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Calendar & Deadlines

Scholarship/Grant Dead-line

Photos from 4-H Events

Sheep & Goat Weigh-In

Livestock Judging

Save the Dates

May Day Camp County Workshop Pick a Project info Region 17 4-H PHOTO

CONTEST Region 17 5th and 6th

Grade Summer Camp 4-H State Youth Conference

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ISU FREMONT COUNTY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH

Mandy Maher Susan Harris County Program Coordinator County Youth Coordinator mmaher@astate.edu sharris@iastate.edu

FREMONT COUNTY EXTENSION

Items in Newsletter TRIVIA: April Fools' Day is celebrated in different countries on April 1 every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools' Day, April 1 is not a national holiday, but is widely rec-ognized and celebrated as a day when many people play all kinds of jokes and foolishness. The day is marked by the commission of good-humored or otherwise funny jokes, hoaxes, and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, teachers, neighbors, work associates, etc.

Traditionally, in some countries such as Canada, New Zealand, the UK, Australia, Cyprus, and South Africa, the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool" and taunted "April Fool's Day's past and gone, You're the fool for making one."[1] Elsewhere, such as in France, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Russia, The Nether-lands, Germany, Brazil, Ireland, and the U.S., the jokes last all day. In France and Italy chil-dren (and adults, when appropriate) traditionally tack paper fish on each other's back as a trick and shout "april fish!" in their local language ("poisson d'avril!" and "pesce d'aprile!" in French and Italian respectively).

The earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness can be

found in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392).

Fremont County Fletchings

Spaghetti Feed

Sat., April 21 from 5pm to 7pm.

Sidney Legion Club

Free-will Donation

The first year of the Fremont County Fletchings club has proven to be one of activity and learning! For the club year 2012-13, the club is planning to add Rifle as a discipline. (Currently, archery and wildlife are areas of certification.)

The Spaghetti Feed is just one way the club is raising funds to support the growth and interest of its members!

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Calendar of Local, State, National Events

COUNTY COUNCIL: Meets 3rd Sunday of the month

at 5:30 p.m., Extension Office.

FREMONT COUNTY FAIR BOARD: Meets Monthly on

2nd Monday of the month.

YOUTH COMMITTEE: Meets at least 4 times a year

or more as needed on the 1st Sunday of the month

at 6:30 p.m. at the Extension Office.

EXTENSION COUNCIL: Meets monthly on the last

Monday of the Month at the Extension Office.

MONTHLY MEETING DATES FOR

FREMONT COUNTY 4-H CLUBS

FREMONT COUNTY FLETCHINGS: meets the 2nd Sun-

day of the month at 3 p.m.

RIVERSIDE ROCKETS: Meet on 3rd Wednesday at Ran-

dolph Fire House

SILVER SKYLARKS: meet 1st Saturday of the month,

High School in Sidney at 10 a.m.

W.M.P.: Monthly Club Meeting is 3rd Sunday of the

month in Farragut.

WASHINGTON P.E.P.: meet 3rd Sunday of the month,

United Methodist Church in Hamburg at 4:30 p.m.

WAUBONSIE TRAIL BLAZERS: Saturday meetings, the

Extension Office or Nenneman home.

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO DEADLINES!

MARCH

31 FREMONT COUNTY 4-H Scholarships Due

12th graders—please take advantage of

these two opportunities!

APRIL

1 YOUTH COMMITTEE—no fooling! 6:30 p.m.,

Extension Office

15 CWF Delegates Mandatory 7 p.m., Sidney

High School

16 Sheep/Goat Weigh-in 8:30 a.m.,

Fremont County Fairgrounds

28 Child’s Health Fair 9 a.m. , Grape

Community Hospital, Hamburg

29 COUNTY COUNCIL 5:30 p.m. location TBA

MAY

1 Fremont County Fair Entry/Animal ID

First Call - Deadline

5 FSQA TRAINING AND TESTING

15 Fremont County Fair Entry/Animal ID

Last Call - Deadline

31 COUNTYWIDE Ag & Natural Resources

Workshop with Traveling Conservation

Station of ISU Learning and Living Farms!

JUNE

2-9 CWF TRIP

22-24 25th Annual Waubonise Horse Camp

JULY

17 NEW Photography and Clothing Selec-

tion/Fashion Revue Judging

18-23 Fremont County Fair

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.

FREMONT COUNTY SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANTS

Jesse A. and Irene W. McIntyre Scholarship Scholarship requirements: Must be a graduating senior living in Fremont County with at least a 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA).

Must have been enrolled and active in the Fremont County 4-H program for at least the last four years including the year of grad-

uation.

Must complete application and hand in by deadline.

Recipient must be enrolled in a one, two, or four-year institution.

If the recipient chooses not to further his or her education, an alternate will be chosen to fulfill the scholarship.

The scholarship will be paid directly to the recipient.

The selection committee will consist of the following individuals: David and Kristy York and John and Teri York

Fremont County 4-H Endowment Grant Grant requirements: Active Fremont County 4-H youth for 4 years, including junior and senior years in high school.

Second year applicants provide proof of GPA and second semester enrollment.

2.0 or greater GPA. in high school

Seeking further education post high school

Please visit the Fremont County Extension and Outreach Website or click on the following

link for complete information! Fremont County 4-H Scholarships

Riverside Rockets Service Project Recycles and Reaches Those in Need! As part of their community service project, the Riverside Rockets spent time

making sleeping mats from plastic shopping/grocery bags. Gay Courtier, Jesse

Jones, and Alita Jones from the Hastings Methodist Church taught the club to

cut, loop, and crochet the plastic bags into sleeping mats for the homeless

shelter in Omaha, NE.

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

JR. OVERNIGHT!

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Fremont County 4-H’ers Make Appearance at Lancer’s Night Several members of the various 4-H Clubs in

Fremont County attended the Lancer’s Hockey game

Feb. 18. Over 400 members of 4-H in Region 17

took part in the annual event. While no one from

Fremont County drove the “Zamboni,” youth and

adults report that the

evening was a fun

event to attend and

look forward to

attending next year!

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4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH

Washington P.E.P. Receives Donation

Sheep and Goat Weigh-In FoodSafetyQualityAssurance

Following the online auction at the 2012 4-H Foundation Gala,

William G. was notified his chenille scarf he had donated

received a high bid of $55. William then chose his 4-H club

to be the lucky recipient of half of the proceeds. Thank you

to William for helping the 4-H foundation!

ATTENTION all wether goats and

market sheep exhibitors:

Weigh-In is set for Saturday, April 14 at

the Fremont County Fairgrounds from

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

In today's world, food safety is one of animal producers'

biggest responsibilities. With over 15,000 Iowa 4-H'ers en-

rolled in livestock projects, about 17 million pounds of meat is

produced each year.

The goal of this program is to help youth and their parents

better understand what they can do to produce the safest

food possible.

ALL Juniors will need to be trained for the 2012 fair

year! Intermediates and Seniors can test out!

7-9 graders will take the “intermediate test” and

10-12 graders will take the “advanced test.”

For more information take a look at the

State 4-H page regarding FSQA!

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/

Registration will be held in the Farm Bureau Pavilion in Kildee Hall on the ISU campus the morning of April 28 between

7:30 and 8:30 am. The contest will begin at 9 am. Please find the enclosed team registration form for pre-registration.

Entry fees are $48 per team and/or $12 per individual, and can be paid either with the return of the registration form

or during registration the morning of the contest. Lunch is included in the entry fee for students. Pre-entry would be

much appreciated. There will be Senior (9th -12th Grade) and Junior (8th Grade and under) divisions for teams and

individuals.

This a “ competitive training ” event !

For more information go to www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock/Livestock+Judging.htm

4-H LIVESTOCCK JUDGING CONTEST

The Iowa 4-H Livestock Judging Contest encourages

4-H’ers to: 1.) Learn modern livestock evaluation

2.) Practice decision making and communication skills

3.) Select livestock for a defined production purpose

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock/FSQA.htmhttp://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock/Livestock+Judging.htm

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

2012 FREMONT COUNTY Day Camp Events!

SAVE THE DATE!

May 19 is the date of the first 2012 Day Camp!

4-H Youth County Council members are looking forward to this event!

Learning Farms (ILF) is gearing up for another busy season of travel with the Conservation Station, a

mobile learning center that encourages all Iowans to learn about and help protect/improve our soil

and water quality.

Fremont County 4-H’ers can take advantage of this new

and hands on experience on May 31!

The mobile learning center houses a rainfall simulator and inter-

changeable learning modules covering topics such as soil, water,

and wetlands. Ann Staudt, Conservation Station Coordinator & Wa-

ter Quality ISU Department of Ag and Biosystems Engineering, is

helping plan the day’s activities!

Be sure to put this date on your calendar! More details to follow!

Ag and Natural Resources Countywide Workshop

To begin your 4-H adventure, start looking at the many project areas that 4-H has to offer. You may choose one or more projects from more than 45 different areas. There is a 4-H project for everyone! Projects are fun to do alone and with your friends. The video shown above shows many of the 4-H exhibits featured at the Iowa State Fair.

Think about:

An interest you’d like to explore

A hobby you’d like to learn more about

A topic of interest shared by you and your family

Something that is fun for you Remember to select projects that you can get help from your:

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects

Pick An Adventure—Pick A Project!

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock/FSQA.htm

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Fremont County 4-H’ers, Billy Dyke and Jeannie

Schleip, announce the following Region 17 events:

Region 17 4-H Member Photo Contest

It’s time for 4-H’ers to get their cameras out and start taking photos for the Region 17 4-H Member Photo Con-test. The photo contest begins April 1. The same photos that you submit for the Photo Contest can double as County Fair Photos so GET STARTED NOW. Each month beginning in April will feature a monthly theme: April –Outdoor Fun; May—Green; and June—Black and White. From the entries each month five finalists will be selected in each age group along with a People’s Choice award winner (voted on by likes) and these will be announced on the Region 17 4-H Mem-ber Page.

In order to participate or to vote on the photos, you must join the Region 17 4-H Member Facebook Group.

4-H’ers DO NOT need to be enrolled in the photography project to participate.

Intermediates (grades 7-8) Senior (grades 9-12)

Your photo entry must be uploaded to the Region 17 4-H Member Facebook page and emailed to 2012reg174hphoto-contest@gmail.com for their official entry. They will receive confirmation of the receipt of their photo and its entry into the contest for the month. All photos must be taken in this current 4-H year. The pictures will be judged by a 4-H Pho-tography judge. Prizes for monthly winners and the overall top photos will be announced later in the contest when they are secured from donors. You must be an enrolled current 4-H’er in your Region 17 County, Harrison, East Potta-wattamie, West Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont and Page counties.

For all the rules and info on the photo contest check out:

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/harrison/news/Reg174hPhotoContest.htm

4-H Members and Families can Support a Favorite Photo

Vote for your favorite Photos in the Region 17 4-H Photo Contest! The photos will be posted to the “Region 17 4-H Members” Facebook page. If you are not yet a member, just go to “Region 17 4-H Member” Facebook page and click on “Ask to Join” and we will add you to the page. Then submit a photo to the contest or vote on your favorite photo or 4-H’er. There is a $100 prize to the Region 17 county that has the most 4-H’er and 4-H Family members joining the page by the end of April. Help your county out by joining today. It’s simple, It’s Fun and It can make a difference for you county.

The Extension Office will be monitoring the photo contest! We may be swayed in our voting by the affirmation that you are reading the newsletter, going to meetings, bringing us treats, and following design elements!

Region 17 Leadership Council Wants YOU!

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

Region 17 5th and 6th grade Summer Camp at Madrid

4-H State Youth Conference — June 26-28

Take a ride on the "WILD" side and mark on your calendars to attend Southwest Iowa's 4-H 5th & 6th Grade Junior Camp

June 10-13, at the Iowa 4-H Camping Center near Madrid, Iowa.

Southwest Iowa Area 4-H Junior camp is open to all youth in ISU Extension Regions 12, 17 and 18, who have completed grades 5 and 6 and will be held in Birch Village (a village at the Iowa 4-H Camp Center in Ma-drid) The camp will be filled at 100 youth, so you will want to register early before it fills up. 4-H camps are open to all youth, membership in a 4-H club is not required. So bring a friend and share the experience!

Learning how to climb up a 50-foot high wall and rappelling back down.

Rowing to the front of the pack in your sleek canoe.

Searching for creatures of the night through night hikes.

Playing water volleyball.

Discovering creatures during the creek walk.

And lots more!!!! Registration Information: Camp Registration Deadline: May 25 However we only have spots for 100 campers so it is a good idea to get your registration in ASAP! Who: Youth completing 5th or 6th Grade this school year. Cost: $145 per camper for the four day camp Dates: 3 p.m. Sunday, June 10 to Closing Ceremony 12 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Please click on the link below for the 2012 registration form!

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/StateConference/Documents/Registration.pdf

Program schedule and events are planned by State 4-H

Council and State 4-H Youth Development staff. The goal

is to provide educational and social experiences for dele-

gates and promote communication skills, leadership and

citizenship!

The Council’s goal -- 1,000 participants, translates to 10

participants per county. Conference is open to all Iowa

youth, and attendance of non 4-H’ers is encouraged.

Check your summer schedules and make time to at-

tend this year, supporting Logan W. as a member of the

2012 State Council!

Ask Logan to come and speak at your club! RECOGNIZE anyone in the brochure pages???

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/StateConference/Documents/Registration.pdf