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JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2016
4-H Family Newsletter
Hancock County
Hancock County Extension and Outreach
327 West 8th Street
Garner, IA 50438
(641) 923-2856
Just a Note:
4-H friends and families,
Starting a new year, we focus on becoming the best we can be. “Every time you tear a leaf off a calen-dar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress.” -Charles Kettering. We have a clean slate, a new year, endless possibilities. Pick a project area you have always wanted to try, suggest a workshop you think would be fun.
Open the newsletter and find all the activities you could be interested in. Sign up for ASK in Garner or Britt. We will be learning about the forces of nature- make an earthquake proof building and a tornado in a tube. Love to paint? Paint ‘N’ Party is returning January 18th. Sign up now, space is limited. Have you wondered about shooting sports? Thursday, January 7th you can decide what the shooting sports club will be doing this year. Look inside and see what we all have to offer.
Join us for Family Fun Night on February 26th and the Veterans Memorial Rec Center in Garner. Get out of the cold and your house to join families all over Hancock County. Sign up for a Ping Pong, Wii, or basketball tournament. Prizes will be awarded!! Don’t forget to RSVP.
Our 4-H FIRST clubs will be competing in the upcoming months. If you see a team member or coach wish them luck, they have put in countless hours preparing for their competition. If you are interested in robotics, contact us and we will find a team for you.
Don’t forget this New Year is all about people and our interactions with them. In our busy world, take the time to thank your 4-H Leader or coach for their time and service they are giving to your club. Take time to celebrate your successes with your 4-H peers and take time to pass along your skills to the younger 4-H kids. Take time to build relationships and invest in the lives of the people around you. You won’t regret it!
All the best,
Victoria Schmidt
County Youth Coordinator
641-923-2856
Nikki Renner
Youth Enrichment Coordinator
641-923-2856
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
4-H Calendar
Clover Kid Highlights
FLL Highlights
4-H Award Program
Family Fun Night
Afterschool Kids Club
Blockheads - FTC club
Paint ‘N’ Party Workshop
Plaque order - project bars
Club Leader Trainings
Animal Science Round-Up
Last call - re-enrollment
Shooting Sports Update
Beef
High Schoolers
State 4-H Recognition
4-H Scholarships
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H
4-H CALENDAR Meets weekly Britt & Garner After School Kids Club (Monday - GH, Tuesday - WH)
January 1 New Year’s Day Office Closed
January 3 Britt Broncos club mtg. Britt Bowling Alley afternoon
January 3 North West Chargers club mtg. Woden 2:00 pm
January 7 BullsEye Bunch Shooting Sports mtg. Dan Nelson’s house 7:00 pm
January 9 Blockheads FTC meet Estherville All day
January 10 Elcon Indians club mtg. Super Bowl, Forest City
January 11 Britt Clover Kids K-1st Grade WH Elementary lunchroom 3:30-5:00 pm
January 12 ASK registration deadline
January 16-17 State FLL tournament & Jr. FLL Expo Ames All Day
January 16 Garner Clover Kids K-3rd Grade Extension Office 9:00-10:30 am
January 17 High School County Council Extension Office 2:00-3:30 pm
January 17 Orthel Jolly Workers club mtg. North Iowa Ice Arena 2:30-4:30 pm
January 18 Britt Clover Kids 2nd-3rd Grade WH Elementary lunchroom 3:30-5:00 pm
January 18 Paint ‘N’ Party Britt Municipal building 6:00-8:00 pm
January 23 Blockheads qualifying meet Humboldt All Day
January 25 Garner ASK starts GHV Elementary lunchroom 3:30-5:00 pm
January 26 Britt ASK starts WH Elementary Art room 3:30-5:00 pm
January 31 Britt Broncos club mtg. Britt Municipal building 2:00pm
February 1 Market Beef verification due online
February 6 Blockheads invitational meet Lincoln, NE All Day
February 7 Orthel Jolly Workers club mtg. Britt Municipal building 2:00pm
February 21 High School County Council Extension Office 2:00-3:30 pm
February 26 Family Fun Night Garner Rec Center 6:00 -8:30 pm
July 26-August 1 Hancock County District Fair
August 11-21 Iowa State Fair
K-3RD “VISITING” COUNTRIES IN CLOVER KIDS
Clover Kids
This year Britt Creative Clovers and Garner Lucky Clovers have 68 members. We meet once a month and “visit” a new country. We try foods from that country, talk about the language they speak, what traditions they have, where the country is located on our map, and what games they like to play.
Top photo: Garner Lucky Clovers saying the 4-H pledge.
Bottom photo: Britt
Creative Clovers playing a game.
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.
Huge Success for Hancock County LEGO Teams!
CELEBRATE YOUR SUCCESSES
This FIRST LEGO LEAGUE Season has been amazing. Our teams have been working overtime and it has certainly paid off. With the teams traveling over much of Iowa to attend regional competitions we have added several trophies and awards to our collection.
Team Flip the Switch attended Estherville in November. The Global Innovation award is a huge accomplishment and they will attend State FLL competition in the Presentation category. Only 1 team from each regional location was picked to compete at the state level. Flip the Switch built a recycling organization bin out of LEGO’s for the regional competition. Since than they have built a prototype and have cad drawings to make their invention real, as well as presented to recycling companies and the city of Garner.
FIRE and Extreme Chaos both attended the regional competition in Denver, Iowa. Even though we had some tough weather, we pulled through and FIRE got top spot
Teams Extreme Chaos & FIRE posing with their awards that advanced both teams to State Competition.
Team Flip the Switch won Global Innovation Award at the Estherville competition, advancing them to state in the Presentation category.
and Extreme Chaos also winning a spot to attend state. The judges loved their enthusiasm and their knowledge of all things FLL. Extreme Chaos wowed the judges with their idea of melting plastic sacks into little bullets that could be melted in a mold to make new toys. Team FIRE showed everyone how easy it is to recycle your batteries and placed bins all over North Iowa to help. FIRE also received the GIA award and will be presenting right beside Flip the Switch at state.
Cedar Falls was the location for the regionals where ICE attended. Even though they had some problems with their missions on the competition table, ICE pulled through with 2nd place overall. ICE created a reusable pizza box with dual purpose. They are stackable and can also be used as cutting boards. Their enthusiasm really showed through when one of the kids
lost their voice from cheering so loud. And last but not least LAB attended in Des Moines at the Science Center. What a great place to have a STEM competition. LAB wowed the judges with their Toy Swap they administered in November in Garner. Toys typically cannot be recycled, so LAB thought what is one kid’s trash might be another kid’s treasure. For their great idea they received honorable mention in the Presentation category.
We are so
proud of our teams and cannot wait to see what they do at ISU January 16-17.
Team FIRE presenting their solution to this year’s Trash Trek challenge.
Team LAB earned high scores in Core Values and received honorable mention for their Presentation.
Team ICE placed 2nd overall at the Cedar Falls location, advancing them to State Competition.
OUR VISION A WORLD IN WHICH YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN, GROW, AND WORK TOGETHER AS CATALYSTS FOR POSTIVE CHANGE
HIGHLIGHTING OUR 4-H YEAR
Awards Program
Family Fun Night
Hancock County 4-H hosted more than 100 people at their annual 4-H Awards & Recognition Program on Sunday, November 8th, 2015. Festivities included inducting the 4-Hers into the County Council leadership groups for high school and junior high, recognizing the project area achievements of more than 40 4-H members, and awarding competitive awards to 4-Hers for character, hard work, and commitment. In addition to the project records, 4-Hers were eligible to apply for competitive awards that are judged based on their citizenship, leadership, and character. Winners for these awards have done an excellent job showcasing the amazing things they have done in each award category.
Winners are: Junior Citizenship - Maddie Graham Joe Pringnitz Intermediate Citizenship - Jace Pringnitz Senior Citizenship - Rachel Weaver Trevor Kluver Intermediate Leadership - Rachael Hanson Senior Leadership - Rachel Weaver Jade Pringnitz Trevor Kluver Livestock Achievement - Nathan Nedved
Friday February 26th, 6-8:30 pm we are hosting a Family Fun Night. All Hancock County families are welcome to attend. We plan to have Bingo, Ping Pong, and 3 on 3 basketball tournaments as well as crafts and games for younger kiddos and pizza and drinks. There will be no cost to attend. This event is being sponsored by Hancock County Extension, Veterans Memorial Rec Center, and Hancock County Seed Dealers. We look forward to having a fun night with your family and ours. Be sure to RSVPP!!
Danforth “I Dare You” - Patrick Terhark Merit - Patrick Terhark Jade Pringnitz Philip Sweers Character in Service - Patrick Terhark Luke DeWaard Wendy Greiman Achievement – Nicole Lampe Joe Pringnitz The Awards Program also recognizes outstanding 4-H volunteers. This year we recognize Margaret Guth for her service to the 4-H program, Angie Greiman, Lori Hansen, Laurie Hadacek, and Michelle Eisenman for completing 5 years as club leaders, and retiring club leaders: Ellen Tusha, Sue Boehnke, Jerry Pringnitz, , Dawn Mills, Mary Graham, Christine Atwell, and Crystal Drake. These volunteers are the caring adults that make the 4-H program thrive in Hancock County.
FREE PIZZA, BINGO, TOURNAMENTS
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.
ASK 4-H Club Registrations
Blockheads preparing for State competition
Paint ’N’ Party Workshop Returns
LEARN ABOUT TORNADOS & EARTHQUAKES
HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM
KID & PARENT DATE NIGHT
The Blockheads are a FIRST Tech Challenge team. They build robots from scratch and compete matches where they join alliances with other teams. The 2015-2016 challenge, FIRST®
RES-QSM, is modeled after rescue situations faced by mountain explorers all over the globe. Played by two alliances of two robots each, robots will score points by: “resetting” Rescue
beacons; delivering Rescue Climbers to a shelter; parking on the mountain; and parking in the Rescue beacon repair zone or floor goal. Robots may also score points by retrieving debris from the playing field and placing them in mountain or floor goals, and also by hanging from a pull-up bar during the last 30-seconds of a match. The Blockheads will be competing in several locations across Iowa and Nebraska. Andrew Dornbier, Jake Folkers, Dalton Hawe, Reece Smith, Erik Goll, Matt Barickman and Josh Stromer have been working hard at building the right robot to do the many goals for this year’s challenge. We wish them luck in all of their competitions.
Back by popular demand: painting workshop. When: Monday, January 18th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Where: Britt Municipal Building Cost: $20 for 4-H members (including Clover Kids)
$25 for non-4-H youth $35 for adults Registration: contact the Extension Office, 641-923-2856 or [email protected]
What do tornados, ice, and earthquakes all have in common? It is just a few of the topics we will be learning about in the spring session of After School Kids Club. The kids will be engineering an earthquake proof building on a budget, do some core sampling and lava layering as well as creating a tornado in a tube. In our 8 week session the kids will take the lead and make important decisions about who will help out, what we will have for a snack, games, where to go on a field trips or people they want to have come in and talk. Besides learning
all about the weather they will learn leadership, teamwork, healthy eating habits and most importantly HAVE FUN! Be sure to get your registrations in by Tuesday, January 12th. Our session starts the week of January 25th and ends the second full week in March.
Use your painting for a gift and fair exhibit. No age requirement. Parents are welcome to paint. We will be painting this winter snowman. You will get to customize his eyes, nose, smile and hat and scarf color.
4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH
BEEF RE-ENROLL TO BE IN 4-H
Club leaders make a tremendous amount of difference in the lives of 4-Hers. We are SOO very grateful to our volunteers who lead and assist for 4-H clubs and teams. Volunteers are 4-H’s most valuable asset. We want to be sure to properly equip our volunteers for success. New 4-H volunteers: please consider attending the New Volunteer training on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 9am-3pm in Mason City at the Cerro Gordo County Extension Office. You will learn the why’s and how’s behind what makes 4-H work. Registra-tion and additional information can be found at www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/volunteertraining. Club leaders, please respond to the email poll about what date works best for our annual leader training. It will be held in February. Please remember that this annual training is required as continuing ed for 4-H volunteers.
The 2016 North Central Iowa Youth Beef Conference will be held on Saturday , January 23th from 9:30 am - 2:30 pm at the Ellsworth Community College Agriculture & Renewable Energy Center.
Cost is $5 to attend, lunch is provided, and parents are welcome to stay.
Topics this year include:
STEM in beef production?!
FSQA certification Pre-register by January 15 by contacting Victoria at 641-923-2856 or [email protected].
This newsletter is the last piece of mail-ing you will receive if you have not re-enrolled in 4-H. On January 1st, 2016 anyone who has not gone on to 4-H Online or turned in paper enrollment copies at the Extension Office, will no longer receive correspondence. If you wish to stay in 4-H and have not completed your re-enrollment contact Victoria immediately at 641-923-2856 or [email protected]. After January 1st re-enrollment you will start missing information about deadlines and upcoming events. New 4-H members can join anytime. If you are transitioning from a Clover Kids club please contact Victoria to make sure we have all paperwork completed.
Project Area Updates
PROJECT AWARD BARS
Animal Science Roundup is held in conjunction with the annual State 4-H Conference on June 28 - 30. Again this year, each Roundup species (beef, dairy cattle, horse, sheep, swine) will be limited to the first 20 applicants for each species. Those youth not selected for Roundup will still be encouraged to attend the regular State 4-H Conference delegation as there are some ag-related workshops for that as well.
1) Applications due March 1 (online)
2) Max. of 20 youth selected per species (beef, dairy, horse, sheep, swine)
3) link to application will be posted on the 4-H Livestock website: www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock/ in early January.
The Bulls Eye Bunch shooting sports club will be meeting on Thursday, January 7th at 7pm to determine their calendar for the rest of the year.
Be sure to attend to voice your vote about what the club should do. Do you want to go on a field trip? Compete in archery or rifle tourna-ments? Maybe you want to visit a neighboring shooting sports club? The meeting will be held at Dan Nelson’s house, 1340 Hwy 18. Anyone interested in joining the club is welcome to attend. Bring a friend!
Many of you received a lot of project award bars at the 4-H awards program. If your plaque is full of your great 4-H accomplishments you can order a new plaque.
Plaque orders are being accepted until January 31st. Please send your order and money to the Extension office. Checks can be made to Hancock County Extension.
$10 - Plaque with a header plate that has your name, 4-H Clover and Hancock County. (please include name to be put on plaque in your order.) $7 - Plaque with no header.
SHOOTING SPORTS UPDATE
ANIMAL SCIENCE ROUND-UP CLUB LEADER/COACHES TRAINING
MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING
AND LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS
Exclusively for High School 4-Hers!!
80 4-H Scholarships Available
The Iowa 4-H Foundation announces the 2016 scholarship programs for 4-Hers attending or planning to attend college fall 2016. Even current college students are eligible for 4-H schol-arships. Currently 80 scholarship programs totaling over $73,000 will be awarded to 4-Hers across the state. The various awards range in amounts from $500 to $3,500. Some of the scholarships are open to students pursuing any field of study, while others are open to students pursuing degrees in agriculture, food and nutrition, ag business, animal science, and journalism. Former Iowa 4-Hers and current 4-Hers graduating from high school are eligible applicants. When asked about her scholarship experience a past Hancock County 4-Her says, “Applying for a State Level 4-H scholarship is a very extensive process. A bonus of the 4-H scholarship is the information I provided made me eligible for numerous
different scholarships, all different amounts. I was notified I was going to be receiving the Pioneer Scholarship and was asked to attend the ceremony one of the days at the Iowa State Fair on the stage in the 4-H building. It was the toughest scholarship I applied for but in the end one of the most rewarding ones I received.” Scholarships are available for Iowa State University, University of Iowa, and University of Northern Iowa as well as Iowa’s private colleges and community colleges. 4-H Scholarship information, (can be sorted by school or degree) forms, and applications are available on the 4-H web page: www.iowa4hfoundation.org/scholarships
Applications must be submitted online no later than 11:59 pm February 1, 2016 for consideration. Applications require two letters of recommendation so be sure to ask those people before the due date so they have time to complete those for you.
MONEY FOR COLLEGE
STATE LEVEL RECOGNITION
Compete for Award Trips or Project Awards
High school aged 4-Hers have many opportunities for them beyond the county level. Take advantage of the opportunity to learn how to teach leadership and teambuilding skills, spend a week in our nation’s capitol, plan a conference just for your peers, or get recognized for the work you have done in your project area.
National 4-H Conference - Trip to Washington D.C.
National 4-H Congress - Trip to Atlanta, GA
State 4-H Council - Plan Iowa’s 4-H Conference
State Project Awards - Be recognized for your accomplish-ments in your project area. Opportunities require a written application and an interview on Saturday, April 2nd at Iowa State University.
Pre-recorded interviews are accepted for schedule conflicts. Your electronic application is due no later than 11:59 pm February 1, 2016. Application and additional information can be found at www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/recognition-opportunities. This is a great opportunity to be recognized for your project accomplishments or to participate in the leadership trips across the country with fellow Iowa 4-Hers. Take advantage today!
HANCOCK COUNTY EXTENSION
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PERMIT NO. 26
Hancock County January - February 2016
4-H Family Newsletter Come in from the cold for two uplifting Lunch and Learn sessions
presented by national-recognized speaker, Brenda Clark Hamilton.
Warm Up to Your Personal And Professional Best
Lunch and Learn
Tuesday, January 12 &
Thursday, January 28
12:00 noon—1:30 p.m.
Garner Education Center
Registration form at
www.extension.iastate.edu/
hancock
Or phone 641-923-2856
On January 12, Brenda will present “Recalculating!” Skills for When Life’s
GPS Takes an Unexpected Turn. On January 28, she will present “I’m Dread-
ing This Conversation!” Strategies for Handling Tense Situations with Skill and Tact. Both
sessions will provide practical, take-home strategies in an upbeat, entertaining way. Join us
for lunch and these two engaging, motivational sessions...and warm up to your personal
and professional best! Sponsored by Iowa State University Extension & Outreach in
Hancock County and Hancock County Economic Development Corporation.
