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October - November

2017

PHONE: 936-539-7823

Extension 3

FAX: 936-538-8199

ON THE WEB

County 4-H

agrilife.org/

montgomery4h

Facebook:

@4HMontgomeryCounty

Twitter:

@MontgomeryCo4H

Instagram:

@Montcotx4H

County Extension

Service

montgomery.agrilife.org

District

d94-h.tamu.edu

State

texas4-h.tamu.edu

Office Hours

8:00am - 12:00pm

1:00pm - 5:00pm

M. Michelle Mihalek

County Extension Agent 4-H Youth Development

Caroline M. Cruz

County Extension Agent Urban Youth Development

Eligibility Forms

(No Pass, No Play) are the

member’s responsibility to

complete for any

competitive 4-H event

regardless of the day of

competition. Even if you

are not missing school, you

still need to turn in an

eligibility form.

Montgomery County 4-H Focus

PECAN orders are due to your club manager or designated

pecan leader at your October club meeting or your club designated deadline.

Thank you to everybody that participated in this important fundraiser.

These funds go directly back to you in the form of education al programs, registration

fees, equipment, and curriculum

National –H week is our time to

SHINE!

This is the time when 4-H’ers across the nation work extra hard to showcase what they

have gained from their membership in 4-H. Two events that take place during National

4-H week are: National Youth Science ay & One Day 4-H.

4-H’ers are encouraged to celebrate by taking part in the below activities or by doing

something individually.

*Wear a 4-Hshirt to school *Pass out 4-H brochures *Talk you your friends about 4-H

If clubs or members plan to have a 4-H both at a school fair or other community event,

please contact the 4-H office so we may provide you with 4-H flyers and other

promotional items.

Saturday, October 7th 4-H One Day is one day for all members, parents, leaders,

and volunteers to step out into their communities and say

“Thank You” by giving back to them for over 100 years

of support of 4-H in Texas.

Visit the State webpage for One Day Project Sign-up & Reporting:

https://fs4.formsite.com/state4h/2017oneday/form_login.html

NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE DAY

Do you love science and fun science activities? 4-H National Youth Science Day

(NYSD) is the world’s largest youth-led science experiment. On October 4, 2017, mil-

lions of young people will take part in this year's NYSD experiment, Motion Commotion,

to learn about physics, speed and safety!

4-H provides everything you need to make your 4-H NYSD event a success. It's easy to

make learning science fun!

Register your 4-H NYSD event Download the experiment guides

Buy science kits

Be sure to tag your photos & videos with #4HNYSD and you could be featured on 4-H

social media!

The Extension office will be closed: Friday, November 10, 2017

& Thursday, Nov. 23 - Friday, Nov. 24, 2017

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JUNIOR LEADERSHIP LAB November 10-11, 2017

Carolina Creek Camp

Huntsville, TX

Preparing intermediate age 4-Hers (grade 6-8) from the 18 counties in District 9 for leadership roles. These

roles might be at the county level or their clubs. The hope is that participants will take information back from

lab and share it with members back in their counties. The lab is set up to be enjoyable and fun, but there is

work too. The sessions require participant involvement and concentration. Grades 6th – 8th are encouraged

to attend. Play time is set up with activities that build team work skills and camaraderie in the district.

Registration Fee: $75.00 which includes 1 night of lodging, all meals, program activities, insurance, and

curriculum.

Registration deadline October 16, 2017 via 4-H Connect.

The attire is school appropriate (casual), but remember to bring warm clothes as many activities are held out-

side. Tentative schedule posted online: https://d94-h.tamu.edu/eventsandcontests/junior-leadership-lab/

COUNTY COUNCIL County Council meetings are held the 4th Monday of the Month at 7:00 p.m. at the Extension Office, unless

noted otherwise. Everybody is welcome to attend. Club delegates are strongly encouraged to attend.

NEXT MEETING: October 23, 2017

HIGHLIGHT CLUBS: Cut-N-Shoot 4-H, Evening Star 4-H, Fur & Feathers 4-H

November Meeting: November 27, 2017

HIGHLIGHT CLUBS: Lone Star Traditions; Magnolia 4-H, & Montgomery County 4-H Dog Club

Highlight clubs will be featured each month at County Council meetings.

Get as many of your club members to come to show their support. The club with the highest percentage of

members attending Council meetings during the year will win a club ice cream party from County Council.

The club with the most consistent representation at Council meetings for the whole year will also receive

special recognition at a future event.

ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY FORMS

These are required to be completed by the school and signed by the parent prior to any 4-H member

participating in any 4-H activity.

**PARENTS YOU MUST ALSO SIGN THIS FORM. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET THAT PART ESPE-

CIALLY IF SOMEONE ELSE WILL BE TURNING IT IN FOR YOU.

A separate form is required for each competitive event/activity. The originals must be turned back into the

4-H office prior to event participation. Should any special arrangements be needed, it must be communicated

and approved with the 4-H office.

We request 1 eligibility form request, whether it be from each individual family requesting their own forms

or a project leader requesting forms for the group. One point of contact helps our office to expedite the pro-

cess of preparing these forms and getting them to our members.

Eligibility Forms (No Pass, No Play) are ultimately the member’s responsibility to complete for

any competitive 4-H event regardless of the day of competition. Even if you are not missing

school, you still need to turn in an eligibility form.

3 LIVESTOCK PROJECTS

Quality Counts Verification

This is an online training and test that members must complete before entering to show

at any of the major shows or the county fair.

There are two versions, a Junior and a Senior. You may have to retake your training if

you have advanced from Junior to Senior age. If you turned 14 before August 31, 2017

you will need to take the Senior version of the training/test.

Please follow this link: http://agrilife.org/qualitycounts/

VALIDATION

VALIDATION LATE TAG ORDERS Austin Ft. Worth Houston San Antonio San Angelo

Sheep, Goats, & Heifers

Deadline for late orders: October 17, 2017 Tag cost: $25/ea

Swine

Deadline for late orders: November 1, 2017 Tag cost: $18/ea

VALIDATION DATES

**Exhibitors MUST be present at Validation

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2017 - HEIFER VALIDATION

4:00-7:00pm at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2017 - SHEEP/GOAT VALIDATION

4:00-7:00pm at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2017 - BARROW/GILT VALIDATION

3:00-7:00pm at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds

Major Show Entry Night

Austin Fort Worth Houston San Angelo San Antonio

Entry Day - Sunday, November 5, 2017

3:00-5:00pm At the County Extension Office

Entry Night - Monday, November 6, 2017

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. At the County Extension Office

Heifers and Market Animals must be validated to be eligible.

POULTRY

Montgomery County Fair Chicken Orders

Due to the 4-H office on or before November 21, 2017 by 4:00pm Order forms can be obtained at http://agrilife.org/montgomery4h/forms-downloads/entry-forms/

Houston, San Antonio, Rodeo Austin Turkey Orders

These will be picked up around the 1st week November. Once the final date is set we will let you know.

What’s Needed to submit an Entry:

4-H member must be present

Their social security number

Quality Counts Verification number

Parent

Method of payment

Heifer registration papers

4 HORSE PROJECT

JUDGING Horse judging is a vital component of the complete learning experience for any student interested in

horses. Students gain many benefits from participating in such a program. It provides an excellent

opportunity for youth and college students to learn to make decisions and organize their thoughts while

evaluating the conformation and performance of horses. The presentation of oral reasons helps judgers

improve their memory skills and learn to speak effectively. In addition, if a judger does own a horse, they be-

come better exhibitors because they learn the current show standards and the criteria that actual judges use

to evaluate each class.

Practices are held at the Extension Office at 6:30pm.

Upcoming Practice Dates:

October 2 & 16, 2017 November 6 & 20, 2017

December 4 & 11, 2017 January 8 & 15, 2018

Aggiefest Horse Judging Workshop

October 14, 2017

Pre-Register online: http://www.jdgingcard.com

Topics: Reasons Format English Classes Western Classes Halter Classes

HORSE SHOWS

To qualify for the County 4– Horse Show you must participate in at least 2 County 4-H practice shows and one

other event; either another Montgomery County 4-H practice show or a Montgomery County 4-H Horsemanship

clinc. Negative Coggins is required.

Upcoming Shows & Clinics:

October 22, 2017

Magnolia Arena

Stock Horse Pleasure Clinic 12:30pm

Judged events 1:30pm

MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR & RODEO

Fair Dates: April 13 - 22, 2018

If you plan to exhibit livestock or non-livestock at the 2018 MCF be sure to read the rules. www.mcfa.org

Note: in order to participate in any event at the fair, members must attend at least 50% of regular monthly club

meetings from September through February.

ALL entries will be submitted online

*See MCFA important dates publication included with this newsletter

December 10, 2017

Lone Star Arena Conroe

Trail Clinic 12:30pm

Judged events 1:30pm

February 11, 2018

Texas Christian Horse Camp

TBD Clinic 12:30pm

Judged events 1:30pm

March 25, 2018

Magnolia Arena

Hunt Seat Equitation Clinic 12:30pm

Judged events 1:30pm

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Major Show Contests

If you want to participate in any non-livestock contexts at Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, or San

Angelo you must complete an entry at Major Show Entry Day or Major Show Entry Night.

SEE INSERT FOR FULL LIST OF CONTESTS

Major Show Entry Day - Sunday, November 5, 2017

3:00-5:00pm At the County Extension Office

Major Show Entry Night - Monday, November 6, 2017

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. At the County Extension Office

This includes those who wish to enter contests for shooting sports, science projects, Consumer Decision

Making, Food Challenge, Judging contests, public speaking, or any other contest held at the major shows.

See Major Show Contests insert.

SPECIAL INTEREST PROJECTS

Food & Clothing Projects Meeting scheduled for Oct. 3, 2017 for project leaders, teen leaders, or club representatives to attend. If you

are unable to attend, please contact us so you can receive the information that was presented.

Dog Project In the dog project, participants learn about dog care and training. Beginners work on obedience and show-

manship/conformation, while advanced members work on agility and drill or rally. Dogs may be purebred or

mixed and age is not a factor. All dogs must be up-to-date on vaccinations. To get on the interest list, please

register at: http://agrilife.org/montgomery4h/event-sign-up/dog-project-interest-list/

Vet Science Project The 4-H Veterinary Science Project is a 5 year curriculum based project with a set number of lessons

and activities, that gives youth interested in veterinary medicine a chance to work in the field and see if they

would like to pursue it as a career. After a member has completed the program, they may apply to take a

test to become a Certified Veterinary Assistant. 4-H members may begin the project at any age, but have to

be 16 years old in order to apply to take the test.

To learn more about the program, visit: http://aevm.tamu.edu/4-h-veterinary-science/curriculum/

Contact the 4-H office for more information on our county specific Vet Science groups

Shooting Sports Anyone currently enrolled in 4-H is eligible to participate in shooting sports. All participants are required to

complete a 4-H Home Firearm Safety Class. There is typically a Fall and Spring class. Currently there is a

waiting list so if you are interested contact the 4-H office for more information or register your name on the

shooting sports interest list at this link:

http://agrilife.org/montgomery4h/event-sign-up/shooting-sports-safety-training-interest-list/

Robotics Robots are all around us.

This project promotes the learning of basic science concepts and application of the scientific inquiry method

and engineering design. Members have the opportunity to design, build, and test a robot. To be added to the

Robotics interest list, please go to this link:

http://agrilife.org/montgomery4h/event-sign-up/4-h-robotics-project-interest-list/

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2018 Texas 4-H Photography Contest The Texas 4-H Photography Contest encourages self-expression and allows youth to demonstrate skills learned

in the area of photography, including the use of photographic equipment and process of photographs.

Open to Senior Age 4-H members in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 as of Sept. 1, 2017.

Follow this link for more information:

https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/17-18_Texas4H_Photo_Rules.pdf

County, District, & State Roundup Competitive events allowing 4-H members the opportunity to develop & practice citizenship and leadership

skills. It consists of approximately 50 competitive events.

Each year contests are held throughout the counties, the twelve Texas A&M AgriLife Extension districts, and at

the state level.

County Round-up March 27, 2018 Call by March 20, 2018 to register

District Round-Up May 3-5, 2018 Register on 4-H Connect by April 4, 2018

State Round-up June 11-14, 2018 Register on 4-H Connect by May 17

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE COMPLETE LIST OF PROJECTS OFFERED

THROUGH THE 4-H ON THE TEXAS 4-H WEBSITE: https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/

Tractor Supply Paper Clover Campaign

October 4-15, 2017

Each spring and fall, Tractor Supply sells paper clovers for $1 to support 4-H.

A portion of the funds raised from this campaign directly support the county

4-H program. In fact, the county 4-H Finance Committee has created a grant

for clubs and individuals funded fully by this campaign. Contact the 4-H Office

for a copy of the application.

In Montgomery County, we have Tractor Supply stores in Conroe,

Magnolia, Porter, and Willis. History has shown that any time 4-H’ers have

a presence in the stores during the campaign, more paper clovers are

sold. We would like to make sure there is an even spread throughout the cam-

paign, rather than have all groups meet at the same store, on the same day.

If an individual, club, or project group would like to participate in the paper

clover by passing out promotional brochures, setting up a craft booth, and/or

telling customers about the 4-H program, please contact the 4-H Office, then

make plans to contact the store manager about your participation.

If you have special needs for any of the programs offered at the County or District level, please give us a least five days’ notice. We will make every reasonable effort to accommodate your needs.

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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides equal opportunities in its programs and employment to all persons, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County

Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

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Late swine

validation orders

due

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5

Major Show

Entry Day

3-5pm

6 Major Show

Entry Night

5-7pm

7 8 9 10 EXTENSION

OFC. CLOSED

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19 20 21

MCF Broiler Or-

ders Due

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EXTENSION

OFFICE

CLOSED

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 State Fair of Tex-

as through

Oct. 22

National 4-H Week

2 3 4-H Food &

Clothing

Coalition

4 Tractor Supply Paper

Clover Campaign

5

MCF Chicken Or-

ders Due

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Tractor Supply

Clover Campaign

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MCF Fair Queen

Aps Due

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MCF Replacement

Heifer tag-in

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Dist. 9 4-H Jr. Lab

registration Dead-

line

12 13 14

15 16 17 -MCF Colt

tag-in

-Late lamb, goat,

heifer validation

orders due

18 19 20 21

Trick or Treat Trail

22 23 Major Show

Heifer Validation

County Council

Meeting

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Major Show Lamb

& Goat Validation

25 26 27 28

29 30 31

D9 Jr. Leadership

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