Years of Making the Best Better in St. Martin Parish! October State Fair of Louisiana Junior Livestock Shows.

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1 October th-6th Grade Edition Years of Making the Best Better in St. Martin Parish! We want you to celebrate National 4-H Week with us October 6-12,2 013 as we wish St. Martin Parish 4-H a happy 75th Birthday. The theme for this year s National 4-H Week is 75 Years of Making the Best Better in St. Martin Parish. How can you participate? Help us celebrate by posting on our Facebook wall how YOU think St. Martin Parish has made the best better in its 75 year history. Find us on Facebook by liking the St. Martin Parish 4-H page. We can t wait to hear your stories! October National 4-H Week 12 Fall Fest Contest Day (4-H Office) State Fair of Louisiana Junior Livestock Shows November Livestock Validations (Beef, Sheep, Goat, Dairy) (BBHS Barn) 9 Possession Date for all Beef, Sheep, Goat, & Dairy animals 23 Acadiana Area Rabbit Show (BBHS Barn) 26 Fun Day (SBS) St. Martin Parish Cooperative Extension 114 Courthouse Street Breaux Bridge, LA Fax: Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday Website: Like Us on Facebook: St. Martin Parish 4-H Page Follow Us on Twitter: St. Martin Parish 4-H

2 Fall Fest Contest Day-October 12, 2013 All 4-H members are invited to join us at the 1st contest day of the year, 2013 Fall Fest Contest Day! Fall Fest will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the 4-H office in Breaux Bridge. (114 Courthouse Street, Breaux Bridge, LA next door to the Breaux Bridge Public Library) There will be a concession stand & 4-H store at Fall Fest opening at 9:30 am! Contests that will be offered include: Pet Show (dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, oh my!) Pumpkin Decorating Contest Sugar Cookery Contest Rice Cookery Contest Need ideas? Visit our Pinterest page at: A complete booklet of Fall Fest contest rules was distributed to those interested at the September club meetings. Rules can also be found at and the St. Martin Parish 4-H Facebook Page. Ms. Hope and Ms. Laura hope to see you at Fall Fest Contest Day on October 12, Arts & Crafts Project Club-October 24, 2013 All 4th-6th grade 4-H members are invited to join the Hands 4 Art Project Club on Thursday, October 24, 2013 from 3:30 pm-4:30 pm at Parks Middle School in Parks, LA (1010 St. Louis Drive, Parks, LA 70582). The cost is $5.00, which will be paid at the meeting. Pre-Register for the meeting by ing stmartin4h@yahoo.com or calling by October 18, 2013, telling us your name. All children being dropped off MUST be signed in by an adult and signed out when being picked up. The youth should be able to give us an emergency phone number. Remember, all youth should be picked up by 4:30 pm sharp. Join us for some spooky craft projects to get us in the October holiday season. We will be making the following projects: Popcorn Relay Race Scary Necklaces Spooky Rings Painted Treat Boxes Pumpkin Pins Monster Puppets Pretzel Bones Snacks Also, all youth will bring home a spooky treat bag as well. For more information please contact Laura Brumbaugh at lbrumbaugh@agcenter.lsu.edu or How to stay CONNECTED? St. Martin Parish 4-H offers lots of opportunities throughout the year. How can you keep up with all of the events? The parish program is also connected through social media. We are on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, & Pinterest. Join our pages today to stay connected and be active in 4-H this year! The 4-H agents are also available at the office on Monday-Friday from 8:00 am-4:30 pm at or by at lbrumbaugh@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ms. Laura) and hguidry@agcenter.lsu.edu (Mrs. Hope). Search St. Martin 4-H!

3 Catch Phrase for Camp Contest Think you have the perfect theme for 4-H Summer Camp? Believe it is catchy and captures the spirit of 4-H and Camp Grant Walker? If so, then send your creative slogan in seven (7) words or less and illustration to the 4-H Office by October 25 th. All entries should be placed on an 8 1/2 x 11 paper. The contest is open to all 4-H Club members. The winning slogan will be one that is brief and catchy, capturing the spirit of 4-H Camp Grant Walker. The slogan and illustration will be used on all publicity for camp and on the camp T-shirt. The winner will receive a monetary award from the LAE 4-HA (LA. Assoc. of Extension 4-H Agents). Think fast the deadline is October 25, Submissions must also include the following: Full name and age of person submitting the slogan Parish/4-H Club Complete mailing address Telephone number All entries will be submitted for judging to the LAE4-HA Ways and Means Committee and the 4-H Camp Staff. After final selection the winner will be notified and asked to sign a release for the slogan to be used in all publicity for the camp as well as on the T-shirt. Both the 4-H er and parent/guardian must sign the release. Deadline for receipt of entries is Friday, October 25th. Individuals may submit multiple entries which may be sent together to one of the following: *Mail to: St. Martin 4-H Re: Camp Catch Phrase Contest 114 Courthouse St., Breaux Bridge, LA *FAX: * hguidry@agcenter.lsu.edu Entries must be RECEIVED in the St. Martin Parish 4-H Office by October 25th in order to be considered. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION! Broiler Chick Orders-Due November 1, H Broiler Project It s time again to place your order for broiler chicks! The broiler project is open to all 4-H members. In this project, you purchase broiler chicks from the 4-H Office and raise them to show at parish and state shows. To order your chicks, send in the completed order form and a payment of 50 cents ($.50) per chick to the 4-H Office by November 1, You should order at least 10 chicks because you will select your best 3 for the parish show in February Your chicks will be available for pick-up in early January. More information will be mailed to those who order broiler chicks once we receive the order forms. Note: All 4-H ers will be allowed to show at our parish broiler show, but only members who will be at least nine years old by 12/31/13 will be allowed to show their broilers at the State Livestock Show. NOTE: Tentative delivery date - Friday, January 3, Name 4-H BROILER ORDER FORM (due 11/01/13) Address City, state, Zip Phone School Grade # Chicks x.50 = TOTAL DUE Payment of 50 per chick must accompany order form. Make check payable to: St. Martin Parish 4-H Return to: Broiler Chick Order c/o St. Martin Parish 4-H 114 Courthouse Street Breaux Bridge, LA 70517

4 Fun Day-November 26, H Fun Day is for 3rd-6th grade 4-H members who want to learn about fitness & health! The workshop will be held at St. Bernard School on November 26, 2013 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Make plans to attend this fun day led by high school 4-H members! More information will be given in the November Bayou Gazette newsletter. Tentative Agenda: 8:30 am-9:00 am-registration 9:00 am-9:15 am-welcome 9:15 am-10:30 am-sessions (rotate through 5 sessions) 10:30 am-11:00 am-movin & Groovin Closing Party 11:00 am-pick Up Moving 4-HEALTH! October Trivia Contest Each month we will have a trivia question in the Bayou Gazette newsletter. If you are one of the first 5 members from your club to the correct answer to us, along with your full name, school you attend and your grade level, you will receive a prize at your next club meeting. Remember, the first 5 to the correct answer to us will get a prize! October 4th-6th Grade 4-H Trivia Question: Visit the MyPlate Champion website at: Read how you can become a MyPlate Champion. Tell at least 2 ways to become a MyPlate Champion from the Champion List on the webpage. (Hint: There are 6 ideas on the list.) us the answer, along with your full name, the school you attend, and your grade level by Friday, October 25, 2013 to: stmartin4h@yahoo.com. Respect-Word of the Month Respect is feeling or showing regard for someone or something. Through our actions, we demonstrate our opinion of a person or an object s worth to us. We all want to be shown respect and to be treated with dignity. We want a chance to be ourselves and to be recognized for who we are. We want to be treated in a polite way and have a voice in decisions that affect us. We want our opinions to be heard. We want others to treat us with consideration. We want to be valued for who we are and not for the material things we do or do not have. We want to have privacy and to have others show respect for the things that belong to us. Want to learn more about being respectful and to stop bullying? Visit the following website: On this page, you can learn the facts about bullying and play games to learn more about what to do next.

5 Essay Contest for Food & Fitness Camp Would you like to be selected to attend the H Food & Fitness Family camp? We are sponsoring one team of a youth and adult family member to attend the 2014 food & fitness family camp on February 22-23, What will you do at the camp? You will stay in a cabin at Camp Grant Walker in Pollock, LA. While at camp you and your adult family member will do hands-on workshops on the topics of nutrition, food safety, food preparation, and healthy living. Also, you will be moving with physical fitness activities and recreation, with a special evening program featuring a colorful MyPlate walk! To select a team, we are holding an essay contest. The essay topic is: How does my family incorporate health and fitness into our lives? (Tell what your family does to stay active, to encourage each other to be healthy, and how do you incorporate MyPlate into your meal plan.) The essay cannot be longer than one page and must be written or typed by the 4-H member. You can your entry to: stmartin4h@yahoo.com or mail it to the 4-H office at 114 Courthouse Street, Breaux Bridge, LA You can also drop off your essay at the 4-H office from 8:00 am-4:30 pm, Monday-Friday. All entries must be turned in by October 25, The essay must include the following: 4-H ers Full Name, Adult Family Member s Full Name that will be attending camp if youth is chosen, Grade, School/Club name, birthdate, address, and telephone number. Note: The youth s adult family member attending the camp will have to complete an online 4-H overnight chaperone program and will be responsible for transportation to and from camp and provide supervision while at camp. The winning youth must be accompanied by an adult to attend camp. If an adult cannot attend and does not complete the overnight chaperone program, the youth will not be able to attend. ***All entries must be turned in by October 25, 2013.*** Questions please contact Ms. Laura at Fresh Louisiana Sweet Potato Sale The St. Martin Parish 4-H program will be sponsoring a Louisiana Sweet Potato Sale. Sweet Potatoes are Louisiana grown on Garber Farms in Iota. Deadline to place orders: November 15, Make checks payable to: St. Martin Parish 4-H. To Order: Call the 4-H office at or complete the order form below. Return the form with payment to the 4-H office at 114 Courthouse Street, Breaux Bridge, LA or call Sweet potatoes are sold in two different sized boxes: 10 lb. box Sweet Potatoes for $10.00 or 40 lb. box Sweet Potatoes for $ Orders can be picked up on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Breaux Bridge High School Livestock Barn from 3:00 pm-5:30 pm. **Any orders not picked up on November 26, 2013 by 5:30 pm will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. No refunds available. St. Martin Parish 4-H Sweet Potato Fundraiser Order Form - Ordering Deadline: November 15, 2013 Name: Phone Number: Address: Indicate the number of boxes you are ordering below: # of 10 lb. boxes ordered X $10.00 = $ # of 40 lb. boxes ordered X $20.00=$ Total Owed: $ to St. Martin Parish 4-H Make checks payable to: St. Martin Parish 4-H. Send Order Form to: 114 Courthouse Street, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517

6 Shooting Sports News Did you enroll in the Shooting Sports project? If so, you will be placed on our mailing list and will receive important information through the mail about registering for the shooting sports program. This packet will also include the calendar with the practice schedules and match dates. Please note that the registration forms that you receive through the mail will be due to the 4 -H Office by October 16th along with your non-refundable fees. You will receive your shooting sports project book at the mandatory first practice / safety meeting which will be held on: If you are in the following disciplines: If you are in the following disciplines: Shotgun Archery.22 Rifle BB You will meet on: Air Rifle November 3, 2013 Air Pistol Fusilier Complex You will meet on: Arnaudville, LA November 10, :00 4:00 pm Breaux Bridge High School Livestock Barn Breaux Bridge, LA 1:00 pm 4:00 pm NOTE: Participants who do not attend the mandatory first practice / safety meeting will not be allowed to continue in the shooting sports program. Only students who are nine years old or older prior to January 1, 2014, are allowed to participate in the shooting sports program. Livestock News Livestock project activities are starting as exhibitors purchase animals and begin to prepare for show season! Below are many important dates for livestock exhibitors and their families. Good luck with your projects. If you need assistance or have questions, please contact Ms. Hope Guidry at or hguidry@agcenter.lsu.edu. Livestock participants will be receiving important information in the mail in the near future about completing the REQUIRED LSU AgCenter s Quality Assurance and Ethics Certification program. Important Dates for Exhibitors: Livestock Validations: November 7, 2013 (5-7pm): Livestock Validations (Beef, Sheep, Goat, Dairy) (BBHS Barn) December 5, 2013 (4-8pm): Swine Validations (BBHS Barn) Possession Dates: November 9, 2013: Possession Date for all Beef, Sheep, Goat, & Dairy animals December 7, 2013: Possession Date for Swine Show Dates: St. Martin Parish Livestock Show: January 17-18, 2014 (BBHS Barn) Acadiana District Livestock Show: January 29-February 1, 2014 (Lafayette) LSU State Livestock Show: February 8-15, 2014 (Gonzales-Lamar Dixon) Questions: Contact Hope Guidry at or hguidry@agcenter.lsu.edu Anyone not raising their animals on their property (home or farm) MUST contact the 4-H office to request a possession hardship application. Completed hardship forms must be completed and in the 4-H Office by the animal s possession date. This rule is to insure that 4-H members are working with their projects.

7 Moving 4-HEALTH! MyPlate Champ! Be a MyPlate Champion! How? Visit the following website: Champion.html Pledging to be a MyPlate Champion is a promise to eat healthy and be active every day. Learning how to make healthy choices at home and at school is an important part of taking care of you. The first step is to know which choices are best for you. Use ideas from the list on the webpage to get started. After reading the list, if you can pledge to eat healthy and be active, you have what it takes to be a MyPlate Champion! On the website, press the MyPlate button to personalize and print your own MyPlate Champion certificate. You can include this certificate in your 4-H Portfolio you will receive in January! 4-H ers in the Kitchen-Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Perfect for snack time, roasting your own pumpkin seeds is simple, tasty and fun. We give you a few options for spicing up these crunchy goodies, or feel free to make your own spice combinations. Makes about 2 cups. Ingredients: 1 medium pumpkin 4 cups water 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil Method: (Kids need parents help here.) Preheat oven to 250 F. Cut off top 3 to 4 inches of pumpkin then scoop out seeds onto a clean work surface. Discard stringy fiber from seeds along with any seeds that are split or cracked then transfer to a strainer and rinse well. (You should have about 2 cups of seeds.) In a medium pot, bring water to a boil. Add seeds, reduce heat and boil gently for 10 minutes. Drain well then transfer to a paper towel-lined sheet tray and pat dry. Transfer seeds to a medium bowl, toss with oil and spread out in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Roast seeds, stirring every 10 minutes or so, until just crisp and golden brown, about 1 hour total. (They will become crispier as they cool.) Set aside to let cool completely then shell or eat whole. For spicy pumpkin seeds, mix 1/2 teaspoon each garlic salt, cumin, coriander and cardamom with seeds and oil before roasting. For sweet pumpkin seeds, mix 1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, cloves and ginger and 1 1/2 tablespoons dark brown sugar with seeds and oil before roasting. Per Serving: Serving size: 2 Tablespoons, 130 calories (100 from fat), 12g total fat, 2g saturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 0mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (1g dietary fiber, 0g sugar), 5g protein From: September Let s Play Activity Visit BlastOff_Game.html to play the Blast Off game. See if you can blast off to Planet Power! Good luck!

8 Clovers To: Each month we will give clovers to 4-H members, volunteers and community supporters for their outstanding work representing St. Martin Parish 4-H! Check back each month! Club Leaders: Phyllis Landry, Kacey Theriot, Kenya Goodie, Leslie Wiltz, Corrina Menard, Donna Noel, Donna Blanchard, Mikki Wiginton, Tim Chiasson, Cheryl Blanchard, Marlene Castex, Melanie Dubois, Claudene Gauthier, Melissa Granger, Judd Judice, Codie Liebert, Janel Boudreaux, Kellie Champagne, Kimberly Robin, Cheryl Landry, Krystal Theriot, Rebecca Clark, Kim Frederick, Kevin Russo, Crystal Setaro, Karen Anderson, Amie Champagne, Hannah Fusilier, Angella Dupuis, Selena Frederick, Shala Cormier, Shawne Taylor, Corey Malbrue, John Cramer, Renee Rounsaville, Miriam Huval, Charlie Stelly, Laytasha Charles, Allie Renard, Aleasha Mallery, Caroline Jean Batiste, Kevin O Brien, Karen Dupont, Erica Poirier, Gina Andrus, Haley Buillard, Linda Theriot, Denee Hayes, Karen Olivier, Robin Broussard, Carol Guidry, and Lilli Thorpe. Jr. Leader Planning Team for Mess Fest: Tyra Mouton, Paige Babineaux, Jon Boudreaux, Miranda Kidder, Maranda Wiltz, Devin LeBlanc, Hali Louviere, and Briana Theriot. St. Martin Parish 4-H Foundation Newly Elected Officers: President: Raymond Latiolais, Vice President: Clair A. Blanchard, Secretary/Treasurer: Erica Poirier. St. Martin Parish 4-H Foundation Members: Clair Blanchard, Etta Brew, Rebecca Burney, Elsie Castille, Nolan Champagne, Gigi Harris, Raymond Latiolais, and Erica Poirier. Mr. Nolan Champagne for cooking the 4-H Foundation a tasty meal at the September 19th meeting. Devin LeBlanc for representing St. Martin 4-H at the 2013 OMK SET Camp held in September. Devin, a state 4-H SET board member, led a science track that the OMK campers loved. Great job Devin! Ms. Laura Brumbaugh & Ms. Hope Guidry won the NAE4-HA Southern Region Denise Miller Innovator Award in September at the 2013 NAE4-HA national convention for the Amazing Race Contest they created. St. Martin Parish Cooperative Extension 114 Courthouse Street Breaux Bridge, LA Fax: Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday Website: Facebook: St. Martin Parish 4-H Page (Hit LIKE ) Twitter: St. Martin Parish 4-H (Hit Follow ) Sincerely, Mrs. Hope Ms. Laura Hope Guidry Laura M. Brumbaugh 4-H Agent 4-H Agent hguidry@agcenter.lsu.edu lbrumbaugh@agcenter.lsu.edu The LSU Agricultural Center, a statewide campus of the LSU System, and Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, a statewide campus of the Southern University System, provide equal opportunities in programs and employment. Louisiana A&M College, Southern University and A&M College, Louisiana parish governing bodies, and United States Department of Agriculture cooperating. It is the policy of the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, or disability. If you have a disability which requires special assistance for your participation in any aforementioned activity, please contact the St. Martin 4-H office at In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, political beliefs or disability.