Featured 4-H’er

Dallas County ISU Extension Dallas County

28059 Fairground Rd.

Adel, IA 50003-4406

Phone/Fax: 515-993-4281

E-Mail: aleta@iastate.edu

www.extension.iastate.edu/dallas

December 2008/January 2009 ISSUE

Inside this issue:

Announcements 2-3

Events 3

Leaders 3

4-H News

Officer Training Scheduled

4-H club officers are an important part of club meetings. Officers help

establish an agenda, follow parliamentary procedure, and inject fun into

the meetings. Officer training will be held on Saturday, December 6

from 9 – 11 a.m. at the Adel Library, 303 S. 10th Street, Adel. All club

officers and leaders are encouraged to attend. You will learn and

practice the skills of your office and how to work better as an officer

team in your club.

A BIG AWARDS DAY THANK YOU…

to the clubs who organized games for awards day and the 4-H’ers

who helped present awards. Thank you also goes to everyone who

brought the delicious food for the potluck supper. There was a

wonderful selection. Your efforts helped to make Awards Day en-

joyable for everyone.

Horton Award

Blake and Austin were two

of the winners of the Horton

Award. This award is given

to Junior 4-H’ers who have

shown outstanding work in

several project areas. Not

pictured is Jenny and

Makayla.

Congratulations !

Welcome NEW

4-H Newsletter!

2008 Awards Day

Most 4-H Spirit

Noah

Outstanding Senior

and Dallas County

Leadership

Kendra

For questions contact Aleta Cochran, Dallas County 4-H Youth Coordinator: aleta@iastate.edu or 515-993-4281

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Scholarships

Iowa 4-H Scholarships

All senior 4-H’ers who plan to

attend college in the fall of 2009

should check out the list of

scholarships available at: http://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/

grants.html. You can also pick

up information at the Extension

office. (Applications are due

February 1.)

Outstanding

Livestock

Exhibitor -

Cody

Project Awards

Morgan - Citizenship, Visual

Arts

Mackenzie - Child Develop-

ment, Communications, Leader-

ship, Photography and Swine

Marissa – Beef, Conservation,

Food & Nutrition, Home Im-

provement, and Swine

Rachel – Visual Arts

Rachel - Beef, Food & Nutri-

tion, Horse, and Woodworking

Adam - Cat

Cody - Welding

Lauren - Photography

Carissa - Sport Fishing

Emma – Citizenship Robert - Conservation, Com-

munications, Goat, Horticulture,

Poultry and Rabbit

Rosalie - Cat, Clothing, Dog,

and Rabbit

Hannah – Beef

Scholarship

The Dallas County Soil and

Water Conservation District will

be awarding two $750 scholar-

ships in 2009. These scholar-

ships will be presented to Dallas

County high school seniors to be

used for their first year of educa-

tion on the college level while

pursuing programs of study in

any field of agriculture or natural

resources.

The top applicant from Dallas

County will be sent to the Con-

servation Districts of Iowa's re-

gional and state competitions

with the opportunity to receive

additional awards at the regional

level of $200 and state awards of

$1500, $1000, and $800.

Applications can be printed from

the SWCD website at

www.dallas-swcd.org or stop in

the Natural Resource and Con-

servation Service Office at 1918

Greene Street, Adel.

Applications are due at the office

by March 1, 2009

Congratulations

to all of the 4-H’ers who applied

for and won awards at the annual

4-H awards day.

Specialty Awards

Outstanding Senior– Kendra

Outstanding Intermediates—

Mackenzie , Lauren , Noah and

Emily

Senior Awards Trip— Shelby

and Carrie

Virgil Sanborn Award- Emma

Dallas County Leadership—

Kendra

Horton Award (Outstanding Jun-

iors)- Makayla , Blake, Austin,

and Jenny

Most 4-H Spirit Award - Noah

Livestock Judging

Practice Begins January!

The livestock judging team will

begin practicing for the upcom-

ing season January 4, 2 p.m. at

Emily Brewer’s. Practice and

contest schedules will be given

out at this time. If you are in-

terested in joining the livestock

judging team, please call Emily

at 515-314-1721.

4-H Show Calf Workshop Crossroads Ag and Purina are

offering a workshop discussing

animal nutrition. There will be

door prizes and refreshments.

RSVP by December 17 via email

to crossroads@hotmail.com or call

515-992-4391.

See us online at: www.extension.iastate.edu/dallas or at the State 4-H Youth site: www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/

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State & Area Awards

If you are in grades 9 -12, there

are many opportunities available

to you for project awards or to

represent Iowa in upcoming

conferences on the state or

national level. These include

National 4-H Conference, State

4-H Congress, State 4-H

Council, Iowa Youth Tech Team

and State 4-H Project awards.

If you would like more informa-

tion or to apply, call Aleta at

993-4281. The area and state

selection process involves com-

pleting an application form,

gathering and putting together

up to five pages of written sup-

port or a 10 minute audio or

videotape and an interview at the

area and state level. The appli-

cation deadline is February,

2009, with interviews March 1.

State Volunteer Retreat

Growing Green is the theme for

the 2009 State Volunteer Retreat

scheduled for February 6 and 7,

at the DMACC facility in

Ankeny.

A variety of workshops will

interest new or experienced

volunteers. The registration cost

is $25 and includes lunch and

breaks.

Information is available on line

at http://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/

volretreat.htm

Market Beef Weigh-in

Any 4-H’er planning to show mar-

ket beef at the 2009 Dallas County

Fair, Iowa State Fair or AkSarBen

MUST have their entries weighed,

tagged and identified on the proper

ID form. The Dallas County

weigh-in is scheduled, December

30 from 12:30—3 p.m. at the

Dallas County Fairgrounds. The

snow date is January 3, 12:30 – 3

pm. Each 4-H’er may weigh up to

six steers or market heifers plus

junior cattle feeder pens.

Please have the breed name, birth

date, sire, and sire registration

number with you when the entry is

registered.

County Fair $ 1.25

State Fair $ 5.00

AkSarBen $ 5.00

State Fair & AkSarBen $10.00

If you can’t attend the Dallas

County weigh-in, let us know by

December 8. We will help you

make arrangements to get Dallas

County tags to the weigh in site of

your choice.

To show at the Iowa State Fair you

must be in 5 - 12 grade.

4-H Leader Training

The next leader training will be

January 15. More information

will be coming.

Grant Funds Available

Are you a 4-H’er who would like

to attend the intermediate trip in

June? Would you like to attend

the photography camp at the 4-H

camp in Madrid this summer?

Would your club like to repair or

repaint a landmark in your

community?

The Dallas County 4-H Founda-

tion will accept grant requests for

funds to help 4-H’ers participate

in activities beyond the county

level. They are also interested in

helping fund community service

projects that clubs plan and carry

out.

Applications are due on February

8, 2009 to the Extension Office.

They are available from your 4-H

leader or on the Dallas County

webpage at

www.extension.iastate.edu/dallas

Multi-Project Workshop

December 29, 1:30-4 pm

Hands on Activities

Fun

Get great ideas for taking your

projects to the fair Choose two sessions

Food and Nutrition

Photography

Woodworking

Outdoor Adventures

Clothing

Small Engines

Forestry

Check out flyer for more details

December:

6 Officer Training – Adel Library 9 - 11 am

25-26 Holiday – Extension Office Closed

29 Multi Project Workshop

30 State Fair and County Beef Weigh-in @

Dallas County Fairgrounds 12:30 – 3 p.m.

January:

1 New Years Day - Extension Office Closed

15 Leader Training @ Extension Office

19 MLK Day - Extension Office Closed

February:

1 Area Awards Applications Due

1 Scholarship Applications Due

March:

1 Area Awards Interviews

28 Swine Weigh-in

May :

2 Sheep Weigh-in

July:

6-12 Dallas County Fair

Dallas County 4-H Newsletter

Dates to Remember :

Iowa State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating.

Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or disability.

Awards Day