June and July 2018 Calendar of Events

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1 WHAT S INSIDE: Static Entries Bottle Animal WkSht Identify Small Animals State Fair Entry County Fair Entry Annual Volunteer Training PT Testing for Poultry FSQA reminder Dog Obedience 4 Meeting Rule Ak-Sar-Ben Fair Queen Info Youth Conference New Fairground Build Cook Shack Sign-Up Livestock Judging Camp Clover Kids Pet Show Beautification Bucket State 4-H Camps Communications Day Clothing Day Union Co. Day Camps 5k Run UNION COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER June 1 June 1 June 8 June 8 June 8 June 10 June June 15 June 15 June 16 June 20 June 24 June 24 June 25 June 25 June June Iowa State Fair Livestock and Horticulture Entries Open Fair Entry Open for Union Co. Fair Last test for FSQA in Ext. Office 2:00-4:00 PM Market Broiler Pick Up 10 AM-5 PM Fair Entry Help Session 3:30-5 PM Fair Queen/Princess Applications Due Camp Wild, Camp Clover Woods, Madrid, IA Last day to do Online YQCA training Ak-Sar-Ben Breeding Beef, Feeder Calves, Goats, Sheep, Market Swine, Dairy Cattle and Horses Nomination Deadline PT Testing for ALL Poultry, 7:00-10:00 AM, Fairgrounds Communication and Clothing Entries Due on Fair 11:59 PM Communication Judging, SWCC, 6 8 PM Clothing Judging, SWCC, 4-7 PM Market Broiler Pen Project meeting at SWCC at 5:30 Fair Entry Help Session 10 AM -noon Iowa 4-H Youth Conference, ISU, Ames Like Union County Extension on Facebook at June and July 2018 Calendar of Events Another source for important information! July 1 July 1 July 1 July 1 July 2 July 15 July 13 July 17 July August 1 July and August June 29 Fair Entry Help Session 811 N. Sumner Ave Creston, AM IA :00-4:30 PM, M-F Iowa State Fair Livestock and Horticulture Entries 11:59 PM Volunteer Training Must Be Completed Small Animal Identification Deadline on 4-H 11:59 PM County Fair Livestock Entry Due on Fair 11:59 PM Bottle Lamb/Goat/Beef Work sheets Due to the Extension Office County Fair Queen/Princess Judging Static Exhibit Entry Deadline Union County Fair Clean-Up and Cookout 2018 Union County Fair Iowa State Fair Static Exhibit Projects due to Extension Office August 9-19 Iowa State Fair

2 Hello Union County! Hi everyone! My name is Michaela O Grady and I am your new County Youth and Outreach Coordinator. I recently graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Agriculture and Life Sciences. I am looking forward to serving the community and it s programming needs. You can reach me at or by , mogrady@iastate.edu Static Building Entries Due July 13th New this Year! All 4-H and FFA Static Building Projects MUST be entered in on Fair Entry before July 13th at 11:59 PM. This will help the check in process the day of judging to run more smoothly. Please see Fair Entry article on the next page for more Info on the Entry Process. Bucket/ Bottle Animal Worksheets Due July 1st! Clover Kids and 4-Hers who have a bucket/ bottle animal identified MUST fill out and return a worksheet by the July 2nd before 4:30 PM to the Extension office. These can be picked up from the Extension office and can be ed at your request before July 2nd. This is NOT in replacement of Fair Entry bottle animals must also be entered in Fair Entry. Poultry, Rabbit and Small Pets Identification Due July 1st! NO ENTRY=NO EXHIBITING. July 1st at 11:59 PM is the deadline for rabbits, poultry and small pets to be identified in 4-H Online. Simply Log-in to 4-H online with your username and password, and Click Add an Animal for each animal you wish to Identify. Input the correct information. Then click Save (Make sure all information is correct, after July 1st, no corrections can be made!) This is NOT in replacement of Fair Entry Poultry and Rabbits must also be entered in Fair Entry. (See Fair Entry article on the Next Page for more Info) July 1st State Fair Entry Deadline 4-Her s MUST have completed 5th-12th grade to show at the State Fair. Livestock (beef, dairy cattle, dairy goat, meat goat, horse, sheep and swine, dog) and horticulture entries are due by the July 1st deadline at 11:59 PM NO EXCEPTIONS. State Fair entries must be completed online. Here is a link with step by step instructions on how to do that through Fair Entry Simply Click on the Family Entry Help Sheet near the top of the page.

3 NEW! County Fair Entry System This Year For ALL PROJECTS! For county fair ALL projects must be entered on the Fair Entry website. This includes all animal entries, Clover Kids entries, static projects, clothing and communications projects. Different projects have different deadlines See below! Clothing and Communications: June 11:59 PM ALL Animal Entries: Static Building Entries: July 11:59 PM July 11:59 PM Fair Entry Opens June 1st. NO ENTRY=NO EXHIBITING. To enter, Follow the steps below: 1. Follow the link 2. Sign in with your 4-H online Username and Password. Click Begin Registration. 3. Fill out all of the fields and click continue until you have entered all exhibitor information. Review the information to make sure it is correct and then click Continue to Entries 4. Click Add and Entry, Find the project area you want to enter and click Select. Fill out all information and click Continue. Please be specific when entering each project (EX: photo of black cat) so that extension staff are able to identify each project. 5. For animal entries you will be able to specify which animal will be exhibited in each class. (You should see animals from your May 15th entries ). Click Add an Animal, Check that all information is correct and then click Continue. Review all information on the Review screen and then click continue if all is correct. 6. Next you can either A. Register another Exhibitor. (follow steps 3 to 6 again) B. Add another Entry for this Exhibitor (follow steps 4 to 6 again) C. Continue to Payment 7. Click Continue (Union County does not charge for entries) 8. Read the information in After you Submit, make sure everything is correct for ALL family members then Click Submit. NO CHANGES TO THESE ENTRIES CAN BE MADE AFTER YOU CLICK SUBMIT. For more specific instructions please see the Fair Entry Help sheet union/news/fairentry-opens-june-1-july-1-everything-you-need-know-2018 OR attend a Fair Entry Help Session at the Extension office June 8th from 3:30 to 5 PM June 25th from 10 AM to noon June 29th from 8 AM to 10 AM OR BY APPOINTMENT

4 Annual Volunteer Training All volunteers in their second year or service or beyond are required to complete continuing education to support their 4-H Youth Development volunteer work. A face-to-face session was offered in November. Volunteers who missed the in-person training MUST complete the required training in a web-based format in 4-H Online. This training MUST be completed before July 1, 2018 to retain your volunteer status. Please see the February and March 4-H newsletter for directions or mogrady@iastate.edu. Pullorum Typhoid Testing for Poultry Exhibits All poultry being exhibited at the Union County Fair (except Market Broiler Projects) are required by the state of Iowa to be PT tested. Testing will take place, Saturday, June 16th from 7:00-10:00 AM at the metal commercial building at the Union County Fairgrounds in Afton. Simply bring your birds and Mindy Butcher, the small animal committee and Extension staff will take care of the rest. If you are unable to attend, you MUST line someone up to bring your birds. NO TESTING = NO SHOWING! FSQA Training Options Quality Assurance certification is REQUIRED to exhibit livestock at the Union County Fair and Iowa State Fair for youth in grades 4 th -12 th exhibiting in the following project areas: Beef, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Rabbit, Dairy Cattle, Meat Goat and Dairy Goat. Don t forget, you must be ACTIVE in 4-HOnline to order to receive credit for completing FSQA training and or testing. The local training options have passed however, members still have two options: Dog Obedience Classes Dog Obedience classes are officially underway! When: Beginning Friday, April 20 th will continue each Friday Where: McKinley Park- Basketball Courts Time: 7:00 pm. Who: Open to all active Clover Kids and 4-H members Reminders: 4-H ers in 7th through 12th grades are eligible to test out by appointment only. The only day left to test out is June 8th from 2-4 PM at the Union County Extension Office. Please arrive at 2 so you will have ample time to take your test. All testing should be complete by June 15th. Members in 4th-12th grades have the option to complete the online version for $12 per member. The online version is also available until June 15th. To complete the online version simply go to click Sign Up or Log In, and log in with your 4-HOnline information. Dress Appropriately, it will be HOT. Please bring water for your dog(s) Dogs must be on a leash Parents- suggested to bring a lawn chair Must attend at least 3 Union county 4-H dog practices to participate in the Dog Show at the Union County Fair. For questions, please contact Colleen Beatty at (text or call). 4 Club Meetings Rule! 4-Hers are REQUIRED to attend at least four, regular 4-H meetings in a year in order to participate in county 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 811 N. Sumner Ave. Creston, IA Fair clean up 8:00-4:30 PM, M-F

5 Ak-Sar-Ben Stock Show Union County Fair Queen/Princess Contest 2018 The Union County Fair Queen reigns over the fair events at the Union County Fairgrounds from July and makes special appearances at community events. The queen will also represent Union County in the 2018 Iowa State Fair with judging dates August 7-13 in Des Moines, Iowa. Miss. Union County Little Princess will assist the queen in reigning over the events at the 2018 Union County Fair. The winner of the queen contest will receive a $250 college scholarship, crown, sashes, trophy, and prizes. Application Due: June 10th Judging Date: July 15th Judging Time: Afternoon TBD Entry Fee: $25 for queen and $10 for princess contestants. This must be paid by the sponsor at the time of entry. Rules: AK-Sar-Ben Horse Show Sep. 22nd and 23rd Ak-Sar-Ben Stock Shows Sep. 27th 30th Nomination Deadlines for 2018: Breeding Heifers, Feeder Calves, Breeding & Market Goats, Breeding & Market Sheep, Market Swine, and Dairy Cattle DNA need to be turned into the extension office by June 15th! All breeding beef and horse nominations forms also need to be turned into the office by June 15th! Stop by the office to pick up blank DNA envelopes to get this task taken care of ASAP! If you wish to nominate additional animals they will be Ak-Sar-Ben eligible only, [These Ak-Sar-Ben animals may or may not come from your list of animals on 4-H Online and that is OK.] If you have already identified animals in 4-H online, you do not need to take further action. Check out the Aksarben website for rules, classes and schedule: New for 2018: Breeding Sheep & Breeding Goats Great Plains Regional Dorset Show Host Site. Market Swine Show is non-terminal with optional harvest. For all the latest updates and to get on their mailing list, visit Each queen contestant must be at least 16 years of age and not exceeding 21 years of age by August 9, Interested individuals for the queen contest must never have been married. Contestants must reside in Union County or an adjoining county if the majority of her activities are in Union County. Queen contestants must also be an active member of at least 1 organization such as FFA, FBLA, a church group or 4-H. Princess contestants must be at least 6 years of age and not more than 8 years of age, by August 9, For applications see Applications available also in the extension office. For any questions contact Amy Rieck at rieck2000@gmail.com

6 Youth Conference Register Every June, almost 900 teenagers converge on the campus of Iowa State University for 3 days full of speakers, workshops, mixers, dances, a banquet, and community service activities. Who: Any youth completing 8th 12th grade When: June 26th-28th Where: Iowa State University Campus in Ames Registration Deadline: June 10th Cost of Registration: $125 Why? You will be having fun while learning by doing, dancing the nights away, and serving the community. Please visit for continued updates regarding the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference and to regis- New Fair Grounds Buildings As some may know, we have new buildings on the fair grounds this year! The fair board and community worked hard to secure the funds needed to get the DEKKO Grant! I would like to thank you for your patience in advance as the extension staff and committee members navigate the differences in our fair ground buildings. County Fair Cook Shack and Clean Up & Sign-Up Each 4-H member showing at the Union County Fair is REQUIRED to supply one volunteer worker in the concession stand during this year's Fair. This may be the 4-H member themselves if they are 14 and older OR an adult to work in their place if younger than 14. Club Leaders have been contacted to allow your club to pick a time when they might wish to work together. Please check with your individual club leaders to see if this has been done! Then have the club individuals sign up for specific roles or other times if the club time does not work for them. If not then each individual will have the choice to pick a time slot that works for them and a job that they are comfortable doing. This should help start the shifts in a more organized manner. Alternatively for those who do not want to volunteer in the concessions, they can help clean after the fair on Thursday morning, July 26 instead. These need to be older 4-H members or adults as the work will require heavier physical activity and working around skid loaders etc. To use Sign Up Genius go to : unionfair We will be checking at the end of June for anyone not signed up but planning to exhibit at the 2018 Fair to finish sign up. 811 Please N. Sumner contact Ave. Creston, mogrady@iastate.edu IA or 8:00-4:30 vstephen@iowatelecom.net PM, M-F for questions.

7 Union County Fair Pet Show What: Small Animal Pet Show for Clover Kids (K-3rd Graders) When: Monday July 23rd from 2-4 PM Where: Union County Fair Grounds, Afton, In the Show Arena How to sign up?: Contact he Union County Extension Office at or Deadline to sign up is July 2nd, before 4:30, 2018 Rules: 1. Clover Kids MUST be enrolled in 4-H online in the Union County Clover Kids Program in order to participate. Contact Michaela O Grady at the extension office if you are not enrolled in 4-H online. 2. Clover Kids will have the opportunity to show the audience their pet and tell a caring adult about their pet. 3. Clover Kids Pet Show animals are only allowed on the fairground during the entry and show time. Have your pet on the ground and ready 30 Minutes prior to show start time at 2 PM. 4. All pets must be properly restrained or contained. Appropriate examples would be on a leash, or in a box, cage or bowl. 5. Livestock animals such as swine, horses, cattle (beef and dairy) are not to be shown in the Clover Kids Pet Show. All other animals must be less than 200 pounds in order to be shown. 6. Clover Kids and pets must be supervised by an adult at all times. The adult is responsible for both the Clover Kid and pet. Classes will be created by the extension office based on pets signed up by July 1st. 7. Cats and dogs must have a current rabies certificate. (Use the same health requirements as for the 4-H Dog, Cat and Pet Shows.) 8. Any female animal in season cannot be shown. 9. Participants will receive a participation award, some special species awards will be given, no premium money will be given. Clover Kids may show animals in the following classes: Class A: Cats Class B: Dogs Class C: Gerbils Class D: Guinea Pigs Class E: Hamsters Class F: Mice Class G: Turtles Class H: Fish Class I: Birds Class J: Other

8 4-H Beautification in a Bucket Open to 4-H ers and Clover Kids Use 5-gallon bucket with hole in bottom for drainage. Fill part-way full of packing peanuts, bark or wood chips. Add dirt and plant(s) flowers, crops or other plants. Label with member name, club, and name of plant(s). Bring on conference judging day will be judged by Ag & Natural Resources judge. Exhibits will be judged on creativity and health of plant. Decorating bucket and adding accents (silk flowers, bows, etc.) is optional. A grand and reserve champion will be selected and awarded with rosettes. Club members can work individually or as a team of two. Clover Kids are welcome to participate. Bring to Clover Kids judging on Saturday between 2-4 PM. Buckets will be placed around fairgrounds during the fair to beautify the fairgrounds. Exhibitors will be responsible for watering projects during the fair. 4-Hers are required to complete a project write up. Clover Kids do not have to complete a write up.

9 State 4-H Camps Summer is just around the corner! Consider sending your child to a 4-H camp this summer. 4-H camps offer a hands-on approach to developing the excitement and skills necessary for youth to succeed in a safe and fun setting. The 4-H camp program starts youth on the path to becoming informed citizens and the next generation of scientists and engineers we need for our communities to thrive.*** For each camp, registration is due two weeks before the start date of each. June 8-11, Shooting Sports Youth Camp at Pictured Rocks Camp, Monticello. At camp youth will explore the Safety and Education in Shooting Sports (SESS) program by trying new skills, meeting new friends and making connections with County Shooting Sports Clubs. Opportunities to develop skills in Archery, Air Rifle, Smallbore, Shotgun, Muzzleloader and Wildlife Skills. This camp is for youth completing 4th through 8th grade school year. An Official Iowa Hunter Safety Course Class Day will be provided by DNR at camp. You must be 11 or older to complete the Iowa hunter education requirements and pass the online portions of the hunter education course prior to coming to camp. The On-line Hunter Safety Education course is available at DNR IA Hunter Ed Course. Campers will arrive Friday, June 8th at 10 a.m. Camp concludes Monday, June 11th at 4 p.m. Registration cost $250. Registration at June 17-20, 2018 STEM Survival Camp at Clover Woods Camp, Madrid. Would you know how to survive in the wilderness? Can you sleep outside overnight? Can you start a fire? Can you cook your own food over a fire? Can you spend 4 days without TV? We have just the place to learn the skills you may need. A rustic camp where you can practice archery, creek stomping, shelter making, fire making, outdoor cooking, team sports, and low ropes challenge course. By the end of this week, you can feel more comfortable in nature. Are you for the challenge? Enjoy being outside learning new skills in a safe, yet challenging environment. For youth that have completed grades 4-7. Campers will arrive Sunday, June 17th at 10 a.m. Camp concludes Wednesday, June 20 at 4 p.m. Registration $250. Registration at June 29-July 1, 2018 Global Explorer Camp at Clover Woods Camp, Madrid. Challenge yourself as you learn about arts, traditions, and games from around the globe. Make a colorful Mexican flag, learn the Albanian dance performed at weddings from junior counselors visiting from one of Iowa s Sister States: Kosovo, play international games such as GaGa ball, make hummus or salsa and taste food from around the world. Campers will also get to participate in traditional camp activities such as archery, a ropes course, teambuilding games, and of course s mores around the campfire! The last day will wrap up with fun festivities such as Water Olympics and a Pledge Challenge. For youth that have just completed 5th grade through those just completing 8th grade. Campers will arrive Friday, June 29th at 9 a.m. Camp concludes Sunday, July 1st at 1 p.m. Registration $250. Registration at July 8-13, Design Dimensions Camp at Clover Woods Camp, Madrid. Focus will be on 2D, 3D, and 4D thinking across disciplines while providing hands on experience with the latest design technology. Discover how to create and manipulate structures and objects, 3D print your designs, paint with encaustic wax and so much more. For students entering 9th through 12th grades and 2018 high school graduates. Spend nights at the 4-H Center in Madrid, Iowa with access to traditional camp activities. Spend your days at the College of Design. We ll provide the transportation, meals, and lodging. Overnight campers arrive Clover Woods Sunday at 4 p.m. Depart from ISU Design Friday at 4 p.m. Additional information is available on the College of Design Website. Registration fee: Traditional 5 night camp July 8-13: $495 Day campers arrive ISU Design College 9 am-4pm, July 9-13: $345 Registration Military Discount - All youth with immediate family members in active Military Service or Guard will receive a $75 registration discount. If you have questions about any of these exciting opportunities, please contact Jennie Hargrove, 4-H Youth Program Specialist serving Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Monroe, Ringgold, Union, and Wayne Counties at hargrove@iastate.edu or

10 Entry forms to participate in this event are due Wednesday, June 20th on Fair Entry. 1. Follow the link 2. Sign in with your 4-H online Username and Password. 3. Enter Each Project in their respective class 4. For more information or assistance with Fair Entry please see the Fair Entry Article at the beginning of the newsletter.

11 Entry forms to participate in this event are due Wednesday, June 20th on Fair Entry. 1. Follow the link 2. Sign in with your 4-H online Username and Password. 3. Enter Each Project in their respective class 4. For more information or assistance with Fair Entry please see the Fair Entry Article at the beginning of the newsletter.

12 To register fill out the registration form at or in the extension office. This form mustlearn be turned in by June 8th OR 2 weeks prior to the camp you want to attend! MORE AT

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15 There will be a competition between the 4-H and FFA clubs, so come out and represent your group!