Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Caldwell 4-H Frenstat 4-H

2 3 San Angelo Stock Show

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4 Fort Worth Stock Show

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Major Show Dates: Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo– March 7-26

Rodeo Austin– March 11-25

5 6 4-H Robotics

7 4-H Dog Club

4-H Rabbit Club 4-H Shooting Sports

8 Cooks Point 4-H

Deanville 4-H

4-H Day at the Capital

9 San Angelo Ends

San Antonio Stock Show

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10 11

12 Somerville 4-H

13 Snook 4-H

4-H Robotics

14 15 EEA Scholarship due

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19 20 4-H Stitch & Design

4-H Robotics

Office closed

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26 San Antonio Stock Show

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Food Workshop

27 4-H Robotics

28 Deadline for Roundup

Shirt Designs

4-H ALA & Council meeting will be held on March 29th at 7p.m. in Frenstat

February 2017 Burleson County 4-H Newsletter

100 W. Buck St Ste#105 Caldwell, TX 77836

Phone: (979)567-2308

Fax: (979)567-2370 Email: Kaydie.degelia@ag.tamu.edu

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Text: burlesonc To: 81010

Twitter: @BurlesonCo

Facebook: @burlesoncounty4h

Website: http://burleson.agrilife.org/

Club News 4-H Horse Club– will not meet in February 2017. The

club will resume meetings in March 2017 through the Summer.

Rabbit Club– meetings have changed to 6P.M. on the 1st Tuesday of every month.

Cooks Point 4-H Club- will meet the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Cooks Point Community Center.

Goat Club -will not be meeting in February. Stitch and Design Club- held a Winter Workshop on

January 16. We had 33 youth attend along with several adults. Everyone had a great time and left with lots of completed projects. We will begin forming our Duds to Dazzle teams at our February meeting which will be February 20 at 7:00 at the Extension Office. You do not have to be in Stitch & Design to participate in Duds to

Dazzle. Please come join us. Frenstat 4-H- will hold its regular monthly meet-

ing on Wednesday, February 1st at 7:00 pm at the Frenstat Recreation Center. The program will be presented by the Caldwell Police Department.

Robotics 4-H– meets every Monday at the Caldwell Middle School Cafeteria from 4-6p.m.

4-H Clubs are encouraged to participate in the 2017 Big Spring Clean (see page 5) by doing Community

Service trash pick up during the month of April. If you need help with a location or need more information

call (979)567-2308. Please send pictures of your club’s community service to Kaydie.degelia@ag.tamu.edu

What’s happening in February? 4-H Day at the State Capitol

February 8th, 2017 in Austin, TX This day is designed for 4-H members to learn more about our state legislative pro-

cess, see our legislators in session, & visit their respective elected officials.

EEA Scholarship Opportunity There is a scholarship available from the Texas Extension Education Association for

graduating seniors that turned in a 4-H record book for this current 4-H year. The application and record book should be turned in to the Extension Office by

February 15th, 2017.

4-H Food Workshop February 26th @ 2P.M.

Snook, TX

Results from District 9 4-H Indoor Archery Contest Ross DuBois & Garrett Tittle– participated in

Intermediate Compound Aided

National 4-H Conference The National 4-H Conference is a yearly opportunity for 4-H members from all over the nation to gather together and discuss societal topics. Participants are selected by

their state 4-H program & attend as a delegation.

2017 Texas 4-H Photography Contest Theme: “Reflections” These are photos shot off any nat-ural or artificial reflective surface. A well executed shot will be able to show perfect symmetry or a slightly dis-

torted shot. Examples of photographs in the theme would be, but not limited to, photos from lakes, a win-

dow pane, a mirror, or a polished/waxed car. 4-H mem-bers are encouraged to be creative when thinking about

reflections in everyday life and where they are seen. Changes to rules for 2017. Photos must be 8x10 in size

with a quality resolution. Over the past two years the majority of disqualifications in the contest have occurred

when the photograph is too small to be viewed by the judge when downloaded from 4-H Connect. Additionally, please remember that all photos must be original work of the 4-H member submitting the photograph. No pho-tograph can be submitted which has been taken by oth-er 4-H members, a family member, or any printed/digital

source. All photos will be scanned through a reverse image search. Entry period: April 1-15, 2017 though 4-H

Connect. Rules can be found online http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/photography-video/

Horse Judging

April 1, 2017 Dick Freeman Arena, TX A&M University Campus Entry/Registration Deadline: March 19, 2017

Entry Fee: $15

Livestock Judging April 22, 2017

Pearce Pavilion, TX A&M University Campus Entry/Registration Deadline: April 9, 2017

Entry Fee: $20

Meats Judging & Identification April 22, 2017

Rosenthal Meat Science Center, TX A&M University Campus

Entry/Registration Deadline: April 9, 2017 Entry Fee: $15

Rifle, Air Rifle, & Pistol

May 6, 2017 @ Fort Bend County Education Bldg & Fairgrounds. Online registration closes on April 23,

2017 Entry Fee: $15

Soil Judging April 22, 2017

O.D. Butler Jr. Animal Science Complex Entry/Registration Deadline: April 9, 2017

Entry Fee: $15

2017 TX 4-H Roundup June 5-8th

College Station, TX Registration will be from May 1-16, 2017

There will be a late registration offered this year. Theme: Dream On!

Horse Show

June 20-21, 2017 Montgomery County Fairgrounds

Entry/Registration deadline: May 28, 2017

Leadership Adventure June 27-29, 2017

TX A&M University Galveston Seawolf Parkway Galveston, TX 77554

Cost: $225 Entry/Deadline: May 14, 2017

State Dog Show

July 7-9th @ Bell County EXPO

Leadership Institute July 17-19, 2017 Leadership Institute is designed to be a fun hands on leadership event. Participation is limited because the focus is not on the development of the par-ticipant but on development of the 4-H program. To this end, you are trained to enhance the 4-H program on the county level. Participants are also used as a sounding

board changes in the District 4-H program.

Texas 4-H Leadership Conference November 23-28th in Washington D.C.

The Texas 4-H Leadership Conference also known as ‘The Record Book Trip’ is a recognition event for senior level 4-H members (grades 9-12) who have placed first

at the state level in one of the 29 4-H record book categories.

Bicycle Rodeo

April 22nd Members of Burleson County 4-H Council are asked to

help with this event!

Big Spring Clean Burleson County Big Spring Clean will be held April

22nd-29th. For more information call (979)567-2308.

County Camp in Brownwood County Camp is a co-ed camp that features traditional

camp experiences and offers activities such as kayaking, swimming, shooting sports, environmental

education, art, dancing, and much more! Camp will take place July 5-7(Session III). Registration is $180 for

youth and $90 for adults. To register go to tex-as4hcenter.tamu.edu for more information call 325-784-

5482 or e-mail texas4-hcenter@ag.tamu.edu

Location: Lone Star College- Montgomery Campus 3200 College Park Drive Conroe, TX 77384-4500

Entry/Registration Deadline: April 16, 2017

4-H Pit Master Food Challenge (BBQ Cook-off) May 12-13, 2017

Entry/Registration Deadline: All contestants are encouraged to enter by April 16, 2017. Contest-ants can register/enter all the way up to the day of the contest.

Entry: $20.00 per brisket, spare ribs, and chicken entry. $5.00 per burger entry per team. Enough meat & beans to serve the county delegation in attendance at Big Time in D9 (coordinate with

other county BBQ cook-off teams) Burger Bonanza entry consists of 2 “dressed” ready-to-eat ½ lbs burgers cut in half (each

half should be secured by toothpicks). Added Award: $200 to the Best Youth Burger cooked on a gas grill!

4-H Discover Scientific Method Research Poster Contest

May 13, 2017 Entry/Registration Deadline: April 16th

Entry Fee: $15 per person payable on 4-H Connect. Email Entry Form (abstract with your agent’s signature) to snolen@ag.tamu.edu by April 10, 2016. The 4-H Discover Scientific Method Re-search Poster Contest will allow youth to apply the scientific method to the subject matter they

have learned through their 4-H projects. The scientific method is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions. Scientists use the scientific method to explore relationships in nature. The research poster contest will allow youth an opportunity to

display and explain through the scientific method their project, research, & observations.

Ag Products ID Contest May 13, 2017

Entry/Registration Deadline: April 16th Entry Fee: $15

20 TX agricultural products are selected and exhibited at separate stations. Contestants select the correct identification of each product from 4 possible answers. Following, the product identification, each station has one multiple choice question pertaining to the product on display. Questions can

be general to the industry that produced the product and specific to the individual product that is on display. Contestants are given 40 seconds at each station to answer both questions. Please refer to Product list for suggested products and the resource guide for study materials. Products and

resources are listed in the samples rules and the Agricultural Products Manual.

Consumer Decision Making May 13, 2017

Entry/Registration Deadline: April 16, 2017 Entry Fee: $15

Description/Objective: Demonstrate skill in making decisions based on facts, apply knowledge and experience in consumer education by analyzing consumer situations, experience making choices among selected marketplace options, develop and strengthen reasoning ability in consumer skills,

and demonstrate their ability to organize thoughts and express them orally in a clear, confident manner.

Duds to Dazzle

May 13, 2017 Entry Fee: $15 Description: Youth in the 4-H Clothing & Textiles Project learn about fibers and fabrics, wardrobe selection, clothing construction, comparison shopping, fashion interpretation, understanding of

style and design, proper grooming, pose in front of others, and personal presentation skills. The

Texas 4-H Duds to Dazzle Clothing & Textile Competition goes one step beyond, utilizing the knowledge and skills learned in the project, while increasing awareness of the impact of the

clothing and textiles industry on the environment, specifically the waste stream. In the competition, teams of 4-H members will redesign and re-purpose discarded garments or textiles into new, viable

consumer products.

Educational Presentations/Public Speaking May 12, 2017 Entry Fee: $15

Description/Objective: Educational presentations are planned talks in which one or more 4-H members teach others about project or activity. The talks are ways of sharing useful information

and of showing and telling others how to make or do something. 2 types of 4-H educational presentations are demonstrations and illustrated talks. These types of talks are effective because

people learn faster and remember longer if they see as well as hear. The greatest value of demon-strations and illustrated talks, however, is to the 4-H members who plan, prepare, and present

them. Every 4-H member profits in some way from planning and presenting an educational presen-tation.

Fashion Story Board

May 12, 2017 Entry Fee: $15 Description/Objective: The 4-H Fashion Story board is an industry-inspired method of displaying of original designs. The best story boards create vivid visual images that are interesting and appeal-

ing to viewers. The story board “tells the story” of the designer’s idea. The story board includes original illustrations and flats, as well as, additional materials that have influenced the unique

design. The purpose of the Fashion Story Board contest is to give 4-H members an opportunity to gain knowledge of the career responsibilities of a fashion designer and illustrator, enhance creativi-

ty and originality, and develop visual communication skills. 4-H members must submit a story board on the day of the contest that provides a solution to the following design brief.

Fashion Show May 12, 2017

Description/Objective:To recognize 4-H members who have excelled in clothing projects and exhibit skills in the application of knowledge of fibers and fabrics to wardrobe selection, clothing construction, or comparison shopping, fashion interpretation and understanding of style, good grooming and poise in front of others, and modeling and presentation of themselves and their

garments.

Food Challenge May 12-13, 2017 Entry Fee: $15

Description/Objective: ● Provide an opportunity for each participant to exhibit their knowledge and skills when preparing

and presenting a dish. ● Provide an opportunity for each participant to learn from other team members and to promote

teamwork. ● Empower youth to participate in a public speaking role.

● Provide leadership opportunities for youth. ● Give 4-H members the opportunity to participate in a new exciting 4-H opportunity.

Food Show

May 12, 2017 Entry Fee: $15 Description/Objective: the food and nutrition project helps participants learn to make healthy food choices, reduce disease and illness risks, and gain knowledge of nutrition. Major learning experi-ences are centered around nutrition, menu planning, food buying and preparation, food safety,

careers, and cultural influences. The food show is open to all 4-H members. The food show provides for educational and personal development and recognizes youth who excel in the 4-H

food and nutrition program.

Healthy Lifestyles May 13, 2017 Entry Fee: $15

Description/Objective: The 4-H Healthy Lifestyles Invitational provides youth in the junior, interme-diate and senior age divisions the opportunity to participate in a competitive event and utilize the

knowledge and skills gained through participation in 4-H healthy lifestyles programs. With a set-up similar to the consumer decision making contest, the healthy lifestyles invitational consists of two

parts: (1) Judging-participants will be presented with a scenario and must individually rank the four products/choices based upon the situation at-hand. (2) Presentation- teams are presented with a scenario and must work together within a given amount of time to analyze the situation, develop a

solution and make a team presentation to a panel of judges.

Leaders 4 Life May 13, 2017 Entry Fee: $15

Description/Objective: The Leaders 4 Life Skill-A-Thon is a competitive event designed to chal-lenge county 4-H council teams in their leadership skills, parliamentary procedure, and service

learning.

Photography *Important Note: This is not a qualifying contest for the State Photography Contest*

May 11-13, 2017 (Displayed @ District Round Up) Entry/Registration Deadline: Online entry using 4-H CONNECT closes March 26, 2017

Entry Fee: $5 for each photo entered

Photography Judging Contest May 13, 2017 Entry Fee: $15

Description: The photography project encourages self-expression and teaches proper use of photogenic equipment and developing process. Photography provides opportunities for career

exploration and promoting 4-H. Participation in this contest does not have a defined schedule for each contestants participation. Participants can participate anytime between 8 and noon.

Produce Judging

May 13, 2017 Entry Fee: TBA Description/Objectives: The objective of this activity is to teach participants as consumers how to select good produce, and as produce buyers/horticulture commodity producers, what sells best to consumers. This is an individual activity only. Produce will be either fruits or vegetables that are

commonly grown or consumed in Texas. Activity will consist of four produce classes. Each produce class will have four samples of the same produce. Participants are to rank the four samples in

order of highest to lowest according to the judging criteria and fill out the corresponding bubble on their scantron. Cuts on points will be decided at the activity. The highest total score is 200. 50

points are possible per class. Results will be posted online.

Quiz Bowls (Beef, Horse, Nutrition, and Swine) May 11, 2017 Entry Fee: $15

Quiz bowls are a valuable teaching technique regardless of the subject matter being quizzed. They present project information in a semi-competitive setting characterized by attitudes of friendliness, cooperation and fairness. A quiz bowl is not meant to be a memorization process, in that members only study questions and know the answers to those questions. It is a motivational tool to provide a

fun way to encourage members to learn project information.

Robotics Challenge May 12, 2017 Entry Fee: $15

Description: The Robotics Challenge is a contest designed to allow 4-H members to demonstrate their robotics, engineering, and problem solving skills. From a set of challenges revealed at the contest and within an allotted amount of time, teams of 3 to 5 members will build, program, and

test their robot. Teams will then attempt to earn point by completing as many challenges as possible.

Share the Fun

May 12-13, 2017 Entry Fee: $15 ● To perpetuate the reputation of Texas 4-H and Youth Development as an educational program.

● To determine top placing teams and individuals in Share the Fun and qualify contestants for State 4-H Roundup

● To provide recognition for project work and skills development in the areas of public speaking and subject matter expertise.

● To promote teamwork for 4-H members and adult leaders and expand their knowledge of 4-H opportunities

● To provide 4-H members the opportunity to compare the skills they have gained with those of other members and with their own previous performance

● To provide 4-H members with an opportunity to develop and practice public speaking and presen-tation skills.

Vet Science Skillathon

May 12, 2017 Entry Fee: $15 Description: The veterinary science skillathon is a competitive event designed to test the

knowledge and skills that a 4-H member can gain through his or her involvement in a Veterinary Science project. There are several components to the contest. The written exam is to test the

participant’s subject matter knowledge. The identification exam will include veterinary instruments, breeds, parasites, and internal organs. Finally, the communication portion of the contest helps to

develop research and public speaking skills.

Wildlife Challenge May 13, 2017 Entry Fee: $15

Description/Objective: Wildlife species include mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, insects, and more. All wildlife depends on native plants to complete their habitat requirements. In today’s natural world, most wildlife habitat requires management due to the changes occurring steadily

since our country began. Developing an appreciation and understanding of our natural world at an early age increases the likelihood that wildlife habitat will continue to be managed properly to support an abundance of wildlife species throughout the country. This is the ultimate wildlife

challenge.

Pictures from the 4-H Stitch & Design Winter Workshop Camp held on January 16th. Thank you to everyone that helped and participated!

The 2017 BCFA Livestock rules book is still in the process of being printed. The upcoming tag-in

dates are:

1. Turkey meeting on Tuesday, March 7, at 7:00 p.m. 2. Broiler meeting on Tuesday, March 28, at 7:00 p.m. 3. Turkey deadline for ordering turkeys on Tuesday,

March 28, at 7:00 p.m. 4. Steer tag-in on Thursday, March 30, from 5:00 p.m.

to 7:30 p.m. 5. Scholarship applications due on Friday, April 7, by

5:00 p.m. 6. Commercial Heifer tag-in on Saturday, April 15

from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

4-H Robotics Officers President– Jaret Pinkerton

Vice President– R.J. Hoelscher Secretary– David Schilling

Treasurer– Connor Schilling

Thank you to the members of the Burleson County 4-H and

Caldwell FFA for attending and helping with the Ag Breakfast that was held on January 24th,

2017.

Contest Rules:

Video must address the question “What does Agriculture mean to me?”

Entrants must hold membership in a Texas 4H or FFA chapter AND be considered a High School student (current Freshman to Senior).

Video must be uploaded to YouTube or Instagram first. Paste the video URL when entering contest.

Video can be raw footage or edited.

Preferred video length is 30 seconds or less.

One entry allowed per entrant.

Videos become the property of Capital Farm Credit.

Entrants certify they have permission of all adults shown in each video and the permission of parents for all mi-nors shown in each video. (as applicable)

The deadline to submit (and vote) is March 20, 2017. (hint- the earlier you post, the sooner you can start pro-moting your video) Prizes:

Winners will be announced March 21, 2017, based on number of votes. Voting is open to the public, one vote per user per day.

TOP FIVE VIDEOS: Individuals receive $1,000 scholarships. Their 4H or FFA chapter receives $500 donation.

TOP VIDEO: Individual receives additional $1,500 scholarship ($2,500 total). Their 4H or FFA chapter receives additional $1,000 donation ($1,500 total). How to promote:

Share the link to your specific video on personal social media and email channels.

Enlist your friends family and 4H or FFA chapter to help! (be sure to share your specific link) http://woobox.com/7uzmrc

Fishing Camp July 24-26

Texas 4-H Center, Lake Brownwood, TX Fishing camp is in its second year at the 4-H Center. Participants will have the opportunity to learn everything they need to know about fishing in Texas waters, from creating lures to permit laws. They will also get to participate in their favorite events from the Texas 4-H Center such as challenge course, nightly dances, and team challenges. Fishing camp is open to youth in the 3rd grade and up. Cost: $220/youth, $110/adult Cost includes shirt, lodging, fishing materials, and meals.

Early bird prices shown: February 1-June 14. Late registration (additional 5%)June 15-21. How to register: texas4hcenter.tamu.edu

If you would like more information or the coloring sheet for the clover kids please contact the extension office (979)567-2308.

“Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides equal opportunities in its programs and employment to all persons, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.”

Sincerely,

Tina Roehling CEA-FCS

John Grange CEA-AG