Medina County 4-H Newsletter

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1 Medina County 4-H Newsletter 1506 Avenue. M Hondo, TX Ph Fx medina-tx@tamu.edu Web-site: http;//medina.agrilife.org IMPORTANT!!! THANK YOU S & RECORDBOOKS SAUSAGE DINNER MCJLS BOARD MTG COUNTY COUNCIL PHOTO CONTESTS RECORD FORM & RECORDBOOK EXTREME DESIGNER CLOTHING KICK-OFF Inside this issue: March Calendar 2 Sausage Dinner 3 Consumer Decision Making 3 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Meat S.A.L.E. Club Manager Meeting School Tours 2-11 thru 2-17 Castroville Devine Rio Medina Club Meetings 5 12 Photography Workshop La Coste Natalia Club Meetings 19 February Hondo & D Hanis Club Meeting S.A.L.E. Begins Practice Consumer Decision Making 6:30-8:00 Horse S.A.L.E Dairy S.A.L.E S.A.L.E. Youth Day San Angelo Stock Show Begins Consumer Decision S.A.L.E. 4-H Food S.A.L.E. Fashion Kick-Off 3 County Holiday Photography Workshop Livestock Project Record Form 4 Recordbooks 4 Shooting Sports 5 Outdoor Challenge 5 Vet Science & Horse 5 Club County Council 5 Photography Contests 6 County Round-up & Fashion Show Share the Fun 6 Dairy Judging Awards Livestock S.A.L.E. S.A.L.E. & San Angelo End 25 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Begins Coming in March!!! March 2 - Extreme Designer Clothing Kick-Off March 4 - Club Managers Meeting March 8 - Austin Livestock Show Begins 26 Photography Workshop March 29 - County Office Closed County Council Meeting 7pm Devine Pizza Hut Extreme Design Flyer Health Requirements

2 PAGE 2 March 2013 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 1 2 Extreme Designer Clothing Kick-Off Club Managers Meeting D Hanis & Hondo Club Meetings Star of Texas Rodeo Begins in Austin District Photo Entry Deadline March H.L.S.R. Horse Judging 12 SPRING 13 BREAK County Holiday 30 Coming in April April 1 - County Council Officer Application Deadline April 7 - Sausage Dinner Fundraiser April 11 - County Round-Up and Fashion Show April 13 - Rifle Competition in Floresville April 17 - Meats Judging in San Angelo April 20 - Livestock Judging in San Angelo April 24 - County Council - Officer Elections April 27 - District 10 Round-Up

3 MEDINA COUNTY 4-H SAUSAGE DINNER FUNDRAISER Sausage Dinner tickets have been distributed to all clubs and should be making their way to each 4-H family. Proceeds from the Sausage Dinner are split between the local 4-H Clubs and County 4-H Council. We are asking that each family sell/buy at least 10 tickets. The plates consist of generous portions of sausage, parsley potatoes, green beans flavored with bacon and onions and a creamy coleslaw, plates sell for $7.00. What a deal! The top seller from each club, selling a minimum of 25 tickets will win $25.00 cash. Money and/or tickets are due back at your March club meeting. PAGE 3 4-H HEALTHY LIFESTYLES INVITATIONAL The classes and resources for the H Healthy Lifestyles Invitational Contest are now available at: Previous contest classes are also posted on the website. The contest is held during Texas 4-H Roundup and is open to intermediate and senior 4-H members. Youth may compete as teams or individuals. PRACTICE CONSUMER DECISION MAKING The Consumer Decision-Making contest is a competitive event that enables 4-H ers to practice making decisions based on information about a situation and four available marketplace options. This contest is an opportunity to practice marketplace knowledge and skills and to compare personal decisions with the decisions from a panel of judges who are knowledgeable about today s marketplace and its various goods and services. Study materials and a more detailed description of the contest are available at: If you want to learn more about the Consumer Decision Making contest plan on attending the practice on February 7 th. We will meet at St Paul Lutheran Church in Hondo from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. The 2013 District 10 Consumer Decision Making Contest at S.A.L.E. will be February 16th. 4-H CONSUMER EDUCATION YOUTUBE VIDEOS Wendy Scott, 4-H Specialist, has posted a couple of YouTube videos on 4-H Consumer Decision Making. The link is: H+consumer+decision+making When you go to that site, you will see 4-H Consumer Decision Making Part I and Part II. Please view both of the videos. The videos discuss the Consumer Education project and the Consumer Decision Making contest. The contest portion is broken down into 2 parts - how to coach a team, and a sample class and reasons. Clothing Project Kickoff Extreme Designer March 2 9 am noon The Extreme Designer is a unique opportunity for a team of 4-H members to put their knowledge and skills of fashion design, fiber content, fabric care, teamwork, and public speaking to work. This pilot event mimics some of the Project Runway concepts while soliciting application of those skills 4-H works to develop in its members. Come join in the planning stages of this fun event. Pre-register by February 25 th. You don t need a team to participate. Call the Extension office for more information and to sign up. A flyer with more information can be found in this newsletter. See flyer in this newsletter.

4 PAGE 4 THANK YOU LETTERS Now that the County Livestock Show for 2013 is over, it s time to write the Thank You letters to ALL of your buyers. In addition, be sure to complete your 4-H Project Record form. Your club manager will need to receive your form before your auction check can be released to you. Good Luck to all that will be competing in the major livestock shows!! ANNUAL STOCKSHOW BOARD MEETING The annual meeting of the Medina County Junior Livestock Show has been scheduled. At this meeting the Board of Directors will hear any suggestions for improvements or changes for next year s show. The meeting is open to the public. Date: Tuesday, March 26th Time: 7:00 PM Place: Hondo NEED A LIVESTOCK PROJECT VISIT Contact Jason Ott at the Extension office to schedule an appointment. NO PASS - NO SHOW RULE The No Pass, No Show rule is in effect for all Major Livestock Shows. Academically ineligible exhibitors will not be allowed to show their animal. The animal may not be shown by anyone else. ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS If you are entered in a major stock show, make sure you meet all the Animal Health Requirements for that species, prior to the show. A flier of the Animal Health Requirements for the San Antonio Livestock Exposition can be found in this newsletter. LIVESTOCK PROJECT RECORD FORM It s time to start finishing up your project record forms these get confused with the Texas 4-H Recordbook, but are very different. The Livestock Project Record Form is filled out by 4-H livestock exhibitors in regards to their livestock project. The Project Record Form teaches the skill of record keeping, along with showing progress, growth and accomplishments in your livestock project. The record form needs to be given to your club manager along with your thank you notes to buyers as soon as possible after the Medina County Jr Livestock Show. The 4-H Livestock Project Record Form is located on the Medina County Extension website (medina.agrilife.org) under publications, livestock, 4-H Livestock Project Record Form. The Texas 4-H Recordbook is totally optional and can be on any project usually your main 4-H project. Competition for the Texas 4-H Recordbook takes place in June and July. More information on the Texas 4-H Recordbook is explained below. If you have questions on either record form or recordbook please call Debby Bodenchuk at the Extension office. RECORDBOOKS It s time to start keeping records for your Projects. Keeping records is a great way to hold on to your memories about your incredible adventures in 4-H. Record keeping is also a great way to develop skills in time management, communication, setting goals and deadlines, money management and project evaluations. In an effort to update the current recordbook system a committee has developed an online program with a data entry system that easily allows for updates, editing and printing. There will be three (3) levels of recordbooks based on 4-H age (junior, intermediate, and senior). Information requested for each level will progressively add on to each other. The junior & intermediate books are significantly simplified from past recordbooks. The senior level book is similar to the past record book with some minor edits. Parts of the report form will be standardized to allow for ease of completion and judging. Much of the data from previous recordbooks that a member may have saved on their home computer may be cut and pasted into the new form All 4-H members will begin using the new online forms or a new paper form that will be available for download from the Texas 4-H website beginning with the H year. Recordbooks will still be printed and turned in (in hardcopy form) to be judged by the deadline set by your local County Extension Office. This system is available for use at: Watch future newsletters for Recordbook workshops held in Medina County.

5 SHOOTING SPORTS MEETING There will be a Shooting Sports Meeting for all those interested in Shotgun Project and Rifle Project. Date: Feb. 27th Time: 6:30pm Where: St. John s Catholic Church in Hondo For more information contact Sandy Steubing at: SHOOTING SPORTS EXTRAVAGANZA This open match for beginning shooters requiring limited knowledge and experience will take place on April 20, 2013 at the Texas 4-H Center on Lake Brownwood. Registration opens February 18th on 4-H CONNECT. Full details will be available soon on the website:... HORSE CORNER Horse Judging Coach is Sadie Ilse. Members meet every Monday at 5:00 pm at Meyer Elementary School in Mrs. Bermea s Kinder room. New members welcome. Sadie can be contacted at: sadieilse@aol.com 4-H OUTDOOR CHALLENGE Are you up for a challenge? Do you love the great outdoors? If so, mark your calendars for June 29th-30th, 2013 for the 5th annual Texas 4-H Outdoor Challenge to be held at the Texas 4-H Conference Center in Brownwood. VET SCIENCE PAGE 5 Grab a friend and learn, practice, and train to compete in a series of ten outdoor events that will challenge you physically and mentally. Are you the ultimate Texas Outdoor Challenge team? Join in and find out! For more info go to: The veterinary science project deals with techniques and procedures involved in caring for animals. It includes learning how Veterinarians are most effective. The Devine Vet Science project group has begun their 3nd year of the 5 year program. They will meet every third Tuesday of the month (February 19th) at the Devine Intermediate Library or Café. For more information contact: Laurie Patteson at Members interested in 4-H Horse Club please contact: Traci Fitzpatrick ( ) safirefitz@aol.com MEDINA COUNTY 4-H IS ON FACEBOOK Sign up for Facebook!!! To connect with Medina County 4-H... just search Medina Co. 4-H click on Like and you will be added to our friends. Tag Medina County 4-H on your photos! COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING & UPCOMING ELECTIONS The next meeting of the Medina County Council will be Thursday, February 28 th, 7:00 pm at the Devine Pizza Hut. Please plan on attending. Also, start thinking about running for an office in the County Council. Applications will be available in the Extension office and deadline to apply will be April 1 st. Officer elections will be held at the last meeting on April 24 th. 4-H CLOVER IS ON LINE The Texas 4-H Clover is a catalog of the many opportunities, programs, activities, and events that enrich the 4-H experience. Go to: to view the version. Ask your parents to look it over with you so you can learn how to get the most from your 4-H membership.

6 PAGE 6 COUNTY ROUNDUP & FASHION SHOW This year we are combining the County Roundup and County Fashion and Textile Show. County Roundup is the time to practice your skills and prepare for District competition. You can give an Educational Presentation, Practice Public Speaking, compete in Beef and Horse Quiz Bowls, show your leadership skills with Leaders4Life contests or show off your talents in Share the Fun singing, dancing, playing an instrument, etc. Medina County will hold County Roundup on Thursday, April 11 th. Watch for more information in future newsletters. In the meantime, check out all the ways you can show your skills by going to: In conjunction with the County Roundup activities we will also be holding our Fashion Show, Textile Show and take entries for Fashion Storyboard. Start your engines or sewing machines and plan on participating this year. Information for these contests can be found at: For more information regarding these events contact Debby Bodenchuk at the Extension Office. SHARE THE FUN Do you have a talent to share with your fellow 4-H members? Singing? Dancing? Acting? Playing an instrument? Then sign up for Share-The-Fun to be held on April 11, 2013, at County Roundup. Guidelines have been released and you can plan on the same six categories as last year: Celebrate 4-H, Choreographed Routines, Musical/ Instrumental, Solo/Band Performance, Vocal and Poetry/Prose. An Entry can be an individual or a team up to 9 4-H members. Entry deadline for County Roundup is April 4, For more information go to: DISTRICT PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST The District 10 photography contest is open to all 4-H members in District 10. All photographs must have been taken by the 4-H member between January 1, 2012 and time of entry. Entries must follow the State 4-H Photography rules, division guidelines, class description and general guideline. These guidelines can be found at:. Each 4-H er may enter up to 3 photos in the District Contest. Registration for this contest will be held on 4-H Connect February 25-March 8, Cost will be $5 per person. If you have questions concerning this contest please contact Debby Bodenchuk at dgbodenchuk@ag.tamu.edu or by calling the Extension office. STATE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST The Texas 4-H and Youth Development Photography contest will be displayed during the 2013 Texas 4-H Roundup and is open to all senior age 4-H members. The theme is Holiday Season in Texas. The Holiday Season in Texas theme should have photos that depict a Texas theme/flare or western heritage. Photos can include nature, landscape, people, animals as long as the subject of the photo is related to a holiday with a Texas/western basis. Along with the theme category there are 14 other categories in which to enter. Each county may have only one entry per category (15 entries per county). A fee of $10 per photograph must be paid for each entry. All photos must have been taken by the 4-H member between January 1, 2012 and the time of entry. State entries will be taken between April 1-15 th, For more contest rules and description of categories go to:.

7 Page TEXAS 4-H STATE DAIRY JUDGING AWARDS Congratulations to the 2013 Dairy Judging Team for placing 5th at State. The team consisted of Darby Gonzales, David Rihn, Cindy Stanukinos and Dalyn Smith. Congratulations as well to Darby for placing 6th Place Individual in the Senior Age Division - Placings and 6th Place Individual in the Senior Age Division - Overall. Great job everyone! Thanks to Sandy Steubing for being such a great coach! SINCEREST THANKS We would like to say THANK YOU! to all of the wonderful volunteers who helped at the Medina County Junior Livestock Show. You helped to make the event a success! MCJLS 2013 IT S NOT TOO LATE!! You can still register to become a member of 4-H. Don t miss out on all the fun projects and workshops provided to 4-H members, receive our monthly newsletter, and join the millions of youth worldwide who Make The Best Better. Enrollment is on 4-H Connect at: Here are some tips in using 4-H CONNECT: If you already have a profile DO NOT create another one! If you are new to 4-H, set up a profile and follow the prompts. If you lost your and password call your county office they can tell you your address and reset your password! To be an official 4-H member in Texas 4-H you must have an Active profile in 4-H Connect! An active membership will not be granted until participation fee is paid You cannot register for an event until your profile is ACTIVE. If you have any questions or cannot access 4-H Connect please call the Extension Office at How to Contact Us Sandra Kunkel: s-kunkel@tamu.edu Jason Ott: j-ott@tamu.edu Debby Bodenchuk: dgbodenchuk@ag.tamu.edu Office Hours: 8:00am-Noon & 1:00pm-5:00pm

8 Club Managers Castroville Devine 4-H Club Manager(s) Phone # Jodie Musick Shelly DeCock Melissa Hagen Jason & Stacy Skow Ann Burts D Hanis Letha Garrison TEXAS 4-H AGE AND YEAR Texas 4-H activities and events are open to enrolled members between the ages of: 9 and 18 on August 31, 2012 or 8 and in 3 rd grade and 18 on August 31, Age Divisions of 4-H Contestants Senior: youth between ages of 14 and 18 on Hondo Intermediate (3rd 5th) Buffie Rogge Laurie Lentz Tracie Fitzpatrick August 31, 2012 Intermediate: youth between ages of 11 and 13 on August 31, 2012 Hondo Jr. (6th 8th) Hondo High (9th 12th) LaCoste Natalia Onnie Saathoff Vicky Steubing Tiffany Schueling Kathryn Petty Bonnett Lange Regina Currie Sandy Steubing Paul Aelvoet Chelley Gibson Veronica Keller Melinda DeCock Tracy Chafin Eric Owens Jeanette Owens / / Junior: youth between ages of 9 (or 8 and in the 3 rd grade) and 10 on August 31, H MEETING ATTENDANCE The attendance rule requires that you attend at least 50% of your club meetings to be eligible for 4-H contests. This includes the Medina County Junior Livestock Show. Attendance is counted on a 12 month basis, starting the month after each event occurs. You will be allowed to attend no more than two 4-H meetings at a 4-H club in which you are not enrolled. New 4-H member s attendance will be counted starting with the month of their enrollment. They are also required to attend 50% of the regular club meetings thereafter to be eligible for contests or stock shows Rio Medina Betty M. Carroll Karen Neuman Dorn Gorman Anne Keeter 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.

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