Medina County 4-H Newsletter

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1 Medina County 4-H Newsletter Happy New Year! Let s Make 2018 Incredibly Awesome! 1506 Avenue. M Hondo, TX Ph Fx medina-tx@tamu.edu Web-site: http;//medina.agrilife.org IMPORTANT!!! Animal Health Requirements County Show Set Up & Clean Up Consumer Decision Making Contest Judging Team s Scholarship Information Photography Contests MCJLS & Major Shows Schedule **IMPORTANT DATE** January 2018 Texas 4-H Scholarship Sun Applications Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Due in Extension Club County Manager Rabbit Office Holiday Validation January Office Closed 22nd Castroville, Devine & LaCoste Club s Natalia Club D Hanis Club Photography Workshop SA Broiler Pickup Inside this issue: February Calendar Animal Health Requirements County Show Set Up & Clean Up Project Clipping 3 Poultry Pick Up 3 Fall Roundup Results 4 Practices 4 Consumer Decision Making Consumer Judging Workshop/Practice Scholarship Information Hondo Clubs Rio Medina Club County Holiday Office Closed Texas 4-H Scholarship Apps are Due MCJLS Set Up 4pm-Done MCJLS Work Day 2 pm Reg Begins for Dist Photo Contest Consumer Judging Workshop Kerrville Stock Show February Highlights Photography Workshop MCJLS Work Day-Set Up for Auction 5 pm MEDINA COUNTY JR LIVESTOCK SHOW Houston/Austin Poultry Pickup Photography Contests 6 Essay Contest 6 Horse Corner 6 Record Books 7 Club Dates 8 MCJLS & Major Shows Schedule Feb 2 - San Angelo Stock Show Begins Feb 5 - Club Managers Feb 6 - Practice Feb 8 - Food Challenge at S.A.L.E. Feb 10 - Youth Day at S.A.L.E. Feb School Tours at S.A.L.E. Feb 13 Practice Feb 17 - in San Angelo Feb 17 - Consumer Decision Making at S.A.L.E. S.A.L.E. Ag Judging Contests: Feb 9 - Dairy, Feb 11 - Meats Feb 12 - Horse, Feb 23 - Wildlife Feb 25 - Livestock

2 February PAGE 2 February 2018 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Ft Worth Steer & Barrow Show Club Managers Swine Skillathon S.A.L.E. Begins Dairy Judging Youth Day D Hanis Club S.A.L.E. Jr Breeding Swine Castroville, Beef Skillathon Consumer Hondo Clubs Devine, Natalia Decision Making & S.A..L.E. Club s S.A.L.E. School Tours Rio Medina Club Horse Judging S.A.L.E. Lamb & Goats S.A.L.E. Jr Shootout S.A.L.E. Jr Breeding Heifers Wildlife San Angelo County Holiday Office Closed S.A.L.E. School Tours Group 1 Barrows Group 2 Barrows S.A.L.E. Jr Steer Show Livestock S.A.L.E. County Council S.A.L.E. Ends MARCH HIGHLIGHTS Feb 27-Mar 18 - Houston Stock Show Mar 17 - Dairy Judging at HLSR Mar 5 - Club Managers Mar 20 - Practice Mar 6 - Practice Mar 22 - Livestock Judging at Austin Mar 4 - Meat Judging at HLSR Mar 24 - Texas A&M Clinics Mar 5 - Horse Judging at HLSR Mar 27 - Practice Mar 10 - at HLSR Mar Austin Livestock Show Mar 12 - Livestock Judging at HLSR

3 P A GE 3 ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR STOCK SHOW IMPORTANT: 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. Be sure to visit these websites to obtain the Animal Health Requirements for your specific show: San Antonio Livestock Show Kerrville Stock Show Houston Stock Show and Rodeo Ft. Worth Stock Show Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo (Austin) San Angelo Stock Show COUNTY STOCK SHOW SET-UP AND CLEAN UP Volunteers are needed to help set up panels/pens for the county stock show on Monday, January 22nd, 4:00 pm at the Show Barn. Youth and adults are being asked to help with this project. No RSVP needed. Set up help for the auction will also be needed on the afternoon of Friday, January 26th at 5:00 pm. Clean up after the show will be Sunday, January 28th at 2:00 pm. There will be a mandatory sign-in and sign-out table. Exhibitors who work at least 1 work day, work a minimum of 3 hours, have no family members owing money on their auction check and have completed their thank you notes and project record forms will be eligible to receive their auction check early from their club managers. PROJECT CLIPPING FIRST TIME EXHIBITORS there is an opportunity to have your animals clipped in preparation for the county livestock show. If you are a first time exhibitor and need assistance with swine, cattle, goats and lambs please contact the Extension office at by January 17, NO PASS - NO SHOW RULE The No Pass, No Show rule is in effect for the Medina County Junior Livestock Show and all Major Livestock Shows. Academically ineligible exhibitors will not be allowed to show their animal. The animal may not be shown by anyone else. POULTRY PICK UP S.A.L.E. - 1/12/18 Houston & - 1/26/18 Austin 2018 MCJLS RULE CHANGES At the April 2017 Medina County Junior Livestock Show Board meeting there were some rule changes made. The new rules will be handed out at all validations or they can be viewed on our website:

4 PAGE 4 DISTRICT 10 FALL ROUNDUP RESULTS The District 10 Fall Roundup was held in Kerrville on December 8-9, Medina County was well represented in the Food Challenge, Food Show and Educational Presentation contests. Here are the results: Food Show: Juniors participating were Jolie Berger-Protein, Kyla Steubing-Fruits and Vegetables, Hudson Thigpen- Dairy and Tanner Steubing-Grains. Intermediate Emma Mueller earned 5 th place with her dish in the dairy category. Other participating in the intermediate age group were Diego Lopez-Fruits and Vegetables and Ashlee Riff-Protein. Senior Alison Grothues earned 3 rd place with her Fruits and Vegetables entry along with Abby Mueller earning 4 th in her Protein entry. Food Challenge: Junior team, the Slicers and Dicers, made up of Claire Boehme, Kayla Guinther, Johnny Guzman, Trip Robbins and Connor Prukop earned 1 st place in the Fruits and Vegetables category. Intermediate Teams participating were the Cereal Killers Kylie Knowles, Logan DeCock, Sarah Adams, Riley Chafin and Emma Mueller and the Dicers and Slicers Julia Guzman, Kaleigh Thayer, Madalyn Winecoff, Mason Winecoff and Brady Prukop. Senior Team, the Slicers and Dicers earned 1 st place and will advance to the State Contest held in June at Roundup. Team members are Alison Grothues, Aimee Dickinson and Silia Lopez. Educational Presentation: Juniors Johnny Guzman and Trip Robbins gave a presentation on How to Survive a Hurricane and earned 1 st place in the Open Category. Intermediate Julia Guzman also gave a presentation on How to Survive a Hurricane and earned 1 st place in the Open Category. Congratulations to everyone who participated you make us proud! JUDGING TEAM MEETINGS / PRACTICES The Schedule for January & February: WILDLIFE JUDGING Jan. 9th, Jan. 16th, Jan 30th Feb. 6th, Feb. 13th, Feb. 20th & Feb. 27th

5 PAGE 5 4-H CONSUMER DECISION MAKING CONTEST 2018 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: You will find the study guides posted in PDF format as well as links to interesting consumer related websites. January 17th, County Consumer Decision Making Workshop and Practice Contest, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Hondo Art League Building 820 Harper Rd, Hondo (corner of Harper & Vandenberg Rd across from the Hondo Municipal Airport). February 17th SALE and District 10 Consumer Decision Making Contest. Call the Extension Office to reserve your spot for the workshop. Consumer Judging Workshop/Practice..Wednesday, January 17th With the upcoming contest approaching, we will have a workshop/practice for anyone interested. Call the Extension Office to reserve your spot! 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: 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. TEXAS 4-H AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program Opportunity Scholarships are awarded each year to applicants based on their 4-H experience, academic record and financial need (for scholarships for which it is a prescribed criterion). The Texas 4-H and Youth Development Opportunity Scholarship Program is conducted in coordination with the Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program, the Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation, and Texas AgriLife Extension Service. The Texas 4-H Foundation seeks to ensure that each recipient receives the highest dollar amount of scholarship for which that recipient is eligible. For the majority of the total scholarships and scholarship funds available, participation in a livestock show is not a requirement for consideration for an Opportunity Scholarship. Applications are due at the county extension office on January 22, For more information go to:

6 PAGE 6 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, 2017 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. Cost will be $5 per person. Registration on 4-H Connect to enter is Jan. 22nd - Feb. 1st. You do not have to have taken the photography workshop to enter. 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 2018 Texas 4-H Roundup and is open to all senior age 4-H members. The theme is Backyard. This creative category will feature photos what one would see when stepping out your back door. 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, 2017 and the time of entry. State entries will be taken between April 1-15th, For more contest rules and description of categories go to: BEEKEEPING ESSAY CONTEST The Beekeeping Essay Contest is sponsored by The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc. For over 50 years, the American Beekeeping Federation has been serving the needs of the U.S. beekeeper. This year s theme is What s So Supper About Super Organisms in the Honey Bee? Texas 4-H information regarding this contest has not been released to date, but information can be found at: Past deadline dates have been January 27th. If you are interested in participating, please contact the Extension office at HORSE CORNER HORSE JUDGING For anyone interested in Horse Judging, please contact Russell Simpson at H HORSE CLUB If you are interested in the 4-H Horse Club, please contact Melissa Brown at: or mon.texan@hotmail.com

7 PAGE 7 RECORD BOOKS 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 record book 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 record books 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 record books. 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 record books 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 is available for download from the Texas 4-H website. Record books 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: Contact Debby Bodenchuk at the Extension office if you need help with your record book We Still Have Plenty of Projects to Participate In. REGISTER FOR H YEAR 4-H members and volunteers must register each year to be a member of Medina County 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 will be 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! Participation Fee is $25 If you are new to 4-H, set up a profile and follow the prompts. Make sure to fill out the Health Form on page 3. 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 Debby Bodenchuk: dgbodenchuk@ag.tamu.edu Office Hours: 8:00am-Noon & 1:00pm-5:00pm

8 PAGE 8 Club Managers 4-H Club Manager(s) Phone # Castroville Aris Vogt Leticia Teague Beth Zinsmeyer Devine (3rd-12th) Katherine Hines Jason Skow Stacy Skow Carly Parson D Hanis Laurie Henefey TEXAS 4-H AGE AND YEAR Youth may participate in 4-H from September 1st of grade 3 through August 31st following completion of grade 12 with these restrictions: Texas 4-H will have new membership eligibility based on SCHOOL GRADE and not age. The new eligibility rules and guideline are: Minimum age - 8 (in addition to being in the 3rd grade) Maximum age - 18 (as of August 31, 2017) 4-H Member Categories Senior: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Intermediate: Grades 6, 7, and 8 Junior: Grades 3, 4, and 5 Hondo Intermediate (3rd-5th) Nicole Steubing Crystal Riff Hondo Jr. (6th-8th) Christie Kaden Dottie Heiligman Hondo High (9th-12th) LaCoste Sandy Steubing Buffie Rogge Laurie Lentz Chelley Gibson Vicky Steubing Onnie Saathoff Melinda DeCock Tracy Chafin NEXT...4-H MEETING DATES Mark Your Calendars - Club meetings will be: Castroville - Feb. 7:30 - Castroville Elem Cafe D Hanis - Feb. 7:30 - D Hanis Community Center Devine - Feb. 7:00 - Devine Intermediate Cafe Natalia Rio Medina Monica Garza Rick Chapa Robert Haywood Michael Zinsmeyer Rikki Zinsmeyer Hondo - Feb. 5:00 - St. Paul Lutheran Church LaCoste - Feb. 6:30 - LaCoste Elem Cafeteria Natalia - Feb. 7:00 - Natalia FFA Project Center Rio Medina - Feb. 5:00 - Mumme s Store Sandra Kunkel Debby Bodenchuk Medina County Extension Agent FCS Medina County 4-H Program Asst. 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.

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