O C T O B E R 2 0 1 8 N E W S L E T T E R KINNEY 4-H The Official Newsletter Of Springfield Community 4-H Meeting Oct. 22 at 6 pm HUNTERS ROUNDUP Next 4-H Meeting Monday, October 22, 6:00 pm, Officers come at 5:30 Kinney County Agricultural Center R E M I N D E R S & D E A D L I N E S Sheep/Goat Validation Last Chance October 20th Horse Coggins due Oct. 19th Stock Show sign ups will be Nov. 7 from 4 to 6 pm Make sure you have your Quality Counts number. Swine Validation Friday, Nov. 16 Gala is Nov. 17 Tickets are $50 a couple Make sure you are a 4-H member! 4- H State 4-H Fee is $20. It will go up to $25 after October. Hunters Roundup takes place on Saturday, Nov. 3rd, from 6 to 9 pm at the Kinney County Civic Center. HR is thank you dinner, auction, raffle, and vendor opportunity to the many hunters that choose this county to hunt in. Proceeds from HR go to the Trapping Club and to Kinney 4-H. This event is Kinney 4-H's largest fundraiser of the year! All of our 4-H'ers and parents are needed! We can help serve, work in the kitchen, help with trash take out, take tickets, help set up and clean up. 4-H also provides dessert for the meal and we also use our baked goods for a bake sale booth. We need a committee member to attend the HR meetings that take place on Tuesdays at noon at Ziggy's BBQ. We need workers and baked goods: pies, cakes, cookies, brownies, etc. for the dinner and bake sale booth. Please plan to attend! It's fun work!
OCTOBER 2018 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 8 NEWS N E W S L E T T E R page 2 One Day 4-H community service projects continue... R E M I N D E R S & D E A D L I N E S Swine Validation Friday, Nov. 16 Gala is Nov. 17 Tickets are $50 a couple Way to go Logan! He took cookies to City Hall for National 4-H Week.
O C T O B E R 2 0 1 8 PROJECTS page 3 FALL ROUNDUP District Contests Food Show & more! Dec. 6-7 Kerrville New QUALITY COUNTS trainings must be taken by ALL, before Nov. 7 to be able to sign up for MAJOR stock shows. More info-page 5... Fall Roundup Registration Deadline is Nov. 7 Be sure to sign up on 4-H Connect for Fall Roundup if you are competing in Food & Nutrition as an individual or in a Food Challenge team. Food & Nutrition Project The Food and Nutrition Project is having Food Challenge team practices. Next group Food Challenge meeting will be Oct. 29. Contact Amy Lewis at lewisfamily3@gmail.com if you have questions. LIVESTOCK PROJECTS Sheep/Goat validations Oct. 20 All Stock show sign-ups will be Wed. Nov. 7 from 4 to 6. Horse Coggins Papers due by Oct. 19th. Must be current through 1/12/19. County Entries and Scholarship Apps due by Dec. 14. One Day 4-H...we are working to collect donations...see page 2. Call the office if you are interested in photography. Classes are being planned. Shooting Sports coaches-we need you! Page 4
OCTOBER 2018 page 4 https://texas.4h online.com/ We use 4-H Connect to sign up to be a 4-H member and to register for contests and 4-H events. Be familiar with it, save it to your computer and phone. If you were a member last year, you have a profile, do not make a new one. Here are several 4-H links of interest. District 10 4-H Youth and Development https://d104-h.tamu.edu/ Texas Youth Livestock & Agriculture https://texasyouthlivestock.com/ Texas 4-H https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/ GALA-Nov. 17 Darryl Earwood Dance, Steak Dinner, Auction, Door Prizes! Scholarship fundraiser by KCJLS Board. Limited seating $50 a couple--don't miss it! Limited Number of Kinney 4-H shirts are on sale for $5 each. TEXAS SHOOTING SPORTS LINKS https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/shooting-sports/ 2018/19 TRAININGS
O C T O B E R 2 0 1 8 MAJOR STOCK SHOWS page 5 NEW QUALITY COUNTS REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO EVERYONE, EVEN IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A NUMBER. NEW TRAINING MUST BE COMPLETED AND A NEW NUMBER ASSIGNED BEFORE NOV. 7 TO BE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR MAJOR STOCK SHOWS. THE TRAINING IS TWO HOURS LONG...DON'T PUT IT OFF! CALL 563-2442 IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE.
O C T O B E R 2 0 1 8 page 6 Major Stock Show Sign Ups NOV. 7 Major Stock Show Sign Ups... will be Wednesday, November 7 from 4 to 6 pm at the Extension Office. You can download your entry forms online at each major stock show site or come by the office and pick up forms after Nov. 1. You must be prepared to pay that night and have your new quality counts certification number. If you can't make it to the sign up night, you need to drop your payment and forms off sometime before Nov. 7 to the Extension Office. You may also sign up for the County Show, pay for your county tags, and fill out your 1099 that night or anytime before Dec. 14. 2019 Major Livestock Show Schedule Fort Worth~~~Jan. 18 to Feb. 9 Kerrville~~~Jan. 13-19 San Angelo~~~Feb. 1-17 San Antonio~~~Feb. 7-24 Houston~~~Feb. 25 to Mar. 17 Austin~~~Mar. 16-30 Fort Worth www.fwssr.com Kerrville www.hcdjls.org San Angelo www.sanangelorodeo.com San Antonio www.sarodeo.com Houston www.rodeohouston.com Austin www.rodeoaustin.com 2019 Kinney County Jr. Livestock Show Schedule Friday, January 11 8am to 12am Weigh In 12:30 pm Ag Mechanics Contest 1:30 pm Cattle Weigh In Deadline 1:30 pm Horse Show - Outside 2:30 pm Meat Goat Doe Classes 3:30 pm Market Swine 4:30 pm Heifer/Steer Class Saturday, January 12 8:00 am Market Goat Classes Rabbit Weigh-In 9:00 am Market Lamb Classes 10:00 pm Rabbit Classes Noon BBQ Lunch 1:00 pm Stock Show Awards & Presentations 2:00 pm Kinney County Junior Livestock Show Premium Auction 4-H Concession Stand Kinney 4-H will has the concession stand as a fundraiser at stock show for Friday and Saturday. Decisions will need to be made for a lunch item for Friday and arrangements for breakfast tacos both mornings, in addition to the other things we will sell in the concession stand. All 4- H'ers and parent supervisors, even if you do not show animals, should work a shift. Shifts will run from 7am through 6pm Friday and Saturday.
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OCTOBER 2018 page 8 OFFICER CORNER Officer Expectations * Officers are expected to attend all 4-H meetings, events, fundraisers, activities, etc. * Giovanni Rodriguez--President will prepare the agenda with the Extension Office and club manager, Rachel Mancha and run meetings. *Fawn Schott -- Vice President will help plan activities, and help recruit new members. * Lucinda Mancha--Reporter is expected to take pictures of 4-H happenings and submit all 4-H newspaper articles through the Extension office. * Caydie Castro--Secretary is expected to keep attendance, prepare the minutes for every meeting, keep a record of them, and turn in a copy to the office. *Whitney Coffman--Treasurer is expected to meet with the 4-H book keeper and prepare the treasurer's report for the monthly meetings. *Wynona Goines--Sr. Council Delegate and Will Lewis--Jr. Council Delegate are expected to attend District 10 4-H Conference and bring back what they learned to their 4-H Club. Club Managers are: Rachel Mancha & Amy Lewis Assistants are: Wendy Knox, & Irma Rodriquez Sign up or join the various ways to stay in the "know" you see on the right of this page! https://texas.4honline.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ki nneyextension/ kinneycounty4h Text @kinney4h To: 81010 http://kinney.agrilife.org/ CONTACT INFORMATION Kinney-Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office Mailing address--p.o. Box 266 Physical address--117 RR 693 Brackettville, TX 78832 830-563-2442 kinney@ag.tamu.edu