Becker County 4-H Clover Connection

Reminder! All projects you plan to take to the County Fair must be entered in FairEntry no later than midnight on Thursday, June 15, 2023. The fair season is fast approaching! Registration for the County Fair will again take place online through the FairEntry system. FairEntry was activated at 8:00am on Tuesday, May 17th. Any exhibit not entered by that deadline will not be eligible for Champion or Reserve Champion awards, State Fair trips, or the Market Livestock Auction.

June 12th & 13th – 9am-3pm @ Trinity Lutheran Church in DL

• Red Pine Quilt Shop is open for a special shopping opportunity for the 4-Her’s to purchase their patterns, fabric, batting and backing.
• Staff will be on hand to assist with color selection etc.
• Youth will receive a 20% discount on their purchases.
• Members of the Quilt Guild will be there to provide professional long arm quilting services.

Register Here- https://z.umn.edu/quiltclinic

Any questions email: Bonnie Mohs at mohs@arvig.net

In 2023 Becker County 4-H members will have a new and unique opportunity. The 4-H Fair Ambassadors will be a group of dedicated youth in grades 6-12 that are interested in leadership, communication skills, public speaking, and of course the Becker County Fair. We will start team building, ice breakers, learning some awesome "soft skills" and then put them to the test as we assist with the Becker County Fair. Our next meeting will be June 22nd at 7:00pm! RSVP to Elliott at lawre735@umn.edu if you're interested.

Livestock Quality Assurance & Ethics Training (LQAE) will be held in county this year. We are having the training on June 6th from 5:00pm-8:00pm at the Extension Office.

• All youth participating as a State Fair 4-H Livestock Exhibitor (Grades 6+) in beef, dairy, sheep, swine, poultry, rabbits, meat and dairy goat, and llama – alpaca must have completed LQA&E Training prior to the county fair.
• Minnesota 4-H youth are required to participate in LQA&E Training in order to be eligible for participation in Minnesota 4-H State Fair shows. You can look in 4honline under “trainings” to check the status of your LQAE training.

Register here: https://z.umn.edu/BeckerLQAE

The Becker County 4-H Livestock Committee is collecting questions to make the exhibitor meeting Held on the first night of the fair more helpful to the 4-H families exhibiting. We will try our best to address all of the questions.

• These topics and questions will be addressed at the General Livestock Exhibitor Meeting at the Becker County Fair
• The Livestock Exhibitor Meeting will be 5:00pm on July 26th
• Submit your questions here

The following steps must be completed to become a fully certified 4-H SS&W Adult Instructor. All steps in the process can be found in one registration form for each in-person training at Shooting Sports & Wildlife Leader Certification Registration

The Minnesota State Fair will take place Aug. 24 - Sept. 4! Local 4-H programs need Minnesota 4-H volunteers as chaperones to support and supervise their assigned delegations during the Minnesota State Fair. Chaperones have additional responsibilities when staying overnight with youth in dormitories. Chaperones must be at least 21 years of age at the time of service and have successfully completed volunteer screening. You must be accepted and enrolled as a Minnesota 4-H volunteer. Learn more about chaperone roles, responsibilities and benefits on the Minnesota 4-H State Fair Exhibitor website's chaperone page, and contact Elliott at lawre735@umn.edu to apply.

Thanks to the generosity of the Becker County 4-H Council we have funding available for ALL 4-H members to receive financial assistance with any trips or camps they want to go to. You will need pay for the event in full. After the event has taken place you have 30 days to fill out the scholarship request form (found here) and then you will be reimbursed for the scholarship amount. The scholarship amount is dependent on how much the event/trip/camp costs. The council will *usually pay for up to half of the cost.

*For certain high price trip i.e. CWF the council will pay up to a certain amount

The 2023 4-H Jr. Camp theme is "Around the World". Not only will the campers be traveling around the world they'll also be traveling back in time! During our evening program the campers will be transported back in time to a Medieval England where they will construct a cardboard castle and battle until one empire is standing. We're calling it "Cardboard Game of Thrones" and it takes A LOT of cardboard. If you have cardboard boxes, cardboard sheets, or anything else made of cardboard we would love to take it off your hands. Drop it off at the Extension Office, we're starting a pile in the meeting room. Please drop it off by June 7th.

We are looking for you to submit your club news to be featured in the monthly newsletter. This is a great way to show off your reporter skills and feature your club and all of the awesome stuff your club does! Email your club news to Elliott at lawre735@umn.edu before the end of every month to be featured in that month's eNewsletter!

Extension Development and Minnesota 4-H are pleased to announce 2023 Helping Hands Award recipients. Of the applications we received, 24 (including Becker County 4-H Club, Happy Hillside!) projects totaling $34,505 were awarded to 4-H clubs and multiple counties across the state. View the summary of 2023 Helping Hands Award recipients. Thank you to all the applicants and congratulations to this year's recipients!

This year, State Arts-In will celebrate its 50th anniversary as participants put together a very special show with lots of alumni support and appearances throughout the experience. Youth in grades 9+ can be a part of this community of young adults. They will put together a show, develop new skills, and grow in leadership, teamwork and goal setting. This event will take place on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Aug. 10 - 17 and Aug. 22 - Sept. 4. $50 discount for registrations completed by June 30! Learn more and register.

Minnesota 4-H Photography is excited to offer a statewide photography challenge to youth in grades K-13. In the "Up Close & Personal" 4-H photo challenge, youth are encouraged to select their best close-up photo taken during the 2022-2023 4-H year and tell the committee why it’s special to you. Submit one (1) image (with no or minimal editing) with up to two (2) sentences explaining why it’s important by 11:59 p.m. on June 5, 2023. Find more information and rules https://extension.umn.edu/event/minnesota-4-h-close-and-personal-photo-challenge

Registration for the 4-H summer video production workshop is now open. If you love making and sharing videos, this immersive video production course is for you! This awesome workshop will increase your skills and knowledge in video production as you learn from actual Twin Cities filmmakers and professionals in the industry, and get to know other youth from across the state with similar interests. The workshop begins July 17 and includes four 1-hour virtual sessions, and an amazing 3-day in-person immersion event with state-of-the-art equipment, Aug. 8 - 10 on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. This workshop is open to youth who have completed eighth grade and up. Cost is $65; scholarships are available if needed.

Learn more and register.

This is a great time of year to pull together a group of friends and form a 4-H/FFA crop scouting team. Are you interested in learning more about crops but don’t have a team? No problem, sign up and we’ll help you find a team, or you can compete as an individual. Register yourself or a team by June 20 to receive resources to prepare for the crop scouting competition. The final registration deadline is July 1. Teams registering after this time are not guaranteed resources.

Learn more and register.

• LQAE Training- 6/6/23 5:00pm @the extension office
• Livestock Committee Meeting- 6/8/23 7:00pm @the extension office
• Jr. 4-H Camp- 6/8/23-6/9/23 @Faith Haven Camp in Battle Lake
• 4-H Quilt Clinic- 6/12/23-6/13/23 @Trinity Lutheran in DL
• 4-H Ambassadors Meeting- 7/10/23 6:00pm @the extension office
  
• 4-H Council Meeting- 7/10/23 6:45pm @the extension office

4-H Youth Development is a hands-on learning program for Minnesota youth. We offer online, small group and independent learning experiences for youth of all ages. In 4-H, youth choose the topic they find interesting and caring adults support their learning and leadership. From agronomy to space exploration and creative arts to outdoor adventures, 4-H has just the right learning experience for young people.

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