Medina County 4-H IMPORTANT STUFF all active 4-H’ers need to know 1506 Ave M, Hondo Ph 830.741.6180 FX 830.741.6182 Email: [email protected]Web-site: http://medina.agrilife.org COUNTY & MAJOR SHOW TURKEY ORDERS Please complete your order form included in this newsletter and return it along with your payment to the Extension office by: Monday - August 24, 2020 Greet the future with anticipation. Dream big and work hard. Remember your roots, manners and the way home. May 2020 STEER & STATE FAIR Heifer Validation will be June 17th and June 24th 4:00-6:00 pm Persyn Ranch 510 CR 4643, Hondo Each exhibitor and a parent must sign validation forms. If you or one of your parents are unable to attend validation, contact the Extension office to make arrangements to come in and sign the forms before validation. Heifers must have a bar code. IF YOU MISS VALIDATION - Late county validations will be done for one week after the official validation date with a $100 penalty per exhibitor LAMB & GOAT VALIDATION TAG ORDERS The Lamb & Goat validation tag order forms are included in this newsletter. Please complete your tag order form and return it along with your payment to the Extension office by: Friday, August 14, 2020 A prepaid tagging fee must accompany validation tag orders for all livestock.
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Medina
County
4-H IMPORTANT STUFF all active 4-H’ers need to know
1506 Ave M, Hondo Ph 830.741.6180 FX 830.741.6182 Email: [email protected] Web-site: http://medina.agrilife.org
COUNTY & MAJOR SHOW TURKEY ORDERS
Please complete your order form included in this newsletter and return it along with your payment to the
Extension office by:
Monday - August 24, 2020
Greet the future with anticipation. Dream big and work hard.
Remember your roots, manners and the way home.
May 2020
STEER & STATE FAIR Heifer Validation will be June 17th and June 24th 4:00-6:00 pm
Persyn Ranch 510 CR 4643, Hondo
Each exhibitor and a parent must sign validation forms. If you or one of your parents are unable to attend
validation, contact the Extension office to make arrangements to come in and sign the forms before
validation. Heifers must have a bar code.
IF YOU MISS VALIDATION - Late county validations will be done for one week after the official validation date with a
$100 penalty per exhibitor
LAMB & GOAT VALIDATION TAG ORDERS
The Lamb & Goat validation tag order forms are included in this newsletter. Please complete your
tag order form and return it along with your payment to the Extension office by:
Friday, August 14, 2020
A prepaid tagging fee must accompany validation tag orders for all livestock.
Validation is open on 4-H connect now through May 1, 2020. March 1-May 16 =$10 per horse All horses must be validate or re-validated with payment each year to be eligible to show at District and State 4-H Horse Shows.
May 16th is the absolute deadline for validation of horses.
2020 TEXAS 4-H CALF ROPING AND BREAKAWAY SCHOOL
The statewide Texas 4-H Calf Roping and Breakaway school will be held June 21st-25th in Stephenville Texas.
This event was developed in order to encourage young people to develop leadership skills and to exercise
their abilities in working with younger members in roping activities in 4-H.
Participation is open to all 4-Her’s statewide with applications being accepted on a first come, first serve
basis with first priority to those 4-Her’s who are 12 years of age and older. The maximum number of
participants will be 50.
The cost of the school is $425 for the week. One horse per applicant is allowed due to limited number of
stalls available. Awards will be presented at the conclusion of the Roping School. If a youth
registers for the school and then qualifies for the National Jr High Finals, then a full refund
will be provided.
For more information call the Medina County AgriLife Extension office at 830.741.6180.
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District Horse Show Registration
Registration for the district horse show will be open from May 1st - 29th. The entry fee for the district horse show is $15 per class. And it will be
held at the Dripping Springs Ranch Park in Dripping Springs on June 17th & 18th. Additional information for exhibitors can be obtained by
contacting the Extension office 830-741-6180.
In order to participate in the District Horse Show, your horse must have been validated by May 16th. The District 10 4-H Horse Show is scheduled
for June 17th & 19th in Dripping Springs, At district, participants must enter and show in at least one class in a division to qualify for the State
4-H Horse Show in that division.
66th Annual Youth Range Workshop
Mark your calendars for June 21st - June 26th. Youth, age 14-18, are eligible to participate in this week-long, hands-on
workshop. Participants are exposed to actual land management practices and decisions through field trips to ranches and a
wildlife management area. These field trips bring out facts on goals of land ownership and the responses of vegetation to
practices conducted for livestock, wildlife, recreation, and rangeland restoration. All examples will be real-life applications.
The camp is headquartered on the Texas Tech University-Junction campus.
Applications will be accepted until 40 participants have been selected.
Applications can be found at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hQyWreQhtJ149VISrMVjay9N5CS313ZF-
Nf0gzSvsTw/viewform?edit_requested=true
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4-H RECORDBOOKS
It’s time to start keeping records for your 2019-2020 Projects. Keeping records is a great way to hold on to your
memories about your incredible adventures in 4-H. Record keeping is also a great way to develop skills in time
management, communication, setting goals and deadlines, money management and project evaluations. In an effort to
update the current recordbook system a committee has developed an online program with a data entry system that
easily allows for updates, editing and printing.
• There will be three (3) levels of recordbooks based on 4-H age (junior, intermediate, and senior). Information
requested for each level will progressively add on to each other. The junior & intermediate books are significantly
simplified from past recordbooks. The senior level book is similar to the past record book with some minor edits.
• Parts of the report form will be standardized to allow for ease of completion and judging.
• Much of the data from previous recordbooks that a member may have saved on their home computer may be “cut
and pasted” into the new form
• All 4-H members will begin using the new online forms or a new paper form that will be available for download from
the Texas 4-H website.
• Recordbooks will still be printed and turned in (in hardcopy form) to be judged by the deadline Monday, June 22nd
to the County Extension Office.
This system is available for use at: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/recordbooks/
GOLD STAR AWARD
The 4-H Gold Star Award is the highest County achievement award any 4-H’er can receive. The award will be presented to the most deserving
young people without regard to gender. The following requirements must be met:
A. The applicant must be at least 15 years of age as of September 1, 2019, and completed at least 3 years in 4-H including the current year.
B. Applicant must submit a 4-H record book the year he/she is to be considered for the award.
C. To apply, indicate you want to be considered for the award when you submit your 4-H recordbook on Monday, June 22nd at 5:00 pm.
SILVER STAR AWARD
The 4-H Silver Star Award is awarded to (2) 12 -14 year old 4-H members who have demonstrated active involvement in 4-H projects and activities.
The award will be presented to the most deserving young people without regard to gender. The following requirements must be met:
A. The applicant must be 12-14 years of age as of September 1, 2019, and completed at least 2 years in 4-H including the current year
B. Applicant must submit a 4-H recordbook the year he/she is to be considered for the award.
C. To apply, indicate you want to be considered for the award when you submit your 4-H recordbook on Monday, June 22nd at 5:00 pm.
BRONZE STAR AWARD
The 4-H Bronze Star is awarded to (2) 9 -11 year old 4-H members who have demonstrated active involvement in 4-H projects and activities. The
award will be presented to the most deserving young people without regard to gender. The following requirements must be met:
A. The applicant must be 9-11 years of age as of September 1, 2019, and completed at least 2 years in 4-H including the current year
B. Applicant must submit a 4-H recordbook the year he/she is to be considered for the award.
C. To apply, indicate you want to be considered for the award when you submit your 4-H recordbook on Monday, June 22nd at 5:00 pm.
Leadership Lab is held annually in June and 4-H members from ages 13-18 may attend. This event provides a
variety of leadership, recreation, and project enhancement workshops that participants are challenged to take back
to their own county and implement. District 4-H Council Delegates from the 21 counties are highly encouraged to
attend and participate in the Business Meeting which includes the election of officers for the new 4-H year.
Candidates for District 4-H Council will present their campaign speech and participate in a question and answer
session in front of the voting delegates.
Date: June 24th - 26th at Texas 4-H Conference Center, Brownwood, TX
Registration on 4-H Connect at: https://texas.4honline.com/ from May 1st - May 29, 2020
For more information contact Debby Bodenchuk at: 830-741-6180 or [email protected]
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We welcome any calls or emails and will respond in a timely manner.
OFFICE HOURS MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8:00 AM TO NOON & 1:00 PM TO 5:00 PM
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We hope this message finds you and your families safe and well. As you know, Governor Abbott announced the first phase of the plan to open Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID-19. We are still in unfamiliar territory as far as programing and events are concerned, so most summer camps, events and contests are either cancelled or on hold until we get the word to move forward.
Watch your email and keep an eye on the Medina County 4-H Facebook page for any information regarding any summer activities.
We miss seeing all of you and hope to see you soon.
Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability,
genetic information or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
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Enrollment for the 2020-2021 year will begin August
15th for existing members and September 1st for new
to 4-H members.
Enroll online at https://texas.4honline.com
TEXAS 4-h AGE AND YEAR REQUIREMENTS
Youth may participate in 4-H from September 1st of grade 3 through
August 31st following completion of grade 12 with these restrictions:
Texas 4-H will have new membership eligibility based on SCHOOL
GRADE not age. The new eligibility rules and guidelines are:
Minimum age—8 (in addition to being in the 3rd grade)
Maximum age—18 (as of August 31, 2019)
4-H member categories
SENIOR: Grades 9, 10, 11, and
12
INTERMEDIATE: Grades 6, 7,
and 8
JUNIOR: Grades 3, 4, and 5
The first person to find in this newsletter and text “4-H Rocks” and what page you found it on to 830.741.0443 will receive a $10 gift card
County
Holiday
Office Closed
Coming in…...
June 3rd—Deadline to Submit Negative Coggins & Health Wavier for District Horse Show
June 14th—Tentative Sausage Dinner
June 17th-18th—District Horse Show in Dripping Springs
June 17th—Steer & State Fair Heifer Validation
June 22nd— Recordbooks Due in the County Office
June 23rd—State Fair Swine, Lamb & Goat Validation
June 24th—Steer & State Fair Heifer Validation
June 24th-26th—Leadership Lab in Brownwood
Reg Opens for
District Horse
Show
Deadline to
Validate Horses
End Reg for
District Horse
Show
Tentative
Sausage
Dinner
Deadline to
Submit Negative
Coggins & Health
Waiver for Dist
Horse Show
Steer & State Fair
Heifer Validation
Steer & State Fair
Heifer Validation
Recordbooks
Due at
Extension Office
State Fair Swine,
Lamb & Goat
Validation
District Horse Show
COMING IN AUGUST
August 14th—Lamb and Goat Validation Tags Due
August 15th—Enrollment Opens for Existing Members (Opens Sept 1 to New Members)
Make check payable to: MCJLS. Mail or bring this form along with your payment to: Medina County Extension Office, 1506 Ave M, Hondo, TX 78861.
Wether Dams & Registered Breeding Sheep may only be validated under an individual; however, the county show will allow them to be exhibited by family members.
This is a validation tag order form only.
It does not enter you in any stock show (county or major).
Make check payable to: MCJLS. Mail or bring this form along with your payment to: Medina County Extension Office, 1506 Ave M, Hondo, TX 78861.
Wether Does & Registered Breeding Goats may only be validated under an individual; however, the county show will allow them to be exhibited by family members.
This is a validation tag order form only.
It does not enter you in any stock show (county or major).
