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Junior Team

Clayton County Dairy Quiz Bowl Teams Place 3rd in State Contest
(Posted on 6/26/2009)
Both Clayton County’s junior and senior dairy quiz bowl teams placed third in the annual Iowa 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest held June 16 in Oelwein. Twenty-seven senior, 22 intermediate and 26 junior youth participated in the Dairy Quiz Bowl. The scores of a written exam, team questions and toss-up competition combined to determine the winners of each match in this double elimination event.

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Golf Tournament Raises Money for 4-H
(Posted on 6/17/2009)
75 golfers participated in the first annual Clayton County 4-H Foundation 2 Person Best Shot Golf Tournament. The tournament was held Saturday, June 13 at the Elkader Golf & Country Club. Money raised will be put into the Clayton County 4-H Foundation Endowment Fund.

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Variety of Day Camps Offered for Summer 2009
(Posted on 5/14/2009)
The Clayton County Extension Service is sponsoring a variety of educational and fun summer day camps for Kindergarten 6th grade youth. All camps are scheduled for 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ISU Extension day camps give children an opportunity to participate in activities suited for their developmental age and to experience hands-on learning.

Lawn Mower Safety

Safety Day Held May 8
(Posted on 5/8/2009)
The Clayton County Extension Service hosted a Safety Day on May 8th at the Clayton County Fairground in National. 244 fourth grade students from Elkader Central, MFL MarMac, Clayton Ridge, Ed-Co, Valley, and Postville schools attended the daylong event.

Hall of Breeds

Area Students Particiapte in Iowa's Dairy Story
(Posted on 5/6/2009)
Students from Central Elkader, Clayton Ridge and Guttenberg St. Mary's schools have participated in Iowa's Dairy Story during April and May.

County Council Team

4-H Members Have Fun at Annual Basketball Tournament
(Posted on 3/30/2009)
8 teams competed in the annual Clayton County 4-H Basketball Tournament. The County Council team captured the senior division and the Garnavillo Hawks 4-H Club won the junior division.

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Youth Enjoy Lock-In
(Posted on 3/27/2009)
The 4-H Lock-in was held March 20 at Hoffman Hall. 69 youth along with 16 County Council members and 6 adults enjoyed an evening full of food, friends and FUN!

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Annual 4-H Brunch a Huge Sucess
(Posted on 3/20/2009)
Over 850 people attended this year's 4-H Omelet Brunch. This annual event is sponsored by the 4-H County Council as a fundraiser for the county 4-H & Youth program. The Extension 4-H & Youth Committee also held a silent auction. Proceeds from the auction help pay the state 4-H youth development fee and fund county youth events.

Pajama Jam

Pajama Jam Held February 28
(Posted on 3/3/2009)
96 K-3rd graders attended the annual Clover Kid Fun Day on February 28 at Johnson's Reception Hall in Elkader. This year's theme wa "Pajama Jam".

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Livestock Judging Team Compete in Contests
(Posted on 2/20/2009)
Members of the Clayton County 4-H Livestock judging team have recently competed in competitions in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.

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4-H Bowling Tournament Held February 15
(Posted on 2/17/2009)
Teams from the Lodomillo Leaders and Marion Happy Hustlers 4-H clubs won the annual Clayton County 4-H Bowling tournament on February 15. 70 youth from 8 clubs competed in the tournament.

Ground Breaking

Ground Breaking Ceremony Held at Fairgrounds for New Barn
(Posted on 10/15/2008)
Members of the Jim Hosch family, the executive committee of the Clayton County Fairboard and the building contractor broke ground on October 15 for the James Hosch Arena. The new facility will be 60' x 200' and is scheduled to be completed by December 1.

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4-H is for Everyone
(Posted on 9/3/2008)
4-H is made up of a community of young people across America who are learning life skills and are supported in this developmental process by caring adult leaders. Youth K-12th grade may join 4-H.

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Clayton County Enjoys 4-H Family Fun Day
(Posted on 5/1/2008)
Thirty-one Clayton County 4-H family and friends enjoyed a trip to the ISU men's basketball game in Ames on November 29.

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4-H Volunteers Honored at Annual Banquet
(Posted on 11/1/2007)
4-H club leaders and youth committee members were honored at an Appreciation Banquet on January 18 at Johnson's Reception Hall in Elkader. The County Council hosts the annual event.

Clayton County 4-H Cookbook Available
(Posted on 9/15/2006)
The Clayton County 4-H Program has published a cookbook with over 800 recipes. The book is available at $12 plus postage.

Rabbit Workshop

Northeast Iowa 4-H & FFA Rabbit Workshop
(Posted on 9/29/2004)
On Saturday March 7, 2009 the annual Northeast Iowa 4-H/FFA rabbit workshop was held. Over 140 4-H and adults attended the rabbit seminars and the FSQA session at the Strawberry Point Civic Center.

News from Iowa State University Extension

Iowa 4-H’ers Participate in National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational
(Posted on 7/2/2009)
Safety Education in Shooting SportsTwenty 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)
Stitch This! 4-H fashion design competitionThirteen 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)
Alumni 4-HForget 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)
4-H 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.

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Staff

Barb Sauser-Youth Development Specialist
Phone: 563-583-6496
Fax: 563/583-4844
Email: sauser@iastate.edu

Dan Lane-County Extension Education Director
Phone: 563-245-1451
Fax: 563-245-1455
Email: danlane@iastate.edu

Tammy Muller-County Youth & 4H Program Coordinator
Phone: (563) 245-1451
Fax: (563) 245-1455
Email: tamuller@iastate.edu

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