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NOVEMBER 2015 NEWSLETTER Alexia Hamlett BUCHANAN COUNTY ISU EXTENSION & OUTREACH County Youth Coordinator ahamlett@iastate.edu Phone: 319-334-7161 Fax: 319-334-6641

BUCHANAN COUNTY EXTENSION & OUTREACH

Extension Calendar

Enrollment Process 2015-2016

Club Treasurer Reminders

YCC—see page 5 to help donate

items to put packages together

4-H Breakfast Fundraiser

Clinics/Workshops

State 4-H News/Opportunities

4-H Awards Night Banquet

The 2015 Awards Night Banquet will be held November 7th at the St Patrick’s Parish Center in Winthrop with the meal beginning at 6:30 pm and ceremony at 7:00 pm. The meal served includes lasagna soup, chicken noodle soup, rolls, drinks and dessert. Dessert will be provided by the Byron Vikings and Buffalo Bells clubs. If you haven’t already made an RSVP make sure and call the Extension office ASAP at 319-334-7161. During the award ceremony members will receive recognition for leadership, record books, special senior awards, club work and more! A special guest from the Iowa State 4-H Council, Maddie Herring, will be making an appearance and is speaking about the 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign. Also three 4-H members including Spencer Cook, Alex Gentz and Keegan Kehrli will be presenting their experiences from the Citizen Washington Focus trip they took this last summer to Washington DC. This special event is a wonderful way to recognize our Clover Kid and 4-H members, as well as the leaders and committee volunteers for all the hard work and dedication that they put towards the 4-H program. Thanks again to the Byron Vikings and Buffalo Bells for helping host the event. Thanks and hope to see you there! Alexia Hamlett Buchanan County | County Youth Coordinator

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EXTENSION CALENDAR OF EVENTS Calendar includes all Buchanan County Events. In bold are 4-H events.

November 2—Treasurer Book (bank statement, treasurer book, check register), Extension office, 4:30 pm

*Club Compliance Report deadline, Extension office, 4:30 pm

November 5—Advanced High Tunnel Beyond the Basics, Heartland Acres, 9:00 am-4:00 pm

November 7—4-H Banquet, St Patrick's Parish Hall Winthrop, 6:30 pm meal and 7:00 pm program

November 9—Extension Council Meeting, Heartland Acres, 6:00 pm

November 10—Fair Board Meeting, 4-H Building, 7:00 pm

November 11—Ornamental & Turf CIC, Heartland Acres, 9:00 am-11:30 am

November 15—FFA Enrollment Forms Due to Extension office (may be postmarked)

November 17—Fumigation CIC, Heartland Acres, 9:00 am-11:30 am

*Reshow-Seed Treatment, Heartland Acres, 1:30 pm-4:00 pm

*Master Gardener Social Meeting: Garden Photography, St James Episcopal Church, 7:00 pm

November 18—Independence Library Program, Independence Library, 3:30 pm-5:00 pm

*Commercial Ag Weed CIC, Heartland Acres, 9:00 am-11:45 am

*Reshow-Certified Handlers, Heartland Acres, 1:30 pm-4:00 pm

November 19—Reshow-Roadside Forest & Aquatic Pesticide, Heartland Acres, 9:00 am-11:30 am

*Reshow-Mosquito & Public Health Pest Management, Heartland Acres, 1:30 pm-4:00 pm

November 22—Youth County Council Meeting, Heartland Acres, 5:00 pm

November 24—YAC Meeting, Heartland Acres, 6:00 pm

November 26-27—OFFICE CLOSED

December 2—Pest Control CIC, Heartland Acres, 9:00 am-11:30 am

December 3—Mandatory Leaders Training, Heartland Acres Theater room, 6:00 pm-7:30 pm

December 7—Aerial Applicators CIC, Heartland Acres, 9:00 am-11:30 am

December 8—Wreath Decorating Class, Jesup Library, 6:00 pm

December 10—Fair Board Meeting, 4-H Building, 7:00 pm

*Wreath Decorating Class, Heartland Acres Great Spaces, 6:00 pm

December 11—Polar Express Holiday Fun, Independence Library, 5:30 pm-7:00 pm

December 13—Breakfast with Santa 4-H/FFA Fundraiser, 4-H Building Fairgrounds, 8:00 am-12:00 pm

December 19—Beef Weigh-In, Winthrop, 8:00 am-10:00 am and state fair weigh-in 10:00 am-11:00 am

*Beef County Local Origin paperwork due at weigh-in, 8:00 am-11:00 am

December 24-25—OFFICE CLOSED

December 28—Sheep/Goat Clinic, Heartland Acres Theater room, 6:00 pm

December 29—Mandatory Treasurer Training, Heartland Acres Theater room, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm

December 31—Early Bird Deadline 4-H Enrollment Discount, Extension office, 4:30 pm

*Club Calendar Program, Extension office, 4:30 pm

January 1—OFFICE CLOSED—HAPPY NEW YEARS!

January 18—OFFICE CLOSED

January 20—Independence Library Program, Independence Library, 3:30 pm-5:00 pm

2016 County Fair

Mark your calendars for the 2016 Buchanan County Fair! The dates next year are July 6th-9th. Please keep an

open mind to the schedule changes for 2016. The tentative schedule is up on the county Extension webpage.

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Enrollment Process

You can start enrolling or re-enroll on 4hOnline!

All Clover Kid and 4-H members will be using 4hOnline to enroll or re-enroll for the 2015-2016 4-H year.

4hOnline web address https://ia.4honline.com (bookmark this page)

If you can’t remember your password, you can reset the password yourself by selecting “I forgot my password” and it will then send the new password to your email account associated with your 4hOnline account.

If you have logged in before select “I have a Profile”. Enter family email and password.

Click “edit” next to the name (under Member/Volunteer list).

Click “Enroll for 2015-2016” to the 4-H member you are re-enrolling (bottom of page).

Verify or edit personal information. Don’t forget to add your email and cell number.

Update Emergency Contact (someone other than yourself in case you can’t be reached).

Update additional information and health form.

Add the projects that you are interested in and number of years you’ve participated.

When finished, select “Submit Enrollment”.

Repeat these same steps if you have more than one child.

Help sheets can be found at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/4honline-information-families-and-leaders

Enrollment discount deadline! Enroll by December 31st for $20 per kid. After December 31st fees are $30 per kid. Remember if your child is participating in the beef weigh-in, get them enrolled before December 19, so that their information for their beef cattle can be entered into the system.

New Clover Kid and 4-H Families

New families this year will not be using the paper enrollment forms. They will be going on 4hOnline themselves to create their profile and memberships. If experiencing any problems contact the Extension office.

A help guide to 4-H is available on the Extension website by going to www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan/page/join-4-h.

The Extension office will again offer to pay for a pizza party to the club that increases their enrollment with the highest percentage by May 15!

We hope to see the number rise this year in enrollments. Now is a great time to start recruiting new members! If you need any recruitment materials to hand out at the schools and wherever you think would be a great place to recruit members, contact the Extension office .

All FFA members will be using an enrollment form found on the Extension website at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan/4h —>right hand side. Those must be completed and turned in or postmarked by November 15.

2015-2016 4-H Year Enrollments

Buchanan County Extension 4-H Facebook Page—https://www.facebook.com/BuchananCountyISUExtension Buchanan County ISU Extension and Outreach webpage—www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan

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4-H Recruitment Challenge

As of November 1 there are 105 youth enrolled in the Buchanan County 4-H and Clover Kid program. Last year we had a total of 257 4-H and Clover Kid members. This year the goal is to enroll 265 members. In order to reach this goal our incentive to the clubs are: All 4-H members (new and returning) who are enrolled by December 31st will only pay $20 for a

membership fee. After this deadline the enrollment fee will cost $30 per child. Members must pay dues directly to the club, who will then write a check out to the Extension office.

The club who has the highest percentage of members in the club will receive a pizza party! The club

decides on when and where they want to do this. All the club will need to do is keep the receipt and turn it into the office to be reimbursed.

GET ENROLLED TODAY!!!

Clubs May 2015

Enrollments November 1, 2015 Difference Percent Increase

Atom Bombers 29 4 -25 0%

Boots-N-Bales 16 1 -15 0%

Buffalo Bells 40 19 -21 0%

Byron Vikings 8 0 -8 0%

Earth, Too 6 1 -5 0%

Earth Too, Clover Kids 16 18 2 13%

Heartland Kids 13 6 -7 0%

Liberty Lassos 6 2 -4 0%

Madison Mixers 10 2 -8 0%

Middlefield Hustlers 37 13 -24 0%

Perry Pioneers 8 0 -8 0%

Shady Grove Superstars 5 0 -5 0%

Town & Kountry Kids 23 11 -12 0%

Wapsi Warriors 20 18 -2 0%

Heartland Clover Kids 12 10 -2 0%

Independent Members 7 0 -7 0%

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County News

Club Treasurer Reminders

Treasurer Book: Three things are to be turned into the Extension office for auditing purposes; this includes

the treasurer book, bank statements and checkbook register. Dates need to be from September 2014 to

August 2015. Failure to submit will result in consequences.

Mandatory Treasurer Training—December 29th at Heartland Acres beginning at 1:00 pm. All club treasurers

are to attend this training to learn and understand the expectations on how to complete a treasurers book

and fulfill the requirements that are needed. Call the office to RSVP. If members are unable to attend, call the

Extension office to make arrangements.

National 4-H Week Recap—4-H Grows Here

A big thank you to those clubs who helped celebrate National 4-H week!

Remember, if your club participated please send pictures to the Extension

office. We like to see what the clubs do and show you guys off.

4-H Awards Night Banquet

The 2015 Awards Night banquet will be held on Saturday, November 7 at

St Patrick’s Parish Center in Winthrop with the meal beginning at 6:30 pm and program at 7:00 pm. A big

thank you to the Byron Vikings and Buffalo Bells Club for accepting the role of being our host for the evening!

If you haven’t already made an RSVP, make sure you do ASAP. We will be serving lasagna soup and chicken

noodle soup! Hope to see all of you there! Address: 544 1st St S, Winthrop, IA 50682.

Youth County Council

At the October meeting the members decorated a Mardi Gras Christmas tree for the Tourism Bureau

fundraiser at the Independence Depot. They did a nice job putting it together, so make sure you go and vote

for it the weekends of November 7-December 6.

Members will be asking for donations to send soldier care packages to this winter season. Items needed for

this are: individual hot chocolate packets, candy canes and Hershey kisses along with socks. They will also be

participating in Project Linus where they’ll be making tie blankets so all fleece materials and cash donations

are appreciated! If your club would like to help donate, please drop off all the items by November 20 or send

it with a YCC member. We will packaging these up on November 22.

Club Impact & Success Stories

4-H Clubs in Buchanan County should be proud of what you all do in the community! Please share your

stories with the Extension office throughout the year so that we can pass it onto the state to let them know

all the wonderful, fun and educational things that we do. There is no deadline so feel free to send those

stories. Pictures are a plus!

November Birthdays!!!

Ariel Bredow Cody Clayton Ella Cook Kirby Cook Spencer Cook

Macie Corkery Elizabeth Crow Levi DeBoer Kayla Dudley Elsie Flexsenhar

Cameren Happel Keaton Kelly Kayla Kress Kyle Oline Carter Palmer

Tyler Starling Luke Tempus Savannah Walvatne Corbin Wilgenbusch

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Beef Pre-Fair Weigh-In—4-H & FFA

County and State Fair pre-fair weigh-in for beef will be held on December 19th at the

Winthrop Vet Clinic.

County beef will be weighed-in from 8:00 am-10:00 am. State beef will weigh-in from 10:00 am-11:00 am and

have retinal images taken at that time. If you are showing both county and state fair please come to the

10:00 am-11:00 am timeframe. If there are any conflicts please make arrangements with the Extension office.

Remember you must be enrolled on 4hOnline before the weigh-in so that the office can input the data.

County tags are $3/cattle and state fair will cost $8/cattle for a tag and scanning fee.

For those who are wanting to participate in the County of Local Origin, forms will need to be turned in before

or on the day of the pre-fair weigh-in. Forms are posted online at www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan/4h

and you can find them under the fair items on the right-hand side of the page.

Breakfast with Santa 4-H/FFA Fundraiser—Fairground Improvements

Buchanan County Extension, Fair Board and livestock committees are inviting everyone to come out and have

breakfast to support the exhibitor improvements for the Buchanan County Fairgrounds. Money raised this

year will be going towards building a new crow’s nest. The event is on December 13 at the Buchanan County

Fairgrounds in the 4-H Building from 8:00 am-12:00 pm. Santa will be coming too! Children under 2 are free,

$5 for kids and $10 for adults. We will be asking clubs to help throughout the morning.

FSQA—Mandatory Training and Testing

4-H and FFA members will need to be FSQA certified to show at the county and state fairs. FSQA stands for

Food Safety Quality Assurance. Those that need to be certified include: market and breeding beef, swine,

sheep and dairy (both dairy cattle and dairy goat), meat goat, rabbit and poultry. This is a great way to teach

4-H’ers and FFA members about record keeping, veterinarian and drug usage in project livestock, healthy

production practices, care and handling, feed and feed additives, and biosecurity and ethics.

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/fsqa-food-safety-quality-assurance

FSQA is mandatory throughout the state for all 4th-12th graders showing those specific species above for

county and state fairs. Youth must attend a training or take a test all at no cost. Check with the Extension

Office to see if the member is certified or not.

Grades 4-6 Must attend a training each year

Grades 7-9 Attend training each year OR complete the intermediate test

Grades 10-12 Attend training each year OR complete senior test

Testing can be done either on the training dates at Hawkeye Community College Farm Lab or stop in at the

Extension office by making an appointment with Alexia. To attend a training call or email the Extension office

to sign up for one of the dates below at 319-334-7161 or ahamlett@iastate.edu. Training Dates and

Location (Farm lab is located west of the main campus):

Hawkeye Community College Monday, March 28, 6:30 pm-8:00 pm

Farm Lab Saturday, April 9, 9:00 am-10:30 am

5503 Hammond Ave. Monday, April 11, 6:30 pm-8:00 pm

Waterloo, IA 50701 Saturday, April 23, 9:00 am-10:30 am

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Buchanan County Goat/Sheep Clinic

The sheep and goat committees would like to invite all 4-H and FFA members to attend

an informational clinic on December 28 at Heartland Acres theater room beginning at 6:00 pm. Parents and

mentors are welcome to attend. Topics for the evening include:

Refresher course over lambing and kidding techniques

Criteria on how to select a fair animal (qualities, traits)

Feeding basics

Information about Single Source Sheep project

Learn about the different classes and divisions to participate in at the county fair

If a member would like to participate, contact the Extension office at 319-334-7161 to RSVP ahead of time.

Wreath Workshop

Whether you’re experienced in the art of wreath making or this is a new adventure, here is an opportunity to

learn about and create your own seasonal fresh wreaths. This is open to everyone! There is a $20 fee to

register for the workshop and it includes greens, wreath frame and decorations. There are two dates that

participants can attend.

Jesup Public Library (721 6th St—Jesup) Heartland Acres Museum (Great Spaces inside museum)

Tuesday, December 8 (limit 15) Thursday, December 10 (limit 25)

6:00 pm-7:30 pm 6:00 pm-7:30 pm

To register call Buchanan County ISU Extension & Outreach at 319-334-7161. Space is limited and you must

pre-register to attend this program.

Single Source Swine

The swine committee is looking at doing single source again for 2016. More details and information will be

coming in the December Newsletter.

Youth Poultry Workshop Nov 21, 2015 Hamilton Co Fairgrounds, Webster City

The ISU Block & Bridle Club will host a variety of educational workshops at the fairgrounds on Saturday,

November 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Workshops include:

Poultry Showmanship

Avian Influenza: Effects on exhibiting and on the industry by USDA officials

Opportunity to talk with breeders and get sources of show quality birds

This educational opportunity is open to all members of 4-H and FFA who desire to learn more about the

poultry industry. Members may also have the chance to discuss show experiences with Master Exhibitors as

time allows.

Clinics and Workshops

Buchanan County Extension 4-H Facebook Page—https://www.facebook.com/BuchananCountyISUExtension Buchanan County ISU Extension and Outreach webpage—www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan

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Other News

Wild Wednesdays at the Independence Library Program

Be A-Maized at the Independence Public Library from 3:30-5:00 pm. Ashley Sherrets,

from the Buchanan County Agricultural Extension District will be teaching participants about the history of

corn, make popcorn and doing a fun activity! The program is open to children of all ages, but the activities

are most suitable for those in grades K-5. No registration is required and no library card is necessary to

attend. For more information, please contact the library at 319-334-2470, visit their website

www.independence.lib.ia.us or contact the Buchanan County ISU Extension office at 319-334-7161. Other

dates are below that youth can attend:

November 18— Be A-Maized January 20—Ice Ice Penguins March 16—Let’s Get Crafty

April 13—Dig Your Garden

Buchanan County Livestock Volunteers

Know anyone in the community looking for a fun learning experience that involves working with youth to

develop life long skills? Buchanan County has several open volunteer positions for livestock committees:

Beef, Cat/Pet, Dairy, Dairy Goat, Dog, Horse, Meat Goat, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep and Swine

To become a volunteer please fill out the application on the Buchanan County ISU Extension website and

either mail or drop it off at the office.

www.extension.iastate.edu/buchanan/news/become-volunteer-0 or email Alexia at

ahamlett@iastate.edu.

Citizenship Washington Focus

Citizenship Washington Focus - Looking for an experience of a lifetime? Look no further than the Citizenship

Washington Focus trip where you as a 9th-12th grader can travel by charter bus to visit Washington D.C.

and the National 4-H Center. Experience leadership and citizenship on a higher level with this epic

opportunity on June 10-18, 2016.

Trip highlights include the Flight 93 Museum, Gettysburg Battlefield, Capitol Hill, Smithsonian Museum,

Mount Vernon and the Holocaust Museum. Youth will also meet with the Iowa Congressional and Senate

delegations to discuss legislative issues. Besides tours and workshops, 4-H'ers will have time for socializing

and meeting new friends!

Cost of the trip is $1,570. This includes lodging, transportation, tour site admissions and most

meals. Registration and a $510 deposit will be required to secure a spot. Space is limited. Registration

deadline is January 4, 2016. To learn more about the trip and to get registration information visit:

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

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Buchanan County ISU Extension and Outreach—319-334-7161

Volunteers and State 4-H News

Mandatory Volunteer Training 2015-2016

One leader training will be required in the 2015-16 program year. Volunteers who are club, project, assistant leaders, or Clover Kid leaders are required to attend an annual training that strengthens their positive youth development knowledge and skills.

The date is set for Thursday, December 3 from 6:00 pm-7:30 pm. The topic of the evening will be Encouraging the Heart of Leadership. The facilitators will be discussing how young people do not magically become leaders at age 13; leadership is nurtured from their first 4-H experience. Volunteers will receive tools to help inspire youth of all ages to discover and develop independence and mastery.

Remember this training is MANDATORY for all leaders, assistant leaders and clover kid leaders. Other 4-H volunteers interested can participate in this training.

National 4-H Center Hosting 3 National Summits

Maker Summit: November 6-9, 2015

High school aged youth (9-12 grade) are invited to attend the summit in teams of 2-10 individuals. This summit is designed for the next generation of innovators with creative and curious minds. This summit provides many hands on activities focused on the goals of STEM.

Agri-Science Summit: January 15-18, 2016

High school aged youth (9-12 grade) are invited to attend the summit in teams of 2-10 individuals. Youth are able to develop skills and knowledge needed for current challenges facing agriculture, food security, and sustainability through hands-on activities led by experts in the agriculture community.

Healthy Living Summit: February 12-15, 2016

High school aged youth (9-12 grade) are invited to attend the summit in team of 2-10 individuals. Youth develop the knowledge and skills to address current health issues including nutrition education, physical fitness, wellness, and emotional well-being. Students are trained to create action plans to take back and implement in their own communities.

*Registration will be opening soon for all summits. To register for a summit or to find more information,

please follow this link: http://www.nationalyouthsummit.org/

State 4-H Council

Attention to all 10th-11th graders who are seeking more leadership opportunities above the county level. The Iowa State 4-H Council is composed of approximately 40 energetic and positive high school juniors and seniors who act as ambassadors for 4-H. One of their major responsibilities is planning the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference held in Ames, Iowa every June.

Members are selected from their extension areas through an application and interview process. The youth meet 4 times during the year at the State 4-H Camping Center. They get to know each other through team building activities, conference planning, promoting 4-H, helping to ensure funding for 4-H programs and form friendships that last a lifetime.

The Iowa State 4-H Council members also serve as ambassadors for 4-H, often meeting with county councils and 4-H groups in their local areas. The State Fair, state 4-H events, and leadership workshops also keep the council active. Go to this web link for more information http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/statecouncil

http://www.nationalyouthsummit.org/

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