LYON COUNTY EXTENSION LYON LINGO - OCTOBER 2014 Lyon County 4-H Clubs Alvord Hawkeyes Alvord CALL Lyons Lester Clever Clovers Rock Rapids Country Kids Inwood Elgin Stars Little Rock Happy Rockies Rock Rapids Larchwood Eagles Larchwood Lester Friendly 4-Hers Lester Town & Country Kids George United Clovers Rock Rapids WHAT S INSIDE: County 4-H Council Lyon County Events Region 1 Events State Events Dear Lyon County 4-H Families and Friends, October is the kick off to the new 4-H year! Hope your 4-H Club has a fun way to recruit and kick off the new year! National 4-H Week is October 5-11, as a 4-H Club or 4-H member please be thinking of fun and exciting ways to recruit new members to your 4-H Club. Also recruitment can be done in any grade 4th - 12th grades. You are never too old and it is never too late to find your Ticket to Success in 4-H! Sincerely, Jill Postma LYON COUNTY EXTENSION County Youth Coordinator jpostma@iastate.edu Jill Postma 710 N 2nd Ave E, Suite 103, Rock Rapids, Iowa 712-472-2576 Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM LEARN MORE AT WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/LYON Iowa State University Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.
National 4-H Week Lyon County Special 4-H Days: Monday Tell a Friend Day Tell or recruit a friend about or to your 4-H Club Tuesday Thank You Day Thank your 4-H Leader or Adult Volunteer Wednesday- 4-H Spirit Day wear a 4-H or Clover Kids shirt to school, October 8 Thursday- Project Day, start a 4-H Project today or explore a new Project Area Friday- Share 4-H Story Day share your favorite 4-H story on the Lyon County Iowa 4-H Page on FaceBook; this could be as a 4-H member, alumni, leader, parent, or supporter. Saturday- Community Service Day help or do something nice for someone in your neighborhood, community, nursing home, etc. MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING
FACEBOOK PAGE Don t forget to LIKE the Lyon County Iowa 4-H FaceBook Page! Uses for this page include: Lyon County 4-H Updates, 4-H Event Pictures, Leaders sharing Club Events, 4-H members or alumni to share ideas, inspiration, etc... 4-H LEADERS TRAINING What: 2014 Fall Leaders & Volunteer Training When: November 6 Time: 6:30 - Leader Training Where: Forster Community Center in Rock Rapids Topics: The Heart of 4-H ENROLL for the 2014-2015 4-H YEAR!!! Iowa has gone GREEN with 4-H members being able to enroll in 4-H online which eliminates ALL Fall enrollment paperwork! It is super easy and gets you enrolled right from home. To enroll online go to the following website: iowa.4honline.com For help go to: http:// www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/4honlineinformation-families-and-leaders OUR VISION A WORLD IN WHICH YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN, GROW, AND WORK TOGETHER AS CATALYSTS FOR POSTIVE CHANGE
COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL NEXT MEETING FOR LYON COUNTY 4-H YOUTH COUNCIL Who: 2014-2015 4-H County Council Representatives from clubs in Lyon County (high school aged 4-Hers). When: November 4 (Tuesday) Where: Lyon County Extension Office Time: 7:00pm STEM Fest at NCC When: OCTOBER 11 Where: Northwest Iowa Community College Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm *See Flyer for more details! 4-H DISTRICT at CLAY COUNTY FAIR Congratulations to the all the 4-H members that participated at the 4-H District Events at the Clay County Fair! Clothing Event - Erica Kellenberger, Bergin DeBruin, Allie Geerdes, Isabelle Schneinermann & Keanna Postma Working Exhibit - Isabelle Schneiderman Consumer Judging: (4-Hers participated as individuals) Teams that competed: Junior: Keanna Postma 10th place nt/sr: Megan Blauwet - 6th place & Erica Kellenberger - 8th place 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.
OCTOBER SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 United Clovers 7 National 4-H Week 8 9 Larchwood Eagles & Lester Friendly 4- Hers 10 11 STEM Fest @ NCC in Sheldon Tell a Friend Day Thank You Day 4-H Spirit Day Project Day Share Your 4-H Story Day Community Service Day 12 143CALL Lyon & Town & Country Kids Elgin Stars 14 15 16 Elgin Stars 17 18 19 20 Clever Clovers & Country Kids 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOVEMBER SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 United Clovers Club Meeting 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CALL Lyon (& Town & Country Kids Elgin Stars 11 12 13 Larchwood Eagles & Lester Friendly 4-Hers 14 15 16 17 Clever Clovers 18 19 20 4-H Safety in 21 22 & Country Kids Shooting Sports Club Info Meeting * details to come later 23/30 24 25 26 27 28 29 WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/LYON
LYON COUNTY FAIR JULY 20-23, 2015 2015 4-H Fair Theme - TBD Livestock/Animal Identification Forms Due May 15 Rabbit Identification Forms Due June 1 Livestock Fair Entry with Stall Fees Due June 25 Communications Event & Clothing Event Form Due June 25 Communications Event July 14 Clothing Event July 14 Static (Non-Livestock) Judging Day July 16 Lyon County Fair July 20-23 If your Livestock Identification (Due May 15) or Livestock Fair Entry Form (Due June 25) are late you will not be allowed to show at the Lyon County Fair. PLEASE write these important 2015 Fair dates/ deadlines on your calendar! WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/LYON
4-H Members & Clubs: Ideas to promote 4-H during National 4-H Week 4-H Spirit Day - October 8 - Wear a 4-H T-Shirt to school or Green to work Give a 4-H Clover Sticker/Tattoo/Pencil to a Friend Decorate Business Windows or Main Street in your Community Make Clover Cookies and bring to a Day Care or Nursing Home 4-H Hayride & invite the Community Hang a Flyer in your School promoting next 4-H Meeting (Extension Office has posters where you can write in your club information Have a 4-H Family Chili Cook Off Bring Clover Cookies to your Class in School Contact a local Radio Station or Newspaper with a 4-H Club picture Invite a 4-H Teen or 4-H Alumni to talk about the positive influence 4-H was in their life Hand out Green Apples and attach a 4-H - Good 4U Note Have a Cutest Clover Contest in your Club! WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/LYON