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4-H NEWS FOR HALE COUNTY BROUGHT TO YOU BY TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION

JULY, 2015

CONGRATULATIONS 4-H SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!!! HEATHER BOZEMAN, SHALIN LAWSON AND LOGAN MUSTIAN they each received a $18,000 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Schol-arship. They received Texas 4-H Foundation scholarships at State Roundup. Good luck and congratulations for all of your years of hard work!!!!! WAY TO GO!

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED AT STATE 4-H ROUNDUP!!!!

Club Meetings Schedule Meetings will resume in September.

Have a great summer vacation!

Bob Benson Memorial Golf Tournament

The 2015 EXCELL/Bob Benson Memorial Golf Tournament will be held MONDAY, August 17 at

the Plainview Country Club. If you are able to assist in furnishing a dessert for this event contact the office at 291-5270. Please bring to the office by 8:30A.M. - August 17th. **Remember - This looks great in your recordbook.**

Parent & Leader Association Meeting There will be a Parent & Leader Association meeting JUNE 30th at 6:30P.M. at the Hale County Extension Office. All parents and leaders are invited to attend. We will be re-viewing by-laws, budget and electing officers. We will also be voting on the Friend of 4-H, Alumni and Spur Clip Awards for the Achieve-ment Banquet. Be sure to bring your club’s nominations. Please make every effort to at-tend!

4-H County Council Meeting Hale County 4-H Council will be having a meeting June 30th at 6:00 P.M. at Hale County Extension Office. We will be making plans for the Achieve-ment Banquet and New 4-H year. Be sure to at-tend!!!

LAMB & GOAT VALIDATION It is time to order lamb and goat validation tags for the 2016 stock show season. Validation is re-

quired by all shows for sheep and goats. The tags have to be pre-ordered and prepaid at the Extension office. Please come by the office after July 20th and fill out your forms and pay for the tags. Deadline TBA. For more information please call 291-5267.

***Mark Your Calendar*** Hale County 4-H Achievement

Banquet ***SATURDAY, August 1, 2015 at

5:30P.M, Ollie Liner Center in Plainview***

Please RSVP by July 17, 2015 to 291-5270.

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Happy Birthday to you! July 10 - Inwha Jang 11 - Cierra Burt 11 - Hagen Offield 16 - Dalex Gary 16 - Kelton Offield 17 - Tyler Gattis 21 - Ethan Bettis 22 - Carly Taubert 25 - Samantha Scott 26 - Jacob Williamson 27 - Islien Lenz 28 - Ben Wren

A Great Big Thank YOU!!! A very Special THANK YOU goes to CADEN

CARVER for decorating the bulletin board at the Extension Office in JUNE. Great Job!!!

Thanks to JULIE WHITE and PRISCILLA HOOPER for chairing the Parade of Breeds Concession Stand.

Thank you to all 4-H Clubs, 4-H Families and Leaders who worked and assisted with Parade of Breeds Concession Stand June 18-20. We had a great turnout!

“A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” - John Maxwell

Got Text? The Hale County Extension office will be using REMIND to send text message updates about im-portant 4-H information. To sign-up for Hale County 4-H notifications, please visit https://www.remind.com/join/halec or text @halec to 806-731-1191. Please Contact the Extension Office if you have any questions.

***4-H CLUB CHARTERING*** ATTENTION CLUB MANAGERS: All 4-H Clubs will have to be chartered for the 2015-2016 year. Club Man-ager’s please make sure all Club Charter forms and pa-perwork are turned in by July 8th to the Hale County Extension Office. We will be moving up the chartering date this year so it is very important to study the materi-al because kids will not be able to enroll in any non-chartered 4-H club for 2015-2016 year. We have to make sure that all clubs are chartered prior to the begin-ning of the new upcoming 4-H year. 4-H Club Manag-ers please call if you have any questions.

FOOD & NUTRITION ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

A Food and Nutrition Organizational Meet-ing will be held on August 4, 2015 at 4:00P.M. at the Abernathy Elementary School. Hale County Extension Office. Please bring calendars so dates can be set for County Food Show and Food Project activities. Host Club - Abernathy Club.

HALE COUNTY 4-H RECORDBOOK REMINDERS

***Record Books can be picked up at the Hale County Extension Office on MONDAY, June 29,

2015 after 9:00A.M.***

� County 4-H Recordbooks must be registered on 4-H CONNECT for District competition by JUNE 30, 2015 by NOON.

� Record books need to be turned back in to the

Extension office by JULY 6 for District Com-petition by 11:00A.M. or brought with you to your interview - No Late Books will be AC-CEPTED!!!!!!!!!! Books will be judged on July 8 in Lubbock.

Please make sure you bring your recordbook for your Interview on the July 6th. Please call the Extension Office if you have any questions or concerns 806/291-5270.

** If you have anything for the JULY newsletter, get it to the

office by Friday - July 17th - 4:00P.M.!**

FACEBOOK!!!!!! Please go to Hale County 4‐H Youth Develop‐ment Facebook page and like us!!!! This will be a great way to keep updated on what is going on in Hale County 4‐H!!! 

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STATE 4-H ROUNDUP RESULTS

Twenty-One Hale County 4-Hers competed at State 4-H Roundup at Texas A&M University in College Station June 7-11. All of these 4-Hers earned the trip to state by either placing first, second or third on the District level in their respective contests. Hale County had a great week! On Thursday evening at the final Assembly the Houston Livestock and Rodeo Scholarships were announced Logan Mustian, Heather Bozeman and Shalin Lawson were all recognized to receive $18,000 scholarships. The week started off with the Indoor Rifle Match. Hale County had two teams participate. Team 1: Elizabeth Eliesen, Logan Mustian and Ty Bain. Team 2: Ben Bozeman, Emily Russell, Heather Bozeman and Layne Mustian. The team was coached by David Hooper, Joe Mustian and Heath Bozeman. Heather Bozeman, Abbey Maresca, Colti Wright and Layne Mustian competed in the Nutrition Quiz Bowl Contest. The team placed 2nd overall. They were coached by Deana Sageser. Sarah Berry competed in the Food Show contest and placed 3rd in the Fruit and Vegetable Catego-ry. Colti Wright competed in the Food Show in the Grains Category. Ab-bey Maresca competed in the Fashion Storyboard Wearable category and received 4th place and Heather Bozeman received 15th place. Sterling Skinner competed in Fashion Show Construction Everyday Living Catego-ry and received 1st place and 3rd place in the Natural Fiber - Wool/Mohair/Alpaca category. Shalin Lawson, Logan Mustian, Sarah Berry and Alonso Molinar competed in the Senior Swine Quiz Bowl Invitational Contest. The team

placed 2nd overall. The team was coached by Deana Sageser. Heather Bo-zeman, Ben Bozeman, Colti Wright and Ty Bain competed in the Horse Judging Contest. The team placed 10th overall, 6th halter, 10th Performance, and 12th reasons. Heather Bozeman placed 1st high point individual in Halter and 10th place high point individual overall. The team was coached by Kelley Bozeman. Hagen Offield, Reece Hastey Miranda Hastey and Zach McDonough competed in the Beef Quiz Bowl Contest. They were coached by Dianne DeVos. Zach McDonough, Miranda Hastey, Logan Mustian, and Layne Mustian competed in the Meats Identification Contest. The team placed 5th overall. Logan placed 10th high point individual. The team was coached by Jessica Finck. Sterling Skinner, Trace McBride and Hagen Offield competed in the Livestock Judging contest. Cash Horton and Jake Dawson competed in the

Invitational Livestock Judging Contest. Cash received 2nd place high point individual overall and Jake Dawson 7th high point individual overall. Logan Pritchett coached the teams. Sterling Skinner competed in the Invitational Swine Skill-a-Thon contest. Sarah Berry, Rebekah Ortiz, Logan Mustian, Layne Mustian, Abbey Maresca, Miranda Hastey, Shalin Lawson and Colti Wright competed in the Share-the-Fun Celebrate 4-H “Go Green!” the team placed 7th. The team were coached by Lisa Wright and Dawn Mustian. District officer elections were also held at State Roundup. This year’s District Council officers from Hale County are: Ster-ling Skinner - 1st Vice President, Abbey Maresca - 2nd Vice Presi-dent and Layne Mustian - Public Relations. Sterling Skinner was selected to participate in National Congress in November. The Adult Leaders accompanying the 4-Hers to College Station were: Kelley Bozeman, Misty Johnson, Stacy Bain, Nicole Russell, Mi-chael Dawson, Logan Pritchett, Shelly Berry, Stacy Offield, Hope Hastey, Lisa Wright, Lucio & Irene Molinar, Shelli Lawson, Joe & Dawn Mustian, and County Extension Agents - Deana Sageser and Cassidy Peek. Congratulations to all Hale County 4-Hers that participat-ed at State 4-H Round-Up, and thanks to all of the coaches and adult leaders that helped.

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4-H Reminders & Results!!!

District Horse Show Results Colti Wright - Grand Champion Mare 1st place Registered Mares, 5 and over and 3rd place Registered Grades 5 and over. Great Job!!!

District Entomology Contest Results Juniors: Eleanore Beard - 4th place High Point Individual, Athena Pereira—7th place High Point Individual Intermediates: 1st place team - Seth Berry, Ryan Walden and Sterling Berry. Seth Berry - 3rd place High Point Individual, Ryan Walden - 4th place High Point Individual, Sterling Berry - 6th place High Point Indi-vidual.

4-H Awards & Jackets

All 4-H team coaches are reminded that it is your responsibility to turn in your teams results from the District II Sanctioned 4-H contests. Parents, please make sure that if your child competes as an individual in a contest, that you turn in the results to the Extension Office. The results determine which 4-Hers receive their jackets and patches at the 4-H Achievement Banquet.

Jacket Fund Donors Needed!

With the Achievement Banquet rapidly approaching, it’s time to build up the Jacket Fund. 4-H Jackets are awarded to those 4-H’ers who won first place at a District or State contest. If you would like to contribute, send your donation to Beverly Wall, 720 FM 400, Plainview, TX 79072 or contact her at home, 293-1037 or on her mobile-774-1040. Checks need to be made payable to: 4-H Award Jacket Account. Making a dona-tion will add your name to the prestigious donor list! ALL DONATIONS MUST BE MADE BY JULY 16th so that your name will be included in the program.

Pictures Needed!!! As summer approaches we will soon be attending the 4-H Achievement Banquet. Slide Show pic-tures are needed. Pictures sent in early will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions please contact the Hale County Extension Office.

Gardening & Horticulture Project Mid Plains Farmers Market will be selling fresh grown vegetables and flowers this summer at the Gebo’s parking lot. They are needing 4-Hers that will have a garden and are interested in selling at the Farmers Market to contact Les Scarborough at 806/729-1557. Remember this would be a great project for your Recordbook!!!!

2015 POWER CAMP REBEKAH ORTIZ, ZACH MCDONOUGH, HADLEY HOOPER AND MICHELLE RUIJNE from Hale County attended Power Camp June 26- 29, New Mexico.

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4-H Reminders!!!

Food & Nutrition Leadership Program Opportunity Want more Food and Nutrition Leadership? Then come do a program over Food and Nutrition with Deana. The following dates are available: Wee Care Day Care: July 15th & August 18th; Hale Center Senior Citi-zens: July 17th, August 21; Safe Camp: July 9th. This is a great leadership opportunity for you to grow as a leader and record in your recordbook. Call Deana for more information at 291-5270.

Nutrition Quiz Bowl The Nutrition Quiz Bowl is seeking members for the 2016 Contest.  The contest is open to all age groups ‐ ‐ Juniors, Inter‐mediates and Seniors.   You will increase your knowledge of basic nutrition, fitness, healthy lifestyles, food preparation, consumer information and food and kitchen safety.  If you are interested in participating contact Deana to get your name on the list 806/291‐5270. Practices will begin in September. 

 

FOOD & NUTRITION PROJECT It is me to begin thinking about food and nutri on ac vi es. If you would like to be a leader or assist with the food and nutri‐

on ac vi es call the office. We need a chairman, perhaps co‐chairman and food & nutri on quiz bowl coaches.

Fall Fair Entries It is once again Fair Time! Each show has different deadlines and a very different set of rules. Thus we are asking all families to complete entry forms by August 7th by NOON. Entries can-not be taken over the phone because signatures are required and we will need the entry fees as well. You can come by the Hale County office to register for Fall Fairs after July 13th.

2016 4-H Trashion Show Sterling Skinner is looking for a team of Intermediate or Senior 4‐Hers interested in par cipa ng in the 4‐H Trashion Show. The following objec ves are taught in the Clothing and Tex les project: knowledge of fibers and fabrics, wardrobe selec‐

on, clothing construc on, comparison shopping, fashion interpreta on, understanding of style, good grooming, poise in front of others, and personal presenta on skills. 4‐H members par cipa ng in the Trashion Show contest are encouraged to use their design and construc on skills in the development of their Trashion Show entry. PURPOSE  The Trashion Show provides an opportunity for 4‐H members to use their design skills to create and exhibit a recycled/reused garment created from items that would otherwise be thrown in the trash. It also recognizes 4‐H members who do outstanding work in a clothing project. TRASHION SHOW  4‐H teams will submit a video applica on. All videos must be submi ed by uploading to YouTube. A team of judges will evaluate the entries, and the top 10 entries will be asked to compete in the Trashion Show Invita onal event. The teams chosen will go through an interview process and model their garment in the Fashion Show at Texas 4‐H Roundup. This will be a Tuesday contest at State 4‐H Roundup. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS  The contest is open to any Intermediate or Senior‐level 4‐H member who has a desire to turn trash into fashion, to create fun wearable garments from discarded material, and to recycle and repurpose “junk” into fabulous and fantas c fashion. Entrants are encouraged to let their imagina ons go, be wildly inven ve, and to “think outside of the recycle bin.” If you would like to par cipate in this contest please call the Hale County Extension office. Here is a list of items that will be needed for the Trashion Contest. Dona ons can be brought to the Hale County Exten‐sion office by September 30th. Leather gloves (old, used or new) Aluminum cans Card board eggs cartons

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ATTENTION 4-HERS!!!! Please invite your friends to come to the Red, White and Moo Celebration!!!

Red , White & Moo Parade/ 4-H Float Chairman: Zach McDonough

Zach and Doug McDonough are the Chairmen for the Red, White & Moo Parade Float on July 3rd. The parade begins 5:00P.M. at Centennial Bank, located at 201 W. 6th Street and ends at the Courthouse Square. 4-Hers will be dropped off at the square. If you would like to help decorate or ride on the float please text Doug McDonough at 774-8476 or call the Hale County Extension office.

Red, White & Moo Celebration Benefitting Snack Pak 4 kids

Friday, July 3, 2015 The Dairy Women Association is sponsoring the Red, White & Moo event at the Courthouse Square. 4-Hers and adults are needed to help with the 3 dry bouncy activ-ities. Free milk, cheese and ice cream will be given. Everyone is encouraged to bring pop tarts to benefit Snack Pak 4 Kids. The Plainview Symphony will be playing on the square. Event times are as follows: (If you ride in the parade please sign up for Shift 2) 5:00 P.M. - Red, White and Moo Parade (If you ride on the float you will be dropped off at the Courthouse Square) Shift 1: 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. (Need 3 adults and 5 4-Hers) Shift 2: 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. (Need 3 adults and 5 4-Hers) Please call the Extension Office at 291-5270 to sign-up. Contact Beverly Wall for further information at 774-1040. If you are a volunteer and would like a Red, White and Moo shirt they will be given out to volunteers on a “first come, first served” basis. No youth sizes will be availa-ble. Please make sure you are on time to work your shift.

Community Service Chairman: Brodie Sinor

Snack Pak 4 Kids is an organization that has a mis-sion to end weekend hunger for children living in our communities. Plainview has over 400 kids to feed in our elementary schools. These kids will be receiv-ing a bag of food each week to feed them over the weekend. There are many ways to help, but one way Hale County 4-H can be involved is for members to donate a box of Pop Tarts at the Red, White and Moo Celebration or donations can be brought to the Hale County Extension of-fice during the summer months. For questions or more information about Snack Pak 4 Kids, please visit snackpak4kids.org, find us on Facebook at Snack Pak 4 Kids Plainview, or contact Joyce Sinor at 292-5028.

4-H Incentive Program/ End of Year Trip-July 28

ATTENTION HALE COUNTY 4‐Hers and Par‐entstheEndofYearTripwillbeheldon July28,2015. Remember in order to be eligible toattendtheEndofYeartripyouhavetohavemetthe4‐H Incentiveprogramrequirements. Incen‐tive forms are due July1 to be considered fortrip. Attached youwill ind the Incentive formsandrequirementsheet. TentativeSchedulefortrip4‐HerswillbetravelingtoCanyon:LeaveHaleCountyof iceat12:30P.M.SwimatWTRecCenter2:00‐4:00P.M.Change&Bowl1game4:00‐6:00P.M.EatBBQdinnerinPaloDuro6:30P.M.BackstagetourofTexasPlaypriortoshowTexasplay8:30‐10:30P.M.ReturntoPlainviewbyMidnightFormoreinformationcontacttheHaleCountyExtensionof iceat291‐5270.

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Hale County 4-H

Dear 4-Hers and Parents: Hale County would like to reward members for hard work throughout the 2014-15 season. En-closed is a requirement list to receive the two rewards. The 1st reward is an exciting End of the Year Trip decided by Hale County 4-H council. This trip will be well worth a little hard work. This trip is for all ages that meet the simple requirements. The trip will be completely funded by Hale County. In order to receive this fun field trip, service forms must by filled out and turned in to your club or the Hale County Extension office by July 1st. This trip is to encourage every-one to come to the meetings and be active in your club. The 2nd reward is a check to reward members for hard work throughout the 2014-15 season who have participated in County and District Contests. As most of you know going to District contests can get expensive so Hale County would like to Thank all of those who have been active through the Hale County fashion show, food show, share the fun, round-up, entomology, quiz bowl, shooting sports, and so many other fun rewarding activities. Therefore, if you turn in your required form by July 1st, you will receive a check for the amount of District contests you paid out through-out the year at the Awards Banquet 2015. This is to encourage everyone to sign up for all those fun events and know it will be rewarded at the end. We appreciate every member of 4-H and we want to give back especially to those who try new things and are making a difference to “Make the Best Better.” Sincerely, Hale County 4-H

NEW THIS YEAR!!!!! 4-H Incentive Program Requirements

For the End of the Year 4-H Trip for 2014-15 Must attend 4 meetings throughout the year and sign-in on the official roster Must work at least 2 hours at Hale County Concession stand either at Parade of Breeds, Running Water Draw, or Hale County Stock Show and sign-in to the official roster Must participate in 1 club or county community service (2 hours) Must compete in (2) county contest Incentive Reward Check Requirements for 2014-15 Must attend at least 5 club meetings and sign-in on the official roster Must work at least 4 hours at Hale County Concession Stand either at Parade of Breeds, Running Water Draw, or Hale County Stock Show and sign-in on the official roster Must participate in 4 hours of club or county community service Must turn in signed incentive form before July 1st to receive check at Awards Banquet

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We’re on the web! http://hale.agrilife.org

4-H Motto “To Make the Best Better” Like us on Facebook: Hale County 4-H Youth Development

Hale County Extension Office

225 Broadway, Suite 6

Plainview, TX 79072

806/291-5270

Fax: 806/291-5266

Sincerely,

Cassidy Peek, CEA-4-H Deana Sageser, CEA-FCS

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, ge-

netic information or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County

Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating If you need any type of accommodation to participate in this program or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Cassidy Peek or Deana Sageser at the Hale County Extension office at 806/291-5270 at least 2 weeks prior to the program or event.

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District Recordbooks judging

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