Valentines to Deployed Units

Friends,

If you have clubs asking for addresses to send Valentines to deployed units, go to http://www.iowanationalguard.com/PublicAffairs/Duty/DeployedUnitAddresses.htm for unit addresses.

Thanks!

Chris

Ms. Chris D. Gleason, MPA, CHES
4-H Program Specialist
AYDP State Military Liaison
Operation: Military Kids Project Director
Iowa 4-H Youth Development
Extension 4-H Youth Building
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3630

Essay Contest

Dear Colleagues,

I wanted to pass along information regarding an essay contest that 4-H’ers from across the state might be interested in entering. The contest is a wonderful opportunity for 4-H youth to highlight their incredible communication/writing skills and their understanding of civic issues. For over 25 years the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, Iowa Department of Education, and the State Historical Society of Iowa have co-sponsored this statewide essay contest for 6-9 grade students.

Essay Focus:
Students are encouraged to choose a woman, preferably from Iowa, from any historical period, past or present, and write about the accomplishments of her life and how she has made a difference to the student and to society in the social justice and civil rights arena. Although Iowa women are preferred and encouraged, the subject of the essay may be a woman from another state or another country.

Timeline:
Essays and entrance forms must be e-mailed to women@iowa.gov no later than Friday, January 29th, 2010.

Awards:
Cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place winner in each of the 6-7th grade and 8-9th grade divisions (first place - $100, second place - $75, and third place - $50). Special awards are given to the best essays on women in science and engineering. All winners will be honored in a ceremony at the State Capitol and introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate.

For more information, please link to http://www.women.iowa.gov/about_women/womens_history/essay_contest.html

All the best!
Keli
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Keli Tallman
4-H Youth Development Program Specialist
Iowa 4-H Youth Development
Extension 4-H Youth Building, ISU
Ames, Iowa 50011-3630
ph: (515) 294-0688

4-State Beef Conference--Lewis, IA Jan. 12 at 9:30 am

Overview:

The 4-State Beef Conference is designed to provide beef cattle interests in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska a regular update on current cow-calf and stocker topics. The conference is a forum of specialists from four of the nation's leading beef cattle land grant universities.
Brochure

To register online or for more information go to: www.extension.iastate.edu/feci/4StBeef/

Topics:
Whole Herd Health: Common Health Problems Dr. Richard Randle Associate Professor, Vet & Biomedical Sciences University of Nebraska
Mineral Nutrition Dr. K.C. Olson Associate Professor, Cow-Calf Nutrition and Management Kansas State University
Factors Affecting Sale Barn Prices Karl Harborth Extension Livestock Specialist Kansas State University Extension
Replacement Heifers: Buying vs. Raising Dr. John Lawrence Extension Livestock Economist and DirectorIowa Beef Center, Iowa State University

January 12
9:30 a.m. Armstrong Research Farm53020 Hitchcock AvenueLewis, Iowa
3:30 p.m. Community Building 335 Clay Tecumseh, Nebraska
January 13
9:30 a.m. Eiberger Building4552 Hwy 169King City, Missouri
3:30 p.m. Jackson County Fair building5th & DakotaHolton, Kansas

Note: All four meetings have the same topics, just different times and locations.

Registration Detail
$25 Registration Fee
January 8, 2010 Deadline

The fee includes a meal and a copy of the conference proceedings.
Call or email to register :

Iowa--Clint McDonald 712-644-2105

or register online via PayPal at www.extension.iastate.edu/feci/4StBeef

New Iowa 4-H Website

The new Iowa 4-H Web site makes it easier for Polk Countykids and teens to connect with 4-H and Iowa State University Extension online. The site, www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/, includes an interactive map to help kids and teens connect with 4-H, project links, games, event calendars, an interactive networking site for members and more, explained Shelly Greiving. Find a 4-H Club uses interactive Google Maps to help kids find 4-H contact information within their county. This feature will be expanded over the next few months to include links to all Iowa 4-H clubs.

Project Pages include links, exhibit ideas and community service ideas for each 4-H project area.
“Kids and teens can get involved in these projects, right now, right here in Polk County, ” Shelly said. Why 4-H features current 4-H members and why they have chosen 4-H. Roll over each of their photos to see their quotes about the impact 4-H has had on their lives.

Teen Network is a ning site specifically for teens (ages 13-18) who are in 4-H to connect, network, share photos and videos and talk about their 4-H experiences. It’s a community with content generated by 4-H youth for 4-H youth. Teens must be 4-H members to participate in this social network. The new 4-H site also includes an expanded search feature and information for parents, teachers and 4-H volunteers, Shelly added.

For more information about 4-H, contact the Iowa 4-H office of ISU Extension. 4-H in Iowa is administered through the ISU Extension 4-H Youth Development program and headquartered on the ISU campus in Ames.

Contacts :Shelly Greving, Iowa 4-H Foundation Marketing Coordinator (515) 294-1607, shellyg@iastate.edu
Laura Sternweis, Extension Communications and External Relations, (515) 294-0775, lsternwe@iastate.edu

Fundraiser at Bass Pro Shops

Hello!

I have a great way that Bass Pro can help your non-profit and/or cause this Christmas season. You provide the volunteers and the donation canister and we will provide you and your 3-4 volunteers wrapping paper, boxes, bows, tissue paper, tape, and an area with a couple tables to set it all up on. Then you offer our Customers “Free” Gift Wrapping for donations. You would also be welcome to bring a banner and/or literature about your organization to hand out. I’m in the process of making a big sign that says something like, “Free gift wrapping provided by________. If you would like to support our cause with a donation we appreciate it!”.

I will be signing groups up for 1-2 days each on a first come, first serve basis. My goal is to get every hour we are open from Black Friday to Christmas Eve signed up for. At this moment here are the dates that are NOT AVAILABLE to sign up for.

November 27th-28th and December 12th-13th.

Please email me with a 1st choice set of 2 days and a 2nd choice set in case the first is taken. Also, please note that any of the volunteers you may bring MUST be 18 or older.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me!

Tiffany DeLarme
Promotions/Events
Bass Pro Shops #43
1000 Bass Pro Drive NW
Altoona Iowa 50009
tdelarme@basspro.com

Hunter's Safety Course

Reminder for Hunter Safety Class

This note is a reminder of the hunter safety class scheduled for October 28th, 2009. The class is scheduled from 5:00PM to 9:00PM at the Dragoon Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, 4857 NE 110th Avenue, Elkhart, IA.

Directions:
From I-35 take the 1st Ave Exit to Ankeny. Go east on 1st Ave to NE 46th Ave. Take NE 46th Ave north to 110th Ave. (Gravel Road) Take 110th Ave east about two blocks. The Dragoon Chapter clubhouse is on the south side of the road.

You can get a map by accessing the web site for the Dragoon Chapter. The site is:

http://www.ankenyikes.org/newsletter.html

All participants must have taken the online hunter safety class accessed through the DNR website. The online class is located at the following web site http://www.hunterexam.com/usa/iowa.

For more information contact the Iowa Department of Natural Resources,
502 E. 9th street, Des Moines , Iowa 50319-0034 www.iowadnr.com.

You do not have to bring any equipment to the class. You must bring the voucher indicating you have completed the on-line class and seek a hunter’s certificate. There is no additional charge/cost for the practical aspects class.

If you will need any accommodations because of a disability such as assistance reading, wheelchair assistance, etc. please contact the lead instructor before class begins. (Lead instructor: brian.hood@lfgplanners.com


Everyone will be handling firearms during the class. The firearms, ear protection and eye protection will be provided. You do not have to bring a firearm to class. Please don’t bring a firearm.

Your hunter safety certificate will be provided to you before you leave the class. This will require a Social Security number. Come prepared to provide it, as the computer system (ELSI) used to issue hunting licenses in Iowa requires this number.

Please sign up for the class via the DNR websight www.iowadnr.com

Upcoming Boer Goat Seminar and Sale

There will be a free seminar on Boer Goats and a Boer Goat sale Satuday November 21st at 1:00 at the Iowa State Fair Grounds. The topics that John Edwards will be discussing will just be general health, feeding and proper management of your goats. More info about John Edwards, founder of E.G.G.S. can be found on his website www.eggsboers.com John and Jackie Edwards are one of the first to bring the Boer Goat into the United States and are a wealth of information about reproduction, health and management of the boer goat.

We are very excited to have them in Iowa for this seminar which is free and open to the public.

Maurice & Kim Erwin
Lamoni Farms
Cattle~Hogs~Boer Goats
641-223-0023
www.lamonifarmsboergoats.com