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Montgomery County 4-H Calendar

May 2: Youth Summer Day Camp Registration; 12-6 PM @ Extension Office

May 5: Sheep and Meat Goat Weigh-Ins; 9:00 AM @ Fairgrounds

May 9: 4-H and Youth Committee; 5:00 PM @ Extension Office

May 9: Youth Summer Day Camp Registration; 12-6 PM @ Anderson Conservation

May 15: 4hOnline Enrollment Deadline

May 15: Camp Wild Application Deadline

May 15: Broiler Chick Orders Due

May 16: Red Oak Clover Kids; 5:00 PM @ Extension Office

May 21: Stanton Clover Kids; 3:30 PM @ Viking Center

May 28: Office Closed

June 4: FairEntry opens

June 8: Babysitting Clinic; 9 AM @ Montgomery County Memorial Hospital

June 9: Rabbit Tattooing Day; 8-10 AM @ Fairgrounds Celine Beggs MONTGOMERY COUNTY EXTENSION

County Youth Coordinator cmbeggs@iastate.edu 712-623-2592 office

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COMPASSION

GREEN GAZETTE / / May 2018

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4-H Enrollment Deadline—May 15th! There are so many exciting things happening in the month of May, it’s easy to forget a deadline or

two. So here are a couple of reminders! It is extremely important to make sure that you have

enrolled in 4-H by the May 15th deadline. If a 4-H’er has not enrolled or re-enrolled for the 2017-

2018 4-H year, they will not be able to participate in the Montgomery County Fair. This is also a

great time to make sure that you signed up for all of the project areas that you want to participate in!

New for this year: Make sure you have turned in a signed copy of the Iowa Exhibitor Youth

Code of Ethics to your leader or the Extension Office. Without this, you will not be able to participate

in the Montgomery County Fair. This is also due by May 15th!

Sheep and Meat Goat Weigh-Ins Sheep and meat goat weigh-in will be Saturday, May 5th from 9:00—11:00 AM at the

Montgomery County Fairgrounds Beef barn.

All sheep and goats that you wish to nominate for the Iowa State Fair or AK-SAR-BEN

will need to be retinal imaged. There will be a $5 fee for each animal imaged.

Meat goats must be born after January 1, 2018. Breeding goats are not required to come to weigh-

ins. There will be NO buck classes during the 2018 Montgomery County Fair Goat Show.

We are excited to partner with the United Farmers Cooperative to bring you a revised Market Broiler

Pen Project this year! The project description and entry form are attached at the end of the Green

Gazette. Please contact Celine at the Extension Office if you have any questions!

Broiler Market Forms must be returned to the Extension Office or the Red Oak United Farmers

Cooperative on or before May 15th.

Dog Handling Classes

Dog classes will be held every Thursday beginning May 3th at the old white fair building (between

park and the pool). Youth and dogs with 3 or more years of experience will start at 6:30 p.m. Agility

classes will start at 7:00 p.m. starting on May 10th. First and second year youth and dogs will meet

after the agility class. Any adjustments will be made at meetings.

All participants must have dogs identified, rabies vaccination date and shot records

uploaded in 4hOnline by May 15th. Contact Jenny Ellis at 712-621-3289 for more information.

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Livestock Exhibitor Checklist 4hOnline Animal ID Deadlines—May 15th! Don’t wait until the last minute!

Market Beef : All Iowa State Fair and AKSARBEN retinal images were submitted at winter beef

weigh-in. Exhibitors must complete online entry for Iowa State Fair and AKSARBEN when those

become available. (More info to come.) Cattle have already been verified on 4hOnline for County

Fair.

Breeding Beef: ALL breeding beef (both purebred & commercial) MUST have a tattoo listed

on 4hOnline by May 15th. (Calfhood vaccination number is not a valid tattoo) ALL REGISTERED

BREEDING HEIFERS must also have the breed and registration number in 4-H Online by May 15th!

Dairy Cattle: Upload photos into 4hOnline by May 15th!

Dairy/Breeding Goats: Upload photos into 4hOnline by May 15th!

Dogs: Upload your rabies certificate into 4hOnline by May 15th! This should have been done

before the first dog meeting!

Horse: 4hOnline ID required by May 15th! State Fair horses must have photos uploaded on

4hOnline. Leased horses must have completed lease form, 4H 106C, uploaded into 4hOnline by

May 15.

Meat Goats: All weigh-in data will be entered by county staff into 4hOnline. You will need to login to

4hOnline and verify the information is correct by May 15th!

Poultry: Register in the Poultry project area by May 15! We will not be wing banding this year,

so you do not need to individually identify poultry on 4hOnline.

Rabbits: Identify all rabbits in 4hOnline by June 22nd! This includes meat and breeding

rabbits! All State Fair rabbits are required to be ID’ed and tattoo listed by July 1st.

Sheep: County Staff will enter the weigh-in data into 4hOnline. You will need to login to 4hOnline

and verify the information is correct by May 15th!

Swine: County Staff entered all swine at swine weigh in on 4hOnline, you will need to login to

4hOnline and verify the information is correct by May 15th! Please contact the Extension office

before the May 15th with corrections. All non-weighed-in swine must be entered on 4hOnline with

pictures uploaded by May 15th! State Fair swine need DNA tags & entered in 4hOnline by May 15th!

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Club Reports

Grant Spitfires

This meeting of the Grant Spitfires 4-H club was held on April 8, 2018. We met at Porter’s Lake and went roller skating. Old business consisted of our April community service which was our PTO raffle basket, everyone brought something green. Officers will work at the Grand Theatre on April 29th. Then the sheep and meat goat weigh-in and swine weigh-in. We also talked about our May community service: 4-Hers for 4-H donation, we decided to donate $100. Then we talked about the educational tour as well. New business consisted of our family fun night playdoh station. A lot of people signed up to work and make playdoh! Then we discussed meat rabbit orders; due by April 20th, pick up evening is on June 1st at 5:30 p.m. Dog handing and dog agility classes start on April 26th at 6 p.m. We also talked about the horse project April 18th. Lastly, we talked about the 4-H youth conference June 26-28th. Our leader announced there are some livestock changes this year, the Code of Conduct forms, and thank you notes are sent to our tour hosts. Our hosts for the meeting were Madison Doyle and Lexi Fridolph. No presentations were given due to skating. Our next meeting will be held on May 6th at the white fair building at 6 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by,

Madison Doyle

Club Reporters, send your reports to cmbeggs@iastate.edu to be included in the next Green Gazette!

Save the Date for camp wild

Take a ride on the "WILD” side and mark your calendars to attend Camp

Wild, June 11-13, 2018 at Camp Clover Woods near Madrid, Iowa. Camp Wild is offered for youth completing grades 5, 6, and 7 in Spring 2018.

Experience adventure and excitement during three days filled with 4-H camp traditions and favorite activities, including nature hikes, challenge course, creek walk, rock wall, archery, swimming, camp songs, crafts, and campfires. Bring a friend with you, and make new ones while you are there too!

Camp will run from Monday, June 11 at 11 a.m. until our closing ceremony, starting at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13.

Registration Deadline will be May 15, 2018. Register before May 1, 2018 to secure your spot, and receive our $200 registration early bird price. Registration costs $220 after May 1 and before May 15. No registrations will be accepted after May 15, 2018.

Scholarships are available from the Montgomery County Extension and Outreach Office. Please contact Celine if you have any questions.

Register for Camp Wild at http://bit.ly/campwild18.

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Clover Kids at the Fair The Clover Kids program in Montgomery County is a fun 4-H program for children in Kindergarten

through 3rd grade. The program offers a variety of hands-on experiences uniquely suited for this age

group. One of the opportunities that Clover Kids have is participation at the County Fair. The

Montgomery County Fair provides a wonderful setting for children to come and exhibit what they

have been learning throughout the past year. We invite any child who has attended a Clover Kids

event (Afterschool Program or Clover Kids Meeting) in the past year to participate.

*Children must be enrolled in the 4hOnline system by May 15th to participate.

General Guidelines

Attire: Clothing should be neat and clean for judging. Wearing Clover Kids shirts is required.

Clover Kids shirts are available for purchase at the Extension office. Jeans or dark pants and

closed toe shoes are required while showing livestock.

Copyrighted materials and designs may not be used in an exhibit that is presented as original

work by the exhibitor. Exhibitors must include permission from the copyright holder/owner when

using copyrighted materials. Exhibitors must give proper credit to the original source of all

materials/designs used in exhibits.

Clover Kids participation is non-competitive. No premiums will be distributed and adult

supervision is required. Participation ribbons will be given.

Project Areas

Animal Share Program

Creative Arts

Ag & Natural Resources

Family & Consumer Sciences

Personal Development

Science, Engineering & Technology

Table Setting

Fashion Review, $15 Challenge & Clothing Selection

Babysitting Clinic Once again, the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Office in Montgomery County is

partnering with Montgomery County Memorial Hospital to offer a hands-on Babysitting Clinic to

youth who have completed 5th-11th grades on Friday, June 8th starting at 9 AM. In this clinic,

participants will learn what it takes to be a responsible, caring, trustworthy, competent, safe and

FUN babysitter!

Cost is $10.

Registration is not open yet, but if you or you know someone who is interested, please let Celine

know by emailing cmbeggs@iastate.edu.

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Additional Opportunities

Iowa 4-H Youth Conference

The 2017-2018 State 4-H Council would like to invite all Iowa

youth (grades 8-12) to attend the 2018 Iowa 4-H Youth

Conference with Animal Science ROUNDUP. This exciting

event, held June 26-June 28, offers a wide variety of new

experiences and opportunities to today’s youth.

Iowa 4-H Youth Conferences consists of:

A gathering of nearly 1,000 youth delegates from around

the state

A three-day event held on the Iowa State University

campus

Educational, fun, innovative workshops

Motivational speakers,

Enriching service learning projects

Evening entertainment activities; dances, bowling, casino night, swimming

Iowa Picnic, formal banquet

Residential life in Iowa State residential halls

A chances to share your talents and creativity in the Talent show.

Learn more about the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference online here or contact Celine at the Montgomery

County Extension and Outreach Office.

Livestock Judging Camp Planning on entering the Livestock Judging Competition at the Montgomery County Fair? This might

be a great opportunity to learn or practice your judging skills.

The Iowa State Livestock Judging Team is hosting a Livestock Judging camp for 4-H and FFA

members currently enrolled in grades 7-12 interested in building their knowledge of evaluating

market and breeding animals, including beef, swine, sheep and goats. The camp will cover

selection, oral reasons, evaluation and breeding animal performance data.

For more information contact Dr. Chris Cassady at ccassady@iastate.edu.

Find the registration form here: https://www.ans.iastate.edu/livestock-judging

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