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MITCHELL COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER APRIL 2012

Mitchell County Extension 315 Main Street Osage, Iowa 50461 Phone: 641-732-5574 Fax: 641-732-5574 Staff Serving Our County: GARY HALL, REGIONAL EXTENSION EDUCATION DIRECTOR E-mail: garyhall@iastate.edu TRACY SCHARPER, 4-H & COUNTY YOUTH COORDINATOR E-mail: tscharp@iastate.edu DARLA OLSON, OFFICE MANAGER E-mail: daolson@iastate.edu CHERYL HEMANN, OFFICE ASSISTANT E-mail: ckhemann@iastate.edu GAIL CASTILLO, Regional Youth Specialist E-mail: gail@iastate.edu JUDY GRIMM Clover Kid Program Assistant E-mail: jlgrimm@iastate.edu

SAVE THE DATE: 6 & 7 GR. 4-H CAMP… June 6&7

4 & 5 GR. 4-H CAMP… June 7&8

4-H STATE CONFERENCE … June 26-28

MITCHELL CO. FAIR…. July 31—Aug. 5

Dear 4-H Families,

Apr. 15-21 is National Volunteer Week. Please be sure to thank your 4-H leaders for all

the time and effort they put in for your 4-H club. Without them, the 4-H program in

Mitchell Co. would not be possible and it would not be as great as it is!

I hope everyone has had a chance to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather we have

had. Now is a great time to set goals for what you and your family would like to accom-

plish in 4-H this year. Be sure to write down your goals. Statistics show you are more

likely to accomplish your goals if you write them down! You can keep track of what your

goals are and what you have done in your 4-H record book. Remember to take pictures

along the way to include with your records too.

Speaking of 4-H record keeping, we had a fantastic turn out at the 4-H Record Book

Workshop last week. The following youth, along with parents attended:

Ryan Adams, Alex Baldwin, Gage Belz, Destini Blake, Melanie Bye, Nolan Byrnes,

Thomas Church, Makayla Eagen, Chris Eastman, Erik Gerdts, Chase Halbach, Morgan

Heinen, Whitney Hemann, Brecken Huisman-Buringrud, Kalyn Jensen, Sam Juenger,

Emma Klapperich, Kate Mostek, Makayla Mostek, Erica Nasstrom, Preston Pollard,

Josie Popp, Emma Retterath, Jack Sievert, Noah Sletten, Joe Theis, Ryan Wagner,

and Zoe Wynohrad.

Sincerely,

Tracy Scharper Mitchell Co. 4-H & Youth Coordinator

4-H VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

Date: Sun., Apr. 29th

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Place: St. Ansgar Middle School The St. Ansgar Believers 4-H Club will be holding their annual 4-H Volleyball Tournament on Sun., Apr. 29th at the St. Ansgar Middle School. Mark it on your calendars now to save the date. More information will be going out to the 4-H club leaders in the future.

CALLY’S CAUSE TOTE WORKSHOP

Date: Wed., Apr. 11th

Time: 1—5 p.m.

Place: Osage High School

As a leadership project, Cally Niess will be putting this workshop on for 4th—12th gr. members.

See enclosed flyer for details. Space is limited to the first 10 to sign up!

The 4-H County Council members sponsored a dance as a fundraiser for the Mitchell Co. Food Bank on Sun., Mar. 18th at the VFW. Thanks to the youth in the community, the 4-H County Council collected 237 items that they donated to the Mitchell County Food Bank. Over 130 youth attended the dance. The following 4-H County Council members as-sisted in helping out at the dance: Drew Bellairs, Sam Bellairs, Izak Christensen, Hannah Cross, Erica Eastman, Jenna Hanson, Tyler Havel,

Megan Huftalin, Brandon Klaes, Jesse Klaes, Katie, Klaes, Laura Klaes, Darin Koch, Leo Kruse, Ralee Kruse, Roni Kruse, Lucas Maakestad, Hailey Meitner, Ryan Randall, Thomas Randall, Tyler Randall, Cole Riley, Ben Schwarting, Emily Sullivan, Ashley Uthe, Taylor Uthe, Ben Weis, Sydney Williams, Casey Zuehl. We would like to thanks Tedd and Vicki Maakestad for helping chaperone and the VFW for donating their facil-ity.

ST. PAT’S 4-H DANCE & FOOD BANK FUNDRAISER

The 4-H Multi-Project Workshop was held on Sun., Mar 25th at the United Church of Christ in Osage. The following 4-H Mitchell County Council members did a great job helping and presenting at this workshop: Sam Bellairs, Hannah Cross, Kara Miller, Madeline Miller, Ryan Randall, Thomas Randall, Emily Sullivan and Sydney Williams. The 4-H members who partici-pated in the workshop were: Alex Baldwin, Collin Brumm, Paige Brumm, Melanie Bye, Nolan Byrnes, Brecken Huisman-

Buringrud, Kit Krebsbach, Abbie Kulow, Sarah Phelps, Julia Ring-hofer, Brooke Scharper, Sammi Scharper, Noah Sletten, Paige Smith, Sawyer Smith, Joe Theis, Madie Wagner, Zoe Wynohrad and Hanna Zuehl. Special thanks go out to Bradford Bisbee, Burt Hogan, Bill Huebsch and Pam Schaefer-Smith, for their willing-ness to share their time and talents with the youth in Mitchell County.

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4-H Helps Youth Develop Life Skills

4-H has a lot to offer with the biggest being helping youth develop life skills.

Life Skills include…

Decision Making

Goal Setting

Planning, Implementation and

Evaluating

Accepting Responsibility

Communication

Teamwork and Cooperation

Record Keeping

SWINE WEIGH-IN

Date: Fri., Apr. 13th

Time: 3:30—5:30 p.m.

Locations: Osage H.S. Vo-Ag Shop & St. Ansgar H.S. Vo-Ag Shop ● Ear tags are $1.00

● Maximum weight 55 lbs.

● Exhibitors can weigh-in 10 pigs

● Weigh-in forms will be at the sites

Letters with detailed information were sent out to youth

who have signed up for the swine project area. If you did

not receive one and intend to show pigs at the fair, please

contact the Extesnion office, 641-732-5574. The 2012

Mitchell Co. Fair will be Aug. 1-5. The swine show will be

on Saturday and it will be terminal, same as in the past. If

you have other questions or need more information feel

free to contact the Ext. office.

MARKET SHEEP WEIGH-IN

Date: Sat., May 12

Time: 8:30—10:30 a.m.

Place: Mitchell Co. Fairgrounds

Youth who are interested in

showing market sheep at the

Mitchell Co. or Iowa State fair this

summer must weigh-in their

lambs on Sat., May 12th. This will

also serve as their ID information.

Breeding sheep will need to be ID’d in the 4-H Online data

base by May 15th. Letters with detailed information were

sent out to youth who signed up for the sheep project. If you

did not receive a letter and are interested in showing sheep,

please contact the Extension office immediately.

ID ANIMALS IN 4-H ON-LINE

Deadline: May 15, 2012 This is a FIRM DEADLINE … All of the following animal species must be ID’d in the 4-H On-Line data base by May 15, 2012 to be eligible to show at the county or state fair:

BREEDING BEEF BREEDING SHEEP DAIRY CATTLE DOGS GOATS HORSES

*RABBITS— *only if planning on showing at State Fair this year

All animals need to be ID’d every year. Even if you ID’d your animal last year, you will need to do it again this year. They do not carry over.

STEPS TO ID ANIMALS ON-LINE:

go to: https://iowa.4honline.com

scroll down to... Email: Enter Family e-mail address Role: select “Family” If you know your Password: enter it If you forgot your password or never got one: Click on “send my password” Check your e-mail for your password, this can take a few minutes.

When you get to your account, click on member’s name and then click on edit Click on the Animal Tab at the top Under Add an Animal Choose the Animal Type by clicking on the arrow to the right Fill in the required information. If you need help contact the Extension office or you can go to the web site below… https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/Enrollment/help.htm About half way down the page look under: Animal ID in 4hOnline and click on: Animal ID on-line (Word or PDF) If you do not have access to a computer, please contact the Ex-tension office, 641-732-5574.

AFTERSCHOOL 4-H CLOVER KIDS

The Mitchell Co. Afterschool 4-H Clover Kid program is off and running this year!

Judy Grimm, Mitchell Co. Clover Kid program assistant, is planning fun and educational activities for

178 kids that are enrolled in the program this year. Thanks to all the youth and adult volunteers that

help out each week, the program is able to offer snacks, games, crafts and educational activities to all

the participants. The following youth are members of the 2012 Afterschool 4-H Program:

Cole Adams

Ethan Adams

Jaci Amoloja

Claudia Aschenbrenner

Rebecca Bates

Sadie Belz

Madeline Berg

Bailey Beyer

Cade Beyer

Jaidyn Beyer

Emma Blaha

Ellie Bobinet

Eric Bobinet

Kirsten Boerjan

Kylie Boge

Lauren Bork

Natalie Bork

Samie Brandau

Ainsley Brooker

Maddie Bruesewitz

Isabelle Brumm

Kate Brumm

Nathan Brumm

Noah Buttolph

Brooke Carlson

Trenton Carlson

Dallas Carpenter

Tristan Clapp

Austin Clayton

Genasee Clayton

Hannah Clevenger

Abigail Cockrum

Maddox Cockrum

Mackenzie Cordes

Lily Dale

Jenna Dralle

Hayden Duncomb

Zachary Ekwall

Keoni Frey

Garrison Gerdts

Bodie Goddard

Justin Goodale

Tyler Goodale

John Grady

Jackson Hahn

Ashley Halbach

Brooklynn Halbach

Cael Ham

Blair Hansen

Ruby Haugebak

Nathan Havel

Cora Heeter

Eli Heeter

Alex Hemann

Emma Hicken

Kaelee Hicken

Hunter Hillman

Madison Hillman

Taylor Hillman

Elizabeth Hinders

Jessica Horgen

Justin Horgen

Olivia Huisman

Whitney Huisman

Kasey Igou

Lorne Isler

Dani Johnson

Katelyn Johnston

Maci Juenger

Mallory Juhl

Paige Kisley

Gianna Kittleson

Leo Klapperich

Lucas Kleckner

Taylor Klobassa

Hannah Kraft

Maegan Krebsbach

William Kroneman

Cael Krukow

Brenna Kruse

Cole Kuehne

Tori Kulow

Michael LaValle

Nathaniel LaValle

Carson Marcks

Maddisen Mausehund

Brennan Mayer

Katie Mayer

Olivia Mayer

Tate Mayer

Bruce McCormick

Lauryn McFarland

Connor Mehmen

Leah Merten

Max Meyer

Mikhail Meyer

Christian Michels

Noah Michels

Ben Miller

Jake Miller

Logan Mitchell

Tristan Mork

Haley Muhs

Alex Muller

Barrett Muller

Colin Muller

Gabe Muller

Grace Muller

Keaton Muller

Mac Muller

Madelynn Muller

Sydney Muller

McCain Myers

Bailey Nasstrom

Carson Nasstrom

Kyleigh Nerland

Brianna Niemeyer

Megan Niemeyer

Riley Niemeyer

Tyler Oberfoell

Mackenzie Ogden

Kaleah Pitchford

Ben Popp

Jace Popp

Chase Potter

Samuel Reams

Alexia Retterath

Aaron Roe

Hannah Roe

Mikayla Rosenberg

Daniel Rowedder

Devon Rowedder

Logan Rysavy

Austin Saltsman

Chad Saltsman

Allison Schallock

Luke Scharper

Amanda Schuessler

Ian Schwarting

Victoria Schwarting

Allison Sheffield

Ella Smith

Janie Smith

Katie Smith

Emma Soltau

Zakkary Sorenson

Carsen Sparrow

Jack Sparrow

Riley Steele

Meredith Street

Kaebre Sullivan

Micah Sullivan

Devon Swenson

Lauren Swenson

Desmund Taets

Gage Teichmeier

Connor Thome

Alexa Thyer

Andrew Thyer

Kendall Turner

Wesley Turner

Xavier Uhrmacher

Robbie Umstead

James VanQuathem

Michael VanQuathem

Murray VanQuathem

Sam Vervaecke

Ava Voaklander

Gwen Voaklander

Emma Wagner

Karlie Wagner

Allyson Wenger

Olivia Williams

Brody Wolf

Jaci Woods

Ahna Wyatt

Anna Wynohrad

Rayven Young

Carter Zobeck