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Karen Branstetter 4-H Youth Specialist PO Box 190 Steelville, MO 65565 (573) 775-2135 [email protected]
Linda Shelton Youth Program Associate 112 E. 5th St., Suite 4 Salem, MO 65560 729-3196 [email protected]
Dent County 4-H Newsletter
4-H pledge
I pledge: My HEAD to clearer
thinking, My HEART to greater
loyalty, My HANDS to larger
service, and My HEALTH to better
living ... for my club, my com-munity, my country
and my world
Inside this issue:
Shooting Sports Safety Meeting
2
MOVE Across MO 2
Meats Judging 2
Global Careers Conference
3
Legislative Academy 3
Global Education 3
Clover Kids Corner 4
November 2013
4-H Members, Leaders & Families,
Welcome to the new 4-H year! 4-H is a wonderful “hands on” educa-
tional program for youth. Parents, caring adults and youth work to-
gether to make a difference in their communities.
The monthly 4-H newsletter will keep you informed of all county,
area and state 4-H activities and opportunities. Take advantage of
the experiences available not only in your projects, but in leadership
roles in your club and community. If you or your club has news or
announcements to share, submit the information to the Extension Of-
fice by the 25th of the month to be included in the newsletter.
The 4-H Clover contains the Missouri 4-H guidelines and require-
ments for our county program. Take the time to read through it for
membership, project, scholarship, and state event information.
We look forward to a wonderful, productive year in 4-H. Chal-
lenge yourself. Remember, the more you participate, the more you
will gain from this program. Don’t hesitate to call your club leader or
the Extension Office if you have any questions or thoughts to share.
Get involved!
Let’s make the best better!
Congratulations 2013 Recognition Night winners! Outstanding Secretary — Lyndsey Parker, Lake Spring
Outstanding Treasurer — Alison Earl, Lake Spring
Outstanding Reporter — Addie Konkel, Green Forest
Outstanding Boy — Austin Schafer, Green Forest
Outstanding Leader — Melba Headrick, Green Forest
Friend of 4-H — Carl & Frankie Eichenberger
2014 Livestock Dates
Steer Weigh-in February 15
Hog/Lamb Weigh-in April 5
4-H/FFA Expo July 16-19
A letter will be mailed out November 8th concerning next year’s Expo location.
Everyone will have 10 days to offer feedback in writing to the Extension office or
email Ted: [email protected] or Linda: [email protected].
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NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS Kylie Smith November 2
Laney Phillips November 4
Ray Cunningham November 5
Grant Case November 15
Gunnar Konkel November 15
Wyatt Martin November 15
Rachel Counts November 18
Renee Reisner November 21
Brayden Radford November 23
Brooke Shults November 25
Kody Crocker November 28
Alex Hogue November 28
Shooting Sports Safety Course — to be held in January
This course is MANDATORY for all 4-H’ers enrolled for the first time in a Shooting Sports project—unless you have already taken the MO Conservation Hunter’s Education course (you will need to bring your MO I.D.# to your first SS meeting). NO ONE may participate in a Shooting Sports project until they have completed and passed ei-ther the 4-H Shooting Sports Safety course or the MO
Conservation Hunter’s Education course.
4-H Move Across Missouri (MOVE), a program that pro-motes physical activity and en-courages young people to engage in a broad range of activities, kicks off its third year with enrollment for new participants and re-enrollment for current MOVErs starting January 1.
Using an online system, 4-H mem-bers and their families log the num-ber of minutes they spend doing
things they enjoy, such as walking, biking, running, swimming, dance,
taekwondo, gardening and more. Participants can com-
pete against each other for prizes during the competi-tive portion of the program,
Feb. 1 – May 31. Sign up as an individual competitor and/or as
part of a team. Current competitors MUST re-enroll to be part of the 2014 program. Sign up at: http://4h.missouri.edu/programs/move/
Monthly 4-H Newsletters
Each year newsletters are sent
by email to those who have an
email address (this saves the Ex-
tension office a sizeable amount
of postage). If you have email,
but prefer or need to receive the
newsletter by postal mail, contact
the Extension office, at 729-3196
or sheltonld@ missouri.edu.
Meats Judging Contest February 15, 2014
Held at MU in Columbia, the Meats Judging Contest is open to all 4-
H’ers. Register individually or as a team. See: http://4h.missouri.edu/
events/livestock/#meats for registration forms. Registrations are due
January 27 to the Extension Office.
Get to know your
Mo 4-H website!! http://mo4h.missouri.edu/
You’ll find:
Volunteer helps
Project tips
Trip and event info
4-H forms
MO State Fair info
4-H Scholarships
Stories about 4-H
Sheep and Goat Workshop Wed., November 20 Maries County Courthouse
6:30 pm Vienna, MO
Did you know that goat is the number one consumed meat in the world? Sheep and goat production are increasing in the cen-tral Missouri area of the state.
Dr. Charlotte Clifford-Rathert, DVM and State Extension Spe-cialist-Small Ruminants at Lincoln University, will present the program. Topics include herd health, fencing options, feed re-quirements, marketing and general information on raising sheep and goats.
The program is sponsored by the Maries County Extension Council. Reservations are required by calling the Maries County Extension Center at 573-422-3359, ext. 125. Program fee is $10 per person.
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4-H Teen Conference
March 22-23, 2014 Teen Conference will be held at Hilton Gardens
Conference Center in Columbia for 11 — 13 year
olds. Conference information and registration
forms will be available at http://4h.missouri.edu/
events/teenconf/ in January.
4-H Conference on Global Careers March 13 & 14, 2014
Where Metropolitan Community College Business Technical Center, 1775 Universal, Kansas City
For Teens over 15 and adult volunteers or teachers
What Delegates’ choice of 8 hours of workshops and/or business tours in Science, Technology, Engineer ing, Art & Math with optional evening tour at Nelson Atkins Gallery on March 13th
When Delegates can choose to attend for 1 or both days; as commuter or at conference retreat center (http://www.heartlandcenter.org/) or hotel of choice.
Tours leave/return to BTC; departure varies from 7:45-8:15 for morning and 11:30 for afternoon. Registration due by February 10th. This includes ranking of program choices, health and photo form, Code of conduct & lodging request if applicable.
Cost $25 per day for program costs; lodging at Heartland Presbyterian Center is $20 per delegate per night. Conference portfolio included with 2 day registration. Note: no meals are provided; tours will stop at fast food places and workshop site will have food available for purchase.
Thursday, March 13th Friday, March 14th
WORKSHOPS BUSINESS TOURS WORKSHOPS BUSINESS TOURS
Judicial and public service Art Gallery & Global Photography Archeology Cargill Animal Nutrition Zoetis Animal Pharmaceuticals KC Rep Theatre Computer Mapping with GIS A. Zahner Metal Engineering/Art Customs and Border Protection Tension Envelope Manufacturing Crime Scene Investigations K-Ter Imagineering Wireco World Group SCD Probiotics Public Radio Broadcasting options ProAthlete Distribution Environmental Architecture Smith Electric Vehicle Marketing and Promotion Simulation Federal Courthouse/Justice System Structural Engineering Food Packaging Design/Manufacture Drug Enforcement Agency Lee Jeans International Careers Ingredion/Grain Processing International Business & the FedEx Distribution Center Learning Languages Posty Cards Green Marketplace North Kansas City Hospital NBC TV Affiliate
Legislative Academy
February 13-17, 2014
Held in Jefferson City, Legislative Academy is an op-
portunity for 4-H members to develop a deeper un-
derstanding of Missouri government. Young people
must be 14-20 and complete an application and inter-
view. There is no fee for this event; only the cost of
transportation. For more info or to apply, go to:
http://4h.missouri.edu/events/academy/
Global Education — 4-H offers family
host experiences and exchange programs for 4-H’ers. See http://mo4h.missouri.edu/programs/globaled/index.htm for more information and application forms.
Host Families (long-term): Serve as a host family for a student from Eurasia
countries: Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ta-jikistan, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan who will be enrolled as a junior or senior in high school
Serve as a host family for a junior or senior stu-dent from Japan
Student will arrive in August with departure in May
Applications are due by January 1
Host Families (short-term): Serve as a 4-week host family for a youth from
Japan (mid-July to mid-August) Serve as a 4-week host family for a youth from
Argentina, Cameroon, Costa Rica or Finland (mid-June to mid-July)
Applications are due by March 1
Dent County University of Missouri Extension 112 E. 5th Street, Suite 4 Salem, MO 65560
We’re on the web!!
extension.missouri.edu/dent/4-h
University Outreach and 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 programs.
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Clover Kids Corner Apple Taste Testing
Supplies
6 different apple varieties: Tart Sweet McIntosh Red Delicious
Knife Jonathon Winesap
Paper plates Empire Fuji
Pencils Ida Red Gala
Granny Smith Jonagold
Braeburn Golden Delicious
Directions
Wash each apple. Cut the apples so that each child has one slice of each variety. Assign each variety a number.
Give each child a paper plate and pencil. Children should number their plates like the face of a clock.
Give each child a slice of each variety and tell them to put the slice at the corresponding number of on the plate.
Ask the children to taste each slice one at a time. Help them describe the taste. Is it sweet? Sour? Juicy? Dry? Soft?
Crunchy? Mushy? Crisp? How many like the taste? How many dislike the taste?
Repeat the questions for each apple slice.
After all apples have been tasted, tally up the likes and dislike to learn which apples are preferred.
In summary, all apples have similarities. But, they can taste very different!
