Agriculture and Natural Resources Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H and Youth Development Community Development

February Newsletter 2008 Kerr County Cooperative Extension

Roy Walston Laurinda Boyd County Ext. Agent – CEA-Ag 4-H Program Asst.

RWalston@ag.tamu.edu LBoyd@ag.tamu.edu 3655 Hwy. 27, Kerrville, Tx. 78028 (830) 257 – 6568

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Trap &

Skeet Practice

10:00-12:00

Lamb & Goat Workshop

3 4 Hunt Club Meeting 6:30 pm

Hunt School

Air Rifle/Pistol & BB Gun

6:00 pm Exhibit Hall

5 Jr. Council Meeting 6:30 pm Ext. Ofc.

Vet Science

6:00 pm

6 Sr. Council Meeting 6:30 pm Ext. Ofc.

7 8 9 Trap & Skeet

Practice 10:00-12:00

10 Lamb

Shearing Clinic

11 Kerrville Club

Meeting 6:30 pm Ext. Ofc.

12 East Kerr Club Meeting

7:00 pm Lane Valley Ctr.

Vet Science

6:00 pm

13 West Kerr Club

Meeting 6:30 pm

H.S. Café.

Air Rifle/Pistol & BB Gun

6:00 pm Exhibit Hall

14 Trap & Skeet Club

Meeting 6:00 pm

Happy

Valentines

Day!!!

15 16 Trap & Skeet

Practice 10:00-12:00

17 18 OFFICE

CLOSED

Air Rifle/Pistol

& BB Gun 6:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

19 Turtle Creek Club Meeting

6:30 pm Turtle Creek Church

Vet Science 6:00 pm

Archery Meeting 6:30 Pm, Ext. Ofc.

20 Center Point Club

Meeting 7:00 pm School

21 22 23 Trap & Skeet

Practice 10:00-12:00

24 25 Horse Club Meeting

6:30 pm Ext. Ofc.

26 Vet Science

6:00 pm

27Air Rifle/Pistol & BB Gun

6:00 pm Exhibit Hall

28 29

Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.

4-H County Council

Leadership Team

DISTRICT OFFICER ELECTIONS!!!!!!!!!!! District 4-H Council officers are elected during District Leadership Lab on June 23-25, 2008 at 4-H Conference Center in Brownwood. Job descriptions for each office and applications are available at the Extension Office. Any 4-H’er who has served as a member of a District 4-H Council as a voting delegate is eligible to seek an office. Those 4-H’ers elected to a District Council office in June will not be eligible to serve as chairman of any of the Project Development Committees. Refer to the standing rules in the District 10 4-H Handbook. Qualified delegates interested in seeking Council office must apply by returning the application into the Extension Office by April 18th. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!! If you have questions please contact Laurinda Boyd at 830-257-6568 or email at LBoyd@ag.tamu.edu

PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST ATTEND DISTRICT 10 MEGA MEETING IN AUGUST TO RUN FOR OFFICE!

Jr. Council will meet on Tuesday, February 5th 6:30 p.m. Sr. Council will meet on Wednesday, February 6th 6:30 p.m. All meetings will be held at the Kerr County Extension Office.

RSVP Necessary for all RSVP Necessary for all RSVP Necessary for all RSVP Necessary for all Meetings!Meetings!Meetings!Meetings!

Community Club Meetings……….. February

4th – Hunt 4-H Club 6:30 pm – Hunt School

11th – Kerrville 4-H Club 6:30 pm – Extension Office 12th – East Kerr 4-H Club 7:00 pm – Lane Valley Center

13th – West Kerr 4-H Club 6:30 pm – H.S. Cafeteria 19th - Turtle Creek 4-H Club 6:30 pm – Turtle Creek Church 20th – Center Point 4-H Club 7:00pm – Center Point School

Veterinary Science ProjectVeterinary Science ProjectVeterinary Science ProjectVeterinary Science Project

STILL HAVE 8 SPACES LEFT, FIRST COME FIRST SERVE!!!! The first meeting will be on:

Tuesday, February 5th

Town & Country Animal Hospital, 2710 Junction Hwy.

Scott Chapman and Quatro Patterson will once again serve as our vets for the project. The meeting will start at 6:00 p.m. We will be going on our annual field trip to Texas A & M University College of Veterinary Science Open House on

March 29TH, 2008. Mark your calendar. Admission is free. www.cvm.tamu.edu/openhouse Parents are requested to attend our first meeting to discuss the field trip. Supervision and vehicles will be needed to haul youth to the Open House on March 29th. Approximate cost for the field trip is $10.00 plus food and/or souvenirs. Project leader is Mike Boyd, please call him after 8:00 p.m. @ 370-9558 if you have any questions about Vet Science.

Do Not Call the Vet Clinic and ask Questions about the project.

Club Meeting: February 14th, 6:00 PM

Hill Country Shooting Sports Ctr.

Practices: February 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd

All practices will begin at 10:00 AM

If you have any questions,

please call Kari Potter: (830) 257-3475

Club Meeting: February 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the County Extension Office Rodeos: Rodeo Dates: Books will open at 6:30 pm & Rodeo will start at 7:00 pm.

March 7th May 2nd August 9th – Awards Banquet April 4th May 16th April 18th June 6th – Finals

CONGRATULATIONS to Jesslen Clark for finishing 7th in the NBHA Youth 3D Barrels and Cheyanne Hyatt who finished Reserve Champion in the Youth 3D Barrels and qualified for the NBHA Youth 3D Barrels and willbe going to Jackson, Mississippi to the Youth World Finals. Cheyanne also finished Reserve Champion in the Open 3D Barrels and will be going to Augusta, Georgia to the World Finals in October!!!

Do you like to shop? Do you have a knack for style? Is

Project Runway your favorite show? Would you like to learn how to sew? If you answered “yes” to any of these

questions, then the 4-H Clothing Project is for you!! Once you participate in this project at the county level, you

become eligible for many fashion related competitions at the District and perhaps the State Level. You could compete in the Fabric and Fashion Design Competition, the Fashion Show Stage Design Contest, The Fashion Show Narrator

Contest, the Fashion Show Texas Natural Fiber Competition, or the Fashion Show Construction or

Comparison Shopping Competition.

Call or email the Extension Office to sign up for the clothing project .

830-257-6568 or kerr@ag.tamu.edu We will be contacting those of you who have signed up

about meeting dates!!!!

Our BB Gun & Air Rifle/Pistol Project will get started this month. Anyone interested in

participating in this project needs to bring $20.00 (per participant)

to the extension office to reserve a space. ONLY 9 SPACES LEFT!!!

FIRST COME FIRST SERVE!!!!

Meetings for this month are:

February 4th

, 13th

, 18th

, 27th

6:00 pm in the Exhibit Hall (Agbarn)

Please call Mike Boyd if you have any

questions @ 830-370-9558!

ARCHERY PROJECTARCHERY PROJECTARCHERY PROJECTARCHERY PROJECT February 19th, 6:30-7:30 @ Extension Office

Anyone wanting to participate in Archery this year must attend this meeting. We will be meeting with leaders to organize and schedule practices. We will also be discussing project needs,

costs and etc.

RSVP Necessary to participate in this project. To reserve a spot call 830-257-6568 or email: kerr@ag.tamu.edu

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Project Visits

Project visits will continue. Major Shows will begin this month. So if there is anything you need help with, have questions about, or just need Roy to come out and take a look at your

project, please call the Extension Office to schedule an appointment.

830-257-6568

ATTENTION ALL 4-H FAMILIES …………………….

DO NOT CALL THE LIVESTOCK SHOW OFFICE ASKING FOR A BUYERS LIST OR YOU CHECK. ALL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE EXTENSION OFFICE!!!!!!!

At your February Club meeting, you will be able to pick up a blank copy of the project record book and a copy of your buyers. If you prefer to fill this out by computer, please contact the Extension Office and we will be glad to e-mail it to you.

Checks will be available in Early March. You must have completed and mailed your thank you note (please make us a copy) and filled out your project record form before you can pick up your check. All checks will be picked up at the Extension Office by the exhibitor or legal guardian.

Major stock show

EXhibitors…

Some Passes are ready for

pickup At the County Extension office for major shows. Please pick

these up before you go to SALE…… WE

cannot get passes for you after we get

down there.

This project starts in April Limit to 20 - (First 20 to call in and sign up will be taken)

Dogs must be 1 year old or older. Must have all legs!!!

Call the Extension Office to reserve a spot – (830) 257-6568

2 WORKSHOPS OFFERED Saturday, February 2

nd, 10:00 AM

Lamb & Goat Showmanship, Feeding & Preparation workshop to get ready for major

stock shows. We will shear goats after workshop for San Antonio Show.

Sunday, February 10

th, 1:00 PM

Shearing Workshop for all lambs going to San Antonio Stock Show.

RSVP NECESSARY TO ATTEND THESE

WORKSHOPS. 830-257-6568

kerr@ag.tamu.edu

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this years Hill Country District Junior Livestock Show. We would like to also wish those of you who are participating in the majors GOOD LUCK!!!

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Kerr County 4-Hers Judge Wool at the Next Level For the past two years Kerr County 4-H has been well represented on the Texas A&M University Wool Judging Team. Dub Walston in 2006 and Bryan Weaver in 2007. Both of these young men were fortunate to have participated on the Kerr County teams and competing and winning the National 4-H Contests during their 4-H tenures. During the fall semester Dr. Shawn Ramsey teaches a class on wool evaluation in which 50-60 freshmen try out for the A&M Wool Judging Team. Practicing countless hours on advancing their knowledge and communication skills with hopes of judging at three major collegiate contests; Denver, San Antonio and Houston. The National Western Contest in Denver, Colorado serves as the National Wool Judging Contest. In 2006 Dub was high point individual in the National Contest followed in 2007 with Bryan Weaver winning high point individual and his team winning the National Contest by one point over Angelo State University. Congratulations to both of these young men on making such great achievements at the next level.

Fort Worth Stock Show Leah Bauer - One 1st Three 3rd placings One 5th placing Lance Bauer - Four 1st placings Three 3rd placings Champion Rambouillet Ewe Champion Rambouillet Ram Supreme Champion Ewe

Congratulations to our EWA Youth Hunters!!!

They bagged 22 deer and a bobcat!!!!