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August 2021

A Note from Your CYC...

The last month of our program year is here

again… can you believe it?? It seems like

yesterday we were talking about enrolling

in 4hOnline 2.0!

With the end of a program year means it’s

time to complete record books!

Remember, these are NOT difficult! They

DO take time but are well worth it in the

long run.

The 4-H Experiential Learning Model is DO,

REFLECT, and APPLY. And record books

help us reflect on our year of learning in

project areas. Need help with your record

book? Reach out! We would LOVE to help

you. Want to see an “old” one? No

problem, Amanda is happy to share hers.

Remember record books! Amanda Rau

County Youth/4-H Coordinator

Looking Ahead August

2: Fair Board After Fair Meeting

5: State Fair Static entries to the Office

9: State Fair food entries to the Office

12-22: Iowa State Fair

30: Extension Post-Fair Meeting for

superintendents, club leaders and

FFA advisors @ Extension Office

September

1: Fair Book rule change request forms due

TBD: record book workshop

October

1: Record Books due

(4-9th graders to Club Leader,

10-12th graders to Ext Office,

Office Books to Ext Office)

3: 4-H Fire Up!

4-8: National 4-H Week

November

1: Leader Record Book Reports due to Office

4: Recognition Night at Buzzy’s in Welton

Clinton County Connection

Clinton County Extension and Outreach www.extension.iastate.edu/Clinton

(563) 659-5125 and clinton4h@iastate.edu

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Thank you!! The Extension Staff would like to extend an

extra thank you to all who made fair a

success! It takes many, many hands to

make the fair a great experience and we

appreciate all of the things you do. As a

parent, member, volunteer, or supporter,

your support and dedication to 4-H is

noticed. Thank you!!

Post-Fair Survey Available Take a few minutes to share your thoughts

about the 2021 Clinton County Club Show.

Club Leaders, Superintendents, and FFA

advisors will be gathering for a meeting

but we welcome input from everyone! This

survey will be available until September

15th. Link: https://bit.ly/3A1QSjG

Post-Fair Meeting—Aug 30 Correction to the letter that was mailed, the

post-fair meeting will be MONDAY, August

30th. Dinner at 6 pm at the Extension

Office. Please RSVP by calling or filling out

this survey: https://bit.ly/2V8z2MV

Congrats LuAnn Farrell! Our 2021 Hall of Fame Inductee is LuAnn

Farrell! If you are attending the Iowa State

Fair on August 22, please attend the

ceremony. LuAnn started

as a member of the

Clinton Busy Bodies 4-H

Club, growing into a club

leader of the Elvira Hi Ho

4-H Club, and serving as a

project superintendent

and on youth committee.

Congrats LuAnn! We

appreciate you!

Interested in Youth Council? CALLING MEMBERS ENTERING 9-12TH

GRADES! We would LOVE to have you on

youth council this upcoming year! Help

decide which workshops we hold, help

Amanda and Haylea with special projects,

meet friends from surrounding counties,

and so much more! If you are interested,

email clinton4h@iastate.edu. With most of

our council graduating this year, we are

excited to have you join us!

Save the Dates! 4-H Fire up will be Sun, Oct 3. Afternoon.

There will be time for 4-H clubs to have a

meeting after having some fun.

Recognition Night will be Thurs, Nov 4 at

Buzzy’s. We’ll enjoy a meal, recognize club

leaders, distribute record book awards,

thank our foundation sponsors, and more.

Re-Enrollment Opens Sept 1 We hope you’ll be back for 4-H next

program year! Re-enrollment opens

September 1 at http://v2.4honline.com.

Forgot your

password? Click

“reset password”

Forgot your email?

No problem! Give us a call and we can tell

you which email you used. (You should

receive emails from 4-H Online to the

email on your account!)

How do I pay? You can pay online with a

credit/debit card or mail/drop off payment

at our office. Enrollment fees will stay the

same for the 2021-2022 program year.

County Level

Clinton County 4-H Record Keeping Help Sheet

Updated September 2020

1. Title Page – Create a new title page each year that includes your current photo, name, club,county, age, grade, and 4-H year.

2. Table of Contents – Should list all of your categories in order. It is highly encouraged to includepage dividers/tabs if you are keeping a binder-style record book.

3. Yearly Summary – Your yearly summary is a general overview of your year. Follow the form toinclude all recommended information. Be sure to include 4-H Year Supporting Information, suchas: photos of club gatherings; workshops attended; newspaper clippings; etc. – nothing related tospecific project areas. You are also encouraged to also include newspaper clippings and awardsearned as part of your supporting information.

a. Recommended Form: Youth & 4-H Summary 4H-0096(https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/149.pdf)

4. Project Records – Include information for each project area that you participate in. Each year itis recommended to place the current year information in front of each Project Area informationfrom prior years. Basic forms are for first, second or third years in a project area. Experienced forfourth, fifth and sixth years in a project area. Advanced forms are for members seventh, eighthand ninth years in a project area.

a. Recommended forms:i. Basic (4H-96A) https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/150.pdf

ii. Experienced (4H-96B) https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/151.pdfiii. Advanced (4H-96C) https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/152.pdf

b. For livestock, special forms are provided as well. See the full list:https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/record-keeping

5. Record Keeping Self Evaluation – At the end of each year you are asked to self-evaluate yourrecordkeeping skills for the year and to determine if you need to improve some of your recordkeeping skills. It is most helpful to talk about what you have done during the year with a leader,another 4-H’er, a parent/guardian, or someone interested in your 4-H participation. They can helpby asking questions or making suggestions.

a. Recommend form: 4-H Record Keeping Self-evaluation (4H-98)https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/155

6. Clinton County 4-H Record Keeping Award Evaluation – This form is used to evaluate yourrecords for county awards. There are three categories that you will be evaluated on 1)organization of materials, 2) project records, and 3) participation. Your records will be evaluatedbased upon the criteria listed above and you may earn a Gold (outstanding), Silver (excellent) orBronze (completion) award that will be given to you at the County 4-H Recognition event. 4-Hsenior members who submit records for nine years will earn special recognition. You must submityour records by October 1st deadline during the following 4-H year. It is recommended to keepeach year’s evaluation form at the back of your records to reference from year to year.

a. Clinton County Record Keeping Award Form:https://www.extension.iastate.edu/clinton/content/4-h-record-keeping

Note: The 4-H year begins annually on September 1st and ends on August 31st.

Learn more on the Clinton County 4-H Record Keeping website: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/clinton/content/4-h-record-keeping

Need a record book to get you started?? Reach

out! We have starter binders to give you!

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State Fair Livestock Exhibitors Be sure to check out the Iowa 4-H Website

for the most up-to-date information: https://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/statefair/

livestock

Letters and exhibitor tickets were mailed

July 29. If you are missing a ticket, please

reach out! We can only provide one ticket

per exhibitor, no matter how many

departments they enter in.

Stalling assignments, show catalogs, and

more can all be found online.

Livestock & Meats Judging Livestock Date: August 28th in Ames

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

livestock-judging

Meats Date: August 28th in Ames

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

-judging

Extension Staff (Amanda) will register you

for both contests! Please reach out with

any questions or if you’d like to be on a

team. Registration is due August 16!

State Level

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Future 4-H members... Do you need help identifying which 4-H

club to join this fall? Please reach out! We

would love to connect you with a 4-H club.

You can try a few out before committing

too. Most clubs meet once a month

beginning in September. You can find club

information on our website at https://

www.extension.iastate.edu/clinton/page/

member-info

Re-Enrollment Opens Sept 1 We hope you’ll be back for Clover Kids

next program year! Re-enrollment opens

September 1 at http://v2.4honline.com.

Forgot your password? Click “reset

password”

Forgot your email? No problem! Give us a

call and we can tell you which email you

used. (You should receive emails from 4-H

Online to the email on your account!)

How do I pay? You can pay online with a

credit/debit card or mail/drop off payment

at our office. Enrollment fees will stay the

same for the 2021-2022 program year.

Looking Ahead August

2: Fair Board After Fair Meeting

5: State Fair Static entries to the Office

9: State Fair food entries to the Office

12-22: Iowa State Fair

30: Extension Post-Fair Meeting for

superintendents, club leaders and

FFA advisors @ Extension Office

September

1: Fair Book rule change request forms due

October

3: 4-H Fire Up!

4-8: National 4-H Week

November

4: Recognition Night at Buzzy’s in Welton

New Clover Kids Club Coming A new Clover Kids club will be starting up

this fall… Elk River Clover Kids! This club will

serve the Andover/Elk River Township area.

Details are still coming together but the plan

is for enrollment to open September 1st

through 4hOnline. Any youth in K-3rd grade

are invited to enroll. Questions? Reach out!

Do Clover Kids do record books? Nope! :) Our K-3rd grade members do NOT

complete a record book. We would

encourage parents/guardians to have a

conversation about what your Clover Kid

enjoyed about this last year. This could help

parents/guardians identify their youth’s

interests as they grow into 4-H. Looking for

questions? Try the Science of Parenting blog

and podcast: https://

www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/

elementary

Monarch Celebration Day

Saturday, August 14 10:30-1:00

Clinton County Fairgrounds Auditorium DeWitt, Iowa

Free and Fun for all ages!

Children’s activities

Take home crafts

Live exhibits

View Pollinator Gardens

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. For the full non-discrimination statement or accommodation inquiries, go to www.extension.iastate.edu/diversity/ext.

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Open Council Seat The recent passing of Chuck Goddard has

left a vacancy on the Clinton County

Extension Council. As such, the council

must fill that empty seat and is looking for

Clinton County residents who are

interested in serving on the council. You do

not need to run for election as there are

two years remaining in the current term.

Please submit a letter of interest to the

extension office by August 15th. If you

have any questions about serving on the

extension council, please reach out to Sam

Genson or Amanda Rau.

Preserve the Taste of Summer Preserving your own foods can be a lot

quicker and easier than you might think.

It’s a great way to have delicious, local

food all year long. Four hands-on

workshops offer you the opportunity to

learn safe food preservation techniques.

• Salsa Making

• Jam Making and Dehydrating

• Pickle Making and Pickled Products

• Pressure Canning and Freezing

Intended audience: Adults age 18 years or

older

Format: One 3- to 4-hour workshop; 4

topics available

Fee: $35 per workshop (3-4 hours in length)

For more information and to register, visit:

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

humansciences/preserve-taste-summer

Save the Date—SFP 10-14 Strengthening Families Program for

Parents and Youth 10-14 will begin

September 14 and run weekly through

October 26. Each week families will receive

a meal and weekly incentives!

What will you learn from this program?

You will learn how to show love while

setting limits, how to listen to your child

and how to help family members show

appreciation to each other.

This program is FREE thanks to the

generous support of Genesis Philanthropy

Controlling Weeds in the

Landscape Every garden has weeds and dealing with

these unwanted plants is an ongoing task

in any landscape. Control of weeds is

important. Weeds are strong competitors

for available water, nutrients and sunlight.

Reduced air circulation created by tall

weeds encourages the development and

spread of foliage diseases and a weedy

garden often has more insect problems.

While a completely weed-free garden is

not attainable, reducing weeds is

beneficial.

This week's Yard and Garden column

comes from Aaron Steil, consumer

horticulture extension specialist with Iowa

State University Extension and Outreach.

Read the full article at: https://

www.extension.iastate.edu/news/yard-and-

garden-controlling-weeds-landscape

Extension News

JAPAN THE 4-H CONNECTION

• Japan’s 4-H Club started in 1948, whereas it started in 1902 in the United States.

• Japan uses the same 4-H clover logo as the United States, but they call it “Japan 4-H Club.”

• Japan is part of the United States’ 4-H International Exchange Program.

• 4-H pledge in Japanese: Meikaku ni kangaeru kotono dekiru atama, Seijitsu to Yujo ni tomu kokoro, Shakai ni yakudatsu ude, Yori kenkona seikatsu o shite, Kazoku, chiiki, sekai ni hoshi o shiyou.

GLOBAL CLOVER

QUICK FACTS:

Location: • Off the east coast of Asia

Capital: • Tokyo

Population: • 125,994,000

Official Language:• Japanese, but there are

over 15 dialects

Fun Facts!• Japan is Iowa’s third-

largest export market. Exports include corn, soybeans, beef, pork, dairy, and turkey.

• It is considered polite to clean your plate because this tells the host you appreciated the food.

• Always remove your shoes before entering a home in Japan. This is a historical tradition that helps keep the host’s house clean.

CONNECTION ACTIVITY

• Origami came to Japan in the sixth century.

• The term “origami” comes from the Japanese words ori which means folding and kami which means paper.

• Akira Yoshizawa is considered the father of the art of paper folding.

• Go to this link for directions on several different origami pieces: http://www.origami-instructions.com/index.html

• Try your hand at making origami and gift to a friend or decorate a nursing home for the holidays with your art!

Written in 2021 by Lauren Goldsmith, 4-H Student Global Citizenship Assistant and Haley Jones, 4-H Leadership and Civic

Engagement Specialist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. For the full non-discrimination statement or accommodation inquiries, go to www.extension.iastate.edu/diversity/ext. 4H 2455 July 2021

Sources: https://4-h.org/about/global-network/

https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Snap-Shot-US-AgTrade-with-Japan

https://qctimes.com/news/opinion/japan-is-iowa-s-third-largest-export-market/article_a4ea5e1d-2c60-5d1f-b9d2-7f7a8aea7ad6.html

https://4-hhistorypreservation.com/History/International_Programs/