August 2016
Calendar 2
Adult Leadership 3
Youth Leadership 3
Membership 6
Animal Science 11
Art 11
Fair 17
Activity Page 25
Inside this issue
Pepin Pacer
Pepin County 4-H Newsletter Layout and Production by Gwen Prom
Edited by Marie LB Ritscher
UW-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title IX and ADA
Pepin County UWEX Staff
UW-Extension Pepin County conducts educational programs and provides educational infor-
mation in 4-H youth development family living education and
agriculture Marie LB Ritscher 4-H Youth Agent and Nutrition Program Educator E-mail marieritschercesuwexedu Micheal Travis Agriculture Agent E-mail michealtraviscesuwexedu Mary C Wood Family Living Agent E-mail marywoodcesuwexedu Gwen Prom Program Assistant E-mail gwenpromcesuwexedu Address 740 7th Avenue West PO Box 39 Durand WI 54736 Phone 715-672-5214 UW-Extension website httppepinuwexedu 4-H Online httpwi4honlinecom
Every month we will hide a special symbol somewhere in that monthrsquos
Pacer If you are the first person to call (715) 672-5214 or email
(gwenpromcesuwexedu) the Pepin County UW-Extension Office
and tell us where that symbol is found you will win $5 Durand Dollars
and be named in next monthrsquos Pepin Pacer as the ldquo4-H Fast Finderrdquo
This monthrsquos symbol is Good Luck Hunting
YOUR TIME AND EFFORT HELPED MAKE THIS
YEARrsquoS FAIR A SUCCESS
Dear 4-H Families
This is the time of year when we think most about pro-
moting membership in the 4-H program
The very best promotions are the stories of the families
who are already involved and value the 4-H pro-
gram If your family is pleases with your participa-
tion in 4-H and believe that it is a food program
please consider inviting another family or families to
get involved Would you consider being a ldquomentor
familyrdquo or ldquobuddy familyrdquo to welcome them and help
them have a successful first year in the 4-H program
Call the Extension Office so we can send a Welcome
Packet to the families you have invited
Or if you feel that something is missing or could be
improved to strengthen your familys membership in
Pepin County 4-H please donrsquot hesitate to call with
your questions and comments
Sincerely
Pepin County
UW-Extension 4-H and Youth Development Agent
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CALENDAR
August
3 SYC Mtg
4-14 Wisconsin State Fair
6 Northwest Region Agility Fun Match
10 Parent Leader Federation Mtg
15 Record Books Due
20 Western District Gymkhana
22 4-H Arts Camp Deadline
27 Spooner Sheep Day
Chippewa 4-H Club
Meets monthly on Sundays
Contact Club Leader for Information
Waubeek Corners 4-H Club
Meets 1st Monday of the month
600 pm Waumandee State
Bank Basement in Durand
Lima Lads amp Lassies 4-H Club
Meets 3rd Sunday of the month
100 pm Durand City Hall
September
5 UW-Extension Office Closed
12 SYC Mtg
24 Youth Poultry Poster Contest
24 Avian Quiz Bowl
Riverside Fletchers
Meets 3rd Saturday of the month
1000 am TBD
4-H Fast Finder for the Month
Marsha Heck Congratulations for being our 4-H Fast Finder this month
We hope you enjoy the Pepin Pacer
ADULT LEADERSHIP
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YOUTH LEADERSHIP
SYC Meeting
When September 12 2016
Time 630 pm
Where Pepin School Pepin
Open to all Pepin County 4-H members in 7th grade and older
As soon as you are in 7th grade come join the fun and fellowship
Pepin County Fair Association Inc
invites you to their next meeting
Contact the Fair Association Inc at (715) 575- 1641 or
on Facebook (Pepin County Fair)
with questions or suggestions
Pepin County 4-H ParentLeader Meeting
August 10 2016 600 pm
UW- Extension Office
ALL Pepin County 4-H Parents Leaders and Youth Leaders you are welcome to attend the ParentLeaders Federation Meetings Decisions are made at these meetings which affect all members and parents within our 4-H organization Meetings are held in February April June August October and December normally held at the Extension Office in Durand
Take part in determining how the money raised is spent and what activities Pepin County 4-Hers will participate in Your voice will be heard
Fall Forum November 4-6 2016
Fall Forum is an opportunity for youth and adult leaders to attend the statewide training weekend with county and state staff The purpose of Fall Forum Provide an educational opportunity for youth and adult volunteers Develop youth and adult partnerships Create an engaging environment to facilitate discussion between counties Provide an opportunity for youth and adult volunteers to be involved in the planning and evaluating of statewide programs
When November 4- 6 2016
Where Green Lake Conference Center Green Lake
Who Each county is encouraged to send a delegation of 7th ndash 13th grade youth
and adult volunteer leaders
For more information contact Marie Ritscher at 715-672-5214
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2016 4-H American Spirit West Experience
4-H teen leaders Lauren Hendel and Stephanie Brantner from Pepin County were selected to travel on the 4-H Ameri-
can Spirit West Experience From June 22 through July 2 they traveled west to visit seven National Parks The purpose
of this educational experience is for youth to learn about the foundation and background of national parks gain an ap-
preciation of natural resources gain outdoor skills and leadership skills and to create citizens who are educated about
and advocates for conservation preservation and the environment
Stephanie and Lauren started in Wisconsin at the St Croix National Scenic Riverway to camp on the shores of the
Croix Falls and Namekagon Rivers Their next stop was Mitchell South Dakota to see the worldrsquos only Corn Palace
Three days into the trip their next stop was the Badlands National Park where they hiked a trails and took in the beauti-
ful scenery From there they stopped at the famous Wall Drug for some shopping
Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park were the next on their trip Four days into
the trip they stopped in Custer Wyoming where they spent the afternoon swimming canoeing hiking and taking pic-
tures at the Sylvan Lake Park
The highlight of the trip was the Yellowstone National Park Once there they went to see Upper Geyser Basin and Old
Faithful they hiked on trails visited Mystic Falls and more The next stop and sights to see were at Grand Teton Nation-
al Park One of the sites was the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center another was Taggart Lake
Stephanie and Lauren learned a great deal about our Nationrsquos National Parks they had many memorable experiences
including making new friends Both of the girls said ldquoBeing selected to represent Pepin County on this trip was a privi-
lege for both of us We expanded our knowledge on nature related subjects and had a great time while doing sordquo
A Big Welcome to
KAEDE ONO
from Japan
who is being hosted by the
McMahon family this month
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Pepin County 4-H SYC Meeting Minutes for July 6 2016 Roll Call Stephanie Lauren Alex Erin and Claire are in attendance
Secretaries Report Lauren read off last meetings minutes
Treasurerrsquos Report As of June 1st the balance was $514361
Fair Monday 4 pm move display cases-Becky and Josh need more helpers
Wednesday fair Setup 9am
Thursday drop off exhibits 4-7 pm
Friday Exhibits in by 930 am
Sunday exhibit pickup and cleanup 2-6pm
Monday Fair cleanup 9am
CloverbudExplorer Judging Friday 10am-Stephanie 5pm-Claire and Jordin
Dairy Wagon Work schedules and bags for sale
Kiddie amp Pet Parade Stephanie volunteered to help with it
Judge Helpers Bring sheets to clubs to see if people are willing to help
Silent Auction Claire and Morgan-Ice Cream
Erin and Rachel-Coffee and Hot Chocolate
Maya and Alex-
Auction Those who go on trips must bring one pie or baked goods and it would be helpful if they were there to
show them in the ring
Hide and Seek 4-H Rocks McMahons and Marie are working on them
Splash Dash The health department has decided to partner with us McMahons will order more shirts
Other Business Coloring contest sheets
Trip Reports Erin went on the American Spirt East Trip American Spirit West ndash Lauren and
Stephanie
Next meeting Aug 3 6 pm
On the 4th of July the Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H Club participated in the annual parade that marches through Rock Falls We had Hannah her dad Chester Ella and Ava on horseback Angie Demi Tavyn Tatum Wendy Stephanie and Stephanies cousins Logan and Lindsey that were visiting for the day walking and throwing out tootsie rolls Next in our procession was Debbie Barb and Stephanies Aunt Shirley who was visiting from Sun Prairie riding in the Kabota doing manure clean up Bringing up the rear in our entou-rage was Tim and Katie driving the truck with our signage advertising about the Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H club Everyone had a a good time and it was great to see such a huge turnout from people in our community coming out to see the parade
Logan Lindsey Stephanie Katie Tim Barb and Wendy waiting for the parade to start Chester Ella Ava and Hannah carrying the 4-H flag riding horseback with the walking crew Becky is leading Ellas horse while she carries the 4-H flag
MEMBERSHIP
Waubeek Corners 4-H Club Secretary Report Submitted by Ian Afdahl
Date July 5th 2016 Attendees Kevin and Val Cataract Lori and Dave Klein Donna Emily and Jacob Kern Pledges Secretary Report read Treasurers Report $266433 balance as of July 5th
Approved by Emily 2nd by Jacob
Old Business We cleared $22454 when we worked at Music in the Park a few weeks ago Good job
everyone for helping out New Business
Started working on the booth for the fair Val will bring all of the supplies day of the fair set up
Next meeting in August will be determined We will do it at a park have fun and bring a dish to pass
Meeting was closed and we had snacks
Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H Club Update
The Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H club held their monthly meeting on Sunday July 17 at the Durand City Hall The Pepin County Fair is Friday - Sunday July 22 - 24 so this is fair week and there is a lot to do to get ready On Monday and Wednesday club members are asked to help with moving display cases cleaning them and laying out of tag labels Thursday evening projects can be brought to the school and set out for display Everyone is still busy at home working to get all of their projects completed and ready to be put on display Each club member brought at least 2 completed projects to this meeting to show to everyone else what they have been working on The project for this meeting was to design and make our display for our fair booth Once we got our idea worked out the members got busy making the banner and drawing out the props In other business we were asked to serve ice cream at the Brunners Seed Customer Appreciation Supper again so members signed up to work at that We set the date for our next meeting for Sunday August 14 at Club 10 for a bowling party and turning in Record Books After all of the work was done we enjoyed a snack that was provided by Vicky Weissinger
Emma Wayne is showing a string art project of Wisconsin that she made Elizabeth Menting is showing a butterfly house that is she is working on Several Club members are working on the banner for our booth at the fair Submitted by Wendy Brantner
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RECORD BOOKS
ARE DUE TO CLUB LEADERS BY AUGUST 15
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only
ONE function of 4-H
Building Citizenship amp Leadership Skills by Exploring Americas Heritage
The American Spirit Leadership Program is a wonderful opportunity for youth to develop knowledge of Americas
heritage citizenship and leadership
The experience had the following objectives for its participants Increase knowledge and understanding of Americarsquos heritage
Build awareness of the many steps taken to gain US independence and freedom Further develop skills in leadership and personal expression of values Increase awareness of self in relationship to others Share what was learned with others
Featured sites include
New York ndash Harbor Tour 911 Memorial Night Tour of New York
Valley Forge
Philadelphia ndash Independence Hall Liberty Bell
Mayflower IIPlymouth Rock
BostonFreedom TrailChina TownAtlantic Ocean
Whale WatchingLobster Dinner
Niagara Falls
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Some Thoughts on Completing
Record Books
ldquoThis we believe about Wisconsin Recordsrdquo
(Developed by the WI 4-H Adult amp Leaders Council)
1) 4-H is aimed at teaching youth how to organize goals resources and accomplishments
2) THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only ONE function of 4-H
3) The highest value and use of 4-H records should be
at the local club level ie
a) Evidence of accomplishments (for employment family awareness goal setting etc)
b) As a tool for helping leaders and other youth to know young people better
c) As a tool for family involvement in and awareness
When writing and reviewing their own record book
4-H members should be able to answer ldquoYESrdquo to the
following questions
1) Is there evidence of goal setting Did the writer comment on progress toward their goal
2) Is there evidence of sharing found in the record (demonstrations exhibits etc)
3) Has the member shown motivation by participating in club activities workshops etc)
4) Is the record well organized and planned
5) Do the records truly represent a planning amp evaluation process
6) Did the writer tell what they learned in the project story
7) Are the required records used (including financial records where applicable) Did the writer follow
directions
8) Are the records complete realistic and meaningful
9) Has the member included pictures and clippings where appropriate
10) Is the record neat in appearance (use one color of ink)
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Chippewa 4-H Club July Meeting Minutes
We started our meeting when our President Jordin McMahon called the meeting to order After
doing pledges attendance was taken by Morgan Moline Lacy Quinton gave the treasurers report We had
a check made out to Tracy Seifert for $1518 for providing supplies for previous meetings ending our
balance at $471777 We had no old business so we moved on to new business
Our booth theme this year for the fair is Brighten Your Life With 4-H The leading family for the
booth is the Hass family Then for our barn theme we are doing an Olympic theme since this summer is
an Olympic year We announced that fair tags would be coming soon and would be available for pick up
at the Durand extension office or from Jan Quinton We then asked 4-H adults for help at this yearrsquos fair
They would be helping with judging and placing ribbons on projects and asked that they check the Pacer
for info on supervisors needed for the 22nd Officers then announced important dates coming up next
week These dates were the 18th 20th and 25th You may also check the pacer for more information on
these dates and the pie baking contest on the 23rd We then passed out scholarship forms for recent trip
takers Our next meeting families are the Brevicks N Moline and WallThetford Next meetings activity
is most likely going to be an Express game We discussed the option of letting the members bringing a
friend which will be determined later depending on funds The August meeting is either going to be on
the 7th or 14th this will be determined at a later date September families are going to be Reisgraft T
Moline and WallThetford Our meeting activity is having trip camp takers talking about their trip and
experience We will also have ice cream and watermelon Bryce Quinton made a motion to adjourn the
meeting and Brianna Hass second it
AUGUST MEETING
DATE Sunday August 14
PLACE Carson Park Eau Claire
TIME Meet at entrance at 400 PM - Game time 505 PM
ACTIVITY Eau Claire Express Game
FOOD $ 2 provided to purchase concession stand ($1 hot dogs $1 ice cream available)
RSVP Contact one of the host families to confirm attendance so tickets can be purchased
AUGUST HOST FAMILIES (Nicki) Moline Brevick and WallThetford Brevicks
August meeting that we will attend an Eau Claire Express Game The game will be on Sunday August 14th in Eau Claire at Carson Park Game time is 505 pm amp we will meet at the park entrance at 4pm The club will purchase the tickets for the club members parents and siblings Each club member is allowed to bring one friend with that will need to pay $5friend There is no charge for children 5 and under The club will also give each person $2 for a hot dog and ice cream as it is $1 hot dog and $1 ice cream night I need to know how many people are attending from your family that are ages 6 amp up Please let one of the host families know by Tuesday August 9th so that I can get the tickets ordered in time
SEPTEMBER MEETING HOST FAMILIES (Tracy) Moline WallThetford Riesgraf
DATE Sunday September 11
TIME 100 Parade (meet at line up spot at 1230)
LOCATION Pepin Parade
MEETING After parade
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4-H Members Discover Diversity in Iowa Eight 4-H members from Buffalo Pepin and Pierce Counties spent three days in Dubuque and Davenport Iowa discovering diversity and learning more about themselves as part of the Finding Interesting Varieties in Everyone (FIVE) trip for sixth seventh and eighth graders The purpose of the program is to enable youth to recognize and discuss how individuals are ethically racially and culturally different than themselves and to provide youth the opportunity to develop critical life skills including communication independence empathy and decision making The youth gained practice in accepting differences worked in groups contributing to their cooperation skills and through discussion built critical thinking skills in multicultural awareness
4-H members who participated from the three counties were Austin George Morgan Guenther Morgan Moline Hunter Hass Ally Arens Riley Schumaker and Hannah Noll While on the travel experience youth visited the Fenelon Elevator and Shot Towed and stayed downtown Dubuque on the Historic Riverwalk Youth also identified elements of diversity in both humans and animals at the National Mississippi River Museum learned how individuals are genetically and culturally similar and different at the Putnam Science Museum while viewing the King Tut exhibit enjoyed a citywide jazz festival which allowed members the opportunity to step out of the comfort zone and try dancing in the street and learned about how culture has shaped river history on a swat rubber river boat tour On of the many highlights of the trip was meeting Don Wildman host of the Travel Channel Mysteries of The Museum he also talked about how we are the same as ancient Egypt and yet different
Marie Ritscher Pepin County 4-H Youth Development Agent conducted a post evaluation with youth All eight youth delegates indicated the experience was one they would recommend to a friend One youth wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that everyonersquos a little different but they can still be good friendsrdquo Another wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that people from all different backgrounds can still find similaritiesrdquo You learned as much about themselves as they did about others Each indicated on their evaluations at least one way they challenged themselves with the intent to develop and grow as individuals The challenges ranged from trying a new cultural food to being confident in meeting new people in professional settings
Annie Lisowski Buffalo County 4-H Youth Development Educator stated ldquoThe youth developed and practiced new life skills by experiencing new environments and engaging in diverse ideas and opinions with their fellow delegates In addition the youth were able to discuss cultural identities consider stereotypes and develop empathy for others It was an exciting opportunity for youth to grow and develop outside of their social normrdquo 4-H Leaders Associations in each of the three counties helps pay a portion of the 4-H membersrsquo expenses All young people are selected to travel by completing a 4-H Resume and interview process
FIVE TRIP
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2016-2017 4-H Enrollment
Re-enrollment and new enrollment will again be processed throu 4-H Online beginning in
September At that time all active members will be set to ldquoInactiverdquo Then you will have
login to re-enroll reviewchange your contact info and confirm the expectation and
behavior agreements You can add or delete your projects too Then click submit Please
make sure to complete this task as soon as possible AFTER the 2nd of September
ANIMAL SCIENCE
64rd ANNUAL SPOONER SHEEP DAY
Spooner Agricultural Research Station of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spooner Wisconsin
Saturday August 27 2016
Attendance at the educational sessions of the Spooner Sheep Day is free
There is a charge for the lamb barbecue lunch
Spooner Sheep Day is sponsored by the Agricultural Research Stations and Department of
Animal Sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension For more information contact
Lorraine Toman at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station (phone 715635-3735 email
lltomanwiscedu) or web site httpspoonerarswiscedu
ART
2016 4-H Arts Camp
The annual statewide Arts Camp for middle school 4-Hrsquoers will
be held on October 1mdash2 2016 at Upham Woods in Wisconsin
Dells THE 6-8th graders will experience six hours of explora-
tory sessions in communication music photography theater
arts culinary arts and art in nature Space is limited so send an
application in promptlymdashdeadline is August 22 For registration information
httpfyiuwexeduwi4hartsarts-camp-applications
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Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
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2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
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MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
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Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
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Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
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CALENDAR
August
3 SYC Mtg
4-14 Wisconsin State Fair
6 Northwest Region Agility Fun Match
10 Parent Leader Federation Mtg
15 Record Books Due
20 Western District Gymkhana
22 4-H Arts Camp Deadline
27 Spooner Sheep Day
Chippewa 4-H Club
Meets monthly on Sundays
Contact Club Leader for Information
Waubeek Corners 4-H Club
Meets 1st Monday of the month
600 pm Waumandee State
Bank Basement in Durand
Lima Lads amp Lassies 4-H Club
Meets 3rd Sunday of the month
100 pm Durand City Hall
September
5 UW-Extension Office Closed
12 SYC Mtg
24 Youth Poultry Poster Contest
24 Avian Quiz Bowl
Riverside Fletchers
Meets 3rd Saturday of the month
1000 am TBD
4-H Fast Finder for the Month
Marsha Heck Congratulations for being our 4-H Fast Finder this month
We hope you enjoy the Pepin Pacer
ADULT LEADERSHIP
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YOUTH LEADERSHIP
SYC Meeting
When September 12 2016
Time 630 pm
Where Pepin School Pepin
Open to all Pepin County 4-H members in 7th grade and older
As soon as you are in 7th grade come join the fun and fellowship
Pepin County Fair Association Inc
invites you to their next meeting
Contact the Fair Association Inc at (715) 575- 1641 or
on Facebook (Pepin County Fair)
with questions or suggestions
Pepin County 4-H ParentLeader Meeting
August 10 2016 600 pm
UW- Extension Office
ALL Pepin County 4-H Parents Leaders and Youth Leaders you are welcome to attend the ParentLeaders Federation Meetings Decisions are made at these meetings which affect all members and parents within our 4-H organization Meetings are held in February April June August October and December normally held at the Extension Office in Durand
Take part in determining how the money raised is spent and what activities Pepin County 4-Hers will participate in Your voice will be heard
Fall Forum November 4-6 2016
Fall Forum is an opportunity for youth and adult leaders to attend the statewide training weekend with county and state staff The purpose of Fall Forum Provide an educational opportunity for youth and adult volunteers Develop youth and adult partnerships Create an engaging environment to facilitate discussion between counties Provide an opportunity for youth and adult volunteers to be involved in the planning and evaluating of statewide programs
When November 4- 6 2016
Where Green Lake Conference Center Green Lake
Who Each county is encouraged to send a delegation of 7th ndash 13th grade youth
and adult volunteer leaders
For more information contact Marie Ritscher at 715-672-5214
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2016 4-H American Spirit West Experience
4-H teen leaders Lauren Hendel and Stephanie Brantner from Pepin County were selected to travel on the 4-H Ameri-
can Spirit West Experience From June 22 through July 2 they traveled west to visit seven National Parks The purpose
of this educational experience is for youth to learn about the foundation and background of national parks gain an ap-
preciation of natural resources gain outdoor skills and leadership skills and to create citizens who are educated about
and advocates for conservation preservation and the environment
Stephanie and Lauren started in Wisconsin at the St Croix National Scenic Riverway to camp on the shores of the
Croix Falls and Namekagon Rivers Their next stop was Mitchell South Dakota to see the worldrsquos only Corn Palace
Three days into the trip their next stop was the Badlands National Park where they hiked a trails and took in the beauti-
ful scenery From there they stopped at the famous Wall Drug for some shopping
Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park were the next on their trip Four days into
the trip they stopped in Custer Wyoming where they spent the afternoon swimming canoeing hiking and taking pic-
tures at the Sylvan Lake Park
The highlight of the trip was the Yellowstone National Park Once there they went to see Upper Geyser Basin and Old
Faithful they hiked on trails visited Mystic Falls and more The next stop and sights to see were at Grand Teton Nation-
al Park One of the sites was the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center another was Taggart Lake
Stephanie and Lauren learned a great deal about our Nationrsquos National Parks they had many memorable experiences
including making new friends Both of the girls said ldquoBeing selected to represent Pepin County on this trip was a privi-
lege for both of us We expanded our knowledge on nature related subjects and had a great time while doing sordquo
A Big Welcome to
KAEDE ONO
from Japan
who is being hosted by the
McMahon family this month
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Pepin County 4-H SYC Meeting Minutes for July 6 2016 Roll Call Stephanie Lauren Alex Erin and Claire are in attendance
Secretaries Report Lauren read off last meetings minutes
Treasurerrsquos Report As of June 1st the balance was $514361
Fair Monday 4 pm move display cases-Becky and Josh need more helpers
Wednesday fair Setup 9am
Thursday drop off exhibits 4-7 pm
Friday Exhibits in by 930 am
Sunday exhibit pickup and cleanup 2-6pm
Monday Fair cleanup 9am
CloverbudExplorer Judging Friday 10am-Stephanie 5pm-Claire and Jordin
Dairy Wagon Work schedules and bags for sale
Kiddie amp Pet Parade Stephanie volunteered to help with it
Judge Helpers Bring sheets to clubs to see if people are willing to help
Silent Auction Claire and Morgan-Ice Cream
Erin and Rachel-Coffee and Hot Chocolate
Maya and Alex-
Auction Those who go on trips must bring one pie or baked goods and it would be helpful if they were there to
show them in the ring
Hide and Seek 4-H Rocks McMahons and Marie are working on them
Splash Dash The health department has decided to partner with us McMahons will order more shirts
Other Business Coloring contest sheets
Trip Reports Erin went on the American Spirt East Trip American Spirit West ndash Lauren and
Stephanie
Next meeting Aug 3 6 pm
On the 4th of July the Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H Club participated in the annual parade that marches through Rock Falls We had Hannah her dad Chester Ella and Ava on horseback Angie Demi Tavyn Tatum Wendy Stephanie and Stephanies cousins Logan and Lindsey that were visiting for the day walking and throwing out tootsie rolls Next in our procession was Debbie Barb and Stephanies Aunt Shirley who was visiting from Sun Prairie riding in the Kabota doing manure clean up Bringing up the rear in our entou-rage was Tim and Katie driving the truck with our signage advertising about the Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H club Everyone had a a good time and it was great to see such a huge turnout from people in our community coming out to see the parade
Logan Lindsey Stephanie Katie Tim Barb and Wendy waiting for the parade to start Chester Ella Ava and Hannah carrying the 4-H flag riding horseback with the walking crew Becky is leading Ellas horse while she carries the 4-H flag
MEMBERSHIP
Waubeek Corners 4-H Club Secretary Report Submitted by Ian Afdahl
Date July 5th 2016 Attendees Kevin and Val Cataract Lori and Dave Klein Donna Emily and Jacob Kern Pledges Secretary Report read Treasurers Report $266433 balance as of July 5th
Approved by Emily 2nd by Jacob
Old Business We cleared $22454 when we worked at Music in the Park a few weeks ago Good job
everyone for helping out New Business
Started working on the booth for the fair Val will bring all of the supplies day of the fair set up
Next meeting in August will be determined We will do it at a park have fun and bring a dish to pass
Meeting was closed and we had snacks
Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H Club Update
The Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H club held their monthly meeting on Sunday July 17 at the Durand City Hall The Pepin County Fair is Friday - Sunday July 22 - 24 so this is fair week and there is a lot to do to get ready On Monday and Wednesday club members are asked to help with moving display cases cleaning them and laying out of tag labels Thursday evening projects can be brought to the school and set out for display Everyone is still busy at home working to get all of their projects completed and ready to be put on display Each club member brought at least 2 completed projects to this meeting to show to everyone else what they have been working on The project for this meeting was to design and make our display for our fair booth Once we got our idea worked out the members got busy making the banner and drawing out the props In other business we were asked to serve ice cream at the Brunners Seed Customer Appreciation Supper again so members signed up to work at that We set the date for our next meeting for Sunday August 14 at Club 10 for a bowling party and turning in Record Books After all of the work was done we enjoyed a snack that was provided by Vicky Weissinger
Emma Wayne is showing a string art project of Wisconsin that she made Elizabeth Menting is showing a butterfly house that is she is working on Several Club members are working on the banner for our booth at the fair Submitted by Wendy Brantner
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RECORD BOOKS
ARE DUE TO CLUB LEADERS BY AUGUST 15
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only
ONE function of 4-H
Building Citizenship amp Leadership Skills by Exploring Americas Heritage
The American Spirit Leadership Program is a wonderful opportunity for youth to develop knowledge of Americas
heritage citizenship and leadership
The experience had the following objectives for its participants Increase knowledge and understanding of Americarsquos heritage
Build awareness of the many steps taken to gain US independence and freedom Further develop skills in leadership and personal expression of values Increase awareness of self in relationship to others Share what was learned with others
Featured sites include
New York ndash Harbor Tour 911 Memorial Night Tour of New York
Valley Forge
Philadelphia ndash Independence Hall Liberty Bell
Mayflower IIPlymouth Rock
BostonFreedom TrailChina TownAtlantic Ocean
Whale WatchingLobster Dinner
Niagara Falls
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Some Thoughts on Completing
Record Books
ldquoThis we believe about Wisconsin Recordsrdquo
(Developed by the WI 4-H Adult amp Leaders Council)
1) 4-H is aimed at teaching youth how to organize goals resources and accomplishments
2) THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only ONE function of 4-H
3) The highest value and use of 4-H records should be
at the local club level ie
a) Evidence of accomplishments (for employment family awareness goal setting etc)
b) As a tool for helping leaders and other youth to know young people better
c) As a tool for family involvement in and awareness
When writing and reviewing their own record book
4-H members should be able to answer ldquoYESrdquo to the
following questions
1) Is there evidence of goal setting Did the writer comment on progress toward their goal
2) Is there evidence of sharing found in the record (demonstrations exhibits etc)
3) Has the member shown motivation by participating in club activities workshops etc)
4) Is the record well organized and planned
5) Do the records truly represent a planning amp evaluation process
6) Did the writer tell what they learned in the project story
7) Are the required records used (including financial records where applicable) Did the writer follow
directions
8) Are the records complete realistic and meaningful
9) Has the member included pictures and clippings where appropriate
10) Is the record neat in appearance (use one color of ink)
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Chippewa 4-H Club July Meeting Minutes
We started our meeting when our President Jordin McMahon called the meeting to order After
doing pledges attendance was taken by Morgan Moline Lacy Quinton gave the treasurers report We had
a check made out to Tracy Seifert for $1518 for providing supplies for previous meetings ending our
balance at $471777 We had no old business so we moved on to new business
Our booth theme this year for the fair is Brighten Your Life With 4-H The leading family for the
booth is the Hass family Then for our barn theme we are doing an Olympic theme since this summer is
an Olympic year We announced that fair tags would be coming soon and would be available for pick up
at the Durand extension office or from Jan Quinton We then asked 4-H adults for help at this yearrsquos fair
They would be helping with judging and placing ribbons on projects and asked that they check the Pacer
for info on supervisors needed for the 22nd Officers then announced important dates coming up next
week These dates were the 18th 20th and 25th You may also check the pacer for more information on
these dates and the pie baking contest on the 23rd We then passed out scholarship forms for recent trip
takers Our next meeting families are the Brevicks N Moline and WallThetford Next meetings activity
is most likely going to be an Express game We discussed the option of letting the members bringing a
friend which will be determined later depending on funds The August meeting is either going to be on
the 7th or 14th this will be determined at a later date September families are going to be Reisgraft T
Moline and WallThetford Our meeting activity is having trip camp takers talking about their trip and
experience We will also have ice cream and watermelon Bryce Quinton made a motion to adjourn the
meeting and Brianna Hass second it
AUGUST MEETING
DATE Sunday August 14
PLACE Carson Park Eau Claire
TIME Meet at entrance at 400 PM - Game time 505 PM
ACTIVITY Eau Claire Express Game
FOOD $ 2 provided to purchase concession stand ($1 hot dogs $1 ice cream available)
RSVP Contact one of the host families to confirm attendance so tickets can be purchased
AUGUST HOST FAMILIES (Nicki) Moline Brevick and WallThetford Brevicks
August meeting that we will attend an Eau Claire Express Game The game will be on Sunday August 14th in Eau Claire at Carson Park Game time is 505 pm amp we will meet at the park entrance at 4pm The club will purchase the tickets for the club members parents and siblings Each club member is allowed to bring one friend with that will need to pay $5friend There is no charge for children 5 and under The club will also give each person $2 for a hot dog and ice cream as it is $1 hot dog and $1 ice cream night I need to know how many people are attending from your family that are ages 6 amp up Please let one of the host families know by Tuesday August 9th so that I can get the tickets ordered in time
SEPTEMBER MEETING HOST FAMILIES (Tracy) Moline WallThetford Riesgraf
DATE Sunday September 11
TIME 100 Parade (meet at line up spot at 1230)
LOCATION Pepin Parade
MEETING After parade
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4-H Members Discover Diversity in Iowa Eight 4-H members from Buffalo Pepin and Pierce Counties spent three days in Dubuque and Davenport Iowa discovering diversity and learning more about themselves as part of the Finding Interesting Varieties in Everyone (FIVE) trip for sixth seventh and eighth graders The purpose of the program is to enable youth to recognize and discuss how individuals are ethically racially and culturally different than themselves and to provide youth the opportunity to develop critical life skills including communication independence empathy and decision making The youth gained practice in accepting differences worked in groups contributing to their cooperation skills and through discussion built critical thinking skills in multicultural awareness
4-H members who participated from the three counties were Austin George Morgan Guenther Morgan Moline Hunter Hass Ally Arens Riley Schumaker and Hannah Noll While on the travel experience youth visited the Fenelon Elevator and Shot Towed and stayed downtown Dubuque on the Historic Riverwalk Youth also identified elements of diversity in both humans and animals at the National Mississippi River Museum learned how individuals are genetically and culturally similar and different at the Putnam Science Museum while viewing the King Tut exhibit enjoyed a citywide jazz festival which allowed members the opportunity to step out of the comfort zone and try dancing in the street and learned about how culture has shaped river history on a swat rubber river boat tour On of the many highlights of the trip was meeting Don Wildman host of the Travel Channel Mysteries of The Museum he also talked about how we are the same as ancient Egypt and yet different
Marie Ritscher Pepin County 4-H Youth Development Agent conducted a post evaluation with youth All eight youth delegates indicated the experience was one they would recommend to a friend One youth wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that everyonersquos a little different but they can still be good friendsrdquo Another wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that people from all different backgrounds can still find similaritiesrdquo You learned as much about themselves as they did about others Each indicated on their evaluations at least one way they challenged themselves with the intent to develop and grow as individuals The challenges ranged from trying a new cultural food to being confident in meeting new people in professional settings
Annie Lisowski Buffalo County 4-H Youth Development Educator stated ldquoThe youth developed and practiced new life skills by experiencing new environments and engaging in diverse ideas and opinions with their fellow delegates In addition the youth were able to discuss cultural identities consider stereotypes and develop empathy for others It was an exciting opportunity for youth to grow and develop outside of their social normrdquo 4-H Leaders Associations in each of the three counties helps pay a portion of the 4-H membersrsquo expenses All young people are selected to travel by completing a 4-H Resume and interview process
FIVE TRIP
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2016-2017 4-H Enrollment
Re-enrollment and new enrollment will again be processed throu 4-H Online beginning in
September At that time all active members will be set to ldquoInactiverdquo Then you will have
login to re-enroll reviewchange your contact info and confirm the expectation and
behavior agreements You can add or delete your projects too Then click submit Please
make sure to complete this task as soon as possible AFTER the 2nd of September
ANIMAL SCIENCE
64rd ANNUAL SPOONER SHEEP DAY
Spooner Agricultural Research Station of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spooner Wisconsin
Saturday August 27 2016
Attendance at the educational sessions of the Spooner Sheep Day is free
There is a charge for the lamb barbecue lunch
Spooner Sheep Day is sponsored by the Agricultural Research Stations and Department of
Animal Sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension For more information contact
Lorraine Toman at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station (phone 715635-3735 email
lltomanwiscedu) or web site httpspoonerarswiscedu
ART
2016 4-H Arts Camp
The annual statewide Arts Camp for middle school 4-Hrsquoers will
be held on October 1mdash2 2016 at Upham Woods in Wisconsin
Dells THE 6-8th graders will experience six hours of explora-
tory sessions in communication music photography theater
arts culinary arts and art in nature Space is limited so send an
application in promptlymdashdeadline is August 22 For registration information
httpfyiuwexeduwi4hartsarts-camp-applications
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Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
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2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
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MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
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THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
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Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
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Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
ADULT LEADERSHIP
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YOUTH LEADERSHIP
SYC Meeting
When September 12 2016
Time 630 pm
Where Pepin School Pepin
Open to all Pepin County 4-H members in 7th grade and older
As soon as you are in 7th grade come join the fun and fellowship
Pepin County Fair Association Inc
invites you to their next meeting
Contact the Fair Association Inc at (715) 575- 1641 or
on Facebook (Pepin County Fair)
with questions or suggestions
Pepin County 4-H ParentLeader Meeting
August 10 2016 600 pm
UW- Extension Office
ALL Pepin County 4-H Parents Leaders and Youth Leaders you are welcome to attend the ParentLeaders Federation Meetings Decisions are made at these meetings which affect all members and parents within our 4-H organization Meetings are held in February April June August October and December normally held at the Extension Office in Durand
Take part in determining how the money raised is spent and what activities Pepin County 4-Hers will participate in Your voice will be heard
Fall Forum November 4-6 2016
Fall Forum is an opportunity for youth and adult leaders to attend the statewide training weekend with county and state staff The purpose of Fall Forum Provide an educational opportunity for youth and adult volunteers Develop youth and adult partnerships Create an engaging environment to facilitate discussion between counties Provide an opportunity for youth and adult volunteers to be involved in the planning and evaluating of statewide programs
When November 4- 6 2016
Where Green Lake Conference Center Green Lake
Who Each county is encouraged to send a delegation of 7th ndash 13th grade youth
and adult volunteer leaders
For more information contact Marie Ritscher at 715-672-5214
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2016 4-H American Spirit West Experience
4-H teen leaders Lauren Hendel and Stephanie Brantner from Pepin County were selected to travel on the 4-H Ameri-
can Spirit West Experience From June 22 through July 2 they traveled west to visit seven National Parks The purpose
of this educational experience is for youth to learn about the foundation and background of national parks gain an ap-
preciation of natural resources gain outdoor skills and leadership skills and to create citizens who are educated about
and advocates for conservation preservation and the environment
Stephanie and Lauren started in Wisconsin at the St Croix National Scenic Riverway to camp on the shores of the
Croix Falls and Namekagon Rivers Their next stop was Mitchell South Dakota to see the worldrsquos only Corn Palace
Three days into the trip their next stop was the Badlands National Park where they hiked a trails and took in the beauti-
ful scenery From there they stopped at the famous Wall Drug for some shopping
Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park were the next on their trip Four days into
the trip they stopped in Custer Wyoming where they spent the afternoon swimming canoeing hiking and taking pic-
tures at the Sylvan Lake Park
The highlight of the trip was the Yellowstone National Park Once there they went to see Upper Geyser Basin and Old
Faithful they hiked on trails visited Mystic Falls and more The next stop and sights to see were at Grand Teton Nation-
al Park One of the sites was the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center another was Taggart Lake
Stephanie and Lauren learned a great deal about our Nationrsquos National Parks they had many memorable experiences
including making new friends Both of the girls said ldquoBeing selected to represent Pepin County on this trip was a privi-
lege for both of us We expanded our knowledge on nature related subjects and had a great time while doing sordquo
A Big Welcome to
KAEDE ONO
from Japan
who is being hosted by the
McMahon family this month
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Pepin County 4-H SYC Meeting Minutes for July 6 2016 Roll Call Stephanie Lauren Alex Erin and Claire are in attendance
Secretaries Report Lauren read off last meetings minutes
Treasurerrsquos Report As of June 1st the balance was $514361
Fair Monday 4 pm move display cases-Becky and Josh need more helpers
Wednesday fair Setup 9am
Thursday drop off exhibits 4-7 pm
Friday Exhibits in by 930 am
Sunday exhibit pickup and cleanup 2-6pm
Monday Fair cleanup 9am
CloverbudExplorer Judging Friday 10am-Stephanie 5pm-Claire and Jordin
Dairy Wagon Work schedules and bags for sale
Kiddie amp Pet Parade Stephanie volunteered to help with it
Judge Helpers Bring sheets to clubs to see if people are willing to help
Silent Auction Claire and Morgan-Ice Cream
Erin and Rachel-Coffee and Hot Chocolate
Maya and Alex-
Auction Those who go on trips must bring one pie or baked goods and it would be helpful if they were there to
show them in the ring
Hide and Seek 4-H Rocks McMahons and Marie are working on them
Splash Dash The health department has decided to partner with us McMahons will order more shirts
Other Business Coloring contest sheets
Trip Reports Erin went on the American Spirt East Trip American Spirit West ndash Lauren and
Stephanie
Next meeting Aug 3 6 pm
On the 4th of July the Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H Club participated in the annual parade that marches through Rock Falls We had Hannah her dad Chester Ella and Ava on horseback Angie Demi Tavyn Tatum Wendy Stephanie and Stephanies cousins Logan and Lindsey that were visiting for the day walking and throwing out tootsie rolls Next in our procession was Debbie Barb and Stephanies Aunt Shirley who was visiting from Sun Prairie riding in the Kabota doing manure clean up Bringing up the rear in our entou-rage was Tim and Katie driving the truck with our signage advertising about the Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H club Everyone had a a good time and it was great to see such a huge turnout from people in our community coming out to see the parade
Logan Lindsey Stephanie Katie Tim Barb and Wendy waiting for the parade to start Chester Ella Ava and Hannah carrying the 4-H flag riding horseback with the walking crew Becky is leading Ellas horse while she carries the 4-H flag
MEMBERSHIP
Waubeek Corners 4-H Club Secretary Report Submitted by Ian Afdahl
Date July 5th 2016 Attendees Kevin and Val Cataract Lori and Dave Klein Donna Emily and Jacob Kern Pledges Secretary Report read Treasurers Report $266433 balance as of July 5th
Approved by Emily 2nd by Jacob
Old Business We cleared $22454 when we worked at Music in the Park a few weeks ago Good job
everyone for helping out New Business
Started working on the booth for the fair Val will bring all of the supplies day of the fair set up
Next meeting in August will be determined We will do it at a park have fun and bring a dish to pass
Meeting was closed and we had snacks
Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H Club Update
The Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H club held their monthly meeting on Sunday July 17 at the Durand City Hall The Pepin County Fair is Friday - Sunday July 22 - 24 so this is fair week and there is a lot to do to get ready On Monday and Wednesday club members are asked to help with moving display cases cleaning them and laying out of tag labels Thursday evening projects can be brought to the school and set out for display Everyone is still busy at home working to get all of their projects completed and ready to be put on display Each club member brought at least 2 completed projects to this meeting to show to everyone else what they have been working on The project for this meeting was to design and make our display for our fair booth Once we got our idea worked out the members got busy making the banner and drawing out the props In other business we were asked to serve ice cream at the Brunners Seed Customer Appreciation Supper again so members signed up to work at that We set the date for our next meeting for Sunday August 14 at Club 10 for a bowling party and turning in Record Books After all of the work was done we enjoyed a snack that was provided by Vicky Weissinger
Emma Wayne is showing a string art project of Wisconsin that she made Elizabeth Menting is showing a butterfly house that is she is working on Several Club members are working on the banner for our booth at the fair Submitted by Wendy Brantner
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RECORD BOOKS
ARE DUE TO CLUB LEADERS BY AUGUST 15
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only
ONE function of 4-H
Building Citizenship amp Leadership Skills by Exploring Americas Heritage
The American Spirit Leadership Program is a wonderful opportunity for youth to develop knowledge of Americas
heritage citizenship and leadership
The experience had the following objectives for its participants Increase knowledge and understanding of Americarsquos heritage
Build awareness of the many steps taken to gain US independence and freedom Further develop skills in leadership and personal expression of values Increase awareness of self in relationship to others Share what was learned with others
Featured sites include
New York ndash Harbor Tour 911 Memorial Night Tour of New York
Valley Forge
Philadelphia ndash Independence Hall Liberty Bell
Mayflower IIPlymouth Rock
BostonFreedom TrailChina TownAtlantic Ocean
Whale WatchingLobster Dinner
Niagara Falls
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Some Thoughts on Completing
Record Books
ldquoThis we believe about Wisconsin Recordsrdquo
(Developed by the WI 4-H Adult amp Leaders Council)
1) 4-H is aimed at teaching youth how to organize goals resources and accomplishments
2) THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only ONE function of 4-H
3) The highest value and use of 4-H records should be
at the local club level ie
a) Evidence of accomplishments (for employment family awareness goal setting etc)
b) As a tool for helping leaders and other youth to know young people better
c) As a tool for family involvement in and awareness
When writing and reviewing their own record book
4-H members should be able to answer ldquoYESrdquo to the
following questions
1) Is there evidence of goal setting Did the writer comment on progress toward their goal
2) Is there evidence of sharing found in the record (demonstrations exhibits etc)
3) Has the member shown motivation by participating in club activities workshops etc)
4) Is the record well organized and planned
5) Do the records truly represent a planning amp evaluation process
6) Did the writer tell what they learned in the project story
7) Are the required records used (including financial records where applicable) Did the writer follow
directions
8) Are the records complete realistic and meaningful
9) Has the member included pictures and clippings where appropriate
10) Is the record neat in appearance (use one color of ink)
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Chippewa 4-H Club July Meeting Minutes
We started our meeting when our President Jordin McMahon called the meeting to order After
doing pledges attendance was taken by Morgan Moline Lacy Quinton gave the treasurers report We had
a check made out to Tracy Seifert for $1518 for providing supplies for previous meetings ending our
balance at $471777 We had no old business so we moved on to new business
Our booth theme this year for the fair is Brighten Your Life With 4-H The leading family for the
booth is the Hass family Then for our barn theme we are doing an Olympic theme since this summer is
an Olympic year We announced that fair tags would be coming soon and would be available for pick up
at the Durand extension office or from Jan Quinton We then asked 4-H adults for help at this yearrsquos fair
They would be helping with judging and placing ribbons on projects and asked that they check the Pacer
for info on supervisors needed for the 22nd Officers then announced important dates coming up next
week These dates were the 18th 20th and 25th You may also check the pacer for more information on
these dates and the pie baking contest on the 23rd We then passed out scholarship forms for recent trip
takers Our next meeting families are the Brevicks N Moline and WallThetford Next meetings activity
is most likely going to be an Express game We discussed the option of letting the members bringing a
friend which will be determined later depending on funds The August meeting is either going to be on
the 7th or 14th this will be determined at a later date September families are going to be Reisgraft T
Moline and WallThetford Our meeting activity is having trip camp takers talking about their trip and
experience We will also have ice cream and watermelon Bryce Quinton made a motion to adjourn the
meeting and Brianna Hass second it
AUGUST MEETING
DATE Sunday August 14
PLACE Carson Park Eau Claire
TIME Meet at entrance at 400 PM - Game time 505 PM
ACTIVITY Eau Claire Express Game
FOOD $ 2 provided to purchase concession stand ($1 hot dogs $1 ice cream available)
RSVP Contact one of the host families to confirm attendance so tickets can be purchased
AUGUST HOST FAMILIES (Nicki) Moline Brevick and WallThetford Brevicks
August meeting that we will attend an Eau Claire Express Game The game will be on Sunday August 14th in Eau Claire at Carson Park Game time is 505 pm amp we will meet at the park entrance at 4pm The club will purchase the tickets for the club members parents and siblings Each club member is allowed to bring one friend with that will need to pay $5friend There is no charge for children 5 and under The club will also give each person $2 for a hot dog and ice cream as it is $1 hot dog and $1 ice cream night I need to know how many people are attending from your family that are ages 6 amp up Please let one of the host families know by Tuesday August 9th so that I can get the tickets ordered in time
SEPTEMBER MEETING HOST FAMILIES (Tracy) Moline WallThetford Riesgraf
DATE Sunday September 11
TIME 100 Parade (meet at line up spot at 1230)
LOCATION Pepin Parade
MEETING After parade
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4-H Members Discover Diversity in Iowa Eight 4-H members from Buffalo Pepin and Pierce Counties spent three days in Dubuque and Davenport Iowa discovering diversity and learning more about themselves as part of the Finding Interesting Varieties in Everyone (FIVE) trip for sixth seventh and eighth graders The purpose of the program is to enable youth to recognize and discuss how individuals are ethically racially and culturally different than themselves and to provide youth the opportunity to develop critical life skills including communication independence empathy and decision making The youth gained practice in accepting differences worked in groups contributing to their cooperation skills and through discussion built critical thinking skills in multicultural awareness
4-H members who participated from the three counties were Austin George Morgan Guenther Morgan Moline Hunter Hass Ally Arens Riley Schumaker and Hannah Noll While on the travel experience youth visited the Fenelon Elevator and Shot Towed and stayed downtown Dubuque on the Historic Riverwalk Youth also identified elements of diversity in both humans and animals at the National Mississippi River Museum learned how individuals are genetically and culturally similar and different at the Putnam Science Museum while viewing the King Tut exhibit enjoyed a citywide jazz festival which allowed members the opportunity to step out of the comfort zone and try dancing in the street and learned about how culture has shaped river history on a swat rubber river boat tour On of the many highlights of the trip was meeting Don Wildman host of the Travel Channel Mysteries of The Museum he also talked about how we are the same as ancient Egypt and yet different
Marie Ritscher Pepin County 4-H Youth Development Agent conducted a post evaluation with youth All eight youth delegates indicated the experience was one they would recommend to a friend One youth wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that everyonersquos a little different but they can still be good friendsrdquo Another wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that people from all different backgrounds can still find similaritiesrdquo You learned as much about themselves as they did about others Each indicated on their evaluations at least one way they challenged themselves with the intent to develop and grow as individuals The challenges ranged from trying a new cultural food to being confident in meeting new people in professional settings
Annie Lisowski Buffalo County 4-H Youth Development Educator stated ldquoThe youth developed and practiced new life skills by experiencing new environments and engaging in diverse ideas and opinions with their fellow delegates In addition the youth were able to discuss cultural identities consider stereotypes and develop empathy for others It was an exciting opportunity for youth to grow and develop outside of their social normrdquo 4-H Leaders Associations in each of the three counties helps pay a portion of the 4-H membersrsquo expenses All young people are selected to travel by completing a 4-H Resume and interview process
FIVE TRIP
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2016-2017 4-H Enrollment
Re-enrollment and new enrollment will again be processed throu 4-H Online beginning in
September At that time all active members will be set to ldquoInactiverdquo Then you will have
login to re-enroll reviewchange your contact info and confirm the expectation and
behavior agreements You can add or delete your projects too Then click submit Please
make sure to complete this task as soon as possible AFTER the 2nd of September
ANIMAL SCIENCE
64rd ANNUAL SPOONER SHEEP DAY
Spooner Agricultural Research Station of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spooner Wisconsin
Saturday August 27 2016
Attendance at the educational sessions of the Spooner Sheep Day is free
There is a charge for the lamb barbecue lunch
Spooner Sheep Day is sponsored by the Agricultural Research Stations and Department of
Animal Sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension For more information contact
Lorraine Toman at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station (phone 715635-3735 email
lltomanwiscedu) or web site httpspoonerarswiscedu
ART
2016 4-H Arts Camp
The annual statewide Arts Camp for middle school 4-Hrsquoers will
be held on October 1mdash2 2016 at Upham Woods in Wisconsin
Dells THE 6-8th graders will experience six hours of explora-
tory sessions in communication music photography theater
arts culinary arts and art in nature Space is limited so send an
application in promptlymdashdeadline is August 22 For registration information
httpfyiuwexeduwi4hartsarts-camp-applications
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Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
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2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
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MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
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THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
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Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
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Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
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2016 4-H American Spirit West Experience
4-H teen leaders Lauren Hendel and Stephanie Brantner from Pepin County were selected to travel on the 4-H Ameri-
can Spirit West Experience From June 22 through July 2 they traveled west to visit seven National Parks The purpose
of this educational experience is for youth to learn about the foundation and background of national parks gain an ap-
preciation of natural resources gain outdoor skills and leadership skills and to create citizens who are educated about
and advocates for conservation preservation and the environment
Stephanie and Lauren started in Wisconsin at the St Croix National Scenic Riverway to camp on the shores of the
Croix Falls and Namekagon Rivers Their next stop was Mitchell South Dakota to see the worldrsquos only Corn Palace
Three days into the trip their next stop was the Badlands National Park where they hiked a trails and took in the beauti-
ful scenery From there they stopped at the famous Wall Drug for some shopping
Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park were the next on their trip Four days into
the trip they stopped in Custer Wyoming where they spent the afternoon swimming canoeing hiking and taking pic-
tures at the Sylvan Lake Park
The highlight of the trip was the Yellowstone National Park Once there they went to see Upper Geyser Basin and Old
Faithful they hiked on trails visited Mystic Falls and more The next stop and sights to see were at Grand Teton Nation-
al Park One of the sites was the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center another was Taggart Lake
Stephanie and Lauren learned a great deal about our Nationrsquos National Parks they had many memorable experiences
including making new friends Both of the girls said ldquoBeing selected to represent Pepin County on this trip was a privi-
lege for both of us We expanded our knowledge on nature related subjects and had a great time while doing sordquo
A Big Welcome to
KAEDE ONO
from Japan
who is being hosted by the
McMahon family this month
Page 5 Pepin Pacer
Pepin County 4-H SYC Meeting Minutes for July 6 2016 Roll Call Stephanie Lauren Alex Erin and Claire are in attendance
Secretaries Report Lauren read off last meetings minutes
Treasurerrsquos Report As of June 1st the balance was $514361
Fair Monday 4 pm move display cases-Becky and Josh need more helpers
Wednesday fair Setup 9am
Thursday drop off exhibits 4-7 pm
Friday Exhibits in by 930 am
Sunday exhibit pickup and cleanup 2-6pm
Monday Fair cleanup 9am
CloverbudExplorer Judging Friday 10am-Stephanie 5pm-Claire and Jordin
Dairy Wagon Work schedules and bags for sale
Kiddie amp Pet Parade Stephanie volunteered to help with it
Judge Helpers Bring sheets to clubs to see if people are willing to help
Silent Auction Claire and Morgan-Ice Cream
Erin and Rachel-Coffee and Hot Chocolate
Maya and Alex-
Auction Those who go on trips must bring one pie or baked goods and it would be helpful if they were there to
show them in the ring
Hide and Seek 4-H Rocks McMahons and Marie are working on them
Splash Dash The health department has decided to partner with us McMahons will order more shirts
Other Business Coloring contest sheets
Trip Reports Erin went on the American Spirt East Trip American Spirit West ndash Lauren and
Stephanie
Next meeting Aug 3 6 pm
On the 4th of July the Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H Club participated in the annual parade that marches through Rock Falls We had Hannah her dad Chester Ella and Ava on horseback Angie Demi Tavyn Tatum Wendy Stephanie and Stephanies cousins Logan and Lindsey that were visiting for the day walking and throwing out tootsie rolls Next in our procession was Debbie Barb and Stephanies Aunt Shirley who was visiting from Sun Prairie riding in the Kabota doing manure clean up Bringing up the rear in our entou-rage was Tim and Katie driving the truck with our signage advertising about the Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H club Everyone had a a good time and it was great to see such a huge turnout from people in our community coming out to see the parade
Logan Lindsey Stephanie Katie Tim Barb and Wendy waiting for the parade to start Chester Ella Ava and Hannah carrying the 4-H flag riding horseback with the walking crew Becky is leading Ellas horse while she carries the 4-H flag
MEMBERSHIP
Waubeek Corners 4-H Club Secretary Report Submitted by Ian Afdahl
Date July 5th 2016 Attendees Kevin and Val Cataract Lori and Dave Klein Donna Emily and Jacob Kern Pledges Secretary Report read Treasurers Report $266433 balance as of July 5th
Approved by Emily 2nd by Jacob
Old Business We cleared $22454 when we worked at Music in the Park a few weeks ago Good job
everyone for helping out New Business
Started working on the booth for the fair Val will bring all of the supplies day of the fair set up
Next meeting in August will be determined We will do it at a park have fun and bring a dish to pass
Meeting was closed and we had snacks
Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H Club Update
The Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H club held their monthly meeting on Sunday July 17 at the Durand City Hall The Pepin County Fair is Friday - Sunday July 22 - 24 so this is fair week and there is a lot to do to get ready On Monday and Wednesday club members are asked to help with moving display cases cleaning them and laying out of tag labels Thursday evening projects can be brought to the school and set out for display Everyone is still busy at home working to get all of their projects completed and ready to be put on display Each club member brought at least 2 completed projects to this meeting to show to everyone else what they have been working on The project for this meeting was to design and make our display for our fair booth Once we got our idea worked out the members got busy making the banner and drawing out the props In other business we were asked to serve ice cream at the Brunners Seed Customer Appreciation Supper again so members signed up to work at that We set the date for our next meeting for Sunday August 14 at Club 10 for a bowling party and turning in Record Books After all of the work was done we enjoyed a snack that was provided by Vicky Weissinger
Emma Wayne is showing a string art project of Wisconsin that she made Elizabeth Menting is showing a butterfly house that is she is working on Several Club members are working on the banner for our booth at the fair Submitted by Wendy Brantner
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RECORD BOOKS
ARE DUE TO CLUB LEADERS BY AUGUST 15
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only
ONE function of 4-H
Building Citizenship amp Leadership Skills by Exploring Americas Heritage
The American Spirit Leadership Program is a wonderful opportunity for youth to develop knowledge of Americas
heritage citizenship and leadership
The experience had the following objectives for its participants Increase knowledge and understanding of Americarsquos heritage
Build awareness of the many steps taken to gain US independence and freedom Further develop skills in leadership and personal expression of values Increase awareness of self in relationship to others Share what was learned with others
Featured sites include
New York ndash Harbor Tour 911 Memorial Night Tour of New York
Valley Forge
Philadelphia ndash Independence Hall Liberty Bell
Mayflower IIPlymouth Rock
BostonFreedom TrailChina TownAtlantic Ocean
Whale WatchingLobster Dinner
Niagara Falls
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Some Thoughts on Completing
Record Books
ldquoThis we believe about Wisconsin Recordsrdquo
(Developed by the WI 4-H Adult amp Leaders Council)
1) 4-H is aimed at teaching youth how to organize goals resources and accomplishments
2) THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only ONE function of 4-H
3) The highest value and use of 4-H records should be
at the local club level ie
a) Evidence of accomplishments (for employment family awareness goal setting etc)
b) As a tool for helping leaders and other youth to know young people better
c) As a tool for family involvement in and awareness
When writing and reviewing their own record book
4-H members should be able to answer ldquoYESrdquo to the
following questions
1) Is there evidence of goal setting Did the writer comment on progress toward their goal
2) Is there evidence of sharing found in the record (demonstrations exhibits etc)
3) Has the member shown motivation by participating in club activities workshops etc)
4) Is the record well organized and planned
5) Do the records truly represent a planning amp evaluation process
6) Did the writer tell what they learned in the project story
7) Are the required records used (including financial records where applicable) Did the writer follow
directions
8) Are the records complete realistic and meaningful
9) Has the member included pictures and clippings where appropriate
10) Is the record neat in appearance (use one color of ink)
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Chippewa 4-H Club July Meeting Minutes
We started our meeting when our President Jordin McMahon called the meeting to order After
doing pledges attendance was taken by Morgan Moline Lacy Quinton gave the treasurers report We had
a check made out to Tracy Seifert for $1518 for providing supplies for previous meetings ending our
balance at $471777 We had no old business so we moved on to new business
Our booth theme this year for the fair is Brighten Your Life With 4-H The leading family for the
booth is the Hass family Then for our barn theme we are doing an Olympic theme since this summer is
an Olympic year We announced that fair tags would be coming soon and would be available for pick up
at the Durand extension office or from Jan Quinton We then asked 4-H adults for help at this yearrsquos fair
They would be helping with judging and placing ribbons on projects and asked that they check the Pacer
for info on supervisors needed for the 22nd Officers then announced important dates coming up next
week These dates were the 18th 20th and 25th You may also check the pacer for more information on
these dates and the pie baking contest on the 23rd We then passed out scholarship forms for recent trip
takers Our next meeting families are the Brevicks N Moline and WallThetford Next meetings activity
is most likely going to be an Express game We discussed the option of letting the members bringing a
friend which will be determined later depending on funds The August meeting is either going to be on
the 7th or 14th this will be determined at a later date September families are going to be Reisgraft T
Moline and WallThetford Our meeting activity is having trip camp takers talking about their trip and
experience We will also have ice cream and watermelon Bryce Quinton made a motion to adjourn the
meeting and Brianna Hass second it
AUGUST MEETING
DATE Sunday August 14
PLACE Carson Park Eau Claire
TIME Meet at entrance at 400 PM - Game time 505 PM
ACTIVITY Eau Claire Express Game
FOOD $ 2 provided to purchase concession stand ($1 hot dogs $1 ice cream available)
RSVP Contact one of the host families to confirm attendance so tickets can be purchased
AUGUST HOST FAMILIES (Nicki) Moline Brevick and WallThetford Brevicks
August meeting that we will attend an Eau Claire Express Game The game will be on Sunday August 14th in Eau Claire at Carson Park Game time is 505 pm amp we will meet at the park entrance at 4pm The club will purchase the tickets for the club members parents and siblings Each club member is allowed to bring one friend with that will need to pay $5friend There is no charge for children 5 and under The club will also give each person $2 for a hot dog and ice cream as it is $1 hot dog and $1 ice cream night I need to know how many people are attending from your family that are ages 6 amp up Please let one of the host families know by Tuesday August 9th so that I can get the tickets ordered in time
SEPTEMBER MEETING HOST FAMILIES (Tracy) Moline WallThetford Riesgraf
DATE Sunday September 11
TIME 100 Parade (meet at line up spot at 1230)
LOCATION Pepin Parade
MEETING After parade
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4-H Members Discover Diversity in Iowa Eight 4-H members from Buffalo Pepin and Pierce Counties spent three days in Dubuque and Davenport Iowa discovering diversity and learning more about themselves as part of the Finding Interesting Varieties in Everyone (FIVE) trip for sixth seventh and eighth graders The purpose of the program is to enable youth to recognize and discuss how individuals are ethically racially and culturally different than themselves and to provide youth the opportunity to develop critical life skills including communication independence empathy and decision making The youth gained practice in accepting differences worked in groups contributing to their cooperation skills and through discussion built critical thinking skills in multicultural awareness
4-H members who participated from the three counties were Austin George Morgan Guenther Morgan Moline Hunter Hass Ally Arens Riley Schumaker and Hannah Noll While on the travel experience youth visited the Fenelon Elevator and Shot Towed and stayed downtown Dubuque on the Historic Riverwalk Youth also identified elements of diversity in both humans and animals at the National Mississippi River Museum learned how individuals are genetically and culturally similar and different at the Putnam Science Museum while viewing the King Tut exhibit enjoyed a citywide jazz festival which allowed members the opportunity to step out of the comfort zone and try dancing in the street and learned about how culture has shaped river history on a swat rubber river boat tour On of the many highlights of the trip was meeting Don Wildman host of the Travel Channel Mysteries of The Museum he also talked about how we are the same as ancient Egypt and yet different
Marie Ritscher Pepin County 4-H Youth Development Agent conducted a post evaluation with youth All eight youth delegates indicated the experience was one they would recommend to a friend One youth wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that everyonersquos a little different but they can still be good friendsrdquo Another wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that people from all different backgrounds can still find similaritiesrdquo You learned as much about themselves as they did about others Each indicated on their evaluations at least one way they challenged themselves with the intent to develop and grow as individuals The challenges ranged from trying a new cultural food to being confident in meeting new people in professional settings
Annie Lisowski Buffalo County 4-H Youth Development Educator stated ldquoThe youth developed and practiced new life skills by experiencing new environments and engaging in diverse ideas and opinions with their fellow delegates In addition the youth were able to discuss cultural identities consider stereotypes and develop empathy for others It was an exciting opportunity for youth to grow and develop outside of their social normrdquo 4-H Leaders Associations in each of the three counties helps pay a portion of the 4-H membersrsquo expenses All young people are selected to travel by completing a 4-H Resume and interview process
FIVE TRIP
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2016-2017 4-H Enrollment
Re-enrollment and new enrollment will again be processed throu 4-H Online beginning in
September At that time all active members will be set to ldquoInactiverdquo Then you will have
login to re-enroll reviewchange your contact info and confirm the expectation and
behavior agreements You can add or delete your projects too Then click submit Please
make sure to complete this task as soon as possible AFTER the 2nd of September
ANIMAL SCIENCE
64rd ANNUAL SPOONER SHEEP DAY
Spooner Agricultural Research Station of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spooner Wisconsin
Saturday August 27 2016
Attendance at the educational sessions of the Spooner Sheep Day is free
There is a charge for the lamb barbecue lunch
Spooner Sheep Day is sponsored by the Agricultural Research Stations and Department of
Animal Sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension For more information contact
Lorraine Toman at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station (phone 715635-3735 email
lltomanwiscedu) or web site httpspoonerarswiscedu
ART
2016 4-H Arts Camp
The annual statewide Arts Camp for middle school 4-Hrsquoers will
be held on October 1mdash2 2016 at Upham Woods in Wisconsin
Dells THE 6-8th graders will experience six hours of explora-
tory sessions in communication music photography theater
arts culinary arts and art in nature Space is limited so send an
application in promptlymdashdeadline is August 22 For registration information
httpfyiuwexeduwi4hartsarts-camp-applications
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Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
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2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
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MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
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THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
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Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
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Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 5 Pepin Pacer
Pepin County 4-H SYC Meeting Minutes for July 6 2016 Roll Call Stephanie Lauren Alex Erin and Claire are in attendance
Secretaries Report Lauren read off last meetings minutes
Treasurerrsquos Report As of June 1st the balance was $514361
Fair Monday 4 pm move display cases-Becky and Josh need more helpers
Wednesday fair Setup 9am
Thursday drop off exhibits 4-7 pm
Friday Exhibits in by 930 am
Sunday exhibit pickup and cleanup 2-6pm
Monday Fair cleanup 9am
CloverbudExplorer Judging Friday 10am-Stephanie 5pm-Claire and Jordin
Dairy Wagon Work schedules and bags for sale
Kiddie amp Pet Parade Stephanie volunteered to help with it
Judge Helpers Bring sheets to clubs to see if people are willing to help
Silent Auction Claire and Morgan-Ice Cream
Erin and Rachel-Coffee and Hot Chocolate
Maya and Alex-
Auction Those who go on trips must bring one pie or baked goods and it would be helpful if they were there to
show them in the ring
Hide and Seek 4-H Rocks McMahons and Marie are working on them
Splash Dash The health department has decided to partner with us McMahons will order more shirts
Other Business Coloring contest sheets
Trip Reports Erin went on the American Spirt East Trip American Spirit West ndash Lauren and
Stephanie
Next meeting Aug 3 6 pm
On the 4th of July the Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H Club participated in the annual parade that marches through Rock Falls We had Hannah her dad Chester Ella and Ava on horseback Angie Demi Tavyn Tatum Wendy Stephanie and Stephanies cousins Logan and Lindsey that were visiting for the day walking and throwing out tootsie rolls Next in our procession was Debbie Barb and Stephanies Aunt Shirley who was visiting from Sun Prairie riding in the Kabota doing manure clean up Bringing up the rear in our entou-rage was Tim and Katie driving the truck with our signage advertising about the Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H club Everyone had a a good time and it was great to see such a huge turnout from people in our community coming out to see the parade
Logan Lindsey Stephanie Katie Tim Barb and Wendy waiting for the parade to start Chester Ella Ava and Hannah carrying the 4-H flag riding horseback with the walking crew Becky is leading Ellas horse while she carries the 4-H flag
MEMBERSHIP
Waubeek Corners 4-H Club Secretary Report Submitted by Ian Afdahl
Date July 5th 2016 Attendees Kevin and Val Cataract Lori and Dave Klein Donna Emily and Jacob Kern Pledges Secretary Report read Treasurers Report $266433 balance as of July 5th
Approved by Emily 2nd by Jacob
Old Business We cleared $22454 when we worked at Music in the Park a few weeks ago Good job
everyone for helping out New Business
Started working on the booth for the fair Val will bring all of the supplies day of the fair set up
Next meeting in August will be determined We will do it at a park have fun and bring a dish to pass
Meeting was closed and we had snacks
Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H Club Update
The Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H club held their monthly meeting on Sunday July 17 at the Durand City Hall The Pepin County Fair is Friday - Sunday July 22 - 24 so this is fair week and there is a lot to do to get ready On Monday and Wednesday club members are asked to help with moving display cases cleaning them and laying out of tag labels Thursday evening projects can be brought to the school and set out for display Everyone is still busy at home working to get all of their projects completed and ready to be put on display Each club member brought at least 2 completed projects to this meeting to show to everyone else what they have been working on The project for this meeting was to design and make our display for our fair booth Once we got our idea worked out the members got busy making the banner and drawing out the props In other business we were asked to serve ice cream at the Brunners Seed Customer Appreciation Supper again so members signed up to work at that We set the date for our next meeting for Sunday August 14 at Club 10 for a bowling party and turning in Record Books After all of the work was done we enjoyed a snack that was provided by Vicky Weissinger
Emma Wayne is showing a string art project of Wisconsin that she made Elizabeth Menting is showing a butterfly house that is she is working on Several Club members are working on the banner for our booth at the fair Submitted by Wendy Brantner
Page 6 Pepin Pacer
Page 7 Pepin Pacer
RECORD BOOKS
ARE DUE TO CLUB LEADERS BY AUGUST 15
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only
ONE function of 4-H
Building Citizenship amp Leadership Skills by Exploring Americas Heritage
The American Spirit Leadership Program is a wonderful opportunity for youth to develop knowledge of Americas
heritage citizenship and leadership
The experience had the following objectives for its participants Increase knowledge and understanding of Americarsquos heritage
Build awareness of the many steps taken to gain US independence and freedom Further develop skills in leadership and personal expression of values Increase awareness of self in relationship to others Share what was learned with others
Featured sites include
New York ndash Harbor Tour 911 Memorial Night Tour of New York
Valley Forge
Philadelphia ndash Independence Hall Liberty Bell
Mayflower IIPlymouth Rock
BostonFreedom TrailChina TownAtlantic Ocean
Whale WatchingLobster Dinner
Niagara Falls
Page 8 Pepin Pacer
Some Thoughts on Completing
Record Books
ldquoThis we believe about Wisconsin Recordsrdquo
(Developed by the WI 4-H Adult amp Leaders Council)
1) 4-H is aimed at teaching youth how to organize goals resources and accomplishments
2) THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only ONE function of 4-H
3) The highest value and use of 4-H records should be
at the local club level ie
a) Evidence of accomplishments (for employment family awareness goal setting etc)
b) As a tool for helping leaders and other youth to know young people better
c) As a tool for family involvement in and awareness
When writing and reviewing their own record book
4-H members should be able to answer ldquoYESrdquo to the
following questions
1) Is there evidence of goal setting Did the writer comment on progress toward their goal
2) Is there evidence of sharing found in the record (demonstrations exhibits etc)
3) Has the member shown motivation by participating in club activities workshops etc)
4) Is the record well organized and planned
5) Do the records truly represent a planning amp evaluation process
6) Did the writer tell what they learned in the project story
7) Are the required records used (including financial records where applicable) Did the writer follow
directions
8) Are the records complete realistic and meaningful
9) Has the member included pictures and clippings where appropriate
10) Is the record neat in appearance (use one color of ink)
Page 9 Pepin Pacer
Chippewa 4-H Club July Meeting Minutes
We started our meeting when our President Jordin McMahon called the meeting to order After
doing pledges attendance was taken by Morgan Moline Lacy Quinton gave the treasurers report We had
a check made out to Tracy Seifert for $1518 for providing supplies for previous meetings ending our
balance at $471777 We had no old business so we moved on to new business
Our booth theme this year for the fair is Brighten Your Life With 4-H The leading family for the
booth is the Hass family Then for our barn theme we are doing an Olympic theme since this summer is
an Olympic year We announced that fair tags would be coming soon and would be available for pick up
at the Durand extension office or from Jan Quinton We then asked 4-H adults for help at this yearrsquos fair
They would be helping with judging and placing ribbons on projects and asked that they check the Pacer
for info on supervisors needed for the 22nd Officers then announced important dates coming up next
week These dates were the 18th 20th and 25th You may also check the pacer for more information on
these dates and the pie baking contest on the 23rd We then passed out scholarship forms for recent trip
takers Our next meeting families are the Brevicks N Moline and WallThetford Next meetings activity
is most likely going to be an Express game We discussed the option of letting the members bringing a
friend which will be determined later depending on funds The August meeting is either going to be on
the 7th or 14th this will be determined at a later date September families are going to be Reisgraft T
Moline and WallThetford Our meeting activity is having trip camp takers talking about their trip and
experience We will also have ice cream and watermelon Bryce Quinton made a motion to adjourn the
meeting and Brianna Hass second it
AUGUST MEETING
DATE Sunday August 14
PLACE Carson Park Eau Claire
TIME Meet at entrance at 400 PM - Game time 505 PM
ACTIVITY Eau Claire Express Game
FOOD $ 2 provided to purchase concession stand ($1 hot dogs $1 ice cream available)
RSVP Contact one of the host families to confirm attendance so tickets can be purchased
AUGUST HOST FAMILIES (Nicki) Moline Brevick and WallThetford Brevicks
August meeting that we will attend an Eau Claire Express Game The game will be on Sunday August 14th in Eau Claire at Carson Park Game time is 505 pm amp we will meet at the park entrance at 4pm The club will purchase the tickets for the club members parents and siblings Each club member is allowed to bring one friend with that will need to pay $5friend There is no charge for children 5 and under The club will also give each person $2 for a hot dog and ice cream as it is $1 hot dog and $1 ice cream night I need to know how many people are attending from your family that are ages 6 amp up Please let one of the host families know by Tuesday August 9th so that I can get the tickets ordered in time
SEPTEMBER MEETING HOST FAMILIES (Tracy) Moline WallThetford Riesgraf
DATE Sunday September 11
TIME 100 Parade (meet at line up spot at 1230)
LOCATION Pepin Parade
MEETING After parade
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4-H Members Discover Diversity in Iowa Eight 4-H members from Buffalo Pepin and Pierce Counties spent three days in Dubuque and Davenport Iowa discovering diversity and learning more about themselves as part of the Finding Interesting Varieties in Everyone (FIVE) trip for sixth seventh and eighth graders The purpose of the program is to enable youth to recognize and discuss how individuals are ethically racially and culturally different than themselves and to provide youth the opportunity to develop critical life skills including communication independence empathy and decision making The youth gained practice in accepting differences worked in groups contributing to their cooperation skills and through discussion built critical thinking skills in multicultural awareness
4-H members who participated from the three counties were Austin George Morgan Guenther Morgan Moline Hunter Hass Ally Arens Riley Schumaker and Hannah Noll While on the travel experience youth visited the Fenelon Elevator and Shot Towed and stayed downtown Dubuque on the Historic Riverwalk Youth also identified elements of diversity in both humans and animals at the National Mississippi River Museum learned how individuals are genetically and culturally similar and different at the Putnam Science Museum while viewing the King Tut exhibit enjoyed a citywide jazz festival which allowed members the opportunity to step out of the comfort zone and try dancing in the street and learned about how culture has shaped river history on a swat rubber river boat tour On of the many highlights of the trip was meeting Don Wildman host of the Travel Channel Mysteries of The Museum he also talked about how we are the same as ancient Egypt and yet different
Marie Ritscher Pepin County 4-H Youth Development Agent conducted a post evaluation with youth All eight youth delegates indicated the experience was one they would recommend to a friend One youth wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that everyonersquos a little different but they can still be good friendsrdquo Another wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that people from all different backgrounds can still find similaritiesrdquo You learned as much about themselves as they did about others Each indicated on their evaluations at least one way they challenged themselves with the intent to develop and grow as individuals The challenges ranged from trying a new cultural food to being confident in meeting new people in professional settings
Annie Lisowski Buffalo County 4-H Youth Development Educator stated ldquoThe youth developed and practiced new life skills by experiencing new environments and engaging in diverse ideas and opinions with their fellow delegates In addition the youth were able to discuss cultural identities consider stereotypes and develop empathy for others It was an exciting opportunity for youth to grow and develop outside of their social normrdquo 4-H Leaders Associations in each of the three counties helps pay a portion of the 4-H membersrsquo expenses All young people are selected to travel by completing a 4-H Resume and interview process
FIVE TRIP
Page 11 Pepin Pacer
2016-2017 4-H Enrollment
Re-enrollment and new enrollment will again be processed throu 4-H Online beginning in
September At that time all active members will be set to ldquoInactiverdquo Then you will have
login to re-enroll reviewchange your contact info and confirm the expectation and
behavior agreements You can add or delete your projects too Then click submit Please
make sure to complete this task as soon as possible AFTER the 2nd of September
ANIMAL SCIENCE
64rd ANNUAL SPOONER SHEEP DAY
Spooner Agricultural Research Station of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spooner Wisconsin
Saturday August 27 2016
Attendance at the educational sessions of the Spooner Sheep Day is free
There is a charge for the lamb barbecue lunch
Spooner Sheep Day is sponsored by the Agricultural Research Stations and Department of
Animal Sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension For more information contact
Lorraine Toman at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station (phone 715635-3735 email
lltomanwiscedu) or web site httpspoonerarswiscedu
ART
2016 4-H Arts Camp
The annual statewide Arts Camp for middle school 4-Hrsquoers will
be held on October 1mdash2 2016 at Upham Woods in Wisconsin
Dells THE 6-8th graders will experience six hours of explora-
tory sessions in communication music photography theater
arts culinary arts and art in nature Space is limited so send an
application in promptlymdashdeadline is August 22 For registration information
httpfyiuwexeduwi4hartsarts-camp-applications
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Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
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2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
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MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
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THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
MEMBERSHIP
Waubeek Corners 4-H Club Secretary Report Submitted by Ian Afdahl
Date July 5th 2016 Attendees Kevin and Val Cataract Lori and Dave Klein Donna Emily and Jacob Kern Pledges Secretary Report read Treasurers Report $266433 balance as of July 5th
Approved by Emily 2nd by Jacob
Old Business We cleared $22454 when we worked at Music in the Park a few weeks ago Good job
everyone for helping out New Business
Started working on the booth for the fair Val will bring all of the supplies day of the fair set up
Next meeting in August will be determined We will do it at a park have fun and bring a dish to pass
Meeting was closed and we had snacks
Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H Club Update
The Lima Lads and Lassies 4-H club held their monthly meeting on Sunday July 17 at the Durand City Hall The Pepin County Fair is Friday - Sunday July 22 - 24 so this is fair week and there is a lot to do to get ready On Monday and Wednesday club members are asked to help with moving display cases cleaning them and laying out of tag labels Thursday evening projects can be brought to the school and set out for display Everyone is still busy at home working to get all of their projects completed and ready to be put on display Each club member brought at least 2 completed projects to this meeting to show to everyone else what they have been working on The project for this meeting was to design and make our display for our fair booth Once we got our idea worked out the members got busy making the banner and drawing out the props In other business we were asked to serve ice cream at the Brunners Seed Customer Appreciation Supper again so members signed up to work at that We set the date for our next meeting for Sunday August 14 at Club 10 for a bowling party and turning in Record Books After all of the work was done we enjoyed a snack that was provided by Vicky Weissinger
Emma Wayne is showing a string art project of Wisconsin that she made Elizabeth Menting is showing a butterfly house that is she is working on Several Club members are working on the banner for our booth at the fair Submitted by Wendy Brantner
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RECORD BOOKS
ARE DUE TO CLUB LEADERS BY AUGUST 15
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only
ONE function of 4-H
Building Citizenship amp Leadership Skills by Exploring Americas Heritage
The American Spirit Leadership Program is a wonderful opportunity for youth to develop knowledge of Americas
heritage citizenship and leadership
The experience had the following objectives for its participants Increase knowledge and understanding of Americarsquos heritage
Build awareness of the many steps taken to gain US independence and freedom Further develop skills in leadership and personal expression of values Increase awareness of self in relationship to others Share what was learned with others
Featured sites include
New York ndash Harbor Tour 911 Memorial Night Tour of New York
Valley Forge
Philadelphia ndash Independence Hall Liberty Bell
Mayflower IIPlymouth Rock
BostonFreedom TrailChina TownAtlantic Ocean
Whale WatchingLobster Dinner
Niagara Falls
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Some Thoughts on Completing
Record Books
ldquoThis we believe about Wisconsin Recordsrdquo
(Developed by the WI 4-H Adult amp Leaders Council)
1) 4-H is aimed at teaching youth how to organize goals resources and accomplishments
2) THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only ONE function of 4-H
3) The highest value and use of 4-H records should be
at the local club level ie
a) Evidence of accomplishments (for employment family awareness goal setting etc)
b) As a tool for helping leaders and other youth to know young people better
c) As a tool for family involvement in and awareness
When writing and reviewing their own record book
4-H members should be able to answer ldquoYESrdquo to the
following questions
1) Is there evidence of goal setting Did the writer comment on progress toward their goal
2) Is there evidence of sharing found in the record (demonstrations exhibits etc)
3) Has the member shown motivation by participating in club activities workshops etc)
4) Is the record well organized and planned
5) Do the records truly represent a planning amp evaluation process
6) Did the writer tell what they learned in the project story
7) Are the required records used (including financial records where applicable) Did the writer follow
directions
8) Are the records complete realistic and meaningful
9) Has the member included pictures and clippings where appropriate
10) Is the record neat in appearance (use one color of ink)
Page 9 Pepin Pacer
Chippewa 4-H Club July Meeting Minutes
We started our meeting when our President Jordin McMahon called the meeting to order After
doing pledges attendance was taken by Morgan Moline Lacy Quinton gave the treasurers report We had
a check made out to Tracy Seifert for $1518 for providing supplies for previous meetings ending our
balance at $471777 We had no old business so we moved on to new business
Our booth theme this year for the fair is Brighten Your Life With 4-H The leading family for the
booth is the Hass family Then for our barn theme we are doing an Olympic theme since this summer is
an Olympic year We announced that fair tags would be coming soon and would be available for pick up
at the Durand extension office or from Jan Quinton We then asked 4-H adults for help at this yearrsquos fair
They would be helping with judging and placing ribbons on projects and asked that they check the Pacer
for info on supervisors needed for the 22nd Officers then announced important dates coming up next
week These dates were the 18th 20th and 25th You may also check the pacer for more information on
these dates and the pie baking contest on the 23rd We then passed out scholarship forms for recent trip
takers Our next meeting families are the Brevicks N Moline and WallThetford Next meetings activity
is most likely going to be an Express game We discussed the option of letting the members bringing a
friend which will be determined later depending on funds The August meeting is either going to be on
the 7th or 14th this will be determined at a later date September families are going to be Reisgraft T
Moline and WallThetford Our meeting activity is having trip camp takers talking about their trip and
experience We will also have ice cream and watermelon Bryce Quinton made a motion to adjourn the
meeting and Brianna Hass second it
AUGUST MEETING
DATE Sunday August 14
PLACE Carson Park Eau Claire
TIME Meet at entrance at 400 PM - Game time 505 PM
ACTIVITY Eau Claire Express Game
FOOD $ 2 provided to purchase concession stand ($1 hot dogs $1 ice cream available)
RSVP Contact one of the host families to confirm attendance so tickets can be purchased
AUGUST HOST FAMILIES (Nicki) Moline Brevick and WallThetford Brevicks
August meeting that we will attend an Eau Claire Express Game The game will be on Sunday August 14th in Eau Claire at Carson Park Game time is 505 pm amp we will meet at the park entrance at 4pm The club will purchase the tickets for the club members parents and siblings Each club member is allowed to bring one friend with that will need to pay $5friend There is no charge for children 5 and under The club will also give each person $2 for a hot dog and ice cream as it is $1 hot dog and $1 ice cream night I need to know how many people are attending from your family that are ages 6 amp up Please let one of the host families know by Tuesday August 9th so that I can get the tickets ordered in time
SEPTEMBER MEETING HOST FAMILIES (Tracy) Moline WallThetford Riesgraf
DATE Sunday September 11
TIME 100 Parade (meet at line up spot at 1230)
LOCATION Pepin Parade
MEETING After parade
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4-H Members Discover Diversity in Iowa Eight 4-H members from Buffalo Pepin and Pierce Counties spent three days in Dubuque and Davenport Iowa discovering diversity and learning more about themselves as part of the Finding Interesting Varieties in Everyone (FIVE) trip for sixth seventh and eighth graders The purpose of the program is to enable youth to recognize and discuss how individuals are ethically racially and culturally different than themselves and to provide youth the opportunity to develop critical life skills including communication independence empathy and decision making The youth gained practice in accepting differences worked in groups contributing to their cooperation skills and through discussion built critical thinking skills in multicultural awareness
4-H members who participated from the three counties were Austin George Morgan Guenther Morgan Moline Hunter Hass Ally Arens Riley Schumaker and Hannah Noll While on the travel experience youth visited the Fenelon Elevator and Shot Towed and stayed downtown Dubuque on the Historic Riverwalk Youth also identified elements of diversity in both humans and animals at the National Mississippi River Museum learned how individuals are genetically and culturally similar and different at the Putnam Science Museum while viewing the King Tut exhibit enjoyed a citywide jazz festival which allowed members the opportunity to step out of the comfort zone and try dancing in the street and learned about how culture has shaped river history on a swat rubber river boat tour On of the many highlights of the trip was meeting Don Wildman host of the Travel Channel Mysteries of The Museum he also talked about how we are the same as ancient Egypt and yet different
Marie Ritscher Pepin County 4-H Youth Development Agent conducted a post evaluation with youth All eight youth delegates indicated the experience was one they would recommend to a friend One youth wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that everyonersquos a little different but they can still be good friendsrdquo Another wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that people from all different backgrounds can still find similaritiesrdquo You learned as much about themselves as they did about others Each indicated on their evaluations at least one way they challenged themselves with the intent to develop and grow as individuals The challenges ranged from trying a new cultural food to being confident in meeting new people in professional settings
Annie Lisowski Buffalo County 4-H Youth Development Educator stated ldquoThe youth developed and practiced new life skills by experiencing new environments and engaging in diverse ideas and opinions with their fellow delegates In addition the youth were able to discuss cultural identities consider stereotypes and develop empathy for others It was an exciting opportunity for youth to grow and develop outside of their social normrdquo 4-H Leaders Associations in each of the three counties helps pay a portion of the 4-H membersrsquo expenses All young people are selected to travel by completing a 4-H Resume and interview process
FIVE TRIP
Page 11 Pepin Pacer
2016-2017 4-H Enrollment
Re-enrollment and new enrollment will again be processed throu 4-H Online beginning in
September At that time all active members will be set to ldquoInactiverdquo Then you will have
login to re-enroll reviewchange your contact info and confirm the expectation and
behavior agreements You can add or delete your projects too Then click submit Please
make sure to complete this task as soon as possible AFTER the 2nd of September
ANIMAL SCIENCE
64rd ANNUAL SPOONER SHEEP DAY
Spooner Agricultural Research Station of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spooner Wisconsin
Saturday August 27 2016
Attendance at the educational sessions of the Spooner Sheep Day is free
There is a charge for the lamb barbecue lunch
Spooner Sheep Day is sponsored by the Agricultural Research Stations and Department of
Animal Sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension For more information contact
Lorraine Toman at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station (phone 715635-3735 email
lltomanwiscedu) or web site httpspoonerarswiscedu
ART
2016 4-H Arts Camp
The annual statewide Arts Camp for middle school 4-Hrsquoers will
be held on October 1mdash2 2016 at Upham Woods in Wisconsin
Dells THE 6-8th graders will experience six hours of explora-
tory sessions in communication music photography theater
arts culinary arts and art in nature Space is limited so send an
application in promptlymdashdeadline is August 22 For registration information
httpfyiuwexeduwi4hartsarts-camp-applications
Page 12 Pepin Pacer
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Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
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2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 7 Pepin Pacer
RECORD BOOKS
ARE DUE TO CLUB LEADERS BY AUGUST 15
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only
ONE function of 4-H
Building Citizenship amp Leadership Skills by Exploring Americas Heritage
The American Spirit Leadership Program is a wonderful opportunity for youth to develop knowledge of Americas
heritage citizenship and leadership
The experience had the following objectives for its participants Increase knowledge and understanding of Americarsquos heritage
Build awareness of the many steps taken to gain US independence and freedom Further develop skills in leadership and personal expression of values Increase awareness of self in relationship to others Share what was learned with others
Featured sites include
New York ndash Harbor Tour 911 Memorial Night Tour of New York
Valley Forge
Philadelphia ndash Independence Hall Liberty Bell
Mayflower IIPlymouth Rock
BostonFreedom TrailChina TownAtlantic Ocean
Whale WatchingLobster Dinner
Niagara Falls
Page 8 Pepin Pacer
Some Thoughts on Completing
Record Books
ldquoThis we believe about Wisconsin Recordsrdquo
(Developed by the WI 4-H Adult amp Leaders Council)
1) 4-H is aimed at teaching youth how to organize goals resources and accomplishments
2) THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only ONE function of 4-H
3) The highest value and use of 4-H records should be
at the local club level ie
a) Evidence of accomplishments (for employment family awareness goal setting etc)
b) As a tool for helping leaders and other youth to know young people better
c) As a tool for family involvement in and awareness
When writing and reviewing their own record book
4-H members should be able to answer ldquoYESrdquo to the
following questions
1) Is there evidence of goal setting Did the writer comment on progress toward their goal
2) Is there evidence of sharing found in the record (demonstrations exhibits etc)
3) Has the member shown motivation by participating in club activities workshops etc)
4) Is the record well organized and planned
5) Do the records truly represent a planning amp evaluation process
6) Did the writer tell what they learned in the project story
7) Are the required records used (including financial records where applicable) Did the writer follow
directions
8) Are the records complete realistic and meaningful
9) Has the member included pictures and clippings where appropriate
10) Is the record neat in appearance (use one color of ink)
Page 9 Pepin Pacer
Chippewa 4-H Club July Meeting Minutes
We started our meeting when our President Jordin McMahon called the meeting to order After
doing pledges attendance was taken by Morgan Moline Lacy Quinton gave the treasurers report We had
a check made out to Tracy Seifert for $1518 for providing supplies for previous meetings ending our
balance at $471777 We had no old business so we moved on to new business
Our booth theme this year for the fair is Brighten Your Life With 4-H The leading family for the
booth is the Hass family Then for our barn theme we are doing an Olympic theme since this summer is
an Olympic year We announced that fair tags would be coming soon and would be available for pick up
at the Durand extension office or from Jan Quinton We then asked 4-H adults for help at this yearrsquos fair
They would be helping with judging and placing ribbons on projects and asked that they check the Pacer
for info on supervisors needed for the 22nd Officers then announced important dates coming up next
week These dates were the 18th 20th and 25th You may also check the pacer for more information on
these dates and the pie baking contest on the 23rd We then passed out scholarship forms for recent trip
takers Our next meeting families are the Brevicks N Moline and WallThetford Next meetings activity
is most likely going to be an Express game We discussed the option of letting the members bringing a
friend which will be determined later depending on funds The August meeting is either going to be on
the 7th or 14th this will be determined at a later date September families are going to be Reisgraft T
Moline and WallThetford Our meeting activity is having trip camp takers talking about their trip and
experience We will also have ice cream and watermelon Bryce Quinton made a motion to adjourn the
meeting and Brianna Hass second it
AUGUST MEETING
DATE Sunday August 14
PLACE Carson Park Eau Claire
TIME Meet at entrance at 400 PM - Game time 505 PM
ACTIVITY Eau Claire Express Game
FOOD $ 2 provided to purchase concession stand ($1 hot dogs $1 ice cream available)
RSVP Contact one of the host families to confirm attendance so tickets can be purchased
AUGUST HOST FAMILIES (Nicki) Moline Brevick and WallThetford Brevicks
August meeting that we will attend an Eau Claire Express Game The game will be on Sunday August 14th in Eau Claire at Carson Park Game time is 505 pm amp we will meet at the park entrance at 4pm The club will purchase the tickets for the club members parents and siblings Each club member is allowed to bring one friend with that will need to pay $5friend There is no charge for children 5 and under The club will also give each person $2 for a hot dog and ice cream as it is $1 hot dog and $1 ice cream night I need to know how many people are attending from your family that are ages 6 amp up Please let one of the host families know by Tuesday August 9th so that I can get the tickets ordered in time
SEPTEMBER MEETING HOST FAMILIES (Tracy) Moline WallThetford Riesgraf
DATE Sunday September 11
TIME 100 Parade (meet at line up spot at 1230)
LOCATION Pepin Parade
MEETING After parade
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4-H Members Discover Diversity in Iowa Eight 4-H members from Buffalo Pepin and Pierce Counties spent three days in Dubuque and Davenport Iowa discovering diversity and learning more about themselves as part of the Finding Interesting Varieties in Everyone (FIVE) trip for sixth seventh and eighth graders The purpose of the program is to enable youth to recognize and discuss how individuals are ethically racially and culturally different than themselves and to provide youth the opportunity to develop critical life skills including communication independence empathy and decision making The youth gained practice in accepting differences worked in groups contributing to their cooperation skills and through discussion built critical thinking skills in multicultural awareness
4-H members who participated from the three counties were Austin George Morgan Guenther Morgan Moline Hunter Hass Ally Arens Riley Schumaker and Hannah Noll While on the travel experience youth visited the Fenelon Elevator and Shot Towed and stayed downtown Dubuque on the Historic Riverwalk Youth also identified elements of diversity in both humans and animals at the National Mississippi River Museum learned how individuals are genetically and culturally similar and different at the Putnam Science Museum while viewing the King Tut exhibit enjoyed a citywide jazz festival which allowed members the opportunity to step out of the comfort zone and try dancing in the street and learned about how culture has shaped river history on a swat rubber river boat tour On of the many highlights of the trip was meeting Don Wildman host of the Travel Channel Mysteries of The Museum he also talked about how we are the same as ancient Egypt and yet different
Marie Ritscher Pepin County 4-H Youth Development Agent conducted a post evaluation with youth All eight youth delegates indicated the experience was one they would recommend to a friend One youth wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that everyonersquos a little different but they can still be good friendsrdquo Another wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that people from all different backgrounds can still find similaritiesrdquo You learned as much about themselves as they did about others Each indicated on their evaluations at least one way they challenged themselves with the intent to develop and grow as individuals The challenges ranged from trying a new cultural food to being confident in meeting new people in professional settings
Annie Lisowski Buffalo County 4-H Youth Development Educator stated ldquoThe youth developed and practiced new life skills by experiencing new environments and engaging in diverse ideas and opinions with their fellow delegates In addition the youth were able to discuss cultural identities consider stereotypes and develop empathy for others It was an exciting opportunity for youth to grow and develop outside of their social normrdquo 4-H Leaders Associations in each of the three counties helps pay a portion of the 4-H membersrsquo expenses All young people are selected to travel by completing a 4-H Resume and interview process
FIVE TRIP
Page 11 Pepin Pacer
2016-2017 4-H Enrollment
Re-enrollment and new enrollment will again be processed throu 4-H Online beginning in
September At that time all active members will be set to ldquoInactiverdquo Then you will have
login to re-enroll reviewchange your contact info and confirm the expectation and
behavior agreements You can add or delete your projects too Then click submit Please
make sure to complete this task as soon as possible AFTER the 2nd of September
ANIMAL SCIENCE
64rd ANNUAL SPOONER SHEEP DAY
Spooner Agricultural Research Station of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spooner Wisconsin
Saturday August 27 2016
Attendance at the educational sessions of the Spooner Sheep Day is free
There is a charge for the lamb barbecue lunch
Spooner Sheep Day is sponsored by the Agricultural Research Stations and Department of
Animal Sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension For more information contact
Lorraine Toman at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station (phone 715635-3735 email
lltomanwiscedu) or web site httpspoonerarswiscedu
ART
2016 4-H Arts Camp
The annual statewide Arts Camp for middle school 4-Hrsquoers will
be held on October 1mdash2 2016 at Upham Woods in Wisconsin
Dells THE 6-8th graders will experience six hours of explora-
tory sessions in communication music photography theater
arts culinary arts and art in nature Space is limited so send an
application in promptlymdashdeadline is August 22 For registration information
httpfyiuwexeduwi4hartsarts-camp-applications
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Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
Page 18 Pepin Pacer
Page 19 Pepin Pacer
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Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 8 Pepin Pacer
Some Thoughts on Completing
Record Books
ldquoThis we believe about Wisconsin Recordsrdquo
(Developed by the WI 4-H Adult amp Leaders Council)
1) 4-H is aimed at teaching youth how to organize goals resources and accomplishments
2) THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF 4-H RECORDS IS TO HELP YOUTH LEARN
a) To establish good habits of organizing and planning
b) Evaluation of economic worth
c) Evaluation and motivation by self and others
d) To improve written communication skills
e) To establish positive direction and identification of goals
f) The use of records to evaluate youths performance for recognition is only ONE function of 4-H
3) The highest value and use of 4-H records should be
at the local club level ie
a) Evidence of accomplishments (for employment family awareness goal setting etc)
b) As a tool for helping leaders and other youth to know young people better
c) As a tool for family involvement in and awareness
When writing and reviewing their own record book
4-H members should be able to answer ldquoYESrdquo to the
following questions
1) Is there evidence of goal setting Did the writer comment on progress toward their goal
2) Is there evidence of sharing found in the record (demonstrations exhibits etc)
3) Has the member shown motivation by participating in club activities workshops etc)
4) Is the record well organized and planned
5) Do the records truly represent a planning amp evaluation process
6) Did the writer tell what they learned in the project story
7) Are the required records used (including financial records where applicable) Did the writer follow
directions
8) Are the records complete realistic and meaningful
9) Has the member included pictures and clippings where appropriate
10) Is the record neat in appearance (use one color of ink)
Page 9 Pepin Pacer
Chippewa 4-H Club July Meeting Minutes
We started our meeting when our President Jordin McMahon called the meeting to order After
doing pledges attendance was taken by Morgan Moline Lacy Quinton gave the treasurers report We had
a check made out to Tracy Seifert for $1518 for providing supplies for previous meetings ending our
balance at $471777 We had no old business so we moved on to new business
Our booth theme this year for the fair is Brighten Your Life With 4-H The leading family for the
booth is the Hass family Then for our barn theme we are doing an Olympic theme since this summer is
an Olympic year We announced that fair tags would be coming soon and would be available for pick up
at the Durand extension office or from Jan Quinton We then asked 4-H adults for help at this yearrsquos fair
They would be helping with judging and placing ribbons on projects and asked that they check the Pacer
for info on supervisors needed for the 22nd Officers then announced important dates coming up next
week These dates were the 18th 20th and 25th You may also check the pacer for more information on
these dates and the pie baking contest on the 23rd We then passed out scholarship forms for recent trip
takers Our next meeting families are the Brevicks N Moline and WallThetford Next meetings activity
is most likely going to be an Express game We discussed the option of letting the members bringing a
friend which will be determined later depending on funds The August meeting is either going to be on
the 7th or 14th this will be determined at a later date September families are going to be Reisgraft T
Moline and WallThetford Our meeting activity is having trip camp takers talking about their trip and
experience We will also have ice cream and watermelon Bryce Quinton made a motion to adjourn the
meeting and Brianna Hass second it
AUGUST MEETING
DATE Sunday August 14
PLACE Carson Park Eau Claire
TIME Meet at entrance at 400 PM - Game time 505 PM
ACTIVITY Eau Claire Express Game
FOOD $ 2 provided to purchase concession stand ($1 hot dogs $1 ice cream available)
RSVP Contact one of the host families to confirm attendance so tickets can be purchased
AUGUST HOST FAMILIES (Nicki) Moline Brevick and WallThetford Brevicks
August meeting that we will attend an Eau Claire Express Game The game will be on Sunday August 14th in Eau Claire at Carson Park Game time is 505 pm amp we will meet at the park entrance at 4pm The club will purchase the tickets for the club members parents and siblings Each club member is allowed to bring one friend with that will need to pay $5friend There is no charge for children 5 and under The club will also give each person $2 for a hot dog and ice cream as it is $1 hot dog and $1 ice cream night I need to know how many people are attending from your family that are ages 6 amp up Please let one of the host families know by Tuesday August 9th so that I can get the tickets ordered in time
SEPTEMBER MEETING HOST FAMILIES (Tracy) Moline WallThetford Riesgraf
DATE Sunday September 11
TIME 100 Parade (meet at line up spot at 1230)
LOCATION Pepin Parade
MEETING After parade
Page 10 Pepin Pacer
4-H Members Discover Diversity in Iowa Eight 4-H members from Buffalo Pepin and Pierce Counties spent three days in Dubuque and Davenport Iowa discovering diversity and learning more about themselves as part of the Finding Interesting Varieties in Everyone (FIVE) trip for sixth seventh and eighth graders The purpose of the program is to enable youth to recognize and discuss how individuals are ethically racially and culturally different than themselves and to provide youth the opportunity to develop critical life skills including communication independence empathy and decision making The youth gained practice in accepting differences worked in groups contributing to their cooperation skills and through discussion built critical thinking skills in multicultural awareness
4-H members who participated from the three counties were Austin George Morgan Guenther Morgan Moline Hunter Hass Ally Arens Riley Schumaker and Hannah Noll While on the travel experience youth visited the Fenelon Elevator and Shot Towed and stayed downtown Dubuque on the Historic Riverwalk Youth also identified elements of diversity in both humans and animals at the National Mississippi River Museum learned how individuals are genetically and culturally similar and different at the Putnam Science Museum while viewing the King Tut exhibit enjoyed a citywide jazz festival which allowed members the opportunity to step out of the comfort zone and try dancing in the street and learned about how culture has shaped river history on a swat rubber river boat tour On of the many highlights of the trip was meeting Don Wildman host of the Travel Channel Mysteries of The Museum he also talked about how we are the same as ancient Egypt and yet different
Marie Ritscher Pepin County 4-H Youth Development Agent conducted a post evaluation with youth All eight youth delegates indicated the experience was one they would recommend to a friend One youth wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that everyonersquos a little different but they can still be good friendsrdquo Another wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that people from all different backgrounds can still find similaritiesrdquo You learned as much about themselves as they did about others Each indicated on their evaluations at least one way they challenged themselves with the intent to develop and grow as individuals The challenges ranged from trying a new cultural food to being confident in meeting new people in professional settings
Annie Lisowski Buffalo County 4-H Youth Development Educator stated ldquoThe youth developed and practiced new life skills by experiencing new environments and engaging in diverse ideas and opinions with their fellow delegates In addition the youth were able to discuss cultural identities consider stereotypes and develop empathy for others It was an exciting opportunity for youth to grow and develop outside of their social normrdquo 4-H Leaders Associations in each of the three counties helps pay a portion of the 4-H membersrsquo expenses All young people are selected to travel by completing a 4-H Resume and interview process
FIVE TRIP
Page 11 Pepin Pacer
2016-2017 4-H Enrollment
Re-enrollment and new enrollment will again be processed throu 4-H Online beginning in
September At that time all active members will be set to ldquoInactiverdquo Then you will have
login to re-enroll reviewchange your contact info and confirm the expectation and
behavior agreements You can add or delete your projects too Then click submit Please
make sure to complete this task as soon as possible AFTER the 2nd of September
ANIMAL SCIENCE
64rd ANNUAL SPOONER SHEEP DAY
Spooner Agricultural Research Station of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spooner Wisconsin
Saturday August 27 2016
Attendance at the educational sessions of the Spooner Sheep Day is free
There is a charge for the lamb barbecue lunch
Spooner Sheep Day is sponsored by the Agricultural Research Stations and Department of
Animal Sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension For more information contact
Lorraine Toman at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station (phone 715635-3735 email
lltomanwiscedu) or web site httpspoonerarswiscedu
ART
2016 4-H Arts Camp
The annual statewide Arts Camp for middle school 4-Hrsquoers will
be held on October 1mdash2 2016 at Upham Woods in Wisconsin
Dells THE 6-8th graders will experience six hours of explora-
tory sessions in communication music photography theater
arts culinary arts and art in nature Space is limited so send an
application in promptlymdashdeadline is August 22 For registration information
httpfyiuwexeduwi4hartsarts-camp-applications
Page 12 Pepin Pacer
Page 13 Pepin Pacer
Page 14 Pepin Pacer
Page 15 Pepin Pacer
Page 16 Pepin Pacer
Page 17 Pepin Pacer
Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
Page 18 Pepin Pacer
Page 19 Pepin Pacer
Page 20 Pepin Pacer
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 9 Pepin Pacer
Chippewa 4-H Club July Meeting Minutes
We started our meeting when our President Jordin McMahon called the meeting to order After
doing pledges attendance was taken by Morgan Moline Lacy Quinton gave the treasurers report We had
a check made out to Tracy Seifert for $1518 for providing supplies for previous meetings ending our
balance at $471777 We had no old business so we moved on to new business
Our booth theme this year for the fair is Brighten Your Life With 4-H The leading family for the
booth is the Hass family Then for our barn theme we are doing an Olympic theme since this summer is
an Olympic year We announced that fair tags would be coming soon and would be available for pick up
at the Durand extension office or from Jan Quinton We then asked 4-H adults for help at this yearrsquos fair
They would be helping with judging and placing ribbons on projects and asked that they check the Pacer
for info on supervisors needed for the 22nd Officers then announced important dates coming up next
week These dates were the 18th 20th and 25th You may also check the pacer for more information on
these dates and the pie baking contest on the 23rd We then passed out scholarship forms for recent trip
takers Our next meeting families are the Brevicks N Moline and WallThetford Next meetings activity
is most likely going to be an Express game We discussed the option of letting the members bringing a
friend which will be determined later depending on funds The August meeting is either going to be on
the 7th or 14th this will be determined at a later date September families are going to be Reisgraft T
Moline and WallThetford Our meeting activity is having trip camp takers talking about their trip and
experience We will also have ice cream and watermelon Bryce Quinton made a motion to adjourn the
meeting and Brianna Hass second it
AUGUST MEETING
DATE Sunday August 14
PLACE Carson Park Eau Claire
TIME Meet at entrance at 400 PM - Game time 505 PM
ACTIVITY Eau Claire Express Game
FOOD $ 2 provided to purchase concession stand ($1 hot dogs $1 ice cream available)
RSVP Contact one of the host families to confirm attendance so tickets can be purchased
AUGUST HOST FAMILIES (Nicki) Moline Brevick and WallThetford Brevicks
August meeting that we will attend an Eau Claire Express Game The game will be on Sunday August 14th in Eau Claire at Carson Park Game time is 505 pm amp we will meet at the park entrance at 4pm The club will purchase the tickets for the club members parents and siblings Each club member is allowed to bring one friend with that will need to pay $5friend There is no charge for children 5 and under The club will also give each person $2 for a hot dog and ice cream as it is $1 hot dog and $1 ice cream night I need to know how many people are attending from your family that are ages 6 amp up Please let one of the host families know by Tuesday August 9th so that I can get the tickets ordered in time
SEPTEMBER MEETING HOST FAMILIES (Tracy) Moline WallThetford Riesgraf
DATE Sunday September 11
TIME 100 Parade (meet at line up spot at 1230)
LOCATION Pepin Parade
MEETING After parade
Page 10 Pepin Pacer
4-H Members Discover Diversity in Iowa Eight 4-H members from Buffalo Pepin and Pierce Counties spent three days in Dubuque and Davenport Iowa discovering diversity and learning more about themselves as part of the Finding Interesting Varieties in Everyone (FIVE) trip for sixth seventh and eighth graders The purpose of the program is to enable youth to recognize and discuss how individuals are ethically racially and culturally different than themselves and to provide youth the opportunity to develop critical life skills including communication independence empathy and decision making The youth gained practice in accepting differences worked in groups contributing to their cooperation skills and through discussion built critical thinking skills in multicultural awareness
4-H members who participated from the three counties were Austin George Morgan Guenther Morgan Moline Hunter Hass Ally Arens Riley Schumaker and Hannah Noll While on the travel experience youth visited the Fenelon Elevator and Shot Towed and stayed downtown Dubuque on the Historic Riverwalk Youth also identified elements of diversity in both humans and animals at the National Mississippi River Museum learned how individuals are genetically and culturally similar and different at the Putnam Science Museum while viewing the King Tut exhibit enjoyed a citywide jazz festival which allowed members the opportunity to step out of the comfort zone and try dancing in the street and learned about how culture has shaped river history on a swat rubber river boat tour On of the many highlights of the trip was meeting Don Wildman host of the Travel Channel Mysteries of The Museum he also talked about how we are the same as ancient Egypt and yet different
Marie Ritscher Pepin County 4-H Youth Development Agent conducted a post evaluation with youth All eight youth delegates indicated the experience was one they would recommend to a friend One youth wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that everyonersquos a little different but they can still be good friendsrdquo Another wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that people from all different backgrounds can still find similaritiesrdquo You learned as much about themselves as they did about others Each indicated on their evaluations at least one way they challenged themselves with the intent to develop and grow as individuals The challenges ranged from trying a new cultural food to being confident in meeting new people in professional settings
Annie Lisowski Buffalo County 4-H Youth Development Educator stated ldquoThe youth developed and practiced new life skills by experiencing new environments and engaging in diverse ideas and opinions with their fellow delegates In addition the youth were able to discuss cultural identities consider stereotypes and develop empathy for others It was an exciting opportunity for youth to grow and develop outside of their social normrdquo 4-H Leaders Associations in each of the three counties helps pay a portion of the 4-H membersrsquo expenses All young people are selected to travel by completing a 4-H Resume and interview process
FIVE TRIP
Page 11 Pepin Pacer
2016-2017 4-H Enrollment
Re-enrollment and new enrollment will again be processed throu 4-H Online beginning in
September At that time all active members will be set to ldquoInactiverdquo Then you will have
login to re-enroll reviewchange your contact info and confirm the expectation and
behavior agreements You can add or delete your projects too Then click submit Please
make sure to complete this task as soon as possible AFTER the 2nd of September
ANIMAL SCIENCE
64rd ANNUAL SPOONER SHEEP DAY
Spooner Agricultural Research Station of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spooner Wisconsin
Saturday August 27 2016
Attendance at the educational sessions of the Spooner Sheep Day is free
There is a charge for the lamb barbecue lunch
Spooner Sheep Day is sponsored by the Agricultural Research Stations and Department of
Animal Sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension For more information contact
Lorraine Toman at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station (phone 715635-3735 email
lltomanwiscedu) or web site httpspoonerarswiscedu
ART
2016 4-H Arts Camp
The annual statewide Arts Camp for middle school 4-Hrsquoers will
be held on October 1mdash2 2016 at Upham Woods in Wisconsin
Dells THE 6-8th graders will experience six hours of explora-
tory sessions in communication music photography theater
arts culinary arts and art in nature Space is limited so send an
application in promptlymdashdeadline is August 22 For registration information
httpfyiuwexeduwi4hartsarts-camp-applications
Page 12 Pepin Pacer
Page 13 Pepin Pacer
Page 14 Pepin Pacer
Page 15 Pepin Pacer
Page 16 Pepin Pacer
Page 17 Pepin Pacer
Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
Page 18 Pepin Pacer
Page 19 Pepin Pacer
Page 20 Pepin Pacer
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 10 Pepin Pacer
4-H Members Discover Diversity in Iowa Eight 4-H members from Buffalo Pepin and Pierce Counties spent three days in Dubuque and Davenport Iowa discovering diversity and learning more about themselves as part of the Finding Interesting Varieties in Everyone (FIVE) trip for sixth seventh and eighth graders The purpose of the program is to enable youth to recognize and discuss how individuals are ethically racially and culturally different than themselves and to provide youth the opportunity to develop critical life skills including communication independence empathy and decision making The youth gained practice in accepting differences worked in groups contributing to their cooperation skills and through discussion built critical thinking skills in multicultural awareness
4-H members who participated from the three counties were Austin George Morgan Guenther Morgan Moline Hunter Hass Ally Arens Riley Schumaker and Hannah Noll While on the travel experience youth visited the Fenelon Elevator and Shot Towed and stayed downtown Dubuque on the Historic Riverwalk Youth also identified elements of diversity in both humans and animals at the National Mississippi River Museum learned how individuals are genetically and culturally similar and different at the Putnam Science Museum while viewing the King Tut exhibit enjoyed a citywide jazz festival which allowed members the opportunity to step out of the comfort zone and try dancing in the street and learned about how culture has shaped river history on a swat rubber river boat tour On of the many highlights of the trip was meeting Don Wildman host of the Travel Channel Mysteries of The Museum he also talked about how we are the same as ancient Egypt and yet different
Marie Ritscher Pepin County 4-H Youth Development Agent conducted a post evaluation with youth All eight youth delegates indicated the experience was one they would recommend to a friend One youth wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that everyonersquos a little different but they can still be good friendsrdquo Another wrote ldquoI learned [on this travel experience] that people from all different backgrounds can still find similaritiesrdquo You learned as much about themselves as they did about others Each indicated on their evaluations at least one way they challenged themselves with the intent to develop and grow as individuals The challenges ranged from trying a new cultural food to being confident in meeting new people in professional settings
Annie Lisowski Buffalo County 4-H Youth Development Educator stated ldquoThe youth developed and practiced new life skills by experiencing new environments and engaging in diverse ideas and opinions with their fellow delegates In addition the youth were able to discuss cultural identities consider stereotypes and develop empathy for others It was an exciting opportunity for youth to grow and develop outside of their social normrdquo 4-H Leaders Associations in each of the three counties helps pay a portion of the 4-H membersrsquo expenses All young people are selected to travel by completing a 4-H Resume and interview process
FIVE TRIP
Page 11 Pepin Pacer
2016-2017 4-H Enrollment
Re-enrollment and new enrollment will again be processed throu 4-H Online beginning in
September At that time all active members will be set to ldquoInactiverdquo Then you will have
login to re-enroll reviewchange your contact info and confirm the expectation and
behavior agreements You can add or delete your projects too Then click submit Please
make sure to complete this task as soon as possible AFTER the 2nd of September
ANIMAL SCIENCE
64rd ANNUAL SPOONER SHEEP DAY
Spooner Agricultural Research Station of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spooner Wisconsin
Saturday August 27 2016
Attendance at the educational sessions of the Spooner Sheep Day is free
There is a charge for the lamb barbecue lunch
Spooner Sheep Day is sponsored by the Agricultural Research Stations and Department of
Animal Sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension For more information contact
Lorraine Toman at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station (phone 715635-3735 email
lltomanwiscedu) or web site httpspoonerarswiscedu
ART
2016 4-H Arts Camp
The annual statewide Arts Camp for middle school 4-Hrsquoers will
be held on October 1mdash2 2016 at Upham Woods in Wisconsin
Dells THE 6-8th graders will experience six hours of explora-
tory sessions in communication music photography theater
arts culinary arts and art in nature Space is limited so send an
application in promptlymdashdeadline is August 22 For registration information
httpfyiuwexeduwi4hartsarts-camp-applications
Page 12 Pepin Pacer
Page 13 Pepin Pacer
Page 14 Pepin Pacer
Page 15 Pepin Pacer
Page 16 Pepin Pacer
Page 17 Pepin Pacer
Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
Page 18 Pepin Pacer
Page 19 Pepin Pacer
Page 20 Pepin Pacer
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 11 Pepin Pacer
2016-2017 4-H Enrollment
Re-enrollment and new enrollment will again be processed throu 4-H Online beginning in
September At that time all active members will be set to ldquoInactiverdquo Then you will have
login to re-enroll reviewchange your contact info and confirm the expectation and
behavior agreements You can add or delete your projects too Then click submit Please
make sure to complete this task as soon as possible AFTER the 2nd of September
ANIMAL SCIENCE
64rd ANNUAL SPOONER SHEEP DAY
Spooner Agricultural Research Station of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spooner Wisconsin
Saturday August 27 2016
Attendance at the educational sessions of the Spooner Sheep Day is free
There is a charge for the lamb barbecue lunch
Spooner Sheep Day is sponsored by the Agricultural Research Stations and Department of
Animal Sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension For more information contact
Lorraine Toman at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station (phone 715635-3735 email
lltomanwiscedu) or web site httpspoonerarswiscedu
ART
2016 4-H Arts Camp
The annual statewide Arts Camp for middle school 4-Hrsquoers will
be held on October 1mdash2 2016 at Upham Woods in Wisconsin
Dells THE 6-8th graders will experience six hours of explora-
tory sessions in communication music photography theater
arts culinary arts and art in nature Space is limited so send an
application in promptlymdashdeadline is August 22 For registration information
httpfyiuwexeduwi4hartsarts-camp-applications
Page 12 Pepin Pacer
Page 13 Pepin Pacer
Page 14 Pepin Pacer
Page 15 Pepin Pacer
Page 16 Pepin Pacer
Page 17 Pepin Pacer
Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
Page 18 Pepin Pacer
Page 19 Pepin Pacer
Page 20 Pepin Pacer
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 12 Pepin Pacer
Page 13 Pepin Pacer
Page 14 Pepin Pacer
Page 15 Pepin Pacer
Page 16 Pepin Pacer
Page 17 Pepin Pacer
Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
Page 18 Pepin Pacer
Page 19 Pepin Pacer
Page 20 Pepin Pacer
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 13 Pepin Pacer
Page 14 Pepin Pacer
Page 15 Pepin Pacer
Page 16 Pepin Pacer
Page 17 Pepin Pacer
Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
Page 18 Pepin Pacer
Page 19 Pepin Pacer
Page 20 Pepin Pacer
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 14 Pepin Pacer
Page 15 Pepin Pacer
Page 16 Pepin Pacer
Page 17 Pepin Pacer
Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
Page 18 Pepin Pacer
Page 19 Pepin Pacer
Page 20 Pepin Pacer
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 15 Pepin Pacer
Page 16 Pepin Pacer
Page 17 Pepin Pacer
Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
Page 18 Pepin Pacer
Page 19 Pepin Pacer
Page 20 Pepin Pacer
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 16 Pepin Pacer
Page 17 Pepin Pacer
Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
Page 18 Pepin Pacer
Page 19 Pepin Pacer
Page 20 Pepin Pacer
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 17 Pepin Pacer
Lima Lads amp Lassies at the Fair
Its the end of July so that means its time for the Pepin County Fair which was held on July 22 - 24 As
always Friday morning was a flurry of activity with animal exhibits being brought to the barn decorating
our club booth and last minute projects being put into place to be judged Outside in the arena Hannah
Ava and Brett were exhibiting their horse riding skills as the horse competition and judging got under
way The weather was quite uncomfortable but the riders and horses persevered and the end result was
that Brett Tomlinson earned the Sportsman Award Rachel Seifert earned the High Point Gymkhana
Award and Hannah Bauer earned the High Point Pleasure Award
Inside the school judging was getting started with projects in categories such as cultural arts flowers
and houseplants plant and soil science home environment foods and nutrition and photography Work-
ing as judge supervisors and helpers were Wendy Ripsi Brendin Mary and Marsha New this year was
members from the Senior Youth Council doing the judging for the Cloverbuds and Exploring projects
Stephanie volunteered to do the judging for the morning session which was supervised by Marie Katie
was the only 4-H member to do a singing and guitar playing project She did a very nice job It takes a lot
of courage to do a solo performance in front of a judge and spectators In the afternoon Stephanie
Brendin and Demi had judging with their cats chickens and rabbits This was Stephanie and Demis first
year with these projects and Kelli Hurlburt the judge gave them very good information and directions on
how to improve their presentation of their animals for next year Following the small animal judging was
the clothing revue Stephanie had 3 outfits entered in this category The judge Connie Anderson asks
several questions about the care and use of the clothing how you can accessorize the outfit and the cost of
the outfit When the judging was complete several of our club members had received Award of Merits or
trophies Lauren had earned 5 Award of Merits and 2 trophies Stephanie had 4 Award of Merits and 2
trophies Matt had 2 Award of Merits and 1 trophy Blake had 3 Award of Merits Brendin had 1 trophy
Abby received 2 Award of Merits Marsha Ripsi and Tessa each had 1 Award of Merit
On Saturday Brendin entertained the crowd with his dog in the kiddie and pet parade Stephanie and
Wendy had their hair done by Jen from Shear Madness Fritter the clown was entertaining kids and adults
with her balloon creations Tessa had a frog hat made and Elizabeth had a dog on a leash In the evening
Lauren and Brendin helped out in the Live Auction by showing off items that were available for bidding
Throughout the weekend Andrea Lauren Wendy and Stephanie worked several shifts in the dairy wagon
selling ice cream water cheese curds and pop for the Senior Youth Council
Sunday the final day of the fair the three 4-H clubs participated in an ag game competition We had a
corn relay race bale twine knot untying race hot egg passing and tug-of-war The Lima Lads and Lassies
won the corn relay and knot untying The Chippewa Club won the hot egg passing game and the tug-of-
war was a bust The rope ripped in two pieces on the second pulling contest but the Chippewa club was in
the lead for this game In the horse arena the Pepin Trailblazers held an Open Horse show Brett Hannah
Ava and Demi participated on those activities Our club had 9 baskets in the Silent Auction that was held
throughout the weekend We would to thank Tricia Minturn Shirley Merker and Julie Seidlitz who
donated their services to 4 of the baskets that we had We greatly appreciated everyone that put in a bid
on our baskets We hope you enjoy the treasures that you bought
The weather was hot and muggy for Friday and Sunday and on Saturday a storm blew through so those
2 things put a bit of a tamper on things but we want to thank everyone that came out to the fair to watch
the horse competition and look at all of the projects that the club members had made
See you next year at the fair
Submitted by Wendy Brantner
Page 18 Pepin Pacer
Page 19 Pepin Pacer
Page 20 Pepin Pacer
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 18 Pepin Pacer
Page 19 Pepin Pacer
Page 20 Pepin Pacer
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 19 Pepin Pacer
Page 20 Pepin Pacer
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 20 Pepin Pacer
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 21 Pepin Pacer
2016 FAIR TOP WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET BEEF - DREW SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE - MORGAN MOLINE
GRAND CHAMPION GYMKHANA HORSEMEN - RACHEL SEIFERT
GRAND CHAMPION PLEASURE HORSEMEN - HANNAH BAUER
GRAND CHAMPION SPORTSMANSHIP HORSEMEN - BRETT TOMLINSON
CHAMPION POULTRY - BILLY THETFORD III
ANIMAL amp VET SCIENCE - SHAYLEE NOEL
CHAMPION CAT - MORGAN MOLINE
PLANT amp SOIL SCIENCE - MATTHEW SAM
FLOWERS AND HOUSEPLANTS - MARSHA HECK
NATURAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
COMMUNICATION amp CULTURAL ARTS ndash ALEX MCMAHON
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAUREN HENDEL
WOODWORKING - MARSHA HECK
ELECTRICITY - ANTHONY EBENSPERGER
MECHANICAL SCIENCE - IAN AFDAHL
FOODS amp NUTRITION - BRENDIN LARSON
CLOTHING - SYDNEY SEIFERT
HOME ENVIRONMENT - LAUREN HENDEL
FAMILY LIVINGCHILD DEVELOPMENT - KAYLEE AUTH
HEALTH SOCIAL amp POLITICAL SCIENCE - STEPHANIE BRANTNER
BEST SHOW QUILT ndash OPEN CLASS - KAY SEIVWRIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
FAIR
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 22 Pepin Pacer
MEMORIES OF THE 2016 FAIR
FRITTERS THE CLOWN
MUSTANG TRAINING DEMO
ldquoFAIR FOODrdquo VENDOR
CARNIVAL GAMES
ROASTED CORN
POPCORN VENDOR
PIE BAKING CONTEST
4-H TEEN LEADERS AS JUDGES
KIDrsquoS BIKE GIVE AWAY RAFLLES
WINE JUDGING
TRAIL RIDE
COLORING CONTEST
Past Fairs
- Pierce Pepin Electric Demonstration
-Cover Crop Display
- Baby Chicks Hatching
-Musical Entertainment
-Dog Herding Demonstration
-Antique Tractor DisplayCorn Demonstration
-Corn Cob Doll Making
-Car Cruise
-Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
-Face Painting
-Guess the Gadget
-Circus- Thanks to Optimist Club
-Ultrasound Carcass Show
-Talent Showcase
-Exhibit Auction
- School Exhibits
-2010 Weekend Fair
-2010 Hot air balloon rides
-Truth Be 4 TreasonmdashTeen Band
Past Fairs
-3 on 3 Basketball Tourney
-New menu items and chicken dinner
-Sold pies at the auction
-Golf carts
-Barn improvements
-Horse show
-Bingo
-Inflatable gamesrides
-Music in Motionmdashfamily dance
-2009 year for 4-H Olympicsmdash
-2009 year for 4-H Camp fire in the horse ring
-Most exotic animal at the fairmdashSNAKE
-Mr Quinton participated in the 4-H games
-Sold pizza at auction
-Nancy Iverson wore a dress
-Dairy Futurity contest with Pierce Co Judging Team
-Clay Peterson looked handsome in a suit amp tie
-Farm Service Agency helped with livestock
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 23 Pepin Pacer
THANK YOU
Becky Josh Jordin and Alex McMahon
ldquoVolunteering and providing the equipment needed to move the fair
display cases from the fair barn to the school In addition they also plan
and organize the Annual Splash Dash rdquo
Wendy Brantner
~Volunteering to plan and organize the 4-H Games ndash many 4--H members
participatedrdquo
Thank you to the volunteers who came Monday evening to move display
cases - this is a BIG job and lots of heavy lifting
Thank you to the volunteers who came Wednesday morning to help set up
Thank you to the volunteers who stayed late on Sunday to help put fair
equipment back and clean up the school building
Thank you to Jordin McMahon the only one who can Monday morning to
help clean up the fairgrounds
Thank you those who volunteers to be Superintendents and Helpers for
our Fair Judges This is a very important responsibility at the fair
Thank you to Dale and Debbie Bauer who have been working with the
horse families to build the horse program
BIG THANK YOU to the Fair Association who has worked all year to plan
and organize the community events at the fair ndash Dave Klein Christina
Lindstrom Val Cataract Dale amp Debbie Bauer and Sean Scallon
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the fair There are many more
thank yous and we would like to list everyone but that would get lengthy
and we do not want to miss anyone
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 24 Pepin Pacer
Once Upon a Time at 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa
Nature storytelling mindfulness and tons of creative arts activities marked the ldquoOnce Upon A Timerdquo theme of the 2016 Pepin Buffalo Trempealeau and Pierce Countiesrsquo 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa in Marine on the St Croix River Minnesota from June 28-30 2016 Over 150 youth ages 9 ndash 14 attended this yearrsquos camp with 35 youth leaders contributing their leadership talents and time to serve as camp counselors
Over the three days of base camp campers in grades three through six took part in a variety of activities designed to help develop leadership communication creative thinking nature awareness and outdoor skills These activities included drama nature archery arts and crafts teamwork games and much more Base camp also included activities that the youth have always enjoyed including an obstacle course group games swimming campfires and a climbing wall One cabin earned the Leaky Canoe Award for their cabin skit while another group of campers earned an award for their creative communication skills by creating their own version of a fairy tale
At the three day 4-H Outpost Adventure youth in grades seven and eight participated in a more traditional outdoor camping experience Youth stayed in tents swam hiked at a state park competed in a teambuilding scavenger hunt learned about waters sources and built their own campfire to cook their meals over daily Youth expanded their teambuilding problem solving and resiliency skills in a collaborative environment
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programming that promotes critical thinking and problem solving is a central component of 4-H Camp 4-H campers designed and engineered their own marshmallow catapult and then compete against each other Pepin County Teen Leader Jordan McMahon taught this session and emphasized how the skills they used to design the catapult could be used in real life situations
4-H Camp Kinnissippewa is made possible by its counselors who plan teach and implement the learning experiences for their younger campers Counselors engage in three days of training that prepare them for working effectively with and caring for youth as well as teaching younger members to be leaders themselves
Pepin County 4-H campers and counselors included Outpost Adult Chaperone Josh and Becky McMahon Nurse April Loeffler STEM Program Teen Leader and Counselor Jordin McMahon Outpost Camper Hunter Hass Maya Jungwirth Alex McMahon and Morgan Moline Base Camp Counselor Brianna Hass Base Camp Campers Addison and Tessa Auth Katie Bignell Elizabeth Menting Isabel-la Wayne and Elena Weber
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Page 25 Pepin Pacer
Activity Page
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Pepin County Extension
740 7th Ave W
PO Box 39
Durand WI 54736
University of Wisconsin-Extension Provides
Equal Opportunities in Employment and Programming
Including Title IX Requirements
PEPIN COUNTY
4-H FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
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