Toole County 4-H Cloverbuds

08/21/2026

08/20/2026

Thank you to Hadley Ergenbright for writing the sentence grant to MT Farmers Union to receive $100 for Chick Starter.

08/20/2026

Thank you to Riley Cameron from NRCS and Cindy Florez and Mrs. Foss from the Toole County Conservation District for teaching at Cloverbuds. Riley taught about trees and how they make oxygen and conservation of trees. Cindy and Mrs. Foss taught how to make recycled paper from newspaper and how to turn it into cards. Another great workshop from this group!
Written by: Laura Flesch- Cloverbud Reporter

08/20/2026

Cloverbud Day Camp was about wilderness survival. Hadley, Laura, and Kaylee taught how to identify plants in the wild. Desirae and Annika taught about bears and bear safety. Bridger, Oran, and Evan showed them how to make a first aid kit. Nathan Ergenbright got all the first aid kit supplies donated. Carlie and Rose helped where they were needed.
Written by: Laura Flesch- Cloverbud Reporter

08/20/2026

In the month of June we did our Livestock day. Laura Flesch and Annika Isakson brought a sheep and a goat. They taught "How to Brace." Hadley Ergenbright, Desirae and Grayson Salois taught "The meat cuts of a pig." They also played red light, green light pig version. Bridger Ergenbright and Kaylee Nickol taught the parts of a pig and what treats to give a pig when training and how to train a pig. Sam and Paxton Flesch did a pig chore obstacle course. They gave the kids wheel barrow rides. Carlie Sisk taught how to wash a pig before a show and what you need to wash a pig. Rose Welker taught parts of the pig too and explained the snout. Evan Isakson taught how to set up a piglet pen and passed out treats. At the end the Cloverbuds chose their chickens and banded them.
Written by: Laura Flesch- Cloverbud Reporter

08/20/2026

Hadley, Jaydin and Nathan Ergenbright, Jackie Stratton, and Joe and Barb Larsen set up the pullet pen inside the Exhibit Building in April. We scrubbed the panels and made the pen escape proof. Jaydin and Nathan built 3 roosts and a swing for the birds. They loved them. Hadley set up a brooder in her garage and took care of the day old chicks until they were old enough to move to the fairgrounds. Thank you to the Ergenbrights, Hemmers, Barb and Joe Larsen, and Jackie Stratton and Kim Woodring for taking turns caring for these birds.

05/28/2026

On May 20th, the Toole County Cloverbuds had their last meeting at SES. Bonnie Nickol and Kim Hayes helped them get ready for Fashion R***e using their tote bags that they sewed. Anna Fretheim and Rose Welker helped the Cloverbuds make sun catchers. Annika and Aaron Isakson taught them parliamentary Procedure, especially how to make a motion and seconded. Hadley Ergenbright and Jackie Stratton taught about eggs and the Cloverbuds played some games with eggs. Lastly Colton Lampert had a brilliant idea for air horns. Becky and Nathan Ergenbright helped with the air horns too.

Reporter- Laura Flesch

05/28/2026

The Teen Leaders are getting the Toole County Cloverbuds officially chartered as a club. We met to fill out all the paperwork on April 19th, 2026. We elected officers, our President is Annika Isakson, Vice President is Desirae Salois, Secretary is Bridger Ergenbright, our Treasuerer is Kaylee Nickol, Reporter is Laura Flesch, Robotics Leader is Grayson Salois, Rec Leader is Evan Isakson, Photographer is Carlie Sisk, Chicken Project Manager is Hadley Ergenbright, and our attendance taker is Rose Welker. Barb Larsen is our organizational leader. We also planned our Cloverbud Day camp workshop that is on June 10th. For our service we finished setting up the chicken pen for the Cloverbuds.
Livestock Project day will be held on June 3rd.

Reporter- Laura Flesch

05/18/2026

Required Food Booth Safety Training — Marias Fair 2026All food booth workers are required to complete the Food Booth Safety Training video and quiz before working the booth this year. You may complete the quiz once for your family, but please make sure all family members working the booth has viewed the video. Please find the links below. Starting next year, this training will return to an every-other-year schedule. Thank you for helping us keep our booth safe and running smoothly!
https://youtu.be/AXfQ3QfQq0M
https://forms.gle/tWte3BUkEBdTwksB7

This friendly and approachable video introduces 4-H members and their families to the basics of food safety for running a food booth at the fair. Covering fo...

05/15/2026

Fair Packets are ready for pick up in the office and FairEntry Registration is open.
Both 4-H Camp and Cloverbud camp registrations are open in ZSuites!
Let us know if you have any questions.