August 2016

ATASCOSA 4-H NEWSLETTER Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Inside this issue: Local Club Information 2

Quality Counts 2

Ambassador & Council Officer Info

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Banquet Info 3

Food Show 3

Shooting Sports 4

Horse Show 5

One Day 4-H 6

4-H Mall 7

4-H Day at the Capitol 7

4-H Project Information 8

Livestock Project Info 9

County Fair 10

Heifer Project 10

Lamb, Goat, Broiler

Orders

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Prospect Shows 12-13

Double Trouble 14

Commercial Heifer Show 15

Rodeo Fundraiser 15

Contact Us 15

Buckskin Brigade 9

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 Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. We will seek to provide reasonable accommodation for all persons with disabilities for this meeting. We request that you contact the Atascosa County Extension Service twelve days (12) prior to the event at (830) 224-0366 or as soon as possible to advise us of the auxiliary aid or service that you require.

Register on 4-H Connect at: texas.4honline.com

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Atascosa 4-H Club Info

Atascosa Club of Equine Enthusiasts 4th Monday of the Month, 7pm First United Methodist Church, Pleasanton Karen Harris - (830) 570-9222 karen@lazy2ranch.us Black Hill 4-H 2nd Sunday of the Month, 6:00pm Black Hill Comm. Building., Black Hill, TX Kim Lutz - (830) 570 - 3320 kimlutz97@gmail.com La Parita 4-H 2nd Tuesday of the month 6:30 pm 95 South CR 321, Jourdanton (Meyer Shooting Range) Tasha Meyer—612-799-2134 meyermomma42@gmail.com Leming/Verdi 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month 6:30pm Verdi Community Center, Verdi, TX Jennifer Cagle - (210) 865-4802 jennifer_cagle@yahoo.com

Leming Verdi 4-H will meet in August. The first meet-ing will be held on Mon-day, August 8, 2016 at 6:30pm at the Verdi Com-munity Center. Please make plans to attend.

4‐Hisa“learnbydoing”youtheducationprogramforchildren9to19.Itpromotesposi‐tivevalues,socialresponsibility,andlifelonglearning.Anaf iliatedprogram,CloverKids,isavailableinsomeareasforchildren5to7(Kto2).Through4‐Handtheopportunitiesitprovides,4‐Hmembershavetheabilitytoparticipateinmanyeventsandactivities,aswellasapplyforscholarships,travelthecountry,andmeetnewfriends.Enrollmentbe‐

texas.4honline.com

•Quality Counts verification will be required for all youth exhibiting

livestock (market and/or breeding) at major livestock shows in Texas (including the Ft. Worth Livestock Show, San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Star of Texas Fair in Austin, San Angelo Livestock Show, Sandhills Stock Show in Odessa, State Fair of Texas in Dallas, and Heart O’ Texas Fair in Waco).

• The verification process will require 4-H exhibitors to pass an online test that measures their knowledge on quality assurance and character education content items.

All 4-Hers must take this test but only twice in their 4-H career.

4-Hers that were intermediates last year and will be in the senior division this year, must retake the test.

Quality Counts test and more information available at

http://agrilife.org/qualitycounts/verification/

Lytle 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month, 6:30pm Lytle Primary School Cafeteria Rosemary Bonner - (830) 709-4938 rjpbonner@aol.com Nan Boyd 210-912-5841 boydranch3@aol.com Leeanna Mask 210-859-9499 Mesquite 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month, 7pm Pleasanton Elementary, Pleasanton, TX Sue Ann Smith - (830) 570-4399 jspjsmith@att.net Debbie Ward - (830) 281-4159 Johanna Hagen - (830) 281-2119 jhagen@pisd.us Poteet 4-H 1st Tuesday of the Month, 7pm Poteet High School Cafeteria, Stephanie Scharmann - (210) 365-9632 poteet4h@gmail.com

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The annual awards banquet will be held on Friday, August 5, 2016 at 6:30p.m. and will be held at the Pleasanton High School Cafeteria. We are delighted to announce that the speaker this year is Katie Bonner Talley, former Lytle 4-H Member. Tickets are $7.00 for parents, non-4-Hers and guests. The price for 4-H members is $5.00. Due to the limited seating, we cannot guarantee ticket availability at the door. We are asking that volun-teers bring their favorite deserts to share. There will also be a silent auc-tion to raise funds for the County Merit Scholarship. Anyone wishing to donate goods or services may bring their items to the Extension office prior to the event.

               Ambassador & County Council      

                     Meetings— Thursday, August 25               ·  Ambassador Meeting            6:00 pm            Extension Office Cafeteria     

     ·  County Council Meeting             7:00 pm            Extension Office Auditorium 

4‐H Commissioner’s Court Interpretation 

On August  8,  2016  4‐H  Interpretation will  be  presented  to Commissioner’s Court.  

Make plans  to meet  on  the  steps  of  the County Courthouse  (southside)  at  8:30am.  

Please dress  in official Officer/Ambassador dress;  i.e. Council or white  shirt/blouse, 

khaki pants/skirt, jacket. 

4-H Food Task Force Meeting Thursday, September 1st at 6 pm will be the Food Task Force Meeting. If you are interested in the Food and Nu-trition Project please come to the meeting and help us decide on dates for the Food Forum (an opportunity for Food and Nutrition folks to speak about any topic in this project – a specific food, nutrition, or cooking method – whatever strikes your fancy) and the Food Show. We will discuss other events that we might offer. Last year we visited the Culinary School of the Alamo Colleges in San Antonio. We could do something similar, set up a tour of

the Farmer’s Market at the Pearl in San Antonio – give me ideas and I’ll see what I can do! Hopefully, we will have the rules and theme for the District Food Show. If we do we will bring them but we can always have our own theme for the County Food Show. All are welcome!

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For more information regarding the Atascosa 4-H Shooting Sports Program please contact:

SHOTGUN Boyd Grimshaw 830-570-0110 boydgrishaw@hotmail.com You may also visit www.atascosaclaypoppers.shutterfly.com RIFLE Tasha Meyer 612-799-2134 — meyermomma42@gmail.com or Jimmy Meyer 830-570-7071 — jimmygun-shop@hotmail.com ARCHERY Paul Macmanus (210) 452-2620 — paulandtera@att.net

For more information on the shooting sports project, visit

http://agrilife.org/d124h/events/.shooting-sports Additional tournament information can also be found at

http://www.iclays.com/cgi-bin/public_tournament_list.cgi or

Congrats to Atascosa 4-H’s Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Partici-

pants!!!

Several of Atascosa’s Shooting Teams participated at state competition this year. Derek Scharmann (pictured) of Poteet 4-H participated in the archery competition placing 15th in the 3D event, 19th in the Field event, and 16th in the Modified 600 event. Other results we’ve received are as follow: Cass Campbell placed 7th in the 50 Bird Internation-al Trap Event. Cass Campbell and Kody Villarreal tied for 3rd place in the Intermediate American Trap event. Kasen Boyd placed 4th in the Intermediate American Trap event. Rylan Wagner placed 10th in the Whizbang Compe-tition.

WAY TO GO!!!

We encourage all our members to send in any additional information on this competition or any 4-H event for print in future emails.

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Three of our outstanding horse project members from the A.C.E.E. club competed at the 2016 Texas 4-H Horse Show in Abilene, TX on July 23-30, 2016. Results and info available so far are as follow: Bailey Burkholder competed in the Cutting Senior competition placing 6th. Sahara Ellis (pictured below right with Charity Harris) made the short go in both Poles & Bar-

rels. She placed 10th in the Poles in the Senior Division Finals. Charity Harris (pictured above) won 2016 Champion Aged Gelding, Reserve Champion in

Trail, & and Reserve Champion in the Judged Western Division in the Junior/Intermediate age division. Charity was also scheduled to compete in four English Classes.

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During National 4-H week, we participate in “One Day 4-H”. In this program, 4-H members make a difference through volunteering in their communities. This October 8th is “One Day 4-H” day. We will be going out once again into our community to lend a helping hand. What will you do? You can work together as a group or as an individual. Choose a project that benefits someone other than yourself. It can be as simple as mowing a yard or doing something countywide. This en-ables each 4-H member to recruit friends to help make their communities better. Information for organizing our communities “One Day 4-H”events are online at the Texas 4-H and youth devel-opment website. As more ideas are shared and information is developed it will be made available on the website. Need other ideas, contact your 4-H program assistant, Michelle Pfeil at 830-569-0034 or by email at michelle.pfeil@ag.tamu.edu.

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This day is designed for

4-H members to learn more

about our state legisla-tive process, see our legis-lators in ses-sion, and to

visit with their respec-tive elected

officials. More info coming in

December.

at http://www.4-hmall.org/

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Wildlife and Fisheries The next project meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 20th at 6:00p.m. at the County Extension Office. The group will take a break for the month of August. For more information regarding this project, please call County Agent Dale Rankin at 830-569-0034.

Dog Project Info The Dog Project will begin meeting on September 8 at 6 pm at the Extension Office. If you are interested in joining, give Michelle Pfeil at the Extension Office a call. We will also be holding a bake sale at Tractor Supply in Pleasanton on Responsible Dog Ownership Day September 17th from 10 am to 2pm.

Junior Master Gardening will begin a class in October. If you are a Junior in 4-H (3rd, 4th and 5th grade) and love plants, this is for you! If you are older and would like to put together a Project Group for Gardening and Horticulture, I can help you do that also. Call Michelle at 830-569-0034.

Rabbit Project If you are planning on showing rabbits at next year’s shows, it is time to contact your breeder. If you need more infor-mation contact your club manager or the Extension office. You may also download the project manual at

http://texasyouthlivestock.com/rabbit/

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Have some input in regards to our 4-H Livestock Projects and Programs??? Then join us!!!

The 4-H Livestock Coalition will meet on September 13, 2016 at 6:30pm inside the County Extension Cafeteria. Members, volunteers, and families interested in planning for the coming 4-H year are welcome to attend.

Have a Hankering to Show?  Intro to Livestock Showing Workshops will be held in August for those interested in showing but not sure how to proceed. Dale Rankin will be holding these workshops  in the Extension Office.  

August 9   Intro to Sheep and Goats 6:00 pm  

August 20   Beef Showmanship Clinic 9:00am Guest Speaker Adrian Aredondo 

August 23   Intro to Swine 6:00 pm  

Mr.  Rankin  will  discuss  acquiring  your animal,  training,  feeding  and  showing. Bring your ques ons!  

Showmanship Clinics Scheduled

September 21st @ A.C.L.S. Showbarn

Sheep and Goat: 5:30pm

Cattle: 6:30pm

My name is Derek Scharmann. I'm a member of the Poteet 4-H club. I attended the South Texas Buckskin Brigades Wildlife Leadership Camp June 12-16. It was a great experience and I learned a lot. I recommend anyone from the age of 13-18 to attend, especially if they want to learn more about wildlife conservation. Some of the commitments of being a cadet is to do educational programs or projects on behalf of the Brigades. I would love to do a presentation for your club or any other organiza-tion that would like to learn more and hear about my experience. To schedule a presentation please contact me at poteet4h@gmail.com or my cell 210-749-1556. A BIG thank you to my sponsors, Atascosa Tex-as Farm Bureau and Atascosa Soil and Water Conservation!

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Make plans to attend the Atascosa County Fair on October 1st & 2nd!!!

Lamb and Goat Shows on Saturday. Judge Josh Kouns

Steer and Heifer Shows on Sunday.

Judge Brent Cromwell

More info coming soon!!!

Heifer Exhibitor Information  

Heifer U.I.N. Order Form—Deadline September 5, 2016

Name:_____________________________________________Name:_____________________________________________Parent’sName:__________________________________Phone:____________________________________________

Email:_____________________________________________Club:_______________________________________________

All  new Heifer  4‐H  projects  ready  for exhibition in the upcoming 2017 Major Shows must be assigned Unique Iden‐tification Numbers.   Requests  are not necessary  if  heifers  were  assigned  a U.I.N.  last year and ownership has not changed.  U.I.N. requests are due at the Extension office by September 5, 2016.  It would be helpful to bring your regis‐tration papers.   We will need  to color scan your Registration papers (must be done prior to validation).  Validation dates will be announced soon.  Please call our office or send in the information below.  If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to call us at 830‐569‐0034.

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Name of children: ________________________________________________________Parent’s name:_______________________________

Telephone #:______________________________ 4-H Club:____________________________________

Total # of Poults ordered ____________ @ $1.25 each = $ ____________ Individual or Family (circle one)

Major Broiler Order Form – Deadline August 26, 2016

Lamb and Goat Tag Orders Due Lamb and Goat Major Show Tags are due by August 15, 2016 for 4-H members wanting to exhibit a Market, Lamb, Market Goat, Wether Does, Wether Dam, Breeding Sheep and Breeding goats. Tags will be $11.00 dollars for Market Lambs, Market Goats, Wether Dams and Wether Does. Breeding Sheep and Breeding Goats will be $7.50. Tags must be paid for at the time of order.

2017 Austin, Houston, & San Antonio Stock Show Broiler Orders

Broiler orders for the 2017 Stock Shows are due Friday, Aug. 26th to the Extension Office. Broilers are

$1.25 per bird ($31.25 per 25 birds).

New for 2017: Each exhibitor MAY order an individual set of birds (up to 75) OR siblings within the

same household may order and share a set of birds (up to 75). In other words, a family with multiple ex-

hibitors can order an individual set of birds for each exhibitor in the family, OR if they wish, they can

order one set of birds for the entire family. In either case, the maximum number of birds in a set that an

exhibitor can select from for the show is 75 birds. This rule is the same for turkeys and broilers for all

shows. Please note: families with multiple exhibitors are NOT required to place a single order for the

entire family. Family orders are an option. For turkey orders: A minimum of 5 and a maximum of 75

poults may be ordered per exhibitor or family unit. ii. For broiler orders: A minimum order per exhibitor

or family unit is 25 chicks, with a maximum of 75 chicks, in increments of 25. Therefore, each exhibitor

or family may order 25, 50 or 75 chicks.

Lamb & Goat Tags Name of Child(ren)____________________________________________________________________________________ Parent’s Name:__________________________Phone__________________________________Club__________________ Market Lamb ____ Market Goat _____ Wether Dam _____ Wether Doe _____ X $11.00 each = $____________ Breeding Sheep _____ Breeding Goat _____ X $7.50 each = $____________ TOTAL = $____________

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South Texas Double Trouble Prospect Show

Steer and Heifer Show - November 12, 2016 Atascosa County Showbarn – Hwy 97, Pleasanton, Texas

Heifers Ring A - TBA Steers Ring A - Judge Greg Greuben

Steers Ring B - TBA

Entry Fees: Heifer Show Ring A: $35.00 Friday, November 11 - Check In: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Ring B: $35.00 Steers Only Sat., November 12 - Check in: 7:00 am - 8:00 am

Early Entry Deadline- Oct. 31, 2016 Sat., November 12 - Heifer Showmanship: 8:00 am

Late Entries-CASH ONLY plus $10.00 per entry Sat., November 12 - Heifer Show: 9:00 am

NO REFUNDS

Steer Show

Prizes: Friday, November 11 - Check In: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Heifer Show: Buckles to Div. Champions                           Sat., November 12 - Check in: 7:00 am - 9:00 am 

Prizes to Reserve Div.                                                            Sat., November 12- Steer Showmanship after Heifer Show

Steer Show: Buckles to Breed Champions A&B                Steers Show: Immediately after Showmanship  

Prizes to Reserve Champions A&B                        Ring B: Will begin after the completion of 1st  

Showmanship: 3 Heifer & 3 Steer Buckles          Steer Breed Champion Selection 

Prizes to Reserve Champions

Motels:

Executive Inn 830-569-8747 Bring Generators and Water Hoses!

Super Eight 830-569-5587

Holiday Inn Express 830-769-3323 Please call 830-569-0034 for more information

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

South Texas Double Trouble Prospect Show

Name:____________________________Address:___________________________ Phone:___________________________ ___________________________

Steer or Heifer:____________________ Breed:____________________________

DOB of Heifer:_____________________ Heifer Reg. #______________________

RING A: ________________ RING B (steers only): ___________________

Entry Fees: Ring A - $35.00 Ring B - $35.00 Steers ONLY

(Must enter Ring A to be eligible for Ring B)

Please make checks payable to Atascosa 4-H Council

EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE OCTOBER 31, 2016 Mail Entries To: Atascosa 4-H Council

PO Box 379, Leming, TX 78050

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Dru Benavides, CEA — F.C.S. dru.benavides@ag.tamu.edu Michelle Pfeil — 4-H Assistant michelle.pfeil@ag.tamu.edu

STAFF

Dale Rankin, CEA — Ag/NR dw-rankin@tamu.edu Monica Zepeda—Secretary mzepeda@ag.tamu.edu

ATASCOSA 4-H

Physical: 25 E. Fifth St.

Mailing: PO Box 379

Leming, TX 78050

Phone: 830-569-0034

Fax: 830-569-8997

E-mail:

atascosa-tx@tamu.edu

Contact Us

Young Farmers Rodeo Atascosa 4‐H has been offered the opportunity to raise some money by running  the  concession at  the Rodeo on August 18—20, 2016.  Several members  of  the  council  have  already  volunteered  but we  need more help! Last year over $1,500.00 was raised, which really helps our budget. Please call or email the Extension office if you would like to help.   Sever‐al shi s are s ll open!! 

Fundraiser

Atascosa County Livestock Show Commercial Heifer Show

The 2017 Atascosa County Livestock Show will offer a Commercial Heifer Show. These heifers will show as a pen of 2. Heifers will need to be validated and owned by the exhibitor. The 2016 Revised Constitution & Complete set of rules are available on the A.C.L.S. website at: http://www.countyshows.org/s/index.aspx?id=acls Commercial heifer show validation will be held on Saturday, September 24, from 8:00 am to 10:00 am at Perry Feeders.

The State Fair is coming! If you are planning to enter the fair, en-tries are due to the Extension Office on August 15, 2016. For more information and schedules, visit: http://bigtex.com/livestock/exhibitorinfo/

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