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Kathy Farrow, CEA-FCS
January 2014
Mark Your
Calendar!
needed for
2014 A&H Show Homemaking Division
See attached schedule and
call the Extension Office to sign up.
County Extension Education
Association Meeting
Monday, January 27, 2014
San Patricio County Extension Office
9:00 a.m. - Refreshments
Hostess → Mathis EE Club
9:30 - Business meeting
Club reports will need to be turned
in at this meeting.
The San Patricio County
Extension Office will be
closed
Monday, January 20, 2014
in observance of
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Leadership Program Schedule
Month
Topic
Presenter
Jan.
True Colors - Working Together to Be
More Productive
Betty Baughn
April
A Little Fluff in Your Ear
Barbara Kain
Mar.
Let’s Make a Deal! It’s Free???
Really Free
Evelyn Sinast
Feb.
Computers Social Media / Social Networking
Crystal LaForge
A&H Show
January 20-25, 2014
San Patricio County Fairgrounds
219 West Fifth Street
See enclosed show schedule
GET YOUR
FLU SHOT
TODAY!
Getting enough fiber?
Get Plenty of Fiber –
Do you or your children feel like you're
starving an hour or two after a meal?
Maybe you're not getting enough
fiber in your meals.
Make some simple changes to
add more fiber to your diet.
Fiber can make meals more satisfying.
its' easy!
Breakfast
Start your day with a whole grain cereal or
oatmeal. Top your cereal with fruit. Try
banana or strawberry slices.
Whole grains, dry beans and peas,
fruits and vegetables
are good sources of fiber.
Lunch
How much fiber do you need?
Snack
Children ages 1 to 3 years - 19 grams fiber
Children 4 to 8 years - 25 grams fiber
Women 19 to 50 years - 25 grams fiber
Men 19 to 50 years - 38 grams of fiber
What are some high fiber foods?
1/2 cup raspberries
1 medium apple with skin
1 medium orange
1 cup cooked oatmeal
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 slice whole wheat bread
1/2 cup cooked black beans
1/2 cup cooked lentils
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup cooked broccoli
1/2 cup cooked corn
1 medium carrot
4 grams fiber
4.4 grams fiber
3.1 grams fiber
4 grams fiber
3.5 grams fiber
2 grams fiber
7.5 grams fiber
7.8 grams fiber
3.9 grams fiber
2.5 grams fiber
2.0 grams fiber
1.7 grams fiber
Make your sandwich with whole wheat
bread, or a whole wheat tortilla.
Snack on raw fruits or vegetables - broccoli,
carrots, cauliflower, grapes, orange, apple,
kiwi, peach or plum.
Dinner
Use brown rice instead of white rice.
Serve cooked vegetables with your meal.
Start today to choose Whole Grains
for at least half of your grains;
eat more meals with lean protein
foods such as Beans;
and make half your plate
Fruits and Vegetables.
Whole grains are high in fiber.
Make 2014 your healthiest year ever!
Read the label
Take small steps to create healthy eating habits
for your family.
Choose one, two or all of these New Year's resolutions:
Buy foods with a whole grain listed first
on the label's ingredient list such as:
Whole Wheat
Brown Rice
Whole Oats
Wild Rice
Oatmeal
Graham flour
Bulgur
Whole Rye
Whole Grain Corn
Wheat bread may not be whole grain.
Look for the word, "whole wheat" on the label.
1.Eat with your family. Plan to have family meals where your
family sits and enjoys food and each other. Eat at
least one meal every day with your family.
2.Start your day with breakfast. Toast with peanut butter,
yogurt with and cereals are quick and easy. Choose
whole grain breakfast cereals.
3.Don't buy soda and other sweet drinks. Encourage your
family to drink water when they are thirsty.
4.Snack on fruits and vegetables. Keep fresh fruits and
vegetables i refrigerator ready to eat. Offer baby
carrots, apples, grapes, cherry tomatoes, cut up
broccoli and cauliflower, and fruits canned in juice
ADULT DIVISION (18 AND OVER)
GENERAL RULES
1. Entry Fee $3.00 per item. No limit on number of entries per exhibitor.
2. No Premium Money awarded, exhibitors will compete for ribbons, rosettes and special awards
only.
3. A BEST IN SHOW rosette will be awarded in Food and Cultural Arts Division.
4. Entries must have been made by the exhibitor only, and that actual item may not have been
entered in any previous Adult Division; however, a newly made item in the same class is
acceptable. Entries must have been completed within the past year.
5. Refrigeration IS NOT available for food items.
6. Exhibitors to provide food containers, which contain a label naming the class, food item and
exhibitor name and recipe.
7. Clothing will be judged on construction only, no modeling.
8. All entries will be assigned an exhibitor number by the Division Chairman; no exhibitor name
will be shown until after judging.
9. Score sheets will be handed out at check-out.
10. Check In Schedule:
Cultural Arts – Monday, January 20, 2014 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Foods – Tuesday, January 21, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Check Out Schedule:
ALL items – Saturday, January 25, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
11. All entry monies will be used to provide premium money to the San Patricio/Aransas Counties
A&H Show Homemaking Division Youth Exhibitors.
12. All exhibitors will be under the control of the General Superintendent, but the organization will
in no case be responsible for any loss or damage that may occur to entries or persons.
13. Awards – The decision of the judges will be final in all cases, except when mistakes or
misrepresentation not discovered at the time of awards is proven. In such cases they may be
referred to the Homemaking Superintendent, from whose decision there can be no appeal.
14. Protest- All protests must be made through the sponsors directly to the Homemaking
Superintendent. The Homemaking Superintendent, will be in a designated office or place at all
times during the day of judging. Printed rules will be followed in all classes.
15. Removal of Exhibits – No article may be removed from grounds without a special form from
the Homemaking Superintendent. Time for removal of exhibits will be Saturday, January 25
from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
16. Packaged mixes, ready to serve and ready to bake foods of any type are not eligible for food
entries. Those will be disqualified if entered at the discretion of the superintendent except in
class 11.
Category No.
Category Name
Item & Description
(Fold UNDER on dotted line)
Name of Exhibitor
Mailing Address - Street
City
Zip Code
Signatures:
County EE Chairman:
District Director:
County San Patricio
Category No.
District
11
Category Name
Item & Description
(Fold UNDER on dotted line)
Name of Exhibitor
Mailing Address - Street
City
Zip Code
Signatures:
County EE Chairman:
District Director:
County San Patricio
Category No.
District
11
Category Name
Item & Description
(Fold UNDER on dotted line)
Name of Exhibitor
Mailing Address - Street
City
Zip Code
Signatures:
County EE Chairman:
District Director:
County San Patricio
District
11
2014 A&H Show Homemaking Division Volunteers Needed
San Patricio County Fairgrounds Civic Center
Monday, January 20 - Cultural Arts Check-in:
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
1. Barbara Kain______________
2. Irene Irey_________________
Tuesday, January 21 - Foods Check-in:
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
1. Evelyn Sinast______________
2. Mamie Mauch_____________
Judging Assistants
Tuesday, January 21 - Cultural Arts Division
10:00 - 12:00 p.m.
1. Evelyn Sinast______________
2.__________________________
Tuesday, January 21 - Display Set-up
1:00 p.m. - ?
1.__________________________
2.__________________________
Please call Kathy or Vickie at 361/364-6234 to volunteer.
A&H Show Homemaking Division Room Monitors
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Each club will need to provide 2 volunteers. Clubs have the option to trade times, etc. Please let
me know by Friday, January 10, 2014 who your club volunteers will be.
8:45 - 11:00 a.m. - Sinton EE Club .......................... Jan Whitehead & Lucy Ortiz
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Taft EE Club ...................... Bobbie Williams & Roxanna Hall
1:00 - 3:.00 p.m. - Mathis EE Club .......................... Crystal LaForge, Debbie Olson &
Margie Bradfute
3:00 - 5:15 p.m. - Aransas Pass EE Club ................ Juanita Davidson & Bobbie
2014 A&H Show Adult Division
Cultural Arts entries due:
Monday, January 20 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Food Division entries due:
Tuesday, January 21 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
San Patricio County Fair Grounds Civic Center
219 N. Fifth Street in Sinton
Entry fee: $3.00 per item
No limit on number of entries per exhibitor
Check out for all items:
Saturday, January 25 from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Plastic containers are available for purchase at the
San Patricio County Extension Office.
Large - $1.00 / Small - 50¢
Additional entry cards will be available at check-in or the
San Patricio County Extension Office.
Remember that this event replaces our
Cultural Arts Fair.
Highest placing Cultural Arts item will advance to District.
Divisions and classes are attached.
For additional information contact:
Kathy Farrow, County Extension Agent
Family and Consumer Sciences
San Patricio County
219 N. Vineyard, Sinton, Texas 78387
361/364-6234
361/364-6234-fax
[email protected]
Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service or accommodation in order to participate in any of the mentioned activities, are encouraged to contact the
County Extension Office five days before all programs for assistance.
Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, sex, religion, disability or national origin.
The Texas A&M University System, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioner Courts of Texas Cooperating
References to commercial products or trade names are made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and
no endorsement by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is implied.
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