October 12, 2023
Washington County 4-H Family Newsletter
October 12, 2023
Welcome to our Family Newsletter! The most up-to-date information about events and activities going on in Washington County 4-H. Please pass along to friends and family that might be interested in attending a 4-H event. You will also receive the monthly Clover Update at the beginning of each month highlighting regional and state events.
THANK YOU!
Many thanks to the Club Leader’s, volunteers, PDC’s, Food Stand Committee, Dog, Rabbit, Poultry and Horse families along with the Ambassadors who came to help make our Open House successful! Open House is a great kick off to a new 4-H year. Our staff is looking forward to working with all of you in the coming year!
State Show results!
Congratulations to ALL of the Washington County 4-H’ers who earned trips to the 2023 State 4-H competitions! Youth from Washington County do a great job representing our county! We hope you learned something, made some new friends and enjoyed the experience! We are proud of all your accomplishments!
State Fair Minnesota State Fair results
State Shoot State Shoot results
State Horse Show State Horse Show results
State Dog Show State Dog Show results
Washington County’s Horse Hippology and Judging Team is headed to Tulsa, Oklahoma at the end of the month to compete in Nationals! Wishing them all the best!
Re-enroll now!
Families are encouraged to enroll/re-enroll early to get the most out of 4-H in the coming year. The most important part of re-enrolling is updating your information. Maybe you have a new email, new projects to add, changing to a different club, updating the grade you are in or any health updates. All of this and more can be done though your family account in 4honline. https://v2.4honline.com/
Remember you must re-enroll yearly to participate in 4-H! If you have any problems with registrations or need more information on enrollment please contact our office by email at mnext-washington@umn.edu or phone at 651-430-6800. While the 4-H year is a year-round organization, you must be enrolled BEFORE May 15th to avoid any penalties. This is also the deadline that all animals must be identified in your family account.
Enrollment fee
As you will notice, shortly (perhaps a day or two) after you enroll online you are approved. Monthly email reminders are sent to families to pay their membership fee. Membership fees help keep our programs affordable for all, please pay your membership fee or fill out a scholarship form below. We accept checks/cash at any time. Feel free to use the drop box at the main entrance of the Stillwater Government Center (not court entrance). Clearly mark envelope Washington County 4-H and drop anytime day or night.
Washington County has a yearly enrollment fee of $25.00 per member (youth only) or $100 max per family for 4 or more children. We ask that you please send payment to our office.
Checks should be made out to Washington County 4-H and sent to the following address:
Washington County 4-H
14949 62nd Street North
Stillwater, MN 55082
**For those using online banking, please be sure to include Washington County 4-H as checks made out to just Washington County go directly to the property tax office**
We don't want anyone to miss out so if you need help, please just let us know by completing a scholarship form.
Upcoming events
Club Officer Training - Oct. 23 (Reg. due Oct. 19)
All Club Officers are invited to attend the annual Club Officer Training scheduled for Monday, October 23, beginning at 6:30 pm with a pizza dinner and wrapping up at approx. 8:15 pm! The evening will include a quick Federation Meeting, a fun lesson in Parliamentary Procedure, and officer break-out sessions. Please register no later than October 19th at: Club Officer Training registration
Club officers need to re-enroll as soon as possible to complete club charters.
Club Charter’s (Due Oct. 31 for Club Leaders)
Just a reminder that all Club Charters are due to the Extension Office no later than Tuesday, October 31st! Contact Ann with any questions at; churc109@umn.edu
4-H STEM Thursdays: Spooky Science - Oct. 26
Join Washington County 4-H for an evening of spooky science! We will learn about viscosity, chemical reactions, and why some things glow in the dark! It is recommended that youth wear clothing that can get dirty. 4-H’ers will go home with new knowledge and some homemade fake blood for Halloween!
Thursday, October 26 from 5:30pm - 7:30 pm at the Washington County Fairgrounds (Hooley Hall). Open to grades K-5. No cost.
Registration link: z.umn.edu/spookySTEMnight
Raptor Center visits Washington County 4-H - Nov. 11
Join us at Hooley Hall for a visit with birds from the University of Minnesota Raptor Center for an afternoon of wildlife biology education!
We will meet three different birds and learn about the work that goes into caring for these creatures. This is a great opportunity for youth interested in animals, birding, or going into a biology/veterinary career!
Saturday, November 11 from 2pm-3pm at the Washington County Fairgrounds (Hooley Hall)
If you’re interested in volunteering with STEM programming, please contact Ashton! kules010@umn.edu Registration link: z.umn.edu/raptorvisit
Cloverbud Workshop - Nov. 18
Save the date for our Fall Cloverbud workshop, on November 18 from 9 AM - Noon! Location TBD.
Fall Volunteer Training - Save the Date - Annual Volunteer Training!
The 2023 annual volunteer training "4-H for All Abilities" will focus on creating supportive 4-H environments for youth with disabilities. Almost 17% of public school students in Minnesota receive special education services through their public school. This means that all 4-H programs do and should have participants with disabilities.
Our goal is to reach as many adult and youth volunteers as possible. Ideally, this would be a group of two or three from each club, committee or program. There will be 3 statewide annual training dates (choose one), the are as follows;
· Thursday, Oct. 19, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
· Tuesday, Nov. 14, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
· Wednesday, Dec. 13, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
We will send a link for these webinar training sessions as they become available.
Save the dates - 2024!
Washington County Fair July 31 - August 4, 2024
Washington County Fair static judging - Saturday, July 27, 2024
Washington County Horse Camp June 9 - June 12, 2024
Statewide Events
Tasty Tuesdays are back!
Fall is in the air, which means back to school, football games and harvest time! This is the perfect season to learn how to make some easy, healthy meals for families on the go.
We will grab from what is left in our gardens to make some savory soups, dress up our salads and make a "waffle" sandwich. Who needs to visit a sandwich shop when you can build your own creation at home?
All Tasty Tuesdays will be held virtually from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. on the following dates:
· Oct. 10
· Oct. 24
· Nov. 7
· Nov. 14
· Nov. 28
· Dec. 5
Join us for some fun in the kitchen!
Here is the link to register:
4-H Tasty Tuesdays: Soups, salads and sandwiches | UMN Extension
Club Corner
Country Cousins
On Sept 8th, the Country Cousins held their meeting. During the meeting we discussed what projects we brought to the county and state fairs. We also voted for our Monster Bash parade theme, which is going to be spiders. After we held elections to elect the next year's officers. Congratulations to all the new officers! We met on Oct 1st to do our fall park cleanup at Woodridge Park.
Respectfully submitted,
Calissa Newton
Happy Hornets
The Happy Hornets met at the Cottage Grove United Church to help the church prepare their celebration garden for winter. The kids did a great job and had a lot of fun! We also installed our news officers for the year!!
Calling all club reporters or secretaries!
Please send a short report about your club's activities. Email Kathy at eber0002@umn.edu after you have had your monthly meeting or an event! Include 1-3 photos if you can. Thank you!
Code of Conduct update
Consent to the code of conduct is part of enrollment. The code of conduct for youth, parents and volunteers has been updated to prohibit the possession or use of marijuana.
Roles of Local Youth Educators
Ann Church - Livestock (Beef, Dairy, Llama, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Rabbit), Horse, Shooting Sports, Federation, Community Clubs, Fair, Charters and Finance, Grant writing, Foods & Creative Arts projects.
Megan Slater - Youth Teaching Youth, Ambassadors, Performing Arts, Resident/Day Camps, Dog, Goat, Cloverbud.
Ashton Kulesa - STEM, Project Workshops, New Families, Food Stand, Outreach and Libraries.
Contact information is listed below.
Ann Church
Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development
(651) 430-6809
churc109@umn.edu
Megan Slater
Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development
(651) 430-6805
slate187@umn.edu
Ashton Kulesa
Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development
(651) 430-6807
Kathy Erf
Principal Office & Administrative Specialist
(651) 430-6800 or (651) 430-6803
eber0002@umn.edu
Washington County 4-H
14949 62nd Street North
Stillwater, MN 55082
(We are located in the Stillwater Government Center)
Office hours - Please call ahead as staff hours do vary.
8:00am-4:30pm (Monday-Thursday)
Friday by appointment
651-430-6800 or mnext-washington@umn.edu
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