4-H Club Meetings. West Ridge Riders November TBA, Drew & Urell Families Hosting

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1 THE 4-H CONNECTION 2015 ALLAMAKEE COUNTY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH Morgan Bjerke COUNTY EXTENSION County Youth Coordinator WHAT S INSIDE: 4-H Club Meeting Dates 1 Saturday Clover Kids 2 Soup Supper/Re-Wards Day 2 Purple Ribbon Sale 2 4-H Citizenship Club 3 New Member Night 3 Smiles & Thank You s 3 Enrollment Status 3 Beef Weigh In 4 Beef Checkoff 4 Camp Planning Committee 4 New 4-H ers 5 Leader s Corner 5 Upcoming Events 6 Birthday List 6 Business Agenda 6 Awards Day Winners 7 4-H Online SAVE 8 Thank you! Thank you to the 4-H volunteers for continuing to show your passion of 4-H with the youth of Allamakee County! Thank you to the Extension Council, Youth Development Committee, Club leaders, County Council members, parents and 4-H members! Thanks to all of you for continuing to support and encourage the positive youth development opportunities that create stronger 4-H experiences and well-rounded future members of our community. This month I challenge you all to take time out of your busy schedule to say Thank You to someone who has positively impacted you! With 4-H Spirit, 4-H Club Meetings Below is a listing of each 4-H Club s meeting location (if determined), time, and hosting duties for the month. 4-H Flyers November No Meeting 4-H Toppers November 9, 7:00 p.m., Waterville Library, Pladsen & Kiel Families Hosting Bear Creek Kids November 7, 1:00 p.m., Dorchester Church Hall, Hammel & Dahlstrom Families Hosting Cherry Valley Chums November 16, 2:00 p.m., St. Paul Fellowship Hall, Avitan & Palas Families Hosting Clover Chasers November 9, 6:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hospital, Goltz & Kolsrud Families Hosting Elon PMC November 16, 6:30 p.m., Extension Office, Decker & Troendle Families Hosting Lansing Blackhawks November 1, 4:30 p.m., Extension Office Ludlow Future Farmers November 9, 7:30 p.m., Farmers & Merchants Community Room, McGeough, Howard & Curtin Families Hosting Mississippi Mad Scientists November 10, 5:30 p.m., Lansing Library Basement River Valley Panthers November 8, 5:00 p.m., Waukon Wellness Center, Snitker Families Hosting West Ridge Riders November TBA, Drew & Urell Families Hosting *Dates, times and locations are subject to change "Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of 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) " 1

2 4-H News Saturday Clover Kids Saturday Clover KIds had a Hauntingly Healthy Halloween themed meeting in October. 29 youth spent the morning learning about sometimes foods and every day foods by Laura Liechty, Region 4 Youth & Nutrition Coordinator. With Halloween approaching Laura also talked about sugar content in food and what added sugar vs natural sugar is. The participants had a chance to get their hands slimy during our pumpkin investigation. To end the morning youth learned to make healthy snack alternatives, ghost bananas and pumpkin oranges. The clover kids went trick or treating for the Allamakee County Food Shelf and were able to donate 26 lbs. of food! Youth are also encouraged to bring in any left over Halloween candy to the Extension Office in return for a goody bag. All candy collected will go to Operation Gratitude and sent to our military. If you have questions about the Saturday Clover Kids Program please contact Becky Rea at beckyrea@iastate.edu. Soup Supper/Re-Wards Day/4-H Awards Program Thank you to everyone who attended the H Soup Supper and Awards Day! Active 4-H and Clover Kid members had the opportunity to redeem their Clover Bucks at the Clover Store. If you were unable to attend the Re-Wards Day, Clover Bucks may be redeemed at the Extension Office during normal business hours until November 25. Clover Bucks do not carry over from year to year. Congratulations to all the award winners. Please see page 7 of the 4-H Newsletter for a complete list of winners. If you purchased a silent auction basket and were not present to receive it, please stop into the Extension Office to pay for and pick up your basket. Purple Ribbon Sale Leader Recognition Lansing Blackhawks Basket Challenge Winners! Purple Ribbon Prospect Sale 2015 will be held on Saturday, November 7, at the Waukon Equity Livestock Sales Commission, Waukon, Iowa at 7:00 p.m. with a clinic from 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.! Make sure you come for that! Royalty crowning 6:30 p.m. Huge promotion item this year! Bob and Joyce McFarlane are donating one of their designs of a brand new aluminum grooming chute for a lucky buyer this year. Can be only won by purchasing a calf! Check out Allamakee County Cattlemen on Facebook for updates. Any questions feel free to call Nick Tilleraas , Jim Wood , or Kerry Troendle MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING AND LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS November 2015 Newsletter 2

3 LOCAL 4-H Events 4-H Citizenship Club The 4-H Citizenship Club participated in their first lesson on Sunday, October 18. Allamakee, Howard, and Winneshiek counties have joined together to offer this opportunity for the H Year. This 2-year project commitment is open to all 4-H Intermediate and Senior-age members choosing to participate. Youth joining the Citizenship 4-H Group at the start of the H year, will be expected to complete their second year of program work on the national level in Year 1 requires enrollment in the 4-H citizenship project, participation of local level citizenship education with 4 monthly meetings, a tri-county meeting and a trip to the Iowa State Capital in Des Moines. Year 2 requires enrollment in the 4-H citizenship project, participation in the six-part series of 4-H Citizenship Topic presentations, youth selecting, organizing and presenting information on a Washington DC site as the Iowa Expert for the trip and finally a registration fee for a trip to Washington DC with a four-night stay at the National 4-H Center in Chevy Chase, MD. If you are interested, there is still time to sign-up! Please contact the Allamakee County Extension Office to sign-up for this exciting, educational and engaging opportunity by calling or Morgan at mlheim@iastate.edu. Reminder to Citizenship Club Members: Our next meeting is schedule for Sunday, November 15 at 5 PM at the Extension Office. If you need to schedule a make-up meeting time, please contact Morgan. Smiles and Thank You s Thank You to all the families who have re-enrolled in 4-H on 4-H Online. Thank you to all the leaders and Youth Development Committee for evaluating record books. Smiles to everyone who applied for Senior Achievement Awards. Special thank you to Caitlin Johnson for assisting with interviewing the senior achievement award candidates. Smiles and thank you to the County Council, leaders, and club members for promoting 4-H during National 4-H Week. Smiles and thank you to everyone who attended the 4-H Soup Supper. Smiles and special thanks for Elon PMC and Lansing Blackhawks for helping with the Soup Supper. Smiles to youth and volunteers who received awards at the 2015 Awards Ceremony. November 2015 Newsletter New Member Night Is this your first year in 4-H? Are you trying to figure out where to start? We can help! New 4-H members and families are invited to learn more and ask questions about 4-H at our New Member Night on Thursday, November 12 at 6:00 p.m. at the Farmers and Merchants Community Room. Please feel free to bring the whole family and come with any questions you may have about the Allamakee County 4-H Program. If you have a friend that is interested in joining 4-H, please invite them to join us to learn all about 4-H. If you are interested in attending please RSVP to Morgan by Friday, November 9 at mlheim@iastate.edu or at H Enrollment Status H Member Goal: 267 Current 4-H Members: 122 Current Clover Kids Members: 53 Club Leaders & Volunteers: 14 3

4 LOCAL 4-H Events Beef Weigh In The 4-H/FFA Beef Weigh-In will be held on Saturday, December 19 from 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. at the Northeast Iowa Sales Commission. Calves that need to be weighed, tagged, and identified include market steers, market heifers, and dairy beef steers. Each person may identify a maximum of 6 calves. Calves must be a minimum of 350 pounds at weigh-in. Dairy beef should weigh about 800 pounds. State Fair Exhibitors ID-Decorah The regional site for retinal imaging will be at the Decorah Sales Commission on Saturday, December 19 from 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Families must contact the Allamakee County Extension Office by December 11 if planning to weigh-in and retinal image state fair market beef exhibits. State Fair animals weighed in Decorah do not need to come to our county weigh-in on December 19. Beef Checkoff The Beef Checkoff Program is mandatory and requires that any time there is a change of ownership of a bovine animal, $1-per-head must be remitted to the Iowa Beef Industry Council. The beef checkoff applies to ALL bovine animals, including but not limited to, breeding stock, dairy animals and club calves (including new 4-H projects). These dollars fund Beef It s What s For Dinner promotions. If you have any additional questions or would like more information about the Beef Checkoff Program, please contact the Iowa Beef Industry Council at , beef@iabeef.org, or at Please send all investments directly to: Iowa Beef Industry Council, PO Box 451, Ames, IA H ers WANTED Did you love 4-H Pine Bluff camp as a junior or intermediate 4-H er? Would you like to meet new friends and be part of the voice & choice of planning the H Regional Summer 4-H Camps at Pine Bluff? If so, then this is an opportunity for you. We are looking for interested 4-H ers with a previous camp experience and a leadership voice to join a Regional 4-H Camp Planning Committee. The first planning conversation will be held on Monday, December 28, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah from 1:00 3:00 PM. Please contact Morgan Bjerke, 4-H County Youth Coordinator if interested. Each county in Region 4 will have two youth representatives on the committee. Cherry Valley Chums Fall Fundraiser & Bake Sale The Cherry Valley Chums 4-H Club will be hosting their fall fundraiser and bake sale on Saturday, November 7, 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. at the Turner Hall in Postville. Come and get your Holiday shopping and baking done in one stop! LIKE ALLAMAKEE COUNTY 4-H ON FACEBOOK 4

5 4-H Announcements Welcome New 4-H ers & Clover Kids 4-H Toppers Katherine Hagen Elon PMC Thomas Fossum Logan Larson Cherry Valley Chums Nora Malcom Riley Rankin Paisley Vine Addyson Rankin (Clover Kid) Landyn Rankin (Clover Kid) Leader s Corner Nov. 30 All Club Programs and Officer Rosters. Copies of the club programs were handed out at the leader meeting. Encourage your members to help create club guidelines and meeting planning. Your meetings should offer a variety of topics throughout the year and should have an opportunity for each 4-H er to assume responsibility during club meetings. Nov. 30 Re-enrollments due on 4-H Online. All returning 4-H ers are required to complete his/her re-enrollment online at see page 9 for details (Important: We will not be requesting hand written medical forms. Please make sure you update that information in 4-H online) Auction Checks Clover Chasers Brooklyn Ottaway Ludlow Future Farmers Lucas Byrnes Jack O Neill Nathan O Neill Reid Liddiard (Clover Kid) Mississippi Mad Scientists Zoey Timmerman (Clover Kid) River Valley Panthers Zachary Davison Ashlin O Neill What s Due? REMINDER to cash your livestock auction checks ASAP! Fidelity Bank & Trust, the livestock auction clerk from fair, will be merging with Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank. Checks need to be cashed by December 1, 2015! Holiday Mail for Heros Is your club looking to do something extra special this holiday season? The American Red Cross is seeking holiday cards for their Holiday Mail for Heroes Program! These cards are a special way for soldiers to feel remembered during this holiday season. They ask that the cards are signed by the individual or group who sent them. Please use generic salutations such as Dear Service Member. Only cards are accepted, do not include letters. Holiday cards can be send to: American Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heros 2400 Asbury Road Dubuque, IA Club Programs It s time to start planning for the next 4-H year. It is a good idea for club officers to help in this planning. Keep in mind that everyone has different interests. It is important to offer a variety of topics and hands-on activities throughout the year. A copy of your club s program from last year was left on your club shelf. The program will help aid in your clubs planning. Please return updated club programs to the Extension Office by November 30. The office will run copies for your members. This program is important for the office to gather information, help with liability, and meeting dates. Premium Checks Please remind youth to cash their premium checks as soon as possible. All fair exhibitors will be receiving a premium check from your club leader soon. Premiums are awarded to youth exhibiting both livestock and non-livestock exhibits. You many notice the initials NP on your check stub. NP stands for No Premium. Did your 4-H Club do something special for National 4-H Week? Send your photos to dahlstro@iastate.edu so your club can be recognized for your dedication to spreading the word about Allamakee County 4-H. 21 ALLAMAKEE ST., WAUKON, IA OFFICE HOURS: M-F 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. LEARN MORE AT November 2015 Newsletter 5

6 November November 2015 Newsletter Upcoming Events Calendar 1 Soup Supper/Silent Auction/Clover Store, 4:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., Pavilion 1 4-H Awards Program, 7:30 p.m., Pavilion 10 YDC Mtg. 7:00 p.m., Ext. Office 12 New Member Night, 6:00 p.m., FMSB 14 Saturday Clover Kids, 9:30 a.m., WWC, SR. Room 15 Citizenship Meeting, 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m., Ext. Office 25 Last Chance to redeem Clover Bucks, Ext. Office 23 Holiday Parade, 6:00 p.m., Waukon Thanksgiving, Extension Office Closed 30 All Enrollments Due, Ext. Office 30 Club Programs & Officer Rosters Due, Extension Office December 3 Required Leaders Training, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Ext. Off. 6 County Council Meeting, Time TBD Holiday Party 8 Required Leaders Training, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Ext. Off. 19 Market Beef Weigh-In, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Northeast Iowa Sales Commission 19 State Fair Beef Weigh-In, Decorah Sales Commission, 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m Christmas, Extension Office Closed 28 Citizenship Mtg, 10:00-11:30 a.m., Ext. Office 28 4-H Camp Planning Mtg. 1:00 p.m., Calmar *Dates, times and locations are subject to change Officer Elections November is here. It is time for officer elections. Are you interested in becoming your club president, photographer, or reporter but you need more information on what your roles and responsibilities would be? Talk with your club leader to find an officer position that would fit your interests. Visit programs/4hclubs for more information on club officer roles WANT TO KNOW MORE? Allamakee County Extension Office is Moving! It is with great excitement to announce, the Extension Office will be moving this FALL! Our s and phone numbers will stay the same. Our new location will be 210 7th Ave. SE, Waukon. The exact moving date is TBA. Business Meeting Agenda November 2015 November Birthdays Ross Berger Brigid Berns Peyton Bieber Halea Corwin Aubree Cota Jacob Dougherty Kendra Gibbs Caleb Helgerson Luis Ixen Haylee Jeglum Logan Lubahn Katie Lydon Andrew Mellick Daytona Miller Carter Nolting Jack O Neill Emma Palmer Neva Peterson Miranda Reinhardt Kaedan Snitker Sophia Stone Rebecca Thorstenson 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call & Introduction of Visitors 4. Minutes of Previous Meeting 5. Treasurer s Report 6. Committee Reports 7. Unfinished and New Business ~Installation of new members, leaders & officers ~Plan club meeting guidelines ~Club Programs, Office Rosters, enrollments due, November 30, Extension Office ~Redeem Clover Bucks by November 25 ~Beef Weigh-In, December 19, 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 8. Announcements & Leaders Report 9. Adjourn and 4-H Pledge IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESITONS OR COMMENTS THAT WE COULD HELP YOU WITH, CONTACT US BY PHONE AT OR JULIE: JULIECHR@IASTATE.EDU MORGAN: MLHEIM@IASTATE.EDU BECKY: BECKYREA@IASTATE.EDU LANA: DAHLSTRO@IASTATE.EDU 6

7 Congratulations 2015 Awards Day Winners! *Record Book Completion Awards *Record Book Project Awards Senior Christa Heffern Chase Pladsen Corey Troendle Jenna Schutte Emily Hammel Travis Fish Nicholas Jacobs Katelyn Leiran Megan Leiran Danielle Stock Duel Stock Jacob Dougherty Mikayla Gavin Nolan Hagen Makayla M. Manning Claudia Mathis Malerie Mathis Chance Opperman Katie Lydon Shelby Wild Devin Bieber Audry Fahey Erika Johnson Makayla Manning Cassey Urell Intermediate Katelyn Benzing Taya Duehr Kaylee Gibbs Nathan Liddiard Sean Liddiard Luke Pladsen Ben Troendle Caleb Opfer Derrick Wiemerslage Jillian Fish Collin Malcom Katelyn Monroe Nathan Helgerson Grace Howe Faith Palmer Soraya Reyes Madalyn Ellingson Ainsly Lydon Kaedan Snitker Brandon Bieber Nathan Johnson Andrew Mellick Junior Cael Rethwisch Kiersten Gibbs Tyler Kiel Cassidy Gibbs Cheyanne Troendle Marcus Gibbs Daniel Gruman Tanner Kiel Austin Schutte Abby Wiemerslage Rachel Rosendahl Samantha Berryman Melanie Avitan Jenna Fish Harlie Miller Skylar Radloff Jayden Rankin Robert White Emily Clark Ashley Liddiard Elizabeth Fossum Denzel Decker Madelyn Helgerson Ella Hermeier Madelyn Moser Drew Stock Berlin Troendle Macy Manning Emily Bieber Milan Byrnes Maycie Curtin Alaina Gebel Mackenzie Kaeser Tanner Marting Claire Opperman Emma Palmer Madalyn Palmer Jim Rubendall Tessa Rubendall Logan Brown Brenden Krogan Daniel Wagner Michael Mattson Diana Davison Makenzi Marting Meridian Snitker Shelby Wyninger Allie Bieber Jeremy Bieber Hailey Fahey Junior Cont. Sabrina Manning Whitney Manning Madeline Mellick Clover Kids Hannah Hagen Katherine Hagen Taylor Kiel Breelyn Dahlstrom Jacob White Brittany Liddiard Gabriel Mattson Isaiah Wagner Leader Recognition 5 Years To Brad Berns Lisa Hagen Caitlin Johnson Greta Rubendall Vicki Schutte Brooke Troendle Jason Troendle 10 Years To Amy Opperman Dan Sivesind 20 Years To Teri Welsh Senior Citizenship Communication Home Improvement Makayla Manning Horse Katie Lydon Cassey Urell Photography Shelby Wild Rabbit Makayla Manning Cassey Urell Sewing & Needle Arts Veterinary Science Nicholas Jacobs Visual Arts Intermediate Beef Citizenship Communications Photography Nathan Helgerson Visual Arts Katelyn Benzing Friend of 4-H Award Roger & Joan Weymiller Honorary 4-H er Award Chris Anderson 4-H Alumni Award Jeffrey Sweeney 4-H Hall of Fame Louise Wild Officer Awards Club Treasurer Landon Berns Katie Lydon President Christa Heffern Shelby Wild Achievement Awards County Livestock Champions Junior- Allie Bieber Honorable Mention Jeremy Bieber Intermediate- Beef - Nolan Hagen Horse - Katie Lydon 4-H Experience Megan Leiran Agriculture Megan Leiran AK-SAR-BEN Christa Heffern Citizenship Katelyn Leiran Makayla Manning Communications Christa Heffern Family & Consumer Science Leadership Emily Hammel Debbie Hager 4-H Honor Award Brock Berns Hannah Lage 7

8 Please SAVE this page for future reference. 4-H Re-enrollment Online is easy! Here s how: Go to (you might want to bookmark this page) Logged in before: Select I have a Profile. Enter family address and password New User: Select: I forgot my password Check your you will have a password ed to you use that password on the login screen for 4-H Online (you will have to choose a new password) Click edit next to name (under Member/Volunteer List). Verify or edit personal information. Don t forget to add your and cell number. Update Emergency Contact (someone other than yourself, if you can not be reached) Update your additional information and health form Click Enroll for to the 4-H member you are re-enrolling (bottom of page) 4-H Online Works for YOU! Get WHAT you need, WHEN you need it! *24/7 ACCESS *FAST AND EASY *CHECK YOUR ENROLL- MENT FROM ANY INTER- NET LOCATION *NO SPECIAL SOFTWARE NEEDED *ID YOUR ANIMALS ANY- TIME *PASSWORD SECURE *Club leaders have readonly access to member information Follow the steps to update all information as it is presented to you on the following screens, selecting continue until the process is complete (or until you have selected projects) When you are finished with all steps, select Submit Enrollment Enrollment Fee: The Allamakee County Extension Council has approved to pay the full enrollment fee of $30/member. This will be paid with donations from the Merrill B. Gruber Trust Fund deposited into the 4-H Circle of Friends account. The enrollment fees will be evaluated each year. Your 4-H Online Log-in In order to log-in to 4-H Online, you must use the address you provided us. Family Password: Questions? Please contact the Allamakee County Extension Office (563) or Lana at dahlstro@iastate.edu Or visit our website at "Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of 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) " 8