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PHONE: (660) 885-5556 FAX: (660) 885-5408 henryco@missouri.edu, extension.missouri.edu/henry

General News 1-2

State and Regional Events 3

Project News 3

County Highlights 4-5 Calendar of Events 6

September 4-Her of the Month: Caroline Wagoner

The Henry County Sharpshooters 4-H Club has chosen Caroline Wagoner as the September 4-Her of the Month. Caroline is a 5th grader at Holy Rosary School and is the 10-year-old daughter of Sarah Goth and Lance Wagoner. She joined 4-H two years ago because her friends told her about the club and it sounded like something she would like. Today, Caroline describes 4-H as “a community where you can learn about everything and anything you want”. Caroline has participated in the horsemanship, sewing and cake decorating projects. Her favorite project is horsemanship because she enjoys working with her horse and learning about horse in general. Caroline has also learned about the importance of teamwork during her experience as an officer in her club. Her officer experience taught her about proper parliamentary procedure and how to give a report, a

responsibility which she now enjoys. The most exciting thing Caroline has done through the 4-H program is attending the Regional 4-H Energizer. This event is held each year in Henry County in January, with members from the 17-county region attending. She enjoyed the energizer because she got to learn about new and different projects. Caroline has many years ahead of her in 4-H, and hopes to learn to be a good leader as she progresses through the program. Her biggest project goal is to show her horse at the Missouri State Fair. Caroline thinks other youth should join 4-H to learn new skills and make new friends. The Sharpshooters chose Caroline as the 4-Her of the Month because “she is an adventurous girl who is willing to try many different things. She has enrolled in a variety of different projects during her 4-H membership and is eager to help out wherever she can. She currently serves as the Club’s Treasurer and has been a very valuable asset to our club. She possesses great leadership skills and

we look forward to continuing to watch these develop throughout her 4-H career.”

4-H Council Meeting The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Henry County 4-H Council will be Monday, September 19 at 7 pm. at the Extension Center. It is very important that your club is represented.

State Fair Success! Congratulations to all youth who exhibited project or livestock at the Missouri State Fair. Special congrats

General News

Henry County Extension, 100 W Franklin, Rm 16 Clinton, Mo 64735 (660) 885-5556

From the Editor

In this Issue Up & Coming Don’t miss these important deadlines: Officer Applications & MRFs—September 6 County Award Nominations—September 6 CWF Registrations—December 1

Caroline Wagoner

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September 2016 Henry County 4-H and FFA members with Mike & Lois Miller

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to Emily Taylor for placing 2nd in the AgriMissouri Demonstration contest. Keep up the good work Henry County!

Officers Needed Applications for Henry County 4-H Council Officers are available online and in our office. If you are interested in serving as an officer, please contact the Extension Center. Officers must be at least 12 years of age. Applications are due September 6. Interviews will be September 19 beginning at 4 pm in conjunction with MRF interviews.

4-H Awards If you would like to nominate someone for the ‘Friend of 4-H Award’ or ‘4-H Family of the Year’; contact your club leader or the extension office for an application. Applications are due to the Extension Office on September 6th.

Recognition Banquet Mark you Calendars for the Annual Henry County Recognition Banquet! The 2016 Banquet will be Saturday, October 1 at 6:30 pm at the Clinton United Methodist Church.

Canine Good Citizen Test Eight dog handlers from the Henry County 4-H dog project took the Canine Good Citizen Test with their dogs on Sunday, July 31. Seven passed with flying colors and the eighth came very close. Congratulations to all the dog handler and their dogs for their hard work!

County Wide Fun Day a Success! On Sunday, August 7, Henry County 4-Hers, family and friends traveled to Living Waters Ranch in Osceola for the 2nd Annual County Wide Fun Day. Attendance was up this year, with 44 youth and adults taking part in the day which included zip-lining, ball games, hatchet throwing, fishing and a cookout. Living Water Ranch will have a free family fun day for their Fall Festival on October 1. For more information visit www.livingwatersfoundation.org/.

State Fair Exhibits Congratulations to those who sent their exhibits to the Missouri State Fair. If your exhibit was at the State Fair, it has been returned to the Henry County Extension Office, unless it was a food item. Please stop by the Extension Center to pick up your exhibit.

It’s YOUR Money! Please cash your Fair Premium and Livestock Sale Premium checks in a timely manner so the Sale Committee and Fair Board can balance their accounts. Thank you!

National 4-H Week This year’s National 4-H Week will be October 2-8. Each year we take this opportunity to do a special promotion of our county 4-H clubs and the activities they do throughout the year. Please submit photos and articles to be used in the paper and for our Recognition Banquet slideshow to Taryn by September 23. Be sure your club has plans for a Window Display as well! Displays will be judged on Monday, October 3. Cash prizes are available for the top displays!

New 4-H Year In order to close out the 2015-16 year, 4-HOnline will not be available to anyone – including the Extension Center for the last two weeks of September. Please plan ahead and make sure you have the information you need before it closes. 4-HOnline will be up and running to take enrollments on

October 1. Families should be able to begin registering for the 2016-17 4-H year beginning October 1.

Enrollment Process Since you are receiving the newsletter, you are already a 4-H member and just need to sign up for the 2016-17 4-H year. Beginning October 1, you will be able to re-enroll for the 4-H year. Here are the steps you will need to take to get enrolled. Go to http://mo.4honline.com (notice there is no “www” in that address). Log in to your family profile with your log-in email address. (If you can’t remember your password, select “I forgot my password”) Continue to your Family Member list. Select "Edit" next to the member you are re-enrollling. Select "Enroll for 2016-2017" at the bottom of the first page. Review all content in the member profile, update any health form changes and change any projects (if you aren’t enrolling in a project, delete it for this year). Submit your enrollment, and pay required dues reflected on member invoices. Please, please do NOT create a new profile, just update the old one. Even if your email address has changed, still use the old one to log in and then update to your new email address. Again this year all state event registrations will require a member to be in “Active” status in 4HOnline.

Managed Care Coverage for 4-H Membership Dues

Youth covered by Managed Care Plans, also known as Missouri Medicaid/MO HealthNet, are eligible to have their membership in one afterschool program or club paid by their insurance company. This includes membership fees for 4-H clubs!

1. 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

2. The insurance company will verify eligibility and send a voucher in the mail with a red or blue stamp on it.

3. Sign and date the voucher form and send the original form to your County Extension Office.

4. Your insurance company will pay for your child’s membership in 4-H.

County Volunteer Opportunities

Missouri Poultry Association The Missouri Poultry Association is looking for a club to help in the barn during the poultry show on September 17 and 18. Please call Bernita Miller at (660)647-2474.

Smoking in the Golden Valley Henry County 4-H will have a cotton candy booth at the Smoking in the Golden Valley event on September 23 & 24. Proceeds will be split among all participating clubs. Spots are available on Friday from 5-8 and Saturday from 8-11, 11-2 and 2-4. Call the Extension office to sign up.

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Project News

2017 State Team Tryouts for Shooting Sports

Shotgun Oct. 21 & 22nd at St. Louis Trap & Skeet Club October 23rd at St. Louis Trap & Skeet Club November 6th at Ozark Shooters Sports

Complex November 27th Pin Oak Hill Sporting Clays December 11th Powder Creek Shooting Park

Archery (Tryouts held at Prairie Grove Shotgun Sports) September 10th -11th October 1st -2nd October 15th – 16th

Smallbore Rifle (Tryouts held at Prairie Grove Shotgun Sports)

October 1st October 15th

Muzzleloading (Tryouts held at Prairie Grove Shotgun Sports)

October 2nd October 16th October 30th

Smallbore Pistol (Tryouts held at Saline County Fairgrounds in Marshall, MO)

October 1s, October 15th October 29th

Air Rifle (Tryouts held at Wallsworth Community Center) November 5th November 19th

Air Pistol (Saline County Fairgrounds in Marshall, MO) October 2nd October 16th October 30th

Hunting Skills (Tryout held at Prairie Grove Shotgun Sports) December 3rd

Open Horse Show

Pettis County 4-H is hosting an open Horse Show on September 24 & 25. For a registration form email or stop by the Extension Office.

Jackpot Show The Cole Camp Fair will have a livestock jackpot show on September 7. The pre entry date is August 31, 2016. A late entry fee applies after August 31. See the Extension Office for information.

Citizenship Washington Focus Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) is a 4-H leadership program for high school youth ages 14-18 from across America. Thousands of young people come to the National 4-H Youth Conference Center, near Washington, D.C., every summer to participate in a week-long program that enriches the lives of young people through activities that broaden their appreciation and respect for themselves and others. Registration forms and more information is available at http://4h.missouri.edu/events/cwf or contact your 4-H Specialist. Registration and first payment are due by December 1.

Montrose Busy Beavers The Busy Beavers will meet on Friday, September 9. We will resume our usual meeting time on the 2nd Tuesday in October.

Shawnee Indians The Shawnee Indians will meet Tuesday, September 6 instead of Monday, as it is Labor Day.

Sharp Shooters The Henry County Sharp Shooters Club will be inactive this year. Members are encouraged to join another county club for the 2016-17 year.

County Wide Projects

Check out the list of projects that will be offered at a county level. Watch the Link for meeting times and locations!

Archery, 741 (Debi Reed) Beef, 121 (call Alvin Crooks)

Beekeeping, 924 (David Huenefeldt) Cake Decorating, 361-3 (Gladys Kalwei) Clothing/Sewing, 521-3 (Lea Belcher)

Crochet, 321 (call Gloria Sherman) Dogs, 171-3 (Lin Kozlowski)

Electricity, 831-4 (Chet Jones) Entomology, 921 (Denise Smith) Filmmaking, 270 (Stacy Hinkle)

Horses, 141, (Vicky Church) Meats (Country Cured Hams), 115 (Celia Harmon)

Photography, 351 (Irene Komer) Public Speaking, 242 (Sandy Hutchinson)

Shotgun, 745 (Chet Jones) Scrapbooking, 315 (Amy Bagley)

Smallbore Rifle (.22), 743 (Mitch Thornley) Sportfishing, 725-7(Will Noble) Welding, 846 (Shawn Custer)

Woodworking, 871-4 (Laura Henny) This is a TENTATIVE list for 2016. We are confirming leaders and looking to add more. If you are interested please call (660) 885-5556.

Beekeeping Beekeeping will meet the first Monday of each month at the Golden Corral Community Room at 7 pm. September’s meeting will be September 12 due to Labor Day. Call David Huenefeldt at 660-885-3418 with questions.

Dog Care The Henry County 4-H dog care project will begin on the first and third Tuesdays in October, November, and December at 6 pm at the Henry County Fairgrounds. Please bring your dog, yummy treats, a leash, and your dog stuff. Questions: call Lin or Jean at 417-644-7425.

Hippology The Hippology project will meet at 4 pm on September 19. Meeting location to be determined, contact the Extension Office for final details or for more information. We are preparing for the State Hippology contest in March.

Club Meeting Changes State & Regional Events

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State Shoots All other events—September 24 – 25—Prairie Grove Sporting Clays—September 25—River Hills Sporting Clays, Boonville

Shooting Sports The Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop registra-tion has opened in 4HOnline. It will be held on October 21-23 at Camp Jo-Ota in Clarence, Missouri. Information Due 20th of Each Month Please send your submissions to the Henry County Exten-sion Office by the 20th of each month. Send e-mail to hen-ryco@missouri.edu or mail to: The 4-H LINK, 100 W. Franklin, Room 16, Clinton, MO 64735. University of Missouri Extension does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orienta-tion, religion, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam-era vet-eran in employment or programs. If you need special ac-commodations for any program listed in this publication please contact (660) 885-5556.

Are you ready for Re-Enrollment? The

2016-17 4-H year will start October 1.

Make plans for re-enrollment now, and

invite a friend!

Henry County 4-Hers had a busy August! Pictured counter clockwise from the bottom left: Lane Roth shows his Hereford at the MSF; Annie Swaters, Emma Swaters and Hayden Kissinger with a demo at the MSF; Jordan Crooks, Kennedy Early, Cody Jenkins and Taylor Crooks were winners at the Carcass Show; Dog project members complete the Canine Good Citi-zen test; Peyton Kiely shows her Crossbred Lamb; Katie Schaffer does a poultry demo at the MSF; and Chezney Early shows her Simmental at the MSF.

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Be sure to share the opportunities to

get involved in 4-H with your friends!

Enrollment opens October 1!

Flyers will be delivered to HC Schools starting

September 6th. Wear a 4-H shirt and spread

the word!

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4 5 Rockets 6 pm

6 Officer Apps & MRFs Due Indians 7 pm

7 8 Cool Cats 6 pm HC Sale Com-mittee 7 pm

9 Busy Beavers 6 pm

10 State Public Speaking

11 12 Cougars 4 pm Lions 6:30 pm Cardinal Clovers 3:30 Beekeeping 7 pm

13 14 15 HC Fairboard 7 pm

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18 19 Cardinal Clovers 3 pm Officer Inter-views 4 pm Hippology 4 pm 4-H Council 7 pm

20 21 22 23 CCA Patriots 3 pm

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1 Recognition Banquet 6 pm

2 3 Window Displays Judged Cardinal Clovers 3 pm Shawnee 7 pm Rockets 6 pm Beekeeping 7 pm

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