4-H Calendar 2008-2009

JANUARY, 2009

1                  Happy New Year’s, Extension Office Close
1                  DEADLINE 4-H Award Trip Contracts
1                  DEADLINE 4-H International Program applications
2                  4-H Bowling Party, 11:30 am, Pioneer Lanes, Platteville
3                  Arts & Crafts Workshop, 10:00 am, Y & A
3                  Home Environment Project Day, 1:00 pm, Y & A
5                  4-H Happy Hoppers Rabbit Club Meeting, 7:00 pm, Y & A
5                  Out of State Meeting, 7:30 pm, Y & A
9                  DEADLINE Youth Conference applications
10                DEADLINE for ECHO articles
11                Shooting Sports Meeting, 1:00 pm, Tri County Archery
12                4-H Executive Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, Extension Office Conference Room
12                DEADLINE Registration for Officer and New Main Leader Training, 7:00 pm, Y & A
12                County Fair Judges Training, Wisconsin Dells
15                DEADLINE State Art Team
15                DEADLINE Press Team & Drama Company
15                DEADLINE Show Case Singers & Photo Team
15                DEADLINE WI State 4-H Dog Agility Workshop registration
15                DEADLINE registration for hosting Japanese or Korean delegates
16                DEADLINE Leader Certification registration
19                4-H Officer Training & Main Leader Training, 7:00 pm, Y & A
19                MAQA Train the Advisor, Jefferson County Extension Office
22                New Leader’s Certification, 7:00 pm, Y & A
25                4-H Junior Leader Meeting, 1:30 pm, Officers, 1:00 pm, Y & A
25                DEADLINE 4-H Junior Leader Pizza Sales
30                DEADLINE Club Community Service Grants
30                DEADLINE 4-H Family Project Day registration
31                WI State 4-H Dog Agility Workshop, LaCrosse

FEBRUARY
1                Livestock Skillathon, 1:00 pm, UW-Platteville
2                Out of State Meeting, 7:30 pm, Y & A
2                4-H Happy Hoppers Rabbit Meeting, 7:00 pm, Y & A, South Room
5                Sheep Management Wisline, 7:30 pm, Y & A
6-7            Shooting Sports Leader Training, Richland Center
7                Foods Planning Meeting, 9-11 am, Y & A
7                WSF Centralized Beef ID, Equity Auction Market, Richland Center, 9:00-12:00 pm
7                Dairy Quiz Bowl, Portage (Livestock Auction Seminar)
8                Shooting Sports, Tri County Archery, 1:00 pm
9                4-H Executive Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, Extension Office Conference Room
10              DEADLINE for ECHO articles
13              DEADLINE Youth & Adult Counselor Camp Applications
14              4-H Project Day, 9:00 am, Y & A
15              4-H Project Day, 9:00 am, Y & A (snow date)
21              Have a Heart Quilting Bee, 9:00 am, Y & A
21              4-H Meat Judging, River Falls (Livestock Auction Seminar)
22              Have a Heart Quilting Bee, 9:00 am, Y & A (snow date)
23              MAQA Train the Advisor, UW Richland Campus
28              4-H Junior Leader Meeting at 5:00 pm, Y & A
28              4-H Junior Leader Dance & Lock-in, 7:00 pm, Y & A
28              DEADLINE 4-H Foundation Scholarships applicati

MARCH
1              DEADLINE Roundtable Grant
1              DEADLINE Farm Progress Scholarship
1              DEADLINE Art Beat applications
1              DEADLINE Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Scholarships
1              DEADLINE 4-H Speaking & Demonstration Contest registration
2              4-H Happy Hoppers Rabbit Meeting, 7:00 pm, Y & A, South Room
2              Out of State Meeting, 7:30 pm, Y & A
4              Cat Meeting, 7:00 pm, South Room
7              Photography Workshop, 9:00 am, Y & A
8              Diorama Day, 1-4 pm, Y & A
9              4-H Leaders Association Countywide Meeting, 7:30 pm, Y & A
10            DEADLINE for ECHO articles
10            Livestock Auction Committee Meeting, 7:30 pm, Extension Office Conference Room
12            Wags & Wiggles Meeting, 7:30 pm, Y & A
16            DEADLINE Clothing Workshop registration
16            4-H Speaking & Demonstration Contest, 7:00 pm, Y & A
18            DEADLINE Dairy Meat Goats registration
20            DEADLINE Operation Easter Bunny donations
21            Dairy Meat Goats, 1:00 pm, Y & A
21            Clothing Workshop, 9 am - 12 noon, Y & A
21            Photography Show (snow date), 9-11 am, Y & A
21            Electricity Meeting, 1:00 pm, Y & A
22            4-H Junior Leaders Meeting,1:30 pm, Officers, 1:00 pm, Y & A
27-28      Art Beat, Upham Woods
29            Happy Hoppers Spring Rabbit Show, Y & A, 9:00 am


APRIL
1            DEADLINE to change projects in order to show at the Grant Co. Fair
1            DEADLINE Foods Project Meeting registration
3            DEADLINE 4-H Music Festival & Vocal/Instrumental Contest
4            Foods Project Meeting, 9:00 am-12 noon, Y & A
4            Dairy Fitting Clinic & Judging Contest, 10:00-12:00noon, Fairgrounds, Lancaster
5            Operation Easter Bunny & Jr. Leader Meeting, 9:00 am, Y & A
6            Out of State Meeting, 7:30 pm, Y & A
6            4-H Happy Hoppers Rabbit Meeting, 7:00 pm, Y & A
7            Rabbit & Poultry Skillathon, 7:00 pm, Y & A
10         DEADLINE for ECHO articles
10         DEADLINE Child Development Workshop
13         4-H Executive Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, Extension Office Conference Room
14         Child Development Workshop, 4:00 pm, Family Connections, Lancaster
15         Pollum Certification, Richland Center, White House, 6:30 pm
16&26 Wags-N-Wiggles Practice, 6:00 pm, near or in the show barns
17-19   Midwest Horse Fair, Madison
18        Wisconsin State Fair Swine weigh-in, 9:00-12:00 noon, Fairgrounds, Lancaster
18        Cloverbud Day, 9:00 am, Y & A
18        Exploring Day, 1:30 pm, Y & A
18-May 3            Grant County Fair Swine weigh-ins
19         4-H Solo/Instrumental & Music Festival, 1:00 pm, Y & A
19         Spaghetti Luncheon, 11:00 am, Y & A
20-21   Co-op Yes (Youth Educational Summit)
22         Livestock Auction Seminar - Surviving the Livestock Auction, 7:00 pm, Y & A
24         DEADLINE Kelly Meier Horse Scholarship
25         UW-Platteville Block & Bridle Steer & Heifer Jackpot Shows, 10:30 am, Fairgrounds, Lancaster
26         4-H Junior Leader Meeting, 1:30 pm, Y & A
26         Richland County 4-H Rabbits R Us Rabbit Show, 8:00 am
28         Cat Meeting, 7:00 pm, South Room
29         WSF Sheep Identification, Mineral Point, 5:00-7:00 pm

MAY

1,2,3 Garage Sale, Sponsored by 4-H Goat Committee
2         Agility Equipment Build Day, 9:30 am, Sales Pavilion
2         Grant County Fair Sheep & Goat Project Weigh-in, 9:00 am, Fairgrounds
4         Out of State Meeting, 7:30 pm, Y & A
            MAQA Meeting, 7:00 pm, Y & A
7, 17,28         Wags & Wiggles Dog Practice, Fairgrounds
9         Upham Woods Volunteer Day, 10:00 am
9         Nasco Showing & Grooming Demonstration, 9:30, Fort Atkinson
                4-H Leaders Association Countywide Meeting, 7:30 pm, Y & A
11         Delicious Dip sales begin
12         Mock Rabbit & Poultry Show, Rabbit 6:30 pm & Poultry 7:30 pm, Y & A
13         Dairy Judging Workout, Dan & Nancy Pagenkopf, 7:30 pm
15         DEADLINE 4-H Camp registration
              DEADLINE County Livestock Day, 8:45 am, Fairgrounds, Lancaster
16         UW-Platteville Hog & Lamb Jackpot Show, 10:00 am
              Junior Leaders Meeting, 1:30 pm, Y & A
              DEADLINE Area Animal Science Day registration
20         Dairy Judging Workouts, 7:30 pm
              DEADLINE State Fair & Grant County Fair Dairy & Horse Identification Forms
              Memorial Day, Extension Office Closed
27         Dairy Judging Workouts, 7:30 pm, Doug Moris Farm (Angie Hermsen)
30         DEADLINE WSF Activity Station registration

JUNE

1                DEADLINE Roundtable Grant
1                DEADLINE Grant County Cattlemen Scholarship
1                4-H Happy Hoppers Rabbit Meeting, 6:00 pm, Y & A
1                Out of State Meeting, 7:30 pm, Y & A
1                DEADLINE Fairest of the Fairs applications
3                Dairy Judging Workouts, Duane & Laurie Schuler Farm, 7:30 pm
5                DEADLINE Clothing Revue registration
5                DEADLINE Area Animal Science Day registration
5-6            Summer Toy Show, Dyersville
5-6            Southwest Tech Annual Sewing & Quilting Expo
7                Livestock Judging Workouts, 7:00 pm, Dennis Patterson Farm
9                DEADLINE Cloverbud Energy Day Camp registration
9, 19, 30   Wags-N-Wiggles Practice, (Thursdays, 6:30 pm, Sundays, 6:00 pm)
10              DEADLINE for ECHO articles
10              DEADLINE State Fair Livestock forms
10              Dairy Judging Workouts, Peterson Farm, (Alan Errthum), 7:30 pm
10-17        Out of State Exchange
11              Family Fun Night, 6:00 pm, Stitzer Ball Diamond
12              Cloverbud Energy Day Camp, 9:00 am, Boscobel
12              EXTENDED DEADLINE for 4-H Camp
12              DEADLINE Tractor Certification registration
13              Foods Open House, 9-10:30 am, Y & A
13              Fun Shoot, 10:00 am, Bloomington Sportsman Club
14              Grant County Dairy Breakfast, 7:00 am, Bloomington
14-16        Badger Dairy Camp (Livestock Auction Seminar)
15              DEADLINE DIP’N Good Dips fundraisers
15-18        Wisconsin 4-H and Youth Conference, UW-Madison
16              Badger Livestock Judging Camp (Livestock Auction Seminar)
17              Dairy Judging Workouts, Dave & Ann Vosberg Farm, 7:30 pm
18              Rural Safety Day, 9:00 am, Y & A
19              Mt. Hope Dairy Day Parade, 8:00 pm
20              Cat Meeting, 11:00-2:00 pm, South Room
21              State Fair Dairy Selection Show, 9:00 am, Fairgrounds
21-27        Dubuque County Trailblazers Horse Camp
22              Clothing Revue & State Fair Exhibit Roundup, 5:30 pm, Y & A
22,24,26 Tractor Certification, Southwest Tech, 8:00 am
22-25        Gateway Academy, Platteville
24              4-H Junior Leaders Meeting at Mt. Olympus, 7:30 am
24              DEADLINE State Fair Dairy forms
24              Dairy Judging Workouts, Brenda & Becky Martin Farm, 7:30 pm
25              DEADLINE 4-H Royalty Team applications
25              State Fair Mandatory Meeting, Y & A, 7:30 pm
25              4-H Horse Clinic, 7:00 pm, Saddle Club Horse Arena, Fairgrounds
28              (Alternate date) 4-H Junior Leaders Meting
29-July 2 Gateway Academy, Platteville
30              DEADLINE Foods Revue applications
30              Area Animal Science Day, West Salem
30              DEADLINE Grant County Fair all events ticket
                                                                 
JULY

3              DEADLINE Blake’s Prairie Fair entries
3              Extension Office closed for July 4
6              4-H Happy Hoppers Rabbit Meeting, 7:00 pm, Y & A
6              Out of State Meeting, 7:30 pm, Y & A
9,19,30   Wags & Wiggles Practice, (Sundays, 6:00 pm, Thursdays, 6:30 pm)
9               Foods Revue, 6:00 pm, Y & A
10            DEADLINE for ECHO articles
11            Dairy and Meat Goat Show, 10:00 am-2:30 pm, Y & A
12            4-H Camp Counselor/Advisor Training, 10:00 am, Y & A
13            DEADLINE Boscobel Farmer’s Day Junior Fair registration
14            Rabbit & Poultry Showmanship Clinic, 6:30 pm, Fairgrounds
15            DEADLINE 4-H Leaders Fund Raiser Dips
16            Trail Clinic, 7:00 pm, Saddle Club Arena
16            Junior Leaders Fairgrounds Clean-up, 9:00 am
18            Blake’s Prairie Fair Shooting Competition, 10:00 am, Bloomington Sportsman Club
18            Boscobel Farmers’ Day Junior Fair
23            DEADLINE Grant County Fair mail registrations
24            DEADLINE Promote the Fair Contest
24-26     Blake’s Prairie Jr. Fair, Bloomington
26           4-H Junior Leader Meeting, 1:30 pm, Y & A
28-29      Grant County Fair Walk-in registration
29            MAQA Livestock Auction Seminar, 7:30 pm, Y & A
31-Aug-01 Fennimore Fair

AUGUST
1-4              4-H Camp, Upham Woods, Wisconsin Dells
3                  4-H Happy Hoppers Rabbit Meeting, 7:00 pm, Y & A, South Room
3                  Out of State Meeting, 7:30 pm, Y & A
5                  Dairy Cattle leave for WSF, 9:00 am
5                  Rabbits leave for State Fair
6-16            Wisconsin State Fair
7                  Bethany White Performs at State Fair
8                  Shooting Sports Competition, Bloomington Sportsman Club, 10:00 am
9                  Dairy Cattle released at 5:00 pm from WSF
9                  Wags-N-Wiggles Practice, 6:00 pm
9                  Wisconsin State 4-H Dog Agility Show, Kewaunee County
10                DEADLINE for ECHO articles
10               Beef, Sheep & Swine leave for WSF
13               Beef, Sheep & Beef released from WSF
13               Victoria Kohout & Camille Mulrooney perform at State Fair
16               Grant County Fair Horse Show, 9:30 am
16               4-H Junior Leader Meeting, 1:30 pm, Y & A
16-23         Grant County Fair, Lancaster
17               DEADLINE Wisconsin State Horse Show registration
18               Grant County Fair Dog Show & Judging, 5:30 pm, Fairgrounds, Lancaster
18               4-H Royalty Crowning, 7:45 pm, Y & A
18               Grant County Fair Superintendents Meeting, 8:00 pm, Y & A
23               4-H Project Benefit Auction Drawing, 2:00 pm
26               Grant Co Fair Carcass Show, Bloomington Meats, 2:30-5:30 pm
26               Grant Co Fair Carcass Show, Butcher Shop Fennimore, 2:30-5:30 pm
26               Grant Co Fair Carcass Show, Belmont Fresh Meats 3:00-5:30 pm
26               Grant Co Fair Carcass Show, Cuba City, Weber’s Processing, 7:00 pm
28-30         State 4-H Dog Show, Jefferson County

SEPTEMBER

1                  Wisconsin State Fair Bills due to Extension Office
1                  DEADLINE Platteville Dairy Days registration
1                  DEADLINE Roundtable Grant
4                  DEADLINE Nominations for Leader Awards
5                  Jr Leaders Car Wash, 10:00 am, Platteville K Mart parking lot
7                  Labor Day, Extension Office Closed
7                  4-H Happy Hoppers Rabbit Meeting, 7:00 pm, Y & A
8                  DEADLINE Ticket Sales, Livestock Banquet
8                  Out of State Meeting, 7:30 pm, Auditorium
9                  4-H Leaders Association Countywide Meeting, 7:30 pm, Y & A
10                DEADLINE for ECHO articles
11-13          Platteville Dairy Days
12-13          Wisconsin State 4-H Gymkhana, West Allis
14                DEADLINE 4-H Award Application Workshop registration
14                4-H Executive Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, Extension Office
14                4-H Week Video & Story Contest Meeting, 4:00 pm,  Y & A
16                Livestock Buyers Appreciation Banquet, 7:30 pm, Y & A
17-20          Wisconsin State 4-H Horse Expo, West Allis
18-19          Shooting Sports Certification, Stoughton
21                4-H Award Application Workshop, 7:00pm, Extension Office
23                 DEADLINE Youth Leader Council registration
24-27          World Beef Expo, WI State Fair Park
27                4-H Junior Leader Meeting, 1:30 pm, Y & A
27-30          National 4-H Dairy Conference, UW-Madison Campus
29-Oct. 3   Dairy Expo
30               DEADLINE 4-H Week Video & Story Contest

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

1                DEADLINE Roundtable Grant
1                DEADLINE 4-H Enrollment Forms
5 or 6        4-H Awards Night  
7                4-H Happy Hoppers Rabbit Meeting, 7:00 pm, Y & A                             
7               Out of State Meeting, 7:30 pm, Y & A
10              DEADLINE for ECHO articles
24-25        Christmas, Extension Office closed
27              4-H Junior Leader Meeting, 1:30 pm, Y & A

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