There is also a complete schedule of events for the Sherburne County 4-H
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HERE to print a copy.
You may drop these important papers off
at the Extension Office during our normal business hours of Monday-Friday,
8:00 am - 4:30 pm.
After hours in the drop box (located outside door B), make sure to mark your
envelope for Extension. Please keep in mind that if you drop them in the
box the date they are due, they will be considered late because we do not
receive mail from the drop box until the next day.
Dani Gunder, Youth
4-H Clubs in Sherburne County
If you are interested in joining 4-H in Sherburne
County please feel free to check out as many of our clubs below as you would
like! Any of our 4-H Club leaders will be able to assist you in answering
any questions you might have. When you are ready to sign-up, attend a club
meeting and your new club leader will have new enrollment forms (youth
or
adult) for you to
complete. If you have any questions regarding this process, call Kathy
Held, our 4-H Program Coordinator at 763-241-2724 or email her at
kaheld@umn.edu.
ELK RIVER AREA
Busy Bees
The
Busy Bees 4-H Club is a group of 20-25 youth, with interests in computers,
rabbits, poultry, photography, home sciences, aerospace, youth leadership and
more. Members live in Big Lake, Princeton, Zimmerman, Elk River and Otsego. In
general, this club meets the third Sunday of every month, 3:30 pm at St.
Andrew's Church in Elk River. Some of last year’s club activities
included a food drive, ditch cleaning for community pride, as well as exhibiting
at the county and state fairs. Club members are very active in county
leadership, and participate in summer residence and day camps, both as
counselors and campers. For more information, contact Julie Engelmeyer at
763-441-7317 or
engelmeyer@netzero.net
Home
Voyageurs
The Home Voyageurs 4-H Club is made up of about 40
students who both home school and public school. We meet the first Monday of
the month at 2:15pm at Lord of Glory Lutheran Church just north of Hwy 10 on CR
15 between Big Lake and Elk River. We are a family-oriented club with parental
involvement. We enjoy learning activities together at each meeting and again at
the 3rd Monday of each month. We also enjoy other social gatherings such as
community service and are very active in youth leadership, public speaking,
performing arts and county fair participation. For more information, contact
Kelly Thomas at 763-441-3878 or
kellyand3kids@yahoo.com
Navigators
The Navigators is a new club in 2009,
comprised of 30+ experienced and beginning 4-Hers. Our youth have a variety of
project interests and our meetings are geared to encourage and support the
exploration of existing interests as well as new project areas. We have a firm
commitment to community service and to providing opportunities for youth and
families to interact and grow in their 4-H experience. We meet the first
Wednesday of the month at 10 am in Elk River and warmly welcome new members!
For more information, contact Beth Balmanno at 763-241-0525 or
eapple@aol.com;
or Kelly Vrchota at 763-441-8919 or
thevrchotas@msn.com
River City Kids
The River City Kids 4-H Club is a group of 20
youth, with varied interests in pets, geology, model rockets, clothing, and
gardens. Most of the members live in the Big Lake Township/Elk River area and
attend Elk River Area schools. Some of last year’s club activities included
singing at the nursing home, community pride activities, and participating in
the county fair parade. This club takes pride in planting flowers at the fair
and maintaining the garden at the Veterans Memorial along Hwy 10 in Elk River.
We generally meet the second Monday of each month at 7:00pm at the Otsego VFW.
For more information, contact Michelle Myers-Schert at 763-639-4575 or
rschert@myibocs.com; or call Marv Ziner at 612-382-0093.
Sherburne Stars
The Sherburne Stars 4-H Club is a large, adult/youth orientated active group,
where parents and youth work together. Our 4-H youth members fall into every
age range and are involved in all types of projects, including livestock, home
activities, expressive arts, science, and leadership. We generally meet at 2:30
pm on the first Monday of the month at United Methodist Church in Elk River. Cloverbuds (grades K-3) enjoy
a tailored educational program during our regular business meetings. Our Club
hosts 3rd Monday Project Meetings, and we are represented at many Club, County,
and State activities and committees. We have an adopted soldier who visits us
when he is not deployed, and we communicate regularly with him and others in the
armed forces. Sherburne Stars Community Service projects include Feed My
Starving Children, Salvation Army Bell Ringing, and Christmas Child boxes.
For more information, contact Betty Jo McCarty at
bettyjo.mccarty@gmail.com; or Cheri Singleton at 763-856-1013 or
singleton@izoom.net.
ZIMMERMAN AREA
Zimmerman Adventurers
The Zimmerman Adventurers 4-H Club is a group of 65 youth, with interests
in horses, shooting sports, dogs, creative arts, photography, and a variety of
other project areas . In general, this club meets at 10:00 am on the third
Saturday of the month at the Zimmerman Evangelical Free Church. Our club tries
to encourage youth and adult leadership through the use of club committees. Some
of last year’s club activities included our annual club “adventure”, community
service projects, and the Wild West Days parade. For more information, contact Janell Thompson at 763-441-1110.
BIG LAKE AREA
Home Explorers
The Home Explorers 4-H Club have been in existence since 1994.
Our members are involved in public presentation, performing arts, arts-in,
photography, dog project, shooting sports, & family consumer science. Our
monthly meeting consists of a short meeting followed by a couple of members
speaking on projects or an educational guest speaker. Everyone looks forward to
an active game or relay followed by refreshments. Members work in committees
overseen by an involved parent to make it fun and effective. Currently a
majority of our club are home-schoolers. We have members coming from Becker,
Big Lake, Clearwater and Monticello areas. We meet at Bethany Bible Church, 511
Eagle Lake Road in Big Lake the first Monday of each month at 1:00pm. For
more information, contact Karen Schurter at 763-262-1027.
Refuge Rangers
The Refuge Rangers 4-H Club is around 20 members that range from
Cloverbuds (grades K-3) to Senior High from the Big Lake, Clear Lake and Becker
area. Members have varied interests including, but not limited to: Performing
arts, gardening (both indoor and outdoor), photography, woodworking, sewing,
craft & fine arts, fishing, pets, foods & nutrition, metal shop, small engines,
and shooting sports and wildlife. The club stresses the importance of youth in
partnership with adults; and, youth leadership through the 4-H Ambassadors
program and Club planning. The Refuge Rangers meet the 1st Sunday of the month
at the Big Lake Lions Community Park, 21960 County Road 5, Big Lake at 4:15pm.
Activities of this club include: Fun Gatherings: Bowling/Pizza party,
Halloween party, Christmas party, Snow tubing party and spudfest parade float.
Community Service: Making fleece blankets for Crisis Nursery, Sponsorship of
American Solider(s), Refuge Road Clean-up. Educational Speakers: Service Dogs,
Master Gardeners, photographers and authors. Fundraising: Sherburne County 4-H
Foodstand Participation by all Club Members; and, Club fundraising with Coborn’s
grocery store “Bratwurst” stand. If you have any question about this club or
their next meeting, please call Laura Hayes at 763-263-3167 or email
mlhayes@izoom.net.
BECKER AREA
Becker Go-Getters
The Becker Go-Getters 4-H Club has a wide variety of projects and
interests. We have a lot of different animals that the kids show; we also have
a Cloverbud program. We have about 20 kids from the Becker,Clearlake, Big Lake
and St. Michael area. This club meets at 3:00 pm, the 2nd Sunday of each month
at the Becker City parks. For more information, contact Pam Schendel at
763-263-8600.
Happy Hoofbeats
The Happy Hoofbeats 4-H Club is a club in the Becker & Clear Lake
area. Many of the dozen youth members are involved in horse and/or horse
related projects. Other areas of interest include swine, dog, poultry, fine
arts and crafts, and knowledge bowls. We meet at members' homes on the first
Monday of the month at 6:30 pm. Our members are encouraged to take an active
role in the meetings and in presenting demonstrations for the club. We have a
growing number of Cloverbuds and provide activities for them. We also enjoy
participating in community service. For more information, contact Jackie
Schulz at 763-262-4499, Joan Parsakalleh at 763-263-6949 or email
jmparsa@connections-etc.net, Sandi Norgaard at
320-743-3943.
EAST ST. CLOUD/CLEAR LAKE AREA
Kountry Kids
The Kountry Kids 4-H club is a group of 15 youth with a variety
of interest including livestock (sheep, llama, beef, poultry, goat, rabbit),
photography, gardening, arts-in, performing arts, woodworking. Some of our
members live on the East side of St. Cloud, Clear Lake/Clearwater, Big Lake
area. Our club will meet the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Sherburne
Historical Society in Becker at 2:00pm. For more information, contact Michelle
Peterson at 763-286-9208 email
Michelle.Peterson@brooklynpark.org
4-H Weather Related Cancellation Line
The following are guidelines used for canceling county-wide 4-H meetings or activities threatened by inclement weather:
