October
1 Record Books & Award Applications are due to the Extension Office
County Council “At Large” Position Applications Due to Extension Office
1 Intermediate Campout Registration Due to Extension Off. 1-5 National 4-H Week
Extension Council Mtg., 7:30p.m. at Extension Office 8 Columbus Day, Extension Office Closed
15 County Council Meeting, 6:30p.m. at Extension Office 20-21 Intermediate Camp Out at Iowa 4-H Camp, Madrid, IA
November
1 Re/Enrollments forms are due on 4-H Online
1 Extension Council Mtg., 7:30p.m. at Extension Office 17 4-H Recognition Program, Dyer Hudson Hall, Knoxville 19 County Council Mtg., 6:30p.m. at Extension Office 22-23 Thanksgiving Holiday, Extension Office Closed
December
6 Extension Council Mtg., 7:30p.m. at Extension Office 24-25 Christmas Holiday, Extension Office Closed
1 New Years Holiday, Extension Office Closed
Marion County Extension Staff County Extension Program Director:
Dale Miller, [email protected] County Youth Coordinator:
Mindy Kephart, [email protected] Ag. Program Assistant:
Karen Ackley, [email protected] Youth Field Specialist:
Marisue Hartung, [email protected] Region 14 Extension Education Director
October 2012
DATES TO REMEMBER
Club Meetings
Bullets & Bows - Oct. 4th @ Sportsman's Club Oct. 11th @Archery Range Oct. 18th@ Sportsman’s Club County Crusaders - Oct. 1st @ Extension Office County Line - Oct. 2nd @ Methodist Church, Pella Dalcher Go-Getters - Oct. 14th @ Sacred Heart Ch Friendly Guys & Gals - Oct. 14th @ Extension Off. Hex-a-Poppin’ - Oct. 8th
Hop N’Hurry - Oct. 1st @ Bussey Comm. Center Just Us - 28th @ Pleasantville High School Lake Prairie - Oct. 22nd @ Public Library, Pella Our Union - Oct. 14th @ Christian Church, Pville Prairie Pride - Oct. 8th @ Memorial Building Saint Pride - Oct. 14th @ MD High School 3-L’s - October 14th @ Extension Office
White Breast Beavers - Oct. 15th @ Extension Off. Jr. Master Gardeners - Oct. 9th @ Extension Off.
*these dates are following the schedules from your 2011-20152 Club Programs and may have changed
Club Program
Please turn in your 4-H Club Program as soon as you have it completed. We encourage you to complete it with your club and/or club officer team.
It is a great tool to give your families and mem-bers so they are aware of upcoming activities/ events. They can also look ahead at their upcom-ing responsibilities for the club as well as the county.
Please remember to re-enroll for
4-H through 4honline. If you
don’t remember the email that
you used to log in, please
contact the Extension Office. I
would like all members to be
re-enrolled by November 1st.
Junior Master Gardeners
Jr. Master Gardeners will meet on Tuesday, October 9th from 6:00—7:30p.m. at the Marion County Extension Office.
The program is for all 4th—6th graders with an interest in hor-ticuluture and gardening. Junior Masters Gardeners is a special interest 4-H club. If you are already a member of one 4-H club in Marion County, you do not pay an additional enrollment fee to join the Junior Master Gardeners.
All Marion County 4th—6th graders are welcome!
New members are welcome; contact Karen Ackley, Master Gardener Coordinator, at 641-842-2014 or [email protected] for more information or to sign up.
Intermediate Camp Out
All Marion, Mahaske, Poweshiek, and Jas-per County Intermediate level (7th & 8th grade) 4-H Members are invited to attend the 2012 Camp Out at the Iowa 4-H Camp in Madrid, IA on October 20th & 21st! A few of the activities planned for this outdoor adventure include:Creek Stomping Teams Course Cooking over a fire Night Hike
Movies Zip Line
To get registered fill out the registration form and return to the Marion County Extension Office by October 10th along with the $25.00 fee. The registration form is included in this newsletter and can also be found online at:
www.extension.iastate.edu/marion
2013 Fair Dates
Marion County Fair: July 12th-18th
Iowa State Fair: August 8th - 18th
The following people have State Fair exhibits that
still need to be picked up from the Extension
Of-fice:
Amber Klootwyk
Emily Klootwyk
Megan Molloy
Kennedy Hough
Samantha Fuller
Jaimie Rinehart
Taylor Clark
Tanner Clark
Madeline Webb
Lane Vander Hart
Paige Busick
Bailey Oliva
Sydney Swanson
2012 4-H Recognition Program
Saturday, November 17th
Please join us as we Brighten Your World at the 2012 4-H Recognition Program. For the first time, we will celebrate the 4-H Year at the Marion County Extension Office. The potluck dinner will begin at 6:00p.m. and the program will start at 7:00p.m. Please plan accordingly and bring the amount that you think your family would eat. We want to be sure that there will be enough to go around. Again this year we will NOT be having a meat furnished. Drinks and tableware will be provided.
County Council Membership
Last year there was a change in the County Council selection process. Each club can nomi-nate ONE member who is in grades 9th-12th to be on County Council. There will be TEN “at large” positions that will be available through application and interview process. This coming year the County Council will be focusing on growing the Marion County 4-H program through service learning projects and providing learning opportunities for our members and our commu-nity. County Council is a leadership position that is a privilege and should be valued as such. Ap-plications are due to the Marion County Extension Office by October 1st. If you are interested in being on County Council and your club does not elect new officers until the October meeting, please apply for an “at large” position in case you are not selected by your club! You can pick up an application at the Marion County Extension Office or find it online at: http://
www.extension.iastate.edu/marion/page/county-council
The new County Council year will begin at the November meeting after new members have been installed at the Recognition Program in November.
State 4-H Horse Judging Contest
The 2012 State Horse Judging Contest is scheduled for Saturday, November 3rd at the Ellsworth Community Col-lege Equestrian Center, Iowa Fall, IA. Information on rules and the entry form are at, http://
www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/statehorsejudgingentryform . Entry forms are due by October 23rd.
4-H Project Hot Sheets
Again this year, instead of using 4-H project guides, ISU Extension has put
together 4-H project Hot Sheets. These informational tools are available at:
www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects
If you cannot find what you are looking for or have any questions, please
contact the Extension office.
Bullets & Bows Can Drive
The Bullets & Bows 4-H Club is having a Pop Can/Bottle drive on Saturday, October
29th from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. The drop off location is the Southeast corner of the
Family Video parking lot in Knoxville. If you are unable to drop them off and would like
someone to pick them up please call Andy Shives (891-3477) to let us know where to
pick them up. You do not need to be home for the pick up just let us know where to find
them. Pick up will also be on Saturday, October 27th from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. This is
not limited to Knoxville residents only, this is county wide. Anyone is welcome to drop
them off and pick up is open to anywhere in Marion County!
Your support is important to the Bullets & Bows 4-H Club. Please spread the word about
the Can Drive and start saving your cans and bottles!
NATIONAL 4-H WEEK
OCTOBER 4TH-8TH
This is a great time to recruit new members for your clubs. Through
out the week the County Council members will be traveling to all of
the 4th grade classrooms in Marion County to share about their 4-H
experiences. Recruitment is not limited to 4th graders! Please
ac-tively recruit anyone in 4th through 12th grades!
We have updated Marion County 4-H brochures available at the
Ex-tension Office. Call ahead and let us know how many you would
like to have.
Check out a few ways you can help celebrate National 4-H Week:
Create a media event by getting a commitment from every 4-H'er for individual service projects during National 4-H Week. Print their pledges in the newspaper and encourage the members to sup-ply photos of their work. Better yet, send the newspaper photographer to catch the 4-H'ers at work.
Have an ice cream social with 4-H'ers, county offi-cials, and volunteers. Showcase youth projects and exhibits.
Select a National 4-H Week baby! The first baby
born during 4-H Week in the county (if you have a county hospital that delivers) is named the 4-H ba-by. Get sponsorship from local vendors for dia-pers, gas to carry baby home, milk/formula, flow-ers, baby clothes, etc. Give baby a 4-H member-ship card.
Have fortune cookies made, with a 4-H message inside each one. Distribute them in restaurants and in other public places.
Cover your county with 4-H posters! Encourage EVERY 4-H'er to bring a 4-H poster to the club meeting. Let a committee of 4-H'ers and volun-teers be responsible for distributing signs in every business and public places.
Fly a 4-H flag on the town square.
Place 4-H promotional placemats in local restau-rants.
Ask local businesses to put 4-H is Great! Get
Into It! on their signs during the week.
Have a 4-H Cookie-baking Marathon and deliver cookies to police departments, teachers, school board members, fire departments, and other community services.
Give door prizes (4-H pencils, T-Shirts, Blue Tick Tickets, etc.) by drawing completed enroll-ment cards.
Have a phone-a-thon. 4-H'ers phone all the do-nors and sponsors to say thanks.
Have a 4-H pizza party for 4-H'ers caught wear-ing green durwear-ing 4-H Week.
Advertise a wear-green day. Distribute green and white mints to everyone who wears green that day; or distribute tickets to a fun 4-H event. Have a 4-H Family Hayride.
Radio contest: Use questions based on 4-H histo-ry and 4-H today. Callers who give correct an-swers, win a prize. Use 4-H T-Shirts, 4-H pens and pencils, and other promotional trinkets.
These are just a few ideas to help
pro-mote National 4-H Week! Get creative
and come up with a way to celebrate
National 4-H that is fun and
October 20-21 Intermediate 4-H Campout
@ Iowa 4-H Camp in Madrid, IA
(Marion, Jasper, Mahaska, and Poweshiek Counties)
We hope you will be able to join us for a night of fun! Check out all the activities and sign-up today!
Saturday
9:00 Leave Knoxville
10:30 Arrive and move into cabins @ Hickory Lodge 11:00 - 1:00 Lunch prep/Games
1:00 Lunch w/Jasper County 2:00 Supper Prep.
3:00 Creek Walk 4:00 Snack
4:30 Teams Course
6:00 Cook Supper over campfire 9:00 Night Hike
10:00 Movie/Snacks
*Lights out 30 minutes after the movie
Sunday
*Early Risers can walk camp trails w/chaperone 8:30 Breakfast
9:00 Pack; load vehicles 9:30 Rock Wall
11:00 Leave for Knoxville 1:00 Arrive in Knoxville
PLEASE BRING YOUR FAVORITE SNACK TO SHARE
Check out the list of suggested items to bring on the back.
For questions, contact Mindy Kephart, 641-842-2014 or [email protected]
If there is anyone who would like to be a chaperone for this great experience, please contact the Extension office. (we will be staying in cabins, not in tents, if that affects your decision to join us on this trip.)
Return the following to the Marion County Extension office by October 10, 2012:
1. Registration Form
SUGGESTED PACKING LIST
PILLOW & SLEEPING BAG OR SHEETS/BLANKET PANTS OR SHORTS BASED ON THE WEATHER SHORT-SLEEVE AND LONG-SLEVE SHIRTS SLEEP WEAR, SOCKS, UNDERWEAR, ETC TENNIS SHOES
JACKET APPROPRIATE FOR THE WEATHER (MAY INCLUDE RAIN JACKET) LAUNDRY BAG
TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE, DEODORANT, SANITARY NEEDS, ETC FLASHLIGHT & BATTERIES
SHOWER SUPPLIES IF YOU PLAN TO SHOWER (TOWELS, SHAMPOO, SOAP, FLIP-FLOPS) BUG REPELLENT, IF NEEDED
OLD CLOTHES AND TENNIS SHOES (CLOSED-TOE SHOES) FOR CAMP PROJECTS AND/OR CREEK WALK OPTIONAL ITEMS LIST
HAT OR CAP
CAMERA & FILM
DO-NOT-BRING LIST
RADIOS/VIDEO GAMES/ELECTRONICS
FOOD/GUM (other than the snacks you plan to bring to share)
Please remember that we are guests at the Iowa 4-H Camp. We will be respectful campers and we will leave our campsite in the great condition it was in when we arrived!
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Intermediate 4-H Camp Out Registration
Name____________________________________________________________ Address__________________________________________________________ Phone____________________________________________________________ Emergency Contact_________________________________________________ Parents Names_____________________________________________________ Dietary Needs___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
Can parents drive to camp? YES_________ NO_________ If yes how many________ Can parents drive home? YES__________ NO__________ If yes how many________
Turn in to the Extension office by October 10, 2012.
1. Registration Form
4-H Halloween Party
When: Saturday, October 27
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. for grades 4-6
8 p.m. - 10 p.m. for grades 7-12
Where: Marion County Extension Office
210 N. Iowa Street
Knoxville, IA 50138
Please join the Marion County Youth Council for an evening of
fun, games, dancing, and spooky snacks.
This is a costume party and prizes will be given for the top
cos-tumes of the evening (all coscos-tumes must be appropriate, if you
have a question please call Mindy at the Extension Office)
There will be a murder mystery/dance for the older members.
Younger members will dance and play games.
You are more than welcome to bring a friend, they will just need
to fill out a permission slip/emergency contact slip. These will be
available on the county 4-H webpage by the beginning of
October.
Please let Mindy know if you have any questions (641)842-2014
or [email protected]
We look forward to seeing who can come up with the most
crea-tive and fun costumes!
Marion County 210 N. Iowa St PO Box 409
Knoxville, IA 50138
Return Service Requested
Non-Profit Organization Permit No. 35 Knoxville, IA
This material has been prepared by Mindy Kephart, Marion County 4-H & Youth Coordinator.
If you have questions, please contact the office at 842-2014.
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