Mercer County 4-H Clover Update

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1 Page1 Mercer County 4-H Clover Update August 2014 August Birthdays Happy, Happy Birthday to Bernard Ausmus Hunter Austin Jana Baraks Alison Barrington Autumn Bell Ezekiel Clark Karen Dellitt Jill Dunn Isabel Egesdal Lauren Feltmeyer Wyatt Frieden Timothy Goderis Rosie Hayes Chase Klauer Payton Line Erin Miller Clayton Nelson Brooke Ryner Jenna Speer Isaac Taber Britany Tromblee Kathryn Wagner Brandi Welch Dates to Remember Mark Your Calendar for the Mercer County 4-H Deadlines and Events! Aug. 2 Poultry Judging Workshop, Knox County Bureau Knox Agri Center, 5-6 p.m. 5 Federation meeting, Extension office, 12:30 p.m Illinois State Fair 9 State Fair Family Event, 4-7 p.m. 10 Mercer County General Project Judging Day at State Fair 14 New Windsor Rodeo Parade, 5 p.m. 15 State 4-H Club/Group Award applications due to State 4-H Office 23 State Fair Dog Show 23 Horse Bowl / Hippology Kickoff Potluck informational meeting, Camden Park, Milan, on Rt. 67, 3 p.m. Sept / H Secretary and Treasurer s books are due 1 New 4-H year enrollment begins Oct. 1 4-H Award applications due 5-11 National 4-H Week & 4-H Window Display Contest 6 4-H Window Judging 25 Make a Difference Day Nov. 2 4-H Achievement Program Check out the Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, and Stark Counties website at: State County Local Groups United States Department of Agriculture Cooperating University of Illinois provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. Programs and activities sponsored by University of Illinois Extension are open to anyone. If a special need must be addressed in order for any individual to participate, please contact the Mercer County office at in advance of the event. Good Luck! Good luck to all the members exhibiting at the Illinois State Fair! Are You Bringing a Large Project to Exhibit to State Fair? Members bringing large exhibits in Woodworking, Welding, Geology, Entomology, and Small Engines will be allowed to drive close to the 4-H Tents in Happy Hollow to drop off projects DURING DROP OFF

2 Page2 AND PICK UP TIMES ONLY. Families should enter in Gate 7 or Gate 11 and take the road and then turn right or left into Happy Hollow. There will be a feather banner and a sign on the corner where you will turn into Happy Hollow. The state office will do everything possible to keep the gate personnel aware of your need to drive close to the tents. Congratulations! Congratulations to all the 2014 Mercer County 4-H Fair Livestock and General Exhibitors! Remember to check out the Mercer County 4-H and Alumni facebook page to see all the 2014 Mercer County 4-H Fair and Horse Show pictures. 4-H Fair and Horse Show results will be posted on our website at in the very near future! Congratulations to Shelby Link! Shelby was selected as the 2014 Mercer County Fair Queen! She is a 9-year member of the Alexis All Stars 4-H Club. Shelby promoted 4-H with her awesome speech. Thanks Shelby, and CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations to Becky Zwilling! Becky has been selected as a Class of 2014 inductee for the Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame. Her 4-H legacy will now be preserved for all the ages as a part of our Illinois 4-H history. The Illinois 4-H Foundation established the 4-H Hall of Fame in 2005 to provide an opportunity to annually recognize exceptional 4-H alumni, 4-H volunteers, and former 4-H staff that have a track record of extraordinary career achievement or exemplary service to 4-H. Becky will be inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 9. She will receive a 4-H Hall of Fame medallion. Congratulations Becky! Congratulations to the 4-H Clubs Once again the 4-H club booths were awesome! The judges selected Trail Blazers as the winner of this year s booth contest. Hamlet Handy Helpers placed second and Joy Eliza Ag placed third. Congratulations, and thanks to all the clubs for their hard work and efforts. Your displays showed all the project areas that 4-H has to offer! THANK YOU! Congratulation to Courtney Wiedenmann! Courtney Wiedenmann, a member of Saddle Teens 4-H Club, was in the top 5 individuals overall who will receive a $1,000 Superior Young Producer Horse college scholarship. Courtney scored 242 points out of 300 points. On July 24, during the Illinois State Junior Horse Show, the seventeenth annual Superior Young Producer Award (SYPA) contest was held. Participants competed for five, $1,000 scholarships to the college or university of their choice. These scholarships have been generously sponsored this year by Archer-Daniel's- Midland (Decatur). The forty-three youth horse enthusiasts who competed in this year s contest began the competition by judging two halter classes and two performance classes. Judging classes included stock-type gelding conformation, stock-type mare conformation, stock-type hunter under saddle and stock-type western pleasure. Contestants then took a written test, completed fifty multiple picture questions and five skillathon stations. Plaques were given to the top three individuals in each event (judging, written exam, and stations). The top five individuals overall earned a $1,000 scholarship to the post-secondary education institution of their choice. To participate, these individuals were either a 4-H or FFA member in good standing, meeting all eligibility requirements. In addition, they were required to be between the ages of 14 and 19 according to 4-H or FFA rules. Congratulations to Courtney for doing an outstanding job of demonstrating her comprehensive horse knowledge. Way to go Courtney; that is quite an accomplishment!! A Big Thank You!!!! I would like to take this opportunity to thank McCala Miller, Bob Cheline, Todd Line, Angie Bigham, Nellie Goderis, Jason Guthrie, Christina Granatier, Steve Aumus, Cara Aumus, Becky Zwilling, Robin King, Joyce and Gary Smith, Cheryl Geitner, Diana Eggen, Sharon Mayhew, Bill and Stacey Boruff, Jim Mayhew, Julie Olson, Dave Ryan, Cliff Nesbitt, the VanVooren family, Leland and Nan Martin, Dawn Bromley, Lorraine Kinsey, Tracy Engle, and Paige Fowler for all their help during the fair and horse show. I would also like to thank everyone that worked as a judge or a secretary at the general projects and livestock shows. Your help was greatly appreciated.

3 Page3 hard work. A SPECIAL THANKS to the Youth Auction Committee for sponsoring all the 4-H Livestock Judges fees, and for purchasing the tables for 4-H, and all your show ran in a very timely manner because you all were ready for you classes. Thanks a million and good luck to all of you who plan on attending the State Fair Horse Show. Keep Riding! Submitted by Joyce Smith On behalf of the Mercer County 4-H livestock exhibitors, Mercer County 4-H youth THANK YOU. Thanks to all the livestock superintendents, leaders, and volunteers for all the time and hard work you donate to the 4-H fair. The fair is successful because of you! Furthermore, a BIG THANK YOU to all the businesses and individuals that sponsored trophies. Thanks to the buyers that purchased animals at the Youth Auction. Thank you for supporting the 4-H program. Thanks again, to everyone that lent a helping hand at the fair. The volunteers, leaders, and members of Mercer County are the best! Tracy Pestle Traveling Trophy Winners Check This Out! Please return all the traveling trophies to the Extension office by August 15. We will have them engraved and then return them to you as soon as possible. Calling all 4-H members!! On August 14, Mercer County 4-H will have a float in the New Windsor Fair and Rodeo Parade. We need 4-H members to ride on the float. If you want to ride on the 4-H float, please call the Extension office at We would like to have an idea of who is planning on riding. We will meet on the east side of Scribbles Daycare at 4:30 p.m. We will be passing out 4-H info and candy. 4-H Federation Teens Take Action State Fair Admission and Parking Passes If you ordered your State Fair admission tickets and parking passes through the Mercer County Extension office, your tickets are in. For those of you exhibiting general projects at State Fair, we have your tickets and your tags. Please make arrangements to pick them up on a Tuesday or Thursday. Have fun at the State Fair! LOOK HERE 4-H Members!! Don t forget to send thank you cards to the trophy sponsors, to your buyer at the Youth Auction, members of the auction committee, and your club leaders. If you need addresses for the trophy sponsors you can call the Extension office at Without their help, we would not have a successful 4-H fair or auction, so please thank them. Youth Auction Checks you must drop off your thank you cards with a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Mercer County Extension office before you will receive your auction check. From the Saddle Teens 4-H Club Saddle Teens 4-H Club wishes to thank everyone for the generous support of their lunch stand at the Mercer County Fair Horse Show. These funds will be used to fund their Holiday Family Project. The Mercer County Horse Committee wishes to thank all the 4-H ers who participated in the horse show. The Fair time is an especially busy time for 4-H members and yet Mercer County Federation teens answered the call when our county was chosen to be one of the fairs in Illinois to take part in an economic impact study to understand the local and state economic and community benefits of our fair. Working around livestock and general judging schedules they were able to meet the required 500 completed surveys before the end of the fair thanks to community members that support the Mercer County Fair. When another need was identified at the Federation meeting to help Mercer County children get the supplies they will need to start the new school year they once again jumped into action. Sydney Roling, Isaac Goldner, and Brandi Welch immediately attended the fair board meeting to present the idea to them. The board approved the request to keep a school bus at the

4 Page4 fairgrounds during fair week and Glen Nelson donated a barrel of root beer to hand out in appreciation to those that donated school supplies. When asked, Alan Boucher agreed to provide a bus and Pack the Bus at Mercer County Fair became a reality. It was awesome and fun! said Sydney Roling. It was nice to recognize a need in the community and act on it. I really enjoyed it. We feel this was a great success for our first year of Pack the Bus, stated Tim Goderis. Thanks to the kindness and generosity of our community we were able to collect 615 school items plus monetary donations to provide even more. If interested in joining the 4-H Teen Federation contact Tracy Pestle, 4-H Program Coordinator at or fowlerpe@illinois.edu or talk to your club leader. Respectfully submitted, Tim Goderis, Federation President Attention Club Leaders The Secretary and Treasurer s Books are due to the Extension office by September 1. All 4-H clubs with a checking or savings account must complete both pages of the 4-H Club Annual Financial Statement form at the end of each 4-H year (September 1 through August 31). Submit this statement along with other required forms and officer books to your county Extension office by September 1. The financial statement includes a report of income and expenses for the 4-H club checking account (page 1) and/or savings account (page 2). The club treasurer and club leader must sign on page 2 of this form to verify that the information is correct. Also on page 2, the Fiscal Review Committee (a group of 2 or 3 youth and adults who do not have signatory rights on the club s bank account(s)) must review the financial records of the 4-H club for the past year and sign to indicate that they have found everything in good order. Contact the county Extension office if you need a copy of this financial statement. This is a required step from the IRS. Your club can not be reenrolled for the new 4-H year until this is received in the Extension office. In addition, please encourage your 4-H members to turn in their 4-H project planning guides (goal sheets) to you in August and early September for the 2013/2014 year. It s beneficial for youth to reflect on their accomplishments and knowledge gained through their 4-H experience. Thanks! As the 2014/ H year approaches, please promote Teen Federation to your members that are 12 years of age or older. Each club should have two Federation delegates representing your club for county event voting purposes. Attention Club Reporters Club reporters we need your reports! Please them to fowlerpe@illinois.edu, by the 3 rd Friday of each month or shortly after your monthly meeting. Club/Group Reports Deadline to apply for state club awards is August 15 It s time to start working on your final State 4-H Club/Group Report award applications. 4-H members should be involved in creating those final reports with their adult leaders. 4-H clubs and groups are encouraged to submit applications in the curriculum areas in which they have accomplished the most work in over the past year for state award recognition. 4-H members and adult volunteers should have worked together to plan and implement the program over the past 4-H program year (since September 1, 2013). Youth and adult partnerships are a huge part of the Illinois 4-H program and this report emphasizes the need for youth to be involved in the club s planning and decision-making. State award-winning clubs receive a state curriculum patch for their club banner or scrapbook, a $75 cash award, and a state recognition certificate. We know things get busy in August, so consider completing your application now before life gets really crazy! We want to recognize as many club programs as possible. Submit your applications to the Mercer County Extension office by August 8. Your forms must have Extension staff signatures and all forms from a county need to go in together. All applications must be IN THE STATE OFFICE by 5 p.m. on August 15. Download the application online at volunteers/support_recognition.cfm Bring Your Family To The Illinois 4-H Foundation Event: Register online at to attend the 12th Annual 4-H Family Event on Saturday, August 9 at the Illinois State Fair! Join us as we honor the 2014 Illinois Hall of Fame inductees! We will also honor the Harry and Mabel Pratt Family of Livingston County,

5 Page5 winners of the 4-H Family Spirit Award. We will announce this year s Legacy of Leadership Scholars and 4-H Livestock Scholarship winners. Deadline for registering is Friday, August 1. Who: Everyone that loves 4-H and wants to celebrate another outstanding year! When: Saturday, August 9, 4-6 p.m. Where: Director of Agriculture s Lawn on the Illinois State Fairgrounds The Illinois 4-H Foundation Board of Directors hopes to see you there! Thanks for all that YOU do for Illinois 4-H throughout the year! Preparing to Judge Poultry Workshop Experienced Poultry Producer, Randal Shimmin, will provide a workshop on August 2, 2014 from 5-6 p.m., Knox County Farm Bureau room, Knox Agri Center, 180 South Soangetaha Road, Galesburg, Illinois. This workshop will help 4-H ers learn steps on how to judge production of laying hens. Also, learn to judge: broken out eggs, interior quality of eggs, sell quality of eggs, and ready to cook fowl. The workshop is open to all 4-H members at no cost. This workshop will help you prepare for the state poultry contest! Register by contacting Angel Wright, 4-H Program Coordinator, in Knox County Illinois 4-H State Poultry Judging Contest The Illinois 4-H State Poultry Judging Contest will be held on Thursday, August 7 in the Orr Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the contest lasts through 11:30 a.m. Each county may send as many contestants as they want. Teams are made up of three or four contestants, with the three highest scores being used as the team total. There will be three classes of post egg production, four classes of ready-to-cook fowl or fryers, two classes of candled shell eggs, and two classes of exterior egg quality. Contestants must also give oral reasons on two egg production classes. Youth who were 14 to 18 years of age by January 1, 2014 can exhibit in the senior division. The four highest senior 4-H members will be selected to participate on the state 4-H team. The members with the highest score may compete in the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference during the third week of November in Louisville, Kentucky. The National 4-H Poultry Judging Manual is a great resource and available from: Cooperative Extension Bulletin Distribution, PO Box , University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE , Phone: , Fax: , gnickels1@unl.edu. Shooting Sports volunteer training on target for September Adults interested in teaching the shooting sports hobby to young people will want to attend the fall adult volunteer certification training for the Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports program September at 4-H Memorial Camp in Monticello. Volunteers must be at least 21 years of age. Cost is $120. It s amazing the growth of this program. Now, 96 of the 102 counties are up and running with more than 670 certified trained adults and 3,000 youth. Those youth enrolled in more than 4,100 4-H Shooting Sports projects of archery, rifle, and shotgun. Volunteers must register through their local U of I Extension office. Check-in begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, September 26. The training ends at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, September 28. Volunteers must be present for all hours of the training to receive their certification. There are five concentrations of study and volunteers must choose only one discipline to attend per session. These include archery, rifle, shotgun, and the new field of hunting and wildlife, as well as the overall county coordinator training. The new hunting/wildlife division will be a great companion project for those 4-H members already enrolled in archery, rifle, and shotgun and it will offer something different to a potential new audience of youth. Remember, volunteers will work with their local Extension 4-H staff to establish or add to an existing shooting sports program in the county. Learn more about the Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports program at: web.extension.illinois.edu/shootingsports. Registration is open. Back at the range again for Second Annual Illinois 4-H State Shoot In order to best prepare the Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports team for national competition, Illinois has moved its statewide shooting sports competition to the fall. This will allow team members to train several months before they compete nationally in the summer of The first state shoot was very successful and the group learned many ways to expand the contest.

6 Page6 The fall state shoot will be Saturday, October 18, again at the Brittany Shooting Park in Bunker Hill. This competition is open to 4-H members who will be of age as of January 1, They must also be currently enrolled in the offered shooting disciplines/events of shotgun, air rifle,.22 rifle, recurve archery, and compound archery. Previous state winners will be allowed to return to Illinois competition in the same discipline they won previously, but they may only compete in nationals one time per discipline. Registration is now open. Interested in a family fall getaway at 4-H Memorial Camp near Monticello? Summer is the time to secure your spot in one or both of these popular programs. Nothing beats a family camping trip September H Family Camp: A weekend filled with action your whole family will enjoy. Rock Climbing, Arts and Crafts, Outdoor Cooking, Rocketry, Canine demonstrations, Professional Storytelling, Campfire programs, and much more! October H Camp White Tail: The 4-H Learn-By- Doing way to earn your Illinois Department of Natural Resources Hunter Safety certification! No long classroom sessions here. Archery, Riflery, Shotgun, Treestand Safety, Wildlife I.D., and much more. For more information visit the 4-H Memorial Camp website at 4hmemorialcamp/memorialcamp.cfm or call Thinking About the New 4-H Year Early this fall, your 4-H club will be having an organizational meeting. This is a time for you to think ahead to your next year of 4-H. The first thing to think about is: What projects will I take? Think about the projects that you took this year. Did you like them? You may want to take them again. You can take the same project and try some new activities. Or you can move on to another level. Maybe you would like to try some new projects. Your leader will have the new Illinois Clover very soon. You can look through all the projects again. Be sure to look close. There might even be a few new projects listed. The next thing to think about is: What will I do in my 4-H club? Would you like to be on any club committees? What about being a club officer? Recreation chair, reporter, or historian is a good office to start with. You ll have some leadership responsibility, but not too much. Also, start thinking about speeches and demonstrations that you could give this year. You have the first one under your belt, and they get easier the second time. Get the most out of 4-H by trying new things and having fun! If you want to know more about projects, events, or activities, ask your leader, a member of your club, or call the local Extension office. Are you interested in horses? Don t have a horse, that s ok! Come check out Horse Bowl! All current and interested Horse Bowl members are invited to a horse bowl potluck informational meeting on Saturday, August 23 at Camden Park, Milan, IL, at 3 p.m. For more information call Barb Wiedenmann Speaking for Illinois 4-H Trainings Continue! The Illinois State 4-H Youth Leadership Team has already scheduled two speaking for Illinois 4-H trainings for the upcoming year. One will target new youth who wish to join the SFI4-H roster and become involved and the second one for those who have already completed Speaking for Illinois 4-H training, are still currently on the roster and want to step up for some advanced programming opportunities. Speaking for Illinois 4-H training for new members is scheduled for Saturday, September 27 at the Champaign County Farm Bureau in Champaign. This all-day training provides 4-H members ages 14 and above opportunities to advance their public presentation skills, prepare their 4-H story, and learn to approach elected officials and prospective donors for their local Extension programs. YLT members provide the training that includes hands-on activities to emphasize the importance of positive youth development, BIG-M, Illinois statistics, and more. Pam Weber, legislative liaison for Extension Partners, also teaches youth the importance of reaching out to elected officials throughout the year. Registration will be open soon via the 4-H website: illinois.edu/state4h/members/leadership_sfi4h.cfm. Registration will close on September 17 for this training, so don t wait until the last minute to sign up! The Youth Leadership Team will also debut Speaking for Illinois 4-H Level II Training in January Although many details still need to be finalized, those youth who are currently on the SFI4-H roster may want to start planning for this event set for Friday and Saturday, January 9-10, Yes, it s an overnight and youth will

7 Page7 need to bring along an adult partner as the focus will be on Youth and Adult Partnerships and providing information to local elected officials. One adult can be a partner to multiple youth, so volunteers and/or Extension staff may want to start pulling together their SFI4-H members now! Keep your eyes open for more details this fall! Speaking for Illinois 4-H members are heavily involved in Legislative Connection events and also get a chance to apply for the National 4-H Conference delegation. Step forward, advance your skills, and promote the 4-H program!! 4-H Award Opportunities The award applications are due October 1 by 4:30 p.m. in the Extension office. Illinois 4-H Recognition for Excellence Standards of Excellence 4-H Clubs Clubs that meet 11 of the 14 Standards of Excellence will receive patches for their club banners. I Dare You Award (Book & Certificate) High School Juniors and Seniors (must be 16 years of age by September 1) are eligible for this award based on the completion of the I Dare You Award Application. Selection is based on leadership, scholarship, physical fitness, and character. Winners receive the I Dare You book and certificate. Winners also have the opportunity to apply for a scholarship to attend one of the American Youth Foundation Leadership Camps. Two awards are given each year. A member may receive the award only once. Illinois 4-H Summer Academies Scholarships (partial scholarship for trip to Summer Academy) Applicants must be years of age at the time of the convention, which is held each summer. They must also possess club and county leadership skills. A completed application must be submitted. Two half-fee scholarships are awarded each year. Priority will go to first year attendees. Project Curriculum Award Medals Counties are provided with 4-H Award Medals in various areas to present to 4-H youth in their area(s) that excel in specific 4-H curriculum areas and achievement. These award medals are provided to the Extension units by generous donations from the Illinois 4-H Foundation. The current award categories include: Achievement Animal Sciences Community Involvement & Global Awareness Dairy (Special award on state level only) Engineering & Technology Environment & Natural Resources Home & Family Personal Development Plants & Soils If selected on the county level and youth meet the age requirements, they may apply for State 4-H Awards in these categories, including trips to National 4-H Congress and National 4-H Dairy Conference. Award selection begins in January (for state level) applications are generally due the first week in January to the State 4-H Office. Applications must be verified through and sent to state selection by the local Extension unit office. To apply for State 4-H Award trips to National 4-H Congress, a member must be years of age on September 1 of the current 4-H year. To apply for a dairy award trip to National 4-H Dairy Conference, members must be years of age by January 1 of the year in which they submit their application. Contact the office for information that applies to our county. Blue Awards The Blue Award is presented to those 4-H members who have completed the Illinois 4-H award application with continued excellence in their respective award curriculum category and have received a county award medal in that curriculum category in previous years. * County Only Award Opportunities (also due by October 1) Club Of The Year Complete special award application. Two clubs will be selected. They will receive traveling trophies with their club name and year engraved on it. Top Records Club Award $50 award given to the club with the highest percentage of members who complete records and submit them for awards. Outstanding Club Reporter Award To apply for a Reporter Award, the club reporter must have completed the following in the past year o The Club must have reported 3/4 of their club meetings o The Club must have reported on at least 1 of their special events o All reports must have been submitted to the 4-H Newsletter

8 Page8 Extra Points may be given for the following: o o Club article published in different media outlets (i.e., local newspaper) Photos The first, second, and third place club reporters that meet the qualifications will receive a trophy award. Top 4-H er Award 4-H ers may apply for this award by completing the Top 4-H er Award score card and submitting a permanent record. This award is based on their entire 4-H career. Members must show progress each year. If a member has submitted a score card the previous year that score card must also be submitted with the current year. Members must have at least 75 out of 198 points to be eligible. There will be a maximum of 20 awards distributed. Super 4-H er Award Any 4-H member who enrolls in four or more project areas and exhibits projects in those project areas at Mercer County 4-H exhibition opportunities will receive an award. Results will be based on judges sheets from 4-H exhibition opportunities. Outstanding 1st Year Member Award One boy and one girl are selected based on their record book. Must be age 8-10 by September 1. Member should include in an indexed record book: 1) Goal Sheets for all projects; 2) Permanent Record; and 3) 4-H Story (a one-page story). 4-H Story and Goal Sheet must be handwritten by 4-H member. Winners receive a gift and $25 dollars. First year record book applicants will be limited to members ages 8-10 years old and books can only include specific materials requested. The book cannot include any Cloverbud materials, ribbons, newspaper clippings, or pictures. Cloverbuds (4-H'ers age 5-7) are not eligible to apply for this award until they are of traditional 4-H age. Outstanding 4-H Growth Award Leaders nominate 4-H members who show growth in skills and knowledge in a project area. Members must be 9-13 years old as of September 1. Leaders may nominate as many as they chose, however, there is a limit of two per project area. The recipients of this award will receive a certificate. Outstanding Secretary Award (cash award) The Secretary s book should be submitted by the assigned deadline. Secretary s books can be handwritten or computer generated. Award will be based on neatness and completeness. The first, second, and third place club secretaries will receive a monetary award. Marvin Kottman Award Members applying should be entering or having completed their senior year in high school. They must be involved in agriculture projects when applying. These project areas include Animal Science, Plants and Soils Sciences, Horticulture, and Natural Resources. A completed Marvin Kottman Award form is required for this award. Members may receive it only once. Emanuel Johnson Award This award is given to a 4-H er that has never received the top 4-H er award. Leaders nominate individuals who have provided leadership to the club and county by writing a short summary of support. Nominees should be entering their junior or senior year of high school. Livestock Record Book Award Keeping livestock records help members become familiar with the costs of raising animals and helps provide details regarding profits and losses. It is also valuable in showing others what the member has done in these areas, including how the herd or flock has grown, and what the 4-H member has learned. To be eligible to receive this award, members submit an Illinois 4-H Livestock Records. The award is based on completeness, detail, and neatness. The first place livestock record book participate will receive a trophy award. Erin Neuleib Memorial Horse Scholarship 1. This scholarship is available to youth who are completing their LAST ELIGIBLE year as a horse project member in either 4-H or FFA. The applicant must have exhibited at the Mercer County Fair 4-H Horse Show at least twice in the last four years and have been a horse project member of Mercer County 4-H for at least three years. 2. The scholarship amount and the number of recipients shall be determined annually by the Erin Neuleib Memorial Fund Committee. 3. The scholarship can only be used for educational purposes: college, university, and trade school. Proof of enrollment, registration/attendance, will be required to receive scholarship monies. 4. Scholarship applications will be available at the Mercer County Extension office. These application forms must be completed and postmarked by October 1 of the current year applying to: Erin Neuleib Memorial 4-H Scholarship c/o Sandy Neuleib th St New Windsor, IL 61465

9 Page9 5. This application is also available for download on the 4-H web site: web.extension.illinois.edu/hmrs/mercer4h. 6. The following criteria will be used as a means of selecting the recipient(s) of the scholarships: Years of Involvement 15% 4-H Horse-related Activities, (ex. Horse Bowl, Hippology, Horse Judging, etc.) 20 4-H Horse Show Accomplishments 15 4-H Leadership 15 Horse Industry Involvement 15 Educational Plans 10 Grade Point Average % THE Erin Neuleib Memorial Horse Scholarship IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO THOSE 4-H MEMBERS WHO ARE IN THEIR LAST YEAR OF ELGIBILE MEMBERSHIP. IF THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY. Save the date! ACES College Connection will honor outstanding 4-H alum and volunteers Help us honor our state 4-H winners on Friday, September 5 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign. The cookbook includes more than 150 of your old favorites from 4-H foods project books such as: You Learn to Bake ABC s of Food Adventures in Cooking It s Fun to Cook Milk and Eggs Meat in Your Meals Pastry in Your Meals Yeast Breads in Your Meals Don t forget to check out the Mercer County 4-H and Alumni facebook page!!! Join the Illinois 4-H Foundation for Salute to Agriculture Day! The Foundation invites you to attend Salute to Agriculture Day at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign on Saturday, September 6. We will be at the orange and blue striped tent located along First Street directly west of Memorial Stadium. Starting time will be based on game time so check the University website for more details as they come available. Both game tickets and meal tickets will be available for purchase. A web registration site will be live soon! Favorite Recipes of Illinois 4-H Through the Years Only 600 copies of the popular Favorite Recipes of Illinois 4-H Through the Years cookbook are still available. Now, purchase a copy for only $10 per copy, plus shipping. Even bigger savings are available for bulk orders. Recipes are listed by 4-H project book, alphabetically, and by food category for easy reference in this 8 ½ x 11 spiralbound cookbook. The cookbook will not be reprinted. Order the books Proceeds from the cookbook support current 4-H foods project resources and training for 4-H volunteers.

10 Page10 HENRY, MERCER, ROCK ISLAND, & STARK UNIT Henry-Stark Office BHE Bldg Black Hawk Rd Galva, IL Phone: ; FAX uie-hmrs@illinois.edu web.extension.illinois.edu/hmrs/ Mercer County Office 2106 SE Third St Aledo, IL Phone: ; FAX: uie-hmrs@illinois.edu web.extension.illinois.edu/hmrs/ Rock Island County Office 321 W 2 nd Ave Milan, IL Phone: ; FAX: uie-hmrs@illinois.edu web.extension.illinois.edu/hmrs/ Jenny Garner County Extension Director jsgarnr@illinois.edu Diane Baker Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development, Metro & Military bakedr@illinois.edu Kristin Bogdonas Extension Educator Nutrition & Wellness kmbogdo@illinois.edu Cheryl Geitner Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development cgeitner@illinois.edu Martha Smith Extension Educator Horticulture smithma@illinois.edu Tracy Fowler-Pestle 4-H Program Coordinator fowlerpe@illinois.edu Teresa Kirwan Ag Lit Program Coordinator tkirwan@illinois.edu Carol Kendall Office Support Assistant cakendal@illinois.edu Office Hours Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. closed for lunch 12 1 p.m.