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IN THIS ISSUE

Focus: Deadlines and

announcements.

Events: Upcoming events

within Polk County 4-H and

across the state.

Spotlight: Club features,

highlights, and events.

Animal & Livestock News:

Updates for livestock and

animal exhibitors.

Polk County Fair: Information

for Polk County Fair Exhibitors.

Attention Leaders: Information

on leader meetings, trainings,

and other related topics.

Calendar & Contact: Calendar

listing of events, meetings,

workshops, and deadlines and

how to reach us.

Iowa 4-H Regulations and

Guidance: Updated information

on policies under review.

4-H Advisory Board

Scholarship: Link to the 4-H

Advisory Board Scholarship

application.

Polk County is celebrating all things 4-H during National 4-H Week October 6-12. 4-H grows confidence, creativity, curiosity, courage, character and much more in youth. 4-H allows youth to use the skills that they learn to make a positive difference in their communities. 4-H is empowering young people in Polk County with skills to lead for a lifetime.

As a Polk County 4-H’er, family member, friend, or alum we are asking that you help spread the word on what 4-H is all about. On Wednesday, October 9, 2017 please wear a 4-H shirt to school in support of Polk County 4-H during National 4-H week.

We ask you to think of answers to the following question: How do you explain 4-H to someone who has never heard of it before? This way when someone asks you what your t-shirt is about, you can give them you 4-H elevator speech.

If you are a new 4-Her and do not have a 4-H shirt yet, consider wearing a green or white shirt on Wednesday.

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FOCUS

Keep up with deadlines and announcements related to Polk County 4-H.

Enrollment begins on September 15

Mark your calendars! Enrollment for new and returning members begins September 15, 2019 by

logging in to 4-H Online. Watch the September issue of Clover Power for more information.

Rebecca Osthus 4-H Club Grants

Have a Project your club wants to do but funds are tight? Apply for this grant and your club could receive up to $500 for your project. Grant Application is due October 1 or March 1. Contact Marci with any questions.

Joy Niklasen Memorial Scholarship

The Polk County Clover Dash 5K sponsors this scholarship annually in Memory of Joy Niklasen former Polk County, County Youth Coordinator. Scholarships are available for all levels for different 4-H events.

Juniors: 4-H Camp (pending camp availability). Intermediates: Intermediate trip or a 4-H Camp (pending camp availability). Senior: Citizen Washington Focus 2020 Graduation Senior: $500 Scholarship toward post-secondary education

Application is due October 1. Contact Marci with any questions.

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Iowa 4-H Camera Corps

Iowa 4-H Camera Corps is a talented group of youth photographers working together to make beautiful, powerful, and creative photographs of communities from across the state of Iowa. It is a unique opportunity to practice your photography skills and receive public recognition and juror feedback on your work. Last year 87 counties participated and this year we would love to have every county in the State of Iowa represented! Each month, a photography theme is provided with a different focus. Professional evaluators will give individual feedback to each photographer after they submit their monthly photograph, and then each photograph will be exhibited digitally on the Iowa 4-H Facebook page where voting will be open to the public. The top ten Juror's Choice and top ten People’s Choice photographs will be printed, framed, and shown at statewide gallery exhibitions every month. To join please apply here: https://form.jotform.com/92485606720965

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EVENTS Check out upcoming events to be held within Polk County and across the state!

Polk County 4-H and FFA Fair Association Meeting The Polk County 4-H and FFA Fair Association will hold their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, October

16, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Polk County Extension Office. Directors for each of the four districts of the

county and at-large members will be elected for 3-year terms in accordance with the bylaws. Any

registered voter in Polk County is eligible to vote for Fair Board members. The Polk County Fair Board

meeting and election of officers will follow at 7:30 p.m.

If you are interested in holding a position on the Fairboard, please contact Nominating Committee Chair

Mike Twohey at 515-971-3319.

Fire Art Workshop

Explore the Color Wheel and how to mix and match colors to create appeal for the eyes. Once the Color Wheel is mastered, youth will put their skills to use by creating colorful Fire Art! Not to worry, it will be done safely. All participants will create and leave with 4 tile coasters and 1 framed piece of art. Open to K-12th grade (K-3rd must have an adult stay at workshop). Contact Madisen Gaskin with questions: 515-957-5771 mgaskin@iastate.edu LIMITED SPACE!! To register, sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/fireartwksp

Ignite Retreat

The Iowa 4-H Healthy Living Committee is hosting Ignite a healthy living retreat. The retreat will take

place at Clover Woods Retreat Center on October 19-20. This wellness retreat is for and led by high school youth. Come discover your ‘spark’ and learn strategies to best address your stress. Retreat will include: climbing wall, zip lining, yoga, outdoor cooking, hiking, workshops related to: finance and money management, nutrition and cooking, interviewing and resume building, sleep deprivation and making smarter choices for your health and making new friends from across Iowa! Register online $30 registration fee. Deadline to register is October 5.

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SPOTLIGHT

Take a peek at what our local Clubs are doing! If you’re interested in submitting a Spotlight feature,

please fill out this form or contact Megan Freel at meganmae@iastate.edu or 515-957-5763

COUNTY COUNCIL

Congratulations to our 2019-2020 County Council Members! This year’s County Council includes: Sydney Anderson, Wyatt Bailey, Valerie Beukema, Brett Beukema, Carly Bigelow, Halley Blades, Leah Casey, Rachel Currant, Abiola Doyani, Megan Ford, Emma Hay, Samantha Hilbert, Sebastien Janelle, Lydia Johnson, Grace Johnson, Bridget Johnson, Ryan Krois, Sophia Macro, Madison Mahoney, Simon Meister, Tylar Meister, Sarah Mikles, Gabby Neddermeyer, Emma Newton, Maddy Pierick, Julia Tubbs, Tayden VanPelt, Tricia Veldhuizen, Hailey Volz, Brayden Weldon, and Abby Wing.

EXPLORE 4-H NIGHT The Explore 4-H Event was a hit! New families came to learn about the many, awesome possibilities within

4-H, enjoyed the hands-on activities, and parents got their questions answered from a parent/leader panel!

A special thank you to the 4-H Advisory Board for hosting such a fun event.

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ANIMAL & LIVESTOCK Stay connected with Polk County 4-H Animal and Livestock news, deadlines, and requirements.

Weigh-in Date Please mark your calendars with the following weigh-in date:

Beef – Saturday, December 14, 2019 from 8:00 am-11:00 am at the Iowa State Fair Grounds Cattle

Barn

Horse Exhibitor Meeting All Polk County Horse Exhibitors: Annual Exhibitors Meeting will be Wednesday, November 6 at 7:00

p.m. at the Extension office. Come with your ideas, your concerns, your feedback about clinics,

classes, show management, fund raising, etc.

We’ll discuss clinics, open show and county fair. See you then!

Horse Superintendent | Sondra Feldstein | sondraf@uchicago.edu

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ATTENTION LEADERS All information pertaining to leader meetings, events, and expectations.

Clover Power Submission Deadlines

In addition to email you can now submit your Spotlight and other club submissions through this

Spotlight submission form

Email submissions for Clover Power to Megan AND Marci AND Madisen especially if you send

on deadline day.

For November, submit by 10/28/19 For December, submit by 11/28/19 For January, submit by 12/27/20 For February, submit by 1/27/20 For March, submit by 2/24/20

For April, submit by 3/28/20 For May, submit by 4/26/20 For June, submit by 5/25/20 For July, submit by 6/27/20 For August, submit by 7/28/20

POLK COUNTY 4-H AWARDS Award applications are on the website: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/polk/page/county-awards. All award applications are due to the Polk Co. Extension Office no later than 12:00 p.m. on October 1. Please read the Headliner in this month’s Clover Power for more information (see page 1).

Rebecca Osthus 4-H Club Grants

Have a Project your club wants to do but funds are tight? Apply for this grant and your club could receive up to $500 for your project. Grant Application is due October 1 or March 1. Contact Marci with any questions.

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Annual Leader One/Ones The 2018-2019 4-H program year has come to an end, which means it is time to schedule annual leader one/ones. As mentioned at Leader Training and Leader Meeting in the spring, this year things are going to be done a bit differently. All Club Leaders will need to schedule a 30-minute timeslot between the hours of 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. any day between October 21-26 with shortened Saturday hours from 1-4 p.m. During this meeting you will meeting you will meet with Marci, Madisen, or both! These meetings are a great time for you to provide feedback to the 4-H staff, learn about new opportunities, and discuss any changes. They will cover the following items:

How the year went

How the fair went

Concerns/support needed from Extension Staff

Finance discussion: Club financials must go through the Polk County Extension Office

Chartering - 12 month calendar - 4-H Online check to ensure minimum of five members from at least three different families - Compliance form signed - Club officers - Annual Leader Training check - Rescreening on background check if needed (must be done every 3 years)

New opportunities for 4-H’ers A BIG CHANGE: Club leaders will receive fair premium checks at this meeting. All clubs will need to have representation at a meeting in order to receive all club members’ premiums. To sign up for a time, please check out Signup Genius for available slots.

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Polk County 4-H Clubs Financial Accounts to Transition

October Update Did you know?

28 4-H Clubs in Polk County have completed the transition process as of 10/1/19!

This is over a 32% increase since a month ago.

Some clubs have opened their accounts with a zero balance!

This requirement has been made by ISU Extension and Outreach leadership in Ames.

Polk County Extension is dedicated to making this transition as transparent and simple as possible.

What if my club has not yet completed this process?

Your club is out of compliance and will need to discuss the obstacles to reach compliance.

Club leaders will be contacted by Paul Gibbins, Executive Director Polk County Extension, by phone to discuss their concerns and plans for completing the transition.

Polk County Extension is committed to making this process as smooth, user friendly and transparent as possible. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns -Paul Gibbins Executive Director, ISU Extension Polk County pgibbins@iastate.edu | 515.957.5777

Documents and forms needed for the transition.

1. Polk County 4-H Club Account Transition Guide which includes the following documents a. Polk County 4-H Club and County Partnership Agreement

b. Polk County 4-H Club Deposit Form

2. A check made out to Polk County Extension, for the initial deposit. Note that the amount of the check should match the final withdrawal amount from the previous club bank

account.*

3. Final bank statement(s) from all club account(s) showing a zero balance*

4. Polk County 4-H Fund Transition FAQ (informational) *If your club does not have a bank account, you are encouraged to open an account with the

county. In this case you will need to submit the transition guide and partnership agreement.

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CALENDAR

October 1 County Award Applications Due 1 Clover Dash 5K Scholarship

Applications Due 1 Lifeskills Award Applications Due 1 4-H Advisory Board 7:00 pm 2 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm 6-12 National 4-H Week 15 County Award Interviews 5:00-9:00 pm 16 Fair Board Annual Meeting 7:30 pm 17 County Award Interviews 5:00-9:00 pm 21-26 Leader One on Ones

November 5 4-H Advisory Board 7:00 pm 6 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm 6 Horse Exhibitor Meeting 7:00 pm 10 County Awards Ceremony 2:00 pm 14 Club Officer Training 6:30-8:30 pm 20 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm. 28-29 Office Closed, Happy Thanksgiving!

December 3 4-H Advisory Board 7:00 pm 4 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm 14 Beef Weigh-in 8:00-11:00 am 18 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm 24-25 Office Closed, Happy Holidays!

January 1 Office Closed, Happy New Year! 7 4-H Advisory Board 7:00 pm 9 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm 15 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm 20 Office Closed

February 1 State Award Applications Due 1 Scholarship Applications Due 4 4-H Program Advisory Board 7:00 pm 5 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm 19 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm 20 Annual Volunteer Training 1:00-3:00 pm

or 6:30-8:30 pm

March 3 4-H Advisory Board 7:00 pm 4 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm 18 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm 19 YQCA Training 1:00-3:00 pm 26 YQCA Training 6:00-8:00 pm

April 1 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm 7 4-H Advisory Board 7:00 pm TBD Swine tagging 8:00-11:00 am 15 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm 23 Leader Meeting/ Leader Fair information

Meeting 1:00–3:00 pm or 6:30–8:30 pm TBD Sheep Weigh-In 8:00-11:00 am

May 5 4-H Advisory Board 7:00 pm 6 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm 15 Livestock ID’s Due in 4-H Online 15 Last Day to Enroll in 4-H 15 Polk County Fair King and Queen

Applications Due 20 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm 25 Office Closed

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June 2 4-H Advisory Board 7:00 pm 3 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm 13 King and Queen Candidate Interviews 17 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm TBD State 4-H Conference

July 1 Polk County & Iowa State Fair Entries

Due to Extension Office 1 County Council Meeting 7:00 pm 4 Office Closed 7 4-H Advisory Board 7:00 pm 8 Fair Board Meeting 7:30 pm 11 Clothing Event TBD Polk County Fair

August 13-23 Iowa State Fair

CONTACT

If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to reach out Polk County 4-H staff!

Megan Freel

4-H & Family Life Educator

meganmae@iastate.edu

515-957-5763

Madisen Gaskin

County Youth Coordinator

mgaskin@iastate.edu

515-957-5771

Marci Vinsand

County Youth Coordinator

vinsand@iastate.edu

515-957-5770

ABOUT

ISU Extension and Outreach, Polk County offers research-based youth development programs aimed

at preparing young people for the future. Polk County 4-H and its programs empower youth to reach

their full potential through caring youth-adult partnerships; hands-on, skill-building projects; and

meaningful leadership opportunities. Go to the Polk County 4-H website to learn more.