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Upcoming Events: February 2016 13– Robotics Training at Regional Center in Aberdeen 9-3:30 20-Jr. Leaders to Wings game Upcoming Activities -Horse Safety Class -Painting class -Sewing class -June 22 Hiking through Hiddenwood -June 28 Horse Show in Ipswich August 2016 1 & 2– Achievement Days 4-H Pledge I pledge My head to clearer thinking, My heart to greater loyalty, My hands to larger service, and My health to better living, For my club, my community, my country, and my world. 4-H Motto: “To make the best better” CLOVER CLIPS McPherson County 4-H monthly newsletter February 2016 Shooting Sports

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Upcoming Events:

February 2016

13– Robotics Training at Regional

Center in Aberdeen 9-3:30

20-Jr. Leaders to Wings game

Upcoming Activities

-Horse Safety Class

-Painting class

-Sewing class

-June 22 Hiking through

Hiddenwood

-June 28 Horse Show in Ipswich

August 2016

1 & 2– Achievement Days

4-H Pledge I pledge

My head to clearer thinking, My heart to greater loyalty,

My hands to larger service, and My health to better living,

For my club, my community,

my country, and my world.

4-H Motto: “To make the best better”

CLOVER CLIPS

McPherson County 4-H monthly newsletter

February 2016

Shooting Sports

South Dakota State University, South Dakota counties, and USDA cooperating. South Dakota State University adheres to AA/EEO guidelines in offering educational programs and services.

Heifer Futurity

Edmunds Co. will be having a

Heifer Futurity contest this year. We

are invited to participate.

More information will be coming soon.

If you are interested, please contact the

McPherson Co. Extension office .

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**Please make sure you go to 4Honline.com and enroll for the 2015-2016 4-H year. There are instructions on the site (clubs, Cloverbuds and Sharpshooters.)

Have Questions? Need more information on

anything you read in the newsletter? Contact

the McPherson County Extension Office by

calling 439-3331 or e-mail the office at

[email protected],

or me at [email protected]

Jackie Rau

Parent and Leader’s

Meeting

June 2, 2016 7 p.m.

-Hiking through Hiddenwood; a day

camp at Lake Hiddenwool

-Horse Safety Training

-Painting class in Leola

-ROG for sheep/swine

-County Horse Show

-Junior Leaders activities

-Sewing project day

Mrs. Anne Erdmann and Mrs. Rau are

working with the Junior Leader

group. Any teenager is eligible to

participate. Please let either one of

them know if you are interested or

have not been contacted.

4-H Buzz

February Birthdays

1– Lacey Westphal 3-Connor Spitzer 9-Launa Feickert

11-Alex Aman 14-Nick Brandner

18-Chancy Kessler 25-Makala Morlock

25-Fred Lapka 26-Gabby Millard 28-Max Waltman

Happy Birthday!

McPherson County

4-H t-shirts are still available.

$10 at the Extension Office

courthouse.

Smile Time: What do farmers give their wives on

Valentine’s Day?

Hogs and Kisses!

Knock, knock

Who’s there?

Frank

Frank who?

Frank you for being my friend!

Sharpshooters practices

are Sundays. It begins at

1:30 in the basement of

the Legion Hall. You must

be 8 years old and

enrolled in 4-H. If you

have questions, contact

the Extension Office,

Jeff Berreth or Melvin

Kallas. *See pictures on

first page.

Basics of Robotics Platforms 1 Workshop Overview

This workshop will be beneficial to those who wish to lead or assist a robotics team or

club, or teach using LEGO® robots.

This workshop provides an introduction to LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT and EV3

through the utilization of the 4-H Robotics platforms curriculum. Participants will learn

about the basic robot hardware and the EV3 software. They will learn the basics of

moving the robot as well as be introduced to the ultrasonic sensor.

February 13th: Aberdeen Regional Center

13 2nd Ave SE

Aberdeen, SD 57401

Agenda – (times listed are cst)

9:45 a.m. Check in

10 a.m. Introductions and getting to know hardware

11 a.m. Basics of moving your robot and design challenge

12 p.m. Lunch – on your own

1 p.m. Program challenge 1

1:45 p.m. Introduction to ultrasonic sensor

2:45 p.m. Program challenge 2

3:30 p.m. Wrap up

Deadline to register: Registration for Feb 13 workshop is due Feb 5

Contact: To register please contact Christine Wood, SDSU Extension 4-H STEM

Field Specialist, 605-782-3290, or [email protected].

Enrollment at each location is limited.

Participants will be asked to bring a laptop.