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Clark County Clover Leaf Chris Hollar, Positive Youth Development Educator Lori Hendrickson, Administrative Assistant christine.hollar@wisc.edu lori.hendrickson@co.clark.wi.us Extension—Clark County 715-743-5121 517 Court Street, Room 104, Neillsville, WI 54456 https://clark.extension.wisc.edu/

In the July Issue . . . Page 2 ................................................ Still Looking for Summer Campers Horse Camp Held Page 3 ....................................... Upcoming Market Educational Sessions Fairgrounds Revitalization Donation Page 4 ......................................................................Clothing Revue Results Area Animal Science Day Results Page 5 ..................................... Clark County Fine Arts Judging Schedule Page 6 ........................................................................ Saw Cow Registration Little Hoppers Rabbit Show Cans for a Cause Page 7 ........................................................... Fair Superintendents Needed How To “Fair Tags” Hollar Here Page 8 ............................................................................................ Club News Page 9 - 10 ........................................................... July - October Calendars

Camp Counselor Training—June 12 to 14 Thank you Sunset Pines for the use of your facility!

This crew braved the 40 degree temps, 10 foot 4x4 planks, cinder blocks, rain, scalpels, and RAIN ...we are that much stronger!!! Thank you to those who could join us even for a little bit of training: Bridget Canfield, Cassie and Katrina Gosse, Willow Haase, Shawn Hughes, Bryana Meyers, Nicolas Stiemann, Lizzy Jorgensen, Brooke Magnus , Jacob Kopp, Breanna Rowe, Addison Anderson Ruskin, Sam, Barbie, Ray and Ryan Nelson

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Looking for Summer Campers! Cloverbud Day Camp July 16 (Kindergarten – 3rd grade)

Location: Sunset Pines Resort, Willard

Overnight Camp July 17, 18, & 19 (Campers 3rd – 5th grade)

Location: Sunset Pines Resort, Willard Note: Individuals will be TENT camping, limited shower facilities

Summer Camper Applications are available online at: https://

clark.uwex.edu/4-h-camp-counselors/ Applications have different deadlines for each camp

Horse Camp Held June 13 & 14

Clark County's annual horse camp took place June 13th and 14th. On Thursday evening, we all went to the fairgrounds and had a Trail clinic. We had another full day of clinics on Friday which took place at M&M Stable and Arena in Greenwood. We rode from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and were instructed by Sherrie Nichols and Jody Zamzow-Woller. These days were full of riding, educational credits, and socializing. We are all looking forward to a ranch riding clinic on Saturday, June 29. We would like to say a big thank you to the 4-H Leaders Federation for matching the funds to hold these clinics!

submitted by Emily Sternitzky

4-H Horse Camp Participants Back: Aaron Sternitzky, Zach Magnus, Christian Thomas Front: Emily Sternitzky, Brooke Magnus, Abby Schoessow

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UPCOMING MARKET SALE

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS:

Poultry Clinic Monday, July 1 / 6:30 p.m.

Grant & Cindy Hohlstein farm

Swine Showing Clinic Friday, July 12 / 7:00 p.m.

Paskerts Farm—Thorp

Beef / Dairy Beef Fitting Clinic Sunday, July 14 / 2:00 p.m.

Attoe Farm—Neillsville

Each educational session will count as 1 point towards the required 3 points.

Participants must pre-register at least one week in advance of

session with Lori at: 715-743-5122 / lori.hendrickson@co.clark.wi.us

Clark County Fairgrounds Revitalization Effort

Remember that envelope that was included with your last newsletter? We just found out that matching funds are available for the Fairgrounds

Revitalization program if you send in your donations by August 1 and write “MATCH” on the envelope.

If you didn’t consider donating please reconsider and send in your

donation today. Thanks for your support!

Construction is scheduled to start after the 2020 Clark County Fair

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Clothing Revue held June 19 What talented youth we have in Clark County! The annual Clothing Revue was held on June 19 in Neillsville. We had six youth participate. Congratulations to: Elijah Kloth, Maplewood Badgers Simple Pants/Shorts (red) Hayden Jansen, Romadka Simple Pants/Shorts (blue) Ottillie Jansen, Romadka Pants/shorts/skort (blue) Simple Dress or Jumper (blue) Belle Kloth, Maplewood Badgers Simple Dress or Jumper (blue) Lizzy Kloth, Maplewood Badgers Dress (blue) Ella Raatz, Maplewood Badgers Dress (blue

Area Animal Science Day Results Clark County was once again well represented at AASD in Waupaca on June 20. Congratulations to everyone! Dairy Judging: Individual Tanna Luchterhand Loyal Lads & Lassies 1st place Team 7th place (out of 21 teams) Livestock Judging - Team: Maddie Micke & Sierra Koski 10th place (out of 12 teams)

Left to Right: Ottillie Jansen, Lizzy Kloth, Ella Raatz, Belle Kloth, Elijah Kloth, Hayden Jansen

Back Row (r-l): Klarissa Canfield, Jackson Roehl, Madison Stieglitz, Maggie Canfield Front Row (r-l): Trever Ertl, Jasmine Ertl, Tanna Luchterhand, Maddie Micke, and Sierra Koski

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FINE ARTS JUNIOR Judging Schedule - 2019

Tuesday, August 6 Wednesday, August 7

5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Fair Project drop off West Garage Door Fine Arts Building

Personal choice to drop

off flowers, baked goods, crops and vege-tables, and decorated

cakes/cookies/ cupcakes

NO REFRIGERATION

available for any food items

7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Fair Project drop off West Garage Door Fine Arts Building

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. FACE TO FACE Judging

Department 17 .......................... Cloverbud and Exploring

10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Fine Arts Doors LOCKED

Dining Hall SECTIONED OFF

JUDGING OF PROJECTS

(Your presence is nice but not required)

12:30 p.m. until finished

Department 14 ............................... Plant & Soil Sciences

Department 10 & 16 ...................... Veterinary Science / Natural Sciences

Department 18 ............................... Cultural Arts Classes A to J

Department 20 ............................... Photography Classes A, B, & C

Departments 21, 23 & 24 ............... Computers / Electricity / Mechanical Sciences

Departments 29, 31, 33 & 34 ......... Child Development / Communications / ...................................................... Youth Leadership / Health & Citizenship

CONFERENCE JUDGING

(Your presence is required – see below)

2:30 p.m. until finished

Department 15 ............................... Flowers & House Plants

Department 25 ............................... Foods & Nutrition / Preservation

Department 25 ............................... Cake Decorating / Candy Making

3:30 p.m. until finished

Department 16 ............................... Natural Sciences - Classes F & G

Department 18 ............................... Cultural Arts - Classes K, L, M & N

Department 20 ............................... Photography - Classes D, E and F

4:00 p.m. until finished

Department 22 ............................... Woodworking

Department 26, 27 & 28 ................ Sewing / Knitting & Crocheting / Home Environment

BUILDING WILL BE LOCKED AT 10:00 p.m. EACH NIGHT

Conference Judging – your presence is required, if you are not able to be present for judging and do NOT want your exhibit marked down a placing you MUST acquire a signed sticker(s) from Agent Hollar (or designee) to place on your exhibit at the time of check-in time. If you are making a Good Faith Effort and are waiting to be called up for conference judging but you need to leave for

practice, milking cows, etc. find Agent Hollar (or designee) to secure a sticker to place on the remaining projects that need to be judged so we know you were present but needed to leave.

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SAW COW CONTEST 2019 Sponsored by Clark County Dairy Promotion Committee

“Hooray Wisconsin Dairy” The Clark County Dairy Promotion Committee is sponsoring the “Saw Cow” design contest for all 4-H and FFA clubs/chapters. Use your creativity to convert a sawhorse into a “Saw Cow.” To make your saw caw look like a Wisconsin Dairy cow it will need:

Head Body Udder Tail Must stand on all 4 “legs”

All “Saw Cows” (one per 4-H club / FFA chapter) must pre-register (below) and arrive at the fairgrounds Fine Arts Building by WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 / 4:00 p.m. Once judged the “cows” will be placed around the livestock / 4-H exhibitor buildings for the public to enjoy. Saw Cows will be released on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. Saw Cows need to be weatherproof as they will be displayed outside. Each club entering a “Saw Cow” will receive a $25.00 just for entering. The winning “Saw Cow” entry will receive $50.00; and the runner up “Saw Cow” will receive $35.00. Please complete information below and send to: Maryanne Olson W4524 Heintown Road Loyal, WI 54456 Registrations must be received by July 26. 4-H Club / FFA Chapter Contact Person Phone Number Address City / Zip Questions? Contact Maryanne at 715-743-3569

Cans for a Cause

This is a Can Sculpture team competition. Start planning your sculpture ideas for the 4th Annual Clark County Fair Can Sculpture Contest.

August 7—11, 2019 Clark County Fairgrounds—Neillsville

All cans and food items will be donated to the Clark County food pantries. Additional information

and registration form can be found online at: https://clark.uwex.edu/cans-for-a-cause/

Little Hoppers Rabbit Show

1. Open to youth 4 years of age and up through 2nd grade. 2. Show will start at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday in Rabbit barn. 3. Rabbit must meet minimum breed weight. 4. Youth can show a rabbit that is being shown in Junior and/or Open

Class or bring a rabbit from home. 5. Rabbits from home will be brought in that morning, checked for

diseases, and taken home that afternoon after the show. 6. Pre-register by sending the following information to:

Jessica Stuttgen (715-773-2017) N14250 Division Ave Colby, WI 54421

Child’s Name and Age Parent / Guardian Name Address (include city) Phone Number Owner of Rabbit Shirt Size

Registration form can be found online at: https://clark.uwex.edu/county-fair-information/ Registrations limited to 50 youth and due two weeks prior to the fair.

Just a reminder the Extension Office needs to know if you are bringing a planter to the fair and if you are making a promotional fair sign. Call Lori and let her know. Thanks!

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We are still looking for adult and older youth volunteers for the 2019 Clark County Fair August 6—11. We need help with checking exhibits in on: Tuesday—checking exhibits in Wednesday—scribing/entering results Thursday—helping as needed Friday—helping as needed Saturday—helping as needed Sunday—releasing exhibits These are all easy to do—seriously—and with our new fair program it’s even easier. If this is something you might be interested in or have questions about please contact: Christine Hollar / 715-743-5121 / christine.hollar@wisc.edu

Fair Superintendents Needed for the Following Areas: Animal & Veterinary Sciences - J10 Clothing - J26 Computers - J21 Cultural Arts - 18 Electricity - J23 Flowers & Houseplants - J15 Knitting/Crocheting - J27 Mechanical Sciences - J24 Natural Sciences - J16 Photography - J20 Plant & Soil Science - J14

You assist the judge(s) while judging, note taking as needed for projects, staple ribbon placement onto exhibitor tag and place and display projects neatly. Work with any volunteers in your area and guide them in their tasks (notes, stapling, ribbon placement in FairEntry, displaying projects, retrieving projects, etc.) This is a little on the job training but very self-explanatory.

Fair Tags When attaching your fair tag to your project. Rip off the bottom portion along the perforated line and keep that and bring it with you when you return to pick up projects on Sunday (so we can get the appropriate project back to the right person). Then fold and tuck the exhibitors name up and into the half moon cut into the fair tag. Good to go!

Tuck FOLD Remove & KEEP

Hello Hollar Here, Time has flown and we will start our first 4-H camp of the summer this Sunday (6/23)...I am thinking what happened to spring...Ayekarumba. Camp begins SEVEN full weeks of 4-H fun ending with the Clark County Fair. Take a look at the jam packed calendars of June and July, needless to say I will be in camp mode until July 20. And then when I return from vacation I will be in fair mode. Clark County 4-H was the fortunate recipient of a $2,500 Monsanto Fund grant that Ryan Pralle identified in his request of these funds. We have pur-chased a kayak trailer to haul the kayaks around that we purchased last year with the same grant funding string. In addition, we are getting a portable bleacher for the fine arts building to help with seating and seeing the judging of exhibits taking place. Enjoy the remainder of your summer—it will move with or without you!

Hollar Out

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Beaver Center/JW / May / Reagan Jackson Our club fair theme will be “poker” We need players for the softball tournament Saw cow theme is Hooray Wisconsin Dairy Farmers. Lindner family will be doing the basket for the fair. Foodstand sign up, WE NEED WORKERS! There will be 3 shifts,

morning, noon, and night. Cans for a Cause - every family is asked to donate five items. We will have a potluck for our July meeting. Discussed the 4-H float for Corn Fest, we will be doing a float. Next meeting will be held on Sunday, July 13 at the High School

softball field at 4:00 p.m. Greenwood Satellites / June / Lainey Trampush Discussed the fair promotion sign and dairy breakfast Educational part of meeting was “learning how to do Fair Entry

online Next meeting is July 21, 5:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Happy Valley / June / Brittney Lowry Reminded member that fair entries due July 1 Making a new fair promotional sign this year Heiman family doing planter Club will submit a Saw Cow for the fair Discussed Foodstand hifts Club made a donation to the Truck Convoy Following the meeting members helped with the Make-Their

Hearts Smile Make-A-Wish Truck Convoy Loyal Lads & Lassies / June / Sydney Schultz Micah led us in the pledges. Cloverbud meeting held during the meeting. Softball signup went around and coaches were confirmed. Members were reminded to be on the look out for fair decora-

tions. Members were reminded that fair entry is July 1. Discussed when and which daycares to deliver the cheese and

milk to for our June Dairy Promotion. Brat fry will be June 27, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at City Hall. Melissa Schultz presented club with a $600 grant from

AgCountry. Families signed up to participate in the Cans for Cause project. Next meeting will be July 21 at the softball diamond. Lucky Clovers / June / Caleb Meyer Demonstrations given by Nicholas Stiemann and Amanda

Durrtein did demonstrations. Brat Sale discussion was tabled until the next meeting. Club will do a pie and ice cream social on June 30th. Discussed discussed 4-H club promotion. Members were reminded sign up for food stand at the fair. Next meeting is July 29 at Rock Dam

CLARK COUNTY 4-H CLUB NEWS

June Minutes Not Submitted: Chili Maplewood Badgers Neillsville Lights Reseburg Ramblers Rock Creek Rangers Town & Country Clovers Town & Country Partners

Romadka / June / Mindy Dix Pledges led by Grace Elmhorst & Grace Verhalen Roll call was your favorite candy bar Pie/ice cream social is June 30 Speeches given by Taylor Verhalen (photography) and Grace

Elmhorst (tack up a horse) Explorers made wood cows and Cloverbud name crafts Next meeting is July 21, 7:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church Woodgrove Workers / June / Quinn Hatlestad Meeting was held at Packowski residence and following meeting

we visited with their alpacas Pledges led by Tucker and Lanie. Brooke Frese was trivia winner. Summer trip will be to Engel’s pond - bring a snack to share Motion to cover fair entry fees for members in good standing Donation made to Owen Junior Fairboard Next meeting is August 25, 10:00 a.m. at golf course

No Leaders Federation Executive Board Committee Meeting in June

Raffle Baskets and More Thank you everyone who purchased raffle tickets at the 4-H Volleyball Tournament in April. They raised over $600 that weekend. Also thank you to Tiffanee, Chris, and Kathan Tesmer, Amy Lindner, Jodi, Aaron, and Justin Feit, Loretta Canfield, Caroline and Megan Walter, Allie Dickinsen, Natalie Erpenback, Tyla Uptergrove, Brittney Lowry, Alissa Kummer, and Mason Walter who worked the foodstand for the Neillsville Youth Baseball tournament and raised $1,100 - wow! All money raised will be going towards the new livestock barn.

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July 1 is Fair Entry Deadline

JULY 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Fair Entries Due Poultry Educational Clinic Grant/Cindy Hohlstein’s 6:30 p.m.

2 3 4th of July Courthouse Closed

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State Fair Dairy Meeting

Sandelier House

7:30pm

Potluck dinner

8 JOINT Leaders Meeting Loyal City Hall 6:00 p.m.

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10 Dogs Obedience Class 6:00 & 7:00 p.m.

11 12 Swine Educational Session Paskert Farm—Thorp 7:00 p.m.

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14 Beef Fitting Clinic Attoe Farm 2:00—5:00 p.m. Bring your Animal

15 LIVESTOCK FORMS DUE Fair Board Meeting Clark Co Fairgrounds 7:30 p.m.

16 17 Dogs Obedience Class 6:00 & 7:00 p.m.

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21 22 23 24 Dogs Obedience Class 6:00 & 7:00 p.m.

25 26 4-H Softball with Greenwood Lions

27 4-H Softball with Greenwood Lions

28 4-H Softball with Greenwood Lions

29 30 31 Dogs Obedience Class 6:00 & 7:00 p.m.

August 3 Fairground Clean UP 8:00 a.m.

Clark County, Wisconsin and Worcester County, Massachusetts 4-H Interstate Exchange—Lori will be out of office all week with exchange group

Clark County In-State Trip to Bayfield County (corrected 4-1-19)

Double O Camp at Sunset Pines Resort in Willard

Day Camp Sunset Pines Willard

Chris Out of Office on Vacation

Livestock Educational Credit Opportunities—2019

Lori on vacation

Lori on vacation

August 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Wisconsin State Fair Jr. Leaders Volunteer In Youth Expo Building

2 3 Fair Grounds Clean Up 8:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to help out!!!!

4 5 Dog Obedience Fairgrounds 6:00 p.m.

6 Beef arrive at fairgrounds 1:00—6:00 p.m. Fine Art Exhibit drop off 5:00-8:00 p.m.

7 7:30—10:00 a.m. Fine Art Exhibit drop off

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15 Carcass Show Pinter’s—Dorchester

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18 19 Fair Board Meeting ADS—Greenwood 7:30 p.m.

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25 26 27 28 Livestock Banquet Fair Grounds

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Clark County Fair August 7—11

Fair Ends

Lori on Vacation August 21—30

Lori on Vacation August 21—30

Livestock Educational Credit Opportunities—2020

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SEPTEMBER 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 Labor Day Courthouse closed

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8 9 Junior Leaders Meeting ADS—Greenwood 6:00 p.m. Executive Board Meeting ADS—Greenwood 7:00 p.m.

10 11 12 13 State Shooting Sports Training—Marshfield Gun Club

14 State Shooting Sports Training—Marshfield Gun Club

15 16 Fair Board Meeting ADS—Greenwood 7:30 p.m.

17 Dairy Committee Meeting ADS—Greenwood 7:30 p.m.

18 Swine Committee Meeting Loyal City Hall—Loyal 7:30 p.m.

19 20 21 Family Fun Fest Greenwood HS 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

22 23 24 25 Poultry meeting / 6:30 p.m. Beef meeting / 7:00 p.m. Rabbit meeting / 7:00 p.m. Livestock Comm mtg / 8:00 p.m. Loyal City Hall—Loyal

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27 National 4-H week Registration of Activities due to Lori

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OCTOBER 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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13 14 Record Book Review Representatives from each club (please & /thank you) 4:00 p.m. JOINT Leaders meeting will start once review complete 7:00 p.m. Both meetings are being held at Loyal City Hall

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20 21 Fair Board Meeting ADS—Greenwood 7:30 p.m.

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National 4-H Week