September - October 2016

Anderson County Staff:

Holly Black

County Extension Agent

Family & Consumer Science

Truman Lamb

County Extension Agent

Ag & Natural Resources

Preston Sturdivant

County Extension Agent

4-H and Youth Development

Jenna Howell

Office Manager

101 E. Oak Street

Palestine, TX 75801

Phone: 903-723-3735

Fax: 903-723-2810

E-mail: anderson@ag.tamu.edu

Website: anderson.agrilife.org

September 1, 2016

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

Check with your

club manager for

assigned dates!!

4-H Remind

We have a new way to get information out to our members! All parents, leaders, members, etc. can sign up for 4-H reminder text messages. It is safe and private. No phone numbers will be shown to the sender or receiver. It’s super easy and will be a great tool to keep everyone updated!

Are you interested in coaching a rifle or shotgun team? Our first shooting

sports training of the season is coming! Cost is $120 per person and includes

meals. Lodging is also available for an additional cost. Options for candidates

include pistol, shotgun, archery, and rifle. Contact Preston at the Extension Of-

fice : 903-723-3735

County Food

Show Workshop

October 24, 2016

County Extension Office

4:00-5:30 pm

Will review rules for 4-H Food

Show, discuss contests in the foods

project, learn how to fill out Food

Show paperwork, and tips on

preparing for the Food Show

interview and selecting a

PICNIC PERFECT recipe.

County 4-H Food

Show

Food Show paperwork will be available at the county

Extension office on October 19.

When you pick up your paperwork, please let us know

the food category and age division you will be compet-

ing in (Protein, Fruits & Vegetables, Grains, Dairy).

All paperwork is due back to the

County Extension Office by November 8.

Food Show:

Date: November 15, 2016

Location: Norwood Heights Baptist

Church, Palestine

Time: Registration at 5:30 p.m.

Judging at 6:00 p.m.

Contact the Extension office to find out more infor-

mation on the 4-H Food Show.

Theme: Family favorites!

2016-2017

4-H FOOD SHOW

4-H Enrollment

You must be enrolled and fees paid on 4-H

Connect by October 31 for the $20 registra-

tion rate. All enrollment and fees paid after

October 31 will be charged $25 per 4-Her.

4-H Connect Tips

* Do not access Connect on your phone or mobile device-be sure to use a desktop

computer.

* Do use Mozilla Firefox web browser.

* When registering, people using a regular credit card have less problems then

people using a debit/bank card.

4-H Council Meetings

Date: September 26, 2016

Location: Extension Office

SPECIAL GUEST: Linda

Galada!!

Time: 6 pm

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Date: October 24, 2016

Location: Extension Office

Time: 6 pm

CLOVER DRIVE

Help support your local 4-H Clubs

by adding $1 at checkout

starting October 5th-16th.

County Project—Hope Station

Date: October 8, 2016

Where: Hope Station (919 S

Magnolia St Palestine, TX 75802)

When: 9:00 AM—12 Noon

Interested in the 4-H Photography project?

We will have a photography workshop on

October 12th at the Extension Office begin-

ning at 5:30 PM! Bring a camera, if you

have one—a cell phone camera will work if you do not!

DON’T FORGET: MUM

ORDERS DUE BACK IN

EXTENSION OFFICE WITH

MONEY BY SEPTEMBER

16TH!!!

Hot Pepper Festival

All Anderson County 4-H Clubs have been invited to have a booth at the Hot Pepper Festi-val at NO CHARGE! If your club is interested, contact Preston at the Extension Office! This could be a good fundraiser opportunity, as well as, an excellent way to promote your club! Clubs are also encourage to participate in the Hot Pepper Parade!

Anderson County 4-H Record Book Workshop

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016—Mark your calendar!

5:30-7:00 pm at the Extension Office, we will “begin with the end in mind” and go over steps for a successful, competitive Recordbook in 2017! Open to all 4-H’ers, parents, and club managers!

Hot Pepper

4-H Project Show

When: October 20-22, 2016

(See Schedule for Drop-Off times for En-

tries!)

Where: County Extension Office

Who: 4-H Members

(And pee-wee siblings)

No Entry Fees Required.

Baking & Desserts, Clothing, Crafts, Art,

Shop Work, Photography, Canning,

Quilts, much more!

Rules and Schedule are included in

newsletter *Please note Drop-

off Schedule*

4-H VET SCIENCE PROJECT!

Anderson County 4-H is implementing a new series of the Vet

Science Program! If you are interested in the program, an in-

troductory meeting will be held at 6:30 PM on September 13th

at the County Extension Office. Taylor Brown, Vet Science pro-

ject coordinator, will be hosting the meeting!

4-H Judging Contests!

Any 4-H members interested in Meat Judging, Range

Evaluation and Plant ID, Horse Judging, Livestock

Judging, or Consumer Decision Making, please contact

Preston Sturdivant. We have coaches ready to lead

these project areas!

Livestock Animal Projects

If you need help with your animal pro-

jects, such as feeding, showing, manage-

ment, housing facilities, etc., please don’t

hesitate to call County

Extension Agent Truman

Lamb, 903-723-3735.

Major Show Entries Due

Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo:

Entries due CEO, November 7, 2016

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo,

Houston Stock Show, Star of Texas and

San Angelo Stock Show

Entries due CEO, November 21, 2016

Entry forms will be available

in October.

Contact the Extension Office

(903) 723-3735 for more information

Calf Scrambles

San Antonio Livestock Exposition

Deadline to apply—October 15

Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo in Austin

Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo

Contact the Extension Office if you are interested.

Online entries open on October 1st on a first-come,

first-served basis

For Your Information… Stock Show Websites

For information about Major shows, you can go online to the following websites for schedules, forms

or other information you might need.

Dallas: www.bigtex.com Austin: www.rodeoaustin.com

Ft. Worth: www.fwssr.com Waco: www.hotfair.com

San Antonio: www.sarodeo.com San Angelo: www.sanangelorodeo.com

Houston: www.hlsr.com

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Take the coupon below to Code Western (located Take the coupon below to Code Western (located

across the street from the County Extension Office) across the street from the County Extension Office)

and receive 15% off your purchase.and receive 15% off your purchase.

Anderson County 4-H members will receive 15% off

total purchase of clothing and/or tack items. Please have

coupon present for discount. Expires-May 31, 2017.

All award recipients completed a 4-H Record Book, submitted an

award application, and participated in an interview with judges.

Friend of 4-H — Sheriff’s Dept. and Police Dept.

4-H Leader of the Year — Taylor Brown, HBC Club Manager

Rookie of the Year Award — Addison Bowman, HBC 4-H

Kandace Springer, HBC 4-H

Melissa Springer, HBC 4-H

“ I Dare You” Award — Scott Black, Elkhart 4-H

Molly Boswell, Cayuga 4-H

Bronze Star Award — Olivia Wendell, HBC 4-H

McKenna Bowman, HBC 4-H

Silver Star Award — Gracie Conrad, Cayuga 4-H

Amanda Scheppler, Cayuga 4-H

Gold Star Award — Alyssa Barnett, HBC 4-H

Clayton Conrad, Cayuga 4-H

Graduating Senior Award — Alyssa Barnett, HBC 4-H

JB Alexander, Cayuga 4-H

2016

4-H Awards Banquet

Cayuga 4-H

2nd Sunday, 2:00 p.m.—Terry Douglas Home

Terry Douglas — 903-338-2912

Audry Alexander— 903-499-2662

Dogwood 4-H

Palestine Public Library

Emily West—903-723-3996 (call for time)

Elkhart 4-H

2nd Sunday, 3:00 p.m.

First Baptist Church, Elkhart

Jeanna Bullard—903-253-2559

Frankston 4-H

2nd Sunday, 3:00 pm

Frankston School Cafeteria

Misty Evans —903-920-5485

Harmony Broyles Chapel 4-H

2nd Sunday, 3:00 p.m.

Bassett Rd. Baptist Church — 915 Bassett Rd.

Taylor Brown—903-480-1183

Ioni Creek 4-H

1st Monday, 6:30 p.m.—Slocum Union Church

Amy Jones—903-724-3220

Old Cayuga 4-H

2nd Sunday, 3:00 p.m.—Dogwood Junction

Henry Link — 903-948-8137

Charli Dickson — 903-724-1019

Xtreme 4-H Shooting Sports

2nd & 4th Sunday, 4:p.m.

Expo Center, N US Hwy 287

Kenneth Honeycutt—903-391-4078

Amy Honeycutt—903-391-4079

Anderson County 4-H Clubs

*Save The Date*

YES Camp 2016

* October 21-22

* Junior & Intermediate 4-Hers

* Lakeview Methodist Conference Center, Palestine

* Arrive at 7 pm on Friday the 21st and depart at 3:30 Saturday the 22nd.

Recreational Leadership, Camping Fun, Activities, and Workshops!

More information will be coming soon!