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Page 2 New Member Pizza Party

Page 2 4-H Enrollment Reminder

Page 2 4-H Shooting Sports Group

Page 3 Livestock News

Page 3 Beyond the County

Page 4 Winter Break Opportunities

Page 5 Misc 4-H News

Page 6 4-H Photos

Page 7 Upcoming Events

WHAT’S INSIDE:

Starting out in a New 4-H Year Winter is slowly approaching and the 2011-2012 4-H year has begun! We have

celebrated National 4-H Week and new members have begun to enroll. It is a

great time to be thankful for our 4H leaders and volunteers for all of their hard

work. It’s also a good time for 4-H members to share with others all they have

learned through 4-H! Remember that 4-H is a “family affair”- the more you and

your parents become involved, the more you will get out of the program and the

more it will benefit your life! I can’t wait to see the impact that 4-H will have on

all of your lives!

We would like to welcome all the new 4-H members and their families to the

Emmet County 4-H Program. We are starting another exciting year of 4-H in

Emmet County! I encourage 4-H members to get involved in the county and

multi-county 4-H activities and events being offered.

As we approach the Holiday Season remember community service and giving to

others in need is a BIG part of 4-H and I encourage you and your clubs to look for

ways to give back to those in need in your communities.

I wish you all a happy and healthy Holiday Season!

EMMET EXPRESSIONS

MARCY SANDER EMMET COUNTY EXTENSION County Youth Coordinator mlsander@iastate.edu

712-362-3434

EMMET COUNTY EXTENSION

December 2011

January 2012

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Happy Birthday in January!

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.

EMMET COUNTY NEWS

New Member Pizza Party and Info Meeting

4-H Re-Enrollment and New Enrollment ONLINE

4-H Shooting Sports Group

On Monday, January 23rd from

6:00-8:00pm at the First

Presbyterian Church in

Estherville we will hold a New

Member Pizza Party and Info

Meeting.

Please join us as we welcome

you to 4-H with a little

pizza, info, explanations, tips,

and fun! This will be a great way

for you to meet other new 4-H

members from around Emmet

County.

All new members will receive an

invitation with more details.

Mark your calendars now!

In the meantime; call, email or

stop in if you have questions!

*As you all should know by now, this

year all 4-H Re-Enrollment and New

Enrollment for the 2011-2012 4-H year

w i l l b e d o n e t h r o u g h :

iowa.4honline.com. There are still quite

a few families who have not completed

this process yet. We hope that you will

do so soon! Medical/release forms are

not required this year, because these

questions are included online as well.

*Once you have enrolled, you can use

4hOnline to change or add to your

project enrollment, ID animals, view the

4-H newsletter, and eventually sign up

for 4-H events. The program is very

easy to use and we think that you will all

enjoy using it!

*To complete your registration process,

you will need to pay your $20.00

enrollment fee (make checks to Emmet

County Extension). This fee goes

directly down to the State 4-H office for

support of our program.

*If you have questions/problems with

this process, please let Marcy know!

4-H Re-enrollment

Deadline is

December 15th!

If you would like to be a part of the Emmet

County 4-H Shooting Sports group, please call

the Extension Office (362-3434) or email Marcy

by January 6th to get on the list. The group is

limited to the first 25 youth who sign up, with

previous members getting first preference.

Remember that even if you were in the group

last year, you still need to get on the list for this

year.

The Shooting Sports group typically meets the

3rd Sunday of each month from January

through October at 2:00pm. They meet at the

Izaak Walton League when the weather is nice

and at the Gruver Community Center during the

winter and if the weather doesn't cooperate.

Members can choose to participate in archery,

air rifles, shotgun, and muzzle loading.

If you have questions about this group, feel free

to contact one of the volunteer leaders: Monte

or Deb Hoffmeyer, Dave Solberg, Mike Martens,

Ole Enderson, or Dean Christensen.

MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

4-H/FFA LIVESTOCK & ANIMAL NEWS

C.O.O.L.

4-H COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING REQUIRED IN 2011/2012—The USDA is again requiring COOL for all livestock. What 4-H’ers Need to Do: *The Iowa COOL Coalition has a simple affidavit that can work for all species of livestock (beef, sheep, swine, poultry, goat). This affidavit is located at, http://www.iowabeefcenter.org/content/COOL/COOL%20Forms.doc. Page 1 explains the steps needed to be taken as well as example documents that can be used for an audit trail. Page 2 is the actual affidavit. *4-H’ers who raise their own livestock for projects need to fill this affidavit out and keep it on file for a minimum of two yrs. *4-H’ers who purchase their livestock from others MUST have the producer fill out the affidavit, give it to the 4-H’er, and the 4-H’er should keep the affidavit on file for a minimum of two years.

If you are a high school student there are many

4-H opportunities available to you for

recognition!

State 4-H Council (10th-11th graders)

State 4-H Project Awards (8th-12th graders)

National 4-H Congress-Atlanta trip

(10th-11th graders)

National 4-H Conference—Washington D.C. trip

(10th-11th graders)

Iowa Youth Technology Team (9th-11th graders)

Check out the website!

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/teens/awards.htm

Recognition Application deadline received or

postmarked by February 1, 2012. These go

directly to the State 4-H Office.

Interviews will be March 24 at ISU, Ames.

High School Seniors: Don’t miss

your opportunity to apply for the

4-H State Scholarships. Most

applications are due by February

1, 2012, but some are due even

sooner! Check out the website: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/grants.html

Scholarships are available for

incoming freshmen for ISU

students and other colleges, and

current college students.

All applications can be loaded

from the website and need to be

submitted directly to the State 4-H

Office.

BUCKET BOTTLE CALVES

EAR TAGGERS

MARKET BEEF

We are still missing quite a few

ear taggers that we lent out for

people to use to tag their

livestock last spring. If you

have one of these, please

return it to the Extension Office

ASAP so people can use it for

tagging animals this year!

Thanks!

If you have a bucket-bottle calf

that you plan to bring back as a

breeding heifer in 2011, you

should have the calf vaccinated

for brucellosis before 10

months of age.

Pens of three and individual market beef

animals need to be weighed-in and DNA

verified on Saturday, December 10th

(snow date is December 17th) from 8:00

-11:00AM at the Gary Madden Farm—

5150 240th St, Ringsted. Ear tags must

be in before weigh-in and are for sale at

the Extension Office for $1.50 (FFA

calves must have FFA tags)!

If you are planning to show beef at the

Iowa State Fair, you will need to have

your calves verified through retinal

imaging. This will be done the Friday

afternoon before weigh-in (the 9th). (Let

the Extension Office know by

December 2nd if you plan to retinal

image calves for the Iowa State Fair so

that we will have enough supplies on

hand). Those who plan to verify for Ak-

Sar-Ben will do this on Saturday—let us

know by Dec 2nd, so we have supplies

on hand.

STATE AWARDS AND TRIPS CWF—WASHINGTON DC!

Beyond the county...4-H Opportunities

Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) is a nine-day trip for 4-H youth in grades 10, 11 and 12. The trip provides a setting to experience leadership and citizenship in a whole different way at the National 4-H Center. Youth who have participated in previous trips have returned to report that it has been the single most educational highlight of their 4-H career. Participants can select either June 8 – 16 or June 15 – 23 to attend the trip. 4-H’ers and adult chaperone will travel by charted bus to Washington D.C. Some highlights of the trip are: Lincoln’s Springfield Home, Gettysburg Battlefield, Capitol Hill, Smithsonian Museums, Mount Vernon and Kennedy Center. Beside tours and workshop you’ll have time for socializing and meeting new friends. Cost of the trip is $1,370. This includes lodging, transportation, tour site admissions, and most meals. Registration and a $350.00 deposit will be required to secure a spot. Registration opened October 1, 2011 and closes December 15, 2011. To learn more about the trip and get registration information visit:

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/cwf.

4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH

WINTER BREAK OPPORTUNITIES

Cookie Comparison 4-H Workshop

Hemp Bracelet 4-H Workshop

Babysitting Clinic (5th Graders and older)

When: Tuesday, December 27, 10AM-Noon

Location: First Presbyterian Church in Estherville

Fee: $10 Limited to the first 15 to pay registration fee!

Come and bake gluten-free chocolate chip cookies and regular chocolate chip cookies. Then you get

to taste them and see if you can tell the difference! There will plenty of cookies to take some of each

home for your families to try as well!

When: Tuesday, December 27, 1:30-3:30PM

Location: United Methodist Church Jr. High Room, Estherville

Fee: $10 Limited to the first 15 to pay registration fee!

County Council member Kyle Marks will lead this workshop and teach you the techniques involved in

making hemp bracelets. These will make good fair exhibits as well!

When: Thursday, December 29, 12:30-5:30PM

Location: First Presbyterian Church, Estherville (use east entrance & go downstairs)

Fee: $15 Limited to the first 40 to pay registration fee!

Learn what you need to know to be a responsible babysitter! ALL area youth in 5th grade and older

are encouraged to attend—not just 4-H members! Snacks, handouts, and babysitting kit supplies will

all be included! Topics covered will be: growth and development of different ages of kids, healthy

snack ideas, diaper changing, what kids like in a babysitter, what parents look for in a babysitter,

rescue breathing, Heimlich maneuver, safety, what to bring when you babysit, and basic first aid.

No-Sew Blanket 4-H Workshop When: Thursday, December 29, 9:00-11:00AM

Location: First Presbyterian Church, Estherville (use east entrance & go downstairs)

Fee: $5 Limited to the first 15 to pay registration fee!

Make your own no-sew blanket to keep—or give away as a gift! Bring your own fleece fabric with

you—you will need 2 1/2 yards of a solid or patterned fleece fabric and 2 1/2 yards of a corresponding

patterned fleece fabric. Also, please bring a pair of good, sharp fabric scissors. This will make a great

fair exhibit!

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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.

Misc 4-H News

SKI DAY PRICE BREAK FOR 4-H’ERS

HORSE WORKSHOPS

4-H discounts for Mount Kato/Afton Alps ski areas are often offered for certain days throughout the winter if you bring a group. For more information, check their website or email them directly at mail@mountkato.com.

What is Clover Kids? Clover Kids is a FUN 4-H program for children in kindergarten through third grade. Children participate in hands-on activities designed to build lots of different life skills!

What do Clover Kids do? *Explore science & math with simple

experiments *Strengthen motor skills through a variety of art and craft experiences *Have fun learning & playing cooperative games *Make friends and learn to work together with others in a group setting *Exhibit and have a pizza party at the fair in July *And much, much more!!

Estherville Dates (1st Presbyterian Church) Jan 22 K-1st 1:00-3:00 2nd-3rd 3:30-5:30 Feb 26 K-1st 1:00-3:00 2nd-3rd 3:30-5:30 Mar 18 K-1st 1:00-3:00 2nd-3rd 3:30-5:30 Apr 22 K-1st 1:00-3:00 2nd-3rd 3:30-5:30

Armstrong Dates (Armstrong Comm. Center) Jan 8 2:00-4:00 Feb 12 2:00-4:00 Mar 11 2:00-4:00 Apr 15 2:00-4:00

Registration Fee: $10.00 (includes t-shirt)

Registration deadline: December 30

All those 4-H members interested in

the Horse project area are invited to a

Horse Feeding and Nutrition

Workshop on January 22nd from 2:00-

5:00PM at the Palo Alto County

Extension Office (2008 10th St) in

Emmetsburg. This event is sponsored

by the NEW Lakes Region 4-H Equine

Educators group. Various horse skills

and knowledge stations will be set up.

There will also be a Tack Swap before

and after the nutrition presentation.

Other upcoming events:

*Feb. 26—Vaccinations, wound care,

first aid kits, wrapping legs—held in

Emmet County

*Mar. 24-25—Iowa Horse Jamboree,

Ames (those interested will take a bus)

*Apr. 29—Clinic at the Clay Co.

Fairgrounds

We are so excited to have these great

educational opportunities available to

our horse project kids!

EQUINE HELMETS

RURAL YOUTH LOANS AVAILABLE

4-H DAY AT ISU BASKETBALL GAME

The U.S. Department of

Agriculture’s Farm Service

Agency (FSA) will make

operating loans to all 4-H and

FFA members to establish and

operate any kind of income-

producing projects. Contact FSA

for more information.

All exhibitor and riders are

required to wear an approved

equine helmet in all riding

classes and any time they are

mounted at any 4-H Horse

show, practice, or event. Let

the Extension Office know if

you need one, we are planning

to place a group order soon.

Don’t miss the excitement at Hilton Coliseum as the Iowa 4-H Foundation hosts the 4-H Day at the ISU Women’s Basketball Game. Celebrate and connect with 4-H youth, families, staff and volunteers from across the state on January 14, 2012 as the Cyclone Women’s Basketball team takes on Texas A&M. New for 2012, start off your visit to Ames with a "4-H Leads to Careers" tour hosted by the College of Human Sciences (limited to the first 300 who sign up). Then join in the pre-game fun with a tailgate dinner provided from 4:30-7pm at the Scheman Building. Put on your exclusive 2012 Cyclone/4-H t-shirt and walk over to Hilton Coliseum by 7pm to see the Cyclones take on Texas A&M. Ticket packages are $20 per person and include admission, tour, t-shirt and tailgate meal. Anyone and everyone are invited to attend so bring your families and friends. Find out more and order your ticket packages at www.iowa4hfoundation.org/4hisuwbb. Contact Shelly Greving at shellyg@iastate.edu or (515) 294-1607 for any further information.

CLOVER KIDS TIME WINTER HULLABALOO

Join the Iowa 4-H Center staff for a winter wonderland celebration December 28th-30th. Youth, ages 8-12, can come and spend three days, two nights at camp during their winter break. Campers will enjoy snow tubing (weather pending), winter night hikes, lots of crafts, games, and more. We will celebrate winter, camp style! Check-in is 6:00pm on Wednesday, December 28th and check-out is 4:00pm Friday, December 30th. For this three day, two night camp it is a cost of $110. (The Emmet County 4-H Foundation would reimburse you 1/2 of the cost if you haven’t attended any other state camp this year.) For more information and registration form, please go to: www.iowa4hcamp.com

4-H LEADERS MEETING

Emmet County will hold their yearly required 4-H Leader Meeting on Monday, January 9th at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Estherville. We will start at 6:30pm with pizza and the meeting will begin at 7:00pm. This meeting is for all 4-H leaders, assistant leaders, project leaders and assistant project leaders. Please RSVP by January 6th so we know how much pizza to order and how much supplies to have on hand. If you don’t attend this meeting, you will need to fulfill this requirement through the online or DVD trainings.

WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/EMMET

4-H Photos

Congratulations to all who received awards at the Emmet County Awards Program on November 20th!

County Council and Intermediate Council members carved and donated jack-o-lanterns to

the Rosewood Manor Nursing Home.

Many 4-H clubs and their members helped with the “Scouting For Food” community service project.

Congratulations to Taylor

Greig, who is part of the

Emmet/Palo Alto county

Horse Judging Team—They

placed 5th place Overall

Junior Team and 5th place

in Junior Team oral reasons

at the State 4-H Horse

Judging Contest!

4-H IS A COMMUNITY OF YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS AMERICA WHO

ARE LEARNING LEADERSHIP, CITIZENSHIP, AND LIFE SKILLS.

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 2011 2 Deadline to sign up for verifying beef for Iowa State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben

10 Beef Weigh-In & Verification, Gary Madden Farm—5150 240th St, Ringsted, 8:00-11:00AM

11 Intermediate Council Meeting, 5:30PM, Marcy’s House

11 County Council Meeting, 7:00PM, Marcy’s House

15 4-H Re-enrollment Deadline (also $20 enrollment fees)

15 CWF (Citizenship Washington DC Focus) Registration closes

16 Registration Deadline for Winter Break Opportunities

26 Office closed for Holiday

27 Cookie Comparison 4-H Workshop, 10AM-Noon, 1st Presbyterian Church, Estherville

27 Hemp Bracelet 4-H Workshop, 1:30-3:30PM, United Methodist Church Jr High Room

28 Regional County Council Retreat, Algona, 10:00AM-4:00PM

29 No-Sew Blanket 4-H Workshop, 9:00-11:00AM, 1st Presbyterian Church, Estherville

29 Babysitting Clinic, 12:30-5:30PM, 1st Presbyterian Church, Estherville

January 2012 2 Office closed for Holiday

8 Clover Kids in Armstrong, 2:00-4:00PM, Armstrong Community Center

9 4-H Leader’s Meeting, 6:30PM, 1st Presbyterian Church, Estherville

10 Group Financial Aid Applications for Travel due to Extension Office

12 NEW “Horsin’ Around” Horse Project Group Meeting, 7:00PM, Wallingford Community Center

14 ISU 4-H Women’s Basketball Game, Ames

15 Intermediate Council, 6:30PM, United Methodist Church

15 County Council, 7:30PM, United Methodist Church

22 Clover Kids in Estherville, 1:00-3:00PM for K-1st Graders, 3:30-5:30PM for 2nd-3rd Graders, 1st Presbyterian Church

22 Emmet County Shooting Sports Meeting, 2:00PM, Gruver Community Center

22 Lakes Region 4-H Equine Educators Workshop—Horse Feeding and Nutrition, 2:00-4:00PM, Palo Alto County Ext. Ofc.

23 New 4-H Member Pizza Party & Info Meeting, 6:00-8:00PM, 1st Presbyterian Church, Estherville

February 2012 1 4-H Scholarship Applications, due in State 4-H Youth Development Office

1 Applications for State Opportunities due in State 4-H Youth Development Office. Project, National Congress,

National Conference, Tech Team, State Council

5 Intermediate Council, 6:30PM, United Methodist Church

5 County Council, 7:30PM, United Methodist Church

7-10 North Central Region 4-H Science Academy

9 “Horsin’ Around” Horse Project Group Meeting, 7:00PM, Wallingford Community Center

10-11 4-H Volunteer Retreat—Ankeny

12 Clover Kids in Armstrong, 2:00-4:00PM, Armstrong Community Center

19 Emmet County Shooting Sports Meeting, 2:00PM, Gruver Community Center

26 Clover Kids in Estherville, 1:00-3:00PM for K-1st Graders, 3:30-5:30PM for 2nd-3rd Graders, 1st Presbyterian Church

26 Lakes Region 4-H Equine Educators Workshop—Vaccinations, First Aid for Horses, Emmet County

EMMET COUNTY EXTENSION

EMMET EXPRESSIONS

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