Nobles 4-H Newsletter

Plant Power Science Day Camp - June 8th

Where: Nobles County Fairgrounds

When: 9am to Noon

Who: Grades 3-5

Cost: $10

Registration: NoblesPlantPowerDayCamp.4honline.com

Art Day Camp - June 29

Where- Minnesota West -Worthington

When: 9am to Noon

Who: Grades K-5

Cost: Free

Registration: NoblesArtDayCamp.4honline.com

Science Experiments and More Day Camp - July 14th

Where: Brewster City Park

When: 9am to Noon

Who: Grades K-5

Cost: Free

Registration: - NoblesScienceExperimentsandMoreDayCamp.4honline.com

Cross Stitch Series - June 17, June 24, and July 8

Where: Nobles County Extension Office

When: 1pm to 2pm

Who: Grades 6 - 13

Cost: $10

Registration: NoblesCrossStitchProjectSeries.4honline.com

Food Preservation - July 7th

Where: Community Ed kitchens

When: 1pm to 3pm

Who: Grades 6 - 13

Cost: $10

Registration: NoblesFoodPreservationProjectDay.4honline.com

We are excited to have you and your family join the SWIM 4-H Team! SWIM (Seeing Wellness In Motion) is a wonderful way to engage in learning life skills as well as meeting new people and having time to participate in a summer fitness program. Open to everyone Kindergarten and up. Practice start Monday June 8th will be held at the Worthington Area YMCA from 1-2pm on Mondays throughout the Summer. First SWIM meeting will be held June 20th in Slayton.

Sign up at SWMN4HSWIM2026.4honline.com

JBS would like to invite local 4-H to a tour for our 18+ year old 4-H members to learn about the facility and about the career opportunities within the facility. Did you know they have physical therapists onsite?!

The tour will be June 10th at 9am-11:30am with lunch included. Youth will need to be 18 years old or older to be able to enter the facility. If you are interested, please register here this form will be used to ensure there is the correct size of PPE for you!

For those that register, there will be an informational email shared prior to the event.

Calling all youth Grade 6-13 join us to plan the 2026 Fair, meet and greet Renae (new educator) and design an Ambassador shirt for the summer! Summer drinks and snacks will be provided! RSVP here and share your thoughts!

Where: Nobles County Government Center

When: June 8th at 5pm

Animals are ID’d, projects are being worked on, and the County Fair will be here before we know it! FairEntry Registration is open May 25th until June 30th. You need to log in, and register for the projects and/or classes you plan on exhibiting at the fair. If you are exhibiting livestock, make sure to sign up for interviews and showmanship! Here is a Quick Guide to help you through the process. If you have any questions, reach out to the office.

Check out our 2026 premium book. It is now available here, on our website, and will be posted to Facebook soon. Be sure to read Page 5 as it highlights all of the major changes for this year's fair. If you would like a printed copy mailed to you, please contact the office at 507-295-5315.

It is a very exciting time of the year for the seniors and their families in our program! We would love to highlight this accomplishment and share a Senior Spotlight on social media. Please fill out this Senior Spotlight Google Form and email a picture to Renae (johnsorj@umn.edu).

Did you attend LQA&E Training in April and forgot your water bottle? Pick it up at the office if it is yours!

To learn more about this program, visit https://newvision.coop/4-h/. The deadline to sign up is June 12th, 2026.

Take on the challenge and form a 4-H/FFA crop scouting team! Teams can be made up of youth in grades 6+ from one or multiple counties. Contact your local Extension office if you want help finding a team. If you don't have a team but still want to participate, we have coaches ready to help youth without any other participants in their county. 4-H/FFA crop scouting registration opens on May 1, and the state event will take place on Tuesday, July 28 at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus. Learn more and register.

Minnesota 4-H Photography is excited to offer a statewide photography challenge to youth in grades K-13. In the "Buds & Blooms" 4-H photo challenge, youth are encouraged to explore ways to capture striking textures, vibrant colors, dramatic lighting, and unique perspectives that transform ordinary plants into captivating, eye‑catching images. Youth should select one photo and write 1-2 sentences stating why it’s special to them. Submit one (1) image (with no or minimal editing) and your statement explaining why the chosen photo is important in one email to fourhphoto@umn.edu by 11:59 p.m. on June 8. Find more information and rules: https://extension.umn.edu/event/buds-and-blooms-4-h-photography-challenge

For livestock judging enthusiasts in grades 6 - 12, camp will be held June 15-17, 2026, on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Presented by the University of Minnesota Livestock Judging Team and Coach Kyle Rozeboom, this in-depth judging clinic will teach you the fundamentals of livestock judging and evaluation, provide instruction with oral reasons and help you become more confident in livestock judging. Learn more and register.

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