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Dear 4-H family,

Fair is just about a month away! Please remember to review the fair book carefully for class rules, schedules, and basic fair information. Fair entries are due to the office by June 11 at 4:30 p.m. Late entries will not be accepted. Please try to turn them in sooner than later. There is a fee charged if a family comes into the office needing new forms. Our office will be open until 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 10 to accept entries. Welcome, new volunteers, to our 4-H family: Samantha Smith– Rabbit Project Leader Becky Aquino– Johnson Jaguars Club Leader Welcome, Karrigan Mentzer! Karrigan will be our 4-H Summer Assistant. She currently attends UNI studying Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) with a minor in Spanish Teaching. Karrigan is SO excited to be the Summer Assistant. She can’t wait to stay close to the 4-H program. She was exposed to so many incredible opportunities in high school and she has so many amazing memories with 4-H. She looks forward to seeing some familiar faces as well as meeting new ones as she takes on this position for the summer!

Lindsay Kavanaugh County Youth Coordinator

What’s Inside: Upcoming Events

Volunteer Spotlight

Food Stand Schedule

Fair Details

Summer Camps

Calendar of Events

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Webster County 4-H Newsletter June 2019 Issue

Johnson Jaguars Club put up flags at cemetery & Clare Community Center

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Aerospace Aerospace project members will meet on Sunday, June 9 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Fairgrounds Auditorium. Demonstration of launch safety procedures and first launch for safety approval will occur. The competition launch and judging takes place on Sunday, June 23 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Fairgrounds.

Animal Science Round-Up Webster County 4-H’ers were selected for Animal Science Round-up held at Iowa State University. This three day conference has hands-on learning from the top scientists in the country. Congratulations to the following: Jacob Muench– Beef Carson Suchan– Beef Megan Dawson– Horse Kennedy Johnson– Meat Goat Blake Peterson– Sheep

Cat Project Cat project members will meet on Wednesday, June 5 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the Extension Office. Please bring a donation for Almost Home.

Club Leaders Clubs will set-up booths for the fair starting on Monday, July 8. Also, thank you again to our clubs who donated to 4-H’ers for 4-H!

Clover Kids Clover Kids (St. Paul group) meet on Monday, June 10 and 24 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Webster County Extension Office.

Cooking/Baking Project members will not meet in June. The next meeting is scheduled for meet on Sunday, July 7 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the auditorium kitchen at the Fairgrounds.

County Council Orientation County Council orientation for 2019-2010 enrollment year will start at approximately 7:00 p.m. on June 18 at the Webster County Fairgrounds.

County Council & Youth Committee County Council and Youth Committee members will meet on Tuesday, June 18 at approximately 7:30 p.m. at the Webster County Fairgrounds.

Dog Project Dog project practices are scheduled for Tuesday, June 11 and June 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the east side of the auditorium at the fairgrounds. Please bring dogs to these meetings.

Horse Project Horse project members will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, June 13, June 20, June 27, and July 2 at the Webster County Fairgrounds Arena.

Muzzleloader– New! Muzzleloader is a new shooting sports discipline. Practice will be on Saturday, June 8 from 9:30-11:00 a.m. at the Brushy Creek Range. Questions, please contact leader Guy Miller at 515-571-0520.

Pet Project members have a meeting on Wednesday, June 5 at 6:00 p.m. at the Extension Office.

Poultry Members will meet at the poultry barn at the Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 8 starting at 9:00 a.m. Leaders will help 4-H’ers with their fair entries.

Rabbit Tattoo day will be held on Wednesday, June 15 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Beef Barn at the Fairgrounds. Leaders will help 4-H’ers with their fair entries.

Rabbit Hopping Members will meet Saturday, June 22 from 10:00 a.m. to noon in the auditorium at the Fairgrounds.

Outdoor Adventure The next project meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18th at Kennedy Park (meet at the boat ramp). Members will be canoeing.

Sewing Project Project members will meet on June 15 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at Tillie’s Quilts in Fort Dodge.

Shotgun Discipline Practices will be held on Sunday, June 2 & June 23 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Practices are held at Iowa Central’s Trap Range (located west of Tom Thumb at 2091 Richmill Road). To help cover the costs of clay targets and shot shells, there will be a $50 fee to participate in the program. Please bring payment to practice.

Youth Conference Orientation 4-H members attending Youth Conference on June 25-27 need to attend orientation on June 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Webster County Fairgrounds.

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Flea Market– Food Stand Workers

Saturday, July 6- Help Needed!

Sunday, July 7– Help Needed!

Saturday, August 10– Dayton Tigers

Sunday, August 11– Johnson Jaguars

Kitchen Hours: Saturday: 6:30 a.m.– Start making breakfast 7:00 a.m.– Kitchen opens 4:00 p.m.– Kitchen closes Sunday: 7:30 a.m.– Start making breakfast 8:00 a.m.– Kitchen opens 3:00 p.m.– Kitchen closes

• Enter through the back kitchen door (north side) • Please wear a 4-H t-shirt and closed toe shoes. • No jewelry • Pull hair back and wash hands when you arrive at

the food stand. Thank you!

Volunteer Spotlight

Name: Trish Wanat

Volunteer Position: Jr. Lego League Leader

1. How long have you been a 4-H volunteer? 2 years (my mom has been a 4-H leader for 20+ years)

2. What do you enjoy most about your 4-H role? I enjoy giving the kiddos an opportunity to explore or do something they might not have had the chance to do otherwise. Additionally, I enjoy watching their confidence grow!

3. What do you like to do in your spare time? In my spare time (with four kids, spare time is very rare), I enjoy doing all sorts of things I learned to do when I was a 4-H’er: baking cookies, gardening, quilting, photography, crafting, woodworking, etc. I always like to try new things...which right now is beekeeping.

4. What is on your bucket list? I would like to visit the Vatican.

5. What is your favorite quote? More of a story than a quote, but I grew up with this saying (thanks, Mom) and it’s the reason I volunteer... “Whose Job Is It, Anyway?” This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have.

State Fair 4-H Livestock & Horticulture The 2019 State Fair Entry will open on June 1. Entry deadline is July 1. Access the Fair Entry system using this link: http://iowastatefair4hlivestock.fairentry.com.

Clay County Fair The Clay County Far is September 7-15 in Spencer. Those interested in exhibiting at the fair can check out their website for entry deadlines, details, and more! https://www.extension.iastate.edu/clay/page/clay-county-fair-information

Thank you Once again, the NEW Cooperative Foundation has shown their commitment to supporting our local 4-H youth. Recently, the foundation donated $41,265 to 135 area 4-H clubs totaling 2,751 individual 4-H members. The money is donated for half of each 4-H’ers dues in the NEW Cooperative’s trade territory, which includes Webster, Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Franklin, Sac, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Hamilton, Kossuth, Cherokee, Crawford, Plymouth, Monona, Wright, and Woodbury counties. We greatly appreciate NEW Cooperative’s

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2019 Webster County Fair The Webster County Fair is scheduled for July 10-14. County Council and Youth Committee selected the 2019 fair theme: “Fair is Out of This World”

$15 Challenge/Fashion Review/Clothing Selection/Extemporaneous Speaking/Educational Presentations These events will be judged on Saturday, June 22 at the Extension Office. Please be sure to put these entries on the appropriate entry form so you will not be missed when scheduling. Report forms needed for these events can also be found on our website.

Communication Events Any Webster County 4-H'er who participates in a communication event at fair will be invited to an ISU football game this fall! What counts as a communication event? Anything on the teal fair entry form: -Share the Fun -Working Exhibit -Educational Presentation -Extemporaneous Speaking More information about each communication event can be found on pages 81-85 in your fair book.

Exhibit Tip Sheets If you are wondering what a judge is looking for in an exhibit category, check out our website for helpful information and tips on exhibits. There was also a resource list included in your fair packet.

Camping There was a great turnout with the online reservation of camping spots and they filled up quickly! If you did not get a camping spot, please fill out the form online to get your name on the list in case more spots become available. http://www.webstercountyfairgroundsia.com/

Carnival Tickets A NEW carnival (Scott’s Amusement from SE Valley/Boone area) is coming to the fair this summer! To have the carnival at the fair, our Fair Board had to purchase several advanced tickets. You have the opportunity to buy those tickets at a discounted rate!! Even better, funds from pre-fair tickets go directly back to the fairgrounds to help fund great events in the future. If you wait to buy tickets at the carnival, funds go directly back to the carnival. Help support our fair and purchase your discounted tickets today! Buy your tickets online or from a Fair Board Member. www.webstercountyfairgroundsia.com

Fair T-Shirts County Council member, Kylie Weiland, did an excellent job designing shirts for this summer’s fair. The cost for a t-shirt is $15. Families have two choices for t-shirt orders this year. They can be ordered through your club leader or new this year, we are trying a link for families to submit their order. It’s super simple and just asks for family name, club name, t-shirt sizes, and quantity. Payment is due from the family to the office by June 11 to complete their order. Here is the link: https://iastate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_07zgHvuQ0vHz5sN

*Note: These shirts are just for fun and not allowed to be worn when your 4-H’er is exhibiting at the fair.

Pinterest Are you eager to showcase what you’ve found on Pinterest at the county fair? Great! Just be sure to keep a couple things in mind when using Pinterest, or other internet sources, when preparing your 4-H exhibits for fair: Check out our website and your 4hOnline account for a helpful document on “Pinterest to projects.”

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June

2 & 23 Shotgun Discipline

5 Cat Project

5 Pet Project

6, 13, 20, & 27 Horse Project

8 Poultry Project

8 Muzzleloader

9 Aerospace Safety Launch

11 Fair Entries Due to Extension Office

11 & 25 Dog Project

10 & 24 Clover Kids - St. Paul

15 Rabbit Project - Tattoo Day

15 Sewing Project

18 Outdoor Adventure - Canoeing

18 Youth Conference Orientation

18 County Council Orientation & Meeting

22 Rabbit Hopping

23 Aerospace Competition Launch

July

1 Iowa State Fair entries Due

2 Horse Project

7 Cooking & Baking Project

7 Poultry Project

7 Rabbit Project

10 - 14 Webster County Fair!

21 Post Fair Pool Party

21 & 28 Shotgun Discipline