TGC 4-H Newsletter Livestock Projects All 4-Hers who are interested in showing animals should have their project selection almost complete or be in the process of selecting animals for all major livestock shows or least know how many animals they will be wanting to purchase & raise. Steers have already been validated; sheep, goats and pigs showing in the State Fair-Dallas have been validated. August will be the month to place orders for sheep, goat & swine tags! EVERYONE (including 4-H & FFA members) who are interested in showing sheep, goats, and/or swine will need to indicate AND PAY for the number of validation tags they will want to order. This will include everyone who will be showing in the winter and early spring, including the county show AND all major livestock shows. Tags will cost $10 per tag, and you will need to indicate the number of sheep or goats or swine tags you want to order. If participants are wanting to participate in the county show only which is held in January, tags will be $3 per tag. Just remember that the COUNTY ONLY tags are just that - it will not allow the animal to show in any other show but Tom Green County or your local school show. All other shows including San Angelo Stock Show are considered a MAJOR SHOW and must have the state validation tag. Deadline to turn in orders and pay for tags will be AUGUST 28 TH!&!!! **NOTE: PLEASE help us by spreading the word and checking with others who are interested in showing livestock to contact the Extension office or their Ag teacher as soon as possible. More tags can be ordered after the deadline but late orders will cost $20 per tag!! Validation and tagging for all animals will be in mid-october and must be completed by October 31 st. Tag orders are also expected for Breeding sheep. Those exhibitors who might be interested in showing Heifers in any of the major shows need to check with their breed Association for deadlines of paperwork. Heifers do not have to be validated but several associations require their registration and paperwork to be in exhibitors name and turned in by October 1 st deadline and others are by November 1 st. If you need assistance in checking with your breed association - feel free to contact the county Extension office. Typically copies of registration papers must be taken as verification at each of the major shows and some information will be included on the individual exhibitors entry form. Reminder: If you validated a sheep or goat specifically for the State Fair of Texas and it will not go - YOU WILL NEED TO RE- ORDER AND RE-VALIDATE FOR THE SPRING SEASON. NO PREVIOUSLY VAL- IDATED ANIMALS WILL BE CARRIED OVER TO THE NEW SEASON! ***IMPORTANT INFO: EACH year every exhibitor must be certified with Quality Counts verification. It is advisable that you not wait until the last minute to get certified with this requirement. Those who might be moving into a different age category (14 yrs old ) will need to retest for the new year. ALL Major stock show entries for the 2014 season will REQUIRE a verification number on each entry before they are accepted. If you are in need of assistance either in finding an animal or need any additional info, please contact the office at 659-6524 or Courtney Redman at 659-6525. Although we currently do NOT have an Ag/NR agent - we hope to have one in the coming month to six weeks but we do have resources and individuals to help the office until a new Ag agent is hired. We will be glad to help in any way! Annual Awards Banquet The 4-H Annual Awards Banquet for Tom Green County will be held on Sunday, September 15th at 3 PM at the Tom Green 4-H Center. More details and complete information will be announced in next month s newsletter. If you have someone you would like to nominate for Friend of 4-H or Outstanding Adult Leader, please send your nomination to Courtney Redman or Kathy Aycock. ASAP. All students who have participated in 4-H projects during the past year will be recognized as well as outstanding year end awards including Gold, Silver and Bronze Star Awards, Friends of 4-H and Outstanding Adult Leaders. All 4-H members AND their family are invited to attend this annual event. Please mark your calendar for this important event for Tom Green County 4-H. July 2013 Special points of interest: Livestock Project Info Recordbook Results Roundup Results Wildlife Camp Officer Training Events Fashion Show Results Fall Stock Show Info National Youth Science Day Inside this issue: Livestock Project Info 1 Annual Awards Banquet 1 Recordbook Results 2 State Roundup Results 2 Facebook Page 2 State Photo Results 3 Jr Fashion Show Results 3 Re-Enrollment Notice 3 D7 Horse Show Results 4 Wildlife Camp Info 4 4H National Science Day 4 Fall Stock Show Info 5 Officer Training Events 5 Club News 6 Bee Seminar Info 6 Leadership Lab Report 6 Upcoming Events 7 Calendar 8
Record Book Results We are proud for all the 4-Hers who put a record book together for this year s contest. The record book is a priceless asset, especially when scholarship applications are being filled out. There were a total of 48 participants who turned in record books for county competition and 38 of those will compete in the District Contest on July 18 th. Those placing recordbooks in the following categories for county were: Seniors: Beef-1 st, Ashley Wilde; Food & Nutrition-1st, Lacey Morris; Gardening & Horticulture-1st Emily Niehues, 2 nd - Kelton Niehues; Goat-1 st -Taylor Hoelscher, 2 nd - Mason Weadock, 3 rd - Bailey Hooten; Health-1st, Jillian Waldron; Horse-1st, Katelyn Parsons; Leadership-1st, Stephanie Marrs; Plant & Soil Science-1st, Chad Kellermeier; Shooting Sports-1st, Cody Hurt; Veterinary Science- 1 st, Jody Pfeuffer. Intermediates: Beef-1st, Cassie Weishuhn; Clothing & Textiles-1st, Jill Kellermeier; 2nd- Emily Moeller; Communication & Expressive Arts - 1 st, Maddie Trees; Food & Nutrition-1st, Robin Morris; Goat-1st, Baylor Halfmann; Natural Resources 1st, Jesse Pfeuffer; Personal Development - 1 st, Nathan Waldron; Photography-1st, Abbey Taylor; Public Speaking-1 st, Mark Holtman; Sheep-1st Grady McCrea, 2 nd, Matthew Salisbury, 3 rd, Ross Smith; Swine - 1 st, Tate Jones. Juniors: Clothing & Textiles -1 st, Kristen Schwartz; Food & Nutrition -1 st, Sean Woodley, 2 nd -McCulla Woodley, 3 rd -Merrick Slayton; Goat -1 st, Connor Pence, 2 nd - Brady Halfmann, 3 rd -Jace Wilkey, 4 th -Kolten Hooten; Public Speaking -1 st, Caroline Holtman; Science, Engineering & Technology - 1 st, Garrett Guerrero, 2 nd -Matthew Trees, 3 rd -Will Taylor, 4 th - Luke Taylor; Sheep -1 st, Kimberly Salisbury, 2 nd - Kelly Salisbury; Shooting Sports -1 st, Kolton Millsap; Swine -1 st, Cameryn Jones; Vet Science -1st, Jillian Pfeuffer; Wildlife & Fisheries -1 st, Cody Moeller. Clover Kids - Science, Engineering & Technology - Michael Trees; Natural Resources - Jake Pfeuffer. Only 1 st place winners in the Senior division will advance while the Intermediate and Junior age divisions will advance with the first 2 placed winners in each category. Congratulations to everyone who entered and will be participating at the District level contest. Judging for the District Contest will take place on July 18 th at the Tom Green County 4-H Center here in San Angelo. This participation shows the dedication and hard work that everyone puts into their projects. Good Luck!! State Roundup Results Tom Green County 4-H members and leaders participated in the 2013 State 4-H Roundup in College Station on the TAMU campus earlier in June. Results from the State Contest are as follows: Fashion Storyboard - Wearable: 13 th - Lacey Morris Food Challenge Team: 2 nd place in Nutritious Snacks Division; Katie Gilbert, Claire Gilbert, Lacey Morris, Jillian Waldron (Team was defeated in the Nutritious Snack division & ultimate OVERALL Champion by the Williamson Co 4-H group which included former Tom Green 4-Hers Caleb and Hayley Fowler-former members of Angelo Bluebonnet Club) Range Evaluation Team: 3 rd place, Colton Fontenot, Chad Kellermeier, Jody Pfeuffer Wool Judging Team: 6 th place - Megan Crawford, Bailey Hooten, Shelby Schertz, Ashley Wilde Soil Judging Team: 7 th place - Clay Braden, Matt Henderson, Kye Schwartz, Matt Addison Educational Presentations- Safety & Injury: 4 th place - Katie & Claire Gilbert Open - 9 th - Taylor Hoelscher & Emily Niehues Food Show: Fruits & Vegetables - 1st - Jillian Waldron Invitational Livestock Judging -Intermediate teams: 1 st place -Trevor Schwartz, Marty Weishuhn, Tate Schwartz & Zach Wieshuhn; Marty Weishuhn was High Point Individual.. Vet Science Skill-A-Thon: 3 rd place Jody Pfeuffer Other teams and individuals participating were Consumer Decision Making Team- Leaders 4 Life Team - Nutrition Quiz Bowl team - Livestock Judging - Sawyer Hoelscher. We also had 1 participant from Tom Green County which vied for Texas 4-H Foundation Scholarships. Regan Hoelscher came home with Foundation award from the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo for $18,000. We are so proud of All those members who represented Tom Green 4-H. We send a special thanks to all those leaders, coaches, parents and agents who assisted in driving participants to and from their contest. Your support is greatly valued and appreciated. Congratulations to all on a job well done and representing Tom Green County 4-H with pride! We re ON Facebook!! Just wanted to remind all our members - parents & families that Tom Green 4-H can now be found on Facebook. As part of our connection within the social media, we have developed a page specific for Tom Green County 4-H activities. We will try to keep in touch with announcements or any other news from this site. Look for us and LIKE us if you are interested in keeping in touch or post your comments to our page. Let us know what you think!!! If we have enough Friends we can post pictures, quotes & other info on a daily basis. Page 2 TGC 4-H Newsletter
State 4-H Photography Results: The Texas 4-H Photography contest results were announced recently and some of the winning photos were on display during the 4-H Roundup event in College Station in June. Tom Green County had 13 photos which advanced to the State Contest with a total of 9 Blue ribbons and 4 Red ribbons. Those placings and their division are: Animals - Domestic: Katie Gilbert (Blue) Animals - Wildlife: Claire Gilbert (Blue) Catch - All: Katie Gilbert (Red) Details & Macros: Nicholas (Sebastian) Castillo (Blue) Dominant Color: Emily Niehues (Blue) Elements of Design: Katie Gilbert (Blue) Food: Emily Niehues (Red) Marine / Aquatics: Kendra Schwartz (Blue) Nature / Landscape: Emily Niehues (Blue) Night Photography: Kendra Schwartz (Blue) People: Riley Kearby (Red) Plant / Flora: Claire Gilbert (Blue) Theme: Katie Gilbert (Red) These and the District contest pictures are on display in the County office and will be returned at the Annual Awards Banquet in September. Come by to see all division winners! TG County Jr. Fashion Show The Tom Green County Jr. Fashion Show was held on Tuesday, July 2 nd at the Tom Green 4-H Building. Some 12 participants were judged on their garments which where either constructed thru their sewing project or purchased and entered in the buying division. Participants will advance to the District 7 Contest which will be held on Tuesday, July 16 th at the Grape Creek Baptist Church. Those eligible participate their category include: Junior Construction: Dressy - Kristen Schwartz, Jillian Pfeuffer; Single Garment - Grace Wilde, Caroline Holtman, Cameryn Jones; Sportswear/Casual - Sage Powell Andraya DeRusso. Junior Buying - Category A - Pant Type - Connor Pence Intermediate Construction: Dresses - Hatti Hoffman; Sportswear/Casual - Emily Moeller, Jill Kellermeier. Also participating was Intermediate - Emily Moeller with a Storyboard presentation and Clover Kid - Macyn Slayton with a constructed outfit. Participants will also submit accessories, jewelry, embellished tops and non-apparel projects such as pillows, quilts, aprons and totes. Congratulations to all these 4-H & Clover members in their great work!! Re-Enroll NOTICE! Notice: September 1 begins a new year for 4-Hers. Everyone - including 4-Hers AND Adult Leaders are reminded that everyone MUST re-enroll each year. Beginning in September and October, please check with your Club Managers to make sure that you have filled out a NEW AND UPDATED enrollment forms. Any new and old members can also make re-enrollment after August 15th thru 4-H CONNECT. Registration will be held thru this online process for the next several years. These enrollment forms and verification thru 4-H CONNECT verify that you are an active 4-H member and that your mailing address and other important contact information is correct. All Adult leaders and adult volunteers must fill out new forms and be prepared to background check which are required through the State 4-H office and are valid for only 3 yrs. This process will also help to update our 4-H enrollment program. If you are NOT receiving regular e- mails thru our office regarding some 4-H activities then it may be a GREAT possibility that you are either NOT current in your status OR you did not indicate a family e-mail in your contact info. Please call the Extension office for new forms or check at your next club meeting for new forms to re-enroll. We expect printing & delivery of these NEW forms in late July or early August. CLUB Managers: Please assist the office by making sure ALL your members - new and long-time members - have completed the 2013-2014 form or have been online to verify their contact information. We will have new copies available here in the office for everyone to re-enroll in mid-to late August or you can copy them from the Texas 4-H website when they come available. Reminder: PLEASE remind your family & friends who are wanting to join to wait until AFTER you have received notice from our office. A date has been given by the Texas 4-H State Office that the 4-H CONNECT system will be rolled over for the NEW YEAR AFTER August 15th. TGC Newsletter Page 3
District 7 4-H Horse Show Congratulations to those who participated in the District 7 4-H Horse show held June 18 th in Sweetwater at the Nolan County Coliseum. Tom Green County 4-H winning participants and their place were: Class 1: Hunter Showmanship: 3 rd - Katelyn Parsons; 5 th - Natalie Dragt Class 2: Halter Mares 5 & over: 5 th - Virginia Hauser; 7 th - Mekynsi Manera Class 3: Halter Mares 4 & under; 2 nd - Katelyn Parsons Reserve Champion Mare: Katelyn Parsons Class 6: Halter Geldings 5 & over: 1 st - Renee Lynes; 2 nd - Natalie Dragt Champion Gelding - Renee Lynes Reserve Champion Gelding - Natalie Dragt Class 10: Showmanship at Halter: 4 th - Katelyn Parsons; 5 th - Mekynsi Manera; 7 th - Natalie Dragt; 8 th - Jody Pfeuffer; 10 th - Virginia Hauser; 11 th - Jillian Pfeuffer Class 14: Western Pleasure: 3 rd - Mekynsi Manera; 5 th - Natalie Dragt; 7 th - Jillian Pfeuffer Class 15: Western Horsemanship: 4 th - Jody Pfeuffer; 7 th - Jillian Pfeuffer Class 23: Stock Horse Pleasure: 7 th - Jody Pfeuffer Class 24: Hunter Under Saddle: 2 nd - Natalie Dragt Class 27: Trail: 5 th - Jody Pfeuffer; 9 th - Jesse Pfeuffer Congratulations on Job well Done! Best of Luck to those participating in the State 4-H Horse Show in Abilene, July 21-28. Wildlife Camp This years Wildlife Camp will be held at Lake O.H. Ivie on August 1-2, 2013. For those of you that have not attended in the past, this camp is very western. We camp at the Lakeside Pavilion, an open air pavilion, in tents and sleeping bags. This camp may not be for the faint of heart. It is hot and there are bugs! But it is a fun camp for kids who like the outdoors and like to fish, swim, hunt, and chase guyanthers all night. (Editor s Note: this used to be also called snipe hunting back in the day!) The cost of the camp is $20 per camper which covers supplies and meals. We have three educational sessions on Thursday afternoon that have been things like boating safety, lure making, casting wildlife tracks, first aid, reptiles, wildlife etc. We also do one session after dinner at the pavilion. It has ranged from a 4-H member doing a brigade presentation to a deer necropsy. On Friday morning, we do shooting sports. Archery, Riflery, and Skeet. The kids rotate through the three stations. The camp is from noon on Thursday (Aug 1st) until noon on Friday (Aug 2nd). It seems short but you will be ready to leave by Friday noon! Please signup by July 26. This gives us time to order all the food and supplies for the camp. Parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Setting up tents and helping these kids deal with the outdoors is a job and we need help. There is a restroom available and a refrigerator. Everything else we bring. For complete schedule - things to bring and other information, see the email sent out earlier this week or call the Runnels County Extension office at (325) 365-2219. 4-H National Youth Science Day On October 9, 2013, millions of young people will become scientists for the day during the sixth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day (NYSD). This event, which takes place in urban, suburban and rural communities all across the nation, seeks to spark an early youth interest and leadership in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers in an effort keep America competitive in those fields. This year, the National Science Experiment will be 4-H MAPS & APPS! Designed by Colorado State University Extension, the year s set of activities will turn young people into geospatial thinkers as they design and map their ideal park, use GIS mapping to solve community problems and contribute data about their community to the United States Geological Survey. Currently, more than five million young people across the nation participate in 4 H STEM programming in topics as varied as robotics, agricultural science, rocketry, wind power, environmental science and alternative energy. For more than 100 years, 4-H has been at the forefront of teaching young people about science, engineering technology and math (STEM). 4-H National Youth Science Day is the premier national rallying event for year-round 4-H STEM programming, bringing together youth, volunteers and educators from the nation s 109 land-grant colleges and universities to simultaneously complete the National Science Experiment. Page 4 TGC 4-H Newsletter
Fall Fair Entries Deadlines for entries to the following Fall Stock Shows are listed as well as several Jackpot shows and county fair info: West Texas Fair - Abilene; Sept. 5 th thru 14 th Deadline for Entries - August 15 th website: http://www.taylorcountyexpocenter.com Permian Basin Fair & Expo - Odessa; Sept. 6 th thru 14 th Deadline for entries - August 25 th (entry can be made online) website: http://permainbasinfair.com Panhandle South Plains Fair - Lubbock; Sept. 20 thru 28 th Deadline for entries - TBA website: http://www.southplainsfair.com State Fair of Texas - Dallas; Sept. 27 th thru Oct. 20 th. Deadline for entries - August 25 th ; Market week- Sept 30- Oct 4th website: http://www.bigtex.com Heart of Texas Fair - Waco, October 4 th thru 12 th. Deadline for entries - September 15 th website: http://www.hotfair.com 23 rd Annual Fall Spectacular - sponsored by San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo Association... November 8,9 & 10, 2013...San Angelo Fairgrounds website: http://www.sanangelorodeo.com All entries will be mailed the day of the aforementioned deadlines. NO EXCEPTIONS! If you are in need of exact dates of a particular show, please feel free to contact the office or check out their website listed. We will mail out complete details of entry fees, show dates and specific rules to ALL interested parties especially those validated for fall shows. Please call the office if you do not receive the mailout info. Please let the office know if you plan on entering any of these shows or are needing any additional information If you are interested in any Jackpot or Futurity Shows or any Breeding shows, please contact the office; we will forward out any information as we receive them only to those who express an interest. All 4-H Club officers and Leaders are invited to a fun afternoon of training and fun with Runnels County 4-H. The officer training & retreat will be held on Tuesday, July 23rd from 2 7 pm in Ballinger. Officers will participate in leadership activities, review of club officer duties, team building games and fun at the pool. You are asked to bring your swimsuit. If you are needing a ride or more info, please contact Courtney at 659-6525 or email her at: cjbarbee@ag.tamu.edu. Tom Green 4-H County Council Retreat & training will be held on Monday, Aug 5th. More info will come to those who are county council officers & representatives. TGC 4-H Newsletter Page 5
Club News Hunter s Education Class: Instructor Gary Glass will be providing a Hunter s Education Safety Class for all participants that need to qualify for a safety class to obtain their Hunting License. This class will be held on Saturday and Sunday afternoon, August 24 th & 25 th at the Tom Green 4-H Building. Anyone that is needing the necessary classroom requirement to meet the state regulations from Texas Parks & Wildlife for a hunting license, can contact Gary Glass at 234-8666 to register for this event or for more information. ALL ABOUT BEES!! Everyone is invited to this FREE educational program that will cover info dealing with Wild Bees, information on Beekeeping from the Texas State Honey Queen and the Concho Valley Beekeepers Association meeting. This event will be held on Tuesday, July 16th at 6:00 pm at the TAMU AgriLife Research & Ext Center on US Hwy 87 North. Special guest speakers will be Dr Charles Allen, Entomology Specialist, and Shelby Kilpatrick, the Texas Honey Queen. The event is sponsored by the Concho Valley Beekeeper s Association and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. If you are interested in Horticulture or Entomology info come to hear info on how to get started in beekeeping and honey production Rachel Rathmell on Wall Climb Getting ready for ropes course 2013 Leadership Lab - New Mexico Leadership Lab at Sacramento was a great time for all the kids with numerous activities! They all challenged the high and low ropes courses, worked on interviewing techniques, learned about parliamentary procedure, played challenging games of Frisbee golf, Volleyball, and paddle boat wars. Each evening they danced the night away to their favorite tunes! There were approximately 80 young adults that went with a handful of agents to Leadership Lab in Sacramento, NM! There were about 30 that ran for a District Council Officer Position. The new District 7 Council Officers for 2013-2014 are: President : Shelbi Greaves (Coleman County) 1st VP: Devon Keese (McCulloch County) 2nd VP: Rachel Gibbs (Runnels County) 3rd VP: Ethan Bredemeyer (Runnels County) Secretary: Hadley Hatler (Runnels County) Public Relations: Cole Speck (McCulloch County) Parliamentary: Tyler Davidson (Irion County) Agent Advisors: Nick Gonzales (Brown Co) and Courtney Redman (Tom Green Co) Those attending from Tom Green 4-H were: Nick and Zach Broz, Megan Crawford, Taylor Hoelscher, Lacey Morris, Emily Niehues, Jesse and Jody Pfeuffer, Rachel Rathmell, Cassie Weishuhn, Ashley Wilde and Agent Courtney Redman. 2013-14 District 7 Council Officers 4-H Newsletter Page 5
Upcoming Events: July 2: Tom Green County Fashion Show - 4H Building, 9:30 AM July 4-5: County Holiday, Offices closed in observance of Independence Day July 16: District 7 4-H Junior Fashion Show, Grape Creek Baptist Church July 18: Agent Planning Conference & District 7 Recordbook Judging, TGC 4-H Bldg July 20-25 - State Shooting Sports games - San Antonio July 23-30: State 4-H Horse Show, Abilene July 27-28: M. Vick Goat Sale; Concho River Classic Goat show, 4H Bldg August 5- State Recordbook Judging Contest (West Region)-TAMU Research & Ext Center August 20- Silver Clover Banquet, Zentner s Daughter August 10: Deadline for entries for So. Plains Fair - Lubbock August 15: Deadline for entries for West Tx Fair-Abilene August 24 & 25: Hunter s Education Course, 4H Building August 25: Deadline for entries State Fair of Texas - Dallas August 26: All area Schools Start August 28: Deadline for ALL Sheep & Goat Validation Tag Orders September 2: Labor Day - County Holiday, Offices Closed September 5-14: West Texas Fair in Abilene September 6-14: Permian Basin Fair in Odessa. September 20-28: Panhandle South Plains Fair - Lubbock September 27-Oct 20: State Fair of Texas, Dallas September 30-October 4: State Fair of Texas, Dallas - Market animal week October 6-11: National 4-H Week October 9: National 4-H Science Day October 12-13: Jr. Meat Goat Show Assoc & ASU Block & Bridle Expo, 4H Bldg October 14: Holiday, Columbus Day, County Offices Closed. For more information, check out our website at http://tomgreen.agrilife.org Tom Green County 113 W. Beauregard San Angelo, Texas 76903 Courtney Redman CEA-4-H & YD CEA Ag/NR Kathy Aycock CEA FCS Allison Watkins CEA Horticulture Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin.