HARRISON HAPPENINGSMay/June, 2015

May - July

JUNE

8-11 State Roundup 26 Recordbooks due at Extension Office

JULY

13-17 County 4-H Camp

Harrison County Extension Office102 West Houston Street

Marshall, TX 75670903-935-8413 or 903-935-8414

http://harrison.agrilife.org

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Louraiseal D. McDonald, CEAFamily Consumer Sciences & 4-H Coordinator

Harrison County

Randy Reeves, CEAAgriculture/Natural Resources

Harrison County

IN THIS ISSUE

Congratulations Randy Reeves, CEA-Ag-NR

Gabriel Alonzo Accomplishments

Tami Alonzo Awarded

Fashion Show Results

Farm City Week Results

Congratulations Graduates

Photography Contest Results

Home School News

Newsletter Advertisement Reminder

Recordbook Requirements

BLT Recipe

Summer Camps Lineup

Thank You, Mr. Randy, for all of your hard work

in helping so many 4-H’ersthroughout the years.

We appreciate you andwill miss you being here

in Harrison County.

Educational programs of Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national

origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.

CongratulationsRandy Reeves, CEA-Ag/NR

You leaving us is a bitter-sweet event in all our lives. For the Harrison County Staff, we will miss you so very much. However, for you, it will be a new adventure. Thank you so very much for being such a great Boss, a very

knowledgeable agent, a caring friend, and for making our office a “family” environment. We wish you the best of luck, and please know you will always

be in our hearts back here in Harrison County.

GABRIEL ALONZO

Won $1,000 scholarship from the Harrison County Farm Bureau

Won $1,000 scholarship from the Harrison County Master Gardeners Association

Won $1,000 Brian McGaughy Memorial Scholarship

Won $500 Rotary Video Scholarship

Farm City Week Speech Contest - 2nd Place

District Consumer Decision Making Contest - Senior-Individual - 4th Place

Selected to participate in the second phase of the

2015 Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship Process – the interviews!

Gabe was one of 300 4-H’ers who attended 4-H Day at the Capital in Austin,

and one of only 12 members who met with Governor Gregg Abbott.

Congratulations on your Salute of Excellence Award!

Mrs. Tami Alonzo - Homeschool Club Manager

You will be recognized during the Texas 4-H Roundup on Wednesday, June 10th at theMemorial Student Center on the Campus of Texas A&M. You will also be recognized on stageduring Assembly that night at Reed Arena.

FASHION SHOW RESULTS

County:

Gabe Alonzo - Senior Wearable Fashion Storyboard - Blue RibbonSavannah Peteet - Junior Accessories Fashion Storyboard - Blue Ribbon

Lillian Pierce - Junior Non-Clothing Duct Tape - Blue RibbonAnatole Hurta - Junior Non-Clothing Duct Tape - Blue RibbonJonah Hurta - Junior Non-Clothing Duct Tape - Blue Ribbon

Lauren Hicks - Intermediate Non-Clothing Duct Tape - Blue RibbonKadence Hurta - Clover Kids Non-Clothing Duct Tape - Blue Ribbon

Lauren Hicks - Intermediate Fashion Trashion - Blue Ribbon

District:Storyboard:

Senior - Gabe Alonzo - 2nd Place - Senior Wearable Fashion Storyboard - Going to StateJunior - Savannah Peete - 1st Place - Junior Accessories Fashion Storyboard

Trashion Fashion:Intermediate - Lauren Hicks - 2nd Place

Duct Tape Entries:Junior - Anatole Hurta - Junior Non-Clothing Duct TapeJunior - Lillian Pierce - Junior Non-Clothing Duct Tape

Intermediate - Lauren Hicks - Junior Non-Clothing Duct Tape - 5th Place

FARM CITY WEEK RESULTS

Farm City Week Cake Show Entries:

Gabe Alonzo Senior Pound Cakes 4th PlaceTaylor Havard Senior Layered Cakes

Savannah Peteet Junior Layered Cakes 1st PlaceJulia Lamb Junior Pound Cakes 3rd PlaceLillian Pierce Junior Pound Cakes

Jonah Hurta Junior Decorated Cakes Best of ShowAnatole Hurta Junior Decorated Cakes 4th Place

Farm City Week Honorary Mention.....

Lillian and Wyatt Pierce also made items for theAg/Mechanics Contest that were auctioned off.

Farm City Week Junior Livestock Show Winners

Two members of the Harleton 4-H Club took top honors for their Rabbits.....

Landon Degner Alix DotsonCounty Bred Reserve Grand Champion County Bred Grand Champion

Congratulations to our 4-H Tech ClubGraduate

KATLYN FRENCH

Raising animals for show while maintaining high grades in schoolcan be a very daunting task for some people, especially a youngperson. Such is not the case for Texas Early College high schoolsenior, Katlyn French. Katlyn has been a member of 4-H for the past 4 years, and was involved in FFAprior to that. Her accomplishments include winning Reserve Grand Champion overall at a Jackpot show,and 1st Place in multiple shows throughout the East Texas area and Forth Worth. “Winning the jackpotshow was huge,” Katlyn said with a sly smile. Success is not something new to Katlyn, she achievedimmediate success from the first time she started showing. “The very first time I stepped into a showring I won with my chickens, and I have also had a lot of success showing pigs and, of course, my heiferand steer,” the beaming senior elaborated. “Winning in Fort Worth was the highlight of my life for sure,”she said. Showing animals is not all that Katlyn finds successful. Along with maintaining excellentgrades, she is an avid marksman hunting with bows and guns. “I have had a lot of success in shootingsports and I love to compete, it is a great outlet for me,” she said.

Faith in God and perseverance are two of the main driving forces behind her success, along withsupportive parents she said. “I can never repay or thank my parents for all they have done for me in mylive. I wouldn’t be where I am today without them, not even close.”

Miss French plans to go to college in the fall in hopes of continuing her showing career and be involvedin the show cattle industry. If past performances are any indication of future success, the sky is the limitfor this vibrant young lady. Katlyn is currently set to graduate from TECHS with over 60 college hoursand an Associate’s degree in hand. If kids are indeed our future, we are in good hands with studentsand leaders like Miss French.

4-H CAMPDates: July 13 - 18

Location: Trinity Episcopal School

Time: 8:00 a.m. Till 5:00 p.m.

Registration: Free

More information will be forthcoming.

Harrison County Photography Contest WinnersSenior Division: Gabe Alonzo - Blue Ribbons

Categories: Wildlife, People, Night, Nature, Domestic, & Details

Gabe Alonzo - Red Ribbon

Category: Elements

Intermediate Division: Lauren Hicks - Red Ribbon

Category: Nature

District 5 Photography Contest Winner

Gabe Alonzo - Senior Division

Nature & Landscape - 3rd Place - District 5 Office Favorite

Animals - Wildlife - 3rd Place People - 4

th Place

James Baker - Senior Division

Nature & Landscape - Participation

HOME SCHOOL CLUB NEWS

It’s been a great year of “firsts” for our club members, as many are new andtrying contests and projects for the very first time. In the County Fashion Show,for example, we had 7 members enter for the very first time and win in theircategories. Our club also had 7 members compete in the Farm City CakeShow. Great Job Everyone!!!

Our club made homemade thank-you cards and cookies for the Marshall Police Department tothank them for serving and protecting our community. We delivered these and toured their officeon April 23rd. The Lambs presented a program on Chickens in March, and Vicki Baker did aprogram on Drama at our April meeting.

We are going to Caldwell Zoo for a field trip on May 22nd, and we are also planning a record-bookworkshop in May. Our May meeting will be on the 11th at 2:00 p.m. at the Extension office. Eachmember will be doing a demonstration for us at the meeting to practice their leadership and publicspeaking skills.

TO ALL HARRISON COUNTY 4-H CLUBS

CLUB MANAGERS & 4-H’ers BE PROUD OF YOUR CLUB....... Let everyone know.....

What fun things your club has done..... What its doing now and planning in the future....

Achievements of its members... individually, small groups, or as a whole club...

Email your club information to Joann Beck by the 25th of each month so it can be

included in these Harrison Happenings newsletters.....

joannb@co.harrison.tx.us

Important Date!

The deadline for County Recordbooks is

Friday, June 26th - at 5:00 p.m.

*** KEEP IN MIND ***

In order to be eligible to receive any special Harrison County awards such as the Gold Star, OutstandingJunior Member, Rookie of the Year or I Dare You awards, you must turn in a Recordbook for that year. By doing a recordbook, you will have documented all of the outstanding accomplishments achievedduring the year, and have tangible 4-H memories for the future.

Creating Your 4-H Recordbook

Beginning in the 2011-2012 4-H year, revisions were made and implemented to create:1. More age appropriate forms2. An OPTIONAL online system available for data entry (www.4hreports.com)3. Identical Word and PDF forms available for download

(http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/youth_recordbooks)4. An updated evaluation process that focuses on personal achievement5. Greater flexibility for members to move from one competitive recordbook category to another fromyear to year as he/she develops other project interests

Should you have any other questions or need further assistance, please contact the Extension office.

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What You Need:

Utensils:• Medium bowl • Measuring cups • Stirring spoon• Spoon • 5 ounce paper cups or ice cube tray• Foil• Craft stick (wooden popsicle sticks)

Ingredients:1 3 oz. Package orange gelatin powder½ Cup boiling water ¾ cup skim milk 1 8 oz. Carton fat free vanilla yogurt

What to do:1. Wash your hands and clean your cooking area.2. Pour gelatin mix in a medium bowl.3. Add boiling water to the mix and stir until well blended.4. After mixture cools, add milk and yogurt and stir until well

blended.5. Spoon mixture into 5 oz. Paper cups or ice cube tray.6. Cover the top of each paper cup with foil. 7. Place a craft stick through the foil into the center of the paper

cup.8. Freeze the pops for several hours until firm.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Freeze Time: 3-4 hours

Cost per serving: $0.11

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: Servings Per Container: 6

Calories 45 Calories from Fat 5

Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 55mgTotal Carbohydrates 7gDietary Fiber 0gSugars 7gProtein 3g

Vitamin A 2% Vitamin C 0%Calcium 10% Iron 0%

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