Working

together to

help youth

become competent,

caring, capable, and

contributing citizens.

Volume VI 2011

4-H Family Newsletter

Caldwell/Clinton /DeKalb

Debbie Davis

4-H Youth Specialist davisdd@missouri.edu

Dale Hunsburger 4-H Youth Program Associate

hunsburgerd@missouri.edu

Clinton County Office 101 S. Main

Plattsburg, MO 64477 816-539-3765

Clinton County Web Site: extension.missouri.edu/

Clinton

Caldwell/Daviess Office 102 N. Main, STE 1

Gallatin, Missouri 64640 1-888-663-3232

Caldwell/Daviess Web Site: extension.missouri.edu/

daviess

DeKalb County Website: extension.missouri.edu/

dekalb 1-888-449-2101 x704

(toll-free)

State 4-H Director Dr. Ina Linville

8th Floor, Clark Hall Columbia, MO 65211

573-882-7430

State 4-H Website

http://4h.missouri.edu/

(where ALL the answers are)

University of Missouri System, Lincoln University, U.S. Department of Agriculture &

Local University Extension Councils Cooperating

Equal Opportunity/ADA Institutions

2011

April

1 4-H Foundation Scholarship

Application DUE

1-3 Shooting Sports Leader Certification

Workshop, Camp JoOta, Clarence, MO

4 Caldwell 4-H Council Meeting, 7pm.

Courthouse, Kingston

4 Live Radio 4-H Breakfast Club—KKWK

100.1 FM 8:10 am

7 Clinton 4-H Council Meeting, 7pm.

Platte Valley Bank, Plattsburg

9 Horse Bowl Contest, MU

10 NW Regional 4-H Camp Counselor

Training, Camp Crowder, Trenton

10am-3pm.

10 Hippology State Contest, MU

16 NW Regional 4-H Camp Counselor

Training, Camp Crowder, Trenton

10am-3pm.

18 DeKalb 4-H Council Meeting, 7pm.

Farmers Independent Bank,

Stewartsville.

1 Missouri 4-H Project Horse

Enrollment Form DUE

2 Live Radio 4-H Breakfast Club—KKWK

100.1 FM 8:10 am

15 NW Regional Camp Applications

DUE 21-27 Missouri State 4-H Equine tour

1-3 State 4-H Congress, MU

6 Live Radio 4-H Breakfast Club—

KKWK 100.1 FM 8:10 am

7-10 NW Regional 4-H Camp

Trenton, MO Session #1

14-17 NW Regional 4-H Camp

Trenton, MO Session# 2

18 DeKalb Parade/Royalty/BBQ

19 DeKalb Horse Show

20 DeKalb Achievement Day

21 DeKalb Beef Show 6:00pm

22 DeKalb Sheep/ Goat Show

23 DeKalb Swine Show

24 Clinton Exhibit Day

25 Clinton Horse Show

26 Clinton Shooting Sports & Fashion

Revue & Scholarship Dinner

27 Clinton Sheep, Goat & Swine Show

28 Clinton Beef Show

27-29 NW Regional Teen Float Trip,

Steelville

Celebrating people in action…

our 4-H Volunteers!

Thank you for donating your

skills and time for the youth

in your community.

National Volunteer Week April 10-16

News from University of Missouri Extension 4-H Youth Development

2 Clover Connection

PROJECT HORSE

ENROLLMENT FORMS

The horse member enrollment is due to

county offices May 1 each year.

Missouri 4-H Project Horse Enrollment

Form (PDF) 4-H members may be asked

to produce a current project horse en-

rollment form to show at county

shows. State Fair requires

4-H members to include a copy of their

current project horse enrollment form

with their entry.

Teen Outdoor Adventure

Ages 13 and up

On June 27—29, we will journey to

the float capital of Missouri—

Steelville! Activities will include

float trip, hiking, and other adven-

tures. Transportation, most food,

canoes, t-shirt, and lodging are pro-

vided, all for around $150. Applications will be out by April 10

and will be accepted until we’re full or June 1, so don’t delay! For

an application, contact your local Extension office or email mur-

physe@missouri.edu.

MISSOURI SHEEP PRODUCERS OFFER COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Supporting the future of the Missouri sheep industry is a key strategy

for the Missouri Sheep Producers (MSP) organization. Offering four

$750 scholarships to current and former 4-H and FFA members involved

in the sheep industry is one way the organization accomplishes this strat-

egy.

“Youth involvement is important to the sheep industry,” says Ed DeOrnel-

lis, president of MSP. “The Missouri Sheep Producers feel that by sup-

porting the youth now they are more likely to continue in the sheep indus-

try as they become adults.”

“Applicants are selected based on their sheep industry involvement, character, academic achievements, educa-

tional goals and financial need,” said Sarah Gehring, scholarship committee chair. College students and high

school seniors who are Missouri residents or out-of-state students attending a Missouri school are eligible for

these scholarships. Recipients must be former or current 4-H or FFA members actively involved in a sheep

project for at least three years.

Applications can be downloaded from the MSP Web site at www.missourisheep.com/youthprograms.htm. The

application deadline is May 16, 2011. Scholarships will be presented at the Missouri State Fair.

For more information about the Missouri Sheep Producers Scholarship,

please contact Sarah Gehring at 573-886-9417 or via e-mail at

sb.gehring@gmail.com.

YOUTH HORSE JUDGING CAMP AND COACHES

CLINIC INFORMATION

2011 Cyclone Horse Judging Camp and Coaches Clinic on June 16-18 at Iowa

State University is for any interested youth ages 12-18. Register by May

15. The information and registration forms can be found at http://

www.ans.iastate.edu/events/horsejudging/.

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Dallas County Beef Cow Camp

When: Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 9am-4:30pm

Where: Dallas County Fairgrounds, Buffalo, MO Who: Youth, ages 8-18

Cost: $5 for participants when postmarked by Fri, May 13.

Cost includes a hot dog/burger lunch & t-shirt. Registration after May 13 will be

$8, space permitting, and t-shirts cannot be guaranteed.

Refunds are not available.

Please bring an animal, if you have one. If you do not have one, you will be paired

with someone who does. Registration forms and 4-H Health Forms can be ac-

quired from your county Extension office or by visiting the

Dallas County Extension webpage at: http://extension.missouri.edu/dallas/.

STATE 4-H PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST

The 2011 State 4-H Public Speaking Contest will take place Saturday, September 24th on the MU Campus, with a

few changes from 2010: Beginning this year, youth may compete as members of the junior division (ages 8-10),

intermediate division (ages 11-13) or senior division (ages 14-18); Time limits for prepared, extemporaneous or

technology assisted speeches will vary by division: juniors (3-5 minutes), intermediates (4-6 minutes) and seniors

(5-7 minutes); Finally, the “no props” rule is being expanded to all competition categories.

As with last year’s event, counties may send up to three speakers per division (junior, senior and intermediate) for

the Prepared, Extemporaneous and Technology Assisted categories, and up to five competitors per division for

Public Service Announcements, Dramatic Interpretations, Humorous In-

terpretations and Pantomimes. All other rules and guidelines will remain

consistent. Information will be posted at http://4h.missouri.edu/go/

events/publicspeaking/.

All intermediates who would like to strengthen their public speaking

skills are encouraged to check out the 4-H Public Speaking Academy be-

ing held in Pike County on June 7-8, 2011! See below! Whether the goal

is to prepare for the state contest or just strengthen this critical part

of their leadership and communication arsenal, the public speaking acad-

emy looks to be a valuable opportunity and a lot of fun.

4-H PUBLIC SPEAKING ACADEMY

The 4-H Public Speaking Academy is an exciting new MU Extension

event! Extension staff, along with former 4-H volunteers and college

professors 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 assis-

tance. The camp is open to all youth ages 11-13 years of age interested in learning more about public speaking.

The Academy will be held June 7-8, 2011 and registration is due on May 1; however, the academy will be filled on a

first come first serve basis with a maximum of 30. Lodging will be provided on the campus of Central Methodist

University with activities that include swimming.

For more information, contact Patty Fisher at fisherp@missouri.edu or 573-324-5464 or Kathy Bondy at

bondyk@missouri.edu or 660-584-3658.

4 Clover Connection

SHOW-ME 4-H WARES AT THE

MISSOURI STATE FAIR 2011

Applications now open for 4-H youth exhibitors!

The 5TH Annual Show Me 4-H Wares at the State Fair booth

is now accepting applications from 4-H youth entrepreneurs

ages 8-18 to sell their original 4-H products and services at

the Missouri State Fair on August 11, 12, 13 or 14, 2011.

Please note these guidelines for the program:

Any 4-H member in good standing is eligible to apply as an

exhibitor at the booth, regardless of whether he/she has a

2011 State Fair eligible project.

Teams of up to 3 youth representing a 4-H club may apply

to sell original products or services as a group (club-based

ventures feature original items that are produced and sold by

4-H members, such as goat milk soap or doggie treats).

Youth should be able to make clear connections between

items they are selling and skills they have learned through 4-H

projects, including skills in science and entrepreneurship.

Youth who have completed or are enrolled in the 4-H en-

trepreneurship project, or have participated in a county fair

booth are strongly encouraged to apply (neither of these are

required for exhibiting at the State Fair).

Youth will select a preferred day and time slot (4-hr. or 8-

hr.) to sell their wares on their application.

Exhibitors will have the option of displaying items and order information at the booth beyond their time slot.

Youth marketing a service (such as photography or babysitting) can do so with an in-person demonstration, pre-

made video, or PowerPoint presentation at the booth. Youth selling a product can bring pre-made items to sell at

the booth, and/or take customer orders to fill after the fair.

Applications require a thorough description of the product or service, a sample or photo of the item, a recommen-

dation from an unrelated adult, and approval by the county 4-H youth staff. Up to 16 youth exhibitors (or groups)

will be selected to sell during the 4 days. (Two exhibitors for each time slot will have access to two 10x10 booth

spaces). Youth exhibitors will initially be selected from applications received by May 20, with youth notified

by June 1. Youth may still apply after May 20, until all booth vacancies are filled up.

Youth selected as Show Me 4-H Wares exhibitors will be mailed additional information on how to price items,

make a sales pitch, etc. Youth will also participate in a conference call in early August with other Show Me 4-H

Wares exhibitors. Project leaders and parents are encouraged to assist youth in preparing for “blue ribbon” mar-

keting of themselves and their items at the state fair.

To access the application (PDF or DOC), visit: http://4h.missouri.edu/events/fair/showmewares.htm

For more information about the program, please contact Steve Henness at the 4-H Center for Youth Development

at hennesss@umsystem.edu or 573/884-6618.

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Clinton County 4-H News

Glidewell, Patrick 2

Mayes, Gwen 2

Orton, Sydney 2

Mink, Adam 4

Lawrence, Jennipher 6

Cobb, Tanner 13

Barker, Cassidy 18

McNeely, Robyn 20

Wine, Camden 21

Berhorst, Jack 25

Moore, Jacqueline 28

April Birthdays

Youth Building Renovation

In Progress

The Clinton County Youth Building is

currently in the middle of getting an

interior facelift. The new closet and

chair and table storage unit is built in

and sheet rocked. The new ceiling is

in place and is ready for painting. As

soon as that is completed a major

cleanup will be necessary. We will

keep you informed about when we will

be needing help to complete that

process.

The Youth Building Lawn Needs Your Help!

After the winter of interminable snows, the lawn areas around the Youth

Building need a lot of work. As you can see from these photos, the snow

removal process was very hard on the sod. We have major divots to

repair as well as large piles of sod to either spread out and replace in

those divots or remove them entirely. If you can organize a crew to aid

us in this beautification project we would greatly appreciate it. With

the extent of the damage, it may take several crews, several days to get

the yard back to its prior condition. What a great community service

project!!!

6 Clover Connection

Clinton County Contest Day 2011

Seventy Clinton County 4-H members gathered Saturday, March 12th at the Plattsburg Middle School for their

annual Contest Day event. Participating 4-H-ers displayed their skills in a variety of venues including Regular and

Working Demonstrations competing to determine who will go on to the 2011 State Fair in August; as well as, Public

Speaking, Extemporaneous and Technology Assisted Presentations to determine who will go on to compete at the

State Public Speaking Contest in September 2011. Designated horse related presentations will be able to com-

pete in the State Horse Public Speaking and Demonstration Contest held in September each year. Other catego-

ries involved with Contest Day are Personal Appearance and the Judging classes, where poise under pressure is

the 4-H way.

The top medal winner’s over-all in the Demonstration Category and our Farm Bureau winners, who will be pre-

sented a cash prize in the fall at our Recognition Day event were 1st Place - Sydney Orton, Gower Dynamites; 2nd

Place -Jamie McPike, Gower Dynamites - and 3rd Place - Tana Anderson, Clinton County Posse. Congratulations to

the following qualifying winners for either the 2011 State Fair or other State contests: Public Speaking: Syd-

ney Orton (Jr.) and Gretchen Mayes (Sr.); General Demonstrations: Sydney Orton, Tana Anderson, Cameron

Henry, Baylee Price, Chelsea Price, Rebecca Barclay, Amanda Johnson and the team demo by Matthew and Daniel

Carlton; Technology Assisted Speaking: Chelsea Price (Jr.) and Jacqueline Heath (Sr.); Extemporaneous

Speaking: Andy Mink (Jr.) and Emily Barclay (Sr.); Soy Demonstration: Lauren Adams (11-13); International

Topic: Jamie McPike (Jr.); Electric Demonstrations: Andy Mink, Noah Sell, Treinton Head, Kate Wright, Clint

Black, Mathew Carlton, Daniel Carlton and Elizabeth Barclay; Egg: Ethan Pierson (Jr.) and Austin Zeigler (Sr.);

Horse Public Speaking: Nichole Provin; and Working Demonstrations: Kirby Stuedle, Leah Burkhead, Allie

Hansbrough and Wesley Andrews.

The Royalty judging for the 2011 Clinton County Fair was held during the Contest Day events. This year’s Royalty

court winners are Fair Queen - Kirby Stuedle, Cameron Keystone Willing Workers; Ambassador - Austin Zeigler,

Lathrop Shamrock; Jr. Queen - Jasmine Mumford, Gower Dynamites; Jr. Ambassador - Treinton Head, Lathrop

Shamrock; Princess - Gracie Mink, Gower Dynamites and Prince - Isaiah Robbins-Head, Lathrop Shamrock.

Congratulations to all 4-H members who participated in the day’s events! We really appreciate the increased

number of Demonstrations and Public Speaking presentations you prepared for the event this year. A special

thank you goes to all the clubs, volunteers and judges who helped with Contest Day 2011. It takes everyone’s ef-

fort to create a positive experience for our 4-H youth. Pictured below are our public speaking winners.

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Contest Day Collage 2011

8 Clover Connection

Polo Trailblazers

4-H Club Meeting

The Polo Trailblazers held their monthly meeting

March 21, 2011.

There were 40 members present. The February

minutes were read along with February’s treasure

report. These both were approved.

There were three demonstrations given by:

Alayna Chapman—How to paint your

finger nails. (See photo to right)

Savanna Cline—How to make fiesta- happy

eggs.

Trysten Wolf—3 different magic tricks.

The Trailblazers next meeting will be April 18,

2011 at 7:00pm. See you then.

Caldwell/DeKalb County 4-H News

SMQA Training Session

Pictured above is several Caldwell County and a few DeKalb

County youth participating in a mandatory SMQA training. All

youth under the age of 14 must complete the training module

twice if they are involved with showing any form of livestock.

After the youth turns 14 they must attend the training one

more time in order to show livestock.

James-Kipp, Shari 1

Chapman, Logan 3

Fitzwater, Ashley 4

Edwards, Olivia 5

Alspaugh, Tammy 6

Gentry, Michelle 6

Reed, Christian 6

Roberts, Kris 7

Andrews, Brady 8

Gilliam, Tia 8

Cooper, Cheyenne 12

Alden, Haley 13

Copeland, Shelby 15

Larkins, Kole 15

Robertson, Makayla 16

Clevenger, Joe 17

Goll, Patricia 18

Wolf, Arianna 23

Clevenger, Kathleen 28

Henry, Ryan 30

Bomar, Fonda 1

Bray, Caleb 7

Coghill, Heather 10

Cochran, Ashton 22

Kneib, Christina 23

Millard, Braden 30

Clinton County Extension Office

101 S. Main, P.O. Box 294

Plattsburg, MO 64477

University of Missouri Extension 4-H Youth Development

April Greetings!

The Code of the West…Principle #2 is an easy one for 4-H members and families! “Take Pride in Your Work”

How can we NOT take pride in our 4-H world? Everywhere I turn, I am bustin' my buttons with green pride! Your

club reporters fill local newspapers with your 4-H accomplishments, community service projects, and special

events. At competitions, we celebrate the accomplishments of the 4-H member in addition to the blue ribbon

projects. We celebrate the State Fair grand champion but also the Clover Kid who completed their project or

gave their mini-demonstration. We hear the wonderful compliments from our 4-H judges who love hearing the

pride in the conversations they hold with 4-H members describing their project work. It's an attitude that shows

up everywhere in 4-H! Judges who evaluate year-end recognition forms thank us for giving them the opportunity

to read about member's accomplishments. I swell with pride when we have the top senior and junior horse judging

teams win at our state competition, and am also proud of that young 4-H camper who survived the homesickness

battle! We take pride in HOW we get to the end of our project work because we are growing character as we

grow 4-H kids.

Clovers...wear them with pride!

Deb