Pine County 4-H Update

Please note these upcoming changes to the regular schedule:

• No Pine County 4-H Update will be sent July 30. Newsletters will resume August 13.
• The Extension Office will close at 2:30 on Monday, July 27.
• The Extension Office will be closed during the Pine County Fair, July 28-August 2. Extension staff are available by phone or at the fairgrounds.

We need your help to make the exhibit hall run smoothly! Please sign up for a shift as a judge's assistant during general project judging, or a shift to oversee the exhibit hall during the county fair. Youth judge assistants can be judged first and will receive a food stand coupon.

View the sign up at z.umn.edu/PineExhibitHall. If you have questions about either of these jobs, reach out to Sarah at 320-591-0692 or sodendah@umn.edu

Help make livestock shows happen! We need volunteers for everything from helping people line up to passing out ribbons. View the open jobs at z.umn.edu/PineLivestockShows.

Anyone can volunteer to help with livestock shows. Livestock exhibitors are strongly encouraged to support each other by volunteering with another species' show.

Questions? Contact Sarah Odendahl, Pine County 4-H Extension Educator, at sodendah@umn.edu or 320-591-1654

It's time to sign up for the 2026 county fair food stand! You can access the sign-up form at z.umn.edu/PineFoodStand.

All families are asked to work a food stand shift to help raise funds for 4-H scholarships and activities. We have particular need for the Thursday shift from 1-5pm and for adults on the Friday & Saturday 4:30-8:30pm shifts. Shifts that are not safely staffed will have to be closed down.

When signing up for a shift, please pay attention to which jobs require an adult, youth 16+, or are open to anyone. Cloverbuds are encouraged to sign up and must be accompanied by an adult on their shift. If you have questions or need help with sign up, please contact Sarah at 320-591-1654 or sodendah@umn.edu.

We are looking for youth and adults who would like to join two committees for the fall!

• Recognition Night - want to help plan our recognition night event? We are looking for input and planning support from a committee that will meet in August and early September.
• Scholarship Committee - you can help review Higher Education Scholarship applications in mid- to late- September.

If you are interested in either of these committees, please contact Sarah at 320-591-1654 or sodendah@umn.edu.

Don't forget! The Pine County 4-H Federation offers a generous scholarship for youth to attend 4-H events. Youth who qualify can have 100% of registration fees paid for events like YELLO, camp, State Fair, and more. To learn more, reach out to Sarah at 320-591-1654 or sodendah@umn.edu.

Want to keep up to date with Pine County 4-H? There are a few ways to stay up to date.

1. Visit our county web events calendar anytime to see what is coming up.
2. If you use Google Calendar, subscribe to our Pine County Google calendar to see all our 4-H events in the same place as your other activities.
3. You can also view our Pine County Google calendar without subscribing.

Email: sodendah@umn.edu
Website: extension.umn.edu/local/pine
Location: 635 Northridge Drive Northwest, Pine City, MN, USA
Phone: 320-591-1654