November 2015 Assumption Parish November 7 Ground Beef, Egg, Poultry & Sweet Potato Cookery Contest November 10 Jr. Leader Meeting November 17 Beef Posters Due November 18-20 Challenge Camp November 26-27 Thanksgiving Holiday 4-H Office Closed December 12 Seafood, Rice & Sugar Cookery Pet Show December 18 Recycled Art Contest 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 Notice!!! Please enter through FRONT DOOR of 4-H Office for Ground Beef, Egg, Poultry, and Sweet Potato Cookery Contest Pumpkin Decorating Contest Congratulations to the winners of the Pumpkin Decorating Contest. Results! The winners are as follows: Grand Champion - Katie Michel of PPMS Carved - Brooke Barcelona of SES Creative - Shelby Giroir of NMS Funniest - Katie Michel of PPMS Prettiest /Cutest - Sadie Landry of PPMS Scariest - Ethan Landry of PPPS Unusual - Karlie Chaney of PPPS A special thanks to the judges for volunteering for this contest! Your time is truly appreciated! 2016 4-H Fashion Camp This year s Fashion Camp Theme is I SURVIVED FASHION BOOT CAMP Camp will be held at Camp Grant Walker, January 23-24, 2016. We can send two 4-H campers (10-13 year olds) and one adult volunteer or Junior Leader. The fee to attend camp is $80.00 for each camper and $65.00 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 1, 2015. For an application or more information, contact Ms. Margo at (985) 369-6386 or email MCastro@agcenter.lsu.edu. 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.
The 4-H Sugar and Seafood Cookery Contest and Pet Show will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12, in the 4-H Office. Registration will be 8:30-9:30 am. Rules for Seafood, Rice and Sugar Cookeries 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. Seafood dish may be entered in 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 four, etc. must also contain cooked rice. The entry must be in 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, 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. Sugar dishes may be entered in one of five categories only: 1) Cake 2) Cookie 3) Candy 4) Pie 5) Any Other Only one dish may be exhibited by each club member for each contest. (Continued on page 3.) 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 am. Judging will begin at 9:30 am and 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 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. Your entry must be made from used items that would otherwise be thrown away or recycled such as metals, paper, rubber, glass, plastics, or cloth to name a few. Rules are: 1. Open to all 4-H Members. 2. All entries due to 4-H Office by December 18, 2015. 3. One entry per 4-H er 4. Projects should be 4-H er created. 5. All entries must be labeled with 4-H ers name, grade, and school. Recycled Art Contest items are due at the December meetings or can be brought to the 4-H Office by December 18, 2015. All items will be returned. Ribbons of blue, red, and white will be awarded. Champions in each category in each division will be awarded. Page 3
Physical Activity and Youth Obesity has quickly become a major health problem for Louisiana. Within our state, over half of the residents are either overweight or obese. Sedentary lifestyle and poor nutrition are among the main causes. Louisiana children are perhaps the 4 th most obese and overweight in the United States. This is attributed to the fact that they get little physical activity at home or in school. Overweight or obese children usually grow up to be overweight or obese adults. Being overweight or obese increases the risk for developing chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, arthritis, diabetes, and some cancers. We can help to prevent these things by eating right and exercising. There are many things that we can do to increase physical activity during the day. Here are a few suggestions: Take the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator. Go for a walk instead of watching T.V. Get up and move during the commercials of your favorite T.V. show Ride a bike to a friend s house Here s some physical activity trivia: True or False 1. Using the stairs burns twice as many calories as walking. 2. It would take approximately 5 million steps to walk from the east-coast to the west-coast of Australia. 3. Well-trained athletes are extremely fit. Compared to them, the average heart pumps up to 36,000 more times per day and 13 million more times per year. 4. Running burns more energy than walking over the same distance. Answers. 1.) True. When you climb stairs your body is repeatedly raising and lowering itself, using all of the large muscle groups in your hips, buttocks, thighs and lower legs. This provides a better workout as you are required to use more force to climb each stair compared to each step you take when walking. 2.) True. 3.) Ture. In 1 minute the heart of a well-trained athlete pumps the same amount of blood in 45-50 beats as an inactive person s heart pumps in 70 to 75 beats. 4.) False. Walking and running the same distance burns the same amount of energy or calories, walking just takes longer! Robin Landry, Area Nutrition Agent 1. Mill Broke paper scrap & trimmings 2. Pre Consumer Waste paper that was discarded before consumer use 3. Post Consumer Waste paper discarded after consumer use, such as old newspapers Page 4
119 Robin Street Napoleonville, LA 70390 Phone: 985-369-6386 Fax: 985-369-6845 mcastro@agcenter.lsu.edu www.lsuagcenter.com 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. November 7 Ground Beef, Egg, Poultry & Sweet Potato Cookery 10 Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office 17 Beef Posters Due 18-20 Challenge Camp 23-27 Thanksgiving Holiday (School) 26-27 Thanksgiving Holiday (4-H Office) December 12 Seafood, Rice, and Sugar Cookeries 12 Pet Show 18 Recycled Art Items Due 21-Jan. 4 Christmas Holidays (School) 24-Jan.1 Christmas Holidays (4-H Office) Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office January Club meetings as per schedule 18 Martin Luther King Holiday (School & 4-H Office) 22 Duct Tape Contest Due 23 Parish Livestock Show 23-24 Fashion Camp 29 Character Education Posters Due Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office February No Club Meetings 4-6 District Livestock Show 8-12 Mardi Gras Holiday (School) 9 Mardi Gras Holiday (4-H Office) 12 Dairy Posters Due 13-20 State Livestock Show Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office March 7-11 Demonstration Days 11-13 Jr. Leadership Conference 17 Sew with Cotton Garments Due 18-20 Food & Fitness Camp 22-23 Ag Day 24 Project/Record Books Due 25-April 1 Easter Holiday (School) 25 Easter Holiday (4-H Office) Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office April May No Club Meetings 4-H Awards Banquet Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office 4-H Day at the Capitol Garden Contest 4-H Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office June 21-24 4-H University 4-H Day at the Capitol Summer Jr. Leader Awards Trip State Horse Show District Horse Show Records, clothing and lists/applications for 4-H U due to 4-H Office To Be Announced Page 5