4-H ACTIVITIES
You will enjoy taking part in lots of fun and educational activities
within your club but please be aware that there are many events
help on the county level that you will want to consider. These
include:
- 4-H Discovery Day - November
- Music Festival - November or December
- Older Youth Council Winter Camp - Late December
- Foods Revue - January
- Speaking Contest - January
- Demonstration Contest - January
- Drama Festival and Arts & Crafts Show - Early March
- 4-H Basketball - weekends, winter and spring
- Clothing Revue - June
- Summer Camp (for 2nd-5th
and 6th-8th graders)
- County Fair - July
Also some of the project areas plan a number of important events
(these are just a few of the activities they offer):
- Dairy - Judging contest, dairy bowl, poster contest
- Dog - Dog obedience classes, dog agility, Dogless Dog
Project
- Horse - Series of summer training sessions, Holiday
Party, Fun Shows, Horseless Horse Project
- Livestock - Judging contest, Fitting & Showing
Clinic, poster contest, annual banquet.
Please read your newsletter carefully each month for details
on these and other opportunities.
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Summer Camp
 A residential 4-H camp is held each summer at Beaver Creek Reserve
north of Fall Creek. The four day, three night camp provides lots
of fun, educational activities which help 4-H members make new
friends, gain self confidence and independence, learn about nature,
gain teamwork and cooperation skills, and learn about healthy
leisure activities.
Cabin camp is open to youth in grades 2-5 (school year prior
to camp).
Advanced camp is open to youth in grades 6-8 (school year prior
to camp).
 Summer Camp Brochure (1 page, 59KB)
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Claire County Fair
The annual Eau Claire County Fair is a youth and family focused
event. Emphasis is placed on youth education and recognition and
family involvement. The county fair is non-commercial and has
no midway or carnival. Youth and adults may exhibit at the County
Fair. In addition to a wide variety of animal shows and hundreds
of non-animal exhibits, the fair features the following special
events:
- Kick-off Olympics: Wednesday evening
- Kids Days tent activities (games, face painting, make n' take
crafts, petting zoo, educational exhibits): Friday and Saturday,
10 am to 4 pm.
- Style Revue and Talent Show: Friday evening
- Livestock Project Auction: Saturday evening
- Pie Baking Contest: Sunday morning
- Small Animal Fun Show: Sunday morning
- Charcoal Chicken Dinner: Sunday, 11 am to 2 pm
- Polka Band: Sunday late morning
- Antique Appraisal: Sunday afternoon
- Award Ceremony: Sunday afternoon
- After the Fair Dance: Sunday, 8 to 11 pm
A complete listing of fair judging and events will be published
in the newsletter.
Important fair dates for 2008:
- June - Fair entries due at the Extension office
- July - Eau Claire County Fair
Important documents ():
email katy.forsythe@ces.uwex.edu
to learn more about activities in 4-H.
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