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May 2018 ADAIR COUNTY ISU EXTENSION NEWSLETTER
May 2018
Meet Our 2018 Summer Programming Team...
SUMMER YOUTH CAMP
REGISTRATION BEGINS MAY 1!
Find registration forms and medical release forms on
our website, Facebook page or in the Adair County ISU
Extension Office, 154 Public Square, Greenfield. For more
information, contact Danielle Morgan at
641-743-8412.
Several new camp offerings this year! A completed registration form and medical release form, accompanied with payment assures youth a place in any camp that has not reached maximum capacity. Don’t wait, register today. Camps fill up fast.
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4-H & Youth Programming HORSE Project Practices Practices begin May 2nd, 6:30pm at the Adair County Fairgrounds.
BUCKET CALF Special ear tags for bucket/bottle calves are available at the
Extension office ($1.50 each).
Calves must be born between January 1st - May 15th, 2018.
4-Her must have possession before calf is three weeks old.
Exhibitor may identify 3 calves and show 2 at county fair.
MARKET BROILERS Broiler chickens must be ordered from Nodaway Ag Center
641-221-0130 by May 4. Chick pick up day is June 5 or 6.
BUCKET OF JUNK First come first serve!
The Adair County Extension office has 4 leftover Buckets of Junk from last year. If you are interested, stop by the office and pick
one up. First come, first serve until gone.
√ Check your membership list closely. May 15th is the deadline to
re-enroll or enroll new members.
√ Check with club members to ensure that ID sheets are in by
May 15th.
√ Decide what you might do for the 4-H Silent Auction at the
county fair.
√ Decide if and how your club can contribute to the July 12th
4-H County Fair Kick-Off sponsored by Extension and 4-H.
CLUB CHECKLIST As a Club:
2018 Adair County Fair, July 18-22!
June 1 Deadline for State 4-H Youth Conference
“Your Passport to Adventure” is the theme for 2018 State 4-H Youth Conference to be held on the ISU campus in Ames June 26 – 28th. Any Iowa youth who has completed 8th - 12th grades are eligible to attend. Cost is $180 (includes t-shirt). Adair County 4-Hers are eligible for a rebate of 75% of the cost for first time attendees; and 50% of the cost for those who have previously attended.
You don’t have to be a 4-Her to attend. Invite your friends.
Let’s have a large delegation going to Conference!
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/iowa4hyouthconference
Each Adair County 4-H Club member, Cloverbud, Clover Kid, Club Leader, County Fair Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent are able to purchase ONE t-shirt for the special price of $5.00 (Special thanks to Adair County Corn & Soybean Association and Plaza Printers for funding support). Each additional t-shirt priced as follows: S, M, L (Youth and Adult) and XL Adult = $8.00; XXL = $10.00, 3X = $12.00, 4X = $13.00. There are three shirt options: cardinal red or gravel gray or white. A completed order form with payment is needed by the June 1st deadline. For questions, contact Emily Ide at 641-743-8412 or [email protected].
NOTE: No extra shirts will be ordered so be sure to get your order in by June 1st.
June 1st
Order Deadline for County Fair T-shirts
ADAIR COUNTY 4-H FAIR KICK OFF EVENT
on Thursday, July 12th from 5:00-7:00pm at the Adair County Fairgrounds, 4-H/FFA Center. Meal will be served from 5:00-7:00pm. Free will donation. Fair King & Queen Candidates will presented. Join us for a fun evening!
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County Fair Packets for Leaders Two meetings are scheduled to allow leaders and FFA Advisors to pick-up their county fair packets. Tuesday, June 5: 4:45pm and 6:30pm—pick whichever meeting time that works good for you.
Volunteer Leader Training for 2017-18 should be completed by July 1.
It is a Requirement
Iowa 4-H requires all 4-H leaders (organizational, assistant, and countywide project leaders, including Shooting Sports volunteers) to participate in 1 training each year. This year’s training focuses on “Youth Engagement Strengthens 4-H”. Six club leaders and two project superintendents need to complete the volunteer training. Please do so as soon as possible. Instructions for completing online.
Step 1: Access the pre-learning and supporting documents on the 4-H website under Volunteer Resources, Annual Training Resources (http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/volunteerresources).
Review the three pre-learning resources prior to completing the online training. It will be beneficial to preview or print the three sup-porting documents as well.
Step 2: Access the online annual training of “Youth Engagement Strengthens 4-H” via 4H Online, link below as well as step by step instructions.
Open a web browser (use Firefox, Safari, or Chrome as IE does not always work) and type in: iowa.4honline.com
Login to 4H Online using your family email address and login information.
Click “Continue to Family.”
Find your name and click “Edit” on right side by your name.
On the top of the page click on the “trainings” option.
Click the “Sign up for a training” option on the upper right side of screen.
View the trainings listed and click “Sign up” next to the annual training online version “2017-18 Leader Training (Youth En-gagement Strengthens 4-H).”
Click “Take the Course” to get started. Step 3: Upon completion of the online training be sure to click to receive your certificate! By clicking on the certificate you have verified completion of the course, you can also print or save the certificate. A full week county fair pass will be provided to 4-H community club leaders who have completed the Volunteer Training by July 1 and who will not be receiving a week fair pass in another county fair volunteer role.
to 2018 County Fair Trophy Sponsors
Adair County Hot Shots 4-H Club
Adair County Wing Walkers 4-H Club
Adam and Kelsie Kralik, Greenfield
Allen and Linda Steward, Fontanelle
Anderson Stock Farms, Blake Anderson, Fontanelle
Baier Quarter Horses, Paul and Tammy Baier, Orient
Beth and McKenna Davenport, Adair
Carolyn Benton, In Memory of Gary Benton, Stuart
Clark and Linda BreDahl, Greenfield
Craig and Brenda Plymesser, Greenfield
Dan and Billi Shelley Family, Stuart
Dan and Pat Westphal, Bridgewater
Dan & Barb Ide. Afton
Dave and Connie Wallace Family, Greenfield
Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Winterset/Orient/St. Charles
FNB Bank, Fontanelle/Greenfield/Anita/Massena/Correctionville
Grace Evans, Bridgewater
Gus Automotive Inc., Rita Guisinger, Stuart
Harold Roberts, Greenfield
Jackie Swoyer, Urbandale
Jensen Event Rentals, Kenny and Pam Jensen, Greenfield
Jim and Karen Tussey, Orient
John and Delores Havens Trust, Greenfield
Marjorie Sublett, Adair
Mick and Kitty Sherer, Greenfield
Mormon Trail Farms, Clark and Linda BreDahl, Greenfield
NV Champions 4-H Club
Orient-Macksburg FFA Chapter
Pro Team Insurance, Bill Yount and Roger Queck, Greenfield
Richard & Shirley Ide, Shannon City
Richland Royals 4-H Club
Ron and Becky Dreher, Adair
Shelley Family, Stuart
Steve and Carol Baudler, Greenfield
Steward Farms, Allen and Linda Steward, Fontanelle
Summerset Citizens 4-H Club
Summit Super Stars 4-H Club
The Farmacy, Greenfield
Union State Bank, Bridgewater/Greenfield
Upper Edge LLC, Adair
Chris Cohea, Program Director, Raccoon Valley Radio is asking for Adair County 4-H Clubs support in promoting the 4-H program and the Adair County Fair. He would like to set up times with each club to record a few 4-Hers in a very short promo piece stating their name, what club they are in and what they are showing at this year’s county fair. It’s very simple to do and it’s a great way to pro-mote our county fair. Please contact Chris as soon as possible and set up a time to meet with him or he can come to your club meeting. He can also do phone interviews if that’s easier.
Office 515-465-5357 or cell 515-726-0769, or email [email protected]
Adair County Hot Shots collected 150 pairs of shoes for a program that donates to Dog Gone Animal Rescue in
Creston, Iowa.
The Harrison Hummers participated in Spring Ditch
Clean-Up covering many highway miles in Adair, Iowa.
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Swine Tagged for Adair County
and Iowa State Fair Adair County 4-H and FFA members tagged 123 pigs as part of the countywide tagging. These pigs are now eligible to exhibit at the 2018 Adair County Fair. The county fair swine show is Thursday, July 19th. Pigs will be entered at the county fair on Wednesday, July 18th, 7:00 – 8:30 am. Sunday, July 22 - swine not sold to the packer are released between 6:30 - 7:30 am; swine barn cleaning follows at 7:30 a.m.
The following twenty-one youth identified pigs: Ayden and Carter Goetz, Makinley Edwards, and Emma Lundy, Fontanelle; Belle Fagan, Cash, Cade and Madison Suhr, and Mallory Wheatley, Adair; Conner and Sara Beane, Stuart; Alissa Brownlee, Macksburg; Tucker (Sloth) Rohrig, Orient; Beau and Reagan Weinheimer, and Annika & Matt Nelson, Greenfield; Halee Wallace, Creston; and Lukas and Krista James, Massena; Gage Bulter, Guthrie Center. We welcome five 4th grade members to swine production and exhibition!
Twenty-seven of the pigs tagged were also entered in the Lean Value Carcass contest sponsored by the Adair County Pork Producers. Final placing in the contest will be determined by lean carcass value – not lean gain per day on test – as pigs were not weighed during the tagging process. Carcass merit is determined using ultrasound.
Makinley Edwards, Lukas James and Tucker (Sloth) Rohrig verified pigs with a special DNA ear tag making them eligible for the 2018 Iowa State Fair 4-H Swine Show. New classes for 2018 County Fair are - Purebred and Prospect Breeding Gilt. Prospect Market Pig (pigs weighing 219 or less) division now include barrow, gilt and purebred classes.
Adair County Extension & Adair County Cattlemen are hosting
BEEF QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAINING
Tuesday, June 26, 6:30-9:00 pm Adair County Fairgrounds, 4-H/FFA Center, Greenfield
In January 1, 2019, some processors will require producers to be BQA certified. There is no charge for the training. For more information, contact Kathy Rohrig at Adair County Extension, 641-743-8412 or [email protected].
May 15th Deadline
SW Iowa Area 4-H Junior Camp
for 5th-7th Graders Take ride on the “WILD” side and mark your cal-endar to attend Camp Wild June 11-13, 2018 at Camp Clover Woods near Madrid, Iowa. The camp is open to youth who have completed grades 5th-7th in the Spring of 2018. Experience the adventures and excitement of three days filled with 4-H camping traditions and favorite activities including: nature hikes, challenge course, creek walk, rock wall, archery, swim-ming, camp songs, crafts and campfires. Bring a friend and make new friends too! May 2-15 the registration fee is $220. Contact Adair County ISU Extension for further information at 641-743-8412 or [email protected].
PeeWee Open Class
Showmanship Workshop
& Show
Watch for more details to come regarding a free PeeWee Open Class Showmanship
Workshop and Show scheduled for Wednesday, May 30
th at the Adair County
Fairgrounds, open show arena in Greenfield from 2:00-7:00pm.
For ages K-4th grades
The afternoon starts off with an education workshop from 2:00-5:00pm. Participants will be given information and instruction on the proper ways to show beef, sheep,
swine and goats at county fair. Live animals will be available for youth.
There will be a light meal provided for a free will donation from 5:00-6:00pm.
And then participants will have the opportunity to be judged in a live show and put to use what they had learned.
Families and friends are encouraged to come and watch. All participants must be registered by May 21
st. Contact Emily Ide,
County Youth Coordinator, 641-743-8412 or [email protected] for more
information.
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Mark Your Calendars Now
ID Sheets http://www.extension.iastate.edu/adair/content/adair-county-fair-entry-forms-4-h-ffa are due to the
Extension office (hardcopy) or 4honline for the following animals: Bucket/Bottle Calf, Breeding Heifer, Cow-Calf, Feeder Calf, Dairy, Dairy Goat, Dog, Horse, Meat Goat does, and Breeding Sheep
All market beef, market lambs, bottle lambs, meat goats, market and breeding swine will be identified at the time of
weighing and tagging.
Livestock and/or animals intended to be shown at the State Fair must be identified using 4honline by May 15.
Monday, July 2, 2018 (July 1st
is a Sunday so the deadline moves to the next business day)
Completed county fair entry forms due to the Extension office for the following:
Livestock (Beef, Dairy, Dairy Goat, Llama, Meat Goat, Sheep, & Swine), Small Animals (Cat, Dog, Poultry, Rabbits), Horse & Mule, Supreme Showman, Crops (in field), On-Site Garden, Clothing Selection, $15 Challenge, Fashion Revue, Pride of Iowa Communication (Share the Fun, Educational Presentations, Working Exhibits, Extemporaneous Speaking)
State fair livestock/animal entries are due July 1, 2018 and must be completed online. Go to the following link for step-by-step instructions www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/4honline-information-families-and-leaders
Monday, October 1, 2018 4-H Record Books and Volunteer Service Hours are due to the Extension office.
Difference between IDENTIFICATION SHEET and ENTRY FORM
Identification Sheet
Identifying the animals that will be eligible to come to county fair, state fair, AKSARBEN, and other livestock shows
Prefer all animals (livestock, dog, horse, rabbit) be identified using 4honline. Animals intending to show at state fair or AKSARBEN must be identified using 4honline.
Due May 15, 2017
Entry Form
Selecting the animals (from those you identified) to come to county fair (entry form is hardcopy).
State Fair entry must be completed online by July 1.
County Fair entry due July 2, 2018. (Due to July 1 being a Sunday).
Please save this information sheet as a reference so that you can refer back to it throughout the year. For questions or further information, contact Adair County Extension at 641-743-8412 or [email protected]
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The Adair County Youth Council met for their regular meeting on April 15th at 3pm in the Green Room at the Warren Cultural Center.
Members started discussing activities to do at the Coun-ty Fair during Kid’s Day and what they would like to do to fundraise money for scholarships during the fair. More details will be released after the May meeting.
After the meeting, Youth Council members put together anti-viral kits for the Adair County Memorial Hospital. Kits included items to help people fight off viral infections, such as hand sanitizer, a bottle of water, chap stick, tissues, and information about viral infections. These kits will be given to patients who are diagnosed with a viral infection. The goal of these kits is to cut down on the amount of antibiotics given out to fight anti-biotic resistance.
Important Dates:
Trip - June 13 & 14
Registration: Applications due by May 15
Applications & health forms are availa-ble in the Adair County & Cass County Extension offices and on their websites. www.extension.iastate.edu/adair www.extension.iastate.edu/cass
Participants are registered when an application, health form and $40.00 fee are returned to either Adair or Cass County Extension offices. Questions talk to Kathy in Adair or Shelby in Cass County.
Tour Stops: Monsanto Learning Center, Huxley, IA
Seed Savers, Decorah, IA
Dairy farm - TBD
Overnight in Dubuque, IA
Shullsburg Creamery, Shullsburg, WI
University of Wisconsin, Platteville, WI
Amana Colonies, Amana, IA
Cost of the trip: $40.00
Who Can Go on SOFA: Adair and Cass county Intermediate & Senior 4-Hers. Adair and Cass County youth, including: AC/GC, NV, OM, WCV, Atlantic, CAM, Griswold, schools districts and home school students who have com-pleted 7th - 12th grade.
Service Project: SOFA participants will have the opportunity to help with Ag Adventure during the July 4 celebration in Fontanelle.
Building Superintendents have decided to change the
layout of the 4-H/FFA Center for 2018 County Fair
Youth Council members assembling the anti-viral kits.
Showing off the finished product!
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 SOFA Applications available at EO Summer Camp Registration begins Summer Youth Camps Registration begins
2 Horse Project Practice 6:30pm Fairgrounds Arena
3 4 Community Coffee Adair County Health System, 10-11:30am
5
6 Youth Council Location and Time TBA
7 8 Summer Youth Sign Up Event, Greenfield City Hall 3:30-5:30pm
9 Horse Project Practice 6:30pm Fairgrounds Arena
10 11 12 Spring Fling Craft Show, Greenfield 10am-2pm
13 14 15 DUE TODAY: SOFA Trip apps due.
ALL Livestock/Animal ID sheets.
Iowa State Fair - livestock/animals must be entered in 4honline (See page 5)
WCV & NV Senior Recognition Events
16 Extension Senior Healthy Living Program—Ice Cream Social, 2pm Senior Living Facility Greenfield
O-M Senior Awards Event, 2pm
Horse Project 6:30pm
17 18 19 WCV High School Graduation Ceremony 11:00am
20 NV High School Graduation Ceremony 2:30pm O-M High School Graduation Ceremony 2:00pm
21 Extension Council Meeting, 7pm, EO
22 23 Horse Project Practice 6:30pm Fairgrounds Arena
24 Extension Senior Healthy Living Program 2pm Senior Living Facility Greenfield
25 26
27 28 Extension Office
Closed
29 30 Horse Project Practice, 6:30pm Fairgrounds Arena
PeeWee Showman-ship Workshop & Show, 2-7pm Adair Co Fairgrounds
Pressure Canning Workshop, NV High School, Family & Consumer Science Classroom, 9am-1pm
31 Extension Senior Healthy Living Program 2pm Senior Living Facility Greenfield
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 4-H Fair T-sht Orders Due to Extension Deadline to register State 4-H Conference
BOOM Camp 9:30am-3:30pm Adair Co Fairgrounds
2
3 Youth Council Location and Time TBA
4 Cooking Camp #1 9:30am-3:30pm Adair Co Fairgrounds
5 Explore Small Animals Camp, 9:30am-3:30pm Adair Co Fairgrounds
Leader/Vol Fair Packet Meetings 4:45pm or 6:30pm Extension Office
Chicken Broilers can be picked up
6 Horse Project Practice 6:30pm Fairgrounds Arena
Adventures of Large Animals Camp 9:30am-3:30pm Adair Co Fairgrounds
Chicken Broilers can be picked up
7 Fontanelle Library Camp 9:30am-12:00pm Fontanelle Library Extension Senior Healthy Living Program, 2pm Senior Living Facility Greenfield
8 Greenfield Library Camp 9:30am-12:00pm Greenfield Library
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10 11 Camp Wild - SW Iowa 4-H Jr Camp Madrid, Iowa
12 Camp Wild - SW Iowa 4-H Jr Camp Madrid, Iowa
13 Camp Wild - SW Iowa 4-H Jr Camp Madrid, Iowa
Horse Project Practice 6:30pm Fairgrounds Arena
SOFA Career Exploration Trip Iowa & Wisconsin
CoMotion Dance Camp, 10am-3:30pm WCC
14 Extension Senior Healthy Living Pro-gram 2pm Senior Living Facility Greenfield SOFA Career Exploration Trip Iowa & Wisconsin
CoMotion Dance Camp, 10am-3:30pm WCC
15 CoMotion Dance Camp, 10am-3:30pm Dance Performance 4:30pm Warren Cultural Center
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17 18 Orient Library Camp 9:30am-12:00pm Orient Library
19 Amazing World of Dairy Camp 9:30am-3:30pm Adair Co Fairgrounds
20 Destination Healthy Living Camp 9:30am-3:30pm Orient Methodist Church, Orient Horse Project Practice 6:30pm
21 Adair Library Camp 9:30am-12:00pm Adair Library Extension Senior Healthy Living Program, 2pm Senior Living Facility Greenfield
22 23
24 25 Wilderness Survival Springbrook Camp 9:30am-3:30pm Bus @ NV High School, Greenfield Extension Council Meeting 7pm, Extension Office
26 Blast from the Past Springbrook Camp 9:30am-3:30pm Bus @ NV High School, Greenfield Beef Quality Assurance Training: Adair Co Fairgrounds, 4H/FFA Center 6:30-9pm State 4-H Conference Ames, Iowa
27 Horse Project Practice 6:30pm Fairgrounds Arena State 4-H Conference Ames, Iowa
28 Stuart Library Camp 9:30am-12:00pm Stuart Library Extension Senior Healthy Living Pro-gram 2pm Senior Living Facility Greenfield State 4-H Conference Ames, Iowa
29 30 REMINDERS: 4-H Leader/Vol Training must be completed by July 1st! All Fair Entry Forms are due to Extension on July 2nd!
June 2018 SUMMER YOUTH CAMPS BEGIN JUNE 1st!
Refer to summer camp lineup sheet enclosed in newsletter for details.
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