Clover Connections Newsletter for Miller, Maries and Pulaski Counties March 2016 Volume 2, Issue 5 Congratulations to Miller County Royalty Prince Cash Williams (left) Tavern Creek 4-H and Princess Addison Bradley (right) Nobles 4-H King Austin Burnett (middle right) Mary s Home 4-H and Queen Addison Williams (middle left) Tavern Creek 4-H Elaine Anderson 4-H Youth Development Specialist Miller, Maries, Pulaski County 573-369-2394 andersonela@missouri.edu Jennifer Kempker 4-H Youth Assistant Miller County 573-369-2394 kempkerjm@missouri.edu Jodie Leifer 4-H Youth Assistant Pulaski County 573-774-6177 University of Missouri Extension is an equal opportunity/ada institution. SMQA Training Miller County March 10, 6 pm Tuscumbia School Cafeteria Pulaski County March 22, 6 pm *PCRMC Waynesville Medical Clinic * Note Location Change Enter through main entrance, take elevator to lower level to meeting room Calloway County March 8 5603 CR 302, Fulton 6:30 pm Osage County March 29 St. John s Methodist Church 6:30 pm Cole County March 31 Cole County Extension office 6:30 pm All youth 8 and over that show livestock are required to attend this training or take online. Youth are to take 2 years in a row and a booster at age 14. Please contact me, if you have a question if the training is needed.
2015-2016 4HOnline Enrollment 4-H enrollment for the 2015-16 4-H year opened on October 1. Use the website: https://mo.4honline.com Remember to use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, not Internet Explorer. Before beginning your re-enrollment, you will need the following: Miller County We Need Your Help! The Osage Beach Recreation Department is holding an Easter Egg Hunt on March 26 from 11-3. They are again looking for youth to bring their small animal projects, i.e. rabbits and poultry to display. If you are interested please contact Jennifer at the extension office. New Families: go to the above website, using a valid e-mail address, create a family profile, then enroll your children in 4-H. Fair Livestock Market Animal Weigh-Ins Miller County Swine April 30 8-10 am, fairgrounds Lamb/Goats May 14 9-10 am, fairgrounds Belle Fair Swine-March 26 8-10 am, fairgrounds Lamb/Goat-May 7 8-9 am, Hick Farms Tri-County Fair Swine/Lamb April 23 8-10 am, Shady Dell Park State 4-H Equine Event Dates Set The following equine event dates have been set. 4-H Horse Judging and Clinic Contest Date: March 19, 2016 Registration Opens: January 15, 2016 Registration Closes: March 7, 2016 4-H Horse Bowl Contest Contest Date: April 9, 2016 Registration Opens: February 1, 2016 Registration Closes: March 25, 2016 4-H Hippology Contest Contest Date: April 10, 2016 Registration Opens: February 1, 2016 Registration Closes: March 25, 2016 4-H Horse Demonstration / Public Speaking Contest Contest Date: August 27, 2016 Registration Opens: June 1, 2016 Registration Closes: August 15, 2016 15 th Annual 4-H Day with the St. Louis Cardinals Missouri and Illinois 4-H members, parents, volunteers and alumni will gather at Busch Stadium on Saturday, May 21, 2016 for the 15th annual 4-H Day with the Cardinals. The National League Central Champion Cardinals will be playing the Arizona Diamondbacks 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. As an added bonus the Cardinals giveaway item for the game is an adult Cardinals pullover. The first 30,000 fans age 16 and older will receive this one-of-akind item. 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 www.mo4h.missouri.edu. Ticket orders must be postmarked by April 11, 2016. 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. Families can also participate in the 4-H Day with the Cardinals raffle to win prizes such as throwing out the first pitch, autographed baseballs, and tickets to other Cardinal baseball games. Funds raised through the raffle support Missouri and Illinois 4-H programs. Complete information about the 4-H Day with the Cardinals raffle is on the ticket order form. For the order form please go to: http://4h.missouri.edu/4h-day-with/4h-day-with-cardinals
Public Speaking Academy June 21-22, 2015 CMU Campus, Fayette Youth who participate at this exciting invitational event are guided through the basics and finer points of writing and delivering a speech, in a non-competitive setting. The Public Speaking Academy is open to all youth ages 11-13 years of age who are interested in learning more about public speaking. One does not have to be a 4-H member to attend, but academy spaces are limited to a maximum of 20 and will be filled on a "first come" basis. The academy takes place at the Central Methodist University campus, with caring adult chaperones there to help every step of the way. Questions about the Public Speaking Academy may be directed to Patty Fisher at fisherp@missouri.edu. Public Speaking Academy Brochure and registration information. Registration is due by May 16. State 4-H Congress June 1-3, 2016 University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Congress is designed for Missouri 4-Her s ages 14-19. The Missouri State 4-H Council plans and implements the event that is held on the University of Missouri campus. What you'll do at State 4-H Congress Learn the life skills of a super leader, connecting with experts in quality workshops and learning opportunities! Experience campus living residence halls, cafeterias, classrooms, you name it! Elect your representatives on the State 4-H Council! Get to know other 4-H youth from across Missouri...and HAVE FUN! Registration now open in 4Honline. Cost is $225. For more information: http://4h.missouri.edu/statecongress/congressregist Volunteers If you have not taken the volunteer orientation please click on link below. http://bengal.missouri.edu/~gillespiet/volorientation/story.html This only needs to be taken once.
Summers@Mizzou Do you have an idea you want to turn into your own business? Do you like helping people? Do you want to learn about drones? Are you interested in science? Do you want to put your coding knowledge to work? If any of these apply to you, Summers @ Mizzou is where you should be this summer. Camps will be offered the week of July 17-21 and July 24-28 th. Summers @ Mizzou offers seven different camps: Scrub-In to a Health Career, Build-a-Business, Dog Days of Summer, SENSEible Science: Dyeing to do Chemistry!, The Arts and a Portal to Science, Network Forensics for Hacker Trackers and GeoTech: Drone Camp. 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 6. For registration and available scholarships see http://4h.missouri.edu/programs/summers For those without internet access call your local Extension Office or Teresa Bishop at 573-884-0554 for a brochure. 4-H AWAKENS! 4-H CAMP Miller, Maries and Pulaski County will be camping with Crawford, Dent and Phelps County June 6-9. There is more information included in this newsletter on the 4H Camps. Please check your county extension websites soon for registration forms. Not very long ago In a camp not far away A group of 4-Her s gathered In order to achieve GREATNESS! Shaping Rural Missouri Grants The Shaping Rural Missouri grant program through FSC Financial, offers local 4-H and FFA organizations $500 grants to implement projects that will benefit their rural communities. 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. Application can be found at https:// www.myfcsfinancial.com/how-we-are-different/ shaping-rural-missouri-grant/ Applications due April 1, 2016 4-H Move Across Missouri (MOVE) is back for 2016! And, youth and adults can register for it on 4HOnline!! Enrollment for new and re-enrollment for current MOVErs begins January 1, 2016. As you know, MOVE promotes physical activity and encourages youths to engage in a broad range of activities such as walking, biking, running, swimming, dance, taekwondo, gardening and more. There is no pre-registration required this year. Here s what youth and adults need to do to participate: Enroll in the Move Across Missouri (MOVE) project (HF775) in 4HOnline in their profile. Enrollment in 4-H MOVE does not count as a part of county limits on projects. Using a paper tracking system found on the 4-H website at: http://4h.missouri.edu/4hmove/moveinfo youth and their families can log the number of minutes they accumulate throughout the year and during the competitive component of the MOVE program (scroll to the bottom of the website page and click My Move Activity Log. Record keeping through the paper tracking system is important because the competition period will be from February 1 to April 30. 4-Hers and adults can register for the competitive event as individuals and/or as part of a team. An individual MOVEr may also be a part of a team. A team can consist of a family or members of a 4-H club or group. Youth and families will submit their total number of minutes logged throughout the competitive period at the end in 4HOnline. The final reporting take place inside of a no cost event registration that will only be open at the end of the competition period from April 30 and May 14. MOVE!
Clover Kid Corner Through Clover Kids clubs, children learn how to get along, share, and work in groups, explore their interests, and build self-confidence. Each Clover Kids Corner provides an activity, information or other materials that Clover Kids leaders can use in planning and implementing experiences that introduce five to seven-year olds to the 4-H How Strong Is an Egg? Hens lay eggs and sit on them. They also turn the eggs several times a day to keep the baby chicks from sticking to the inside of the shell. The egg shell must be strong enough to support the hen s weight but thin enough to let the chick break it and get out. According to Ohio State University Extension Chick Quest teacher guide, the dome shape gives an egg incredible strength.it can support a heavy load because the weight is evenly distributed both horizontally and vertically. When a load is placed on top of it (like a chicken sitting on it), the heaviness is carried down along the curved walls to a wide base. Materials - Two egg Cartons - Four eggs - Hard-backed books - Scissors Instructions 1. Use scissors to cut the flap and lid off both egg cartons and discard them. 2. Set the remaining (bottom part) of the egg cartons side by side. 3. Place two eggs in each carton, equal distances apart. Since the books will sit on top of the eggs, use a book to estimate and adjust the distance between the eggs. Each egg should support the weight of one corner of the book. 4. Ask the children how many books they think the eggs will support without breaking. 5. Stack the books on top of the eggs. 6. Discuss the results. How many books could you place on top of the eggs before they broke? 7. Will hard cooked eggs hold more or less eight than fresh eggs? Repeat this experiment with hard cooked eggs to find out. Source: Ohio State University Extension: Chick Quest Teacher Guide, Science Alive, 4-H School Enrichment, Pages 25-26. Upcoming Events March 3 Miller County 4-H Council 6:30 pm Miller County Extension Office March 3 Maries County SMQA Vienna Methodist Church 6 pm March 4-5 Civic Youth Leaders Summit Camp Windemere March 6-Hawkeye 4-H Club Dessert Auction Belle Elementary School March 6 Maries County Fair Steer Weigh-in 1pm City Park March 10 Miller County SMQA Tuscumbia School Cafeteria 6 pm March 12-13 Teen Conference Columbia March 22 Pulaski County SMQA PCRMC Waynesville Clinic 6 pm April 24 Highgate Preview Show Belle Fairgrounds June 1-3 State 4-H Congress June 3-5 Counselor Camp June 6-9 Maries, Miller and Pulaski County 4-H Camp June 9-11 Shooting Sports Camp June 17-18 Canine Camp
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