Medina County 4-H Newsletter

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1 Medina County 4-H Newsletter 1506 Avenue. M Hondo, TX Ph Fx medina-tx@tamu.edu Web-site: http;//medina.agrilife.org IMPORTANT!!! THANK YOU S PROJECT RECORD FORM PHOTO CONTESTS CLOTHING & TEXTILE CONTESTS CLOTHING PROJECT EXTRAVAGANZA COUNTY ROUNDUP SAUSAGE DINNER COUNTY COUNCIL February 2017 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Wildlife Judging Ft. Worth Steer & Barrow Show Food Challenge Photography Workshop D Hanis Club Reg for Dist Photo Contest Ends Swine Skillathon Dairy S.A.L.E. District S.A.L.E. Breeding Does & Wether Does Show 11 Angelo Star Dow Show Inside this issue: March Calendar 2 Thank You Letters 3 Project 3 Record Form Animal Health 4 Requirements Horse Corner 4 Shooting Sports 4 State Photography Contest Clothing & Textile Contests Clothing Project Extravaganza County Roundup & Fashion Show Outdoor Challenge 6 Sausage Dinner 7 County Council & 7 Upcoming Elections Club Managers Meat Judging Hondo Clubs S.A.L.E. Group 1 Barrows 26 S.A.L.E. San Angelo Steer Show Castroville, Devine & Rio Medina Club s 20 County Holiday S.A.L.E. Group 1 Barrows Club Managers LaCoste Club Valentine s Day 21 4-H Clothing Project 27 Extravaganza 28 Mar 2 - Practice Mar 3 - Hill Country Contest Mar 4 - Texas A&M Clinics Mar 5 - Hondo Clubs Mar 6 - Rio Medina Club Mar 6 - Castroville Club Mar 7 - LaCoste Club Mar 8 - Horse Judging at HLSR Mar 8 - D Hanis Club Mar 9 - Practice Mar 9 - Horse Club Mar 12 - Meat Judging at HLSR Mar Houston Stock Show Beef Skillathon S.A.L.E. Jr Breeding Swine S.A.L.E. Jr Shootout S.A.L.E. Lamb & Goats S.A.L.E. Jr Breeding Heifers County Council Horse S.A.L.E. District S.A.L.E. Group 2 Barrows S.A.L.E. Steer Show MARCH HIGHLIGHTS Consumer Decision Making District Wildlife & San Angelo 25 East Central Judging Contest Mar Austin Show Mar 16 - Practice Mar 18 - at HLSR Mar 20 - Judging at HLSR Mar 20 - Devine Club Mar 23 - Judging at Rodeo Austin Mar 25 - Texas Tech Invitational Contest Mar 25 - County Smallbore Rifle Contest Mar 25 - Dairy Judging at HLSR Mar 27 - Reg. for Spring Roundup Begins Mar 30 - County Roundup

2 PAGE 2 March 2017 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Hill Country Judging Contest TAMU Wildlife & Judging 5 Meat H.L.S.R. Hondo Clubs Rio Medina & Castroville Club s LaCoste Club D Hanis Club Horse H.L.S.R. Horse Club March Daylight Savings Houston Wave 1 Barrows Austin Steer Show SPRING BREAK Houston Steer Show Houston Wave 2 Barrows Houston Heifers Houston Lambs & Goats Devine Club Austin Barrows Austin Austin Lamb & Goats HLSR Reg Begins for Spring Roundup County HLSR Houston Wave 1 Barrows Austin Lamb & Goats Dairy HLSR County Smallbore Rifle Contest Texas Tech Invitational Contest Coming in April April 1 - District Photography Results on D10 Website April 2 - Sausage Dinner April 3 - County Council Officer Application Deadline April 3 - Club Managers April 6 - Ag in the Classroom April 7 -, ASU April 11 - Judging, Angelo St. University April 11 - Region II Wildlife Contest April 13 - District Meat Judging, Angelo St. University April 16 - District Smallbore Rifle Contest April 19 - County Council - Officer Elections (Tentative) April 23 - District Judging, Fredericksburg April 27 - District Wool Judging April 29 - District Fashion & Textile Show, Fashion Storyboard April 30 - District Roundup

3 PAGE 3 SINCEREST THANKS We would like to say THANK YOU! to all of the wonderful volunteers who helped at the Medina County Junior Show. You helped to make the event a success! THANK YOU LETTERS Now that the County Show for 2017 is over, it s time to write the Thank You letters to ALL of your buyers. In addition, be sure to complete the 4-H Project Record form, see below. Your club manager will need to receive your record form and Thank you notes before your auction check can be released to you. Good Luck to all that will be competing in the major livestock shows!! LIVESTOCK PROJECT RECORD FORM It s time to start finishing up your project record forms these get confused with the Texas 4-H Recordbook, but are very different. The Project Record Form is filled out by 4-H livestock exhibitors in regards to their livestock project. The Project Record Form teaches the skill of record keeping, along with showing progress, growth and accomplishments in your livestock project. The record form needs to be given to your club manager along with your thank you notes to buyers as soon as possible after the Medina County Jr Show. The 4-H Project Record Form is located on the Medina County Extension website (medina.agrilife.org) under publications, livestock, 4-H Project Record Form. The Texas 4-H Recordbook is totally optional and can be on any project usually your main 4-H project. Competition for the Texas 4-H Recordbook takes place in June and July. More information on the Texas 4-H Recordbook is explained on page 7. If you have questions on either record form or recordbook please call Debby Bodenchuk at the Extension office. NO PASS - NO SHOW RULE The No Pass, No Show rule is in effect for all Major Shows. Academically ineligible exhibitors will not be allowed to show their animal. The animal may not be shown by anyone else. NEED A PROJECT VISIT OR IF YOU NEED HELP PURCHASING LIVESTOCK: Contact Derrick Drury at

4 PAGE 4 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 Show Kerrville Stock Show Houston Stock Show and Rodeo Ft. Worth Stock Show Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo (Austin) San Angelo Stock Show HORSE CORNER HORSE JUDGING Horse Judging practice will meet Feb 5th & Feb 19th at 2 p.m. at the Hermann Son s Lodge in Devine. For information contact: Melissa Brown at H HORSE CLUB Horse Club will have a meeting on Mar 9th at 2 p.m. at the Hermann Son s Lodge in Devine. If you are interested in the 4-H Horse Club, please contact Melissa Brown at: or mon.texan@hotmail.com SHOOTING SPORTS MEETING There will be a Shooting Sports for all those interested in Shotgun Project. Date: February 28th Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: St. Paul Lutheran Church-Activity Center (1303 Ave M, Hondo) For more information contact Sandy Steubing at: Castroville contact is Beth Zinsmeyer and Rio Medina contact is Janet Crawford STATE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST The Texas 4-H and Youth Development Photography contest will be displayed during the 2017 Texas 4-H Roundup and is open to all senior age 4-H members. The theme is Reflections. 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, 2016 and the time of entry. State entries will be taken between April 1-15th, For more contest rules and description of categories go to:

5 PAGE 5 CLOTHING AND TEXTILE CONTESTS Do you like fashion and being creative? The 4-H Clothing and Textiles project is perfect for you. In the 4-H Clothing and Textiles Project you can learn to sew, how to be a good consumer when purchasing clothes, and the art of designing clothes and accessories, and careers in the fashion industry. Here are some of the different projects you can participate in. Fashion Show The Fashion Show is designed for 4-H members to showcase their skills in buying and construction. Fashion Storyboard The 4-H Fashion Storyboard is an industry-inspired method of displaying original designs. The storyboard tells the story of the designer s idea. Natural Fiber Contest The Natural Fiber contest is part of the Fashion Show. Members choose to buy or construct an outfit made from either cotton or wool/mohair/alpaca. Duds to Dazzle During Duds to Dazzle, teams of 3 to 5 receive textiles and each team has 60 minutes to create a new product using items from the supply closet. Trashion Show In the Trashion Show, intermediate and senior 4-H members use their design skills to create and exhibit a recycled/reused garment created from items that would otherwise be thrown in the trash. Teams of 3 to 5 members submit a video application in the spring to be judged. Alpaca Wool Challenge 4-H participants of any age can request skeen of yarn provided by Alpaca producers to create a knitted, crocheted, or woven clothing or textile item. Quilt Challenge and Community Service Project This contest has two options for how to participate. Students can create a blanket or quilt of any kind that will be donated to an individual in need or a charity. These items are not judged. Or student can create quilts to be judged. After judging, quilts will be donated to an organization of the quilters choice, Project Linus or Quilts of Valor. For more information on any of these go to or call the Extension office. The County Fashion Show and Fashion Storyboard contest will be March 30 during the County Roundup. The District Fashion Show and Fashion Storyboard contest will be May 5th during the District Roundup. CLOTHING PROJECT EXTRAVAGANZA Mark your calendars...the Clothing Project Extravaganza will be Tuesday, February 21st. There will be presentations on hair care and styles, makeup and a fashion show from local boutiques. If you want to learn more about the 4-H Clothing Project come see what it s all about. The Clothing Project is not just for those who love to sew, but also teaches about buying clothing for specific events as well as designing your own clothes, rooms and pet clothing. Watch your for location and time.

6 PAGE 6 SHARE THE FUN Do you have a talent to share with your fellow 4-H members? Singing? Dancing? Acting? Playing an instrument? Then sign up for Share-The-Fun to be held on March 30, 2017, at County Roundup. Guidelines have been released and you can plan on seven categories this year: Celebrate 4-H, Choreographed Routines, Musical/Instrumental, Solo/Band Performance, Vocal, Poetry/Prose and Dramedy. An Entry can be an individual or a team up to 9 4-H members. Entry deadline for County Roundup is March 24th. For more information go to: COUNTY ROUNDUP & FASHION SHOW This year County Roundup and County Fashion will be combined again and will be Thursday, March 30th. County Roundup is the time to practice your skills and prepare for District competition. You can give an Educational Presentation, Practice Public Speaking, compete in Beef and Horse Quiz Bowls or show off your talents in Share the Fun singing, dancing, playing an instrument, etc. Watch for more information in future newsletters. In the meantime, check out all the ways you can show your skills by going to: In conjunction with the County Roundup activities we will also be holding our Fashion Show and take entries for Fashion Storyboard. Start your engines or sewing machines or check out the buying division and plan on participating this year. Information for these contests can be found at: For more information regarding these events contact Debby Bodenchuk at the Extension Office H OUTDOOR CHALLENGE Are you up for a challenge? Do you love the great outdoors? The 8th annual Texas 4-H Outdoor Challenge to be held at the Texas 4-H Conference Center in Brownwood at the end of June. Grab a friend and learn, practice, and train to compete in a series of ten outdoor events that will challenge you physically and mentally. Are you the ultimate Texas Outdoor Challenge team? Join in and find out! For more info go to: 4-H HEALTHY LIFESTYLES INVITATIONAL The classes and resources for the H Healthy Lifestyles Invitational Contest are now available at: Previous contest classes are also posted on the website. The contest is held during Texas 4-H Roundup and is open to intermediate and senior 4-H members. Youth may compete as teams or individuals.

7 Page 7 THE ANNUAL SAUSAGE DINNER FUNDRAISER WILL BE APRIL 2nd Sausage Dinner tickets are being distributed to all clubs and should be making their way to each 4-H family soon. Proceeds from the Sausage Dinner are split between the local 4-H Clubs and County 4-H Council. We are asking that each family sell/buy at least 10 tickets. The plates consist of generous portions of sausage, parsley potatoes, green beans flavored with bacon and onions and a creamy coleslaw, plates sell for $7.00. What a deal! The top seller from each club, selling a minimum of 25 tickets will win $25.00 cash. Money and/or tickets are due back at your March club meeting. COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING & UPCOMING ELECTIONS The next meeting of the Medina County Council will be Wednesday, February 22nd, 7:00 pm at the Extension office. Please plan on attending. Also, start thinking about running for an office in the County Council. If you have been a president, vice president or council delegate some time in your 4-H career you can run for an office. There are some age criteria for some offices so pick up an application to see these. Applications will be available in the Extension office and deadline to apply will be April 3rd. Officer elections will be held at the last meeting in April. RECORDBOOKS It s time to start keeping records for your Projects. 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 recordbook 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 recordbooks 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 recordbooks. 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 recordbooks that a member may have saved on their home computer may be cut and pasted into the new form Recordbooks 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: Watch future newsletters for Recordbook workshops held in Medina County.

8 Page 8 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: Participation Fee is $25 If you already have a profile DO NOT create another one! 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 Derrick Drury: derrick.drury@ag.tamu.edu Debby Bodenchuk: dgbodenchuk@ag.tamu.edu Office Hours: 8:00am-Noon & 1:00pm-5:00pm

9 Page 9 Club Managers 4-H Club Manager(s) Phone # Castroville Aris Vogt Leticia Teague Beth Zinsmeyer Devine Jr. (3rd-12th) Katherine Hines Jason Skow Stacy Skow John Naegelin D Hanis Laurie Henefey Letha Garrison Hondo Intermediate (3rd-5th) Jennifer Thigpen Nicole Steubing 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, 2016) 4-H Member Categories Senior: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Intermediate: Grades 6, 7, and 8 Junior: Grades 3, 4, and 5 Hondo Jr. (6th-8th) Hondo High (9th-12th) LaCoste Buffie Rogge Laurie Lentz Sandy Steubing Paul Aelvoet Chelley Gibson Onnie Saathoff Vicky Steubing Tiffany Schueling-Boone Melinda DeCock Tracy Chafin H MEETING DATES Mark Your Calendars - Club meetings are: Castroville - Mar. 7:30- Castroville Elem Cafe D Hanis - Mar. 7:30 D Hanis Cafeteria Devine - Mar. 7:00 Devine Inter Cafeteria Hondo - Mar. 5:00 St. Paul Lutheran Church LaCoste - Mar. 7:00- LaCoste Elem Cafeteria Natalia TBA Natalia - TBA Rio Medina Michael Zinsmeyer Rikki Zinsmeyer Rio Medina - Mar. 7:00 - Mumme s Store Derrick Drury Sandra Kunkel Debby Bodenchuk Medina County Extension Agent Medina County Extension Agent Medina County Agriculture / NR FCS 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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