Kids and Teens/4-H Information

Local News

4-H Pancake Breakfast
(Posted on 6/29/2009)
The Clinton County Extension Office, along with Farm Credit Services will be hosting a 4-H pancake breakfast on July 12th from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the food pavillion on the Clinton County Fairgrounds. Proceeds will go toward enrollment fees for every 4-Her in Clinton County.

Pie Eating Contest
(Posted on 6/29/2009)
Come and pig out at the Clinton County Fair! The pie eating contest is back for 2009.

July Newsletter
(Posted on 6/29/2009)
Looking for the July issue of the Clinton County Connection? Here it is.

Silent Auction Gift Baskets
(Posted on 5/21/2009)
The Extension Office will be hosting a Gift Basket Silent Auction at this years Clinton County Fair. All proceeds from the silent auction will go towards the Clinton County Extension Endowment Fund. If you would like to donate a gift basket, please contact the Extension Office.

Quilt Tile Design Contest
(Posted on 5/19/2009)
The Iowa State Fair would like to incorporate Iowa's tradition and heritage into their new Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center. Every county in Iowa will have a quilt tile design display on the exterior of the bulding. If you would like that design to be your creation, follow the guidelines listed and enter your design at the Clinton County Fair.

We Are Moving!
(Posted on 5/15/2009)
We are moving to a New Location! Due to the move the Extension Office will be closed on May 26, 2009 and will be open at the new location on May 27.

May Newsletter Links
(Posted on 4/30/2009)
Would you like more information about the articles in the May Clinton County Connection Newsletter? Find it all here.

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.

Staff

Wendy Proctor-County Youth Coordinator
Phone: 563-659-5125
Fax: 563-659-5126
Email: wproctor@extension.iastate.edu

Jackie Luckstead-Youth Field Specialist
Phone: 563-652-4923
Fax: 563-652-6710
Email: luckstea@iastate.edu

Bill Petsche-County Extension Education Director
Phone: (563) 659-5125
Fax: (563) 659-5126
Email: bpetsche@iastate.edu