Assumption Parish November 2018 2018 Pumpkin Decorating Contest Winners! Grand Champion - Katie Michel, PPES Carved - Shealyn Gamble NMS, 6th Grade Creative - Katie Michel PPES, 8th Grade Funniest - Tyler Ashworth PPES, 6th Grade Prettiest/Cutest - Allie Baldwin MAL, 5th Grade Scariest - Kaiden Lacoste PPES, 5th Grade Unusual - Aubriana Threadgill SES, 7th Grade November 3 Ground Beef, Egg, Poultry & Sweet Potato Cookery Contest November 9 Recycled Art Contest Items Due November 14-15 Challenge Camp November 22-23 Thanksgiving Holiday 4-H Office Closed November 27 Jr. Leader Meeting December 1 Seafood, Rice and Sugar Cookery Pet Show December 14 Beef Posters Due The 4-H Office is now excepting orders for Broilers. Orders and money for broilers is due November 18, 2018 to the 4-H Office. Broilers can be purchased for 55 each with a minimum of 25. Checks or money orders can be made payable to: Assumption 4-H Foundation. Tentative delivery date: Friday, January 4, 2019. For more information call the 4-H Office at 985-369-6386. Broiler Chick Order Form Name Phone Address School # of Chicks x.55 = Total Due Make check payable to: Assumption 4-H Foundation Mailing address: 4-H Office, 119 Robin Street, Napoleonville, LA 70390 2019 4-H Fashion Camp This year s Fashion Camp Theme is 4-H Fashion Safari Camp will be held at Camp Grant Walker, January 25-27, 2018. We can send two 4-H campers (10-13 year olds) and one adult volunteer or Junior Leader. 119 Robin Street Napoleonville, LA 70390 Phone: 985-369-6386 Fax: 985-369-6845 www.lsuagcenter.com Office Hours: 8:00 4:30 Closed for Lunch Noon-12:30 The fee to attend camp is $130.00 for each camper and $80.00 for volunteer leader. While at camp you will enjoy making several projects and you will return home with ideas to host a fashion workshop here in our parish. Registration due by December 3, 2018. For an application or more information, contact Ms. Margo at (985) 369-6386 or email mcastro@agcenter.lsu.edu.
The 4-H Seafood, Rice and Sugar Cookery Contests and Pet Show will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, in the 4-H Office. Registration will be 8:00-9:00 am. Rules for Seafood, Rice and Sugar Cookeries Only one dish may be exhibited in each cookery contest. Dishes are to be brought in a disposable dish. Dishes should contain servings enough for five-six samples. A copy of the recipe for the entire dish with title of recipe at the top. Place 4-H ers initials and grade only on back of recipe. 4-H ers will not stay for the judging. The dishes will be judged and the results posted in the newsletter. Ribbons will be distributed at the club meetings. General Contest Rules: 1. Blue, Red, and White ribbons will be awarded in each division: Division CB - Clover Bud Division I 4th grade Division II 5th & 6th grades Division III 7th & 8th grades Division IV 9th-12th grades Seafood Cookery Contest Rules: Bring a prepared seafood dish to the contest. The dish must use at least one (1) cup of seafood. The seafood must be fresh, frozen, dried or pasteurized. Canned seafood is not acceptable. Surimi, an artificial crab made from fish, cannot be used. There can be no raw seafood in the final dish. Entries may contain a small amount of a second seafood but not more than ½ the amount of the primary seafood. For example, a recipe could contain one cup of crab as the primary seafood and ½ cup of shrimp as the secondary seafood. Please note: Seafood dish may be entered in only one of the five categories: 1) Crab Dish 2) Crawfish Dish 3) Fish Dish and other seafood (ex.alligator, turtle, clams, squid, frog legs.) 4) Oyster Dish 5) Shrimp Dish Rice Cookery Contest Rules: Bring a prepared rice dish to the contest. The dish must contain at least one (1) cup of cooked rice. Wild rice is not a cultivated rice in Louisiana and does not meet the requirement of 1 cup rice for this contest. Dishes containing rice produces such as rice cereal, rice flour, etc. must also contain cooked rice. Please note: Rice dish may be entered in only one of the following categories: 1) Rice Main Dish 2) Rice Side Dish 3) Rice Dessert Sugar Cookery Contest Rules: Bring a prepared sugar dish to the contest. The dish must use at least one-half cup of 100% sugar. The sugar used in the recipe may be granulated white sugar, brown (light or dark) sugar, powdered sugar or any combination of the above. Splenda is not considered an acceptable ingredient for this contest. Dishes made from scratch are preferred; however, dishes containing mixes are permitted as long as 1/2 cup of additional sugar is added to the recipe. This might be in the form of a glaze, enhancement ingredient or other addition to mix. Please note: Sugar dish may be entered in only one of five categories only: 1) Cake 2) Cookie 3) Candy 4) Pie 5) Any Other Page 2
(Continued from page 2.) Pet Show Rules The show is open to any Assumption Parish 4-H'er. Registration will be from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Judging will begin at 9:30 a.m. Ribbons will be given out as each category is judged. The categories are: dogs cats birds reptiles rabbits any other All dogs must have either a dog tag or health papers to prove animals have had shots up to date. All dogs must be on a leash and controlled at all times. All 4-H ers participating will receive a blue, red or white ribbon. An additional ribbon will be awarded in each category for the Largest, Smallest, Prettiest, and Most Unusual Pet. Pet Look-a-Like Portraits Picture should be framed or mounted on construction paper. No larger than 8x10. Photograph will be judged on how much the pet and 4-H er look- a-like. Label pictures with 4-H ers name, grade and school on back. Best Pet Tricks All animals may compete but in one general category, animal will perform one trick to be judged. In Person Look-a-Like 4-H ers will arrive with their pet the day of the contest. 4-H er and pet will be judged on how much they look-a-like. The purpose of the Louisiana 4-H Beef Poster Contest is to learn more about beef and/or beef products and their importance to human health. Make a poster telling a story of beef and/or beef products using a catchy title. Posters will be picked up at the December meetings or they can be brought to the 4-H Office on December 14, 2018. 2019 Theme: TEAM BEEF (Fitness & Nutrition Focus) Rules are: 1. Poster MUST BE on an 11"x14" WHITE poster board only. Cut your regular poster in four to make an 11 x14 poster. 2. Do not attach anything to poster that is more than 1 inch thick. 3. Be sure to place your name, address, grade, school and parish on the back upper right corner of the poster. 4. Division CB - 3 rd Division II - 7 th, 8 th and 9 th Division I - 4 th, 5 th and 6 th Division III- 10 th, 11 th and 12 th Hints: Get ideas from magazines, parents, friend, nutrition bulletins and meat publications Meat Institute or the National Livestock and Meat Board. Page 3
What s the most important meal of the day? It s BREAKFAST. Breakfast is important for everyone, but especially for children and adolescents. As the word suggests, it is a break from the fast of not eating while you slept. Eating a healthy breakfast everyday can reduce hunger throughout the day and help you make better food choices throughout the rest of your day. Even if you don t feel like eating, it is important because your growing body needs the nutrients and fuel provided by eating after you wake. Breakfast provides energy to start your day and is linked to many health advantages that can benefit you over your lifetime. Students who eat breakfast perform better in the classroom, on the playground and while participating in sports. In school, breakfast helps with better concentration, problem-solving skills, and in eye hand coordination. When it comes to physical activity and participation in sports, breakfast provides more strength and endurance to participate and perform well. Robin B. Landry Area Nutrition Agent Assumption Parish LSU AgCenter A special thanks to all the judges for volunteering for the Pumpkin Contest & Spook Night! Dear Parents, Members and Leaders, Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away. We will gather with family and friends and give thanks for the many blessings in our lives. During this time of Thanksgiving I would like to thank all our 4-H'ers and 4-H volunteers for their time and effort. I am truly blessed to be able to work with such great people. Wishing this Thanksgiving finds you with plenty of reason to give thanks! Sincerely, Margo L. Castro 4-H Extension Agent Page 4
2018-19 Assumption Parish 4-H Calendar of Events November 3 Ground Beef, Egg, Poultry & Sweet Potato Cookery, 4-H Office 9 Recycled Art Contest Items Due 14-15 Challenge Camp 17 4-H Tailgate Day with the LSU Tigers 19-23 Thanksgiving Holiday (School) 22-23 Thanksgiving Holiday (4-H Office) 27 Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office 29 Ag Career Day December 1 Seafood, Rice, and Sugar Cookery,4-H Office 1 Pet Show, 4-H Office 14 Beef Poster Due 21-Jan. 3 Christmas Holidays (School) 24-Jan. 1 Christmas Holidays (4-H Office) January Club meetings as per schedule 11 Dairy Poster Due 21 Martin Luther King Holiday (School & 4-H Office) 25 Duct Tape Contest Items Due 25-27 Fashion Camp 26 Parish Livestock Show 31-Feb 2 District Livestock Show February No Club Meetings 9-19 State Livestock Show 15 Character Education Posters Due March Demonstration Days-at Club Meeting 2 State Rabbit Show 4-8 Mardi Gras Holiday (School) 5 Mardi Gras Holiday (4-H Office) 5-10 Southern Regional Shooting Sports Match (West Baton Rouge) 8-10 Jr. Leadership Conference 21-22 Ag Day 22 Sew with Cotton Garments Due Food & Fitness Camp April No Club Meetings 12 Project/Record Books Due 15-20 State Shooting Sports Match (Desoto Parish/Caddo Parish) 18-23 Easter Holiday (4-H Office) 19 Easter Holiday (School) 26 Garden Contest Entries Due 4-H Area Cookery 4-H Awards Banquet May June 4-H Day at the Capitol Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office 10-14 4-H Camp, Camp Grant Walker 25-28 4-H University July 4 Holiday (4-H Office) Summer District Horse Show Jr. Leader Awards Trip State Horse Show To Be Announced It is the policy of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age or disability. If you have a disability which requires special assistance for your participation in any of our activities, please contact Margo Castro at 985-369-6386 or mcastro@agcenter.lsu.edu. Page 5