Vol. No. 163 June 1, 2017

BOLLINGER

COUNTY IN-4-MER

4-H meetings

Leopold 4-H regular club meetings will resume at the Leopold School Cafeteria in September. Date/time /site for the August back-to-school summer meeting tba. Assistance IS requested for a work morning at the picnic grounds on Saturday, June 3 – 8 am to help mulch around the trees. Bring your shovel!

Crooked Creek 4-H will NOT meet in June but will resume in July.

Tuesday, June 13 Country Club 4H Club – Ma & Pa’s Daycare, Marquand (call prior to

coming; may be postponed due to health issues)

Monday, June 26 - Cheerful Workers 4H Club, Sedgewickville City Hall – 7 pm

On their way!

4-H Congress Ashley Nussbaum, Beth

Lincoln, Grace Seabaugh,

Jenna Garland, Kyleigh

Wolfe & Raylee Leimer will

be going this year. Good luck with your interview Beth Lincoln & with campaigning

Raylee Leimer!

Happy June

Birthdays!

Tracy Baremore, Garrett Brown, Ashlyn & Austin

Bucher, Marty Calvert, Billi Colyer, Zach Elfrink, Angel Engelen, Michaela Haley,

Ashley & Nancy Keim Kyleigh Lewis, Piper

Lincoln, Quentin Little, Gauge & Gavin Merriman, Harley

Saputo, Vickie Seiler, Abbigail Simmons, Amy

& Richie Swain, Clayton & Skylar Whitener, Ky Yamnitz

Calendar of Events

31-June 2 – 4-H Congress

June 2- Canoeing, Conservation

Nature Center

3 – State Sportsfishing event

Quad County Shoot

10-17 – CWF Trip

13 – Country Club meeting

16 - Horse Show

17 – Leopold 4-H Mulchfest

(picnic grounds)

State Poultry Day

July 20-22 - Heartland 4-H Camp

23-26 – Filmfest

August 10-20 - Missouri State Fair

26 – Livestock Judging

27-30 – Horse Judging

Trap & Archery 300 Shoot

September 9-16 - SEMO District Fair

22 – 23 - East Perry Fair

28-29 - Butler County Fair

30 – State Public Speaking

Shooting Sports State Shoot

October 5 & 6 - Madison County Fair

6-8 – Shooting Sports Leader

Certificaton

15 – Project Reports Due to

Office

November 4- Recognition Awards

4-H Enrollment PLEASE make sure you have enrolled through 4-H Online. Annual membership is $20. Please

review all info 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!!!

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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.

A benefit to 4-H members

who have Medicaid AND are

covered by a managed care

plan is eligibility to have their

membership paid.

If you qualify for this option the insurance company will verify eligibility & send a voucher in the mail. 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.

Mark your calendars ……

OPEN

HORSE

SHOW!!! Optimist Club

Arena, Marble

Hill

Friday, June 16

7 pm

Co sponsored by

4-H & the

Optimist Club

Available to help

out at the

cookshack, taking

entrys, working

the arena, etc.? Looking for workers!

Put on your 4-H shirt

& come help! Proceeds from this

event benefits ALL

county 4-H members. -+-+-+-+-+-

Heartland 4-H

Camp

July 20-22

Camp Eagle Sky

(near Piedmont)

$100 per person -

Camp

Registration forms

available at the

office – just call &

request them! Due back to the office

by June 15.

2017 FilmFest 4-H

July 23-26

Independence, MO This 4-H film festival provides

a chance for youth to learn

directly from film industry

professionals.

For info & updates, visit

http://filmfest4h.org or check

out @FilmFest4H page on

Facebook, Twitter & Instagram!

Fall Shooting

Sports Leader

Certification

October 6-8

Pinecrest Camp,

Fredericktown

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Resources, Resources

The new Missouri 4-H Service-Learning Website offers many

resources for clubs, junior councils, and other 4-H groups to

lead and involve others in community service-learning this next year! A new series of Adult Leader Guide-sheets on service-

learning include: What Is It?, Five Steps, Core Elements,

Teambuilding, Action Planning, Goal Setting, Building

Partnerships, Local Governing Officials, Reflection, and

Continuing Support. Leaders will also find success stories and resources for service project

funding, recognition, and evaluation on the site.

Some older project resources for 4-H groups (with a new look)

include: Service-Learning Ideas from A to Z, Camo Coolers, Carry

On Suitcases, Feeding Communities (Hunger & Food Security), Letter Writing Kits,

Make-a-Wish Scrapbooks, and Weighted Blankets.

Looking for something you cannot find? Please let us know! The webpage will continue to be

updated.

DID YOU KNOW???

Summertime = Fishing Fun!

Nice catch for Braeden Hays on May 26. 8lb 4 oz & 24 inches long.

Jenna Garland enjoying her new pool toy.

Connor Lincoln showing off a recent catch.

Beth Lincoln and her

catch.

Sportsfishing members

keep an eye out on Facebook for dates & info as it becomes

available.

Cheerful

Workers go to the ball game!

2017 4-H Agriculture Innovators

Experience - Would you like to bring an

engaging Ag Literacy

Activity to your camp, after

school program or

community? The 2017 Ag

Innovator Experience is a

perfect opportunity for

teens to teach & engage

younger youth around

Science and Agriculture.

Missouri 4-H is seeking

fifteen teens (4-H age 14-

18) to serve as leaders for

the 2017 4-H Agriculture

Innovators Experience:

Healthy Soils C.S.I.

Challenge.

To be nominated teens

must:

· Have a positive attitude

& be excited about

teaching others

· Be of 4-H age 14-18

· Be able to attend a state

training in Columbia,

Missouri

Teens will receive:

· A toolkit to conduct the

Challenge Activity

including materials

· A name tag & polo

identifying them as a

trainer

· The opportunity to

participate in a national

experience For questions or additional

information please contact Shane Potter,

pottersh@missouri.edu, 572-882-3835

Free Volunteer Training on Mandated Reporting

A statewide group of social service & educational organizations worked together to create a free, online training on Mandated Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting. The training itself is not required of 4-H volunteers. However, 4-H volunteers DO fit the definition of mandated reporters (i.e., someone who has

temporary care, custody or control

of minors); so it is enormously helpful to know the basics that are included in the training: 1. Legal Requirements of the Mandated Reporter 2. Child Abuse/Neglect Defined and Indicators of Child Abuse/ Neglect 3. Plan for Responding to Suspicions Child Abuse/Neglect 4. Effectively Reporting Go to http://protectmokids.com

to begin!

Project share …..

New livestock at the Wolfe Ranch! Gearing up

to show swine at the SEMO Fair.

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.

Ag Career Resources Farm Bureau resources on

When I Grow Up, Bringing,

Technology to Life, Discover

the Powerful Peanut, Dive

Into Water Careers, My

American Farm, Farm to Cart

& Food Science Fun. These

could be great club

activities. To learn more visit http://www.agfoundation.org/r

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SHOOTING SPORTS

Archery Practice Schedule

6-8 pm (the Hoesli’s home, Leopold)

Thursday, June 8

Thursday, June 22

Thursday, July 13

Thursday, August 3

Community Service

The Cheerful Workers 4-H

Club of Sedgewickville puts

flags on graves every year for

Memorial Day.

Leopold Club Members -

Assistance IS requested for a work morning at the

picnic grounds on Saturday, June 3 – 8 am to help mulch around the trees. Bring your shovel!

Science Center Trip for Crooked

Creek 4-H

Group fun.

Quality for Keeps: Home Food Preservation Preserving Fantastic Jams

and Jellies

Topics covered will include:

Preservation method to use

for highest quality and safety in home preserved foods

Solutions to common canning problems

Hand-on experience with new recipes and sources of the latest research

Date: Thursday, June 22 Time: 1:00—3:30 p.m. Location: Mayfield Cultural Center 209 Mayfield Drive Marble Hill (located next to

the Bollinger County Museum) Cost: $10 per person Registration Deadline: June 19

**Pre-registration & pre-payment required by June 19 For more info or to register

contact: Bollinger County

Extension Office

Phone: 573-238-2420

4-H Members, Families - Want to sell something at

the Bollinger County Farmer’s

Market?

Bollinger County 4-H has a space –

call Willie to arrange to set up

& sell.

Good luck at the Quad County Shoot

Addie Little!

Robotics Dates State 4-H Robotics

Contest

August 13

Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall –

Missouri State Fair

The State 4-H Robotics Contest

will be on Sunday, August 13,

at the Show Me Robots

exhibition at the Missouri State

Fair. There will be three

contests: Robofest Challenge,

SuGO Bots, and the Motorized

Challenge. Games will be

announced by April 15. This is

an open competition for

Missouri 4-H Robotics

members; it is not necessary to

qualify at the county or regional

level. The Missouri State Fair

provides ribbons for

participants and plaques for

event winners.

State 4-H Robotics

Volunteer Training

January 12-13, 2018 This 4-H Robotics training will

be held in conjunction with the

Computers on the Farm

Conference at Tan Tar A in

Osage Beach, Missouri. The

content of the robotics training

will be determined. There will

be a hands-on 4-H Technology

Expo where youth and

volunteers can get their hands

on robot kits, electronics,

programs, and other equipment

used in robotics education.

State 4-H Robotics Contest

May 19, 2018

Location TBD Please mark your calendars

now for the 2018 State 4-H

Robotics Contest. The

location & challenge will

be announced at a later

date.

STEM Learning at Maker Faires

If your members are looking for

a great field trip, consider the

Maker Faires (makerfaire.com )

in the coming months. 4-H has

been involved as “makers”

since its beginning and the

maker movement is a great

opportunity for 4-H members to

get more widely involved in the

STEM learning and creativity

promoted by the Maker Faires.

Upcoming dates for Maker

Faires in Missouri are: June 24-25, 2017, Kansas City,

MO, Maker Faire Kansas City, Union Station

http://kansascity.makerfaire.com/ August 26, 2017, Springfield,

MO, Ozarks Mini Maker Faire, White River Conference Center

http://theozarks.makerfaire.com/ November 4, 2017, St. Joseph,

MO, Big Muddy Mini Maker Faire, Restoration Natatorium

http://thebigmuddy.makerfaire.com/

Each event allows for

exhibitors & they are taking

applications.

Robotics

Members will meet for an

evening series of

workshops in the near

future. If you are signed

up in 4-H Online for

Robotics you will be

notified when the meeting

dates/times are set.

Pictures & Events to

Share???

Send them to me & I will be

glad to include them in the

newsletter.

FUN IN THE SUN THIS SUMMER!!!!

For more information, operating

hours and directions, visit

KentuckyKingdom.com or call

502-813-8200.

Attention

Photographers: Focus on Missouri

Agriculture Photography Contest runs through June

15 & provides an

opportunity for

photographers across the

state to submit their best

images of agriculture. For

more info or to submit your

photos, go to: www.agriculture.mo.gov/focus

Show Me Themed

Photo Contest In today’s world nearly

everybody has an opportunity

to take photographs. If you

take great pictures, Painted

Wren Art Gallery is offering

you the chance to be

recognized and rewarded.

Any photo taken by any

camera accepted. Themes for 2017/2018 are:

‘4th of July” (deadline

Friday, June 30) “Halloween” (deadline is

Tuesday, October 24) “Winter Landscapes” (deadline is Saturday,

January 31, 2018) “Baby Animals” (deadline

is Saturday, April 28, 2018) Divisions:

Adult (18 & older as of entry

deadline) & Youth (17 &

younger as of entry deadline)

Entry fees: Adult/$10 for up to 3 photos; $3 for

each additional photo

Youth/$5 for up to 3 photos; $1 for each

additional photo Photo size: no smaller than

8 x 10 inches; no longer than 16” on the long side (not to exceed 16” x 16”). NO frames, no mats, no

watermarks or names on front of photo.

Photos & fees must be delivered in person or

mailed to Painted Wren Art Gallery at 223 South

Plaza Way, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701.

After judging photos can be picked up at the

Gallery or mailed back per self-addressed, stamped envelope.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 1-6 pm

Questions? Call Aaron at 573/579-1000 or visit

Painted Wren Art Gallery. Winners will be

announced & awards given out at the FIRST FRIDAY WITH THE ARTS

event at Painted Wren the first Friday after judging

each contest. Each contest will open for

entries after the previous one has closed.

Wise words ….

“Compassion is a skill we get better at with practicing.”

Karen Armstrong

Livestock Project Reminders

SEMO Fair Market Hog Show Changes The 4-H & FFA market hog

show at the SEMO District

Fair is limited to

BARROWS only. Gilts can

be shown in the breeding

stock show. This is a change

from the past three years.

All market barrows must be

nominated in order to show

& sell in the livestock sale

by July 15. SEMO District

Fair entries will be due

August 8. Nominations do

not qualify as a fair entry.

Goats and Sheep must also be nominated by July 15. Forms available.

Bagging groceries to raise

funds for the club – Cheerful

Workers at Jackson.

The I Can Quilt 4-H

Youth Quilt Contest is

coming to Missouri.

Registration begins

June 1st & goes

through the end of

June. Register online at

http://www.sewverysmooth.com/

RULES & CONDITIONS

All Registered Contestants Must

Be a Registered 4-H Missouri

Member

Contestants will construct &

submit one (1) quilt for judging,

based on their interpretation of

the theme: “Where in Zootopia Is

4-H?”

Each entered, finished quilt can be

no larger than 50” x 50” or no

smaller than 24” x 24”. Include or

hide the 4-H logo anywhere in

your quilt. Youth Divisions are 8-

10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-19 years of

age as of January 1, 2017

Contestants will register June 1,

2017 through July 1, 2017

Recommended that contestants

purchase & use the Ideal Seam

Guide 4-H Edition tools available

at www.4-Hmall.org , however

this is not a requirement.

Contestants will write and submit

a 200 word Progress Report Essay

no later than July 21, 2017.

Email to:

ICanQuiltContest@sewverysmoot

h.com

All submitted essays must include

a picture (in .jpg format) of them

working on their quilt with their 4-

H Leader or parent.

Contestants will submit a 200

word Final Report Essay, including

the size of your completed quilt

and a finished photo of the

finished quilt (in .jpg format)

no later than August 21, 2017.

Email to:

ICanQuiltContest@sewverysmoot

h.com

Valuable Prizes will be awarded to

each contestant who registers,

completes both Reports & meets

deadlines.

Contestants will receive an I Can

Quilt Contest Completion

Certificate, a 10” Ideal Seam

Guide($20 value) as prizes for

meeting all posted deadlines &

submitting the Final Report Essay

5 Grand Finalists in each youth

division will be selected from the

submitted Contestant Final Report

Essays & finished quilt photos

then notified by September 1, by

the I Can Quilt Contest Committee

All Grand Finalists will submit

their finished quilt to the I Can

Quilt Contest Committee. and will

have their finished quilts

displayed at the Missouri Star

Quilt Company's Birthday Bash! In

Hamilton MO, & receive Grand

Finalist Prizes donated by the I

Can Quilt Contest Sponsors

Please be advised that your

photos and essays may be used

on Facebook, Instagram, websites,

etc. by Sew Very Smooth and

other sponsors of the I can Quilt

contest.

Missouri 4-H website:

http://4h.missouri.edu/

index.htm 4-H Online:

mo.4honline.com

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Bollinger County 4-H;

Leopold 4-H;

Sedgewickville Cheerful

Workers;

Crooked Creek 4-H

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.