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Medina County

IMPORTANT!!!

Major & County Show Sign-up

Validation Dates

Poultry Pick-up

School Tours Information

MCF Swine Prospect Show Dates

County & District Food Challenge Information

County & District Food Show & NQB

Major Show Judging Contest Information

December Calendar Major & County Show Sign-up Information

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Validation Dates 3

Poultry Pick-up 3

School Tours 3

County Council 4

National Meats Team 4

MCF Swine Prospect Show Information

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Hondo FFA Invitational 4

Club Meeting Date/Time 4

Food Challenge 5

Food Show & NQB 5

Major Show Judging Contest Information

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Recordbook Workshop 6

4-H Registration 6

Club Managers

MCF Flyer & Entry Form

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Inside this issue:

December Highlights

December 1 - County Food Challenge

December 8 - District Food Challenge

December 12 - County Broiler Pick-up

December 24 - January 1 - Extension Office Closed

December 28 - Rabbit Validation

MA JOR SHOW SIGN - UP

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Time Changes!

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Club Manager

Meeting

6:00 pm

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Ft. Worth Major

Show Sign-up

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Swine Validation

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County .

Holiday

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County Council

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Food Challenge

Team

Deadline

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2012 Gold Star & Golden

Clover Recognition

and D10 Leadership Shuffle in

Waring, TX

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Swine Prospect

Show

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Rabbit Workshop @

Lutheran

Church

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Record book

Workshop

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8:00pm

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November 2012

4-H Newsletter

SCAN ME WITH YOUR SMART PHONE (USING QRAFTER APP) TO SEE

WHERE I TAKE YOU!!

Extension Office Closed for

Thanksgiving

National 4-H Congress

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County Broiler Pick-up

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Rabbit Validation

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December 2012

JANUARY HIGHLIGHTS

January 7 - District Food Show

January 11 - S.A.L.E. Broiler Pick-up

January 23 - H.L.S.R./AUSTIN Broiler Pick-up

January 23-January 27 — Medina County Junior Livestock Show

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Extension Office Closed December 24- January 1 — Merry Christmas

Ext. Office Closed thru January 1st

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VALIDATION DATES & LOCATIONS

Swine - Saturday, November 10 At Medina Valley, Hondo & Devine Ag Shops

Rabbits - Friday, December 28 8am - 10am at Extension Office

9am - 11am Devine Ag Shop

2013 MCJLS RULES

Medina County Jr. Livestock Show rules can be found at: http://bit.ly/2013MCJLSshowrules

MCJLS - 12/12/12

S.A.L.E. - 1/11/13

POULTRY

PICK—UP

S.A.L.E. SCHOOL TOUR GUIDE

NEED A PROJECT VISIT?

Contact the Extension Office at 830-741-6180

Major and County Show Sign Up

Major Show Sign Up for 4-H exhibitors (including Ft. Worth, Kerrville, San Antonio, San Angelo, Austin, or Houston) will be held at the Extension Office during the following times:

November 7th, (5-6:30pm) November 13th-15th, (8am - noon & 1pm - 5pm ) (until 6:30 on the 15th)

Ft. Worth exhibitors must enter on the 7th or make other individual arrangements!!!

**All exhibitors must have their Social Security Number, Quality Counts Number, and copies of heifer registration

papers during sign up. Both parent/guardian and exhibitor must sign entry forms**

4-H exhibitors can enter the Medina County Jr. Livestock Show by going to http://bit.ly/2013MCJLS4Hentry. All en-tries are $20 per entry. Once an entry is submitted you will be notified by email of your total entry cost. Exhibitors must submit their full payment postmarked on or before December 15th to the address below:

MCJLS 1506 Avenue M

Hondo, TX 78861

County show entries not received on or before December 15th will not be accepted and the exhibitor will be ineligible to participate.

Now is the time to get with your Club Managers if you would like to be a tour guide at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo in February 2013. To take part in this leadership opportunity, you must be between the ages of 14 and 18.

TOUR DATES: Feb. 11th - 17th (Monday thru Friday)

YOUTH DAY: Feb. 9th - (Saturday)

You need to sign up with your Club Manager if you are interested in being a tour guide.

For more information go to: http://www.sarodeo.com/events/detail/school-tours

http://www.sarodeo.com/events/detail/youth-day

HORSE CORNER Horse Judging Coach is Sadie Ilse.

Members meet every Wednesday at 5:30 pm at Meyer Elementary School

in Mrs. Bermea’s Kinder room. New members welcome.

Sadie can be contacted at: sadieilse@aol.com

Members interested in 4-H Horse Club please contact: Traci Fitzpatrick (210-475-1434) safirefitz@aol.com

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COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING

The Next meeting of the County Council will be November 14th. Watch your mail for a reminder and the location and time!

ATTENTION: 4-Hers

Mark Your Calendars - Club meetings are:

Castroville - Nov. 12 @ 7:30- Castroville Elementary

D’Hanis - Nov. 7 @ 7:00– D’Hanis Cafeteria

Devine - Nov. 12 @ 7:00– Devine Intermediate Gym

Hondo - Nov. 7 @ 6:30– St. Paul Lutheran Church

LaCoste - Nov. 13 @ 7:00 LaCoste Elementary

Natalia - Nov. 13 @ 7:00- Natalia Project Center

Rio Medina - Nov.12 @ 7:00 - Mumme’s Store

MEDINA COUNTY FAIR SWINE PROSPECT SHOW DATES & TIMES

(See attached flyer/entry form at the back)

OTHER PROSPECT SHOWS

Kendall Classic Steer Show - 11/10 - Boerne-Coastal Bend Classic - 12/1 - Sinton

Bandera Fall Classic - 12/15 - Bandera

HONDO FFA INVITATIONAL PROSPECT SHOW

The Hondo FFA Invitational Prospect Show is open to all students through 12th grade.

The show will be held on December 8th at the Medina County Fairgrounds.

. For more information call the Hondo FFA at:

830-426-7660

MEATS JUDGING TEAM TAKES

1st AT NATIONALS!!!

The 4-H Meat Judging team consisting of Darby Gonzales, Walter Nester, April Molitor, Austin Aelvoet (Coach Tim Tatsch), traveled from Hondo to the campus of Oklahoma State to practice judging in their meats lab before traveling to Kansas State University to compete in the American Royal Livestock Exposition where they took first place.

Individually, Walter Nester was 2nd high overall winning a $750 Scholarship donated by The Saddle and Sirloin Club of Kansas City. He was also 1st in beef judging, 3rd in retail cut judging , 3rd in oral reasons, 2nd in total judged, and 5th in retail cut identification. April Molitor was 4th high overall and 1st in pork judging while Darby Gonzales was 7th high overall.

CONGRATULATIONS NATIONAL CHAMPS!!

Dairy Judgers - If you are interested in Dairy

Judging and have not signed up, please contact Sandy Steubing at 830-931-5327.

State Champion - Congratulations Hunter Eitze—Hunter qualified to compete in the Texas Parks and

Wildlife Whiz Bang Finals held Saturday, October 20th at the National Gun Club in San Antonio and walked away State Champion. Whiz Bang scores are kept by the Texas Parks and Wildlife throughout the year and the top 5 from the State are chosen to compete in the State Whiz Bang Finals. Hunter is a member of the Medina County Claydusters.

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COUNTY FOOD SHOW & NUTRITION QUIZ BOWL The Medina County Food Show and Nutrition Quiz Bowl were held Saturday, October 27th at Woolls Intermediate School. Participants in the food show displayed their dishes and shared information regarding nutrition, food safety and preparation with judges. Results of the County Food Show are as follows. Junior Protein—Olivia Heiligman 1st place; Junior Fruits and Vegetables—Silia Lopez 1st place, Erin Magers 2nd place; Junior Grains—Baylee Rogge 1st place; Junior Dairy—Neeley Frazier 1st place; Intermediate Grains—Kassidy Heiligman 1st place; Intermediate Dairy—Amy Klaus 1st place; Senior Protein—Joshua Currie 1st place; Senior Fruits and Vegetables—Hunter Asbury 1st place, Cody Garrison 2nd place; Senior Dairy—Lorin Haliscak 1st Place. All 1st place participants will advance to the District Food Show in January.

The Nutrition Quiz Bowl was held during the Food Show. Participants compete in a Jeopardy type event answering questions regarding food safety, nutrition and My Plate recommendations. Seniors advancing to the District Nutrition Quiz Bowl are Hunter Asbury, Joshua Currie, Alina DeLeon, Alicia Klaus, Lauren Edge, Lorin Haliscak, and Alejo Hernandez. Intermediate 4-H’ers advancing to District competition are Amy Klaus, Haley Steubing and Kassidy Heiligman. Junior 4-H’ers advancing to District are Baylee Rogge, Neeley Frazier, Erin Magers and Olivia Heiligman.

The District 10 Food Show and Nutrition Quiz Bowl will be held Monday, January 7, 2012 in Kerrville. Those who qualified at the County Food Show can register on 4-H Connect beginning December 1st - 17th at-

www.texas.4honline.com.

COUNTY AND DISTRICT FOOD CHALLENGE The County Food Challenge will take place Saturday, December 1st at the First Baptist Church in Natalia. Those

teams wanting to participate in the Food Challenge need to contact the Extension office on or before November 16th. Registration for the District Food Challenge will be explained to you at that time. The District Food Challenge

will take place Saturday, December 8th at the LBJ Student Center at Texas State University.

S.A.L.E. FOOD CHALLENGE

The 4-H Food Challenge at S.A.L.E. will be conducted at the 2013 San Antonio Livestock Expo! The contest is set for Saturday, February 16th. This contest is open to senior age 4-H members 14-19 years old. Cost to enter is $25.

The 4-H Food Challenge guidelines will be followed, with the exception that for this contest youth will participate as individuals (not teams). Entry deadline is December 1, 2012 on the junior entry form.

. For information on this contest go to: http://www.sarodeo.com/data/files/419/food_challenge.pdf

.MAJOR STOCK SHOW JUDGING AND QUIZ BOWL CONTESTS

The Major stock shows offer numerous contest opportunities aside from the Livestock Show itself. These include livestock judging, horse judging, consumer judging, horse quiz bowl and others. All of these contests are open to 4-H club members. If you are not familiar with these events please visit the websites of the respective livestock shows for details.

To participate in these events you must register through the county Extension office. To enter please contact your judging coach. Your sign up form along with associated fees must be brought in or mailed to the County

Extension office and arrive no later than Friday, November 16th and November 2nd for Ft. Worth.

S.A.L.E. PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

The S.A.L.E. YOUTH Photography Contest promotes the interests and talents of youth participants to the visitors of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. The Photography Contest is open to all youth aged 8 to 18 years as of August 31, 2012 who attend public, private, or homeschool in the State of Texas.

Age Divisions: Junior—8 (and in 3rd grade) to 10 years as of Aug.31, 2012, Intermediate—11-13 years as of Aug.31, 2012, and Senior—14-18 years as of August 31, 2012.

Eligibility of Photos: Photos must have been taken by youth in the above age division between the dates of Jan. 1, 2012 and Jan. 1, 2013. A photo may only be submitted onetime in only one category in this contest. Photos entered in the 4-H state photography contest must have been entered in this contest.

Number of Entries: Contestants may enter two photographs per category for a total of 28 entries per youth.

Entry Deadline: All entries must be received by mail or be dropped as described in the “Submitting Your Entry” section below.

Entries must be received on a or before midnight on December 17, 2012 to be eligible

For more information on this contest go to: http://www.sarodeo.com/data/entry_forms/619/2013_photography_contest.pdf

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RECORDBOOK WORKSHOP!!!

It’s time to start keeping records for your 2012-2013 Projects. Keeping records is a great way to hold on to your memories about your incredible adventures in 4-H. Record keeping is also a great way to develop skills in time management, communication, setting goals and deadlines, money management and project evaluations. In an effort to update the current recordbook system a committee has developed an online program with a data entry system that easily allows for updates, editing and printing.

There will be three (3) levels of recordbooks based on 4-H age (junior, intermediate, and senior). Infor-

mation requested for each level will progressively add on to each other. The junior & intermediate books are sig-nificantly simplified from past recordbooks. The senior level book is similar to the past record book with some minor edits.

Parts of the report form will be standardized to allow for ease of completion and judging.

Much of the data from previous recordbooks that a member may have saved on their home computer may be “cut and pasted”

into the new form

All 4-H members will begin using the new online forms or a new paper form that will be available for download from the Texas

4-H website beginning with the 2011-2012 4-H year.

Recordbooks will still be printed and turned in (in hardcopy form) to be judged by the deadline set by your local County Extension

Office.

This system is available for use at: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/youth_recordbooks

REGISTRATION FOR 2012-2013 4-H YEAR HAS BEGUN!

REMEMBER both youth and volunteers must register each year to be a member of Medina County 4-H. Don’t miss out on all the fun projects and workshops provided to 4-H members, receive our monthly newsletter, and join the millions of

youth worldwide who “Make The Best Better”. Enrollment will be on 4-H Connect at: https://texas.4honline.com.

Here are some tips in using 4-H CONNECT:

If you already have a profile DO NOT create another one!

If you are new to 4-H, set up a profile and follow the prompts.

Make sure to fill out the Health Form on page 3.

If you lost your email and password—call your county office they can tell you your e-mail address and reset your password!

To be an official 4-H member in Texas 4-H you must have an Active profile in 4-H Connect!

An active membership will not be granted until participation fee is paid.

You cannot register for an event until your profile is ACTIVE.

If you have any questions or cannot access 4-H Connect please call the Extension Office at 830-741-6180.

How to Contact Us

Sandra Kunkel: s-kunkel@tamu.edu

Jason Ott: j-ott@tamu.edu

Debby Bodenchuk: dgbodenchuk@ag.tamu.edu

Office Hours: 8:00am-Noon & 1:00pm-5:00pm

Beginning Nov. 1 — $25

“Let’s Get Started!” A Recordbook Workshop will be held on Thursday, November 29th

(6:30 pm) at the Extension office. Reserve your spot by calling the Extension office today.

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TEXAS 4-H AGE AND YEAR

Texas 4-H activities and events are open to

enrolled members between the ages of:

9 and 18 on August 31, 2012 or 8 and in 3rd

grade and 18 on August 31, 2012.

Age Divisions of 4-H Contestants

Senior: youth between ages of 14 and 18 on

August 31, 2012

Intermediate: youth between ages of 11 and

13 on August 31, 2012

Junior: youth between ages of 9 (or 8 and in

the 3rd grade) and 10 on August 31, 2012

4-H Club Manager(s) Phone #

Castroville Jodie Musick

Shelly DeCock

210-842-0727

830-444-7300

Devine Jr.

(3rd—12th)

Melissa Hagen

Jason & Stacy Skow

Ann Burts

830-931-1073

210-487-0722

210-315-7355

D’Hanis Letha Garrison

830-931-4147

Hondo Intermediate

(3rd—5th)

Buffie Rogge

Laurie Lentz

Traci Fitzpatrick

830-741-2195

210-213-2088

210-475-1434

Hondo Jr.

(6th—8th)

Onnie Saathoff

Vicky Steubing

Tiffany Schueling

Kathryn Petty

Bonnett Lange

Regina Currie

830-741-5246

210-275-3973/830-741-8030

210-216-6888

210-414-2493

210-860-3221

830-741-4672

Hondo High

(9th—12th)

Sandy Steubing

Paul Aelvoet

Chelley Gibson

Veronica Keller

830-741-3844/830-937-5327

830-931-4223

830-741-2040

830-426-2549

LaCoste Melinda DeCock

Tracy Chafin

210-884-3065

830-709-5553

Natalia Eric Owens

Jeanette Owens

210-889-8353

210-687-0807

Rio Medina Betty M. Carroll

Karen Neuman

Dorn Gorman

Anne Keeter

210-835-5632

210-844-7039

210-887-8725

281-889-0080

Club Managers

4-H MEETING ATTENDANCE

The attendance rule requires that you at-tend at least 50% of your club meetings to be eligible for 4-H contests. This includes the Medina County Junior Livestock Show. Attendance is counted on a 12 month basis, starting the month after each event occurs. You will be allowed to attend no more than two 4-H meetings at a 4-H club in which you are not enrolled.

New 4-H member’s attendance will be counted starting with the month of their enrollment. They are also required to attend 50% of the regular club meetings thereafter to be eligible for contests or stock shows

Jason Ott Sandra Kunkel Debby Bodenchuk

Medina County Extension Agent Medina County Extension Agent Medina County

Agriculture FCS and 4-H Coordinator 4-H Program Asst.

MEDINA COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION

SWINE PROSPECT SHOW

November 24, 2012

MEDINA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

Hondo, Texas

This is not a sanctioned show Entry Fee – $ 15.00 per head

Exhibitor Eligibility - Grades 1st - 12th Postmark Deadline: November 16th

All late entries – $ 25.00 (cash or money orders only on late entries) NO REFUNDS

JUDGE - Brad Mendes, TAMU Judging Team

➣ Weigh/Class your own - 10 lb Weight Back

➣ Gilts or Barrows - No Boars over 125 lbs

➣ Bring your own shavings for pens

SCHEDULE

Saturday, November 24th

6:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. – Swine may arrive

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. – Check in

10:00 a.m. – Weight Cards Due

10:00 a.m. - Showmanship with show to follow immediately

(Show Order: Duroc, Hamp, Light OPB, Dark OPB, York and Cross)

Senior Showmanship (9th - 12th grades)

Junior Showmanship (4th - 8th grades)

Pee Wee Showmanship (1st - 3rd grades)

AWARDS

➣ There will be Pee Wee, Jr. & Sr. Jackpot Showmanship Divisions

➣ $5.00 Entry Fee will be collected upon entering show ring

➣ All Showmanship entry fees will be paid back

➣Grand Champion - Banner & $100

➣Reserve Grand Champion - Banner & $50

➣Breed Champion - Belt Buckle

➣Reserve Champion - Lawn Chair

For more forms or information contact: Jason Ott Texas AgriLife Extension

Medina County Office (830) 741-6180

or visit www.medinacountyfair.org

Medina County Fair Association

Swine Prospect Show Entry Card

Postmark Deadline: November 16

Exhibitor’s Name _____________________________________________________________

Address ______________________ City _______________________ Zip ___________

Area Code/Phone _________________________________ Grade in School __________

Number of Entries: ____________

4-H or FFA Member (Circle One): FFA 4-H County/Chapter ___________ ____

Entry Fee $ 15 Late Entry Fee $ 25

Make Check payable to: Medina County Fair Association

Send entry form to: Medina County Fair Association, PO Box 4, Hondo, TX 78861

For more information contact: - (830) 741-6180 or www.medinacountyfair.org

Medina County Fair Association

Swine Prospect Show Entry Card

Postmark Deadline: November 16

Exhibitor’s Name _____________________________________________________________

Address ______________________ City _______________________ Zip ___________

Area Code/Phone ____________________________________ Grade in School __________

Number of Entries: ____________

4-H or FFA Member (Circle One): FFA 4-H County/Chapter ___________________

Entry Fee $ 15 Late Entry Fee $ 25

Make Check payable to: Medina County Fair Association

Send entry form to: Medina County Fair Association, PO Box 4, Hondo, TX 78861

For more information contact: - (830) 741-6180 or www.medinacountyfair.org