Winter Livestock Judging—

1st & 3rd Tuesday of the

month Dec-May, 6 p.m.—7:30

p.m.—Extension Office

4-H & Youth Committee

Mtg.—6:00 p.m.

Dec.

12

Beef weigh-in - Kalona Sale

Barn, 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Dec.

14

Extension Office Closed for Holidays

Dec. 24-25

County Council Winter

Retreat– Ext. Office—9 a.m.

Dec.

30

4-H & Youth Committee

Mtg.—6:00 p.m.-Ext. Office

Jan.

9

4-H Skating Party

Wellman Skating Rink

1 p.m.—3 p.m.

Jan.

19

Leadership Development

Applications Due

Feb.

1

4-H Scholarships & State

Recognition Applications due

online

Feb.

1

Dates to Remember

Highlights of this Edition :

Livestock “Tails”

• Weigh-in Dates

Money, Money, Money

• 4-H Scholarships

• 4-H Enrollment Scholarship

Event Center

• Skating Party = January 19

• Dec 7 Winter 4-H Project Extravaganza

Odds & Ends

• Christmas shopping with 4-H

Club Corner

• New County Council & ELITE Members

• Leadership Development Updates

• Volunteer Needs

Additional Inserts

• Beef Weigh-in Details

•

W a s h i n g t o n C o u n t y p r o p e r t y t a x d o l l a r s s u p p o r t t h e W a s h i n g t o n

C o u n t y E x t e n s i o n O f f i c e . T h e s e t a x d o l l a r s c o m e t h r o u g h t h e

A g r i c u l t u r a l E x t e n s i o n D i s t r i c t t a x l e v y . T h e e l e c t e d n i n e - m e m b e r

E x t e n s i o n C o u n c i l i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e s e f u n d s . T h e f e e s f o r s e r v i c e

a r e u s e d t o o f f - s e t d i r e c t e x p e n s e s a n d t o s u p p o r t t h e C o u n t y

E x t e n s i o n 4 - H P r o g r a m . T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r s u p p o r t !

Newsletter prepared by: Amy Green, 4-H/Youth Coordinator, amygreen@iastate.edu

Have a safe

Winter season

and Happy

Holidays!

Please make sure during

these winter months

when weather can be

questionable to always

check with your club

leaders, radio station or

“Washington County

4-H—Iowa” Facebook

page for weather

cancellations or event

changes.

-Extension Staff

Have you

re-enrolled ?

DO IT NOW!

Call us, so we can help! You will

no longer receive 4-H mail after

this newsletter if you are not

enrolled in 4-H this year!

VOLUNTEER Please let the office know of

those outstanding 4-H vol-

unteers who are positively

impacting your experience.

We want to highlight them!

4-H Family Newsletter

December 2019-January 2020

Washington County 4-H GROWS Washington County Extension & Outreach

2223 250th St., Washington, Iowa 52353

Phone: (319) 653-4811

www.extension.iastate.edu/washington

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, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veter-

an, or other protected classes. Direct inquiries to the Diversity Advisor, 515-294-1482, extdiversity@iastate.edu.

If you/your child requires special accommodations to participate in county fair/4-H events/activities, please complete an Accommodation Request

Form available from the Washington County Extension Office no later than 30 days prior to the event or activity.

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WEIGH-IN INFORMATION: BEEF WEIGH-IN

Saturday, Dec 14 8 : 30 a .m . – 1 1 : 00 a .m .

Ka lo na Sa le Barn ( s e e g u i d e l i n e s o n i n s e r t )

* * * l i s t e n t o 1 0 6 . 1 f m f o r a n y c h a n g e s d u e t o w e a t h e r

Spring Livestock Weigh-In Dates

• Saturday, March 28 - Derby Swine

• Saturday, May 2 - Sheep

• Thursday, May 7— Goat at the Washington County Fairgrounds

Iowa Pork Youth Team

Ak-Sar-Ben Reminders

All Ak-Sar-Ben registrations and

nominations are done directly

with Ak-Sar-Ben at

https://www.aksarbenstockshow.co

m/

SOON!

IMPORTANT 4hOnline information

for all livestock exhibitors

• JAN 31: All market beef weights must be approved by

members after the county office enters the weigh-in

results. • MAY 15: ALL animal identifications (106 forms) will

be done through 4hOnline. Members must get enrolled

through that system. • If showing, purebred breeding beef you must have the

tattoo and registration numbers by May 15 or they will

be in the commercial class.

It is a requirement that all beef, bucket bottle, swine, sheep, dairy cattle, dairy goat, meat

goat, rabbit, and poultry exhibitors are required to be YQCA certified annually to exhibit at

the county fair and Iowa State Fair. This certification shows our youth are working and

learning to produce healthy, safe and quality food for market. This process is completed

online annually by using 4hOnline credentials to log in at yqca.org Coupon codes are availa-

ble from the Extension Office to cover the $12 fee online. Call ahead, 319-653-4811, to get

your individual code. This certification must be completed by June 1.

Spring Preview

Cattle Show

County Council will host an Open Cattle Show on Saturday,

April 18 at the Wash-ington County Fair-grounds. This is a

great opportunity for youth to get extra

work and experience with beef projects.

For new beef/bucket bottle members, this is a great event to observe showman-ship techniques.

Pre-registrations due April 1st.

Registrations taken the day of the show as

well.

Vet-Client Relationships Matter: Families with animals/livestock or plans to start those projects, it is very important to have a positive working rela-tionship with your veterinarian in place. BEFORE you need their immediate attention with sick ani-mals or special feed needs, go visit them, introduce yourself, let them know what projects you plan to have in the future and see if they have starter tips on the best way to care for your animals to prevent problems.

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4-H SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

M o r e t h a n 9 0 s c h o l a r s h i p s a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r 4 - H ’ e r s a t t e n d i n g o r p l a n n i n g t o a t t e n d c o l l e g e i n t h e f a l l . O v e r $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 w i l l b e a w a r d e d r a n g i n g f r o m $ 5 0 0 t o $ 3 , 5 0 0 . F o r m e r I o w a 4 - H ’ e r s a n d c u r r e n t 4 - H ’ e r s g r a d u a t i n g f r o m h i g h s c h o o l a r e e l i g i b l e a p p l i c a n t s . F o r a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n o r a n a p p l i c a t i o n , c o n t a c t t h e E x t e n s i o n O f f i c e o r l o o k o n t h e w e b a t h t t p s : / / w w w . i o w a 4 h f o u n d a t i o n . o r g / i n d ex . c f m ? n o d e I D = 3 1 4 6 6 & a u d i e n c e I D = 1 W a s h i n g t o n C o u n t y s e n i o r 4 - H ’ e r s s h o u l d s p e c i f i c a l l y l o o k i n t o O r s c h e l n ’ s 4 - H S c h o l a r s h i p a s i t i s o f f e r e d o n l y t o c o u n t i e s w i t h t h a t s t o r e . A p p l i c a t i o n s m u s t b e s u b m i t t e d o n l i n e b y F e b r u a r y 1 , 2 0 2 0 . I f y o u n e e d a n y a s s i s t a n c e i n c o m p l e t i n g t h e f o r m s , f e e l f r e e t o c o n t a c t A m y a t t h e E x t e n s i o n O f f i c e , 3 1 9 - 6 5 3 - 4 8 1 1 .

ISU College of Ag & Life Sciences Freshman Scholarships

Freshman students entering the ISU College of Ag-riculture and Life Sciences (2020) are eligible to apply for Scholarships for Excellence in Agriculture and Life Sciences. Application deadline is Decem-ber 2 priority deadline. Information and applica-tions are available at https://www.scholarships.cals.iastate.edu/

Hoover Uncommon Student Award

Applications are available for the Herbert Hoo-

ver Uncommon Student Award, a $10,000 col-

lege scholarship program for juniors enrolled in

an Iowa high school or home school setting.

Three scholarships are awarded annually for

study at an accredited two or four-year college

or university anywhere in the country. The ap-

plication deadline is March 15, 2020. For

application materials, at hooverpresidential-

foundation.org

The citizenship and leadership qualities and actions

required and expected to receive this award make for

EXCELLENT 4-H projects as well!

4-H Enrollment

Assistance: The Iowa 4-H Foundation is offer-

ing scholarships to those who may

not be able to afford 4-H enroll-

ment fees. If your family would

like to apply for these scholarships

contact the Extension Office. It’s

a one-page form and you are not

required to give financial infor-

mation. Please contact the Exten-

sion Office if you know 4-H’ers

who would qualify for this grant.

Please thank Unc & Neph’s for allowing Washington

County 4-H to participate in a fundraiser night during

National 4-H Week. We great-

ly appreciate those families

who dined out that evening to

help give to our program.

We are EXCITED to have this opportunity again

on Tuesday, March 17. Take your families out for a

“Clover Holiday” St. Patrick’s Day supper to Unc &

Neph’s, and they will automatically donate 10% of the

sales that evening to Washington County 4-H! You do

not need to pay extra, tip extra or provide additional

money for a donation—but they simply donate 10% of

your bill!

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Page 7 Dec.-Jan. 2019-2020

Re-enrolling with 4hOnline

Logging In

1. Open a web browser and type in http://iowa.4honline.com.

2. You can click on the blue sentence, “Find more information about enrolling using 4hOnline” to get picture views of these step-by-step instructions.

3. Enter the family email address you provided to the Extension office last year (if you have never given the Extension office your email, call ASAP to get it en-

tered into the system — you cannot log in without an email address). The office can help get you an email if you need!

4. Click “I forgot my password.” DO NOT CLICK “I need to set up a profile.” Anyone who has been in 4-H or had a family member in 4-H from 2009 to the

present already has a profile.

5. Click “Send my password.”

6. Leave this window open. Check your email. There should be one from 4hOnline with your temporary password. Be sure to check your spam.

7. Return to the 4hOnline page and click “I have a profile.” Enter your temporary password exactly as it was sent in the email. It is case sensitive! Perhaps

copy/paste it to eliminate errors.

8. Click “log in.”

9. Choose a new password you will be remember. Write it down! Enter it twice when prompted to update your password, then click continue. This is now your

password every time you log on to 4hOnline.

Now you will see your family information, plus a list of members and leaders associated with this family name and email address.

1. Click “Edit Family” if any of the information listed there is incorrect. Change and update as needed.

2. If everything in the family section is correct, you are ready to re-enroll! Click “edit” to the right of the person you want to start with.

3. Scroll all the way to the bottom of that screen and click on “Enroll for 2019-2020”

4. Edit information as needed. If this member has his or her own email address, you can enter that on top. Emails will then go to both the family email and the

personal email. This is ideal. The more contact, the better.

5. Please remember to list emergency contact information.

6. Second Household fields are there for children with multiple parents/guardians wanting 4-H information.

7. Answer the statistical questions, make sure the school information is correct, and click “Continue.”

8. The “Additional Information” page replaces sheets you formerly had to sign and turn in. Please read, mark, and “sign” as needed, then click “Continue.”

The next page has two tabs you must work through, CLUBS and PROJECTS.

1. Verify you are in the correct club. Select it in the drop-down menu, then click “Add Club.” Then click “Continue.”

2. Next, select what projects you are interested in for 2019-2020. You can choose as many as you want and can add and delete up until May. This is an im-

portant step, so you get updated information on your project areas for special workshops, deadlines, etc.

3. When you have finished selecting projects, click “Submit Enrollment.” You are done!

Now what?

1. Your enrollment status will show as “Pending” on your family member list. Repeat as needed until every member and leader you want to enroll for 2019-2020

is listed as “Pending.”

2. If your status says, “Incomplete,” click the edit button again to find what you missed. Submit enrollment again.

3. When you are finished, click “log out” in the upper right corner.

4. You will get an email when the county office approves your enrollment.

5. You may return to your profile any time during the year using your email address and the password you chose. Please keep info. up-to-date.

YOU MUST RE-ENROLL ONLINE NOW TO CONTINUE RECEIVING 4-H INFOR-

MATION. We will no longer send 4-H mail to families not enrolled this year!!!!!!!!

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A huge thank you to everyone who

helped before, during, and after the

4-H Awards Night! It’s always

great working with our reliable and support-

ive volunteers. Also, thank you to everyone who at-

tended - we had another FULL HOUSE celebrating

together! It was a great evening with standing room

only to celebrate the successes of this county. The

Awards Night pamphlet is online to showcase all

awards and you may print a clean copy for your rec-

ord books too!

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/washington/page/mem

ber-info ENJOY! And congratulations to all the award

recipients and applicants. We have great members

and volunteers! Many pictures are posted on

“Washington County 4-H—Iowa” Facebook page.

'Tis the Season

Need some ideas for the 4-H

enthusiasts on your gift list?

Take a look at the new product

lineup at: http://www.4-hmall.org/

Not only do you get a great gift at a reasona-

ble price, but you also support Iowa 4-H!

Items are also available for purchase at the

Extension Office . Limited supplies!

2020 Washington County Fair

Sun., July 19 – Fri., July 24

Non-livestock Judging Day = July 18

4-H Project Materials

First and second year 4-H members

can expect to receive Project Hot

Sheets in the mail for projects they

signed up for in mid to late Decem-

ber. Any member can access these

hot sheets at

https://store.extension.iastate.edu/produc

t/15266 or come into the Extension Of-

fice. These are an excellent tool for

new ideas regardless of years in 4-H.

Project manuals are available to all 4-

Hers, come look through the re-

sources at the Extension Office. Cost

varies from $.50-$8.

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H Newsletters are now being sent electronically. Leaders please check with

to their safe sender list as it may go to junk mail with

it being sent to so many people. If you are receiving this by mail please let us

New 4-H Members

Welcome. Welcome. Welcome.

Attention: Parents of 1st and 2nd Year Members

Parents of 1st and 2nd year members are encouraged to

attend monthly club meetings. A lot of information is

shared at the meetings and can be overwhelming for new

members. We encourage this to keep everyone in the fami-

ly informed as they learn the 4-H system.

Leaders and Extension staff want to make your start to

4-H a welcoming and comfortable one. If you have any

questions about anything, please don’t hesitate to contact

the Extension Office, 319-653-4811.

We will have a special new member 4-H FIRE UP

event for you February 16! Stay tuned for details!

Butter Braid

Fundraiser

Success Thank you to all members who participated and fam-

ilies who bought items. Clubs have earned 50% of

all profits made by their club members. Remember

pick up is Dec 7 from 12pm-1pm in the basement of

Dallmeyer Hall. Plan deliveries that day.

The 2019-2020 County Council

The following high school 4-Hers have been selected to serve on the 2019-2020 County Council:

Ellie Bell Sophie Bell Isaac Black Taylor Brinning Lilly Clark Leah Evans Zane Fisher Zoe Fisher Sierra Gillis Jordan Hammen Phelan Hostetler Noah Kleese Leah Marek Kaylee Shirkey Carmen Sieren Cooper Sieren Lauren Sieren Wyatt Stout Ellie Todd *Bridget Litwiller, sponsor Please take time to congratulate these 4-H’ers on their achievement AND take time to thank them for all the

time they put in to Washington 4-H’s county wide events .

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Leadership Development Program

2020 Leadership Development invitations and information

will be sent to all 9th-11th grade 4-H’ers after Jan 1.

Applications are due to the Extension Office by Febru-

ary 1. The Leadership Development group will meet at

6:00 p.m. before the scheduled county council or ELITE

Project team meetings and will then participate in those

meetings as well starting at 7:00 p.m. They will be done by

8:30 p.m. It is required to attend AT LEAST three of the

four dates. Save these dates on your calendars:

Feb 24, Mar 23, Apr 27, May 25

RECRUIT. RECRUIT. RECRUIT.

Remember to be recruiting your friends to join

the fun of 4-H. The 4-H club that recruits the

greatest number of new members by Dec. 31

will receive a $50 pizza party!

Go get those friends!

4-H ELITE Project Team The following high school 4-Hers have been selected to serve

on the 2019-2020 ELITE Project Team . This group is made of Enthusiastic Leaders Inspiring Teamwork & Experiences in

our Washington County 4-H Program. Brynn Beenblossom Kamren Martin Roy Carter Anna Nafziger Grace Coble Hailey Shultz Sydney Cuddeback Haylie Trowbridge Olivia Marek Sponsors: Kim Carter and Heather Marek

Washington County 4-H is always looking

for volunteers. In the next few months

these are some ways we could put volun-

teers to use. Please contact Amy at

amygreen@iastate.edu or 319-653-4811 if

you or your family would like to get in-

volved in one of these areas! OR if you

know someone new or old in the communi-

ty who wants to give back and/or work with

the youth of Washington County—send them

our way! Thank you in advance!

• Dec 14: Make or donate cookies, doughnuts or treats

for the Market Beef Weigh-in volunteers. Deliver to

the Extension Office by Dec 13 at noon.

• Dec 14: Help unload calves, run them through the

chutes, load calves, eartag calves at Market Beef

Weigh-in from 8:00 am– noon at Kalona Sales Barn.

• Planning: Need volunteers to share their passion and

expertise to lead nonlivestock workshops

Market Beef Weigh-In

Sat., December 14, 2019

8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Kalona Sale Barn

Listen to 106.1 fm for any changes due to weather. Tentative snow make-up is set for December 21.

Come at your own convenience between 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. If you must attend another

weigh-in please contact the Extension Office immediately, so proper arrangements can

be made.

Up to ten calves may be weighed in for the county fair/state fair nomination.

Breeding Heifers do not need to be weighed.

Market Beef Class Options: Purebred steer, crossbred steer, produce steer, returning heifer/steer bucket bottle

calf, market heifer, dairy steer, and single source steer (pre-registration required by Nov 1).

Breed Steer Reminders:

Required information for purebred calves for State Fair:

• Sire Name or Sire Registration # assigned by the breed association by Jan 31.

• Original registration paperwork taken to State Fair check-in

• Tattoo

Required information for purebred calves for county fair ONLY:

• Registration paperwork and # from breed association OR

• Signed Affidavit from the producer, verifying this calf could be registered following the attached breed require-

ment sheet used by Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association. Affidavit available at

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/washington/page/member-info

• Tattoos will NOT be required for Wash Co Fair in market beef animals (as of Winter 2011)

***County Fair ONLY exhibitors are not required to register steers with the breed association to show in a pure-

bred class at the county fair only. If not registered with the association, an affidavit signed by the producer verify-

ing that this animal could be registered is required at weigh-in. One form is needed per animal.

If the above information is not provided at December weigh-in, it will be shown as a crossbred.

Returning Bucket Bottle Calves: There are several class options for returning bucket bottle calves (RBBC

market heifer, RBBC market steer, RBBC breeding heifer) Only those to be shown in the market classes need to

attend the December weigh-in.

Fees: $1.50 per tag for all beef. Washington County will do retinal scanning for those nominating for the State

Fair for $8/calf. Bring money to pay at weigh-in. Out of county calves will be charged an additional fee. Im-

plants (Revelar G (20 day implant) will be available upon request for $2 each.

YQCA Requirements Those 4-Hers with market beef projects will be required to have up to date YQCA certifica-

tion. This is completed online ANNUALLY by logging in with your family’s 4hOnline credentials to yqca.org. Cou-

pon codes are available by calling the Extension Office to complete this training for free. Otherwise there is a $12

fee upon registration online. YQCA certification due by June 1.

Ak-Sar-Ben : All livestock nomination and registration for Ak-Sar-Ben is completed by the exhibitor online at

https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/

4-H LEADERS – Please notify your NEW MEMBERS enrolled in beef

project about beef weigh-in day!

Affidavit to be used to verify that the steer can be registered with the breed association.

I/we certify that the steer tag # ____________purchased from ___________________________ sold to

Company/Individual

_________________________is eligible for registration as a _________________________ purebred.

Purchaser

Signatures:

________________________ _______________________

Seller Purchaser

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Affidavit to be used to verify that the steer can be registered with the breed association.

I/we certify that the steer tag # ____________purchased from ___________________________ sold to

Company/Individual

_________________________is eligible for registration as a _________________________ purebred.

Purchaser

Signatures:

________________________ _______________________

Seller Purchaser

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Affidavit to be used to verify that the steer can be registered with the breed association.

I/we certify that the steer tag # ____________purchased from ___________________________ sold to

Company/Individual

_________________________is eligible for registration as a _________________________ purebred.

Purchaser

Signatures:

________________________ _______________________

Seller Purchaser

These cold winter months can allow for time inside to work on Educational Presentations.

4-H prides itself on developing strong communicators through a variety of activities and

experiences for 4-H members. It is the goal that each member gives an educational presen-

tation annually at the club level to develop those public speaking skills. Start with a topic

you love and know a lot about. This form can help you include important parts and remind

you what to work on as you develop those skills. We are happy to help anytime at the Ex-

tension Office brainstorm topics, organize ideas, or evaluate—come work with us, practice

with us, perform for us!

This is Your

Washington County

4-H Newsletter

Dec—Jan

Washington County 2223 250th St. Washington, IA 52353-1743

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