Wood County 4-H Youth Connections

Wood County 4-H Youth Connections June July 2016 Learn Life Skills and Support Wood County 4-H at the Same Time. The 2017 edition of the Wood County Plat book is in the works. Each family will have an opportunity to support local 4-H programs and help youth develop valuable life skills. The sale of advertisements to 4-H Supporters helps to ensure that the book is a lucrative fundraiser. You can help by approaching local businesses and asking them to purchase an ad during the sales period of June 1-July 15. This timing allows youth and adults to go to businesses during regular hours, giving them an opportunity to tell their 4-H story to potential advertisers or practice their sales pitch. Don t forget each ad sold also means that the club gets money back to use for their educational programs as well. Your club leaders will have information to share with your during your June meetings. This includes past advertisers, an ad rate sheet, and the advertiser agreement forms. If you need any assistance, please contact the UW-Extension Office. We can provide additional forms and support materials and will answer any questions you might have. If you are a business owner and you want to make sure that you get contacted about advertising you can contact the UW-Extension office to make sure you are included in the book. Thanks for your help in supporting the Wood County 4-H Program. Upcoming Events 6/1/16 Fair Entry Begins 6/8/16 Wood County Dairy Brat Fry Winch Oil Vesper 6/9/16 Wood County Dairy Brat Fry Cenex Pittsville 6/17/16 State 4-H Arts Camp Counselor & Resource Leader Applications Due 6/20-6/24 Wisconsin 4-H Youth Conference 6/24-6/26 State 4-H Hunter & Dressage Show 6/24/16 State 4-H Plant Science Day Registration Due 6/26/16 Lindsey 4-H Breakfast Buffet 6/26/16 Wood County Dairy Brat Fry Mid-State Truck Marshfield 6/29/16 Clothing Revue 6/30/16 Area Animal Science Day 7/6/16 Foods & Cake Revue 1:00-3:00 at MARS 7/7/16 State 4-H Plant Science Day 7/11-7/14 Leadership Washington Focus 7/15/16 Fair Entry Registration Due 7/18-7/21 Camp Upham Woods Base Camp & Adventure Camp 7/29/16 Advanced Space Academy Applications Due 7/29-7/30 State Dog Obedience & Showmanship Show

Upcoming Opportuni- Advanced Space Academy Depart Saturday, January 21 st return Saturday, January 28 th, 2017. WHAT:A fun-filled educational week at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. Participants will complete an in depth science experience. They will be part of a 6 hour simulated Space Shuttle/Space Station mission, experience-training simulators, train as a pilot simulator or in a Micro-Gravity environment. They will tour the U.S. Space & Rocket Center and learn about becoming an astronaut. WHO: Enrolled 4-H members in good standing in their counties who are in 10 th -12 th grades may apply. This trip has a limited enrollment with a maximum of 32 students selected from the state. Up to two male and two female Adult Advisors will accompany the group of 32 youth on the trip. Applications are due September 1 st,2016. WHEN: Youth and Adults will Travel to Huntsville, Alabama on Saturday, January 21 st 2017. They will travel home on Saturday, January 28 th. A mandatory teleconference orientation is scheduled for 7:00-8:15 pm., Thursday, November, 3 rd, 2016 to discuss and transmit travel details. Details will also be provided in a confirmation letter sent out by September 30 th. WHERE: U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Local travel points will be identified for members when enrollment is closed. The goal being to locate areas as near as possible to the students. Return sites will be the same. COST: We will be taking a Euro-Coach Bus. Tentative registration fees are approximately $1,300 depending on other transportation costs. Final fees will be confirmed and announced by September 30 th. Only written cancellations will be accepted. No cancellations can be accepted and no refunds will be issued after November 1. Medical emergencies will be considered for partial refund on a case by case basis. Same-gender substitutions may be made until December 15. In the case of substitutions, applicant will be responsible for reassignment fees unless other arrangements are made. A payment plan has been set up. $500 is due upon acceptance by October 10 th. A second payment of $400 will be due November 10 th. The third payment will be due December 10 th for the balance of travel costs estimated to be $400. If you are interested in applying for Advanced Space Academy, please contact the Wood County 4-H Office for a copy of the application, application deadline is July 29th.

4-H ARTS CAMP The statewide 4-H Arts Camp for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders is scheduled for October 1-2, 2016 at Camp Upham Woods, Wisconsin Dells. Youth will get together to explore and participate in the exciting world of the arts including: communication, music, photography, theater arts, culinary arts and art in nature! Campers will learn plenty of creative ideas to bring home for their 4-H group or club. Camp is $75.00 for campers ($55.00 for adult chaperones), which includes a camp T-shirt. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATION: 1) Complete this application and other required forms* (*the other required forms are: Health Form, Waiver Form, Expectation Form and Photo Release Form.) All of these forms are required for all youth and adult chaperone applicants and should be submitted along with your application. All of the required forms can be obtained from the State 4-H Website athttp://fyi.uwex.edu/wi4harts/arts-camp/ or from your county Extension Office. 2) Camper fee: $75.00. Adult fee: $55.00. Make check payable to UW-Extension. Do NOT send cash. 3) Submit application to the 4-H Youth Development Staff member in your county for his/her signature before mailing to the State 4-H Office. 5) Deadline: Application, including other required forms* & payment, must be received at the State 4-H Office in Madison by August 22. (*the other required forms are: Health Form, Waiver Form, Expectation Form and Photo Release Form.) 4) Mail application, other required forms, and payment to: Lynn Pfeiffer, 4-H Arts Camp, 436 Lowell Hall, 610 Langdon St., Madison WI 53703 PLEASE NOTE: For this camp we are only accepting paper applications and forms because of a conflict between camp date deadlines and 4-H Online enrollment. Acceptance letters will be mailed to campers mid September. Join us for this exciting time with the arts!

State 4-H Plant Science Day! Plan now to participate in the State 4-H Plant Science Day event to be held Thursday July 7 th at the Waushara County Fairgrounds in Wautoma. Youth in grades 3-13 can test their knowledge about plants while learning how to judge and identify a wide variety of plant specimens. Youth can also compete in photography, speaking, poster and floral arranging contests. For study guide information and to prepare for the contest see the National Junior Horticultural Association website athttp:// www.njha.org/ For additional information contact Chuck Prissel at 715-485-8600 or charles.prissel@ces.uwex.edu. workshop in the afternoon concluding with contest results. The contest for participants will be held in the morning, an educational The event begins with registration at 9:30 a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m. Registration is $10.00, which includes all materials, handouts, and lunch. Walk-ins are welcome but pre-registration is preferred for lunch and material count. Send no money now, but fill out the registration form below and mail to: State 4-H Plant Science Day, Polk County UW-Extension Office, 100 Polk Plaza, Suite 190, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 If you would like to register, please contact the Wood County 4-H Office for an application Registration Deadline is June 24, 2016 If participants require special assistance or have special needs, please call 715-485-8600. Thanks to Waushara County 4-H Leaders and Waushara County Parks Department for hosting the Day and our wonderful State 4-H Plant Science Committee for all their help and support! 2017 Platbook Cover Contest 2017 Platbooks will be coming out later this year, but we can t complete the book without a cover! Please submit your photos in a digital file through email. You can email images to ahenke@co.wood.wi.us please include your name, age, club and a brief description of your picture! Deadline to submit pictures is July 15th, 2016.

2016 Central Wisconsin Fair Jr Fair Allison Henke, CWSF JR. Fair Entry Coordinator Its that time of the year!!! Fair Time!! This year we will be using an online fair entry system called FairEntry! Below are instructions to help walk through the process. I posted a FairEntry Help Guide on the Wood County Extension website http://wood.uwex.edu Hopefully this is helpful to you! I strongly encourage everyone to read through the help guide before you start to help familiarize you to the screens & language. If you need help, please call me at 715-421-8439, I am here to help you successfully complete your fair entries! If you do not have access to the internet, please call the office to set up an appointment to come in and complete your fair entries. You will still need your fair book, as not all of the descriptions & rules are listed. Books will be available through your club leaders, the Extension Office & the CWSF Office. Instructions for Registering Your Fair Projects Go to https://cwsjrfair.fairentry.com/fair/signin/726 Sign in using your 4HOnline information (email address & password) On the Welcome page click begin registration Click on individual Select your member & continue (DO NOT CREATE AN EXHIBITOR FROM SCRATCH) You will come to a question page, please answer any questions that apply to you, then click continue Review your exhibitor information and then click continue to entries Click on add an entry Select your department for your entry Select your class in the department Select your lot in the class & click continue Select your 4-H Club (If you are showing both FFA & 4-H, select the club that you will exhibit that project) Review Entry & continue Click add another entry to continue adding projects Click register another exhibitor to change to another family member After submitting all your entries, you will come to a payment page, you will submit your payment to your club leader, not to the 4-H Office Follow through the final steps & click submit Your registration invoice will be sent to the 4-H Office for approval. You will not be able to go in and make any changes until the entries have been approved.

Save the Date!!! Wood County Dairy Brat Fry! Hey Wood County Dairy Kids, It's time to start thinking about the State Fair. Jerry Lang and I have scheduled several Brat Fry-Bake Sales to raise money for your State Fair adventure. June 8th - Winch Oil- Vesper June 9th - Cenex Station - Pittsville June 16th- Mid-state-Truck - Marshfield Hours will be 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, please schedule a time to help out, because the money goes for your expenses. We also ask that all families donate baked goods to sell, please make items that will stand up the heat of the day without melting. We may schedule 1 more brat fry if needed. Just a little reminder- State Fair entries are Due June 1 this year, you can show 2 managerial animals. If you have any questions please feel free to call Jerry Lang @ 715-305-1823, or Susan Miller @ 715-451-1888. Also if you have friends that have not gone to the State Fair before and would like to go, please have them contact one of us. Thanks and hope to see you at the fair! Susan Miller Lindsey 4-H Breakfast Buffet When: June 26th, 2016 from 8:00am 12:00pm Where: The American Legion Hall Post 54 2100 South Maple Ave Marshfield WI 54449 Cost: Adults $7.00 Ages 5-12 $3.50 Children 4 & under are free Menu: Waffles, pancakes, scrambled eggs, ham, sausage, gravy/sausage, applesauce, toast, hash browns, milk, coffee. Raffle will be drawn at 11:30. For more information, please contact Diane Gilbertson at 715-676-3996

Wood County 4-H STEM Day Are you curious to learn more about STEM?? STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math! We are excited to announce that coming this summer, we will have two STEM Days!! Explorer STEM Day will be held on June 16th from noon until 3:00 at the Wood County Courthouse Auditorium. This day is open to Explorers only (3rd graders)! There is a $5.00 registration fee to cover the cost of materials. There is a limit of 15 members, so please try to register as soon as possible through 4honline.com. Registration deadline is June 8th. The second STEM Day will be held on June 25th from noon until 5:00 at the Wood County Courthouse Auditorium. This day is open to members in grades 5-7, with a limit of 20 youth. There is a $7.00 fee to cover the cost of materials. Registration is due by June 13th through 4honline.com Light snacks will be provided for both days, but please be sure to eat a lunch before coming! Foods Revue July 6th 1:00-3:00 at the Marshfield Ag Research Station. If you are enrolled in the Foods and Nutrition project area, don t forget to participate in one of the summer s fun events. You will prepare one of your favorite foods, make a menu to go with it, and prepare a suitable table setting. Display them during judging and be prepared to talk about the nutritional value and preparation of your food. OBJECTIVES for the Foods and Cake Revue: 1. To provide experience in planning, preparing, evaluating and serving food as part of a meal or snack. 2. To develop confidence in self-expression both verbally and visually. 3. To publicly demonstrate what they have learned. HOW TO PREPARE: 1. Select a tested, favorite recipe from a cookbook, or other dependable source 2. Practice preparation of this food until it can be done easily and a good product is achieved. 3. You should be knowledgeable about the preparation of the food, the ingredients used, the nutrients contained in the food, and meal preparation time and sequence. Class Descriptions Cloverbuds-Bring a nutritional snack 3-5 th grade-healthy wrap 6 th -8 th grade-healthy pasta dish 9 th grade and up-lactose or gluten free item made by exhibitor Please register through 4honline.com 2016 Clothing Revue New for 2016. The Wood County 4-H Clothing Revue will be held on June 29th at approximately 3:00 p.m. at the Helen Connor Laird Fine Arts Auditorium, Marshfield. A grant was written to the Helen Connor Lair Foundation to allow us to use the auditorium facility to more formally show off the youth s outfits. The hope is also to look for a guest speaker or some type of educational opportunity to enhance the learning of the youth that participate. Registration is now available through 4honline.com

Calendar Of Events Upcoming Events 6/1/16 Fair Entry Begins 6/8/16 Wood County Dairy Brat Fry Winch Oil Vesper 6/9/16 Wood County Dairy Brat Fry Cenex Pittsville 6/17/16 State 4-H Arts Camp Counselor & Resource Leader Applications Due 6/20-6/24 Wisconsin 4-H Youth Conference 6/24-6/26 State 4-H Hunter & Dressage Show 6/24/16 State 4-H Plant Science Day Registration Due 6/26/16 Lindsey 4-H Breakfast Buffet 6/26/16 Wood County Dairy Brat Fry Mid-State Truck Marshfield 6/29/16 Clothing Revue 6/30/16 Area Animal Science Day 7/6/16 Foods & Cake Revue 1:00-3:00 at MARS 7/7/16 State 4-H Plant Science Day 7/11-7/14 Leadership Washington Focus 7/15/16 Fair Entry Registration Due 7/18-7/21 Camp Upham Woods Base Camp & Adventure Camp 7/29/16 Advanced Space Academy Applications Due 7/29-7/30 State Dog Obedience & Showmanship Show 8/22/16 4-H Arts Camp Registration Due For a complete list of upcoming 4-H events, please visit our calendar at http://wood.uwex.edu/4-h-youth-development/ Does your club have upcoming events that you would like to share with the county? Please email your events to ahenke@co.wood.wi.us by the 10th of each month to have it published in the Youth Connections.

4-H Youth Connections Newsletter Wood County UW-Extension 400 Market Street, Courthouse PO Box 8095 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8095 Non-Profit Org U.S. Postage Paid Wisc Rapids WI Permit No. 31 Address Service Requested UW-EXTENSION 4-H YOUTH CONNECTIONS How to contact us: http://wood.uwex.edu 4-H Telephone 715-421-8439 Extension Telephone: 715-421-8440 Fax: 715-421-8476 Toll free: Marshfield: 715-387-3791 ext. 8439 Pittsville: 715-884-6479ext 8439 Auburndale: 715-652-2107ext 8439 Chris Viau, 4-H Youth Development Educator, chris.viau@ces.uwex.edu Kyli Brown, 4-H Program Advisor, kyli.brown@ces.uwex.edu Allison Henke, 4-H Support Staff, Allison.henke@ces.uwex.edu Wood County 4-H Leaders Association Executive Board for 2014 Laura Strigel, President (Wood County Leader) Cheri Dimick, President-Elect (North County Line) Christine Jensen, Secretary (Shady Lane) Missy Kloos, Treasurer (Kountry Kids) Jodie Budtke, Member at Large (Webster) Laura Huber, Regional Fall Forum Rep. (Richfield) Briana Walker, P.A.L.S. Representative (Webster) Youth Connections is published in five issues per year by Wood County UW-Extension. The purpose is to provide 4-H volunteers, members and parents with county, state and national 4-H program information. Editor: Kyli Brown, Address all correspondence to: Wood County UW-Extension, P.O. Box 8095, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8095, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8095. Youth Connection article deadline is the 10 th of the month prior to printing. University of Wisconsin, United States Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin Counties Cooperating. University of Wisconsin- Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and ADA. Please make requests for reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to educational programs as early as possible preceding the scheduled program, service or activity.