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MINNESOTA 4-H
CLOVER UPDATE
Moorhead Region – Becker, Otter Tail, and Wilkin counties
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CONTACT US
Becker: 218-846-7328
East Otter Tail: 218-385-5420
West Otter Tail: 218-998-8760
Wilkin: 218-643-5481
Moorhead Regional Office
715 11 th Street North, Suite 107C
Moorhead, MN 56560
218-236-2001
www.4-H.umn.edu
In This Issue:
Local 4-H Programs (Becker, EOT, WOT, Wilkin)………...……….....3-6
Shooting Sports & Wildlife Leader Certification.….…………...………6
State 4-H Meat Goat Conference………………………………………….7
Dear 4-H families and volunteers:
One of 4-H's mission priorities is to provide citizenship and leadership
learning experiences that guide youth in building relationships,
developing communication techniques, and strengthening organizational
skills. As a result of these experiences, 4-H youth find the leader within
themselves and make a positive impact in their club, home, school or
community.
In February and March, several hundred youth from across Minnesota will
gather to participate in our annual 4-H Building Leadership and
Understanding (BLU) youth leadership conferences. Developed and led by
4-H State Ambassadors, these three regional two-day events are filled
with exciting and fun activities that help participants learn and practice
valuable skills that they will be able to take back with them to their
counties and communities and use throughout their lives.
This year, the 4-H ambassadors chose the theme of "respect" to explore
with youth who participate at BLU. They chose this topic because they
believe respect is a big issue for youth today, and that to respect others,
youth need to learn to respect themselves. They also believe that
understanding respect is important to be able to succeed in college and
careers.
The ambassadors participated in train-the-trainer planning retreats to
prepare for leading the "BLU" youth leadership experience. Their plan for
the youth conference includes facilitating exercises to explore how youth
define and understand respect, reflecting on when they felt
respected/disrespected, learning what respect means with others -
"walking in their shoes" - and discussing what skills may be useful in
order to learn how to treat themselves and others with respect
(mindfulness, listening with empathy, etc.)
March 2013
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These unique opportunities for youth to learn
and lead as they explore such important topics
are essential for their positive development. If
you know a youth who participated in a 4-H
youth conference, I encourage you to ask them
about their experiences and how it is making a
difference in their life. If you don't know a
young person who participated, I would ask you
to promote and encourage youth you know to
attend next year.
Sincerely,
Dorothy M Freeman,
Extension 4-H State Director
Apply to Become a 2012-2013
Minnesota State 4-H
Ambassador
Ambassadors are a team of 30 diverse youth
leaders from across the state that represent and
serve the youth involved in Minnesota’s 4-H
programs. The Ambassadors work together
promoting inclusion in 4-H’s programs and
encourage youth to become actively involved in
their communities. Throughout the year-long
term of service, they teach youth and adults
about important topics such as leadership,
diversity, and teamwork. Ambassadors also
plan and facilitate several statewide 4-H youth
leadership events and assist 4-H youth, staff,
volunteers, and other groups with workshops,
training sessions, celebrations, and activities.
Any Minnesota 4-H member who has completed
10th grade by summer 2013 and has at least
one year of 4-H eligibility remaining in the
2013-2014 school year is eligible to apply. Five
ambassadors will be selected to serve a second
year.
Selection of State 4-H Ambassadors will be done
by the State Ambassador PDC leaders in late
April/early May at designated sites. These sites
will be determined and sent to applying youth.
Selected Ambassadors must be available for
State 4-H Ambassador Orientation June 25-27,
2013.
Application information and additional details
will be available at:
www.4-h.umn.edu/projects/leadership/ambassadors.
Upcoming Events for Various
Animal Project Areas
If you are in any of the following areas, please
consider attending one of these events. If you
have any questions on any of the events, please
contact your local 4-H Program Coordinator.
Also, a reminder to any members with livestock
projects, your Animal ID’s need to be submitted
to the county office no later than May 15
(Market Beef deadline of February 15 has
passed.)
RABBIT:
Beltrami County 4-H is hosting a Rabbit Fun
Show at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds in
Bemidji on March 17. Registration and
vendors open at 10:00 am with the show
from Noon-5:00 pm. The cost is $2.00 per
rabbit. If you have any questions contact
Kari or the Beltrami County 4-H office at
218-444-5722.
The Heart of the Lakes RBA Rabbit Shows
will be held on April 20 at the Fergus Falls
fairgrounds in Fergus Falls, MN. This is a
double open and youth show sanctioned
with the ARBA & MSRBA.
GOAT:
A meat goat training will be held on April
27 at the R & J Horse Arena in Verndale for
4-H meat goat families and potential judges.
The morning session from 8:30 am-1:15 pm
will cover showmanship, fitting and
grooming, nutrition and health, project
selection, and animal identification. The
afternoon session from 12:30-5:30 pm will
be dedicated to the judge’s education.

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BEEF:
The 2013 Minnesota Junior Spring Classic will
be held on April 12-14 at the Mower County
Fairgrounds in Austin MN. There will be classes
available for Breeding Heifers, Market Heifers,
Beef Steers and Dairy Steers. Registration
information can be found online at this link.
Note: All 4-Hers may attend project meetings
or recreational 4-H activities offered in any
county, unless otherwise indicated.
Becker County
Becker County Fair Date Set
2013 Becker County Fair dates have been set.
Mark your calendars for August 7-10. Other
dates have been set as well (All events held in
Detroit Lakes):
July 22: Demonstration and Food Revue;
3:00 pm at Union Central
July 25: Cat and Pet Show; 2:30 pm at
Essentia Health Oak Crossing
July 29: Clothing and Fashion Revue; 3:00
pm at Union Central
August 17: Dog Show; 9:00 am at Lucky
Dog
Becker County 4-H Council Meeting
The Becker County 4-H Council meeting will be
held on March 4, 6:30 pm at the Extension
Office. Included on the agenda are pre-fair
events, bike rodeo, livestock opportunities and
more. Buffalo Badgers are scheduled to provide
refreshments.
Fruit and Watkins Fundraising Wrapping Up
Fruit and Watkins Fundraising is wrapping up.
Total sales are due to the Extension Office on
March 4 from the club leaders and independent
families. Delivery of the fruit and Watkins
orders will be on March 26 at the Detroit Lakes
Hockey Arena. Please contact your club leader
or the Extension Office if you have any
questions.
Shooting Sports Archery Schedule
Winter 2013 Shooting Sports Archery events are
still happening. The upcoming dates are March
3 and 17 at the Detroit Lakes Boys & Girls Club,
5:00-7:00 pm. If you have any questions contact
Randy Wold at 218-841-5325 or Kari Sayer at
218-846-7328 or hend0579@umn.edu.
Animal available
Free to a Becker County 4-H member is a three-
month-old male purebread, registered red
fox/yellow Labrador Retriever. If you are
interested, please call or email Kari for more
information. The puppy is up-to-date with
shots and a small transfer fee if you would like
the animal registered.
Family Livestock Meeting
A Family Livestock meeting will be held on
April 11, 6:30 pm at the Extension Office to
turn in animal affidavits and animal ID’s. The
focus will be to cover new information and
answer questions as well as assist with getting
all required documents submitted.
Annual Bike Rodeo
Becker County 4-H is sponsoring the Detroit
Lakes annual Bike Rodeo on April 27, 9:30-
11:30 am at the Detroit Lakes Kent Freeman
Arena. Join the fun and have a chance to win a
brand new bike. If you are interested in helping,
contact Kari at the Extension Office.
Sheep and Swine Project Members
If you are interested in exhibiting a sheep or pig
at the county fair, you are encouraged to apply
for the sheep and pig giveaway contest. Any 4-
Her (including previous Cloverbuds) is welcome
to apply even if they have shown in previous
years. The award will be up to $100 toward
their purchase of the animal. Applications are
due by April 15 and are available here.

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Hats Off
To the Rabbit Project Bowl team for placing
second overall in the Rabbit Division at the
Goodridge Invitational. Great job!
East Otter Tail County
EOT/WOT Cal Mielke Grants Application
The application deadline for this Grant
Application is March 1. The application is
available at this link. The grant benefits 4-H
projects and programs that will promote youth
development, leadership, life skill and
citizenship.
The Cal Mielke Grant committee members will
meet on April 2, 6:00 pm at the Shoreline in
Battle Lake to review applications and discuss
the 4-H Endowment fund.
Super Sitters Babysitting Session
Youth in 5 th grade and up are invited to the
Super Sitters Babysitting session on March 23,
8:30 am- 3:00 pm at the Perham Area
Community Center. Participating youth will
learn about rules of the road, ages and stages,
preparing for play time among other topics.
They will also create a babysitting kit and go
over difficult situations and emergencies.
Registration and program fees are handled by
the PACC. Please contact them at pacc@eot.com
or call 218-346-7222 to register.
Food Stand Committee Meeting
A Food Stand Committee meeting will be held
on March 26, 6:30 pm at the Malone’s (32654
Co Hwy 67), Supper will be provided. Please
bring your ideas for the upcoming county fair
season.
Bike Rodeo
East Otter Tail County 4-H will be partnering
with various community partners to provide a
bike rodeo on May 8, 3:30-5:30 pm at the Boys
and Girls Club in Perham. If your 4-H Club is
willing to help with registration, a learning
station, crowd control or any other areas, please
contact the Extension Office as 4-H clubs are
greatly needed to assist in various ways. Ten
new bikes will be given away, as well as bike
helmets.
Hats Off
To the Otter Tail Rabbit Project Bowl team on
earning First place recognition at the Northern
MN 4-H Project Bowl Invitational in Goodridge.
Team members are Heather Weller, Megan
Badinger, Elizabeth Bergem, Autumn Pederson
and coached by Kristi Weller and Amy Bergen.
To the Wildlife Team who placed fifth place in
their showing. Team members are Brett Leitch,
Ben Meek, Leroy Hauge, Daniel Ukkleberg and
coached by Roxanne Thompson. Thank you to
the coaches and youth for representing Otter
Tail County at the Northern MN 4-H Project
Bowl. Best of luck at the regional competition
on March 9 in Farmington.
West Otter Tail County
EOT/WOT Cal Mielke Grants Application
The application deadline for this Grant
Application is March 1. The application is
available at this link. The grant benefits 4-H
projects and programs that will promote youth
development, leadership, life skill and
citizenship.
The Cal Mielke Grant committee members will
meet on April 2, 6:00 pm at the Shoreline in
Battle Lake to review applications and discuss
the 4-H Endowment fund.
Office Closure
The Extension Office will be closed on March 29
to observe Good Friday.

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Upcoming Meetings
The WOT Livestock project members will meet
on April 1, 7:00 pm at the Otter Tail Power
Rooms in Fergus Falls.
The Purple Ribbon Auction Committee will meet
on April 7, 6:30 pm at the Otter Tail Power
Rooms in Fergus Falls.
The WOT Annual Horse meeting will be held on
April 8, 7:00 pm at the Otter Tail Power Rooms
in Fergus Falls.
WOT Share the Fun and Performing Arts
If you have the ability to sing, play a musical
instrument, dance, perform in a skit, twirl the
baton (no fire please!) or do a dramatic reading,
why not share it in the Annual Share The Fun/
Performing Arts Show? The show will be held on
April 14 at the Lakes Area Community Center in
Battle Lake. Call the Extension Office to sign up
your acts.
Heart of Lakes Rabbit Show
Do you need to buy a rabbit for the fair? Come
to the WOT County Fair Grounds on April 20
and purchase an animal.
Adopt a Pig; Adopt a Kid program
If you have never shown pigs or dairy goats, but
you are interested in doing so, now is the time
to give it a try. Apply for a free pig or goat
using this application. Take advantage of this
valuable program out of WOT.
Hats Off
To the participants in the WOT Bowling
Tournament. The results are as follows:
First Junior: Dane Prairie 4-H Club
First Senior: Buse-Orwell
First Adult: Dalton 4-H
Top Individual Bowlers:
High Series Jr: Cole Fronning, Dalton 4-H
(305)
High Series Sr: Rachel Johnson, Buse-Orwell
4-H (509)
High Series: Chris Buckingham, Oscar-
Trondhjem 4-H (628)
To the Otter Tail Rabbit Project Bowl team on
earning First place recognition at the Northern
MN 4-H Project Bowl Invitational in Goodridge.
Team members are Heather Weller, Megan
Badinger, Elizabeth Bergem, Autumn Pederson
and coached by Kristi Weller and Amy Bergen.
To the Wildlife Team who placed fifth place in
their showing. Team members are Brett Leitch,
Ben Meek, Leroy Hauge, Daniel Ukkleberg and
coached by Roxanne Thompson. Thank you to
the coaches and youth for representing Otter
Tail County at the Northern MN 4-H Project
Bowl. Best of luck at the regional competition
on March 9 in Farmington.
Wilkin County
Wilkin County Fair Dates Set
The Wilkin County Fair will be held August 8-11.
The date change is due to a change in
ownership of the carnival forcing the Fair Board
to contract with a different carnival.
4-H Afterschool Cloverbud Clubs
In March, the Cloverbud clubs will be meeting at
the following dates and locations:
Campbell Cloverbuds- March 12, 3:00 pm
in the Campbell School Cafeteria
Rothsay Cloverbuds- March 13, 3:15 pm in
the Rothsay School Cafeteria
St. Mary’s Cloverbuds- March 19, 3:00 pm
in the St. Mary’s School Cafeteria

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Breckenridge Cloverbuds- March 20, 3:15
pm in the Breckenridge Elementary School
Cafeteria
Wilkin County Project Day to be
rescheduled
The March date for the 4-H Project Day will be
rescheduled due to a Junior Volleyball
tournament being hosted by Breckenridge. A
new date will be determined at the March
Leader’s Council.
Wilkin County Ambassador/4-H Leader’s
Council
The next 4-H Leader’s Council will be held
March 4, 7:00 pm, in the Community Room at
the Extension Office. Agenda items will include
rescheduling the project day, an update on the
change in the Wilkin County Fair dates and the
upcoming YELLO Leadership Opportunity.
Be a Hunger Hero
A 4-H Food Drive challenge has been organized
by Molly Wynn, a Richland County 4-H/FFA
member. She is challenging other 4-H clubs in
Richland and Wilkin counties in a friendly
competition to see who can collect the most
donations from March 4-22. Each club is asked
to collect as many food/household items or
monetary donations as they can between these
dates. A point system has been established to
determine club totals. Contact the Wilkin
County Extension Office for more information
and to register your club for the challenge.
Let’s Go Fishing Classes
Soon it will be time for the Minnesota fishing
opener. Do you have your fishing tackle ready?
Would you like to learn how to make your own
crankbaits, spinning lures, artificial bait or flies.
Classes will be offered on four Thursdays
March 14 & 21 and April 4 & 11, 4:00-5:30pm
and will be held in the community room at the
Wilkin County Extension Office. Cost is $3.00
per class or $10.00 for all 4 classes. To sign up
for the classes contact the Wilkin County
Extension office at 218-643-5481.
Animal Showpersons Wanted
If you are interested in experiencing what it
might be like to train and show an animal, now
is the time to give it a try. Lambs, calves, pigs,
goats and chickens are available to any Wilkin
County 4-H member, a responsible older 4-H
member will be available to assist cloverbuds
with the animal. All arrangements for feed,
housing and care are complete. Contact the
Wilkin County Extension office for more
information.
Animal Science 101 Webinar
All Animal Science Project Development
Committee members (excluding horse) are
invited to attend a one hour webinar on
March 4, 7:00-8:00 pm. The agenda will
include:
County PDC Roles
Board of Animal Health – cattle ID
expectations
A discussion of the Cloverbud policy
Leasing update
Introduction of animal science project kits
Please contact your local Extension office for
more information.
Shooting Sports & Wildlife
Leader Certification
In order to run a county or multi-county
shooting sports & wildlife program, instructors
must be certified by Minnesota 4-H. The leader
certification trainings are designed to cover the
needed knowledge and rules to become a
certified 4-H county instructor.
Mark your calendars now! Spring 2013 Training
Dates:

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April 6-7; Deep Portage ELC, Hackensack,
MN
April 13-14; Faribault, MN
Information and registration forms are available
at www.4-h.umn.edu/events/shooting-sportscertification.
Registration is due March 22.
Minnesota 4-H Dog Project
Judges Seminars
The MN 4-H Dog Project will hold Judges
Seminars for current and prospective Judges in
the areas of Agility, Rally, Obedience and
Showmanship.
It is NOT a seminar designed for younger 4-H
members (though a youth leader in a county
leadership position with interest in future
judging would be welcome).
March 23-24: Agility Training, St. Cloud
April 26–28: Obedience, Rally and
Showmanship Training, Wadena
For more information, please visit: www.4h.umn.edu/projects/animal-science/dog/.
2013 State 4-H Meat Goat
Conference
The conference will be held on March 23 at the
Jim Simon Arena in Cannon Falls and on April
13 at a Northern location that has yet to be
determined. These programs are intended for
4-H Goat families. No registration is required.
For more information, please visit www.4h.umn.edu/events/goat-meat-workshop.html.
Meat Goat Judges training will be held following
the Meat Goat Conference on both
dates/locations. This training is open to anyone
over the age of 21. It will include judging meat
breeding animals, market animals,
showmanship and creating a state fair line-up.
For more information, please visit: www.4-
h.umn.edu/events/goat-meat-judgesworkshop.html.
Announcing the Spring 4-H
Science Trainings –
Registration now open!
Photography/ Digital Media and Engineering
Design
Offered in Maple Lake/Annandale at Camp
Courage
Dates: April 26-27, 2013
Robotics and Aquatic Robotics
Offered in Bemidji at the Hampton Inn
Dates: May 3-4, 2013
Time: Friday evening, 5:00 pm through Saturday,
4:00 pm
Who is the training for?
Photography/Digital Media and Engineering
Design offer training for a team of two to four
people: two adults, who can be joined by one or
two youth leaders 8th grade or older who wish
to help give leadership in their county, or
additional adults.
Robotics and Aquatic Robotics offer training for
teams of two adults and three to five youth who
are in 6th grade or older.
Complete information including cost and
training content can be found at the 4-H Spring
Science Training website at: www.4-
H.umn.edu/events/science-training.
In the meantime, save the date and speak with
county 4-H program staff if you are interested!
Save the Date for YELLO! 2013
Mark your calendars now for Youth Exploring
Leadership & Learning Out Loud! (YELLO!) 2013!
This year’s event will be held June 10-13, at the
Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Information from

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the 2012 event is available online at: www.4h.umn.edu/events/yello/.
Additional
information on the 2013 event will be available
in the early spring.
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2013 Calendar of Events