Texas AgriLife Extension and Cooperative Extension Program. Council & Adult Leaders Meeting - May 19, 2012

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1 Grimes County 4-H News Texas AgriLife Extension and Cooperative Extension Program Summer 2012 Council & Adult Leaders Meeting - May 19, Council The Council meeting to be held at 9:00 a.m. at the Anderson Farm Bureau. Volunteer & Adult Leaders The Adult Leaders meeting is to be held at the Grimes County Commissioner s Court Room at 9:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend these meetings. Inside this issue: Finance Task Force General 4-H News 2 General 4-H News 3 Ag News 4 Big Time in D9 Results BTD9 Results 6 Calendar 7-9 Texas AgriLife Extension Staff Shane Jennings, Agriculture/ Natural Resources, 4-H and Youth Development (936) Flora Williams, Family & Consumer Sciences/4-H and Youth Development (936) Cooperative Extension Program Staff Member Leticia Hardy, Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H and Youth Development (936) Grimes County Sandra Cook Offices Manager (936) (936) (fax) 5 The Finance Task Force will meet following the Adult Leaders Meeting to set the annual budget. Upcoming Dates/Deadlines May 1 Horse Validation Deadline May 4-5 -District Roundup Big Time in D9, Conroe, TX May 14 Pen of 3 Final Palpation, 6-7pm at MidTex Livestock Auction May 14 Deadline to declare candidacy for county council May 25 Registration Deadline for District 9 Leadership Lab May 26 Clip Day Hogs, Sheep & Goats Fair Grounds May 27 Clip Day Cattle June 1-9 Grimes County Fair June State 4-H Roundup June 21 County Recordbooks, Project Forms and Star Award Applications Due June District 9 Horse Show June 25 Major Show Steer Validation and State Fair Sheep & Goat Validation. June 29 - Major Show Turkey Order Deadline. July 10 Star Award Interviews July Career Awareness Leadership Laboratory, Prairie View A&M July Brownwood 4-H Camp July Prime Time Camp July Grimes County 4-H Camp July 31 Council Officer Training August 1 Re-enroll in 4-H on 4-H Connect August 4-Club Officer/Club Manager Training August 5 Leader College registration deadline

2 Page 2 County Recordbook Award Interviews GENERAL 4-H NEWS Award interviews for 4-H members completing a recordbook is set for Tuesday, July 10, 2012 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the Grimes County Extension Office. We will be scheduling interview times soon and the interviewees will be receiving a letter via with the time assigned for you to interview. If there is a major conflict with the time assigned to you, then contact us immediately and we will do our best to accommodate your request. District 9 Leadership Lab When: June 26-28, 2012 Where: Sam Houston State University Cost: $155 per person Registration Deadline: May 25, 2012 through 4-H Whole World in Our Hands See more information at h.tamu.edu/files/2010/07/12leadershiplabpromobro c.pdf Council Officers Training The new council officer slate training is set for July 31, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Club Officer and Club Manager Training Club Officer and Club Manager training is scheduled for Saturday August 4, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon. It is mandatory that all club officers and managers attend this training. Shooting Sports Project If you are interested in participating in the Shooting Sports project, please contact the Grimes County Extension Office at (936) or Mrs. Sharia Stabler at (979) th Annual Grimes County Fair The dates for 2012 Grimes County Fair are June 1-9, Be sure to refer to for any information needed. The Grimes County Fair Association requires that exhibitors must attend at least five(5) 4-H or FFA meetings in order to be eligible to participate in the County Fair. Please be aware of this rule and make sure that you are enrolled on 4-H Connect and you sign in at every meeting that you attend. If you do not sign in, you will not be counted present. Pen of 3 Heifers: Final Palpation is May 14, 2012 at Mid Tex Livestock Auction starting at 6:00 p.m. Creative Arts Division: Mandatory meeting dates were May 7,10, or 12. You needed to have attended one of these meetings. National Anthem Singers Needed. Contact Sandra Kuta at if you would like to sing or render an instrumental version of the National Anthem during the fair this year. You may count this as volunteer leadership or citizenship in your 4-H recordbook. Deadline for Next Newsletter News articles for the September edition of the 4 -H newsletter should be ed to Shane Jennings by August 27, 2012 to ssjennings@ag.tamu.edu. Please put in the subject box August.

3 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3 General 4-H News Summer Camp Opportunities in Brownwood Prime Time When: Prime Time I, July youth who have completed grades 5-8 or Prime Time II, July youth who have completed grades 2-5 Where: Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood. Cost is $225 per youth. Visit for more information (participants responsible for 100% of the cost) Camp Corral When: July Where: Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood Visit for more info. County 4-H Camp II When: July Where: Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood Cost: Youth $225 and Adult Chaperones $105 (fee partially covered by Grimes 4-H for those who meet guidelines) Pre-registration ends June 14, 2012 Grimes County is among five counties that will be attending County Camp II. Spots have been reserved for 15 campers to attend from Grimes County. Remember to Update 4-H Enrollment August 1 Grimes County Adventurer s Camp When: July Where: Grimes County Fairgrounds Cost: $50 (4-H members) & $65 (non 4-H members) Pre-registration: July 3, 2012 The Grimes County Adventurer s Day Camp aims to provide young people with opportunities to develop and practice leadership skills through recreation and education. Activities are designed to build teamwork, knowledge and skills, and to encourage camaraderie among youth. Workshop sessions will be both fun and require work. Each morning will start out with opening activities and an assembly in the Main Hall. Each day a meeting at the flag pole, a midmorning snack, lunch, and an afternoon snack will be offered. Campers will receive a T-shirt to be worn on the last day. Camp packets will become available on June 1 at - or may be picked up at the Extension Office. September 1, 2012 marks the beginning of the year in 4-H. Therefore, every 4-H member will need to go on 4-H connect to re-enroll at The earliest date to re-enroll in 4-H is August 1, 2012 for the new year. Please note that after August 31, everyone is switched to inactive on the computer and Grimes County 4-H enrollment goes to zero. Let s all work together to make sure that everyone is enrolled as soon as possible. For families without internet access at home please contact Sandra Cook at (936) so that we can get you enrolled in a timely manner. Our enrollment is online. Therefore, completing a paper enrollment form is NOT necessary. However, your 4-H club manager might ask for information in order to be able to contact members and parents by mail and phone..

4 Page 4 Ag News Texas Major Show Validation Steer validation for the Major Stock Show Season will be held on June 25, 2012 at the Mid Tex Livestock Auction at 9:30 a.m. If you ordered tags for Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, San Angelo, or Austin, you will need to bring your steer to the sale barn to have him validated. Validation will end at 11:00 a.m. If you ordered Sheep and Goat tags for the 2012 State Fair of Texas, you will need to bring your Sheep or Goat to the Grimes County Fairgrounds on June 25, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. Validation will end at 7:00 p.m. Veterinary Science Leader Needed We are looking for a 4-H volunteer to help with the existing Veterinary Science Project. Some members are already in their third year of the project and a volunteer is needed to help them complete this. Please call the Extension Office if you are interested H Livestock Ambassador Short Course When: July 16-19, 2012 Where: Texas A&M University Beef Center Cost: $125 includes meals and lodging Deadline: June 22, 2012 Contact: Billy (936) for more information. Mission: The Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador program strives to provide high school aged 4-H members the opportunity to develop and practice advanced leadership skills related to mentoring other youth, and to become advocates for animal agriculture. Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile. -Vince Lombardi Have a Great Summer!

5 Page 5 Big Time in D9 Roundup Results BBQ Cookoff Team Members: Dishin it Out Harley Stabler Grant Lambert Team Captain. Jordan Brooks Willie Brooks Servin It up Tonia Lambert Team Captain Mariah Stabler Jodilyn Marrs Beans 1st place Grimes County Servin it Up 2nd Place Grimes County Dishin it Out Chicken 1st Servin it Up 2nd Dishin; it Out Brisket 2nd Servin it Up 3rd Dishin it Out Ribs 1st- Dishin it Out 2nd Servin it Up Fashion Story Board Pet Clothing Senior 3rd place Cierra Myles Williams (State Qualifier) Wearable-Senior 3rd Place Rachel Klecka Wearable Junior 2nd Place Madison Cruz Food & Nutrition Quiz Bowl Junior 1st place Ethan Perry, Hailey Mallett, Mikaela Dickenson, Sarah Walkoviak Food Challenge Klassy Kookers Madison Cruz, Lauren Wheaton, Sarah Walkoviak, and Hailey Mallett Food Show Main Dish Junior 1st Hannah Atkinson Bread and Cereal Junior 2nd Mikaela Dickenson Best Display Junior Hannah Atkinson Fruit & Vegetable Senior 4th Sa Royan Woods Nutritious Snack Senior 2nd Jordan Brooks Share-the-Fun Musical/ Instrumental Junior 1st Kirstie Busa Musical Instrumental Intermediate 3rd Hailey Mallett Vocal Junior 1st Mikaela Dickenson Vocal Intermediate 2nd Jodilyn Marrs Vocal Senior 1st Tonia Lambert (State Qualifier) Choreographed Routines Intermediate 1st Luther Washington 3rd Alexis Stringfellow, Kiana Mcwilliams, Markalyn McGinty, Savannah Stringfellow Choreographed Routines Seniors 3rd Dorcas Banks 4th Julee Kuta Poetry/ Prose Intermediate 3rd-Sarah Walkoviak Poetry/ Prose Junior 1st Naomi Durfee Educational Presentations Companion Animals Senior 1st Julee Kuta (State Qualifier)

6 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 6 Big Time in D9 Fashion Show Buying Dressy Junior 2nd Mikaela Dickenson Buying Dressy Intermediate 1st Jodilyn Marrs Buying Casual Senior 1st Cierra Myles Williams (State qualifier) Construction-Special Purpose Junior 3rd Kirstie Busa Big Time in D9 Photography Animals/Domestic 3rd Madison Cruz Junior 3rd Hailey Mallett Intermediate Elements of Design 2nd Hailey Mallett Intermediate Nature and Landscape 2nd Lauren Wheaton Intermediate 3rd Hailey Mallett People 1st Madison Cruz Junior Spaghetti Supper A big Thank You to everyone who helped at the spaghetti supper.

7 Page 7 May Horse Validation Deadline County Hog Workshop Clip Day for Sheep, Goats, & Hogs 27 Clip Day for Cattle June Grimes County Fair State 4-H Roundup County Record-2books and Star Award Applications D9 Horse Show Due Major Show Validation D9 Leadership Lab

8 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 8 July Star Award Interviews Brownwood County Camp Grimes County Adventurer s Camp Council Officer Training31 August Re-Enroll in 4-H Club Officer/Club manager training D9 Leader College, D9 Council

9 Grimes County Office of Texas AgriLife Extension/Cooperative Extension Program 208 South Judson St. Navasota, TX Phone: Fax: September H New Year!