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MSU Extension – Dawson County 207 W. Bell Street Glendive, MT 59330 406-377-4277 dawson@montana.edu www.msuextension/dawson.org Bruce Smith Extension Agent Jackie Stinnett Program Assistant

Dawson County 4-H Newsletter

March 2017

FRUIT DELIVERY – MARCH 24 @ MDU The fruit truck is scheduled to be at the

MDU building, 2001 N Merrill, out near the

fairgrounds on Friday, March 24. Please be

there at 9:00 to help sort and pick up your

fruit!!. If you cannot get there in the

morning, please let Jackie know so she can

plan to be around as long as possible. All

fruit must be picked up that day. No fruit

can leave the building until it is counted

and the grapefruit and orange boxes

checked for spoilage. Mixed boxes

generally do not need to be checked, but

you may want to look them over before you

deliver them just in case there is some

spoilage.

You all sold 1,436 boxes of fruit for a total

sales amount of over $30,000. Great job

everyone. Once I get everything tallied I

will send an email with the final winners.

Enchanted Room Friends of 4-H Runnings Friends of 4-H

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Newsletter - Electronic

In an effort to save money and expedite news and information to you, we have gone to an electronic

newsletter. If you would like a hard copy instead of the electronic version, please contact the office.

MONTANA REC LAB

District 8 is hosting the 2017 MT 4-H Rec Lab, “Wild About 4-H” in Miles City, MT at Sacred Heart School. Applications are available at the Extension Office and are due by March 6th to avoid the late fee. Late registration is available until March 13 for an additional fee.

MT 4-H Rec Lab is open to youth 13 years of age or older as of October 1, 2016. This event provides an opportunity for youth and adults to enhance their leadership,

communication and team-building skills in an action packed and interactive setting. Rec Lab programming is designed to provide participants with tips and tricks for being a better club, camp and community leader.

Fun activities planned include:

Keynote Speaker: Matthew Walker, mountain climber, leadership trainer and author

Saturday night will be a fun filled night of game and much more.

Many, many workshops. Please contact the Extension Office for more information.

Clubs need to email or drop off your monthly club meeting minutes

to the Extension Office.

Email dawson@montana.edu

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I HAVE A LOT OF PROJECT BOOKS SITTING IN MY

OFFICE THAT PEOPLE REQUESTED BUT HAVE

NEVER PICKED UP. YOU NEED TO PICK THESE UP

SO YOU CAN GET STARTED ON YOUR PROJECTS.

ALSO, A REMINDER, THAT IF YOU DROP A

PROJECT AND HAVE RECEIVED A BOOK, YOU NEED

TO RETURN THAT BOOK TO THE EXTENSION

OFFICE.

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LEATHERCRAFT: BY: SHERRY SPORTSMAN

Leathercraft will begin Saturday, March 11. We will meet at the Carney Conference room at 1:00. The room is reserved from 1 to 5, so if you can't be there at 1pm, then try to get there when you can. I will be placing an order on thursday to give everyone time to let me know if they need any tools or anything. Please let me know if your kids will be there, because I would like to have an idea of how many I will be working with. I will have one assistant, but might possibly need another one.

Council Meeting:

There will be a council

meeting on March 14th

at 6:30pm at the Carney

Conference Center.

FOOD & NUTRITION: Jackie will be the project leader for the food and nutrition projects. We will try and have a meeting sometime in March. Look for more information to

come regarding that.

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Scholarships & Grants

4-H FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS The Montana 4-H Foundation supports 4-H initiatives that focus on healthy living, citizenship, leadership,

science, engineering and technology, to name a few. The mission of the Montana 4-H Foundation is to “help

4-H youth by raising private funds, managing financial resources and partnering with the MSU Extension

Service to fund educational opportunities for Montana 4-H youth, volunteer leaders and staff.”

Scholarships and grants provide opportunities for youth and adults to strengthen their skills and maximize

their positive impacts on the communities in which they live. Applications for scholarships should be mailed

to the Montana 4-H Foundation postmarked on or before April 1st.

Please visit the links below for individual scholarship information. Interested persons need only complete

one Montana 4-H Scholarship application to apply for the Montana 4- H Scholarships listed below:

Douglas & Nancy Dear Memorial Scholarship –

April 1st

Montana Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship–

April 1st

Carson Christensen Memorial Scholarship –

April 1st

Montana Meat Processors Scholarship– April 1st

MABA/ MGEA Agri-Business 4-H Scholarship

– April 1st

Montana Wheat & Barley Scholarship – April

1st

Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship–

April 1st

N.A. Jacobsen Scholarship – April 1st

Shooting Sports Scholarship – April 1st

Barbara Edens Memorial Scholarship – April 1st

Bud Dawson Livestock Scholarship – April 1st

Miller Scholarship– April 1st

W. Doyle Stocks Scholarship – April 1st

Wilcox Family Scholarship – April 1st

Montana 4-H Council Scholarship – April 1st

Cedric & Elfriede Maurer Memorial Scholarship

– April 1st

Northern Seed 4-H Scholarship– April 1st

Steer In Trailer Sales 4-H Scholarship– April 1st

Westfeeds 4-H Scholarship– April 1st

Anton and Helga Sundsted Pioneer Scholarship–

April 1st

To learn more about these scholarships and to

download applications, go to www.montana4h.org

Dawson County 4-H Scholarship The purpose of the scholarship is to award annual $350 scholarship(s) to a former, active, qualified Dawson

County 4-H member(s) attending a university or specialized vocational technical training center as a student

entering his/her third semester or 4th quarter. Criteria: Must have been an active member of a Dawson County

4-H Club during all four years of high school. Must be a 3rd semester or 4th quarter full-time student with at

least 24/36 credits completed. Must be 21 years of age or younger. Requirements: Submit an up-to-date 4H

record book for at least all four years of high school. Include two (1 page) recommendations – one from a 4H

Leaders and one from either a non-related community member or a former teacher. Submit a short (1 page)

typed essay stating how 4H has influenced your life. Complete and submit an official Dawson County 4H

scholarship application. Submit high school and college transcripts to include GPA of at least 2.0. All

applications must be turned into the Dawson County 4-H.

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Dawson County Homemakers Scholarship This scholarship shall be awarded to a student from Dawson County who is a sophomore in college or older

pursuing a degree in any field of study at any Montana school. This one year scholarship shall be in the

amount of $250 to be paid in two installments of $125 for each semester. Before money is disbursed by the

treasurer, proof of enrollment must be presented to the scholarship committee.

The student has the choice of whatever Montana school he or she may wish to attend; however, if he or she

does not complete the full term of school, the scholarship must be paid back. The student to receive this

scholarship must have a “C” average or better in scholastic ability.

Contact the Extension Office, 406-377-4277 or by email dawson@montana.edu for an application.

Applications are due back to the Extension Office, 207 W. Bell, Glendive by May 15th.

FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES

Foxy Friends Did you know… that by simply shopping at Reynolds Market here in Glendive and providing our Foxy

Friend number (9000) at the beginning of your transaction, 2% of your transaction comes back to Dawson

County 4-H? Reynolds Market donates 2% of Foxy Friends purchased back to our program each month! So

don’t forget… Foxy Friend number (9000) at the beginning of your transaction!

2017 Spring Paper Clover

The Spring 2017 Paper Clover Fundraiser is coming! Together TSC and Del’s raised

$871,771 for 4-H in our communities during the Fall 2016 event from October 5-16, 2016! The County receives 80% of the money raised in our community. Dawson County received a check in the amount of $232.47 to be used towards camp and leadership events. Invite friends and family to support 4-H by donating $1 at check out when they are done

shopping. 100% of each dollar goes to the 4-H. 90% of all funds collected support local and

state 4-H programs right where you live. Come back here each day during the event to see the

leaderboard.

Learn how to connect with your local TSC store so you can enter the 2017 Paper Clover

Participation Sweepstakes during the semi-annual events. Youth that participate in some way

at the store during the fundraising event, can each register for the sweepstakes. Prize being

awards paid directly to the 4-H’ers club.

Visit http://www.tractorsupply.com/content_landing-page_4H for more information.

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Montana State University is holding a poster design contest in anticipation of the university’s 125th anniversary in February 2018, with the winning poster helping to promote the university’s yearlong anniversary celebration.

MSU is seeking designs from Montana and beyond in four categories: MSU students, MSU alumni, Montana residents and state high school students. Three top designs will be selected from each category and will be considered for the grand prize. From those categories, one winning selection will be chosen as the grand prize winner to promote the yearlong celebration of MSU’s 125th anniversary. The university will award cash prizes of $1,000, $500 and $300 for first, second and third prize in each of the four categories.

For more information go to http://www.montana.edu/125/poster-contest/

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RAISE YOUR HAND ALUMNI ACTIVATION

March 1 –July 30, 2017 montana4h.org/resources/RYH.html

As we work toward growing our Montana 4-H program, alumni are one of the most

valuable resources we have. Who knows better than a Montana 4-H alum what 4-H can

offer today's youth. The Raise Your Hand campaign is designed to reach all of those 4-

H alumni scattered across the nation and reconnect them with the program that likely

gave them many of the skills they use today.

It is also a contest! Raising your hand is a vote towards a $20,000, $10,000 or $5,000

award for the states with the most alumni hands raised. Use these resources to get the

word out and get Montana 4-H hands raised.

WHAT TO DO:

1. Encourage 4-H Alumni of ALL ages to “Raise Your Hand” – Complete the form at

www.4-H.org\RaiseYourHand to show your (their) pride as a 4-H alum.

2. Compete for your state – Raising your hand is a vote towards a $20,000, $10,000 or

$5,000 award for the states with the most alumni hands raised.

3. Pay it Forward – Tweet, post and share your #Montana4H #4HGrown experience or support and tag fellow alumni asking them

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4-H UPCOMING EVENTS

DATE TIME PLACE EVENT

Monday, March 6 Teen Counselor Application

DUE

Saturday March 11 1:00 Carney

Conf.

Room

Leathercraft Meeting

Monday, March 13 Last day for State Rec Lab

Registration

Tuesday, March 14 6:30 P.M. Carney

Conf.

Room

4-H Council Meeting

Friday, March 24 9:00 A.M. MUD Bldg 4-H Fruit Delivery

March 31-April 2 4-H Rec Lab, Miles City, MT

April 1 All Horse project must be in members possession

April 21-30 Montana 4-H Week of Service

Monday, May 8 4-H Camp Needmore

Registration DUE

Thursday, June 1 Deadline to own and have in your

care: cat, dog, rabbit, poultry,

pocket pets

Thursday, June 1 4-H Project Drop/Add Date

June 6-11 Loon Lake,

MT

Cloverbud Camp

June 12 County Agents/Teen Counselors

Arrive at 4-H Camp

June 13-15 4-H Camp Needmore, Ekalaka,

MT

June 14 Cat and Dog vaccination

certificates due to Extension

Office

June 15-17 Miss Montana Pagent

June 27-29 OREO Trip, Black Hills, SD

July 10-12 4-H Pre-Congress, Bozeman, MT

July 12-15 4-H Congress, Bozeman, MT

August 10-13 Dawson County Fair