Vol. No. 139 June 1, 2014

BOLLINGER

COUNTY IN-4-MER

June 2014 4-H meetings include:

Monday, June 2- Cheerful Workers 4H Club, Sedgewickville

City Hall

Wednesday, June 4

Leopold Club – Leopold School Cafeteria, No Clover Kids, 7 pm meeting

Thursday, June 12 Crooked Creek 4H Club – United

Methodist Church, 7 pm

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

Happy June Birthdays!

Corey Bollinger, Garrett Brown, Ashlyn & Austin Bucher, Marty Calvert,

Billi Colyer, Zach Elfrink, Craig & Landon Filer,

Gwen Forrester, Justin & Linda Greer, Michaela Haley, Amy Harmon,

Nicole Hornback, Ashley & Nancy Keim, Kyleigh Lewis, Piper Lincoln,

Tyler Maintz, Pam Scott, Vickie Seiler, Amy &

Richard Swain, Clayton & Skylar Whitener

WISE WORDS

Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is

wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn

Calendar of

Events June 2 – Cheerful Workers meet June 4 – Leopold 4H meets June 6 – Heartland 4H Camp camper forms due June 7 – Goat & Sheep Showmanship & Fitting Clinic June 12 – Crooked Creek 4H meets June 17 – Country Club 4H meets June 17-18 – Public Speaking Academy June 21 – Quad County Shoot June 23-24-25 – Heartland 4H Camp June 25-27 – Cape County 4H Camp July 3-12 – Butler County Fair July 11 – 4H Day Camp July 15 – Livestock Nominations for SEMO Fair due (goat, sheep, swine) July 26 – Cape County Prospect Show August 5 – Livestock entries due for SEMO Fair August 7-17– Missouri State Fair September 6-13 – SEMO Fair September 19-20 – East Perry Fair October 2-4 – Madison County Fair October 4 – State Public Speaking Contest October 5 – 4H Family Day

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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

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/meetingsthatmatter.pdf

Sheep and Goat

Showmanship &

Fitting Clinic

June 7

8 am – 2 pm

St. Francois County will be hosting a sheep and goat

showmanship and fitting clinic at the St. Francois County

Fair-grounds.

BOLLINGER COUNTY MUSEUM

OF NATURAL HISTORY

Extinction Weekend

Like the dinosaurs the low

admission rates at the Bollinger

County Museum of Natural

History in Marble Hill, are on their

way to extinction. The rate

increases on June 1, 2014.

For more information call 573-

238-1174 or email

bcmnh@sbcglobal.net

2014 4H CONGRESS

3 members attended– Maria Calvert, Tate Kiefer, Ashley

Nussbaum (Maria was elected alternate Regional Representative.)

May Community

service spotlight

…..

Cheerful Worker members placed flags in the cemetery

in Sedgewickville.

AND picked up trash along the highway.

4H CAMPERS “Shoot for the Stars”

Heartland 4H Camp June 23-24-25

Wappapello

Camper forms (members age 8-13)

Due June 6 Fee for campers - $50

Archery practice at the

House of Hoesli

4-H Quad County Shoot

June 21 Apple Creek

Conservation Range

There will be competition in Archery, Pistol, Rifle, and

Shotgun. We have 20 members participating this

year!!!

Shooting Skills Opportunities

4-H Invitational Shoots in

Missouri

Several counties offer special

Invitational shooting matches

open to other Missouri 4-H

Shooting Sports members.

Some of these offer nearly

every event as the State Shoot;

some only offer 1 or 2 events.

These invitational matches are

great opportunities to

experience additional

competition and their skills

against members from other

counties. A certified coach is

not required to participate. If

the 4-H member is enrolled in

the discipline and has been

faithfully attending local

instruction and practice they

can participate – as long as

parents take them and

supervise. A list of these

opportunities can be found on

the 4-H shooting sports web

page:

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

ts/shootingsports/contests.htm

NRA

Junior Rifle Camp June 19-22 & July 10-13

Links to additional details and forms can be found on the Missouri Shooting Sports

webpage: http://4h.missouri.edu/go/projects/

shootingsports/contests/htm

State Shoot

Information –

IMPORTANT Registration details for the

August and September State

Shoots are still a few days

away; but there are some

significant changes coming that

every Shooting Sports member,

parent, and leader need to be

aware of. THE BIG

CHANGE: the August 23 Trap

Shoot and the August 23-24

Archery –NFAA 300 will have

online registration this year.

Registration and scheduling

will be done via the internet.

Please read closely information

as it becomes available. For

now, make plans on how you

will accomplish online

registration. If you have

internet in your home, no

problem; but if you do not have

internet then you have some

planning to do. Public access

computers and internet are

available, maybe friends or

neighbors will let you use their

computer; or the extension

office may be able to assist.

The September 20 – 21 events

will use paper registration, as in

the past. When details are

available all shooting sports

enrollees will be notified via

email. So, please make sure

your correct email is in the 4-H

system. Details will be sent to

local extension offices and will

be posted on the website:

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

ts/shootingsports/contests.htm ,

check it frequently. Pay

attention and spread the word.

August 23 4-H State Trap Shoot, MTA, Linn Creek, MO August 23-24 State Archery – Basic NFAA 300 (all ages) Prairie Grove – Columbia, MO Sept. 6-7 Western Heritage & Cowboy Shooting State event – Marshfield, MO Sept. 20 4-H State Shoot (everything else) Prairie Grove – Columbia, MO Sept. 21 4-H State Shoot - Archery 3D, Sporting Clays Muzzleloading - Prairie Grove & Owl Creek - Columbia, MO

Archery Schedule

Hoesli Home, Leopold

* June 5 & 19 * July 10 & 31 * August 11 & 27 **Please note change in date from June 18 to June 19 …..

Shotgun Schedule Garland Home,

Leopold June 14 & 28 July 12 & 26.

(Schedules are subject to

change; project members will

be notified by project leader.)

Shooting Sports Interested in learning more about the Shooting Sports

Project in Bollinger County? Contact Jennifer

Wilkinson at 208-6547, or Billi Colyer at 573-

382-7969.

Film Fest 2014 August 3-6

St. Louis This event connects young

filmmaking enthusiasts with

film industry professionals &

youth who share those interests. This includes film screenings, field

trips, festivities, meetings,

workshops with film industry

professionals & other

opportunities. Registration & info

available at http://4h.missouri.

edu/go/events/filmfest/index.htm

July 27-30 National WHEP

Contest Columbia, MO

If you are an interested 4-H

member, recruit other 4-Hers &

a leader/coach. If you are an

adult with an interest in

wildlife, start recruiting 4-H

members. Some info is on the

4-H Wildlife web page; more

will follow.

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

ts/wildlife/whep.htm

Wildlife Habitat

Education Program Plans are underway to re-

introduce the 4-H Wildlife

Habitat Education Program

(WHEP). 4-H members &

volunteers with an interest in the

great outdoors; its wildlife,

habitat & management of that

wildlife & habit are encouraged

to participate. WHEP is a

contest-based educational

activity that helps youth

understand basic concepts of

wildlife management science.

Any 4-H member in any 4-H

project may participate.

Additional instructional aides are

being created, but the main study

resource is the National WHEP

Manual -

http://www.whep.org/National_

WHEP_Manual.html You can

download & begin the learning

process now.

Aerospace Camp

July 15-17 Rolla

Missouri U of Science &

Technology in Rolla hosts

their annual camp for youth

between the ages of 10-13.

Cost is $276 – Registration

is due July 7th

. Visit the

website for more info &

forms

http://futurestudents.mst.edu

/summercamps/

Thank You! To Paul

Zajicek for

completing the

Application and

Leader Resources for

Sportfishing! Project

members get ready for

some fun! If anyone else is interested, there

are 4 parts to this program: 1)

Angling Skills 2) Tackle Craft 3)

Aquatic Ecology 4) People &

Fish. Sportfishing Leaders should

read & fill out the application

(available at

http://4h.missouri.edu/go/projects/s

portfishing/). They submit an

application & payment to the state

office to receive leader resources,

including all youth projects, a 2”

binder of resources, background

info & more activities! To

complete certification the leader

must complete the quiz based on

these materials and our risk

management policies!

Project work ……

Jenna Garland’s new swine project

‘partner’ Willow.

Prospect Day (SEMO Fair grounds)

July 26

4th Annual

Public Speaking

Academy

June 17-18

State 4-H Public

Speaking Contest

October 4

FINDING YOUR VOICE is a

major step in becoming a

leader! Many people find it

challenging and everyone can

get better at this. Experience

the 2014 State 4-H Public

Speaking Contest and take your

skills to the next level, with

many choices to pick from.

You may compete with a

traditional prepared speech,

experience an adrenaline rush

with an extemporaneous

speech, use your technology

skills to create a tech-assisted

speech, or use your

performance skills for an

interpretation (humorous or

dramatic). Cost is $25 per

competitor, families and other

supporters get in free! To

register, visit

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

s/publicspeaking/ or contact

your county 4-H office.

Forms and fees are due by

September 10th

to the Bollinger

County Extension office.

Age Divisions – Youth may

compete in the Junior (ages 8-

10), Intermediate (ages 11-13)

or Senior (ages 14-18) age

divisions.

Categories – Youth may only

compete in one category, due to

limits of space and the number

of available judges.

Each county may send up to:

Intermediate) for

Prepared,

Extemporaneous, and

Technology-Assisted

speaking.

5 speakers per division

for “Revolution of

Responsibility” PSA.

5 speakers per division

for Dramatic

Interpretation.

5 speakers per division

for Humorous

Interpretation.

Missouri Ag Photo Contest

5th Annual Focus on Missouri Agriculture

contest Wanted: Missourians to share

the unique stories and images of

agriculture through

photographs. The contest runs

through June 30 & is an

opportunity for amateur

photographers to submit their

best images of agriculture –

from a beautiful Missouri farm,

to a farm tractor that has been

in the family for years or the

fun and excitement of a child at

an agritourism operation, or any

number of other agri related

subjects and opportunities.

More info is available at

agriculture.mo.gov.

PROJECTS: If you have decided to add something to the list of projects you have already selected for the year be sure to let the Extension Office know so that the new data can be entered into the system before we gear up for fair season. Also, when filling out your fair tags this year be sure to pay close attention to what the fair book requires you to include with your entry. Attention to detail is important!

LIVESTOCK PROJECT info

Ownership dates for livestock can be found

on page 9 of the 4H Clover book. These are the dates that

SEMO District fair uses for exhibition

compliance.

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.

4H Book Donation 29 pound & 6 ounce box of

books sent to Oregon

County’s Myrtle Library in

May – thanks to all who

donated for the cause!

Getting another box ready to

go in June. Accepting used

books in good condition,

current magazines and/or

new books of any kind.

Remember – we are

still collecting dairy

tubs and chip/snack

bags. Will be shipping

our first box soon!

STATE FAIR In the 4-H building at the State

Fair there will be a projector

showing videos and pictures

from clubs around the state

during the fair. If you or your

club has any to share please

provide them to the Extension

Office by June 20th

so that we

can get them forwarded to the

State Office in time.

SEMO FAIR

CHANGES Livestock entries are

due August 5th

.

Exhibit entries will

be accepted on

Friday, Sept. 5 from

5-7 pm and

Saturday, Sept. 6

from 8 am – Noon.

The parade will be

held on Saturday,

Sept. 6 at 9:30 am

There will NOT be a

breeding swine show

– the market swine

show will include

barrows and gilts.

Please read the fair book

carefully again this year

for additional changes.

REMINDER:

Members planning to show

livestock must be current on

their MSQA training, which

can be completed online at:

http:

//www.agebb.missouri.edu/s

mqa/ If there will be a

live session held (such as

Kendra and Roger have

done in the past) notices will

be mailed out. If you are not

sure you need to do this

training contact Willie and

she will check for you.