Murray County 4-H Messenger

Do you have 3 hours you can help with our general projects? We need people to sit in the 4-H Building and Heritage Hall. The job entails greeting fairgoers, answering questions about 4-H and ensuring the safety and security of our projects. Please sign up today.

https://z.umn.edu/signupexhibitbuilding2023

• Hard copies of the Murray County Premium List are still available in the Extension Office if you would like one.

• FairEntry deadline is July 15th!!

• Want to have Murray County 4-H Fair information in the palm of your hand? Download the Murray County 4-H App to get up to date schedules, premium book, barn information, food stand information, placings, and more!

• Keep an eye on your email (and snail mail) for fair updates and information. Letters for Performing Arts, Food Review, and Clothing Projects will be sent out in July.

Hello 4-H State Fair Livestock Exhibitors!

In Murray County we do things a bit different instead of waiting until after our county fair. We need you to take the state fair Exhibitors interview test online (except for dairy) BEFORE our county fair. We need to have anyone who would like to earn a trip have this online interview test completed prior to fair. A reminder that again this year you need to take your livestock interview test online prior to arriving at the State Fair! Exhibitors (except for dairy) will each view an educational video and then complete a specie specific test. The whole process will take 30-60 minutes to complete. Questions from the video will be included with specie specific information on the test.

Tests need to be completed by August 17 at 5 p.m. in order to be eligible for higher than a blue ribbon at the State Fair (I highly recommend you complete the video and test prior to arriving at the State Fair!). Links to the video can be found on the 4-H Livestock Exhibitor Information page at z.umn.edu/StateFairLivestockInterviews. Select your correct specie and age group to view the video and participate in your livestock interview test. Be sure to enter in an email address when you begin and once you complete the test, a confirmation email will be sent to you.

Again, this process must be completed no later than 5 p.m. on August 17. If you have any questions on the process, please contact Kim at the Murray County Extension Office

Something new Murray County 4-H is going to offer this year is pre-paid meal coupons for the county fair 4-H Food stand. We can make them in various dollar amounts and then your kids don't have to run around the fair with cash. Please email Kim from Aug 1 - Aug 11 and we will get your family pre-paid meal coupon (like a punch card) all ready for you to pick up Aug 14 - Aug 15.

Please share in the email - family name - youth name able to use the card and dollar amount you would like to have on the punch card. Any remaining funds on cards will be non-refundable at the closure of fair.

The Murray County Fairboard is hosting the Hub City Barrel Bash on Thursday August 17th. All proceeds will be going to the Murray County 4-H Horse Program. Please check out the flyer for more information.

Join us Aug 15 at noon at XXX to get a flag and line the processional path into Slayton. Meet at XXX get a flag help line Hwy 59, Hwy 30 and Broadway Ave as we welcome the Traveling Memorial Wall Procession into Slayton.

The Great Minnesota Get Together will be here before we know it! Here is some information in regards to 4-H at the Minnesota State Fair:

Exhibitor Resource Page

Livestock Exhibitor Resource Page

Livestock Interview Page

Chaperone Resource Page

The State Fair Premium Book is available on the Extension Website. You can also find a copy of it on our Website or on our app.

General State Fair Premium Book

Livestock State Fair Premium Book

The state fair is Hiring and need your help.

Learn more and apply at z.umn.edu/4HStateFairJobs

Apply today! Each year, we hire 150 employees to make the state fair experience.

happen for 4-H’ers. Those jobs include food service, maintenance, exhibit assistants,

livestock exhibit assistants, dorm staff, activities staff and more.

All 4-H'ers who participate in lamb lead at the state fair will receive a cash award from MLBA.

In addition, the top five exhibitors in each division (senior and intermediate) will receive an additional cash prize:

• 1st - $100
• 2nd - $50
• 3rd-5th - $25

Exhibitors don't need to participate in lamb lead at county fair to participate at the state fair -- they simply need to register for lamb lead on their state fair paperwork.

Lamb lead resources can be found on the website.

Check out the new State Horse Show Schedule

https://z.umn.edu/MNSTATEHORSESHOW2023

Warmer temperatures this week serve as a good reminder to review how you can prevent heat stress in your flock during periods of hot weather. For more info visit https://extension.umn.edu/poultry-care-and-management/preventing-heat-stress-poultry

The University of Minnesota Extension will present a series of webinars from May through August to support families and those who serve families in making informed decisions that lead to greater health, resilience and well-being.

All webinars are virtual and free. Learn more about the webinar series. (Follow the link for each series to learn more about webinar topics, dates, times and registration.)

Charlas en Español (Talks in Spanish)

Brindamos información y recursos en español para ayudar a las familias a tomar mejores decisiones. Los temas que tratamos son de utilidad para su vida diaria.

Climate and disaster preparedness

Find practical strategies for planning, navigating and responding to climate change and natural disasters to support better health and wellbeing for all.

Family-friendly earth care

Explore the connection between global health and wellness. Gain practical tips and resources to promote environmental wellbeing through gardening and farming practices.

Finding balance

Discover practical tips to prioritize your mental, physical and emotional health while navigating life's challenges and opportunities.

Making cents of it all

Learn strategies for navigating financial decisions, including, budgeting, saving, credit and debt management.

No place like home

Whether you rent or own your home, get tips to make your home and community healthier, affordable and energy efficient.

Parenting and relationships

Receive effective tools for maintaining positive, healthy relationships, including practical tips for parents and caregivers.

Recovery and health

Understand how recovery and health are interconnected as we discuss opioid use disorder (OUD) and harm reduction.

What’s for dinner?

Discuss various food-related topics, including food safety, farmer's market visits, managing allergies and food’s connection to mood and self-care.

Please register for the webinar(s) you plan to attend via the link above and share these opportunities with friends, family, co-workers, networks, and program participants.

Ambassadors will be very busy helping with fair throughout the week. Interested in learning more about the Ambassadors - feel free to ask any of the 23 ambassadors throughout the week of fair what it means to be an ambassador. Murray County 4-H ambassadors need to have completed grade 8 to participate. Look for more information about joining ambassadors.

Welcome to Kennedy Jackels as Murray County 4-H newest volunteer. Kennedy was active in the Cameron Club as well as the Horse Project and was a member of the Drill Team. The horse project is excited to have Kennedy back in the program as a volunteer.

Murray County 4-H has started a new newsletter for new families. We have created this newsletter to help give guidance to our new families in the 4-H World. We have 6 newsletters we will send out via email every other month for the first year you are enrolled. After your first year you will be taken off the list. If you wish to still receive these letters after your first year just let us know and we will continue to send them. Prefer a paper copy? No worries we can mail you a copy just let us know. New families you should have received a letter in the mail and an email with more information about this. If you are a new family and you did not receive either please contact the Extension office 507-836-6927.

Below you will find a link to the new member newsletters

Edition 1 October- November New Member Newsletter

Edition 2 December- January New Member Newsletter

Edition 3 February- March New Member Newsletter

Edition 4 April - May New Member Newsletter

Edition 5 June - July New Member Newsletter

Edition 6 August- September New Member Newsletter

Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development

University of Minnesota Extension, Murray County

Email: hausek@umn.edu
Website: https://extension.umn.edu/local/murray
Location: 2848 Broadway Avenue, Slayton MN USA
Phone: 507-836-1144
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/murraycounty4h

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