MARSHALL COUNTY EXTENSION
4-H CLOVER COURIER
Caleb Carver and Katie Mullaney
County Youth Coordinator/County Youth Coordinator Assistant
County Extension
[email protected]/[email protected]
641-752-1551
January 2014
Hello All 4-H Families!
I hope you all had a great holiday break and Happy
New Year!! It’s time to look forward and, if you
haven’t already, set those goals for your various project areas for 2014. There will be a lot of upcoming
events that will start our 2014 year off right. Look
through the Courier, and online to keep updated
with all events happening at the Extension office.
Just a reminder that if you work on projects throughout the year, it won’t be such a big job when we hit
WHAT’S INSIDE:
Clover Calendar
County Council Spotlight (NEW!)
Waterloo Blackhawk Night
Sullivan Stock Show
Fair Book Cover Winner
Gift of Grain
Knitting Workshop
Marshall County 4-H 5K
Webpage Information
Special Interest Gardening Club
Scholarship Info.
Sewing Workshop
fair time.
Katie and Caleb
****You can donate your leftover Lego’s to the Extension office for Stem
activities as the fair.****
Clover Calendar
January
6 5K Planning Meeting @ 6:00
7 Youth Development Committee @ 7:00
20 Fair Sub Committee Meeting
@ 6:30
27 Art Workshop with East Marshall Art
Teacher @ 6:00
February
3 Sewing Workshop begins @
6:00 (every Monday for 5
weeks)
*Continuation of sewing and
knitting workshop.
2608 South 2nd Street, Marshalltown, Iowa | 641-752-1551 | OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 A.M.– 5:00 P.M.
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County Council Spotlight:
Ashley Criswell
Why do you enjoy 4-H?
Showing the hard work we put into our project
and meeting people with the same interests.
4-H Club: Melbourne 4-H
Year in School: 12th Grade
School: East Marshall High School
Leah Mosher
Why do you enjoy 4-H?
I enjoy showing calves and cooking.
4-H Club: Liscomb Lively Laborers
Year in School: 7th Grade
School: BCLUW Middle School
Favorite Project: Cow/Calf Pair
County Council Upcoming Activities:
The following tentative dates were discussed for upcoming activities:
 February 16, 2014 - Bowling party
 March 1, 2014 – Dodgeball Tournament
 April 5, 2014 – Animal Rescue League activity
Sara Duncan, County Council Leader
The regular meeting of the Marshall County 4-H Council was held on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at
5:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Blake Edler and Lauren Mosher. Under new business, members discussed the upcoming 4-H 5K to be held on April 12 at the Marshall County Fairgrounds. Checking runners in, helping set up the day before and emceeing the event were areas
where members are needed. The canned food drive currently had 105 items to be donated to the
House of Compassion and would continue through the middle of December.
Following the meeting, County Council members enjoyed a pizza party and gift exchange. The
next meeting will be held on January 6, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Leah Mosher
MISSION STATEMENT
4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING
Knitting Workshop: Offered to 5th-12th graders
Tuesday Evenings:
1st session: January 28th at 6:00-7:30pm
2nd session: February 4th at 6:00-7:30pm
3rd session: February 11th at 6:00-7:30pm
4th session: February 18th at 6:00-7:30pm
Final session: February 25th at 6:00-7:30pm
Marshall County Extension and Outreach will be partnering with Coylie Ries and will be hosting Beginner Knitting
workshops. Grades 5th through 12th are invited to participate in 5, one and half hour sessions dedicated to knitting.
No previous experience is needed. During the 5 sessions students will be able to complete one project. There are
only ten openings and it is a first come first serve basis with a fee of $30, to cover the cost of supplies. Please call
the extension office (641-752-1551) to sign up at by Tueseday, January 21st open until 5:00pm. Join us to learn
about knitting techniques and the ability to complete a knitting project perfect for judging at the Central Iowa Fair.
1st ANNUAL
CLOVER RUN/WALK
APRIL 12TH, 2014
Benefitting
MARSHALL COUNTY 4 H
Mark your calendars for Marshall County 4-H to host its First
Annual 5K on April 12th of 2014. This is a 5K Clover Run/Walk
that will help fundraise money for our Marshall County 4-H
youth scholarships, youth development, and activities. The race
will take place at Central Iowa Fairgrounds. Be a Sponsor! Sponsorship can be in any of the following ways:
 Monetary Donation
 Items for runner goody bags (keychains, pens, etc.)
Donations can be made by check to “Marshall County Extension.” For more information about the race please call me, Katie
Mullaney at 641-752-1551 or e-mail at [email protected],
or Cassie Sawyer at 319-551-6572 or [email protected].
Thank you in advance for your support.
Where to Find 4-H Information on the Internet:
ISU Extension State 4-H Web Site - www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/
4-H Online - https://www.4honline.com/
Misplace your newsletter? Find it on the Marshall County Extension 4-H Web Site or on 4-H Online.
Join the Marshall County 4-H Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/MarshallCountyExtensionAnd4H
Join the Marshall County 4-H 5K Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/pages/Marshall-County-4-H-Clover-RunWalk
Follow the Marshall County Twitter: @ISUEOMarshallCo
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.
Mark your calendar for May 3-4, 2014. Sullivan’s Supply Stock Show
University Graduate program is coming the Marshalltown!
Yes we got it!!! What a wonderful opportunity for not only beef members but their parents, 4-H leaders, friends, even bottle bucket calf exhibitors, anyone to come and learn just about everything you
need to know to show a beef animal. It is open to anyone from anywhere to come and attend. It is a
two day program that is FREE! You can come and watch and learn or better yet, bring your steer or
heifer and work one on one with the experts. They will cover daily care, feed rations, show day care,
grooming and clipping, showmanship and so much more. It just doesn’t get any better than this. More
details coming. If you are wanting to learn and grow in this project I can’t stress enough to you how
important and beneficial this program is. We hope to see each and every Marshall County Beef member there along with your siblings, friends, family and anyone else who wants to learn. More details
coming soon. Jodi Breniman, Beef Superintendent
Congratulations to Marisa Harris of the Wolfe Ranch Roughriders 4-H Club. She is the
winner of the fair book cover this year. Marisa will receive a $25 cash award. Be watching in
the next month for this logo/cover of the fair book. Congrats Marisa!
REMINDER: 4-H Clubs – Have you decided what carnival game your club is going to sponsor
at this year’s fair on Saturday? If so please be sure to email your choice to Jodi Breniman at
[email protected]. A complete list of what each club will be doing will be in next month’s
newsletter.
It’s NOT too late to: Give the Gift of Grain
A donation of grain is an easy way for Iowa farm families to show their
support for the 4-H program and the Central Iowa Fair make sure 4-H continues for
future generations.Giving grain instead of cash can also help farmers save on selfemployment, federal income and state income taxes.**Always consult your professional tax or legal advisors to determine tax implications prior to making a gift of
grain.
Four easy steps for giving the gift of grain:
 Deliver the grain to your local elevator or co-op.
 Transfer the grain to the Iowa 4-H Foundation.
 Ask for a warehouse receipt showing the Iowa 4-H Foundation as the owner.
 Contact the 4-H Foundation (515-294-1537 or [email protected]) and tell
them where the grain is stored. The Foundation will order the sale of the grain with
the original sales invoice.
OUR VISION
A WORLD IN WHICH YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN, GROW, AND WORK TOGETHER AS CATALYSTS FOR POSTIVE CHANGE
Special Interest
Gardening Club
Any youth interested in participating in a special
interest gardening club should contact Caleb
Carver at the ISU Extension Office. It will run from
April 2014 through October 2014. More information to come!
REMINDER: Francis Dunn & Marshall County Pork Producers Scholarships.
We'll be offering 2 $500 scholarships. Guidelines for the scholarships are as follows:

Future or present Iowa State University student studying in the field of agriculture.
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Demonstrated academic potential as well as good character and leadership abilities.
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Full time student.
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Resident of Marshall county.
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Financial need may be a consideration for these awards.
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These awards may be received more than once.
Scholarship application deadline is January 10, 2014. Please contact Lisa Peterson for application.
(515) 291-0411 or by email [email protected]
Sewing Workshop Offered to 7th-12th graders
Monday Evenings:
1 session: February 3rd at 6:00-7:30pm
2nd session: February 10th at 6:00-7:30pm
3rd session: February 17th at 6:00-7:30pm
4th session: February 24 at 6:00-7:30pm
5th session: March 3rd at 6:00-7:30pm
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Marshall County Extension and Outreach with the Central Iowa Quilt Sew-ciety are proud partners in hosting
some sewing workshops. Grades 7th through 12th are invited to participate in 5, one and half hour sessions dedicated to sewing. No previous sewing experience is needed. During the 5 sessions students will be able to
complete three projects: four quilt blocks which can become a pillow, small bag, and larger bag, excellent to
take to the fair. There are only ten openings and it is a first come first serve basis with a fee of $30, to cover the
cost of supplies. Please call the extension office (641-752-1551) to sign up at by Monday, January 27th open
until 5:00pm. Join us in February to learn about sewing techniques and the ability to complete three projects
perfect for judging at the Central Iowa Fair.
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.