Important
dates at a glance!
September 19 – Steer
Validation for Rockwall Youth Fair – 6pm
September 24 – 4-H Kick Off
for new and prospective members
County Council & PAL meeting immediately following
September 15 – Deadline to
order swine tags to exhibit at winter major stock shows - $12
October 1 – Deadline to order
chickens for Major Stock Shows and Rockwall Youth Fair
October 7-13 – National 4-H
Week
October 13 – One Day 4-H
October 17 – Market Lamb
& Goat Validation for Rockwall Youth Fair 5-6 pm
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New
Year, New Opportunities—Get Involved
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As
you will see in this newsletter, there is a lot to be excited about this
fall. The opportunities as a 4-H member and leader are
unlimited!
Decide
now on the activities in which you desire to shine. Set your goals and make
plans to make this the best year ever!
Remember,
you must enroll or re-enroll and pay on 4-H Connect. Instructions
are attached! To be certified you have to attend the regular monthly
meeting.
As
you register, be sure to include your project interests. If you are
unable to attend your club’s meeting in September, plan to attend the October
meeting.
It
is very important that you re-enroll with your club by October in order to
continue receiving this newsletter and other important 4-H
information.
After
October 31, the cost to enroll increases from $20 to $25 per member. Cost
for Adult leader/ Volunteer Screening is $10 per person and must be paid in the
office.
Welcome
to 4-H Kick-Off!
Do you love
4-H and know someone you think would love it also??? Then invite them to
the annual
Kick Off Event will be held on September 24, at the new Extension
Office – 915 Whitmore, Rockwall, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. This activity is
aimed at new and potential members.
Each
club is to have a promotion table showing what your club offers in regards to
projects and activities. Club officers or appointed representatives should
be present to help answer questions about your club. We will
have door prizes and serve refreshments.
County
Council & PAL
Following
the Kick Off, at 7:30 pm, we will move directly into our first County Council
and Parent/Adult Leader meeting of the new year.
All
parent leaders, club presidents and council delegates will want to be on hand
to help plan the rest of the fall county activities.
The
State Fair of Texas is right around the corner!
Good
luck Alyssa Adams, Joshua & Olivia Born, Allen Bornemann, Bobbie Carr,
Carson Glasscock, Tanner Howey,
Sam
Kazlow, Makenzie Laughery, Cade, Cody & Kirsten Miller, Ethan Spearman and
Ashlyn Stembridge
as
they represent Rockwall County 4-H in various Livestock Contests.
Some
of these kids will be exhibiting on Rockwall Fair Day so while you are at the
Fair be sure and check out the livestock events!
The
East Texas State Fair is also coming up! Good luck to Hailey Crumpley,
Carson Glasscock, Kirsten Miller, Anna Schieberle, and Ashlyn Stembridge
as
you represent Rockwall County 4-H in Tyler!
One Day 4-H is one day for all 4-H members, parents,
leaders, and volunteers to step out into their county and say “thank you” by
giving back for the more than 103 years of support to 4-H in Texas.
This day of community service is whatever each 4-H
members, club, or county 4-H program wants it to be. Details coming
soon for a county-wide program in Rockwall!
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TEXAS
4-H RABBIT EXTRAVAGANZA
Coryell
County Activities Complex
Gatesville,
Texas
Saturday,
November 10, 2012
No
Rabbits Required! There are opportunities to include 4-H'ers that don't
have rabbit project animals!
Youth
can participate in arts, photography or other aspects of the Extravaganza
including exhibiting rabbits! Please call the office for complete details
and
catalogue
of the different opportunities. Information can also be found on the
state 4-H website: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu
Consumer
Decision Making
This
competitive event enables 4-H’ers to practice decision making based on
information about a situation and some possible market place options
available. This contest is an opportunity to practice marketplace skills
and compare decisions with a panel of judges. Participants can compete as
an individual or as a part of a team.
The
Consumer Decision Making contest will be held on December 8 in Commerce.
Entries must be on 4-H Connect by November 27.
Margeret
Romero and Arlene Huff have agreed to be Project Leaders for this year.
If you are interested please let us know.
Meetings
will begin soon!
The
information packets, study guides and contest guides for the 2012 Consumer
Decision Making Contests are available on-line @
The
Consumer Decision Making contest will be held on December 8 in Commerce.
Entries must be on 4-H Connect by November 27.
County
Achievement Event!
Multi-County 4-H Club Officer Training
This
fun and educational event was held August 18 at the new Rockwall County
Courthouse. Club 4-H Officers from 4 counties: Rockwall, Kaufman, Dallas
and Cooke. 4-Hers spent the morning learning from Dr. Chis Boleman, State
4-H Program Director. He challenged the group to lead their 4-H programs
and not just be present. During the afternoon sessions, participants
reviewed some Parliamentary Procedure to make meetings more effective.
The group then split in to officer groups learning specific job responsibilities.
The last part of the day, the group worked to remove specific weeds from
the courthouse landscape. The activity, while a community service one,
also put hands on experience to the many distractions young people can have
daily with scheduling challenges and decisions in priorities of life.
Many people stopped to thank the youth for helping clean up the grounds.
Pictures of the event will be posted on the 4-H blog. http://rockwallco4h.blogspot.com/
Texas
4-H Shooting Games
Rockwall
County 4-H was represented July 15-21 in San Antonio at the State Shooting
Games by Brian Callaghan, Brock Green and Don Malone.
Highlights of
their placings included:
Brian
Callaghan: 4th Hunter Decision Making; 6th –
Hunting Live Fire
Brock
Green : 3rd in Hunting-Wildlife Identification; 3rd
in Running Target; 4th – Hunting Live Fire
Don
Malone: 4th in Centerfire Pistol; 3rd in Hunter
Decision Making; 2nd in Hunting Wildlife Identification
Texas
4-H Horse Show
Rockwall
County 4-H was represented July 23-27 in Abilene at the State Horse Show by
Shelby and Trevor Rowe.
They
competed in several events including speed events and Team Penning.
Congratulations
to Shelby for placing 8th in Poles winning a coveted Texas 4-H Horse
Show Top Ten Buckle!
4-H Age
Divisions
The age you are on August 31, 2011 is your age for this
4-H year.
Juniors - 8 Years old and in the 3rd grade thru age
10.
Intermediates -
-ages 11-13
Seniors -
ages 14-18.
Be aware of your 4-H age. If you plan on entering a contest
as a group, make sure everyone is in the same age division.
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See the attached August edition of the Texas 4-H Standard
newsletter for Events and opportunities across the state!
Rockwall
County 4-H Clubs & Information
Busy
Bee’s 4-H Club
1st
meeting will be held September 10.
3rd
Monday of every month beginning in October.
6:30
p.m. Toyota of Rockwall
Lucky
Shamrocks 4-H Club
3rd Tuesday of
every month at Britt Training Center
Gold
Buckle 4-H Club
1st
meeting will be held September 12.
2nd
Thursday of every month beginning in October
5:30
or 6:30
Barn
- 9061 CR 2584, Royce City, Texas
Rockin’
Riders 4-H
Horse
Club
1st
meeting will be held September 9 4:30 pm at Lofland Park.
(The
Rockin’ Riders are collecting food for Helping Hands at this meeting,
Donations
from other families are appreciated.)
Future
meeting times & locations TBA
Rockwall
Clovers 4-H Club
2nd
Monday of every month
7:00
p.m. Chisholm Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall
New
rules for event registration: Beginning in the 2011-12 4-H
year, a late entry extension will ensue for a two-day time period
starting at 12:01 AM immediately following the standard district deadline.
This extension will only apply to district-level contests.
Example: if the normal deadline is on Friday at midnight, late
entry would open at 12:01 AM on Saturday morning and close at midnight on
Sunday. For entries placed during this late time period, there will be an
added late fee of $20 (in addition to the standard contest fee). No
registration extensions will be granted beyond the late registration time
period.
Visit
us!
Texas
A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Rockwall County
915
Whitmore Ste. B
Rockwall,
TX 75087
Call
us!
972-204-7660
Email
us!
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Rockwall County 4-H Gazette
With the advancement of technology, budget crunches, and
information on demand concerns, the "Gazette" has moved
to a computer based e-letter format. We will still send it out at the
beginning of odd months. It will be posted on the County 4-H News Blog
and club managers will still have some hard copies available at the club
meetings if needed. This will allow more time for you as a family to have
discussions on needed items, and make informed decisions with more lead
time. We are excited about this format and trust you will be as well.
We will try to be sensitive to those families who still may have dial
up. So the pictures may be minimal.
If you are not returning to 4-H and no longer wish receive 4-H
correspondence, please reply.
This fun and educational event was held August 18 at
the new Rockwall County Courthouse. Club 4-H Officers from 4 counties:
Rockwall, Kaufman, Dallas and Cooke. 4-Hers spent the morning learning
from Dr. Chis Boleman, State 4-H Program Director. He challenged the
group to lead their 4-H programs and not just be present. During the
afternoon sessions, participants reviewed some Parliamentary Procedure to make
meetings more effective. The group then split in to officer groups
learning specific job responsibilities. The last part of the day,
the group worked to remove specific weeds from the courthouse landscape.
The activity, while a community service one, also put hands on experience to
the many distractions young people can have daily with scheduling challenges
and decisions in priorities of life. Many people stopped to thank the
youth for helping clean up the grounds. 
