glades county 4-h - Glades County Extension Office

GLADES COUNTY 4-H
“Making the Best Better”
MARCH 2014
Glades County Youth
Livestock Show, Inc. Show
Results:
Dairy Show:
JR. Grand – Jesse Espinosa
JR. Reserve – Sierra Hart
Overall & SR Grand – Chloe Ahern
Overall & SR Reserve - Collin Ahern
Swine Show:
Grand Champion— Tracie Branch
Reserve Champion– Lillian Everett
Steer Show:
Grand Champion– Ellie Goodwin
Reserve Champion– Lacy Green
Home Grown Grand: Brooks Bass
Home Grown Reserve & Weight Gain
Breanna Robbins
Heifer Show:
Grand Champion– Kathleen Barfield
Reserve Champion– Lacy Green
We want to thank all of the
following 4-H Chapter Hog Buyers
for the purchase of $30 a pound this
year:
KL Bar, John Cowart, US Sugar Corp,
Sunset Harvesting, Storey-Lundy
Cane, Wedgworth’s, Inc., Weston &
Leslie Pryor, Lundy Farms, Long
Hammock Grove, First Bank of
Clewiston, Perry Farms, Everglades
Farm Equipment, Gilbert Chevrolet,
Helena Chemical Company, Center
State Bank, Byron & Janet Storey,
Palmdale Oil Company, Dusty &
Whitney Savoie, Peco Farms, Arcadia
Stockyard, All Seasons Welding,
Gator Glades and Eli’s Western Wear
and Trailer Sales.
Also a special thank you to Old
Castle Lawn and Garden for the
additional $10.00 a pound add on,
bringing the Chapter Hog this year to
$40.00 a pound.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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MICRO STITCH
Congratulations to Saydee and Emmalee (blue ribbons) and Zorian (red ribbon) for getting your
garments in on time for judging. I am proud of you! Thank you to everyone who turned in your
clothing for display at Chalo Nitka. Participation ribbons were given to Adrian, Briana, Savannah,
Madison, Alexis, and Rieonna. I am pleased with the quality of construction of each person’s garments.
Everyone did a good job and I hope you enjoy wearing your new clothes.
Our March meeting will be cancelled. We will have our last meeting on Tuesday, April 8, from 3
to 4 pm. After school snack will be served! We will be talking about our banquet that will be on May
6th. Please make every effort to attend this meeting. If you can’t make this meeting, please give me a
call at 946-1222. Mrs. Randolph
Mrs. Randolph is offering a Spring Sewing Session for two days at the Doyle
Conner Building, Monday, March 17th and Tuesday, March 18th. Classes
are from 9:30 - 12:00 for first time sewers and 1:00 - 3:30 for repeat
sewing members. It is a total of $10.00 for both days!! You must register
and pay no later than March 12th!
Udderly Unique Dairy Club
We have finally come to a close of another wonderful year of Chalo Nitka! Congratulations to
all of the exhibitors that showed their dairy heifers this year. A special congratulations to the
following exhibitors for showing the top placing animals in the dairy show:
2014 Dairy Winners:
JR. Grand Champion— Jesse Espinosa with Sophia
JR. Reserve Grand Champion— Sierra Hart with Snowflake
Overall + SR. Grand Champion— Chloe Ahern with Toodles
Overall + SR Reserve Grand Champion— Collin Ahern with Snickers
JR Showmanship— 1st Collin Ahern, 2nd Sierra Hart, 3rd Jayla Ramos
SR. Showmanship— 1st Chloe Ahern, 2nd Jesse Espinosa, 3rd Shyla Hough
We will have our March meeting on the 31st at 6:30 in the Doyle Conner Conference room. We
will discuss the meeting we will have in April at that time.
Thank You! Mrs. Ahern
Archery Club Schedule
Saturday, March 8, 2014 – State Match Newberry, FL
Thursday, March 13, 2014, 3:00 p.m. – Archery Practice at the 4-H Office
Friday, March 14, 2014, 5:00 p.m. – Deadline to register for the Highlands County Match
Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 3:00 p.m. – Archery Practice at the 4-H Office
Saturday, March 29, 2014 – Highlands County 4-H Shoot
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Rifle Club
On Saturday, March 1st three members of our club competed at the 2014 State 4-H Rifle
Match in Hernando County, Florida and did a great job. Emma Cahoon competed in the Sr.
division. Rieonna Eley placed 9th in Intermediate Small Bore and Alexis Eley place 10th in Junior
Air Rifle. Congratulations to all of you, and a special thank you to all of the parents who helped
make this day a success for the kids.
Livestock Judging
I hope you guys enjoyed the club this year. I look forward to awarding you on
your hard work and out of town competitions at the 4-H Banquet May 6th.
Congrats to the members that competed at the Florida State Fair
Competition this year in Tampa.
Ross Perry, Brice Prowant and Kate Perry.
IMPORTANT DUE DATES
-Friday, March 14, 2014-deadline for all Add-on’s to be turned in-Friday, March 28, 2014 by 5pm-Record Books Due-Friday, April 11, 2014 by 5pm-Add-on Thank you letters due-
County Events is right around the corner and is a chance for 4H’er’s to
show others about their interests as well as to sharpen their presentation skills.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to shine as a Glades County 4H’er. County Events
will be held on Monday, April 14th at the Glades County Extension office.
Demonstrations, Illustrated Talks and Public Speaking will begin at 6:00 p.m.
followed by Share the Fun and Fashion Revue. Registration deadline is April 1, 2014
and registration packets will be available March 17, 2014.
Between now and County Events, you should be preparing your project
demonstration, public speaking speech, talent act, or fashions. In the
demonstrations/ illustrated talks division one may compete as an individual or may
compete as team. Senior demonstrations must be between 5 – 12 minutes and
junior demonstrations must be between 3 – 12 minutes. Please contact the 4H
Office if you need help with your demonstration. All blue ribbon winners in the
various categories will represent Glades County at District Events on Saturday, May
17, 2014 in Moore Haven.
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BEEFMAKERS
We made it through another fun filled year!! All of your time and hard work has paid off!!
Thanks to everyone; we had a successful year. I am so proud of each and every one of you.
Everyone did an amazing job. I would like to say thank you to all of the parents and to our youth. I
am looking forward to next year. I am eager and ready to start all over again. I hope everyone has
a great summer and if you need any help please feel free to call.
Congratulations to our Steer Winners!!!:
*Grand Champion– Ellie Goodwin
*Homegrown Grand– Brooks Bass
*Reserve Grand– Lacy Green
*Reserve Grand Homegrown & Weight Gain– Breanna Robbins
*Senior Showmanship– Nathan Simmons
2nd Kathleen Barfield
*Jr. Showmanship– Gracie Goodwin
2nd TJ Barfield, 3rd Kerri Hines, 4th Lacy Green
Congratulations to our Heifer Exhibitors!!!!:
Grand Champion– Kathleen Barfield
Senior Showmanship– Kathleen Barfield
Reserve Grand– Lacy Green
Jr. Showmanship– TJ Barfield
PLEASE REMEMBER :
RECORD BOOKS ARE DUE MARCH 28TH AND
THANK YOU LETTERS ARE DUE APRIL 11TH.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CLUB SENIORS!!
If anyone has any suggestions or questions or
possibly new ideas please call me.
Mrs. Calinda
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ROOTERS
Another Chalo Nitka has come and gone!! A Big Congratulations to all of our Rooters
and Parents for doing an amazing job! Show night & Sale night (even through rain) went
smoothly thanks to all the help we had behind the scenes. Thank you ALL!!
We also had quite a few that pitched in to help set up everything weeks before the
show and we thank you so much for giving of your time to make this show happen for all of
our ROOTERS!
Now we of course think all of you are winners but we do have some that got some
extra awards at our show and we want to recognize them: Grand Champion-Tracie Branch
Reserve Champion-Lilly
Everett, Senior Showmanship Champion-Olivia Everett, 2nd Place
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-Tanner Mathis, 3 Place-Jordan Drayton, Junior Showmanship Champion-Garrett
Palladino, 2nd Place-Darcie McRoy & 3rd Place-Lowell Roberts. Great job guys!!!
I know you all think “Yeah it’s all over” BUT we still have some 4H meetings left!!
Our March meeting will be to finalize our record books. We will be meeting on TUESDAY,
MARCH 11, 2014 @ 7:00pm! Please make a note of this because it is not our normal time.
You still need to make coming to meetings a priority. Remember 4H is a year around
commitment not just a show time thing!!! Also do you have a special talent such as
singing, dancing, playing an instrument or do you have a special project you would like to
present? We hope we have some of our Rooters once again participate in our County Events
and move on to District Events which we will be hosting this year in Moore Haven. Don’t
hide your talent-SHARE IT!!! There will be points given towards our individual competition
for all those who participate! Don’t be afraid or not want to take the time to show
everyone how amazingly talented our ROOTERS are!!!
We will have our last meeting in April. This will be our end of the year party. We
will be announcing our Individual Rooters of the Year competition winners and just
celebrating our successful year together. The date is tentatively set for Sunday, April 13,
2014 @ 2pm. Please mark your calendars and plan to be a part. We will discuss our food,
game, etc. ideas for this party at our March 11th meeting so…Be there!!!!
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*Important Dates to Remember*
-Tuesday, March 11, 2014 @ 7:00pm-Rooters Meeting-Friday, March 14, 2014-deadline for all Add-on’s to be turned in-Friday, March 28, 2014 by 5pm-Record Books Due-Friday, April 11, 2014 by 5pm-Add-on Thank you letters due-Sunday, April 13, 2014 @ 2:00pm-Rooters End of Year party/meeting****************************
Thanks again to all of our AMAZING Rooters & Parents that pitched in
throughout our year so far and gave us great encouragement!!
Ragen & Laura Mathis
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Record Book Help Sheet
I have my record book – Now What?
Take a moment to look through your record book to know what kind of records
and receipts you need to keep.
Make a plan or create a system on how and when you are going to do your
record book entries.
Keep the pen or pencil you plan to use with your record book so that everything
is done in the same color.
How is my Record Book judged?
Each book is judged individually and not against another book.
Books are judged by 4-H Agents and 4-H Leaders from other counties.
Judges look for:
Neatness
Accuracy
The child’s own handwriting
Creative stories
Pictures and captions that show the whole project
What should be included with my record book:
Cover page- If your record book does not have a place for a picture of you, your
age, and years in 4-H, then you should create a cover sheet with this
information on it.
Every page of your record book should be filled out to your best ability. If a
page does not apply to you simple write N/A on that page.
Story – If your record book does not ask for a story, you should include one at
the end. Your story should be written in your own handwriting and tell about
your 4-H year.
Pictures – You should have at least 5 pictures of you and your project. They
should be placed neatly on a sheet of paper with captions by each one of
them.
The General Appearance of your Record Book –
Your Record Book should be neat and clean:
In a folder for easy access.
Written in the same pen or pencil throughout.
If you have any questions please call Tycee at the UF IFAS Glades County
Extension Office at 863-946-0244.
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