Four officers were elected during the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Guthrie County extension council organizational meeting on January 22, 2020. The nine-member county extension council annually elects officers to comply with Iowa law. Chad Sheley, of Casey, is the newly-elected chairperson. Sheley will preside at all meetings of the county extension council, have authority to call special meetings and perform duties as performed and exercised by a chairperson of a board of directors of a corporation. Dustin Clark, of Guthrie Center, was elected vice chairperson.

Anna Kastner, of Yale, was elected secretary and has the responsibility of keeping the minutes of all county extension council meetings and signing required papers for the council. The council elected Jim Calvert, of Guthrie Center, to the treasurer position. The treasurer has charge of all of the funds of the county extension council; receives, deposits, pays and disburses. The treasurer insures an accurate record of receipts and disbursements and submits reports to the county extension council.

As elected officials, the county extension council is the governing body of ISU Extension and Outreach. The county extension council hires county staff, manages the county extension budget and helps determine programming. The county extension office is located at 212 State Street in Guthrie Center. To learn more about ISU Extension and Outreach in Guthrie County, visit www.extension.iastate.edu/guthrie.

On a separate note, the Guthrie County Extension wants to extend a big thank you to everyone who has donated or assisted with fundraising efforts for a new 4-H Static Exhibit building! Officials report “At this time, we have raised $44,041.80! This total is the profit raised at the November Harvest Lunch, January Prime Rib Dinner, Yale Community Club Scholarship Supper Auction, Scratch Cupcake sales, Linda Leo Memorial and various donations.” If you would like to donate, your donation can be dropped off or mailed to:
Guthrie County 4-H Foundation, 212 State Street, Guthrie Center, IA 50115.  If you would like to make a 501C3 donation, please make your donation to the Guthrie County Foundation at Iowa 4-H Foundation. Visit iowa4hfoundation.org and click “Ways to Give” to donate online.

And, don’t forget to mark your calendars for the February 7th Crop Update, and March 6th, to discuss Farm Property Theft! All meetings will be held at the Guthrie County Extension office from 9:30 am-11:00 pm! If you have questions, contact Krista at the Extension office at 641-747-2276.