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 2017

MARIES COUNTY

4-H NEWSLETTER

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

4-H Leadership Energizer 1

Belle Fair Steer Weigh-In 1

Upcoming Dates 1

Upcoming Opportunities 2

Mannequin Challenge 2

Member in Good Standing 2

2017 4-H Calendar 3

Shooting Sports Certification 4

Teen Conference 4

Clover Kid Corner 4

Belle Fair

Steer Weigh-In

Saturday

February 11

8-10 AM

20384 Maries Road

Signs will be posted.

University of Missouri Extension is an equal

opportunity/ADA institution.

Upcoming Dates to Remember

March 5—4-H Pie Auction, 2 PM Belle Elementary Cafeteria

April 23—Belle Preview Show June 4—4-H Achievement Day, location

TBA July 19-22—Belle Fair August 30-Sept 2—Maries County Fair Livestock Quality Assurance—TBA

ALL 4-H MEMBERS ARE WELCOME!!!!!

WHEN: Saturday, January 21, 2017

WHERE: Owensville Middle School

2240 Hwy. 19, Owensville MO WHO SHOULD ATTEND: 4-H members, 4-H vol-unteers and adults interested in assisting youth with leadership opportunities

Schedule

8:30 am Registration

9:00 am Welcome/Team Building

9:30 am Breakout Sessions

10:15 am Break

10:30 am Providing a Warm Welcome at Club Meetings

11:30 am 4-H Opportunities

12 pm On the Road Home!

We invite parents and volunteers to attend a session on how to encourage active participation in your club and project meetings.

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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, 2017 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 1-3—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, 2017 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 2017 as Missouri 4-H delegates.

Be a 4-H Member in Good Standing!

4-H club members are recognized for setting and com-pleting goals each year. At a minimum, a 4-H member should complete the following. Clubs may have addi-tional requirements so make sure you also have your club guidelines.

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, working on project goals, keeping records on a pro-ject.

Demonstrate a skill learned or knowledge gained by making a handmade item, exhibiting a project or project animal at a show or fair; presenting a speech, report 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 mem-bership” and are a “member in good standing”.

Missouri 4-H Mannequin Challenge

Missouri 4-H and FilmFest invite 4-H clubs to share a short Mannequin Challenge video showing 4-H club meetings where youth experience:

Safety—physical safety, emotional safety and inclu-sive practices

Support—welcoming, active learning, encourage-ment and skill-building

Interaction—cooperative learning and leadership opportunities

Engagement—higher order thinking skills through choice, planning and reflection

What is a Mannequin Challenge? The Man-nequin Challenge is a viral Internet video trend where people remain frozen in action like manne-quins while a short video is recorded. Do a search for #mannequinchallenge on your favorite social media site to learn more!

Eligibility: Must have 5 or m ore m em bers in your club to submit one video.

Details: http://4h.m issouri.edu/documents/FINAL-QM-in-4H_mannequin-

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January 11 Maries County 4-H Council Meeting

21 4-H Officer/Leadership Training, 8:30-Noon Owensville Middle School

February 1 State 4-H Council Regional Representative Applications due

1 Level 3 4-H Award Application due

11 Belle Fair 4-H/FFA Steer Weigh-in

12 County-wide Bucket Calf Meeting, 2 PM Cuba Fire Station

25 State 4-H Meats Judging Contest

TBA Regional Representative Interviews

March 1 4-H Camp Counselor Applications due

3-5 Youth Civic Leaders Summit, Windermere

5 4-H Pie Auction—Belle Elementary Cafeteria, 2:00 PM

6 Maries County 4-H Council Meeting, 6:00 PM Maries County Extension Center

15 MO 4-H Scholarship Applications due

24-26 Shooting Sports Leader Certification—Clinton, MO

25-26 4-H Teen Conference – Columbia

TBA 4-H Counselor Training

April TBA 4-H Counselor Training

8 State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest

9 State 4-H Hippology Contest

23 Preview Show

May 1 Maries County 4-H Council Meeting, Belle

20 4-H Day with the Cardinals

22-28 MO Equine Tour

31-2 State 4-H Congress, Columbia

June 31-2 State 4-H Congress, Columbia

2-3 4-H Counselor Camp

4 Maries County 4-H Achievement Day

5-8 4-H Camp

8-10 Shooting Sports Camp

10-19 Washington DC Citizenship Washington Focus

17 State 4-H Poultry Day

22-24 Canine Camp

23 Crawford County 4-H Achievement Day

July 1 State Fair Livestock entries due

19-22 Belle Fair

August 1 Crawford County 4-H Council Meeting, 7:00 PM at the

Cuba Church of Christ

10-20 Missouri State Fair

21 State Fair 4-H exhibits released

26 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest

27-30 State 4-H Horse Show and Horse Judging Contest

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

Extension Office

1 State 4-H Awards Applications due

TBA State 4-H Fashion Revue

TBA State Horse Public Speaking and Illustrated Talk Contest

TBA State 4-H Public Speaking

October 1-7 National 4-H Week

TBA Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop

November 1 4-H Enrollments for the 2018 program year due

6 Maries County 4-H Council Meeting

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

Homemade Bird Feed Suet Cups

You will need

Lard or suet

String

Empty, clean yogurt cups or disposable cups

Wild bird seed, oats, breadcrumbs, sultanas, currants, unsalted peanuts (you don’t need all of these, a mixture of any is fine)

Directions

First you need to mix your dry ingredients in a bowl. We’ve found that a ratio of about 2 parts dry to 1 part lard/suet works well.

Melt the lard or suet in a saucepan, then add to your dry ingredients and stir until everything is well mixed. Supervise children very carefully while doing this, I let mine do some mixing but handle the heating and pouring myself to avoid any risk of burns.

Make a small hole in the bottom of a yoghurt pot or cup and thread through a length of string. Leave about 10cm at one end and 20cm at the other.

Fill the pot with your food mixture, making sure to pack it down quite tightly, then put it in the fridge to set – this can take quite a while so we tend to leave ours overnight.

When the mixture is set you can cut away the pot – this can be a bit fiddly so it’s best left to the adults and older children. Have some kitchen roll handy too, you’ll get quite greasy!

Tie a large knot in the shorter piece of string (this will be the bottom) and use the string at the other end to hang it up outdoors. Remember to position your feeders where you can see them from the house and out of the reach of cats.

Spring 2017 Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop

Are you a volunteer who is interested in becoming a certified Shooting Sports leader? The spring Shoot-ing Sports Leader Certification Workshop is taking place March 24-26, 2017 at Camp LifeChange in Clinton, Missouri.

Registration will be open via 4HOnline from Febru-ary 1 to March 15, 2017 or until full. Registration is limited and will close when a discipline class reaches maximum number; or when the camp is full. All registrations are accepted only on a first-come, first-served basis when accompanied by a $80 fee. Work-shops often fill-up before the deadline, so register ASAP!

For more information about the workshop click on the following link: http://4h.missouri.edu/shooting-sports-events/shooting-sports-leader-certification

State 4-H Teen Conference March 25-26, 2017

Teen Conference is a fun-filled, two-day event for ages 11-13, planned by your State 4-H Council to promote belong-ing, independence, generosity and mastery by:

Creating opportunities to make many new friends

from across Missouri.

Building leadership skills through quality learning ex-periences

Connecting youth with our best teen role models, the State 4-H Council

Find out about the exciting opportunities that await as a 4-H teenager

Cost is $179. Registration is through 4HOnline until January 15 with a credit/debit card. More information is available at http://4h.missouri.edu/teen-conference/main. The 4-H Council offers partial scholar-ships for this trip. If interested, please con-tact your extension center for a scholarship application no later than Feb. 1. Scholarships are awarded after attending.