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Maple Valley Ag Club news

National 4-H Week

New Volunteer Training

BV Shooting Sports Club news

4-H Professionals news

Grant opportunity

Awards and Recognition

Washington Focus Trip

Enrollment

Club Meeting Dates

Contacts

WHAT’S INSIDE:

October 2014

4-H MOTIVATOR

Please help us welcome the newest member of our county office team. Ellen Anderson comes to us with many years of office and management experience. She will be happy to help answer your questions, set up room reservations, assist with 4-H online, and attempt to make your programs run smoothly.

BUENA VISTA COUNTY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH

Buena Vista 4-H Livestock Judging Team Scores at 2014 Clay County Fair

Ben Peters, Dawson Miller, Dalton VanderWal, Sam Peters, Drew Hinners. Lily Peterson

Ellen Anderson Office Assistant

ellena@iastate.edu 712-732-5056

County-Wide Dates to Remember October 2 4-H Youth Develoment Committee meeting, Extension office @ 6:30pm

October 5-11 National 4-H Week

October 9 4-H Endowment Committee meeting, Extension office @ 12:00 noon

November 15 Enrollment Challenge #1 deadline

November 16 4-H Awards/Recognition Program, Extension office @ 2:00pm

December 1 Enrollment Challenge #2 deadline

December 31 4-H member Enrollment final deadline

April 12, 2015 Waffle Breakfast

824 Flindt Drive, Storm Lake, Iowa 50588 | 712-732-5056 | 8:00-12:00 ; 12:30-4:30

MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

MAPLE VALLEY AG 4-H CLUB

Pumpkin Hollow Pumpkin Patch

National 4-H Week October 5-11, 2014

What better people to promote a program than those who benefit from it!

There are numerous ways to promote the 4-H program.

Invite friends to join your club or to attend your club meeting!

Wear your 4-H shirt to school!

Visit www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/promo/101ways.htm for 101 Ways to Celebrate National 4-H Week!

Look for 4-H CYC members to visit each 4th Grade classroom in BV County to recruit new 4-H members.

Listen to KAYL—KKIA for 4-H public service announcements by CYC members

CELEBRATE 4-H WEEK LOCALLY

Hayride and pick your own pumpkins from the patch

School Tours October 1st and 2nd, 2014

$15.00 per Class = 1 Large pumpkin for the class and one mini pumpkin for each student

Additional pumpkins for sale by size: $3.00 large, $2.00 medium, $1.00 small

To schedule a time during school tour days - Phone: 712-284-1428 or email: tandrfarms@msn.com

Maple Valley Ag 4-H club from Alta sponsors the Pumpkin Hollow Pumpkin patch each year in October. The Pumpkin Hollow is open on

Saturdays and Sundays in October starting on October 4th, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.

When visiting you will:

receive a hayride to the pumpkin patch to pick your special pumpkin.

see pumpkins growing on the vine in a two acre patch.

pet a few small animals, weather permitting.

Maple Valley Ag 4-H club uses the funds raised to help our local community by donating and working at the Lord’s Cupboard in Alta, scrap-

ing and painting at the Hanover Historical Village, care packages to servicemen overseas, planting trees at the BV County fair grounds and

Alta Elementary School, painting picnic tables at the Alta City Park, planting flowers at the city ball field, purchasing trophies for county fair

youth, donating to 4-H camps and trips and to Iowa 4-H Foundation, and many others, every year.

Located from Alta, 2 miles north on M31 (50th Avenue) and 1/2 mile west on gravel (560th Street). Watch for the pumpkin signs.

There is also an annual Pumpkin Hollow Coloring contest poster. Prizes: two bikes! Bring the colored poster when you visit or take the post-

er home and mail it back when colored.

Thanks for visiting the Pumpkin Hollow.

Roxanne Peterson, Maple Valley Ag 4-H Club Leader

OUR VISION A WORLD IN WHICH YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN, GROW, AND WORK TOGETHER AS CATALYSTS FOR POSTIVE CHANGE

LEADER TRAINING

Volunteer Training for New 4-H Club Leaders

County Youth Council Recruitment

4-H Professionals News & Notes

SERVE YOUR COUNTY

LEADER 4-H NEWS

Region 6 training

(Buena Vista, Cherokee,

Pocahontas, Calhoun, Sac

and Ida counties)

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Sac City Extension office

from 8:30-2:30

Multi-region New Volunteer Training is designed for new 4-H Leaders

committing to a long-term experience working with 4-H youth in club,

project, Clover Kids—both leaders and assistants.

Volunteers committing to these roles are required to attend a multi-

region new volunteer leader training within the first 12 months of being

screened and approved as a 4-H Leader.

Link to registration and other training dates is

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/training-registration-new-

volunteers-fall-2012-winter-2013

Will you be in Grades 8 through 12 this fall?

Are you interested in getting to know other youth from Buena Vista County?

Are you looking for fun and leadership opportunities?

Then County Youth Council is for you! This is a great opportunity to get involved at the county level

and to learn about local and state opportunities as well. County Youth Council members coordinate the

March Basketball Festival, Buena Vista County Fair Scavenger Hunt and help with many other projects

throughout the year. If you are interested, please contact the Buena Vista County Extension Office at

712-732-5056. Join us on

Sunday, October 19th at 1:00 pm at the Extension office

for the next County Youth Council meeting!

As a 4-H leader, if you are not subscribed to 4-H Professionals News & Notes newsletter, you are missing out!

Get the latest news for 4-H professionals, by 4-H professionals at:

http://www.4-h.org/information-for/educators-professionals/

4-H PLEDGE

I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE,

AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.

2014 DuPont Pioneer Grant

Annual 4-H Awards & Recognition Program

GRANT OPPORTUNITY

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

2014-15 DuPont Pioneer Grant Information and Fall Applications Available!

The Iowa 4-H Foundation was able to secure funding for the Iowa 4-H program to continue DuPont Pioneer Seed

Grants for Fall 2014 and Spring 2015. The objective of these grants is to stimulate local 4-H clubs in Iowa to plan

and carry out community improvement activities by providing “seed money” needed to make the projects success-

ful. Awards are given from $50 to $500 per club projects. Requested funds should not be more than half the cost of

the total project. For more information, check out: http:www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/pioneergrants or https://

www.iowa4hfoundation.org/en/recognition/grants/ (Brenda Allen, bsallen@iastate.edu)

Applications and support letters for fall 2014 grants are due in the Buena Vista County Extension office by

October 15, 2014.

November 16, 2014 2:00 pm, at the Extention Office

All 4-H’ers and their families are invited!

4-H’ers will receive their awards from the 2013-2014 year and have a club photo taken.

New members for the 2014-2015 year are encouraged to attend and celebrate with their new club

and be included in the club photo.

Some 44 4-H’ers completed their record books, which are being reviewed by the Buena Vista

County 4-H Youth Development Committee for project awards. This represents 60 project award

applications!

The 4-H Youth Development Committee will honor a Business of the Year and Hall of Fame

award recipients.

Several members are being considered for the Outstanding Junior recognition.

Intermediate and Senior 4 H’ers completed applications for recognition and cash awards.

Master Producer awards will be selected for Swine, Sheep and Beef with cash awards.

Buena Vista County Youth Council members are in charge of the program.

Providence Go-Getters Club will be the Hosting Club and providing decorations.

4-H PLEDGE

I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE,

AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.

Citizenship Washington Focus 2015

4-H Online Enrollment

WASHINGTON FOCUS TRIP

ENROLLMENT

Citizenship Washington Focus 2015 is a nine-day trip for 4-H youth in grades 9-12 which provides a setting to ex-perience both leadership and citizenship in an up-close, unique way at the National 4-H Center. Youth who have participated in previous trips reported CWF as the single most educational highlight of their 4-H career. The 2015 trip will take place June 5-13. Members of 4-H and adult chaperones will travel by chartered bus to Washington D.C.

Trip highlights: Flight 93 Memorial, Gettysburg Battlefield, Mount Vernon, Iwo Jima Memorial, Nightview of Wash-ington D.C., Arlington National Cemetary, FDR Memorial, Capitol Hill, Union Station, Air Force Memorial or Twilight Tattoo, National Cathedral or Smithsonian Zoo, Theatre Productions, National Mall, Smithsonian Museum and Hol-ocaust Museum.

The trip fee is $1,550. This includes lodging, transportation, tour site admissions and most meals. Registration and a $490 deposit will be required to secure a spot. Registration is now open and closes November 15, 2014.

To learn more about the trip and to get registration information visit: www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/cwf.

September 15 — December 31, 2014

4-H members may enroll online beginning September 15th at https://wa.4honline.com . All re-enrollments and

new 4-H’ers must be completed online...it’s easy! Directions can be found here:

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/4honline-information-families-and-leaders.

Enrollment Challenge There will be two different 4-H enrollment challenges this year.

1. November 15-The 4-H club with the biggest percentage of families re-enrolled online by November 15th

will receive an ice cream party!

2. December 1-The club with the biggest percentage of NEW 4-H’ers joining by December 1st will enjoy a

pizza party!

4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

MEETING PLACE 4-H CLUB MEETINGS

Extension Office

Ag Partners

Alta Elementary

Welcov

Nain Lutheran Church

Extension Office

Extension Office

November 3 @ 7:00

November 17

November 9 @ 6:30

November 1 @ 6:00

November 9 @ 1:30

November 8 @ 8:30

November 24 @ 7:00

TBA

Buena Vista Equine Team

BV Shooting Sports

Fairfield Pioneers

Maple Valley Agriculturists

Maple Valley Motivators

Newell Boosting Achievers

Providence Go-Getters

Robotics Club

October 2014 Meeting Dates

MEETING DATE AND TIME MEETING PLACE 4-H CLUB MEETINGS

Extension Office

Ag Partners

Pumpkin Patch

Welcov

TBA

Extension Office

Extension Office

Extension Office

October 6 @ 7:00

October 20

October 12 @ 6:30

October 4 @ 6:00

October 12 @ 1:30

October 18 @ 8:30

October 27 @ 7:00

October 5 @ 3:00

October 19 @ 1:00

Buena Vista Equine Team

BV Shooting Sports

Fairfield Pioneers

Maple Valley Agriculturists

Maple Valley Motivators

Newell Boosting Achievers

Providence Go-Getters

Robotics Club

County Youth Council

November 2014 Meeting Dates

MEETING DATE & TIME

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EXT. COUNCIL & COUNTY STAFF YOUTH COUNCIL & 4-H COMMITTEES BV COUNTY 4-H CLUBS & LEADERS

County Youth Council

Anna Ehlers

Caylee Witzke

Abigail Hill

Danielle Peterson

Alex Spengler

Brea Baumhover

Melissa Fahr, advisor

Steph Carlson, co-advisor

4-H Youth Development

Committee

Mary Roberts, Albert City

Laura Sievers, Albert City

Shane Lenhart, Storm Lake

Shannon Grau, Newell

Cheryl Arnts, Alta

Brea Baumhover, Youth Rep

Anna Ehlers, Youth Rep

Alex Spengler, Youth Rep

4-H Endowment Committee

Jake Schable, Storm Lake

Doris Fondroy, Albert City

Gretchen Miller, Alta

Kent Smith, Storm Lake

Extension Council

Lee Meyer, Alta, Chair

Patricia Baker, Storm Lake

Marilyn Johnson, Marathon

Donna Queen, Storm Lake

Ryan Rusk, Linn Grove

Ben Hollesen, Sioux Rapids

Jan Lietz, Alta

Gretchen Miller, Alta

Laura Sievers, Albert City

County Extension Office

Ellen Anderson, Office Assistant

Carol Ehlers, Regional 4-H Youth

Program Specialist

Marisol Virgen-Axtell, Food Nutri-

tion Program Specialist

Terry Janssen, Regional Exten-

sion Educational Director

Kris Kohl, Extension Agricultural

Engineer

BV Equine Team

County wide

Michele Lynch: 712-272-4069

BV Shooting Sports Club

County Wide

Preston Jacobs: 712-272-3318

Fairfield Pioneers

Albert City Area

Michelle Ehlers 712-260-9248

Dr. Chris Bean 712-732-4054

Melissa Fahr 712-299-1753

Maple Valley Agriculturists

Alta Area

Roxanne Peterson 712-730-0037

Sherie Van Berkum 712-284-1056

Peggy Witzke 712-288-6216

Maple Valley Motivators

Alta Area

Lorie Stanton 712-200-2359

Dawn Hill 712-284-1302

Newell Boosting Achievers

Newell Area

Connie Jesse 712-299-6030

Shannon Grau 712-299-3570

Angie Emerick 507-822-3366

Providence Go-Getters

Storm Lake Area

Chris VanderWal 712-732-4758

Leann Baumhover712-732-6681

Erica Boettcher 712-286-6028

Steve Peters 712-732-9393

Tom Snyder 712-732-9488

Robotics Club

County Wide

Brian Rickards 515-227-1314

Clubs and Contacts