MINNESOTA 4-H CLOVER UPDATE

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NORTHEAST REGION -- NORTH ST. LOUIS COUNTY October 2019

In This Issue Stay Up to Date with NSL 4-H ............................................................... 2

The NSL 4-H Office Has Moved ........................................................... 2

It’s Time to Enroll! .................................................................................. 2

Minnesota 4-H Club Chartering Process ............................................... 2

4-H County Ambassadors Kick Off ..................................................... 2-3

4-H Annual Volunteer Training and Dessert Potluck ............................. 3

4-H Federation Annual Meeting .......................................................... 3-4

NSL 4-H Fundraisers ............................................................................. 4

NSL State Fair Participant Results ........................................................ 4

NSL State Horse Show Participant Results ........................................... 5

NSL NE Livestock Show Participant Results ......................................... 5

Coming Nov. 1: 4-H Agronomy Opportunities ...................................... 5

Check Out Our Revamped Minnesota 4H Website ............................... 5

Use the Cloverbud Information Sheet to Determine Age Appropriate Activities ................................................................................................. 6

Keep Youth Safe When Participating in 4-H Programs ......................... 6

CONTACT US St. Louis County Extension Government Service Center 201 South 3rd Avenue West Virginia, MN 55792 218-749-7120 800-450-9777, Ext. 7120 Nicole Kudrle 4-H Program Coordinator Vande422@umn.edu Shirley Lantz Support Staff lantzs@stlouiscountymn.gov www.4-H.umn.edu https://local.extension.umn.edu/local/st-louis-virginia/4-hh www.facebook.com/northstlouis4-H Twitter @nstlouiscount4H Instagram @northstlouiscounty4-H

Above- Aryssa Sirjord, Marjia Issacs, Allana Lampton, and Adriana Sonnetag participated in the 4-H State Fair Chef for a Day.

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Stay up-to-date with NSL 4-H There is always a lot going on in north St. Louis County 4-H. Stay up-to-date by:

- Accessing the County 4-H Calendar- http://z.umn.edu/1czk

- Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/North-St-Louis-County-4-H

- Follow us on Twitter @nstlouiscount4H

- Follow us on Instagram @northstlouiscounty4-H

The NSL 4-H Office Has Moved! The 4-H office has moved into the new Government Service Center (right across the street from our old building). Our new address is: St. Louis County Extension Government Services Center 201 South 3rd Avenue West Virginia, MN 55792 Phone number will remain the same 218-749-7120 The move to a new and more secure building will mean 4-H families and other visitors will need staff to provide access to the office. You will need to plan ahead to ensure someone will be in the office to allow you access. To access the office, when you arrive at the building, use the phone in the lobby and follow the prompts to call the Extension Office. You can also use your cell phone to call the office directly, 218-749-7120.

It’s Time to Enroll! Members and volunteers- please mark your calendars. Re-enrollment began September 15th! To re-enroll online go to-https://mn.4honline.com Prompt re-enrollment will insure that you are on the proper mailing lists and don’t miss any opportunities or 4-H news. Also, be sure to double check that you are enrolled in project areas that interest you. If you neglect to register in your project areas, you will miss out on mailings that concern opportunities, rules, or important deadlines. If you have questions or problems about re-enrollment, please contact the Extension Office at 218-749-7120.

Minnesota 4-H Club Chartering Process It is hard to believe it is time for clubs to renew their annual charter! The chartering documents have been mailed to each club. If you are in need of assistance with your club charter please contact me at vande422@umn.edu 749-7120. Remember all club charters must be in the County Extension Office on or before Oct. 31, 2019 at 4:00pm. NO EXCEPTIONS!

4-H County Ambassadors Kick Off Sunday October 20th, 2019 4:00-6:00 p.m. Government Service Center Virginia, MN Are you in grades 6 through 12 and have a passion for 4-H? Then

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come and check out the North St Louis County Ambassador program. This is a group of 4-H youth who work together to have fun promoting 4-H, planning and organizing events, and teaching younger 4-H’ers. 4-H County Ambassadors create opportunities to use their skills in leadership, communication, and teamwork. They represent 4-H through 21st century leadership and global citizenship that contributes meaningfully to their communities. Participating in a county ambassador program is a fantastic opportunity with great responsibility. County Ambassadors are viewed as role models to younger 4-H youth. Benefits of participating in the program include: - Increase participant’s knowledge of 4-H - Improve participant’s communication skills - Learn and practice new leadership skills - Increase public awareness of 4-H

4-H Annual Volunteer Training – Building 4-H Social Emotional Learning Skills and Dessert Potluck Wednesday November 13th 6:30-8:00 p.m. Norse Conference room, Mesabi Community College Virginia, MN Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults learn important life skills. There is increasing recognition that graduating from high school and being prepared for college and career requires a skill set that extends beyond traditional academics. Eight out of ten employers say SEL skills are the most important to success and yet also the hardest skills to find. The overwhelming majority of school administrators (96%), teachers (93%) and

parents (81%) believe that SEL is just as important as academic learning. You will leave this session with SEL tools and activities, as well as an action plan to imbed SEL skill-building into 4-H programming. This training is for all 4-H youth and adult volunteers in clubs and county-wide groups and programs, including committees, federations, leader’s councils and others. Each group should bring a team of youth (grades 6 and older) and adult volunteers to get the most out of the content. All clubs are expected to have at least one adult representative attend the training TO REGISTER: Contact North St. Louis County Extension at 218.749.7120 or email vande422@umn.edu by Mon. November 11th 2019. No cost to attend. Please bring a dessert to share!

4-H Federation Annual Meeting Wednesday October 9th, 2019 6:00-7:30 p.m. Government Service Center Virginia, MN

Everyone is encouraged to attend our Federation Annual Meeting. This meeting will

include the election of youth officers and adult advisors, as well as the selection of committees. Please RSVP by Mon. Oct. 7th, 2019 Contact North St. Louis County Extension at 218.749.7120 or email vande422@umn.edu. Absentee Nominations- if you are unable to be present at the annual meeting on October 9th and would like to be nominated for an officer position please send an email to Nicole Kudrle at vande422@umn.edu with which position you would like to be nominated for and

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why you would like the position. Absentee Nominations need to be submitted no later than Monday, October 7th at 4:00pm.

NSL 4-H Fundraisers Help spread the word and sell items for the NSL 4-H Fundraisers: ARCO Coffee- 12oz bags of delicious ARCO coffee are for sale. The cost is $10 a bag. The following varieties are available:

- Balanced Blend - Bavarian Chocolate Raspberry - Chocolate Caramel Delight - French Caramel - French Roast - Mocha Mint - Norseman Grog - Swiss Chocolate Almond - Traditional Roast.

Large bag clips- are for sale $12 each. Bag clips can hold up and carry up to 50lbs. Great for:

- Dog and cat food

- Potting soil - Side walk

salt - Feed bags - And more!

Proceeds go to the NSL 4-H program which provides scholarships to leadership conferences, State Fair, and other regional and state competitions. All products are on hand. Please contact the office for more information 218-749-7120 or email vande422@umn.edu.

NSL 4-H State Fair Participant Results Livestock Emily Baraga – Prospect Calf – 8th Place and Showmanship Participant Magnus Trembath – Rabbit – Red and Interview Finalist Educational Cora Chapman – Cat – Blue Arthur Tuominen – Cat – Blue Cody Lucas – Clothing-Non-Garment – Red Bridget Schelde – Clothing-Non-Garment- Blue Baytree-Field – Club Banner – Red Anya Pearson – Crafts – Blue Ayden Nash – Crafts – Red Josselyn Bjork – Fine Arts – Red Abigail Forsman – Fine Arts – Red Tyler Nash – Fine Arts – Red Autumn Isaacs – Fine Arts – Red Christopher White-Kick – Entomology – White Amber Sopoci – Exploring Animals – Blue Magnus Trembath – Food Preservation – Blue Elizabeth Gripp – Health – Blue Mackenzy Hujanen – Home Environment- Blue Aidan Olivanti – Lawn & Landscape – Red Maggie Gripp – Pets – Blue Ryan Nash – Photography – Blue Adriana Sonnentag – Photography – Blue Marija Isaacs – Quilting – Red Logan Mackey – Self-Determined – Red Abigail Thompson – Self-Determined – Blue Harrison Dammann – Shop – Red Trinity Rosnau – Shop – Blue Abby Nash – Shop – Red Elijah Boe – Shop – Blue Aryssa Sirjord – Vegetable Gardening – Blue Andrea Herbranson – Veterinary Science- Blue Amara Lampton – Veterinary Science – Blue Dominick Olivanti – Youth Leadership – Purple

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NSL 4-H State Horse Show Participant Results

State Horse Show Participants from North St. Louis County:

- Eli Boe - Matthew Laitala - Abby Nash - Ryan Nash

Matthew Laitala • Poles – 2nd place • Barrels – 6th place • Jumping Figure 8 – 8th place • Key Race – 3rd place

NSL 4-H NE Livestock Show Participant Results

Emily Baraga • Prospect Calf- Beef Steer – Red • Showmanship – Blue

Heidi Lindula • Market Swine- Barrow – Blue • Showmanship – Blue

Jasmine Munson • Rabbit- Small Breed- Doe – Blue • Showmanship – Blue

Avi Walzak • Rabbit- Small Breed- Buck- Blue • Showmanship – Blue

Colton Wood • Rabbit- Large Breed- Buck- Red • Showmanship – Red

Coming Nov. 1: 4-H Agronomy Opportunities Coming in November, 4-H members will be able to explore new opportunities relating to agronomy. Counties will be offering new items like start up kits, and new opportunities such as agronomy tours and a crop scouting event! More information will be made available next month.

Check Out Our Revamped Minnesota 4-H Website We've been rolling out some improvements to all our online communications. You'll see these appear throughout the month. You will notice:

• Better search results across the Minnesota 4-H, local and member sites, such as the 4-H volunteering site. Just use the search field on any page and get results from all of these sites.

• A re-organized Minnesota 4-H website. All the same information is there. New navigation will quickly get you to the information you want.

Check them out! We hope you'll be pleased. These improvements are based on surveys and user testing with 4-H families and volunteers across the state. Thank you to those of you who took the time to give us your opinion. Your feedback is always welcome. You can let us know what you need and what you think by clicking on the feedback button found on the right side of every state or local web page.

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Use the Cloverbud Information Sheet to Determine Age Appropriate Activities Youth are joining 4-H all across the state this fall. Youth who join that are in K-2nd grade should follow the guidelines and policies that are specific to this age group. The 4-H Cloverbud program supports the positive development of children as they explore their world, discover the possibilities and practice basic social skills. The 4-H Cloverbud information sheet for parents, guardians and mentors provides program/activity options, safety considerations, policies and rules. This resource provides the following:

• Planning age appropriate types of programming.

• Understanding cooperative versus competitive programming.

• Understanding the rules for Cloverbud participation across all types of programs.

• Ensuring safety measures are in place for all activities to keep all Cloverbuds safe when participating in programs and activities.

Using this info sheet will help you plan and deliver programs for Cloverbuds that are safe and age appropriate for all Kindergarten through 2nd grade 4-H participants.

Keep Youth Safe When Participating in 4-H Programs October is an exciting time for 4-H members, parents and Minnesota 4-H volunteers as clubs begin a new 4-H year. It is also an important time of year to plan for risk and keeping youth safe as they participate in a variety of programs, activities and events.

The University of Minnesota has put the Safety of Minors Policy in place, and it applies to all 4-H programs. As part of the policy, each 4-H club, group and activity must have a minimum of two active Minnesota 4-H volunteers designated as leaders. Also, all youth must be enrolled 4-H members before attending a meeting or event.

Refer to the user guides for club leaders and project leaders to verify volunteer and youth enrollment before meetings and activities start up. When volunteers and youth are enrolled they are covered by accident and liability insurance.

The keeping youth safe site has materials and tools to use when planning 4-H programs throughout the year.

• To help assess risk before programs occur, complete the risk management program planning tool.

• Become familiar with the overall policies and practices covering topics such as supervision, scheduling, emergency planning and procedures, facilities, room and sleeping arrangements, transportation, food safety and insurance.

• A series of information sheets provide more detailed information on topics including youth protection, responding to emergencies, animals, activities and outings and project specific information.

Using the planning tool and risk management materials helps to ensure safe and healthy environments for youth and adults participating in 4-H programs and activities. Thanks for making Minnesota 4-H a place where all young people are safe!