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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: sarah.tanis@wisc.edu

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 sarah.tanis@wisc.edu 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-

crossecounty4h@lacrossecounty.org

• 4-H Champ Show by phone: 608-487-1871

• 4-H Champ Show by email: Jessicamahnen@gmail.com

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 trempealeauleadersboard@gmail.com 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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