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August 2021
A Note from Your CYC...
The last month of our program year is here
again… can you believe it?? It seems like
yesterday we were talking about enrolling
in 4hOnline 2.0!
With the end of a program year means it’s
time to complete record books!
Remember, these are NOT difficult! They
DO take time but are well worth it in the
long run.
The 4-H Experiential Learning Model is DO,
REFLECT, and APPLY. And record books
help us reflect on our year of learning in
project areas. Need help with your record
book? Reach out! We would LOVE to help
you. Want to see an “old” one? No
problem, Amanda is happy to share hers.
Remember record books! Amanda Rau
County Youth/4-H Coordinator
Looking Ahead August
2: Fair Board After Fair Meeting
5: State Fair Static entries to the Office
9: State Fair food entries to the Office
12-22: Iowa State Fair
30: Extension Post-Fair Meeting for
superintendents, club leaders and
FFA advisors @ Extension Office
September
1: Fair Book rule change request forms due
TBD: record book workshop
October
1: Record Books due
(4-9th graders to Club Leader,
10-12th graders to Ext Office,
Office Books to Ext Office)
3: 4-H Fire Up!
4-8: National 4-H Week
November
1: Leader Record Book Reports due to Office
4: Recognition Night at Buzzy’s in Welton
Clinton County Connection
Clinton County Extension and Outreach www.extension.iastate.edu/Clinton
(563) 659-5125 and [email protected]
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Thank you!! The Extension Staff would like to extend an
extra thank you to all who made fair a
success! It takes many, many hands to
make the fair a great experience and we
appreciate all of the things you do. As a
parent, member, volunteer, or supporter,
your support and dedication to 4-H is
noticed. Thank you!!
Post-Fair Survey Available Take a few minutes to share your thoughts
about the 2021 Clinton County Club Show.
Club Leaders, Superintendents, and FFA
advisors will be gathering for a meeting
but we welcome input from everyone! This
survey will be available until September
15th. Link: https://bit.ly/3A1QSjG
Post-Fair Meeting—Aug 30 Correction to the letter that was mailed, the
post-fair meeting will be MONDAY, August
30th. Dinner at 6 pm at the Extension
Office. Please RSVP by calling or filling out
this survey: https://bit.ly/2V8z2MV
Congrats LuAnn Farrell! Our 2021 Hall of Fame Inductee is LuAnn
Farrell! If you are attending the Iowa State
Fair on August 22, please attend the
ceremony. LuAnn started
as a member of the
Clinton Busy Bodies 4-H
Club, growing into a club
leader of the Elvira Hi Ho
4-H Club, and serving as a
project superintendent
and on youth committee.
Congrats LuAnn! We
appreciate you!
Interested in Youth Council? CALLING MEMBERS ENTERING 9-12TH
GRADES! We would LOVE to have you on
youth council this upcoming year! Help
decide which workshops we hold, help
Amanda and Haylea with special projects,
meet friends from surrounding counties,
and so much more! If you are interested,
email [email protected]. With most of
our council graduating this year, we are
excited to have you join us!
Save the Dates! 4-H Fire up will be Sun, Oct 3. Afternoon.
There will be time for 4-H clubs to have a
meeting after having some fun.
Recognition Night will be Thurs, Nov 4 at
Buzzy’s. We’ll enjoy a meal, recognize club
leaders, distribute record book awards,
thank our foundation sponsors, and more.
Re-Enrollment Opens Sept 1 We hope you’ll be back for 4-H next
program year! Re-enrollment opens
September 1 at http://v2.4honline.com.
Forgot your
password? Click
“reset password”
Forgot your email?
No problem! Give us a call and we can tell
you which email you used. (You should
receive emails from 4-H Online to the
email on your account!)
How do I pay? You can pay online with a
credit/debit card or mail/drop off payment
at our office. Enrollment fees will stay the
same for the 2021-2022 program year.
County Level
Clinton County 4-H Record Keeping Help Sheet
Updated September 2020
1. Title Page – Create a new title page each year that includes your current photo, name, club,county, age, grade, and 4-H year.
2. Table of Contents – Should list all of your categories in order. It is highly encouraged to includepage dividers/tabs if you are keeping a binder-style record book.
3. Yearly Summary – Your yearly summary is a general overview of your year. Follow the form toinclude all recommended information. Be sure to include 4-H Year Supporting Information, suchas: photos of club gatherings; workshops attended; newspaper clippings; etc. – nothing related tospecific project areas. You are also encouraged to also include newspaper clippings and awardsearned as part of your supporting information.
a. Recommended Form: Youth & 4-H Summary 4H-0096(https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/149.pdf)
4. Project Records – Include information for each project area that you participate in. Each year itis recommended to place the current year information in front of each Project Area informationfrom prior years. Basic forms are for first, second or third years in a project area. Experienced forfourth, fifth and sixth years in a project area. Advanced forms are for members seventh, eighthand ninth years in a project area.
a. Recommended forms:i. Basic (4H-96A) https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/150.pdf
ii. Experienced (4H-96B) https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/151.pdfiii. Advanced (4H-96C) https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/152.pdf
b. For livestock, special forms are provided as well. See the full list:https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/record-keeping
5. Record Keeping Self Evaluation – At the end of each year you are asked to self-evaluate yourrecordkeeping skills for the year and to determine if you need to improve some of your recordkeeping skills. It is most helpful to talk about what you have done during the year with a leader,another 4-H’er, a parent/guardian, or someone interested in your 4-H participation. They can helpby asking questions or making suggestions.
a. Recommend form: 4-H Record Keeping Self-evaluation (4H-98)https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/155
6. Clinton County 4-H Record Keeping Award Evaluation – This form is used to evaluate yourrecords for county awards. There are three categories that you will be evaluated on 1)organization of materials, 2) project records, and 3) participation. Your records will be evaluatedbased upon the criteria listed above and you may earn a Gold (outstanding), Silver (excellent) orBronze (completion) award that will be given to you at the County 4-H Recognition event. 4-Hsenior members who submit records for nine years will earn special recognition. You must submityour records by October 1st deadline during the following 4-H year. It is recommended to keepeach year’s evaluation form at the back of your records to reference from year to year.
a. Clinton County Record Keeping Award Form:https://www.extension.iastate.edu/clinton/content/4-h-record-keeping
Note: The 4-H year begins annually on September 1st and ends on August 31st.
Learn more on the Clinton County 4-H Record Keeping website: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/clinton/content/4-h-record-keeping
Need a record book to get you started?? Reach
out! We have starter binders to give you!
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State Fair Livestock Exhibitors Be sure to check out the Iowa 4-H Website
for the most up-to-date information: https://
www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/statefair/
livestock
Letters and exhibitor tickets were mailed
July 29. If you are missing a ticket, please
reach out! We can only provide one ticket
per exhibitor, no matter how many
departments they enter in.
Stalling assignments, show catalogs, and
more can all be found online.
Livestock & Meats Judging Livestock Date: August 28th in Ames
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/state-
livestock-judging
Meats Date: August 28th in Ames
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/meat
-judging
Extension Staff (Amanda) will register you
for both contests! Please reach out with
any questions or if you’d like to be on a
team. Registration is due August 16!
State Level
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Future 4-H members... Do you need help identifying which 4-H
club to join this fall? Please reach out! We
would love to connect you with a 4-H club.
You can try a few out before committing
too. Most clubs meet once a month
beginning in September. You can find club
information on our website at https://
www.extension.iastate.edu/clinton/page/
member-info
Re-Enrollment Opens Sept 1 We hope you’ll be back for Clover Kids
next program year! Re-enrollment opens
September 1 at http://v2.4honline.com.
Forgot your password? Click “reset
password”
Forgot your email? No problem! Give us a
call and we can tell you which email you
used. (You should receive emails from 4-H
Online to the email on your account!)
How do I pay? You can pay online with a
credit/debit card or mail/drop off payment
at our office. Enrollment fees will stay the
same for the 2021-2022 program year.
Looking Ahead August
2: Fair Board After Fair Meeting
5: State Fair Static entries to the Office
9: State Fair food entries to the Office
12-22: Iowa State Fair
30: Extension Post-Fair Meeting for
superintendents, club leaders and
FFA advisors @ Extension Office
September
1: Fair Book rule change request forms due
October
3: 4-H Fire Up!
4-8: National 4-H Week
November
4: Recognition Night at Buzzy’s in Welton
New Clover Kids Club Coming A new Clover Kids club will be starting up
this fall… Elk River Clover Kids! This club will
serve the Andover/Elk River Township area.
Details are still coming together but the plan
is for enrollment to open September 1st
through 4hOnline. Any youth in K-3rd grade
are invited to enroll. Questions? Reach out!
Do Clover Kids do record books? Nope! :) Our K-3rd grade members do NOT
complete a record book. We would
encourage parents/guardians to have a
conversation about what your Clover Kid
enjoyed about this last year. This could help
parents/guardians identify their youth’s
interests as they grow into 4-H. Looking for
questions? Try the Science of Parenting blog
and podcast: https://
www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/
elementary
Monarch Celebration Day
Saturday, August 14 10:30-1:00
Clinton County Fairgrounds Auditorium DeWitt, Iowa
Free and Fun for all ages!
Children’s activities
Take home crafts
Live exhibits
View Pollinator Gardens
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. For the full non-discrimination statement or accommodation inquiries, go to www.extension.iastate.edu/diversity/ext.
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Open Council Seat The recent passing of Chuck Goddard has
left a vacancy on the Clinton County
Extension Council. As such, the council
must fill that empty seat and is looking for
Clinton County residents who are
interested in serving on the council. You do
not need to run for election as there are
two years remaining in the current term.
Please submit a letter of interest to the
extension office by August 15th. If you
have any questions about serving on the
extension council, please reach out to Sam
Genson or Amanda Rau.
Preserve the Taste of Summer Preserving your own foods can be a lot
quicker and easier than you might think.
It’s a great way to have delicious, local
food all year long. Four hands-on
workshops offer you the opportunity to
learn safe food preservation techniques.
• Salsa Making
• Jam Making and Dehydrating
• Pickle Making and Pickled Products
• Pressure Canning and Freezing
Intended audience: Adults age 18 years or
older
Format: One 3- to 4-hour workshop; 4
topics available
Fee: $35 per workshop (3-4 hours in length)
For more information and to register, visit:
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/
humansciences/preserve-taste-summer
Save the Date—SFP 10-14 Strengthening Families Program for
Parents and Youth 10-14 will begin
September 14 and run weekly through
October 26. Each week families will receive
a meal and weekly incentives!
What will you learn from this program?
You will learn how to show love while
setting limits, how to listen to your child
and how to help family members show
appreciation to each other.
This program is FREE thanks to the
generous support of Genesis Philanthropy
Controlling Weeds in the
Landscape Every garden has weeds and dealing with
these unwanted plants is an ongoing task
in any landscape. Control of weeds is
important. Weeds are strong competitors
for available water, nutrients and sunlight.
Reduced air circulation created by tall
weeds encourages the development and
spread of foliage diseases and a weedy
garden often has more insect problems.
While a completely weed-free garden is
not attainable, reducing weeds is
beneficial.
This week's Yard and Garden column
comes from Aaron Steil, consumer
horticulture extension specialist with Iowa
State University Extension and Outreach.
Read the full article at: https://
www.extension.iastate.edu/news/yard-and-
garden-controlling-weeds-landscape
Extension News
JAPAN THE 4-H CONNECTION
• Japan’s 4-H Club started in 1948, whereas it started in 1902 in the United States.
• Japan uses the same 4-H clover logo as the United States, but they call it “Japan 4-H Club.”
• Japan is part of the United States’ 4-H International Exchange Program.
• 4-H pledge in Japanese: Meikaku ni kangaeru kotono dekiru atama, Seijitsu to Yujo ni tomu kokoro, Shakai ni yakudatsu ude, Yori kenkona seikatsu o shite, Kazoku, chiiki, sekai ni hoshi o shiyou.
GLOBAL CLOVER
QUICK FACTS:
Location: • Off the east coast of Asia
Capital: • Tokyo
Population: • 125,994,000
Official Language:• Japanese, but there are
over 15 dialects
Fun Facts!• Japan is Iowa’s third-
largest export market. Exports include corn, soybeans, beef, pork, dairy, and turkey.
• It is considered polite to clean your plate because this tells the host you appreciated the food.
• Always remove your shoes before entering a home in Japan. This is a historical tradition that helps keep the host’s house clean.
CONNECTION ACTIVITY
• Origami came to Japan in the sixth century.
• The term “origami” comes from the Japanese words ori which means folding and kami which means paper.
• Akira Yoshizawa is considered the father of the art of paper folding.
• Go to this link for directions on several different origami pieces: http://www.origami-instructions.com/index.html
• Try your hand at making origami and gift to a friend or decorate a nursing home for the holidays with your art!
Written in 2021 by Lauren Goldsmith, 4-H Student Global Citizenship Assistant and Haley Jones, 4-H Leadership and Civic
Engagement Specialist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. For the full non-discrimination statement or accommodation inquiries, go to www.extension.iastate.edu/diversity/ext. 4H 2455 July 2021
Sources: https://4-h.org/about/global-network/
https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Snap-Shot-US-AgTrade-with-Japan
https://qctimes.com/news/opinion/japan-is-iowa-s-third-largest-export-market/article_a4ea5e1d-2c60-5d1f-b9d2-7f7a8aea7ad6.html
https://4-hhistorypreservation.com/History/International_Programs/