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The Extension Office will be

closed Monday, February 16 in

observance of President’s day.

Continue to check the website

calendar for all the latest im-

portant 4-H dates. Go to www.cooke.agrilife.org From there,

you can click on “events” to view. The webpage gives options to view the calendar as a list, by the month, week and day.

You can also scroll down to the right hand bottom of the

event view, click on “ICAL IMPORT MONTH’S EVENTS” and

can import the calendar to your smart phone!

Don’t forget to send us your club meeting minutes, pictures

or anything about what your clubs are doing. Getting the

news out about Cooke County 4-H helps our organization

grow as well as earning that all important community and

business support.

do for you … not only during show season, but all year long!!

Until next time - Phyllis

Phyllis A. Griffin [email protected]

940-668-5416 or 940-727-3491

Happy Valentine’s Day Every-one!

Wow...It’s hard to believe it is al-ready time for another 4-H Live-stock Show and Youth Fair. It is

THAT busy time of the year — IT’S SHOW TIME — once again! I just want to say to each and every one of you … Good Luck! And remem-ber to play by the rules, be a good sport, keep your grades up, be good to your animals, but most of all let your parents know how much you love them and how much you appreciate all that they

AgriLife Extension Office

301. S. Chestnut

Gainesville, TX 76240

Phone: 940.668.5412

Fax: 940.668.5402

E-mail: [email protected]

Making the Best Better!

COOKE COUNTY 4 -H

We are on the Web!

www.cooke.agrilife.org

The Cooke County

Clover Connection

Volume 3, Issue 6

February 2015

Club Contact Info &

Extension Office Info

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4-H Livestock Show 3

Save the Date 4

Scholarships 4

Barn Talk 5

The Winner’s Circle 6-7

Birthday in a Box 8

Horticulture 8

Refashion & Teen

Retreats

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February Spotlight 10

Calendar of Events 11

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Happy Valentine’s

Day!

Each year, 4-H’ers have the op-portunity to display their talents

in the Share the Fun competition.

There are six different categories that contestants can compete in which are: poetry/prose, vocal, musical, solo/band performance, choreographed routine & cele-

brate 4-H.

In 2014, Cooke County’s share the fun act titled “ Celebrate 4-H—Kook Kounty Fair” qualified for state competition at the annu-al 4-H Roundup held in College Station at Texas A&M University campus. Team members Sarah McCormick, William Lewis,

Catlyn Schumacher, Grant Wilson, Victoria Smith, Stephanie Pitzinger, Jordan Hale and Davis Grant placed

2nd at the state competition.

This year’s acts are in the early stag-es of planning countywide. The county competition will be held on April 11 at NCTC with entries due April 2. Winners advance to the dis-trict competition which will be May 2 at the Texas A&M Commerce campus. District winners advance to state competition which will be held during 4-H Roundup June 8—12. Be sure to contact your club manager if you are interested in learning more

about this fun contest.

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2014-15 Club Manager Contact Information

THE COOKE COUNTY CLOVER CONNECTION

Extension Office Contact Information

CLUB NAME CLUB MANAGER(S)

Agriculture Junkies Beverly Fleitman | 940-727-8053 | [email protected]

Livestock Club Beverly Fleitman | 940-727-8053 | [email protected]

Era Billie Paschal | 940-634-2575 | [email protected]

Kristie Hellinger | 940-902-4506 | [email protected]

Lindsay Laura Fisher | 940-736-7206 | [email protected]

Elizabeth Huchton | 940-284-1111 | [email protected]

Billie Becker | 940-736-8976 | [email protected]

Donna Corcoran | [email protected]

Midnight Mustang Amy McCormick |940-765-9633 | [email protected]

Lori Nixon | 903-332-1829 | [email protected]

Robin Levison | [email protected]

Muenster Cathy Dangelmayr | 940-759-4711 | [email protected]

Zonya Klement | 940-759-2972 | [email protected]

Reckless Rabbit Shelley Ruland | 940-206-0007 | [email protected]

Pennye Taylor | 940-902-9163 | [email protected]

Red River Katy Smith | 817-980-0147 | [email protected]

Yvonne & Ronnie Sicking | 940-736-9006 | [email protected]

Sharpshooters Laura Eastman | 940-902-7815 | [email protected]

Bernadette Trammell | 940-768-8356 | [email protected]

Valley View Monica Grant | 940-390-5283 | [email protected]

Carolyn Kilpatrick | 940-768-9916 | [email protected]

Agriculture & Natural Resources

County Extension Agent

Marty Morgan

940-668-5413

[email protected]

Family & Consumer Science


Angel Neu

940-668-5412

[email protected]

4-H & Youth Development


Phyllis A. Griffin

940-668-5416 or 940-727-3491

[email protected]

Administrative Assistant: Kelly Huston 940.668.5412 [email protected]

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For the past 15 years, the Tolar family has resided in Cooke County, managing the A-1 Land & Cat-tle Ranch just west of Muenster. Last fall, A-1 Land & Cattle dispersed their Red Angus herd. This month, the family will move back home to their original roots in Mississippi, where Tony will be

working for a cattle operation.

Tony and Edie along with their children have been involved as 4-H members and leaders in Cooke County. A-1 Land & Cattle was a premier Red Angus breeder and their success at the stock shows

proved time and time the quality cattle that were being produced and raised.

We, here at the County Extension Office, would like to thank the Tolar Family for their friendship, hard work and wish them nothing but the best as they begin a new chapter in their lives. They are a true representation of the 4-H motto, “To Make the Best Better” and will forever hold a near and

dear place in our hearts.

Tony & Edie Tolar with their children: Chloe, Owen & Truett

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4-H Show Belt Buckles & Jackets!

Due to the generosity of sponsors, we are very happy to announce that all Grand and

Reserve Champions of each species division at the 4-H show will receive one of the

belt buckles pictured! Additionally, showmanship winners in the Junior and Senior Divi-

sion of each species will also be awarded a custom embroidered jacket.

Special thanks to these sponsors: Aaron Fleitman, George Silk, First State Bank, Cooke

County Beef Cattle Improvement Association, Becker Dairy, Circle N Dairy, Fuhrmann

Dairy, Drew Springer, Terry & Marci Gilbert, Smith Feed, Sharpshooters 4-H Club, Ta-

co Casa, Martindale Feed Mill, Cooke County Medical Society, Advanced Pedestals Inc.,

Phil’s Collision, Paul Bartush, Texas Star Embroidery, Independence Equine & Small Ani-

mal Clinic, Cliffo & Gayle Odom, Chicken Express, Landmark Bank, Shirley Paclik, Rudy

Paclik, Kenneth & Shelley Ruland, The Grant Family, B-29 Investments, Friends of Kanita

Maxwell, Acme Cleaners & Gainesville Glass


SAVE THE DATES FOR THESE UP-COMING EVENTS

District 4-H Food Show & Challenge March 6 @ TAMU Commerce Senior Photography Contest

March 13 Photo list due/March 23 entry due Duds to Dazzle

March 20 County/ April 18 District 4-H Day @ State Capitol

March 25 Share the Fun

April 11 @ NCTC County Contest Entries Due April 2

County Fashion Show March 29 1:00-4:30 @ Wheeler House

Entries Due March 24 County Educational Presentation/Public

Speaking Contest April 1/Entry Deadline March 26

District Round-Up May 1—2 @ TAMU Commerce

Texas 4-H Youth Development Pro-gram Opportunity Scholarships are ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS award-ed each year to applicants based on their academic record, 4-H experi-ence, and financial need. The Texas 4-H Youth Development Opportunity Scholarship Program is conducted in coordination with the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program, the Texas 4-H Youth Development Foun-dation, and Texas A&M AgriLife Exten-sion Service. All applications must be submitted through the applicant’s county Extension office and meet all criteria to be considered.

Important Dates To Remember:

February 6, 2015 Applications due

to District Office

February 20, 2015 Applications due

to State 4-H Office

April 10, 2015 Interview selection

notification

May 1-3, 2015 Interviews in Austin,

Texas

June 9, 10, & 11, 2015 Awards As-

sembly in College Station

IMPORTANT MANAGER/OFFICER MEETINGS

Please mark your calendars

County 4-H Council Officers

February 20 March 20 April 17

(Meeting times are 4:30 pm @ the Extension Office)

County 4-H Club Managers

February 17 March 31 April 21 May 19

(Meeting times are 6:30 pm @ the Extension Office)

Sandy Yarbrough Scholarship

If you are an active 4-H member and will be graduating from high school in 2015, be sure to contact Phyllis Griffin for de-tails to apply for the Sandy Yarbrough scholarship. You must also be a partici-pant in the upcoming Cooke County

Youth Fair.

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4-H’ers Attend Re-Fashion Retreat

Educational sessions conducted by members of the

Texas 4-H clothing & textiles youth advisory board,

fashion industry experts & Texas A&M AgriLife Ex-

tension Service were attended by Cooke County 4-

H Members and adult volunteers this past month.

Caitlyn Taylor & Carly Watson along with a Collin

County 4-Her were accompanied by 4-H Extension

Agent Phyllis Griffin & Adult volunteer

Pennye Taylor. They attended the 2 day

retreat at the Texas 4-H Center in Brown-

wood—designed to provide 4-H members

an opportunity to receive the most current

information on new categories within the

fashion review of the 4-H clothing project.

The girls engaged in hands-on skills assess-

ments, workshops increasing knowledge &

developing skills for re-fashioning garments

and for shopping on a limited budget.

Additionally, the girls learned about Good

Samaritan Ministries and the volume of clothing donated to their thrift store in

Brownwood. In a field trip exercise, the 4-

H’ers visited the thrift store and made pur-

chases toward an outfit with a $25 budget.

They then “re-fashioned” their purchase and

shared their craftsmanship during a style show

held the last day of the retreat.

State level leadership experience is valuable to 4-H members on so many levels. January 9-11, two of Cooke County 4-H’s Council Officers attended a teen

retreat at the Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood.

Grant Wilson and Gabriella Hellinger spent the week-end exploring new & revised projects and curricula resources. Sessions included: Vet Science, Dog Pro-ject, STEM, Food Challenge, Fuel up to Play 360 & Leadership. Through their experience, they will be able to return to Cooke County an implement many

of the ideas and skills learned.


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HORTICULTURE

Validation for those wishing to participate in the horti-culture project will take place Monday, February 9th from 5-7 pm at the Cooke County Fairgrounds. 4-H’ers need to bring their plants and they will be pro-vided paperwork that evening. Plants will be grown and cared for until the contest which will be held on March 23 at the AgriLife Extension Office. For further information you can contact Beverly Fleitman at 940-

727-8053 or the office at 940-668-5412.

What started as a community service project at state 4-H Roundup five years ago, has evolved into a continuing com-munity service project for

Cooke County 4-H’ers.

“Birthday in a Box” serves the

needy— young and old in Cooke County thru VISTO. The idea behind the concept is to provide someone a box full of all the necessities for a birthday. Items include cake mix, frosting, party supplies,

toys, candles—enough for eight

people.

It is estimated that approximately 250 “Birthday in a Box” kits have been assembled by Cooke County

4-H’ers to date.

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4-H Show Schedule—Saturday, February 14, 2015

Show begins promptly @ 10:00 am. There will be two show rings. Ring #1 will show in the following order: Sheep, Goats & Swine. Ring #2 will show in the following order: Dairy Cattle and Beef Cattle. A third show area near the North Door will be for poultry. The Rabbit Show will take place near the concession stand.

Registration & Check-In 9:00 am for Beef Cattle, Sheep, Dairy Cattle & Poultry 9:30 am for Goats 10:30 am for Swine & Rabbits

Youth Fair Schedule—Monday thru Saturday, February 23-28, 2015

Arrival & Check-In Swine 5:00—8:00 pm Monday, February 23 @ Callisburg FFA Show Barn All FCS Entries Noon—5:00 pm February 23 @ First State Bank Conference Center Equine 8:00 am February 25 @ NCTC Arena Sheep 8:00 am February 26 @ Muenster FFA Show Barn Goats 9:00 am February 26 @ Muenster FFA Show Barn Rabbits 8:30 am February 27 @ Valley View FFA Show Barn Poultry 8:00 am February 27 @ Valley View FFA Show Barn Beef Cattle 9:00 am February 27 @ Valley View FFA Show Barn Shop Projects Noon February 27 @ Valley View FFA Show Barn Show Schedule February 24—FCS Judging @ 9:30 am (3:00-7:00 viewing) February 24—Breeding Swine @ Noon followed by Market Swine February 25—Equine @ 9:00 am February 25—FCS Viewing 9:30 am-2:00 pm; Pick up FCS Entries 2:00-4:00 pm February 26—Breeding Sheep @ Noon followed by Market Lambs February 26—Dairy/Breeding Meat Goats @ 2:00 pm followed by Meat Goats February 27—Breeding Poultry @ 8:30 am followed by Broilers February 27—Breeding Rabbits @ 9:30 am followed by Meat Rabbits February 27—Shop Projects @ 1:00 pm February 27—Market Steers followed by Breeding Beef

REMINDER: All 4-Her’s MUST BE ACADEMICALLY ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH THE 4-H SHOW AND THE YOUTH FAIR. THE EXTENSION OFFICE WILL BE

VERIFYING ELIGIBILITY.


Kamden Crisp with her family and Division Reserve Champion Charolais Female of the Jr. Beef Heifer Show

in Ft. Worth

Owen Tolar with his family and Grand Champion Red Angus Female of the Jr. Beef Heifer Show in Ft. Worth

Nathan Sutton participating in showmanship with his chicken at

the Ft. Worth Stock Show

Cooke County 4-Her’s had an outstanding run at the Ft. Worth Stock

Show with their livestock projects! Congratulations to Owen Tolar of

the Muenster 4-H Club. Owen’s Red Angus Heifer was selected as the

GRAND CHAMPION! Chloe Tolar, sister to Owen, had a Reserve

Division Champion in the Red Angus Breed. Another Cooke County

4-Her, Kamden Crisp of the Valley View 4-H Club showed her

Charolais heifer and was selected as the Reserve Division Champion.

Jon Hess of Muenster 4-H placed 5th with his Charolais heifer.

In the Poultry Show, Nathan Sutton, member of the 4-H Livestock Club

placed 6th in showmanship. Nathan also showed 4 different varieties of

Old English Chickens. He placed 1st with his Blue Wheaton Best Variety

& Silver Blue Best Variety. Nathan also took home a 3rd & 4th place

with his Lemon Blue hens. Congratulations to everyone on a job well

done!

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Dairy Judging Results—Stock Show & District IV Contests

The Cooke County 4-H Dairy judging teams competed at the Ft. Worth Stock Show this past month. There were two teams—Junior and Senior.

Junior team members Tanner Corcoran, Alison Becker, Anna Marie Becker and Amelia Becker

placed second in reasons. They were also the overall 9th place team. Individually, Tanner Corcoran

was 4th high scoring individual.

Senior Team members Laura Dill, Laura Wyrick and Theresa Wyrick placed 8th overall as a team.

In addition to the Stock Show competition, the contest also served as district IV 4-H’s contest.

Once again, the Junior team was 2nd place overall. Tanner Corcoran was the high scoring individual,

Alison Becker 6th, Anna Marie Becker 7th and Amelia Becker 8th.

The Senior team was 1st overall with Laura Dill earning the high individual scoring award. Laura

Wyrick was 2nd and Theresa Wyrick 3rd.

Dairy judging is a comparative evaluation of cattle in which animals are ranked based on their close-

ness to “ideal” dairy conformation. 4-Hers competing in this contest learn how to recognize traits,

name the parts of a cow and how to describe differences between animals. Many life skills are gained

through the dairy judging experience. These include observation, decision-making, and public speaking

skills.

The Cooke County 4-H Dairy Judging teams are coached by Wayne Becker and assisted by Michael

Becker and Cecilia Fuhrmann.

Junior Dairy Judging Team members Tanner Corcoran, Alison Becker, Anna Marie Becker and Amelia Becker with their 2nd place ribbons at the

Tanner Corcoran with his high scoring individual award

Senior Dairy Judging team members Theresa Wyrick, Laura Dill and Laura Wyrick with Coach Wayne Becker

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