Have you written your COUNTY FAIR THANK YOU NOTES?

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1 Items in Newsletter ISU FREMONT COUNTY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH 4-H RAP SHEET AUGUST 2013 Have you written your COUNTY FAIR THANK YOU NOTES? $4 Food Stand Coupons, Stall Cards and cookies and drink! Farm Credit Services 700 Senate Ave Red Oak IA Plaque and Trophy Sponsors! - Thank you on the back of the plaque or bottom of trophy. $2 Bills donated to Cherry Pie bakers Fremont County Farm Bureau PO Box 250 Sidney, IA Who bought your pie! - This info was given at the auction or call Extension Office. Premium Sale Buyer! - This info was given to 4-H er at sale! Call the office if you forgot. Livestock Bedding this is especially important for your animal care during fair. Gavilon Transportation for Beef and Swine: 303 Northwest Rd Briggs Trucking Shenandoah, IA Filmore Sidney, IA Calendar & Deadlines RECORD BOOK INFO Record Book Workshops COUNTY COUNCIL 2013 Table Setting 2013 Selected State Fair Exhibits Future Happenings Club News ISU FREMONT COUNTY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH Mandy Maher Susan Harris County Program Coordinator County Youth Coordinator mmaher@iastate.edu sharris@iastate.edu Lynda Marshall Heidi Lowthorp Office Assistant Growing Strong Families lyndam@iastate.edu hlowtho@iastate.edu 610 CLAY STREET, SIDNEY, IA OFFICE HOURS MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM 5PM LEARN MORE AT Iowa State University Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.

2 Calendar of Local, State, National Events AUGUST PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO DEADLINES! 6 Fremont County State Fair Check-in MONTHLY MEETING DATES FOR FREMONT COUNTY 4-H CLUBS FREMONT COUNTY FLETCHINGS: meets the 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. 26 Record Book Workshop 5-7 p.m. SEPTEMBER 2 OFFICE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY County Council Year End 5 p.m. 9 Youth Committee Meeting 6:30 p.m. 12 Record Book Workshop 5-7 p.m H RECORD BOOK to Office DEADLINE!!! Program Year Enrollment Begins! COUNTY COUNCIL APPLICATIONS DUE to the Office! 24 Extension Council 7 p.m. OCTOBER?? National 4-H Week 20 or 27 Tentative dates for COUNTYWIDE AWARDS NIGHT NOVEMBER Club Family Nights RIVERSIDE ROCKETS: Meet on third Wednesday at Randolph Fire House 7 p.m. SILVER SKYLARKS: meet first Saturday of the month, High School in Sidney at 10 a.m. W.M.P.: Monthly Club Meeting is third Sunday of the month in Farragut at 4 p.m.. WASHINGTON P.E.P.: meet third Sunday of the month, United Methodist Church in Hamburg at 4 p.m. COUNTY COUNCIL: Meets 3rd Sunday of the month at 6:30 p.m., Extension Office. (Senior Members of Fremont County 4-H Clubs form the County Council.) FREMONT COUNTY FAIR BOARD: Meets Monthly on 2nd Monday of the month. YOUTH COMMITTEE: Meets 4 times a year or more as needed on a Sunday evening. EXTENSION COUNCIL: Meets monthly on the last Monday of the Month. WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/FREMONT

3 RECORD BOOK INFORMATION AND RESOURCES Record Books are to be turned into the Extension Office on Monday, Sept. 16 by 4:29 p.m. or before. This also makes you eligible for a free Record Book t-shirt! 2015 CWF participants MUST COMPLETE and TURN IN a Record Book on time! Record keeping is an ongoing process that does not end or begin with the Fremont County Fair. This is a yearly project that will teach you life skills and hold your 4-H history. ORDER OF RECORD BOOK: Cover Sheet Please include a picture of yourself, name, club, age and grade completed of record year. Table of Contents Do not worry about page numbers! List things in order found in book. Yearly 4-H Summary (REQUIRED) This consists of ALL your activities in this past r4-h program year. Include home, school and community. Personal Goal Record (REQUIRED) Project Write Up (REQUIRED) Complete new STEM-O-GRAM write up form for EACH project enrolled, even if not taken to fair. DO NOT use the beginner, advanced or experienced project forms. Project Worksheets (REQUIRED) The following projects have worksheets that need completed. There are: Crop Production, Beef, Dairy, Dog, Cat, Pet, Horse, Horticulture, Photography first year project, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, and Swine. Project Related Pictures Show pictures of you working on or with your projects! 4-H Story (REQUIRED) THIS IS A REQUIREMENT and should not be a repeat of the yearly summary. Include things you did 4-H meetings, club activities, community service, future plans, and what 4-H has taught you! Supporting Materials This could be club minutes, newspaper articles and pictures. DO NOT include ribbons, receipts, or letters. Record Keeping Self-Evaluation - Be HONEST with yourself! Previous Year s Records - PUT CURRENT YEAR ON TOP! ONLINE RECORD BOOK FORMS! This link provides you with all the required and necessary forms for the completion of your yearbook! Please call the office with any questions! RECORD BOOK INFORMATION AND RESOURCES MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

4 Record Book Workshop and Computers! Monday, August p.m. p.m. at Extension Office DEADLINE: Friday, Aug. 23 Thursday, Sept p.m. at Extension Office DEADLINE: Tuesday, Sept. 9 If you would like to attend a Record Book Workshop at the Extension Office please call the office and leave your name and which day you would like to attend! **We have computer laptops available at the office and a work area for you to prepare your Record Book forms and print them off! County Council Year End and Start Up All County Council members are asked to attend an end of the year wrap up and planning session on Thursday, August 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Extension Office. We will evaluate the past year and help plan the COUNTYWIDE AWARDS NIGHT sponsored by the Youth Committee. Also on the agenda will be discussion of a County Council overnight retreat. REMINDER: Applications for the County Council need to be turned into the office by Friday, Sept. 20. Those who are senior 4-H members (9-12th grade) are eligible to apply! Application can be found on the county webpage and Facebook. Call the office to set up a time! HAVE YOU WRITTEN YOUR THANK YOUS?????? Have you written your thank you notes? OUR VISION A WORLD IN WHICH YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN, GROW, AND WORK TOGETHER AS CATALYSTS FOR POSTIVE CHANGE

5 Region 17 Table Setting News The Council Bluffs Public Library was the location of the 2013 Regional table Setting competition on Tuesday, July 30. Lydia received a purple ribbon in the junior casual division and Jessica was awarded the Grand Champion Senior plaque in casual division. Table Setting continues to grow in popularity. Other regions in Iowa are beginning to sponsor Table Setting at Fremont County Fair on Sunday was busy with all kinds children and family activities County Council members participated by hosting a working exhibit demonstration. Ooey-gooey gel bags were a hit with all ages! Pictured are William, Nickole, Jessica and Daniel. Don t forget to write your Thank You Notes! FREMON T COUN TY FA IR MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

6 2013 State Fair Static Project Exhibitors Not pictured are: Lucas Finnell William Green Nick Johnson Jolean McClane Elayna Mincer Tyler Hemphill Kaley Severn Nick Shipley Matt Stenzel Animals, Ag and Natural Resources Animal Science: Harley Martin (W.M.P.) Nicholas Johnson ( Silver Skylarks) Thomas Wilson (Silver Skylarks) Creative Arts Photography: Jolean McClane (Silver Skylarks) Lydia Alley (Riverside Rockets) William Green-2 (Washington P.E.P.) Tyler Hemphill-1 (Silver Skylarks) Jessica Lowthorp-1 (Silver Skylarks) Elayna Mincer (Washington P.E.P.) Kaley Severn (Riverside Rockets) Abigal Whitehead-2 (Silver Skylarks) Visual Art: Mallory Beard Lexie Howard Kelsey Hurley Colton Moore Family Consumer Sciences Clothing and Fashion: Mallory Beard (Silver Skylarks) Food & Nutrition: Mallory Beard (Silver Skylarks) Jessica Lowthorp (Silver Skylarks) Abigail Whitehead (Silver Skylarks) Sewing and Needle Craft: McKenzie Ross (Silver Skylarks) Personal Development Citizenship: Matthew Stenzel (Washington P.E.P.) Leadership: R.J. Harris (Washington P.E.P.) Trevor Perkins (Riverside Rockets) Communication Through Posters Aspen Ross (Silver Skylarks) Science, Engineering & Technology Lucas Finnell (Silver Skylarks) Connor Owen (Washington P.E.P.) Nicholas Shipley (Silver Skylarks) WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/FREMONT

7 Future Happenings: Re-Enroll for the H program year Anyone remember the 4honline Rap??? After midnight September 15th, you can re-enroll 24/7 for the program year! If you will be in your first year as a 4-H er, remember that if your family has a profile already, you can be added there. If not, please contact the office so we may help you set up a FAMILY PROFILE for the first year 4-H er! Follow this link to the 4honline webpage: 4honline Countywide Awards Night tentatively Sunday, Oct. 20 or 27th The Youth Committee and County Council will be working together to plan a Countywide Awards Night. This is not to replace Club Family Nights, but to bring everyone together who got State and County sponsored awards, along with food and fellowship! Club Family Nights These events are usually held in November and include special club awards or recognition, as well as a great night for new families or members to 4-H! Let the office know as soon as possible when and where these events will be held. (Remember, this is a special night and does not qualify as a regular meeting for club attendance.) New Member Outings What is your club doing to recruit new members? Consider a social club event/outing. There does not need to be a meeting. National 4-H Week is in October. HINT HINT Have you written your THANK YOUS? 4-H PLEDGE I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE, AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.

8 CLUB NEWS If you have club news or special happenings let us know! This does not mean the newsletter is for club minutes. Minutes are to come to the office to be proofed. Lynda will send to the media. OR you can send directly to the newspapers. They will not proof or make corrections as needed. Pictures of presentations, workshops, recreation activities, etc. are more than welcome in the newsletter! MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING