Stephenson County- 4-H: Discover Together 2022-2023

University of Illinois Extension - Stephenson County 4-H

2998 W. Pearl City Rd. Freeport, IL 61032

815-235-4125

STEPHENSON COUNTY

4-H

E-NEWS

4-H: Discover Together November 4, 2022

Hello 4-H Families & Volunteers!

4-H enrollment is open and we are seeing a steady flow of members coming in! If you have not re-enrolled yet, please use the ZSUITE button below to navigate to Zsuites to create your household account! Remember - we are no longer using 4honline for enrollments, the new system is called Zsuite. If you are a 4-H member re-enrolling this year the deadline for enrolling is December 1.

A huge thank you, goes out to everyone who helped and attended our 2022 Awards & Recognition Event on October 22. We had great weather and a nice attendance for this event! If you were not able to attend, and received an award, we sent them home with your 4-H leaders.

Please check the Calendar of Events this week, there are new dates added to it, and one that was changed. The Junior Livestock Conference for Jr. High Students has been changed from Jan. 14-15 to Jan. 21-22. Please save this date, if this pertains to your child. More details and registration will be coming out in the next few weeks!

New in this E-News are flyers for Robotics Club, Livestock Judging Team, and I Made That kits. All of these have a registration page open and ready for your kids to sign up! Also, 4-H Camp Counselor Application Packets are now ready!

We want to welcome all of our new 4-H members that have joined in the last 2 weeks! Please help me welcome:

Jacob, Olivia, & Leah Eilers / Lawson Atwater / Renin Scheffner to the German Valley Golden Eagles
Jake Freier to the Florence Crickets
Grant Marvin / Liliana Smith to the Pearl Valley Rangers
Paxton Bastian to the Snappy Snazzers
Chase Kent to the Lena Lucky Clovers
Chloee Huttenlocher to the Country Cuzins

It is exciting to see our numbers grow in Stephenson County 4-H, please make sure you introduce yourselves to these new members at your next 4-H meeting and help them feel welcomed to your club!

We will be closed at the Extension office on Tuesday, November 8 for Election Day.

Enjoy your Weekend!

~Brenda

bheimann@illinois.edu

Calendar of Events-

I have updated our 2022-2023 Calendar of Events. We will continue to add things to this Calendar as new events get planned, but we will always update the file to our website!

4-H CAMP COUNSELOR APPLICATIONS

We are excited to announce that overnight 4-H Camp is coming back this summer! Northern Illinois 4-H Camp will be June 11-15, 2023. We are currently seeking teens, ages 15-20 (must be between these ages by the first day of camp 6/11/23) who enjoy working with youth, being a leader, and who have a positive attitude!! You do not have to a 4-H'er to apply, so please feel free to tell your friends! Applications are due to the Extension office by November 30, at 4:30 p.m.

4-H CAMP COUNSELOR PACKET

Bunny Looking for a Good Home

This bunny is a Chocolate Otter Mini Rex and he would make a great Rabbit project for a 4-H'er looking to show rabbits or to just be a pet! His owner is a 4-H'er who is off to college now, and so they are looking to rehome him. If you are interested contact

bheimann@illinois.edu

Sustaining The Future

This award is sponsored by 4-H and Illinois Farm Bureau and Affiliate Companies. It is for 4-H members ages 17-19. You apply directly through the link below, no printed papers!! The top 10 will be awarded a plaque and will be invited to the Premier 20 Youth Leadership Conference in April 2023. Deadline is January 9, 2023

Sustaining the Future

Wee Nats

Do you have a young naturalist that loves to be outdoors? Bring them out to our Wee Nats at Highland Community College- Bldg R, on November 5 from 9:30-11:30am. Our 4-H Educator, Kelly will be leading a fun-filled morning on the topic: Turkeys!

The cost is $5.

This is open to all youth ages 4-7

Wee Nats

GEOLOGY

If you have kids interested in geology, this show is for you!

4-H Offers Geology as one of our 60+ project areas. You can learn about rocks, minerals, identify fossils and so much more!

If you are interested in this project area this year, make sure you choose Geology as a project when you enroll your child.

Enrollment is opening soon!

November is Native American Month!

Below is a flyer that a local 4-H member created to help others learn more about Native Americans and "experiences" right here in Northern Illinois.

LEARN MORE

CALLING all 4-H Alumni!!!

Illinois 4-H is looking for 4-H Alumni to tell their 4-H story!

4-H STORY

If you have a story, please share it!

Once a month for the next year, Illinois 4-H Alumni will be having a Zoom event that shares the past 7 decades of 4-H!! If you would like to get online and share in the events go here:

4-H DECADES

ARE YOU EATING TO ENJOY RETIREMENT?

This is a virtual event held November 9 from 1-3pm.

Reserve Your Spot

Horticulture for the Holidays

Gather your friends for an evening of decorating fun! Participants will make a Mason Jar Oil Candle and a Holiday Centerpiece!

Please like us on Facebook!

FACEBOOK

To check out more 4-H information locally or state wide, please visit our websites.

Stephenson County 4-H

Illinois State 4-H