TGC 4-H Newsletter RECORDBOOKS. Important Reminders: June Special points of interest:

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1 TGC 4-H Newsletter RECORDBOOKS All record books will be due in the Extension office at 5 PM, Wednesday, June 15 th. If you need help completing either one, please give Jaye or Courtney a call. These forms and books must be turned in to be eligible for a year pin or project pin or any year end awards at the Annual Awards Banquet which will be held in September. Record book forms are available online and can be downloaded using Word or PDF format. You will be able to edit, add pictures and print out your information from your own personal computer. * Forms for each of the different age divisions can be found on the Texas 4-H website. Record book categories include: Agricultural Sciences Beef Ci zenship & Civic Educa on Clothing & Tex les Communica on /Expressive Arts Companion Animals Consumer Educa on Entomology Family Life Food & Nutri on Gardening & Hor culture Goat Health Horse Leadership Natural Resources Personal Development Photography Plant & Soil Science Poultry Public Speaking Rabbit Recrea on Science, Engineering & Technology Sheep Shoo ng Sports Swine Veterinary Science Wildlife & Fisheries Complete information, descriptive information of each category AND forms can be found on the Texas 4-H recordbook website. ( h.tamu.edu/recordbooks/) There are also guidelines and the actual forms to assist you in learning the recordbooks. Reuseable Green hardback covers can be purchased at the Extension Office for $3 each. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact Jaye at Important Reminders: County Camp, PrimeTime & Horizons camp Info: Just a reminder for ALL persons interested in attending any of the camps at the Texas 4 -H Center at Lake Brownwood, ALL RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE CAMP MUST BE DONE THRU ActiveNetwork at the Texas 4-H Center at: and look for the register button in middle of page. 4-H CENTER EARLY CAMP REG- ISTRATION WILL BE EXTENDED TO JUNE 14. REGISTER FOR CAMPS FROM THE 4-H CENTER WEBSITE, TEXAS4HCENTER.TAMU.EDU. Submit $25 deposit or pay full amount at time of registration. Family may add supplemental payments up till June 23 at which time ALL FEES ARE DUE. Total cost for the camp is $180 per camper for County Camp (Session 1); $230 per camper for PrimeTime; and $280 for Horizons Camp. Final payment of the camp can be paid by credit card or e- check. The annual camps are open to anyone! You DO NOT have to be a member of 4-H to attend the camps. Reminder also that there are 2 new camps being offered this year: Beginner Shooting Sports Camp with 2 different dates and a Fishing Camp. Cost for any of these new camps is $180 per camper. For more information, check out the website listed above. Any questions, please call the Extension Office. June 2016 Special points of interest: Jr Fashion Show Projects Summer Camps Recordbooks June Validation Roundup Horsemanship School Graduating Seniors Inside this issue: Record Books Due 1 Camp Reminders 1 Clothing-Textiles Wkshp 2 State 4-H Roundup 3 Validation dates 3 Graduating Seniors 4 Thank You note 4 Taylor Co. Horse School 4 Year-End Awards 4 Sheep-Goat Leader Camp 5 Pics & County Officers 5 Club News 6 Upcoming Events 7 Calendar 8

2 Jr. Fashion Project - Clothing & Textiles There will be two separate 4-H Sewing Workshops this year for all 4-H members wishing to construct an outfit. They will be held from 9:30 AM until 3:00 PM on the following dates and places: ** Tom Green 4-H Center - June 1-3. ** Wall Elementary School Cafeteria - June Each 4-Her is asked to come to the first meeting ready to sew; therefore, you will need to bring the following items: *Sewing machine & attachments (if you do not have a machine, there will be extras that you can borrow-contact Courtney to verify.) *Material (washed & dried), Pattern, Thread to match, Scissors, pins & pin cushion, marking pens, measuring tape, seam ripper, accessories (anything your pattern calls for such as interfacing, elastic, lace, buttons, zipper, etc.) AND a sack lunch. All interested leaders and teen leaders are invited to help with these workshops. Even leaders that do not sew can be put to work on arts and craft projects. All available help would be appreciated. The Tom Green County Fashion Show will be held at the Tom Green 4-H Building on Thursday, June 30 th beginning with judging at 9:00 AM and Fashion Show at 11:30 AM. The District 7 Jr. Fashion Show will be held Tuesday, July 19 at the Grape Creek Baptist Church. Each county may send a total of 48 winners to the District contest as follows: 24 - Juniors; Ages- 3 rd grade 5th grade as of Intermediates - ages - 6th 8th grade as of (12 in Construction division & 12 in Buying division in each age group) Participants may wear purchased blouse/shirt if the participant has constructed a skirt/pants or vice versa. The 4 categories in the Construction Division include: Construction Division: 1.) Dressy - garment worn to activities such as church, weddings, banquets and special occasions; examples: dresses, dressy skirt/blouse, dressy coat/pants. 2.) Everyday Living - includes casual sportswear, weekend-wear, sleepwear, clothing for school, casual after-school events, or hanging out with friends. 3.) Re-Fashion - The result of modifying existing clothing or fabric item (such as table cloth or curtain) into something more fashionable. The main purpose of ReFashion is creativity, as well as sewing skills. The member designs and sews a wearable garment from previously used garments or fabric item. The completed garment is different from its original use, not just an alteration. (Examples: neck ties sewn together to form a skirt or taking old t-shirts and making them into a skirt.) 4.) Special Interest - Entry should be something that reflects a special interest of the participant, such as equestrian clothing and riding apparel, dance costumes, hiking clothing, or rock climbing clothing. Buying Division: Each category can have three individual entries from Junior and Intermediate age divisions. The Buying Division will have four (4) categories: 1.) Dressy - garment worn to activities such as church, weddings, banquets and special occasions; examples: dresses, dressy skirt/blouse, dressy coat/pants. 2.) Everyday Living - includes casual sportswear, weekend-wear, sleepwear, clothing for school, casual after-school events, or hanging out with friends. 3.) Fantastic Fashions under $25 - This category is designed to expand the 4-H member s shopping experience to include different shopping venues. Outfits must be purchased at a garage sale, consignment store, Goodwill, Salvation Army, or other retail business. Receipts are required Page 2 for everything that is visible during the interview, except shoes. Receipts for garage sales can be handwritten. This includes jewelry and accessories. Do not need to account for sales tax. 4.) Special Interest - Entry should be something that reflects a special interest of the participant, such as equestrian clothing and riding apparel, dance costumes, hiking clothing, or rock climbing clothing. Texas Natural Fiber Competition: 4-H members may also be eligible to compete in the Texas Natural Fiber Competition if the Natural Fiber eligibility requirements are met; Cotton minimum 65%, and Wool minimum 60%. Awards will be given in each of the Construction and Buying categories. A separate round of judging will take place for the competition. Embellished Apparel Division: Apparel items must be wearable clothing (no bags) embellished with items such as beads, paint, dyes, etc. There are 2 categories and participant may enter only one piece in each category. Categories include: 1) Tops - includes t- shirts, blouses, jackets (no tank tops please; and 2) bottoms - includes pants, skirts, shorts, capris. Jewelry Making Division which has 2 categories and each participant may enter only one piece in each category. Categories include: 1) Jewelry Sets and 2) Jewelry Singles. Non-Apparel Division: All entries in this division must be hand or machine sewn. The non-apparel division will have 6 categories. 1) Pillows -may not be larger than 28"; 2) Quilts or Throws - may not exceed twin bed size. 3) Tote Bags - any size including handbags. 4) Small Electronic Device Cover - Cover to fit a cell phone, blackberry, i-pod, MP3 player, etc 5) Aprons and 6) other - items that do not fit in any other category. Fashion Storyboard: The 4H Fashion Storyboard is an industry inspired method of displaying original designs. The best storyboards create vivid visual images that are interesting and appealing to viewers. The storyboard tells the story of the designer s idea. The storyboard includes original illustrations and flats, as well as additional materials (such as photos from the Internet or magazines, paper, fabric swatches, patterns, etc.) that have influenced the unique design. There are 5 categories that each item must be entered and 4-H members may enter only ONE storyboard per category. For Fashion Storyboard s theme: #4HFashionStoryboard2016 Social media has become a stage to not only set fashion trends, but to launch designers. Social media outlets such as, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and YouTube are easily accessible, and conversational in nature. Fashion trends are created though social media, the trend is not imposed on the audience, but instead, it is made available for the audience, and the audience will have the freedom to adopt it or grasp onto part of it. More info can be found at under the D7 4-H website for Jr & Intermediate Fashion Show Guidelines or at the Texas 4-H Fashion Storyboard website at: h.tamu.edu/clothings-textiles/. Worksheets are available at the County Extension office for the Construction Division and the Buying Division and will also be mailed out to those who express an interest. There are due into the Extension office by Friday, June 24th. Participants do NOT have to participate in the 4-H Sewing Workshop in order to participate in the Fashion Show, but we need your worksheets no later than Friday, June 24 th. You HAVE to be a 4-H member to participate in the 4-H Sewing workshop. If you are interested in participating in either of the workshops, please call and let us know so we can be prepared. Also if you have any questions about the selection of patterns, material or buying info, just call Courtney. TGC 4-H Newsletter

3 State 4 H Roundup Ac vi es Congratulations to all those that are participating at the State 4-H Roundup contest to be held in College Station June 6 th thru 10 th. Below are those who will be participating in their various categories. Their placing at the State Contest will be announced in the July issue of the newsletter. Tuesday Events: Fashion Storyboard, Fashion Show, Natural Fiber -Emily Moeller Fashion Show & Natural Fiber Contest Jill Kellermeier Leaders 4 Life Contest Ashley Wilde, Emily Niehues, Taylor Hoelscher, Mackenzie Weadock, Tara Weber, Cassie Weishuhn Healthy Lifestyles Invitational Nathan Waldron Livestock Skill-a-thon Invitational - Connor Pence Invitational Robotics Challenge Carson Green, Garrett Guerrero, Matthew Trees Wednesday Events: Consumer Decision Making Contest Taylor Hoelscher, Emily Moeller, Shelby Scherz, Ashley Wilde Horse Judging Ryleigh Hyles, Dakota Smith, Payton White Range-Pasture ID Jesse Pfeuffer, Tate Jones, Sutton Braden Range Evaluation Team Jesse Pfeuffer, Tate Jones, Sutton Braden Wood Judging & Evaluation Matthew Salisbury, Cassie Weishuhn, Baylor Halfmann, Ross Smith Scholarship Awards: Texas 4-H Foundation Scholarships Megan Crawford, Taylor Hoelscher, Tara Weber, Ashley Wilde Salute to Excellence Awards Banquet Janice Trees Thursday Events: Food Show Fruits & Vegetables Division Megan Crawford Educational Presentations: Cassie Weishuhn (Beef), Robin Morris (Health) Public Speaking Emily Moeller Share-The-Fun: Musical Sebastian Castillo; Solo/Band -- Maddie Trees Recipe Rally Kristan Schwartz & Natalie Dragt Wildlife Challenge Invitational Contest: Jesse Pfeuffer, Jillian Pfeuffer, Cody Moeller, Celeste Castillo Livestock Judging Invitational contest: Zach Weishuhn, Marty Weishuhn, Chad Glasscock, Connor Pence; Sutton Braden, Baylor Halfmann, Tate Jones, Jill Kellermeier. Invitational SET Poster Contest: Discover Science Research -- Matthew Trees, Garrett Guerrero Scholarship Awards: Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Emily Niehues Roundup activities will wrap up on Thursday evening with a live performance from the Randy Rogers Band. All of our agents, as well as a number parents and coaches will be attending. Everyone should be returning back to their homes on Friday and we extend hope for safe travels. Congratulations to all these participants on a job well done and representing Tom Green County 4-H. Good Luck!! Steer & Sheep/Goat Validation All Exhibitors in Tom Green County who will be showing steers in the upcoming show season will need to have their steers validated on Thursday, June 16th beginning at 8:00 AM. The validation process will take place at the Chad Thomas Livestock farm located at City Farm Rd off Hwy 67 North. If you have any questions, please the Extension office. All Sheep & Goat exhibitors who ordered tags and plan to show in the State Fair of Texas in Dallas will need to have their animals validated on Thursday, June 16 th from 6-8 PM at the 4-H Building arena. This will be the only scheduled validation event and all sheep & goats must be validated before June 30 th to be eligible to show in the State Fair. If you have any questions or need further info, please contact the office at TGC Newsletter Page 3

4 Gradua ng Seniors Congratulations to those senior 4-H members who graduated from High School and looking forward to new adventures in their future! We have 18 graduating seniors in all parts of the county & been very active in various clubs. Those graduating 4-H seniors we are aware of are: Sebastian Castillo Homeschool TGC Archery Megan Crawford Wall HS LoneStar Club Tyler Gidney Central HS LoneStar Club Taylor Hoelscher Wall HS LoneStar Club Bailey Hooten Wall HS LoneStar Club T.J. Hudson Eldorado HS TGC Horse Club Isabelle Ingalls Homeschool Angelo Bluebonnet Riley Kearby Wall HS LoneStar Club Kriss Kellermeier Wall HS LoneStar Club Kaycee McCaleb Grape Creek HS Twin Mountain Emily Niehues Wall HS LoneStar Club Tate Schwartz Wall HS LoneStar Club Dakota Smith Water Valley HS TGC Horse Tara Weber Wall HS LoneStar Club Will Wegner Wall HS LoneStar Club Ashley Wilde Wall HS LoneStar Club Lauren White Homeschool Angelo Bluebonnet We wish all of you the best of luck in your future endeavors and enjoy the new journey! We will miss you! Thank You! TGC Rifle members at Callahan Co Fun Shoot compe on on May 21 in Baird. A special Thank You to ALL 4-H members, parents and leaders who rounded up prizes and items for the Annual Shamrock Shuffle. Numerous items of merchandise were donated for the Silent Auction and there was just over $1,600 donated during the silent auction and we send special thanks for your hard work and donations. The monies raised specifically in the silent auction go into the Parents & Adult Leaders Association account so that these funds can be used to help in the budget items for all awards and credit sheet monies for all county members. Thanks again!! Year End Awards Please remember to keep working on your recordbooks. It is much easier and less stressful to work on those project record keeping plans through the year rather than waiting until deadline to remember all your activities. DEADLINE FOR RECORDBOOKS IS JUNE 15 TH. The annual 4-H Banquet is scheduled for September at the 4-H Building and plans are still being finalized. More information will be available in the upcoming months. Annual year-end awards will include: GOLD STAR-for 4-Hers years old, completed 3 years in 4-H and 3 projects turned in a completed Awards program Recordbook, exhibited leadership skills/club officer, Jr. leader, participated in community service activities, participated in at least 3 of the following areas: citizenship, educational presentations, camps, or public relations. SILVER STAR-for 4-Hers years old, completed 2 projects, turned in a complete Awards program recordbook, participated in community service activities. BRONZE STAR - for 4-Hers in 3 rd grade or 9 yrs old thru 11 years, completed 1 project, turned in a complete Awards Program recordbook, and participated in community service activities. I DARE YOU - for 4-Hers years old, completed 3 years in 4- H and 2 projects, turned in a complete Awards Program Recordbook, exhibits a potential for leadership. For more information on these awards, contact Jaye or Courtney at the Extension office. Page 4 TGC 4-H Newsletter

5 3rd Annual D7 Sheep- Goat Leadership Camp It s time to get registered for the Sheep and Goat Leadership Camp here in District 7. This is our 3 rd year and we are opening up registration across the state and will take the first 20 registrants. All registrations must be faxed or ed to the Coke County Above office by July 17. TGC Rifle You may have noticed flyers about the camp at all of the major stock shows. Please pass the registration Team Winners at Fun materials on to anyone that may be interested and that are at least 13yrs old and older. The camp will be Shoot in held on July in San Angelo, TX and cost is Baird. $75. We will have a full schedule of industry tours, hands on learning, and leadership activities. This is a great opportunity to learn about the sheep and goat industry in west Texas! Hope to see you there. If you need an application, tentative schedule or any additional information, please feel free to contact the Extension Office. Twin Mountain Club at End-of-Year celebration at Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels. Shotgun Shooting Winners at shoots across the state. Above L: Johnson Co. Above R: Ozona Shoot. Right Tom Green Co Whiz Bang-Crockett Co winners TGCounty 4-H Council Officers : President Cassie Weishuhn 1st VP Emily Moeller 2nd VP Baylor Halfmann Secretary Robin Morris Treasurer Connor Pence Reporter Nathan Waldron Parliamentarian Cody Moeller District 7 Rifle Contest at Callahan Co Shooting Range. Parents & Adult Leaders Assoc Officers : President Denise Pence Vice Pres Leann Waldron Secretary Marcie Holtman Treasurer Paige Jones There will be quarterly meetings throughout the year as announced. TGC 4-H Newsletter Page 5

6 Club News Angelo Bluebonnet Club: The Angelo Bluebonnet 4H Club met on May 9th and held Officer elections. The results are as follows: President--Nathan Waldron Vice President--Garrett Guerrero 2nd VP--Matthew Trees 3rd VP--Michael Trees Treasurer--Aaron Green Secretary--Carson Green Parliamentarian--Maddi Trees Reporter--Aaron Green Health and Safety--Sergio Del Rio County Council--Celeste Castillo and Sergio Del Rio Applications were taken and these positions were awarded: Webmaster--Michael Trees Photographer-- Annalaura Barker The End-of-the-Year Party was held at The Rink on May 26th. A good time was had by all! Twin Mountain Club To celebrate the End of the Year Party the Twin Mountain 4-H Club went to the Schlitterbahn water park in New Braunfels. It was really fun! We went down the Master Blaster, which is the world's only uphill water slide. They do it by spraying up out of really powerful jets that makes your raft go up. There was also the Black Knight was scary because it is completely dark the hole time, and the Wolf Pack that has an extra-large raft so that three people can go at a time. It was awesome and I hope we can do it again next year. Sean Woodley, Reporter Christoval Club Members of the Christoval 4-H club celebrated the end of the year with a swim party at the pool in Eldorado. Everyone had a great time! Officer pins were awarded to our outgoing officers, and a big thank you to all of the parents who helped make this year possible. Our new officers will meet during the summer to plan for the new 4-H year. We hope everyone has a great summer break! TGC Shooting Shotgun Club Shotgun is in full swing of attending statewide shoots. Our county shoot went great. (it was our Last shoot facing East, Next year we will have to be facing North.) We want to thank our sponsors for our shoot and all of the volunteers that made the shoot a success. So we are planning and developing our new shotgun shooting facility. We are practicing every Tuesday after 5:00 and monthly meetings the second 6:00. Archery Club: The Archery Club will be honoring Senior members who will be graduating and their end-of-year activities at their meeting to be held June 2nd. Pictures and article next month. TGC Rifle Club A good group of kids went to the Callahan County Fun Shoot on May 21st. Reese Kearby, Wyatt Young, Braden Peiser, Trey Greeman, Riley Nikolauk, Garrison Nikolauk, Grayson Tanner and Zane Wegner participated and represented the Tom Green County 4-H Rifle Club. Grayson Tanner got 4th place in the 3 Position event; Braden Peiser got 1st place in Silhouettes, 1st place in Light Rifle, 1st place in 3 Position and he won the Small Bore Rifle Overall award. A good time was had by all. The Nikolauks brought their grill and cooked sausage and hotdogs. There was enough food to feed an army. Everyone ate and between events, the kids played while the parents "chillaxed" in the shade. All Tom Green County 4- Hers can be proud of this rifle team...in the way that they carry themselves as well as the way that they shoot! Lone Star Club The Lone Star Club held its final meeting and end of the year party on May 1 st at the Rocking Chair Ranch. Members signed up for Meals for the Elderly July deliveries and to create two centerpieces for the Shamrock Shuffle. Items were also collected for A&M and Gardening themed baskets for the Shamrock Shuffle. Members brought items to donate to the Pregnancy Crisis Center as well. The new officers received information on the county officer training and organizational meeting on August 2. Results of our officer elections from our April meeting are as follows: President Emily Moeller Vice Pres Tate Jones Secretary Mark Holtman Treasurer Caroline Holtman Reporter Cameryn Jones Safety Officer Jill Kellermeier Parliamentarian Grady McCrea County Council Delegates Connor Pence, Kristen Schwartz, Baylor Halfmann, Robin Morris, Cody Moeller Our Lone Star members surprised Christine Wilde with a thank you gift for all her service to our club and the county 4-H program, as she will be retiring from her role as adult leader for our club. Cameryn Jones, Reporter TGC 4-H Newsletter Page 6

7 Upcoming Events: June 1-3: Sewing Workshop, TGC 4H Center, 9:30 AM to 3 PM June 6-10: State 4-H Roundup, College Station June 13-14: District 7 Horse Show, Llano June 15: Deadline for Recordbooks June 15-17: Sewing Workshop, Wall Elementary Cafeteria, 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM June 16: Steer Validation at Chad Thomas Livestock Farm, 8 AM June 16: Sheep & Goat Validation, 4-H Building arena, - 6 PM June 19: Father s Day June 20: First Day of Summer June 22-24: District 7 Leadership Lab Texas 4-H Center, Brownwood June 24: Deadline for worksheets for all Jr. Fashion Show projects June Water Conservation Seminar, 4H Building sponsored by CVMG June 27 July 1: Horizons Camp (grades 4-8), Texas 4-H Center, Brownwood June Session 1- County Camp, Brownwood June 30: Tom Green County Fashion Show - 4H Building, 9:00 AM July 4: County Holiday, Observance of Independence Day July 11-14: Prime Time Extreme (grades 8-11), Brownwood July 11-23: Texas State 4-H Shooting Sports Contest, San Antonio July 12: District 7 Recordbook Judging & 4H Agents Planning mtg, 4-H Building July 17-20: Prime Time I Brownwood (grades 5-8) July 19: District 4-H Junior Fashion Show, Grape Creek Baptist Church July 20-23: Prime Time II Brownwood (grades 2-5) July 23-24: Jr. Meat Goat Show Circuit Show & Sale:4H Bldg/Concho River Classic July 23-30: State 4-H Horse Show, Abilene For more information, check out our website at Tom Green County 113 W. Beauregard San Angelo, Texas Jaye Chasteen CEA-4-H & YD Joshua Blanek CEA Ag/NR Courtney Redman CEA FCS Allison Watkins CEA Horticulture Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status.

8 Upcoming Events: July Independence Day, Offices Closed 12 - D7 4-H Planning Day 9am 12 - D7 Recordbook Judging, 12:30 p State 4H Shooting Sports, San Antonio 19 - D7 Jr. Fashion Show, Grape Crk Bapt Concho River Classic, 4H Bldg State 4H Horse Show, Abilene 29-1st Livestock Mentor Training, 4H Bldg Tom Green County 4-H Events Calendar June 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat TGC 4-H Sewing Workshop, 4H Bldg, (9:30am 3:00 pm) Barrel Races Playday, Red Barn State 4-H Roundup College Station 19 Father s Day Deadline for D7 Horse Show Llano 20 1st Day of Summer 16 Steer Validation, 8a Thomas Livestock TGCounty Jr. Fashion Show, 4H Bldg, Camps at Tx 4H Center Brownwood 17 Lunch-N-Learn 18 Recordbooks State Fair-Lamb/ Goat, 4H Bldg, 6p TGC 4-H Sewing Workshop, Wall Cafeteria Deadline Fashion24 25 Worsheets to Office D7 Leadership Lab in Brownwood 9:30 am Tx Water Conference, 4H Bldg