The Clover Connection

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1 The Clover Connection March Calendar of Events March st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 5th 7th 7th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th 14th 14th 15th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 21st 21st 21st 22nd 22nd 22nd 22nd 23rd 23rd 23rd 23rd 24th 25th 27th 28th 28th 29th 29th 30th 31st 31st Horse Club Kick Off 6pm at the WCF Committeeman s Room Shotgun Club Red Dry Fire at CEO Extension Office Closed for Texas Independence Day Shotgun Club Blue/White groups shoot at Able s Shotgun Club Green Dry Fire at CEO Rifle Club Meeting 4:00-6:00pm at the Huntsville Police Shooting Range WCF Non-Livestock entry forms due to Extension Office by 5pm Including: Baked Canned Goods, Supervised Project, Horticulture and Clothing Steer Weigh In 8-10am at the WCFG New Waverly Prospect Show 8am-2pm at the New Waverly High School Houston Food Challenge Practice 9am-3pm at County Extension Office Mandatory Rabbit Club Meeting 6:30pm at the County Extension Office Horse Judging Meeting 5:30pm at CEO Huntsville Food Club Meeting 6:00pm at the Huntsville Church of Christ Horse Club Workshop 9am-2pm at WCFG (must pre-register) Clover Kids Meeting 6pm at the CEO Scramble Heifer Weigh-In / Ag Booster Show 9am at WCFG New Waverly Food Club Meeting 2-4pm at the NW High School Swine Club Meeting 6pm at the CEO NW Community Club Meeting 7pm at NW Elementary Beef Club Meeting 6:30pm at the CEO Shotgun Club Red Group Dry Fires at CEO Shotgun Club Green Group Dry Fires at CEO Rifle Club Meeting 4:00-6:00pm at the CEO Project Record Forms due to CEO by 5pm Rabbit Showmanship Clinic 10:30-12 at the outdoor pavilion at the CEO Monday Club: Food & Nutrition Quiz Bowl 4-5pm at CEO Horse Judging Meeting 5:30pm at the CEO Mandatory Rabbit Tattooing at the WCFG 6-8pm Lamb/Goat Club Meeting 6:30pm at the CEO Huntsville Food Club Meeting 6:00pm at the Huntsville Church of Christ Commercial Heifer Meeting 7pm at CEO Shotgun Club Blue/White groups Dry Fire at CEO Shotgun Club Red/Green Groups shoot at Able s WCF Photography entries due to WCFG District Photography entries due to 4-H Connect District Horse Judging entries due to 4-H Connect Rifle Club Meeting 4:00-6:00pm at CEO Extension Office Closed for Good Friday Happy Easter! Monday Club: Photography 4-5pm at the CEO Horse Judging Meeting 5:30pm at the CEO Horse Club Informational Meeting 6pm at the Walker County Storm Shelter Shotgun Club Safety Meeting 5:30pm at the CEO Beef Quiz Bowl Practice 4:45pm at the CEO Rifle Club Meeting 4:00-6:00pm at the Huntsville Police Shooting Range Walker County Fair Parade 7:00pm

2 Project Information Rabbit Club The WCF Rabbit tattooing will be held on Monday, March 21st at the Walker County Fairgrounds in the Committeemen's Room starting at 6:00 pm. This is a mandatory meeting for those who plan on exhibiting at the Walker County Fair. Exhibitors must be present. Only those with valid and written excuses submitted within 7 days to the WCFA Rabbit Committee will be considered. If an exhibitor is ill or unable to attend due to another school function, they must have someone else bring their rabbits to be tattooed as this is the ONLY time they will be tattooed. There is a Club Meeting on March 7th at 6:30pm at the CEO. Entry forms/fees will be collected. If members are not present at this meeting, it is their responsibility to get their entry form to the WCFA Livestock secretary by March 10th. Lamb/Goat Club The Lamb/Goat Club will meet at the County Extension Office on Tuesday, March 22nd at 6:30 p.m. The topic of the meeting will be preparing for the Walker County Fair. Huntsville Food & Nutrition Club The Huntsville Food and Nutrition Club will meet at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, March 8th at the Huntsville Church of Christ. They will meet again on March 22nd. This will be the Huntsville Food and Nutrition Club s final meeting. New Waverly Food Club The NW Food Club will meet on March 13th from 2-4pm at New Waverly High School. Project record forms will be collected. Swine Club The Swine Club will meet at the County Extension Office on Monday, March 14th at 6:00 p.m. New Waverly Community Club New Waverly Community Club will meet Monday, March 14th at 6:00 pm at New Waverly Elementary School and will be discussing and collecting Project Record Forms and attendance sheets. Please note this will be the last New Waverly Club Meeting before the fair. Scramble Heifer Club The Scramble Heifer Club will have their weigh-in at 9:00 a.m. on March 12th at the Walker County Fairgrounds. Rifle Club The Rifle Club will be shooting on Thursdays from 4:00-6:00 pm at the Huntsville Police Range or the Extension Office. They will not meet during spring break. Poultry Club The Poultry Club meeting will not meet this month. Make sure to get your project record forms turned in. Horse Club The Walker County 4-H Horse Club will meet on March 1st at the Walker County Fairgrounds in the Committeeman s Room for their 2016 Kick Off Meeting. Please join us for this informational meeting to learn about changes in the Horse Club program in The Horse Club is having a workshop over spring break at the WCF on March 9th from 2-4. Sign up here: horse-club Beef Club Beef Club will meet on Tuesday, March 15th at 6:30 p.m. at the Extension Office The topic of the meeting will getting ready for the show. ****Steer weigh in Saturday March 5th at the Walker County Fairgrounds.**** Commercial Heifers The Commercial Heifer Club will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22nd at the County Extension Office. Sewing Club The Sewing Club will not meet this month. WCF Clothing entry forms are due to the CEO by March 4th. Clover Kids Clover Kids will meet at 6:00 pm on Thursday, March 10th at the County Extension Office. Shooting Sports-Shotgun Club The Shotgun Club will be alternating days between Tuesday and Wednesdays to Dry Fire at the Extension Office and shoot at Able s. Everyone is assigned a specific day for Dry Fire. If you do not currently have a day assigned call the office first. If you are interested in joining the Shotgun Club you must attend a Safety Meeting prior to attending a club meeting. There will be a Shotgun Safety Meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29th at the Extension Office. March 21st- March 28th- Monday Club Food & Nutrition Quiz Bowl 4-5pm at CEO Photography 4-5pm at CEO Horse Club will be meeting every Monday at 5:30pm at the Extension Office Beef Quiz Bowl Practice will continue on March 30th

3 Walker County Fair Information Walker County Fair Web Site The Official Fair Web Site is up and running and is full of information. Check it Out!!! ** New Scales** The Fair Association has purchased new Digital Scales for the fairgrounds. These scales will be used at the 2016 Walker County Fair. Walker County Fair Workdays The WCF workdays will be held on Saturday March 20th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and March 26th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. REMEM- BER, all exhibitors must have 5 work hours before March 31, 2016 to be eligible to exhibit a project at the 2016 Walker County Fair. PLEASE VISIT FOR A COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR THE 2016 WALKER COUNTY FAIR REMINDER OF PARENT WORK HOURS The Walker County Fair requires a parent or guardian to work 2 hours per child/exhibitor during the WCF. The online Parent/Worker Registration System is ready! Please go to the fair website: then choose the Get Involved tab and Worker Registration. You MUST have your child's Exhibitor ID# in order to register. If you do not have the number or have forgotten or misplaced it, please jyargo@new-waverly.k12.tx.us. Keep in mind when choosing a date to work that this year the fair begins on March 31st. Project Record Forms Project Record Forms and Attendance Sheets are due to the Walker County Extension Office no later than 5:00 pm, Friday, March 18th. REMEMBER: All 4-H exhibitors must attend at least 3 meetings to be eligible to show at the Walker County Fair. Those failing to attend 3 meetings will be required to write a research paper. A minimum of 5 pages per missed meeting. The topic of the research paper will be assigned at time of request. My suggestion is to attend your project club meetings. WCF Rabbit Tattooing MARCH 21, :00 pm Walker County Fair Grounds ~ Committeemen's Room This is a MANDATORY meeting for all those who plan on exhibiting at the Walker County Fair!!! This will be the only night that meat babies will be tattooed for showing. WCF Photography Contest & Walker County 4-H Photography Contest entries due Wednesday, MARCH 23rd Walker County Fairgrounds Main Building 4 PM to 7 PM WCF-$5.00 Entry Fee for each Photo 4-H - $1.00 if not entering the fair

4 2016 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Congratulations to ALL of the S.A.L.E participants over the last couple of weeks! Between showing livestock and competing in contests everyone gave it their all, and we had a great time. A BIG Congratulations to Chance Clipper for competing and WINNING the first ever Youth Horse Challenge at S.A.L.E!!! Chance was the recipient of a $10,000 scholarship because of his hard work and dedication. Joshua Cramer placed 5th in his class with his Brahman heifer. Way to go Joshua! Beef Skillathon participants Paige Tegeler, Killian Grawe, Joshua Cramer, Chance Clipper, Madeline Dixon, Mackenzie Dixon, and Bailey Dibble (not pictured) Congratulations to Paige Tegeler for catching a calf in San Antonio!

5 2016 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Way to go New Waverly FFA for winning first place at the Robotics Contest in San Antonio!! They programmed their robot to pick up and move items, among other neat tasks. Shelby Lepley getting ready to show her lamb. Walker County Fair Poultry Pickup

6 Food Challenge Practice Attention those of you that are competing at the Food Challenge Contest in Houston on March 8th!! We will be having a Food Challenge workshop at the County Extension office on Monday, March 7th from 9am 3pm! We will be practicing and getting the supplies ready to go. We hope to see you there! Call us at the office if you have any questions. Horse Club The Horse Club is ready to kick off their year! The first meeting will be an informational one at the Walker County Fairgrounds Committeeman s Room starting at 6pm on March 1st. Other important dates to mark on your calendars are: March 9th Horse Clinic March 29 Informational Meeting at Storm Shelter Practices with horses will start in April 2016 State Fair of Texas/2017 Major Show Steer Tags If You Plan on Showing Steers at any of the 2017 Major Shows or the 2016 State Fair of Texas... Now is the time to order steer tags. Please call or stop by the Extension office ( ) to order your 2016 State Fair of Texas/2016 Major show steer tags. The deadline to order tags is April 8th. Tags will cost $12.00 each. ALL TAGS MUST BE PAID FOR BY THE TAG ORDER DEADLINE ON April 8th!!! THOSE TAGS LEFT UNPAID WILL NOT BE ORDERED!!! Time to Order State Fair of Texas Swine Tags!!! Please call or stop by the Extension office ( ) to order your swine tags for the 2016 State Fair of Texas. The deadline to order tags is May 2nd. ALL TAGS MUST BE PAID FOR PRIOR TO THE ORDER DEADLINE ON MAY 2nd!! THOSE TAGS LEFT UNPAID WILL NOT BE ORDERED!!! Time to Order State Fair of Texas Lamb & Goat Tags!!! Please call or stop by the Extension office ( ) to order your Lamb and/or Goat tags for the 2016 State Fair of Texas. The deadline to order tags is April 8th. Tags will cost $12.00 each. ALL TAGS MUST BE PAID FOR BY THE TAG ORDER DEADLINE ON April 8th!!! THOSE TAGS LEFT UNPAID WILL NOT BE ORDERED!!!

7 1st Victoria Bounds 2nd Ross Jordon 3rd Cypress Calhoun Cassidy Langley 5th Adelynn McKeever Elissa Moreno 6th Sadie Maddin Maxxus Tomczak 7th Dillon Prye Samuel Kieschnick 11th Benjamin Williams Hailey Bagby 13th Sophia Legerski Mason Buhler Happy Birthday To You!!! 14th Sidney Burum Rachel Drake Kaley Holland 16th Madeline Dixon 17th Katie Turner Joseph Gaudin 18th Anna Sheptock Cade Johnson 19th Brooke Simmons Lily Simmons 20th Alexis Gernenz 22nd Kaitlyn Faklnor Tanner McCarty Austin Langley 24th Marci Smith Ty Hurst 27th Allie Mays 28th Cody Pool 29th Hunter Bell Kylee Coleman Nicholas Dolbee 30th Charlie Drane Jamie Jaramillo 31st Alia Pitrucha Aralynn Taylor 2016 Scholarship Opportunities Walker County Master Gardener Scholarship Attention 2016 seniors if you plan on majoring in a Horticulture or an Environmental Science related field you are eligible to apply for the Walker County Master Gardener Scholarship. Scholarship applications are available at the Extension Office. Deadline for turning in the application is April 15th. Huntsville Ag Booster Scholarship Walker County 4-H seniors and FFA seniors are eligible to apply for the Huntsville Ag Booster Scholarship. The application and questionnaire can be downloaded from the HISD website. Completed applications must be postmarked by April 15th. Don t miss this great opportunity. Wesley & Wilma Sherrill Memorial Scholarship Walker County 4-H members that will be graduating from high school this spring are eligible to apply for the Wesley & Wilma Sherrill 4-H Memorial Scholarship. This $ scholarship was established in memory of Wesley & Wilma Sherrill. Mr. Sherrill was a County Extension Agent in Walker County from the 1950 s until his retirement in Applications are available at the Extension Office. The deadline for turning in applications is April 22nd.

8 Big Time in D9 will take place on April 29 & 30th at Lone Star College, Montgomery Campus The Woodlands, TX Pit Master (for adults and members): Categories include Brisket, Pare Ribs, 1/2 Chicken and Pinto Beans **NEW Hamburger Cook off!** Food Show: showcase culinary skills, including presentation and interview. Share the Fun: individual or team performance in 1 of 7 categories Celebrate 4-H, choreographed Routine, Musical/ Instrumental, Solo/Band Performance, Poetry/Prose, Vocal, Comedy Duds to Dazzle: redesign and repurpose discarded garments into new wearable, non-wearable or accessory items. Consumer Decision Making: apply knowledge and experience in consumer education by analyzing consumer situations. Educational Presentation: planned presentations where one 4-Her teaches others about a project or activity. Photography: demonstrate skills in composition, light, story line, posing and awareness. Photography Judging: determine placings and cuts, pair switching, and simple bust. Fashion Show: exhibit skills of wardrobe selection, clothing construction or comparison shopping, fashion interpretation, style, good grooming and poise in front of others, modeling and presentation. Fashion Story Board: poster board display of original designs using illustration, such as fabric swatches, patterns and photos. Pinewood Derby **NEW** derby competition among fellow 4-H members, with a final race staged at the Award Assembly. Quiz Bowls: Beef, Horse, Swine, and Food & Nutrition Bowls where 4-Hers demonstrate critical thinking abilities and reasons. Ag Product ID: identify 20 Ag products, each with a multiple choice question pertaining to the product. Healthy Lifestyles: competitive event utilizing knowledge/skills gained through participation in 4-H Healthy Lifestyles programs. Leaders 4 Life: designed to challenge county 4-H council teams in leadership skills, parliamentary procedure and service learning. 4-H SET Research Poster Contest: 4-Her s apply scientific method to 4-H project experience. Food Challenge: Hers demonstration of culinary knowledge and skills. Produce Judging: participants recognize unripe or over ripe produce, discern consistency in produce classes and detect blemishes on produce. Robotics Challenge: 3-5 members have three hours to design, program and test their robot for the competition. Wildlife Challenge: demonstration of appreciation and understanding of the natural world with emphasis on sports fishing, hunting/wildlife, forestry, entomology and wildlife habitat evaluation program.

9 4-H Happenings Walker County 4-H Photography Contest The Walker County 4-H Photography contest will once again be combined with the county fair photography contest. You ll turn in your photos on March 23 from 4-7 pm at the main building at the fairgrounds. If you will be entering the same photo in the fair contest that you will in the 4-H contest, please follow all of the fair guidelines for mounting and display. If your just entering the photo in the 4-H Contest please call the office for photo categories and photo mounting information. The cost of entry is $1 per photo and that fee is waived if you are entering the photo in the fair. The county contest is a qualifying contest for the state contest at the senior level. All 1 st place photos in each category in the senior division are eligible competition in the state contest. The county extension office will work with these participants to get their photos entered if they wish. This is a contest that ALL of our members can participate in. Please don t hesitate to contact Kristy at the Extension Office if you have any questions at all about this 4-H opportunity. District 4-H Photography Contest Entry/Registration Deadline: Online entry using 4-H CONNECT must be done by March 25, If you are interested in entering the District 4-H Photography Contest we will help you through the entry process when you turn in your county photography entries on March 23rd at the fairgrounds. Entry Fee: $5.00 for each photo entered. Bring a digital copy of your photos. No printed pictures are needed. Winning photos will be displayed at Lone Star Community College-Montgomery in the Woodlands, Texas during the District 9 4-H Roundup. If you are interested in participating in this event or have questions please contact the Extension Office at County Round-Up Have you ever wanted to participate in the District or State 4-H Round-Up but were not sure exactly what it was all about? Well now you have a chance to be part of the fun right here in Walker County. Walker County 4-H Round-Up Monday, April 4, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Walker County Fairgrounds Main Building Contests Offered: Educational Presentations, Share the Fun, Consumer Decision Making Contest, Ag Product Identification Contest and a Wildlife Skill-a-thon, Duds to Dazzle, Food Challenge. Follow this link for more information on these contests- If you re interested in participating in any of these events please contact Kristy by at kkcorley@ag.tamu.edu or call

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12 102 Tam Road, Suite B Huntsville, TX Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Huntsville, TX Permit #240 Kristy Titzman County Extension Agent, 4-H Lana Franceschini County Extension Agent, FCS Reggie Lepley County Extension Agent, Ag Educational programs of Texas Cooperative Extension are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. Provisions from the American Disability Act will be considered when planning educational programs. Please notify the Walker Co. Extension office if you plan on attending on Extension Educational program and need specialized services. Notification of at least two weeks in advance is needed, so that we may have ample time to acquire resources needed to meet your needs. From all of us at the County Extension Office GOOD LUCK AT THE 2016 Major Shows and the Walker County Fair