Cajun Chronicles Terrebonne November/December 2013 Helping Our Military Heroes This year, our service learning focus is the Military. We want to do something for all parts of the military: active military men and women, veterans, and military families. At our first cookery, 4-H members participated in a workshop, learning more about the military and making cards to send to soldiers deployed overseas. At each cookery, 4-H members will learn a little more about our military. NOVEMBER SERVICE: At the November 9 cookery (Poultry and Egg Cookery at Bourg Elementary), we ask that each 4-H member donate ONE item to help us make care packages to send to our soldiers. If you cannot make the cookery on November 9, we will collect the items at the 4-H office. We ask the all items be turned in to the 4-H office by November 18, 2013. Care Package Items The following items CANNOT be ACCEPTED: HOME-BAKED FOOD GLASS BOTTLES or GLASS JARS AEROSOL CANS or SPRAYS EXPIRED FOOD CANNED FOOD LIGHTERS, MATCHES or LIGHTER FLUID HOTEL SAMPLES VHS TAPES HARD-COVER BOOKS MUSIC CDS (We buy specific CDs troops request) Items that can be donated: FOOD and SNACKS: Beef Jerky / Slim Jims COFEE (Ground or whole; instant or drip), Hot Chocolate packets, Herbal teas Instant Drink Mixes (Gatorade, Kool Aid, Crystal Light) Pumpkin Seeds / Sunflower Seeds (salted) Tuna in foil pouches (no cans) Protein Powders / Protein Bars / Cliff Bars TOILETRIES: NO HOTEL SAMPLES! Baby wipes (travel size) Liquid Hand Sanitizer (travel size) Body Wash, Liquid Soap, Facial Cleanser OTHER: Small Flashlights (battery operated) Air Fresheners Socks: Black, Olive Green & White (cotton and/or wool) Batteries: AA AAA and C are the most requested Patriotic knick knacks : USA Flags, flags from your state, bandanas, baseball hats. Generic sunglasses December Service: Each Christmas season, La National Guard Child & Youth Program sponsors Operation: Christmas Angels. This program is designed to assist La National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who may be experiencing financial hardship during the Christmas season through gifts for their children, ages infant to 17yrs. Terrebonne 4-H will collect NEW unwrapped toys at the December 7 cookery. If you cannot attend the cookery, we will collect items at the 4-H office until December 9, 2013. Monetary donations are also graciously accepted for Operation: Christmas Angels along with checks, made payable to: Youth Training Fund. Gifts may include age appropriate toys (boy and girl), books, Clothing items (infant to teen), Movies, DVDs, CD s, Board Games, Video Games, Stuffed Animals, Barbie Dolls, Bikes, Action Figures, Wal-Mart Gift Cards, Etc... THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR MILITARY FAMILIES! November 9 Poultry and Egg Cookery November 14-16 Challenge Camp November 20 Junior Leader Meeting November 18 Fashion Workshop November 18 Military Care Package Items due November 21 SET Workshop November 28,29 4-H Office Closed December 2 Ornaments Due December 6 Blankets Due December 7 Beef and Sugar Cookery December 13-15 LA Connections Camp December 9 Toys for Operation Christmas Angel Due
Page 2 CAJUN CHRONICLES Beef and Sugar Cookery Saturday, December 7, 2013 Evergreen Junior High 5000 West Main St. Houma Registration: 9:00 10:00 a.m. Judging: 10:00-12:00 noon Educational Workshops 10:00 12:00 Awards: 12:00 noon To properly enter your dish, place no more than 4 servings of your prepared recipe in ONE SMALL covered container. Containers must be picked-up after awards have been given. Place name and school name under the dish/container. Bring ONE copy of the recipe. Please write your name and school name on the back of the recipe. The recipe should include a complete list of ingredients in the order which they are used in the recipe. Provide clear instructions for every step of combining and cooking the ingredients, which include cooking procedures, the size of the pot or pan, temperature and cooking time and number of servings. The prepared food samples will be judged on taste, appearance, originality and food safety. All dishes receive ribbon awards. Grand Champion dishes selected in each category will receive awards. Please help us promote our Beef and Sugar Commodities by participating in the 4-H Beef and Sugar Cookery. Ground Beef Cookery 1. At least 1 pound of ground beef must be used in the preparation of the recipe. All ground beef should be cooked until gray in color, not pink and juices run clear. 2. Three Divisions: *Low Calorie Main Dish A dish that provides less than 300 calories per serving. Calories per serving should be stated on the recipe. *Quick and Easy Main Dish A dish that is prepared and served in less than 1 hour. *One Dish Meal A dish that provides ingredients from at least 3 of the 5 main food groups. Sugar Cookery Guidelines Categories: Cakes, Cookies, Candy, Pies, Brownies, Cupcakes and other Sugar Dish Guidelines: 1. Any 4-H member may enter up to one dish in each category. 2. The prepared dish should have at least ½ cup of sugar. *Types of sugar which may be used include: white, brown, or powdered. Splenda is not considered sugar for this contest. The following Categories from the Sugar cookery do not compete at the Area Commodity Cookery: Brownies, Cupcakes and other Sugar Dish. Transport serving samples in an ice chest and on ice to keep them cold. Samples of the dish will be reheated for judging if needed. Dishes not entered cold/chilled will be given a participation ribbon and will not be tasted by judges. Food safety is important. * NOTE: Some Sugar dishes do not need to be put on ice. For example: cookies, brownies. Dishes that need to be refrigerated should arrive on ice. 1 point will be given to each member for entering the cookery regardless of the number of dishes entered. 4-H members will also be given 1 point for participating in all educational workshops. DON T Forget: Saturday, November 9, 2013 Bourg Elementary 4413 St. Andrew Street Bourg Poultry and Egg Cookery Wear Red, White, and Blue Registration: 9:00 10:00 a.m. Reference your November Cajun Chronicles for Contest Information
TERREBONNE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER Page 3 Last year, Terrebonne 4-H put a smile on many faces in a local nursing home as our Junior Leaders delivered blankets to the residents. This year we will try to do the same, but we will donate the blankets to a veterans home to stay with our service learning focus. We are asking each school 4-H club to make one (or more) fleece lap blanket to donate. Follow these simple steps as a club to make a fleece lap blanket: Supplies: 1 yd of fleece for the top 1 yd of fleece for the bottom 1 pair of scissors 1 popsicle stick or index card straight pins - optional Instructions 1. You will need two pieces of equal size, which will then be tied together with knots. You can use the same 4-H Layers of Love fabric for both front and back, or you can choose complimentary or contrasting fabrics for a reversible blanket. 2. Place one piece of fabric face down and one face up. Line them up and trim the edges so that both pieces are even. Separate the pieces of fleece. 3. In each corner of the two pieces, measure a 3" x 3" box. Mark the box using chalk or pins. Cut out this box, notching each corner in the same manner on both blankets. Discard the boxes, or save for another project. (optional step) 4. Make a guide out of a notecard that is three or four inches long and one inch wide. (A large popsicle stick is a great guide as well. Use this guide to cut even slits around the entire edge of both pieces of fleece. Cut the slits perpendicular to the edge of the quilt, three inches deep (or four inches for a larger blanket) into the fabric from the edges, and one inch wide apart. 5. Lay the two pieces of fleece on top of each other, right sides out. Take a slit from one piece of fleece and tie it to the slit on the other piece of fleece that's directly beneath it. Double knot it securely, but don't tie too tightly or you may damage the slit. Continue tying slits together all the way around the blanket until both pieces of fleece are joined. Check the web for more instructions if needed. Search no-sew fleece blankets. Be Creative! Please do not add embellishments such as buttons, glitter, beads, or sequence. Iron-on s and embroidery are OK. Tags: Roll up the blanket and attach a tag with a ribbon or other material. Please do not use safety pins to attach the tag. Your tag should have a nice holiday message with your school name and 4-H emblem. Blankets are due to the 4-H office by Friday, December 6, 2013. * We will also collect the small or lap blankets you can buy for a low cost at most stores. The more blankets we get the more smiles we will see. Let s Decorate a tree for a local nursing home. We are asking Terrebonne Parish 4-H Members to be creative and enter the Christmas Ornament Contest. Rules: Christmas Ornament Contest 1. Must be handmade by the 4-H member no store bought ornaments. 2. Must have the 4-H Clover on the ornament. 3. Ornament must not be larger than 6X6. It can be what ever shape you like. 4. Your name, school name and grade should be attached to the ornament with a gift tag. 5. Ribbons will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in elementary, middle, and high school divisions. 6. Ornaments are due to the 4-H Office (511 Roussell Street) by December 2, 2013, no later than 4:30 p.m. 7. One entry per 4-H member.
Page 4 in Review: Thanks to all schools who promoted National 4-H Week! We saw many different activities taking place around the parish. Thanks to the 4-H members and families who went out to Raising Canes to support Terrebonne 4-H. We had a great time at Celebrate 4-H Day. Thanks to all who participated and helped. Display Contest National 4-H Week Display Results: All 4-H clubs who participated worked well to show the parish their 4-H Pride AWESOME job to all clubs who participated! The winner are as follows: 1st St. Matthew s 2nd Messiah Montessori 3rd St. Bernadette Honorable Mention : Bourg Elementary Thanks to the following schools for participating in the National 4-H Week Display Contest: St. Gregory, Maria Immacolata, Houma Christian, Lacache Middle, and Schriever Cloverbuds. Instagram Contest The results from our 1st Instagram Contest : The winner of the $25 gift card is: Abigail Rodrigue St. Bernadette Daily Winning pictures are below:
TERREBONNE Pumpkin Contest NOVEMBER/DECEMBER We held or 1st Pumpkin Decorating Contest. 4-H members were very creative when it came to this contest. Results are: Elementary: 1st Kate Westbrook St. Matthew s 2nd Marley Dardar Bourg 3rd Tayden Stelly Gibson HM Sadi Thibodaux, Maria Immacolata Middle: 1st Christy Unbehagen Member at Large 2nd Adeline Martin Lacache 3rd Mackenzie Martin Lacache High School: 1st Jenna Pellegrin STHS 2nd Gabbie Pellegrin STHS 3rd Macayla Triche HL Great Job to our Cloverbuds for Participating: Lucy Gottschalk, Elise Lirette, Miranda Martin, Allie Istre, Madison Deroche, Georgiana Engron Discover the Treasures of 4-H..is the theme for 2013-2014 Achievement Day. Submitted by: Claire Use - Evergreen Junior High Thanks to all who participated in the Achievement Day Theme contest! Achievement Day will be held March 29, 2014 at H.L. Bourgeois. Additional information will be given at a later date. Page 5 4-H Top Chef s: Clover Thanks to Caldwell Middle School for hosting the Seafood Cookery! Thanks to all participants for making this event a success! While the judges were judging dishes, 4-H members were able to attend fun educational workshops, presented by our Junior 4-H members. Thanks to Gabie Davis, Mackenzie Tulak, Catherine Use, and Breanne Burgess for their leadership with these workshops. Congratulations to the following Top Chef s (Grand Champion Winners) from the Seafood Cookery: Shrimp Main Dish Madison McElroy, St. Gregory; Shrimp Appetizer or Salad Annalise Zorn, St. Bernadette; Crab Kade Martin, St. Matthew s; Oyster Tyler Nettleton, Houma Junior High;, Fish and Other Brooklyn Songe, Bourg; Crawfish Evan Ledet, Lacache Middle. Great Job to All 4-H members! MAKING THE BEST BETTER! Terrebonne Parish 4-H Youth Development COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE Terrebonne Parish 511 Roussell Street Post Office Box 511 Houma, LA 70361 (985) 873-6495 Fax: (985) 850-4620 Email: croger@agcenter.lsu.edu RHimel@agcenter.lsu.edu Web Site: www.lsuagcenter.lsu.edu Research and Extension Programs Agriculture Economic/Community Development Environment/Natural Resources Families/Nutrition/Health 4-H Youth Programs 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. A State Partner in the Cooperative Extension System The LSU Agricultural Center is a statewide campus of the LSU System and provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. Louisiana State University and A.