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1 4-H ECHO The source of 4-H news in Grant County What s Inside Calendars Her of the Month... 7 Club News Projects & Activities Announcements January H GROWS LEADERS Contact Us: Grant County UW-Extension Office 916 E. Elm Street, Suite A, WI Fax Hearing Impaired Relay: Find Grant County 4-H on Facebook! Charisse Orth Interim 4-H Youth Development Educator charisse.orth@ces.uwex.edu 4-H grows confident, capable, and caring kids with the life skills to thrive in today's world and succeed in their boldest dreams for tomorrow.

2 Tentative H Calendar The H Calendar is TENTATIVE please refer to the ECHO each month for the most current information. January New Year s Day UW-Extension Office Closed 6 4-H Arts & Crafts Workshop; 9:00 am - Noon; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 6 4-H Child Development Workshop; Noon - 1:00 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 6 4-H Home & Environment Workshop; 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm; North Room, Youth & Ag Center, 14 4-H Shooting Sports Practice; 1:00 pm; Tri-County Archery, Rewey 14 Dairy Quiz Bowl Practice; 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm; South Room, Youth & Ag Center, 15 Jr. Leaders Meeting; 6:30; Conference Room; UW-Extension Office, 16 Executive Board Meeting; 6:30 pm; South Room, Youth & Ag Center, 20 4-H Clothing Workshop; 9:00 am; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 20 Photography Meeting: 9:00 am 11:00 am; South Room, Youth & Ag Center, 21 Dairy Quiz Bowl Practice; 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm; South Room, Youth & Ag Center, 21 Horse & Pony Meeting; 4:00 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 22 Out of State Meeting; 7:30 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 28 Dairy Quiz Bowl Practice; 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm; South Room, Youth & Ag Center, 30 New Leader Certification (VIP Training); 6:30-8:00 pm; South Room; Youth & Ag Center, February H Dairy Quiz Bowl Competition; 10:00 am; Sewell Hall, UW-Madison 5 New Leader Certification (VIP Training); 7:00-8:30 pm; South Room; Youth & Ag Center, 10 4-H Family Project Day; 9:30 am; Youth & Ag Center, 11 4-H Shooting Sports Practice; 1:00 pm; Tri-County Archery, Rewey 17 Have A Heart Quilting Bee; Youth & Ag Center, 17 State 4-H Meats Judging Contest; 12:30 pm; UW-Madison Meat Lab 20 4-H Dog Meeting & Speaker; 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm; South Room; Youth & Ag Center, 21 4-H Goat Informational Meeting; 6:00 pm; South Room; Youth & Ag Center, 22 Executive Board Meeting; 6:30 pm; Conference Room; UW-Extension Office, 26 Jr. Leaders Meeting; 6:30 pm; Conference Room; UW-Extension Office, 26 Out of State Meeting; 7:30 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 2

3 March H Livestock Quiz Bowl & Skillathon Contest; 9:00 am; UW-Madison Animal Science Building 11 4-H Shooting Sports Practice; 1:00 pm; Tri-County Archery, Rewey 13 4-H Countywide Leader s Meeting; 7:00 pm; South Room; Youth & Ag Center, 20 Executive Board Meeting; 6:30 pm; Conference Room; UW-Extension Office, 21 Cat Informational Meeting; 7:00 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 26 Jr. Leaders Meeting; 6:30 pm; Conference Room; UW-Extension Office, 26 Out of State Meeting; 7:30 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 30 Good Friday UW-Extension Office Closed in the afternoon April Happy Easter 7 Minecraft Day; 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 8 4-H Shooting Sports Practice; 1:00 pm; Tri-County Archery, Rewey 10 Rabbit & Poultry Skillathon; 7:00 pm; South Room; Youth & Ag Center, 17 Executive Board Meeting; 6:30 pm; Conference Room; UW-Extension Office, 17 4-H Dog Information Meeting; 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm; South Room; Youth & Ag Center, 18 Cat Meeting & Speaker; 7:00 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 21 4-H Foods Open House; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm; South Room; Youth & Ag Center, 21 Cloverbud & Exploring Workshop; 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 23 Jr. Leaders Meeting; 6:30 pm; Conference Room; UW-Extension Office, 23 Out of State Meeting; 7:30 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, May Sheep & Goat Weigh-in and Id; 9:00 am - 11:00 am; Livestock Barn, Fairgrounds, 6 4-H Shooting Sports Practice; 1:00 pm; Tri-County Archery, Rewey 8 4-H Countywide Leader s Meeting; 7:00 pm; South Room, Youth & Ag Center, 15 Executive Board Meeting; 6:30 pm; Conference Room; UW-Extension Office, 22 4-H Dog Practice; 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm; Open Show Barn; Fairgrounds, 21 Jr. Leaders Meeting; 6:30 pm; Conference Room; UW-Extension Office, 28 Memorial Day UW-Extension Office Closed 28 Out of State Meeting; 7:30 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 29 4-H Dog Practice; 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm; Open Show Barn; Fairgrounds, 3

4 June H Dog Practice; 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm; Open Show Barn; Fairgrounds, 9 Cloverbud & Exploring Workshop; 9:00 am - 11:00 am; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 12 Rural Safety Day 12 4-H Dog Practice; 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm; Open Show Barn; Fairgrounds, 19 Clothing Revue; 5:30 pm; Youth & Ag Center, 19 4-H Dog Practice; 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm; Coaching K9s; Platteville H Camp 23 Mock Cat Show; 11:00 am - 1:00 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, Wisconsin 4-H & Youth Conference, UW-Madison, Madison 25 Out of State Meeting; 7:30 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 26 4-H Dog Practice; 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm; Coaching K9s; Platteville 27 4-H Foods Revue; 6:00 pm; Youth & Ag Center, July H Dog Practice; 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm; Open Show Barn; Fairgrounds, 4 4 th of July UW-Extension Office Closed 5 4-H Rabbit & Poultry Identification 7:00 pm; Livestock Barn; Fairgrounds, 10 4-H Dog Practice; 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm; Open Show Barn; Fairgrounds, 17 4-H Dog Practice; 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm; Open Show Barn; Fairgrounds, 23 Out of State Meeting; 7:30 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 24 Grant County Fair Walk-In Entry Day 24 4-H Dog Practice; 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm; Open Show Barn; Fairgrounds, 28 Creative Youth Expo 31 4-H Dog Practice; 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm; Open Show Barn; Fairgrounds, August Wisconsin State Fair; West Allis 7 4-H Dog Practice; 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm; Open Show Barn; Fairgrounds, Grant County Fair 14 Grant County Fair Dog Show; 5:00 pm; Open Show Barn; Fairgrounds, 27 Out of State Meeting; 7:30 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, 4

5 September Labor Day UW-Extension Office Closed 11 4-H Countywide Leader s Meeting; 7:00 pm; South Room; Youth & Ag Center, 19 Grant County Fair Livestock Auction Buyer s Appreciation Night; 7:30 pm; Youth & Ag Center, 24 Out of State Meeting; 7:30 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, October National 4-H Week 10 Leader s Banquet 13 Explore 4-H Day; Fairgrounds, 22 Out of State Meeting; 7:30 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, November Veteran s Day Observed UW-Extension Office Closed 22 Thanksgiving UW-Extension Office Closed 26 Out of State Meeting; 7:30 pm; North Room; Youth & Ag Center, December Christmas Eve UW-Extension Office Closed 25 Christmas UW-Extension Office Closed Have you always been interested in joining the dog project but never did? 2018 is the year!! For more info contact Marcia Cordts at

6 4-Her of the Month Ray Runde Hazel Green Clever Clovers 4-H Club My name is Ray Runde. I am a freshman at Southwestern high school in Hazel Green where I am involved in football, basketball, student council, Leo Club, FFA and forensics. I am in my ninth year as a member of the Hazel Green Clever Clovers. Offices I have held in the club include: sergeant of arms, historian, secretary, vice president and president. The projects I m involved in are dairy, swine, woodworking and speech and demonstration. The project I enjoy the most is dairy because I enjoy training and showing cattle. My favorite part of 4-H is going to the fair especially show day with swine and dairy. I like participating in the speech contest yearly, and was chosen to give my speech at the Wisconsin State fair! 4-H is a lot of fun! V.I.P. - VOLUNTEER IN PREPARATION TRAINING (NEW LEADER CERTIFICATION) Tuesday, January 30 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm OR Monday, February 5 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm There will be two Volunteer in Preparation (V.I.P.) Training to certify new 4-H Leaders and volunteers. The State 4-H Program updated the materials used to certify new leaders and it will now be called V.I.P. training. If you have new families in your club or families who have re-enrolled, encourage the adults to go through this training. The training talks through 4-H best practices, policy and gives information that can be implemented in to the club. Please call the office at to register by Friday, January 26 or Friday, February 2. *Trainings that do not have enough pre-registrations will be cancelled. Remember to update your 4honline information and make any project changes before April 1. 6

7 Club News Blake s Prairie Bombers 4-H Club by Ally Ihm This month we voted for new officers. There were about 40 people that attended the meeting. Our next meeting is December 17th at 7:00. Officers: President-Riley Quick, Vice President-Kendra Jentz, Secretary-Daniel Herbers, Treasure-Jessica Patterson, Reporter-Ally Ihm, Sargon of Arms- Libby Vogt and Leah Patterson, Recreation-Luke Patterson and Elliot Thorton. Blockhouse Builders 4-H Club by Ellie VanNatta The Blockhouse Builders had their November meeting Monday the 20th at 7:00 pm at the Lutheran Church of Peace in Platteville. Prior to the meeting we made turkey magnets to give to a local nursing home. To start the meeting we did the Installation of Officers ceremony. The President is Ashli Vesbach, Vice President is Tia Coates, Secretary is Claudia Rawson, Treasurer is Porter Mandurano, Reporter is Ellie VanNatta and Sergeant of Arms is Johnny Harms. Our roll call was What are You Thankful for and we had 3 new families attending who will join our club this year. There was discussion of the October activities which included the Halloween party we had and the Adopt A Room for Family Advocates we decorated. For new business we talked about upcoming events of Jr. Leader lock-in at Youth and Ag building, bowling at Pioneer Lanes and going to Wisconsin Dells waterpark during Christmas break. We will be collecting donations and going shopping for 2 families we are adopting for Christmas. We are also starting to plan for Family Project Day in February. Our next meeting will be on Monday, December 18th at 7:00 pm and we will do a potluck at the Lutheran Church of Peace, Platteville. Cassville Country Buddies 4-H Club by Irelyn Brinkman At our September meeting, we made fall centerpieces and voted on officers. At November s meeting we discussed enrollment for those who had not re-enrolled in 4-H. Our club made tentative plans to decorate cookies for a fundraiser at Christmas in Cassville. We also are planning a float for the Christmas in Cassville parade. Next month s meeting is on December 2. We hope to do some caroling at Orchard Manor and then meet for a pizza party at UW Extension followed by bowling. Mt. Ida Hilltoppers 4-H Club (November) The Mt. Ida Hilltoppers had their November meeting, November 1st. At our meeting, we discussed what gifts we would be making for the residents at the Good Sam in Fennimore for a Christmas Gift. We also put a committee together to find ideas for our club trip that we will be having this coming winter. We will be having our next meeting December 3rd starting at 4 p.m. at the Good Sam in Fennimore, with a Christmas Party and potluck to follow. Mt. Ida Hilltoppers by Mariah Kopp (December) The Mt. Ida Hilltoppers held their December meeting, December 3rd. Our meeting started off at the Good Samaritan Society where we Christmas Caroled for the residents. Then we held our meeting and our Christmas Party. At the meeting, every member brought a gift that we could use for our gift exchange game. We also discussed where we should have our winter fun day this winter. Members of the club made a Christmas gift for the residents at the Good Sam in Fennimore. The next meeting is January 7th starting at 5 pm. at the Luthern Church in Fennimore. Attention club secretaries & reporters: Please remember to send your club news to jenny.dixon@ces.uwex.edu or charisse.orth@ces.uwex.edu. 7

8 Club News Platteville Woodchucks 4-H Club by Cara Dye The Platteville Woodchucks held their meeting on November 12, Many members attended Awards Night on Friday and those that didn't received their awards at the meeting. Many families also enjoyed the hayride, bonfire and potluck at Adams' in October. Our club will be taking a trip to Kalahari on December 3. All members are invited to go and to bring friends too. We discussed lots of Family Project day ideas, but didn't come to a decision yet. Reminders were made about bowling on December 28 and the project workshops in January. Our next meeting will be our Christmas Party on December 10 at 5pm. It will be a potluck and we will decorate cookies to donate to Family Advocates. We will also bring hats, gloves and mittens to donate too. We will have a gift exchange as well with gifts from home. Members can bake cookies with Alicia on Saturday, December 9. Thousand Hills 4-H Club by Tabitha Vosberg Our October meeting actually took place out of State in Galena, Illinois. We had a pot luck prior to the meeting that was so good! Yum! We discussed our first fundraiser and how James Puetz was our top sales person by far. Thank you James. We also talked about plans for a major fundraiser next year which will require real teamwork to pull off. Next we discussed Christmas caroling at the area nursing home(s). Finally, we elected new officers for our club; Gwen Vosberg was elected to a second term as President, Tim Steele was elected Vice President, Tabitha Vosberg was elected Treasurer, Grace Gerhard was elected Secretary, James Puetz was elected Reporter and last but not least Serena Vosberg was elected Sergeant of Arms. Our next meeting will be November 18th at 2:00 in Vosberg's shop. Town and Country Kids 4-H by Cal Reuter (November) The November dance went well. Our next dance will be in February. There were no changes in the Town and Country Constitution and we voted to keep it the same. The club calendar is completed and sent to the printers. We voted to have a float in the Cuba City GLOW Parade and a craft stand. This will be on December 9th, the parade will be at 6:00 p.m. with the craft stand to follow. If you would like to be in the parade meet at 5:30 in Cuba City. We also could use help at the craft stand after the parade. We voted to adopt two families this year for Christmas. If interested in shopping for the families meet at the Platteville Wal-Mart December 5th at 5:30. Our next meeting is on Sunday, December 10th. We will meet at the Cuba City Elementary School at 3:00. Please bring a dozen cookies or candies to make up plates to hand out during our Christmas Caroling. We will be going caroling at 3:30. We will come back to the school and start the meeting at 5:00. At the meeting we are going to wrap the adopt-a-family gifts. If you are interested in doing a gift exchange with the other 4-H members, please bring a $5.00 gift, that can be for a boy or a girl. Town and Country Kids 4-H By Cal Reuter (December) Before our meeting we went Christmas caroling and handed out plates of cookies. The people were happy to see us and it was fun. We wrapped presents for our adopt-a-family project. We also had fun with our gift exchange. We will have a booth at the 4-H Family Project Day on Feb. 10,2018. If you would like to be on the committee to help get the project together, give Tammy a call. We had a float in the GLOW Parade and afterwards had a ornament activity. The parade went well. On January 20th, we are going to go to the Eagle Watch in Dubuque. Bring ideas to the next meeting for our winter club trip. Brittany Miller did a demonstration on braiding hair. Good job Brittany! Elizabeth will have a demonstration at our next meeting. We will be having a dance on January 13, at Cuba City Elementary School. If interested in chaperoning, come to the dance by 6:30 p.m. Our next meeting will January 14, at noon at Cuba City Elementary School. We will then go to Matter Creative Center, 210 Jones St., in Dubuque, Iowa. We will be painting a ceramic project and then be doing labs afterwards. 8

9 Projects and Activities Craft Project Workshop: 9:00 a.m. - Noon, January 6 The workshop will be held in the North Room, Youth & Ag Center. Members will be making a snowman light bulb ornament, cinnamon ornaments, recycled project and locker craft. The Embroidery Guild will be at part of this workshop. There will be a small fee for the session. Call the UW-Extension Office to pre-register. Child Development Workshop: Noon - 1:00 p.m., January 6 The workshop will be held in the North Room, Youth & Ag Center. Members will learn make a flannel board, puppet with plaque and cookie sheet magnet activity. There will be a small fee for the workshop. Home Environment Workshop: 1:00 p.m., January 6 The workshop will be held in the North Room, Youth & Ag Center. Members will be creating a wood wall plaque painted or stenciled and a mystery project. There will be a small fee for this session to cover the cost of supplies. Photography Meeting: 9:00-11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 20 South Room and Auditorium of the Youth and Ag Center, Join us for a photography meeting Saturday, January 20, 9-11 a.m. at the Youth and Ag Center,. We'll go over basic photography skills, learn about our cameras, and have some other learning opportunities available. We're hoping to have the State Fair Photography collection to discuss the techniques we see being used by other 4-H photographers. Bring your cameras and questions! Contact Eileen Dushek-Manthe at for information. Sewing Workshop: 9:00 am - Noon in the Youth & Ag Center, Saturday, January 20 We will be making a microwave baked potato bag. There will also be sewing workshops held throughout the day. Some of these workshops will include sewing on a button, sewing with knits, explaining sewing notion tools use, etc. There is no project fee. Members need to pre-register by January 15th by calling the UW-Extension Office. If you have any question please contact Judy Breitspecker at (608) or Marilyn Dressler at (608) Horse & Pony Meeting: 4:00 p.m., January 21 The meeting will be held in the North Room at the Youth & Ag Center,. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Vesbach. Shooting Sports Practice: 4-H members enrolled in Shooting Sports are invited to practice Air Rifle and Archery. Practices will be at the Tri County Archery, 9145 Co. Line Rd, Platteville. If you have your own equipment bring it along, if not we will provide it for you. All shooting sports members must attend two practices to participate in competition shoots for the fairs. Scheduled practices: January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8 and May 6 at Tri County Archery at 1:00 p.m., future dates will be announced at a later date. For more information contact Dave Vosberg at or Rhonda Hughey at

10 2 nd Annual Grant County 4-H Horse & Pony Project Tack and Craft SALE Sunday, February 4 th, 2018 Time: 8am 1pm WI, High School Gym 806 East Elm Street General Admission: $1 per person Venders Wanted: $25 for an 12 x12 booth space $5 per table needed Donations of tack & horse related items will be accepted, with proceeds going to the Grant County 4-H Horse and Pony Project Consignment items will also be accepted. 15% of sale items will go to the Horse and Pony Project. Please visit our 4-H Booth for used horse items! **Consignment items can be dropped off Saturday, Feb 3 rd, 3:00 pm 5:00 pm, and 7 am 12pm Sunday. All items need to be picked up by 5:00 pm Sunday Feb 4 th. All items not claimed will become property of the Grant County Horse and Pony Project. Questions or to reserve your vendor space or inquire about donations/consignment items please contact: Melissa Puetz: Jim Vesperman: Don t forget to save room for breakfast! The High School Rodeo will have a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 7:30 am 12 pm. Have some breakfast and shop for your favorite horsey & craft items!

11 Announcements 4-H CAMP COUNSELORS/ADULT ADVISORS NEEDED Camp dates for 2018 are June With temperatures around 0 and a blanket of white snow covering the ground, you are probably wishing for some warm, sunny summer days. When I think of summer I think of 4-H Camp! And it is never too early to start planning for this year s camp! A fantastic way to participate in 4-H camp is to be a Youth Counselor or an Adult Counselor. Youth Counselors need to be in the 9th grade or above and a current Grant County 4-H member. Adult Counselors need to be 18 years of age or older and either certified as a 4-H leader or a 4-H member. Adult Counselors work closely with Youth Counselors to guide their leadership. Also needed are Adult Advisors to ensure a strong camp experience by providing guidance and oversight to camp. Adult Advisors must be at least 21 years of age and certified as a 4-H leader. Upham Woods requires a ratio of the adults to youth to be 1:10... so we need your time and commitment to make this an educational, challenging and fun camp. You may call the Extension Office at with any questions or for an application. Application deadline is February 15. Application forms are available at the UW-Extension Office or on our website at grant.uwex.edu/4hyouth/forms.html in the beginning of January. After all applications are submitted, Charisse will work with counselors and advisors to schedule in person group trainings. Each counselor will be required to attend so many hours of training before going to 4-H Camp. These trainings will be scheduled in the spring and be completed by the beginning of May. 11

12 Announcements Meat Judging Practices: Dennis Patterson will be coaching the Grant County 4-H Meat Judging team again this year. If you are interested in becoming a part of the team call Dennis at Livestock Quiz Bowl and Skillathon Teams: Dennis Patterson and Alicia Adams will be working with the Livestock Quiz Bowl and Skillathon teams to prepare for State competition. If any 4-H member is interested in being on this team, please contact Dennis at Packing Club Literature: Club leaders, it is important that each member receives their record book information and resources on their projects to aid them in accomplishing their goals for the next year. We can print out your club enrollment with literature requests or you can go into your club file and retrieve the information yourself. Please call the UW-Extension Office to schedule a time to come pick up your club s materials after January 15. Grant County 4-H Shirts: The Grant County 4-H Jr. Leaders T-shirts are in. If you ordered shirts, they can be picked up at the UW-Extension Office. State Fair Dairy Promotion Board Scholarships Available: The Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board is offering $1,000 scholarships to students that will be third or fourth year college students during the academic year. Additional $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors that will be first-year college students during the academic year. Students studying in a two-year program are also encouraged to apply. Any Wisconsin resident who will enroll or is currently enrolled as a full-time student in a two or four-year Wisconsin school or short course program and is pursuing a dairy-related or food science degree is eligible for scholarship consideration. PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. For more information and application, go to Youth Pig Project Scholarships: 4-H and FFA youth ages 9-19 are eligible to apply for a $50 scholarship used to offset costs associated with their 2018 pig project. At least ten $50 scholarships will be awarded. Download the application form at Deadline to apply is February 1. 4-H Family Project Day: 9:30 a.m. - Noon, February 10 Family Project Day is a wonderful opportunity for kids to make a wide variety of projects. For members who would like to attend project day, the registration form and projects will be listed at grant.uwex.edu once club projects are finalized this month. Projects will be first come-first serve so keep an eye on the website. Contact the UW-Extension Office with any questions. 12

13 Announcements Wisconsin State Fair Info: Youth interested in showing market beef, sheep, swine, OR breeding stock commercial heifers/crossbred gilts/wether type ewes at the 2018 Wisconsin State Fair Junior Show will need to have their animal projects DNA and RFID identified by the State Fair eligibility deadlines. This identification system allows animals which are DNA and RFID identified through the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC) County and State Fair program to meet State Fair Identification requirements if the process is completed (all forms returned and samples on file) by the Wisconsin State Fair identification deadline postmarks listed. competitions/ Questions related to the DNA/RFID identification process contact: WLIC Questions related to Wisconsin State Fair or entry procedures contact: or State Communication Arts Team s Applications and Information Available! Attention all youth grades 9-13 Do you love the ARTS? Are you interested in further developing your artistic talents and your leadership skills? If you said yes to the above questions then consider applying to participate in one of our WI 4-H State Arts Teams in 2018! The Wisconsin 4-H Art Team, 4-H Communications Team, and 4-H Drama Company can all be applied for on-line at: Application deadline is January 31, Our WI 4-H State Art Teams create a supportive and positive environment for youth leaders to gain confidence, develop valuable life skills and cultivate friendships and relationships with positive adults to last a lifetime! Consider applying today. Adult Advisors are also needed to support the positive development of our youth leaders. If you are a Volunteer Leader interested in the arts, consider applying today in 4HOnline under Events. Team Descriptions, Adult Advisor Information, Photos, Video and Timelines can all be found on our website at Contact Amber Rehberg, WI 4-H Educational Programs Specialist, at or amber.rehberg@ces.uwex.edu with any questions or for more information. 13

14 January H ECHO University of Wisconsin-Extension Grant County Extension 916 East Elm Street, Suite A, WI Change Service Requested Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 89, WI An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. January Highlights 1 Happy New Year - UW-Extension Office Closed 15 DEADLINE submitting ECHO Information 15 Jr. Leaders Meeting 16 Executive Board Meeting 30 New Leader Certification (VIP Training) 14