APRIL 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

Missouri Youth Make Moves in Game of Leadership

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4-H Club Reports 2

Clover Kids Corner 2

4-H Happenings 3

Happy Birthday 3

Public Speaking Academy 3

4-H Day with the Cardinals 3

True Leaders in Service 4

Camp Line-Up! 4

Summer at Mizzou 5

Monarch and Pollinators Mini-grant

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Missouri 4-H Shooting Sports Ambassador Program

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4-H Shooting Sports—1st Annual End of Year Awards Ceremony

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Show Me Mizzou Day 6

State 4-H Congress 6

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

University of Missouri Extension is an equal

opportunity/ADA institution

Kendra Swee

4-H Youth Specialist

PO Box 190

Steelville, MO 65565

(573) 775-2135

sweek@missouri.edu

Missouri Youth Make Moves in Game of Leadership

Leadership and independence were the name of the game for ten Phelps County youth who attended Missouri’s 4-H Teen Conference at MU last weekend. They joined 255 youth ages 11-13 from 68 Missouri counties for workshops led by older State 4-H Council teens. “It’s a time to experience the thrill of independence in a safe and inclusive setting away from home,” said Kendra Swee, 4-H Youth Development Specialist. “They build life skills, make new friends, and experience Missouri 4-H on a statewide scale.”

The theme of Teen Conference was Make Your Move in the Game of Leadership. Workshops included an escape room, creating art packets for a youth crisis center, and learning about other countries from international exchange students. Youth also explored the habitats of native bees through a 4-H Ag Innovators Experience sponsored by Bayer, and celebrated 103,752 meals collected by 4-H’ers during the 4-H Feeding Missouri initiative. The keynote speaker was Dr. Lupita Fabregas, Missouri 4-H Program Leader, who delivered a message about recognizing our own diversity and connecting across cultural lines.

“4-H connects youth to the larger world and gets them engaged in their own hometowns,” said Bradd Anderson, State 4-H Youth Specialist.

Phelps County 4-H Members: (back row) Caleb Strackeljahn, Landon Davis, Mallory Hancock, Logan Nothnagel, Owen Clark, Hope Pierce, Livi Townley.

(front row) Blake Shields, Daniel Cook, Ranger Townley

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Only one club report will be printed per newsletter unless the newsletter

covers more than one month. If submitting photos, please submit only one

per month and they will be used if space is available. Due the 25th of each

month. Keep them short!

The Evening Star 4-H Club met March 5, 2010. Braxtyn Crider led the Pledge of Allegiance and Blake Gilliam led the

4-H pledge. Twenty-two members answered roll call by telling their favorite color of the rainbow. Alex Watson spoke

about theatre make up and gave three examples by making Dakota Townley look old and Livi Townley look like a deer

and she gave Ranger Townley a black eye. She talked about costs of make up and how you can learn to do it. The club

sang “Happy Birthday” t o March birthdays and “If You’re Happy and You Know It” led by Livi Townley. Tara

Murphy led the group in playing “Ninja”. Members of the photography project, Hope Pierce, Landon Throop, Braxtyn

Crider, and Deven Throop, showed their recent photos and explained what they used to get the pictures they did. Activity

reports were given by Travis Hall and Eli Evans on the livestock quality assurance meeting and by Blake Shields on

the Valentine party and the cookie plate making. Project reports were given by Daniel Cook-Poultry, Rabbits, and

Crafts, Elyssia Cordes-Dogs and Vet Science, Landon Throop-Photography 1, Deven Throop-Photography 2, Alexa

Damewood-Crochet, Catriona Murphy-Sewing, Braxtyn Crider-Bowling. The club voted to donate $20 toward the

basket for the silent auction at the Extension Council dinner. Shirts were taken. The club talked about the concession

stand at the girls soccer games and serving at the Extension banquet. Announcements included camp dates and a

reminder of what is needed for donations to the Humane Society at the next meeting. The next meeting is April 2,

2019. Braxtyn Crider, Club Reporter

Country Kids 4-H met at the Lucy Wortham James Elementary on March 11, 2019 at 6:30pm. The pledge of allegiance

was led by Lane Engelmeirer and the 4-H pledge was led by Logan Nothnagel. We had a few demonstrations given:

Braelyn Wagner showed a diagram of a meat goat of which parts you can eat, Clarie and Sophie Deluca showed us a

recipe on how to make and bake chocolate chip cookies and Logan Nothnagel brought in is beautiful hen Rosie and

showed us how he cleans her and gets her ready to show. Caleb and Kate Stackeljahn reported out about the poultry

meeting that had been held on Saturday March 2. Raegan Witt, Kate Strackeljahn and Collie Collins reported out

about the horse judging contest that was held on February 21&22, where Rasegan Witt was in the top 10 for total points

for juniors. Sorry we were not in the February newsletter but here is what took place: Sergeant Mike Mitchell of the

Missouri State Highway Patrol came to speak to members about internet safety, and cyber bullying. He was very

informative and taught us a lot of what not to do and the dangers behind these reasons. We ended our meeting by

singing Happy Birthday to our March birthdays led by Livi Herron. Our next meeting will be at Lucy Wortham James

Elementary on Monday April 8, 2019 at 6:30. If you would like more information on our club please find us on

Facebook under Country Kids 4-H. Braelyn Wagner, Club Reporter

Clover Kids Corner Materials for Paper Pinwheels Paper—preprinted or design your own

Scissors

Thumb tack

Dowel

1. Begin with a square of paper.

2. Fold your square, corner to corner, then unfold.

3. Make a pencil mark about 1/3 of the way from center.

4. Cut along fold lines.

5. Bring every other point into the center and stick thumb tack through all four points onto

dowel.

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Happy

Birthday!

Isabel Morris Baylor Chapman

Jacob Cooper Greg Long

Ashley Berry Cameron Allen

Brooklynn Matthes Wesley Harden

Uriah Guynn Dale Riley

Diana Reed Jason Ford

Jacob McDonald Jake Saunders Peyton Gruver Abigail Lewis Reagan Vail

Tucker Binkley Jeremiah Jeffers James Saunders

Caleb Strackeljahn Lakota Macey Rio Sherrell

Brayden Hammock Clarie DeLuca Braxtyn Crider Heather Duvel

Alexa Damewood

April 1 4-H Camp Counselor Training, Extension Center Meeting

Room, 6-8:30 pm 6 St. James Steer Weigh-Ins, Snelson ’s Farm 6-11 National 4-H Conference, Chevy Chase, Maryland 12-14 Hunting & Outdoor Skills Leader Certification Workshop,

Windermere Conference Center, Lake of the Ozarks 13 State 4-H Robotics Conference 13 Show Me Mizzou Day 18 Come Away with M.E., Phelps County Extension Council

Annual Banquet, Courthouse Multipurpose Room, 6 pm 20 Rolla Hog, Lamb & Goat Weigh-Ins, Rolla Fairgrounds, 8-10

am 22 4-H Camp Counselor Training, Extension Center Meeting

Room, 6-8:30 pm 23 4-H Council Meeting, Extension Center Meeting Room, 6:30

pm 27 National 4-H Day of Service 27 Horsebowl, Columbia 28 Hippology, Columbia May 11 4-H Day with the St. Louis Cardinals 18 St. James Hog, Lamb & Goat Weigh-Ins, Snelson’s Farm 20-27 Missouri 4-H Equine Tour 29-31 State 4-H Congress

Public Speaking Academy The 4-H Public Speaking Academy is preparing for its seventh year! Extension faculty, along with 4-H volunteers will provide educational workshops to help youth build their skills and comfort with public speaking. Participants will be guided through the basics and finer points of writing and delivering a speech. Youth will receive individual assistance. The camp is open to all youth 11-13 years of age interested in learning more about public speaking.

The Academy will be June 12-13, 2019 and registration is due May 1. Lodging will be provided on the campus of Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo. The cost is $100.

For more information, contact Patty Fisher at fisherp@missouri.edu or 573-324-5464 and be sure to download the brochure on the Missouri 4-H page at http://4h.missouri.edu/public-speaking-academy/main .

4-H Day with the Cardinals: Order deadline soon! Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Mo You are invited to join us for the 18th Annual 4-H Day with the Cardinals. The Cardinals will be taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1:15 p.m. game. Don't miss out! We have a limited number of tickets, and they go quickly! Ticket orders must be postmarked by APRIL 1, 2019. Tickets for the event must be ordered on the 4-H Day with the Cardinals order form.

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Aubrey Plaza – actress, producer and 4-H alumna – invites you to join in the 2019 True Leaders in Service

campaign!

This April (no foolin’), for National Volunteer Appreciation Month, 4‑H’ers across the nation will pledge their “hands to larger service” leading positive change to empowers their peers and their communities. The month long 4-H True Leaders in Service campaign will kick-off the first day of April, and culminate with the National 4‑H Day of Service on Saturday, April 27, 2019!

If your 4-H group has an existing/ongoing service-learning project (or holds an event) anytime during the month of

April, you can join in the nationwide campaign!

4-H service projects/special events can be registered in advance at the website below.

Then after your project/event, share a photo and description of your results for the whole 4-H world to see, including Aubrey!

One 4-H group that pins a service project to the map will receive 10 FREE tickets and parking at the Missouri State Fair!

Sample social media message, email, and planning guide are available at the website below. Opportunity Link: http://4-h.org/true-leaders-in-service/

Check out our exciting 2019 line-up!

4-H Counselor Camp Ages 14-18 May 31—June 1 At this special training camp, teen applicants learn the skills to become effective Camp Counselors. To be eligible to attend, Camp Counselor Applications must be submitted by March 7th. In-county training will be held prior to camp that you must attend.

Traditional 4-H Camp Ages 8-13 June 3-6

Together we’ll explore the exciting opportunities of 4-H! We’ll navigate the Confidence Course, paddle a canoe, shoot a bow and arrow, and make traditional crafts to take home. We’ll also enjoy all our old camp favorites like swimming, evening recreation and of course, campfires!

4-H Shooting Sports Camp Ages 8-18 June 6-7 This three-day camp is designed to explore the world of 4-H Shooting Sports including archery, air pis-tol and air rifle. Whether you are currently enrolled in a shooting sports project or want to learn more, this camp is for you. State certified 4-H Shooting Sports instructors will lead the way!

4-H Canine Camp Ages 8-18 June 20-22 This camp is designed for the dog lovers at heart. Bring your dog to camp and be ready to train it to great heights all while enjoying the camp traditions such as swimming, canoeing and campfire. Kids and dogs at all levels of skill are welcome!

Find your way to 4-H Camp this summer! https://extension.missouri.edu/phelps/4h.aspx

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Do you like helping people? Do you want to learn more about robots? Do you want to put your coding knowledge to work? Do you want to learn how to help your community? Are you interested in the world of business? If any of these apply to you, Summers@Mizzou is where you should be this summer. Camps are offered the week of July 14-18.

Summers@Mizzou offers five different camps: Scrub-In to a Health Career, Dog Days of Summer, Network Forensics for Hacker Trackers, Robo Palooza, and Trulaske Business Summit. 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.

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.

Monarch and Pollinators Mini-grants Find a space, grab a shovel, and become part of the effort to save the Monarch buttery! Missouri 4-H is proud to continue Monarch Habitat Demonstration Project Mini-grants, a cooperative effort of Missouri Department of Conservation, Grow Native! retailers and Missouri 4-H; funded by the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation. This project provides $50 mini-grants to 4-H Clubs or members across the state to plant and maintain monarch habitat gardens on highly visible public properties such as county courthouses, city parks, fairgrounds, school grounds, highway right-of-ways, etc.

4-H clubs/project leaders/members will be issued $50 vouchers by the state 4-H office that can be redeemed at GrowNative! plant retailers covering up to ½ of the cost of landscape plantings for each 100 square feet of habitat (~the footprint of a large SUV). Some GrowNative! retailers offer additional discounts

to 4-H Clubs. For program specifics, applications, and other materials visit: http://4h.missouri.edu/

monarchs/main

Missouri 4-H Shooting Sports Ambassador Program Last year at this time, we announced the Missouri Shooting Sports Ambassador program. We selected 16 youth members from across the state having at least one representative in each region. Some of our goals in this program are to:

Further develop their skills in leadership, public presentation, citizenship, community service, public relations and team building.

Continue and expand their involvement in 4-H Shooting Sports beyond the shooting skills and competitive events.

This group has spent several hours planning an event that we are very excited to announce. The planning and preparation for this event fits the goals of this program very well. Please see the announcement below from one of our ambassadors.

Missouri 4-H Shooting Sports- 1st Annual End of the Year Awards Ceremony Mark your calendars now! For the first time in Missouri Shooting Sports history an end-of-the-year awards ceremony will be held to recognize shooting sports participants for their achievements while competing at the 2019 State Shoot. The top 10 individuals and the top three teams will be recognized in every discipline and age group. This event will put the excitement back into participants receiving their awards! We know that receiving an award in the mail isn’t thrilling and we look forward to cheering on all winners as they receive the recognition they deserve.

This event will be facilitated by the Missouri State 4-H Shooting Sports Ambassadors. Shooting Sports donors will be invited so they can see the large impact they have on our program. All state shoot participants and their families are welcome to attend. More details and a registration information will become available closer to time.

This event will be held at the Mathewson Exhibition Center on the Missouri State Fair Grounds, in Sedalia, MO, on November 2, 2019.

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Don’t forget about Show Me Mizzou Day! This spring, MU will welcome all visitors to a family-friendly open house, Show Me Mizzou Day, on Saturday, April 13. Everyone’s invited to this day of discovery and fun to explore our state’s flagship university and learn the meaning of Tiger pride.

The campus will be open, rain or shine, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering more than 90 events for people of all ages.

Families will be able to attend presentations, tour campus and see research in action. In the afternoon, they can expe-rience the excitement of Mizzou Athletics by attending the Mizzou football spring game and a Mizzou baseball game.

Visitors will find everything from the MU Health helicopter to a lecture by MU’s own George Smith, the 2018 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry and Curators Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences.

4-H will be represented! Come out and support Missouri 4-H Robotics and STEM Challenge in Memorial Union, rooms N201 and N214. We hope to also have some tables set up highlighting many of the opportunities available in 4-H.

So, bring your family to campus on April 13. Register at missouri.edu/showmemizzou. Registration is not required, but the first 1,000 people who register will receive a free T-shirt. By registering, you’ll also receive a link to a free app to help you make the most of your day on campus.