MUSINGS FROM MEG:

What an amazing Performance Arts Festival – always great to see our talented 4-H members showcasing their skills. Please see the “Congratulation Clovers” and congratulate the contestants when you see them. Thank you to Skillet Creek 4-H club for inviting me to their April meeting. Andrea, the new 4-H Summer Assistant, and I just returned from 4-H Camp. Had a great group of youth from Sauk, Columbia, Jefferson and some other counties around the state. It was a little toasty at camp, but we all drank lots of water and had an amazing time!

TABLE OF CONTENTS Subject Page Animal Project Updates 6 Calendar 7 Calendar Sales 3 Calendar Sales winners 2 Cloverbud Day Camp 5 Community Service 5 Congratulation Clovers 2 Discover Wisconsin 5 Fair Grounds Clean Up 4 Fair – Art Showcase 5 Cloverbud Judges 4 From the Fair Board 4 Green Team 5 Helping Hands needed 4 Saw Cow 2 Transferring roles 3 Photography Contest Inside back page Tractor and Farm Safety Camp 5

SENIOR LEADERS’ MEETING The Senior Leaders’ meeting has been moved to the third Tuesday of June. The next meeting will be Tuesday, June 20 at 6:30 in the UW-Extension Conference Room. 4-H members, leaders and families are welcome to attend.

Sauk County 4-H Newsletter

FIND THE HIDDEN IMAGE

Congratulations Brooke Bell who found the hidden image in the last 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) MEETING The Junior Leader Council is open to ALL youth who are in 7th grade and up and enrolled in the Sauk County 4-H program. If you would like to get JLC emails, please contact Meg Sage at margaret.sage@ces.uwex.edu. The next JLC meeting will be on Thursday, June 15 at 6:30PM. Everyone is encouraged to wear a CRAZY hat! The Connections Committee will meet at 6PM. Marketing & Promotions Committee will meet after the JLC meeting.

June 2017

http://sauk.uwex.edu/

GETTING THE MOST FROM CLOVER COMMENTS

Clover Comments is FILLED with information to expand your 4-H involvement in leadership, multi-level events, and project areas. We understand that this can be overwhelming. We recommend:

• When you receive your Clover Comments, take some time as a family to review it, maybe over dinner.

• Have a highlighter ready and highlight those things you are interested in.

• Mark dates down on your family calendar.

• RSVP and fill out the forms for the events as soon as you receive the information. The longer you wait, the more likely you are to forget.

• For Leaders –Please announce events that you think will interest your club members at club meetings.

• If you misplace your Clover Comments, no worries… o Extra hard copies are available to be picked up in the Extension Office. o Electronic copies are found at sauk.uwex.edu o Electronic copies can be found in 4-Honline on your family screen after you log-in.

MEET THE 4-H SUMMER ASSISTANT – ANDREA RIPPLEY

My name is Andrea Rippley. I am from Arcadia Wisconsin and a recent graduate of UW- Platteville with a degree in Agriculture Education non-teaching. I was a member in Buffalo County 4-H from 5th grade-graduation. Growing up I was active in the goat project, the youth council and participated in many different 4-H trips as available. Last year I was the 4-H Youth and Development intern in Buffalo County and I truly enjoyed it. My future plans are to work in UW-Extension someday. I am looking forward to being involved in the Sauk County 4-H program this summer and I look forward to meeting everyone! My email address is: uwexsummerintern@gmail.com, if you have a questions, or just want to say “Hi”!

APRIL CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS

April 1-Carie Heiking, LaValle, $100.00 April 1-Beth Reuter, Madison, $50.00 April 2-Riberich Family, Rock Springs, $20 April 3-Steve & Connie Sorg, Spring Green, $20 April 4-Autumn O’Rell, Lodi, $20 April 5-Sean Soderlund, Rhinelander, $20. April 6-Jeannie Manis, Ozark, MO, $20 April 7-Morganne Slaght, Wis. Dells, $20 April 8-Jess Murray, Reedsburg, $20 April 9-Renee Mikonowicz, Lyndon Station, $20 April 10-Erika Tourdot, Reedsburg, $20 April 11-Joe Kaltenberg, Cottage Grove, $20 April 12-Jared McDonald, Madison, $20 April 13-Heather Cherney, LaValle, $20 April 14-Brian Reichert, Loganville, $20 April 15-Carla Nolden, Prairie du Sac, $100.00 April 16-Dennis Johnson, Baraboo, $100.00 April 17-Drew Brandt, LaValle, $20 April 18-Jennifer Schoepp, Fennimore, $20 April 19-Liz Meyer, Reedsburg, $20 April 20-LaShawna Webber, LaValle, $20 April 21-Krieksi Family, Reedsburg, $20 April 22-Haley Weisert, Rock Springs, $20 April 23-Gloria Larson, Baraboo, $20 April 24-Morgan McArthur, New Berlin, $20

April 25-Amanda Werla, Loganville, $20

April 26-Shonda Walker, Baraboo, $20

April 27-Ann & Paul Wolter, Baraboo, $20

April 28-Jerry Montgomery, LaValle, $20

April 29-Bonnie Dix, Reedsburg, $20

April 30-Jill Pelton, Lyndon Station, $20

CONGRATULATION CLOVERS TO:

The following 4-H members were selected at the Performance Arts Festival as Mini Performances to represent Sauk County at the State Fair. o Third alternate – Morgan May – vocal solo o Second alternate – Elayna, Kendra and

Bethany Perea – small group vocal o First alternate – Kai and Jasmine

Shepherd– piano duet o Selected – Alexsa Lemelin – piano solo o Selected – Bethany Perea – vocal and

mandolin solo The following 4-H clubs were selected from the

Performance Arts Festival as Club Performances to represent Sauk County at the State Fair. o Third alternate – Baraboo Valley – Dance o Second alternate – Circus City – Dance o First alternate – Sauk Prairie Earthlings-

Drama o Selected – Prairie Busy Badgers - Musical

MAY CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS

May 1-Tammy Burdick, Reedsburg, $20 May 2-Russell Hantzsch, Hales Corners, $20 May 3-Ava Jablonski, Reedsburg, $20 May 4-Linda Montgomery, LaValle, $20 May 5-Josh Strutz, Sauk City, $20. May 6-Amy Meyer, Reedsburg, $50.00 May 7-Ron & Fran Richert, Reedsburg, $20 May 8-Cassie LeMoine, LaValle, $20 May 9-Dionne Mast, Reedsburg, $20 May 10-Resa Elsbernd, Wonewoc, $20 May 11-Jill Pelton, Lyndon Station, $20 May 12-Dawn Draves, Baraboo, $20 May 13-Jada Hooks, Blue Mounds, $20 May 14-Diane Mikonowicz, Reedsburg, $100.00 May 15-Lerna Mae Wiese, Loganville, $20 May 16-Denise Schyvinch, Reedsburg, $20 May 17-Marrae Keith, Prairie du Sac, $20 May 18-Joan Murnan, Bloomington, MN, $20 May 19-Barb Schachern, Baraboo, $20 May 20-Deb Beisber, Reedsburg, $20 May 21-Carrie Baker, Baraboo, $20 May 22-Chuck & Kelli Nolden, Reedsburg, $20 May 23-Mike & Kari Walker, Reedsburg, $20 May 24-Alice Woodward, Baraboo, $20

May 25-Bonnie Braun, North Freedom, $20

May 26-Thomas Genovese, Baraboo, $20

May 27-Charles Schulte, Loganville, $20

May 28-Jonathan Hoeltke, Prairie du Sac, $20

May 29-Keith Kluge, Baraboo, $100.00

May 30-Mike Olson, Wis Dells, $20

May 31-Sany Ballweg, Prairie du Sac, $20

NEWSFLASH!!!

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

NO SAW COW CONTEST FOR 2017

The Sauk County Dairy Producers have decided that they will NOT be sponsoring the Saw Cow contest at the 2017 Fair. Put those creative ideas on the back burner for now, and hopefully the contest will continue in the future.

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SAUK COUNTY 4-H CALENDAR SALES

The Sauk County 4-H Calendars were dispersed at the Club Leader meeting at the end of March. 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. 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 training, Clover Awards, Camp, County Fair Activities and Awards, and more. Your goal is to let your sale prospects know what 4-H means to you, and share your 4-H story. Grow your ask list: family members, friends, neighbors, anyone you spend money with – dentist, doctors, service providers, feedmill, etc. Schedule a time that you and they can meet. Then use basic sales techniques for better fundraising:

Perfect your introduction. Introduce yourself, your group, goal, what are you raising money for. For example: the money you raise will help support the county 4-H program and your 4-H club.

Share a personal story about what you have learned in 4-H, a favorite project, a community service activity, or a countywide event you participate in.

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

Say thank you for helping support the 4-H program.

AS YOU ARE SELLING CALENDARS – REMEMBER: � PRINT and 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 check.

� ALL checks you receive from sales should be made payable to YOUR 4-H club.

� ONE check should come from your 4-H club. � All calendar stubs and one check from the club

MUST be turned into the UWEX office before

4:30PM on Tuesday, July 18.

ADDITIONAL NOTES… � We do not have any EXTRA calendars in the

office. If your club CANNOT sell all of your calendars, please turn in your unsold calendars ASAP. We have other clubs who are asking for more calendars to sell.

� Clubs, please turn in calendar stubs and money as soon as possible, even if you do not have all of the calendars from your club sold.

TRANSFERRING OF FAIR ROLES AND

RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE FAIR BOARD This past spring UW-Extension administration asked each county to evaluate their roles with the County Fair. Evaluating the time UWEX personnel put into the County Fair is not new. There was a letter written and sent to UW-Extension Offices, UW-Extension Committees and community partners in May of 2012. However, due to Extension Staff turnover, the Sauk County Extension office maintained many of the roles that were not our responsibility. Over the past couple of months, Meg has met with the Fair Board, the Fair Board President, UW- Extension Committee members and the Senior Leaders Association. From these meetings a timeline was developed. The timeline is as such….

From NOW – Future, the Fair Board is responsible for:

• Fair Book

• Blue Ribbon – online entry system

• Hiring and communication with judges

• All communication about Fair related items. Such as entry deadlines, upcoming changes to the fair, etc.

• Facilitation of Fair Board committees

• Communication with community partners about Fair sponsorships, awards, and incentives.

• Pre-Fair Judging Day o Judging Building set up o Finding and supporting volunteers o Facilitation of pre-fair judging o Supporting superintendents o Answering questions from judges

• Coordination of vets to be on the grounds for cat show and animal entry day

• Facilitation of Animal Entry Day

• Supporting superintendents during animal weigh-in and check-in for each specie.

• Facilitation of each animal show

For 2017 Fair – UW-Extension office will be responsible for:

• Coordination and preparation for weigh-days

• Fairgrounds clean-up

• Exhibit Building set-up

• Exhibit Building hosting schedule

• Transporting exhibits to State Fair.

• Herdsmanship scoring coordination

• Pre-Fair Judging Day Orientation for superintendents

• Pre-Fair Judging Day Orientation for judges

• Action Center

• Art Showcase

For 2018 - The Fair Board will be also responsible for: The items listed under the UW-Extension Office for 2017 that are NOT underlined and bolded.

For 2018- The Extension Office will be responsible for: Items bolded and underlined listed under 2017.

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PROJECT VS. EXHIBIT

Many people in 4-H tend to use the words Project and Exhibit interchangeably. However, they are two VERY different things.

• A 4-H project is an area that you want to learn more about during the year. There are projects on just about any topic you would like to explore, from art to woodworking, from computers to rabbits, from clothing to small engines. If you are interested in learning more about something, there is probably a 4-H project to help you!

• An exhibit is an item that you have made during your 4-H project learning that you take to the County Fair. You will receive feedback from a judge on your exhibit.

When you enroll in 4-H you are enrolling in a project, NOT selecting your fair exhibit. When you entered for fair, you selected your specific fair exhibits.

FAIRGROUNDS CLEAN UP DAY

In order to get everything ready for the fair, clubs are once again being asked to help clean up and get the buildings set up. Fairgrounds Clean-Up Day will be held Saturday, June 24 from 9AM-1PM. According to the rotation schedule, the following clubs are on for 2017.

o Active Strivers o Baraboo Valley o Circus City o Endeavor o Happy Hustlers o Webster’s Prairie

We will be following last year’s model and assigning tasks as people arrive. We ask that as many people as possible from each club participate and help out. Everyone is asked to bring cleaning rags and brooms. We also need as many shop vacuums as we can get. The Senior Leaders will provide buckets, cleaning supply liquids (ex. floor and window cleaner), and paper towels.

CALL FOR CLOVERBUD JUDGING HELP…

The Cloverbud project area is looking for 4-H members 13 years of age and older to help with Cloverbud judging. Older members will have a conversation with Cloverbuds about their 4-H exhibits, and give Cloverbuds a GREAT first time judging experience. There are two shifts to chose from 2:00PM-4:30PM or 4:30 PM-7:00 PM. If you are interested in helping as a Cloverbud judge, please contact Haley Weisert at HWeisert@co.sauk.wi.us preferably by June 30.

HELPING HANDS NEEDED FOR THE FAIR

It takes MANY, MANY helping hands to make everything at the fair happen and work smoothly. We are currently looking for helpers for the following:

• Building Display Team - Youth & adults needed. o Monday, July 10, for 1 hour shifts, 2:30 – 8:30 PM o Tuesday, July 11 from 9-noon

• 4-H Action Center - Youth and adults needed. o Thursday, July 13, 1 hour shifts, 2-5PM o Saturday, July 15, 1 hour shifts 11AM-4PM

If you are interested in helping with any of the above listed items, please contact Andrea Rippley at: uwexsummerintern@gmail.com or 608-355-3258 by Friday, June 30.

• Building Hosting - Youth and adults needed. o Wednesday, July 12, 1 hour shifts, Noon-5PM o Thursday, July 13, 1 hour shifts, 9AM - 8:30 PM o Friday, July 14, 1 hour shifts, 9AM-5PM o Saturday, July 15, 1 hour shifts, 9AM-5PM o Sunday, July 16, 1 hour shifts, Noon-3PM o Exhibit Release (need at least 3 adults per

building) - Sunday, July 16, 3:30-7:00 PM For Building Hosting we are trying a NEW online sign-up program. Please go to http://signup.com/go/LPrNAYC - and you can register for the slots you would like to fill.

FROM THE SAUK COUNTY FAIR BOARD

• We can't have a successful fair without the help of our volunteers, and do we ever appreciate your help! YOU are what makes the fair work and be successful. And again, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! Please sign up for Sauk County Fair Volunteer Sign Up! Here's how it works in 3 easy steps: 1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/YPsoCUC 2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com) 3. Sign up! Choose your spots - SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy! IF you are signing up multiple family members, you can put the their name in the comment section. IF you would rather I sign you up, email me at info@saukcountyfair.com

• If you attended Show Camp or received a scholarship from the Meat Animal Sale Committee, please send a photograph to Lisa Pertzborn at: pertzryn@gmail.com by Wednesday, July 5.

• A change for 2017 – Thank you notes for Meat Animal Sale buyers will be turned into your species superintendent and NOT the Fair office.

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2017 4-H ART SHOWCASE

The 4-H Art Showcase will be open to all 4-H members in the Clothing, Knitting, and Crocheting Project as well as any 4-H members, groups or 4-H Clubs who participated in the Performance Arts Festival in April. The 4-H Art Showcase is scheduled for Thursday, July 13 at 7:00 PM. To participate in the 4-H Art Showcase you must register with a registration form that will be able to be found online soon at: http://sauk.uwex.edu/4-h-events-and-contests/ Registration forms are due Wednesday, July 5, before 4:30PM to the UWEX office. Plan to meet in the Badger Building at 6:00 PM to practice for the 4-H Art Showcase. If you have any questions, contact Andrea Rippley at uwexsummerintern@gmail.com or 608-355-3258.

COUNTYWIDE COMMUNITY SERVICE CHALLENGE

The Junior Leader Council would like to invite you join in an ART SUPPLY DRIVE for the Children’s Hospital. This is a challenge we are encouraging all Sauk County 4-H clubs to participate in! We will be giving out prizes to the top 3 clubs who collect the most art supplies!

o 1st prize will be a $100 gift card to the 4-H Mall. o 2nd prize will be a $50 gift card to the 4-H Mall. o 3rd prize will be a $25 gift card to the 4-H Mall.

We are looking for NEW items only. The specific items the Children’s Hospital would like are: Sharpies, paint, paint brushes, Play-Doh, t-shirts and tie dying kits, kid scissors, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, blanket making kits, and 6x8 and 12x12 canvases. All clubs can start collecting art supplies whenever they would like. Items can be dropped off ANYTIME the Exhibit Buildings are open. There will be a recording sheet for you to fill out when you drop off your items. Club winners will be chosen based on the total number of items (by package) that a club donates.

GREEN TEAM IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS

Do you need a reason to wear a lot of green, promote 4-H and have fun? Well, then the Green Team is just for you! Green Team is a group of people who walk around the Sauk County Fair promoting 4-H. They hand out 4-H balloons, information pamphlets and maybe a little candy! The JLC welcomes you to don a green shirt, your biggest 4-H smiles and promote 4-H at the Sauk County Fair. We have two opportunities for you to join us:

• Friday at 3pm • Saturday at 3pm

We will be meeting at the 4-H Pavilion next to the 4-H Food Stand. We hope to see you! You do NOT need to register ahead of time – just meet us at the 4-H Pavilion.

TRACTOR AND FARM SAFETY CAMP

Interested in learning more about Tractor and Farm

Safety? Attend the Farm and Safety Camp held July 18-20

at Camp TaPaWingo in Mishicot, WI on July 18-20. Cost

is $195 per person, and registrations are due July 1. More

information and the registration form can be found at:

www.manitowoc.uwex.edu

SAVE THE DATES - CLOVERBUD DAY CAMPS

Calling ALL Cloverbuds to Cloverbud Day Camp! Coming up in July, there are two great opportunities for Cloverbud aged youth to have some fun! Cloverbud Day Camps will be held Tuesday, July 25 at the Rock Springs Public Library and Thursday, July 27 at the Ruth Culver Community Library in Prairie Du Sac. Each day camp will have different topics. July 25 will be Digging Up the Fun (all about plants and nature related activities), and July 27 will be Barnyard Buzz (all about farming and food circles related activities). More information and the registration forms will be available on the Sauk County 4-H website at http://sauk.uwex.edu on the Event, Contests and Activities page soon. Information will be emailed to club leaders when ready. Each camp has a $7 fee for 4-H members, and a $10 fee for non-4-H members. Registration form and fees are due to the UW-Extension office before 4:30 PM on Tuesday July 18. If you have any questions please contact Andrea Rippley at uwexsummerintern@gmail.com.

DISCOVER WISCONSIN

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the great state of Wisconsin? If so, Discover Wisconsin is the trip for you. This trip is open to 4-H youth who were in grades 6-8 in fall 2016. This year the group will be exploring Northern Wisconsin from August 2-4. The cost is $100/youth. You will get a chance to stay on and tour the UW-Superior Campus, participate in a ropes course, see the Duluth Channel, go roller blading, and go to a veteran’s museum. There will also be an opportunity to meet new people from your county and try new things. Registration forms and fees are due July 20th before 4:30 pm at the UW-Extension office to Andrea Rippley. Forms will be available soon on the Sauk County 4-H website at http://sauk.uwex.edu on the Event, Contests and Activities page. They will also be emailed to club leaders. The trip will be open to the first 10 applicants to turn in all of their paperwork and payment. If you have any questions please contact Andrea Rippley at uwexsummerintern@gmail.com. Get ready for a great adventure!

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ANIMAL PROJECT UPDATES

HERDSMANSHIP SCORING

Clubs are once again encouraged to develop an education display for their barns. This display could be hands-on, should promote your species, and should help fair goers understand breeds, uses of our animals, parts of an animal, cuts of meat from your animal, etc. The herdsmanship scoresheet was modified last year and includes 15 points for the educational display. Get those creative minds working! o Herdsmanship is scored twice a day. Species are not

judged if they are in the middle of their show. o Herdsmanship categories include: Animal – 35 points,

Aisle and walkways – 10 points, Equipment storage – 5 points, Identification/signage – 10 points, Decorations – 15 points, Educational Component – 15 points, Barn duty/public presence – 10 points.

• Species scored by volunteers found by UWEX � Beef/Dairy � Goats � Sheep

• Species scored by others � Swine – Sauk County Pork Producers � Horse – done individually � Exotics – done individually

o There will NOT be a separate Educational Display Contest this year.

DOG PROJECT UPDATES

The Monroe County 4-H Dog Project will be hosting the State 4-H Dog Show this summer. It will be held August 18-20 in Tomah at the Tomah Recreational Park. Entries will be due on July 1. The show booklet and complete details will be posted on the State 4-H Website when they become available.

GOAT PROJECT UPDATES The Goat Project will meet on June 25 at 1pm at the Fair Grounds. We will work on how to tag a goat and hoof trimming. We will also work on showmanship. You may bring a goat that you are using for showmanship for fair. If you need a goat, please let Liz or Frank Cook know prior to Sunday. If bringing your goat, make sure it is tagged and you bring a bucket for water. Wear appropriate footwear for showing a goat, no sandals or flip-flops etc. or you will not be able to participate. If you have other questions you can contact Liz or Frank Cook at: cook.elizabeth905@gmail.com

HORSE AND PONY PROJECT

DATES TO REMEMBER… • June 20 - Help Session, 6pm Fairgrounds • June 27 - Help Session, 6pm Fairgrounds • July 8 - Gymkhana Clinic, 10am Fairgrounds • July 12-17 – Fair

• August 4 – Project Meeting, West Square

RABBIT PROJECT MEETINGS There will be one more Rabbit Project Meeting before the fair. The meetings will be held from 6:30-8PM on Monday, June 26 in the basement of the West Square Building. Check the computer terminal in the building to confirm the room for each meeting. Questions? Please contact project leader Kim Klicko at: kklicko@yahoo.com or Fair Superintendent Haley Bartell at: musichaleygrefe@yahoo.com

ALL AMERICAN SHEEP SHOW Wisconsin youth have a unique opportunity to be a part of a national show coming to Wisconsin. The All-American Sheep Show is in Wisconsin at the Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI from June 29th – July 2nd. Not only does it allow youth to show up to almost 20 different breeds of purebred sheep, there are a ton of contests that test the knowledge of youth. Skillathon, judging contests, photography, etc. More information can be found at: http://www.countrylovin.com/AAJSS/ The Suffolk breed has a separate show and it is being conducted together this year at the All-American Show in Madison. Find out more at: http://www.ujssa.org/juniorshow.html

SHEEP BREEDER CO-OP SUMMER FIELD DAY The 2017 Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Co-op Summer Field Day will be Saturday, July 8 at 2 pm. It is hosted by the Troxel and Hildebrandt families at Troxel Columbias, which is located 6127 9th Avenue, Plainfield, WI (Waushara County). They will share information on feeding, lambing, weaning, fall breeding, replacement selections, and equipment selections. You will also have the opportunity to evaluate fleeces for commercial or hand-spinning value. You will learn about cleanliness, tensile strength, staple length, color, consistency of fiber diameter and crimp. Lunch is provided. Please RSVP by July 1 to wisbc@centrytel.net

MEAT ANIMAL SALE POINTS

Participating in educational events at the Sheep Co-Op Day, the All American Sheep Show, or the National Junior Suffolk Show is a GREAT way to start working on your Meat Animal Sale Points for 2018. Be sure to take a meat animal sale verification form with you. The form can be found on the Sauk County Fair website.

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SAUK COUNTY 4-H CALENDAR OF EVENTS

JUNE 15 - Junior Leader Council Meeting, 6:30PM, WSB B24 15 - Items due to Meg for the July Clover Comments 17-25 - State CWF Trip 20 - Horse Project Help Session, 6pm Fairgrounds 20 - Senior Leader Meeting, 6:30 PM, WSB UWEX 24 - Fairgrounds Clean-up Day, 9AM-noon 24-July 2 - State CWF Trip 25 - Goat Project Meeting, 1PM, Fairgrounds 26 - Rabbit Project Meeting, 6:30 PM, WSB 26-29 - State 4-H and Youth Conference – Madison 27 - Horse Project Help Session, 6pm Fairgrounds 29-July 2 – All American Sheep Show, Alliant Energy

Center, Madison, WI 30 - Cloverbud judging help – contact Haley 30 - Fair helping hands sign-up - contact Andrea

JULY 5 - Art Showcase registration forms due to UWEX office 8 - Horse Gymkhana Help Session, 10 AM, Fairgrounds 8 – Sheep Breeders Co-Op, Summer Field Day, 2p, 8-16 - State CWF trip 10-16 - Sauk County Fair – Check the Fair Book and the

Sauk County Fair website to confirm dates and times of all Fair Events.

10 Exhibit/Entry tags and pre-purchased parking passes available to be picked up at the Fairgrounds in the Commercial Building, 2:00 PM - 7PM 10 Club Booth set-up 1PM-6PM, Building #2 10 Pre-Fair Judging Day for all non-animal project areas from 2-7PM, Commercial Building 10 Club Booth Judging, 6PM, Building #2 10 Cat Show, 7PM, Badger Building 11 Dog Show, 6PM, Progress Hall 12 Entry Day for ALL Livestock – 8AM-6PM (Check Fair book for specific check-in times for specific species) 12 ALL Youth Animal Exhibitor and Parent Meeting, 5PM, Progress Hall 12 Sheep Show, 6PM, Progress Hall 13 Swine Show, 8AM, Swine Barn Arena 13 Rabbit Showmanship, 9AM, Breed Judging after lunch 13 Beef Show, 9AM, Progress Hall 13 Poultry Show, 11AM, Small Animal Barn 13 Action Center Open, 2PM-5PM, 4-H Pavilion 13 Goat Show, 6PM, Progress Hall 13 Art Showcase Practice, 6PM, Badger Building 13 4-H Art Showcase, 7PM, Badger Building 14 Dairy Show, 8AM, Progress Hall 14 Horse Show, 9AM, Horse Arena 14 Green Team, 3PM, Meet at 4-H Pavilion 14 Free Bird House Building, 4-7PM, 4-H Pavilion 14 Exotics Show, 7PM, Progress Hall

JULY Continued 15 Items due to Meg for the August Clover Comments 15 Horse Show, 9AM 15 Action Center Open, 11AM-4PM, 4-H Pavilion 15 Meat Animal Sale Meal for buyers– 11AM 15 Meat Animal Sale – 1PM Progress Hall 15 Green Team, 3 PM, Meet at 4-H Pavilion 16 Horse Fun Show, 10AM, Horse Arena 16 Exhibit release, 4PM 18 - ALL Calendar stubs and money due to UWEX office

before 4:30 PM 18 - Registration deadline for Cloverbud Day Camp 20 - Registration deadline for Discover Wisconsin 25 - Cloverbud Day Camp, 1-4PM, Rock Springs Library 25 - Senior Leader Meeting, 6:30 PM, WSB UWEX 27 - Cloverbud Day Camp, 1-4PM, Ruth Culver Library,

Prairie Du Sac AUGUST 1 - Club Leader and Countywide Project Leader Meeting,

6:30PM-9PM, WSB B24 2-4 - Discover Wisconsin, Superior, Wisconsin 4 - Horse Project Meeting, 7PM, West Square Building 3-13 - Wisconsin State Fair 15 - Key Award Application materials deadline to UWEX 17 - Junior Leader Council, 6:30PM, WSB B24 18-20 - State Dog Show, Tomah, Wisconsin 22 - Senior Leader Meeting, 6:30 PM, WSB B30 29 - Key Award Interviews, WSB UWEX Conference University of Wisconsin-Extension in Sauk County

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newsletter. Financial support provided by the Sauk County 4-H Senior Leaders Association.

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