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Courthouse, 3rd floor
100 E. Tyler St., ste 300
Athens, TX 75751
Phone: 903-675-6130
Fax: 903-677-7222 http://henderson.agrilife.org
It’s that time again!
Major Steer and State Fair Lamb and Goat Tags
Order by Monday, April 14th to Extension office
SF Goat/Lamb $10 per tag
Major Steer $12 per tag
Payment is expected at time of order. To order your tags call
903-675-6130 or email Angela at [email protected].
All checks should be made payable to Henderson 4-H
4-H Spotlight
April 2014
Special points of interest:
Local 4-H News
Summer
Camps/Workshops
Important Dates
4-H Horse Show
Validation and entry
information
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DON’T MISS THE UPCOMING 4-H DEADLINES
4/1 - State Photography County Deadline
4/1 - District Livestock Judging Connect Deadline
4/1 - District Fashion Show Connect Deadline
4/9 - District Roundup Connect Deadline
4/12 - State Fair Lamb, goat and major steer tag orders
4/28- 4-H Horse Validation
4-30 - D5 Shotgun Games Connect Deadline
ALPA and Council Meetings
April 28, 2014
Senior Citizens Center
Athens
6:30 p.m.
Parents & Leaders - ALPA is looking for new fall fundraiser ideas,
and they would love your ideas and input. They raise money each
year for scholarships, sponsoring HCLS buckles and the calf
scramble, leader trainings, and assist with the 4-H awards banquet.
Please attend the next ALPA meeting to present your idea or contact
the Extension office if you are unable to attend, and they will pass it
along to the committee.
National Volunteer Week
April 6th - April 12th is National Volunteer Week. Our volunteers work
so hard and without them nothing would be possible. The amount of
time a volunteer puts in is worth $21.36 an hour per a study done by
the Independent Sector. Be sure and give your club managers and leaders a
call and let them know how much you appreciate them.
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District Horse Show
Deadlines
The District Horse Show will be held Monday, June 16th - Wednesday, June 18th in
Athens. The show will be much bigger this year as we have combined with district 4.
They will also be offering workshops on the first night of the show on the new classes
they are offering and will have a dance.
Online entries for this show are due Thursday, May 16th.
Validating Your Horse for District - Deadline April 15th and costs $10 per horse
Validating your horse(s) for the show will be done online again this year. Every horse
shown will be validated through the 4-H Connect system (http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/).
You will need to upload your registration papers (if your horse is registered), coggins
and photos of your horse when completing the validation process. You will need one
photo of the front, one photo of the left side and one photo of the right side. Make sure
that the entire horse in the picture or you will have to redo your pictures. Please have
your horse validated online by April 15th in case you have problems with the system.
If you need help, please let the Extension office staff know and we will help you.
Instructions for validating your horse and entering online, as well as the horse show
memo are available on our website http://henderson.agrilife.org/4-h/4h-publications/ .
You can also pick them up from our office.
TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY PAPER CLOVER CAMPAIGN
The Spring 2014 TSC Paper Clover Campaign is scheduled for April 23rd - May 4th.. Encourage people you know to stop by TSC and purchase a paper clover. Our county program receives a portion of the money raised for Texas 4-H.
County news
Want to share an upcoming event
your club is doing? Have you been
to a competition with your 4-H
project? Let us know! We love
spotlighting what our clubs and kids
are doing. Email Angela with your
information and pictures to have
them included in the newsletter.
Her email is
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Henderson County Whiz Bang Results
Back on March 15th, our club hosted the HC Whiz Bang
Shoot. Really had good turn out by 4Hers from all over the
state. Our kids did well competing in all shooting events.
Here is a few that placed: Issac Craig 3rd in Novice Skeet,
Jason Silvey 2nd in Trap Senior 1 & 3rd in Sporting Clays
Senior 1, Colby Tompkins 3rd in Skeet Senior 1, 3rd in Whiz
Bang Senior 1, 2nd in Sporting Clays Senior 1 & Senior 1
Runner-Up Champion, and Will Van Dusen 1st in Skeet
Senior 1, 1st in Whiz Bang Senior 1, 1st in Sporting Clays
Senior 1& Senior 1 HOA Champion. Also, Colby and Eric
Van Dusen 1st in Team Sporting Clays.
Benefits and Fundraisers for 4-Her Ally Odom
Ally is a member of our East Texas Young Riders club.
She was seriously injured in a horse riding accident
last weekend. Ally is still in intensive care and has a
long road of recovery ahead of her. There are several
ways that you can help her family during this trying
time in their lives, and at the top of the list is pray for
her and her family.
There will be a blood drive in honor of Ally on April
8, 2014 during the county livestock show. The bus
will be located at the Henderson County Regional
Fair Park from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. They have a goal of
20 donations, but would love to surpass that
number at least 5 times. Please help spread the
word, so everyone can be watching for the flyer
with additional details. Everyone please come out and
donate a pint of blood and Rally for Ally!!
An online donation account has been setup for those who would like to help
financially. You can visit http://www.gofundme.com/7r5lfg to donate online.
A benefit account has also been set up for Ally at the First State Bank in Athens. You
can go to any of the branches and make a donation to the account.
T-shirts are also in the process of being made and will be available to purchase at the
county livestock show. All proceeds will go to the Odom family.
Congrats to Will Van Dusen & Jason
Silvey of HC Shotgun Sports!
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Young Guns Senior and Junior Male
Runner-Up Champions. Colby
Thompkins also competed. Great job
guys!
1st Year Juniors
Ty Tillison: 2nd place compound aided
Nathan Newman: 2nd place NASP
Junior Age Division
Amelea Varos: 9th place barebow
6th place compound aided
Kelsey West: 1st place NASP
1st Year Intermediates
Rachael Coook: 6th place compound aided
Ashlyn Burke: 1st place NASP
Intermediate Age Division
Brendan West: 8th place barebow
3rd place NASP
Leo Varos: 8th place compound aided
2nd place recurve
Senior 1 Age Division
Connor Gallagher: 7th place barebow
Amanda Cooper: 3rd place compound aided
2nd place NASP
Ben Smith: 11th place compound aided
Brooke Johns: 15th place compound aided
Justin Walker:29th place compound aided
Senior 2 Age Division
Chuck Smith: 3rd place compound aided
Noah Newman: 4th place compound aided
3rd place recurve
Shaelyn Baker: 20th place compound aided
Steer Starlettes awarded Mady Parker of Brownsboro 4-H one of the Persever-
ance Awards at the Houston Livestock Show. Its the HOOF award. They award
exhibitors who overcome adversity. Mady has had intrinsic asthma since she was
4 this type of asthma is self induced..triggers being all emotions we feel good and
bad. Showing cattle has taught Mady how to handle anxiety and stress. Watching
her calf scramble in front of a sold out crowd in Houston for Florida Georgia Line
was awesome!! 76,000 people and she followed thru and went out there and
helped 3 kids catch a calf. This is NOT something she could handle before..way to
much stress. She doesnt even have to take medicine anymore. Now Mady is pretty
tough and can handle a lot of situations because of showing! As her parents we
couldn't be more proud of Mady. See to us as a family its not about buckles and
banners or being first place, its bringing home a happy child with great memo-
ries made in the show ring circuit and winning has a whole different meaning to
us. A wise man said to me when we started showing.." you have to figure out what
winning means to you and go out and do it " Rick couldn't have been more right!!!
Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt Kiwanis will be having an Easter egg hunt for children with special needs on Thursday, April 17th at Kiwanis Park. We are looking for 4-Hers who would like to help with this event. You would be buddied up with a child, and assist them with the egg hunt. If you would like to help, please call the Extension office at 903-675-6130 or email Angela at [email protected] and let them know. More details will be forwarded to you as we get them.
Indoor Archery Match Results
Henderson County Archery Team recently competed at an Indoor Archery competition in Graham. They did an
outstanding job. The team competed in bare bow, compound aided, recurve and N.A.S.P. To find out more about
the archery group contact John Newman at 903-802-2065.
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The below flyer is a fundraiser for fellow 4-Her Natalie Newman.
Natalie is a member of the Henderson County Outdoor Sports
club.
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4-H Camps and Trainings
Market Poultry Production and Selection Workshop
May 31, 2014
Texas A&M, College Station
Cost: $50
Deadline: May 16th
Interested in the raising and selection of show birds? This is
the workshop for you.
This workshop provides students and adult leaders with information
and tips for the rearing and selection of market chickens and
turkeys for youth livestock shows. For more information, please
contact Dr. Greg Archer ([email protected] or 979-845-
4319) Register online or by phone: Register online at
https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/poultry
Texas 4-H Congress July 13 - 16, 2014
Austin, Texas
$330 registration fee
Members are to be 15 at the time of the event.
Delegates to include House and Senate members, Lobbyists,
and Press Corps members.
Gala Theme: Roaring 20's
Registration is via 4-H Connect by April 30th.
Please visit our website for more information:
http://henderson.agrilife.org/4-h/4h-publications/
TAE4-HA Photography Contest
Age Divisions:
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Adult
Cost: $10 for the first photo
$1 per additional photo
Entry Deadline: May 15th.
Prizes: *Division winners -$100
*Category winners per age
division will receive 50% of the
category proceeds
For more info, visit our website:
http://henderson.agrilife.org/4-h/4h-
publications/
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National 4-H Congress Applications Available
Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program is excited to announce the opportunity in the 2014 National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia. National 4-H Congress will be held November 27th December 2nd at the Hyatt Regency. Youth from all over the United States attend this premiere leadership event. Youth between the ages of 14 and 18 on September 1 of the year they are applying are eligible. Applicants must have been born during the period beginning of September 1, 1994 and ending August 31, 1999 to be eligible to participate.
Applications for the event can be found on 4-H Connect from February 11 April 16, 2014. For more
Information visit http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/.
2014 East Region Leadership Lab
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2014 Equine Ambassador Training
Gainesville, TX
Ages 14—17
Cost: $250 (includes meals and
lodging)
Deadline: April 30th The Texas 4-H Equine Ambassador program
strives to provide high school aged 4-H
members the opportunity to develop and
practice advanced leadership skills related to
mentoring other youth, and to become
advocates for the equine industry in Texas.
Objectives:
Prepare youth to serve in leadership
capacities in Horse projects and programs
across Texas.
Prepare youth for the experience of the
university setting, through intensive
science based instruction and experiences.
Prepare and provide opportunities for
youth to serve in advocacy roles for the
Equine Industry, 4-H, and the horse
programs.
Develop a heightened awareness of career
opportunities in the equine industry and advo-
cacy.
Contact Billy Zanolini for more
information at 979-458-0466.
Applications can be picked up from
the Extension office.
2014 Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador Short Courses
Texas A&M University July 7-10, 2014
Ages 14 and older
Cost: $200 (includes meals and lodging)
Deadline: June 20
Selection Criteria:
· senior aged (14-18) 4-H youth that have exhibited a superior level of ambition regarding their livestock
projects
· students with a profound interest in animal science and animal production
· students have shown advanced leadership qualities and a willingness to help others
· County Extension Agent approval
· top 25% class rank
2014 East Region Leadership Lab
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Important Dates
April
1 - Senior Photography Entries Due to the Extension Office for State Qualifying
Round
1 - Livestock, Soil, Meat, & Range Judging
1 – District Fashion Show Connect Deadline
5 - District Horse Judging Contest, College Station
9 - District Roundup Connect Deadline
12 - District Rifle Contest, Trinity
14 - State Fair Lamb and Goat Tag Orders due to Extension Office
14 – Major Steer Tag Orders due to Extension office
14 - State Photography Connect Deadline
15 - State Horse Validation deadline
26 - District Livestock, Range, Meat, & Soil Judging Contest, College Station
26 - District Fashion Show & Roundup, Nacogdoches
28 - Council and ALPA meeting – 6:30 p.m.- Senior Citizens Center
30 - District Shotgun Games Connect Deadline
May
10 - District Shotgun Games, Lufkin
15 - District Horse Show Connect deadline
17 - State Roundup Registration Deadline
26 - Office closed
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Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin. The Texas
A&M University System, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
4-H Archery Meeting
April 13th and 27th
2:00 p.m.
Henderson County
Fairpark Complex
For more info contact
John Newman at
903-802-2065.
4-H Rifle Meetings
April 1st and 15th
6:00 p.m.
Henderson County
Fairpark Complex
For more info contact Scott
Smith at 903-675-2650.
4-H Shotgun Sports Meetings
April 13th Rose City Flying Clays
April 27th Rose City Flying Clays
2:00 p.m.
For more info contact
Steve Van Dusen at 903-681-4033.
http://www.hendersoncountyshotgun.
org/index.html
LA QUINTA OFFERS 4-H DISCOUNT
15% discount on rooms through direct reservations by calling the hotel direct, calling the toll
free reservation line at 1-800-531-5900, or online at www.lq.com. Please mention the
"TX4H" promotional code when making reservations
