GREGG COUNTY 4-H FOCUS

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1 GREGG COUNTY 4-H FOCUS GREGG COUNTY STAFF: Katelyn Smith CEA: 4-H and Youth Development Dee Lee Smith CEA: Family & Consumer Sciences Veronica Boykin Administrative Assistant Gregg County Office 405 East Marshall Avenue, Suite 101 Longview, Texas Website: gregg.agrilife.org UPCOMING EVENTS 1 Ownership Deadline for Lambs, Goats & Swine 1 Registration deadline for Multi-County Camp 2 Lamb/Goat Validation, 7-11 a.m. at the Longview Fairgrounds 4 State 4-H Recordbook Judging 6 RSVP deadline for Gregg County 4-H Achievement Ceremony 10 Swine ear notch forms are due 11 Multi-County Camp begins 13 Multi-County Camp ends 15 Gregg County 4-H Achievement Ceremony 20 State Fair Livestock entries due to Extension Office 20 State Lamb & Goat tag orders due to Extension Office

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4 GREGG COUNTY 4-H ACHIEVEMENT CEREMONY When: AUGUST 15th AT 6:30 PM Where: Extension Office Auditorium Please RSVP to Veronica Boykin at (903) by August 6th at 5 p.m. **Meal will be potluck style** Appreciation to 4-H Club Managers Special thanks is due to all of our 4-H Leaders who served as 4-H Club Managers and Assistant Club Managers this past year. Many thanks to: Happy Hearts 4-H Club Leola Hughes & Essie O Quinn Shamrocks 4-H Club Joan Klerekoper& Jill Luna Shiloh 4-H Club Miyoshi Hamilton & Linda Snoddy Spring Hill 4-H Club Kim McGregor & Tammy Boshers Big Woods Archery Club Terry Brown Gregg County Livestock 4-H Club Shane Perry & Daniel Perry Gregg County 4-H Shooting Sports Project Club (Shotgun) Tammie Olson & Richard Fritz Junior Master Gardener Spin Club Michelle Norris Thank you for caring and giving more than you ever receive!! SAVE THE DATE.. 4-H Club Manager Training: September 22nd at 6 p.m. Be sure to mark your calendar for Monday, September 22nd! The Club Manager training will begin at 6 p.m. in the Gregg County Extension Office Auditorium. Please call the Extension Office by September 15th to RSVP.

5 District 4-H Recordbook Results JUNIOR DIVISION Delayna Hold-Leadership Hunter Gibson-Family Life Sasha Graves-Clothing & Textiles Whitni Rayson, Health INTERMEDIATE DIVISION Brayden Vancil-Goat Braylon Crain-Clothing & Textiles Christian Floyd-Veterinary Science Kayden Perry-Beef Kristin Klerekoper-Horse Rachel Boshers-Gardening & Horticulture Skylar Stafford-Dairy SENIOR DIVISION Austin Gibson-Swine Daniel Klerekoper-Food & Nutrition Dillon Gibson-Shooting Sports Elizabeth Boshers-Gardening & Horticulture Gwen Graves-Leadership Jazzmon Jones-Recreation Samuel Olson-Communication & Expressive Arts Xavier Pippins-Clothing & Textiles Congratulations to Elizabeth Boshers and Jazzmon Young for placing 1st and qualifying to compete at the State Level! SHOOTING SPORTS Congratulations to the Gregg County 4-H ers who competed at the Buckner Shoot! Participants were Samuel Olson, Rachel Gunter, Skyler Fritz, David Shockley, Dillon Gibson, Austin Gibson, Andrew Allegrezza and Riley Robertson.

6 ALL ENTRIES INCLUDING HOME ECONOMICS ENTRIES WILL BE DUE TO THE EXTENSION OFFICE ON SEPTEMBER 24TH! For OFFICIAL rules and a schedule, please see the website at: Junior Board of Directors Applications are available at the Extension Office for positions on the Junior Board of Directors for the Harvest Festival & Livestock Show. 4-H ers who are 14 years old and/or freshmen through seniors in High School are eligible to apply. The Junior Board provides leadership, assists with public relations of the, and carries out responsibilities at the show and at the Crawfish Boil fundraiser. Applications are due to the Extension Office Wednesday, September 3, Attention: Past Junior Board Members Past Junior Board members who would like to apply to continue serving as a Junior Board Member must also submit a Junior Board application to the Gregg County Extension Office by Wednesday, September 3, Applications are available at the Extension Office. In order to be considered for renewal as a member of the Junior Board, you must turn in a Junior Board application by September 3, Lamb and Goat Validation for The validation of lambs and goats for the 2014 Livestock Show will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2014 from 7-11 a.m. at the Longview Fairgrounds. All lambs and goats MUST BE VALIDATED ON AUGUST 2, 2014 FOR THE HARVEST FESTIVAL LIVESTOCK SHOW. Contact the Gregg County Extension office for a validation form. Swine Validation for In order to show swine at the 2014 Livestock Show, you MUST TURN IN A SWINE VALIDATION FORM BY AUGUST 10, The swine validation form includes a record of the pigs ear notches. Swine validation forms are available at the Gregg County Extension office.

7 The deadline for State Fair of Texas livestock entries is August 20, Entry payments and entry forms (including entry authorization signatures) must be submitted to the Gregg County Extension Office by August 20, Please call the Extension Office for more information. State Lamb & Goat Validation If you plan to show lambs or goats at any of the major stock shows, your lambs and goats must validated through the State Validation program. We need a count of the number of lambs or goats to be validated so that ear tags can be ordered. Please come by the Extension Office to order and pay for your tags by August 20, The cost is $10.00 per tag ($20.00 for late tag orders). Also, validation for breeding sheep will be $5.00 per head ($10.00 for late tag orders). Please call the Extension Office for more information. Important: If you plan to show a heifer at a MAJOR LIVESTOCK SHOW (Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo, Heart O Texas Fair & Rodeo, and the State Fair of Texas) they will now be required to be validated through the Texas 4-H/FFA Heifer Validation Program. Please contact the Gregg County Extension Office for additional details. Quote of the Month "Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others." Jack Welch

8 2014 Multi-County 4-H Camp Schedule August 11-13, 2014 Scottsville Camp & Conference Center Monday - August 11th 4:00-5:00 - Check In & Registration 6:00-7:00 - SUPPER 7:00-7:30 - Welcome 7:30-8:30 - Ice Breakers 8:30-9:30 - SWIM TIME! 9:30-10:30 - Vespers & Flag Lowering 11:00 - Lights out! Cost: $ For ages 9-13 Registration due by Tuesday - August 12th 7:30 AM - Morning Assembly, Flag Raising 8:00-9:00 - BREAKFAST 9:00 10:00 Southwest Dairy Museum Demonstration 10:00-12 Noon - Concurrent Sessions (One Hour Each) Basic Canoe Lake Volleyball 12 Noon - 1:00 - LUNCH 1:00-2:00 - Scavenger Hunt 2:00-3:00 - Duct Tape Fun 3:00-4:00 - Fuel Up To Play 60 4:00-4:30 - BREAK 4:30-6:30 - SWIM TIME! 7:00-8:00 - SUPPER 8:00-9:00 - Respecticals - Dr. Montza Williams 9:00-10:30 - Movie Time 11:00 - Vespers, Flag Lowering 11:30 - Lights Out! Wednesday - August 13th 8:00-9:00 - BREAKFAST 9:00-10:00 - Closing (Evaluations & Slide Show) 10:00-10:30 - Clean Up & Pack Up 10:30 - Depart For Home!

9 AUGUST 2014 SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 1 Registration due for Multi-County 4-H Camp in Harrison Co. 2 Lamb and Goat Validation for 7 11 am 3 4 State Record Book Judging 5 6 RSVP deadline for Gregg County 4-H Achievement Ceremony Ownership Deadline for Lambs, Goats & Swine Deadline for Swine ear notch forms Gregg County 4-H Achievement Ceremony 6:30 pm Multi-County 4-H Camp in Harrison County State Fair Livestock entries due to Extension Office State Lamb & Goat tag orders due to Extension Office

10 September 2014 SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT HOLIDAY (Office Closed) Junior Board applications due to Extension Office Junior Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m., Ext Club Manager Training at 6 p.m entries due to Extension Office

11 Gregg County 4-H Clubs and Meeting Times Club Meeting Location Meeting Time Club Managers Happy Hearts 4-H Community Club Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Longview 2nd Tuesday, 6 p.m. Leola Hughes Essie O Quinn Shamrocks 4-H Community Club Extension Office- Auditorium 2nd Monday, 2 p.m. Joan Klerekoper Jill Luna Shiloh 4-H Community Club Shiloh Baptist Church, Longview 1st Wednesday, 6 p.m. Miyoshi Hamilton Linda Snoddy Livestock 4-H Project Club Extension Office- Auditorium 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m. Shane Perry Daniel Danielle Perry Shotgun 4-H Project East Texas Rifle and Every other Monday, Tammie Olson Club Pistol Club 5:30 p.m. Richard Fritz Big Woods Archery 4-H Project Club White Oak-Old Middle School Gym 1st Thursday, 6 p.m. Terry Brown Junior Master Gardener Spin Club Ellis Pottery Garden Center, Longview Every Thursday, 9 a.m. Michelle Norris *** Meeting times are tentative. Check calendar or Facebook for updates. *** Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Gregg County Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Office is closed on approved county holidays 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.