MARK YOUR CALENDARS

MARCH 4 – 6 – Civic Youth Leaders Summit at Windemere
MARCH 12 – Livestock Judging & Grading Workshop & Contest – Columbia
MARCH 14 - County-wide Breads Project Meetings - 6:30 p.m. at Extension Office – lower level. Call #243-3581 by Friday, March 11 to let Teresa Meier know you plan to attend.
MARCH 19 &20 – RODEO DATES AND CLINICS (more Rodeo info in the rest of the newsletter)
MARCH 19 - SEMO Fair Weigh-In at Fruitland Livestock Auction on Hwy 61 north of Fruitland from 1:00 - 3:30. (Bring $2.00 per tag to cover costs)
MARCH 24 (Thurs) – FFA/4-H Livestock Judging at Flickerwood – 9:00 am - Noon. ( Call Extension Office for school excused absence letter).
APRIL 1 - 4-H Scholarship application due to State 4-H Office. (which means it needs to be in the Extension office by March 21 so we have time to get it in the mail. It must be received in Columbia by April 1)

 

Congratulations to the following Cape County 4-Hers who have been chosen to compete at the Regional level with their 4-H Report Forms on March 7th - Amanda Lappe,  Jennifer Stahlman ,  Claire Illers. These 4-Hers will be participating in regional interviews with 4-Hers from Perry and Stoddard Counties. The top four winners will compete at the state level. If chosen as a State winner they will win a trip to National 4-H Congress. GOOD LUCK!

 

Congratulations to the 4-Hers who are participating in the Livestock Judging & Grading Workshop & Contest in Columbia on March 12:   Rachel Wichern & Sarah Wichern.  Chaperones are David & Becky Wichern
 

4-H GLOBAL VILLAGE TRIP: Congrats to Emily Todt and Julie Aufdenberg who will be attending this trip on June 8 – 11 in Perryville, Arkansas.

 

4-H Day with the Cardinals – Sat. May 7
The Cardinals will be playing the Milwaukee Brewers at 3:10 p.m. Tickets are $24.00 each and include a T-shirt featuring a 4-H Clover on the back and the Cardinals emblem on the front. Ticket orders must be postmarked by March 28. Tickets usually sell out before the order deadline so families are encouraged to order early. See attached order form or go to www.mo4h.missouri.edu

65th 4-H CONGRESS
MO 4-H – A Leader’s Paradise
WHO: 4-H MEMBERS AGE 14 - 18
WHEN: JUNE 1 – 3
WHERE: UNIV. OF MO - COLUMBIA
COST: $160.00
DEADLINE: APRIL 4

Contact Extension Office for Registration Packet or for info go to http://4h.missouri.edu/events/congress

We have 2 Cape County 4-Hers running for Regional Representatives for the State 4-H Council.

- Nick Fosse

- Dustin Oehl

And we have our very own Tyler Lappe running for President of the State 4-H Council. We need a really large group of 4-Hers from Cape County attending State 4-H Congress to support our Regional Rep. candidates!!

 

RODEO DATES & INFO
- Bollinger County - May 7
- Wayne County – May 21
- Stoddard County – June 4
- Cape Girardeau County – June 25
- Dunklin County – July 9
- Ripley County – July 23
- Butler County – August 6
- Scott County - August 20
- Finals Rodeo – August 27 (location to be announced later)

The Clinic dates have been set and are as follows:
- Clinic #1 - March 19 & 20- Rough Stock at Chalk Bluff Stables Arena in Dexter.
- March 13 – Calves & Steers
- March 14 – Bull Riding
- Clinic #2 – April 2 & 3- Barrels, Poles, & Goat Tying at Chalk Bluff Stables Arena in Dexter.

It is Mandatory that All First Year members and members doing an event for the First Time attend these clinics.

 

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4-H CAMP - June 29-July 1 at Pinecrest Campground near Fredericktown. Camper and Counselor Registration / Application forms will be in the April Newsletter so "Heads Up" for more info coming your way. MARK THE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR!!

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CLUB CORNER

COMMUNITY SERVICE IDEA FROM THE ARNSBERG 4-H CLUB

Thank you for your interest in helping the Arnsberg 4-H Club collect trash for their Terra Cycle account. We started this project in Oct. of 2009. Since then we have raised over $500.00 to help local families in need of money. If you know of anyone that is in need of help please let us know. That is why we are here. Listed below are the items we are collecting. We collect Any size, Any brand, and Any shape. I am also available to make arrangements to pick the trash up from you if you need me to. If you have any questions please feel free to call me at 573-266-3230 or e-mail me at kaycieseyer@rocketmail.com.

Thanks for your help!! - Kaycie Seyer

Drink pouches
Cereal Bag
Kashi
Tissue Paper Wrappers
Diaper Packages
Aveeno Bottles
Tape Dispensers
Candy Wrappers
Chip Wrappers / Bags
Glue Bottles / Sticks
Lunchables
Butter Bowl Containers
Yogurt Containers
Cookie Wrappers
Energy Bar Wrappers
Gum Packages
Oral Products
Coffee Wrappers
Cheese Bags
Writing Instruments / Pens
Ink Jet Cartridges
Corks
Cameras
Laptops
MP3 / iPods
Cell Phones

 

YOUNG AMERICANS CLUB NEWS!
COME HELP TO RAISE $$ FOR RELAY FOR LIFE AND THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
How: Trivia Night – Sat. April 9th
When: Saturday, April 9th
Time: Concessions open at 5:00 p.m. with Questions starting at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Extension Office – lower level
Cost: $10.00 a person with up to 8 players / table – can register individually if you don’t have a team
CHALLENGE: We would like each club to have at least one table for the night. If you could have more than one, that would be awesome. This event is open to everyone, so get your friends, 4-H or other, together for a table and help the Young Americans 4-H Club raise a lot of $$ for the American Cancer Society. If interested, contact your club leader or Bonnie Strack at #579-7724. Deadline to register is April 1st.

TILSIT 4-H CLUB NEWS
Congratulations to the Tilsit 4-H Club for once again supplying Weighted Blankets and Lap Pads to the TouchPoint Autism Services in Cape Girardeau. The Tilsit 4-H Club was featured with a club photo displaying some of the blankets they had made in the recent TouchPoint Newsletter with covers 19 counties in Southeast MO. What a wonderful community service project!! Thanks Tilsit 4-H Club for all your good works!!

 

4-H CLUB LEADERS – NEED A FUNDRAISER IDEA?? Dave Wells is now selling cookie dough and meat sticks as a fundraiser through Seitz Products. If you are interested contact him at #382-3667.