Chambers County INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Here s What Happened 2-3 June 2015 Calendar 4 July 2015 Calendar 5 August 2015 Calendar 6 Senior Dedication Page 7 Learning Activity 8 Healthy Snack Recipe 8 4-H Fun Fact 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 July 9 July 10 July 21 August 7 August 15 Dates to Note 2nd TVE Broiler Orders Due, TVE Goat and Lamb Tag In YPS Exhibitor Thank You Notes Due to Office 4-H Record Books Due to Office Multi-County Officer Training Project Pin Applications Due TVE Market Swine Tag In Chambers County 4-H Awards Banquet Enrollment Begins for 2015-2016 4-H Year Contact Information: Lindy Pitre 4-H Coordinator County Extension Agent Family and Consumer Sciences Tyler Fitzgerald County Extension Agent Agriculture/Natural Resources Phone: 409-374-2123 Fax: 409-374-2125 Email: chambers@ag.tamu.edu P.O. Box 669 295 White Memorial Park Drive Anahuac, TX 77514 Club Meetings: Barbers Hill 4-H Club 3rd Monday 7 p.m. Cove Community Building Chambers County Horse Club 1st Sunday 3 p.m. White Memorial Park Arena Marsh Maniacs 1st Thursday 5:30 p.m. Shooting Range Mid-Chambers 4-H Club 2nd Tuesday 4:30 p.m. Anahuac Elementary School Room 140 West Chambers 4-H Club 2nd Wednesday 2 p.m. Cedar Bayou Community Building Winnie 4-H Club 2nd Tuesday 6:30 p.m. The Hide Out/Trinity Church This newsletter is online at chambers.agrilife.org Extension Programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Departments of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
Here s What s Happened! Page 2 D9 Roundup Many of our Chambers County 4-Hers attended District 4-H 9 Roundup Big Time in D9 and had a great time. Chambers County 4-Hers made a big impression, winning many awards and advancing to State 4-H Roundup in many divisions! Below is a list of results from Big Time in D9. 4-H SET Poster Contest Mason Broussard - 1st Place Fashion Storyboard Macie Broussard - Senior Wearable - 3rd Place Anna Hyde - Intermediate Wearable - 2nd Place Mason Broussard - Intermediate Non-Wearable - 1st Place Marcel Broussard - Junior Non-Wearable - 1st Place Produce Judging Mason Broussard - 3rd Place Photography Macie Broussard - Senior Domestic Animals - 3rd Place Kaitlyn Hyde - Senior Catch All - 2nd Place Emma Taylor - Senior Details and Macro - 1st Place Kaitlyn Hyde - Senior Digital Dark Room - 3rd Place Mack Broussard - Senior Dominant Color - 3rd Place Stephanie Steele - Senior Nature and Landscape - 1st Place Hanna Stewart - Senior Nature and Landscape - 3rd Place Emma Taylor - Senior Marine - 1st Place Kara Taylor - Intermediate Details and Macro - 2nd Place Mason Broussard - Intermediate Plant - 3rd Place Marcel Broussard - Junior Plant - 1st Place S h a r e t h e F u n Emma Taylor - Solo/Band Performance - 2nd Place D9 Horse Show The Chambers County 4-H Legend Riders participated in the D9 Horse Show where they received second place in both the Drill and Precision Contests. 2015 Livestock Shows 2015 Chambers County YPS This Spring, many Chambers County 4-Hers participated in shows across the state of Texas. They all performed exceedingly well and we are very proud of them. Chambers County
Here s What s Happened! She performed exceedingly well at State Roundup and went on to win the competition! Emma also participated in the Solo/Band Category of the Share the Fun Contest where she got 4th place. Way to go Emma! Winnie 4-H Officers Winnie 4-H Club elected new officers at their May 2015 meeting. The 2015-2016 Winnie 4-H Officers are as follows: President Zachary Harmon-Booze Vice President Cody Tarver Secretary Kristen Davis Treasurer Colton Fant Reporter Trista Bevil Health and Safety Officer Cheyanne Cox Parliamentarian William Loftin State 4-H Roundup State 4-H Roundup was held in College State in June. We had several Chambers County 4-H members compete and do very well. Macie Broussard of West Chambers 4-H Club participated in the Wearable Fashion Storyboard contest. Macie placed 19th with her project. Great job Macie! Mason Broussard participated in the 4-H SET competition. He placed first in his division then went on to place sixth overall. Mason did a great job with his project at State 4-H Roundup (and many other competitions). We are so proud of you, Mason! We are so proud of Emma Taylor who WON the Texas 4-H Has Talent competition! She submitted a video of herself singing and playing her guitar to YouTube and was chosen as one of only five finalists from across the entire state of Texas. Spring Edition 2015 Page 3
June 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8State 4-H Roundup in College Station 9 TVE 2nd Broiler Orders Due, Lamb & Goat Tag In 10 YPS Exhibitor Thank You Notes Due 11 4-H Recordbooks due to Extension Office 12 13 14 15 16 D9 Horse Show in College Station 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 D9 Leadership Lab 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Page 4 Chambers County
July 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 Extension Office Closed for 4th of July 4 5 6 7 8 9 Multi County Officer Training at Jefferson County 10 Project Pin Applications due to Extension Office 11 12 13 14 15 16 County Council/Adult Leaders Meeting 17 18 State 4-H Horse Show in Abilene 19 20 21 TVE Market Swine Tag In 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Spring Edition 2015 Page 5
August 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 YPS Livestock Committee Mtg 7 p.m. at White s Park 4 5 6 7 CC 4-H Banquet 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Enrollment begins for 2015-2016 year 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Page 6 Chambers County
2015 Graduates Several Chambers County 4-Hers will be graduating from high school this year and moving forward to follow their dreams. We are immensely proud of all of these students and cannot wait to see what their futures hold. Congratulations 2015 Seniors. Cheyenne Bell Barbers Hill High School, 4 Years in 4-H Ethan Boaze Barbers Hill High School, 8 Years in 4-H Macie Broussard St. Francis Christian Academy, 5 Years in 4-H Kelsey Dagle Barbers Hill High School, 2 Years in 4-H Brittany Davis Anahuac High School, 3 Years in 4-H Taylor Dunigan Anahuac High School, 2 Years in 4-H Bryce Kennemer Barbers Hill High School, 1 Year in 4-H Jami Lavergne East Chambers High School, 5 Years in 4-H MacKenzie Mayfield Barbers Hill High School, 2 Years in 4-H Jillian Robinson Pipeliners Academy Home School, 8 Years in 4-H Jeremy Simon Barbers Hill High School, 5 Years in 4-H Ashtin Tharp Barbers Hill High School, 4 Years in 4-H Spring Edition 2015 Page 7
295 Whites Memorial Park Drive P.O. Box 669 Anahuac, TX 77514 www.chambers.agrilife.org 4-H Websites District 9 4-H Website: http://d94-h.tamu.edu Texas 4-H Website: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu 4-H Connect Website: https://www.4honline.com 4-H Trivia The year 2007 marked the 100th anniversary of the 4-H program in Texas. During this year, Texas 4-H had a year-long celebration to honor Texas 4-H s centennial. Ingredients: Thinly sliced low-sodium ham 3/4 Cup pineapple chunks 1. Fold one slice of low-sodium ham accordion-style and place on a wooden skewer 2. Place one pineapple chunk on skewer on top of ham 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until skewer is full Photo: Diabetic Living Weekly If your 4-H Club has a story that they would like to include in the next Chambers County 4-H Newsletter, please email the information and any pictures that you have to Lindy at lspitre@ag.tamu.edu.