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Montgomery County 4-H Calendar

January 7: Beef Weigh-Ins; 2-3PM @ Red Oak Livestock Market

January 10: 4-H & Youth Committee; 5:30PM @ Extension Office

January 17: Red Oak Clover Kids; 5PM @ Extension Office

February 1: State 4-H Scholarship Deadline

February 2: Lancers Ticket Deadline

A Note From the Newbie! Hello! I am a recent graduate from Kansas State University where I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture. As a past Taylor County 4-Her, I understand the importance of this program and have seen the difference it makes on the development of the members. I am extremely passionate about the 4-H and I am super excited to start working with you and the Montgomery County 4-H Program! If you have any questions for me or would just like to chat, you can always reach me here.

See ya soon! - Celine B.

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Celine Beggs MONTGOMERY COUNTY EXTENSION

County Youth Coordinator cmbeggs@iastate.edu 712-623-2592 office

GREEN GAZETTE / / January 2018

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Beef Weigh-In: January 7th Beef Weigh-in will be held January 7th from 2-3 PM at Red Oak Livestock Market. If you are unable

to attend, you must contact the office for alternate options at other county weigh-ins.

For all FFA Beef: All weigh-in rules remain the same, contact the office for 4honline information

(FFA members do not have a 4honline profile)

Market Beef: Must be weighed in and verified by the 4-H’er on 4honline by February 1. State Fair

and Ak-Sar-Ben animals must be retinal scanned at weigh-in ($5 per animal fee). Animals must

receive a 4-H ear tag at weigh-in.

Pen of Three: Must be weighed in and verified by the 4-H’er on 4honline by February 1. Animals

must receive a 4-H ear tag at weigh-in.

*NEW* Pen of Three will now be housed at the fairgrounds during fair (however, these

animals are not shown in the show ring). Contact the office if you are interested or want to

know more about the Pen of Three class!

Breeding Beef: Do not need to be weighed in, but must be entered by 4-H’er into 4honline by

May 15 or they are not eligible for County or State Fair.

Grant money for clubs! The State 4-H Office is pleased to announce that DuPont Pioneer is offering support for the Seed Grant Program for Iowa 4-H club community improvement projects. This grant is to be used 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. Pioneer will provide up to $5,000 to selected 4-H clubs in Iowa. Awards will be made directly to the clubs through the Iowa 4-H Foundation from DuPont Pioneer as soon as selections are made. Grants will range from a minimum of $50 to a maximum of $500. Applications are due to Celine at the Montgomery County Extension Office on January 16th.

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4hfiles/PioneerApplication.pdf

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We will be having Junk-in-a-Bucket contest again this

year at the County Fair!!

This is an adventure in creativity and skill development for our 4-H youth. Sign up for Junk-in-a-

Bucket, and you will receive a bucket of random junk, mostly weld-able, for you to create a piece

of art with. Creations will be voted on by People’s Choice, with the top exhibit going to the Region

17 Challenge of Champions in Council Bluffs in early August. The creations will also be put up for

a silent auction as a fundraiser for the Montgomery County Youth Council to fund scholarships and

other leadership activities.

You can also choose to enter this creation in Visual Arts if you design and finish your piece, or if

you will be going to design, fully assemble, and finish your piece by yourself, enroll in Mechanics/

Welding! (These will still be silent auctioned, in the event a creation is selected for State Fair, the

creation will be delayed getting to the auction buyer to allow exhibition at the State Fair). Be sure

to register in the proper project area if you wish to enter this as a static exhibit.

Your bucket will contain a lot of unique parts and pieces. You can paint, fasten, glue and/or weld to

construct your piece. The only rules are: You cannot add any pieces (exception of bolts for

fastening and adding movement to a piece) and you must use at least 75% of the items in the

bucket.

Sound like fun? To register, contact Celine at cmbeggs@iastate.edu

or 712-623-2592 by February 16th!

Junk-in-a-Bucket

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Scholarships for 4-Hers! Are you an Iowa 4-H'er planning to attend college? The Iowa 4-H Foundation knows it's not easy to

finance a college education, and we know that many Iowa 4-H'ers can use help achieving their

educational goals. Consider applying for an Iowa 4-H Scholarship, funded by donors through the

Iowa 4-H Foundation. Designed to encourage Iowa 4-H members to continue their education beyond

high school, our current scholarship program offers 90 scholarships worth more than $90,000.

Scholarships range in value from $500 to $10,000.

All applications are due February 1, 2018, 11:59 p.m.

A list of scholarships and qualifications can be found at the application site:

https://www.iowa4hfoundation.org/index.cfm?nodeID=31466&audienceID=1

To be eligible for any of the Iowa 4-H Foundation Scholarships 2 letters of recommendation are

required - one from an Extension staff member or 4-H volunteer and one from a school/college

academic advisor or teacher. College undergraduates may submit both letters from academic

advisors. Within the application is a section to send the requests for a letter to be submitted on your

behalf. Please begin your application in a timely fashion to give your recommenders time to submit

their letter.

Montgomery County Soil and Water Conservation District Scholarship Montgomery SWCD offers a $500 scholarship to any student that LIVES in the Montgomery County

and pursuing programs of study in any field of conservation or agriculture. While this is a wide field

and many studies qualify, preference will be given to students pursing programs of study in

conservation. The board of commissioners select one scholarship to then be sent on for further

judging and additional scholarship opportunities. The scholarship must be used for the student’s first

year of college education. Applications are available at the Extension office, via email, or can be

located at the website: cdiowa.org. Applications are due February 16, 2018 to the Montgomery

County Soil and Water Conservation District office in Red Oak.

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State 4-H Recognition The State 4-H Recognition help sheets, evaluations, and online application links are now posted and

ready for all Iowa 4-H’ers to access: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/recognition-opportunities

Application deadline is February 1st, 2018.

Opportunities are available for:

National 4-H Conference – Approximately 5 youth chosen to attend this event held in the spring of the following year in Chevy Chase MD/Washington D.C. Discuss issues of concern to youth at the national level.

National 4-H Congress – Approximately 20 youth chosen to attend this event held Thanksgiving

weekend in Atlanta, GA. Learn about 4-H programs nationwide and be exposed to new cultural

experiences. State 4-H Council – Approximately 40 youth chosen to be ambassadors for the state 4-H

program. Provide input on 4-H program issues, planning state events, and practicing leadership,

citizenship, and communication skills. 4-H Shooting Sports Ambassador - Ambassadors for the 4-H Shooting Sports program to

provide public relations support and serve as spokespersons helping to make SESS more visible

while developing skills in leadership, public presentation, citizenship, public relations, and

teambuilding. State Project Awards – Approximately 50 youth chosen to be recognized for excellence in

project areas by participating, learning, and evaluating 4-H experiences. Awards include a $100

award from an Iowa 4-H Foundation donor.

Club Reporters—Make sure to send in your

minutes to be included in the Green gazette!

East Sunrisers Reporter Report

The East Sunrisers 4-H Club held their third meeting of the year on December 10th at the Advent Christian Church in Villisca. We discussed re-enrolling online, and the deadline to enroll is December 15th. Membership fees are $14.00, unless you’re involved in a horse program then it’s $15.00. Beef weigh-in will be held at the Red Oak Livestock on January 7th, from 2-3 in the afternoon. We talked about our old business, which was a update on the Adopt a Family process. There was no new business discussed at the meeting.

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Equine Extravaganza We all know that having horses requires more than just jumping on and riding! One way to help youth get motivated to learn more about the science behind horses is to encourage them to get involved in Equine Extravaganza. Save the dates for the 2018 Equine Extravaganza – March 23-25! This is held at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls.

The following activities are part of this event:

Learn more about the 2018 Equine Extravaganza online through the link below!

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/equineextravaganza

Monarchs On The Move! Iowa 4-H is pleased to announce our selection as an Implementation State for the National 4-H Ag Innovators Experience featuring "Monarchs On the Move! workshops. Workshops coming near you this spring and summer. We are looking for interested staff and youth to help organize workshops to be conducted by high school youth. The three State Teen Leaders must be identified by Friday, January 12. If you have teen leaders in your county interested in participating and serving in a state leadership role, contact Maya Hayslett for more information. Check out the application here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dJApU9O_8_TqEhsxkzbG9WM1jPCR7OyRC8H_Dw7e5WQ/viewform?ts=5a05de49&edit_requested=true

Horse Quiz Bowl—Friday Evening Horse Judging Contest—Sunday

Hippology– Saturday 4-H Horse Judges Certification—Sunday

Barrels & Poles Clinic—Saturday Model Horse– Sunday

Public Speaking Contest—Saturday

Team and Individual Demonstration Contest—

Saturday

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