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824 FLINDT DRIVE, STORM LAKE, IA 50588 | 712-732-5056 | OFFICE HOURS MON-FRI 8:00AM-12:00PM, 12:30PM-4:30PM

STEM Fest

4-H Basketball Festival

Special Sheep & Special Swine

Beef Bonanza

Robotics & Clover Kids

FSQA

Clover Kids & Robotics

Upcoming Events: Babysitting

Clinic, Lock-in, Waffle Breakfast

Club Contacts & Meeting Dates

WHAT’S INSIDE:

January 31 CYC Meeting, 1pm, Extension Office

February 1 Special Sheep & Special Swine Registration Begins

February 1 State Awards & Scholarship Applications Due On-line

February 1 & 15 Master Gardener Webinar (open to all), 5:30-7:30pm

February 8 Club Leaders Meeting , 6-8 pm, Extension Office

February 13 Beef Bonanza at Iowa Lakes Comm. College, Estherville

February 20 STEM Fest at Dordt College, 9am—3:30pm, FREE EVENT

February 28 CYC Meeting, 1pm, Extension Office

February 29 Special Sheep & Special Swine Registration Closes

March 4 4-H Basketball Festival Participation Waiver Forms DUE

March 13 4-H Basketball Festival @12:30pm

March 25 BV County Endowment Scholarship Applications Due

March 28 Babysitting Clinic—Save the Date!

April 1 & 2 4-H Lock-In—Save the Date!

April 10 Dad’s Belgian Waffle Breakfast, 9am—12:30pm, KC Hall

April 11 FSQA Training 6:30-8:30pm & Testing 5:00—6:00pm

July 20-24 Buena Vista County Fair (Static Judging July 18)

ISU EXTENSION AND OUTREACH—BUENA VISTA COUNTY

February 2016 Opportunities Galore...

Please take a few minutes to go through all of the information and registration forms included in the February Motivator. There are many exciting events and opportunities coming up this spring in Buena Vista County as well as nearby. 4-H Grows Here!

COUNTY-WIDE DATES TO REMEMBER

4-H MOTIVATOR

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

FSQA Training & Testing

NEWS FOR NEW 4-H’ERS

PARENT’S 4-H PLEDGE

I pledge my HEAD to give

my child the information I

can, to help him/her see

things clearly, and to make

wise decisions.

I pledge my HEART to encourage

and support my child no

matter whether he/she has

successes or disappointments

I pledge my HANDS to

What is FSQA?

FOOD SAFETY QUALITY ASSURANCE

Why is it Important?

In today's world, food safety is one of animal producers'

biggest responsibilities. With over 15,000 Iowa 4-H'ers

enrolled in livestock projects, about 17 million pounds of

meat is produced each year.

The goal of this program is to help youth and their parents

better understand what they can do to produce the safest

food possible.

Who needs to complete FSQA Training?

All 4-H Youth who plan to exhibit, swine, beef, sheep, dairy

cattle, rabbits, poultry, dairy goats or meat goats at any fair.

(FSQA Certification is not required for horse & dogs because

these species do not enter the food industry)

Does Age of the 4-H’er make a difference in FSQA Certification?

Grades 4-6: MUST ATTEND FSQA WORKSHOP

Grades 7-9: MAY ATTEND WORKSHOP OR TAKE THE

INTERMEDIATE FSQA TEST

Grades 10-12: MAY ATTEND WORKSHOP OR TAKE THE

SENIOR FSQA TEST

What is the deadline?

Any 4-H’er wanting to show at the Buena Vista County Fair

must receive their FSQA Certification by June 20, 2016.

FSQA Dates & Locations for BV & Neighboring Counties

Buena Vista County—Storm Lake

FSQA Workshop:

Monday, April 11, 2016, 6:30-8:30pm @ AEA Building

FSQA Testing:

Monday, April 11, 2016, 5:00-6:00pm @ Extension Office

Neighboring County FSQA Dates:

March 12, 10AM—Noon, Holstein Rec Center, Holstein

April 12, 6—8PM, Ida Grove Rec Center, Ida Grove

April 23, 9-11AM, Cherokee Extension Office, Cherokee

April 24, 4-6PM, Royal Community Building, Royal

June 2, 9-11AM, Pocahontas Extension Office, Pocahontas

June 8, 6-8PM, Clay County Extension Office, Spencer

June 20, 6:30-8:30PM, Cherokee Extension Office, Cherokee

help my child’s club; if I

cannot be a club leader, I

can help in many equally

important ways.

I pledge my HEALTH to

keep my child strong and

well for a better world through

4-H for my child’s club, our

community, our country,

and our world University of Illinois Extension

4-H PLEDGE

I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE,

AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.

UPCOMING EVENTS

BV Equine Team

Sunday, February 28 3-5 PM

AEA Building – Suite 106

Upcoming Dates: Sunday March 6 Sunday, April 24

Mini-Meteorologists Thursday, February 25, 6-7PM

AEA Building – Conference Room

SAVE THE DATE!

Save the

Date...

Babysitting Clinic

Monday, March 28, 9am—3pm

First Aid/CPR

Age Appropriate Activities

Home Alone Safety

Kid Safe Meals & Snacks

Infant Care

Buena Vista Co 4-H

LOCK-IN

Please Save the Date:

Fri, April 1 & Sat, April 2

Workshop Opportunities

Communications & TEAM

Friendship & FUN

Sunday, April 10th

KC Hall – Storm Lake

9:00am to 12:30pm

*Tickets to be mailed in March*

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

EXT. COUNCIL & COUNTY STAFF

Clubs and Contacts

BV COUNTY 4-H CLUBS & LEADERS YOUTH COUNCIL & 4-H COMMITTEES

County Youth Council

Anna Ehlers Greta Small

Kendall Snyder Alyssa Feeley

Zack Brown Abby Bean

Danielle Peterson

Alex Spengler

Eva Kohl

Brea Baumhover

Carli Grau

Ashlee Sammons

Cole Brake

Colby Snyder

Melissa Fahr, advisor Jenny Carlson, co-advisor

Steph Carlson, co-advisor

4-H Youth Development Committee

Mary Roberts, Albert City

Laura Sievers, Albert City

Shane Lenhart, Storm Lake

Cheryl Arnts, Alta

Brea Baumhover, Youth Rep

Anna Ehlers, Youth Rep

Alex Spengler, Youth Rep

BV Equine Team County Wide

Michele Lynch 712-272-4069

BV Shooting Sports Club County Wide

Preston Jacobs 712-272-3318

Clover Kids K-3, County Wide

Stephanie Alanis 712-732-5056

Fairfield Pioneers Albert City Area

Michelle Ehlers 712-260-9248

Dr. Chris Bean 712-299-2810

Melissa Fahr 712-299-1753

Karen Feeley 712-299-4315

Maple Valley Agriculturists Alta Area

Roxanne Peterson 712-730-0037

Sherie Van Berkum 712-284-1056

Peggy Witzke 712-288-6216

Maple Valley Motivators Alta Area

Lorie Stanton 712-200-2359

Dawn Hill 712-284-1302

Newell Boosting Achievers Newell Area

Connie Jesse 712-299-6030

Angie Emerick 507-822-3366

Providence Go-Getters Storm Lake Area

Leann Baumhover 712-299-0126

Steve Peters 712-732-9393

Tom Snyder 712-732-9488

Robotics Club County Wide

Brian Rickards/Abby Daly 712-732-5056

JANUARY 2016 DECEMBER 2015

Club Meetings

Buena Vista Equine Team Feb 15 @ 7:00pm Newell School

BV Shooting Sports Group 1– Feb 1; Group 2– Feb 8; Group 3– Feb 15

Clover Kids Feb 25 @ 6:00pm Extension Office

Fairfield Pioneers Feb 14 @ 1:00pm Contact Leaders

Maple Valley Agriculturists Feb 6 @ 6:00pm Alta Elementary

Maple Valley Motivators Feb 14 @ 1:30pm Wel-Life

Newell Boosting Achievers Feb 13 @ 8:30am Nain Lutheran

Providence Go-Getters Feb 22 @ 7:00pm Extension Office

Robotics Club Feb 28 @ 3:00pm Extension Office

Buena Vista Equine Team March 7 @ 7:00pm Extension Office

BV Shooting Sports Group 1– Mar 7; Group 2– Mar 14; Group 3– Mar 21

Clover Kids March 31 @ 6:00pm Extension Office

Fairfield Pioneers March 13 @ 6:30pm Ag Partners

Maple Valley Agriculturists March 5 @ 6:00pm Alta Elementary

Maple Valley Motivators March 13 @ 1:30pm Wel-Life

Newell Boosting Achievers March 12 @ 8:30am Nain Lutheran

Providence Go-Getters March 28 @ 7:00pm Extension Office

Robotics Club March 6 @ 3:00pm Extension Office

Extension Council

Laura Sievers, Albert City, Chair

CJ Bean, Marathon

Julie Hahn, Alta

Ben Hollesen, Sioux Rapids

James Hultgren, Storm Lake

Sandy Johnson, Storm Lake

Jan Lietz, Alta

Gretchen Miller, Alta

Salli Nichols, Storm Lake

4-H Endowment Committee

Jake Schable, Storm Lake

Doris Fondroy, Albert City

Gretchen Miller, Alta

Kent Smith, Storm Lake

County Extension Office

Nichol Kleespies, Youth Outreach Educator

Ellen Anderson, Office Manager

Carol Ehlers, Family Finance Specialist

Marisol Virgen-Axtell, FNP Specialist

Terry Janssen, Regional Extension Ed. Dir.

Dr. Kris Kohl, Agricultural Engineer