Perry County 321 N. Main, Suite 1

Perryville, MO 63775 573-547-4504 or 1-800-760-4504

4-H Update

News for Perry County 4-H Families June, 2017

University of Missouri System, Lincoln University, U.S. Department of Agriculture & Local University Extension Councils Cooperating equal opportunity/ADA institutions

4-H Achievement Day/Swim Wednesday, July 12 - Save the Date

ALL Perry County 4-H’ers are encouraged to attend this event. Come, earn ribbons and medals

for judging, demonstrations, fashion revue, public speaking, personal development and MORE. It is one of our main County 4-H activities of the year. County 4-H will provide a FREE lunch of pizza at 4-H Achievement Day and a FREE swim will be held at the Perry Park Center at 1:30 p.m. for all 4-H members who participate in events in the morning at PHS Senior High School from 9:00 am - 12:30 pm. NEW - Missouri Grown Foods Demonstration Contest for all ages. Members must use a food product grown or made by a Missouri producer or company. County winners advance to compete at State Fair in the Electric Theater. More info on all events will be sent later in June. Call me, Dianna Koenig, or your leader if you would like more info for events now.

Save the Date -Clover Kids Day Camp July 12 All county 4-H Kids ages 5-7 are invited to attend the 4-H Clover Kids Day Camp on Wednesday, July 6 at the Perryville Public Senior High School from 9:30 a.m. to noon. There will be snacks, crafts, games and fun for all. The 4-H Clover Kids Club Leaders plan and conduct this event. No registration is required and there is NO FEE. County 4-H Council is covering all costs including pizza for lunch and swimming at the Park Center beginning at 1:30 p.m. that day.

Member in Good Standing 4-H Members must meet these “Member-In-Good-Standing” requirements to be eligible to exhibit at the fairs. Attend a majority of club and project

meetings. (i.e. at least 6 of 12 meetings.)

Teen Council Cosmic Bowling will be held Friday, June 16 at 9:30 p.m. at K of C Bowling Center. Afterwards, the group will clean up the downtown streets for BOTS. All teens 8th grade and older are welcome.

Veterinary Science Project Meetings Daryl Ruehling is teaching these in the Extension Office meeting room in Perryville. He is also scheduling field trips. For more info, contact Daryl at 573-605-3541. June 12– 6:30 pm & July 10 - 6:30 pm

Are you attending 4-H project meetings and working to get your 4-H exhibits/animals ready to show at the fair this summer? Keep in mind….

Items made by 4-H members should reflect skills learned/knowledge gained by the member in the specific project

they are enrolled. Call me if you have project questions—

573-513-2899

SEMO District Fair Swine, Sheep & Goat nomination forms are due July 15 to the Cape County Extension Office. Forms were emailed to members enrolled in these projects in April. A SEMO Fair Livestock Sale Meeting will be held on July 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Extension Office in Jackson. Brochures to hand out to potential buyers will be reviewed and distributed. Nomination forms and how to make fair entries will also be discussed.

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Congrats to our 4-H 2017 High School Graduates

Sydney Cain Dillon Hacker Megan Hotop Hope Hudson Duane Jung Isabel Legg MaKayla Lowes Kalynn Northcutt

No “school” 4-H Fair Projects 4-H is an out-of-school educational program. So, articles made in school under the supervision of a teacher that receive school credit do not qualify as 4-H project work. This is duplication of credit for a single effort and to a large extent prevents 4-H from achieving its full objective.

Missouri 4-H Century Family Award The Missouri 4-H Century Family Award recognizes 4-H families with a long, sustaining involvement in the 4-H program. Missouri 4-H families with a combined 100 years or more of membership and/or volunteer service in 4-H are eligible to be recognized. Award applications are due by July 1st and available at: http://4h.missouri.edu/foundation/

Special Congratulations to 4-H College Scholarship Winners from Perry County Dillon Hacker & Megan Hotop They each received a $2,500 Missouri 4-H Foundation - Dennis E. Gallup Memorial 4-H Scholarship. The Missouri 4-H Foundation, which provides financial support for University of Missouri Extension’s 4-H program, awarded 68 college scholarships statewide in 2017 ranging from $500—$2,500 totaling $74,050.

Perry County 4-H Fair July 22, 25 & 26, 29 Details in Enclosed Fair Book Cattle Show July 22 in Altenburg Hall Exhibits/Small Animals July 25/26 Legion Chicken Dinner July 26 - Legion, Perryville Horse Show July 29 - Hope Center, Perryville

Details about the project items/animals you can bring to the fair for the projects you are enrolled this year are listed in the enclosed 4-H Fair Book and online. NEW info/changes in the fairbook this year are marked with a NEW—All educational displays/posters must include a reference list of where info was obtained if not found in the 4-H project materials (see page 9 of the fair book.) Look for your name as a helper in the book. If you are listed and cannot help, please find a substitute or call the Extension Office. Later this summer, you will receive 4-H Fair

Chicken Dinner tickets to sell, so start thinking about the family and friends you will ask to come eat at the 4-H Fair. All money made from the Chicken Dinner is paid to 4-H members for the items/animals entered in the fair. If you have questions about the

fair, don’t hesitate to contact me (Dianna Koenig) at the Extension Office 547-4504 or at 513-2899 or koenigd@missouri.edu or call your club leader.

Congratulations

NEW Robotics Contest at the 4-H Fair Wednesday, July 26 at 3 pm Members enrolled in the 4-H Robotics project will have an opportunity to enter their robots in a SuGo bots contest and demonstrate Robo Golf, a Motorized Challenge or other programmed robot demo/challenge. Contact the Extension Office by July 14 to register and for guidelines.

Shooting Sports Project Members….. Would you like to attend the State 4-H Shooting Sports contest? Save the dates: * Trap Shoot on Aug. 26, Linn Creek * Skeet Shoot Aug. 27 at Hazelwood, MO * Archery—NFAA 300 Aug. 26-27, Prairie Grove, Columbia, Mo. * Archery 600, Air Rifle, Air Pistol, Smallbore Pistol, Smallbore Rifle, Hunting Skills, Sept. 16, Prairie Grove, Columbia, Mo. * Archery 3-D, Muzzleloading Sept. 17, Prairie Grove, Columbia, Mo. * Sporting Clays, Sept. 17, River Hills, Boonville, Mo. Register in 4Honline July 1 thru July 31. Ask your project leaders for registration assistance or come to the Extension Office for help. Perry County 4-H Shooting Sports will provide scholarships to attend the State Contest.

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Looking forward to a great summer of 4-H activities, Dianna Koenig 4-H Youth Development Program Assistant

Dates to Remember

June 12 - 4-H Vet. Science Mtg. 6:30 pm June 13 - 4-H Camp Counselor Trng June 13 - SMQA Training 6-7pm June 16 - Teen Council Cosmic Bowl 9:30 June 27 - 4-H Council Meeting 7 pm June 28, 29, 30 - 4-H Camp at Pinecrest

June 30 - State Fair 4-H Livestock Forms Due (go to: www.mostatefair.com)

July 1-Aug. 1 Register for State 4-H Livestock Judging (Open to a County Jr. & Sr. Team) July 10 4-H Vet. Science Project Mtg. 6:30 pm July 12 4-H Achievement Day at PHS 9 am -12:30 pm; Swim 1:30 - 3:30 pm

4-H Clover Kids Day Camp@PHS 9:30 am

Teen Council Meeting PHS Cafeteria 1 pm

July 14 - 4-H Fair Animal Entries, Robotics Contest Entries and Show Me Wares Applications DUE to Extension Office

July 15 - SEMO Fair Nomination Forms Due

July 22 - Perry County 4-H Fair Cattle Show at Altenburg - 10:00 am

July 25 - Perry County 4-H Fair 5:30-8:00 pm at American Legion - Enter all inside exhibits

July 26 - Perry County 4-H Fair at American Legion 9:00 a.m. Animals entered 4:00-7:30 p.m. Chicken Dinner 8:30 pm State Fair Purple Ribbon Projects DUE in Extension Office July 29 - Perry County 4-H Fair Horse Show at The Hope Center, 2019 E. Harvest Circle, Perryville - 3:00 p.m.

July 31 - State 4-H Shooting Sports Contest Registrations DUE in 4Honline

Aug 26 State 4-H Trap Shoot Aug 27 State 4-H Skeet Shoot, St. Louis Aug 26-27 Archery 300 Columbia Sept. 16-17 All other Shooting Sports events, Columbia Sept 17 Sporting Clays, Boonville Oct. 6-8 State 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification at Pincrest near Fredericktown. Register in 4Honline NOW thru July 1 or until it is full. We need more Shooting Sports leaders!This training is only held twice a year and it will be as close as it gets in October. Perry County 4-H will pay the fee for county-wide leaders.

The WalkAbout Tour has sent some FREE Tickets to Perry County 4-H for Sat. Aug. 26 or Sun. Aug. 27 for this event in Lake St. Louis. Contact me (Dianna Koenig) at 547-4504 or 513-2899 if interested in attending. Find info at: www. Walkabout events.com

Here’s a special price available for Missouri 4-H members if you want to travel to Kentucky. For more information, operating hours and directions, visit KentuckyKingdom.com or call 502-813-8200.

STEM Learning at Maker Faires Take a trip to a Maker Faire! “Maker Faires are gath-erings of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, pro-jects. A family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness.” 4-H has been involved as “makers” since its beginning and the maker movement is a great op-portunity for 4-H members to get more widely involved in the STEM learning and creativity promoted by the Maker Faires. Upcoming Maker Faires in Missouri are: June 24-25, 2017, Maker Faire Kansas City, http://kansascity.makerfaire.com/ August 26, 2017, Ozarks Mini Maker Faire, Springfield,

Mo., http://theozarks.makerfaire.com/ Nov. 4, 2017, St. Joseph, MO, Big Muddy Mini Maker

Faire, http://thebigmuddy.makerfaire.com/ Each of these events allow for exhibitors and they are taking applications, so this may be a time when a 4-H member may show off what they are doing in the maker world.