Dunn County 4-H News: April 2025

Pictured here from the Stay-cation event are Jackson Brunner, Peyton Ausman, Hattie Brunner, Eleanor Ausman, River Keller, Nikcola Dorow. Photo taken by Zachary Rozmiarek.

There is a lot happening with Dunn County 4-H!

4-H’ers Recent Activities

Dunn County 4-H Clubs held food drives for their communities while also trying to see which club could gather the most non-perishable food items per member. Dunn County 4-H'ers did an excellent job. They collected 546 items. The winning club that collected the most per member was the Connorsville Comets.

Dunn County 4-H hosted a Spring Break Stay-cation Event at the Dunn County Government Center on March 20th and 21st. During it, they lead fun spring break activities and discussed different camping and hiking safety tips. The 4-Hers sang songs, played games, and made survival bracelets and a needlepoint picture to take home.

Upcoming 4-H Activities

The Dunn County 4-H Youth Activities Council is looking forward to holding the 2025 Battle of the Clubs on March 29 in the Shirley Doane Gym in Menomonie. 4-H Clubs from Dunn County will form teams and compete against each other in events. Clubs may have multiple teams. There will be awards, along with bragging rights, for the winning clubs.

A Robotics Day at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie on April 26. Six to twelfth-grade 4-H’ers from Dunn, Chippewa, and Eau Claire counties are partnering with UW-Stout for this great event. During the event, they will build and code a robot, design with 3D printing, and explore the engineering labs. More STEM activities with UW-Stout are in the works for our 4-Hers.

4-H Summer Camp will be at Kamp Kenwood and Lake Wissota State Park in Chippewa Falls for 4-H members grades 3-9 on June 9-12th. The 4-H Summer Camp is open to all Dunn County 4-H Members.

Featured Dunn County 4-H Club – The Colfax Comets

Colfax Comets members pictured include: Ava Freeland, Broderik Wantoch, Gabriella Wantoch holding Ellie Freeland, Dalila Wantoch, Zoey Lomen, Emma Freeland, Trina Pyka. Photo by Katie Wantoch.

The Colfax Comets 4-H club is a small club in Dunn County. The club has meetings every second Monday of the month at 6:30 PM. Meetings are held at Colfax Town Hall from October to April and at the Colfax Fairgrounds during May to September.

This active club has many young 4-H members. Each month, the club incorporates an engaging activity into their meetings, which can include learning about a 4-H project, doing a community service activity, or going on fun outings within the community.

The Colfax Comet's members enjoy participating in the Colfax Christmas in the Village parade, getting together for a fun winter activity, and volunteering at the county 4-H Pie & Ice Cream Social and 4-H food stand during the County Fair.

The Colfax Comets 4-H club is involved in their community. Their seasonal activities include collecting supplies and food donations at Thanksgiving, decorating Christmas cookies and making cards for nursing home residents, and Colfax Fairgrounds beautification in June.

Club members participate in diverse 4-H projects, from animals (dogs, beef, pigs, small animals, etc.), and arts and crafts (photography, ceramics, painting, cake decorating, foods, etc.) and so much more!

If you live in Dunn County and don’t want to miss out on future 4-H activities, join Dunn County 4-H today by calling Zachary Rozmiarek at 715-232-1636. To see more of our activities, visit our Facebook page.

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Ann Lee - Dunn County 4-H Assistant