Murray County 4-H Messenger
February 1, 2022
Have you met your sales goals for the fundraiser, Murray County 4-H families?
Fundraiser sales due to the Extension office mid February
Murray County 4-H Ambassador Meeting
Sunday, Feb 6, 2022, 01:00 PM
2848 Broadway Avenue, Slayton, MN, USA
4-H camp is back in 2022, and we're looking for committed 4-H camp counselors to join our team! Learn more and apply by February 22 at https://z.umn.edu/CampCounselorApp-Shetek. Contact your local Extension staff for details.
Save the dates for 4-H Summer Camp
Will Share the Fun come back to Murray County?
Tell Your Story Through Video Production 2022
Location: Zoom
Dates: Mondays February 7, 2022 - March 14, 2022
Time: 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Cost: $15.00/person
Registration Code: z.umn.edu/learnvideo
Who: Youth grades 8+
Registration Deadline: January 31, 2022
Description:
Do you love making and sharing videos? This video production course is for you! Minnesota 4-H & FilmNorth are putting together a six week course for you to up your video production game!
Work with industry experts and professionals to immerse yourself in everything video production. Each week we will have a new and fun activity for you to up your video production skills while you learn some tricks of the trade. Each week we will meet with an industry expert as we dive deeper into the world of video production.
Open to youth of all abilities grade 8+. Registration deadline is January 31, 2022. Cost is $15. Register here: z.umn.edu/learnvideo
4-H Agronomy Day
Interested in learning more about crop production, horticulture or animal agriculture? Join us for 4-H Agronomy day to dive into all things agriculture!
All youth in grades 3 and up are invited to join us for an AG Day at Ridgewater College in Willmar. We will dive into hands-on sessions, explore topics like soil, crop production, livestock nutrition and more! Parents are welcome to participate too!
For more information and to register, check out z.umn.edu/4-HAgronomyDay before February 14.BLU (Building Leadership & Understanding) & TEEL (Teens Engaged in Emerging Leadership)
Find Your Path at Building Leadership and Understanding (BLU)! BLU is an exciting leadership workshop with hands-on activities to help you discover and build your leadership skills! BLU is for youth in grades 6-9. Learn more and register at z.umn.edu/4-HBLU!
Feb. 19: - Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall.
Want to take steps to strengthen your leadership skills? Find your Path at Teens Engaged in Emerging Leadership (TEEL) this February! Learn from older 4-H youth and recent 4-H alumni on how to take yourself further in leadership! Learn more and register at z.umn.edu/4-HTEEL.
Feb. 19: Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall.
Interested in Project Bowl? Form your team now!
Project Bowl is a long-standing program in Minnesota 4-H and is the second-most attended event of the year. In Project Bowl, teams of 3-6 youth build skills working and thinking together while testing their knowledge in these 4-H areas: dairy, dog, general livestock, horse, llama/alpaca, poultry, and rabbit.
There are four regional bowls, which lead to the state competition. Each has two divisions: Junior (grades 3-8) and Senior (grades 4 through 4-H graduation). Regional winners advance to the 4-H State Project Bowl. Winners at the state level in dairy, general livestock, horse and poultry go on to national contests!
Regional Contest - March 19 at Redwood Falls
Get your friends together, recruit a coach, study hard, and most of all have fun during the project bowl season!
To learn more about Project Bowl contact the Extension Office or visit: 4-H Regional and State Project Bowls (umn.edu)
Murray County 4-H currently has a poultry team and a general livestock coach looking for a few youth to join the team. Coaches sign your team up now for the Murray County 4-H Project Bowl Invitational https://z.umn.edu/MCProjectbowl2022
New Murray County 4-H Volunteers
Join the Extension staff in welcoming five new volunteers to the Murray County 4-H family.
Jason Larson is joining the Livestock Committee as a swine superintendent. Life-long 4-H'ers Regan (Davis) Mouw (former summer intern) and her husband Daniel are new volunteers; Daniel is also joining the Livestock Committee. Volunteer Alyssa Overman will be co-leading the Slayton Shooting Stars 4-H Club and Samantha McClellan is co-leading the Lakers 4-H Club.
2022 Andrea Ruesch Scholarship is now accepting applications
Due Date: Application must be postmarked by March 7, 2022.
Amount: This is a one-time $1,000 scholarship and at least four scholarships will be awarded annually.
Criteria: For 4-H members who are high school seniors or first-year college students. Must currently be enrolled in one of the counties listed: Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock or Watonwan.
The family of Andrea Ruesch established a 4-H scholarship in memory of her dedication and contributions to the Minnesota 4-H program. Based on the family's belief in positive youth development, the focus of this scholarship is on demonstrated learning through hands-on experience and using what you have learned to help others (youth leadership).
To apply: Visit Andrea Ruesch Scholarship for full details.
Contact:
Sharon Leopold
Extension Regional Office, Worthington
1527 Prairie Drive Worthington, MN 56187
leopo008@umn.edu or 507-372-3900, ext. 3901
Kim Hause
University of Minnesota Extension, Murray County
Email: hausek@umn.edu
Website: https://extension.umn.edu/local/murray
Location: 2848 Broadway Avenue, Slayton MN USA
Phone: 507-836-1144
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/murraycounty4h