Extension Office Staff Tina Hicks

CEA-4-H & Youth Development TNHicks@ag.tamu.edu

J.D Ragland

CEA—Agriculture & Natural Resources j-ragland@tamu.edu

Amy Wagner

CEA—Family & Consumer Science aewagner@ag.tamu.edu

Shannon Walsh

Urban Program Director snwalsh@ag.tamu.edu

Mary Stephens

Extended Learning Day Program Leader

Faith Grisham Better Living in Texas Extension Assistant

Vera Shorter

Office Manager

The Cloverleaf Randall County 4-H Newsletter

November 2017

The members of Texas A&M AgriLife will provide equal opportunities in programs and ac-tivities, education, and employment to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity and will strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout Texas A&M AgriLife. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

Important News

Newsletter Editor, Layout & Design:

Sue Walker

Leadership Opportunities We could use some 4-H youth to share information about the 4-H

Nutrition or Food Projects

on Tuesday and Wednesday of one week in November at one of the After School programs. Contact Mary Ste-phens at 468-5543 or mary.stephens@randallcounty.com to reserve your time and location.

Volunteer Opportunities Shotgun Leaders Robotics Leaders

If you’d like to volunteer as a leader in one of these pro-ject areas, contact Tina at 468-5543 or TNHicks@ag.tamu.edu.

H Stars!

County Council Meeting When: 6 p.m. Tuesday, November 14th

Where: Kuhlman Extension Center

Council Members, please make plans to attend this important planning meeting.

2017-18 County Council Officers

Macey Thurman—President

Tanner Owen—Secretary

Craig Odom—Vice President

Kadenze Mowry—Reporter

Lainye Meador—Recreation Leader

Lucas Bradshaw—District Council Delegate

Club Council Members:

Sadie Bow Kyton Johnson

Josie Hicks April Artho

Halee Jo Johnson Barrett Bradshaw

4-H Stars!

We apologize if we’ve failed to recognize any of your 4-H accomplishments. Contact the Exten-sion Office, and we’ll be glad to mention them in next month’s newsletter.

Dallas State Fair Barrows

Abby Burkham 5th

Jace Owen 6th

Sage Deeds 3rd

Madison Thompson 5th

Kinlee Millican 14th

Tanner Owen 9th

Claire McCormick Res Breed Champ

Josie Hicks 3rd

Susan Brugman 2nd

Addie Hicks 7th

Cinch Deeds 4th

Brian Brugman 1st

Courtney Williams 2nd

Goats

Macey Thurman 3rd

Sunny Cowley 4th

Lambs

Tanner Owen 2nd

Sunny Cowley Breed Champ

Steers

Raylee Bain 4th

Claire McCormick had the

Grand Champion Pig and Steer

at the Fair and Abby Burkham

the Reserve Grand Champion

Goat. Sorry we missed these

accomplishments in the last

newsletter, but congratulations

to you both!

Additional Tri State Fair Results

Horse Judging

Soil Judging

Range Evaluation

Grass ID

Duds to Dazzle

Storyboard

Livestock Judging

Consumer Decision Making

Entomology

PSA Contest

Share-the-Fun

Education Presentations

Public Speaking

Fashion Show

Trashion Show

Livestock Skillathon

Rifle

Fish ‘n Fun

Horse Show

Record Books

Trap & Skeet

Photography

Upcoming 4-H Contests

What’s Happening

2017-2018 Randall County

4-H Fundraiser

We are no longer selling fruit. Our new fundraiser will be a His and Her Raffle which runs through December 11th. The funds raised will benefit all Randall County 4-Hers throughout the year in-cluding scholarships, awards, and our annual achievement banquet.

All tickets and money must be returned to the Ex-tension Office by 5:00 PM on December 11th to be entered in the drawing. Drawing will be held on Facebook Live Friday, December 15th on the Ran-dall County 4-H Facebook Page.

Club managers will have tickets by October 10th. Tickets will be $10 each. More infor-mation will be forth coming.

The Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program and the Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation is once again pleased to offer to our senior high school 4-H members and current college students the opportunity to apply for an Opportunity Scholarship through the Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation. This year Texas 4-H members can apply for scholarships in three areas, baccalaureate, courageous heart, and technical. Former Texas 4-H mem-bers will be able to apply for scholarships through the collegiate scholarship program. All applications and support materials can be downloaded from the Texas 4-H website at: texas4-h.tamu.edu

Changes for the 2018 Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship Process Texas 4-H will continue to accept both the old and new versions of SAT scores for the 2018 application process.

• Applicants must work directly with their school administrators to ensure they have quartile ranking for their application. A quartile ranking is required to be considered for a Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship.

• Scholarship Interviews will be conducted in College Station in May, 2018. • Dr. Toby Lepley will resume leadership as Scholarship Coordinator for 2018. Please direct all questions directly

to Dr. Lepley or your District 4-H Specialists.

4-H Opportunity Scholarship

What’s Happening

2017 CPAT Scholarship The Corn Producers Association of Texas is proud to again sponsor two scholarships for its youth members. This year, CPAT will award one $1,000 scholarship in each of the following categories:

• High School junior or senior as of January 1, 2017

• Current college or university undergradu-ate student as of January 1, 2017

Applicant Qualifications:

• Must be current CPAT youth member – Join NOW! (it’s just $20)

• Must attend/plan to attend a Texas col-lege or university full-time

All applications must be submitted electroni-cally by November 30th or mailed to the CPAT office and postmarked by November 30th. For more information, call them at 806-763-26976 or email info@texascorn,org.

What’s Happening

2017-2018 Texas 4-H Senior Photography Contest

The theme this year is “Backyard”. These are photos of things one could see

when stepping out into your back yard . Entry Period: April 1, 2018 to April

15, 2018 through 4-H CONNECT. Rules can be found online at https://

texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/17-18_Texas4H_Photo_Rules.pdf.

Entomology

If you’re interested in the study of in-

sects and would like to join our ento-

mology team, contact Bonnie Pend-

leton, 651-2554. bpend-

RC 4-H Scholarships For information on the RC 4-H Scholarship Criteria, go to https://randall.agrilife.org/misc-forms/ and print the RC 4-H Scholarships Criteria by J. D.

RCJLS Scholarships The RCJLS Scholarship fillable application along with details on all the scholarship awards can be found at http://counties.agrilife.org/randall/files/2015/07/18-Randall-County-Junior-Livestock-Association-fillable-Scholarship-Packet-

4-H Academic Eligibility You must be enrolled in 4-H and be making passing grades in school before you can compete in any 4-H contest. The reason we ask you to notify us so early that you want to compete in contests is because we must check with your school to see if you are passing at least two weeks in ad-vance of the contest. Extension sends a letter to your school with the contest name, date and whether competi-tion will require you to miss any school. We can not excuse you from school unless you have enrolled in 4-H.

Don’t forget that it is still your responsibility to let your school know the exact dates you will be absent from school so they will know how to code your absence. If they don’t know why you’re not at school, you may be given an unexcused absence. You should also get assign-ments from your teachers before leaving.

If you are not academically eligible to compete, the school will notify a county agent who will let one of your parents know that there is a problem with your grades.

4-H Connect Reopen for New Year 4-H Connect has reopened, and you may reenroll 4-H youth in your family for the price of $20 (Clover Kids enroll-ment will still be free). January 1st, the enrollment fee will increase to $25.

Important things to remember about reenrolling in 4-H:

• If you have been enrolled in 4-H, you already have a family profile and it is not necessary to build another. Please use this old family profile to reenroll. If you can’t remember your password, you can call the Exten-sion Office and we’ll reset your password then you can change it to one you will remember in the future.

• Be sure to fill in all the forms in 4-H enrollment. Information is not required on the medical form, but it does have to have a date and a signature for it to be valid.

• If you wish to receive a copy of the monthly 4-H newsletter in the mail, please edit your family’s profile and choose mail as your correspondence preference. Also, if you have someone else you would like to keep in-formed about 4-H like a grandparent or anyone else not living with you, place that email in the second house-hold email field.

• 4-H Leaders need to reenroll each year also. Every three years, a background check will need to be run on leaders. Trainings are good for 2 years. NEW THIS YEAR, IF YOU WISH, PARENT BOOSTER CLUB WILL REIMBURSE YOUR $10 ENROLLMENT FEE. PLEASE PAY FOR YOUR ENROLLMENT WITH A CREDIT CARD, AND WE’LL MAIL YOU A CHECK.

Meeting Room Reservation Requests If you want to schedule a meeting in one of the Kuhlman Extension Center meeting rooms, please fill out a Meeting Room Reservation Request Form found at http://randall.agrilife.org/4h-youth-development-2/forms-2/misc-forms/.

You may bring the completed form to the Extension Office or send it to the Randall County box Randall-tx@ag.tamu.edu. We’ll confirm that your meeting has been placed on the cal-endar. Remember, it’s first come, first served so make a res-ervation as soon as you find out you’re having a meeting.

VERY IMPORTANT!! Watch Your Emails

We will be emailing the monthly 4-H newsletter, a weekly news blast and important 4-H information to your family’s e-mail addresses with “Randall 4-H” in the subject line.

What’s Happening

Attention: Club and Project Leaders If you have something you would like placed in the 4-H newsletter, please e-mail the Extension Office at Randall-tx@tamu.edu by the 20th of each month or the following Monday if the 20th is on the weekend. We will no longer be calling you for this information. If we don’t hear from you, your club will be told to contact a club leader for meeting information.

Quality Counts Certification Numbers

If you plan on competing in any of the fairs, the County or any major stock show and have not com-pleted the Quality County Training and Testing, you must get this done. This is an online training that basically covers livestock feeding and medication as well as ethic topics. It takes about 20 minutes to complete the training and test.

There is a junior level as well as a senior level test. Juniors (ages 8 and in the third grade-13 as of Sep-tember 1st) must pass your test only once during their 4-H career at which time you will be issued a certificate of completion number. When you be-come a senior (ages 14-19 as of September 1st) you must take and pass a senior test at which time you will be issued another completion number.

THIS NUMBER IS VERY IMPORTANT as it will be a requirement to be recorded on all major show en-try forms. BE SURE TO KEEP UP WITH IT. For com-pete instructions on how to take this test, go to the County Website, Livestock, Quality Counts Packet at: https://randall.agrilife.org/4-h-livestock/

Livestock Lowdown

Randall County and

Major Stock Shows Validation Tags Swine— $20 ea + $20 priority shipping until Nov 3rd

Order forms are available at the Extension Office.

Rabbit Project Meeting When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 30th

Where: Digger Howard Livestock Barn

Program: Winter housing and care. Breed presentations. Bring your rabbit.

Leaders: Jena and Cody O’Guinn, 367—8805 or jennaloguinn@yahoo.com

Livestock Validations Heifers Deadline is Nov 1st Contact J. D. to coordinate a time Rabbits Nov 9th 6-8 p.m. Canyon FFA Barn Nov 12th 3-5 p.m. Digger Howard Barn Swine (barrows and gilts) Nov 11th 9:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Digger Howard Barn Nov 12th 12:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. CHS FFA School Farm

2018 Junior Livestock Ambassadors

Each year, 15 Junior Livestock Ambassadors are se-lected to serve in a leadership role assisting show officials during the show and auction sale, or pro-moting the 2018 RCJL Show to civic clubs, TV, radio or newspapers.

Interviews for ambassadors will take place at the Ex-tension Office beginning at 4 p. m. Monday, Novem-ber 13th. If you’re interested in applying, applica-tions are available at the Extension Office, or you can find a fillable application on the Randall County Web-site at http://counties.agrilife.org/randall/files/2015/07/18-jr-livestock-amb-fillable-application-packet.pdf.

This completed form is due to the Extension Office by 5 p.m. Friday, November 3rd. Don’t forget to schedule an interview time when you turn in your application. If you can not be at the Extension Office on November 13th for an interview, you may submit a video of yourself to the Extension Office answering the questions on the application by November 9th.

Randall County & Major Stock Shows Entry Days When: 8-5 p.m. , November 1-3

Where: Kuhlman Extension Center

Don’t forget to bring your Social Security and Quality Counts Numbers!! We can’t take your entries without them. Be sure to enter for the majors by the 3rd because there will be a late fee charged if you don’t. Entry deadline for the County Stock Show is December 15th.

Livestock Lowdown

Livestock Lowdown

Swine Flu

From now through Spring, FFA and 4-H members who

will be working with their pigs are advised to take a flu

vaccination to reduce the risk and severity of flu virus

recombination if illness does occur. This variant has sur-

faced in a human in Texas at least once, and yes it was

associated with a visit to a swine exhibition.

If you have any questions, contact James Alexander, Re-

gional Zoonosis Control Veterinarian, 806-477-1118 or

james.alexander@dshs.texas.gov. Visit their website at

www.dshs.texas.gov.

Jackpots

If you’re interested in Jackpots, you can find infor-

mation on some at http://

lackeylivestock.com/2017-fall-jackpot-schedule/.

Randall County 4-H Dance

December 9th Admission is free if you

bring a monetary donation

or a toy for Toys for Tots

There will be more information coming

so watch the weekly news blasts and next month’s 4-H newsletter

WTAMU 4-H Monday Night Open Arena

When: 6-8 p.m. Where: WTAMU Horse Center

Arrangements have been made for special instructors to come and work with riders on the following nights:

WTAMU Equestrian Team providing instruction on November 13th

Contact Melanie Winters, 676-5801 or melanie_winters@hotmail.com, if you have any questions.

Horse Happenings

Jo Baker Scholarship

Applications for this scholarship are due to the Extension

Office by 5 p.m. Friday, December 1st and can be found at

http://counties.agrilife.org/randall/files/2013/04/18-Jo-

Baker-fillable-Application.pdf.

Horse Banquet

The Horse Banquet is coming up at

the end of November. Watch your

emails for more information.

Facebook Page for Ran-dall 4-H Shooting Sports

Club

http:// www.facebook.com/randall4hshooting

Shooting Sports!

Shooting Sports Webpage

Keep up with contests at the State Shooting Sports webpage http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/shooting-sports/.

Fall Classes are now open for registration—J ‘n C Archery Class Descriptions

Bear Cub 1:

This class is for shooters 4-8 years old who are new to archery. They will learn about safe shooting practices as well as basic archery skills. Cost is $10/Class or $35/Month. Equipment is provided 30-minute duration.

Bear Cub 2:

This class is for shooters 9+ years old who are new to archery. They will learn about safe shooting practices as well as basic archery skills. Cost is $15/Class Equipment is provided. 45-minute duration

Black Bear 1:

This class is for shooters 9+ who have taken classes before and wish to pursue their goals of becoming better archers. Students may be starting their pursuit towards hunting or competitive archery and some may be look-ing for a recreational hobby with a more challenging curriculum. Black Bears are on one of the stepping stones to becoming top level archers. Cost is $60/6 Weeks + $20 Registration fee due once a year. 60-Minute Dura-tion. Personal Equipment Recommended but not required. (Black Bear 1 Classes are perfect for families with siblings or parents who would like to shoot with younger family members)

Black Bear 2:

This class is for shooters 12+ who have taken classes before and wish to pursue their goals of becoming better archers. Students may be starting their pursuit towards hunting or competitive archery and some may be look-ing for a recreational hobby with a more challenging curriculum. Black Bears are on one of the stepping stones to becoming top level archers. Cost is $60/6 Weeks + $20 Registration fee due once a year. 60-Minute Dura-tion. Personal Equipment Recommended but not required. (This class is geared for older kids and adults.)

Grizzly Bear:

This class is for those who want to compete at higher levels of archery. Shooters will need to be able to shoot minimum score requirements to join this class. These shooters realize that archery training is not a once a week occurrence. They wish to compete in local, state & national tournaments throughout the year. As we de-velop our JOAD program, these shooters will be the first to participate & earn pins/recognition for their accom-plishments. There are no age requirements. Cost is $60/Month $20 Registration fee due once a year. 75-Minute duration You must have your own equipment. $7 Discount for League night.

Bow Hunter 101:

For those that love the hunt and are 15 years or older, this class is for you! Shooters will learn proper form and shooting techniques as well as basic technical and tuning skills. We will go over hunting in Texas and wild game knowledge. Cost $100/6 Weeks 90-minute duration.

Rifle Project Randall County 4-H rifle project will be starting up on January 8th. The first practice is for shooters new to the project. Returning shooters will start back up on January 15th.

Cost is $50 for the season and covers ammunition, range fees and registration fee for the District Rifle Match in May. Rifles, equipment, and ammo are pro-vided. You will need to bring your own eye and ear protection (in-ear works best). Shooters must be at least 10 years old and a member of 4-H. Practices will be on Monday evenings in the indoor range at Amarillo Rifle and Pistol Club located at 7450 N Western St, Amarillo, TX 79124. There are two times, based on age.

4th and 5th grade - 6:00 pm 6th through 12th grade - 6:45 pm

Call or text Kathryn 806-382-6105 or Scott 806-351-2385 if you have any questions. You can also email randallcountyshootingclub@gmail.com.

Club News T-Anchor 4-H Club Meeting

When: Thursday, November 9th

Where: Kuhlman Extension Center

Community Service: Bring 10 cards and we’ll be delivering signed cards to the vets at the Veterans’ Home. More infor-mation will be coming.

Leader: Melanie Winters, 676-5801

Melanie_winters@hotmail.com

News: Please check e-mails daily. This is the club’s way of sending info and updates.

Canyon 4-H Club Meeting When: 7 p.m. Thursday, November 9th

Where: Kuhlman Extension Service

Program: TBA

Leaders: Angela Burkham—341-4884

Diane Thurman—676-0278

Cara Bradshaw—676-1404

“Like” our Canyon 4-H Club page on Facebook or check out

Cowboy 4-H Club Meeting Contact the Club Leader for Club Meeting Information.

Leader: Tricia Odom – 764-3560, odomtricia@gmail.com

Livestock 4-H Club Meeting When: 4-6 p.m. Sunday, November 12th

Where: Kuhlman Extension Center

Community Service: Honoring our nation’s veterans. You’ll be notified later of any supplies which will be needed.

Food: Chili Cookoff will begin at 5 p.m. Entry fee is $5. Two prizes will be awarded, one for the judge’s favorite and one for the fans’ favorite.

Leaders: Mandy Cowley, 806-786-3807 k.cowley@amaonline.com, Sherilyn Owen, 683-5020,saowen@aol.com, Ellise Meador, 290-5390, emeador@canyonisd.net

“Like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to receive announcements and updates. You can even text follow @livestock.club to 40404 to get text messages.

Shooting Sports Project Rifle & Pistol Leaders: Scott & Kathryn Karcher, 382-6105,

boergoatlady@gmail.com

Shotgun Leaders:

Archery Leader: Christy Hairston—282-9540, J ‘n C Archery ,7627 Canyon Dr

Facebook Page for Randall 4-H Shooting Sports Club

www.facebook.com/randall4hshooting

Consumer Decision Making Leader: Tricia Odom—335-5064, odomtricia@gmail.com

Jr/Int Beef Quiz Bowl Leader: Shannon Wilson—676-2067,

Shannon@knowforte.com

Horse Judging Leader: Kathy Thompson, 584-2969,

Kathy@finacialconcepts.com

Rabbit Project Leaders: Cody & Jena O’Guinn - 268-0226 or 717-8853 codyoguinn@gmail.com or jenaloguinn@yahoo.com

Livestock Judging

Leader: Seniors-J. D. Ragland, 468-5543 or 463-0245,

j-ragland@tamu.edu

Entomology Project Leader: Bonnie Pendleton, 651-2554, bpend-

leton@wtamu.edu

Project News

Clover Kids 4-H Club Meeting When: 6-7 p.m. Monday, November 20th

Where: Kuhlman Extension Center

Leader: Sandra Mowry, 341-6976 or sandralt84@yahoo.com

Shine 4-H Club When: 2:30—5 p.m. Tuesday, November 14th

Where: Kuhlman Extension Center

Leader: Michelle Fields, 580-647-0996,

Cmcrazycropper10@aol.com

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Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service

Randall County 4-H

Herbert F & Jeannie Kuhlman Extension Center

200 N Brown Rd

Canyon, TX 79015

Phone: 806-468-5543

Fax: 806-468-5547

Email Address: randall-tx@tamu.edu

"To Make the Best Better"

The members of Texas A&M AgriLife will provide equal opportunities in programs and activities, education, and employment to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity and will strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout Texas A&M AgriLife.

The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

Information contained in this letter is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of the Texas A&M University Systems is implied.

Amy Wagner

County Extension Agent-

Family & Community Health

J.D. Ragland

County Extension Agent-

Agriculture

J. D. Ragland

Tina Hicks

County Extension Agent-

4-H & Youth Development