CLOVER CONNECTION AUGUST 2015

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1 HOWARD COUNTY EXTENSION CLOVER CONNECTION AUGUST 2015 Erica Holliday HOWARD COUNTY EXTENSION County Youth Coordinator 132 1st Avenue West Cresco, IA Phone: WOW! Where has summer gone?! WHAT S INSIDE: State Fair Static Exhibits State Fair Communication Schedule Booth Decorating Awards Silent Auction Barn Prize Winners Best Dressed Rabbit State Fair Livestock Exhibitors Thank You Notes Borlaug Intern Update Record Book Citizenship Group Congratulations to all 4-H members on an outstanding job at the Mighty Howard County Fair! We have some awesome youth who had amazing static and livestock exhibits! Also, a shout out to all the wonderful adult volunteers who helped make the fair Mighty! Each one of you, youth and adults, make me proud to be a part of the Howard county community! I want to thank you all for your cooperation and help learning the ins and outs of the Mighty Howard County Fair with it being my first Howard County Fair! Although the Mighty Howard County Fair has wrapped up, the summer continues to fly by! The summer has been filled with many events at the county, regional, and state level. Keep in mind, many of these opportunities happen on a yearly basis so if you had a blast or missed out, spread the word among your friends and sign up next year! There is one more adventure before school begins and that is the Iowa State Fair! We have some outstanding static, communication, and livestock projects heading down to Des Moines. If you plan on attending, make sure to take a look at all the hard work our youth are continuing to put in beyond the local level! Good luck to all the 4-Hers in their travels and exhibition at the Iowa State Fair! We are fast approaching record book and recognition season! I highly encourage you to start now and finish before school starts. Records are DUE September 4. If you need assistance, give me a call! Congratulations to a fantastic 4-H year let s finish with a BANG! Erica Holliday Leader s Corner County Council Calendar Howard County st Avenue West, COUNTY Cresco, ADDRESS, IA CITY, Ph STATE XXX-XXX-XXXX Hours 8-12 Noon OFFICE 12:30 HOURS -4:30 Learn More at LEARN MORE AT Iowa State University Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.

2 SUCCESS AT MIGHTY HOWARD COUNTY FAIR 4-H Building State Fair Static Exhibits More than 500 static exhibits were judged on Monday, June 22. Check out these exhibits in the 4-H Building at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on August 13-23! Animals & Ag & Natural Resources Hope Dohlman Sarah Fravel Creative Arts Alissa Hageman Karissa Stika Madison Drilling Katrina Sanders Emi Frohn Hailey Reicks Samantha Bigalk Alexandria Franzen Alyson Reicks Personal Development Emi Frohn Poster Communication Karissa Stika Science & Engineering Jared Knutson Michael Lensch Mitchel Marr Prep to Be A Vet Buzz on Honey Bees Giraffe Nail Art Rainy Day Canvas Latch Hook Rug Faux Stained Glass King Eider Drawing Ridge Houses Photo Churchhill Downs Photo Handshake Photo Softball in the Dark Photo Front Yard of the Farm Halter Photo Cowboy Photo Bird Feeder Photo Mt. Vernon Bike Trail Barbwire Heart Crestwood Volleyball Digital Storytelling Bow Rack Poster Safe/Night Stand Mineral Feeder Amber Hron Horseshoe Fire Pit Alyse Ahern-Mittelsted Barn Quilt Family & Consumer Sciences Hope Dohlman Audrey Ferrie Taryn Grube Hope Balk Jayden Teslow Buttery Coconut & Almond Morning Buns Bedroom Seating Reinvented Mosaic Tile Table Tire Seat Bench Lamp Camper Dog House Pop Tab Lamp Steam Punk Multimedia Canvas State Fair Communications Schedule CLOTHING AWARDROBE AUGUST 14, AMES EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS August 15 AM Adanna Warnke Christofer Lipa August 16 PM Emi Frohn, Thea Hartzell August 20 AM Karissa Stika, Jayden Telsow & Walker Sobolik, Tyler Teslow & Erin Ryan SHARE THE FUN August 15 NOON Jason & Trevor Malven August 16 5PM Abby &, Emi Frohn, Emma Mannery August 20 5PM Jayden & Tyler Teslow WORKING EXHIBITS August 15 PM Audrey Ferrie August 16 PM, Emma Mannery, Madison McKenna August 20 PM Jayden & Tyler Teslow, Walker Sobo lik August 21 AM 4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH

3 SUCCESS AT MIGHTY HOWARD COUNTY FAIR 4-H Building Booth Decorating Awards All the booths looked great this year! I loved to see the creativity and twist the 4- H ers placed on the theme! Congratulations to the following clubs: Diligent 4-H ers, 1 st Place Flying Hoofs, 2 nd Place Timberland Targeting, 3 rd Place 4-H Silent Auction! Thank you to all the clubs and committees who donated items to the annual Silent Auction held at the Howard County Fair. This year s auction was a successful one! A total of $1942 was raised! Thanks to all of the supporters! Livestock Barn Prize Winners Great job to all clubs as they worked towards excellent herdsmanship this year. Congratulations to the following Barn Prize winners: Beef Timberland Targeting Dairy Timberland Targeting Horse Timberland Targeting Poultry Diligent 4-H ers Rabbit Cresco Merrymakers Sheep Space Age Farmers Swine Afton Aces Overall Winner Timberland Targeting Livestock Best Dressed Rabbit Each year the 4-H and FFA Rabbit Show participants are able to enter the Best Dressed Rabbit class. Each participant dresses their rabbit up in their favorite costume and a picture is taken. The pictures are displayed in the rabbit barn during the fair and fairgoers vote on their favorite Best Dressed Rabbit! Congratulations to Topher Bigalk and his rabbit for winning the 2015 Best Dressed Rabbit! Congratulations Topher! State Fair Livestock Exhibitors Good luck to the following Howard County 4-H ers as they participate at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines from August 13 23! Abby Huhe Dairy, Rabbit Katie Huhe Dairy, Rabbit Austin Haskovec Beef Taylor Haskovec Beef Marissa Bronner Rabbit Kaylie Klimesh Sheep Thank You Notes Please remember if you received a trophy, plaque, or participated in the Ribbon Auction, to send a thank you to your sponsors or buyers if you have not already done so! MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

4 COUNTY NEWS Borlaug Intern Update Many of you, including all of us at the Extension, were able to get to know the Borlaug Intern Megan Rauen very well over the last few months. Her time as the intern has come to an end and we would like to extend a huge THANK YOU and GOOD LUCK to her on her future endeavors! Record Book Time! Reminder record books are DUE Friday, September 4 in order to be eligible for awards! There are lots of awards available in addition to completion awards! Need Help With Your Record Book Never done a record book before? Want assistance putting your record book together? Please call the Extension Office at (563) and set up an appointment! The following dates are available for appointments: August and August LEADER S CORNER WHAT S DUE? Record books are DUE Friday, September 4 th. Please remind your club members to submit their books for awards. There are many awards available in addition to the completion awards! Club Award Forms are DUE Friday, September 4 th. Please remember to have your club submit applicants for 2015 Meritorious, Honorary and Alumni Awards. This is a great time to recognize those volunteers that put in countless hours and passion to support the Howard County 4-H program. Club Program Books & Financial Report are DUE Friday, October 2 nd Citizenship Year 1 On the Horizon Our regional Citizenship program is about to get under way for the year. The Citizenship group is open to any youth from 7 th 11 th grade. It is a two year commitment that covers local and state government in year one and moves up to federal government in year two. This year will end with a trip to the Iowa State Capital! In year two, you will end with a 5-day trip to our nation s capital! Know someone not a 4 -Her but would be interested in joining? Bring them in and we will sign them up for both. If you would like to join the group or want more information, please contact Erica at the Extension or via ehollida@iastate.edu. Re-enrollment on 4H Online Beginning September 15 th Howard County 4-H ers will be able to reenroll for the upcoming year. Please go to iowa.4honline.com/ to sign-in and complete the process for re-enrollment after September 1 st. You have until November 30 th to complete or risk losing the assistance for your annual fee. If you need help enrolling online or would like to apply for membership dues assistance please contact the Extension Office! Leaders if you have new members have them come in or call the Extension Office. MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

5 COUNTY COUNCIL THANK YOU! I would like to thank each one of you for your assistance this fair season and with day camps! Your dedication to the Howard County 4-H program contributed to the success of these programs. Once again, THANK YOU for all your hard work! NEXT MEETING Our next meeting will be held in junction with the Regional on Sunday, August 30 from 12:45 P.M. 6:00 P.M. in Postville at the Postville YMCA! You will be receiving your registration in the mail and is DUE Saturday, August 15 to the Extension Office. Calendar AUGUST 2015 SEPTEM BER 2015 DEADLINES August 11 State Fair Static Exhibits taken to Des Moines August Iowa State Fair in Des Moines August 15 Regional registration due August 20 Youth Committee 6:30 P.M. at Extension Office August 25 State Fair Projects available for pick-up August 30 Regional 12:45-6 P.M. at Postville YMCA September 4 Record Books due & September 4 Club Awards Forms due September 15 Reenrollment begins on 4hOnline FUTURE DATES TO KEEP IN MIND October 4-10 National 4-H Week August 15 Regional registration due September 4 - Record Books due September 4 Club Award Forms due October 2 Club Program Books due October 2 Club Financial Reports due Want to Find Out More?!? Visit us at: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Like us on Facebook: Howard County 4-H Follow us on FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/YOUR COUNTY NAME HERE 5