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4-H CLOVER CONNECTIONS Volume 18, Issue 5 — September/October 2016

Dear 4-H Families, 2017 Enrollment, October 1st —January 15th Thank you to EVERYONE who helped make this 4-H year a great one! A special thank you goes especially to 4-H Club Leaders, livestock superintendents, Junior Leaders, and 4-H volunteers for the countless hours you contributed to the youth of Jackson County. Whether you volunteered at club meetings, helped with projects, planned a SPARK Club, worked project check-in, hosted workshops, cleaned the 4-H Building, worked in the 4-H Building, or spent countless hours in the livestock barns—I appreciate your help! Our 4-H program is successful because of our dedicated and selfless volunteers. Once again, Indiana 4-H online enrollment will open October 1, 2016 for the 2017 4-H program year. All 4-H’ers must enroll online by January 15, 2017. We will be sending out more information as these dates approach. Watch your mail and email closely for these important instructions. Be sure to read through the whole newsletter, as there are a lot of new opportunities for both youth and adults. If you are interested in becoming a 4-H volunteer, please email or call me to talk about filling out an application. Our program would not be possible without our dedicated 4-H volunteers. You might have noticed a name change. I married my 2003 4-H King, Grant VonDielingen, on July 30th. It’s still the same Heather here, just a new name! Sincerely,

Heather VonDielingen Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development

Inside this Issue County Happenings p. 2-5 Junior Leaders p. 2 State Fair Projects p. 2 Thank You Reminder p. 2 4-H Week p. 3 Tractor Supply p. 3 Award Winners p. 3 Fair Pictures p. 4 Fair Pictures p. 5 Livestock Updates p. 6 2016 Auction Report p. 6 State Fair Livestock p. 6 Volunteer Corner p. 7 Meeting Reminders p. 7 Area/State Happenings p. 8 4-H/FFA Soils Judging p. 8 Indiana 4-H Congress p. 8 Purdue College Fair p. 8 Did You Know? p. 9 New 4-H Programs p. 10 Mini 4-H Page p. 11 Mini Coloring Contest p. 11 Mini Thanksgiving p. 11 2016 4-H Donors p. 12-15 2016 Auction Buyers p. 16-17 Healthy Living Program p. 18 Science Program p. 19 Bicentennial Shirts P. 20 Calendar p. 21

Jackson County

www.extension.purdue.edu/jackson

I PLEDGE...FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD

COUNTY HAPPENINGS JUNIOR LEADERS

September Meeting Extension Office

Brownstown

Monday, September 19th

7:00-8:30 p.m.

We will evaluate the 2015-2016 program year, elect officers, and be part of a community conversation with representatives from United Way of Jackson County.

You MUST be present to be elected to an office position.

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NEWLY ELECTED 4-H JUNIOR LEADER OFFICERS

The new 4-H Junior Leader Officers will meet on Monday, September 26th from 7:00-9:00 p.m. to plan the 2016-2017 year. Pizza will be provided.

Please bring your own drinks. Officers should bring calendars and dates for school events, FFA, clubs, sports, etc.

October Junior Leader Call Out Meeting

The October Call Out Meeting will be determined after the newly elected

officers meet on September 26th to plan out the 2016-2017 Junior Leaders

program year. Notification will be sent to all eligible 4-Hers who are in 7th-12th grades. Please consider joining Junior Leaders if you are in 7th-12th grades. It

is a great way to meet friends from across the county and to partake in a

variety of leadership opportunities throughout the year.

State Fair Project Pick Up

Did you pick up your State Fair projects yet? Please stop by the Extension Office as soon as possible to pick up those projects. We have limited storage space in the office!

THANK YOU REMINDER

4-H members are reminded to thank donors who supported 4-H Awards through the Winners Circle, 4-H Auction, 4-H Trips, etc. The contributors who feel appreciated are the ones who continue to donate! A complete list of donors for the 2016 Jackson County Fair are included in this newsletter. Be sure to send thank you notes or even stop by local

businesses to say THANKS for supporting our county 4-H program.

I PLEDGE ... FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD

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COUNTY HAPPENINGS VOLUME 18, ISSUE 5

National 4-H Week will once again be held the first week in October from October 2nd –8th! 4-H Clubs are asked to promote 4-H with 4-H displays, posters, speeches to outside organizations, visits to school classrooms, etc. during this week. Please notify the Extension Office or email Heather by October 1st to notify us about your plans to help promote

4-H. Awards will be given to clubs who help promote 4-H in Jackson County during this week.

Tractor Supply Co. Fall 2016 Paper Clover Fundraiser

The Tractor Supply Paper Clover Fundraiser kicks off on

October 5th and runs through October 16th. Stop by Tractor Supply in Seymour and support 4-H by purchasing a paper clover. 4-H Clubs are welcome to contact the store to host a

special club event to assist with this promotion. More donations are given to the program when club members are

present and demonstrating what 4-H is all about!

Special congratulations are in order for the following special awards winners at the Jackson County Fair and Indiana State Fair.

“I Dare You” Award: Sydney Wiesehan, Emma Winks

Outstanding 4-H Junior Leaders: Alison Deaton, Matthew Lucas Leadership Award: Ryan Benter, Kayla Holle

Achievement Award: Nathaniel Claycamp, Derrick Maxie Katie Stam Community Service Award: McKindree Johnson, Chad Stuckwisch

Sweepstakes Award at Indiana State Fair: Sydney Wiesehan was awarded a

Sweepstakes Award for her Ag Tractor poster!


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4-H Royalty: Kaitlin King, Anna Benter, Emma Winks, Ryland Nierman

We had a fun and successful Jackson County Fair! Be sure to share your fair pictures with us!

Annual Balloon Launch

4-H Youth Educator Heather Schneider got married to Grant VonDielingen on July 30th. What a fun way to end the 2016 fair! Did you know he asked

her to marry him on the last day of the 2015 Fair? They had fun taking a few pictures at the fair on the way to the reception! The fair has always been a

favorite summer event for both Heather and Grant.


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Junior Leader Sophie Kreis helping fair goers plant beans!

More fun at the 2016 Jackson County Fair!

Susie and Don Schnitker and Junior Leader Alexis Koch interacting with fair goers during our interactive theme night in the 4-H Building.

Junior Leader Daniel Higginbotham giving an action demonstration on how to sew on buttons to fabric.

Early morning feeding time in the dairy barn.

I PLEDGE...FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD

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LIVESTOCK UPDATES VOLUME 18, ISSUE 5

2016 Indiana State Fair Livestock Results You can check out https://extension.purdue.edu/4h/Pages/results2016.aspx for State Fair Livestock Results.

The results that are posted from 4-H livestock competitions are unofficial and are generally not available until show

records have been audited after the completion of the show. They remain unofficial results until the Indiana State Fair Drug Testing Program results are available.

2016 Jackson County 4-H Livestock Auction Report

Swine Sheep Dairy Beef Beef Boer Goat Totals

Average Price

$777.75

$771.43

$2,125.00

$2,492.50

$654.00

Total Sale Price

$84,775.00

$10,800.00

$51,000.00

$49,850.00

$16,350.00

$212,775.00

# of Animals

Sold

109

14

24

20

25

192

Mollie Borcherding and Morgan Ritz ready to show their sheep! Olivia Benter getting ready to show her goat!


VOLUNTEER CORNER

Livestock &

Auction

Committee Livestock & Auction Committee

will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6th at the

Extension Office. We will be reviewing the 2016 fair.

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Expansion &

Review The Expansion and Review

Committee will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 12th at

the Extension Office. Please remember to come with ideas for

new SPARK Clubs, names of potential 4-H volunteers, and 4-H

After School Ideas.

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4-H Council 4-H Council will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 15th at the Extension Office. Please plan to attend, as we will be reviewing the 2016 fair and making plans

for 4-H recruitment this fall.

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2016 Jackson County Fair

Volunteers Wow! Many thanks to all adults and Junior Leaders who volunteered to work in

the 4-H Building and Livestock Barns during our 2016 Jackson County Fair. We could not have had a successful fair without your help! Remember, 4-H is completely run by volunteers who freely give of their time and talents for the youth in our county. A simple “thank you” can go a long way in showing your

appreciation to our 4-H volunteers!

Leroy Miller and Dana Miller attended the 2016 Volunteer Day at the Indiana State

Fair! Dana was honored for 35 years and Leroy for 55 years as 4-H Volunteers.


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AREA & STATE HAPPENINGS

Area 4-H/FFA Soils Judging The Area 4-H/FFA Soils Judging Contest will be held on Tuesday, September

13th in Crawford County at the Crawford County 4-H Park.

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Indiana 4-H Youth Congress and Indiana 4-H

Adult Volunteer Congress The Indiana 4-H Youth Congress and Indiana 4-H Adult Volunteer Congress will be held on October 1st at the Indiana

State Fairgrounds. “Lighting Your Path to Leadership” will be the theme. Flyers with additional detailed information were included in the July/August Newsletter. Please call the Extension Office or email Heather if you would like to attend.

The $25 registration fee will be covered by 4-H trip sponsors. Youth will be responsible for their own transportation to and from the conference.

Boiler Bridges Purdue College Fair Are you in middle or high school and interested in attending college at Purdue University? Join us for a Purdue

College Fair on Tuesday, September 20th at Cornerstone Hall in Salem. The address is:

Cornerstone Hall 1500 E R C Morris Drive Salem, IN 47167

The fun begins at 6:30 p.m. There will be representatives from Purdue ready and willing to answer any questions you

might have about attending Purdue University as a college student.


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Did You Know?

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Interesting Facts About 4-H

Did you know 4-H was formed because adults in the farming community (late 1800s) were reluctant to accept new agricultural developments? Researchers found that young people were open to new

thinking, would experiment with new ideas, and share their experiences with adults. Did you know the first 4-H club was formed in 1902 when A.B. Graham started a youth program in Clark

County, Ohio? The first club was called “The Tomato Club” or the “Corn Growing Club.” Did you know the Cooperative Extension System was created in 1914?

Did you know the words “Our World” weren’t added to the 4-H Pledge until the 1970s? Find out more about the history of 4-H by visiting www.4-H.org!

———————————————————————————————————————————————— Did you know we have an Expansion and Review Committee that looks for ways to expand 4-H

Programming in Jackson County? Did you know each 4-H club elects youth officers to run the meetings?

Did you know Jackson County 4-H offers over 70 projects youth can take? Did you know there are over 700 youth in Jackson County 4-H?

What’s New?

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Healthy Living Program! Be sure to check out the flyer for the new

“Head, Heart, Hands, and Don’t Forget...Healthy Living!” Program being

offered by HHS Extension Educator Joni Muchler and 4-H Youth

Development Extension Educator Heather VonDielingen. The program is open to youth

in grades K-12. All youth participants will receive a 4-H water bottle if they attend at least four sessions. Limited to 15 youth.

Drone Discovery Are you passionate about science? Do you know how drones work? Do you know why drones are used? Email Heather or call the

Extension Office if you are interested in helping with Drone Discovery Encounters around Jackson County during the 2016-2017 4-H Program Year. You will receive

necessary training from Heather in order to be able to show youth in our community how drones work and why they are being used by

many businesses and farmers.

Science, Robots, Technology...Oh My! Be sure to check out the flyer for a new Science Program being offered this fall for youth in grades 3-12. Limited to 15 participants—sign up today!

Mini 4-H Page


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Mini 4-H Coloring Contest Contest Rules:

Topic: Illustrate Your Favorite Part of the 2016 Jackson County Fair

8.5 x 11 inch submission on white paper - colored pencils, crayons, or markers acceptable

Open to Mini 4-H members in Grades K-2

One entry per Mini 4-H member

Please mail or drop off your entry to the Jackson County Purdue Extension Office

Address: 111 South Main Street, Suite 10, Brownstown, IN 47220

Be sure to include the Mini 4-H member’s name and grade, plus a parent or guardian’s address, phone number, and email address

Winners will be announced in the November/December Clover Connections Newsletter

All entries are due in the Extension Office no later than October 14th

Give Thanks Mini Night November 22nd

5:00-6:00 p.m. at the Extension Office

We will make crafts and a fun Thanksgiving snack!

Call the Extension Office at 812-358-6101 or email

Heather to sign up. Please sign up by November 18th.

Thank You to Our Donors



2016 4-H Winners Circle Report

4-H Building $5,605.00

4-H Animal $6,294.00

C. B. Hess Memorial Scholarship $1,115.00

4-H General Operating Fund $1,055.00

4-H Clothing Award Fund $470.00

Grand Total $14,539.00

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2016 C.B. Hess Memorial 4-H Scholarship Donors Steve & Sally Acton

Bill & Betty Baute

Nan Clark & Family

Country Friends Extension Homemakers Club

Crothersville Extension Homemakers Club

Dudleytown Redbirds 4-H Club

E.P. Construction, Inc.

Florence Farrier Services, APF

Hackman Show Feeds

Jeff & Paula Hackman

Richard & Nina Hackman

Mark & Peggy Hehman

Jackson County Recycling District

Jim & Carol Johnson

Brent & Sandy Kilgas

Max Klosterman Auctioneering

Doris Kovener

Rex Kovert

Victor Schneider

Brian & Karla Thompson

Josh, Lacy, Kelby & Kyla Vaughn

Joe & Karen VonDielingen

Daniel A Walters & Susan Wolfe Walters

Thank You to Our Donors



2016 Clothing Award Fund Donors Steve & Sally Acton

Joe & Julie Bradley

Brownstown Family Care

William E. Burgess, DDS


Florence Farrier Services APF

Freetown Friends Extension Homemakers

Richard & Nina Hackman

Mark & Peggy Hehman

Jackson County Extension Homemakers

O.D. Trucking, LLC

Hugh & Jeanie Schneider

Voss Funeral Service & Monuments

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2016 General Operating Fund Donors

Steve & Sally Acton

Bill & Betty Baute

Nan Clark & Family

Crothersville Extension Homemakers


Florence Farrier Services APF

Freetown Friends Extension Homemakers

Jackson County Extension Homemakers

Brent & Sandy Kilgas

Delbert & Marlis Kilgas

Doris Kovener

Rose Acre Farms

Leon & Linda Seitz

State Bank of Medora

Troy & Missy Thompson

Joe & Karen VonDielingen

50 West Hogs

AB Transport, LLC

*Aisin Chemical

*All Star Paving

Azalia Elevator

*Beacon Ag Group

Berkshire Hathaway

* Biehle Electric

*Bob Poynter Auto Group

*Boknecht Trucking

Brickyard Lumber

*Brownstown Electric Supply

Brownstown McDonald’s

Brownstown Vet Clinic

Bull Manufacturing

Tom Burbrink

Cedar Creek Farms

*Matt Claycamp Diesel

Performance

*Concrete Formwork Al Miller

*Crop Production Services

D & S Oil

Darlage Custom Meats

Discount Boot and Tack

Enkei America, Inc.

*Farm Credit

George’s Best One Tire

Chuck Gordon

Dave & Sandy Hackman

*Happy Herman’s

~Dr. Ron Harrison & Dr. Darren Bryant

~Richard Huff & Donna Thompson

*ICT

*J & C Feed

J & M Construction

*J.C. T. Farms

~*Jackson County Animal Clinic &

Brown Family Farms

*Jackson County Bank

*Jackson County Cattlemens Assoc.

*Jackson County Co-Op Credit

Union

*Jackson County Farm Bureau, Inc.

*Jackson County Pork Expo

*Jackson County Pork Producers

Jackson County REMC

*Jackson Jennings Co-Op

~*Jackson Jennings Co-Op & Jackson

County Community Foundation

Jacobi Sales

~Jacobi Sales & Ed Stuckwisch

*Jay C Food Stores

~*Kenny Kendall & Beck’s Hybrids

Craig & Denver Klings Farms

Max Klosterman Auctioneers

2016 4-H Livestock Auction Buyers

*Kokomo Grain

Lawrence County Equipment

Tom Lawson Auctioneering

Lot Hill Dairy Farm

~*MDM Trucking & Mensendieck

Auction

Main Source Bank

*Main Trailer Sales

*Patty Martin Indiana Farm Bureau

Insurance

McMahan Family

*Mellencamp Irrigation

*Midway Winnelson

*Mark Miller Family Farms

Mitchell & Stark Construction

Newkirk Crop Insurance

Dave O’Mara Contractors

Persimmon Lake

Peterbilt of Louisville

*Pomp’s Tires

*Poor Jack Amusements

Prosperity Financial Stan

Tormoehlen

Reliable Comfort Heating & Air

*Reuter Crop Insurance

Reynold’s Logging

~Reynold’s Logging & Medora

Christian Church Food Pantry

Ritz Club Lambs

*Rumpke

*Runge Construction

Kathy Schafstall

Schroer Trucking

*Seymour Animal Hospital

Seymour Precision Machining

*State Bank of Medora

*Stewart Seeds Ben Thompson

Dealership

Ed Stuckwisch & Family

Tampico Grain

*The Peoples Bank

~*Billy Trueblood & Max Lambring

Logging

UHL Truck Sales

United Producers

Wischmeier Family Farms, Curt &

Mary Ellen Wischmeier

*Wischmeier Trucking

*Wright Implement

~ Indicates group of buyers

* Indicates more than one animal

purchased

Thank you to all of this

year’s auction buyers &

supporters!


CALENDAR

September 5: County Holiday—Extension Office Closed 6: Livestock & Auction Committee Meeting 12: Expansion & Review Committee Meeting 13: Soils Career Development Event in Crawford County 15: 4-H Council Meeting 19: Junior Leaders Meeting (Elect Officers) 20: Boiler Bridges Purdue College Fair 26: Junior Leaders (Officers Only) Planning Meeting

November 7: Healthy Living Program (Jackson Washington State Forest) 8: Science Program 9: Science Program 10: CEF Career Development Event 14: Healthy Living Program (Extension Office) 15: Extension Board Meeting 17: 4-H Council Meeting 21: Healthy Living Program (Extension Office) 22: Give Thanks Mini Night (Extension Office) 24: Thanksgiving

Mark your calendars now!

October

1: Indiana 4-H Youth & Adult Congress 3: Extension Board Meeting 5: National Youth Science Day 17 Healthy Living Program (Extension Office) 24: Healthy Living Program (Jackson Washington State Forest) 25: Science Program 26: Science Program 31: Healthy Living Program (Extension Office)

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