Vol. No. 155 October 1, 2016

BOLLINGER

COUNTY IN-4-MER

October 2016

4-H meetings

include:

Wednesday, Oct. 5 – Leopold 4-H Club meeting, Leopold School Cafeteria; 6:30 pm Clover Crafts; 7:00 meeting

Thursday, Oct. 6 – Crooked Creek 4-H meeting, Extension Office, 7 pm

Monday, Oct. 17 Country Club/County Line 4H Clubs – Ma & Pa’s Daycare, Marquand, 6:30 pm

Monday, Oct. 24 - Cheerful Workers 4H Club, 7:30 pm Sedgewickville City Hall

Happy October

Birthdays!

Aaron Bailey, Margaret Broshuis, Donna Calvert,

Donna Dowdy, Taylor Eftink, Dillon Filer, Brittany Garland, Kami Green, Brooke Horrell,

Kyleigh Lewis, Dawn Lincoln, Melissa Lincoln, Will Lincoln, Tanner Morehead, Kristen Mungle, Rebekah Myers, Logan Seabaugh, Will Seiler, Keith Shrum,

Ivan Welker

Daryann & Boots

Calendar of Events Sept. 26-Oct. 1 – Butler County Fair Oct. 2-8 – National 4-H Week Oct. 5 –Leopold Club meeting

Club/Asst. Leader Training, Cape County

Oct. 6 – Crooked Creek 4-H meeting Oct. 7 – 4-H Trivia Night Oct. 7-8 – Madison County Fair Oct. 8 & 22 – Patton Lawn Mower races Oct. 14 – PROJECT REPORTS DUE Oct. 17 – Country Club 4-H meeting

Regional Energizer meeting, 4:30 pm

Oct. 19 – Citizenship Washington Focus Trip Informational Meeting Oct. 21 & 22 – Ste. Genevieve Yard sale, U of MO Ext. bldg. Oct. 21-23 –Shooting Sports Certification Training Oct. 22 – Paint for a Cause – Jer’s, 8 am – 8 pm Oct. 22 – Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center Fall Festival (4-8 pm) Nov. 4 – Cape County Jr.

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Annual 4-H Trivia Night

OCTOBER 7 7:00 pm

First Baptist Church, Marble Hill Hosted by Crooked

Creek 4-H Club

SCENE AT THE

SEMO FAIR!!!

Cousin fun

Josie showing in open class.

Tate Kiefer showing sheep.

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/meetingsth

atmatter.pdf

LEADER OPPORTUNITY Wednesday, Oct. 5

6:30 pm

Club and Assistant Leader

Training, upper level

Cape County Extension Office

Annual Monsanto Grant

Opportunity! Contact

farmers you know &

encourage them to see if

they are eligible to enroll in

the program at

www.GrowCommunities.com.

Grow Communities is a part

of the America’s Famers

initiative. To learn more

about all of the America’s

Farmers programs visit

www.AmericasFarmers.com.

The deadline to enroll is

November 30. Our 4-H

programs have benefitted

from this in the past – great

opportunity to help Grow 4-H

in OUR community!

Project Report

Forms are due to the Extension

office by Friday, October

14 at 4:00 p.m. As a

reminder, if a state report form

is filled out, Level 1 is eligible

for a $50 camp scholarship;

Level 2 is eligible for a Teen

Conference scholarship; Level

3 is eligible to apply to attend

National 4-H Congress in

Atlanta, Georgia. Details can be

found in the 4-H Clover book.

AND REMEMBER – NO completed form, NO

recognition! You have to complete & submit at

least 1 form in order to be considered a member in

good standing & to receive a pin for that year.

VOLUNTEERS Volunteers will complete a

one-page paper volunteer

form and also be required

to register through 4-H

Online. Volunteer are

available online or at the

Extension office. New

volunteers will need to

complete the one-time

volunteer orientation.

4-H Youth in Action Awards As the highest honor

National 4-H Council

awards to 4-H youth, the

2017 awards will recognize

one remarkable 4-H’er

within each pillar area:

Agriculture; Citizenship;

Healthy Living; and STEM.

Each of the four 4-H Youth

in Action Awards pillar

winners will receive:

Scholarship: $5,000

scholarship for higher

education.

Public Recognition: An all-

expenses paid trip to

Washington, D.C. to be

recognized at Council's

Legacy Awards on March

21, 2017.

Spokesperson

Opportunities: Serve as the

National Youth

Spokesperson for their

recognized pillar area.

In addition, one National 4-

H Youth in Action Award

winner will be selected

from the four pillar winners

and receive an additional

$5,000 scholarship for

higher education.

All applications must be

submitted by 5:00 PM ET on

Monday, October 24, 2016.

Interested in learning

more? For qualifications,

application rules, and

information on past

honorees, please visit the 4-

H Youth in Action Awards

website.

Shooting Sports Leader Certification Camp JoOta

Clarence, MO Oct. 21-23

The workshop will be composed

of 18-20 hours of training.

Twelve hours of time will be for

a specific discipline. Training

will include covering the

curriculum & lesson plans from

the National 4-H Shooting Sports

program, opportunities to teach

to your peer group & a range

practicum. The philosophy and

principles of working with 4-H

youth is a critical part of the

training. Registration is now

open through 4-H Online until

August 31 or the workshop is

filled. For more details:

http://4h.missouri.edu/shooting-

sports-events/shooting-sports-

leader-certification.

Elijah Whitener taking his

friend for a stroll.

Tanner Morehead & his

champion poultry.

2017 State Team Tryouts for Shooting Sports Shotgun - Oct. 21,22 & 23 at

St. Louis Trap & Skeet Club

November 6th at Ozark Shooters

Sports Complex; November 27

Pin Oak Hill Sporting Clays

December 11 Powder Creek

Shooting Park

A Archery (Tryouts held at Prairie

Grove Shotgun Sports)

S October 1-2 & 15-16

S Smallbore Rifle (Prairie Grove0

O October 1 & 15

Muzzleloading (Prairie Grove)

October 2, 16 & 30

S Smallbore Pistol (Tryouts held at

Saline County Fairgrounds in

Marshall, MO)

O October 1, 15, 29

Air Rifle (Tryouts held at

Wallsworth Community Center

November 5 & 19

Air Pistol (Saline County

Fairgrounds in Marshall, MO)

October 2, 16, 30

Hunting Skills (Prairie Grove,

December 3

Missouri 4-H website:

http://4h.missouri.edu/inde

x.htm 4-H Online:

mo.4honline.com

Like us on Facebook –

Bollinger County 4-H.

New 4-H Year &

Enrollment The new 4-H year starts October 1, 2016. Enrollment

will be through 4-H Online again this year. More information regarding enrollment will provided to club leaders as it becomes available. Annual membership dues are $20. Please review all information to make sure it is up to date. If you have forgotten your password, please use the reset password instead of creating a new profile. Info about new enrollments will be available online or by contacting the Extension office.

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. To see if you qualify, 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

The ins. company will verify eligibility & send a voucher in the mail with a red or blue stamp on it. 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.

National 4-H Week

October 2-8 Wear green & your 4-H garb

everywhere! To church, school,

the grocery store, etc. - & make

sure I get photos, Facebook or

otherwise! The club with the

most DOCUMENTED 4-H

fashion sense will win a prize!

Celebrate the Clover - attend a

church as a club, display projects

in a business window, talk about

the 4-H program on social media,

invite a friend to a 4-H event, etc.

Get creative.

Grow True Leaders –

Shout Out National 4-H Council is

launching Grow True Leaders,

a campaign to empower youth

with the opportunity to share

their voice & show that their

skills are making a difference in

their communities. Campaign

began in April; runs through the

end of 2016, focusing on three

calls to action — Shout, Share

& Support. All 4-H members,

staff, volunteers & families are

asked to help raise the visibility of

4-H by posting “Shout Outs” on

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram &

websites using the hashtags

#TrueLeaders & #4HGrowsHere

to recognize the 4-H members,

volunteers & alumni who are true

leaders! Info can be found at:

http://www.4-h.org/resource-

library/4H-marketing-online-

resource-center/4H-promotional-

toolkits/

Citizenship

Washington Focus

(CWF) Trip 2017

June 10-19

Cost: $2,300 Citizenship Washington

Focus (CWF) is a 4-H

leadership program for

high schoolers aged 14 to

18. 4-H members will stay

at the National 4-H Youth

Conference Center, near

Washington, D.C., and

participate in a week-long

program enriching their

lives with activities that

broaden their appreciation

and respect for themselves

and others. 4-H members will

tour national landmarks and

meet their elected officials. Side

trips to Fort McHenry and New

York City will follow the

conference. Cost will include

transportation, all meals,

lodging & tours.

Applications & first payment

due December 1, 2016.

Lesley Meier (Cape County 4-H

Specialist) will be a chaperone on

this trip. There is a meeting for

youth who are interested and/or

want to fundraise to pay for the

CWF trip on October 19th at

6:30 p.m. in the upper level

meeting room. If you are unable

to attend the meeting and are

still interested, let Lesley Meier

know at meierl@missouri.edu.

Info & application can be found

at: http://4h.missouri.edu/CWF/main.

Wise Words …

"A good example is the best

sermon." Benjamin Franklin

Cape Girardeau

4-H Junior Leaders

Trivia Night

Saturday

November 7 4-H Exhibit Hall, Arena Park

$10 per person & a team is 6-10

people. Tickets can be bought at

the Cape County Extension

Office. Funds raised will support

the Cape County Junior Leaders.

2nd Annual Missouri 4-H

Foundation Quiz Night, (benefiting the University of

MOExtension 4-H Center for

Youth Development)

Friday, December 2

Knights of Columbus

Hall, Columbia, Mo.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. &

trivia begins at 7:00 p.m. The

cost is $200 per table ($25 per

person) with a maximum of

eight players per team. Ticket

prices include non-alcoholic

beverages. Teams are

encouraged to bring their own

food and drinks! Mulligans will

be available for purchase the

night of the event.

Attendance prizes & raffle

prizes will be given.

A few photos of some of the SEMO District

Fair winners (you are ALL winners!)

Cupcake the Saputo Guinea

Pig’s home away from home.

Way to go Connor Lincoln –

Best of Show in Robotics!

Congratulations to Josh Horrell

– Best of Show, Crafts;

Champion Old Cock, Champion

& Reserve Champion Pigeons!

And to Kristen Mungle – Best of

Show in Photography 1 & Food

Preservation!!

Other SEMO District Fair

Best of Show & Champion/

Reserve Champion recipients

include Ashley Nussbaum

(Misc. Projects), Carsyn

Swain (Champion Doe,

Champion Cockerel &

Pullet), Tanner Morehead

(Reserve Champion Cockerel

& Hen), Gabe Zustra

(Champion Turkey), Grace

Seabaugh (Reserve Champion

Pullet); Drew Engelen (Grand

Champion Gilt & Market

Hog weight #1 Champion);

Keigan Engelen (Reserve

Grand Champion Gilt);

Skylar Whitener (Market

Lamb Light Weight

Champion) & Elijah

Whitener (Reserve Champion

Light Weight Market Lamb)

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 your 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.

Fair Shares …..

Autumn Whitener & her black

sheep.

Kylee Whitener showing cattle.

Skylar Whitener & her Champion.

Elijah & his Reserve Champion.

Keigan Engelen showing hogs.

The Ferguson siblings – still

showing!

Garrett Brown & Beth Lincoln

showing hogs.

Willie Saputo,

4-H Youth Program Assistant

Kristi Baker,

4-H Youth Specialist

Bollinger County

304 High 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.