January, 2017 Mollie Clark Mary Ebert Vicki Frohling

Youth Coordinator Program Coordinator Office Coordinator

clarkm@iastate.edu mebert@iastate.edu frohling@iastate.edu

Website:

www.extension.iastate.edu/

guthrie

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VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) services will be offered once again

starting mid-January, 2017. These services are for people with an income of

$57,000 or less. To schedule an appointment at the Guthrie County Extension

Office call 641-747-2276, or at the Greene County Extension Office, call 515-386

-2138.

No appointments will be scheduled before mid January, 2017

Appointments will be made Monday-Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.

Only basic Iowa & Federal returns will be processed. We do NOT prepare

schedules or forms related to business profit/loss (except Schedule C-EZ or C

with business expenses under $10,000), capital gains/losses, farm or rental

income, employee business expenses, or moving expenses. Please consult a

professional tax preparer for services not offered at a VITA site.

Upcoming Programs:

January 2—Extension

Office Closed

January 5—

Commercial Manure

Applicator Program

January 7—Beef Weigh

-In

January 24—Childcare

Provider Training:

Improving Transition

Times

“Something

will grow

from what

you are

going

through, it

will be you”

Private Pesticide Applicator Training Private Pesticide Applicator Training will be offered at the

Guthrie Activity Center on

Thursday, February 23, 2017, at

1:30 pm AND 6:30 pm To find out your current certification status, call the IDALS Pesticide Bureau at

515-281-8591.

To become certified initially, you must take the exam offered by the IA Dept. of

Ag & Land Stewardship (IDALS). A Study Guide (PAT 1) is available for

purchase at the Extension Office.

One way to renew your certification is to pass the certification test every 3

years. A second way is to attend a private applicators’ continuing instruction

course each of the 3 years during your renewal cycle.

Please call our office at 641-747-2276 with questions or to register. There is a

fee of $20.

Commercial Manure

Applicators Training Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, in cooperation with the Iowa De-

partment of Natural Resources, will offer the Commercial Manure Applicator

Certification Workshop on Thursday January 5th.

Pre-registration is preferred by contacting the

Guthrie County Extension Office at 641-747-

2276. There is no charge for attending this

workshop. Anyone not able to attend training

should schedule an appointment with their

DNR field office to take the certification exam.

“There’s

always room

to be a better

person,

always”

Childcare Provider Training:

“Improving Transition Times”

Childcare Provider Training, “Improving Transition Times”, will be offered on

Tuesday, January 24th, at 6:30 pm at the Guthrie County Extension &

Outreach Office.

Improving Transition Times is a workshop for childcare providers, interested

parents, and teachers. It will help you to smooth transitions and make them

productive, fun times for children and stress free for adults.

If you are interested in attending this workshop, please call the Guthrie

County Extension Office at 641-747-2276. Registration fee is $15.

2017 Iowa Small Farms Conference

The 2nd Annual Iowa Small Farms Conference will be held on Saturday, February

11, 2017, in Ames. Dan Perkins of Perkins’ Good Earth Farm will be the featured

speaker, along with a wide variety of track options and a trade show.

The conference will be a great event for people who are excited to learn more about

opportunities on their small farm or acreage. With a wide variety of track options,

attendees can get the most out of their day by customizing the conference to fit their

special needs and interests.

The day begins with an address from Perkins, a certified crop adviser and owner and

operator of a CSA, along with his wife Julie DeMotte.

Three relevant tracks will be led by experts & offer a wide variety of information.

Track options include establishing hops, raising concurbits, tractors 101, creating

windbreaks, wildlife habitat, on-farm wind & solar, niche pork & more.

A trade show at the conference will provide attendees with opportunities to network

with companies representing many facets of agriculture.

The conference will be held at the Scheman Building on the ISU campus from 8 am

to 4 pm. Early registration is available for $50 until January 31st, with registration

moving to $75 after that date. For more information and to register, visit

www.aep.iastate.edu/smallfarms.

January, 2017

Guthrie County Extension & Outreach

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Happy New Year!

2 Extension

Office

Closed

3

4

5 Commercial

Manure

Applicator

Program

6

7 9 am-noon-

Beef Weigh-

In

8

9 7 pm—Youth

Committee

Meeting

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 7 pm-

Council

Meeting

19

20

21

22

23

24 6:30pm-

Childcare

Provider

Training-

Improving

Transition

Times

25

26

`

27

28

29

30

31

Calendar may be subject to change

Barb Gigar, Chairperson Erica Tunink, Treasurer Bret Hodges

Karen Kennedy, Vice Chairperson Carol Cain Jim Clark

Sheree McClellan, Secretary Jim Calvert Mike Thomas

Guthrie County Extension & Outreach Council

Guthrie County Extension & Outreach

212 State Street

Guthrie Center, IA 50115

Phone: 641-747-2276

ISU Extension & Outreach programs are available to all without regard to

race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender

identity, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a

U.S. veteran. Inquiries can be directed to the Director of Equal

Opportunity and Compliance, 3280 Beardshear Hall, (515) 294-7612.