4-H Swim Party!!! Event Applications/Calendar online at: Upcoming Area Shows/Livestock Events

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1 Event Applications/Calendar online at: 4-H Float Trip - Ages and up On July 22 24, we will journey to the Meremec River near Steelville, MO. Activities will include float trip, spelunking, hiking, and...a stop at the world famous MU REC CENTER one of the TOP 5 Rec Centers in the nation!!! $150 includes transportation (we will plan on taking a school bus, dependent on numbers), most food, raft, t- shirt, and camping fees. We will be staying cool and calm in bunk style cabins! Applications will be accepted until we re full or July 10 so don t delay! Contact Shaun Murphy ( or murphyse@missouri.edu) or your local Extension office for an application and more details. 4-H Entrepreneurship Market at the County Fair- DUE July 10, ages 8-18 Held on Thursday, July 16 from 1-6 pm (4 hour minimum commitment for exhibitors). Do you have an item you make or grow? How about a service you d like to market? Would you like to make money with your 4-H project? If so, you need to sign up for this year s Livingston County 4-H Entrepreneurship Market. It will be held on Wednesday of the fair during the commercial exhibits. Some ideas for sales can include garden products, babysitting, lawn mowing, woodworking and odd jobs. We will also be selling at Chautauqua, Holiday Bazaar and other events throughout the year. Last year we had over $450 in sales at the fair join the E Team! New salesmanship competition with mystery shoppers and prizes! Contact the office or murphyse@missouri.edu for an application. July 1 State Fair Entry s DUE 3 Grundy County Shooting Sports entries DUE 10 Float Trip apps. DUE Livingston County Fair 18 Grundy County Shooting Sports NW Regional Float Trip 23 4-H Council Fair wrap-up 25 Livingston County 4-H Swim Party Aug 1 Registration for State Fair Demonstrations DUE -23 MO State Fair 15 Sept 10 End of year 4-H materials, Rec. Forms DUE 17 4-H Council Upcoming Area Shows/Livestock Events For a complete list, go to: If you completed the Litton event fund scholarship form and have not submitted thank you s to the Litton Foundation, please do so ASAP so you may be reimbursed. 4-H Swim Party!!! When: Saturday, July 25th 6-8 pm Who: 4-H members and family (each member may bring ONE guest as a 4-H recruitment tool) Where: Chilli Bay Cost: Free!!! (sponsored by the 4-H Council) Join us as we celebrate another awesome year of 4-H in Livingston County with your 4-H friends. See you poolside! 1

2 Officers and Leaders-End of Year Materials End of Year 4-H Materials pin list and other forms will be passed out at the July 23 4-H Council fair wrap-up/year-end meeting. If you have questions, feel free to contact Pat or Shaun at any time. Each club is asked to return the following documents to the Extension Office. This ensures accountability for clubs and recognition for members. If you need help completing or have questions, please ask! Completed Secretary s book Completed Treasurer s book (with audit and year end report) Completed Seal Application so your club can be recognized Community Service form Award Applications Recognition Forms Grundy County Shooting Sports and Project W.H.E.P. Contest Archery, Hunting Skills, Trap Project W.H.E.P. (Wildlife Habitat Education Program any member eligible) Saturday, July 18 Register by Friday, July 3 NCMC Barton Campus, Trenton Trap Range For Information & Registration Form, Contact the Extension Office Shooting Sports Leader Certification Gerry Snapp August LifeChange Camp Clinton, MO The "fall" Shooting Sports leader workshop has been moved to late summer. Last year, the camps we had been using for workshops were closed; which left us scrambling for sites that could accommodate our needs. This time around the workshop will be at LifeChange Camp near Clinton. Registration will be via 4-H Online and is anticipated to open July 15. Workshop classes will close when the class size limits are reached and no later than August 15. Additional information, when available, will be posted to the 4H Shooting Sports web site: workshop.htm Apsen Angst 4 Sarah Murphy 15 Jullian Alkire 24 Chloe Clements 7 Cayden Riddle 16 Owen Esry 24 Aundraya Shady 8 Shane Murphy 18 Gavin Funk 25 Adelyn Cooper 10 Claire Walker 19 Alikai Richie 26 Braden Stimpson Riley Brobst 21 Ethan Davis 27 Dane Ireland Alex Heussner 22 Mack Anderson 27 Gage Heussner Blane Heussner 22 Tori Jones 27 Lillian Dennis Colton Sewell 24 Lauren Haley 28 Samnatha Rounkles 15 Emily Miller 31 2

3 Regional Shooting Sports Contests Grundy County Shooting Sports Saturday, July 18 Gerry Snapp Statewide Shooting Sports Several counties sponsor shooting matches open to Missouri 4-H members from other counties. If I get that info I list it on the website. If you are interested in other 4-H shooting opportunities check out the web page periodically: contests.htm Free Bowling for Livingston County Fair Exhibitors! Fastlanes has once again agreed to offer a free game of bowling for any 4-H member who brings a blue fair ribbon in. Be sure to thank them for their support of 4-H and the fair! Sell your 4-H Wares at the MO State Fair! Show Me 4-H Wares applications are still open for youth interested in earning their own income this summer! Youth ages can sell as individuals, biz buddies, or as a trio from a club or countywide project. Members under age 11 can assist older members. Online applications will be screened July 1, but youth can apply until all 16 booth slots are FULL (by August 1): The 4-H youth marketplace may be an opportunity for 4-H youth/families who are: Planning to be at the state fair to show livestock Scheduled to give a 4-H demonstration Not yet involved in 4-H activities beyond the county, but ready for the next step Possible visitors to the 4-H youth marketplace = 361,496! (state fair attendance last year) Adrianne Tucker, 4-H Summer E Associate aet2q6@mail.missouri.edu Photography Mat Board at the Office Are you tired of scrambling to find mat board? This year, the Extension Office will have mat board available that is directly from the State 4-H Office so it will be official! The price will be $.50/board. If interested, contact us or stop by the office. Guidelines for Photography REQUIREMENTS 1) Photos must be mounted on an 8 x 10 solid mounting surface. 2) The mounting surface should be mat board, in a color of the photographer s choice. 3) Photographs must be 8 x 10 or smaller, with no more than four photos per mat board. Mat board is a specific material, intended to keep the photo from getting bent or destroyed. It is not cardboard, foam YOU MAY CONTACT THE OFFICE TO PUR- CHASE THIS YEAR. o Mat board may be easily purchased from online retailers or contact your extension office. o Examples of online retailers that sell 8 x 10 mat board include Sears, Golden State Art, Redimat, Etsy and several others which can be found via Google. o If uncertain whether it s mat board, do the wave it and squeeze it test: Mat board is not squishy or flimsy. If it isn t light, thin, stiff, and solid, the material is not mat board. Mounting material meeting this test will be given the benefit of the doubt. NE Regional 4-H/FFA Dog Show Open to ALL 4-H/FFA exhibitors!!! Held during the Browning Homecoming. Saturday July 25th. Registration 8 am, Show at 9 am. Questions? Call Amy at 660/

4 4-H Demonstrations /Public Speaking At the Livingston County Fair Attention all demonstrators going to the State Fair On Thursday, July 16, we are asking that you sign up for a slot for our Demonstration Day at the Fair. Each member will receive a gift certificate to Wal-Mart for their efforts. Call the Extension Office at to sign up for a slot by July 10th. All members and parents Please come and support these youth on Thursday night from 1:00-6:00 pm! Judging at the Fair and Ribbon Standards A common question that comes up this time of year is, I don t understand how 4-H judges my items? First of all, 4-H uses what is called conference judging. That means that the youth speaks with a judge and talks about what was learned, the process, etc. The judge uses that knowledge along with the quality of the item to come up with a final placing. This means that identical items may receive different ribbons based on the conference judging aspect. Another important note is that items are judged using the Danish System that means they are not judged against other items, but rather against a set standard. This is why all items in a class may receive blue or they all may receive red. Below is a general guide to keep in mind for placings: State Fair Quality: Exceptional quality, ideal exhibit in nearly every manner must receive a blue ribbon. Excellent or Blue: A blue is given to those entries or members who most nearly meet the standards established for the particular class or level of performance. Excellent does not indicate perfection, but is a wide grouping indicating a high degree of achievement toward the elements in the standards for the exhibit. Good or Red: The second or red grouping indicates those exhibits or individuals who rank good in relation to the particular standards or expected achievement of the class or contest. Fair or White: The white grouping contains those exhibits or contestants who upon evaluation are found lacking and rate only average, acceptable, or satisfactory rating for the standards established. 4-H Exhibit Night ( Green Building ) Info Monday, July (see club schedule below). Held at the agriculture education building. If you have not received, your club leader should have your fair packet with registration cards to fill out in advance OR you can pick up cards that night. We will be using the conference judging feedback cards either pick up that night or stop by the office to get some. NEW THIS YEAR: Upon arrival, meet at the shelterhouse directly east of the agriculture education building. Parents are not allowed in the judging area we will have helpers to assist your child. Questions or not sure you understand everything? Contact the office, your club leader, or a 4-H family. Judging Schedule 6:00 Junior Helpers 6:00 Hams in the Jenkins Building 6:15 Dawn Sunrise Hustlers, Liberty 6:45 Rich Hill Jr. Workers, Wheeling Happy Harvesters 7:15 Springhill Go-Getters, Mooresville Motivators, Frontiers, 4-H Life, Power Clovers 7:45 Independents, Busy Bees 8:15 Double H 8:45 FFA, Hale Happy Hustlers, Hale Clover Kids, Show-Me, 9:00 Late judging Hopefully this helps explain the process of 4-H Judging. Remember, there is no shame in a red or white ribbon if all items received blue, then there would be nothing to strive for in future years. Best of luck, 4-H exhibitors! 4

5 Regional 4-H Shooting Sports Results Andrew County Livingston County members placing at the event were: Jr. Compound Fingers, Eli Warren 3 rd ; Int. Compound Fingers, Morgan Anderson 3 rd ; Sr. Compound Release, Maddie Eller 2 nd, Int. Trap, Mack Anderson 3 rd ; Sr. Trap, Brady Bothwell 1 st, Garrett Cramer 2 nd, Kyle Hansen 4 th, Trevor Shira 5 th ; Int. Trap Doubles, Ethan Coleman 1 st, Mack Anderson 2 nd ; Sr. Trap Doubles, Brady Bothwell 2 nd, Garrett Cramer 3 rd, Peyton Hein - 4 th, Trevor Shira 5 th ; Jr..22 Smallbore, Seth Summers 3rd, Tim Summers 5th; Int..22 Smallbore, Malloree Summers 1 st. Other participants from Livingston County included: Spencer Shira, Maddie Eller, Ava Gibson, Audrey Meservey, Sam Meservey, and Seth Hansen. State Trap Shoot & Archery August 22 Trap Missouri Trapshooters, Linn Creek, MO August State Archery NFAA 300 Prairie Grove Shotgun Club, Columbia, MO (3D & American 600 events are in September) Target Date to open: Registration & Scheduling via MO Online is 6 pm, June 15 Registration ends: Midnight, Monday, July 20. Registration and scheduling for the August State Shoot events will be via MO 4-H Online. Again this year, participants are to register AND select their choice of time during the online registration process. Yes, participants will have the opportunity to choose a preferred time to shoot. BUT, as last year, there are only so many pre-determined number of openings for each time slot. When that time slot is full you must select another time. This is especially critical for Shotgunners. To shoot as a full squad, at the same time, all 5 squad members must select the same time slot keeping in mind that when time slot is full it s full. So, the wise thing to do is to get together on day 1, and register as quickly as possible, so all 5 will get the same time slot. Do not put all your trap shooters (if more than 5) at the same time, because that will result in the shooters being on different fields at the same time. If shooting Archery and Trap, you must shoot archery on Sunday, August 23 - because you will be 120 miles away at the Trap Shoot on Saturday. If you delay in registering and selecting a preferred time; you may find there are no open slots on Sunday. If shooting both singles and double trap, be sure to register early AND be mindful of the time of each event. Give yourself plenty of time to shoot one event before scheduling the other. And remember, some trap fields run behind time. Give yourself plenty of time when scheduling the 2 events. There are limited number of slots for both Trap and Archery. If you want to make sure you have the opportunity to shoot, don t wait until the last minute all the slots might be taken. If all time slots are taken/reserved via registration, we believe we can create a waiting list. When/if there are enough 4-Hers on the waiting list for Trap, to justify opening another field, we will. If not enough numbers then some will not get to shoot. We reserve the right to change specified time slot, if necessary, to make efficient use of the trap fields. This is a concern only if you are one of the last 30 or 40 to register. The system records when registration is completed, so we will know who the last to register are. Checks should be written to the county and then 1 check from the county sent to the state office. If paying by credit card, that will be direct to the State 4-H Office. Updates and current information about the State Shoots will be posted to the 4-H Shooting Sports web pages when available; check it frequently. 5

6 University of Missouri 4-H Center for Youth Development 4h.missouri.edu Shaun Murphy Regional Youth Specialist Pat Wood Youth Program Associate Jena Eskew 4-H LIFE YPA 2881 Grand Dr., Suite 2 Chillicothe, MO / Check out the county web page: Livingston County 4-H members at the Andrew County Regional Shoot. Great job!!! Stay up to date on other results and shooting sports news/results on Facebook at: Livingston County (MO) 4-H Shooting Sports livingston For the newsletter, entry forms, and other 4-H information. RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Non Profit Org US Postage Pd Linneus, MO. Permit No. 1 6