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Eau Claire County 4-H

March 4, 2025

Next Meeting - March 11, 2025

We are still in search of a secretary and one member-at-large. Thank you to those who have volunteered already to be on the Executive Board.

Leaders Association Meetings are held at the Eau Claire County Extension Office the 2nd Tuesday of September, November, January, March, May, and June. 6:00 will be a time to hear policy updates, ask the 4-H Educator questions, and brainstorm club ideas. Meetings will start at 6:30pm. PLEASE make every effort to send a representative to these meetings. Attending is how we make connections and learn from each other to bring the best program we can to the young people in our clubs. It connects your local club program to the wider county program and makes you aware of the wider opportunities in 4-H so that you can promote those to your club members.

2022-23 Leaders Association Google Folder

2023-24 Leaders Association Google Folder

2014-2025 Leaders Association Google Folder

Feedback Wanted!

Did you attend the Tri-County Performing Arts Festival? We want to know what you thought. Audience member, 4-H participant/family, and club performance director responses are all welcome!

Please click th ebutton below for the evaluation form.

Performing Arts Festival Feedback

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY EVENTS

Sign up for Project Exporation Day!

Registration open March 4 through noon on March 21, 9:00 am - noon

Choose three sessions from: rubber band rockets, cookie/cake decorating, fun with stamps, diamond art, leather working, and woodworking

Cost is $5 to cover materials.

Project Exploration Day Registration

Opportunities in Ceramics
Introduction to Ceramics

We want to thank Whispering Pines Ceramics for offering these two opportunities as we'll as their continued support they give to Eau Claire County 4-H!

The first opportunity that Whispering Pines Ceramics is offering is an “Introduction to Ceramics” class. (This is for the preformed ceramics.) The participant will learn how to clean greenware. Whispering Pines Ceramics will fire the greenware. The participant will paint their project for the fair.

The project will be a small item, it will take about 2 classes to complete the project and the cost will be $5.00 per individual

This activity can be completed as a club activity or an individual activity. If you or your club are interested in this opportunity please reach out to Vickie Nimmo, Whispering Pines Ceramics to learn more. nimmokvj@outlook.com

Empty Bowls

The second opportunity Whispering Pines is offering is in great honor of a woman who committed her time to community service and doing great by others. We are excited to announce a grant opportunity. The Family of Jean Hince wants to provide an opportunity for the youth of our community to learn a project that she held so dear to her heart. Jean spent many days in the Ceramic Shop making ceramic projects for donations to Empty Bowls.

Jean’s Family wants the 4-H youth to be able to learn and do projects that she loved so much.

This grant will allow any youth within the 4-H project to complete a glazed bowl for donation to 2025/2026 Feed My People – Empty Bowls event at no cost for the project. This project is open to individual youth or clubs to participate in. The project process can be the full process of Cleaning to Glazing or the process can be simplified.

If you or your club are interested in this opportunity please reach out to Vickie Nimmo, Whispering Pines Ceramics to learn more. nimmokvj@outlook.com

4-H Project Curriculum Library

We have many resources available for most project areas. Click the green button below for a list of what we have on hand to loan out. It's a great way to get more informaiton and ideas on your projects.

Eau Claire County 4-H Project Curriculum Library

Recycling at the Extension Office

Help the Eau Claire Clovers with a recycling project!

They are collecting film plastics such as grocery bags that will be turned into a bench (please see the list above). The goal is to get 83 lbs a month in order to make a bench in a year.

You can bring your plstic films tot he Extension office and put them in the collection box.

AREA 6 4-H PROGRAMMING

Tri-County Clover U

The Chippewa, Dunn, and Eau Claire County 4-H Programs are hosting Clover University on Saturday, April 12, at Elk Mound High School (405 University St, Elk Mound, WI 54739) from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. This project learning day offers youth in grades 6 and up the chance to participate in two sessions to master their interests and skills. The cost is $15. Please make checks payable to the Chippewa County Treasurer by March 31. Register via 4-H Online at a6cloveruniversity25.4honline.com by March 16, 2025. To view session details, click the button below.

Clover U Session Selection Guide

4-H Performing Arts Festival - Drama Results

Ribbon Awards
Pleasant Valley Clovers (EC) Gold
Hay Creek Ramblers (Chippewa) Gold
Rodell Busy Bees (EC) Silver
Mile Corner 4-H (Chippewa) Silver
Pleasant HIll GO Getters (EC) Silver

Awards of Merit
Pleasant Valley Clovers (EC) Stage Presence
Hay Creek Ramblers (Chippewa) Use of Young Members
Rodell Busy Bees (EC) Originalilty
Mile Corner 4-H (Chippewa) Interpretation
Pleasant Hill Go Getters (EC) Use of Props

Outstanding Youth Performers
Pleasant Valley Clovers (EC) CC Kortbein, Claire Sykora
Hay Creek (Chippewa) Henry Anderson, Emmitt Anderson
Rodell Busy Bees (EC) Peter King, Paige Anderson
Mile Corner 4-H (Chippewa) Arthur Turk, Levi Brekken
Pleasant Hill Go Getters (EC) Grayson Schwartz, Hope Schwartz

Best Performers
Chippewa County Arthur Turk
Eau Claire County CC Kortbein

Awards of Excellence
Group Performance Pleasant Valley Clovers (EC)
Honorable Mention Group Performaonce Hay Creek Ramblers (Chippewa)

Statewide 4-H Opportunities

WI 4-H Arts State Photography Contest

Wisconsin 4-H is excited to reintroduce a state photography contest. It is open to any active 4-H members in grades 3-13. The contest will be open March 1 and will close on April 1 at 11:59 PM.

The contest is run through 4-H Online. Contest guidelines and how to upload your photo are available through the 4-H Online portal. Click the button below to go to the contest page for further description and notice there is a $3 fee per entry.

State Photography Contest Information

State Photography Contest Registration

Resources from Wildlife WHEP Wisconsin 4-H & Wisconsin 4-H Forestry

Please click the button below for resources from Wildlife WHEP Wisconsin 4-H & Wisconsin 4-H Forestry, which includes the February TRACKS Newsletter, the 2025 Art and Forestry Contests, and study guides. (Be sure to scroll downa bit.)

WHEP & Forestry Resources

2024-25 Wisconsin 4-H Program &
Educational Experiences Booklet

The state 4-H office has just released the coming year's Educational Experiences booklet. This year’s booklet is full of exciting opportunities for 4-H families, members, and volunteers at the state level. These state programs offer valuable educational experiences that help youth develop lifelong skills and form lasting friendships.

Please know that our county Leaders Association offers scholarships to help your family afford the cost of participation in these opportunities. To participate, you need to complete a record book and participate in the interview process. If you didn't turn in your record book in September, there is another opportunity in January.

Please contact Rachel in the Extension Office with questions about the experiences or how to pay for them.

Check it out below!

Statewide 4-H Events & Opportunities

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY FAIR

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY LIVESTOCK

Livestock Project Meetings

If you intend on selling an animal in the aucton at the Eau Clare County Fair, you need to participate in the Livestock Project Meetings.

If you have any questions, contact Charlene at eccountylivestockproject@gmail.com

Here are some important upcoming dates:
April 1, 2025: YQCA is due
April 12, 2025: 8-10 am Goat & Sheep weigh-in Eau Claire County Expo Center.

Non-Discrimination Statements:

An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requirements.

Como empleador que brinda igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo y acción afirmativa (EEO/AA, por sus siglas en inglés), la University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, proporciona igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo y en sus programas, incluyendo los requisitos del Título VI, Título IX, la ley federal para personas con discapacidades en los Estados Unidos (ADA, por sus siglas en inglés) y los requisitos de la Section 504 del Rehabilitation Act.

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