December 2017 Rock County Clover Update
Here's what's new on the Rock County 4-H website this month!
Volunteer with Santa's Workshop

Do you enjoy spreading holiday cheer? Then helping with Santa's workshop might be a great opportunity for you! We are seeking youth and adult volunteers to help with Santa's Workshop on December 2nd at the Luverne Elementary School Commons. Youth in K-5 are invited to come and participate in the activities!

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Mark your calendar for December Ambie Meeting

Our next Rock County Ambie meeting will be December 11th from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Rock County Library Friendship Room. We will be celebrating the holidays and also planning and gearing up for upcoming spring and summer events.


Mark your Calendar for January Federation and Ambie Meeting

The 4-H Federation is open to all Rock County 4-H Volunteers and youth sixth grade and up. The group's goal is to unify and strengthen our 4-H program. Come to learn more about what is happening in Rock County 4-H. The next meeting will be January 11th at 7 pm at the Rock County Extension Office meeting room. Ambies will be meeting at 6 pm.


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Fruit and More Sale

Rock County 4-H will be selling fruit, frozen food, and puffins again this year. More information and club packets will be available on Thursday, January 11 at the Federation meeting. Make sure to get out there and sell fruit from January 15- February 4.


Let us know if you are interested in Rube Goldberg

Learn critical thinking, creativity, innovation and problem solving in a non-traditional learning event and have fun at the same time! Young people in third through eighth grades can compete in these friendly science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) team activity. Let us know if you are interested in being a part of a Rube Goldberg team or just learning more about it!

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Let us know if you are interested in Horse learning opportunities

We would love to start teams up in both areas in Rock County. Youth in grades 3+ can compete in project bowl and youth in grades 6+ can compete in Hippology. We are still figuring out if we have enough youth to form Horse Hippology or Project Bowl teams in Rock County. There is still time to recruit as the first Project Bowl Competition is in February and the Hippology contest isn't until September at the state horse show. Let us know if you are interested in giving either of these teams a try!

Share Your Opinion on the Ribbon Auction

We will be forming a Task Force that will meet about three times this winter to review how the Livestock Ribbon Auction went at the 2017 Rock County Fair. The group will take an in depth look at ways our auction could be improved. Please take the Ribbon Auction Survey to provide your opinion and suggestions. The information you provide in this survey will help this group know what areas they should focus on discussing.

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Fall Club Meeting Reports

Our Rock County 4-H Clubs have been busy this fall! Thank you to our club leaders and club reporters for sharing a glimpse of what you have been up to the past couple of months with the Extension Office. Check out this article to hear a few snippets of what other clubs have been up to in Rock County 4-H.



More 4-H news this month
Direct link to the Rock County 4-H web site

Apply Now to be a 2018 4-H Camp Counselor or DOC
SW 4-H Summer Camp will be held June 18-22, 2018. We are looking for camp counselors in grades 9 and up to help lead camp. Applications are being accepted now through January 17.
 
An exciting day is being planned for all 4-H screened adult volunteers to network with fellow volunteers while gaining new ideas for working with clubs and youth. It will be held Saturday, February 24th from 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at SMSU in Marshall.

2018 Andrea Ruesch Scholarship applications are now being accepted
This scholarship is for high school seniors and first-year college students currently enrolled in 4-H. Applicants must be from one of the following nine counties: Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock or Watonwan.
 
Associate dean and state 4-H director Dorothy Freeman shares a story about 12 year old Mela. Because of generous 4-H volunteers, Mela has grown into a confident leader.
 
2018 project bowl information is now available! Form a team and participate in one of the four regional Minnesota 4-H Project Bowls across the state. Check out the website for rules, resources and more to get your team started!
 
High school students pursuing engineering as a post-secondary option - check out this giant list of scholarships, curated by the American Society for Engineering Education.
 
Connecting with new 4-H families is an important part of enrollment. Club and project leaders are reminded they can use 4HOnline to obtain updated member lists and contact information. User guides and video tutorials are available.
 
The 2018 Southwest Animal Science Challenge will be held on Saturday, Feb. 17, in Wabasso, Minnesota. This event will include horse and livestock project bowl competitions, hands-on skill-a-thon stations, and workshops on a variety of topics. 4-H'ers can attend as a project bowl team, or as an individual.
 
Minnesota 4-H youth in grades 9-13 are invited to strengthen their communication, leadership, and citizenship skills at a national level by attending Citizenship Washington Focus in Washington D.C. from June 23-30, 2018. Registration will open Feb. 1, and close when all spaces have been filled, or by Feb. 28, whichever comes first.
 
The 2017-18 Clovermart winter sale is still open! We are accepting orders until Jan. 5. Clovermart is the place to find all of your Minnesota 4-H apparel and merchandise for everyone in the family.
 
Register now for the BLU leadership workshops for youth in 6th grade on up! Five BLUs will be held at locations across the state - registration deadlines vary by location. This is a great opportunity to gain leadership skills and meet other youth from the area!


Calendar

Check out all of the upcoming events  in Rock County on our website.  The events are in chronological order and can be filtered by subtopic at the top of the web page.


Chelsey Asche | Program Coordinator | 507-283-1302 | [email protected]| www.extension.umn.edu/county/rock/

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