MARSHALL COUNTY EXTENSION 4-H CLOVER COURIER Chelsea Martens Marshall County Extension Office Assistant Chelsea@iastate.edu 641-752-1551 December 2016 Issue WHAT S INSIDE: Hacks and Hounds MHS 4-H Project Beef Bits Re-enrollment Painting Party Info County Youth Ambassadors Leader s Reminder FSQA Record Book Workshop 4-H Scholarship Fundraiser We hope you have a great holiday season! December 4 County Youth Ambassadors 17 Beef Weigh in 19 Last of can food drive 23 Office Closed Christmas Holiday 26 Office Closed Christmas Holiday 27 FSQA Training 28 Record Book Workshop 29 Painting Party Calendar of Events January 2 Office Closed New Years Holiday 8 County Youth Ambassadors February 5 County Youth Ambassadors COUNTY ADDRESS, CITY, STATE XXX-XXX-XXXX OFFICE HOURS LEARN MORE AT WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/COUNTYNAMEHERE Iowa State University Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability. 1
MARSHALL COUNTY NEWA Hacks & Hounds Saturday, December 10 at 11 am at Pizza Ranch (Christmas Party) RSVP TO ERIN 641-485-8548 Saturday, January 14 at 10 am (TBA on location) Saturday, February 11 at 10 am (TBA on location) Horseless Project http://isumodelhorseshow.wixsite.com/2016 On Sunday December 11th there will be a Horseless Project event. The event starts at 9am and doors open at 8am. It will be held in Ames at the Farm Bureau Pavilion. All entries must be turned in by December 3rd. You can go to the link above for more information. Erin Calkins can give you more information as well. FSQA Training FSQA certification is required for all 4-H ers who exhibit beef, dairy, goats, poultry, rabbits, sheep, and swine. 4-6 graders must attend a training session by May 15, 2017. 7-12 graders may attend a training session or test out by May 15, 2017. Training Dates: Tuesday, December 27th, 2-4 pm at the Extension office Thursday, April 18th, 2015, 6-8 pm at the Extension office Testing Testing can be done by appointment or after either training date, in the last 15 minutes. YQCA Training NEW Youth for the Quality Care of Animals Youth will be starting to take YQCA instead of FSQA starting in the 2017-2018 fair year. This program will be offered starting March 1st, 2016 but will not be mandatory for youth to have until the next fair year. This new training will be $12 to complete. It will be mandatory every year, there will be no testing out option available. It will start in 4th grade and is offered to youth through the ages of 21, just as FSQA did. If youth show beef, dairy, rabbit, poultry, sheep, swine, and or goat they will need to be certified in YQCA, just as FSQA required. We WILL still have our December and April FSQA trainings this year at the office. If you have any questions or would like to do this participate in the this new training this year you can contact the office for more information. Scholarship Opportunity For 4-H Seniors Francis Dunn and Marshall County Pork Producers Scholarships Due date: January 10th Requirements: Resident of Marshall County and going to Iowa State University in the college of Ag. Please contact Lisa Peterson for applications and more information 515-294-0411 or plpeterson@partnercom.net WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/YOUR COUNTY NAME HERE 2
MARSHALL COUNTY NEWS County Youth Ambassadors The Youth Ambassador s next meeting December 4th will be at 5pm at the extension office. They will be having a pizza party and a small grab bag gift exchange. Remember.new members are ALWAYS welcome! The Marshall County 4-H Youth Ambassadors are once again hosting a canned food drive to be donated to the House of Compassion in Marshalltown. If every 4-H er donated just ONE canned item, we could donate over 200 items! Bring your canned items to the extension office by December 19. This is a great way to begin the 4-H year with a club citizenship project! County Youth Ambassadors Spotlight Jessica Buckley Jessica has been in 4-H for 5 years and is in the Rhodes Raven Club. She likes to show her rabbits, dogs, horses, and of course her non-livestock projects at fair. Her favorite part of being in 4-H is getting to meet a lot of new people. Her goals this year in 4-H is to learn how to show her new ponies and to get grand champion title with her dog. When she grows up she wants to become a band director or an entertainer! Mackenzie Moyer Mackenzie has been in 4-H for 2 years and is a part of the Marshall County Rockets and loves to show her rabbits at fair. Her favorite part of 4-H is the feeling of being a part of a family. She would like to go into agriculture or music when she grows up. Record Book Workshop On December 28th we will be having a record book workshop at the extension office. It s never too early to start working on your record books. Come and get new ideas for your record books, or come and learn how to put together your FIRST record book! All experience levels are welcome! It will be a great time to work on record books and meet new people! The workshop will be from 2-4 pm at the office on December 28th RSVP to the office by Thursday, December 22nd to let us know you will be there! You can call the office (641-752-1551) or email Chelsea (Chelsea@iastate.edu) to RSVP. 4-H Re-enrollment We have started a new and exciting 4-H year! 4-H re-enrollment is being done on 4hOnline again this year which can be done at your home or in our office. To re-enroll, go to the 4hOnline website, https://ia.4-honline.com and use your email address and password to login. If your Clover Kid is now the age to be in 4-H (4th grade), make sure to change their club from the Clover Kid group to the 4-H club. Be sure to update all health information for the current time and check all of the appropriate releases (driving, photo, etc.). Enrollment is now $30. If you have any questions regarding enrollment, call the extension office at 641-752-1551, email Chelsea (chelsea@iastate.edu) or stop in the office! MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH YOUTH-ADULT PARTNERSHIPS AND RESEARCH-BASED EXPERIENCES. 3
MARSHALL COUNTY NEWS Beef Bits Time to start thinking about new projects for the new year. We have set the weigh-in date for this winter. Beef weigh in on Saturday, December 17th from 9 am to 12 pm We know that we might have some exhibitors that can not make this work due to other activities. If you can not make it on this day you MUST call the Extension Office ahead of time to let them know where you will be going to weigh in your projects and you MUST pick up a packet from them before you go with Marshall Co Beef tags and paperwork along with instructions. Also a reminder that someone else can weigh in your calves for you on the day stated above and we can certainly help make that happen. All the exhibitor needs to do is sign off on a form that is at the extension office giving permission for another person to weigh them in. If you have any questions about the information stated above please feel free to contact the office or a member of the beef committee. Also, please remember when you are finding your new market animals to weigh in, if they are a registered breed then please get the paperwork going as soon as possible. When you come to weigh in you will need to have the calf tattooed, and we will need to have the tattoo number, sire registration name and sire registration number. So please be prepared with this information. Please call anyone on the beef committee if you have any questions. Thank you. Central Iowa Fair 4-H/FFA Scholarship Fundraiser BINGO-BINGO-BINGO Mark your calendars! The Central Iowa Fairboard would like to invite everyone to come on out to BINGO in the activity building on Sunday, January 8th and Sunday, January 29th. Doors will open at 3:00 pm and BINGO will start at 4:00 p.m. Cost is $10 per packet and that allows you to play all night! This is for the entire family. Concessions will be open serving delicious Taco Bowls, Super Nachos, Pulled Pork Sandwiches, and so much more! Adult beverages will also be available. This is open to the general public and we hope you will invite friends and relatives to come along and play! Cash prizes and door prizes will be awards. All proceeds made will go into the Central Iowa Fair Scholarship Program. Each year the fairboard awards three $1,000 scholarships to senior 4H/FFA members along with awarding club grants of $150 each when applied for. So come on out to play BINGO and a wintery day and enjoy the fun while helping to support the scholarship fund!! See you then. Citizenship Washington Focus June 2017 Trip What does it mean to be a good citizen or a leader? Are you being a strong civic leader for your community, country, and world? Make plans to explore these topics at Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) in 2017! The trip is set for June 16-24. The week will be full of workshops at the National 4-H Center learning about issues important to teens, how to turn ideas into bills, actively participating in committee meetings, and planning for action to make your community better at home. Total cost of the trip is $1570 and includes all lodging, travel, tours, and a majority of your meals. To learn more about the trip, visit: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/cwf Painting Party We will be painting the Northern Lights at the Fisher Community Center on December 29th from 2-4pm. To participate please register by December 21st at 4pm. This event will only be for 12-18 year olds but is not limited to 4-H members. Bring a friend! See the flyer on the next page for more details. WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/YOUR COUNTY NAME HERE 4
MARSHALL COUNTY NEWS 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. 5
MARSHALL COUNTY NEWS 2016 Year End Celebration The 2016 Year End Celebration was a great success! We had a great 2016 4-H year and Central Iowa Fair. Thank you to everyone that helped put on the event. We hope this year will be just as successful, if not more successful! Pictured above are all youth that were able to attend at the celebration to receive their various awards Pictured here are all youth that were present at the celebration to receive their 1st year member awards. WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/YOUR COUNTY NAME HERE 6
MARSHALL COUNTY NEWS Marshalltown High School 4-H Club Community Service Project: RSVP Winterization Members from the Marshalltown High School 4-H Club decided to make their service project for fall 2016 a learning experience. They had the opportunity to work in partnership with Central Iowa RSVP, for their Weatherization Program. The program mainly benefits homes from people with limited resources; the program helps protect their houses for the cold season. Kids learned to protect windows with plastic wraps, sealed them, moved stuff around (if needed), putting insolation or protections around doors, etc. At first, most of us didn t know how to weatherize homes, but we all learned from experience. Vanessa Ceren Many of them also learned the importance of team work. For many it was the first time actually interacting with other members of the club one on one basis. They used their communication skills and along with some of the Club s Leaders successfully accomplished the service. Working together was the key for great communication, and it made the whole day go smoother. Javier Nunez One of the things they experiences was the exposure of living in poverty. This experience created a huge impact in some of the club s members. Sometimes we take for granted what we have and being able to see what s going on around your community makes you think you re lucky for what you have. -Daisy Lopez. I learned a lot from this experience. Not many people live at their best and they need the help, they wouldn t have been able to do it on they own and I m glad we helped them out. Rosie Estrada Over all, it was a great experience and these club members had the opportunity to explore their citizenship skills. They went out there and helped the community, especially by helping families that really needed this service. We congratulate them all and we are ready to see what other projects they can be part of around the their community. GRACIAS MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH YOUTH-ADULT PARTNERSHIPS AND RESEARCH-BASED EXPERIENCES. 7
Iowa State University Marshall County Extension 2608 S 2nd St Marshalltown, IA 50158 Thank You to all our volunteers! One of the greatest aspects about the Marshall County 4-H Program is the many volunteers that help provide a quality experience to youth. We are so blessed to have so many volunteers, long and short term, that assist with various projects. There would not be a Marshall County 4-H Program without the many caring adults willing to help out in times of need. If you are interested in volunteering please, contact Chelsea or Amy at the Extension Office for more information. Thank you, Marshall County Extension Staff 641-752-1551 xmarshall@iastate.edu COUNTY ADDRESS, CITY, STATE XXX-XXX-XXXX OFFICE HOURS LEARN MORE AT WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/COUNTYNAMEHERE Iowa State University Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability. 8