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. 4

Iowa State Fair Aug. 10-20

Pick up State Fair Projects at Extension Office

Aug. 22

Leadership Development FINAL meeting—6 p.m.—Ext Office

Aug. 28

County Council Meeting- 7 p.m.—Ext. Office

Aug. 28

Ak-Sar-Ben entry forms and fees due online to Ak-Sar-Ben

Aug. 31

Labor Day – Office Closed Sept. 4

4-H & Youth Committee Meeting - 6:00 p.m.

Sept. 7

Fair Evaluation Meeting - 6:30 p.m. - Fairboard Mtg. Rm

Sept 7

HAPPY 4-H NEW YEAR!! 4-H Kickoff Party, 4pm-7pm, Ex-tension Office

Sept. 18

National 4-H Week Oct. 1-7

All Award applications due to Extension Office

Oct. 1

County Council Meeting—6:00 p.m.—Ext. Office

Oct 2

Dates to Remember

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 exper-tise in the barns, at check-in, weigh-ins and judg-ing 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. The public looks forward to his fair spotlight.

4-H Family Focus Newsletter

August-September 2017

Washington County 4-H GROWS Washington County Extension & Outreach 2223 250th St., Washington, Iowa 52353

Phone: (319) 653-4811 www.extension.iastate.edu/washington

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information,

marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran. Direct inquiries

to Ross Wilburn, 515-294-1482, wilburn@iastate.edu.

Newsletter prepared by: Amy Green, 4-H/Youth Coordinator, amygreen@iastate.edu

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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 1-8 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

2016-2017 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 2017-2018 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

7 , 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 3 1 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 . A n o n l i n e

s u r v e y w i l l a l s o b e s e n t l a t e r i n A u g u s t .

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://hillsbank.smugmug.com/ and select the county

fair option. Password: fair2017

2017 Washington County Fair

Dates: July 15-20

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 for fami-lies, so the Extension Office will be open late until 7 p.m. to assist families with re-enrollments to 4hOnline.

County Fair Herdsmanship Results

Herdsmanship is a unique term to the county fair setting that describes how 4-Hers care for their animals and barn space. Judges from the com-munity go through barns to evaluate in the morning and afternoon of non-show times and score each club as a whole. It is an important club activi-ty and should be a place each year to strive to improve. These clubs will receive premium money for their top honors in their club premium checks.

Top 5 Clubs Overall Top Club(s) in each Species

1. Horse & Pony Sheep: Prairie Pride Rabbits: Green Acres & Washington Go-Getters

2. Keota FFA Beef: Crooked Creek & Riverside Ramblers Swine: Keota FFA, Prairie Pride, & Dutch Creek Flyers

3. Green Acres BBC: Jackson Jets Horse: Horse & Pony

4. Kalona Klassics Dairy: Prairie Pride & Crooked Creek Poultry: Kalona Klassics, Limecreek Limelights,

5. Highlanders Goats: Highlanders Washington Hustlers, & Franklin Cubs

Aug. - Sept. 2017 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 follow-ing are generous supporters from the community:

For paying swine scan fees &

swine insurance fees :

Brenneman Pork

1551 Larch Ave

Washington, IA 52353

For tickets to Pork Stand to

swine exhibitors & Fri. auction

breakfast :

Wash. Co. Pork Producers

1976 155th

Wellman, IA 52356

For tickets to the Cattlmen’s

stand to beef exhibitors:

Wash. Co. Cattlemen

c/o Curt Pacha

3275 120th St

Brighton, IA 52540

For partial sponsorship of beef

scans:

David Richardson Custom

Chopping:

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 Town & Country Vet

c/o Dr. David Schlapkohl c/o Dr. Rex Greiner & c/o Dr. Shelden Yoder c/o Dr. Shelly Wickham c/o Wendy Miller

PO Box 610 Dr. James Branstad & PO Box 847 1404 E Washington 622 N 12th

Kalona, IA 52247 Dr. Jay Swanstrom & Dr. Kalona, IA 52248 Washington, IA 52353 Washington, IA 52353

Cody Branstad PO Box 34

Keota, IA 52248

For volunteering during the livestock auction:

Keith Murphy Dwight Duwa Brayton Turner Margaret Crawford

1405 South Ave E 1365 Hwy 22 W. 2005 260 th St 1663 240th

Washington, IA Wellman, 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.

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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 4 (Unless you were noti-fied to haul it yourself due to size constraints or are bringing fresh food items in on Aug 8 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 22-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!

Keith and Sara Murphy have a beautiful 4-H love story. They have

been married 57 years and it all started while dating in the 4-H program

in Washington County. Since then, they have raised six children

through 4-H where their family was most recognized in the cattle barns

where one year their family alone showed 18 calves. Sara was the

Headliners 4-H Club leader for 23 years and Keith has led the Washing-

ton County Fair Livestock Auction for 61 years. Still today they are

rooting on Washington County 4-Hers as they proudly watch, teach, and

encourage their grandchildren through the program too. The Murphies

will be inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame at the Iowa State Fair

on Sunday, August 20 at 3:30 p.m. in the 4-H Exhibit Building. If you

are at the State Fair that day, please stop to honor Keith and Sara and

what all they have done for Washington 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 10

Avery Blauvelt Awardrobe Event 5:30 p.m.

Baylee Stalder Awardrobe Event 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug 14

David Hora EdPres 8:30 a.m.

Ally Rees/Bailey Rees Working Exhibit 8:30 a.m.

Maddie O’Donnell Share the Fun 1:00 p.m.

Brittney Pfeifer EdPres 1:00 p.m.

Bailey Rees EdPres 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug 15

Zoey Dennler/ Baylee Stalder Working Exhibit 8:30 a.m.

Zoey Dennler Share the Fun Noon

Isadora Goode Working Exhibit 1:00 p.m.

Annie Morrison EdPres 1:00 p.m.

Saturday, Aug 19

Zoey Fisher EdPres 8:30 a.m.

Olivia Marek/Sydney Cuddeback Working Exhibit 1:00 p.m.

Roy Carter EdPres 1:00 p.m.

Carmen Sieren, Greta Sieren, Share the Fun 5:00 p.m.

Charlotte Sieren, Anna Nafziger,

Morgyn Nafziger, Zane Fisher,

Zoe Fisher, Adelle Jenkins,

Kaylee Shirkey, Brynn Younge,

Grace Conway, Ashley Harmsen

Sunday, August 20

State Fair Hall of Fame Recognized and Introduced 3:30 pm

Keith and Sara Murphy

49 Non-livestock exhibits

25 Communication exhibitors

51 Livestock exhibitors

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Iowa State Fair

August 10-20

2017 4-H Hall of Fame

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2017 Livestock Auction Buyers Washington County 4-H & FFA would like to thank the following for their support at the 2017 Washington County Fair Live-

stock Auction. Please show thanks as you do business with them in the upcoming year. Those members who sold in the auction

need to show proper auction etiquette by visiting those businesses who purchased your livestock for a face to face thank you

followed up with a hand-written note as well. These thank yous dramatically impact who is bidding and buying at our livestock

auction. 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 Brayton Turner and Margaret Crawford as the clerk.

Family Focus Newsletter

Eichelberger Farms

Erwin Farms

Federation Bank

G&R Miller Construction

Greiner Crops

Terry Greiner

Blake Hershberger

Don & Ruchel Hiller

Hills Bank

Holmes Livestock Logistics

Home Gas Inc

Jerry Bryan Trucking

Kalona Sale Barn

John Kennedy

Keota Vet Clinic

Richard Kron

Chelsey Lampe

Leichty Construction

Lyle Insurance Agency

Magnum Custom Enterprises

Clint Malichky

Virgil Meyer

Bob & Nancy Adrian

AgriWay Partners

Armstrong heating & Cooling

Bloomfield Painting

Jeff Bohr

Jim Bohr

Heath Boone

Brenneman Construction

Brenneman Pork

Jim Bryant

Bud’s Custom Meats

CBI Bank & Trust

Cedar Family Farms

Cedar Wood Cattle Co

Chem Gro

County Line Mart

Dallmeyer Farms

Dan Flynn Seed

Jill Duwa

Duwa’s Auction

Brian & Luann Eakins

Edwards Farms

Mincer Ford

Mike Orris

Peck Farms

Art & Dana Peck

Ray-Man Inc.

Reha Greenhouses

Riverside Casino

Riverside Grain & Feed

Jim Schneider

Sieren Pork

Denny Sieren

Sinclair Tractor

Duane Sprouse

Stutsman Inc

Marty Van Roekel

Paul Vontersch

Walker Brothers Livestock

Walker Brothers Trucking

Walsh Farms

Washington Ag Supply

Washington State Bank

Wayland State Bank

< Washington County Fair in 2017

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

2017 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

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 amygreen@iastate.edu if more convenient.

Please return by August 31 to: Washington County Extension Office, 2223 250th, Washington, IA 52353

Everyone is welcome to the Fair Evaluation meeting on September 7 @ 6:30 p.m. in the Fairboard Meeting Room.

NEW this year for the Iowa State Fair:

4-H Alumni AND Friends of 4-H are in-

vited to register with the Iowa 4-H

Foundation. Select “Washington Coun-

ty” and help our program win money!

We are currently in 3rd place!!!!

EVERYONE go register at

https://goo.gl/n1NaRb And those registered get special fair deals on August 11 4-H

Day. Collect from the 4-H Foundation booth.

This is Your

Washington County

4-H Newsletter

Aug.-Sept. 2017

Washington County Extension & Outreach 2223 250th St. Washington, IA 52353-1743

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