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Project News 5

Calendar of Events 6

Your Personal Brand (continued from March’s column) When I think about the brand some people would give me based on our interactions I want to crawl into a hole. It is really hard to be at your best all the time, but the person you scream at unnecessarily doesn’t care about that, and probably won’t give you the benefit of the doubt. I vividly remember my Dad telling me when I was a freshman in high school that “it takes three good impressions to undo one bad one”. I found this frustrating at the time, why should I have to work so hard, but I have found his advice to be true. So what can we do? Are we doomed to be misunderstood and evaluated as the person we are on our worst days? Maybe not. It’s unfortunate that it can take tragedy to make us step back and evaluate how we are living our own

lives, but I feel it is important to do this. So I am issuing a challenge to myself and I hope you will join me. For me it starts with being mindful. Do I just say “hi” to a 4-H member or do I stop to ask about their day. “Hi” is pretty easy and does little to form an impression either way with a youth. It is better than nothing, but I think I can reach for more. Then we have the inevitable instance of conflict. It can be really hard to pause before reacting to an infuriating situation, but the end result will be so much better if we train our minds in this way. I for one have never looked back on an argument and thought “wow, I’m really glad I lost my temper back there”. I have however looked back and regretted not taking a minute to think through my response first. Being mindful of how I speak to others is the first piece of building myself a better brand. The next piece of this challenge is paying attention to when I interact with

others. Do I wait until there is a problem and then attempt to help, or do I reach out from the moment we meet and let them know that I am here for them whatever the situation. Striving for frequent, positive interactions can do a lot to build a trusting relationship and establish yourself as a person others can rely on in good and bad times. Each person’s brand will be different. I am sure each of us can think of a special person we have met who leaves each person they interact with a little better than they found them in one way or another. I challenge you to take a look at yourself and ask “What is my brand?”. Do you like the answer?

April 4-Her of the Month: Jordan Mudd

The Henry County 4-Her of the Month for April is Jordan Mudd of the Shawnee Indians 4-H Club. She is the 16 year old daughter of Owen and

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Robin Mudd of Leeton and is a sophomore at Leeton High School. Jordan has been a member of 4-H for 8 years and currently serves as her club’s president. She describes the program as a youth group for young minds to explore and expand an interest. Jordan has a very specific passion in 4-H; showing livestock, and credits this

opportunity as the reason she joined the program. “My favorite project is beef. My beef project has helped find what is hopefully going to be my career path,” says Jordan. Other projects Jordan has tried include photography, game boarding, and shooting sports. The most important thing these projects have taught her is how to be a leader. Jordan has used these leadership skills in her role as president and as a camp counselor. As president of the Shawnee Indians she says when she has to miss a meeting the opportunity is created for other members to step up. “We help each other grow,” says Jordan. She says helping younger members as a camp counselor is the most exciting thing she has done in her 4-H career. As she continues with 4-H, Jordan plans to continue to lead the Shawnee Indians and help to mentor younger members. Beyond, her 4-H years, she believes the leadership skills she learned will still apply in her career. For those not yet in 4-H, Jordan says they should join to gain life skills such as leadership, public speaking and effectively communicating with others. Jordan’s Club Leaders say she was chosen as the outstanding member because of the leadership she has shown as president and a camp counselor. They say she is also a great mentor for the younger members and never hesitates to help them achieve their goals; all with a smile on her face.

Presentation Day Presentation Day will be June 25 at the United Methodist Church in Clinton. Mark your calendars and start planning now!

Carnival Results Thanks to everyone who contributed to the 2016 4-H Carnival. We raised $5,635.14 after expenses. Great Job! Supreme Club results are as follows: 3rd Place Henry County Sharp Shooters, 2nd Place Cardinal Clovers, 1st Place Clinton Cool Cats. Thanks to all clubs for an excellent job of selling tickets and bringing in baked goods and silent auction baskets. Special thanks to the Extension Council and other volunteers for helping with ticket sales and the concession stand, we couldn't do it without you! 4-H members line up for the announcement of Supreme Club.

Camp Applications Camp Applications are now available on the county website at extension.missouri.edu/henry . Camp is open to 4-Hers ages 8-13 and will be held June 7-9 at Camp Bobwhite in Knob Noster. Campers are accepted on a 1st come basis, so send your application in today!

Public Speaking Success Congratulations to our County-Wide 4-H Public Speaking group!!!! They started working on their speeches at the end of January and have met once or twice per week since then. Madelynn Ritter, Jordan Crooks, Leia Love, Riley Lawrence and Brendon Engeman competed at the Optimist Oratorical Contest in Warrensburg on March 3rd, and Kennedy and Chezney Early competed at the Clinton contest on March 6th. In the Warrensburg Girls Contest, Madelynn placed 1st, Jordan placed 2nd and Leia placed 3rd. In the Boys Contest, Brendon placed 2nd and Riley placed 3rd. In the Clinton contest, Kennedy placed 1st in the Girls Contest. Madelynn and Kennedy will move on to the next level of competition. Caleb Hull has worked hard, too, but was unable to compete due to becoming a new uncle that week. Good job, everyone!!!! I'm sooo proud of all of you!!!! Youth and Community asked to help “Kids Pulling for Kids” 4-Her Zach Jones has coordinated the “Kids Pulling for Kids” program as his 4-H service project for his first time. He has taken over the service project from his older brother Alex Jones who coordinated the program for three years but is now a freshman in college. Zach will combine his efforts with The Month of the Child. The pull is now underway through April 30th. This is a collection program of aluminum pull-tabs that will be recycled to help support the Ronald McDonald House at Children’s Mercy Hospital. Collecting pull tabs is a great way for children to learn how they can make a positive difference in other children and families lives, along with helping the environment. “Pulling” for the House That Love Built expands public awareness and fosters the development of good citizenship. Hawthorn Bank has generously agreed to donate $.50 per pound collected and give a $500.00 bonus if the goal of 1 MILLION tabs is met. To help make this “pull” successful, we need EVERYONE to be pulling. Tabs off of beverage cans, pet food cans, soup, vegetable and fruit cans are for the most part all 100% aluminum and can be donated to the pull. Please leave donations in Ziploc bags, coffee cans or plastic lidded containers. The following locations have drop off containers: All Clinton Hawthorn Banks, the Clinton Community Center, Clinton Senior Citizen Center, Clinton United Methodist Church, VFW Post 1894 and the Henry County University of

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Missouri Extension Office in the courthouse basement . Help us hit the 1 MILLION tab mark which is approximately 800 pounds and make a great donation to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. “PULLING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY” we can make a difference. I challenge you to be a part! Pull for The House That Love Built! If you have any questions please feel free to call Zach Jones at 885-7508.

Carnival Lost and Found Missing something besides all the fun following the 4-H Carnival? We may have it in our office. We found a silver bracelet, a white t-shirt and the two bags pictured below. Stop by to claim your item!

Henry County 4-H Council – by Jade Schmedding The March meeting of the Henry County 4-H Council was called to order on March 7, 2016 at 7:10 p.m. by President Alyssa Engeman. Following the reading of the January minutes by Secretary Jade Schmedding, Brendon Engeman moved to approve the minutes and was seconded by Caleb Hull. Motion carried. The treasurer’s report was then read by Treasurer Zach Jones. He reported a previous balance of $18,475.76. Following expenses of $2,933 on Carnival and miscellaneous and the deposit of dues, the remaining bal-ance is $18,385.76. Lane Wareham moved to approve the treasure’s report, with a second by Zach Jones. Motion car-ried. Brendon Engeman then gave his liaison’s report. Club reports were then given by the Montrose Busy Beavers, Clinton Cougars, Clinton Cool Cats, Shawnee Indians, Clin-ton Rockets and Mt. Zion Lions. Representatives from the CCA Patriots and Henry County Sharp Shooters were not present. Old Business Taryn Dameron reported on the County Extension Council Meeting. Many members spoke about the different programs they offer. Regional 4-H Council representatives were se-lected. Alyssa Engeman and Zach Jones were among those selected.The Frank Graham award nomination was submit-ted. The Council then discussed nominations for the Hall of Fame award. Zach Jones moved and Brendon Engeman seconded that Alice and David Huenefeldt would receive the nomination. Motion carried. In the case that they decline the nomination Abbie Dameron moved and Caleb Hull second-ed to have an alternate nominee. Motion carried. County recreation leader Caleb Hull will be sending out information and a survey to your clubs, to vote on the location of our next county wide Fun Day, which will be held in late April. New Business The Carnival Committee then reported. There is an oppor-

tunity to sell raffle tickets on Saturday March 12, at Clinton’s Walmart. Discussion of Carnival duties was then held. The Committee purchased a Cotton Candy Machine, as well as

sugar and other Carnival supplies. The Carnival will be held on March 19, 2016 at the Benson Center. Clubs may come

set up as early as 5, the event begins at 6. The Banquet and Awards committee then reported. The Banquet will be held

either the weekend before or after 4-H week due to a sched-uling conflict. The committee will later decide on the events date. The Fair committee then reported. The committee is arranging the schedule for when each club will come and supervise the projects while they are open for public view-ing. The Fair will be hosted July 14-23. The Presentation Day committee then reported. Presentation day will be on

June 25 at the Clinton United Methodist Church. A new cat-egory for presentation day was discussed. It is called Fash-ion Selection; it is another opportunity available at Presenta-tion Day. Brendon Engeman moved to offer this at the up-

coming presentation day and Zach Jones seconded. Motion carried. There will be a time change at Presentation day. All

demonstrations begin at 8:45. Walking tacos will also be sold by the Leadership project group, profit will be donated

to the Teacher’s Warehouse. Applications to be a camp counselor are available online. They are due on March 15 and training is on April 2. Applications to go to camp open

on April 1 and are due May 15. Camp is on June 7 through 9 at Camp Bob White. Flyers and applications for the Clover Care Glow Run are available. Preregister by March 21 and receive a T-Shirt. The run will begin and end at the Clinton

Soccer fields. Zach Jones presented his community service project, pulling for kids. He will be col-lecting aluminum pull tabs through May. His finial collection will be sent to the Ronald McDonald House on May 13. His goal is to collect 800 pounds of tabs. Vicky Church became a certified horsemanship ship leader. She requested finan-cial assistance, because the program cost $700. After dis-cussion Cheryl Hull moved to reimburse her for $150. This motion was seconded by Brendon Engeman. Motion carried. There will be a photo release at the Carnival; we will be giv-ing the Samaritan Center our donation. A donation will also be made in the memory of Zach Parsons. After discussion Brendon Engeman moved and Lane Wareham seconded to donate $150. Motion carried. After further discussion Cheryl Hull moved to divide the total donation, having $50 go to the Johnson County memorial and $100 go to the scholarship the State Council is arranging in his name. Zach Jones se-conded the motion. Motion Carried. With no new business Zach Jones moved to adjourn the meeting and was second-ed by Brendon Engeman. Motion carried. The next meeting of the Henry County 4-H Council is on May 16.

Montrose Busy Beavers—by Drew Bailey Brendon Engeman called the March meeting to order. Pledges were led by Kelsey Carter and Nate Bailey. Blake Wareham led us in singing the “Button Factory”. Roll call was led by Drew Bailey, secretary. Members were asked what their favorite color is. Drew Bailey read the minutes from last meeting. Bailey Carter made a motion, and Kelsey Carter seconded, that the minutes stand approved. Reading of Correspondence: none. Bailey Carter, treasurer, reported that we have a balance of $875.39. Alyssa Engeman made a motion, and Keon Engeman seconded, that the treasurer’s report stands approved. Report of Committees: State Coun-cil is collecting shoes for Soles4Souls at Teen Conference.

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Report of Projects: 1st hiking meeting March 6, 2:30. Clover Kids meeting March 17th. Old Business: We are selling tick-ets for 4-H carnival at Wal-Mart on March 5. New Business: none. Program: Brendon Engeman gave us his speech called “How My Best Brings Out the Best in Others”. An-nouncements: 4-H County Council meeting March 7th. Teen Conference March 12-13th. 4-H carnival March 19th. Bren-don Engeman called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Jesse Henzlik made a motion, and Blake Wareham second-ed, that we adjourn the meeting. Refreshments were held by the Brownsburgers and Coles. Nate Bailey led us in playing the “Human Knot”.

State Congress State Congress will be June 1-3, 2016. Registration will

open March 1st and the cost is $225. Deadline is April 15 Public Speaking Academy

The 4-H Public Speaking Academy is preparing for its fifth year! The Academy will be held June 21-22, 2016 and registration is due May 16. Lodging will be provided on the campus of Central Methodist University in Fayette, MO For more information, contact Patty Fisher at fisherp@missouri.edu or 573-324-5464 and be sure to download the brochure on the Missouri 4-H page at http://www.4h.missouri.edu/public-speaking-academy/main

11th Annual Robotics Design Challenge – 2016

Saturday, April 9, 2016 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Engineer-ing Building West Auditorium, UMC Campus Robotics Design Challenge is an event for K-8 youth, where youth build LEGO-robots with a variety of sensors, and pro-gram them to accomplish a given task. This is a FREE event open to any elementary or middle school student group. Visit this website for more information: http://engineering.missouri.edu/neuro/outreach/robotics-design-challenge/

MU Animal Science Youth Leadership Academy This academy is developed for high school students, which have an interest in the livestock industry. Our inaugural ses-sion will be held June 1-4, 2016 on the MU Campus, Depart-ment of Animal Sciences. We will select 20 students from the pool of applicants for this program. The cost of the pro-gram is $100/student which is due at time of acceptance into the academy.

15th Annual 4-H Day with the St. Louis Cardinals Missouri and Illinois 4-H members, parents, volunteers and alumni will gather at Busch Stadium on Saturday, May 21, 2016 for the 15th annual 4-H Day with the Cardinals. Trap Academy The 2016 Mizzou Trap Academy is set to take place on July 17-19 at Prairie Grove Shotgun Sports and Mizzou campus and will be open to 20 eligible shooters. Please visit our website at https://cafnr.missouri.edu/summer-academies/trap.php to learn more about our program and application requirement. Hunting & Outdoor Skills Leader Workshop April 15-17 at Windermere Conference Center in Roach, MO (Lake of the Ozarks)

Cost: $85 — includes two nights' lodging, five meals (three on Saturday and two on Sunday), curriculum notebook and supplemental resources Registration via 4-H Online opens February 25. http://4h.missouri.edu/shooting-sports-events/outdoor-leader\ Missouri 4-H Western Heritage “Sampler” State Event Sunday, April 24 at the Polk Co. Fairgrounds in Bolivar, MO. We will conduct an abbreviated "sampler state event" for Missouri 4-Hers. More information and details will follow as developed; so visit the webpage frequent-ly. http://4h.missouri.edu/shooting-sports-events/western-heritage 4-H Western Heritage & Cowboy Shooting Leader Train-ing April 22 – 24, 2016 at the Polk Co. Fairgrounds in Bolivar, Mo. Workshop begins at 10:00 a.m. Friday. Registration opens March 1 in 4HOnline and will close April 15 - or when workshop is full.

Summers@Mizzou Summers @ Mizzou is where you should be this sum-mer. Camps will be offered the week of July 17-21 and July 24-28th. Camps are available for a wide range of ages be-ginning with 12 year olds; check the registration information for the age range of each camp. Early registration is due by May 6. For registration and available scholarships see http://4h.missouri.edu/programs/summers

MU College of Veterinary Medicine Open House

Learn more about the College of Veterinary Medicine on April 16th. Just a few of the fun activities include: herding dogs demonstration, animal hospital tours, animal skeleton display, meet the mule team and much more. There will also be a special session on “How to Get into Veterinary School”. Contact the Extension Office for more information.

Show Stock Clinic Sullivan County will host a Show Stock Clinic on April 9. Contact the Extension Office for more information.

Show Pigs for Sale! Looking for Show Pigs? We have contacts, call our office for details.

Bates County Horse Shows Bates County is offering Horse Clinics and Shows April 16, May 21 and June 25. Flyer is available at Extension Office.

Missouri Sheep Producers Offer Flock Grants

MSP is offering grants to current 4-H and FFA youth interested in starting their own flock and becoming in-volved in the sheep industry .

Applications can be downloaded from the MSP Web site at www.missourisheep.com/youthprograms.htm. The application deadline is May 1, 2016. Grants will be awarded in June to allow ample time for the youth to purchase their ewes before fall breeding season. For more information about the Missouri Sheep Produc-ers or the MSP Starter Flock Grant, please contact Scott Kaden by phone at 573-578-9801 or via e-mail at rollakadens@embarqmail.com.

State & Regional Events

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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) Henry County 4-H is currently seeking Volunteers to continue the Air & Smallbore Pistol project, the Aerospace project, the Robotics project and the Quilting project at the county level. If you are interested please call (660) 885-5556.

Archery Archery will meet April 13 and 27 at the Henry County Fairgrounds at 4:30 and 5:30 pm. Please remember to bring your printed health forms from 4-H Online and sign the Shooting Sports Waiver for Henry County. Contact Debi Reed or the Extension Office with questions.

Dog Meetings Dogs will meet at the fairgrounds April 5, 12, 19 and 26th at 6:00 pm. Contact Lin at (417) 644-7425 with questions. We will meet every Tuesday in May except May 3.

Hippology Hippology will meet Monday, April 4 at 4:30 pm in the Friends Room at the Henry County Library.

Horsemanship Dates Horsemanship Meeting will resume in May. Stay tuned for details.

Horse Judging Horse Judging will be offered upon request. Contact Nicole in the Extension Office for details.

Livestock/Meats Dates

Mandatory Meetings are almost complete! A Rabbit/Poultry meeting will be held at the Youth Enrichment Building on April 28 at 6:30 pm with Small Animal Weigh In on May 7, beginning at 9 am. Please plan to arrive by 10:30 am.

Sportsfishing There is a youth fishing day on May 7 at Bennett Springs. Visit https://mostateparks.com/event/63355/kids-free-fishing-day for

more information.

Welding Project The welding project will continue meeting Tuesdays at 6:30 pm at 1750 N Water Street here in Clinton. If you have questions, contact Shawn at (660) 351-3302.

Information Due 20th of Each Month If you would like to include information about something your club or project group is doing, or just want to announce an opportunity for members, please send your submissions to

the Henry County Extension Office by the 20th of each month. Send e-mail to henryco@missouri.edu or mail to: The 4-H LINK, 100 W. Franklin, Room 16, Clinton, MO

64735. Check out Henry County 4-H on Facebook and Twitter! Did you know that information about Henry County 4-H can be found on Facebook at Henry County, Missouri 4-H and on Twitter at @HenryCounty4-H? Check out both for upcoming events, pictures and more!

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 veteran in employment or programs. If you need special accommodations for any program listed in this publication please contact (660) 885-5556.

Project News

County Wide Project Meetings

Project Date Time Location Contact Info

Beekeeping April 4 7:00pm Golden Corral Community Room David Huenefeldt 660-885-3418

Dogs April 5,12,19, 26 6:00 pm

Fairgrounds—YEB or Outside, weather dependent

Lin Kozlowski 417-644-7425

Livestock April 28 May 7

6:30 pm 9 am

Small Animal Meeting, YEB Small Animal Weigh –In, Fair-grounds

Extension Office 660-885-5556

Photography April 25 6 pm Cardinal Stadium Irene Komer 660-885-3571

Sportfishing April 11 6-7pm First Baptist Church / 2nd Street Will Noble 660-924-6338

Welding April 5,12,19, 26 6:30 –8 pm 1750 N Water Street Shawn Custer (660) 351-3302.

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