Scotland County 4-H Newsletter. June 2017

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1 Scotland County 4-H Newsletter June 2017 Livestock Judging: County Qualifier The Livestock Judging County Qualifier will be held June 16th at the Rocking A Arena outside of Palmyra. Registration and a clinic will begin at 8:00 am and judging will begin at 8:30am. Participants in the Junior Division (ages H age) will judge 8 classes and give 1 set of reasons. Participants in the Senior Division (ages H age) will judge 8 classes and give 2 sets of reasons. This event will set who will represent the county at the State Livestock Judging Contest to be held August 26th in Columbia. Any 4-H member in good standing is eligible to participate, you do not have to be enrolled in livestock judging or a livestock project. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Please contact Katie Hogan at hoganka@missouri.edu by June 10th. Directions: Traveling South on Hwy 61 Continue south on Hwy 61 then merge onto Hwy 24 towards Palmyra. Turn right (west) onto E Ross Street. Stay on E Ross for about 1.5 miles then turn left (south) onto Hwy C. Continue for about 3.5 miles and the arena will be on the left. June 4-7 Teen Camp June 7-11 Junior Camp June 16 County livestock judging qualifier June 23 Clover Kid Night June 24 Clean-Up Day July 8 Scotland County Open Shows July 9-16 Scotland County Fair July Clark County Fair August 3 State Fair items to the Office August Missouri State Fair Preparing Your Photographs for Fair Exhibition As you are getting ready for the fair and displaying your photographs, 8 X 10 matboard (no window) are available for $0.50 (Y3500) and 8 1/4 x 10 1/8 clear photo sleeves are available for $0.25 (Y3501). Shipping costs will be added to your total. These meet the requirements for State Fair exhibition and can be ordered from Extension Publications at or online Clover Kid Night Clover Kid Night will be held at the Memphis United Methodist Church from 5:30-8:00 PM on June 23rd. They will be making projects for them to exhibit at the county fair, so dress accordingly. Any questions contact Kristy at the office. Scotland County Extension Office 117 S Market St. Ste. 105 Memphis, MO extension.missouri.edu/ scotland

2 2017 Scotland County Fair Summer is here and the Scotland County Fair is just around the corner! Art Hall: Members are invited to exhibit any items that show what they have learned (knowledge and skills) in their projects this year. A member enrolled in any project can create an exhibit for the Art Hall, so get creative (this includes animal and shooting sports projects)! Any member may exhibit any number of different articles in a project. Members will bring projects to Art Hall judging on Tuesday, July 11th to the arthall at their assigned time. Tags and entry forms will be available the morning of arthall check-in. There is no pre-registration for arthall. The items that the exhibitor would like to sell in the Jr. Livestock Sale must be marked on the entry form that will be available. Exhibitors are only allowed to sell two items total at the sale (including livestock). Members will have the opportunity to visit with a judge about each project and a ribbon will be awarded based 50% on what was learned and 50% on the quality of the exhibit. Club Arthall Times: AJT 9:15-10:00AM. GGG and Girl Scouts 10:00-10:45AM. JJJ, FFA, and Boy Scouts 10:45-11:30 AM. Livestock: All animal entries must be made on the Livestock form and turned in by June 7th! There is a $20 late fee for all entries turned in after June 7th. There is also a sign-up at the Extension Office for giveaways, be sure to get signed up!! Livestock exhibitors may designate up to two items (animals) for the Livestock Sale. Refer to the schedule for check,in-/weigh-in and show times. Celebrity Livestock Show: The First Annual Celebrity Livestock Show will be held Wednesday, July 12th, at 6:00 PM in the show barn. Contact Dawn Triplett for more information. Exhibitor Passes: Livestock and Arthall exhibitor passes are available at the Extension Office they are $ Season Passes: Regular season passes are available at Gas & More, Rose Hardware, Farm & Home or Kay Eggleston s office they are $35.00 until the end of June and they will go up to $40.00 July 1st. Season passes include everything EXCEPT concessions and merchandise. Daily admission is $ & Under are free admission. All Fair information is now available on the Extension website at: Clean-Up Day: June 24th at the fairgrounds be there by 10:00AM to be counted for lunch. There is still plenty to do, so come join the fun!! Bring rakes, wheel barrows, paint brushes/rollers, and any other tools that you think we could use. Be sure to mark them so they get back to you. Camper Reservations: A fairboard member will be present at 1:00 PM at clean-up day June 24th to collect money and reserve spots. If you can t be there be sure someone is there for you WITH money. Open Shows: Open Shows are July 8th. Swine Check-In is from 7:00-9:00AM and show time 10:00AM. Contact Chris Montgomery with any questions at Market Lambs and breeding goats check in is 10:00-Noon and show time at 2:00PM. Contact Joanie Baker at with any questions about sheep and goats. Cattle check in is 2:00-4:00PM and show time is 6:00PM. Contact Curtis Mallett at with any questions. SMQA TRAINING: Hanna Anders, Abby Blessing, Clara Davis, Carlee Smith, Emery Kirchner, Delsin Holt, and Bobbi Darcy need to take SMQA Training before the fair. This MUST be done in order to show any livestock. The certificate must be printed and brought to the Extension Office. The website is to do training. Minimum Number of Meetings: ALL 4-H exhibitors MUST attend 6 meetings before the fair to be able to participate at the fair. There are NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!!!

3 Ten Principles for Parent of Fair Kids Thou Shalt Not feed, train, and care for the animal, for thou are trying to teach the child responsibility and discipline. Thou Shalt forgive a child for making mistakes in the show ring, for thou hath made mistakes too. Thou Shalt Not get mad when thy child forgets items in the show box, for one day thou may forget the show box. Thou Shalt help the show management, for they are doing a job thou would not want to do. Thou Shalt see that their child is on time for all show activities, for thou would not want to wait on another. Thou Shalt be sure that their child has animals entered and registration papers in order by the designated time. Thou Shalt teach the child that winning a blue ribbon is a desirable goal, but making friends along the way is a more worthy goal. Thou Shalt Not complain about the judge, for it is his/her opinion that has been sought. Thou Shalt remember that livestock projects are teaching projects, not necessarily money-making projects. Thou Shalt remember that the livestock project is a family project that shall be enjoyed by the entire family. Missouri State Fair: Come Home Exhibitors interested in competing at the Missouri State Fair, are now able to access online entry and payment options, and online registration. Visit the website for the easy online entry portal. After registering, please contact the extension office and give us a heads up that you have entered, so that we will know to go onto the system and give local approval allowing your entries to be processed. Entries must be made by June 30th State Shoot The State Shoot will be held with two shotgun events and the 300 round Archery event in August (26th and 27th) with all other events taking place in September (16th and 17th). Registration will open July 1st. 2nd Annual 4-H Day with the Kansas City Royals Missouri and Kansas 4-H members, parents, volunteers, supporters and alumni will gather at Kauffman Stadium on Friday September 8, 2017 for the 2nd annual 4-H Day with the Royals playing the Minnesota Twins. Tickets for the game will be early bird $40 each by April 15 or $60 by July 15, and this includes a specially designed t-shirt featuring the 4-H Clover on the back and the Royals emblem on the front. Pregame ceremonies will include one 4-H member joining the Captains Club to represent 4-H prior to the game University of Missouri, Lincoln University, U.S. Department of Agriculture & Local University Extension Councils Cooperating An Equal Opportunity/ADA Institution

4 and four 4-H members and/or volunteers attending batting practice. Tickets for the event must be ordered on the 4-H Day with the Royals websiter at 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 order together. Families can also participate in the 4-H Day with the Royals raffle to win prizes. Complete information can be found on the print order form. Sports Leader Certification Workshop Registration is now open in 4-H Online for the 2017 Fall Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop to be held October 6-8, 2017 at Pinecrest Camp in Fredricktown, Missouri. The cost for the workshop will be $90 and includes five meals and overnight lodging. For more information, check out the website at: Shooting Sports Contest Opportunities The Monroe County Invitational will be held June 10th at the Monroe County Gun Club. Registration, health form and entry fee is due by June 7th to the Monroe County Extension Office and can be found at For questions, contact the Monroe County Extension Office at The Pike County Invitational will be held June 25th at Ka-Tonka near New London, Missouri. Registration, health form and entry fee is by June 14th to the Pike County Extension Office and can be found at For questions contact the Pike County Extension Office at or Nancy Buchmeirer at The Lewis County Invitational will be held July 29th at the Deer Ridge Conservation Area Jenkin s Shooting Ranges north of Lewistown, Missouri. Pre-registration is required and must be received by June 30th. Forms are available at For questions, contact the Lewis County Extension Office at The 2017 Northwest Regional Shooting Sports Invitational will be held July 22nd in Marshall. Entry fee is $15, with an additional range fee for Shotgun. Awards will be given to individuals following State Rules and Regulations. Registrations are due June 16th to the Saline County Extension Office. Forms can be found at I Can Quilt 4-H Quilting Contest Where in Zootopia is 4-H? 4 Age Groups! Valuable Prizes Awarded! National Sponsors! Free Online Registration! Twenty grand finalist quilters awarded and their quilts displayed and judged at Missouri Star Quilt Company s Birthday Bash in September. Registration begins June 1st and ends July 1st. For more information and rules visit: State 4-H Robotics Contest Show-Me-Robotics The State 4-H Robotics contest will be held at the Missouri State Fair on Sunday, August 13th. 4-H members in the robotics projects may participate in this contest. There are four opportunities to compete: Motorized Challenge, SugoBots, RoboGolf and Robotics Educational Display and/or Demonstration. There will be three age divisions: Junior, Intermediate and Senior. Each youth and team in the contest area will have an interview. There will be registration for individuals and teams of 2-5. The cost will be $10 per youth and $5 per youth per team for each contest entered (regardless of team or individual registration). The challenges and rules are posted on the Missouri 4-H Robotics page at: roboexhibition.

5 Show Me 4-H Wares Show Me 4-H Wares is a program for 4-H young entrepreneurs ages to market and sell original products and services to the public. Youth exhibitors may apply May 1-July 1 for the Show-Me Wares sales booth. Any 4-H member, pair of members, or group of up three members, may apply to market and/or sell original items at the Missouri State Fair. Original items are products 4-H members have made or crafted, or services 4-H members are offering using skills they have learned through 4-H projects. Exhibitors may request a four hour time slot to sell during one day of the State Fair, August 10-20, To apply go to Aerospace Camp July 25-27, 2017 Missouri 4-H collaborates with Missouri S&T to conduct Aerospace Camp for youth ages The camp is full of hands on fun learning about what it takes to be an astronaut or in the aeronautics profession. The cost is $395 and includes lodging, meals, and program materials. Visit futurestudents.mst.edu/summercaps/aerospace for more information. Monthly MOVEment Activity: Tunnel Time This activity helps participants stretch out their backs. Participants bend over on all fours (hands and feet) and lift their belly up to the ceiling hold stomach in as far as possible and round the back. Choose the smallest person in the group to be the crawler. At the count of three the participants will get in position and remain there until the crawler has a chance to go through the tunnel. Clover Kids Corner: Fruity Milkshake Lets make a delicious and nutritious snack! Maker sure to ask an adult for help! Ingredients: -2 cups skim or low fat milk -1 cup diced fruit such as apples, pears, strawberries, bananas, peaches, berries or melon -Dash of ground cinnamon Equipment: -Blender -Liquid measuring cups -Dry measuring cups -Spoons -Cups Procedure: 1. Wash your hands with warm water and soap. 2. In a blender, combine milk and fruit. 3. Blend until smooth. 4. Pour into cups and top with a dash of ground cinnamon. 5. Enjoy!

6 University of Missouri, Lincoln University, U.S. Department of Agriculture & Local University Extension Councils Cooperating An Equal Opportunity/ADA Institution University of Missouri Extension Scotland County 117 S Market St Ste. 105 Memphis, MO 63555