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4-H RAP SHEET DECEMBER 2012

FREMONT COUNTY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH

Calendar & Deadlines

State Recognition Opportunities

Market Beef Weigh In

Agriculture Project Opportunity

CLUB Attendance Challenge

Lancers Save the Date

Baby Sitter/Child Care Course

Project Ideas

Camera Corps

Items in Newsletter

The Extension office will be closed

for the following Holidays:

Monday Dec. 24, Tuesday, Dec. 25 and Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013

There is a lot of information regarding the

2012-13 4-H year and upcoming events! If

you have information or pictures for the RAP

SHEET, please send: sharris@iastate.edu

The Fremont County Extension Office

would like to invite all 4-H families

to stop by the open house honoring Anne Chambers.

On Friday, Dec. 7, from 2-5 p.m. at the Office.

Anne has been with the office for 40 years in December!

She will officially retire Dec. 31, 2012.

Cards may be sent to Anne at the office:

PO Box 420, Sidney, IA 51652

Stop by that afternoon and thank Anne for her years

of service and helping with 4-H!!!

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Calendar of Local, State, National Events PLEASE PAY ATTENTION

TO DEADLINES!

DECEMBER 1 IOWA 4-H State Recognition Applications

available at the office or online 7 OPEN HOUSE FOR ANNE !!!! 8 Babysitting Class for 4th-8th graders 9 COUNTY COUNCIL at office 5:30 p.m. 27 Market Beef Weigh In @ Vet Clinic

JANUARY 5 Babysitting Class Graduation 31 Jr. Cattle Feeder IDs Due All month— Review Iowa 4-H State Recognition applications

FEBRUARY 4-H Camping Center 2013 Camp Registration Open Online 1 IOWA 4-H State Recognition Applications

due to the STATE OFFICE 8-9 State 4-H Volunteer Retreat 23 4-H and Lancers Hockey Game

MARCH ? County Council—Jr. Overnight ? Swine Weigh In

APRIL Sheep and Goat Weigh In

JUNE 7-9 WAUBONSIE 4-H Horse Camp

JULY 16-22 Fremont County Fair

AUGUST 8-18 Iowa State Fair

YOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL: Meets 2nd Sunday

of the month at 5:30 p.m., Extension Office.

FREMONT COUNTY FAIR BOARD: Meets

Monthly on 2nd Monday of the month.

YOUTH COMMITTEE: Meets on the 2nd Sunday

at 6:30 p.m. at the Extension Office.

EXTENSION COUNCIL: Meets monthly on the

last Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

MONTHLY MEETING DATES FOR

FREMONT COUNTY 4-H CLUBS

FREMONT COUNTY FLETCHINGS: meets the 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Extension Office or “Whipple Range.”

SILVER SKYLARKS: meet first Sunday of the month, High School in Sidney at 6:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON P.E.P.: meet third Sunday of the month, Kornerstone Kids in Hamburg at 4:30 p.m.

W.M.P.: Monthly Club Meeting is third Sunday of the month in Farragut at the Nishnabotna High School concourse area at 5 p.m.

RIVERSIDE ROCKETS: Meet on third Wednesday at Randolph Fire House beginning at 7 p.m.

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

2013 4-H State Recognition Day

Application materials for State 4-H Project Awards, National 4-H Congress, Na-tional 4-H Conference, and State 4-H Council must be received on site or post-marked no later than February 1, 2013 for consideration.

Recognition Day will be held Saturday, March 23 on the Iowa State University campus

Interviewing Tips

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4hfiles/RecogState34InterviewingTips.pdf

State 4-H Recognition Organizing and Designing Your Application Materials

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4hfiles/RecogState2933SupportMaterial.pdf

College Scholarships H.S. seniors and college undergraduates or

selected scholarships Due in State 4-H Office-TBD Selection at State level Scholarship Application See Scholarship Guidelines National 4-H Conference April 5 to 10, 2014, at National 4-H Center Grade 9-11 at time of application Application must be received or postmarked

by February 1, 2013. Interview March 23, 2013 Evaluation & interview at State level. (Participation contingent upon available funding

in 2013-14) Application questions and up to 2 pages of

support material See application for format National 4-H Congress Nov 29 to Dec 3, 2013 Grade 10-11 at time of application Application must be received or postmarked

by February 1, 2013. Interview March 23, 2013 Evaluation & interview at State level. Participation contingent upon available funding

in 2013 Application questions and up to 2 pages of

support material See application for format

State 4-H Council Serve on Council June 2013-2014 Grade 10-11 at time of application Application must be received or postmarked by February 1, 2013. Interview March 23, 2013 Evaluation & interview at State level. 40 selected with geographic disbursement considered Application questions and up to 2 pages of support

material (see application for format) State Project Awards $100 tentative award (TBD) Grade 9-12 at time of application Application must be received or postmarked by February 1, 2013. Interview March 23, 2013 Evaluation & interview at State level. Awards are not limited to one per project. Application questions and up to 2 pages of support

material (see application for format) *Can submit no more than 2 project areas/yr *Can win only one state project award/yr *Can win project area one time only

Please mail applications to: 4-H Recognition, Extension 4-H Youth Bldg-ISU, Ames IA 50011-3630. For more infor-mation on recognition opportunities and awards, please contact the new 4-H Recognition Day coordinator, Cayla Taylor- cayla@iastate.edu, 515-294-1877.

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4hfiles/RecogState34InterviewingTips.pdfhttp://www.extension.iastate.edu/4hfiles/RecogState2933SupportMaterial.pdfmailto:cayla@iastate.edu

4-H PLEDGE

I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE,

AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.

MARKET BEEF WEIGH-IN

ALL 4-H AND FFA MARKET BEEF MUST BE WEIGHED AND IDENTIFIED WITH AN OFFICIAL 4-H EAR TAG.

FREMONT COUNTY will weigh and tag ALL market beef Thursday, Dec. 27, 1:15 to 3:15

p.m. at the Vet Clinic in Sidney. All market beef animals that will be exhibited as Fremont

County 4-H or FFA Projects in 2013 must be weighed on Dec. 27 , 2012.

All 4-H members interested in showing beef at the Iowa

State Fair must notify the Extension Office by Dec. 20 to

schedule a retinal imaging scan. ALSO, all market beef

animals to be exhibited at Ak-Sar-Ben must have hair

sample pulled for DNA analysis or have retinal image.

Agriculture Project Opportunity

Herbicide Resistant Weed Issues December 20 in Red Oak at the Red Coach Inn

There is NO COST to attend this program!

AMES, Iowa – In response to expanding problems associated with herbicide weeds, weed specialists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will address the issue. The meeting will provide information about causes of herbicide-resistant weed populations and objectively evaluate weed management programs currently used in Iowa, and provide support for development of durable weed management programs.

Registration at each location opens at 8:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 9 a.m. and concluding with a noon meal. There is no cost to attend this program; however advance reg-istration is appreciated for meeting logistics and lunch counts. Additional information regard-ing the program and online registration is available at www.aep.iastate.edu/weeds.

4-H’ers are encourage to attend!

http://www.aep.iastate.edu/weeds

4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH

ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE 2012 -2013

The County Council, supported by the Youth Committee, is once again

sponsoring the ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE for Fremont County 4-H Clubs!

Attendance at club meetings will be tracked from October 2012 to June 2013. The club

with the highest percentage of its members present at those meetings will receive a special

award at the 2013 Fremont County Fair.

Participation in 4-H is more than just enrolling and showing up for fair

Members need to attend meetings to help make decisions

To get important information about 4-H activities and opportunities

To participate in service activities

To learn, grow, and develop individually

To socialize with other members and families

The answer lies within you!

We need to give all we can to the 4-H program – and we will get much more in return!

2 0 1 3 4 - H L a n c e r s G a m e a n d N e w T - S h i r t

SAVE THE DATE 4th Annual 4-H Night with the Lancers 2012

Join Region 17

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Omaha Lancers vs. Sioux Falls Stampede

7:05pm Ralston Arena

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

Project Areas: Leadership and Child Development

26 sign up for BABY SITTER/ CHILD CARE CLASS !

When: Babysitting Course—December 8th, 9:00-3:00 Graduation & Optional CPR Class—January 5th, 1:30

Where: Fremont County ISU Extension & Outreach Office, Sidney

Why: Participants will learn about child development, safety, first aid, food & nutrition, business management, and more, all in prep-aration for being a GREAT BABYSITTER!

Lunch, snacks and course book will be provided.

Project Ideas

This Holiday Season think about ways you have begun a

project without even knowing it! Is there a question or

problem that needs solved?

Maybe you made a craft or other art work at school or church and you don’t know

what to do with it? Did you learn about a favorite Christmas Carol or special percus-

sion instrument and don’t know what to do with all that information? What can you

do next and make it a project?

Ask Mandy or Susan at the office or your Club Leaders to help you

turn something you are already doing into a project for 2013 Fair!

HINT: Ask a question first! Then investigate and research all the ways to answer the question.

Choose which answer you will use.

Finally, determine the project area the answer falls under!

GOOD LUCK and make a lasting impact!

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Media Choice photography honor—Camera Corps

Fremont County 4-H’er Jessica Lowthorp was select-ed as the Media Choice award winner at the 2012 4-H Camera Corps Gallery Exhibition in Des Moines.

Jessica Lowthorp of Sidney, a member of the Silver Sky-larks 4-H club, has participated in Camera Corps for two years. Her photo of a couple holding hands was selected by a panel of 12 representatives from the Des Moines area media community as the photo they felt was not only of high quality, but also best represented the Camera Corps theme.

Iowa Camera Corps is a statewide 4-H program for youth interested in photography. Each year, one main topic is as-signed, with smaller assignments, keeping with the theme, are handed out.

This year’s main topic was “American Life” and Lowthorp’s photo was taken as part of the “hands” special assignment.

Lowthorp, a junior at Sidney High School, chose to photo-graph mature hands for her photo assignment. The award was chosen prior to the exhibition reception in October, and

was identified throughout the exhibition with a commemorative ribbon.

The camera was given to her during the Silver Skylarks family night Nov. 17. Lowthorp’s hands photo was one of three she had on display at the gallery showing in Des Moines.

Because she was a 2012 award winner,

Lowthorp also received a Cannon T-3 digital

SLR camera, SD card and camera case.

2013 Camera Corps

Mitch Hoyer, Program Specialist for Iowa 4-H Youth Development, says plans are underway for the 2013 Camera Corps season!

Final plans, format, theme, and other information will be availa-ble after Jan. 1, 2013!

Look for more information next month!

OUR VISION A WORLD IN WHICH YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN, GROW, AND WORK TOGETHER AS CATALYSTS FOR POSTIVE CHANGE

Silver Skylarks Family Night

The Silver Skylarks held their Family Night on Nov. 17 at the Sidney High School. Before the event, mem-bers meet to decorate and cook the meal! Part of the evening included the installation of officers and recognition of new members. Other activities involved “Guess who’s eyes” and regular business meeting.

Club officers are: President—Jessica Lowthorp, Vice President—Kalista Schroeder, Secretary Jolean McClane and Daniel Whitehead, Treasurer—Mallory Beard and Flag Bearer Gillian Schroeder.

Fremont County 4-H Volunteers Participate in Training

4-H Adult volunteers and staff participated in training on Saturday, November 10th at the Carson Community Center in Carson, Iowa. Volunteers spent the day learning tools to un-derstand and work successfully with youth as 4-H Club Leaders, Project Leaders and Clover Kid (K-3) Program Leaders with the Iowa 4-H Program. Attending the training from FREMONT County were: Kathy Hemphill, Heidi Lowthorp, Tracey Schroeder, Silvers Skylarks; Scott Lowthorp and Carrie Ross, Fremont County Fletchings; Angie Alley, Riverside Rock-ets; Sarah Martin, W.M.P.; and volunteers Deb Webb, Mandy Maher, and Susan Harris.

Sarah describes how 4-H’ers can have opportunities for MASTERY within the youth development program.

Tracey shares a list of traits repre-senting ways 4-H’ers can learn INDEPENDENCE within the youth development program.