The Cloverleaf

Calcasieu Parish

Extension Office 7101 Gulf Hwy

Lake Charles, LA 70607 337-721-4080

Fax: 337-475-8815

Jennifer Cantrell

Ext. Agent, 4-H

JDrescher@agcenter.lsu.edu

Carrie Jones

Ext. Agent, 4-H

CaJones@agcenter.lsu.edu

Find forms and event information on:

www.facebook.com/Calc

asieu4H

www.agcenter.lsu.edu/cal

casieu

Welcome to a new year of 4-H activities!

We are super excited that you’ve joined 4-H this year and hope you are

looking forward to a year full of learning and fun!

So how do you know of all the fun things you can do in 4-H? Well, the

first place to look to find out about what’s going on in 4-H is The Cloverleaf

you’ll receive at your monthly meeting. Take it home to let your family know

which events interest you. Information about 4-H activities - newsletters,

calendars, forms, etc., - can also be found on our web site.

www.lsuagcenter.com/calcasieu.

Officer Training Helps Club

Officers Get A Good Start On

The Year Good officers are the key to an

active and successful 4-H club. Have

you been chosen to serve as an officer

for your local club? If so, you have an

important job to do for your club

members. Our Officer Training

Workshop is your chance to learn

exactly what your responsibilities as a

club officer are and how to best carry

out those responsibilities. Our parish

Officer Training Workshop will be held

on October 24, from 4:45 p.m. to

6:00p.m. at the Burton Coliseum

Chalkley Room.

Club Leader Training Will

Help Your Club Get A Good

Start On The Year Fun and involved club leaders are

the key to an active and successful 4-H

club. As a club leader you have an

opportunity to impact many young lives

around you through this program. You

also have an important job to make sure

your club members are having as much

fun as possible and learning at the same

time. Our Leader Training Workshop is

your chance to learn exactly what your

responsibilities as a club leader are and

how to best carry out those

responsibilities. Our parish Leader

Training Workshop will be held on

October 24, from 4:45 p.m. to 6:00p.m.

at the Burton Coliseum Chalkley Room.

October 2016

4-H Camp Grant Walker Needs Your Ideas!

“Catch-phrase for Camp” Contest!

What’s a good theme for 4-H Summer Camp? Send us your most creative ideas for a

slogan -- in 7 words or less. To enable the campers once again to have more choice in

the design of their t-shirts, illustrations must accompany the phrase and will be part

of the contest. The contest is open to all 4-H Club members. The winning slogan will

be one that is brief and “catchy”, capturing the spirit of 4-H Camp Grant Walker. The

slogan will be used on all publicity for camp and on the camp T-shirt and the winner

will receive a monetary award. Think fast – the deadline is Friday, October 28,

2016!

Submissions must also include the following:

Full name and age of person submitting the slogan

Parish/4-H Club

Complete mailing address

Telephone number

Contest entries will be judged by the LAE4-HA Ways and Means Committee and the

4-H Camp Staff. After final selection, the winner will be notified and asked to sign a

release for the slogan to be used in all publicity for the camp as well as on the T-shirt.

Both the 4-H’er and parent/guardian must sign the release.

Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center

3000 Hwy. 8

Pollock, LA 71467

Cooperative Extension Ser-

vices, Calcasieu Parish

Www.lsuagcenter.com

The LSU AgCenter is a state

wide campus system of the

LSU system and provides

equal opportunities in pro-

grams and employment.

If you need an accomagdation

for a disability covered by the

ADA, please notify the Cal-

casieu Parish Office of the

Cooperative Extension Service

two weeks prior to the event

for which you need accommo-

dation.

Project Clubs Organizing for the 4-H Year

Junior Leaders are

“Bringin’ it Home to

Calcasieu”

Our Junior Leader Club is

gearing up for an exciting new

year and would like you to join!

Junior Leaders have the

opportunity to meet new people

from across the parish, be a role

model for younger 4-H members

and spend a week on the LSU

campus competing and making

friends.

Four-H members who are 13

and over are eligible to become

members. The next meeting of

the Junior Leadership Club will

be held October 4, 2016 at 6:00

p.m. at the 4-H Office.

While you are a member of your school’s 4-H club, you can also participate in project clubs

that are a part of our parish 4-H program. Project clubs are groups that conduct all of their

activities in one project area. If any of these project areas interest you, come be a part of the

fun. You’ll learn more about the project area, get to participate in 4-H activities outside of your

regular school club and make new friends who have the same interests as you do.

4-H Shooting Sports Program Do you like to hunt, shoot trap or skeet, shoot archery, or want to learn about shooting?

Shooting sports club enrollment is October 17 at 5:30 pm inside the Burton Coliseum. ALL

FIRST TIME MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING!!! If you are

a first time member of the shooting sports club and you miss this meeting you will

not be allowed to join shooting sports club this year. Returning members do not have to

attend this meeting, but can if they wish.

You do not have to have a firearm to attend or participate as our program has firearms to use.

Horse Project Club

Interested in Horses? Then this is the club for you. All interested 4-H members can partici-

pate in this club. You do not have to have a horse to participate, only a strong interest in hors-

es. Some of the activities the club has planned are hands-on riding techniques used for basic

horsemanship, horse care, and performance events. Club meetings will also focus on your pro-

ject book and speakers from different areas of the horse industry.

To find out more about the Horse Club please attend the October 11th interest

meeting at 6PM in the outdoor arena at Burton Coliseum. This meeting is required if

you wish to join the horse club. Those that miss this meeting will not be allowed to

join the horse club this year. Do not bring any horses.

Calcasieu Parish Food and Fitness

Board

Calcasieu 4-H is introducing a new project area this

year! The Food and Fitness Board!

While this is not a club, it is an opportunity for members

12 years and older to become a member of a select group

of youth who have an interest in food and fitness activi-

ties. The board members will not only be responsible for

assisting at contest day, but they will also be represent-

ing the parish and the 4-H program we have.

Please contact Mrs. Carrie know if you have any ques-

tions and to receive an application packet!

Applications will be due by October 21st!

“ALONE WE CAN DO SO LITTLE.

TOGETHER WE CAN DO SO MUCH.” —

HELLEN KELLER

Eat, Sleep, SHOW, Repeat!

Livestock Exhibitors! Get Ready

For The Spring Shows: Are you planning to show animals at the

Parish, District, and State Livestock Shows?

Animals to be shown at the parish, dis-

trict, or LSU shows must be in your posses-

sion and under your care before the following

dates:

Miniature Cattle—Nov. 14, 2016

Commercial Heifers and Beef Breeding—

Nov. 7, 2016

Dairy Commercial Heifers, and Dairy

Breeding - Nov. 7, 2016

Market Lambs, Commercial Ewes, and

Breeding Sheep—Nov. 7, 2016

Market Goats, Commercial Does, and

Breeding Goats—Nov. 7, 2016

Market Hogs, Commercial Gilts, and

Breeding Gilts—Dec. 5, 2016

Meat Pen Rabbits—Own does by Oct. 15,

2016

Breeding Rabbits—Dec. 1, 2016

Anyone planning to show broilers at the

parish or LSU show must notify the 4-H office

by November 1 so the broiler chicks can be or-

dered from the hatchery.

There will be NO validation days held by

the 4-H office this year. Please pick up

your validation kits at the 4-H office to

validate at home. If you need assistance

please contact Mrs. Jennifer. 2016 Valida-

tion fee is $5 per validation. This fee will be

collected when exhibitors submit their

validation to the Parish Office, and are due

by 4:30PM on the final day of Possession

All checks should be made out to Cal-

casieu Parish Livestock

Hardship Statement

Hardship forms are available in the 4-H office

and required when and unforeseen circumstance

keeps you from validating your animals, OR if

you do not have the means the house your ani-

mals on your own property. Hardship forms will

be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

4-H Junior Beef Grazing

Project

The Beef Grazing Project is a way for our

youth to be actively involved in the cattle

industry. Project members will house a

set of 4 calves on two and a half acres of

grass. Most of the materials needed for

this project are donated! You just need

the cattle and the land. You are scored on

the daily weight gain among other

things. The Calcasieu Parish first place

winner will receive a buckle donated by

our Calcasieu Cattleman's Association

plus recognition at their annual banquet.

The state winners (Bulls, Heifers, and

Steers) will receive a trophy, belt buckle,

and $250 cash award. If you would like

further information please contact Jen-

nifer Cantrell at the 4-H office. The dead-

line to apply is October 15th.

Livestock Showmanship Clinic

November 19, 2016—Burton Coliseum—

Livestock Barn

If you are looking the brush up your skills and

learn new things about your animals this year,

then the livestock clinic is your chance! Re-

member that this clinic will count as part of

your premier exhibitor points during the Par-

ish Livestock Show in January. If you have

any questions please contact Mrs. Jennifer at

the 4-H office!

Show Us What You Got!

Contests Start this Month!

4-H GROWS HERE

Quick and Easy Main Dish - a dish that takes less

than one hour to prepare, including cooking or baking

time. List each preparation step separately on the

recipe and write the preparation time beside each step,

then total the time. Rice Cookery Contest

1. Bring prepared rice dish to the contest. The dish must

contain at lease one (1) cup of cooked rice. Wild rice is

not a cultivated rice in Louisiana and does not meet the

requirement of 1 cup rice. Dishes containing rice

products such as rice cereal, rice flour, etc., must also

contain cooked rice.

2. Two servings of the dish should be exhibited at the

contest.

3. The contest will be divided into two categories.

Rice Main Dish - contains significant amounts of beef,

poultry or seafood.

Rice Side Dish - rice dressing is considered a side dish. Sugar Cookery Contest

Please present the entire dish.

1. The recipe must contain at least 1 cup of sugar

2. Creativity and originality are encouraged. Use of

previous winning recipes is not allowed.

3. The contest will be divided into 2 categories:

Baked- (bread, cakes, pies, cookies, etc.) If any

part if the recipe is baked

Non-Baked- (candies, icebox pie, ice cream, etc.

This does NOT include homemade jam, jelly,

preservatives, etc. Seafood Cookery Contest

1. Contestant may enter only one category of the contest

and may only enter one dish in that category. Seafood

Categories are :

Oyster

Crab

Shrimp

Crawfish

Fish

Other Seafood

2. Each dish must use a minimum of 1 cup of seafood. The

seafood must be fresh, frozen, pasteurized, or dried.

CANNED SEAFOOD WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Participating in 4-H contests is a great way to win

awards, meet new people and qualify for district and

state activities. In addition, if you are 13 and over by

January 1, 2012, participation in at least one parish

contest will qualify you to participate in 4-H University

to be held in June on the LSU campus.

Contest rules will be found each month in the

Cloverleaf newsletter and are also available at

our parish web site.

Pet Show- October 27th - Burton Coliseum Registration: 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Show Begins: 6:30 p.m.

Each 4-H’er can enter only one pet.

1. Categories of pets include dogs, cats, rabbits, fowl,

fish, reptiles, any other. It does not include cows,

horses, sheep, pigs, or goats.

2. Elementary and junior members will compete

separately in categories where 5 or more pets are

registered. In categories where less than 5 pets are

registered, elementary and junior 4-H’ers will compete

together.

3. In each category, animals will be judged on

characteristics such as best groomed, largest (height),

smallest (height), most unusual, longest hair, prettiest

eyes, etc.

4. This is a "fun" pet show. It is not necessary to have a

registered animal. Grooming and cleanliness are

important.

Fall Food And Fashion Contest Day -

November 5, 2016 - Burton Coliseum Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.; contests begin at

9:00 a.m. Awards will be presented at 12:00 noon (subject

to change).

First and second place winners in all divisions of all

contests will receive an award of $10 and $5 respectively to

be presented at the end-of-the-year recognition program.

The "sweepstakes" winner in each category will

represent Calcasieu Parish at the area contest held in the

spring.

All dishes entered in cookery contests must be

prepared at home, only 2 servings should be

presented at the contest in a throw away container.

Each dish must be chilled on ice and brought to the

contest in an ice chest. No hot dishes will be

allowed. Please bring a copy of the recipe you used

with your name, age and 4-H club ON THE BACK.

Bring only the dish, recipe and ice chest to the

contest. No table decorations (flowers, utensils,

placemats etc.) will be allowed! Beef Cookery

1. Each dish must use a minimum of one pound ground

beef.

2. Two servings of the dish should be exhibited at the

contest.

3. Contestants may enter a total of 2 dishes. Contestant

may not enter 2 dishes in the same category.

Categories include:

Low Calorie Main Dish - a dish which has less than

300 calories per serving. List each ingredient on the

recipe and write the number of calories beside each.

Then total. Divide the total number of calories by the

number of servings.

One Dish Meal - a dish that provides food from at

least 3 of the 5 main food groups. The amount is not

specified, but it should be enough to provide some

nutrients.

Full contest

rules can be

found in the

2016-2017 lead-

er guide and on

Facebook!

Consumer Food and Consumer Decision Making

Contests

Contestant will be presented with example problems or

situations for which they will have to rank items or prod-

ucts from best to worst choice for that situation.

Ready to Wear Contest

Contestants will be presented with a set of 4 garments and

will be required to answer a set

of questions pertaining to the

pieces.

Clovers to….

4-H U Chaperones

Lisa Litteral, Dr. Joani Goss, Justin

Trahan, Susan Rougeau, Jimmy

Meaux, Anjanette Portie Congratulations! We would like to

thank all those who participated in 2016 4-

H University and congratulate all the Blue

Ribbon winners for a job well done. 2016-2017 State Executive Board

Secretary

Taylor Goss 2016-2017 State Fashion Board

Members

Heather Goss, Chloe Litteral, Paige

Rougeau Summer Camp Chaperones

Justin Trahan, Austin Terrell, Stacie

Navarre 4-H Summer Camp Counselors:

Dara Hafer, Heather Goss, Jacob Guidry,

Kamie Portie, Hilary Fusilier, Christian

Banda State Record Winners

Heather Goss, Taylor Goss, Kari

Thibodeaux

State Shooting Sports Ambassador Rae McManus

Calcasieu 4-H Membership Closes

November 1st

Club leaders must have all

enrollment information in the 4-H

office by Nov. 1st. Please help them

do this by turning in your

enrollment cards to them when they

ask for them.

Egg, Beef & Rice Ambassador Contests

Division I – (Grades 4-6) Contestant (a) designs a standard post-

er 22” x 28” relating to one of the five topics concerning egg,

beef, or rice (production, food preparation & nutritive value,

food safety, processing, marketing), (b) presents a 2-3 minute

explanation of poster subject, and (c) responds to questions

from judges.

Division II – (Grades 7-9) In addition to the requirements for

Division I, Division II contestant also prepares an essay not to

exceed 500 words or 3 typed pages, double spaced, about the

selected subject.

Division III-(Grades 10-12) Contestant will present a 5-8 minute

illustrated talk concerning egg, beef or rice. (Only egg illus-

trated talk requires a dish.)

Information for ambassador contests can be obtained from the 4-

H Office.

1. One table and one easel will be provided.

2. No dish is needed to compete in these contests with the excep-

tion of Division III Egg.

3.. 1st place winners in each age category of Beef and Egg Ambas-

sador will represent Calcasieu at the state contest in April.

Clothing Contests

Construction score will be worth 40 points, and appearance score

will be worth 60 points, for a total of 100 points possible. All

garments need to be modeled with appropriate accessories. Elementary (Grades 4-5)

1. Open to any 4-H member

2. May enter one for the three categories: Apron, Skirt, Shorts &

Pants

3. Contestants will be judged on construction and appearance.

Garments need to be modeled with appropriate accessories.

Junior (Grades 6-8)

1. Open to any 6th grade member. 7th and 8th grade members

must be enrolled in the clothing project.

2. Categories include:

Skirt and Blouse: any type skirt-no sleeves or collar re-

quired on blouse

School Dress: may be one piece dress or a jumper and

blouse

Sportswear: must make a complete outfit. Plants or

shorts and blouse- plants/skirt, blouse, and jacket–

pantsuit-jumpsuit-culottes, etc.

3. Contestants will be judged on construction and appearance.

Garments to be modeled with appropriate accessories. Senior (Grades 9-12)

1. Contestants must be enrolled in Clothing Project

2. Contestant may enter all of the following categories but not

more than one outfit per category

School or casual dress: includes one or two piece

dresses suitable for school, sports activities, or casual

wear. It does not include floor length dresses, dressy outfits, or

pants of any kind.

Pants Outfit: includes complete outfits such as pant

suits, jump suit, sports wear, or casual wear.

Creative Choice: Garments must

comprise a complete outfit-any type or number

of pieces (but not more can be worn at one

time). Outfit must feature 5 or more con-

struction techniques from the following

list:

1. Bound button holes

2. Collar or other neckline treatment-other

than place, faced edge

3. Creative stitchery

4. Cuffs

5. Design that must be matched

6. Gathers, ruffles, flounces

7. Handmade accessory

8. Lining

9. Pleats or tucks

10. Pockets

11. Sleeves

12. Special seam –flat felled, French, lingerie,

etc.

13. Tailored collar

14. Trim or decorative detail

15. Underlining

16. Use of unusual fabric

17. Waistband or waistline

18. Work on 2 or more fabrics of different

weight or texture

19. Yoke

20. Zipper

The LSU AgCenter is a statewide campus of the LSU System and provides equal

If you need an accommodation for a disability covered by the ADA, please notify

the Calcasieu Parish office of the Cooperative Extension Service two weeks prior

Each year the different regions in Louisiana 4-H put on a Challenge Camp designed just for

seventh- and eighth-grade 4-H members. Campers have the chance to meet other 4-H’ers from our

region and learn how to work together on challenging obstacles and projects throughout the week.

In the process, you will improve your communication and leadership skills, practice teamwork and

make memories to last a lifetime! Challenge camp is $50.00 and registration is due in the 4-H office

by October 17, 2016. Please call the 4-H Office for registration information.

GRAB YOR GLOW IN THE DAR GEAR, AND GET READY TO BLAST OFF TO CHALLENGE

CAMP 2016!

Challenge Camp November 16-18, 2016

October

3-7 National 4-H Week

15 Candy Distribution- Pick up @ 4-H

Office

17 Shooting Sports enrollment meeting,

5:30 p.m. Burton Coliseum

24 Officer Training & Junior Leader

Training 4:30 p.m. Burton, Chalkley

Room

24 Project Book Fair 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Burton Coliseum

27 Pet Show, 6:30 p.m., Burton Colise-

um Outdoor Arena

26-Nov 11 Louisiana State Fair--Elimination

Contest for cattle, sheep & swine educational

trip, Shreveport, La.

November

1 Deadline for Parish 4-H Enrollment

1 Deadline for Beef Grazing Project

Applications

5 Fall Contest Day! -All Cookery, Con-

sumer Foods, Consumer Desiscion

Making, Ready to Wear, and Cloth-

ing Contest @ Gayle Hall, McNeese

University

16-18 Challenge Camp

19 Calcasieu Livestock Clinic, 9 a.m.

Burton Coliseum

19 4-H Tailgate Party! LSU vs. South

Alabama Football Game

December

3 Winter Contest Day! (Horticulture id,

insect id, demonstrations, dog care,

personal development, public speak-

ing) @ 4-H Office

Registration- 8:30 Contest – 9:00 –

12:00

12 Parish, District Livestock Entries Due

15 Start Junior Beef Grazing Project

January

4 Meat Pen Rabbit Validation: 3:00 –

5:00 p.m. 4-H Office

12 Rabbit and Poultry entry forms due

by 4:30

12 Key Club, Award of Excellence Ap-

plications, Honor Cord due

18-21 Parish Jr. Livestock Show

28 Parish Jr. Livestock Sale

February

1-4 Southwest District Livestock Show and Rodeo

11-18 LSU State Livestock Show

27 State 4-H Scholarships Due. 4-H Office

March

4 State Rabbit Show @ State Evac Shelter

in Alexandria La

13-15 State 4-H Leadership Conference,

Camp Grant Walker

21-22 Food and Fitness Camp for 12-13 year

olds, Camp Grant Walker

20 Record Books due in 4-H Office

27 SW Area Cookery Contests Recipe Due

Date

April

8-10 Youth Cooperative Conference – Camp

Grant Walker

10 Outstanding Individual 4-H’ers & 4-H

Club Forms due in Office

11 2nd Annual Achievement Day! @ Burton

Coliseum

TBA State Ambassador Cookery Contests, Baton

Rouge, LA

24 Calcasieu 4-H Awards Night, 6:30 p.m.

Chalkley Room

TBA SW Area Cooking Contest Crowley, LA

May

1-15 Close 4-H Rye-grass Grazing Projects

2 Organizational Leader Reports & Finan-

cial Summaries due

2 Calcasieu Volunteer Leader Apprecia-

tion Banquet, 7:00 p.m. @ Burton Coli-

seum

8 Applications for State Board

(citizenship, food & fitness, fashion,

SET) & State Office

TBA 4-H Day at the Capital

June

10 4-H University Records, Clothing Garments Due

10 Parish Horse Show

13-17 4-H Summer Camp, Camp Grant Walker

20-24 4-H University, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA

29 District Horse Show

July

TBA State Horse Show

TBA State Records due, LSU

TBA Southern Regional 4-H Horse Show

Welcome to 4-H! Welcome to your first 4-H meeting! Today’s lesson will teach you all about 4-H and how we got

started in Louisiana! Fill in the blank as you go along!

How many years has there been a 4-H club in Louisiana? ______________________

The very first 4-H club was really named __________________. Boys planted and raised ___________________ and

exhibited their crop at local fairs. Girls started the ________________ Canning Club. They grew their __________

and canned them for competition. Canning is a type of food ______________________ that allows you to enjoy fruit

and vegetables year round.

LSU is where the __________ 4-H office is. LSU is home of the _____________, and there are 10 LSU campuses

across the state. The LSU AgCenter has 64 parish offices in Louisiana. The _______________________ Parish Office

is located in ___________________________. Your Calcasieu 4-H Agents are Mrs. ______________________ and Mrs.

____________________!

Write down your favorite 4-H Projects as

they are drawn out of the 4-H Mystery

Box!

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

Cut along the dotted line above and add to

your portfolio!

The official 4-H colors are ____________________________&

__________________________

The 4-H’s stand for: H______________________

H______________________

H______________________

H______________________

The 4-H Pledge

I pledge my ______________ to clearer thinking, my

_______________ to greater loyalty, my ___________________ to

larger service, and my ___________________ to better living. For

my __________, my community, my ________________, and my

world!

Calcasieu Parish 4-H is cleaning our inventory of project books! If you would like to purchase a project book this

year we will be offering the books that we have in stock at the 4-H office for a discounted price! All books are first

come first serve. We will NOT be reordering books once they are gone! The book fair will be the same day as the

officer and leader training on October 24, 2016 from 4:30-6:30! If you have any questions please feel free to contact

the 4-H office!