I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

APRIL & MAY

Calendar

2/3

National and

Texas 4-H

Happenings.

4/5

4-H Contest/

Tagging info

6/7

4-H Events

and News

8/9

News from

the Agents &

4-H Meeting

News

10/11

B U S I N E S S N A M E Jackson Co. 4-H

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Updates from your county extension office

Booster Club Gift Card Raffle

*Tickets were distributed at the MARCH club meetings *Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 *All 4H members expected to sell at least 5 books of tickets *Money must be turned in to your Club Managers and more tickets may be picked up from your Club Managers *All money and unsold tickets are DUE to your Club Managers at the APRIL club meetings *Top 3 Sellers awarded…1st place = $100…2nd place = $75…3rd place = $50 *Proceeds used for scholarships, level of awards, record book recognition, awards ceremony, state contests, camp reimbursements, & other 4H activities and events

Congratulations to our

Archery and Rifle Competitors!!!

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4-H updates and current happenings in Jackson County will be posted to the “Jackson County 4-H TEXAS” page as they occur. You can find the page by searching the quotes or going to: https://www.facebook.com/JacksonCounty4HTEXAS Jackson County Extension (ANR and FCS) updates and current happenings will be posted on the “Jackson County Extension TEXAS” page. Find the page by search-ing the quotes or going to: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jackson-County-Extension-TEXAS/798583083512298

Rifle: Junior/Individual Emily Allen 2nd Paden Bradley 7th Cayden Mclennan 10th Wyatt Young 18th

Junior Team 3rd Place Emily Allen Paden Bradley Cayden Mclennan Wyatt Young Intermediate / Individual Waylon Budd 1st Blaine Allen 6th Candido Hernandez 12th Trevor Vasquez 16th Stephen Kelly 17th Junior Intermediate Team 2nd Place Waylon Budd Blaine Allen Trevor Vasquez Stephen Kelly

Rifle Cont. Intermediate / Individual Colton Debord 9th Luke Bearden 13th Nicole Henderson 16th Miguel Hernandez 19th Noah Baker 20th

Intermediate Team 2nd Place Colton Debord Luke Bearden Nicole Henderson Noah Baker Seniors / Individual Cassandra Hernandez 11th Maci Engelmohr 12th Desiree Hart 13th Sydni Engelmohr 19th Senior Team 3rd Place Cassandra Hernandez Maci Engelmohr Desiree Hart Sydni Engelmohr Results are from LaWard Rifle Contest

Archery: Junior/Individual Emma Wilfert—NASP –162 Aaron Wilfert—Barebow—477 Tayte Karl—Compound Aided—465 Ashton Strauss—Compound Aided—191 Kate Smith—Recurve—424 Isaiah Brezina—Recurve 223

Intermediate/ Individual Sara Brezina—Barebow—245 Caleb Airhart—Compound Aided—306 Cole Armstrong—Recurve—465

Senior/Individual Cayden Airhart—Compound Aided—494 Results are from the State 4-H Indoor Archery Match

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Online

Registration

State

Photography

Opens

2 3

Good Friday.

Extension office

Closed

4

5

Easter Sunday

6

Senior 4H Club

@ 6:30pm

7 8 9 10

South Texas

Farm and

Ranch Show

Scholarships

due to Victoria

Extension Office

11

12

Saddle 4H Club

meeting @ 2pm

Council meet-

ing @3pm

13

Tagging Dead-

line for JCYF

Steers: 6-7pm

at BRC

14Ganado 4H

Club@7pm

@KJT Hall

Edna 4H Club

meeting

@6:30pm

LaWard 4H

Club meeting

15

Clover 4H meeting

@ 5:30pm

State Photography

registration closes

State Fair of Texas

Lamb/Goat Tag

order Deadline

16 17 18

D11 SPRING

SPECTACULAR

in Victoria

19

Texana 4H

Club meeting@

4pm

20 21 22 23

Deadline to or-

der 2015-2016

Texas 4-H/FFA

Steer Validation

tags

24 25

26 27 28

Booster Club

Raffle Draw-

ings @ Exten-

sion Office

29 30

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK

DISTRICT

RIFLE IN VICTORIA

Booster Club Raffle Tickets are

DUE at your April Club Meeting!!

Please turn them in to your Club

Manager.

April 2015

RIFLE IN VICTORIA

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3 4

Senior 4H Club @

6:30 pm

5 6

AG DAY at BRC

for 4th graders

7

Rabbit Clinic @

7pm in JCSB

Kitchen Class-

room

8 9

JCYF Rabbit Reg-

istration 8-9am

@BRC

10

Saddle 4H Meet-

ing @ 2pm

Council Meeting

@3pm

11 12

Edna 4H

@6:30pm

LaWard@7pm

Ganado @7pm

13 14 15 16

17

Texana 4H @

4pm

18 19 20

Clover 4H @

5:30pm

21 22 23

24 25

Memorial Day—

Extension Office

Closed

26 27 28 29 30

31

May 2015

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We’re pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Shooting Sports Coach Certification

Training for Archery, Rifle, Pistol, and Shotgun in Ellis County (Waxahachie area) on

May 16-17, 2015. This training is open to any potential coaches across the state. Registration will be conducted through 4-H Connect.

Registration will be open April 1, 2015 and closes May 4, 2015.

Cost is $120

Registration will cover meals and course materials.

Only one discipline certification (archery, pistol, rifle, or shotgun) is obtainable per participant per training.

Lodging will not be provided for registrants.

Event will begin at 8:00am on Saturday, May 16 and tentatively end at noon on Sunday, May 17, 2015.

Tentative schedule, what to bring list, and release forms attached. Additional details will be sent to those that register.

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2015 Texas 4-H Photography Contest Website: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/statephotography Theme: The theme is “Inspiration”. This year the theme will focus on pictures of subjects

that move and inspire YOU. Photos can include photos of leaders, mentors, family, friends,

things in your community, school, church, or across the country and world. Examples in-

clude images of family members, a leader/teacher or someone that you look up to, some-

thing in nature, or things that give you daily inspiration. Changes: Due to past issues with

photographs not be sized or formatted correctly, the contest now has a size criteria. All pho-

tos must be 8”x 10″in size. Photos should be at least 800 pixels by 1000 pixels. The ideal

8×10 quality is 2400 pixels by 3000 pixels, which is the same as an 8×10 photo at 300 dpi

(resolution). Higher variations of the 8×10 ratio are allowed but the final file size may not be

larger than 2,048k (2MB). Entry Period: April 1, 2015 to April 15, 2015 through 4-H CON-

NECT

The 2015 State Fair of Texas 4-H/FFA Lamb & Goat Program has set a deadline for

ordering tags. You must order them by April 15, 2015. They are $10.00 each. Tag

orders after April 15th will be allowed, but will cost $20.00 each.

The 2015-2016 Texas 4-H/FFA Steer Validation Program planning time is here for all

major shows.

The deadline for ordering tags is Thursday, April 23, 2015.

The cost for 2015-2016 Texas 4-H/FFA Steer Validation tags is $10.00 per tag.

Any additional tags ordered after April 23, 2015 will be $20.00 per tag. Late tags can be

ordered until June 22, 2015

Tagging Information

2015 Jackson County Youth Fair Association Tagging Steers: April 13, 6-7pm @ BRC

Commercial Heifers: June 6, 8-9am @ BRC

Swine: June 13, 7:30-9am @ BRC

Lambs: June 27, 8-8:30am @ BRC

Goats: June 27, 8:30 –9am @ BRC

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Lodging and Meals Options

$100/person—two nights and 5 meals

Lodging is available and encouraged for contestants and non-contestants

Dorm lodging is for Friday and Saturday Night

3 meals on Saturday and 2 on Sunday

Non-contestants must register on 4-H Connect in order to select and pay for lodging

and meals (must be selected/paid for in advance).

Adults choosing to lodge on site, must be actively enrolled on 4-H Connect. Please

note that background screenings may take up to 2 weeks, so please plan accordingly.

Knowledge/Skills Gained

By participating in the Texas 4-H Outdoor challenge, youth will improve skills in the follow-

ing:

Shooting Sports

Swimming

Canoeing/Kayaking

Camping/Outdoor Living Skills

Orienteering

Identification of Wildlife and Natural Resources

Outdoor Safety

Fishing

First Aid

Natural Resource Career Knowledge/Skills

Teamwork, decision-making, and critical thinking

Look online at texas4-h.tamu.edu or contact your extension office for more information

When: June 19-21, 2015

Where: Collin County Adventure Camp; Anna,

TX

Registration: 4-H Connect—Opens May 1—

May 31, 2015

Contest Fee: $30/per contestant

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Wanting to go to camp? Check out some

of the great camps that 4-H offers for

you this summer. Go to the following

link and/or contact your extension agent

for more details.

http://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu/services/youth-camps-and-retreats/

Texas 4-H Roundup Guide :

Need to know what’s happening at the 2015 Texas 4-H

Roundup? Download the Texas 4-H Roundup Guide to

find out about all the contests, schedule of events and other

happenings. Or, contact Hannah Glaeser at the Extension

Office @ 361-782-3312 for more information.

Dinner Tonight : Dinner Tonight focuses on providing a weekly meal demonstration

that is both healthy and tasty. If you would like a quick video

demonstration on preparing a healthy meal for your family, please

let Hannah know. Email her at hannah.glaeser@ag.tamu.edu We

will send one email a week on Mondays for meal ideas for your

families. Check the following website to see the latest Dinner To-

night demonstration. http://healthyliving.tamu.edu/

2015 4-H Recipe Rally Information is on the 4-H Healthy Lifestyles Webpage.

In the 4-H Recipe Rally, 4-H members are challenged with selecting, creating and/or altering a reci-

pe and submitting a video of them demonstrating the preparation of the recipe. To participate, youth

will submit their video entry online for a chance to be selected as a presenter at the Dinner Tonight

with Texas 4-H Cooking School, held at the 2015 Texas 4-H Roundup. Recipes should be a healthy

main dish that tie to the theme “Bringing Texas to the Table.” Please contact Hannah at the Exten-

sion office for more detail, 782-3312.

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2015 Victoria County

4-H Whiz Bang

Date and Time: Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 17th, 2015

Juniors & Intermediates shoot on Saturday, May 16th

Senior 1 & Senior 2 shoot on Sunday, May 17th

Registration Check In starts at 8:00 a.m.

Mandatory Safety Orientation starts at 8:30 a.m.

Shooting starts immediately following Safety Orientation.

Location: Victoria Skeet and Trap Club (DO NOT MAIL REGISTRATION HERE!!)

2616 Perimeter Road, Victoria, Texas 77904

www.victoriaskeetandtrapclub.com (map to range available on VSTC Website)

Cost: $50 registration, plus $15 for Skeet, $15 for Trap, $20 for Whiz Bang

$10 per Person for Two Man Team

(Late fee of $25 for entries received after May 6th, 2015)

Lunch: Meal will be provided for shooters. Additional Meal tickets $5 if purchased in ad vance.

Concession Stand Available for Breakfast, Lunch, Beverages and Snacks

Events: American Trap (50 Targets)

American Skeet (50 Targets)

Whiz Bang (50 Targets - Whiz Bang Qualifier)

2 Man Team Event (BOTH TEAM MEMBERS MUST SHOOT ALL 3 EVENTS)

Match Dates for Rifle:

• Austin Co- April 10-11. Victoria

• District - April 17-18. Victoria

• State Match -June 6-7.

Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, reli-

gion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status.

The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

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What are the Agents working on? Jackson County Master Gardeners 2015 Spring Plant Sale

Did Old Man Winter wreck your yard and garden? Have no fear, the Jackson County Master Gardeners' Spring Plant Sale is April 18th from 8 a m to noon in the County Service Building Auditorium. The Master Gardeners have been searching for the best plants to put in their sale. Some of the plants they have purchased in the past include Little John Bottlebrush, Texas Mountain Laurel, Hibiscus, Esperanza, Plumbago, Verbenas,and many other new plants along with your favorites A drawing for a number of raffle items will be at 11:30 Saturday morning. . Proceeds from the sale will be used to expand and improve the Texana Educational Garden (TEG) which is next to the parking lot. Last year we added citrus trees and a bulb garden to the TEG. We are working on add-ing a Ginger and grasses gardens. As with your home garden, Old Man Winter wrecked some of our gardens and we will have to replace a number of plants also. Last year we had three tours of the garden that included youth and adult and we hope to continue the educational tours in the future. Come and shop the plant sale April 18th. Our prices are normally lower than the nurseries and you pay no sales tax. We look forward to seeing you there. Anyone that is interested in becoming a Master Gardener and joining in on all the fun projects they do can

contact Mike Hiller, County Agent, at the Extension office at 361-782-3312. A Master Gardener training class in

being scheduled starting in August. Sign up will be at the booth during the plant sale. If you love to garden, differ-

ent types of plants and get dirt under your nails along with people of like interest, you should consider becoming a

Master Gardener.

Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes… is a FREE educational program for people or family members with type 2 diabetes. This

primary goal is to help participants learn how to manage their blood glucose in the ranges recommended by the ADA.

Do Well, Be Well Class Dates: Thursday, March 26 thru Thursday, April 23, 2015

Time:

Thursdays 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Register by: Friday, March 20, 2015 by calling 361-782-3312

Location:

Thursday, March 26 Getting Started: How Food Affects Your Blood Glucose

Thursday, April 2 Are you Eating the Right Number of

Carbohydrates? Let’s Find Out!

Thursday, April 9 Improving your Blood Glucose with Physical Activity

Thursday, April 16 Improving Your Blood Glucose with Medication

Thursday, April 23 Having Your Cake (or Snack) and Eating It, Too!

Class will be on:

Sponsored by: Jackson County Hospital District

Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Extension Staff

Mike Hiller, CEA - AG/NR

mrhiller@ag.tamu.edu

Hannah Glaeser, CEA-FCS

hannah.glaeser@ag.tamu.edu

Sarah Nyegaard, Office Manager

snyegaard@ag.tamu.edu

If you need any assistance or help is needed

with any livestock projects, please call the

office at 361-782-3312 to schedule a project

visit.

AgriLife Extension Office hours:

Monday-Friday 8-5pm

Close 12-1pm for lunch

Important Websites Jackson Co. 4-H http://jackson.agrilife.org/ District 11 4-H http://d114-h.tamu.edu Texas 4-H http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/ 4-H Connect https://texas.4honline.com Texas 4-H Alumni and Friends http://texas4hfriends.org

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JCYF 4-H CLUB: Will start up

their meetings again in April.

Check with Leslie Kallus for more

information

LAWARD 4-H CLUB: Election

of 2015-2016 Club officers and

End of the Year Party

JC 4-H Council: Officer Nomina-

tions will be held this month and

Officer Elections will be held in

May

CLOVER: Meets every 3rd

Wednesday of the month in the

Kitchen classroom at 5:30pm.

EDNA 4-H CLUB: Meets every

2nd Tuesday of the month @ 6:30

pm in the Auditorium

GANADO: Please bring craft

supplies for nursing home pro-

ject. No glitter please.

SADDLE 4-H CLUB: Meets on the 2nd

Sunday of the month in the Kitchen class-

room @ 2 pm.

SENIOR 4-H CLUB: Meetings have

been moved to 2nd Sunday of the Month

beginning in April on the 12th @ 4pm.

TEXANA 4-H CLUB: Meets every 3rd

Sunday of the month @ JC Services Bldg./

Kitchen classroom @ 4pm.

Local 4-H Club Meeting News for March: