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4-H Clover Flyer

Newsletter

Educators Letter ..........................1

Calendars ..............................2 & 3

Fall Forum ..................................4

Upcoming Trainings & Meetings 5-8

Club News ...............................9-11

Project Info.............................12-14

Letter from the Educator:

Greetings! I hope everyone had a great summer. I would like to thank all of our

youth and adults that worked hard to make this a great summer for me. I enjoyed my time meeting

and working with you all at the County Fair. I am hoping that the youth will teach me some of the

skills they displayed in their projects for County Fair. The exhibits displayed by our talented youth

blew me away. What a great experience and opportunity for everyone involved. I cannot say enough

about all of the hard work and dedication that it took by everyone to make the County Fair a success

for 4-H. I am looking forward to next year. In July, I had the pleasure of going to Camp Anokigig with

our youth. There was so much learning and fun for everyone. I enjoyed learning 4-H songs & tradi-

tions and watching the CIT’S and Counselors care for the campers. Mature, fun, responsible, caring,

hardworking, creative, role models and Leaders are just a few characteristics they displayed and I

observed daily. Horseback riding, archery, fishing and getting to know the youth leaders, campers

and adults was my favorite part of camp. Best camp ever! Thank you Jann and Jacey for all that you

do.

“I pledge my head for clearer thinking, my heart for greater loyalty, my hands for larger service, and

my health for better living for my club, my community, my country, and my world.

OPEN HOUSE: September 25 5:30 -8:00pm

Please RSVP to Barb or Molly by Friday, September 7 if your club would like a table at the Open

House. So far, we only have six clubs and four countywide projects registered.

Keep providing the Extension office with your exciting stories, news and pictures. We would like to

continue sharing your success with the Community, State Office, County Board, TV Stations, Newspa-

pers and anyone else.

Please invite me to one of your meetings. I plan to visit every club and project at least once this year.

Let me know if there is a particular event or meeting you would like me to attend.

September/October 2018

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4HOnline

Enrollment

Opens!

FINANCE &

OFFICER

TRAINING

CHARTER PREP

WORKSHOP

OPEN HOUSE!

ALL LEADERS

SERIES @ UW-

WAUKESHA

4-H Exec.

Board Mtg.

@ UW-

Waukesha

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CLUB &

GROUP

CHARTERS

ARE DUE!

VIP TRAINING

- WAUKESHA

VIP TRAINING

- RACINE

FINANCE &

ALL LEADERS

MTG.

4-H Exec.

Board Mtg.

@ UW-

Waukesha

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WEBSITES & EMAILS OF INTEREST

Waukesha County 4-H http://www.waukeshacounty.gov/uwex/4H/ Waukesha County Fair http://www.waukeshacountyfair.com/ Waukesha County 4-H Horse Association http://www.wc4hhorse.org/ Wisconsin State Fair Youth Expo http://www.wistatefair.com/competitions/youth-exhibits/ Molly Ellis, 4-H Program Assistant mellis@waukeshacounty.gov Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development http://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/

Waukesha County UW-Extension 4-H, 515 W Moreland Blvd, AC Room G22, Waukesha, WI 53188

4-H Program Assistant - 262-548-7774 / Fax - 262-548-7787 Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WaukeshaCo4H

Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WaukeshaCounty4H

University of Wisconsin, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin counties cooperating. UW-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title VI, IX and ADA.

NEWSLETTER – CLOVER FLYER

Welcome to Waukesha County 4-H!

This 4-H Clover Flyer is sent out six times per year with important information relating to

you! It is published around the 1st of January, March, May, July, September, and

November.

Next Clover Flyer submission deadline is Monday, October 22, 2018

Email information to: Molly Ellis, mellis@waukeshacounty.gov

For the calendar, 4-H forms, and other information, check our website:

http://waukesha.uwex.edu/4-h-youth-development/

Our business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

**Please be patient and allow time for your requests and give deadlines, as service on

demand is not always possible. A three day notice would be greatly appreciated!**

Check out the Waukesha County UW-Extension Facebook page for up-to-date

information on educational resources: https://www.facebook.com/UWExtWaukesha

Feel free to share your 4-H Facebook posts with the UW-Extension 4-H page!

Check out the Waukesha County UW-Extension’s new website:

http://www.waukeshacounty.gov/uwex/

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The program kicks off Friday evening with over 15 interactive sessions. Saturday offers more than 25 workshops to choose from. Top off the night with a special celebration where 9 laureates will be inducted in to the Wisconsin 4-H Hall of Fame. An evening of circle dancing and table games will follow the celebration. Sunday morning brings a high energy program that you can use at the club or community level. All youth partici-pants need to have a chaperon who has completed Youth Protection identified when they register.

Top Ten Reasons Youth and Adult Leaders Will Want To Attend! 1. 15+ interactive sessions Friday night… food & plant sciences,

games, origami… 2. 20+ sessions Saturday from science and service to leadership

and team building … 3. Hear how 4-H is making a difference! 4. Meet youth and adults from around the state! 5. See youth adult partnerships in action! 6. Network and share ideas! 7. Be part of Wisconsin’s largest youth and adult volunteer

program!! 8. Get ideas and projects to take home to use in clubs, schools,

and community settings! 9. Have fun! 10. Celebrate Wisconsin 4-H and learn more about Growing 4-H

in Wisconsin!

Ask your county Extension Staff about registering today. Register through 4HOnline beginning September 5. Registration will end September 26. This program is partially funded by the WI 4-H Foundation.

Adult and Youth Leaders - Mark Your Calendars for Fall Forum and Hall of Fame Celebration

Don’t miss out on a great statewide

workshop for youth and adult

leaders!“4-H Grows True Leaders!”

“Belonging Starts With YOU!”

“Belonging Grows With YOU!”

“Belonging…YOU Make a Differ-

ence”

What: Fall Forum and Hall of Fame

Celebration

When: November 2 – 4, 2018 (starting

with registration at 6:00 p.m. Friday,

November 2 and ending 11:00 a.m.

Sunday November 4)

Where: Green Lake Conference Center,

Green Lake

Who: Each county is encouraged to send a delegation of youth and adults

7th – 13th grade youth

Adult volunteer leaders

Staff are invited and encouraged to attend as your schedule permits

Cost:

$85 registration fee per person -

Friday – Sunday (pizza buffet,

3 meals Saturday, 1 meal Sun-

day)

$75 registration fee per person -

Saturday – Sunday (3 meals

Saturday, 1 meal Sunday)

$70 registration fee - Saturday –

(lunch and Hall of Fame din-

ner)

$50 registration fee - Saturday –

(lunch only)

Lodging:

Adults

$50/night if there are two adults

$80/night for single adult room

(limited availability)

$25/night with three or more

adults per room

Youth

$25/night with three to six youth

per room

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New this year from the State:

Incorporation of the Essential Elements of Positive Youth Development to help youth and adult

volunteers see where this is occurring. We hope this intentional effort will reinforce the Essen-

tial Elements.

Opportunity for clubs and groups to share how “Youth are Involved in Decision Making” and

what strategies are being used to “Create a Welcoming Environment”.

Club & Group Charters CLUB & GROUP Charters are DUE

Friday, October 12, 2018 Charter Workshop Training: September 18 6:30 -8:30

We will review the paperwork needed, review your charter from last

year and discuss program goals. Meeting Dates, locations, educational

plan meeting the purpose of 4-H, operating guidelines/bylaws, and meet

legal, financial and educational accountability requirements. This will be

a great opportunity to work with others and share resources.

Look forward to seeing you!

I am requesting that all Charters submitted this year have complete information.

All Charters must be submitted by 4:30pm on October 12

Charter forms can be found on the Waukesha County website:

https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/UWEX/4H/LR/4-h-club-charter/

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO WRITE A SMART

GOAL?

4HOnline Enrollment reopens - Sept. 5, 2018

4-H Open House - Sept. 25, 2018

Club & Group Charter Prep Workshop - Sept.

18, 2018

Club & Group Charters DUE - Oct. 12, 2018

VIP Training - Oct. 16, 2018

Youth Awards Banquet - November 2018

Performing Arts Day - February 2019

Add/Drop Deadline - March 1, 2019

Blue Ribbon Gala - March 8, 2019

Basketball Tournament - March 2019

Leaders Appreciation Banquet - March/April

2019

Waukesha County Fair - July 17-21, 2019

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Join us for Club Officer Training: September 12, 7:00- 8:15 pm at the Courthouse CAC. This training is for all new and experienced club officers. This will be a fun, interactive meeting to learn and share skills to be successful club officers and 4-H youth leaders in your clubs. Learn more about running a meeting, what each of the different roles do, responsibilities of officers, and conflict resolution. Bring home some new ideas you can implement in your club!

Record Book & ME Interviews: Congratulations to everyone that

turned in a Record Book. The records

book is something you will be able to use

now and in the future. I would like to

thank parents and leaders for assisting

and encouraging the youth on the

importance of the Records book. We all

know that it takes a lot of time, sweat

and maybe some tears. Just a reminder,

this part of the program is preparing the

youth for their future.

ME Interviews will be held on Saturday,

September 29 from 9-1. Good Luck!

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Saturday, November 3 | 1:00-4:00 PM

Retzer Nature Center S14W28167 Madison Street,

Waukesha

Learn how “Your Actions Matter” at Retzer Nature Center’s

2nd Annual Science Fest! This celebration of science

features hands-on activities, hikes and a planetarium show.

Waukesha County Fair Annual Meeting (Association Members & Guests Welcome!)

Join us for the 2018 Waukesha County Fair Annual Meeting Monday, October 22nd, 2018. Highlights of the 2018 Event, Raffle Prizes for Association Members, and Meeting the Asso-

ciation – Superintendents, Volunteers, Board Members, & Others that work hard to make this event come together!

Sign Up & take care of dues to join the Association for 2019! Location: Wisconsin Machine Shed in Pewaukee - Tower Place & WI-164, Waukesha, WI

53188 Time: Meeting begins at 6:30 pm Registration & Dues 5:30 – 6:30 pm

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Clever Clovers Club News:

The Falls Busy Beavers 4-H Club had a fun and productive time at the fair. We will be having our September meeting with our club's annual club fair along with welcoming new members. Our meeting schedule is as follows: The Menomonee Falls Busy Beavers 4-H meetings. ALL are on the second Thursday but pay close attention to locations. Sept.13th, 2018 - 6:30 pm - Riverside Cafeteria Oct. 11th, 2018 - 6:30 pm - Riverside Cafeteria Nov. 8th, 2018 - 6:30 pm - NMS Cafeteria Dec.13th, 2018 - 6:30 pm - NMS Cafeteria Jan. 10th, 2019 - 6:30 pm - NMS Cafeteria Feb. 14th 2019 - 6:30 pm - NMS Cafeteria Mar. 14th 2019 - 6:30 pm - NMS Cafeteria April 11th 2019 - 6:30 pm - Riverside Cafeteria May 9th 2019 - 6:30 pm - NMS Cafeteria June 13th 2019 - 6:30 pm - NMS Cafeteria (location may change) The members are working hard at their record books, enjoyed 4-H camp, worked hard at their projects to complete for the fair, several headed to state fair, and now are planning on another busy 4-H year.

Clever Clovers members had a great day at the Waukesha County Fair junior swine show! Shown left to right are Brooks Bolan, Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog; Nicole Anderson, Grand Champion Beginner Showman; Lily Bolan, Grand Champion Junior Showman; and Isaac Bolan, Grand Champion Market Hog. Along with taking care of their swine exhibit, members also worked in the 4-H food stand.

Falls Busy Beavers News:

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Green n Growing Cub News:

The Green n Growing 4-H club does not meet up in July or August but we made a big showing at the county fair and took lots of photos. Everyone worked very hard at the Dairy Bar, Kitchen, Information booth, Activity booth, project areas, and more to make it a great fair impact for Green N Growing! We also look forward to our new, incoming club officers: Emma Vorpagel, President, Allie Farris, Vice President, Ava Ziegler, Secretary, and Cory Schumacher, Treasurer.

In June, the Washington 4-H Club held their dairy promotion meeting. Our beef and dairy project members talked about their projects, and we had an ice cream social. We also did a fun milk tasting contest. It was a blind test of skim milk, whole milk, 1%, 2%, soy, and almond milks. Then the kids voted for their favorite - 2% won. At our June meeting we also did our fair preparation, where our older youth did a demo on judging so new members knew what to expect. Our club filled multiple shifts in the 4-H food stand, performed our curtain call skit at county fair, did many demos and performances on the action stage, and participated in many competitions. Our curtain call performers also performed at State Fair in August, which is always a great experience. Our First Lego League robotics team had its first introductory meeting at the end of August, and is looking forward to another great season ahead. They expect to compete in November in the regional FLL tournament.

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The 4-H Leaders Wall of Fame was displayed once again at the Waukesha County 4-H Fair in the 4-H Forum. This past year, three more lead-ers were recognized with their photos being add-ed to the Wall of Fame for volunteering 40 years in our Waukesha 4-H program! Another five names were added for serving 25 years! The Wall of Fame will be displayed at the 4-H Gala on March 8th, at the Leaders recognition banquet in April, and at the Waukesha County 4-H each year. When you see your Leaders, be sure to thank them for all they do for our Waukesha County 4-H program!

The summer has been busy for the Prairie Pioneers! We had many of our members participate in showing projects and animals at the Waukesha County Fair. The Club had one project that was selected to go to the Wiscon-sin State Fair and won a Merit Award – Congratulations Andrea! The Club also filled a shift at the Dairy Bar and the Kitchen for the 4-H Chill & Grill. We had a great time working together and seeing all the fairgoers! Once again, we were at the Wis-consin State Fair with the amaz-ing staff from the Pork Associa-tion in the Pork Schoppe! At our August meeting, we elected our officers for the upcoming 2018-2019 year and had our summer

picnic. We will be attending open houses at Prairie View Elemen-tary and Section Elementary and are looking forward to meeting new friends! Our September meeting will take place on Thursday Sept 20 at 6:00 pm at the North Prairie Vil-lage Hall – just after we partici-pate in the North Prairie Harvest Fest Parade on Sunday Sept 16 at Noon – come out and see us!

4-H Leaders Wall of Fame

Prairie Pioneers Club News:

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MODEL ROCKETRY

Congratulations to this year’s rocket launch winners. Senior Champion

was Sean McGrath, Junior Champion was Declan McGrath, and Merit

went to Senior Brooke Brady.

Watch the next Clover Flyer for next year’s monthly meetings to start

on Thursdays in January of 2019.

Questions or for more information contact Flash Gordon at 262-544-

0405 or e-mail flash_rescue31@hotmail.com.

WISCONSIN TEAM Left to Right: Robin Champeau, Phillip Mayer, Micah Stege, Lyta Nicoll, Taylor Champeau, Al Gross (coach)

Wisconsin Team Competes at National 4-H Forestry Invitational Wisconsin was one of 15 states that competed in the 39th annual National 4-H Forestry Invitational from Sunday July 29 through Thursday August 2. Teams from Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida placed first, second and third, respectively. Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Ok-lahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah also competed in this year’s Invitational. The invitational was held at West Virginia University Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp and Conference Center near Weston, West Virginia. The event is sponsored by Farm Credit System, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc., USDA Forest Service State and Private Southern Region, West Virginia University Extension Service, American Forest Foundation, Southern Regional Extension Forestry, Society of American Foresters, Associ-ation of Natural Resource Extension Professionals, Columbia Forestry Products, F & W Forestry, National Woodland Owners Association, and Black Diamond Resource Conservation and Development Council. While at the Invitational 4-H members competed for overall team and individual awards in several catego-ries. Events included tree identification, tree measurement, compass and pacing, insect and disease identi-fication, topographic map use, forest evaluation, the forestry bowl and a written forestry exam. The Wisconsin team members were Taylor Champeau from Jackson, Phillip Mayer from West Bend, Lyta Nicoll from Brookfield, and Micah Stege from Hartford. The team was coached by Al Gross from Hartford. For more information on the National 4-H Forestry Invitational, go to: http://4hforestryinvitational.org/.

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ANNUAL REQUIRED INFORMATIONAL MEETING

There will be the annual required informational meeting in January, 2019. Date is tentatively set for Wednesday, January 2nd. Meeting will cover information of all aspects and areas of the Shooting Sports Program. Once everything is confirmed, information will be sent out from the 4-H office.

RIFLE / PISTOL Congratulations to this year’s Champion in .22 rifle, Halle Johnson, 3rd year, 3 positions, who shot a 245 out of 300. Also, this year’s Champion in .22 Pistol, August Pfaff, who shot a 250 out of 300.

Practices will be beginning on Monday, October 29th, for rifle, air rifle, pistol & air pistol. Practices will be held every Monday night, and will run through March, at the indoor range at Hillcrest Park (the old Nike Site), 2119 Davidson Road, Waukesha. Starting time is 7:00 PM. Depending on the numbers that show up each night, practice sessions may have to be alternated each week OR TURNS TAKEN TO SHOOT due to only 8 shooting lanes available.

ARCHERY Congratulations to this year’s Champions, for Juniors – Trevyn Nicoll for Compound with aids. For Intermediates – Gabriella Tessman for Compound with aids. For Seniors – Alex Stevens for Compound with aids. Next year’s Archery season will begin in January, 2019. More in-formation will be in the next Clover Flyer.

SHOTGUN/TRAP SHOOTING The fair shoot was held on Tuesday, July 3rd, and three members shot. I would like to thank Greg Buddenhagen my other Certified Instructor who helped out during the sea-son. Look for the Shotgun/Trapshooting to start up again in late April or May of 2019. FINAL NOTE: All of the practices for “any” of the areas of the Shooting Sports Program are set up as “County Level Practices”. Members can come to as many or as few of the practices they want to. There are NO REQUIRED numbers of practices members need to attend. Just remember, the more practices that are attended gives each member more practice time and the possibility of higher scores at the fair shoots.

Questions or for more information contact Flash Gordon at 262-544-0405 or e-mail flash_rescue31@hotmail.com.

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The 4-H Model Club Project:

***All Meetings NOT AT A SHOW OR IN DODGE COUNTY will be held at Hobbytown-USA

in West Allis, 10:00-11:30; Dodge County Meeting site –TBD

September 8, 2018 - Meeting

October 19-20, 2018 Military Miniature Soc of Ill., Chicago International Show,

Schaumberg, IL

October 27-28, 2018 The US Junior Scale Modeling Team Presents The Larry Peters

Classic Model Show (The HAM SHOW) Lake Lodge F&AM Hall, Milwaukee

November 10, 2018 Butch O’Hare IPMS Model Show, Schaumberg, IL

November 17,2018 - Meeting

December 15, 2018 DODGE COUNTY Meeting, TBA

January 9. 2019 (Tentative Train Setup Date at Waukesha County Expo, 6:30 PM)

February 16, 2019 DODGE COUNTY Meeting, TBA

March 16, 2019 - Meeting

April 27, 2019 The US Junior Scale Modeling Team Presents The Shep Paine Classic

Model Show, Zablocki VA Hospital

The Iron Beaver Line HO Scale Model Railroad is OPEN for

NEW MEMBERS!

Please let Michael Luedke know prior to December 1, 2018 at

Highlanderforensic@gmail.com, 262-567-9147

If you have questions about meeting times or locations for the 4-H Model Club or The Iron

Beaver Line HO Scale Model Railroad please direct questions to Michael Luedke.

Waukesha County 4-H DRONES PROJECT

Saturday, October 20 3:30–5:00 pm at Christ Lutheran School Gym

Maple Ave, Big Bend

Supplies: Youth must provide their own drone.

Sign up on 4honline.com under the Aerospace Project.

Cory Bertelsen, Waukesha County 4-H Drones Project Leader

corybert64@gmail.com, 262-331-4303

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