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Dear 4-H family, Reminder: Just as we cancelled, postponed or virtualized 4-H club and project meetings through April 4, we must continue to do so through May 9th

. We sure miss seeing our 4-H’ers and families. Thank you for your understanding and patience during this unprecedented time. We value the safety and wellbeing of all youth, volunteers, families, and staff. National Volunteer Week is April 19-25. Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who

help to make our clubs, projects, activities, fair, and events possible. Youth in Webster

County are fortunate to have such inspiring and dedicated volunteers. They truly make a

difference by providing meaningful and memorable opportunities for our youth.

THANK YOU!

Any questions or ideas, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Stay safe!

Lindsay Kavanaugh County Youth Coordinator

What’s Inside: Schedule Updates

Livestock ID Details

Food Stand Schedule

Fair Map

Calendar of Events

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Webster County 4-H Newsletter April 2020 Issue

Cat Project Members at Family Pet Medical Center

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Poultry Project Canceled meeting: April 23 Please have your chicks purchased by now. Keep working with your birds especially if 4-H’ers want to do Showmanship. 4-H’ers can do a presentation at a future meeting on anything about poultry and receive five extra points towards final showmanship score. Presentations can also occur during barn clean-up on July 5. Pullorum testing exception has been extended until 2021.

Rabbit Canceled meetings: April 2 & April 25

Rabbit Hopping Canceled meetings: April 1, April 25, & May 6

Rifle Discipline Canceled meetings: April 11 & May 9

Sewing Project Class is full! We were excited by the great interest. However, canceled meetings include April 4, April 18, and May 2

YQCA Training All beef, bucket bottle, swine, sheep, dairy cattle, dairy goat, meat goat, rabbit, and poultry 4-H exhibitors are REQUIRED to be YQCA certified to exhibit at the county fair and State Fair. This certification shows our youth are working and learning to produce healthy, safe and quality food for market. There are two options to com-plete this requirement this year:

Option 1: Complete YQCA certification each year online at www.yqca.org and login using your 4HOnline credentials. You are responsible for a $12* fee per youth paid online when you register for the course. Open to all grade levels. Materials and modules are organized by grade. The online option must be completed by June 1. Youth are welcome to use a laptop at the Extension Office and Internet if needed by appointment only. However, a parent would need to provide payment information for the online payment needs. Visit the following link for instructions on completing the online process- https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4hfiles/agriculture/YQCA/

YQCAWebBasedMemberInstructions.pdf

Option 2: Attend YQCA face-to-face instructor led training for $3* per youth at the Extension Office on Monday, June 15 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Youth must pre-register and pay online before the face-to-face training- www.yqca.org *The April dates have been cancelled. (If you already signed up for the training for the April dates, the office will contact you regarding rescheduling options.) FSQA test outs will be honored from previous years until expiration dates.

Aerospace Canceled meeting: April 18 Watch email for details on rocket kits.

Archery Discipline Canceled meetings: April 6 (beginners) & April 13 (advanced)

Cat Project The April 27 meeting will be held via Zoom. Watch your email for more details.

Clover Kids (St. Paul) Canceled meetings: April 21

County Council & Youth Committee Members will have a virtual meeting on Wednesday, April 22. Watch your Remind messages for meeting details.

Dog Project Canceled meetings: April 7, April 21, & May 5

Horse Project Canceled meetings: April 9, April 23, & May 7 Like and follow the Webster County 4-H Horse Project Facebook page on Thursdays after 5:00 for challenges and videos from the leaders.

Goat Project Canceled: April 6th meeting 4-H’ers are encouraged to start working with their goats once they get them. Any questions, contact Heather or Katie.

Goat/Sheep Weigh-In Canceled: April 25 All county weigh-ins for meat goats and sheep are cancelled. This is for the health and safety of our 4-H families and staff. Unfortunately, that means fairs that conduct rate of gain contests will not be able to do so for the 2020 fair season. Watch emails for details on tagging and retinal scanning process.

Junior Lego League Canceled meetings: April 7 & April 21 (Farnhamville)

Livestock ID’s The May 15 livestock ID deadline is moved back to June 1. This applies to ALL livestock that are usually identified by May 15 including: Breeding Beef, Dairy Cattle, Dairy Goat, Dog, Horse, Meat Goat, Poultry, Sheep, Swine, Cat, and Pets. Rabbits will remain at the June 6 deadline.

Outdoor Adventure Canceled meetings: Any in April

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4-H Newsletters We are excited that newsletters are available to read anywhere! Newsletters are emailed through 4HOnline to all 4-H members who have enrolled in 4HOnline. The newsletter will continue to be available on your 4HOnline homepage, Facebook, and our website. A physical newsletter will continue to be sent to club leaders. Prefer a physical copy? Please email Janel (janels@iastate.edu) to request a physical copy mailed to you.

Webster County 4-H Youth Grant Any combination of Webster County 4-H members can apply for grants up to $250. This can be two or more 4-H groups or one 4-H group and one adult group (church group, community group, school group). The 4-H group should provide the leadership role in the project. 4-H grant recipients from previous year can qualify for a grant this year, but only if project is a totally new or different 4-H’ers write grant for continued project and previous grant report wash submitted on time. For more information on the grant and the application, visit: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/webster/page/member-

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Video Challenge This challenge can include new or past 4-H exhibits. Think about the static department, a working exhibit, a share-the-fun, or any livestock education you’d like to share. SO what’s the challenge??!! • Create a 2-5 minute video with engaging content! • Share your goal(s), what you did to reach your goal, and steps for the project or demonstrate the act or working exhibit. • Be sure to site your sources. Visit this copyright handout before creating a video. Even things like reading a book on a video is copyrighted! https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4hfiles/statefair/SFDocuments/SF1UseofCopyrightVI010401.pdf • Upload your video to YouTube and share the link to lindsayk@iastate.edu on or before April 13

Online Learning Resources Did you know the Iowa 4-H team created a wide variety of resources you can access from your home? Check out this updated, very informative link which provides resources that our 4-H'ers can use to stay engaged in learning while out of school. Topics include animal science, weekly challenges, general project area learning, STEM, healthy living, and much more!

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

4-H’ers for 4-H The 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign helps to ensure that 4-H remains available and affordable for young people from across the state. The campaign helps to: • Provide financial assistance to help 4-H’ers attend

4-H camps or conferences • Help 4-H members with financial need pay for their

annual enrollment fee • Fund speakers and entertainment at the State 4-H

Youth Conference, keep registration fees affordable for everyone!

Clubs or individuals are encouraged to consider donating to the 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign. The Iowa 4-H Foundation is asking each 4-H club in Iowa to donate $3.00 per member to the campaign. Donations are due to the Extension Office by May 15. Contact Lindsay with any questions.

Flea Market– Food Stand Workers

April– Flea Market is Cancelled

2020 Webster County Fair The Webster County Fair is scheduled for July 8-12. County Council and Youth Committee selected the theme to be “Strive for Gold.” (based off the Summer Olympics)

Movie Night at the Webster County Fair We are partnering with Fort Dodge Parks and Rec to offer movie night again this summer. Miracle will be the movie played on Wednesday, July 8 at the Fair. Thank you to everyone who voted!

Fair Schedule Changes Before fair books arrive, here are some schedule changes to watch for:

• Pet Show will be on Friday at 4:00 p.m. instead of Sunday at 12:30

• Cat Show will be on Friday at 7:00 p.m. instead of 6:00 p.m.

• Horse Show (game classes) will take place on Friday at 5:00 p.m. instead of Sunday

• Share the Fun is scheduled for Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. instead of Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

• Premium auction will take place on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. instead of Saturday night

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April 4-H Newsletter

April

All 4-H events and programs are canceled or need to be held virtually.