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GROWS

Upcoming Events:

February 1——Deadline for Market Beef in 4-H Online & Dog Obedience Class

February 2—————Keokuk Library STEAM ZOOM

February 3———————Teen County Council Meeting

February 7——————Dog Obedience Class Starts

February 10——————— Color Creations-Fort Madison Library

February 21—————Dog Obedience Class

February 24————————Color Creations-West Point Library

March 1————————Competitive Swine Sign Up Deadline

March 3————————Teen County Council Meeting

March 10————————Sensational Seeds-Fort Madison Library

March 14——Swine Weigh-In, Competitive Swine Pick Up, Dog Obedience Class

March 24————Touch and Feel Texture-West Point Library

March 28————Dog Obedience Class

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Lee County 4H Iowa

Lee County February Insider News

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In-Home Resources and Activities

Looking for ways to beat being stuck at home and

change up the learning routine. Check out this website:

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/4h-at-home-

learning-resources. They are constantly adding new

activities. There are many challenges that are either

daily or weekly. I challenge you all to do something out

of your comfort zone. These are also good resources for

homeschooling, and school projects.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PRACTICES

As part of its duties under the Americans with Disabilities

Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAAA”) and the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

will provide reasonable accommodations to its “policies,

practices, or procedures” when the accommodations are

necessary to provide equal access to programming to par-

ticipants with a qualifying disability. It will also provide auxil-

iary aids and services when they are necessary to provide

equal access.

The process has the following five stages: (1) completion of

the Reasonable Accommodation Request and Healthcare

Provider Disability Documentation forms, (2) participants

and parents are sent an agenda for the eligibility team meet-

ing, (3) the eligibility meeting is conducted, (4) a determina-

tion letter is sent to participants, and (5) possible reassess-

ment for future events.

To access forms or learn more visit the

Iowa State University Diversity and Civil Rights website

From the Desk of the CYC: It’s February! Hope you are

having a great year so far. The cold weather has us stuck

at home and is a great time to work on Static projects

for fair or YQCA!! We have Library STEAM Programs this

month in 3 different libraries. Let me know if you would

like more information about these. Let us know if you

need help with a project area. If you are a Clover Kid

don’t forget to check out your section for updates and

information. Don’t forget to recruit for 4-H!! As always

don’t forget if you have any questions or concerns, I will

be here if anyone needs anything in this unprecedented

time. Feel free to contact me. ~Breana

State Recognition Opportunities

State Recognition applications are due February 1 at

11:59 PM. This is for State 4-H Council, Project Area

Awards, National 4-H Congress, National 4-H Conference,

Iowa 4-H Reporter, etc. If you need more information or

help applying please contact the Extension Office at 319-

835-5116. We would be happy to help. Here is the link to

the page: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/

recognition-opportunities

Iowa 4-H Camera Corps

Do you like taking pictures? Want to practice your

photography skills, receiving public recognition and juror

feedback on your work? Then Iowa

Camera Corps is for you. Check out the

link below for more information on how

to join.

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

projects/iowa-4-h-camera-corps

This is a great way to brush up on your photography skills

during the year and see some of your art work displayed to the

public on Facebook. There are different themes every month

that they are asking for pictures from. You submit your photo

and then it is judged and they pick out the top few to be voted.

Lee County Fair Scholarships

Calling all Seniors! Lee County Fair Scholarships are now open. For

more information or to get an application you can stop in to the Ex-

tension Office or follow the link: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/

lee/sites/www.extension.iastate.edu/files/lee/2021%20LCF%

20Scholarship%20Application.pdf

Iowa 4-H Foundation Scholarships

College scholarship applications are NOW OPEN through the Iowa

4-H Foundation. If you are a current or graduated Iowa 4-H'er,

check out what scholarships you are eligible for. Applications are

open through Feb. 1, 2021.

Go to: https://www.iowa4hfoundation.org/en/

funding_for_4hers/scholarships/ for more details and application.

-You only fill out one application and are entered for multiple

scholarships. Call the Extension Office if you have any questions!!

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You will need:

Glass

4 Alka Seltzer Tablets

A box of Conversation Hearts

1 cup of sparkling or tap water

Upcoming Activities for Clover Kids

Color Creations-Fort Madison Library-February 10th

Color Creations-West Point Library-February 24th

Sensational Seeds-Fort Madison Library-March 10th

Touch and Feel Texture-West Point Library-March 24th

How to:

Dancing Hearts

Crush Alka Seltzer tablets and place in bottom of glass Pick out conversation hearts and put them on top of Alka

Seltzer tablets Pour 1 cup of sparkling or tap water in glass over the Alka

Seltzer tablets and conversation hearts Sit back and watch the magic happen. Why do the conversation hearts dance?

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Lee County Fair 2021 Dates

Mark your calendars for July 7th-12th

2021, for the fair. We can’t wait to see

you all.

2021 Upcoming Weigh-Ins

Swine/Comp. Swine-March 14th

Sheep/Meat Goat-April 24th

YQCA

Anyone that intends on showing livestock (except for

horse or dog) at the county fair must complete YQCA

(Youth for the Quality Care of Animals) online training.

Again this year YQCA will be handled through each

club. Please make sure to talk to your club leaders

about this process.

Deadline to complete YQCA is still May 15. IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

February 1: ALL Market Beef (Steers and Heifers) must

be entered in 4-H online!

Help sheets are in your packets you received at weigh-

in or you can call the Extension office at 319-835-5116

for help.

MAY 15: All other animals, with the exception of pets

and poultry, must be owned

and identified by May 15

(rabbits must be identified by

July 1). By the time of the weigh

-in, the animal (s) must be cared

for by the 4-H’er. All animals

must be identified in 4H Online.

2021 Dog Obedience Classes

Dog Obedience classes will be formatted like last year. We

plan on meeting 2 times a month starting in February and

ending in June. The first 4-5 sessions will be conducted at the

Extension Office in Donnellson. If you intend on showing a

dog at the Lee County Fair you must sign-up by calling the

Extension Office at 319-835-5116 so we can send you a

schedule by February 1st.

Please remember that 1st and 2nd year members must attend

70% of classes and 3rd year or more must attend 50%.

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2021 Swine Weigh-in :

Swine weigh-in will be held Sunday, March

14 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm at the Lee

County Fairgrounds. Ear tags will be $2 each,

each exhibitor may weigh in a

maximum of 10 pigs, each exhibitor may not

show more than 6 pigs at fair, 2 of which

may be breeding gilts.

Please contact the Lee County Extension

Office at 319-835-5116 to sign-up for a

scheduled time.

REMINDERS….. PLEASE READ!!!!!!

All hogs, including breeding swine, will need

to weigh-in and be tagged

Exhibitors or family members will hold their

own hogs at the scale during weigh-in

Market and Derby hogs should not weigh

over 75 lbs. at weigh- in

Breeding gilts must be farrowed on or after

Jan. 1

State Fair hogs are required to have DNA

punch tags, you can get these from the Ex-

tension Office. This will be subject to change

per the state office.

We will be a Paylean-free

fair again this year.

2021 Competitive Swine Project

Lee County Pork Producers are excited to announce that

the Competitive Swine Project will be offered again this

year!!! This will help provide more opportunities for Lee

County 4-Her’s to learn from exhibiting livestock.

4-Her’s will pick up their hogs on Sunday, March 14 at 3:00

pm at the Lee County Fairgrounds, by this time, the hogs

will weigh approximately 50 pounds and exhibitors will pay

market price for them at the time of sign up. As always, call

the Extension Office with any questions and to sign up for

the Competitive Swine Project!

Participants must sign up for this project by March 1 and

pay a non-refundable $70/head to the Lee County

Extension Office for up to four hogs. All hogs must be

paid for before the time of pick-up or you will not re-

ceive a hog.

Hogs will be weighed, ear tagged and vaccinated for sev-

eral diseases prior to pick-up.

Participants will be chosen by lottery to choose their

hogs one at a time.

Participants must complete a record book and will take

part in a brief interview regarding their project at the

fair.

Entrants in this class are NOT eligible to show these hogs

in regular 4-H Swine classes.

Participants may show up to 4 head in this class with a

maximum of 6 hogs total.

Overall Placings will be based on four factors:

Derby Results, Show Ring Results, Record book and Inter-

view

WE WILL START PROMPTELY AT 3 PM SO PLEASE BE ON TIME.

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Lee County

414 N. Main Street

Donnellson, IA 52625

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Breana Houtz I County Youth Coordinator

ISU Extension and Outreach, Lee County

414 N. Main Street, Donnellson, IA 52625

Office: 319-835-5116

Cell: 319-470-6701

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/lee

Office Hours: M-T 8:-00-4:30 F 8:00-12

4-H Family