218 7th Ave SE, Suite #102, WAUKON, IA | 563-568-6345 | OFFICE HOURS: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. LEARN MORE AT www.extension.iastate.edu/allamakee 4-H MONTHLY NEWSLETTER ALLAMAKEE COUNTY 4-H Flyers—January 9, 4:00 p.m., Extension Office 4-H Toppers—Check With Club Leader Bear Creek Kids—January 7, 10:00 a.m., Project Day, Wiemerslage’s Cherry Valley Chums—January 15, 4:00 p.m., St Paul Lutheran Church Clover Chasers—January 8, 6:00 p.m., Extension Office Elon PMC—January 16, 6:30 p.m., Extension Office Lansing Blackhawks—Check With Club Leader Ludlow Future Farmers—January 9, 7:30 p.m., Farmers & Merchants Bank Mississippi Mad Scientists—Check With Club Leader River Valley Panthers—January 8, 5:00 p.m., Waukon Wellness Center Saturday Clover Kids— January 21, 9:30 a.m., Waukon Wellness Center West Ridge Riders— January 9, 6:30 p.m., Extension Office EXTENSION AND OUTREACH JANUARY 4-H CLUB MEETING SCHEDULE 1 *Dates, times & locations are subject to change 4-H Club Meeting Dates 1 Enrollment Status Smiles & Thank You’s! Birthdays 2 Summer Help Wanted 2016-2017 Re-Enrollment 4-H Summer Camps (Junior/Intermediate) 4-H Camp Counselors 3 College Scholarships 4 State Recognition DuPont Seed Grant Apparel Orders Business Agenda 5 USDA Youth Loans 2017 Fair Dates 2017 Fair Theme Market Beef Exhibitors Attention Leaders 6 2017 Calendar 7 WHAT’S INSIDE:
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218 7th Ave SE, Suite #102, WAUKON, IA | 563-568-6345 | OFFICE HOURS: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
LEARN MORE AT www.extension.iastate.edu/allamakee
4-H MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
ALLAMAKEE COUNTY
4-H Flyers—January 9, 4:00 p.m., Extension Office
4-H Toppers—Check With Club Leader
Bear Creek Kids—January 7, 10:00 a.m., Project Day, Wiemerslage’s
Cherry Valley Chums—January 15, 4:00 p.m., St Paul Lutheran Church
Smiles to the Livestock Superintendents for attending the Superintendent meetings to review the 2017 Fair
Book.
Thanks to Jack Heffern, Ed Bieber, Allie Bieber, Devin Bieber, Lizzie Blake, Christa Heffern, Tanner Deer-
ing, Dani Stock, Tim Fahey, and Nick Tilleraas for helping at the Beef Weigh–In. Special thanks to Lyle
Mohwinkle for weighing the cattle and allowing us to use the sale barn.
Smiles to the leaders who attended the Required Leaders Training in December.
Thank you to all those who have enrolled with Allamakee County 4-H!
JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
4-H
INSPIRES
LEADERSHIP
See original newsletter
2016-17 4-H Member Goal: 267
Current 4-H Members: 227
Current Clover Kid Members: 71
Club Leaders & Volunteers: 24
ENROLLMENT STATUS WELCOME NEW 4-H’ers & CLOVER KIDS
MONTHLY INSIGHT
West Ridge Riders
Walker Kontz
Gage Kontz
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JANUARY 2017
2016-2017 4-H RE-ENROLLMENT
4-H OPPORTUNITIES
SUMMER HELP WANTED-Iowa State Extension and Outreach
NEW…4-H INTERMEDIATE MYSTERY TRIP 2017
Summer 4-H Program Assistant to assist with county fair preparation and summer programming. Knowledge
of the Allamakee County 4-H Program and Allamakee County Fair required. Compensation based on experi-
ence. For job description and application contact the Allamakee County Extension Office, Waukon.
563-568-6345. Apply by February 1. EOE
We will be using the 4-H Online system for re-enrollment into the Allamakee County 4-H Program for the
2016-2017 4-H year. You are able to re-enroll now.
* Existing 4-H families (K-12 grades) please re-enroll at https://iowa.4honline.com. If you need assistance
with the process, call the Extension Office or email [email protected].
* For more enrollment and 4-H Online information visit www.extension.iastate.edu/allamakee/page/join-4-h
Attention 7-8th Graders: Mark your calendars, June 6-7, 2017! We are excited to announce the development of a new opportunity for Intermediate 4-H’ers in 2017! With the results from a survey posted in the fall, a trip will be planned in replacement of the overnight camp this year. Save the dates listed above and watch for more information after February 1 that will reveal location, cost, and registration details.
4-H JUNIOR CAMPS COMING IN JUNE 2017 Junior 4-H members…Come join us for tons of fun, adventures galore, and lifelong friendships from northeast Iowa. Summer 4-H Camps will be held at Pine Bluff 4-H Camp located near Decorah. Junior 4-H members (grades 4th -6th) will have two camps to choose from with the dates being: June 13-14 or June 20-21 Continue to watch your county 4-H newsletter for more information. Camp registration will be available Feb-ruary 1 with deadline being April 15.
WANTED: 4-H CAMP COUNSELORS Attention High School 4-H Members! Do you like the outdoors? Are you up for adventures with junior 4-H members? Then being a 4-H camp counselor may be for you. We are looking for 4-H youth counselors to provide leadership in partnership with 4-H Staff at the Regional Pine Bluff 4-H Camps. Both junior camps are 2 days and one night. Junior camps will be June 13-14 and June 20-21. Sign up for one camp or both. Applications will be available for 9-12th grade members after February 1. Contact the Extension Office for
more information. Deadline to apply is April 15.
2017 FRUIT & BUTTERBRAID SPRING FUNDRAISER
Be watching your mailbox in January for our annual fundraiser information. We will be mailing order forms to
enrolled 4-H families. Order forms are due to your club leaders by February 3. Member need to ask family
and friend to make checks payable to your club. If more order forms are needed, contact club leaders or stop
at the Extension Office. Please mark your calendars for Friday, March 10 for delivery.
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JANUARY 2017
STATE 4-H COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS Are you an Iowa 4-H'er planning to attend college? The Iowa 4-H Foundation knows it's not easy to finance a
college education, and we know that many Iowa 4-H'ers can use help achieving their educational goals. Con-
sider applying for an Iowa 4-H Scholarship, funded by donors through the Iowa 4-H Foundation.
Designed to encourage Iowa 4-H members to continue their education beyond high school, our current schol-
arship program offers over 90 scholarships worth more than $90,000. Scholarships range in value from $500
to $10,000. Applications are due to the State 4-H Office by February 1. Visit https://
www.iowa4hfoundation.org/index.cfm?nodeID=31466&audienceID=1 for a full listing and application materi-
als.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
ALLAMAKEE COUNTY 4-H SCHOLARSHIP
Graduating seniors interested in applying for the Allamakee County 4-H College Scholarship must submit a
completed application and (2) letters of support by March 1 to the Extension Office. The Allamakee 4-H
Scholarship Committee interview candidates and will award scholarships. Inquire about this scholarship and
others at the Extension Office or at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/allamakee/news/college-scholarships
The Allamakee County Fair Board is awarding an Allamakee County Fair Scholarship to graduating seniors
enrolled in either 4-H or FFA. Applicants must submit a complete application and (2) letters of support to the
Allamakee County Extension Office by March 1. Applications are available at http://
January 2, 2017 Holiday: Extension Office Closed Allamakee County Extension Office January 7, 2017 New Volunteer Training 9:00-12:00 PM NICC Dairy Center, Calmar January 8, 2017 County Council Meeting 4:00 PM Allamakee County Extension Office January 15, 2017 Citizenship Club Meeting 2:00 PM Decorah Lutheran Church, Decorah January 17, 2017 YDC Meeting 7:00 PM Allamakee County Extension Office
FEBRUARY
February 5, 2017 County Council Meeting 7:00 PM Allamakee County Extension Office February 9, 2017 Master Fruit & Butter Braid Orders Due to Extension Office from Leaders February 19, 2017 Citizenship Club Meeting 2:00 PM NICC Center, Waukon Campus February 23, 2017 Citizenship Club Chaperon Mtg. 7:00 PM Allamakee County Extension Office
2017 4-H CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MARCH
March 1, 2017 FSQA Training 1:00 PM Allamakee County Extension Office March 5, 2017 County Council Meeting 6:30 PM Allamakee County Extension Office March 10, 2017 Fruit & Butter Braid Delivery 1:00-4:30 PM Kruger/Heitman Pioneer Building March 11, 2017 FSQA Training 9:30 AM Allamakee County Extension Office March 16, 2017 Dog Project Kick-Off Mtg. 6:00 PM Allamakee County Extension Office March 18, 2017 Citizenship Club Meeting 12:00 PM Decorah Lutheran Church, Decorah March 21, 2017 YDC Meeting 7:00 PM Allamakee County Extension Office March 27– April 2 Citizenship Club trip to Washington D.C.
APRIL
April 1, 2017 Swine Weigh-In 10:00 AM Allamakee County Fairgrounds April 9, 2017 County Council Meeting 6:30 PM Allamakee County Extension Office April 11, 2017 Horse Project Meeting 6:00 PM Allamakee County Extension Office April 20, 2017 Spring Leaders Meeting 5:30 PM Allamakee County Extension Office April 25, 2017 New Member Night (Part 2) 6:00 PM Allamakee County Extension Office
MAY
May 7, 2017 County Council Meeting 6:30 PM Allamakee County Extension Office May 13, 2017 Sheep/Meat Goat Weigh-In 9:00 AM Allamakee County Fairgrounds May 15, 2017 Animal ID Deadline 4HOnline May 16, 2017 YDC Meeting 7:30 PM Allamakee County Extension Office
JUNE
June 6-7, 2017 Regional Intermediate Trip TBD June 12, 2017 Camp Counselor Training 9:00 AM-2:00 PM Pine Bluff 4-H Camp, Decorah June 13-14, 2017 Junior #1 Camp Pine Bluff 4-H Camp, Decorah June 20-21, 2017 Junior #2 Camp Pine Bluff 4-H Camp, Decorah June 15, 2017 Animal Entry Deadline Allamakee County Extension Office June 16-18, 2017 Big 4 Fair Postville June 25, 2017 Expressions Day (Tentative Date) TBD June 27-29, 2017 State 4-H Youth Conference Iowa State University, Ames
JULY
July 18, 2017 Conference Judging 9:00 AM Allamakee County Fairgrounds July 18, 2017 Youth Showcase/Fair Queen Crowning Allamakee County Fairgrounds July 19-23, 2017 Allamakee County Fair