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Meeting Agenda Pre-Meeting Activity

Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call Minutes of Previous Meeting

Treasurer’s Report Committee Reports:

County Council Other

Old Business Friends of 4-H Gala

Awards Night Recruitment Strategies

10 Gallon Challenge Skate Party

Officers Training New Business

Beef weigh-in dates Cattleman’s Opportunity

County Fair Livestock Requirements Horse Lease Opportunity

Frosty the Cow Visit Other business:

Calendar of Events Educational Presentations

Adjourn, 4-H Pledge, Recreation

Winneshiek County Extension & Outreach 325 Washington Street, Suite B, Decorah, IA 52101

Phone: 563-382-2949 Fax: 563-382-2940

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November 2018

The leaves are falling and harvest is well underway. During this time of year we are reminded how important road way and farm safety is. Have you considered giving an educational presentation, creating an informational poster, or producing a movie about farm safety or awareness? Remember, fair projects should be an outgrowth of your knowledge from all months of the year.

CSI: 4-H Officers Training (Complete Skill Instruction) WHO: All officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,

Recreation Leader, Historian, Reporter, and Photographer

WHAT: fun night to learn about your office, how to run and participate in

meetings, make new friends from across the county and enjoy pizza!

WHERE: NICC Dairy Center Date: November. 6, 6:30-8:00 pm

RSVP to: Extension Office by Nov. 2

With 4-H spirit, Angie Sperfslage

County Youth Coordinator

Enrollment numbers: 157 Goal: 350

Join us at the Friends of 4-H Gala on Saturday, November 10, 2018

Social Hour 5:30 p.m. Dinner served at 7:00 p.m.

at Wild Woods Event Center, Ossian, Iowa

Entertainment by Mike McAbee and dessert auction to follow the dinner

$50 per ticket $400 for 8 person table

Call Winneshiek County Extension Office for tickets 563-382-2949

All proceeds support the Winneshiek County 4-H Endowment

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2018 Fall Awards Winners

2018-19 County Council Members: Anna-Britt Lien; Holly Schmitt; Chance Adam; Alex Zweibohmer; Abe Schmitt; Carson Brincks, Karter Einck, Daniel Schwartzhoff, Keagen Einck, Abby Moen, Koryn Bakken,

Anya Lovstuen, Stacia Sexton, Bailey Miculinich, and Brooke Courtney. Not Pictured: Julianna Wise

Outstanding Achievement in Clover Kid Record Book:

William Timp Adam Schmitt Claire Storhoff

First Year Record Book: Lauren Holthaus

Completion of Junior Record Book:

Kaitlyn Schroeder Tessa Phillips

Addison Wicklund Braunwyn Darrington

Alayna Hageman

Reading Award: Brady Blong

Megan Blong Braunwyn Darrington

Claire Storhoff Brynn Storhoff

Outstanding Achievement in Junior Record Book: Margret Zook Bode Balk Brady Blong Bree Balk Megan Blong Ruby Timp Autumn Schmitt Henry Schmitt Caylie Adam Kamryn Werges Brynn Storhoff Justin Fortman Kinsey White Addison Bentley Kade Meyer Owen Bentley

Karlee Bullerman

Kolten Werges

Natalie Goodner

Jadrienne Langreck

Kendric Langreck

1st Year Recognition in Clover Kid Record Book: Harrison Schmitt

Hesper Helpers Club

Turkey Valley Clovers Club

Washington Prairie Peppers Club South County Innovators Club

Bloomfield 4-H Club

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Madison 4-H Club, Co-Champions Club, Burr Oak Blazing Builders Club, and Prairie Shooting Stars Club

Top Secretary Book Award: Alex Irwin, Decorah Chiefs Recognition of Secretary Book: Morgan Moen

Top Treasurer Book Award: Drew White, Decorah Chiefs Recognition of Treasurer Book Award: Arielle Gossman

Senior Awards: Hanna Schmitt: Achievement in Experience, Aksarben, and Citizenship; Abe Schmitt: Achievement in Leadership, Lamp of Knowledge, and I DARE YOU; Holly Schmitt: Youth Conference Trip; Daniel Schwartzhoff: Achievement in Agriculture, and Achievement in Experience; Anna-Britt Lien: I DARE YOU, and Youth Conference

Trip; Abby Moen: Achievement in Leadership, and Youth Conference Trip; Tyler Bullerman: Achievement in Experience

Intermediate Record Book:

Intermediate and Senior Project Area Awards:

Morgan Moen: Photography, Swine, and Visual Arts

Alex Irwin: Food & Nutrition, Meat Goats, and Rabbit

Chance Adam: Communication, Rabbit, and Photography

Morgan Moen Jessica Timp

Holly Schmitt Chase Adam

Alex Irwin Drew White

Bradyn Hageman

Senior Record Book: Abby Moen Abe Schmitt

Chance Adam Tyler Bullerman

Daniel Schwartzhoff Hanna Schmitt

Paige Aten Tyler Irwin

Anna-Britt Lien

Tyler Bullerman: Dairy Goats, Meat Goats, Photography, and

Science, Engineering, & Technology

Drew White: Dogs

Jessica Timp: Photography

Hanna Schmitt: Horticulture

Holly Schmitt: Child Development

Abby Moen: Leadership, and Rabbit

Tyler Irwin: Food & Nutrition, and Rabbit

Chase Adam: Clothing, Communication, Leadership, Photography, and Food & Nutrition

Glenwood 4-H Club

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Edna Schrandt, receiving the Ruby, 5-Point Clover, for 50 Years of Volunteer Service to

Winneshiek County 4-H with Angie Sperfslage, County Youth Coordinator.

4-H Leader Recognition: (L to R) Beth Einck, 30 Years; Michelle Schwartzhoff, 10 Years;

Lisa Bullerman, 10 Years; Michelle Einck, 5 Years; Faye Carolan, 10 Years;

Karla Bakken, 5 Years. Not pictured:

Isaac Philips, 5 Years; Bonnie Hackman,

10 Years; Karla Hageman, 10 Years.

Club Community Service winner

Decorah Chiefs

Small Club Herdsmanship Award: Lincoln Leaders

Not Pictured: Large Club: Burr Oak Blazing Builders

Youth Volunteer Awards: Intermediate, Morgan Moen; Intermediate, Koryn Bakken; Senior Daniel

Schwartzhoff. Not pictured: Juniors Natalie Goodner, and Libby Phillips.

Family Volunteer Awards: Mike and Michelle

Schwartzhoff & Family and Jason & Bridget White & Family

4-H Alumni Award, Kay Schmitt of Fort Atkinson

Meritorious Service Award, Wendy & Perry Novak of Decorah

Not pictured: Honorary 4-H Member Award, Rick Fromm

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4-H ROLLER SKATING PARTY

Join us for a FREE afternoon of roller skating for the family at Jewels Skate Country, Sunday, November 18. All 4-H families and families interested in joining 4-H are welcome to attend the event from 4:30-6:30 p.m. There will be information on how to join 4-H for new families. Please invite friends and families that may be interested in joining 4-H but haven't made the decision yet! The skate party is just one of the fun things we do in 4-H through the year!

Club Highlights

To celebrate National 4-H week, County Council members visited 4th grade classrooms to share what 4-H is and how to join. Members of the Decorah Chiefs and Washington Prairie Peppers displayed projects and posters in downtown businesses in Decorah. Bloomfield 4-H promoted with posters on the school bus. Many 4-H’ers across the county wore their 4-H shirts on Wednesday too!

DAIRY JUDGING TEAM

The Winneshiek County 4-H Dairy judging team recently competed in the National 4-H Dairy judging contest in Madison Wisconsin during World Dairy Expo. The Winneshiek County team advanced as the top team after competing at the Iowa State Fair. Team members include, Blake Courtney, Brooke Courtney, Jessica Schmitt and Emily Carloan. They had worked on extra judging workouts since winning the competition at the Iowa State Fair. The largest percentage of their practices took place on Saturdays in late August and September. They worked jointly with the team from Iowa State University traveling to dairy farms across Northeast Iowa. The team traveled to Madison, Wisconsin on September 29th and participated in numerous practices and farm tours that were organized for the contestants. They toured the Hoard's Dairyman farm, along with the National Dairy Shrine Museum and then traveled to Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin to tour the Nasco facility. The contest was held on Monday October 1st. With all participants placing 10 classes of dairy cattle and then providing oral reason on five of the classes they placed. Their placings are then compared to the official judges places and the scores are tallied. Contestants compete as teams and individuals. This year’s team placed 11th as a team out of 34 teams. Along with this they placed third as a team in the Jersey breed and Blake Courtney was recog-nized as third high individual in the Jersey breed. Blake Courtney was also recognized as eighth place high partici-pant in the contest earning him All-American recognition in this years contest. The team was guided by coaches Kaitlin Kempel and Jess Rediske, and guidance from Scott Courtney.

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MARKET BEEF WEIGH-IN

4-H & FFA Market beef weigh-in on Saturday, December 22 from 8:00-11:00 AM at the Decorah Sales Commission. Calves that need to be weighed, tagged and identified include: market steers, market heifers, and dairy beef steers. Each person may identify a maximum of 10 calves.

Market calves for Iowa State Fair and AK-SAR-BEN will be retinal scanned at this time.

If you are unable to make this weigh-in, please contact the Extension Office ASAP to coordinate a weigh-in time with another county. If you have yet to enroll in 4HOnline, or the beef project area on 4HOnline, please do so NOW to receive your information in the mail.

WINNESHIEK CO. CATTLEMEN’S BEEF OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

The WCCA is giving grants for up to 3 young individuals in 6th to 10th grade toward the purchase of a beef

breeding female. Recipients will be given $1,000 toward the purchase of a breeding heifer of their choice.

The heifer purchased must be a registered breeding female and meet the requirements of the cattlemen. For

more information and a full application, please visit the Winneshiek County Extension and Outreach

webpage. Applications are due to winn.co.cattlemen@gmail.com or Micayla Christopher 3289 253rd Ave.,

Decorah, IA 52101. For questions, please contact @ 507-517-0088

CITIZENSHIP CLUB: INFORMATIONAL MEETING TO BE HELD DECEMBER 2

Winneshiek County 4-H has revamped our Citizenship program! Instead of a 2-year commitment, it will now be a 15-month obligation. The end result is still a trip to Washington

D.C.! This Citizenship program is open to all 4-H intermediate and senior-age members choosing to participate. The program will run January 2019—March 2020. Members must:

• Be enrolled in the 4-H citizenship project

• Participate in education at county and multi-county meetings

• A trip to the Iowa State Capital in Des Moines in March 2018

• A trip to Washington D.C. in March/April 2020

To learn more about this opportunity, please RSVP to attend an informational meeting on Sunday, December 2, Ossian Community Center @ 6:30 PM to review the program plan. All 4-H members currently in grades 7-11 are strongly encouraged to consider this opportunity. Parents of 4-H participants are welcome and encouraged to attend with their child. Please contact the Winneshiek County Extension Office to sign-up for this exciting, educational, and engaging opportunity.

2019 LIVESTOCK COUNTY FAIR

REQUIREMENTS

There are four important things to remember if you want to exhibit at the 2019 county fair.

1. Weigh-ins. Market beef weigh in December, swine in March, and sheep and meat goats in May.

2. Livestock Identifications are due in 4HOnline by May 15 for animals that were not required to weigh-in. Market animals should be verified in 4HOnline. Beef by Feb. 1, swine by April 1, and sheep & meat goats by May 15.

3. YQCA (Youth for the Quality Care of Ani-mals) certification is required for all 4-H’ers who intend to exhibit animals that could enter the food supply. Watch for training dates.

4. FairEntry is due on or before June 15 for all livestock.

Watch your Monthly 4-H Newsletter and mailings for information regarding the above items. It is your responsibility to read the 4-H newsletter and other mailings in order to re-main up to date with any information involving fair. If you have any questions, please call us at 563-382-2949.

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RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS

Recruitment for 4-H can begin at any time! If you know of a family that has expressed interest in joining 4-H, ask them to come to a club meeting and find out more! Or send them our way for more information or enrollment. Enrollment in 4hOnline opened September 1, 2018. If you are a new family, please contact the Extension Office

National 4-H week, is a great week to share 4-H! But you are not limited to October to start recruiting new members. Members can join anytime of the year, before May 15. What is your club doing to recruit new members?

• Wear your 4-H shirt on to join youth across the nation.

• Display posters, exhibits, or other displays in libraries, schools, business windows (ask permission first and please let the Extension Office know.)

• Be a spokesperson! Ask if you can do an announcement or presentation at school or during a school event.

• JOIN US and invite a friend to Roller Skating at Jewels Skate Country outside of Decorah on November 18.

Interested youth and parents can stop into the Extension Office for enrollment forms and for more information!

RETURNING MEMBERS

We will be using the 4HOnline system for re-enrollment into the Winneshiek County 4-H program for the 2018-2019 4-H year. You are able to re-enroll after September 1, 2018.

Existing 4-H families please re-enroll at https;//iowa4honline.com. If you need assistance with the process, a computer, or internet access, please call or stop at the Extension Office.

325 Washington St. Suite B, Decorah. 563-382-2949 (De Sales and South Winn Clover Kids do NOT need to do this)

4-H AND FFA MEMBERS INTERESTED IN DAIRY

Please join us for a hands-on opportunity to learn more about the process of calving. Learn from our ISU Veterinarians about the

process of calving, calving challenges, and practice delivering calves from “Frosty,” a life-size calving simulator from the ISU vet

school clinical lab with a fully articulated 0-pound calf and working udder. ‘Frosty” and Dr. Dewell will be at Iowa’s Diary Center,

Calmar, IA on Thursday, December 6 from 4:30-5:30 pm. The registration fee is $5, which includes a snack for participants.

Payment will be collected the day of. Participation is limited to the first 30 youth registered. To register, call the Winneshiek Coun-

ty Extension and Outreach office at 563-382-2949.

HORSE LEASE OPPORTUNITY Have you ever wanted to do the horse project for fair? Or want to learn how to ride and care for a horse?

But you don’t have a horse? The horse leasing program is available to 4-H’ers who are willing to put in the

time to build a relationship with a horse companion. No experience needed. Owner, Jeanett Hansen, outside

of Decorah, would like 4-H’ers to to experience the horse project. Call Jeanett Hansen at 563-382-5406 to

learn to ride, to groom, and care for a horse. The horses will stay with their owners.

EQUINE EXTRAVAGANZA—SAVE THE DATE Save the dates for the 2019 Equine Extravaganza—March 20-22! This is held at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls. The

following activities are part of this event: Horse Quiz Bowl, Hippology, Riding Clinic, Horseless Horse exhibit judging and more!

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2018-19

COUNTY COUNCIL CORNER

Next meeting: November 18 following New Members Skate night (approx. 7:00 PM) @ Extension Office

LEADERS CORNER

If you missed the Annual Leaders Training check your emails for additional training opportunities.

New Volunteer Training Date set for Saturday, January 5, NICC Dairy Center. New Volunteers are welcome to attend this session or any others across the state. Registration for local and other areas will be available through: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/volunteertraining

2016-17 and 2017-18 enrollment dues were mailed to primary leaders on 9/24/18.

Club Programs and Officer Rosters due to the Extension Office by November 30. Leaders should be working with club officers to plan a yearly program with meeting, workshop, and activity dates.

Please cash fair checks and premiums within 90 days of issue.

CLOVER KIDS CORNER

De Sales Clover Kids Afterschool will meet Tuesday, November 13 South Winn. Clover Kids Afterschool will meet on Tuesday, November 20

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2018-19—WINNESHIEK COUNTY

Date Event Time Location

NOVEMBER

November 5 Youth Development Committee 7:00 PM Winn. Co. Extension Office

November 6 Officers Training—please RSVP 6:30 PM NICC Dairy Center, Calmar

November 10 Friends of 4-H Gala Wild Woods Event Center, Ossian

November 18 4-H Find Out and New Member Night

Free Skate Party!

4:30-6:30 PM Jewels Skate Country, Decorah

November 18 County Council After Skate Party @ Winn. Co. Extension Office

November 27 Leaders Meeting—Informational Session about Club Finances

6:30 PM Ossian Community Center, Ossian

November 30 All 4-H Enrollments Due, Ext. Office or 4HOnline

November 30 Club Programs & Officer Rosters Due Winn. Co. Extension Office

DECEMBER

December 2 Citizenship Program Informational Session 6:30 PM Ossian Community Center, Ossian

December 22 Market Beef & Dairy weigh-in 8:00-11:00 AM Decorah Sales Commission

JANUARY

January 5 New Volunteer Training 9:30-12:30 PM NICC Dairy Center, Calmar

FUTURE DATES

July 9-13 2019 Winneshiek County Fair

*Dates, times & locations are subject to change.

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