The Clover Line SHAWANO COUNTY 4-H FAMILY NEWSLETTER

November 2017

November

2 Club Charter Training, 5:45 at Hillcrest School in Shawano 4 Cat & Dog Vaccination Clinic, Belle Plaine Town Hall, 9am to noon 5 Daylight Saving Time Ends, ‘Fall Back’ one hour 7 Election Day 8 Shooting Sports Key Work Night, 7:00pm at Hillcrest School 11 Veterans Day 13 4-H Resumes & Portfolios due for Award Trip Opportunities 14 4-H Executive Board meeting, 6:30pm at the Courthouse 15 Livestock Key Committee, 7:30pm, Courthouse Rooms B & C 19 Crafts and Food in Tilleda, 9:30 to 2:00, Tilleda Town Hall 23 & 24 Happy Thanksgiving, Courthouse closed 27 Leaders & OYG Meetings, 7:30 at the Courthouse, Rooms A & B 27 Interviews for Award Trips, Courthouse, Room C 30 Deadline to cash Fair checks Due to remodeling at the Shawano County Courthouse, there will be no meetings held there beginning in December for 4-6 months. Please note that MOST meetings will be moved to the Hillcrest Primary School, located at 1410 S Waukechon St, Shawano, but watch calendar closely for location.

December 7 Club Charter Training, 5:45 at Hillcrest School in Shawano 22 Courthouse closes at 11:45am in observance of Holiday 25 Courthouse closed in observance of Christmas Holiday

January 2018 5 All re-enrollments due online @ http://wi.4honline.com (for both returning and new, both members and leaders)

6 Super Saturday held at Shawano Community High School 6 New Leader Training -VIP (formerly Youth Protection Training) at Super Saturday

ALL 4-H and FFA enrollments are due January 5

Enroll online at: https://wi.4honline.com

Instructions are found on this website for both re- and new enrollments.

Dan Zernicke, Brenda Wendler, and Jim

Fuhrman, recipients of the 2017 4-H

Distinguished Leader Awards.

Nancy Ainsworth, chosen as this year’s

“Volunteer of the Year”.

All the 4-H Leaders and Friends of 4-H

honored at the “4-H Experience” as well

as all sponsors & presenters of

awards. Thank you for your dedication.

4-H Week Club Lawn Display Winners

1st place, $25 - Brener Youthful Workers

2nd place, $20 - Maple Grove

3rd place tie, $15 – Angelica

Family entry - Contos

All 4-H’ers who received recognition at

the “4-H Experience” Program.

Congratulations on a job well done!

Youth In Action Scrapbook

Blue Ribbon Winners: Belle Plaine, County Line

Red Ribbon winner: Maple Grove Countryside

White Ribbon winner: Angelica

June Dairy Month Display Winners

1st place - Maple Grove

2nd place - Bowler

1st place video, tie – Bonduel & Landstad

Sponsored by Shawano County Dairy Promotions

All 4-H Youth and Adult leaders who

helped with our record book judging

process. Whether it was to help tag

and evaluate our own county or to

judge Waupaca County books, your efforts insured

our work went quickly and smooth.

Of Interest To All

4-H Enrollment

4-H and FFA members and adult volunteer

enrollments are due by JANUARY 5 for both re-

enrolling and NEW members! NO changes will be

accepted after this new deadline date! Go to

https://wi.4honline.com to enroll. New members,

click on the User Guide for WI 4-H Families for

detailed instructions. There are also directions posted

for those re-enrolling.

Note for new families: Even if you live in a different

county, enter Shawano County when you set up your

profile if you wish to be a member of a Shawano

County club.

New families may join 4-H at any time, however,

January 5th is the last day they may enroll and still be

eligible to show at the Shawano County Fair.

Special Note: Anyone attending Super Saturday

simply needs to contact the UWEX

office to let us know if you wish to

join or add a project based on your

experience there. These requests

need to be submitted within a week

of Super Saturday!

Congratulations, Gold Seal Clubs

Several clubs in Shawano County received 3 gold

seals for their efforts this year! To receive these, a

club must achieve at least a 90% achievement rate, at

least 150 points in leadership and organization, and

245 or more points in programming. Way to go:

Wolf River, Waukechon Wildcats, Town Line,

Seneca Stingers, Landstad, Gresham Town &

Country, County Line, Country Korner, Caroline

Aces, Bonduel, Belle Plaine, Angelica 4-H Clubs!

Brener Youthful Workers, Maple Grove Countryside,

and Tilleda Timberwolves were very close, achieving

2 gold and one silver seal which is still a great effort!

We would encourage all other clubs to evaluate their

programs and begin to set their goals for the coming

year. Encourage all members to follow through 4-H

from enrollment to achievement and be active in club

activities.

4-H Super Saturday! Mark January 6th, on your calendars as the eighth

Annual Shawano County 4-H Super Saturday!

What is 4-H Super Saturday? This is a day when

guest speakers and 4-H project leaders will offer

learning sessions on a variety of topics throughout the

day. You get to choose which sessions you attend

according to your interests. There will be sessions for

both youth and adults, so the whole family is invited!

You can come for the morning only, afternoon only,

or the entire day! The choice is yours. At some

sessions, you will start and/or possibly complete a

project that you can exhibit at the fair. The

December Clover Line will have final details and

registration information.

Our Super Saturday event will be held at Shawano

High School with registration at 8:00-8:30 am, and

sessions running from 8:30 am to noon. There will

be a break for lunch, with afternoon sessions running

from 1:00 to 2:00pm (note: some sessions will last

until 2:30). This event is also open to non 4-H

families, giving them an opportunity to see what

4-H is all about. So feel free to invite some friends

or relatives to our Super Saturday event!

Right now, we are looking for anyone (older youth or

adult or teams) to teach a topic you feel may be of

interest to others in the county. Contact Terri if you

can help!

For those planning ahead: Officer training will be at

8:30 with New Leader VIP training beginning at 9:40.

Friends of 4-H Are there people or businesses contributing

significantly to the Shawano County 4-H Program

who aren’t receiving county recognition? Please let

us know. We are in the process of updating our

“Friends of 4-H” file and would like to know their

names, what they contributed, and, if possible, the

number of years they have contributed. Contact Terri

at the UWEX office as soon as possible.

We also have certificates available for individual

clubs to present to their friends of 4-H in their local

areas. If you would like some of these, pick them up

at the UW-Extension office. Let’s give our “Friends”

the recognition and thanks they deserve!

Safe Haven” Help During Holidays!

“Safe Haven” is a domestic abuse support center of

Shawano County. Families that seek shelter at Safe

Haven have many needs. Always needed are gas

and grocery cards. Also donations disinfectant

wipes, cold medicine (adult & child), size 4 and 5

diapers, haircut certificates and dry pasta meals are

appreciated. If interested in this community service

project, please call them at 715-526-3421.

Crafts and Food in Tilleda

Kitchen Maids HCE will be having their annual

craft and bake sale on Sunday, November 19th from

9:30am to 2:00pm at the Tilleda Town Hall.

The Tilleda Timberwolves 4-H Club will be serving

lunch, including chili and chicken dumpling soup.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome!

Want to earn some cold hard cash? The Dairy Key Committee is looking for help in

designing a new county sign that can be used as

part of the dairy exhibit at the WI State Fair as the

old sign is a bit outdated. And they are willing to

pay for the best idea! ANY 4-H’er can submit an

entry or you can submit one as a club. The only

requirement is that the sign must be easily readable

from a distance. There will be a cash prize of $25

for the entry chosen by the committee. The sign

will be hung over an aisle in the dairy barn so will

be about 3’X3’ or 2’X4’ just to give you an idea of

space. But your submission does not need to be that

large. Entries are due by February 1 to the UW-

Extension Office, Attn: Dairy Key.

Bell Ringers for Kettle Campaign

Times will be in two hour increments, beginning at

9:00am and ending at 7:00pm. Dates are

primarily Fridays & Saturdays from November

25th to December 24th. If your club can take a

day or you can take a shift, please contact

Sue at 715-853-9340 for specific

locations and available dates.

Interested in taking a Safety Course ?

Hunting, ATV, Snowmobile, Boating, etc.

View when and where classes are offered at:

https://gowild.wi.gov/customers/safetyedclass

Adult and Youth Leaders

All Key Leaders and Club Leaders MUST complete the online enrollment

every year. Please visit

https://wi.4honline.com to do so or stop in

our office and we will help you through the

process. (Leaders, please bring your driver’s

license.)

Deadline: January 5

November Leader’s Meeting

The 4-H Leader’s, Inc. will meet on Monday,

November 27th at 7:30 p.m. in Rm B of the

courthouse. Elections of officers will take place. A

slate of candidates for the offices of Vice President,

Secretary and Eastern Delegate is being prepared.

We will also be looking for 2 volunteers to serve on

the food stand committee. Contact any Executive

Board member if interested in running or simply

come to the meeting.

New Leader Training

ALL FIRST YEAR 4-H LEADERS should plan to

attend on Saturday, January 6 (9:30-11:30am) to

complete their required Volunteer in Preparation

(VIP) Training.

ALL first year adults wishing to serve as volunteers

(club general leaders, project and activity leaders,

coaches, etc.) are required to attend a two-hour

orientation/training. Attendance at this training will

meet this requirement. And by enrolling in the

http://wi.4honline.com enrollment system, you

authorize a confidential records check through the

Department of Justice.

Please contact the UWEX office to pre-register so a

packet of materials can be prepared for you or send

in your Super Saturday registration which will be

found in the December Clover Line.

This program was implemented to protect every

child who is involved with 4-H and to make a solid

effort in training volunteers so a safe environment

is maintained.

“Welcome To 4-H” packet Club leaders can pick up introduction

packets that include answers to frequently asked

questions, a condensed list of projects offered, a fun

page, 4-H magnet and a bookmark. This packet is for

newly enrolled families. If you have families that are

considering joining 4-H, pick up a “4-H Interest

Guide” for them. This includes a map & list of

leaders, sample Clover Line, and a Q & A sheet.

Installation Ceremonies Leaders looking for some new ideas for installation

of officers should check out

http://www.4h.missouri.edu/resources/materials/do

cs/LG800.pdf They also have an initiation

ceremony as a welcome for new members available

at...LG801.pdf Other good ideas can be found at

http://duval.ifas.ufl.edu/documents/InstallationCere

monies.pdf

Youth News and Happenings

4-H Experience Award Recipients Thank you notes or letters are an extremely

important gesture to award sponsors.

Sponsors must hear from you in order to

know they are appreciated and to

continue their support.

Make sure to send a written thank you

for any awards you received. If you do

not know how to contact a sponsor,

please call the UW-Extension office at

715-526-6136.

Club Officer Training All new 4-H Club Officers should mark Saturday,

January 6th, (Super Saturday) on their calendars!

This will be the annual 4-H Club Officer Training.

If you’ve just been elected to an officer position,

here’s your chance to learn how to do the job right!

Older Youth Group Meeting

(All youth 6th grade & older are welcome!)

4-H Older Youth Group will meet November 27, at

7:30 pm, in Room A in the basement of the

courthouse. Election of officers and planning next

year’s calendar will be on the agenda. This is the

same night for award and trip interviews.

Get Connected… Check out the Shawano County UWEX web site:

http://shawano.uwex.edu/4h for updates.

This site has copies of our Clover Line newsletter

as well as registrations and application forms.

In addition, you’ll find information on all of our

program areas of UWEX: Agriculture, 4-H &

Family Living, Natural Resources and Community

Development.

While you are at it, why not “like” Shawano

County 4-H on Facebook? There are photos and

other updates that are posted there giving you more

up to date information.

Summer Camp 2018 - Confirmed

July 23-27 at Camp Susan north of Antigo

The fee for summer camp next year will remain

$90 per person for 4-H members and $100 for non-

4Her’s. This is a super deal for five days of camp

with transportation, meals and activities included.

Jr Fair Building Wish List Those of you who were at the Shawano County fair

this last year probably noticed quite a few

improvements. Again a very sincere thank you to

the Huntington family for their generous donation

toward the exterior of the 4-H building. For safety

and mobility reasons we are still looking for

additional pieces to furnish the inside. If you or

your club would like to donate toward something

we are still looking for additional mobile

photography and visual art displays. We are also

looking for enclosed glass cabinets for foods and

cakes. Donations of $200-500 will allow us to

purchase each of the needed items. This will also

give you a small plaque with your name on it as

well as a spot on the donor sign yet to be made.

Some individuals have given in memory of a loved

one. If you would like more information please

contact our office. You can also see more online at

https://shawano.uwex.edu/how-to-become-a-4-h-

supporter/donations/

Enrollment Tips Soon you’ll be signing up for new projects for the

upcoming year. Consider the following:

ALL enrollments for current 4-H and FFA

members are due on JANUARY 5! See

https://wi.4honline.com to enroll.

While you can enroll in up to 5 projects (plus

Youth Leadership), be realistic in your time

commitments. Animal related projects can take

a LOT of time to be done well.

Did you know that ANY youth member can

take entries to the fair in Recycling and you

don’t have to be enrolled in that project to do

so? This may be helpful for those of you who

find it hard to limit yourself to 5 projects. The

same is true for all Safety and Citizenship

entries found in Dept. 134, Health, Social and

Political Science.

There are unlimited possibilities for you to

explore in Youth Leadership. Opportunities

include taking charge of a community service

project, assisting with your club or project

leader, serving on County Key committees,

being a camp counselor, and much more.

If you are a youth leader you can indicate in the

online enrollment process which projects you

would like to help with. Please do so. This will

help the club leaders know who they can ask

for assistance!

Do you have an interest that just doesn’t seem

to fall into any other category? Well, then Self-

Determined is just what you’re looking for.

You have the freedom to create your own

project by identifying resources, outlining a

plan, then completing and evaluating it.

International Exchange Opportunities Shawano County 4-H members and volunteers have

an opportunity to travel with a national 4-H

delegation. Possible countries include: Costa Rica,

Norway, Japan, & South Korea! 4-H families also

have an opportunity to host international guests! Check

out https://wi4hinternational.org/ for more info.

Deadlines vary.

4-H Winter Leadership Camp Feb. 9, 7:00 pm, to Feb. 11, 11:00 am

Want to have fun with other middle school youth

from around eastern Wisconsin? Then come join

the fun at Camp TaPaWingo!

This 4-H Winter Leadership Camp will help youth

improve their leadership skills by focusing on

teamwork, communication, decision-making

through hands-on, interactive workshops. Youth

will also participate in a variety of recreational

choices including snowshoeing, sledding,

tubing, hikes, and just hanging out. Your

cost is approximately $40 as the 4-H

Leaders, Inc pick up half the total cost.

Contact the UWEX office before

November 13th.

State 4-H Conference – What’s That? June 25-28th, 2018

About 600 4-H’ers attend this event in Madison

each June. As a participant, you take part in

educational seminars and assemblies. Just a few of

the topics are: Medical Careers, Meet Elected

Officials, Creative Stamping, Genetics of Small

Animals, Windsurfing, Beginning PowerPoint,

Learning to solder, Kayaking, Rock Climbing,

Canoeing and Bicycling.

Qualifications: must be currently in 7th-10th grade

and turn in a completed member application or

resume/portfolio by Nov. 13th. Call Terri with

questions.

Cash Fair Checks Now With the closing of the 4-H year, we would like to

remind 4-H and FFA members and clubs to be sure

to cash their fair checks by November 30th. 4-H

members should note that if they have not handed

in a completed record book to their general leader,

they will not be receiving a fair premium

check or 4-H pin. Any errors in checks

should be reported to the Shawano

County Fair Office at 715-526-5419.

Don & Bernice Schoedel/Shawano

County 4-H Endowment Fund

Our endowment fund is invested with the

Wisconsin 4-H Foundation, and earns interest

income, which can be used each year to fund

various project activities, equipment purchases, etc.

Both 4-H clubs and Key Committees may apply for

monies from the fund. Persons wishing to make

donations to the fund are asked to contact the

Shawano County UWEX office. Gifts can be made

as a memorial or in honor of someone, directed to a

specific county program or for program support.

We thank all 4-H Clubs for participating in our

“Penny Wars” competition at the County Fair

(remember all those big jugs full of coins in the Jr.

Fair Building?) This fun yet effective event raised

$434 for our 4-H Endowment Fund!

At this time, the Don and Bernice Schoedel/

Shawano County 4-H Endowment Fund has a

market value of over $60,000 with estimated

annual income of $1,500 for our use next year.

Animal Science

Ag In The Classroom

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Ag in the

Classroom is holding an essay contest

again this year. The 2017-18 topic is:

“Inventions that have made agriculture

great”. All rules, promotional materials,

county Farm Bureau contacts, lessons and

activities, and other resources related to the

essay contest can be found at

www.wisagclassroom.org

The essay contest is open to 4th and 5th grade

students. Essays must be hand written in ink

or be computer generated, single-sided and fit on

one sheet of paper and be 100 to 300 words. Entries

must be postmarked by April 2nd.

Livestock Auction Checks

By this time, participants in the Shawano County

Fair Livestock Auction should have received their

auction checks. If not, please contact your 4-H

General Leader / FFA Advisor as soon as possible.

All checks should be cashed prior to November 30.

Poultry / Rabbit members:

There will be separate rabbit and poultry clinics

offered at Super Saturday - which will include a

market credit (watch the December Clover Line for

times offered). Plan to attend both clinics if you are

in both the rabbit and poultry projects.

You must attend at least ONE clinic to show at the

Shawano County fair next year. If you plan on

entering market animals, you must also have ONE

market meeting credit. There will be a limited

number of clinics offered before next year’s fair.

Please plan ahead and get your credits early!

Tentative dates/times for the upcoming 2018 year:

Jan 6th-Super Saturday at SCHS

Mar 6th-Educational meeting, 6:30pm

location TBD

May 19th-Swap held at Fairgrounds

July 1st-fundraiser-working the 4H food stand

all day

July 21st- Fun Show 9am with blood

testing & tattooing offered before

starting at 7am, fairgrounds

Aug 7th-Getting ready for fair meeting,

6:30pm, fairgrounds

Aug 18th-Fair set up, 9am-12pm, at

fairgrounds

For questions now or throughout the year

please email rabbit.poultry@yahoo.com or

call Betty at 715-853-6114 or Shaina at 715-

304-9716

Equity Scholarship

Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association

scholarships Students must have:

completed two semesters at college or

completed one semester at technical school

grade point average of 3.0 or better

not previously received this scholarship

family is an active patron of Equity Coop

Application is found online at

www.equitycoop.com Deadline is Nov 27th.

(Dairy) Youth Leadership Derby

Join 100 farm and non-farm 15-18-year-olds for

the 2018 PDPW Youth Leadership Derby (YLD)

on Apr. 7-8, 2018. The two-day overnight

educational and career-building experience will be

held at Oregon High School and will include

travel to the UW-Madison for hands-on labs and

workshops as well as a tour of Sassy Cow Farm

and Creamery.

For non-farm and farm students, this is a must-

attend program as they prepare for the next step in

securing an education and career in the dairy

industry. YLD is designed to allow students to

take a deep-dive exploration in leadership, science

& communication activities, while participating in

dairy operation tours and hands-on breakout

sessions that will benefit their future success in

either an academic or work place environment.

Career-building opportunities include:

Keynote speakers

Communication & team building

workshops

Industry networking

Interactive leadership activities

Industry tours

Registration is $79 and open to 15-18-year-olds

and includes training, meals and tour

transportations. Additional information call 800-

947-7379 or email mail@pdpw.org. Register at:

http://pdpw.org/programs_and_events.php & scroll

down to “PDPW Youth Leadership Derby”.

Dairy Farmers of America Scholarship

http://www.dfamilk.com/scholarships

Open to freshmen, undergrads and graduate

students who are pursuing a dairy industry or

related career. Applicants judged on commitment,

essay questions, work experience, academics and

extracurricular activities/awards.

Application deadline is January 15, 2018

Pork Association Scholarship http://www.wppa.org/scholarships/

Open to Wisconsin high school seniors with a

sincere interest in the swine industry. Used toward

college, technical school or Short Course. Deadline

is December 1st.

Whitmore Memorial Scholarship

http://www.wppa.org/whitmore-memorial-

scholarship/

Applicants must be registered junior or senior at

Madison, Platteville or River Falls. Priority to

applicants pursuing and Animal Science or related

major. Deadline is December 1st.

Courthouse - Room 101

311 N Main Street

Shawano, WI 54166

Phone 715-526-6136

FAX 715-526-4875

711 (Wisconsin Relay)

http://shawano.uwex.edu/4h/

Crystal Lepscier, Interim 4-H Youth Development Agent

crystal.lepscier@ces.uwex.edu

Terri Brunner, 4-H Educator

terri.brunner@co.shawano.wi.us

Charlotte Schwartz, 4-H Office Assistant

charlotte.schwartz@co.shawano.wi.us

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