12 Marshall County Clover Chatter A newsletter for the 4-H families and 4-H leaders of Marshall County Published by: Marshall County Extension Staff ~Angie Smith-4-H Program Assistant ~Lindsay Schrader-4-H Secretary Marshall County 4-H DROP BOX AVAILABLE!!! www.facebook.com/marshallco4h At the South entrance of the county building is a drop-box, labeled payment box. Label whatever you are putting in it for the Extension office and you can drop things off AFTER HOURS! Find us on Instagram: @marshallco4h Find us on Pinterest: @marshallco4h Find us on Twitter: @marshallco4h Address Service Requested PURDUE UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE Marshall County 112 W. Jefferson St. Rm. 304 Plymouth, IN 46563 Cooperating with U.S. Department of Agriculture Find our Website: www.extension.purdue.edu/marshall NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 238 Plymouth, IN 46563
2 11 Marshall County Clover Chatter-August/September Reflections.......... the past year, we have seen and undergone many changes. This was the second year for 4Honline as well as Fair Entry. Superintendents, screened volunteers, leaders and 4-H members have come and gone. There were tears of joy as well as tears of sorrow and at times frustration. But through it all, there were many accomplishments throughout the 4-H program. Educational opportunities were provided by leaders as well as opportunities gained through state and national workshops and trips. Nine classrooms received the 4-H in the classroom curriculum, an opportunity to help families new to the program to return in the coming years. Twenty three campers and eleven camp counselors attended 4-H camp. Three youth attended the Citizenship Washington Focus trip, seven attended 4-H Round-Up, eleven youth participated in the 4-H Achiever Contest, and seven received the Indiana 4-H Foundation Scholarship. Over the past ten years we have averaged at least 45 ten year members which speaks highly of the dedication and sense of traditional values of our 4-H families and volunteers. This is just a small part of what 4-H is about. While the fair is the culmination of the 4-H year and of course important, it is what happens all year long with educational, fun, and team and leadership building opportunities that our youth are able to experience. With that said, I personally send my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to each and every one of you that work together to help to make the 4-H program a continued success. Angie Smith 4-H Program Assistant August September October Calendar of Events 5-21 Indiana State Fair 16 Jr. Leader mtg. @ Extension Office 6:30 PM 20 Hog Roast @ The Lemler s Home 6:30 PM 22 Fairboard mtg. @ Fairgrounds 7 PM 22 Livestock Com. Mtg. @ Fairgrounds 7 PM 23 Policy & Procedure Mtg. w/superintendents @ Ext. Office 6:30 PM *Don t forget to pick up your state fair projects!* 1 4-H Council @ Room 304 7 PM 1-5 Blueberry Festival 5 OFFICE CLOSED 9 Mum Delivery @ Fairgrounds 15 Ag Day @ Plymouth Park All Day 17 4-H Council Fish Fry @ Fairgrounds 4-7 PM 22 Ext. Board Meeting @ Extension Office 6:30 PM 26 4-H Fairboard @ Extension Office 7 PM 6 4-H Council Mtg. @ Extension Office 7 PM 15 State Soils Contest
10 3 Inside this issue Another fair week is in the books! Thank you to all Jr. Leaders who worked so hard during pre-fair and throughout the fair week to benefit the Jr. Leader booth, and all other aspects of the fair. I was proud to see your involvement all across the fairgrounds and seeing you enjoy the week together. That is what Jr. Leader is all about and many of you proved your leadership and integrity skills this year! The next Jr. Leader meeting is Tuesday, August 16th in the Extension Office from 6:30-8:00 pm. We will be discussing the results of the pop stand sales, selecting what to do for a completion trip and setting a date, making plans for the call-out party, and so much more. We have left over hot dogs from the food booth on the day of project judging, so come hungry! Stacy Robinson Fair Tips/Healthy Living Tips.......3 4-H Opportunities..........4 Club Information.........5 4-H Information.......6 Star Achievers................7 4-HOnline Information....8 Fish Fry Flyer.........9 Jr. Leaders....10 Calendar....11 Fair Tips *Don t forget your State Fair Ticket! Are you a screened volunteer or a 4-H member? You receive ONE free ticket from the Extension Office. As always they are on a first come, first served. Healthy Living Tips * Now that school is back in session it is time to get back to eating dinner as a family! Let the kids help you plan your evening meal. This way everyone has a voice and can choose options that are not only healthy but ones they like. This is also a good time to talk about how the day went.
4 9 4-H Council Fairboard Your next meeting will be on September 1st at 7 PM in the Extension Office. * Your next meeting will be on August 22nd at 7 PM at the Fairgrounds. Extension Board * Your next meeting will be on September 22nd at 6:30 PM in the Extension Office. 4-H Opportunities 2016 4-H Fish Fry The annual 4-H Fish Fry will be here before we know it! On Saturday, September 17th from 4-7 PM at the Marshall County Fairgrounds. You may purchase advance tickets from your township rep. COUNTY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD APPLICATIONS Any 4-H member that has taken and completed a project for three years including this year, may fill out a county achievement award application. You may apply for three per year. Applications can be picked up at the office or downloaded from the county website. Please return the application to your parent township committee before September 16.
8 5 4-H Online 4-H Club Information We understand that we have just wrapped our fair up and you might not be thinking about the 2016-2017 4-H year, but we are! We will begin October 1st with our enrollment online. Our goal is for you as a current 4-Her or volunteer to get out in the community and start recruiting! If you will be a returning member to 4-H you will need to log into your family profile on in.4honline.com and then you will re-enroll for the current year. We will be sending out more information on this process in the future. We want you to be thinking about the projects that you plan on taking in the upcoming year! Get out there and start recruiting some of your friends and family! Bourbon: Contact Terri Barnhart or Amy Middaugh for more information. *9/6 Parent Mtg. @ THS 7 PM German: Contact Bonnie Bollenbacher or Steve Schweisberger for more information. * North: Contact Al Burch or Rebecca Miller for more information * Tippecanoe: Contact Tiffany Reichard, Mindi Williams, or Lynette Markley for more Information. Center: Contact Melissa Neidlinger, Tresa Leazenby, Pam Michel or Melissa Stokes for information. Green: Contact Chantel Poisel or Tom Watson for more information. Polk: Contact Betty Hostetler or Linda Bella for more information. *9/6 Adult Mtg. @ Tyner Comm. Bldg. 7PM *9/12 4-H Mtg. @ Tyner Comm. Bldg. 7:30 PM Union: Contact Amanda Minix, Tammy Thompson or Eldon & Sandy Amor for more information. Walnut: Contact Amy Chizum or Rob Hurford for more information. * West: Contact Jennifer Houin or Kristi Nate for more information.
6 7 4-H Information/Thank You 4-H Star Achievers Don t forget to pick up your achievement folder from the Extension office! This folder contains your manuals, ribbons, comment sheets and your record sheets from the fair! If you are did not pick up your project either we have that as well!!!! That s a beautiful trophy!!! We think so too! If you received a trophy at the fair this year please check the bottom for the sponsor address, and send them a thank you! These trophies are expensive and without sponsors we would not be able to have them. If you sold an animal in the auction please send a thank you note to your buyers. We would like to congratulate this year 4-H Star Achievers!!!! You all should be proud of your accomplishments throughout the years! Here are the 2016 4-H Star Achievers!!! *Victoria Leazenby *Anna Leeper *Sarah Leeper *Samantha Poisel *Chelsea Tibbs *Interested in trying out to become a Star Achiever in the 2017 year? If you will be in grades 9-12 for the 2016-2017 school year be on the look out for an application in February! Wanted: Fair Pictures Volunteers We want to send out a HUGE thank you to all our volunteers that worked many hours to help make the 2016 fair a success. Without all our volunteers we would not have been able to put on this year s fair! THANK YOU!!!!! Did you or your family member take an awesome picture at our county fair? We would love to see it! You can either email it to us: marshces@purdue.edu OR put it on our Facebook page: www.facebook/ com/marshallco4h.