Karen Branstetter

4-H Youth Specialist

P.O. Box 190

302 Water Street

Steelville, MO 65565

(573) 775-2135

APRIL 2014

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

State 4-H Congress 1

National Volunteer Week 1

Thank You! 1

Crawford/Gasconade Preview Show 1

4-H Camp Update 1

Reminders 1

Congratulations! 2

4-H Teen Conference 2

Shooting Sports Members 2

To Compete or Not Compete 2

Upcoming Events 3

Happy Birthday 3

Clover Kids Corner 3

Preview Show Flyer 4

CRAWFORD COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.

University of Missouri Extension is an equal

opportunity/ADA institution.

Final Call for State Congress—May 28-30

The registration deadline for 4-H State Congress is

April 4, 2014. This event will be held in Columbia on the

University of MO Campus and is for 4-H members

ages 14-18. The trip costs $180 and youth are eligible

for our county scholarship partial reimbursement.

For more information about the trip see the Missouri

4-H website: http://4h.missouri.edu/events/congress

If you have any questions please call the extension

office at 775-2135.

Thank You!

A big thank you to all who helped with the Race to the Rocker!

The Spaghetti dinner fundraiser was a big success and we appreciate your part to make it happen.

Crawford/Gasconade Preview Show Saturday, April 26, 2014

Hood Park, Cuba

Show begins at 11:00 AM. See flyer on page 4.

For more information, call Shane Staples at 885-4141 or Becky Gerloff at 437-7070.

REMINDERS

4-H Day with the Cardinals registration deadline is April 7.

4-H Counselor Training is Monday evening, April 28, 6-8:30 PM at the Phelps County Courthouse Meeting Room.

4-H Camp registrations due no later than May 1—see attached information.

Livestock Quality Assurance Make-up Dates: April 22, 7 PM at the Owensville Middle School Commons and April 29, 7 PM at the Union City Hall.

Celebrating People in Action…..our 4-H Volunteers!!!

Thank you for donating your skills, time and heart for the youth in

our community.

National Volunteer Week—April 6-12, 2014

4-H Camp Update

Don’t forget to register for 4-H camp (June 2-5) by May 1. Counselors are already planning theme nights, fun games and activities. Photography camp is already full and will not be accepting any more registrations. However, there are still open-ings for the shooting sports camp. We are encouraging 4-H members to check out these opportunities. Camp registration forms can be found on the website at: http://extension.missouri.edu/crawford/4h.aspx

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Congratulations!

Long time Crawford County 4-H Volunteer, Linda Bast recently

received the 2014 Missouri 4-H State Council Alumni Award. Linda was honored at the annual MO 4-H Foundation Banquet and Awards

Ceremony on March 14 in Columbia.

She served on the State 4-H Council as a 4-H member and in later years supported not only her children, but inspired many other youth

to take part in this state 4-H event.

Congratulations, Linda! We appreciate your dedication and years of

service.

Shooting Sports Members

You will want to check out the Missouri 4-H Shooting Sports webpage: http://4h.missouri.edu/go/projects/shootingsports/contests.htm

There are some shooting sports camps open to 4-H members but no sponsored by 4-H.

NRA Junior Rifle Camp—June 19-22 & July 10-13

Mizzou Trap Academy—apply by April 30

Crawford County 4-H Members Attend State 4-H Teen Conference

Local 4-H members Hayley Wright, Hannah Pilkenton and Summer Pilkenton of Cuba attended the State 4-H Teen Conference in Columbia, March 22-23, 2014. The trip is planned and hosted each year by the Missouri State 4-H Council.

The two-day conference included sessions on product invention and marketing, foreign exchange interviews, and citizenship development. Evening activities consisted of a dance, a movie, and a robotics challenge.

Summer, Hannah & Hayley had the opportunity to interact with 11-13

year olds from all over Missouri, and learn more about where 4-H can take them in their education and careers.

Linda received the award from Jared Day, State 4-H Council President

To Compete or Not Compete: Words about Clover Kids and Competition

Submitted by: Alison Copeland, State 4-H Youth Development Specialist

The Clover Kids program is designed to introduce 5-7 year olds to a variety of non-competitive 4-H experiences.

By participating in non-competitive activities, Clover Kids are more likely to develop confidence, creativity, and competence than children in competitive situations.

The concepts of competition are difficult to learn. Each child develops these skills at different ages and they sometimes are not developed until youth are age 12 or older. Typically, five to seven year olds lack the emotional and cognitive maturity to participate in competitive events. Keep in mind you are ready to be involved in competition when they:

Know how to play fair– understand and obey the rules without too much adult supervision.

Win with humility and lose with grace.

Enjoy the skills of competition, win or lose.

Know that winning or losing is not an indicator of self-worth.

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Happy

Birthday!

Mackenzie Courtouise

Brianna Flowers

Benjamin McKellips

Kenna Noltkamper

Porscha Polanowski

Carrick Wigger

April

7 Maries County 4-H Council—Belle (Youth bldg. at fairgrounds) 7 4-H Day with the Cardinals ticket orders due 11-13 Hunting Skills Volunteer Training Workshop—Lake of the Ozarks 19 Phelps County Steer & Heifer Classic, Phelps County Fairgrounds 26 Crawford/Gasconade County Preview Show 26 State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest 27 State 4-H Hippology Contest 28 4-H Camp Counselor Training, 6-8:30 PM Phelps Co Courthouse– Rolla

May 1 4-H Camp registrations due 6 Crawford County 4-H Council Meeting, 7:00 PM at Steelville Telephone 17 4-H Day with the Cardinals 20-26 MO Equine Tour 28-30 State 4-H Congress 30-31 4-H Counselor Camp 31 4-H/FFA Golf Tournament—Cuba

June 2-5 4-H Camp 7 State Poultry Day 17-18 Public Speaking Academy 21 4-H Achievement Day

April Fools Day Dirt Cake

You Will Need:

1 (32 ounce) package chocolate sandwich cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix

3 1/2 cups milk

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

1/2 cup confectioners sugar

1 (12 ounce) container whipped topping

Here’s How:

1. Using a blender or food processor, crush the cookies.

2. Mix butter, cream cheese and sugar in a bowl.

3. In a large bowl mix milk, pudding and whipped topping together.

4. Combine pudding mixture and cream mixture together.

5. Layer in flower pot, starting with cookies then cream mixture. Repeat layers.

6. Chill until ready to serve. Add artificial flowers and gummy worms. Enjoy!