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Enrollment in 4-H Online

Club Meeting Dates

4-H Spotlights

Record Books

Decreased 4-H Fee!!

Beef Weigh-in

4 Meetings Rule

Horse Giveaway

CWF Trip

SPIN Events

ISU Dog Show

WHAT’S INSIDE:

Calendar of Events Nov. 1 Record Books due to the Extension Office

Nov. 1 Annual Leader Volunteer Training, 6:00 PM, Afton Comm. Center

Nov. 3 SPIN Event! Knitting Club, 4-6 PM, MSM Logistics in Creston

Nov. 4 LEGO League, 5:00-7:00 PM, Hometown Insurance

Nov. 7 Extension Council Meeting, 5:30 PM, Extension Office

Nov. 8 Friends of 4-H Meeting, 6:30 PM, Extension Office Nov. 10 Creston Clover Kids, 4:00-5:00 PM, Trinity Lutheran Church

Nov. 10 Fairboard Annual Meeting w/elections, 7:00 PM, Cookshack

Nov. 10 STEM Festival, 5:30-7:30 PM, St. Malachy School

Nov. 11 LEGO League, 5:00-7:00 PM, Hometown Insurance

Nov. 12 “On Their Own and OK” workshop, 10:00-3:00 PM, Afton Comm.

Center. Register with the Extension Office

Nov. 19 New Volunteer Training, 9:00-Noon, Osceola Fairgrounds

Nov. 24-25 Holiday! Office Closed

Dec. 2 LEGO League, 5:00-7:00 PM, Hometown Insurance

Dec. 3 LEGO League Competition, Council Bluffs Dec. 4 Beef Weigh-in, 8:00-Noon, Fairgrounds

UNION COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER

Haley Jones Union County Extension County Youth and Outreach Coordinator [email protected]

“Like” Union County Extension on Facebook at

www.facebook.com/unioncounty4hia

I post updates, deadlines and pictures from events

here. November

2016

Extension Council

Dan Waigand-Chair

Larry Bailey– Vice Chair

Candace Ripperger– Secretary

Randy Ehm– Treasurer

Jennifer Foglesong

Mark Ide

Jerry Hartman

Amber Vicker

Shiloh Gennaro

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/unioncounty4hia

MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING AND LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING

ADULTS

November Club Meetings

4-H Re-Enrollment– Due by Nov. 1st!

It is that time of year to re-enroll in 4-H Online! This is a simple process and needs to be done by Novem-

ber 1st. The fee to be in 4-H for the year is $15.00. Pay this to your club, NOT to the extension office. A

reminder that if you are in more than one club then there is only one fee of $15.00, pay the fee to your

primary club. Clover Kids do not pay a fee. Leaders and volunteers , you need to re-enroll as well.

Re-enrollment is all on-line this year with no paperwork involved:

1. Sign into your account on 4-H Online: https://iowa.4honline.com/

2. Click on ‘Edit’ beside the member’s name that needs to re-enroll

3. Read through all of your info and make any or updates such as phone numbers or email address

**Please type in an email address that someone in your family checks regularly as it is my

prime form of communication and I send lots of emails.

4. Click ‘Submit Enrollment’

5. Your status will now say ‘Pending’

6. I will receive an email from 4-H Online letting me know that you submitted your re-enrollment and I will

make you ‘Active’ .

Do not hesitate to give me a call at 641-782-8426 or to stop into the office if you need help re-enrolling!

3 Mile Sharp Shooters: Nov. 20th @ 3:00 PM, Shooting Range

Highland Highlights: Nov. 22nd, Open Table, Check FB page for updates

Horse and Riders: Nov. 20th @ 6:15 PM, Hometown Insurance, Check FB page for updates

Pleasant Valley Explorers: Nov. 13th @ 5:00 PM, Afton Community Center

New Hope Boosters: Nov. 13th @ 5:00 PM, Three Mile

Sand Creek Pioneers: Nov. 6th @ 6:00 PM, Arispe Church

Wiggles and Wags: Nov. 21st @ 7:00 PM, Extension office

Douglas Boosters: Nov. 6th, 5:00 PM, Cromwell Church

Lincoln United: Nov. 9th, 6:00 PM, GRMC

Union County Achievers: TBD

Youth Council: Nov. 13th, TBD


4 Club Meetings Rule!

CWF Trip! 9th-12th Grade 4-Hers

CITIZENSHIP WASHINGTON FOCUS JUNE 16-24, 2017

REGISTRATION INFORMATION WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/CWF DUE

JANUARY 6, 2017

Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) is a 4-H leadership program for high school youth, grades 9 – 12, from

across the country. Every summer nearly 1,500 young people stay at the National 4-H Conference Center,

near Washington, D.C., to participate in this week-long program.

Approximately 90 Iowa 4-H youth will have the opportunity through CWF to learn the importance of civic

and social responsibilities as they relate to the development of better citizens and leaders. The week con-

sists of workshops, PARTICIPANT QUOTES speakers, committee work, field trips and social events.

Deadline to register is January 6, 2017. Trip cost is $1,570. This pays for all lodging, travel, tours and a

majority of your meals.

Friends of 4-H can help to offset the costs.

4-Hers are REQUIRED to attend at least four, regular 4-H meetings in a year in order to

participate in county and/or state fair. Members are welcome to attend the 4-H

meeting of any club throughout the year if you can’t make it to your own.

Things that do not count as meetings:

Friday night dog practices

Friday night horse practices

FSQA trainings

Fair clean up


Beef Weigh-in

NEW! Decreased 4-H Yearly Fee On behalf of our Extension Council then the yearly 4-H program fee per member is now

$15.00 rather than the full $30.00! Extension Council will be taking care of half of every

4-Her’s yearly fee.

This decreased fee goes into effect beginning September 1st, 2016.

Be sure to thank a council member for their work and dedication to the 4-H program!

Sunday, December 4th @ 8:00 AM– Noon Fairgrounds

4-H Spotlights! Watch for these 4-Hers in the area newspapers in November!

Hannah Woods from Douglas Boosters

Blake Wuebker from New Hope Boosters


County Fair 2017

Horse Giveaway! - Oak Hollow Paint Horses Oak Hollow will give away either a coming yearling; filly or colt or a coming 3 year old gelding sired by Gards Sippin

Scotch. This giveaway is open to all 4-Hers in Union, Clarke, Ringgold, Decatur, and Madison counties that have

shown a horse project in 2016, and that intend to show in 2017. The 4-H member must be either an Intermediate or

Senior and maintain ownership for a minimum of 2 years. All registration papers will be provided and will be

transferred into either the 4-H member or parent’s name. Information about sire’s bloodlines may found on

allbreedpedigree.com/gardssippinscotch

Winning youth will be selected based on the answers provided in the application and an essay. The essay topic will

be “What do you feel is an issue that is facing the horse industry today and how does it affect you?” It should be no

more than 2-3 pages, handwritten. Typed essays will not be considered.

The application, essay, and parent/guardian permission form must be submitted by

December 30th, 2016.

For more information, contact Jamie Gard (641) 340-1037 or [email protected] Submit application to: Jamie Gard 2552 130th Ave. Murray, IA 50174

Applications can be picked up from the Extension Office or found on the Horse & Riders FB page.

(This horse is NOT the horse that will be given away)

July 20-26, 2017 One day has been added to the fair and it begins on Thursday and ends with the

livestock sale on Wednesday. A new schedule of events will be coming soon!

“Like” the FaceBook page here: https://www.facebook.com/unionfair/

mailto:[email protected]


Record Books– Due November 1st! 5th-12th Graders Record books are essentially a “yearbook” created every year by 4-H members to sum

up and keep track of their 4-H careers through pictures, records, newspaper clippings,

awards, etc. While there are some forms to complete in order to create a complete rec-

ord book, the majority of the experience is up to you and how creative or in depth you

want to get in sharing your 4-H experiences.

Here is the link to the record book forms for anyone to get started on their record books:

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/union/news/4-h-record-keeping

Record books are due to the extension office by Tuesday, November 1st. Record books will be

judged and awards given at our annual 4-H awards ceremony to be held in January.

I would be happy to help anyone out with their record book if you need it!

Just call the office and we can set up a time!

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/union/news/4-h-record-keeping

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