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GROWS

Updated Events:

June 1———————————4H Online Deadline

June 8———————————4-H @ Home bags available at pick up locations

June 8, 15, 22, 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27——————————Summer Garden Camp—virtual

June 10———West Point Summer Reading Program-cancelled County Council Meeting-ZOOM

June 15—————Fort Madison Summer Reading Program Stunning Sculptures-cancelled

June 17————————Communications & Fashion Day-via ZOOM

June 18————————Fair Entry Deadline

June 30, July 1 & 2 —————————Fizz, Bubble, Goo Day Camp-on hold possibly online

June 30, July 1 & 2——————————State Youth Conference-cancelled

July 1 ———————————————State Fair Entry Deadline

July 6———————————— Competitive Swine and Bucket/Bottle Calf Interviews

July 7———————————Art Hall Judging

July 8-12——————————Lee County Fair

July 14, 22 &23————————————Dig Those Dinosaurs Day Camp-on hold possibly online

July 28 & 30————————————Honey Bees Day Camp-on hold possibly online

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Lee County 4H Iowa

Lee County May Insider News

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In-Home Resources and Activities

Looking for ways to beat being stuck at home and change up

the learning routine. Check out this website: https://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/4h-at-home-learning-

resources. They are adding things on an almost daily basis.

There are many challenges that are either daily or weekly. I

would like to challenge you all to do something out of your

comfort zone and you haven’t done before while you are

home and do 1-2 art hall projects in this time you have! I

would love to see 1 art hall project from every 4-H member

this year in the art hall!

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PRACTICES

As part of its duties under the Americans with Disabilities

Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAAA”) and the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

will provide reasonable accommodations to its “policies,

practices, or procedures” when the accommodations are

necessary to provide equal access to programming to par-

ticipants with a qualifying disability. It will also provide auxil-

iary aids and services when they are necessary to provide

equal access.

The process has the following five stages: (1) completion of

the Reasonable Accommodation Request and Healthcare

Provider Disability Documentation forms, (2) participants

and parents are sent an agenda for the eligibility team meet-

ing, (3) the eligibility meeting is conducted, (4) a determina-

tion letter is sent to participants, and (5) possible reassess-

ment for future events.

To access forms or learn more visit the

Iowa State University Diversity and Civil Rights website

From the Desk of the CYC: It’s June, days are getting

hotter and longer. Time to start planning projects for

fair. Our quarantine is a great time to work on static

projects. Check out our updated events for the next 2

months, as they may have been cancelled or held anoth-

er way. We hope you are working on different activities.

If you are a Clover Kid don’t forget to check out your

section for updates and information. Don’t forget to

recruit for 4-H!! Keep it up Lee County 4-H!! As always

don’t forget if you have any questions or concerns, I will

be here if anyone needs anything in this unprecedented

time. Feel free to contact me. ~Breana

Art Hall/Static Judging Information

Due to the uncertain times and restrictions placed on us this

year we are changing the Art Hall judging set up to keep every-

one safe. We will be doing State Fair Style judging this year.

You will call the Extension Office to set up a time to drop off

your project on Wednesday July 1st and Thursday July 2nd

between 8AM and 4:30PM. Horticulture projects (plants, veg-

gies will need to be dropped off on Tuesday, July 7th by 8AM.

You will be allowed 5 projects to drop off for judging, so pick

your best 5 projects. When you drop off you will need to have

everything tagged and labeled with name, class number and

class name and if more than 1 item in your project it will need

to be kept together with string. Your goal sheet will need to be

included and completed for your project to stay, if your goal

sheet is not completed at the time you bring it in you will have

to take it home. We are only allowing one person to bring in

projects and check them in at a time. Art Hall Judging will be

completed on Tuesday, July 7th starting at 8 AM. We ask that

you put a number that you can be reached at from 8 AM on

Tuesday, July 7th through about 4:30PM for judges to call for

clarifications on things as they are judging. At the time you

drop off your project we will also have you set up a day/time

for pick up. No times will be available during livestock shows.

All projects are to be picked up once judging is done and taken

home, this includes State Fair chosen projects. No food pro-

jects allowed for judging this year. Those classes are 10440-

Food and Nutrition-Prepared Product, and 10442-Food and

Nutrition-preserved products. State Fair projects will still be

selected. -Class 10490-$10 Meal Challenge is a new class and

will be available for exhibitors without using real food projects.

Use pictures and serving sizes. Check out this class on the Iowa

4-H Food & Nutrition and Health project pages at

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/. Any projects made for this

year’s fair that you do not bring for judging will be able to

come to next year’s fair.

Communications and Fashion Judging Information

All Communications and Fashion events will be held via ZOOM

with the judges. You will be sent a schedule with your ZOOM

time. Please plan on getting on your ZOOM time just a minute

or 2 before your scheduled time. $15 challenge, Clothing Selec-

tion, Fashion Revue, Educational Presentations and Extempo-

raneous Speaking will be set up on Wednesday, June 17th from

12PM-4PM. Share-the-Fun and Working Exhibits will be set up

on afternoon of Friday, July 10th from 2-4PM but is subject to

change via the judge. State Fair Exhibits will still be chosen.

If you have any questions please contact us at 319-835-5116.

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You will need:

A Glass or Jar

Shaving Cream

Water

Food Coloring

Dropper or Straw

Upcoming Activities for Clover Kids

Summer Garden Camp-June 8,15,22,29, July 6, 13, 20, 27-virtually

Munching Mysteries-June 10 (West Point Library)-cancelled

Fizz, Bubble, Goo Day Camp-June 30, July 1-2-on hold

Art Hall Judging-July 7 8AM-12PM-via ZOOM

Digging Those Dinosaurs Day Camp July 14,22-23-on hold

How to:

Fair Activities

Clover Kids will ONLY be able to show 2 Art Hall projects

this year at the fair. You will need to call the Extension

Office at 319-835-5116 to sign up for a time to ZOOM with

our Clover Kids judge. Time slots will be around 15

minutes unless there are more siblings your time slot will

be longer. You will still need to have your project(s) ready

and with you on the meeting as well as your goal sheet(s).

Times to sign up will be 8AM until approximately 12PM on

Tuesday, July 7th. All other shows for clover kids will not

happen!!

Shaving Cream Rain Clouds:

Fill your glass or jar 3/4 of the way full with water. Add shaving cream to the top. This is our fluffy cloud.

Mix a little blue food coloring with some water. Again, this is option, but it makes the rain much easier to see.

Have your child add drops of the blue water to the cloud. As the water gets heavier and heavier it will start to fall out of the cloud and make rain!

This is what happens with real clouds. The water droplets get heavier and heavier until they fall down as rain. Fun fact: The average cumulus cloud weighs 1.1 million pounds!)

Clover Kids

Cancelled Events:

The following Clover Kids activities/events

have been cancelled for the 2020 Lee County

Fair.

1. Clover Kids Small Pets Show

2. Clover Kids Stuffed Animal Show

3. Clover Kids Fashion Project.

Due to the certain situation with COVID-19

these clover kids events have been cancelled.

We know that this is not the news everyone

wants to hear, but the safety and health of our

4-H family is our top priority. Keep working

hard and we will see you next year!

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2020 Lee County 4-H/FFA Junior Show

Alright, Lee County Exhibitors and Families here is the updated

2020 Lee County 4-H/FFA Junior Show Book.

Please make sure to read through all of the guidelines and rules. We have highlighted all of the changes to help you identify new items. If you have questions feel free to contact the Lee

County Extension Office at 319-835-5116.

We are excited to be moving forward and can't wait to share this experience with all of the exhibitors this year.

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/lee/sites/www.extension.iastate.edu/files/lee/Update%

206-2-20%20to%202020%20Lee%20County%20Fair%20Book-edited.pdf

COVID-19 Guidelines

The 2020 Lee County 4-H/FFA Junior Show will follow the most recent guidelines set forth

in Governor Reynold’s Proclamation, the CDC, the Iowa Department of Public Health and

the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Specific activities we would like

to highlight in the proclamation are:

Ensure that families have the ability to maintain at least a 6 ft. distance from other families. Please increase hand washing. We will have hand sanitizer available. We highly encourage those who are 65+ or have underlying health conditions to stay home. We also encourage the use of masks, especially when social distancing may be difficult. We will be placing signage around to remind people to social distance. We would like to remind those who are feeling ill to stay home. We would appreciate it if everyone would take time to read the guidelines set forth so we can have a safe show. We will do our best to help remind everyone of these guidelines throughout each show. If we all do our part to make sure these guidelines are followed then we will be able to keep our 4-H/FFA families and volunteers safe and healthy.

Please note that the 2020 Lee County 4-H/FFA Junior Show is not open to the public.

This decision has been made to help ensure social distancing guidelines and precautions

are met to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. We thank you for respecting this decision

and look forward to providing a LIVESTREAM option for the community to watch the shows

from the comfort of their own homes.

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FairEntry online will be used again this year to enter all projects for the Lee

County 4-H Junior Show. Exhibitors must enter projects in FairEntry online by

June 25. All families received an email containing help sheets and instructions

on how FairEntry works!

The Extension Office is available by phone on Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Friday

from 8:00 AM to noon or by appointment. Computers and Internet are available at the Extension Office

for use by appointment. State Fair and County Fair are two separate entries.

County Fair 4-H & FFA Link: http://lee-county.fairentry.com

State Fair Link only 4-H: fairentry.com

**4-H fair exhibitors are responsible for reading & knowing the fair book rules that apply to their exhibits. Adult

guidance is strongly encouraged.**

Important Livestock Dates & Deadlines:

June 25– FairEntry.com Deadline (All livestock and static exhibits must be entered in FairEntry.com)

June 30, July 1 and July 2– scales at the fairgrounds will be open from 8 AM to 4:30 PM for exhibitor that do not

have access to a scale to weigh their animals to help determine declared weights

July 1– Auction Picture Deadline- (Auction Photos are the responsibility of the exhibitor. The animal must be clean

and in a clean environment. Exhibitor must be wearing 4-H/FFA attire.)

July 2– Competitive Swine and Bucket Bottle Calf Record Book Deadline

July 2– Livestock Drug Affidavit (Market Disclosure) Form Deadline

July 6– Market Animal Declared Weight Deadline (sheep, swine, cattle and meat goats) This will be done in

FairEntry.com.

July 6– Bucket Bottle Calf at 9AM and Competitive Swine Interviews at 1PM at the Extension Office

July 9-13 Online Junior Livestock Auction– Opens on July 9 and Closes on July 13

July 9– Poultry Show at 9 AM, Sheep/Meat Goat Show at 4 PM

July 10– Swine Show at 10 AM

July 11– Beef, Bucket Bottle Show at 9 AM and Rabbit Show at 2 PM

July 12– Horse Show at 9 AM

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Pullorum-Typhoid Testing

For the 2020 Lee County Fair and State Fair Pullorum-Typhoid Testing has been waived

due to a lack of antigen. This means that your birds do NOT need to be Pullorum test-

ed. If you have questions regarding this please contact the Lee County Extension Office

at 319-835-5116.

Competitive Swine Interviews:

Monday, July 6 at 1:00 PM in the Extension Office

Schedules for interviews

were mailed. Please turn in

your record books to the Ex-

tension Office by Thursday,

July 2 at 4:30 pm so they can

be scored and reviewed be-

fore interviews. Make sure you come prepared and you arrive

10-15 minutes prior to your scheduled time.

Questions please contact Whitney at 319-835-5116 or

weisinge@iastate.edu.

Download a copy of the Competitive Swine Record Book:

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/lee/page/prepare-fair

Bucket Bottle Calf Interviews:

Monday, July 8 at 9:00 AM in the Extension Office

Schedules for interviews were

mailed. Please turn in your

record books to the Extension

Office by Thursday, July 2 at

4:30 pm so they can be scored

and reviewed before inter-

views. Make sure you come

prepared and you arrive 10-15

minutes prior to your scheduled time.

Questions please contact Whitney at 319-835-5116 or

weisinge@iastate.edu.

Download a copy of the Bucket/Bottle Calf Record Book:

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/lee/page/prepare-fair

Drug affidavits are important for all animals that intend on going to

market from fair. Please make sure that you are filling these out as

you work with your projects. Exhibitors will be asked to turn these

forms into the Lee County Extension Office by Thursday, July 2 at

4:30 pm in the drop box at the front of the building. All exhibitors

received these forms in the packets either at weigh in or ear tag pick-

up. If you have lost your forms please see our Prepare for Fair page

on the Lee County Extension website. If you have questions please

feel free to contact us.

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/lee/page/prepare-fair

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Junior Livestock Auction Rules:

1. This is an ONLINE Market Animal Livestock Auction- any animals shown in the BREEDING shows are NOT eligible to be sold in this auction- this includes cattle, pigs, goats and sheep.

2. Animals not registered with the Extension Office will NOT be sold. For animals to be sold at the auction, they must have been shown in the 4-H/FFA show.

3. Animals sold, shall in all cases, remain the property of the exhibitor until loaded. Exhibitors are responsible to see that their animals are loaded on the proper truck; this will occur immediately following the show. Superintendents will supervise loading.

4. No rabbits or poultry will be sold at the auction.

5. Each exhibitor may only sell one animal per species with a maximum of 3 animals.

6. All animals will be sold per head.

7. This year the Lee County 4-H/FFA Junior Swine Show is not a terminal show.

8. All swine exhibitors have the option to send their swine to Tyson’s Fresh Meats. They are require to pro-vide hogs free of exposure to ractopamine (Paylean). To help ensure that Tyson will not receive any hogs with ractopamine each exhibitor will be required to sign a drug affidavit stating their hog is ractopamine free and there will be a random rope test done throughout the barn before the auction. Additionally, if you choose to take your hogs home, you are still NOT ALLOWED TO FEED PAYLEAN.

9. Swine must go grade and yield at the packer.

10. All animals are essentially direct sale animals this year. Thus if you would like your animal to be sold to a direct sale market, you will need to sign them up by June 25 in FairEntry.com.

11. Auction Pictures are the responsibility of the exhibitor. The animal must be clean and in a clean environ-ment. Exhibitor must be wearing 4-H/FFA attire. Pictures need to be sent in by July 1.

12. Drug Affidavits are required for all animals going on a truck. Your drug affidavit needs to be turned in by July 2 at 4:30 pm to the Lee County Extension Office in the drop box at the front of our building.

13. Letters regarding the online auction will be sent to all exhibitors via mail.

14. All auction questions will be directed to the auction committee.

15. All sheep and meat goats will going on the truck will be weighed at the sale barn.

2020 Lee County 4-H/FFA Junior Horse Show

The 2020 Lee County 4-H/FFA Junior Horse Show has been rescheduled for Sun-

day, July 12. It will start at 9:00 am. Please note that the Catalog and Flag classes

have been omitted for this year due to reducing exposure to surfaces that are

touched by multiple exhibitors. The registration deadline for FairEntry.com is

Thursday, June 25 so please make sure you get your projects entered. Please read

the guidelines and rules outlined in the 2020 Lee County 4-H/FFA Junior Show

book. If you have questions please contact the Lee County Extension Office at 319-

835-5116.

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Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet:

Volunteering your time to your community is one of the greatest gifts you

can give. This year we are seeking volunteers to help with the livestock

shows during the 2020 4-H/FFA Lee County Junior Shows. If you have always

wanted to help, but never knew what to do, here is your chance. Please call

the Lee Co Extension Office at 319-835-5116 today. All volunteers must pass a background check.

Dog Obedience Classes Rescheduled:

We are excited to announce that we will be starting Dog Obe-dience Classes again. Dog classes will be from 2:00 pm to

3:00 pm on the following dates:

Sunday, August 9

Sunday, August 16

Sunday, August 30

Sunday, September 13

Sunday, September 20

Sunday, September 27

Sunday, October 4

We will be bringing dogs to our first class on Sunday, Aug. 9 so please make sure that if you have not turned in your vac-cinations and waiver forms to do so. If we do not have these

forms you will not be able to participate.

We are hoping to have the 2020 Lee County 4-H/FFA Junior Dog Show on Sunday, October 11 at 9:30 am. We will follow

social distancing guidelines during classes. If the weather per-mits, class will be held outside. If you are uncomfortable at-

tending classes please contact the Lee County Extension Of-fice and we will work with you on an alternative plan.

If you have questions regarding the schedule, please contact Danielle Boeding at 319-520-7719. Thank you and we look

forward to starting classes back up.

THANK YOU NOTES:

Please make sure you are sending thank you notes

after the 2020 Lee County 4-H/FFA Junior Show.

These are incredibly important. Make sure to thank

commodity groups, persons and businesses who

sponsored the banners and signs, fair board mem-

bers, fair vet, Thompson Farm Supply for the shav-

ing in the show ring, Steffes Group Inc. for helping

with the auction, leaders, and anyone else that has

help you throughout this year. Thank you notes are

the best way to show how grateful we are of the

members in our community that support the Lee

County 4-H Program.

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Lee County

414 N. Main Street

Donnellson, IA 52625

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Breana Houtz I County Youth Coordinator

ISU Extension and Outreach, Lee County

414 N. Main Street, Donnellson, IA 52625

Office: 319-835-5116

Cell: 319-470-6701

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/lee

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4-H Family