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Stephanie Schindler 4-H Youth Specialist 1 W. Liberty, Suite 101
Farmington, MO 63640
573-756-4539
Linda Shelton Youth Program Associate 112 E. 5th Street, Suite 4 Salem, MO 65560 729-3196 [email protected]
Dent County 4-H Newsletter
4-H Council Meeting Thursday
July 6 6:30 pm
Inside this issue:
Shooting Sports Camp
2
4-H Exhibits 2
4-H Camp 2
Happy Birthday 2
MO State Fair info 3
State Shoot info 3
Clover Kids Corner 4
July 2017
Expo Family Game Nights
Thursday, July 20 and Friday July 21 7-9 pm
The following family-friendly games and contests will be held Thursday
and Friday night at the 2016 Expo:
Turtle Race Frog Jumping Contest Youth Relay Races
Nickel Scramble Tug of War PeeWee Stick Horse Race
Pedal Tractor Pull Pet Fashion Show Chicken Chasing Contest
Sign up at the Expo beginning Tuesday, July 18th in the Multi-Purpose Build-
ing. Age requirements and rules will be posted at the sign up table.
EXPO SCHEDULE
Tuesday – July 18 4-H Exhibit Entry 4 pm – 6:30 pm Wednesday – July 19 4-H Exhibit Judging 10 am Dessert Entry 3 pm — 5 pm Dessert Auction 6 pm Thursday – July 20 Livestock in Place 11 am Livestock Registration 10:00 am – 12 pm Livestock Weigh-ins 1 pm Achievement Day Events 5 pm Family Games 7 pm – 9 pm Friday – July 21 Hog Show 7 am Sheep/Goat Show 1:30 pm Small Animal Show 3 pm Beef /Dairy Show 4 pm Family Games 7 pm – 9 pm Saturday – July 22 FFA Tractor Pull 9 am Market Sale Luncheon 12 noon 4-H/FFA Market Sale 1:00 pm 4-H Exhibit Release 6 pm
Livestock/Cured Meats Entry Form due Wednesday, July 5
Congratulations to Braxton Howdeshell of the Lake Spring 4-H
Club for being selected to throw out the first pitch at the 4-H
Day w/St. Louis Cardinal ballgame. He proudly represented
MO 4-H. It was his first trip to Busch Stadium.
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July BIRTHDAYS Jonah Case July 5
Brett Fore July 6
Alaina Ferguson July 7
Kevin Donovan July 9
Ronald Bailey July 10
Katrina Morris July 12
Kayla McCarter July 13
Caleb McRoy July 14
Makena Faulkner July 16
Micha Faulkner July 16
Ryker Major July 20
Rachel Paul July 21
Isaac Westerman July 21
Kenadee Barnitz July 22
Marisa Holloway July 24
Shaylee Harrison July 25
Lydia Inman July 25
Dakota Fenton July 29
Riley Case July 30
Jacob Rusk July 31
Expo 4-H Exhibits It’s time to finish up your 4-H projects for the 2017 Expo. Bring exhibit entries Tuesday, July 18, 4:00-6:30 pm to the Com-mons Multi-Purpose Building. General rules and classes are listed in the Expo Book. Project posters and displays, project rec-ord books, project scrapbooks and any item made in a 4-H pro-ject is eligible to enter. Exhibits from every 4-H project are ac-cepted and there is no limit to the number of entries that can be submitted. Clover Kids projects are welcome too!
Livestock members-enter your livestock project record book to receive a ribbon and premium.
Hogs — Stress is not only bad for the animal and the producer’s
profits, but it also short-changes the consumer. Stress
right before slaughter can result in pale, soft pork with
greater drip loss, while long-term stress can cause
dark, firm and dry pork.
When pigs become agitated from stress, one of the first things affect-
ed is their eating habits. When pigs eat less, they convert less feed
into muscle, thus reducing average daily gain. This also opens the
door to an increased risk of health challenges and ultimately addition-
al costs.
Though stress cannot be fully avoided, it should be a goal to minimize
it as much as possible. Some quick tips to reduce stress and its ef-
fects:
Reduce instances of large swings in temperature in the barn.
Ensure each pig has enough space and ventilation.
Provide pigs with unlimited access to fresh and cool drinking water
Move and work pigs early in the day.
Tailor diets to include technologies that support pigs during stress.
Check with your vet for recommendations.
4-H Camp was Awesome! Campers: Isabella Black Ray Cunningham
Owen Meusch Emily Bowles Logan Schafer Ivy Konkel
Justin Rusk Gunnar Konkel Tyler McCall Alaina Ferguson
Lori Terrill Grace Brand Jake Casper Abbi Terrill
MiKayela McCall Kylie Smith Tucker Smith
Counselors Jacob Rusk Addie Konkel
Kendadee Barnitz Cole Elliott Steven Inman CeCe Reed
Rachel Counts Evan Howard Rachel Paul Keith Reisner
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State Trap Shoot Contest State Archery 300 Round August 26, 2017 Linn Creek Club - Columbia August 26-27, 2017 Prairie Grove - Columbia
State Skeet Contest State Shooting Sports Contest
August 27, 2017 Gateway Gun Club - StL area September 16 & 17, 2017 Prairie Grove - Columbia
Registration for the 2017 State Shoot events is scheduled to open July 1 and will close on August 1. Regis-
tration for both the August 26-27 events and the September 16-17 events will be combined into one registra-
tion. The State Trap Shoot on August 26 and 300 Archery event on August 26-27 will be self-scheduled
again…..meaning the 4-H member will select their own times during the registration process. So, counties
that want to shoot trap together, in the same squad, need to coordinate their registration. Other events may
also be self-scheduled, so read instructions thoroughly before beginning the registration process—and during
the process. See http://4h.missouri.edu/shooting-sports-events/state-shoot .
Dent County 4-H’er Moriah Cramer joined 50 Missouri 4-H horse project teens who spent 6 days exploring the equine careers and industry in Oklahoma and Texas May 22-28 on the 11th annual 4-H Equine Tour. The tour had a strong emphasis on the western performance and rodeo industry with visits to leading medical facilities, tours of top performance quarter horse ranches in-cluding the Lazy E, Reming-ton Horse Racing Track, Cow-boy Hall of Fame, and Fort Worth Stockyards.
SS Camp Dent Co. attender: Jake Casper MO State Fair Tickets New this year, fairgoers have the
option to purchase discounted advance carnival tickets to the 2017
Missouri State Fair. Starting July 1, advance carnival tickets will be
sold on the State Fair website, Break Time Convenience Stores,
Orscheln Farm & Home Stores, Walgreens and Menards.
The following discounts will be available through Aug. 9:
Advance Carnival ride Wristband—$21 includes one day unlim-
ited carnival rides. Available at Walgreens, Menards, and online.
Advance Unlimited Daily Deal—$29 includes one day unlimited
carnival rides and one day gate admission. Available at Break
Time, Orsheln, Walgreens, Menards and online.
Advance Jumbo Pass—$50 includes unlimited carnival rides and
gate admission for four consecutive days, Aug. 14-1-7. Available
at Walgreens, Menards and online.
Advance adult gate admission—$8. Available at all four retailers
and online.
Complete daily promotions can be found on the Fair’s website:
http://www.mostatefair.com/gate-admission/
The fall 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification
Workshop is taking registrations! Deadline is
open until it is full or August 1. See http://4h.missouri.edu/shooting-sports-events/
shooting-sports-leader-certification
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Clover Kids Corner Fun with Water Invite children to play outside with water. Remind them to bring a swimsuit and towel! Ideas include: Water balloon toss Water painting - provide paint brushes and water in a bucket. Encourage children to "paint" with
the water and watch how the water evaporates in the warm sun. Paint rocks, trees, the side-walk, anything!
Car wash - children can bring and wash toy cars and vehicles Water sprinklers Spray bottles
Water gun contest — shoot ping pong balls off the top of Styrofoam cups Frozen water - ice cubes are refreshing and feel good as they melt in your
hands on a hot summer day! Watermelon - a fun snack after water play activities!