NEWS FROM TINA DODGE, County Youth Coordinator
(Posted on 10/27/2009)
Schedules and Timeliness

Families with Teens Can Learn to Deal with Stress, Manage Conflict, and Live Together
(Posted on 10/15/2009)
AMES, Iowa -- Dealing with economic uncertainty is tough for Iowa families with teenagers. As the state faces 10 percent across-the-board budget cuts, many parents may have increasing worries about their own jobs, schedules and family finances, said Kimberly Greder, an Iowa State University associate professor and ISU Extension family life specialist.

Hogan Inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame
(Posted on 10/2/2009)
John C. Hogan was recently nominated from Buchanan County and inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame.

BUCHANAN COUNTY 4-H WEBSITE
(Posted on 5/8/2008)
Up-to-date Buchanan County information availble including the Newsline Newsletter, 4-H forms and other important information.

When Things Don't Go Well, Help Your Child Succeed
(Posted on 4/1/2008)
Sometimes children will come home from school or extracurricular activities feeling a sense of failure. It’s natural for parents to try to soften the blow with comments like, “It was just a bad day” or “You did well -- they just didn’t understand.” But Donna Andrusyk, Iowa State University Extension family life program specialist says there’s a better approach: view failures and setbacks as learning experiences.

National 4-H Week is Oct. 4-10th
(Posted on 1/12/2007)
National 4-H Week is October 4th – 10th and there are many great things planned. Clubs will have displays in local businesses, posters at schools, and will be proudly wearing their 4-H t-shirts all around the county. The Extension Office will be giving out a clover shaped cookie to the first 100 people who come into their office during that week as a way to promote 4-H. Make sure you take some time to look at all of the great things that will be happening during National 4-H Week. For more information about 4-H, contact Tina at the Buchanan County Extension Office at 319-334-7161. The Extension Office is located at 2600 Swan Lake Blvd. in Independence – inside of the Heartland Acres Agribition Center.