Laclede County 4-H Clover News

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1 Laclede County 4-H Clover News U niversity of M i s s ouri Extension March Edition 4-H members, parents and supporters, The winter of got us again and kept us from our monthly council meeting and several other project meetings as well. But we have rescheduled most and are pushing on to spring and better weather. Several events and meetings were completed and all things 4-H in Laclede County continue to go well. I was proud of our county sending Joanne Roberts, Aaron Wrinkle, Mackenzie Wrinkle, Carrie Sanwald, and Baleigh Raef to Jefferson City to meet state leaders and represent our county. The cooking project group represented us well at the Cope Chili Cook Off. They won top Youth Booth for the second year in a row. The sheep project group and robotics met for the first time and have follow-up meetings planned. If you are showing a market hog or breeding swine this year at the Laclede County Fair you need to visit with your club leader or myself in the next few days to get the latest. Eight members will be going to Columbia on March 15 to participate in the State Horse Judging contest. We will have a full senior and junior team. Wish them well. Shooting Sports will kick off the spring with an event on Thursday March 27 and then all fair exhibitors with animals are welcome to attend the Show Me Quality Assurance workshop Saturday, March 29th at the Extension Office. Scott Shumate and Brian McKimmey are working hard on some new opportunities for horse projects this coming year. A camp is set for June with morning sessions for this summer. Also be sure and mark Saturday, May 31 st on your calendar if you want to learn more about showing animals at the fair, or judging livestock. Till next month Sam Lower Sam Lower, 4-H Youth Development Specialist Dallas and Laclede Counties 186-D N. Adams Ave., Lebanon, MO Office lowers@missouri.edu MU Extension is an EEO/AA Institution

2 4-H Clubs in Laclede County: Please Like the Laclede County 4-H Facebook Page for 4-H event photo s, club and county event s. Community Clubs: Barn Bums Meets 3rd Thursday each month at 6:30 pm at Laclede County Water District # 3 (located by the water tower on Hwy East 32) Club Leader: Aaron Wrinkle, Freedom Reins Horse focused club, meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6 pm at Hillside Christian Church, Marshfield Club Leader: Kaci Chapman, Friendship Meets 1st Saturday each month at First United Methodist Church, Lebanon, at 10 am Tammy McKimmey /Dana Phillips /Susan Kromrie Laclede County Aggies Meets 2nd Monday of each month at Lebanon FFA Ag Barn, Glenn and Jennifer Raef /Jeff Jenkins Trail Blazers Meets 1st or 2nd Saturday each month at Gasconade C-4 School at 10 am Sarah DuBose Whippoorwill Meets 2nd Monday each month at Conway Community Building at 7 pm Theresa Coryell Leadership: 4-H Teen LEADERSHIP Group (ages 13 and up) - Meets 3rd Monday each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Extension Center, Leaders: Sam Lower and Debbie Jones CLUB REPORTERS, PROJECT LEADERS & CLUB LEADERS Please send club or project news you would like published in the Clover News to Kim each month by the 20th at lambethk@missouri.edu News from University of Missouri Extension 4-H Youth Development Editors: Sam Lower 4-H Youth Development Specialist Laclede and Dallas Counties 186-D N. Adams Ave. Lebanon, MO Phone: lowers@missouri.edu Sara Towry 4-H Youth Development Program Assistant Dallas County Extension Office Courthouse, P.O. Box 1070 Buffalo, MO Phone: towrys@missouri.edu equal opportunity/ada institution Page 2

3 4-H HAPPENINGS IN LACLEDE COUNTY Shooting Sports Spring Kick-off Shooting sports project members are encouraged to attend our spring shooting sports kick-off on Thursday March 27 at 4 pm. The event will be at Matt Young s High Prairie Shooting Range just off West 32 at English Road. Leaders will instruct and lead members in one of three disciplines including shotguns, air pistols, or archery. If you don t have equipment we can help provide that on site. The only expense will be for shotguns. You need to bring your own box of shotgun shells and $4 for the targets. Each member will need to have a Missouri Department of Conservation Hunter Safety card or have attended our local 4-H hunter safety education program. Save the Date... Show-Me Quality Assurance Training SMQA is a joint venture between the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the University of Missouri. 4-H members need to attend this program if they intend to show livestock at any fair or show. Members will understand good health practices, and help them understand how producers can keep consumer confidence high and reduce any misunderstandings between producers and buyers. This program will be offered for all 4-H members and any interested producers or exhibitors on Saturday, March 29 at 10 am at the Laclede County Extension office. Andy McCorkill, Livestock Extension Specialist, will present the program. Any 4-H member ages 8-13 will need to attend if at all possible if they intend to exhibit livestock. Members ages will need to attend if they have never attended this program before. Call Sam Lower at the MU Extension office for more information Photography Project...Shooting for May Meetings Calling all photography project members. We will meet at Bennett Spring State Park Nature Center 9 am-noon on May 3 for the first session. Please bring $5.00 for supplies. The second session will be 9 am-noon on May 10 at Lebanon High School. At the first meeting will include an one-hour digital photography lesson and a nature photography walk. The second workshop will emphasize editing, printing and matting photos. All participants will receive a photo matted and read for the plan! Questions? Please call Eric Adams at Clothing Expressions I Project (Conway Area) The February meeting was held Saturday, February 22 at the Project Leader's home. We began with modeling practice and then discussion about the garment to be made. We cut a material sample to use for identification and discussion of warp, weft and bias. Utilizing this knowledge, we pulled warp threads to straighten the material for the skirt and scarf. We prepared the scarf for fringing, sewed the skirt seam, learned how to make a casing for elastic and inserted the elastic. Assignments for the next meeting were to fringe the scarf and to turn up and baste the skirt hem in preparation for blind stitching the hem next time. Page 3

4 County wide Project Meeting Dates... Arts & Crafts Project Meetings Friday, March 28, 6 9 Whimsey Arts & Craft Supply Store Cake Decorating Project Meetings Saturdays, March 8th from 1 3pm at the Extension Center. Cake Decorating Kit: $14 Deb Jones Project Leader Janette Frederick Project Leader Clothing Sewing Expressions Level 1 & 2 Project Meetings Lebanon Area March 15, 9 the Extension Center Janette Frederick Project Leader Clothing Sewing Expressions Level 1,2 & 3 Project Meetings Conway Area Third Monday of each 7pm at Joanne Robert s home, 652 Good Springs Rd., Niangua, MO Joanne Roberts Project Leader Floriculture Project Meeting March 22, April 12, 10:00 am 11:30 am at the Extension Center Gardening Project Meeting, TBA Raeanne Reid Project Leader Glennie Kinnett Project Leader Goat Project Meeting Thursday, March 27, 7 pm at the Extension Center Foods A & B Meeting April 12:00 the McKimmey s Home Freeman and Connie Elam Project Leader Tammy McKimmey and Dana Phillips Project Leaders Horse English Level II Project Saturday, March 15, 1 3pm at Holly Densford Home Holly Densford Project Leader Horse Western Level II Project, March 8 at 1:30 pm, April 19 and May 10 at 10 am Horseless Horse Level 1 Project, March 22, April 12 and May 31 at 10 am Scott and Pat Shumate Project Leaders International Foods Meeting Saturday, March 2-4 pm at the Lebanon Vo-Tech, Room 36, Use the Back Entrance behind the school next to the green house Ronna Ford Project Leader Livestock Project Meeting, TBA Aaron Wrinkle Project Leader Rabbits Saturday, March 8, April 5, May 1pm at Erin Long s home, Ruby Drive, Grovespring Erin Long Project Leader Robotics Project, TBA Sheep Project, TBA Sara Glaser Project Leader Lori Anne Morgan Project Leader Shooting Sports Thursday, March 27th, High Prairie Shooting Range off of West 32 Page 4

5 4-H County News: Freedom Reins 4-H Club 3rd Cowless Rodeo This event will be held on May 3rd at 2:00 pm at Valley Water Mill Equestrian Center. The classes are as follows: Barrel racing, pole bending, flag race, panty hose race, keyhole, and the dizzy race. All ages are welcome! Horse Project 1 March am, Horsemanship April am, Tack May am, Ground Work June 16 18, Horse Camp (Schedule/Program TBA) June 19 Wright County 4-H Horse Show Horse Project Western Level 2 March 8-1:30 pm, Leadership/Instructor Clinic April 19-10:00, Trail Ride May 10-10:00, Trail Ride or Show Clinic June 16-18, Horse Camp (Schedule and Program- TBA) June 19, Wright County 4-H Horse Show Dress for the weather, wear your boots, bring your helmet if you have one. Meetings will be at the Shumate s unless advised. Happy Trails! Scott and Pat DIARY of a not so Wimpy 4-H Camp Kid SAVE THE DATE More information next month You re invited to join us for fun adventures as we explore the Diary of a not so Wimpy 4-H Camp Kid! July 16 18, 2014 Windermere Camps Camper Fees $130 Counselor Training Fees $30 Page 5

6 4-H County News: 2014 County Fair Schedules Laclede County Fair July 7-12 Market Hog & Lamb Weigh-in, Saturday, May 10, 9:00 11:00 am Wright County Youth Fair June 19 21, Grovesprings June 19 4-H Horse Show Tri-County Fair, Richland June 24 28th Hog & Lamb Weigh-in, April 26, 8:00 10 am Richland Fairgrounds Lamb Show June 25 at 3:00 pm Hog Show June 26 at 3:00 pm Steer Show June 27 at 10:00 am Dallas County Fair June Webster County Fair July State Legislative Day at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City was held on Tuesday February 18 th. Laclede county 4-H and extension was well represented with members, leaders and volunteers. The group was able to meet and visit with State Representatives Sandy Crawford and Diane Franklin. They toured the capitol, heard the governor s welcome and were introduced on the house floor by Representative Crawford to the entire legislature. The day concluded with ice cream at Central Dairy. Pictured l to r Robert Smith, Rep. Sandy Crawford, Aaron Wrinkle, Baleigh Raef, Sam Lower, Mackenzie Wrinkle, Joanne Roberts, Carrie Sanwald, and Rep. Diane Franklin Food A & B Projects The Food Project members participated in the Annual Cope Chili Cook-off on February 15. There were 9 project members present as well as several parent volunteers and siblings. We met at the civic center at 9:00 am where we prepared our chili using the recipe provided by Zack Tullos. After cooking 3 batches of chili, we decorated our booth then took a well-deserved break to sample our recipe. In my opinion, ours was the best!! The doors at the Cook-off opened to the public at noon and we served chili until 3:00. We practice many skills we have learned during the project such as cutting, measuring, safe food handling, and good customer service. Our booth won the Top Youth Booth for the second year in a row! Our next scheduled meeting is April 12, 12:00-2:00 pm at Tammy McKimmey s house. We will be making biscuits, homemade jam, and a few other yummy treats. Page 6

7 The Trail Blazers 4-H Club meeting was called to order by President Zack Tullos at 10:05 am on February 8, 2014 at the Gasconade School. Tobias Sternberg led the Pledge of Allegiance and Owen Dieman led the 4-H Pledge. Audrey Long stood in as Secretary and conducted roll call. The question this month was What is your favorite summertime activity?. It was quite a change thinking about summer when it is so cold outside! The most popular summertime activities were swimming and going fishing. There were 20 members in attendance. Treasurer Abby Dieman summarized the club's financial status and Vice President Autumn Greer gave us a report from the Laclede County 4-H Council's last meeting. Noah Long, Owen Dieman, and Paul DuBose gave their oral project reports this month. Kim and Clint Lambeth were our guest speakers for February. They spoke to us about filling in our 4-H project reports and gave us several tips. There was also a toilet paper roll being tossed around (we also learned a good technique for throwing it!) to different members and whoever caught it told a different story. On April 5th we are planning on cleaning up Nebo Cemetery, such as raking leaves, picking up trash and dead branches, as one of our community projects for this year. Money was also raised by recycling cans and other unwanted metal. The proceeds will be donated to the Lebanon Humane Society and the Texas County Humane Society. The next club meeting will be held at 10 am, March 8, 2014 at Gasconade School. Submitted by Club Reporter, Audrey Long. Barn Bums Club Report We called our meeting to order on Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m. we then took attendance and dismissed the Clover Kids to go upstairs where they had fun making message tiles. We then discussed business such as what we were showing at the fair, upcoming events, and our projects. We then enjoyed a fun game of jeopardy and some yummy refreshments after our meeting. Next meeting is scheduled for March 20, 6:30 pm Submitted by Club Reporter, Emma Beal The Freedom Reins 4-H Club's meeting was called to order at 6:03 pm on February 11th. There were four members in attendance and two families interested in joining. We voted on taking a club trip to HorseFest in Springfield on March 22nd. Members also came up with a list of over 30 potential sponsors for our horse show on May 3rd. They were handed out accordingly among our members with hopes of hearing back by the March meeting. Submitted by Club Reporter, Tori Janacek Page 7

8 4-h STATE INFORMATION March April 4-H State Events Upcoming Dates: 7-9 Youth Civic Leaders Summit 8 State Livestock Judging and Selection Grading Clinic, Columbia H Conference on Global Careers 15 State 4-H Horse Judging Contest/Clinic 15 Missouri State Fair Steer Nose prints due Horsefest, Springfield Teen Conference, Columbia Shooting Sports Certification Workshop 29 RoboFest 1 Hunting Skills Registration Deadline 7 4-H Day with Cardinals Postmarked Hunting Skills Workshop 15 $500 Community Improvement Grant Deadline For information on registration forms and deadline dates please go to: 4h.missouri.edu/events RoboFest Jenny Flatt March 29-12pm-4pm Jason Gymnasium, Lincoln University, Jefferson City RoboFest - a robotics competition for upper elementary - high school age students interested in robotics- beginners encouraged to attend. RoboFest is an exciting way to learn more about robotics. Form a team of up to 7 and build and program a robot to complete the challenges. The competition is a great, inexpensive way to challenge 4-H members to learn even more. Beginning teams may only complete one or two of the challenges, and that is okay. We're here to encourage you and pull you along. There are enough challenges to keep even experienced robotics students interested. Visit for more details. We will be offering the Game and Exhibition categories at this competition. Hunting Skills Workshop Gerry Snapp April 11-13, Windermere Conference Center, Lake of the Ozarks *Wildlife Identification hides, skulls, scat, tracks, wings *Plaster casts of animal tracks *Dutch-oven cooking *Simulated hunting/shooting activities *Carmelita Hunt *Map & compass skills *Contest event info & tips *Hunting Skills State Team insights *Boiling skulls & preserving wings *Firearms selection & ballistics Volunteer leader training for Hunting Skills project. Registration limited to the first 15 participants. Pre-registration deadline is April 1. $80 per person. See website for more details and registration form: Page 8

9 4-h STATE INFORMATION 13 th Annual 4-H Day with the St. Louis Cardinals Dave Hileman Missouri and Illinois 4-H members, parents, volunteers and alumni will gather at Busch Stadium on Saturday, May 17, 2014 for the 13th annual 4-H Day with the Cardinals. The National League Champion Cardinals will be playing the Atlanta Braves in a 1:15 p.m. game. Tickets for the game will be $25.00 each and includes a specially designed t-shirt featuring the 4-H Clover on the back and the Cardinals emblem on the front. 4-H members, leaders, alumni, and their families who purchase 4-H Day with the Cardinals tickets will have the opportunity to participate in a parade around the Busch Stadium outfield. Pre-game ceremonies will include a recitation of the 4-H pledge and ceremonial first pitches by an Illinois and Missouri 4-H member. Tickets for the event must be ordered on the 4-H Day with the Cardinals order form. Ticket order forms are available at the University of Missouri Extension office, or on the web at Ticket orders must be postmarked by April 7, Tickets usually sell out before the order deadline so families are encouraged to order early. 4-H Clubs, counties, or groups of families who would like to be seated together must send their orders in the same envelope. Please Note: Groups of families or county groups that wish to sit together must send their orders in one package. If you would like to sit with other Laclede County 4-H families, drop off your forms and money at the Extension Office by Monday, March 17th. State 4-H Congress May 28-30, 2014 University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 2014 CONGRESS OBJECTIVES 1. Provide quality age appropriate learning-experiences for 4-H youth ages 14-19, through learnshops and other educational opportunities. 2. Introduce delegates to college life by simulating campus living, residence halls, cafeterias, classrooms, etc. As with all 4-H events adult advisors are always available using a 1:10 adult to teen ratio. 3. Provide 4-H youth an opportunity to become acquainted with one another. 4. Facilitate the election of the next year s State 4-H Council s Officers and Representatives. Registration Registration information including a registration form is found in the State 4-H Congress brochure and with Congress forms. Registration forms are submitted to your local Extension Center. You can find congress forms at Deadline Wednesday, April 9th at the Extension Office. Cost $ (after attending you will be reimbursed $90 from 4-H Council) Page 9

10 Mizzou Teresa Bishop Do you have an idea you want to turn into your own business? Do you want to move from a seat in the audience to the Director s Chair? Do you like helping people? Do you like maps? Do you enjoy helping animals? Are you interested in science? If any of these apply to you, Mizzou is where you should be this summer. Camps will be offered the week of July and July 20-24th. Mizzou offers nine different camps: Director s Cut, Scrub-In to a Health Career, Build-a-Business, Dog Days of Summer, The Stress of Life, Through Artist s Eyes, Future Internet Apps, Meet the Big Muddy and GeoTech. These camps are offered as residential or day camps. Camps are available for a wide range of ages beginning with 12 year olds; check the registration information for the age range of each camp. Early registration is due by May 7. For registration and available scholarships see: For those without internet access call your local Extension Office or Teresa Bishop at for a brochure. This year they will be offering nine $150 scholarships for 4-H members. GeoTech Camp Shannon White Youth ages who are interested in outdoor adventures (like caving), GPS data and treasure hunts (like geocaching), and computer based maps (like Google Earth) should consider attending GeoTech Camp this summer. The camp is July th at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Youth will be engaging in real world activities related to natural resources, conservation, geography and geospatial technologies (GIS and GPS). The registration cost ($460 before May 7, commuter rates also available) includes housing (two youth per dorm room), all meals and snacks and great daytime and evening activities on and around campus. Camps are open to all. Space is limited and camps will fill on a first-come, first served basis. More information at: Aerospace Camp at Missouri S&T* - Lynna Lawson As you begin your 4-H Summer, here s another opportunity for youth in your communities. Aerospace Camp is at the Missouri S&T July for youth ages This is an exciting, action packed three day camp which will focus on what it takes to become an astronaut. The cost of the camp is $275 and includes lodging, meals, fun activities, program tee shirt and back-pack. Aerospace Camp is planned by Missouri 4-H and Distance Education at Missouri S&T. College age and high school students serve as counselors with other adults and M S&T leading youth groups and workshop sessions. The final cap note activity is a simulation of a trip to space. Youth will stay in a college dormitory and experience what it might be like to be in college. This camp is a collaborative effort by Missouri 4-H and Distance and Continuing Education at Missouri S&T. Page 10

11 4-h STATE INFORMATION 4-H Foundation Scholarships Alison Copeland College is expensive but 4-H can help! 4-H participation and involvement leads young people to explore various careers and educational options. The Missouri 4-H Foundation offers college scholarships that help 4-H members pursue their educational dreams. In 2014 thanks to generous donor support, the Missouri 4-H Foundation will offer 54 college scholarships ($500 - $2,500/scholarship). 4-Hers who are current high school seniors and former 4-Hers who are college students are eligible to apply. The scholarship guidelines and application is available on the Missouri 4-H website at Applications are due at the Extension Office by March 20th. $500 Community Improvement Grants Available to 4-H & FFA Youth Ben Gallup Developing a thriving rural Missouri is important to FCS Financial. The Shaping Rural Missouri grant program offers Missouri 4-H and FFA organizations $500 grants to implement projects that will benefit their rural communities and youth development. Last year FCS Financial awarded 17 grants throughout Missouri. Each office will have the opportunity to select the winning grant from their area. Funds will be awarded to assist club or chapter members in bringing positive change by establishing projects that make their local communities better places to live. FCS Financial encourages applicants to collaborate with other community organizations to develop and complete their improvement project. Applications are due April 15, An application and more information on the Shaping Rural Missouri grant program can be found at Grant.pdf or by calling Sarah Gehring at ext CLOVER KIDS CORNER Each month we try to provide an activity, information or other materials for leaders to share with Clover Kids. Thank You Notes Teach a Lifelong Skill Have you considered helping your Clover Kids write and send handwritten thank you notes? Teaching children to write thank you notes is a simple act that goes a long way in the development of good social skills. Here are some suggestions to help you get your Clover Kids going: Be positive. Briefly explain that the gift giver will feel good knowing the present is appreciated. Give choices and help make writing thank you notes fun. For children that don t yet write encourage them to draw pictures. Pro-vide a variety of interesting and colorful paper, pens/pencils, crayons/markers, glitter and glue. Make the handwritten note a special message from the heart. Help children understand the effort they put into creating a thank you note is just as valuable as the gift itself. Be a good example and write letters! Children learn to be courteous and responsible by watching other adults. Page 11

12 Laclede County University of Missouri Extension 186-D N. Adams Ave. Lebanon, MO Laclede County 4-H Upcoming Events and Deadlines: March 7 8 Missouri Pet Breeders Association Conference and Trade Show, 8 am 3pm 8 Cake Decorating Project at 1-3pm at Extension Office Rabbit Project, 1pm at Erin Long s Home 13 4-H Council Meeting, 6:30 pm at Extension Office 15 State Horse Judging Contest, Columbia Horse English Project, 1 3pm at Holly Densford s Sewing Project Lebanon Area, 9am Noon at the Extension Office 17 Sewing Project Conway Area 7pm at Joanne Robert s Home 4-H Day with Cardinals registration due at Extension Office if you want to sit with county families 20 4-H Foundation Scholarship Application due at Extension Office 22 Floriculture Project, 10 11:30 am at Extension Office Horse Level 1 Project, 10 am at Shumate s Horse Level 2 Western Project, 1:30 pm at Shumate s Teen Conference, Columbia 27 Shooting Sports Project, 4pm at High Prairie Goat Project, 7 pm at Extension Office 28 Arts & Crafts Project, 6 9pm at Whimsy Art & Craft Supply Store 29 International Foods Project, 2 4pm at LTTC Missouri Show-Me Quality Assurance Workshop, 10 am Noon at Extension Office 31 Teen Leadership Meeting, 6pm at Extension Office April 5 Rabbit Project, 1pm at Erin Long s Home 7 4-H Council Meeting, 6:30 pm at Extension Office