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GROW

Greetings from our new County

Youth Coordinator

Lexy Davies

The Page County Extension Council is proud to

announce that Lexy Davies has joined our staff as

the new County Youth Coordinator. Many of you

know Lexy from her work with 4-H and in the com-

munity. Over the next few months, Lexy will be

reaching out to leaders and superintendents and

introducing herself. If you see Lexy, congratulate

her and welcome her to her new position.

A letter from Lexy

Hi Everyone! I’m excited to share with you my love

of 4-H. I was a 10 year member of the U.S. Sunbeams

4-H club in Guthrie County. I showed livestock, stat-

ic projects and participated in communications

events. I also was part of the County Council and

participated in three state exchange trips, and the

Washington Focus trip.

I moved to Clarinda in 1990 after getting my

teaching degree from the University of Northern

Iowa. I taught at the Clarinda Schools as a Behavior

Disorders teacher at Garfield Elementary. I met my

husband Kris in 1990. We were married in 1992.

We have 5 children, Kristopher, Kalob, Kambrea,

Karissa and Kandalyn.

Since moving to Page County, I have been a

4-H mom for 20+ years, an assistant leader for 10

years ,and the leader of the Nebraska Top Notch-

er’s 4-H club the past 5 years. I am also a home

school Supervisor, a children’s church leader and a

volunteer at Goldenrod Nursing Home

I am excited for the opportunity to serve as

the Page County Youth Coordinator. I will be

involved working with the 4-H program, STEM

programs, SWITCH programs, First Lego League,

and many other events working with the youth of

Page County.

I look forward to meeting you and serving

you as the County Youth Coordinator. Feel free to

call or stop by the office and introduce yourself.

Page County Cloverleaf Express

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Upcoming Training dates and locations for New Volunteer Training for the 2019-2020 include:

December 4, Atlantic, 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm

Call 712-542-5171 for information on volunteer training.

Use the link below to register: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/volunteertraining

We are seeking contributions from our clubs and

community.

Clubs can share pictures and stories about what they

are doing in their meetings and in the community.

Members can shares stories, poems, photos, or

artwork that they have done.

Parents can share their 4-H memories or stories.

Send your contribution to our next newsletter to

xpage@iastate.edu or bring it by our offices.

In 2020 , the 4-H newsletter will be

completely digital– available online—

via 4-H online, FB, and ISU webpage.

In order to continue to receive the

paper edition in 2020 you must notify

us . More information to come!

Volunteer Training Information for all new and

returning volunteers

WE WANT YOU TO SHARE

YOUR NEWS, PHOTOS, AND STORIES

WITH US!

All 4-H members and their families,

leaders, superintendents, and

community members are invited to

a special meet and greet with our

NEW County Youth Coordinator,

Lexy Davies! Stop by for some

refreshments and get to know Lexy.

November 26th

4—5:30 pm

Page County Extension

311 E Washington St

Clarinda Iowa

For more information call

712-542-5171

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Re-enrollment Instructions Enter http://iowa.4honline.com.

Select “I have a profile”. Enter the existing family email and password. Choose "Family" from the "Role" drop-down box. If a pass-

word is forgotten, select “I forgot my password” and proceed using the temporary password. If an error message is received,

please contact the county office.

1. Continue to your family record by clicking on the orange button. This will take you to the member list. The Member List

shows youth members and adult volunteers who were enrolled in the previous year. To update family information, click Edit

Family. Click “Edit” next to the Inactive member that needs to be re-enrolled. Scroll to the bottom of the record review page

and click “Enroll for 2019-2020”. Repeat this process for each re-enrolling member.

2. Update any personal information including addresses, email, or phone number. Please note that we ask for an emergency

contact. This should be someone OTHER than a parent, if possible. Parents are always contacted first, but who should be

called if the parents are not available? Click Continue.

3. Carefully read the Additional Information and mark the check box for each section. (This section will be locked for editing

after the enrollment has been submitted.) Click Continue.

4. Carefully review and update each member’s Health Form as information may change from year to year. Make any changes

necessary then click Continue. Include any information that you think would be necessary for a staff member or volunteer.

5. Review and edit Clubs. Only Clubs in which the member will participate during the current program year should be listed.

Click Continue. Review and edit Projects. Only projects in which the member will participate during the current year should

be listed. (Previous year projects remain in the enrollment history). Click Continue.

6. Click the Submit Enrollment button.

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

Call the Extension office at 712-542-5171 if you need assistance– we are here to help!!!

If you have not re-enrolled by the time the December newsletter is issued you will not receive the newsletter! If you are having trouble with access or need help enrolling, call us and we will arrange a time you can come in and we can help you enroll!

Re-Enrollment by November 15th!!!!

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Iowa 4-H

Camera Corps

Iowa 4-H Camera Corps is a talented group of

youth photographers working together to

make beautiful, powerful, and creative photo-

graphs of communities from across the state of

Iowa. It is a unique opportunity to practice

your photography skills and receive public

recognition and juror feedback. Each month, a

photography theme is provided with a different

focus. Professional evaluators will give individ-

ual feedback and each photograph will be ex-

hibited digitally on the Iowa 4-H Facebook page

where voting will be open to the public.

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

projects/iowa-4-h-camera-corps

To join please apply here:

https://form.jotform.com/92485606720965

Beef Weigh-in

December 28th, 2019

9 am to 12 pm

Its that time of year again!

Beef weigh-in time!

Weigh-in for 4-H Page County Market Beef and Pen of 3 will be Saturday December 28th at the Clarinda Livestock Auction.

Starting at 9 am, 4-Hers who only want to weigh in their calves & tag them for the Page County Fair can arrive at the sale barn.

At 10 am, those needing their animals retinal scanned can arrive. There will be no retinal images taken before 10 am.

Thank you to our Beef Superintendent Merlin Swanson and Assistant Superinten-dents: Dwight Lundgren, Zach Wagoner, Dustin McCoy, Brenda Swanson, Todd Carl-son, Bruce Ketcham and Dustin Lundgren.

For information call Lexy at 712-542-5171.

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County Council Meeting

Attention all High School students! The Page County Council will have its first meeting Sunday December 1st at 1 pm. We will meet at the ISU Extension office at 311 E Washington in Clarinda. Be prepared to have some fun and learn more about what County Council will be doing this year! Some of your leaders have already selected representa-tives from each club, but if you want more information about being part of the group talk to your club leader or call Lexy at 712-542-5171

Sewing Club As many of you know this will be the 3rd

year for our sewing group. We are

welcoming old members and new ones

alike. We are interested in seeing how

many are interested in learning new and

exciting things in sewing class this year.

Attached you will find an interest flyer.

Please complete the flyer and return to

us or free to just call to sign up!

Soup and Pallet Challenge 2019 There are new things coming to the annual soup and pallet

challenge– including a bigger and more exciting awards night!

Plus the addition of a new challenge!

More details on the soup and pallet challenge will be sent to leaders and in the December newsletter.

Of course, you can always follow us on Facebook to get the latest information as it happens!

If you have suggestions on how to make the soup and pallet challenge more exciting, let Lexy know– give

her a call, stop by or shoot her an email!

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Check out how Tarkio 4-H Club celebrated National 4-H week!

For the second year, Tarkio 4-H club decorated the windows of the Paper Trail

in Shenandoah as part of their National 4-H week Celebration! The Tarkio 4-H club

is the newest club in Page County. Dan and Jenni Hanson are the co-leaders

of this amazing group!

Valley Boosters—help keep Page County beautiful!

Since 1994, Valley Boosters have been helping keep Hwy 71 south of Villisca beautiful.

This community service project happens twice a year! After the clean up, there were

marshmallow roasting lessons– that’s golden brown perfection!

Right- Jaron Robberts, Ethan Johnston and other members of the Valley Boosters 4-H club,

pick up trash along the highway. Below left- Natalie “Boo” Baker . Middle -Chloey Means,

Kaitlyn Bruce, Madeline McCoy, Bryllee Means, Jordan Bruce, and Miller Means having a

good time! Below right- Mackenzie Fast, Lydia Forsythe, Brayton Bruce, Kase Schafer,

Natalie Grizzard, and Bonnie Berggren– those smores look really good!

Front row left to right Ali Hansen &

Allison Folmar. 2nd row: Averie

Cook, Mya Young, Annalice McIn-

tosh, Zoe Young, Luke Daoust. Back

Row: Tori Pease, Morgan Cook,

Sylvia Hennings, Simon Hennings,

Addy Leece, Ellie Cook. Leaders:

Jenni & Dan Hansen Not pictured:

Will & Wyatt Stevenson, Kennidy

Smith, Olivia Barnhouse, Savannah

Hayes, Maren & Megan Bosley,

Ciara & Hayden Dukes.

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We want to connect with you! Let’s be friends!

Follow our social media and tag us in

things you think we would like!

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Contact us with any questions,

comments, or concerns!

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach does not discrimi-

nate on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, ge-

netic 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 regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to

Ross Wilburn, Diversity Officer, 2150 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill

Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, 515-294-1482, wilburn@iastate.edu.

Lexy Davies

County Youth Coordinator

311 E Washington Clarinda, IA 51632

ldavies@iastate.edu 712-542-5171

Jane Hayes-Johnk 4-H Youth Field Specialist

jhjohnk@iastate.edu 712-243-1132

Dates to Remember

November Dates

15th– 4-H Re-enrollment deadline

26th—Extension Office closed for area

wide training

28th and 29th– Thanksgiving holiday

– offices closed

December Dates

1st—County Council 1 pm at the Ex-

tension office!

4th- New Volunteer Training at the

Cass County Community Center.

25th and 26th– Closed for Christmas

28th Beef Weigh-in at the sale barn

Future Important Dates

May 15 - Last day to enter Livestock ID’s.

Last day to add or drop projects.

July 1 - State Fair Deadline, ALL ANIMALS

class registration/fees for Page County Fair ,

Historian books, Cherry Pie Contest, Cupcake

Decorating, and Lil Mr & Miss Contest Regis-

tration Deadlines.