Hello Crawford County!

We are turning the world over to the next generation better than we found it. Iowa 4-H is building Iowa’s future workforce by providing youth-adult partnerships and research-based experiences. Each year we reach about one in five Iowa K-12 youth as we build skills in Iowa’s future leaders. We are celebrating our legacy and building a strong Iowa for generations to come.

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Crawford County Extension Council is happy to announce that they have decided to cover the cost of the 4-H Enrollment Fee for all Crawford County 4-Her’s for the 2019-2020 program year. Iowa 4-H is a partnership between Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and local Agricultural Extension Districts. The yearly $30 Enrollment Fee is an investment in each 4-H member that represents an important commitment to positive youth development in Crawford County. The fee is for all members in grades 4-12.

4-H enrollment has been open since September so members who have already paid their fee will see those payments returned to their families. If a member’s family submitted a financial aid scholarship, that money will also go to your club account.

The Crawford County Extension Council hopes that by making 4-H no cost for all new and returning 4-Her’s it will encourage growth in our county 4-H program. Please spread the word and help Crawford County 4-H build a #StrongIowa.

Sincerely,

Aubrey Houska

County Youth Coordinator

Diane Arkfeld

Extension Council Chair

Aubrey Houska, Crawford County Youth Coordinator

houska@iastate.edu

712-263-4697

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directed to the Diversity Officer, 2150 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, 515-294-

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National 4-H Week

I would to thank everyone who participated and showed their 4-H spirit during National 4-H week.

Here are some pictures of the awesome 4-Her’s we have in Crawford County that submitted pictures

during the week.

If you are pictured below make sure and stop by the Crawford County Extension Office to pick up your

prize!

Stay tuned for the club that won the Enrollment Challenge!

Time to Re-Enroll!

You will need to enroll or re-enroll in 4-H using

4-HOnline just like every year. Need help? Use the

help sheet (extension.iastate.edu/4h/

page/4honline-information-families-and-leaders) or

give us a call at 712-236-4697.

Remember, to be a member in good standing, you

must be re-enrolled in 4hOnline by January 1st. You

also must go to at least four club meetings to be

able to show at ANY fair. So get enrolled right away

and attend those meetings!!!

If you have a sibling that is now able to join 4-H,

simply log on to 4hOnline like usual and just click

“Add a new Family Member”. If they were in Clover

Kids and already have a profile, simply reenroll

them but make sure they have a 4-H club selected

instead of Clover Kids under the participation tab.

Note: You will not be able to receive reminder

emails from Aubrey until you re-enroll!

Beef Blast:

Iowa 4-H Foundation Scholarship

The Iowa 4-H Foundation scholarship applications

will be available Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 through

Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. 4-H members are strongly

encouraged to read and follow the helpful hints and

instructions found on the 4-H Foundation

Scholarship webpage. Contact Iowa 4-H Foundation

Scholarship Coordinator, Mary Clancy, (712-830-

1321) with questions or concerns.

Citizenship Washington Focus

Registration has just opened for the 2020 Citizenship

Washington Focus Trip. Go to the Citizenship

Washington Focus webpage for more details.

Online 4-H Recordbook

RecordbookApp.com officially launched on October

1st. This new product from RegistrationMax is

available to Iowa at no additional charge for the next

two program years (2019-2020 and 2020-

2021). Before Iowa chooses to further invest in the

product, you have the opportunity to check it out

and provide feedback to ensure it is a good fit for

Iowa. You can find links and more information on the

4-H Recordbook page on MyExtension.

35 South Main Street, Denison, Iowa 51442

| 712-225-6196 | OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:30PM

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35 South Main Street, Denison, Iowa 51442

| 712-225-6196 | OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:30PM

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Beef Weigh– In

Beef weigh in will take place on December 28th

at Denison Livestock. 501 N 9th Street in Denison

from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM. If you are planning to

exhibit a market beef animal, you MUST have it

weighed in on this date. If you absolutely can not

make this date, please contact the Crawford

County Extension Office as soon as possible to

find another alternative. Keep in mind that our

county’s weigh in date is later than others and

there may not be any other options if you do not

plan ahead of time.

Once you weigh in your cattle, you MUST verify

your weights and ID’s on 4hOnline by February

1st. If there is a mistake, we must know before-

hand. We can no longer make changes in

4hOnline after February 1st.

If Denison Livestock would happen to have a sale on the 28th weigh in will move to the 29th.

Pop Tabs For Jacy

The 2019-20 State 4-H Council wants to carry on

Jacy McAlexander's legacy by continuing to col-

lect pop tabs from around the state in his honor

for the Ronald McDonald House of Des Moines!

Jacy was a leader of service and helping others

during his 17 years of life!

The State Council’s goal for Iowa 4-H this year is

to collect 1,500 lbs. by the 2020 Iowa 4-H Youth

Conference on June 30-July 2.

Take your collected pop tabs to the Crawford County Extension Office.

Winter Break Workshop:

Bored over winter break?

Need a new warm pair of pajama pants?

If you answered yes to either of those questions then

you should come to the Crawford County Extension

office on Monday, December 30th from 1-5 for a sewing

workshop. The project for this workshop will be pajama

pants.

We will start the workshop by going to Wise Monkey

Quilting in Denison where youth get to pick out their

own fabric. After wards we will come back to the exten-

sion office and put together their pajama pants.

This workshop is also a chance for Crawford County 4-

Hers to meet a group of girl scouts. Girl Scouts from

Manning will be joining us for this fun filled day!

Registration for this workshop will cost $10 for 4-Hers

and $15 non 4-Hers. Registration cost will cover buying

the fabric and materials needed to sew. To register call

the Crawford County Extension Office at 712-263-4697

or e-mail houska@iastate.edu. Registration deadline is

December 1st.

Awards Banquet:

Crawford County will be going back to a county wide

awards ceremony . The awards ceremony will take place

on January 26, starting at 1:00 PM in the Crawford

County Extension Office basement. Following the

awards ceremony there will be an ice cream social.

Smithfield Production Class

It is my pleasure to announce we have an opportunity to add a new class to the swine division.

We are reaching out to find out how much interest we would have in a class that is more geared to-

wards record keeping and the actual raising of the hog.

Smithfield hog production has stepped up to help fund this class as they will provide each ex-

hibitor that is interested with four hogs around seventy-five pounds. Pigs will be available around

March or April at fifty dollars apiece from their source of pigs. This would be an opportunity to have

everyone start out on an equal playing field with a one source of good healthy pigs.

The structure of the program would be centered around more of the day to day activities with

the kids getting to bring the pigs to the fair. These pigs would show in a separate class of just these

hogs and be judged on the uniformity of the group as well as the records that are kept.

The day to day activities would be the daily care of the hogs and record keeping. Each exhibitor

would need to keep track of the feed, medications, daily observations of the pigs and visitors to the

farm. Each exhibitor would also need to conduct a line of separation within the guidelines of the se-

cure pork act and pass a mock site assessment and common swine audit performed by a certified PQA

plus advisor.

We’re sure you have lots of questions and we look to have all the questions answered in a

meeting held in January/February, but for now we are just looking to have everyone that would be in-

terested in doing this sign up by December 1st so we can let the folks at Smithfield know what we are

thinking as far as numbers.

We look forward to hearing from you on this new and exciting opportunity for the youth of

Crawford County.

Sincerely,

Aubrey Houska

County Youth Coordinator

Kevin Koening

Smithfield

Crawford County

35 South Main Street

Denison, Iowa 51442

November:

1: Enrollment Competition Deadline

December:

1: Youth Committee Application Deadline

28: Beef Weigh– In

30: Winter Break Workshop

24-25: Merry Christmas– Office Closed

January

1: Happy New Year– Office Closed

1:Re– enrollment deadline

26: Awards Banquet

February:

1: Beef Verification Deadline

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