The Buffalo County Extension sub-committee and the Buffalo County Board took action to appoint Steve Okonek as the Division of Extension Regional Crops Educator serving Buffalo County. Okonek began this new appointment on March 4, 2024. He will also be serving Trempealeau and Jackson Counties. Okonek is very familiar with the Driftless area. He has […]
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Register here for 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa 2024 To attend camp a health form will be required! View below! See the attachment below for a step by step registration We are seeking energetic, lively, fun, hard-working 4-H youth in grades 9-12 to be camp counselors. Please fill out the Google Form below to apply! Link to […]
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4-H animal exhibitors must enter animal identification information into 4-H Online by May 1, 2024.
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Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024 Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Location: Westgate Sportsman Club, Eau Claire, WI – Westgate Sportsman Club Disciplines: Archery, Muzzleloader, Rifle/Air Rifle & Shotgun Registration Details: https://4h.extension.wisc.edu/opportunities/projects/shooting-sports/leader-certification-training-workshops/ Registration Form: https://forms.gle/nHFACwqDtYGABVhK7
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Hilltop Climbers 4-H Club met on Sunday, April 14 for their monthly meeting. After the business meeting, they made May Day Baskets as a community service project. The baskets consist of seed packets, lip balm, sweet treats, and a tissue paper flower. Each member made several baskets. They will surprise family, friends, and neighbors with […]
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Summer Academy is the Positive Youth Development Institute’s signature career, leadership, & college readiness conference hosted at UW-Madison. The event focuses on preparing young people (grades 8-11) for higher education in a way that complements formal education prep programs. Summer Academy offers an immersive college experience; participants will experience life in a residence hall, explore […]
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Buffalo / Pepin County Teen Court welcomed 23 new panel members at their training on April 12th at the Buffalo County Courthouse in Alma. These new panelists join another 35 high school students already serving as peer judges. Teen Court hears over 25 cases a year across the two counties with referrals from the juvenile […]
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Glencoe Hustlers 4-H Club had a great time at the Paint Shack! Youth and adults had the opportunity to select the painting they would like to create from many options. Skilled artists were on hand to help guide their work. While there, they created a painting to take to the Buffalo County Fair this summer. […]
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The 2024 Buffalo County 4-H Scholarships for Service-Learning, 4-H Project Work, and Leadership for $500 each were awarded to Samantha Berg of Glencoe Hustlers 4-H, Jaycee Lisowski of BBC 4-H, and Savannah Foust of BBC 4-H. The process included submitting a resume, conducting an interview, and writing an essay. Congratulations to our top 4-H graduating […]
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Andrea Rippley, Trempealeau County 4-H Program Educator, Deanna Wiersgalla, Buffalo County 4-H Associate Program Educator, and Annie Lisowski, Buffalo County 4-H Youth Development Educator engaged 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa counselors in learning about their role and their responsibilities leading and caring for campers. The counselors participated in teambuilding activities that they will teach their cabin campers […]
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Zoey Danzinger and Isabella Wayne are the 2024 Buffalo/Pepin County Teen Court Scholarship recipients. The $500 and $250 scholarships will be presented in May at their school graduation awards ceremonies on behalf of the Buffalo/Pepin County Teen Court program. The award winners were selected from multiple applicants by a group of Teen Court Advisory Board […]
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A day of prevention education just for graduating seniors took place on April 4, 2024, at Cochrane-Fountain City School. Buffalo County Senior Day, sponsored by the Buffalo County Partnership Council, is an opportunity for graduating students across Buffalo County to think critically about potential risk behaviors from local speakers. The event centered considering the consequences of […]
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Four Buffalo/Pepin County Teen Court panel members conducted three restorative hearings for vaping violations on April 3rd at the Pepin County Government Center in Durand. Panel members asked questions to learn more about what happened and how to makes things right. The focus of their work is to repair relationships, rethink behavior, and restore the […]
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Bianca Chesang, Buffalo County 4-H Program Assistant, engaged future students and 4-H members at the Alma Child Development Day on April 2nd. Youth and their families had the opportunity to use science to expand their soil and plant their own seeds in a 4-H potting container. We’re excited to see how they grow!
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Since 2021, Buffalo County 4-H youth leaders have completed the national, validated 4-H Thrive Survey that measures the program quality of 4-H programs. In late 2023, 41 young people, which represents a little under half of the eligible older youth, completed the survey. For the third year in a row, Buffalo County 4-H has measured […]
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Thank you for all the mentoring you’ve provided our new panel members in the last year. We also appreciate all the coaching and redirecting you’ve given to our youth and families in Buffalo and Pepin Counties the last couple of years. You will be missed, but you we’re happy to see you thrive!
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It’s been a fun ride with our Buffalo County 4-H graduating members! There’s been lots of hard work and lots of great memories. We look forward to celebrating your successes throughout the rest of our 4-H year! We’re so proud of you!
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Buffalo/Pepin County Teen Court panel members Corbyn Weber (CFC), Maya Weir (Durand), Kailyn Pophal (Durand) and Zoey Danzinger (Alma) worked with Teen Court Coordinator Annie Lisowski to interview over twenty new teen court applicants. High school students interested in joining the panel complete an application, participate in interviews, and engage in six hours of training […]
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Alison George, a Hilltop Climbers 4-H Club member, participated in a four-week cultural baking camp where she learned to make desserts from different countries while interacting with others on Zoom.
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