DUBUQUE COUNTY EXTENSION THE CLOVER NEWS For 4-H Families, Leaders, and Friends IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH DUBUQUE COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE Prepared by: ISU Extension and Outreach- Dubuque County Extension Staff February 2016 Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday 14858 West Ridge Lane, Suite 2 Dubuque, Iowa 52003 Phone: (563) 583-6496 Fax: (563) 583-4844 www.extension.iastate.edu/dubuque WHAT S INSIDE: Important Date Reminders. 2 FSQA Info.......2 Junior Fair Board......2 Local Scholarships....3 New Clover Kids Club.....3 Horse Events....4 Swine Weigh-In Info.4 Junior/Intermediate Camps 5 Shooting Sports.......6 Thank You to Dubuque County Youth Leaders Carrie Klein, Jennifer Hammerand, and Andi Waller who joined me at the Multicultural Family Center in Dubuque on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to make some tie blankets! The blankets were put into care packages to be handed out to those in need here in the Dubuque area. Also, a thank you to all of the Youth Leaders, who have helped many people in need this Holiday season through their work with the Happy Feet Program, ringing the Salvation Army bell, and making blankets. Keep up the good work! We just finished painting and re-flooring the office (thank you Barb Sauser and Master Gardeners Marv Stoffel and Herb Klatt for helping paint!), so make sure to stop in and see the new-look office! Tyler Simmons CYC Iowa State University Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.
Dates To Remember February 4 Leader Training, 6PM (Extension Office) 6 4-H Night at the Fighting Saints 16 Sheep/Goat Committee Meeting, 6:30PM 17 Youth Leaders Meeting, 6:30PM 23 FSQA Training, 6:00PM (4-H Building) March 4 FSQA Testing 10AM 12PM (Ext Office) 8 FSQA Testing 10AM 12PM (Ext Office) 19 Swine Weigh-In 9AM, Biosecure call ahead to reserve a weigh-in time (WD HS) 29 FSQA Training 1PM-3PM (Dyersville Social Center) FSQA training is required for ALL 4-H and FFA exhibitors showing Market and/ or Breeding Beef, Swine, Sheep, Dairy Cattle, Bucket/ Bottle Calf, Dairy Goats, Poultry, and Rabbits at the Dubuque County Fair, Iowa State Fair, and/ or AK-SAR-BEN. FSQA Training Dates in Dubuque County Tuesday, February 23, 2016 6:00 PM Dubuque 4-H Building Tuesday, March 29, 2016 1:00 PM Dyersville Dyersville Social Center FSQA ALL LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS NEED TO BE FSQA CERTIFIED! There are two ways to become FSQA certified: 1) Attend an FSQA Training Session. If youth attend an FSQA session, their certification is good for one year regardless of age. Junior members (age 9-11) must attend a training session each year. 2) Pass an FSQA certification test. Intermediate and Senior exhibitors (ages 12-19) may use the test out option. If youth pass the FSQA certification test after their training session, their certification is good until they reach the next age category. If youth are 12-14 years old and pass the test, their certification is good until age 15. If youth are 15-19 and pass the test, their certification is good until age 19. Members can check their FSQA certification status in 4-H Online. You must pre-register for the session by calling Tyler at the Extension Office at (563) 583-6496. FSQA test out option will be available on the training dates, and at the Extension Office on March 4th and 8th from 10 AM to 12 PM. Junior Fair Board The Dubuque County Junior Fair Board is looking for members! If you are between the ages of 14-18 and would like to help with the organizational process of the Dubuque County Fair and other activities held at the Fairgrounds, contact Dee Gaul at 563-590-6209
The Josie (Molony) & Ray Feeney Memorial Scholarship A $1000 scholarship is available to a 4-H Club member in Dubuque County who is a senior in high school and plans to attend a two-year or four-year College or university following graduation. This scholarship is in memory of Josie (Molony) & Ray Feeney long time 4-H leaders for the Washington Wonder Workers & Washington Senators respectively. Josie was great with presentations and helping young ladies with their sewing projects. Of the 4-Hs in 4-H, Josie was definitely the Heart. Her kindness and generosity in mentoring and nurturing her young charges was a result of her belief in leading through service. Ironically Josie passed away on entry day of the Dubuque County Fair in 1968. Ray was a quiet man and lived the motto of I pledge my hands to larger service. Ray s capacity for friendship, generosity and inspirational leadership strongly influenced many of the young 4-Hers who were lucky enough to experience his tutelage. Applications are available at the Dubuque County Extension office or by request at molonyfoundation@gmail.com. Applications must be returned to the Dubuque County Extension office or molonyfoundation@gmail.com no later than April 15, 2016. For further information, please call the extension office at 563-583-6496 or Staci Molony at 563-508-0350. Dubuque County Dairy Association Scholarship Dubuque County Dairy Association is proud to be sponsoring scholarships for graduating high school seniors and already enrolled college students. In order to qualify for one of the scholarships the student must: 1. Submit a minimum of a 200 word essay on the role/importance of Dairy in rural America and include the school the student is attending and or will be attending. 2. Live on an active Dubuque County Dairy farm or work on an active Dubuque County Dairy farm for more than six months. 3. If selected for the Scholarship must be present at the 2016 Dubuque County Dairy Banquet April 1, 2016 at the Dubuque County Fair Grounds. 4. Please submit your 200 word essay, and contact information to Chad & Michelle Koopmann 7242 Koopmann Road, Epworth Iowa 52045 deadline is March 4, 2016. Scholarship winners will be notified by March 13, 2016. Farley Starting Up Clover Kids Club The Farley Wranglers are starting up a Clover Kids Club! If you have children between Kindergarten and 3rd Grade, and are interested in finding out more, please contact Julie or Molly: Julie Dougherty jadougherty@juno.com (563) 590-8233 Molly Rauen mollyrau@hotmail.com (563) 599-9377
Wyoming (IA) 4-H/Open Youth Horse Show Saturday, July 9, 2016; 9:00AM; Wyoming, Iowa 1. Entry Fee - $3.00 per class no refunds 2. Open to 4-H member or youth 19 years old and under as of Jan. 1, 2016 3. No stallions over 1 year of age 4. Dress code long-sleeve shirt for halter and riding classes, safety helmet at all times when mounted. No dress code for games (except helmet). 5. Gate fee to get on grounds 6. No foals or weanlings on the grounds Classes 1. Pony Halter Under 14.1 Hands (57 ) 2. Open Yearling Halter 3. 2 and 3 year old Horse Halter 4. 4 year old and over Horse Halter 5. Junior Showmanship (age 14 and under) 6. Senior Showmanship (age 15 and over) 7. Lead Line (rider ager 8 and under)(lead person 18 and over) 8. English Pleasure (saddle seat or hunter seat) 9. Pleasure Bareback 10. Tandem Bareback 11. Walk-Trot (rider age 10 and under) 12. Walk-Trot (rider age 11 and older) 13. Junior Pleasure (3 year old horse and under) 14. Pony Pleasure (57 and under) 15. Western Horse Pleasure (rider age 14 and under) 16. Western Horse Pleasure (rider age 15 and over) 17. Horsemanship (Western or English, rider age 14 and under) 18. Horsemanship (Western or English, rider age 15 and over) 19. Adult Pleasure 20. Poles (rider age 14 and under) 21. Poles (rider age 15 and over) 22. Barrels (rider age 14 and under) 23. Barrels (rider age 15 and over) 24. Iowa Flag Race 25. Egg and Spoon Ride 26. Boot Race 27. Musical Chairs Judge: Kristin Fuhrmann Equine Extravaganza Equine Extravaganza - March 4, 5, & 6 at Ellsworth College in Iowa Falls - Registration Due Date February 10, 2016 Grab a camera and take some fun horse photos, draw and paint your favorite furry hay burner, and write a short story about an adventure you have had or wish to have with your horse! These are just some of the ways you can participate in the Equine Extravaganza by entering your exhibits (which you can also enter next summer at the county fair). Sign up to show Model Horses, prepare a team demonstration with a friend, or make a saddle rack, tack box, or ribbon holder. These are more ways to participate. Go to the website www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/ equineextravaganza for all the rules and entry forms. 4-H has great artists, creative writers, and lots of kids who love horses! WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/DUBUQUE
Cave of the Mounds Henry Vilas Zoo Deer Valley Lodge April 2nd - 3rd, 2016 Madison, Wisconsin Join other Intermediate 4-H members from Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones, Muscatine, and Scott Counties for two days of fun as we travel to Madison, Wisconsin! We will leave from Hardees in Key West at 8am on April 2nd and return around noon on April 3rd. Cost: $75 - Includes supper Saturday night, overnight stay at Deer Valley Lodge and waterpark access, programs at Cave of the Mounds and Henry Vilas Zoo, snacks, and transportation. Registration Deadline is March 15th. SPACE IS LIMITED to the first 50 youth so register today! Specific information will be mailed to attendees as the trip approaches. Registration Form 4-H Intermediate Trip, April 2 & 3 Submit form along with $75 registration fee to: Dubuque County Extension Office, 14858 W Ridge Ln, Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Name: 4-H County: Address: Home Phone Number: 4-H ers Cell Phone Number: Male: Female: Current Grade: 7 8 9 Emergency Contact: Phone Number: FOR STAFF USE: health form publicity release Yes / No The fees for service will be used to off-set direct expenses and to support the 4-H Youth Development County Extension Program.
Swine Weigh-In March 19 9:00AM 11AM Western Dubuque High School, FFA/Ag Room Cost: $2/animal for tag fee A member may weigh-in up to 8 pigs; pigs may NOT exceed 50 pounds at weigh-in. Bio-Secure Weigh-In: Call to reserve a time *** If you are NOT participating in the Bio-Secure, please come at 9:00AM to respect the Bio-Secure area! *** Shooting Sports Interested in Trap, Rifle, or Archery? Join Dubuque County s Shooting Sports Program Today! Beginning in May, the SESS program will meet each Wednesday at Izaak Walton for Trap and Rifle Shooting. If you are interested in joining, or in finding out more about the club, contact Michelle Switzer at 563-599- 9336 Dubuque County Extension 14858 West Ridge Lane, Suite 2 Dubuque, IA 52003-8466