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WHAT’S INSIDE:

CLOVER CONNECTION OCTOBER 2013

TAMMY MULLER CLAYTON COUNTY EXTENSION & OUTREACH County Youth Coordinator tamuller@iastate.edu 563-245-1451

CLAYTON COUNTY EXTENSION

Pizzazz Night Page 2 Calendar of Events Page 2 Fundraiser Page 3 Green Team Page 3 Tractor Restoration Page 4 Beef Weigh In Page 4 Leaders Corner Page 5 Clover Kids Page 6 Foundation News Page 6 Food & Fitness Page 7 STEM Clubs & Events Page 8

4-H Online Enrollment Page 9

National 4-H Week Is October 6-12

Dear Friends,

Autumn has arrived and the new 4-H program year is under way. National

4-H Week is October 6-12. I hope all the clubs are planning something

special for promoting 4-H and recruiting new members. The County

Council members will be visiting the 4th grade classes. Everyone can show

their 4-H pride by wearing their 4-H t-shirts to school or work. Put up

posters or a display promoting 4-H projects. The possibilities are endless!

Now is also the time to re-enroll in 4-H. We are doing online enrollment

this year through Iowa 4H Online (https://iowa.4honline.com/ ). See

page 9 for instructions. If you have any questions or concerns, please con-

tact the Extension Office.

Encourage others to join 4-H!

Tammy Muller

Clayton County 4-H Council members recently attended the annual Region 4 County Council Retreat

at the Pine Bluff 4-H Camp near Decorah. This year’s topics was communication.

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PIZZAZZ NIGHT

OCTOBER

4-H Pizzazz Night is November 17 Pizzazz Night (recognition and awards night) will be held Sunday, November 17 at

Johnson’s Reception Hall in Elkader. A spaghetti dinner will be held prior to the

program from 5:30-7:30 pm as a fundraiser. This year we are simplifying the ticket

selling process for leaders and families. All tickets will be $7 (children under 4 are free). If you would like

tickets in advance for your family& friends , to sell, or give away, you may purchase them at the Extension

Office. No tickets will leave the Extension Office without being paid for.

The award program will begin at 7:30 pm. Record keeping winners, 4-H leader recognition awards and

special volunteer recognition awards will be presented that evening. Clubs will also be receiving completion

awards and fair premium checks. County Council members will be installed. Make plans to attend this spe-

cial countywide 4-H event! Let’s have all clubs represented!

October 2013

6-12 National 4-H Week

9 4-H National Youth Science Day

10 4-H Leader Meeting 7:30 pm, FreedomBank, Elkader

12 New Leader Training, Postville

17 Jr. Record Book Interviews, Extension Office

20 Green Team Meeting, 5:30 pm, J-N-J Pizza, Elkader

20 County Council Meeting, 7:30 pm, Extension Office

21 Jr. Record Book Interviews, Edgewood

24 4-H Project Award Interviews, Extension Office

27 4-H Citizenship Meeting, 2:00 pm, West Union

29 Jr. Record Book Interviews, Extension Office

30 Youth Committee Meeting, 7:30 pm, Elkader

RECRUITMENT

JOIN 4-H!

It is that time of the year to work on new 4-H

recruits for the coming 4-H year. We need to

continually keep our membership alive and

growing with new members and new families.

Our county 4-H program is top-notch and we

need to be sure to share it with others. Per-

sonally contact friends or families in your club

area and invite them to your next meeting. Get

your whole club involved- it is not just the

leaders’ responsibility but each club member’s

responsibility to help their club grow and pros-

per. Encourage others to join.

Our goal is 500 Clayton County 4-H members!

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.

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COUNTY FUNDRAISER

4-H GREEN TEAM

October 4-H Fundraiser

Clayton County 4-H is teaming up

with J-N-J Pizza in Elkader for an

exciting fundraiser during the

month of October. Order anytime

during October 2013 and J-N-J Piz-

za will donate 10% of your pur-

chase to the Clayton County 4-H

program. A certificate is enclosed

with this newsletter. You must pre-

sent a certificate each time you vis-

it. (You may print more copies-

Make copies for your family and

friends.) Please visit as many times

as you can during our fund-raising

period.

The “Green Team” will be having its fall organiza-

tional meeting on Sunday, October 20 at 5:30 pm at

J-N-J Pizza in Elkader. All 4-H’ers in 9th, 10th,

11th & 12th grades are welcome. Members will ex-

pand their leadership skills, make new friends, and

have fun! Time will be spent organizing the group

and defining our goals!

If you can’t attend the October 20 meeting and still

would like to be involved in Green Team,

please contact Tammy at the Extension Office.

Green Team Shirts are available at the Extension

Office for $10.

Green Team Meeting

BEEF QUEEN

Seeking Beef Queen Candidates

The Clayton County Cattlemen Association is seeking candidates for the Clayton County Beef Queen.

Candidates must be 16 to 19 years of age by March 1. Crowning will take place at the banquet on Satur-

day, November 16. Please contact Julie Hansel at (563)856-2126 if you are interested in running for Beef

Queen.

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FREE TIRES

HORSE

MARKET BEEF WEIGH IN

Titan Tires for 4-H Tractor Restoration

4-H members restoring antique tractors may submit an application to receive free Titan Tires for their restoration project. Titan Tires is a leader in the agricultural tire industry and is pleased to support 4-H and FFA members by providing tires to qualified members. The appli-cation form can be found on the 4-H Mechanics & Design project page http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/mechanics in the green “4-H Resources” section on the right hand side of the page.

The application requires signatures of the 4-H member, parent/guardian, and county extension staff. Also required is a “before” photo of the tractor and an “in progress” photo of the tractor. Titan Tires also requires a photo of the completed tractor at the conclusion of the restoration project.

State 4-H Horse Judging Contest & Adult Horse Judge’s Certification Clinic

The 2013 State 4-H Horse Judging Contest is set for Saturday, November 2 at the Ellsworth Community College Equestrian Center in Iowa Falls. Rules information and the link to the online entry form can be found on the Iowa 4-H Horse page, http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/horse. This is also the event for the adult horse judge’s certification clinic.

Market Beef Weigh-in is December 21

4-H and FFA members planning to exhibit market beef animals at the 2014 Clayton County

Fair and/or the Iowa State Fair must weigh in those animals on Saturday, December 21 at

the Edgewood Livestock Commission in Edgewood from 8:30 am - 12:00 noon. A maximum of 10 head can

be identified. If you have any questions or concerns about the market beef class, please contact the Exten-

sion Office.

Purple Ribbon Sale & Fitting Clinic

A Club Calf Sale & Fitting Clinic will be held Saturday, November 2 at the NEIA Sales Commission in Wau-

kon. This event is sponsored by Allamakee County Cattlemen. They will be selling 30+ steers and heifers by

popular AI sires. Calves will be broke to tie and will be weaned and vaccinated. There will be a fitting &

showing clinic from 5:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. Sale starts at 7 pm. For more information contact Nick Tilleraas at

563-380-0573.

CLUB CALF SALE & FITTING CLINIC

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LEADER NEWS Check out the Iowa 4-H Volunteer website:

www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/volunteers/

Leader’s Corner

Leader Meeting:

Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 10

at the Freedom Bank in Elkader at 7:30 pm for

the fall Clayton County 4-H leader meeting.

Enrollment information and plans for 2014 will

be shared.

Important Forms for club leaders to complete

& return by October 1:

It’s that time of year again to complete year-end paperwork. Please complete your Club Commu-nity Service Award application, your club com-pletion form and your 4-H club elevation form by October 1.

NEW LEADER TRAINING

New volunteer training is scheduled for Saturday, Octo-

ber 12 from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.at the Postville YMCA. If

you are a 4-H leader or volunteer, with 3 years or less of

experience we would like to invite you to join us for this

new volunteer training. The training is designed to give

new volunteers a better working knowledge of positive

youth development, the Iowa 4-H Equation, and tools

that will help you be more confident and capable in your

role working with youth. This fun, fast moving hands-on

training includes breakout sessions for Clover Kids vol-

unteers and club/project volunteers. Morning refresh-

ments, lunch and all materials are included so please go

to http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/volunteertraining

to register and click on the registration link in the red box

on the right by October 4.

Club Programs to Have a New Look

It’s time to start planning for the next 4-H year. It is important that club officers help in this planning. Keep in

mind that everyone has different interests. It is important to offer a variety of topics and hands-on activities

throughout the year. At the Leader Meeting on October 10 will be sharing the new Club Program template. It

will also be available online. This will be utilized in Region 4 this year. This new format is similar to your cur-

rent format, with additional sections for your club to record ideas for activities to include the 4-H Priorities:

Healthy Living, STEM, Citizenship/Leadership, and Communication/The Arts. At our Fall Leader Meeting we

will go through the new Club Program format and how to use it.

The office will run copies of your program for your members. Remember we need a copy on file prior to your

January meeting. The Club Program is important for the office to gather information and meeting dates for risk

management.

CLUB PRGRAMS

Risk Management:

Please inform the Extension Office of any club

events that are not in your yearly program.

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CLAYTON COUNTY 4-H FOUNDATION

RESOURCES CLOVER KID DAY

The Month of October is :

International Dinosaur Month

National Book Month

Family History Month

National Apple Month

Diversity Awareness Month

National Pizza Month

National Popcorn Popping Month

National Roller Skating Month

Animal Safety & Protection Month

Halloween—October 31

Attention Clover Kid Volunteers:

It’s time to start thinking about our annual

Clover Kid Day. We will be having a Clover

Kid Day planning meeting on Tuesday, No-

vember 19 at the Extension Office beginning

at 7:00 pm. We will be discussing ideas for

the 2014 countywide Clover Kid Day. This

year’s theme is “Beach Party”.

We need your ideas & input!

Come join the FUN!

Memorials and gifts given to the Clayton County 4-H Foundation

(December 2012– September 2013):

Bill Steva, Postville

Joe & Linda Zuercher

Tammy Muller

Eric & Tina Meyer

Brian & LaRae Schutte

Brad Lenth, Farmersburg

Joe & Linda Zuercher

Tammy Muller

Vernon Wilker, Garnavillo

Joe & Suzanne Shirbroun

Sharon Keehner, Garnavillo

Joe & Linda Zuercher

Donna Martins, Luana

Joe & Linda Zuercher

Francis Thurn, Edgewood

Tammy Muller

Jay & Janet Degenford

There are many resources available for use with Clo-ver Kids Group. The Iowa 4-H Clover Kids Program encourages Clover Kids Volunteers to use activities, crafts, games, etc. found in research based materials.

Clover Kids Volunteers can use the following re-sources use to find ideas for their groups.

Iowa 4-H Clover Kids:

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/iowa-4-h-clover-kids

Alabama 4-H Cloverbuds:

www.aces.edu/fourh/programs/cloverbuds.php

Minnesota Cloverbud Program: www1.extension.umn.edu/youth/mn4-h/projects/cloverbuds/

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MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

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4-H ENROLLMENT

Time to re-enroll in 4-H

We will be using the 4-H Online system for re-enrollment into the Clayton County 4-H Program for 2013-14 4-H year.

* Existing 4-H families (K-12 grades) please re-enroll at https://iowa.4honline.com. See directions below or contact the

Extension Office for additional assistance. If you do not have access to the internet, club leaders have paper forms.

* New families to 4-H, must enroll on paper forms. Please contact your 4-H club leader for enrollment, code of ethics

and medical forms.

4-H ONLINE

4-H Enrollment Online is easy!

Here’s how:

→Go to https://iowa.4honline.com

→Logged in before: Select I have a Profile. Enter family email address and password

→New User: Select: “I forgot my password” Check your email—you will have a password emailed to you—

use that password on the login screen for 4-H Online (you will have to choose a new password)

→ Click “edit” next to name (under Member/Volunteer List).

→Verify or edit personal information. Don’t forget to add your email and cell number.

→Update Emergency Contact (someone other than yourself or parent, if you can not be reached)

→Update your additional information and health form

Additional Information – Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics, Medical Release, Publicity (Image/Voice) Per-

mission, Transportation Release, and T-Shirt Size: You must select an option from the drop-down menu or

check boxes and enter the members name and parent/guardian name where indicated. Select a t-shirt

size from the radio button options offered.

→Click “Enroll for 2013-2014” to the 4-H member you are re-enrolling (bottom of page)

→Follow the steps to update all information as it is presented to you on the following screens, selecting

“continue” until the process is complete (or until you have selected projects)

→When you are finished with all steps, select “Submit Enrollment”

For help sheets visit the state 4-H webpage:

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/4honline-information-families-and-leaders

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C l a y t o n C o u n t y 4 - H

& F F A F a m i l y

Business Meeting Agenda

1. Call Meeting to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call & Introduction of Visitors

4. Minutes of Previous Meeting

5. Treasurer’s Report

6. Committee Reports

7. Unfinished & New Business

Enrollments

4-H Week

Pizzazz Night—November 17

8. Adjourn/4-H Pledge