Thanks to amazing effort and everybody pulling together to do their part, Teton County 4-H enjoyed an EXCELLENT Fair! Good job all!

Fair Photos

We normally do not put out a newsletter in July, but we just had too many great Fair pictures that we wanted to share! Starting on page 2 you can find photos of the 2023 Teton County 4-H Fair. There are pictures from the Horse Show, static exhibits, interview judging, and livestock shows.

The Next 31

July 11-14

  • Montana 4-H Congress, Tuesday-Friday, MSU Campus, Bozeman

July 25-27

  • Teton County 4-H Camp, "Medieval Madness", Tuesday-Thursday, Camp Rotary

July 30-August 2

  • National Western Heritage Conference and Invitational Shoot, Price, Utah

August 15

  • Record books due to club leaders

Volunteer Training

THANK YOU to the volunteers who have completed the Clover Academy Online Leader Training! There are still people who need to complete their training. The training consists of four 15-minute online modules. You can watch them all at once or separately.All returning volunteers have until September 30, 2023 to complete the training and cannot enroll for the 2023-2024 4-H year until the orientation is completed.All new volunteers must complete the orientation before becoming active in ZSuite. Tips: Be sure to press the 'Mark Complete' button after every module. It may take the system a moment to refresh and let you proceed. Often just hitting the refresh button is enough, but sometimes it will require you to log out and log back in before it will refresh.

Record Books Due August 15, 2023

Record books are due to your club leader by August 15 so they can be checked for completion. Your local club leader may set individual club deadlines. Guidelines for what is considered a complete record book, forms and other information are on our webpage.

You can complete your record book in ZSuite or on paper. A complete record book must be submitted in order for 4-H members to exhibit, show or sell at next year's fair.

Medieval Madness

2023 Teton County 4-H Camp at Camp Rotary near Niehart, Montana

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Henceforth, let it be known, a missive shall be sent post haste to all 2023 4-H campers. The contents of the same will explain what campers need to bring forth to camp, directions to Camp Rotary, when to arrive and when to be picked up, amongst other sundry news. Keep a look out!

Montana State 4-H Congress 2023

The 4-H Network: Connecting Across Montana

  • Registration Deadline is June 15​
  • Event MSU Bozeman Tuesday July 11- Friday July 14​
  • Pre-Congress and Officer Selection Sunday July 9 - Tuesday 11​
  • State Contests Wednesday July 12

Montana 4-H Congress provides youth from across the state an opportunity to come together on the Montana State University campus in Bozeman for four days and participate in an event like no other. Congress offers both youth and adults a venue in which to learn, be challenged, and most of all, have a great time with their peers. Montana 4-H'ers have been attending an event like Congress for decades. Congress has become an important tradition and is the signature event for the Montana 4-H Program.

National 4-H Western Heritage Conference and Individual Shoot

July 30-August 2: National 4-H Western Heritage Conference andInvitational Shoot in Price, Utah

The 4-H Western Heritage Project is a combination of 4-H Shooting Sports and a living history of the frontier west from 1860 to 1900. This eventcombines a comprehensive study of the Old West with the fastest growing shooting sports discipline in the world – western action shooting.

The purpose of this project is to provide an avenue for 4-H members andadult leaders to experience the lifestyles and cultures of the Old West fromthe period of around 1860- 1900 through a living history approach to learningwhile instilling the concepts of gun safety and personal responsibility.Members dress in Old West clothing, shoot replica firearms of the frontierperiod, and expand their knowledge of U.S. history.

Visit the Western Heritage Project’s website for more information.

Host International 4-H Youth

Host an International 4-H Delegate this Summer or Academic Year!We are seeking host families with a youth within 3-4 years of age and same gender as the youth delegate.

Short-term summer hosting opportunities (~3.5 week):

·Norwegians in MT June 25-July 19:Currently we have two more Norwegian youth to match with a host family – one 16-year-old male and one 18-year-old male.

·Japanese in MT approximately July 23-August 18 (final dates may change slightly depending upon flight details): We have ~10 more male and female youth, ranging from 14-17 years of age, and 1 adult chaperone to match with host families.

2023 Summer Host Family Application: https://www.states4hexchange.org/host-family/application

Academic Year Program (AYP) hosting opportunities (~9.5 month):

·Japanese approximately mid-August, 2023 to mid-June, 2024: We have 1-2 more youth to match with a host family.

Questions? Contact Christine Sommers Austin at the State 4-H Center: c.sommersaustin@montana.edu or 406.994.3504

2023-24 AYP Host Family Application: https://smr.to/p87059

Contact/Resources (Clip and Keep)

MSU Extension Teton County

Fair Dates

The Teton County Fair is scheduled for the last full weekend in June that includes a Sunday.

2023    June 19-25
2024    June 24-30
2025    June 24-29
2026    June 22-28

Camp Dates

2023   July 24-29

 

 

MSU Extension Teton County
P.O. Box 130
Choteau, MT 59422
406-466-2491


Agents:

Shelby Jones-Dozier shelby.jonesdozier@montana.edu
Jenn Swanson  jenn.swanson@montana.edu

Assistants:

JoAnn McDowell & Jamie Smith  teton@montana.edu

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Montana State University and the Montana State University Extension Service prohibit discrimination in all of their programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital and family status. Issued in furtherance of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cody Stone, Director, Extension Service, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717