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R E M I N D E R S

Next month is Mon. Oct. 28.

Meetings are the 4th Monday of each month at 6:00 pm at the

Extension Office.

Breeder Rabbit Validation and regular Rabbit Project Meeting

on Wed., Sept. 25 from 4 to 6:30 pm at the Extension Office.

Get your 4-H enrollment registered online ASAP, so you will continue to receive the newsletter and Reminds.

Swine State Validation Tag Orders due by Sept. 30. All hogs will be

validation in November.

Sheep & Goat Validation will be Saturday, October 19 from

8:00 am to noon at the Ag Shop. There only be one day to

validate this year!

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ONE DAY!! National 4-H Week will be celebrated during the week of October 6 and through October 12 ending with 4-H's big day of community service called One Day 4-H. On One Day 4-H, clubs all across Texas will be doing community service projects at the same

time! To share that spirit, what can you do in one day that would make a difference to

someone around you or in your community? Let us know what you come up with and share a picture with us! Your Kinney 4-H Club is making plans for their big One Day 4-H project and plan to do a

big clean up at each end of town around the welcome signs and in front of Dollar

General. Dollar General is providing us water for that morning.

Each day of 4-H week will have a different theme. Watch your Kinney 4-H Facebook page for how you can celebrate all things

4-H during that week.

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KINNEY 4-H AWARDS BANQUET

The Kinney 4-H club had a full house at the Annual Awards Dinner on Sunday, September 8. It was held at the Episcopal Church hall. Old and new families were treated to dinner and 4-H member

achievements were recognized from the past year. The 4-H club recognized The Kinney County Chamber of Commerce and the Texas Farm Bureau as the 2019 Friends of 4-H.

The attendees got to take a “Where are they today?” moment with the introduction of the evening’s guest speaker: Tyler Schuster. Tyler was a super 4-H member in her career, holding Club President multiple times, being awarded the highest Club Point Award of Diamond, and the highest State-wide award that

can be earned, which is Gold Star. Upon graduation from Brackett High School in 2017, she has moved to Stephenville to attend Tarleton State University where she is already in her senior year, majoring in

Agricultural Services and Development. She is serving as the Student Body President at Tarleton State and is a National Collegiate Beef Advocate with American National Cattle Women. She spoke to the 4-H

members about taking the opportunity to learn from your project leaders and the Extension Agent, to grow in 4-H and take the skills it hones with them in their future endeavors. She said, “You may not know

it now, but what you are learning now, you will need in your future.” The 2019-2020 Kinney 4-H Club Officers were inducted at the banquet. Past President, Giovanni

Rodriguez turned over the gavel to Fawn Schott. Amelia Rose Pimentel is Vice President, Secretary is Logan Knox, Treasurer is Caydie Castro, Reporter is Abigail Coffman, Council Delegates are Jr. Alivia

Johnson, Intermediate-Will Lewis, and Senior-Giovanni Rodriguez. This year the Club will be managed by: Pam Schott and Rachel Mancha.

Fourteen 4-H members were recognized for competing with their animal projects beyond the County level: David & Ruby Castillo, Caraline & Madeleine Ducharme, Jack & Will Lewis, Daniella & Guillermo

Mancha, Kassandra Mason, Kaili Price, Giovanni Rodriguez, Fawn Schott, Destiny Soliz, and Kevin Uresti. Eight members were recognized for competing in the Food and Nutrition and Food Challenge

contests outside of County: Caydie Castro, Abigail Coffman, Madeleine Ducharme, Gwen Hay, Hannah Laub, Will Lewis, and Lucinda & Daniella Mancha.

Senior 4-H’er of the Year was Fawn Schott, Intermediate 4-H’er of the Year was Caydie Castro, and the Junior 4-H’ers of the Year was Abigail Coffman. The Club had a huge Bronze award class: David Castillo, Ruby Castillo, Jose Castillo, Caydie Castro, Abigail Coffman, Madeleine Ducharme, Logan

Knox, Will Lewis, Kassandra Mason, Lucinda Mancha, Zoey Porter, Fawn Schott, and Ashlyn Smith. The Club’s special Top Hand Award earner for 2019 is someone who always willing to step up and lend a helping hand whenever they see a need or are called on. They are exemplarily active 4-H members.

This year’s Top Hand Award was Giovanni Rodriguez. The club thanked project volunteers, the Extension Agent, and County Support Staff, and most of all

their parents for all their efforts with 4-H projects, contests, club operations, and the financing of all their 4-H activities. They thanked: Amy Lewis and Rachel Mancha for Food and Nutrition and the past year’s

Club management, Darren Johnson and Ken Knox for Shooting Sports, and Pam Melancon for the Rabbit Project. Members of the Kinney County Junior Livestock Board were also acknowledged for all

they do for Kinney 4-H members.

NEWS

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4-H PROJECTS and UPCOMING MEETINGS

FOOD CHALLENGE

Food Challenge project classes have started. The schedule is as

follows: Mancha classroom Oct. 1, Extension Office Oct. 8,

Mancha classroom Oct. 15, Extension Office Oct. 22,

Mancha classroom Oct. 29. All classes start at 5 pm.

ROBOTICS

Robotics Project is meeting in Allison Watkinson's classroom at Brackett ISD on

Wednesdays at 3:45.

SHOOTING SPORTS

Shooting Sports Practice are taking place! The practices are every other weekend and they take place at the 4-H Shooting Range. (First gate on the right after you turn south

on 3348, caution light before Dollar General.) You must have a parent with you and you must go through a Safety Class before you can practice.

Next practices are October 5th, & October 19th AT 9 AM.

FALL ROUNDUP IS DECEMBER 4-6 District 10 Contests for Food and Nutrition, Food Challenge, Judging Contests, Public Speaking, Entomology, & more.

ENTOMOLOGY

Entomology project begins Thursday, September 26 at 4 pm at the Extension Office. It will be lead by Wendy Knox.

PROJECT INFO

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RABBITSBreeder Rabbit Validation will be Wednesday,

September 25th from 4:00 to 7:00 pm

at the Extension Office.

TAKING RABBIT MEAT PEN ORDERS THROUGH OCTOBER 10TH. DEPOSIT OF $50 TO ORDER, WITH A BALANCE OF $170 DUE BEFORE

DEC. 6TH. TOTAL IS $220 PER PEN OF FOUR BUNNIES TO BE VALIDATED BY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11 AT THE EXTENSION OFFICE.

Orders for tags are due by September 30th. If

you intend to show a pig at any Major Stock Show outside of County, you will need one!

Tags are $18 each. Late tags can be ordered in October at $25 each.

Swine State Validation Tag Orders

QUALITY COUNTS -- DO YOU HAVE YOUR NUMBER FOR YOUR MAJOR LIVESTOCK SHOW ENTRIES? https://agrilife.org/qualitycounts/ Deadline November 7, 2019

Exhibitors need to be verified once as a junior/intermediate, once again as a senior. Junior is grades 3-5, Intermediate is grades 6-8, and Senior is grades 9-12. You must pass the online test with 80% correct answers and you can take the test as many times

as you need to to get 80% correct. When you pass the test, you are given a Quality Counts verification number to use on livestock show entries.

CHECK OUT THE TEXAS YOUTH LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION PAGE!

https://texasyouthlivestock.com/

ANIMAL PROJECTS & STOCK SHOW INFO

Sheep and Goat Validation

Sheep & Goat Validation will only be one day this year.  It will be

Saturday, October 19 from 8:00 am to noon at the Ag Shop.  This will be

your only chance to validate sheep and goats for all stockshows. 

FFA/4-H members need to attend with a parent and bring your

sheep/goats.  County tags will be  $2 each. 

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4-H RECORDBOOK LINK

https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/

recordbooks/

POINTS PAGES

Points are cumulative and cover from 3rd to 12th grade of a 4-H member's

time in 4-H. Points pages are used to achieve different award levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold and ultimately Diamond. Points achieved are reviewed each

year and are due to the office by April 30th. Pages can be picked up anytime.

Gold Star is the highest District award a 4-H'er can earn in their career. Kinney County can only submit up to two Gold Star winners each year. The award is highly competitive and apps must be

turned in by April 30th. Applications can be picked up at the Extension Office or

viewed online at: https://kinney.agrilife.org/4-h-file-library-

applications-awards-non-4- h-scholarships/

GOLD STAR

RECORDBOOKS

Record Books are a important record keeping, memento, scholarship tool for being in 4-H. Go to the site below and

save a record book form on your computer. Start a journal and keep track on all you do in 4-H throughout the year. The first three pages are necessary for Stock Show to be able to receive your

sale premium. Consider doing a complete record book for County and

District contest.

Kinney 4-H Need

to Know Info

Kinney County Jr. Livestock Show is

January 10-11

Major Fundraisers are: Hunters Roundup & Bake

Sale and KCJLS Concession Stand

Major Community Service

Projects: One Day 4-H Oct. 12, Feast of Sharing at Thanksgiving, and we collect food and school supplies year round for the HOPE Center and

Brackett ISD.

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ENROLLMENT ON  4-HCONNECTState Enrollment Fees are $25 through

Oct. 31. Fees go to $30 after that.  Don't

miss out on project start ups, contest

teams, and important dates and

deadlines for your 4-H projects.

Stay in the "know"-- Sign up today!

https://tx.4honline.com/     

Remember if you have been in 4-H before

you already have a family profile.  Don't

make another one.  Use your email ID and

ask for a new password if you don't

remember it.  Call the office if you have

trouble and we can help you.

You can pay online with a credit card. 

I pledge my head to clearer thinking,

my heart to greater loyalty,

my hands to larger service, and

my health to better living,

for my club, my community, my country and my world.

4-H Pledge

4-H Motto

To Make the Best Better

4-H Slogan

"Learn By Doing"

4-H Colors

Green and White

CONTACT INFORMATION Kinney-Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office

Mailing address--P.O. Box 266 Physical address--117 RR 693

Brackettville, TX 78832 830-563-2442

email: kinney@ag.tamu.edu

* Officers are expected to attend all 4-H meetings, events, fundraisers, activities, etc.

* Fawn Schott--President will prepare the agenda with the Extension Office and club manager, arrange programs and

activities, and run meetings. *Amelia Rose Pimentel -- Vice President will help plan

activities, and help recruit new members. * Abigail Coffman--Reporter is expected to take pictures of

4-H happenings and submit all 4-H newspaper articles through the Extension office.

* Logan Knox--Secretary is expected to keep attendance, prepare the minutes for every meeting, keep a record of

them, and turn in a copy to the office. *Caydie Castro--Treasurer is expected to meet with the

4-H book keeper and prepare the treasurer's report for the monthly meetings.

Alivia Johnson--Junior, Will Lewis--Intermediate, Giovanni Rodriguez--Senior --Council Delegates are

expected to attend District 10 4-H Conference and bring back what they learn to their club.

Club Managers are: Pam Schott & Rachel Mancha

County Support Staff: Kathryn Gose Extension Agent: Bret Allen

Sign up or join the various ways to stay in the "know"

you see on the right of this page!

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