Waseca County 4-H Week has begun!

Waseca County 4-H Week is a time for Waseca County 4-H members and volunteers to come together and promote our great program! It's also time for us to have some fun and unite! It has officially started today and the week is sure to be filled with lots of great events and activities. This past week was rather busy in the Waseca County 4-H world.

The Janesville Jacks & Jills had a club meeting on Monday, April 5. Amy visited their meeting and led them in a activity developing teamwork skills. What a fun meeting! Lots of enthusiasm with involved parents - it doesn't get much better than that!

Fundraiser meeting + fantastic committee members = exciting plans for a fun fundraiser!! The committee met on Monday night to talk about advertising and make final plans for the big fundraiser on May 15th. We can't wait! Club schedules for the fundraiser shifts will be out soon!

Tuesday April 6 was the first official "Waseca County 4-H Week" event. The Waldorf Peppy Peppers provided a "thanks for your support" breakfast for the Waseca County Board of Commissioners. Avery, Travis, and Trevor, along with Dale and Glee, had a delicious breakfast planned, for which the commissioners were very appreciative. There were some great conversations and the youth did a great job talking about their experiences in the 4-H program.

Saturday morning, April 10, there was a "Let's Get Growing" Adventure. Youth learned about the many different parts of a plant that we eat. We made "plant people" that will grow grass as hair. Youth also planted some lima bean seeds where they can observe them growing and track their progress.

Saturday afternoon was a "Make & Take Project Workshop." Emily taught participants the art of counted cross stitch. Youth got to pick out a pattern of their choice and we began working on our projects. Can't wait to see them at fair time!!

Waseca County 4-H Week promises to be a fun time - be tuning in for the medallion hunt clues and some more trivia giveaway contests! Thank YOU for being a part of Waseca County 4-H!

HAPPY WASECA COUNTY 4-H WEEK!!!!

HAPPY WASECA COUNTY 4-H WEEK, EVERYONE!

Our first trivia giveaway contest ...

In 1907 or 1908, the first emblem used nationally was designed by O.H. Benson. It was a Three-Leaf Clover. The 4th leaf and 4th "H" came later ... what was did the 4th "H" stand for?

To answer, use the "comment" feature - be sure to include your name! First person to answer correctly will get a lovely 4-H prize!

Biffer: The Official Rules

The Waseca County 4-H Ambassadors will be hosting a game of "Biffer" during Waseca County 4-H Week. Biffer is without question or doubt the greatest game in the world. It is filled with non-stop action, and constant high energy!

How the game is played:

• Besides participants playing the game, there will be three different groups: Stations, Medics, and Biffers.

Stations

1. There will be between 3 to 6 stations.
2. The stations go and hide through out the playing area and are given blue markers. They can hide themselves anywhere inside the boundaries of the game.
3. Each station will be numbered 1-6 and will be hidden accordingly to the level of difficulty (1 being easiest, six hardest).

Biffers...they are what makes the game

1. Biffers will have a sock that is filled with flour.
2. With these socks they run after the participants, and when a participant is hit with a sock filled with flour, they are then given a black slash, and are frozen.
3. The biffers must run them down, they are not allowed to throw the socks to create frozen participants.

Medics...the participants' best friends

1. Medics will be in proportion to the number of biffers there are.
2. The medics’ main job is to go to participants that are frozen, putting a red slash through the black slash making them free to run and continue the game.

Object of the Game

1. To win the game, and be crowned as the Biffer Champion of the world, you must get through all six stations in the allotted time slot (usually play for an hour). The catch is that you have to go to all the stations IN ORDER.
2. When you come upon what you think is a station, you are only allowed to ask them one yes or no question pertaining to what number they are. (For example, are you station one, are you station two, and so on.)
3. If that person if not station one then you must continue on their journey until station one is found.
4. When participants find the correct station, you then must perform whatever task the station asks you to do (example: say the alphabet backwards, put there socks in water, ring them out, and then keep on playing, etc.). The tasks will be safe, but a bit on the crazy side!
5. As you complete each station, you will have that station number marked on you with blue marker.
6. There can only be one person at a time that is completing a task at a given station. Anyone that is standing in line waiting is free game to be biffed.
7. If the participants are hit with a sock, they are instantly frozen, and must yell for a medic to let them free.

(Adapted from http://www.ironwoodsprings.com/bifferules.aspx)

Waseca County 4-H Week 2010 - Events Schedule

Waseca County 4-H Week is April 10–April 17, 2010! Here is the schedule of events and details for each event:

Saturday, April 10th

“Let’s Get Growing” Adventure

• 9:30 to 11 am
• East Annex Meeting Room
• Open to youth in grades K and up
• No registration fee
• 50 Purple Ribbon Club pts for attending

Needle Arts “Make & Take” Workshop

• 1:30 to 3:30 pm
• Extension Office
• Open to youth grades K+, $3 per person
• 50 Purple Ribbon Club pts for attending

Sunday, April 11th

Palmer Sunbeams 4-H Get Green Event - Archery

• 1 to 2 pm
• Fairgrounds - Commercial Building

Monday, April 12th

Cloverbud 4-H “Safe & Sound” Adventure

• 5:30 to 6:30 pm
• East Annex Meeting Room
• Open to youth in grades K-3
• No registration fee
• 50 Purple Ribbon Club pts for attending

Tuesday, April 13th

4-H at the Library

• 3:15 to 4:15 pm
• Waseca Public Library

Wednesday, April 14th

Green Out Day - Wear green all day to show your support of 4-H!

• Take a picture of you wearing green and post it on the Waseca County 4-H Facebook page or email the picture to dobbe007@umn.edu
• People submitting pictures will be placed in a prize drawing (Drawing at Share the Fun on 4/17)
• The winner will be drawn at Share the Fun on April 17th
• 100 Purple Ribbon Club pts for participating and submitting your name and picture

Thursday, April 15th

Care & Share Day

• Go to the Extension website (www.extension.umn.edu/county/Waseca) and click on “Care & Share Day Greeting Card - Waseca County 4-H Week”
• Print the greeting card out, color/decorate it, and send it to a resident of one of the nursing homes/assisted living facilities in the county
• Email Amy at dobbe007@umn.edu to let her know how many cards you sent and where you sent them
• People sending cards will be placed in a prize drawing (Drawing at Share the Fun on 4/17)
  25 Purple Ribbon Club pts for each card you send when you email Amy your name, number of cards sent, and where the cards were sent to

Friday, April 16th

Movers and Shakers Day - Get an hour of physical play!

• Have someone take a picture of you being active for an hour - post in on the Waseca County 4-H Facebook page or email it to Amy at dobbe007@umn.edu, along with how you stayed active for one hour
• People submitting pictures will be placed in a prize drawing (Drawing at Share the Fun on 4/17)
• 100 Purple Ribbon Club pts for participating & submitting your name, picture, and how you stayed active

Saturday, April 17th

BIFFER! Adventure Game

• 3 pm, Clear Lake Park in Waseca
• Will be cancelled in the event of rain/bad weather and/or if less than 15 youth register
• Hosted by Waseca County 4-H Ambassadors
• Register by contacting the Extension Office
• 100 Purple Ribbon Club pts per participant

Share the Fun

• 6:30 pm
• Waseca High School Little Theatre

Teen Movie Night – “The Blind Side”

• Will be held after Share the Fun (approx 8:30 pm)
• Waseca County Fairgrounds
• Shown outdoors, so dress appropriately
• Bring a lawn chair and blankets
• Snacks and beverages provided
• In case of rain or cold weather, the movie will be shown at the East Annex
• Anyone ages 13-19 can attend – friends of 4-H members are welcome!
• $2 per person
• 50 Purple Ribbon Club pts per participant, plus 10 bonus points for each friend (not currently enrolled in 4-H) that you bring

Week-long

Trivia Giveaways

• Check the Waseca County 4-H Blog (http://4hmnwaseca.blogspot.com) and Waseca County 4-H Facebook Fan Page daily during Waseca County 4-H Week for 4-H trivia questions with fun prize giveaways

Medallion Hunts

• Beginning Saturday, April 10th there will be a 4-H medallion hidden in Waldorf, Janesville, New Richland, and Waseca
• Clues will be posted every morning by 8 am on the Waseca County 4-H Facebook page and the County 4-H Blog
• Only 4-H members and their family members and enrolled volunteers are eligible to find the medallion
• You can search for medallions in any of the towns – you don’t need to be from that town to find it
• Only one medallion can be claimed per family
• Prize for finding a medallion is a $20 cash award and a $5 gift certificate to the 4-H Food Stand

Stay tuned to Waseca County 4-H Facebook Page and the Waseca County 4-H Blog for any additional events and contests and updates to the current schedule! A registration form for the Waseca County 4-H Week Events is posted online on Waseca County's Extension website - located under "Member Forms - Waseca County 4-H Week Events & Registration"