HARRISON HAPPENINGSNovember/December, 2014

November-December

NOVEMBER

10 Club Managers/Adult Leaders Meeting

DECEMBER

2 Consumer Decision Making Workshop

13&14 Farm City Week Project Validations

JANUARY

6 Food Extravaganza Workshop

13 Food Extravaganza

Harrison County Extension Office102 West Houston StreetMarshall, TX 75670903-935-8413 or 903-935-8414http://harrison.agrilife.org

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Louraiseal D. McDonald, CEAFamily Consumer Sciences &4-H & Youth Development Harrison County

Randy Reeves, CEAAgriculture/Natural ResourcesHarrison County

IN THIS ISSUE

4-H Awards Banquet

2013 McGaughy Pecan Sale Winners

One Day 4-H Accomplishments

Harvest Festival Results

Club Managers/Adult Leaders Meeting

Harrison Happenings Access Update

Homeschool News

Farm City Week Information

County Consumer Decision Making Workshop

County Food Extravaganza Workshop

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4-H Awards Banquet

Emma Grace Tew Tayler Havard Tami Alonzo

Silver Star Winner Gold Star Winner Adult Leader of the Year

Congratulations to ALL of our Harrison County 4-H’ers

For Your Hard Work &

Great Accomplishments

Nadine Pope - Master Gardeners, Pres. Great First Year

Friend of 4-H Grow Green Marshall

Record Book Incentive Awards

Tayler Havard Emma Grace Tew Gabriel Alonzo

2013 McGaughy Pecan Sale Winners

1St Place Gabriel Alonzo

2nd Place Landon Degner

3rd Place Hailey Graham

One Day 4-H AccomplishmentsOne Day 4-H was a success in Harrison County. We collected 337 canned food itemswhich weighed 265 lbs. Thanks to Mrs. Tami Alonzo and Gabe Alonzo for collecting192 of the 337 canned food items, and $50 and a $25 Brookshire’s gift card. All fooditems and monies were donated to the Marshall Food Pantry.

Gabriel Alonzo won Grand Champion and Reserve Champion in PhotographySavanah Peteet won Reserve Champion in the Salsa category

Emma Grace Tew won a Blue Ribbon in the Handcrafts DivisionGabriel Alonzo competed in the Silent Auction with his Pumpkin Bread

Congratulations to All Our Harrison County 4-H’ers

CLUB MANAGERS/ADULT LEADERS MEETING

Monday, November 10th Harrison County Extension Office

6:00 PM

During this meeting, each club manager will give a short 5 minute talk concerningwhat is happening in their club. Agent McDonald will also give an update on

upcoming 4-H Family Consumer Sciences contests.

NEW AND RETURNING

CLUB MANAGERS, LEADERS, PARENTS AND 4-H’ERS:

The bi-monthly 4-H Harrison Happenings Newsletters will be sent via e-mail to

everyone. Be sure to send in your updated e-mail address to theExtension office as soon as possible. The 4-H newsletters may also beaccessed by:

Visiting the Harrison County website, click on newsletters to get a copy ofthis newsletter.

http://harrison.agrilife.org/

Become our friend on Facebook. Visit the Harrison County 4-H Facebook page.

Don’t forget to visit the District 5 4-H website and facebook page for information on upcoming Districtevents.

http://d54-h.tamu.edu/

September, October, November & December

Very Busy Months for the Homeschool Club

Events & Activities - September

1. In September, we held our first meeting and had 28 people present, over half of whom were new to 4-H.

2. Tayler Havard and Tami Alonzo manned a 4-H booth at the downtown Camo Expo where they talked tomany about 4-H and distributed 4-H brochures.

3. Our club went on a field trip to Shady Grove Ranch, in Jefferson, where we learned about raising organiccattle, turkeys, chickens and pigs. Some of us also distributed produce to over 700 families through MissionMarshall.

4. Three of our older club members - Tayler Havard, Emma Grace Tew, and Gabriel Alonzo recorded publicservice announcements promoting 4-H to be aired on KMHT.

5. Gabe and Tami Alonzo manned a booth for One Day 4-H in front of Brookshire’s and their generouscustomers donated 192 cans of food, $50 in cash, and the store gave us a $25 Brookshire’s gift card for theMarshall Food Pantry.

Events & Activities - October

1. At our October club meeting, new officers were elected: Tayler Havard as President, Emma Grace Tew asVice President, Gabe Alonzo as Secretary/Treasurer, James Baker as Chaplain, and Julia Lamb as GamePlanner.

2. On October 6-7, Gabe traveled to Dallas to attend a reception and be honored along with all the StateOfficers and Council Members from 4-H, FFA, and FCCLA at the Texas State Fair.

3. Tayler Havard was honored as the 2014-15 Gold Star recipient from Harrison County at the Gold StarBanquet at SFA in Nacogdoches. Gabe Alonzo gave the invocation and assisted at the Banquet.

4. The Homeschool Club went to Dixie Farms, in Shreveport, on a field trip and had great fun getting lost in theCorn Maze, swinging on the Barn Swing, going on a hay ride, and picking pumpkins.

5. We decorated the hall for the County 4-H Awards Banquet. At the banquet, Tayler Havard received theGold Star Award, Emma Grace Tew received the Silver Star Award, Gabriel Alonzo won 1st place for sellingthe most pecans for the Brian McGaughy Memorial Scholarship Fund. Emma, Tayler & Gabe were alsohonored for completing record books, and all three had speaking roles in the Banquet program.

6. Newcomer, Savanah Peteet, Emma and Gabe all participated in the Gregg County Harvest Festival, withGabe serving on the Harvest Festival Junior Advisory Board.

7. Our club will be manning a 4-H booth at the downtown Fall Festival, passing out candy and distributing 4-Hbrochures.

Upcoming Events & Activities - November & December

1. Gabe Alonzo will be speaking to a new 4-H club in Marion County; and he and Emma will be speaking to aMarshall Rotary Club about 4-H.

2. Gabe will be traveling to Brownwood to help with Junior Leadership Lab November 7-9; and also at YESCamp in Palestine the following week.

3. Our club will visit the Pet Place on November 17th, where we will give them needed items we havecollected, as well as go on a tour, possibly view a surgery and walk and play with the animals.

4. Our next club meeting will be at the Extension office on November 10th, at 2:00 p.m.

5. We are currently planning our Christmas program that we will be presenting at the Senior Citizen ActivityCenter in December.

Farm City Week Project Validation.....

Validation for the 2015 Farm City Week goat, swine, and lamb show will be December 13 & 14, 2014 ..... The

following is the time schedule. You are welcome to attend any one of these sessions; pick the one that is

most convenient for you and your family!

Saturday - December 13, 2014 Sunday, December 14, 2014

Hallsville FFA Ag Farm - 9:00 a.m to 11:00 a.m. Waskom High School Ag Shop - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Marshall FFA Ag Farm - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Farm City Week Speech Contest.....March 23, 2015

The Harrison County Agri-Business Association and Downs Funeral Home of Marshall will be sponsoring

the contest, including the scholarship. The scholarship can be won multiple times, up to $2,000.00

toward college expenses. There are both Junior and Senior divisions. All entries must be postmarked

no later than the First Monday in March, March 2, 2015. For new updates, entry form, and judging

score sheet, go to:

http://farmcityweek.com Click on Forms; or check our 4-H facebook page for ALL FCW information.

DATES TO REMEMBER

COUNTY 4-H CONSUMER DECISION MAKING WORKSHOP

What: County 4-H Consumer Decision Making Workshop

When: Tuesday, December 2nd

Where: Harrison County Extension Office

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Purpose: To prepare for the County 4-H Consumer Making Contest. The date of thecontest is to be announced at a later date. Visit the Harrison County 4-HFacebook page for updates.

COUNTY 4-H FOOD EXTRAVAGANZA WORKSHOP

What: County 4-H Food Extravaganza WorkshopWhen: Tuesday, January 6th Where: Harrison County Extension OfficeTime: 6:00 p.m.Purpose: To prepare for the County 4-H Food Extravaganza. The County 4-H Food

Extravaganza will be held on January 13th, at the Harrison County Extensionoffice. Visit the Harrison County 4-H Facebook page for updates.

Zucchini Patties

What You Need:

Utensils:• Cutting board• Knife • Spatula • Measuring cups & spoons• Skillet

Ingredients:

2 cups zucchini, grated2 eggs, beaten¼ cup chopped onion¼ cup all-purpose flour½ cup grated Parmesan cheese½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded¼ teaspoon saltCooking spray

What to do:

1. Wash your hands and clean your cooking area.2. Wash and grate zucchini and wash and chop onion.3. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients.4. Mix well enough to distribute ingredients evenly.5. Spray bottom of skillet with cooking spray.6. Drop zucchini mixture onto the skillet set at medium heat.7. Cook for a few minutes on each side until golden brown.

Should make about 12 patties.8. Serve immediately.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 2-4 minutes

Cost per serving: $0.44

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 3 pattiesServings Per Container: 4

Calories 190 Calories from Fat 70

Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 4.5gTrans Fat 0gCholesterol 120mgSodium 440mgTotal Carbohydrates 16gDietary Fiber 1gSugars 2gProtein 13g

Vitamin A 8% Vitamin C 20%Calcium 25% Iron 8%

From the Staff of the Harrison County Extension Office

Randy Reeves, Louraiseal McDonald, Denise Lee, Joann Beck