Caldwell, Clinton and DeKalb Counties May-June 2017 Debbie Davis 4-H Youth Specialist Caldwell, Clinton, & DeKalb davisdd@missouri.edu Steven Steiner 4-H Youth Program Associate Caldwell, Clinton, & DeKalb steinerst@missouri.edu Headquartered Clinton County Extension Office 101 S. Main Plattsburg, MO 64477 Phone: 816-539-3765 Fax: 816-539-3766 Office Hours 9:00 am 4:00 pm Office Managers: Joyce Vetter and Theresa Stilley County Extension Websites: http://extension.missouri.edu/caldwell http://extension.missouri.edu/clinton http://extension.missouri.edu/dekalb 1110 South College Ave. Columbia, MO 65211-3410 Phone: 573-882-9359 4hyouth@missouri.edu The University of Missouri-Columbia does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. For more information, call the MU Human Resource Services Department at (573) 882-7976. May 4 Clinton County 4-H Council Meeting 7PM Youth Building 10 DeKalb County 4-H Council Meeting 6:30PM Courthouse Maysville 10 MSF entry forms available 13 Nodaway County Shoot 31 June,2 4-H State Congress June 3 Andrew County 4-H Regional Shoot 4 State Sport Fishing Event 5 4-H Radio Breakfast Club Program 8:00 AM KMRN 100.1 5-8 4-H Camp Session 1, Camp Crowder, Trenton, MO 12-15 4-H Camp Session 2, Camp Crowder, Trenton, MO 17 Grundy County Shoot 17 State Poultry Day 17 DeKalb Royalty/Baby Show/ Parade 18 DeKalb Horse Show 10AM 19 DeKalb Achievement day Conley Building 5PM 20 DeKalb Beef show 6PM 21-22 Public Speaking Academy 22 DeKalb Swine Show 6PM 23 DeKalb Sheep Show 10AM Goat Show 6PM 23 Clinton Exhibit Day 5PM Youth Building 24 Clinton Shooting Sports Livestock Pavilion 25 Clinton Small Animal Show 2PM at the Livestock Pavilion 4-H Calendar Dates June 26 Clinton Sheep 9AM, Goat 1PM, Swine 6PM Livestock Pavilion 27 Clinton Beef Show 6PM 25-30 National Shooting Sports Invitational, Grand Island, NE 26-28 NW Float Trip 30 MSF Livestock Entries due July 8 Caldwell Horse Show 9:30AM 15 Caldwell Achievement Day Nazarene Church 17 Clover Kid Camp 20 Caldwell Queen Contest, Goat and Sheep show 5PM 21 Caldwell Beef, Ag Mec, Swine 9AM 22 Clinton County Horse Show 23 NW Livestock Judging Clinic/ Contest Maysville, MO 27-30 State Horse show 29 Lewis County 4-H Invitational Lewistown, MO QUESTIONS ABOUT 4-H??? Your Source: 2017 Missouri 4-H Clover http://4h.missouri.edu/ clover.aspx
*4-H members with state fair qualified demonstration register on 4-HOnline when registrations open.* Complete county fair details in fair books mailed to each family and on county web site. DeKalb County Fair Events Saturday, June 17 Sunday, June 18 Monday, June 19 Tuesday, June 20 Thursday, June 22 Friday, June 23 9:00 a.m. Royalty Crowning (immediately before baby show) 9:00 a.m. Baby Show ($2 Entry Fee)- Registration 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Parade (line up 10:00 a.m. at school) 10:00 a.m. 4-H/FFA Open Horse Show - Registration 8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Achievement Day / Conference Judging Conley Building 6:00 p.m. Beef Show - Registration 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Swine Show - Registration 4:00 p.m.-5:30 10:00 a.m. Sheep Show - Registration 8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Goat Show - Registration 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Clinton County Fair Events Friday, June 23 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Day / Conference Judging Clinton County Youth Building Saturday, June 24 2:00 p.m. Shooting Sports Pellet, air rifle & air pistol contests 3:00 p.m. Fashion Revue 4:00 p.m. Shooting Sports /Archery Contests 6:00 p.m. Carry In Dinner 7:00 p.m. Exhibit Day Awards Ceremony 7:30 p.m. Silent Auction winners announced Sunday, June 21 2:00 p.m. Small Animal Show - registration 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 22 9:00 a.m. Sheep Show - Registration 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Goat Show - Registration 12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Swine Show - Registration 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 6:00 p.m. Beef Show - Registration 4:00 p.m. Saturday, July 22 8:30 a.m. Horse Show, Plattsburg Saddle Club Grounds Preregistration Required, Forms Due July 15 University of Missouri Extension 4-H Youth Development Clover Connection 2
Caldwell County Fair Events Saturday, July 8 9:30 a.m. 4-H/FFA Open Horse Show - Registration 8:45 am Saturday, July 15 9:00 a.m. Achievement Day/Conference Judging, Kingston Nazarene Church 10:00 a.m. Fashion Review 11:00 a.m. Style Show and Awards 12:00 p.m. Family Picnic Thursday, July 20 5:00p.m. Queen Contest 6:00p.m. Goat Show-Registration 5:00p.m. 5:00p.m. Sheep registration, Sheep Show is immediately after the Goat Show Friday, July21 9:00 a.m. Cattle Show registration 8-8:45a.m. 10:00a.m. Ag Mechanics Show 5:00p.m. Swine Show, All Swine must be in place and checked in 4 p.m. 6:00p.m. Appreciation Dinner Nodaway County 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational When: Saturday, May, 13, 2017 Place: Noel Miller Range, Ravenwood, MO Events start at 9:00 AM Andrew County Regional Shoot When: Saturday, June 3, 2017 Place: Lance Shooting Sports Range; 6809 Hwy 59 Savannah, MO. 64485 Check-ins: 8:00 AM Events start at 9:00 AM Grundy County Shooting Sports Contest When: June 17, 2017 Place: Trenton, MO Events start at 9:00AM Lewis County 4-H Invitational Shoot When: July 29, 2017 Place: Deer Ridge Conservation Area Jenkin s Shooting Range Lewistown, MO Check-ins 8:00 AM University of Missouri Extension 4-H Youth Development Clover Connection 3
Clinton County Claire Stuedle Tana Anderson Haleigh Karl Austin Dotson Nathan Smith Congratulations: All five Graduates will receive a Clinton County 4-H Scholarship. Also congratulations to Tana and Haleigh who are receiving a Missouri 4-H Foundation Scholarship. Clover Kid Camp Calling for all Caldwell, Clinton and DeKalb 4-H Clover Kids to enjoy a GREAT day of learning and fun at the beautiful Wallace State Park, Cameron, MO. The day will be filled with a little hiking, fishing, exploring robotics, tie-dying camp shirts, afternoon water games, and LOTS of 4-H Fun! The day will conclude with a family pot luck dinner and short program by the campers. This is a wonderful introduction to the 4-H camping experience and would welcome any non-4-h Clover Kids to join us for the day. This might be a potential new 4-H member or just a good friend of a Clover Kid. Camp has been planned and will be led by teen leaders from all counties with support of the 4-H Staff, Park Program Director and Missouri Department of Conservation. The Clover Kid camp fee of $20 provides a t -shirt, snacks, camp bag, meat for dinner and camp materials. There will not be swimming. The registration form is available on the Clinton County Extension web page in the 4-H section: extension.missouri.edu/clinton. Forms are due July 5. Contact davisdd@missouri.edu for more information. Northwest Livestock Judging Contest/clinic When: Sunday, July 23, 2017 Start Time: 9 a.m. Registration starts at 8 a.m. Location: DeKalb County Fair Grounds, Maysville, MO This educational event is open to 4-H ers 8-13(Junior) and 14-18 (Senior) teams in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska that want to learn more about livestock evaluation and practice their skills with a full contest followed by a clinical. The clinic will be led by Shane Bedwell, Clinician Participants will judge classes and give two sets of reasons. Classes will be beef cattle, swine, meat goats, and sheep.. While the contest is being scored, Shane will talk each class and answer questions. Registration forms will be sent out May 15, 2017 University of Missouri Extension 4-H Youth Development Clover Connection 4
NW Float Trip - Ages 13 and up On June 26-28, we will journey to the Meramec River near Leasburg, MO. Activities will include float trip, spelunking (guided cave tour), hiking, and...paintball!!! $150 includes transportation (we will plan on taking a school bus, dependent on numbers), most food, raft, t- shirt, and camping fees ($130 without paintball). We will be camping this year. Applications will be accepted until we re full or June 15, so don t delay! Applications online at: http://extension.missouri.edu/livingston/ events.aspx Contact Shaun Murphy (660-646-0811) or (murphyse@missouri.edu) for more details. Missouri State Fair Entry form Deadlines for Horse show, beef, dog show, goats poultry rabbits sheep and swine are to be received by 6/30/17. Forms will be available May 10. Barrow DNA cards are due postmarked on or before May 15. Must be received by the Fair ten days following. Lamb and Meat Goat nose prints are due postmarked on or before June 15. Must be received by the Fair ten days following. Missouri Show Me Quality Assurance: *4-H membership must be current with MSMQA before we can approve your fair entry Objective: To increase the knowledge and awareness of Missouri youth about food quality issues related to animal production. Who should take it: All 4-H members enrolled in food animal projects (including beef, sheep, swine, dairy cattle and bucket calf, meat and dairy goats, rabbits and poultry) must complete the appropriate level of Missouri Show Me Quality Assurance (MSMQA) certification to be considered a 4-H member in good standing in that project. Other county good standing guidelines may also apply. The Program: The Missouri Show Me Quality Assurance Program consists of two parts. The information presented is different for each part. Most counties alternate which part is presented each year; this is why it is required to take it two consecutive years in a row. One part covers information on daily care and management; animal handling; farm/animal identification (Premise ID); reading feed labels; withdrawal times; and biosecurity (disease prevention). The other part provides information on HACCP; animal health products; proper injection locations; carcass quality; and carcass value. A refresher course is required when the 4-H member turns 14. After that is completed the 4-H member is certified through age 18. Definition of Terms: "MSMQA Qualified to Show" means the member has participated in Missouri Show Me Quality Assurance training within the current 4-H program year. "MSMQA Conditional Certified" for youth age 8 to 13 by January 1 of the program year certification is conditional. To obtain the conditional certification status a member age 8 to 13 by January 1 has participated in two consecutive years of training. Once they obtain the conditional status they do not have to take a refresher course until they are 14 by January 1 of the program year. Upon completion of the refresher course they would be SMQA Certified for the remainder of their youth exhibition career in 4-H. "MSMQA Certified" means youth in 4-H would attend one training after they have turned 14 by January 1 of the program year will be considered MSMQA Certified and no further training will be required for they remainder of their 4-H exhibition career If you are in doubt as to whether you are certified, please check with our Extension Offices in Clinton County: 816-539-3765 or Caldwell/Daviess at 660-663-3232. If you need to take the training you may do so on-line at: http://www.agebb.missouri.edu/smqa/ Please print out the certificate at the end of the training to show that you have completed the training and a completion card may be requested. University of Missouri Extension 4-H Youth Development Clover Connection 5
Clover Greetings! Are you happy? Is life good? Was today a great day in your life? I hope each of you can enthusiastically answer Yes! to these simple questions. However, life happens. How do you respond? My heart is very heavy today in writing this message. One of our very bright, young and spunky 4-H colleagues passed away today. One moment she was at work full of life and in the next moment, she was rushed to the hospital without regaining consciousness. How fragile is life. My father died in a farm accident when I was 25, and there were regrets about missed opportunities together. I naively thought our time together was unlimited. Do we often get so busy with our life choices that we neglect the most important things in our life? I love my 4-H work because I believe I am one of those many caring adults who can have a positive influence with our 4-H youth. One of my priorities is to help our youth take ownership of their responses to life. We make the choice in how we respond to others. We choose to be angry or happy. A great woman, Eleanor Roosevelt, said it best: No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. You have a choice in how you respond to life and how you choose to spend your precious daily gift of time. Carpe diem! Seize the day! Find the joy in every day and choose to share your joy! Debbie...working together to help youth become competent, confident, caring, capable, connected and contributing citizens. Daviess-Caldwell Extension Office 102 N Main Gallatin, MO 64640 Thank you, Zane! Your sponsorship puts this newsletter in the mailboxes of our Clinton County 4-H families! 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning citizenship, leadership and life skills.