LaSalle Co. 4H November 2013 Newsletter Club Managers Meeting Date: November 26, 2013 Time: 5:30pm Place: Fairgrounds County Council Date: November 26, 2013 Time: 6pm Place: LaSalle County Extension Office Club Meetings Cotulla 4-H Club Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 Encinal 4-H Club Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 Shooting Sports If anyone is interested in Shooting Sports meet at the LaSalle County Extension Office on NOVEMBER 17, 2013 at 5pm. Shooting Sports includes the following: Shotgun Rifle Archery
o Nov 1: Wildlife Program o Nov 12: Booster Club Meeting o Nov 22: Deadline to order Chickens o Dec 7: County Pig & Goat Validations o Dec 7: District Food Show & Food Challenge WHAT IS NEW FOR 2012-2013? All youth members must pay a participation fee of $20.00 before October 31, 2013 or $25.00 beginning November 1, 2013. All membership (youth and adult) must be entered onto the 4-H CONNECT system and be in active status for membership to be granted. Any enrollment completed on paper forms will not be official until entered on 4-H CONNECT and given active status. A 4-H member will not be allowed to register for any event until membership is in an ACTIVE status. http://texas.4honline.com Swine Information Meeting For all NEW or 1 st year SWINE Exhibitors we will be hosting a SWINE Exhibitor Information Meeting on November 25, 2013 at 6:30pm at the LaSalle County Extension Office. PLEASE USE A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE MAIL ALL YEAR LONG. INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN 4H! Major Show Info Call Extension Office for more information! Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Houston Livestock Show San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo
*** IF YOU PLAN ON SHOWING AT A MAJOR SHOW THIS YEAR YOU NEED TO BE A 4H MEMBER BY NOVEMBER 1, 2013. *** Major Show Entry Night Anyone showing at a major show will meet on November 14, 2013 at 6pm at the LaSalle County Extension Office. Please call the office if you have any questions. *** IF YOU PLAN ON SHOWING THIS YEAR YOU NEED TO BE A 4H MEMBER BY NOVEMBER 1, 2013. *** Major Show Pig Validations Anyone showing a swine at a Major Show, validations will be held on November 12, 2013 at 5pm at the LaSalle County Fair Barn. Showmanship Clinic & LaSalle Co. Prospect Show This year s Showmanship Clinic will be on January 4, 2013 at the LaSalle County Fair Barn and it will also be LaSalle s First Prospect Show. More details to follow! Atascosa County Show barn-hwy 97 Pleasanton, TX Duval Classic Prospect Show Steer, Heifer, Lamb and Goat Shows November 9-10, 2013 Benavides FFA FARM (Located next to High School) Medina County Junior Livestock Show Fall Preview SWINE Prospect Show (Non-Sanctioned Show) November 30, 2013 Medina County Fairgrounds 733 FM 462 N Hondo, Texas (Post Mark Deadline: November 22 nd ) 10th Annual Dimmit County Classic Steer, Heifer, Swine, Lamb & Goat Shows Dimmit County Show Barn Carrizo Springs, TX December 7-8, 2013 (Non- Sanctioned Show) Validations County Pig & Goat validations will be on December 7, 2013. Validations will begin at 9am thru 12pm at the LaSalle County Fair Barn. Prospect Shows Please call the extension office for more information on the prospect show you show interest in any of the following Prospect Shows listed. South Texas Double Trouble Prospect Show Steer and Heifer Show November 2, 2013 Chicken Orders If you plan on showing poultry for the County show, you need to submit your order by November 22, 2013. Attached is the Chicken Order Form you may send back to me via e-mail, fax or bring by office. Fax number is 830-483- 5098 and e-mail is Carla.Rios@ag.tamu.edu
Horse Judging Project First Horse Judging meeting will be November 10, 2013 at 1pm at the Encinal Veterans Park. KARINA SAUCEDA received Reserved Breed Champion with her Charlois & TRISTEN MARTINEZ had 2 Breed Champions, 1 Reserve Breed Champion, American Division Champion, Exotic Reserve Champion & Overall Reserve Grand Champion on October 26, 2013 at the 2 nd Annual Buckaroo Showdown in Freer, Texas. Goat Clinic This year s Goat Clinic will be held on December, 14, 2013 at 9am at the LaSalle County Fairbarn. We encourage exhibitors to bring their goat. Join Us On Facebook! We ve established a group page on Facebook that we ve named LaSalle Co. 4H. This group is private and a request to join must be made. Posts to this group page will be viewable by members of the group but will show up on your personal Facebook page so they re easy to view and keep up with for those of you with an existing Facebook page. The goal of this group page is to share pictures, county programs ideas, successes in the county, etc All members of the group will be able to post items on this page as well. To request joining this group, you ll need a Facebook account if you don t already have one! Run a search for LaSalle Co. 4H then click on the request to join button! It s that easy! We ask that all 4H Officers and Club Managers have access to our group page, as we will be posting up important information for their 4H Clubs.
4H & FFA Booster Club Sets Attendance Policy! The LaSalle Co. 4H and FFA Booster Club, (Which runs the Livestock Show) has instituted a rule that states: To be eligible to show at the LaSalle Co. Livestock Show, all 4H and FFA members must attend at least 50% of their respective chapter or club meetings. If you miss a 4H meeting and would like to have a make up, you can attend a LaSalle County Council meeting. Remember, your 50% attendance does not start until you are a bonified 4H Member. This means you have to be enrolled. Seniors You can apply for the 2014 Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship by clicking on this link. Have any questions please feel free to call our office if you need any help. http://lasalle.agrilife.org/4-h/
ONE DAY 4H PROJECT!!! Want to extend a BIG thank you to all LaSalle County 4H Members & Families, & LaSalle County Sheriff s Office. All donations were taken to the Christus Santa Rosa Children s Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Thank you to Melissa Torres, Karissia Torres (Cotulla 4H Member) and Kendra Torres (Cotulla 4H President) for delivering these items.
From Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service LaSalle County!
COUNTY BROILER ORDERS Deadline to order: November 22, 2013 Cost: $1.50/chick (must order in sets of 25 per exhibitor) $37.50 for an order of 25 Make checks payable to: LaSalle County 4H and FFA Booster Club Please send this form back to: Carla.Rios@ag.tamu.edu or drop off at our office. Name Exhibitors Name # of birds x $1.50 Amount Due
LaSalle County 4H will host a Goat Clinic at the Cotulla Fairgrounds on December 14, 2013 beginning at 9AM. For more information contact the LaSalle County Extension Office at (830) 483-5165.
TEXAS 4- H AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2014 NATIONAL 4-H CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITY WHAT IS NATIONAL 4- H CONFERENCE? The National 4- H Conference is the Secretary of Agriculture s premier youth development opportunity to engage youth in developing recommendations for the 4- H Youth Development Program. The National 4- H Conference is a working conference in which youth and adults- - at the invitation of the Secretary of Agriculture- - assist in the development of recommendations to help guide 4- H Youth Development Programs nationally and in their communities. This event brings together youth, volunteer leaders, and state and county Extension staff members from across the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the Canadian Provinces. As the sponsor for this conference, the National 4- H Headquarters- - located within Families, 4- H, and Nutrition at the U.S. Department of Agriculture s (USDA s) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) - - is charged with sharing the recommendations that emerge from the conference with the Secretary of Agriculture, national Extension Program Leaders, and others who determine 4- H programs. At the same time, ensuring that the conference is a meaningful experience for the youth and adult participants. LOCATION: The 2014 National 4- H Conference will be held at the National 4- H Youth Conference Center. The National 4- H Youth Conference Center is located in a quiet, 12- acre campus- like setting in Maryland, one mile from the nation s capital, making it the perfect gateway to Washington, D.C. s leaders, monuments and museums. The Conference Center is operated by the National 4- H Council. To read more interesting history on the National 4- H Youth Conference Center, visit http://www.4hcenter.org/center_history.html. WHO SHOULD APPLY? The National 4- H Conference requires youth who are focused and committed to working during the Conference and in their state. The Texas delegation will consist of 10 youth delegates, who need to engage in pre- and post conference work and participate in all scheduled conference activities. The minimum age requirement for a Texas youth delegate is 15 years old (must be by January 1, 2014). The maximum age for a youth delegate is 18. APPLICATION PROCESS: Applications must be submitted online and certified through 4HCONNECT by December 15, 2013. Final selection of delegates will be made on the basis of the online application. The final selection of delegates will be announced on, or before, December 20, 2013. Please refer to the Application/Nomination for 4- H Recognition Form (4- H 3-2.041) to help you complete the online application. This form is available from the Publication page of the Texas 4- H and Youth Development Program website (http://texas4- h.tamu.edu). COST: The delegate s share of registration, adult chaperone registration, lodging, airfare, meals, and transportation costs is $2000.00. This registration fee will be due on January 15, 2013. TEXAS DELEGATION MEETING LOCATION: The Texas delegates will meet at either the Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston or the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport in Dallas (depending on the cost of airline tickets and the geographical makeup of the delegation). All travel costs to the airport to meet the group is the responsibility of the delegate. Application Open Online: November 6, 2013 Application Closes Online: December 15, 2013 Delegates Announced: December 20, 2013 IMPORTANT DATES: Payment Deadline: January 15, 2013 Travel Start Date: April 5, 2014 Travel End Date: April 10, 2014 Kyle J. Merten, Phd 4180 State Hwy 6 College Station, TX 77845 Tel. 979.845.6533 Fax. 979.845.6495 kjmerten@ag.tamu.edu http://texas4-h.tamu.edu Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating