Effective June 2, all fully vaccinated Wisconsin 4-H staff, volunteers and participants are no longer required to wear masks during programs. We ask that individuals who are not fully vaccinated, including youth under 12, continue to wear masks.
Staff and volunteers will not enforce mask wearing or ask for proof of vaccination for those not wearing masks. Masks may still be worn if preferred and individual masking choices should not be interpreted as an indicator of vaccination status.
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Outdoors: Physical distancing is no longer required outdoors for vaccinated people. Individuals who are not vaccinated should maintain 6 feet of physical distancing and, if physical distancing is not possible, wear a face covering.
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Indoors: There are no group size limits on indoor gatherings as long as a minimum of 6 feet of physical distancing is able to maintained, regardless of vaccination status.
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Transportation: Any individual who is not vaccinated should wear a face covering when driving or riding with others. Vehicle occupancy is recommended to be no more than 50 percent of capacity when traveling with an unvaccinated individual(s).
This updated policy applies to all Wisconsin 4-H programs including overnight programs, 4-H programs at county fairs and food stands.
As a reminder, Wisconsin 4-H staff, volunteers and participants should continue to follow local public health guidance.
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Dodge County Fair August 18-22, 2021
Online Entry Closes June 10
Online entry registration is open for the Dodge County Junior Fair! All 4-H, FFA, and other approved youth exhibitors will submit their entries online. Each exhibitor will be responsible for submitting his/her own entries online.
Blue Ribbon Online Entry will close at 11:59pm on June 10. Members follow the instructions and enter ONLINE and pay exhibitor and animal fees to their 4-H Club. The 4-H Club writes one check payable to Dodge County Junior Fair.
Please contact your club's General Leader with questions.
Other youth event information and entry forms:
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GETTING READY FOR THE FAIR!Sign Up for 4-H Promotion Booth, Fish Pond, 4-H Cream Puff & Farm Bureau Food Stands!Sign up to volunteer in the Farm Bureau/4-H Stand and Cream Puffs (Co-op Building), the 4-H Promotion Booth and 4-H Fish Pond (Youth Building) during the 2021 Dodge County Fair!
STOCK THE POND! FISH POND PRIZES NEEDEDDonations of small prizes are needed for the 4-H Fish Pond.
Questions on the Fish Pond can go to Janet Zander at 920-623-9013
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Dodge Co. 4-H Leaders Association MeetingJUNE 15, 2021 7pm
at St. John's Lutheran Church, 400 S. Main Street in Juneau
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4-H Endowment Grants Due June 30
Who can apply? Any Dodge County 4-H member and/or leader can apply on behalf of his/her Dodge County 4-H club; any Dodge County 4-H subcommittee or group; Dodge County 4-H Leaders Association, Inc.; and/or Extension Dodge County educator.
What are the funding criteria? Preference given to projects with the following criteria:
- Projects with an innovative or educational purpose
- Projects open to all of your club’s members
- Projects that increase awareness of 4-H in your community
- Projects with a community service focus.
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Upham Woods Neighborhood Camp!Why not experience camp for the day and see if you’d like to attend a residential camping experience in 2022? Registration is made by choosing one of the “Upham Woods Summer Camp” events at 4-HOnline in your member list. For details about registering for an event if you are a 4-H member, 4-H volunteer leader, or parent::
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Wisconsin 4-H Yard Signs Design Vote
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The Wisconsin 4-H office is going to be purchasing yard signs for counties to distribute for promotional purposes and we want your input on a design! Above are pictures of the choices of our designs. Please review them if you are interested in voting on preference and vote on which one you like the best here:
Due to time constraints, we will NOT be taking feedback via email on these designs, only through voting with the form. Voting closes at 5pm on Wednesday, June 9. The winning design will be sent to the promotional company on Thursday to start the printing/ordering process.
Thank you to Sara Waldron and Barron County 4-H for designing the yard signs!
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Take the Summer Reading Challenge!
Youth in grades 1-8 are invited to participate in the Summer Reading Challenge and win a prize at the Dodge County Fair. READ MORE HERE!
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4-H Archery Summer Session
Summer is right around the corner! We will be holding outdoor archery sessions throughout the summer. This will be one time slot for all ages.
If you attended the Winter Archery program, please just sign up using the link below and come have some outdoor archery fun.
If you were not able to attend our winter session, please fill out the emailed waiver and bring a $15.00 fee to help cover the cost of the facilities as well as signing up using the link below.
Restrictions of parents watching have been lifted, we just ask that you stay in small groups and wear a mask when distancing is not possible. We will have equipment available for our kiddos that need it.
SIGN UP HERE
If you have any questions, please email Jeeklynch@gmail.com or call 920-988-0741
State Shooting Sports Certification and EventEAU CLAIRE AREA ADULT CERTIFICATION JUNE 26 Archery & Air Rifle/Rifle certifications will be offered. Archery will be held at Mouldy’s Archery at Chippewa Falls and Air Rifle/Rifle located at the Eau Claire Rod and Gun Club. Times for both locations will be 7:45AM to 5PM. REGISTER HERE
SHAWANO COUNTY 4-H SUMMER ALL-STAR SHOOTOUT JULY 9 & 10 A special 2021 event is planned July 9 & 10. Shawano County 4-H Shooting Sports is offering a Statewide Invitational 4-H Shooting Sports competition Friday evening and all-day Saturday. A one-of-a-kind event for shooting sports families to reunite and celebrate a shot at getting back to normal. Events will be offered for Juniors, Intermediates and Seniors in the 4-H Shooting Sports age ranges.
Events Offered: Muzzleloader, Shot Gun Trap,Shot Gun Hunt and Cover,.22 Rifle 3 Position .22 Rifle Silhouette,.22 Pistol,Air Rifle,Air Pistol,FITA – Archery,Field – Archery,3D Archery,150/300 Spot Round – archery, Wildlife Contest
Information and registration details will be posted soon at this link: https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/wi4hshootingsports/competitive-shoots-3/
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4-H Dog Training Every Monday!
The 4-H Dog project weekly project meetings are held every Monday (except holidays) at 6:30pm at the Dodge County Fairgrounds (next to the Youth Building). Dog vaccination paperwork is required from all 4-H Dog Project members.
State 4-H Dog Events
Please see the link to the 4-H Dog project handbook for members to have for reference.
For questions, please contact: Tiffeny Herioux, hollandloptiffeny@yahoo.com Shannon Desjarlais-Caine, caineskd@yahoo.com Julie Schmiedlin, j_tayl22@yahoo.com
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COUNTY RABBIT, CAVIES, & POULTRY PROJECT MEETINGSAll meetings will be held at the Dodge County Fairgrounds
CAVIES: 6pm at Small Animal Building on June 7 & 21; July 19; August 2
RABBITS: 7pm at Small Animal Building on June 7 & 21; July 5 & 19; August 7
POULTRY: 7pm at Youth Building on June 17 and July 15
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2021 YQCA Livestock exhibitor YQCA certification must be current and valid at the time of the 2021 Dodge County Fair. YQCA certifications are only valid for one year after completion with the exception of the test out option.
All youth who exhibit beef, sheep, and swine at the Dodge County Fair will be required to complete YQCA training (YQCA will count as an educational point). YQCA includes information for youth showing the following food animals:
- Pigs
- Beef Cattle
- Dairy Cattle
- Sheep
- Goats
- Market Rabbits
- Poultry
ONLINE YQCA certification is available for completion at yqca.org.
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State Meats Judging ContestRegister by June 7
Registration is open for the 2021 State Meats Judging Contest!
The State Meats Judging Contest will be held on June 14 at the Meat Market in Baraboo.
Meats Judging Contest registration closes June 7. Check out the Youth Livestock Website for more information about these contests, or see the attached informational packet.
Participant Registration: Participants MUST register individually. To register, please go to 4-H Online, log in to your account, and click “Events” on the left-hand menu. Select “2021 State Meats Judging Contest”.
For more information on how to register, check out these instructions on the 4-H Website.
Please reach out to Laura Pine at the Wisconsin 4-H Office, lpine@wisc.edu or (608)262-1222 with any registration questions.
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