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Note from our Office
Dear Calumet County 4-H,
Ready or not, summer is here!
With summer, comes all the preparation for the Calumet County Fair. This could be working on your Club billboard, planning your Club fair booth, planting your planter, walking your animals, deciding what projects you all want to exhibit at the fair...there are so many details that take place over the next few months. The county fair is a great way for you to celebrate all of your hard work and project learning that you've accomplished over the 4-H year. I can't wait to be able to walk through the fairgrounds to see all you've done throughout the year!
This is also a great time to thank your Club Leaders, Project Leaders, and parents for all the time and effort they have put in to assisting with your project learning and 4-H Experience.
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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| Tuesday, June 3 - 6:00-7:30pm - Dog Project Training at Calumet County Fairgrounds
Wednesday, June 4 - 6:00pm - Archery Project Training at Calumet County Fairgrounds
Tuesday, June 10 - 6:00-7:30pm - Dog Project Training at Calumet County Fairgrounds
Wednesday, June 11 - 7:00pm - Leaders Council Monthly Meeting at Courthouse, Room 025
Wednesday, June 11 - 6:00pm - Archery Project Training at Calumet County Fairgrounds
Thursday, June 12 - 6:30pm - Teen Ambassadors Meeting at Courthouse, Room 020
Tuesday, June 17 - 6:00-7:30pm - Dog Project Training at Calumet County Fairgrounds
Wednesday, June 18 - 6:00pm - Archery Project Training at Calumet County Fairgrounds
Thursday, June 19 - Cloverbud Club - Group A at 5:30pm in Room 025; Group B at 6:00pm in Room 017 at Courthouse
Thursday, June 19 - 6:00pm 4-H Explorers Club Meeting at Courthouse, Room 015
Tuesday, June 24 - 6:00-7:30pm - Dog Project Training at Calumet County Fairgrounds
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4-H Booth
Does your 4-H Club put a booth together for the Calumet County Fair? If so, here is this year's theme!
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Registration Opens Soon for National 4-H Congress!
Are you looking for your next leadership and travel opportunity? Look no further than National 4-H Congress! This educational experience is set to take place from November 28-December 2, 2025! National 4-H Congress is an excellent opportunity for older youth to come together with other youth from across the Country to learn about a wide variety of topics and celebrate their 4-H careers!
National 4-H Congress is a five-day Educational Experience held in Atlanta, GA. Congress is the premiere nation-wide event for 4-Hers to network with others from around the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. While at Congress, 4-Hers engage in leadership, citizenship, global awareness, and inclusion. Highlights include educational workshops, exploring the city, international events, community service, educational tours, and the National Congress Gala. You can learn more on our website: https://4h.extension.wisc.edu/opportunities/statewide-events-and-opportunities/national-4-h-congress/.
The registration fee is approximately $1,500 per participant, dependent on flight costs. Scholarships are available at the state level, contact your local 4-H educator for County scholarship information.
Questions regarding National 4-H Congress? Reach out to justin.lieck@wisc.edu
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2025 Calumet County Fair Billboard CompetitionTheme: "Let the Good Times Roar!"
The Calumet County Fair Association will again sponsor the 20th annual billboard competition to promote the 2025 Calumet County Fair. Click here to access the billboard requirements. The online entry form must be completed by June 15, 2025.
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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 - Outer Limits, Forest Junction
- Adventure Day Camp - Grades 3-8 - July 16 - Outer Limits, Forest Junction
- 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 - August 12 - Chilton High School
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Registration Closes June 14 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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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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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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