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Help Wanted:

Food Stand Manager

&

Meat Manager

For the 2015 Fair Season

Call 774-2016 for more

info

On January 17th the Youth Council took a road trip to Des Moines. All

twelve of the current members joined us for 2 hours of jumping at Sky

Zone, lunch at Jordan Creek Mall, and finished with a couple hours of

free time to shop! I think all of the members had a good time. We

were joined by Madison Briggs and April Smith also!

A big thanks goes out to Nicole Williams, Melissa Goering, and April

Smith for driving!

See inside for more information on how to join Youth Council.

LUCAS COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER

Kelly Phillips, Lucas County Extension kphillip@iastate.edu (641)774-2016

LUCAS COUNTY EXTENSION

What’s inside?

Youth council meet-ing date change

Updates for Iowa State fair horse & meat goat entries

Link for the COOL paper

MISSION STATEMENT EMPOWER YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH YOUTH-ADULT PARTNERSHIPS AND RESEARCH-BASED

EXPERIENCES

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Leaders Notes

4-H Volunteer Training– “The Heart of Belonging”

Join 4-H leaders from across Lucas County in an interactive, hands on training that will help volunteers create a fun,

safe, inclusive environment for all youth. “Belonging” is identified as a basic 4-H youth need and supportive, caring

adults guide youth in creating an environment that is welcoming and engaging for all.

During this training, 4-H leaders will learn how to guide youth in developing a list of club or group expectations that

accommodates all members, learn how to support youth with special needs, and discover resources to help them in

their role as caring adults. In addition, volunteers will learn new activities to take back their clubs and groups to

foster positive behavior and belonging.

This training is part of the statewide leader training and will be held on Tuesday, February 24th, 2015, from

6:00-8:00 pm at the Lucas County Extension office. Please register by contacting Kelly at the Lucas County Exten-

sion office by Monday, February 23rd. (641)774-2016.

FSQA learning

Youth Council

The next meeting date will be Monday, February 16th at 6:30 pm. (I moved it out a week because of

the archery schedule) We’ll continue working on activities for the fair. There’s still time for new

members (7th-12th grade) to join, so bring your friends!

The FSQA manual can be found online at: www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/fsqa-food-safety-quality-assurance

All members exhibiting market animals (including poultry and rabbits) are required to be certified in FSQA. If you have

questions about certification, please call me now. The consequences of not getting certified= no showing at the Lucas Coun-

ty Fair or Iowa State Fair.

4th-6th grades must attend training each year

7th-9th grades have the option of attending training every year or complete a test which certifies them until they reach

the 10th grade

10th-12th grade have the option of attending training every year or complete a test which certifies them until they

reach 20 years of age

FSQA training to be held on April 15, 2015 at Pin Oak at 6:00 pm.

No late entries after 6:15 for the training. Testing will be available also for appropriate age groups.

“Last chance” FSQA training: June 8, 2015

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

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Clover Sprouts

Babysitting Clinic Participants will learn key life skills and gain a sense of responsibility. They will be trained to pro-

vide age-appropriate, safe care.

Who: Open to all youth in 5th-8th grades When: Saturday, February 28th, 2015, 9:00 am—

3:00 pm

Where: Monroe County Extension Office Cost: $25.00 for 4-H members

219 B. Avenue West, Albia $35.00 for non-4-H members

Cost includes workshop materials, lunch, and snacks.

Space is limited to 24. Deadline to register is February 20th. Call or email Marilyn register at

(641)932-mawalker@iastate.edu

If school is cancelled or released early, Clover Sprouts will be cancelled that day.

There will be a $5.00 fee per child for the year to help offset the cost of materials.

We currently have 44 Clover Sprouts enrolled! Woohoo! Help us spread the word

about Clover Sprouts and encourage friends to join! At the last meeting, we made our

own glue out of ordinary household products. Several of the kids asked for the recipe.

I’ll send it home along with their pictures that we made.

Junior Sprouts

January 6th

February 3rd

March 3rd

April 7th

May 5th

Senior Sprouts

January 8th

February 5th

March 5th

April 9th

May 7th

Junior Clover Sprouts is for members in Kindergarten and 1st

grades.

Senior Clover Sprouts is for members in 2nd & 3rd grades.

We began separating the age groups last year and it

worked well; activities are adjusted to the appropriate learning

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State Fair Horse rule changes:

Increase from 2 horses to 3 horses entered per exhibitor

(Still can only identify 5 total)

State Fair Meat Goat rule changes:

Market meat goat class will consist of both market wethers and market does

ALL State Fair nominated meat goats (both market and breeding animals)

MUST have retinal images collected

Entry limit increased from 4 total goats to 6

Rubber mats: If using rubber mats at State Fair, a layer of bedding must be beneath the mat

Sheep Project Exhibitors

Jodie Pitcock hosted a couple of sheep clinics last year that were met with great

participation. He has graciously offered to host more clinics this year that will

be more in depth. Pre-registration is greatly appreciated a couple days in ad-

vance of each clinic, but not mandatory. Each clinic will have a topic and most will

be very hands-on. If you have any questions, please call Jodie at (641)203-2302.

Notice the meetings start very soon to help with selection with your project!

March 26th, 6-8:00 pm: Selection clinic (to be held in the meeting room at the Extension Office)

May 5th, 6-8:00 pm: Handling and Feeding,-members are encouraged to bring their lambs to receive help

to begin halter breaking and handling. Meet at the indoor show arena

June 9th, 6-8:00 pm: Handling and Beginning Showmanship-members are encouraged to bring their lambs

for the hands-on experience. (Indoor show arena)

July 12th, 2-5:00 pm: Fitting and Showmanship-members are encouraged to bring their lambs for hands

on experience of preparing their lambs for the show. (Indoor show arena)

Parents are welcome to participate with the members

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MARCH APRIL FEBRUARY

What’s Happening?

2015 Fairs

Lucas County July 24-30

Iowa State August 13-23

March 3:

JR Clover Sprouts, 4-5 pm

March 5:

SR Clover Sprouts, 4-5 pm

March 9:

Youth Council, 6:30 pm

March 26:

Lamb selection clinic, 6-8

pm

February 3:

JR Clover Sprouts, 4-5 pm

February 5:

SR Clover Sprouts, 4-5 pm

February 16:

Youth Council 6:30 pm

February 24:

Leader training, 6:00-8:00

pm at the Extension Of-

fice.

February 28:

Babysitting clinic in Albia

Fair Board entertainment fundraiser

February 21st at Carpenters Hall

April 4:

Swine weigh-in, 9-12 pm

April 7:

JR Clover Sprouts, 4-5 pm

April 9:

SR Clover Sprouts, 4-5 pm

April 13:

Youth Council, 6:30 pm

April 15:

FSQA training, 6:00 pm at Pin

Oak. NO ENTRY TO TRAIN-

ING AFTER 6:15

Weigh-ins coming up

Sheep/Goat weigh-in:

May 2nd, 9:00-12:00 pm

Last Chance FSQA

June 8th: 6:00 pm at exten-

sion office

If you are purchasing an

animal for the fair, make

sure to take your COOL

paper to have the produc-

er sign. Available in the

office or at: http://

www.extension.iastate.edu

/4hfiles/agriculture/

COOLAffidavit.pdf