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M I C R O S O F T Colorado Co. 4-H M A R C H 2 0 1 9

Updates from your county extension office

Two teams and two individuals par-ticipated at the San Antonio Livestock Ex-position Con-sumer Deci-sion Making contest on Feb-ruary 16, 2019. This contest is a competitive event that ena-bles 4-H mem-bers to practice making deci-sions based on information about a situation and four available marketplace options. The Junior team, composed of 3

rd-5

th grade contestants, included

Jack Dudensing, Jase Rau, Kasey and Paige Eggemeyer. They re-ceived 3

rd place team honors and Jack was 5

th high individual. Kase

Weishuhn and Ashten Tate competed as Intermediate contestants. Par-ticipants in this age division were in the 6

th-8

th grades. There were 116

participating and Kase was in the top third of this group. The Senior team, composed of 9

th-12

th grade contestants, included Jagar Rau, Rob-

ert Stavinoha and Laurece Silcox. Their team placed 6th out of 46 teams

and all placed in the top half of the 143 participants. Thanks to Coach Tina Stavinoha and all other parent/leaders who assisted. The Colorado County Junior Consumer Decision team placed first in the Washington County Invitational CDM contest. Members of the team were Jack Dudensing, Kasey and Paige Eggemeyer and Ashten Tate. The Junior team, composed of 3

rd-5

th grade contestants, received

first place team honors with Kasey placing 1st, Jack placing 4

th, Paige

placing 5th and Ashton placing 7

th.. Kase Weishuhn participated in the

Intermediate age group and was the 7th high Intermediate contestant.

Consumer Decision Making

P A G E 2

Livestock Ambassador Program is looking for senior age 4-H youth that have exhibited a superior

level of ambition regarding their livestock projects; that have an interest in animal science, animal production

and advocacy that have shown leadership qualities and a willingness to help others; and are in the top 25% of

their class. Students selected for this program will attend one of three Livestock Ambassador Short Courses:

Texas A&M University— Kingsville July 17-20, 2019, Texas A&M University—College Station, July 8-11,

2019 or Texas Tech University/West Texas A&M University July 22-25, 2019. The cost of each course is

$250. 25 youth will be selected for this position. Applications can be found at https://

agrilife.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5C2PxJ597FTPIFL and the deadline to apply is May 15, 2019. Live-

stock Ambassadors are required to commit at least 40 hours of service annually. They conduct educational

livestock project clinics, speak to civic groups, assist with livestock shows, and advocate for livestock and ag-

riculture across Texas. Applicants will be notified by June 1, 2019 regarding application result.

Equine Ambassador Program has been ongoing for the past 7 years. Fifteen senior age 4-H youth

will travel to Gainesville June 24-27, 2018. Students selected will need to exhibit a superior level of ambition

regarding their horse project; show a profound interest in equine science and the horse industry in Texas; show

leadership qualities and a willingness to help others; and be in the top 25% of their class. Applications are due

May 1, 2019 and can be found at htts://tamuag.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9nWINPhhR3acOS1. Cost for

the program is $250.

Water Ambassador Program provides high school age 4-H members and youth an opportunity to

gain advanced knowledge and practice leadership skills related to management of water in Texas. Two youth

from each of the 16 Texas Regional Water Planning Areas are selected to participate in the 4-H20 Youth

Leadership Academy and commit service hours annually in a variety of ways. The academy is a 10 day tour

of Texas exposing youth to a wide diversity of water resources, water uses, policy, planning and management.

Water Ambassadors will commit 40 hours of service over a 12 month period. The academy will be held July

13-20, 2019. Applications must be submitted online at https://fs4.formsite.com/state4h/water/index.html by

May 15, 2019. Cost for this program is $250. The Colorado County Farm Bureau is willing to sponsor a

youth wanting to attend and become a Water Ambassador.

2017 Texas 4-H Photography Contests

Plans are underway for State 4-H Roundup. Senior 4-H members who place in the top three in any District

11 Spring Spectacular contest will advance to State Roundup June 10 – 14, 2019 at TAMU. The only ex-

ception is Share-the-Fun contests and the top two will advance in those competitions. Information on con-

tests and events for State Roundup can be found at https://texas4-h.tamu.edu in the upcoming events. State

Roundup will be posting information weekly on Wednesdays on the Texas 4-H Roundup blog to allow you

to keep up with the latest information. The blog address is https://texas4hroundup.blogspot.com/. Recent

information released includes hotel room blocks that have been set up for Roundup. Other information on

the blog includes the Texas 4-H Roundup T-shirt Design Contest, the 2019 Texas 4-H Theme “4-H—Make

Your Mark” and the Roundup guidelines and contest rules.

State 4-H Roundup

2019 Texas 4-H Ambassador Programs

P A G E 3

Contests & Validations

Photography Contest

The County Photography Contest for Junior and Intermediate 4-H members was held in Febru-

ary. Six 4-H’ers submitted multiple photos in the contest. The following youth had photos advance to the

District 11 contest. Judging for that contest is scheduled for March and the results will be displayed at the

Spring Spectacular on April 12th and 13th.

Junior members’ photos advancing to District included: Katherine Burnett— Animals Domestic, Ani-

mals Wildlife, Dominant Color, and Landscape & Nature, and Emma Koeth— Details & Macro, Elements of

Design, Enhanced, Food, Motion/Action, People, Plant/Flora, Sports, and Travel.

Intermediate members— Jakelyn Primrose—Animals Domestic, Animals Wildlife, Elements of De-

sign, Landscape & Nature, People and Theme (Promote 4-H); Talyr Tipton—Details & Macro, Food, Motion/

Action, and Sports; Kase Weishuhn—Enhanced; and Abigail Hilley—Dominant Color, Plant/Flora, and Trav-

el. Congratulations to all these participants.

Food Show/Food Challenge and County Roundup

The Colorado County Food Show and Food Challenge contests were held Saturday, February 23rd

at the Extension Office. Rayel Aiken, Eagle Lake 4-H Club, participated in the Senior division of the Food

Show in the Fruit and Vegetable category. She will advance to the District 11 Food Show with her dish,

“Broccoli Tots”.

One Junior Food Challenge team participated in the County Food Challenge contest also held on Feb-

ruary 23rd. The team of Emma Koeth, Madelyn Rerich, Hudson Rowland and Trey Silcox of Wild Clove 4-

H in Weimar were given ingredients to create a main dish for the contest. Laurece Silcox is the coach for the

Food Challenge team. The District 11 Food Show/Food Challenge contests will be held during Spring Spec-

tacular in Victoria on Friday, April 12th.

County Roundup was held Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the County Extension Office. Zane Wanjura

and Robert Stavinoha competed in the Senior level Public Speaking and Brooke Wanjura competed in the In-

termediate level Public Speaking. All three advanced to District 11 Spring Spectacular Public Speaking con-

test. Rece Silcox advanced to the Senior level of Share-the-Fun Prose/Poetry.

Validation for Major Shows Information

If you plan on exhibiting steers or heifers at the Fall 2019 or Spring 2020 major shows, or lambs and

goats at the fall 2019 State Fair of Texas, it is time to order tags for the Texas Livestock Validation. The

deadline to order tags for steers, heifers, lambs, and goats is Wednesday, April 10th, 2019. Tag orders for

steers, lambs and goats are $18.00 per tag. Payment is due at the time of order for steers, lambs and goats.

Any 4-H or FFA members planning to show a heifer beginning in the Fall 2019 show season that has

not been previously validated must also place an order for tags at this time. Once a heifer is validated, she is

eligible until the end of her show career unless she changes breed or ownership. If a previously validated heif-

er has changed breed or ownership she must be validated again. The order deadline for heifers is Wednesday,

April 10th, 2019.

The physical validation event for major show steers, heifers and State Fair lamb and goats will be held

in June 2019. More information regarding the June validation date will be available soon. If there are any

questions regarding the Texas Livestock Validation process please contact your agricultural science teacher,

or the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office in Colorado County at 979-732-2082.

P A G E 4

The 2019 Colorado County Fair has been set for Wednesday, September 4, 2019 through Saturday,

September 7, 2019. Tag-ins for individuals planning to exhibit an animal in the 2019 Fair will begin in

April. Exhibitors may order, tag-in, validate and show animals in one or two departments of the

Junior Market Livestock and Poultry show, but may only sell one project. Each exhibitor will the

permitted to tag-in two animals in a department. A $10.00 per animal tag-in fee will be collected at time

of tag-in with the exception of Pens of Rabbits whose fee will be $20.00. At project tag-ins where there

are more than one family member exhibiting, and multiple entries are made, all animals may be tagged

in under the name of the family. In such cases, this will require the identification of each animal to a

given exhibitor at the time of official weigh-in on September 4th. Market steers, commercial heifers,

pen of three and scramble heifers will be tagged in at Colorado Valley Veterinary Services, 1391 Hwy

71 Business, Columbus. Market hogs, goats, lambs and rabbits will be validated at the Colorado County

Fairgrounds.

Livestock entries must be submitted to the Colorado County Extension Office between the dates of Au-

gust 5 through August 16, 2019. This includes open show entries. Record books are mandatory for

market animals and will be turned in the division chairman at the time of weigh-in on September 4,

2019.

Tag-in dates are as follows:

April 27, 2019—Market Steers, Scramble Heifers, Pen of Three Heifers and Commercial

Heifers—8:00—10:00 a.m. $10 tag in fee.

June 1, 2019—Market hogs tag-in 7:00-9:00 a.m.; Market Goats and Lambs tag-in 8:00-

10:00 am. $10 tag-in fee

June 21, 2019—Deadline to place order for broiler chicks. Chicks must be ordered

through Colorado County Extension Office. Chicks will be $1.74 each or $43.50 per box

of 25. Chicks will be picked up on July 26, 2019.

August 3, 2019—Validate Rabbits, 7:00–10:00 am. There will be a $20 validation fee for

each pen of rabbits. Validation location to be announced. Breeding rabbits can be tat-

tooed at this time. Pen of Three Heifers, including fourth heifer will be weighed at Colorado Valley Vet Service, 1391

Texas 71 Business, Columbus on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Exhibitor must

designate the three head that will show at this official weigh-in. Heifers must come from the same lot—

no mixing of two different pens. A mandatory interview and written exam will be conducted on Satur-

day, August 31, 2019, at the Colorado County Ag Complex Fairgrounds at 1:00 pm. All entrants are

required to participate in the interview and exam to be eligible to show in this division.

Colorado County Fair clean-up days have been designated as Saturday, August 31, 2019 beginning with

a 8:00 am roll call and continuing until clean-up is complete and exhibitor packets are handed out; and

Sunday, September 8, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. and will continue to all areas are cleaned.

The Colorado County Livestock book will be available on the Colorado County Fair website at http://

www.coloradocountyfair.org/ and at http://colorado.agrilife.org./.

Colorado County Fair Happenings

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Leadership Lab District 11 Leadership Lab will be held at McKinney Roughs in Bastrop. This year’s theme is

“Fiesta with D 11!” The dates for Lab are June 19-21, 2019. Please check out the event website for full

details: https://d114-h.tamu.edu/events-and-contests/leadership-lab/.

State 4-H Community Service Project Texas 4-H has decided to give back to those who have given so much to us. At Texas 4-H Roundup

2019, 4-H members can make “activity aprons” to help aid Alzheimer and Dementia patients within the Vet-

erans Administration Health Care System. Persons can wear the apron which will provide them with a varie-

ty of activities, trinkets and charms within their reach. Some fidget aprons include zippers, braids, different

textures and patterns and all are designed to engage the minds and fingers of someone living with Alzhei-

mer’s.

District 11 is asked to specifically provide fabric in 4in x 4in squares and SNAP buttons.

Any youth wishing to help assemble the aprons is asked to join the activity on June 12th and/or 13th

at Texas 4-H Roundup!

Veterinary Science Certificate Program The Veterinary Science Certificate Program summer camps are now open. Attached is the survey

link for interested 4-Her’s to complete. The survey needs to be completed for consideration no later than

April 5th. The dates for the two camps are: Texas A&M Vet Science Camp is June 17-19, 2019 and the

West Texas A&M Vet Science Camp is July 8-10, 2019. Each individual will be notified by April 30th

whether they will be attending or not and to which camp they will be going to. If you have any questions fell

free to contact Dr. Joe Mask at 979-845-4353 or joe.mask@ag.tamu.edu. or Tyler Vogel at 806-677-5630 or

tyler.vogel@ag.tamu.edu. The link to the survey is as follows:

https://agrilife.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42bduLolzbEZJgV.

District 11 Record Book Judging District 11 Record Book judging will take place at the Victoria County 4-H Activity Center on Fri-

day, July 12, 2019. We will need judges for this event and encourage our parent volunteers to think about

helping with this project. This is the best way to get new and innovative ideas and suggestions for complet-

ing a record book. Please contact the Extension Office at 979-732-2530 if you are interested in judging rec-

ord books.

ATTENTION Graduating Seniors—The Colorado County 4-H Council Scholarship appli-

cation has been emailed to you and is also available at the Extension Office. The deadline to

submit the application is March 29th. The Colorado County Row Crop Scholarship applica-

tion is available at your school’s counselors office. Any graduating senior can also request an

application from the Extension Office.

District 11 and State 4-H Happenings

Scholarships

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COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHY

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4-H updates and current happenings in Colorado County will be posted to the “Colorado County 4-H TEXAS” page as they occur. You can find the page by searching the quotes or going to: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colorado-County/161170703915573 Colorado County Extension (ANR and FCH) updates and current happen-ings will be posted on the “Colorado County Extension page. Find the page by going to: pages/http://Colorado.agrilife.org.

Extension Staff

Ja’Shae Horn, CEA—FCH

Jashae.horn@ag.tamu.edu

Laramie Naumann, CEA - AG/NR

Laramie.naumann@ag.tamu.edu

Peggy Jurica, Office Manager

Peggy.jurica@ag.tamu.edu

Sharon Grahmann, 4-H Program Asst.

srgrahmann@ag.tamu.edu

If you need any assistance or help is need-

ed with any livestock projects, please call

the office at 979-732-2082 to schedule a

project visit. Call 979-732-2530 for other

project information and/or assistance.

AgriLife Extension Office hours:

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Close 12-1pm for lunch

Important Websites Colorado Co. 4-H http://colorado.agrilife.org/ District 11 4-H http://d114-h.tamu.edu Texas 4-H http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/ 4-H Connect https://texas.4honline.com Texas 4-H Alumni and Friends http://texas4hfriends.org

Colorado County

316 Spring Street

Columbus, TX 78934

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

mation or veteran status.

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

Individuals with disabilities, who require an auxiliary aid, service or accommodation in order to participate in any Extension activities, are encouraged to

contact the County Extension Office for assistance ten days prior to the activity.

Record Book Information

It is time to begin preparing to complete a 4-H Record Book. Record book forms may be

downloaded from the Texas 4-H website at http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/recordbooks. 4-H

members planning to submit a record book are reminded that the date that the books must

be turned in to the Extension Office will be announced in the May Newsletter. Members

should note that a record book must be submitted in order to apply for the Bronze, Silver or

Gold Star awards. Please call or come by the Extension Office to receive a handout that will

give you step by step directions on completing the 2019 record book. You may also set up an

appointment to have Ja’Shae, Laramie or Sharon review and offer suggestions for your book.

Officer Elections

Officer elections will be held at the May 20th meeting of the 4-H Council. The meeting will

begin at 6:30 p.m. and we will also begin making plans for the annual 4-H banquet at that time.

The guidelines for Council officers say that a member must have represented their club on

council for at least one year. Any qualified youth wishing to run for any or all Council offices

will need to fill out an Officer Application and turn it in to the Extension Office by May 13th.

Applications will be available at the March meeting or may be requested from the office. Of-

fices will be voted on by secret ballot individually beginning with the Chairman. Members may

only serve two (2) terms in any office.