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CLOVER EXPRESS Muscatine County 4-H Newsletter August 2019

WHAT’S INSIDE:

New 4-H Leaders

Art Show

Superintendent Meeting

State Fair items

Stay Connected at the State Fair

County Council

Record Book Workshop

Pop Tabs

Re-enrolling

Record Book

County Awards

Horse Show

Herdsmandship

Club Booth Winners

Fair Entry Fees

Ribbon Auction

Silent Auction

Clover Kids

Photo Contest

Mast Gardeners

The 2019 Muscatine

County Fair was one to remember. The fair couldn’t have been

possible without all the many hands that made it happen! Be

sure to thank all those who worked behind the scenes to

ensure your fair was a good experience. Special Thank you to,

fair staff and fair board, superintendents, leaders, parents,

grandparents, Extension Staff, and other volunteers!

Be sure to stop by some of our local businesses and thank

them for all of the donations and support.

Safety Pins for Exhibitor Numbers

Burke Cleaners, 2108 Park Avenue, Muscatine, IA 52761

Premier Exhibitor Contest

Ryan Cox, CBI Bank & Trust, 301 Iowa Avenue,

Muscatine, IA 52761

Wednesday Exhibitor Meal

River Valley Cooperative, 3478 Hwy 927, Durant, IA

52747

Exhibitor breakfast sponsored by local Kent Feeds dealers:

County Wide Ag Service, 200 Depot Street, Atalissa, IA

52720

Fred’s Feed & Supply, 110 W. 3rd Street, West Liberty, IA

52776

Duffe Grain, PO Box 55, 201 Cedar Street, Wilton, IA

52778

Ribbon Auction Auctioneer

Chuck Herrold, Herrold & Herrold Auctioneers, 702 E. 6th

Street, West Liberty, IA 52776

Ice Cream Sundaes at Sunday Awards Program

Cindy Mays, Midwest One Bank PO Box 145, West

Liberty, IA 52276

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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 when the new 4-H year

begins on September 1. If you are interested in

learning more about becoming a volunteer please

contact Lindsay at the Extension Office 563-263-

5701

State Fair Items

For those of you were chosen to take your

indoor projects to State Fair please have the

items to the Extension Office no later than

Friday the 2nd of August by 3pm. Food items

should be brought Monday, August 5th. You

should have gotten a letter with information on

how to box your items and other important

information that you will need.

Superintendents Meeting

There will be a Superintendents meeting on

September 16th starting at 6:00 pm. Please

come with Fair book changes and other Fair

information that you would like to have

discussed.

Art Show

If anyone would like to

participate in the Art Show and didn't leave

them with an Extension Staff during fair, please

drop off your items to the Extension Office by

August 23rd. The Art Show will open on the

29th at the Muscatine Art Center.

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COUNTY NEWS

Please Save Your Pop Tabs

County Council members are

collecting pop tabs to donate

to The Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City as

a service project. They would love it if you all

could save your pop tabs and give them to a

member or drop them off at the Extension

Office. They will be collecting pop tabs until

August. County Council members are: Hope

Reichert, Alli Youngbauer, Sarah Schoer, Dailyn

Garrett, Catherine Arellano, Becky Imhoff, Elli

Hugunin, Lexi Buysse and Kennedy McNaul. It

takes about 235 pounds of pop tabs to cover the

cost of caring for a family for ONE night at

RMHC.

County Council Members

Wanted for 2019-2020

Attention all 4-H youth who will be in grades

9th-12th during the 2019-2020 school year.

You should consider being a part of the

Muscatine 4-H County Council. County

Council is a county-wide group of high

school aged youth who plan county events,

like community service projects, and other

activities throughout the year! Please contact

the Extension Office for an application today

as they are due by September 1st, 2019

Re-Enrolling Process

The 2018-19 4-H year is about to come to a close when 4-H’ers reflect on their accomplishments, complete their records, and start making plans for the 2019-20 4-H year.

At midnight on August 31, 4hOnline will roll over its data for the new 4-H year. Beginning in September members can begin re-enrolling. If you have new members joining your club this year, have them wait until after the rollover to enroll.

Do try to have your enrollment completed by November 15 at the latest. Important information about weigh-ins, project workshops, etc. may be sent out, and if you are not on the list you might miss some opportunities.

Record Book Workshop.

It is that time of the year

again where Record

Books need to be

completed. Extension

Office Staff are here to

help you complete your

book before September

15th. Please join us for a

Record Book Workshop on August 20th from 6-

7:30 pm. Please RSVP so we know how many

copies we need to make by August 16th at 5

pm. To RSVP call or Email Lindsay 563-263-

5701 or lstecher@iastate.edu

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Please Complete your record

books before

Now is a good time to complete your 4-H records

before school starts in August. All record keeping

forms are available in the Extension Office or can

be found at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/

muscatine/page/4-h-information under the

“Recordkeeping” heading. If you are having trou-

ble with the formatting of the forms when you

download them, contact the Extension Office and

we can help. If you need assistance, contact

your club leader or the Extension Office. All rec-

ords are to be given to your club leader for evalu-

ation by September 15.

County Awards Information

County Awards

Once your 4-H records are complete, why not get

recognized for all your hard work and apply for

county recognition? Applications for county recog-

nition are due to the Extension Office by October

1st.. Several awards are not given out because

no one applies for them! Please consider ap-

plying for county recognition. If you are nerv-

ous about the interview, think of it as visiting

with a judge at the fair or as another opportuni-

ty to practice your interview skills.

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/muscatine/

page/4-h-information (scroll all the way to the

bottom)

The process is as follows:

Juniors (grades 4-6) fill out an application and turn

in your 4-H records, which will be used for

award selection, to the Extension Office by

September 15. Junior awards include Citizen-

ship, Leadership, Record Book of Merit, and

Junior Spirit.

Intermediates (grades 7-8) fill out an application

and participate in an interview. You may

bring your records to the interview. The rec-

ords themselves will not be evaluated, but the

member can use them as a tool or reference

in the interview. Intermediate awards include

Citizenship, Leadership, Record Book of Merit,

and the UP Award (Using Your Potential).

Seniors (grades 9-12) will use an application pro-

cess similar to state awards that consists of

standard questions to be completed with ad-

ditional 2-3 pages highlighting activities and

impacts. Seniors will also participate in an

interview (face to face or via phone if 4‑H’er

is out of town). Senior awards include

Achievement, Agriculture, Aksarben, Citizen-

ship, Education, I Dare You, Leadership, Live-

stock, Record Book of Merit, and Outstanding

4-H’er.

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Fair Information

Summer Horse Show Dates.

Dates for the summer horse shows held at the

horse arena at the Muscatine County

Fairgrounds have been set.

August 18th- Timed events, show starting at

9:00 am

These horse shows are open to all 4-H and FFA

members regardless of where they live and are

provided as an opportunity for kids to practice

their horsemanship skill and learn from each

other.

Stay Connected

with events at the

Iowa State Fair.

It's never been easier to stay

up-to-date on the latest and

greatest activities and news at the Iowa State

Fair August 8-18, 2019. Text FAIR to 75782 for

special offers, updates on concerts and daily

activities, weather alerts and more. Text BABY

to 75782 to receive updates when new babies

are born at the Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning

Center.

Herdsmanship

4-H and FFA members did

an awesome job taking

care of their animals at the

fair and making sure the

alleys were clear for

fairgoers to view their

animals. Congratulations

to the following clubs for

their excellent Herdsmanship skills:

Bucket Calf——Goshen Gladiators

Beef——West Liberty FFA

Swine—- Lake 4-H

Sheep——Sweetland 4-H

Goats—— Goshen Gladiators

Overall Res. Champion -- West Liberty

FFA

2019 Muscatine

County Fair

Queen.

Congratulations to the

2019 Muscatine County

Fair Queen Hope Reichert.

Hope is a member of Lake

4-H as well as Muscatine

County Council. Congratulations Hope!

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Fair Wrap-Up

Club Booth Winners

Congratulations to the following clubs for be-ing on the coveted Best 4-H Club Booth list.

1st Place Sweetland 4-H

2nd Place Goshen Gladiators

3rd Place Lake 4-H

Ribbon Auction

Have you turned in your thank you note to your buyer to the

Extension Office? You will not receive your Ribbon Auction money until your thank you note is completed and brought to the Extension Office. Please do not send it to the buyer. If anyone would like to join the Ribbon Auction Committee

Fair Entry Fees

If you have not paid your Fair Entry Fee to the

Muscatine County Fair Office please do so im-

mediately. No premium checks will be wrote

until all fees have been paid. If you have ques-

tions please call Lindsay at 563-263-5701 or

you can call the fair office at (319) 627-2414

4-H Silent Auction

The Muscatine County Endowment would like to send a big thank you to the following clubs who donated a basket for the Silent Auction. The mon-ey that was raised will be donated to the Mus-catine 4-H County Endowment to be used to sup-port 4-H’ers and the 4-H program.

Lake 4-H

Wapsie 4-H Club

Sweetland 4-H

Sew Creative

Goshen Gladiators

Wilton Hustlers

Muscatine County Council

Denim and Dust

Muscatine Endowment

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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 563-263-5701 or

dana@iastate.edu or Lindsay lstecher@iastate.edu

County and Beyond Clover Kids Corner

Muscatine County

Extension Photo Contest

Help us decorate the new Muscatine County Extension Office! You are invited to submit up to three digital pictures to Krista Regennitter at KristaR@iastate.edu by August 15, 2019. Pictures do not need to be from the last year. We are looking for photos that highlight Muscatine County Extension and Outreach programming (4-H, Master Gardeners, Master Conservationist, Ag programming, Human Sciences, etc.). Photos will be selected to decorate the Large and Small Meeting Rooms in our new office at 1601 Plaza Place, Muscatine. Contact Krista or Lindsay with questions, 563-263-5701.

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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 August 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

Cindy Mays

Doug Hora

Coralie Voss

Nichole Sorgenfrey

Marylu Watkins

Kelsey Morris

Alli Youngbauer

If you would like to give to the Muscatine County 4-H Endowment you can call the Extension Office for a form to fill out or you can visit

https://www.iowa4hfoundation.org/en/ways_to_give/

4-H ENDOWMENT Master Gardener

Master Gardener Training

Muscatine County will be holding Master Gardener Training for 2019. Join us! 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.

Master Gardener Webcasts

Master Gardeners Plan Three Summer Webcasts - Participants will gain insight into pollinators, vegetables and flowers, and urban ecology. Free and open to

the public.

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Calendar

August

3rd– State Fair Items due to the

Extension Office

15th– Photo Contest deadline

16th RSVP for Record Book

Workshop

18th– Horse Show

20th– Record Book Workshop

23rd– Bring Art Show items to

Extension Office

September

1st– Re-enrollment starts, County

Council Applications Due

15th– Record books and County

award applications due

16th– Superintendent Meeting

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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

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Officer, 2150 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011,

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

AND OUTREACH MUSCATINE COUNTY

LINDSAY STECHER, 4-H Program

Coordinator

lstecher@iastate.edu

563-263-5701 or 1-800-992-0894

1514 Isett Avenue

Muscatine, IA 52761

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/MUSCATINE/

page/4-h-information