Vol. No. 145 December 1, 2015

BOLLINGER

COUNTY IN-4-MER

DECEMBER 2015 4-H meetings include: Wednesday, December 2 Leopold 4H Club, Leopold School Cafeteria, 6:30 pm/crafts; 7 pm/meeting

Sunday, December 6- Cheerful Workers 4H Club, meet at the Sedgewickville City Hall, 3 pm, to go Christmas caroling

Tuesday, December 15 – Country Club 4H club meeting, Ma & Pa’s Daycare Center, Marquand, 6:30 pm

Thursday, December 17- Crooked Creek 4H Club, Extension Office, 7 pm – everyone bring food & a White Elephant gift to exchange

4H RECOGNITION

AWARDS Will be given out at

January or February club

meetings this year,

weather permitting of

course. (This IS Missouri after all.) MAKE SURE YOU HAVE

YOUR COMPLETED PROJECT REPORT(S)

TURNED IN !

Returning Members - be

sure to go in to 4-HOnline and

re-enroll! Review all of your information

in 4-H Online to make sure it is

up to date. If you are paying by

credit card this year instead of

check, when you get to the

invoice screen it will show

club/county check. Click

“Continue” and the next screen

will let you enter a credit card

at the top of the screen.

If you have forgotten your

password, please use the

reset password instead of

creating a new profile. This year you will have to be in

Active status in 4-H Online in

order to register for any events,

so payment by credit card is

encouraged to make the

process quicker. If paying by

check get your payment to your

club leader as soon as possible.

For your convenience - the

Clover book is available

online at

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

er.aspx

To be a recognized 4-H volunteer, you must • complete a one page

paper volunteer form -

available online

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

getinvolved/volunteer/appl

ication.htm), through your

club leader, or at the

Extension office.

• register through 4-H

Online

• complete the onetime

volunteer orientation, if

you haven’t already. The

online volunteer

orientation link is

http://bengal.missouri.edu

/~gillespiet/volorientation/

story.html.

Pictures or news to

share? We’d be glad to include it in the

newsletter …… just let me know!

Happy December

Birthdays! Wade Arnzen, Rhonda Beel,

Taylor Broshuis, Christopher

Campbell, Kim Cook, Molly

Ellis, Linda Ferguson, Nate

Forrestor, Brent Garland,

Jennifer Garland, Drew Green,

Carol Haley, Ethan Harris,

Braeden & Kristi Hays, Landon

Lord, Gena Ortiz, Erica & Kim

Overton, Alexus Shreckenberg,

Grace Seabaugh, Jennifer

Seiler, Kenny Simpson, Carsyn

Swain, Shawn Tucker, Tammy

Vandeven, Abigail Way, Scott

Welker, Autumn Whitener,

Michael Wolfe

Level I, II, and III Report Forms-

Why should you apply?

Report forms are a

good way of reporting

all that you do in 4-

H as well a way to

receive scholarships

for camp, teen

conference or

congress. For more

information visit

http://4h.missouri.ed

u/peercompetition.asp

x or contact the

office at 238-2420.

All forms are due to

the Extension office

by December 10 so do

not delay!

2016 Regional

Energizer Saturday, Feb. 13

Advance High School Registration 9:30 - 10am

with workshops following. Event will wrap up with a

dance at 5:00 pm. to give those

who have to travel a great

distance time to get home at a

decent hour.

Cost: $20 per person Forms/Registration due to Cape

County Ext. office by Jan.

State 4-H Teen

Conference

March 12-13

Columbia $159/person for youth (sharing

bed) & chaperones (not sharing a

bed) $209 for youth not sharing This March, grab your

secret decoder ring and

rendezvous with your

fellow spies at the 2016

State 4-H Teen

Conference for youth

ages 11-13. You’ll learn

how to be a better

leader and get a heads-

up on all the exciting

things waiting for you

as a 4-H teenager! You

can register for Teen

Conference at

http://mo.4honline.com

starting December 1, and

keep up with classified

information at

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

een-conference/main

Register online by January 3rd

.

Calendar of Events DECEMBER 2 – Leopold 4H Club meeting 5 – Sportsfishing Workshop 6 – Cheerful Workers 4-H meeting & Christmas Caroling 15 – Country Club 4H meets 17 – Crooked Creek 4H meets 25 – CHRISTMAS

2016 JANUARY Officer Training – date tba 13 – Leopold 4-H Club meets 14 – Crooked Creek 4-H Club meets 19 – Country Club 4-H Club meets 25 – Cheerful Workers 4-H Club meets FEBRUARY 13 – Regional Energizer, Advance 15-17 – Legislative Academy MARCH 4-6 – Youth Civic Leaders Summit 12-13 – 4H Teen Conference APRIL 1 – SCHOLARSHIP APPS. DUE IN STATE OFFICE MAY 21 – 4-H / Cardinals game JUNE 1-3 – State 4-H Congress Public Speaking Academy JULY 14-16 – Heartland 4-H Camp (Camp Allen, Greenville)

AUGUST Missouri State Fair

SEPTEMBER SEMO District Fair East Perry Fair

OCTOBER Madison County Fair

Countywide Projects

Robotics

Dates & times tba, will be held at the Leopold

School Cafeteria

Shooting Sports

Safety Session (mandatory for 1st year members) will be held

soon – members enrolled in Shooting Sports will be notified of dates/times.

Sportsfishing

Next session is Dec. 5, 9 am, at the Bollinger

County Extension Office.

Congratulations Coloring Contest

Winners!

Korbin Garland, Hallie Halter & Piper Lincoln

Missouri Youth Institute

New– an all-day leadership program hosted by the Univ. of MO-Columbia College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources & the World Food Prize. Participants have an opportunity to interact with leaders from around the world working to end hunger. Details posted at www.worldfoodprize.org/missouri. Applications due January 15.

Youth Civic Leaders Summit

Windermere Conf. Ctr. Roach, Missouri (near

Camdenton)

The Missouri Youth Civic Leaders Summit is a statewide energizer for teams of teens and adults who are engaged in leadership and service through local 4-H clubs, countywide groups, councils, community betterment groups, afterschool programs, and organizations. At YCLS 2016, Missouri 4-H and Missouri Community Betterment will join forces to SPARK! teens and adults toward purposeful teamwork, action, and impact in their communities! As a group leader, you can bring a new or existing team, discover and build group assets, connect team passion to community needs, learn from experiences and successes of others, and plan steps to move teams into action! Summiteers will join with other teens and adults from 4-H and community betterment to learn, act out, and showcase youth-adult partnerships! Youth-adult partnerships are key to growing new leaders, gaining youth voice on community issues, engaging in meaningful action, and delivering solutions through service-learning. For more information or register a team contact 686-8064. Team registration deadline is January 14.

Take a look at (AND

like) our local 4H

Facebook pages –

Cheerful Workers 4-H

Club, Bollinger

County 4-H, Bollinger

County Shooting

Sports Project,

Leopold 4H,

Southeast Region and

Crooked Creek 4H all

have one!

OFFICER

RESOURCES –

Treasurer position Here is a handy tool you

might be able to use to

assist with training club

treasurers. • Club Treasurer

Responsibilities -

https://youtu.be/aVmiLsUb71Q

• Interview with a Bank

Executive on the importance of

good finances -

https://youtu.be/rZr0uCwR32g

• How to get organized -

https://youtu.be/dbRL4NijPNk

Fundraiser

Opportunity for

4-H Clubs Missouri 4-H clubs will receive

$7 for every subscription sold

(an annual subscription is $20)!

Major incentives: Not only will

clubs be earning 40% of each

subscription sold, Missouri Life

Magazine is offering some

pretty incredible rewards to get

clubs involved.

Top seller in the state will

receive a $500 Visa gift card

If you sell 10 subscriptions:

Bike Bottle with 4-H and

Missouri Life logos

If you sell 20 subscriptions:

Sports Pack with 4-H &

Missouri Life logos

If you sell 30 subscriptions:

Sports Pack + $20

If you sell 50+ subscriptions:

Sports Pack + $50

If you sell 100 subscriptions:

Bike Bottle, Sports Pack + $100

For more information, Please

contact

augustinere@missouri.edu .

Shooting Sports

Interested in learning more about the Shooting

Sports Project in Bollinger County?

Contact Willie Saputo at 238-2420 or Billi Colyer

at 573-382-7969.

Get ready & get active in 2016!

Participate in Move Across Missouri!

Support the Missouri

4-H Foundation!

Amazon will donate 0.5% of

the price of your eligible

AmazonSmile purchases to

Missouri 4-H Foundation

whenever you shop on

AmazonSmile. Support 4-H

by starting your shopping at

smile.amazon.com.

Congratulations

seniors Alannah

Little & Brittany

Garland for being

accepted at

MIZZOU!

Successful hunters!

Mayzie Thompson –

Cheerful Workers 4-H

Garrett Brown, Leopold

4-H

Kristen Mungle,

Cheerful Workers

DO YOU KNOW what 4-H does?

The main goal of 4-H is to

Grow More Confident,

Capable Young People

4-H grows confident, capable,

and caring kids with the life

skills to thrive in today's world

and succeed in their boldest

dreams for tomorrow. Working

in partnership with 110

universities, 4-H programs are

research-backed and offer life-

changing experiences to youth

around the world.

As the youth development

program of the Cooperative

Extension System of land-grant

universities, 4-H is the nation’s

largest youth development

organization, empowering six

million young people

throughout the United States.

Cooperative Extension of 1862

and 1890 land-grant

universities provide the

leadership to engage young

people in 4-H in all 3,007

counties of the United States.

The impact of the Cooperative

Extension partnership is

profound, bringing together

National Institute of Food and

Agriculture of USDA, land

grant universities and county

government to resource

learning opportunities for

youth.

The caring support of adult

volunteers and mentors inspires

young people in 4-H to work

collaboratively, take the lead on

their own projects and set and

achieve goals with confidence.

4-H’ers chart their own course,

explore important issues and

define their place in the world.

4-H’ers stand up for themselves

and their communities.

These pivotal experiences

build a foundation of leadership

and skills for success in their

future careers.

The 4-Hs

Head, Heart, Hands, and

Health are the four Hs in 4-

H, and they are the four

values members work on

through fun and engaging

programs.

Head - Managing,

Thinking

Heart - Relating, Caring

Hands - Giving,

Working

Health - Being, Living

4-H Mission

4-H empowers youth to

reach their full potential,

working and learning in

partnership with caring

adults.

4-H Vision

A world in which youth and

adults learn, grow and

work together as catalysts

for positive change.

SPORTSFISHING

WORKSHOP

DECEMBER 5,

9:00 am

BOLLINGER

COUNTY

EXTENSION OFFICE

‘Scene’ in action –

At the Robotics project meeting

in November at Leopold.

Crafty Cheerful Workers, November 4-H meeting at

Sedgewickville.

WISE WORDS ….

A bad attitude is

like a flat tire. You

can’t go anywhere

until you change it.”

~ Unknown

Project

FeederWatch Anyone with an interest in birds

can participate in the Cornell

Lab of Ornithology's winter-

long survey of birds that visit

feeders. The information that

FeederWatchers collect helps

scientists track movements of

winter bird populations and

long-term trends in bird

distribution and abundance. As

a FeederWatcher you will

periodically count the birds you

see at your feeder from

November through early April,

reporting your bird counts to

the scientists either via their

website or on mail-in forms.

Learn more about how to

participate at FeederWatch.org.

You can download Cornell's

"The Common Feeder Bird

Poster" at FeederWatch.org/learn/identifying/birds

Crooked Creek 4-H,

New officers for 2016

President Quentin Little,

Secretary Brookelynn Shell,

Treasurer Adison Little & Vice

President Raylee Leimer.

Small Business

Financial

Management Series

Offered Locally December 3, 10 & 17

University of Missouri

Extension Center in

Jackson Registration is limited to 30. To

register, call 573-243-3581. This three part series, sponsored by

Montgomery Bank of Cape Girardeau

County is a nuts and bolts approach

designed to help business owners and

managers and the financial

management community understand

how a business gets money. It also

goes into the sources and uses of cash

and how to project accurately the

future cash flow of a business.

Classes start at 6pm with a

light supper provided. The first class

is on “Understanding Financial

Statements.” The second class is

entitled, “How to Control Cash Flow,”

and the last one is called, “Predicting

Future Cash Needs.”

Richard Proffer, regional

business specialist for the University

of Missouri Extension, says, “this

class is not an accounting class but

rather a class where we are sharing

practical business information in

everyday language.” He stressed if

you are like many business owners,

and either struggle with accounting or

do not like it, you will still feel

comfortable with this class.

The instructor, Beverly

Koehler, of Koehler Bookkeeping in

Jackson, places emphasis on practical

application not theory. She is the

owner of her own small bookkeeping

business. With several years in the

profession, she has a strong base in

practical knowledge in the subject.

Attendees will receive

several handouts designed to help

them understand and manage their

own business financially, and a

discounted offer for a financial

analysis of their business.

SBTDC/Extension business

programs, sponsored by the Small

Business Administration & University

of Missouri, are open to all interested

residents. Consideration for special

accommodations is taken, if

requested, one week in advance by

calling 573-243-3581 and asking for

Richard Proffer.

Santa is coming to

Oak Ridge!

The big guy himself,

Santa Claus, will be

visiting the West End

Market.

Sat., December 12

3-5 pm.

Willie Saputo, 4-H Youth

Program Assistant

Bollinger County

302 Union 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.