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April Newsletter

April April 2nd - Deadline to register for all D-11 Judging Contests

April 10th - State Fair Lamb and Goat Tag Orders Due To Extension Office

April 14th - Fashion Storyboards Due To Extension Office

April 17th - 2015-2016 Major Steer Tag Orders Due to Extension Office

April 18th - D-11 Round Up, Fashion Show, and CDM Contest

April 21st - Special Council Meeting To Elect Fair Queen Candidates

April 25th - D-11 Judging Contests at TAMU

April 27 - County Council Officer Applications Due To Extension Office

April 27th - State Fair of Texas Barrow Tag Orders Due

April 28th - 4-H Record Book Clinic

April 30th - 2015-2016 County Council Officer Interviews

Inside this issue..

District 11 Spring Spectacular

Contests

State Photography

Fair Queen Information

Livestock Ambassador Program

Horse Ambassador Program

Shooting Sports Practices

Livestock Judging Practices

Beef Quiz Bowl Practices

D-11 Judging Contests

Council Officer Application and

Interviews

2015 State Fair Sheep and Goat Tag

Order Form

2015-2016 Major Steer Tag Order

Form

2015 State Fair Hog Tag Order Form

County Camp

Spring Heifer Validation

Washington County Fair Species

Meetings

Horse Validation

District 11 4-H Spring Spectacular

April 18, 2015

Northside Baptist Church, Victoria TX

All participants registering in the Educational Presentation, Public Speaking, Share The Fun, and Fashion

Show must have qualified for the D-11 Spring Spectacular through the Washington County 4-H Round Up.

This does not apply for those entering the Quiz Bowl Contests, Entomology, CDM, or SET Judging

FASHION STORYBOARDS ARE DUE TO THE EXTENSION OFFICE ON APRIL 14th

Tentative Schedule Below

(Please note that the Fashion Show will begin at 3:00pm, not 2:00pm as depicted below)

Texas 4-H Photography Contest

Senior Photography division winners must register and upload their photos to www.4honline.com on or

before April 15th. Please make sure you enter the same category in which the photo was entered in the

Washington County 4-H Photography Contest. A $10 fee will be accompanied with each photo entered,

and can be payable with a credit or debit card. Please make sure the size of the photo does not exceed

2MB. The winning photos will be displayed at the Texas 4-H Round Up in June.

Ag Day Volunteers Needed

May 13th Washington County Fairgrounds

8:00am - 2:30pm

We are still looking for volunteers to serve as group leaders for the Washington County Ag Day on May 13th. Volunteers are needed to serve as group leaders for local 4th graders to tour the 16 stations that discuss the agricultural commerce within Washington County. Volunteers must be in high school. Your absence from class will also be excused. If you are interested in serving as a volunteer, email Charles or

Nancy at the Extension Office. Also include your T-Shirt size.

Multi-District Judging Contests

http://d114-h.tamu.edu/events-and-contests/judging-contests/

April 25th TAMU University

Deadline To Register on www.4honline.com is April 2nd Cost: $10.00

Livestock Judging: Date: April 25, 2015 Location: Pearce Pavilion, Texas A&M University Campus Schedule: 7:15 a.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. Contest Begins 3:00 p.m. Awards Presentation (subject to change)

Meats Identification and Evaluation: Date: April 25, 2015 Location: Rosenthal Meat Science Center, Texas

A&M University Campus Schedule (Tent) 7:30 a.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. Contest Begins 1:00 p.m. Awards Presentation (subject to change)

Soil Judging: Date: April 25, 2015 Location: O.D. Butler Jr. Animal Science Complex Schedule: 7:45 a.m.

Registration 7:45 a.m. Contest Begins (2 hours after completion) Awards Presentation

2015 Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador Course

Texas A&M University: July 20-23rd

Texas Tech University: July 7-10

Cost: $200

Selection Criteria: Senior aged 4-H member (14-18) that have exhibited a superior level of ambition

regarding their livestock projects. The student must have a profound interest in animal science and animal

production. Students have shown advanced leadership qualities and a willing ness to help others, as well as

rank in the top 25% of their class.

Application Process: Applicant can visit the following website https://agrilife.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?

SID=SV_3E4FD1zmVFLVJWZ . The applicant will complete the application and enter the contact for supervising

CEA. A selection committee will review the applications and accept 25 participants per university.

Applications are due by June 1st, 2015 and applicants will be notified by June 26th, 2015 regarding

application results.

2015 Texas 4-H Equine Ambassador Course

Lone Oak Ranch and Retreat

Gainesville, TX

June 28th-July 2nd

Cost: $250

Selection Criteria: Senior aged 4-H member (14-18) that have exhibited a superior level of ambition

regarding their equine projects. The student must have a profound interest in equine science and the horse

industry in Texas. Students have shown advanced leadership qualities and a willing ness to help others, as

well as rank in the top 25% of their class.

Application Process: Applicant can visit the following website https://agrilife.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?

SID=SV_9Gg3J8XmcWsSFfL .The applicant will complete the application and enter the contact for supervising

CEA. A selection committee will review the applications and accept 25 participants for the course

Applications are due by May 1st, 2015 and applicants will be notified in early June regarding application

results.

Washington County Fair March Species Meetings

Commercial Steer Weigh-In

Saturday April 11th at 8:00am

Cattleman’s Brenham Livestock

Exhibitors must attend with steers and turn in completed paperwork, if you have not already done so.

Entry Fees Due At This Time $30

There will be no make up weigh in

Colt Workout

Saturday April 11th at 9:00am

Barn 3 Washington County Fairgrounds

Shot Records, Gelded Verification are due on or before April 11th.

Please keep Coggins at all times when hauling your colts

Jr. Lamb Health/ Wellness Meeting

Sunday April 12th at 5:00pm

Fairgrounds Gathering Place

All Lamb exhibitors must attend one of three educational meetings (Tag-In does not count as a meeting) in

order to be eligible to show in the Jr. Lamb Show.

Any questions, call Ricky at 289-5758

Jr. Goat Educational Meeting

Tuesday April 21st at 6:30pm

Fairgrounds

Barrow/Carcass Hog Educational Meeting

Sunday, April 26th at 7:00pm

Fairgrounds Sales Facility

Texas 4-H Horse Validation

Dates:

March 1st- April 15th $10.00 per horse

April 16th - May 1st $20.00 per horse

It is that time of year again for our District and State Horse Show participants to validate their horses for the

2015 year. As in years past, the validation process will take place on www.4honline.com . ALL Horses must be

validated, even if that horse has been validated before. The step-by-step process of validating your horse pro-

jects will be attached with the Newsletter Email. You can also find this information on the Washington County

AgriLife website at washington.agrilife.org . If you have any questions regarding the Horse Validation process,

please feel free to contact the Extension Office. For all new horses, please make sure to have digital photos of

your horses from the front, left side, and right side. Also make sure to have a PDF copy of your horse’s

registration paper for upload.

Horse Project Consultation

CEA Kenneth McCullough is available to assist you with your 4-H Horse Projects year round. If you would like to

set up a project visit, please contact Kenneth at the Extension Office 979-277-6212 or by email at

kwmccullough@ag.tamu.edu .

Washington County 4-H Record Book Clinic

April 28th at 6:00pm

Fairgrounds VIP Building

Is this your first time compiling a 4-H Record Book? Are you looking to step up your “Record Book Game”?

Well, then you are in luck! We will be hosting a county-wide Record Book Clinic on April 28th at the

Fairgrounds VIP Building. Ms. Kayla Kaspar, Fayette County CEA 4-H will be on hand to talk about the ins and

outs of compiling your 4-H Record Book. So if you are a first timer, or a record book whiz, there will be

something for everyone to add to their “Record Book Toolbox”. We will also have the green record book

covers for sale at the clinic. If you have any questions about the clinic, feel free to contact Charles at the

Extension Office.

Washington County Fair March Species Meetings

Commercial Steer Weigh-In

Saturday April 11th at 8:00am

Cattleman’s Brenham Livestock

Exhibitors must attend with steers and turn in completed paperwork, if you have not already done so.

Entry Fees Due At This Time $30

There will be no make up weigh in

Colt Workout

Saturday April 11th at 9:00am

Barn 3 Washington County Fairgrounds

Shot Records, Gelded Verification are due on or before April 11th.

Please keep Coggins at all times when hauling your colts

Jr. Lamb Health/ Wellness Meeting

Sunday April 12th at 5:00pm

Fairgrounds Gathering Place

All Lamb exhibitors must attend one of three educational meetings (Tag-In does not count as a meeting) in

order to be eligible to show in the Jr. Lamb Show.

Any questions, call Ricky at 289-5758

Jr. Goat Educational Meeting

Tuesday April 21st at 6:30pm

Fairgrounds

Barrow/Carcass Hog Educational Meeting

Sunday, April 26th at 7:00pm

Fairgrounds Sales Facility

Spring Heifer Validation

I am sure everyone is aware of the requirements set forth by the Major Shows that all heifers exhibited at both

Spring and Fall Majors must be validated in the Texas Heifer Validation system. There will be a Spring Heifer

Validation process for those heifers who have yet to be validated. Please remember that a heifer only has to be

validated once in her show career. The only exception to this is if there is a change in ownership, or the exhibi-

tor wishes to register the heifer under a different breed.

Exactly like in the fall, there will be two stages to the validation process, the first is the uploading of a digital

copy of the ORIGINAL REGISTRATION PAPERS into the database. Please begin emailing digital colored scans of

the heifer’s original registration papers to Stephanie Rudolph (Stephanie.Rudolph@ag.tamu.edu) as soon as

possible. The ownership deadline on the registration papers must reflect a date before June 30th. The scanned

image of the registration paper MUST match the color of the original registration paper. No cell phone pictures

of the registration paper will be allowed. Please do not wait until the last minute to work with your breeder

and the breed association to receive the paperwork. We have to have the registration paperwork uploaded

into the database before June 30th, so the sooner we can get your paperwork, the smoother the process will

be.

The second stage of the Heifer Validation process is the physical validation. The physical validation is where we

will check to make sure that tattoos and brands match the registration paper, as well as pull hair for DNA. The

physical Validation will take place on June 25th in Barn 2 of the Fairgrounds. As always, if you have any

questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at the Extension Office.

Livestock Judging

Important Dates:

April 2—Deadline to register for Multi-District Contest April 9—Practice

April 16—Practice April 20—Practice April 23—Practice

April 25—Multi-District Contest

Shooting Sports Practices

All practices held in the Fairgrounds Sales Facility from 6:00pm - 7:30pm

April 6th April 13th April 20th

April 27th May 18th

Beef Quiz Bowl Practices

All practices held at Extension Office

April 7th - Practice April 13th - Practice April 18th - District Quiz Bowl Contest

2015 Washington County 4-H Day Camp

The Washington County 4-H Day Camp will take place at the Woodmen of the World Texas Youth Camp

(5193 Hwy 36 S) on Friday June 5, 2015. The cost will be $15 per child. For those that are in 8th grade and

above, and would like to serve as a group leader, please make sure to let us know when you fill out your

form. All camp forms are due back to the Extension Office by May 12th. We cannot guarantee a T-Shirt to

those whose forms are turned after the deadline. The form will be attached to the Newsletter email.

2015 Washington County 4-H Fair Queen Candidates

It is time to start thinking about who will represent the Washington County 4-H as our Fair Queen Candidates

for the 2015 Washington County Fair. The Fair Queen selection process is outlined in our 4-H Family Handbook

and it reads:

4-H FAIR QUEEN CANDIDATE SELECTION

According to fair rules, Washington County 4-H will have two queen candidates as long as our total enrollment is 300 members or more. Interested candidates should consult the Washington County Fair queen candidate guidelines available from the Fair Office to make sure they meet all of the qualifications. Active 4-H members who wish to be considered as a candidate for Washington County Fair Queen should let their 4-H Club Manager know during their March 4-H Club meeting. If a club has more than one interested candidate, the 4-H Club membership should vote to select one candidate for the club. 4-H Club managers should notify the Extension office after their March meeting if any candidates are selected from their club. In the event that two candidates are interested from the same 4-H Club and no other 4-H Clubs in the county have candidates, then both candidates from the same club can be considered. If more than two clubs have interested candidates, then a special meeting of the County 4-H Council will be called in April to allow the 4-H Council members to vote to select the two candidates that will represent 4-H for Washington County Fair Queen. The vote will be by ballot of the 4-H Council members present at the special meeting. Each community 4-H club must provide at least two Senior-aged members to serve as delegates for the Fair Queen election. (Should a club only have one delegate to the Council, they may send another Senior member as their second). Each club gets a maximum of two votes for Fair Queen. In the event a club sends only one delegate to the Fair Queen election meeting, that club will only cast one vote. In the event that a club does not send any representatives to the Fair Queen election meeting, that club will not be able to cast a vote. Once selected as a 4-H Fair Queen Candidate, candidates will work with the Extension office and the Washington County Fair office to complete the necessary application forms by May 1.

Each club may nominate one young lady as their potential candidate. Nominations can be made by club managers emailing Charles or Nancy at the Extension Office and informing them of who their candidate is. Club managers, please also let us know the names of the two voting delegates from your club. The voting delegates can be your current council delegate and/or council officer. Only the named voting delegates from each club will get to vote.

The meeting to vote on our two Fair Queen Candidates will be held on April 21st at 6:00pm in the VIP Building at the Fair Grounds.

Each club must designate at least two Senior Aged delegates to serve as voting delegates. If a club sends one delegate, they can cast one vote. If no delegates from a club are present for the meeting, that club will not receive any votes.

Each candidate will give a short biography about themselves and why they should be selected to represent Washington County 4-H as a Fair Queen. The delegates will also have an opportunity to ask questions to each candidate.

Two separate votes will be taken, the first will include all potential candidates. The young lady who receives the most votes will be our Queen Candidate. The second vote will include all remaining young ladies, and the candidate that receives the most votes will be our second Queen Candidate.

Walk Across Texas

Walk Across Texas is an eight week program to encourage participants to become more active walking or exercising. At the end of the eight weeks, the goal is to have at least 830 miles (the distance across Texas). This is done by teams of 8 (1 team captain, and 7 other team mem-bers). This is a great opportunity for youth to get leadership by heading up a team and keeping with their team mileage.

Only the team captain needs to register online. I have attached the form for the team captain to fill out. There is also an individual registration form for all members including the team captain to fill out. If you have trouble getting the information filled out online at http://walkacrosstexas.tamu.edu, you may turn the forms in at the extension office and we will help fill it out. Once on the webpage you will go to register now. The team captain will enter in his/her information and then will enter in all the information for each team member.

The goal is to have all of your team members report their mileage for that week. At the end of each week, the team with all of their team member mileage entered in will be entered in-to weekly drawing for prizes. The entire team must have miles entered for that week. You may either enter the miles online or submit them to the office by the beginning of the next week.

At the end of the 8 weeks, whichever team has the most overall miles will be recognized in Au-gust at the annual Family Night Awards Banquet.

The Walk Across Texas Competition for 4H will begin on March 8, 2015 and will conclude on May 2.

April 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

Sandy Hill 4-H

Mtg.

Reg for D-11

Judging Contest

3 4

5 6

Shooting Sports

7

BQB Practice

8 9

Salem 4-H Mtg.

Livestock

Judging Practice

10

SFT Lamb and

Goat Tag Order

Due to EO

Volunteer Dead-

line for Ag Day

11

WCF Comm

Steer Weigh In

WCF Colt

Workout

12

WCF Lamb

Meeting

13 Shooting

Sports

Burton 4-H Mtg.

Washington 4-H

Mtg.

BQB Practice

14

Zionsville 4-H

Mtg.

Storyboard Due

To EO

15

Prairie Hill 4-H

Mtg.

State Photo

Contest Reg. Due

16

Livestock

Judging Practice

17

15-16 Major

Steer Tag Order

Due to EO

18

Spring

Spectacular

Contests

19 20

Gay Hill 4-H Mtg

Livestock

Judging Practice

Shooting Sports

21

Bluebonnet 4-H

Mtg

WCF Goat Mtg

Fair Queen Mtg.

22 23

Livestock

Judging Practice

24 25

D-11 Judging

Contests

26

WCF Swine

Meeting

27 SFT Barrow

Tag Order Due to

EO

County Council

Officer App Due to

EO

Shooting Sports

28

WashCo 4-H

Record Book

Clinic

29 30

Council Officer

Interviews

Printable 4-H Calendar!

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Charles Seely, Jr

CEA 4-H and Youth Development 4-H Coordinator clseely@ag.tamu.edu

Kara Matheney

CEA Ag and Natural Resources County Coordinator kjmatheney@ag.tamu.edu

Tanya McGonagill

CEA Family and Consumer Sciences Tanya.McGonagill@ag.tamu.edu

Kenneth McCoullough

CEA 4-H and Youth Development Cooperative Extension Programs kwmccullough@tamu.edu

Mary Sanders

CEA Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Extension Programs Mary.Sanders@ag.tamu.edu

Washington County Extension Service

1305 E. Blue Bell Rd Ste 104 · Brenham, TX 77833 · 979.277.6212

Chairman: Shane Bentke

1st Vice: Rhealee Spies

2nd Vice: Heather Ruemke

Secretary: Makaela Naumann

Treasurer: Emily Seeker

Reporter: Josh Ruemke

Parliamentarian: Caden Warmke

District Delegate: Dillon Randerman