University of Illinois Extension serving Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam Counties

General

4-H Friends & Families,

WELCOME BACK! It is hard to believe the 4-H Fair & State Fair have come & gone and that school is back in season. Congratulations to everyone who showed projects at the State Fair. You represented LaSalle County well!

Many clubs are having their reorganizational meetings. If you plan to switch clubs, please talk to your previous club leader. It is a courtesy that should be included in your transition. Remember to invite a friend to your first 4-H meeting!

Our annual Awards Banquet is being planned by the Federation Committee. Details will follow as soon as Federation has their first meeting.

Like Us on Facebook!

Bureau/LaSalle/Marshall/Putnam 4-H is excited to launch our new 4-H Facebook page! We will be using this page to post updates for all three 4-H programs in our unit, and to answer questions or post information related to our programs.

Check out our page at: http://www.facebook.com/blmp4H

Once we have a significant number of people participating, we may be adding additional features beyond event information and updates.

Be sure to "like" our page to stay updated on the latest news and 4-H events!

New Staff

Hello! I am Jordan Ellena, the new Community and Economic Development (CED) Educator with the University of Illinois Extension. My role with the

Extension is to assess local needs in CED, deliver research based programs targeting those needs, coordinate local CED efforts, and work with my statewide team to create new and innovative

curriculum. My programming will focus on local government education, building youth civic engagement through youth-adult partnerships, participatory community planning, and entrepreneurship. I look forward to providing your communities with

educational programs that will help build and strengthen them. Although I am working out of the Marshall-Putnam office, I am working in Bureau,

LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam counties and would like to talk with you about educational programs in your community. You can contact me by calling

309-364-2356 or emailing jellena2@illinois.edu .

Thank You!

The LaSalle County 4-H and Junior Fair could not be held without the support of many

businesses and individuals. Please take time to thank the following for helping to support the fair.

BECK'S HYBRIDS

WATER STREET SOLUTIONS

CO-OP GRAIN & SUPPLY

MERIDEN GRAIN

NORTHERN PARTNERS

CGB HENNEPIN

LOU'S SPRING & WELDING

EARLVILLE FARMERS CO-OP

HOLLAND & SONS

LEONE GRAINE & SUPPLY

FARM & FLEET

BILL WALSH CHEVROLET

1^ST FARM CREDIT SERVICES

SOUTH PRAIRIE PARK DISTRICT

MCDONALDS OF OTTAWA & UTICA

KACY PERRY

FIRST STATE BANK

LELAND FARMERS

PCS PHOSPHATE

SUBWAY

GOLDEN RULE

STOLLER's

AGRI GOLD SEED

LA SALLE COUNTY STOCKMAN

LA SALLE COUNTY FARM BUREAU

R EQUIPMENT

CARGILL

ARENDS HOGAN WALKER

Banner Sponsors

Walter Seed & Fertilizer

Dieken Farm Management

Tyrrell Farms

R & D Walter Farm

Milam Parts & Equipment, Inc.

Steve and Mary Malinsky

Grand Rapids Enterprises

Illini State Bank

Red's Truck Repair, Inc.

National Bank of Earlville

First Federal Savings Bank

Grand Ridge National Bank

Citizens First National Bank

Centrue Bank

Kiner Farms

First National Bank of Ottawa

Bob Durdan & Sons Electric

Novak-Brainard Veterinary Clinic

Shady Brook Farm

Arends Hogan Walker

Country Financial

Castle Bank

Federation

Federation will meet on Sunday, September 23rd at 6:00 PM at the Extension Office. We will have a pizza party and nominations for elections of officers will take place. We will also make plans for the Annual Awards Banquet. Federation is a great leadership opportunity, I encourage new members to join! Please call the Office 815-433-0707 or e-mail bngilli@illinois.edu to reserve a spot so we have enough pizza for everyone.

State Fair Results

Superior

Teresa Dittmer—Photography I

James Durdan—Natural Resources III

Dean Einhaus—Keeping Fit I-First Aid

Rachel Einhaus—Sewing & Textiles II

Marissa Hettel—Fashion Revue/Modeling

Brian Kerestes—Corn

Matthew Konrad—Woodworking IV

Katelynn Leix—Woodworking I

Daniela McConville—Child Development II

Breann Siebert—4-H Cooking 401

Jacob Theesfeld—Tractor I

Lauren Urbanowski—Visual Arts- Glass/Plastic

Award of Excellence

Jessa Biffany—Heritage Arts

Aiden Bruck—Animal Science

Hanna Crain—Floriculture A

Leah Dolder—Child Development II

Meygan Echols—Small Engines

Andrew Elzer—Sportsfishing II

Wyatt Hettel—Electricity II

Lillian Hladovak—Photo Editing

Martha Hoffman—Sewing & Textiles II

Miriam Hoffman—Heritage Arts

Rachael Konrad—Vegetable Plate

Warren Krohe—Electricity II

Kassidy Maierhofer—Photography III

Jonathan McConville—Welding

Kristina McCormick—Intercultural

Krystal McCormick—Design Decisions

Kodi Miller—Sewing & Textiles I

Matthew Peck—Welding

Abby Pitstick—4-H Cooking 301

Madelyn Rockey—Keeping Fit II- Staying Healthy

Brent Sancken—Visual Arts- Chalk/Carbon/Pigment

Christine Scully—Visual Arts- Chalk/Carbon/Pigment

Bruce Szobar—Visual Arts- Glass/Plastic

Hannah Szobar—Floriculture C

Caitlyn Wise—Illustrated Speech

Emily Wise—Citizenship II

Benjamin Zytnowksi—Robotics Platform I

A reminder for all State Fair general 4-H project exhibitors, premium checks will only be awarded to4-Hers receiving Superior 4-H Exhibitor, Top Exhibitor, and/or other special awards at the state fair. Due to the expense of printing small checks, it is no longer affordable for the state to print premium checks for every exhibitor. These checks will be mailed directly to the 4-Hers once they are printed.

4-Hers will still receive premium checks for all premium-eligible events they participated in at their county 4-H shows. These checks will be available in the next few weeks as we await an update to our 4-H data management software.

County Projects

Attn: Beef Projects

Carcass class (Junior Fair Class) will be available again this year. The committee is currently planning an informational seminar with the University of Illinois. You will be notified as those details are finalized.

Attn: Sheep Projects

Carcass class (Junior Fair Class) will be added this year. The Superintendent in this area is working on finalizing details. More information to come.

NEW! County Only Projects:

· Do Your Own Thing: Create or design your own 4-H project. This should be something that does not fall into any other

exhibit class.

· Treasures From Trash: Exhibit an article that has been changed by the member to have a different use than when it was originally made. Create a practical or decorative use for the article.

· Sew For Fun: Create any sewing item not eligible to be shown in Clothing & Textiles I, II, & III, such as home decorating items, doll clothes, stuffed animals, dolls, costumes, etc.

SAVE THE DATE!

LaSalle County 4-H Fair Dates:

July 10-14, 2013

Mark your calendars now!

Project Information

Project Information:

We hope you are looking forward to a new year of 4-H projects! Here is a summary of changes that have been made to project names and publications for 2012-2013:

· The Citizenship 2 project manual (My Neighborhood) has had significant revisions.

· The 4-H Cooking 101 manual has been revised to include nutrition information from the new MyPlate program. Nutrition facts for all of the recipes, and a recipe index have also been included.

· A 4-H Cooking Helper's Guide is now available for adults working with youth in the 4-H Cooking 101-401 project series.

· Member record books are now available for 4-H Shooting Sports participants. Please note youth must be members of a 4-H Shooting Sports SPIN Club to participate in these projects.

· The leader manual, "A Palette of Fun with Arts and Crafts" is no longer in print and has been discontinued.

· The Embryology 2 project has been discontinued. The leader's guide can still be special ordered. Youth with an interest in this project should enroll in the Poultry project.

· Due to changes in policies, 4-H Secretary and Treasurer books have been discontinued. Clubs will be given an electronic file copy until a revised printed copy becomes available.

New Enrollment Forms:

The State 4-H office has informed us that there will be new (revised) member enrollment forms for the 2012-2013 4-H year. In addition, Extension offices will be printing new project selection sheets to reflect changes in projects and policies. We encourage all leaders in Bureau and LaSalle Counties to recycle old copies of enrollment forms (if they are blank) and use the new forms for this year, which will be available in the next few weeks. Leaders in Marshall-Putnam 4-H should consult their Extension office for information on enrollment forms.

Upcoming Events

SAVE THE DATE:

LaSalle County invites Bureau, Marshall, and Putnam counties to a 4-H Goat Clinic for Dairy, Meat, and Pygmy Goats.

Sunday, October 28th

3:00-5:00 P.M.

Sunnybrook Farms

(Joe & Nathalie Schmidt)

3131 E. 18th Road

Ottawa, IL

Rain or Shine

Topics covered: Basic care, feeding, grooming, training, showmanship, & breed characteristics. Guest speakers. Hot Dog & s 'more roast afterwards. Minimal registration fee.

Registration papers will be available soon. RSVP by October 24th

Shooting Sports Volunteer Training

A training for adults wishing to become certified 4-H Shooting Sports instructors will be held September 28-30 at 4-H Memorial Camp in Monticello. This is the only training that will be held this fall.

Adults age 21 or older who are interested in becoming certified Shooting Sports instructors should contact their Extension office for more information and registration materials. The Extension office will pay for the registration fee, as well as reimburse the volunteer for their mileage to and from the training site.

Volunteers attending the training can be certified in one of the disciplines of archery, rifle, or shotgun, or can attend the Shooting Sports coordinator training.

Unit Wide Community Service

We are encouraging all 4-H clubs in Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam Counties to participate in a unit-wide community service project throughout the months of October and November. Our project will include club members collecting food, non-perishable items, pet products, or similar items and donating them to a group of the club's choice. We are allowing some flexibility in the project so that each club can create a service project that fits them best. Here are a few suggestions from the Extension staff, but feel free to come up with your own related idea:

· Collect non-perishable food items, paper products, or other similar products and donate to a food pantry in your community.

· Collect pet food or other pet care items (or make blankets or pet toys) and donate to an animal shelter.

· Collect school supplies and donate to a school, to be given to students who can't afford school supplies. (Bureau County 4-Hers can turn in their donations to HCE, who will deliver them to schools in January).

· Make "birthday kits" (including a cake mix, can of frosting and some party supplies) and donate to a food pantry or other organization that serves families in need.

· Assemble bags of snacks, non-perishable food, or other items and deliver to people in your community who have trouble getting out.

· Create your own innovative idea that fits with the them. Think of something people in your community need, collect it and deliver it.

Don't forget to take photos of your service project and submit them to local newspapers or to the Extension office. More information will be given to club leaders in the next few weeks.

National 4-H Week

National 4-H Week is October 7-13, 2012. This is a good time to share information about your club with others and invite new members to join your club.

The Extension office is looking for a few 4-Hers who might be interested in being interviewed or photographed by local newspapers about their 4-H experiences. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact the Extension office.

We are also looking for some 4-Hers who are interested in recording public service announcements about 4-H for local radio stations. The public service announcements are pre-written, all you need to do is read them. Please contact the Extension office for more information on this.

Some other things you might be interested in doing during National 4-H Week:

· Ask your teacher or principal if you can give a short presentation about 4-H to your class. You might take in one of your projects to share with the class, or take 4-H items to hand out to your classmates (keep reading for more info on this).

· Visit an after-school program in your community to promote 4-H. You could share a 4-H project. Remember to take a sheet with contact information for your club, so others who are interested know how to join.

· Have a special program or activity at your October club meeting. Invite others from the community to participate.

· Elect or appoint a reporter for your club, to send news releases about club activities to the local newspaper.

· Wear your 4-H t-shirt to school.

· Schedule a club community service project for National 4-H Week (or another time in October).

· Invite local newspapers to visit your 4-H club meeting, service project, or other activity and take pictures.

· Ask your teacher or principal if you can put up 4-H flyers in your school or classroom, or ask if you can hand out flyers to other students.

· Ask a local official to sign an official proclamation for National 4-H Week. These are available at the Extension office.

· Ask your library, bank, or another local business if you can set up a table with 4-H information.

· Lead a group in a 4-H Science Excited experiment. See the next page for more information.

· Be sure to let the Extension office know if you have activities planned for National 4-H Week. We often get calls from reporters asking if there are events they can visit during this week.

Materials available from the Extension office (please call in advance so we can be sure to have them ready):

· National 4-H Week Flyers

· 4-H brochures (local and state)

· 4-H Week bookmarks

· 4-H pencils

· 4-H stickers

· Temporary clover tattoos

· 4-H balloons

More 4-H items can be ordered from National 4-H Supply, www.4-hmall.org.

Eco-Bot Challenge

Ready for a challenge? Each year, 4-H creates a National Science Experiment—a project that youth from all over the country will do and report on. This year, the experiment is called "Eco-Bot Challenge." You will be designing and testing eco-bots, small robots for cleaning up an oil spill.

The Extension office has kits available with all the materials you'll need to complete the challenge. If your club would like to try this project at a meeting, please contact the Extension office.

We are also looking for groups in the community who would like to participate in this project, including school classrooms, libraries, after-school programs, and other groups of youth. If you know of a group interested in doing this activity, please contact the Extension office. Please keep in mind the Eco-Bot Challenge is designed for youth in grades 4-7.

State Events

Salute to Agriculture

Join the College of ACES in cheering on the Illini in their football game vs. Charleston Southern on Saturday, September 15. The celebration will begin with a tailgate, meal, and special guests at 9:00 a.m., with a game time of 11:00 a.m. You can order tickets (which include breakfast at the tailgate and game admission) for $15 per student and $20 per adult. For more information or to order tickets, please visit https://ecommerce.aces.illinois.edu/salutetoagriculture/.

GEAR-TECH-21

GEAR-Tech-21 teaches robotics, GPS, and GIS technologies through building and programming a robot, navigation, and mapmaking activities.

The program includes a free online curriculum of lessons, and resources for summer camps .

Developed by our 4-H Nebraska neighbors, 4-H leaders in Illinois, teachers, and groups of homeschooled youth may be interested in using this curriculum to support their programs.

Just announced...
The Year 1 Camp curriculum is now available as a downloadable, off-line Adobe Air "app." The app will run on Windows and Mac operating systems.

Download the GEAR-Tech-21 Year 1 Camp Curriculum app: http://4hset.unl.edu/GT21/

A current version of Adobe Air is required to run the GEAR-Tech-21 app. If you need Adobe Air, it is available as a free download here: http://get.adobe.com/air/

The app is FREE and will continue to be free throughout the duration of the GEAR-Tech-21 NSF grant period.

For more information, contact Kathy Morgan, kmorgan3@unl.edu, 402-472-5027

Spotlight on You

SPOTLIGHT ON YOU:

Please see your leader or Extension Office for a Spotlight on You form to be featured in the

newsletter! Don't forget to include a photo!

Also, please submit any club news or photos to bngilli@illinois.edu and I will be happy to feature you in the monthly newsletter.

Name: Lindsey Wheeler Age: 13

4-H Club: Covel Creek Rough Riders Years as member: 1

Favorite 4-H Project: Chickens

Parents Names: Paul & Patty Wheeler

Brothers & Sisters Names: Ian Wheeler

Pets Names & Type: Juno (dog), Thumper (cat), Gumbi (turtle), Dorothy, Winnie, & Charolette ( chickens)

Hometown, School & Grade: Ottawa, Shepherd Middle School, 8th grade

Favorite Book: Fablehaven Series

Favorite TV Show: Freeks & Geeks, Arthur

Favorite Movie: Bambi

Favorite Music Group: The Beatles, Led Zepplin, Kimya Dawson, Bob Dylan

Favorite Sports Team: Cubs, Cardinals

Favorite Hobby: Sewing, drawing, hiking, horseback riding, listening/playing music

Favorite Class: literature

Why do you like being a 4-H Member? Because I have a great interest in Agriculture, especially farm animals

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