Vol. No. 136 March 1, 2015

BOLLINGER

COUNTY IN-4-MER

March 2015 4-H meetings include:

Wednesday, March 4

Leopold Club – Leopold School Cafeteria, 6:30 Clover Crafts; 7 pm meeting

Thursday, March 12 Crooked Creek 4H Club – Bollinger County

Coop, 7 pm

Tuesday, March 17 Country Club 4H – Ma & Pa’s Daycare, Marquand, 6:30 pm

Monday, March 23 - Cheerful Workers 4H Club, 7 pm,

Sedgewickville City Hall

Happy March

Birthdays! Madelyn Allen, Felicia Bratti, Maria Calvert, Jenna Garland, Ethan

Holweg, Canyon Leimer, Paul Lochirco II, Rick

McMillian, Melba Moore, Nathan Shrum, Deb

Stanley, Mayzie Thompson, Emma

Vandeven, Tina VanGennip, Kaitlyn

Zajicek

Bollinger County was well

represented again at the

Regional 4H Energizer! 28 members, 5 volunteers &

2 staff members on hand.

Calendar of Events March 1 – Sportsfishing Kick-Off & Shooting Sports Leader meeting March 4 – Leopold 4H meets March 12 – Crooked Creek 4H meeting March 13-14 – Shooting Sports Safety Session March 14 – Steer Weigh In March 16 – Monsanto event March 17 – Country Club 4H meeting March 20-22- Shooting Sports Certification March 23 – Cheerful Workers 4H meeting March 28-29 – Teen Conf. April 4 – Congress forms due May 14 – 4H Council Meeting May 16 – 4H Day with the Cardinals May 28-30 - 4H Congress June 17-18 – Public Speaking Academy June 21 – Quad Cty Shoot June 26-28 – Heartland 4H Camp, Camp Allen, Greenville June 25-27 – Cape County 4H Camp, Pine Crest Aug. 7-17– MO State Fair September 6-13 – SEMO District Fair September – East Perry Fair October – Madison County Fair

SPORTSFISHING

PROJECT

MEETING

MARCH 1

1:00-4:00 PM

EXTENSION

OFFICE,

MARBLE HILL

Shooting Sports UP-COMING EVENTS

*SS Leader Certification Workshop - *March 20-22 Camp - MoVal Union *Hunting Skills Leader Workshop April 17-19 Windermere Roach, MO *State Trap Shoot August 22 MTA Fields Linn Creek *State Archery -NFAA 300 August 22-23 Prairie Grove Columbia, MO *SS Leader Certification Workshop August 28-30 Life Change Camp in Clinton *State Shoot – all other events September 19-20 Prairie Grove in Columbia, MO

Interested in learning more about the Shooting Sports

Project in Bollinger County?

Contact Billi Colyer at 573-382-7969.

QUAD COUNTY SHOOTING

SPORTS CONTEST

June 13, 2015 APPLE CREEK

CONSERVATION RANGE

Open to all 4-H Members

who are currently enrolled in Shooting Sports Projects in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry & Scott Counties

Must be Pre-Registered &

fees paid by May 15, 2015 Pre-registration requires

signatures of the Certified Project Leader in each Discipline entered.

May compete in TWO of the

following disciplines: Archery, Air Rifle-Pellet, .22 Rifle, Shotgun, Air Pistol-Pellet, .22 Pistol, Muzzle Loading, Hunting & Outdoor Skills

NO AMMUNITION PROVIDED, you

must bring your own.

Check In at 7:30 am Competition at 8 am Concessions available

- bring your lawn chairs.

State Contest Rules will be used for this

Contest. For further

information contact Jim Lichtenegger,

Cape County Coordinator at

farmer_jim@hotmail.com or the

Cape Girardeau County Extension

Office at 243-3581

Camp Food and Fitness

June 2015...More information will

follow!

Youth age 12-14 enrolled in 4-H foods projects are the primary audience but young people associated with any Extension program are eligible to attend if they are 12-14 years of age. The camp is limited to the first 40 registrants so turn in registration information right away! Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. 4-H youth faculty or staff must sign the registration form. Registration is not complete until the registration form, health form, and payment is submitted.

STEER WEIGH-IN March 14

Fruitland Livestock

Auction 1:00 - 3:30

p.m. REMEMBER:

You must have your

steer weighed if you

plan to show at the

SEMO District Fair. Bring $1.00 per steer for

tag costs.

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

If you are a new

volunteer to 4H this

is a one-time

requirement you

MUST complete to

be a project leader,

Club Leader or help

with activities in

your own 4H Club.

You can do the

training on-line at

http://4h.missouri.e

du/getinvolved/volu

nteer/volunteerorie

ntation/index.html

Missouri 4-H Foundation

Scholarships

Attn: High School Seniors & College Students! The Missouri 4-H Foundation offers more than 60 scholarships every year, each ranging from $500 - $2,500. One application permits applicants to be considered for any available scholarship, subject to conditions specified by the

donor. Applications are accepted after January 1 and are due with a postmark date of April 1 to the state 4-H office.

Missouri Community Service Commission

Monsanto High School Scholarship

This is an initiative established

to recognize outstanding high

school students in Missouri who

provide service to their

communities. Eight student-

volunteers will be selected to

receive a college scholarship

award of $1,000. Deadline for

MCSC to receive applications is

March 3, 2014. In order to be

considered, interested applicants

must meet all of the following

requirements as outlined in the

application:

Complete the fillable form located at www.movolunteers.org Print, scan & e-mail the application & required attachments to christine.gardner@ded.mo.gov Contact Chris Gardner at (573)

526-7559 with questions.

Teen Conference

March 28-29 Columbia

We have 5 Bollinger

County members

attending this year!!!

4H CONGRESS June

State 4H Congress is designed for Missouri 4-Her’s ages 14-19. The

State 4H Council plans & implements the event to

be held on Mizzou’s campus, where you will

elect the State 4H Council members, enjoy

quality workshops, educational

opportunities, experience campus

living, etc., get to know other 4-H youth from

across Missouri and have a great time! Cost - $200

http://4h.missouri.edu/events/congress to register.

Registration paperwork/fees

due April 4th to the Extension

Office!

4H Move Across Missouri

4-H Move Across Missouri (MOVE) promotes physical activity by encouraging youths and families to engage in physical activities they enjoy. Using an online system, youths and their families can “log” the number of minutes they accumulate. Sign up as an individual or as part of a team. MOVE awards will be provided. Sign up on the 4-H website at http://www.4h.missouri.edu/programs/move/

Application and

Leader Resources for

Sportfishing Leaders Sportfishing is not just about

taking kids fishing. There are 4

parts to this program: 1)

Angling Skills 2) Tackle Craft

3) Aquatic Ecology 4) People &

Fish. This year’s State

Sportfishing event to be held

May 31, 2014, just outside of

Columbia, requires that youth

participating have a “Certified

Sportfishing Leader” to be

eligible to win prizes.

Sportfishing Leaders should

read and fill out the application

(available at

http://4h.missouri.edu/go/projec

ts/sportfishing/). They will

submit an application to the

state office and payment to

receive the leader resources,

which includes all youth

projects as well as 2-inch

binder of resources,

background information and

more activities! To complete

certification the leader must

complete the quiz based on

these materials and our risk

management policies!

We currently have 1 certified

leader & 2 more in the process

of becoming certified. This is a

popular and growing county-

wide project – if you are

interested in becoming certified

& involved please don’t

hesitate!

Annual 4-H Day with

the St. Louis Cardinals

May 16 Missouri & Illinois 4-H

members, parents, volunteers

and alumni will gather at Busch

Stadium where the National

League Champion Cardinals

will be playing the Atlanta

Braves in a 1:15 p.m. game.

Tickets will be $25.00 each &

includes a specially designed t-

shirt featuring the 4-H Clover

on the back and the Cardinals

emblem on the front. 4-H

members, leaders, alumni, and

their families who purchase 4-

H Day with the Cardinals

tickets will have the

opportunity to participate in a

parade around the Busch

Stadium outfield. Pre-game

ceremonies include a recitation

of the 4-H pledge & ceremonial

first pitches by an Illinois &

Missouri 4-H member.

Tickets must be ordered on the

4-H Day with the Cardinals

order form which are available

at the University of Missouri

Extension office, or on the web

at www.mo4h.missouri.edu.

Orders must be postmarked by

April 7, 2014. Tickets usually

sell out before the order

deadline so order early! 4-H

Clubs, counties, or groups of

families who would like to be

seated together must send their

orders in the same envelope.

Families can also participate in

the 4-H Day with the Cardinals

raffle to win prizes such as

throwing out the first pitch,

autographed baseballs, and

tickets to other Cardinal

baseball games. Funds raised

through the raffle support

Missouri and Illinois 4-H

programs. Complete

information about the 4-H Day

with the Cardinals raffle is on

the ticket order form. The

raffle has provided almost

$29,000 in scholarship funds

for Missouri 4-H members

since 2002.

Wise Words ….

Marshall the Miracle Dog and

4-H Call on Missouri to

“Commit to be Kind”

Marshall has chosen Missouri,

his home state, for a sneak peak

of his new movie, Marshall the

Miracle Dog, on March 7-8,

2015. Marshall is calling upon

all fellow Missourians to join

he and all of his friends at over

40 theaters across the state as

Missouri “Commits to Be

Kind.”

The “Commit to Be Kind”

weekend is a statewide effort

focused on bullying prevention

and the mistreatment of

animals. 4-H Missouri

Extension as well as hundreds

of schools, and animal shelters,

from all 114 counties in

Missouri, will join forces to

make the kind of difference that

comes only with a commitment

to kindness. Students are

encouraged to get involved by

organizing supply item drives

for their local animal shelters.

Other groups and organizations

will find their own way to stand

up and be heard. The “real”

Marshall will be making

appearances at several of the

theaters throughout the

weekend.

Marshall the Miracle Dog

reveals how friendship can be

found in the most unsuspecting

of places. More importantly,

this family film reaffirms that

everyone – even bullies – have

the ability to change for the

better and become a positive

influence in the lives of others.

Audiences will be left with

Marshall’s paw print on their

heart.

Inspired by Marshall’s true

story, Marshall the Miracle

Dog shares the adventure of

Finn, a 13-year-old boy, who

has become the target of bullies

at his new school. Finn is

feeling hopeless – that is, until

he finds Marshall being caged

up by a dog-hoarder in

deplorable conditions. The

bond of friendship is

immediate. Finn knows he

must rescue Marshall, but

Marshall has been abused by

the other dogs and needs to see

the vet right away. The race

against the bullies, against the

dog hoarder, and against time,

is on. In the end, it is Marshall

who leads everyone to a place

of change, forgiveness, and

friendship.

Marshall the Miracle Dog

received the Audience Choice

Award for Best Film at the St.

Louis International Film

Festival. The film was also

awarded “Best Family Film” at

the Wild Rose Film Festival,

and the Belleville News

Democrat hailed it as the “Best

Family Film” in 2014. The

Dove Foundation awarded the

film "4 out of 5 Doves", and

approved the film for “all

ages".

The “Commit to be Kind”

weekend is being presented in

conjunction with Missouri 4-H,

the Humane Society of

Missouri, PACER’s National

Bullying Prevention Center and

Character Plus. 10% of all

ticket sales will be benefiting

Missouri 4-H.

Marshall the Miracle Dog will

be showing at Wehrenberg and

B&B theaters March 7 across

Missouri. For ticket and event

information please go to: www.marshallthemiracledog.com

LIVESTOCK

PROJECT

REMINDER:

Members planning to show

livestock this year must be

current on their MSQA

training, which can be

completed online at: http:

//www.agebb.missouri.edu/smqa/

Scene out & about

Bollinger County 4H members

attending Legislative Day at

Jefferson City included Alanna

Quentin Little, Raina Ware,

Raylee Leimer and Marissa

Calvert. Thanks for making a

difference!

REGIONAL REP CANDIDATE

Maria Calvert will be running

for Regional Representative at

State 4-H Congress again this

year. She is the daughter of

Marty and Donna Calvert of

Leopold and has been a

member of the Leopold 4-H

Club since she was 5 years old.

(She will graduate from

Leopold R-3 in May.) She is

serving her third term as

president of the club and has

been one of the County Youth

Liasons on the Bollinger

County Extension Council for 3

years. 4-H youth in every

Missouri County are

represented by their peers on

the Missouri State 4-H Council.

The State 4-H Council is

comprised of 4-Officers, 4 State

Representatives, and 28

Regional Representatives.

Elected from each region at

State 4-H Congress, Missouri's

State 4-H Council works with

County Youth Liaisons, assists

in planning & implementing

statewide 4-H programs, gives

youth input on 4-H program &

policy issues, and works to

address the issues & concerns

most important to Missouri 4-H

youth. Good luck Maria – we

are pulling for you!

CAMPERS GET READY! The theme this year is

“The Amazing Race”

Heartland 4H Camp

June 26-28 Will be held at

Camp Allen, near Greenville

Forms/Fees due in May, date tba

Cost: $80 per person

Daylight Savings

Time!!

March 8, 2015 spring

forward clocks 1 hour.

Willie Saputo, YPA Bollinger County 4H

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.

Missouri Sheep Producers to

Offer Starter Flock Grants

In an effort to promote the sheep

industry to Missouri's youth, MSP

has initiated a starter flock grant

program. This year marks the

seventh year MSP has offered

this program with nine grants being

awarded. The deadline of May 1 is

fast approaching for submittal of the

2015 applications. This year MSP

has teamed up with FCS Financial

to offer up to three $600 starter

flock grants to 4H or FFA youth to

purchase ewes. Applicants must not

currently own sheep, must be

involved with Missouri 4H and/or

FFA, work with a current MSP

members in a mentorship program

and submit a completed application

to include a letter of

recommendation from their mentor.

The successful applicants must

purchase their ewes from a current

MSP members by September 1,

coordinate with their mentor on a

breeding program for the ewes to

lamb the following spring, maintain

possession of the ewes for at least

one year, and maintain records of

income vs expenses to be presented

at the annual MSP membership

meeting the fall of 2016. These

youth’s presentations are always a

highlight of the annual meeting.

Grant eligibility, requirements and

applications can be view and

downloaded from the MSP

webpage at

www.missourisheep.com.

Questions can be directed to Scott

Kaden at

rollakadens@embarqmail.com or

573-578-9801. Applications must

be postmarked by May 1 and mailed

to: Scott Kaden, 15850 CR 7200,

Rolla, MO 65401