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W a s h i n g t o n C o u n t y p r o p e r t y t a x d o l l a r s s u p p o r t t h e W a s h i n g t o n
C o u n t y E x t e n s i o n O f f i c e . T h e s e t a x d o l l a r s c o m e t o u s t h r o u g h t h e
A g r i c u l t u r a l E x t e n s i o n D i s t r i c t t a x l e v y . T h e e l e c t e d n i n e - m e m b e r
E x t e n s i o n C o u n c i l i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e s e f u n d s . T h e f e e s f o r s e r v i c e
w i l l b e u s e d t o o f f - s e t d i r e c t e x p e n s e s a n d t o s u p p o r t t h e C o u n t y
E x t e n s i o n 4 - H P r o g r a m . Th a n k Y o u F o r Y o u r S u p p o rt !
State Fair projects due to Extension Office for packing
Aug. 5
Ak-Sar-Ben entry forms and fees due
Aug. 8
Iowa State Fair Aug. 11-21
Leadership Development FINAL meeting—6 p.m.—Ext Office
Aug. 22
County Council Meeting- 7 p.m.—Ext. Office
Aug. 22
Pick up State Fair Projects at Extension Office
Aug. 23
Labor Day – Office Closed Sept. 5
4-H & Youth Committee Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
Sept. 8
Fair Evaluation Meeting - 6:30 p.m. - Fairboard Mtg. Rm
Sept 8
HAPPY 4-H NEW YEAR!! 4-H Kickoff Party watch for more details coming soon!
Sept. ? ? ?
County Council Meeting—7:00 p.m.—Ext. Office
Sept. 26
4-H Community Service Day Oct. 1
All Award applications due to Extension Office
Oct. 1
National 4-H Week Oct. 2-8
Dates to Remember
Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.
Newsletter prepared by:
Amy Green,
4-H/Youth Coordinator
Highlights of
this Edition:
National 4-H Week
Fair Wrap-up
Fair Evaluation
Form & Meeting De-
tails
Thank-you cards
State Fair
Communication
Schedule
Hall of Fame Induc-
tee
Project Drop Off &
Pick Up
Odds & Ends
Invite friends to join
4-H
Auction Buyers
Record Book Tips
Little Hands on the
Farm
Award applications
The CYC says. . .
EVERY year I am amazed at how many people are needed and how many volunteers work together to make our county fair happen successfully. It’s not like that everywhere—we have something very special here.—something people love and are committed to and take pride in. And for that I CANNOT say THANK YOU enough. This year I found myself watching in awe and sometimes even with tears in my eyes proud as kids stepped up to volunteer, strangers helped each other, and people were genuinely happen and encourag-ing each other. Thank you for creating that envi-ronment on our fairgrounds and for our kids! An extra BIG and SPECIAL thank you goes to. . .
Superintendents: We COULD NOT do what we do without you. Your hands, hours and expertise in the barns, at check-in, weigh-ins and judging are PRICELESS to us! You are not thanked near enough-THANK YOU Youth Committee: Your supervision of our events and extra hands for set up and tear down are greatly appreciated. You are always so fun to work with as well! County Council: You are busy busy busy all week with your own projects but still found time to support the team projects. Some of you went above and beyond with great leadership! ELITE Project Team: It was a record breaking year for Little Hands on the Farm. Thank you for the many hours to plan and execute that event with such added hours this year. LOVED IT!
Washington County Extension Office
2223 250th St.
Washington, Iowa 52353
Phone: (319) 653-4811
FAX: (319) 653-6712
www.extension.iastate.edu/washington
August - September 2016
4-H Family Focus Newsletter
Page 2 Aug. - Sept. 2016
C o m p l e t i n g y o u r r e c o r d b o o k w i l l t a k e s o m e t i m e a n d e n e r g y , b u t i t a l s o g i v e s y o u a c h a n c e t o s e e h o w y o u r e a c h e d y o u r g o a l s a n d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o r e c o r d y o u r 4 - H e x p e r i e n c e s . Y o u m a y a s s e m b l e i t i n a 4 - H c o v e r ( a v a i l a b l e a t t h e E x t e n s i o n O f f i c e f o r $ 2 . 5 0 ) o r a 3 - r i n g n o t e b o o k .
Your 4-H leader will determine the Record Book due dates and collect them.
O U T S T A N D I N G R E C O R D B O O K a w a r d s w i l l b e g i v e n t o a l l a g e d i v i s i o n s . J u n i o r s m a y a l s o e a r n a n H o n o r a -b l e M e n t i o n . ( L E A D E R S , t h e r e a r e e v a l u a t i o n g u i d e s a v a i l a b l e a t t h e E x t e n s i o n O f f i c e . )
P l e a s e k e e p y o u r e y e s p e e l e d f o r t h e R e c o g n i t i o n & A w a r d B o o k c o m i n g s o o n f o r a l l c o u n t y l e v e l a w a r d o p p o r t u n i t i e s . A l l a w a r d s d u e O c t . 1 t o E x t . O f f i c e .
A W A R D S F O R V O L U N T E E R S ! ! ! ! W e h a v e m a n y v o l u n t e e r s w h o c o n t r i b u t e g r e a t l y t o t h i s p r o g r a m . N o m i n a t e t h e m f o r P a r t n e r i n 4 - H , 4 - H A l u m n i , 4 - H F a m i l y o f t h e Y e a r , o r 4 - H V o l u n t e e r o f t h e Y e a r . S e e t h e d e t a i l s i n t h e R e c o g n i t i o n & A w a r d s B o o k c o m i n g s o o n .
W e w i l l h a v e o u r A w a r d s N i g h t e a r l y i n N o v e m b e r t o r e c o g n i z e W a s h i n g t o n C o u n t y S p e -c i a l A w a r d w i n n e r s , C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e a w a r d w i n n e r s , a n d R e c o r d B o o k a w a r d w i n -n e r s . W a t c h f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n s o o n ! I t w i l l b e a n e v e n i n g o f r e c o g n i t i o n a n d f u n f o r t h e w h o l e f a m i l y .
National 4-H week October 2-9 What can your club do to promote it?
Your Club Pride boards will be out and about already!
Plan a special club event for recruiting young people in your community.
Have a poster contest in your club – Post them in community businesses or public areas.
Ask each member to bring a guest to your next meeting.
Need a fund-raising project? Do it during National 4-H Week.
Volunteer to tell about 4-H in church or a classroom.
Make banners with catchy slogans to put in your community.
Brainstorm other ideas at your upcoming club meetings.
Make 4-H visible in our
community for this special week!
The application and reapplication process will begin soon! Current County Council and ELITE Project Team members will go
through a reapplication and review process. Those who participated in the Leadership Development Program in
2015-2016 may apply to be on either of these groups. This will include an application and possibly interview.
All other 9th, 10th or 11th graders who want to be on County Council or ELITE in 2016-2017 will need to complete the Leader-ship Development Program this year in order to be eligible .
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There are still projects left from the County Fair in the Extension Office. Please stop in and pick up your items as soon as possible! New homes will be found for any projects left after August 10th!
A county Fair
Evaluation Meeting w i l l b e h e l d o n T h u r s d a y , S e p t e m b e r
8 , 6 : 3 0 p . m . i n t h e F a i r B o a r d M e e t i n g r o o m . P l e a s e s h a r e y o u r q u e s t i o n s , c o n c e r n s , c o m p l i m e n t s a n d s u g g e s t i o n s o n t h e e n c l o s e d
e v a l u a t i o n f o r m a n d p l e a s e r e t u r n t o t h e o f f i c e b y A u g u s t 2 5 o r e m a i l t o A m y a t a m y g r e e n @ i a s t a t e . e d u . T h e
o f f i c e w i l l p r e p a r e a c o m b i n e d c o m m e n t s h e e t f o r t h e m e e t i n g t o
r e v i e w . A l l l e a d e r s , c o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s , a n d f a m i l i e s a r e u r g e d t o
c o m p l e t e t h i s f o r m . A n y o n e i s w e l c o m e t o a t t e n d t h e m e e t i n g t o r e v i e w a n d s t a r t p l a n n i n g f o r n e x t
y e a r . P l e a s e t a k e t h e t i m e t o c o m p l e t e t h e
s u r v e y i n s i d e . Y o u r o p i n i o n s a r e v a l u a b l e a s w e w o r k t o i m p r o v e t h e
W a s h i n g t o n C o u n t y F a i r . P l e a s e n o t e : n o a n o n y m o u s e v a l u a t i o n s w i l l
b e i n c l u d e d .
Fair Pictures Available Printed Hills Bank pictures left over from the fair are in the Extension Office. Stop by and pick up photos
of yourself during fair to add to your record book.
They are also available for printing online at
http://www.hillsbank.smugmug.com/2016Washingt
onCountyFair. Password: 2016July
TENTATIVE
2016 Washington County Fair
Dates: July 16-21
Family Focus Newsletter
TONS and TONS of pictures were posted on the Washington
County 4-H Facebook page during fair! Check it out! Use
those for your record book! Follow Washington
County 4-H on face- book! Join “Washington
County 4-H - Iowa” to follow the happenings,
visit with 4-H friends, and reconnect with
alumni from the past.
We are already looking forward to the 4-H NEW YEAR !!! That means it will soon be time to re-enroll. Enrollments will take place through your family’s 4hOnline account AFTER SEPTEMBER 15. You will not be able to do this until the new year begins AFTER SEPTEM-BER 15. We want to make the re-enrollment process easy and FUN for families this year with a Family Fun Night! Watch for more de-tails coming soon!
Thank you to the 2016 Leadership
Development group for their
cooperation and supervision of the Lego Land Build-ing Station. This spot was open
each day for a free and fun place for kids of all ages to build, play, and be
little engineers.
Members:
Jameson Bell
James Colbert
Kitty Conway
Cody Crawford
Peyton Cud-
deback
Gracie Greiner
Luke Greiner
David Hora
Frankie Johnson
Jacob Leonard
Clara Schmitz
The new Leadership
Development Crew
will start in February.
Aug. - Sept. 2016 Page 4
Remember to say “Thank You!!”
Part of being a good 4-H member is letting people know you appre-ciate their support. 4-H’ers need to write notes, make calls to, or vis-it with people who provided trophies, premium money, bought ani-mals at the Fair, and volunteered. Please let them know what they are doing to support 4-H is worthwhile and appreciated. The fol-lowing are generous supporters from the community:
For paying swine scan fees &
swine insurance fees :
Brenneman Pork
1551 Larch Ave
Washington, IA 52353
For grilling Wed. during Swine
Show & Fri. auction breakfast :
Wash. Co. Pork Producers
c/o Tim Brenneman
1976 155th
Wellman, IA 52356
For grilling Thursday during
Market Beef Show :
Wash. Co. Cattlemen
c/o Curt Pacha
3275 120th St
Brighton, IA 52540
For partial sponsorship of beef
scans:
David Richardson Custom
Chopping and Baling:
3279 Louisa/Washington Rd
Crawfordsville, IA 52621
For Livestock Auction
Breakfast:
Wash. Co. Farm Bureau
PO Box 30
Washington, IA 52353
For fair ground set up/ clean
up/ ribbons/ premium money:
Wash. Co. Fair Board Assoc.
PO Box 485
Washington, IA 52353
For Beef Check-Off fees for
those who sold calves:
Pioneer Hi-Bred
c/o Mike Huston
1260 Gum Ave
Wellman, IA 52356
For planting and maintaining
the flowers on the fairgrounds:
Washington Master Gardeners
c/o Don Pfeiffer
631 W Washington
Washington, IA 52353
For taking/providing photos to
4-H’ers during fair:
Hills Bank
120 5th Street
Kalona, IA 52247
For paying lamb scan fees:
Premier One Supplies
2031 300th ST
Washington, IA 52353
For hauling pigs to Tyson as a
donation:
Holmes Livestock Logistics
c/o Jared Holmes
1963 Larch Ave.
Washington, IA 52353
For 4-H t-shirts for all 4-H’ers:
Federation Bank
c/o Jamie Collier
102 E Main
Washington, IA 52353
For checking in livestock and taking care of animal issues through out the week:
Schlapkohl Vet Services Keota Vet Clinic Kalona Vet Clinic Washington Vet Clinic
c/o Dr. David Schlapkohl c/o Dr. Rex Greiner & c/o Dr. Shelden Yoder c/o Dr. Shelly Wickham
& Elizabeth Stronk Dr. James Branstad & PO Box 847 1404 E Washington
PO Box 610 Dr. Jay Swanstrom Kalona, IA 52248 Washington, IA 52353
Kalona, IA 52247 PO Box 34
Keota, IA 52248
For volunteering during the livestock auction:
Keith Murphy Dwight Duwa Matt McWhirter Brayton Turner Margaret Crawford
1405 South Ave E 1365 Hwy 22 W. 1533 130th St. 2005 260 th St 1663 240th
Washington, IA Wellman, IA Wayland, IA Washington, IA 52353 Keota, IA 52248
There are many dedicated volunteers who serve as livestock and non-livestock superintendents. Please think about those who helped you do what you needed during the fair - Thank them. Let us know if you need other names or address-es. Our superintendents work hard that week to make for a smooth fair and deserve all kinds of credit and thanks! Leaders: You might want to get your clubs together in August or September and have members write thank you notes at the meeting.
For assistance with
sheep show grilling:
Doug/Fletcher Flynn
25125 Keo/Wash Rd
Keota, IA 52248
Libertyville Savings Bank
PO Box 68
Keota, IA 52248
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It’s that time of year again. . .
. . .Record Book Deadlines
Each leader will have their own individual deadlines
and expectations, but use this tip sheet as a guide
to get you started! Stop by the Extension Office any
time to get your forms.
It’s a great activity to do in the air conditioning BEFORE school starts!
Philosophy of 4-H Record Keeping
The purpose of 4-H record keeping is to teach how to keep records, which is an important life skill. Record keeping
is an ongoing process that does not end when the 4-H year ends. Youth are encouraged to select from a variety of
alternatives to meet their individual record keeping needs and learning styles. The following forms (see below) are
available in the Extension Office or online at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/washington/page/4-h-record-
keeping-information. The forms available through the website are set up to be typed into and then printed for
clean and legible records!
Each Record Book Should Have:
Cover sheet that includes name, grade, age, club, project list, and a current picture for this year. This should
be the first page in the record book and each year you will add the newest one on top.
Yearly 4-H Summary (form 4-H-96). This form includes all 4-H activities and involvement from the year. It
lists club meetings, county activities, workshops, school activities, etc.
Project Records. These are different for each age division. For every non-livestock project there should be
one of the following: a) Basic Project Record (4H-96A for Juniors), b) Experienced Project Record (4H-96B for
Intermediates), c) Advanced Project Record (4H-96C for Seniors). This is also the place to include the 4-H Ex-
hibit Form (your fair write-up) and any pictures. Photography has its own Project Worksheet (4H 643-WS)
Livestock Records. All found on http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock/
Market Animals (beef, meat goat, sheep swine) 4H-228 for jrs or 4H-228WS for int/srs
Breeding Animals (beef, meat goat, sheep swine) 4H-229 for jrs or 4H-229WS for int/srs
Dairy/Dairy Goat 4H-329WS
Horse & Pony 4H-512WS
Poultry 4-H Poultry Project Worksheet
Rabbit 4-H Rabbit Project Worksheet
Dog 4-H Dog’s Permanent Record 4H-402WS
Member Self-Evaluation. This form will evaluate the goals, and record keeping for this year.
Remember to check with your leaders on deadlines and other
requirements. Happy Record Keeping!
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State Fair Project Drop-off and Pick-up
If you have projects going to the State Fair, they must be dropped off at the Extension
Office by Friday, Aug 5 (Unless you were noti-fied to haul it yourself due to size constraints or are bringing fresh food items in on Aug 11 between 7:30 a.m.-8 a.m. We will take them to the State Fair and pick them up. They can
be picked up between Aug 23-Aug 31 from the Extension Office. Please make arrangements
as soon as possible to pick those up.
GREAT NUMBERS!! Look for those exhibits and exhibitors in
Des Moines! Congratulations and best of
luck to everyone involved!
Jim and Louella Schneider carry on a strong family tradition of 4-H. Jim
grew up as a Riverside Rambler 4-H member in Washington County and
has been a leader of that club for 40 years. Jim and Louella have proudly
mentored and guided their two sons through the Washington County 4-H
program as well as a “herd” of nieces and nephews and hundreds of mem-
bers through the Riverside Rambler 4-H Club. Jim thinks 4-H is a great
program because kids learn a work ethic, it brings families together,
brings different kids together, and new friendships are formed, The
Schneiders will be inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame at the
Iowa State Fair on Sunday, August 21 at 3:30 p.m. in the 4-H Exhib-
it Building. If you are at the State Fair that day, please stop to
honor Jim and Louella and what all they have done for Washing-
ton County 4-H and County Fair.
Find our 4-H’ers at the State Fair
Here is a list of when Washington County 4-H’ers will be exhibiting com-
munications at the State Fair. If you are on the grounds those days,
please go and support these 4-H’ers and Washington County in the 4-H
Exhibit Building on the southwest corner of the fairgrounds.
Thursday, Aug 11
Hannah/Eli Van Roekel Working Exhibit 1 p.m.
Sunday, Aug 14
Limecreek Limelights Share the Fun 1 p.m.
Thursday, Aug 18
Emily Hora EdPres 8:30 a.m. Jenna Messer Working Exhibit 8:30 a.m. Emily Hora/Lindsay Crawford Working Exhibit 1 p.m. Frankie Johnson EdPres 1 pm. Katie Palmer/Lindsey Palmer Working Exhibit 1 p.m.
Friday, Aug 19
Ally Rees EdPres 8:30 a.m. Ally & Bailey Rees Share the Fun Noon Brittney Pfeifer EdPres 1 p.m. Amanda Pfeifer EdPres 1 p.m. Kitty Conway EdPres 1 p.m.
Sunday, August 21
State Fair Hall of Fame Recognized and Introduced 3:30 pm
Jim & Louella Schneider
55 Non-livestock exhibits
19 Communication exhibitors
55 Livestock exhibitors
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August 11-21
2016 4-H Hall of Fame
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2016 Livestock Auction Buyers Washington County 4-H & FFA would like to thank the following for their support at the 2016 Washington County Fair Live-
stock Auction. Please show thanks as you do business with them in the upcoming year. Also, we give a special thank you to
the countless volunteers who helped with the auction and to the auctioneers-Keith Murphy, Dwight Duwa, and Matt McWhirt-
er, Brayton Turner and Margaret Crawford as the clerk.
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Greiner Crop Services
Hammes Saw Mill
Harry Walker
Heath Boone
Hills Bank
Holmes Livestock
Home Gas Wellman
Horning Repair
Jarrod Horning
Jim Peiffer
Jim Schneider
Kalona Sale Barn
Keota Vet Clinic
Leichty & Sons
Lyle Insurance
Magnum Custom Enterprises
Matt Flynn
Maurice Pacha
MGM Marketing
Mike Orris
Midwest Precast Concrete
Miller’s Welding & Tiling Inc
AgriGold Hybrids
Agriway Partners
Art & Dana Peck
Bill Blum
Blake Hershberger
Bloomfield Painting
Bones Patterson
Brenneman Pork
Brian & Luann Eakins
Brian Becker
Buds
Cedar Family Farms
Chem Gro
Community First Credit Union
County Line Mart
Dallmeyer Farms
Dave Erwin
Dennis Sieren
Duwa Auction
Eichelberger Farms
Federation Bank
G. Walker
Pat Schneider
Paul Vontersch
Peoples Savings Bank
Ray-Man Inc
Reha Greenhouses
Richard Kron
Riverside Casino
Riverside Grain & Feed
Roger Greiner
Ryan Gerot
Scott Mellinger
Shari’s Starz
Sprouse Family Club Lambs
Stutsman Inc
Terry Greiner
Virgil Meyer
Walker Seeds
Walsh Farms
Washington Ag Supply
Washington State Bank
Wayland State Bank
< Washington County Fair in 2016
Little Hands on the Farm Hands on farming experience of planting a seed, milking a cow, combing wool
Hosted by the 4-H ELITE Project Team Enthusiastic Leaders Inspiring Teamwork and Experiences
Served over 650
visitors
Hands-on learning
stations involving
beef, swine, poultry,
sheep, dairy, corn
4 feeder pigs donated
by Brenneman Pork
New this year added
aprons for all volun-
teers and youth to
wear while going
through the barn
2016 WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIR EVALUATION Name_________________________**Names are required for comments to be considered/shared with super-
intendents and the Policy Committee as the fair book states all complaints must be submitted in writing and
signed. Names will be kept confidential within the Extension Office.
AUCTION
MARKET BEEF/ BEEF HEIFER
BEEF/SWINE/SHEEP SCANNING
BUCKET BOTTLE CALF (Interview, books, test, show ring judging)
CHAMPIONS’ BOARD
CLOTHING EVENT (judging, Best Foot Forward Workshop, combined with Share the Fun)
CLOVER KID EVENTS (Sheep/goat/rabbit show, Great Gardener Fest, Style Review, Conference judging, Pet show, Lego,
Gradution)
COMMUNICATIONS (Educational Presentations, Share the Fun, Working Exhibits, Pride of Iowa)
DAIRY CATTLE
DAIRY GOAT/MEAT GOAT
DOG (Agility, Obedience, Open Agility)
FACILITIES
HERDSMANSHIP
HORSE & PONY
LITTLE HANDS ON THE FARM
LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST
NON-LIVESTOCK JUDGING
PET
POULTRY
RABBITS
SHEEP
SWINE
COMMENTS FOR FAIR BOARD
Please use additional sheets if necessary and for any other comments & suggestions. Thank you for your time to make our fair better than ever! Feel free to email comments to [email protected] if more convenient.
Please return by August 25 to: Washington County Extension Office, 2223 250th, Washington, IA 52353
Everyone is welcome to the Fair Evaluation meeting on September 8 @ 6:30 p.m. in the Fairboard Meeting Room.