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May was yet another

magnificent month for the

Extension Office!

Many things are coming to

an end while several exciting

summer activities are

starting up!

We would like to

congratulate all the 2016

Fannin County Graduating

Seniors! I am sure you are

all happy that school is

finally coming to an end for

this year and we hope

everyone has fun and

exciting summer plans!

Some new news from May

is that we officially

chartered a new 4-H Club

called “Fannin 4-H Club.”

Both Fannin 4-H Club and

Texas Star 4-H Club

elected their 2016—2017

Officers and we had seven

4-H Members register to

compete at Texas 4-H

Roundup in June.!

There are so many fun and

exciting learning

opportunities through the 4-

H Program this summer and

we cannot wait to continue

working with our 4-H

members through the

summer!

Have a fun and safe start to

the summer season!

Jumping into June

The Piney Woods Conservation Adventure Camp will be held from July 12—15, 2016 in Jasper County in and around Lake Sam Rayburn. This camp is open to senior age 4-H

members from across Texas. This 4 day camp will focus on the conservation ecology of natural resources in east Texas. What will make this camp unique is that the kids can select from a wildlife or a fisheries track. The first two

days of the camp will keep all youth together covering the basics and the final two days youth will break into their track of choice for advanced education and hands-on activities.

Fannin County Extension Office 06/01/2016

Volume 1, Issue 9

Jumping into June 1

Piney Woods Conservation Adventure Camp

1

2016 Texas 4-H Roundup 2

4-H Outdoor Challenge 2

East Region 4-H Horse Show 2

Beginner Shooting Sports Camp 2

Fishing Camp 3

Mission Possible 3

Primetime 3

Primetime Xtreme 4

Horizons 4

Dinner’s On Me 4

Texas 4-H Wildlife Education

Project State Contest

4

Fannin County 4-H Recognition

Awards

5

4-H All Star Award 5

4-H Honor Roll Award 5

4-H Gold Star Award 6

4-H Leader Award 6

4-H Letterman Award 6

4-H Rookie Award 6

Danforth “I Dare You”

Leadership Award

7

Recordbook Workshop 7

County Fair Tag-In 7

June Calendar 8

July Calendar 9

Check Out this Project! 10

Inside this issue:

Piney Woods Conservation Adventure Camp

Page 2 Fannin 4-H Flash Volume 1, Issue 9

2016 Texas Roundup Registration for 2016 Texas Roundup is officially closed. Congratulations to all our Fannin County 4-H Members that will be traveling to College Station to represent the Fannin County 4-H Program. On the Senior Consumer Decision Making Team that qualified from District will be Danielle Berg, Dacie Bradley,

Gabriel Hanson and Dreyvan Strickland. Competing in Share-The-Fun Contest will be Joel Aukes in the Solo/Band Division. Dacie Bradley will be competing in Educational Presentation with her One Heartbeat at a Time Open Presentation.. Blake Ferguson will be going down to compete

in Invitational Ag Product ID, Invitational Wildlife Challenge as well as participating in several workshops throughout the week. Kate Kincade will be participating in the Invitational Hippology contest.

Good luck to all our 4-H members and enjoy your time down at State!

4-H Outdoor Challenge The Texas 4-H Outdoor Challenge consists of 10 events where teams compete to earn point for overall high point position. A team consists of exactly two members within the same age division and gender class. Teams compete in all 10 events during one weekend competition.

Participants will learn and practice various outdoor education activities from fishing and shooting to camping and biologist skills.

Fannin 4-H Members that will be competing at this contest June 17—19

at the Seguin Outdoor Learning Center in Seguin, Texas are: Caleb Arris, Randy Arris Jr., Brendan McMurrey, and Reed Stringer!

Good luck to our Fannin County 4-H Members!

Beginner Shooting Sports Camp Beginner Shooting Sports Camp is a new

camp meant especially for 4-H members

interested in the shooting sports program.

This camp is designed to safely introduce kids

to the shooting sports project. Participants will

also get the chance to do their favorite 4-H

camp activities such as dances,

challenge course, and team challenges!

This camp will be held July 11—13 or July

13—15. Youth Registration is $180 for

youth and $85 for adults until June

13th. A late registration will be available

East Region 4-H Horse Show A huge good luck goes out to our solo Horse

Show Competitor; Kodie Landers.! Kodie is a

Junior with a love for showing horses. She has

been showing horses since she was

three years old, and now at the age of

nine, she is taking her horse, Jewel, to

Athens to compete in the

East Region 4-H Horse Show.. Good luck

Kodie!

until June 21st with an additional 5% charge.

** 4-H families attending are responsible for 100% of costs and any requirements such as chaperones. **


Fishing Camp Fishing Camp is a brand new program this summer. 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 3rd grade and up and will be July 25—27. Youth registration is $180 and adult registration is $85 until June 13th.

There will be a late registration period between June 14—21 with an additional 5% fee. ** 4-H families attending are responsible for 100% of costs and any requirements such as chaperones. **

Mission Possible Mission Possible is a unique co-educational and

INCLUSIVE residential camp featuring traditional

camp experiences such as kayaking, shooting

sports, challenge course, arts and crafts,

environmental education, swimming, dancing,

and lots more. Missional Possible strives to

provide an inclusive, traditional 4-H camp

environment to youth with and without

disabilities as well as to raise awareness and

education

4-H members about the disability

community. Mission Possible provides an

opportunity for 4-H members to

participate in a hands-on service

learning activity and develop their

personal leadership skills. First time

campers must apply by contacting the

4-H Center ([email protected]) for

an application. The dates for Mission Possible

are July 6—July 8th, with registration being

$175 per camper, or $100 for mentors until

June 13. Late registration will be available

until June 30th with a 5% additional charge.

** 4-H families attending are responsible

for 100% of costs and any requirements

such as chaperones. **

Primetime Prime Time is an age-specific, four day, three

night residential camp experience. Session I is

for youth who have completed grades 5th—8th,

while Session II is for youth who have completed

grades 2nd—5th. Yes, those youth completing

grades 5 can choose which session to

participate in. Camp activities include swimming,

kayaking, challenge course, rifle, archery, arts &

crafts, dancing, games and a lot more.

Evening activities involve all youth in

team building, dorm challenges and the

nightly dance. Youth are housed in

dormitories with other youth from the

same county, where possible. You may

also request cabin mates during the

registration process. Prime Time I is

July 17—20 while Prime Time II is July 20—

23. Youth registration is $230 while adult

registration is $110 until June 13th. Late

registration will be available until June 21,

2016 at an additional 5% cost.




Primetime Xtreme

Horizons This five day, four night camp focuses around project enhancement, career exploration, and personal/professional development. Participants choose their focus area where they will receive approximately 16 hours of instruction and introduction to careers in the field. Each workshop is limited to 20 youth and are filled on a first come, first served basis. Evening activities are geared towards

professional development and workforce preparation, and of course, camp recreation and games! Dances each night! There will be five (5) Project Focused Workshops:

Robotics

Leather and Lacing

Food Challenge

Wildlife

Cardboard Camp

This year’s Horizons camp will be held June 27—July 1st. Youth registration is $280 and adult registration is $135 until June 12th.

** 4-H families attending are

responsible for 100% of costs and any

requirements such as chaperones. **

Dinner’s On Me Dinner’s On Me is a food challenge that is hosted during the Texas Star Fair. To compete in this contest, participants need to pre-register by sending in their registration form by Monday, June 13, 2016. On Friday, June 24, 2016, a lottery drawing will be held to determine the 16 contestants who will

participate. Following that drawing, a list of 10 alternate contestants will be kept, in the order they are drawn. Contestants will then be notified of their winning registration within one week. A mystery bag of item will be provided to each contestant, to create an culinary dish or dishes from his/her bag. The

goal is to prepare a quick meal for the family. Pantry staples will be available to all contestants. The contest will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 2:00 P.M.


Prime Time Xtreme is a new camp made

especially for older 4-H members that are

more advanced than the camps we typically

offer. It is open to members in grade 8th—

11th and has activities such as Advanced

Challenge Course, Kayaking/Sport Fishing, Vet

Science, Knockerball Soccer, Wildlife,

Nightly Dances, Leathercraft, 9 Square

in the Air and so much more. Prime

Time Xtreme will be held July 11th—14th.

Youth registration is $230 while adult

registration is $110 until June 12th.

Late registration will be available until June

21, 2016 at an additional 5% cost.




Texas 4-H Wildlife Education Project State Contest The Texas 4-H Wildlife Habitat Education Project (WHEP) is an interactive program that teaches youth about wildlife, habitat, habitat management, and natural resources stewardship. In addition, life skills such as team

work, critical thinking, public speaking, and observation are underlying objectives in this youth development effort. Creating educated and involved stewards of natural resources is the long term goal. This year’s WHEP

Contest will be held June 25—26, 2016 located at the Southwest Texas Junior College, Uvalde, Texas. Registration is due by June 13, 2016 online through 4-H Connect.

Fannin County 4-H Recognition Awards The Fannin County Recognition Awards

Program is an opportunity to recognize 4-H

members who are active and participate in

projects and activities in their clubs, community,

county, and district. All Fannin County 4-H

members are eligible to apply for these

awards. Each award can only be received

once. Application forms are being accepted

for County Recognition Awards now and are

due in the Extension Office by 4:00 P.M. on

Friday, July 8. Below are the different

awards that will be available this year.

You can find all the application and

information on the Fannin County

4-H’er blog site.


4-H All Star Award 4-H Members age eleven through thirteen years old are eligible to apply for the 4-H All Star Award. Members may take up to three years to complete this goal but must be eleven before beginning.. REQUIREMENTS: Complete 2 projects; Turn in a Record Book; Give a demonstration, talk, report, or prepared exhibit on two projects; Attend at least 2/3 of regular club meetings; Participate and assist

in leading at least one 4-H community service project; Participate in a Promote 4-H activity COMPLETE 7 OF THE FOLLOWING 9: Bring a parent/guardian to 50% of club meetings; Serve on a committee or as an elected officer; Participate in a county level competition; Recruit one or more new members; Participate in two county wide activities; Assist with leadership of county

wide even; Attend a district of state-level 4-H competition or event; Participate in a non-4-H community service project; Assist project leaders of club officers with five activities HIGHLIGHT: Please highlight some of the things you achieved while completing the award requirements.

4-H Honor Roll Award 4-H Member age third grade through ten years old are eligible to apply for the 4-H Honor Roll Award. Requirements may be completed in one to three years. Requirements: Complete 1 project; Turn in a Record Book; Give a demonstration, talk, report, or prepared

exhibit on a project; Attend at least 2/3 of regular club meetings; Participate in at least one 4-H community service project. COMPLETE 2 OF THE FOLLOWING 4 Serve on a club or county-level committee; Participate in a county or district-level competition, event, or activity; Bring a

parent/guardian to 50% of club meetings; Participate in Promote 4-H Week. HIGHLIGHT: Please highlight some of the things you achieved while completing the award requirements.

Jell-O Sherbet Ice Cream Recipe:

Junket Ice Cream Mix in

Very Vanilla (You find

typically find this above

the Jell-O mix at the

Grocery Store)

1 1/4 cups of whole

milk

3/4 C Heavy Whipping

Cream

1/2 TBSP. Powder Jell-

O Flavors: Berry Blue,

Orange, Raspberry,

Lime, ect.

Quart size Zip-Lock bag

Gallon size Zip-lock bag

Crushed Ice

Rock Salt

1. Place 4 glass bowls in the freezer for about 30 minutes

2. With a whisk, combine Junket Ice Cream Mix, whole milk and heavy whipping cream until fully dissolved

3. Put ice cream mix in a Quart Ziploc bag and seal tight.

4. Put Quart bag in gallon bag and fill completely with crushed ice and rock salt.

5. Toss around for 15 mins. 6. Remove glass bowls from freezer and

evenly separate the vanilla ice cream 7. Put 1/2 TBSP of different Jell-O

powder flavors in each bowl and gently mix with a spoon until fully combined. Put the 4 different ice cream flavors in a container that can be sealed Gently use the back of a spoon or your spatula to connect the 4 different piles of ice cream so they freeze as 1 piece.

8. Put a lid on the container and let it freeze for about 1-2 hours before eating.

4-H Leader Award 4-H Adult leaders may be nominated for the 4-H Leader Award by other 4-H leaders in the county. Requirements: Must attend 75% of regular monthly club

meetings; Attend and assist in leader with 2/3 of the meeting of a specific project in one project year; Attend one training and/or 2/3 attendance of county manager/leader meetings; Attend one district or state 4-H

activity within three years; Assist with one club or county 4-H fundraiser per year.

4-H Letterman Award Members fourteen years and older are eligible to apply for the 4-H Letterman Award. Members may take up to three years to complete requirements but must be fourteen before beginning. REQUIREMENTS: Complete 3 projects; Turn in a Record Book; Serve as a junior or teen leader; Attend at least 2/3 of regular club meetings; Organize a 4-H community service project; Give a

demonstration, talk, report, or prepared exhibit on two projects; assist in the planning of a Promote 4-H activity. COMPLETE 6 OF THE FOLLOWING 9 Serve as a chairman or as an elected officer; Serve as a county officer, delegate, or committee chair; Assist in leadership of a county-wide 4-H activity: Present a training or demonstration to a 4-H group: Attend a 4-H training at county, district, or state level:

Compete in a district or state level competition; Represent 4-H to other groups: Utilize a minimum of 3 resources found outside of Fannin county for a project: Recruit two or more new members. HIGHLIGHT: Please highlight some of the things you achieved while completing the award requirements.

4-H Rookie Award

4-H Gold Star


Members must be fifteen years or older to apply for the 4-H Gold Star Award. Requirements may have been completed over the member’s entire 4-H Career. Please ensure to attach the Gold Star Award Biographical Information Form as well.. Requirements:

Completed at least three years in Fannin County 4-H; Turn in a Record Book; Give a talk or demonstration at District or State level; Attend at least 2/3 of regular club meetings for at least two years; Serve as a club or county-level officer for at least two years; Organize a county-level promote 4-H

activity; Organize two community service projects; Attend at least two 4-H training at county, district, or state-level; Utilize resources for project areas outside of resources found in Fannin county a minimum of three times; Recruit two or more members.

Only first year 4-H members are eligible to apply for the 4-H Rookie Award. Applicants may be any age. REQUIREMENTS: Complete 1 project; Turn in a Record Book;

Give a demonstration, talk, report, or prepared exhibit on a project; Attend at least 2/3 of regular club meetings; Participate in at least one 4-H community service project. HIGHLIGHT:

Please highlight some of the things you achieved while completing the award requirements.


Danforth “I Dare You” Leadership Award Member must be fourteen years old or older to apply for the Danforth Leadership Award. Fannin County will award a limited amount of Danforth Leadership Awards per year. This award is offered as recognition of excellence in character and well-balanced personal development as well as demonstrated quality

leadership. Requirements: Complete at least three years in 4-H; Turn in a Record Book; Submit an essay explaining why you should be considered for this award (Members must submit a typed or handwritten essay explaining why they should be

considered for this award. Essay should include 4-H experiences which show leadership and excellent character. Essays must be a minimum of 250 words.)

Recordbook Workshop On Monday, June 13, Krystal will be hosting a Recordbook Workshop for all 4-H members to come to. This program will be held from 9:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. at the Extension Office. Please call the Extension Office and RSVP before Friday, June 10, if your 4-H member would like to participate in this program. We

will be sitting down, working on our recordbooks together while teaching the members what to put where and how to properly complete their recordbooks. This will be a fun-filled, hands-on program for 4-H members of all ages. Pizza will be provided for lunch at the end.

Please bring all your information, contest, programs, fundraisers and club meetings you have attended as well as any awards you may have received.. Recordbooks are due June 23, 2016 by 4:00 P.M. to the Extension Office

County Fair Tag In We will be having the Tag-In for County Fair on June 23rd from 6:00 P.M. —8:00 P.M. at the Multi-Purpose Complex. Species included for this Tag-In will be Market Lambs, Market Goats, Market

Swine, and Breeding Heifers . If you have breeding heifers or market steers please notify the Extension Office on how many you will be bringing. If you have not notified the Extension Office

regarding Steer Tags, then we are past the deadline. The dates for County Fair will be October 5th through October 8th.

Answers: 1. Rain, 2. Pencil Lead 3. Their Breath

Riddle:

1. A cloud is my mother, the wind is my father, my son is the cool stream and my daughter is the fruit of the land. A rainbow is my bed, the earth my final resting place and I'm the torment of man. What am I?

2. I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I?

3. There was a competition where the contestants had to hold something. At the end of the event, the winner was a person who was physically disabled (he had no hands or feet)! What was it that the contestants have to hold?

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

Livestock Ambassador Registration Due

2 3 4

5 6 7

2016 Texas 4-H Roundup

Fannin 4-H Club Meeting

8


9


10 11

12

Horizons Due

Fishing Camp Due

WHEP Due

13

Recordbook Workshop

Mission Possible Due

Prime Time Due

Dinner’s On Me Due

14

District Horse Show

15

District Horse Show

16 17

4-H Outdoor Challenge

18


19


20 21

Primetime Late Registration Due

22 23

County Fair Tag-In

Recordbook Due

24 25

WHEP Contest

26

WHEP Contest

Youth Range Workshop

27

Horizons Camp


28

Horizons Camp


29

Horizons Camp


30

Horizons Camp


June 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2

3 4

4-th of July—Office Closed

5

Leadership Lab (Ultra)

6


7


8

County Awards Due

9

10

Camp Corral

11

Texas 4-H Prime Time Xtreme

Camp Corral

12


Camp Corral

13


Camp Corral

14


Camp Corral

15

Camp Corral

16

17

Texas 4-H Congress

Texas 4-H Prime Time I

18

Texas 4-H Congress


19

Texas 4-H Congress


20

Texas 4-H Congress


Texas 4-H Prime Time II

21


22


23

State Horse Show


24

State Horse Show

25

State Horse Show

26

State Horse Show

27

State Horse Show

28

State Horse Show

29

State Horse Show

30

State Horse Show

31

July 2016

Fannin County

Extension Office

2505 N. Center Street

Bonham, TX 75418

Phone: {903}583-7453

Fax: {903}583-1092

E-mail:

[email protected]

Don’t forget to visit us at: http://agrilife.organnin4h/ or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Fannin-4-H to find out

about important dates and upcoming competitions, practices or events. We are constantly adding and updating our pages.

We add anything on our pages that we get from our club leaders and other Extension Agents from around our District.

Make sure to subscribe to our website. That way you will get an e-mail notification every time something is added or changed

on the website so you can ensure you have the most recent information.

Check Out This Project! This month’s 4-H Project of interest is:

International Travel

In an ever changing world, it’s important to understand new cultures, languages, and be willing to accept all people with different cultures, customs and values.

You can interact with people from other countries, explore various cultural norms, and learn about their customs. This project can include home study, international travel, and service projects. Current travel opportunities include:

International Exchange with Japan – Texas 4-H partners with Texas Global

Education and the LABO and LEX programs of Japan to place Texas youth, age 14 and older in Japan homes for a four-week summer immersion homestay.

International Study Tour – Texas 4-H provides 4-H members, ages 14 and older, the opportunity to participate in this program every two years. The group will travel to Australia and New Zealand July 10-19, 2017. Applications are now available.

International Exchange with Costa Rica – County 4-H programs are encouraged to look into this new opportunity for a summer exchange with a Costa Rican school.

Heifer International – Check out this program that provides a Global Village simulation, allowing youth participants to experience poverty, limited resources and life in a developing country, without actually traveling abroad. The program is located in Perryville, Arkansas.

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