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WATONWAN COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER
IN THIS ISSUE Youth Leaders Holiday Get Together ................................................ 1
Agronomy Project Ideas ...................................................................... 2
Animal ID’s............................................................................................ 2
Upcoming Local Meetings & Events ............................................... 2-3
Calendar of Events .............................................................................. 4
January & February Calendars ........................................................ 5-6
4-H Event Flyer ..................................................................................... 7
Invitation to all youth grades 7+ to attend the 4-H Youth Leaders Holiday Get Together (Grades 7+)
All youth in grades 7+ are invited to a holiday party/meeting at the St.
James Extension office for a White Elephant gift exchange, games,
hotdish potluck and making Holiday Blessing Bags which will be donated
to the Salvation Army and Military.
Sunday, December 30, 2018
4:36 p.m.
St. James Extension Office
Please bring your favorite hotdish to share as well as hygiene products
and snacks for the blessing bags. A white elephant gift exchange will also
take place with fun games!
Rules of the white elephant gift exchange
1. Something you no longer want but is still useable
2. Nothing that has or had a pulse
3. Not gender specific, good for either a male or female
4. No food or drinks
5. Wrap your gift without a name tag
By participating in the Ambassador/Youth Leaders club you get to
experience 4-H at the county level, make a positive impact on the 4-H
program as well as within your community all while making new friends
and hanging out with current friends!
Bill & Kim Crowley would like to invite you to join the Ambassadors and
be a part of this very active group of 4-H youth leaders. Please contact
them if you have any questions at 507-327-8414 or email
CONTACT US Watonwan County Extension 108 8th St South St. James, MN 56081 507-375-1275
www3.extension.umn.edu/county/watonwan
SUE CRAIG 4-H Program Coordinator [email protected]
MICHELLE KNUDSON County Support Staff
JANUARY 2019 WATONWAN COUNTY
ONLINE SCHEDULE
http://www3.extension.umn.edu/county/watonwan/4-h/article/upcoming-4-h-meetings-events
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Attention Past & Present Livestock Show Participants If you are planning on showing livestock please go
onto your https://mn.4honline.com account and
update your project areas to include any animal
species you are showing. This will help you receive
important ID and fair livestock information.
If you are NOT bringing livestock please remove the
animal species from your project area. This will help
our 4-H Federation save on postage.
Are you interested in Agronomy? Fair Project Idea
Have you ever wanted to know more about the crops
in your area? Do you wonder how plants react to
different environments? How do roots grow?
If so, Sue has a new Minnesota 4-H Agronomy project
handbook to share with you!
Below are some ideas related to Agronomy and if you
would like to try any of them contact Sue at
[email protected] for more details:
3-5 one gallon buckets- 1 field corn, 1 sweet corn, 1 popcorn
2-5 one gallon buckets-Same corn in both but change up growing conditions for each bucket
Herb Garden
Root viewer
Weeds & Pests (careful-check for transporting rules)
If you would like to sign-up for a starter kit ($5) let
Sue know before April 15. Members who purchase
starter kits are expected to bring the project they
create to the county fair this summer.
Animal ID Deadline for Market Beef & Dairy Steers February 15, 2019
Start planning ahead for the ID deadline in February.
Office hours 9-5 p.m., M-F to pick up tags. Complete
your ID process online by 11:59 pm February 15. No
exceptions.
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
Cloverbud Club (Grades K-2)
January - “Sink or Float”
We’ll be having games, snacks and crafts related to
why some things float and others sink.
Saturday, January 5, 2019
10 a.m. to Noon
St. James Extension Office – 108 8th Street S, St. James
February - NO CLASS
There is no Cloverbud meeting in February.
March “Owls”
**Saturday, March 9, 2019 (This is a date change from March 2)
10 a.m. to Noon
St. James Extension Office – 108 8th Street S, St. James
April “Engineering”
Saturday, April 6, 2019
10 a.m. to Noon
St. James Extension Office – 108 8th Street S, St. James
May “Family Potluck Picnic & Flower
Gardening”
Saturday, May 4, 2019
**11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Time change from 10-Noon)
**Watonwan County Fairgrounds
Tween Club (Grades 3-6)
This club is for 4-H members in grades 3-6 who
enjoy crafts, games and community service. If you
are interested in checking out this group, enroll
online and come to the next meeting.
Meetings/activities are held about every other month.
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Check out the upcoming Tween events!
Cake & Cookie Fun
Perfect time to learn how to make fun cakes and
cookies for you to take home to enjoy! Let us know
by January 4th if you plan to attend. 507-375-1275
Friday, January 11, 2019
6:30-8:30 pm
St. James High School FAC Room (Home Ec.)
RSVP by Friday, January 4th at 507-375-1275 or email [email protected]
Swimming Party
Swim off those winter blues and enjoy some indoor
swimming! Please let us know by March 11th if you
plan to attend.
Friday, March 15, 2019
6:30-7:30 p.m., 7:30-8 pm Snack
St. James High School indoor pool
Bingo with the Residents of Prairie View
Have some fun with the residents of Prairie View
with Bingo! Sign up by May 10th if you’d like to attend.
Rootbeer floats will be served and prizes for each
bingo!
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
6:30-8:30 pm
Prairie View Apartments-St. James
April Ideas Needed!
Any suggestions for an April event? Call 507-375-
1275 or email Sue [email protected] if you think of
an activity or service you’d like to do.
Youth Leader/Ambassador Events (Grades 7+)
All youth in grades 7 and older are invited to join in
on the fun!
Holiday Get Together & Potluck
Sunday, December 30, 2018
4:36 p.m.
Watonwan County Extension Office meeting room
Bring your favorite hotdish to share.
You’ll be making Blessing bags for the Salvation Army or as a military gift bag. Please bring hygiene and snack items.
Fun Games.
White elephant gift exchange. Wrap something you don’t want but would love to give to another youth member.
White Elephant gift rules:
o Something you no longer want but is still useable
o Nothing that has or had a heartbeat
o No food or beverages
o Not gender specific, good for either a male or female
Livestock Meeting Superintendents will be available to answer
questions you may have. Plan to attend to find out
what’s coming up, what’s changing, and important
dates.
Sunday, January 13
7:30 p.m.
St. James Extension Office
Spring Food Fund Raiser An organizational meeting will be held to decide on
products, prices and dates. Who will be your Club
representative and who will be available the day of
delivery?
Monday, January 21 (snow date January 28)
6:30 p.m.
St. James Extension Office
Federation Meeting *Date Change*
Please encourage your club officers to attend. Each
club is expected to have an adult representative
present.
Monday, January 21 (snow date January 28)
7:30 p.m.
St. James Extension Office
Agenda: Spring Fundraiser Information, Clubs
Reporting: Nelson Wide Awake, Nifty Thrifty and
Riverdale Rockets.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS December December 30; Youth Leaders/Ambassador
Holiday Get Together & Potluck 4:36 pm
January January 1; Office Closed-New Year’s Day
January 4; RSVP due for Tween Cake & Cookie Fun
January 5; Cloverbuds
January 11; Tween Cake & Cookie Fun
January 13; General Livestock Meeting
January 21; Office Closed-Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 21; Spring Fundraiser Organizational Meeting
January 21; Federation Meeting
February February 2; NO CLOVERBUDS
February 15; Market Beef & Dairy Steer Animal ID’s Due
February 18; Office Closed-Presidents Day
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January 2019
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2 3 4 5 Office Closed
RSVP due for Tween Cake & Cookie Fun
10am-12 pm
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Tween Cake & Cookie Fun 6:30-8 pm
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 General Livestock Meeting 7:30 pm
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Spring Food
Fundraiser Meeting 6:30 pm
Federaton Meeting 7:30 pm
27 28 29 30 31 (Snow date for
Fundraiser & Federation Meeting)
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February 2019
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Market Beef & Dairy Steer ID’s Due
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Office Closed
24 25 26 27 28
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