MEDINA COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER August 2011

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1 MEDINA COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER August 2011 Medina County Extension Office 1506 Avenue M Hondo, TX Phone: Fax: medina-tx@tamu.edu Web-site: WELCOME BACK TO 4-H 4-H is about having fun, learning, exploring and discovering. Come join us once again, make new friends, develop new skills, learn about leadership and how you can help shape your community. Let s all have a fantastic year! 4-H CLUBS - FIRST MEETING FOR Castroville 4-H Club Monday, September 12 7:30 pm Castroville Elementary Cafeteria D Hanis 4-H Club Wednesday, September 7 7:30 pm Devine Jr. 4-H Club rd (3-5 graders) Devine Sr. 4-H Club (6-12 graders) Hondo Intermediate 4-H Club rd (3-5 graders) Hondo Junior 4-H Club (6-8 graders) Hondo Senior 4-H Club (9-12 graders) D Hanis School Cafeteria Monday, September 12-7:00 pm Devine Intermediate School Cafeteria Monday, September 12 7:00 pm Devine Intermediate School - Gym Wednesday, September 7 6:30pm St. Paul s Lueran Church 1303 Avenue M, Hondo, TX Wednesday, September 7 6:30 pm St. Paul s Lueran Church 1303 Avenue M, Hondo, TX Wednesday, September 7 6:30 pm St. Paul s Lueran Church 1303 Avenue M, Hondo, TX La Coste 4-H Club Tuesday, September 13-7:00 pm La Coste Elementary Cafeteria Natalia 4-H Club Tuesday, September 13-7:00 pm Rio Medina 4-H Club Natalia Early Childhood Cafeteria For more information on 4-H club meetings in your area, contact Texas AgriLife Extension Service- Medina County at

2 LAMB & GOAT VALIDATION TAGS The Lamb & Goat validation tag order forms are included in is newsletter. Please complete your tag order form and return it along wi your payment to e Extension office by Monday, August 15. A pre-paid tagging fee must accompany validation tag orders for all livestock. SWINE TAGS ORDERS Swine tag orders due Friday, Sept. 16 Order forms are included in is newsletter. Please complete your order form and return it along wi your payment to e Extension office by e due date. POULTRY ORDERS Major Show Broiler orders due Friday, Sept 9 Order forms are included in is newsletter. Please complete your order form and return it along wi your payment to e Extension office by e due date. CALF SCRAMBLERS Anyone interested in participating in e *Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, San Antonio Livestock Exposition or e Star of Texas-Austin calf scramble need to contact e Extension office at no later an Monday, August 15. Participants must have reached eir 12, but not eir 18 birday on January 1, 2012 and not be enrolled beyond eir junior year in high school. * Must have reached eir 14 birday for e Houston show. MEDINA COUNTY 4-H AWARDS BANQUET Everyone is invited to attend e Annual 4-H Awards Banquet on Tuesday, August 9. Please see e flyer included in is newsletter for more information. STATE FAIR ENTRIES Exhibitors interested in exhibiting validated cattle or swine projects at e State Fair need to enter ose st projects between August 1 rough e 20 during office hours at e Extension office. Contact Jason Ott for more information Show Pig Shortcourse If a swine project is in your future, is clinic will cover all e various aspects of selecting, feeding and showing a pig. (See attached flyer) QUALITY COUNTS VERIFICATION REQUIRED FOR ALL 2012 TEXAS MAJOR LIVESTOCK SHOWS Starting in 2012, Quality Counts verification will be required for all you exhibiting livestock (market and/or breeding) at major livestock shows in Texas (including e Ft. Wor Livestock Show, San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Star of Texas Fair in Austin, San Angelo Livestock Show, Sandhills Stock Show in Odessa, State Fair of Texas in Dallas, and Heart O Texas Fair in Waco). The verification process will require junior exhibitors to pass an online test at measures eir knowledge on quality assurance and character education content items. The Quality Counts Program has now been in existence statewide for six years. Over is time, it has reached an average of 30,000 you per year rough e 4-H and FFA Programs. The program outcomes clearly demonstrate you being more knowledgeable of best management practices associated wi livestock projects. More importantly, e program s impact has demonstrated positive changes in personal character attributes as well as adoption of livestock best management practices. Over ese six years, Quality Counts has been supported and endorsed by every major livestock show in Texas. These livestock shows have been instrumental in helping market e program statewide and have also been a strong partner regarding e educational content developed for e Quality Counts Program. In addition, ese livestock shows have fully endorsed is verification process. Starting in May, you are able to go online to take e test and become verified. A verification number will need to be provided at e time of making an official entry into a Texas major livestock show. Thus, you will need to have completed and passed e test before e major livestock show s entry deadline. A passing score has been determined to be 80%. You educators and e major livestock shows in Texas believe strongly in Quality Counts. Collectively, ey are confident at is significant step of requiring you to be Quality Counts Verified, Verified, starting in 2012, will strengen and enhance e you livestock program in Texas. For more information, please contact your County Extension Agent or Agriculture Science Teacher. To learn more about Quality Counts including e verification process, please visit:

3 MEGA MEETING - August 27, 2011 Palo Alto College, San Antonio District 10 Project Development Committees Each committee sponsors an educational workshop and conduct a business meeting to elect new officers and discuss events and activities for e coming year.the Project Committees are encouraged to coordinate some learning experience during e 4-H year related to eir project areas. Volunteer Workshops The District Volunteer Leaders Association provides leadership planning ese workshops and recruiting speakers.workshops focus on a variety of 4-H projects, contests, and 4-H management topics. District 4-H Council Business Meeting The District 4-H Council Officers will conduct a business meeting and coordinate training for District 4-H Council delegates and any oer you who wish to participate in e meeting. District VLAT Business Meeting The District VLAT Officers will conduct e annual business meeting of e association. sessions during e 1 ½ hour time period. (Brazos Building) 1. Risk Management, Fundraising and More - Courtney Dodd, State 4-H Office 2. Service Learning: Taking Community Service To The Next Level - Dr. Toby Lepley, State 4-H Specialist 3. Science, Engineering and Technology: Integrating SET into all 4-H Projects - Greg Myles, Bexar County 4. Quiz Bowls, Skill-A-Thons and Invitational, Oh My! - Richard Parrish, Hays County 5. How to take 4-H beyond e local level - Laurinda Boyd and Roy Walston, Kerr County 12:15-1:30 Lunch College Student Center 1:30-3:30 4-H Council Business Meeting College Student Center VLAT Business Meeting Brazos Building Room 200 3:30 - Clean up & depart for home To register contact Debby Bodenchuk at or dgbodenchuk@ag.tamu.edu no later an Monday, August 1 5. A registration fee of $20 includes lunch. There will be no late registration for is event. Who should attend? EVERYONE!!! The event is open to all 4-H members, volunteers, parents, and Extension agents. There s someing for everyone so plan to register and attend!. Category MEDINA COUNTY FAIR & PROSPECT SHOW Arrival & Check-in/ Weigh-in times Judging Date and time Schedule for e day: Mega Meeting will be a morning/afternoon event is year. Lunch will be provided for all participants! This schedule will allow 4-H members and adults to network and participate in quality educational sessions as well as stay up to date on business happening in e District 4-H Council VLAT. Palo Alto College is sponsoring e event. Below is e schedule for e day. 9:00-9:45 Registration - College Student Center 9:45-1:30 VLAT Silent Auction College Student Center 9:45-10:15 General Session and instructions for e day College Student Center 10:15-12:15 Project Development Committee Training/Workshops at various departments across campus 10:30-12:15 4-H Volunteer Leader Training Concurrent sessions will be offered. Volunteers will be able to attend two 45 minute Heifers Arrive Friday (9/9) 1:00-10:00 p.m. or Saturday (9/10) 1:00-2:00 p.m. Check heifer registration papers. Steer Arrive Friday (9/9) 1:00-10:00 p.m. or Saturday (9/10) Weigh and classify steers. 3-6 p.m. Saturday (9/10) Goats May arrive beginning at 7:00 a.m. Check-in and weigh-in from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on judging/show date September 10 3:00 p.m. September 11 8:00 a.m. September 17 10:00 a.m. Lambs September 18 10:00 a.m. NOTE...ere is no night security for cattle housed overnight. They may arrive on Friday, but it is not required.

4 DISTRICT RECORD BOOK JUDGING July 14 e Record Books from District 10 were judged at e Helotes 4-H Center. Medina County was represented by senior Ryan Saaoff wi his Record Book on his Sheep Project, intermediate 4-H er Rees Saaoff wi his Record Book on his Sheep Project and Jacie Henefey, Intermediate 4-H er, wi her Record Book on her Beef Project. Competition in ese categories is rough and we congratulate ese 4-H ers for eir participation in e district Record Book contest. COUNTY FASHION AND TEXTILE SHOW st June 21 was e County Fashion and Textile Show. Miranda Waechter earned a blue ribbon wi her ree tiered skirt in e casual/construction category. Margaret Jasik earned a blue ribbon wi her pink pj s she entered in e specialty category. Bo Miranda and Margaret are from e Devine Jr 4H Club and is is eir first year in e cloing project. Silia Lopez from e LaCoste 4-H Club entered ree items in e Textile Show. Her entry in e kitchen items category was a dish towel apron and earned a blue ribbon. She also entered a beaded bracelet in e jewelry category and an embellished blue jean pocket purse in e accessory category. Bo of ese entries also earned blue ribbons. All ree contestants were eligible to move up to e District Fashion and Textile Show wi eir entries. DISTRICT FASHION AND TEXTILE SHOW Hondo High School was buzzing wi participants from 22 counties at e District 10 Fashion and Textile Show. Medina county was well represented by Silia Lopez, junior 4-H er from LaCoste 4-H Club. Silia entered ree items in e Textile Show. She was awarded a red ribbon for her dish towel apron in e Kitchen Item category, a blue ribbon for her beaded bracelet in e Jewelry category and a blue ribbon in e Accessories category wi her embellished blue jean pocket purse. This is Silia s first year in e Textile Show. Congratulations Silia!! ANIMALS FOR SALE LAMBS, GOATS, PIGS, RABBITS Breeder lists are available at e Extension office. We also receive flyers on upcoming sales. TEXAS 4-H ROUNDUP In our Summer Newsletter we neglected to mention e Healy Lifestyles Invitational Intermediate team...and we want to make sure ey are recognized and st congratulated for receiving 1 place. The team consisted of: Lorin Haliscak, Alejo Hernandez, Margaret Jasik and Miranda Waechter st Congratulations again on your 1 place award. DISTRICT COUNCIL NEWS... Congratulations to Ryan Saaoff on his new District Council position as Information Officer for District 10! COMMERCIAL HEIFER SHOW Junior Commercial Heifer Show and Sale was added to e Medina County Junior Livestock Show last two years to give 4H and FFA you wi commercial beef project an opportunity for recognition during e stock show. In e inaugural year 10 pens of 3 to 4 head entered e show. A total of 33 head were sold for a sale gross of $39,000 last year wi 19 pens entering e show. Division rules can be found at under publications. Validation for is division will be held on Sunday, September 25 at 5:00pm. Individuals interested in entering is division must complete a commercial heifer nomination form included in is newsletter and submit a $20 nomination fee by September 5. Any prospective exhibitors are encouraged to direct questions to our office. 4-H LIVESTOCK PROJECT CHANGES Medina County Livestock Show - 1. A standard entry deadline of December 15 for all species was created. a. This means entry fees will no longer be due at validation. Exhibitors will work wi agents and ASI to enter show. b. You will still need to pay for validation tags prior to e validation event. c. You must be entered to show. 2. Heifer classes will not be preset. 3. Commercial Heifers will have to pay a pen nomination fee of $20 in addition to an entry fee of $20. a. Prize money will be awarded to top pens in 2012 in addition to proceeds from going rough e heifer auction. 4. Students involved in UIL competitions at e area or state level are allowed to miss e auction wiout penalty.

5 4-H MEETING ATTENDANCE The attendance rule requires at you attend at least 50% of your club meetings to be eligible for 4-H contests. This includes e Medina County Junior Livestock Show. Attendance is counted on a 12 mon basis, starting e mon after each event occurs. You will be allowed to attend no more an two 4-H meetings at a 4-H club in which you are not enrolled. CLUB MANAGERS 4-H CLUB MANAGER(S) PHONE# Castroville Devine Jr. rd 3-5 Scott Tschirhart Steven Boehme Jodie Musick Melissa Hagen New 4-H member s attendance will be counted starting wi e mon of eir enrollment. They are also required to attend 50% of e regular club meetings ereafter to be eligible for contests or stock shows. Devine Sr D Hanis Sessie Franceschini Lea Garrison Warren Beard TEXAS 4-H AGE AND YEAR Texas 4-H activities and events are open to enrolled members between e ages of: Hondo Inter rd 3-5 Laurie Lentz Buffie Rogge Jan Zinsmeyer and 18 on August 31, 2011 or rd 8 and in 3 grade and 18 on August 31, 2011 Age Divisions of 4-H Contestants Senior: you between ages of 14 and 18 on August 31, 2011 Intermediate: you between ages of 11 and 13 on August 31, 2011 Junior: you between ages of 9 (or 8 and in e rd 3 grade) and 10 on August 31, 2011 Hondo Jr. 6-8 Hondo High 9-12 Onnie Saaoff Rhiannon Smi Vicky Steubing Tiffany Schueling Karyn Petty Cay Vega Sandy Steubing Paul Aelvoet Kea Rodriguez HOW TO CONTACT US Chelley Gibson Veronica Keller Sandra Kunkel: s-kunkel@tamu.edu Jason Ott: j-ott@tamu.edu Debby Bodenchuk: dgbodenchuk@ag.tamu.edu La Coste Melinda DeCock Tracy Chafin Natalia Rick Chapa MEDINA COUNTY 4-H IS ON FACEBOOK Sign up for Facebook!!! To connect wi Medina County 4-H... just search Medina Co. 4-H click on Like and you will be added to our friends. Rio Medina Jason Ott Sandra Kunkel Debby Bodenchuk Medina County Extension Agent Medina County Extension Agent Medina County Agriculture FCS and 4-H Coordinator 4-H Program Asst. 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 e County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. A member of The Texas A&M University System and its statewide Agriculture

6 Jason Ott Sandra Kunkel Debby Bodenchuk Medina County Extension Agent Medina County Extension Agent Medina County Agriculture FCS and 4-H Coordinator 4-H Program Asst. 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 e County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. A member of The Texas A&M University System and its statewide Agriculture

8 TH LAMB VALIDATION TAG ORDER - DUE Monday, AUGUST 15 Address Phone # Lamb Tags X $8 each = $ Parents Signature Date Make check payable to: MCJLS. Mail or bring is form along wi your payment to: Medina County Extension Office, 1506 Avenue M, Hondo, Texas TH GOAT VALIDATION TAG ORDER - DUE Monday, AUGUST 15 Address Phone # Goat Tags X $8 each = $ Parents Signature Date Make check payable to: MCJLS. Mail or bring is form along wi your payment to: Medina County Extension Office, 1506 Avenue M, Hondo, Texas 78861

9 MAJOR STOCK SHOW - BROILER ORDER Due Date: Friday, September 9 Parents Name (if more an 1 exhibitor) Name 4-H Club Name 4-H Club Name 4-H Club Address Phone # Alternate Phone# - There will be 2 hatch/delivery dates: San Antonio Houston & Austin Each exhibitor may order in multiples of 25/box for each delivery per bird ($25 per box) - Exhibitor fees will be due at Major Show Sign-Up in November boxes for San Antonio boxes for Houston/Austin Total boxes X $25.00 = $ Total Payment Make checks payable to: MECA Mail or bring is form along wi your payment to: Medina County Extension Office 1506 Avenue M Hondo, Texas SWINE VALIDATION TAG ORDER Due Date: Friday, September 16 Name Grade School 4-H Club Name Grade School 4-H Club Name Grade School 4-H Club Name Grade School 4-H Club Address Phone # Swine Tags X $8 each = $ PARENTS SIGNATURE Make check payable to: MCJLS. Mail or bring is form wi your payment to: Medina County Extension Office, 1506 Avenue M, Hondo, Texas 78861

10 COMMERCIAL HEIFER NOMINATION FORM - DUE Monday, September 5 $20.00 per pen Name Grade 4-H Club/FFA Chapter School # of Head: Description/Breed: Address Phone # Do you want em brucellosis vaccinated at validation? Yes No Parents Signature Date

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