Buffalo County

  The Hilltop Climbers met on Sunday, March 11 at 4:00 p.m. at theMartenCenter. The meeting was called to order by Haley Poeschel. Roll call was taking by signing in. The secretary’s report was given by Abby George. Treasurer’s report was given by Maddie Ness. Karen Pehler gave a talk and slide show presentation on [...]

  Buffalo County Takes Top Photo Honors at 4-H Area Fest   The 4-H Area Festival of Arts was held Saturday, March 17, 2012 at the Whitehall School in Trempealeau County. Youth from Buffalo, Trempealeau, LaCrosse, Monroe and Jackson counties, who received merit awards at their county Festival of Arts were invited to participate. In [...]

  Seeking Youth Leaders Grades 7-9 to be Day Camp counselors, must sign up for a Day Camp counselor training to be held June 21st,  10:00am – 2:00pm. Lunch will be provided.  Complete application below by June 1.   A 4-H Project Day Camp Counselor is responsible for assisting the 4-H Educator Staff in leading and [...]

  Announcing the 2012 Cloverbud and 4-H Project Day Camps.   Cloverbud/Explorer Day Camps July 12  – Mondovi July 13 -  Waumandee $5.00 per person K-3 grades The Cloverbud Day Camp theme this year will be Forest, Animal, and Water Science.     4-H Project Day Camp July 23-27 – Mondovi $20.00 per person K-6 [...]

Buffalo County 4-H hires summer intern Local farmer directs $2,500 through America’s Farmers Grow CommunitiesSM   ALMA, Wis. (March 25, 2012) – 4-H camps, learning workshops, and service-learning events are all 4-H activities that are important to youth development— and they’re a lot of fun too. Buffalo County 4-H will be now able to hire [...]

Teen’s YELL for 5th Year  On Saturday, February 11th, over 50 area youth from fourteen counties across the state attended the 5th Annual YELL, or the Youth Engaged in Learning about Leadership, Conference. At YELL, youth had the opportunity to engage in fun and educational activities, to network with other youth leaders, practice communication skills, [...]

A public awareness campaign educating communities and parents about the health and safety risks of serving alcohol at teen parties. Parents Who Host, Lose The Most: Don’t be a party to teenage drinking takes place at state and local levels, concentrating on celebratory times for youth, such as homecoming, holidays, prom, graduation and other times when underage [...]

4-H Art-Beat!   Buffalo County 4-H members participated in a statewide 4-H arts camp on the weekend of February 24-25 at Beaver Creek Reserve in Fall Creek, Wisconsin. Art-Beat! is an introductory program for Wisconsin4-H Arts and Communication 4-H members in grades 3-5 and their parents.  Art-Beat! featured hands‑on learning activities in a variety of [...]

  Cochrane-Fountain City 4-H Afterschool is actively engaging in the National 4-H mission to develop “One Million New Scientists. One Million New Ideas.”  By 2013, 4-H, a recognized leader in providing hands-on, non-formal learning experiences, will engage 1 million new youth in a dynamic process of discovery and exploration in science, engineering and technology so [...]