2015 August Cloverleaf - Ellis County Extension

B U S I N E S S
Ellis County 4-H
N A M E
SPECIAL POINTS OF
INTEREST:
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V O L U M E
Results
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County Recordbook Results
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A U G U S T ,
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State Roundup
Adult Leaders and County Council Meeting
We will have our next bimonthly meeting on Monday, September 14, 2015 at 7 P.M.
If you are a Council delegate or a president of your club,
you need to be here to represent your club.
District Horse
Show
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
District Recordbook Results
District Record- 1
book Results
Thoughts for
the Month
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JUNIORS
Council Announcements
4
Social Media
5
Natalie Blaser
Joshua Craig
Cade Ferry
Maxwell Grena
Sadie Hinz
Lucas Pfaff
Makenna Van Huss
Grant Williams
KidsFANclub
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INTERMEDIATES
City of Wonders 3
Performance
Silver Spurs
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All 4 Him
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Brayden DeBorde
Aaron Dobyns
Sophia Francom
Jayce Nixon
Talmage Williams
Clothing & Textiles
Science, Engineering & Technology
Health
Family Life
Horse
Personal Development
Food & Nutrition
Consumer Education
3rd place
1st place
1st place
1st place
2nd place
1st place
2nd place
1st place
Beef
Health
Personal Development
Science, Engineering & Technology
Consumer Education
1st place
2nd place
3rd place
1st place
1st place
Science, Engineering & Technology
Shooting Sports
Photography
Family Life
Wildlife & Fisheries
Food & Nutrition
1st place
2nd place
1st place
1st place
3rd place
3rd place
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SENIORS
Calendar
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Melanie Craig
Marcus Edwards
Jayton Ferry
Alexandra Grena
Avery Jones
Dakotah Van Huss
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Thoughts For The Month With Megan
Contagious - by Chris Boleman, PhD
People associate the word contagious with something bad,
It could be a disease, losing, virus or really anything sad.
What if contagious meant something that is truly positive?
Don’t you think all of us can join forces to be responsive?
How about starting each day with a laugh and a big smile?
Wouldn’t it be cool if that became the new and hip style?
And are you willing to show someone what they’re doing right?
It could be what someone needs to move from darkness to light.
Then, challenge that someone to go and do the very same,
Igniting a positive movement versus negativity and blame.
This stops things like spreading senseless gossip around town,
Instead we now help each other when we fall to the ground,
This idea could lead to new highs versus a downward spiral,
Even news anchors can report positive stories that go viral.
Now, please know this idea will never happen with one guy,
It will take a committed team to move fhis forward and fly.
And that will engage a multiplier effect to grow worldwide,
Can you imagine everyone working together, side by side?
Could it lead to people moving forward as one, arn-and-arm?
I’m not sure, but it certainly would not do any more harm.
So, the question is, “can we take this innovative idea all the way?”
We’ll never know unless we start this contagious quest today!
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4-H COUNTY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
All 4-H Council Members are encouraged to attend all council meetings and help with
planning and conducting of county workshops, trainings, and events. You are the role
models for younger 4-Hers . And, we need your help! Below is a list of events for council
members to put on their calendar.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
August 8
Club Officer Training
Tabernacle Baptist Church, Ennis
OR
August 10
Club Officer Training
Tabernacle Baptist Church, Ennis
September 3
4-H Banquet
Waxahachie Ninth Grade Academy
http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/statephotography
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from Ellis County 4-H!
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KidsFANclub 4-H CLUB
KidsFANclub hard at work,
blocking scenes and discussing script revision. The Art Maniacs
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Silver Spurs 4-H CLUB
In June Parys Bishop competed at the 2015 American Junior Paint Horse Association World Championship Show.
She earned 4th place in Novice Pole Bending, 3rd Place 13 and Under Barrel Racing, 3rd place Novice
Barrel Racing, 3rd place Novice Youth Stake Race.
This show concludes Parys' first year running speed events! She had many Silver Spur 4H Members
who made the trip and waited a long day in the stands to cheer her on. Parys would like to extend a
special "Thank You!" to both the members and their parents for giving her a huge cheering section
and supporting her in this new adventure!! It is great to share her success with her club members!!
Parys looks forward to representing Ellis County again in World Class competition in 2016!
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ALL 4-HIM 4-H CLUB
Ellis County’s All-4-Him 4-H Club
I would like to introduce you to our All-4-Him 4-H Club and invite you to join it! It meets the 1st Friday
of each month in Ennis, TX, at the Church of Christ on Country Club Road from 1:00-3:00PM. The address
of the church is 1503 Country Club Road, Ennis, TX 75120. Our club is celebrating its five-year anniversary this year!
We have approximately thirty members, pursuing their passions through their 4-H projects, potentially leading them to their professions. Past project groups in our club have been Cooking, Entrepreneurship, Exploring Arts, Film Making, GameMaker, Herpetology, Paintball, Public Speaking, Robotics, Sewing, and Sign
Language through Worship Music. Potential project groups for this year are GameMaker, Money Management,
and Public Speaking. We also have a Clover-Kids group in our club.
If you have any questions about our club, please call or email me at 972-923-3497 or chomickifamily@aircanopy.net. Here is our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ellis.agrilife.org
Irene Chomicki
All-4-Him 4-H Club Manager
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SHOOTING SPORTS 4-H CLUB
Members of the Shooting Sports 4-H Club of Ellis County competed at the Texas State 4-H Shooting Sports Games at the National Shooting Sports Complex
in San Antonio, Texas, July 12-18. Leading the way for the Ellis County team
was
Hunter
Hinz
of Italy.
The Shooting
Sports
4-H Club
sent three representatives to compete in the inaugural archery competition at Texas 4-H
State Round
TexasaA &
M University.
Hinz won at
Intermediate
Compound
Aided Division!
Hinz,
age -Up
13 atand
soon
to be Hunter
8th grader
Italy Junior
High,
placed in the
medals in three events. He competes in the intermediate division with his comThe Shooting Sports 4-H Club is looking forwardndto July where many members will be competing at thendTexas 4-H
pound
aided bow. Hinz won a 2 place finish in Field Archery, a 2 place medShooting Sports State Games in archerythand shotgun events.
al in Modified 600 and a 4 place medal in 3D. He also fared very well in Wand
and Clout and came close to the coveted all-around title.
Hinz said to prepare for the state meet, he practiced several times a week in his
yard by himself as well as attended weekly 4-H practices. 4-H coaches and
managers are all volunteers and Hinz said he appreciates their personal time
they donate to the club and to teaching him in his favorite sport.
Hinz tells a funny story about how he started the week so strong that he started getting “stalkers” or “fans” or maybe just the parents of other kids showing
up at his shoot times. They would ask to meet him and wanted to know what
club he shot with. Then the big question would come about who was his personal coach.
Hinz would say, “I just go to the 4-H practices and practice in my yard,” and
the people would shake their heads in disbelief.
"We have a great group of kids in our 4-H Archery program. They are willing to
learn and practice to be the best archers that they can. They make me proud
to be their coach" said Ellis County 4-H Archery Coach Jered Kimmel.
Another archer from Ellis County, Katelyn Edgar, age 11 from Palmer, placed
4th overall in the Junior NASP division of Clout and 2nd in ladies.
Ellis County 4-H also had shotgun representatives at the meet with Will Perry,
age 16 of Waxahachie, placing 4th in Modified Trap in the Senior 1 division.
In the Lewis Class, Michael Edwards, age 16 of Red Oak, placed 2 nd in Whiz
Bang Senior 1 Division, and Garret Yarborough, age 145 of Waxahachie placed
2nd in Sporting Clays Senior 1, and Blake Bauer, age 16 of Midlothian, placed
3rd in Senior 2 Sporting Clays.
"I am so proud of our kids, several shot their personal best and most showed
improved scores over previous years. This is a really great group of kids and
I'm very blessed to work with them." Coach Don Williams, Jr.
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SHOOTING SPORTS 4-H CLUB (cont’d)
A highlight of the week for the 4-H kids and families came on Friday night when
they had a relaxed cook-out and celebrated graduating Senior Ben Terry with a
"senior shoot."
The Shooting4-H
Sportsmembers
4-H Club sent three
representativesEllis
to compete
in the inaugural
competition
at Texas 4-H
Additional
representing
County
at thearchery
Texas
State Games
State Round -Up at Texas A & M University. Hunter Hinz won Intermediate Compound Aided Division!
were:
Rachael
Edgar,
13,Tx to July where manyJustin
16, Red
Tx
The Shooting
Sports 4-H
ClubPalmer,
is looking forward
members Lewis,
will be competing
at theOak,
Texas 4-H
Shooting Sports State Games in archery and shotgun events.
Wyatt Hunt, 14 - Waxahachie, Tx
Mason Hatch, 16, Red Oak, Tx
Bryce Winfield- 12, Arlington, Tx
Jackson Sanders, 16, Crandall, Tx
Ben Terry, 18, Waxahachie, Tx
Isac Bulls, 16, Waxahachie, Tx
David Terry, 16, Waxahachie, Tx
Nathan Starkenberg, 15, Venus, Tx
Marcus Edwards 16, Red Oak, Tx
Tanner Jones, 15, Red Oak, Tx
For more information regarding 4-H and it’s shooting sports program, contact the
Ellis County Extension Office. The official 4-H year runs with the school year and
will begin in mid August.
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SHOOTING SPORTS 4-H CLUB (cont’d)
The Shooting Sports 4-H Club sent three representatives to compete in the inaugural archery competition at Texas 4-H
State Round -Up at Texas A & M University. Hunter Hinz won Intermediate Compound Aided Division!
The Shooting Sports 4-H Club is looking forward to July where many members will be competing at the Texas 4-H
Shooting Sports State Games in archery and shotgun events.
Bryce Winfield shooting American Skeet
Katlyn Edgar shooting TPWD Whiz Bang
Ben Terry Senior Shoot
(Graduation Seniors get their 4H
Michele Terry shooting her son's shirt
She was excited she hit his shirt
(first time to shoot a bow)
Hunter Hinz shooting
Graduating Senior Ben
Terry's shirt
Hunter Hinz with his
three state medals!
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Red Oak
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Banquet
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Newsletter 22
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Mark Your Calendar
August 8 - Club Officer Training at Tabernacle Baptist Church - Ennis
August 10 - Club Officer Training at Tabernacle Baptist Church - Ennis
August 17 - Current 4-H member enrollment begins
August 19 - Tag orders due to Extension Office (hogs, sheep, goats for any major spring shows)
August 20 - 4-H Enrollment Night - Ennis
August 27 - 4-H Enrollment Night - Red Oak
September 3 - 4-H Banquet at the Waxahachie Ninth Grade Center
September 14 - Council/ALA Meeting at Extension Office at 7:00 pm
September 17 - 4-H Enrollment Night—Waxahachie
September 21—Newsletter Submission Deadline
Mark Arnold
Megan Parr
Rita Hodges
Ellis County Extension Agent
Ellis County Extension Agent
Ellis County Extension Agent
Find us on the web at:
Ellis County Extension Office
http://ellis.agrilife.org./
or
701 S. I-35 E
facebook at http://www.face
Waxahachie, TX 75165
book.com/EllisCountyExtension
972-825-5175
972-825-5184 (Fax)
E-mail: ellis@ag.tamu.edu
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