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October 2021

PHONE: 936-539-7823

FAX: 936-788-8394

ON THE WEB County 4-H

agrilife.org/montgomery4h

Facebook:

@4HMontgomeryCounty

Twitter:

@MontgomeryCo4H

Instagram:

@Montcotx4H

County Extension

Service

montgomery.agrilife.org

District

d94-h.tamu.edu

State

texas4-h.tamu.edu

Office Hours

8:00am - 12:00pm

1:00pm - 5:00pm

M. Michelle Mihalek

County Extension Agent 4-H Youth Development

Justin Saenz

County Extension Agent 4-H Youth Development

Jo Picken

4-H Program Assistant

Jennifer Derks

4-H Coordinator

Montgomery County 4-H Focus

PECANS

This is the major source of income for the Montgomery County 4-H program. These funds go directly back to you in the form of educational programs, registration fees, and equipment and curriculum.

THE MORE YOU SALE, THE MORE YOU HAVE!!

At this point you should have your fundraiser packet and be selling pecans. September - October is your time to sale pecans. ALL orders will be due back to your club’s pecan leader at your October monthly club meeting unless your pecan leader has specified an alternate date/time.

**NO orders are to be turned directly in to the 4-H office. ALL orders must be given to the club’s pecan leader!!

We hope that your 4-H year has gotten off to a good start.

At this point every club has hosted their September club meeting, the 1st official club meeting of the 2021-2022 4-H year.

We know lots of questions come up throughout the year regarding general 4-H info., project information, etc. We hope that you are taking advantage of the 101 meetings

that are on the calendar.

4-H is full of information and it can get confusing, whether you do or don’t know exactly what to ask.

Here are some FAQ’s that may help:

What is a county club?

This is your group that you join and attend monthly 4-H information meetings with. You can join any club located in the county.

How do I choose a project?

Members can participate in any 4-H project with any club. The club does not have to already have participation in the specific project. Sometimes all it takes is 1 interested person to spark the interest of others.

How many projects can I do?

Members are required to participate in at least 1 project, but there is no maximum number of projects they can do.

What if I don’t like a project?

That’s Ok! Find another project that interests you and give it a chance.

Most importantly, have FUN in 4-H!!!

4-H Families

In case you didn’t know or just need a reminder:

ALL of our club managers and assistant managers are volunteers.

They volunteer their personal time to help the 4-H program. Without

our volunteers, our program would not be what it is.

Take a moment to say “thank you” or offer a lending

hand when you can!

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COUNTY COUNCIL County Council meetings are held the 4th Monday of the Month at 7:00 p.m. at the Extension Office, unless noted otherwise. Club delegates are strongly encouraged to attend, but are open to everyone!

Meeting Date: October 25, 2021

Program Activity/Topic: National Game Warden

Community Service Project:

Project Linus Blankets

October 9, 2021

1 DAY 4-H

One Day 4-H is one day for all of the members, parents, leaders, & volunteers to step out into their commu-nities and say “thank you” by giving back to them for over 105 years of support of 4-H in Texas. This day of community service is whatever each 4-H member, club, or county program decides to make it.

How to Participate

• 4-H members and their clubs/county programs should start now on identifying and planning a communi-ty service project.

• Advertise/market your project to locate media and others in the community so they will know the differ-ence you, and 4-H, is making.

• Sign your project up at the one day 4-H website

• Conduct your project and then report your successes at the one day 4-H website.

It’s your time to SHINE!! This is the time when 4-H’ers across the nation

work extra hard to showcase what they have gained from their membership in 4-H. Two

events that take place during National 4-H week are: National Youth Science Day &

One-Day 4-H.

4-H’ers are encouraged to *wear a 4-H t-shirt to school

*pass out brochures *talk to your friends about 4-H

Call the 4-H office if you need 4-H promotional handouts

936-539-7823,

WHAT does

DISTRICT 4-H mean?

4-H is separated out into 3 major divisions State - Texas

District - Texas has 12 4-H Districts *We are District 9

*District 9 consists of 18 counties

County - Montgomery The State of TX consists of 254 counties

A County Event means that only County members can participate

A District 9 Event means that members in all 18 counties can participate

A Texas 4-H Events means all members within the State of TX can participate

Registration Deadline: October 13th, via 4-H Online

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LIVESTOCK PROJECTS

SPRING MAJOR SHOWS Austin March 12-26, 2022 Fort Worth Jan. 14 - Feb. 5, 2022 San Angelo Feb. 3 - 20, 2022 Texas’ Elite Feb. 11 - 13, 2022 Houston Feb. 28 - March 20, 2022 San Antonio Feb. 10-27. 2022

VALIDATION Any member who would like to show at the Major Shows must complete the validation process, including ordering tags and attending validation.

HEIFER Validation

Date: Monday, October 25th Time: 4:00-7:00pm Location: The Montgomery County Fairgrounds

LAMB & GOAT Validation TLBA tags must be in lambs Ears before it can be marked on the validation form. Cost: $25 per tag **ALL Late Orders due by: October 5th VALIDATION Date: Tuesday, October 26th Time: 4:00-7:00pm Location: The Montgomery County Fairgrounds

SWINE (Gilt & Barrow) Validation Cost: $25 per tag **ALL Late Orders due by: October 5th VALIDATION Date: Tuesday, November 30th Time: 4:00-7:00pm Location: The Montgomery County Fairgrounds

Horse project

Horse Judging No horse, No problem!! Learn to be the judge of a horse show. You will learn horse anatomy, characteristics, and understanding of scoring a horse in competition.

If you are interested, contact: Judy Skelton -- jjskelton@yahoo.com

Horse Shows To qualify for the County 4-H Horse Show you must participate in at least 2 County 4-H practice shows and one other event; either another Montgomery County 4-H practice show or a Montgomery County 4-H Horsemanship clinic. Negative Coggins is required.

Practice Shows - Dates are TBD and will be announced once scheduled 12:00pm Clinic & 1:00pm Show

All Livestock exhibitors are required to complete the education module and test.

Link: https://www.texaslivestockvalidation.com/qc/

qcregister.aspx

If you changed age divisions, you will need to com-plete the age appropriate testing.

Don’t know your QC#, call the 4-H office.

**Livestock Validation refers to the process of ordering tags if you intend to show at any of the Major shows.

The process is not the same for County Fair animals.

Austin - Ft. Worth - Houston - San Angelo - San Antonio - Texas’ Elite

Livestock & Non-Livestock Participants Entry Day/Night

Sunday, Nov. 7th and Monday Nov. 8th A sign-up genius will be sent out to sign up for a time to

complete entry requirements.

This is when you will complete all required paperwork to enter any of the above shows.

Quality counts is required to be completed by this date.

ALL livestock & non-livestock participants MUST submit their

entries on these days.

(Late Entries could be subject to a late fee up to $50 per show)

***A Sign-up Genius link will be sent to the email of those that purchased validation tags. You must sign up for a time to validate your animal

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR www.mcfa.org

October 5 Replacement Heifer Tag-in

October 8 Fair Queen Applications due to the Fair Office by 3pm.

October 12 Filly & Gelding Tag-In Steer Tag-In -rescheduled from Sept. 14 *October 19 Replacement Heifer Clinic 6:30 at P-Farms

October 28 Fair Queen Applicant/Parent Meeting *tentative date, be sure to follow up and confirm before attending.

Be sure to follow MCFA on Facebook. They post lots of Fair information there.

Non-LIVESTOCK PROJECTS RECORD KEEPING TRAINING

OCTOBER 19, 2021 : 6:30pm Virtual training Please RSVP: https://agrilife.org/montgomery4h/

Learn what kind of information to keep up with throughout the year and about setting goals. This is not only helpful for 4-H record books. Knowing what important information to record can help with scholarship and job applications.

You mean to tell me there is more to Livestock &

Agriculture Projects than just showing

animals??

Veterinary Science Meat Science Horticulture

TELL ME MORE!!!

Join us on October 6th, in person or virtually. RSVP: https://agrilife.org/montgomery4h/

• Shooting sports • Outdoor education • Sportfishing • Wildlife • Entomology

DID I GET YOUR

ATTENTION?

RSVP: https://agrilife.org/montgomery4h/

And join us to find out all the details and get involved!!

Fashion Design Food Health Safety

Put it on the

calendar and come find out what it is all about. RSVP:

https://agrilife.org/montgomery4h/

Austin - Ft. Worth - Houston - San Angelo - San Antonio

Non-Livestock Participants Entry Day/Night: Sunday, Nov. 7th and Monday Nov. 8th

A sign-up genius will be sent out to sign up for a time to complete entry requirements.

This is when you will complete all required paperwork to enter any of the above shows. ALL non-livestock participants MUST submit their entries on these days.

(Late Entries could be subject to a late fee up to $50 per show)

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If you have special needs for any of the programs offered at the County or District level, please give us a least five days’ notice. We will make every reasonable effort to accommodate your needs.

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ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY FORMS These are REQUIRED to be completed by the school and signed by the parent prior to any 4-H member

participating in any competitive 4-H activity.

A separate form is required for each competitive event/activity. Forms can be requested & mailed if time is permitted. Should any special arrangements be needed, it must be communicated and approved with the 4-H office.

Eligibility Forms (No Pass, No Play) are ultimately the member’s responsibility to complete for any competitive 4-H event regardless of the day of competition.

Even if you are not missing school, you still need to turn in an eligibility form.

These forms come from the 4-H office. They cannot be printed or emailed. You will need to request your form and then make arrangements to pick it up.

USPS mail is an option if time allows for it.

DATE: TIME: LOCATION: EVENT:

Nov. 1 6:30pm MCF Office Non-Livestock Workshop

Nov. 3 5:30pm Extension Office 4-H Leadership & Citizenship Project 101 mtg.

Nov. 7 & 8 Extension Office 2022 Spring Major Show Entries Schedule a time with the sign-up genius link that will be emailed out

Nov. 9 *tentative date* Turkey Pick up

Nov. 11 Extension Office Closed in Honor of Veteran’s Day

Nov. 12-13 Lake Tomahawk D9 Junior Leadership Lab

Nov. 19 by 5pm Mont. Co. Fair Office MCFA Intent to Show Forms Due Market rabbit & Turkeys

Nov. 25-26 Extension Office Closed HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Nov. 29 6:30pm Extension Office County Council Meeting

Nov. 30 Mont. Co. Fairgrounds State Swine Validation Schedule a time with the sign-up genius link that will be emailed out