4-H CALENDAR

JANUARY 2009

1 - Holiday, Office Closed

5 - Scholarship Applications for Junior Leadership Conference Due

6 & 12 - Shepherd's Clinic Telenet Sessions, 7:00 p.m., County Annex Building, Waterloo

7 - 4-H Federation Meeting, 7:30 p.m., County Annex Building, Waterloo

9 - County Cloverbud Meeting, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., County Annex Building

15 - Registration Deadline for Junior Leadership Conference

16–17 - Officer's Training Retreat, 7:00 p.m., January 16 – 11:00 a.m.. January 17, County Annex Building

22 - Beef Seminar, 6 p.m., County Annex Building, Waterloo

FEBRUARY 2009

* Kenya Culture Kit Available for loan to 4-H Clubs

21-22 - Illinois 4-H Junior Leadership Conference, Lake Williamson Camp & Retreat Center, Carlinville, Illinois

28 - Beginning Robotics Workshops, 9:00 a.m. – Noon, County Annex Building

28 - Intermediate Robotics Workshop, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., County Annex Building

Susan Hayden

Unit Educator, Youth Development

Thank You to 4-H Federation and all the 4-H Clubs for their generous donations which made a very successful Harvest Night Dinner Auction possible!!

The Foundation, who already contributes annually to the Extension budget, will use these funds to provide additional financial support to Extension, as needed, to compensate for any shortfall from the state in county board match funds.

All Monroe County residents who participate in Extension programs will benefit from these funds as the additional monies will help Extension continue to deliver quality programs for youth and adults throughout the county at reasonable fees.

4-H Clubs & 4-H Federation donated the following auction items for the Harvest Night dinner auction;

• Barnstormers – Party Pony Rides
• Bushy Prairie - Large Wheelbarrow filled with gardening equipment
• Clover Friends – Snack & Beverage Basket
• Crusading Eagles – Monetary donation plus Basket of items from WIL
• Golden Eagles – Football Basket, & Golf Basket
• Hoofbeats – Handmade Wooden Rocking Horse
• Lucky 4-H – Movie Night Basket
• Maeystown Clovers – Holiday Gift Wrapping, St. Louis Cardinal Pullover, and 16 Dozen Home Baked Cookies
• Moonlight Boys & Girls – Large Barbecue Basket
• Rough Riders – Hannah Montana Backpack filled with accessories
• Shooting Stars – Home Made Thanksgiving Dinner with all the Trimmings
• Sunshine 4-H – Small Barbecue grill and accessories
• Sunset 4-H Club – Family Fun Basket
• 4-H Federation – 10 Person Birthday Party @ Incredible Pizza Company
• Shooting Stars & Moonlight 4-H Clubs also created the elegant table decorations for the event. Thanks to Cindy Ruemker for her guidance with this project.

Thank you for your generosity!

2009 Junior Leadership Conference

February 21-22, 2009

Lake Williamson Camp & Retreat Center, Carlinville, IL

Check it out at; www.myspace.com/illinois4h_jlc

Light Your Fire!

• Here's a weekend conference planned especially for our junior high 7th and 8th grade 4-H members!
• This event is full of Fun; Meeting new friends; Workshops; Fun; Exploring; and, did we mention, FUN?!?!?
• This weekend to challenge junior high minds has been planned by young people not too much older than the delegates -- the Illinois State 4-H Youth Leadership Team. Exciting, hands-on workshops will be taught by YLT members, University of Illinois Extension staff, and others.
• Saturday will include time to enjoy the Activity Center's indoor pool, gyms, game rooms, and more.
• We'll finish off the program with a great speaker on Sunday morning.

Tentative Schedule

Saturday, February 21 10:30 Registration

11:30 Opening Session

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Workshops (3)

4:00 Free Time

Community Service

5:30 Dinner

6:45 Workshop (1)

8:00 Activity & Game Time

10:00 Relax in Your Room

Sunday, February 22

7:30 Breakfast

8:15 Workshops (2)

10:15 Closing Session

11:30 Homeward Bound!

Early Bird Registration is $88 if you register by December 31. From January 1 until the January 16 deadline, the registration cost is $95. We can only accept the first 100 junior high 4-H members who register!! To register for the Illinois 4-H Junior Leadership Conference, you must register on-line at:

https://webs.extension.uiuc.edu/registration/default.cfm?RegistrationID=2162.

Required forms and payment must be postmarked by January 16th. A limited number of scholarships are available - the application can be downloaded from the website above and is due (with registration) by Jan. 5

All 4-H members who currently hold an office in their 4-H Club, or any 4-H member interested in learning about the responsibilities of club officers should plan to attend the Officers' Training Workshop Retreat.

The retreat will be held;

7:00 p.m., Friday, January 16 – 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 17

County Annex Building, Waterloo

Friday Evening

• Recreation Ideas
• Pizza & Snacks
• Community Service Project
• Movies & Games

Saturday Morning

• Breakfast
• Officers Workshops
• Parliamentary Procedure Review
• Practice; Plan an Event

Workshops will be presented for President/Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Reporter/Historian, and Recreation Leader.

Workshop is open to non-4-H'ers who hold a club office for a school, church, or civic organization, such as student council, beta club, builders club, key club, etc., or anyone who is interested in finding out more about club officer responsibilities.

Bring your sleeping bag, pillow, board or card games, and any personal items needed for the overnight stay.

Call 939-3434 or visit www.extension.uiuc.edu/monroe for registration information.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14.

Saturday, February 28, 2008

Beginning Workshop, 9:00 a.m. – Noon, County Annex Building

• Learn basic programming language
• Program robot to move forward & backward
• Program robot to turn corners
• Compete in robot challenge course

Intermediate Workshop, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., County Annex Building

• Review program language
• Review programming for movement
• Learn to use robot sensors
• Compete in robot challenge course using at least two sensors

· Space for each workshop is limited to 12 participants.

· Intermediate workshop participants must have completed beginning workshop or have prior robotics experience.

· Call 939-3434 to register. Registration deadline is Friday, February 27.

· Cost for workshops is $5.00

Congratulations to the following winners of the 4-H Promotion Pizza Party! This award is presented to those 4-H members who participated in two or more community parades during the Summer of 2008 to promote 4-H!

Winners are:

• Amanda Hartmann
• Cameron Sutter
• Quinton Doerr
• Samantha McCann
• Cassandra Fundis
• Alexis Hartmann
• Andrew Reifschneider
• Conner Fundis
• Jessica McCann
• Nathan Eschmann
• Jacob Johnson
• Megan Vogt
• Ashton Sabrie
• Ashley Schneider
• Austin McCann
• Katrina Graves

The Promotion Pizza Party will be held on Saturday February 28, from 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the County Annex Building. Please RSVP 939-3434 no later than Friday, February 27.

Monroe County Emergency Management Agency invites you to participate in their Mascot Contest

The mascot will represent the Monroe County Emergency Management Agency (EMA). The mascot will also be used to promote the Monroe County Citizen Corps Council and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The three entities functions are Preparedness in the event of a Disaster, Unity, Planning and Logistics between First Responders, Government and Citizens.

Entries must include:

• Your own original design or modify an existing animal or picture; do not use existing mascots in their entirety
• Implement emergency equipment in mascot attire such as hardhat, flashlight, green vest, back pack with emergency equipment, goggles, gloves, etc.
• Name the Mascot
• Any animal/person may be used
• Mascot drawing must be in color

Entries Due: Feb 1, 2009

Winner will be invited for a luncheon and Press Party with the EMA Director and county officials at the Monroe County Courthouse. The winner's name will be sewn on the mascot.

Entries may be sent via:

E-mail: (mococitizencorp@yahoo.com) .pdf or Word format

Mail to: EMA Mascot Contest, 317 N. Market St., Waterloo, IL 62298

Start thinking of your mascot idea today!

Beef Premiere Spring Show & Weigh-In

Saturday, March 7 at 8 a.m., Monroe County Fairgrounds

• Steers must be calved on or after January 1, 2008
• 4-H & FFA Exhibitors are to own and personally care for the steer by February 1, 2009
• Additional information will be sent to all 4-H members enrolled in the beef project.
• Also, if anyone is in need of sources for purchasing an animal, contact the Extension office; the office can provide a list of resources.

January 22…..6 p.m.

Monroe County Annex Building, Waterloo

Discussion Topics

• Research on DDGS
• Products and Availability
• Timely Buying & Storage Options
• Wrestling with High Input Costs-What are my Choices?
• "Beef Cow Ration Balancer" Demonstration
• Questions & Answers

Call 939-3434 to register.

Sponsored by:

University of Illinois Extension – Monroe County

Monroe County Cattlemen's Association

Monroe County Farm Bureau

January 6 & 12…..7 p.m.

Monroe County Annex Building, Waterloo

Discussion Topics

Session One:

• Culling the Sheep Flock
• How we Raise, Care for and Market our Sheep at Sap Bush Hollow Farm

Session Two:

• Cutting the Fat from Your Sheep Enterprise
• Thinking of Upgrading Your Sheep Facilities?
• 2009 Update on Illinois Scrapie Program

This program will be presented in telenet format.

For more details and to register, call: 939-3434

Monday, March 23

6:30 p.m.

Monroe County Annex Building, Waterloo

• Dan Koch & Amanda Marquardt, presenters
• Additional information will be sent to all 4-H members enrolled in the poultry project.

Saturday, May 9

9 a.m.

Monroe County Fairgrounds

• Additional information will be sent to all 4-H members enrolled in the sheep & goat projects.

for these upcoming 4-H Events…

May

2 Babysitters Workshop, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., County Annex Building, Waterloo

9 Lamb & Goat Weigh-In, 9 a.m., Fairgrounds

26&28 Jr. Master Gardener Camp (Grades 2-4), 9 a.m. – Noon, County Annex Building, Waterloo

28 & June 4 4-H County Contest Food Demonstrations & Public Speaking, County Annex Building, Waterloo

June

2&4 Jr. Master Gardener Camp (Grades 2-4), 9 a.m. – Noon, County Annex Building, Waterloo

4 4-H County Contest Food Demonstrations & Public Speaking, County Annex Building, Waterloo

7-10 Southern Illinois 4-H & Friends Camp

9,11,16&18 Jr. Master Gardener Camp (Grades 5-8), 9 a.m. – Noon, County Annex Building, Waterloo

15 4-H Visual Arts Show, 6 – 8 p.m., County Annex Building, Waterloo

16 4-H Clothing & Textiles Show, 6 – 8 p.m., County Annex Building, Waterloo

18 4-H Visual Arts Show & Clothing & Textiles Show Recognition Program, 7:30 p.m., County Annex Building, Waterloo

22 4-H Show-A-Rama Judging, 6 – 8 p.m., County Annex Building, Waterloo

24 4-H Show-A-Rama Recognition Program, 7:30 p.m., County Annex Building, Waterloo

25-27 Southern Illinois Junior High Camp

29 4-H Livestock Entry Workshop, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m., County Annex Building, Waterloo

29-July 2 County GIS/GPS Camp, County Annex Building, Waterloo

* Youth Cooking School

* 4-H June Dairy Month Promotion

* 4-H Horse Show, County Fairgrounds, Waterloo

July

6 County Fair Livestock Entries Due, 6 – 9 p.m., County Fairgrounds

19-26 Monroe County Fair

28-Aug. 2 State Jr. Horse Show, Springfield

* Beef Carcass Evaluation, Millers & Schuberts Meat Markets

* Lamb Carcass Evaluation, Millers & Schuberts Meat Markets

* Youth Cooking School

August

14-23 Illinois State Fair, Springfield

29-Sept. 7 DuQuoin State Fair

When school is cancelled due to inclement weather, county 4-H activities are automatically cancelled, too. 4-H events on weekends will be handled as follows:

Extension staff will contact one 4-H leader per club who will call the other leaders of that club. 4-H members should call their club leaders for the information.

Congratulations to all 4-H members who were recognized at the annual Monroe County 4-H Achievement Program for submitting their 4-H Records for judging. The following 4-H members' records were selected as Top Record in the 4-H project area listed;

OUTSTANDING 4-H PROJECT RECORDS

AWARD RECIPIENT 4-H CLUB

• Sheep-Alicia Biffer, Moonlight
• Bicycle-Nathan Eschmann,Shooting Stars
• Rabbit-Alexis Hartman, Golden Eagles
• Swine-Nick Haubrich, Shooting Stars
• Tractor Care-Cory Mosbacher, Maeystown Clovers
• Electricity-Andrew Reifschneider, Golden Eagles
• Small Pets-Ashton Sabrie, Shooting Stars
• Natural Resource (Wildlife)-Cameron Sutter, Golden Eagles
• Forestry, Horticulture (Floriculture)-Emily Eschmann, Shooting Stars
• Computers-Coty Flynn, Sunshine 4-H
• Dairy-Amanda Hartman, Golden Eagles
• Beef-Zac Hollis, Crusading Eagles
• Poultry-Lauren Marquardt, Moonlight
• Dog Care, Interior Design-Samantha McCann, Shooting Stars
• Clothing & Textiles, Photography, & Small Engines-Kevin Mosbacher, Maeystown Clovers
• Aerospace-David Naber, Golden Eagles
• Health, Horse & Pony-Ashley Schneider, Shooting Stars
• Woodworking-Nicholas Vlastos, Barnstormers
• Public Presentation-Zoe Vlastos, Barnstormers
• Visual Arts-Brandon Lannom, Sunshine 4-H
• Food & Nutrition-Katie Mosbacher, Maeystown Clovers
• Goat-Adam Schneider, Golden Eagles
• Veterinary Science-Kaitlyn Vogt, Golden Eagles

Kristen Reifschneider won the 2007 – 2008 Club Secretary Award

Samantha McCann won the 2007 – 2008 Club Treasurer Award

This year's recipients of the I Dare You award are;

Lisa Straub, Adam Kramer, & Katie Mosbacher.

Winners in the 4-H Week Window Display Contest are;

1^st Place; Sunset 4-H 2^nd Place; Shooting Stars 3^rd Place; Barnstormers

Honorable Mention; Golden Eagles and Clover Friends

Winners of the Top Club Scrapbook are;

1^st Place; Shooting Stars 2^nd Place; Golden Eagles 3^rd Place; Moonlight Boys & Girls

Honorable Mention; Sunset 4-H and Clover Friends

Winners of June Dairy Month awards are;

1^st Place; Shooting Stars 2^nd Place; Golden Eagles 3^rd Place; Clover Friends

Shooting Stars 4-H Club was the winner of the Golden Clover Award for promoting 4-H during the program year. This award is sponsored by Monroe County 4-H Alumni.

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Shooting Stars 4-H Club was selected as a State Winner in Food Nutrition & Health

Golden Eagles 4-H Club was selected as a State Winner in Engineering & Technology

Congratulations!!!

4-H Clubs can add an international flavor to their February club meetings by checking out the Kenya culture kit.

The culture kits provide information about countries such as population, climate, industry, food, customs and traditions. The kits usually contain clothing, currency, stamps, recipes, and other items that club members can share to learn about life in the featured country.

Facts about Kenya:

• The capital of Kenya is Nairobi
• The main city on the coast is Mombassa.
• The coast is hot and humid all year round and consists of beaches, coral cliffs and reefs, creeks and coral islands.
• The area between the coast and Nairobi is dry and arid and climbs up to the higher lands that start in Nairobi.

To learn more about Kenya call 939-3434 today to reserve the culture kit for your February 4-H Club meeting.

February 13-14, 2009

Lake Springfield Christian Academy

Registration fee for the conference is $60

4-H'ers from across Illinois are invited to converge in Springfield to debate bills and learn about the legislative process. The Great 4-H Debate is for all high school age 4-H'ers interested in learning about how Illinois state government works.

During the two-day event, youth will:

• Learn persuasive speaking
• Learn how to find information on the legislative process
• Develop an understanding of the legislative process
• Meet people from other areas of the state

- Besides all the work, participants will meet youth from across the state and enjoy games and music on Friday night.

- Delegates need to bring bedding, towels, and toiletries in addition to clothing.

The deadline for registration is January 23, 2009.

More details on the conference are available on the web at

http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/mclean/greatdebate/ .

Registration forms are available online or by calling 939-3434.