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Up Coming Activities

May 1– Market Sheep Weigh In

May 15 – Livestock ID’s DUE

June 6-8 – Intermediate – “Discover Twin Cities” Trip

June 15 – 17 – Jr. 4-H Camp

June 20-22– 4-H Photo Camp

June 28-30 – State 4-H Conference

June 27 – FAIR ENTRIES DUE

July 1—State Fair Entries DUE

July 6 – Fashion Revue/Share the Fun

July 7 – Clover Kids Day Camp

July 19-24 – Hamilton County Fair

August 11 – 21 – Iowa State Fair

Dear 4-H Families:

4-H’ers remember: The following animals: breeding beef, pure bred breeding sheep, breeding goats, dairy goats, PETS (cats, fish, gerbils, liz-ards, etc.), dogs, rabbits, poultry, horses ALL must be ID’d before May 15th in 4honline. Warning the system has crashed before because of all the late ID’ers. DO NOT WAIT until the 15th!! The state is firm that the system will close to ID information on the 15th.

Procedure: iowa.4honline.com

Go into your 4honline account —On your Personal Information Page

There is a word ribbon at the top. Click on the Animals tab in that ribbon.

From the drop down menu select the type of animal you wish to ID

Fill out ALL the required information & save

-Be sure you get your Camp registrations into our office if you are plan-ning on attending. Forms included in this newsletter & on website.

State 4-H Conference delegates remember you MUST register on line. The link for on-line registration can be found on the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference web-

site, http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/iowa4hyouthconference.

4-H FAMILY NEWSLETTER

Cheryll Entriken HAMILTON COUNTY EXTENSION & OUTREACH County Youth Coordinator

HAMILTON COUNTY EXTENSION—MAY 2016

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

HAMILTON COUNTY’S

GRADUATING 4-H SENIORS

Sewing Workshop – Tuesday, May 10 – 6:00 PM-8:30 PM

The sewing workshop will be held on Tuesday, May 10, at 6:00 p.m. in the Hamilton County Extension Office meeting

room. Pam Henderson will be leading the activities.

SUPPLIES needed for the class are as follows: Sewing Machine, Sewing Machine Manual, Sewing supplies: straight pins, seam ripper, fabric cutting scissors, thread to

match fabric, pattern and project record sheet

BEGINNING SEWING:

Aprons – Simplicity Pattern 2824,

INTERMEDIATE SEWING:

Pam will have supplies for you -

Let’s Go Camping!!!!

Regional Junior 4-H Camp

“Digging the Outdoors”

June 15-17, for 4th – 6th graders, Iowa 4-H Center, near Madrid, IA.

This camp is filling up FAST!!

Register at the Extension Office before May 20th.

IOWA 4-H Photo Camp

June 20-22, for 7th – 12th graders

Come learn NEW ideas and improve your photog-

raphy skills.

Register at the Extension

Office before May 20.

Colton Schwerin, Raquel Holt, Rachael Huegerich,

Kyle Leksell, Brock Miller, Matthew Schroeder,

Tannah Schroeder and Sarah Godfredsen

Congratulations to ALL of you. We will miss you all next year.

The goal by the State 4-H Council this year is to raise

$3 per club member to support programs and activi-

ties that benefit all Iowa 4-H’ers. Make checks paya-

ble to the Iowa 4-H Foundation.

Due to office by May 15

4-H CLUBS SUPPORT

4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign

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.

Tuesdays, May 10, 17, 24, 2016 - Dog Obedience Training Classes

SENIORS REMEMBER to apply for the

Hamilton County 4-H Foundation Fair

Scholarship!! – DUE JUNE 1st

2016 Iowa 4-H Youth Conference:

Dive to New Depths, June 28– 30 – DUE MAY 15th

May 10th, 2016, Hamilton County Faigrounds

first year members & dogs in Dog Obedience ONLY

4-H members, your spring/ summer dog training schedule will begin on Tuesday, May 10th, (for first year members and 1st year dogs in Dog Obedience project area) and run every Tuesday until the 4-H Dog Obedience Show on Tues-

day, July 19th at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds.

1st year members and members with new dogs are to be pre-

sent with their dogs at 7:00 p.m.

May 17h will be for all participants and their dogs 1st year members and members with new dogs are to be present with their dogs at 6:30 p.m. Showmanship training begins at 7:30 p.m. Advance training at 8:00 p.m. for 4-H’ers and dogs previ-

ously involved in the Obedience Training.

Parents are encouraged to attend these workshops.

4-H’ers YOU MUST bring the following items and forms (if you haven’t already turned them into Virgene

or Donna) before you can participate...

(Dogs will not be allowed to be unloaded at training session, if these forms are not presented prior to at-tending your 1st training session.

Updated vaccination certification forms

Waiver Information Sheet Filled Out Completely

A Gentle Leader Collar

(Recommended for first year dogs- the project leaders will

have these available at the meeting on May 10th for purchase)

A Lead for your dog – recommended 3/4 inch leather lead

(can be purchased from a pet store or pet feed outlet)

Small sized TREATS for your DOG

Dish & Water for your Dog + bottle of water for yourself

Plastic bags for poop clean up

Training Schedule: June 7, 14, 21, 28 July 5, 12, 19 (SHOW DAY)

Materials have been updated on the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference website and registration is live. The state 4‑H council is excited for the plans they have in store for this year’s event. The link for on-line registration can be found on the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference website, http://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/iowa4hyouthconference.

The right hand part of the web page has a box titled Registration. There, you’ll find a link to regis-ter for conference that will take you directly to the process by registration services. In addition to

the link to register, you’ll also find hard copies of the registration materials.

The registration program will not require delegates to pay when they register. Instead, it will direct them to visit their county extension office to pay their registration before their registration is accept-

ed.

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

FOOD & NUTRITION CHALLENGE CLASS Challenge Class: Challenge Class is based on all participants using the same recipe and trying to achieve a perfect standard product.

This year’s recipes challenges the use of the cookie method.

Also see General rules and Regulations 1-15.

1. Any 4-H Member is eligible to enter. Member does not have to be enrolled in the 4-H Food and Nutrition project.

2. Member may enter one entry.

3. Entry should be made to the Hamilton County Extension Office by June 27.

4. Food entry should be placed on a firm disposable plate and sealed inside a plastic bag. Entry tag with member’s name should be attached.

Your best 5 rolls.

5. Bring exhibit to Hamilton County Fair on 4-H exhibit Judging Day for designated club time on Monday, July 18.

6. Only use the following recipe to present your best 5 rolls. Use only listed ingredients. Do not substitute or change amounts.

7. No written recipe or write up is required for this class.

8. Entry is judged on standard product qualities. There is no conference judging of this class.

Recipe for 2016 4-H Youth Challenge Class Butterhorn Rolls

Source: 1st United Church of Christ Cookbook 1994; Page 37

1 pkg. yeast (2 ¼ teaspoons) ½ cup sugar

¼ cup warm water (115° F) 3 eggs

2 Tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt

1 cup whole milk, scalded (180° F) 1 ½ cups graham flour

½ cup Crisco shortening 3 to 3 ½ cups white flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water and 2 Tablespoons sugar.

Scald milk; add shortening, sugar, eggs and salt.

Add 1 ½ cups graham flour and stir.

Add yeast mixture.

Add rest of flour until dough loses its sheen.

Let rise until double. Punch down. Divide dough in thirds.

Roll each third into a 10” circle on lightly floured board. Cut each into 12 pie shaped pieces.

Roll from wide edge to point to make crescent. Place on greased baking pan in curved crescent shape.

Rolls may be lightly brushed with melted butter to remove visible flour. Cover with light towel.

AEROSPACE PROJECT MEETING - Tuesday, May 17th—6:30 p.m.

Participants need to bring paint & brushes, so you can finish your Model Rockets.

Adult Food and Nutrition Challenge Recipe 2016 1. Any Adult volunteer, relative, or former 4-H’er may enter.

2. One entry per person.

3. Entry may be submitted on judging day July 18 and need not be preregistered.

4. Bring entry to Hamilton County Fair between 8 am and 3 pm July 18 to 4-H exhibit building.

5. Food entry should be placed on a firm disposable plate and sealed inside a plastic bag. Entry tag with name should be attached.

6. Only use the following recipe to present your best 5 rolls. Use only listed ingredients. Do not substitute or change amounts.

7. No written recipe or write up is required for this class.

8. Entry is judged on standard product qualities. There is no conference judging of this class.

2016 - Graham Clover Rolls

Source: http://americanheritagecooking.com/2014/02/graham-clover-rolls-one-year-anniversary/

2 cup hot whole milk 1 teaspoon sugar

2 tablespoons molasses 1 cup whole-wheat flour

1 packet dried active yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)

About 5 cups graham flour (Bob Red Mills)

Add molasses & salt to the hot milk & let it cool until it is lukewarm. (110° F)

While milk mixture is cooling, add ¼ cup of warm water (110° F) to the yeast & stir to mix. Then added 1 teaspoon of sugar.

Add the yeast to the milk mixture & stir to mix.

Add all the whole wheat flour & three cups of graham flour.

Knead by Kitchen Aide-Using a bread hook attachment on your mixer or a wooden spoon, mix & continue adding graham flour until you have a stiff dough. Set on speed 2, & let it work until the dough climbed up the hook & cleaned the sides of the bowl, about two minutes. Knead on speed 2 for an additional two minutes.

Or knead By Hand-Press the dough away with the palms of your hand. Stretch the dough from the edge, folding back edge over to the center. Press the dough away with the palms of your hands, exerting sufficient force to cause the part folded over to adhere to the mass under it, & repeat folding. Turn dough one-quarter around & repeat kneading. Continue turning, folding & kneading until dough is smooth & elastic & will not stick to an unfloored board.

Grease large bowl with vegetable oil. Place dough in bowl & turn the dough to cover all sides with oil. Cover with warm, damp towel & place in a warm place (80 ° - 85°F) for an hour, or until the dough is triple its size.

Grease 32 muffin tins.

Punch down dough and allow to rise a second time till double around 1 hour)

Shape clover rolls by pinching off pieces of dough that are roughly 1” size. Shaped them, & pressed three into each greased muffin tin. Repeat this step until all the dough is gone. Lightly brush rolls with melted butter. Cover pans with a saran wrap and a damp cloth

Photo Challenge—Our theme will be SHADOWS Participants may enter up to 3 photos. Two MUST be taken in Hamilton County, Iowa – one may be taken outside of Hamilton

County. The place where the photo was taken must be documented on the back of the photo. The photos may be used by the County Conservation; those will become the property of the County Conservation if they so re-

quest them. There will be four divisions. Junior, Intermediate, Senior and an Adult class The photo entries are to be 5 X 7’s, and mounted (either surface or window mounts). They will be entered on July 18th during the normal 4-H exhibit judging and will not be conference judged. The judging for this Challenge Class will be done during the county fair by a team of judges.

Sunday, May 1st – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

The Hamilton County Sheep & MEAT Goat Weigh-In will be held on Sunday, May 1st, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Hamilton County Fair-

grounds. We are asking that when you enter the fairgrounds drive straight ahead to the road on the west side of the Show Arena and

STOP and COME INTO the Show Arena. We will need both the exhibitor and one of their parents to come in and fill out the needed

forms.

When you unload your lambs please sort and pen lambs per exhibitor PRIOR to going to the scale and if going to State Fair have these

lambs sorted and marked prior to going to the scale. After your animals have been weighed and tagged, you will bring the weigh-in tick-

ets back to the Fair office to be recorded on your ID forms and pay your tag fee's ($1.50 per tag/animal) and State Fair ID fee's ($6 per

animal, if participating).

All 2016I Iowa State Fair market sheep exhibitors will be charged a fee of $6.00 for each head they nominate for State Fair (maximum num-

ber 12 /head). All breeding ewes HAVE to have a 4-H tag and be eye scanned if going to State Fair. If you plan to have your animal shown

as a breeding sheep you will need to bring the following information with you also (Breed, Tattoo, Sire Name or registration number for

each animal nominated as a breeding animal). State Fair exhibitors also need to have someone (either themselves, a parent, or another

adult) who is able to hold your state fair lambs while the eye scans are taken. Each family has to take care of this procedure to pre-

vent the spread of “Lamb Fungus”. AK SAR Ben charge is $5.00/head to nominate animals.

Important Rule Reminders for 2016!

ALL meat goats for State Fair eligibility need retinal images (both market and breeding)

Meat Goat does can now be shown in the market class along with wethers; however, a doe can only show market or breeding, not both

Market Meat Goats (both market wethers and market does) – need a 4-H tag and images

Breeding Meat Goat Does – need either a 4-H tag OR official tattoo; AND Birth Date in 4hOnline

Official Tattoo: Left Ear = Individual animal identifier; Right Ear = Herd Prefix

Sheep: ALL sheep (market, breeding (both commercial and purebred) need a tag AND retinal images collected for State Fair

eligibility

LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION

All animals to be shown at a 4-H show must be registered in 4honline before May

15th. Be sure to read your identification instructions thoroughly and fill it all out

COMPLETELY. The forms are located on your 4honline account. If you do not get this process done prior to May 15th,

YOU will not be able to SHOW your animals at the Hamilton County Fair or IA State Fair. (The system crashed on May 15th –

DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE 15th TO GET THIS DONE – DO IT TODAY!!!!

ABSOLUTE DEADLINE for entering your animals is May 15.

Contact the Extension Office at 832-9597 or email Cheryll at entriken@iastate.edu with any questions.

Be sure to enter the State Fair 4-H Livestock Entries in 4honline by July 1st!

The 2016 Fair is scheduled for Aug. 11– 21. This is one of the premier events in the country, the Iowa State Fair livestock shows are a chance to showcase our 4-H accom-plishments.

Hamilton County Fair Entries – DUE June 27th

4-H Hamilton County Fair Entry Forms and Participation forms are to be filled out, and taken to Hamilton County Extension Office along with your check made out to the Hamil-ton County Fair for Livestock entry fees. Entry Forms are available at: www.extension.iastate.edu/hamilton/news/2016-hamiton-county-fair-forms

Sheep & Meat Goat Weigh In

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Horse Project

Horse Judging Team: Sunday, May 1st - 4:30— 6:30 p.m.—

Extension Office

Wednesday, May 11th—5:30—6:30 p.m..—Extension Office

Horse Project Meeting: Wednesday, May 11th—6:30—7:30 p.m..—

Extension Office

Horse Riding Clinics: Sunday, May 22nd—4:00 p.m.

Hamilton County Fairgrounds— Showmanship and Clipping

SPECIES ANIMAL ENTRY LIMITS PEN FOR CHARGES BEEF - Market Limit 6 Market Beef per Exhibitor

Limit 3 breeding & 2 cow/calf pairs per exhibitor

$5.00/head

Breeding BEEF $5.00/ cow or cow/calf

Returning Bucket/Bottle Calf 1 $5.00/head

DAIRY No Limit $5.00/head

DOG OBEDIENCE Dog & exhibitor must have done DO classes $4.00/dog

GOATS 8 Goats Total UP to 6 either Meat or Dairy

$3.00/head

HORSE No Limit $3.00/lot

PETS 2 Entries per Lot $3.00/pet

POULTRY 10 Birds Total, Pen = 1 of Bird Total

$3.00/ Bird Pen = 1 Bird

RABBITS 8 Rabbits Total Pen = 1 of Rabbit Total

$3.00/Rabbit Pen = 1 Rabbit

SHEEP - Market 7 Market Sheep, 2 per Lot in breeding

10 Sheep Total per Exhibitor

$3.00/head

(limit of 10 sheep) Breeding SHEEP

SWINE – Non Terminal Show 6 Market, (Carcass included in the 6) $3.00 per head)

2016 Hamilton County Fair Livestock Entry Fees

Up Coming Events . . . MAY - 1 SHEEP WEIGH-IN—1:00 p. m.. – 3:00 p.m.– Hamilton Co. Fairgrounds

Intermediate County Council—1:00 p.m. at the Hamilton Co. Fairgrounds Show Arena

Senior 4-H County Council—4 p.m.—Hamilton County Extension Office

Horse Judging Team—4 :30 p.m.—Hamilton County Extension Office Conference Room

10 Sewing Workshop – 6:30 -8:30 p.m. – Extension Office

11 Horse Judging Team— 5:30 p.m.—Hamilton County Extension Office

Horse Project Meeting—6:30 p.m.—Hamilton County Extension Office

12, 19, 26 Dog Obedience –See newsletter for times

15 All LIVESTOCK I.D’S DUE in 4honline—STATE PHOTO CAMP & CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONS DUE

17 Aerospace– 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Extension Office

22 Horse Riding Clinics—4 p.m.—Hamilton County Fairgrounds

26 Junior Camp Counselor Training – 6:30 p.m. – E. O.

JUNE 3-12 Citizenship Washington Focus Trip

5, 12, 19 & 26 Horse Riding Clinics—4 p.m.—Hamilton County Fairgrounds

6-8 Discover Twin Cities Trip

7, 14, 21, 28 Dog Obedience Training—6:30 p.m/1st year; 7:30 p.m. /

14 Sewing Project Meeting– 6:30 p.m. – Extension Office

15-17 Junior 4-H Camp - Madrid

20-22 4-H Photo Camp – Briggs Woods Cabins

JUNE 27 All FAIR ENTRIES DUE – 4:00 p.m.-E. O

29-30 Iowa State Youth & 4-H Conference – Ames JULY 1 STATE FAIR ENTRIES DUE IN 4hONLINE

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