Dance Project members hosting Dance for Kaufman County 4-Her's

Isaac Stecher and the Dance Project would like to invite Kaufman County 4-H'ers on May 25th starting at 6:30 pm to their last Dance project meeting.  

It would be a pot-luck style event hosted at The Stecher Red Barn with music and dance floor provided. It would be a casual dance (like swing and waltz songs as well as the normal country 2-step) .

Very Cool Record Book Resource

It is May 15th SSOO that means less than 2 months to recordbook and award applications to be turned in (June 8th to be exact). So many questions are heading my way about the 4-H record books and how to prepare to do them. I found out that the last link was not working for some so I am attempting to fix it.

But....

Well there is a GREAT resource. Awesome 4-H Agent Tamra McGaughy has a neat Video recording to help families with their record books.

"Taking Control of Your 4-H Recordbook "
(1hr 21 min 9sec) After watching the “general information”, if you would like to skip ahead to a specific grade divisions, here are the minute/ second section breakdowns: Junior Division (3rd-5th grade) – (16:18); Intermediate Division (6th -8th grade) – (35:00); Senior Division (9th-12th) – (56:07); Closing Remarks – (1:17:12)

You may have to paste and cut the link below to a new Webpage tab.

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url…

Congratulations to All District Roundup Contestants!!!

District 4-H Roundup was held in TAMU Commerce last weekend.  Congratulations to all of the Kaufman County 4-H members.  You all rocked!!!

Junior Food Show

Maddox Henderson-  3rd in Protein division with his dish

Mason Henderson-  4th in Grain division with his dish

Jostyn Weddell- 5th in Fruit & Vegetable division with his dish

Senior Food Challenge Team

Makayla Townsend, David Townsend, Christian King, and  Hannah Figueiredo placed 4^th their first time out as a team.

Fashion Show

Grayson Elam 1st Construction Division- Theater and Costume Design category

Junior Educational Presentation

Faith Bowling 5th in Open Ag category with her talk on African Violets

Cassidy Daily 2nd in Sheep & Goat category with her talk on How to Care for Your Goat Herd

Maddox & Mason Henderson 3rd in Sheep & Goat category with his talk on All About Sheep

Eli Stecher 6th  in Companion Animal category with his talk on Raising Rabbits

Intermediate Educational Presentations

Caiden Garcia 3rd in Open category with his talk on Graphic Design with Photoshop

Lauren Jones 3rd in Beef category with her talk on Beef Education

Alyssa Sullivan 2nd in Clothing & Textiles category with her talk on How to Make Your Own Jewelry

Hannah Maxwell 5th in Open Ag category with her talk on Edible Landscaping

Senior Educational Presentations

Grayson Elam 4th in Open category with his talk on Viking Misconceptions

Laina Elam 7th in Open category with her talk on The Fascinating World of Talking Birds

Peyton Elam 6th in Open category with his talk on Music Theory

Noah Garcia & Makayla Townsend 1st in FCS Open category with their talk on Plating Like a Pro

Cody Jones 2nd in Beef category with his talk on Raising Beef Show Cattle 101

Seth Maxwell 2nd in FCS Open category with his talk on Eating Healthy on the Go

Donatello Mojica 8th in Open category with his talk on To Outline or Not to Outline

Isaac Stecher 1st in Open category with his talk on The Anatomy of the Human Voice

Reuben Stecher 2nd in Open category with his talk on The Power of Saving

Jared Sullivan 3rd in Open FCS category with his talk on Doughnuts

David Townsend 3rd in Open category with his talk on Effective Communication for 4-H & Life

Public Speaking

Callie Sullivan 1st in Public Speaking category with her speech on Why People Should Read More Books

Junior Share the Fun

Mason Henderson, Maddox Henderson and Jostyn Weddell 1st  with their Celebrate 4-H Skit - “4-H  911 Emergency Call Center

Intermediate Share the Fun

Chaeli Brookins 6th  with her Vocal- “You’re Not Sorry”

Hannah Maxwell, Noah Anderson, Alyssa Sullivan, Leah Sullivan 2nd with their Vocal Group “America Medley”

Senior Share the Fun

Noah Garcia 2nd with his Instrument Piano- “Waterfall”

Grayon Elam, Peyton Elam, Jarred Sullivan with their Solo Band - 1st
Jessalyn Anderson 2nd with her Solo Band- Scarborough Fair “Medhel An Gywns Medley”

Isaac Stecher, Seth Maxwell, Jared Sullivan, Callie Sullivan, and Jessalyn Anderson 1st with their Vocal Group A Capella “It is Well With My Soul”

Senior Fashion Show

Grayson Elam – 1^st – Construction Costume

Photography Judging

David Townsend 2nd placed in Senior photography judging contest

Makalya Townsend 4th placed in Senior photography judging contest

Cassidy Daily 2nd placed in Junior photography judging contest

Ag ID Judging

Cassidy Daily – 2^nd in Ag ID judging

Horse Project News!!!

East Region 4-H Horse Show

The East Region 4-H Horse Show will be held Friday and Saturday, June 29-30th at the Henderson County Fair Park, in Athens, TX.  Grounds will be open at 3-9 pm on Thursday, June 28th, for early arrival and early check-in with registration beginning at 7am on Friday, to the end of the last class on Friday and starting again at 7am on Saturday.  All entries for the East Region 4-H Horse Show will be done on 4-H Connect.  4-H Connect will be open starting on May 7th, and closes at midnight on Friday, May 25^th   NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED NO EXCEPTIONS. The entry sheet is only a tool for the contestants and parents to work from before going on 4-H Connect.  It is not a valid means of entry and will not be accepted. 

On Thursday starting at 10 am there will be a clinic for young riders to get help with show day prep.  Equine Ambassadors will be present to help work on fitting tack, prepping for showmanship classes (ie-grooming, fitting, making sure the halter is fitted correctly, and helping with the pattern) plus riding basics.  Cost is $20 per rider.

On Thursday night June 28^th at the Henderson County Fairgrounds in Athens Texas there will be Barrel Exhibition and Pole Bending Exhibition starting at 7:30 pm for $10 for 3 runs.

Also, they will host a Trail class practice starting at 7:30 pm where the actual trail patterns for the next day’s trail classes will be set for exhibitors to see and ride over the course.  The practice will cost $10 for 15 minutes to be in the arena on the course.  Only 5 horses will be allowed in each time slot, so plenty of room to practice the course.  In addition someone from the show will be in the arena to help with figuring out the obstacles.  You do not have to be entered in the class to practice the Trail class.

District Adult Horse Leader Training – May 19^th

The District Horse Program Committee is working on opportunity for the 4-H horse project leaders. On May 19th working with TAMU Commerce Horse Unit we will be starting a 3 part series on the horse project. The First Part is a Hands on and Resource Sharing. The Second will be for Adult Horse Project Leaders on the "Riding Program". This will be held in the fall (August/ September) and then the third will be another in December. Those leaders that attend the First training will receive a discount on the next two workshops.  Registration will be on 4-H Connect.

State Horse Show Rules and Regulations

The 2018 State 4-H Horse Show rules and regulations are ready at http://animalscience.tamu.edu/academics/equine/state-4h-show/   Please feel free to distribute to your 4-H’ers. 

If you should have any questions please call the Extension office.

Multi County Camp Registration Deadline coming up!!!

Multi County Camp – July 9-11 

Planning for the Multi County Camp in Lone Star, Texas is once again started.  This year a full three days of fun are centered on the Theme – “Explore 4-H.”  Come have fun with 4-H’ers from 6 other District IV counties.  4-H’ers from 8 yrs and in 3^rd Grade to 18 Yrs old has fun at the Lake front camp. Registration is $115.00 for 3 days and 2 nights of fun and activities.  (Registration is Due May18th.)

County Council Meeting

Council Meeting

The next 4-H Council Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 15th, at the Kaufman County Extension Office at 6:30 pm. This will be Nomination Night for the elections for the 2018-2019 Council Officers.  So it will be really important that each club is represented.  If you are unsure who your reps are please contact Carrie at the extension office.  Those youth that have attended 50% or more of the council meetings are eligible to run for office.

Elections will be June 9^th at 1 pm after record book judging.

Summer Validation Schedule

Project Talk

2018 State Fair of Texas Lamb/Goat Validation

State Fair of Texas will be held September 28 – October 21, 2018.  If you bought a tag for the State Fair Market Goat and Lamb shows we will be tagging on June 22^nd   at the Kaufman FFA Show Barn at 3:30 p.m.

State Steer Tag In – June 21st

Major Steer Tag In will be held at Dr. Risinger’s Vet Clinic in Terrell on June 21st , at 6:30 p.m. Please Do Not arrive before 6:30 p.m. This is for ALL MAJOR shows validation ONLY!!!

2018 Fall Heifer Validation

Fall Show Heifer Validation is for any fall junior heifer shows.  We will be validating on June 22^nd at the Kaufman FFA Barn at 3:30 p.m.  We are verifying ownership, registration paper upload and physical validation. A $15.00 per heifer fee will be collected. PLEASE DO NOT UNLOAD YOUR HEIFERS TILL DIRECTED.  IF your heifers are not halter broke bring them to the Steer Validation on June 21^st at Risinger’s Vet Clinic.

** Heifers validated last fall or summer will not need to be validated unless there has been a change in breed or ownership. **

***YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE YOUR PAPERS IN YOUR NAME AND HEIFER AT THE VERIFICATION DATE. Make sure your heifer is tattooed and the tattoo is correct. If it is not, we will not validate your heifer. ****