Clover Connection Un ive rs i ty o f M issou r i Ex t ens ion May 2017 Ed i t ion

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Elaine Anderson

4H Youth Specialist

100 East Newton, 4th Floor

Versailles MO 65084

573-378-5358

andersonela@missouri.edu

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4-H Council

Meetings

Morgan County June 8 at 6:00 pm

Morgan County Courthouse, Sims Room

Moniteau County June 6 at 6:30 pm

Masonic Lodge

SWINE SHOWMANSHIP CLINIC

with Jarod Kennedy

Saturday, June 10th

5pm

at the Livestock Barn in

Versailles

Jarod is a 4-H leader from Neosho

with over 40 years experience in the show indus-

try.

Morgan and Moniteau County4-H members are

invited to attend.

This is a hands on clinic so bring your pig ready

for show!

Meal will be provided.

Meal will be provided. Please RSVP for proper meal count

to 573-378-5358.

This is an excellent clinic for basic swine showing.

SMQA

If you are showing livestock at a County

Fair—SMQA certification is required. If you

were unable to attend one of the trainings,

please go online at

http://agebb.missouri.edu/smqa/

Requirements must if under age 14, must com-

plete 2 years in a row and take again at age 14.

Do you need to be recertified?

Contact Morgan County Extension Office at

573-378-5358.

Morgan County Youth

Instead of holding a achieve-

ment day, 4-H’ers may give a

demonstrations at a 4H coun-

cil meeting in April or June.

If you are interested in giving

your demonstration at the MO

State Fair, you will need to

present at the county level and

this is your opportunity.

Please contact the office if you

are interested.

Moniteau County Fair

August 7-12, 2017

Morgan County Fair

July 12-15, 2017

Move Across Missouri

Please note the competitive period of MOVE ends April 30 and

reporting MOVE minutes occurs May 1-15 in 4-Honline.

Did you sign up for Move Across Missouri?

Participants will report the totals of each of the 12 weeks (starting the week of February 1) and check off the boxes the types of activities (12) the did during that time. Again, the MOVE competition event reporting is May 1 – May 15. Participants must, must, must click all the way through the invoice, even though it is $0.00 for the registration to be complete.

Cake Decorating Clinic with Lynette Black

Thursday, June 1st

6pm

at the County Courthouse

Sims Room

Please RSVP quickly as there will only be eight spots available.

Call the Extension office at 573-378-5358

Remember:

Fair time is fast approaching.

Have you met the require-

ments to show at the fair?

For many, it is attending over

1/2 of the club meetings.

Contact you club leader if you

have any questions.

Checkout our

Facebook Pages Morgan County 4-H

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1574708

109490075/

Moniteau County 4-H

https://www.facebook.com/moniteau4H.edu

/

Sportfishing State Event The Missouri 4-H State Sportfishing event will be held Saturday, June 3rd , 2017 in MidMissouri.

This annual event is always held the 1st Saturday after Memorial Day.

The event is open to all 4-H members enrolled in the sportfishing project (if a member is not enrolled in the project they will not see the event in 4HOnline when it opens).

Event registration for youth will take place in 4HOnline and will open April 1 and close May 15. T

his event is generously supported by Missouri Department of Conservation and Bass Pro Shops.

Cost of the event is $20 per member (additional cost for family members who want us to provide lunch rather than bring it).

State Poultry Day

June 17, 2017 at the Animal Science Building,

University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.

Registration opens April 15. Register in 4-H online.

Open to all 4-Hers, but participants 14 and over before Jan. 1 will be placed in the senior division.

It is $20 for both the youth and adult registrations until May 15, and then youth and adult registrations will be $25 until the June 1 deadline.

T-shirt ordering — Deadline: May 8, 2017

Activities for the day include:

Two Educational Sessions for 4-H Day

Production Poultry Judging –Hands-On Workshop for Beginners and Judging Classes for More Advanced:

A Production Judging Contest, including egg and carcass grading and laying hens placing. If desired, a senior 4-H Judging Team may be identified to qualify to enter the 4-H National Com-petition in Louisville, KY in November.

• Other Events of the Day: o Fun Poultry Quiz Bowl o Domestic Poultry Photo o Dozen Egg Contest For more details: http://4h.missouri.edu/poultry/statepoultryday

4-H Day with the Springfield Cardinals,

4-H members, alumni, families and their friends are invit-ed to join us for 4-H Day with the Springfield Cardinals, Tuesday, May 30 at 6:30.

The Cardinals will be playing the Corpus Christi Hooks at Hammons Field.

The ticket price of $12 includes a hat. Order forms must be sent with full pay-ment to the University of Missouri Howell County Extension office by May 12. No late payment will be accepted. Make checks payable to: Howell County Extension Center.

Return the attached form along with payment to: Krista Tate, University of Mis-souri Extension, 1376 Bill Virdon Blvd, West Plains, Mo 65775. For more in-formation: (417) 256-2391, or tatekr@missouri.edu

Robotics Do you have an interest in Robotics?

July 5, 12, 19 and 26 there will be a robotics program from 3-4 at the Ver-

sailles Library

They will be working with the EV3 robotic kits.

Contact the Versailles Library to sign up.

573-378-5319

National 4-H Film Festival KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

July 23-26, 2017

J23-26, 2017Communication Problem Solving

Critical Thinking Self Expression Learning to Learn Workforce Prep Planning/Organizing Empathy

For more information: http://4h.missouri.edu/filmfest4h/index.htm

Kountry Kids 4-H Club Meeting Minutes

April 19, 2017

The Kountry Kids 4-H club met at the Hage-

dorn home on April 19th. The meeting was called to

order by Tabitha Ypya. Matthew Iman led the Ameri-

can pledges and Gabe Brunjes led the 4-H pledge.

Gabe then gave prayer. Brody Kroeschen took roll call

and read the minutes from the March meeting. Saydi

Hagedorn read the Treasurer’s report.

Blake Nairn gave his demonstration “How to

make a volcano erupt”. Gabe demonstrated the diges-

tive system of a cow then Barton Marriott demonstrat-

ed how to use a Kreg jig when working with wood.

Tabitha asked each club member how their

projects were going. No old business was left to dis-

cuss so went on to new business. Thank you cards

were handed out and those that attended the January

Energizer and the teen conference in March were

asked to write up a thank you for the Albers-Kuhn

family to thank for paying for the events.

Since April 29th is National Community Ser-

vice day, the club discussed ideas. The decision was

made to just report our trash pickup. It was voted to

pick up trash on our adopted highway on April 24th,

5:30pm. The club’s May community service will be to

spruce up the Welcome to Stover sign flower beds.

The date will be May 17th at 5:30 then have the month-

ly meeting afterward. The club voted to spend $30.00

on mulch.

Bobbie asked for ideas from the club on the

criteria for 4-H Senior scholarships. She’ll report the

ideas back to 4-H Council. She then handed out 4-H

Camp registrations which are due May 1.

Tabitha asked the club to vote if the club

should have a Facebook page. All members voted to

do so and Tabitha volunteered to set up and be the

keeper of the account.

A date was set to make Mother’s Day gifts as

May 8th. Club will meet at 6pm at the Hagedorn home.

Dads are to bring the kids or they can be dropped off

but Moms are not allowed! A date will be set to make

Father’s Day gifts at the May meeting.

Bobbie then went over amounts due from

those who are to attend the Cardinals and/or Royals

game as well as additional t-shirts purchased.

Next meeting will be May 17th. The meeting

was adjourned with refreshments served by the Nairn

family and drinks by the Brunjes family.

Quote of the month: We make a living by what we get

but we make a life by what we give!

Little Rascals

April 4, 2017

The Little Rascals Clover Kids Club met April 4 at Mid-America Therapy in Versailles. The meeting began with pledges, roll call(Have you planted anything yet this year?) and a discussion of April activities.

Eunice Officer, a master gardener, and Paula Whiting talked about growing and caring for plants. They helped the thirteen members and one guest plant cabbage plants and marigold seeds. Hopefully the plants will thrive and be shown at the fair.

Those attending Library Day reported that towers were con-structed with Legos and books were selected by the Dewey Dec-imal System for presentations. Everyone shared their results of a bean germination experiment. The Little Rascals collected 35 pounds of food for the local food pantry.

Hattie Marriott and Khale Marriott did a team demonstration showing the sign language alphabet. Trinity Jefferies presented a judging class on ammunition. Members drew a Missourian's name to report on at the May's meeting roll call. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be May 2 at the Morgan County Library in Versailles.

Clover Kid Corner

Through Clover Kids clubs, children learn how to get along, share, and work in groups, ex-

plore their interests, and build self-confidence. Each Clover Kids Corner provides an activi-

ty, information or other materials that Clover Kids leaders can use in planning and imple-

menting experiences that introduce five to seven-year olds to the 4-H experience.

Grow Your Own Clovers

Supplies Clover seeds Potting soil Plastic cups (one per child) Plastic wrap Rubber bands Directions 1. Fill cups half full with potting soil 2. Sprinkle clover seeds on top of potting soil 3. Cover seeds with potting soil, but only fill the cup ¾ full 4. Cover cups with plastic wrap and seal with a rubber band When Children Get Home 5. Place cup in a warm, shaded location for the seeds to germinate (i.e., top of a refrigerator) 6. After the first seed leaf pushes through the dirt remove the plastic cover and place cup in a sunny area. It is important to keep the soil moist with fresh water. 7. After clovers begin growing transplant them into a bigger pot – either inside or outside Encourage chil-dren to look through the clovers to see if they find the four leaf kind!

4-H Move Across Missouri (MOVE)

MOVE is back for 2017! And, youth and adults can register for it on 4HOnline!! Enrollment for new and re-enrollment for current MOVErs begins now and continues until May 1 (please make sure to register by May 1 so you can participate in the competition!). As you know, MOVE promotes physical activity and encourages youths to engage in a broad range of activities such as walking, biking, running, swimming, dance, taekwondo, gardening and more.

Here’s what youth and adults need to do to participate:

Enroll in the Move Across Missouri (MOVE) project (HF775) in 4HOnline in their profile. Enrollment in 4-H MOVE does not count as a part of county limits on projects.

Using a paper tracking system found on the 4-H website at: http://4h.missouri.edu/4hmove/moveinfo, youth and their families can “log” the number of minutes they accumulate throughout the year and during the competitive component of the MOVE program (scroll to the bottom of the website page and click “My Move Activity Log”). Record keeping through the paper tracking system is important because the competition period will be from February 1 to April 30. Youth and families will submit their total number of minutes logged and activities (basketball, running, chores, etc.) throughout the 12-week competitive period between May 1 - 15 in 4HOnline.

4-Hers and adults can register for the competitive event as individuals and/or as part of a team. An individual MOV-Er may also be a part of a team. A team can consist of a family or members of a 4-H club or group. MOVE awards will be provided.

For more information about 4-H MOVE visit - http://4h.missouri.edu/4hmove/main

Morgan/Moniteau County Extension Center

100 E. Newton St., 4th Floor

Versailles, Mo. 65084

UPCOMING EVENTS May 31-Jun 2—State 4-H Congress June 2-3—Counselor Camp June 6—Moniteau County 4-H Council 6:30 pm, Masonic Lodge June 8—Morgan County 4-H Council 6:00 pm, Sims Room June 8-10—Shooting Sports Camp June 10—Swine Clinic—Versailles Fairgrounds 5 pm June 22—24—Canine Camp June 26-29—Regular 4-H Camp July 11—Morgan County Fair small exhibit check-in July 14—15—Morgan County Fair Aug 5—Moniteau County Fair small exhibit check-in