Clubs of the Month

Congratulations to the following clubs:

1st place OBCA 7-9 4th place Central 5

2nd place Columbia 5 5th place Central 4

3rd place OBCA 4-6

Fall Foods Festival

Fifty Caldwell parish 4-H’ers took part in this year’s 4-H Fall Foods Festival held on November 14, 2011 at Union Central

Elementary. 4-H’ers had the opportunity to prepare and present dishes containing Louisiana commodities beef, chicken,

egg, sweet potato, rice and pecan. 4-H’ers also competed in the Consumer Foods Judging Contest where they judged

and ranked foods based on criteria such as nutritional and economic value. Judges from across the parish and region

tasted and scored the 124 dishes on appearance, taste and use of commodity. During the judging, contestants

participated in an educational nutrition program presented by LSU AgCenter nutrition educator Tammy Tarver and a

technology awareness program presented by Dave Woerner, Assistant Director of Information Technology for the LSU

AgCenter and Regional Coordinator for the Broadband Education Grant.

Beef – Any Other Ground Beef Egg Pecan

1st Kyle Parker 1st Nealy McCoy 1st Lindsey Coates 1st Macy Lee

2nd Jessie Cruse 2nd Taylor Snow 2nd Krista Weems 2nd Ally Brown

3rd Drew Frazier 3rd Jessie Cruse 3rd Bailey Carson 3rd Krista Weems

Rice – Main Dish Rice – Any Other Chicken Sweet Potato

1st Brooklyn Hatten 1st Lindsey Coates 1st Taylor Snow 1st Lindsey Coates

2nd Meredith Scroggs 2nd Nealy McCoy 2nd Hope Reid 2nd Anna Klair Spangler

3rd Bailey Carson 3rd Jaci Williams 3rd Meredith Scroggs 3rd Bailey Carson

Consumer Foods Judging 4th-

6th

Consumer Foods Judging 7th

-12th

Best of Show

1st Courtnie Frazier 1st Mallory Dannehl Nealy McCoy

2nd Lindsey Coates 2nd Shelby Strange

3rd Shae McNemar 3rd Bobbie Rae Butler

Congratulations to the first place winners and good luck to them when they compete at the Northeast Area Commodity

Cookery that will be held in March. The Caldwell 4-H program would like to thank Duff’s Body Shop and Haven Home

Health for sponsoring this event, the 16 judges who donated their time to this event, Union Central Elementary for

allowing us to use their facility and the educators who provided educational programs for the audience.

4-H Fashion Revue Winners Selected December 5th

4-H’ers modeled their Fashion Revue Contest handmade garments, ready-to-wear garments and handcrafted shirts on

stage at Grayson Elementary School auditorium for an audience of family and friends on December 5, 2011. Participants

were judged on construction, appearance and consumer decision making skills.

Apron Complete Outfit Ready-to-Wear 4th

– 6th

1st Abbie McCann 1st Meredith Scroggs 1st Abbie McCann

2nd Erin Scott 2nd Alicia Foy 2nd Meredith Scroggs

3rd Railey Ellerbe 3rd Shae McNemar

Blue ribbon: Tops or Bottoms Blue ribbon:

Alicia Foy, Cari Scott 1st Shelby Strange Cari Scott, Maura Roberts, Courtnie Frazier

White ribbon: 2nd Meredith Scroggs White ribbon:

Raeghan Buckalew Raeghan Buckalew, Taylor Snow

Ready-to-Wear 7th

-12th

Decorated Shirt (4-H) Decorated Shirt ( Any Other)

1st Alicia Foy 1st Cari Scott 1st Maura Roberts

2nd Erin Scott 2nd Shae McNemar 2nd Jackson McCann

3rd Shelby Strange 3rd Courtnie Frazier 3rd Railey Ellerbe

Blue ribbon: Ally Brown, Blue ribbon: Erin Scott Blue ribbon: Shae McNemar,

Mallory Dannehl, Brooklyn Hatten Red ribbon: Raeghan Buckalew Rowdy Michaud, Jaci Williams

Red ribbon: Raeghan Buckalew

The Caldwell Clover January 2012

Consumer Decision Making 4th

– 6th

Contest Consumer Decision Making 7th

– 12th

Contest

1st Jackson McCann 1st Nealy McCoy

2nd Jaci Williams 2nd Alicia Foy

3rd Abbie McCann 3rd Mallory Dannehl

Blue ribbon: Shae McNemar Blue ribbon: Erin Scott, Shelby Strange

Red ribbon: Maura Roberts, Meredith Scroggs, Red ribbon: Brooklyn Hatten

Courtnie Frazier, Rowdy Michaud White ribbon: Ally Brown

White ribbon: Railey Ellerbe, Cari Scott

First, second and third place winners received cash awards. All participants received ribbons. Best of Show – Cotton

Award winner Meredith Scroggs will receive a $50 savings bond. Sponsors for this 4-H event were Billy Ellis, Noel

Guerrero, Drew Keahey, Lelon Kenney and Charlie Mac Rowland.

4-H Junior Leaders Make Christmas Boxes for Local Youth

As a local community service project, the 4-H Junior Leadership Club adopted

youth at Columbia Elementary and filled a large shoe box with small gifts and

toys. 4-H Junior Leaders were responsible for selecting the age appropriate

gifts for these youth. 4-H’ers also collected canned goods to be presented to

a family in the Columbia Elementary community. The 4-H Junior Leadership

Club is open to 4-H club members in grades 7-12. The mission is to develop

leadership skills in youth and participate in community service and service

learning projects.

4-H T-shirts

There are still a few 4-H t-shirts available for purchase at $13 each. Sizes available include adult medium, adult large,

adult extra-large and adult 2x. Contact your 4-H leader or the 4-H office to purchase a shirt.

4-H Night with the Hornets

4-H Night with the Hornets will be Friday, February 10, 2012 at the New Orleans Arena where the New Orleans Hornets

will play the Portland Trail Blazers. Tickets are $25 each. If you are interested in ordering tickets, please contact 4-H

agent Casey Johnston at (318) 649-2663.

Upcoming Events

Jan. 12 Fashion, Food, Fitness Club meeting – Union Central Elementary

Jan. 17 Junior Leader meeting – Prekindergarten Center

Jan. 18 Pre-registration deadline for Communication and Career Day, including Ambassador Talks

Jan. 18-21 Ag Alley / Ag Expo – Ike Hamilton Expo Center, West Monroe, La

Jan. 21 Fashion Camp – Camp Grant Walker, Pollock, La

Jan. 30 Communication and Career Day – Union Central Elementary School

Feb. 1 Dairy Billboard entries due

Feb. 1-4 Northeast District Livestock Show – Delhi, La

Feb. 10 4-H Night with the Hornets, New Orleans, La

Feb. 11-18 State Livestock Show – Gonzalez, La

Feb. 29 Beef Poster entries due

March 6 Area Cookery Contest – Rayville Civic Center

March 9-11 State Junior Leader Conference – Camp Grant Walker, Pollock, La

March 17-18 State Food and Fitness Camp – Camp Grant Walker, Pollock, La

March 19 Pet Show – Caldwell Parish High School tennis court

March 30-April 1 TEAM Camp (grades 7-8) – Camp Grant Walker, Pollock, La

Visit our Web site: www.lsuagcenter.com

Louisiana State University Agricultural Center

William B. Richardson, Chancellor

Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station

John Russin, Vice Chancellor and Director

Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service

Paul D. Coreil, Vice Chancellor and Director

Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service provides

equal opportunities in programs and employment.

If you have a disability which requires assistance for your participation in a meeting, please contact Casey Johnston or Jim McCann at (318) 649-2663.