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Volume 3, Issue 8
May/June 2015
The Cooke County
Clover Connection
The Extension Office will be closed Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.
AgriLife Extension Office
301. S. Chestnut
Gainesville, TX 76240
Phone: 940.668.5412
Fax: 940.668.5402
E-mail: [email protected]
COOKE COUNTY 4-H
Making the Best Better!
Continue to check the website calendar for all the latest important 4-H dates. Go to www.cooke.agrilife.org From there,
you can click on “events” to view. The webpage gives options
to view the calendar as a list, by the month, week and day.
You can also scroll down to the right hand bottom of the
event view, click on “ICAL IMPORT MONTH’S EVENTS” and
can import the calendar to your smart phone!
Don’t forget to send us your club meeting minutes, pictures
or anything about what your clubs are doing. Getting the
news out about Cooke County 4-H helps our organization
grow as well as earning that all important community and
business support.
We are on the Web!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Club Contact Info &
Extension Office Info
2
County 4-H Camp
3
UlTra Leadership Lab
4
3-D Archery
www.cooke.agrilife.org
Virtual Fishing Tournament
Summer Reminders
5
Record Book Workshop
Save the Date
Hello Everyone . . .
Well, it is almost summer
vacation time!! I’ll bet you all can’t
wait! Lots of places to go, people
to see, and things to do. I hope
you will make room in your plans
for several 4-H activities that will
be taking place this summer. First,
I hope many of you will be able to
come to County 4-H Camp in
July. Because of the recent rains,
Lake Texoma is flooding in some
places. The road into our camp is
one such place. . . .so Cross Point
Camp is closed until the water
recedes. Just to be safe, and
hopefully allow enough time to
make the road into camp passable,
we have changed our dates for
camp. It will now be Friday,
July 24 thru Monday, July
27th. Camp Counselors will
be going early for final preparations on Thursday, July
23rd.
I hope you all will still plan to
come, because as always it
promises to be a great time for
all!!
Please remember that June
26th is the deadline for project
record forms and record
books. Special award applications, and scholarship forms will
be due on July 10th, with interviews scheduled for July
21st. Please visit our website
for requirements for the banquet. We have all award applications in the office and will
have them posted on our site
shortly. Remember also that if
you are in need of a ribbon and/
or a project there are still several opportunities. First, the
County Pet Show is scheduled
for Saturday, June 13th and 2nd is
the Project Day on June 20.
Not only can you try a project
you have been wanting to,
there will be a of couple ribbon
activities available too..
So, until we see each other
again . . .
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
Phyllis A. Griffin
[email protected]
940-668-5416 or 940-727-3491
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Sunflower & Pumpkin
Seed Growing Contest
Barn Talk
7
The Winner’s Circle
8-9
May/June Spotlight
10
Calendar of Events
11
Held each year in College Station
on the campus of Texas A&M University, Texas 4-H Roundup is the
culmination of years of hard work
and dedication for youth
throughout the State
of Texas. Each
year contests
are held
throughout
the counties, each
of the
twelve
AgriLife
Extension
districts,
and at the
state level.
There are
approximately 50
competitive
events at roundup, the majority of
which require the individual or team to qualify at the county
or district level. Texas 4-H Roundup also offers over 13 invitational
style contests for intermediate and
senior age 4-Hers to participate
without having to qualify.
This summer, Cooke County will
be well represented at state roundup. We will have 4-Hers competing
in foods and nutrition, agriculture
products identification and meats
judging. We will also have our Share
the Fun team competing with their
skit titled “Can’t Stop the Green”.
4-Hers competing at roundup next
month include: Michaela
Blakesley, Sadhvika
Chitoor, Ashley
Downe, Zachary Downe,
Austin
Grant, Davis Grant,
Ashley
Hale, Jordan Hale,
Gabby
Hellinger,
John
Kilpatrick,
Thomas
Kilpatrick,
Elijah Lewis,
William Lewis,
Katelyn McCormick,
Sarah McCormick, Gillean
Nixon, Kendall Pearse, Kaylee Sicking, Eleanor Smith, Matthew Smith,
Victoria Smith, Jack Walker, Grant
Wilson and Lizzy Wilson. In addition to the 4-Hers, adult volunteers
along with Phyllis Griffin, 4-H and
Youth Development Extension
Agent for Cooke County will also
be in attendance. Roundup will be
held June 9 through June 11.
Family & Consumer Science
Agriculture & Natural Resources
County Extension Agent
County Extension Agent
County Extension Agent
Phyllis A. Griffin
Angel Neu
Marty Morgan
940-668-5416 or 940-727-3491
940-668-5412
940-668-5413
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant: Kelly Huston 940.668.5412 [email protected]
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Record Book Judging
23
UlTra Leadership Lab @ Collin County Adventure
24
25
26
Record Books
Due
Project Record
Forms Due
20
Project Day
19
State Steer &
Heifer Validation
@ 8:00 am Rudy
Schumacher
Farm
17
18
County Pet Show
13
Virtual Fishing Tournament
12
Pet Show Entry
Deadline
11
6
County Horse Show
4
5
Camp Counselor
Training 4:00—
8:00 pm @ Extension Office
UlTra Registration
Deadline
Archery Invitational
30
Record Book Training
29
County Horse
Show Entry
Deadline
23
22
4-H & Youth Development
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Extension Office Contact Information
District Horse Show @ Athens
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 940-726-1340 | [email protected]
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Monica Grant | 940-390-5283 | [email protected]
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Valley View
14
Bernadette Trammell | 940-768-8356 | [email protected]
4-H Roundup @ TAMU College Station
Laura Eastman | 940-372-5856 | [email protected]
10
Sharpshooters
9
Yvonne & Ronnie Sicking | 940-736-9006 | [email protected]
8
Katy Smith | 817-980-0147 | [email protected]
7
Red River
3
Pennye Taylor | 940-902-9163 | [email protected]
2
Shelley Ruland | 940-206-0007 | [email protected]
1 June
Reckless Rabbit
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Camp Counselor
Training 1:30—
6:00 pm @ Extension Office
Zonya Klement | 940-759-2972 | [email protected]
Livestock Project
Coalition Mtg. 5:30
@ Extension Office
Cathy Dangelmayr | 940-759-4711 | [email protected]
FCS Coalition Meeting 11:30 @ Extension Office
Muenster
Extension Office
Robin Levison | [email protected]
27 D4 Admin.
28
Club Manager
Meeting for all
Extension Agents Meeting 7:00 @
Lori Nixon | 903-332-1829 | [email protected]
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Amy McCormick |940-765-9633 | [email protected]
25
Extension Office
Closed
Memorial Day
Midnight Mustang
24
Donna Corcoran | [email protected]
22
Youth Fishing
Day
Billie Becker | 940-736-8976 | [email protected]
21
Elizabeth Huchton | 940-284-1111 | [email protected]
20
Laura Fisher | 940-736-7206 | [email protected]
19
Lindsay
18
Kristie Hellinger | 940-902-4506 | [email protected]
17
Billie Paschal | 940-634-2575 | [email protected]
Sat
Era
Fri
Beverly Fleitman | 940-727-8053 | [email protected]
Thu
Livestock Club
Wed
Beverly Fleitman | 940-727-8053 | [email protected]
Tue
Agriculture Junkies
Mon
CLUB MANAGER(S)
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Sun
CLUB NAME
May/June Calendar of Events
2014-15 Club Manager Contact Information
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DATE
CHANGE
DATE
CHANGE
Theme: Looney Tunes
Date: July 24—July 27, 2015 @ Cross Point Camp in Kingston, OK
Cost: $165 per person
Registration Deadline: July 8, 2015—5:00 pm
As we continue our spotlight on those that are vital in the success and support of the
4-H program, this month we spotlight Kanita Maxwell.
Whether its going around the county to solicit donations for belt buckles and jackets to
give at the 4-H Livestock show; helping at the spaghetti dinner or donating t-shirts, hats
& jackets or whatever our county program may need...Kanita is there. She tirelessly
gives of her time and energy to help make the best better in Cooke County 4-H.When
she’s not busy helping out the 4-H youth, she is involved with the Gainesville Lion’s Club
and the Cooke County Medical Society as well as her own grandchildren.
We are truly appreciative of those who go the extra mile to help our program and
Kanita Maxwell is one of those volunteers. Thank you Kanita for your support!
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THE COOKE COUNTY CLOVER CONNECTION
Early registration is encouraged as there will be limited space. A $75 deposit will hold your child’s place,
with final payment due July 8.
Contact Information
Cooke County AgriLife Extension Office at 668-5412 or email us
[email protected] or [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO FLOODING AT CROSS POINT CAMP THESE DATES
COULD POSSIBLY CHANGE. THESE ARE THE PLANNED DATES FOR NOW.
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Date: June 23—25, 2015
Location: Collin County Adventure Camp
Registration: Register on 4-H Connect by midnight, May 30, 2015
Fees: $125 per person (includes lodging, meals, and a camp t-shirt)
Eligibility: Must be a 4-H member and at least 13 as of June 30, 2015
to register
District 4 will be hosting UlTra Leadership Lab. District Council Officers will be elected at this
camp. If you are interested in running for district officer, there is an additional registration for you
to complete on 4-H Connect at a cost of $27. Elected district officers will be installed at the conclusion of camp on June 25. These officers will be required to stay an additional night for officer
training and planning. The additional registration cost of $27 will cover the expenses for this extra
night. Once elections are completed, elected officer registrations will be accepted, thus, only those
that get elected will be charged the fee.
Even if you do not plan to run for a district officer position, the camp itself provides some great
sessions to improve upon your leadership skills. Contact the Extension Office for more details.
May 30, 2015
2201 W. HWY 82—Gainesville, Texas
8:00 am check in & equipment safety check
9:00 am Competition Begins
The Share the Fun act at District Competition. They advanced and will
compete at State Roundup in June.
District Fashion Show Winners. Michaela Blakesley
3rd, Caitlyn Taylor 1st and
Kendall Pearse 1st. Kendall
will advance to compete at
state 4-H roundup in June.
$20 Registration Fee per Bow
$30 for non Texas 4-H members
Entry Deadline (postmarked by) May 25, 2015
For more Information contact Chad Trammell @ 940-634-2858 or
Bernadette Trammell @ 940-768-8356 [email protected]
District IV 4-H Virtual Fishing Tournament
The purpose of the “virtual” fishing tournament is to encourage 4-H members
and families to go fishing. All participants must be District IV 4-H members.
The next date is June 13. There is a one-time $25 registration fee that covers
entry for all dates. Registration is open on 4-H Connect thru June 5, 2015.
Only bass will be considered for measurement. This is a catch and release tournament. Participants may fish from any legally accessible lake, river, creek or
pond. Participants must submit a photo of their fish on a tournament date by
3:00 pm in order to be considered for awards. Please contact the Extension
office if you are interested in participating in this event.
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THE COOKE COUNTY CLOVER CONNECTION
Cooke County 4-Her, Jordan Hale, a member of the Texas 4-H
Council, was one of 10 Texas youth delegates selected to attend
National 4-H Conference recently in Washington D.C. It is a
working conference in which youth and adults—at the invitation
of the Secretary of Agriculture—assist in the development of recommendations to help guide 4-H Youth Development Programs
nationally and in their communities. “National Conference was an
incredible experience. I made many friends with fellow 4-Hers
that live throughout our great nation”, said Jordan about her trip.
Caitlyn Taylor 1st in Choreographed
Routine and Carly Watson 3rd in
Public Speaking at District
9
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VOLUME 3, ISSUE 8
Project Record Forms are due in the Extension Office Friday, June 26
at 5:00 pm. Project record forms must be completed & submitted by
the deadline in order to qualify for the Achievement Banquet. Forms
are available on our website or at the extension office.
2nd Place Intermediate Team members
Cameron Trammell, Ethan Trammell, Sadhvika
Chitoor and Caitlyn Taylor
1st place Senior Team members Gabby
Hellinger, Ashley Downe, Matthew
Special Awards and Scholarship Applications are now available online at the Extension office website. You may also come by the office to pick up applications.
Special Awards and Scholarship applications are due by 5:00 pm July 10. Applicants will be interviewed on Tuesday, July 21 beginning at 3:30 pm and winners
will be announced at the Achievement Banquet in August. Special Awards include Rookie of the Year, Jewels of 4-H, Outstanding Junior & Intermediate 4Her, Bronze & Silver Star, Farm Bureau Leadership, Danforth “I Dare You” and
Gold Star.
ACHIEVEMENT BANQUET REQUIREMENTS
Clover Kids must have participated in 1 county activity or event
Junior must have participated in 2 projects and 2 ribbon activities
Intermediate participated in 2 projects/3 ribbon activities OR 3 projects/2 ribbon activities
Seniors participated in 3 projects/3ribbon activities OR 4 projects/2 ribbon activities
3rd place Intermediate Team members
Jacqueline Smith, Thomas Kilpatrick, Zachary
Downe and Kaylee Sicking
High Scoring Individuals with their ribbons.
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In a new contest to Cooke County, a group of 4-Hers
are taking on learning the skills to evaluate meat. This
contest teaches youth to identify various cuts of meats
and determine the relative quality of wholesale and
retail cuts of meat.
Their first competition was a success and the teams
will be going on to compete at state roundup in June.
Results from the district qualifying contest were: 2nd
Place Intermediate Team. Members were Sadhvika
Chitoor, Cameron Trammell, Ethan Trammell and
Caitlyn Taylor. 3rd Place Intermediate Team members
included Kaylee Sicking, Zachary Downe, Jacqueline
Smith and Thomas Kilpatrick. Individually, these 4-Hers
rankings were 4th Sadhvika Chitoor, 5th Kaylee Sicking, 6th Zachary Downe, 7th Jacqueline Smith, 8th
Cameron Trammell, 9th Caitlin Taylor, 10th Thomas
Kilpatrick and 11th Ethan Trammell. Cooke County
had the 1st and 2nd place Senior teams. 1st place
members were Gabby Hellinger, Ashley Downe, Matthew Smith and John Kilpatrick. 2nd place members
included Eleanor Smith, Lizzy Wilson and Grant Wilson. Individually the placings were 1st Eleanor Smith,
2nd Matthew Smith, 3rd Ashley Downe, 4h Lizzy Wilson, 5th John Kilpatrick, 6th Gabbi Hellinger and 7th
Grant Wilson.
THE COOKE COUNTY CLOVER CONNECTION
A Leader College for adults wanting to learn more about Family Consumer Science projects will be held July 7th. A four hour session in one of these areas:
Clothing/Textile, Consumer Education, Food/Nutrition, Housing/Interior Design will be presented. Adults will be able to learn in detail about the project
area and then have the opportunity to present their leader skills at 4-H Boot
Camp that will be held August 4 from 9:00 am to Noon. Watch for more details in the July/August newsletter.
Record Book Training
Workshop
Saturday, May 30, 10 am
to 4 pm @ the Cooke
County Library.
If you are age 11 or up,
come and spend the day
working on your record
book. This will be a good opportunity for
those who are needing extra help with
their record books. Our county record
book judging will take place on Saturday,
June 27. All record books are due to be
turned in to the Extension
Office on Friday, June 26 at 5:00 pm
Record books are a great way to track
your projects throughout your 4-H membership years and are very, very beneficial
when you begin filling out those college
scholarship applications.
Saturday, June 13
Place TBD
Entry Deadline: June 12
Watch for emails and
further info on our
website and
Facebook
page
Saturday, June 20
8:30 am to 1:00 pm
Cooke County Fair Grounds
Cost: $5.00
Preregistration by June 5
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Cooke
County 4-H is having a Sunflower and Pumpkin
Growing Contest. The goal is to grow either a
sunflower plant, a pumpkin plant, or both and then
at harvest time, have your sunflower or pumpkin
be judged and find out who can grow the largest.
Other prizes will be available too.
Sunflowers will be judged in mid-August and Pumpkins will be judged in mid-October.
There is no cost to participate and is open to any
youth in Cooke County.
To sign up and receive your seed packets, contact
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office at (940)6685412 or visit our website at
http://cooke.agrilife.org
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 8
Due to the rain and wet conditions, the
County Horse Show has been rescheduled.
The new date is now
Saturday, June 6
NCTC Equine Arena
Check-In begins at 8:00 am
Show begins at 9:00 am
If you were unable to attend the original date
of May 16, but can now, it is not too late to
enter! Entries will be due
May 29, 2015 @ 5:00 pm
Also, if you entered but can no longer participate, refunds will be issued. Please contact
the extension office if you need a refund.
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There are still some Youth Fair checks that need to be picked up. 4-Hers must write thank you
notes in order to receive their check. A thank you should be written to EACH of the following :
Cooke County United Way—c/o Angie Hare
Cooke County Youth Fair Board—c/o Richard Dangelmayr
Howeth Title Company
First State Bank—c/o Karen Estes
Peak Energy Services
Superior Machining—c/o Giles Walterscheid
You can also visit our office
301 South Chestnut
Gainesville, TX 76240
County Horse Show
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SAVE THE DATES FOR THESE
UPCOMING EVENTS
County Horse Show
June 6
Texas 4-H Roundup
June 8—11 @ TAMU College Station
June 13
County Pet Show
State Steer & Heifer Validation
June 19
4-H Project Day
June 20
Ultra/Leadership Lab
June 23—25
Record Book Judging
June 27
Adult Leader College
July 7
Club Chartering Deadline
July 15
County 4-H Camp
July 24—27
Cross Point Camp in Kingston, Oklahoma
Officer Training
July 30
Achievement Banquet
August 8 @ First Christian Church
4-H Boot Camp
August 4
Kids Entertaining Kids
August 15
THE COOKE COUNTY CLOVER CONNECTION
STATE
STEER & HEIFER
VALIDATION
Friday, June 19
Rudy Schumacher Farm
For those of you who ordered steer and/or heifer tags, state
validation will take place on Friday, June 19, 8:00 am, at the Rudy Schumacher Farm. The address location is 3189 County Road 320, Gainesville, TX. Please call the extension office if you have any questions about
validation or need directions to get to the location. This validation will
be for all 2015-16 steers that will be shown at Texas major stock
shows. Heifer validation will be for all heifers not already state validated
that will be shown in any fall 2015 Texas major stock show. There will
be another opportunity to validate heifers for the Texas major spring
stock shows in November.
RED RIVER REGIONAL HEIFER CONTEST
The Cooke County Beef Cattle Association will be sponsoring the annual commercial heifer contest
again this fall in conjunction with their annual Fall Commercial Beef Replacement Sale. Validation will be
June 19—27. This contest is open to any 4-H or FFA member and its purpose is to support youth beef
education and promoting beef best management practices. If you are interested in learning more about
this contest, please contact Beverly Fleitman at 940-727-8053. Rules and further information is also available at the Extension Office.
The dates for the 2016 Youth Fair have changed. Please mark these new dates on your calendars.
January 11—16, 2016
FCS Show & Swine Show 1/12/16; Horse Show 1/13/16; Sheep & Goat Show 1/14/16;
Cattle, Chickens, Rabbits & Shop Show 1/15/16; Premium Sale 1/16/16
Entry Deadlines
Steers—Monday August 24, 2015
All other market animals, breeding animals & horses—Monday, November 2, 2015
FCS & Shop—Friday, December 11, 2015
Validation Dates & Times
Steers—August 29, 2015
All other market animals—November 11, 2015