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*Record Books

*Awards Program

*National 4-H Week Kick Off

Carnival

*State Fair Results

WHAT’S INSIDE:

List of Events at a Glance August 30th (Noon): Last day to enter Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Expo online https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/events/2019-entries September 1: First Day to re-enroll in 4-H Online for 2019-2020 year. September 19: Youth Committee/Fair Superintendent Meeting 6:30 p.m. September 27-29: Ak-Sar-Ben Stock Show (Grand Island) September 30: Club Leader deadline to submit record books to office. October 1: Youth Committee/County Council Applications Due for 2019-2020 year. October 3: Youth Committee Record Book Judging and County Council Planning Meeting 6:30 p.m. October 6-12: National 4-H Week October 6: National 4-H Week Kick Off Carnival, 2-4 p.m., Westfair November 10: 4-H Day at the Zoo (all enrolled West Pott. 4-H’ers) November 10: Record Book Awards Program 2-4 p.m., Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Wild Kingdom Pavilion Auditorium. December 14: Market Beef Weigh In Westfair, 8-11 a.m.

4-H FOCUS

Jennifer Vincent WEST POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY EXTENSION County Youth Coordinator jenvin@iastate.edu 712-366-7070

WEST POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY EXTENSION

September 2019

4-H Online enrollment begins on September 1st! Make

sure to go online to www.4honline.com to re-enroll for the

year. Returning members will want to make sure to enroll

by November 1st to take advantage of some enrollment

perks!

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

AND LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS

Livestock State Fair Exhibit Results:

Beef Showmanship—Braden Tiarks—Blue

Horse Halter—Anna Halverson—Purple—Reserve Champion Gelding 3-7 yrs

Horse Ranch Pleasure—Mary Graeve—Blue

Horse Ranch Pleasure—Anna Halverson—Blue

Horse Showmanship—Anna Halverson—Blue

Horse Trail—Mary Graeve—White

Horse Western Pleasure—Mary Graeve—Purple

Horse Trail—Anna Halverson—Blue

Western Horsemanship—Anna Halverson—Purple

Western Walk Trot—Mary Graeve—Blue

Western Walk Trot—Anna Halverson—Purple—Champion Western Walk Trot (Grade 10)

Market Broilers—Emily Mace—Blue

Sheep Black Face Commercial Ewes—Wade Spencer—Purple

Sheep Black Face Commercial Ewes—Isaac Heilmen—Blue (x2)

Sheep Black Face Commercial Ewes—Madeline Pierce—Blue

Sheep Black Face Market Lamb—Wade Spencer—Purple (x2)

Sheep Black Face Market Lamb—Isaac Heilman—Blue

Sheep Black Face Market Lamb—Madeline Pierce—Blue

Sheep Showmanship—Wade Spencer—Blue

Sheep Showmanship—Isaac Heilman—Blue

Breeding Swine Hampshire—Emmett White—Blue (x2)

Breeding Swine Yorkshire—Alex Ausdemore – Blue

Breeding Swine Commercial Gilt—Alex Ausdemore—Blue

Market Swine Crossbred Barrows—Alex Ausdemore—Purple/Blue

Market Swine Crossbred Barrows—Lila Spencer—Blue

Swine Showmanship—Lila Spencer—Blue

Swine Showmanship—Alex Ausdemore—Purple

Swine Showmanship—Emmett White—Blue

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

AND LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS

State Fair Communication & Static Exhibit Results

Educational Presentation—Olivia Matson—Seal of Excellence

Educational Presentation—Sierra Hagar—Seal of Merit

Educational Presentation—Monica Osborn—Seal of Merit

Extemporaneous Speaking—Ella Pierce—Seal of Excellence

Share the Fun—Emmett White—Participation

Working Exhibit—John McCormick—Seal of Merit

Working Exhibit—Sierra Hagar—Seal of Merit

Working Exhibit—Aby Holcomb/Amanda Scott—Certificate of Recognition

Working Exhibit—Abi Sherbondy/Jackie Sindelar—Seal of Excellence

Ag & Natural Resources—Tucker Cain (Blue), Emma Ehmke (Blue), Emily Mace (Blue)

Photography—Sierra Hagar (Blue), Cali Bach (Blue), Hailee Poland (Red), Lilly Yochum (Blue), Claire Yochum (Blue)

Visual Arts—Tyler Christensen (Blue x2), Luke Christensen (Blue)

Child Development—Aby Holcomb (Blue)

Clothing & Fashion—Emma Ehmke (Blue)

Food & Nutrition (Consumer Mgmt) - Paul Eikenberry (Red)

Food & Nutrition (Prepared Item) - Max Casson (Blue), Aby Holcomb (Blue), Makenzie Olson (Red), Aaron Starr (Red), Connor Brummett (Blue), Molly Coffman (Blue)

Home Improvement—Brooke Wohlers (Blue), Mallory Miller (Blue), Kaylee Dyke (Blue), Max Casson (Blue)Nate Christensen (Red)

Sewing & Needle Arts—Avery Dyke (Blue), Kacey Ryan (Blue), Mariah Cain (Blue), Peyton Scott (Blue), Cali Bach (Blue)

Citizenship—Mira Dreyer (Blue)

Communication Posters—Emma Ehmke (Seal of Merit), Kayla Miller (Seal of Merit)

Leadership—Abi Sherbondy (Red), Lilly Yochum (Blue), Hailee Poland (Blue)

Woodworking—Jack Jensen (Blue), Amanda Brich (Blue), Allison Black (Blue), Ryan Deitchler (Red), Emilee Goodspeed (Blue)

Science-Mechanics-Engineering—Hailee Poland (Blue)

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

AND LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS

State Fair Special Awards:

Anna Halverson—Reserve Champion Gelding (3-7 years)

Anna Halverson—Champion Western Walk Trot (10th grade)

Anna Halverson—Western Horsemanship (10th grade) - 2nd purple/class runner-up

Alex Ausdemore—Crossbred Market Barrows—1st purple/class winner

Mary Graeve—Western Horsemanship (7th grade) - 2nd purple/class runner-up

Tucker Cain—Iowa Department of Ag & Land Stewardship Award

Sierra Hagar—PPI Top 20 Gallery Award (Photography)

Tyler Christensen—Visual Arts Judge’s Choice

Cali Bach—Outstanding Sewn Item

Congratulations to the participants at the Region 17 Table Setting Contest that took place August 1st at the

Council Bluffs Public Library. Winners from the county contest joined members from Harrison, Fremont,

Mills, Montgomery, East Pottawattamie and Page counties where they competed in formal or casual place

settings for their age group.

Participants were: Angelina Cain (Junior Casual Participant), Paige Goodspeed (Intermediate Casual

Participant), Emily Newby (Intermediate Formal Participant), Mariah Cain (Senior Casual Participant),

Anna Newby (Senior Formal Participant).

Mariah Cain received the Reserve Champion Senior Casual Table Setting and Anna Newby was named the

Champion Senior Formal Table Setting.

Congratulations to all!

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

AND LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS

National 4-H Week Kick Off Carnival!

When: Sunday, October 6th

Where: Westfair Commercial Building (and green space)

Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Cost: FREE

Who: All West Pottawattamie 4-H members and “potential” members!

Come and join us for some Bungee Run Basketball, Human Hungry, Hun-

gry Hippos, face painting, lots of carnival games, hotdogs, nachos, pop-

corn, and so much more! This event is open to all ages and is FREE!

Make plans to stop out at Westfair to help us kick off National 4-H Week!

Lots of games, giveaways and FUN! Enter for your chance to win a

$25.00 Amazon gift card, $35.00 4-H enrollment fees, $50.00 4-H Explore

Vouchers, 4-H t-shirts, fast food gift cards and so much more!

Event will be held rain or shine, so hope to see you there!

WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/YOUR COUNTY NAME HERE

Re-enrollment for the 2019-2020 opens on

September 1st! Make sure to re-enroll as soon

as possible to avoid delays in your 4-H

communication, participation, etc. All

members are inactive until they re-enroll!

Here are some details to remember when re-enrolling…...

If you have Clover Kids or Discover members (K-3rd grade) they will need to enroll in the Clover Kids sec-

tion of their regular community club. This is how the state tracks Clover Kids (K-3) and it will also prevent

you from being charged the $35.00 enrollment fee. We have created a Clover Kids section for each and every

community club in West Pottawattamie County. If you are a 4th-12th grader you would re-enroll in the

regular community club. Make sure that if you have moved from 3rd to 4th grade this year, you delete the

Clover Kids club and enroll in the regular community club.

We will continue to offer online payments this year. The

payment screen is available right after the invoice screen (for

4th-12th graders). To pay with a credit card, you must enter

your credit card information first for that option to be available.

There is an orange tab that says “add new credit card” Touch-

Net. It will take you to the secured (encrypted) area to

completely enter your credit card. Once your credit card has

been entered in TouchNet, you will be redirected back to 4-H

Online to complete your enrollment. The pay online feature

only appears AFTER you submit your credit card information.

Otherwise, only the “pay by check” option appears.

IMPORTANT: Once you click the “select payment

method” tab you are locked into the pay by check payment

method. It will not allow you to go back and add the credit card later. For those who would rather pay

by check, the club is paying a portion of enrollment, or you qualify for financial aid, please utilize the “pay by

check” option.

Club leaders and adult volunteers don’t forget to enroll! New families will still have to submit paper

enrollment forms to the Extension Office to have a 4-H Online account created for them. The “create a

profile” in 4-H Online is not active for West Pottawattamie County. There is a help sheet to help families with

the re-enrollment process located on your 4-H Online account and at https://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/4honline-information-families-and-leaders. Enroll and make sure to submit

your enrollment soon so you don’t miss out on important 4-H information!

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

Record Books!

Would you like to earn a certificate, pin or trophy? How about a $200 4-H Explore voucher to use at a 4-H

sponsored camp, conference or workshop? If so, make sure to complete a record book for the 2018-2019

year. It is highly suggested that every member complete a record book as part of their 4-H experience. Not

only can you earn pins, trophies and cash, but it is a great springboard for when it is time to fill out job

applications, scholarship applications and gives you wonderful memories of your 4-H year.

Record books are judged at the club level first, so make sure to check with your club leader to find out when

they are due. We have a record book rubric online at www.extension.iastate.edu/westpottawattamie/4h

that will guide you in the items that the record book should contain. Your record book should include all of

your 4-H involvement from September 2018-August 2019. Remember a record book can be a traditional

format, video, powerpoint, portfolio, scrapbook….anything! Just check the rubric and make sure you have

all the components for judging.

Record book worksheets can be found at the County Extension Office or online at https://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/record-keeping.

All members who complete a record book will receive recognition at the 4-H Record Book Awards Banquet

on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo Wild Kingdom Pavilion. The awards program

will be held in conjunction with our “4-H Day at the Zoo” for all enrolled members and their families. The

awards program will be held from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Wild Kingdom Pavilion.

So mark your calendars, check with your club leaders to see when books are due and we hope to see you at

the Awards Program on November 10th.

If you have any questions about record books or need more information, please visit the West

Pottawattamie Extension Office or call us at 712-366-7070. You can also email us at jenvin@iastate.edu.

WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/YOUR COUNTY NAME HERE

Record Book covers are available at

the Extension Office for $3.50 each.

Covers are totally optional, but are

available for purchase from the

office for your convenience.

West Pott. 4-H Day at the Zoo!

Make plans to join us on Sunday, November 10th at the Henry Doorly Zoo for West Pott. 4-H Day at the

Zoo. Make sure to enroll (or re-enroll) in 4-H Online to take advantage of this day! We will also be hosting

the annual 4-H Record Book Awards Program in the Wild Kingdom Pavilion Auditorium from 2:00-4:00

p.m. There are limited number of free tickets for 4-H’ers and their immediate family members (those who

complete a record book will receive first dibs on free tickets for the awards program). Make sure to watch

your email (another reason to get re-enrolled early in 4-H Online) on how you can become part of this

event. Don’t forget that enrollment opens September 1st.

All members are welcome to join us for the Awards Program (even if you have not completed a record

book). We plan on having an animal ambassador at 2:00 p.m. with the awards program to follow.

More information will be available soon, but we wanted members to mark it on their calendars and be

looking for how to register for this fun event. Enrolled members and their immediate family (parents/

guardians/siblings) will be eligible and of course, those who complete a record book get first dibs on the

free admission!