September 2013 Volume 22, Issue 24 Visit the Hidalgo County Extension webpage at: http://hidalgo.agrilife.org/ Let’s all have some fun and enjoy an evening of recognition of our 4-H youth with family and friends! Purchase Your Dinner Tickets from your club man- ager. Tickets are due to Frances Olivarez (956)279- 7817) or (sealed envelope to Mary Patlan) at County Extension Office by September 13, 2013. Dinner Tickets may be pre-purchased for $10, and will be $12 at the door. Hurry and get your tickets! Join the Achievement Night Community Service Pro- ject by donating your new/used books, which will be distributed to the Knapp Medical Hospital patients). Please bring your donations to the event. Achievement Night Silent Auction Donations Call Frances Olivarez at (956)279-7818), or Edna Martinez at (956)975-1828 for further information. We kindly request your support in the amount of any donation or items, which will help support the 4-H Program and its activities, such as conducting community services throughout the year. (Please refer to the attached donation letters for distribution to businesses). Club Managers Please inform your 4-H members to make every effort to bring in donated items for the silent auction to the Extension Office by Thursday, September 26, 2013. Please don’t forget to email any 4-H pictures from the 20 12-2013 year for the Achievement Night slide show presentation. 2013 Hidalgo County Achievement Night September 28, 2013 Knapp Conference Center 1401 East 8th Street Reminders!
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Visit the Hidalgo County Extension webpage at: http://hidalgo.agrilife.org/
Let’s all have some fun and enjoy an evening of recognition of our 4-H youth with family and friends!
Purchase Your Dinner Tickets from your club man-ager. Tickets are due to Frances Olivarez (956)279-7817) or (sealed envelope to Mary Patlan) at County Extension Office by September 13, 2013. Dinner Tickets may be pre-purchased for $10, and will be $12 at the door. Hurry and get your tickets!
Join the Achievement Night Community Service Pro-ject by donating your new/used books, which will be distributed to the Knapp Medical Hospital patients). Please bring your donations to the event.
Achievement Night Silent Auction Donations Call Frances Olivarez at (956)279-7818), or Edna Martinez at (956)975-1828 for further information. We kindly request your support in the amount of any donation or items, which will help support the 4-H Program and its activities, such as conducting community services throughout the year. (Please refer to the attached donation letters for distribution to businesses).
Club Managers Please inform your 4-H members to make every effort to bring in donated items for the silent auction to the Extension Office by Thursday, September 26, 2013.
Please don’t forget to email any 4-H pictures from the 20 12-2013 year for the Achievement Night slide show presentation.
All volunteers must also enroll annually by creating or re-activating their profile in the 4-H Connect online management system. The volunteer must enroll as a 4-H volunteer every year. Enrollment and an active profile is required for any volun-teer to register for an event in 4-H Connect. Please note that you no longer need to submit the 4-H Volunteer Background Check form. Simply coordinate with the County Extension Office (Mary Patlan) on the $10 payment for screening, or mail-in your check made paya-ble to 4-H Project Account to this address: 410 North 13th Avenue/Edinburg, Texas 78541 or bring it by the Exten-sion Office. The pending status on 4-H Connect will change automatically, as soon as it is approved from the State 4-H Office.
Just click, here, on this website → at: http://hidalgo.agrilife.org/
IMPORTANT!
4-H Connect Re-Enrollment
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The 4-H Connect Registration process has started in August. All pro-files have become Inactive on August 15th, and all 4-Hers are required to re-enroll for the 2013-2014, 4-H Year. All existing profiles (youth and adults) must be updated. Please Note: Clovers must register, as well.
______________________________________________ Please remember that all 4-H members must be officially enrolled in an “active” status on 4-H Connect to be considered an official 4-H mem-ber. It is very important that each 4-H member update their profile with the most current information, as well as the medical/health field.
• All Youth – Must have the following fields filled out: Health/Medical Form: Signed this day, Health/Medical Form: Participant Signature,
Health/Medical Form: Parent or Legal Guardian Signature.
• All Adults – Must have the following fields filled out: Health/Medical
Form: Signed this day, Health/Medical Form: Participant Signature
If participants do not have health insurance, print their name and date the form online, which advises us that the 4-Her has no insurance coverage, but has read the needed forms.
—————————————- (Do Not Duplicate Profile): Please contact Mary Patlan to assist you with any questions or email/password issues. Also, be prepared to process payment through 4-H Connect with re-enrolling/enrolling your family profile.
Just click, here, on this website → at: http://hidalgo.agrilife.org/
New & Exciting Things
Happening In The Clothing &
Textiles Project!
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Updated Fashion Show categories, along with a new invi-tational contest, were announced during the State 4-H Round-Up Fashion Show. If you missed it, you can learn more about the Clothing & Textiles project changes in the 2014 Clothing & Textiles packet available online at http://fcs.tamu.edu/clothing/4h/packet/index.php. For questions,
please contact Kelli Lehman at (979)845-1150.
Don’t miss out on your opportunity for the Hidalgo County 4-H Foun-dation Summer Scholarship. Application form must be filled out and returned on or before September 1, 2013 to the Hidalgo County 4-H Foundation/1616 E. Griffin Parkway, PMB #231/Mission, Texas 78572, E-mail:[email protected], Application can be found at the following website: http://4hfoundation.net, or contact Mary Kelley at (956)929-4767.
If you qualify, you will receive a One-Time $150 scholarship.
In order to be eligible for the scholarship you must: a) 4-H member enrolled on 4-H Connect by November 31, 2012. (Clover Kids are not eligible for this scholarship.)
b) Attend 4-H Camp and/or a 4-H Leadership Camp (4-H project),
c) Attend 4-H Camp held outside of Hidalgo County/overnight stay.
Eligible 4-H Camps for this Scholarship are, but not limited to: • 4-H County Camp • Texas 4-H Round-Up • Leadership Lab
There has been an update on the 2014 Texas 4-H Photography Rules & Guidelines. The categories have remained the same for the 2014 contest, however, some of the descriptions have been updated to ad-dress questions pertaining to what is allowable in each of the catego-ries. The theme for 2014 is: "What Is Your Why?" This category will be for photographs of why youth are part of 4-H in Texas. 4-H mem-bers are to think about why they are a member of Texas 4-H, it could focus on leadership, project experience(s), community service, a 4-H meeting, volunteers, or 4-H friends.
One of the major changes in the 2014 Texas 4-H Photography Contest is the scoring criteria, which has been simplified, via number of criteria and description clarification of each. With this change also comes an additional award ranking where youth maybe only awarded a participa-tion ribbon for their photo.
The 2014 Rules & Guidelines will be posted on the Texas 4-H Photog-
STAR Validation (Steers Only): $15 tag fee to be paid at validation. September 14, 2013 at the Sharyland Ag Farm at 9:00 a.m.
Lamb & Goat Validations: October 22, 2013 Weslaco Ag Farm/7178 North Mile 1 1/2 East in Mercedes
Swine: TBA
Payment: Check payable to 4-H Project Account.
Please Note: Contact your club manager to place tag orders.
Veterinary Science Class
September 3 & 16, 2013
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (County Extension Office)
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September 3, 2013: There will be a Parent Meeting at the Hidalgo County Extension Office - Small Training Room, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Meeting is mandatory for Parents of Veterinary Science 4-Hers).
The class schedule for the year is now available on the County website. Just follow the link: http://hidalgo.agrilife.org/4-h-youth-development/4-h-newsletters/
Note: The Program is not taking new students at this time.
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Gail Weigel Ortiz will be available to you, via email, at [email protected] or at
(956)463-1373, or Christina Perez at (956)383-1026, or email at
This meeting is to welcome you back and to start the 2013 - 2014, 4-H Year. You will be receiving infor-mation on the latest updates regarding the County 4-H Program, schedule of events for the year, duties and roles, along with some trainings. Food and drinks will be provided!!
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100 Years Centennial __________________________
As we work through the planning process for the celebration of our 100 Years of service to the peo-ple of Hidalgo County, we kindly request your as-sistance by providing us with any photographs, in your possession, from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, and with your permission allowing the use of the photos during the planning. Please bring to the Extension Office so that we can continue with our plans for this celebration. We thank you, in advance!
2014 RGVLS Horticulture
Competition Workshop
September 21, 2013
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The workshop is FREE and will be held at the Youth Center at the Livestock Show Grounds in Mercedes from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The containers for plants are to be purchased at the Youth Center by calling Pat-sy Chavez at (956)565-2456.
Just follow the link: http://hidalgo.agrilife.org/4-h-youth-development/4-h-newsletters/
ALPA Meeting
September 24, 2013
7:00 p.m. County Extension Office
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Reminder: If you would like to add anything for discussion to the ALPA agenda, please contact Frances Olivarez, President - ALPA Committee, at
(956)279-7818, days prior to the meeting.
County Council Meeting
September 24, 2013
7:00 p.m. County Extension Office
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Stand up! Educate yourself and become the voice for your club while enjoying a great learning experi-ence by attending the Hidalgo County 4-H Council monthly meetings!!
See Ya There!
2013 South Texas Series
TCCA, TCMGA, TCLA, TCPA Sanctioned
JK Northway Exposition Center
Kingsville, Texas
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Just follow the link: http://hidalgo.agrilife.org/4-h-youth-development/4-h-newsletters/
Hidalgo County
Food Show
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Food Show Informational
September 23, 2013 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
County Extension Office
Any 4-Her interested in competing at the 2013 County Food Show is encouraged to attend this informational that will provide the tools needed to become successful.
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Food Show
Planning Committee Meeting
September 30, 2013 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
County Extension Office
Attention: Project Leaders and those interested in assist-ing with the food show are welcome and encouraged to attend this planning session. With more hands on deck, this event will be a success.
Hippology Contest & 4-H
Horse Leader Workshop
September 21, 2013 Scurry Rosser High School - 8 miles south on Hwy 34 from
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1st Annual RGV Livestock
Showmanship Academy
Saturday November 9th, 2013 Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Grounds
Mercedes, Texas Registration: 8:00 a.m.
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The event will be open to any youth interested in show animals o r ex i s t i ng showman. Youth participant’s fee is $10 and no charge for adults or children seven (7) years old or younger. Registration can be mailed or hand-delivered to Cameron, Hidalgo, or Willacy Counties. The academy will provide sessions on quality counts, clipping, nutrition, showmanship on goats, lambs, hogs, and beef cattle. Lunch will be provided!
Visit Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy County Offices to Pre –Register by November 6th.
For registration form and flyer, just follow the link: http://hidalgo.agrilife.org/4-h-youth-development/4-h-
RGV Livestock Show-
manship Academy
November 9th, 2013
Livestock Judging Events:
October 5, 2013: Guadalupe County Livestock Judging Contest at Guadalupe County Fair-grounds in Seguin, Texas (Pre-Registration Dead-line: September 27, 2013)
October 12, 2013: Jackson County Youth Fair Live stock Judging Contest at Brackenridge Recreational Complex - 284 Brackenridge Parkway, Edna Texas. Using GPS (Address is: 284 Brackenridge Parkway, Edna Texas)
October 19, 2013: Calhoun County Fair Youth Live stock Judging Contest at Port Lavaca, Texas
Just follow the link: http://hidalgo.agrilife.org/4-h-youth-development/4-h-newsletters/
NEW!!!! 2014 Texas 4-H Round-Up Theme Contest!
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Entry Deadline: September 25, 2013
Hidalgo County 4-Hers! We Need Your Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In order to inspire 4-H’ers during Texas 4-H Round-Up,
you must create a theme (theme only) that will evoke and
inspire leadership! Participants will either prepare a
speech or essay telling us about your theme.
Texas 4-H will then adapt your theme and implement it into many aspects of Round-Up for you and all your
friends to see! Please see attached flyer.
Rural Youth Loans
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA)
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes operating loans of up to $5,000 to eligible individual rural youth, ages ten (10) through twenty (20) to finance income producing, agricul-ture-related projects. Project must be of modest size, educational and initiated, developed and carried out by rural youth participating in 4-H
clubs, FFA or a similar organization.
The project must be an organized and supervised program of work. It must be planned and operated with the assistance of the organization advisor, produce sufficient income to repay the loan, and provide the youth with practical business and educational experience in agriculture-related skills.
For more information and applications, contact Vidal Saenz, Extension Agent CEP (Farm Advisor) at (956)383-1026.
To view the fact sheet, just follow the link: http://hidalgo.agrilife.org/4-h-youth-development/4-h-
newsletters/
Show Pig Sale
September 28, 2013
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Sale to be held at Lampasas County Show Barn in Lampasas, Texas.
• Entry Deadline: September 15, 2013 • Late Entry Deadline: September 25, 2013
Two new contests that will be held this year are Consumer Decision Making and AG Products ID Contest.
For more information, please log onto the website at www.hotfair.com .
10th Annual Dimmit County Classic Dimmit County Show Barn
Carrizo Springs, Texas December 7-8, 2013
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Steer, Heifer, Swine, Lamb, and Goat Shows
ENTRY FEES: $25 Per Head, with $10 Late Fee, if post-
marked after November 15, 2013. $35 Fee at Check-In (Per Head)
• Saturday, December 7, 2013—Lambs and Goats • Sunday, December 8, 2013—Steer, Heifer, and Swine Show
Just follow the link: http://hidalgo.agrilife.org/4-h-youth-development/4-h-newsletters/
Pre-register at the following loca-tions: All Valley
Wide Gold’s Gyms and Complete Nutri-tion/$10 On-site registration will begin at 8:00 a.m./$15.
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GROUNDS ACTION SPOT
9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
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special 2 hour fundraiser event with Zumba Instructor:
Homer Longoria and his crew!!!!!
• Pre-register at the following location: All Valley
Wide Gold’s Gyms and Complete Nutrition/$10 On-
Site.
• Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m./$15. Sponsors: Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show,
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For more information, contact Robyn Perez: (956)355-8199,
or see attached flyer
Door Prizes
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Door Prizes
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Good Afternoon:
As a supporter of the 4-H as well as a Go-Texan Member, we would like to share with you an exciting Fund-raising opportunity. Our program is a 50% profit based program starting with the very first item sold. There is no minimum to purchase and no group too small. We do not charge you for brochures, order forms, posters, or shipping. You simply sell the products and we send you an invoice for 50% of your total sales. Please take a look out the brochure online with the link provided below. The program is very simple.
You can also do our fund-raiser in coordination with your normal fall fund-raiser. If you do meat, fruit, or nuts; your profit is normally very little. By using our fund-raiser in coordina-tion, you can broaden your market base and still make more! If you make $4 on a $30 ham, you could make that same $4 on an $8 item in our brochure. By doing both you can reach more people who may not be able to support you if they are required to spend that much. Our products also require no refrigeration and we set the start date and delivery date by what you request not what we require.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.
Thanks, Tammy Cell: (361)220-0132, or Fax: (361)237-4805 VIRTUAL BROCHURE: https://www.stxmilling.com/index.php?main_page=page_4 For additional information, www.stxmilling.com Click on the fund-raising tab for additional policies and procedures and to see our promise to you in black and white!
The Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program is, once again, part-nering with the Texas State Preservation Board to offer 4-H photog-raphy project youth an opportunity to participate in their photo con-test. Each year, in January, the Texas State Preservation Board will be displaying photos taken by 4-H and FFA members in the Agricul-ture Museum located in the State Capitol. Photos focus on Texas Agriculture and include eight different categories which 4-H and FFA Members can enter photographs. All photo entries are submitted on-line at http://fs4.formsite.com/state4h/form14/form_login.html between September 1, 2013 and October 15, 2013. Winners will be an-nounced on or around December 15, 2013 on the Texas State Preser-vation Board website.
Just follow the link: http://hidalgo.agrilife.org/4-h-youth-development/4-h-newsletters/
2013 Fall Tractor Supply
Promotion
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The resources, as well as the webinar presentation, on the paper clover toolkit at can be found by logging into: http://www.4-h.org/paper-clover-toolkit/
Steps: 1. Print off the incentive program participation form (found online in the toolkit area) 2. Schedule and participate in an in-store event/activity at your store during the Paper Clover promotion 3. Have a store team member/manager sign the form and return it to National 4-H Council: via fax: (301) 961.2908 via email: [email protected]
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service introduced the 2013-2014 Hidalgo County 4-H Ambassadors to Commis-sioners Court on August 6, 2013. Christina Perez, County Extension Agent, 4-H & Youth Development, introduced the students and stated that the purpose of the 4-H Ambassador is to project a clear and accurate image of the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program. The 4-H Ambassadors act as spokespersons for the 4-H program, spreading the history and mission of 4-H to different audiences in the community. The role consists of promoting and advertising 4-H to other youth, volunteers and community leaders. The Ambassadors help others understand how 4-H affects the lives of young people and how it addresses key youth issues in the community and state. In doing so, the youth improve their leadership and presentation skills.
2013 – 2014 Hidalgo County 4-H Ambassadors: • Adriana Lamar de los Santos • Renee Patricia Boyle • Marissa Nicole Luna • Brianna Nicole Bullion • Krista Luisa Olivarez • James Andrew Cano • Claudia Christina Martinez • Vanessa Marie Martinez • Bianca Rebecca Garcia • Robyn Denise Perez • Daena Lynn Ciomperlik • Cynthia Lilliana Cantu • Amanda Cristina Salinas • Emily Nicole Morales
Good Luck and Congratulations on your role as a 4-H Ambassador!
Marissa Nicole Luna StarLite 4-H Club Rabbit Senior
Volume 22, Issue 24 September 2013—Page 8
Educational programs of the Texas AgriLIFE Extension Service Office are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, religion, 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. A member of
the Texas A&M University System and its statewide Agriculture Program.
Enjoy this edition of the 4-H Times Newsletter, and remember to make note of dates to meet all deadlines.
Adelita F. Muñoz, County Extension Agent
Family Consumer Science
Brad Cowan, County Extension Agent
AG/Natural Resources
Barbara Storz, County Extension Agent
Horticulture
Al Lopez, 4-H Youth Outreach Coordinator
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Christina Perez, County Extension Agent
Sincerely,
REMEMBER!
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Visit the Hidalgo County Webpage: http://hidalgo.agrilife.org/
for information on up-coming 4-H events, and more!!!!
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To view the Texas Standard Newsletter, visit: texas4-h.tamu.edu
To be eligible to compete at the State Shows, exhibitors will need to be Quality Counts verified. The Quality Counts veri-fication number must be recorded on the Junior Show Entry Forms. Please refer to the website by clicking here at www.qualitycounts.tamu.edu , scroll down to open hyperlink (under quality counts verification system) to become eligible for participation. For rules and guidelines, refer to the website at http://agrilife.org/qualitycounts/
October 12, 2013
Texas 4-H members are unlike any other youth organiza-tion members - we strive to do the best and we make the best better! Saturday, October 12, 2013, will be our 5th anniversary of Texas 4-H members giving back through community service and making a difference in one day! Every 4-H member in Texas is asked to take part in a community service project. You can pick a project as small as mowing the neighbors yard by yourself, to as large as your entire county 4-H coming together to host a 5K run for a local organization. One Day 4-H is your day to Make a Difference in your community! For more information about One Day 4-H, to sign up, and how to be seen on Saturday, October 12, 2013 visit the the following links: Learn more!, Sign Up Here!., Or-der Here! For t-shirts.
