JEFFERSON
COUNTY 4-H NEWS
VOLUME 14, ISSUE 1
JANUARY 2016
Inside this issue:
County Food Show
Our annual
County Food
Show was held
on December 5,
2015 at the Extension office.
We had 9 Clover Kids and 53 4Her’s submit entries this year. A big
THANKS to all our judges for their
time. Also, thanks to our Club Managers, Project Leaders and parents
for making our event a successful
one, especially Mikayla Mewa and
friends for putting bags together.
The participants were as
follows: Clover Kids—
Vallie Deville, Addison
Caraway, Tiffany Mobley
and Lauryn Wooten.
Special Awards: Garnishing—went to Junior, Lily Havelzsky, Intermediate
Abigail Smith & Senior, Faith Tyler;
First Timer—went to Elizabeth
Parker; Dairy Commodity—
Sassidy Whittington, Junior and Elsie Morris Thomas, Senior; Beef
Commodity—Lacee Hadnot, Junior; Abigail Smith, Intermediate;
Rice Commodity—Blake Dubois,
Intermediate, Faith Tyler, Senior.
Junior/ Dairy—Jodi Deckard, 1st;
Colton Key, 3rd; Eric Walker, 2nd;
Fruit & Vegetable—Victorya
Malbrough, 7th; Elizabeth Parker,
5th; Leilani Raven, 1st; Emily Walk-
er, 3rd; Santashia Whittington, 4th;
Sassidy Whittington, 2nd; Joshua
Yeary, 6th; Grains—Julian Lopez,
1st; Kendall Polidore, 2nd; A’Maya
Shelvin, 3rd; Protein— Duane Davis, 4th; Lacee Hadnot, 1st; Lily
Havelszky, 3rd; Kennerson Jefferson, 5th; Julia Mobley, 2nd; Sanatashia Whittington, 7th; Rakina
Whittley, 6th; Intermediate/
Fruit & Vegetable—Blake Dubois,
1st; Nicole Yeary, 2nd; Protein—
Jeremiah Collier, 1st; Joshua Poole,
3rd; Abigail Smith, 2nd; Grains—
Breanna Breaux, 5th; Isaac
Deville, 4th; Grace Mobley,
1st; Sarah Morton, 3rd;
Alyssa Sahualla, 2nd; Chelsea Tyler, 6th; Senior/
Grains—Lairen Calhoun,
2nd; Wesley Deville, 1st;
Mikayla Mewa, 5th, Noah
Landry, 4th; Faith Tyler, 3rd;
Dairy—Noah Deville, 1st place; Elsie Morris Thomas, 2nd; Proteins—Valerie Hill, 1st place; Fruit
& Vegetable—Jaalah Baaheth,
3rd; Naamah Baaheth, 1st; Kennedy
Simon, 2nd; Congratulations to all
our participants! Our 1st, 2nd and
3rd place 4-Hers will represent Jefferson County
on April 30May 1, 2016 at
District.
Club’s Corner—Important info
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South Texas State Fair
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County Roundup
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Annual Lock-in
3
Project Updates
4
Rifle Safety Meeting
5
Upcoming Livestock Shows
6-7
Jefferson County Extension Office:
1225 Pearl Street, Suite 200
Beaumont, TX 77701
Office: 409-835-8461 Fax: 409-839-2310
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed: 12-1 p.m. for lunch
http://jefferson.agrilife.org
Starla Garlick
CEA 4-H & Youth Development
[email protected]
Clubs Corner…………………..
Youth Council Christmas
meeting
Important: remember
attending your club
meetings is an important part of your 4-H
membership. If you miss
2 or more consecutive
meetings, you are ineligible to participate in
any county or district
event including the
South Texas State Fair.
The next Adult
Leaders meeting
will be held on
January 19th,
6:30 p.m. All club
managers, parents and project
leaders are encouraged to attend. These
meetings are held 4
times a year in which to
discuss upcoming contests themes, funding
opportunities, etc.
District Community
Service—Do you have
any gently used iPods
you no longer need or
use? Our District-wide
service project will be
collecting digital audio
systems to donate to . .
.Music and Memory a
non-profit organization that brings personalized music into
the lives of the elderly
or infirmed through
digital technology.
You can donate your
original CD’s, gently
used iPods & MP3
players or purchase a
new one, that will go
directly to residents in
a Music & Memory
Certified Nursing
Home, College Street
Health Care Center
and The Oaks here in
Beaumont.
Hamshire-Fannett 4H club collected gifts
for Buckner’s Children’s Village. They
sent 30 gifts to Buckner’s.
R.E.A.C.H. 4-H Club
We collected canned
goods for Some Other
Place and 3 hours
helping them sort and
prepare for their
Thanksgiving food
bags. In December
they made ’goodie’
bags for 3 nursing
homes. While there they
sang Christmas Carols
and delivered stockings
to nursing homes put
together by Some Other
Place.
Amelia 4-H Collected
dog and cat food for
Paws.
Lonestar 4-H made blankets for the Linus Project
and collected toys for
Shepherds Inn.
Mid-County 4-H collected toys for the Blue Santa program.
Lucky Clover 4-H collected toys for the Toys
for Tots Drive and coats
for the homeless. They
also toured the Beavers
Christmas Tree Farm
where they learned
about the trees.
4-Her’s in the News
Congratulations to Elsie Morris Thomas for being selected
to be a 2015-16 Texas 4-H
Shooting Sports Ambassador.
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Congratulations to Savannah
Westbrook for getting a hard
luck calf at the Heart O’ Texas Fair and Rodeo.
VOLUME 14, ISSUE 1
2016 South Texas State Fair
The South Texas State Fair will be held on
March 24-April 3, 2016. Here is a list of
important dates, etc:
 NEW: All steers must be dehorned
before the start of the fair’s weigh-in.
 Roaster pickup—January 6, 2016
(YMBL office)
 Broiler pickup—February 10, 2016
(Ford Park)
 Rabbit entry deadline—February 2,
2016
 Breeding Beef entry deadline—
February 2, 2016
 All poultry pickup will be
from 4-6 p.m.; bring a box
when you pickup your birds.
 New: Weight change on swine:
240-280, plus or minus 10. Over
weight or under weight will be
disqualified.
Fair book with rules and guidelines is
available on-line, ww.ymbl.org. If you
need any more information, please call
the 4-H office, 409-835-8461.
County Roundup
OurCountyRoundupwillbeheld
onJanuary15,2016attheExtensionof ice,beginningwithregistrationat6:00andcontestsstartingat
6:30p.m.Thiseventshowcasesthe
manytalentsofour4-H’ers.Inthe
Share-the-Funconteststhereare7
categories:Poetry/Prose,Vocal,Choreographed
Routines,Celebrate4-H,SoloorBandPerformanceandMusical/Instrumentaland
Dramedy.CategoriesinEducationalPresentationsare:Beef,Clothing&Textiles,Companion
Animals,Health,Horse,Open,Ag&NaturalRe-
sources(Agronomy,MeatScience,Horticulture,ShootingSports),Family&ConsumerSciences(Food&Nutrition,ConsumerLifeSkills,
HousingandHomeEnvironment),Promote4H,PublicSpeaking,Safety&InjuryPrevention
andSheepand/orGoats.Youmaygetcopiesof
therulesfromtheExtensionof ice.Wearealso
inneedofjudgesforthisandallourCounty
events.EntriesareduebyJanuary4,2016.
Pleasecallforanentryform,ifyouhaveany
questionsorneedmoreinformation,409-8358461.
Annual 4-H Lock-in
The Jefferson County
Youth Council will
host it’s annual lock-in
on February 5th at the
Extension office.
JEFFERSON COUNTY 4-H NEWS
Check in will begin
from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
and conclude around
11 p.m. Please RSVP
by February 1st so we
can have a head count.
Also, bring your favorite snack to share. Pizza
and drinks will be provided.
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Project Updates
Vet Science—This project will begin in February and run approximately 6 –8 weeks. If you are interested, please RSVP by January
25th, 409-835-8461.
Horse Project—The next two meetings are: January 17, 3-4 p.m. and
February 7th, 2:30-3:30 with an optional 30 minutes to ride or riding
lesson, held at the Tyrrell Park Stables in Beaumont. Please call
Cathy, 409-651-7704.
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