4-H Newsletter December 2019

Monthly Meetings

Cloverbuds  Cloverbuds will meet on December 12th at the Paola Office from 5:30-6:30pm. Cloverbuds must be 5-6 years old by Jan. 1, 2020 Jr. Leaders  Miami County Jr Leader Meeting will be December 9th at 7pm at the Paola Office Linn County Jr Leader Meeting will be December 15th at 4pm at the Linn County 4-H Building

4-H Council Miami County 4-H Council will be January 13th at 8pm at the Paola Office  Linn County 4-H Council will be January 22th at 7pm at the Linn County 4-H Building.

4-H Enrollment The new 4-H year has started!!!! Make sure you get on 4-H Online to get re-enrolled. The deadline for returning 4-H'ers is January 2, 2020. New member and project add/drop deadline is May 1st. Enroll Important Dates Fantastic 4-H Camp-June 19-22, 2020 Miami County Fair - July 18-25, 2020 Linn County Fair - July 31-Aug 8, 2020 Marais des Cygnes 4-H Events Calendar this will be updated as dates are available- Calendar

4-H ROBOTICS WORKSHOP SAVE THE DATE January 20th - 4-H Robotics Workshop at LaCygne Library starting at 11am. Lunch will be provided. More information will be coming. Mason Jar Aquaponics Class March 30 at 4pm Paola Office March 24 at 4pm Mound City Office Squishy Circuits Day Camp December 30 1-4pm Mound City Office Flock Talk - Poultry Workshop April 16 7:00pm location TBD New 4-H Record Book Workshop January 5 at 2:00pm Paola Office 4-H Community Conversations January 12, 2020 from 1-5pm at Douglas Counry Fairgrounds Kansas 4-H and the K-State Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy invite youth citizens to use their leadership and communication skills to learn how to have tough conversations that matter. 4-H Community Conversations offer youth citizens the opportunity to join together to deliberate in an open forum, to make choices with others about ways to approach difficult issues and have tough conversations to work toward creating reasoned public judgment for the common good. The topic the youth will be discussing is mental illness in America.   See flyer for more information- Flyer

Horse Level 1 Testing (Written) March 30th at 7pm Paola Office Horse Judging Practice February 10, 20 & 27 and March 3rd at 7:00pm at the Mound City Office Kansas State 4-H Horse Judging Contest at EquiFest in Salina March 6 YQCA Training Both the Linn County and Miami County Fair require that all exhibitors in Market and Breeding Livestock complete their YQCA Training each year. March 18 10am 7-11 yr olds only Paola Office March 18 2pm Paola Office March 25 6:30 pm Linn County 4-H Building April 28 7pm Paola Office

Area KAP Screening Volunteers Needed I need 2-3 volunteers to screen KAPs in Eureka, KS on Friday, Jan 17, 2020. Someone will be taking a vehicle from the Paola and Mound City offices, so rides are available. Area KAPs Due If you were selected as a Senior County Project Champion, you are eligible to send your KAP to area judging. You should have received an email about this. The KAPs are due to either Marais des Cygnes Office on Monday, January 13, 2020. Club Day Club Day is set for February 22, 2020 at Prairie View Middle School. More information in Next Months Newsletter. Click for events and guidelines

Homemade Christmas

We are going to be hosting a Homemade Christmas event to give any youth ages 5-18 the opportunity to make some crafts. This event will be on December 7th at the Paola Extension Office. Cost is $10. Click on your session time to sign up in the link below. 10:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm sessions are full Sign up

Record Book Changes Marais des Cygnes District is going to be a pilot for the new 4-H Project Report Form. This is for Junior and Intermediates ONLY!! Seniors will be using the same KAP as in the past. In addition to the 4-H Project Report Form 4-H'ers will be required to do a permanent record. Trainings will be held throughout the year with the first one hopefully in December. The 4-H Project Report Form should be available in December. Pin Applications will remain the same Record Book

Entomology Project Meeting The next Entomology project meeting will be at the Chanute High School on Saturday December 14th at 2:00 p.m. Come to the back of the school to the door with the porch over the entrance. I will have a sign up. Please bring your pinning board, insect pins, and two insects to pin if you have them. Also bring a project talk on an insect you would like to go see in another country. Include a little bit on the ecosystem and habitat that the insect lives in. Questions:  vicky.wallace55@gmail.com  or (620)804-9170

State Events 2020 Horse Panorama January 24-26, 2020 Kansas Junior Beef Producer Day February 29, 2020 State 4-H Horse Judging Contest March 6, 2020 Kansas Junior Sheep Producer Day March 14, 2020 Livestock Sweepstakes August 22-23, 2020 4-H Campference June 22-25, 2020 Miami County 4-H Foundation Clover Run results and pictures available.  Check them out.... Flyer

The MdC Highlight Reel We are wanting to recognize those 4-H'ers that participate in state, national, 4-H contests and events. The Miami County 4-H Foundation provides scholarships for many of these events for Marais des Cygnes District 4-H'ers. If you participate in an event please let us know as we don't always get the information in a timely manner. Email this information to Devin at april09@ksu.edu.

Kansas State University is committed to making its services, activities and programs accessible to all participants. If you have special requirements due to a physical, vision, or hearing disability, contact Karla Hightower, 913-294-4306. Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Marais des Cygnes District Extension | [ https://www.maraisdescygnes.k-state.edu/ ]

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