TGC 4-H Newsletter RECORD BOOKS. Year End Awards. June Special points of interest:

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1 TGC 4-H Newsletter RECORD BOOKS All record books will be due in the Extension office at 5 PM, Monday, June 15 th. If you need help completing either one, please give Courtney or Kathy 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 the different age division can be found on the Texas 4-H website. Record book categories include: Beef Citizenship & Civic Education Clothing & Textiles Communication/Expressive Arts Companion Animals Consumer Education Dairy Entomology Family Life Food & Nutrition Gardening & Horticulture Goat Health Horse Housing & Home Environment Leadership Natural Resources Personal Development Photography Plant & Soil Science Poultry Public Speaking Rabbit Recreation Safety Science, Engineer, Technology Sheep Shooting Sports Swine Veterinary Science Wildlife & Fisheries Complete information, descriptive information of each category AND forms can be found on the Texas 4-H record book website. There are also guidelines and a powerpoint demonstrations to assist you in learning the new record book forms. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact Courtney at 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 Courtney or Kathy at the Extension office. June 2015 Special points of interest: Record Book Info Year End Awards State 4-H Roundup Jr. Fashion Show Graduating Seniors Validation Info Community Service Project Club News Inside this issue: Recordbook Info 1 Year End Awards 1 Roundup Participants 2 Camp Reminders 2 Steer-State Fair Validate 2 Jr. Clothing Projects 3 Graduating Seniors 4 Community Service Project 4 Club News 5 New Officers-Council 5 Upcoming Events 6 Calendar 7

2 State Roundup Activities Congratulations to all those that are participating at the State 4-H Roundup contest to be held in College Station June 9 th thru 12 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 AND Fashion Show Emily Moeller Recipe Rally Claire Gilbert & Meg Gilbert Invitational Photo Judging Taylor Hoelscher, Emily Niehues and Tara Weber Scholarship Awards: San Antonio Livestock Expo Scholars Jody Pfeuffer and Kendra Schwartz Wednesday Events: Consumer Decision Making Contest Emily Moeller, Lacey Morris Food Challenge Team Payton White, Lauren White, Maddie Trees, Emily Boyter Range & Pasture ID (AM) Colton Fontenot, Jesse Pfeuffer, Jody Pfeuffer, Tate Jones Range Evaluation Team (PM) Colton Fontenot, Jesse Pfeuffer, Jody Pfeuffer, Tate Jones Scholarship Awards: Texas 4-H Foundation Scholarships Colton Fontenot, Lacey Morris, Kendra Schwartz Salute to Excellence Awards Banquet Annette Guerrero Thursday Events: Food Show Protein Division Ashley Wilde Educational Presentations: Emily Moeller (Clothing & Textiles), Meg & Claire Gilbert (Safety), Cassie Weishuhn (Beef) Share-The-Fun: Musical Graham Kelso, Katie Cantu, Will Cantu, Carter Wagnor, Frank Cargile Wildlife Challenge Invitational Contest: Jody Pfeuffer, Jesse Pfeuffer, Colton Fontenot, Jillian Pfeuffer Livestock Judging Invitational contest: Coltyn Friend, Zach Weishuhn, Tate Jones, Marty Weishuhn, Chad Glasscock. Invitational Healthy Lifestyles contest: Taylor Hoelscher, Emily Niehues, Tara Weber Invitational SET Poster Contest: Matthew Trees, Garrett Guerrero All of our agents, as well as several parents and coaches will be attending. Everyone should be returning back to their homes on Friday. Good Luck to everyone representing Tom Green Co. 4-H. Congratulations to all these participants on a job well done and representing Tom Green County 4-H. Good Luck!! 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 RESERVA- TIONS 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..please NOTE!!! 4-H CENTER EARLY CAMP REGISTRATION WILL BE EXTENDED TO JUNE 14. REGISTER FOR CAMPS FROM THE 4-H CENTER WEBSITE, 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 camp. Any questions, please call. 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 18th 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 problems or will be unable to attend the validation process, please call the Extension office or Josh ASAP to let us know. All show steers MUST BE validated no later than June 30 th. 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 18 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 a problem with either of these events, please contact the office at to let us know. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact the Extension office at Page 2 TGC 4-H Newsletter

3 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 2-4. ** 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 Kathy 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 & 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 Monday, June 29 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 21 at the Grape Creek Baptist Church. Each county may send a total of 48 winners to the District contest as follows: 24 - Juniors; Ages 8 & 3 rd grade thru 10 yrs old as of Intermediates - ages yrs old as of (12 in the Construction division and 12 in the Buying category 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. TGC Newsletter 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 Ary, or other retainl business. Receipts are required 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 eligibilty 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. *NEW: for the 2015 Fashion Storyboards: Inspired by Art. Create a fashion piece inspired by art. Sculpture, painting, taxidermy...or any other visual art can spark your imagination and creativity! It might be the merging of colors and textures, eccentric imagery or just its simplicity that inspires you. Inspiration comes from great works of art as well as little known artists. Whatever art piece makes you stop and look twice can be used as inspiration. 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 20th. 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 Wednesday, 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 Kathy at Page 3

4 Graduating 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 & in various clubs. Those ACTIVE 4-H seniors we know of are: Matt Addison Wall HS, Lone Star Club Emily Boyter Boyter Homeschool, Angelo Bluebonnet Club Clay Braden Wall HS, Lone Star Club Stormie Braswell Veribest HS, TGC 4-H Rifle Club Luke Byrns Wall HS, Lone Star Club Rebecca (Katie) Cantu Central HS, Lone Star Club Charles (Frank) Cargile Cornerstone Christian School, Lone Star Club Mattie Cochran Christoval HS, Twin Mountain Club Colton Fontenot Lake View HS, Twin Mountain Club Hayden Hargraves Christoval HS, Christoval Club Matthew Henderson Wall HS, Lone Star Club Davis Levesque Homeschool, TGC Shotgun Shooting Sports Club Lacey Morris Wall HS, Lone Star Club Camden Morrison Wall HS, TGC Shotgun Shooting Sports Club Jody Pfeuffer Christoval HS, Lone Star Club Rachel Rathmell Grape Creek HS, Twin Mountain Club Kendra Schwartz Wall HS, Lone Star Club Chandler Webb Central HS, Twin Mountain Club We wish all of you the best of luck in your endeavors in a new venture! We hope you will always remember your 4-H years with Tom Green County and We will surely miss you! Page 4 TGC 4-H Newsletter

5 Club News A special Thank You to ALL 4-H members and parents who rounded up prizes and items for the Annual Shamrock Shuffle. Numerous items of merchandise were donated for the Silent Auction and there was over $3,500 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!! Angelo Bluebonnet Club: The Angelo Bluebonnet Club had its final club meeting on May 4, Members presented their campaign speeches and new officers were voted in. The End-of-the-Year Party was held on May 15th with a picnic and fun and games. President--Maddi Trees Vice President--Nathan Waldron 2nd Vice President--Lauren White 3rd Vice President--Michael Trees Treasurer--Joshua Jackson Secretary--Garrett Guerrero Reporter--Open Parliamentarian--Matthew Trees Health and Safety Officer--Julie Black County Council--Sebastian Castillo County Council--Celeste Castillo ~~Garrett Guerrero, Reporter Lone Star Club The Lone Star 4-H Club had a meeting and end-of-year party on May 3 at Rocking Chair Ranch. Members donated items for the Concho Valley Food Bank. Donations were also taken for the District 7 School Supply Drive and the Shamrock Shuffle auction item. Members who worked at the Children's Fair and who participated in the District 7 Roundup were recognized. Upcoming events such as credit sheets, record books, Junior Master Gardeners and 4 th of July Parade were discussed. Results of the April officer elections were also announced: President Emily Niehues, Vice President Tara Weber, Secretary Taylor Hoelscher, Treasurer Bailey Hooten, Reporter Ashley Wilde, Parliamentarian Emily Moeller, Safety Officer Cassie Weishuhn, County Council Representatives, Taylor Hoelscher, Robin Morris, Tate Jones, Cody Moeller, Grady McCrea, Mark Holtman, Cameryn Jones, Kolton Hooten, and Connor Pence. ~Emily Niehues, Reporter Officers-Tom Green County 4-H President Megan Crawford 1 st VP Nathan Waldron 2 nd VP Sebastian Castillio Secretary Emily Moeller Treasurer Jesse Pfeuffer Reporter Tate Jones Parliamentarian Bailey Hooten TGC 4H Archery Club: The Archery club held their End-of-the-Year Party on May 14 at the Concho Valley Archery Range. We performed our annual community service at the range by picking up trash. A business meeting was held to elect new officers for the upcoming year as well. The newly elected officers for the 2015/2016 4H year are as follow: President - Sebastian Castillo, 1st VP - Matthew Trees, 2nd VP - Morgan Ross, 3rd VP Selena Hall, Secretary - Matthew Allen, Treasurer - Gryphon Ross, Reporter - Michael Trees, Parliamentarian - Maddie Trees, County Council Delegates - Celeste Castillo and Matthew Allen. Thank you to all our Coaches and Parents for always willing to help and giving so much back to our club. We are a success in part because of this wonderful group of people! The Archery Club will start meeting again in September. Everyone have a safe summer! Sebastian- President tgc4harchery@yahoo.com Adult Leader Officers: President Christine Wilde VP Leann Waldron Secretary Sandra Pfeuffer Treasurer Paige Jones Archers enjoying archery games at the End-of-the-Year Party 4-H Newsletter Page 6

6 Upcoming Events: June 2-4: Sewing Workshop, TGC 4H Center, 9:30 AM to 3 PM June 8-12: State 4-H Roundup, College Station June 15: Deadline for Recordbooks June 16-18: Sewing Workshop, Wall Elementary Cafeteria, 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM June 16: District Horse Show, Llano June 18: Steer Validation at Chad Thomas Livestock Farm, 8 AM June 18: Sheep & Goat Validation, 4-H Building arena, - 6 PM June 21: Father s Day June 21: First Day of Summer June 24-26: District 7 Leadership Lab TBarM Resort, New Braunfels June 24: Deadline for worksheets for all Jr. Fashion Show projects June 28 July 2 nd : Horizons Camp (grades 4-8), Texas 4-H Center, Brownwood June 29-July 1 Session 1- County Camp, Brownwood June 29: Tom Green County Fashion Show - 4H Building, 9:00 AM June 30: Deadline for all Steer Validations, & Sheep/Goat State Fair Validation July 3: County Holiday, Offices closed in observance of Independence Day July 13-18: Texas State 4-H Shooting Sports Contest, San Antonio July 14: District 7 Recordbook Judging & 4H Agents Planning mtg, 4-H Building July 21: District 4-H Junior Fashion Show, Grape Creek Baptist Church July 20-27: State 4-H Horse Show, Abilene July 19-22: Prime Time I Brownwood (grades 5-8) July 22-25: Prime Time II Brownwood (grades 2-5) July 25-26: Jr. Meat Goat Show Circuit Show & Sale: 4H Bldg/ Concho River Classic For more information, check out our website at Tom Green County 113 W. Beauregard San Angelo, Texas Courtney Redman CEA-4-H & YD Joshua Blanek CEA Ag/NR Kathy Aycock 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.