January 2018 Stevens County 4-H Clover Update
Here's what's new on the Stevens County 4-H website this month!
4-H Project Day is coming soon!

Join us for a morning of creating fun projects! There is something for everyone at the 4-H Project Day on February 10! Click to read more details!


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Interested in showing cattle? Check out these leasing opportunities!

Ever thought about showing cattle, but don't know where to start? Consider joining us for the 4-H Dairy Beef Adventure or the Dairy Leasing Program this year!

Join the fun at the Cloverbud Slumber Party!

Hey Cloverbuds: Join us for a fun night of games, crafts, movies and more at a party just for you, the Cloverbud Slumber Party on January 26!


Project Bowl kicks off in January!

Stevens County will again have a General Livestock Project Bowl Team and a Horse Bowl Team this year and we want you to join us!



Time for 4-H Market Beef Weigh-In

Interested in showing Market Beef at the County Fair? It is already time to ID your projects! Click to learn the details...


Mark your calendars for Cloverbud Project Day

A project day just for Cloverbuds! Join us for a few hours of project fun, from crafts to foods to science, it will be a fun time! Cloverbud Project Day will be on February 24.


Upcoming Meetings: Ambassadors and Leaders Council

4-H Ambassadors will meet on Monday, January 29, at 5 p.m. at the WCROC; all youth leaders are invited to attend. Following that, the Leaders Council will be held on Monday, January 29, at 6 p.m. at the WCROC. All 4-Hers and Leaders are invited to attend.

Share the Fun has been scheduled

All clubs are invited to join us for our annual 4-H Share the Fun on March 24, at 6:30 p.m. in Hancock.



More 4-H news this month
The 2018 Building Leadership & Understanding (BLU) leadership retreats will be held in five different locations across the state during the month of February. BLU is a great opportunity for youth in 6th grade and above to meet youth from across their region and learn about leadership too!

4-H Camp Counselors are needed for for the 2018 Regional 4-H Camp scheduled for June 19th-21st in Morris. Must be 7th grade or older to apply.

Registration for the 2018 Morris Regional 4-H Camp is set to open February 1st
All youth in grades 3-6 are invited to the 2018 Regional 4-H Camp scheduled for June 19th-21st in Morris.
 
The 2018 Southwest Animal Science Challenge will be held on Saturday, Feb. 17, in Wabasso, Minnesota. This event will include horse and livestock project bowl competitions, hands-on skill-a-thon stations, and workshops on a variety of topics. 4-H'ers can attend as a project bowl team, or as an individual
 
An exciting day is being planned on Saturday, February 24th from 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at SMSU, Marshall. This is open to all 4-H screened adult volunteers!
 
Associate dean and state 4-H director Dorothy Freeman celebrates the connection between 4-H and healthy choices in young people. Two 4-H members' stories are featured and you're invited to share your own healthy living story.
 
Minnesota 4-H youth in grades 9-13 are invited to strengthen their communication, leadership, and citizenship skills at a national level by attending Citizenship Washington Focus in Washington D.C. from June 23-30, 2018. Registration will open Feb. 1, and close when all spaces have been filled, or by Feb. 28, whichever comes first.
 
Starting in 2018 the 4-H Engineering Design Rube Goldberg Challenge will include high school youth in grades 9 to one year after high school. The 2018 challenge will be to "plant a seed and water the seed".
 
Jerry Ludwig has been chosen as Minnesota's 4-H Salute to Excellence Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer.
 
Crissy Otting has received the Minnesota 4-H Salute to Excellence Volunteer of the Year Award.

Calendar

Check out all of the upcoming events in Stevens County on our website.  The events are in chronological order and can be filtered by subtopic at the top of the web page.

Kirstin Koch | 4-H Program Coordinator | 320-208-6575 | [email protected] | 
http://www.extension.umn.edu/county/stevens

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