Arlington Future Farmers 4-H Club

AFF Reminders

2008-10-07T09:25:00.003-06:00

October 7 (Tonight) - 4-H Holiday at Sgt Bluff United Methodist Church. This is a great time to meet other 4-H'ers, make crafts, decorate cookies and learn about project areas.

Operation Christmas Child - Please bring to the next meeting items that can fit in a shoe box (school supplies, toiletries, small toys, hard candy) or fill your own shoe box as this will be our community service project for the month. Please do not include any "war" type toys or chocolate. Items do not need to be expensive and can be for children 4-14. More details will follow in another e-mail.

Please reply to this e-mail with your ideas for future meetings and community service projects. We now have nearly 50 members in the club with almost 20% of them being new. We want this club to be educational and be involved in the community, so please share your ideas!

WELCOME TO A NEW YEAR OF 4-H!!!

2008-08-28T19:47:00.002-06:00

First Meeting of the AFF 4-H Club is Sunday, September 7 at 7 p.m. at Moville City Hall.

Be prepared to:

Sign up for demonstrations
Sign up to host meetings
Sign up for committees
Run for an office (prepare 1-2 reasons why you want the office and why your being in the office would be good for the club)
Think about T-shirts - do we keep it the same (AFF), something new, or the retro arlington future farmers one - bring your ideas.
Bring any friends who would like to join.
Bring ideas of things you would like to do. (recreation, ways to improve our meetings, community service, fair or other improvement projects) It is your club!

See you on the 7th!

POOL PARTY TONIGHT!!!!!

2008-08-05T10:04:00.001-06:00

FAMILY and FRIENDS POOL PARTY
Tonite (8/5) 8:15 p.m. Haskell Pool

Bring munchie to share.

Moville Masters 4-H Club will be our guest - be certain to talk with them about their fair experience!

Celebrate a great fair in 2008!

HELP WITH THE HORSE BARN!

2008-07-25T17:44:00.002-06:00

Many of you helped at the horse barn with repairs - well, now they have the paint ready to go! There will be paint and brushes available tomorrow at 8:00 am if you are willing to come by to put a fresh coat on the new boards.

They would certainly enjoy the help so that it looks sharp next week.

IMPORTANT FAIR NOTES

2008-07-24T05:47:00.001-06:00

Fair Judging Reminders for Monday, July 28

1- Be sure you have a goal sheet and tag for each project and your Building Entry Form with each project listed. ( Contact Carolyn if you need more.) THERE WILL BE NO ENTRY TAGS OR BUILDING SHEETS AVAILABLE FROM COUNTY EMPLOYEES. ONLY WHAT CAROLYN HAS BROUGHT THAT DAY WILL BE AVAILABLE SO TO GUARANTEE THAT YOU HAVE THEM, PLEASE GO TO THE EXTENSION OFFICE IF YOU NEED MORE.

2- Turn in your Season Tickets/Money and get your Exhibitor Ticket from Carolyn at booths A12-!4.

3- Go to the Varied Industry Building for judging at 12:30 p.m.
Get an Orange Ticket and find lines for projects. Be prepared to discuss your project with the judge.

4- Present your Building Entry Sheet and Exhibitor Ticket to get your premium money right after judging. Take your projects back to the booth in the 4-H Building.

5- Remember that we host the 4- H exhibit building Thursday,July 31 from 3:30 -6:30 p.m. Put on your 4-H shirt and plan to spend an hour in the building, if you are not busy showing other projects.

6- Good Luck - you have worked hard! Enjoy the fair.

7- Projects will be released at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug 3. Please pick up your projects and help tear down the exhibit building.

8- Swimming Party - Haskell Pool 8:15 p.m. Tues. Aug. 5.
Bring a friend and a munchy to share.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES FOR FAIR!!!

2008-07-07T09:02:00.001-06:00

Fair Book Hard Copies of the Fair Books are now at the Woodbury County Extension Office and the Fair Office. You can also go on line at: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/woodbury/kidsteens.htm for 4-H information Or at the Woodbury County Fair website at: www.woodburycountyfair.com for open class information. Don’t forget you can go on the Woodbury website for 4-H fair forms too or stop by the office

FSQA Workshop July 7, 5:00 pm
4-H’ers planning to exhibit: beef, sheep, swine, goats, dairy cattle, poultry and/or rabbits
4-H’ers who are 9, 10, 11 years old on January 1 and have not attended an FSQA workshop – there is a workshop on July 7, 5:00 pm at the Woodbury County Extension Office. 4-Hers 12, 13 & 14 years old can attend or test out. 4-H’ers 15 years – 18 years old need to test out. Youth older then 18 will need to be in the adult program.
4-H’ers who don’t attend a workshop or test out will not be able to exhibit animals at the fair.

King & Queen Apps due July 7
If you know of any youth who are interested in the king and queen contest – please encourage them to apply. The applications are due this coming Monday, July 7. For king applications call Jenny Colbert at 712-898-2228 (phone was wrong in the Scene) and for queen applications you can contact Angie Schrunk at 712-373-9802.

County 4-H Council Apps due July 15
Current County Council members and 4-H’ers who will be in 10th,11th or 12th grade may want to apply for 4-H County Council. Letters were sent to all eligible members.

Hang Tags are the only forms that are not available on line. 4-H’er can pick up tags from 4-H leaders or the Extension Office – NONE will be available on Monday, July 28 – 4-H Building Judging Day.

Help Needed for Kids Zone at Fair
The Woodbury County Fair Board is planning a Kids Zone in Herbold Hall for young kids to participate in during the fair. The Fair Board is asking for help from 4-H Clubs. Help can include jumbo Legos, sand box type toys, other age appropriate toys, cash donations or help from 4-H’ers/parents during the fair in monitoring the Kids Zone area during the fair. Contact Matt Jackson at 712-5723 if you are willing to help. This would be an excellent community service project!

4-H Beef Workshop July 13
Cody Klashen is planning on having a 4-H Beef Workshop at the Woodbury County Fairgrounds on Sunday, July 13, 5:00 pm at the Woodbury County Fairgrounds. If you have questions you can contact Cody at 712-899-3833.

Friday, July 11, 4:30 pm 4-H Fair Forms Due
Animal Fair Entry Forms, Horse Entry Forms and Communications entry forms are due FRIDAY, July 11 at 4:30pm (no postmarks) at the Woodbury County Extension Office.

Important 4-H Reminders

2008-07-02T15:37:00.001-06:00

Monday July 7 - FSQA Workshop 5 p.m. at Extension Office - be sure you are registered if you have beef, sheep, swine, dairy, goats, poultry or rabbits to exhibit. 9-11 year olds must attend a workshop, 12-14 may test out or do a workshop, 15 & above should have tested.

Sunday, July 13 - AFF Club Tour - Meet at the Main St. Park at 4:00 p.m. to tour, pizza and meeting will follow at the Main St. Park about 6 p.m.
Get your fair tags and tickets at this time.
Demonstration - Kayla Sands
Hosts - Paulsens and Klingengsmiths

2008 CLUB OF THE YEAR!!!!

2008-06-13T15:12:00.002-06:00

(Please reply to this e-mail if you can help at the service project tomorrow and to verify you are receiving these e-mails!)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

*on being named the Club of the Year for 2008 and thanks to Jared for making our application display.

*for completing record books - Brittany, Emily, Mark, Drew, Jared, and Carter.

*for having the best junior record - Mark Putze

*for the Spirit of 4-H Award - Shelby Perez

*for Outstanding Senior, Communications County Project Award Achievement, Communications Area Award Achievement, Outstanding Achievement, Overall Merit, and Woodbury County Helping Hands Award - Jared Schramm

* a successful petting zoo (Shelby, Tyler Julie, Alex, Shawn, Drew, Jared, Gwyn, Dave, Mark R., Emily, Mark, Michelle, Kobey, Landon, Levi, and Brittany)

* Movile Daze Parade Entry

SERVICE OPPORTUNITY -

Saturday, June 14 8 a.m. Horse Barns at Fairgrounds

Wear work clothes and gloves, bring hammers and crowbars to help make safety updates to the stalls. People are needed to tear out damaged wood, carry wood away and deliver new wood, and nail new pieces.

Arlington Future Farmers and Moville Daze!!!

2008-06-05T18:44:00.000-06:00

AFF 4-Hers,

Moville Daze is this weekend!

We need members to bring pets to the Main Street Park from 1-3 p.m Saturday, June 7th. If you have no pets, put on your 4-H shirt and help with people's pets.

If you want to ride the float, be at the south ball diamonds by 4:45 p.m. Sat. June 7th. Wear your 4-H shirt;squirt guns and water supply are optional.

Meeting this Sunday!

2008-05-27T06:41:00.002-06:00

Meeting is Sunday, June 1 at 7 p.m. Main Street Park. Come early and play volleyball.

Demonstrations - Bailey Kennedy, Suzie, Ray, and Nick Scheelhause, Kayla Sands, Shelby and Tyler Perez, Zach and Lucas Klingensmith. Note that our club guidelines state that you must give a demonstration speech (first year members excluded) in order to show at the county fair.

Hosts - Wrights and Grays

June 7th - Moville Daze - come bring animals and/or help at the petting zoo!

June 8th - Recognition night at the fairgrounds. Come at 5:00 for dinner (pre-registration required) or at 5:45 for the awards (no cost). This is a great time to see club members be recognized for their project report work and is also a great time to see what awards are available. We also submitted a nomination for "Club of the Year" which will be recognized that night.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES!!

2008-05-12T05:01:00.000-06:00

THURSDAY, MAY 15 - Livestock ID forms are due for dairy cattle, dairy and meat goats, breeding heifers, cow-calf pairs, feeder calves, swine, sheep, horse and dog.

REGISTER FOR FSQA - you must send in your registration forn for FSQA (April Scene or on-line http://www.extension.iastate.edu/woodbury//kidsteens.htm )
if you are exhibiting BEEF,DAIRY CATTLE,GOATS, POULTRY, RABBITS, SHEEP &/or SWINE.

The Extension Office will then notify you when times/places for training(ages 9-14) and test out (ages 12 above) will be held. They need to know how many members need to be trained/tested.

Thanks to members who brought pets to the nursing home - Abby Countryman, Shelby and Alex Perez, Tiffany and Matt Nelson - and who made and delivered May baskets.

HORSE PROJECT MEMBERS -
May 5 at 6:30 started Horse Game nights at the Grandstand- every Monday night through July 21.

Youth and Horses Clinic - Thurs. May, 29 7-9 p.m. Fairgrounds.

CITIZENSHIP OPPORTUNITIES -

Frontage Road Planting - Shelby Perez Chairperson
Moville Daze - June 7 - Petting Zoo and Parade
Horse Clean-up Day June 14 8:00 a.m. at Fair grounds

REMINDER FOR TODAY

2008-05-04T06:56:00.001-06:00

Meet at Fire Station at 1:15 to assemble crafts and go to Nursing Home in Kingsley.

Regular Meeting at 3:00 pm at Fire Station

BRING PHOTOS OF YOU IN A 4-H ACTIVITY - you may bring more than one.

Visit the Nursing Home and Club Meeting May 4th!

2008-04-26T19:36:00.002-06:00

The club will meet on Sunday May 4th at 1:15 p.m. at the Moville Fire Station to assemble crafts/May baskets. Bring small pets and leave for Kingsley Nursing Home about 1:45 p.m. Return for regular 4-H meeting at about 3:00 p.m. at the Fire Station -

Hosts - Countryman, Sands

Demonstrations - (only 2 more meetings to complete this requirement if you missed your assigned meeting date)
Brittany Schermannm Bailey Kennedy,
Nick, Ray, and Suzie Scheelhause, Abby Countryman,
Kayla Sands

Please bring to the meeting photos from the last year of you in 4-H so that we can submit for Club of the Year. We are looking to fill a collage with photos of you with your projects, during service projects, at club meetings, or any other time you are with club members!

URGENT NOTICE -

2008-03-29T18:23:00.000-06:00

People attending the winter fun day at King's Pointe Resort, 1520 E. Lakeport Drive, Storm Lake ( 1 -866-552-5960) should meet at the swimming pool parking lot about 12:15 - departure 12:30 Sunday. You may bring a guest, but no coolers are allowed. Admission of $ 5 will be paid for each member and driver. Estimated return time 6:30.

AFF April Meeting - Sunday, April 6, 7 p.m. Moville Fire Station Hosts - Scheelhauses and Nelsons
Demonstrations - Abby Countryman, Kobey Gray,
Kayla Sands, Suzie Scheelhause.

FOOD QUALITY SAFETY ASSURANCE WORKSHOPS REQUIRED for exhibitors of beef, dairy cattle, goats, poultry, rabbits, sheep , swine.

April 7 - Sioux City (20) Register by April 4
April 14 - Moville (40) Register by April 11

Members ages 12-18 who have had training are encouraged to register for testing out option.

The AFF 4-H Club Members

2008-03-04T19:41:00.000-06:00

Congratulations on a great fundraiser!

2008-01-24T08:55:00.000-06:00

Thanks to all the members and their families for their help with the soup and pie supper. We took in $1388 before bills.

Jared Schramm is our champion pie baker and impressive competition came from Shelby Perez, Keeley Beers, Landan Paulsen, Levi Paulsen, and Drew Schramm.

Tyler Perez was the top ticket seller with 17 tickets sold, followed by Mark Rippke with 13 and Cyrus Berndt with 12.
Dylan Bechen, Bailey Bechen, Shelby Perez, Kelsey Sands, Skylar Sands, Brittany Schermann, Drew Schramm, Jared Schramm, Michael Wright, and Matthew Wright also reached sales quotas for our drawing. Great job!

Next Meeting - Feb. 10

Frontage Road Project

2007-10-09T06:12:00.000-06:00

Please meet at the frontage road flower boxes after school on Friday to pull out the bulbs!

National 4-H Week

2007-10-08T15:46:00.000-06:00

AFF 4-H members are reminded to wear their AFF 4-H T-Shirts to school on Wednesday of this week.

October 18 - 4-H Holiday in Sgt. Bluff - do you have a make-it/take-it to share?

October 21 - 4-H Halloween party for Junior 4-H'ers.

AFF October Meeting Reminder

2007-09-25T05:55:00.000-06:00

The October meeting will be a wiener roast held October 7 at 6:00 pm at Schramm's.

This is a family event so bring your family, lawn chairs, roasting wires/sticks and a side dish (your choice) to share. All other items will be furnished.

The Woodbury County annual dues for participation is $20 per member so please bring a check made out to Woodbury County Extension to this meeting. At the meeting we will also be updating medical release forms to be kept on file so if any information has changed since last year, please bring it.

We look forward to seeing you there!

AFF Starts off New Year

2007-09-10T17:11:00.000-06:00

The Arlington Future Farmers 4-H Club started the new year with election of officers. Officers for the new year will be President Shawn Jensen, Vice-President Carter Swanger, Secretary-Reporter Shelby Perez, and Treasurer Dylan Bechen. Jared Schramm, Drew Schramm and Shawn Jensen will represent the club on the Woodbury County Recognition Team.

Welcome to our new members, Bryce and Brady Butters, Michelle Putze and Matthew B Nelson!

Congratulations to State Fair and County Fair winners. Congratulations to Jared Schramm for being awarded the State 4-H Beef Project Award at Iowa State University on August 25.

The next meeting will be held October 7, 2007 at 6:00 at the Schramm's with a wiener roast to follow. Bring lawn chairs and a side dish. All other supplies are furnished. Drew and Jared Schramm will be doing demonstrations and Schramm's, Bechen's, and Jensen's will host and provide recreation.

Arlington Future Farmers Start New Year

2007-09-02T15:57:00.000-06:00

Congratulations on a great county and state fair!

Members are reminded to write Thank You notes to trophy sponsors and bonus
auction bidders.

Weeding at the frontage road and taking off dead blossoms is still needed.

Our reorganization meeting will be September 9th at 7:00 at City Hall.
Let Carolyn know before the meeting if you would like to be a club officer for the coming year.

Upcoming Due Dates & Events!

2007-07-02T09:41:00.000-06:00

Each member is expected to sell Woodbury County Fair Season Passes. Carolyn will be contacting you to arrange getting them to you. AFF Members will receive their Exhibitor's Tickets from Carolyn when they return the ticket packets(with money and/or unsold tickets) in to her on July 30th 10:45-11:00 a.m. in the 4-H building.

4-H Building Entry Form will be mailed out in the Next 4-H Scene or you can go online at: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/woodbury/kidsteens.htm

Their are two new publications on preparing vegetables for exhibit and preparing flowers for exhibit – https://www.extension.iastate.edu/store/
Click on Lawn and Garden located on left side then on new screen click on Gardening – Vegetables and Herbs for the Preparing Vegetables for Exhibit OR
Click on Gardening – Flowers for Preparing Flowers for Exhibit
Those publications will be on the top of those pages and you can print your own.

Due July 31 at Fair during Animal Entry: Iowa 4-H Affidavit and Statement and Disclosure & Treatment forms for Beef, Horse, Lamb, Meat Goat and/or Swine must be filled out and brought to fair on Tuesday Livestock/Animal Entry Night – this information was in the February 4-H Scene on the front page. We have forms available at the Extension Office or you can go on-line at: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/Agriculture/livestockhandbook.htm
Superintendents will also have forms with them on Tuesday of Fair, but 4-H’ers must bring a record of any treatment on their animals because the form does ask for that information.

Kellyn Huck is taking care of the 4-H Livestock Entries and you can e-mail her at: Eekhoff@iastate.edu

IMPORTANT - https//www.extension.iastate.woodbury/kidsteens.htm
will have most of the fair forms needed or Carolyn has tags and goal sheets,photography sheets, posters, fashion/clothing review, and presentation sheets.