You're invited!
Join the Carlton County Ambassadors & Nemadji 4-H Club on May 4 at 3:00 p.m. for:
A tour of the brand new Justice Center
Roadside cleanup
Free pizza (because you earned it!)
Meet us at the Carlton County Justice Center—let’s make a difference together!
Registration Closes for Youth Exploring Leadership and Learning Opportunities (YELLO) May 10th
2025 YELLO registration opens April 1st. Register by May 9th for four days of learning and leadership. This year the State Ambassadors are excited to host youth in grades 7+ at the University of Minnesota-Morris June 10-13. YELLO is a great opportunity for leadership, team building, and meeting youth from across the state! Learn more and register.
Have you completed the animal ID process yet? The deadline is fast approaching!
Livestock projects must be ID’d in 4-H Online by May 15. For more information visit z.umn.edu/mn4hanimalID. Youth must have their animals IDs in by May 15th if they would like to compete at State Fair or NorthEast Livestock.
Summer is right around the corner, which mean dog training will be starting. Please take the time to fill out the the 2025 Dog Training Survey! This will give our dog trainers an idea of how many youth are interested in dog training! And as a reminder all dogs who participate in dog training must have the following vaccination up-to-date: Rabies and DHLPP.
Mille Lacs County 4-H Meat Goat Clinic will be held on Saturday, May 24 from 1-3 p.m. at the Mille Lacs County Fairgrounds (1400 N 3rd St, Princeton, MN 55371) The clinic will be free. Grades 3 and up are eligible to attend, parents are welcomed to stay. Members of the Junior MN Meat Goat association will be hosting along with Sue Schroeder (MN Boer Goat Association Representative). The clinic will focus on showmanship, collar typed, new changes in the 4-H goat, clipping & fitting, and showing differences in Market versus Breeding goat. Goats will be on site for demonstration. Limited to 50 youth.
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4-H Mini Golf Challenge: Register for this year’s Engineering Design Challenge
The 4-H Engineering Design Challenge is a friendly challenge program for teams of youth in grades 3-8 and 7-12.
This year, youth will use principles of engineering in the Putt it Together - 4-H Mini Golf Challenge. The teams will create a Rube Goldberg™ type machine that completes a 2-step task designed to hit a golf ball and sink a hole in one.
Participants will also have the option to showcase their designs in-person at the 4-H Building at the Minnesota State Fair during their county’s General Encampment.
All teams participating in the EDC must complete the “Intent to form an EDC Team” form found at: https://z.umn.edu/IntentToFormTeam. More information on this year’s challenge can be found in the EDC Handbook z.umn.edu/4hedc.
4-H Livestock Quality Assurance Training June 14th
Livestock Quality Assurance training helps youth provide excellent care for their food animals and ensure a high level of food safety to consumers. We designed it to enhance the educational experience of 4-H animal science projects.
Do you hope to exhibit with 4-H at the Minnesota State Fair or Northeast Livestock Show? All 4-H livestock exhibitors 6th grade and older must complete livestock quality assurance training.
Carlton County will be holding their in-person June 14th 9:00-12:00.
Graduating Seniors!
Carlton County 4-H would like to take the time to recognize our Seniors. Please send a Senior photo and the answer to the following questions!
- What 4-H club were you involved in?
- Favorite project or 4-H memory.
- After school plans.
The Carlton County 4-H Federation also awards two scholarships each year. Scholarship applications are due May 30th.
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Contact
4-H Youth Development: Katie Siltanen, silta006@umn.edu
Email: mnext-Carlton@umn.edu
Website: extension.umn.edu
Location: 317 Chestnut Avenue, Carlton, MN, USA
Phone: 218-384-3511
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarltonCounty4H