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1 To Make the Best Better in April 2016 County Countdown Page District Dates Page State Scoops Page Congratulations all BCYLS participants!! Check out all the AWESOME images from BCYLS at Highway 21 West, Bryan 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. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

2 COUNTY COUNTDOWN To Help Lead Strong!!!! Be A Part Of The Council Officer Team & Help Lead Our County Strong Forms are due back to the County office by April 5, Go To : Application.pdf Questions Contact Ashley Skinner: Ashley.Skinner@ag.tamu.edu

3 H Horse Validation Important Horse Validation Information As a reminder, horse validation via 4-H Connect is required for horses shown at the District and State 4- H Horse Shows. Horses must be owned and validated by the 4-H member, their parents, grandparents, legal guardian, or sibling by May 1 st of each year. A horse that has been validated before must be re-validated (and paid) each year, if it is to be shown. The validation of multiple horses is encouraged, so the 4-H member has options, in case of an unforeseen accident, injury, or death of one of the horses. Horse Validation Dates March 1 April 15 - $10/horse April 16 May 1 - $20/horse May 1 st is the absolute deadline for validation of horses. For more information please visit the following link: (Click on State 4-H Horse Show link.) Here s a chance to make a difference in the literacy of children who are taking part in the Families Reading Every Day Program (FRED). The goal is to collect 50 of each book to reward families who complete the program. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper

4 Picnic Perfect Food Show Participants advance to Big Time in D9. Congratulations!

5 Consumer Decision Making Ellie Garrett total 275 (50 reasons) points High Point Senior Abby Garrett total 246 (48 reasons) points High Point Intermediate Denae Kocman total 232 (50 reasons) points Hayden Bennett total 200 (25 reasons) points Jennings Garrett 130 points (No reasons) High Point Junior Healthy Lifestyles Abby Garrett total 339 points High Point Senior (40 presentation points) Hayden Bennett total 309 points High point Junior (40 presentation points) Denae Kocman-total 301 points (40 presentation points)

6 All are moving on to the District Contest! Good Luck at District, y all! Peyton Smith Everday Living Buying Delayna Hold Semi Formal/Fromal Buying Denae Kocman Everday Living Construction Tonie Sahm Semi Formal/ Fromal Buying Georgie Williams Construction Refashion Virginia Williams Clover Kid

7 Juniors OwenTroy 3rd People. 1st digital Darkroom, 2nd nature & landscape, 1st plant/flora, 2nd food, 2nd Dom.Color Riley Rodgers 2nd Animals, 1st details & macro. 1st catch all, 5th plant/flora, 4th dom. Color Kyler Wendt 2nd Animals, 1st elements of design, 3rd plant/flora Julie Peterson 3rd Animals, 1st Marine/Aqua, 2nd Elements of Design, 3rd Catch All, 1st Nature & Landscape Taylor Colvin 1st people, 4th Animals, 3rd Nature& Landscape Kelsey Stark 2nd People, 2nd Catch All, 2nd Plant/Flora Zachary Smith 1st Animals, 4th Plant/Flora, 1st Food, 1st Night Photo, 1st Dom. Intermediates Luke Schumann 1st People, 3rd Animals, 4th Nature & Landscape Caleb Kocmoud 1st Details and Micro, 2nd Plant/Flora Lara Cohen 1st Animals, 3rd Details & Macro, 1st Digital Dark Room, 3rd Catch All, 1st Nature & Landscape, 4th Plant/Flora Madison Colvin 2nd Animals, 2nd Catch All, 3rd Nature & Landscape Peyton Smith 2nd Animals, 2nd Details & Macro, 1st Plant./Flora, 1st Food, 1st Dom. Color Delayna Hold 1st Animals. 4th Details and Macro, 1st Marine/Aqua, 1st Catch All, 2nd Nature & Landscape, 3rd Plant/ Flora Seniors Tedric Johnson 2nd Animals 3rd Plant/ Flora ShaMary Williams 3rd Animals Hannah Whitwell 1st people, 1st marine/ aqua, 1st Nature & Landscape, 2nd Plant/ Flora, 1st Food Mary Joy Kocmoud 1st Plant/Flora Josiah Kocmoud 1st Animals, 2nd Details & Macro Andrew Kocmoud 1st Animals, 1st Details & Macro, 1st Dom. Color Jessica Williams 1st Catch All Keelie Wendt 2nd Animals, 2nd Nature & Landscape

8 4H Exchange is a county wide group composed of members from 4H clubs throughout. It focuses on citizenship, service, and leadership development. A new group forms every 3 years, with the next one set to start fall It is open to students who will be in 8th-10th grade as the club forms, and historically is a 3 year commitment. The general purpose of the club is to exchange with another 4H Exchange program in another state, so that each group can learn about the other state and the 4H program in that state. As part of that exchange, one summer, we host the other exchange group for one week taking them to various attractions around Texas. Another summer, we travel to the other state. The final summer, we travel to Washington, D.C. and spend a week at the National 4H Center.

9 Livestock Show Info! Commercial Heifers Information Tag In Saturday April 23 rd, 8 am at Brazos Valley Livestock Palpa on Thursday September 29 th, 5 pm at Brazos Valley Livestock Interviews Saturday October 1 st, beginning at 8 am, loca on to be determined Check In Thursday October 13 th, 5 pm at Brazos Valley Live stock Awards & Judging Results Friday October 14 th, 5 pm at Brazos Valley Livestock Important Tag Orders due April 8th Major Steer Tags due April 8th (Extension Office) Fall Major Heifer tag orders due April 8th (Extension Office) State Fair Sheep & Goat tag orders due April 8th (Extension Office) State Fair Swine tag orders due April 8th (Extension Office) All tag order forms can be found at the following link publications/4h-publications/

10 District Round Up Entries due APRIL 10th on 4H Connect!!!!

11 Announcements: 4-H Calf Roping and Break-A-Way School Who: Ages 12 and older What: Calf Roping and Break-A-Way school When: June 19-23, 2016 Where: Stephenville, Texas Cost: $ for the week (includes insurance, meals, lodging, & stall rent *Contact Jerod Meurer if interested Equine Ambassador Program Who: 4Hers interested in the horse industry When: June Where: Lone Oak Retreat, Gainesville, Texas Deadline to apply: May 1, texasyouthlivestock.com/equineambassadors/ Questions can be addressed to Jessica Cowan

12 TAE4-HA Silent Auction The Texas Association of Extension 4-H Agents will be hosting the silent auction at the 2016 Texas 4-H Roundup event and we would appreciate your support! The Silent Auction proceeds will benefit TAE4-HA in their professional development opportunities. Need a suggestion or idea for donated items? Contact Jerod Meurer for a list of items. Jerod.Muerer@ag.tamu.edu Suggested Items Weekend get-a-ways Hunting / fishing excursions Livestock equipment ATV Lawn equipment Hotel vouchers Airline tickets Art Professional services (consulting, marketing, nutrition, horse riding lessons) Signed sports memorabilia (i.e. from Texas Universities/Colleges, NFL, MLB, NBA, NASCAR, etc.) Electronics (Wii, PlayStation 360, etc.) Grills Custom western gear / leatherworks Collectibles Gift Cards Handmade Quilts Handmade wearables & Decorative items ipod & itunes gift cards Jewelry Music, books, or DVDs Suggested Items Children s items (especially for baby) Cooking Decorating Gardening (JMG) Holidays Industry related items for personal or school use (product, sheet pans, small appliances, etc.) Nutrition Spa / Manicure / Pedicure Pamper yourself Sports Travel Movie night Restaurant pack Gift Card tree Books Collectibles Game night (board games, playing cards, etc.) Car maintenance Summer fun pack Pets items Healthy lifestyle (gym membership, nutritional foods) Food Type (Mexican, Italian, Seafood, Junk food, Outdoor grilling)

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20 Let s Cook Something!!! Avocado Mandarin Tossed Salad What you need: Ingredients: ½ cup green onion, thinly sliced* 1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained ⅓ cup coarsely chopped pecans ⅛ teaspoon pepper 1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and sliced* 4 cups torn salad greens* ¼ cup fat free Italian salad dressing What to do:.1. Wash your hands and clean your cooking area. 2. Clean the tops of canned food items before opening them. 3. Wash and slice onion. 4. In a bowl, combine the onion, oranges, pecans and pepper. 5. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. 6. Just before serving, wash, peel and slice avocado and tear salad greens. 7. Place the greens in a salad bowl. 8. Top with orange mixture and avocado slices. 9. Drizzle with dressing before serving. Serving Size: Nutrition facts: Nutrition facts per serving: 1 C Calories: 100 Total Fat: 7 g Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 115 mg Total Carbohydrate: 9 g Fiber: 3 g Protein: 2 g Dusty Tittle County Extension Agent Ag & Natural Resource Jerod Meurer County Extension Agent 4-H and Youth Development Flora Williams County Extension Agent Family & Consumer Sciences Charla Anthony County Extension Assistant Horticulture Arvitta Scott CEP Agent 4-H & Youth Development Ashley Skinner County Extension Assistant 4-H Program Assistant Priscilla Hammond BLT Extension Assistant

21 Important Dates County April 5 th - County Council Officer Applications due April 5 th - Cake Show planning committee meeting at the Extension office starting at 6PM April 8th Steer, heifer, & State Fair tag orders due to the Extension office by 5PM April 15 th & 16 th - 4-H Shoot April 19 th - Adult Leaders and County Council officer elections at the Brazos Center Starting at 6PM April 23 rd - Commercial heifer show validation at the Bryan Auction barn starting at 8am May 17th Adult Leaders and County Council meeting at the Brazos 6PM June 3rd Record Books Due June 18th Steer & Heifer Validation June 24th State Fair Validation District 9 April 10th District livestock judging entries due April 10th District Roundup entries due April 16th District Horse judging contest April 23rd District Livestock judging contest April 29 th & 30 th - District Roundup May 15th District Leadership LAB registration due May 22nd District Horse show entries due June 28th-30th District Leadership LAB State 4-H The 2016 State 4-H Roundup Guide can be found at this link: texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/roundup_guide.pdf Be sure to mark these dates on your calendar and take a look at all the invitational contest and workshops that have been added for the this year.

22 Color Legend: Black County Blue District Green State NOTES: Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 State Photo entry begins 2 A&M Judging Clinics 3 4 Co. Food Quiz Bowl 5:30 Ext. office 10 D9 Roundup entries due -D9 Judging Contest reg. due 5 County Council Officer apps due to Ext. office -Cake Show mtg. 6 Ext. office Co. Appreciation Reception 6 7 D9 Fashion forms due Ext. office 8 -Major Steer/ Sheep/Goat Tag orders due -State Fair Swine Tag orders due State Photo entry deadline -State Roundup reg. opens -County Shoot 9 MG Plant Sale -Steer/Heifer Wrkshp 10 Ext. office 16 Multi-District Horse Judging Contest -TX Shooting Sports Extravaganza -County Shoot D9 Rifle/Air Pistol reg./ summaries due 19 Adult Leader/ Co. Officer mtg. 6 Brazos Center Multi-District Judging Contest (LS, Meat, Soil) -Earth Wolf Pen Creek -Comm. Heifer Val. 8 Bryan Auction Barn 24 D9 Rifle/Air Pistol reg. due D9 Roundup 30 D9 Roundup