Williamson County 4-H July 2014 Newsletter. July

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1 Williamson County 4-H July 2014 Newsletter July July 3: WCLA Turkey Orders Due July 4: Independence Day! July 7: T-Shirt Drop Due July 7: Records books Due for District judging July 7-10: Livestock Ambassador Short Course July 10: District Record books Judging July 13-16: Texas 4-H Congress July 16-19: Shooting Sports State Games July 19-26: State 4-H Horse Show July 21: Contest Picture Due July 22: Pictures Due for Slideshow July 23-25: Livestock Ambassador Short Course July 25: State Texas 4-H Record books Due July 27: 7th Annual Maroon and White Goat Sale July 28: State 4-H Golf Challenge August August 2: Bandera Clayfest August 4: State 4-H Record book Judging August 5: County Council Meet August 12: 4-H Banquet

2 Page 2 Horse Judging Team Advances to National Competition The Williamson County Horse Judging Team of Sydney Lemanski, Rachel Scott, and Aubrey Gibson competed at Texas 4-H Round-Up in College Station on June 11th. The results were as follows: Aubrey Gibson - 6th place halter individual Sydney Lemanski - 3rd place halter individual, 4th place Reasons, 6th place Individual overall Rachel Scott - 2nd place performance horse individual, 8th place reasons, 4th place individual overall Team - 2nd place Performance Judging, 2nd place team overall The team will now go on to represent Texas 4-H and Williamson County at the American Quarter Horse Association Youth World Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on August 4th. Congratulations and good luck to this team!

3 Page 3 Congratulations Horse Show Contestants Williamson County 4-H members recently competed in the District 8 4-H Horse Show, bringing home top honors. Julie Hill with The Ultimate Attitude- 1 st place Showmanship, 3 rd place Western Pleasure, 6 th place Western Horsemanship, 1 st place Trail, 1 st place Hunter Showmanship, 1 s place Hunter Under Saddle, 1 st place Hunt Seat Equitation, 2 nd place Hunt Seat Versatility, High Point Individual Hunter Division, High Point Individual Judged Western. Jacqueline Holliday with Alibii- 1 st place Yearling Halter Fillies and 1 st place Yearling Longe Line. Jessica Holliday with Minimal Effort- 10 th place Barrel Racing and 8 th place Stake Race. Sydney Lemanski with Jacs In Double Trouble-1 st place Reining, 8 th place Stock Horse Trail, 2 nd place Stock Horse Pleasure, and 1 st place Stock Horse Horsemanship. Addison Paulsen with Right Time Rerun- 7 th place Showmanship, 3 rd place Geldings 5 & Over Halter, 8 th place Reining, 3 rd place Stock Horse Trail, and 4 th place Stock Horse Horsemanship. Saryn Paulsen with Lil Red Whizzard- 1 st place Western Riding, 5 th place Geldings 5 & Over Halter, 4 th place Reining, 1 st place Stock Horse Trail, 1 st place Stock Horse Pleasure, and 2 nd place Stock Horse Horsemanship. Taylor Roberts- 1 st place Pole Bending with Showme The Money Red, 3 rd place Barrel Racing with Royal Roan O Toole, 1 st place Stake Race with Nica Jet Jr., and High Point Individual Timed Division. Holly Schutz with IB Zippin in Dixie- 4 th place Showmanship, 5 th place Western Pleasure, 1 st place Western Horsemanship, 3 rd place Hunter Showmanship, 3 rd place Hunter Under Saddle, 6 th place Hunt Seat Equitation, 1 st place Hunt Seat Versatility, and Reserve High Point Individual Hunter Division. Rachel Scott with HollydoubleG Rey-7 th place Reining and 4 th place Stock Horse Trail. Emily Spencer with Bill s Bay Boy- 10 th place Pole Bending. These young equestrians represented Williamson County in an outstanding way! Way to go ladies and good luck at Texas 4-H State Horse Show! STATE 4-H HORSE SHOW JULY 19-26, 2014 TAYLOR COUNTY EXPO CENTER ABILENE, TX

4 Page 4 First Annual Fishing Tournament Port O Connor Community Center Port O Connor, Texas August 29 & 30, 2014 Call Calhoun County Extension for more details PUT YOUR OLD T-SHITS TO GOOD USE! Payton Holcomb (Georgetown 4-H member) is collecting t-shirts! Bring your old t-shirts - no matter what size or condition they are in - to be used to make hula hoop rugs on Payton s mission trip to Mexico. The goal is 10,000 shirts, so clean out your closets and drawers and let's see how many we can contribute! Drop them off at the County Extension Office by July 7th. Any questions call Pam th Annual Maroon and White Goat SALE Sunday, July 27, 2014 View: 1:00 p.m. Sale: 3:30 p.m. Brazos County Expo Complex 5827 Leonard Road Bryan, Texas Auctioneer: Charlie Jones Lic # 606 For More information call: Eric Zimmerman

5 Page 5 Texas 4-H Outdoor Challenge Williamson County was represented by two teams at the Texas 4-H Outdoor Challenge Competition held at the beautiful facilities of Collin County YMCA Adventure Camp. Our junior all-male team consisted of Cason and Sterling. Our senior all-female team consisted of Heather and Mandy. With the exception of Mandy, all of our participants were new to this event. The teams met several times before the event to practice and learn new skills. The competition consisted of a full 1 ½ days of both mental and physical events, including, archery, rifle, first aid, biological skills, wildlife identification, gear judging, shotgun, knot-tying, canoeing, and fishing. Our junior all-male team brought home 2 nd place and a pair of BB Target Traps. Our senior all-female team brought home 1 st place for the second year in a row. Everyone had a great time! Please watch for details on next year s event to be posted on the 4-H website at: outdoor WCLA TURKEY ORDERS Forms and fees must be received by deadline July 3, 2014 For More Information Go TO: williamson-county-livestock-assiociation/

6 Page 6 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The Wolf Ranch Farmer's Market will be each Saturday from 9-1 and they have invited us to have a booth there. What a great opportunity for 4-H promotion in our community! We need 4-Her's to volunteer to work the booth from 9-11 or We will have promotional give away items and the 4-H brochure to hand out as we tell people about 4-H in general and our club in particular. The thought is to rotate among 4-H clubs so that our club would do it once maybe twice a month depending on what we want to do as a club. Chase Heffernan is organizing this project please contact the Extension Office to see how you or your club can help him and get involved with this. Here is the link to view more about the farmers market: The State Fair of Texas is a celebration of Texas culture. And there is no place better to learn about agriculture and Texas heritage than a walk through the Livestock barns. Watch for Liberty Hill 4-Her Madison Woolery with her pig Olaf pictured here. 4-H and FFA have been involved in character education for more than 100 years. Quality Counts is our way of showcasing this character education and at the same time showing our commitment to producing a safe and wholesome livestock product for the consumer. Verification of Quality Counts is a natural extension of this effort to demonstrate that 4-H and FFA youth have a base knowledge of the principles of quality assurance and good moral character. Now and in the near future many local and major livestock shows will require that a youth exhibitor demonstrate this base knowledge by taking the online Quality Counts Verification test and obtaining a Verification Number. This can be accomplished through this web site!

7 Page 7 YOU BE THE PHOTOGRAPHER! Summer time photography contest. Each month the next theme will be announced along with the previous months top three winners. SO make sure you send your photo in by the 21st of July and you could be showcased in the next months edition! Send photos to Kaitlyne.davis@ag.tamu.edu or Pamela.ward@ag.tamu.edu Photo Theme July: Independence Day Capture a photo of what you think of on Independence Day *only one entry per person per month please* Camps for 2014 Here are some camps coming up: 2014 Texas A&M University Horse Judging Camp- June and July 8-10 A&M Livestock Judging Camp Texas 4-H Conference Center Summer Camps Horizons (Grades 4-8)- June 29-July 3, 2014 Mission Possible- July 7-9, 2014 Camp Corral- July 13-18, 2014 Prime Time (Grades 5-8)- July 20-23, 2014 Prime Time (Grades 2-5)- July 23-26, 2014 Bass Brigade - Warren Ranch, Santa Anna, TX July 8-12, 2014 North Texas Buckskin Brigade - El Escondrijo, San Angelo, TX July 13-17, 2014 Ranch Brigade - Warren Ranch, Santa Anna, TX July 15-19, 2014 Waterfowl Brigade - BigWoods on the Trinity, Tennessee Colony, TX July 20-24, 2014

8 Page 8 Youth fair boot camp highlights Photography Campers showcase Photos taken june 2,2014

9 Page 9 Scholarship Recipients Clare Trent, Paul Exley, Matthew Janecka Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo $18, each Shelby Bremigan - CS Davidson Foundation $ Tyler Thompson - Dickson Allen Foundation $ H Banquet The 4-H Banquet is set for August 12, 2014, 7:00 pm so please mark your calendar. We also need pictures for the slideshow. A Big Thanks to Chase Heffernan for putting this together. Pictures can be burned on to a CD or flash drive and dropped by the Extension Office. The last day to accept pictures will be July 22nd. The slideshow is a great opportunity to show what clubs and 4-H members have been doing all year. This year we will also have a live Auction with themed baskets, please check with your club to see what basket items are needed. More information will be coming out soon on the banquet. Any questions call Pam Ward at

10 Page 10 Shelby Bremigan Joseph Chambers Paul Exley Matthew Janecka Sierra Key Avery Martin Faith Onstot Hope Onstot Clare Trent Tyler Thompson High School Seniors CLUB MANAGER CORNER The next Adult Leaders Meeting will be September 4 at 6:30pm in the Williamson County Conference Room. This meeting will be used to discuss the new year and other upcoming important items. ALL club managers are required to attend the Adult Leaders Meeting, project leaders and other adult volunteers are welcome to attend. *Please remember that all Club Meeting reports are Due to Kaitlyne Davis by the last day of each month*

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12 Page 12 We are CRAZY about... Walk Across Texas! It s Kick-Off Day with CRAZY socks Kick-Off: September San Gabriel Park in Georgetown! Make sure to wear crazy socks! *Log All Club Miles from September 8 November 3, 2014* End Event: November San Gabriel Park in Georgetown! Winning Club will be announced and prizes will be given out! This is an 8 week walking competition! All you have to do it sign your club up and WALK! GO TO: walkacrosstexas.tamu.edu Contact Chelsea Stevens to make sure your Club is signed up! Castevens@ag.tamu.edu or

13 Page 13 County Record Book Results Junior Name Category Place Gunner Clapper Beef 1 Conner Heffernan Gardening & Horticulture 1 Erin Holmes Food & Nutrution 1 Jordan Holmes Food & Nutrition 2 Mallory Randig Swine 1 Addison Paulsen Horse 1 Ava Snelson Clothing & Textiles 1 Intermediate Abbey Fulwider Rabbit 1 Payton Holcomb Clothing & Textiles 1 Luke Fowler Food & Nutrition 1 Afton Compton Shooting Sports 1 Shelby Key Gardening & Horticulture 1 Mark Janecka Science, Engineering, & Tech. 1 Claire Godwin Beef 1 Kendal James Photography 1 Andrew Exley Public Speaking 1 Holly Schutz Horse 1 Saryn Paulsen Horse 2 Megan Lorfing Horse 3 Peyton Michael Horse 4 Senior Lauren Bergman Horse 1 Sydney Lemanski Horse 2 Rachel Scott Horse 3 Taylor Michael Horse 4 Julie Hill Horse 5 Bailey Franklin Rabbit 1 Chase Heffernan Gardening & Horticulture 1 Amanda Nash Natural Resources 1 Hayley Fowler Public Speaking 1 Luke Exley Public Speaking 2 Sterling James Beef 1 Kade Clapper Beef 2 Bryce Leopold Poultry 1 Heater Smith Shooting Sports 1 Macey Randig Swine 1 Amber Compton Food & Nutrition 1 Mallory Fulwider Photography 1 Jacob Leopold Goats 1 Avery Martin Safety 1 Mikayla Fulwider Communicative & Expressive Art 1 Hannah Chambers Clothing & Textiles 1 Rachel Fowler Clothing & Textiles 2 Sierra Key Leadership 1

14 Page 14 Hannah Chambers, Amber Compton, Chase Heffernan, Bailey Franklin 2nd Place Texas State 4-H Roundup in Agricultural Product Identification Mandy Nash, Clare Trent, Elizabeth Franklin, Mallory Fulwider Abbey Fulwider 7th Place Individual 3rd Place Texas State 4-H Photography Judging Contest

15 Page 15 MAJORS DATES TO REMEMBER FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW & RODEO JAN 16 FEB 7 SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW & RODEO FEB 12 MAR 1 SAN ANGELO STOCK SHOW & RODEO FEB 13 MAR 1 HOUSTON LIVESTOCK & RODEO MAR 3 22 STAR OF TEXAS FAIR & RODEO MAR Kaitlyne Davis 4-H & Youth Development Agent Williamson County Voice Office Fax S.E. Inner Loop, STE. A Georgetown, TX Kaitlyne.Davis@ag.tamu.edu 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

16 Page 16 July Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat WCLA Turkey Orders Independence Day! T-Shirt Drop Due Livestock Ambassador Short Course Record books Duedistrictjudging 14 Livestock Ambassador Short Course 15 Livestock Ambassador Short Course 16 District Record books Judging Livestock Ambassador Short Course Texas 4-H Congress Texas 4-H Congress Texas 4-H Congress Texas 4-H Congress Shooting Spots State Shooting Spots State State 4-H Horse Show Shooting Spots State Shooting Spots State State 4-H Horse Show State 4-H Horse Show Contest Picture Due State 4-H Horse Show State 4-H Horse Show Pictures Due for Slideshow Livestock Ambassador Short Course State 4-H Horse Show State 4-H Horse Show Livestock Ambassador Livestock Ambassador Short Course Short Cours State Texas 4-H Record books Duee State 4-H Horse Show State 4-H Golf Challenge

17 Page 17 August Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Bandara Clayfest State Record book judging County Council H Banquet