4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.

Karen Branstetter

4-H Youth Specialist

P.O. Box 190

302 Water Street

Steelville, MO 65565

(573) 775-2135

JANUARY 2016

CRAWFORD COUNTY

4-H NEWSLETTER

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

4-H Leadership Energizer 1

Fair Weigh-In Dates 1

Livestock Quality Assurance 1

Swine Meeting 1

State 4-H Teen Conference 1

Regional Representative 2

4-H Recognition Awards 2

Counselor Camp 2

4-H MOVE Across Missouri 2

Be a Member in Good Standing 2

2016 4-H Calendar 3

Happy Birthday! 3

Equine Tour 4

Clover Kids Corner 4

Attachment:

4-H Leadership Energizer Flyer

Race to the Rocker

Camp Counselor Application

4-H Leadership Energizer Saturday, January 23, 2016 8:30 AM—Noon

St. Pat’s Center, N. Hwy. 63, Rolla (next to Panera’s across highway from church)

All 4-H members are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP by January 15 to the Crawford County Extension Center at 573-775-2135 or branstetterk@missouri.edu. See attached flyer for more information.

Livestock Quality Assurance Workshops February 9 & 11, 2016

6:30 PM—Cuba Church of Christ

All 4-H members who are enrolled in food animal

(beef, dairy, sheep, goat, swine, poultry, rabbits) projects must complete 2 consecutive years of

this training and then a final training at age 14 to

be considered a member in good standing in that project.

Two trainings are provided to try to accommo-

date everyone. Please let Karen know at 573-775-2135 if neither of these dates work and we’ll

connect you to another county for training dates.

Crawford County Fair

July 13-16, 2016

Market Animal

Weigh-In Dates

Steer—Feb. 13, 8 AM

Hog—April 2, 8 AM

Lamb & Goat—April 2, 10 AM

All weigh-in’s will be held at

Hood Park in Cuba.

University of Missouri Extension is an equal

opportunity/ADA institution.

State 4-H Teen Conference—March 12-13, 2016

Come Spy With Us! Grab your secret decoder ring and rendezvous with your fellow spies at the 2016 State 4-H Teen Conference. Your State 4-H Council teens are final-izing their plans for making this another fun and excit-ing event for youth ages 11-13. This is the first big trip away from home for many teen delegates, and it’s a good choice. You’ll learn how to be a better leader and get a heads-up on all the exciting things waiting for you as a 4-

H teenager! Teen Conference is safe and fun, and the hotel is amazing. So are the 300 new friends you’ll make! Your mission starts just after noon on Saturday, March 12 and ends at 11 AM on Sunday, the 13th.

Cost is $169. Registration is through 4HOnline until January 31 with a credit/debit card. More information is available at http://4h.missouri.edu/teen-conference/main. The 4-H Council offers partial scholarships for this trip. If inter-ested, please contact your extension center for a scholarship application no later than Feb. 1. Scholarships are awarded after attending.

Swine Meeting for project and club leaders on January 14, 5:30 PM. The meeting

will be held in the Swine Barn at the Fairgrounds. Plans for swine barn improvements will be discussed.

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Attention Teens - Take Advantage of Opportunities!

State 4-H Council Regional Representative

The Missouri State 4-H Council is an elected body of youth from 4-H who serve for one year. Council mem-bers help plan and carry out State 4-H Congress and 4-H Teen Conference. They also represent Missouri 4-H at national, regional, and state events. Any 4-H members, age 14-17 on Jan. 1, 2016 may apply to be a candi-date for regional representative. Four youth from each Extension region are elected each year.

Regional Representatives are selected through the following process.

January—Eligible youth submit a Regional Representatives Application form and letter to your county

extension office. Deadline is January 31.

February—Applications and recommendation forms are sent to the Regional Committee and a schedule

for the regional interviews will be sent to applicants.

March—Interviews are held in each region. All applicants must attend. Three to 9 candidates will be selected to run for East Central Regional Representative.

June 3-5—State 4-H Congress—candidates will be introduced at regional meetings. Candidates will give campaign speeches and regional elections will be held. Installation of new members will take place the final morning of State 4-H Congress.

Applications can be found at: http://4h.missouri.edu/missouri-4h-council.aspx

Missouri State 4-H Recognition Awards

Teens, ages 14-18, by January 1, 2016 may submit a Level III award application to be recognized as a State Excellence award winner and be eligible to attend National 4-H Congress. Recognition Award applications are to be submitted to your county extension office by January 31 and will then be forwarded to the regional committee. Each applicant must attend a personal interview in March. Up to 8 candidates from each region will be sent to state. The top 35-40 applicants state-wide are then selected to interview at the state level. The top 20 of these finalists are selected to attend National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia in November 2016 as Missouri 4-H delegates.

Camp Counselor Applications are due March 1 for 4-H members 14 and over. See attached ap-plication.

4-H MOVE Across Missouri

MOVE promotes physical activity and encourages youths to engage in a broad range of activities. There is no pre-registration re-quired this year. To participate:

Enroll in the Move Across Missouri (MOVE) project HF775 in 4HOnline in your profile.

Use a paper tracking system found on the 4-H website: http://4h.missouri.edu/4hmove/moveinfo Youth and families can “log” the number of minutes they accumulate through-out the year. The competitive period will be from February 1 to April 30. Youth and fami-lies will submit the total number of minutes logged through 4HOnline.

For more information visit: http://4h.missouri.edu/4hmove/main

Be a 4-H Member in Good Standing!

4-H club members are recognized for setting and complet-ing goals each year. At a minimum, a 4-H member should:

Attend a majority of your club meetings.

Enroll in at least one project and finish it. This in-cludes attending a majority of project meetings, work-ing on project goals, keeping records on a project.

Demonstrate a skill learned or knowledge gained by making a handmade item, exhibiting a project or pro-ject animal at a show or fair; presenting a speech, re-port or demonstration in a group setting such as a club or project meeting.

When a 4-H club member meets these requirements, they are recognized for “completing a year of 4-H member-ship” and are a “member in good standing”.

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Happy Birthday!

Mikayla Avery

Samantha Bolte

Regan Brewer

Kennedy Brown

Brandon Burgess

Annica Farris

Mylee Gann

Autumn Holland

Andrea Kelly

Carter Mabe

Cooper Mehl

Delane Nolie

Hannah Pilkenton

Katelynn Priest

Bryer Summers

Hunter Summers

Austin Tracy

January

5 Crawford County 4-H Council Meeting, 7:00 PM at the Cuba Church of Christ 23 4-H Officer/Leadership Training, 8:30-Noon St. Pat’s Center, Rolla

February

1 State 4-H Council Regional Representative Applications due 1 Level 3 4-H Award Application due 13 Crawford County 4-H/FFA Steer Weigh-in 9 & 11 Livestock Quality Assurance Workshops—Cuba Church of Christ 6:30 PM TBA Regional Representative Interviews

March

1 4-H Camp Counselor Applications due 1 Crawford County 4-H Council Meeting, 7:00 PM Cuba Church of Christ 4-6 Youth Civic Leaders Summit, Windermere 12-13 4-H Teen Conference – Columbia 14 4-H Counselor Training 15 MO 4-H Scholarship Applications due 18-20 Shooting Sports Leader Certification

18 Race to the Rocker Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser 19 Race to the Rocker 19 Show Ring Showdown, Cuba 19 State 4-H Horse Judging Contest & Clinic 29 4-H Counselor Training

April

2 Hog, Lamb & Meat Goat Weigh-Ins

11 4-H Counselor Training TBA Crawford/Gasconade Steer & Heifer Show 19 Farm & Home Safety Day

May

3 Crawford County 4-H Council Meeting, 7:00 PM at the Cuba Church of Christ 21 4-H Day with the Cardinals 23-29 MO Equine Tour

June

1-3 State 4-H Congress, Columbia 3-4 4-H Counselor Camp 6-9 4-H Camp 9-11 Shooting Sports Camp

16-18 Canine Camp 18 Crawford County 4-H Achievement Day

July

1 State Fair Livestock entries due 13-16 Crawford County Fair 20-23 Dent County 4-H/FFA Expo

August 2 Crawford County 4-H Council Meeting, 7:00 PM at the

Cuba Church of Christ 11-21 Missouri State Fair 22 State Fair 4-H exhibits released

September 1 4-H Club Secretary & Treasurer books due in County

Extension Office 1 State 4-H Awards Applications for 14-18 year olds

due (LG2200) TBA State 4-H Fashion Revue TBA State Horse Public Speaking and Illustrated Talk Contest TBA State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest TBA State 4-H Public Speaking

October 2-8 National 4-H Week 4 4-H Leaders Banquet TBA Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop

November 1 4-H Enrollments for the 2016 program year due 1 Crawford County 4-H Council Meeting, 7:00 PM at the

Cuba Church of Christ TBA 4-H Officer Training

December

Events are added as the year progresses and dates may change.

Play Dough

What you need:

1 cup flour food coloring

1 cup water electric skillet

1/2 cup salt measuring spoons

1 tablespoon oil mixing bowl

2 teaspoons cream of tartar mixing spoons

What you do:

Mix flour, water, salt, oil and cream of tartar in an electric skillet. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture

pulls away from the side of the pan. Pour dough on wax paper. Cool slightly, then add food coloring. Knead.

Store in airtight container.

Silly Putty

What you need:

1 cup white glue 1 and 1/2 cup liquid corn starch

food coloring (optional)

What to do:

Mix glue and starch in a bowl. Add drops of food coloring if you want to color the putty. Cover bowl and let

stand for a few hours. Pour off extra starch. Knead well. Store in a covered container.

2016 Missouri 4-H Equine Tour Heads to Kentucky!

They’re off and running...to the horse capital of the world, Lexington, Kentucky! 4-H Teens dreaming of an equine re-lated career will want to participate in the 10th annual Missouri 4-H Equine Tour, May 23-29, 2016.

The tour begins watching the pre-dawn ‘breezing’ of the race horses at the Keeneland track and spending the day at the Kentucky Horse Park, the premier international equestrian facility. Partici-pants will explore a wide range of equine industry opportunities in the Lexington area with visits to world renowned equine medical and research facilities. The itinerary will include tours of famous Thoroughbred and Saddlebred horse farms with possible farm visits of other breeds. Visits to higher education institutions such as the University of Kentucky, Kentucky Horseshoeing School, North American Racing Academy will be included with additional opportunities to meet nationally recog-nized leaders in the equine industry. The group will most definitely have the backside tour at Church Hill Downs!

The $600 tour fee provides charter bus transportation, tours, hotels, most meals, tour t-shirt, travel bag and other costs. Find applications at http://mo4h.missouri.edu/equine-tour/main and are due before March 1, 2016.

For more information contact Debbie Davis, 816-539-3765 or davisd@missouri.edu