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Page 2 Livestock Reminders Horse Workouts Page 3 Local Opportunities

Summer Day Camps

Page 4 Golf Tourney

County/Junior Council

Page 5 County Fair

Page 6 This & That

Food & Fitness

Page 7 Calendar of Events Leaders Page 8-9 Clover Kids Connection

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FAYETTE COUNTY 4-H NEWS

Michele Kelly FAYETTE COUNTY EXTENSION County Youth Coordinator kellymd@iastate.edu 563-425-3331 www.extension.iastate.edu/fayette

FAYETTE COUNTY EXTENSION

2011

Stephanie Koch & Nicole Gibson with

scholarship presenter Peg Sparrgrove

Travis Kelly with scholarship presenter

Peg Sparrgrove

Reminder—Communication/Clothing/Foods Fair entry forms,

Livestock entry forms and Exhibitor Ticket & T-shirt order

forms are due to the Extension Office by Wednesday, June

15 with no penalty. Avoid the penalty and get yours in today!

Forms are available from club leaders or by visiting the coun-

ty 4-H website at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/fayette/

kidsteems.htm

Michele Kelly, CYC

MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

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LIVESTOCK REMINDERS

Sheep/Meat Goat Weigh-in Dairy Quiz Bowl Livestock Questions?

Workout Information June 11 Workout June 18 Workout

WEIGH-IN’S, QUIZ BOWL, ETC.

HORSE WORKOUTS

All livestock must have a certificate of inspection (health paper) upon arrival at the county fair. They will be checked and turned into Extension staff during livestock check-in.

No pets or animals are to be privately sold on the fairgrounds or during the fair.

4-H & FFA members must turn in a copy of all reg-istration papers for purebred livestock by June 15

th.

All livestock must be in the exhibitors name or show a logical family relationship (parents, step parents, legal guardians, grandparents, siblings or step siblings).

In order to show horses at the 2011 Fayette County Fair, all 4-H and FFA members must attend at least one county-sponsored workout with the horse they are planning to show. Two dates in June have been set; please make plans to attend. Each horse exhibitor is asked to donate $5 to help defray expenses of those leading the workshops.

Please pre-register by calling the Extension Office by noon on Friday,

A horse workout will be held on June 11 for all Fayette County 4-H and FFA members who are plan-ning to show at for the Fayette County Fair. The event will be from 2-5 pm at the Hoofbeat Arena at the Fayette County Fairgrounds. Trail class and English Pleasure tips will be provided with assis-tance from Heather Anderson and Maddi Friedrich.

A horse workout will be held on June 18 for all Fayette County 4-H and FFA members who are plan-ning to show at the Fayette County Fair. The event will be from 9 am-4 pm at the Hoofbeat Arena at the Fayette County Fairgrounds. Kathy Krukow and Jerry Bishop, accredit-ed judges, will be in attendance to answer any questions you have as well as work with you and your horse as we prepare for the county fair.

Please note the Dairy Quiz Bowl completion will be held at STAR-MONT High School instead of Oel-wein as earlier stated.

Thanks!

A big thank you to everyone who as-sisted at the Sheep/Meat Goat Weigh-in held on May 7th. A total of 99 sheep and 36 meat goats were weighed in and identified by 33 exhibi-tors. Your help was appreciated.

Do you have a question about your livestock project? The 4-H livestock handbook may have the answer you’re looking for. Check it out by visiting http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock

4-H PLEDGE

I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE,

AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.

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County 4-H Council Livewires Junior Council

4-H Foundation Golf Tourney

COUNTY & JUNIOR COUNCIL APPLICATIONS

OTHER SUMMERTIME OPORTTUNITIES

Members of the Fayette County 4-H Foundation Board will be hosting a 4 person Best Shot Golf Tour-nament to be held on Saturday, July 23 beginning at 8:30 am at Big Rock Country Club near Fayette. Cost is $120 per team with lunch provided, hole spon-sorships available for $150 includes signage at hole, for $250 you can be a hole and team sponsor which includes signage at hole, golf passes and dinner for 4. Exclusive Hole Sponsorship is available for $500 which includes sole signage at hole of your choice, golf passes and dinner for 4. Advanced carts must be ordered by July 1 for a fee of $25.

Fayette County 4-H Foundation

4-Person Best Shot Golf Tournament

Saturday, July 23 18 holes – Shot Gun Start at 8:30 a.m.

Big Rock Country Club, Fayette

Crop Scouting Begins

It is that time of the year to recruit new members for the 2011-2012 year. If you will be in grades 10, 11, or 12 this fall you are eligible for County Council. Council members are active role models in Fayette County. Please contact your leader or the Extension Office for an application. Applications are due June 15

th.

Attention 8th and 9

th graders interested in serving on

the Livewires Junior Council for the 2011-2012 year. Members of the Livewires group are active role mod-els for our Clover Kids aged youth. Please contact your leader or the Extension Office for an application. Applications are due June 15th.

We are pleased to announce the upcoming 2011 Iowa Crop Scouting competitions. The crop scouting competi-tions will be held in late July/early August. High school students (grades 9-12) are invited to compete and showcase their scouting abilities in corn and soybean fields. The Crop Scouting competitions will be conducted on a regional level at four ISU Research Farms. Teams can be 3-4 youth plus an adult volunteer. Crop scout-ing practice will begin in June with a local crop specialist. If you are interested in forming a team, contact Michele at the Extension Office as soon as possible.

State Fair livestock and horticulture entries are due to the Extension Office by July 1 with payment made to the Iowa State Fair.

State Fair Entries

OUR VISION A WORLD IN WHICH YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN, GROW, AND WORK TOGETHER AS CATALYSTS FOR POSTIVE CHANGE

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LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS

Fishing & Floating Free Fishing Weekend Project Workshop

Saturday, June 4th Leif White will

be available to assist youth in fish-ing at Volga Lake during the FREE Fishing Weekend from 9 am-3 pm. Lunch will be provided for those that pre-register by calling Leif at 319-939-1567

A pre- fair project workshop will be held on Friday, July 15

th. Plans are

still being worked out so details will be sent directly to Fayette County 4-H families with the information.

Do you feel you are a fairly good fisher person but are looking for ways to enhance your fishing skills and learn more about ca-noeing and fishing? Join the West Union Park and Rec for a weekend of fishing and floating on the Turkey River, June 25-26. For more information, supply list, and to register for the event please contact Leif White at 319-939-1567

The following items are needed for the 2011 Fayette County Summer camps and would be greatly appre-ciated before June 15

th.

Toilet paper tubes

Paper towel cardboard tubes

Film canisters

Youth in 7th-12

th grade interested in

helping at summer day camps held throughout Fayette County are en-couraged to contact Chelsey at the Extension Office.

Dig those Dinosaurs—open to

youth who will be completing Kindergarten and 1st grade in May

Art Explosions—K-2nd graders

Ag What about It?—K-2nd

Bug Camp—K-3rd graders

Fizz, Bubble, Goo—2nd & 3rd

Art in the Park—3rd thru 5th

Ag Science Mysteries & More—

3rd thru 5th

Camp flyers were sent home from schools in mid-May. Con-tact the Extension Office or http://www.extension.iastate.edu/fayette/info/camps.htm if you need more copies.

Summer Day Camps Supplies Needed Helpers Needed

MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

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County Fair

The 4-H club booth theme this year is “Aim for Adventure.” Once again there will be a decorating contest judged in which the top 3 clubs will be rewarded cash prizes.

Beef—Larry Anderson

Bucket Bottle—Leslie Ann Henkes

Dairy—Greg Nelson

Dog—Susan Kauten

Pet—Renee Cantrell

Horse—Hillary Lynch

Poultry—Adam Hady

Rabbit—Gary Grimm

Sheep & Meat Goat—Bob Kimm

Swine—Andy Platner

Livestock and Communication Day entry forms and T-shirt/Exhibitor Ticket order forms are due on Wednesday, June 15

th by 5 pm or

with that day’s postmark. Commu-nication Day entries include Food and Nutrition Fair, Share the Fun, Working Exhibits, Educational Presentations, Clothing Selection, $15 Challenge and Fashion Revue entries! Script cards are also due on the 15th. Livestock entries in-clude any or all animals being ex-hibited at the county fair. Late en-tries will be accepted until June 22

nd with an additional $10 fee!

COUNTY FAIR ENTRIES 2011 FAIR JUDGES FAIR BOOTH CONTEST

PRE-FAIR CLEAN UP FUN WHILE PATROLLING HERDSMANSHIP CONTEST

Due to a conflict at the fairgrounds on Monday, July 18 the pre-fair cleanup will be moved to Tuesday, the 19th, time will remain the same 9-11 am.

Clubs scheduled to help with clean up on this day include: Dili-gent Dovers, Eden Outer Limits, Eldorado Eagles, Fayette Co. Crossovers, Fayette County Hoof-beats, Pleasant Valley Sharp-shooters, FFA chapters of North Fayette, Sumner-Fredericksburg & Wapsie Valley.

Once again this year “make and takes” will be offered for those visiting the 4-H Exhibit Hall. Ac-tivities will be posted each day to let everyone know what is being offered and which club is leading the activity. Reminded to leaders that it is important for you to let Michele know what type of activi-ty your club would like to do so supplies can be ordered.

A reminder to all 4-H and FFA members that it is very important your club/chapter attend the cleanup that you have been as-signed. It is the responsibility of each person in attendance to sign in by listing their name and the club/chapter in which they are representing that day on the clip board by seeing Michele Kelly or Chelsey Fagle. Attending clean-up could possibly help make or break a tie when it comes to the herdsmanship contest.

COPYRIGHT RULES! EXHIBIT GOAL WRITE UPS

4-H Building and General Exhibit Rules states the fol-lowing in regards to copyright:. Exhibition of derivative works created by a 4-H’er is prohibited without the writ-ten permission of the original copyright holder/owner. Use of copyrighted or trademarked designs, images, logos, or materials in 4-H visual arts exhibits is prohibit-ed unless written permission has been obtained from the copyright or trademark holder/owner. For additional information, see 4-H Exhibit Copyright Information at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/visualart.htm

Youth having exhibits judged during conference judging on July 22nd must complete the exhibit explanation sheet with the following questions answered: What did you plan to learn or do? (What were your exhibit goals?) What steps did you take to learn to do this? What were the most important things learned? If you have Home Improvement, Visual Arts or Clothing you must include Design Elements or Art Principles in your write-up. As you work on your exhibits, write down what you did, keep track of expenses, and what you have learned as these are items needed when completing your 4-H record book. Need assistance contact Michele and she will set up an appointment to help you.

FAYETTE COUNTY FAIR—JULY 26-30, 2011

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ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN FEED YOU—ASK WHAT YOU CAN FEED YOUR COUNTRY

This and That 4-H BUILDING HOURS

Members of the Fayette County 4-H Foundation Board are asking for help from 4-H clubs, individu-als, leaders and alumni as it is the time of year they work on raising funds for the 4-H Endowment.

Once again the Fayette County 4-H Foundation will be hosting a “live auction” during the Achieve-ment Auction on Saturday, July 30

th.

Each club is asked to help raise funds for the foundation by donat-ing an item that will be auctioned off. Suggestions of donations may include: prints, ½ hogs, projects made by club members at meet-ings, broiler project birds, quilts, etc.

Congratulations to Nicole Gibson, Stephanie Koch and Travis Kelly for being selected as the 2011 Fayette County 4-H Scholarship recipients. Each of them was rec-ognized at their senior awards night and was presented a certifi-cate. Upon completion of their first semester of college they must sub-mit a copy of their transcript in which they will then be presented a check in the amount of $250.

Congratulations to Brianna Lee for submitting the winning t-shirt de-sign for the 2011 Fayette County Fair exhibitor t-shirts.

Friday, July 22nd

- 8 am-6 pm

Sunday, July 24th - 2 pm-8 pm

CLOSED MONDAY

Tuesday, July 26 - Friday, July 29th

-10 am-9 pm

Judging will take place starting at 10 am on Tuesday

Saturday, July 30 -10 am-8 pm Release of projects 6 pm)

Sunday, July 31-1-3 pm

Food & Fitness

CONGRATULATIONS! 4-H FOUNDATION LIVE AUCTION

Curt Ellis, founder of FoodCorps and a Peabody-winning filmmaker, was the key note speaker at the May 3rd

Food and Fitness Youth Mini-Conference at Luther College.

A 2002 Yale graduate, Ellis is the creator of the hit documentaries "King Corn" and "The Greening of Southie." He is a passionate campaigner for changing the way America eats, builds and lives. Ellis currently serves as a founding member of FoodCorps, an AmeriCorps program that focuses on service in rural, urban and suburban school food sys-tems that have children challenged with high rates of obesity and limited access to healthy foods.

Youth and FFI Coaches from the following area schools participated in the May 3rd

event: Central of Elkader, West Central Maynard, Starmont, North Fayette, North Winn, South Winn, Clayton-Ridge, Decorah and St. Joseph.

Following Curt’s presentation, youth and coaches were organized to attend one of the following breakouts: Pasta Making, 60 Minutes In Dirt, Take A Hike, FlipCam 101 and Convo with Curt.

The mini-conference concluded in Peace Dining Hall with a lunch consisting of local foods and time for Food and Fit-ness Youth Teams to network.

For more information on Food and Fitness go to www.iowafoodandfitness.org or contact the Extension Office.

WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/FAYETTE

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Calendar of Events

JULY 2011 JUNE 2011

Food & Fitness Photos

June 7 Counselor Training, 9-Noon, Pine Bluff

June 8 Broiler project pick-up

June 8 Foundation Board Mtg., 7 pm, Ext. Office

June 9-10 Junior Camp, Pine Bluff

June 11 Livewires Bingo/Meeting, 2 pm, Maple Crest

June 13-14 Intermediate Camp, Pine Bluff

June 15 Fair Entries due by 5 pm to Extension Office

June 16-17 Junior Camp, Pine Bluff

June 17-19 Big Four Fair, Postville

June 28-30 State 4-H Youth Conference, ISU, Ames

Leaders

TRAINING MATERIALS AVAILABLE ONLINE 4-H FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING

The spring 2011 online training is now ready to go at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4hvolunteers/ Click on the 4-H Online Volunteer Training link in the lower right yellow box. Volunteers who are already enrolled in the online volunteer training system can login with their username and pass-word. Volunteers who have not used the system before will need to enroll. There is no enrollment key for this training. The Spring 2011 module “My Hands to Larger Service” can be located in the left hand box titled 4-H Volunteer Ser-

vice Learning if it does not pop up as the main training.

A meeting for members of the 4-H Foundation Board will be held on Wednesday, June 8

th beginning

at 7 pm at the Extension Office. All members’ attend-ance is needed as we continue to work towards the golf tournament. All others interested in assisting please join us on June 8

th at 7 pm.

David Cavagnaro works with youth to construct

bean teepees as part of Luther’s edible landscape.

Phil Marty teaches youth and adults the art of

Italian pasta making.

July 4 Extension Office Closed

July 11 Communications/Foods/Clothing Fair

July 15 Pre-Fair Project Workshop

July 19 Pre-Fair Cleanup, 9-11 am, Fairgrounds

July 22 Non-Livestock Judiging—9 am-3:30 pm

July 22 Pet Show & Clover Kids Small Animal Judging, 1-3 pm, Fairgrounds

July 23 Golf Tourney, 8:30 am, Big Rock

July 26-30 Fayette County Fair

Dear Clover Kids,

In this issue of the Clover Kids Connection I thought I

would recap the steps it takes for you to show your pets,

dogs or bucket bottle calves at the upcoming Fayette

County Fair, exhibiting projects you may have done

throughout the year at Clover Kids meetings or as class-

room projects or participate in the Communications/

Clothing/Food & Nutrition day in early July.

Please make sure you share with mom and dad as it is very

important information!

June 15th is a very important date in which the following

forms must be turned into the Fayette Extension Office.

All forms talked about can be obtained by contacting

your Clover Kids leader.

Animal Entry form: This is a white form in which you list

what you will be bring to the fair to be judged in the pet,

dog or bucket/bottle show. It is important for this form

to be completed and returned to the office by 5 pm on

June 15th.

Fayette County Fair Exhibitor T-shirt must be worn when

visiting with a judge. This included small animals, dog,

bucket/bottle and items being brought to non-livestock

judging held at the beginning of fair. The Clover Kids t-

shirt form is deep pink in color and must also be returned

to the Extension Office by June 15th along with $2. Ad-

ditional shirts maybe ordered in the same size for a fee

of $5 each. This form also has a spot in which exhibitor

tickets may be ordered but note that Clover Kids do

NOT need an exhibitor ticket. This same form can be

used for older siblings exhibiting at the fair.

Communications/Clothing/Food & Nutrition Day entries

are also due on June 15th. Once again please get copies of

this form from your club leader. Remember a photo of

you modeling the outfits you selected for the Clothing

Selection and $15 Challenge need to be turned in on that

day also.

If at any time you have questions, please feel free to

contact the Fayette County Extension Office by calling

563-425-3331. All of our office staff would be more

than happy to assist in answering questions you have.

Cloverly,

Michele Kelly

County Youth Coordinator

CLOVER KIDS CONNECTION FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/FAYETTE

Clover Kids Booth Decorating

Assistance Needed

Parents and club leaders interested in as-

sisting with decorating the Clover Kid booth

are encouraged to contact Michele Kelly and

let her know as soon as possible. Also, if

you have some ideas on how to decorate the

booth please let her know. The theme for

booth decorating is “Aim for Adventure.”

Summer Day Camps

Just a reminder that Chelsey Fagle will be

leading day camps in several of our

Fayette County communities this summer.

Have you sent in your reservation yet? If

not, please take a look at the goldenrod

colored paper and make your selections

and return along with payment to the

Fayette County Extension Office at least

1 week prior to camp being held. Youth

should have received a camp flyer at

school mid-May.

CLOVER KIDS CONNECTION FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/FAYETTE

Summer Fun and Games!

Now that the school year has come to an end,

I hope each of you enjoy the summer. I sug-

gest you give the following games a try as you

and your friends gather. Staying active is im-

portant but be sure you also drink plenty of

water.

KICK THE CAN

Kick the can is basically a variation on hide and seek.

One person is IT. A different player kicks the can as

far as he or she can, and while IT is retrieving the can

everyone else scatters and tries to hide. IT then be-

gins searching. When IT finds someone, IT calls out

the person's name and location (for example they may

should out 1,2,3 on Kathy behind the tree), and both

IT and the person caught race back to the can. If the

hider kicks the can first he or she is safe to go hide

again. If IT kicks the can first, the hider is in jail and

must sit next to the can. Those in jail can be released

if some other hider can run and kick the can without

getting caught. The game is over when IT has jailed

everyone. The first person caught is IT for the next

game. If the game runs on too long, the first person

caught three times can be the new IT.

CAPTURE THE FLAG

Capture the flag is an exciting game that can be played

in any area, such as playground, open field, or back-

yard; and it can be played with any number of children

(the more the better!). After the children pick teams

(another game in itself), each team attempts to re-

trieve the flag from enemy territory and return it

across the border, which is the imaginary centerline of

the playing area. The flag, which may actually be a ball

or some other object, can be relayed or passed en

route to the border crossing; should it touch the

ground at any point however, it must be returned to

the enemy's flag site. Also, if tagged by an opponent in

enemy territory, the player tagged is taken to jail,

where the only way out is to be tagged by a teammate.

PICKLE

For pickle you need two bases (in my day, playing be-

tween two clothesline poles was ideal) and at least four

players, although six is better. Two players are IT and

the other players are the base runners. The base run-

ners position themselves on the bases and the ITS

toss the ball back and forth between the bases. When

a player feels brave he or she darts to the other base.

The ITS try to throw the ball at the player who is off

the base. If the ball hits the runner then the runner

takes ITs place. If IT misses the runner then the

game continues on as is. There are a couple of varia-

tions on pickle. We always played with a soft ball, like a

Nerf football, but it can be played with a baseball and

gloves in which case the runners are tagged with the

glove as in baseball. Do not throw the baseball at the

runner!

SPOTLIGHT

Spotlight can be played in a variety of ways, all of

which are simply nighttime versions of daytime games.

Kids need a dark and safe place to play, and a flash-

light. Again you have an IT, and as IT counts the other

players hide. If spotlight is played like tag, then when

the flashlight beam touches a hider he or she becomes

IT. If spotlight is played like classic hide and seek,

then IT has to find everyone, and the first person

caught becomes IT. If spotlight is played like kick the

can, then the hiders who are jailed can be rescued by

being tagged by someone who has not been caught

(although no can is actually kicked).