May 30– Communications/Clothing Day Registrations Due to Exten-

sion Office

June

1 Bucket of Junk Entries Due to the Extension Office

4 Cupcake Workshop, 6:00p.m. at Extension Office

5 Extension Council Mtg., 7:30p.m. at Extension Office

5 Junior Master Gardeners, 6-7:30pm

6 Be a Bug Overnight Camp Registration Deadline

10 Clover Kids Day Camp, 9:00a.m.-3:30p.m. at Auld Park

10 4-H & Youth Foundation Mtg., 5:00 at Extension Off.

11 Decorative Bowl Workshop, 6pm

14 Communications Day at Extension Office

14 Clothing Day at Extension Office

16 County Council Mtg., 6:30p.m. at Fairgrounds

17&18 Be a Bug Overnight Camp

19 Pullorum Testing, 6:30-8:00pm at Extension Office

21 Photography Hike

22 Pre-Fair Horse Show

23 4-H & Youth Committee Mtg., 6:30p.m. at Ext. Off.

6/24-6/26 State 4-H & Youth Conference

26 Leaf Casting Workshop part 1, 5:30 or 6 p.m. at

Extension Off.

29 Fair Clean-up Day, 2pm

30 Sewing Workshop, 6:00p.m. at Extension Office

July

1 County/State Fair Entries Due to Extension Office

1 Pullorum Testing, 6:30-8:00pm at Extension Office

1 Extension Council Mtg., 7:30p.m. at Extension Office

2 Leaf Casting Workshop part 2, 5:30 or 6 p.m. at Extension Off.

4 Extension Office Closed

10 Dyer-Hudson Judging, 9a.m.-3:30p.m.

11-17 Marion County Fair

August

7 Extension Council Mtg., 7:30p.m. at Extension Office

7-17 Iowa State Fair

June 2014 DATES TO REMEMBER

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Marion County Extension Staff

County Extension Program Director: Dale Miller, dmill@iastate.edu County Youth Coordinator: Mindy Kephart, kephartm@iastate.edu Ag. Program Assistant: Karen Ackley, kackley@iastate.edu Youth Program Assistant: Chrys Bregar, cbregar@iastate.edu 4-H Summer Intern: Taylor Wadle, twadle1@iastate.edu Region 14 Extension Education Director Nathan Crane, ncrane@iastate.edu Youth Program Specialist: Marisue Hartung, mhartung@iastate.edu

Welcome Back our 4-H Intern, Taylor Wadle

COME ON A SAFARI WITH US! At Clover Kids Day they will experience fun and exciting activities as well as

make new friends. Your child will need to bring their own lunch. We will provide a

snack in the morning and a snack in the afternoon. To register for Clover Kids

Day, you can call the Extension Office at 641-842-2014 or you can email Taylor

Wadle at twadle1@iastate.edu. The deadline for registration is June 6th.

WHEN:

TUESDAY

JUNE 10T H

WHERE:

AULD PARK WHAT T IME :

9:00AM -3:30PM

Front Back

*these shirts are not appropriate to wear while exhibiting

S M L XL XXL XXXL

Hot Pink

Lime Green

Neon Yellow

Charcoal Grey

This is the 2014 Marion County Fair Shirt.

The t-shirts will be available for pre-ordering only!

All proceeds will go to 4-H programing.

The shirts are available in hot pink, lime green, neon yellow, and charcoal grey.

Cost: $15

Please make checks payable to the Marion County Extension

Forms are due no later than Friday, June 27th.

You can drop the forms off a the Extension Office, or mail them to: P.O. Box 409, Knoxville IA 50138

Adult Sizes:

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MEAT GOAT AND MARKET LAMB WEIGH-IN

Marion County 4-H’ers and FFA members weighed 323 head of market lambs and goats on May 3rd, for the 2014 Marion County Fair. Weigh-in began at 8:00 a.m. in the sheep barn at the Marion County Fairgrounds,

and finished at 11:00 a.m. Of the 323 animals, 4-H’ers verified 126 market lambs & 5 market goats for the Iowa State Fair. Those animals were weighed, tagged, and had retinal images taken.

Assisting with the weigh-in were County Extension staff and the following sheep superintendents and volunteers: Alan De Bruin, Jason Reed, Kyle Kingery, Molly Kephart, Chaz Clark, and Rose Clark.

Thanks to the Fairboard for setting up and taking down the scale and pens. Thanks to all those who helped with the planning and completion of the 2014 weigh-in.

Swine Exhibitors This is a reminder that all swine must be ear notched before the fair. Please do not bring pigs to

the fair with fresh ear notches! If you need help with ear notching please contact the Marion Coun-

ty Extension Office or a Swine Superintendent.

Poultry Pullorum Testing

Please be aware that all poultry will need to be Pullorum tested between within 90 days of the fair to comply with health rules. The Marion County Extension Office will be offering Pollorum tesing from 6:30 - 8:00p.m. on June 19th and July 1st. There will be no charge to have your birds tested on those dates.

FSQA If you missed the Marion County FSQA training/testing night and you are planning to show livestock at the State

Fair and/or swine at the Marion County Fair then you must complete the training in another county or take the test at

the Marion County Extension Office. If you plan to test please call the Extension Office before you come. If you

plan to take the training in another county please call that county before you go.

4 - 6 grade students must take the FSQA training.

7 - 9 grade students can take the Intermediate Test

10 - 12 grade students can take the Senior Test

Please contact the Extension Office and we can help you locate a testing site.

County Fair Animal Entries

Exhibiters who id’d animals by May 1st will

be receiving an entry form in the mail. It will

need to be completed and returned by July 1.

Photo HIKE

Get fair exhibits & Marion County Photo Contest entries ready!

SATURDAY, JUNE 21 9 AM—1 PM (LUNCH PROVIDED)

MEET AT MARION COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE

210 N. IOWA ST, KNOXVILLE WEAR YOUR HIKING SHOES! BRING YOUR CAMERA/PHONE

(OR LET US KNOW & YOU CAN BORROW ONE OF OURS)

$5—PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY MONDAY, JUNE 16TH

641-842-2014

Marion County Extension and the Marion County Development Commission (MCDC) have once again joined together to sponsor the annual Marion County Photo Contest. The contest is open to all amateur photographers. Each person can submit up to 10 photographs. These can be all in one category or split between several categories. Categories include scenic (e.g., landscape and water scenes, historical and outdoor structures, skylines, and gardens), wildlife (e.g., animals, plants, and insects), and people (residents having fun, action shots—people doing things; no portraits, please). All photos must be taken in Marion County. Photographs should have a resolution of at least 240 dpi at 11 x 14 inches or be from an original photo negative, print, or slide. Landscape orientation is preferred. There are two divisions for each category; Adult (age 18 and up) and Youth (age 17 and under). Photographers should use their age on January 1, 2014 to deter-mine the division in which to enter. Entries will be judged by a panel on their creativity, photographic quality and their effectiveness in portraying Marion County. The three top photos in each category will be selected for exhibit throughout the county in the year following the contest. Photos will also be used in a 2015 Marion County Calendar. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons will be awarded in each category. A Best of Show prize will also be awarded. The entry deadline is Wednesday, June 16, 2014 at noon. Photos may be submitted on a single CD or attached to an email (limit 1 photo per email). Deliver CD to Marion County Extension, 210 N. Iowa St.., Knoxville, IA 50138, or email entries (one photo per email) to kack-ley@iastate.edu. An entry form for each photo must be attached to the CD or accompany each email. Forms (and ad-ditional information) are available at the Marion Extension Office or online at www.extension.iastate.edu/marion. For additional questions, contact Karen Ackley, Ag/Horticulture Assistant, Marion County Extension Office, 641-842-2014, kackley@iastate.edu.

2014Marion County Photo Contest—Enter Today!

2013 Best In Show winner. The photo, Rise-n-Shine Iowa, was taken in the back yard of the Rowland Farm by Carol Rowland of Pleasantville.

Wednesday, June 4th @ Extension Office – 6:00p.m.

Deadline for registration is June 2nd.

Come learn how to decorate a cupcake!

Be prepared for the most creative cupcakes ever!

If interested, call Taylor at the Extension Office (641) 842-2014 or email at twadle1@iastate.edu

Cost: $10 per person

Wednesday, June 11th @ Extension Office- 6:00p.m.

Deadline for registration is June 6th.

This workshop is designed for people to make a

decorative bowl out of decorative stones and plaster.

If interested, call Taylor at the Extension Office (641) 842-2014 or email at twadle@iastate.edu

Cost: $10 per person

(This is a two day workshop)

June 25th & July 2nd @ Extension Office – 5:30p.m. or 6:30p.m.

Deadline for registration is June 20th.

Come make a leaf casting.

This will make a great 4-H project and will compliment any garden!

If interested, call Taylor at the Extension Office (641) 842-2014 or email at twadle@iastate.edu

Cost: $15 per person

Monday, June 30th @ Extension Office - 6:00p.m.

Deadline for registration is June 26th.

This workshop is designed for people to make two bags out of recycled feed sacks. One of the bags

will be donated to the Heifer International Project and the other will be yours to take home. The

Heifer International Project is a nonprofit organization that is working to end hunger and poverty.

Nutrena is going to sponsor this workshop and has donated the feed sacks!

If interested, call Taylor at the Extension Office (641) 842-2014 or email at twadle@iastate.edu

Cost: $5 per person

***If there are not at least 5 people signed up for each workshop by the dead-

line listed, we will not do the workshop!!***

4-H Trend Spotters National 4-H Council & the 4-H Mall is looking for 4-H Trend Spotters. These members spot the next generation of style, fashion, and 4-H in their communities. We want 4-H youth to be the eyes and ears of the 4-H Mall with your friends, family, and fellow club members. 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. You will send one product idea per month based on specific themes coming from 4-H Mall. Product suggestions

can be original ideas or existing products that you think would be cool with a clover on them. If 4-H Mall 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! After one year of participation we will send you some free 4-H Gear. 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 sentences of why you would like to join.

New Canning Method Approved for Fair The Ball FreshTECH Automatic Canning System is a new way to can at home and has been approved for use in 4-H ex-hibits. You can also access more information, as well as a video at, http://www.freshpreserving.com/autocanner.aspx.

Science Club We are looking at starting a science club next fall. This club would be able to explore a wide variety of scientific topics such as nature,

robotics, geocaching, or the science behind making food. Please call the Extension Office if you are interested in joining a club like

this and/or have ideas of topics that would be fun to explore. Volunteers to work with the club will also be needed.

Completion Award Change This year there will be a change in year end completion awards this year. In the past, first year members have received a 1st year 4-

H pin, 3rd year members have received a yard sign, and all other members received a variety of 4-H merchandise.

Marion County 4-H is going to move to giving an award to “Outstanding 4-Her”. A member will need to attend 6 regular 4-H

meetings, participate in a service project (individual or club) and turn in a completed record book to receive the award. Anyone

receiving an “Outstanding 4-Her” award will receive an “Outstanding 4-Her” t-shirt. All first year members will continue to receive

the first year pin and third year members will still receive a yard sign.

This change will not effect project awards.

Fair Clean-up Day—June 29 All 4-H members are required to take part in the fair clean up day on June 29 at 2pm on the Marion County Fairgrounds. The work

done that day helps make the fair something that Marion County can be proud of. Members who cannot be there on June 29th should

contact the office to arrange an alternate day.

Dog Project Meetings

Lessons will be held on Mondays, beginning May 5th thru July (last class to be determined) at the Marion County Fairgrounds from 7-8pm (back behind the livestock barns, in the camping area). Equipment need-ed for Obedience/Agility: choke chain (2” larger than circumference of dog’s neck; 6-8’ foot nylon or leath-er leash (no livestock leads/ropes), quick-release collar (has snap buckle). Classes will not be held Mon-day, May 26 (Memorial Day). Attendance at 6 lessons is required in order to show at County Fair. 4-Her’s please, do not wear flip flops unless you like getting “dog do” on your toes. As an advance calendar item, please note the Dog Obedience and Dog Agility Shows will be held on Friday, July 11th beginning at 1:00p.m. Obedience will be first with the Agility show to follow. . If you have questions, please contact Deb VanWaardhuizen, 515-848-3988 after 5pm.

Marion County Open/4H/FFA Horse Show The Marion County Horse Project's 4-H/FFA/Open Horse show is scheduled for Sunday, June 22, 2013 at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Knoxville. For ques-tions or more information contact Lora Mattson 641-891-6725.

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Congratulations to the 2014 Graduating Seniors

Amber Shinn— County Crusaders Kaylea Thill— Just Us

Amber Vander Hart— Friendly Guys & Gals Kerri Seibert— Saint Pride

Anastasia Dennison— Saint Pride Lane Vander Hart— Friendly Guys & Gals

Carrie Adrian— Independent Member Logan De Graaf— County Line

Dalton Garcia— Saint Pride Mac Moore— Our Union

Emily Hunt— Hop ‘N Hurry Madalyn Dingeman— Prairie Pride

Garrett Van Hulzen— Saint Pride Megan Molloy— 3-L’s

Hannah Wilson— Saint Pride Megan Stittsworth— White Breast Beavers

Hunter McCullough— County Crusaders Rachel Morgan— 3-L’s

Jacob Beyer— Prairie Pride Sam Hunt— Hop N’ Hurry

Jocelyn Beaver— 3-L’s Shelby Van Steenwyk— 3-L’s

Justin Boot— Prairie Pride Zack Goemaat— Saint Pride

2014 Marion County Theme:

Horse Project Meetings Horse Project meetings will be held at 7pm on June 2, 10, 16, 24, & 30 at the fairground. Meetings will be moved to Turner’s Arena in case of rain. The focus of these meetings will be to

practice working with the horses which will be shown.

Be a Bug Overnight Camp—June 17&18

Come Be a Bug for a night. Marion County 4-H will be hosting an overnight camp where

3rd through 5th graders will learn about how bugs pollinate flowers, how agricultural engi-

neers solve problems, and design their own manual ‘pollinator’. 4-H members will do fun

hands-on activities while learning about engineering process. Youth will arrive for the

camp at 5pm on June 17th, spend the night and be picked up at 5 pm on June 18th. The

cost of this camp will be $25, which will include three meals, snacks, and activities. Enroll-

ment will be held to the first 25 kids to complete their registrations. A waiting list will be

kept after the session is full. Please contact the office if you have any questions or concerns.

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Record Keeping

It is not too early to start record keeping. If you

weighed-in beef or if you have started an exhibit

for Dyer-Hudson it would be a good idea to start

record keeping. It is easier to do it as you go ra-

ther than trying to remember everything four

months from now.

The updated Marion County Record Keeping

Guidelines and Awards Guidelines came out in

April. Please be aware they did not change from

last year. However please remember that in or-

der to receive any awards members must turn in

a complete Record Book for the year applying

for.

Record Keeping/Awards Information packets are

available at the Extension Office or on the web

at: www.extension.iastate.edu/marion/info/

recordkeeping.htm

Setting Goals - A.R.T. It is very important to set goals for your project are-as, as well as the exhibits you are working on. There are three main parts to each goal:

1. Action: What you want to do in your project area or with your exhibit? “Learn how to work with model-ing clay.” “Create a sculpture out of modeling clay.”

2. Result: What are you going to do to achieve your goals? “Read publications from our club library, at-tend workshops, and practice with modeling clay.”

3. Time Table: When are you going to work towards and complete your goals? “During the year and at the fair.

Clover Kids

We will be having a Clover Kids exhibit in the Dyer-Hudson building again this year and all kids grades Kindergartin-3rd grade are invited to bring up to 3 items to be judged at the Marion County Fair. Judging will be on Thursday, July 10th from 9a.m. to 3:30p.m. in the Dyer-Hudson Building. All items will be on display during the Marion County Fair and will be released on Wednesday, July 16th beginning at 7:30p.m. along with the 4-H exhibits.

Conference Judging

As we begin fair season please keep in mind confer-

ence judging is a great opportunity for members in

many different ways. They get to share what they

have learned and experienced through project are-

as they are interested in. They may also have the

opportunity to learn new skills or ideas from the judg-

es. There are many different things a member can

learn from Conference Judging so please come

with an open mind, a positive attitude, excitement

for Marion County 4-H, and it will be a successful

day for all!

Here are a few things to remember for Conference

Judging:

● The ribbon placing/award winners are selected

by the judges and the judges decisions are final.

● Please respect the judges decision and remem-

ber that the decision was based on the exhibit

and the information that was presented to them

during the conference judging with the member.

● If you have a question during judging, don’t be

afraid to ask the judge or if there is confusion ask

for clarification of a question or comment from a

judge.

Cooking Day Results

Jordan Beaver - Blue Bekah Brown - Blue

Hannah Picard - Blue Jocelyn Beaver - Blue Sophia Picard - Blue Peter Picard - Blue

Megan Crozier - Blue Henry Picard - Blue

Outstanding Junior Award:

Bekah Brown

Outstanding Senior Award:

Jocelyn Beaver

Elements & Principles of Design

Design Elements: Design has individual elements which are part of every item. These include:

Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Space

Art Principles: These are the directions or guidelines for mixing the design elements. They include:

Rhythm, Proportion, Emphasis, Balance, Unity

If you are wanting more information contact the Extension Office at 641-842-2014.

Dyer-Hudson Reminders! ● Check-in will be from 9:00a.m to 3:30p.m.; this will allow the judges to complete their

judging and begin the process of choosing exhibits for State Fair. ● All paperwork (exhibit tag and exhibit record) needs to be completed when you come to

the fair, DO NOT bring your projects in without completed forms and tags! (if you need help filling out the paperwork, please contact the Extension Office before the fair)

● Every exhibit is required to have an Exhibit Record (three questions) completed; exhibits will not be accepted without a record.

● Check-out time for Dyer-Hudson has been moved to 7:30p.m. on Wednesday, July 16th. ● State Fair Exhibitor meeting 7p.m. on Wednesday July 16th in Dyer Hudson. ● If you have questions, or need help filling out paperwork prior to the day of judging,

please contact Mindy Kephart (641)842-2014 or kephartm@iastate.edu

State Fair Entries Animals: Any animals to be shown at the State Fair had to be id’d in 4honline by May 15. The next step will be to complete an entry in

4honline. This can be done by logging in to 4honline, going to your member list, selecting a member from the drop down

menu in the gray “register a member. . .” box, and choosing the state fair for the event. Online registration opens on June 1st

and closes on July 1st.

Horticulture: If you are enrolled in the 4-H Horticulture project area and are interested in exhibiting vegetables at the Iowa State Fair this

year, you will need to register in 4honile as described above. The deadline is July 1st. Watch for more timely email updates to 4-H

Horticulture members through 4hOnline and on the Horticulture webpage. This page includes the up-to-date rules and a complete

list of classes for the 2014 Iowa State Fair 4-H Horticulture Show. There are some new and exciting classes for 2014!

Please call the office before July1 if you need help or have questions.

The date has been set for the 2014 Iowa 4-H Youth Conference, Animal Science Round-Up, and CSI: Crops. From June 24-26, over 1,000 youth from across the state are expected to attend this annual event held at Iowa State University. This year’s theme is “Ticket to Success.” Conference participants will be involved in many activities including workshops, moti-vational speakers, community service projects, dances, and many other fun activities. Animal Science Round-Up partici-pants will be involved in workshops with beef, dairy, sheep, horse, and swine as well as many of the activities with conference. CSI: Crops participants will use the latest electronic devices and tools to solve insect disease, weed, and plant growth problems as well as participate in many other conference activities. Regu-lar registration fees of $175 are good through May 30. After that date, prices rise to $200 through June 10. For more information, contact the Mindy Kephart County Extension office at 641-842-2014.

Junior Master Gardeners

Junior Master Gardeners will be holding their final meeting for th e spring on June 5 from 6-7:30pm at the Extension Office. Meetings

will resume in the fall. You can learn more about Master Gardeners at www.extension.iastate.edu/marion/4h

STEM at the Fair 4-H will be hosting a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) day at the fair on Monday, July 14. We are looking for

members to do science presentations, help set up and assist with a robotics workshop. Presentations could also be done at Communica-

tions Day on June 14 and would be eligible to go to the State Fair. 4-H has many activities which could be used as a basis for a presenta-

tion so please contact Chrys Bregar (cbregar@iastate.edu) if you are interested in doing a presentation or helping with the day.

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