1 October - November 2018 Pecan Orders are due to your club manager or designated pecan leader at your October club meeting or your club’s designated deadline. Thank you to everybody that participated in this important fundraiser. These funds go di- rectly back to you in the form of educational programs, registration fees, and curriculum. The more you sell, the more you'll have. PHONE: 936-539-7823 Extension 3 FAX: 936-538-8199 ON THE WEB County 4-H agrilife.org/ montgomery4h Facebook: @4HMontgomeryCounty Twitter: @MontgomeryCo4H Instagram: @Montcotx4H County Extension Service montgomery.agrilife.org District d94-h.tamu.edu State texas4-h.tamu.edu Office Hours 8:00am - 12:00pm 1:00pm - 5:00pm M. Michelle Mihalek County Extension Agent 4-H Youth Development Justin Saenz County Extension Agent 4-H Youth Development Eligibility Forms (No Pass, No Play) are the member’s responsibility to complete for any competitive 4-H event regardless of the day of competition. Even if you are not missing school, you still need to turn in an eligibility form. Montgomery County 4-H Focus The Extension Office will be closed: Monday, November 12, 2018 & Thursday, November 22 - Friday, November 24, 2018 TEXAS 4-H CONNECT WEBSITE: https://texas.4honline.com 4-H FOCUS is available on the Montgomery County 4-H webpage. WEBSITE: http://agrilife.org/montgomery4h/ PAPER CLOVER CAMPAGIN October 3-14, 2018 During these dates make arrangements to appear at one of our local Tractor Supply stores to help promote Montgomery County 4-H. Need Help with this? Contact the 4-H office so that we can assist with coordinating efforts. Donations increase significantly when members are present in the store. National 4-H Week is our time to SHINE!! This is the time when 4-H’ers across the nation work extra hard to showcase what they have gained from their membership in 4-H. Two events that take place during National 4-H week are: National Youth Science Day & One-Day 4-H. 4-H’ers are encouraged to *wear a 4-H t-shirt to school *pass out brochures *talk to your friends about 4-H. Saturday, October 13, 2018 One Day 4-H is one day for all of the members, parents, leaders, & volun- teers to step out into their communities and say “thank you” by giving back to them for over 105 years of support of 4-H in Texas. This day of commu- nity service is whatever each 4-H member, club, or county program decides to make it. Be sure to register & report your event at: https://fs4.formsite.com/state4h/form294/form_login.html
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October - November 2018
Pecan Orders are due to your club manager or designated pecan leader at your October
club meeting or your club’s designated deadline. Thank you to everybody that participated in this important fundraiser. These funds go di-rectly back to you in the form of educational programs, registration fees, and curriculum.
The more you sell, the more you'll have.
PHONE: 936-539-7823
Extension 3
FAX: 936-538-8199
ON THE WEB
County 4-H
agrilife.org/
montgomery4h
Facebook:
@4HMontgomeryCounty
Twitter:
@MontgomeryCo4H
Instagram:
@Montcotx4H
County Extension
Service
montgomery.agrilife.org
District
d94-h.tamu.edu
State
texas4-h.tamu.edu
Office Hours
8:00am - 12:00pm
1:00pm - 5:00pm
M. Michelle Mihalek
County Extension Agent 4-H Youth Development
Justin Saenz
County Extension Agent 4-H Youth Development
Eligibility Forms
(No Pass, No Play) are the
member’s responsibility to
complete for any
competitive 4-H event
regardless of the day of
competition. Even if you
are not missing school, you
still need to turn in an
eligibility form.
Montgomery County 4-H Focus The Extension Office will be closed:
Monday, November 12, 2018 & Thursday, November 22 - Friday, November 24, 2018
4-H FOCUS is available on the Montgomery County 4-H webpage. WEBSITE: http://agrilife.org/montgomery4h/
PAPER CLOVER CAMPAGIN October 3-14, 2018
During these dates make arrangements to appear at one of our local Tractor Supply stores to help promote Montgomery
County 4-H. Need Help with this? Contact the 4-H office so that we can
assist with coordinating efforts. Donations increase significantly when members are present in
the store.
National 4-H Week is our time to SHINE!! This is the time when 4-H’ers across the nation work extra hard to showcase
what they have gained from their membership in 4-H. Two events that take place during National 4-H week are: National Youth Science Day & One-Day 4-H. 4-H’ers are encouraged to *wear a 4-H t-shirt to school *pass out brochures
*talk to your friends about 4-H.
Saturday, October 13, 2018 One Day 4-H is one day for all of the members, parents, leaders, & volun-teers to step out into their communities and say “thank you” by giving back to them for over 105 years of support of 4-H in Texas. This day of commu-nity service is whatever each 4-H member, club, or county program decides to make it. Be sure to register & report your event at: https://fs4.formsite.com/state4h/form294/form_login.html
These are required to be completed by the school and signed by the parent prior to any 4-H member participating in any 4-H activity. **PARENTS YOU MUST ALSO SIGN THIS FORM. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET THAT PART ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE ELSE WILL BE TURNING IT IN FOR YOU. A separate form is required for each competitive event/activity. The originals must be turned back into the
4-H office prior to event participation. Should any special arrangements be needed, it must be communicated and approved with the 4-H office.
We request 1 eligibility form request, whether it be from each individual family requesting their own forms or a project leader requesting forms for the group. One point of contact helps our office to expedite the pro-
cess of preparing these forms and getting them to our members.
Eligibility Forms (No Pass, No Play) are ultimately the member’s responsibility to complete for any competitive 4-H event regardless of the day of competition. Even if you are not missing
school, you still need to turn in an eligibility form.
LOTS OF NEW & EXCITING EVENTS!! BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT
FINANCIAL PLANNING Montgomery County 4-H has partnered with MassMutual to offer financial seminars to our 4-H members and parents. Learn about financial concepts in a fun, engaging way. This is for our youth members and parents. This is a great opportunity we are excited about and encourage everyone to attend. Seating in limited, be sure to RSVP to reserve your spot.
COUNTY COUNCIL County Council meetings are held the 4th Monday of the Month at 7:00 p.m. at the Extension Office, unless noted otherwise. Everybody is welcome to attend. Club delegates are strongly encouraged to attend.
NEXT MEETING: October 22, 2018
Highlight Clubs: Outback * New Caney * Magnolia Trinity Woodlands * Lone Star Traditions
Community Service Project: Project Linus - Blanket Drive
November Meeting: November 26, 2018
Highlight Clubs: Evening Star * Montgomery County Dog Club Montgomery County Horsemanship Club * Covenant Christian
Community Service Project: Adopt-A-Child Salvation Army
Highlight clubs will be featured each month at County Council meetings. Get as many of your club members to come to show their support. The club with the highest percentage of members attending Council meetings during the year will win a club ice cream party from County Council. The club with the most consistent representation at Council meetings for the whole year will also receive
special recognition at a future event.
3 4-H 101….GET THE SCOOP Tuesday, October 16, 2018 6:30pm At the Extension Office
When you went to your first 4‐H club meeting, did you feel overwhelmed by what appeared to be controlled chaos?
Some adult and a bunch of kids at the front of the room were talking about projects, deadlines, tag‐ins, 4‐H Connect and a dozen other words that had no meaning to you. Did you wonder if they were speaking another language? Join us for the “insider information,” in a class designed to decipher the 4‐H jargon and help you get the most out of your 4‐H career. Whether it is your 1st year or 3rd you will get something to help make your transition into 4‐H easier. Call by the Thursday before the meeting to reserve your spot.
RECORD KEEPING TRAINING Monday, October 29, 2018 6:30pm at The Extension Office
In the next 10 years will you be applying for college, a scholarship or a job? Everyone of those applications request information about your extracurricular activities, leadership and community service. Whether you are in elementary or high school a 4-H Record Book will be a great resource for you. Learning how to keep records is the first step. Join us for Record Keeping Training to find out what kind of information you need to be keeping, how to keep up with it and why.
Call or e-mail by October 24th to save your seat.
WANT TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE?? Join us each month as we find & test solutions to tackle current world issues through hands-on discovery.
Meeting location: Master Gardener’s Office Please RSVP: https://goo.gl/forms/47AZ6MUaeGbXRHV43 Time: 6:30pm Or call the 4-H office: 936-539-7823, ext. 3
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
Montgomery County 4-H Project
Workshops
This year we will offer four project workshops on Saturdays. Workshops will be fun hands on opportunities to learn more about a project and contest.
9:30am till around 12pm. Master Gardener’s Building
4 DISTRICT 9 JR. LEADERSHIP LAB November 9-10, 2018 Huntsville, TX Registration deadline October 17, 2018 Register through 4-H Connect.
Leadership Lab is intended to prepare intermediate age 4-Hers from the 18 counties in District 9 for leadership roles. These roles might be at the county level or their clubs. The hope is that participants will take information back from lab and share it with members back in their counties. The lab is set up to be enjoyable and fun, but there is work too.
The sessions require participant involvement and concentration. Grades 6th – 8th are encouraged to attend. For more information visit the District webpage: https://d94-h.tamu.edu/eventsandcontests/junior-leadership-lab/
We will be having a monthly county photography contest exploring the Texas 4-H
Photography Categories. Each month will be a different featured category. Photos will be judged by Extension office staff and the winner will be announced via Facebook and
Instagram for “bragging rights for the month. Photos Due: By the 25th of each month Upload link: https://goo.gl/forms/rcxc2F2EZM0lZYEN2
LIVESTOCK PROJECTS
Montgomery County Fair & Rodeo Fair Dates: March 29 - April 7, 2019 If you plan to exhibit livestock or non-livestock at the 2019 MCF be sure to read the rules. www.mcfa.org
**Note: in order to participate in any event at The Fair, members must attend at least 50% of regular monthly club meeting from September through February.
POULTRY
TURKEY Orders ….. San Antonio - Houston - Rodeo Austin - Montgomery County Fair Pick up is expected to be the early part of November.
BROILER orders …… Montgomery County Fair Orders are DUE to the 4-H office on or before November 20, 2018 by 4:00pm Order forms can be obtained at: https://agrilife.org/montgomery4h/montgomery-county-fair-dates-info/
Upcoming Major Shows:
State Fair of Texas Sept. 28 - October 21, 2018
Heart of Texas October 4 - 13, 2018
Fort Worth January 18 - February 9, 2019
San Antonio February 7 - 24, 2019
Houston February 25 - March 17, 2019
OCTOBER THEME: DOMINANT COLOR Photos with a dominant color. The dominant element in the image must be a specific color, such as red,
yellow, blue, white, black, white, green, etc. Example: Bowl of lemons, in a yellow bowl, on top of a yellow table covering, with a bright yellow tone sun lighting on it. Not allowed: Black & White photos and duotones.
NOVEMBER THEME: PEOPLE Photos focus from all walks of life, parenting and family, children, babies, models/fashion, sports, and couples. All individuals in the photos must have provided consent and permission as a subject. If requested, a re-lease will be needed from the photographer and subject. Examples: Babies, families, kids, models/fashion, etc.
Spring Major Shows: Austin - Ft. Worth - Houston - San Angelo - San Antonio **EXHIBITORS MUST BE PRESENT AT VALIDATION
Heifer Validation Validation Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018 Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm Location: Montgomery County Fairgrounds If you have not validated your heifer before, or if the heifer has been validated but has changed owner-
ship, registration papers must be in the exhibitor’s name. 4-H members should bring the papers to the 4-H Office prior to validation so that they can be scanned.
Major Show Lamb & Goat Validation
LATE Validation Tag Orders $25 per tag DUE to the 4-H office with payment by October 4, 2018
Validation Date: Monday, October 29, 2018 Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm Location: Montgomery County Fairgrounds Any member who would like to show a lamb or goat at the Spring Major shows must complete the Validation process, including ordering tags and coming to validation. TLBA tags must be in lambs Ears
before it can be marked on the validation form.
Major Show Swine Validation LATE Validation Tag Orders $25 per tag DUE to the 4-H office by November 1, 2018
Validation Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm Location: Montgomery County Fairgrounds Any member who would like to show a barrow at the Spring Major shows must first complete the validation process, including ordering tags and coming to validation.
Spring Major Show Entries
Austin Ft. Worth Houston San Antonio San Angelo Entry Day: November 4, 2018 from 3-5pm & November 5, 2018 from 5-7pm
Location: The Extension Office
Heifers and Market Animals must be validated to be eligible. Livestock & Non-Livestock participants must submit an entry at this entry night
What to bring to entry night to complete & submit an entry:
Livestock & Non-Livestock participants must submit an entry at this entry night
**If you cannot make this entry day, you must make arrangements with the 4-H office to get your entries completed **Late entries could be subject to a late fee of up to $50
• 4-H Member • 4-H Member’s Social Security Number • Quality Counts Verification number
• Parent • Method of payment • Heifer entries must bring registration papers
6 HORSE PROJECT JUDGING Horse judging is a vital component of the complete learning experience for any student interested in horses. Students gain many benefits from participating in such a program. It provides an excellent opportunity for youth and college students to learn to make decisions and organize their thoughts while evaluating the conformation and performance of horses. The presentation of oral reasons helps judgers improve their memory skills and learn to speak effectively. In addition, if a judger does own a horse, they be-come better exhibitors because they learn the current show standards and the criteria that actual judges use to evaluate each class.
Practices are held at The Extension Office at 6:30pm. Upcoming Practice Dates:
October 2 & 16, 2017 November 6 & 20, 2017 December 4 & 11, 2017 January 8 & 15, 2018
Aggiefest Horse Judging Workshop November 3, 2018 Topics: Reasons Format English Classes Western Classes Halter Classes https://animalscience.tamu.edu/livestock-species/equine/workshops/aggiefest-horse-judging-workshop/ HORSE SHOWS To qualify for the County 4– Horse Show you must participate in at least 2 County 4-H practice shows and one other event; either another Montgomery County 4-H practice show or a Montgomery County 4-H Horsemanship clinic. Negative Coggins is required.
Upcoming Shows & Clinics:
Quality Counts….NEW test has been released
All Livestock exhibitors will be required to complete the new education module and to take the new test regardless of when you last tested. NEW Quality Counts
verification will be required for major show entry November 4th & 5th. The education module takes about 2 hours to complete.
It does not have to be done all at one time. DO NOT wait until the last minute to get this taken car of.
If you have special needs for any of the programs offered at the County or District level, please give us a least five days’ notice. We will make every reasonable effort to accommodate your needs.
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