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

JUNE/JULY 2011

CRAWFORD COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

4-H Achievement Day 1

Fair Reminders 1

Livestock Exhibitor Info. 1

County-wide Poultry Meeting 1

County-wide Rabbit Meeting 1

4-H Volunteer Orientation 1

MOVE Across Missouri 2

Congratulations Bethany! 2

Make it with Wool Contest 2

Congratulations Marisol! 2

4-H Day with the MO Tigers 2

4-H Missions in Space 2

4-H Robotics Team 2

4-H Achievement Day 3

Upcoming Events 4

Happy Birthday 4

Discover the Clover 4

Aerospace Camp 4

Washington DC WOW Trip 4

4-H Project Record Book 5

Thank You! 5

Clover Kids Corner 5

Attention 4-H Volunteers/Project Leaders

There are still a few volunteers that have not done the volunteer orientation required to be a 4-H volun-teer in Missouri. Please get that completed by July 1 at: http://4h.missouri.edu/getinvolved/volunteer/volunteerorientation/index.html

If you do no want to do it online, please contact Karen at 775-2135 or branstetterk@missouri.edu to set up a time to come in the extension office to get this completed.

County-wide Rabbit Meeting

June 30—6:00 PM Hood Park

All 4-H club members en-rolled in rabbits are encour-aged to attend. Bring your rabbit to the meeting.

Call Jennifer Basham at 573-259-6423 for more info.

County-wide Poultry Meeting June 14, 6:00 PM—Hood Park

All 4-H club members enrolled in poul-try are encouraged to attend.

Call Amey Peak at 573-259-8369 for info.

4-H Achievement Day is Saturday, June 18 Don’t miss out! See page 3.

Crawford County Fair ~ July 13-16, 2011

Crawford County Fair Reminders

◊ NOTE NEW 4-H ENTRY TIME—All 4-H exhibits will be entered at the fair this year on Monday, July 11 from 2-6 PM. Judging will begin at 7 PM Monday evening, so all 4-H entries must be in by 6 PM. Entry tags and registration forms will be available at the Extension Center and on 4-H Achievement Day.

◊ Fairgrounds Clean-Up for all 4-H/FFA exhibitors is Sunday afternoon, July 10, 2010 at 1:00 PM.

◊ All 4-H families need to sign up for a time to watch the exhibit hall. You can do this at 4-H Achievement Day or call Terri Rowden (245-6391).

◊ Country Cured Hams must be weighed on certified scales (grocery store) and have a weight ticket when checked in.

◊ Don’t forget to make those personal visits to invite people to come to the fair and par-ticipate in the livestock auction. A nice gesture is to send a season pass to the buyer of your animals from previous years sales. This shows your appreciation to those supporters.

◊ Livestock Judging Contest—Friday, July 15 for all youth immediately after open beef show.

◊ Camping form due by July 1 if you are planning to camp at the fair.

Attention Youth Livestock Exhibitors:

All 4-H & FFA members planning to sell a ham or mar-ket animal must turn in their project records, story and the buyers luncheon fee of $10 to the department chairman at the Fairground clean-up, Sunday, July 10. Ultrasound fees are $10/steer and $6/pig & lamb.

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4-H Move Across Missouri 4-H Move Across Missouri (MOVE) continues! MOVE promotes physical activity and encourages youths to engage in a broad range of activities such as walking, biking, running, swimming, dance, taekwondo, gardening and more.

Monthly MOVEment Activity

Clothespin Tag

• This game is for 5 or more players and should be played outside or in an open area.

• Each player needs one clothespin

• Clip a clothespin to the back of each person’s shirt. On the word “Go!,” 4-Hers try to steal the other players’ clothespins without letting anyone get their clothespin

• When a clothespin is taken or falls off, the individual is out

• The last player with a clothespin wins.

Congratulations! Congratulations to Bethany Bast for being a MO 4-H award winner! She will be attending National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia in November. This is a very prestigious award as only 20 delegates from MO were selected this year. The selection process was a result of an application and two levels of interviews.

Bethany was also selected as a MO State Representative recently at State 4-H Congress. This entitles her to represent MO at the Tennessee Round-up in July. She will also have additional responsibilities during the 2011-12 year representing MO 4-H. Way to go Bethany!

Outdoors & More 4-H Robotics Team places in State Competition

Crawford County was represented well at the recent University of Missouri InSITE LEGO Robotics Chal-lenge, April 30, 2011.

Jonathan Davis, John Booker and Tristan Woods all of Steelville placed 6th overall as a team in this state competition. They were also honored to receive the Teamwork certificate of excellence.

4-H Missions in Space September 29-October 2, 2011

U.S. Space & Rocket Center Huntsville, Alabama

This is a wonderful opportunity for youth in 6th grade through high school. Pre-registration with $200 deposit is due June 17 with a balance due July 29. Cost of the trip for 4-H members is

$465 and $495 for non 4-H members.

Applications are available on-line at http://extension.missouri.edu/marion/spacecamp

Make it with Wool Contest October 1, 2011

Registration due September 10 University of Missouri

Animal Sciences Research Center Call the extension office for more info.

Congratulations to Marisol Marquez on being selected to receive a MO 4-H Foundation Scholarship! This is quite an honor as only a small percentage of

applicants are actually awarded scholarships.

Mark your Calendars:

4-H Day with the MO Tigers

September 3, 2011 Watch for more information in upcoming newsletters.

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Attention all 4-H Families! “4-H Paradise”

2011 4-H Achievement Day, Saturday, June 18, 2011

9 AM—1 PM Living Word Church

Top project exhibits and demonstrations will be selected for State Fair.

8:30 AM Registration

9:00 Opening Ceremony (council officers)

Judging of Exhibits/Self-Evaluation What About Me Fashion Revue Public Speaking Demonstrations Fun Activities

12:00 Awards & Closing Ceremony (council officers)

Don’t miss out—hope to see you there!!

Door Prizes:

• Traveling Trophy Award for club with highest % of participation • “Stay all day” drawing at the end

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Happy Birthday!

Johnathon Booker

Donavan Campbell

Emma Campbell

Kaitlin Conaway

Justin de la Torre

Caitlin Edgar

Conner England

Brianna Franchi

Gracee Jones

Maddie Mehl

Shayla Mitchell

Bryce Romine

Walker Romine

Katie Theros

Jordan Volkmann

Olivia White

Taylor Williams

June 6-9 Traditional 4-H Camp June 14 County-wide Poultry Meeting, 6 PM—Hood Park June 18 4-H Achievement Day June 21-23 UMC 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Camp June 24-25 4-H Family/First Timers Camp June 25 Jackpot Show, Owensville (see attached flyer) June 29-July 1 Missouri Citizenship in Action June 30 County-wide Rabbit Meeting, 6 PM—Hood Park July 12-14 Aerospace Camp—Missouri S&T, Rolla July 12-16 Crawford County Fair July 24-28 Summers @ Mizzou (registration due May 6) July 26-28 Aerospace Camp—Missouri S&T, Rolla August 1-3 4-H FilmFest, Branson August 2 4-H Council Meeting, 7:00 PM—Cuba August 11-21 MO State Fair August 27 Family Fun Day—Hood Park, Cuba September 3 4-H Day with the MO Tigers September 8-10 St. James Fair Sept. 29-Oct. 2 4-H Missions in Space, Huntsville, Alabama October 1 Make it with Wool Contest, Columbia October 2-8 National 4-H Week October 6 4-H Leaders Banquet November 4-5 State-wide Project Leader Training, Columbia

Washington DC WOW Trip 2012

If you are interested in going to Washington DC for a 4-H trip in the summer of 2012, please contact Linda Shelton at sheltonld@missouri.edu or 573-729-3196. Youth must be 14 years old by January 1, 2012.

Cost will be approximately $1400-$1500 per person. The trips is in the initial planning stages and we need to know how much interest there is from area youth before continuing.

Aerospace Camp MO S & T, Rolla

Session I: July 12-14 • Session II: July 26-28, 2011 For ages 10-13 by July 11, 2011

Experience aeronautics and space flight from a ground-up perspective, as you learn about the history of flight, astronomy and space exploration. Three days

will be filled with computer simulations, interactive teamwork activities and practical hands-on experi-

ences. Cost Information: $225 (includes materials, all meals, two nights stay)

Registration Deadline: One week before camp begins.

Register on-line at http://summer.mst.edu or call 573-341-6222 to register.

Discover the Clover

Mark your calendar and plan to attend the state-wide leader training in Columbia, November 4-5, 2011.

http://www.mostatefair.com/

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Clover Kids Corner Plant a Garden You don’t need a huge patch of land to grow a garden. A small square of backyard or a flowerpot on a balcony or sunny windowsill will do just fine! With a little bit of care children and families can enjoy tomatoes or flowers that they grow together.

Supplies:

• Seedling tomato, herb or flower (look for these in supermarkets, garden centers, or farmers markets)

• Trowel • Flowerpot, window box or sunny patch of backyard • Potting soil (if you are using a flowerpot or window box) • Watering can

Directions:

1. Fill the flowerpot or window box about three-quarters full with potting soil.

2. With a trowel, dig a hole deep and wide enough to hold the roots of your plant. Be sure the flowerpot will provide enough space for the roots to grow.

3. Place the plant in the hole, then fill in the dirt around the roots. Pat the dirt down gently, but don’t pack it down too tightly.

4. Water the plant immediately after planting. A little water is best.

 

Steps to putting together a good  4‐H Project Record Book 

 

There have been questions concerning the exhibit guidelines for 4‐H record notebooks.  Following are the basic guidelines.  Of course, 4‐H members are encouraged to add whatever they need to enhance and complete the notebook. 

1.  Obtain a nice folder, notebook or binder to put your papers in. 

2.  Fill out the “4‐H Project Record” form.  Type or neatly write in black or blue ink. 

3.  Put in “Your 4‐H Story”. 

4.  Put in picture pages.  Write captions next to pictures ex‐plaining what you are doing in the picture. 

5.  For animal projects, feed and medical records should be kept as well. 

6.  Add anything that would enhance your notebook or con‐vey what you learned in your 4‐H project. 

Thank You! We certainly appreciate all the 4-H members, leaders, families and especially Virginia at Frisco’s, who worked together so well to have a successful “4-H Day at Frisco’s fundraiser”.

The “Go Hog Wild” Golf Tourna-ment was also a success, and we thank the organizers and partici-pants who went the “extra mile” to make it happen. Thanks so much. It takes lots of work to make these fundraising events successful. Funds raised from both events will go to improve the livestock facilitates at the Crawford County Fair.