Kids and Teens/4-H Information

Local News

Local 4-H Leaders Complete Training
(Posted on 10/7/2008)
ISU Extension’s Clarke County 4-H volunteers take part in a statewide training initiative.

Staff

Karen Pattison-4-H Youth Development Specialist
Phone: 641-342-3316
Fax: 641-342-3316
Email: kpatti@iastate.edu

Kate Johnson-County Youth Coordinator
Phone: 641-342-3316
Fax: 641-342-3316
Email: johnska@iastate.edu

Glen Easter-County Extension Education Director
Phone: 641-342-3316
Fax: 641-342-3316
Email: gweaster@iastate.edu

News From Iowa State University Extension

Iowa 4-H’ers Participate in National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational
(Posted on 7/2/2009)

Twenty Iowa 4-H’ers participated in the 2009 National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational in Grand Island, Neb., during June.

Teams Announced for Stitch This! 4-H Fashion Design Competition at State Fair
(Posted on 7/1/2009)

Thirteen teams of teens have been selected to compete in the Iowa 4-H “Stitch This!” fashion design event at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 21-22.

Alumni 4-H’ers Got Talent at Iowa State Fair
(Posted on 6/26/2009)

Forget Susan Boyle and David Hasselhoff. Britain and America may have talent, but so do Iowa’s former 4-H’ers. They’ll have a chance to show it during Alumni 4-H’ers Got Talent, Thursday, Aug. 13 at the Iowa State Fair.

2009 State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Winners Announced
(Posted on 6/25/2009)
The “Milkoholics” from Dubuque County placed first in the annual State 4-H Youth Dairy Quiz Bowl. The team will represent Iowa 4-H at the National 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl in November.

Iowa 4-H Foundation to Raffle 2009 Toyota Corolla
(Posted on 6/19/2009)

The Iowa 4-H Foundation is partnering with Wilson Toyota of Ames to give away “Clover,” a 2009 Toyota Corolla, during the second annual Iowa 4-H Vehicle Raffle.

Iowa Teen Tells Farm Injury Survival Story in New DVD
(Posted on 6/18/2009)
Iowa 4-H’er and farm safety advocate Kristi Ruth is a farm injury survivor. She tells her story in a new DVD from Iowa State University Extension.

Order 4-H License Plates by July 1
(Posted on 6/10/2009)
Iowa 4-H supporters have until July 1 to apply for specialty 4-H license plates through the Iowa 4-H Foundation.

Who Will ‘Stitch This!’? See Contenders on YouTube
(Posted on 6/9/2009)
View videos on the Iowa 4-H YouTube Channel from teens applying for 4-H’s Stitch This! fashion design competition.

Iowa State University Receives AmeriCorps Grant to Work with Youth
(Posted on 6/3/2009)
The grant will support 38 AmeriCorps members who will serve in school- and community-based sites and work with youth development programs for elementary, middle and high school students.

4-H Call-a-thon ‘Rings’ to a Close
(Posted on 6/3/2009)
The Iowa 4-H Call-a-thon continues one more week.Collegiate 4-H’ers and Iowa State University students are calling friends and supporters of Iowa’s 4-H Youth Development Program asking them to pledge their support.

Registration Opening for Regional 4-H Volunteer Forum
(Posted on 6/3/2009)
Registration begins this month for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension’s North Central Region 4-H Volunteer Forum Oct. 1-4.