4-h focus - Eastland County Extension Office

Eastland County Extension Office
100 West Main - Suite 104
1st Floor Courthouse
Eastland, Texas 76448
Phone: (254) 629-1093/629-2222
http://eastland-tx.tamu.edu
EASTLAND COUNTY
4-H FOCUS
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER, 2014
4-H Record Books
Congratulations to 4-H club members turning in Record Books. These books were judged and
advanced to the District Record Book Judging which was July 10th in Gateville. Listed below are 4-Hers
who turned in Record Books for 2013-2014 4-H year:
Name
Division
Club
Category
Candance Chaney
Keeleigh Gorr
Kynnley Herrington
Rileigh Dunlap
Junior
Junior
Junior
Intermediate
Carbon
Red Gap
Carbon
Red Gap
Caryn Lawrence
Rebecca Yates
Samuel Keierleber
Matthew Lawrence
Kailee Nall
Tim Yates
Intermediate
Intermediate
Senior
Senior
Senior
Senior
Rising Star
Carbon
Shooting Stars
Rising Star
Rising Star
Carbon
Goats
Beef
Swine
Leadership/
Community Service
Poultry - 2nd at District
Food & Nutrition
Shooting Sports
Poultry
Rabbits
Citizenship/Civic
Education
**Advancing to State are Samuel Keierleber and Matthew Lawrence. Congratulations.
4-H Star Awards Judging
The 2013-2014 Star Awards Judging was held Thursday, June 12th at the Eastland County
Courthouse at 10:00 a.m.. Applicants were interviewed. The following applied for Star Awards:
Gold Star Award - Matthew Lawrence - Rising Star 4-H
Silver Star Award - Rileigh Dunlap - Red Gap 4-H
Caryn Lawrence - Rising Star 4-H
Rebecca Yates - Carbon 4-H
Bronze Star Award - Candance Chaney - Carbon 4-H
Keeleigh Gorr - Red Gap 4-H
Kynnley Herrington - Carbon 4-H
“I DARE YOU” Award - Matthew Lawrence - Rising Star 4-H
Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin.
The Texas A&M University System, U.S.Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
A member of the Texas A&M University System and its statewide Agriculture Program
Club News
Highway 6 4-H Club
Rising Star 4-H Club
Merger of Carbon 4-H and Red Gap 4-H
Highway 6 4-H Club is currently
planning a Kick-Off Event to be held in
September.
No information is available at
this time.
More information will be sent out when
the event is finalized.
Please contact Caryl Lawrence
of Kinsey Nall for more
information.
For more info, please
contact the Extension
Office at 254-629-2222.
Shooting Stars Club
Wildlife SPIN Club
No August Practices
The Wildlife SPIN Club will be
touring Wharton Whitetail on
August 7 at 6:30 pm.
September
7th– Rifle & Business Meeting
21st– Shotgun
Both start at 2 p.m. at the
Eastland Gun Club
For more info, please
contact Kristi Keierleber
at 254-643-7072 or the
Extension Office.
We will meet at the First
Baptist Church parking lot in
Eastland.
Lamb and Goat
Validation Tag Order
All lambs and goats showing at a major
livestock show, must have a state
validation tag.
Tag orders are due by August 26th to the
Extension Office.
Tags are $10 each.
September 3-14, 2014
Abilene, Texas
There is more to the West Texas Fair than
the livestock shows. They also have
contest such as photography, clothing,
fine arts and cooking.
Go to taylorcountyexpocenter.com for
more information.
4-H Livestock
Projects
If you need a lamb or goat
project for this year, please
call Wade as soon as possible.
Also, its not to early to be
thinking about pigs, rabbits,
and chickens. If you are interested in any of the projects
and need assistance finding
animals, let Wade know.
County Meetings
Adults Leaders: Sept. 17th
@ 5:15
County Council: Sept.
17th @ 5:15
4-H FCS Committee
Meeting: Sept. 17th @ 4:45
All meetings will be held
in the extension Office
Please call if you have
any questions.
2013-2014 4-H Banquet
Date: August 16, 2014
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: First Baptist
Church, Eastland
Join us as we
recognize the
success within our 4-H
Program.
This year’s banquet will be catered, so we ask that you
please call the Extension Office, at 254-629-2222, to
RSVP.
Ag Product ID
In this contest, you must identify a
Texas grown fruit, vegetable, cut of
meat, etc.; then answer a question
about the product.
This is a district and state qualifying
contest.
The first practice will be held on
August 19th from 3-4.
We need your 4-H pictures for
the 4-H Banquet slide show.
Please email them to
jarrett.howard@ag.tamu.edu
THANKS
Food Challenge
Teams can have 3-5 members and
can be either Junior/Intermediate
or Senior.
For more information
about this exciting
contest, call Marie at
254-629-2222
Workshop Days
September 8 & 22
6 pm @ FUMC Eastland
County Contest
October 21 @ 6 pm,
Eastland FUMC
Have you liked
Thank you to everyone
who helped with the
Spring Paper Clover
Promotion. The Eastland
Tractor Supply raised over
$1300 for our 4-H
programs.
our page yet?
Facebook.com/eastlandcounty4h
INSTRUCTIONS
Enrollment
opens
August 15th
1.
Access the 4-H CONNECT on-line system at: https://texas.4honline.com/
2.
New Members:
Select [I need to set up a profile].
Returning Members: Select [I have a profile] or [I forgot my password].
Contact County Extension Office for resetting assistance.
3.
New Members:
Returning Members:
4.
Once all profile information is current and correct under the Personal Information,
Additional Information, Health Form, and Participation areas of enrollment continue to
the Invoice page.
5.
Review your invoice to ensure that the participation fee has been charged and it is correct.
If you have been awarded an award certificate or a scholarship to cover your participation
fee, enter the award code in the award code box. Once information has been reviewed, click
continue to the Payment screen.
6.
New Members:
Returning Members:
Select Adult or Youth from the drop down menu and click [Add Member].
Click [Edit] to the right of the inactive member’s profile.
If you are new to 4-H, you can add your credit card payment information to 4-H CONNECT and it
will be securely stored. Click the orange [Add New Credit Card] link if paying with credit card or
select the county club check option.
If the credit card on file has been updated you will need to remove it and add the credit card again
using the new information.
7.
Select the appropriate method of payment by clicking on the correct button, then click [Select Payment Method.]
8.
On the “Confirm page” each person will be required to click the [Pay By Computer Terms and Conditions]. Click [Submit
Enrollment]
9.
Once an enrollment (new member) or re-enrollment (returning member) has been submitted, it is sent to the county office for
review and approval. Once approved and paid for, an email confirmation will be sent to the family email address. Payment by
4-H Check can take up to 2 weeks to process. An active membership status WILL NOT be granted until participation fees have
been received and marked as paid.
If you have any questions about using 4-H Connect, please call the office at 254-629-2222.
Marie Arick
County Extension Agent- FCS
Estland County
Wade Howard
County Extension Agent- Ag
Eastland