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Marshall County

Clover Courier January 2018

Megan Henry

County Youth Coordinator

mehenry2@iastate.edu

641-752-1551

www.extension.iastate.edu/

marshall/

Chelsea Martens

Office Assistant /Master Gardener Coordinator

chelsea@iastate.edu

641-752-1551

www.extension.iastate.edu/marshall/

Thank you to all the families who helped the Youth Ambassadors collect

canned food items for their food drive. They collected 157 items to take to

the House of Compassion!

We are currently planning our spring programing for Marshall County 4-H

Youth. We are very excited about all of the workshops we have planned for

the spring. We hope to be sending you a spring program book very soon!

Happy Holiday,

Liscomb Lively Laborers 4-H club Youth Ambassadors canned food drive Youth Ambassadors at the Community Supper in State Center

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DATES TO REMEMBER

January January 1 OFFICE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY

January 7 Youth Ambassadors | Marshall County Extension Office | 5:00pm

January 9 Youth Development Committee | Marshall County Extension Office | 6:00pm

January 16 Horse Committee | Marshall County Extension Office | 6:00pm

January 18 Annual Volunteer/Leader Training | Marshall County Extension Office | 6:00pm

January 27 Judges Training | Reining Center in Toledo | 9:15am-3:30pm

January 29 Fair Superintendents Meeting | Marshall County Extension Office | 6:00pm

February February 1 State Recognition Award Applications due

February 1 State 4-H Scholarships due

February 1 Market Beef needs to be ID on 4-H Online

February 4 Youth Ambassadors | Marshall County Extension Office | 5:00pm

February 13 New Member Meeting | Marshall County Extension Office | 6:00-8:00pm

February 17 Home Improvement Workshop | Marshall County Extension Office | 9:00am-12:00pm

February 21 Mock Interviews for State Awards | 5:30-7:00pm | Marshall County Extension Office

Liscomb and Albion 4-H Clubs went caroling in several

locations for their December 4-H meeting. Liscomb also

spent their day making fruit bags.

Marshalltown Trailblazers collected hats and mittens

for the House of Compassion at their December 4-H

Meeting.

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4-H Youth Ambassadors The Marshall County

Youth Ambassadors

collected 157 items of

canned food items in just

over a month’s time. They

chose to donate these

items to their local House

of Compassion. Four

Youth Ambassadors were

present when the items were taken to the House of

Compassion on December 15th. The House of

Compassion is a soup kitchen, supply closet, and client

assistance program in Marshalltown. They serve anyone

whose income is under 133% of federal poverty level. The

Youth Ambassadors have done this canned food drive for

several years now.

The Marshall County

Youth Ambassadors

served the Community

Cupboard Dinner in

State Center for St.

Joesph’s church on

December 18th. They served around 40 people and were

able to donate extra food that they had to the food pantry

at the church. This was a great opportunity for the youth to

organize an event and to contribute to the community.

Beef Bits

Happy New Year! WOW! You all have wonderful projects

for the coming year! Thank you for making the beef weigh

in run so smoothly. Remember that if anyone didn't have

their breed information with them on a registered steer at

weigh in, please get that info to Jodi ASAP. We want to be

sure to have it correct before the due date. We will let you

know when you can verify your beef projects. When it is

time to do so, please go in to 4-H Online and verify your

information (make sure tags, weight, and breed

information is correct). If ALL your information is correct,

then you can click verified. BUT, please make sure ALL

information is entered correctly before verifying the

information. If you have questions, please give Jodi or the

extension office a call.

Winter Beef Expo - February 11-18. All Iowa Junior Beef

Breed Associations (IJBBA) expo entries are due by Feb

1st. NO late entries will be accepted. You can do this

online by going to the IJBBA web site. Please mark your

calendar and make sure you meet that deadline if you are

planning showing your animal(s).

If any youth are interested in going to the National Iowa

Youth Beef Conference, there is more information on the

next page.

-Jodi Brenniman

Marshall County Beef Committee

Sheep Weigh In

Sheep weigh in will be on May 6th at the fairgrounds. It will

be held from 1:00pm-3:30pm. If you have any questions

you can contact the sheep committee.

-Joe Baker Sheep Committee

Francis Dunn/Marshall County Pork

Producers Scholarships $500

This scholarship is for High School Seniors and/or current

students enrolled in CALS (College of Agriculture and Life

Sciences) .

The scholarship requires that you are a resident of

Marshall County and attending ISU CALS.

Scholarship applications are due: January 10, 2018

Contact Lisa Peterson for application.

plpeterson@partnercom.net

515-291-0411 -Lisa Peterson

Swine Committee

BINGO!

It's back! Bingo will be in the Activity Building at the

Central Iowa Fairgrounds on Sunday, January 7th, and

Sunday, January 21st, starting at 2 pm on both dates.

Remember that all money made will go into the CIF 4-H/

FFA Scholarship fund. So please come out and support

this great cause. Cash prizes, door prizes and wonderful

concessions with cold beverages are provided. All children

must have a parent with them. Don't miss out on all this

fun! Bring the family out for the afternoon. Thank you.

-Jodi Brenniman

Central Iowa Fairboard

State Recognition Awards

If you are interested in applying for a State Recognition

award you can go to https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/

recognition-opportunities for more information and to get

the application.

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Volunteer to be a Tri-County Junior 4-H Camp Teen Counselors & Adult Volunteers

Teens 16 and older (by August 7, 2018) and adults are needed to make the 2018 Tri-County Junior 4-H Camp a

success. Leadership and communication skills, lots of enthusiasm, a desire to work with youth in a camping setting and

willingness to put in long days are qualities needed for the roles.

Counselor and adult training will be August 7th and camp will be held August 8-10th at the Boone YMCA

Camp. Application forms are available at www.extension.iastate.edu/boone/news/tri-county-jr-4-h-camp. Counselor

application deadline is February 15 and adult application deadline is July 1. Direct questions to Annette

Brown, annbrown@iastate.edu.

Tri-County Junior 4-H Camp Planning Meeting

Do you want to decide the 2018 Tri-County Junior Camp theme and some of the activities and meals? The planning

meeting will be February 26th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at the Boone County Extension and Outreach office, 1327 SE

Marshall Street in Boone.

Youth in 4th-6

th grades and teen counselors are invited to this meeting. Pizza will be provided. RSVP to Annette Brown,

camp coordinator, if you plan to attend: annbrown@iastate.edu.

Annette Brown

-Tri County Camp Coordinator

Hacks and Hounds

January 13th: Meeting 10:00am at the

Marshall County Extension Office

February 10th: Meeting 10:00am at the

Marshall County Extension Office

March 10th: Meeting 10:00am location TBA

Contact Erin if you have any last minute

instructions. Erin’s cellphone number is

641-485-8548

-Erin Calkins & Rebecca Gimzo

Dog Superintendents

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Youth Development Committee

January 9, 6:30pm, Marshall County Extension Office

Youth Development Committee is open to anyone who has a passion for youth and wishes to be a part of the

programming in Marshall County. We encourage participation from every club in the county, with at least one person

from every club being represented. If you would be interested in serving on this committee, please contact Megan

Henry at mehenry2@iastate.edu

Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA)

May, 2nd 6:00-8:00pm, Marshall County Extension Office

WHAT: FSQA teaches youth to be safe and effective animal handlers in order to

provide safe food to be consumed by the general population. WHO: ALL EXHIBITORS who

show a livestock species must have FSQA training completed by May 15th in order to show

at County and State Fair. If you do not know if you have completed FSQA, call the

Extension Office and we can let you know.

Judges Training

Are you interested in becoming a 4-H judge? We want to help! Consider attending 4-H Exhibit Judge Training

on January 27th, 2018 from 9:15 am – 3:30 pm at the Reinig Center in Toledo (1007 Prospect Drive, Toledo IA

52342). Throughout the day, participants will enjoy learning from ISU Extension and Outreach staff as well as current

4-H judges as they are provided with the information and resources needed to properly evaluate exhibits while

educating and encouraging 4-H’ers.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete the registration process by January 16th, 2018. This may

be done online at www.extension.iastate.edu/boone/content/4-h-exhibit-judge-training or by completing

the Registration Form. The registration fee of $45 will be utilized to cover program supplies, snacks and lunch.

For more information, please contact Annette Brown, ISU Extension and Outreach Youth Program Specialist, at

515-432-3882 or via email at annbrown@iastate.edu

Iowa 4-H Foundation Scholarships for 2018

The Iowa 4-H Foundation has announced applications are available for the 4-H scholarship program with over 90

scholarship opportunities to be awarded valued at over $100,000. A complete list of scholarships, eligibility, helpful

hints, instructions, and applications are available online. Online deadline is 11:50 PM, February 1, 2018. Questions or

concerns, please contact Mary Clancy, 712-830-1321. Mary will be in contact with county offices regarding specific

opportunities and applicant eligibility for their 4-H'ers.

Spring 2018 DuPont Pioneer Seed Grant for Iowa 4-H Club Community Improvement

Projects

Objective of these grants is to stimulate local 4-H clubs in Iowa to plan and carry out community improvement

activities by providing "seed money" needed to make the projects successful. Applications are due in County

Extension and Outreach Offices by January 16, 2018 and should then be forwarded to the State 4-H Office before or

by January 30.

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A Trees Forever Workshop opportunity for youth:

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Iowa State University

Marshall County Extension & Outreach

2608 S 2nd St

Marshalltown, IA 50158

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