Vol. No. 157 December 1, 2016

BOLLINGER

COUNTY IN-4-MER

December 2016

4-H meetings

include:

Wednesday, Dec. 7 Leopold 4-H Club Christmas caroling at Woodland Hills, 6 pm

Thursday, Dec. 8 – Crooked Creek 4-H meeting, Extension Office, 7 pm

Tuesday, Dec. 20 Country Club 4H Club – Ma & Pa’s Daycare, Marquand, 6:30 pm – Cookie Swap!

Monday, Dec. 19 - Cheerful Workers 4H Club, Sedgewickville City Hall – Trash Pickup & Christmas caroling – 2:00 pm

New 4-H

Year &

Enrollment The new 4-H year started October 1. Enrollment is done ONLY through 4-H Online. Annual membership dues are $20. Please review all

information when you reenroll to make sure it is up to date. If you have forgotten your password, please use the reset password option instead of creating a new profile. Info about new enrollments is available online or by contacting the Extension office. Remember – you cannot register for any events until you are enrolled in the system!!!

Youth covered by Managed Care Plans, also

known as Missouri Medicaid/MO HealthNet, MAY be eligible to have their membership in one afterschool program or

club paid by their insurance company. To

see if you qualify, call the Member Services number

for your insurer and request a voucher for

each child.

Member Services Phone Numbers -

Aetna Better Health of Missouri 1-800-566-6444; MissouriCare A WellCare Company 1-800-322-6027; Home

State Health 1-855-694-4663

If you qualify for this option the insurance company will verify eligibility & send a voucher in the mail with a red or blue stamp on it. Sign &

date the voucher form & send the original to your County Extension Office to have your insurance company pay for your child’s 4-H membership.

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Happy December

Birthdays! Wade Arnzen, Rhonda Beel,

Taylor Broshuis, Christopher

Campbell, Kim Cook, Molly

Ellis, Linda Ferguson, Nate

Forrestor, Brent Garland,

Jennifer Garland, Drew Green,

Carol Haley, Ethan Harris,

Braeden & Kristi Hays, Landon

Lord, Gena Ortiz, Erica & Kim

Overton, Alexus Shreckenberg,

Grace Seabaugh, Jennifer

Seiler, Kenny Simpson, Carsyn

Swain, Shawn Tucker, Tammy

Vandeven, Abigail Way, Scott

Welker, Autumn Whitener,

Michael Wolfe

SE Regional Rep/ State 4-H Council Any 4-H member, age 14-17

on Jan. 1 of the election

year, may apply to be a

candidate for Regional

Representative. Member

must also be currently

enrolled in a 4-H program,

be in good standing and

have completed the

previous year of 4-H work.

Candidates are selected

by their region. Application

and Cover Letter due

January 19th. Interviews will

be held February 18th at

the Regional Energizer. App

and info can be found at: http://4h.missouri.edu/missouri-

4h-council.aspx

Calendar of Events December

3 – Christmas Tree Lighting,

Marble Hill Park, 4-8 pm

Robotics Training

FFA Annual Coon Hunt

7 - Leopold 4-H Club meeting

8 – Crooked Creek 4-H meeting

10 – Cured Ham Workshop

15 – Legislative Academy

registration deadline

15-16 – Perry/Cape/Bollinger

Counties Christmas Country

Church Tour, 547-6062

16 – Candlelit Woods Walk,

MDC Nature Center, Cape

2017

January 17 – Registration

deadline for Energizer

Jan. 20-21 – Ag Expo, Butler

County

Feb. 18 – Regional Energizer

Feb. 20 – Legislative Academy

March 3 – Youth Summit

April – 4-H Month of Service

June 10-17 – CWF Trip

July 23-26 – Filmfest

August – Missouri State Fair

Sept. 9 – 16 - SEMO District

Fair

Sept. 22 – 23 - East Perry Fair

Sept. 30 – State Public

Speaking Contest

Oct. 5 & 6 - Madison County

Fair

Missouri 4-H website:

http://4h.missouri.edu/inde

x.htm 4-H Online:

mo.4honline.com

Like us on Facebook –

Bollinger County 4-H.

Resource for Club

Leaders - A new

document of meeting ideas for club leaders may be accessed

on the website at http://4h.missouri.edu/resources/materials/docs/meetingstha

tmatter.pdf

Meadow Heights

FFA Annual

youth/adult Coon

Hunt

Saturday

Dec. 3 $5 per person

Call (573) 866-2924 or

270-6266 for more info.

CURED HAM

WORKSHOP

Animal Science Building MIZZOU

December 10

8:30am – 12:30pm

Workshop open to all interested in the

project. Info posted on the 4-H website soon.

4-H Volunteer

Robotics Training Saturday

December 3

Held at the 4-H Center for

Youth Development in

Columbia, Mo AND

Buchanan County

Extension Center in St.

Joseph, Mo.

The session will be hands on

learning with the LEGO

MINDSTORMS EV3 robotics

kits.

Topics to be covered are:

Components of the EV3

Basic engineering and programming

Use of sensors

Equipment management tools

Activity lesson plans for youth

Ideas for funding a 4-H

Robotics program using

Participants will get hands on

experience with the EV3 model

of the LEGO MINDSTORMS,

co-learn with other 4-H

volunteers and develop a plan

for 4-H Robotics in their county

and region.

This will be a split presentation

with the key trainers at the 4-H

Center for Youth Development

in Columbia and a virtual link

to the Buchanan County

Extension Center in St. Joseph.

A facilitator will be at the St.

Joseph location.

Missouri Dept.

Conservation

Candlelit Woods

Walk

Dec. 16, 5-8 pm

Cape County Nature

Center

No registration

required

VOLUNTEER ENROLLMENT

Volunteers must

complete a one-page

paper volunteer

screening form and also

register/enroll through

4-H Online. Volunteer

forms are available

online or at the

Extension office. New

volunteers will also need

to complete a one-time

volunteer orientation –

which is accessible

through 4-H Online also.

There WILL be a

volunteer

orientation session

at the Regional

Energizer on

February 18 – good

opportunity!

Southeast Regional Energizer

Saturday, Feb. 18 9:30 am – 5:00 p.m.

Advance High School

Workshops, games, food,

dancing & networking

with others from the

Southeast region for

members & their families. Registration deadline

January 17, 2017.

Legislative Academy

February 20-22 An opportunity for 4-H

teens (ages 14-18) to be

ambassadors for Missouri

4-H at the heart of Missouri

state government in

Jefferson City. Youth

delegates from across the

state are selected to meet

with executive, legislative

& judicial state

government leaders.

Highlights include

shadowing state

legislators, & meeting with

commodity groups, state

agencies & major

supporters of the 4-H

program.

The deadline to apply is December 15, 2016

through 4-H Online and

cost is $50. Information

can be found at:

http://www.4h.missouri.ed

u/legislativeacad/main

12th Annual

Missouri Youth Civic Leaders

Summit

March 3-5

Windermere Conference Center,

Missouri

Ready to experience the magic of growing leaders and communities? Team registration is now open for YCLS 2017 “More than MAGIC!” & will remain open until February 1st.

At YCLS 2017, Missouri 4-H

and Missouri Community Betterment teens/adult leaders will be challenged to motivate action and growth in their communities! As a Summit team participant or leader, you can join with other teen/adult leaders from across Missouri (and other states) to learn, act out, and showcase active citizenship. Youth-adult partnerships are key to growing new leaders, raising youth voice on community issues, engaging in meaningful local action, and delivering solutions through service-learning.

All youth/adult teams are welcome, whether experienced or new! The Summit is designed for groups to build teamwork, learn skills for greater leadership and service, showcase a talent, plan a community project, and earn a mini-grant to implement their project in 2017!

Teams are made up of

teens ages 14-18, & at least one adult team leader (staff, volunteer, parent, local leader). Youth must be age 14 by Jan. 1, 2017 to register.

Teams can represent a

local club, council, afterschool program, community group, organization, community or countywide effort.

Teams must have a

minimum of 3 members (1 adult, 2 youth) & a maximum of 10 members (2 adults, 8 youth).

Participation is open to 4-

H members and non-4-H members; adults must be approved as 4-H chaperones by the date of the event.

Registration is $150 per

person, includes two-nights lodging, meals, recreation, workshops & all weekend activities.

First adult is free. One

adult leader is complimentary for the first 30 teams to register. Limit one per community/ county.

Space is limited, so early

registration is encouraged!

For more info, visit

http://4h.missouri.edu/YCLS/main

Citizenship

Washington Focus

(CWF) Trip 2017

June 10-19

Cost: $2,300 Citizenship Washington

Focus (CWF) is a 4-H

leadership program for

high schoolers aged 14 to

18. 4-H members will stay

at the National 4-H Youth

Conference Center, near

Washington, D.C., and

participate in a week-long

program enriching their

lives with activities that

broaden their appreciation

and respect for themselves

and others. 4-H members will

tour national landmarks and

meet their elected officials. Side

trips to Fort McHenry and New

York City will follow the

conference. Cost will include

transportation, all meals,

lodging & tours.

Applications & first payment

due December 1, 2016.

Lesley Meier (Cape County 4-H

Specialist) will be a chaperone on

this trip. If you are still

interested, let Lesley know at

meierl@missouri.edu.

Info & application can be found

at: http://4h.missouri.edu/CWF/main.

Catch a Wave at Teen Conference!

March 25 & 26 Columbia

$179 This event is for members

11-13 yrs. old before

January 1. Teen

Conference starts at 12:30

p.m. on March 25th and

ends at 11 a.m. on the.

Pre-Registration is required

Sign up at

http://mo.4honline.com

from November 15 to

January 15.

Mark your

calendars ……

2017 State 4-H

Public Speaking

Contest

Saturday,

September 30

SCENE at the Drone

Discovery Session

Leopold 4- H members Piper &

Connor Lincoln, Fayelinn &

Garrett Brown & Keigan Engelen

attended the event at Linn Tech.

Member Recognition

Opportunities

National Leadership

Award (Formerly the Danforth “I Dare

You” Award)

Youths ages 16 & older

can apply by writing a one-

page essay on leadership

and/or citizenship,

including personal 4-H

leadership, citizenship

skills and experiences.

Key Award Youth ages 16 & older may

complete the Key Award

Form. Please contact Willie

if you are interested in

doing so.

2017 FilmFest 4-H

July 23-26

Independence, MO This national 4-H film festival

provides a chance for youth to

learn directly from film industry

professionals & those who make

films can have them selected for

screening at this exciting event.

For info & updates, visit

http://filmfest4h.org or check out

@FilmFest4H page on

Facebook, Twitter, and

Instagram!

Whitetails Unlimited

River Hills Chapter

Banquet Saturday,

January 21, 2017 Perry County 4-H Shooting Sports is working with the local Whitetails on this event as a major fundraiser for 4-H. There will be a limit of 600 tickets sold. Contact Perry County YPA, Dianna Koenig at (573) 513-2899 for more info. Perry County 4-H is pleased to partner with Whitetails Unlimited. The local Chapter has helped with many great projects. Whitetails mission is to raise funds in support of 1) educational programs, 2) wildlife habitat enhancement and acquisition and 3) preservation of the hunting tradition and shooting sports for future generations.

Let’s plan ahead!

April, 2017 - Planned as a

month to celebrate community service & service learning throughout 4-H,

culminating with a National 4-H Day

of Service on Saturday, April 29. The national theme

will be Food Security.

Scholarship

2017 MCSC-Monsanto High School Scholarship Awards- for high school students

dedicated to improving

their community & looking

for scholarship money to

continue their education. It

is that time of year again

when the Commission

recognizes eight

outstanding high school

student-volunteers (by

awarding $1,000

scholarships each).

The Commission will also

honor AmeriCorps

Members, local community

volunteers & businesses for

their commitment in

meeting unmet needs in

the community where they

live, work & play. To find out more info & to access

the application & nomination

form, please visit

https://movolunteers.org/awards

.htm

4-H PAINT FOR A

CAUSE

It’s done – now to decide what to

do with it ……

4-H Hunting Honor Roll –

Deer Season victory!

Grace Seabaugh, Leopold 4-H

Garrett Brown, Leopold 4-H

Michael Wolfe, Leopold 4-H

Katie’s Krops Grower Grants

Deadline: December 31 Katie’s Krops is seeking youth,

ages 9 to 16, who want to help

end hunger in their community

by starting a vegetable garden

where the whole harvest is

donated to feed people in need in

their community. Youth selected

as Katie’s Krops Growers will be

awarded a gift card to a garden

center in their area (up to $500),

garden tools, support from the

Katie’s Krops team, will have

access to the private Katie’s

Krops Grower reporting website

and growing manual, be eligible

to apply to the all-expenses-paid

Katie’s Krops Summer Camp,

are eligible to win a scholarship

for their higher education, and so

much more!

http://www.katieskrops.com/late

st-n ews/327-our-2017-katie-s-

krops-grower-search-is-on.html

Willie Saputo,

4-H Youth Program Assistant

Kristi Baker,

4-H Youth Specialist

Bollinger County

302 Union Street (PO Box 19) Marble Hill, MO 63764

Phone (573) 238-2420/Fax: 238-2756 http://outreach.missouri.edu

bollingerco@missouri.edu saputow@missouri.edu

University of Missouri, Lincoln University, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture & Local University Outreach & Extension Councils Cooperating. University Outreach & Extension does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age disability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran in employment or program.