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CLOVER POWER DECEMBER 2018

Meet Taylor Bahr

“My name is Taylor Bahr and I am a First-Year at Drake University. I am currently studying International Relations and Law, Politics, and Society with hopes of continuing on to law school. I am from a small town in Southwest Iowa, Glenwood. Being new to Polk County, I’m eager to learn more about the community and population in this area. I’m very excited to have the opportunity to work with 4-H throughout the school year and develop connections with the people within it. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my younger sisters, traveling, blogging, and discovering new people, places, and cultures. I look forward to meeting everyone! “ -Taylor Bahr Iowa State Extension and Outreach Polk County is very excited to partner with Drake University within their Engaged Citizen Corps course designed to provide a service learning opportunity to first year students at Drake. This program is highly competitive for students and is an honor to get selected. ISU Polk County applied to be a partner with the goal of utilizing the student’s fresh perspective to provide guidance and assistance with broadening the 4-H program within the Urban area of Polk County. Taylor has been Leader a 4-H Club and Clover Kids group at Monroe Elementary. The kids are loving their time being exposed to 4-H and all of the positive things this program has to offer.

1625 Adventureland Drive Suite A, Altoona, Iowa 50009 515-957-5760 | Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00

LEARN MORE AT WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/POLK

MEGAN FREEL

4-H & Family Life Educator

meganmae@iastate.edu

(515) 957-5763

MADISEN GASKIN

County Youth Coordinator

mgaskin@iastate.edu

(515) 957-5771

MARCI VINSAND

County Youth Coordinator

vinsand@iastate.edu

(515) 957-5770

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LEARN MORE AT WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/POLK

Focus- Important deadlines and announcements

Events- Upcoming events both with in Polk County 4-H and across the state

Spotlight- Highlights of clubs and events from the last month

Classifieds- Scholarships, volunteer opportunities, and other registrations

Animal and Livestock News-News related to Polk County 4-H livestock and animal exhibitors

Attention: Leaders!- Information on leader meetings, trainings, and other leader related topics

Calendar- The yearly calendar for Polk County 4-H events, meetings, workshops, and deadlines

Iowa 4-H Regulations and Guidance-Link to website with policies under review

IN THIS ISSUE

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Focus

Enrollment for new and returning members began September 15, 2018 by log-ging in to 4-H Online. Remember, families that have been enrolled in 4-H previ-ously should NOT create a new profile. There is a $40 enrollment fee for each member in grades 4-12 and a $5 enrollment fee for each member in K-3.

4-H Families will have the option to pay the enrollment fee online! Otherwise a check made payable to ISU Polk County Extension Office can be mailed or dropped off to the Polk County Extension Office, 1625 Adventureland Drive, Ste. A, Altoona, IA 50009. Enrollments are not considered complete until members have (1) enrolled in 4-H Online and (2) paid the $40 enrollment fee.

INCENTIVE! Clubs that have 90% of their enrollments completed by November 15, 2018 will get to choose an incen-tive gift for their club.

The absolute enrollment deadline to be eligible to exhibit at the 2019 Polk County Fair is May 15, 2019. However, youth are not considered active members until they have completed their enrollment. This means inactive members will not receive Clover Power and will not be covered by insurance at 4-H events, including club meetings.

If you have questions about enrolling in 4-H Online or paying the enrollment fee, contact Megan.

If you need financial assistance to pay the enrollment fee, contact Marci.

Polk County Fair | July 17-22, 2019

Iowa State Fair | August 8-18, 2019

The Polk County 4-H Advisory Board is excited to announce that they will be hosting quarterly workshops! Their goal with these workshops is to increase the number of events provided to 4-H youth throughout the year, as well to pro-vide youth the opportunity to develop projects and/or project based skills that are able to be taken to the Polk Coun-ty Fair! The Advisory Board is committed to providing workshops that the youth will find beneficial, interesting, and most of all, provide a fun and new learning opportunity. For that reason, this survey has been created in an attempt to gather information from the youth, leaders, and parents to determine what types of Workshops will be held. Please help the Advisory Board by completing the survey below!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcU5hoTC-ajnOmxGpAnorieY83nqsyp9CYn1gyJA_JPLu_RA/viewform?usp=sf_link

ENROLLMENT BEGAN SEPTEMBER 15

2019 FAIR DATES

Discover 4-H Workshops! [Survey]

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There are currently no upcoming events.

events

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spotlight The following clubs met the re-enrollment threshold of 90% by November 15: Beaver Creek, Callanan 4-H Club, Camp Booster, Open Opportunities, and We XL. They will receive $36 worth of product from the 4-H Mall for their efforts to get everyone re-enrolled in a timely manner. Congratulations and thank you!

Enrollment Facts

4 - 4-H clubs have 100% of their members enrolled 634 enrolled (active) 4-H’ers & Clover Kids (This is down 30+ from this point in 2017-2018.) 46 pending 4-H’ers & Clover Kids (this means we have not received your payment)

223 missing enrollments from 4-H’ers & Clover Kids we expect to see this year

At their October meeting, the Open Opportunities 4-H club got to hear from Mindy Uhle. Uhle talked about the Peace Corps and opportunities the Peace Corps offers.

At their November meeting, the Open Opportunities 4-H club got to hear from Nick Mongar. Mongar talked about the organization Toastmasters. The club learned that Toastmasters helps to improve speaking skills.

The Johnston Forevergreens 4-H Club met at the Johnston Crown Point Community Center on November 18th. The meeting was called to order by president Samantha Hilbert. A presentation was given by Grace Whitlow, which included the 4Hers making cards to give to Veterans. Grace also provided a snack of cook-ies and popcorn. There were 13 club members and 2 guests present. The next club meeting is December 16th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the Crown Point Community Center, 6300 Pioneer Parkway, Johnston. Any 4th thru 12 grade student is welcome to join us. (Claire Moorman, Reporter)

GREAT JOB WITH 4-H ONLINE ENROLLMENTS!

OPEN OPPORTUNITIES CLUB MEETINGS

JOHNSTON FOREVERGREENS 4-H CLUB

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Spotlight Con’t The Elkhart Rising Suns donated turkeys to the Blessing Box in Elkhart.

The Mitchellville Clover Sprouts created tie blankets at their last meeting to donate to Mercy Child Life.

ELKHART RISING SUNS

MITCHELLVILLE CLOVER SPROUTS

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Classifieds We are looking for adults and/or youth who are interested in sharing their skills with other 4-Hers. If you have something that you would like to share please contact Madisen.

Altoona Hustling Herdsmen 4-H Club is adopting the Iowa Homeless Youth Center in Des Moines this Holiday Season. We are gathering items most consistently needed to stock the IHYC shelves. Our donated goods will go to support the work of IHYC in eliminating homelessness among children, youth, and young families in Central Iowa.

From November 1 to December 15th we will be collecting the following new and unopened items:

Full Size Shampoo, Conditioner, or Body Wash, Deodorant Socks (all sizes),

Underwear (all sizes) Diapers (all sizes) Gloves and Hats (all sizes)

Items can be dropped in the donation box at the Extension or to any member of the Altoona Hustling Herdsmen 4-H Club. THANK YOU for helping our club make this season one filled with hope and warmth at IHYC. Learn more about the work YSS does by visiting www.yss.org

State 4-H Recognition is the process in which senior 4-H members in grades 9-12 can apply to be selected for special statewide opportunities such as awards and trips.

Please note, we have updated many of the processes related to State Recognition Day. If you have participated in the past, you will find that the following changes have been made and may be helpful to know about in advance of apply-ing.

The online application process has been moved to 4HOnline. Applications for each opportunity (below) are in a fillable PDF format to facilitate a smoother process for writing, reviewing and revising prior to submission. One, one-page resume per youth is the only supplemental material requested in addition to your application(s).

Project area awards and Iowa 4-H Reporters are both offered as a written-application-only process (no in-person interview required). Interviews for SESS Ambassador, National 4-H Conference, National 4-H Congress and State 4-H Council will be limited to a pre-determined maximum number (below) and those will be determined through the written applica-tion round. Interviews will now be 20 minutes long instead of 10. Applications are currently avilable at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/recognition-opportunities

You will be able to start submitting applications November 15, 2018. Please contact Marci if you have questions about the new process!

WANTED: 4-H WORKSHOPS

HOLIDAY DONATION DRIVE FOR IHYC

STATE RECOGNITION EVENT

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Classifieds Con’t Back for its 2nd year is the statewide 4-H Healthy Living Club Challenge: Race Across Iowa. November is the enrollment month and the challenge will start in December.

So what is it? Clubs take part in the challenge by introducing a variety of healthy living practices during club meetings each month. Completing the challenges earns the clubs "miles" as they race across Iowa throughout all 20 regions of the state. This 1,400 mile route destination sure fulfills the definition of a challenge, but by working together as a team and setting goals to incorporate healthy living practices each month, we hope to see you meet or surpass the final mile by the end of June! Miles are awarded for Offer water as the main beverage at club meetings, include a fruit and/or vegetable as a snack choice and/or organize a physical activity to get moving for 10-15 minutes.

The Race Across Iowa is open to 4-H and Clover Kid Clubs.

The Iowa 4-H Foundation has announced applications are available for the 4-H scholarship program with over 90 schol-arship opportunities to be awarded valued at over $100,000. A complete list of scholarships, eligibility, helpful hints, instructions, and applications are available online. Online deadline is 11:59 PM, February 1, 2019. Questions or con-cerns, please contact Marci.

The Professional Photographers of Iowa Winter Convention hands-on workshop is February 3, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Learn from professional photographers how to take studio portraits using natural and studio lighting. Contact Clark Colby for more information.

Registration is live for the 60th year of CWF held June 14-22, 2019. All teens who are currently in 9th-12th grades are eligible to register for the trip. Information for paper and online registration can be found on the Iowa 4-H CWF webpage.

RACE ACROSS IOWA

IOWA 4-H FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2018

HANDS-ON PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

CITIZENSHIP WASHINGTON FOCUS (CWF)

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Classifieds Con’t 4-H clubs can apply for “seed money” from DuPont Pioneer in the form of grants up to $500. These grants are to be used by 4-H clubs for community improvement projects in their community. Applications are due to the state office by January 30th, 2019. For application materials, tips, and more info check out the DuPont Pioneer Seed Grant webpage.

Iowa 4-H is looking for youth in grades 8-12, interested in the Healthy Living program priority area that want to serve as a 4-H Healthy Living Ambassador for the 2019 year. Ambassadors will grow their leadership skills, learn more about the Healthy Living area and implement new ideas to put into action in their home commu-nities to create a healthy change across Iowa. A limited number of youth will be selected for this opportunity and will be responsible to complete trainings, attend the National 4-H Healthy Living Summit in February, and fulfill their project goals by August 20, 2019. For more information click here

DUPONT PIONEER SEED GRANT APPLICATION NOW OPEN

IOWA 4-H HEALTHY LIVING AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

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Animal and Livestock News Please mark your calendars with the following weigh-in dates: Beef – Saturday, December 15, 2018 from 8:00 am-11:00 am at the Iowa State Fair Grounds Cattle Barn

Swine – Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 8:00-11:00 am

Sheep and Meat Goats – Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 8:00-11:00 am at the Iowa State Fair Grounds Sheep Barn

Breeding Beef- ALL breeding heifers for Polk County Fair you need a tattoo plus one of the following: Regis-tration number or Calfhood Vaccination number or Official 4-H Ear tag. This is a requirement for the Iowa State Fair and Polk County has chosen to follow the same rule to ensure that we are following the rules in place by State Vet-erinarians and it can help prevent animal identification issues that might arise at other livestock shows. For Polk County Fair- New Class of Senior Fall Heifer for Heifers dropped 9/1/2017-12/31/2017. This will be a class for the Thursday night Polk County Produced Show and Friday Cattle Show.

Horse For Iowa State Fair Halter class horses MUST be owned and not leased. However, registration papers are not required it can be a grade horse. No Pony Showmanship, will be combined with horse No Miniature Horse Driving & Obstacle Driving class Will split 9-12 English walk/trot into grades 9/10 & 11/12

Sheep For Iowa State Fair Rule Change- If less than 5 head they will have an All other breeds class. New Class - Pedigree Wether Dam All breeds accepted. Animals must be registered, with papers presented at check-in. Classifica tion will be based off of registration paper. Hair sheep will also be accepted in this class. Entries must be born after January 1 of the current year. Classes will be split into breeds. AOB Class for breeds with less than 5 head. Breed champions will compete for the Grand Champion Purebred Wether Dam. Animals must be slick shorn prior to entering the fairgrounds. Re-worded Class descriptions white face (Add Southdown lambs to qualify for this) speckle face (it will call white-breed influence/speckled face) and include acceptance of piebald lambs to class qualification/description

Ak-Sar-Ben- All animals will be identified and entered for the show through Ak-Sar-Ben. County staff will no longer handle paperwork or DNA for animals. https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/events/403

WEIGH-IN DATES

LIVESTOCK UPDATES

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Animal and Livestock News Con’t The Iowa Pork Producers Association invites all Iowa 4-H and FFA members to participate in the 11th annual Youth Swine Judging Contest at the 2019 Iowa Pork Congress! Participants can learn more about judging hogs, earn valuable college scholarships and explore everything Iowa Pork Congress has to offer. This contest is meant to be a team event and students are encouraged to be on teams. A team will consist of 4 students, with 3 of the scores counting towards the team total. Teams of 3 will be allowed if a team of 4 cannot be formed. If a team of 3 cannot be formed, individuals will be accepted.

Contact Iowa Pork Producers Association at (800) 372-7675 or http://www.iowaporkcongress.org/seminarsdetail.php?Bxw6AVZuTXZ-TRI~ for more information or to register your team today!

IOWA PORK CONGRESS YOUTH SWINE JUDGING CONTEST

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Attention: leaders! Email submissions for Clover Power to Megan AND Marci AND Madisen especially if you send on deadline day. For January, submit by 12/27/17

For February, submit by 1/27/18

For March, submit by 2/24/18

For April, submit by 3/28/18

For May, submit by 4/26/18

For June, submit by 5/25/18

For July, submit by 6/27/18

For August, submit by 7/28/18

Mark your calendar! The 2018/2019 Annual Volunteer Training will be held in February 21 at the Polk County Extension office. We will host two sessions that day: 1:00-3:00 pm and 6:30-8:30 pm.

CLOVER POWER SUBMISSION DEADLINES

ANNUAL TRAINING FOR POLK COUNTY VOLUNTEERS

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Calendar 2018-2019 November

6 4-H Program Advisory Board 7:00 pm

7 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm 7 Horse Exhibitor Meeting 7:00 pm 10 Ricochet Retreat- Time TBD

11 County Awards Ceremony 2:00 pm

15 Club Officer Training 6:30-8:30 pm

21 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm. 22-23 Office Closed, Happy Thanksgiving!

December

4 4-H Program Advisory Board 7:00 pm

5 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm

15 Beef Weigh-in 8:00-11:00 am

19 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm

24-25 Office Closed, Happy Holidays!

January

1 Office Closed, Happy New Year!

9 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm

16 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm

21 Office Closed February 1 State Award Applications Due

1 Scholarship Applications Due

5 4-H Program Advisory Board 7:00 pm

7 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm

21 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm

22 Annual Volunteer Training 1:00–3:00 pm or 6:30– 8:30 pm

March

5 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm

14 FSQA Training 1:00 – 3:00 pm

20 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm

21 FSQA Training 6:00 – 8:00 pm

April 2 4-H Program Advisory Board 7:00 pm

3 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm

13 Swine Weigh-In 8:00-11:00 am

17 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm

24 Leader Meeting 1:00–3:00 pm or 6:30–8:30 pm

27 Sheep Weigh-In 8:00-11:00 am

May

1 County Council Meeting 6:00 pm

7 4-H Program Advisory Board 7:00 pm

15 Livestock ID’s Due in 4-H Online

15 Last Day to Enroll in 4-H

15 Polk County Fair King and Queen Applications Due

15 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm

27 Office Closed

June

4 4-H Program Advisory Board 7:00 pm 5 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm

8 King and Queen Candidate Interviews

19 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm

17-22 State 4-H Conference

July

1 Polk County & Iowa State Fair Entries Due 2 4-H Program Advisory Board 7:00 pm

4 Office Closed

10 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm

10 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm

13 Clothing Event

17-22 Polk County Fair

August

8-18 Iowa State Fair

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