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Dear Barron County 4-H Youth & Adult Friends-

September is here and so is the close of another great year in Barron County 4-H. Re-enrollment is now available in 4-H Online for the new year. Everyone needs to re-enroll, volunteers or members. Make sure and select projects that you will be involved in and any committees that you are in. Did you know that when you receive email or mail reminders about project meetings that we are able to do that with 4-H Online? It is a pretty great system, but if you don’t select all your projects, you will not get reminders for those meetings.

If you know of anyone that is looking to get involved in 4-H as a leader or a member, please have them contact me and I can help them to find a club or volunteer position that works best for them. As always, thanks so much for your support and hard work in the 4-H program. Let’s make it a great year!

Meredith Arcand UW-Extension Barron County 4-H Youth Development Educator 335 E. Monroe Ave. Rm 2206 Barron, WI 54812 Phone: 1-715-537-6253 Website: http://barron.uwex.edu

A NEW 4-H YEAR BEGINS!

BARRON COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER

SEPTEMBER THE BARRON COUNTY BEACON

THE BARRON COUNTY BEACON

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

4-H RECORD

GRADUATION/

LEADER BANQUET

&

EVENT

REMIMBURSMENT

2

4-H DOG PROJECT

BANQUET THANK

3

4-H EVENT

CALENDAR

4

4-H WEEK

W INDOW D ISPLAY

5

ADULT FUNDING

REQUEST FORM

6

YOUTH FUNDING

REQUEST FORM

7

VOLUNTEER OF

THE YEAR

NOMINATION FORM

8

KIDS & COWS

EVENT FLYER

9

2016 STATE FAIR &

REMINDERS

10-11 Mark your calendars!!

Junior Leader Meeting: Tuesday, September 20th, 6:30pm

Barron Gov Cent

Fall Leaders Meeting:

Tuesday September 20th, 7:30pm Barron Gov Center;

Rm 110

Important information will be addressed at this meeting!

Adult 4-H Council Meeting:

Tuesday September 20th, 6:00pm

Barron Gov Center; East Conference Rm

Event Funding 7:00 pm-You need to attend this meeting if you want to request money for a 2016 event

4-H ANNUAL GRADUATION & LEADER BANQUET

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This year, nine 4-H members were recognized for their achievements at the 4-H Graduation and Leader Banquet, held August 17th at Anderson Park in Barron. In attendance were Samuel Linton of the Prairie Hustlers 4-H Club, who was rec-

ognized for his work in the Sheep Project; Karianne Mau of the Country Siders 4-H Club, who was recognized for her work in the Rabbit Project;Kayla Vrieze of the Marquette

Pacemakers 4-H Club, who was recognized for her work in the Photography Project; Sarah Pintens of the Country Siders

4-H Club, who was recognized for her work in the Horse Pro-ject; Parker Massie of the Country Siders 4-H Club, who was recognized for his work in the Beef Project; Alyssa Hassel of

the Country Kids 4-H Club, who was recognized for her work in the Ceramics Project; Lynnsey Sandburg of the Northern Lights 4-H Club, who was recognized for her work in the Horse Project; Katie Zelnik of the Klondike Rustlers 4-H

Club, who was recognized for her work in the Photography Project; and McKylie Hoff of the Peppy Pals 4-H Club, who was recognized for her work in the Dairy Project; Graduates who were unable to attend the ceremony were Shane Hanson of the Poskin Jets 4-H Club, who was recognized for his work in the Sheep Project; Kyra Platzek of the Country Siders 4-H

Club, who was recognized for her work in the Tie Dyeing Project; Kendall Verhulst of the Country Siders 4-H Club, who was recognized for her work in the Foods Project; and

Emily Foust of the Friendly Farmers 4-H Club, who was rec-ognized for her work in the Horse Project.

After all the graduates were recognized, the winners of this year’s 4-H Memorial Scholarship were also recognized. They

were Samuel Linton, Kayla Vrieze, Jessica Nelson, Kyra Platzek, and Bennet Koenitzer.

This year’s Kathy Holten Memorial Scholarship presented by Brian Holten and family, was awarded to Karianne Mau.

Congratulations to the graduates!

4-H Leaders were also honored for their years of service. In attendance was Holly Stoeberl with 1 year; April Holten with 15 years; Heather Colburn with 5 years; Kelly Hoff with 25

years; Steve Fronk with 20 years; Brent Colburn with 5 years; and Wayne Hanson with 15 years. Thank you to all of the

Barron County 4-H Volunteers who dedicate their time to our youth.

2016 4-H Graduates

2016 Honored 4-H Leaders

EVENT REIMBURSEMENT FOR 4-H MEMBERS AND CHAPERONES

All 4-H members are eligible to apply for Event Funding reimbursement from the 4-H Association, up to $200 total for the 4-H year. The reim-bursement is to encourage members to take advantage of leadership and project activities and events outside of the county. These eligible events include summer camp, showing at state fair, 4-H conferences or trips,

Area Animal Science Days, arts camp, etc. County fair expenses, project expenses and costs to transport your animals to events in the county are examples of events that would NOT be eligible. If you have a question whether something would be eligible for the Event Funding reimburse-

ment, contact your 4-H Council representative.

Receipts are necessary for reimbursement. Acceptable expenses include registration or entry fees, gas cost and hotel if overnight. Food, souve-

nirs, clothing, etc. are not reimbursable.

In order to request reimbursement, 4-H members must appear at a 4-H Council meeting with the Event Funding Request form and receipts. (4-H members who are away at college may send their request in writing.) All event funding for the 4-H year must be requested at or before the October 4-H Council meeting. See the newsletter calendar for 4-H

Council meeting dates.

Adult volunteers who chaperone youth to events are also eligible to re-quest reimbursement up to $200. Adult requests have a different form

than youth requests.

The Event Funding Request forms (youth and adult) can be found at: http://barron.uwex.edu/4-h-youth-development/4-h-forms/ or are

included in this newsletter.


4-H DOG PROJECT 50TH YEAR BANQUET; A HUGE SUCCESS !

Thank you to the following local businesses and individuals, along with dog leaders, for your donations to our celebration. Your generosity is appreciated & helped make this event happen!!!

Adventures Restaurant & Pub Old Southern Barbeque Smokehouse

Animal Hospital of Chetek O’Reilly Auto Parts

AutoZone Jackie Johnson

Pets for You Barron Vet Clinic

Cabin Coffee Company Pet Supplies Plus

Christopher and Banks Pizza Hut

Cozy Creations Floral and Gifts Rand’s Bowling Lanes & Lounge

Culver’s Randi and Sue Stoeberl

Dave Vruwink The Rice Lake Chronotype

Drags’ Restaurant & Roman Lounge Shopko

F & F Automotive Service Skinner Funeral Home

James Pharmacy Subway

Jimmy John’s TGB Brands (Becky Jacobson-Undis)

Lakeland Cooperative The Bar (Kim Johnson)

Norkse Nook Restaurant & Bakery Thyme Worm Treasurers

Office Max U.S. Bank

Karyn Schauf Severt Olson

Lois Anderson Dairy State Bank

Noel Bryan

4-H EVENT CALENDAR

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Date Event Time/Location

Sept 10-11 State Gymkhana Wisconsin State Fair Park

Sep 12 Record Books Due Extension Office

Sep 14 Livestock Meeting 7:00pm BHS Library

Sept 15-18 State Horse Expo Wisconsin State Fair Park

Sep 20 Secretary Books & Special Awards Due Extension Office

Sep 20 Fall Annual Meeting/Funding/Council Gov Center

Sep 20 Junior Leader Meeting 6:30pm Gov Center/Rm 110

Sep 26 Annual Horse Project Meeting Gov Center/Auditorium

Oct 2 Horse Project Banquet 1:00pm Anderson Park

Oct 2-8 National 4-H Week Everywhere!!

Oct 4-8 World Dairy Expo Madison, WI

Oct 8 Kids & Cows Family Day Barron Co Fairgrounds

Oct 18 4-H Adult Council Gov Center/East Conf Rm

Oct 23 Awards Banquet 1:00pm BHS Commons


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Celebrate National 4-H Week-October 2-8, 2016

What is a Window Display?

4-H Window Displays promote 4-H in Barron County. By promoting 4-H, window displays may help recruit members or raise awareness within a community that 4-H members play an active role. The businesses that allow 4-H displays in their windows show that they support youth development in Barron County.

4-H Window Displays are up during National 4-H Week, which is always the first full week of October. In 2016, it’s October 2-8.

A club/project group should pick a theme and build their display around that theme. Window displays range from taking up an entire window and using props to creating a large poster which hangs in a business window.

Why should your club or project group do a Window Display?

The Barron County 4-H Association is offering CASH AWARDS to participate!

1st Place - $100; 2nd Place - $75; 3rd Place - $50; 4th Place - $25

All other clubs/groups who follow the rules and have all components within their window display will receive $15 for participat-ing!

What are the Window Display Rules?

Window displays must be in place by noon on October 2nd, and taken down by the end of the business day on October 8th.

Club/group name must be in display.

UW-Extension phone number must be in display so people can call for more information (715-537-6250).

Displays must say that it is National 4-H Week.

A photo (or multiple photos if needed to show all aspects) must be emailed to [email protected], or maile dropped at the UW-Extension office by October 5th. These photos will be used for judging.

Photos should be accompanied by a location address and description, so judges know exactly where the display is located.

What is evaluated during judging?

Location: Is the window in a high-traffic area where many people will see the display?

Rules: Does the display contain all the required information? (See rules above.)

Theme: Does the display follow a theme?

Visibility: Is the display eye-catching and inviting to look at?

4-H Promotion: Does the display promote 4-H by making it appealing to youth and families?

Neatness: Is the display neat and not cluttered?

Lettering: Are words on the display easy to read?

Questions? Contact Meredith at 715-537-6253 or [email protected]

SHOW YOUR 4-H PRIDE WITH A WINDOW DISPLAY DURING 4-H WEEK

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4-H CHAPERONE EVENT FUNDING REQUEST FORM


YOUTH MEMBER EVENT FUNDING REQUEST FORM


2016 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR NOMINATION FORM-DUE OCT 1ST!

2016 K IDS & COWS FAMILY DAY

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2016 W ISCONSIN STATE FAIR

Alexis Kwak and Alizabeth Rohde had a great competition at the Wisconsin State Fair this past weekend. They competed in the horse Gymkhana Champions Challenge. This is an invitation only

competition. The State Fair invites 30 of the best high school riders in the state to compete against each

other. You need to have won either a State Grand Champion or Reserve Champion award at the State

Horse Expo to be invited.

Of the 5 events that the kids ran, Alexis placed first in two of them, winning the blue rib-bons. She also placed third in two more. Their team won the overall Grand Champion Award of the event.

Equally as important was the outreach and education that that these kids were able to do with their horses when not competing. Thousands of people walk through the barns during the weekend, and a lot of them ask questions about the horses and agriculture in general. Alizabeth and Alexis spent a lot of time

with spectators, more than riding their horses, talking about 4-H, FFA and horses in general. They represented Barron County very well.

In the state dairy premier exhibitor contest, which involves judging, a quiz, skillathon and showmanship -Abigail Solum placed 5th overall and Kelli Marschall placed 4th

both received a plaque and money prize. (Abigail on the far right and Kelli third from the left)

Abigail Solum; 5th Overall


BARRON COUNTY DAIRY ROCKS AT 2016 WISCONSIN JUNIOR STATE FAIR

2016 BARRON COUNTY FAIR SIGN WINNERS

Mark your calendar!

October, 23rd, 1:00pm

4-H Annual Awards Banquet

Barron High School Commons

FRIENDLY REMINDERS !

If you have not already done so, please cash your fair premium checks! You will need to do this by December

31st, 2016. If you have any questions about fair premiums please call Jacque Schaffer at 234-7368

Take the time to nominate an amazing 4-H volunteer for Volunteer of the Year! (nomination form included in

this newsletter) Applications are due to the Extension office no later than October 1st!

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335 E. Monroe Ave., Room 2205 Return Service Requested

Tim Jergenson, Agricultural Agent/Department Head Missy Bablick, Family Living Educator Kathy Splett, WNEP Coordinator Andrea Gardner, WNEP Educator Kim Grover, Administrative Specialist Meredith Arcand, 4-H Youth Development Educator Phone: 715-537-6250 Fax: 715-537-6814

Web Address: http://barron.uwex.edu

Facebook Pages: Barron County 4-H

& Supporting Success Barron County

UW-EXTENSION BARRON COUNTY

President: Kayla Kringle (307-0289)

Vice President: Cathy Solum (234-6874)

Treasurer: Jacque Schaffer (234-7368)

Secretary: Molly Schaffer (234-7368)

Past President: Robin Hanson (458-2213)

Northwest Representative: Emily Drafall (419-0629)

Northeast Representative: Shelly Crego (418-9476)

Central Representative: Diana Marschall (418-1126)

Southwest Representative: Diana Bazewicz (641-0926)

Southeast Representative: Joyce Nelson (458-2673)

4-H ADULT LEADER ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and ADA requirements. Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities or limitations should be made prior to the date of the program or

activity for which it is needed. Please do so as early as possible prior to the program or activity so that proper arrangements can be made. Requests are

confidential (ADA requirements).

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