Mahnomen 4-H
June 2024
Upcoming Dates
June
- 2: Ambassadors meeting at Service Center, time TBD
- 13: Fair T-Shirt orders due, submit orders here.
- 17: Bell Science Museum STEM Night @ Mahnomen School
- 18 - 29: White Earth Tribal 4-H Cultural Jiimaanike (Birchbark Canoe Build) Camp
- 19: Office Closed - Juneteenth
- 20: FairEntry closes, last day to register projects for the Fair.
- 25: Cookie Decorating at Mahnomen School 3-5 p.m.
- 27: Fishing @ White Earth Rediscovery Center 9:00 a.m.
- 30: Fairgrounds clean up starting at 1:00 p.m.
July
- 2024 Mahnomen County Fair! July 3-7, 2024 (3rd is general project judging)
Ambassador Leadership Quote
At the April Ambassador meeting youth were asked about leadership, and what it means to be a leader. Over the next 12 months we will feature a different quote from each of our talented county ambassadors.
"Leaders come in many different forms, not everybody leads from the front of the group, others lead silently." - Olivia Halvorson
Mahnomen County Fair July 4-7, 2024
Get Ready for the Fair!! County Fair is July 4-7, 2024
Extension staff has been busy behind the scenes getting ready for the Fair. Premium books and registration help guides have been mailed out, if you did not receive one please let us know.
- We have a main information page on the Mahnomen County Extension home page. Here you will find links to the schedule, premium book, premium auction information, guides on how to register for the fair, registration forms for Club exhibits, oversized exhibits, and livestock information. SAVE this page to your BOOKMARKS! Many questions you might have can be answered from this page under "4-H at the Mahnomen County Fair".
Upcoming important dates:
- FairEntry is open and will close on June 20. (Premium book says June 19, however the office is closed that day due to public holiday.)
- 4-H Exhibitor T-shirt orders are due June 13, order here. Youth bringing projects to the Fair receive 1 free shirt. Extras, and adult shirts are $20 each.
- Fair cleanup is June 30 starting at 1 p.m.
- Project judging begins July 3. See Fair schedule for times.
- Food Stand shift sign-up form is available here.
- Premium auction participants are required to work a minimum of 6 hours in the Food Stand.
- We encourage all others to signup for at least 2 shifts.
- Youth in grades 8 & below are required to have an adult working with them during their shift.
- Funds raised from the Food Stand will be used to fund repairs and updates to the equipment at the Food Stand, and general 4-H programming.
**SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR LIVESTOCK SHOWS** Please review the updated schedule the order for judging and schooling shows have been changed, judging will take place first followed by the schooling shows after.
If you have ANY questions or concerns please contact the Office, we are here to help! Call us at 218-935-2226 or email mnext-mahnomen@umn.edu
Upcoming 4-H Events for Youth
Family STEM Night with Bell Museum
Join the Bell Museum and Mahnomen 4-H for a fun filled science event for all ages! Monday, June 17, 3 - 6 p.m. at Mahnomen High School, Cafeteria
See the show in the Bell Museum’s traveling planetarium, the Exploradome! From inner space to outer space, and everything in between, experience space in a unique and immersive environment.
Join us for fun hands-on activities about natural history, science, technology, engineering, and math. Students and their families will learn about what scientists do, create art, engineer an object, and so much more!
This is a free event for the surrounding communities. Please spread the word.
Cookie Decorating with Tammy
Join Tammy on June 25 from 3 - 5 p.m. at Mahnomen Public School where she will be teaching youth how to make royal icing and decorate cookies with royal icing. Youth will be able to take their cookies home and recreate them to bring to the Fair! Open to youth in grades 5+, grades 5 & 6 require an adult with them. Cost is $10 per youth. Limited to 10 youth and Minimum of 5 youth registered to hold the event. Pre-Registration through 4-H Online by Thursday June 20.
Fishing Day
Join Curt Uran for a day of shore fishing in July! Learn the basics of fishing and have fun with friends! Fishing supplies will be available to use or if you have your own bring it along. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Take place on Thursday June 27th at White Earth Rediscovery center. Starting at 9am! This is limited to 8 youth, grades pre-k through 2nd require an adult to tag along. Pre-registration is required in 4-H Online, contact Rebekah for more information.
White Earth Tribal 4-H Cultural Jiimaanike Camp
White Earth 4-H Teens have been working hard to plan this event, learn about Birchbark Canoes, and gathering materials for the canoe build. This will be a modern canoe build camp, with building happening each day. Other activities such as: Bootaagan demonstration, rice knocker making, art activities, learning about wild & traditional foods, fishing, smoking fish, language, games, food, and more will take place each day of the camp.
A light breakfast will be available each day (attendees are welcome to bring something to contribute); and a lunch will be provided each day. Dinner is on-your-own, and camping is available on-site, on-your-own. Youth, please bring your parents or guardians (No youth drop off please). This event hosted by the White Earth Tribal 4-H Program, with funding support from NIFA through Women & Minorities into Science (WAMS) Grant and generous private donors. Partners in this project include White Earth Public Health, and White Earth Tribal & Community College (WETCC) Extension.
- Details:
- June 18th – 29th, 2024. Canoe Activities: each day from Morning till Dusk; Cultural Learning Activities: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. most days.
- Location: Little Elbow Lake Tribal Park, North of Tulaby Lake-off Hwy 113, Naytahwaush, MN
Celebrate Learning and Growing through Traditional Anishinaabeg Values
For questions and registration for this event, please contact: Dana Trickey at 218-289-1193 or tric0014@umn.edu
Updates on Things that Happened
April Lego Club
Lego Club wrapped up for April in Mahnomen and Ogema! The 4-Hers completed 6 different challenges: build their favorite animals in its natural habitat, create a scene from their favorite movie, book or TV show, create a balloon powered car, design a game using Lego and marbles, make art out of Lego using Mondrian Art & Monochromatic Mosaic techniques and ended with creating a Lego city where each kid was tasked with building a part of the town. The kids were able to build with friends and learn new ways to play with Lego! Did you know that Lego projects can be brought to the fair?
A Note from Your Educator...
Happy June Mahnomen 4-H Families! I hope everyone is having a wonderful first few weeks of summer. As shared in the May Smore Newsletter, I am on vacation until Friday, June 7th. Please pay attention to fair deadlines and updates. If you have any questions please contact Ashleigh in the Office. June’s activities are filling up already and July’s are getting busy as well.
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