June 2011 Clover Patch

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Rock County 4-H

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June 2011

Phone: 608-757-5690Fax: 608-757-5581

4-H is a community of young people across America learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.

Thank You for Great 4-H Adventures, Next Steps!

Dear 4-H Families:

It is with much thought and consideration I write to let you know I will be retiring fromUWEX as your 4-H Program Assistant on June 30th. I have enjoyed my 24+ years get-ting to know you and your children.and then their children. There are so many memo-riesdigging up dinosaur bones at Upham Woods at our first Cloverbud Camp, and nowseeing it come full circle with my new youth leaders taking on this years theme DinoCamp. Working with our award committee on changes accomplished over the last threeyears to involve more children. Planning your trips around Wisconsin and Chicago, did youknow I may have been the only person in Chicago who has actually stopped a train!

My projects have been large ones, seeing many youth learn more about visual arts, draw-ing & painting, photography, foods and nutrition, cake decorating and cloverbuds! Thankyou all for your enthusiasm to learn and teachwith our wonderful adult/youth leaders,you have accomplished much, keep striving to do even better!

Next steps for me? My adventures will include spending a lot more time with my childrenand grandchildren, best of all worlds. I also would like to support those who have beendiagnosed with cancer; I hope to volunteer in a medical facility, nursing was my childhooddream. And maybeI will make it to Europe and ride the rail to visit many countries tolearn and explore their cultures. Remember, if you have a dream, dream well and big, and

then work to make it happen!

Kindest regards,

Linda


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4-H Staff:

Donna Duerst4-H Youth Development Agent

Sue Fredrich4-H Program Advisor

Linda Marshall4-H Program Assistant

Sally ReisemAmericorps Vista

Carol Jaggi4-H Support Staff

ROCK COUNTY UWEXWEBSITE:

http://rock.uwex.edu/

Rock CountyUW Extension Service

Phone Number: 608-757-5690Fax Number: 608-757-5581

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CloverpatchTable of Contents

Club Happenings2-3

Did you Know?..................................3

Leadership..3-4

Special Projects & Activities.4-6

Home and Family.6

Animal Science...7-11

Environmental Education..11-12

Mechanical Science..12

Fair Facts.13

Calendar..14

Snip and Send...15

Club Happenings

Plymouth 4-H NewsAt Plymouth's April meeting, there was a dairy presentation.The Senior Basketball team was congratulated on their 2ndplace win. There was a softball sign up for Junior and Seniorteams. We had our annual Easter Egg Hunt. It had to be in-doors but everyone still had a great time finding eggs filledwith candy. Our May meeting will be an open house so that everyone can register for their projects.

Andrew Monk, Plymouth 4-H Reporter

Center 4-H NewsCenter 4-H is proud to announce 2011 royalty King Tyler Longand Queen Kelsey Heaton. Tyler is currently serving as presi-dent of Center 4-H and Kelsey is the club's corresponding secretary. Congratulations to both!!

Kyle Sparr & Tyler Stomski, Center 4-H Reporters

Badger 4-H NewsIn May, we helped out at the Postal Carriers' Food Drive bysorting food at ECHO. Also, our Music and Drama team per-formed our musical, "4-H is a Good Thing", at the Music andDrama Fest and the softball season began. We are planning anIce Cream Social with lots of toppings to celebrate June DairMonth. Be sure to drive by our Dairy Window; It's located atChoice Cleaners on Memorial Drive in Janesville. Also, congratlations to our 2011 Royalty; Queen: Amanda Marklein. Prince:Austin Lemmer, Princess: Leah Kasprzak, Junior Prince: Logan

Mullan and Junior Princess: Julia Kasprzak

Lizzy Farrey, Badger 4-H Reporter/Photographer


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Did You Know?

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Harmony 4-H NewsAt our April meeting we talked about our commu-nity service projects which are participating inYouth Service Day, roadside clean-up and workingat the RSVP dinner at the Moose Lodge in Janes-

ville. We will be doing a fund raiser at the MiltonAvenue Culvers on May 16. We made MothersDay cards after the meeting.

Respectfully submitted,Matthew Landherr, Secretary

The Awards & Recognition Ad Hoc Committee willbe introducing new forms and has made changes inthe 2011 Awards Process. They were announcedat the May Jr. & Sr. Council meeting and the in-formation will be talked about at your next clubmeeting.

Junior Council MeetingMake the June 27th Jr. Council meeting a priority!It starts at 7:00 p.m. You will learn about thechanges that are happening this year in the RockCounty 4-H Program and you can help spread thenews. Be ready to share your questions and askhow you can help. Challenge yourself and get in-volved in whats happening in 4-H on the countylevel. JOIN the 4-H Revolution of Responsibility!

Senior Council MeetingThe 4-H Senior Council will meet on Monday, June27 at 7:00 p.m. in the courthouse. Several itemsof business regarding the Rock County Fair will bediscussed, so every club should be represented atthis meeting! All club chairs, co-chairs, advisoryboard members and other adult leaders are in-vited and encouraged to attend.

6th Annual Youth Leadership Project

Club & Member Contest

Its for YOU!Are you one of the 85 members enrolled in the

Youth Leadership Project? If you are then thisis for you. The Club and Member Youth Leader-ship Project Contest was started to recognizemembers in this project and to let more peopleknow about leadership roles that teens are takingwithin the 4-H Program and their communities.

The following is the information about the con-test youll need to know before you enter. Takeadvantage of this event to show off your entryfor the fair (plus youll have your fair entry done

early).

The Club Contest

Listed below are the guidelines used to judge theclub contest. Winners will be the club that putstogether the best program promoting 4-H YouthLeadership.

Club Contest guidelines are:

The exhibit must emphasize the Youth Leader-ship Project. It must be a visual; no less than a

poster. It could include a skit, presentation,video, slideshow, diorama, etc. Be creative.It must be a colorful visual of your activity pro-moting the Youth Leadership Project.

It must include a concise overview of yourplan. Please limit to 100 words or less.

It must have Youth Leadership in the title ordescription.

It will be judged on creativity, neatness andeffort. If presenting in person, please in-

clude a copy of the skit.

Contest exhibit can also be a fair entry (club ex-hibits enter under one exhibitor number).Must show leadership by involving youth leaders.

Please include a list of people involved.Limit 1 entry per club.

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The Judging date and prize money will be an-nounced at a later date. The Youth LeadershipClub Entry form is located at the end of thenewsletter. Deadline for entry is June 17.

The Member ContestListed below are the guidelines used to judgethe Member Contest. The winners will be the4-H member who can come up with the bestslogan or ad to promote the 4-H Youth Leader-ship Project.

Contest guidelines are:

The member must be in 6th grade or older.The exhibit must emphasize the Youth Leader-ship Project. It must have Youth Leadership in the title

or description. It will be judged on creativity, neatness and

effort. Contest exhibit can also be a fair entry.

The judging date and prize money will be an-nounced at a later date. The Youth LeadershipMember Entry form is located at the end ofthe newsletter. Deadline for entry is June 17.

If you have questions about the contest or theproject contact Julina Brown at 879-2213 orSue Fredrich at the UWEX Office at 757-5690.

HeatwaveCelebrating 20 years!

Melodies n Motion

Ice Cream Social FundraiserEveryone is cordially invited to celebrate 20years of song and dance in Rock County 4-HHeatWave!

Special Projects

& Activities

Our 2nd annual ice cream social fund-raiserMelodies n Motion is coming up on Sunday,June 19, starting at 2 PM at the Craig Centeron the fairgrounds. Cost is $4 in advance(tickets available from HeatWave members

and leaders) or $6 at the door. Kids underage 5 will be admitted free.

The afternoon will feature:Full HeatWaveperformanceSpecial guest performancesAll-you-care-to-eat ice cream sundaesBasket raffle, silent auction, and bake sale

Fun for all! We hope to see you there!Questions? Call Janet Kassel at 876-6311.

Registered Cloverbud Campers!4-H Cloverbuds and friends of registeredcampers will be receiving a letter soon with a

health form, photo releaseand behavior agreement (fornew friends). Please bringcompleted and signed formswith you to camp. The com-mittee is excited to see all

the children registered and they have a fun-filled day planned for you! See you all June21st.

Cloverbud Fair Judges NeededYouth ages 15 and up can apply to be a judgeat the fair! Younger youth, that are inter-ested, can serve as an assistant. Please checkthe 4-H website for an application (due June17th) or ask your club leaders, applications ere

distributed at the May 23

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Jr./Sr. Councilmeeting. We will have an orientation/scheduling on June 23, 6:00 p.m. at the court-house, mark your calendars!


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4-H Clubs Participate in

Youth Service Day!A total of eleven Rock County 4-H clubs partici-pated in National Youth Service Day on April 30!Those clubs were:

Avon 4-H, Johnstown 4-H, Badger 4-H

LaPrairie 4-H, Bradford 4-H, Magnolia 4-HCenter 4-H, Milton 4-H, Consolidated 4-HRiver Valley 4-H, Harmony 4-H

Those 4-H youth, along with several hundredyouth from other organizations, were involved ina variety of service activities, including rakingleaves on a very windy day! The mornings activi-ties were followed by a celebration at the UAWbuilding where youth shared experiences, enjoyedlunch and won door prizes!

Rock Countys Youth Service Day is coordinatedby Julie Cunningham of the United Way of NorthRock Countys Volunteer Network, and the RockCounty 4-H Ambassador Team. Special thanks tothose 4-H Ambassadors who got donations, vis-ited sites and/or helped with the celebration:

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Lizzy Farrey, Abigail Martin, AbbeyMillard, Laura Prentice, Leah Sanford, Ra-chel Schambow, Frankie Ward and NicholeWilson.

Six FlagsGreat America Trip

Gurnee, Ill - June 16All 4-H members, 7th grade and older areinvited to participate in the Junior Counciltrip to Six Flags Great America in Gurnee,Illinois on June 16.

This is a large amusement park with rides,water park, live entertainment and lots of

food. We will need a chaperone to be incharge of the trip and additional chaper-ones (1 per 10 youth) and they must be 21years or older. Their registration will bepaid by Jr. Council. The chaperone posi-tions will be filled on a first come, firstserve basis. Chaperones selected will benotified. Adults not selected to chaperonemay pay their own way and participate ifspace permits.

The group will meet at 8:00 a.m. in the up-per level parking lot of the Rock CountyCourthouse and leave at 8:15 a.m. Thegroup will leave Six Flags at 5:30 p.m. andreturn at approximately 7:00 p.m. Cost forthe trip is $31.00. Participants may alsopurchase a meal ticket for $11.00 whichprovides a variety of options at food ven-dors on the grounds. Check out their web-site for further information at http://www.sixflags.com/greatAmerica/

index.aspx . Participants may also plan tobring a bag lunch. Junior Council is spon-soring bus transportation.

The registration form is located at theend of the newsletter. The fee is non-refundable. If the weather is question-able, listen to WCLO for a cancellation.

Attention 4-H Campers!If you registered for Summer Camp, youshould receive a confirmation letter in themail by mid June. If you submitted a regis-tration for 4-H Camp and do not receive a

confirmation letter by midJune, please callCarol at 7575690 to check on your regis-tration.

At the beginning of August, all campers willreceive a letter and health form for camp.The letter will explain transportation detailsand include a list of what to pack and whatnot to pack. Outpost campers will receive aseparate letter explaining their camping ex-perience in more detail. Look for these let-

ters in August!
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Home and

Family

If you are interested in participating, please com-plete the registration form located at the end ofthis newsletter and return it with your TOTALPAYMENT. The deadline for registration is June8. The bus will be filled on a first-come, first

serve basis. There must be at least 30 4-Hers at-tending this trip or the trip will be cancelled. (Ifthis happens, registered members will be notifiedand their payment returned.) NOTE: All partici-pants must ride the bus to and from Six FlagsGreat America. If you have any questions, contactSue at 757-5690.

4-H International Exchange

Host Families SelectedCongratulations to the Rod Timp Family, Ed ReibleFamily and the Ronna Ballmer family who have beenselected to host students in the 4-H InternationalExchange Program. Make it a point of meetingthese students and welcoming them to Wisconsin.

OMK Summer Camps!Looking for an exciting new opportunity? OperationMilitary Kids is offering low cost summer camp ex-

periences for boys and girls in grades 3-9 with aparent, guardian, or sibling in the military.

Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center in the Wis-consin Dells will host two opportunities: August 17-20, youth grades 6-9 and August 21-23, youthgrades 3-5. This traditional camp experience will becoupled with activities and programming focused onthe experience of being a military kid. You canlearn more and get registration forms atwww.uwex.edu/ces/4h/omk, click on purple camps

in the column on the left side.

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Foods Revue ResultsFoods Revue was held on Saturday, April 16, in theCraig Center at the Rock County Fairgrounds. Itwas a wonderful day with many exhibitors showcasing their many talents in food preparation and tabset up.

Congratulations to the following exhibitors:

Julia Kasprzak: Teen Choice, Merit ConsiderationMorgan Demrow: Teen ChoiceDaniel Field: Beginner TrophyKenny Ballmer: Teen ChoiceMarie Kazprzak: Intermediate TrophyJeryn Strouse: Teen ChoiceKelly O'Hara: Merit ConsiderationCiera Ballmer: Teen Choice, Merit Consideration,Trophy ConsiderationBriana Bader: Teen Choice, Advanced TrophyGrace VanVeldhuisen: Merit

The following exhibitors received a blue for their

efforts:

Kopen Luebke, Julia Kasprzak, Morgan Demrow,Luke Trustem, Jazlyn Murwin, Daniel Field, KennyBallmer, Hunter Ziese, Marie Kasprzak, JerynStrouse, Kelly O'Hara, Brooke Trustem, MorganLietz, Ciera Ballmer, Kerya Jewett, Elizabeth Farrey, Briana Bader, Grace VanVeldhuisen, ThomasWeston.

Congratulations to all. Also, thank you to everyonewho helped in any way at Foods Revue. We apprecated your help.

Deb Bader and Michelle Tranel, Co-Superintendents.
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AnimalScience

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Rock County Dairy Breakfast

Saturday, June 4

6:30 -11:00 a.m.This years event will be at the Peter Daluge Farm.The farm is located at South County G, Janesville.Plan to attend for a delicious breakfast and lots offun things to see and do!

Dairy Poster ContestArea Animal Science Day

Members interested in promoting the dairy industryare encouraged to enter this years AASD DairyPoster Contest to be held on June 22 at the DodgeCounty Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam.

Poster contest participants are to develop their ownartwork and dairy slogan. Awards will be based onoriginality and creativity. Posters may be eitherhorizontal or vertical and must be 14x22. Please

be sure to print your name, address, phone number,county and grade on the back of the poster. Postersare due to the UWEX Office on June 3. ContactDonna at 757-5690 for more information. PLEASENOTE: You must be in at least 3rd grade to enter;there is not a division for Cloverbuds.

Dairy Youth Recognition

Auction Scholarship Program

A portion of the proceeds from the Dairy YouthRecognition Auction are set aside to fund educa-tional scholarships and dairy youth programs. Sev-eral scholarships totaling up to $3000 will beawarded at the 2011 Rock County 4-H Fair. A schol-arship application form is available from the UWEXOffice and is due by July 1.

Eligibility for these scholarships includes:Youth must be or have been a member of aRock County 4-H or FFA Chapter. Youthmust have been enrolled in the dairy projectfor at least one year. Youth who will enroll

in (Fall 2011) or currently enrolled as a stu-dent in a two or four year University, Voca-tional/Technical School or University Shortcourse. Eligibility is not limited to studentspursuing an agricultural degree.

For further information contact RandyThompson, Rock County UWEX at 757-5696.Please pass this information on to formerdairy project members enrolled in college.

Wisconsin State FairLivestock Exhibitors Meeting

A State Fair exhibitors meeting will be heldon Thursday, June 23 at 7:00 p.m. in theCourthouse, Janesville. This is a mandatorymeeting for individuals exhibiting in the fol-lowing areas: Beef, sheep, swine, dairygoats, rabbits and poultry. Each exhibitormust be accompanied by a parent or guardianin order to enter Wisconsin State Fair.

Final entries will be completed and entryfees will be collected at this time. Separatechecks will be required for entry fees anddorm registration fees. State Fair no longerprovides hard copy premium books. Book/entry forms are available on line at http://www.wistatefair.com/fair_competitions/junior_livestock.html . Exhibitors are ex-pected to access premium book and entryinformation prior to the June 23 meeting.One adult chaperone will be required foreach 10 youth staying at the State FairDorm. All parents of participating youth willbe required to serve as chaperones for atleast one evening during the youths stay inthe dorms.
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Chaperones must be identified at the entrymeeting. State Fair entries will not be sub-mitted without appropriate chaperones iden-tified. State Fair entries will not be ac-cepted later than June 23.

Wisconsin State Fair

Governors Blue Ribbon Livestock

Auction ScholarshipFour $1000, four $750 and six $500 scholar-ships will be awarded at the 2011 WisconsinState Fair. To apply for a Governors BlueRibbon Livestock Auction Scholarship, indi-viduals must be between the ages of 17 and19 as of January 1, of the current year. Ap-

plicants must be a current or past junior ex-hibitor of beef, sheep or swine at the Wis-consin State Fair. Individuals must pursue apost high school education.

Scholarship applications are available on lineat http://www.wistatefair.com/fair_competitions/news_updates.htmland atthe UWEX Office. Completed applicationsmust be returned to Wisconsin State Fairand postmarked no later than June 15. Ex-

hibitors may receive this scholarship onlyonce.

Rock County Ag Scholarship

Recipients AnnouncedThe 2011 Rock County Ag Scholarship Pro-gram award winners were recently announced.Scholarships totaling $9500were awarded toarea youth.

$500 Seneca Foods:Jacob Bobolz, JanesvilleKatie Demrow, Edgerton

$500 Rock Co. Agribusiness Council:Amanda Kyle, WhitewaterBecca Kessler, JanesvilleBriana Bader, EvansvilleLauren Janes, Evansville

$500 Rock Co. Beef Producers:Konnor Johnson, BrodheadMacKenzie Nickels, Orfordville

$500 Rock Co.Dairy Promotion Council:Abigail Hantke, Orfordville

Kaelee Thostenson, BrodheadRachel OLeary, JanesvilleMegan Daluge, Janesville

$500 Rock County Pork Producers:Taylor Golz, EvansvilleTory Kemp, AvalonCody Kleven, Janesville

$500 Rock County Holstein Breeders:Sarah Gerbitz, Milton

$250 Rock County Sheep Producers:Amanda Kyle, Whitewater

National Code of Show Ring EthicsThe Rock County Fair Board has adopted the In-ternational Association of Fairs and ExpositionsNational Code of Show Ring Ethic Rules. Allyouth and leaders involved in the dairy and live-stock projects are strongly encouraged to readthese rules. The Show Ring Ethics can be foundin the 2011 Rock County Fair Premium Book inRule 5 on pages 6 & 7.

State Youth Livestock WebsiteIf you are looking for information about currentlivestock shows and educational opportunitiesthat are offered across the state, go to the Ex-tension Youth Livestock website at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/animalscience/youthlivestock/index.cfm .

News from WI Livestock

Breeders Association WLBA Spring Preview Show, June 11 15th Annual WLBA Livestock Show Camp,June 17-19, WI State Fair Park, Mil waukee Summer Spectacular Show, August 19-20th,Marathon Park, Wausau
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Additional information for these events is available atwww.wisconsinlivestockbreeders.com. Note that infor-mation in the April newsletter was incorrect. The WISheep & Wool Festival is not part of the WLBA events.Their website is listed below.

Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival-September 9-11.For more information check out their website athttp://wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com/

ATTENTION: Horse & Pony

Project Members

Last Chances to Meet Requirement!All 1st and 2nd year Horse and Pony Project membersmust participate in two (2) Rock County 4-H Horse and

Pony Project approved educational events, at least oneof which must be with your horse or pony, in order toparticipate in the Rock County 4-H Fair Horse Show orPony Show. Members in their 3rd year and up mustparticipate in one such event, with or without yourhorse or pony.

Your FINAL opportunities to meet this requirementare coming up soon! If you need to attend an eventwith your horse or pony, there is Pony Fun Day on June18 and the 4-H Open Horse Show on June 25, both atthe fairgrounds. If you need an event without yourhorse or pony, you can attend a Horse & Pony ProjectSteering Committee meeting on June 2 or July 7, bothat 7:00 p.m. in the courthouse. You can also participatein Area Animal Science Day in Dodge County on June 22(see separate article.) Whatever event you attend, beSURE to let a committee member know you are thereto fulfill your requirement!

Horse and Pony Project Committee

The Horse and Pony Project Committee meets the firstThursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. in the court-house. The next meetings are Thursday, June 2 andThursday, July 7. All Horse and Pony project andHorseless Horse project leaders and parents are in-vited to attend all Project Committee meetings.

Horseless Horse Project Members

Are You Ready for the Fair?The next Horseless Horse project meeting will beThursday, June 2 at 6:00 p.m. in the courthouse,immediately preceding the Horse and Pony ProjectCommittee meeting. ALL Horseless Horse projectmembers should attend, as we will review the re-quirements and look at samples of fair exhibits! YouNEED this information in order to have the mostpositive fair judging experience possible!

Pony Fun DayAttention, all pony exhibitors! The Fun Day will beheld on Saturday, June 18 at the fairgrounds.

Gates open at 8:00 a.m. and the show is scheduled tostart at 10:00 a.m. There will be pizza, ponies andlots of fun! You must show your animals original2011 Coggins test results at the gate. SEI approvedhelmets must be worn when riding or driving on thegrounds. For more information, contact Terri Vin-cent at 756-3147. Join us for this FUN event!

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Rock County 4-H Open Horse ShowThe Rock County 4-H Open Horse Show will beheld on Saturday, June 25. Gates will be openat 6:30 a.m. and the show will begin at 8:00a.m. This event will be held at the fair-

grounds. There will be other events at thefairgrounds that day, so please be prepared topark ONLY in designated areas.

Be sure to bring your animals original 2011Coggins test results to this event. You MUSTbring the original in order to participate. Fi-nally, please be prepared to clean up afteryour animal and help clean up the show area.Earn Horse Bucks for the year-end auction byhelping clean up! There will be a food stand on

the grounds, so plan on spending the day withus!

Horse Events at

Area Animal Science DayArea Animal Science Day is a GREATopportunity to learn about horses andhave fun participating in Horse and Pony

Project related contests!This years event will be held

at the Dodge CountyFairgrounds in Beaver Dam

on Wednesday, June 22 start-ing at 8:00 a.m. Contests being held thisyear include Horse Judging, Hippology andHorse Posters. If you are interested inparticipating, please contact Donna [email protected] or 757-5690or text to 921-9982 with the followinginformation: name, club, current grade andcontest(s) entering. Let her know ASAPbut no later than June 10th!

Poultry Project MeetingsPlan to attend the June 11 poultry project meet-ing at 10:00 a.m. in the Sales Arena at the fair-grounds. Discussion topics will be Pullorum test-ing and State forms that you must have for the

fair. We will also discuss fair week and prepar-ing poultry for the fair. MARK THIS DATE ONYOUR CALENDER.

3rd Annual Poultry Project

Photography ContestIf you are a 4-H or FFA poultry project mem-ber and are interested in photography heresa contest for you. The 2nd Annual Rock County

Poultry Project Photography Contest is plannedand organized by Jordan DeLong, Bradford4-H. If you have questions contact Jordan at608-676-4907. Check out the article in theApril Cloverpatch and the flyer at the RockCounty 4-H website athttp://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/rock/4h/index.html under projects.

Rabbit

Fun DayJune 18Mark your calendars, bring yourrabbits and join us for a fun-filled ROCK COUNTYRABBIT FUN DAY on Saturday,June 18 for 4-H and FFA mem-bers at the Craig Center at theRock County Fairgrounds in

Janesville, Wisconsin.

AGENDA FOR RABBIT FUN DAY:

8:30 -10:30 a.m.: Classes will be provided ongrooming, toenail cutting, tattooing, handlingyour rabbit and showmanship; and entries takenfor the rabbit fun show and breed identifica-tion and showmanship contests.

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Environmental

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10:30 a.m.: Rabbit Fun Show, Showmanship Con-test and Breed Identification Contest start.

Rabbit Fun Show details: The cost to enter theshow is $2.50 per rabbit. At the time of entry,

each exhibitor will complete a show entry formand remark cards. There will be assistance to helpwith this process. The breeds of rabbits eligibleto be shown are those breeds recognized by theAmerican Rabbit Breeders Association. This is anon-cooped show. Exhibitors must furnish theirown carrier/cage with a solid leak proof bottom.All animals must be permanently earmarked in theleft ear. Awards will be given for Best of Show,Best of Breed, Best Opposite Sex and class plac-ings from 1st to 3rd and participation ribbons.

Showmanship and Breed Identification ContestDetails: These contests are free. Awards will begiven out to the winners.

A food counter will also be available throughoutthe day with all proceeds being used to fund fu-ture events.

We will be having a raffle at the show, so we en-courage all exhibitors and interested persons to

donate items for the raffle. Proceeds from theraffle will be used to help cover costs of hostingthis Fun Day and to fund future Rabbit Fun Daysand Classes. For further information contact LynnGalbraith-Wilson at 758-0866.

County Rabbit Project Meeting

June 23 7 p.m.

Stock Pavilion, FairgroundsMembers and parents plan to attend this meetingto learn what is expected of you at the fair andhow the show is run. This will help you to have asuccessful fair experience. Rabbits will also betattooed at this meeting. If you have questionscontact Donna Jones at 883-2837 or Robin Heathat 897-8499.

Cavy and Hamster Fun Day/Showmanship

WorkshopThursday June 16 7:00PM Rock County Fair GroundsJoin us for an evening of fun on Thursday June 16 at7:00PM at the Fairgrounds. Bring your Hamsters andtheir balls for the racetrack, your Cavies for themaze, and costumes to compete in the Dress a CavyContest!!

We will also have Showmanship Workshop and takephotos of anyone who did not have them taken at theApril Meeting. If you still need photos taken, pleasebring ALL the animals you plan to show at the fair anddress to have your photo taken for a fair display.Don't miss this important meeting! Any questions?Call Sue Schimke at 676-4044 or Kathy/Mike Farreyat 754-0139 or [email protected]

2011 State Dog Show

Labor Day Weekend

Washington CountyRegistration information will be posted soon athttp://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/events/DogProjectEvents.cfm#State

Shooting Sports Gun Leaders

VERY Important Meeting!All Rock County 4-H Shooting Sports Gun Leaders

are encouraged to attend a VERY important meetingon Thursday, June 2 at 6:00 p.m. at the courthouse.We will be finalizing all plans for the 4-H Fair Shoot-ing Sports Gun Shoot on June 11. ANYONE willing tohelp at that event should attend this meeting in addi-tion to the leaders. We need LOTS of help to makethis event a success for the youth!


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Attention, Shooting Sports Members!Be sure to check out the State 4-H website for in-formation on upcoming Shooting Sports competitionsthroughout the state! That website, http://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/onlinpro/

shooting/2011CompetitiveShoots.cfm is updatedperiodically so be sure to check often!

State Shooting Sports CompetitionsSome of our Rock County 4-H members have donevery well at this springs Shooting Sports competi-tions across the state. At the Central Wisconsin4-H Invitational in Marshfield, Payton Hookstead,Milton 4-H, placed 2nd in Compound Bowhunter Senior. The Tri-County Statewide 4-H InvitationalTournament was held in West Bend on April 1-2. Atthat event, Cade Hookstead, Milton 4-H, placed 1stin Junior Archery Compound 4 Aids; Payton Hook-stead, Milton 4-H, placed 5th in Senior Archery Compound 4 Aids; and Levi Halterman, Plymouth 4-H,placed 3rd in Senior Archery Compound Barebow.Congratulations to these skilled 4-H members!

4-H Fair Mountain

Bike Ride and Hill ClimbThese events are really FUN and will be held onSaturday, June 11 at Rockport Park in Janesville.Registration and practice is at 8:00 a.m. and the

events begin at 8:30 a.m., rain or shine.Meet in the Rockport Pool parking lot.Be prepared for off-road riding and be

sure to have your ANSA or Snell ap-proved safety helmet! See page 56 of

the Fair Premium Book for more information.

4-H Fair Bicycle

Rodeo and Time TrialsThe Rock County 4-H Fair Bicycle Time Trialsand Rodeo will be held on Monday, June 20 atthe fairgrounds. Bicycle Rodeo registration will

be at 4:45 p.m. with the event beginning at 5:00p.m. The Time Trials will be held at the conclu-sion of the Rodeo at approximately 6:15 p.m.The rain date is Tuesday, June 21, same timesand location. You MUST have an ANSA or Snellapproved safety helmet to participate in theseand all bicycle events. See page 56 of the FairPremium Book for more information.

Aircraft Practice IMPORTANT!

There will be a VERY IMPORTANT aircraft pro-ject event on Saturday, June 11, 10:00 a.m. tonoon at the Parker High School athletic field inJanesville. This event includes aircraft regis-tration, trimming, set-up and practice fly inpreparation for the 4-H Fair Aircraft Fly. Therain date is Sunday, June 12, same time and lo-cation. Contact Richard Reinke at 752-1516 withquestions.

4-H Fair Aircraft Fly

The Rock County 4-H Fair Aircraft Fly will beheld Saturday, June 18 at the Parker HighSchool athletic field in Janesville. Registration,spot landing, final trimming and set up will be at10:00-11:00 a.m. Aircraft built to fly timed fly-off will be 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The rain dateis Sunday, June 19, same time and location. Seepage 56 of the Fair Premium Book for more in-formation.

Attention Rocketry Project Members!This years Spot Landing Contest rocket is theViking. Viking rockets and A8-3 engines areavailable for purchase at the UWEX Office.

One Viking rocket and 3 engines will cost$10.00...what a deal! So bring your money andget your rockets and engines while they last!
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JUNE 2011 CALENDAR

2 Shooting Sports Gun Leaders meeting, Courthouse 6:00 p.m.Horseless Horse Project meeting, Courthouse 6:00 p.m.Horse & Pony Project Committee meeting, Courthouse 7:00 p.m.

3 DEADLINE: June Dairy Month Window Display Contest entry dueDEADLINE: AASD Poster entries due to UWEX Office

4 4-H Fair Archery Shooting Sports Competition, Beloit Field ArchersDairy Breakfast, Peter Daluge Farm, Janesville 6:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

8 Six Flags Great America registrations due to Rock County UWEX Office

10 Deadline: 4-H Camp registration due

11 4-H Fair Mountain Bike Ride & Hill Climb, Rockport Park in Janesville 8:00 a.m.4-H Fair Gun Shooting Sports Competition, Beloit Rifle ClubAircraft Practice Fly, Parker High School in Janesville 10:00 a.m.Poultry Project Meeting, Sales Arena, Fairgrounds 10:00 a.m.WLBA Spring Preview Show

12-14 Badger Dairy Camp, UW Madison

15 Rock County Pork Producers Porkfest, FairgroundsWis State Fair Governors Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction Scholarship applications due to Wis State FairDEADLINE: Cloverbud Fair Judges Application due

16 Cavy and Hamster Fun Day/Showmanship Workshop, Fairgrounds 7:00 p.m.Six Flags Great American Trip, Gurnee, I llinois

17 DEADLINE: Youth Leadership Contest entry form due

17-19 15th Annual WLBA Livestock Show Camp, WI State Fair Park, Milwaukee

18 4-H Fair Aircraft Fly, Parker High School in Janesville 10:00 a.m.4-H Pony Fun Day, Fairgrounds 10:00 a.m.Rabbit Fun Day, Fairgrounds 8:30 a.m.

19 Heatwave Melodies in Motion Ice Cream Social Fund Raiser, Craig Center, Fairgrounds 2:00 p.m.

20 4-H Fair Bicycle Rodeo, Fairgrounds 5:00 p.m.4-H Fair Bicycle Time Trials, Fairgrounds 6:15 p.m.Jr. & Sr. Council Executive Board meetings, Courthouse 7:00 p.m.

21 Cloverbud Camp, Camp Rotamer, Janesville4-H Camp Staff Training, Courthouse 6:30 p.m.

22 Area Animal Science Day, Dodge County Fairgrounds

23 Cloverbud Fair Judges Orientation, 6:00 p.m. - CourthouseRabbit Project Meeting, Stock Pavilion, Fairground 7:00 p.m.Wis State Fair Livestock Exhibitors Meeting, Courthouse 7:00 p.m.

24 Jr. and Sr. Style Revue, Blackhawk Technical College - 9:00 a.m.

25 Rock County Fair Dog Obedience Show, Fairgrounds4-H Open Horse Show, Fairgrounds 8:00 a.m.

27 4-H Ambassador Team meeting, Courthouse 6:00 p.m.Junior & Senior Council meetings, Courthouse 7:00 p.m.

27-30 State 4-H Youth Conference, Madison

JULY 2011 CALENDAR

1 Dairy Youth Recognition Auction Scholarship application due to Rock County UWEX Office

4 UWEX Office Closed Holiday

7 Horse & Pony Project Committee meeting, Courthouse 7:00 p.m.

9 4-H Fair Horse Show, Fairgrounds 8:30 a.m.4-H Fair Horseless Horse exhibit judging, Fairgrounds 11:00 a.m.4-H Junior Softball Tournament, Parkview High School, Orfordville

10 4-H Fair Pony Show, Fairgrounds 10:00 a.m.4-H Senior Softball Tournament, Parkview High School, Orfordville

13 State 4-H Horse Expo exhibitors meeting, Courthouse 6:30 p.m.

14 Chicago Nights Trip orientation meeting, Courthouse 6:00 p.m.

16 Poultry Barn Set-up 8:00 a.m.

4-H Fair Rocket Launch, Thresheree Park, Edgerton 7:30 a.m.4-H Fair Small Engines Judging, Thresheree Park, Edgerton 1:00 p.m.

21 Rock County 4-H Fair Family Fashion Review, Blackhawk Technical College

22 Wristbands available at Rock County 4-H Fair 9:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

22 & 24 & 25 Wristbands available at the Rock County Fairgrounds (July 22 9 am 7 pm) (July 24 10 am 5 pm) (25 9 am 8 pm)

23 4-H Fair Bicycle Tour de 4-H, Lions Beach Boat Landing in Janesville 5:00 p.m.



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Send all registrations to: Rock County UWEX, Six Flags Great America Trip

51 S. Main Street, Janesville, WI 53545.

Make checks payable to Rock County 4-H Jr. Council.Trip date-Thursday, June 16Registration deadline: June 8

Name(s) _______________________ Grade ____ Optional Meal ticket __yes __no

_______________________ Grade ____ Optional Meal ticket __yes __no

Club __________________________ email _________________________________

Address _____________________________ city/state _______________________

Parents Name ____________________________ phone # _____________________

Alternate Contact in case of emergency:Name __________________________________ Phone # ______________________Parent/Guardian: I give my permission for the above named youth to

participate in the 4-H Six Flags Great America Trip.Signature ___________________________________

Enclosed: Admission: $31.00 ea. x ___ = _________Optional Lunch: $11.00 ea. x ____ = _________Total Payment enclosed: $_________

SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA TRIP CHAPERONE REGISTRATION

Deadline June 8

Name _________________________________ Are you over 21? ___yes ___no

Club _____________________________ email ______________________________

Address _____________________________City/State________________________

Are you a certified 4-H Leader? Yes No

Contact person in case of an emergency:

Name: __________________________ Phone # ______________________

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Rock County Cooperative Extension StaffPhone 608-757-5690 Fax 608-7575581

Donna DuerstRock County 4-H Youth Development Agent

Email: [email protected]

Sue FredrichRock County 4-H Program Advisor


Linda MarshallRock County 4-H Program Assistant

Email: [email protected].

Sally ReisemAmeriCorps Vista


Carol JaggiRock County 4-H Support Staff


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PaidJanesville, WI 53545

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