IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH WARREN COUNTY NEWSLETTER

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1 Cortney Garrington Executive Director IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH WARREN COUNTY NEWSLETTER Kathryn Pierson Office Manager 100 Year Celebration for Warren ISU Extension and Outreach Warren County is excited to extend an invitation to all Warren County residents for our upcoming 100 Year Celebration! We are excited to reminisce over the last 100 years of Warren County Extension and we hope you will join us in the fun for all ages! We are also seeking any memorabilia to be displayed during the celebration! If you have any you would be willing to loan us please call the office! Note for the day of the event additional parking will be available by the top USDA offices, Todd s Shoes, and the Kindness Pet Clinic. May 2017 WHAT S INSIDE: Fair Entry Week pg. 2 Win a Pizza Party pg. 2 Summer Day Camps pg. 3 PT Testing pg. 3 Camera Corps pg. 3 Exhibiting at the ISF pg. 3 Drug Affidavits pg. 4 Pre Fair Workshop - pg. 4 AKSARBEN pg. 4 Leader Information pg.4 Fairbooks pg. 4 Silent Auction Basket pg. 5 Extension Calendar pg. 5 Preservation 101 Have you ever wondered what it takes to preserve your own food? Have you ever thought about trying a different method? Join us on Wednesday, June 14th at the extension office from 6:30 to 7:30 pm for a short class from Mary Krisco, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Nutritionist. Mary will introduce you to home food preservation methods including canning, dehydrating and freezing. You will receive research-based food preservation resources and publications while also getting a chance to see various food preservation supplies and equipment. There is no cost to attend. Register by contacting Cortney at or by ing cortneyg@iastate.edu Wildflowers & More Class Are you interested in learning about what wildflowers are native to our area? Do you have questions about other native plant species? Join us on Thursday, June 29th from 6:00-7:30 pm at the Warren County Extension Office to learn about wildflowers and other native plants to our area, how to grow and maintain them, while also having the opportunity to ask tree specific questions. Our presenter for the evening will be Leslie Berckes, Program Manager & Field Coordinator for Trees Forever. There is no cost to attend and light refreshments will be provided. RSVP to Cortney at Want to be a Master Gardener? Registration for the upcoming Master Gardener class scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 19th has opened! The classes are held on Tuesday evenings and run from September 19th - December 5th. This year s class will be in a new format with more hands-on learning opportunities. If you are interested in signing up or would like more information please contact Cortney at cortneyg@iastate.edu or at EAST EAST 2ND 2ND AVE. AVE. SUITE SUITE E; INDIANOLA, E; IA IA MON MON - THURS - THURS 9-12:30; 9-12:30; 1-4:30 1-4:30 AND AND FRI FRI 9-12: :30 LEARN MORE AT AT Iowa State University Extension and Outreach programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.

2 WARREN COUNTY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH 4-H HORIZON June 2017 Jennifer Miler, County Youth Coordinator Fair Entry Week June Have you entered your livestock in 4-H online, completed your Those who pre ordered 4-H T-shirts can pay and pick them up FSQA requirement and attended at least 5 clubs meetings? during this time. Don t forget you still have one very important step to complete in order to participate at the Warren County Fair, If you plan to camp during fair, registration and payment are Fair Entry Week. Fair Entry Week will take place June 19th due fair entry week. There are no refunds or transfers through June 23rd from noon until 7:00 pm. and June 24th allowed. If you are unable to attend Fair Entry Week, please from 8:00 am until noon at the Warren County Extension contact Jo Reynolds at to make other Office. Please utilize the west door. During this week you will arrangements. sign your animals up for specific classes you plan to participate it. All fees must also be paid at this time. Open Class registration will also take place during Fair Entry Week at the Extension Office with the Fair Board Secretary. In addition to livestock registrations, this is also when you will Again, please enter the west doors. sign up for all communication and clothing events. This includes Presentations, Extemporaneous speaking, Funnel cake sign up Waiting to hear from Larry Share-The-Fun, Working Exhibits, Fashion Revue Clothing Selection, and $15 Challenge. How would you like to help your club earn a pizza party! All you have to do is participate in a Presentation, Working Exhibit and/or Share-The-Fun at the Warren County level and you could have the chance to win one. Presentations, Working Exhibits and Share-The-Fun are three great opportunities for 4-H ers to improve their speaking skills and practice being comfortable in front of an audience. We want 4-Hers to try out these great projects so we are doing a Communications Challenge to encourage 4-Hers and clubs to get involved. Win a Pizza Party! There are three pizza parties up for grabs one for Presentations, Working Exhibits and Share-The-Fun. Each one will win 5 coupons, each good for one large pizza from Casey s. Thanks to Casey s for their generous donation! The club winner from each category will be the club with the highest percentage of 4-Hers participating in that communications area. The number of 4-Hers in your club will be based on your registration enrollment. Winners will be announced at 4-H Family Night at the Warren County Fair on Sunday, July 30th. Please see the Warren County Fairbook for rules and judging dates. Registration MUST be completed during Fair Entry Week. 909 EAST 2ND AVE. SUITE E; INDIANOLA, IA MON - THURS 9-12:30; 1-4:30 AND FRI 9-12:30 LEARN MORE AT Iowa State University Extension and Outreach programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.

3 UPCOMING 4-H WORKSHOPS AND CAMPS Summer Day Camps The Warren County Extension Office is excited to provide a variety of Day Camps to all youth in Warren County this summer. From Tango with Technology to World Wide Adventures there is sure to be multiple camps youth will have an interest in. Camps will be held at the Warren County Extension Office and most are free or have a very minimal fee. Space is limited for some camps so be sure to register early. Mission Airdrop: Wednesday, June 7th 3rd-5th grade BBQ School: Monday, June 26th 28th 4th -12th grade Worldwide Adventures: Thursday, June 29th 4th - 8th grade Tango with Technology: Friday, July 7th K 8th grade Yarn It: Tuesday, July 11th K-8th grade Exploring Invasive Species: Thursday, July 13th 3rd - 5th grade Cops and Bobbers: TBD Pullorum Typhoid Testing All Poultry Iowa Poultry Exhibition requires Pullorum-Typhoid (PT) testing for the Warren County Fair. All poultry exhibited must come from a U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid clean or equivalent flock or have a negative PT test within 90 days of public exhibition and the test must have been performed by an authorized tester. Poultry purchased from a hatchery and raised for exhibition are NOT exempt from PT testing requirements. PT testing is available on Sunday, July 9th from 10 am to 2 pm at the Warren County Fairgrounds in the poultry barn. The cost is 50 cents per bird. This includes all poultry egg-type and meat type chickens, turkeys, domestic Camera Corps We would like to invite youth to patriciate in Camera Corps at the state level. Camera Corps is an opportunity to creatively explore something that may be new to you while having fun using photography and social media. Camera Corps is a talented group of selected young photographers working together Livestock and Horticulture State Fair entries are open from June 1st July 1st in 4-H online. All payments will be collected by the Extension Office with a check payable to the Iowa State Fair (no cash please). Please remember, the May 15th deadline only nominated your livestock for the Iowa State Fair, this DOES NOT mean they are signed up to attend. Specific details can be found at to capture beautiful, powerful and unique photographs of communities from across the state of Iowa. Each month, a photography topic/theme is provided with different subject matters as the primary focus. Youth from all counties are welcome to join! Exhibiting at the Iowa State Fair? statefair/livestock. This website also includes your premium book, additional drug affidavits, and additional Exhibitor ticket order and parking permit form. Please note, additional ticket and vehicle permit form must be postmarked before Thursday, July 20th. Exhibitors with building projects selected for the ISF must bring their project, with write up attached to the Warren For those who would like to join or have questions are encouraged to contact Clark Colby at cacolby3@iastate.edu. Let s get some Warren County 4-Hers showcasing their passion for the state of Iowa and photography! County Extension Office by Thursday, August 4th. Exhibitors who are selected to take food to the state fair need to contact the Warren County Extension Office at A picture will be taken in the 4-H Exhibit Building on Saturday, July 29th at 5 pm of all 4-Hers with exhibits selected for the Iowa State Fair and those selected for the Creative Arts Tour. MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, WORKING AND LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS.

4 Drug Affidavit As young livestock producers, you have an obligation to be a responsible producer. We want you to understand that all animals will enter the food chain and because edible food products for the consuming public and it is your responsibly to ensure you are proving a healthy and safe product. To help show that 4-Her are responsible producers, drug affidavits are required for certain species: beef, horse, meat goat, sheet and swine. These forms are available online at livestock-id. They are also available at the Extension Office or can be picked up during Fair Entry Week. These forms will be collected during County Fair check-in. Remember, this form is front and back so be sure to review and complete both sides. If no medications were given, you are still required to list your animals identification number (s) and both exhibitor and parent must sign the form. Clover Kids Pre Fair Workshop Are you a new Clover Kid family wondering about the Warren County Fair and what s available to you? Maybe you re a returning family who would appreciate a refresher? The Warren County Clover Kid leaders are hosting a Clover Kids Pre Fair Workshop on Wednesday, June 28th from 6-7 pm in the Multi-Purpose room at the Indianola Middle School. Clover Kids will get the opportunity to prep for fair judging and create an exhibit. Clover Kids are asked to bring a stuffed pet that evening. We also plan to have an informal parent meeting during this time for any parents wishing to gather more information about fair or to simply have their questions answered. AKSARBEN AKSARBEN is a 4-H livestock exposition open to ten states. This event along with other livestock opportunities is held in Grand Island, Nebraska at the State Fair Grounds September 28th through October 1st. If you are interested in participating, take a looks at the identification requirements and deadlines. Please note, retinal imaging or pulling DNA only nominates your animal for this event, this does not mean they are registered to attend. June 15th all market swine, market lamb, meat goat and feeder calf DNA due to the Extension Office. Envelopes are available at the Extension Office. All breeding heifer, dairy cattle and horse nomination forms are due to the AKSARBEN office by June 20th. The premium book, forms, other livestock contests and additional information can be located on the AKSARBEN websitewww.aksarbenstockshow.com under Exhibitors. LEADER INFORMATION Don t forget club attendance reports are due to the Extension Office before 4:30 pm on Thursday, June 15th. Please be sure to get this information turned in on time, this helps alleviate any 4-H families frustrations during Fair Entry Week. WARREN COUNTY FAIRBOOKS Fairbooks are available to purchase for $2.00 at Bishop Insurance Agency or online at Please be sure to read through your fairbook thoroughly! FARM BUREAU STAND Sign-Up is now open for clubs to sign-up for the Farm Bureau Stand. Call Tosha Brooks now at to grab your favorite four-hour shift, before it is taken. Each shift will earn $75 for their club! 4-H PLEDGE I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE, AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.

5 Silent Auction Basket We hope everyone will join in the 2017 Silent Auction Fundraiser to help fund 4-H trips for next year. Clubs can use this fair theme Red, White and Blue: This Fair s for You! or creative your own 4-H theme. This years silent auction will begin Saturday, July 22nd in the 4-H Exhibit Building and will continue throughout the week until 4 pm on Sunday, July 30th. Winners will be announced at 4-H Family Night, Sunday, July 30th at 7 pm. The highest bidder receives the basket. We hope to have a basket represented from each club! Youth club s name will appear with the basket so you can encourage friends and family to bid on your item. Basket s are due Thursday, July 20th during booth decorating. Please be sure to include the overall value of your clubs basket. Join the fun and help us raise money to provide financial assistance for upcoming 4-H trips! Who knows, this could benefit you and your friends next year. Calendar JUNE 1ST Senior 4-H Meeting 1ST ALL FSQA must be complete 6TH 4-H Foundation 8TH Women Marketing Grain 11TH Warren 100 Year Celebration 14TH 16TH Taste of Camp 14TH Preservation TH Women Marketing Grain 15TH 4-H Youth Committee 15TH Warren Co. Health & Safety Fair 16TH 24TH: CWF Trip 19TH IDALS Private Pesticide Testing 19TH Master Gardener Meeting 19TH 24TH Fair Entry Week 20TH Extension Council Meeting 22ND Women Marketing Grain 26TH 28TH BBQ School for Youth 27TH 29TH Iowa 4-H State Conference 29TH Women Marketing Grain TBD: Agronomy in the Field JULY 4TH Office Closed Holiday 9TH PT Testing for Poultry 12TH Viva Las Veggies 17TH Private Pesticide Testing 17TH Master Gardener Meeting 17TH IDALS Private Pesticide Testing 17TH Fair Clean Up 18TH Extension Council Meeting 20TH Booth Decorating Night 22ND Pre-Fair Family Picnic 22ND Non-Livestock Judging 24TH Communications Judging 25TH Clothing Events Judging 26TH 31ST Warren County Fair AUGUST 7TH Farmland Leasing Meeting 15TH Extension Council Meeting 21ST Private Pesticide Testing 21ST Master Gardener Meeting 27TH Warren County Farm Tour SEPTEMBER 11TH Serv Safe 18TH IDALS Private Pesticide Testing 19TH Extension Council Meeting 19TH Become a Master Gardener 23RD Log Cabin Days 24TH Log Cabin Days WARREN COUNTY FAIR 2017 Sign-Up Week: June Fair Dates: July 26th July 31 Theme: Red, White, and Blue: This Fair s for You! Check out the New and Improved Warren County Fair Website at WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/WARREN/4H