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Disaster Drill Exercise

4-H’er for 4-H

Livestock info

Animal ID

Project group info

Camps

Fair Info

New Member mtg. info

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WHAT’S INSIDE:

April 2016

Mark your calendar with important dates and deadlines listed in this newsletter. If you have any questions please make sure to ask club leaders or give me a call.

State Recognition day will be held on Saturday, April 2nd on ISU Campus. Wright County had two youth apply for State 4-H Council and project award. Sarah Wil-son applied for State Council & Citizenship Project, and Lilian Swine Project. Great Job and we are wishing them the best of luck as they interview on Satur-day! Now, next year I hope to have four youth apply for any of the State Recogni-tion opportunities. This is a great way to work on resume writing and interview skills. For more information visit with Jessica.

Remember you can access the 4-H Project Hot Sheets on the internet at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects. Check out this link, you can even find fair exhibit ideas to get you started.

Fair Theme: IT’S WHAT’S FOR SUMMER

Photo on this page: 4-H’ers who attended Region 7 4-H Legislative Day in March.

This was an award trip.

Making the Best Better!

4-H FAMILY NEWSLETTER

Jessica Norman WRIGHT COUNTY EXTENSION County Youth Coordinator jnorman@iastate.edu 515-532-3453-office 515-825-8232-cell

WRIGHT COUNTY EXTENSION

Jessica Norman

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

FSQA (FOOD SAFETY QUALITY ASSURANCE) Last Chance

Last Workshops Thursday, April 7 at the Extension office from 6:30pm—8:30 pm. Must call to sign

up, so enough materials are available sign up!

Test Out need to set up with Jessica

All 4-H youth with a beef, dairy, swine, sheep, rabbit, goat and poultry project MUST be Food Safety

Quality Assurance (FSQA) certified to show at county and state fairs. Age division as listed:

Junior level current grade 4th-6

th, must attend one of the workshops each year.

Intermediate level current grade 7th-9

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Youth in the Intermediate and Senior level can elect to test out, which would certify them until they move

into the next level. Attending a workshop has to be re-certificated each year no matter of level.

SHEEP & MEAT GOAT WEIGH-IN

Wright County sheep & meat goat weigh-in is set for Saturday, May 7, at the Wright County Fair Grounds. Weigh-in times are as listed: 8:30 am, Wright County lambs & meat goats. Out of county lambs and meat goats 9:00 am. All sheep & goats nominating for State Fair MUST have a 4-H ear tag put in and that tag must be written down on their 4-H 106 ID form and a retinal image collected at county weigh in. All sheep and meat goats ID will need a 4-H ear tag, which will be put in at weigh in. Ear tags are $1 each; this cost is part of the project expense.

Make sure to read the Iowa 4-H Livestock Show Requirements posted on the 4-H website.

DIASTER DRILL EXERCISE

To: All 4-H Families

From: Wright County Fair Board & Wright County Emergency Management

The Wright County Fair Board is partnering with Wright County Emergency Management and several other agen-cies to participate in a Disaster Drill Exercise at the Wright County Fair Grounds. We are in need of volunteers to play a role during the exercise - kids and adults needed. Volunteers may be asked to play a role of a victim or the role of a spectator. If you are interested please email the fair office this week with your contact information. The Exercise will be held on Saturday, April 9th. Volunteers will be asked to arrive around 11 AM for instructions and the entire drill will be completed by 4:00 PM. Look forward to working with our 4-H families to practice our disaster plan. Please email the fair office at:wrightcofair@wmtel.net

Let me know if this is possible. Thanks!!!!

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

This is the essence of the 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign, sponsored each year by the State 4-H

Council. The campaign raises money to fund projects that benefit 4-H members throughout the

state. This year marks the 31st anniversary of the Iowa 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign. Last year, we

exceeded our goal and raised over $30,000. We want to continue that growth and have set our

goal for this year at $31,000.00 with a suggested $3.00 per member donation. We also want eve-

ry county in Iowa to participate! YOU can help grow 4-H in Iowa!

The 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign helps to ensure that 4-H remains available and affordable for

young people like us from across the state. 4-H’ers investments contribute to:

Providing financial assistance to help 4-H’ers attend 4-H camps or conferences.

Helping members from low-income families pay part of their annual 4-H program fee.

Funding speakers and entertainment at the State 4-H Youth Conference, keeping registration

fees affordable for everyone.

Improving the Iowa 4-H Center with new equipment to enhance campers’ experiences. This

year we’re hoping to help purchase new bunk bed sets for Elm Lodge.

We need your help to continue to support Iowa 4-H members with substantial funding! By sup-

porting the Iowa 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign you are giving back to the organization that has given

so much to you. With your help, we can continue to make 4-H a great experience for other mem-

bers for many years to come!

Participation is easy! Donation form will be mailed to leaders, then return it along with your dona-

tion to the Extension office by May 15. This is a campaign conducted by 4-H youth for 4-H youth,

4-H’ERS FOR 4-H

4-H FAMILY FUN NIGHT

A BIG Thank You to all who were involved at 4-H Fun Night! I was happy to see people showing their 4-H spirit

and enjoying 4-H Family Fun Night. I appreciated all the help and support from our 4-H member, leaders, 4-H

& Youth Committee, parents, and all other volunteers! Congratulations to Wright County 2016 4-H Fun Night

Royalty- Queen: Hannah Kapka, King: Jake Brandt, Princess: Lilian Swanson, Prince: Max Weidemann & Just’n

Boley.

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.

STATE FAIR SWINE INFORMATION

If you are thinking about exhibiting swine at the Iowa State Fair you need to make sure to call Jessica and let her know. All State Fair swine (market & breeding), must have a special DNA punch tag that are at the Extension office and there is a charge. Families will need to tag their own swine and enter it into 4-H Online. Questions please call the Extension office and talk to Jessica.

2016 RABBIT STANDARD OF PERFECTION

The new standard of perfection for 2016 - 2020 is now available. There are some changes. The most notable one is the new weights for single fryers. In the new SOP, the weights for single fryers are to be -- minimum weight of 3 1/2 pounds (that is 1/2 pound more than the previous standard) and the maxi-mum weight will then be 5 1/2 pounds ( that is 1/2 pound more than the previous standard). Also a meat pen with maximum weights will weigh 16 1/2 pounds. Try to keep the state fair rules the same as ARBA rules, and a lot of county fairs to do the same for consistency.

If you plan to exhibit swine at the county fair you will need to buy ear tags. This is required for both 4-H/FFA swine that will be shown at the Wright County Fair. Ear tag will be a $1 each, and are picked up at that the Extension office. NO money will be given back for unused ear tags. Remember your animal needs to be both ear notched and have an ear tag, both of these need to be on the swine ID entered into 4-HOnline by May 15

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SWINE EAR TAGS

For all species of animals to be shown at County, other county, Clay County and State Fairs. Animals included swine, horses, poultry, rabbits, dairy, pets, breeding beef & sheep, so basically anything that breathes and eats. Market beef and sheep will or have been ID’d at weigh-in. With May 15 being a Sun-day all animal ID’s need to be entered into 4hOnline by 11:59 pm on Sunday May 15th. Families/youth need to ID animal through their 4hOline account. If there are families/youth who need access to comput-er/internet can come into the office, we will have one for you to use. Jessica also has extended office hours to help families/youth either with questions or if need computer/internet. Extra office hours: Thurs-day, May 5th 5pm-7pm, Monday, May 9th—Wednesday, May 11 9am-7pm, Thursday, May 12 7am—3pm, Friday May 13th 9am-7pm. Please use this time to call with 4-HOnline ID questions or stop in for help to use the computer/internet. No paper copies turned in this year.

ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION DUE—MAY 15th

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

All SESS project meeting will first meet at 3 pm at the Goldfield Legion Hall on Main Street for quick in-

fo/safety instructions and/or service project.

March 20 Go to range if possible

April 17 Rasmussen Range

May 15 Issac Walton Range

June 19 Issac Walton Range

July Fair & activity to be announced

August 21 Issac Walton Range

For more information call Sonna Johnson 515-825-3407

SHOOTING SPORTS (SESS) PROJECT MTG. SCHEDULE

Horse Project Meeting will be held @ Eagle Grove EMS Station at 1:00 p.m.

March 13 Meeting Topic: Horse Nutrition

April 10 Meeting Topic: Saddlery & Equipment

May 8 Meeting Topic: Horse Care

June 12 Meeting Topic: Fair

August 14

September 11 Meeting Topic: BBQ Trail Ride

October 9 Meeting Topic: Horse Breeds of the World

November 13

Attentively: Horse Practices at Fairgrounds Arena: June 4, 5, 11, 12, 25, 26 & July 2, 3 from 1—7pm

For more information contact project leader Rod Rasmussen 515-851-8031

Horse Project Group

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

STATE 4-H CONFERENCE—DARE TO COMPARE

Every June, almost 1000 teenagers converge on the campus of Iowa State University for 3 days full of speakers, workshops, mixers, dances, a banquet, and community service activities.

If you've completed 8th grade, you're eligible to attend. You don't even have to be in 4-H to attend this conference! You will get to experience campus life and meet new people from across the state! You will be having fun while learn-ing by doing, dancing the nights away, and serving the community. You will get to learn new things to take back to your community and school, and in the process you might even discover something new about yourself! There are opportunities for you to share your talents with the rest of the delegation through small group discussion, the Confer-ence Chorus, and a Talent Show!

If you have a specific interest in animal science, you might want to look into becoming part of the ROUND-UP track! There are also workshop tracks that span all 3 days for certain topics if you'd like to study something in more depth. Or, you can choose different workshops each day to get more variety while you're on campus.

If you'd like to be part of the team to capture the Conference in photos, join our Iowa 4-H Youth Camera Corps, and bring your camera. We're doing things a little differently this year and you'll get to learn photo skills and put them to work through the workshop series.

Please join us in June for the most incredible three days of your life at the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference!

Iowa 4-H Youth Conference 2016 Registration is now open. You can register between now and June 1 for the regular registration cost of $175. Wright County 4-H’ers signing up May 15th will receive an $85 scholarship, which brings the 4-H’ers cost to $90. Between June 2 and June 10 the rate goes up to $200. All registration closes on June 10. Check out financial aid applications, due April 25 to the Iowa 4-H Foundation. All of the registration information and links are in the right-hand column.

For registration information check out the conference link at:http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/iowa4hyouthconference Sign up now to get the workshops your interested in. Questions contact Jessica

JUNIOR CAMP COUNSELOR

Calling for High School 4-H members who have completed their sophomore year. If you are interested in being a junior camp counselor let Jessica know. Junior camp is June 15-17. This is a great leadership to have on those future scholarships and college applications.

All 4-H youth in 4th through 6th grade need to sign up for Jr. Camp, June 15-17th. If you like the outdoors, hiking,

cooking over a campfire, night hikes, and night camp fires, then you need to sign up for Jr. Camp. Registration ma-

terial will be available soon on Wright County 4-H webpage http://www.extension.iastate.edu/wright/content/camps

or at the Extension office. Space is limited so watch for info to be coming very soon! Questions contact Jessica by

emailing Jessica at jnorman@iastate.edu or calling at 515-532-3453

JUNIOR CAMP— REGISTRATION COMING SOON

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

STATEWIDE THEMED CAMPS

For more than 100 years, 4-H has helped youth discover and foster a passion for science, engineering, technology and math (STEM) but has done it in context to enhance youth citizenship, leadership, the arts, communication and healthy living.

4-H Mission: 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential through youth and adult partnerships and re-search-based experiences.

Adventures in nature are only part of the experience young people will have at our 4 or 5-night 4-H STEM Summer Camps. 4-H STEM camps offer a hands-on approach to developing the excitement and skills nec-essary for youth to succeed in a safe and fun setting. The 4-H camp program starts youth on the path to becoming informed citizens and the next generation of scientists and engineers we need for our communi-ties to thrive. Using our research-based Experiential Learning Model in a safe outdoor setting allows youth to connect what they are learning to their daily lives.

STEM Survival Camp– June 5th 3pm to 9th 5pm (5th-7th graders)

Science Explorers Camp—June 26th 3pm to 20 5pm (5th –7th grade)

2016 Design Camps— Design Dimensions and DaVinCi Design Aerospace

Register online at: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/camping

STATEWIDE 4-H PHOTO CAMP

Explore, create, make friends and have fun! Camp will be June 20--June 22, 2016...register before May 1st and cost is $180. After May 1st cost is $200.00. Registration form and full brochure are available HERE. Turn reg-istration form in to the Hamilton County Extension office before May 1 to secure your spot!

The Iowa 4-H Foundation will be offering financial assistance for 4-H camps planned for this sum-

mer. Application information is available at https://www.iowa4hfoundation.org/en/funding_opportunities/

summer_4h_camp_assistance/ Deadline is April 25 to county offices and April 30 to the Foundation.

SUMMER CAMP FINANCIAL AID

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

Clothing Selection, Fashion Revue, $15 Challenge, and change/modified outfits will have conference judging on Thursday, June 23th from 9 am to 7 pm. For more information contact Jessica at the Extension office. Schedules and information will be available after fair entries are turned in on Friday, June 10. The youth will model and receive award placing on Thursday, July 7th during the County Fair.

CLOTHING EVENT—COUNTY FAIR

Judging – Friday, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., 4-H Exhibits Building

Additional Rules:

1. All entries must be made to the Wright County Extension & Outreach Office, 210 1st St. SW, Clarion, IA 50525 by or before June 10 and before 4 p.m.

2. All entry fees of $1.00 per exhibit must accompany advance entry form. 3. Any 4-H member (boy or girl) is eligible to enter. Members do not have to be enrolled in the 4-H Cloth-

ing Project. 4. Members may work as an individual or in a team of two members with the grade division determined by

the older of the two members. 5. Items created can include wallets, purses, tote bags, hats, visors, jewelry, belts, ties, vests, aprons,

shoes, etc. Undergarments will not be accepted. All items created must be appropriate and in good taste.

6. Participants may choose to wear clothing that will enhance their created accessory. Each team will receive 2 rolls of colored duct tape at the competition. Teams must provide one roll of

their own duct tape, sharp scissors, ruler, compass or protractor, as well as: recyclable materials such as cardboard, plastic containers, store bags, etc. The accessory will be modeled by one of the team mem-bers.

7. Teams will be given one hour to complete their accessory and will be judged on the following: Work-manship 25%, Originality 25%, Use of Tape and Recyclable Materials 25%, Fashion 25%.

Lot 1 – Junior Section (Grades 4, 5, 6) Lot 2 – Intermediate Section (Grades, 7, 8)

Lot 3 – Senior Section (Grades, 9, 10, 11, 12) Special Awards: given at end of judging

NEW FAIR CLASS—DUCK TAPE CHALLENGE

CHALLENGE PHOTO FOR COUNTY FAIR 2015

2016 4-H fair Challenge picture is on Faces. Start thinking about all the different kinds of pictures you can take on Community Service. Now grab your camera, go explore and start taking pictures. Remember you will only submit one picture in the challenge class.

WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/YOUR COUNTY NAME HERE

Calendar APRIL

April 1-2 Omaha Zoo trip

April 2 State 4-H Recognition Day @ ISU Campus in Ames

April 5 4-H Youth Committee mtg. 6:30 pm Extension office

April 7 FSQA Workshop 6:30-8:30pm Extension office

April 9 Disaster Training at the Wright County fair grounds

April 9 STEM project mtg. 10 am Extension office

April 10 Horse project mtg. 1 pm at EMS bldg. Eagle Grove

April 17 SESS project mtg. 3 pm at Goldfield Legion

April 23 Intermediate Council mtg. 10am Extension office

April 24 Teen Council mtg. 7 pm

April 27 Leader Make up Training in Eagle Grove 6:30 pm

UP COMING DATES

May 2-5 Environmental Ag. Day in Eagle Grove May 5 Extra office hours for 4-HOnline ID help 5-7pm May 7 Sheep & Goat weigh in at the Wright Co. Fairgrounds May 9-11 Extra office hours for 4-HOnline ID help 9am-7pm May 12 Extra office hours for 4-HOnline ID help 7am-3pm May 13 Extra office hours for 4-HOnline ID help 9am-7pm May 15 Animal ID due in 4-HOnline by 11:59pm May 30 Office Closed—Holiday June 3-12 CWF trip June 6-8 Intermediate Trip, Twins Cities June 10 Wright County Fair Entries due June 15-17 Junior 4-H Camp (tentative) June 23 Clothing Event judging at the EO 9am—7pm June 28-30 State 4-H Conference July 1 State Fair Entries Due July 5-11 Wright County Fair August 11-21 Iowa State Fair September 1 Record books due to club leaders September 10-18 Clay County Fair September 15 Record Books due to Extension office