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SEPTEMBER 2015 NEWSLETTER Alexia Hamlett BUCHANAN COUNTY ISU EXTENSION & OUTREACH County Youth Coordinator [email protected] Phone: 319-334-7161 Fax: 319-334-6641

BUCHANAN COUNTY EXTENSION & OUTREACH

Extension Calendar

State Fair Results

Enrollment Process 2015-2016

Mandatory Leader Training

Record Book Information

Livestock Volunteers

State 4-H News/Opportunities

Design A Scarecrow

Beef Weigh-In Update—date is

changed to December 19 same

time and location.

State Fair Exhibits can be

picked up at the Extension

office. Please pick them up by

September 15 or make prior

arrangements with Alexia.

Record Book Deadline

Record books are due to the Extension office on September 15 by 4:30 pm. The record book system is the same as last year. For the record book information, go to the Buchanan County Extension website and do the following: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan/news/record-book-

info Look through the All Members links to make sure you don’t miss any

important information including the format to be used Members who want to take the first step and apply for an area

award, make sure to fill out the Awards Information Form Application

If you are a historian and want to apply for an award, make sure to check Historian Award on the Awards Information Form Application

Under the other subheadings you will find the proper material needed

If there are any questions don’t hesitate to call or email. Start bringing in your record books today! If you complete a record book your name will be put into a drawing to receive a prize! More details about record books found inside on page 5. Thanks again, Alexia Hamlett Buchanan County | County Youth Coordinator

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EXTENSION CALENDAR OF EVENTS Calendar includes all Buchanan County Events. In bold are 4-H events.

September 5—Independence Farmers Market, Independence, 8:00 am-12:00 pm

September 7—OFFICE CLOSED—LABOR DAY

September 10—Summer Webinar Series, Heartland Acres, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm

September 10—Fair Board meeting, 4-H Building, 7:00 pm


September 14—Extension Council Meeting, Heartland Acres, 6:00 pm

*Beef Quality Assurance Training, Heartland Acres Event Center, 6:00 pm meal, 6:30 pm training

September 15—5th Grade Environmental Field Day, Fontana Park

*Record Book Deadline, Extension Office, 4:30 pm

*Extension Council Meeting, Heartland Acres, 6:00 pm

*Master Gardener Training, Heartland Acres, 6:30 pm-9:30 pm

September 16—Independence Library Program, Independence Library, 3:30 pm

*RESHOW - Ornamental & Turf Applicators, Extension office, 9:00 am-11:30 am

*RESHOW - Certified Handlers, Extension office, 1:30 pm-4:00 pm

September 17—Leaders Meeting, Heartland Acres Theater, 6:00 pm


September 19-20—4-H Intermediate Camp, Omaha Zoo

September 21—RESHOW-Commercial Ag Weed, Insect & Plant Disease CIC, Extension office, 9:00 am-11:45 am

*RESHOW - Seed Treatment, Extension office, 1:30 pm-4:00 pm


September 27—Youth County Council Meeting, Heartland Acres Theater, 3:30 pm-4:30 pm

*Farm to Fork Harvest Celebration Tour, 1:00 p m-5:00 pm

September 29—Amish Safety Day, Fontana Park

*Master Gardener Training, Heartland Acres, 6:30 pm-9:30 pm

October 1—Master Gardener Training, Heartland Acres, 6:30 pm-9:30 pm

October 3—Independence Farmers Market, Independence, 8:00 am-12:00 pm


October 4-10—National 4-H Week

October 8—Fair Board Meeting, 4-H Building, 7:00 pm

October 10—Independence Farmers Market, Independence, 8:00 am-12:00 pm

October 12—Extension Council Meeting, Heartland Acres, 6:00 pm


October 16—Reshow - Ornamental & Turf Applicators, Heartland Acres, 9:00 am-11:30 am

*Reshow - Certified Handlers, Heartland Acres, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm

October 18—Youth County Council Meeting, TBD, 3:30 pm

October 19—Reshow - Commercial Ag Weed, Insect & Plant Disease CIC, Heartland Acers, 9:00 am-11:45 am

*Reshow - Seed Treatment, Heartland Acres, 1:30 pm-4:00 pm


October 21—Roadside, Forest & Aquatic CIC, Heartland Acres, 9:00 am-11:30 am


November 7—4-H Banquet, St Patrick's Parish Hall Winthrop, 6:30 pm meal and 7:00 pm program

November 15—FFA Enrollment Forms Due to Extension office (may be postmarked)

December 19—Beef Weigh-In, Winthrop, 8:00 am-10:00 am and retinal scans begin at 10:00 am

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State Fair Results

Ag & Natural Resources Animals

Nick Homan—Horticulture: Blue Lydia Martins—Animal Science: Blue

Creative Arts Family & Consumer Sciences

Abigail Morgan—Visual Arts: Blue Alyssa Riniker—Food & Nutrition: Blue

Annika Wall—Music: Blue Alyssa Riniker—Food & Nutrition: Blue

Annika Wall—Digital Photography: Blue Amanda Crow—Home Improvement: Red

Annika Wall—Photography: Red Annika Wall—Clothing and Fashion: Blue

Emily Martins—Visual Arts: Blue Avery Hanaway—Home Improvement: Blue

Emily Robinson—Photography: Red Ethan Kayser—Food & Nutrition: Blue

Jodie Mausser—Photography: Blue Janelle Engelbrecht—Sewing and Needle Arts: Blue

Jodie Mausser—Photography: Blue Jenny Adams—Food & Nutrition: Red

Madison Stanford—Photography: Blue Madi Arend—Clothing and Fashion: Blue

Marissa Robinson—Photography: Red Marissa Robinson—Consumer Management: Blue

Miranda Franzen—Photography: Blue Nate Copenhaver—Health: White

Molly Rothman—Photography: Red Sierra Siems—Home Improvement: Blue

Personal Development Science Engineering & Technology

Brezlyn Grote—Citizenship: Blue Collin Wilson—Mechanics: Blue

Kaylee Hosch—Citizenship: Blue Mark Thompson—Mechanics: Blue

Tabitha Smith—Citizenship: Blue Mark Thompson—Woodworking: Blue

Livestock

Meat Goat Commercial Rabbit

Keegan Kehrli—Purple Brezlyn Grote—Red

Market Sheep Breeding Sheep

Dalton Hoover—Blue Dalton Hoover—Blue

Market Beef Market Swine

Keegan Kehrli—Blue Carson Frye—Purple

Hayden Weber—Blue Carson Frye—Purple

Heath Weber—Blue Showmanship

Heath Weber—Purple Carson Frye, Swine, Blue

Communications & Clothing Share the Fun—Participation

Brezlyn Grote, Avery Hanaway, Carter Studebaker, Nathan Sheridan, Samantha Yexley, Rachel Clayberg, Alexis Vander Werff

Clothing Selection—Tabitha Smith

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Enrollment Process

The new 4-H year will begin after the 2nd of September, so please do not start enrolling or re-enrolling until that time.

All Clover Kid and 4-H members will be using 4hOnline to enroll or re-enroll for the 2015-2016 4-H year.

4hOnline web address https://ia.4honline.com (bookmark this page)

If you can’t remember your password, you can reset the password yourself by selecting “I forgot my password” and it will then send the new password to your email account, associated with your 4hOnline account.

If you have logged in before select “I have a Profile”. Enter family email and password.

Click “edit” next to the name (under Member/Volunteer list).

Click “Enroll for 2015-2016” to the 4-H member you are re-enrolling (bottom of page).

Verify or edit personal information. Don’t forget to add your email and cell number.

Update Emergency Contact (someone other than yourself, if you can’t be reached).

Update additional information and health form.

Add the projects that you are interested in and number of years you’ve participated.

When finished, select “Submit Enrollment”.

Follow the same steps if you have more than one child.

Help sheets can be found at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/4honline-information-families-and-leaders

Enrollment discount deadline! Enroll by December 31st for $20 per kid. After December 31st fees are $30 per kid. Remember if your child is participating in the beef weigh-in, get them enrolled before that date so that their information for their beef cattle can be entered into the system.

New Clover Kid and 4-H Families

New families this year will not be using the paper enrollment forms. They will be going on 4hOnline themselves to create their profile and memberships. If they experience problems have them contact the Extension office to help guide them through the process.

A help guide to 4-H is available on the Extension website by going to www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan/page/join-4-h.

The Extension office will again offer to pay for a pizza party to the club that increases their enrollment with the highest percentage by May 15!

We hope to see the number rise this year in enrollments. Now is a great time to start recruiting new members! If you need any recruitment materials to hand out at the schools and wherever you think would be a great place to recruit members, contact the Extension office .

All FFA members will be using an enrollment form found on the Extension website at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan/4h —>right hand side. Those must be completed and turned in or postmarked by November 15.

2015-2016 4-H Year Enrollments

Buchanan County Extension 4-H Facebook Page—https://www.facebook.com/BuchananCountyISUExtension Buchanan County ISU Extension and Outreach webpage—www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan

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Youth County Council Team 2015-2016

Ally Bockenstedt 1 yr Megan Bussan 3 yr Anna Collison 1 yr Alex Crow 2 yr

Maddie Fisher 3 yr Miranda Franzen 1 yr Sam Fults 1 yr Baylee Kleitsch 3 yr

Jordan Lentz 3 yr Emily Martins 3 yr Jodie Mausser 1 yr Cassidy Rawson 3 yr

Mandy Rawson 3 yr Marissa Robinson 1 yr Danielle Youngblut 3 yr Jenna Weber 3 yr

Congratulations to the 2015-2016 Youth County Council Members! We are all excited to see what these

young leaders will bring to the group and to the 4-H program. They will be helping with different events such

as workshops, Awards Night, citizenship projects, Communications Day, the county fair and more! The first

meeting will be held on Sunday, September 27th at Heartland Acres Theater beginning at 3:30 pm. Members

will be brainstorming ideas on what things need to be changed or be added to the program for the new year.

If any of the clubs have ideas during their meetings send it along with one of the YCC members to take to the

meetings. All input or ideas are welcome!

Record Book Reminder—September 15

It is that time of year again to prepare your record books. Deadline is September 15 to the Extension office by

4:30 pm. The record book order and process can be found by going to

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan/news/record-book-info. There is information broken down

for members.

All members should look at the record book format, awards information form application and record

keeping awards and definition of terms. Remember that if you want to apply for an award you must fill

out the Awards Information form. That is the first step in earning the award.

The second step is that your record book organization and appearance must have received a gold

achievement record book award to be considered for a project area award.

The final step is if the member filled out the award information form, received a gold achievement award

for record book organization & appearance, and earning enough points for a gold project award at the

designated age level, then they will receive that project area award.

Don’t forget to do your historian books this year and check the box on the Award Information Form. In order

to be considered, that must be checked on that form. To see what you will be evaluated on please look on

the website from above and look under “All Members”. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to

call the Extension office for assistance.

Broiler Project Reminder

For those who participated in the broiler project this year, you must contact your sponsors. We hope that

you have been in contact with your sponsors throughout the summer keeping them updated. It is your

responsibility to deliver your processed birds to the sponsors. Those who raised 25 birds must deliver 3 and

those who raised 50 must deliver 6 of their best birds. If your birds did not make it, still contact your sponsors

and work something out. Contact the Extension office ASAP for the sponsors contact information. This is very

important, if this is not done we will lose our sponsors for this project in future years. The 4-H program wants

to keep seeing this project grow because the purpose is to teach members about taking care of poultry and

taking on a role of responsibility.

County News

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County News

Buchanan County Extension 4-H Facebook Page—https://www.facebook.com/BuchananCountyISUExtension Buchanan County ISU Extension and Outreach webpage—www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan

4-H Awards Night Banquet

The 2015 Awards Night banquet will be held on Saturday, November 7 at St Patrick’s Event Hall in Winthrop

with the meal beginning at 6:30 pm and program at 7:00 pm. The Extension office is looking for a couple

clubs in that area to help host for that evening. What the club(s) would be assisting with would be

decorations, greeting families, showcase their club, make a dessert and help make the night run smoothly.

Clubs in that area, at your club meeting please discuss what you could help with for that evening. We are

open to all ideas.

National 4-H Week

National 4-H Week is October 4-10. During this week it would be neat to see club members help promote 4-H

in their communities. Clubs can do projects together or it can be done individually. Ideas for clubs are:

decorating store front windows with the permission of the store owner, make clover-shaped cookies to

deliver to shut-ins, decorate school bulletin boards or wear your 4-H t-shirt. Make sure to forward your

pictures to Alexia at [email protected]. These pictures would be displayed at Awards Night, our

Facebook page and our Extension webpage.

Independence Farmers Market

Buchanan County Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is represented at the Independence Farmers

Market every week from now until October 17. We are asking for 4-H clubs to volunteer to help man our

booth and promote 4-H! Clubs are asked to sit at the ISU Extension and Outreach booth from 8 am-11 am or

9 am-noon. If you would, call our office to sign up for September 5, 19 and 26. Some clubs in the past have

done a working exhibit or displayed projects that they have done throughout the year to show the

community and to recruit members. The Extension staff would greatly appreciate clubs to help. This is a great

opportunity! Call or email us at 319-334-7161 or [email protected].

September Birthdays!!!

Madi Arend Rachel Clayberg Britney Hershey Elizabeth Hunter

Melody Kayser Jared Kelly Jodie Mausser Destry Peine

Nathan Pint Karen Priebe Mitchell Rawson Alivia Sweeney

Luke Sweeney Jackson Vande Vorde Luke Wall Becca Walthart

Tanner Wilson

2016 County Fair

Mark your calendars for the 2016 Buchanan County Fair! The dates next year are July 6th-9th. The schedule

has not been put together due to how the 4th of July falls during the week. Please keep an open mind to the

schedule changes for 2016. The tentative schedule will be available and put up on the county Extension

webpage as soon as possible.

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Volunteers and State 4-H News

Mandatory Volunteer Training 2015-2016

One leader training will be required in 2015-16 program year. Volunteers who are club, project, assistant leaders, or Clover Kid leaders are required to attend an annual training that strengthens their positive youth development knowledge and skills.

The date has been set for Buchanan County volunteers. Mark your calendars for Thursday, December 3 at 6:00 pm-7:30 pm. The topic of the evening will be Encouraging the Heart of Leadership. The facilitators will be discussing how young people do not magically become leaders at age 13. Leadership is nurtured from their first 4-H experience. Volunteers will receive tools to help inspire youth of all ages to discover and develop independence and mastery.

Remember this training is MANDATORY for all leaders, assistant leaders and clover kid leaders. If there are other volunteers like those who are on any livestock committee, that may be interested can participate in this training. This is open to all 4-H volunteers.

National 4-H Center Hosting 3 National Summits

Maker Summit: November 6-9, 2015

High school aged youth (9-12 grade) are invited to attend the summit in team of 2-10 individuals. This summit is designed for the next generation of innovators with creative and curious minds. This summit provides many hands on activities focused on the goals of STEM.

Agri-Science Summit: January 15-18, 2016

High school aged youth (9-12 grade) are invited to attend the summit in team of 2-10 individuals. Youth are able to develop skills and knowledge needed for current challenges facing agriculture, food security, and sustainability through hands-on activities led by experts in the agriculture community.

Healthy Living Summit: February 12-15, 2016

High school aged youth (9-12 grade) are invited to attend the summit in team of 2-10 individuals. Youth develop the knowledge and skills to address current health issues including nutrition education, physical fitness, wellness, and emotional well-being. Students are trained to create action plans to take back and implement in their own communities.

*Registration will be opening soon for all summits. To register for a summit or to find more information,

please follow this link: http://www.nationalyouthsummit.org/

State 4-H Council

Attention to all 10th-11th graders who are seeking more leadership opportunities above the county level. The Iowa State 4-H Council is composed of approximately 40 energetic and positive high school juniors and seniors who act as ambassadors for 4-H. One of their major responsibilities is planning the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference held in Ames, Iowa every June.

Members are selected from their extension areas through an application and interview process. The youth meet 4 times during the year at the State 4-H Camping Center. They get to know each other through team building activities, plan conference, promote 4-H, help to ensure funding for 4-H programs, and form friendships that last a lifetime.

The Iowa State 4-H Council members also serve as ambassadors for 4-H, often meeting with county councils

and 4-H groups in their local areas. The State Fair, state 4-H events, and leadership workshops also keep the

council active. Go to this web link for more information http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/statecouncil

http://www.nationalyouthsummit.org/

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Buchanan County ISU Extension and Outreach—319-334-7161

Other News

Wild Wednesdays at the Independence Library Program

Rock on with this after-school program at the Independence Public Library from 3:30-5:00 pm. Alexia

Hamlett, from the Buchanan County Agricultural Extension District will explain the different types of rocks,

how they are formed, and how they are useful. Participants will also make and play with play-dough and

learn fun facts. Snacks will be provided. The program is open to children of all ages, but the activities are

most suitable for those in grades K-5. No registration is required and no library card is necessary to attend.

For more information, please contact the library at 319-334-2470, visit our website

www.independence.lib.ia.us or contact Alexia at the Buchanan County ISU Extension at 319-334-7161.

Other dates are below that youth can attend:

September 16—Geology Rocks! November 18— Be A-Maized

January 20—Ice Ice Penguins March 16—Let’s Get Crafty

April 13—Dig Your Garden

Canine and Clover Show

The third annual canine and clover 4-H agility trial show is on September 12 at the Boone County

Fairgrounds show ring located at 1601 Industrial Park Rd, Boone, IA. This is a rain or shine, pre-entry

required, 150 run limit event. Show time 10:00 am with check-in from 9:00 am-9:30 am. For more rules and

the registration form contact the Buchanan County Extension office. Deadline is September 4 with entry

fees of $4.00 per dog/per run and checks are payable to Boone County Extension.

Buchanan County Livestock Volunteers

Know anyone in the community looking for a fun learning experience that

involves working with youth developing life long skills? Buchanan County has

several open volunteer positions for livestock committees:

Beef, Cat/Pet, Dairy, Dairy Goat, Dog, Horse, Meat Goat, Poultry, Rabbit,

Sheep and Swine

To become a volunteer, please fill out the application on the Buchanan

County ISU Extension website and either mail or drop it off at the office.

www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan/news/become-volunteer-0 or email Alexia at

[email protected].

Beef Quality Assurance Training

Monday, September 14, a free class is being offered to those who work or raise beef will be held at the

Heartland Acres Event Center. A free dinner will be served at 6:00 pm with the training beginning at 6:30 pm

and will go ‘til 8:30 pm. Presenter that evening is Doug Bear, who is the Director of Industry Relations Iowa

Beef Industry Council. Call to register at 319-334-7161. Event is hosted by the Buchanan County Cattlemen’s

Association and Buchanan County Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

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Buchanan County 4-H Record Book Order

Record book system would like Clover Kids and 4-H members to start keeping all their records and forms

from previous years in a three ring binder. This will help judges see how youth have progressed throughout

the years and see the growth in the different project areas. Below you will find the order of the record book.

Please use tabs to divide each section in the book (Title Page, Expected Standards, 4-H Yearly Summary,

Project Records by each project category.) May be typed or if records are handwritten, they must be legible.

If not then points will be docked.

1. Project Information Award Form – not required but if a member wants to be considered for a project

area they must complete this form.

2. Title page – includes name, club name, photo (optional and can be decorative i.e. may relate to 4-H

theme), grade in school, years in 4-H. From now on include title pages from previous years but keep

the current year on top.

3. Buchanan County 4-H Expected Standards – keep the current year on top of other Expected Standards.

Must be signed by 4-H’er, Parent/Guardian, and leader.

*Clover Kids DO NOT need to fill this form out.

4. Clover Kids and 4-H Yearly Summary or 4-H Story – keep the current year on top of past summaries.

Also include general 4-H photos and clippings throughout the year i.e. club photos, parade,

community service – place behind summary.

5. Project Record Forms – at least one project area must be filled out to receive points for yearly

summary.

Clover Kids & Jr. Project Record forms – Clover Kids K-3 and Junior 4-H’ers grades 4-6

Intermediate Project Record forms – Intermediate 4-H’ers grades 7-8

Senior Project Record forms – Senior 4-H’ers grades 9-12

Remember to summarize project areas that you don’t complete a record for on page 3 of the Yearly

Summary. When filling out project area record forms, be sure to add other tabs to your binder. For

example if you want to do a project award for photography, make a photography tab and put your

information/forms in that appropriate spot. As a reminder keep the current year on top of past years.

Keep in mind that goals are an important factor in record keeping. Goals for projects should include these

main things: (ART) 1) Action – how are you going to do it, 2) Result – what will you do, 3) Timetable –

when do you plan to complete the project

Example: 1) I want to train 2) my 4-H beef heifer to lead 3) before county fair time.

*Livestock project area records must include animal worksheets and lifetime records to show feed

rations, vet care, and cost analysis.

*Building Exhibits may also include write-ups and goal worksheets

*Support Material of pictures or newspaper clippings should be placed behind the record.

6. Record Books will be due September 15th with all signatures from the 4-H member, parent and leader.

For more information go to http://www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan/news/record-book-info

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