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GREGG COUNTY 4-H FOCUS
GREGG COUNTY STAFF:
Katelyn Smith
CEA: 4-H and Youth Development
Dee Lee Smith
CEA: Family & Consumer Sciences
Veronica Boykin
Administrative Assistant
Gregg County Office
405 East Marshall Avenue,
Suite 101
Longview, Texas 75601
903-236-8429
Website: gregg.agrilife.org
Facebook: https://.facebook.com/
GreggCounty4H
6 4-H Photography meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the Extension Office
7-8 Junior Leadership Retreat
10 Fort Worth entry deadline
14-15 Yes! Camp
15 The Scholarship Quest, Gregg County
17 4-H Council Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
19-20 Virtual Volunteer Conference
24 Major show entry deadline-excluding Ft. Worth
24-25 Thanksgiving Food Drive
27 THANKSGIVING
UPCOMING EVENTS
2015 Texas 4-H Photography Contest
Website: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/statephotography
Theme: The theme is “Inspiration”. This year the theme will focus on pictures of subjects that move and inspire YOU. Photos can
include photos of leaders, mentors, family, friends, things in your community, school, church, or across the country and
world. Examples include images of family members, a leader/teacher or someone that you look up to, something in nature, or
things that give you daily inspiration.
Entry Period: April 1, 2015 to April 15, 2015 through 4-H CONNECT
2014-15 Texas State Preservation Board 4-H and FFA Photography Contest
Website: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/ffa4hphoto
Entry Period: September 19, 2014 to December 10, 2014
Entry Location: http://fs4.formsite.com/state4h/4hffa/index.html
All rules and guidelines are posted on each of the respective contest sites. Contest and project resources can also be
found http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/project_photography
It’s Enrollment time again!
To enroll or re-enroll on 4-H Connect, please go to -
http://texas.4honline.com
If you have not re-enrolled for the 2014-2015 by November 1, 2014, you will not continue receiving the 4-H newsletter unless you contact the Extension Office and request to remain
on the list.
Also, the enrollment fee is currently $20.00 after October 31st the enrollment fee will be $25.00 . If you have questions or problems with 4-H Connect please call the Extension Office
at 903.236.8428.
Livestock Club—Livestock club met for their monthly meeting. Congratulations were extended to Shane and Daniel Perry for their dedication to 4-H and attendance at the recent Gold Star banquet at SFA. Plans for the upcoming Harvest Festival were discussed as well as plans for the 2015 upcoming judging events. One Day 4-H plans are under way and Fundraising results and efforts/plans were also discussed. Next meeting scheduled for November at the usual date and time.
Shamrocks Club—For One Day 4H, members of the club went to Songbird Assisted Living to play games, bring treats and visit with the residents there. At our last meeting, the Shamrocks met on Monday, October 13th with 23 members and 10 adults present. Our guest speaker was from the Longview Police Department's Canine unit, who brought her police dog, Bejarus. As a club, we collected canned goods for the Thanksgiving Food Drive. We have begun our fundraising effort of selling poinsettias. We hope to have each family sell at least 10, but there will be a prize for the member who sells the most. Our next meeting will be November 10th at 2:00 PM at the Gregg County Extension Office. We will have the Longview Fire Department come and give a program about fire safety. Please invite friends to come for this valuable information. If you are planning on coming, and on bringing friends, please let Ms. Tammie Olson know by Nov. 3. Also, we will continue to be collecting canned goods for the Food Drive, so bring them with you.
DECEMBER NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: November 24th by 5 PM
Club News
4-H Photography Project
Anyone interested in the 4-H Photography project should sign up before Halloween, October 31st! Our first meeting will be in November on Thursday, November 6th at the Extension office. The meeting will start at 5:30 and run until approximately 7 p.m. The focus will be to plan out the project and dates you all would like to meet for tours, photo shoots, and many other exciting
activities. Christina Massey, photographer in Longview, will be the project manager. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Dee Lee at [email protected] Let’s have LOTS of photos in the
District 4-H Photography contest, State Photography contest and Harvest Festival 2015. Remember, photography contests are non-qualifying events, meaning you do not have to do one to
advance to the next level.
See you soon and start SHOOTING – photos that is!
Area Events
North Texas Fall Showdown A & B
November 8, 2014
For more information please contact
McKinney FFA Parents and Friends
972-832-4021
South Texas Series A, B, C & D
November 8, 2014 – November 9, 2014
For more information please contact
Tracy Beadle, 603 S. CR 1110, Riviera, TX 78379 361-296-4667
Rewarding Rings Round Up A & B
November 9, 2014
For more information please contact
Friends and Family of Plano FFA 972-442-0110
TJLA Fall Classic A & B
November 26, 2014 – November 30, 2014 For more information please contact TJLA Offices 936-544-2787
2015 Major Show SWINE Validation & Tag-In: November (exact date TBA)
STOCK SHOW DEADLINES
Forth Worth Stock Show & Rodeo - Entry Deadline November 10, 2014
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Rodeo Austin, San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo,
& San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo - Entry Deadline November 24, 2014
QUALITY COUNTS VERIFICATION REQUIRED FOR ALL TEXAS
MAJOR LIVESTOCK SHOWS
Quality Counts verification is required for all youth exhibiting livestock (market and/or breeding) at
major livestock shows in Texas. The verification process will require junior exhibitors to pass an online test
that measures their knowledge on quality assurance and character education content items. Youth are able to
go online to take the Quality Counts Test and become verified. A verification number will need to be
provided at the time of making an official entry into a Texas Major Livestock Show. Thus, youth will need to
have completed and passed the test before the major livestock show’s entry deadline. A passing score has
been determined to be 80%. For more information visit: http://agrilife.org/qualitycounts/
IMPORTANT REMINDER
If you made the sale with your Harvest Festival project, don’t forget to thank your buyer. If you do
not know the name and/or address of your buyer, you can call the Extension Office. This is VERY
important! The people who donate their money need to be thanked. Make sure to get this done AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE and bring a copy to the Extension Office. This is required in order for you to
receive your check. We will notify you when the checks are available to be picked up.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND
The Scholarship Quest SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH
10:00 AM—2:00 PM
(doors open at 9:30)
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION
SERVICE—GREGG COUNTY
405 EAST MARSHALL, (PARKING IN BACK)
LONGVIEW, TX
COST: $20.00 (LUNCH INCLUDED)
Limited to first 150 paid registrants! Must register by Friday, November 7th.
All attendees must register. Parents are welcome!
REGISTER BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH
TO VERONICA 903.236.8428 OR [email protected]
TOPICS
HOW TO BE COMPETITIVE IN
THE SCHOLARSHIP WORLD
FINDING SCHOLARSHIPS
COMPLETING SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATIONS
(Just what are THEY looking
for in the application?)
ELIGIBILITY
FINANCIAL AID
PERSONAL INFORMATION
DEADLINES
Quote of the Month
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to
what they think they can do. You can go as far as your
mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.
~Mary Kay Ash~
Thanksgiving Food Drive
One of our great 4-H supporters, Mrs. Betty Horaney, needs help at the Thanksgiving Food Drive to be held at the Maude Cobb Convention Center on Monday, November 24th and Tuesday, November 25th.
If you are at least 14 years old and would like to help with this project please call the Gregg County Extension Office for additional details.
If you would like to donate items here is the list of items included in each box:
2 cans of green beans, 2 cans of corn, 2 cans of green peas, 2 cans of misc. peas or beans, 2 cans of soup, 1 bag of pasta, 1 canned meat, 1 box Brownie Mix, 2 boxes of Jell-o, 1 can of cranberry sauce, 1 loaf of bread, 1 canned fruit, 1 can misc. vegetable, 1 misc. Kool-aid
District 5 4-H Winter Formal
Winter Wonderland
When : December 13, 2014
Where : Richard B. Hubbard Center
304 East Ferguson
Tyler, Texas 75702
Time : 7:00 to 10:00 PM
Door prizes to be given!
Tickets: $5 for single ticket or $8 for a couple and will be
available through the county offices and/or district council
delegates
Light refreshments will be available.
How Do You Take Care of Texas?
Elementary School Art Contest
Take Care of Texas, a program of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality,
and Samsung Austin Semiconductor invite K-5 students in Texas to submit their artwork
of how they, along with their friends and family, help keep the air and water clean,
conserve water and energy, and reduce waste.
One grand-prize winner will receive a Samsung laptop, and 15 students will win a
Samsung tablet. One lucky teacher of the 16 winners will be randomly selected to also
win a Samsung tablet.
The contest begins January 5, 2015; artwork must be received by March 6, 2015.
Contest Entry Form
Contest Rules
For more exciting contest details, visit TakeCareOfTexas.org/art-contest or e-mail
To stay current on all things Take Care of Texas, like us on Facebook
and follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
4-H
enrollment
increases
2 3 4 5 6
4-H Photography
meeting, 5:30
p.m. at the
Extension Office
7 8
9 10
Fort Worth entry
deadline
11
OFFICE CLOSED
VETERANS DAY
12 13 14 15
16 17
4-H Council
Meeting at 6:30
p.m.
18 19
Virtual Volunteer
Conference
20
Virtual Volunteer
Conference
21 22
23 24
Major show entry
deadline
(excluding Fort
Worth)
25 26 27
OFFICE CLOSED
THANKSGIVING
28
OFFICE CLOSED
29
30
Junior Leadership
Retreat
YES Camp
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
1
2
Council meeting,
6:30 p.m.
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11
12
13
District 5 4-H
Winter Formal
14
15
16
17 18
19 20
21
22
23 24
25
OFFICE CLOSED
CHRISTMAS
26
OFFICE CLOSED
27
28 29
30
31
Gregg County 4-H Clubs and Meeting Times
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service—Gregg County Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Office is closed on approved county holidays
Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status.
The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners
Courts of Texas Cooperating.
Club Meeting Location Meeting Time Club Managers
Happy Hearts 4-H
Community Club
Mount Calvary Baptist
Church, Longview 2nd Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Leola Hughes
Essie O’Quinn
Shamrocks 4-H
Community Club
Extension Office-
Auditorium 2nd Monday, 2 p.m.
Joan Klerekoper
Tammie Olson
Shiloh 4-H Community
Club
Shiloh Baptist Church,
Longview 1st Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Miyoshi Hamilton
Linda Snoddy
Livestock 4-H Project
Club
Extension Office-
Auditorium 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m.
Shane Perry
Daniel ‘Danielle’ Perry
Shotgun Practice East Texas Rifle and
Pistol Club
Every other Monday,
5:30 p.m.
Tammie Olson
Richard Fritz
Big Woods Archery
4-H Project Club
White Oak-Old Middle
School Gym 1st Thursday, 6 p.m. Terry Brown
*** Meeting times are tentative. Check calendar or Facebook for updates. ***
