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July 2017
ATASCOSA 4-H NEWSLETTER Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
25 E. Fifth Street P.O. Box 379
Leming, TX 78050 830-569-0034
[email protected] atascosa.agrilife.org
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 infor-mation, 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 Agricul-ture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. We will seek to provide reasonable accommodation for all persons with disabilities for this meeting. We request that you contact the Atascosa County Extension Service twelve days (12) prior to the event at (830) 569-0034 or as soon as possible to advise us of the auxiliary aid or service that you require.
Club Info 2
Shooting Sports 2-3
Awards 4
Ambass/Council 4-5
WL & Fish 5
Dog Project 5
Livestock 6
Golf 6
Say Cheese 7
Horse 8-9
Record Books 9
Aggie Commercial Steer Camp 10
Leadership Lab 11
Contact Us 11
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Pecan Classic A & B: TCCA – Steer
When: July 7, 2017 – July 8, 2017 (all-day)
Where: Guadalupe County Fairgrounds-- 728 Midway, Seguin,TX 78155
Contact: Holly Garza 210-296-4093
Lone Star Classic A, B, C, & D: TCCA – Heifer, Steer
When: July 8, 2017 – July 9, 2017 (all-day)
Where: Lavaca County Expo -- 1614 N Texana St, Hallettsville,TX 77964
Contact: Daniel Boatright, 830-203-0627
Lone Star Classic A, B, C & D: TCCA – Heifer – Steer
When: August 5, 2017 – August 6, 2017 (all-day)
Where: JB Wells Park, Co Rd 197, Gonzales,TX 78629
Contact: Daniel Boatright 830-203-0627
Race Day Classic Steer Show: TCCA – Steer
When: August 12, 2017 – August 13, 2017 (all-day)
Where: Gillespie County Fairgrounds, 2000 S State Hwy 16, Fredericksburg,TX
Contact: Gillespie County Fair 830-997-2359
Mission river Classic A, B, C & D: TCCA – Heifer – Steer
When: August 19, 2017 – August 20, 2017 (all-day)
Where: Refugio County Fairgrounds, 110 Fairgrounds Rd, Refugio,TX 78377
Contact: Refugio County Fair Association 210-274-0806
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Atascosa 4-H Club Info 4‐H isa “learnbydoing”youtheducationprogramforchildren9 to19. It promotes positive values, social responsibility, and lifelong
learning.Anaf iliatedprogram,CloverKids,isavailableinsomeareasforchildren5to7(Kto2).Through4‐Handtheopportunitiesitprovides,4‐Hmembershavetheabilitytoparticipate in many events and activities, as well as apply for scholarships, travel thecountry,andmeetnewfriends.EnrollmentbeginsinAugust.
Lytle 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month, 6:30pm Lytle Primary School Cafeteria Nan Boyd 210-912-5841 [email protected] Leeanna Mask 210-859-9499 Michelle Keith [email protected] Mesquite 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month, 7pm Pleasanton Elementary, Pleasanton, TX Sue Ann Smith - (830) 570-4399 [email protected] Debbie Ward - (830) 281-4159 Johanna Hagen - (830) 281-2119 [email protected] Poteet 4-H 1st Tuesday of the Month, 7pm Poteet High School Cafeteria, Stephanie Scharmann - (210) 365-9632 [email protected]
Atascosa Club of Equine Enthusiasts 4th Monday of the Month, 7pm First United Methodist Church, Pleasanton Karen Harris - (830) 570-9222 [email protected]
Black Hill 4-H 2nd Sunday of the Month, 6:00pm Black Hill Comm. Building., Black Hill, TX Kim Lutz - (830) 570 - 3320 [email protected]
La Parita 4-H 2nd Tuesday of the month 6:30 pm 95 South CR 321, Jourdanton Tasha Meyer—830-399-2688 [email protected]
Leming/Verdi 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month 6:30pm Verdi Community Center, Verdi, TX Carl Royal 830-480-4018 [email protected] James Caraway 830-570-3946 [email protected] Matt Adamitz 210-275-8796
Date: July 15 - July 16 Venue: National Shooting Complex, 5931 Roft Road, San Antonio, TX 78253 Events: American Skeet, American Trap, Whiz Bang, Sporting Clays, & Super Sporting. Registration: $50 payable by credit card on iClays Registration closes July 5th. Questions? – Call John Dean @ (210) 825-1233 or email [email protected]
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For Information regarding the Atascosa 4-H Shooting Sports Program, please contact:
SHOTGUN Boyd Grimshaw 830-570-0110 [email protected] or visit www.atascosaclaypoppers.shutterfly.com RIFLE Tasha Meyer 830-399-2688, [email protected] or Jimmy Meyer 830-570-7071, [email protected] ARCHERY Paul Macmanus (210) 452-2620 — [email protected] For more information on the shooting sports project, visit
http://agrilife.org/d124h/events/.shooting-sports Additional tournament information can also be found at
http://www.iclays.com/cgi-bin/public_tournament_list.cgi or http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/outdoor-learning/hunter-education/shooting-sports-
opportunities/sporting-clays-schedule
2017 Texas 4-H Shooting Sports State Games We would like to wish Good Luck to all our participants registered for this years Shooting Sports State Games. Hunting & Wildlife, Muzzle Loading, Pistol and Rifle Events will be held on July 9-14, 2017 at the Austin Rifle
Club in Manor. Archery Events are sched-uled for July 16-22, 2017 and Shotgun Events will be held July 18-22 at San An-tonio’s National Shooting Complex. Mem-bers, don’t forget to send in your pictures to our office to showcase your efforts.
Sept. 23‐24, 2017‐Carrizo Springs $120 Registra on through Sept. 12 $150 Late Registra on Sept. 13‐22
Oct. 14‐15, 2017—Victoria $120 Registra on through Oct. 1 $180 Late Registra on Oct. 2‐5
Register on 4‐H Connect at:
https://texas.4honline.com
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Star and New Am-bassador Interviews
will take place on Monday, July 10, 2017. Applicants have been notified
with a specific time. Please check your
email for more info.
The annual awards banquet will be held on Friday, August 4, 2017 at 6:00p.m. and will be held at the Pleasanton High School Caf-eteria. We are delighted to announce that the speaker this year is Paige Smith, former Mesquite 4-H Member. Tickets are $7.00 for parents, non-4-Hers and guests. The price for 4-H members is $5.00. Due to the
limited seating, we cannot guarantee ticket availability at the door. Please purchase your tickets at the Extension Office or by mailing in a check by July 21st. We are asking that volunteers bring their favorite deserts to share. There will also be a silent auction to raise funds for the County Merit Scholarship. Anyone wish-ing to donate goods or services may bring their items to the Extension office prior to the event.
Atascosa 4-H Awards Banquet
Ambassador & County Council Meetings
· Thursday, August 24 · Ambassador Meeting 6:00 pm
· Extension Office Cafeteria · County Council Meeting 6:45 pm
On August 14, 2017 4‐H Interpreta on will be presented to Commissioner’s Court. Make plans to meet on the steps of the County Courthouse (southside) at 8:30pm. Please dress in official Officer/Ambassador dress; i.e. Council or white shirt/blouse, khaki pants/skirt, jacket.
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Individuals interested in helping plan for this years County Fair activities and shows should make plans to attend the next meeting. The meeting will be held July 11, 2017 at 7:00pm. A location will be announced at a later time. Please call the Extension Office for more info. Everyone is invited...bring your ideas!
The 4‐H Dog Project is preparing for the State 4‐H Dog show and will not be hav‐ing regular mee ngs un l September 14, 2017 at 6:00pm. See you then!!! Anyone interested in finding out more about the 4‐H Dog Project, please con‐tact Michelle, 4‐H Program Assistant at 830‐569‐0036 or visit
http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/dog-care-training/
Club Officer & Manager Training Thursday, July the 27th will be our annual officer and manager work-shop! We will have fun activities planned for the officers, so come ex-cited for a new year! Who: 4-H Club and Council Officers and Club Managers When: Thursday, July 27th @ 6:00pm Where: County Extension Office, 25 East Fifth Street, Leming
The Wildlife & Fisheries group will take a break for the summer and resume on September 7, 2017 at 5:30p.m.
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Livestock Day Camps are scheduled for this summer to help increase the knowledge of
our youth livestock exhibitors. There will be a $10.00 charge per participant to cover the
cost of a meal. Please RSVP by Friday, July 21st
July 25, 2017 4-H Swine Camp
July 26, 2017 4-H Cattle Camp
July 27, 2017 4-H Sheep & Goat Camp
July 28, 2017 4-H Poultry & Rabbit Camp
Goat and Lamb Validations will be coming soon. Keep your eyes open for more infor-mation in the Newsletter or on Facebook for dates and costs.
Broilers can be ordered after September 1st. Please check next month’s newsletter for more information.
Texas 4-H First Tee Golf Challenge
The Texas 4-H First Tee Golf Challenge 3 person scramble golf tournament will be held July 17th in Kerrville. Only 1 team member is required to be enrolled in 4-H. If individuals would like to compete, they can be placed on a team at the event. Contact Carla Schuster for registration and info:
[email protected] 830-928-3308. Registration Deadline: July 10, 2017
Check in begins at 8:30am $120.00/team (includes lunch)
Exhibitors entering into the State Fair should submit their entries to the Extension Office by Monday, August 7, 2017. Entries are not currently available but should be soon.
Summer Livestock Day Camps
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Poteet 4-H member Derek Scharmann was presented with a $1000.00 scholarship at the South Texas Buckskin Brigades Wildlife Leadership Camp on June 15, 2017, held at the Rob & Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation in Sinton, TX. Derek attended STBB camp last year in Uvalde as a cadet. This year he applied and was accepted to come back as an assistant herd leader for fulfilling his cadet duties throughout the year. His plans are to attend Texas A&M University and pursue a career as a Texas Game Warden. Mason Vick who is in the Mes-quite 4-H Club, also attended the South Texas Buckskin Bri-gades Wildlife Leadership Camp as a cadet and finished as the Top Cadet of the session.
4-H Texas State Roundup was held in College Station on the campus of Texas A&M June 6-9. Blair Rankin, Kendall Ha-gen, Autumn Hagen and Stay-ton Hagen participated in Ag Product ID and Blair and Ken-dall participated in the Consum-er Decision Making Con-test. Stayton also entered his Entomology Collection and re-ceived second place in the In-termediate age division. Pic-tured are Blair Rankin, Ken-dall Hagen, Autumn Hagen and Stayton Hagen.
Pictured above are Chase Currie and Derek Scharmann.
Pictured right are Dale Rankin, Derek Schar-mann, Mason Vick, and Joe Taylor.
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Texas A&M Summer Horsemanship Clinic On June 12 & 13, 2017 Atascosa County 4-H Horse Club "A.C.E.E." hosted a Texas A&M Summer Horsemanship Clinic which was open to riders of all ages and riding levels. 23 rid-ers participated in this 2-day clinic which teaches basic to advanced fundamentals of riding. Riders came from Atascosa County, as well as Medina County & Bee County. The participants were given about 15 hours of rid-ing instructions over two days on topics in-cluding the proper use of reins, legs pressure, hip and shoulder control, understanding types of bits and how to properly select the correct bit for a horse ; as well as thoroughly under-
standing the mechanics of each gait a horse moves: the Walk, Trot, and Lope. Many riders learned for their first time how to correctly get their horse to move at the Lope and in the correct lead. ACEE had several local sponsors and wishes to thank the following for their support: Vrana Feed & Seed, Cattlemans Vet Supply & Free Flo Feeds, Ranchscapes, Rakowitz Engineering, Atascosa County Republican Party, Brush Country Re-publican Women, United Country Real Estate--South Texas Lands and Lazy 2 Ranch Equestrian Cen-ter. Without the generous support of these local sponsors, and several private donors, this great Horseman-ship Clinic would not have been possible. Thank you to all who participated and helped make it a successful event for our Atascosa County 4-H Horse Club "A.C.E.E.". Check out our Facebook page for more infor-mation or contact Karen Harris for details about joining A.C.E.E. Our next club meeting will be held on Sep-tember 24th. Call Karen at 830-570-9222 for more information.
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The District 12 4-H Horse Show was held in Robstown on June 16. Atascosa County was in the ribbons with Mary McLiney garnering 1st Place in the Halter Division, Bailey Burkholder bringing home Stock Horse Champion and Reserve Supreme Champion and Tess Underbrink earning Timed Event Champion and Qualifying Reserve Champi-on. Great job ladies and congratulations to their club leader Karen Harris. Pictured are Mary McLiney, Tess Underbrink and Dale Rankin.
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Registration ends on July 15, 2017. The camp is $175 for students and $100 for parents,. To register for the program and for complete information, vis-it https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/steer. If you have any questions about the program, please email Dr. Dan Hale at [email protected].
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ATASCOSA 4-H
Physical: 25 E. Fifth St.
Mailing: PO Box 379
Leming, TX 78050
Phone: 830-569-0034
Fax: 830-569-8997
E-mail:
Dru Benavides, CEA — F.C.S. [email protected] Michelle Pfeil — 4-H Assistant [email protected]
STAFF
Dale Rankin, CEA — Ag/NR [email protected] Monica Zepeda—Secretary [email protected]
Contact Us
District 12 4-H Leadership Lab is an overnight camping experience with a focus on providing 4-H members the opportunity to learn valuable leadership and life skills by participating in a variety of educational activities, team-building exercises, and learning sessions. This year the event was held on the campus of Texas A&M Kingsville June 20 through 22. The 4-H Members attending are (l to r in front) Mason Vick, Madi Vick, David Garcia and Madison Maglievaz. In back (l to r) Ethan Ayala, Derek Scharmann and Katrenia Ables.
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4-H NEWSLETTER July 2017
TEXAS A&M AGRI-LIFE EXTENSION ATASCOSA 4-H 25 E. Fifth Street P.O. Box 379
The Extension Office will close on July 4th in observance of the holiday.