

demonstration at a youth center, nursing home or school.

5. Write and produce a play about a current issue.

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ANIMAL PROJECT UPDATES

ANIMAL SCIENCE COMMITTEE MEETING The 4-H Animal Science Committee is open to any youth or adults who are interested in helping develop, plan, and deliver educational animal science activities, events and meetings. The Animal Science Committee will meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month. The next meetings will be on Thursday, April 14 and May 12 at 7PM in the UWEX Conference Room on the 3rd Floor of the West Square Building. These meeting will be held as needed, and information will follow in upcoming newsletters.

HERDSMANSHIP SCORING CHANGE

FOR 2016 SAUK CO JR. FAIR In order to make the 2016 Sauk County Junior Fair more educational, the Animal Science Committee is suggesting that each club develop some sort of an education display. This display could be hands-on and should promote your species, and help fair goers understand breeds, uses of our animals, parts of an animal, cuts of meat from your animal, etc. The herdsmanship scoresheet will be modified for 2016 and include 15 points for the educational display. Get those creative minds working!

SAUK COUNTY MEAT ANIMAL SALE

EDUCATIONAL POINTS It is never too early to start thinking about earning the two minimum meat animal educational points that each youth will need to in order to be in the Meat Animal Sale at the Sauk County Fair. Meat Animal educational points are earned by attending educational events, workshops, clinics, classes, etc. In the past, prizes have been awarded to those youth who have gone above and beyond in earning Meat Animal educational points. Whether or not this will be done for this year has yet to be decided; however, when it is decided, the information will be shared. All youth who hope to participate in the Meat Animal Sale must have two educational points turned into the Sauk County Fair Office by June 15. If you attend events outside of Sauk County you must complete a Meat Animal Sale Credit Form. The Meat Animal Sale Credit form can be found on the Sauk County Fair website at http://saukcountyfair.com/exhibitors/sauk-county-meat-animal-sale/

2016 WISCONSIN STATE FAIR BLUE RIBBON SALE OF CHAMPIONS

FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP The Blue Ribbon Sale of Champions Foundation is excited to offer $15,000 in scholarship awards this year. These scholarships recognize the achievements of Wisconsin State Fair Junior Livestock Exhibitors and assist them with their educational expenses. Members must be between the ages of 17-19 as of January 1, must have exhibited at the State fair in beef, sheep, and/or swine, and must be pursuing a post high school education in University Short Course, Vocational or Technical School or at four-year University. Applications are due to the Blue Ribbon Sale of Champions office in West Bend by April 15. For more information and the application please go to: http://www.gbrla.com/.

UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THAT

QUALIFY FOR MEAT ANIMAL SALE POINTS All 4-H and FFA members who anticipate participating in the Meat Animal Sale at the Fair must have two educational points turned into the Fair Office by June 15.

Saturday, May 7 – Nasco 30th annual Showing and Grooming Demonstration Day. 8:30-10AM-Sheep; 10:15-noon-Beef; noon-1- Lunch and tour of Nasco; 1:15-2:30PM- Dairy; 2:45-4:00 PM-Swine. There is no fee for this event. Everyone MUST pre-register by May 2nd, since space is limited. Please call Nasco Store at 920-568-5600 to register. When you register, please let them know whether you will attend part of the day or the whole day.

Thursday, June 9 – Twilight Meeting – held at the Sauk County Fairgrounds from 6PM – 8:30 PM.

Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 - Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Association Show Camp at the Wisconsin State Fair Park. The early registration deadline for this camp is May 15. Registration forms and more information can be found at: http://www.wisconsinlivestockbreeders.com/

AREA ANIMAL SCIENCE DAYS

Area Animal Science Days are events held to: increase educational opportunities in 4-H Animal Science Projects; increase decision making skills through judging experiences; and increase the knowledge of animals through breeding and market evaluation & management information. The Southern Region event will be held on Friday, July 1 in Green County. For specific information about AASD please check: http://fyi.uwex.edu/wi4haganimalscience/area-animal-science-days/ Cost to attend this event is $17 per person. Checks should be made payable to Sauk County Senior Leaders Association, and submitted to the Sauk County Extension Office with a completed registration form by Friday, May 20.

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BEEF AND SWINE PROJECTS

COUNTYWIDE BEEF AND SWINE PROJECT MEETING

There will be a Beef and Swine project meeting on Thursday, April 28 from 6PM-8:30PM B24 of the West Square Building. Part of this meeting will be participating the Livestock Learning Webinar Series being provided by the UWEX for 2016. This meeting will be worth 1 livestock point. Please register for this meeting by emailing Meg at margaret.sage@ces.uwex.edu Monday, April 25.

DAIRY PROJECT

COUNTYWIDE DAIRY PROJECT MEETING Wayne and Teresa Rider have stepped up to serve as Countywide Dairy Project Leaders. They will be hosting a Countywide Dairy Project meeting on Wednesday, April 27 at 6PM, in the basement of the West Square Building. This meeting is for any and all youth enrolled in the Dairy Project.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP DERBY The Youth Leadership Derby is sponsored by the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW). This lock-in style event is perfect for youth who have an interest in real-world science, food production, business, and in particular, hands-on learning in the agriculture industry. Students who attend PDPW’s Youth Leadership Derby will meet professionals in the agricultural industry and experience: an Agricultural Career Panel AND choices of hands-on learning sessions. This chaperoned event is designed for youth ages 15-18. The event will be at Brillion High School at 10:30 am, Saturday, April 16 until 12:45 PM on Sunday, April 17. The registration form and more information can be found at: http://pdpw.org/programs_and_events.php#event_link_76 Registration due by April 10. The cost for the event is $79 per student.

BADGER DAIRY CAMP Badger Dairy Camp is a three day event is open to all dairy youth, between the ages 12 and 18. Camp is held on the UW Madison campus, and provides an excellent opportunity for youth to get hands on experience learning how to fit and show animals and other workshops. Badger Dairy Camp will be held June 9-11. Applications are currently being accepted for camp and are available at http://fyi.uwex.edu/dairyyouth/badger-dairy-camp/ The application deadline for camp is May 15 in Madison. Applications will NOT be accepted after May 15. Cost of camp is $115 with a $65 deposit due at time of registration.

EXOTIC ANIMAL PROJECT Mark your calendars for the following upcoming important dates for the Exotic Animal Project.

Exotic Animal Project Meetings will be held from 6:30-8PM in the basement of the West Square Building on:

Wednesday, April 13 – B24

Monday, May 16 – B30

Tuesday, June 14 –B24

Exotic Animal Clinics

Saturday, May 21 - Llama/Alpaca Showmanship

Saturday, June 18 - All Exotic Animal Grooming

Exotic Animal Building Days

Saturday, June 25

Monday, July 11 7PM – Building Set up

Exotic Animal Project Leader Kim Sprecher: 608-544-2132, email: kimsprecher@gmail.com

GOAT AND SHEEP PROJECTS

MARKET SHEEP AND GOAT WEIGH-IN DAY Attention all those who are enrolled in the Sheep and Goat Project. If you plan on showing a market lamb or market goat at the 2016 Sauk County Fair, your animal(s) must be weighed in on Saturday, May 14 from 8AM-10AM at the Sauk County Fairgrounds.

SAUK COUNTY 4-H HORSE AND PONY PROJECT

Monthly Horse and Pony Project Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at 7PM

in the West Square Building in Baraboo. The next Horse Project Meeting will be on Thursday, April 7. Every month your goal is to bring a folder, paper, and a pencil/pen to the meeting.

SAUK COUNTY 4-H HORSE TACK SALE

In efforts to raise money to pay for our remaining balance of our new horse stalls, we are having a tack sale on May 14th, 2016 from 9AM- 3PM in the commercial building at the Sauk County Fairgrounds. This is a great opportunity to pick up some horsey things at great prices and to sell items that you no longer use. Some examples are new/used tack, show clothing, stable supplies, model horses, gifts and accessories. We are also opening this opportunity to commercial and individual vendors. Tables are $20.00 each and we will have some outside bigger spaces available for $50.00 each. For registration forms please have people/businesses email saukhorse@gmail.com. We will also need volunteers and will have more details and sign-up sheet at the April 7th monthly meeting.

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POULTRY PROJECT

POULTRY PROJECT MEETING The Poultry Project will be having project meetings on:

Thursday, April 14, 6:30 PM - B24

Thursday, May 12, 6:30 PM – B24

POULTRY EDUCATIONAL SESSION Baraboo Farm and Fleet is hosting a FREE interactive Poultry Seminar on Wednesday, April 6 from 6PM-8PM. This session will be worth a meat animal sale point. Please make sure you sign in with Missy or Delvin at the meeting to get credit for attending.

2NDANNUAL SMALL ANIMAL SWAP The Poultry Project is hosting its 2nd annual Small Animal Swap on Saturday, April 23. The registration form for this event can also be found on the Sauk County website. Vendors may set up beginning at 6:30AM; the event will end roughly around 1PM.

Animals may be traded, swapped or sold and is solely a verbal contract between the vendor and the consumer. Sauk County Poultry Project is not responsible for any disagreements that occur with a sale of any animal. Vendors keep all profit from their sales.

Vendors are allowed one 10’ x 10’ booth space with a vehicle, table or other type of setup that will fit within the allotted space limits. Registration fee of $8.00 per space.

Wire cages are available for people that pre-pay ONLY; a rental fee will be charged of $5.00 per cage. Please make a check payable to: Sauk County Poultry Club S6280 State RD 154 Hillpoint WI 53937

Poultry Project Leaders Missy Even: 608-393-5382, email: missynpete@hotmail.com and Delvin Craker: 608- 727-2232, email: dcraker2015@yahoo.com

RABBIT PROJECT

RABBIT PROJECT MEETINGS It is time to mark your calendars for Rabbit Project Meetings. Meetings will be held from 6:30-8PM in the basement of the West Square Building on:

Monday, April 25 –B30 (Please note the date change)

Monday, May 23 – B30

Monday, June 20 –B30 Questions, please contact project leaders: Jerry Nicholson at: jerrynicholson40@gmail.com, Scott Mueller at: scott381@centurytel.net, or Kim Klicko at: kklicko@yahoo.com

MEAT RABBIT PROJECT MEETING There will be a Meat Rabbit meeting on Tuesday April 5 at 7pm in B-24 of West Square building. This will count as 1 point towards the meat animal sale educational points for the fair. Bring your young roaster rabbit and or breeding pair to show proof of ownership to be eligible to compete in the meat classes at the fair. We will discuss topics on breeding and raising commercial rabbits. Roaster rabbits are to be 6 months old or less on judging day of fair, fryer rabbits are not over 69 days old. If you breed your rabbits on April 5, the fryers should be 69 days old on judging day at the fair. Remember, rabbits are photoperiodic, when the length of daylight shortens, they are less likely to breed successfully. You can increase your chances by using artificial light. Fifteen hours of light each day should help a lot. Good Luck! Scott Mueller

RABBIT FUN SHOW The Rabbit Project will be hosting the Sauk County 4-H Rabbit Fun Show on Saturday, May 28 at the Sauk County Fairgrounds. Registration will begin at 8AM, Judging will begin at 9AM. There will be breed judging: all breeds are welcome including Cavies. There will also be fun classes for pet rabbits and costumes. Entry fee is $2.50 per rabbit or $2.00 for pre-registrations received by May 25th to Kim Klicko. Registration materials and more information can be found at: http://sauk.uwex.edu/4-h-events-and-contests/

SWINE PROJECT

SWINE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION The 2016 Swine Identification letter was emailed to all 4-H members enrolled in the swine project on March 28. All hogs will be identified by completing the Swine Identification sheet with ear notches, ear tag, color patterns and sex. If your animal already has a tag in its ear, that can be used as its form of identification. If your animal does not have a tag, you can gett tags from the Extension office. You will be responsible for tagging your own animals. Information that was emailed can also be found at: www.sauk.uwex.edu Completed identification sheets are due to the Sauk County Extension Office by May 17.

SHOW CAMP SCHOLARSHIP

The Sauk County Meat Animal Sale Committee is sponsoring $75 scholarships for registration for the Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Association Show Camp held June 11-12 at Wisconsin State Park in West Allis. Registration forms for show camp can be found at www.wisconsinlivestockbreeders.com Registration forms for the event should be mailed directly to the Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Association for the event. Scholarship applications can be found on the Sauk County Fair website. Applications are due by May 17 and should be sent to Paula Brandt. Contact Paula Brandt for more information at: pjbrandt1110@yahoo.com

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ANIMAL PROJECT UPDATES CONT.

MEAT ANIMAL SALE SCHOLARSHIP

The Sauk County Meat Animal Sale Committee will once again offer scholarships. Scholarships will be awarded in two $500 scholarships or as determined by the Meat Animal Sale Committee, based on the number of applicants and their qualifications. Graduating high school seniors or first year college students eligible to exhibit at the 2016 Sauk County Fair may apply. Applicant must be, or have been, an exhibitor of a meat animal project at the Sauk County Fair. Applicant must be currently enrolled in 4-H or FFA and may only receive this scholarship one time. The scholarship(s) will be awarded at the Meat Animal Sale during the Sauk County Fair. Scholarship recipients will receive scholarship money after the completion of one semester. Applications can be found on the Sauk County Fair website. Applications are due by May 17 and should be sent to Paula Brandt. Contact Paula Brandt for more information at: pjbrandt1110@yahoo.com

2016 WISCONSIN STATE FAIR MARKET ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION

Youth interested in showing market beef, sheep or swine at the 2016 Wisconsin State Fair will need to get their animal projects DNA/RFID identified through the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC) by the respective State Fair eligibility deadlines. WLIC is coordinating a statewide DNA/RFID identification program for Wisconsin State Fair. This identification system allows animals which are DNA/RFID identified through the WLIC State Fair program to meet Wisconsin State Fair Identification requirements as long as the process is completed (all forms returned and samples on file) by the respective Wisconsin State Fair DNA/RFID identification deadlines (postmark): Sheep: Monday - May 9 Swine: Monday - May 9

How do I get my animals identified? Request DNA/RFID tag identification by going to the WLIC website at www.wiid.org to request your identification supplies. Print out, complete and mail the request form with payment to WLIC. Tags and paperwork are ONLY available through WLIC. The Wisconsin State Fair Office no longer processes DNA/RFID tag requests.

SAUK COUNTY 4-H CALENDAR OF EVENTS

APRIL 2016 1 - RSVP deadline for Volunteer Orientation 5 - Volunteer Orientation, 6:30-9PM, WSB UWEX

Conference Room 5 - Meat Rabbit Project Meeting, 7PM, WSB B24 6 - Deadline for Performance Arts Festival (Music,

Movement, Drama, and Speaking) registration 6 - Poultry Educational Workshop, 6PM, Baraboo Farm

and Fleet 7 - Horse and Pony Project Meeting, 7PM, WSB 10 - Youth Leadership Derby Registration Deadline 13 - Exotic Animal Project Meeting, 6:30 PM, WSB B24 14 - Poultry Project meeting, 6:30PM, WSB B24 14 - Animal Science Committee, 7PM, WSB UWEX

Conference Room 15 - Camp scholarship application deadline 15 - Application deadline for Sauk County 4-H Summer Assistant – due to UWEX office. 15 - Items due to Meg for inclusion in the May Newsletter 15 - State Fair Blue Ribbon Scholarship application

deadline – due to State Fair Park. 16 - Fairest of the Fair Competition 16-17 - Youth Leadership Derby, Brillion HS 21 - Junior Leader Council Meeting, 6:00PM, WSB B24 21-25 Space Camp, Huntsville, Alabama 23 - 2nd Annual Small Animal Swap, 7AM-1PM, Sauk

County Fairgrounds 25* - Rabbit Project Meeting, 6:30 PM-8PM, WSB B24 –

*Please note the change of date! 26 - Summer Assistant Interviews, WSB UWEX conf. 26 - Senior Leaders Meeting, 6:30 PM, WSB UWEX

Conference Room 27 - Countywide Dairy Project Meeting, 6PM, WSB 28 - Beef and Swine Project Meeting, 6PM, WSB B24 28 - Junior Fair Committee, 7PM, WSB B30 29-30 Shooting Sports Certification training, Vernon

County 29-30 IW2K! Camp, Upham Woods 30 - Performance Arts Festival (Music, Movement, Drama,

and Speaking) 9AM – 3PM, CAL center in Reedsburg

May 2016 1 - Camp application deadline 3 - Heart of Leadership Training, 6:30-9PM, WSB UWEX

Conference Room 5 - Horse and Pony Project Meeting, 7PM, WSB 7 - NASCO 30th Annual Showing and Grooming

Demonstration Day, 8:30AM – 4PM 10 - State Fair Deadline for Music, Movement, Drama and

Demonstration

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May 2016 Continued 12 - Animal Science Committee, 7PM, WSB UWEX

Conference Room 12 - Poultry Project meeting, 6:30PM, WSB B24 14 - Sheep and Goat Weigh-in – Required for all Market

Sheep and Goats , 8AM-10AM, Fairgrounds 14 - Horse Tack Sale, 9AM-3PM, Commercial Building at

the Fairgrounds 15 - Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Show Camp

Registration deadline 15 - Badger Dairy Camp Registration Deadline 16 - Exotic Animal Project Meeting, 6:30 PM, WSB B30 17 - Swine Identification deadline, 4:30 UWEX office 17 - Creative Writing Entry deadline, 4:30 UWEX office 17 - Fair Entry Deadline – all done online 17 - Show Camp Scholarship deadline, to Paula Brandt 17 - Meat Animal Sale Scholarship deadline, to Paula

Brandt 19 - Junior Leader Council Meeting, 6:30PM, WSB B24 20 - Area Animal Science Days registration due to UWEX

Office 21 - Llama/Alpaca Showmanship Clinic 23 - Rabbit Project Meeting, 6:30 PM-8PM, WSB B30 24 - Senior Leader Meeting, 6:30, WSB UWEX

Conference Room 26 - Junior Fair Committee, 7PM, WSB B30 28 - Rabbit Fun Show, 8AM-Registration, 9AM-Judging

begins, Commercial Building at Fairgrounds June 2016 1 - Club Booth Reservation deadline 2 - Horse and Pony Project Meeting, 7PM, WSB 8 - Junior Leader Council Meeting, 6:00PM, WSB B24 9 - Twilight Meeting, 6PM-8:30 PM, Fairgrounds 9-11 - Badger Dairy Camp, UW Madison 11 - Sauk County Dairy Breakfast, 7AM-11AM, Kinnamon

Ridge Dairy, Reedsburg 11-12 - Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Show Camp, State

Fairgrounds 14 - Exotic Animal Project Meeting, 6:30 PM, WSB B24 15 - Meat Animal Sale Educational point verification

sheets due to Sauk County Fair Office 15-18 - 4-H Camp, Upham Woods 18 - All Exotic Animal Grooming Clinic 20 - Rabbit Project Meeting, 6:30 PM-8PM, WSB B30 20-23 - State 4-H and Youth Conference - Madison 23 - Junior Fair Committee, 7PM, WSB B30 25 - Fairgrounds Clean-up Day, 9AM-noon 28 - Senior Leader Meeting, 6:30 PM, WSB UWEX

Conference Room July 2016 1 - Southern Area Animal Science Day, Green County 7 - Horse and Pony Project Meeting, 7PM, WSB 11-17 - Sauk County Fair 19- Sauk County 4-H Calendar Sales stubs and money due

to UWEX office before 4:30 PM 20 - Registration deadline for Cloverbud Day Camp

July 2016 Continued 20 - Registration deadline for Discover Wisconsin 26 - Cloverbud Day Camp 26 - Senior Leader Meeting, 6:30 PM, WSB UWEX

Conference Room 28 - Cloverbud Day Camp August 2016 3-5 - Discover Wisconsin 4 - Horse and Pony Project Meeting, 7PM, WSB 4-14 - Wisconsin State Fair 11 - Club Leader and Countywide Project Leader Meeting, 6:30PM-9PM, WSB B24 15 - Key Award Application materials deadline to UWEX

office 18 - Junior Leader Council, 6:00PM, WSB B24 23 - Senior Leader Meeting, 6:30PM, WSB B30 30 - Key Award Interviews, WSB UWEX Conference Room September 2016 1 - Horse and Pony Project Meeting, 7PM, WSB 8 - Animal Science Committee Meeting, 7PM, WSB

UWEX Conference Room 15 - Junior Leader Council Meeting, 6:00PM, WSB B24 17-18 - Upham Woods 75th Celebration Weekend 22 - Junior Fair Committee Meeting, Fair Evaluation,

7PM, WSB B30

25-28 - National 4-H Dairy Conference 27 - Senior Leader Meeting, 6:30 PM, WSB UWEX

Conference Room 30 - End of 4-H Year 30 - End of the year award applications, Clover Awards,

Trip Scholarship applications, Charters, Award nominations due.

University of Wisconsin-Extension in Sauk County

West Square Building (WSB) 505 Broadway Baraboo, WI 53913

Phone: (608) 355-3251 Fax: (608) 355-3550 711 for Wisconsin Relay

Judy Gurgel - Sauk County Ext Administrative Support jgurgel@co.sauk.wi.us

Meg Sage - 4-H Youth Development Agent margaret.sage@ces.uwex.edu

No state funding was used in the publication of this newsletter. Financial support provided by the Sauk County 4-H Senior Leaders Association.

An EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, UW-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and ADA requirements. Further, Cooperative Extension cannot assist, participate with or partner with organizations that discriminate.

Please advise us at least two weeks before a 4-H event if you desire special accommodations. Requests will be kept confidential.

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Sauk County 4-H Performance Arts Festival Registration Form

Saturday, April 30, 2016 - 9AM-3PM

CAL Center (Adjacent to the Reedsburg High School) 1100 S. Albert Ave., Reedsburg, WI 53959

Please complete a SEPARATE Registration form for EACH entry.

Name Address

Phone Grade Club

Email address

Special Requests (Example of special request… I have a Basketball game on the same date and would like to request as late of a time as I can get. Or, I am submitting several performances and would prefer they be as spaced out in the schedule as possible.)

______ Check here if you are a Cloverbud, or have Cloverbuds in your group performance. If you have Cloverbuds in your group performance please list how many: ______________

For all Club Musicals, Club Dramas, Mini Dramas, Interactive Readings, Demonstrations, and Small Group performances, please attach a separate sheet of paper that lists all of the members of the cast that you would like printed in the program.

DRAMA & SPEAKING DIVISIONS REGISTRATIONS Check which division you will be entering (you may enter more than one, but please complete a separate entry form for each performance.) ___Club Drama – group of 5 or more ___Mini Drama – group of 2 - 5 ___Interactive Reading – group of 2 or more ___Interpretive Reading – individuals only ___Interpretive Performance – individuals only ___Interpretive Performance – 2 or more – NEW Class ___Original Selection – individuals only ___Demonstration – 1 or 2 people

Title of above performance: _________________________________________________________________________________

MUSIC & MOVEMENT DIVISIONS REGISTRATIONS Check which division you will be entering (you may enter more than one, but please complete a separate entry form for each performance. UNLESS you will be singing and playing your own musical accompaniment, then please sign up for both vocal and instrumental solo on ONE registration form.) _____ Club Musical – Group of 5 or more _____ Vocal - Solo _____ Vocal - Small Group (4 or less) _____ Instrumental - Solo _____ Vocal - Group of 5 or more _____ Instrumental – Group of 5 or more _____ Instrumental - Small Group (4 or less) _____ Dance - Solo _____ Dance - Small Group (4 or less) _____ Dance - Group of 5 or more Title of above performance: __________________________________________________________________________________

For the instrumentals, what type of instruments will you be using? _____________________________________________

Do you require the Piano for your vocal/instrumental/or dance performance? ___ Yes ___ No

Confirmation of your performance registration will be sent after the registration deadline.

___Check here if you want to help at the Performing Arts Festival ___Check here if you would like to be on the Sauk County 4-H Performing Arts Committee

Registration Deadline – April 6, 2016 before 4:30 PM to UW Extension Sauk County Attn: 4-H Performance Arts Registration, Sauk County UW Extension, 505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI

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