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Somervell County 4-H
Newsletter
April 2015
April Meetings
Our 4-H Club Business Meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, April 14th
2015 @ 6:00 at the expo.
The 4-H Shooting Sports Club will
meet on Tuesday, April 28th @ 6:30
at the Holiday Inn Express.
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 Agricul-ture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating
Like our Facebook page at:
facebook.com/SomervellCo4h
And don’t forget to tag anything related
to Somervell County 4-H you post on
Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with
#glenrose4h. We can’t wait to see all
your photos!
Record Book Workshop! At our April business meeting, Laura Huebinger will be conducting a record
book workshop! The information Laura will be presenting will be beneficial
to parents as well, so parents will meet with the kids for this portion of the
meeting. This is a great opportunity get a start on your record book. You
won’t want to miss this one!
Photos Be sure to take pictures of you and your project and/or team practic-
ing or competing. Send them to us and we’ll put them on our
webpage. This will allow us to let the community know what we’re
up to, and you’ll have great pictures for your Record Book!
Leadership Lab Leadership Lab is held annually in June and 4-H members from ages 13-18 may attend. This
event provides a variety of leadership, recreation, and project enhancement workshops that
participants are challenged to take back to their own county and implement. Entries will be
due by May 12th!
Leaders 4 Life Leaders 4 Life Skill-A-Thon is a competitive event designed to challenge county 4-H
Council teams in their leadership skills, parliamentary procedure, and service learning. The
contest will be April 30th in Belton and entries are due to our office by April 13th. Click
here for more information or give us a call.
Save the Date! Horse Camp will be June 1-3. More details are coming! If
you’d like to participate in the Horse Camp planning committee,
we will hold our first meeting April 1st at 5:30 pm at the Exten-
sion Office.
2015-2016 Officer Elections We will be electing officers for the new 4-H year during the May Meeting. This is a great way
to learn leadership skills. If you’re interested in running for office, make sure you pick up an
officer handout, prepare a quick speech on why you would be perfect for the job, and come
prepared to show what you’ve got in May!
2015 Texas 4-H Gold Star Award
What is it?
The Gold Star Award is the highest county achievement award and will be awarded only once
in a member’s 4-H career. The award is presented to the most deserving young people without
regard to sex. Somervell County may award 2 Gold Star Awards to senior 4-H members ages
15-19.
Minimum Requirements:
1. The member must be at least 15 at the time of application and must have completed at least
3 years in 4-H, including the current year.
2. The 4-H member MUST SUBMIT AND AWARDS PROGRAM RECORDBOOK in the
year he or she is to be considered for the award.
3. The 4-H member must have completed projects in three different project areas, have sub-
mitted appropriate record forms, and have participated n one or more activities in at least
three of the following areas:
Educational Presentations
Citizenship activities
Projects
Project Exhibits
Camps
Leadership labs
Public relations (speeches, poster displays, radio, TV, newspapers)
Other (include exchange programs, fundraising, State and National Congress, etc.)
4. The member must have exhibited leadership skills by serving as a 4-H officer or committee
chairman, and/or as a junior or teen leader in an activity or project with or under the super-
vision of an adult volunteer leader.
5. The 4-H member must have participated in one or more community service activities.
Note: The requirements for projects and activities do not all have to be completed in the cur-
rent year. They may have been accomplished over the entire period of time the person has
been in the program.
It is never too early to start working on these awards!!!
Shooting Sports Updates
Upcoming Events A complete list of upcoming events is listed under Glen
Rose 4-H under the Shooting Sports tab. Visit the coun-
ty website today!
Officer elections during the April Meeting! If
you’d like to run for office, get in touch with
If you have questions about your project practices,
please call you coach or Club Manager Sonja Mausser!
We have lots of new things going on with the Shooting
Sports Club and we don’t want you to miss out. If you
want to get involved, let us know!
Important Dates
April 12th - Archery & Sporting
Clays Practice
April 19th - Archery, Rifle & Sport-
ing Clays Practice
April 18th - Shooting Sports Extrav-
aganza
April 20th - District Rifle Entry
Deadline
April 26th - Archery & Shotgun
Practice
April 28th - Business Meeting
LIVESTOCK UPDATES
Spring Heifer Validation Anyone planning to show heifers at major shows this year will need to place UIN orders by
April 15th! Heifers validated last fall will not be required to validate in subsequent validations
or years. A heifer will only be validated once in her show career unless there is a change in
ownership or the exhibitor wishes to change the validated heifer’s breed. Please call us if you
have any questions.
LIVESTOCK UPDATES
District 4-H Horse Show ~ June 15-16
State 4-H Horse Show ~ July 18-25
State 4-H Horse Show We have received information regarding the State 4-H Horse Show. This year it will be
held July 18-25 at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene, TX. Click here to view
the rules and regulations. You can also view the schedule of events here.
The District Show is June 15-16, registration will be due by May 22nd.
Livestock Ambassador Program The Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador program strives to provide high
school aged 4-H members the opportunity to develop and practice ad-
vanced leadership skills related to mentoring other youth, and to be-
come advocates for animal agriculture. Classes will be held at Texas
A&M July 20-24 and at Texas Tech July 7-10. For more information
and to apply to this program click here. Entries are due June 1st.
Equine Ambassador Program The Texas 4-H Equine Ambassador program strives to provide high school
aged 4-H members the opportunity to develop and practice advanced lead-
ership skills related to mentoring other youth, and to become advocates for
the equine industry in Texas. Camp dates are June 28 - July 2 and the cost
is $200. For more information and to apply to this program click here. En-
tries are due May 1st.
LIVESTOCK UPDATES
4-H Scales & Clippers The 4-H program has scales to weigh your animals and clippers to
clip them, also. If you would like to use these items, you may check
them out from the office. We ask that you return them in 2 days so the
next person can use them. There will be a $10 refundable deposit and
a $10 rental fee in order to rent the clippers. Please be sure to return
the clippers clean and ready for the next person to use.
Livestock Judging Practice The District Livestock Judging Contest will be April 25th in Col-
lege Station. The deadline to register is April 6th on Connect.
2015 State Fair of Texas Lamb & Goat Validation If you plan on showing lambs or goats at the State Fair this year, it’s time to
place your tag orders. Tags will cost $15 each and will be due by April 8th.
You must fill out and return this tag order form along with payment to order
tags.
2015 Horse Validation If you plan on showing at the District or State Hose Show this year, you MUST validate a
new horse or re-validate one that has been previously validated in 4-H Connect.
The Validation Period is: March 1 - April 15th for $10 per horse; April 16th - May 1st for
$20 per horse. Click here for validation instructions.
2015 Steer Validation Tags will cost $15 each if ordered by April 16th. You may place orders until May 21st for $25.
No orders will be taken after May 21st. You must fill out the tag order form at the back of this
newsletter and return it to the Extension Office to order your tags. Remember: ordering a tag
does not enter you for any show!
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Horse Camp
Meeting
2
Deadline to
Register for
Brownwood
Shoot
3
OFFICE
CLOSED
4
5
6 Livestock
Judging Prac-
tice
Deadline to
Register for
District
Livestock
Judging
7
8
Last Day to
Order State
Fair Lamb
& Goat Tags
for $15
9
10
District
Range &
Plant ID
11
District
Horse Judg-
ing
12
Sporting
Clays
Archery
13
Leaders 4
Life Entries
Due!
14
Business
Meeting
15
Last day to
Validate
Horses for
$10
16
Last Day to
Order Ma-
jor Steer
Tags for $15
17 18
District
Round Up
Brownwood
Shoot
19 Rifle
Archery
Sporting
Clays
20
District Rifle
Contest En-
try Deadline
21
22
4-H FCS
Meeting
23
24 25
District Live-
stock, Meat
& Soil Judg-
ing
26
Shotgun
Archery
27 28
Shooting
Sports Busi-
ness Meeting
29 30
District
Leaders 4
Life
April 2015
Extra-Curricular Activities & 4-H Eligibility
As an educational agency, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service supports the Texas Education code
and academic responsibility of student 4-H members. The Extension sponsored 4-H youth programs must
comply with provisions of the Texas Educational Code in order for the 4-H program to maintain status of an
extracurricular organization.
When 4-H members participate in competitive events or when a member is participating in any 4- H
event that will require him/her to be absent from school, the Extension Agent must submit a written
request to the appropriate school official prior to the activity. The school will determine if the students
are eligible for participation and notify the agent. If parents have any questions they should contact the
school administration.
May Dates to Save
May 1st - Deadline to apply
for the Equine Ambassador
Program
May 2nd - District Rifle
Contest
May 12th - Business Meeting
May 15th - Final Lamb &
Goat State Fair Tag Order
Deadline
May 21st - Final Steer Tag
Order Deadline
May 22nd - District Horse
Show Registration Deadline
May 25th - Office Closed
May 29th - Last Day of
School
As always... Call us
if you need anything
or have any ques-
tions. We’re here to
help you!
Happy Easter
Spring Contests
The first round of Spring contests has district competitions in March. The second round of con-
tests fill up the month of April, bleeding over into May. Below are some of the
projects/contests offered in the Spring. You can find out more about these projects on the Dis-
trict 8 4-H website: http://d84-h.tamu.edu. If any of these interest you as a 4-H’er or adult
volunteer, please contact Zach or Brianne. We are happy to assist in any projects a 4-H’er
wants to do, but it takes adult leaders & volunteers to help us make it happen.
Nutrition Quiz Bowl Age Divisions: Junior/Intermediate & Senior
District Contest Date: March 7th The Quiz Bowl involves teams of three or four members. Two teams
compete against each other at one time, answering questions related to
nutrition, food safety, dietary guidelines, food preparation, food
preservation, MyPlate, health, and consumer information with the use
of an electronic buzzer system.
Consumer Decision Making Age Divisions: Junior/Intermediate & Senior
District Contest Date: March 7th Consumer Decision Making is a judging contest designed to teach kids
to observe, compare and make consumer based decisions based on
facts. Teams of 3-4 members individually use their consumer
knowledge to rank similarly based products to fit a given scenar-
io. Kids learn to organize their thoughts and to defend their decisions
in oral reasons.
Horse Judging Age Divisions: Junior/Intermediate & Senior
District Contest Date: April 11th
Teams of three or four members individually evaluate mul-
tiple classes of 4 horses for composition and performance.
Teams all compete at once, judging the same sets of clas-
ses. Both age groups give oral reasons on a specified num-
ber of predetermined classes.
Entomology Age Divisions: Junior/Intermediate & Senior
District Contest Date: March 16th
The entomology project familiarizes youth with the insect
world by studying, collecting and identifying various in-
sects. Individuals or teams of 3-4 members individually
identify insect specimens by scientific name.
District Rifle Contest Age Divisions: Junior, Intermediate & Senior
District Contest Date: May 2nd, 2015
The District Rifle Contest is a competitive shooting contest
with several different categories Seniors can qualify for
State at the Texas 4-H Roundup.
Livestock Judging Age Divisions: Junior/Intermediate & Senior
District Contest Date: April 25th
Livestock judging is the process of evaluating, selecting,
placing, and learning the various livestock
species–cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Judging is the foun-
dation of any 4-H livestock project.
Range & Plant ID Age Divisions: Junior/Intermediate & Senior
District Contest Date: April 10th
The range science project develops knowledge and skill in
practical range and ranch management. The Plant ID contest
familiarizes 4-H’ers with native pasture plants & grasses.
Teams of 3-4 compete individually judge scenarios and
identify plant specimens.
Leaders 4 Life (Parli. Pro) Age Divisions: Junior, Intermediate & Senior
District Contest Date: April 30th
The Leaders 4 Life Program provides resources to equip
clubs in conducting high quality leadership training,
parliamentary procedure training, and service
learning activities.
Sponsored by HOWARD COLLEGE
June 7, 8, & 9, 2015
Howard College Agriculture Department at the Howard College G.C. Broughton, Jr. Agriculture Complex
INSTRUCTION IN: INSTRUCTORS
* Selection Kenneth Dudensing, Sweetwater Richard Long, Sterling City
* Health and Management Jackie McDonald, Brownwood Joel Lanier, Seminole
* Feeding Cody Lanier, Boerne Marshall Eaton, Tuscola
* Exercising Cade Wilson, Brownwood Greg Hogg, Seminole
* Washing and Shearing Sam Silvers, Junction Michael Collins, Idalou
* Classifying
* Showmanship
(with hands-on instruction)
COST: $85.00 per person for meals and awards. Each entrant will receive a camp cap or tee shirt. Camp participants must be nine (9) years old or entering the third grade. **Add $50 per lamb provided by Howard College. (This is if you are not bringing your own lamb.) If possible please bring a lamb!
Adult supervision is required. **Please note: **Hotel reservations must be made by the participants. (Housing is not provided) The Holiday Inn Express will serve as the host hotel. Mention the camp for the special rate. Rates set at $119/night. Contact Holiday Inn Express at 432-263-5400 for reservations. Meals by College Cafeteria (3 meals included)
SCHEDULE 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m......................Arrival & Check-In (at G.C. Broughton Ag Complex)
1:00 p.m...........................................Sunday, June 7th First Panel Discussion
11:00 .......................................Tuesday, June 9th Presentation of Awards
MAIL ENTRIES TO: Cash Berry Howard College 1001 Birdwell Lane Big Spring, Texas 79720
Please make checks payable to Howard College!
DEADLINE: ** First 200 Paid Entries Accepted ** NO REFUNDS AFTER MAY 1st!
For More Information Contact: Cash Berry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432-264-5110 (Office) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432-517-0505 (mobile) Lane Halfmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432-264-5132 (Office) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432-270-2537 (mobile) C.E.A. Office, Tommy Yeater . . . . . . . . . 432-264-2236 (Office)
Download the
Registration Form Click Me!
Sponsored by HOWARD COLLEGE
June 14, 15, & 16, 2015
Howard College Agriculture Department at the Howard College G.C. Broughton, Jr. Agriculture Complex
INSTRUCTION IN: INSTRUCTORS * Selection Robert Scott, Lubbock Chad Coburn, Sterling City * Health and Management Glen Martin, Mason Chase McPhaul, Big Lake * Feeding Dr. William Edmiston, Eldorado Josh Smartt, San Angelo * Exercising Doug Hawkins, Cleburne Aaron Custer, Coahoma * Washing and Shearing Brad Roeder, Fredericksburg * Showmanship (with hands-on instruction)
COST: $85.00 per person for meals and awards. Each entrant will receive a camp cap or tee shirt. Camp participants must be nine (9) years old or entering the third grade. **Add $50 per goat provided by Howard
College. (This is if you are not bringing your own goat.) If possible please bring a goat!
Adult supervision is required. **Please Note: **Hotel reservations must be made by the participants. (Housing is not provided) The Holiday Inn Express will serve as the host hotel. Mention the camp for the special rate. Rates set at $119/night. Contact Holiday Inn Express at 432-263-5400 for reservations. Meals by College Cafeteria (3 meals included)
SCHEDULE 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m......................Arrival & Check-In (at G.C. Broughton Ag Complex)
1:30 p.m..........................................Sunday, June 14th First Panel Discussion
11:00 ........................................Tuesday, June 16th Presentation of Awards
MAIL ENTRIES TO: Cash Berry Howard College 1001 Birdwell Lane Big Spring, Texas 79720
Please make checks payable to Howard College!
DEADLINE: **Only the First 200 Paid Entries will be Accepted-Get them in early! NO REFUNDS AFTER MAY 1ST !
For More Information Contact: Cash Berry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432-264-5110 (Office) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432-517-0505 (mobile) Lane Halfmann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .432-264-5132 (Office) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432-270-2537 (mobile) C.E.A. Office, Tommy Yeater. . . . . . . . 432-264-2236 (Office)
Download the
Registration Form Click Me!
Deadline Extended to April 12, 2015
