June 2017 ATASCOSA 4-H NEWSLETTER Texas A&M AgriLife Extension 25 E. Fifth Street P.O. Box 379 Leming, TX 78050 830-569-0034 [email protected]atascosa.agrilife.org The members of Texas A&M AgriLife will provide equal opportunities in programs and activities, education, and employment to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic infor- mation, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity and will strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout Texas A&M AgriLife. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agricul- ture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. We will seek to provide reasonable accommodation for all persons with disabilities for this meeting. We request that you contact the Atascosa County Extension Service twelve days (12) prior to the event at (830) 569-0034 or as soon as possible to advise us of the auxiliary aid or service that you require. Want to Join Our Ambassador Team!?!?! Applications due 6/20/2017 Are you interested in having fun and pro- moting 4-H with our 2017-2018 team. Ap- ply now to become and Atascosa 4-H Am- bassador!! Member must have reached or will have reached their 14th birthday by August 31st. Applications can be down- loaded from our website at http://atascosa.agrilife.org. If you are an Intermediate age 4-H member, you may apply to be a Junior Ambassador and will promote 4-H along side Sr. Am- bassadors. For more information regarding application and re- quirements please contact the Extension Office. Other Dates to Remember: All applicants must complete a Recordbook by June 15th and should be prepared to interview on July 10th. Atascosa 4-H Awards Banquet SAVE THE DATE The Atascosa 4-H Banquet will be held on August 4, 2017. More information coming soon! Shooting Sports 3-6 Livestock Judging 7 Record Book 8 Star Apps 8 Officer Workshop 9 Dog Project 9 Livestock 10 Turkeys 11 Golf 12 Camp 13 Livestock Ambass. 14 Y’all 15 Leadership Lab 16 Contact Us 16 Inside This Issue
The members of Texas A&M AgriLife will provide equal opportunities in programs and activities, education, and employment to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic infor-mation, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity and will strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout Texas A&M AgriLife. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agricul-ture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. We will seek to provide reasonable accommodation for all persons with disabilities for this meeting. We request that you contact the Atascosa County Extension Service twelve days (12) prior to the event at (830) 569-0034 or as soon as possible to advise us of the auxiliary aid or service that you require.
Want to Join Our Ambassador Team!?!?! Applications due 6/20/2017
Are you interested in having fun and pro-moting 4-H with our 2017-2018 team. Ap-ply now to become and Atascosa 4-H Am-bassador!! Member must have reached or will have reached their 14th birthday by August 31st. Applications can be down-loaded f rom our websi te at http://atascosa.agrilife.org.
If you are an Intermediate age 4-H member, you may apply to be a Junior Ambassador and will promote 4-H along side Sr. Am-bassadors. For more information regarding application and re-quirements please contact the Extension Office.
Other Dates to Remember: All applicants must complete a Recordbook by June 15th and should be prepared to interview on July 10th.
Atascosa 4-H Awards Banquet
SAVE THE DATE The Atascosa 4-H
Banquet will be held on August 4, 2017. More information
coming soon!
Shooting Sports 3-6
Livestock Judging 7
Record Book 8
Star Apps 8
Officer Workshop 9
Dog Project 9
Livestock 10
Turkeys 11
Golf 12
Camp 13
Livestock Ambass. 14
Y’all 15
Leadership Lab 16
Contact Us 16
Inside This Issue
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Atascosa 4-H Club Info 4‐H isa “learnbydoing”youtheducationprogramforchildren9 to19. It promotes positive values, social responsibility, and lifelong
learning.Anaf iliatedprogram,CloverKids,isavailableinsomeareasforchildren5to7(Kto2).Through4‐Handtheopportunitiesitprovides,4‐Hmembershavetheabilitytoparticipate in many events and activities, as well as apply for scholarships, travel thecountry,andmeetnewfriends.EnrollmentbeginsinAugust.
Lytle 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month, 6:30pm Lytle Primary School Cafeteria Nan Boyd 210-912-5841 [email protected] Leeanna Mask 210-859-9499 Michelle Keith [email protected] Mesquite 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month, 7pm Pleasanton Elementary, Pleasanton, TX Sue Ann Smith - (830) 570-4399 [email protected] Debbie Ward - (830) 281-4159 Johanna Hagen - (830) 281-2119 [email protected] Poteet 4-H 1st Tuesday of the Month, 7pm Poteet High School Cafeteria, Stephanie Scharmann - (210) 365-9632 [email protected]
Atascosa Club of Equine Enthusiasts 4th Monday of the Month, 7pm First United Methodist Church, Pleasanton Karen Harris - (830) 570-9222 [email protected]
Black Hill 4-H 2nd Sunday of the Month, 6:00pm Black Hill Comm. Building., Black Hill, TX Kim Lutz - (830) 570 - 3320 [email protected]
La Parita 4-H 2nd Tuesday of the month 6:30 pm 95 South CR 321, Jourdanton Tasha Meyer—830-399-2688 [email protected]
Leming/Verdi 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month 6:30pm Verdi Community Center, Verdi, TX Carl Royal 830-480-4018 [email protected] James Caraway 830-570-3946 [email protected] Matt Adamitz 210-275-8796
Sept. 23‐24, 2017‐Carrizo Springs $120 Registra on through Sept. 12 $150 Late Registra on Sept. 13‐22
Oct. 14‐15, 2017—Victoria $120 Registra on through Oct. 1 $180 Late Registra on Oct. 2‐5
Register on 4‐H Connect at:
https://texas.4honline.com
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For Information regarding the Atascosa 4-H Shooting Sports Program, please contact:
SHOTGUN Boyd Grimshaw 830-570-0110 [email protected] or visit www.atascosaclaypoppers.shutterfly.com RIFLE Tasha Meyer 830-399-2688, [email protected] or Jimmy Meyer 830-570-7071, [email protected] ARCHERY Paul Macmanus (210) 452-2620 — [email protected] For more information on the shooting sports project, visit
http://agrilife.org/d124h/events/.shooting-sports Additional tournament information can also be found at
http://www.iclays.com/cgi-bin/public_tournament_list.cgi or http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/outdoor-learning/hunter-education/shooting-sports-
opportunities/sporting-clays-schedule
2017 District 12 4-H Shooting Sports Postal League Congrats to our Shooting Sports Rifle Teams each taking second place at the District Contest.
Way to go to all our shooters on a job well done!!!
Junior Team Intermediate Team Senior Team Dickey, Trevor Smith, Ayden Darrow, Beau
Roberson, Shyann Dickey, Levi Darrow, Cody Gould, Case Foster, Reed Hindes, Cort Rubal, Jacob Gould, Rhett Dickey, Joey
· Hunting & Wildlife, Muzzle Loading, Pistol and Rifle Events July 9-14, 2017 Austin Rifle Club, Manor
· Archery Events July 16-22, 2017; National Shooting Complex, San Antonio
· Shotgun Events July 18-22; National Shooting Complex, San Antonio
Registration: May 1 - June 15, 2017 Registration Fees: $95 per contestant; $25 per participant in Clover Kids’ Fun Days. For more information please go to the following page to look at the complete handbook.
The District 12 Shotgun Match was held was held May 19 in La-redo. Atascosa County sent 3 shooters, Orlando Garza III, Na-than Ricks and Montgomery Cain. All shot well but Montgom-ery came home High Overall In-termediate with a second in Skeet and a third in both Whiz Bang and Trap. Congratulations shoot-ers. Montgomery Cain is pictured with his winnings.
Registration for the 4-H Shotgun Camp will open until June 11, 2017 on 4-H Connect and will be held June 25-28 in Brazos County. Registration is first come, first serve for the 60 youth positions and 10 adult coach positions. COST: $350.00 – Youth participant registration fee $150.00 – Adult participant registration fee Complete details and eligibility information can be found at:
District 12 Livestock Judging Contest: The District 12 4-H Livestock Judging Contest was held in Fredericks-burg on May 6. Atascosa County had a team in each of the age groups. The Senior team of Ethan Ayala, Emily Chessher, Tyler Pearson and Mason Vick placed 3rd and will be able to go on to the State Contest in June. In ad-dition, Ethan Ayala placed first individual in Reasons. The Intermediate Team of Hallie Bates, Max Chessher, Weston Eisenhauer and Madison Maglievaz were third place overall team in their age division. The Junior Team was made up of Ely Rankin and Colten Eisenhauer and placed sixth overall in Juniors. 1st photo l to r: Front row Ely Rankin, Greyson Chessher, Colten Eisenhauer. Back Row Mason Vick, Tyler Pearson, Ethan Ayala, Hallie Bates, Emily Chessher, Weston Eisenhauer, Max Chessher and Dale Rankin. 2nd photo: l to r in back Madison Maglievaz, Hallie Bates, Weston Eisenhauer, and Max Chessher. In front are Ely Rankin and Colton Eisenhauer. Helping First Responders: The 2016-2017 Texas 4-H Council has selected “Support Your First Responders” as their statewide service project. In support of our local Lytle First Responders, the Lytle 4-H club had a car wash to raise money to buy snacks and water to the Lytle Volunteer Fire Department. Pictured bottom, left to right are Fireman Rene Flores, Jocelyn Harris, Kasen Boyd, Case Conover, Augustus Criswell, Case Conover, Gerald Nae-gelin, Emma Keith, Abigail Miller, Zachary Miller, Rosecarlie Harold, Robey Harold,Alex Naegelin, Bree Criswell and Fireman Luis Enriquez.
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Guides & information can be found at:
June 15, 2017
http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/recordbooks/
4-H STAR AWARD APPLICATIONS DUE JUNE 15, 2017
Gold Star Award—Member must be at least 15 at the time of ap-plication and must have completed at least 3 years in 4-H, including current year. The 4-H member must have submitted a Record book to be considered for the award. The 4-H member must have completed projects in three different project are-as, have submitted appropriate record forms, and have participated in one or more activities. Silver Star Award— Must be 12 at the time of application but not have reached their 15th birthday as of September 1st of the current year Bronze Star Award— Must be 9 or in the third grade but not have reached their 12th birthday by September 1st of the current year.
A full list of requirements are listed on the application available on our website under the “Forms” tab at atascosa.agrilife.org
Star and New Am-bassador Interviews
will take place on Monday, July 10, 2017. Applicants
will be notified with a specific time at a
later date.
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The Atascosa 4-H Ag Product Id Team practices most Thursdays at the Atascosa County Extension Office. Look out for your email with specific dates and times and other project information. Feel free to call our office if you have any questions or concerns.
Individuals interested in helping plan for this years County Fair activities and shows should make plans to attend the next meeting. The meeting will be held June 13, 2017 at 7:00pm. A location will be announced at a later time. Please call the Extension Office for more info. Everyone is invited...bring your ideas!
The 4‐H Dog Project is preparing for the State 4‐H Dog show and will not be having regular mee ngs un l Septem‐ber. See you then!!! Anyone interested in finding out more about the 4‐H Dog Project, please contact Michelle, 4‐H Program Assis‐tant at 830‐569‐0036 or visit
Club Officer & Manager Training Thursday, July the 27th will be our annual officer and manager work-shop! We will have fun activities planned for the officers, so come ex-cited for a new year! Who: 4-H Club and Council Officers and Club Managers When: Thursday, July 27th @ 6:00pm Where: County Extension Office, 25 East Fifth Street, Leming
The Wildlife & Fisheries group will take a break for the summer and resume on September 7, 2017 at 5:30p.m.
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Summer Livestock Day Camps Livestock Day Camps are scheduled for this summer to help increase the knowledge of our youth livestock exhibitors. More info on these camps coming soon! Save the date: July 25, 2017 4-H Swine Day Camp July 26, 2017 4-H Cattle Day Camp July 27, 2017 4-H Sheep & Goat Day Camp July 28, 2017 4-H Poultry & Rabbit Day
Steer Validation Dates Wednesday June 14, 2017 4:00-6:00p.m. Saturday June 17, 2017 8:00-10:00a.m.
The District 12 4-H Horse Show will be held on June 16, 2017 at the Richard M. Borchard Re-gional Fairgrounds located in Robstown. Reg-istration is now open through June 6th on 4-H Connect.
State 4-H Horse show will be held on from July 22 through the 29th at the Taylor County Expo
Total # of Poults ordered ____________ @ $4.25 each = $ ____________
Circle One: Individual or Family
Major Turkey Order Form – Deadline June 23, 2017
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Atascosa 4-H will travel together for County Camp 2 this year to be held on June 28 through June 30th. We will need parent volunteers. Please call our office if you are interested. All partici-pants must be registered on
4-H Connect.
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Livestock Ambassadors 2017 Applications Livestock Ambassador Application – Due June 2, 2017 Advocacy Ambassador Application – Due June 2, 2017
Mission:
The Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador program strives to provide high school aged 4-H members the opportunity to develop and practice advanced leadership skills related to mentoring other youth, and to become advocates for animal agriculture.
Objectives:
Prepare youth to serve in leadership capacities in junior livestock programs across Texas. Prepare youth for the experience of the University setting, through intensive science based in-struction and experiences. Prepare and provide opportunities for youth to serve in advocacy roles for animal agriculture, 4-H, and junior livestock programs. Develop a heightened awareness of career opportunities in animal agriculture and advocacy. Questions: Billy Zanolini, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist Youth Livestock and Agriculture Email: [email protected] Lauren Verfurth, 4-H Graduate Assistant Youth Livestock and Agriculture Email: [email protected] Cost: Texas Tech University and West Texas A&M University: $250.00 Texas A&M University: $250.00 Program dates: Texas Tech University and West Texas A&M University: July 24-27, 2017 Texas A&M University: July 17-20, 2017 Application is due by 5:00 p.m. June 2, 2017 *Applicants will be notified by June 16, 2017 if they have been accepted/denied. *An application does not ensure entrance into the program. The program is limited to 25 participants per short course. Top appli-cants may be required to complete an inter-view.
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For more info contact Roy Walston, County Extension Agent – Kerr County
Exhibitors entering into the State Fair should submit their entries to the Extension Office by Mon-day, August 7, 2017. Entries are not currently available but should be soon.
Texas 4-H Roundup Service Project
Plastic Bag Mats for the Homeless Workshop at Texas 4-H Roundup
Wednesday, June 7th, 10am to 3pm Thursday, June 8th, 10am to 3pm
Bring your plastic shopping bags - Walmart, HEB, United, Kroger, Brookshires, Dollar Gen-eral, Family Dollar, Department Store - any-thing plastic! (500 bags makes a 3’X6” mat). Everyone participating at State Round Up is en-couraged to donate bags regardless of participa-tion at workshop.
District 12 4‐H Leadership Lab is an overnight camping experience for youth ages 12‐19. The focus of the event is to provide 4‐H members the opportunity to learn valuable leadership and life skills by par ci‐pa ng in a variety of educa‐
onal ac vi es, team‐building exercises, and learning sessions. The event is rotated to a variety
of loca ons around South Texas with most occurring on university campuses. D12 4‐H Leadership Lab is scheduled for June 20‐23, 2017 in Kings‐ville, TX. Registra on is open on 4‐H Connect and closes on June 2, 2017. Cost is $225. More informa on can be found at
