Left: 4-H member Lauren Wolter (at left) helps kids figure out the Scribble Bots project; Right: 4-H member Kiersten Lampe (at right) works on one of the circuit projects at the Clinton County 4-H open house. (Photos by Bryan Hunt) National 4-H Week was celebrated Oct. 6-10, and youth, volunteer leaders and officials with Clinton County’s 4-H programs held an open house Oct. 8 as part of their festivities.
The two-hour event was held at the University of Illinois Extension office at 1163 N. Fourth St. in Breese. 4-H programs are run by the Extension.
Cheryl Timmermann, who is the 4-H program coordinator for the county, discussed the programs with new and returning parents during an orientation session, while kids new and familiar with 4-H took part in a host of activities: visual arts, electricity and robotics.
“4-H is fun, flexible, and almost free,” said Timmermann, and “as you can tell, just from the glimpse of activities you have today, your kids can explore a lot of great things.”
With the flexibility, on average, a club meets once a month; there are different clubs that serve different purposes, like the Trenton robotics club, which meets September through the end of October, takes a break and then reconvenes.
The Cloverbuds — they are comprised of members ages 5 to 7 — concept is a new one, coming about in the last seven years in 4-H. Those members attend a club meeting and “just have a lot of fun,” Timmermann said, adding that she wants to get a Cloverbud program going in Breese, “because I think there’s a big need for it” but hasn’t gotten there yet.
Most of the traditional clubs — they are in Germantown, Aviston, St. Rose, Trenton and Carlyle — have a Cloverbud element, so those members attend meetings, recite the 4-H pledge and then are released for an activity.
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