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4-H GUIDELINES
CLAY COUNTY, SD
January 2021
A NOTE FROM LAUREN
Lauren is on a well‐deserved break from the office. She told me I had to write something so here goes ‐
My final newsletter! It has been a real pleasure getting to know all of ‘my’ 4-H members and families. You
are a great group of people.
The Leaders Association has an excellent group of volunteer leaders and I don’t think I could find a nicer
group of people to work with. I will definitely miss you all!
Retirement is going to be a whole new experience! I’ll enjoy taking the winter months off and then will look
for a part-time position in town or elsewhere? We’ll see where this new journey takes me.
I hope 2021 is good to all of you. Farewell and take care! Colleen
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4HONLINE 2.0
Don’t forget to re‐enroll in 4‐H! Help sheets can be found on our website. The link for 4HOnline 2.0 is h ps://v2.4honline.com.
All leaders and shoo ng sports coaches need to re‐enroll. If you don’t, the State 4‐H Office considers that a lapse and you will
need to go through the en re process again with a fee of $75.00.
SOUTH DAKOTA 4-H VOLUNTEER ORIENATION COURSE REQUIREMENT - NEW
Star ng November 1, any new volunteers will need to complete the SD 4‐H Volunteer Orienta on Course. The
course is through Training House (traininghouse.sdstate.edu), self‐guided, broken into six required sec ons and
one op onal sec on. Each sec on has a video that is 8‐12 minutes long with a short review quiz and evalua on
at the end. All three elements must be completed in order to complete the course. Volunteers will need to self‐
enroll. Enrollment instruc ons are a ached. Volunteers should complete this course a er their interview with a
local 4‐H professional and complete in the me wai ng for their background check to be complete. The course
can be done all at once or can be broken up as needed. Volunteers will be able to start and go back‐in to access
the course. The background check and course must be completed before the State 4‐H office will approve the volunteer in 4H
Online and be cleared to begin volunteering.
All current volunteers with South Dakota 4‐H are also encouraged to complete the course to further develop their volunteer skills!
Informa on is relevant to not just new volunteers but will be helpful for everyone working with our 4‐H youth. While it is not re‐
quired to complete the course as a current volunteer, I would ask that anyone accessing the course would complete the evalua on
components, so we know how many par cipated.
For issues accessing the course or ques ons, please contact Jenae, SDSU Extension 4‐H Volunteer Development Field Specialist.
Jenae.hansen@sdstate.edu
Show your
4-H spirit!
Stop by
the office
and pur-
January 2 ‐ Ben Bohnsack chase a
sign. Only
January 3 ‐ Wya Knutson $10.
January 4 ‐ Abraham Yeary
January 9 ‐ Pa y Waage
January 11 ‐ Merrick Schneider
SIOUX EMPIRE LIVESTOCK SHOW
January 18 ‐ Lexi Maier The 2021 Sioux Empire Livestock Show is scheduled for January 25 ‐
30, 2021 on the WH Lyons Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls. The 4‐H/FFA
January 19 ‐ Shaelynn Pucke
Invita onal Calf Show is Tuesday, January 26 at 5 pm with check‐in
January 20 ‐ Kale Nelsen from 1 to 3 pm. The 4‐H Livestock Judging Contest is Saturday, January
30 at 10 am ‐ the registra on deadline is January 17. New this year is a
January 21—Sharron Jensen Photography Contest open to all ages. The en re Exhibitor Handbook
with the week’s schedule, informa on and registra on forms is on our
January 24 ‐ Julia Kinney website.
January 26 ‐ Maxwell Kinney
January 26 ‐ Zach Pramann
January 27 ‐ Jerry Thurman
4-H FRUIT SALE FUNDRAISER
Our annual 4‐H fundraiser will be star ng soon! You should have the informa on and order blanks by mid‐January or so. Watch
for either a postal mailing or an email.
BLACK HILLS STOCK SHOW YOUTH DAY
This event will take place on January 30, 2021 at the Central States Fair Grounds/Walter Taylor 4‐H Building in Rapid City. The
contestant packet is on our website. Please note that the deadline for registra on is January 15, 2021. They are not accep ng
late entries.
STATEWIDE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
The State 4‐H Office is excited to announce that the 2020‐21 state‐wide community service project is the 20/20 Vision Project. A
community service ini a ve to donate 2,020 pairs of eyeglasses by August 1, 2021. A drop‐off basket is at the office.
4-H CURRICULUM
Each month we will be featuring a ‘Curriculum of the Month’.
Most books will be free of charge on a first come basis. Check out the flier included with this newsle er.
CONSUMER DECISION MAKING SKILL-A-THON RESOURCES UPDATED
The Consumer Decision Making Skill‐A‐Thon Commi ee has worked to update the resources for the ID part of the Skill‐A‐Thon.
The answer sheet and defini ons documents have been updated on the SDSU Extension Website State Fair Page. All Power‐
Points, Booklets, Answer Sheets, and Defini on Sheets have been updated in Box for the coun es and the families. These are the
resources that will be used for the 2021 Consumer Decision Making Skill‐A‐Thon.
Families can access the Consumer Decision Making Skill‐A‐Thon and Hor culture Skill‐A‐Thon Resources by using the following
link: h ps://sdsu.box.com/s/8emjq5qp5m2geuh4qalj9mpg6fy6h47u
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
Are you looking to lend a helping hand? Avera Medical Group Maternal Fetal Medicine is in need of baby blankets for families
that just received a diagnosis of Down’s syndrome for their newborn baby. These baby‐sized blankets can be handmade or pur‐
chased. If you have blankets you are willing to donate please send them to:
Avera MFM
A n: Karina Skov
Plaza 1
1417 S Cliff Ave Suite 100
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
4-H T-SHIRT CONTEST
Before you know it, summer will be here and that means fair me! How would you like your original design on the county 4‐H
t‐shirts? Start thinking! Rules for the contest are: 1) 4‐H Clover must be used in the design and must be used correctly; 2) prefer‐
ence will be given to designs that have original graphics, drawings, themes, slogans, etc.; 3) one entry per member; 4) design size
limited to 8.5 x 11 inches; and 5) member entering the design must be an current and ac ve member. Prize for winning entry is
$25.00. Entries due by Monday, March 11, 2020 ‐ either by email to clay.county@sdstate.edu or can be dropped off at the office.
The Leaders Associa on will vote on the entries at their March mee ng. Winning design will be featured in the April newsle er.
January 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
New Years Day
Office Closed
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Clay County Flyers
4‐H Ctr/Kitchen
1‐5 pm
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Jolly JJ’s
Clay County Flyers 4‐H Kitchen
4‐H Ctr/Kitchen 9 am—1 pm
1‐5 pm
Burbank Feeders
4‐H Kitchen 4pm
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Clay County Flyers Lucky Trailblazers
4‐H Ctr/Kitchen 4‐H Kitchen 6:30p
1‐5 pm
Martin Luther
King Jr Day
Office Closed
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
4‐H Leaders Mtg
Clay County Flyers 4‐H Kitchen
4‐H Ctr/Kitchen 5:30 pm
1‐5 pm
31
Clay County Flyers
4‐H Ctr/Kitchen
1‐5 pm
Unhappy with the length of your calving season? Seeking management strategies to improve the performance of your ca le? Coming this January, presented by SDSU Extension ‐ BeefUP Calving Strategies for Market Advantages is an informa onal webinar series based on consolida ng the calving window within an opera on to maximize profitability. This 4‐part series will be hosted for 1.5 hours each Thursday in January. Featured in every webinar will be presenta ons on topics covering Nutri on, Reproduc‐ on, Herd Health, and Ranch Economics. Webinar schedule and tenta ve agenda can be found below or by visi ng the link below to register. Look forward to seeing everyone January 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 12:30 – 2:00 CT. Register under the Events tab at extension.sdstate.edu or h ps://www.eventbrite.com/d/online/beef‐up/ Contact Olivia Amundson, Olivia.amundson@sdstate.edu or Kiernan Brandt, Kiernan.brandt@sdstate.edu for any ques ons or help registering. BeefUP Agenda Late Gesta on – Thursday, January 7 12:30 – 2:00 CT PM Nutri on: (Adele Harty): Body Condi on Scoring, Vitamin and Mineral Nutri on Reproduc on: (Kiernan Brandt): Pregnancy Diagnosis, Nutri on’s Impact on Reproduc on Health: (Dr. Russ Daly): Vaccina ons Economics: (Heather Gessner): Evalua ng Cull Cow Op ons Calving to Breeding – Thursday, January 14 12:30 – 2:00 CT PM Nutri on: (Adele Harty): Cow and Bull Mineral Nutri on, Importance of BCS at Calving Reproduc on: (Olivia Amundson): Estrous Synchroniza on Health: (Kiernan Brandt): Bull Management and BSE’s Economics: (Heather Gessner): Economics of Estrous Synchroniza on and Labor Breeding to Weaning – Thursday, January 21 12:30 – 2:00 CT PM Nutri on: (Dr. Ken Olson): Grazing Nutri on Reproduc on: (Robin Salverson): Benefits of Early Preg Checking, Precondi oning Vaccina ons for Calves Health: (Dr. Russ Daly): Parasite Control and Preven on Economics: (Heather Gessner): The Cost of an Open Cow Weaning to Late Gesta on – Thursday, January 28 12:30 – 2:00 CT PM Nutri on: (Dr. Julie Walker): Forage Tes ng and Ra on Balancing Reproduc on: (Dr. Joseph Cassady): Using Genomics for Heifer Selec on Health: (Dr. Russ Daly): Biosecurity Economics: (Heather Gessner): Cow value/net present value/wrap up all aspects
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