The Council meeting is set for Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at the Anderson Farm Bureau. This is the last chance for youth to meet the meeting requirement in order to run for County Council.

Volunteer & Adult Leaders

The Adult Leaders’ meeting is set for Sunday, March 25, 2012 at the Grimes County Commissioner’s Court Room at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend these meetings.

Finance Task Force

The Finance Task Force will meet following the Adult Leaders and Council Meeting in the Commissioner’s Court Room.

General 4-H News 2

General 4-H News 3

Ag News 4

FCS News 5

FCS News 6

Calendar 7-8

Inside this issue:

Council & Adult Leaders Meetings– March 25, 2012

The Clover Chronicle

March/April 2012 Texas AgriLife Extension and Cooperative Extension Program

http://grimes-tx.tamu.edu/

Upcoming Dates/Deadlines

March 7-17– Houston Stock Show

March 19-24– STAR of Texas Stock Show

March 20– County Roundup II

March 24– TAMU Judging Clinic

April 5– All photos going to District are due

April 11– Major show tag order deadline

April 11- Beef Clinic, 6pm at the Fairgrounds

April 15– All Big Time in D9 entries are due

April 21– Multi District Judging Contest

April 25– Sheep & Goat Clinic– 6PM Fairgrounds.

April 25– Broiler Delivery for Grimes County Birds

April 28—Spaghetti Dinner

May 1—Horse Validation Deadline

May 4– Deadline to declare candidacy for county council

May 4-5 -District Roundup– Big Time in D9, Conroe, TX

May 14– Pen of 3 Final Palpation, 6-7pm at MidTex Livestock Auction

May 25– Registration Deadline for District 9 Leadership Lab

May 26– Clip Day Hogs, Sheep & Goats

May 27– Clip Day –Cattle

Grimes County 4-H News

Texas AgriLife Extension Staff

Shane Jennings, Agriculture/

Natural Resources, 4-H and

Youth Development

(936) 873-3912

Flora Williams, Family & Con-

sumer Sciences/4-H and Youth

Development

(936)873-3909

Cooperative Extension

Program Staff Member

Leticia Hardy, Family and

Consumer Sciences, 4-H and

Youth Development

(936)873-3910

Grimes County

Sandra Curl

Offices Manager

(936)873-3907

GENERAL 4-H NEWS

Page 2 The Clover Chronicle

Charm and Sewing 4-H Members:

The March meeting has been canceled.

The meeting scheduled for April 22, 2012

has been moved to April 29, 2012

If you are interested in canning, contact Ms. Ann

Mitchell at (936) 577-4803.

60th Annual Grimes County Fair

The dates for 2012 Grimes County Fair have been officially released and are June 1-9,

2012. Be sure to refer to www.grimescountyfair.com for any information needed.

The Grimes County Fair Association requires that exhibitors must attend at least

five(5) 4-H or FFA meetings in order to be eligible to participate in the County Fair.

Please be aware of this rule and make sure that you are enrolled on 4-H Connect and

you sign in at every meeting that you attend. If you do not sign in, you will not be counted present.

Market Swine Tag in is Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 5:30-730p.m.

In County Beef Show– Entry must be mailed by May 1, 2012

Scramble applications are due to Ag Science Teacher or County Extension Agent by April 15, 2012.

Pen of 3 Heifers: Final Palpation is May 14, 2012 at Mid Tex Livestock Auction starting at 6:00 p.m.

Creative Arts Division: Mandatory meeting dates May 7,10, or 12.

You will need to attend one of these meetings.

Broiler Delivery date: April 25, 2012

Fair books have been distributed to your club managers. If you have not

received yours, please contact your club managers. One book per family.

Deadline for Next Newsletter

News articles for the May-June edition of the 4

-H newsletter should be emailed to Shane

Jennings by April 27, 2012 to

ssjennings@ag.tamu.edu . Please put in the

subject box April.

District 9 Junior Leadership Lab

When: June 26-28, 2012

Where: Sam Houston State University

Registration Deadline: May 25, 2012 through 4-H

Connect @ https://texas.4honline.com

Full Schedule and Brochure to be release at a later

Big Time in D9 Roundup

When: May 4-5, 2012

Where: Lonestar Expo Center in Conroe, TX

Registration Deadline is April 15, 2012 through 4-H Connect.

For more information visit, http://d94-

h.tamu.edu/eventsandcontests/district-9-4-h-conference/

Shooting Sports Project

If you are interested in participating in the

Shooting Sports project, please contact the

Grimes County Extension Office at (936)873-

3907 or Mrs. Sharia Stabler at (979) 229-0979.

District 9 Photography Contest– Due April 5, 2012

All entries and photos for the 2012 District 9 4-H Photography

Contest will be completed using the 4-H CONNECT system by

midnight April 5, 2012. Please read these submission rules

very careful to prevent disqualification of entries! 1. Formatting your Photograph: Each photograph must be format-

ted in a jpg file to where it can be printed at 300 dots per inch (dpi)

at a 3 inch X 5 inch size. File must not be over 1.5 MB in size to

upload.

2. Labeling/Naming your Photograph: Each photograph will need

to be clearly labeled with the category (see category names below),

county, age division, last name, and first name. File name should

include a ―_‖ between each of the items, category_county_age divi-

sion_last_ first.jpg.

Example: John Smith from Dallas County entering the Details &

Macro category would upload a file labeled:

“Details_Dallas_Senior_Smith_John.jpg”

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Annual Spaghetti Scholarship Supper and Silent Auction

Fundraiser Details

When: Saturday, April 28, 2012

Where: American Legion Hall in Anderson

Setup: 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday April 27, 2012

Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Tickets: $5 each, children under three eat free.

Each member is asked to sell a minimum of one sheet of five

tickets. Money and unsold tickets are due to club managers by

April 20, 2012.

Silent Auction Items: Each club should provide at least two

items, each scholarship applicant at least one item. These items

should be brought to the Extension Office by April 20, 2012.

Dessert: One dessert per club is needed to accompany the meal

Summer Camp Opportunities in Brownwood

Prime Time

When: Prime Time I, July 22-25 youth who have completed grades 5-8 or Prime Time II,

July 25-28 youth who have completed grades 2-5

Where: Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood.

Cost is $225 per youth. Visit http://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu/youth-camps-and-

retreats/prime-time/ for more info.

Camp Corral

When: July 15-20

Where: Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood

Visit http://campcorral.org/ for more info.

County 4-H Camp II

When: July 11-14

Where: Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood

Cost: Youth $225 and Adult Chaperones $105

General 4-H News County-wide Recordbook Work-

shop Participants

Pam Johnson

Jessica Johnson

Naomi Durfee

Natalie Durfee

Nicole Durfee

Jordan Brooks

Williams Brooks

Caseyjo Nussberger

Esther Washington

Akujuiba Inyanma

Luther Washington

Sarah Walkoviak

Carol Walkoviak

Carolyn Bussett

Jocelyn Bassett

Alishia West

Elizabeth Kubacak

Adam Brooks

Sarna Esther

James Kubacak

Ann Mitchell

Donna Gessner

Sharia Stabler

Mariah Stabler

Hannah Atkinson

Lisa Atkinson

Becky Fowler

Cindy Busa

County Roundup II

When : March 20, 2012

Where: Grimes County Extension

Office

Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Please call the Extension Office at

936-873-3907 and schedule an ap-

pointment.

If you missed County Roundup in

November, this is your second

chance to show off your talents and

qualify for District Roundup.

Deadline to register is March 13,

2012

Page 4 The Clover Chronicle

District 9 Horse Show

If you have a horse and would like to show off all of your hardwork, the District 9 Horse Show is the place. It

will be held June 19-21, 2012 at the Brazos County Expo Center. Events such as Western Pleasure, Halter

classes, Poles, Barrels, Stakes, Tie-Down Roping, Breakaway Roping, Team Penning, Team Roping, Working

Cow Horse, Trail Classes, Drill Team, plus more. Don’t miss this great Opportunity. For more information

visit http://d94-h.tamu.edu/eventsandcontests/horse-show/

If you plan on showing your horse, you will need to validate the horse in the 4-H Connect

System, by uploading photos of the horse(s). Deadline to validate horses is May 1, 2012.

Please contact the Extension Office if you have any questions at 936-873-3907.

Sheep and Goat Workshop

There will be a sheep and goat workshop on April 25, 2012 at the Fairgrounds starting at 6:00p.m., Speaker

will encompass various management practices pertaining to completing the sheep or goat projects. A show-

manship clinic will also take place after the workshop. Animals are welcome.

“It is hard to fail, but it is

worse never to have tried to

succeed.”

Theodore Roosevelt

Best of Luck to all of the Major Stock Show exhibitors going to Houston and Austin

Houston: Skye Anzaldua, Dylan Bohnert, Kyndal Bohnert, Alexis Bourque, Austin Derrett, Brady Derrett,

Mikaela Dickenson, Forrest Fisher, Dean Gessner, Payne Gessner, Paden Hurst, Abby Kurten, Michael Kur-

ten, Stash Kurten, Zoey Lavergne, John Lookadoo, Leah Moy, Luke Moy, Trenton Moy, and Emma Shaw.

Austin: Skye Anzaldua, Forrest Fisher, Zoey Lavergne, John Lookadoo, and Rylie Mckinney.

2012-2013 Texas Major Show Tag Orders

It is that time again to order major show tags. If you are planning on raising a sheep

or goat for Dallas or a steer for Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, San Angelo, Hous-

ton, or Austin, you need to order your tags before April 11, 2012. Tags are $10.00

per tag and will need to be paid in full by the 11th of April.

If you plan to raise a hog for the State Fair of Texas, then you will need have your

tags ordered by April 27, 2012. Tags are $9 per tag.

You can order your tags by coming by the Extension Office at 208 South Judson st in

Navasota.

Veterinary Science Leader Needed

We are looking for a 4-H volunteer to help with the existing Veterinary Science

Project. Some members are already in their third year of the project and a volun-

teer is needed to help them complete this. Please call the Extension Office if you

are interested 936-873-3907.

Beef Clinic

When: April 11, 2012

Where: Fairgrounds

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Speaker will encompass

finishing techniques and

preparing for the show.

Please RSVP by April 4,

2012

Ag News

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Fashion Workshop

A Fashion workshop was held on February 11 at the Extension Office. Topics included creating fashion

storyboards, boutique hair bow making, bottle cap necklaces, accessory design of 4-H charm

bracelets, button thank you cards, community service diaper collection, and educational pres-

entations Those in attendance who signed in were Jodilyn Marrs, Jarria Esther, Cierra Myles-

Williams, ZZ Warren,, Markaylyn McGinty, Chyna Williams, Dorcas Banks, Hannah Atkinson,

Valerie Busa, Kirstie Busa, Cindy Busa, Azariah Hardy, Mikaela Dickenson, Fallon Frenzel,

Autumn Atkinson.

Adult Volunteer Judges for Brazos County Fair

Help is needed judging at the Brazos County Fair at the Expo Center in Bryan. Anyone willing to judge on March 31

beginning at 10:00 a.m. should contact Flora Williams at the Extension Office

County Food Show and Fashion Show Placings

Congratulations to the food show and fashion show contestants. All finalist will advance to the district

show in Conroe on May 5 and May 4, respectively. Entry paperwork is due by April 9 to the Ex-

tension Office and payment/entry via 4-H connect no later than April 15. Eligibility forms will be

sent to schools on April 10.

Food Show Fashion Show

Hannah Atkinson, Main Dish Juniors Mikaela Dickenson, Buying Dressy

Mikaela Dickenson, Bread and Cereal, finalist Kirstie Busa, Construction Specialty, finalist

William Brooks, Nutritious Snack, finalist Intermediates Jodilyn Marrs, Buying, finalist

Jodilyn Marrs, Main Dish, finalist Seniors

Seniors Cierra Williams, Buying Casual, finalist

Jordon Brooks, Nutritious Snack, finalist Ashton Washington, Buying Dressy, finalist

Z’Aundria Warren, Nutritious Snack, runner up Clover

Cierra Myles-Williams, Main Dish, finalist Valerie Busa

SaRoyan Woods, Fruit and Vegetable, finalist

Family and Consumer Sciences News

FCS News

Page 6 The Clover Chronicle

March is National Nutrition Month

You should always think about what goes on your plate before eating. Ask yourself if you have enough vegetables, are my selections

within the appropriate serving size recommended. Remember to choose variety nutrient rich foods. Foods like vegetables, fruits,

whole grains, low-fat dairy products and lean protein foods contain the nutrients you need without too many calories. Over the day,

include foods from all the food groups. According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, following theses steps will aid in mak-

ing you healthier and ―Get Your Plate in Shape‖.

Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

Eat a variety of vegetables, especially dark-green, red and orange vegetables plus beans and peas. Fresh, frozen and canned vegeta-

bles all count. Choose ―reduced sodium‖ or ―no-salt-added‖ canned vegetables. Add fruit to meals and snacks. Buy fruits that are

dried, frozen or canned in water or 100% juice, as well as fresh fruits.

Make at least half your grains whole.

Choose 100% whole-grain breads, cereals, crackers, pasta and brown rice. Check the ingredients list on food packages to find whole-

grain foods.

Switch to fat-free or low-fat milk.

Fat-free and low-fat milk have the same amount of calcium and other essential nutrients as whole milk, but less fat and calories. If

you are lactose intolerant, try lactose-free milk or a calcium-fortified soy beverage.

Vary your protein choices.

Eat a variety of foods from the protein food group each week, such as seafood, nuts and beans, as well as lean meat, poultry and

eggs. Twice a week, make seafood the protein on your plate. Keep meat and poultry portions small and lean.

Drink plenty of water in order to stay hydrated.

Drink water instead of sugary drinks. Select fruit for dessert. Eat sugary desserts less often. Choose 100% fruit

juice instead of fruit-flavored drinks.

In Honor of National Nutrition Month

Recipe of the Month

Broccoli Salad

Ingredients

2 ½ cups fresh broccoli, chopped (optional lightly steamed)

½ cup raisins

¼ cup sunflower seeds

2 tablespoon red onion, finely diced

2 tablespoons bacon bits or bacon flavored soy bits

2 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt

2 tablespoons light mayonnaise

1 ½ tablespoons sugar

½ tablespoon vinegar

1. Combine broccoli, raisins, sunflowers seeds, onion, and bacon or soy bits.

2. Mix together remaining ingredients and add to the broccoli mixture. Toss well to coat.

Chill 2 hours or longer to allow flavors to blend.

Each 1/4 – cup serving provides

44 calories

8 grams carbohydrate

1 gram protein

1 gram fat

1 gram fiber

Key Nutrients

43% vitamin C

28%vitamin E

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March 2012

HLSR Junior Breeding Heifers

Barrows-Wave 1

Food Challenge

Practice HLSR Junior Market Steers

HLSR Market Barrows-Wave 1 HLSR Junior Market Barrows-Wave 2

Council

meeting

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D9 Photos Due

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Beef Clinic

Tag Order D/L

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All Roundup

entries due

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Multi District Judg-

ing

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Sheep & Goat

Clinic

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Setup for Spaghetti

4:00-5:30

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Spaghetti Supper

6:30-8:00

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April 2012

In Honor of National Nutrition Month

Recipe of the Month

Broccoli Salad

Ingredients

2 ½ cups fresh broccoli, chopped (optional lightly steamed)

½ cup raisins

¼ cup sunflower seeds

2 tablespoon red onion, finely diced

2 tablespoons bacon bits or bacon flavored soy bits

2 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt

2 tablespoons light mayonnaise

1 ½ tablespoons sugar

½ tablespoon vinegar

1. Combine broccoli, raisins, sunflowers seeds, onion, and bacon or soy bits.

2. Mix together remaining ingredients and add to the broccoli mixture. Toss well to coat.

Chill 2 hours or longer to allow flavors to blend.

Grimes County Office of Texas

AgriLife Extension/Cooperative

Extension Program

208 South Judson St.

Navasota, TX 77868

Phone: 936-873-3907

Fax: 936-873-3913

E-mail: grimes@ag.tamu.edu

http://grimes-

tx.tamu.edu

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

Horse Validation

Deadline

2 3 4 5

6 7 8

County Hog Work-

shop

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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Clip Day for Sheep,

Goats, & Hogs

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Clip Day for Cattle

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May 2012

Big Time in D9 Roundup