County Workshops

Clothing and Textile Workshop – Nov 21^st

Come join the council members and 4-H Clothing leaders for some fun with the Clothing and Textile Workshop on November 21^st from 1-5 pm at the extension office.

We will be making pillow cases to give to the children’s shelter, learn how to make neat towel animals, great snack and a demonstration on some of the district contests coming up. RSVP by November 17^th, to make sure we have enough supplies for everyone.

Food and Nutrition Workshops- Dec 12^th

Hold the dates for December 12^th from 9 am to 12 pm at the Extension Office for the Food and Nutrition Workshop. Katie Phillips, CEA-FCS will be teaching cost comparison, wet and dry measuring and some holiday cheer with baking sugar cookies and popcorn balls.  Please bring an apron or old shirt to wear in case we get to having a little too much fun!  Must RSVP by Tuesday, December 8th so that we can buy supplies for the day.

2016 County Fair Validation and Entry Night

Kaufman County 4-H will hold their County validation and County Fair entry night on December 17^th at the showgrounds.  We will be tagging in Goats, and Lambs and finalizing entries for the county fair. 

Market Goats and Market Lambs will be using the 2016 spring major tag for validation for the county fair.  Steers and Commercial Heifers have been validated and entered in November. 

Entry Forms will be loaded on the county website -

http://kaufman-tx.tamu.edu

Note a change this year will be making a check to the 4H Council instead of KCJLS.

District IV 4-H Photography Contest

DISTRICT IV 4-H PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

Schedule

-4-H Connect registration opens January 1, 2016

-4-H Connect registration closes midnight, January 31, 2016

-Judging will take place during the month of February

-Results will be emailed to County Extension Offices in March

-Awards will be distributed to County Extension Offices

Registration

Each participating member is required to register on 4-H Connect and pay the district contest registration fee.  When registering on 4-H Connect, you will be assessed a $10.00 fee when you select your first entry.  Subsequent entries are an additional $0.50 per photo.

Participation

Participants must be active 4-H members enrolled in a Texas 4-H and Youth Development county program in District IV.

Age

Age divisions are determined by a participant’s grade as of September 1 of the current 4-H year.  Age divisions for this contest are:

JUNIOR – 3^RD (minimum age of 8), 4TH, OR 5^TH

INTERMEDIATE – 6^TH, 7^TH, OR 8^TH

SENIOR – 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th (maximum age of 18)

Photo Categories

4-H Projects

Farm & Ranch

Food

Leading Lines

Panorama

Shadow/Silhouette (now a combined category)

Water (any form)

Descriptions are outlined online at http://d44-h.tamu.edu/district-events/photography/.

Number of Entries

Each member may enter one photo per category for a maximum of 8 photos.  There are no limits on how many photos a county can enter.

Entry Process

All photos must be uploaded through 4-H Connect at the time of registration.  Please read the following submission rules carefully to avoid disqualification of entries.

Formatting the Photograph

Photographs should be taken at the highest resolution possible. Photographs must be in a .jpeg, .jpg, or .gif format.  Files submitted may not be larger than 2,048k (2MB). There is no minimum size requirement, however, your photograph must be large enough that it can be clearly evaluated for the contest (i.e. if it is too small, it can be disqualified).

Council News

Council Meeting

The next 4-H Council Meeting will be held Tuesday, November 17th, 6:30 pm at the Extension Office.  Bring canned food to help the Kaufman Christian Help Center.

Texas 4H website!!

The Texas 4H Website went under construction and came out brand new! But with construction if you save any links from the old site you may have to search for the new links.  We are working to fix the most used links on our County Website but it will take some time.  We are working on it  J

The New Year Begins

Club Meeting Schedule for the 2015-2016 4-H Year

·   STEM Club – December 3rd, 2015, (1^st Thursday of Month), meeting will be at the Kaufman County Show Grounds at 6:30 pm but the regular monthly meetings will be at the Extension Office. The Short Term Project Club focuses only on the STEM and Robotics projects.  Club Manager – Angela Pagel

·   Crandall 4-H – December 8th (2^nd Tuesday of Month), Crandall Community Room, 6:30 pm Community Club focusing on the total 4-H program.  Club Manager – Jennifer Hiser

·   Council –November 17th, (3^rd Tuesday of Month) and this month will be at the County Extension Office, 6:30 pm.  We will be bringing supplies for the County Liners meeting for their Community Service Project making Boxes for the ShelterKidz program and canned goods for the Christion Help Center collection.  For all 4-H Teen Leaders that are 13 – 18 years old.  This Youth Board teaches leadership and team building to teen leaders.  And assists with bringing all of the clubs together and keeping everyone in touch with the Kaufman County 4-H Program

·   Livestock Project Club – November 19^th  Showgrounds. 6:30 pm DOWN IN THE SHOW ARENA!!  ALL animal projects (rabbit, cattle, swine, lambs, goats, dairy and horses.) meet during this time.  We will be talking about entries for the county fair.  Bring your goats, lambs, heifers, rabbits, and steers for showmanship practice.  The youth then have a short meeting by dividing out to their specific projects for fun.

·   County Liners 4-H – November 24th, (4^th Tuesday of Month) County Showgrounds Women’s Building. 6:30 pm  Community Club focusing on the total 4-H Program. The County Liners meeting for their Community Service Project making Boxes for the ShelterKidz program.

Suggested items for boys and girls ages 3 to 14 include:  jumbo crayons, plastic animals/cars/toys (3”-5”), puzzles, small coloring/activity books, slinkys, hand-held games, card games, plastic watches, plastic jewelry, pocket calculators, small stuffed animals, soft balls, play-doh, bubbles, cheap sunglasses, musical toys. 

 December Meeting will be at the Stechers Barn.Club Managers – Vicki Stecher and Steve Rattan

District IV 4-H Photography Contest

CONTEST INFORMATION

Schedule

• 4-H Connect registration opens January 1, 2016
• 4-H Connect registration closes midnight, January 31, 2016
• Judging will take place during the month of February
• Results will be emailed to County Extension Offices in March
• Awards will be distributed to County Extension Offices

Registration

Each participating member is required to register on 4-H Connect and pay the district contest registration fee.  When registering on 4-H Connect, you will be assessed a $10.00 fee when you select your first entry.  Subsequent entries are an additional $0.50 per photo.

Participation

Participants must be active 4-H members enrolled in a Texas 4-H and Youth Development county program in District IV.

Age

Age divisions are determined by a participant’s grade as of September 1 of the current 4-H year.  Age divisions for this contest are:

Junior		3rd, 4th or 5th grade (minimum age of 8)
Intermediate		6th, 7th or 8th grade
Senior		9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade (maximum age of 18)

Photo Categories

• 4-H Projects
• Farm & Ranch
• Food
• Leading Lines
• Panorama
• Shadow/Silhouette (now a combined category)
• Water (any form)

Descriptions are outlined online at http://d44-h.tamu.edu/district-events/photography/.

Number of Entries

Each member may enter one photo per category for a maximum of 8 photos.  There are no limits on how many photos a county can enter.

Entry Process

All photos must be uploaded through 4-H Connect at the time of registration.  Please read the following submission rules carefully to avoid disqualification of entries.

Formatting the Photograph

Photographs should be taken at the highest resolution possible. Photographs must be in a .jpeg, .jpg, or .gif format.  Files submitted may not be larger than 2,048k (2MB). There is no minimum size requirement, however, your photograph must be large enough that it can be clearly evaluated for the contest (i.e. if it is too small, it can be disqualified).

2016 Texas 4-H Roundup Guide

The 2016 Texas 4-H Roundup Guide has been released.  You can download a copy of the guide at Texas4-h.tamu.edu/Roundup, as well as find contest resources as they become available.

Virtual Volunteer Conference: November 17th & 18th

The Texas 4-H Youth Development Program is hosting another Virtual Volunteer Conference on November 17th and 18th. A schedule for the online trainings is available at: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/volunteer . All trainings will be held online via WebEx and will be recorded. There is no need for volunteers to pre-register, and there is no registration fee required to participate.  Volunteers will simply click on the appropriate link that corresponds with the training they want to attend, and they will be directed to the training.

4-H Classes Added to the Ft Worth Stock Llama Show

The Ft. Worth Stock Show has created four classes specific for 4-H and FFA youth at their 2016 Llama Show!  This is great news for 4-H youth that participate in the 4-H Llama Project.  To learn more, visit the Ft Worth Stock show website and/or review their premium book starting on p. 169.

Registration is now open for the 2016 4-H Family Archery Camp!

This camp will be held January 22-24, 2016 at the Texas 4-H Conference Center on Lake Brownwood.

 

The 2016 Camp has evolved into a ‘family style’ camp meaning Mom and Dad (or other family adults) will attend along with their kids and learn the same knowledge and skills.  See the attached document for all details.

 

The registration process will go through the Texas 4-H Conference Center website (http://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu/)

·         Registration will be open November 9^th through December 31^st