The Clover Journal November 2018

Inside this issue:

4-H Ag Photography Contest

2

Join the Jr. Leader Club 2

Shooting Sports Camp 2

November is Pancreatic Cancer Month

2

Holiday Card Contest 2

4-H Cookery Contest 3

4-H Day of Service 3

4-H Fashion Safari 3

Golden Clover Award 3

Emerald Achievement

Award

3

Area Commodity

Cookery Contest

3

●Attend the 4-H Club

meeting in your school.

●Review the 4-H materials

given to you. ●Return the

enrollment card to your

club leader. ●Select a 4-H

project book. ●Pay your

$5 dues at your school.

Together we can make a difference! The

East Carroll 4-H Regional Leadership Board

set up a booth at a General Trass Senior

High School football game where

information was shared about Breast

Cancer Awareness and donations were

collected. All funds received have been

donated to the Cancer Foundation League.

Shown are Jr. Leaders Ta’Kayia Powell and

Aaliyah Scott.

Congratulations to ALL 4-H’ers who

participated in the Pumpkin Carving/

Decorating Contest. Great job!

Junior Division (Carving): Sha’Marion

Hardmon—1st Place; R’Mya Gaskew—2nd

Place; Kirstin Moore—2nd Place; Ashley

Winbush—3rd Place; Ja’Kareon Collins—

Blue Ribbon; Kayleigh Moore—Blue

Ribbon; (Decorating): Da’Niyah Newell—

1st Place; Aleeyah Weaver—1st Place

Intermediate Division (Carving): Cadence

Grey—1st & 2nd Place; (Decorating):

Zachary Williams—1st Place; Dylan Baker—

2nd Place

Senior Division: Destiny Jones—1st Place

Most Original: Zachary Williams—

“Skeletor”; Most Unusual: Sha’Marion

Hardmon—“Miss Candy Cone”; Funniest:

Aleeyah Weaver—“Mrs. Witchpump”;

Scariest: Destiny Jones—“Witchona”; 4-H:

Kayleigh Moore—“Miracle”

A 4-H exhibit was displayed at the East

Carroll Parish Library in honor of National

4-H Week October 7-13.

#4HGROWSHERE!

State Fair of Louisiana Livestock Show

Congratulations Emerson Tomlinson! We

are very proud of you!

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The 4-H Junior Leader club is open to 9th-12th graders.

The Junior Leader experience is designed to provide

members with an opportunity to learn about the qualities

and competencies needed to be a leader. Junior leaders

provide assistance with 4-H events and assume more

challenging leadership roles. Our Junior Leader program is a

great place to experience new things and learn the

leadership skills necessary in the world. Please join us

Monday, November 12 at 3:30 at the 4-H Office.

Grab your camera and get to shootin’! Deadline is

November 7.

Rules and Regulations:

All pictures must relate

to Agriculture.

Pictures must be taken

by individual listed on entry label (get a label from your

leader).

Entry label must include name, parish, grade and

category.

Photograph entered must have been taken during 2018

and in Louisiana.

All entries must be 8”x10” (color or black and white),

no other sizes will be accepted.

Each photograph must include a one-line title.

You are limited to enter only one picture in each of the

categories listed.

Entries cannot be duplicated.

Ink jet prints acceptable.

Categories: 1. Farm Animals, 2. Horticulture (flowers &

gardens), Plants or Crops and 3. Any Other Agriculture

(ex: farm machinery, barns, silos, hen house, etc.)

World Pancreatic Cancer Day is Thursday, November 15.

Pancreatic Cancer Facts:

In 2018 an estimated 55,440 Americans will be

diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the U.S. and over

44,330 will die from pancreatic cancer.

Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-

related death in the United States, surpassing breast

cancer. It is expected to become the second leading

cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. by the year

2020, surpassing colorectal cancer.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the few cancers for which

survival has not improved substantially over nearly 40

years.

Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all

major cancers. 74% of all patients die within the first

year of diagnosis.

http://pancreatic.org/november

Feeling festive? Get in the

holiday spirit by using your

creativity to design a card for

elderly residents in East

Carroll Parish. The best part

about this event is the 2-for-1

feature: a 4-H contest and

service project, all rolled into one. Contest entries will be

delivered to Shady Lake Nursing Home in care packages to

Lake Providence residents in December. Deadline to submit

your card is November 26.

The shooting camp will be

held November 30-December

2 in Pollock at Grant Walker

Educational Facility. This

camp is geared for 4-H youth

ages 12-18 who are

participating in advanced

disciplines. Participants will

choose one of the following:

Advanced Shotgun (Trap,

Skeet and Sporting Clays),

National Archery (Field, 3D

and FITA) and National Rifle (CMP, NRA 3P and

Silhouettes). Parents and coaches are welcome to attend but

it is not mandatory. The cost will be $100 per youth/per

parent/per coach. Deadline to pay is November 14.

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The East Carroll Parish Cookery

Contest will be held Monday,

November 26 with registration

from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and

judging at 9:30 a.m.

All 4-H members may enter any or all categories. Only one

dish per category, please. Only one serving per contest

entry is required. All entries must arrive on ice in a hard

insulated ice chest-type carrier. Entries must be dropped off

at the 4-H Office between 8 and 9 a.m.

Winners will be announced by the end of the school day.

First place winners will compete in the Regional Cookery in

Rayville. See your 4-H leader or Mrs. Powell for complete

details.

This newsletter is provided by: Lekeisha Lucas-Powell, 4-H Agent

LSU/SU AgCenter . East Carroll Parish

502 First Street, Lake Providence, LA 71254 . (318) 559-1459

Visit our websites: www.LSUAgCenter.com/eastcarroll & www.SUagcenter.com

Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Louisiana Agricultural Experiment

Station; Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service

William B. Richardson, Chancellor and Director

The LSU AgCenter is a statewide campus of the LSU System and provides equal

opportunities in programs and employment. Should you need an ADA accommodation for any

4-H event, please call Mrs. Powell at the East Carroll Parish 4-H Office at (318) 559-1459.

The 4-H Day of Service will be held December 1. East

Carroll 4-H’ers and FFA will be constructing wooden boxes

for care packages. 4-H will be collecting items (toiletries,

sugar-free candy, pocket Kleenex, lip balm, soap, socks,

washcloths, deodorant, word search books) for Shady Lake

Nursing Home residents. We encourage everyone to

participate in the 4-H Day of Service project. Items are due

by Wednesday, November 28.

The 4-H Golden Clover Award was formerly known as the

Award of Excellence for Junior 4-H Members. A club

member may win this award only one time.

Must be 14 years of age or under by January 1 of the

club year application is made.

Must have at least 2 years of 4-H club work, including

award year.

Must score at least 250 points on the application and

scorecard.

The Louisiana State 4-H Fashion Camp is

a textile/apparel project for 10-13 year

olds. The Fashion Board chose the “4-H

Fashion Safari” theme to reflect their

personal excitement about fashion and

the attitude that the campers will adopt

as they travel through the experiences at camp. In addition

to basic sewing fundamentals, a few of the educational

activities for campers include: a sewing caddy, tote bag,

pajama shorts and a community service project, plus more.

Campers will return home with completed projects and

ideas to host a fashion workshop of their own.

4-H Fashion Safari will be held at Camp Grant Walker

January 26-27, 2019. The deadline for registering is

Friday, December 7 by 4:30 p.m. See Mrs. Powell for

more details.

The 4-H Emerald Achievement Award was formerly known

as the 4-H Key Club Award. The purpose of this award is

to encourage project growth and to recognize a broad

program of 4-H Club Members who have shown

outstanding leadership ability in their club and parish. A

club member may win this award only one time.

Must be 15 years of age by January 1 of the year

application is made.

Must have 3 years of 4-H club work, including award

year.

Must have completed 1 year of active Junior

Leadership work, excluding award year.

Must score at least 360 points on the application and

scorecard.

The Area 4-H Commodity Cookery

Contest will be held February 19,

2019 in Rayville, LA. First Place

winners from the Parish Cookery

held in November 2018 will be

eligible to compete. See your 4-H

leader or Mrs. Powell for complete

details.