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Oneida County 4-H Monthly NewsletterTheClover PatchThe Clover PatchAPRIL 2015Last month I put in arequest for youth andadults to go with me toMadison for CapitolConnections on April 30.Responding back rightLynn Feldman,away were 4-Hmembers Nava, Noah, 4-H YouthDevelopmentMira, and Levi King.Capitol Connections Educatoris a day set aside as an opportunity forUniversity of Wisconsin Extensionvolunteers, friends, partners,colleagues, and others to talk tolegislators and their staff about thevalue of the University of WisconsinExtension programming in theircounties. It is also an opportunity forthose attending to thank legislatorsfor their continued support.Adults Shonda King and AnneWilliams have chosen to share in theexperience, and together with theyouth and me, we have found a wayto include all 4-H families in this eventplus give the youth some talkingpoints.I am asking that you click on thehttp://goo.gl/forms/bXyK5iJ484What leadership experiences have you gained from 4-H?What has 4-H contributed to your community?What growth opportunities have you experienced through 4-H?How as 4-H prepared you for a future career or helped you to be moresuccessful in a current career?How has 4-H changed your life, family or community?How has your life or community changed because of UW-Extension?What skills, connections and resources have you received by workingwith UW-Extension, to help strengthen your life, family, orcommunity?— You can also email your answers to anne.williams@ces.uwex.edu. —link listed above. The first fivequestions refer to 4-H programmingand the last two questions allow youto give testimonials on any type ofservices you may have utilized throughthe University of Wisconsin-Extension.The University of WisconsinExtension interacts with the county ina variety of ways: Master Gardenercertification, soil testing, water testing,plan and insect identification, countygovernment online classes, geologicalmapping, family living, strategicplanning, economic development,community and natural resourcesWhere is the Oneida County 4-H office located?The Oneida County 4-H office is located in thelower level of the Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport(Park in the side parking lot labeled “UW EXT PARKING.” Enter the side door ofthe building and follow signage down the stairs to the lower level.)3375 Airport Road, Rhinelander, WI 54501Phone: 715-365-2750Website: http://oneida.uwex.educoalition capacity building, andmore besides 4-H and youthdevelopment.Please respond by April 15 sothat Nava, Noah, Mira, and Levi cantake your comments with them asthey enhance their leadership,citizenship, and communicationskills in networking with our stateleaders. Thank you for yourparticipation in this way!Contact Lynn Feldman at715-365-2750 or by email atlynn.feldman@ces.uwex.edu.
Page 2The Clover Patch4-H Legos4:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8The 4-H Legos group will meet from 4:30-5:30 p.m.Wednesday, April 8, in the lower level of theRhinelander District Library. If you are in grades 3 andolder and like building things, this program is for you!Bring Legos if you have them! Call Amy Engel at 715362-5334 or Braden Bayne-Allison at 715-572-9475 ifyou have questions.LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 IS HERE!Oneida County 4-H received a grant to purchase twoLEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 (robot) kits. The kits arenow here! The following Oneida County 4-Hers havesigned up to participate in this: Cade Thompson,Louis Malais, Michael Bowman, Shaun Timm and BenKubisiak.Oneida County 4-H is looking for one more youth(in grades 5 and older) to build and showcase theserobots (a total of six youth can participate).The Mindstorm Legos Robotics group will meetfrom 6-7:30 p.m. at the UW-Extension Oneida Countyoffice (lower level of the Rhinelander/Oneida CountyAirport) on the following dates:April 7 & April 21May 5 & May 19June 2 & June 16Let Amy Engel know if you are interested inparticipating in this, by registering your interestonline: http://goo.gl/forms/l0rFdgouIt or by calling715-362-5334.Become a certified volunteer6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9All 4-H parents are strongly encouraged tobecome certified as 4-H volunteers. Training will beheld from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the UWExtension Oneida County office, located in the lowerlevel of the Rhinelander/Oneida County airport.April 2015Becoming a certified 4-H volunteer does notmean you need to take on extra volunteer duties.Training increases your knowledge about 4-H andpositive youth development, while ensuring you willbe covered by Oneida County 4-H insurance andliability coverage. This will come in handy if youneed to drive other 4-Hers to events or feel youwant to take on more leadership roles in the future.This training is free and only lasts about an hour anda half.Being a certified 4-H volunteer allows you to:Guide and mentor our country’s futurecitizens and leaders.Give back to the community.Build connections with others.Be covered under county 4-H liability coverageand insurance when working with youth.Receive letters of recommendation from UWExtension educators.Register for 4-H Volunteer Training by Tuesday,April 7, online at http://goo.gl/forms/BYm9mpq8cEor by calling 715-365-2750.For more information about volunteering withOneida County 4-H, visithttp://oneida.uwex.edu/4hyd/volunteer/.4-H Youth ConferencePre-register by April 9Lynn Feldman, 4-H Youth Development Educator,will be chaperoning the 2015 Wisconsin 4-H & YouthConference. This event will take place MondayThursday, June 22-25, at the UW-Madison campus.Other adult chaperones are welcome to attend!The purpose of the State 4-H Group experience isfor high school age youth to gain skills of leadership,decision making and problem solving through handson activities, workshops, large group seminars and
The Clover Patchyouth networking time.Registration is open from April 1-12 throughwww.4honline.com. PRE-REGISTER before April 9online at http://goo.gl/forms/cT3sI4SPoc or bycalling 715-365-2750 so Lynn Feldman can plan forthe chaperone-to-youth ratio. The cost is 235, butfirst-year 4-H members get a 25% discount; secondyear members get a 50% discount; and third-yearmembers get 75% off the cost.For questions, contact Lynn Feldman at 715-3652750 or by email at lynn.feldman@ces.uwex.edu.Youth Engaged in LeadershipRegister by April 10Come make new friends whilestrengthening your leadership skillsthrough interactive seminars,exciting activities and networkingopportunities at the Youth Engagedin Learning and Leadership (YELL)conference! 4-H members and non-4-H members arewelcome to attend. The conference will be held from9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the UW-EauClaire Campus.YELL is an annual conference for youth in grades6-12 to strengthen leadership skills with peers fromacross Western Wisconsin. Seminars & SocialActivities, Campus Cafeteria, Gift and More! Bring afriend in grades 6-12!Register by April 10 online athttp://goo.gl/forms/bEy5hqfaVF or call 715-3652750.Cost is 20 to attend. Oneida County 4-H LeadersAssociation offers financial assistance for 4-Hers toattend 4-H programs. For financial assistance,contact Anne Williams, 4-H Support Staff, at 715365-2750 or by email atanne.williams@ces.uwex.edu. Registrationsare accepted on a first-come first served basis andno later than April 10, 2015. Must returnRegistration Form and Health Form by April 10,2015.For more information about YELL please contactAnne Williams, Oneida County 4-H Support Staff, atApril 2015Page 3715-365-2750 or by email atanne.williams@ces.uwex.edu.Cloverbud Activity Day10 a.m. to Noon, Saturday, April 11All youth in grades K-2 are invited to attend the4-H Cloverbud Activity Day, to be held from 10 a.m.to noon, Saturday, April 11, in the UW-Extensionoffice, located in the lower level of theRhinelander/Oneida County Office. Youth will belearning about air experiments and space.Cloverbud Activity Day is a free two-hourprogram that is developmentally appropriate,activity-focused and built on cooperative learning.Participation, safety, personal development,learning and fun are the highest priorities for theCloverbud activities.Register by Tuesday, April 7, online athttp://goo.gl/forms/3cpPHZJp6wor by contacting Kathy Winkler by phone:715-369-1868, or email: jkwinkmail@gmail.com.Shooting Sports CertificationRegister by April 17Interested in shooting sports, huntingand wildlife? A two-day 4-H Shooting Sports adultleader training is being offered from 6-10 p.m.Friday, May 1, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,May 2, at the Price County UW-Extension office(104 South Eyder Avenue, Phillips, WI).Registration materials can be found online rthern-area-certification-workshop/.This training will allow you to become certified inarchery, rifle or shotgun disciplines. Leaders mayonly teach in the discipline in which they are
Page 4The Clover PatchApril 2015certified. An adult leader cannot provide hands-onor safety instruction without a certified leadersupervising the range.Cost is 70 for two-day workshop; 55 for theSaturday Discipline session. Oneida County 4-HLeaders Association will pay for you to attend thiscertification course! Contact Lynn Feldman, 4-Hyouth development educator, at 715-365-2750 or byemail at lynn.feldman@ces.uwex.edu if you areinterested!All shooting sports leaders must first completeone 12-hour workshop to be certified. After that,you may be eligible to attend a Saturday, eight-hourrange workshop to receive an additional disciplinecertification. If three years lapse before adding anadditional certification, the full 12-hour certificationmust be repeated. Only one certification may beobtained at any one certification workshop.rocket? Join the 4-H model rocket club from 10-11a.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Oneida CountySenior Center, 100 W. Keenan St. in Rhinelander(next to Trig’s). Youth in grades 3 and older will havethe opportunity to dive into the worldof aerospace, while learning techniques for buildingand displaying your rockets. The project willculminate with the launching of your own modelrocket in June. There is no registration fee, but youthwill need a model rocket kit.Youth who have been participating in this grouphave already ordered rockets, but you can still getinvolved by calling Bob Feldman at 715-362-4205.Please RSVP online athttp://goo.gl/forms/vNsvMntEkT or call Bob.For questions regarding the shooting sportsleader training in Price County, contact DougThompson at 920-391-4657 or email him atdoug.thompson@ces.uwex.edu.Design the 4-H parade float!4:30-5:30 p.m. Friday, April 24Youth Leader Meeting:4-H Drama9-10 a.m. Saturday, April 18Be involved in the popular 4-Hyouth drama club to be held from9-10 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at theOneida County Senior Center, 100W. Keenan St. in Rhinelander (nextto Trig’s). Participants will have fun playingdrama games, developing characters, creatingskits, meeting new friends and enhancing selfesteem. Even if you have not attended a dramaclass before, you are welcome to come and be apart of this fun-filled group!Please let office staff know if you can come so wecan better plan for this either online athttp://goo.gl/forms/1qvEv14sU0or call 715-365-2750.4-H Model Rockets10-11 a.m. Saturday, April 18Want to learn how to build and fly your own modelAll 4-H youth in grades 6 and older are invited tocome and share their ideas about what they wouldlike the July 4 parade 4-H float to look like. Thismeeting will take place from 4-5 p.m. Friday, April24, at the UW-Extension Office, located in the lowerlevel of the Rhinelander/Oneida County Office.Please let us know ahead of time if you can makethis meeting. RSVP online athttp://goo.gl/forms/sslZqWb28k or call715-365-2750.Keep it in the Northwoods ClubNursing Home Visit: Sunday, April 26Come one, come all—to the Keep it in theNorthwoods 4-H Club meeting on Sunday, April 26,at the UW-Extension Oneida County office, locatedin the lower level of the Rhinelander/Oneida County
The Clover PatchAirport in Rhinelander (3375 Airport Road).The time for this event is yet to be determined,but information will be sent to families once thesedetails are worked out.This is a special meeting that will involve takingcare of club business, making puzzles and thensharing the puzzles with nursing home residents.Whether you’re brand new to 4-H or anexperienced 4-Her, you won’t want to miss out onthis meeting and special nursing home activity!Questions? Contact Carol Lofquist at715-966-1444 or by email atcarol.lofquist@gmail.com.April 2015Page 5WI Black Bear Education CenterSave the Date: Sunday, May 17The Keep it in the Northwoods 4-H Club istentatively planning to visit the Wisconsin Black BearEducation Center, a privately-owned, not-for-profitassociation located in Wausau, Wis., that seeks tohelp bears. The details of this visit are still beingworked out.Bunnies for Sale to a Good Home4-H Leaders Association Meeting7 p.m. Monday, April 27The Oneida County 4-H Leaders Association willmeet at 7 p.m. Monday, April 27, at the UWExtension Oneida County office, located in the lowerlevel of the Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport,3375 Airport Rd, Rhinelander, WI 54501.The Leaders Association is the governing body ofOneida County 4-H. All 4-Hers and their familymembers are invited to attend this meeting to learnhow decisions are made regarding 4-H business,events, fundraisers, planning and scholarships. Yourparticipation and input at Leaders Associationmeetings are of great value! For more information,contact Lynn Feldman at 715-365-2750 or by emailat lynn.feldman@ces.uwex.edu for moreinformation.4-H Dog Training10-11:30 a.m. Sunday, May 3Do you have a dog that you would like to workwith in obedience or agility? Bring yourself, yourdog and your dog treats to dog training withcertified 4-H volunteer and dog trainer CarolLofquist. This group will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday,May 3, at the UW-Extension Office located in thelower level of the Rhinelander/Oneida CountyOffice.Please register for this meeting by Friday, May 1,online at http://goo.gl/forms/bttLTF2OJn or call715-365-2750.Four delightful seven-week-old Holland Lopbunnies are for sale at Forth Floral. Cost is 20 each.If you are interested, contact Ruth Hempel at ForthFloral at 715-362-7600.County Government & YOU!4:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19It’s time again for another “County Government &YOU!” to be held from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May19, just prior to the monthly Oneida County Boardmeeting to be held at 6 p.m. at the Oneida CountyCourthouse in Rhinelander. The focus of this sessionwill be on information the public can get from theOneida County government website.For more information, contact Lynn Feldman, 4-HYouth Development Educator, at 715-365-2750 or byemail at lynn.feldman@ces.uwex.edu.
The Clover PatchThroughout the next few months 4-H familieswill be reading more about Skynet, a website thatconnects you to one of the world's largest networkof telescopes. Participants in the Skynet JuniorsScholars program will be guided by leadersthrough a series of astronomy related activities.The following is an article written by GingerZastrow, a certified Oneida County 4-H volunteerand Skynet leader, who writes about the MarchSkynet session.Last month the Astronomygroup started their first workshopwith an icebreaker allowing eachperson a chance to tell why, how orwhat got them interested inAstronomy. From there the youthGinger Zastrow,4-H Volunteer &built their own "Pocket SolarSkynet InstructorSystem" using a piece of registertape. The objective was to give theyouth a better understanding of the relativedistances between the orbits of the planets.Participating youth were encouraged to thinkabout the solar system and any investigablequestions they may have had. Questions, such as"Where there any surprises?” and “Look howempty the outer solar system is. Do you knowanything about the physical properties of theplanets that are spread out versus the ones that arecrowded in close to the Sun?” were asked. Theyouth were then challenged and encouraged tomake observations.Following this exercise, youth received a briefpeak at the global network of robotic telescopesaround the world serving professional astronomersand students over the internet. Finally the youthwere able to use their curiosity and begin anexploration by finding an object in the night sky.Through Skynet, they chose a telescope, a filter,an exposure time and an opportunity to name theirApril 2015Page 6Skynet Astronomy11:30 am-12:30 pm Saturday, April 18Come and learn how to use Skynet from 11:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the UWExtension Oneida County Office, located in thelower level of the Rhinelander/Oneida CountyAirport. This program is geared for youth ingrades 5 and older. Participants should bring alaptop, if possible, but not necessary.RSVP online: http://goo.gl/forms/KAOBvbbUwaor call 715-365-2750.From left areLeader FrankRosendahl, 4-HersShaun Timm, BellaWalkowski, andGrace Parish, andLeader GingerZastrow.object. The workshop concluded with each youthsuccessfully submitting a request of an image fromthe Skynet telescopes.Wrap-up and reflection ended with commentsfrom the youth showing they were successfully ableto observe, discover, request, analyze and discussastronomy related topics.Oneida County 4-Her Grace Parish, who hadprevious Skynet experience, stated, "I've takenimages of space before and I even have a coloredimage. Today I had a refresher on thedifferent filters.”4-Her Shawn Timm excitedly stated, "It's alwaysexciting to take new pictures, but today I learnedthat I can request a specific time on the telescopeto take a picture of my image!"4-Her Bella Walkowski noted, with a smile on herface, "Today, I learned that I can take picture ofspace using the Skynet telescopes and a computer."An EEO/ADA employer, University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and American with Disabilities (ADA) requirements.
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The Clover PatchApril 2015Page 8Family Fishing Day was started by Oneida County 4-H more than a decade ago and is now one ofOneida County 4-H’s largest and most attended annual events. The goal of this event is to introduce,educate, and promote the joy of fishing to area youth and families. The event features multiplelearning stations, led by 4-H volunteers and volunteers from the community, where people of all ageslearn about fishing and the aquatic environment. Past stations have included lessons on fishing withlive and artificial baits, casting, staying safe on the water, identifying aquatic invasive species, knottying and more. Last year, the attendance was around 125 youth and we anticipate that number toincrease this year. SEE THE FOLLOWING PAGE FOR A LIST OF STATIONS (PAGE 9).Without volunteers, this event cannot happen! We need youth in grades 6 and older and adults tohelp run the stations! Why is this important? It’s for a good cause—helping youth get outdoors,while educating them about the value of our natural resources—AND it’s a great way to promoteOneida County 4-H and all the positive youth development programming that goes along with it!Contact Anne Williams at 715-365-2750 orby email at anne.williams@ces.uwex.edu.
The Clover PatchApril 2015Page 9Family Fishing Fun Day Volunteer Sign Up itments are needed by May 1!anne.williams@ces.uwex.edu3375 Airport Rd #10, Rhinelander, WI 54501What is your name?What is your age?Youth - Grade 6Youth - Grade 7Youth - Grade 8Youth - Grade 9Youth - Grade 10Youth - Grade 11Youth - Grade 12Youth - One year past high schoolAdultChoose one station you would like to assist with:Set up tents and stations: 6:30-8:30 a.m.Registration station (2 adults): 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.4-H Interactive Kids Activity Station: 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.Leeches and live bait station: 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.Musky rigs and bait lead station: 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.Knot tying station: 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.Fish cleaning station (2 experienced adults): 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.Dock casting and fishing station: 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.Casting on shore station: 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.Help distribute water, supplies and/or hot dogs to station volunteers and other event volunteers: 8:45 p.m. to12:15 p.m.Take down tents and stations, and help clean up the event: 12:15-1:30 p.m.
calling 715-365-2750 so Lynn Feldman can plan for the chaperone-to-youth ratio. The cost is 235, but first-year 4-H members get a 25% discount; second-year members get a 50% discount; and third-year members get 75% off the cost. For questions, contact Lynn Feldman at 715-365-2750 or by email at lynn.feldman@ces.uwex.edu. Youth Engaged in .
