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Note from our Office
Dear Calumet County 4-H,
How is it May and we have one more month until Summer?!
With this is coming tons of project learning opportunities, along with some other ways for members to explore their Sparks. In 4-H, "Sparks" refer to the interests, passionas, or talents that truly excite and motivate a young person--basically, what "lights a fire" inside them. It could be anything from archery to robotics, photography, swine, public speaking or even civic engagement.
The idea behind Sparks is to help youth discover what they love and then build on that through 4-h projects, mentorship, and leadership opportunities. When young people are connect to their Spark, they tend to be more engaged, confident, and resilient. It's a big part of what 4-H is all about! What does your child(ren) have a Spark in?
As always, please feel free to reach out to our office with any questions or concerns. I can be reached on my work cell at 920-483-0646 or by email at carlea.liermann@wisc.edu.
Sincerely,
Carlea Liermann
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| Thursday, May 8 - 6:30pm - Teen Ambassadors Meeting at Courthouse, Room 020
Saturday, May 10 - Food Workshops at Chilton High School
Tuesday, May 13 - 6:00pm - Extension Education Committee Meeting at Courthouse, Room 025
Tuesday, May 13 - 6:00pm - Dog Project Training at Calumet County Fairgrounds
Thursday, May 15 - Cloverbud Club - Group A at 5:30pm in Room 025; Group B at 6:00pm in Room 020 at Courthouse
Thursday, May 15 - 6:00pm 4-H Explorers Club Meeting at Courthouse, Room 015
Thursday, May 15 - 6:00pm - Horse Project Meeting at Courthouse, Room 017
Tuesday, May 20 - 6:00pm - Dog Project Training at Calumet County Fairgrounds
Wednesday, May 21 - 6:00pm - Archery Project Training at Calumet County Fairgrounds
Tuesday, May 27 - 6:00pm - Dog Project Training at Calumet County Fairgrounds
Wednesday, May 28 - 6:00pm - Archery Project Training at Calumet County Fairgrounds
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Aiden Naidl competes at Tri-County CompetitionAiden competed in the Tri-County Archery and Art Contest that was located in West Bend (Washington County) at the end of March. He represented Calumet County in the Intermediate Archery Division and in the Intermediate Wildlife Contest. Congratulations to Aiden as he took 3 out of 16 in the Wildlife Contest!
This is a great example of how to work on masterying your skills in your project learning, and there are plenty of opportunities such as these throughout the year.
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Archery Project Meetings
Youth enrolled in the archery project are invited to participate in project meetings this summer. Dates are as follows:
May 21 July 16
May 28 July 23
June 4 July 30
June 11 August 13
June 18 August 20
Practice will be held at the Calumet County Fairgrounds, at the south parking lot area, starting at 6:00 pm. There is a $10 participation fee that will be collected at the first practice, and permission slips will be available then as well.
Questions can be directed to Tim Mueller, 920-371-5439, poohnhopper@yahoo.com, or to the Extension office.
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Looking for Day Camp VolunteersOur day camp offerings are changing this Summer, and we are looking for both youth and adult volunteers to help us with our new series of daycamps. We do ask that youth be at least 13 or older in order to help with the day camps. Being able to offer these day camps to our members will be dependant on if we have enough youth and adult volunteers to assist on the scheduled days.
Training and information and each day camp would be provided prior to the day camp taking place. Youth would assist with leading groups throughout the daily schedule, along with leading certain stations. Adults will help with the stations and assist us with meeting required safety ratios. Please help us offer these fun, hands-on opportunities!
- Cloverbud Day Camp - Grades 5K-2 - July 15 - Camp Forest
- Adventure Day Camp - Grades 3-8 - July 16 - Camp Forest
- 4-H in the Kitchen - Grades 3-6 - July 17 - Chilton High School
- Art Camp Intensive - Grades 6-13 - July 29-31 - Calumet County Courthouse
- Pollinators Day Camp - Cloverbuds - Date TBD - Ledgeview Nature Center
- Advanced Cake Decorating - Grades 6-13 - Date TBD - Chilton High School
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Registration Opens May 1st for Summer Day Camps!
We are offering the Cloverbud and Adventure Day camps once again, with some new offerings. There are 2 day camps for each age group, AND they are available for non-members as well. So if you have a friend, encourage them to attend with you. Day camps are filled on a first come, first serve basis. Registrations can be submitted using a paper form found on the 4-H website, or you can fill out this google form. Your spot will be reserved once we receive your payment. More detailed information will be sent out after registration and payment have been received prior to camp taking place.
Reach out to Carlea at carlea.liermann@wisc.edu if you have any questions!
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Overnight Camp for Teens!
All members 13 and older are invited to join us July 9-10 for a single night overnight at Calumet County Park. In collaboration with the Calumet County Parks Department, teens will cook all their meals over a fire, go for a night hike, participate in cardboard boat races and more!
Registration is at a first come, first serve basis with limited spots. To register, please compete this google form and submit your payment to the 4-H Office.
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Calumet County Apparel StoreWe once again have opened the Calumet County 4-H apparel store! We will leave the store open for the month of May so families have the opportunities to purchase any apparel they may be interested. This is a great way to market your Club to others, or maybe you'd like to have a shirt to wear in a parade, at a camp, or at the 2025 Calumet County Fair.
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We are officially hosting Area Animal Science Days this year! We would love to have you come and volunteer for the day, and there will be opportunities for youth to participate as well. Some of the things that will be taking place are as follows: Dairy Judging, Dairy Showmanship Contest, Livestock Judging, Horse Judging, and Animal Poster and Photo Contest. Will be sure to be a great day!
Please fill out this google form if you'd like to volunteer!
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Summer Camp 2025
For Summer 2025, we are camping with Manitowoc and Sheboygan Counties. With this change, also comes a change of venue to Upham Woods. We are currently in the process of evaluating our current Camp Program, and would love for you to join us! If you would like to help us see what is best for our program for Summer 2026, please reach out to Carlea at carlea.liermann@wisc.edu. We would love parents, youth and volunteers to join us as we look at what has been going well, and how we could improve the camp opportunities we offer our members.
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Join Explorers!
Youth in grades 3-5 are invited to join the newly forming Calumet County 4-H Explorers. This is a great way for you to learn more about the different projects available within 4-H, through hands-on learning. The scope of Explorers is that the group will decide on what they would like to learn about.
Explorers will take place on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6-7pm at the Calumet County Courthouse starting Thursday, March 20th at 6pm. If interested, please fill out this google form to be added to the email list:
https://forms.gle/GazQ5tb6uPbpXgF96
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Summer ChickQuest
Are you in the poultry project, do you own chickens, or would you like to learn a little more the life cycle of a chicken? Join us this summer on Tuesdays starting July 15th for 4 weeks to learn more from monitoring living eggs to observing fluffy chicks, these lively activities pique curiosity, encourage collaboration and communication, and provide youth scientists with unforgettable experiences.
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Dog Project
This summer the Dog Project will be offering classes in obedience, showmanship, and rally. We meet every week on Tuesdays at 6:00pm. The first training will start on Tuesday, May 13th. We will end with our Dog Show for the Fair on August 17th.
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Goat Showmanship Clinic
Saturday, June 7th at 11:00am, Shawn Lamers will be having a goat showmanship clinic at his farm. The address is N8444 Rosner Road, Hilbert, WI 54129. The showmanship clinic will cover preparing your animal for the show, ow to handle your animal during the show, and what questions are going to asked during showmanship.
People outside of the county are also invited to attend.
If there are any questions, please call or text Shawn at 920-810-1333.
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