Citizenship Washington Focus Trip

Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) is a 4-H

leadership program for high school youth

(completed grades 9-12 at time of trip). Every

summer, teens from across the country gather at

the National 4-H Conference Center near

Washington, D.C., to learn what it means to be a

strong leader in their community, country, and

world. Objectives for the program are: strengthen

communication, leadership, and other citizenship

skills on a national level. Understanding the

importance of civic and social responsibilities as

they relate to the development of better citizens

and leaders, exchange ideas, practice respect,

and form friendships with other youth from

diverse backgrounds and experience hands-on

learning using the historical backdrop of our

nation’s capital city, Washington, D.C. The dates

are set for the trip: June 19-27, 2020.

Registration will open soon.

209 Centennial Dr., Suite A, Cherokee, IA 51012

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

LEARN MORE AT WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/Cherokee

Sioux Empire Livestock/

Livestock Judging Show

The Sioux Empire Livestock Show is for all 4-H/FFA

members in grades 4th-12th on Saturday January 25,

2020. The livestock judging contest will be held at the

Sioux Empire Expo Building with check-in from

8:45-9:45am. Contest begins at 10am and the awards

will conclude in the Armory at noon. Cost is $25 per

team or $7 for individual. Age divisions are 8-10 in the

beginner; 11-13 in the junior and 14-18 in the senior

division contestants can judge in a division above their

actual age division but are not allowed to judge in

divisions lower than their actual age division. Classes

to be judged: 3-4 classes of cattle, 2-3 classes of

swine, 2-3 classes of sheep/goats with two classes

having questions. Registrations $30 teams and $10

individuals.

County Show Rules

If 4-H Members have an unexcused absence from half of

their club’s meetings, September 1 through July 1, they

will be ineligible to participate at the fair. Excused

absences include but are not limited to: illness,

bereavement, attendance at a 4-H related event, or other

excused absences determined at the club level. Leaders

will be asked to submit attendance records periodically

for verification. Members who are in violation of this rule

may participate in an approved event to re-establish

attendance compliance. If you do not meet these

standards or attend the required number of meetings, you

will be ineligible to participate at the Cherokee County

Fair or other out of county activities.

Recordbook App

RecordbookApp is available to all counties. It

contains an electronic recordbook feature and club

management functions for club leaders. Additional

information is available on Recordbookapp.com . A

broadcast email about using RecordbookApp was

sent this week from the State 4-H Office. Please let

Debbie Erpelding know what you think about the

new app!

Cherokee County Pigs are required to be Paylean free. No feed containing ractopamine will be allowed for pigs that

will be coming to the Cherokee County Fair due to packer requirements. Questions and concerns should be directed

to the Extension Office or an Cherokee County Fair board swine member. More details will be coming. Do not feed

your pigs paylean products.

The theme for the 2020 Fair is

“Going for the Gold”

Debbie Erpelding, 4-H CYC

deberp@iastate.edu 712-225-6196

extension.iastate.edu/cherokee4h

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender

identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation,

socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Inquiries regard-

ing non-discrimination policies may be directed to the Diversity Officer, 2150 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road,

@4Hcherokeecounty

@4hisucherokee

@isuextensioncherokee

209 Centennial Dr., Suite A, Cherokee, IA 51012

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

AgOvation...what is it?

AgOvation is a research-based competition that challenges youth to explore and develop innovative science-based solutions to agricultural problems that they identify in their own communities.

How to get involved: 1. Create a Team - a team includes 2-5 youth members in 7-11th grades, and an adult coach 2. Find a problem within your community you want to fix or solve 3. Find an adult mentor who is an expert in the topic 4.Teams work with mentor and coach to develop a solution or product for their problem 5. Share results, findings and created solution/product at regional and state events to win SCHOLARSHIPS! Register your team now! Registration closes February 29th.

DOG OBEDIENCE

INFORMATIONAL MEETING: 4-H’ers and their interested family members

NO Dogs: Monday, January 20th 6:30 – 7:00pm

At the Cherokee County Extension Office

-4State Recognition Day Applications

Open

Applications for Iowa 4-H Reporters, Project Area

Awards, National 4-H Congress, National 4-H

Conference, SESS Ambassador, and State 4-H

council are now open and will close February 1st.

Interviews are scheduled for March 28th. A few

changes National 4-H Congress is open to all

9th-11th grade 4-Hers have the option to

interview face to face or via zoom video

conference; can attend as many interviews as

each youth is awarded; state project interviews

are allowed this year with 72 total interviews; no

set forms for applications, ANY documents will

work. For more information and the instructions to

start your application, please see the State

Recognition Website. Looking for volunteers to

review applications and complete interviews.

Livestock Quiz Bowl

Livestock Quiz Bowl is set for April 25th, 2020 at

Iowa State University. This event is the qualifier

for the National 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl held

during Aksarben each fall. Youth in grades 4-12

may participate questions cover beef, goats,

sheep and swine. For more information and study

materials go to the quiz bowl webpage. Contact

Amy Powell with questions.

4-H Pioneer Grant

4-H clubs can apply for “seed money” from

Pioneer in the form of grants of up to $500 to

use for community improvement projects in

their community. Applications are due to the

Extension Office by Friday January 24th

For application materials, tips, and more info

check out the 4-H Pioneer Grant webpage.

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/

2020 Ag Innovators Experience

Iowa 4-H has a potential

opportunity coming up in 2020

for teens to lead the 2020 Ag

Innovators Experience (AIE).

This year AIE will focus on

issues in water quality. This is

a great leadership opportunity

for teens in grades 8-12 who

are interested in agriculture,

conservation, environmental

sciences, and/or horticulture. If

you are interested in this

please contact Carli Erickson.

(515) 294-5247

Cherokee County

209 Centennial Dr., Ste A

Cherokee, IA 51012

Tilden Tillers February 3 Country Pioneers January 29th Quimby Clovers Jan 12 & Feb. 9

Stockmen January 13 & Feb. 10 Cavaliers Jan 19 & Feb 9 Jr Chefs Jan. 16 & Feb 13

Mill Creek January 16 & Feb. 20 Archery Club Jan. 19 & Feb. 16

Cloverkids Washta Jan. 12, Feb. 9, Larrabee Jan. 16, Feb. 20, Cherokee, Feb 3rd, Aurelia Feb. 2, Marcus Feb. 2

YQCA

4-H members exhibiting meat, milk, or egg

producing animals (includes rabbits) must be

YQCA certified by June 30th, 2020. Youth may get

certified by attending class on

Monday, February 17th 9:00—10:00 a.m.,

Monday, April 27th from 6:30-7:30pm,

Friday, June 26th at 1-2pm at the ISU Extension–

Cherokee County. Please call the Extension Office

to Preregister.

NONPROFIT ORG

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

Permit No. 209

Cherokee, Iowa

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