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CLOVER EXPRESS Muscatine County 4-H Newsletter January 2020
WHAT’S INSIDE:
• Welcome New 4-H’ers
• New Leader Training
• Art Show project pick up
• Scholarship workshop
• Premium pick up.
• YQCA
• Art Class
• Pioneer Land Grant
• Cattleman’s scholarship
• Beef Blast
• Scholarships for Master Gardeners
• State 4-H Scholarships
• Beef Verification
• Clover Kids
• Blessing Bags
• Master Gardeners
• Holiday Closings
Happy New Year & Welcome New
4-H’ers!
A new year brings new 4-H members to our 4-H family.
Please welcome the following members to Muscatine
County 4-H!
Denim & Dust – Isla Frainey, Asa Kantner,
Elizabeth Wales
Goshen Gladiators – Cooper Garett, Keaton
Gates, Kaden Hodge, Gabriel Nebergall,
Heather Powers, Maci Shepard and Danielle
Tompkins
Independent Member– Sawyer Claussen
Lake 4-H – Elyse Eichelberger, Jason Honts, Drake
Reichert and Preston Schroeder
Sew Creative– Megan Sabel.
Sweetland 4-H –Claire Burke, Samantha Potter
and Peyton Schroeder.
Wapsie 4-H – Danni Brown, Mason Derby, Hazel
Hershberger, Guillermo Fernandez, Karlie Jenks,
Baylie Laymon, Payton Laymon, Tenley Murphy,
Clara Simon and Shanelle Zamores.
Wilton 4-H – Coltan Davis, Oliver Hewitt, Adam
Sauer and Star Shoemaker.
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COUNTY NEWS
New 4-H Club Leaders
Will your club have new leaders for the coming
4-H year? If so, be sure to have them pick up
a screening packet so we can complete that
process and they will be ready to go asap. If
you are interested in learning more about
becoming a volunteer please contact Lindsay
at the Extension Office 563-263-5701
Art Show
The Art Show items will be
are available for pick up at
the Muscatine County
Extension Office.
New Leaders for 2019-2020
There are a couple of different options if
anyone is interested in becoming a new
leader.
Monday, February 24th, 6:00 pm, Scott
County Extension Office.
Registration is required and can be
completed by going to https://
www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/
volunteertraining
and scrolling down to the red box on the
right. Click on “Registration for New
Volunteer Training” and then click the
registration link for the date/location you
plan to attend.
Premium Money
Please stop by the
Extension Office, 1601
Plaza Place, Muscatine
and pick up your premium
money. We will not be mailing this out as it
is cash. If you need to make other
arrangements to have your premium
money picked up please contact Lindsay
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County News
DuPont Pioneer Land Grant
The objective of the DuPont Pioneer Seed
Grant is to stimulate local 4-H clubs in Iowa
to plan and carry out community
improvement activities by providing “seed
money” needed to make the projects
successful. 4-H clubs are to come up with a
project that will benefit their community, then
fill out an application and return it to the
Extension Office by January 16. Grants will
range from $50 to $500. An information
sheet, application tips, and application form
are available at: https://
www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/pioneergrants
YQCA Training
4-H’ers who plan to show
beef, a bucket calf, swine,
sheep, meat or dairy goats,
poultry, or rabbits (not pet rabbits) at the
Muscatine County Fair and/or the Iowa
State Fair must be YQCA Certified. One
YQCA class has been set for Tuesday, Feb.
11, from 6:00-7:30 pm at the Extension
Office.
In Addition, YQCA-Youth for the Quality
Care of Animals. YQCA can be taught face
to face or members can do interactive
training online; however, there will be a
$3.00 charge for face-to-face training or $12
per member for online.
If 4-H members want to test out for three
years they may do so online at the age of 12
or 15.
WE WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTING
FSQA. EVERYONE MUST BE YQCA
CERTIFIED.
Contact the Extension Office if you have
questions
Muscatine County Cattlemen
Scholarship
The Muscatine County Cattlemen’s
Association is announcing that they will be
awarding up to three - $1000 scholarships
to qualified applicants for the fall school
year of 2019. Applicants must be a current
paid member of the Iowa Cattleman’s
Association through the Muscatine County
Cattlemen’s and submit a 500 word essay.
Contact the Extension Office or Monica
Danner at
563-210-9909 or [email protected]
for complete requirements and an
application. Deadline for applying is
January 15th, 2020.
Save The Date: Art Class
Please save the
date for the
upcoming Art
Class on
February 1st from 1:30-3:30 at the
Muscatine Art Center. The topic is still
being determined! If you would like to
reserve your spot contact the Extension
Office 563-263-5701 or
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County News
Scholarships
Available
The Iowa 4-H Foundation scholarship applications will be available Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 through Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. 4-H members are strongly encouraged to read and follow the helpful hints and instructions found on the 4-H Foundation Scholarship webpage. Contact Iowa 4-H Foundation Scholarship Coordinator, Mary Clancy, (712-830-1321) with questions or concerns.
Master Gardener Scholarship
Muscatine County Master Gardener
scholarship application open. High School
seniors who reside in Muscatine County are
invited to apply. Deadline is March 30th
2020.
Market Beef
Verification
4-H’ers who weighed in
market beef, remember that
you need to login to your
4hOnline records and verify
that the information on your market beef
animals has been entered correctly. To do
this, follow these easy steps:
Login to 4hOnline Click on the “Edit” button next to your
name Click on the “Animals/Livestock” button
toward the top of the page. Click on the “Edit/View” button next to
each beef animal listed. If all the information is correct, click in
the box next to the statement “I verify the information for this animal is accurate” and hit save. If the information is incorrect, do not hit Save. Contact the Extension Office and inform them of the correction. Your records will be corrected, then you can go back in to 4hOnline and verify your animals.
The deadline for verification is 11:59 pm on
February 1. If your animals are not verified
by that date, the information entered will
stand “as is”.
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Exciting News!!
If you are in K-3rd grade and would love to get a
jump start on your 4-H Experience. Muscatine
has a Clover Kids Club that will meet on the
fourth Tuesday of each month from 6:30– 8:00
pm at the Muscatine County Extension Office.
Come join in on all the fun that Clover Kids
experience through STEM activities, crafts,
games and much more!
To sign up please contact Dana or Lindsay 563-
263-5701
Clover Kids Corner
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Our 4-H Muscatine Clover Kids Club has been learning about EMPATHY, and we are putting our
ideas into action! We are seeking donations of the following items to create blessing bags for
Kids in need, here in our community and surrounding areas. Our goal is to include a toothbrush, a
clothing item, a small toy/art supply and a book in each bag (we’ve got the books covered). We
would love your support in helping us bless children in our community.
Items Needed (but not limited to):
Toothbrushes/ toothpaste (travel size is fine)
Bar Soap
Clothing (gently used is fine, clean with no holes or stains please)
Socks (gently used or new)
Small Toys (that can fit in gallon sized ziplock bag, no stuffed animals please)
Art Supplies
Tissues (travel size is fine)
Do you have something else in your house that you would like to donate? We are working
with community partners to create bags/baskets for adults, children, teens, babies and even
baskets filled with linens and kitchen utensils. For a complete list, questions, or interest in a
partnership, please contact Tiffany Huntington ([email protected])
Drop off points: ISU Extension and Outreach (1601 Plaza Place, Muscatine), McAvoy Center (MCC)- next
to the Kum and Go on Park Ave and the Muscatine Vineyard- 224 E 3rd St.
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Muscatine County 4-H Endowment provides enhanced experiences for Muscatine County 4-H Members by way of educational trips, conferences, camp experiences and service learning. We also offer many other forms of member and volunteer recognition.
The next funding cycle for the Muscatine County 4-H Endowment is due on February 22nd.
Applications are due to the Extension office
on the following dates: February 22 August 22 May 22 November 22
Questions about the endowment can be directed to the Extension Office or any board member listed below.
Muscatine County 4-H Endowment Board Members
• Jodi McConnaha
• Chris Wulf
• Doug Hora
• Coralie Voss
• Nichole Sorgenfrey
• Marylu Watkins
• Kelsey Morris
• Alli Youngbauer
4-H ENDOWMENT Master Gardener
Master Gardener
Who are Master Gardeners? Master Gardeners come from a variety of backgrounds. They
are passionate about serving their communities and sharing gardening best practices. Master Gardeners are individuals who have taken the Master Gardener training and share their time and expertise as volunteers in community gardens, city beautification projects, and farmers markets to name a few. It is the acquisition of knowledge, the skill in gardening, and giving back to the community that distinguishes a Master Gardener from other gardeners.
Holiday Closings
The holiday season will soon be here. Please note that the Extension Office will be closed on the following dates.
January 1st (New Year’s) January 20th (Martin Luther King
Day)
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Calendar
January
1st– Extension Office CLOSED
16th– Pioneer Land Grant due
20th– Extension Office CLOSED
February
1st– Art Class 1:30– 3:30 at the
Muscatine Art Center
1st– Market Beef Verification
11th– YQCA Training at the
Extension Office 6-7pm.
24th– New Volunteer Training in
Scott County.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach does not discriminate
on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic infor-
mation, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran.
(Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Inquiries regarding
non-discrimination policies may be directed to Ross Wilburn, Diversity
Officer, 2150 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011,
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
AND OUTREACH MUSCATINE COUNTY
LINDSAY STECHER, 4-H Program
Coordinator
563-263-5701 or 1-800-992-0894
1601 Plaza Place
Muscatine, IA 52761
www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/MUSCATINE/
page/4-h-information