Erath 4-H News February, 2011

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1 Erath 4-H News February, W. College St. - #109, Stephenville, TX Phone: Fax: Megan Logan Megan Logan, CEA, 4-H & Youth Development 4-H is a United Way Funded Organization Donna White, CEA, Family & Consumer Sciences Todd Vineyard, CEA, Agriculture Upcoming Events: Feb 8 Clothing Proj. Workshop Feb Youth Cutting Clinic March 5 District CDM Contest March 26 County Fashion Show April 9 Livestock judging TSU Invitational April 15 District Fashion Show April 16 District Roundup in Stephenville May 12 Kids & Kows & More June 8 Food camp July clothing camp Deadlines: Feb. 7 4-H Opportunity Scholarship applications due at Extension Office Apr 7 4-H photography entries due Apr. 25 Red Cook Scholarship Applications Due May 5 District 8 TAEA 4-H scholarship apps due May 15 - Daisy Manufacturing Scholarship apps due. SCHOOL EXCUSES for livestock shows Parents, please call the Extension Office at least one week in advance to advise us of when your child will be out of school for a show. Please be prepared with the the following information: student s name, name of their school, and the dates to be excused from school for stock show participation. Pizza Party Winner As promised, each club was entered into a drawing for participating in the Basket Raffle to benefit United Way and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Those clubs who worked the booth received extra tickets for their participation. We are proud to announce that the Shooting Sports club has won the pizza party this year. We will be in contact with you to make arrangements for the party. Thanks again to all of our clubs for making this year s raffle such a success!! Kids & Kows & More This year s Kids & Kows & More program will be held on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at the TSU Farm. Preparations are underway, and presenters are being lined up. Please note: All and 4-Hers are invited to help participate as group leaders and presenters (limited spaces available). If you are interested in helping with this event, as either a presenter or group leader, please call the office as soon as possible and provide your t-shirt size and let us know how you would like to be involved. Provisions from the American Disability Act will be considered when planning educational programs and activities. Please notify the Erath County Extension Office as far in advance of the program as possible if you plan on attending an Extension Educational program and require specialized services. This will allow ample time to acquire resources to meet your needs. Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin. The Texas A & M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

2 Page 2 4-H Newsletter February, 2011 DISTRICT ROUNDUP TO BE HELD IN STEPHENVILLE!!! Good news, Erath County 4-Her s District Round-Up will be held in Stephenville this year! So it s time to start thinking about what competitions you would like to enter. Categories are as follows: Beef Quiz Bowl There are two age divisions, / and. Contestants will compete as teams; each team can consist of 3-4 people. Horse Quiz Bowl There are two age divisions, / and. Contestants will compete as teams; each team can consist of 3-4 people. Educational Presentation There are three age divisions in this competition,, and. Presenters can choose their topic from a provided list. Please contact the office if you would like to see the list of topics. Public Speaking Share-The-Fun Contest areas consist of: Vocal, Poetry/Prose, Choreographed Routines, Celebrate 4-H, and Musical & Band. These entries can be individual or groups/teams. Please keep in mind that Share-The-Fun participants are responsible for providing all equipment and props needed to conduct their presentation. District Round-Up will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2011, so mark your calendar! More information will follow in upcoming newsletters. Please contact the office if you have any questions. My Hands to Larger Service Community Service Opportunity Laurie Tolboom, a member of the Cowboy Capital 4-H Horse Club, is looking for your help! She is currently collecting books to be donated to the Lakota Indians. The Lakota Indians currently have the lowest employment rate in the country and are in need of a library. Books that are being accepted include: textbooks on any subject, non-fiction works, children s books featuring horses and anything horse-related. If you have any books that you would like to donate, you may drop them off at the County Extension Office. Remember, all community service can be listed in your recordbooks, scholarship applications, and star award applications. Thank you for helping Laurie in this community service effort! Don t forget! We are in need of pictures from 4-H events to use in this year s countywide scrapbook. If you have digital pictures that we can use, please them to mmlogan@ag.tamu.edu. Thanks!!

3 4-H Newsletter February, 2011 Page 3 Dairy Non-Selling: Class 3 2 nd Lillian Edwards Dairy Selling: Holstein Class 1 1 st Alyson Philips 2 nd Kendall Osman 3 rd Ashlyn Terpstra 4 th John Peter Terpstra 5 th Nicole Koke 6 th Kreed Averhoff Jersey Class 1 1 st Nicole Koke Holstein Class 2 2 nd London Jones 5 th Isle DeBoer 7 th Kade Averhoff 9 th Joe Michael Sanchez 11 th Hayden Monk Jersey Class 2 1 st Katrina VanderHorst 2 nd Cassidy Miller 3 rd Cason Miller 4 th Anneke VanderHorst 5 th Willem VanderHorst Holstein Class 3 4 th Ben Posthumus 6 th Kade Averhoff 7 th Kreed Averhoff 8 th Westyn Grimes 10 th Kendall Osman 12 th Bregtje Schievink 14 th Tyler Stegall 15 th Tyler Stegall Jersey Class 3 1st & Jersey Champion Joe Michael Sanchez 2nd & Jersey Reserve Champion - Anneke VanderHorst, 3 rd Cassidy Miller 4 th Katrina VanderHorst 5 th Cason Miller Holstein Class 4 1 st Kryssi Pina, Holstein Champion and Grand Champion 2 nd Kryssi Pina, Holstein Reserve Champion and Reserve Grand Champion 3 rd Kyndra Schouten 4 th Kline Jones 9 th London Jones 10 th Natalie Koke 11 th Rick Posthumus 12 th Madisyn Grimes 14 th Madison Wyly Jersey Class 4 1 st Natalie Koke 2 nd Willem VanderHorst Holstein Class 5 3 rd Bregtje Schievink 4 th Alyson Philips Dairy - Showmanship Kyndra Schouten London Jones Kreed Averhoff Boer Goat Breeding Show Class 1 1 st Hunter Peterson Class 3 2 nd Morgan Prescott 3 rd Morgan Prescott Class 7 3 rd Hunter Peterson Horse Show Pony & Miniature 1 st Kade Jackson Grade Geldings 1 st Kade Jackson, Reserve Champion Gelding Grade Geldings 1 st Kade Jackson, Grand Champion Gelding 2 nd Suzanna Tolboom 3 rd Hannah Rivera 4 th Lillian Edwards Registered Mares 1 st Grace Gillespie, Grand Champion Mare 2 nd Laurie Tolboom, Reserve Champion Mare Horse - Showmanship Laurie Tolboom Grace Gillespie Goats Class 1 3 rd Seth McDonald Rodriguez 4 th Kaci Carrell 5 th Daisy Richards Class 2 3 rd Seth McDonald- Rodriguez 4 th Kaci Carrell 5 th Carissa Landes 6 th Jake Bagby Class 3 2 nd Chance Britian 3 rd Kylie Manning 4 th Martha Davis 5 th Nathan Starnes 6 th Jake Bagby

4 Page 4 4-H Newsletter February, 2011 Class 4 1 st Xavier Gonzalez 2 nd Jettie Funderburgh 3 rd Hunter Peterson 4 th Cade Schmutz 5 th Calli Schmutz 7 th Nathan Starnes Class 5 1 st Mady McLaury, Reserve Grand Champion 5 th Steven Frost 6 th Morgan Prescott Class 6 2 nd Cheyanne Carrell 3 rd Ashley Lewis 4 th Carson Ballinger 6 th Conner Schmutz 7 th Lane Golightly Class 7 1 st Audrey Turner, Grand Champion 3 rd Morgan Prescott 4 th Kylie Manning Goat - Showmanship Audrey Turner Xavier Gonzalez Lambs Class 1 Fine Wool 2 nd Shelby Johnston, Reserve Champion Fine Wool 3 rd Tyler Johnston 4 th Bryce Cline Class 2 FWX - Light 1 st Kindall Manning 3 rd Kylie Manning 4 th Cheyenne Carrell 5 th Jessica Enzeroth 6 th Bryce Cline 7 th Courtney Whitehead Class 3 FWX Heavy 6 th Victoria Saucedo Class 4 Southdown - Light 1 st Mady McLaury, Southdown Champion 4 th Rowdy Johnston 5 th Ciara Johnston 6 th Jessica Enzeroth Class 5 Southdown Heavy 2 nd Mady McLaury Class 6 Med. Wool Light 2 nd Trinity Meador 9 th Calista Aardal 10 th Rowdy Johnston Class 7 Med. Wool Lt. Med. 1 st Kindall Manning 2 nd Cheyanne Carrell 3 rd Trinity Meador 4 th Zane Whitehead Class 8 Med. Wool Medium 1 st Kylie Manning 4 th Claista Aardal Class 9 Med. Wool Heavy 4 th Shelby Johnston 6 th Clarissa Guerra-Vildes Class 10 Med. Wool HVY. HVY. 4 th Victoria Saucedo 7 th Tyler Johnston Lamb - Showmanship Kindall Manning Swine Class 1 Light Cross 2 nd Brady Dowell 3 rd Clarissa Guerra-Vildes 6 th Jayci Williams 7 th Steven Frost 9 th Hunter Corbell 10 th Luke Fritts Class 2 Medium Cross 1 st Ashley Lewis 3 rd Martha Davis 4 th Matthew Chapman 5 th Rilyn Westbrook Class 3 Light Heavy Cross 3 rd Sabbath Scroggins 4 th Katie Cason 5 th Tyler Bell 7 th Will Evans 8 th Tallen Halliday 9 th Ryan Villenueva 10 th Levi Dowell 11 th Chelsea Williams Class 4 Medium Heavy Cross 2 nd Baylee Godfrey 3 rd Lucy Tackett 5 th James Vivian 7 th Zane Whitehead 8 th Christian Brown 9 th Mary DeLeon 10 th Bayli Williams 11 th Kali Smith Class 5 Heavy Cross 2 nd Katelynn Butler 8 th Chelsea Williams 11 th Allen Brown Jr. Class 6 Light Duroc 1 st Matthew Chapman, Champion Duroc 2 nd Madison Birdsong 4 th Hadlee Godfrey 6 th Steven Frost 7 th Rachel DeLeon 10 th Levi Dowell Class 7 Heavy Duroc 2 nd Caleb Pope 4 th Rilyn Westbrook

5 4-H Newsletter February, 2011 Page 5 5 th Zane Whitehead 8 th Lucy Tackett Class 8 Light Hamp 1 st Tyler Bell, Reserve Champion Hamp 2 nd Ben Dammers 3 rd James Vivian 4 th Randi Williams 7 th Darian Brown 9 th Jayci Williams 10 th Allen Brown Jr. 11 th Christian Brown Class 9 Medium Hamp 1 st Katelynn Butler, Champion Hamp 2 nd Jarrett Kitchens 3 rd Baylee Godfrey 5 th Martha Davis 7 th Clarissa Guerra-Vildes Class 10 Heavy Hamp 3 rd Katie Cason 4 th Caleb Pope 5 th Courtney Whitehead 7 th Jessica Dammers 8 th Jared Fore Class 11 Light OPB 1 st Ashley Lewis 2 nd Rachel DeLeon 4 th Ben Dammers 5 th Randi Williams 6 th Caleb Pope Class 12 Heavy OPB 2 nd Madison Birdsong, Reserve Champion OPB 3 rd Sabbath Scroggins 6 th Hadlee Godfrey Class 13 Light York 1 st Luke Fritts, Reserve Champion York 3 rd Ryan Villenueva 5 th Brady Dowell 8 th Mary DeLeon Class 14 Heavy York 3 rd Darian Brown 4 th Courtney Whitehead 5 th Jessica Dammers 6 th Jarrett Kitchens Swine Showmanship Allen Brown Jr. Beef Heifers Class 8 British Heifers 1 st Carson Ballinger, Reserve British Champion and Reserve Grand Champion 2 nd Colton Curry 3 rd Carson Ballinger 4 th Chelsea Hicks Class 10 British Heifers 1 st Colton Curry Class 14 American Heifers 1 st Jordan Hess, Champion American Class 17 Exotic Heifers 1 st Kase Renfro, Champion Exotic Steers Class 1 British Light Weight 1 st Chelsi Vineyard, Champion British and Reserve Grand Champion 2 nd Kaci Carrell, Reserve Champion British 3 rd Chelsi Vineyard 4 th Lyndi Graham 5 th Ashley Carter 6 th Colton Curry Class 2 British Middle Weight 1 st Will Pettit 2 nd Chase Vineyard 3 rd Carson Ballinger Class 6 American Light Weight 1 st Riley McKinzie Class 7 American Middle Wt. 1 st Cody Belew, Reserve Champion American 2 nd Gage Graham 3 rd Colton Back Class 8 American Heavy Wt. 1 st Will Pettit, Champion American Class 11 European Light Wt. 1 st Cody Belew 3 rd Cheyenne Britian 4 th Conner McKinzie Class 12 European Lt. Middle 1 st Kollin Dowell 2 nd Maverick Harper 3 rd Kailin Dowell 4 th Weston Pettit 5 th Cole Stanley 6 th Gage Dowell Class 13 European Middle Wt. 1 st Kase Renfro, Reserve Champion European 3 rd Jayci Williams 4 th Carey Belew Class 14 European Hvy. Middle 1 st Carey Belew 2 nd Morgan McKinzie 3 rd Chase Vineyard 6 th Chance Carter

6 Page 6 4-H Newsletter February, 2011 Class 14 European Lt. Hvy. 1st Audrey Turner, Champion European and Grand Champion 2 nd Carey Belew 4 th Kade Renfro 6 th Brady Holleman Class 16 European Heavy Wt. 1 st Bunker Funderburgh 2 nd Ashley Carter 4 th Colton Curry Class 16 European Heavy Wt. 1 st Bunker Funderburgh 2 nd Ashley Carter 4 th Colton Curry Beef Showmanship Colton Curry Carey Belew Kase Renfro Our office has now received the buyers list. Please Read the Following Before Attempting to Pick Up Your Livestock Show Check: Most of you realize that the success of our County Show depends on our buyers, and you write your thank you notes right away to show your appreciation. We would like to remind you that you must bring your thank you notes, stamped and ready to mail, (or copies of your thank you notes) when or before you come in to pick up your check. Also, call the office to verify that you know who all of your buyers are. Sometimes there are add-ons after the auction that you are not aware of---thank you notes need to be written for these as well. Checks will not be released until the Extension Office has verified that thank you notes have been written. There will be no exceptions to this rule. If you do not know the name of the person or company who bought your animal, call, , or come by the Extension Office and we will give you that information. We do have an electronic copy of the buyers list, so we can send your information to you via . Checks will probably be ready at the end of February. You must have your thank you notes, or copies of them, in order to pick up your check.

7 4-H Newsletter February, 2011 Page 7 BEST OF SHOW: Arts and Crafts: Morgan Prescott Foods: Will Strickland Shop Art: Weston Pettit Photography: Grace Gillespie SHOP ART: Wood Working: 1st place Victoria Saucedo 2 nd place Nathan Starnes 3 rd place Eamonn Delaney Participation Will Strickland and Carson Ballinger 1 st place Luke Fritts 2 nd place Conner Schmutz Welding: 1st place Weston Pettit 2 nd place Calli Schmutz 1st place Morgan Prescott 2 nd place Will Pettit 3 rd place Conner Schmutz Participation Payton Whitfield 1st place Quinton Whitfield 2 nd place Chase Vineyard Plasma Welding 1 st place Nathan Starnes FOODS: Desserts: 1st place Aubrey Kellar 2nd place Hadlee Godfrey 3rd place Will Strickland Participation Calli Schmutz 1st place - Shelby Johnston 2nd place - Jadie Hargrove 3rd place - Morgan Prescott Participation Payton Whitfield 1st place Lindsay Minix Decorated Cakes: 1 st place Riley McKinzie 1st place Kendyl Croft 1 st place Haylee Fritts Candy: 1 st place Will Strickland 1 st place Morgan Prescott 2 nd place Shelby Johnston 1 st place Kelley Royal 2 nd place Chelsi Vineyard Food Basket: 1st place Morgan McKinzie 2nd place Jacee Halliday 1st place Kendyl Croft 2nd place Morgan Prescott 1 st place Lindsay Minix ARTS AND CRAFTS: Jewelry: 1st place - Hadlee Godfrey 2nd place Calli Schmutz 3 rd place Victoria Saucedo Participation Riley McKinzie 1st place Morgan Prescott 2nd place Conner Schmutz 3 rd place Kendyl Croft 1 st place Haylee Fritts 2 nd place Kelley Royal Textiles: 1st place Aubrey Kellar 2nd place Will Strickland 3rd place Morgan McKinzie 2nd place Payton Whitfield 1st place Chelsi Vineyard Drawings: 1st place Hadley Godfrey 2nd place Will Strickland

8 Page 8 4-H Newsletter February, 2011 Drawings continued 1st place Aidan Delaney 2nd place Hannah Rivera 3rd place Lillian Edwards PHOTOGRAPHY: Landscape: 1st place Nathan Starnes 2 nd place Calli Schmutz 3 rd place Kade Jackson Participation Carsen Ballinger, Tyler Johnston, Aubrey Kellar, and Will Strickland 1st place Grace Gillespie 2 nd place Hannah Rivera 3 rd place Lillian Edwards Participation Shelby Johnston and Payton Whitfield 1 st place Kelley Royal 2 nd place Haylee Fritts 3 rd place Lindsay Minix Animals: 1st place Kade Jackson 2nd place Carson Ballinger 3rd place Morgan McKinzie Participation Tyler Johnston, Aubrey Kellar, Riley McKInzie, Weston Pettit, Victoria Saucedo, Calli Schmutz, and Will Strickland 1st place Grace Gillespie 2nd place Hannah Rivera 3rd place Lillian Edwards Participation Luke Fritts, Shelby Johnston, Conner McKinzie, and Karsen Styron 1 st place Kelley Royal 2 nd place Lindsay Minix One Clover Kid (under third grade) participated in the contest and received a participation ribbon: Shanna Starnes Congratulations to everyone who participated in the County Show and Youth Fair! Thanks to all the volunteers who helped throughout the event and participated as judges! Special thanks to our 2011 Youth Fair Sponsors! Dublin Industrial Equipment Farm Bureau United Co-op Prime Building Cornerstone Animal Hospital All participants, please write a thank you note to these sponsors. Our office sent an with these mailing addresses to each Youth Fair participant, but please call us if you are not able to locate the addresses.

9 4-H Newsletter February, 2011 Page 9 Youth Fair and Raffle Basket Results This year was not only a record year for Youth Fair entries, but a record year for the Youth Fair Auction and Raffle. We are proud to announce that this year the two events raised a total of $2,056.50! That means Erath County United Way and Erath County Big Brothers Big Sisters will each receive $1,028.25!!! Remember, if it was not for United Way sponsoring our local 4-H program, 4-H ers would have to spend a lot more time fundraising throughout the year. There would also be no funds available to pay team entry fees and assist with costs for Roundup and other activities. Thank you to all the 4-H ers who put their Youth Fair items in the auction. Also, thank you to all the clubs for making awesome baskets to put in the raffle; having so many different themes encouraged more people to purchase tickets! All of you did a great job making this year a success. We are excited to begin planning next year s events. Anyone interested in livestock judging, please contact our office ( ). We are putting together a list so we can start scheduling practices. Our first judging contest, The Tarleton Invitational, will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2011, so our teams will want to get several practices in before then. Erath 4-H member, Kalee Risse, recently competed at a Johnson County Horse Judging contest, and did very well. Kalee received a 6 th place in halter reasons and a 7 th place in halter class. Congratulations, and job well done, Kalee!

10 Page 10 4-H Newsletter February, 2011 Available Scholarships and Deadlines 4-H Foundation Scholarships: Application and information available online at: These applications are due to the Erath Extension Office by Monday, February 7, District 8 TAE4-HA Scholarship: Sponsored by: District 8 Texas Association of Extension 4-H Agents Eligibility: 4-H members who will NOT receive a 4-H Foundation Scholarship Applications are due to the Ellis County Extension Office by: May 5, For Application and more information follow the link: Daisy Manufacturing Scholarship The deadline to apply is May 15, Applications available in the office. The qualifications for scholarship consideration include: Minimum of a 3.0 GPA from high school, three years participation in 4-H shooting sports, recommendation of HS counselor or principal, recommendation of 4-H coach or equivalent who is not a relative, scholarship would be payable to any two-year or four-year accredited Jr. College, College or University, application would require a word essay about How participation in the 4-H Shooting Sports better prepared them for college and for life, certified copy of high school transcript. Scholarship money would be available in the second semester of the freshman year and can be used for books, housing, and or college fees. The scholarship of $ will be awarded at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational each year. The 4-H State senior photography entries will be due April 7 th this year. There are some changes in the rules that we will be sharing with you; among them is the fact that you will no longer submit a printed photo. The photograph will be ed. Also, we have an additional adult volunteer who has offered to teach some photography classes. As soon as a date has been set, we will let you know.

11 4-H Newsletter February, 2011 Page 11 Our 4-H FCS Task Force met in December after the Food and Fashion Workshop and has several learning opportunities available for those interested in the Clothing project and Fashion Show. There will be a workshop on Tuesday, February 8 from 4:15-6:15 in the conference room in our office. Cost for the workshop will be $5.00 to cover the cost of the supplies. This workshop will be limited to fifteen 4-H club members. We will be making clutch purses. Suzanna Tolboom attended a workshop at Texas Tech recently and will be leading this project. In addition, we will have a session from 4-Her Kelley Royal on how to compete in the Buying portion of the 4-H Fashion Show. Remember to register for the workshop to hold your space call our office at 254/ Also, we will be having a storyboard workshop in March. Be watching the next newsletter for more details. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 26, which will be our County Fashion Show. More details to follow. FCS Project Update Construction/Buying Fashion Show Workshop: Tuesday, February 8, from 4:15-6:15 in the conference room in our office. Cost is $5.00 and limited to fifteen 4-Hers due to the project we will be making and because of space constraints. County Fashion Show: Saturday, March 26 (location to be announced). District Fashion Show: The finalized date is April 15 at Tarleton State University. Yes, you read correctly! The District event is here in Stephenville! We hope to have lots of entries since we won t have to travel (hand clap appropriate here!). Consumer Decision Making: workshops and practices are being held under the direction of Melanie Royal and DeAnna Powell. If you have questions or want to be involved in this project, please contact these volunteer leaders. Food Camp: June 8; you may register beginning April 1. Clothing Camp: July 12-14; you may register beginning April 1.

12 Page 12 4-H Newsletter February, H CLUBS MEETING SCHEDULE Some clubs may not meet every month during stockshow season. While we make every attempt to publish changes to meeting times or places, it is always a good idea to check with your club manager. CLUB MEETING PLACE DAY TIME CLUB MGR. PHONE COMMUNITY CLUBS Dublin Citizens Center 2 nd Monday 6:30 pm Dennis Reed Huckabay Huckabay Baptist Church 1 st Thursday 5:00 pm Letha Stegall Morgan Mill Morgan Mill Community Center 1 st Monday 6:00 pm Allison Ballinger Stephenville Foster s Home for Children 1 st Monday 6:30 pm David Wilson County Council Extension Office Courthouse Annex As Needed 5:30 pm Contact: Megan Logan PROJECT CLUBS Dairy Club Chamberlain Library 2 nd Monday 7:00 pm Paulette & Barry Cavitt Horse Club Research & Extension Center 1 st Monday 6:30 pm Peggy Tolboom Lamb & Goat Club Research & Extension Center 2 nd Monday 6:30 pm Betty & Brandon Manning Shooting Sports Research & Extension Center 1 st Tuesday 6:00 pm Roy Green