GROWS Lee County 4-H Insider September

2017

It’s the start of a new 4-H year!!!

Please take a minute to read this months newsletter and mark important dates down on

your calendar.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Sept 5…………………………………………………………...……….2017-2018 4-H Enrollment Begins

Sept 4……………………………………………………………….………..……...Labor Day– Office Closed

Sept 13 …………………………………………...……………………........ Teen County Council Meeting

Sept 21……………………………………………………………………….………. Fair Follow-Up Meeting

Sept 27 ………………………………………….…………….….…..Art Day Camp @ Keokuk Art Center

Sept 28– Oct 1…………………………………………………………………….….AKSARBEN Stock Show

Oct 1– Oct 7………………………………..…………………………………………….. National 4-H Week

Lee County 4-H Iowa

Whitney Weisinger (Interim County Youth Coordinator)

ISU Extension and Outreach, Lee County

414 N. Main Street, Donnellson, IA 52625

Office: 319-835-5116

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/lee/

Office Hours: Mon. –Thurs. 8:00AM to 4:30 PM

Fri. 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Make 4-H visible in our community during

National 4-H Week October 1-7

What can your club do to promote it?

Plan a special club event for recruiting young people in

your community.

Have a poster contest in your club – Post them in com-

munity businesses or public areas.

Ask each member to bring a guest to your next

meeting.

Need a fund-raising project? Do it during National 4-H

Week.

Volunteer to tell about 4-H in church or a classroom.

Make banners with catchy slogans to put in your com-

munity.

Brainstorm other ideas at your upcoming club

Wear your 4-H shirts this week and show your 4-H

pride.

Club Leadership Change?

If leadership changes have happened or are anticipated in your club, please notify the Extension Office immediately. ISU policy requires all new 4-H volun-teers and staff to be screened through the process outlined in its Child Protection & Safety Policy. Fail-ure to follow this process could make the leaders and ISU Extension negli-gent. The Child Protection and Safety Policy help to en-sure a safe learning environment for all 4-H youth, (and it is relatively painless for leaders!). Also, please let us know of any changes within your club, such as an activity leader taking on more responsibilities by becoming a general/ organizational leader.

Teen Council Invitation Are you interested in becoming a member of the teen council? If

you will be a high school student this fall, and have a desire to

learn more about leadership, you’re invited! The teen council is

responsible for 4-H Awards Night, planning county-wide 4-H

events, conducting activities at the county fair, and most im-

portantly, serving as a line of communication between Extension

staff and 4-H clubs. If you’re interested in becoming a teen

council representative, contact the extension office.

2017 IOWA STATE FAIR RESULTS:

Livestock and Horticulture:

https://fairentry.com/Fair/Results/1357

Exhibits and Communications:

https://fairentry.com/Fair/Results/1355?pageNumber=15

2018 Lee County Fair Dates:

July 11– 16

NEW FACEBOOK PAGE

LEE COUNTY 4-H IOWA

We will be updating this page with in-

formation about 4-H in our county

please use this as a resource and feel free to tag us in 4-H

relate post/pictures! Spread the word to all of your friends!

It’s that time of year again!!! Re-enrollment starts on Sep-

tember 15th. Make sure that you register for the upcoming

year on 4-H online by December 1st! If you have questions

please feel free to contact the Extension Office!

https://Iowa.4honline.com

There are still several State Fair Static Exhibits at the office. Please stop in and pick up your items as

soon as possible! New homes will be found for projects after Sept. 30th!!

AkSarBen

Event Dates September 28th-Oct 1st

Fonner Park - Nebraska State Fair-

grounds - Grand Island, Nebraska

For more information go to river-

cityrodeo.com/stock-show or contact the Extension

Office.

2018 Iowa State Fair is set for August 9-19th!

Record Keeping

Record Books are not required in Lee County, however we encourage 4-Her’s to complete them!!!

Philosophy of 4-H Record Keeping

The purpose of 4-H record keeping is to teach how to keep records, which is an important life skill. Record keeping is an ongoing

process that does not end when the 4-H year ends. Youth are encouraged to select from a variety of alternatives to meet their

individual record keeping needs and learning styles. The following forms (see below) are available in the Extension Office or

online at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/lee/content/4-h-record-keeping-information. The forms available through the web-

site are set up to be typed into and then printed for clean and legible records!

Each Record Book Should Have:

Cover sheet that includes name, grade, age, club, project list, and a current picture for this year. This should be the first

page in the record book and each year you will add the newest one on top.

Yearly 4-H Summary (form 4-H-96). This form includes all 4-H activities and involvement from the year. It lists club

meetings, county activities, workshops, school activities, etc.

Project Records. These are different for each age division. For every non-livestock project there should be one of the fol-

lowing: a) Basic Project Record (4H-96A for Juniors), b) Experienced Project Record (4H-96B for Intermediates), c) Advanced

Project Record (4H-96C for Seniors). This is also the place to include the 4-H Exhibit Form (your fair write-up) and any pic-

tures. Photography has its own Project Worksheet (4H 643-WS)

Livestock Records. All found on http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock/

Market Animals (beef, meat goat, sheep swine) 4H-228 for jrs or 4H-228WS for int/srs

Breeding Animals (beef, meat goat, sheep swine) 4H-229 for jrs or 4H-229WS for int/srs

Dairy/Dairy Goat 4H-329WS

Horse & Pony 4H-512WS

Poultry 4-H Poultry Project Worksheet

Rabbit 4-H Rabbit Project Worksheet

Dog 4-H Dog’s Permanent Record 4H-402WS

Member Self-Evaluation. This form will evaluate the goals, and record keeping for this year.

HAPPY RECORD KEEPING!!!

Congratulations to all the Lee County

State Fair Exhibitors!!!

Educational Presentations:

Summer Smith- Water Quality Education Seal of Excellence

Zephan Abel- Mummifying Hotdogs Certificate of Recognition

Xandra Abel- Hydrophobic Coating Certificate of Recognition

Mason Holvoet- Learning the Chant Seal of Excellence

Chyane Davidson Rainbow of Peas Growing Seal of Merit

Grace Hulsebus Rainbow of Peas Growing Seal of Merit

Share-the-Fun:

Brooklynn Jones -Piano

Xandra Abel -Singing

Zephan Abel -Singing

Animal Science-

Eric Hornung

Haley Lampe

Photography-

Claire Holtkamp

Liz Pezley

Summer Smith

Avree Tweedy

Abigail Wellman

Visual Arts-

Claire Holtkamp

Sydney Jones

Julia Smith

Avree Tweedy

Mattlynn Tweedy

Personal Development-

Shanna Buford

Joseph Holtkamp

Food & Nutrition-

Xandra Abel

Zephan Abel

Jenna Wenke

Grace Hulsebus

Home Improvement-

Josh Ellis

Sewing & Needle Arts

Abigail Wellman

Mechanics-

Brayden Jordan

STEM-

Drew Dravis

Texas 4-H Relief Support Campaign for 4-H Pro-grams Affected by Hurricane Harvey

For individuals or clubs interested in giving, please visit the Texas 4-H Foundation webpage to make a contribu-tion. Additional information can be found on this linked

FLYER.

Every 4-H'er has a story, and every story is worth telling!

The 4-H Youth in Action Awards Program is a premier opportunity for 4-H youth to share their stories of how

4-H has changed their lives and how they have, in turn, impacted others. Applications are due October 23.

Solar Eclipse Day Camp

As many of you know, August 21 marked the day of the Solar

Eclipse. ISU Extension and Outreach of Lee County held a day

camp at the Keokuk Public Library and the Keokuk Art Center for

young youth to participate in several educational activities. There

were a total of 16 participants

from age 9 to 12. We would like to

thank all of the of volunteers who

helped make this day run smooth-

ly!

Sheep Show-

Conner Gehling

Alec Mehmert

Andrew Mehmert

Laura Mehmert

Blake Moeller

Seth Moeller

Jacob Stukerjurgen

Tyler Wellman

Swine Show-

Haley Lampe

Blake Moeller

Cole Moeller

Cameron Nabors

Tyler Wellman

Beef Show-

Trevor Mohrfeld

Goat Show-

Chloe Hoenig

Haley Lampe

Clover Kids-Pre 4-H

Many parents wonder how old their child needs to be to join 4- H. The answer is 4th grade! If a member in your club has family that is too young to join 4-H, please encourage the family to call our office. Clover Kids is available for Kindergarten-3rd grade students in Lee County!

Lee County Clover Kids Clubs:

Lil Cowpokes (Denmark) – Breana Houtz

Clover Kids (Donnellson/ West Point) – Tara Gerdes and Jenny Adtkins

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, ge-netic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran. Direct inquiries to Ross Wilburn, 515-294-1482, wilburn@iastate.edu.

Leaders Wanted!!!!

4-H Leaders help 4-H club members grow and reach their

fullest potential by supporting them to conduct meaningful,

educational experiences. Inform and encourage members,

parents and other volunteers to actively participate in appro-

priate 4-H opportunities that lead youth to become success-

ful, contributing members of society.

We are always looking for new volunteers/leaders to start a

new club!

There is an abundance of interest

for shooting sports in our area! We

would love to help jump start a

Shooting Club in our in our coun-

ty. There is an upcoming training

on September 15 and 16 for Ar-

chery, Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleload-

er, and Wildlife Skills in Fayette County.

If you are interested please contact the Extension Office at

319-835-5116 or email weisinge@iastate.edu.

High School Students Encouraged to Apply to be Legislative Pages The Iowa Legislature is looking for high school students to learn more about the legislative process by ap-plying to serve as a Legislative Page in the Iowa House of Representatives for the 2018 Legislative Ses-sion.

Legislative Pages provide invaluable assistance to representatives and staff by running errands, delivering messages, and distributing bills and amendments. Pages also “staff” committee meetings and help the chairperson by handing out materials during the meetings. Pages will work with staff and representatives in the Iowa State Capitol building.

The Iowa House Chief Clerk’s office will be accepting applications until Friday, October 6, 2017. Guidelines to the program:

• Must be 16 years of age • Applications are accepted for the Senate, House, or Legislative Services Agency

• Uniforms are provided

• Living arrangements are unsupervised and must be found on your own

• Students are responsible for transportation to and from the State Capitol • This is a paid position. Some excused absences may be permitted

• Student is expected to be able to handle any school responsibilities

• Parental permission is required to participate in this program

For more details and how to apply go to www.legis.iowa.gov/careers.

2017 Lee County Fair Evaluation

Please return to the Extension Office by September 15 or email to

weisinge@iastate.edu

Name: _______________________________________

** Names are required for the comments to be discussed at our fair follow-up meeting. Names will be kept confidential within the

Extension Office. **

Please make comments below regarding the appropriate category:

Remember when making comments to have suggestions on how to improve/change your comment. We want this to be a positive,

growing experience for everyone. This is meant to be helpful.

Auction:

Beef Show:

Beef/Swine/Sheep Scanning:

Bucket Bottle Calf Show:

Dairy Show:

Clothing Event:

Communications Events:

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Static Day:

Dog Show:

Meat Goat Show:

Sheep Show:

Swine Show:

Horse Show:

Small Pets Show:

Ag Olympics:

Ice Cream Social:

Other:

Please use additional sheets if necessary and for any other comments & suggestions. Thank you for your time to make our fair

better than ever! Everyone is welcome to the Fair Follow-Up Meeting on September 21 @ 6:30 p.m. at the Extension office.

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