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4-H YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES…….

Workshop, clinics and

shows……...

Extension Calendar…….

Fair ………

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MONROE COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER

Club Meeting Reminders Please make sure that you are attending your monthly 4-H club meetings. The meet-

ings offer a lot of important information regarding upcoming events and is a great way

to network with your fellow club members! If you need any project literature please

contact the Extension Office. We can provide you with some great educational piec-

es to help you put together a presentation and even a project for the 2014 Monroe

County 4-H & FFA Fair.

Autumn Denato MONRE COUNTY EXTENSION County Youth Coordinator adenato@iastate.edu 641-932-5612

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Rabbit & poultry pancake fundraiser Club fun!

MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

4-H PHOTO CAMP at the Iowa 4-H Center

4-H YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES

4-H YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES

CLOTHING & COMMUNICATIONS EVENT

College of Design Workshops and Camps

CLOTHING & COMMUNICATIONS EVENT

Young people grades 7-12 in the 2013-14 school year have the opportunity to participate in PHOTO CAMP in Elm Village at the Iowa 4-H Center near Madrid. 4-H’ers and non 4-H’ers are welcome. 4-H Photo camp is de-signed to give kids, 7th through 12th grades, the oppor-tunity to learn the basics and techniques of photography, while having a great time! Held in June at the beautiful Iowa 4-H Center near Madrid, Iowa, campers will learn from qualified professional photographers, and then get the chance to try out their new skills themselves.

The three-day event places emphasis on landscapes, close-ups, composition, and people photography, as well as painting with light, and other special effects. Both point-

&-shoot and adjustable SLR camera operation are cov-ered, as well as a complete section on computerized digi-tal photographic enhancement. Field trips in the past have included the ISU campus, Ledges State Park, the Iowa Arboretum, Reiman Gardens, The Bonebright Memorial Armory, and much more! The dates are June 16-18. Cost for this camp is $180 prior to May 1st – Late FEE $200 after May 1st. Registration forms are posted on line web-site: www.jholst.net/fourhphotocamp/. Contact Dave En-triken for more information (dfe1943@yahoo.com).

The College of Design at Iowa State University is pleased to offer a se-ries of ExploreDesign! and Design Innovation workshops for middle and high school students and two Design Condensed camp tracks for high school students this summer. The one-day Explore Design! and two-and-one-half day Design Innovation workshops are open to students entering sixth grade through recent high school graduates. A variety of workshops are planned throughout the month of June with different topics to choose from to fit each student’s area of interest. A complete schedule is available online. For more information or to register for any of these workshops, go to the ISU College of Design Youth Programs website at http://www.design.iastate.edu/YouthPrograms/workshops.php. Registra-tion deadlines are the Friday prior to the start of each workshop (May 30,

June 6, June 13).

Design Condensed is a one-week residential camp (June 22-28) for students entering 10th grade through recent high school graduates. It is

designed to let participants experience what it is like to be in college. Students will spend their days in the College of Design taking a series of college-structured courses. They will spend their evenings at the Iowa 4-H Center in Madrid. The Design Condensed Camp offers two tracks for students to choose from: Digital Media and Design: Constructing Narra-tives, 3D Modeling and Motion Graphics; and Environment and Spaces: Design for Interiors, Architectures, Landscapes and Products. While on campus, campers create hands-on design projects and interact with col-lege students and design professionals. The camp will culminate Saturday morning at the College of Design with a gallery show of the students’ work

and a reception for family and friends.

For more information and to register, go to the ISU College of Design Youth Programs website at http://www.design.iastate.edu/

YouthPrograms/camps.php. Registration deadline is Friday, May 30.

The Clothing and Communications Judging Event is scheduled for Tues-

day, July 8th at the Trinity United Methodist Church. It will begin at 1:00

p.m. and the plan is to have all judging completed by 6:00 p.m. It is not

too early to start shopping for that great Clothing Selection Outfit!

Please don’t forget the $15.00 Challenge Class when you are thrift

shopping or stopping by some great garage sales! FASHION REVUE is

a fun 4-H project and a great opportunity to make an article of clothing to

wear. The possibilities are endless! The 2014 Clothing Committee con-

sists of Leah Bachman and Marion Martinez. Each member intending

on participating in this event needs to stop by or call the Extension Office

to sign up for an appropriate time slot. The deadline for signing up is

Thursday, July 3rd. Don’t miss out on these great project areas! .

The Communications project ideas are endless! Keep in mind that any presentation that you gave at your club meeting would make a great project! The fairbook has specific information regarding the various types of presentations that you could participate in. Like EDUCATION-AL PRESENTATION ,WORKING EXHIBIT & SHARE-THE-FUN ask any past presenter and they will tell you how easy it really is, how much fun they had and that it is not as hard as it looks. The Monroe County Fairboard is again offering an additional premium in the amount of $10.00 for each communication presentation given at the Monroe Coun-ty Fair! The Communications Committee is headed by Annette Sci-eszinski, Each member intending on participating in this event needs to stop by or call the Extension Office to sign up for an appropriate time slot. The deadline for signing up is Thursday, July 3rd, Come and join

in on the fun!

MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ...

FAIR

FAIR

EXHIBIT BUILDING INFORMATION

The first of June brings a lot of information regarding the

Monroe County 4-H & FFA Fair. Members must meet

certain requirements to be eligible for exhibition. Some

livestock areas have special requirements that must be

followed. You must be a currently Active 4-H member

enrolled on 4honline , your membership fees must have

been paid. you must complete the 6 Hour Form that is

included in this newsletter( please make sure that it is fill

out correctly). It should be completed and returned to the

Extension Office by Thursday, July 3rd. Below is the com-

plete list that must be done prior to exhibition. Please

check with the extension Office to see if all have been

completed.

Active Enrollment on 4honline (before May 15th )

4-H membership fee paid (before May 15th )

Signed 6 Hour Form (by July 3rd )

Livestock stall request turned into you club leader

(before July 3rd)

Animal Care/Disclosure Forms (Drug Affidavits)

All meat production animal exhibitors must have a cur-

rent FSQA Certification on file. This includes ALL Beef,

Sheep, Swine, Goats, Rabbits & Poultry. All swine exhibi-

tors must present a Premise ID # to be eligible to sell live-

stock at the Fair Auction! Horse Exhibitors must have

attended 2 clinics. Dog Exhibitors must have attended 1

indoor workshop and 4 outdoor workshop sessions. All

Livestock must have been entered and animal identifi-

cation done on 4honline prior to May 15th, this includes

Rabbit, Poultry , Pets, Dogs and Cat .

Now is the time to verify that you have met all require-

ments and all steps are completed and on file!

FAIR TIME IS TOO LATE TO VERIFY YOUR ELIGIBIL-

ITY!

Monroe County Fair Dates

July 24-July 28 2014

Photography—Members can bring no more than 12 exhibits.

Food & Nutrition— Challenge Class Recipe is

Baked pastry shell- This recipe would be a great project for all 4

-H members to make and have some fun with!

Fair Class Changes— Just a reminder...Please review the class

changes. Please review the 2014 Monroe County 4-H & FFA

fairbook to see the changes within your chosen project areas,

and age groups.

4-H Poster Exhibits— themes for this year: 4-H is…, Join 4-H ,

“Ticket To Success ” and “Nothing Compares”

Consider something new for 2014 as an exhibit entry for

The Monroe County 4-H & FFA fair. The fairbook is availa-

ble on the county website for your convenience.

www.extension.iastate.edu/monroe and on your 4honline

family home page

There is a lot of valuable information in the fairbook ! There

is definitely something for everyone! Put your talents on

display in the Exhibit Building for 2014 and have it become

your…”Ticket To Success ” !

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Attention State Fair 4-H Livestock/Horticulture Exhibitors:

IOWA STATE FAIR

The 2014 State Fair 4-H Livestock

Entry Process is in 4hOnline this

year.

Please read the following for VERY important

details

State Fair 4-H entry is for members who have com-

pleted 5th grade and above

Login to your 4hOnline account to register for this year's

State Fair 4-H Livestock & Horticulture shows

Go to the 4-H State Fair Livestock page, where you

will find all the important documents to help you

complete the process under the "Entry & Forms"

column, including:

Link to the 4hOnline login site

Paper Entry Form (for those who may not have

4hOnline access, or may want to write down their

entries first before logging in to 4hOnline)

Family Help Sheet - VERY IMPORTANT; Print or

view this first as it will walk you through the entire

4hOnline entry process

Exhibitors: Your spring regional weigh-in only nominated

your pigs for eligibility. You, too, must make actual State

Fair 4-H entry Swine. One last reminder that any ani-

mals (except poultry) that are exhibited at the Iowa

State Fair must have been identified in 4hOnline by

May 15

(some rabbit exceptions), and if you are exhibiting

any animals other than dogs and horses, you must

have a current FSQA certification record in

4hOnline. Please call the county office to make ar-

rangements if your FSQA certification is not current.

Be sure to check back on the State Fair 4-H Live-

stock page often for all your important infor-

mation: Exhibitor Letters

Drug Affidavits

2014 Premium Book

Exhibitor Ticket Order Form

Species-related announcements and updates

Please check you email for more

up and coming information

4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH

Updates

FAIR FORMS AVAILABLE FAIR T-SHIRTS ID ON LINE

Just a reminder regarding show ring

dress...Exhibitors must wear a white

blouse, shirt or a official T-shirt with

sleeves and the 4-H or FFA emblem be

present. This dress code is for all exhibi-

tors and all livestock shows including

dog, cat, and rabbit. THERE ARE NO

EXCEPTIONS! To get this years 4-H and

FFA fair t-shirt, please visit Family Shoe on

the square in Albia. They should be ready

sometime the of June. You can also order

from the 4-H Source Book at www.4-

Hmall.org All exhibitors selling livestock

at the Fair Sale are strongly encouraged

to wear show ring dress. This is an im-

portant night at the fair and your appear-

ance is very important. Thank you!

The Extension Office is the place to visit in

June! All entry tags, project sheets, (fair

books are available on the web page )and

required project documents will be available

starting June 15th, Some examples of re-

quired project documents are, but not limited

to: Photography Label; Clothing Event Re-

port Forms; Poster Entry Form; Exhibit

Building Schedules; Exhibit Building Project

Entry Forms; Communications Project Re-

port Forms…the list is endless! Most of the

forms listed above are also available on line

in word document for your convenience at

www.extension.iastate.edu Please contact

the Extension Office if you have any ques-

tions or need help filling out any of the

forms.

All animals must be identified on 4h on line. All livestock (beef, includ-ing bucket calves and bucket calves +1, Cow/Calf, sheep, swine, goats, dogs, cats, rabbits, poultry and horses must be identified on 4h on line by May 15. You will not be able to access the add “animal” tab after 4:30 p.m. on May 15th. Help is available at the Extension Office. For your convenience you can get help sheets with step by steps instructions

on how to do this by going to http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/enrollment/help.htm then go to- Animal

ID in 4hOnline, then click on-, Animal ID on-line (word or PDS) Please make sure that your animals are identified by May 15th or you will not

be able to exhibit your animals.

POULTRY WORKSHOP RABBIT & POULTRY EXHIBITORS DOG CLINICS

This year all rabbits and poultry will be

entered into their appropriate classes on

Thursday, July 24th at check-in time in the

cage area. The rabbits and poultry need

to arrive to the fairgrounds on Thursday,

July 24th. The show has been scheduled

to begin at 8:30 a.m. on the East side of

the new rabbit and poultry exhibit building

(old sheep barn) on Saturday July 27th.

WILL BE…. June 14 from

11:00 am to 12:30 pm. The work-shop will be held on the fair-grounds. If you have any ques-tions please contact your Poultry superintendent Brenda Hatfield at 641-946-7604

The Dog Clinic schedule is posted

on 4H online. If you have any ques-

tions about the dog clinics please call

your Dog Superintendents' Rob and

Krista Farnum @ 641-932-8022 First

Outdoor meeting/clinic Monday May

5 from 6-7 pm and will be at the

Monroe County Fairgrounds. Please

have your vet sheets completed and

signed by the vet.

Dog show will be on July 24th at 8:30

am this year.

Updates

4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH

Updates

Want to be a 4-H Trend Spotter? Firefly Watch

How do I join?

If you think this program sounds like it was made for you, please email trendspotter@4-H.org with your name, age, and a few sen-tences of why you would like to join.

Anything else I should know?

After one year of participation we will send you some free 4-H Gear. If we end up pro-ducing your idea, Jane Angelich, the Vice President of the 4-H Mall, will write a college admission letter of recommendation for you.

What are Trend Spotters?

4-H Trend Spotters are the next generation of style, fashion, and 4-H in their communi-ties. We want 4-H youth to be the eyes and ears of the 4-H Mall with your friends, family, and fellow club members.

What do I have to do?

The 4-H Mall is always striving to introduce amazing new products, and no one knows more about what 4-H'ers want than 4-H'ers themselves. All we need is for you to send us one product idea per month based on specific themes coming from our team. Product suggestions can be original ideas or existing products that you think would be cool with a clover on them. if we decided to make it, you will be involved in the design process from start to finish, and you'll get that product free to show off to your friends and family!

Remember spotting the first fire-flies of summer? Or seeing a fire-fly meadow or watching them from your cabin porch? Perhaps you even tried catching them in a ma-son jar? Observing fireflies is a magical summer activity. Did you know that many fireflies are disap-pearing? Firefly Watch combines an annual summer evening ritual with scientific research and helps scientists find out why fireflies are disappearing. Your 4-H club and 4-Hmembers can get involved in this project of the Museum of Sci-ence in Boston while learning about fireflies at https://legacy.mos.org/fireflywatch/.

FAIR LIVESTOCK INFO PREMIUMS FAIR UPDATES INFO

All fair premiums’ will be paid at

the same time on Monday

AFTER fairground/building

cleanup. Monday the last day

of the Fair.

KING & QUEEN CONTEST

FOR 2014! Information and

registration forms will be

available soon! Please

watch the paper and your

email for more coming infor-

mation.

All livestock on exhibition at the Mon-

roe County 4-H & FFA Fair must re-

main in their assigned stall areas each

evening (Friday, Saturday, Sunday),

between the hours of 6:00-9:00 p.m.

This is for public viewing and safety.

Please remember that each club

should have representation in the barn

during that time. All livestock will be

released @ 1:00 p.m. on Monday,

July 28th

Just a few reminders regarding the

2014 Monroe County 4-H & FFA

Fair…

The gate price for parking will be the

same as last year. The cost to park is

$5.00 per vehicle per day or $10.00

per vehicle for the entire fair. The

Friday night Grandstand entertainment

is a Tractor Pull Action and Saturday

night will be the famous Demolition

Derby! Fun for everyone!!!

Things You Can Do

4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH

Updates

DID YOU KNOW?

have more than five of, by the way). Stud-

ies have shown that the color of a food will

change how it tastes. For example, green

french fries taste “worse” than the normal

golden ones, despite the fact that the only

difference is their color. Taste as a sensa-

tion is really a concatenation of various

senses.

None of these tastes are elicited by a

single chemical. What this means is that

when something tastes “irony,” like water

emerging from a suburban labyrinth of

rusty pipes for example, we are not sens-

ing the iron with our tongues. The sensa-

tion of taste is actually a combination of

other factors like texture and most im-

portantly smell. When something tastes

like iron you are in reality smelling the

iron, which is then combined in your brain

into the “taste” of something. This also

happens with the other senses (which you

On your tongue you possess receptors

that can sense, very generally, the follow-

ing tastes:

Sweet – usually indicates energy rich

nutrients

Umami – the taste of amino acids (e.g.

meat broth or aged cheese)

Salty – allows modulating diet for electro-

lyte balance

Sour – typically the taste of acids

Bitter – allows sensing of diverse natural

toxins

SWINE INFORMATION SAVE SAVE SAVE LETTER

All swine exhibitors can bring a maxi-

mum number of 5 hogs to show at the

fair.

If you are planning on selling swine

at the Monroe County 4-H & FFA

Fair you must have a Premise ID #

on file prior to the start of the fair.

This number is a requirement by the

packers. Forms are available at the

Extension Office and can be faxed

and processed very easily. We will

gladly assist you in completing this

process. NOW IS THE TIME TO

TAKE CARE OF THIS REQUIRE-

MENT…FAIR TIME IS TOO LATE!

There will be no Newsletter in July. Please look for your SAVE SAVE SAVE letter to arrive in the mail the end of June or the first week in July. This will have VERY IMPORTANT! Information

in it and is a must read!! READ THIS LETTER VERY CAREFULLY & KEEP IT SOMEWHERE HANDY, YOU WILL LOOK AT IT MORE THAN ONCE!

If you have any questions please

call the Extension Office. At 641-

932-5612

Science Corner

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Ready…Set…Cook

Food & Nutrition Cooking Day 2014

When…..Saturday, June 7,

Monroe County Extension Office

219 B Ave West, Albia

8:00 a.m. - ???

Ready…Set…Cook

What will you be doing…

Main Dish, Salad, Side Dish, Dessert, Snack, or Other

This will be a fun event for all involved! We will be providing basic kitchen appliances and equipment (stove, oven, microwave, refrigerator, large mixer). We will provide basic ingredients (flour, salt, sugar, milk, eggs and water). All other ingredients/utensils/bowls must e b be brought from home. Registration and more detailed information is available at the Extension Office. Please sign up by May 30, and provide a copy of your recipe so that adequate materials will be available.

•Choose a recipe that is considered “ inappropriate” as a fair exhibit from the following categories:

•What other items would you serve with your chosen dish?

•Decide on your main goal

•Approximate cost to prepare chosen recipe

•Food Safety Issue?

•Prepare your equipment in advance and bring with you!

•You may bring a maximum of 3 items already prepared (example grate carrots, chopped apples, boil eggs) These should be items that are time consuming.

•Plan your stove and/or oven time period in advance

•Give estimated time of preparation

•SITE YOUR SOURCE AND PREPARE COPYRIGHT INFORMATION!